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t ~rr-- r: ; r THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable 3hf (EUntflu Olbrnmrlp If You Don't Read THE CHROHICIE'— You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 3, 1949 Number 5 BIG SPENDING IS PROPOSED BY LEGISLATURE Votes Given Of County Solons On State Issues Bond Issues and Addi tional Taxes Amounting To $143,000,000 Under Consideration. Columbia, Feb. 1.--Self-liquidating bond issues and additional taxes ag gregating at least $143,000 000 are ! th " constitution being proposed in the general -assem bly. Columbia, Feb. 1.—(Special to The Chronicle).—The house otf represen- | tatives held roll call votes last week i on three of the issues before the' house for consideration. By a vote I of 98 to 4, the house approved a res- | olution (favoring the calling of a con- stitutoinal convention. Representa tives C. B. Culbertson and C. L. Mi lam voted in favor of the measure, while Representative R. C. Wasson was not recorded as voting. A bill to ratify an amendment to so as to limit the i pardon power of the governor to re-j prieves and commutation of death A quick look shows $125,000,000 in sentences, and to vest all clemency self-liquidating bonds and SI8, 00,- p 0Wer j n a probation, parole and par- j 000 in more taxes under consider-, i Joar ^ > was approved by a house ati° n - vote of 100 to 3. Reps. Culbertson | A war veterans’bonus bill calls for anc j ^ji arn voted in favor of the! a $70,000,000 bond issue. A proposed measure an d Rep. Wasson was not state housing authority would re-1 rec0 rded as voting, quire a similar $50,000,000 bond issue.. third ro R ca R vo . e taken in A new state penitentiary would be. th e house during the week was on aj financed by $5,000,000 in bonds to mo tj on to provide that the house 1 which prison factory and farm in- j comm ittee on rules and committee comes would be pledged. i on interstate commerce foe excepted 1 The University of South Carolina i j rom ^e provision which automat- wants authority for selif-liquidating | j ca jjy re q U i res a committee officer to bond issues to finance new dormito- j vaca t e other committee seats. Advo- ries to which room rents would be pledged. More taxes are- proposed on soft drinks, cigarets, candy, chewing gum, cates of the resolution pointed out that the two committees concerned. were no active committees, and the i chairmen would be able to attend to! liquor and incomes, among °^ er j duties on other committees. Oppon- things, to raise $18,000,000 a year f° r | en t s contended that the rules should increased old dge pensions. not amended before being tried. The veterans’ bonus would come ^. he reso iution was adopted by an 85 to $60,000,000 at $300 each to the ( jg vo t e w j t h R e ps. Culbertson and state’s approximately ^00,000 W orlu | w asson voting with the majority in War II service men and women. I>-;f a vor of the resolution, and Rep. Mi- is in. a bill • introduced by Represen- : j am voting against the resolution. tative Poliakoff, of Spartanburg. , , The $50,000,000 bond issue for a ail T state housing authority is to be con- Kappa Alpha 10 tained in a proposed bill, yet to be u.ij A#, introduced, promised by Representa- nOld banquet At tive Easterlin, of Spartanburg. The College Tonight authority would require no down |' * - - payment for home or farm purchase., Area alumni of Kappa Alpha fra- The prison bill already has been t ern jty w ri t, e honor guests at a ban-, introduced and is now in committee. q ue ^ this evening at 8 o’clock at | Easterlin wants old age pensions,, Presbyterian college with Beta Pi $374,315 Spent In County For Public Welfare 15-POINT FARM PROGRAM GIVEN FOR THE STATE Overall Plan for Coordi nating Activities of Those Concerned With Agricultural Problems. A 15-point 1949 agricultural pr >- gram for this state was announced now averaging slightly more than $20 a month, increased to a flat $50 a month. Federal funds would be available ‘for some of the increase. He plans to introduce a bill rais in every j>art of the nation more than 2.200,000 boys and their adult leaders, will observe Boy Scout Week, Feb. 6th to 12th, marking the 39th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The theme of the celebration is "Adventure—that's Scouting!" This year the movement is emphasizing