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fflf CHMNiat Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable me Qllmtnn (Ehrnntrlp Volume III Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 1, 1951 If You Don't Read E CHRONICLE Don't Get the News Number 5 y* Joanna Mills To Start Development For Home-Owners The Joanna Cotton Mills has com pleted plans to enable a number of their employees to own their own homes. Walter Regnery, president of the company, has outlined the plan by which several new houses will be erected and offered for sale at a price considerably less than it would cost an individual to build his own home. Lockwood Greene Engineers have laid off a proposed subdivision of the Laurens street section in the Joanna community. The beautifully wooded area can be divided into as many as fifty-two lots the announcement states on which the company is pre pared to erect the homes, lots having 1 a frontage of 90 feet with a depth varying from 138 to 310 feet. The new development calls for paved streets, sidewalks and gutters, and adequate water and sewerage mains. The outside of the houses will be of asbestos siding, the inside will be hardwood floors, tiled bathroom and modern kitchens and cabinets. Plans call for four and five room houses. A low down payment plan can be arranged the company states, with generous terms. Those availing themselves of this opportunity the announcement adds, will hra all the advantages of home owneVs in in corporated towns including Tire pro tection, water and other miscellan eous services which will resu\in a considerable saving for those d to become home-owners. Religious Census lo Be Made Here Sunday Afternoon A City-wide religious census will be conducted Sunday afternoon by churches of the community. A large number of workers will miwdale at the First Baptist church immediately take to the field on the amifned streets to gather the de- aired information. The purpose .of the canvass, the Ministerial union states, b to locate persons or families who are not affiliated with a local church of their denomination, or who are not members of any church. Residents are requested to remain at home during the afternoon to give their cooperation to the canvass tak ers in giving them information as to church affiliation which will be turned over to the preferred denom ination of the individual. Blue Hose To Start Spring Football Practice Today Sping football practice kipks off at Presbyterian college today, beating spring to draw by more than six weeks. Head Coach Lonnie S. McMillian says he’ll probably limit this session to a comparatively short four weeks because of the press of other sports. Track already has started getting some of his attention. And baseball will demand the presence of football assistant Sid Varney before March has blown its way very far along. The other gridiron assistant, Gene Lor- endo, already has his hands full pro ducing a basketball champion, but he’ll get in a few licks on the turf. Presbyterian coaches open this training period with high hopes that many of their athletes will be eligi ble to remain in school for training in th** college’s top-ranked unit of the Reserve Officers’ Training corps. Approximately 40 players—includ ing freshmen, sophomores and jun iors—are expected to draw uniforms this afternoon. After that, afternoon sessions will be held daily, with the pace becoming progressively stiffer. On the sidelines watching the time will be the 17 seniors who have hung up their uniforms for the last time in favor of sheepskins. These include such sUlwarts as Walter Gooch, Bo zo Weir, George Fleming, H. C. Starnes, Frank Honea, Blake Watts, Jimmy Lindsay, (Hollis Cate, Paul Martin, Ronnie Johnston, Ken Mc- Cutcheon, Gua Watt, Marshall Lan- ter, Lewis Surls, JoJo Weingartner, John McKissick and Cary Moore. ’ ————— Draft Rule Changes Permit Students To Finish Terms Boy Scouts Mark 41st Anniversary Membership Drive Being Made For Chamber of Commerce The Chamber of Commerce launched a drive Monday to enlarge its membership for the new year. The campaign, headed by W. M. Shields as chairman, opened with a breakfast at the Clinton Cafe after which the workers began a canvass of the business firms and profession al men of the city not affiliated with the rr&anization. At noon a luncheon was held at the Clinton Hotel for reports on the progress made during the morning. It was reported that 26 new mem berships had been secured and the campaign would be continued and concluded today at a mid-day lunch eon at the hotel. Those named on the canvassing ccmmittee are: C. C. Giles, Dr. M. W. Brown, Dr. Fred Holcoirtbe, I. Mac Adair, J A. Addison, J J. Corn wall, W. M. McMillan, W. G. King, Jr.. W. C. Baldwin, B C. Preslar, B. Hubert Boyd, J. C. Thomas, J. Roy Casque, Dr. D. O. Rhame, J. B. Arnold aqd Fred Pitts. Officers of the organization are R. S. Truluck, president, W. M. Wal ker, vice-president. Miss Iona Blake ly, secretary, Gary H. Holcombe, treasurer. Washington. Jan. 10—The draft rule* have been changed to permit Ailed for induction, to fin- a school ymr d branch in the The change eliminates a kink in the regulations which had caused many youths to drop out of college in mid-term in order to enlist. will on Fab. f Boy Scout in every part of the nation by more than 2.750,000 boys and leaden. ^Sbongthan Liberty*’ to the birthday theme White Scouts of IS outstanding Boy Scouts in the 41st anniversary of the Boy will be ebeenred Feb. 0 to 12 Bank Of Clmtoii |To Lay Cornerstone Buys Church PropertfJIH SSSr'flEtt Oronp to^ulld Rtuci For Joanna iltdihg The church building and property of the Associate Reformed Presbyter- Heretofore receipt of a draft cell I ton church on North Broad street was has meant automatically that the sold during the pest week to Bank student wes heeded for the arniy, 0 f 0] in ton. fhe transection having since the other services have been . e v v getting all their men by the volunteer b * en ,ppr<ned 1451 S,bt> ‘ th by th * route. congregation. Because of that, the defense de- The lot faces 53 feet ft r R. Calvin Turner Passes At Home Robert Calvin (Cal) Turner, died suddenly late last Thursday after noon at his home on East Carolina avenue after several months of de clining health. The funeral services were held Fri day afternoon from the residence conducted by the Rev J. H. Derr, and attended by a number of friends and relatives. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery. * v Pallbearers were H. J. Pitts, E. Mece Young, R. C. Stuart, Jamie Hamilton, Edward Hammack and Clyde Smith. Mr. Turner was a native of this county where he spent his entire life. Soon after the opening of the State Training school in 1980 h% became a member of its staff and rendered faithful service to the institution for 28 years until his retirement about a year ago. * * At the school he wes held in high regard and by his upright character end admirable traits he made and held many friends in this community who learned with regret of his pass ing. " Mr. Turner is survived by hif wife, Mrs. Beulah Pearl Dunnaway Turner; three sons, George Robert, Colie Livingston and Norman Lind sey Turner of this city; one daugh ter, Mrs. Guy Smith of this city and 10 grandchildren pnd one great- grandchild. Morion To Manage Bailey Cattle Farm Lester L. Norton arrived during the past week from his former home in Williamsport, Indiana, to become manager of Creekland Farm a few miles from the city, owded and op erated by P. S. Bailey. Mr. Norton is an experienced cait- tle breeder and will engage in breed ing pure bred polled short-horn cat tle on the improved Bailey farm. Mr. Norton, his wife and two chil dren will occupy a home on the property. partment said, many quit their class es to volunteer, even though if they waited for the draft they could fin ish out the term before being in ducted Hereafter the student getting a draft notice may volunteer for a se lected branch within the two months preceding the last month of the school term, and report when term is over. For example, a college youth not ified of a draft call todly gets de ferment until March or April and may then sign up with whatever ser vice he likes. He then would finish his school term before reporting for duty. The change is effective immediate ly. Fulton To Speak Here Sunday Dr. Darby Fulton, secretary of for eign missions for the Southern Pres byterian church with headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., will be the guest speaker Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church as a part of the observance of foreign missions week. Dr. Fulton will speak at 11 o’clock, the worship hour being moved for ward If mhAites since the service will be broadcast. Dr. Fulton is a graduate of Pres byterian college and has many friends and acquaintances here who will be interested in the announce ment of his coming. He is a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Fulton, for more than forty years missionar ies to Japan under the auspices of the Presbyterian church. Tkornwetl Host To Tournament Here February 20-23 Thomwell will be host to the class C district 2 tournament in the new Hartness gymnasium on February 20, 21, 22, 23 with seven schools repre sented and fourteen teams, seven girls and seven boys. There will be four games each day for the first three days and two the last day. A beautiful trophy will be given to the winning girls and boys team. The first three d-iyt of the tourn ament, the lifter no a game. will styirt at 3:45 p. xn. and all night at 7:30 p. m. ~ on North Broad with a depth of 206 feet on Florida street. The property was pur chased by the bank as an investment It was stated by the board of direc tors. The congregation is completing plans for the erection of a new house nut and South Broad street. The building will be of brick construc tion and it is planned by the congre gation to get construction work un derway in the near future and com pleted as soon as possible. Until the building is ready for occupancy tha congregation will continue to use the present building for their services. Pock Meeting Set For Friday Night Rev. Sam Smith, superintendent of Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, Greenwood, and former resident of Joanna, will speak during the morn ing worship service at the Joenna Baptist church. Sunday, February 4 at 11:00 o'clock. At the close of the worship serv ice, the cornerstone of the educa tional building will be placed. The bifilding is nearing comple tion. It contains thirty-four rooms; four large assembly rooms; twenty- five class roams, kitchen and serv ing roorr, and three offices. A mod ernized nursery, beginner and pri mary department will be provided in the present building. The building and equipment are costing approx imately 550,000. Throughout the day, members hav ing united with the church during the past two years will be recognized and will participate in the services. Goals have been set in all depart ments of the Sunday school to aid in the purchasing of chairs and ta bles for the new building and the new teaching procedures. All mem bers and friends are invited to at tend the services throughout the day, There will be a Pack meeting of'by the pastor, Rev. James B. Mitch- Cub Scout Dens 1, 2, anji 3 on Fri- ^ ell. day evening, February 2nd, at 7:30! o’clock in the Florida Street school I CEILING PRICE REGULATIONS auditorium. All parents with children in these dens are especially urged to attend this meeting. . Merchants desiring copies of ceil ing price regulations may obtain them at the office of the local Chamber of Commerce. CLINTON Thursday, Friday, Saturday February 8-9-10 Sponsored by Merchants Association. All Roads will Lead This Way For Special Three-Day Bargain Event. Sumerel Sells Out To Laurens Merchant R. F. Sumerel, owner of Sumerel's Department store, announced Tues day that he had sold his stock of mer chandise to Murrey Garber of Lau rens. who immediately took charge of the store. A few weeks ago Mr Sumerel an nounced he was retiring from busi ness February first Since then he has been conducting a closing out sale un til the final disposition of the stock wes made. tIV business here 22 years ago this January, and has operated one of the successful department stores of the city. M I desire to retire now he said, and 1 wish to publicly thank all my friends and customers tor their pat ronage and good will since I entered business.” Mr Garber is a well known mer chant and citizen of Laurens His store was among the three in the Simmons block in that city destroyed by fire in December He has rented the building occupied by Sumerd's from the owner, Copeland-Stone company, and said yesterday that the present stock will be disposed of at once after which he will add a com plete new line of speciality merchan dise. Joanna Baptist Church Honors Men Last Sunday evening the Joanna Baptist church held special services honoring the men-o(-the-church, the slogan for the event being, "Ninety Nine Men to Sing the Ninety and Nine” A quartet composed of Johnny Buchanan, Farrell Long, O. F. Mur phy and Millard Murphy sang sev eral numlers. Solos were rendered by Wallace (Bud) Carr of this city, and Johnny Buchanan. John Holland Hunter of this city, spoke as the business man. Alex Crawford, assistant superintendent at Joanna Cotton Mills, spoke on the textile man. James Johnson spoke