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THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete Reliable Newsy and Volume LI I (ttyg (fllmtott gIl|ronifl\ If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 29,1951 Number 14 LMIRENS COUNTY SELECTED FOR 4-H CLUB STUDY To Be Made by Clemson Extension Specialists As Aid to Other States. A study of factors which make for successful 4-H club work will be made in Laurens county dur ing the next few weeks as a part of a South-wide study being made by a committee of extension work ers representing 13 S6uthem states and Puerto R Leon Ojeiayton, state boys’ 4-H club agent for South Carolina, is chairman of the Southern States committee. Other state 4-H club workers on the committee are, D; S. Lantrip, Arkansas, and Lorene Stevens, Florida. L. I. Jones, direc tor. Mississippi Extension Service, it the representative of the South ern extension directors and George Foeter. southern 4-H field agent, and Mrs Laurel K Sabroskv are representing the Federal Eaten- •ton Service, USD A, oa the study Senate Continues On Its Wild Spending Spree Columbia, March 27.—State sena tors tacked another $370,910 onto a record genera! appropriations bill in a confused session today. They got through all the itemized appro priations sections of the bill, but it was conceded that this doesn’t mean a thing if they want to change their minds later. Extra money voted for the Board of Health and the Forestry commis sion shot the appropriations-sales tax measure up to an unofficial $146,624,006. At almost every turn, however, one or more senators made it clear that more amendments will be of fered when the bill corns up for third and final reading. Members of the Finance committee, which reoprted out a $146,396 bill hope to see it get a second reading to morrow or Thursday. The board of health increase was from $1,519,789 to $1,821,449. The Forestry Commission appropriation was kicked up $89,850 to $865,950 The only reduction came in the State Research, Planning and De velopment Board director’s salary. Thu waa cut back to $10,060 from $10 600 Typical of the comments during the vawn-out wrangling for which ho* ~ THEY ALWAYS NEED YOUR HELPB - AND WE ALL NEED THEIR HELP! THE RED CROSS qh Lorendo Leaves March of Dimes - Drive in County Raises $5,972.89 Judge J. Hewlette Wasson, at Lau rens, treasurer of the 1951 March of Dimes campaign recently completed, said yesterday that the drive was the best in the history of the county and expressed his public thanks to all who contributed or helped through convassing to make it a success. The Clinton area was in charge of J. C. Thomas as chairman, and the quota given this section was sur passed by several hundred dollars. The amount raised in the cam paign was $5,972 89, with Clinton residents contributing $1,620.12 otf the amount, and the Joanna Com munity Chest, $750.00. Treasurer Wasson’s report follows: Total schools $ 668 63 Beta Sigma Phi dirt) dance 25 00 Town of Croca Hill 8 50 Center Point-Ekom coirnnu- L. 6. Benjamin Dies at Darlington, Clinton Native P. C. 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Gray Court community _ _ Hickory Tavern community Laurens Hosiery Mill Joanna Community Cheat Loyal Order of Moooe. Jo anna Lodge IMd bbmrf •— Glow Works Ora rmnauMUty Poplar Springs comm unity eel 21.17 1.620.12 346 J6 50.61 23 JO 16665 12 JO 7666 756 06 TrMUty R.dge Warvtor Croa Watts MUa Youags cam a unity Laarsaa Mills Kiwaaa cldk touaMMa* dtotrids Mall tala L.*N CM Ji Md II r» jr: m aiNTON HI SENIORS LEAVE MONDAY FOR WASHINGTON TRIP Will Spend Day In Rich mond and Visit Many Historic Places. Seventy-one Clinton high school seniors, accompanied by three mem bers of the faculty. Miss Irene Hipp. Miss Eloise Miller and R. P. Wilder, will leave on the Silver Comet next Monday night for Washington. D. C., where they will enjoy a five- day schedule of interest. For several weeks seniors have been working to rats funds for the trip by collecting and selling old newspapers and magazines, giving entertainments and sponsoring oth er activities. On the trip the young people will spend a full day in Richmond. Va where they will go on a sightsee ing tour of the city, have luncheon at Williamburg Lodge and m the afternoon sightseeing in Williams burg, a visit to Jamestown and the Mariners Museum Later they will take a boat for an overnight trip up the Chesapeake, with dinner and breakfast oa the boat Wednesday morning the party will be picked up by chartered mo tor coarhaa aad Umatornd to An napolis for a tour of the U & Via visit Arlington Curtis Lee's man they will vtatt the of Pnwtmg and Eagravmg Washington irnmianeat. U t Mm Jef tato frt y will as to tow MatNfMl Htotory Md the MeOan Art agflMlh Tbe nights trill be plsnsw>t by tba aUudeats sad tbetr skips atosB TW vtHtors • til leave Wash ms tea aa toe toikvae CaMwt FVvta* af terwana at ft*a **rteeb aad wtB ar rtva beam fbe fnHawmg mnea iwg *t CkfltOto H Itotod Tt af tbe Cotoctft Friday Niglit P. S. Bailey Named 'Citixen of Yaar' By Lions Club bee*. , aad road bad tba boat boaket ball taasa wa haw awe bad at Pratovtortoto. Hto football work alao was vupr rtatiw aa evidtaewd by the all row ad pood play <d PC last fall We 11 bum him. aad our boat wiab aa §o with ban for •ura sas to hto i new >oh- A surcoaaor to Lorendo has not all —Mikrri af tba mewed TW t la tbe Aaawar la Warb TW .r.g prvgram bus keen mg the days tba cannot sell aay he has receive from OPS of the filing of bla TW original deadline of April 28 to extended to May 30 TW order alao extends from March 29 to April 30 the deadline for retailers to file reports with their charts showing margins which they had during the base period July 1, 1949. to June 30. 1950. These reports give the retailer and OPS a chance to compare existing mar gins with those in use the year before the Korean outbreak. Mr. Griffin added that leaflets describing in detail how to prepare pricing charts will be distributed as soon as they are received from Washington. Block. 'C' Banquet Set for April 20 » • Announcement is made that the annual Block C banquet at Clinton high school will be held in the cafeteria on April 20 at which time letters will be awarded in different sports. Dode Phillips, a former all-state star at Erskine college, will be the guest speaker. Bruce Galloway of Trenton, will sing several numbers. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yon. It's thrifty to shop first In this newspaper, then In the stores as prices change and new merchandise to received and displayed. READ THE ADS t particular affected by state agn J. Roy > $10,660 thing." M* "that the Finance Com mittee tries to point out people who have been the coat of living" He took with proposed raises for several other hifh-ealaried officials Brown replied that Jones was given the $1500 raise approved for constitutional officers because Jones also had to run for election. "You don’t propose to have the state pay his campaign expenses?" Moore asked. Alcoholics Anonymous Meet Well Attended The intergroup meeting of Al coholics Anonymous held at the lo cal armory Sunday afternoon was largely atended. Two speakers, a man and woman, members of the organization, addressed the group and told of what it had meant to them and thousands of others. Representatives were present from Ch a r 1 o 11 e, Spartanburg Greenville, Clinton, Laurens, En- oree, Newberry. Greenwood, Aiken, Orangeburg, Saluda, and Washing ton, Thompson and Augusta, Ga. Joanna Boy Named As 'King Teen' Jimmy Stewart, senior at Clinton high, has been elected King Teen by the members of his class. Boys are selected for this distinction from high schools all over the state and one of the representatives will be given a scholarship at Wofford college, Spartanburg. Jimmy, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Stewart, of Joanna, has taken an active part in school activities dur ing the past four years. ATTEND KIWANIS MEET President B. C. Preslar of the lo cal Kiwanis club, and R. W. Boland, recently retired lieutenant governor of the ninth division, attended the annual divisional meeting held last week with the Greer club. la its annual aetorUee of ’’Ct •f the Year * for 1961, the Loons club at its mooting Tuesday evening named P 8 Bailey, president of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills Mr Bailey was selected on the basis of his contribution to the city in connection with his position as bead of the two mills. Mr. Bailey, a comparatively young man, succeeded his late uncle, W. J. Bailey, as president of the two cor porations a few years ago. Since as suming the position a phenomenal expansion program has been under way, both as to enlarging the pro duction capacity of the plants and providing educational and welfare facilities for the people living in the communities. Both villages have been undergoing a continuous “face lifting’' operation in recent years. Mr. Bailey’s interest in the social aspects of the two villages has been pronounced, it was stated, and is re flected in the cultural atmosphere of the communities. The club will present an appro priately inscribed certificate to Mr. Bailey at a coming meeting, signify ing his selection. Sfotc Droft Quota For April HalYtd Major James Hunter, state selec tive