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/ j 'if - *v « 4 i i r IHE CHMNICIE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable 3 Volume LI1 J. REED TODD DIES AT HOSPITAL, LAST RITES HERE Esteemed Citizen Suc cumbs To Extended Ill ness. Rites At Church He Dearly Loved. Joseph Reed Todd, 74, a well known and highly regarded Clinton citizen, died early Friday morning at the Blalock clinic where he had been a patient for several months, his final illness being preceded by several years of declining health. The funeral services wet' held Saturday afternoon from th As- Annual Picnic For Jersey Cattlemen On Smtih Farm Last Saturday 75 members of the South Carolina Jersey Cattle club from 11 counties in this area^ met un der spreading oaks of the Cliff Smith farm near Kinards for the annual Jersey club picnic day. The group upon assembling was welcomed by Mr. Smith and then taken on a farm tour of Newberry county by Agent P. B. Ezell to see features of permanent pasture man agement, supplemental grazing and pasture combinations of grasses. Mr. Smith has a large dairy farm of about 1,000 acres. The farm has a herd of 170 registered Jerseys, of which 88 are being milked now. Invited guests included county agents, vocational agricultural teach ers, extension specialists, 4-H and FFA members. A barbecue chicken lunch was served on large tables beneath the shady oaks in front of Mr. Smith’s home at noon. It was followed by sev eral discussions and demonstrations. Curtis Hobson, regional field man of the American Jersey Cattle club, dis cussed filling out registration and transfer application blanks. Carl Francisco. Carolina Jersey fieldman, discussed keeping herd rec- i ords and Extension Dairyman C. G. ' Cushman gave a type classification discussion. A Judging contest was held at the dairy bam. Mr. Hobson b a resident of Salem, Va., and Mrs Francisco of Kings Mountain, N. C. Clem son College was represented through its extension specialists Sam Redfren of the Amer lean Pota»h district Jersey present. If You Don't iRead THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the Newt Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 12, 1951 IHE PEIS THEY LEAVE BEHIND Number 29 Number of Farms e In County Showed Decrease In 1950 Anderson Plans Expansion For Hosiery Plant Mrs. Leon Green Killed In Wreck, Funeral Held Here Funeral services for Mrs. Hulda Bowers Green, 81, of Whitmire, were held here Monday afternoon from the home of her sister, Mrs. Dudley Ray, on West Main street. The services were conducted by the Rev. R. N. DuBose of Whitmire, and Rev. E. K. Garrison of this city. Interment fol lowed in Rosemont cemetery. Mrs. Green was killed instantly Saturday night at 9 o'clock in an au tomobile accident near Candor, N. C. Roy Bailey, 21, of West End, N. C., was also killed in the, crash. Injured were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Johnson of Candor, brother and sister-in-law of Mr. Green, the Johnson’s daughter and grandson, Mrs. Clarence DeW'itt and her five-year old son, David De- Witt of Norman, all passengers in the Green car. and Leon Williamson, a passenger in the Bailey car. From the Montgomery county hospital the condition of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and Williamson were reported critical. The investigating state highway officer said that Mrs. Green, who was visiting with Mr. Gruen’s parents in Candor, was driving in the direction of Candor, and that Bailey was going when the two cars collided on the shoulder of Mrs. Green’s side of the road. He added that Mrs. Green had pulled off the road in an apparent effort to avoid being struck by the Bailey car. Mrs. Green was a daughter of the late Robert F. and Emma Baker Bow ers. Survivors include her husband. The number of farms in Laurens C W Anderson, president of C. county last year was less than in W\ Anderson Hosiery company of Le«»n H. Green of near Whitmire, five - R*, ffr#r , , r Am * P ■ 1945, according to information re- this city, has announced expansion *>»t*rs Mr^ Dudley Ray (Rubvl of ' h,b IfuT I^<W w • JOSEPH HEED TODD , . . ^ I _ ■ ■ , , . lumbia. and Mrs H. P. Rivers of Co- The annual Jersey club picnic was 1 Atlanta. ] President Anderson stated that, i um bia. sponsored bv the Lower Piedmont i Releasing an analysis of the 1950 he expects to add within the next Ps 11 bearers were Elmer. Ralph, Jersey Parish of which Mr. Smith is 1 of agriculture conducted by few months machinery and equip- Paul, M. L. Baker, Major Owens, and Preabvterian!f re,i<knl # U .1III an i P i! > *i!!k Mer * Unr 'Commerce Department’s Bu- ment designed to increase the Lee Bradley. STJJS b^rU^r IWv C B l treasurer af the pariah dub. of_th* Cenmja.jMr Lofton -A^ant’. production by 25 per centj B*ta. assisted by the Rev. E. D Stockman and nev J. E Kinard Interment followed at Roaemont Greenwood Downs Clinton