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I 1 THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable (Elution If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 10, 1949 Number 44 MEDIATORS TO MEET TODAY ON COAL STRIKE Truman May Be Forced To Use Taft-Hartley Law To Get Coal. Washington, Nov. 8.—The govern ment today summoned United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis and coal industry officials to a joint con ference here at 11 a.m. Thursday in a last ditch effort to settle the 51-day old soft coal strike. If the conference fails, federal mediation director Cyrus' S. Ching, is expected to turn the dispute over to President Truman by the week end for possible action under the anti-strike injunction provisions of the Taft-Hartley labor law. Ching sent identical telegrams to Lewis and industry spokesmen George H. Love, president of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co., Joseph E. Moody, president of the Southern Coal Ptoducers Associa- ation, and Harry M. Moses, presi dent of the H. C. Frick Coke Co., largest “captive” coal subsidiary of U. S. Steel Corporation. Boland Again Named Chairman Local Christmas Seal Sale R. W. Boland, local insurance man and civic leader, has been appointed to again serve as General Chairman of the 1949 Christmas Seal Sale com- j mittee in Clinton, according to a re-; cent announcement by D. F. Patter-; son, County Seal Sale chairman. The purpose of the campaign, part of the nationwide Christmas Seal Sale to be conducted from November 14 to De cember 25, is to raise funds for the 1950 program of the Laurens county Tuberculosis Association. In accepting his appointment, Mr. Boland said: “We want to make the 1949 Seal Sale in Clinton the best! ever conducted here. Success of the i county’s Seal Sale will depend, in, the final analysis, on its success in ; each community. And on the success. of the county Seal Sale will depend the tuberculosis control work of the Laurens County Tuberculosis Asso- COLLEGE GLEE CLUB BEGINS FALL PROGRAM SUNDAY •••'--s' ■■■:<?• V s ;. vH m % V %M- %-lSP " < ^ ^ ' BIGGER COTION CROP FORECAST; THIS STATE LOW 15,524,000-Bole Pros pect. South Carolina Crop 37% Below 1948. A c :he la Jth la ov the ■ges’ Ag Dr. Edouard Patte, ciation during the coming year. ] co ii e2e niee club director has an- wil1 ,ead hl * organization to Green- * “Although no age group is »?/«! ™ llege f C “ b d ‘ rector - Vllle ., Second Pre sbytenan church from tuberculosis, the disease kills nounced the fall program for his or- Jor <he m , rn . n2 vervice aod to more young people between the ages | ganization 0 f 40 male voices. n-ecnwood* First. PtVovte-ian of 15 and 34 than any other disease, Thp c , ub |ts 1949 _ 50 U^icest^at^nfng —kills Americans at the rate of one „ _ . . ... every eleven minutes, almost a thou- ** ason Sunda y "“>™ing it Un sand every week, close to 50.000 ev- | ion’s First Presbyterian church. And ery year. Moreover, it is estimated, from then until mid-December, the ng on a full sche- in Washington. Nov. 8. — crop of 15.524.000 bales— since 1937 and the ^eie j of record—was forecast j riculture Department ten * next to last production re i year. This estimate is 73.000 the forecast of a month a pares with 14.863 000 bales prod i ed last year and an average of 11.306- 000 for the ten years 1933-47 (Meanwhile, the South Carolina outlook was reported to be SSO.OO'.' bales of 500 pounds gross weight, 37 Presbyterian following Sunday. Nov. 20. Dr. Patte Ga.; David Stone of Martinsville, Va. per ce"* below production !a^ ye^r Jacksonville, and 23 per cent less than It T n T T T M If HlHIIlHHHti! Bruce G Fla ; Ned H alloway of 'andswarth of Norfolk, f c or the 1938-47 period. Va.: and Hensil Engleman of Stuarts-j production of 225,000 ton Va. jin the state, based on t F.rst B;.s«—James Cuttino of Sum-! lint to seed during th erage r.seed ex: “Collective bargaining between the t there are approximately 500,000 c w 0 ; r W ju he sm? United Mine Workers and bitum n- of the di ^ase in the United;' h ° ,r W, ‘ I ^ “"*• ous coal mine operators has state* at this moment.” i dule to result in an