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V / > \ \ v e \ THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable » ®hc (EUutnn If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XLIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 1, 1949 Number 48 Santa Claus to Arrlv This Afternoon NEGRO NOW HELD IN STATE PEN FOR BETSILL DEATH Farm Hand of Sandy Springs Community Signs Confession Admit ting Killing. Laurens, Nov. 28.—Sheriff C. W. Wier said here Monday that Lar ry Elmore, 42-year-old Negro farm hand, signed a written confession RUFUS E. SADLER, LOCAL DRUGGIST, DIES SUDDENLY Passes At Home After Period of Declining Health. Rites Held Tues day Afternoon. Rufus E. Sadler, 57, well known 1 druggist of the city, died early Monday morning at his home on South Broad street. Though he had at an early hour this morning at the been in declining • health for the state penitentiary in Columbia to | past few years his death was un- the. shotgun slaying Saturday night expected and came as a great shock of V. M. Betsill, 65-year-old coun-|to his family and friends here and try store-keeper. elsewhere. Mr. Betsill was slain at his store- The funeral services were con- home in the Sandy Springs church ducted Tuesday afternoon from the community. (residence with his pastor. Dr. W. The body of Mr. Betsill was found about 10 a. m. Sunday by J R Donnan. a neighbor, on the bed just inside the door of the little store building Two large shotgun wounds of the chest had ended the man's life Sheriff Wier said Elmore told him and other officers that he had been drinking and was taken home late Saturday night in a taxicab He was hungry and walked to Mr BetaiU's •tore to get a can of salmon He told officers that Mr BetsiU told him he was drunk and kicked him out of the store. Elmore said he went home, got htt double barretted shotgun, re turned and waa met at the front door by *r storekeeper with a rif le in his hand. Elmore said he fir ed once. The left cracked and fired of the gun the R. Turner in charge, assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods and Dr. C B. Betts Interment followed in the family plot in the First Presbyterian church cemetery Active pallbearers were Davis R Holland. Charles Johnson. Jim Nee ly, David Sadler. George Dean. Bil ly Scott. Wm. B. Owens and Mitt Sadler Roth at the home and graveside a large gathering assem bled for the services and the floral tributes were many and beautiful. Dr SrdVr was a native of Rock Hill, and sfter attending C irmson college he graduated from the South Carolina Medical college of pharmacy He entered the drug bus!new here in Itlf with his late brother-in law. William fUitey Ow■ Ft»n<>Wmg the latter's death he iptirehaerd his interest in the fin When the body was found, only j and eociYinurd to operate the bust | the same firm name of rm Pharmacy, For U| he had been identified with a few drops of blood were on the the business, civic and religious life j floor and there waa a large pool of the tit) and was known and as- at blood in the bed where the body teemed by many friends who will was found Mr. Betsill was lying regret to learn of his passing on his back with his legs drawn up Dr Sadler waa a member of the' when found. First Presbyterian church and for Elmore was picked up by officers a number of years had served as a t about 4 pm. Monday for question member of its board qf deacons. For mg Others also were questioned, many years also he had served as f \ * It was not until about 3 a m . the 1 a member of the Laurens county i .-.i ■ ■ ■' — - sheriff said, that Elmore admitted hoard of education. He was a vet- $$ the shooting and told officers where ,-ran of World War I. having served Aflignfy MlfCS he hid the money oversets He he!, ed organiie the Ro- Honored With Banquet The sheriff said Elmore lived on tary dub here several years ago u . — ,, ^ L B DtlUrtft farm for arvtral and served it as an officer and ac- n®re At L.0llege years with his 70-year-old mother, uve member. ♦ his sister and a young boy they bad j Dr. Sadler 15 survived by hs wi- Approximate y 200 players from Morgan Todd Posses At Hospital Here, Hites At Simpsonvilie Funeral »ervi es for F Mortal Thornweli Foo.ball Team Given | Dinner At Whitmire daw. Mrs. Juha Owens Sadler, one the Laurens County Midget football Todd. 77, we e held Tuesday a The Th^rnwe!’