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0 V \ mm ¥ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable She (Elintim If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLVIII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 16, 1948 Number 51 S. C. ELECTORAL VOTES ARE CAST FOR SANTA CLAUS GREETED BY GREAT CROWD UPON ARRIVAL IN CITY First Break With Na tional Democratic Party In 72 Years as Electors Cast Votes. Columbia, Dec. 14.—For the first time since 1876, South Carolina of ficially broke with the national Dem ocratic party Monday when its pres idential electors cast ballots for can didates other than> those of the na tional party. The ^state’s own governor, J. Strom Thurmond, and the States’ Rights movement which he championed were supported officially. The eight electors cast^ their ballots for Mr. Thurmond for President and for Fielding L. Wright of Mississippi for Vice-President as directed by a ma jority of the voters in the November 2 election. Former State Supreme Court Jus tice Eugene S. Blease of Newberry, chairman, said as he cast his type written ballot that he regretted “that there were not more Southern states with the nerve and guts we had.” “We lost a wonderful opportunity,’’ the judge told a gathering of about 30 that Witnessed the official ballot ing. W. P. Baskin, of Hisnopville, chair man of the Democratic party of South Carolina, and his young son, -Billie Baskin, Jr., attended the cere mony. Secretary of State W. P. Blackwell also was present. Other presidential electors were | Charlton DuRant of Manning, Irving M. Fishburne of Walterboro,-Thomas ; ^ ana,e,, y nr JerViCc R. Miller of Florence, H. Clyburn!0n CHfistmaS Eve Wilson of Lancaster, Leon W. Har-1 a . . .. « ris of Anderson, Harry M. Arthur of At LUtllGran V^nUrCn Union, and Joseph K. Mayfield of| ♦ Denmark. j On Christmas eve, December 24,! The report of the city police de- The presidential electors meeting at 9 p.m., the traditional candlelight j partment for the month of November yesterday were those chosen by the service will be held in St. John’s showed 302 arrests made. Fines col- regular state Democratic party which j Lutheran church, according to an lected for the month amounted to broke with the national party for' announcement by the pastor, the! $1,297.38, a decrease from the figure the first time since 1876. Rev. ilames C. Dickert. ^ j of $1,595.65 for October. The party voted in May to refuse Inlthis service, the glorious' story 1 As is reported each month, the to accept Harry S. Truman as the 0 f ttfe Nativity is told in the im- greatest number of arrests, 51, were presidential candidate. Later the| pressive beauty of the glow of many, for drunkenness, for which fines of state executive committee named the | can( jies, celebrating the birth of Him $714.88 were collected,, and 172 days slate pf electors chosen by the voters; who is the Light of the World. The, given in recorder’s court. in the general election. ! congregation joins in singing many, During the month of October, and __ . ( , Justice Blease cautioned electors 0 f the well-loved hymns of the sea- 1 previous months, no cases were listed 1 based on an ancient service held an-‘ Having founded the Fellowship Blakely, Craig Hunter, John C. Lang to cast their ballots for a vice-presi-1 S on. Twin Christmas trees stand in in the report for violating parking nually in King’s college chapel, Eng- c ^ u ^ s health clinic at Clemson for s t on dent who was not a resident of South the chancel. The most inspiring part laws. Since the recent enforcement land. underprivileged persons, Mr. Good- Sullivan township: James D. Wa<- Carolina. The law specifies that both 0 f the service comes as each wor- of parking meter regulations by the The nativity scene characters were a ‘ e has ^ >een chairman of the project Son Herbert O. Abercrombie, Wil- the president and the vice-president | shipper receives the light for a small city began the report for November Mrs. Jasper Rowland, Mary; Tom Ior tlle * )ast e * even years. He is fac- i iam Fred Hellams. must not be from the same state, i individual taper and the congrega- shows 228 cases, with fines of $114.50. Plaxico, Joseph; and Miss Catherine u! u a , j is ^, r ^ l v ’ r stu ^ r , lt Waterloo township Joseph l j tion leaves the church singing “Joy i Cases on the docket for the month Leonard, Angel. to the World, the Lord is Come.” ( follow’: For fighting, 5 persons were Members of the adult choir w’ere: The people of the community are arrested, drunkenness, 51, disorder- fcopranos: Miss Marie Fraser, Mrs. I warmly welcomed at this service and conduct, 8; driv’ing under influ- L. H. Hall, Miss Jean Layton, Mrs. Santa Claus was given a tumultous welcome when he arrived in Clinton last week for his annual visit. He was greeted by thousands of chil dren and adults as he rode in the last float of the big parade held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce to officially open the Christ mas season in the city. 302 Arrests Made By City Police Month of November FARMERS ELECT COUNTY HEADS FOR NEW YEAR County and Community Committeemen Named For Townships. ' To . carry on the functions of the AAA program, committeemen a ? , elected during each December by ) farmers to serve the Laurens County Agricultural Conservation association , for the following year beginning January 1. N ' Farmer committeemen perforn | such duties as may be assigned r them through proper channels m as sisting in administering the program, within the county. Some of their du ties are to help farmers in request , ing approvals for practices which | may be carried out within the pro- | gram year for payments, to check ! practices to see that they .have been properly carrid out, to assist farmers 1 in making their eports of perform ance, and various odd jobs AH prac tices are designed for saving the soil i from erosion or to build the soil for i higher prduction. j Elections held over the county on show the following farmers, as hav ing been elected to~the respective t positions of chairmen, vice chairmen and regular members. 1 The county committee was electee. December 13 by a group of nine dele gates; one from each township, wlv. i had been previously elected by i farmers in their townships on De- 1 cember 10 and 11. for the year be- • ginning January 1, as follows: Gro- i ver C. Roper, Wallace L Martin and i Hugh U Workman. Community committeemen were elected as follows. Cross Hill towns'lmp: Charles R. • " * ~ Turner, William W. Watkins, Thorn- The Christmas vesper service, a Prof. B. E. Goodale of the dairying aS / \. Robinson, traditumal event at the First Prds- department of Clemson college. -wHl Dials township: Fred S. Stoddard. byter*n church, was presented Sun- 1 speak at the Men-of-the-Church sup- R 0 y vv Curry, Milton S. Woods, day evening before a congregation per meeting this evening at 7:30 at Hunter township: Stewart O that filled the main auditorium and j the First Presbyterian church. Brown. Charles R. Workman Milton gallery. Mr. Goodale, who is the father of h. Burns. Christmas Music By Presbyterian Choirs Beautifully Rendered Clemson Professor To ! Address Presbyterian •Men This Evening The candle-light service was di rected by Mrs. Art Freet, choir di rector, with Sidney Denham at the organ. The Rev. George A. Anders*n Gordon Goodale of the Presbyterian j acks township: James D Neigh- college science faculty, has taught in borSi Tan M Rayi Wllliam E Bell the dairying department of the state Laurens township. John W. Tins- agncultural school for 26 years, and; ^ Earle R. Blakely, Elmore G was the reader for the impressive an e ^ er ‘ n t ^ le Clemson Presbyte- Bramlett. festival of six lessons and carols r ’ ar i churchy , , , ^ _ , . | Scuffletown township: William T I all the services of the church, the of intoxicants, 2; speeding and Felton Moore, Mrs. Edgar Sadler, i pastor stated. reckless driving. 2; violating parking Miss Lucile Uldrick, Miss Elizaebth Clerk of Court Mokes Three Sales laws, 228; operating auto without li cense,'4; petty larceny, 2. In the re- Wysor. Altos; Miss Catherine Eichelberger, and holds memberships in Blue Key, O'Dell, Frank L. McMahon and Roo- Alpha Zeta, Phi Eta Sigma, the er t l McPherson T.ger Brotherhood, and Mu Beta Psi Youngs township: William D L - organizations. He is a graduate of m as, Hosea M Iowa State college. wingo. W. A L. Sibley, Presbyterian lay- ” man from Union, was scheduled to speak this evening, but cancelled his Cook, Albert Ei i corder’s court 187 days were given Mrs. B. C. Ferguson, Mrs. Powell en £ a S errient because of illness. ! law violators. _ Fraser, Mrs. Gordon Goodale, Miss ^ Inez Tucker, Miss Grace Young. Kiwanis Club To Honor the Ladies Clerk of Court Vic R. Fleming con- Joanna In 6-Team I ducted three legal sales on Decern-j p i .i 11 i house^as Miow": tront 01 ,he court Basketball League , Messrs j A Dick Carl Citizens Federal Savings & Loan' The six-team Piedmont Textile Fredrickson. Ansel Godfrey, W. A Tenors: Messrs. William P. Jacobs, Felton H, Moore, H. G. Prince, B. G. Whitten. Christmas