agreement, • Ching | ..Qne way all of us can participate Dr Patte has arranged a program said. “Accordingly. I am asking the j ln the f ig h t agsdrut tuberculosis is bf motets, anthems and chorrales operators ... and the United Mine b buying and u , inI Christmas Seals grouped around the Apostles’ Creed Workers to attend a joomt mediation For fundj tr<m the Mle of con . for the purpose of bringing s:gmti- A tentat.ve schedule of the Georgia ter; Garwn Dan.el of Atlanta, Hen-' years.) tour reads: ry L’heaureux of Georgetown; Cal The latest figures intensified g * Dec. 4—Atlanta’s Dru.d Hi ills Prei WaUord of De atur •, Ga.; Rus Hatch- ‘ ernment effi >rts to br.ng 1950 pr byterian church (morning ser vice). er of Columbus. Ga ; Henry Galloway duction unde •r cont rol. The depar Decatur (evening service); Dec. 5— of JackscnviUe. FI la.; Marion Wood ment went ahead with previous Marietta; Dec 7 LaGrange; Dec 8— of West Palm Beai rh. Fla ; and Dick announced p •Ians > hold a grj*i Columous; and De*. 9—Alb >any Cole of P::,ehurst. N C | referendum Decen 1 $ on * * The club, with Dr. Patte c« inducting acTona t Beale of Allan- question of imposu 12 r.g; i marke will present the following lineup First tenor—W.lson Dowling meeting November 10 at 11 am” j g m u t* the sile support of the Lau- c *nt pieces of ancient and modern Columbia; Dvmglas Arnette of Wmns- The operators were certain to at-l^ county Tuberculosis Association wered music before church -ud - 1 ' *■ * tend the session Lewi*, who cancelled a scheduled meeting in Chicago with hi* 200-man commmittee today, ha* spurned gov ernment mediation efforts but has been in phone Ching announced the conference call after meeting for two hours with Moses on what settlement terms would be acceptable to the captive mine owners. which is waging a relentless battle j ences. against the disease for us right in I Beside Sunday appearance* our own community ” , state, the club plans a fail For years. Mr Boland pointed out., through Georgia .the tuberculosis association has been' After s.nging in Union i- touch with Ching by tele-, # progressive program fhoir will move to Che**er : of tuberculosis prevention and con-1 evening appearance at the trol through such services to com-; Presbyterian church. And * mumty residents as: (I) Teaching J ——^ ^ adulU and school children how to Ordinance prevent tuberculosis, and how it is B . /T/ »• » *r > Making early discovery Requires VcKlCleS 10 for Pi tour the an rtty the Local Lutherans Attend Conference At Anderson Church The Piedmont conference o Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South; • Clmton Hi Juniors attended by the following delegates To Present Play from St. John’s Lutheran church of kj _ I fi this city: The Rev James C. Dickert. iNOVCmDCr I O pastor, with R W Boland and El bert Boyce as lay delegates J. D Bo land attended part of the sessions as a visitor. The Conference Women** Mission ary society, meeting at the‘same time and place, was attended by Mrs R W. Boland and Mrs Dickert as of ficial delegates of the local society cured (2) possible through mass X-ray surveys f* nrrv (J) Working with official agencies! Mer€l n ° re to improve'the health and welfare _ of the county. (4) Helping get pa- t ten is admitted to the Sanatorium (S) Aiding ex-patients in rehabilita- the' council in session Monday tew ordinance mak ing th* payment of all taxes on per sona! property or the owner of an automobile, truck or other motor ve- Frank Penn.nger of Charlotte: Robert Edens of Lumberion. N C ; Ed Campbell of McCormick; Ralpn Ford of Georgetown; and Jim Hoi- landsworth of Norfolk. Va Second tenor—Dave Neville of Newberry; David Maxwell of Clin ton; Warren Wardlaw of Mar.etta. Ga.; Cyrus Mallard of Thomasvtlic. Tom Thumb Bowl Gome To Be Played Here Tuesday Night The future stars of Clinton high school and Presbyterian college w.l: be on parade next Tuesday night at 7 M in the Tom Thumb Bowl The bowl la planned as quite a regatta ta: Doug K.ker of Griffin. Ga ; Sam uel Peddicord and James Robinson, both of Atlanta; Bob Peacock of Co-1 lumbu*. Ga ; Rill Link of Liurens: Henry Burton of Clinton. Cantey Du- Bose