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• 1 . » THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable Shr (Elintmt (Chrnntrlf IHE CHRONICLE If You Don't Read You Don't Get the News Volume XUX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 3, 1949 , Number 9 Red Cross Campaign Poster For 1949 YOU TOO CAN HELP throu gh RED CROSS Kiwanis Official For Ninth Division Guest of Local Club 7,644 Automobiles Registered In County, Gain Over La$f Year Committees Named By Grand Jury For Coming Year l / Li'-' »!> m '^1 Wm&m , S r 1949 FUND CAMPAIGN Tlila striking and dran-.*tlc picture of Kcd Cross disaster relief work done bjr Jes Scdlaikjer, noted American poster artist. Local Kiwanians turned out strong Special to The Chronrcle. The new 1949 ^rand jury was or- Thursday evening to greet Dr. Paul Columbia, March 2.—The number ganized last ween at he opening <>? Wheeler, the new lieutenant gover- of motor vehicles registered in Lau- general sessions court with M P nor of division nine, Carplinas Ki-lrens county as of the first of Febru- Abrams as foreman A ter an exam- wanis district. Dr. Wheeler, long ac- ary shows an increase in every clas- inatlon of indictments, its final pre- tive in Kiwanis, is head of the Eng- sification except one, trailers, where sentment was made, lish department at Winthrop college, there was a slight decrease in the j n dismissing them from further CoCntrasting the ideal Kiwanian number registered last year, accord- attendant upon the court, Judge M. with the one who always asks, “Will ing to a report of the South Carolina \ianh commended the jury for the ! it put butter on my bread?” Dr. highway department. expeditious manner in which it had Wheeler urged the clubmen to “take Automobiles registered in Lpurens handled a large volume of work time to look around, and bind the; coun ty a t the first of February num- In its presentment the jury ex- ; wounds of your fellow man.” bered 7,644 as compared with the pressed its thanks for the courtesies ! He deplored a trend in education 6,948 registered in 1948. Truck reg- extended to them by the judge and 1 toward emphasis on “thing that can istration had increased from 1,129 other members o! the court, and ob- be turned into money,” and toward last year (to 1,337; motorcycles had Served that some of ‘he previous rec- a situation in which anything else a increased from 81 to 102. Trailers ommendatipns, not enumerated, had student acquires is considered spend- registered as of February 1 numbered been carried out. We further wish hthrift on the seven seas of education 50, as compared to the 58 registered thht ether recommendations be car- i The lieutenant governor declared in the county last year. ried out.’ the presentment said, j he is proud to be a member of an or- The total number of vehicles reg- Accompanying the presentment ! ganization dedicated to the fight jstered in the state as a whole has was a list of comm-itLees for the yea:, against Communism. “I am afraid of a ] s0 increased in every instance, listed as follows: j an impending order in which “per- There -are now 329,876 automobiles Roads and Bridges I. M. Smitn, D. ! sonalities would be destroyed,” he registered in South Carolina, as com- T - Pitts, J H Coleman, Jr. declared. “We are prone to ignore pa red to 305,460 last year; trucks > Jail anti Court House: B F Par- i warnings” about Communism, he number 80,848 as compared to 71,619; sons - G c - Vaughn, M. B_ Abrams. ■ said, i trailers number 6.419 as compared to County H°rne: C. W . Gray, C. A. Dr.. Wheeler emphasized the sound 5^58, and motorcycles numoer 5,384, Gw.nn, Melvin MUrra^r ! structure and principles of Kiwanis as compared to 4,353. i Chain Gang L. E Prather, D. C. , International. “It is well built against The county having the largest Smith, W. E Bragg. 1 all sorts of evils,” he said. He point- number of automobiles registered at Auditing Committee: R. W. Boland, ed out that the 169 Kiwanis clubs ( the first of February was Greenville, Education Committee: M. A Wil- . organized in 1948 set an all-time rec-1 where 34,109 cars were registered. w - T Blakely, R. B. Owings. ord. j _J !