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H i 1 [HE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable V (ttltntnn Ollfrnnirl Volume lU Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 26, 1951 If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Number 31 LITHE LEAGUE DISTRICT ELIMINATIONS Parole Board UIBERWAYTHIS WEKEORCHAMP GAMES Pefnses To Free State Tournament To Be Held Here August 6-9 With LdthflU CfiSp Eight Teams Entering Final Matches From Five Districts. Pairings Announced for Playoff Series. These players will represent Clinton in the Little League tour nament tp be held here tor four days. District eliminations are under way this week for the state Little League tournament to be held here August 6-9. Twenty leagues com posed of 90 baseball teams from many parts of the state will par- bia commercial, Columbia civic, Rock Hill, Florence and Sumter, to qualify two teams for tournament. District 4—Three leagues at Con way, to qualify one team. District 5—Three North Charles ton leagues, two Charleston leagues and one at Summerville, to qualify two teams for-tournament. Four district playoffs will be HEADS BATTERY 'B' ticipate in the qualifying rounds, held, while Clinton, the host team Seven winners and the Clinton 1 will qualify automatically for the team, winners of the state cham pionship last year, will enter the championship tournament to pick the club to represent the state in the southeastern regional meet at Marietta, Ga., August 13 prior to the Little World Series in Williams port, Pa., starting August 27. Other teams in this sectional tourney will be winners of state tournaments in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama. The state tournament here will be held in the new Little League park on the Presbyterian college intramural field. A banquet, nu or state tournament Playoffs will be held in North Charleston, Conway, Greer and Columbia. Conway will have only one team eligible for the state meet while the rest will have two each. Here are the pairings: August 6 — Columbia winner vs. Greer runner-up (3:30 pm.); Greer winner vs. North Charleston win ner (3:30 p.m.) August 7 — Conway winner vs. North Charleston nmaer-up (3:30 p.m ); Clinton vs. Columbia runner- up. August 8 — Winners of games merous trophies and national hon-J August < (3:30 p.m.); winners of or* await the little diamond artists games August 7 (3:30 p.m.) when the eight top clubs finally August •—Losers of games Aug- meet for the Palmetto title. > ust 8 for consolation (3:30); win- Danny Jones, of Charleston, state ners of games August 8 for state director of the Little League pro- > championship gram, has announced this lineup Little Leaguers Chosen for district eliminations this week The following boys were chosen District 1—Clinton. for the local Little League all- D(strict 1 —All-star teams from stars: Hanna. W. Archie, and Tim- five leagues composed of the city mom from Thornwell orphanage; of Spartanburg. Spartanburg coun- Samples, Pearson, Hancock. Kidd, ty. Laurens, Greer and Greenville. Lambert and Thomas from Acad with two teams qualifying for the emy; Austin from Lydia; Floyd and _ _ state tournament | ©'Shields from Joanna; Smith and i wl th Jake Rasor. a "college mate.' District 3—Composed of Cohun-I Sease from Florida Street. I and called the killing dastardly and "bestial.** He sharp iv tor Th The State Probation, Pardon and Parole Board in special session last Thursday, refused to parole Lathan Crisp, 56-year-old resident of Cross Hill serving a life sentence for a sensational 1931 murder. Previously, the board had held a hearing in the case, at which time several appeared recommending parole for Crisp. Included were Supt. Wyndham M. Manning of the state penitentiary, and former Gov ernor J. Strom Thurmond. They said Crisp had made a model pris oner and in their opinion had earn ed a parole. Several opposed to a »parole for Crisp were heard at Thursday's meeting. The vote against the pa-j role was apparently five to one. j though no record was taken. Appearing in opposition to a pa- role were Jake Rasor, another son of the slain W. C Rasor, who him self was shot and beaten almost to I death the night his father was mur dered at hia home in Cross Hill. Mr | Rasor spoke briefly. He said hei wanted the sentence of the court I (life imprisonment) carried out and I that he had asked Cy Young. Greenwood attorney, and Solicitor Sam Watt of Spartanburg, to "come down" to the hearing. He laid he! was "against any criminal being turned out who Is a menace to so-1 ciety.