the fun and fellowship its members get out of the game of Scouting. More high adventure is planned in the out-of-doors. Their adventure in citizenship will find Scouts emphasizing civic service activities, emergency service training and world Scouting relationships. During Boy Scout Week, Scouts, their parents and countless communities will honor the volunteer adult leaders of the nation's 70,000 Cub Packs, Scout Troops and Senior Units. Above is the official poster marking the Scout birthday. chapter members of the college as hosts. i SIE“=H!truck and bus drivers held for JURY IN CANE CREEK CRASH Z'T' ,UndS ,ha, WOUld be ffl: I Cross Hill. Jan. 20. - (Spec,a,,. _ 1 Columbia, Feb. i.—(Special to The i Chronicle).—The total of public wel fare assistarice payments made in Laurens county during the 1947-48 fiscal year came to $374,315, it is brought out in the annual report of the South Carolina Department of Public Welfare, which has been is sued to the general assembly. Wel fare payments made during the year in Laurens county accounted for 3.58 ' ‘ J y by ^e Clemson college ex- per cent of the $10,457,234 expended in service, headed by D. V\ in welfare payments in the counties '' tkms. director, of the state. Tbe g° a l of the program is better The amount of assistance payments- '“ rrn '*ving. It is designed as an over- made in Laurens county which came a '/ Su'de f° r coordinating activities ’ from state funds for general relief 0 a ‘' agricultural A'orkers, groups was $14,758. Payments made from anc * commit.ees in the state, state and federal funds in the coun- The program includest ! ty were under three categories: old 1. Meet rising costs and possible * age assistance, $306,350; aid to the lower prices by making the best use needy blind, $6,561, and aid to de- of land, labor and equipment, and pendent children, $46,647. j by efffficient production to meet A total of 387 welfare applications rnar * <et conditions, were approved for handling in Lau- 2. Conserve and improve produc- rens county during the fiscal year, Lvity of soils through liming, prop- : and 148 were rejected. Thirty-eight er fertilization, cover crops, crop ro- ! applications were pending in the *aiion. and terracing drainage, anl Laurens office at the end of the year, irrigation where needed ! as compared to 50 at the beginning 3. Grow and conserve more foo-1 of the vear i for home use. Grow a year-round ' ^ garden on every farm. Increase pro duction of corn, pastures, annua. Rites Here For grazing, small grains, silage and kA v 4 k 4 | gram sorghums to support the gr MrS. Maggie Mauldin mg livestock industry. ' 4. Farm mechanization. Mrs. Maggie Lee Mauldin, 51, died 5 Continue to develop a large Sunday a. f teaiQon at the home of her permanent income from hogs, beo: unin I’ Mauldin, on Cal- cattle, dairy products, chieke vert avenue after a declining period turkeys through better breeding of health followed by a critical two stock, closer culling and better feed- weeks illness. mg and marketing. The funeral -services were held 6. Meet competition from othe.* ! Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the. areas and other fibers by producing I home of her son with Rev. J. H. Darr higher cotton yields at lower cost and Rev. W. H. Biers as the official- per pound. ing ministers. Interment followed in 7. Keep up yields of high quality J the Greenwood Memorial Gardens. tobacco. Give more attention to con-- i Active pallbearers were: C. G. tro1 of P^ntbed and field disease. Stadler. Thomas Milam, William An- and and preparation of to- l derson, Allen McKee, James Bog- “acco for market, gero, James Bailey and Mac B. Hipp. 8.Use recommended varieties and 1A number of friends of the family Lm P rove d methods of production, from here and Greenwood composed g radui S, preparation and marketing the honorary escort. | • r U‘ 1 * s and vegetables. , Mrs. Mauldin was a native of w ve ! arm woodlands better Edgefield county but made her home management and fire protection. Do 1 in Greenwood lor 24 years before a deUer marketing the tim- . A t ! ognition ki honor of her late hus . He would add two cents a pack tax band who was a member 0 f Q eta pj! William A. Rachels, of Greenwood, to cigarets to raise $3,000,000 a year, cba p^ er u r McLeod Frampton, ogjand Carl C. Harding, of Chesnee, a penny on candy and chewing^um Chester( wiU present the George paul dr . vers of the vehicles invo i ved in to raise another $3,000,000, and so on. memorial address, with Rev. K. L. State Tax Man To Be Here February 23 Hamilton, of Batesburg, giving the invocation. W. Elliot Dunwoody, knight com mander of Kappa Alpha order, will give the main address. Agents df the income tax divisionBi:iAdaras oIMacori,Ga..ischap- ot the South Carolina tax commission *J r ^ re ^ d f. rU T h^ her ■,i° ff ^ erS are begin their journeys over the state Geor ^ Thomasv Ue, Ga. v,ce- Jthe purpose of asststing '-ome P^' d “V Be«on Cam Mon gom- tax p 3yers in the preparation o( ^i^nu G. "SSi“r ' returns on February 14. j Every individual receiving an in- ^ come of $1,000 net, if single or !Groninger Maintains net, iif married, is required to file a, r ^ • n return. Fast Scoring Pace In addition to the returns of in- -•> come, every person, firm or corpor- Dwight Groninger, Presbyterian ation making payments of salaries, college scoring ace, maintained his wages, rents, commissions, etc., in | unc hallenged 24-point scoring aver- excess of $1,000 or interest or divi- a g e j n state basketball circles this dends, or both, in excess of $100Q_tp as t week-by sinking 17 markers in the truck tanker-bus collision that cost the life of Lander college stu dent Eleanor Simmons of Cross Hill, at Cane Creek near here January 21, will appear before the Laurens coun ty grand jury next month, charged ed out through the shattered wind shield. In response to Solicitor Beasley’s questioning, Rachels stated on sev eral occasions that his speed was be tween 40 and 45 miles per hour. His passenger, Mrs. Wells, who said that she made the round drip to Spartan burg from Greenwood with Rachels, also testified that the speed did not exceed 40-45 miles per hour. Rachels said that the only stop he moving here to reside with her son The deceased is survived by two sons, Benjamin, of this city, and Kenneth M. Mauldin of the navy, sta ber crop. Reforest lands best suited to trees.’ 10. Increase production and use of clean, high quality seeds and planU with reckless driving. The grand jury J made on t-* 16 i r *P i* 131 afternoon was i just on the outskirts of Clinton where meets Monday, February 21. ! he bought Mrs . Wells a SOit drmk . Garden Club Begins City Beautification With Dogwood Planting Both men were placed under $1,000 bond each after the inquest conduct ed by Laurens County Coroner R. O. Burgess and Solicitor Hugh Beasley here Friday afternoon in the audi torium of the Cross Hill school. A coroner’s jury composed Of H. S. Bryson, L. W. Reeder, Jr., W. A. Sat- terwaite, L. D. Hanna, H. M. Turner and J. E. Sharpe, found that Miss He testified that he had not eaten at any time during the trip or im mediately prior to his departure from Greenwood and that he had not drunk any liquor. The Greenwood man asserted that he was not traveling over 40 miles per hour at the time of the collision and that he was not trying to get up speed in order to climb the hill on Simmons came to her death as the Greenwood side of Cane creek result of injuries sustained in the Harding, the bus driver, who lives is required to make returns of infor- ^ be Erskine contest and 31 against 1 co |^ s * on and recommended that both’ 0 n Route 3, in Chesnee, also took the mation thereon, giving the names and the College of Charleston. As a; dldvers beld for the grand jury. |S ^ anc i voluntarily. He stated that .^he addresses of those to whom payments, f resbmant be W as ineligible to play Sheriff C. W. Wier swore out the bad been driving a bus tbr about are made and the amounts so paid, against The Citadel Saturday night. I warrants following the inquest and f our months and that he had made and by whom paid. | The Hose freshman sensation bofh drivers posted bonds. . several trips to Laurens earlier the Corporations and partnerships are switched to center from forward dur-Before a group of about 75 inter- day of the accident. The bus left required to file returns regardless o-iing the week, replacing ailing Hose ested persons, the inquest got under Greenwood on its regular run to the amount of income. I captain, Herb Lindsay, at the pivot, way shortly after four o’clock here Clinton at 5:40 p.m., driven by Hard- Agents will be in Clinton on Feb- p 0s jti 0n Lindsay, six-foot-three