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1 THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable $he ffllinttm (Ehrnnirlp Volume LI I Clinton, S. C., Thursday, April 12, 1951 If You Don't Rood THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Number 16 LIONS CLUB CARNIVAL OPENS TONIGHT FOR THREE-DAY STAND » ■ - Gala Event Expected < To Attract Big Crowds. Armory Is Scene of Annual Funfest. The fourth annual Lions clUb car nival opens tonight at 6:00 o'clock at the armory for a three-day run. The carnival, sponsored by the lo cal Lions club, is staged to provide funds for the charitable enterprises of the clUb. Previous affairs have been patronised by great numbers of people who enjoyed three nights d fun and entertainment Last year's carnival was very successful, more than t2.Mt being donated by the rhA to various local charities from the proceeds. It Is anticipated that similar iromda will patronise the event this year. A great array of booths has baen set up In the armory and will he opera tad by members of the rtnh. TWy «#ar § wide range of “thmgs to go and entortaimnent with prts- tt at every doaseigtian gatng to pat rons who snrcood Mi Mhewtng tbotr •am and an jo ring a certain amount of herb m the many gamns and vionto aS6arvd bmga lovers can plry to hoert** reoiant. yen CM * • nda ^trS _i«o»i rf~i 'ml MS- County Domestic Relations Measure Sent To House A bill introduced by Senator R. T. Wilson of Laurens, to establish a domestic relations court for Lailrens county has passed the state Senate and been sent to the House of Rep- resntatives for final consideration by the three delegation members, R. C. Wasson, Justin A. Bridges and Tench P. Owens. Under provisions of the bill, the domestic relations court would have jurisdiction over divorce, the person of minors and persons legally charg eable with support of wife or child. Jurisdiction would not be exclus ive but concurrent with other courts having the same powers. The do mestic relations court would be infe* rior to the circuit court, but the same presumptions in favor of its jurisdiction and validity of its judg ments and dsertas would hold as Mi | the cam of judgments rendarsd by the circuit courts. The Judge of the would be a resident lew ef Laurens county by a majority of the Laurens coun ty Bar Association and certified by the county delegation The dele gpHfcnft wnhoT tfi witiiif m ■' t Kwi* MOUHTVIUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO HAVE REDEDICAHON SERVICES SUNDAY Executive Secretary of South Carolina Synod and Several Former Pastors To Have Part of Program. Rededication services for the Mountville Presbyterian church will be held Sunday aftemooA at 3:30 with the public invited. The service will open with the invocaion followed by a song, “Come Thou Almight King.” The welcome address will be given by the pastor, Rev. Geo. A. Anderson, who resides at Mountville. and is a member of the Presbyterian college faculty. The history of the church will be given by Rev. Fred T. McGill, a former pastor, and secretary of Synod Hoe Missions. The re- dedication ceremony will be in charge of Dr. W R Turner pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, and the prayer of re- dedtcatien will be offered by Dr. D J Woods, also of this city The dedicatory sermon will be preached by Bev Leslie H Patter son. eaervtive —< nisry of the South Carolina synod, and former pastors of the church will take part on the program. There will be a picnic supper on the grounds following the meeting. The church was organized in Oc tober, 1893, with the following members, the record says. The names Austin, Boyd, Bryson, Can