** Mr. Watt said he was ap pearing as a friend of Jake Rasor I He said those who wanted Crisp re-1 leased had a "right to ask for his release" and that on the other hand the majesty of the law must be upheld." He said that Crisp should not be paroled Atomey Young said he was ap-j peering because of his LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD UNIT LEAVES ~ SATURDAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT McCLELLAN Will Be First Year's Encampment In Alabama. Officers and Men Listed. To Travel By Train. Battery B, 107th AAA AW Bn, of this city, will leave Saturday morn ing, July 28, at 8 o’clock for a two weeks’ training encampment at Fort McClellan. Ala. They will re turn August 12. The unit is headed by Capt. Her- vey F. Blalock as commanding offi cer. Other officers are 1st Lt. Guy A. Tumblin, 1st Lt. Van C. Oxner, Jr., 1st Lt. Milford Smith, 2nd Lt. G. O. Boone and 2nd Lt. Robert L. liam E. Dominick, Cpl. Silas Doug las. Cpl. Robert A. Gardner, Cpl. Riley L. Gilmer, Cpl. Richard J. Hampton, Cpl. Charles W. Johnson, Cpl. Adolphus C. Meadors, Cpi. Thornton M. Meadors, Cpl. Steve C. Neal, Cpl. Marshall A. Samples. Cpl. James H. Snider. Cpl. Charles J. Vincent, Cpl. John R. Webb, Cpl. William E. Young. Also Pfc Robin F. Attaway, Pfc. J. C. Bradford, Pfc. Hubert D. Bridges, Pfc. Robert A. Butler, Me. CAPT. HERVEY F. BLALOCK, of this city, is the commanding of- Cannon. ‘ The division, of which Battery B J*™*-* 9, Campbell, Pfr Robert C. is a part, includes about 7,200 South ^°^ ) ’ ^J[ c - R- ( orley, Pfc. Carolina officers andumen, and 2,000 Henry A. Dixon, Pfc. liomer M. from Florida. j Dunaway. Pfc Rofcert J. Dunaway. .. . . . . . . 1 Jr, Pfc. Jesae T. Ellison. Jr, Pfc. I mL M enl “ ted men ****** m Herbert W Fallaw. Pfc. Charles R. <1Ce J ^ C J?? 1 /If, 110 "* 1 Gu K ar ^| the unit Foster. Pfc George W Fradv. Pfc. unit, 107th AAA AW Bn., which Warrant Officer Bobby L. San- |Robert l. Franklin. Pfc James E. leaves Saturday morning for two dei% M^Sft Lawrence E. Bigbee fuller. Pfc Gene A. Haupfear. Pfc. weeks encampment at Fort Me- M. Sf t Louis J. Bond, M-Sgt Ralph JainM C Haupfear. Pfc John P. Clellan, Ala The company m the E Johnson. Sgt King G. Bailey. Hellams. Jr, Pfc flUnon L. Idol, past^ has Uken its summer training tvd* f. Blackwell. Sgt Lee pf c Alfred W Johnspn. Pfc Pran- A Blakely. Jr. Sgt Arthur B cig o Lowery. Pfc. Alvin A I Davis, Sgt. Wilham C. Twmm, bort, Pfc Paul Rommes Sgt. Joel C. Lambert. Sgt William Also, Pfc Jesae M Samp , H. MeNinch. Sgt. Robert A. Neigh-, pfc Raich V Simmons bora. Sgt Roy t Smith. Sgt. Grady George R Simpson. Jr. W. Spires Sgt William J. Bailey. George J Smeath. Jr, Pfc Brc j Sgt James H Berry. Sgt Benjamin r SUmes. Pfc Jesae D Threatt, O Campbell. Sgt Willie M Can pf c Walter L. Whitt Pfc Gene C. | non. Sgt Douglas E DeYoung. Sgt Wilkes. Pfr William D Wyatt. Pfc. . James O Few. Sgt Charles H. Allen A Young. Pvt William D. j Johnson. Sgt James C. Lathrop. Bagwell. Pvt. Bobby J. Braswell. A report of the financial progress ( Sgt Charles T. McInvaiUe. Sgt pvt. William B Brown. Pvt. Tem- >f the Clinton Production Credit Bobby J. Meadors. Sgt Charles R. plr Campbell. Pvt. Robert L. Etters. was distributed this; Meadtan. Sgt Claude B Monroe, pvt Lester L Eustace, Pvt Elbert r-mem ben from the, Sgt John P Moore. Sgt Charles T E. Franklin. Pvt Jamee T Owens, at Camp Stewart, Ga. Farm Credit Association Has Good Report Na- Jr, Pfc. Pfc. •due Robert L. Longshore Posses At Home Here, Lost Rites At Smymo Robert Lee Longshore, 38. died j at his home here early Friday i morning following a brief illness. The funeral services, attended «by a number of friends and relatives. Howard's Pharmacy To Move Location, Change In Firm Howard’s Pharmacy, headed by Howard Smith, pharmacist will i were conducted Saturday afternoon move* about September first from! from Gray Funeral Home by Dr their present location into the store ^ Turner of this building until recently occupied by iterant follow^m^e^my^a Copeland-Stone company, one of, Presbyterian church cemetery near the city’s oldest mercantile estab- (Newberry. lishments which recently retired Pallbearers were Otis F. Mcln- from business. The store adjoins to»h. B «rtp n Reedirr. Walter Reed- Garber’s and Morrison Furniture 1 "- P - Dl ! 