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Volume XLIX
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 4, 1949
Number 30
CONTRACT LET FOR NEW $235,000 HOTEL
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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
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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
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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
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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*
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Pallbearer* i
were:
J Tronk Madi-
Bailey
•on. Arch Tal
Shenff William
of v
Brown. Dr C
ram#
t Taten. James
Seve
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Corley ard Lu 1
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nat.ve of McCor-
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j make ner home
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t*ir## daujhter*.
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Vn Mo- e t
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city. Mrs Marie
cent.
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Florence of A
t&tns
. Ga. and Mr*
The
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Ella Hobte n <
d! A,
jgusta. Ga . twn
cir-
son*. J M Sto
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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
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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.