cen-| Friday afternoon. Solicitor Beasley ing, and made three stops to let off ruary 23 at the Bank of Clinton to t er sprained his ankle over a week conducted the questioning. assist taxpayers. ago in a practice session. He was School 4-H Club Holds Meeting passengers prior to the accident. Rachels, a third-shift employee at ^ Ability with headlights, accord- unable to play in the important Er- tbe Greenwood mill, was the first to in £ tu Harding, was 100 yards. He skine encounter and other games of take the stand offen’mr to testify vol- 1 said he was making 40 miles per ■ the week. | untarily The taH? ipf re ^^ood hour approaching tne bridge and ! Groninger, hovered over by Er-' resident still bore the burn scars re- slowed to 30 on entering it. Two- i skine's towering six-foot-six center, ce ; Ve d f rom the flames that followed thirds of the way across, he said, the The January meeting of the State Ja< * olive - was unable to hit th * the collision. He related how he had | a cS ident happened, just as he was Training school 4-H club was held bas * et effectively until the latter left Greenwood at 2:45 p.m. the day spe edln g U P to leave the structure in the school auditorium Friday af- P art the vital contest when he re-; of the accide nt, bound for the Shell and cumb the opposite hill He also ternoon. The theme of the program sumed his regular forward position, station in Spartaaburg and a tanker declared tnat he had not had any was “New Year’s Thoughts and Res- j ^ ; load of 4,000 gallons of gasoline. : be ® r or b< * uor . P rior to the accident. ii1 | He stated that his truck-driving Pour colored passengers on tne bus Attend Municipal , was a part time occupation and that a t toe time of the accident testified Association Meeting he worked the third shift the night tmff Hardmg s speed did not exceed previous elutions.” After the business session Mrs. Adeline Vaughn Long, assistant county home demonstration agent, gave a demonstration on “Native Shrubs and Flowers” and “Selecting Furnffure for the Home.' ^ to the accident. He was 30 mph over the bridge. They were Mavor L E Bishon members of called to drive the truck about 1:30 Nettie Moates of near Cross Hill, Mayor L,. e. Bishop, members of F id afternoon • Mary Hutchinson of Youngstown, the city council, William Brooks Ow-, In describing ^e events that led Ghio, Daniel Williams of Route 1, ens, city clerk and treasurer, and t in aesenom* uk: e_yrnu» icu , ^ ■> irT Jr J tw Jr tho Girls -ircdsurer, ana arc ider>t Rachels stated ^hnton, and Carnell Floyd of near During the social hour the girls R 0 t> er t s. Owens, city attorney, will U P ^ the accident, Rachels s ^ at ed N , , d , linved nlavine eames and singing attend the annual convention of the lhat he left Spartanburg about 4:30 Lrosi » Hill. None ot the colored wit enjoyed playing games and singing popular and club songs. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK They inform 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 and" that as hV passed through Cross "esses could otter an estimate ot the ^ Muniuipa^ Association or boutn car lHm it wa( . . ust dark and a lijfbt _ j speed of the truck-tanker. ^ JtlH Underway olina in Columbia February 7-8. ! i ^afrporal Tom Blanton, state high At the session on Monday Mayor 1 rabl was falling. As he drove Bishop will give a report of the an- j dowi ? approaching Car \ e nual meeting,of the American M u- 1 Creek b [ ld S e b< ™ nd ior Greenwood, nicipa! association. ! ** said he saw the bus coming down Presidents of local civic clubs and jopposite hill tow ard him at a several other guests from here have blgh rate of been invited by Mayor Bishop to at tend the banquet on Monday evening and hear the address by Vipe-Fh-esi- dent Alben W. Barkley*. SUNDAY SERVICES BY BROWN Rev. L. W. Brown and Mrs. Brown of Joanna, will return this week from a stay at Tavares, Fla. Mr. Brown w’ill occupy his pulpit at Joanna Sun day morning at 11 o’clock, and at the Lydia Mills Presbyterian church at 7:30 p.m. He stated that he dimmed his headlights and blink way patrolman from Greenwood, told the jury the condition of tne vehicles involved after he arrived on the scene following the call to Green wood Jor an ambulance. He showed and described to the jury pictures of tioned aV Great Lakes, 111.; one m-'luding certified seed, grandson; two brothers and one sis- G. Use recommended methods and ter, R. M. Pruitt, C. B. Pruitt and materials in fighting crop and live- Mrs. W. F. Mason, all of Greenwood. ! stock ins «*ts, diseases and parasitei. , j household insects, rats, weeds and [other pests. 