1 * rd *£ air ; J ? William company Mason and L. C. Bond, Sr. Mr. Smith also announced that a Longshore was a native of change in the ownership of How- berry county but had been a ard’s Pharmacy has been made.^ resident „ ^ ^ P 35 * ^ with J. W. (Bill) Abrams buying an $! son Longshore and a member of the Presbyterian chuith. For sev eral years he was connected with Belk’s as a salesman, and since the opening of the £linton Mills store several months ago had been con nected with that firm. The an nouncement of his passing brought regret to his friends here and else where. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Pitts Longshore; two sisters, Mrs. Talmadge Cobb and Mrs. Otto Kettner of Columbia; three broth ers, A. L. Longshore and Allen Longshore of Newberry, and J. M. Longshore of New Orleans. La. interest in the business. Mr. Ab rams, who has been connected with Gray Funeral Home for several years as embalmer, will be associ ated with Mr. Smith in the owner ship and management of the drug firm. His many friends in the city will learn with interest of his new business connection. County Peach Crop Now Being Moved Laurens county peach growers are now in the mieftt of their pack ing and shipping, the principal va riety being Elbertas. It was report ed the first of the week that 28 cars had been shipped and this fig- _ ure is expected to reach 125 before I | q ge Remodeled the season is over. About 900 acres Belk's Store Here are in peaches in the county. The drought is keeping the size of the fruit down and the prices likewise are not what had been hoped for, County Agent C. B. Can non said. And Modernized D. B. Smith, manager of Belk’s, said yesterday that a complete re modeling of the entire first floor of the store is now underway. New and modem fixtures will be install ed and other striking improvement made for the convenience and com fort of their customers. When the job is completed. Belk’s will be the most complete and modem depart ment store in the city, Mr. Smith said. The firm announces a remodel ing sale in today’s paper. stationed for one year and was hospitalized for some time in Japan following wounds received in Ko rea. Following his leave he will report to Fort Bragg hospital for further treatment. Lt Ed Walters Given Promotion ■ — 1 — • Friends here of Lt. and Mrs. Ed Walters will be interested to learn of his recent promotion to First Lieutenant. Lt. Walters has been stationed in Buda, Texas, but will report July 28 to Fort Sill, Okla., and will be accompanied by Mrs. Walters and children. Mrs. Wal ters is the former Miss Dorothy Stutts, daughter of Mrs. F. M. Stutts of this city, and the late Mr. Stutts. Cpl. Nonce On Visit Here From Hospital Cpl. R. D. Nance, Jr., is visiting his father, R. D. Nance, and Mrs. Nance from the Fort Bragg, N. C., hospital where he is a patient. Cpl. Nance recently returned to the :*J| Blockwelder To Graduate At Clemson August 11 Herbert Victor Blackwelder, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. BladuKelder of Sanford, Fla., former residents of this city, will receive a bachelor Of science degree in architecture at Clemson college on the evening of August 11. Ninety-one seniors are in the graduating class. City Dollar Days Set For August 16-17-18 Mrs. Perry M. Moore, secretary of the Clinton Merchants associa tion, announces that the board of directors has named August 16-17- cit\ Other announcements will be made later. cued former Governor and also commented on Supt rung for appearing before the board and asking that it grant a parole t»> Crisp. He wondered; he said. wh> the ex-governor did not do aome- thtag about it while in office. If Thurmond now thinks Crisp shouM be given his freedom, he thought so two yean ago and should have* acted then. He asked, "How many j jurors” in the case have asked for a parole, “how many reputable ch- izens of Laurens county, unless hired attorneys or related by blood) or marriage." and "how many of i your investigators?” Sheriff C. W. Wier of this coun ty, former Representative C. L. Milam, also of tihs county, and Rutledge H. Hammond of Green wood. also spoke briefly of the crime and said they thought the parole should be refused. The motion to grant the parole, made by board member A. N Saw- year of Union, was put and was lost and the hearing