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d . $ ' V ~L THE CHRODlUE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable Qllttttim (Ebrmurb If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XUX r' Clinton, S. C., Thursday, January 20, 1949 Number 3 GREATER SUPPORT URGED FOR T949 MARCH OF DIMES J. C. Thomas and W. K. Waites Head Drives Here and In Joanna. Campaign Underway. C. C. GILES The “March of Dimes” fund rais ing drive of the National Foundation | for Infantile Paralysis opened in the! county last Friday and will continue, through the last day of January. Clyde A. Seawright, of Laurens, is chairman (for the county, and has! named chairmen to head up the cam- 1 paign. In Clinton, J. C. Thomas is ohair-! man, and in Joanna, W. K. Waites, j Coin cards have been distributed COUNTY’S SHARE TRUMAN’S PROPOSED BUDGET $7,029,144 Col. Wysor To Head Heart Campaign In This County Statewide -.officers of the South | Carolina campaign of the American Heart association have been an- Taxpayers of Laurens county will nounced by Chairman A. L. M. Wig-, be called upon to pay $7,029,144 in of Hartsville. The purpose of .. . , . ... the campaign ms to participate in a direct and hidden taxes as their share of the cost of the $41,858,000,- national effort to multiply the re- 1 search and study in the field of heart 000 federal budget proposed by Pres- diseases. ident Truman for the fiscal year i Each county will be organized in STATE BUDGET OF 135,0(10,0(10 IS RECOMMENDED Commission Figure Under Lost Year. No 'Break' In Revenue Seen. Columbia, Jan. 18.—An unusually THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARAFTSiS ■ 1949-50 preparation lor the campaign which ° ; >135.1)12,099 for I These estimates of the effect of Twill take place throughout the state .»<»-»* was recommended today t> inest. esuindies oi me euev-i m X the general assembly. I the gigantic federal spending pro-. February i-28. gram on taxpayers of both Individ- For Laurens county, Col. R. E. • The recommending s.a.fe iu.I'c ; uals and business concerns in South Wysor, of this city, has been named commission urged cau.ion Carolina were released this week by, as general chairman and will-have a s PC nr Tng, foresaw- r rr.m-M. do the South Carolina chamber of com- group of workers associated with him nreaK in high dat- :e\e'nue •; <ikes merce as a result of the analysis of to tie announced later. .suggested a number of .ego.a.dre the President's budget recommenda-, Col . Wysor mad _ e ,h e following 3 j n ^ ses „ >r publlc tcaclwr statement yesterday relative to t e . sa i ar j es were compensated by a cut The State chamber s study showed, campaign: j in aid to counties and a reduced that the share of the 1950 federali “Beginning February 7 a cam- hi . hw . T ending nro^ram • , brtixg * ,,u V* ,,u ” w r*— budget cost to be borne by South paign will be initiated in this county ^900 000 throughout the City and community! Ha.el-eyed Linda, came away from , c „ WM $301,680,000. which is for the purpose of raising funds for S9 ' anit - and com receptacles placed in many the hcspiUl without braces. She t ,^ oc ci mt qrq ka*! oJLi^i^ a spending, business firms in the city. It is hoped | still has a slight limp, but the hos- • • AoolfWiVOT***" Linda Iris B. own, now 4, of San Antonio, Texas, the March of Dimes Poster Child for the current campaign, was stricken in 1946' and is now almost back to normal. tions. there will be a generous response on, pital checks and home therapy the part of the public since greater | "have really worked wonders.” Vn- support than ever before is needed i concerned about her poster fame, to replenish funds of the local chap-1 she is more interested in riding her nearly three times the $1W),969,662 the American Heart association, a The teac h e f pa y ra : se LS ne-essar.’ appropriated by the state legislature national organization which has as t0 meet t he teacher certification sal- ao- for pcny and puppy. playing with a new 1 ter and the National Foundation Infantile Paralysis. The fiends collected in the drive are used for hsopitalization of polio- Tro/»L myelitis victims and for research in ]/ aCK j> cn C a Ule preventing the disease. In last year’s GivOll By JoHnSOn For Blue Hose for 1948-49 to finance the entire state its objective the establishment of a^ scale and demands of an expect . ■government budget. The federal bud- 1 national fund for the purpose of sci-; . mnnn in-rcasp ' get, if approved, will cost an average entitle research, education and com-1 ~ * U ’ W n U *" cr . e “ a * th f enr * 'of $158.00 for each’man, woman and munity service. GILES ASSUMES HELM OF KIWANIS New President and Of ficers Are Installed. Organization Given. Clinton C. Giles, head of Giles Chevrolet company, Inc., and a well camDaign the sum of $4)177 was known business man of the city, be- | raised in Laurens county. No quota came president of the Clinton Ki-iis named for this year, Chairman i . . ivQ hi M inn . a . „ wanis club iaat T*.ursday evening: Seawrigh^ai^^^ ^ of <^ u ^ io‘^w^^stoiy Plans Made F 0 r_ succeeding D. B. Srpith. Mr. Smith, . d South Carolina contribution Presbyterian college track schedule. that there will be a deficiency IrnprOVinQ Scouting presented the president’s pin to the - • - , ohw_ ; child in South Carolina. President Truman’s budget was submitted to congress January 10. It j will now be studied by appropria- i tions committees of the house and "Heart disease is causing more deaths than any other disease and the Heart association earnestly and j ments ; noted. commissi Proposed spending was held just $66,000 under anticipated revenues, pnducing “balance by a very harrow urgently appeals to each and every mar g ;n ” .^e commission emphasized citizen of this county to contribute, Howevor it used a revenue esti- ; senate for their approval or revision to that fund by ‘opening their hearts ; mate S 3, 0 00,000 less than actual 1947- preparatory to final action by the to fight heart disease. 4S collecti<ms Current year collec- ; tions are exceeding those, and the 1949-50 outlook is for little fluctu- ' ation, the commission insisted. It termed its report “conservative.” whole congress. of $350,000 was needed to replace Tne Hose cindermen will meet six a " d .f^ pl t ^ nt t al | n This Countv monev snent bv the Foundation to ! state opponents in dual meets and ed from time to time W car.y this 111 IRIS V*OUnry ! The four major components of the | outlined budget; $69,322,144 in gen- - — , , t-v » d i ». n e Z g- u u i . era l state funds. $23,379,104 in fed- head. | of the 1948 epidemic. I to be held at Presbyterian college y ear > D ’ A - f. kl t nner ; ge " eral rnana " a ^ couts me Z\? g he ‘ d aS ‘ eral funds available for state spend- Other officers installed were: Mr.| Chairman Thomas quoted a state-1 May 13-14 on Johnson field. ; ger of Jhe State c harnber, said in week at the Laurens Mills commun- ing> $2 i >7 95 ( 020 in specifically allo- Siruth. vice-president; W. A.. Sher T | ment by Basjl O’Connor, national; Last season the Hosemen placed j tho fori _! a "f a1 ^® re „ f ma ^ llt [ > n r t , 1I ”‘ ; cated state revenues, and SiS.SJS.sat) in institutional and miscellaneo'os new president who, in turn, gave a^oney spent by the Fouhdation to state opponents ... . past presidents pin to the retiring i bos pj ta ij ze South Carolina victims' will enter the state meet, which is! c° lossus government through the ornim, vice-presiaem; w. a. aner-jw-pn* b v Basil O’Crinnor nationaL T -jet sAscnn tho VTnspm^n nlanprl ! comment ’ inS on ^budget. , ..wugiv, **.. ratt, named as^ club secretary by^the president ol the polio foundation, to fourth in the state meet, taking U*; !n board of directors rectors: I. M. Smith, Tench P. Ow ens and R. E. Ferguson, Jr., for two- year (terms, succeeding James S. Gray, B. C. Preslar and Robert M. Vance, wlhose terms had expired. Carry-over members of *the board paign. “If people are made aware of this'three trackmen were lost by gradu critical moment in the war on a mer- ation the past year, the team being income. to succeed Robert Tliu^at'e the W ‘ur2encv‘oT’the 7am-i Uttk" F^ur‘‘rrnwn hv nlkcin^ a°head eral budget was arnved at b y US11 ^ the county. The meeting M Vance and the following new di-1 vr 77* g j 6 ' i r U .u^ ‘ P ,, Cing 7 , a three-point formula comprising charge of John P. Fans M. Vance, and the following new <U i Daian . Mr . OConnor said: I of other Little tow i federal tax collection in this state, chairman. . tha „ nm , , • m . the state's share of the national in-, A committee was named to pro- . lb i e d’ the sta'i Swollen income from existing tax- lew taxesi has en- e to pay for an ex- squarely, there will be but one an- . swer: overwhelming support. The fieially opened, but Walter Gooch, for another year are W. C. Shealy, American people always come Rock Hill sophomore and PC "iron! " James P. Sloan, J. Leland Young through in a crisis. If they know the, man” on the track and in the field, Wnccon To Head and Reese Young. facts, they will give.” has started workouts as have Dewey' . ^ President Smith was extended a Among the facts, Mr. Thomas said, 1 Riddle, Fayetteville, N. C., senior I CdUCQtlOn Committee come, and population. Factors used mote the Council annual meeting to panded pro g ram of government as m arr.vmg at county estimates were be held at Clemson coUege January ^. eU as risj costJ com . . , ... . . , the states total and South Carolina 28, composed of Larry Weeks, Watts This year drills have not been of- populatlon figures vZ j r t n S, weT^cedYs “o .h™' ~Tmo d res mOS, ‘ y ^ -eid a, Ciemson college January mission declared. T .uni. 1 ! predicted a leveling off in gen- N. Foy. Joanna; and Kenneth Baker eral busmess activity and a sub se- ville; Rev. J. E. Rouse, Laurens; G. hearty vote of thanks by the club for his fine services and leadership dur ing the past year. President Giles spoke of the objectives of Interna tional Kiwanis for the new year and is that jthe foundation spent an esti-^.weight man, and JKen .McCutcheon., mated $17,000,000 assisting families Dillon sophomore sprint specialist and communities in the 1948 epi- of this city. Chairman Faris announced that Boy Scout Week would be observed by scouts and scouters February 6- quent leveling off in state revenues; could see no signs of a business de pression. It suggested that while state reve- demic. Excepting California, he said, , , _ . iW . North Carolina, our neighboring asked the help and cooperation of the s t a t e> bad 4be highest number of membership in assuming office. 11 polio cases, 2,499, in 1948 and South will do my best as your president, Carolina ranked high with 374 cases, he said, “to make 1949 one of “South Carolina received more best years in the history oT our club. , than she contributed last year,” Mr. Committees far Year Thomas said, “and this year we hope Committees appointed by the pres- to show our appreciation by increas- ident for the new year follow: i ing our gifts.” Program: B. C. Preslar, W. H. • Simpson, ILenneth N. Baker, E. H. County GoS ToX , Wilkes, F. M. Boland. j 7 r LA ‘ L Finance: R. L. Plaxico, J. Leland Digger tOCn Month Young, D. S. Templeton, L. E. Bish- ♦ op, Thomas E. Baldwin. j Columbia, Jan. 18.— (Special to Robert C. Wasson, a member of !?’ anniversary nues cou i d ^ expected to remain the county house delegation, was ° f in A^m ° ° y COUt steady in the months ahead, the leg- ------ - — * mo .7 me " t m America. islature shauld .. watch close ly" the Attending the meeting from here trend dunng the next fe , v monUls . , were R. E. Fergusan, Kenneth Baker, ,. r * . George Cornelson and J. B. Abfcr- Mr. Wasson, a farmer and mer- The schedule includes: April 2—Clemson at Clinton. i elected Tuesday as chairman of the April 9—Wofford at Spartanburg.! education and public works commit- Apri! 19—Newberry at Clinton. | tee. April 23—Furman at Clinton. April 30—Carolina at Columbia. I chant of the Hickory Tavern com- , B b u’ f . om Jojn ia - G - F °y an<i May 7—The Citadel at Charleston, munity, was chairman of 4his com- ' ' ’ May 13-14—State meet at Clinton Week of Special Emphasis On World Relief Planned January 23-30 mittee 1937-40. He was elected again to the house in 1946 and re-elected County 4-H Clubs m 11 rirm Kr*_ _ • The assembly was urged to guard against "new’ commitments” of state income that could not be later with drawn. . It also suggested that the assem bly: Eliminate “expense allowances” for the state’s constitutional officers, in compliance with a state supreme last summer. His committee embrac- ^ ' l \/ es duties of the old education, high- UrgoniZC TOT IGOT way, state house and grounds, rail- -♦ roads and vaiation committees under Boys’ 4-H clubs in the county have court ruling agamsit extra pay; and the new rules. elected officers for 1949 and organ- suggested raises in base pay :or theae Charles L. Milam, dean of the del- ized for the year. officers. At the last meeting of the state egation, was re-named a member of The Long Branch club in this sec- Give state employees a cost of liv- Baptist convention a resolution was the agriculture and conservation tion is headed by Joe Cunningham. in £ P a y raise. employ- state Att*»nHanr#» and House- I Ashbv The Chronicle). — Laurens CO unty 1 ® ndorsed „ set „ ting aside the week of j committee. Charles Culbertson, a president; James Compton, vice- Keep the number of state emp! Dick. Tench P. Owens, Ratchford W.! wil1 receive $6,573 this month as j J ®^ ar ,y 2 2‘30 ®_ s a jyeek of specul, new member of the delegation, was; pnesiGient; JuHp Walkerj-secr^tary- ee£ down, except m cases of the S Boland, J. $. Gray, G. W. Hollings-j the epunty’s allotment from the one, effort for overseas relief. worth. i cent of the six cent gasoline tax, , Many people are still destitute in affairs committee, which is distributed among the coun- ! ! dose areas devastated in the recen. assigned to the military and public treasurer; and* Mrs. T. B. Sumerel, hospital and State Training school. ££•«•» »' South Carolina, according to! ArUc^ .1 ctoUiin* 'or all age Dillard. W P Dixon, Caldwell Hen- ( Treasurer Je9 D [ Bates, derson, J. William King. | The distribution u made every Boys and Girls Work; Underpriv’i-^ mon ^ b on 4be ba sis of the number!^ 0 §7631 ^advantage. groups, school kits, rag doiis, toys. China Missionary i lood producing seeds can all be used -j-q AddfCSS Men Members of the local First Baptist The Men-of-the-Church leged Child: W. C. Baldwin, G. N.j 0 f licenses sold in every county. The . ... h „ _ , ., Foy, J. Hubert Todd, J. Henderson total ol $ 3 15( 269 being distributed church will be given opportunity to l he Men-of-tb Pitts, F. C. Pinson. ; among the C3un ties this month is the contribute during the week of Jan-j First Presbyterian 4.^,’ -i ... 