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V V / * - i \ l '* I t T THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable * (Elmton (Ehrmttrk If You Don't Read IHE CHRONICLE • You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 4, 1949 Number 30 CONTRACT LET FOR NEW $235,000 HOTEL ii Exchange Club To Honor "Miss S. C. And Other Beauties The Clinton Exchange club will honor its protege, Miss Barr.e Jean Wingard of this city, now Miss South Carolina, with a reception on Satur day, August 13, and will have other beauties of the state as special guests. The guests will include Miss Eve lyn Hazle of Laurens, the Azalea queen, and Miss Mary Martin, of Columbia, named Miss South Caro lina Legion at the recent American Legion convention in Greenville. Other special guests will |>e the 10 other contestants in the contest in Columbia last Friday night when Miss Wingard was chosen Miss South Cardlina to compete for Miss Amer ica at Atlantic City in September. The reception will include a dance at the Clinton armory from 9 p.m.. | to midnight. During intermission! Miss Wingard will present the talent’ skit she gave in the contest at Co lumbia Also featured during inter- 1 mission will be the skits by Missi Sh.rley Prescott of Hartsville, run- ner-up^.to Miss Wingard, and Miss, Betty Jenkinson of Greenville, third. ] Other Exchange clun tion will be asked to stag.ng the reception. The Clinton Exchani s«red Miss Wingard in the state contest. R P Wilder, pr.ncipal of the highj school, is pres.dent of the Exchange! club, and K B Hellams is chairman! of the special committee arrang.ng for the reception. ARCHITECTS DRAWING OF MODERN HOTEL TO BE ERECTED HERE mmm , se> e in a* ML .uni CONTRACTORS TO BEGIN WORK AT EARLY DATE Directors Accept Lowest Bids for Three-Story Brick Structure. Financ ing Plans Completed. The board of directors of the Clin ton Community Hotel corporati n in session last Friday awarded a con tract for the construction o? the pro posed new hotel to the Cros’.and Con- structicn company of Columbia. Con tract for heating, plumbing and • electruai work was awarded to T C Johnson company of this city The Two drms awarded the contracts were lew bidders from a number of bids submitted to the board on July 22. The ba'e bid of the Crosland oir- pany was $166.999 00 Changes'made and -approved by the arrh.tect and board brought the bid to S153.999.00 The Tcv.se 1 bid of T C Jonnson company, also approved by the ar- chite.t ar..i board, was >40 397 3’ Jocks To Ploy In All-Star Game Dial Jacks will play in the Soi Carolina all-star football game Columbia on August It. He will the only Clinton boy appearing the line-up. W. H. Whorton, Of Waterloo, Dies at Age 93 Dollar Days A Big Success CLINTON Business, Professional Folks You Know Marc i William Henry Wh*rt> I ttely known as "Uncle Henry I at Croas Hill at the home I daughter. Mrs Joseph H I Monday mormnj at ? IS at th I ripe age of U years Hu deal! | after a period of declining hi He was born at Waterloo 2k. IMd the son of John W1 and Jane Fuller Wharton He was thrice married He m first Ida Hams on Derembs !977. and to this un.on mere four sons. Walter. Charlie. Joh Joe Wharton, and three dau| •ne of whom died in infancy other two being Clara and Ida Waftert Ida Mae and Charlie pi ed their father to the grave Mr. Wharton's ae-und matrage »as to Mus Betty Beasley, who d.ed in 1917. His third marriage was t( Mrs. Virginia Fuller Nelson, wbc d.ed in 1942 ’ Surviving art one daughter. Mrs Shealy. of Cross Hill; two sons. John H Wharton of Waterloo, and Joe P Wharton of Greenwood, one brothe- J. B Wharton of Greenville, formerly .k> .a Payi in ie c. -un- day, Friday and Saturday, we-e re ported a big success by a number of participating merchants * The incentive of barga.n prices, combined with hot weather, bruoght crowds of shoppers to the business district from the city, country and surrounding towns. Many shoppers the ul days