Program Friday Night At Renno School association v^gHeijman Ralph Mitch- basketball league opened its schedule Sherratt. Jack Vreeland, Robert E. SC nted at the Renn > school Friday ' nv ell, lot in cfci^&f Laurens, sold to O.! Monda y- Teams in the loop are Watts w Y sor \ a. ^ J at 8:00 to which the public is Mills, Whitmire, Ware Shoals, Nine- I he junior choir had a part m the cordially invited. Following an ap- L. Long, attorney, for $3,900. The annual "ladies night - ’ party of the Clinton Kiwanis dub will b* held Fr.day evening at 7:30 in the Joanna .clubhouse. The banquet h given annually during,,the Christmas A Christmas festival will be pre- season honor the “Kiweqns” ani ited guests, and will be serve i the Woman's dub of which Mrs G. N Foy is president Citizens Federal Savings & Loan ty-Six, Laurens American Legion ^rvicc under the direction of Mrs. p-opnate program hot dogs, sijnd- , A delightful varied program ; - sociation vs. Edwin T. Cunning- P° st - and Joanna. s . william Brooks Owens. The group wiches, candy and drinks will be kee Ping with H. D. RANTIN RANTIN RETIRES AS RURAL CARRIER association vs. Edwin T. Cunning ham, Sr., tract of land near Laurens, sold to Ov L. Long, attorney, for $8,000. Newberry Federal Savings & Loan association vs. Williet R. Erskine, lot in city of Laurens, sold to G. M. Mc- Cuen, attorney, for $3,800. , , . j , ,, * , , „ ..... lhe occasion has bee. Each team will play two games consisted of: Mary Ann Neighbors, so id, the proc.eeds to be used for arran 2ed, with more than JOO in a - Pine Seedlings Still Available New Owner For Western Aato Store Hervey D. Rantin, after 30 years Shaw Madden, county forest faithful service as rural letter car- ranger, states that pine seedlings for rier from the local postoffice, retired this year’s planting are still avaJL November 30 under postal regula- ^kle. They may be obtained, he saidj, rj-.i i tions ! by applying to him, the county agent, I MrS. tdlth LOSh ‘ Mr'. Rantin entered the service the soil conservation service or the.n-. aa Sj mDSonv j|| e May 1, 1919, and served Route No. 4 ^nct forester at Newberry. , MTCS Mr JimpSOnVIlIC knr thrpp vMrs and six months Fol- A total of 168,000 seedlings have . ^ (for three years ana six momns. roi , u J — I Mrs . Edith Leslie Cash, 74, died a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. F^ 01 ' 61106 Winn, Margaret Ann Bolick, repair work on the building The Joanna team is coached by Fmily Bailey, Betty Jane Hamer, John I. Moore. ; Jenny Walker, Jenny Red, Julia The remainder of the December | T-ou Jones Cornwall, Mary schedule follows: 1 Ann MMpass, Shirley Ann Crane, Thursday, Dec. 16—Ninety-Six at Claudia Louise Mai pass, -Rickey _ Watts, Whitmire at Joanna, Laurens | Iiha me Horace Payne, Grace Dan- Jones F Burgess, owner ..of the Legion at Ware Shoals. ! h ai’ Ellen Fraser ’ Western Auto Associate Store of this Monday, Dec. 27—Ware Skoals at , F , A1 "° Y ^ ung ’ !V J ) ar 8 ie Mills. Cltv has sold th(? busmess to j A Watts, Laurens Legion at Whitmire, denn y Rose C)rr j Tf of Greenville, who will Ninety-Six at Joanna. • JJ°° re ^* tlleS f. Leani ^ You T n «> N T anc Y move here January first to assume Thursday, Dec. 30—Watts at Lau- ^ dv i s ’ Mane Davis, Mary Jean Lew- * be tendance. THE POPULAR NAME CLINTON' You say you live in Clinton? Which Clinton'' According to the Encyclopedia inursaay, uec. ju—'Waiis ai nau- ; ocau | be management of the hnsmevie \ti- n ,, . 7ir ... rens Legion, Joanna at Ware Shoals, dimrn y Wilson, Bill Turner, Roy Burgess will re’urn *t * Soartanburg 1 1,lua Ls - are ' J, ‘ Whitmift at Ninety-Six. Benjam.n, Robbie Young. Heyward w XL? to t»Su™ Junttnunmea m the »or.d named Nettles. Jimmy Young. John Etchel- po:, -‘ on wl,h t mton. JO of which are in the Unit- lowing the death of George C. John- already been ordered this year from mas season, was enjoyed by a large s*i• . w ■. to Route 2, this county, which would plant about ' ast Wednesday at Hays hospital tol- audience and credltabl y p resented 8 ClintOd, NmetV-SlX ... i co Inxirino an ovt^nHaH illnpcc ^ ^ ^ ' • Meet Friday Night son he was transferred . which he continuously served until acres, he said, his recent retirement. The route; ^ covers a long mileage in the Hurri- College To Close cane, Renno and Shady Grove sec- r . , 3 r ■■ ■• ■ tions. Friday For Holidays Mr. Rantin has rendered courteous, i —r- — efficient service through the years to; Presbyterian college will close Fri- hjs patrons, ?11 of whom held him in day when the students’ body will high