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..1—I. • -r~ v s \ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read . THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 23, 1949 Number 25 mb CLINTON r Business, Professional Folks You Know Board Authorizes New Buildings At Orphanage The board of trustees of Thornwell orphanage in annual session., last week, heard reports for the year and authorized the erection of two new buildings and other improvements. The meeting was presided over by its chairman, J. S. Morse, of Abbe ville, with a full ft . attendance from the three controlling synods, South Car olina, Georgia, and Florida. The board approved submitted plans for the erection of a cold stor age and refrigeration plant.* Prelim inary estimates for its cost are $87,000. 'TOJO' PULLEY GETS 12 YEARS' N. C. Fugitive Captured Near City Sent to State Pen After Sentence. Grover (Tojo) Pulley, referred to I by many as the “mystery man,’’ was j given a 12-year sentence in criminal , term of court in Laurens Saturday i after being convicted of possessing a collection of burglary tools. Pulley, arrested near Clinton in April on the Whitmire highway upon The board also authorized the im-} the tip of a hitchhiker, Earl Jackson, . of Clinton, Wins Civitan Scholarship mediate erection of a modern gym nasium, funds for same having been provided by two Spartanburg friends. In connection with the proposed building the board instructed the president and executive committee to complete lay-out plans for an ath ■was wanted in North Carolina for violating a murder pa role. Immediately after being sen tenced he was sent to the state peni- ; tentiary in Columbia to begin his sentence. The state was represented by So- letic field to join the gymnasium and i Heitor Hugh Beasley of this circuit be built later. in the prosecution. Pulley was rep- The board approved a cooperative resen ^ e d hy W. T. Bolt and H. S. benefit plan for employees of the Blackwell, Laurens attorneys, institution, with the exception of the “Tojo” was captured on April 21 teaching staff. The retirement plan when Officers Horace P. Horton and will go into effect January 1, 1950. Several other matters were before the board for further deliberation. George H. Reid, Of Californio, Visiting A. O'Daniel George H Reid, of Los Angeles, Calif., is making his biennial visit to h:s friend. A O’Dahiel, of this city. 1 Mr. Reid is well known in Clinton, , having been a member of the firm of O’Daniel & Reid, who operated a piano business nere several years ago. r This “Jonathan and David’’ fr.end- ship is of long standing. In fact, for three score years. And thereby “hangs a tale.’’ In the year of 1889 Mr. O’Damei was station agent for the G C & N 'railway (now tne Seaboard) at Rod- , man, S. C . which is nine miles north ! of Chester. He was selling tickets and CONFERENCE AT PARIS CLOSES, LIME PROGRESS Secretary Acheson Will Report to Senate Com mittee. Truman Blames Russia. Washington, June 21 — President Truman blamed Russia today to*' blocking* any “real progress’’ to ward an agreement on Germany »• the recent Big Four Foreign Minis ters' conference, but said outcome ol* 'he meeting proved the “correctness’’ doing the chores of an agent and' 01 H. S. foreign policy waiting for the southbound train, when a young man introduced him self as George H. Re.d, night tele graph operator for the Richmond and Danville railway (now the Southern) at Chester. Mr Reid’s hobby was DENNIS DELLINGER Mr. Truman issued a formal state ment on failures and accomplish ments of the B.g Four meeting after conferring with Secretary of State Dean Acheson. who flew in from Paris this morning The President met Acheson at the airport and con- excellent ROBERT M. VANCE Robert M. Vance, president of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, is one of the city’s progressive young business man, holding the responsible position A Macdonaldf t h e executive and e n-‘ Questioned for several days by offi- .ting classes of of head of this 63-year-old banking dowment comm j tt ee, showed the in- | °ers from several states as a suspect ages of the 8ta , long distance walking. On this occa sion he had walked from Chester to gratulated him for "an Rodman. He declined a d.nner invi- job ’’ But Acheson replied tation, also a free ride back to Ches- institution. Mj. Vance was born in Clinton where his entire life has been spent. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Vance, a grandson of the late M. S. Bailey and Samuel F. Vance, pio neer residents of this community. stitution in excellent condition. The auditor’s report showed the 1948 gross income from all sources the largest in the history of the orphan age for one year, with receipts much larger than expenditures. The insti- . ._ ., . tution since the fall of. 1941 has op- In the summer months of 1926-28 era ^ ed w ithout a deficit, and has no Mr. Vance began h»s business career lndebtedneJs . A condensed financial as office boy at this privately owned stalement as of June j showed en . bank. During the summer for the dowinent f und assets oi $604,224.34; next several years he was employed buildin4 and improvement fund as- in the Clinton Cotton Mills office. setSi $ 44 8i75969 and operating as _ W , « , ., P !? n i! 5ter a J L *i l ! Cot ° n sets of $156,055.71. Total assets of Mills 1937-41. He graduated from the the institulion Dennis Leon Dellinger, valedicto rian of the graduating class last week at Thornwell orphanage high school, i ter, saying that he wanted to walk. Howard Watkins found him driving recently won a scholarship in a com- On another occasion he walked from a "souped up’ automobile in which petitive examination offered by the Chester to Rock Hill and back, work- were many burglary tools and a gun. Cjidtan Clubs of South Carolina and mg the night before and the night The annual report of President M Lodged in the city j»il here, he was open t 0 boys and girls of the gradu- after. So that ..tt’.e jaunt to Rodman A. Macdonald, the executive and en- Questioned for several days by off:- a »j n g classes of the various orphan- '*as “peanuti, ’ to him ages of the state. The G. C. A N was then only 45 Dennis has selected the University mi ^ es -o 0 *- i‘* tracks comp.eted to in burglary jobs but the investiga tions failed to connect him with any. His Ford coupe, equipped with two carburetors, and special cylinder heads to give more power, was on display here several days and wes viewed by hundreds of curious pec-1 pie A federal warrant charging Pulley with violation of the national fire arms act was issued Saturday follow ing his capture. The warrant charg- j ed that he transported certain fire arms and ammunition in interstate commerce after he had been convict- of South Carolina as the school of his choice and will enroll there m September for the 1949-50 session He has been at Thornwell since he vias seven years of age and during this time has made a fine school rec ord. His father and mother are dead Also Dennis has been interested in athletics, p.aying football and base ball. He has also taken an active in terest in his agre-group m church organizations. He hopes to study medicine after completing his four years work at the University. Chester, but the following year ex tended to Clinton, and later on to Atlanta. j, Only ore mixed train, each way. and a work train constituted the transportation t rce Mr Re:d takes a delight n telling young agent a him. the agent to Chester and was "I don’t' think we really accom- plished too much.” The state department meanwhile announced that Acheson will report to the senate foreign relations com mittee at 10 30 a m tomorrow, and to the house foreign affairs commit tee Thursday morning. We will hold a press conference Thursday after- » v . a i— —— in the auditor’s McCallie Preparatory school at Chat- repor t t including endowment, build- ed °* a crHne of violence He wa« tanooga, Tenm, in 1933, after -»dnchj ings and lanl building and im _ removed to the county jail by Sher- ... D n « he entered Davidson college from I p r0 vemen t fund and other assets C W Wier and shortly thereafter MlSS KOSO Mohottey which he graduated with a B. S. de- amount t0 $2,019,782.32. w *s lodged in the state penitentiary J n n. rAr t Pnnonnf gree in business administration in a contribution for the building and h * until brought ™ T ra g can »* 19 *J- w 4 improvement fund of $187,461 90 was back t0 Surens the past week for MlSS Clinton He entered the army in May, 1941, received during the year from the The two officers making hi* ar- ^ as a private. In Septemoer he be- George R. Coffin estate of Augusta, Messrs. Horton and Watkins. According to an announcement by Rochels Convicted In came an >PPrent»ce seaman in the Ga Mr Comn was a member of the testified at the trial, giving a descrip- R P Wllder . president of the local Z ^ l „ T- WHO tion of the tools and equipment con-1 Exchange club, the staging of the TfUCk-OUS Collision cealed in car when he submitted official local “Miss America" pageant Killina Msec tammnne to arrest without trouble, when cov- ^e In charge of Miss Rom Ma- JimmOflS ered with their guns Tojo's car was ba $f e , Mahaffey is well known estimated to make 129 miles an hour, jq local residents, having lived here or more than two miles a minute He was headed toward navy. In May, 1942, he became an officer in the navy, serving aboard the USS Wichita (heavy cruiser) and USS New Orleans (heavy cruis er), May! served as board of trustees of the home at the time of his death. The board, at the request of the HU2 tn marrh lass „J Aluranl •**ociation, approved the 1942 to March 1945. He holding of a “Diamond Jubilee’’ in ♦k , * gumiery Instructor at , WOt celebrating the 75th annjver _ the University of South Carolina for sary of the injtitulion> the period May-November, 1945. He , ^ had total armed force service of four years and seven months, and was awarded six military ribbons with 14 battle stars. At the close of the war he re turned to the city to join Bailey’s Bank as an assistant to its president. many years before going to Daytons ^ Charlotte Beach. Fla., about a year ago to ac- when overtaken by the officers Mr. Truman said “genuine pro gress'* was made at Paris on settling disputes over Austria, and he voiced hope that an Austrian peace treaty may be signed 'before the end of the year ’’ Bu' as fer a German treaty, he said "it must be frankly admitted tha. despite the forward looking program sponsored by the Western Powers, little pr-gress was made " He added bluntly that agreement on an.tying Germany was made 'im- posiible' wnen the Soviet Union so^ A ht to “return to Potsdam and its system.** That was a reference ta Soviet proposals tor joint four-pow er control over Germany such as the 1945 Potsdam agreement provided for Berlin The Russians, Mr Truman said, nad made any such system “unwork able by their mi * use of the unlimited , veto * Under the rigrum*lances, the most that could be achieved at Pans wa« a “working arrangement" 'designed to ease tne difficulties ot a still- Clinton Youths At Boys State Grier To Address Local Kiwanians Five boys of the area, sponsored As Tn/</iu'c kAmot by the local American Legion organ- 1 00a “ 5 ""CCr his uncle, W. J. Bailey. Following 1 i atlon *nd civic clubs, are attending nr B H Gn the death of Mr. Bailey in April.' ® oys f* 3 *? 111 Columbia this week, i948, Mr. Vance was named presi- Ju " e , dent of the bank as his successor, , y * directed th * s y ear by Walter A. Johnson, of this city. and also as assistant treasurer and . j w ^ director of the Lydia and Clinton! 18 s P° nsored by the Americanism Cotton Mills. [ committee of the American Legion, Mr. Vance is board of deacons byterian church. He is a member of tne local Kiwanis club, board of di- [ rept a teaching position. The pageant will be presented in the high school auditorium on the ; evening of Jul> 14 at 8 o'clock The winner will be awarded a $256 schol arship to the school of her choice by the sponsoring organization, the Ex- i change club. She will represent din er, president of Lan- j ton at the state pageant to be held der college. Greenwood, will be the' in Columbia later, with further guest speaker at the regular Kiwanis I scholarship awards for the winners club meeting this evening at 7:30 at The state winner will bear the ban- Wil.iam Ra.aeU. of Greenwood, was convicted m criminal term of* court in Laurens last Fr.day of reck less homicide in the truck-bus side- divided Germany, be said swiping which resuluted in the death described the arrangement of Mias Eleanor Simmons, of Cross *f***d upon by the foreign mm'.i- Hill He was given a three-year sen- ,,r * the very close of the confer- tence. and was immediately released erw '* ** “no more nor less than whs: on bond pending an appeal to the ** professes to be—a mesas of deal- state supreme court. ,with what actually exiats.’