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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November BO, 1950
Number 48
Santa Claus to Arrive at 5:00 This Afternoon
TREASURE HUNT IN
CITY BEGINS TODAY,
CASH PRIZE OFFERED
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The Treasure Hunt, again spon
sored this year by the Merchants as
sociation, will officially begin this
afternoon immediately after the big
Christinas parade, and will close De
cember 17.
Twenty-nine business firms are
participating in the contest, their
names appearing in an announcement
elsewhere in today’s paper. Each of
the firms will have in one of their
display windows an article that is
not sold in their stores. The first
contestant finding all items correct
ly or the most items correctly will
be adjudged the winner and
awarded a cash prize of $25. Treas
ure Hunt is lots of tun-
County Formers To
Elect Officers and
Committees For '51
The period November 20 to De
cember 31 has been designated by
the Stale PMA committee in
which county committees, delega
tion to the county convention and
community committee* are to be
elected. It was announced yesterday
by County Agent C. B Cannon.
The allocation for Laurens coun
ty for 1*51 haa been act at $11X,1**
tee soil building practices. The in
dividual farm allowance (or the
1*51 apiculture conaervalion pro
gram is $1.00 per eerrf (or each acxel
of cropland on the (arm with the foi-
loving exceptions (1) Limestone tor
.t^n farms-tor those (arms with ei
regular allowance too small to afctain J
Qve tons of limestone, the term al
lowance may be increased to an
^aouat equal to five time* the credit
rate of Umeetooe (or the county a*
approved In the li$l Handboek. meb.
Increased allowance nuot bo used
aototy for applying limestone and. If
tome outer practice IS approvod (or
the (arm thfc special allowance for
limestone will not be allowed (»
Transferred CMS—Tor thorn (arms
on which conaervalion material waa
tra: vaier red to the 1M1 program
for use la tM. the regular term el-
lew snee and or special (arm allow
ance (or the (arm may be increased
by adding to the allowance the
amount obtained by multiplying the
mimbcr of units of transferred mate
rial by lha payment rata applicable
for the 1M1 practice (I) Special
Ailowance-A $2 00 per acre crop
land allowance it authorised for
those farm* which request assistance
to carry out on# ef the following
practices Practice No. J. “Construe-
: on or enlargement of ditches for
the drainage of agricultural land ”
Practice No 1*. “Establishing or re-
aeeding permanent pastures by seed
ing adapted posture legume* or
grosses " Practice No. 11. •'Clearing
land for establishment of permanent
pegburea." Practice No. 12, Con
struction of permanent fences on
range and pasture land."
The special allowance is optional.
Each county committee must file
with the State Committee prior to
January 1, 1*50, a signed statement
as to whether or not the county
committee' will authorize the double
allowance within the county for the
four practices named above, Mr.
Cannon states.
Voting Place* Listed
Voting places and hours by town
ships follow:
Cro* Hill, town hall. Cross Hill,
2:20 p. m., Doc. 9, 1*50.
Dials, Gray Court-Owings school,
middle building, agricultural room,
2:30 p. m., Dec. 8, 1*50.
Hunter, Roy Crawford's plant,
Clinton, 11:00 a. m., Dec. 9, 1*50.
Jacks, Roy Crawfqrd’s plant, Clin
ton, 11:00 a. m., Dec. 9, 1950.
Laurens, PMA office, Laurens, 2:30
p. m., Dec. 8, 1950. r
Scuffle town, Ora school, Ora, 2:00
p. m., Dec. 9, 1950.
Sullivan, Hickory Tavern school,
3:00 p. m., Dec. 7, 1950.
Waterloo, Center Point school, 2:00
p. m., Dec. 9, 1950.
Youngs, Youngs school, 3:00 p. m.,
Dec. 9, 1960.
City Opens Another
Free Parking Lot
The City announces the opening of
an additional parking lot on East
Carolina avenue which is now avail
able to the ptkilic. It is adjacent to
the Jacobs building.
The lot, which is free to the public,
will accomodate a large number of
parked vehicles- The first lot of this
kind provided by the city on North
Broad street was opened early in Oc
tober and is being generally used.
P. C. Basketball
Season Opens Here
With Lenoir Rhyne
Basketball’s staccato beat rises to
the forefront at Presbyterian college
this week to pick up where football
left off.
Not a sports weekend is lost in the!
change-over as Blue Stocking cagersj
bounce out to entertain powerful!
Lenoir-Rhyne here, Saturday night I
at 8 o’clock, just ten days after foot- \
ball made its Thanksgiving exit.
Gene Lorendo dropped his duties
as gridiron assistant just in time to
take over reins as head basketball
man. It’s his first year after starring
for University of Georgia, and Loren
do is enthusiastic over the prospects
He says the fine material, good
spirit and conditioning have im
pressed him in early practice ses
sions. Of the 15 men battling for
starting berths, eight are lettermen.
They’ll need the best of conditioning
to stand up under the rugged 25-
game pace ahead for the next three
months. And after regular season
play comes the annual Little Four
tournament.
BIG PARADE TO
OPEN CHRISTMAS
SEASON IN CITY
Thousands Expected for
Colorful Spectacle.
