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Volume XLIX
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 6, 1949
Number 39
What Population Will
Clinton Have In Census
To Be Taken In 1950?
A speculative question is, “What
will the population of Clinton be in
the 1950 census?”
Beginning next April, the popula
tion of the United States will be
counted for the seventeenth time,
and when the count is completed the
city’s population is expected to be
substantially larger than in 1940.
Clinton’s population in the 1930
census was listed as 5,643, while ten
years later in 1940 it was given as
5,704. When the city directory was
published last year it listed the pop
ulation unofficially at 7,200.
These census figures show Clinton’s
When the census is completed the
department must examine and code
the results and punch caads to tabu
late it. At the peak of production
more than one million cards will be
punched and verified each day.
In addition to the population cen
sus, the enumerators will conduct aj
housing census at the same time. In
cluded will be such questions as the
type of dwelling, condition of the
unit and its state of repair.
The census will also determine the
number of electrical appliances, the
number of rooms, the way the unit
is heated, and what fuel is used for
growth from 200 population in 1870. • cooking.
In 1880 it was 465*. 1690, 1,080; 1900, j 0 f this information is useful to
1.865; 1910, 3,272; 1920, 3,767; 1930. j the business man.
5,643; 1940, 5,704
The incorporated limits of the city
extend one mile in all directions. The
1950 census will not include the fast-
THIS IS “NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK”
If he is selling electrical appliances,
he can look and see which areas have
fewer and are thus potential markets.
He can then look at the per capita |
growing Lydia Cotton Mills commu-! incomes for the area and see if they T#»|j| P|nxico Buv^
rity which is not within the limits. | c an afford his products. A glance at, u u
The type and number of questions I the number employed and unean- ’Local Locker Plant
to be asked in the census next year ployed and the type of work they do
will be a far cry from those asked on w in tell a prospective factory builder
the first census which was taken in what s«rt of labor supply he can ex-
1790. pect.
THE CHRONICLE is joining in the observance and will
strive now, as it always has, to stand for the principle of
Freedom of the Press, to display a high regard for truth
and a dedicated devotion to the community for public ser
vice.
For $15,500
Selling Course For
Sales People Here
Three Days Next Week
CIVIL RIGHTS
BATTLE PUT OFF
UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Democratic Leader Says
FEPC Will Be First Issue,
Tackled When Congress,;
Returns.
Washington, Oct. 3. — Striving to ;
adjourn congress this month, the
Truman administration today post
poned the big civil rights batttle un
til 1950.
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas
said after a White House confererice
that probably the first issue to be
tackled when congress returns in
January will be the highly contro
versial fair employment practices
measure.
This is a prime item on President
Truman’s 10-point plan intended to
assure civil rights of racial, religious
and other minorities.
House and senate Democratic poli
cy makers will meet tomorrow to
outline the rest of the program for
this session.
Lucas said congress might get out
'Family Day' and
Revival Planned
At Calvary Baptist
In that first census the population
was classified by sex, free or slave,
and white cir colored. The only mge
The census bureau adds that rela
tionships between educational attain
ment and the ability to read and
The Clinton Electric Freezer and j A Personalized Selling Course,
Locker Cooperative, as previously ; sponsored by the Clinton Retail Mer-
advertised, was sold at public outcry (hants Association, will be held next
in Laurens Monday by the clerk of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
detail was the number of males 16 write will help determim? educational court, with three bidders participat-; October 11-13.
years of age or more. needs, while agricultural information ing in the sale. The “school” will be held in the
The 17 United States marshals with j is of use not only to farmers, but all The property, located tn Hampton, new Broadway theatre from 8 to 8:30
650 assistants conducted that census buyers and sellers of farm products,
and sent their reports directly to the | After the census is completed, a
president. ! quality check will be held to deter-
In 1950 more than 150,900 enumer- mine the accuracy ®f the findings,
ators will count 150,000,000 persons. Especially well trained enumerators
They will ask for *gt. sex. rruce, will cover a small part of the totul
birthplace, marital status, employ- households in the United States,
ment status, occupation and industry. | Tta* enumerators in the quality
educational attainment and place of: check will be required to get inft>r-
residence. mation only from the person himself.
