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# J t* 4 » THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable 5% (Elution Volume LI I Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 21,1951 If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Number 26 County Soil Group Holds Meeting, Members Elected Supervisors of the Laurens County Soil Conservation District met recently in Laurens to plan a “Program for Greater Service,” and to name advisory committee members. It was announced u that the next meeting will be held in Laurens on August 2 and that Clair P. Guess, president of the state association of soil conservation, has been invited as the guest speaker. The following chairmanships of the advisory committee were ac cepted: Sam Fleming, Ora, pro gram; Warren Tinsley, Rt. 3, Lau rens, finance; W. P. Dickson, Rt. 3, Clinton, education; James Was son, Rt. 3, Laurens, legislation; Ry an Lawson, Rt. 3, Clinton, pub licity. Mr. Lawson, chairman of the board, said, “As never before, Americans are becoming more and more mindful of the importance of conserving soil and water. This is an inspiration to districts, since they helped to bring about this interest in soil conservation, but it is also a challenge to us to do even more.” • Also named were the leaders to serve on the advisory program committee. Included were Mrs. T. B. Sumerel, 4-H Council advis or C. B. Cannon, county agent; Rev. W. C. Alexander, Ora; H. A. Ropp, PM.A. administrator; Leroy Burns, superintendent of educa tion; D. F. Patterson, Mrs. B. M. Brown, Roger Blakely, Henry Mitchell, FHA; C. D. Waldrop, Her- schel Wilson; H. E. Martin, forest ranger; Clyde T. Franks; Milton Nash, county health department; J. B. O’Dell and W. H. Fleming, soil conservationists; Garvin O’Dell, county game warden; S. O. Brown of Clinton; L. P. Burns; and Furman Thomason, president of the Farm Bureau. McSweens To Move Back To C"' In Early Fall —— SOUTH CAROLINA'S LITRE LEAGUERS PLAY FOR TIRE HERE ON AUGUST 6 Funeral Services In Charlotte Yesterday For E. F. Cufbreath Ernest Franklin Culbreath of Charlotte, owner of the Ernest F. Culbreath company, dealers in tex tile machinery, died Tuesday af ternoon at a hospital in that city after a serious illness of three weeks. Funeral services were conduct ed yesterday afternoon (Wednes day) at Myers Park Presbyterian church with the pastor, Rev. James A Jones, officiating. Interment fol lowed in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Culbreath married Miss Elizabeth Sheely of tliis city, daughter of the late O. I. Sheely and Mrc. Mary Bell Fowler Sheely. In addition to his widow he is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann and Elissa Culbreath. a broth er, Dr. Paul H. Culbreath, Jr., of Aiken, a sister, Mrs. W. W. Nash of Greenwood, and his father. Paul Hayne Culbreath, Sr., of Ninety- Six. Penney To Address Lions Club Friday Dr. J. T. Penney, professor of Biology at the University of South Carolina, and a consultant for the South Carolina Chamber of Com merce, will address the Lions club at its regular meeting Friday eve ning at 7:30 at Hotel Mary Mus- grove. Dr. Penney is well versed in present day affairs—national, in ternational and state, and will speak on “Inflation.” Lt. Young Assigned To Fort Jackson Lt. Arnold Young, son fo Sgt. and Mrs. Sterlin Young, reported last week to Fort Jackson where he has been asigned for active duty with the U. S. Army. Lt Young received his commision at Presby terian college. Lt. and Mrs. Young have taken an apartment in Co lumbia. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS regularly EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. i _ BE WISE- - READ THE ADS Dr. John McSween and Mrs. Mc- Sween of Greenville, will move here about the first of October to occupy their home on Maple street purchased about a year ago from Mrs. S. M. Warner. Dr. McSween, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian church i n Greenville since 1945, has reo nest ed retirement from the church ef fective October 1. The congrega tion was asked Sunday to give its concurrence to the request which will be subject to final action by Enoree Presbytery probably in July. In requesting retirement Dr. Mc Sween said the action was request ed because of his age and state of health. He said he has no inten tion to stop preaching and he plans to maintain a casual pulpit supply relationship and to participate in evangelistic services. Dr. McSween