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Volume XLIX
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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 25, 1949
Number 33
CLINTON
Business, Professional
Folks You Know
To Seek Bids On
City Improvements
At a called meeting Monday even
ing of the city council and the ad
FORMER SERVICE MEN IN LAURENS COUNTY
TO GET APPROXIMATELY $700,000 IN CASH
Two Contracts Let,
One Road Added To
System In This County
visory committee on the proposed 1 Laurens county service men who' application blanks also will be avail- SP«? clal to Th* Chronicle.
! city improvement and expansion plan held National Service life insurance able at the postoffice on Monday. Columbia, Aug. 23 The state
! for the waterworks and sewer sys-; during World War II or still hold it Headquarters for the Negro divis- f^Shway commission at its meeting
'terns, Howard Bebee & Sons, Spar-1are to collect approximately $700,- ion of the effort will be at Thomp- ^ ere week awarded a contract
I tanburg engineers, were instructed to 000 in cash to be paid out by the son’s Mortuary on Bell Street where ^ or a roac * work project in Laurens
government beginning January 1st facilities for handling the applications count y- The project consists of the
as a dividend from an accumulated of colored veterans of the commun- ? ra ^. in ® , ant ^ bituminous surfacing of
advertise for bids on the work.
If any of the bids received are
accepted work will be begun about surplus, according to figures released ity will be set up.
COLLEGE PREPARES
FOR FALL OPENING
About 475 Students
Are Expected, Two Pro
fessors, Campus Under
goes Improvements.
I 2.861 miles on roads 88 and 91 from 1
the middle of September, Mayor L. early this week by C. A. Seawright, Each veteran is expected to have ^ oute 39 southerly toward Lake Presbyterian college will begin its
E. Bishop stated. The program in-; county service officer, who was mak- on his person when he reports, his Gl’eenwood.^The contract wasward- c *P ac ^y
eluded a new watertank with a
Quarter million gallon capacity.
V iiVriJ lit 1 V. l Co J iliO “ • -
eluded a new watertank with a one-'ing preparations to handle the ap- serial number, insurance numbers, :ef * t0 ^ am . es _^‘ Contracting enrol.ment. Dr. Marshall W. Brown,
' • - NV or H, his VA com P an y Thomson. Ga., for a bid president of the college announced
Mrs. Robert B. Vance
Passes At Hospital
plications next week. including prefix ... ... ... ,
Mr. Seawright said that all World claim number if any, and his date of l0WeSt ° f thC seven toda - v
War II veterans who took out NSU , birth * . en.ered. Approximately 475 students
insurance prior to January 1, 1948.
are
The commission also approved the expected to enroll for the tall term
addition to the federal secondary Of this number less than one-half
system of a road section in Laurens cf the enrollees 'will be veterans, as
and Union counties. The addition, ■•against larger percentages of World
which was worked out by the state War II returnees in previous enroll-
TOM PLAX1CO
Tom Plaxico. as a young graduate p _
©f the Sharon high school in York
county, came to Clinton In 1932 to
enter the rreshman class at Presby
terian college He liked his adopted
‘‘home** so well he remained as a
permanent riUxen.
Mr Ptemlco is the son of Mrs J
T Piastre of Sharon, and the late
Mr Piastre He gradated from
lh eshyiet tan college to the clasa of
and who held such insurance for Willie Tolbert Denies
three months or more will be eli- . t a •.
