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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, June 15, 1950
ultjr (Elmtfltt d^runtrlr
Established 190*
WILSON W. HARRIS, Editor and Publisher
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probe of alleged Communist infiltra- 1 M. G. Hanna of Greenwood, L. D.
, tion in the state department, with Hanna, Jr., of Covington, Ky., R. S.
that department denying there is a Hanna of North Augusta, and H. K.
(single communist or communist*sym- Hanna of Cross Hill; one brother, M.
pathizer in the whole department. 1 B. Hanna of Atlanta, and 14 grand-
i The committee for constitutional children.
government, with its principal writ- Funeral services were conducted
er, Sam Pettingill, erstwhile Indiana Tuesday afternoon from Liberty
congressman, and its guiding genius, Springs Presbyterian church. Inter-
Edward A. Rumely, has been one of ment followed in the adjoining ceme-
the particularly bitter critics of the tery.
administration and is said to have ^
spent near a million and a half D D Pii||p r Pnccpc
dollars since the passage of- the lob- TV . ,
bying act. Up until thts time, how- At FlOridd HOSpltal,
Honor Award To
Royal Cleaners For
High Standards
A high drycleaning honor was re
cently awarded Royal Cleaners, Inc.
frv noma itc /'nntri.Viiitnrc ao nrnviH- Rites At Mountville
to name its contributors, as provid
ed under the law. Rumely had a
brush with Uncle Sam after World'
escort consisted of M. B. Hipp, Irby
S. Hipp, Will Crisp, E. C. Watts, J.
S. Winebrimer, M.^ L. Crisp, S. B.
Goodman and elders of the First
Presbyterian church here. Mr. Ful
ler was an elder of the church.
Mr. Fuller was engaged in the
mercantile business at Mbuntvilie when the y received formal notifica-
for a number of years. Later he tion that their drycleaning plant has
moved here where he served as: been certified by the Institute for
postmaster for several years and la- 1 Maintaining Drycleaning Standards
ter as magistrate. His wife passed the United States and Canada,
away five weeks ago at Anderson 1 Institute Certification was granted
and following her death he had gone Royal Cleaners Inc., following an in
to Daytona Beach to make his home spection of their plant by Relix Ren-
there with a son, B. R. Fuller, Jr. |ick, institute director, to determine
Until his return here some time ago the firm’s eligibility. The award
a he held a position in Florida for* covers the quality and dependability
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Benjamin Rutledge Fuller, 75,
War I in connection with the trad- former hl 3hly regarded resident of | five years. He held the esteem and j o^ the drycleaning servicercharacter
ing-with-the-enemy*act, and he was tflls City, died Friday night at Hau- confidence 0 f man y friends who of plant, skill of workers and policy
pardoned by President Coolidge at- ldX hospital, Daytona Beach, Fla. were saddened by the announcement toward and treatrhent of customers,
ter serving part of a sentence. ; The body was sent from Daytona : of his unexpected passing. j J. Roy Gasque, president, of this
Rumely also has been charged Beach to Anderson, the home of a | Besides his son in Daytona he is progressive local firm, expressed the
with contempt of congress on pre- daughter, Mrs. J. B. Townsend, survived by another son, John D. of opinion that certification will prove
vious occasions In 1944 he refused Graveside services were held Moot Harrisburg, Pa., a stepson, R. Watts itself as valuable to customers as to
to testily before a special congres-' da y afternoon at the Mountville Hudgens of New York; three daugh- Royal Cleaners, Inc.
sional committee investigating com- Presbyterian cemetery conducted by iters, Mrs. R. P. Thornton, Tampa, Official notification of the award
paign expenditures and was cited for Dr - w - R - Turner of this city. Fla., Mrs. A. H. Robertson of Char-! appears elsewhere in today’s paper.