was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1913. He has held pastorates in Rowland, N. C., Dillon, Clemson college, And erson, Chester and Greenville, his present work. Dr. McSween was president of Presbyterian college for the seven year period, 1928-35, resigning to become pastor of Purity Presbyte rian church at Chester. He re signed that pastorate in 1942 to be come president of Tusculum Col lege, Tenn., where he remained un til 1945. He resigned then to re enter the ministry and accepted a call to the church in Greenville from which he now plans to retire. In Greenville he has been active in religious and civic work. He holds a doctor of divinity degree from the University of South Caro lina in 1930. He served as chap lain with the American armed forc es and also on the Mexican border in World War I. He is a former member of the board of trustees of Thomwell orphanage and Co lumbia Theological Seminary. Dr. and Mrs. McSween have many friends here who will be in terested in the announcement they are soon to return to the city to again make their home. Dr. James L. Walker Ordered To Report To San Antonio, Texas Dr. James L. Walker, M.D., has been ordered to report for army duty as first lieutenant in the Medical Corps. Dr. Walker said yesterday that he will close his office here Satur day, June 23, after office hours. He has been ordered to report to Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, on July 17. He will leave the city, accompanied by Mrs. Walker, on June 30. After six weeks at the Texas camp he will be given a per manent assignment. Dr. Walker located here last Au gust for the general practice of medicine with offices on South Broad street. 'During his residence here he and Mrs. Walker have made many friends who will regret to learn they are to leave the city. Dr. Walker has expressed the in tention of returning here at the close -of his army service and this announcement will be of interest to his friends and patients. Cattle In County Will Be Tested For Bang's Disease According to a proclamation by the Clemson, College Livestock Sanitary Department, an intensive program to test all cattle in the county Approximately six months of age and over for Brucellosis (Bang’s disease), is to begin at an early date. The beginning date has not been given but County Agent C. B. Can non said he thought the program would start about July 1 and last probably two months. The testing, he said, will be made by Dr. W. D. Mayfield, local veterinarian, v/ith the cooperation of Clemson college and the county agent’s office. The dates for the tests m each area will be announuced later, Mr. Cannon said. He urged the co operation of livestock owners be cause the disease represents an economic loss to the owner be sides being a menace to the health of the community. Humans, he said, sometimes contract undulent fever by drinking milk from cows affected by Bang’s disease. Sunday Service Hour Changed for Broadcast’ On Sunday morning, the services at the First Presbyterian church will be broadcast over station WLBG, and will begin at 11 o’clock instead of the usual time 11:15. All members are asked to note the change in the hour of the service. Ninety Teams in Five Districts to Take Part in State Tourney. Deciding World Series in Wil liamsport, Pa., August 22-25. Announcement is made by Dan ny Jones of Charleston, state direc tor of the Little League program, that the South Carolina Little League baseball championship tournament will be held in Clin ton starting August 6. Clinton, winner of the title last year, will be host team and will not have to qualify in* district eliminations beginning July 22. The state has been divided into five districts with Clinton compris ing District 1. Twenty leagues composed of 90 teams will take part, eight teams qualifying for the state tourney. All-star teams from fiv^ leagues in district 2, composed of *the city of Spartanburg, Spartanburg coun ty, Laurens, Greer and Green ville, will play a double elimina tion series at Laurens starting July 22 to qualify two teams for the state playoff. District 3, composed of Colum bia commercial, Columbia civic, Rock Hill, Florence, and Sumter, will play at Columbia beginning July 25 to qualify two other teams lor the Clinton tourney. Three leagues at Conway com prising District 4, will play there starting July 23 with the winner gaining a berth at Clinton. District 5 including three North Charleston leagues, two Charleston loops and one at Suminerville, will start a double elimination tourney at North Charleston July 26 to qualify two more teams for the state playoff. State champions from North Carolina, South Carolina, Forida and the winner of a Georgia-Ala- bama playoff will meet in a regfon- al tournament at Marietta, Ga., starting August 13. Winner of that event will move into the national tournament at Williamsport, Pa., August 22-25. The Little Leaguers here are headed by D. S. Templeton with several assistants. Academy Street, Thomwell, Joanna, Lydia and Florida Street have teams in the loop. The local all-star team went to Williamsport last year for the final “Little World Series’’ and was eliminated in a close game. Todds Expected Home From Japan, Awarded Citation Major Walter B. Todd of this city was awarded the Legion of Merit in ceremonies in Tokyo on June 9. Major Todd has been on duty in the Operations Division of General Headquarters, Far East Command, since March of 1948. The citation for the award which was presented by Brig. Gen. E. K. Wright, General Ridgeway’s Operations officer, stated: “Displaying exceptionally sound judgment and keen discern ment, Major Todd capably dis charged his heavy responsibilities for translating approved plans into operational orders and instructiona, determining the implementing de tail of broad policy directions and ; coordinating efforts of Army, Navy j and Air Force components to sup- I port the Korean Campaign. | Through his organizational ability and superior professional know* ledge. Major Todd materially as sisted the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, to employ in the most effec tive manner the full combat po tential of the United Nations Com mand. His signal achievements and exemplary actions reflect great J credit on himself and uphold the 1 highest traditions of the military I service.” Major Todd is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed Todd of this city. Word has recently been received that he and his family will return to Clinton this summer after 40 months in Tokyo. Major Todd has been selected to attend the Com-! mand and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, next fall. Lt. Paul Martin Called Into Service Lt. Paul Martin left last week for Fort Jackson where he has been called to active duty with the U. S. Army. Lt. Martin, a member of the Reserves, received his commis sion at Presbyterian college Prior to being called into the service he was a member of the teaching and coaching staff at Great Falls. Mrs. Martin and Ijttle son, Junmie, are staying with her mothe r , Mrs. James Pitts, for the present. SPOKE IN GREENWOOD Dr. M. W. Brown, president of Presbyterian college, was the guest speaker Sunday morning at the First Presbyterian church in Greenwood. Softball Standings Youth Leadership School Held Here For Presbyterians The Synod’s Leadership school for the Presbyterian Youth Fellow ship of South Carolina was held last week at Presbyterian college with 150 delegates in attendance. The meeting began on Monday and continued for a week, with a num ber of 'well known ministers of the synod as leaders. The Rev. W. H. Boyd of Ware Shoals, was direc tor of the school. Special speakers were Bod Fudge from the national headquarters of the United Christian Youth Move ment of Chicago, and Ann Lewis from 4h« Program of Progress of fices m Atlanta. Pemn Anderson, of Union, was elected as the new president of the group, and Rex Dillingham, Jr., of Lancaster, treasurer. Miss Stella Biddle of Oswego, secretary, and Charles Robinson of Greenville, vice-president. Libby Lewis of Whitmire, is the retiring president, and Earle Jennings of Charleston, retiring treasurer. Special Services Planned at First Baptist Church Attention has been called to the worship services at the First Baptist church Sunday evening at 8 o’clock. During the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. H‘. Darr, the services will be In charge of the various departments of the church. This Sunday, the Sunday school deparmtent will have charge. The scripture will be‘read by J. B. John son, an anthem will be given by the youth chqjr, Mrs. Caldwell Hender son will render a violin solo, and Miss Sue Cooper will sing a solo. The message of the evening will be given by Dr. Samuel G. Rankin of this city. Members of the church are urged to attend these services and the pub lic is invited. Cadet Henry Burton Attending ROTC Camp Cadet Henry Blakely Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Burton, a junior at Clemson college, is at tending a six-weeks ROTC summer camp at Fort Belvoir, Va. At Clenoson Cadet Burton is ma joring in civil engineering and is a member of The Society of Ameri can Military Engineers. New Sales Tax Hits Everyone Starting July 1 Columbia.—South Carolina’s 3 per cent general sales tax tax be ginning July 1 will hit everyone. There are exemptions from the tax on certain items, but no ex emptions for any individuals or groups of people. The general assembly talked a 1 o t about exempting purchases made by churches, orphanages, schools and so forth, but passed them by in enacting the tax law recently. __ The tax applies to retail sales of tangibles. This lets out goods used in procuring other goods to be sold at retail. The tax also goes on any goods sold at retail outside the state, if they are brought into the state lor use here. Just how the state can go about collecting this use tax is not clear —except where the goods bought are otherwise licensed and can be checked then, as is the case with automobiles. Just how hard the tax will hit individuals depends on how much they make and what they spend it for. If an individual spends much of his income for services, such as amusements, which are not sales taxed, he may find his savings on the new income tax arrangement outweign his sales tax spending. But if he spends most of his in come for such taxed items as food and clothes—especially if he is head of the family—he will find he’s spending more for sales tax than he’s saving on income tax. The only conclusion is that he’s relieved of his money gently and in easy stages by the sales tax, where as the state income tax. an an nual lump sum proposition, often hits him hal'd. Calf Club Field Day Set for June 26 On Smith Farm A 4-H dairy calf chib field day is being arranged for June 26 on the farm of I. M. Smith, commer cial dkiryman near Kinards, Coun ty Agent C. B. Cannon, has an nounced. Calf club members and their parents from Newberry, Sa luda and Laurens counties will take part in the field day program. Clemson college specialists will as sist county agents of Little Girl Killed When Struck By Car Near City Ruby Doris Purdue, 6-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Pur due, died last Wednesday night at Hays hospital from injuries received earlier in the afternoon when struck down by an automotoile on highway 72, three miles south of the city. According to Sheriff C. W. Wier, the accident happened at 2:55 p.m. in front of the Purdue home. Deputy Sheriff Paul Prince of Sheriff Wieris staff was listed as driver of the car. Sheriff Wier gave this account of the accident: A car driven by Ixithcr Cothran was park ed on the opposite side of the road from the Purdue home with some children who were going to get some fish bait. The Purdue child was told she could not go because she was bare-footed and darted back across the highway in the path of the ap proaching Prince car. The sheriff said Cothran tried to stop the little girl as she darted across the highway, but was too late. Riding with Deputy Prince when the accident occurred was Deputy Hicks Owings. Investigating along with Sheriff Wier were State Highway Patrolmen J. C. Pace and Patrick, along with Deputy B. M. Dutton. Coroner R. L. Burgess empaneled a jury to view the body. Sheriff Wier stated Tuesday that it is planned to hold the inquest this afternoon with Solicitor Hugh Beas ley in charge. In addition to her parents, the little girl is survived by three sisters, Lu cille, Sadie Mae and Mary Frances Purdue; one brother, Frank Purdue, Jr.; one half-4>rother, James Robert Sanders, all of near the city. Ako her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Moore of Cross Hill. She at tended the Rook Bridge Presbyterian church Sunday school. Funeral services were conducted Friday morning from Gray Funeral Home. Duvall Weathers, pastor of the Rock Bridge mission, was in charge. Interment followed in McKendrick Baptist church cemetery in Edgefield county. Preston, Famous Magician-Hypnotist, To Appear Here June 26 Softball Standings W L Pet. Methodist 7 1 .875 National Guard 6 2 .750 Presbyterian 4 4 .500, Lydia Mill 3 6 .333 Clinton Mill 2 5 .286 Baptist 2 6 .250 Results Lydia Mill 9, Clinton Mill 1. National Guard 12, Presbyterian 11. / National Guard 10, Lydia Mill 5. Methodist 15, Presbyterian 14. Baptist 9, Clinton Mill 5. Methodist 21, National GGuard 10. Games Tonight Clinton Mill vs Presbyterian. Lydia Mill vs Presbyterian. Friday Methodist vs Clinton Mill. National Guard vs. Baptiot. Tuesday Clinton Mill vs National Guard. Baptist vs Presbyterian. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL THE CHRONICLE cornes more local news than all other newspapers published combined. It will keep you fully posted on happenir^js of this commumty and about frientis and relatives in whom you are interested. New subscriptions invited anywhere. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MRS. GEORGE FTLADY, MRS. M. G. ROBERTS, MRS. GUYNELLE WORLEY, MRS. LAWRENCE LANFORD, MRS. MATTIE GILMER, MRS. LLOYD TAYLOR, MRS. J. A. AYERS, Clinton. A. F. HEDGEPATH, Lydia Mills. MRS. RAYMOND DAWKINS, Joanna. PTC. THOMAS E. PRINCE, Camp Pendleton, Calif. counties with the day’s program. Care and management of the dairy calf is to be the theme for the day’s program. Selection of the type of animal and method of judging dairy animals will be dem onstrated. The field day is being sponsored through the cooperation of J. Shep pard Jones, managing director of the South Carolina Chain Store Council who will furnish lunch fo:*the occasion. Last year a simi lar field day was sponsored oy the Council of Newberry county. .■ ! ! I t Camp Fellowship Opened Monday For Young People On next Tuesday evening, June 26. the three at 8 p.m., the world famous magician and ‘hypnotist William Preston, will appear in Clinton high school audi torium under the sponsorship of the local Exchange club, according to an announcement by the club program committee. Preston is the holder of the famous Blackstone cup, which is given for the most outstanding magic perform ance. In addition to an amusing and amazing show of magic, he will ac tually hypnotize volunteer subjects from the audience, causing them to perform many strange and unbeliev able antics. During the war he served m the army as director of entertain ment, and worked with the army medical corps in administering hypno-therapy to assist soldiers in their readjustments. He is rated as one of the ten top hypnotists in the Camp Fellowship, Presbyterian world. retreat operated by South Carolina, Tickets for the performance, which Presbytery on Lake Greenwood, 1 an evening of wholesome opened its first summer encamp-, en t e rtainment for the whole family, ment Monday with teen-agers in are so]d b members of the the 12-14 age group as the ^rst j Exch clut) ^ at ^ ^ tores campers. They will remain through ; in the cit Admission ice 1S $1 00 Saturday attending daily classes in for aduH 50c for chik {^ n and stu _ Bible and church work, with a rec reational program also provided. The Rev. C. L. Letscn, pastor of Grace Covenant church in Laurens, is in charge, assisted by several counsellors. Next week Pioneers in the age group 15-17 will attend t’re camp with the Rev. Roy W. Coker of Gray Court, in charge dents. Proceeds will be used for the charitable work of the club. Hammett To Write Newspaper Publicity At the June meeting of city coun cil, as reported last week, a motion The camp is used by the young was adopted bv a divided vote that people of South Carolina Presby-1 the City cooperate with the Chamber ter\ which comprises Greenwood, of Commerce in securuut the services Laurens, Abbeville and Newberry, Q f Ben H. Hammett to help with counties. The new tabernacle re-1 publicity for the cit especuI1 in cenUy completed on the grounds. the Uail newspapers. Mr. Hammett mil be used fur we first Lme jls dlrect0r of publicit y at Pres-byte- tnis season. , rian co ii ege The sponsors ask that information of interest be furnished Mr. Hammett by local business firms j and others. 100,000 To Get Release In Reserve Group Washington, June 18.—The army announced plans today to release within the next six months nearly, all the 100,000 inactive and volun teer enlisted reserves invcluntar-1 ily called to active duty. Army Secretary’ Frank Pace, Jr.,! said that only a few? "irreplaceable | critical specialists” will be kept on, active duty. The program will get underway soon with the release of a “small number” of enlisted men to civilian life. The discharge rate will be stepped up as the program gets in full swing. The target date for its completion is December 3. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will, find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing ppces each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage.