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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A^eon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLVIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 6, 1948 Number 19 Sunday Vesper Speaker REV * JAMES APPLEBY R6v. James Appleby, of Union Theological seminary, Richmond, Va., will be the speaker at the vesper ser vice Sunday evening at Presbyterian college at the outdoor chapel. This is the first year that Mr. Ap pleby has been associated with the seminary, where he is head of the recently inaugurated program of field workr-He is a native of Missouri, and received his education at Davidson eoHege, Union seminary. and Newj TIGHT RACE IN MID-STATE JOOP Brandon Tops League. Record Crowd Sees Clin ton Mills Lose Opening Game. ——— The Clinton Mills Ijam opened its home season Saturday night with more than 2,0P0 fans filling their modern new park. In the toughest kind of fashion they lost to Joanna; in the 12th inning, 11 to 8. The win-! ning run was • walked in by relief i pitcher Harvey and Tinsley singled with two men on bases for extra margin. , / j The opening ball was pitched by 1 P. S. Bailey, president of Clinton Cotton Mills, with Mayor L. E. Bish op on the receiving end. The new stadium will be dedicated at a later date to be announced. ^ Tuesday Night’s Games Clinton lost again Tuesday night at Enoree to Riverdale, 5 to 0. Joe Hazle twirled five-hit ball and fan-' ned 12 as he pitched his team to vie-1 tory. i At Woodruff, Brandon downed Jo-| anna, 10 to 3, with-'SHiye-run spree | in the sixth inlying, climaxed by Fra- dy’s triple with the bases loaded. Mills Mill, of Woodruff, ran up SUNDAY IS “HER” DAY college, Edinburgh, Scotland. In his J seven runs in the fourth inning and two pastorates at Maxton, N. C., and j went,on to wallop Laurens, 12-10. Games Today—Thursday— Brandon at Laurens. Riverdale at Joanna. Clinton at Mills Mill. Saturday— Laurens at Brandon. Joanna at Riverdale. Mills Mill at Clinton. Tuesday— Brandon at Clinton. Riverdale at Mills Mill. Laurens at Joanna. HOW THEY STAND Anderson, he demonstrated his abil ity not only as a preacher and as a i pastor, but as a developer of chapel I and outpost work as well. The public is cordially invited to' attend. MAYOR, ALDERMEN FOR RE-ELECTION Mayor L. E. Bishop and fbur mem bers of city council officially an nounce their candidacy for re-elec tion in today’s paper. Mayor Bishop is now completing his first two-year term in office. In ward one, Hugh C. Ray an nounces for re-election. In ward two, L. L. Copeland, Sr., announces for re-election. In ward three, W. M. McMillan of fers for re-election. In ward four, Joe C. McDaniel of fers for re-election. Brandon Clinton . Joanna™’ Riverdale ... w L Pet. 3 1 .750 2 2 .500: 2 2 .5001 2 2 .500 .:: :... 2 2 .500 1 3 m. i STATE TRACK MEET ' HERE SATURDAY Preliminaries To Be Held Friday. Seven Colleges Have Entrants. The University of South Carolina’s ftamecock trackmen, defending their ! IS-W title, have been dubbed the | team to beat when a field of more than 150 of the state's top athletes assemble on Presbyterian ! college's Johnson field here Friday and Satur day for the 21st annual running of | the colorful South Carolina Intercol legiate Track and Field meet. Carolina drew the favorite’s posi tion when they whipped Clemson gj'es i college, 74-57. in a dual meet two week’s ago, but the meeV will be one of the closest of all-time. One rea son is that points will, be split in I seven directions Saturday afternoon, las all entrants—The Citadel, Caro- i lina, Clemson, Ne wberry, Presyte- rian, Furman, and Wofford DEMOCRATS HOLD MEET IN LAURENS J. P. Sloan, of This City, New County Chairman, Succeeds R. T. Wilson, Retired. Delegates To State Meet Named. Laurens, May 3. —With appro\ - mately 175 of the 281 eligible dele gates present, the Laurens County Democratic party organized f >r the summer primaries he:e Monday by e’.e ting J. P. Sloan, of Clinton, coun ty chairman and choosing 12 dele- the state convention to have t wo-thirds of a vote each. The county is entitled to eight delegates.