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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 25, 1951
Number 4
FAIR AT LAURENS
TO BE CONTINUED;
FINANCIAL SUCCESS
Attended By More
Than 20,000 And Show
ed Profit Over $4,000.
iLaurens, Jan. 19—The first annual
Laurens County Fair sponsored by
the Laurens Exchange club during
the week pf Oct. 30, 1950, showed a
profit of $4,358.15, according to an
audit recently completed.
The gross receipts, including rev
enue from all sources, were^t12,800.-
87. The expenses for the fair were
listed as $8,442.72 of which the two
major item* listed were advertising
and prizes which reached the $4,-
850.62, including the cost of an auto
mobile that was given away on the
last night of the fair.
The total paid attendance was 20,-
181.
Exchange club members declared
that the lair was “c tremendous suc
cess, ooth from the financial stand
point and the community interest
manifested."
They said profits will be used to
clear indebtedness incurred in con
struction of the three metal buildings
on the area and for staging a digger
and better fair this year "
Plans were announced for erecting
an additional building and for im
proving the grounds President of the
stion, George Phinney,
I apace is needed for
■tear farm exhibits,
i la reported that panic-
attention wtU be given to en-
the perking area. A study of
i prrtelam is being made in
to aBevlate the congested
caused by the large crowds
March Of Dimes
Drive Underway,
Funds Are Needed
The 1951 March of Dimes cam
paign is norw on in the county to
raise funds for the National Founda
tion for Infantile Paralysis.
J. Hewlette Wasson is general
county chairman, with Earle Cole
chairman for the Laurens area and
J. C. Thomas heading the Clinton
area. W. K. Waites is again in charge
of the Joanna community drive.
Chairman Thom&s is hoping that
the Clinton area will exceed its $1,-
296.93 raised last year. “This is a
most worthy and urgent call,” he
said, and we are expecting a gener
ous response to the appeal by our
people.” Committees are directing
the canvass and coin receptacles have
been placed in many places in the
city to collect dimes. The Broadway
and Casino theatres are making ap
peals each night from the screen,
followed by a collection from the au
diences.
The goal is not only to raise funds
for this year's activities in aiding pol
io victims but also to cover a sub
stantial deficit incurred /s the result
of the unusually heavy call on funds
in 1950.
The county last year had 24 ac
tive polio cases which required an
outlay of fS,4S2 7f for treatment and
appliances. At this txna the chapter
has outstanding Obligations in the
wnount of approximately $2 600
"If these patients are to receive
continued treatment, neceseary for
their complete recovery. It is
aery that the public maintain its
port of the March of
iwcehrod by the chapter are
ed for the cere and treatment of pol
io coses since ell
with the chapter
Joanna Suspends Baseball
Operations For ’51 Season
.-U • t ,
Clinton Mills, Lone Central League Club, S$eks En
try In Crowded Western Carolina Loop.
Joanna Hornets, a strong pennant
contender in the Central Carolina
League last year and which had an
ticipated basebali on booming scale
this season, will suspend operations
for the 1951 season RUbe'’ Melton,
Hornet pilot announced Tuesday.
Melton, a former Greenville Spin
ner pitcher and who had been nam
ed by the Joanna Athletic Associa-
and Joanna as Central members. An
effort was made to form another cir
cuit in that area with Newberry and
Greenwood considered, but failed to
materialize for several reasons.
Officials at Joanna disclosed that
they did not plan to sponsor base
ball this year on any scale, thus leav
ing Melton and host of other former
professional baseball plyers free to
Local Club Leaders
Hold Meeting And
Elect Officers
♦
Local leaders from the Home Dem
onstration clubs of Laurens county
met in the agricultural building In
Laurens Tuesday with fifteen clubs
represented. Miss Susan Hall, home
demonstration agent, presided over
the election pf a president. Mrs. H
B. Workman of Clinton was chosen
as president and she took the chair
and proceeded with the election of
the following additional officers:
IHREE PER CENT
STATE SALES TAX
NOW PROPOSED
M part payment on
of the buildings,
expressed their
thanks to both city and county of-
fkinls for "their splendid coopera
tion in ectebting us to get started."
Secretary of the fair, John Gatlin,
raid that in addition to more space
and buildings, arrangements have
already been made for the entertain
ment feature which promises to sur
pass last year's performance A con
tract with the highly recommended
Marks Shows, has been signed for
the week of Oct. let.
The Exchangltet again thanked ev
ery individual and group who sup
ported the fair "giving the county
an annual fair they can he proud of."
Joanna Moose
Plan Annual Bail
The Loyal Order of Moose of Jo
anna will hold its annual President’s
Birthday Ball Saturday, January 27,
at 8 p. m. in the Joanna school build-
iqg.
Musk for both round and square
dancing will be played by Luther
Murray's orchestra, and admissions
will be $1 for men and 50 cents for
women. The public is invited and the
proceeds will be forwarded to the
county organization for infantile par
alysis.
Local Boys To
Graduate Al Clemson
Mid-term commencement exercises
will be held at Clemson college Sun
day with Dr. Wade H. Bryant, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, Ro
anoke, Va., as the principal speaker.
Candidates for bachelor of science
degrees at the graduating exercises
are 229 seniors.
Included in the class from this city
are John Henderson Pitts, HI, agron
omy major, and Frank Hunter Simp
son, Jr., major textile manufacturing.
make connections with other Pied-
tion as its manager for the 1951 sea-jmont area semi-pro teams.
son, revealed that Joanna officials i Among the former pro players now j music ana r<
had decided to suspend baseball op-’available for other textile teams are I ^ airrnan ’ ^ rs Herman Power, pub-
*“ “ " Cochran.
Secretary, Mrs. Charles Davis; re-
I ligion and welfare chairman, Mrs.
Scott George; music and recreation
Would Produce $30,-
000,000 A Year For
Schools And Other
Needs, Report Says.
Columbia, Jan. 23 —A special
House of Representatives committe**
today recommended a three per cent
sales tax as the way of paying for
a $75,000,000 uchool yons^ruetior
M. B.
erations in view of the recent splitjBill Harris, pitcher; Don Stafford, al lc jl y c b a;r ™ a n-
in Central Carolina circuit baseball < former first baseman with Charlotte; | Bums, mu>u director
powers, and the inability to form a Frank Smith, a southpaw pitcher * or th * county, helped the
league among clubs in the immediate'from North Carolina; Hal Walthers, | If* 171 the projact s
Clinton and Joanna areas. former third baseman with Ander-
It was earlier menUoned that Jo- »on; Babe Ellis, former Spinner and
anna would seek entry into the Wert- I Atlanta Cracker outfielder; Guy Pra- .
ern Carolina League along with Her. former Spinner and CUnton out-
«... • .mi-77c. I ■„/< u'k—t r.—-v-- Mall had the year hoc
program, inereasi
ng
trackers’ salar-
tes, and improvin
iX
school transpor
ta’.ion and supervi
tsic
>n in South Car-
The committee
m
ide its 4weepin.
recommendations
in
a lengthy report
‘d or.
Clinton. But Joanna officials fait,! fMdor; snd Wheez Farmer, veteran
that even if they could get into the
Western circuit, that too much travel
and expense would be involved in
meeting the road
against other circuit teams, a
Jonty of which are in the Gi
villa section.
The Central Carolina
high powered circuit which had
in operation for
when Watte withdrew
the
ha
k entry into the Wert 16th
and left only Clinton
Joanna catcher
Claude Crocker, manager of the
Clinton team, said that the Cavaliers
planned to play some kind of base
ball "even if ara have to choose
sides.'' Crocker said he would repre
sent Clinton at the Western Carolina
mooting to see if there is any
accompanied by suggested bill
group tin g pj an in j 0 m-non
„ , * ®? r Fifteen dollars a pupil, bu
Home demonstration club, state they/g* vrar i average datl attcndanre .
are proud that one of their goals, that L ouJd * to th# of
of a mftsic director for the schoo*. of l fach Khool district as it. share of
the school construction rrx.ney. to be
usea for the retirement of the huge
She called
tributed
year
to the leaders
oks dis-
poeUbility of them gaming entry aLlPT * ^ toc * ;
5£gh ti. loop SJSfrhL » iam. 11""**?!" • t * od
in the fold. The meeting was to be '
attention to the sperlal events nten- f
ned for the year. She demonstrated
removal of common steins and home |
dry cleaning
The next local leaders meeting will
be February 20 Since more of the !
demonstrations in the clubs will be
all of
was
itTi.
ne>
ap-
for
hold la Greenville yesterday
25 Draftees In
February CiN
23 Seniors Al
College To Finish
Lutheran Synod
Meets Jan. 29-31
At Newberry
bond issue.
The districts could get
immediately after the
proved, or any tune up to
paying off old school debts,
mg new buildings, or tor repairing
or improving old oeee
Meuibci: of the renwmitee
that whi 1 # the amount of the
leone w« u>* net oars
at a giveu eaemete. a weu^
| dMy ream a total tl2l.0ie.000
Itr the 20 year-ported.
la the tint year WAQ6.60 of
Delegation Named
On Committees
Ttie Laurens county delegation to
the general assembly was named on
several committees in the organisa
tion last week.
Senator R. T. Wilson was appoint
ed to ten committees. According to
reports from Columbia he was named
on Hie Judiciary. County Offices and
Officers. Federal Relations, Incor
porations, Legislative Library, Lo
cal Legislation, Penal and Charitable
Institutions, Penitentiary, Public
Buildings and Transportation com
mittees.
In the house, Tench P. Owens was
named to the Judiciary and Military
Affairs committee, while Robert C.
Wasson and Justin A. Bridges were
named to the Education and ftfelic
Works committee*.
In the house speakership election
Representatives Wasson and Bridges
voted for “Tiny” Rivers. Owens vot
ed for Sol. Blatt who was elected.
Brazil Missionaries
Now Residing Here
Rev. and Mrs. D. Lee Williamson,
Presbyterian missionaries now on a
year’s furlough from Goias, Brazil,
are residing here in the home of Mrs.
Agnes Kern until the end of the
present school term.
They have two children, Lee, Jr.;
who attends Presbyterian college and
Miss Elizabeth Williamson, a high
school student.
(Mrs. Williamson is the former Miss
Virginia Lewis of Chester. The Rev.
Mr. Williamson, who is a graduate
of PreSbyterian college, is a native
of Steel Creek, near Charlotte, N. C.
Ml This cwd will
of draftees to eater
ed forces from the county to 1M in
the pest five months.
Chairman J. B. Lewis has
ec the following persons to be In
cluded in the approaching call, with
another expected the letter pert of
Fobruery:
Robert Earl Haael, William Ar
nett Barksdale, Darce Elijah Bruce,
Houston Izby Owing*, Jr, William
Harold Turner, William Maxwell
Pitts and Clarence Blakely of Lau
rens; Joe Hilton Timmerman and
John Fiord Fuller of Wattevllie;
Also, Ben Mills Logon and Robert
Durant Wham of Mountvlllc; James
Booker Abercrombie and J. W. Jack-
son of Owing*; Willard Baxter of
Gray Court; Feron Grilfin of Water
loo;
Aloo, Chakners Marion Mahon of
Fountain Inn; Kenneth Wayne Coop
er and James Bennie Stewart of
Ware Shoals; George Washington
Duncan, Ralph Wilson and Sylvester
Ferguson of Clinton; Lawrence Dan
iel of Ninety Six; Norman Guy Dov
er of Lanford Station and James
Edwin Thompson of Spartanburg.
their diplomas with the regular class
members at commencement exercises
June 4th.
The hat includes
David Hooks Armstrong. Jr, Mrs
Melicent Annette Footer Brewer. Ed
gar Richard Cole, Jere Kenny Cook.
Leroy Brooks Copeland, George Tho
mas DeVore, Jr . Alexander McLeod
Edgerton. Edward Marsha. Epps,
Thomas Eugene Hollingsworth. Mar
shal Austin Lanter, and James Har
old Lewis.
Also, John MoKissKk, Cyrus Strv-
ens Mallard. Jr, Paul Bruce Martin,
Hybert LaRue Matthews, Robert
Bain Moore, James Brinkley Puryear,
Ector Daniel Shepard, Marion Rich
ard Stutta, Blake Lanier Watts, Wil
liam Herbert Weir, Caldwell Ward-
la»w Weir, Jr, and Raymond Smith
Williams, Jr.
of West Columbia;
Culkim of Pom aria.
William B Schaffer
All general
he Rev Miles
and the Rev
of Greenville
of the
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DHIord Patient At
Joanna Hospital
Larry B. Dillard, well known local
citizen and merchant, is a patient in
the Joanna hospital where he under
went an operation last Friday. His
many .friends will be glad to know
be is improving and wish for him a
speedy recovery.
Recruiting Office
Here On Friday *
Sgt Sweatt of the Marine Corps
Recruiting Station in Greenville, will
be in Clinton in the future each Fri
day morning from 8 to 12 noon for
the purpose of interviewing young
men and women for enlistment in the
Marine Corps He will be stationed
at the postoffice.
Thompson Named To
Conference Posts
Francis P. Thompson, professor
of economics and athletic committee
chairman at Prehbyterian college, has
been named to important offices in
the two athletic conferences in which
the college holds membership.
Thompson was recently elected
president of the.South Carolina Lit
tle Four conference, succeeding Dr.
C. C. Norton of Wofford. And he also
is a newly chosen vice-president of
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association. In this latter capacity,
Mr. Thompson represents District 11
of the SOAJi.
Brown Back From
Northern Trip
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MRS. E. W. BONDS,
Clinton.
MRS. JAMES LEAMAN,
Whitmire.
A. C WISE, FPO, San Francisco
FfC BEE H. HENDERSON,
c'o PM, New York, N. Y.
MRS NHLLE AL VERSON,
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Local Men Train
At Fort Jackson
James A. Dunaway, Jr, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jaimes Dunaway, Sr, and
William A. Scogin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William T. Scogin, both privates
and both of this city recently com
pleted basic with Company “F” 28th
Infantry Regiment of the famed 8th
Infantry Division, at Fort Jackson
Prior to their induction into the
service on September 19, 1950, Priv
ate Scogin was employed by the T.
C. Johnson company while Private
Duneway was employed by W. Iiby
Ferguson of this city.
During their six-week bask and
eight-week infantry branch training,
both men fired all of the infantry
weapons, took part in squad and
platoon problems, and underwent in
tensive physkal training for future
assignment as service or combat typo
vent ion will be hold la Newberry
col.ege auditorium
Hie Rev J. Frank Fife, D. D. pres
ident of the Maryland Synod. Balti
more. wtU be the United Lutheran
Church in America representative
Delegates and visitors to the conven
tion will hear Dr Fife on Monday
evening when he will apeak on the
work of the Uhlted Lutheran k
Highlighting the opening session of
synod will be the election of officers
and the reports of the boards of trus
tees of Newberry college and the Lu
theran Theological Southern Semin
ary. Needwrry collage is owned and
controlled by the S. C, the Georgia-
Alabama and the Florida synods of
the U.LCA. The Lutheran Theolog
ical Seminary is owned and operated
by the Evangelkal Lutheran Synods
of Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia-Alabama, Florida
and Mississippi.
The meeting of the synod will end
with the closing of the afternoon ses
sion Wednesday, Jan. 31.
tien " Far
] ginning
raised from tlJM to tljtf The to
tal far teachers' salaries during the
year would be Itt.ftO.Mt
Five dollars a pupil would be al
lotted each district far suparvtalon
and overhead For the first yeer this
would amount to $5M.gM
the
In his inaugural address, al-
be did not go Into financial
Dr. M. W. Brown, president of
Predbyterian college, has returned
from a two weeks Northern trip
While away he attended the meeting
of the Southern Regional council of
Education in Washington, D. C, the
j fathering of the American Assoda-
of colleges in Atlantk City, N.
J t a meeting of the New York city
PC u’ nni clu.) md the convocation
of Boar J o' Education of the
Pri-u/terian c-iurch, US, in ‘Rich
mond, Va.
Blue Hose Retain
High Rating
Presbyterian college maintains its
number two national rank among
small college basketball teams in sta
tistics released this week by the Na
tional Collegiate Athletic bureau.
The Blue Stockings have averaged
81.4 points per game to rank just
behind Beloit college (Wis.) for team
offense leadership.
(Presbyterian also received high
mention in other departments. NCAB
figures place the Blue Stockings
fourth nationally in field goal per
centage with a healthy 41.4 per cent.
And two P. C. players rate among
individual leaders: All-State For
ward Dwight Groninger is 34th in
scoring with 17 6 point-per gtene av
erage Center Kay Hill is listed 12th
in field goal percentage with 49 per
cent accuracy.
In either specific or general rec
eramendationi, the committee aU»
called for:
An end to the “patch-work" two-
rent tea imposed teat yoer on each
package of cigarettes and each bot
tle of beer (coating 15.544,400 m re
duced revenue )
A "convenient, simple, short fonts
(state) income tax blank providing
standard 10 per cent, or $500. deduc
tions, whichever is mealier
Increased exemptions for state in
come tax purpoees from $1,800 to
$2,000 (or married couples, and from
$200 to $400 for each dependent
(costing $600,000 in redeed reven
ue)
A deduction of not more than $500
for the income tax paid by an in
dividual (but not a corporation) to
the Federal Government in figuring,
state income taxes (costing $1,000,—
000 in reduced revenue).
A constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the state from levying a
tax on real property for the support
of the state. (An act did away with
the property tax at the state level,,
but a constitutional prohibition spe
cifically prevents, the 1 state from fur
ther levying one).
A fiscal board of higher education!
with authority to “review and con
solidate’’ requests for appropriations!
for state-supported colleges and toj
eliminate duplkation of effort.
Speaking “aside” to the counties;,
the committee suggested a tighten
ing up in the assessment and col
lection of taxes against personal pro
perty back home, and a lowering if'
possible of tax levies at the school
district level. It mentioned briefly
the “Laxness” in the collection ot
(Continued on page four)
Boland Patient In '
Spartanburg Hospital
The many friends of F. M Boland,
cashier of Bank of Clinton, will be
sorry to know he is ill at the Gener- j
al hospital in Spartanburg where he |
underwent an operation last Friday !
They hope that hia condition will i
continue to improve and that he will!
socn be able to return home
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