The enumerators will be supplied or in specified cases, from a close
with majts showing the boundaries relative.
of their assignments. Laid flat, fciese This check will yield a measuie of
maps would completely cover a high- the completeness of coverage of the
way from Washington, D. C., to Cin- census and of the accuracy of irfor-
cinnati, Ohio. ’ mation obtained cm various subjects.
avenue, was bought by Tom Plaxico a.m. There will be door prizes daily
of this city, business manager of the and a grand attendance prize on the
State Training school The purchase last day.
price was $15,500. The theme for the sales training would be helpful.”
REV. J. P HATCHER
“Family Day” will be observed at
Calvary Baptist church Sunday, 0:t
j of Washington in "two or three weeks, j 9th. Every church family is request-
That would give the lawmakers some ed to be present for both the Sundae
two months before they return to the school and preaching service. A pla.e
grind. 1 for each member to register will be
The decision on civil rights appar- ’ provided at the front of the church
ently was made with the certainty in The pastor. Rev. J W. Spillers, re
mind that a Southern filibuster would ports that the Sunday school has set
result from any attempt to bring up Sunday aside as the day to reach toe
one of these bills. This would jam set goal of 300
any other pending legislation and ena The pastor will prea h a ^orm >n
the session in a Democratic uproar, 'to families at the 11:00 o’clock wor-
Lucas put it this way: “It seems! ship hour. t
doubtful that a prolonged discussion; Spillers also announces that
of any civil rights bill at this session t ^e fall revival will begin at the
church on Wednesday night. Oct. 11
The Fair Employment Practices bill | tl 7 on o’clock and continue through
is intended to prevent racial or re-1 s unc j a y Qct. 23. Rev J. P Hatcher,
ligious discrimination in the hiring j; ener a. will do the preaching and
of workmen. Other pending civil r cv Timothy L. Hottel, and his mu —
Dormy Wrider New
Editor The Sentinel
At Clinton High
The first issue of The Sentinel,
Clinton high student/ publication,
was distributed among the student
body Monday.
nty
To Hold Meet (Mere
Nent Thursday
Mrs. T. B. Sumerel president of
the "Laurens County Teachers’ asso
ciation has announoeh that the first
fall n eeting will be .held in the CUn-
The paper is headed this year by | ton high school building on Thurs-
Donny Wilder as editor, and George day, October 13th. at 3:30 p. m. with
Espieg, business mana@?r. I the school faculty as host. Mrs. Suip-
Other staff members are: hews ed- erel ur g es a fuU attendance of teach-
ers.
Refaoshments will ne served just
itor, Ted Mnars; sports editor, Rich
ard Lukstat; photographer, George .. , ,,
Henry; feature editor, Charles JoL- bef j>" the meeting by the managers
son; exchange editor, R-uth Lowery; 1 f nd w 0 P erat °rs of the county ichool
circulation manager, Gilbert Blakely. program under tthe supervision
Report fits ar* Rut* J.-Darr. Satan , of^rv Edna Mor*. aupervtaor
Blakely, Robtrta Yarborough, Kath- ine speaxer
Mr. Plaxico said yeslerday that he program will be “Personalized Sell-
does not intend operating the plant, mg Rings the Bell for You and Your
He was in consultation with the Store.” All men and women in the
board of directors ir. the hope of city employed in sales work are cor-
workng out some satisfactory plan dially invited Merchants will *ot j rights measures aim blows at’lynch- ical family wiTI have charge
that will work no hardship on the open their places of business until, i ng and the poll tajt. I music The public is invited
plant’s customers, he said. No an-.the conclusion of the program each House Speaker Rayburn told re-, tend
nouncement has been made by the morning, it is announced. An iater- porters that he hopes the house can i m
directors following their conference: esting and varieri program will be take up tomorrow or Wednesday a . .