gible for the dividends. Individual v^HOrge Of ASSQUlt
dividends will run all the way from 1 • , , „
Mrs. Mary Bailey Vance. 70, wife $6.00 or $7 00 for the short term Columbia. Aug. 21—Willie Junior highway department and the Bureau ments
^of Robert B. Vance, died early Thurs-! policies to as high as $400, he said, Tolbert. 25-year-old Negro held ir o{ Public Roads consists of 4.5 miles Former students who return this
, day morning at Blalock clinic, where the average payment being about * tate penitentiary on a charge ,n Union county and 6 3 miles in f a i] W1 u fj n ^ improved campus fac-
she had been a patient since May. ,$175 or about one-third of what the ot criminally assaulting a prominent Laurens county on Roads 44-22 and jljties over those of last year, ad-
Funeral services were held at the average veteran paid in. young Greenwood white girl, has Po*ds 30-57. The project is on fed- ministration “officials state Spencer
the largest of the
arters, is at present
_ - _ _ _ . tv P' Aw'*» /- asft* * m m w■•a* i Am. t _ • •
■■ - ■ ■ Hi JP ■puagfl
^ former pastor. Interment was in applications for the dividend. The fro attorney. Mid Tolbert told him he
Rosemont cemetery. work will be handled by representa- is not guilty of the charges
Pallbearers were P- S Bailey,Iuves of the American Legion, the' Previously. Solicitor Jeff D Grif-
n. Lome Ison. Bailey WU- Legion aux.iiary. and the Red Cross. # ifth of Saluda, and Sheriff Cal
C. Adair. O. L. Simpsoh, it was stated Two days have been White of Greenwood said Tolbert
James Von Hollen. Pierre Burdette. Piloted for distributing and
eunerai services were held at the average veteran paid in. young ureenwood white girl, has ju-ai, me project is on teci- ministration offici
home Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock The Baldwin Motor company show denied his guilt, according to his law- cral aid system route 554 from F A. dormito-y, one of
being conducted by her pastor. Dr.' room will be headquarters in Clm- y* r S Route 12 nort b of Cross Keys men's living quai
W. R. Turner, and Dr. D. J. Woods, ton for distribution and signing of Harold Boulware. Columbia Ne- * out -’** r y ac ^?** RuUt * being completely
orge
am*. R.
1999 With the ma
igxie rum toode ho*
era Durtog hie
four c •-**• year
to aroa editor ai
1 Tto PaC -%eC re
reived the Gold
-F" for sorvire H
oetrs riwxwto
ortlvtfjoa, was i
tootolwr of Alph
■ Lambda Tau a*
<to, fra to* aity. o<
fed of ■too Key, oe
ttowoJ powarory
looderduy trotorw*
F•fXrvUhf bis gsa4bsaY.*wi b# be-
rssM BwabsMa MaAAgBt af tbe bi«w
Tts-bMg Srb**i awd bsM tbe pmsssms
J«m (CM «Mii Mareb iMi
•bms few mm eatMd Mats tba VA Af-
as? vMb dm rasfeb af mmi
* 'la aarvad at Caaaa
Carlisle Neely and J.
D
Hairston
Surviving bo*.do* h
#r 1
husband are
one so*. Robert M
Va
nee, of this
city; two daughters. Mrs.
H M Wise.
M’ A VJ
[rt.
Willard D
Campbell, of Columl
><j§.
Ohio; one
slater, Mrs George
H
Cor nelson.
Sr. of this city, am
children
tree grand-
Mrs \ anre was a
.ve of Clm-
tofi flji# ftprftt
She arao a dowglhter
i enure Life
the late M
S and SoaoMM Lydii
i A
hraaas Boil-
ay. hoth well known
* s *r
9 i ' ’ ‘ »
■ oanmunity Ho* feUt
Salley tomity toduati
rlAg
*Ak4 bAAA -
mg mtoveala to th* r
i * 9
* \d* ( . * t f,
and Lyd* Ca«to* M
[ill#
mi U A
Smley a*d Sam Saa
A
Mrs Yams wee a
a! tm
(too* toedkytooto* <
;% mi
m tt iaua
appliestiont. Monday and Tu
August 29 and 99. and office
will bs from 9 a m to 5 p rr
Orphonoge Schools
Begin New Session
Mondoy Morning
2
•day.'
lours
The
ie a'
tack
>k p.aca on
Tolbert tm-
abject of a
jt taro days
aao
Aug«
ibgt gi
* • i
aurar
mtay.
agaia
h-
admin*
Boulware Mid he had bcei
‘ained by Tolbert’s family
The alleged attack to *
the night of August t
mediately became tne
•eerch, arblcb centered f
tb tbe neighborhood of Gray Court
us Laurens county, * her# be arm
reported teen and where a P°me
of several hundred men beat tba
woods far him Bkauimwiruls are re
aim used m the seorth
Tolbert eluded rapture
hmmtH mr mrty AuBeel II
■wad Ibartff White r ashed him to
tbe pesi-tewtiarT foe aeteheepmg
Bher.ft White abid be has Ml yet
completed hie geortsoning af Telbart.
