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n THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable v Volume III She (Clmtxm (EhrmttrleV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 8 # 1951 You Don't Read HE CHRONICLE ou Don't Get the News Number 10 'COURTESY AROUND THE CLOCK' SCHOOL HERE NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY All local sales people are expected to attend the kickoff meeting of “Courtesy Around the Clock” at 8:15 ajn. Tuesday morning, March 13,-at the Broadway theatre. A film, “Courtesy Comes to Town,” will be shown to the group as a fea ture of the week's courtesy program. Members of the Retail Merchants as sociation will act as ushers at the meeting. On Wednesday morning, the 14th, at the same theatre there will be speakers and a rate sheet on “How Do You Rate?” Participating firms will display easels stating the week’s theme, and employes will wear lapel decorations calling attention to the week. . The oro^ram is under the sponsor ship of the Retail Merchants associ ation and directed by the Distribu tive Education department of the State Department of Education. Mrs. J. A. Timmerman, of the Education Department, is in the city to assist iwith the program. Baseball Season For IMrs. H. M. Rowland Blue Hose Squad Opened Monday Passes At Home, Last Rites Here SENTIKEL PLAY AT HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT Bats cracked out the opening of baseball practice at Presbyterian col lege on Monday afternoon. And guiding the destinies of Blue Stocking diamondmen this season is a new coach: Sid Varney, former University of North Carolina star. Varney—who serves as football as sistant in addition to being head baseball mentor—was an All-Amer ican diamond performer in college. A fireball leader, he hopes to whip the Hosemen into a fighting ball club that will be hard to handle in the South Carolina race. Until now, however, Varney has scarcely had opportunity to consider his pros pects, what with spring football workouts following on the heels of regular season grid play. Presbyterian didn’t set the circuit on Are last yaar In winning 11 and losing 18. But most of the more tal- ented veterans of the I960 campaign are back, including two All-state players. These two, who are counted on to spark the 1961 attack, are: Pitcher Lum Edwards of Union, winner of eight games last year and the team’s leading batter; and short stop Dick Weldon of Bennettsville, flashy fielding sparkplug. In addition to Edwards and Wel don, these first string veterans are returned: Outfielders Regis Kunsey of Hiawassee, Ga., and Kirby Jack- son of Sumter; Pitcher Ankle Rowe of Bridgeton, N. C.; Third Baseman Byron King of Bennettsville; and Second Baseman JOJO Weingartner of Decatur, Ga. Some other performers who are expected to bolster the squad are: Catcher Ralph DesChamps of Bish- opville; and Infielder Skip Skinner and Pitcher Bill Blewett, both of Pa ducah, Ky. The latter two are cur rently starring on the Presbyterian basketball team. However, there have been no pre season estimates of talent as far as Coach Varney is concerned. He says every post is wide open, and begin ning Monday the players started win ning their positions. Mrsi Kate P. Rowland, 62, wife of H. M. Rowland of this city, died at her home at an early hour last Thursday morning after several years of declining health. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon from the home by Dr. W. R. Turner, assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery, the rites being attended by a large number of friends from here and elsewhere, with many beautiful floral offerings banked upon her grave. A woman of beautiful Christian character, she was loved and admired for her many admirable traits and leaves many friends who will unite in ex tending sympathy to the bereaved family. Pallbearers were B. C. Preslar, C. E. Nichols, F. P. Thompson, W. M. Walker, Horace Horton, R. G. Wat son, Wm. B. Owens and Joe C. Mc Daniel. Mrs. Rowland was a native of North Carolina but had been a resi dent of this city for the past 16 years. She was a daughter of the late David and Laura Harris Birie, and was a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city. The deceased is survived by her husband, two sons, J. P. Rowland of th's city and Lt H. M. Rowland, Jr., of the navy, stationed in Florida; two brothers, Robert Pirie of Henderson, N. C., and Fred Pirie of Landis N. C.; and three sisters, Mrs. M. G. Evans and Mrs. T. H. Crabtree of Hender son, N. C., and Mrs. Willie Tharpe of Nashville, Tenn. The cast of “The Haunted Chair,” reading left to right, front row: Sue Cooper. Joan Vaughan. Mary Ellen Cannon, Peggy Sease, Mary Sue Darr, Ruth Lowery; back row: John Davis, Rembert Trnluck, Jimmy Stewart, Ted Mean, Charles Johnson, Frank Young. WHO KILLED JOHN BAXTER? 