_ json, J. H. Sparks, C H Came. The meeting was presided over by u w 1. p* Law Enforcement Commiwee D President C. C. Giles. At the con- rlOUSG VOtCS D elusion Gov. Wheeler met with the |ncrCQS6 For board of directors for a conference . . about the 1949 International pro- PubllC WeliOrG, gram. PLANS MADE FOR RED CROSS DRIVE Committees Nomed To Head Campaign In This Area. County Quota Is $6,535. The annun’/drive ‘ > n ;c f;ir ., : the American Red Cross m Lauren* county will begin Tuesday. March 4. it was announced yesterday. B C. Preslar is general ch.arman for the Clinton area, and Tench P. Owen . publicity chairman The county has been given a quota of $6,535: divided 62 per cent for the Laurens area, and 38 per cent for Clinton. A thorough canvass >f *he commu nity. city and rural, will be made during the month, with a gene: >us support asked fo:‘ from the puoh in an effort to reach the quota. The following chairmen have been named to head up the drive: Business district: Lewis Puts. Special gifts: R N Black welder, H. L Eichelberger . Dapper Hosiery Mil’. Henry Luk- . stat. City schools—W R Anderson. Mfg Co.: M: Ion '9 ; C. Smith, D. T. Pitts, M. B. Abrams. W. Isaac Finney Posses At Hospital; ROAD-BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR COUNTY As stated in a news article in The County Supervisor and at least one Chronicle last week, Senator Ralph member of the County Board of T. Wilson has introduced a bill auth- Commissioners of Laurens County Rites Here Friday orizing the board of county commis- hnay deem advisable or necessary. J ^ sioners, composed of the supervisor E xecut i on The said bonds shall Wll Re T. Jacks 57, *—: An amendment increasing tne ai- rne funeral services were conduct- worker for the Cm* m branch, talh. amoum'oTsMO.OoV'the prt S i b * «» County Treasurer! “2S : 2* Thursday arternoon .tromthe Gray Tbe drlv , „ wrtt be made Columbia, March 1.— Among the . -. |, increases to appropriations made in LOSt Klt6S Mere the supply bill which were adopted by the house of representatives last W Isaac Finney, 71, a lifelong res- week were increases in the allotments ident of this community, died Tues- for public welfare, on which a num-1 day morning at a Columbia hospital, her of roll calls were taken. following an extended illness. Willie T. Jacks. 57, died at hiSj amendment increasing the al-i The funeral services were conduct- Willie T. Jacks Passes At Home Near City, Hallmark Adair. Thorn well Orphanage Mrs. Dennis Sowers. State Training school M.s 3 Lou ise Cox. Hopewell: Mrs. L L. Young.. Hurricane—Mrs. Tun Milam. Long Branch: Mrs. Will Brown. Renno: Mrs J. David Copeland. Shady Grove: Mrs. B W. Cooper Mountville: Mrs. Roy Adams Residential: Mrs R. L Plaxieo. Joanna: Alec Crawford. Clinton Mills: J C. Boyce. Lydia Mills: Walter Danhuff Mrs. Irby S. Hipp is home service* morning after several months illness. .... ,, . . , i j vv. » t j _ . 7 C "' $3,100,000 to $4,671,000 was adapted Funeral Home here by the Rev. P L. lin Hpr th^ Uadershin of W K Waitet. ueed. of which would be used for and the County Supervisor of I-«u- The funeral servics were held „ a 7 8 t0 3S roll call vote. Repot- Bauknijht. assisted by Dr. D. J. eha^aTto ttut area road and bridge bu.ldinj purposes in reus County, provided that the in- Friday afternoon a! the Grny FWal sentatlces Culbertson, Milan, and 1 Woods and Rev. S. D. Cu'.heh'ot Un-. ge e bhairman^o. tnat area. terest coupons attached to said bonds Han| i e with the Rev. James S. Gray, Wasson ^ Laurens county voted for' ion. A number of friends and rela- i i .i •• . as the officiaung minister. Interment t he increase. ! lives attended the last rites. Inter- MethOdlStS UDSCrve followed in Rosemont cemetery. The services were attended by many friends and neighbors who held him in high regard. the county. Under the proposed act, the bonds would be sold in blocks as needed, and the funds exipended by the corn- may bear their facsimile of litho graphed signature. mission. The auditor is authoroed “5. Payment. For the prompt paty- under the bill to make a sufficient xnent of the