non, Dunlap, Fuller, Goodman, Ham, Jones, Leaman, Pasley and Pyles appear in the list The building was recently re paired and improved by the mem bership and volunteer helpers Present officers of the church are Elders—B. B Goodman, L, G. Jones. John T Stokes. H W Bry son Deacons—W E Dunlap W L Lynch. George S Wham. John P Dunlap Pianist. Mrs. Annie H A by Mrs ore< ef the church, *ur tap Cooley. The Cbrentrle Accident Fatal To N. A. Shouse, Jr., Last Rites Here Newman Alston Shouse, Jr„ 23, died last Friday night at University hospital, Augusta, Ga., from injur ies suffered in an automobile acci dent Thursday in Edgefield county. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Presbyte rian church in Whitmire, of which he was a member, conducted by the pastor. Rev. W. H. Dendy. Inter ment followed here in Rooemont cemetery. Mr. Shouse was a native of Whitmire where he spent most of his life. He was educated in the schools there and attended Clem son college He was honorably dis charged from the Marines after World War IL and since then had been in business in Whitmire He was known by a number of peo ple here who learned with deep regret of his tragic death. The young man is survived by ute gu * ectMi* ie a cwmntsMoi-ei Mjld be bald at ni oath and Ml Mte judge 4m DRecton Named For Cross HHI lions Chamber ol Commerce Name Officers hto father andsinotltor. Tit a man A and DuabeOi Ghmr Shouse of near Whitmir* one inter Mrs R A Pitt* Jr. ad mf ftp. and ene br-dher TV —-ieet1 Rtot Mae etudewt at Ctomwni roRege oaa f by has me Irene, and potoenel ( ffandporentx Mrs Ramto A Omm < ■f WVjtmtr* Mrs w. 1 NXc*.* v ed WmObvi Tail WHY HE VOTED AGAINST STATE SAIES TAX Senator ^Vilson Cites - Reasons for Opposing Enormous Appropriation Bill Carrying Almost Unlimited Power. Senator R, T. Wilson of this coun ty, voted with the minority against the Senate-adopted $149,000,000 ap propriation bill with the three per cent sales tax attached. In a public statement he luted four main rea sons for his position: 1. Because the Appropriation Bill had an increase of $43,(00.000 over last year’s appropriations For ed ucation tile increase was only ap proximately $13,006,000 — six mil lions for mrreaard teachers salary and about nine million dollars tar srhaal building program and ad* mimetratioa. I would have voted far the mrreaard educational pro gram but la do as under Uua R<>I recant asaif bathd *ute by V^ et «f (be (Tunabey of Cans* et C mm"m dUPOMTlv# 1 * bpnpv# »: om BJN&R'' mb vmtm oj 4* otfeoi w w9Qm OONPt i VMM amam BmMP B M Vai Mmvmb n wad 4." V « : eeaup iwpnaueu LJune Mm. vw: eseasao Ms ■toOua aagM' fevgrui ►ftsetaa aaOngs Maang af Mat M t s.dwi. smrui m • i *-#»• *us •» Rowol Samctt At M mi T#B«fia SuncJoi and wdNadaati m tbe rrty base basn gsnsruus Ml nspptysag gilsMO—dMS^»j cbaadbHk mrvwe ami «ndk ■« be i naad Iw use event. •varybnty gruwv-uye and rbB- gren- is lavstad Ml %a at tMe avaMay tasMObl edMn Mm btg I6bl Leuaa rinb corai* al apana Speokgrs Nomgd For Spring Vespers Af Proffeytorion College •moa* ares aucu yeur sa caaueu am aM iMnba mMMSaas and uanwaaoa aaeaaaaay lea tba vBg saab af Mm assanst aaut Id be ea adhrsa rtscb ad We A* rvuntaaSka fsurt and auuS WU Uarm mtodtol how (to rtoe% ms mwn M dhe ft • «hMh • moto i and «m toad oner mai *** to 6i ■■PM Utodor the oet L 6to m toauli ttttm 1 Man Uto tmtot and even add hhewmt be sura rust eamrt 1 Hm fMd • ** at mmaae aggaa bnr. I eMMMae MMWMIb MtP mM Jnanna gngWW nbarvb ntMl Wat L fibnean paabu ad i >bue«a «d t'uwwei *S MhaN d mmdk •nti and amndatea jaat as ■ The treasure* Sgf Sftriin Young Refires From Army, To Lnro Af Jotp«r, Go RobfPol