He pJeweed. be m«4, to t* a w.tb me
via Philson Cross Roads and Dun-' rn ^c t
can creek church to F A. route 18 p«cted to
apprux.maiely 4 miles northwest of in g date
CUnton | Appro*
The comnussion extended an exist- half mile
ing contract of W A Fuller A Son* p>*ed dt
in Laurens county to include robd n «•••-»• ,
remodeled Work
p-ftory structure is ex-
completed before open-
the new school year,
itely an additional one-
paving has been c<im-
rg the past few moiths
•mug the campus Pav-
Tne es'in
U $29 $bo
i ten
Presbyterian Mission
To Men Begins
*£ At College Friday
I reels
Mi
• f where
her gnd regwler
f»«led ii
■ m an *rii«e
attoakdeet was
bhe o a* a wwmea MS
ttoe trhMb el (berwrto*'
eod awempdAed all ta# etulbwfem af
add pawutae aasewar la ton bp her
touMam a*d fhmtty m bp* peaMdiB
Colored Fwnorol
Lbe pea
waeM
f the
ant
P'*a. toe m*e aaewsa • C
Ya tv M maMBP WlMM
Tfeadbaf Ceader Fee the aaet tl
mangle M wee m duty as tbe tame*
Wwrwas theatre aa staff •ffWer ato*
dm Oewerel bwh.an and atber% Ha Hom« Opens Nfft
rakWteM tbe Beaaue toar medal lav _
•meue m tguertoemeaser at tbe cwm. Thampse* • Marta an (
bet tor e wbferh apewad the Burma baasbam bma dar ag
•add Ha area released tram tbe at* te serve ibe .Based
my m February I tod e tb tbe reM «amm^uty
.ewfeaweet ewtoMi Tbe toMaem id beaded by Bebje*
Wetarwmg to CBadab Mr Ptoade aua L Thempaam see af tbe tote
wee vtoghfad m the paaevei rawtrwrt* Herbert Tbaamma whe ugeratod a
tag buMasm fa* abewt tires years te era yep* buataeaa bare tor 9d yeers
ip kaeem m PlddMMt Me is • gradagta af Betl Itraet h^h
arbael and Bewed r* reilagr w Ce-
feg fgtwre- tyntosa. aad tba Hew Figltnil taati-
tato mt Embalming la Bast wo
■i.l be hta tied in bur-
by bis wife, who is aa ex-school
teacher. Robert Thompson bis ea
sed ability to promoting worthwhile wlU embalmer Lor-
srtivtum of tbe eommueity Me to a #OJO E vani will ha funeral director
member of the local Lions club which ^ w.lhelmena Dandy
ha served as secretary for will be secretory of the company
years, and as president for the year „ .J
1949-47 He is a member of the u • i ^ .
First Presbyterian church and of Its flignWQy Ueporfmcnr
Mi*fe
K« e-
Ctona*
L9 g .
J»i* Pw?a« C
Dtahto
Mrs
M Rum
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Mrs
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r Mon:
h Loureo*
Mrs
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t. Ofeoevttfea
Mrs
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taodka
R, Mretorry
Mtoa
rro*ii
9A 1 a
a. Fhyeriev
tba abort ft d* ■
•tew Talbon
or m
tarwN
neon
tprand annual Ch.*t*tten fe| *•
do v af tba Pmabytortan Bywod
tb Cere'aha artU aeg.n at Itoee-
at co oga Fniag About $99
to expo, toi to attend from se-
•date amemg dwrmg tbe af-
r and *eis^*.ning enttl hwnday
Met*c spore oa.
ill field Tbe he
shade paaatbl# I
af Mr and Mi
tutu* or.