to clearance M tnr< ed- lati ^ants commrtee of *he of Commerce, sponsors for -day event, said yesterday • 1 re to express the r the publ.c for t! $480,879 Spent On Public Welfare In County Past Year to The Chronicle Columbia. Aug. 2 — The amount spent for public welfa-e menu tn Laurens county durin 1949-49 fiscal year came to 949 according to a report of the i Carolina Department of Puo'tc ‘are In South Carolina, a tot 913.751 MS was spent during th cal year on pavment* thruulhou Mrs. Mory Stone Claimed By Death At Advanced Age I i ■ : • • 1 k•t nded Th# res of Clinton Production Credit Association Hos Good Report rtpients >unty dur.ng th il year. St attau ity and the rert etved assistance because renal change in their e;< c uma tances t i 1 A repor* of the financial progress of the Clinton Production Credit as- week >ciation was distributed this i farmer-members from the oflice f Rex Lmford. secretary-treasurer The mid-year report shows mem- Mrs. Rosa L. Lynch Claimed By Death mg an< Mrs Mfry Sava nnah Stone. 94. S2S.00fl a el lift? W#in< afte-noun at -e ch.tect’ non r ox n#r < iter. Mr* G. N 91.25d. Moore, on Gai p y iti reet afte* a few 246 31 1 .-.f day* !'.'.oei*. Apr \M Y - Tr.e funeral Mtir vice* were he’d ne Thursday afte from tne gra.e- project tide In the M Biptut *eme:ery r.#rr.#r in M <* rrri V ity The serv.ee* RFC I were in charge $ • w e Rev Mr Simp- 9 H m ton and tne *•« If, >eph Duke* • Km & rw ft*. Pallbearer* i were: J Tronk Madi- Bailey •on. Arch Tal Shenff William of v Brown. Dr C ram# t Taten. James Seve •6 • Corley ard Lu 1 **#r ; B wi*k #rs na AC#* M:i Store * nat.ve of McCor- ITT COUHT V *A ' ! Nn# njos* 41* l^e hoi y r#^ar*i#4 bv ? he *e # A*d# ar:.# c Ine nds She came to CUnt*n * >#*r . ft j make ner home ient ol A.tn r.er d*jfn :eT >he a as a ..felong i' jOm • S- . !T*#!Y1 D#r 0* t.^t p • va .. 9* w • -■' na.* Sr.# i jr\. % ( t i oy t*ir## daujhter*. u#c t#ci Vn Mo- e t tn.a city. Mrs Marie cent. r#* Florence of A t&tns . Ga. and Mr* The rvu- Ella Hobte n < d! A, jgusta. Ga . twn cir- son*. J M Sto Li* this city, and T paid i J Store of Mt»dt jc; and >evera. during grar.dch..dren great-grandvhl- who h cepted Architect R E Hitchcock of Athens. Ga , expN* ted in vie ci*v this week to put final approval upon the contracts The contractors expect to oegin work on tne bu.ldmg in ab< u: two weeks, w.th several t nths be.r.g required f( r is com- 9 • » In addition to the combined bids o* tee Cro-land and Johnson firms, it » estimated that‘the cost of furnish- of elevator $9,000, ar- 95 600. loan agent’s fee tg a total cost of $235.- l.y two years ago for the t Th.s amount has been sup- i by a recently approved I of 9f25.000 In this loan local banks participated t> nt f 932.500. divided. M S Son. Bankers. $25,000. Bank is ag* tru ted the board of d:re tor* ■red with the construct! in of !e! f it rcmld be flnan ed with iring of the necessary bo: - money not to exceed 50 per l the cost of construction Un- f present plan of financing the rs state that the bonded in- nc-» will not exceed 49 per Mrs Rosa John H Lis L Lynch. 65 w: ch. died at her * o: icme J. R. COX jf Greenwood, one half-sister, Mrs J P Norman, of Greenwood; three step-children. Mrs Mabel Nelson Mickles and Miss Lillian Nelson, both Jof Abbeville, and C. F. Nelson, of 'Atlanta, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several b*cship i-T Laurens and Newbe-ry , <near thg city on last Friday after a nephews and nieces. j count.e* of 999 The assoc.ation has period of de. lining health Mr. Wharton was a retired farmer, 943.710.00 in membership - owned j^e funeral services were held and businses man of Waterloo. and made 337 loans the first Sunday afternoon from the home was a member of the Waterloo Meth- i >1 * months of the .'ear aomuntmg to . A jth ^er pastor, the Rev. J H. Darr odist church, where he served as su- $363,499 00. Such .oans are made Jor as officiating minister. Interment adopted P*rintendent of the Sunday school financing expenses connected followed in Bethany church ceme- rrianv and as an officer for a great number farm production and general agricu.