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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 21,1950
Number 38
Dorn To Speak Sunday
At Lydia Homecoming
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CONG. W. T. DOEN
Lydia Mills Baptist church has an
nounced “Home-Coming” day for
Sunday, September 24.
The address for the occasion will
be delivered by Congressman-Elect
W. J. Dorn of Greenwood at 11
o’clock. His subject will be, “Chris
tianity and Our International Dilem-
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ma.
All members, former members,
pastors and friends, are cordially in
vited for the special annual occasion.
All are requested to bring lunch
since dinner will be served on the
grounds at the mid-day hour. The
Rev. R. D. Gregg is pastor of the
church.
County Tax Books
Not To Open
Until October 15
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Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, county
auditor, has announced that the time
for opening the 1950 tax'books has
been extended in this county by the
comptroller general to October 15,
which is a month’s extension, at her
request.
Miss Culbertson pointed out that
September 15 is the date set by law
for opening the books but that a
month’s extension has generally been
obtained in the past. Last year was
among the few years when the books
could be completed by the regular
opening date. This year, she said, ad
ditional time was needed because
this is a “real estate” year, requiring
a great deal more detailed work.
She explained the term “real es
tate” year by pointing out that real
estate, except in the case of new
buildings and transfers, is returned
only every fourth year.
Joanna Employees
Given Pay Raise
Effective Sept. 18
Textile Leader Tells
Local Lions Club of
Mill Modernization
• Modernization of plants and equip
ment has been a primary factor in
the tremendous growth and progress
of the South Carolina textile indus
try, F. Sadler Love, of Charlotte,
told the Lions club at its meeting
in the college dining hall Monday
evening.
Mr. Love, secretary-treasurer of
the American Cotton Manufacturers
Institute, told the club that products
of the state’s textile mills are valued
at six times the total income from
farm marketings.
Mr. Love, a former resident of
Clinton, is a graduate of Presbyter
ian college. He was formerly secre
tary of the South Carolina Cotton
Manufacturers association, with of
fices in Clinton.
Moving to Charlotte to become af
filiated with the American Cotton
Manufacturers association, he be
came executive secretary-treasurer
of the American Cotton Manufactur
ers Institute when the American Cot
ton Manufacturers association com
bined with the Cotton Textile Insti
tute of New York.
South Carolina, Love said, ' now
has more spindles in place than all
the New England states combined.
In the last decade, he said, employ
ment has increased 40 per cent in the
industry in South Carolina.
At present about 130,000 people
are employed in the mills, or two ou;
of every three industrial workers,
and during the same decade, wages
increased about 1&5 per cent, not in
cluding the current round of wage
hikes going into effect in many mills.
Love added.
He said South Carolina mills shar
ed largely in the billion dollars which
trade sources estimate the cotton
textile industry has spent on moder
nization in the post World War II
period.
“There once existed the theory,”
he commented, “that new inven
tions decreased employment, and
occasionally this outmoded belief U
expressed today.
“It is true, of course, that on a
short-term basis a new invention or
an improvement in methods of pro
duction may result in temporary un
employment, but history shows that
in the long run, many new jobs are
created.”
Love said the most serious threat
facing the cotton textile industry in
the United States is the proposed
lowering of tariffs at the conference
in Torquay, England, later this
month.
“If our tariffs arc lowered fur
ther,” he contended, “the textile in
dustry in the United States must in
evitably suffer irreparable damage.”
Pointing out that textile wages in
the United States are about 21 times
what they are in Japan, be exhibited
some samples of Japanese sport
shirts entering this country in recent
months and retailing three ior $1.
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Guide Blue Hose for 1950 Season
Pictured above are the guides for the 1954 Blue Stockings. They are, left to right: Gene Lorenda. back-
field coach: Lonnie McMIilian. head coach: Walter A. Johnson, athletic director; and Sid Varney, line coach.
Lorendo and Varney were added this year to the PC coaching staff. Varney, two years on All-State and All-
Southern conference teams, and Lorendo, last season’s best paaa receiver in the Southeastern conlerence. play
ed with the University of North Carolina and the University of Georgia, respectively.
Walter Regnery, president of Jo
anna Cotton Mills, stated yesterday
that wages for their employees were
increased effective September 18 ap
proximately 8 per cent.
Mr. Regnery said that prior to
this date the average wage through
out the plant was $1.14 per hour.
The newly announced hike increases
the average hourly rate by 9.12 cents,
bringing the new average to over
$1.23 per hour.
More than 1,700 Joanna employ
ees will share in the pay boost, Mr
Regnery said, and it is estimated it
will increase the company’s annual
payroll for employees by $365,880
Tickets On Sale
For Clemson Game
Director of Athletics W. A. John
son states that tickets are now on
sale at the four drug stores in the city
for the P.C.-Clemson football game
to be played Saturday uight at Clem
son. Tickets may be secured in ad
vance for the game he said.
BUYS GRIFFITH PROPERTY
The home and property of the late
JL Griffith on West Main street has
been purchased by D. A. Yarbor
ough. The residence has been rented
by the new owner to C. A. Sullivan
and family.
County, School And
City Tax Lew
Totals 104 Mills
Blue Hose, Clemson
Meet Saturday
In Annual Clash '
Woodside Takes
First Two Games
Over Clinton
Morgan On Duty
At Sasebo, Japan
James R. Morgan, Sr., damage con-
trolman, first class, USN. of this city,
is serving with the U. S. naval fleet
activities, Sasebo, Japan.
Morgan entered the Naval service
Oct. 21, 1943.
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Welcome and thanks to those on
our Honor Roll this week:
JOHN W. STEVENSON,
City.
MRS. J. D. JEANES,
City.
NICK SORROW,
City.
MRS. CLODA BAGWELL,
Lydia.
MRS. HAROLD BLACK STOCK
Lydia.
DR. OLIVER THOMAS,
Joanna.
MRS. HAL WALTHER,
• Joanna.
MISS NADINE BRIDGES
Augusta, Ga.
, BARBARA WORKMAN,
Greenville.
MONNIE MILLER,
Fountain Inn.
DAVID TRIBBLE,
Nashville, Tenn.
ROBERT H. FARR,
Charlotte, N. C.
CAROLYN YOUNG,
Rock Hill.
MONA BLAKELY,
Due West.
LILLIAN DILLARD,
Easley.
JEAN SUMERAL, |
Gaffney. •
MARTHA YOUNG,
Spartanburg.
JOYCE SMITH,
Columbia.
The Town of Clinton tax ordinance
for 1950 appears in today’s paper as
adopted by city council on Septem
ber 4.
The ordinance calls for a total of
53 mills, a reduction of two mills ov
er last year. The millage is divided
15 mills for current operating ex
penses, and 38 mills for Interest and
sinking fund payments on outstand
ing bonds.
Tax payments must be made by
December 31, the ordinance says,
and if not paid by said date a pen
alty of 10 per cent will be added.
The 1950 general county tax levy
is 23 mills. Hunter school district 28
mills (18 special and 10 for bonds)
and 53 for the City, making a total
millage of 104 mills against 102 last
year.
Christian Mission
To Men Frogram
Here October 15-16-17
Announaement has been made that
a county-wide Interdenominafional
Christian-Mission to Men will be held
here on the nights of October 15,
18, 17, with Col. Roy LeCraw, form
er mayor of Atlanta, as the principal
speaker. General chairman of Men’s
Work sponsoring several such con
vocations in this area is Hvqfh Jac
obs of this city.
The co-chairmen in charge of the
Laurens county meeting to he held
in Clinton churches are Henry Farris
of Laurens, and W. C. Baldwin of
this city- * * -
Meetings will be held each night
at 7:30 o’clock, in the First Presby
terian church on Sunday, October
15; in the First Baptist church on
Monday, October 18; in Broad Street
Methodist church on Tuesday, Oc
tober 17. This is a meeting for men
only, and men of all denominations
are invited to note these dates now,
and plan to be present.
2,053 Students
Enrolled In City
Schools At Present
The enrollment figures in the city
schools now show an increase of only
22 compared with a year ago, accord
ing to W. R. Anderson, superinten
dent. Enrollment reported yesterday
is 2,053 against 2,831 last Septem
ber.
A breakdown of the report shows
an enrollment at Academy street of
450; Florida street, 415; Providence,
269; high school, 440, and Bell street
(colored) 479.
Regnery To Address
Industrial Editors
Walter Regnery, president of Jo
anna Cotton Mills, will be the guest
speaker today at noon at the con
vention of the South Atlantic Coun
cil of Industrial Editors being held
at the Cleveland hotel in Spartan
burg. His subject will be, “What
Management Expects of Its Plant
Publication.”
The “Maid of Cotton,” Miss Eliza
beth McGee of Spartanburg, will be
a special guest.
Presbyterian college and Clemson! Th* Woodside Wolves of the West-
give 1950 renewal to one of South i rn Carolin * L« a *ue defeated the
. . v „ , , , 'Clinton Cavaliers 8 to 5 Tuesday
ootball rivalries n jght i n Greenville before an over-
Carolina’s oldest
when their two grid machines crash
head-on at Clemson Saturday night
at 8 o’clock.
The colleges began squaring off be-
flow crowd of fans.
The two clubs meet in the third
game of their best five series hero
tonight at 8 o’clock. Manager Floyd
fore the 50-yard line back in 1914,j Gieb « u of Woodside is expected to
and the intervening years have seen 1 s t* r t on the mound against Clinton's
31 contests go Into the record books. Eaton.
Vllemson has won most of these— 1 Monk Castles, former Clemson col- months.
24 against 4 victories for the Blue i le * e baseball standout, set the stage Listed articles costing less
HOME FRONT
CONTROLS ARE
PUT INTO EFFECT
First Use of New
War Powers Ordered
Sunday. Easy Credit,
Over-Buying Curtailed.
Washington. Sept. 17—The gov
ernment put "stop” orders into effect
Sunday against over-easy credit to
consumers and over-eager buying by
businessmen.
Marking the first actual use of the
new home front control powers, the
orders had two aims: to check infla
tion and to conserve scarce and es
sential materials for defense purpos
es.
The Commerce Department forbid
businessmen to accumulate lumber,
.cement, steel, copper, aluminium,
tin, rubber, nylon yarn, certain
chemicals and certain other mater
ials, beyond a “practical minimum
working inventory."
Enforceable by penalties as stiff
as a year in prison and a $10,000
fine, the order applies not only to
the firm that buys but also to the
firm that delivers the goods.
The ban on over-easy installment
credit was put into effect by the
Federal Reserve Board, after a 10-
day advance notice. Terms for au
tos. household appliances, furniture,
and home repairs were tightened.
The order is applicable to sellers,
I lenders and consumer-buyers alike
and is backed by penalties up to a
year in prison and a $5,000 fine. It
forbids terms any easier than these:
For autos, new or used, one-third
down and 21 months to pay. (Trade-
ins count toward the down payment.)
For appliances, 15 per cent down
and 18 months to pay. The appliance*
covered are refrigerators, food freez
ers, radio and television sets, phon
ographs. cooking stoves, ranges, dish
washers, ironers, washing machines,
clothes driers, sewing machines, vac
uum cleaners, air conditioners, and
dehumidifiers.
For furniture and rugs, 10 per cent
and 18 mnnlha.
For Hoom repairs, alterations and
improvements, 10 per cent and 30
Stockings—but each game has flush-' ^ Woodside’s second straight vic-
«?d the state with early season foot-jl or 7 ov e r the Cavaliers when he
ball color. It’s the type ol football! b*lt*d out a bases-loaded circuit
that sets the turnstiles clicking.
And this year, with Presbyterian
already sporting a 13-12 upset over
Furman University interest soars
particularly high. Fans look for a
tough game with plentf of scoring
punch.
Each team boasts a fcackfield cap
able of striking hard and deep, by
either ground nr air. And each plays
a wide-open game aimed at rasxie-
dazzliag the jgjectaton.
Speaking of tne game, Presbyter
ian Coach Lonnie S. McMillian be
lieves Oemsan will have fne of its
best teams in history this year.
“Clemson has too much power,”
McMillian said. “That backfield takes
a back seat to none in the country.
All I can say is that our boys will be
in there bottling:”
than
Thomwell Opens
With Ford High
The Thomwell orphanage high
school will open its football season
her tonight at eight o’clock on John
son Field with Ford high of Laurens.
Coach Templeton has announced
the following probable line-up:
L. E.—Thomas Kearse, L. T.—Le
roy James, L. G.—Hollis Lucas, C.—
Gene Armstrong, R. G.—Buster Elit
es, R. T.—Bobby Boggs, R. E.—How
ard Shaw, Q. B.—James Bartmfield,
L. H.—Jack Brown, R. H.—Kenneth
Marshon, F. B.—-Robert Dowffle.
The schedule follows:
Sept. 30—Epwcrth, here.
Oct. 5—Connie Maxwell, there.
Oct. 12—Ninety Bix, here.
Oct. 19—Greenbrier, here.
Oct. 26—Lockhart, there.
Nov. 2—^Prosperity, there.
Nov. 10—Whitmire, there.
Nov. 16—Greenwood ‘B’\ here.
All games will be at 8 p. m.
smash in the first inning.
Wayne Johnson, formerly Willi |
Clinton in the Central loop, was the
southpaw master against Roy Whit
aker. Johnson scattered 12 hits,
Whitaker allowed 13.
Joe Anders, veteran third sacker,
sparked for Woodside in the hitting
attack wtth three singles.
Frank Aravelo, Pete Mish and Lou
ie Lyles banged out a pair of hits
h for Clinton.
Saturday Night’s Game
Tne Woodside Wolves defeated
Clinton here Saturday night, 7-5, be-
fere some 2,500 fans. It was the first
Jtame at five to determine the better
®f the two leagues.
Geoige Blackwell, playing lor the
Wolves in the absence of their reg
ular cfeght fielder, led the attack for
the -visitors, with three hits, one of
which was a hamer in the fourth
inning with none on.
Nig Griffith was the winning pit
cher, although three took to the
mound during the game. Loser was
Zeb Eaton.
i on Monday, the 25th, with Judged ki rc pi ll<e DJJJU
. B Baker of Florence, presiding ,V,r5 * r,U5S MOOie
Passes In Laurens
Local Petit Jurors
For Criminal Court
Petit jurors for the September
term of criminal court at Laurens
have been drawn. The term will op
en
!G
Jurymen from this area included
in the list are: R. L. Harris, Long
Branch; J. R. Crawford, Hopewell:
H. L. Eichelberger, Julian S. Bolick,
Lonnie O. Hiers, Ralph Lawson and
D. W. DuBois of this city; Carl Eld
ers, Hugh Ballard and F. J. Carnes
of Lydia Mills; G. W. Price, Emery
Moose, H. Bridges and Joe Byars of
Joanna; C. F. Campbell of Clinton
Mills.
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Two Mills Here
Announce Wage
Raise For Employees
Anmiuncemenl is made by Presi
dent P. S. Bailey of the Clinton and
Lydia Cotton Mills of wage increases
for their employees effective Sep
tember 18. The posted notice an
nounced the upward increase in con
formity to the raise in other mills
in the area.
Presbyterian Men
To *Meet Tonight
The first fall meeting of the Men-
©f-the-Church of the First Presby
terian church will be held this even
ing at 7:30, with dinner served by
one of the church circles. It is an
nounced that the Bell Street junior
choir will ring.
R. P. Hamer is president of the
organization.
$100 are exempt from the down
payment requirements, but are sub
ject to the pay-off limits.
Installment loans for purchase of
w j th the listed articles carry the same
restrictions as installment sale* of
tAose articles.
Installment loans on all other ar
ticles—not listed—are required to
be paid off within 18 months.
Reserve board officials said tho*e
terms are tighter than credit allow-
ances recently prevailing, although
not so tight as the terms the board
fixed on consumer credit during
World War II.
They expect the order to slow the
rise of consumer credit, which soared
to a record $20,340,080,000 during
the post-Korean buying rush.
But the order does not affect the
charge accounts or loans repayable
in a lump sum, and it won’t touch
retail buyers who can pay cash. That
is a numerous group, since consumer
income is at a record $219,000,000,-
000 a year and still rising, bank ac
counts are fat and $35,000,000,000 is
outstanding in savings bonds.
The Commerce Department’s order
issued through its new National Pro
duction Authority (NPlA), likewise
stopped short of “crack-down” force.
Notably, it made no move to take
away “excess inventory” that may
already have been accumulated by
hoarders. That, however, was no
guarantee that such a step won’t be
taken soon, because:
1. The NPA itself pointed out
that the control powers voted by
Congress provide authority “for the
requisition of such excess inven
tory.” 4
2. Congress had the word of W.
Stuart Symington, head of the Na
tional Security Resources Board and
Co-ordinator of kll economic con
trols, that somethiing more will be
done about “profijteers” shortly and
he is personally inclined “to requis
ition their entire inventory and put
ft in the (Government) stockpile.”
The inventory control regulation
does not apply to Government stock
piling of strategic materials or to
“ultimate consumers”, who are buy
ing for personal or household use.
Like the consumer credit regula
tion, it will test the effectiveness of
the policy of using the new control
powers on a basis of .“start easy,
tighten later”—if necessary.
Mrs. Cora Lee Owings Riddle, wife
of W. Plus Riddle of Laurens, died
Monday at the Laurens county hos
pital after a period of declining
health. The funeral services were
conducted yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Riddle was a sister-in-law of
Mrs* F. M. Suttts of this city who
attended the services.
Extension Course To
Be Organized Here
There will be a meeting next Wed
nesday afternoon, Sept. 27th at 3:30
at the Clinton high school to organ
ize an Extension Course sponsored
by the University of South Carolina.
Graduate and undergraduate credit
will be offered. All teachers who are