- Miss' Jennie V. Culbertson w as electe i vice-chairman and James H Sulh— van, executive committeeman. No resolutions on state or irational issues were introduced. Retiring have Chairman Ralph T Wilson, who said outstanding men who may run away he would not 0 ff er for reelect ion. a ; '- whth their individual events, w hich t er 04 vears of service,- recommendei ; will muddle the score situation 1 con- that t he Democrats of Laurens coun- 1 siderably. ty -^bide by the rules and recom- | All the pomp and-pageantry the mendations as will be passed by the pre-war events will be back, w.th state Democratic party governing every feature designed to thrill the rules and regulations for vot | hundreds of spectator?: The kickoff is at 2; 15 Saturday af ternoon, with the 'parade of athletes bearing their respective school col ors, and then the state's ' Little [Olympics’* will be on. The ave ig m 'he primary.” Recent rulings U. S. supreme court, he said, made it necessary that changes be. made with reference to the primary voting in South Car. In accenting the cr ship Mr. Sloan took 10 Jma. unty chairman- note of the su- MOTHER —AMERICA S FIRST LADY — is the can didate who will sweep the country Sunday, May 9th. Old or young, she is “Mom” to millions, and millions in many wavs will remember her. Seals and Pins Awarded To Group Of Farm Women College ROTC Unit Will Be Inspected > Colonel Carlisle B. Cox Will be the City Now Planning Recreational Center Near Cemetery Property ; Game Fish Dumped \ In Lake Greenwood; New Law Cited State Game Warden Sidney Lee and County Game Warden Garvin B O'Dell reported at the sportsmens meeting the past week that they have; careful attention to the matter dumped 17 barrels of game fish into, educatin g the qualified Negro votes Lake Greenwood recently. ( t 0 the sanctity and prbper use of the l By consent of proper authorities, th a ii 0 t." ,'they got the fish from the wild life sanctuary below the dam near Chap preme court decision on the pr.mar/ an i said thaj the Democratic party had before it the-task-Vif ‘ re-gear.ng its political, machinery to provide a primary in—WffTch all qua!.tied citi zens can participate and exercise tne right of franchise.” “If our democracy is to succeed.'* ne said, ‘T recommend that we give if i pells and hauled them by~Truck to | the upper reaches of the like. Tne fish, they reported, were from 3 inch es to 3-4 of a pound in weight, and Mayor L. E. Bishop stated yester- large enough to take reasonable care day that hurried steps are now being of themselves President Huff, Chairman Sloan and Vice Chairman Culbertson were— elected by acclamation as delegates to the state convention. Other dele gates elected by secret ballot were Vic Fleming. R. P. Hamer, M. L. Motes, L. E. Bishop, W. H. Harley, J. C. Cannon, John Ross, J. M. Babb, inspecting officer for the annual fed eral inspection of the ROTC unit at " ^ ! Presbyterian college today and The spring meeting of the County ] morrow. v Alderman Joe Terry from war d; Council of Farm Women was held | c ol o ne l Cpx is senior instructor for ast Week at the Gray Ctfurf-Owings ■ or g an i zed reserve units in the school with a large attendance. The t Florida military district. He will rep- ‘ ,,,u .“‘ c auu *“7’ “v Mr Warrtn hold, the position „ , - . . . , . , ssesions were presided over by the I resent the commanding general of the 011551011 had approved a suggestion the stale, which is 8 bass and 20 fiat _ off cer the rii - K ,ttie nouncerfor‘raetection X 'lMs ■»«“'*”«• Mrs ' Hu8h *>"* w » rk -, Th.rd Arm, area and wfll be ass.s.ed construe,icm of ,he canto, on nsh. mclud g crappia. bream .■.<•. BWl ^ “h. nounced for re-election. is! man Qf the Wadsworth club. | by Lt . C ol. Mahone Rees, Jr.. O.R.C. city-owned property adjoining the perch t a be caught m one day Tne and Can . da d ffer for magistrate for Hunter town I ^ Zeb VanCe ’ ° f ° WingS ’ was ] instructor, of Chattanooga. Tenn., and R 05 * m °nt cemetery property l^t [»ew ^law ^ now in effect, he said. AFL offer for magistrate for Hunter town- t e i ec t ed director of the north district., n Col Enos P Scott O R C insrtuc-' be y° nd th e city limits. Lalaye &. lor mayor. Several new candidates are announced in this ward J. W not announced unofficially reported that he plans to taken to complete details for secur-i Warden O’Dell, while in the city and Q r q q Betts, to- tng a federal grant before June 1 to yesterday, called attention to the new Alternates: J. H. Wharton. Ten i provide !a recreation center for the law regulatnig fishing in all streams' 0 %venSj q Jackson Dr D J city. ;in the state. The, law. he said, pro-1 Woods ' Charlie Turner’ and J. B —The~mayor-stSrtes Th-at~er*y ctwrnni - vides. -tiac .a. -bag. -limu .xm.-game fi wiirren. - and the park and recreation com- for every lake, stream and river in mission had approved a suggestion the stale, which is 8-bass and 20 fiat for construction of the center on fish, including crappie, bream and ship. Rumors state that several new can didates will offer for alderman. Tom Thumb Wedding Be Presented Friday Night The Florida Street school audi torium will be the scene of the sea son’s biggest and most brilliant wed ding Friday evening, May 7, at 8 o’clock, when Tom Thumb and his lovely bride, Jennie June, take the i The following county chairmen were j tor of Columbia : appointed:* legislative, Mrs. Robert Wasson, Hickory Tavern; member ship, Mrs. J. M. Willis, Greenpond; j health, Mrs. Arthur Bolt, Trinity ! Ridge. i At the meeting one 16-year gold I seal, eleven 12-year pins, eight 1 8-year seals and nine diplomas were I presented to members by Miss Susan jHall, county home demonstration agent. Members of the organization from this section receiving awards were: Mrs. Sam Compton, Mrs. W. R. Brown, Mrs The irtspection will start with a just hew law is now in effect, he said, and this information is given for the 1 Lajaye, Columbia archi-tects;—h-t^vt* benefit o‘ fishermen of this section. ^- 1 m °tion ot O. L. Long, a resolu- drawn preliminary^asketches and es- ’ "" ”" n was adopted declaring tha: , timates dh the cost of the project RifeS SufldoV For heieafter when an officer or member review of the cadet corps on Johnson ( which win be secured SOQn u L , 7 C of the executive committee shall field at 8 o’clock this morning. After I _ Herbert Lee benn qualify as a candidate for any offi-'e the reyiew oral examinations will be! The proposa would include a large . ^ in the primary his office shall auti- giVen on the field on subjects cov- ! s *! mm ‘ ng P° o1 ; Wlth dressing loomsj Herbert Lee Senn, 74, retired farm-* matically become vacant ered during the year. After the oral | and other ^^.es m the mam examinations, written examinations 1 ^ Ul ding ' Tennis courts, would ai»o will be given in the classroom on all 06 P rovided and room Provided for subjects covered during the year. other recreational purposes^ Friday the inspecting team will in- The Park and Recreation Commis- er and business man. died Saturday at his home on the Yarborough road a ter an extended period of declining health. „ — —, — The funeral services were conduct- spect the records and facilities of the 1 S10n > headed by C. W. Anderson, as ed Sunday afternoon from the home und j chairman, has stated that it will em Civil Term Court Convenes May 10 Thirty-six petit jurors were drawn mairiage vows beiore a large as semblage of “prominent" Clinton ^ ht -)' Mr u 8°“ “ a > Compton, Mrs. W. R. E gueaIS - : D. Cunningham, Mrs. J. M. McLeese havin g achieved a rating of excellent j August , 5 land Mrs. Joe S. Poole, of the Longihy the war department every year' frie'nd's'w'ill'be rwidered prior ttTthe ?: ran t!* c,ub; _ M . rs . D ° w Bedenbaugh,I ^nce the unit has been organized wedding service. The ceremony wui ° ’ ’> i oloy two recreational workers tor Dr 'i D f VVo ? ds ’ this Clty - In_ ,last week by the jury comm»isione The unit at the college ha? an out- or,., r„, f.„ terr ^ ent followed in the family plot to serve dur ... white persons and one for colored foi at Qr,r,r,,.o o u * standing record during past years, th summer months from Mav 24 to l Ro ^ ky s Pr io >is Pres by tern having aoh,Pv-*.H a rat.na of »vPoiionf! ine sumnier montns from May 24 to church cemetery A program of wedding music by a number of the young couple's Cadet Major James E. Allred is Mrs. Downs Monroe, Mrs. L. L.the corps commander' of the unit this Young, of the Wadsworth club; Miss j year. His staff consists of Cadet Cap- Blanche Cox, of the Musgrove club, j tain James E. Furr, battalion execu- Diplomas: Mrs. J. Roy Crawford,' tive officer; Cadet Captain John of the Wadsworth club; Mrs. W. H. C. Chesnutt, corps adjutant; Cadet be performed by one of the commun ity’s outstanding ministers. Following the “wedding” an “elab orate” reception will be given by the bride’s parents. The Tom Thumb wedding is being, _ , _ , , presented by the Louise Best circle of ; 0a rove c ub ‘ Broad Street Method,st church, the > was announced that 117 cert,f,- proceeds to be used for redecorating' f a " s k w ' n presented at the regu- ..