principal and interest annual levy upon all taxable prop- | of the said bonds as ^ severally er * in Laurens county pay the bewme due, the full faith, credit, said principal and interest as the ^0,^5 an ^ taxing power of Lau- Ga ^ ton I W i. lder B f ^ PP ’ J £ same shall become due. * VT - * *' f “*■* Tftie bill now goes to the house for approval. Senator Wilson stated that he had held several conferences with reus County ar. hereby irrweo^.y V^w^r^'e P ,£ Pallbearers were Babby »M Dielj caU ^ on ^ The Nabors, Harry Laud ford, Vic Martin. rrmnty in tmwjr ol the iacreaae- The $126,000.. provided for aid 5o ment followed 19 Rosemont cemetery. World Dov of PrOVer e blind in the ways iimi meens Pallbearers were*. Davis R. Hoi-, * m ' land. J.c* Hollani Kolmes Hollend., commBnoration ot «,«• -world tV. T .tl o, prayer” Fr.day, March a. a the committee version of the hill was dd vanced to $160,000 by an $8 to £ roll ^ J0 * HapnS ° f Ab Mrvic « for city-wide observance is ; Mr. Finney was a son of the late ^rv^Tw DUeated, however, wus an at.tempt Rom aud Sarah Hunter Rnney M^thod st church at 3 30 pm pledged. The Auditor ol Laurens ^ ™ , * re , , to raise the $75t.ft00 alWed Jor de- widely connected family of this com- aVi ;.! .nil .f rhl pTv i^^ncrtive u County is hereby authorized and di- c^ ; .u r—i children to $1,150,006 In the munity He was a member of Broad f ., a reeled to make a sumcTem “ann^l T homas Djal “ d dack * 65 Id 38 roll call vST whidh kUwlj j denommatioi^ are invited to attemi the members or the aeieganon. Kep-^.y upon all taxa ble property in 5* *. ineCQ . ber ° f Duncan 8 Cre€k the amendment. Repie-semaUves Cul-; The decansed is survived by one and J oin m this world fellowship ot resentatives Charles Culbertson C. Laurens County to pay the said prin-J „ sb,rteriaD . .. T bertson and Wasson -voted with the, sister. Mrs. T. R. Holland of this city; prayer ’ a . QrT , Hav L. Milam and R. C. Wasson, and that fi pa i a n d interest as the same shall! n H . e ^ survived by one brother. J - majority against the meamre, while one brother, Hunter Furuev of Un-! G" that » me day * h P the entire delegation.is favorable to become due, and the Treasurer of'S' Jacks ’ o/ ^tlaida, Ga.;Jw/o sisters,, Mlla>ri m favor iah'; two * alf-brothers. T. Irby Hoi-' ^ i teS ^ “ the road building program. jLautens County is hereby authorized' ^ Killed bJ ■ ^ 23 ror call vole .load of tins city, and L S Holland by ^ The Bill and directed to coUect suffica?nt tax-i J i d h ’“ d ^ -L 1 la Nabors of near mis an amt^dmmv' to increase tbe of Atlanta; and three half-ysisters,! t a ”*' in /f 68 . f g ^ d d A copy of his proposed act is as es to pay said .principal ami interest.| ber *' HiS U1 Jfy^ rS ‘ F , a * n ^ 1 1 f Princ * 1 Ih-neral relieT allivimeut from $80ft,- Miss Janie Holland ef Greenville,' 1 / 1 1:16 U1 , ere5 ‘ l ’- :nterv.enom.na.. 1 The dawn of the “world day of < — J_’ 7/, ' ^ _ i ? . ”T .: 1 *"■“ ' prayer breaks over the Fiji islands. follows: i “6. Invalidity. If any of the pro-| Jacks, him ^ the * rav<f IUiO to $2.3SH.Dnfc RepreservtaUves ,klrs Grady Shuler nf Richh*x, and; “An act to authorize Laurens Coun- visions of this Act shall be held un- ,seven momins a *°- Culbertson. Milam and Wasson voted |.Mrs. Palmer Calverl »f Umen javith the mujortty agais.st the u>- a rease. '^Clinton Woman's Story ty, South Carolina, to Issue Coupon constitutional such unconstitutional- Bonds in the Aggregate Amount of ity shall not affect any «f the re-; ClemSOf! AluHHli not Exceeding Six Hundred Sixty maining provisions of this Act. t p Thousand and no-100 ($600,000.00)1 “7. All Acts or parts of Acts in-1 *0 KeOfQCUlZe Dollars for purpose of improving and consistent herewith are hereby re-j '*■ ■, 1 ■* ■ . _. constructing Roads and Bridges in pealed. A meeting of Clemsmi men to re-, |fj Reaifefs'iRigest' Said County and to Provide for the “8. This Act shall take effect upon I org* 111 * ^ Laurens caunty_aJumnj, i ^ Payment Thereof. its approval by the Goveamor. “Section 1. Laurens County issue - —— - bonds purchase machinery and im- j, . — prove roads.