- « erv . tural purposes. The detailed report; < Ir . Ly . ) h #aa a member • as long as his health permitted. He states that the association is enjoying Hurricane Baptist church and had James Robert Cox is an Clintonian who has made many . friends during his two years resi- years. He was actne in Masonr> c j en( . e ^ Mr Cox w’as born at Fairmont in w as highly esteemed by all who knew another good Year. I fr.ends who will regret to learn Spartanburg county. He attended the him and was a very useful man in Officers of the association are: J.'of her pa-sing She is survived by Duncan high school and graduated his community. T. McCrackin. Newberry, pie-.dent; her husband; four daughters. Mrs. from Furman university, Greenville. Funeral services were held at the J. F. Hawkins. Newberry, vice-presi- Fannie Terry of Laurens. Mrs. Lo.s m 1947 Mr Cox was a student at Waterloo Methodist church on Tues-jdent; Rex Lanford. Waterloo, secre- Svihel. Miss Elizabeth and Miss Eth- Furman when he entered the navy day afternoon at four o’clock, con- tary-treasurer; directors: Mr. Me- C 1 Lynch, all of Clinton: five sons, in 1943 returning to his college work ducted by his pastor, the Rev. Joe Crackin, Mr. Hawkins. Wallace L. Carl. James. David and John Lynch there after his discharge trom ser- Giles, assisted by the Rev. M. T. ; Martin, Fountain Inn, Lawrence F. 0 f Clinton, and Joe Lunch of Lau- vice He was vice-president of the Wharton and the Rev. Ware Madden, Davis and Hugh Bonds Workman, re ns; 16 grandchildren'a n d five student body, president of Phi Sigma J r - social fraternity, and was selected. NEW SUBSCRIBERS the most business-like student in his class. : Mr. Cox entered the navy on Oc- DfM I tober 1, 1943. He was stationed at rlV/IxUK KULL Hawaii, Eniwetok, Tinian in the ———————————— Marianas, and Wake. He was over- 1 THE CHRONICLE is read by all Clinton. George W. Copeland is book- great-grandchildren; five sisters. Mrs. keeper and Mrs. John_A. Davis, sten- Mora King and Mrs. Gladys Garmon ographer. Jof Whitmire, Mrs. Clara Campbell ^ | of Anderson, Mrs. Nina Howell of , Clinton, Mrs. W W Greer of Union; | and two brothers. •** Model Airplane Club Demonstration Here Members of the Greenville Model No Polio Cases seas 22 months and served as naval members of the family in the homes censor. He was discharged March 11, of this entire community. Read it Aj rD ] ane club will be in Clinton |n Laurens CountV 1946. regularly for local news, special ^a-j Sun P daj , a f lernoo n at 3 o'clock at the c T ,. v 7 In June of that year he married lures and NEWS from local mer -i Florida Street school playgrounds » OlS I GOT Miss Josie Belle Leary of Greenwoo^. chants you can’t afford to miss. j for a demonstration. Models of jet, • ♦ They have a two-month# old daugh- Welcome and thanks to those on. pi per c u b anc j stunt planes will be Special to The Chronicle. County Employees Last Quarter of 1948 Paid 54,980,023 Wages Special tv. The Chronicle Cdumb.a. A..g 3—A summary o: : operations for tne two nnal quarter' of 1948. which was issued t.iis wee* by the South Carol.na Employment Se, urity comm.ssion. reveals that a total of $4,960.(123 was paid m total wages in Lauren* county during the fourth quarter of 1948. approximate ly $100,000 mi re than the $4.888.717 which made up the total wages pa.d in the county during the th.rd quar ter of the calendar year. Employment figures for Laurens county for the last four months of 1948 show tndt November was the month of highest employment, dur ing the four month period, while employment m Laurens county was at its lowest point during November. The employment figures for the four months are as follows: 8.456 persons employed in Laurens county during the month of September, 8.560 persons