■ahtLneu,-equipment, fur social ronms-|g- r .,^ me ^monKration club .meet A large number of the “smalt fry” mfis ln of the city are participating in the event. Admission will be 50c for adults and 25c for children^ Tickets ^j nners | n Contest are now on sale at Young s Pharmacy # and The Country Market. Four Laurens county high school EXCHANGE CLLB TO MEET -! ! era. • , r- u i u y, Story-of-1he-Month contest conduct-1 The Clinton Exchange club will, winthrop college's department hold its tegular meeUng Friday a i tof journalism, it has beed announced.! 7:30 m he Presbyter,an college ( Martha Dal i e y, „ f this oily, won: ining a Tseeond place in the news group, Don- i Mr. Senn was born in Spartanburg commission has been given county, a son of the late Elizabeth $1,010.76 from the city’s, parking Waldrep and David McKitriek Senn meters for the period October. No- He was a member and elder of Rocky vember and December^of last year. Springs Presbyterian chur.'h. No distribution for 1948^035 yet been Survivors include three sons, D. M , made according to the mayor, The H. F.. and C. M. Senn, all of Laurens; Lions club this Week turned over one daughter. Mis? Virgini'rSenn' Bell and Mrs. Harold Senn, of the Captain David R. Moorfleld, corps tional purposes I $1,500. to the committee for recrea- Laurens; three brothers, W. T . T. A ring the first weekiof the a n M a y term of common pleas court to convene in Laurens May 10 Judge Steve Griffith, of Newberry, will be the pres.dmg judge Clerk of Court V. R Fiemingl said that the docket is scheduled to run two or three weeks if there are cases ready for trial, Jurors named from Clinton City are Irby Watts Ferguson, W. M Per- 3ue and Jim P. Rav Local Students S-3. Coftimanding companies are Cadet LEGION DANCE Captain Benjamin F. -4vey, com- Copelarid-Davidson Post No. 56, ^mandmg Company-‘rA”;.Cadat Cap- American Le#i-»n-, will hare iv.nthrr- jtain Herbert Lindsay, Jr., command- square dance and cake, walk on the I ing Company "B”; and Cadet Captain square Saturday night, officials state. LOW Interest Rote Charles W. Galloway, commanding The dance will start at 9 o’clock and D and C. A Senn, all of Laurens; one gie Griffin sister, Mrs. J. T Blakely, of Laurens; and four grandchildren. mooTtfon^old At Clinton Mills: P L^ Holtzclaw. Al- Henry Lawson, Jesse F. Lanford and Jv D. Sample.' Foster. L,\ ,i,.i T Smith. ALila—1—W-. .Deus and , Company "C”. i several prizes will be offered. 'N The board of trustee' of Hunter school distri.-t No. 5 sold $250,000 school bonds Tuesday afternoon m the office of the county superin tendent of eriiAcation at Laurens, tor t; m contemplated improvements as re- day READ ' THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK Thej^nform you as to chang ing prices, where you can sup ply your needs whatever they may be, where you can shop to advantage. BE WISE— . READ THE ADS j ny Wilder of this city, second in I ! sports. Donny was recently elected first vnee-president of the South Car olina Scholastic (high school) Press : association. Sgt.TJames K. Hatton Home From Germany Master/Sergeant James K. 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She Will enjoy it. 52 cently approved in a special election, yean The ave age interest rate on the Welcome and thanks to sale was 2.46, one of the lowest our Honor Roll this week: in the state revenlly it was said. The JOHN D DOMINICK, purchasers were Alester G: Furmar. company f Greenville;' E H Pringle , Company of Charleston, and A M. *Law .& Company of Spartanburg. Bids for c n’ra ts whl be let at the high * school May 11. at 3 *p m.. according to R.-L. Piaxico, chaiTTTTa.'i of the board Clinton. ’JARED D SULLIVAN, * Laurens. MRS H. L YLOyD. subscrip- on “her ’ weeks a those o:v SR J e McLendon, MRS. WALTER BRADSHAW. MRS. FURREKT SAMPLED, MRS J A SEAGRAVBSs New Candidate For Alderman Ward Si)u7 ‘ Walker Gregory announces “today ! as a candidate for alderman in ward' ; six in the * approaching municipal j primary. Mr. Gregory was in the l race two years ago and was defeated by a small margin. EUGENE GREGORY, West Clinton. W. D BECK A M,' ' MRS HOMER JACKS, B. G LEVER, Goldville. ‘ • C D. BAILEY. South Clinton. MRS. WOODROW MoLENDON. , Ninety-Six.