regard and will miss him on his leave to spend the holidays at their daily round. homes. For ten years Mr. Rantin served as president of the Laurens County Rural Letter Carriers’ association. Likewise, for three different terms he was president of the Fourth dis trict association. For two terms he served as president of the State Ru ral Letter Carriers’ association, and has always given liberally of his time and interest in prompting the ; work of the organization. On three occasions he has served as a state delegate to the national convention. Route 2 is temporarily being serv ed by Substitute Dial Neighbors. On January first the route will be taken over by Lowry M. Wilson, at his re quest, after a long service with the office as a city carrier. lowing an extended illness. The funeral services were held i from the late residence in Simpson- ville Friday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Rufus Glenn and Dr. B. R. Turnipseed. Interment followed in the family plot CHRISTMAS... Is Just Around , The Corner Better hurry With your Christmas shopping. Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They ki'e filled with interesting, helpful “store news” that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, thrilling. berger, Ronnie Moore. Billy Sherratt ! ^ Mr" nrV h f' le i^ T h ' ed States ’ rht>v ran « t ‘ 111 - S1/e froni The rostrum and choir loft were ‘ H lH u d hlS p,>sltlon Clinton, Montana, the smallest, U beautifully decorated with candles as ' ieasurer a . nd business manager Clinton, Iowa, the largest, and greenery, with effective lighting to * nter bus - The other Clinton’s are in Ala- l The cantata, to usher in the Christ- ^ bama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illi nois, Indiana! Kansas, . Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massa chusetts, Michigan, Minnesota. Mis sissippi Missouri. Nebrsaka, New. Jersey,’ New York. North Carolina, The Clinton high school boys’ Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Soutn and girls’ basketball teams will meet Carolina, Tennessee, Utah. Washmg- Ninety-Six here in fhe armory Fri- ton, West Virginia and Wisconsin, day night at 7:30. This is the Red. besides the one in New Zealand, and Stores To Close Two Days For Christmas Mrs. Cash was a faithful member; cljnton m » rc hants and hi,sine., De '' ils •* cond * ame of ,he Th ' U™ tw b in Canada- one '.n Ontario of the Simpsonville Methodist church h0 ^ ses win s.ii„rH-,v and •“in'isston will be 25c and 50c. • and one in British Columbia - the for the hast 40 years, and actice in d 25 d W church work. Her husband preceded , he Merchants c J mm , ttee j, her to the «rave seven years ago chamber of Cmomerce has an She is survived by one daughter, u , a " Mrs. D. S. Templeton, of this city: number of merchants . , , •'’.interviewed were unanimously grandchihJ 6 ’’ ° ne “ one : favor of the long holiday. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL in Britannica Atlas reveals. Clinton is one of the more popular names found ammig the fClO.OOO geo graphical and topographical place 1 names listed in the index to the Brrt- annica Atlas. 7 Send THE CHRONICLE to rela- Announcement is’ also made that lives or friends for a Christmas Gift.' 'business houses will close Friday at It will be a 52-week reminder of Tifv Offirink Affpnrl 1 6 p.m^ and at 7 p.m. on Saturday, your thoughtfulness. , ‘ 15 Mrrena Next week through Thursday they Welcome and thanks to those on ‘Municipal Meet will close at 6 p.m. and at 7 on Fri- our Honor Roll this week. i - ♦ - Dr. Jones Locates In Rosnell, New Mexico Lt. Col. Dudley Jones,-who has day. ■ been stationed for some time at Fort , Leavenworth, will be interested to MRS. BROWN IN HOSPITAL ' know he has resigned from the army, Friends of Mrs. Carroll Brown, of •» land located in Rosnell, New Mexico. Belton, mother of Mrs. J. B. Hart for the general practice o<f medicine, of Joanna, will be interested to know Dr. Jones is a son of Mrs. Dudley she is improving at Hays hospital, | Jones of this city, and the late Dr. where she has been a patient the Jones. - ' past week. PUBLISHERS FEATURE SERVICE, Tampa, Fla. OTTO WAINW RIGHT, Route 2, Clinton. L. W. IVEY. West Clinton. MRS. MARVIN HARVEY, South Clinton. Mayor LJ) K. Bishop, C.ty Clerk V\ SB. Owens, Aldermen. Hugh Ray, L. W. C >oper, W. M. McMUlan and '•W xklrow Wilson left Saturday night for Washington, D. C , where' they' have been attending the 'annual meeting of the American Municipal asseciation The party will return t> the city this morning.