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[ . THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable Volume XLVIII If You Don't Read THE CHROWCLt You Don't Get the New* Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 29, 1948 Number 13 ‘ Vesper Speaker Sunday Mrs. Ginsberg Wins National Acclaim For Arctic Book Friends in Laurens and Clinton of Mrs. Edward Ginsberg, who resided Clinton Oversubscribes $3*576.00 Quota In Red Cross Drive A total of $3,688.63 was raised in the 1948 Red Cross drive in the Clin- at both places during the recent war, j ton-Goldville area of the Laurens will .find particular interest in the Lcounty chapter, it was announced national acclaim being given her, this week by Tench P. Owens, local book, “To The Arctic,” a history of I chairman. arctic exploration. Mrs. Ginsberg while residing in Laurens, was active In county Red Cross war work and (contributed articles to newspapers j Mrs. Ginsberg writes under her : maiden name oi Jeanette Mirsky. I on various phases of Red Cross work. Her book on the Arctic, which has been described by Explorer Stef- ansson as “the best so far written,” j well orphanage, $114.20; Stajle Train hos come in for favorable comment ing school, $116.25; industrial (Clin- dr. j. mcdowell richards Dr. James McDowell Richards, president of Columbia Theological seminary, Decatur, Ga., will be the guest speaker at the vesper service at Presbyterian college Sunday eve ning at 6:45 p.m. Dr. Richards holds degrees from Princeton university, Oxford univer sity, England, where he was a Rhodes scholar, and from Columbia semi nary. Before entering upon his pres- A quota of $3,576.56 was assigned, to this area. The amount raised ex ceeded this amount by $112.07. Contributions raisea oy each com mittee were as follows: special gufts, $900; business district (individuals), $246.22; residential district, $504.75; public schools, $79; colored, $114.60; Presbyterian college, $100.17; Thorn- MID-STATE LOOP OPENED TUESDAY Clinton/Joanna and Brandon Win. Opening Game Here Saturday Night With Joanna. Rotary Boys To Sing Here May 9th At Presbyterian Church The Rotary Boy Choristers of Greenville, will give a concert o' sacred music in the First Presbyte rian church here on Sunday after- j noon. May 9, at 4 o’clock. The pro- i gram is sponsored by the Music club. | The Greenville Choristers are well i known in this section as being wefl SALARY CHANGES MADE IN COUNTY SUPPLY BILL Last Minute Amend ments Place All Officers On Same Basis and Give Employees $10 Raise. from such noted radio commenta tor* as Lowell Thomas, columnists like Walter Winchell and numerous critics and literary personages. Mrs. Ginsberg, a Barnard college graduate, spent eight years of re search and study in preparation for writing the book although “she has never lived in an igloo or explored north of Buffalo,” one reviewer stated. “The history is a gripping colorful tale of Eskimos, ice dog- sleds and kayaks from the days of the Greeks and vikings through Frobish er and Hudson to Ellsworth and Scmidt.” While living in the south, the land of cotton, Mrs. Ginsberg became in terested in the inventions of Eli ton Mills, Lydia Mills, Hallmark Mfg. Corp., Gwen Evan Mills, Dapper Hosiery Mills), $452.56; Goldville, $901.18; rural (Hurricane, Hopewell, Shady Grove, Renno, Long Branch), $136.65; Mountville, $23.05. “The success of the drive was due to the unselfish efforts and generous gifts of a large number of people,” Mr. Owens said. “We are confident that this money will be used wisely and where it will do the most good." The Mid-State baseball league, tra j ne{ j anc j have appeared here be- carrying two new faces this season!