Juniors rill mean, he said, another big in their nylon hosiery sales | last year totaled more than mill ton pairs Juniors Pallbearers ware Carrol Donnan, Joa H Simpson. Sr . George Don nan. Hyland B. Todd. J^McL^i. rmwn , Cunningham and J. Hubert Todd., The Giaanwooq Lagion Tfe* iu7.iar.rr escort consisted of, defeated Clinton Tuesdayswght is thT Sders and deacons o# the Greenwood tor a acora of 9 to • to rhll _ h .rvrf Dr J W Davis and Dr 1 determine who represents League R BJalock II against North Augusta tonight. The fry ires, both at the church 1 and Greenwood were ■nd^m^todTwSe sttended by a tied for the title until the locals large^rongJelation of friends knd 1 the deciding elimination game relatives and many floral tributes ^ or the upper state were sent as an expression of the The league's tight competition; no reference to home gardening or 1945 Tha company now employs love and esteem in which he was tended in a photo finish between products sold 120 people including six salesmen | Greenwood and Clinton clubs Mon In the state as a whole, the Cen- 11 ^ Mr Todd was a native of this day night as Greenwood eliminated bus Bureau also recorded a decline Dyfy. f) Inwag [QWtr, a son of tha late Joseph Columbia tot a 5-3 victory while , in the number of farms from 140.,- ‘ Thompson and Sarah Reed Todd.; Whitmire clipped CUntoo here 9*5 He was bom March 31, 1177. and as 1 a young man ing for several years Branch section. In 11 122T-TSTm."* 3Tw«»*Jh Notion-Wide Hookup lufSlnAny PmbyteriM conef«’f rob«l choir Little Leaguers Win Double-Header i the number of farms in Lau county in 1950 was placed at 3.094 Jur compared with 4.10* tot 1945. wh i Last year, the Census Bureau in tw< along with the census of population few hosiery producers which does . ^ . and housing, defined a as land the entire Job of knitting, finiahmf nintan LittW defssted of 3 or more acres ost which qgn-Srd telling its product Handling Uuren* Little Learners in a double cultural products, exclusive of all aales through their office hare, home garden, valued at $150 or Mr Anderson says the company more ware produced, or land of leas now sella In eleven Southern states than 3 acres on which the value of from Virginia to Texas, tha products sold amounted to 9159 After a number of years as a or more. In 1949. the definition was jobber and later a mill selling land on which products valued at agent Mr Anderson opened his $250 or more were produced, with own D >pprr Hosiery Mill here in Uttle 7-4 and 6-4 Clinton 38 different was engaged in farm Rresbytenon Choir tl yean in tha Long j c ‘ J v in 1915 he moved Heard Sunday On as one of its highly regarded em ployees. Mr. Todd was an honored elder of the Associate Reformed Prea- broadcast Sunday at noon over a nation-wide hookup. The choir, directed by Dr. Ed ouard Patte, and considered one of byterian church which he loved de- the South’. ouUUndmg singing - in d served faithfully as groups, was heard on the program, h?hS^U22w!Sr y h“ "Great Glee Club, of the Nation." nrincioal devotions were his fam- Th® one-half hour program was Uy, his home and his church. His ° f ^Th^lv" ong life in this community was tual Broadcasting system Thirty- marked by the highest integrity voice, had a part on the pro- and high purpose of character. A gram. Christian gentleman, an upright In the past several years the citizen, a good man of a quiet and choir has averaged more than 5,000 ~ miles annually, touring North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Virginia for concerts. unassuming nature, hjs leaves many friends who will join with his fam ily in mourning his death. Mr. Todd is survived by his wid ow, Mrs. Lucy Sloan Todd; two sons, and three daughters, J. Sloan Todd of this city, and Lt Col. Wal ter B. Todd of General Headquar ters, Tokyo, Japan, Mrs. Charles R. Workman of Kinards, Mrs. Hugh J Eargle of Florence, and Mrs. Harry F. Bolick, Jr„ of Birming ham, Ala., eight grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Corrie Todd Donnan of Columbia, and several nieces and nephews. ^ Johnson Family Reunion Sunday 747 to 139,399. A total of 31 coun- Posses In Spartanburg, ^ rt *“ TO,ni * d d * CT ”~ Former Resident Here in number of farms and IS reflect rd an mere Dr. Brown Now On Inspection Tour Of Fort Benning Dr. Marshall W. Brown, presi dent of Presbyterian college, is now enagaged in a four-day inspection tour of Fort Benning, Ga. He left Monday to inspect the training program at the fort as guest of the U. S. Government A in tha hy mwcm of • total of i in both 34 players. The winning hurier for the first game was Samples aad the loam* pitcher waa Pulley. The ennaing pitcher in the second same was Saaac and the losing pitcher waa Cook. The leading hitters were A os tin and Timmons for Gin ton, Austin getting [three for throe and Timmons two for three in first game. Leading hitters for