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- THE CHRONICLE * Strives To Be A Cleon ^ Newspaper, Complete # Newsy and Reliable Chrontrlp If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News «l Volume LI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 22, 1950 Number 25 TERRY WINS IN MAYOR’S RAGE 14,000 QUALIFY TO VOTE IN - JULY PRIMARY Heavy Registration Swells County Total Before Deadline. 4 • When the time limit expired June 10, approximately 14,000 voters ol Lacrens county had secured regis tration certificates valid for the Dem ocratic primary to be held July II. The primary has been moved up a month this year from August. Before the deadline a stream of voters ap plied for certificates, many of them Negroes. Mrs. Gladys Cook, chairman of the county board of registration report ed the exact number as 13,489. The registration was certified to Thomas A. Babb, secretary of the county Democratic executive committee for transmittal to J. M. Smith, secretary of the state committee. ~ Secretary Babb estimates that the final registration is about 2,000 more than actually voted in the first pri mary two years ago. Observers ac count for the increase, in part, to the large number of Negroes who registered in the primary under the new election laws made to conform to federal court decisions. The total may be reduced Secretary Babb said, by duplications. The precincts in Clinton, Joanna and other places in the lower part 4 of the county showed big gains ove.' two years ago. The primary this year will be the first one held under the new elec- *' • lion law. In former years, voters; in primaries were required to enroll in primary books. Registration cer tificates were not required. Under the new law, enrollment is done away with and voters are only re quired to show their registration ” certificates and take the oath pre scribed by the party whose primary he is voting in. Unlike the enroll ment, which was good for only one year’s primary, the registration cer tificates are good for ten years, f Club Registration Registration by clubs, as announc ed by Sec. Babb, was as follows: < # <# % if* Laurens City .„. 3720 Clinton City . 2021 Joanna .... 800 Lydia Mills .... 450 Clinton Mills 672 Watts Mills .... 810 Laurens Mills .... 334 Bailey’s .... 77 Hopewell 79 Mountville .... 132 Woodville .... 229 Gray Court 403 Trinity Ridge .... 139 Barksdale-Narnie .... .... 141 •Shiloh •••* •••• •••• •••• • * - ^ •>••• .... 91 Owings .... 210 Dial’s ... 69 Merna 56 Jones’ Store .... 164 Pleasant Mound 69 Hickory Tavern .... 319 Poplar Springs .... 262 Princeton T Brewerton . 108 .... 187 Waterloo .... 214 Daniels’ Store !. .... 129 Ekom .*. .... .... 147 Molint Olive .rrr:.. .7.^ ■.... .... 114 Mount Pleasant . 63 Tip Top .... 86 Renno .... 87 Shady Grove .... 51 Ora .... Ill Long Branch . 74 Stewart’s Store .... 80 Youngs .'. .... 138 Cross Hill 347 Cook’s Store .... 142 Grays .... 72 Lanford - .... .... 192 TOTAL .. 13,489 *> Training School Appropriation $633,800 The 1950-51 state appropriation bill as finally enacted by the recent legislature, totals $108,539,717. The bill includes an appropriation of $633,800 for the State Training school for the coming year. f FOOD... Is An Importont Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage. CLINTON INCREASES TOP LEAD IN CENTRAL LEAGUE ! By DONNY WILDER The torrid noon day sun is no com- iparison to the heat of the Central I Carolina league race. After dallying I along behind the Joanna Hornets by [half a game, the Clinton Cavaliers took over the half game lead last week, lengthened it to a game .and a half, had it cut to a half game lead again, and then raised the lead to a game and a half again via the games I played Tuesday night. Tuesday saw taction for all four teams, with Clin ton edging past Watts’ Warriors and (the Ware Shoals Riegels outlasted the 'Joanna Hornets in a marathon game ' which went to the 17th ftming. Joanna Edged 1 The Joanna Hornets were bested, 8 to 7. by the Riegels in a tilt which i stumbled into the 17th inning and ! the wee hours of the night, i Gracie Allen put the wood to the , winning blow as he pounded out a ; timely double which scored Riegel manager, Red Barbery, in the top half of the 17th. Joanna got off to a three run lead in the first three innings but the die i hard Riegels came back with four ; tallies of their own in the fourth. Both teams rolled up two scores apiece in the sixth to run the score up to 6 to 5. The Ware Shoalers 'made the score seven to 5 in the ninth but Babe Ellis stepped up to the plate in the last half of the inn ing and poled a long homer which , brought in one of his teammates and tied up the ball game at 7 to 7. The game remained in this predicament until the 17th when the Riegels fin ally Just outlasted the Hornets. The Hornets used three pitchers over the route of the game while the Riegels threw Hawthorne and knuc kle bailer Jim Voiselle at the Hor nets. The Joannaians pounded out eight more hits than the Riegels but just weren’t able to move their men around the bases with the ease which brings in scores. Joanna picked out twenty hits and the Ware Shoalers were able to connect with only twel ve bingles off Joanna pitchers, Har ris, Suit, and manager Dan Kirby. The entire game was played with out an error being scored for either team. Allen and Snider were the only Riegels to garner more than two hits while Daniel, Biarshank, Ellis, Far mer and Mazurek all connected for three safe blofcs for the Hornets. Bib Jim Voiselle was given credit for the victory while the defeat was stamped on manager Dan Kirby for the Joanna Horpets. Clinton Hikes Lead The Clinton Cavaliers hiked their lead to a game and a half over the Joanna Hornets last Tuesday night as they pounded out a win over the Watts’ Warriors. Thus the Clinton- ians stretched a half game lead to a game and a half lead. Clinton and Watts both hit freely as the Cavaliers edged past the host team 9 to 6 in an ordinary game which only took nine measely inn ings. The fans in Wattsville saw the Clinton team lash out five home runs which brings their home run total for the last three games to twelve circuit clouts, or an average of four per game. Lombardi ripped forth with two four baggers and Prater, Mish and Gaffney all came through with a jack pot blow. Guy Prater had a perfect night at the plate as he garnered two singles and his homer in three official trips to the plate. Peeler was the only Warrior to scalp three hits. Peeler had two triples to his credit when the game drew to a close. All totaled the Warriors had one more bingle to their credit than Clinton. The final count was 15 hits for the Watts’ Warriors and 14 safe blows for the Cavaliers. Watts committed two errors and the Clin- tonlans messed up only one play. Clinton did not lead the Warriors all the way but had to come from be hind a 4 to 3 score in the eighth and rush across three runs in the eighth and ditto in the ninth, k* William Rowland, coming in to re lieve Roy Whittaker was given cred it for the victory while the loss was marked up on Smith’s board. Rowland fanned six and issued only one free trip to the first sack in the course of winning his ball game. Rowland also got a hit to help out his cause. Louie Lyles, Clinton’s young, able and willing shortstop, finally re turned to the lineup last Tuesday night against the Watts’ Warriors. Lyles was missing in the lineup for four or five games in a row last week and this week too. Mickey Livingston, who has been taking a considerable amount of rid ing by the grandstand catchers^ has also been in and out of the lineup due to a sore knee. HOW CLINTON VOTED SECOND PRIMARY "3 T2 -a w GO FOR MAYOR t* u t* X 71 cc CO X *cc iri X - ■ * ’ £ £ c J H Dillard ;. 124 238 295 210 45 44 956 Terfy •.] 89 189 43 i 82 502 400 1305 FOR ALDERMAN Ward Two j S. A. Pitts 247 R. L. Plaxico 180 Ward Four L. W. Cooper 144 W. M. Walker 151 Carl Campbell ... Ward Five 252 Woodrow Wilson 288 Mrs. H. M. Chaney Passes At Home, Last Rites Here Brown Named On Board of Education Presbyterian Church Mrs. Emma Bryson Chaney, 56. Dr. Marshall W. Brown, president wife of H. M. Chaney, Sr., died at of Presbyterian college, has been her home here last Friday at noon I named to the Board of Education of after several years of health. DEFEATS DILLARD BY WIDE MAJORITY IN TUESDAYMMARY Pitts and Walker New Aldermen in Wards Two and Four. Wilson Re elected in Ward Five. JOE P. TERRY Conferences Planned On College Campus For Youth Groups Summer has brought a parade o4 declining the Presbyterian Church in the Unit- Presbyterian young people from In a record vote, Joe P. Terry was nominated mayor Tuesday in the second Democratic primary over his opponent, L. B. Dillard. Terry re ceived 1305 votes, Ddlard 956, win ning by a majority 349 votes. In ward two, S. A (Chick) Pitts won over R. L. Plaxico. The vote stood: Pitts 247, Plaxico 180. The in cumbent, L. L. Copeland, Sr., waj. eliminated in the first primary. In ward four, W M. .Walker de feated L. W. Cooper, incumbent, by a majority of seven votes. The vote stood: Walker 151, Cooper 144. In ward five Woodrow Wilson was re-elected over Carl Campbell. The vote was: Wilson 288, Campbell 252. These were the three run-over al- demvanic races, wards one, three and six having been decided in the first primary. The general election will be held ed States. Edward D. Grant, execu-, ihroughout South Carolina to the Iate ‘ n A ^ 1 « ust ’ new officials to The funeral services, attended by tive secretary of the board, notified 1 Pres kytenan college campus to at many relatives and friends were ^ r - Bnwn of his appointment by the tend group conferences assume office in September for two- year terms. The