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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 22, .1949
Number 37
CLINTON
Business, Professional
Folks You Know
Cotton Harvesting
And Ginning Have
Effect Upon Price
MAYOR BISHOP GETS CHECK FROM LIONS CLUB
It will pay cotton growers to use
every precaution to protect their cot
ton against damage during the har
vesting and ginning processes, ac
cording to S. A. Williams, Clemson
extension cotton ginning specialist
He says this will help to assure grow
ers the best grades and prices.
In a statement issued this week.
Mr. Williams says: "Of course the
weather will be a factor beyond your
control, but you may even be able to
eliminate part of that damage. After
spending a large amount of money
for seed, fertilizer, insect control, and
labor, many farmers fail to realize a
profit on cotton because of poor har- |
vesting and ginning. If the value of
your cottoni is cut one or two grades
by poor harvesting and ginning meth- {
ods, you may lose from S15 to $30
per bale,” he declares. “By good har
vesting and ginning you may even
raise the value of storm-damaged
cotton by the same amounts,” he
adds.
Mr. Williams suggests several prac
tices which may help growers get the
best possible returns from their crop, j
Among these he' lists: Do not pick
JOHN W FINNfY cotton too green and especially re-
,5 frain from picking cracked bolls early
John Warren Finney his lived his in the harvesting season: pick cotton
entire life in Clinton where he is a as dry as possible and avoid pick.ng
well-known and ifrell-liked business after heavy dew or rain and spread
man. Many of his intimate friends the cotton out to sun until dry; pick
know him as ^Warren” and prize his cotton as rapidly as possible since it'
friendship. deteriorates rapidly due to h:gh hu-
Mr. Finney was born here, a son midity if left in the field: keep cotton
of the late William Munford Finne/ 1 from trash, since even a small
and Nannie Elizabeth Tribble Fm- ?mount of trash may reduce its value
ney. His father died when he was by a full grade: and keep good and
quite young, his mother passed away damaged cotton separate,
a few years ago “Do not expect your gmner to per-
Mr Fimwy M , y»un» Ud »•« em- •?"» n.ir.cl«. • Mr. WiUtam, con-
ploy'd by Young's Pb.rmsry a, a tmuM H ' h *V' k
drlivery boy In ISMS In 1K0 h. be- *rn 'qurpment and h.s drier may
ramr a m'mb*r o( th* firm with th' * ork J™*" ° r d *, P
lat' Dr Jack H Young and conun-' u '"' d ' , ' ,0 , th ' sh ”" «">' o('xpos-
u»d as it, manager untU 1»41 when m J* d ™ r \ h * C * nn0 ' V a
he retired from the drug store on ™ t,on ““ hou, “ l "«
account ot his health He still heads
the business which he ovms Jointly, * . , • *
State Spending
Nears Revenue,
Auditor Warns
COHON USE SHOWS
TEXTILE MILLS MAKE
SHARP REVIVAL
Consume More Than
Three Times Amount
Previous Month.
Washing
ton. .Sept 1
4 .—“C-
onfirming
reports of
a sharp re
vjval
m textile
production
' V ''
ultun
e Depart-
ment stated todav t
hat
Amencan
mills used
675.000 ba’
!es o?
cotton in
August, more than t
hree
times the
Columbia, Sept. 19.— South Caro
lina’s government spending is “un
comfortably close to our revenue
prospects,” State Auditor J. M. Smith
warned today.
He takes this view In a special re
port on state finances to members of
i the General Assembly
Despite a bookkeeping prospective
deficit of $1,866,000 for the current
I fiscal year, Smith thinks the state
; will wind up in the black.
[ “If the present income estimate (of
$72,143,857) is actually attained, and
1 deficiency appropriations (by the
I 1950 assembly) are held to a mini-
; mum. no suuch deficit will result,”
j he predicts.
! 'The lapsing of appropriations at
I the end of the year,” he explains,
| “the transfers of appropriations bai-
i ances from the current to the fol-
I lowing year, and unanticipated rev-
lenue items, ordinarily amount to «
1 more than the difference between”
| taxes and spending
“The amount involved.” he goes
1 on, "is only slightly more than two
per cent of the total estimated reve-
!nue ...” However, “present oper-
ations are uncomfortably close ..."
