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/ 4 • THE CHtOMCLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable QUinton ©Iprnnitlf i Volume III Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 18, 1951 If You Don't Read E CHRONICLE ou Don't Get the Newt* ■ Number 3 \ PRESUR ASSUMES HELM OF KIWANIS • FOR HEW YEAR New President and P Officers Installed. 1951 Organization Given. Carroll B. Preslar, manager of Hamilton’s, Jewelers, became presi dent of the Clinton Kiwanis club last Thursday evening for 1951, succeed- . ing M. W. Brown. > Other officers installed were Dr. Brown, vice-president; J. Sloan Todd, named secretary by the board of directors, and the following new and hold-over directors: Thomas Baldwin, W. C. Baldwin, John Jor dan, W. M. McMillan, D. S. Temple ton, Robert M. Vance and Reese Young. The new president in assuming of flee asked the full help and cooper ation of the memtoershkp. Committer* for Year Committees appointed for the new . year follow: Attendance and Mernfcership—J. C. Thomas. Henderson Pitts, W. R. Pitts, S. W. Sumer el, Kenneth Boker. Agriculture — W. P. Dixon, Cald well Henderson, I. M. Smith, Dennis Sowers. Public and Business Affairs—Harry Wilkes, Robert Black, R. L. Plaxko, F. P. Thompson, F. M. Boland. Support of Churches in Their Spir itual Aims—D. B. Smith, C. Bynum Beils, Gut Hollingsworth, Ray Pttts, Mftrvm nooeriMn. Boys and Girls — W. A. Sherratt, W. C. Baldwin. R. E. Ferguson, John Jordan, Perry Moore. Underprivileged Children —W. R. Dick Templeton, C. T. Robert Vance, Howard HEADS P. C. ALUMNI MSS** ' ■ ■j Pictured above is the new presi dent of the Presbyterian College Alumni association, Robert L. Wy lie, Jr., young Charlotte, N. C., bus iness executive. He succeeds Tench P. Owens of this city. Wylie’s term as alumni president runs for two yean. Citizens Federal Holds Annual Meet, Officers Re-elected Interckib Relations—G. N. Fay. Julian Bo**, L B Dillard, R H. McGee. Mac Milam Kiwanis Education—Ratchferd Bo land. MnnhaU Brown, M A. Ma donald. F. C Plnaon. L. E. Bishop Baldwin. B. B. Ballard. — Joe Dolany, Gus Jim Gray, Hayni# Prince, Public Relations —W. W. Harris, Fetguaon, W. C. Shealy. Bill La land Young. _ »r, C C Gilaa, W. M. MuMUtan, Henry M Young. Achievement Report —Tench Ov ens, W D. Adair. Ed King. Haber i Todd. J. Lae Young. President Preslar listed the lag abKctives oi Kiwanis In* 1: Uphold (he United Nations in its effort* v> enact, interpret nd battle to preserve the free nattans of world. 1. Cultivate existing re’afionabips between Canada and the United States, and auppart all ptana that will atrenggien our common defense and welfare. S. Ej^kasc rr—tva^ Communism, and proclaim the principtea of mar 4. Promote economy, efficiency and integrity in government at all levels. 6. Resist all trends toward sociali zation of any .profession, business, in dustry, or group of workers. 6. Proteot the public welfare by demanding legal rights and respon sibilities for both management and labor. 7. Foster safety, conservation of resources, and all constructive citi zenship programs. 8. Expand services to all youth and seek to eliminate the causes of juve nile delinquency. ATTENDED INAUGURATION P. S. Bailey, Dr. and Mn. B. O. Whitten, C. D. Nance, Mr. and Mrs. a L. Plaxico, W. M. MtiMMan, Wm. Brooks Owens and T. H. Copeland attended the inauguration of Gover nor James F. Byrnes on Tuesday. BOLAND IN HOSPITAL F. M. Boland, cashier of Bank oi Clinton, is a patient in the General hospital in Spartanburg. His many friends wish tor him a speedy re covery. — The annual meeting of members of the Citizen* Federal Saving! and Loan association of this city, was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the office* of die corporation. The annua] financial report of the year eras submitted by the officers, show ing a luccesafu. year just closed and a substantial increase in resources B HUhert Boyd. W W. Harris and T. H Copeland whose tenns had ex pired as directors, were re-elected tor giree year term* Hold-over di rectors are T. D Copeland. J. P. Pra ther, J. Sloan Todd. J. B Hart. R H. McGee, and J. W Finney. Sr. The financial statement as of De- mmhgr 81 Mowed total asset* of 82.- M0.148.13. real estate loans. $1,848,- 468 IB; S1JB14B3 00 Is savings ac count*. general reserve* and undivid ed profits. 810M38P7 MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN HERE BEGINS MONDAY — J. C. Thomos Chairman For Drive In This Area To Fight Polio. To Name Committees. The March of Dimes campaign in Laurens county will open next Mon day and continue through January 31. During the two weeks period, cit izens of the county will “help write the answer to the threat of polio epidemics next summer by providing for continued care and treatment of polio patients of the past and prior years,” said county chairman J. Hewlette Wasson of Laurens. In the county the past year, 23 cases, most of them new, were cared for by the county chapter. Funds are badly needed Chairman Wasson states, for tie liquidation of an in- ddbtedness due to a lack of sufficient funds to meet the needs. Last year Laurens county contrib uted $4^226.46 as ita part of tie $199.- 000 raised in South Carolina. This year the committee hopes to raise considerably more than in any prev ious year in answer to the nations 1 emergency appeal. Dr. James A. Hayne, state chairman, said “that the National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis is faced with a finan cial crisis that can be met only with generous giving.” He pointed out that $38,000,000 has been spent in the pest three years on patient-care alone Failure to achieve the 1861 quota,will not only aifect this pa tient-car* but seiiouaty curtail the research program ’’ S. C. GOVERNOR BYRNES TAKES OATH AS STATE’S GOVERNOR lAMp F. BYRNES County Gins Less Cotton From 1950 Crop; Yield Rises Less cotton was ginned from the j Laurens county crop up to December 1, 1960, than in the corresponding period in 1849, but the lint yield per acre increased, the Laurens county cotton crop report shows. Bureau of the Census figures re leased December 20 and made avail able by the office of C. B Cannon, Government Loans Available For County Farmers Eugene R. Stewart, country super visor of the Farmers Home adminis tration, announces that the secretary of agriculture recently declared the entire state of South Carolina a dis aster area as a result of the reduced crop yields in 1950. This will enable Laureps county farmers who are un able to finance their 1951 operations from existing credit sources to re ceive loans from the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture through the FH. In addition to making sound loans to worthy farmers the following re quirements govern making of these loans: (1) An individual’s application must show losses from disasters dur ing 1950 amounting to at least 35 per cent of his farm operations; (2) A first lien on all crops superior to all other claims including landlord’s Thousands Cheer At Colorful Ceremonies. Demands Quick Preven five Measures To Hold Off Reds^ Columbia, Jan. 16- -James Franci- Bymes, starting out in his new role as Governor of South Carolina, cxin- selled Tuesday that “we should con centrate our forces in Europe" as “Western Europe is an indispensable first line in the defense of civiliza tion.” ' t Governor Byrnes, 71, in an inaug ural speech of national significance, declared that “if the time is ap proaching when Russia will be ready to go to war. then it is nod wise to • have our Army divided between Ko rea and Europe.” * “If the United Nations is unwilling promptly to declare China an aggres sor, authorize our Air Force to at tack the supply bases of the enemy,. and join in blorkadmg China, then our forces should be withdrawn from Korea,” the former U. S. Secretary claim. In some cases chattel liens i °f State said, will be required ako. No funds are He urged that the German Repub- J. C. Thom*i. wall known local businaaaman, again heads the drive in Clinton and Earl Cota in Laurens In Joanna W K. Waites will again serve as ch airmail “Last year," Mr Thomas said. M was raised in the Clinton area and we are hoping diet we will eiwead tu* amount tbta year, rs! are being aa- 1 acted", ha said and envelopes will be dtatrfeuted tata «'it it rnMt>"i|l __ . the city and in—■■ityfor cootribu- * “ iTT 0 ? Oom Cota will b. plOTd ln buum Qma m th. city, ft «* r*» <X J P»r <«it 5*r w , hopu ^ ^, r . .U] b. . tom- It is entering ita 42nd year of service niumtyjwida, ncaeroua rewwnse to to the community and county, wtth ^ ■ i* ancouats insured np to $18,000 by d*y. the Federal Saving and Loan In- m fur&nee corDoratKin * m ** JsrrtrrsJ£,*“rJ Blllk Clinton held tor the election at officer*. The tollowing wear re-alerted B. Hubert Boyd, president, J. P. Prather, vice- president; J. Sloan Todd, secratar Mn. Henry Hunter, as- awtary^reeaurer; O. L. Long of Laurens and Robert S. Ow ens oi this city, attorneys. available for refinancing exirting j lie be treated on terms at equality debts either secured or unsecured, j that military supplies be sent to ootrit These loans, declared Mr. Stewart, ( Spain and Yugoslavia, that a bi-par- are for the purpose of keeping farm- tiaan or "American poticy’^take the • ers wh<x will do a food Job in the j pice of ny Republican or Dnmocratic farming business in 1901. The loan* | foreign policy, and that price and are not intended to foster poor agri- : wage controls be effected without. culture and each ^iplicam will have: delay. county agent, credit Laurens county!