'THE HAUNTED CHAIR' TO BE PRESENTED, NOVEL PLAY LAST WORD IN MYSTERY Blue Hose Rate Third In Nation Legion Oratorical Contest Here March 14 The area oratorical contest of dis tricts No. 4, 5, 6, and 7, American Legion, will be held in the Clinton high school auditorium Wednesday, March 14, at 10:20 ajn. Supt. W. R. Anderson and Principal R. P. Wilder will have charge of the contest. Each contestant will talk on the Constitution of the United States. The winner will go to the state finals and receive $100 per year for four years toward his college educa tion. The national winner will re ceive $4,000. Prizes will be donated by Ham ilton’s Jewelers of this city. Owens, Wesson Vote For State Soles Tox South Carolina’s house delegation split last week in their vote on the sales tax measure with Representa tives Tench P. Owens of this city, and R. C. Wasson of Hickory Tav ern, voting for the bill. Rep. Jus tin Bridges of Laurens, voted against the measure. The house vote for keeping the tax was 86, against 26. Religious Emphasis Week Being Held On College Campus Religious Emphasis Week on the Presbyterian college campus began Tuesday and will continue through Friday morning. Dr. Manford Gutzke, professor of English Bible and Religious Educa tion at Columbia Theological Semi nary, Decatur, Ga., is the principal speaker. Other speakers are: Rev. Neill Truesdale, pastor of Aveleigh PreSbyterian church, Newberry; Rev. Cecil Brearley, pastor of the Ninety- Six PreSbyterian curch; Rev. W. H. Boyd, pastor of the Ware Shoals PreSbyterian church, and advisor of the Presbyterian Fellowship of South Carolina; and Rev. J. C. Dickert, of St. John’s Lutheran church of this city. The week of special services is un der the direction of the Student Christian association cabinet and the special committee of fifty which has been appointed by the 6CA. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS EEGCTAKLY EACH WEEK H will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop lint in this newspaper, than in the stores as prices change *"6 new merchandise la received and displayed. READ THE ADS Who killed John Baxfer? mat caused his body to disappear? What became of Gilhooley? These ques tions and many others will be an swered when The Sentinel presents the thrilling, chilling mystery-farce entitled “The Haunted Chair,” at the, , . . .. . . high school auditorium Frida, night . f n all 8 o'clock, and unleaa you see the i „ r * n ^ U '* rd untolding of this novel play o( f 11 ^ i.t.-H. i„_-,, ,„ n tJto statistics released Saturday by the f a l iN«tional Collegiate Athletic Bureau, feel disposed to kick your self alf^ The H<weman< by ^ Aptly suited to the demands af !Lorendo ’ ^ "J”** 801 j_.. , , .Tr per game, better than two a minute. Pi ™ ""J 1 \ C, T 0< *?*- Only Eastern IllinoU State and Beloit P * rtS ’ " ,UI ' d ° ""“Hof Wisconsin top Presbyterian in rife-tickling comedy, hair-raising accuracy and two nlayers re- thrills and startling surprises, 1, has S^ual r^nmon " been pronounced the last word in mystery play construction. All-State Forward Dwight Gron- inger rates among the top 30 indi- Begirming where the others «ui,j vidual xorers with an 18 4 av _ the curtain rises to find the body erage on 442 pomts Kored He ^ of eccentric. old John Baxter sit ting upright in his dingy, sheltered library on his lonely. Long Island estate. When his relatives learn of his demise they come scurrying to the mansion to hear the reading of erage on 442 points scored. He fourth in free throve accuracy with 8.12 per cent. Guard Paul Nye re mains eighth as a playmaker by av eraging four assists per game. his strange will, which he has ex-! Union jCrVICC bUlldOy To Lounch Drive For Bible Teacher Funds Local National Guard Unit Begins Extra Drills The local National Guard unit, Anti-Aircraft Atomatic Weapo n s Battalion, began their recently au- htorized series of week-end training periods last Saturday and Sunday, as they put in four hours of work on each of these two days. According to the recent authori zation by the War Department, all guard units must have completed 12 of these extra drill periods, in addi tion to their regular weekly drill pe riods, by June. The local unit, commanded by Capt. Francis Blalock, will during their 12 extra periods hold classes in map and compass reading and field tactics. In addition to the overall training as a unit, individual classes will be conducted for the va rious groups of specialists, including the communication, motor, adminis trative, firing, supply and kitchen sections. In the existing plan local guards men train four hours Saturday af ternoon, and another four hours Sunday, with instruction beginning at 2:00 pan. both afternoons. pressly stipulated must take place immediately after his death. But when these greedy relatives discover that John Baxter is obviously the victim of murder, they are dismayed as suspicion points directly to them. To further complicate matters, Gil hooley, a bungling detective, about to get “down to business,” suddenly vanishes; Things happen in rapid and confusing succession. Baxter’s body disappears along with Gilhool