His deficit prediction -was based on
$74,00.291 in general state fund ap
propriations for this fiscal year
220 000 bales consumed in July
The h.gher rate, if sustained,
would result in consumption of 8.-
000.000 bales for the year, almost
as much as in the busier years of
1947 and 1948 The large cotton
crop this year, however, will raise
the carry-over at least 2.000,000 bal-
keep prices
down around the loan rate of about
30 cents a pound
Spot cotton prices were about un
changed but market activity increas
ed sharply during the week, accord
ing to the Department of Agricul
ture Farmers were selling freely
with very kttle cotton entering the
M;
Above Is shown Mayor L. E. Bishop (left) as he receives two checks
totaling $1,612.32 from President Harry McSween ot the Lions club to
be used to help finance utivitie* of the City Recreation Commission Dur
ing the post three years the Lions club has raised $5.41242 for the Com
mission. the funds coming from the annual Lions club carnival.
Lions Club Turns Over to City Recreation
Commission Check for $t ,612.32 for Activities
rdmi
me easiness wnicn ne owns juiouj , . , ...,
with Mrs. J. M Dick, of Ril'lgh.' *“° b * I ^; b ’ W1 ;
N C, daughter of th, l.» Dr Young. r ' 01 »* nMrl » “ ' n,c ' ,v ' »”
who passed away in 1941. Young's
Pharmacy was established in 1884
Last week the City Recreation com-
w*: mission received checks from the
cotton as on dry cotton.” he cautions. | Lions club in the amount of $1.612 32.
ys that by proper care in bar- -which was the proceeds of the Lions
He
and Is one of the three oldest business ve#tin i * nd fianin* * farmer may c ] ub carn i V al held last spring. This
firms in the city. It was recently turn what WJU 1° b* • disastrous sea- contribution brought the total amount
arranged, remodeled and decorated.! ,on a profitable season by lhe f j ub t0 the commjsjion
and now presents a very inviting ap- _ , i a j *° *^*12.32 ovtr * period of three
pearance to the public. Mr. Finney Lounty, bClIOOl And years. For the same period, the city
is one who literally “grew up” in • T—- I mw ' of Chnton hlls turned over to the
drug store and for 33 years worked ^ ,r 7 1
hard and long hours to make of the Totals 102 Mills in * Ine ter* amounUng to $6,009 The
business a success. For the past eight! ^ 1 commission has also received $300
football programs for two
seasons
973 95
Total $7.704 48
The commission now has cash on
hand amounting to $4,674.81. .
The above statements are taken
from a report by W C. Neely, chair
Prospect For
Cotton Crop In
County Is Low
Prospects for the <
Laurens county are t
the lowest in years,
County Agent C B
visiting some farms an
1 ethers
The continuous ra
said, havi
addition
ations foi
More f
are defol
allow the sun to get .n This oper
ates to make the boils open earlier.
Mr. Cannon hesitated to say that
the crop promised lo ^>e the lowest
11s bought in vo!
npt and forward
better qualities pi
h
Pri
09
r middln
C rtf*# fY
per pou
15. Thi
on Thun
vg 15-16'
Th
une for
delivery
;ncipally
Mton
age-i
»day.
with
caused the bolls
o retarding dusti
weevils.
rmers than usual,
ating their crop
he
tn narrowi
go Grade l
little widei
man of the commission. • , ,
1909. when the first
Other members of the commission made the coun ty made 38 566 bales
|comn.,u,o n th'proc«<lsofth'p,rli-| i,r * ■> J' >un «'fi f . W 1 A " d ' r - The hlghX on r^-ord w„ n 1M0
evx.f.'c cenne tk. !ton - C<*per. Waiter A John- when g* o<H> ba es were harvested.
son. J. H Sparks and J. C. Cannon.
years he has given his time to farm-) The Town of Clinton tax ordinance .H 1 * .. Excha “ 8 * . club \ The repon Turther that in
id 3! 35 a year ago Current prices
t m.ddling 13-16” average about
ic-haif cent aoove tne loan >vel
id are the lowest ..n.e ear'.y No-
“xber 1946 Grade and staple pre
lum* nave narrowed since the itart
the «eason Staple prem.ums fur
e med.um length* are mo*e than
than those of
fi.ums are cur-
an in the ear -
. »rt of last *ean Docounts for
the lower grades and shorter staples
!>ave also tended to narrow The cur
rent discount for middling 7-8** i*
159 points against 185 at the start
on re’cjrd.' which was 12.420 bales in of the season and 239 a year a*>
but he thought the turnout Sput market acUvtty increased
would be wery. very low. Last year sharply with reported sales ,n the ten
the county made 21.200 bales In markets totaling 344.400 bales as
records were compared with 196.500 a week
tier and 135.700 a year ugo Wius
pr.ces generally at or a little ai>ne
the loan rate, farmers were selling
freely in most areas Loan entries
of only 4.300 bales had been reported
to CCC through September 9 as com
pared with 114.000 a year ago In
quiries increased and mul buying
strengthened for both prompt and
forward delivery Demand for
the medium to the higher grades of
7-8” through 1 1-8”. Export buy-
moderate volume prin-
mI County Gets 551,464
ing which he enjoys. Is the summer for 1949 appears in today's paper as froIn lh * Kiwanib club and $453 13 * bo . v * P™t™ms Istvi - • y
with Mrs. Finney he moves out to' adopted by dt y council oa Septem- ircm various other courses. denewd by the increased participa- Q uar t Cr |y Payment
“Happy Acres” for their temporary | ^ 5 The commission, during the period ^ ** ampl e- dnri [ i * the Tn*
residence where they always receive n* ordinance calls for a total of May 15. 1947 to September 15. 1949. v te y l ncome ' QX
their friends in a hospitable manner. I w an increase of 15 mUls over has made the following expenditures. , 7 s 100 * P ar t * n b*tn leagues, xne
V. rinnmv hwwn a lastwar Th# millaee is dndded 15 , training these young fellows received Special to The Chronicle.
i"i M r F h ^ and a Irst rate citi- mills for current ooe^atinz expense* L, * htin « equipment for was reflected in the Little League Columbia.Sept 21—Laurenscoun-
CUnion booster and a a ^; rate cl “ ^ n d wn mUU^r in^reo fnd Jmkma Florida St. school grounds $826 29 toumameat held at North Charlestoa. ty received a total of $51,464 from waa in m,Kieratf volume
zen willing ^ I ^ L Play^ound equipment 2or August 1. Clinton’s Little Leaguer.the quarterly distribution of 7 V, per !<* ** qualities,
worthwhile.ro^nityefforU He is fund ^ outstanding Florida St. and Academy were ru«ner-up in the tournament, cent of the state income tax to !he The cotton gray cloth market con-
F a^m? ! SSlIWO bind for mun?ciD.V St ' schooh 2.256.42 “This was no small accompUshmenO counties, during the fiscal year be- turned active th« week Demand w^
^the Bank of CUn on ami a mem_ $45(L00 bo d ssue PJ Cost of grading Bell St. ath- |Mr. Neely said, “due to the fact that ginning July 1, 1948, and ending June '* r >- * ood tor cloth for nearby deliv
er 0 /- ^ b^h Rriad afreet Meth eTs ^iTToec^al elLtio^held in Aonl lelic field - 300 00 Carolina champions de- 30. 1949. according to the fiscal r4- W ^ offerings of such guods were
H# u a conserJlt^ of thL Cost of Midget and Junior leased those of North Carlina, Urt port of State Treasurer Jeff Bate*, limited. Trade report, credited the
odial church. He s . J* baseball leagues for three were eliminated by a team fram issued this week. strong demand for some types of spot
seasons 3.345.82 New York in the national tournament Laurens county received the larg- fioods to converters and cutters who
held in Pennsylvania. eat amount from the last of the four i are covering now in order to get
I * ^ distributions made during the fiscal "* 0 *^ through and out of their plant.
College Enters Its I Local Locker Plant - vear Ia Jul r’ Laurens county's 1 Extended delivery dates have tend-
odist church
business man of good judgment, mod
est and unassuming he never seeks
the limelight. He is a #mial, cour
teous gentleman who follows high
standards in his public and private
affairs. ^
Mr. Finney married Miss Sallie
Bell McMillan of this city, daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mc
Millan. Her father served the city
•well for a number of years as mayor
and made a large contribution to
the early growth and development
of Clinton. They have two sous, John
W. Finney, Jr., and W. M. (Mac)
Finney. Their residence is at 309 E.
Carolina avenue.
Methodists Observe
Orphanage Day
Annual Epworth Orphanage Day
was observed by the congregation of
Broad Street Methodist church of this
city last Sunday. The observance of
the day is general in Methodist
churches of the state.
The pastor, Rev. P. L. Bauknight,
stated that approximately $250 was
contributed by the congregation,
with the report not yet completed.
Those desiring to add to the amount
are invited to do so, Mr. Bauknight
said.
The 1949 county and district school
levy is 47 mills. The combined coun-, , .... . . ,
ty, school and city tax levy is 102 ) Cost| °^ ^ ld 6 et an d Junior
mills.
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Criminal Court To
Coiryene Monday
The September term of criminal
court will convese in Laurens Sep
tember 26 with Judge J. Henry John
son, of Allendale, presiding over the
term.
Thirty-six petit jurors wene drawn
last week by the jury commissioners
sitting in the office of Clerk of Court
V. R. Fleming and announced.
The Hunter tow r nship list includes:
James Simpson, Glenn Downs, W.
G. Baldwin. John O. Teague. A. T.
Powers, J. E Braswell, Jr., John C.
Abercrombie, F. B. Burns. Richard
E. Ferguson, T. C. Nabors, J W.
Hedspeth, Joe Tankersley.
Miss Betty Tribble
With Spartanburg Paper
Miss Betty Tribble, of this city,
has accepted a position with the news
department of The Spartanburg Her
ald.
Miss Tribble, an Erskine college
graduate, has been with Thfe Index-
Journal, of Greenwood, since June,
1947, as society editor.
Attends Exchange
Club Convention
Gary ^Holcomb returned yesterday
from a week’s trip to Minneapolis,
Minn., where he attended the meet
ing of fthe National Exchange
club. Mr. Holcomb is treasurer of
the local club.
P. C. Freshmen Ploy
Clemson Here Friday
Clemson’s freshmen will invade
Clinton Friday night to meet the Blue
Hoae first-year men. The kickoff is
set for eight o'clock.
New Year's Work,
Enrollment 475
(To Be Sold On
October Solesdoy
1 *hare of the income tax distribution 1 ^d to curb ouying somewhat and the
amounted to $8,691; in October. 1948, volume of sales was .-mailer than last
Laurens county received $7,699; in veek Prices continued to rise witix
January, 1949. the county’s share was Tobacco cloth leading the advance
, .... . , i -r y ,■ ^ T . $8,586, and from the April, 1949. al- with an increase of 2 cents per pound.
With orientation week over last Legal notice :s given that the local locatlon Lauren, received $26,488 Mill margins or the spread btfcwee-,
Friday Presbyterian college began locker plant frrated on Hampton Durm the fisca i V ear. the counties the pr.ee of a pound of cotton and
its 69th year of classmom work Sat-j avenue will be ^.Id at public outcry of ^ sla . e received a total of $ 2 .-| its approximate cloth equivalent
j> .he l lerk of Court art Laurens on 212,764 from the state income tax widened sharply during August T>iii
urday with a record enrollment of
475. In speaking of the opening. Pres
ident M. W. Brown said:
salesday in October, the 3rd. M S.