with the new’ owner. | presented stressing good salesman- pan increasing social security pay- MOOV Seedlings
! chin rv-vi «•* ' * a i. 1: 4 4^ / ^
to at-
M. S. Bailey & Son. Bankers. of| shi P* courtesy and efficiency to in-
this city, was the plaintiff in the satei crease saJes *** render better retail
which included the building and all ** rvic * b> the public. The school is
equipment. Tbeir mortgage on tlie free to wbo attend and it is hoped
property was approximately $15,0t/O, | attendance will be fully
with the City of Clinton holding a l representative of the city
note against
$3,-500.
p^i e ex,e " din8 ws " m t0 Available for Tree
This measure topped one big hur- Planting Program
die today when the house rules com- * *
mittee approved it for a house vote
under a rule barring floor amend-
the corporation tor i The course is sponsored by the: merits. The senate will not act on it
Merchants association and the Di»-
The site, building and equipment | tributive Education Service of the
cost approximately $35,000 wtren State Department of Eduoation.
opened to the pub he in 1945. ^
Blue Hose Advance
Fourth Wace In
Gridiron Standing
erine Espieg, Joan Anderson, Joai
Vaughan, Jolesie McGee, Pat Fowlen.
Peggy Sease, Mimi Barron, Joan Bar
ron, Tracy Deet, Dillard Yeung, Mary
Sue Darr, Ellen Fraser, Peggy Boat
wright, Faye Hardman, Sylvia Bras-
The speaker for the afternoon
will be Mrs. Irene H_ Keith of Pick
ens, who will discuss She educational
phase of the lunch jteugram.
Miss Ruth Riddle, membership
chairman, and her committee. Miss
, Sara Babb, E. B. Morse, and Mrs.
jj | Grace Cain will discus* .the advantage
Typing supenisor. Mi* Katrine'** early jnembership jn the Jncal,
Martin; typists, Margaret Wilkie, S^ate and national associations.
Malba Gsardner, Frances Elliott, Peg-j
gy Boatwright, Martha Simpson,
Martha ^oung. Sylvia Braswell.
Faculty adviser for the paper la--
Miss Betty Neal Derrick.
Tickets For
PC-Wofford Game
On Sale Monday
The date for the PC-Wofford jun
ior varsity game has been char ged
from October 13 to November 3, it
was announced yesterday by Athletic
Director Walter A. Johnson. The
game will be played here at night on a big surprise by defeating Davidson
Johnson field at 8 o’clock. ) Saturday night at Davidson, 27-7.
Announcement is also made That; The victory pushed the team up to
tickets for the big PC-Wofford home- ■ fourth place .i» the state race, head-
coming game will go on Sale Monday j ed by IF off ori, Clemson and New-
at all drug stores m the city. The | berry,
game is to be played un October Tl.
Wofford ‘dnllege at the end of ike
week held undisputed first place in
the Palmetto State college football
standing with a 3-0 recorft. They w&n
14-0 over Catawba Saturday night.
this year, but it is expected to come
Up in 1950.
In the senate, a farm bill is up for
debate and Lucas said he expects
passaxt- by tomorrow night. The
house has passed another farm bill
and a compromise bill will be neces
sary. •.
Clemson, Sept. 28.—The State
Commission of Forestry has announc
ed that approximately 35 million
seedlings will be available for dis
tribution beginning in late November
W J. Barker, leader. Clemson For
estry Extension Work, points out that
this is the largest .number of seed
lings ever produced in one season by
the commission.
Displaced penons legislation pass-j calIs a5te ntion to the tact that
orders for trees for reforestation are
now being accepted by county agents.
ed by the house may be the final ma
jor h£ll before the senate. Lucas said.
If it is to be brought to a vote it will
be necessary ftu the senate to jerk it
away from the judiciary committee—
a procedure Jhat congress rarely
The Presbyterian Blue Hose sprang uses.
Chairman McCarran (DNev.) has
blodted commrtiee actioa on the bill.
It wsuild increase to 339.000 in three
years the number of displaced per
sons to be admitted to the country.