service director, said this week that he has received word that the South Carolina draft quota for Ap ril will be reduced about half. The national quota was recently changed from 80.000 to 40.000. Prior to the change the quota for this state had been set at 1,175, but, al though he has not received a new quota yet. Major Hunter said that he feels it will be changed to “ap proximately 600" The state quota for May has been set at 883. part of a national call of 61,000, he said. MetfitaUow and WucUup Women » the IJ E Smith I Hto Plana to the Cr IJ E Walker ! galMsToira t G Rankin of Clm Women Working With ; People Mrs. Alex Crawford of Je- Conservmg Results of the Cru sade—Miss AdeLie Cartoon of And erson Congregational Hymn — Offering Special music by male chorus of Clinton high school Women in Evangelism and For eign Missions—Mrs Sidney Gold finch of Paraguay Greetings—Mrs. I. M. Smith. Lunch will be served the group at one o’clock. Red Cross Drive Still Little Short of $3:500 Goal , John B. Jordan, chairman of the Clinton-Joanna area Red Cross cam paign for funds, states that the drive is still a little short of the $3,509 goal. The amount needed to reach the quota is $176.13, he said, and ef forts have been continuing this week to contact those who were missed in order to raise the additional amount. The drive will definitely close Fri day night and Mr. Jordan requests that division chairmen who have not completed their solicitation, please do so. Anyone desiring to make a contribution is asked to contact Mr. Jordan or Mrs. Irby Hipp, home ser vice chairman of the Red Cross. Mr. Jordan states that a list of funds collected by division chairmen will be published next week. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL I Each week new subscribers are added to THE CHRONICLE’S large family. We invite your subscrip tion if you are not now a reader of the paper. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MRS. NELLIE RUTH HOLLEY, N. W. HAUPFEAR, MRS. J. W. SATTERFIELD, FRANK THOMAS, H. SPELCE, B. F. CHJLDtRESS, MRS. JHNA BLAKELY, Clinton. MRS. PEARL CULBERTSON, J. W. NASH, MRS. CHARLES HUMPHREYS, J. C. PEARSON, MRS. A. C. AMERSON, W. F. WILLIAMS, MRS HAZEL ELDERS, REV M. A. FRYE, MRS FANNIE KIRBY, H. W. CAMPBELL, Lydia Mills. T. E CRAPPS, Kinards. MRS RICHARD T. LINDSAY, Wlnnsboro. (M-SGT CLAUDE SMITH, A P. O., San Franciaco, Cal Secretary Requests Return of Ballots Ballots for the election of five directors for the Chamber of Com merce have been mailed to all mem bers by the Secretary, Miss Iona Blakely. Today is the last day for returning ballots for tabulation she said yesterday, and all members are asked to see that they are mailed or bropght to her office today. School Sewing Room Open To Adults Mrs. Roily Bannister, head of the domestic science and art department at the local high school, announces that the department will be open each Wednesday beginning April 4, at 5 o’clock for adults. The equip ment in the sewing room may be used and Mrs. Bannister will assist those who come with any sewing problems. Hawm The bend will play Paul Yoder’s ftmnfrmefitj of two wrwwilir now - eluea. Dry Bone*’' and "Joshua" Tile band's repertoire ci popular music includes "Let the Rest of the World Go By," Dearie," Moon light Boy." and T Want a Girl" Also featured in the concert will be Sigmund Romberg’s stirring composition. “Stouthearted Men." The guTs sextette and the boys' double quartet will render vocal selections, and a brass quartet, composed of two trumpets, a ban tone and trombone, will perform. Admision will be twenty-five and fifty cents. Parent-Teacher Group To Hear Mrs. Mims The Florida Street Parent-Teach er association will meet Tuesday evening, April 3, in the school audi torium at 7:30 o’clock. Mrs. T. J Mims, president of the South Caro lina Congress of PTA, will be th*. guest speaker. During the business session offi cers for the coming year will be elected. DENNY ON CONSTABULARY J. O. Denny of Cross Hill, has been renamed a member of the re organized state constabulary force, according to an announcement from Columbia. Miss Adams Elected Science Head Miss Elizabeth Adams, teacher of physics and biology at the local high school the past six years, was recently elected president of the Science departmnt of the South Carolina Education association. As vicepresident she was promoted to the presidency, succeeding Doyle Boggs of Hartsville. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from loading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they lell you about changing prices each week sad where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage.