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r \ 1 « « \ j IKE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable Slit (ttltntnn If You Don't Read THE chronicle : You Don't Get the News Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 2, 1950 Number 9 LAST RITES FOR W. HUGH SIMPSON HELD TUESDAY Well Known Merchant and Beloved Citizen Succumbs To Illness. William Hugh Simpson, 66, for 47 years identified with the city’s busi ness, civic and religious life, and one of the community’s most beloved citizens, died Monday at noon at the Blalock clinic where he had been critically ill several days. The funeral services were held W. H. SIMPSON Tuesday afternoon at Broad Street Methodist church with intetmeiit fol lowing in Rosemortt cemetery. The services were in charge of his pas tor, the Rev. P. L. Bauknight, assist ed by two former pastors, Rev. L. E. Wiggins of Woodruff, and Rev. Hen ry Kohler of Chester, who spoke briefly of his Christian traits of character and his long and faithful service to hb church. The church was filled with friends and rela tives gathered to pay a last tribute and the many beautiful floral of ferings silently spoke of the esteem in which he was held in a community where his entire life was spent. Active palloearers were his neph ews, Billy Pitts, Lewis Pitts, Harold Pitts, Charles Pitts, Bobby Simpson and James Sampson. The honorary escort consisted of J. Harvey Witherspoon, I. M. Smith, trustees and stewards of Broad Street Methodist church, S. G. Dillard, V. Parks Adair, Raymond Johnson, Carl Chaney, W. W. Harris, F. C. Pinson, L. B. Dillard, T. D. Cope land, W. A. Ditrus, S. W. Sumerel, Dr. G. R. Blalock, Dr. J. Lee Young, B. Hubert Boyd, J. P. Prather, H. D. Henry, R. P. Chapman, Carlton F. Winn, Johnny McHatton, J. B. Hart, T. Heath Copeland, R. H. McGee, J. Sloan Todd, I. C. McCarley, Dr. R. W. Johnson, Joe W. Leake, F. M Boland, Sr., and W. R. Anderson, Jr., K. R. McMaster §r., of Winnsboro. Mr. Simpson was born in Jacks township January 23, 1864. In 1903 he moved to Clinton where he was employed for three years by the J. W. Copeland company. Later he en tered the retail grocery business un der the firm name of Simpson Gro cery company. Retiring from the grocery busi ness he became cashier of The Com mercial Bank in 1916. He resigned the position and volunteered his services in World War I and attend ed the officers training school at Fort Oglethorpe. From there he was sent to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, where he was -commissioned as a first lieutenant in the officers re serve corps. Returning from the service in 1919 he entered the furniture business with J. P. Prather under the firm name of Prather-Simpson Furniture company. He directed the business as general manager from the time the partnership was formed until his death. Mr. Simpson was active in frater nal circles. He was master of the local Masonic Lodge for five years, held other offices in the organiza tion, and was a member of the East ern Star organization. He was a charter member of the Clinton Kiwanis club organized in 1923 and was one of a small group of business men responsible for bringing Kiwanis to Clinton. He was president of the club in 1926, served for several years as secretary, as a member of its board of directors, and was a member of the organiza tion until his death. He served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and always gave his support to the work of this body and all otll?r agencies working for the growth and betterment of the community. Mr. Simpson served as Mayor of Clinton’ for a two-year term, 1922- 24. and it was during his administra- i tkm that the Duke Power company lines were brought into the cuy to (Continued on page two) JACK H. DAVIS, SR.. CLAIMED BY DEATH Well Known Farmer of Rock Bridge Section Succumbs to Extended Illness. Rites Held Here. « Jack H. Davis, Sr., well known citizen and farmer of the Rock Bridge section, died Saturday night at the Blalock Clinic where he had been a patient for several days. His passing, which brought regret to many friends, followed several years of declining health. The funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the Gray Funeral Home with Dr. W. R. Tur ner, Dr. D. J. Woods and Rev. Phil ip Dunford as the officiating minis ters. Interment followed in the First Presbyterian church cemetery. The final rites were attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends, with many floral tributes attesting the esteem in which- he was held. Active pallbearers were: Glenn Davis, John Davis, Weir Davis, Har ry Davis, Jack Davis, Lawrence Da vis and Watts Davis. The honorary escort consisted of Dr. Jr^W. Davis, Guy L. Copeland, | A. A. Ramage, Sr., J. Roy Crawford, John T. Young, Dan. Bavenel, J. J. Cornwell, Hubert B. Boyd, Dr.--.G. R. Blalock, Dr. D. O. Rhame, Frank Young, Jesse T. Young, W. W. Har ris and A. O’Daniel. ' Mr. Davis was a lifelong resident of this section of the county. He was a son of the late John G: .and Emily Watts Davis, both of widely con nected families. Until his health failed several years ago he was an active and successful farmer and was always interested in agricultur al progress in his community, coun- Leoders for Religious Week Services At College COUNTY APPROPRIATION BILL NOW ON HOUSE CALENDAR; SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR Total Appropriations of $302,927, With State Income Reducing Amount To Be Raised by Taxation To $74,415. Amended Bill Calls for 10 Mills Levy. rev. w. WARD REV. DANIEL IVERSON Religious Emphasis Week services opened at Presbyterian college Tues day morning and will continue through Friday. Rev. William B. Warcj, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Spar tanburg, delivered the opening message at the chapel hour. In the evening Rev. Daniel Iverson," pastor of Shenandoah Presbyterian church, Miami, Fla., spoke, and this pattern of two chapel programs daily forms the core of the special schedule. Heading the list of group discussion leaders are: Dr. McLeod Frampton of Chester, the Rev. Leslie Patterson of Columbia, and Dr. Sidney J. L. Crouch of Clemson. Special to The Chronicle. Columbia, March 2.—The Laur ens delegation last week introduced a county supply bill providing for appropriations totalling $302,927, of which $228,513 would be supplied by revenues and $74,415 would be rais ed by taxation. The House of Representatives ad opted the following amendments to the Laurens county supply bill after the bill was introduced last week. The bill now goes to the Senate. 200; expenses in spraying DDT, anti X-ray and film sol., $200. Item 7. Six (6) at $120 each $720. to the head mill deputy at Joanna as expenses for transporting prisoners and witnesses to jail and trial ar magistrates court $25 per month, $300; to the head mill deputy at Ly dia as expenses for transporting pris oners and witnesses to jail and t< ' trial at magistrates court $12.50 per month $150. Item 8. Boards of assessors and Last Rites For Robert Gordon Dunlap Mrs. J. Robert Tucker Held At Sumter i Passes Here At 1 Home of Daughter The number of deputy sheriffs 1 equalization $2,500 Each member o’ r provided for was reduced from sev- the boards of assessors and equaii- en to six at $200 each per month, 1 zation shall be paid $5.00 per day to. and a provision was added to provide! services actually rendered, plus stat»- for an additional deputy for period mileage of 5c per mile, pf ten months at $200 per month; j, item 9. Magistrates: City of Lau- A provision was added to provide tens $1,200; clerk for stenograph:.