Walter Johnson To
Be Honored At
Farmon-PC Game
Mi-Students To
Pablish Yearbook
Thornwell Ploys
Connie Maxwell
Here Tonight
The Jaw now provides for 205,000 in
' Newberry last to Lenoir-Rhyne, J two years.
j P7-13. Clemsoii, in a surprise, defeat- Rayburn said he expects final ac- county or $2.50 per thousand
I ed North Carolina State 7-6. Erskine i ti°n this session on higher xninimmn seedlings picked up at the nursery
! tell to East Temiessee, 20-13. -wages, farm supports and o.ils in-i near Wedgefield, he explains.
county rangers, SCS technicians, vo
cational agricultural teachers, an t
district foresters. He says E. E
Price, assistant state forester in
charge of management, urges that
orders be placed early
He adds that tne State Legislature
has provided 3,009 seedlings fret*
except for transportation to each,
landowner who applies for them Ad
ditional seedlings are available at
$3.00 per thousand delivered to the
f or
An in recent years the local high
school will publish an Annual at the
close of the year it is announced
from the scho*l.
kfeeinbers of the publication’s staff
are:
Editw-in-chiet: Mona Blaikely, as-
It is announced that Walter John- sistani Editor-in-chief: Barbara Mor-j
son Day will be held in Greeirrille • r j St Ljttj-ary EdiV>r: Betty Sullivan,!
October 14 when the Retail Mcr-; Feature editor; Bally Bowers, Jun-
chants Bureau of that city sponsors i or Editor: Peggy Sease, Activities
I Wofford will jilay Carsm -Newmaa
Friday night at Spartanburg. New
berry meets The Citadel ait Gharles-
,, v ! to n, Clmwon will play J/ississipp?
Thernwell orphanage will meet tne ' state, Furman will face Richmond.
' an d the Univeraty will play the j the question before the present quota : over one and
t~' ^ ' J runs out.
creasiag federal pay. “The usual rate of planting u
Mr. Truman calls the present law 1.000 seedlings per acre.” .Mr Baker
discriminatory against Catholics and advises. “Both loblolly ,and slash
Jews. McCarran says it isn’t. He con- pine seedlings are available. A sur-
tends there is pleuiy of time to study vey completed in 1946 showed that
team tn Johnson field tonight (Thors- ! North" Carolina TurheeYs ‘ at''Colum-
the Furman-Presbyterian college
football game at Sirrine stadium.
Dr. John McSween. of that city,
former president of Presbyterian col-
Editor: Martha Simpson, Circulation
Manager Dick Vaoghan, Sports Ed
itor: Curtis Freeman, Art Editor:
George Espieg, Photographer Editor:
lege, will be master of ceremoniei j Jimmy Hollingsworth, Advertising
for the pre-game and half-time cere-Editor: Joan Anderson, Business
monies at the stadium in honor of]manager: Wallace Abrams.
Mr. Johnson, athletic director of the ♦
college, and dean of coache, to Fo| .
Southeast. , . ^
Clinton merchants are being asked Chamber of Commerce
to join Greenville merchants in
sponsoring the game.
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An informal “ladies night” banquet
by the Chamber of Commerce will be
given in the college dining hall next
Tuesday evening, October 11, at 8:30,
;with all members and their wives
I and friends invited.
A special pprogram for the event
is being arranged. Members who
have not returned their cards are
asked to do so at once by the sec
retary, Miss Iona Blakely.
Christmas Parade
Set for December 1
The annual Christmas parade and
arrival of Santa Claus for his annual
visit has been set for December 1, it
: was announced yesterday by W. M.
'Walker, president of the Chamber of
j Commerce. Details of the big cele-
: bration will be announced later. ’
day) at 8 o’clock. Both teams have; ^j a
won two and lost one. Connie Max
well los to Belton the past week-end
and Thornwell to Laurens.
Thornwell has scored in all three
of its ball games, defeating Epworth
6-0, and Honea Path 13-6, and losing
to Laurens 6-26. It has the best team
in several years, it is reported.
The following boys will start for
Thornwell: le, Westmoreland; It, Mil
ler; Ig, H. Lucas; c, Armstrong; rg.