12. Develop more and better pro cessing and marketing facilities for I farm products. j 13. Plan and improve farm home> _ ] and other buildings for health, safe- The program of beautification for com!ort and Senera, Clinton sponsored jointly by the City j Plirt U „ . , . . „ ,. , and Garden club will begin with the t ‘ . , . L> ,)p J ub ''f 01 ' 11 planting *f 1656 white dogwood trees: ” ‘J l? 0 * 8 and glrU in bet * during the coming week. j . t a ‘m in & and homemaking, health. The club committee in charge of * ^ I i = er VL. ip an ea dership i the project includes Mrs. C. E. Gal- 1 h * wu 1 ™?! *’ de ''' elo P and USe rural loway, chairman, Mrs. John T. Young health Jnd recreatlon al facilities, and Mrs. L. Russell Gray. j ^ 7 The trees, furnished and planted by i KJp w p; rm T- Paul Staton of Tuxedo, N. C.. for 50g rirm Maae Q ■ O each, will be between three and five Directory Feoture feet high, and the chairman states [ no additional orders can be taken A new firm, the Clinton Body Tie- no *. ‘ u J I builders, J. Elliott Law, proprietor. The city will be mapped out ac-, is added today to The Chronicle’i cording to streets and each purchaser , feature directory, “Folks to Know will be notified in advance of plant-! and Where to Go.” ing, which will begin Monday, the! 7th, weather permitting. ly equipped .for body rebuilding The individual purchasers will be work, recently moved to the city asked to mark in advance the place; from Greenville and has made many of planting and have someone at friends since coming here home to make arrangements for pay- < ment to Mr. Staton. — NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL If you want to keep up with the news of this community. THE l HRONDCLE should come into your home. The cost is sma Hr less than 4c a week, the local news coverage com- ple.e. We invite new subscriptions anywhere. Single copies at the office 5o. Welcome and thanks to those oa mr Honor Roll this week: MRS ED McMEEKIN, Winnsboro. MRS W C. OXLEY, MRS. G. S. SIMPSON, Clinton. * H. A HILL, West Clinton. Mr. Law, experienced and maderrv Joanna Gives Liberally To March of Dimes I The residents of Joanna have Ub- ‘'-a , ly contributed to the March of Dimes canvass in that community for the infantile paralysis fund. Chairman W. K Waites reported yesterday that $1,173.67 has been conrtibuted to the cause by that com-, munity, which is double the amount given last year, he said.. ed his clearance lights on the tanker! tne wretg three times. In crossing the bridge, 1 State Highway Patrolman J. C. he testified, the bus swung to the 1 Pa^’e, of Clinton, along with Cor- center, squeezing him as close to the poral Blanton, of Greenwood, and rail as possible. The collision Jor-,! Patrolman Clardy, of- Ware Shoals, lowed and the tanker veered to the testified as to measurements of the right and turned oyer some distance: trut ’ k and the width of tne bridge, beyond, the bridge and caught fire. ; P ace displayed a diagram df the ac- Rachels said he then kicked the side i cident scene to the jury. glass out of the door and jumped out and Mrs. Anna Mae Wells of Route 4, Greenwood, who was a pas senger in the truck with him, crawl- Mrs. Wells testified that she had boarded the truck as a passenger in Greenwood and generally corrobo rated the testimony given by Rachels. The Clinton campaign for March of Dimes contributions is progressing satisfactorily. Chairman J. C. Thomas) said yesterday. The canvass, not yet i completed, will be continued several days, he said, in the hope of exceed ing the amount raised last year. Two County Farmers Listed As Winners i County Winners in the South Caro lina five-acre cotton growing contest by counties were announced in Co lumbia Friday. J. W. Tinsley and Robert M. Cain of this county are included among the winners. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find hetpTul Grocery and Market News in THE t HRONICLE every week, from lead ng food stores in the city. Reid the advertiser! they tell you 'bout changing prices each week an/I where you can buy to ad''anjtage.