. orphanage football team was treated to a bountiful fr.ed BIG PARADE TO - OPEN CHRISTMAS SEASON IN CITY Thousands Expected for Colorful Spectacle. Lovely Yuletide Lights To Flash On. Santa Claus will pay his first of- licial visit for 1949 to Clinton this afternoon (Thursday) when he ar- tives at 4 30 to becom«' the main figure in the city’s annual Christ mas parade. The celebration is being planned by the Merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The parade will reach the busi ness section at 4 30. All merchants or others entering floats are asked to be at the college at 4 p m The parade of cwurse will be eli d'd by the appearance of Santa Claus taking hu place of honor at the end of the procession, composed of floats, bands and officials. The Whitmire, Newberry and Clinton schools and Presbyterian college bands will furnish music The streets will be cleared by the police idepartment in advance fur the pa rade I As the distinguished guest ride* up Broad street the city’s lowly lights will sparkle forth a welcome to him. and flood the business sec* { tion with the 11luininstmo of tbou* sand* of softly-glowing me* odes- cents To add to the cokirful setting I s Christmas tree has been provide! I on t!*e square, and many merchants have attractively decorate i their stores and windows It means that all roads will lead *u Clinton this afternoon with a crowd of several thousand expect ed It will be a gala event, with ev erybody from everywhere invited, 't will officially open the Chrvt- i**as shopping season in the city. A page announcem* nt by th«* Met chants’ committee appears in to day's pup* r heralding foiih th event and inviting all residents * f this entire community to come. Th • attention of our large family o readers is directed to the advert is* mint. Bush River P.-T.A. To Sponsor Minstrel The Parent-Teacher association of Bush River school is sponsoring a black-face. minstrel which will be raised. The offerer stated Eli had never given any trouble and daughter. Miss Virginia Sadler of were honored at the college noon from the Firn Baptist ciiur'h at i chrken dinner Monday night by Joe had lived in thal general neighbor- this city’and New York city where with a banquet by the Tom Thumb Vmn<onville w.th Dr. L. K S.mpson! Rose, of Whitmire, a former orphan-, auditoruim Fri- hood .11 h» life. . .he now employed; .wo son* Ru- Bo.1 commmee on Thursday mjh. and the Rev L H. Gardner as the aj. boy Mr Ro s e also gave the boy.|* ' en “ ^ «dttjr.um Fu, When found. Brttsill's pockets had fus E Sadler, Jr., and E. O. R. Sad-l? 1 1*** week. Places were set for 192 officiating ministers. In erment fol- canay bars and chewing gum. UJV - ^ ai o p.m. been turned inside out and all of ler of this city; two grandchildren,;^ 03 ’ 5, r tenders and drum owed u 1 Simpsonvh e cemetery. As the boys were ready to return his money waa missing except 33 four sirters, Mrs. A. B. Bryan of cents in change. Clemson. Mrs. J. T. Neely of Rock Following directfens given by El- Hill. Mrs. G. B Dean of Spartan- u , more the sheriff said his deputies burg and Mrs. D. C. Stevenson of B* 0 Moye gave a brief talk and . . h.d (ion,- to a* Nrcro’s house Moo- Caflney P C.-CiUdel IcotbaU i elm ng health 'or sever., years. day morning and found $58.76 stuf- fed underneath a plank in the out- Teachers To house. . « n Mr. Betsill is survived by his wi- Hold Banquet dow. Mrs. Addie Sirm Betsill, who j -w- lives in Laurens; two sons, William j The annual teachers banquet The cast has been rehearsing fo; more than a week and it promise- majorettes. Mr Todc’s de ith o.'cunel here at home. Dr. Lake, of Whitmire^ offered Dean H. G. Prince of the college Blalok’s clinic e :rly Monday mo-n- r V e dollars to the boy drawing the' faculty was the mam speaker and in? where he had been a pa ient the lucky number, and Mr Rose offered nast two weeks He had been in de- ? three-pound box of candy. Jack '.