^ The choil r 1S composed of 6 5 and minus two of the old family: and men and js in its 16th year During the closing days of the re group, swung into action Tues y' j con ti n uous musical service. The; ce nt legislative session, an amend- £5? * o '* fyc ' ab sponsors «**«*<-»» *“ crowds. All six club are stronger * ’ . , ! made giving pay raises to officials than a year ago and will play for e ran 8es in age ron ™ ! and employees in the xourt house, “ J > hrrfA to 14 and is augmented by a mens , the season under 1 ^ hts - ^‘ h ^ ch oir. many of whom sang with the according to a dispatcn to Toe games each week. - ; j b boys. ' Chronicle from its special Columbia has installed arcs and improved its, , . , , j ^ The Choristers were founded and j correspondent. are directed by George Mackey, Ro- tarian, and associated in boys work Executive Committee Makes Plans For Municipal Election field in preparation for the season under Manager Yonnie Green. In the opening games Brandon of Woodruff, Clinton and Joann^ went on hitting sprees to roll up lop-sided scores. Brandon turned in a 7-2 vic tory ovfr Laurens. The Clinton - sluggers won over Mills Mill at Woodruff, 10 to 2. Har vey on the mound for Clinton, lim ited the Millers to eight scattered In effect, all court house officials are put on the same basis of $3,600 a for 28 years. He was tormerly a year and are raised $10 a physical director of the Greenville| month YMCA and is now director of recrea tion fn the city schools. The work with the choir is a hobby for him. The program by tne Choristers here is open to the public. A tree will offering will be taken which hits, while his mates touched three i wl11 h ''P ,he 0 ' ,he \Yoodruff twirlers for 15 solid blows.. conc€r ' ^ _ The Joanna team opening at Gold- ( _ ville, cut loose a terrific 17-hit at- KCnflO UcmOCrOlS tack, including four home runs, t0 j OODOSC Nomination wallop Riverdale 17 to 7. Guy Prater, ( , r ent work he served in the Athens ---- 7- w«.nup iv.vciu««: *. ^ e-w .. r Presbytery and held pastorates at teres ^ ec ^ m inventions of Eli Clinton City Democratic club' Joanna outfielder, captured hitting Ul HOrry j. Irumon Clarkesville and Thomasville, Ga. Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin. I met Monday night at the high school I honors with a record of three home • , Her next project will be a study ofi^ujj^jpg organized and elected offi-; runs and a single in five trips to the i Members of the Benrro Democratic He has made many distinct and jthe efIcct his ln venUve genius ; cers ,‘ r '. th ‘ two yMr s. The: plate on the life of the United States. mee ^j n g was attended by 25 mem-' distinguished contributions to the Federal- Council of Churches; the In the original bill, the oounty auditor and treasurer were reduced in their county pay to offset a raise in their state pay. The effect, accord ing to one of these officials, was to create an actual reductioh in their pay from last y%ar. Representative C. L. Milam in speaking of the bill changes, said that equalization of official salaries and the increase in the employees’ salaries v\’as after his insistence He said “It is unfair to raise the of*^ ficials and not raise the employees." The following is the amendment as club meeting Saturday went on rec- Jes;- # bed by The Chronicle's cor.e- To Play Today ord as “opposed to the nomination of ;spondent: A shift in the schedule has been• Harry STTruman as the candidate of | The a.vsi\*.ant^|o the c»e.k of court Presbyterian church. The causes^and n will ^ made under a Guggen-! ^ institutions he has aided include; - . ~ . .... .1 ^Columbia semfnary, where he has he.d the presidency since. 1932, the Ginsberg is the wife of E. B. | pr eg id ent, Roy Holtzclaw; secretary-1 will play at Riverdale, and Mills. The resolutions also called for un- a p Dropna tj on 1S raised frmo $1 300 to ? Ginster* who beads the HaUm«k insurer. James p. Sloan. Mill at Brandon. mstrurted delegates to the national the clerical heim fellowship which she received | The following officers were elect-; made by which Clinton will play the Democratic party and to-hnrelec- 7 isedT^'n sallry from $1800 to last year. led; President,-L. B. Dillard; vice-I Joanna tonight at Goldville. Laurens tion to the presdiency if nominated. the clerical help'for auditor Social and Moral Welfare commit- Manufacturing corporation, and now, Executive committeemen: Ward 1, 4^ r-hrictian RplatirmO Chris- makes his home m New Y ork. He p jtts . war£ } 2 W Roy Pitts- visits here frequently in connection ^ 3 0.’ VV Hollingsworth" wart with the Hallmark plants they ope-| 4t Frank E Mnier; ward 5) John tee (now Christian Relations); Chris tian attitudes toward the Negro and the church’s effort in Negro work, the Interracial commission; the Da vidson college board of trustees, of which he is president; and leadership in Atlanta and Georgia Presbyteries. rate here, in Laurens and Newberry. LIONS GIVE $1,500 TO RECREATION The Lions club at its meeting Fri day eveaing allocated $1,500 to the city recreation program, it is an nounced by club officials. The funds were part of the pro ceeds of, the carnival recently held by the chib. Schools To Present Spring Concert Friday Evening The spring concert of the Clinton public schools music department wilt be given Friday evening at 8 e’clock in the Florida Street school audito rium. The program follows: “Let Me But Sing” (Nilson). “To Thee, O Country” (Eichberg); "T Would That My Love” (Men delssohn) Clinton Mills will open their home convention? season here Saturday night at 8 1 The club elected the following oi- Sparks; ward 6, J. C. Cannon. Extending the hours for voting, amending and putting the by-laws up to 4ate, and the setting of fees for candidates were discussed, witn action delegated to the executive committee. The executive committee met Tues day afternoon to put machinery into! motion for the primary. The entrance fee for mayor was fixed at $50, for aldermen $15. Books for registering will open I April 29 and remain open throngh May 29th at 6 p.m. All entrance lees I must be paid in advance to qualify, help for coun v jE treasurer allocation is raised from $1,300 to $1,920; the salary of the as- o’clock with Joanna as their oppon-. ficers: President, W. E Bell; vice-1 jistant tQ the county superintendent ent. A big crowd is expected to see | president^John D. Copeland; ext* u- appru p nation 1S raised f ro m,$1,800 to the team make its first appearance, tive comifutteeman, A I. Dixon; sec- .j 92U; the salary of the clerl j to t ; ie jretary-treasurer, Mrs. J.H. Bell. Del- board of CO unty‘ commissioners is egates to the county convention:! raised from m tQ $1 920; the ^ John D. Copeland. Mrs. A I. Dixon, a . y {or the clerk t0 the b>te judge and Mrs. J. M. Copeland. Committee is raised fram $1 800 tQ $1 920; the .on registration. Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. o! ^ two county commission- ! James Copeland and Miss NunniC' , . tA11 u on the home diamond. WHERE THEY PLAY Saturday, May I: Brandon.at Mills Mill. Riverdale at Laurens. Joanna at Clinton. Tueoday, May 4: Joanna at Brandon. Clinton at Riverdale. Mills Mill at Laurens. i Ray. ers is raised from $500 each to $550 Democratic Club Names Delegates J. T. Addison s Cow , each; the wages of the “court TTouse I janitor are raised from $1,500 to $1,620; the salary of the coroner is increased from $600 to $650; the (clerk for stenographic help in hold- ‘Seraphic Song’’* (Rubenstein-committee ruled Also at the same time, $500 was,Gaines). | The boftk s will .ojfen at 8 ajn and •etpproprinted to underwrite a series j “When Love Is Kind’- (TraditionaJ | c l® se ^ P- 1 ?- committee de- Brings'Top Money At Greenwood Sole of operations by Baltimore surgeons on the face of a local girl, to relieve the effects of an eye infection suf fered some years ago. Funds were also appropriated for the continuance - of the Lions club English). “More Love To Thee” (Oaame). “Vesper Hymn”- (Bortniannky). “O Lord Most Holy” (Franck): “The Green Cathedral” (Hahn). The Lost Chord” (Sullivan-Nil- eye clinic, whereby needy children' SO n) are furnished treatment and glasses, “Onward, Christian Soldiers” (Sul- throughoui the year. jIbran-Nilson). A balance, all from the proceeds, The program, under the direction of the carnival, was withheld to bej 0 j Miss Caroline Ashley, Mira Mary drawn on from time to time to fl- Johnson and Lawrence G. Nilson, nance appeals to the club as they are received. Ground Broken For New B. & L. Home will be participated in by students (pom the four schools. j The Clinton precinct Democratic ‘"quests is raised from $1,680 to •iclub met Saturday afternoon at the * 1 ’ 800 ’ the ! ° r extra clerical high school with only three