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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 13, 1950
Number 28
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JOHNSTON AND. BYRNES ARE WINNERS
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W asson, Owens, Bridges Named to House; Henry as Commissioner
HOT SENATE
RACE WON
BY INCUMBENT
Byrnes Carries All
Counties Except
Newberry, Home of
Tom Pope.
Columbia—Almost complete re
turns in South Carolina’s senatorial
race indicated Wednesday that Sen.
Olin D. Johnston had carried 25 of
the state’s 46 counties in his suc
cessful bid for renomination.
His opponent, Gov. J. Strom
Thurmond, carried 21 counties. Both
candidates got good majorities in
their home counties. Thurmond
polled 2,480 votes to Johnston’s 747
in Edgefield, and Johnston got 14,-
344 to Thurmond’s 7,r29 in Spar
tanburg county.
Of the four major counties, Thur
mond carried only one. Charleston.
Johnston won in Greenville, Rich
land and Spartanburg. As expect
ed. Johnston’s main body of support
came from the industrial Piedmont,
while Thurmond drew heavy ma
jorities from the low country areas.
In the governor’s race, Jajnes F.
Byrnes piled up majorities in 45 of
the state's 46 counties. Newberry
remained faithful to its favorite son.
House Speaker Thomas Pope, but
by a margin of barely 300 votes.
Lester Bates lost both Richland and
Berkley, his home counties, and
Marcus A. Stone gave up Dillon and
Florence to Byrnes by tremendous
majorities.
With only 65 of the state's 1,570
precincts still out, it was apparent
that the vote barely passed 315,000,
far below the predicted total of
375,000. A
Political observers found Several
different reasons for the unexpect
edly low total, despite early reports
of heavy voting. Scattered show
ers swept the state during much of
the day, apparently keeping more
of the rural vote away from the
polls than first reports indicated.
Also, ptfll -watchers in scores of
precincts reported that voters ar
rived to ballot without their regi
stration cards, and were forced to
return home for them before they
were allowed to vote. Many simply
didn’t come back.
County Service Clubs
To Hove Borbecue At
Laurens This Evening
Laureos, July 11. — Presidents of
four local civic clubs, John H. Ma
hon, Exchange club, Morton Bright-
well, Rotary club, Duvall Weathers,
Lions club, and Cecil Brown, Ki-
wanis club have announced plans for
holding an inter-club barbecue for
clubs in this area this evening
(Thursday).
The meeting has been set for 7
pm. on the Laurens County fair
ground site that is being developed
by the Exchange club. It is located
near the Forest Lawn cemetery off
the Clinton highway.
Club members from Clinton, Foun
tain Inn and Woodruff will be pres
ent for the meeting. The club presi
dents said the meeting is being held
jto create a closer relationship and
fellowship among the civic clubs of
this section.
They announced that entertain
ment and informal discussions will
be conducted along with the barbe-
| cue.
The committee in charge of plan
ning the affair is composed of George
Phinney, Thomas Babb, Miller Mc-
Cuen, and John K. Taylor.
Bryson Winner
In Fourlh District
Representative Joseph B_ Bryson,
of Greenville, won renootination to
the Fourth district seat in congress
In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, de
bating Matthew Poliakoff, of Spar-
Bryson took long leads in all the
four counties at the district, Green
ville, Laurens, Union and Poliakoff’s
own Spartanburg county.
The vote reported waa:
Bryson 22,729.
Poliakoff 7,741.
Legion Post To
Elect Officers
R. P. Chapman, commander of the
Copeland-Davidson American Legion
post, announces that an important)
j meeting will be held tonight (Thurs-
I day) at 8 o’clock althe armory. Elec-
: tion of officers for the coming year
) will be held, be stales.
Cotton Acreage
In SC Smallest
Irv 76 Years
ikmth Carolina’s cotton acreage
this season is its smallest in 76 years.
The sharp reduction this year was
attributed by federal-state agricul
tural statistician Frank O. Black to
the acreage limitation under the
control program and the failure of
farmers to plant up jto allotments.
The amount in - Cultivation July
1 was 875,000 acrts, the U.S.D.A.
crop reporting board estimated.
This is 32 per cent less than the
1,283,000 acres in cultivation a year
ago and the smallest since 1874 when
786,000 acres were grown.
If acreage abandonment equals the
ten-year average, about 876.000 acres
should be harvested this fall, Mr.
Black estimated.
The area of the state planted to
cotton has been less than a million
acres in only two other years, 1945
and 1940, since 1877, and has aver
aged 1,122,000 acres for tbe 1939148
period.
40,000 In S. C.
Eligible for Draft
Columbia, July 10.—Approximate
ly 40,000 of the 155,000 selective ser
vice registered South Carolixuuans in
the 18-26 age group are eligible for
the draft.
Major James numer, state selec
tive director, made this estimate yes
terday as he announced the state’s 46
local boards are going back on a full
40-hour week.
Possible activation of the draft
law for the 19-96 group, in view
of the Korean war, is the reason for
the jump m local board activity.
Schedules for the boards—there
is one in each of the state’s 46 coun
ties—will be published locally, Maj.
Hunter said.
Young men beoanung 18 are re
quired to register within five days
afther their 18th birthday.
Men born August SI, 1922, or since
are required to be registered, al
though presumably men born since
but now older than 26 would not be
subject to drafting under the 1948
act.
LATE SENATE BTULETTN
Returns from 1513 of 1565 pre
cincts gave for the Democratic nom
ination for U. S. Senator: Johnston
171,376; Thurmond 149,655.
Lost Rites Held
Here Monday For
Mrs. 0. M. Templeton
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia
Buchanan'TefnpleU&i. wife of O. M.
Templeton, were held Monday morn
ing at 11 o'clock from the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church here
conducted by the pastor, Dr. C. B.
Betts. Interment followed in Rose-
mont cemetery. Mrs. Templeton died
Saturday at Hays hospital after a
short illness preceded by several
yg3TS~Prdefining health
Dr. Thomas Locates
In Joanna For
Practice of Medicine
Dr Oliver L Thomas M. D has SUPERVISOR AND
located in Joanna during the past
GAME WARDEN
RUN-OVER RACES
FOR COMMISSIONER,
The following nephews were pall
bearers: Frank Templeton, Jr., Har
ry Arnold, Jimmy Templeton, Wal
lace Franks, Jack Holland and Ken
neth Buchanan. The services were
attended by a large gathering of
friends and relatives with many love
ly flowers banked upon the grave as
an evidence of the love and esteem
in which she was held.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, two sons, Clisby of Joanna
and Roy Templeton of Calhoun Falls, I
one daughter, Mrs. Gus Tamsberg of
Charleston, her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Buchanan of Swannanoa,
N. C., four sisters, Mrs. Joe E. Land,
Mrs. George R. Holland and Mrs.
J. P. Prather of this city, Mrs. J. W.
Gibson of Swannanoa, N. C. t three
brothers. Dock J. of .Joanna, W A.
of this city, and Fred Buchanan of
Tryon, N. C.
week for the practice of medicine,
and is now residing on Magnolia
street.
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Dr. Thomas was born in Spartan
burg county and lived most of his
life in Abbeville and Greenwood I
counties.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
H. Thomas of Abbeville, attended the ^
Abbeville schools, and Lander col-! „
lege and gradua.ed from the r t?'"’ b>r Thb
Chromcle ln Tuesdays primary re-
Teogue ond Blakely,
Jones and Stone, O'Dell
and Moore Enter Sec
ond Primary.
MacArthur Gets
U. N. Job; Peace
Move Is Hinted
Washington, * July 8.—President
Truman today named General Doug
las MacArthur to the unprecedented
post of supreme commander for Un
ited Nations forces fighting the Com
munists in Korea. The general was
directed to fly the blue and white
U N. flag.
Cook Books Offered
For Sole Here
A cook book containing 100 fav-
! orite recipes has just been published
by the Woman’s Society of Broad
Street Methodist church. The books
are on sale for $1.00 each the pres
ident, M^s. Lewis P5tts states, and
may be obtained al the Country
I Market.
Carolina Medical College. He inter-_
ned a. Baker sanitarium in Charles- '' a 'i d 'hT.T f 3 ''"™ ’T 1 ;'
ton and Gtnerai hospital in Green- '- 0lT!m ,or a ,wond pr f ar ’' Jul ’ r
ville. . I 23 -
rs t-y. ’ . » ; Hou!»e Race Derided
Dr. Thomas is a member of the ^ , ir _ . „ _
Methodist church. He marr.ed M.a7 R
Esther Bowers of Prosper.!,. f .s.^ Bndkes wete elected
The Joanna communi?, now has n r- w , c ° nl «^" •
two practicing phvs.cans, Dr. Thom- 1 ,ncu " ab *° t : -
as and Dr. Dorse, H. McFadden who , .n' i” at ?Lf,' h , th “
' , , of four Chafles L M..am. dean
located there several years ago fol- . ,
. . j. . _ . t l°f the delegation, did not seek re-
lowing his discharge from the mill-'
tary service ’ e,ect,on -
The vote ^stood Bridges, 4.824i
; Culbertson. 4,664; Owens. 5.010;
• Wasson. 5,309
Supervisor Rare 4 ndreided
In the four-cornered race for su
pervisor there will be a second race
between the two leadine contestants.
R L. Teague and Benmr B Blakely.
The vote stood: Blakely 1,899; Mar
tin. 1,056. Teague, 2.12C; Wharton.
1.696
Henry la Be*-''*
In a field of seven, V’nv J. Henry
was elected on unofficial returns as
head man on the ticket He received
3,380 votes. There will be a second
race to elect a second commissioner
between Clyde G. Jones, with 2.503
votes, and W Lyles Stone with 1.940.
Game Warden Ran-Over
In a field of four for game warden,
the run-over will be between the m-
icumbent. Garvin B ODell, and W.
R (Bully) Moore The vote was;
Moore. 1,951; O’Dell, 3,108
Four Unopposed
Miss Jennie V Culbertson, auditor;
Leroy Burns, superintendent of edu
cation; J. Hewlette Wasson, probate
In the race for governor Tuesday,' judge; and Sam M Leaman. treas-
James F. Byrnes carried Laurens' urer, were re-elected without oppo-
county by a big majority-over his f sition.
three opponents. He, received 5.405 ^ t
votes, with Tom Pope second with a ■ ■■ , . , ,
- cuunt of 991 ■ NEW SUBSCRIBERS
Shelton To Address
Chamber Commerce
Tuesday Evening
Opie L. Shelton, manager pf the
Spartanburg chamber of commerce,
will be guest speaker at the quarter
ly dinner-meeting of the chambei
of commerce in the college dining
hall Tuesday, July 18, at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Shelton was given the Free
dom Foundation’s Award the past
year in recognition of his ability as
ft speaker
The change of hour to 7 o'clock is
made, the secretary states, in order
that those wishing to attend the ball
game following the meeting may do
os.
Byrnes Carries
County Big Margin
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SENATE RACE
HOW LAURENS COUNTY VOTED TUESDAY
For Congress, House, Supervisor, Commissioner, Gome Warden
HONOR ROLL
House of Representatives
Here is the precinct table for Lau
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334
717
Clinton Mills
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128
67
Cook’s Store
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Cross Hill
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80
82
Daniels Store
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57
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Dials
21
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Ekom
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Grays
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112
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Hopewell
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Jones’ Store
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Lanford
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Laurens Mill
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Waterloo
63
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Watts Mill
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Clinton Mill
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19
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28
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Ekom
100
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115
88
58
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131
133
181
183
193
216
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47
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148
36
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110
130
170
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254
92
223
284
256
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85
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61
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56
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49
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1211
353
1135
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226
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239
113
257
260
Lydia Mill
93
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76
90
96
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Long Branch
44
15
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Merna
34
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29
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85
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88
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70
67
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30
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31
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59
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67
63
101
88
99
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24
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172
23
186
161
121
114
Princeton
53
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53
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23
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16
26
20
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Shiloh
44
26
59
48
45
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Shady Grove
22
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22
21
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31
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39
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25
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Tip Top
66
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58
64
40
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88
13
80
69
73
79
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73
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58
56
48
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Watts Mills
223
144
289
231
271
298
Woodville
118
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CHRONICLE It is a home newspi-
per that goes into practically alt
homes of this community and is -read
by all members of the family. New
subscriptions invited.
Welcome and thanks to those on.
our Honor Roll this week:
MRS LOUISE LAWSON,
EDWARD CAMPBELL,
Clinton.
MRS GENEVA LOWERY,
MRS GILBERT PRICE,
West Clinton.
MRS. NORA KIRBY.
Laurens.
LUTHER DOUGLAS,
Gray Court.
B T. MOULTRIE.
Memphis, Tenn.
DR JAMES F. O’DANIEL,
EUijay, Ga.
E B MeJUNKJN,
MRS. HROADUS BAKER
MRS. MARGARET OWENS
MRS. RACHEL CRAPPS
JAMES DERRICK,
Joanna. ~~
MRS LEE CALDWELL,
MRS RUTH GRUTIN.
MRS. VERNA IJ1E NELSON
MRS MARY ELLEN ELLISON.
MRS PAULINE MILLER
MRS CALVIN COOPER.’
MRS H. M SEILERS.
MRS BEN SPROUSE.
MRS BILL CROCKER.
MRS TOM BANKS.
MRS VIRGINIA ROWE.
TOM FICKUN.
Lydia Mills.
Thurmond Carries
Laurens County
In Tuesday’s primary for the Uni:-
>d States senate, J. Strom Thurmor. ]
} carried the county by a majority
262 votes over Senator Ol.n D. Joh:.-
! ston.
! Thurmond received 3.616 vote-
Johnston 3.354.