4k,c ;^i,„ uary 23-30 to this elloi’t and a fur- their January di. local leader. , which the commission found were The report of the county agent for understaffed. i the past year show-ed twelve com- Rectify the present “wrong” sys- , munity clubs and one county-wide, tern of the state paying nearly- all j club with 205 boys enrolled, with 85 school bus costs without a say-so in members completing their club pro- their operation by the counties. i jects. Products produced were val- Consider the fact that public wel- l l ^ ucd at $14,140.33 at a cost of $7 - fare awards have douolea during the church will hold ’ dinner-meeting this Business Standards: R. Edward ■ counties’ share of the intake during “ ar - v a ~.o n • ,, .■ Ferguson, D. B. Smitn, R. H. McGee, December. The remaining five cents tner announcement will be made at evening ac ,.30 in the chuich dining G. A. Burton, W. C. Shealy. of the six cent gasoline tax is re- [ ne worship service Sunday morning • ^o Inter-Club Relations and Achieve- tained by the state highway depart- by the pastor, Rec. J. I . an ment Report: W. M. Shields, Robert ment. . D V F Black, R M. Vance, J. Sloan In January of 1948, the total dis- KOSS U. T Oling Todd, C. Ed King. tribution was only $272,294, of which u n - JD r( l Rirthdav Kiwanis Educatinn: W. W. HSrris, Laurens coun,) ’ recelved $5 ' 393 ' | 005 /3 _“ I. M. Smith, S. W. Sumerel, R. N.! ii * Blackwelder, M. W. Brown. Blue Stockings Public Affairs and Public ^ e * a_ 'ttold L-Cod III 688.98, showing a profit to the mem- pu*’- six years, bers of $6,451.35. Concur with the commission in I cutting counties’ share of state’ in- j come tax revenues to 5 per cent. It , now’ is 7 1-2 per cent. ! Consider using $3,000,000 of an j expected $6,640,000 surp.us for fur ther permanent improvements at I j and will be able to give members of m« of the Newberry County Bank noted that ot A . ar . >ear , u: . p!uscs . It is noted in The Laurens Adver- tbe organization first-hand informa- held the past week, Walter Regnery, $13500000 already has been soem tiser that Ross D. Young of that city, t>on of actual conditions in that president of Joanna Cotton T ie guest speaker wiii be the Rev. Regnery Named Director H. T. Bridgman, of China and Mon- wi 1 n 1 treat. N. C , missionary of the South- INewberry County Bank ; ern Presbyterian church. Mr. Bridg- ; -- 'man has just returned from China' At the annual stockholders meet tions: J. L. Delany, Julian Bolick, James P. Sloan, R. E. Fergusbn, J. B. State Basketball Speake. ; — > Vocational Guidance and Youth Presbyterian’s undefeated Organization: W. R. Anderson, M. A. Stockings, atop the Palmetto who has been in poor health for country. ! who has been in poor health for j 73rd milestone January 9th at his home with members of his family Blue Present. State Mr. Young, a Clinton son, is known Mills f 0r permanent improvements, hos- in mile allowance to state employees traveling in their own cars on state “ ' * ousmess. „ . .. ATTENDING INAUGURATION Halt the buying atf automobiles fyy Prince, J. C. Thomas. stay for at least another week since wish him many happy returns. He ton Community Hotel prepared by R. L. Plaxico and James P Sloan :he state ’ ex ' e P l f ur the state high- Classification and Membership: W. the team is idle this week due to a son of the late Mr. and Mrs G. Architect R. E. Hitchcock of Athens, left Tuesday night for Washington/ wa >' P* 11-01 - M. McMillan, Russell Cooper, W. D- mid-year examinations. *oung, pioneer citizens 01. tnis Ga ( were received this week by the D. C., where they will attend the' Macdonald, Preston Thompson, H. G. College basketball heap, are there to here by many friends as “Ross’ who Plans For New Hotel Completed Architects plans for the new Clin- company, Joanna, was elected a new p ; ta ; s and health centers; $10,000,000 k 7 the b< ' ard Uf d : rec l t ° rs - , I to clear the state debt, of years past. The bank recently opened a branch Increase the present five cents a in Joanna with T. C. Tindall in! charge as assistant cashier. Adair, B. B. Ballard, Dennis Sowers! | Each of the other eight state quin- community. Encourage commercial marine fish- Music and Reception: T. Layton 'tets has suffered at least one defeat. 1 . cl Fraser, C. B. Betts, H. M. Young, The Hose have five straight victor- Garrett Opens bhop M. L. Robertson, Ray Pitts. ■ ies, with Furman in second place in G reenv j|| e board of directors who expressed inauguration of President Truman j mg through support of the state Support of Churches in Their Spir- 4he intrastate race with two defeats, itual Aims: Powell A. Fraser, Wil- and Erskine third. liam R. Pitts, J. Hewl^tte Wasson, John W. Harris, L. W. Brown. themselves as highly pleased with the today and several other events. lay-out and general arrangement of ^ the building. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They Inform you as to chanc ing prices, where you can sup ply your needs whatever they may be, where you can shop to advantage. BE WISE- READ THE ADS Accepts Position With Wilmington Hospital ; Friends of Miss Carolyn Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Mur phy of this city, will be interested to know she has accepted the posi tion of dietitian at James Walker Memorial hospital, Wilmington, N. C. . • • Miss Murphy has recently com-, pleted her training course at the Up iversity of Virginia, Richmond. LOSES BROTHER Friends of W. A. Dicus will sym-; ! pathize with him in the death of his brother, J. P. Dicus, in Waynesville,' ; N. C., Thursday. Mrs. Dicus and Miss j Katherine Dicus were in Waynes- j ville Friday to attend the funerpl. ' - - Blue prints arertiow being placed KJ C\a/ Cl I DCf D I RCDC ' '' ; in the hands of a number of contrac- ^ ” j U D jv-M D C. I\ j M. A. Garrett, who has operated t ors j n t be expectation of asking for HONOR ROLL : a radio repair shop in the city the b j ds j n ^ be next thirty daysT — ; past year, has closed his business ^ | here and moved to Greenville where jhe has opened a similar radio shop. ( $558,326 Recommended 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 advertisements — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can buy to advantage. For Training School board of fisheries.- ! Expand the industrial safety edu- ! cation and industrial safety super vision -program of the state indus- ! hnal commission. Al. vate an idle $20tf.000 game j protection fund to specific projects. Don’t borrow your neighbor’s pa- Advpt a definite airport develop- per—let THE CHRONICLE be deliv-, In ^’ : ,, < ;? ntl ? 1 P° hc - V ered in your home ev'ery Thursday -Ut.y the present deve.op morning, The cost is low’, all sub-! ut stirle P° r ts- scruptions payable in advance. Create a committee to study in- The State Training school near Single copfes on sale at office 5c tciuu:es in trie s tatc s present tax here is given an appropriation of ^ ^ —- —- $55S,326 by the state budget com- Welcome and thanks to those on mission recommendation submitted our Honor Roll this week: Tuesday. For the past year the in stitution ^received an appropriation of $460,172. • .* SERVICES FOR SUNDAY Rev. Thomas P. Harger, of Cal houn, Ga., will be the gueat sneaker} Sunday, January 23, at Little River- Dominick Presbyterian church at 3:30 o’clock. All members are invit- 1 ed to be present. MJtS. KENNETH MATHESON, Mooresvllle, N. C. MRS. MARy MADDEN, Fountatb Inn. MRiS. EVELYN MIMS, MRS. B. L. SMITH. MRS. LULA MAE GINN, Clinton. 1 W. L. MOTTE, South Clinton. MJ^S, FLORENCE ERVIN, Clearwater. Two Basketball Games Here Friday The Clinton high Red Devils wil meet the Laurens high schoo 1 Tigers here in the Clinton armory Friday night. Tnere will be a girls’ game and a boys* game. The girls’ game will be tirst on the card, starting at 7:30. Both the Laurens and Clinton boys' teams sport an impressive string ot victories. — v