onntpmnt A iurv failed to agree Pallbearers were: Thornwell Dun- leston, Mrs. Townsend of Anderson,
on a verdict, and on a retrial, he was la, P’ Co1 - Jack Cooley, Lawrence Dav- a sister, Mrs. J. H. Teague of Lau- WE DO ALE OF_PRINTING
is. Fuller Motes, Dr. Martin Teague, rens, nine grandchildren and two
WnnH Primnrv TnPcHnu i boys and girls and to its work. For a won ^ biggest congressional,
Second Primary uesday long period of years he served as victory wb. 60 , F0 Jf r A P‘' o 1 "
The city’s first primary to norm- secretary of lts Alumni association S ram was included in tbe ECA bih
n&te a mayor an.1 six aldermen pass-, and was tde mov i n2 soirit in the P rovidin S for aid t0 underdeveloped
ed off quietly Tuesday, with a small I planning 0 f * its "reunions P h^ld *at in - 1 countries. Final house roll call on
vote cast in con panson to the «n- tervals He had been planning for fh e measure was 248 to 88, with a
rollment as shown on the books m! months for the Diamond Jubilee of majority of Republicans voting no
acquitted in 1946. . , .
President Harry S. Truman proib- and Calvin Teague. The honorary great-grandchildren.
-EXCEPT BAD
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the six wards.
The primary did not settle the con
test tor mayor or three of the aider-
man races. This will necessitate a
second primary between the highest
candidates in the unsettled contests
as leported in today’s paper.
.More than a thousand voters did
not go to the polls. It is not only
the privilege but duty of qualified
voti .' to express themselves in the
selt.-tior. c
art manv
the institution opening last Friday.
The senate followed suit on a final
It was a. sad coincidence that hisj r °b^ a ll j a ^ on ® P art -' lines by a_ypte,
funeral services were held on the d 47 to
Sixteen of the-
icir city officials. There knowing more
jblems before the city,'boys and girls
day the reunion opened, casting a >aixieeii ui wic- 21 reorganization
feeling of sadness over the many who P lans > submitted by the real en
had returned to the campus in the and flowing closely the recommen-
hope of seeing him much improved da Uons of the Hoover report became
and able to take part in the exercis- law ^ m» dr ugbt May 2 3 after five
es. Resolutions of tribute were pas- P lans bad been killed by the senate
? ed by the alumni in his honor. and attempts to veto six o hers failed
Mr. Stutts bore the distinction of dunn g ,! h e week of debate.
former Thornwell I Thc five kllled were P Ians , t0 re ;
i organize tne treasury department,
and a
rate i
:atnor
payer:
Of era:
(now men and wo-
doubt be others, our tax men) than any other person living,
and should be reduced One of his hobbies was ’die keeping
. further increased. Tax- () : an accurate mailing list ol fiund-
'h.ould be concerned in tne reds of boys and girls who have gone
: their city government. out from tne home, with whom he do ^ ld -
the department of agriculture, the in
terstate commerce commission, the
federal communications commission,
and the national laibqr, relations
Tnere should be a full expression stayed in, close contact, and in this
The six plans which determined
from
m.
people in the second pri- capacity he rendered the orphanage and P arUsa n effort [ a ‘ led l ° kl11 ’ m ”
th<
next Tuesday.
service besides
d l s (eluded a plan to abolish the mari
time commission and create a new
A Day for 'Dad'
Sunda
iy June 18th is designated as
Fatner’s
Day, so it’s not amiss lo
ro’.! out
the red carpet in his honor.
M..ny s
necial cards speak affection-
ately fo
r Dad. while others speak of
him in
!;ght-hear*ed tribute.
an invaluable
regular duties. He could drive his. ...
car into almost anv town or citv and board , in th e commerce departmenU
immediately locate a young man or and P lans t0 reorganize the federal,
woman once a pupil at the home. No trade commission, the lederal pow-
individual has made a larger con- er comrnission, the commerce depart-
tribution to that instatution in many ment - th c housing and home finance
ways than Mr. Stutts.
A true friend, faithful husband ministration
j agency and the general services ad-
and father, and a Christian gentle- . , . . . . .u
man, he has left his legion of friends, eral weeks h as pointed to the tre-
a golden memory mendous subsidies being paid out to
C.nA rpst him ship builders and operators by the
, maritime commission. Sen. Owen
tl r • oi | Brewster of Maine led the fight to
Ine economic Planners
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T.i;> observance of Father’s Day
bee.i.i thirty-three years ago and at
fir'T was looked upon as a sort of
jokt Most folks said it was just
another day set aside for its com- . , ......
merdal appeal But that was not i I nC CCOnOmiC Planners I continue the present maritime com-1
true, it has grown from that begin- World Conquest by the Slavs and mission and prevent the creation of
ning in sentiment and interest, Asiatics under the leadership of the 1 a new board in the department of
though of course it cannot rival with Kremlin would, in the long run, j commerce. Immediately in the wake
Mother in the honors of her day set probably terminate in the liquidation, of the legalization of plans, Presi-
asrie each May. , of the Latin and Nordic races. This dent Truman named Maj. Genl Phii-
Father has had lot of days in his isn’t the first time that the east has ip Fleming, only recently named
time, many of them have brought threatened the west. - ; chairman of the maritime commis-
him supreme happiness, others have If it had been successful under s ion, to be undersecretary of com-
cau ed him disappointments, hard- Attila in the fifth century for in- merce for transportation; Mon. C.
sh. ' and heartaches. He has had stance, the west as we know it would j Wallgreen of Washington to succeed
m;r y memorable days, and pro’o- not now exist. The slogan “coon- Nelson Lee Smith as chairman of the
ably tne ore that stood out most munism" is tne battle cry in the pre- j federal power commission; James
wa- .vnen the first grandchild came,sent attempt at conquest of the west. m. Mead, former senator from New
bac.-i home for a visit. And as hiS j if they are successful today, they York, chairman of the federal trade i
child en grew up and went out into ■ must perforce eliminate the con-! commission and Harry A. McDonald,,
the .vorld to fill places of usefulness quered westerners by absorption or! chairman of the securities and ex-!
and responsibility, he watched their j by destruction, or else face the con-! change commission,
career.-, with the keenest interest, i s tant threat of revolution. The pro- The house by a voice vote decided!
witn confidence that they would cess-of liquidation would be slow— to keep the government in the syn-1
‘ make good ". • 1 but it would be sure. • thetic rubber business for three more |
\V:ren he looks on the calend-ax——lAt the moment, when this na- years.
next Sunday he will know that it is ion—almost alone—is blocking the; m
“his" day. but he won’t make any path of Asiatic conquest, our guv- ..... . j,• •
b:g fuss about it He has been 1 ernme nt’s policy of attempting the WnltTIlirG High
through many uncertain, difficult dissolution of the great corpora-
timc'. and most of them have been tions seems almost fantastic. Com-
about his family, but he has held pani.es such as DuPont, U. S. Steel
nir coin up and has weathered and-General Electric made possible
through them if he has been faithful the defeat of Hitler. They could
in his vows as husband and father. 1 repeat jf Stalin ever decided to rusn
Many a time he has taken a licking, ! d is present slow but steady advance.-
he has gone to bed worried, discour- why not wait until we have won 1 Miss Frances Sheely, of this city,
aged and probably couldn’t sleep, but ( the life or death struggle in which wb o teaches English and Latin.
Miss Sheely is the daughter of Mr.
Yearbook Dedicated
To Miss Sheely
The 1950 edition of The Spectator,
yearbook of Whitmire high school,
recently published, was dedicated to
he has awakened smiling in the
we are involved before we attack
morning and started back at his job these s'ources of resistance? Why not; and \i rs o. H. Sheely, and has been
like a man. Certainly that kind of a j wait unt ii we are out of danger, and; a member of the faculty for the past
dad and fighter is entitled to some don’t need their help so badly, be- three years,
hono: and recognition. ! fore we ‘ destroy our ammunition? ’, »nu„* vt;.
Dad won’t say much about his
“day". But down in his soul he will
think a lots, and the evidence that
comes to him from his family that
he is loved, appreciated and respect-
fore we “destroy our ammunition? ’. That Migs sheely holds a special
Who gains right now if we break up j place in the hearts -of her pupils, is
these indispensable organizations? j ev i de nced by w’Srds of the dedica-
Surely not the thousands upon tion written by Robert Lewis, one of
thousands of small ' manufacturers ber p U pji s;
who supply them with various es- ‘ ‘
ed. will make him happier than the, sent j als! surely not the labor bat- “ To y° u who have been our guide
family will ever know. The homage ^ talions who depend upon them lor Tarough Latin, English, and liter-
he receives and deserves will spur |die j r bread and butter! No, only the
him on with new courage, new hope,. enem y g a i as> and those strange "Am-
and wil, warm his heart. ericans’’ who pretend to believe the!
* Socialist creed that the state—made 1
F. Marion Stutts I of' themselves mostly—is smarter
In the death of F. Marion Stutts, | than the indiyidual^that the politi-j
the city has lost a beloved citizen cians and the "economic planners”
who since a small lad had been a; are 'best qualified to regulate the life
familiar figure in the community. In and fhe business of the* poor heip-
every sense of the word he was a j less individual who has made such
good man and the life he lived was a mess of the United States of Am-
exemplary. erica
Mr. Stutts early in life became an j
orphan and entered Thornwell or-j
phanage. This connection thus be-1
gun as a lad in 1903, interrupted a
few years due to a change in his
work and entrance into World War I
did not terminate until his death. In
point of service he was the oldest
member of the home’s staff. Forty- Special to The Chrorticle.
seven years association with|'the in- ! Washington, June 14—As the con
stitution first as an in/nate, and then gress moved forward, finally sending
for years as an employee—was his j the important ECA bill to the White
ature,
Who have won our love with pride,
Who are in thought and heart so
pure,
Who hive our foolish indolence en-|
dured,
Who have answered to every plea,
Who are with love and kindness en
dowed,
We gratefully dedicate this book to
thee.” •*
As Washington Sees it. .
(HE NATIONAL SCENE
long record of love and service.
As a man he was a first-rate cit
izen. He stood for all the best things
in life, a devout churchman, his in
fluence was felt alike in religious
and civic and fraternal circles. He
was a kind- and friendly individual
with a heart of gold.
Mr. Stutts had been closely as
House, its various investigation
groups continued to take the head
lines. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennes
see, chairman of a senate crime in
vestigation committee, opened ses
sions in Miami. Frank Buchanan,
Pennsylvania congressman, chair
man of a house lobby Investigating
committee, announced subpoenas for
sociated with the orphanage most of I officials of the committee for consti-
his life. He loved the institution, tutional government, the national
he loved its children and was al
ways ready to use his influence to
conuibute to the happiness of its
\
economic council and the constitu
tional educational league, and the
Tydings committee continued its
Lewis D. Hanna,
Of Cross Hill, Dies
Lewis David Hanna, 64, prominent
farmer of Cross Hill, died Sunday j
afternoon at his home after an ill-!
ness of several weeks. •
He was a native of Laurens coun- J
iy, a son of the late George Milton]
and Nannie Reid Hanna, both of
Laurens county families. He had
been a resident of Cross Hill all his
life and took an active interest in
the religious and civic activities of
the town. He was a member of the
Liberty Springs Presbyterian church.
Mr. Hanna was married to Miss Kate
Barnette Manheim of Marion county
June 21, 1911.
She survives with three daughters,
Mrs. J. S. (Roxanna) Cox of Cross
Hill, Mrs. D. J. (Margarite) Ball of
Greensboro, N. C., and Mrs. A. L.
(Catherine) Putman of Laurens; five
sons, G. M. Hanna of Charleston;
Gifts Gifts... ALL for DAD!
Swell thing about Father’s Day—it’s the one time we don’t hesitate to let dad know
we think he’s King. And for really royal gifts, see our handsome selection.
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Golden mesh tie clasp, with
matching cuff links—
$6.50
Neat grooved cuff links,
plaque for initials—
S3.00
Sterling, nylon bristled
brushes, and comb—
$25.00
Eye catching ring, emboss
ed onyx warrior design—
$19.75
Smart pen and pencil set,
gold monogramming free—
$6.00
Smart dependable silver-
plated cigarette lighter.
Space for initials—
$5.00
Massive birthstone ring.
Choice of simulated stones.
$27.50
When it comes to jewelry
for dad, if you’ve got it in
mind, we’ve got it in stock.
Make your selection today.
Each gift handsomely
packaged.
DON T FORGET
HIS DAY—
JUNE 18
Grooved gold color buckle
set with his initials—
$6.50
Watch with bold face, pig
skin band— ,
S37.50
Large satin finished sterl
ing cigarette case—
$10.00
Handsome wrist watch
with fine leather strap—
$24.50
J. C. THOMAS, Jeweler
*It*a Time That Counts’*
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