*® ** certified by the County FHA | Governor Byrnes, clanaxing am with 16.983 bales ginned, ss com- j committee before a loan can be J honof _,tudctod career lasting nearly parad with 14,510 bales for the 1949 j »»*d« * ^ years ^ Mrying ^ hil rate s crap. j information may be **- gov emeu-, touched generally upon, The increase in yield per acre re-1 f Ul ” several recommendations he plans to. suited from a decline of 11,000 acres' J r * tion ’ W * Mam street, to the legislature. In ItbO cotton plonting, Iran »• jf*”'!*'-™* He w-m uw question o< a emuti- IM» WU1. numJd PJn ' tutionsl convention u. drrft . new • Mr Cannon said there will be no i m ! constitution submitted to the people;, cotton acreage control this year, as the federal government has called for j a production of 18 rnilhon bales. Farmers To Meet said yes ter- Last Ries Held For Mrs. Annie Cromer Mrs. Annie Laura Cromer, 38, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. O. Haupfear, near Clinton, after several years of de clining health and three weeks criti cal ilbieas. She was a native of Laurens coun ty, where she spent her entire life, a daughter of the tate Henry and Mary Austin Whiteford. She was a mem her of Beth a raba Baptist church of near Cross Hill. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. O. Haupfear and Mrs. R. G Haupfear, both of CUnton; seven grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers, Misses Ethel, Ruth and Inez Whiteford and Robin and Oscar Whiteford. Funeral services were held Satur day afternoon ait the hame of her daughter, Mrs. J. O. Haupfear, with the Rev. Ware Madden and the Rev. J. H. Darr in charge of the services. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. (Palbearers were Barrett Cole, Eu gene Whiteford, Ervin Whiteford, John S. Whiteford, John Will Davis and Nerwell Haupfear. Mrs. Todd and Mother Move 'Back Home' (Mrs. Morgan Todd and mother, Mrs. Emma LitMe, have moved back to the city from Simpeoeiville and are now occupying their new home re cently completed on Woodrow street. (Mrs. Todd and mother have re sided in Simpconville the poet 24 years and their many friends here are pleased to know they have re turned to their former home. Mrs. Little, affectionately known as “Cou sin or Aunt Hknma'’, recently passed her 93rd birthday. Re-elects Officers At a meeting of the board of direc tors oi Bank of CUnton held Thurs day atorraMn, the following officers were re-elected tor the coming tear: R. F. Hamer, president; T. E. AddS- aad John T. Young, vtec-praai- F. M. Boland, cashier; Harry Y. MdSrwern. assistant cashier; book- Mm Margaret HoUand. Mrs. Warner and Miss Kathrys Dims. The beard of directors was re-elected at the annual en meeting previously held. Training Union Speaker Senday Kermit King of the Training Union department »f Columbia, will apeak at the Bush River Baptist church Sunday morning at 11:20. He will al so apeak at the Fairview church at 3 o'clock in toe afternoon it is an nounced by the pastor, Rev. T. B Altman. , • J^ ; Here Saturday ed to cottaa to Lauiuttt county to » , » f 1931 (rv * r p * Stockholder* of the Clinton Pro- ^ “• or * duction Credit Association will hold the three constitutional amemfinents, I mrludmg one eliminating pell tax for ; voting purposes ratified, and the con solidation of ‘many” of the more toan 50 independent agencies and commindons to the state government and the abolittung of “some of them In a special message to the lefls- mnd i idtoa im and to order not th0ir mnnuM , *®*«re. he plane to recommend : - 1 their annual meeting here Seturctoy ^ t «« . 1 .w 1 $73,000,000 school building construe- mommg. January 20, at 10 30 in th* 1: ’ ^ . rtort* ThOO. , U d 1 ..O rt u m .C- J ^ “ br SSS,bjr ,^u 1Md h „ th . nMKl ^ “ cr * AnM,, ** ur * r 04 th * for "sqtxunliallf rquliiial” On __ . ., _ [school tociHtie* for The group wifi be addressed by C. the grassland farming pro being established on a number of comity farms A Shortage of insacticidas used to poison tell weevils Is also indicated this year, Mr Cannon dactared He said that cold weather during the past few weeks has killed many wee vil*, but he cautioned tanners not to rely wholly on this control factor. He empteataad that good business judg- includ* plans for insec- *gaJa gUs summer, aiso stated that re- withto the past two a ihnrtepi of supeiphos- to fertUtoera has develop- of mUltaty needs for sul- He added taat a scarcity of toafght cars appears likely in view af the dtarrer effert, dvrowmg an- otetecta in the way of adequate lies of fertihaer or ckher farm ing •Bid* mu rr 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 knd 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 igost 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 to give. Advertising in THE CHRON ICLE brings customers to your store. Blue Hose five Get High Rating In Nation's Poll Presbyterian college’s high-scoring basketball team maintained its No. 4 national rank in small college statis tics released Saturday by the Nation al Collegiate Athletic bureau. The Blue Stockings, rated on total team offense, have averaged just un der 84 points per game in winning six games and losing one . Predbyterian did even better among field goal percentage leaders, climb ing from the No. 7 spot of two weeks ago to jecond in the country this week. Its record of 43 per cent ac curacy on field goals compares to 44.7 per cent for the top duk, Seattle college (Washington). Individual statistics of toe NOAB placed Hose Center Kay Hill third in field goal percentage leaders with 557 per cent, while AU-State For ward Dwight Groninger ranked among the top 30 aoorers with an average of 17.2 point* a game. Nepoec and G.‘Cushman, "dtairy b ’.J* “I Ctanuon collet*, and all fanner* who “ “ w ‘ , * ' U, “ r '"•» al are member* of the agency are cord- tolly invited. Two directors are to be elected for expired terms, and five prizes of five dollars each will be given away to members present, it is announced. Coatract Let For Orphanage School Building, $235,000 Thomwell orphanage has awarded a contract to the Morris Construction company of Greenville for the pro posed new high school building to be erected adjoining the site of the new gymnasium. The contract price is given as $214,000 for the building with the exception of the finished auditorium on the inside. The plumbing, heating and lighting installation will be ad ditional to the $214,000, which will make a total cost of approxmately $235,600. the executive committee has announced. Grading for the building is now underway. Capt. Wade Called Back Into Service Presbyterian Men To Hear Patterson The Men-of-the-Church of the First Presbyterian church will hold their January dinner-meeting this evening at 7:30 at the church. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Leslie Patterson, executive secretary of th Synod of South Carolina. All men of the church are cordially in vited. Capt. W. B. Wade of Charlotte, N. C., has been recalled to active duty with the National Guard unit in Charlotte, N. C., and will report to an Air Force Training Station in the immediate future. Capt. Wade has been connected with the Southern BeH Telephone company as traffic manager since his release from the Air Corps following World War II. He is the *on of Mrs. R. W. Wade j with us. of this city, and the late Mr. Wade, j fight.” current court action* to break down, separation of toe races He came out flatly tar "a Jpv-. emment of the people under the lew and but one governor, elected by the people, whoa* duty it is to tee: that toe law • *iforead ” IhnphatJceJfy, toe governor doctor-, •d T am.going te 8* that Governor 1 do not need ttm inditem i of tne Ku Khix Klan oar do I want infer-, ference by toe National Aseociettoi* tor the Advancement of CWored Peo-. pie” He said he recommends an anti- • mask l«w which will also prohibit, the threatening or intimidation of* citizen*. Devoting toe first third of hi* speech to problems within the state, he turned to national and interna tional affairs. “We cannot meet the perils of thus day with a Republican policy or a- Democratic policy We must have an k American policy,” he said. And the minority party mutt be • coneulted before, not after, making; decisions of foreign policy. Governor Byrnes commented that, his own plea for the United State* to increase its military forces tn 1948; went unheeded. “We should iutt.com-. plain” if thf western European gov ernments have not raised armies for their own defense. ^ The former Director of Rnawmc- Stabilization during World vfhr II declared that "every day” that price and wage controls are delayed mean "higher prices and additional cost to. the taxpayer.” "It took Korea to waken us from our slumbers. Now we mutt rouse our friends in Europe”, impressing upon them the tune ha* come to ac*. There are a "million reasons” in the prisoners as yqf unreturned from Russia "why the people of Western. Germany, if treaded fairly, will fight And they know how to NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL i S* 1 * preservation, more lhan any' i obligatio*, should be urgent reac* ru for sending more troops to Europe jMr. Byrnes asserted. It will be too krt* *> **** an Army to Europe "it Where can you get so much for so. Soviet troops in-- little as a year’s subscription to THE CHRONICLE” Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: 1 REV. C. L. PAYNE, MRS. HAZEL SMITH, Clinton. CHARLES YARBOROUGH. Wiknington, N. C. vade Western Europe.” "The people of America ‘ do not want to sit on the sidelines* and per- mit Stalin to take control of a!L Europe,” knowing as they do that once the Sovioti reach the shores of Atlantic "their atomic bombs will be 2,000 miles nearer our scores” and this country w ill have been de— (Continued on page two)