of Birmingham. Ala.; Sidney Max a» . ' C :nt n. and Robert Pat- >ond. Va. iney Denham of At- e Galloway an nd *erson of Rici Organists— lanta and Br Readers—C ney Maxwell ind Sid- City's Expansion Program Expected To Start Soon tt .oraing likely r ar.d s get uni to Mayor that the i t wer expx ler wJ» b c L E Bishop, •ity’s 1250.000 ui >1 program rfore the first i. will receive :ng quotas on next ) Quotas must be least two-thirds of ing before they can feet They would reduce plantings about 20 per cent this year. South Carolina * ents report an averi for picking 100 pounds < ton this year, ’nils con the record high of $2 50 the low of 36 cents in Censtts Bureau report sh running bales ginned u before November 1 com 4416.000 bales at the *an year ) The current big crop w he growers v op < e pn marke* a red w e of $2.25 seed ?<it- ares with 1048 an i 1032 The rs 464.■»» the state »red with turpius abov reserve supt jdequate market M l add to iceds and To replace the Junior carnival us ually held at this time of the year, (he junior class of Clinton high school will present a £lay in the school aud itorium on the evening of November 18th it has been announced The play, a comedy in three acts, is en- hid*, including taxes on sue h motor with parades, bands and a big midge, bids i n De e mber for vhe project**. vehicle to the Town of Cl inton. a | football game to top * oil me flissi. i, *.iv hi m w* j ite* Plans for the con- 300.000 dales fro prerequisite for the pn«.ieg< r of op-, will be he'd on Johi ftson field templj ited we rk have been completed The excess su crating such automobile, tr uck. or The extravaganza u tin/S— th* b> M is under me o«- ■ arwood Beebe company, of dumb to 8.200.04 other motor vehicle upon th ie public rectum of Claude Crocker. Lyd a inburg. engineers, and bids oy of the 1950 harv street*, highways, roods, t ir other Mills recreation dirt h.'tor contrz S' i V 4 • 9 m -e now being invited of this is expect public ways within the tow n limits | 1 The parade will come off at 4 30 ^ bvtlftfi *»§u€ will include four der government The ordinance appears In The Tuesday afternoon when three high new i »ewerag c di&poMl plants, con* grams Chronicle today to which the • public's school band* will p arade along w.th struct a 250.000-galion water In today's rej attention is directed. the prospective quet ms. vtetng for the tank. t* *i iit rge ment of the present wa said tfie vie id The ordinance in br.ef, i makes it name of “Miss Midget Football ter 51 ter plat it. installation of larger averaged 287 6 i unlawful to operate any m iotor ve- Team” of 1945 The 1 queens have al- mams and < ‘xtension of water and 1 highest of re-or hide in the city unless the owner ready won out over compel tion m »e*cr lines. The amount of $100,000 aged 313 1 poun. thereof has paid all taxes due It Florida Streot. Aci sdemy Street, i* a’.* fk * 11 Ik j. expended for street im- ten-year averagi expected (Ml * 4^ t »f ■ottc ids. VOOi .titled “Criss Cross”, with Mrs. A ^ Reports of the vavnous Jundina Wallace and Miss Elizabeth provides that all persons or Providence and the gram e^*ria or me vavnous stanaing _ .oonsors for th# class and flrm * who own * n •utomobile upon at Ljurens The election of oueens romrotuees gave evidence of steady Kol * nd *■ sponsors tor me ciass ana . „ tk . rn „ r.i. in all areas of the work of »n charge or me pay. . C iP bi progress the Lutheran church in this area. One of the major items of interest and emphasis was the effort of the Unit ed Lutheran church to raise $6,000,- 000 next sppring for 15 colleges, sev en theological seminaries and two deaconess training schools. R. W. Boland was re-elected to the office of secretai^ of the conference, and both he and Mr. Dickert were nominated to be delegates from the synod to the general convention of the United Lutheran church next fall in Des Moines, Iowa. Members announced for the cast are: Judith Nevina, played by Sara Hollingsworth; Feathers Conrad. Charles Johnson; Chester, York*. Jimmy Stewart; David Harper. John Davis; Cynthia Ware. Peggy Sease. Mrs. Hinkleshire, Mary Ellen Can non; Leighton. Ted Mears; Jimmy. William Dominick; Dixie, Ruth Low ery; Second Girl, Ruby Jo Darr: Third Girl, Sally Pitts; Sheriff, John ny Adair. Orphanage To Play Last Game Tonight Thornwell orphanage football will play it’s Jast game of the season against Greenwood “B” team tonight (Thursday) on Johnson field at 7:30 p. m. Nine boys will be playing their last game for the orphanage it is staled. Children's Library To Have Open House On Wednesday afternoon, Novem ber 16, between the hours of 3:30 and 5:30, the public is cordially invited to visit the children’s library. The event is sponsored by the Parent-Teacher association of Florida Street school. BEAD THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It's thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then In the stores as prices change and merchandise be comes more plentiful. BE WISE- READ THE ADS 4-H Achievement Program In Laurens Saturday Morning A 4-H Achievement Day program will be presented in the Agricultural building in Laurens Saturday morn ing at 10 o’clock. Helen Teague, of the Barksdale community, the club president, will preside. Herschel Gibbs will lead the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, and the de votional will be given by the Green- pond 4-H club with Mrs. Floyd Weathers in charge. Several boys and girls from various clubs will have a part on the program and reports on the work will be heard. Special music will be rendered by a group from the State Training school with Mrs. Beatrice Sloan as their leader. Presentation of awards will be made and State Senator R. T. Wilson will speak briefly on the subject, “Better Living for a Better World,” which is the national theme for 4-H Achievement week November 7-13. owners of abutting property be issued a certificate, or metal plate, the “Miss Clinton High” e’ection to be attached to the vehicle show- The football game will be a rough James Burnett ing that all taxes for the previous encounter between the boys of Clin- D ^ year have been paid The ordinance ton and the team from the Spartan- rOSSCS NCOf City carries a fine of $100 or imprison- burg “Y” The boy* can not weigh ♦— ment of thfrty days in jai^ fo£ .yiola-, over 110 pounds and muM be from James Burnett. 81. resident of Clin- tors. nine to 14 years of age The equip- ton. Route 2. died Friday night at The metal plate will be issued by ment -will be the same as regular his home following 12 years of de- the City free of charge to all car or high school or col’.eze teams and the dining health and a short serious truck owners It is a red metal tag squads will battle the whole length il’ness with white letters and fits just above of Johnsnn fle’d, with oflicials and Mr Burne’t}* was a son of the late the state license plate. everything that goes to make up a Pinkney and Nancy Lovipgs Burnett The ordinance becomes effective complete gridiron encounter. the first day of January. 1950. » I. The vield. ave - * la>t year, ani tr.e was 254 s on a 50 per cent cost in an accompany.ng report, ire be matrhed by property census bureau estimated that on v 63 per cent of this year's crop wa* g.r.ned prior to November 1. com pared with 72 per cent a year ag> and a average of 75 per cent for th* ten years The ginnings were re ported at 9.543 686 bales, compared with 10.436.740 a year ago. This lag in ginning reflected un favorable harvesting weather in some parts of the cotton producing area, particularly in Texas and cer.- tral states. ■ The department said cotton • i and spent the greater part of his life production would be around 6.26' - Margaret Wilkie Is "Miss Hi Miss" Bauknight Leaves For New Pastorate The Rev. H. F Bauknight. pastor m Spartanburg county He had been r resident near Clinton for the past 10 years. He married the former Miss Ola Bailey, who died 10 years ago. Surviving are one sister. Mrs Man-1 die Wert of Fairmont, and one grand- 000 tons if the ratio of lint to co:- ton seed is the same as the average for the past five years Cotton see 1 production last year was 5.941.0*''» tons and the • ten-year average w i» 4.631.000 Miss Margaret Wilkie, of Cross of the Joanna Epworth Methodist sor! Hill, member of the senior class at church at Joanna, leaves this week Clinton high school, has been chosen for his new charge in Saluda county, as “Miss Hi Miss.” The contest in the The Bauknights’ friends in the Jo- state’s high schools is sponsored an- anna community regret that they nually by The Johnsonian, students’ have been moved elsewhere by the weekly publication at Winthrop col- conference. lege. Mr. Bauknight is succeeded at the — ' 1 • Joanna charge by the Rev. J. W Post Office To Close i X^T t * md ’ r ° m ' he Teachers To Meet Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p m at the Poplar Springs Bap tist church w ith the Rev. C C Nanny | p l_QUrcnS TodflV and the Rev Harry McAbee official- C i MJUUy ing. Burial followed in the church cemetery For Armistice Day ^ ^ _ ♦— Criminal Court To The post office will be closed to- i r* ^ A ki J morrow, Friday. November 11, in V' 0nvene MOnflOy observance of Armistice day. The, stamp and general delivery window | 1 be held in Clinton on Thursday af 1 ternoon. December 1, at 4:30 o’clock. November term of the court business houses, mills, schools, will be open from 10 to 11 a.fn. and general sessions will convene in ^ ^re invited to enter floats, the The Laurens County Education as sociation will hold its November i meeting in the Laurens high school th:s afternoon at 3 30 Mrs. T B Sumerel. president v‘ he group, has announced that re freshments will be serve*d preceding ' | the business session This will be The annual Christmas parade will sponsored by the Laurens Courrv Christmas Parade To Be Staged In City December 1 in:s , M Pthe Contract Let For $82,464 Gymnasium At the Orphanage The executive committee of Thorn- well orphanage has announced the awarding of a contract for a modern gymnasium for the institution either of stone or granite. The contract was awarded to the Crosland Construction company of Columbia for $82,464, with work ex pected to begin immediately. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL city carriers will make the morning Laurens next Monday, with Judge J , chamber of Commerce states, delivery, Postmaster W. D. Adair | Henr y Johnson of Allendale, presid-j t wo p nzes w jn t>e given for the stated. ! best floats: first, $25. and second, $10. • Members of the petit jury for th*;; jbe following “float committee’’ session were drawn last week by the has be< . a appointed: C C. Giles. Mrs. jury commissioners. They include, p crry M Mocre and w C [ Baldwin from Hunter township: John P. Dun- persons interested in entering floats lap. J. W. Croft, W. P. Thrift, J. C. are as^ed to contact a member of tne Cannon. C. O. Kinard, Wallace S. committee A lady writes. “I can’t do without Bates. J. R Brunson. William W., ‘ ‘ — THE CHRONICLE, it is a most wel- Orr, M. B. Bridges. E. A. Tinsley, KJnmn/4 come visitor in our home each week ( W A Patterson and L R. Pitts. VJTTICerS INamea TOf by the entire family”. You too will Jacks township: James M. Cope- Journalism ClaSS enjoy this home paper full of items land, about people and happenings inj " Which you are interested. And the BANKS TO CLOSE cost is less than 4c a week. | The Council of Farm Women who w. l also have charge of the devotions and the entertainment. C. K. Wright of Laurens, legisla tive chairman for the county associa tion, will discuss two grave dangers facing the schools next year, along with the legislative program for the coming year A journalism club at Clinton high j school has been organized with the local banks have announced | following officers: President, Mimi Welcome ^and Uianks to those on they will be closed Friday, Novem- 1 Barron; vice-president. Barbara Mor- ber 11th in observance of Armistice ris; secretary-trea'urer. Earl McEl- Day. ] hannon; socie! chairman, Patsy Fow- The Citizen Federal Savings 8t ler; reporter, Louise White. The club] Loan association will also be closed meet* on the last Friday of each our Honor Roll this week: R. J. TANKERSLEY. Clinton. W. J. MARTIN, Mountville. lor the holiday. month. FOOD Is An Important 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 — Uiey tell you about changing prices each week and where you can buy to advantage.