employed during Octo ber. 8.415 persons employed during November, and 8,527 persons em ployed during December. rr.ents have been notified that le^al a t.on will be taken at the expiration, f the th.rty day period It *s est.ma'rd that isTien all stuck le t. ns ..re completed, together .v:’n the RFC loan, there will be . a.lable 9242.540 for the project. The building will be of brick, three ries, modern in every detail and a dist.net credit to a town the size of Cl.nton. The first, floor will in clude a large banquet hall with a seating capacity of 210, looby, coffee shop, manage s office and living » 2(» rooms and tne third w.ll have 21, o' 'ingle and double type Negotia tions have been started by the board for the hotel’s management but no .contract has been executed or will bo made until the construction work is well underway. ter, Kayran Josie Leary Cox. The cur Honor Roll this week: family resides at 405 Calvert avenue Mr. Cox located in Clinton Sep tember 1, 1947, at which time he purchased the business known as Clark Home & Auto Supply. He heads the firm of Cox Home & Autoj Supply company, and is associated in partnership with W. L. Leary, of j Greenwcod, Jiis father-in-law. Mr. Cox is a member of the Bap-; tist denomination and of the local] Chamber of Commerce. He is a pub lic spirited citizen who is always willing to do his part. He has many friends here and elsewhere and his firm is one of the well known and popular stores of the city. MRS. J. O. BARRIE, Kinards. H. P. CROMER, Cross Hill. MISS VELMA COX, E. W. PAGE, Clinton. MRS. ANNIE B. MILAM, JESSIE COOPER, MRS. SIDNEY RISER, JAMES B. PARKMAN, West Clinton. MISS RUTH CLARKE, Joanna. MRS. E. T. MANLEY, Piedmont. shown in action. Among those at Columbia, Aug. 3 —A total of 34 Football Practice Begins August 15 tending will be several contest win- cases of poliomyelitis have been re ners it is announced. [ported in South Carolina to date, as The public is invited to observe the J"* «. si"« the beginning of showing, with no admission charge. 1949 according to Dr. G. E. McDan- s v *, ; iel, director of the division of pre ventable diseases of the S. C State Board of Health. Of the 34 cases re ported this year, no cases have been ! reported from Laurens coiinty. Dr. McDaniel stated that the num- High school football practice will ber of polio cases reported to date i begin on August 15, it was announc- are within normal expectancy, as be- , ed yesterday by Coach Wilnlot Shea- tween 7 and. 100 polio cases are -on ly. All boys who are interested in a sidered the normal expectancy for a try-out for the team are asked to twelve month period. If more qise' meet at the Florida Street school on occur in the state during a year it Dr. and Mrs. Betts At Bon Clarken Dr. and Mrs. C. Bynum Betts left the city Monday for a month’s vaca tion stay at their cottage at Bon Clarken, N. C. The usual Sunday morning ser vices will be held at the Associate Refcrmed Presbyterian church on August 7 and 14. Dr. Edouard Patte will conduct serviced on the 7th. and Dr. D. J. Woods will be the visiting minister for the Hth. Revival Services At Little River-Dominick Revival services are in progress ’his week at Little River-Dontinick Presbyterian church near here, to continue through Sunday. Services are held daily at 7 p m., with the public invited. The guest minister is the Rev. C. W Matthews of Hemingway,-a for mer pastor of the local church which is now without a pastor and is being supplied by Dr George C Bellin- grath of the Presbyterian college fac ulty the morning of the 15th at 9^0. is considered abnormal. Rev-, and. Mrs. J. H Darr and daughter will leave Monday for a three wefcks vacation stay at Paw ley’*’ Island. FOOD Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Grocery and, Market News m THE CHRONICLE every week from I stores in the city. Read the advertisements — they tell you about changing prices each week j»d wnere you can buy to advantage.