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4 X THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 16, 1950 Number 7 * -SPORTS- By DONNY WILDER The boys from the Presbyterian basketball courts tasted sweet ven- gence this week as they redeemed themselves of two humilioting de feats handed to them on earlier con tact with the Wolford Terriers and the Indians from Catawba. While the Watts Mills To Be Converted Into Weaving Plant said. The Watts Mills was erected part- first time the supply of rabbits has been replenished in the county in | ly with local capital in 1903 under about 15 years, the leadership of the late W. E.l Mr. O’Dell pointed out that the Lucas. Several years ago the capital ’ co tton tails were let out in areas 'structure was changed and it became, where they could do no damage to (From The Laurens Advertiser). a division of J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc. itruck farmers or orchards. With The Watts Mills, division of J. it was .one of the first textile plants rabbit hunting season closed, Mr. P. Stevens & Co., Inc., heretofore in South Carolina to take up the O’Dell said that the supply should devoted to the preparation and weav- weaving of other fibres than cotton. J be restocked before the season opens ing of spun rayon, is planning to con- i n its earliest years it began mixing again as the rabbits will raise two vert its entire plant to weaving, ac- silk with cotton. In 1933 it took up or three litters by then. m v ay ° n a " J d ev , e ""f the cnU , re P 13 "' He declared that hunters have in the mill on the outskirts of this became devoted to rayon exclusively. Kaw,_ tK5 „ city last week. j The conversion, to start in May, *+ w# » svn II will call for the instaUation of 400 OOme Warden U UCll censes will be put to use in restock- WE DO ALL KINDS OF PRINTING ing wildlife. ^ —EXCEPT BAD SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE ' CHRONICLE PUBLISHING CO. rayon exclusively.: been more cooperative this year in observing seasons. “By hunters giv ing us this help,” he said, “our sup ply of wildlife should become more plentiful.” Mr. O’Dell explained that restock ing of quail and other gan)e has been St carried out. He said th£! this prac tice will be continued throughout the Hose basketeers were fighting it out on the hardwoods the prospective sometime during the month of May. I a- 1 m • ^ X ■ A. 1 J _ _ A. A. _ 1 ' XD Model continuous filament looms XlimS L0OS6 3 000 to bring the pant up to a total of n , , . . ' 1,150 looms. It will require some RaDDltS m COUHty three or four months to complete the » < i ob - I According to Game Warden Gar A copy of the notice was as fol- vin B. O’Dell, about 3,000 rabbits ! county, lows: —t blave been turned loose in the county I Mr. O’Dell said that the hunters’ “It has been decided to convert 1 recently. This year, he said, is the money which is collected through li-. Watts Mills into a Continuous Fila- ment Weaving Plant. To accomplish ■ this change, it will be necessary to eliminate the Spun Rayon Prepara-1 tory Departments iricluding Carding,; Spinning, ' Spooling' and Warping j LOANS LOANS ON AUTOMOBILES, SIGNATURE, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES Friendly, Confidential Service ^ A. B. C. Finance Co. Mrs. Edna G. Spencer, Mgr. 104 PITTS STREET CLINTON. S. C. football team of the season of ’50 was busy working off the excess ■weight they had taken an difHng the idle months of winter. Hose Down Wofford. Catawba The Hosemen made up for their losses to Wofford and Catawba "but the Clemsoa Tigers remained the “Clemson Tiger” and the Presbyter ians just couldn’t do anything with them. _ • ; r " The local team played what some of the spectators called their sor riest game against the boys from Cow College. Dwight “Easy” Croninger was sidelined with an injury for most of the game but he did get in the frac as during the second period. In this time the big gun fired 11 points past the netting. When these departments have been eliminated, more than 400 XD Model Continuous Filament looms will be installed in addition to present looms now at Watts Mill. / “Employees working in depart ments that will be eliminated may apply to -the Employment Office for jobs in the Weaving and other de partments that will continue to op erate and which wiR need addition al employees. The Employrhent Of fice will render these employees ev ery possible assistance in finding the suitable employment.” The object of the conversion, it was stated recently by T. P. Town send, office manager, was to stream line operations of the corporation in order to put it into a competitive po sition with other mills making sim- . ilar fabrics. i Clemson took over the lead at the -j-be conversion will require some reduction in the total number of em ployees but it cannot be said how muebi this will be at this tame, he