—Be it enacted by the Heart L>Ompaigi1 I O General Assembly of the State of Conf-jpue Few 1 at the edge of the International dat ‘ line Progressing ever westward with ! the sun, at the end of 24 hours con- i tinuous prayer will have encircled . - j the globe, ending with the St. Law- >WIliam Paul Simterel, tH, of Lait-, rente island in the Arctic, rena died suddenly at his home in j Rites At Laurens For William P. SumereJ Mlss Inez TuckL ' r ot the Thann-. Laurens Friday night, ile was a son miTnitr hm.QP 1 Wcl1 ° r P hana k t ‘ stafl wa s ^ TV-'ot the late Mr. and Mrs. Milton A munity house, it was announced ye»~, cent a f a 51^,) c hecSt fmm Sumerel, a veil kaown family of the terday by a Clemson ccmmittee. Readers’ Digest for an nnecdole snb-^Pr* Ridge community nea: here. •Movies of the thnUing Clemson- mitted to the magazines depart- The funeral senvuws .ere held, » o Boston college football game when .... . I* ,IC ‘ U Boy Sco Clemson won 27-20 vrl.l be shown In TW Ln-Ued Sunday kflarnoon at the Seawnght ; count Wlll by a coach from the allege. , St ^ cs ‘ - u , , jM^uar, m Launm*. and conducted!^. AU Clemson men, whether mem- Mlss Tucl,!r 8 contnbution -by his p*s:.«, tr» Rm Scout Training Course At Laurens Tuesday South Carolina: That Laurens Coun ty is hereby authorized to issue its „ a , , .. , bonds in an amount not exceeding Beart fund campar^his still Six Hundred Sixty Thousand and no underway in the fcounty withX^ol. R. ( „„ iaataa , jj.ta.r- , • ,. ... , , , f u r Rn _ <lct 100 ($660,000.00) Dollars face value f- W 7 sor ’ of } his chaiMan. bers of the ai d chapter or not, have ptar . td m thi March 1Si ' ue ^ loK for the purpose of providing funds Solicitations h a v e b e em made b een invited to attend. Those who lo ^!; , . . , , lD to purchase road machinery, to re- J hrou ghout t«*county and will con-j would lliu . ^ j oin *.he chapter but ^ Our a'owdj'd bu;- stopped in a, . , pair and construct bridges, to cm- t:nue j™ se / eral da ^ S<*'enty per cannot attend the meeting wene re- town ‘ nd tht ‘ ^ c 7 * ploy an engineer, grade, top soil cent of the funds raised in the cam- quested t0 Yancey Poole, at ? ddrt ' s * d Utt ' Purge's us loU ^ Lornr Hughrs Sumere . and surface-treat such roads of the P ai * n remains in the county, the re- Laurens, a member of the committee.. lo ^ : +K ^ ^ ^ county as maybe designated by the ^naming 30 per cent going to .the na- It was announced that the Gator 4U - - - ' 1 1 > n .1 1 e Scout leaders of Lauren j meet at the Watts Mills County Supervisor and at least one ti “ nal cha P ter for research .work in B owl game will be sh»wn Mairh 24i sto P- My enrplpyer does not juir- heart diseases. member of the County Board of Commissioners of Laurens county 1 at some place yet to he announced Mrs. W. P. Jacobs, co-ciaiirman, *♦* eifher before or after the issue of asks those who may not have been A4 rs Rnl/4ytj|| BuvS the bonds. contacted in the drive who desire to * . “2. Interest—form. And the said contribute to the cause to notify her, ClllltOII FlOWfir SfiLOp bonds shall bear interest at the Mrs. J. Hamp Stone, Mrs. J. F Ja- — rate of not exceeding three (3) per cobs, or Mrs. C. W. Cooper. The drive Announcemest w*as made yester- ' Fra nces iTLgjiacih Sjumerel; four jfMi eating brothers T. B Bmnerel of near Luu— Wrier to Rylaid F SumeneJ of this city. mit me to recommend place as being supe:._. other. But if J can be oi servicr to -- arnLr * Lia * rei ot (jnrenv.,.e. ami ... - ., , l ir l M. A. Surnere! ul HewourL Kv * thr*** you withm tl»- noxt h..!, hour, you yj. K cb , dt , ^ will find me at the Jlhte Cate, luin M-s local leadership training committee man. Instructions will be given in program planning, advancement, the various scout skills, such as rope- work, axemanshif). compass work, mapping and other subjects. All in terested .n the Scouting program are invited to attend. This training course is one of sev eral program improvement aetivi- J , c ' '^ UI i Jack W. Aaderstm uf tins city and | jes P lanned at a recent county d:s- doors down the street on the ritfht. Mre Lyles Marky ^lumrens triCt metftin « Jacobs LhL Anderson, Russell To