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* / «• * « V ¥ THE CHRONiaE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable * • , < 2% (Elittfom dl|rD«trlf If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume LI Clinton, S. G, Thursday, August 3, 1950 Number 31 APPROVAL SEEN CERTAINTY FOR CONTROLS PLAN President Wants Power To Invoke Price, Wage and Rationing Regulations. Washington, August. .— Standby powers for President Truman to in voke price and wage controls and ra tioning if he sees the need became a virtual certainty today. Two developments created that prospect despite the stand of solid blocs in both houses of Congress against even the limited economic crubs the President has proposed. They were: 1. The House Republican Policy Committee agreed to it. 2. The Piesident himself sent the lawmakers word that he has no ob jections provided addition ol the ex- tra authority does not slow up action on the allocation, priorities and credit curb powers he has asked. The President wrote to Chairman Maybank (D-OC) of thfe Senate Banking Committee as that v group neared a decision on expansion on the Truman proposals. A copy went to Chairman Spence (D-Ky) of the House Banking Committee. The House committee already has approved the ' Adminitsartion bill, watered down in some respects from the White House recommendations. Tentatively the Senate committee has okayed it too, in about the same form, but with the way left open for putting in the extra powers. In both the Senate committee and the House proposals were ready for addition of the price, wage and ra tioning authority. Mr. Truman wrote Maybank that he considered those ideas before he submitted his own proposals to Congress but decided against them "because it seemed more important to obtain quick action on the powers contained in the defense production bill”—the measure embodying the Administration control requests. He said delay would be "dangerous.” Clamor for the extra authority for the President has been growing in congress since last week when Ber nard Baruch, mobilization adviser in both world wars, called for full- scale economic mobilization. The House Republican committee has no power to bind GOP members to any course of action, but most of them usually follow the lines it lays down. The group’s stand was reported after a closed-door meeting by mi nority leader Martin (Mass). ‘The concensus was that the pow ers should be on a standby basis, with the President having authority to put them into effect when he thinks they are needed,” Martin told reporters. He commented that there was still “some very strong opposition” even to the controls in the pending bill, and also “considerable senti ment” for making price and wag*, controls mandatory. Miss Tarry Returns Tp Atlanta Home Miss Willene Tarry, director of religious education at the First Pres byterian church for the past two months, leaves today for her home in Atlanta. Miss Tarry had accepted the work for the months of June, July and August, but has been called home on account of the illness of her father. During her two months stay here she made many friends among the congregation. City Schools To Open August 31 The city schools will open their new session on August 31. Through an error it was stated in last week’s paper they would open on Sept. 5. CLINTON Thursday, Friday Saturday , AUGUST 10-11-12 As announced last week, three Big Dollar Days will be staged here Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The event is sponsored by the Merchants association with a number of mer chants and busniess firms participat ing. The Dollar will be King for the three days, with many extra bargains offered for the large crowds expected in the city. Cavaliers Clip Hornets 3-1, Eaton Slings 5-Hitter By “WHIP” WILKINSON The Clinton Cavaliers increased their lead in the Central Carolina Loop to two games Tuesday night, when they defeated the second place Joanna Hornets 3-1 at Joanna. The two clubs meet again Friday night at the Clinton layout. Clinton opened the scoring in the initial inning when Aravelo lined a single to left, Livingston popped out to short, and Blackstock singled Ar avelo to second. With one away, Prater sent Aravelo home with a single to right. Mish grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Hornet’s lone tally came in the fifth inning -when Br-cck, first baseman, slammed a single to left, moved to second on Marion’s sacri fice, and with two out scored on pitcher Melton’s ground single to right field. Mazurek fanned to close the frame. This was the only time tn the entire game that a Joanna base- runner moved further than first base. With two out in the Clinton part of the sixth canto, big Pete Mish untied the kqpt when he mastered Melton for a round tripper over the left field barrier. The Hornet’s were blanked the rest of the way. In the top of the ninth, Clinton garnered an insurance run. Gaffney greeted with a slam against the I right-center fence that gave him a standup double. The next two Clin ton batters were retired, and Zeb Eaton singled Gaffney to the plate. Aravelo bounced out to Marion to (end the inning. / Eaton la Masterful Form 'Zeb ^aton, ex big-leaguer, coup led control and plenty of “stuff’ to handcuff the Joanna batters, allow ing them only five singles. One run ner reached second base, and then scored m the fifth. Except for this, Eaton limited the Hornets to first base. The little hurler whiffed five and allowed a charity pass when he hit Walthers in the fourth inning. Then to add to his value, he hit in the third Clinton run in the ninth frame. Rube Melton, Hornet pitcher, pit ched a commendable game in allow ing eight hits, fanned five, and walk ing three. The big guns of Clinton boomed at the right time, and the Cavaliers took the first of a three game series. Mish’s bell ringer in the sixth was the go ahead run, and Gaffney's two for three gave this couple the offen sive honors for the night. Center fielder Mazurek totalled two for four to get top lumberman spot for the Hornets. These clubs meet here Friday and then return to Clark Field Saturday night to close the series. Should the Cavaliers take both games they will be four full games on top of the loop. If they split, the count will re main at two games in front. Of course, the two squads will be tied if the Clintonians drop the remain ing two. County Spent $514,000 Welfare Funds For Month of June Special to The Chronicle. Columbia, Aug. 1—Laurens is 16tn among the counties and above the state average in the average payment per case for all public assistance programs during June, the State De partment of Public Welfare reported this week. The average payment per case in Laurens county last month for pub lic assistance was $26.61, as com pared to a state average of $26. Georgetown had the highest aver age payment, $30.18, and Beaufort county the lowest, $20.82. At the beginning of July the Lau rens county department of public welfare reported 1,795 cases under its care. The largest number of these, 1,4-95, were old age assistance cases, followed by 146 cases of aid to dependent children, 127 cases of general assistance, and 27 cases of aid to the blind. TJie Laurens county department expended $514,637 for public assis tance last month. In the state as a whole $15,749,016 was disbursed during the month for public assis tance, and aid was extended in 57,- 942 cases, involving 89,619 persons. ■ ■ II I ' — Orphanage Receives Endowment Gift ♦ The Thornwell orphanage recent ly received a bequest of approxi mately $20,000 from the estate of the late Mrs. Minnie B. Wilson of St. Petersburg, Fla., wjiich has been placed in the endowment fund by the executive committee. The Betts On Vacation At Bon Clarken Dr. and Mrs. C. Bynum Betts left Tuesday for a month’s vacation stay at their summer cottage at Bon Clarken, -N. C. CRITICAL TEST HERE IS WHAT IRUHAN’S INCOME TAX RE0UEST MEANS Would Boost Tox On Individuals and Corporations Now and More Later If Necessary. Dr. James Walker Locates In City To Practice Medicine Dr. James L. Walker located in the city thi« week for the general practice of medicine. His offices are 1 now open at 209 South Broad street in part of the residence known a> W. E. Owens place at the corner of East Centennial and South Broad ( streets. Dr. Wplker is a native of Johnston, a son of Mrs. George D. Walker and 1 the late Dr. Walker. He attended the Johnston high school, and grad uated from Wofford college with a B S. degree. He graduated from the Medical College of South Carolina in ! 1948, and served one year of rotating; internship and one year of residency J in internal medicine at the Colum bia city hospital before moving here the past week for the practice of his profession. Draft Board Colls 51 Registrants For Exams August 10 The Laurens county Selective Ser vice draft board sent out notices last week to report for physicals to 51 men. This marks the first draft call in the county since January 12, 1949 A list of those included in the cail has not been furnished The Chron icle. Chairman J. B Lewis said that draftees will report at 8 a. m. on the above date to the Laurens city nail where they will be carried to Green ville for examinations. Last Rites For Mrs. Sallie Bishop Mrs. Sallie E. Bishop, 74, widow of Brooks Bishop, died early Monday morning at the home of her son, Luther Ballentine. near Clinton, af ter several years of declining health. She was a native of Greenville county but had made her home in Laurens county for a number of years. She was a member of the St. James Methodist church at Watts- ville. Mrs. Bishop was twice married. Her first marriage was to John Ba*- lentine. Of this union, one son sur vives, Luther Ballentine, of Clinton. Her second marriage was to Brooks bishop who died several years ago She is also survived by one sisttr and one brother, Mrs. M. L Mosely and C. B. Pace of Laurens. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at St. James Meth odist church at Wattsville, with the Rev. J. A. Grigsby in charge. Inter ment followed in Rose Hill cemetery at Wattsville. Rhame To Receive Lions Club Award The Lions club will meet Monday evening at 7:30 at the college dining hall. The “Citizen of the Year” for 1950, 1 Dr. Delmar O. Rhame, selected by [ the club, will be presented a suit ably inscribed plaque in recognition of his work with the Cub Scout packs of the city. The address will be made by Law rence Stanley of Greenvilje, head of the Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts for this area. Dick To Enter Louisville Seminary John Ashby Dick, instructor in English at Presbyterian college the past two years, was received by South Carolina Presbytery last week : for Louisville Seminary, Louisville, Ky., where he will begin his the-; ological training. Mr. and Mrs. Dick have many friends and acquaintan ces here who will regret to kno w they have left the city. SC Draft Quota For September Increased To 752 Word has been received by Major James Hunter, state director of sel ective service, that South Carolina’s draft quota for September had been increased from 301 to 752 men. Maj. Hunter said that this was in connection with the passing of draft quotas all over the country to a to tal of 50,000 for September. The old September total was 20.000 men. Maj. Hunter said that since his office expects similar large quotas for October and November men in the 21-year-old classification could probably expect calls in November The 46 county boards which were notified of the change started send ing notices to men who had not reached their 26th birthdays before October 20. Since then the boards have worked down, and Maj. Hunter said, would probably reach the 21- year-olds in November Visiting Minister . At First Presbyterian The Rev. Phillip A. Roberts, pas tor of the First Presbyterian church, Fredericksburg, V» , will be the guest minister at the First Presby terian church Sunday morning. The church bulletin states that the ser vice will be broadcast anu will be gin at 11 o’clock instead of the usual 11:15 hour. Mr. Roberts is a graduate of Pres byterian college and Union Semi nary, and a brother of Dr. J. K. Rob erts, a former pastor of the First church here. Weevil Infestation Shows Small Decrease Last week’s checks on boll weevil infestation for Laurens county shows an average of 19 per cent infesta tion as compared with 21 per cent the week before. Weather has been unfavorable for dustipg on schedule. New crop of weevils showing up in various sections. Poisoning should continue not over five-day interval as long as young bolls under 15 days old are expected to make cotton, ac cording to County Agent C. B. Can non, who says migration may be ex pected by August 10 to 15, depending on the degree of migration as to whether or not poison will be effec tive House Posses Cotton Acreage Allotment Bill Washington, July 31.—The house passed and sent to the senate today a bill establishing rules for allotting cotton acreage during the next two years and virtually assuring quotas for those years. The vote war 160 to 85. For 1951 and 1952 the bill provides that if the supply of cotton exceeds estimated domestic consumption and exports, the secretary of agriculture must proclaim quotas which become effective when approved by two- thirds of the cotton growers. Under ’ the existing formula, quotas are pro- Washington, Aug. 1.—This is whaf claimed oply when supply exceeds President Truman’s request for high- established consumption and exports er ;ncorn e taxes means: plus 30 per cent. To pay for rearming, he asked For 1951, the acreage allotment to Congress to: states would be the same as it is this 1. Boost the tax on indivduals and year, subject to changes in the na- corporations right now and, if neces- tional allotment. In 1952 it would sary, more later, be distributed among the states in 2. Leave the present excise taxes accordance with the acreage planted! unchanged and plug loopholes that in those states in 1946, 1947, 1948 and allow some to get off tax-free on 1950. some investment earnings. Sterling in 1953, and therafter, His proposals follow: state allotments would be based on t p- or mdividuals actual production in the state dur- An increase about midway be ing the preced.ng five years, 1949 ex- tween your present tax and what ciuded | you paid on income for ‘1945, the In 1951, counties generally would j as t being wartime tax year. For ex- receive the same allotments they had ample for 1950. In 1952, county allotments, Proposed: About 20 per cent tax would be based on acreage planted OR the i owest taxable income, rang- in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1950. Pro- in g U p to 91 per gent on the high- duction during the preceding five e: - t years would be the basis for allot- In ,945 it was 23 per cent on the merits in counties starting in quotem. 0W est to 94 per cent on the highest. A major provision ot the bill is Un:Ufr presf>nt law its l64 on the the requirement that quotas be pro- | ’owes*, to 82 per cent on the nigh- claimed for cotton when production threatens to exceed domestic con- s As an „ ample ^ dollar# and sumption and exports. Eix.sting law [ent# take a maTt ^ d man wlth twa requires production to exceed con-! children and a Uxable inc0fnt of sumption and exports by 30 per cent '45^900. before quotas are impor-ed. Bush River To Use Remodeled Church Sunday Bush River Baptist church will en- In 1945—his tax was $755; now— $432. proposed—$532. For corporations— Under present tax law corpora tions are divided into two groups: those earning less than >50,000 and those earning more. For the under-$50.000 firms, tae «r its remodeled button, to, the <*2?' J?" ‘ .V first service Sunday evening. Augu* On the first $5,000- *1 per cent 11. .t • o'clock. The .uditomm ho. “■‘•on thenest m.000 ij per cent: been reflnUhed and peinted. the |to- I * r ” nt; M pit Boor hu been rkullt. >n “ t*. «ther 113.—b M pe, cent. ,.t«d choir bum to. and an elevated 'STSj’S baptistry installed Tile desifn of n ’* kin « * 5n '’™ , OT ">0" U a flat 3» the new front in the sanctuary has been acclaimed a. beautiful. The fhl Mr J rum 1 ? n f prOI ?T„ :o new two-story Sunday school addi- ls ,*”1 f !*| 2i J!** Cent tion includes 8 classrooms, one large on the JT** 24 ’* 00 ° Uj,ab , * e * rn - trlple-purpose assembly, recreation * nd 5 ^ c * nl on a and fellowship room, a kitchen, pas- , ... ,. tor’, study and rest rooms. . 7- ^ would mean a tax A special program has been plan- «s« r < Si r * UO J nS ned with the congregation gathering, $30,006 and $70,000. in front of the church and marching i T , at “ a y gtt a cut. invocation there will be a recogni- i . c » overni ®* nt experts tried into the auditorium Following the I w ® rk out a tl sl ! nple ‘ usab ‘* ; jr - tion service for all who have been muU to cover all firms and the for- connected with the building pro- haPPen$ 10 * iv * the WO.000- gram, followed with a sermon by i 1 T*. . the pastor, Rev. T. B. Altman. The puouc is cordially invited to attend, and this service will be the begin ning of a revival series which will continue through the week. Fish Are Killed By Electricity NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL If Sold By The Yard. . . There* is no telling what this newspaper would cost in a year’s time. . . But Sold By The Year—It’s cost is awfully small and you get an aw fully lot for your money. . . too muen to list in this small space, BUT. . . Take Time To Count It Up—and See the number of interesting items and happenings you will find in THE CHRONICLE each week. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MRS. I. O. RAY, Georgetown. ROBERT C. KNOX, Athens, Ga. CARL S. TODD, c-o Fleet Post Office, N. Y. GEORGE PRESSLEY, Pelzer. MRS. CURTIS JACKSON, Laurens. MRS. R. J. SCHIFF, E. Liverpool, Ohio. MRS. GROVER STARNES, . Cross Anchor. CLYDE G. JONES, Laurens. , FRANK PHILLIPS, Joanna MRS. ALICE SNYDER, Lydia Mill. MRS RUBY BURGESS, » City. Use of devices that set up elec trical currents in streams and kill or stun fish have been ruled a vio lation of this state’s fish and game laws, Garwn O’Dell, county game warden, said yesterday. Mr. O’Dell said the state attorney general’s office ruled that the use of such devices are illegal and that violators can be prosecuted The ruling came on the heels ol reports of the device’s use. An old- time telephone generator was used to set up the electrical current. Mr. O’Dell said about 25 persons used such a device in the Savannah River last week-end. Several were appre hended by Georgia game wardens but a number of the alleged viola tors escaped to the South Carolina side of the' river. The attorney general’s office ruled that using an electrical device to stun or kill fish is illegal under a section that prohibits the introduc tion of any substance which results in making fish sick. Local Ministers Have Part In Installation Rev. W. H. Kryder, a graduate of Presbyterian college, was installed Sunday evening as minister of the First Presbyterian church of Abbe ville by a commission from South Carolina Presbytery. Dr. M. A. Macdonald, president of Thornwell orphanage, delivered the scimon, and. Dr. W R. Turner of the First Pres byterian church, charged the new minister. Ground Broken For Orphanage Baby Cottage Ground has been broken for the erection of a new baby cottage on the orphanage campus. The building will be built on the former school site near the present baby cottage building. The President did not suggest— at this time, anyway—an “excess profits” tax on corporations such as they had to pay in wartime. In wartime, with mone rolling in from war orders, a firm had to figure out what its normal, pre-war earn ings were. Then the firm had to pay a regular —but high—tax on its wartime earn ings considered equal to its pre-war earnings But—on its earnings above its pre-war normal, the firm had to pay an extra tax of 85 per cent. This was the excess profits tax. On excise taxes— Excise taxes are special taxes on certain kinds of goods, like furs, jewelry, luggage and toilet prepera- tions. The present tax on them us 20 per cent, which is what you pay when you buy them. There are other excise taxes of various size on various things. like telephone calls, theater tickets, ap pliances, and so on. Altcgethcr these excise taxes produce about $7,000,- 000,000 yearly for Uncle Sam. This year, before the Korean crisis. Congress had planned to reduce most of them. P*>w Mr. Truman asks Congress to let these taxes stand untouched. The government he says, needs the $7,006,000. On loophole closing and other things— 'Life insurance cqinpanies Be cause of a defect in present law. life insurance companies for the past three years have not had to pay any income taxes on profits they got from investing their money, such as in real esate. Mr. Truman wants the law fixed so they’ll have to pay tax on their invested income, but not th? money they get from polio-haJders. Charitable institutions and col leges: Under present law they don’t have to pay taxes on profits they get from outside business which they operate to get more money for their treasury. Mr. Truman wants the law chang ed so colleg^ and charitable in stitutions will have to pay tax o.i any income from private busine-* ventures. Mr Truman, of course, didn’t fig ure out all tins by himself. Con gress itself had planned to make some of the changes. And the gov ernment's tax xeperts had figured out the rest which Mr. Truman pro mised.