Lovely Yuletide Lights
To Flash On.
This is the big day. Santa Clar
is coming to town for his annual vi>
it and will rrde up Broad street in
the colorful Christmas parade at 5
p. m. The celebration is planned by
a committee from the Merchants as
sociation.
Thousands of youngsters and adult-
are expected to jam the line of march
to watch the gaily decorated float
and smartly-stepping bands Adult
are asked to stand back and let th
children watch from the front o:
the crowds lining the streets and t
be careful that no accident occurs t' *
mar the happy event.
The parade will reach the busmen -
section at 5 o’clock. It will be dim—
Training Unions To
Meet With Joanna
Baptist Church
| axed of course by the appearance of
i Santa Claus taking bis place of honor'
! at the end of the procession compos •
ed of floats, bands and offldals. Th*-
i streets will be cleared by the polic-i
P _ _ . . _ I department in advance for the par -
J On December 4 at 7 p m , tnc ^
'Training Unions of Reedy River »*-; ^ distinguished guest rides u;>
isociation * •.* ^ "***' il Broad street the city's lovely lights,
the Joanna Baptist church obiusa- ^ gpark’.e forth a welcome to hlm fc
Uon night is prompted throughout,^ ^ ^ by<totB , Mction with
the Southern Baptist convention eech ^ UIa-4jultoi | thousand, or
.year to present pUn. (or the St* To add to the
Year ^'**^* "'•**»"** > Yuletide *3* » Christmas tree ha*
! representatives. Special recognition *
'will be made to churches making
1100 per cent for having their pastor.
been provided on the square, and
many merchants have attractively
decorated their stores and window?
The big parade will furnish a nor
j — 1 »
'training union director and 50 per
m,t .! UK Tr.lr,ln« Un,oe ««U-. f ^ ^^ ntutu- b , the bl4u „
tn T7k ^ (oIUwuh prufnm h„ ^.,1-uJU-col.rrt ChrUtm* hfhu TW
planned by the executive committee., . . _ , .
7 00 p. m.-Cn*r««.Uon»l hymn ^ C ' ,nr -
if* —■ , .- d R *’' “STTr^u,. Hunt, announ.-ml »
T&7*S-HySTn, oPuw year by j >****• wil1 immediately
First. Newberry First, I ,oik>w ‘ n « ^ celebration Store*
be floats, bunds, fireworks an.
carols at thr
Whitmire
Santa
"I
to greet all my little friends in Clinton when
I arrive today."
Mrs. Allie Pinson,
Former Resident Here
Posses At Chopin
Mn AUie Eargle Pinson. 71, of
Chapin, died at a rest home in Co
lumbia Monday morning following
a week’s illness.
Funeral services were neld Tues
day afternoon from the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation. The ser
vices were conducted by the Rev
Wayne C. Bolick and the Rev. Paul
MeCulleufh. Interment followed in
Roeemont cemetery here beside her
husband.
Mrs. Pinson was the widow of the
late L. V. Pinson, who operated a
mercantile business here for a num
ber of years until his death. She
was bom in Lexington county and
was a member of the Luthrean
Church of the Reformation in Cokun-
bia.
’She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
T. D. Derrick of Chapin, with whom
she made her home; a half-sister,
Mrs. Ezzie Slice of Chapin; and a
number of nieces and nephews.
The announcement of Mrs. Pin
son’s passing brought regret to her
friends and acquaintances here.
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Wash M. Pitts
Claimed By Death,
Last Rites Here
Wash M. Pitts, 74, died last Thurs
day afternoon at the home of bis
nephew, Hubert J. Pitts on East
Carolina avenue, after a declining
period of health
The funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon from Gray Funeral
Home with the Rev. E K Garrison
in charge. Interment followed in the
Preebyterian cemetery with a num
ber of relatives and friends attend
ing the last rites.
Pallbearers were: John Pitts, Mark
Pitts, Lewis Pitts, Sterling Pitts, Jr.,
Clair Pitts and Ray Pitts.
Mr. Pitts was a native of this coun
ty and community where his entire
Ufe was spent. He was a son of the
late Reuben G. and Martha H. Mea
dors Pitts, and a member of North
Broad Street Methodist church. For
many years he was engaged in farm
ing and other business here where
he made many friends who will learn
with regret of his passing.
Thornwell Opens
Basketball Season
Here Tuesday Night
Thornwell orphanage will open its
basketball season next Tuesday nigh:
at seven o’clock against Bush River
high school in the institution’s beau
tiful and modern new gymnasium.
A large crowd is expected to turn
out to see the two schools open the
basketball season here.
Prospect^ at the orphanage are
rather promising this season, it is re
ported by coach D. S. Templeton.
Both girls and boys teams have con
siderable material.
All Thornwell home games will be
at 7 p. m. this season.
The Browns' Attend
Charleston Meeting
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Dr. Marshall W. Brown was in
Charleston several days this week io
attend the Board of Control for the
Southern Regional Educational as
sociation which met in connection
with the Southern Governors confer
ence. Mrs. Brown accompanied him
on the trip.
Two Mills Here To
Pay Out $110,000
In Christinas Savings
President P. S. Bmley of Clinton
and Lydia Cotton Mills, said yester
day that Christmas savings amount
ing to $U*,900 will be distributed
Friday, December 1, to a large num
ber of employees of the two corpora
tions.
The savings were made during the
year through cooperation of the mill
management, employees in the plants
setting apart each week during the
year a share of their earnings for
the Christmas season.
GKnn S«r—.. lUv Alvin Boon, and
in. Joonn. choir ^ “ DUI 1 v m
7:15-7:26—Film—"Choose You This
Day” Reader Mrs. Alex Crawford.
7:36—Announcements and Recog
nitions.
7:46—Where We Have Been. And
Where We Are Going.
7:45—Congregational hymn
7 66—Message by Rev. Horace G.
Hammett, associate secretary of the
• Baptist Stale convention
will remain
open until 7 p.
Santa's pre-Christmas visit
Clinton means that all roads will lead
in this direction this afternoon witn
a crowd of several thousand expect
ed. It will be a gala event with every
body from everywhere invited. It
will officially open the Christma*
shopping season in the city.
A page announcement by the Me;
chants association appears .n today a
Fellowship following at the Joan-tw heralding forth the event. TTc
na clubhouse.
Dr. Cunningham To
Address Lions Club
Dr. G. Watts Cunningham will be
the guest speaker at the regular Lion*
club meeting at the college next
Monday evening at 7:30. His subject
will be “Communism and Democra
cy"
Dr. Cunningham U a native of the
Maddens Station section of this coun
ty where he now resides. He is a re
tired profeseor of Cornell university
and an author of several books.
Burns Foto! To
Miss Byrd, 69
At Lourens Home
Laurens, Nov. 2$—Miss Bessie Kern
Byrd, $9, was fatally burned here
Sunday morning when her clothing
caught fire from a fireplace at the
home of her nephews. She died at
the Laurens hospital.
Miss Byrd was a native and life
long resident of Laurens county, a
daughter of the late George C. and
Alice Barksdale Byrd. She was the
last surviving member of her im
mediate family.
Surviving are two nephews, Byra
C. and Alpha H. Martin, with whom
she made her home; one niece, Mrs.
J. Paul Todd of Atlanta, and a great-
niece and a greatnephew.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at the chapel of the
Kennedy Mortuary conducted by the
Rev. T. C. Cook and the Rev. J. E.
Rouse. Interment followed in Beth
any Presbyterian church cemetery.
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MRS. VICTOR MARTIN,
City.
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WeaverviUe, N. C.
W. W. ARRINGTON, JR.
Greenville.
JOE HOLLAND,
San Antonio, Texas.
Clemson Club To
Meet Tonight In Laurens
The Laurens county Clemson club
will meet tonight at 8 o’clock at the
court house in Laurens. Gene Willi-
mon of the Clemson athletic staff
will be present and will show motion
pictures of two of this seasons best
football games. All Clemson men
and friends of Clemson are cordially
invited to attend, it is stated by P.
W. McAlister, president of the coun
ty Clemson club.
Stores To Remain
Open Until Seven
The Merchants association has an
nounced that stores in the city will
remain open until 7 p. m. today, Fri
day and Saturday because of the
holiday season officially opening to
day.
Friends' of Mrs. W. J. Duncan will
be interested to know sbe is a patient
a tthe Blalock clime.
attention of our large family of read
en is directed to the advertisements
College Glee Club
To Open Georgia
Tour Sunday
Presbyterian colleges 30-voice<»
robed choir will leave this ween fot'
the annual fall tour of Georgia
Ten singing engagements in eight
days is the schedule facing the al’--
male choir in the Peach state. Alt
appearances will be before Presby
terian church audiences.
The Presbyterian choir, conducted
by Dr. Edouard Patte, is recognizer
as one of the leading college singing
organizations in the South. Eacu
year it tours thousands of mik^
through several states in addition ti»
giving week-end concerts in th*-
state
Before church audiences, conduc
tor Patte presents a sacred concert
which includes Renaissance and Re
formation music. Russian choirs am*
negro spirituals.
The Georgia tour begins Sunday •
Dec. 3, with a morning program ai
the First Presbyterian church of Mu-
con. That evening, the choir will sin^
at MUledgevilk’s Ftrst Presbyteria.i
church.
Other engagements on the schedule
are:
Dec 4—First Presbyterian church •
of LaGrange; Dec 5—First Presby
terian church of Carrolton, Dec 6-
First Presbyterian church of Rome
Dec. 7—First Presbyterian church oi
Dalton; Dec. 8—First Presbyterian
church of Cartersville; Dec. 1U
(morning)—Mormngside Presbyte
rian church of Atlanta; Dec. 10 (eve
rung)—First Presbyterian church o:
Decatur; Dec. 11—First Pres byte riarv.
church of Elberton.
Kiwonis 'Ladies Night'
Set For December 14
The annual “ladies night" party of
the Clinton Kiwanis club will b*-
held on the evening of December 14
At 7:30 it is announced. The ban-
duet is given each year during the
Christmas season to honor the “Ki-
weens" and invited guests, with a*
special committee on arrangements
in charge.