present mayor, L. E. held Saturday afternoon from the General Assembly at its annual i Some 85 young people are spend- ^ p ’ d . ' ee4ett101 - home on Ferguson street conducted meetin 8 l«t week. Dr. Brown left ing this week there in coi nection The new council will consist of two ^ . ° _ . . _ , nr-, j — j : —i. a * *-»• » i ,* ....au 4u - rr 1 —u..4 —xt —...' nfrw artH fm»r Hnm— Dr. ed in Rosemont cemetery. The grave , - - , . . ,, _ . The Board of Education has as it, tivities and will remain until next ed by new aldermen., Pitts and job planning and coordinating all Monda y Walker Ward, one thi .e. five and educational activities of the Presby- 1 At that time > younger Presbyto- . g* wUl oe represented v re-elected terian church. This includes Presby- rians of the Enore * area wil1 Iher. j Hu v ‘ Ray ’ 04 ^ terian institutions of higher learning move in for a week-long Pioneer j McMillan, Woodrow V. ilson and and responsibility for all types of cam P Scheduled for early July 1S : James Craine. * j-.l. j - The new mayor has . een a resi ne on Ferguson street conducted 1 meetm 8 last week. Dr. Brown left mg this week there in coj nection i ne new council win consist oi iwo the Rev. P. L. Bauknight and Wednesday night for Richmond, Va., with the Enoree Presbytery Young npw members and four hold-overs C. B. Betts, i Interment follow-i where he will meet with other board People’s conference. They assembled fr om the present ad ministration, in Rosemont cemeterv The arave members. Monday to launch a full slate of ac-j Ward s two and four w. 1 be repre- was covered with many beautiful flowers from friends and relatives attesting the esteem and love in which she was held. Pallbearers were: Omer Bolt, Hugh Morgan, Allen Coleman, Marion Na bors, Harold Coleman and Frank Simpson, Sr. Mrs. Chaney was a native of this community where she spent her en tire life. She was a daughter of the reUgious educational activities. Ad- ^ Youn * Adult or married group, minlatrative officers working under I More than 150 y° u .P.* P 60 ? 1 * caxn - the direction of the board have the 10 colle * e week for the Synod j years and formerly represented ward responsibility for Sunday school cur- Leadership Training school, which [ five as alderman for two two-year w,. _ ricuia, religious publications, leader- opened the conference season. Boys terms. late Henry Allen and Mattie Chand- ship education for adults and field and * irls 4 ^ r0,n bh rou * h °ut the state ler Coleman, widely connected fam- 1 services that include conferences and P ar t‘^ 1 P ated m the week of Chns- ilies of the community. She was a institutes. tian fellowship and study. After attending the R i c h m o n d i meirfber of The Leesville Methodist church. A woman of fine traits of character and sterling qualities she endeared herself to many who will meeting, Dr. Brown win go to At- Winn Graduates At lanta for a meeting of the Board ot C-L—I Control for Southern Regional Edu- •niOnrry dCROOl dent of the city for a number of The official votes for mayor a ad alderman, as declared by the execu tive committee, will be found in a tabulation in an adjoining column. learn with regret of her passing. ^ cation. He represents South Carolina Mrs. Chaney was twice married, in this group. Her first hiAband was Earl Bryson ( Cecil White Opens 2nd Lt. Charles C. Winn, of thisiLoW Office Here State Council Meet and toy this union two sons survive, I -| ir0fic Pnimfu Roy C. Bryson of Spartanburg and.“ auren5 '-OURry Sidney r. Bryson of this city. i Farm Women Attending Her second marriage was to Mr. - — - - - 9 Chaney. Other survivors include her husband, two stepsons and three stepdaughters, Carl Chaney of this city, H. M. Chaney, Jr., of Oakland, Cal., Mrs. Roy L. Harris, Mrs. T. Roscoe Buzhardt and Miss Roberta Chaney of this city, and two sisters and one brother, R. H. Coleman of Florida, Mrs. John C. Carter and Mrs. Mack T. Motes of this city. Johnson Directing Boys' State Project Walter A. Johnson, athletic di rector at Presbyterian college, is spending the week at the state area trade school in Lexington county. Johnson conducts a major portion of all activities at Boys’ State, and has directed the project since the first post-war encampment in 1947. Several boys from this community 'city, was graduated Saturday from the basic course of The Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., accord ing to an announcement by Major General Withers A. Burress, com mandant. The purpose of the basic course Cecil E. White, former Clinton resident, has located here for the practice of law in the National Bank building in the office formerly oc.u- toied by the late Dr. B. H. Henry Mr. White is an A B. graduate of The Laurens County Council ofi is t0 produce company-grade offi- Presbytenan college, magna cum Farm Women is represented by a cers thoroughly grounded in