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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.
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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:
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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
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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.
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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
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FOR MAYOR
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238 295 210
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189 43 i 82
502
400
1305
FOR ALDERMAN
Ward Two
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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
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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.