^heeler held the number for the 1 Mr. Todd was a son of the late money and Gene Bul!man for the .’’ d. i,* 1 **,.* ^i.-"*** “T. ".IT” John Wi liam and C ara McKinney candy locutor. Backing, him up will be a Todd, and was a fo-™- roudont of, This was the se.-ond year Mr Rose 5‘ rc!e *»*-">»'“« “t* » m ^ j • the auaience howling with glee. ' j The program will feature jokes, | songs, 'kits and dances. Miss Phyllis game movies. P. S Bailey presented e ich o Me All-Stars with a ste.-ing s.lvc/ i >ot- ball. Mrs. C. T. Smith, chairman of the program committee, is directing the show. S. P. Harris will act as inter- ! this city where he had many fnends has had the football boys as his guests A hu«e rake denirtim? a a ^ uaintan ^ ™ ho le rned with ' for dinner. A huge i e de, icting a of - ass i a g > He was a re- Other gi stadium, complete with goal poets, t , red [arn , er ana h , ghly re , srdcd LaFayette Be-taill. texble otficial of the Laureos County Education asso- a od field markers, was P re J*nl-; business men of Slmosonville. a-slmr- Anderaon. and Maj. Wfsley Lamar ciation will be held on Tuesday, De-.ed °y L. V. Pawed, manager o. the tef member of lhe Firsl Baptist Betsill, on duty in Japan with the tember 6, at Ford high school. Watts-] college dining ha.l. ! church of that p’noe and had served army, and three grandchildren. An- ville. The Laurens county delegation I The program was under the direc- hig chur( , h qs a deaco n. other son. John, was kilk'd in action in the general assembly, and the.r I turn of Claude A. Crocker, athletic Mr Todd wa? t w: e 1 married. H s during the war while serving in the wives, will be special guests at the director oi Ljdia and Clinton Cotton first mar .. ia Te w3s t0 Miss Flo ri: navy. banquet. The speaker will be T. Jack-, Cox, who died on Ami! 4. 1922. Prom Funeral services were conducted son Lowe, of Columbia, public r*- I ^ rnrnlifnn w ^ Lf this union the Allowing children Sur- Monday from the Seawnght mor-^atlons director of _ the State ^ Educa- | H^Cornelson, Walter^ Re^- vire A Ralrh Todd of Greenville, D. guests were Mr. and Mik S. Templeton and F. M. Stutts. Christmas Seals Are Mailed Out In Annual Drive I O'Dell of Laurens, and the Sherrill (School of Dancing, of Greenville, wilt j entertain during intermission with ; 'ongs, tap, ballet and acrobatics. ! Accompanists for the musical num bers 'a ill Mrs. Jarne V' .'A e Mrs. S. O’Dell. P Harris and mL.Tv frnm the Seawrifiht mor- lations director of the State Educa-. Bailey. G. H. Cornelson, Walter Reg- - , R - h Todd 0 r Greenville . ': ,v ^ r n - ^ T anrens bv the Rev Tom j f* 00 association. All county teachers' ner J and about twenty businessmen Esther Todd o e Simnsonvire tw 'aa 'i 11 ° r lty Clint tuary in Laur ' ns j' 1 ' Kev :, ar . , lkl .d lo b- present states Mrs ut CUnton and Laurens. ,, , ' ^ p " '- 1 ' 43rd annual Christmas Seal C Cook and Dr. W^B. Garrett In; ^ p^ — MRto d -"nd Mr“ Tc Gr ,r J P™ ,ht ?»“ ,h Cl, '' olina Tu! terment was in Forest Lawn Mem ^ New PoSlOT To Be nii m. nv ' mn. said yesterdaj orial cemetery in Anderson An inquest will be held later this week Coroner R. I. Burgess said Monday in Laurens. Baptist Training Union Plans Special Laurens Program The Baptist Training Union of the Laurens association will hold its “M" Mobilization night at the First Bap tist church in Laurens Dec. 5, at 7:30 o’clock. ; It is announced by the director, Rev. J. W. Spillers, of this city, that Dr. S. H. Jones, editor of the Bap tist Courier, will be the main speaker, and following his message the picture, “Unfaithful Service”, will be shown. A goal of 400 has been set and Mr. Spillers urges all churches of the as sociation to be represented. i Cub Pack Meeting Friday Night A Cub Pack meeting of Boy Scouts will be held Friday night «t 7:30 a| Florida Street school. All members are invited to be present. ONLY 21 Shopping Days Until Christmas Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They are filled with interesting, helpful suggestions and “store news” that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, and thrilling. BE WISE- READ THE ADVS. New Pastor To Be Installed. Sunday or the city of Clinton in com- Tubercu- yesterday that ' Fhe h >d just completed mailing out m t : n-J n nrr V*" e i w ? s , t0 V ‘ s rea!s prospective purchasers . MajTYTtT'T.TTtltnro-•eland of this city. } A special feature of the evening .,, . will be a Negro sermon preached bv w. Anderson, Jt.^mail sale Mrs Harold Wallace of Gray Court. Crcenvil'e His se ond Mrs. Anderson said that it is pos-^ ^ ;ible that shp nv'prlr>r>Ut»H emo n ^ a ^ Jesus, will Christmas Cantata At Presbyterian Church — A Christmas cantata, “His Name be pre- A commission of South Carolina ^ h ° h ^ l ‘ rvw ‘ tn t n '° sible that she overlooked some names f H m. p . . Presbytery will install the Rev. Sam- bTO '^ J' , StmpaonvRle. by mistake, especially new residents ,!?,.! = ^ n Presbyter,an uel Lipsey as pastor of Little River- a " d Homer L. To« of lh« c.ty He of the ri'y. and that she would ap- d,; f ’ V' T Dominick Presbyterian church Sun- a'*® 1 **'' 6 -•O.sr ndchildren and nine predate be nit notified cither by card, tne direction of Mrs J. F la- day, December *, at 3:30 p.m. ,.-reat-grardchi,d.en. > t . er „ r teipehone of such omissions. „ l ( h “ r d rec j or „ 7 he . .P 4 "' 0 I The commission is composed of the — She will be glad to mail seals to any- | following: Rev. W. H. Boyd to pre- Commerce OffiCG To one de51rin 8 them, she said. side and deliver the message; Rev ■ .• Ray Coker to charge the congrega- L-nOngC LOCQilOn —^— tion; Col. P. A. Fraser to charge the ♦ ! N E W SUBSCRIBERS pastor, and M. A. Cannon of the' Within the next f ew days the , ° V** 1 DCI '^ Little River-Dominick church. Chamber of Comme-re offire, lo ated HONOR ROLL On Sunday, December 11, another i n upstairs hotel lobby, will be —— commission will install Mr. Lipsey moved to the ground floor in the of- A year’s subscription to THE to Hickory, N. C., as office manage on the program under the direction ot Mrs. Edgar Sadler. The hour for j the cantata will be announced later ^1 — ■ “ An Error Corrected , In this newspaper fast week it Jvas , stated that Darrell Dailey had gone as pastor of Smyrna Presbyterian fice f >rrnerly occupied by Dr. Fred CHRONICLE makes an ideal, appre- for the Industrial Supply company church. This Service will also be at Holcombe. The off:ce has a separate dated Christmas gift for 52 weeks of this citv. with which he was con- 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to entrance on East Carolina avenue. of the year both services. Long Branch Club To Give Chicken Stew Officers state that the change is be-! Welcome and thanks to those jing made at no additional rental cost! our Honor Roll this week: GEORGE THOMAS, and is for the convenience of the 1 organization and the general public, j SERVICE HOUR CHANGED The Long Branch home demonstra- It is announced that the morning tion club will sponsor a chicken stew worship hour at the First Presbyte- Friday night, Dec. 2, at the school, rian church will begin promptly at! The ladies will begin serving supper 11:00 o’clock Sunday morning, De- j at 6:30 with the public invited. The cember 4, instead of 11:15, as the ser- proceeds will be used for school im- vices will be broadcast over radio provements, it is stated. station WLBG. Clinton. M. W. ABERCROMBIE, Laurens. TOM B. MILAM, Leesburg, Fla. MISS VEA RANDOLPH, MRS. HOMER DOUGLAS , West Clinton. ’ MRS. WILLIAM O. LEWIS, Washington, D. C. | neoted until recently, on The firm Mr. Dailey is employed by is Industrial Supply company of Hickory, and not this city The Chronicle is glad to make the correc tion. V. D. C. MEETS TONIGHT The December meeting of the Stephen D. Lee chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held this evening (Thursday) at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Ralph Cope land.