Address iaa nna Mess Club I'ne group will be organized much as a Scout troop is organized a:xi wid carry out actual troop meetings tnat may be carried back 10 each in- dvidual troop. Carrol Pitman, local field Scon* centum per annum, payable semi- has been extended from February 2d day by Mrs. B. F. Wregard of the annually, shall be payable at such to March 5. sale of Clinton Flower shop to Mrs. - j. time or times and at such pla?e or ^ W. C. Baldwin, of this city. j.ln NeW OlTICeS places and shall be in such form ■ n a .. ■ The business will be operated un- •»- as the County Supervisor and at least CiCJieiDerger AlfendS der the same firm name by Mrs. Polly Jacobs Last, owned by J. F Jaiwitei, one member of the County Board ]f)SlllttnCe Meetina B Draughon and Mrs. Fiances War- ’ll as moved inti' the Ikacobs offane A meeting of the recently organ-. exetutiV ^. will' assist Mr. Weeks mi of Commissioners of Laurens Coun- ^ * ner. building on East Carolina avenue, Men’s Chib ®f Joanna will be tfle training ‘program. ty may direct. ! u T 1 I Friends of the Wingai4s will be necently purchasnd by Mr. Jacob*. held Saturday *3ernooa at 5:30.. “3. Sale. The said bonds shall t fi ‘ f th ^ y . j interested to know they plan to con- Part of the firrt floor Is occupitd Guest speaker f»r the occasion will be sold by the County Btrard of com nan v soent last week in tinue tp res,de in Clinton . for the by Jacobs List and part by C. V. J be Donald Russell, Spartanburg at- NEW SUBSCRIBERS Co^f 11 ^ 5 , 006 ^ 5 ^ County at Y^^aUen^ing’a^eeUng of|P resent ’ toderjon Hu,i«, Compaq. HONOR ROL1 S!?“i " f-Ttfa Sa ‘ e '.l 0 .’ "f U.e company’s agents advisor, conn-, « »« '>*• »P»** nWrlK,JL '- less than ipar and accrued interest, ^ the proceeds of such sale shall be for the purpose provided in Section 1 of| ^ r - Eichelberger, holding an en- this Act. Provided, that said bonds viable record with his company, was may be sold all at one time or in elected last fall as a representative such blocks and at such times as the company’s agents in the South- i east, its .purpose being to interpret basic problems of the agency field 1 force to the company's management. 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. Crouch Sells Station To Young Brothers B. W. Crouch, owner of the Clinton Service station on East Carolina ave nue, announced Monday that he had sold the business to Mason and Car ol Young of this city. I Mr. Crouch has becon mm *Cr [of the Laurens Rest Home, inc. Lis friends and those of his family will I be interested to know they will con- j tinue to make their home here. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING Your messages regularly in THE CHRONICLE -wil! he 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. Advertisers who have tested all available medium* of advertising in the county declare that THE CHRON ICLE does the whole job very satisfactorily alone. There is no hit-or-miss when merchants and busi ness >is»* THE CHRONICLE to reach their poten tial customers meeting' and*'chicken stew will be Tf aervK*. Men of the cummumnity who d ° rv,t * >elon < to THE aifp htierested in joining are invited s growing family of to attend. | rea ders we invite you to list your The club which was formed re- subscr ^P t ‘ on today. All subscriptions c*tit)y, has a membership of over ar f pa ^ ab ^ e advance. , !00, wtth the following officers: Welcome and thanks to those on PrexiUtnt, Walter Regnery. I 0Ur Honor Roll this week; • Vice-President, Vernon Gainer. ! ILB\ S. HIPP, Jit Sivretdry-Treasurer, Kelly Waits. Legion Plans To Erect Building The regular monthly meeting of the Copeland-Davidson post, Ameri can Legion, will be held this evening (Thursday) at, 7:30 at the armory R. P. Chapman, commander, stated that all members are invited to at tend, as plans will be made to begin erection of the Legion buildinf in the next few months. Rock Hill. MRS. IDA DGSTER, , Columbia. MISS FLORENCE BLAKELY, Durham. N C. DAVID S COOK. MRS BEN MAULDIN. LEA MAN JONE, Clinton, GORDON BOYCE. JAMES HARRELSON. ROBERT SATTERWHITE MRS. JOHNNY MOORE. MRS...!: WHELCHEL, JOE TERRY, Joanna.