was over. Training Union To Meet Sunday With Cross Hill Church The Training Union of the Lau rens Baptist association will hold its fifth Sunday rally at the Cross Hill Baptist church Sunday after noon at 2:15 o’clock. Rev. T: W. Spillers, of this city, associations! director, urges the 33 churches to be represented. Nine banners will be awarded to the church having the highest efficien cy rating. The committee has announced the program as follows: Song service. Devotion by Maxie Thompson. Recognition of churches, pastors, directors and Visitors. Special music by Cross Hill choir. Awarding of banners. Message, “The Last Days,’’ by Rev. J. W. Spillers. —■ » Leading Services At Rocky Springs Church Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the First 'Presbyterian cnurch of this city, is conducting special services each evening this week at Rocky Springs Presbyterian church near here, of which the Rev. Roy Coker is pastor. aaaoctation week to fa office of Rex Linford, aecretary- treasurer The mid-year report thowi mem brrshtpa in Laurens and Newberry counties of 1.004. The association has $34.745 00 in membership-own ed stock, and made 303 loans in the first six months of this year amounting to $306,006 00 Such loans are made for financing ex penses connected with f farm pro- Oakley, Sgt Marvin H Sgt John R Sease. Sgt Simmons, Sgt. Haskel R William- ton. Also. Cpl Edward F. Carroll. Cpl. Harold N. Copeland. Cpl. James M Copeland. Jr, CpL Wil- Marine Killed Patterson,* Pvt Henry E Pitta, Pvt Ja Edward E. Price. Pvt Raymond A. Price Richard E Riser, Pvt Han Stroud. Pvt William Thn Pvt Steve A Tucker. Pvt. A. Harrison. Pvt. Heyward P Pvt James W McGee Id C. L Jr , David King. ith f farm duction and general agricul turat In far WrprL purposes The detailed report Bhowi, m Vai VVICVK that the association is enjoying an- y otheTfsod ysar NCdr 016 CrfY Officers of the association are: 1 J. T. McCrackin. Newberry, presi dent. J. F. Hawkins. Newberry, vice-president; Rex Lanford. Wa terloo. secretary-treasurer, direc tors: Mr. McCrackin, Mr. Hawkins. Wallace L. Martin. Fountain Inn. Lawrence F. Davis and Hugh Bonds Workman of Clinton. George W Copeland is bookkeeper, and Mrs. John A Davis, stenographer Eleazer Addresses Farm Loan Group At Laurens Luncheon Furman Lowe, a Marine from the naval base in Charleston, was in stantly killed near here Saturday when the car in which he was nd ing overturned on a curve andj mont smashed into a tree. The accident j. \f tna is Declaring that South Car* one of the few places in the United States that can grow anything and mphasmng the trend in the Pied twin from cotton to cattle, Eleazer spoke encouragingly NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL THE CHRONICLE has the larg. est circulation in its history. This means that more people than ever before are reading their “favorite newspaper.” — We invite you as a subscriber if you are not already a member of our appreciated family of readers. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: MRS. CARL JOHNSON, Greenwood. PFC. JESSE F. HARVEY, Fort Miles, Delaware. MISS MAUDE HARVEY, Lydia Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Steiner Make Big Catches On Florida Fishing Trip Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steiner, fo this city, proved their ability as sports fishermen by boating two largemouth black bass while fish ing last week out of a camp near Welaka, Fla. Mrs. Steiner, however, proved to be the best angler with her bass, caught in the St. John’s river, hitting the scales at an even seven pounds. Mr. Steiner’s bass, caught in the famous Oklawaha Tiver, weighed in at six pounds four ounces. Each of the bass, tak en on jive bait, were large enough to enter in the Jaycee sponsored Putnam county fishing tournament. While neither won their captors a prize, they both will receive cer tificates of award for their skill in handling the fish. Revival Services At Holly Grove Church Revival services are announced at Holly Grove Baptist church near here beginning Sunday and con- continuing through the following Sunday. The pastor, Rev. Hugh Hazle, will be assisted by Dr. W. C. Lamb of North Greenville Junior college. Services will be held each evening at 8 o’clock with the public invited. SOFTBALL STANDINGS occurred about 7 30 a.m. near of the prospects for agriculture in. Beards Fork creek on Highway