ey, then Mrs. Burlove, a visitor, dis appears; scores of astonishing events contrive to keep even the most hard ened mystery addict on edge until the final curtain. Interspersed throughout the three acts is an abundance of clean, whole some comedy by Liza and Lazy Lee, darky servants, who manage to pop in and out of trouble with clock work regularity. There are many, many other parts of equal import ance, not the least among them being Nellie Kennedy, who, in her calm, humorous way brings the deep mys tery to a startling close. The play is directed by Miss Bet ty Neal Derrick, who is the advisor for the school paper. An admission of fifty and seventy- five cents will be charged. The cast is as follows: Mrs. John Baxter, ?????????, played by Frank Young; Liza Lee, a colored maid, played by Mary Ellen Cannon; Lazy Lee, Liza’s (?) better half, played by Charles Johnson; Lucille Page, John Baxter’s ward, played by Peggy Sease; Doctor Henry Stanley, who is in love with Lucille, played;by Ted Mears; Bob Stanley, Henry’s cousin, played by Johnny ‘Buck*’ Davis; Peggy Moore, Bob’s fiancee, played by Joan Vaughan; Nellie Kennedy, who comes in out of the rain, played by Ruth Lowery; Inspector Dennis Gil hooley, who is suspicious of every body, played by Rembert Truluck; Jeffrey Fallen, a successful lawyer, played by Jimmy Stewart; and Mrs. Mable Moore, who receives a myste rious message, played by Sue Cooper. Betty Jean Caughman and Buzzie Neighbors are stage managers. John ny Adair is/ electrician. County Baptists Plan Revival In connection with the simultan eous revival to be conducted March 25th through April 8th by all the Baptist churches east of the Missis sippi river, the churches of the Lau rens Baptist association are asked to send representatives to the Laurens First Baptist church Monday, March 12th at 7:30 P. IM., for a special rally. The purpose of the meeting i* to promote a greater interest in evan gelism and to better prepare the peo ple for the revival efforts being planned. Rev. J. W. Spillers, pastor of Cal vary Baptist church of this city, and chairman of the committee for spe cial rallys, urges all churches to send a large representation to the rally. Mr. Spillers outlines the program as follows: Song Service, led by Ira Bledsoe Devotion by Rev. Wingard Berry Announcements Conference on evangelism con ducted as follows: Adult Men led by Rev. r J. H. Darr; Adult Women led by Rev. J. A. Howard; Young People led by Rev. J. E. Rouse. Message on evangelism by Rev. J. A. Howard. The annual drive for funds to pay the salary of the Bible teacher in the city schools will be launched this coming Sunday night, March 11, at Broad Street Methodist church at 7:30 o’clock in a union service of the churches in the city. The ser vice will be presided over , by L. E. Cason, layman chairman of the drive. The address will be given by Dr. George C. Bellingrath, academic dean at Presbyterian college. Dr. Bellingrath has a wide experience in the teaching of the Bible in the cities of Richmond, Va., and Chat tanooga, Tenn., and his address upon this occsaion will be timely and in spirational. A large crowd is ex pected to hear him. The committees of the various churches are asked to meet! imme diately after the service to plan for the canvass for funds that will be gin on Monday morning. The amount to be raised this year is $2,097. This larger amount that has been raised heretofore is ne cessitated by , the state raising the salaries of teachers for the coming year. The churches have been matching in the past the salary paid by the state for a high school teach er. z NOW WITH HAMILTON’S Mrs. Doris Lee has accepted a po sition with Hamilton’s, Jewelers. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL THE' CHRONICLE prints more local news than all other newspapers combined. It will keep you posted on happenings in the community and about people you know and are in terested in, List your subscription to day to be delivered in your home, or mailed anywhere. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: ALVIN H. DONNAN, MRS. MATTIE LYLES, Clinton. MRS. LILLY MAE NEAL, MRS. J. W. PEARSON, JR.. Lydia Mills. JOSEPH D. OAKLEY, San Diego, Calif. Proposed Bill Carries Fees For Fishermen At Lake Greenwood Fishing fees that would be charged Lake Greenwood fishermen would be used solely for propagation of fish and law enforcement on the lake, Senator G. P. Callison of Greenwood county, states. Senator Callison, together with Senators M. E. Abrams of Newberry, and R. T. Wilson of Laurens, intro duced a bill in the state senate last week that would set the fees. A per mit for residents would be $1.10, while non-residents of the state would pay $2.10. Considerable inter est has been shown in this area among sportsmen who are interested in the possibility of such a law. The Greenwood senator said he had re ceived a petition to that effect bear ing the names of several hundred sportsmen. In its present form the bill would exempt