the fun-1 laude. and holds an LL.B. degree, large delegation at the annual state i damentals and techniques of all in- magna cum laude from the Univer- meeting being held at Winthrop col- i Gantry units. Special emphasis is sit y South Carolina. He also had lege Tuesday through Friday. The ^iven to developing capable corn- group composed of over thirty coun- j pany commanders. cil members from all parts of the I Lt. Winn is now on a thirty-day, DroD *rtv and mortea’e. county, left Laurens by bus on Tues-I^ave with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ^ ^ o y f Car g ol t^ day morning and will return Friday. C. Winn, after which he will leave j law a year’s wqrii in law of real property at Columbia' university, and for the past two years has been teaching. for a three-year tour of duty in Trieste. The county chorus, under the di rection of Mrs. Harold Wallace, will take part in the music program this evening. The chorus will sing as Ferguson To Attend its special selection: Cole Porter’s, n c *. 44 *. I “An Old Fashioned Garden”. The , D <>y Meet Laurens Chorus will join with the I R- E- Ferguson, of tnis city, W. A. j other choruses from over the state 1 Merritt of Greenville, and Kenneth to sing, “A Candle, A Candle” and; Richardson, of §eneca, will represent | Spring Morning by Gooaell. Mrs. \ fhe Blue Ridge council at the 40th • John K. Taylor is accompanist for annual meeting of the National the chorus. Council, Boy Scouts of America, in Mrs. Robert Wasson, president of Philadelphia June 29-30. About 1500 HEADS LIONS CLUB tered at the school. as previously announced, are regis- the County Council and Mrs. Toy Scout leaders representing 541 Buy R. Patton will b* the voting dele- Scout councils from all parts of the gates from the county. Miss Susan nation are expected to attend. Hall, Home Agent, accompanied the ' ' group to Winthrop. Mrs. W. R. Cleaners To CloSG Brown and Mrs. T. B. Sumerel oi w* , i i i a o Long Branch, Miss Blanche Cox and WCCK. Or July j-O ^ Flower Clinic In Laurens Friday A church flower arrangement Miss Kathleen Haynes of Musgrove, Royal Cleaners, nJc., and Sun clinic will be conducted by Mrs. and Mrs. Hugh Bonds Workman of shine Cleaners announce in today’s Harrell Wilson of Greenville Friday Wadsworth are included afternoon, June 23, at 3:30 at the group. First Methodist church in Laurens: i — Th* 1 meeting is open to the public. ^ ... An admission fee of 50c will be|County CondldotCS used to defray expenses. Will Sp6ok Tonight At Joanna in SPECIAL SECTION IN TODAY'S PAPER A special 12-page section heralding forth Clinton’s TRADE DAYS for today, Fri day and Saturday is a part of today’s paper. The event is sponsored by the local- Mer chant’s association. In addition to the regular subscribers of the paper the speuaf section is being dis tributed by the association into 1500 homes not generally in cluded in the city’s trade area. The TRADE DAYS messages are of iriterest to the buying public. Read them all. the paper they will close their plants the entire week of July 3-8. They will re-open for business on the morning of July 10, their announce- | ment states. The closing week is made to give ! their employees a vacation following an established custom. J. J. CORNWALL New Lions Officers Take Over Dufies New officers were installed at a The county candidates, under a Rf^vivnl i change in their announced itinerary, ■* erv,c e5 'will speak tonight (Thursday) at At LongstOd Church j Joanna at eight o’clock. Residents of i Revival services will be held at that community and elsewhere are Langston Baptist church beginning j invited to attend the meeting. (Sunday and continuing through Fri- The candidates will speak next day at 7:45 p. m. The guest minister i 7 ieetln * , evening of the Monday night at Cross Hill. win be Rev. Jim Bruce pf "Ware' ° ns ch i tb when J J - (Peck ) Corn- Shoals. The public is invited to wal1 was inducted int « office to serve attend the services. I ^ the ensuing year. Other officers taking over at the same time were: Vi?e-President—Carlisle Neely Vice-President—Marion Lawson. Vice-President—J. B. Arnold. Secretary—Gary Lehn. Asst. Secretary—Tommy Hollis. Treasurer—Francis Blalock. Lion Tamer—J. A. Orr. Tail Twister—Henry Lukstat. New directors are S. Y. Adair and Harry C. Layton. Stores To Close .Two Doys for Fourth Error In Morrison The Merchants committee reported Street Address I yesterday that a poll of its members i In the Trade Days section of to- had been made to set the holiday day’s paper the address of Morrison closing for July 4th. A majority o? Furniture company is given as W the votes were cast to close two days, Pitts street Tuesday and Wednesday July 4 and j This is a typographical error. The 5. This is the recommendation of the correct address is East Main street association, it was stated. j-Corner Musgrove street.