• for a new county nurse, salary $1200, help in holding inquests and subject travel $600; j to call of sheriff and or solicitor for A new provision was added to an y other county investigations or- make it the duty of the public Health dered b y the delegation $1,800; Clin- Department to handle the vital s ta- ton $ . 1 ' 000 1 office rent for magistral tistics of Laurens county; Clinton $144. Cross Hill $200; Wa- An addition was made to provide ter ‘ 00 5200; Gray Court $200; Young* for a constable for -the magistrate's 5200. ScutT.etown $150; Sullivan* office at Clinton for two months at 5200; Jacks $150; Mountville $200 .for payment of jurors in crimina $75 per month; A typographical error in the cas es in magistrates court $300. amount for the county jali was cor- l Item 10 Insurance for court house reeled, making the appropriation iail, county home, agriculture and Robert Gordon Dunlap died at the I Mrs. Addie Boyd Tucker. 66. wi- $8 ^° rather than $18,000; chain gang camp buildings $625. Sumter hospital in Sumter early ^ow of J. Robert Tucker, died early Sunday morning. Mr. Dunlap was 1 Sunday morning at the home of her born in Laurens," January 20, 1915, jdaughter, Mrs. E. Keith Adair on the son of the late Ri^fus Thorn-1 Holland street, well and Annie Hudgens Dunlap. Item 11. Vital statistics $510. The following ■section was deleted from the biU; ‘‘from and after the Item 12 . Printing, postage and *ta- effeettve date of this act, it shall be tionery $7,350: Sheriff $600; clerk of unlawful for any person to sell, of- court $2 000; prol>ate judge $li000: The funeral services were held er °. Se ’ ba ^ e [ or o therw i se d ‘s- auditor $750; supervisor $450; treas- He was a graduate of Furman Uni-i Monday afternoon from the home Thanksgiving 'ctev S cxHu 1 / Urer * 1 ’ 500, superintendent of edu- versity in the class of 1939. He was! 0 f Mrs. Adair with the Rev. J. H. ive Drovid J hotever *han noth’ Cati ° n $65 ° : ma S istrate 5100; magi*- employed at the Navy Yard in; Da rr of the Find Baptist church as ing h | reln shall, apply io We ra"°mg mis , cel ' aneous ^ $300 ' Charleston during World War IL the officiating minister. Interment «a rtd se uj n g 0 j domestic rabbits” I - tem 3 ‘ Coi ^ rt h °usi\ including ty and state. He was affiliated with and had been in Sumter for several followed in Rosemont cemetery. The provision for travel expenses ' Vater - lifhts, fuel, telephoto m saic several organizations interested in years connected with the Internal, Pallbears were: L. G. Jennings, f 0 r seven deputies was changed to buildin §' janitor, supplies, plumbing better farming and rural develop ment. For the term 1918-1920 Mr. Dav is was a member of the House of Representatives from this county. He was a member of the First Pres byterian church and its board of deacons. Mr. Davis possessed an affable disposition that made for him many friends. A courageous man with con victions, he always stood for the cause of right and was a first-rate citizen ready to shoulder his-share of responsibility in community af fairs. A genial gentleman, faith ful in every trust, he leaves many friends who unite in extending sympathy to the bereaved •‘family. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Fuller Davis; two daughters and three sons, Mrs. Henry Bayon of Paris, France, Mrs. Paul Mclver of Malvern, Pa., Jack H. Davis, Jr.,, and Lawrence F. Davis of Clinton, and W. Watts Davis of Parkersburg, W. Va., eight grandchildren, on» brother and three sisters, James R. Davis of Laurens, Mrs. R. E. Jones of this city, Mrs. Charles Akerman of Macon, Ga., and Mrs. Chris A. Walker of Jacksonville, Fla. Grand Jury Names Standing Committees For Ensuing Year In the grand jury’s recent present ment, Judge J. Robert Martin and court officials were thanked for their “kindness and courtesies.” The presentment called to the at tention of all county officials the rec ommendations submitted in the final report of the 1950 grand jury and asked that they be carried out as far as practical. The committees for 1950 were also included. They are, roads and bridg es, I. M. Smith, W. T. Blakely and Henry W. Milam; jail and court house, John W. Madden, J. T. Coo per and G. J. Sineath; county home, J. C. Cannon, C. A. Gwinn and Ivan H. Phillips; chain gang, L. E. Prater, F. S. Stoddard and C. B. Simmons. Also, auditing committee, R. W. Boland, C. G. Hoberson and W. T. Blakely; education, C. W. Anderson, John W. Madden and F. S. Stoddard; law enforcement, C. A. Ridgeway, L. A. Green and J. C. Cannon. Revenue Department. r. c. Cribb, R. B. Cribb, Guy Adair provide for six deputies, and an ad- and other re P airs 54,000; repairs for He is survived by his wife, the Tumblin, Jr., Grady Adair and Tom ditional line was added to provide ^ ourt house (to include t pal n r l lln * former Frances White Moise, one Cooper. ' for travel expenses for one deputy floorin S a s necessary) $1,000. daughter, Sarah Frances Dunlap, The honorary escort consisted of for ten months at $100 per month; i Item 14.-For National Guard unit* and one step-daughter, Martha Moi- G. E. Tumblin, Sr^ S. W. Sumerel, j The provision for a tax of twelve dn Laurens county: Laurens unit $2,- se.- Also, his mother and the fol- W. E. Neighbors, J. S. Wilburn, E.'mills on the taxable property of 600 5 Clinton unit $600. lowing brothers and sisters: Rich-!D. McManus and Dr. J. W. Davis. Laurens county was changed to pro- Item 15. For beautifying court ards S. Dunlap, of Savannah, Ga., The rites were attended by many vide fora ten mill tax; house larni $100. , The section providing that the! Item 16 County jail, including clerk of court of Laurens county water, lights, fuel, plumbing, disin- shall furnish certified copies of fectants, catching "prisoners outside birth certificates for a fee of fifty j the county and dieting prisoners at eighty-five (85c cents a day, $18.- / 000. R. Thorn well Dunlap, of Clinton, lifelong friends, with many beau- James H. Dunlap of Bryan, Texas, tiful flowers banked upon the new- William L. Dunlap of Alexandria, ly-made mound. Va., John P. Dunlap, Walter E. Dun-| Mrs. Tucker was a native of this u ^ , lap, Mrs. John B. Cooley, Mrs. Sarah county, a daughter of the late A. J. tents was del eted from the bill. D. Martin, Mrs." “Ella DIHNahce, all,and Ophelia Culbertson BoycT She ; . ' - V'f “T* , i Itpm 17 rmir+ inHnHin,- of Mountville. and Mrs. Douglas was a devoted member of the First ® ^ £ of e wh" Carol' Jurors, witnesses and baihffs, W 000 Wolf, of Arlington, Va. iBaptist church and a woman who y ine sraie Lar ' 3 Item l8 C(njnty home ^ food Funeral services for Mr. Dunlap, endeared herself to m^ny by her ; Section d That a tax of twelve 1 cioihing, fuel, lights, etc., for in- were held Monday morning at elev- fine attributes of character. (12 miJls u hereb levied aU mates and for farming expenses $6.- en o’clock at the Hurst Funeral Surviving are two daughters and the taxable rt of L a Urena 500; salary of superintendent $1,600; Home by the Rev. J. B. Walker, pas- two sons, Mrs. Adair and Mrs. D. J. county for the fiscal year be a ianm g salary for Mrs. Stribling $300; add - tor of the Episcopal church in Sum- Crapps of Columbia, J. Roy Tucker ja nuary lt a nd ending Janu- tional help to care for inmates $1,200 ter, assisted by Dr. Richard R. Pot- of Charleston and Charlie Tucker ary j 1951 for tbe am ounts and pur- ter, pastor of the Presbyterian of this city, five grandchildren, one church in that city. Interment fol- sister and one brother, Mrs. C. I. lowed in the Sumter cemetery. Cooper of Greenwood, and J. L. Active pallbearers were: Robert Boyd of Baltimore, Md. Lee, Ray Gallman, Lee Glover,! •*» Thomas James, Harold Moise, Paul tl Catz Jennings, Marion Moise, all of Sum- * N-nroillCie VJCT5 ter Splendid Rating In The honorary escort was compos- . n A A ed of his boyhood friends, Dillard i ^tOte rrCSS AWOTOS Alexander, John Simmons, Jimmie poses hereinafter stated, to wit: Item 19. Agricultural building, in cluding pay for janitor, janitor sup- item 1. For maintenance of chain-, P lie s, plumbing and oth^r minor re gang, roads, bridges, building bridg- Pai”, fuel, water and lights, tele- es, purchasing road machinery, grad- pbone calls and stamps $700. ing and for topsoiling roads, $125,- : Item 20. Club work: Council of 000. Farm Women (to furnish music d:- Item 2. Salaries and travel: Clerk rector for all rural schools) $1,800; of Court $3,600; assistant to clerk d^boys 4-H club work $100; girts 4-H court, $1,920; clerk for extra clerical\club work $100; Future Farmers of services, if necessary, $1,920; aud.-1 America $75; Negro 4-H club work tor $1,368.75; travel for auditor $300; $50; Future Home Makers $75; office Watts, Pascal Watts, Fuller Motes, At the closing session of the an- additional help for auditor for pre- rent AAA office $600. Sammy Cleland, Edwin Burns, nual meeting of the South Carolina paring and filing records of tax re- Item--21 Stenographer and mate- Henry Wade Milam, Normafi Wham, Press ' association held Saturday turns $1,620; clerical help for audi- rials for home demonstration agent and Mellette Wham. morning in-Columbia, officers for tor $1,920; county treasurer $1,368.75; $347; salary lor county agent (sup- the new year were elected and clerical help for county treasurer' plerr.ent) $480. weekly paper awards were present- 51,920; superintendent of education Item 22. Assistant county agent ed. $300; travel expense for superintend- $600; salary for second assistant t In the general excellence con- of education $600; assistant to county agent $2,000; Association of -test, The Clinton Chronicle receiv- superintendent of Education $1,920; Artificial Breeders $1,000. Wallace Named New Chairman College Board ed honorable mention, with first extra help to handle teacher recer- " " , r>_ u place going to The Lancaster News, hfication and withholding tax, if so The board of trustees of Pres by- ^ grading for the entrance was mucb he necessary, $1,620; clerk to ican Legion -Clinton, fur memorial tenan college in session here Tues- g. ^ ^ ■--= > -• • — day named new Item 23. American Legion —- Lau rens, for memorial hut $2,000; Amer- Laurens county i session nere lues_ made bv tbe editor of The Char- of county commissioners $1,- hut $2,000; YFW— ed blans for a $100 OoTdomito^x’ lotte News - and was based on writ - J™ jaiI ° r ^ $20 ° Pe! ' m ° nth $2, ‘ memoria! hllt $2 ' 0fT0 ed plans for a $100,000 dormitory ex- features editorials snorts 400; maintenance for radio system Item 24 Public We'fare, office ex- £°£ ct maiceup adVertiaing and the ?? 00; c<,roner 5650; travel for coroner pen so included $2,835; emergency re- W. R. Wallace, M. D, of Chester, a $300; county physician $750; travel lief $1,200; for boarding children eraduate of the rolle«e was named Judge’s general estimate of the pa- ‘ ^ JU> s* r - — •••"> p ° in . ts ;j he county physician $375; travel for as- Item 25. Mi xellanebus contingent Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Fraser of Hines-| Cbronic Jf received^a score of 895. j sistant county physician (all county $6,000. I Last November The Chronicle re-.. . . .. . . . , . , , national work in <-' ludln 8 inquests and post: Item 26. County board of educa- i 11 cil mortem<\ rnnHinal ciirkrtliAu Public Invited To Formal Opening New NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL You won’t find many people in Clinton who don’t read THE CHRONICLE. Get. out of the mi nority—join the big majority. v Welcome and thanks'To those on- our Honor Roll this week: ANDREW J. JOHNSON, JR., Territory of Hawaii. O. C. COOPER, MRS. J. H. MALPASS, Clinton. N. H. DUNAWAY, MRS. T. R. AYERS, West Clinton. ville, Ga., whose term had expired. Other officers chosen were E. C ceived a AAA rating in a mortems) $75; medi^ SU pp b es $300:,lion $850. Hollingsworth, Augusta, Ga., vice- evaluation, giving the publication court house jamtor $1 680; judge ol | rtem 27 For rlean court hoU;>e chairman, and H. L. Eichelberger of the designation of one of the best pFobate $a>600; clerk for Judge 0 f |g roun ds <$100 weekly newspapers of America. probate $1,920; judge of probate, for j Item-- 28i -Fojrest fire control $600; indexing pensions. $25; extra clerical | mileage and per diem (attendance of help for judge of probate $300; sher-: board meetings not to exceed) $200. iff $3,600; traveling expenses for.j Item 29. For auditing county books sheriff $1,200; deputy sheriffs, seven if so much be necessary $2,500. : (7) at $200 each per month, $15,900; Item 30. To take care of the travel expenses for seven (7) deputy amount of expenditures in excess of orai ..rac^r The public is invited to attend the sb€r ^ s 51°° month, $8,400;,the appropriations fori 1949 $2,500. ThP formAi* ntan, fnr rai B 'formal opening of the Clinton Cot- ! sala [y coun ty supervisor $3,600; trav-i Item 31 S C retirement system T ^^oo oAn d * f / ton Mills recently completed new el of count y supervisor $720; tax col-; for county employee? $2,260. m?to $ i 7nd increase^*ts^present"ca" ^ $2 ' 880 ’ ^ < 2 > ^ T" ^ 32 S C - —-mpen- Mdt? by OO rtud^L Thrbuilding b uiMing on Academy street nex y t toners at $550 $1,100; traveling. satmn $794 pacity by students. The building ^ ey March 7 between ^ n * es t f ° r TT ST"' • ^T, 33 Uniforms for "' henff ' s of ' the hours of 7 and 9 o’clock. Presi. r?? a ^ ^ $l ’ 13 « dent P S Bailev in extending thp d on > three (3) at $100 each, $300; i Sources of Revenue il*. attendance officer for needy children, Estimated -evenue- Fines and*!:- this city, secretary. Named to the executive commit tee were A. B. Langley of Columbia, chairman; Wallace and Hollings worth, both ex officio members, W. E. Walker of Anderson, J C. Todd ~ Clinton Mills Office Laurens, Dr. S. C. Hays of this city, v - imTon ^1115 UlTICe G. E. Hahnan of Atlanta, and Gen eral Fraser. The boar< ing $100,000 to remodel Laurens dor-1 of a rifle range is also proposed. P.-T.A. Group To Hear Health Director 15200; travel for attendance officer 1 censes $22,835.77. ga-il ne tax $91,- and then the community building. The Parent-Teacher association All visitors will be welcome. will meet Tuesday evening, March I ^ 7, at Florida Street school, at 7:30 H®?!? CLUB TO o’clock. Dr. W. E. Baldwin, director of the Laurens County Health de partment, will talk on “Public Health Services in South Carolina and Lau rens County.” All members are in vited to be present. MEET TUESDAY The next meeting of the Lions club has been moved up to Tuesday, the 7th, officials of the club state. The meeting will be held in the college dining hall at 7:30 pun. ^a™?!?! 0 . f u the ^ e , flrst for needy -children $300; supervisor , 576.56, liquor tax >43.072 57, beer lunch program $300. an d wine tax $7,291 09, fees from Item 3. County attorney $250. county officers, fine' and forfeitures Item 4. Laurens county library $7,-! $16,667.03, bank tax $7,304.93, U. S. 500. . - —_ j coupons $2,531.2$, county’s part of Item 5. Ladies Test room $900. | income tax $26,137'0. miscellaneous Item 6. county health department j $10,746.07. $4,800; hew sanitarian, travel and salary, $3,000; heating and janitor service for health center, office sup Total estimated revenues afe $228,- 512.97. Total appropriations amount to $302,927.50. Amount to be raised plies, if so much be necessary, $3,-iby tixation is $74,4! 1.53.