Maxwell; rt, W. Lucas; re, brown or
Simmons; qb, Darnell, Ih, Bullman;
rh, Jordan; fb, Wheeler.
Officials for the game will be: Lutz,
referee; Waldrop, umpire; Watson,
headlinesman; Galloway, field judge.
Presbyterian wiD meet their long
standing foe, Erskrne, at Greenwood
Saturday night.
All-games standings of the state’s
eight football teams after the third
week of the season follow:
Keller To Lead
Vesper Services At
College Sunday
W
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T
Wofford
3
0
0
Clemson
2
1
0
Newberry .
if
1
9
Presbyterian
1
0
Furman
... 1
2
0
The Citadel
0
1
0
South Carolina .. ..
0
2
0
Erskine
0
3
0
Form Women
To Attend
District Meeting
Approximately 35 members of the
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HONOR ROLL
Thousands of people keep up with Laurens County Councii oVf Farm
the news of this community through Women are planning to attend th*
THE CHRONICLE. It gives a com-; meeting of the Piedmont district in
plete coverage of local happenings in Spartanburg on Saturday Oct 8 it
which you are interested. And the < wa s announced by the HD agents
cost is less than 4c a week, all sub-, Miss Susan Hall and Mrs Adeline v’
scriptions payable in advance. j Long, who will accompany the groun’
Welcome and thanks to those on: Mrs. Robert Wa««nn president <5
our Honor Roll this week:
CAPT. C. E. BARNES,
San Francisco, Calif.
1 J. J. GEORGE, .
MRS. J. M. HATTON. SR.,
MRS. J. E. BENJAMIN,
Clinton.
MRS. ROY TRAMMELL,
West Clinton.
MRS. J. V. BLACK WELDER,
Clemson.
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.he Laurens Council, will conduct
the panel discussion in which the
pres.dents of the 15 councils of the
district will participate.
Mrs. Harold Wallace, county music
and re reation chairman, wil igive
a short talk on recreation^
Fi.ends of Miss Irene Workman
a. 11 regret to know she is a patient
j at the General hospital in Greenville.
The Rev. W. Chester Ke’.Ier
tor of Charlotte’s Tenth Avenue
Presbyterian church, will speak at
the Presbyterian college vesper ser
vices, Sunday night.
His topic is “Religion on the
Throne.”
Mr. Keller speaks at the third
service of the fall vesper senes. Tne
weekly meetings will continue
through October it is announced
from the college.
Ben Collins, president of the Stu
dent Christian Association, presides
at the services.
a half million acres
in the state was at tf5S$*4ime best
suited for trees and was in need of
s , planting. The nurseries’ production
khis year should go a long way in
urthering our tree planting program,
I he continues.
j He reports that there are several
! makes of mechanized tree planters
pas- navv available that are capable o:
transp.anting 1,000 or more seedlings
per acre,■•are adaptable to far pow
er equipment; and are priced within
the range of farm owners.
“Arrangements are being made m
many counties for seedlings to be
delivered by truck. County agent-
are tarmliar with this program ami
will be glad to discuss it with local
tree applicants,” he states*
V ,4:
Lonhom Locates Here
To Practice Law
John C. (Rick) Lanham, native of
Summerton, opened law offices this
week here in the Jacobs building.
Mr. Lanham was graduated from
the University uf South Carolina the
past month. He is a veteran of
World War II, having served as a
tail gunner in the air force abroad
a B-25 in the China-Burma-India
theatre of operation. He entered the
Epworth orphanage, . Columbia, at
the age of six and after graduating
there entered the University under
an accelerated academic course aind
was able to complete law school in
two years. — ' ^
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Mr. and Mrs. Haynie G. Prince and
daughter, Jerri, were week-end guest i
of'the former’s brother, Rev M. B
Prince, and family, in Charlotte, N
C., and attended the Davidson-P C
game.
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Item With Housewives
You will find helpful Grocery
and Market News in THE
CHRONICLE every week from
leading food stores in the city.
Read the advertisements —
they tell you about changing
prices each week and where
you can buy to advantage.