present- ser '‘ v - es ' 0 c ‘ e: ^ of court is in- 'to elect officers and delegates to the creased from $1 ' 5d0 t0 county convention to be held at the, - • _ Miss Perfection 9th, one-year-okl court house in Laurens May 3. Students To Attend cided to meet again May 31 to check : Hereford COW .wned by James* T. L Plaxin? was- elected- M Addison of Goldville, brought top dent; R E. Wysor, III, vice-president, /ViOnfreOf LOnterenCC money at the South Carolina Heie- L. B. Dillard, secretary-treasurer;' ♦ ford Breeders association cattle show James P Sloan, executive commit-' Twelve cabinet me.mbers of -the ; the ward enrollment books and name managers Dor the primary to be held on June 8, at which time a mayor. and six aldermen will be nominated. | and sale held Tu^day at the Green- teem an m j wood county fair grounds. The cow- J W#» .. - I/.,, J was sold for $1,000 to Ralph w. j convention are wnirmire Mon Mlled emwe of woodruff By Auto-Truck Crash Leroy Millwood, 25, died early Sunday morning at Hays hospital of injuries received Saturday afternoon in an automobile-truck accident on The public is invited to attend andj* be Clintcm-Whitmire highway, a small admission £ee will be charged Funeral services were held Mon- to help defray expenses. Ground has been broken for the erection of theiF “own home” on i West Main street by the Citizens Fed eral Savings 8k Loan association. The building will be rushed to comple tion and it is expected that it will be ready for occupany by September. H. L. Boyd is the architect in charge. The building will be of brick con struction, modern in every detail, and furnished with attractive walnut banking fixtures and a fire and but- Blolock Remodeling Bailey Residence Dr. G. R. Blalock is remodeling the Bauley residence; un North Bcoad street recently purchased from the Clinton Community Hotel corpor ation, the directors retaining ade quate frontage and depth in the block for the new hotel to be erected. Dr. Blalock is remodeling, re-ar ranging and painting the former resi Student Christian association ol Pres- Delegates named to the county bytenan college will leave Friday af ternoon to attend the annual spring James P. Sloan. J. Henderson Pitts, J retreat and planning conference to. Thirty-seven females, bringing an'Dr. L. E. Bishop. C. N. Mauney, R.lb* held at Montreal college. Mon- average; of $3WL and nine bulls, E. Wysor, III, C. N. Franks, Robert treat. N C . April 30 through May 2 bringing an average of $397, were M. Burts, John H. Pitts, III, Dr. C. Col. Powell A. Fraser and Rev. entered The average selling price Bynum Betts, R. L. Plaxico, W. H j Edouard Patte, both of the college of the 46 head combined was $J35, 1 Simpson, W. W. Harris, R. P. Hamer, 1 faculty, will accompany them and and tne total receipts of the sale C. C Giles, Tom Addison, Tench P he’p in planning the program for the I Owens, J Aldine Blakely, H. L. Eich- coming year IS ; elberger, R M. Vance. L B. Dillard,; W. C. McMillan, president of the were $15,500. C. W. Andehson, of this city. day afternoon from the Pentecostal U ,resid,ent of association, and S. |« Hubert Boyd. Lynn W Cooper. P C. deleg .tion. will have charge of E. Ramsford of Edgefield, is secre- R- W. Boland, P. S. Bailey, I. M. j the evening devotional Friday night, , Dr. D. J. Woods, J. Roy Gas- and John Neville, cabinet member of the delegation, will lead the Satur- Holiness church at Whitmire, with ' interment following in the city cem- ! ’ary-l^casurer. etery. The deceased is survived by Adair, que, Wm. Brooks Owens. his widow and three childrea and Inddstrial Completes one brolher • K New Warehouse C. E. Nichols Building Studio The Industrial Supply company, | of this city, has completed a large E. Nichols, photographer, has 1 new brick warehouse on West ^6°" election of a biick build- 1 day morning service U ’ r - Vie conference will attend church i,:n Gaither chapel Sunday morning | and will leave on the return trip after dinner Sunday glar proof vault. It will provide bad- dence ^ ^j e converted into offices ly needed additional space and fa cilities to enable the officers to bet ter serve their large number of cu^- tomers and (He general public. J. F. Weir Out For Alderman In Ward 5 J. F. Weir is an announced candi date in today’s paper for alderman from w'ard five in the approaching municipal primary. Joe P. Terry, present councilman from this ward, is an announced candidate for mayor. hnd a cliruc. He expects to occupy the building in the near future. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisfments — they tell you about ^changing prices and where you jean buy to advantage. Sloans Attend Personnel - Conference In Tennessee James P. Sloan, personnel director Main near their off ^ s and will occunv'as^fn '° m Wedding at Joanna Cotton Mills, GottrUle, Wareho * ses to Provide enlarged stor- - ^ f y SOon as ™mp.e.ed for Jq g e Presented aecomnanied bv Mrs. Sloan >ft facilities for tbc company, wh.cb; ' - , ^ accompanied by Mrs. Sloan, left Tuesday to attend a personnel man- handles everything in textile mill; agers conference in Memphis, Tenn. j su PPhes. They will return to the city Sunday Local Men Attending Patrol Training School Willis T. Curry, of this city, and Isaac Craven, of Goldville, are at tending the highway patrol training school now being held at the South Carolina Area Trade school near Co lumbia. The course which began April 1, will continue u-njil the end of June, at which time the new pa-! trolmen will receive assignments to | various sections of the state. David A. j Reighley, of Laurens, is also taking the course. , , : IN MAY DAY PROGR AM Thumb Wedding ”, will be i Miss Blanche Ellen. Barr, of .his Hvo't'' Mw . 7 ' * Jcity. wil be one of the pianists in tne , ^ 3 sc hoot i«« ^ • auditorium. Dro2’'3rn . j 7 -, Mr * Tho! ”f. an" Mrs. Sloae Todd have be- ?' ,iiUBjataLi* ibt Louise Uesl 'ireie A Howell and koa. Gene, were visit- gun the erection of a new home on , ‘ c Broad Street Methodfs: clwch BUILDING NEW HOME ors in New Orleans, La., the past week. Attend Manufacturers Meet In New Orleans j The following residents of this city and Goldville spent several days in New Orleans the past week attend-) ing the annual meeting of the Amer-, lean Cotton Manufacturers associ-j ation: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hart, Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Barron, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Regnery and Harry Parker. South Broad Street which they will Bolt ° rT '- of Henderson, Tenn.. and the proceeds will be used to re- will be crowned Queen of the Mav ^ . , r 10 m * [ decorate and purchase equipment for the social rooms of the church occupy as soon as completed. MR. MERCHANT .... L- There Is No Substitute For NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Your messa^A tfgularly in THE CHRONICLE will be seen and read by thousands of people at leisure. The life of the .weekly home paper is longer than that of any other advertising medium—it is kept and read through out the week by members of the family. . -^THE CHRONICLE is the most economical and most effective advertising medium you can use in Clinton’s trade area to reach your prospective customers. 7I1 THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads** NAMED (MB OFFICIAL d 1 ... . There are approximately fifty Barrie Jean Wingard, of th.s oitv, rhil.l-p-i .1 ^ . __ " J, - • smau ennuren of all denominations i rising-sophomore a7 Wmthfop col- I lege. Rock Hill, has been elected sec taking part in the entertainment and retary of the Masquers, campus dra- ^on fo^^idts ‘and matic cluo. for the 1943-49 school 25c for children year. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL I We invite our new subscribers be- | ing added each week to read THE jCHRONICLE advertisements. They 1 are just as interesting and important as the news columns. Welcome and thanks' to those on our Hunar Rail th.s week: L. L. STANTON, West Clinton. JOHN W FINNEY, JR., MRS. E. N. SULLIVAN. Clinton. 1 ANDREW J. JOHNSON, JR , Honolulu, T. H t READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGi LARLY EACH WEEK They inform you as to chant ing prices, where you can sup ply ypur needs whatever they may be, where you can shop to advantage. BE WISE- READ THE ADS