persons under 12 and over 65. The permit for non-residents would be issued for two days oply and not more than two such permits could be issued to one person during a year. At present non-residents of the state must buy a $10.00 license to fish in this state. They would not have to purchase that license if the proposed bill is enacted into law, but would pay the $2.10 fee. PICTURE SHOWN AT SCHOOLS A sound movie, ‘The Story of Ny lon,” was shown at the various schools in the city during the week. The movie, a production of the Du pont company, was sponsored by the Earline Shop of this city. TO SHOW PICTURE A picture entitled, “Ye Are the Salt of the Earth,” will be shown at Holly Grove Baptist church Sunday evening March 11, at 7:19. The pviblic is cordially invited. DELEGATION GOES TO WASHINGTON FOR GAS HEARINGS Clinton, Laurens and Newberry Represented At Conference. Fees of Project's Consulting Engineer Aired. Mayor Joe P. Terry, City At torney R. S. Owens and B. C. Pres lar, representing the Chamtoer of Commerce, were in Washington last week on official city business which i consisted of testifying at a series of Federal Power Commission hearings in behalf of the City of Clinton, as to the matter of obtaining a piped- in natural gas distribution system for this city. Present in Washington at these hearings were representatives of the neighboring cities of Laurens arui Newberry, both of whom were also reported to be concerned with the same matter. The relationship between Laurens, Clinton and Newberry, S. C., and J. W. Goodwin, a Birmingham consult ing engineer, in promoting a natural gas line to the three towns had an airing in a Federal Power Comm is- ■ sion hearing last Thursday. Goodwin’s lawyer, J. M. Alper, submitted copies of contracts where by Clinton and Newberry hired Goodwin to represent them in the case and prepare plans for a distri bution system that would transmit natural gas from the Texas - New York pipeline of the Transcontinen tal Gas Pie Line Corp. For his services, Goodwin would receive a fee of eight per cent which he estimated in testimony two days ago, might run as high as $72,000. The contracts were sidxnitted at the request of the power commis sion examiner Edward Marsh, after lawyers for other parties in the case raised the point of a possible conflict of interest between the en gineer and his clients. While Good win is advising Clinton and New berry to build their own lateral to the Transcontinental line, Carolina Natural Gaa corporation of Char lotte, N. C, is asking permission to serve them and Laurens on a lat eral to Columbia; and the officials of the cities concerned are not sure which method would be cheaper. Newberry’s City Manager Ed L. Blackwell testified that “we would prefer to build only a distribution system, rf we can buy gas at the city gate" but he said “we are willing to cooperate with our neighbors in building a transmission line, too, if that is most economical.” When Alper asked if this meant the cities were withdrawing from Goodwin’s plan for their own trans mission line, Transcontinental'! law yer Christopher Boland protested that the lawyer was 'lorow-beating his own witness.” Boland said “it is clear that Goodwin and the cities may have different interests ’’ Later he said the mayors of Clinton and Newberry knew nothing about the details of the city pipeline projects until Goodwin presented them at the hearing this week. Mayor Joe B. Wedlock testified that Laurens also had hired Goodwin, as its representative in seeking na tural gas, but had “dissociated” from him last August. Boland asked why the engineer was dropped, but never got an answer because objections by other lawyers were sustained. Medlock adroitly warded off a bar rage of questions by Tom McGrath, lawyer for the coal producers who are fighting competition by natural gas. Suggesting that Laurens might not get enough gas for ail to meet all its demands, McGrath asked if any preference would be given to the largest potential customer, the Laurens Glass Works. “No, I would treat ’em ail fair and square,” the young mayor replied with a grin. “That’s the policy of ail good politicians.” When McGrath asked if 'Laurens would build its pipeline, even for a i limited amount of gas, Medlock $n- jswered: '*We’U take all the gas we can get.” “Would you take gas for only a thou^nd customers?” “Sure, that would make a thousand people happy, anyway.”■ Earlier, Mayor J. P. Terry told of the possible markets for gas at Clin ton, which has nearby industries such as the Lydia and Joanna mills, that would be potential users of the fuel. The session ended with more testi mony by C. P. Townsend, Laurens city engineer, regarding the markets there. CHAPMANS AT CONFERENCE (Mr. and Mrs. Pope Chapman at tended the area Child Welfare con ference of the American Legion and Auxiliary the past week-end in Co lumbia. The conference included rep resentatives from 13 states, and con cluded with a banquet at the Jeffer son hotel. ■ ■OHM