St rate et Af HtU - MBO t Spring lervicea will beam this month it M an by Mm BrMiiaat of Mm ►.at lunday evening will open on April 23 with Dr. John MrSween pastor of the Fourth Prasbytenan church. Greenville, as the speaker On April 29 the Rev C K Douglas, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Waiter- boro, will be the leader. May 6. Dr W R Ward, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Spartanburg, will speak; on May 13 the group will hear Dr. Fred V. Poag, pastor of Shandon Presbyte rian church, Columbia. Returned Missionary To Speak Here Monday Mrs. Harriet Johnson, returned missionary from India, will speak at Broad Street Methodist church Mon day afternoon, April 16, at 3:30. The meeting will take the place of the regular monthly meeting otf the Wo man’s Society of Christian Service scheduled at this time. The public is invited to hear Mrs. Johnson. A flat M year* | Bgi Btortm You* Um old family farm war Jasper |Go. where ha plans to Nrmns a "gadlleman farmer " raising pigs and cattle Ha retired from Um army March II at Fort MrPher ’ son. where he served more than !• years of hie career tn the army Troops at the post honored SgL Young with a retreat parade March 30. marching in review before him , and bidding him an official fare well. During his long career in the army Sgt Young has seen service | in Hawaii, and with the ROTC at Presbyterian college where he spent ' 16 years. I Just prior to his retirement Sgt. Young was presented the Third Army Certificate of Achievement by Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge, Com manding General. Third Army. “As the date of your retirement approaches I am pleased at being afforded this opportunity of ex pressing on behalf of the Third Army, sincere appreciation for your long, faithful and honorable service in the army,” the certificate signed by Gen. Hodge said in part. Sgt. Young’s family, which has been residing here, plans to join him at their new home in Jasper. ■xrrtaai mwww Csaas MaH Bmqxisi cbuasb baMMuMpg Bvmdny wi^bt, Apstl IB and (wn’.xi' tdng MMW^I MM baMawmg Bundny, April 22. al * J6 aftiaxM Mcb r*w- lung, M bas basn sMUMuncad by Mm pastor. Brv Wsrv Maddsn. Jb Re* A Y- Gfveoa. paator af Ladds i Avmmm Bspuai eburtb af WattovtBs. I ■nil pranrh and Ira Btodsaa, music director af Lucas A van us church. | ■rill toad tbs Tba pMbbr m lavtMd Is attsnd Mm j ■arvlcra. which art bring hald in sn- operation with Um Southern Baptist Mmult COMMITTEE FAVORS LICENSE | TO FISH IN LAKE GREENWOOD The bill providing for fishing li censes on Lake Greenwood, was fav orably reported last week by the sen ate committee on Ash, game and forestry, according to press reports from Columbia. The bill is sponsored by Senators Wilson of Laurens, Abrams of New berry and Callison of Greenwood. The act, to take effect on or after July 1 of this year, would require a fee of $1,10 for a resident Ashing permit. Non-residents of this state wold be issued a two-day permit for $2.10 and would be granted only two such permits in any one calendar year. Persons 12 years of age or under, pr over 65, would not be required to' obtain permits. Also excepted from this requirement would be or ganized and supervtovd groups. Distribution of the permits would be by the chief game warden for the state. Sellers of the permits who will be designated by the chief game warden, would retain 10c from the sale for handling and transfer the balance to the chief game warden’s office. The fund so amassed would be used solely for game and fish pro tection and propagation in Lake Greenwood. It could be expended only upon the recommendation of a majority