Bailey & Son, Bankers, b plaintiff
“The 1949-50 school year has every ,n . sale againct the Clinton Elec-
intiieation of being one of the best 7r * c and Locker Cooperative,
in Presbyterian college's history. Our ^i J . v °t Clrr ton, and Laurens
student body is more evenly bal- ounty, defendants The sak‘ includes
anced between freshmen and upper building and all equipment,
classmen, tbe faculty of superior! The locker pla?.t was built and
quality and the physical plant in its | equipped at a cost of approximately
be«t condition to date.” : $35,000. and opened to the public in
The college endowment has been J945. Of the project cost, $16,000 was
substantially increased as the result a &~ee grant from the county, the City
ol a concerted endowment dnye, and' of Clinton made a loan note ot $3,500,
several additions made to the faculty and the outstanding bank mortgage
for the fall semester. Spencer dormi- i* approximately $14,000. During the
tory has been completely renovated war years the plant enjoyed a large
and other improvements made to put volume of business, but since the
the campus and plant in top condi- days of scarcity are over there has
lion. been a gradual decline in its business
and the rental of lockers, the direc
tors state.
Since the plant was erected, $5,000
has been paid on the original indebt
edness, according to the directors.
County Tax Books
Are Now Open
County Treasurer Sam M. Leaman
opened die 1949 county tax books last _ c i ij
Thursday and those who do not send Barton Speoks Here
in their payments by mail are invit- #N « • n Li
ed to call at his office and pay them,^^ LKJUOr rfODlem
in person, he said. j ———
The general levy as announced in Dr. L. E. Barton, prominent min-
the treasurer’s notice is 21 mills, i ister and author of the Southern Bap-
divided: ordinary county, 12; bonds,[list church, spoke Tuesday night at
6; high school 2; hospital bonds, Vi; Broad Street Methpdist church on
hospital fund 4. the topic, ‘‘Brains, Battles and Bal-
Mr. Leaqian said the assessments lots.” His timely and impressive ad-
were received from the auditor a dress dealt with the liquor problem,
month earlier than usual this year of which he has made a thorough
and made it possible to write out th** study. He discussed the deplorable
receipts and open the books a month liquor conditions throughout the
earlier. The auditor. Miss Jennie V. country, which he sees as a direct
Culbertson, was able to get her as- threat to the influence and power of
sessments out earlier because the the Christian church, and warned
comptroller general mailed in his his hearers to become aroused agiinst
corporation assessments earlier. | the menace.
The distribution of 74 per cent of; was the second successive month ui
the state income tax is made to the J which the margin has widened and
counties quarterly on the basis of, at 30 61 cents it was nearly 2 1-2
population. cents wider than in July but 15 cents
.’.atrower than a year ago. Prices
for the 17 selected cotton cloth con
structions used in the compilation
of the monthly mill margin averaged
more than 1 1-3 cents higher than
in July This advance together with
a one-cent drop in raw cotton prices
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MISS
CATHERINE EICHELBERGER.
Raleigh, N. C
MISS LUCY ANN THOMAS.
Gaffney.
MISS SUSAN HALL,
Laurens.
MISS ANNE MACDONALD.
Decatur, Ga.
MISS BARBARA ANDERSON.
Rock Hill.
EARL PITTS.
Clemson.
MJFS LILLIAN DILLARD.
Hartsville. ' —
LT. CHARLES C WINN.
Fort Riley, Kansas.
GEORGE D ELLJS.-JR ,
. F. P THOMPSON.
Clinton.
MRS ED HARDMAN,
MRS JIMM1IE ARMSTRONG.
West Clinton.
MRS. HERMAN PHIPPS.
Lydia Mills
accounts for the much wider August
.
Davidson Is Next
P. C. Opponent-
The second football game on the
j Presbyterian college varsity schedule
| is set for October 1 The game is t o
: be played against Davidson college
at Davidson. N. C. and it will be
the first time the two schools have
met on the gridiron in a number of
! vears.
FOOD
Is An Important
Item With Housewives
You will find helpful Grocery
and Market New* in THE
CHRONICLE every week from
leading food stores in the city.
Read the advert.senaants —
they tell you about changing
prices each week and where'
you can buy to advantage.