* The acc.dent occurred on the Cross The agreement confirms the lifting Hill-Greenwood n.ghway January 17 °* *be Berlin blockade, and provides fay further conferences between «*- the college Dr. Grier is a native of North Car olina. Until accepting the Lander . member «( th e deprlment ol South Carotm.. to de- u ve.r aeo he wa, ,ZV- o. Ihe Fir,, _ Pres- I “ d *" fn.endenfo? rectors of the Clinton Community Hotel corporation, Kappa Alpha fra ternity and the American Legion. He is actively identified with the busi ness, religious and civic life of his home-town in which he is highly re garded. Wood To Join Furman Faculty This Fall Burrell L. Wood, Jr., is attending summer school at Purdue university. West Lafayette, Indiana, Tor the next two months. Prof. Wood has headed the chem istry department at Presbyterian college the past several years. His friends will be interested in the an nouncement that beginning in Sep tember he will be associated with Furman university in the chemistry department. ATTENDED TEACHERS SCHOOL Mrs. Apliffe Jacobs of this city, and Mrs. Ella Dunlap Nance * of Mountville were among the fifty leathers of adults from all over the state who attended the recent con ference of adult teachers held at the State Opportunity f School at Colum bia. understanding of the principles of! “i? democratic government. * ns ’ ^ a ' members are muted to Those attending and their spon- | ** present at today s sors follow ner for South Carolina at the na tional pageant in Atlantic City, N J., where Mias America of 1949 will be when Miss Simmons, a Lander col lege student returning to her home on an afternoon bus, met her death. Five other persons, white and col ored. received only minor injuries. The bus and gas tanker cpllided af- READ THE CHRONICLE , ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then tn the stares as prices change and - merchandise be comes more plentiinl. BE WISE— READ THE ADS William Henry Somer- | villa, Cross Hill, and Frank Coleman I nniAft Prtcfr Ta Young, Copeland-Davidson Ameri- r ?. 5T can Legion post; William Pat Bow- Have LadlCS Night ers, Joanna, Clinton Chamber of 1 ♦—— Commerce; Guy S. Blakely, Lions The local American Legion post club; Jimmy Ray Suttle, Exchange; will observe “ladies night" Thursday, club; Charles Edward Darnell, of' July 30, jointly with a "kick-off" Thornwell orphanage, Kiwanis club, supper prior to the Legion conven- 1 tion in Greenville July 2-3-4-S. Sup per will be's'erved at Red McLean's | place on Lake Greenwood at 8 o’clock. j Principal speaker for the occasion Funeral services for A. L. Roland, will be Dr. Joseph Hudgens, depart- 87, were held Tuesday afternoon at ; ment commander of the South Caro- 5 o’clock at the Central Methodist lina American Legion and also James church in Laurens, with Rev. John F. Daniel. Jr., national executive T. Frazier and Rev. Grange Cothran ; committeeman from South Carolina, officiating. Interment followed in j Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Hudgens will Last Rites Held For A. L. Roland chosen. The total scholarships in the f n » ^^5*' ^ national event amount to $25,000. to dr i ve , ' was * f D< “ nind be awarded to the winner and mn- ? h i W. *1 ners-un tne terrif *c impact and suffered head . injur.es which caused aim According to the general chairman. dea j b Robert B Hellams, these contests af- M ford wonderful opportunities for in- f\u- , r terested young women to further UttlCCrS rSafTied Par 'St instant Eastview cemetery. Mr. Roland died at his home fol- be guests for the occasion. Cards are being mailed their educational aims He requests I Tl.ik tnat all who are interested send in L.IUD one of the application blanks which have appeared in "The Chronicle” or contact Raymond Johnson, chairman of the entries committee It is emphasized that this is not simply a beauty contest. Judging will ; be done fairly and impartially on the basis of personality, talent, and charm as well. Tickets for the pre sentation will be put on advance sale soon. The people of the community are asked to lend their interest and support to the event. The committee announced that any w V'w i n M onev realized ahov. th* 'A! ^ ur Eaddy of Laur ftc.ais of the (our powers on occupi- tion problems It also calls for fur ther top-level discussions on Ger many this fall The door is left open to future efforts for a solution of the Germsn problem aod . the achievement of peace in Europe,” Mr Truman saic Without going mto detail, he sau the results of the meeting "reveal the correctness of the policies which thl I government has been following :n our foreign affairs ” The results again underline the • essity of pursuing these policies 1 ♦ A ' n t’a-mness and determination.’ The annual membership and di- 4 e ,* a:d ‘T am onfident that the rectcrs meeting of the Lakeside Am * rican P® 'P 1 * see this as clearly Country club was held last Wednes- a , s , do and ,nat there will be n » day at the club house mid-way be- s ac ' cer ^ n g of our efforts.’ tween Clinton and Laurens. Tne following officers and direc tors were e.ected for the coming year: C C Hough, president, Lau rens; J. J. Cornwell of this citv, vice Truman apparently wa< mak ing the point that Russia’s willing ness to lift the Berlin blockade , to talk president; secretary - E'ected C. P Cook reasurer. to the board of Laurens, directors blockade, an i business about an Austrian treaty, was evidence of the success o. firm L S. policies such as the Marshall Recovery plan, the North Atlantic Defense pact and the Berlin out to lowing a serious illness of the past | Legionnaires by members of the few days. He was a native of Ten- committee, Thomas E. Baldwin and nessee, the son of the late Sarah C. E. King, it was stated yesterday. Rbodie and Abe Roland. He was a retired textile worker, having re tired in 1938. Besides his wife, Mrs. Kisier Parks Roland, he is survived by one son, Howard Roland of Clinton, and four daughters, Mrs. Lewis Boyter of Clinton, Mrs. Eva Bolt of Clinton, Mrs. Zinie Wiidy of Laurens, and Mrs. Theodore Queen of Clinton. Also eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. were Mr Hough, Mr Cook and Wil- ens, and Messrs. a:r; Bank of Clinton Changing Interior Bank of Clinton will complete in terior changes this week that will ad<i much to its attractiveness, pro vide more working and lobby space, and make it more convenient for its patrons’ in the transaction of busi ness. Modern low type walnut fix tures will replace the old high type fixtures, with the marble base re tained. The fixtures b«ing discarded were installed 39 years ago when the Commercial Bank opened for buai- -ess at this location. Johnson Addresses * Columbia Optimists Walter Johnson, oft said dean of Southern coaches, addressed the Co lumbia Optimist club yesterday on "Juvenile Delinquency” 'at its reg ular meeting. , Athletic director at Presbyterian college for more than 30 years, Coach Johnson is now director of the Boys State currently in progress near Co lumbia. mon^y realized above the cost of the n WrAA’ ana uessrs 1^0 .1 u . pageant will be used by the Ex- ^ T E P HamCr ^ ^ ClubstCfS change club in its benevolent and “ p T ,. ^ Add * on tnis city y Aft'PnH Cnm* community projects. Pr.o to the membership meeting lo ^rrend Lamp — ^ t c*ub had its annual picnic and 1 A ^ Abercrombie Trains In Mediterranean Area social session. Boy Scouts Attend Camp Old Indian Two scouts, Maxie and Leon Heds- peth, from troop 138, will leave June 26 for a week’s stay at Camp Old Indian above Greenville. The Clinton Exchange club is sponsoring the camp stay of the two boys, who are sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hedspeth. R L. Yarborough is j scoutmaster of the troop. David C. Abercrombie, aviation machinist’s mate, second class, USN. of this city has been on a ten-day visit to Naples, Italy, as a crew mem ber of the aircraft carrier USS Cor al Sea enabling him to relax after intensive training with the Sixth Task Fleet in the Mediterranean. Visits to Rome plus tours of near Morse New Manager Morrison Stores Approximately 140 Laurens coun ty 4-H club boys and girls are ex pected to attend the annual club ! camp at Camp Long in Aiken coun ty he first week in August, it wau *•— 'stated yesterday by C. B. Cannon Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marse and son, I ooun ty agent. These wrtl be in ad- of Greenwood, have moved to the | , tlon t0 the extension workers and city. Mr. Marse has accepted the po-! J? cal Iead ers who will also attenu sition of manager of the Morrison I 0nly , members of the 4-H clubs are Furniture company stores here and ? ntltIed t0 attend, Mr. Cannon said in Whitmire. He was formerly with i Last year 12(5 Laurens county boy; C. H. Camp in the appliance and i and attended. by Pompeir'and The Isle ’ of Capn ' had’If ™ ^ were on the liberty schedule had H years ex P eri * n °e. Goffs Move To Florence Adult School Opens At Lydia Mills The adult school opened this week! Friends of Mr and Mrs. E. C Goff at the Lydia Mill community house! and children. Jane Page and Edwin for the Clinton Mills village and Clyburh, Jr., will • be interested to surrounding area, sponsored by the know they will, move Monday to State Department of Adult Educa- Florence to make their home, where tyon Any person who is over 16 years of age is eligible to attend. wUh classes arranged to suit individuals There is no fee or charge to attend ; ness. Page’s Beauty Shoppe, here these classes. Mrs Ella Dunlap Nance under the management of Mrs. Joe is teacher for the group. j (Olive Nabcrs) Dixon. 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