of the house members from Laurens, Newberry and Green wood counties and a majority of the senators from the three counties. Persons violating provisions of the act would be found guilty of a mis demeanor and upon conviction they would be Aned not 1cm than $10 nor more than. $100 or imprisoned for a period not to exceed 30 days. Adoir's Boxer Pup Dog Show Winner Copelina DeTrieste, a boxer pup owned by S. Y Adair of this city, won Arst place blue ribbon at the dog show held in Greenville during the past week. The boxer, bred by a pair of boxers owned by Major Michael Gussie of this city, won over two champion bred pups. 4-H RALLY DATE IS SATURDAY, APRIL 28 Attention is called to a correction in the article in last week’s paper giving the date for the 4-H rally day program to be held in Mountville. The correct date is Saturday, April 28. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL R. B. Todd of Darlington, writes in renewing his subscription: “Just a few words of praise for The Chronicle, one of the most complete newspapers of its kind. I wouldn’t do without it for anything. ‘Good luck to Mr. Harris and all your good force.’’ You, too, will enjoy having THE CHRONICLE as a weekly visitor into your home. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week. OTHA H. PRICE, BILL WHITE, MRS. BILLY DOMINICK, ELLA FRANCES MILLER MRS. VIRGIL KHED, Clinton. MRS TOMMY BLACK, L. W. ABERCROMBIE MRS BO GARDNER. MRS CHARLES NIX. Joanna. MRS PAUL H OOUNKS, Norway M-SGT H F DABNELL < Ban Francisco. CaBT Erftoord K Hommoa Potm Al Hom H#ft, Riftt Naur EigaliaW FumsoI mo mwi 9m BMword Bo NommmsA* 96 mmMxxWM toss WvMnwMxy eftot wmb •( Bod MiB BnpssM ffowvb m BMgMtold cmMstp 9f Um Bo foal UttMsrwwaM and tlw Brv J B Dtoha* lato m*m at Mtowod ta Im ctoarHl eeawtovy Mr HaaMwrX dMd mAMmOv at ha home as the Bias* Tram mg school toel Monday aighc Vto had ' boon amplopad aa a aMsahar al tha matitutioa’a staff far srvoral years Mr Hamiaarh was a aatlve ad i Georgia hut had amda ha haasa m Edgofwld county far a nuaibrr al yaars bofor* joining Um lacal ia- j stttutian He was married twico Ha first wife was Mrs Grace Powell Ham- mack From tha union one son, Charles Roy Hammock, of Ala bama. survives. Ha second marriage was to Miss Marie Hamilton, who survives him with two daughters. Mrs. Zelph McKenney of McCormick and Miss Brenda Gale Hxmmack of the home, and one son, L. P. Hxmmack of Edgefield. He is also survived by one brother. Harry Hammack of Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. Ed Lewis of Pasadena, Calif., and Mrs. Lillie Payne of Atlanta, Ga., and three grandchildren. Nancy Chapman To Get Winthrap Award An array of awards will be pre sented to outstanding publications and individuals at the 15th annual banquet of the South Carolina Scholastic Press association meet- ing at Newberry April 20. Included ; in the group is Miss Nancy Chap- 1 man of Joanna, editor of The John sonian the first semester, and a member of the Winthrop college senior class. 0* BoAmNI • wmm %^p * Am* p*p W* Om BMbmp* «' a MaS MBB AmMNB | € Um C jmMMNNI ONI |^***NHH SB9 LdPfa# Mmmnp I mm hfm J'*m**b m> fp * * B 4 | V9m 0B49 e-wM 'RBnBBVBHHF nponbbabb* *h|B| 4* [vHBflMMHRR (pBBNBi 4HHB oBB 9BB 4BB fNHD* Apt# ML 9m n *m* m* [ TtNAMBAfaf I Ommmb fNMMgNki M Blfep BMP* |Paaa*wP9 PPP4P PPP IP I flfap umw^i wmm |pp umb gMpvBMP Upw J«maa B If wWR ftarfYul SurYtcut At Humcaot Church Dueiug 6m wue9 af Aged I9-26 evxMgetMttr wr i h — •tfl 9a hald at Hamraae BaglM chwrra Tha Bua- day mtvtea will ha hald hi 6M af - tovuaaa at I II aud UM athav m*- ncaa al 6m waah-^t | orlark each r > aafag Speaker* far the waak include Rev ]T