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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable ®lte Clinton (Eljrontrle If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the Newt Volume LI I Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 11, 1951 Number 2 DRAFT BOARD BECKONS 30 , FOR INDUCTION Group Leaving January 22. Will Be the Largest Since Draft Law Re sumed. Thirty men have been notified by the county draft board to report for induction into the army on January 22, Chairman J. B. Lewis has an nounced. This will be the largest call since the draft was resumed in Au gust of last year. 1 Chairman Lewis stated that this in duction will up the number of men called to enter the armed services in # the past six months to 80. He said 9 that this number represented actually only four months as the first two months after the draft was resumed were spent in sending men for ex aminations. Mr. Lewis said 50 men will leave Laurens the latter part of this month for their pre-induction examinations in Greenville. He pointed out that this month's examination quota was below normal due to the large num ber of draftees who have paeaed their exam'nation and are waiting to be called into service. The last draftees to leave the coun ty before the new draft law was en acted were in Jenusry of 1M9. Mr Lewis listed the following men who will leave for the armed forces on the shove date Clarence dohnson. John D. Sayles, Elisha Robertson, Jr . John W. Pat- tenon, Janes Troy Simmons, Part Royal Garrett, Robert Obert John son, Kenneth Ivan Pearson, Jack Jefferson Allen. Clyde Joe TNomss Whitmire and Cilia Rjdtle. all of Laurens; • Also James Billy of Greenwood, J and Wilt.m Stoddard of Fe _ I Caldwell sad J of C 9 Boffis Dean of Heavy Basketball Schedule This Week For Strong Blue Hose Presbyterian college’s nationally ranked, two-points-per-minute bask etball team offers double-barrel ac tion to fans this week-end. The Blue Stockings, state leaders and rated fourth na-Uonally on the basis of averaging 83 points per game, entertain Mercer on Friday night and Georgia Teachers the fol lowing evening. Both games are scheduled for Le- Roy Springs gymnasium, starting at 8 p. m. These two invaders will offer some of the stiffest competition of the sea son for the point-happy Presbyter ians. Both are high-scoring outfits with good records to date. They de feated the Hosemen twice each last season. The week-end engagements clim ax P.C.’c toughest basketball week, one in which the team had to face five opponents in six days—and with three fhst-*tringers under par be cause of injuries. Presbyterian opened the week against the College of Charleston last Monday night, and plastered the vis itors with a rousing 93-42 licking. The Blue Storking* journeyed to Ermkine for their opening Little Four battle last night and will Invade Newberry tonight fur another tough- it. Coach Gene Lorendo points out It would be a rugged pace for a full •quad, much leas for one playing under strength Injuries hamper the playing of Forward Lew Hawkins, who has a fractured rsgbt thumb. Guard Paul Nye with a hurt back and Center Kay Hill, who hobbles on a bad toe. All three of these are first-stringers * Despite his bad thmnb. Hankins has continued to points He fired 20 against the Col lege of Charleston tor the night's and his season record at better than a Id-point per iverage AU-Btate Pbrwsrd Dwight G root age r has been averag ing over 17 points per game ss t'a# ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLION STATE BUDGET IS RECOMMENDED Biggest Proposed Spending Bill In South Carolina's History Placed Before Assembly. Almost $10,000,000 Above Income Anticipated. Columbia, Jan. 9—A 1951-52 bud get setting a new record of state spending was recommended to the General 1 Assembly Wednesday. The $130,072,084 the State Budget and Control Board will recommend in its annual report is $9,803,608 greater than expected revenues. If adopted without new or increased revenue, a deficit would result. “Additional revenue will have to be provided,” the board will say, throwing the problem of raising the money to the legislators without ad vice. The only major revenue source talked so far is a soles tax. The recommended budget includes raises for many state employes, raises averaging 11.4 pe' cent for tnose getting them. It includes an approximate 10 per cent raise in the basic public school teacher pay scale. Further, I solutions getting lump nun appropriations have been allo cated >noufh to raise pay of their employes. No permanent building or im provement funds have been includ ed. The principal increases compared with the current year’s budget of $119,679,313. are $4,733,817 for the public schools, $1,015,325 for various departments, $830,840 for educational institutions, $797,967 for public wel fare, $81,359*for welfare institutions, $331,319 for penal institutions, and $2,064,342 for the state highway de partment. The board seems certain the state tax structure has reached a maxi mum yield, and believes that even increased wartime activity will not yield enough additional taxes to meet the proposed budget. "It will not be practicable, nor meet with general approval,” the board will say. “to arbitrarily at tempt to restrict the cost of state government to xxx existing revenue sources.” The outlined budget is approxi- maleiy $13,000,000 less than requests made to the board by state agencies. They sought $143,037^43 Hotel Stockholders Hold Annual Meet, Directors Re-elected The annual stockholders meeting of the Clinton Community Hotel corporation was held Tuesday night at the high sdhool building as called for under the by-laws of the corpor ation. A majority of the stock was represented in person and by proxy, it wias reported. The meeting was presided over by R. L. Ptaxkro, chairman of the board of direotors, with R. P. Hamer as secretary. The chairman gave a re port of the progress being made in the construction of the hotel and ex pressed the board’s regret over the considerable delay experienced in getting the building completed and ready for occupancy. The work is now nearing completion he reported, and it is expected that the hostelry will be opened to the public within the next few weeks. The present board of directors was rc-elected for another year by the Aockholders: R. L. Plexlco, C. W. Anderson, T. E. Addison, J. Leland Young, H. L. Eichelberger, P. S. Bailey, W. C. Baldwin, W. W. Harris, R. P. Hamer, D. O. Rhame, J. Roy Gaaque, D. A. Yarborough. C. C. Giles, Robert M Vance and R. E. Wysor, III. Six Americans, One From Joanna, Freed By Koreans Without Injury Northeastern Front. Korea. Wed- n—rtajr. Jan. 1$—The North Korean Red Army, infamous tor its brutal mistreatment of prisoners of war. re leased «U American soldiers yester- dsy The A menctns were raptured Jan uary 3 ITUs was one of 1 (he North Koreans mane treatment to their captives Toe Chinese Communists have re in pencil to the prisoners' command ing officer and dtrertad a soldier to lead them to the American tinea. Pvt Warren prior to his asns that ho la the neat Hall wrote home by North Kor- actioo but don't A Brown. Harold Lafayette tad Wendell Turner of Clin ton; George Note King. Jr. of Crass Hill, snd Sherman Richardson, tram- tor to Phliadolphia Mr Lewis warned draftees that they are subject to court martial ac tion If they enlist la the armed forces after they heve passed their Indue- tlea examination New Officers Named For Exchange Club Coming Year At a recent meeting of the Clin ton Exchange club the following of- fleers tor the yeer 1951 were elected snd installed: President. Rev. J. C. Dlckert; vice- president OUn Johnson; secretary, Bob Plaxico; treasurer, J. B. John son. Board of control: Olin Furr, W. W. Johnson, L. E. Cason, Robert Johnson. Arnold Cannon and R B. Hells ms. Retiring president of the organiza tion is Mr. Hellasns. i i i ■ ——» Service Hours Given For Hurricane Church Announcement is made by the Hurricane Baptist church near here that Sunday school will be held ev ery Sunday afternoon at 2:30, and preaching services at 3:15 with the people of that community cordially invited . Production Credit Group To Meet Here, Cushmon To Speok K ifeil ef J*. . Mu TELL IT TO THE WORLD IN 1951 The first rule of salesman ship is that if you have any thing to sell, don’t keep it a secret. Tell it to the world! That, in Clinton’s trade area, means to advertise it in THE CHRONICLE. Every week this paper goes into the homes of the residents of Clinton, West Clinton, Lydia Mills, Joanna and the rural sections of this community where, your pros pective 1951 customers reside.. The more people you tell, the more you will sell! What your old and new cus tomers READ AND SEE, makes the most lasting impression. The most successful Clinton firms in‘1951 will be those who through effective advertising tell the buying public each week of changing prices, what they have to sell, the values they have to offer, the services ;hey are prepared give. Advertising in THE CHRON ICLE brings customers to your store. of the Clinton Pro duction Credit Asaociation will hold thear annual mooting at Florida Street school building here on Set- urttoy. Joauery 20. at If 'M a. m . ac cording to an announcement by Rex Lon ford, ccretory-treasurer of the aseortetion. Five priaea of five dollars each will be given away to members present, the announcement ftadet Two direc tors are also to be elected It la also announced. C. G. Cueh- man, dairy specialist of Clemson col lege will be the gueet speaker tor the meeting, and a full attendance of fanners is invited and expected Officers of the association which makes production loans to tsoners in Laurens snd Nev4>erry counties are: J. T. McCracken, Newberry presi dent; J. F. Hawking, Newberry, vice- president; Rex Lanford, secretary- treasurer. Directors in addition to Mr. McCrackin and Mr Hawkins are Lawrence F. Davis and Hugh Bonds Workman of Clinton, and Wallace L. Martin of Gray Court. Miss Dillard Accepts Work With Abbeville Presbyterian Church Miss Bnily Dillard of this city will become the new director of religious education for the First Presbyterian church at Abbeville on April 1. She has resigned her similar position with the Predbyterian church at Rogers- ville, Tenn., to accept the new work. ‘Miss Dillard is a graduate of Win- throp college and also has done post graduate work in the field of relig ious education. She holds the degree of master of religious education from the Presbyterian General Assembly’s school in Richmond, Va. Miss Dillard served as director of religious education at the First Pres byterian church in Union for two and a half years before going to Rogers- ville where she has been working the past three years. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Dillard. R. Chris Adair, Jr. Called To Navy R. Chris Adair, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Adair, reported to Charleston the past, week for active dirty with the navy and will go soon to Seattle, Washington to attend a conuiHinicartions school. He served as a radio technician in World War Two and was a member of the Naval Re serve. Before entering service he held a position with the Republic Mills in Great Falls, where he and his wife, the former Miss Rachel Ferguson, 4 patra! head by a rifle The )om- a hill to a pair of All but Tyre cbineguB denly by enemy ti when given or death Tyre was leading a that waa ambushed He in the back of the butt and knocked next thing be mg • which be was earned by enemy sokhert The six prisoners, and a seventh who was so crippled by frostbite be could not walk, ware given a chance tor freedom after being fed three meals of rice daily and bedded down by day In a warm native hut. They were moved to the rear un der cover of darkness, being shut tled from one group to soother as they moved north. “When we were brought into the first command poet some junior of ficer at the entrance bopped each of us on the head with a club for the amusement of the soldiers watch ing.** Marihalek said. “But once we got past him everything was honey and roses.” “We had been robbed of our watches, rings, fountain pens and other valuables by the gang that cap tured us. The officers who talked with us, and they all seemed to be high ranking, apologized for their soldiers' robbing us and promised to ffto nearly a fit.** Im Hall had not heard of his 23-year- old soo t capture but be eras no lam at hearing that “the boy* la gsttlng along all right Hall has an oidar son not ta mnrln Private Hail, veteran of 12 overaesa during World War II, written on December 23 from the so-i h Korean capital, Seoul, that he Bank of Clinton Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting The annual stockholders meeting of the Bank of Clinton was bald Tues day afternoon in the beak offices with President R. P Hamer presid ing. President Hamer give a statement of the year’s operation and thanked the stockholders for their interest and suppose the past year . The fi nancial itotement aa of December II total assets of tl.49t.M9 7$ ■neoded by aev. asal Stockholders present and com- tsprsmed to the officers The baidi paid a $ cam dividend at the end of the oy the board of COUNCIL HOLDS FIRST MEETING OF NEWYEAR Routine Matters Acted Upon With Street Im provements And Repairs Ordered. The January meeting of City Council was held Monday night with Mayor Joe P. Terry presiding, and Aldermen Ray, Pitts, McMillan, Wil son and Cnaine attending. Members of the Recreation Cam- mission met with council. W C. Neely, secretary-treasurer of the* commission ffive a report of Che ac tivities of the body for the pas; year ard also a financial reoort fir 1JV) With D. S. Templeton, Mr. Nee.y gave a summary of the plans for the coming year. Mr Templeton s'atea that ?t> invitauan bos been extended the State Little League to hoi i its baseball tournament here sometime m August. Two petitions were presented re questing curbs, gutters and surfac ing the roadway on Shands street from E. Florida to Phillips stree* and on Bast Ferguson street extenuan Alderman Pitts moved that both pe titions be approved for the spring" program The motion was soconJel by Alderman Cnine and passed un animously Alderman Oame moved lhar t.-.e street commit to* toe authorize! to make necessary curb and gutter re pairs in front of the Jamba company building MdUon aetonded by Alier- r.ian Wilson and passed. Alderman Cra ne mo-wd that c»un- ctl au'-hori/ejh* street coomb.*.!-<f » trade In the city's ffwve otoast truk« operated bv the street depart-. ■ it rep tore tosne with tseo *tew truriu Mo.ion second by Aldersn >1 Wilson and j saved Atosrman Pitts moved that Pick; is street alley fmsn Kaei Caro Una ovm- ue to Enterprise street shall be a no parking zone with stopping am toe street only for toaffng and ualsad- by Alder might “Don't worry,- he light, “1*11 be all in a darned member of the Ninth Regiment in a few by candle I’m Hail is Division T. Yoang. chairman. R P Homer. T K Addison. F M Boland. 8 G Dillard. John W. Fin- noy. Sr. J P Prather, W W Hu- to. T. H. Capetond and H D Henry Postal Receipts Here *53,161.71 In 1950, Small Drop Over '49 Soil Conservation Fund Less In 1951 Cannon Reports Three land sales were conducted Monday which was salasday for Jan- uaiy The following sales were re corded: Palmetto Bank vs Joseph Leonard Bishop and Grace Balletine, lot two miles east of city of Clinton on High way 76, sold to G. Miller McCuen, at torney, for $1,850. Newberry Federal Savings and loan AsMtciation vs Etoert M. Boyter, all of lot in city of Laurens known as lot No. 10 on Section B of Watts Heights, sold to G. Miller McCuen, recover our things. Of course they never did.” j attorney, for $3,250. “They were determined to convince , Newberry Federal Savir^s and us that they were peace-loving peo- Loan Association vs Rex U. Hughes pic who just wanted the Americans ‘ and Cecil T. Whitmore, lot 7 in Lau- to go home and work out the destiny of their own country,” Tyce said. The group had three types of mim eographed propaganda leaflets. One urged the Yanks to surrender to the “Korean peoples army” and promised to send home soon all those who did. Another asked officers and mem of the U. S. Army to oppose interven tion in the internal aiffairs of Korea. The third, given to two of the men who were Negroes, was addressed to “the colored soldiers” and told them to surrender because they were sur rounded by the North Korean army and volunteers from Chine. The six men were released on Sun day. They were told to return to their buddies and tell them all to go home. Each was given a “safe conduct” pass written in Korean. Monday thoy ware captured by , f , 0 k wilh anotherjfroup of North Korean sold- ^ thi3 community, have lers. nwy presented their^paaie^but TH £ CHHONICLE enter your home rens on the Garlington place. Next Lions Club Meeting Jan. 26 The next meeting of the Lions club will be held Friday, January 26, it has been announced by club of ficials. The club recently returned to its former meeting dates, the second and fourth Fridays. Officers request members to keep the new dates in mind. receipts for the CMaton post- office for 1950 amounted to 963.191 II according to W D Adair er The receipts he staled fir the year 1949 amounted to $54.314 99, indtcxt tag a ■mil decrease of $1,353 22 the po* year over the previous year XVI .’1 Atorrman rm* awed that x r dtp ordinances be amended to tar- bid Inter-city busses to use Niri Adair rtreet aa a rowto to eater the city. Motion seconded by Atoemu i Wilson and passed Council voted 4 to I to refuse to Issue Ford's Lunch a hr anas to sp- “rste la 1961. toe actum based tho minutes said, on the pml rer ri if this place of busiaeaa. Alderman McMillan moved :.vat due to the increased cost of naai... tenance and uperabag coala in gen eral. the price of squares in Roae- mont cemetery be ra*ed from $139 to $299 each effective al ance Mo tion seconded by Alderman Crime and passed. Lydia Presbyterians To Call Pastor The congregation of the Lydia Predbyterian church announces that Rev. Dulin of Rowland, N. C, will preach at the church Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock with the members and al! others in the community who are Interested cordially invited to at tend the service. Following the wor ship hour a congregational meeting inf will be held. Upon the calling and acceptance of a pastoi it is expected that he will serve the Lydia church and Rock Bridge mission near the city. Kiwan is Club To Begin New Year The first meeting of the Kiwanis chib for 1951 will be held this eve- ining at 7:00 at the college dining hall. The retiring president, M. W Brown, will be succeeded by B. C. Preslar, and the club will be organ ized for its work for the coming year. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL were hustled back to headquarters. They were held over night and on Tuesday morning they told their tale to an English speaking officer. He upbraided the soldiers who had seiz ed them and lost their pasaas The officer assured the Americana, the Communists were really their friends, wrote a page and a half note each week during 1951 Welcome and thanks to those on ou** Honor Rail this week: C. R CHAPMAN, Mountville. LUKE FULIBR, MRS. OTT THOMAS, West Canton. County Delegation Off To Columbia Senator R. T. Wilson of Laurens, and Representatives R. C. Wasson of Hickory Tavern, Justin Bridges of Laurens, and Tench P. Owens of this city, left Tuesday for Columbia to enter upon their work as members of Ji2 yeneral assembly. Messrs. Bridges and Owens are new members of the aelegation. Blue Hose Hold Top Spot In State Basketball Race Eighteen games th* week, includ ing seven intraJtde —g-g will put Presbyterian's leadership to, the test in the state college basket ball loop. Clemson finally took Presbyterian's measure 87-78, Saturday night at Cleimon, to hand the Little Four power its first defeat at the season Predayterian beat Clemson three weeks ogu. Despite the defeat, Presbyterian's overall record still was far ahead of the eight other state clubs. Woff>rd. Clemson and South Carolina are in the best position to challenge Pres byterian. Churches Open Doily For Prayer Period The city ministerial association re quests citizens of the community to pause daily for one minute at 12 noon to pray for world peace. The chimes at the Fink Presbyterian church will play at noon euch day to remind the people of the prayer per iod. Churches will be open through out the day for those who desire to< enter for quiet prayer and meditation Old Boy Scouts To Meet Friday Night A meeting of all old Boy Scouts formerly of Troop No. Ill are invited to meet Friday night at 7 o'clock at the scouts hut at the rear of the armory. Leaders calling the meeting state that a new troop is to be or ganized. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will And 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 R supply your needs and bey to advantage.