Laurens county in an address de- 308 His home was Route 3. Spar live red before 60 members and Unburg guests of the Laurens National Riding with him was another Farm Loan association in Laurens Marine. Allen J. Ravan of Lan- last Wednesday, at a luncheon drum, who was injured and brought 1 meeting held in the community to the Blalock clinic here. He was hall. removed by ambulance Monday to Mr. Eleazer, Clemson extension the Charleston naval hospiUl. information specialist and widely Patrolman James Tankersley, of j known agricultural writer and Laurens, who investigated the ac-1 speaker, emphasized the ideal cli- cident, said the men were on their mate and soil in this section which way to Spartanburg, but had evi-| permits the year-round grazing and dently lost their way and were 1 is conducive to the growth of fine headed south in the direction of pasturage. He predicted a bright Clinton. The car turned over on a future for the cattle industry in curve and smashed into a tree after! South Carolina, rebounding about 200 yards. The , Introducing the speaker was C. patrolman said this was the farth-1 B. Cannon, county agent. In a bus- W L Pet. Methodist .... 14 4 .778 National Guard .... .... 13 7 .650 Clinton Mill .... 8 11 .421 Presbyterian .. .... 8 12 .400 Baptist ...: 7 11 .389 Lydia Mill .... .... .... T 12 .369 est he had ever seen a car skid. Insignia found on Marine Lowe indicated he was a'Korean veteran. Soles Tax Is Deductible From Income Tax iness session prior to the address, Clifford T. Smith of Kinanis. was reelected a director of the three- county organization which com prises Laurens, Newberry and Un ion counties. Mrs. Marshall Abercrombie en tertained at the luncheon with vo cal selections. President Sam M. Leaman pre sided at the meeting. Coleman Reunion Largely Attended State sales tax payments may be deducted from individual state in comes taxes, Director Dawson Beat- tie of the tax commission’s income tax division said Monday. Mr. Beattie said Assistant Attor-, ney General C. K. Wingate has Sunday, July 22, the descendants written him that sales tax pay-| Q f ^e late Absalom and Matilda ments are a “proper income tax' Thompson Coleman held their an- < ^ e ^i lctlon ' u .. nual family reunion at Camp Fel- TTie new three per cent retail lowship, on Lake Greenwood, with sales tax, which became effective July 1, was levied by the general assembly against retailers. But the 118 present for the happy occasion. James Haddon Coleman, 81, only surviving son of the Absalom Cole- tax returns. Results Presbyterian 13, Methodist 12. Clinton Mill 14, Presbyterian 6. National Guard 25, Methodist 12. Baptist 5, Lydia Mill 1. National Guard 20, Presbyterian 8. Lydia Mill 11, Clinton Mill 8. National Guard 22, Presbyterian 11. Games Tonight Baptist vs. Methodist. Clinton Mill vs. Methodist. Games Friday National Guard vs. Baptist. Presbyterian vs. Lydia Mill. Games Tuesday Baptist vs. Presbyterian. Lydia Mill vs. Methodist f retailers are required to pass it on man . g who were the parents of theu- customers. 1 seven children, was present for the There previously has been some occasion and was warmly greeted question as to whether the tax by relatlves and friends would be deductible from income At noon a bountirul picinic din _ ner was served. During the afternoon swimming was enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Coleman of Cocoa, Fla., who have not attended a reunion for some time, were here at for the occasion. Leesville Church To Hove Homecoming Revival services will begin Leesville Southern Methodist 1 ^ church Friday and contin uc $herrOtt Rates High through Sunday. The guest minis- _ . 3 : ter will be the Re* Charles J). On Tiring Range Huggins, with preaching each eve-f Major W411tkrn A sherratt of nmg at T:45. The annual home- ^ ^ a of the Gw?n . coming day will be Sunday The Wood rvserve unit in at Rev. Howard Van Sic is pastor of Fort j acksonj was one of the church. ^ t scorers durin g the past week on the ; carbine range. He was in third SALES TAX SCHEDULES place with a score of 276, firing the Miss Iona Blakely, secretary of carbine and 45 calibre pistol. High the Chamber of Commerce, states that sales tax schedules are avail able for those desiring them at her office. scorer of the officers and enlisted men was Lt Phillip Rosenberg, ©f Abbeville, with a score of 284 out of a possible 300.