very outset of the game and once they held the lead they weren’t to be overtaken by the' boys from the PjC. campus. The final outcome of the game was a 74 to 51 victory for the “cowdets”. Hosemen Take t» Grid Grand The Presbyterian grid gladiators began the long, hard trek to the football season of 1950 here last week as they opened their Spring practice sessions. New talent was uncovered in each division. But the big spark which looks so good to the supporters of the local college’s team is the fact that the entire ten second backfield of last year will be returning to the folds of Coach Lonnie McViTIan's stables. And when I say “ten-second men I don’t mean that they get tired pool but two are going to be opened in the fair city. " 0«*e of the pools will be at Lydia Mill and the other will be situated at Canton Mill. My thanks go to Mr. Bailey who bas ±ke vision to see one of the really •desperate needs of our growing town, EXTRA CLOSET SPACE OUR WAU.80ARD WILL MAKE IT EASY A place for everything— Everything in its place. We’ll advise you. ATTRACTIVE . . . . . . DURABLE Gold Bond Wallboard • 1 is available in many styles. Phone 94 D. E.TRIBBLE CO. LUMBER a-'d BUILDERS SUPPLIES PHONE 9^ ^ ,NLtL 15>4 CLINTON, 5.C. Savings Accounts 3%—DIVIDEND—3% We invite savings accounts from the people of Clinton and vicinity. You will like our friendly and efficient ser vice, and you will receive your dividend promptly each January 1st and July 1st. Any amount —from $1 up— opens an account. Each account is insured up ,to $5000 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Two people may have up to $15,000 fully insured. Accounts by mail promptly acknowledged. * ' — Chortered and Supervised by the United States Government Laurens Federal Savings & Loam Association Telephone 22271 LAURENS’ LARGEST SAVINGS INSTITUTION 104 West Main Street Laurens, S. C. A , _ ♦„* after playing for ten seconds, I mean, that they can run the 1J06 yard dash{ in ten seconds. These returning fleet footed men- ors from heaven are Blake "Kilo” Katts, Walter Gooch, George Flem.- mg nad Ken McKutchinson. In the forward wall the Blue Hose will have as the bulk of their defen sive threat ip big (245 pounds, 6 foot 5 inch) Bozo Weir. Another big gun in the line will be Paul Mar tin, who has been displaying an amazing amount of improvement during the scrimmage session of the gridsters. A .lot of prospects have been brought up to Hoseville for tryouts. Of course, a lot of the boys won’t be able to make the big jump from high school football to the rough, tough and tumble battles of the college boys who hit hard and for keeps. One definite fact is that Presby- tenan won’t be hurting for quarter backs—I could count only 12 the other day and some of their quarter backs weren’t even on the field at the time. ‘ . Three local boys are making the grind along with the rest of them. These boys from Clinton are Richard Hampton (quarterback) Eugene Sim mons, and James “Wild Man” Lath- rop. Just to show you the big dif ference in college football and high school ball—‘Eugene Simmons was one of the best guards in the state last year when he played for Clin ton High School but now that he’s over at Hoseville he is having a very rough time making a go of it. High School To Meet Newberry, Union In District Tournament Clinton high school will clash with two tough teams in the first go around of the district tournament in Union. The boys will encounter the Union lads and the Clinton lasses will have a big battle on their hands for opening tilt as they run head on into the girls from the “City of Friendly FoIks”--Newberry. The Clinton boys won one encoun ter from Union this year and drop ped another—both of the games fea tured one team being a two point favorite over the other. The Clinton girls have tied New berry once but they also went down for a heavy twenty point count be fore the sextet from Newberry. Kiddies Prayers Answered Swimming Pools All of the many prayers said by the young people of Clinton must have finally been heard for Mr. Si Bailey has announced that Clinton is not only going to have a swimming Bir/ffK Style is Here Again I N O question now as to who has the ball on automobile styling! Take a look at almost any blockful of new ears —and you will see once more the sweep and dip of tapering fenders that * Buick pioneered — and that the whole country went for with a joyous whoop and holler. _ They ’re a little smoother now, of course, 1 rounded a bit—and are molded right into the "body: And they flow, sweetly into rear-fender forms that look for all the world like a jet plane’s power plant. Then look ho*v wonderfully they are topped off in the upperstructnre—with wide, curving, uno-piece windshk-Jds, and with smart, lUndk-originatedwrap-around back windows! i«*s, Buick style is here again. 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