Laurens in first game were Babb and Brown getting two for three. The leading Hinton hitter in the nd game was Sense, the pitcher. Rufus D. Lewis, Spartanburg getting two for three. For Laurens jeweler, and former resident of this | was Jacks, getting two for three. hundred people turned out city, died last Thursday at the Gen eral hospital in that city after a five weeks illness. The funeral aervices were con ducted Friday afternoon from Cen tral Methodist church, of which he was a member and officer, by Dr. J. O. Smith and Dr. W. B. Garrett Mr. Lewis was a native of Horry county. He was engaged in the jew elry business here with J. B. Fron- tis for a few yean. Thirty-four Connery Opening To Begin July 17 The Clinton community cannery will be open each Tuesday and Thursday, beginning July 17. The coat of canning will be 9 cents for No. 3 cans and 8 cents for No. 2 cans. ' Produce can be prepared before bringing to the cannery and will be accepted from 8 until 2 o’clock, according to G. A. Wolfe, agricul ture teacher in charge. number of other college presidents ' years ago he moved to Spartan also have been invited to see the, burg where he had owned and op- army facilities and to give special 1 erated Lewis Jewelry store until attention to the ROTC phase. j his death. Twenty-four Presbyterian college Mr. Lewis married Miss Laura students are currently stationed at Lindsay of this city, sister of Mrs. Fort Benning at the ROTC summer E : B. Sloan. His survivors include camp where they are undergoing a his widow; two sons, Rufus D. six-weeks training program. Stu- Lewis, Jr., of Florence, and Robert dents usually attend this camp fol- L. Lewis of Spartanburg; his step- lowing their junior year in order to mother, Mrs. J. A. Lewis, of Con- qualify for commisions upon gradu- way; two half-sisters, Mrs. W. K. ation from college. Suggs of Conway, and Mrs. David PC has also had a number of its Askins of Marion; and one grand- alumni to serve from time to time child. on the staff of instruction at Fort ™ ’ ~ Benning. tMadden Resigns Mayer Accepts Pastorate Lutheran Church In Prosperity Cross Hill Pastorate The descendants of the late Jar red Johnson will have a family re union at the home of Fred Johnson, near Bonds Crossroads Sunday, julv 15. Pkmic lunch will be serv ed. ______ FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in TOE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing prices each week and wfrere you can supply your needs and buy to advantage w L Pet. 13 2 .887 10 5 .667 7 7 .500 5 9 .357 4 8 .333 5 11 .214 Methodist - National Guard .... -- Presbyterian — Clinton Mill .... — — Lydia Mill ~ Baptist - ... Results Presbyterian 14, National Guard 10. Methodist 13, Baptist 8. Methodist 8, Clinton Mill 4. National Guard 6, Baptist 5. Games Tonight Presbyterian vs. Lydia. Clinton Mill vs. National Guard. Games Friday Baptist vs. Presbyterian. Lydia vs. Methodist. Gaines Tuesday Clinton Mill vs. Baptist. National Guard yf. Lydia. At the Sunday morning worship services the Rev. Ware Madden re signed the pastorate of the Cross * t j w HU* Baptist church to become ef- The Rev. J. LeGrande Mayer, fgetive September 1. In presenting pastor of the Lutheran Church of hi s resignation Mr. Madden stated the Redeemer m Charleston, has he intends entering the Baptist resigned effective July 16 to be- Theological Seminary at Louisville, come pastor of Grace Lutheran Ky., for further study. church at Prosperity. The an- ^ nouncement is one of interest here . Redeemer church since 1943 when HONOR ROLL he resigned the pastorate of St. 1 ——- ■ John’s Lutheran church of this city “If you don’t read The Chronicle, to accept the work there. He was you don’t get the News.” Welcome succeeded here by the Rev. James and thanks to those our Honor Roll C. Dickert. j this week. Several to witneu the two irames The Little League and Midget League’s regular schedule will end to morrow if none of the games are rained out this week. Those trying out for the Little League All-Star team will practice at the park Saturday morning at nine o’clock. Mrs. Adele Martin Passes In Sarasota, Fla. Mrs. Adele M. Martin of Union died on July 4th at the Sara sota. Florida hospital after several months of declining health. Funeral services were held Saturday after noon from the First Presbyterian church in Union, with interment fol lowing in the church cemetery. Mrs. Martin is pleasantly remem bered here by a number of friends and acquaintances. She graduated from the Thomwell orphanage schools and was a talented musician. Upon her graduation in 1920 she went to Union and since then had been di rector of music in the city schools, and was organist at the First Pres byterian church. She is survived by a son, David Harrod Martin, Jr.7 ajid two sisters, Mrs. Anna M. Ford of Sarasota, and Mrs. M. O. Gaffney of Atlanta. No Sales Tax On Newspapers Mr. Mayer has taken a promi nent part in the work of his de nomination and is now vice-presi dent of the Southern Cdhference of the South Carolina Synod. KINARDS BARBECUE JULY 25 The Sharon Methodist church at' Kinards, will give a barbecue on July 25 at 5 p.m., and pig foot stew on the same day at 12 noon. The public is cordially invited and tick- ' ets are now on sale at Kinards. , DR. W. W. ADAMS MRS. H. C. CAUBLE L. C. FICKjLIN ROY L. HOLTZCLAW OTIS GRAHAM J. M. COOPER City MRS. BERTHA GREGORY Griffin, Ga. MRS. HARRY L. BOLICK Birmingham, Ala. PVT. JOHN C. BUCHANAN San Antonio, Texas. - There is no South Carolina sales tax on newspapers. The Chronicle circulation department has had many inquiries about this in the last week. The answer is that the new state sales tax does not apply to newspapers, either those bought on newsstands or from carriers, or those received by subscription by mail or home delivery. Evangelist Seawert To Lead Services A revival service will begin Sun day evening, July 15, at the church of God on Sloan street, the pastor, Rev. C. L. Payne, has announced. The services will be conducted by Evangelist Dare Lee Seawert, and will begin 8^:45 pm. The pub lic is cordially invited to attend. FLOYD ADDRESSES LOCAL CHAMBER AT DINNER MEET Head of State Chamber of Commerce Discusses State and National Af fairs. Committees Are Named by President. The July dinner meetin? af the Chamber of Commerce wa.; held Tuesday evening at Hotel Mary Mus- grove with President J. H. Pitts, pre siding. A musical program was given by Rev. T. Layton Fraser, with Mrs. James P. Sloan as piano accompanist. Three new members were an nounced by the president, Mrs. A. L Dixon of Clinton Textiles, Mrs. I. B. Copeland, manager of Gerber’s, and Ben Hay Hammet, director of' public relations at Presbyterian college. President Pitts announced the ap pointment of the following commit tees: Planning and Development Board —R. P. Hamer, D B. Bfimitn, T E. Addison, C. C Giles, R. L. Plaxico, R. M. Vance, C. W. Anderson. City Zoning Advisory Committee -Hugh Jacobs. Joe P. Terry, B Hu bert Boyd, Geo. H. Cornelson, Lynn W. Cooper. Parks and Playgrounds—W C. Baldwin, A. G Sutherland, Jr., Rt»ese H Young, Van Jones, D S. ThUlpto* am met. way Beautifi.'aUcin— Boland, Tom Plaxico, Aldme Blakely, Tommy Hollis. Mri. Ken neth Haseldcn. Bailey Willianu National Affairs—BUI Shielda, W. G. King, Jr., Howard Smith Traffic—R L Plaxico^ D. A. Yar borough, S G. Dillard. Civic Affair*—H. L. Eichetocrget. Gary Holcombe Membership-- T C. Johnson. Jr. Billy MeMillan, K. M Timmerman. Harry Baldwin, Dr. Fred HoL-omfte, W B Blakely, Miaa Ella Adair. Claude Crocker. H. L. Eichelberger introduced Bea Hay Hammet and spoke m high terms of the publicity work be to doing under the joint sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce and City of Clinton. The club had as its guest ipeiker John C. Floyd, general manager of the South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Floyd spoke on •Current Af fairs," both from a state and na tional point of view. He discussed the revenue situation in the state and said that the sales tax would pro duce an enoromous amount of mon ey He said the state ocganiza’.ion had endorsed the sales tax and aft the same time had advocated repeal of the merchants floor tax which ha said is discriminatory. He discuss ed San tee-Cooper, the ‘federal power project, and the Co-ops, which he said have the favor of a political group and are paying almost no Tax es in comparison with private power companies. He made a plea for the preservation of the free enterprise system. Mr. Floyd spoke of the inequali ties and unfairness of the Workmen’s Compensation ahd Unemployment laws in the state, the latter having the highest rates in the Southeast. The law needs strengthening, he said, in order that compensation will be payable only to those who be come unemployed because of no fault of their own. Mr. Floyd emphasized the neg lected tourist business of the state, stating that this business has become one of the largest in the nation, ex ceeded only by agriculture and in dustry. We need to let tourists know what we have in climate, highways, mountains, seashores and historic sights, he said. The state organization is working to enlarge the tourist trade in our area and is being given the cooperation of the State Planning Board. Mr. Floyd deplored the present crisis in national affairs, both abroad and at home. He condemned ex travagance and unlimited spending by the federal government, the loss of capable leadership in Washmg- (Continued on page eight) i BEAD THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS . kegularly 1 • ..EACH WEEK 4 * * 9 It will pay you. It’s thrifty to thop lint in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices change and new merchandise Is received and displayed. BE WISE— READ THE ADS