in behalf of the farmer. H. M Kot) of the Rush River schooj spoke for the schools. The speakers** irt v thdr Milks ■emphasized ‘*What the Church Means to Me in My Profession.” NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Robert E. Babb, Laurens Attorney Passes At Age 78 Laurens, Jan. 27—Robert Ei^ .r Babb, 78, prominent Laurens county attorney and civic leader, died at h.s home on West Main street Saturday morning following an illness of sue months. Mr Babb was born in Laurens county, the son erf the late Messer and Laura Hellams Bahb He was grad uated from The Citadel in the class of 1804. He read law in the law of fices of the late Colonel Irby and W R. Ritchie and was admitted to the bar in 1899 He later practiced law with Booth Knight and was associat ed with former Gov. R. A. Cooper and the late Col. Henry Y. Simpson, in the law firm of Simpson, Cooper and Babb He served as special judge on many occasions and was a United States commissioner at one time. He was a colonel on the staff of Govern or Cooper. Mr. Babb was both city and county attorney for many years and presi dent of the Laurens City Democratic club for 30 years. He was active in. church work and was a member of the board of trustees of the Fir»t Methodist church where he taugh\ a Sunday school class for 4! year;. He served as chairman of the board of education for Laurens county f >r many years He was a member of Laurens Rotary chb and also was x Mason. He is survived toy his widow. Mru Dome A. Babb, two sons, Robert E. Babb of Charleston and Thomas A Babb of Laurens; one daughter, Mr*. A. M. Bradley of Greenville; one brother, R. A. Babb of Laurens; three sisters. Miss Mary Belle Babb and Miss Sara Babb, both of Laurens, and Mrs. W R Wyatt of Easley, and three grandchildren Funeral aervices were conducted Sunday afternoon from the First Methodist church by Dr W. B Gar rett. Interment followed m the Lau rens cemetery Members of the Laurens county bar, and officials of tha First Met u- WfLM ftctive p honorary escor* Blue Hose Still Top In Basketball The state’s nine college basket isll teams are in a full 14-game schedule this week after semester-end dold rums. Today Presbyterian meets Wofford here. Charleston at Newberry, and Duke at the University of South Car olina Friday The Citadel meets Presby terian here, Maryland at South Car olina, North Georgia at Erskine Saturday Maryland at Clamson, The Citadel at Clem son, Furman at North Carolina, Newberry at North Georgia, and Presbyterian at Wof ford. la ttor elate standing at the end of the season's eighth week. P. C. stands first wifi 1C victories ant four loss es, Wofford second with 7 -wins and 4 losses, and Clem son third with % wins and 3 losses. Carolina and Ers- kine follow in fourth and fifth pla.'es. Baptists Prepare For Evangelistic Period A study of the book, "The Place of the Sunday School in Evangelism”' will be held at the First Baptist Church beginning Monday evening, Feb. 5 at 7:30 and continuing through Thursday evening of the same week. The study of this book is a part of the program of the Southern Bap tist convention in preparation for the "Evangelistic Crusade to be held in Baptist churches east of the Missis sippi U\e last week in March and the first week of April The public is cordially invited tt> attend and attendance is urged upon all Sunday school workers and offi cers of the First Baptist church. There are very few homes m Clin ton ind this community in which THE CHRONICLE does not enter. If you are in this minority group we invite you to become a member of our large family. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honqj Roll this week: JOHN SLOAN. CECIL ADAMS, MRS JEM WILKIE, Clinton. MISS MARIE FRASER, Orangeburg. S-A CHARLES KINARD, C-o F.P.O., N Y. LOUISE TIMMONS, Cross Hill. MRS HAYNE WORKMAN, Kinards. BOB OWENS, JR., Charleston W. Va. H. W. WOODWARD. Orangeburg. County To Plan Civil Detense Laurens county mayors and mag istrates plan to meet #us week to set up a civil defense program J. P. Rob erts of Laurens has been named chairman. The group will, meet in Laurens Friday to learn what each headquar ters will need in personnel and equipment. Mayor Joe B. Medloek of Laurens said. Those expected to attend Include Mayor Medloek. Mayor Joe P. Terry of Clinton, and Magistrates Eugene Johnson of Joanna, J. T. Miller of Laurens. J. R. Berghaidt of Ware Shoals, C. Y Culbertson of Waterio - *, Sam McCrary of Clinton and Frea Williams *f Cross Hill.