R AiUnan. pastor of Bush River Baptist church, Bev J. W Spilierv •* # * e • •Matau* ed Mu hewaae hr haaeng 6to af 6to C—uM* Bah# V-- al < Mai ’• * * • * t gMNPMMAlPP cuPMMN 9 *al Ah i Thar Adair To Manage Chevrolet Agency S. Y. Adair, well known automo bile salesman of the city, has gone to Madison, Ga., to manage a Chev rolet agency franchise. Mrs. Adair and sons will leave In the near future to join Mr. Adair as soon as living quarters are secured. DAIRYMEN TO MEET IN GREENWOOD Dr George P Hopson, national au thority oh mastitis and milking m»- I hme management, has beea sched uled for Rve meetings in the state. , He will speak at 16 a a April 16 a I the court houar a of Calvary Baptist rbusrh; Rev Grange Cothran, pastor ol th* Second Baptist church. Laurens The public is cordially invited to all these To Make Drive For Community Concert Officers and directors of the Lau rens County Community Concert association will meet the middle of next month to formulate plans for the annual membership drive, it is stated by Mrs. Sarah DeLoach of Laurens, vice-prmesident and gen eral chairman. Tentative plans this year call for the campaign to be held in the fall rather than in the spring as in the past, she said. Officers are also to be elected at the meeting, the date for which will be announced later. ees mm ewuratasuaw pregrasa uMM^r ha mim** * wmu af 6m psuaMM mf wu |y agpusukad Caussti B-ui^f itfh nghs «f gppaui la oummubbmb karkura n 6m h*R was ap* hsewura 1 thmh 6m tsissSaue af Um arfceuj dtolnct a<M tocrl ad urators toMuld dtourt 6m adura- tMuul pragram al any county and that musm should ool ha mdir*^ tl\ contmBad by poiltiriaas who might ■et hr tomiltor with tha adurotioaal program 4. Bprauar tha bdl mode a big reduction m tha liquor tax and bear tax and did not give an exemption to milk, to food, and to other ab solute necessities The Senate ap propriation bill with sales tax at tached refuses to give exemption of Ux on milk and the food that orphans tn this State drink and eat. and did not give any relief to tht» small taxpayer. Lt. Pitts Called To Active Duty Friends of Lt. John H. Pitts, will be interested o know he has been called to active duty and reported last week to Fort Jackson where he is stationed wih the 98h Tank Bat talion, 31st Infantry division. Lt. Pitts, the son of Mr. and Mrs J. Henderson Pitts, is a recent grad uate of Clemson. JOANNA FORMS INDEPENDENT BAIL CLUB; SEEKS GAMES WITH TEAMS IN THIS AREA Rube Melton, former Greenville Spinner and manager of what was to be Joanna’s Hornets of the Central Carolina Textile league, which fold ed up a few weeks ago, has organ ized an independent cliib. > Melton’s team will play mid-week exhibition lilts with textille teams and service teams, he announced They opened their slate last night at .Joanna park against Greenwood’s Tn-State club. Melton said teams desiring to play the Joanna club, compnaed of Jo- | anna and Clinton players, are asked to contact him for dates. Many of bis players have sith other textile with Mills Mill, will be at the key stone cushion. Charlie Gaffney, al ready with Easley’s Sluggers, is al the initial sack Guy Prater, who’ll be with Simp- xonville, is in the outfleld along witti Pete Mish and Ralph Hart)in. anoth er former Greenville Bp inner The veteran Roy BJackstock is at shortstop, and Hal Walter*, former ly with Anderson, will hold do«n the hot corner duties Wheel Fanner ol Joanna will hold down *v catching chorea. Mai ton, Johnny Moure, stellar Jo anna hurtor. Roy Whitaker, former Greenville and Clinton pitcher, and ufcy. Mix toir Joann • oca, win to th# pit. tung Lyles •... «’«• ptojnr-« ndrtds*