CodMity 4 H Cltob
Wm Many
At
lm Kawto
Mon RngweU
ere sew memhes
ry rep e.e tons G
tv Agee* ClCMbs
1 ’•
ptdet
Com
v ’or thn tMOf
ufec-ude boy LoCtew
mt A”aetn • 3
aumd Va Dr Edoord G
Cfeoroaaon Dr lamas M
— 9r t.ofi«y p B^wey of Attonto and
wunty s-H chsb beys re- tba Hr* W Tad Jonm of CahsmfeMa
tbmr share of owords at tbe All men s*tondtng tbe con to* ai
ad Acbjovoafeant b «.nd-Up at era rapertod to tabs snth m
iW
CoptoiM Moore Goes
To Fort Bennmg
bhe am
Canatrwrtion c am pa ay,
In January of loot
ad
Mr
riti
at the
'ian aa bnau
lebool
a publrc-spirttod
baa always given bis tone
worthwhile
board of deacons, and is President, Slates Work
cf the Men-of-the-Church orgamza- . . _
t.on of the church. A genial gentle- In LOUFenS County
man, faithful in every trust, he is
highly regarded at the institution Special to The Chronicle,
with which he is connected and in Columbia. Aug. 23—The , .
the city. highway commission, at its monthly >; V t the r - lran,fer t ^ a P tain Moore.
In June 1947 Mr. Plaxico married meeting which was held last week .i* wh ? * ^■ aduate
>n vw.jegs oat o««e
Cluh bay? re«e>.Ukg a.wa aoarU*
Dam Lowrena rwuaty Carl bl.afedari
aa* of Mr a*d M*» Fra-S
9 toaOto’tl rweiiad alue ftbown a*
k-» woot aaimo: pr«to<rt JtoOari M-..
Mv^atxtJe ao« of Mr aad Mr? J E
H - b.ue ribboA la tortar
ttoctrto. Gary Gtbba. Jr. Laurona,
Captain Felton Moore, lbe tbe gnat ®' 2 wn of Mr aad Mrs Gary Gibba
three years, aaairtant prwisiain af 9* blue ribbon m ami cwnaonrstfeon
■fe—itary artoara and tortim at Pveo-i 9 * 01 ** 1 aaJ Wayaa Bramton. Har-
bytorion mtloge. will lanee Saturday *** **■* df Mr and Mrs Jamm
toe Fart Itonnu^. Ga Ha anil be at- Mramiett. blue ribbon m junior
toe had to tbe rtudant detach meet of krs.Li projort
tba infantry school and allend a a-»e In tbe rad nbbon award group
mi r tbs rdvanced infantry course (Bobert Tina lay. Laurens. Rt 3 son
Mrs Moore and tbmr two small ad Mr and Mrs J W Tinsley, dairy
daughters will remain here until the production record, and Char las
first of October at which tune they BPt wn. Laurens, Rt
toil* move to Fort Banis.ng G E Brown, sen,e.ament re
Captain Moose saw overseas ser-,card
vice during World War U and prior » - . _
to coming to Clinton was stationed 2 »©/©? Mr and Mr- J \^ ^Bshb
- *aoed m the white r Mihhbhb
»« — J—
»•
twimming
1 begin ot 4 a
be eorved
*'
Tkm rank
ratigtoue ed
bytoriens ji
Inrludad
am*ship ae*
motive and
ten
MMS to; *
ilitolpe •
amp# tod bp admlmatratioa affirm Ir
to be epp*«*eamolaty BUod by the
^ g apoetty aeroUmant la addtti an te
g tba darmttorfem to* unmamod mass,
tne artoml operatoa It campus apart
ments for mernod man aritb fsmil*et
Many students artU obtain ttemg
duortor? from p* vale ownera, as In
the paat
An add-tienal aas-stsat in tbe
do*
.n
High School Pupils
* r °' * n- Report Sept. 1 and 2
.4, - e . em*:.!
W R A
, at Fort Lewis. Washington
Major Samuel Gray, a native o
, Pennsylvanma. has arrived in the ci
K iib field
sen 004.
eighth
group u> th*
ting. Septrmoer 1. at 8 30 o’clock, at
ty to assume the oosition le*t vacant L The 4 ‘ H Da • r3, Calf Judging tram which time they will be given their
«*te w .. .w! P ?*!lf 0n . Ie ' 1 . v * cant : from the county plated - xth jt of >t-hedu>' .• : renta. l. . k>
seven judging teams from the 15 Pupils in the 10th. Uth and 12th
report on Friday mom-
>er 2. av 8 30 o’clock.
. — • — *u i Uf.'. y .n
OI I Piedmont counties at Clemson. The grades w.
Miss Louise Monk of Moultrie. Ga. in Columbia, adopted a primary fed- , ‘ of ^ er ) nsyh l! n . 1 ?’ ha# ! memoe.-s of the team were: Gary in* Sou
They have a fourteen months old eral aid program for 1950-51 totalling du fT with the oc- Q ibbg Jr Charles Brown. Robert
son, David Plaxico. Their residence $11,350,092. o! which $5,448,044, or 46 , cu ff tlon J *^ an ' . . ! Tinsley and Grover Harkins
s a toa'a/v of tbe
; * <- am ^
Carol, be
tba pevgram mxll
a? sdilnisos af into*- yroach depurtmonl ornvad m Clm-
uiiiratton and rm-reo* u»n tbis waob Ha is Robert da Dor-
dot. aba come? from Geneva (gott
en • 1! stay n tbe college aartondi un.vemty Ha w a native
Mrs and meois oili be served af Switzerland and received bia ed-
.n ng boll ucaton ui both tbe German-fponking
■gad French-speaking arboola of bigh-
«r ^earning in tost country Ha did
h.a graduate *ork leading t> ward a
ductorate in tne field ot '.ngulatic
•tudies in the French-speaking Gen -
ndent of eve school
states that pupils in the James Wallace Barnhill, a form-
id ninth grades will report er instructor here, will rejoin the
igh school Thursday mom- tacuity this fall and will teach in the
nistcry uepartment. Mr Barnhill ha*
teen on leave of absence for the pur
pose o! dc.ng graduate work at
North western university He holds
the B A decree from Presbyterian
college, the M A degree from North-
All grammar school puj
jl] western
dune work tovyard
„ a, 109 East Wa.au, s,r«,. , par can,. U federal aid funds and'. “I,. 1 ?!*: “1*1 Cdarles Brown was ele.ttd escor, 5«55."ul
repori to trie.r schools as previously ** doctorate in history at the latter
Long Branch School
Opens Monday, 29th
'fund 0 * 2 ’ 048 ’ ^ 52 Per C€nt ’ 15 State ^ EtTeet. C "- :dren arC rcsiding on of •’spirit of light" an honor every T^lTiToTlock
The program includes the follow- a »■ a i wy
ing work in Laurens county: |4-H Llub Olfls Win
r,? 0 ^, 72 ;„”‘ d ' nin Kf,a' h : „ p ": Ribbons At Clemson
held
The Long Branch school wiU open sent 18 -foot concrete bridge over
Monday, August 29, at 8:30 a. m., it Oane Creek, at an estimated cost of
has been announced by Mrs. T. B. $20,000;_.
Sumerel, principal, and Mrs. W. R. * On Route 221, widening North
Brown, assistant teacher. Harper street in Laurens including ^he State Training school won awards
Rev. Kenneth Brown will have the bridge over Little River at an ^ (>r outstanding achievement in their
.charge of the opening devotions and estimated cost of $75,000; jwork. They were:
all patrons and friends are invited 1 On Route 221, widening through; L>oris Smith—Blue ribbon group
to the opening exercises. ( Watts Mill village, one mile at fen ^^j^tationh
winner is proud of.
Those clubsters winning blue rib- l C *. F*
tons will now compete for final dis- jCOUi OFOUp
tnct honors which will be held in Meets Tonioht
October. _
There were approximately 300 club
Revival Services
At Langston Church
estimated cost of $75,000.
Cook Books Are
Still Available
To Preach For
Presbyterians Sunday
Dr. Hugh Bradley, pastor of the
At the district 4-H club Round-up bols^'Ind^ gTr^attondlnr^e" Piid D L ^ Stanley ’ of Blue Rld * e coun - First P^-^tanan church of Deca-
fld August 15-17, several girls of mont Achievement District R.mnd cl1 * Boy Scouts ' Greenville, wiU con tar. Ga will occupy the pulpit of
ffo thl ♦ RQ ^ duct a training course for Cub the First Presbyterian church Sun-
FvtPT^n ^th°rw S 1 Stout leaders at Flonda Street sch ° o1 day morn:n «' >t has been announ-
Winth^n JT, ii ? thls evening, August 25, at eight ced by the pulpit supply committee.
i L t o’clock. The pastor. Dr. W. R. Turner, is
Piedmont 4-H club agent, with the . „ . awav nn var atinn
program. I All cub scouts, den leaders, den away on vacatl °n.
Edith Turner—Blue ribbon group
(clothing achievement).
These girls, accompanied by their
The series of revival services — — leader, Mrs. Beatrice Sloan, will at-
which began Sunday art Langston Two hundred additional copies of tend state meet in October in Co-
Baptist church near here, will con- the cook book, “What’s Cooking In lumbia at the state fair,
timn. through the week, it is an- Laurens County,” published by the •
nounced. Services are being held at Laurens County Council of Farm Gambrell To Preach
7:45 each evening. Women, are available, it has been r p a* a* C J
The Rev. Carl Bishop, pastor, and announced. Anyone desiring a copy, * Or DOpilStS jURGOy
the Rev. Ware Madden of Mount- is asked to drop by the Home Dem- ♦——-
ville, are conducting the services. enstration agent’s office. 1 The Rev. H. D. Qambrell, of Abbe-
The achievement gathering was m£> taers, assistants, cub parents and _
made possible through free contribu- others who are interested in the DlaCKWelder 10
Botty^ Eirod—Red ribbon group tions trom business concerns of the j work are cordially incited to attend. L eQ( j Lutheran
Dove Hunting Set Services Sunday
During September
(canning). | jj piedmont counties
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HONOR ROLL
In the absence of Rev. James C.
j Dickert. pastor, who is on vacation.
Game Supt. Leroy F. Blackwelder of
Kiwonis Barbecue
At Armory Today
Freight Offices
Closed Saturdays
Columbia. Aug. 11—State _ _
_ ____t,»,t —r t- . , ^ Vard ! n , A - A. Richardson announced the Lowman Home will conduct the
Tl0dci TTLE OHRO^IIOX-kE for lo* H0F0 toddy tlidt sn op0n sedson for services dl 3dint «Jofin*s Lutlicrsin
cal news and important “store news” hunting morning or turtle dves any- church on next Sunday. The public
in its advertising columns from well where in the state will be held in the i s cordially invited to hear this vis-
known local firms and national ad- period of Sept. 16-30. jt^g minister at the 11 00 o’clock
ville, will occupy the pulpit of the| vertisers. It’s a newsy, home paper The bag i imit wiU be 10 Another worship hour.
First Baptist church at both morn-• for pleasure of all members of the dove hunting season will come the
ing and evening services Sunday, It | family. i last part of December,
is announced. The pastor, Rev. J. H.
I Darr, is away, on vacation.
The animal Kiwanu club barbe- Effective September 1, local rail- 1 Mr Gambrell is a son-in-law of
cue will be given this evening roads will dose their freight office* Mr and Mrs. S. S. Barnett of this ci-
Th jrxtof) on the lawn at the rear on Saturdays because of the five-day ty his wife being the former Miss
of the armory at C o'clock, with the work week being observed by the Grace Barnett
$f 99 the roads. It is
has
by local rail ’ The public is invited to attend the
oonrlfcoo. *
Welcome and thanks to those on
four Honor Roll this week: .
ROY WORKMAN, JR.
Union.
MRS FLOYD E. BROWN,
- Sharon.
COLEY ABERCROMBIE,
• Hew York, N. Y.
Renno School
Opens Sept. 1
GRADUATES AT CLEMSON
i John Lloyd Adair, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Lloyd Adair of near Clin- The Renno school will open for the
I ton, was a member of the graduating 1949-50 session on Thursday Septem-
I class at Clemson college last Friday, ber 1, it has been announced by of-
| He received the degree of bachelor licials. Mrs. David Copeland is the
of arto. \ i, teacher.