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I * I I ItiE CHRONICLE Strives To Be A Cleon Newspaper, Complete Newsy and Reliable (ttlintmt 01l|rmtir Volume LII Clinton, S. C., Thursday, September 13,1951 If You Don't Read THE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Number 38 LAURENS COUNTY FAIR DATES SET SEPTEMBER 24-29 —y Many Improvements Mode On Grounds. $2,500 To Be Paid In Premiums For All Exhibits Laurens, Sept. 8.—The second annual Laurens County Fair is set for September 24 through Septem ber 29. The fair is sponsored by the Laurens Exchange club. Last year the fair was a success both from a financial standpoint and from the community interest manifested. This year the mem bers of the Exchange club and the County Fair Association are work ing to make this fair an even big ger success. Officials report that many im provements have been made on the fair grounds. One of the big gest additions has been the con struction of a pew livestock ex hibit building. This building is similar in shape and size to the one built last year. It will house both dairy and beef breeds-A new showing lot has been constructed. Another improvement project was the building of a shed equipped for washing and grooming cattle and other livestock. The county has done a tremen dous amount of work preparing a larger parking area. Scrapes and bulldeeen moved trees and leveled several acres for parking. Accord ing to fair officials 2,000 cars can be parked on the grounds at one time. All the midway area has had a new coot of topsoil and the roads around the grounds have been im- Winners Announced In District Soil Conservation Contest Last week’s issue of The Chron icle carried a list of the Laurens county winners in the two-year Pied&nont Communities Soil Con servation contest sponsored by the Laurens, Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee Soil Conservation district in South Carolina and Polk and Rutherford counties in North Caro lina. Approximately 50 farmers and farm communities of this county were awarded prizes last week at a largely * attended rally in Spartanburg. In the contest several winners were also listed in two or more soil conservation districts where the competition was against indi viduals in all the counties. The following were the winners in this county: John T. Young. Clinton, first prize, best water disposal system, 20 gallons paint given by Hall & Company, Spartanburg. J. T. Addison. Joanna, second best permanent winter pasture. $50 cash by Piedmont Interstate Fair. Ryan F. Lawson, Clinton, first, best permanent summer pasture, $50 by Spartan Grain L Milling Company. Ora community, M. Y. Blakely, leader, second best, $300 cash by Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Ben Hunter, Lanford, third, soil conservation. $85 in fertilizer, A. H. Pringle Company. H. B. Harlan, Lanford, first, or chard conservation. $50 in insedi- cidaa. Niagara Division Food Ma chinery Company. Boas Thompson. Owinga, second beat, orchard conservation. $35 in insecticides, Niagara Division Food Machinery Company Niles Clark. Waterloo, first, best woodland management. $90 in march and ue. Montgomery A Crawford. Spartanburg. PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE BEGINS NEW YEAR WITH CAPACITY ENROLLMENT Freshmen Hove Been On Campus Since Monday Taking Part In Orientation Week. Upper Classmen Register Friday. Student Body To Attend Blue Hose- Furman Gome In Greenville Friday Night. Orientation week gives way to the start of regular class schedules Sat urday morning as Presbyterian col lege launches its 71st session. Student Dean Haynie G. Prince said a capacity enrollment of dormi tory students already is assured. He pointed out that once again for the sixth consecutive year, the college has had & waiting list and been forc ed to reject applications. Freshmen have been on the cam pus since Monday, receiving hearty welcome, taking placement tests and generally becoming oriented for col-» lege life. The annual freshman rally was staged at Lake Greenwood last night, with students spending the night there. They register today between 10:80 and 12:30 after meeting with their advisers to straighten but Anal de rails. Physical examinations will be held in the afternoon. Upperclassmen will register Fri day, beginning at 9 a.m., and ROTC examinations are set for later that morning. On Friday night, almost the entire student body is expected to make the trip to Greenville for the season football opener matching Presbyterian and Furman. The regular class schedule for the first semester begins Saturday morn ing at 8 o’clock. The college this year has added three new members to its faculty: Dr. James B. Coleman, professor of mathematics; Dr. Nolan Carter, as sociate professor of chemisty; and C. Duke Wilder, instructor in biol ogy. New Enrollment City Schools Reaches 1,991 The enrollment of the city schools for the new 1951-5i2 session had reached 1,991 yesterday, according to SupL W. R. Anderson, which, he stated, is slightly lower than the opening enrollment last year. The figure is divided, white schools, 1,522; Bell Street (colored), 469. The enrollment by schools follows: Florida Street 418 Academy Street 422 Providence 248 High school 434 Bell Street grammar - 298 Bell Street high 171 Total 1,991 Dove Season In This County Opens Saturday at Noon Rites Here Today For Mrs. Mary G. Davis, Native Clintonian Mrs. Mary Griffin Davis, 75. died Tuesday morning at her home in Manning after a declining period of health covering several years. Funeral services will be conducted from a Manning funeral home this morning (Thursday) at 10 o'clock. The body will then be brought here to Gray Funeral Home at 2 pm. and will remain there until the hour of Laurens county dove hunters clean up their guns and get ready ! for the opening of the dove season Saturday at noon, according to an I announcement made by Garvin B O’Dell, county game warden. Cornwall Named There will be • Midway with the Vivosia Brothers combined shows. The association will present a free act each night at * 98 p. m This year a trapeae act haa been select-1 ed Twe men and one woman do ; N ew Trustee For a series of daring acta from a r . ....... height of 118 feet. Ona art con Hunter School District suts of a leap to a trapeae her 22 ♦ ' feet away. J. J. (Feck) Cornwall, well known The program will begin with the merchant of the city, has been nam- opentng day on Monday, Septem- eg * member of the board of true- bar 24 Tueeday will he observed tees of Hunter School District No. 8. H. M. Rowland, Sr., Passes At Home, Last Rites Here H. Mecy Rowland, Sr., 5T, died at his home on Young Drive early lest Friday morning after a sudden illness. The funeral services were con ducted Saturday at 4 p. m., at his home Inr Dr W. R. Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of which the deceased was a member cemetery I graveside services at 4 pm at the ; doves over baited fields, he pointed Pallbearers were R. G. Watson. Presbyterian c^neteryThey will be c ’ u ' William B Owens, B C Prealar. conducted by Rev Edward Long, of I Ur OD * 11 th * t 10 Horace Horton, Jimmy Hill end Greenville, assisted by Rev J. H. Sam McCrary. The honorary as-1 Derr of this city STATE COTTON CROP SET AT 880,000 BALES . At Current Prices, Cotton Would Bring $154 Millnn And Seed $23 Million Columbia, Sept. 10 .— A South. Carolina cotton crop of 880,000 bales was predicted today by the Federal-State Crop Reporting Ser vice of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The forecast was based on Sept. 1 crop conditions. An 880,000 bale crop would be the largest since 1940 although it would be less than two per cent more than pr»xluction in 1944 and 1948 The average production from 1940 through 1949 was 707.000 bales. Only 405,000 bales were produced last year. The crop report said 1.183 009 acres of cotton will be harvested at an average of 383 pounds of list to the acre. Indications are that the Pee Dee section will have the greatest I yield with close to 400 pounda to Mr O'Dell pointed out that the the acre, the report said. The rel season opens Saturday and closes I mainder of the Coastal Plain is September 29 at sunset The aea-; expected to average about 37S son opens again at noon, Dec. 22, and closes Jan 5 at sunset Under the law, he said, dove shooting is confined to the afternoon hours. The bag limit he said. ■ eight doves per pergon per day. Hunters using automatic or pump guns must have them plugged so as to hold not more than three sheila, he said It m also illegal to him indicate that the supply of doves this year u not as plentiful cost consisted of R. C. Adair, F. P | Mrs Davis was the widow of the bought thu| ni>tr Jr ****l as White school children s day All He succeeds T Heath Copeland, lo- v hildran will be admitted free and i ^ business man. whose term had all ride* on the midway will be expired Other members of the rune cents. Wednesday will be board besides the new appointee Merchants’ Day. Colored school are R L Plaxico. chairman. Roy duMraft day will be Thursday. J Gaaque, G A. Burton and J. B. Ar- Thompeoa. P. 8- Bailey. C. E. Nich- Late George McDowell Davis, whi away in 1829 He was a Davis of this number of friends and relatives All children will be admitted free and all rides will coat nine cent*. nold. The appointment was made by Friday will be celebrated as Farm-1 the new county board of educa- era’ Day. The final day of the fair tion appointed in June consisting will be Saturday. of Chrales F. Fleming. Laurens. Thia year $2^00 will be paid in chairman; W C. Neely of this city, premiums for all exhibits This vice-chairman, and J. Leroy Burns, is $888 more than was paid last j secretary. Other members of the year. Premium list books may be, board are R. Larry Weeks of ■•cured from the County Agent,- Wattsvillc. J. B. Hart of Joanna. ola. Dan Yarborough. John Addi son. Ace Workman. Jr, R. L Plaxi brouter of Dr J co. W M Walker, S A Pitta. Sr . and W. C Baldwin. Mrs. Davis was the daughter of The services were attended by • \ Richard S. and Emma T Griffin sad eras a life-long member of the First ■sgtist church 1 this city. She was many floral tributes banked upon born here and spent her life In this the grave. conn unity until 1945 when she Mr. Rowland was a native of moved to Manning and made her Vance county. N C, but had been home with a daughter, Mrs George a resident of thia city the past 1$ M. Dickson. years during which he was engaged The announcement of the passing in the cotton business. of Hn. Davis will be received Mr Rowland was twice married . with regret by many who knew Hu first marriage was to the for- *«d held her in high esteem. She mer Mus Kate Ptrie of Henderson, wsa a noble gentlewoman, poasess- N. C By this union two sons sur ing many lovable traits and was al- vive, J. P Rowland of this city and ways kind and unselfish and thought- H. M Rowland. Jr, of the U. S ful of others. Navy in Key West, Fla., and three Survivors include five daughters, grandchildren. Hu second mar- Mrs. Emily D. Jones of Abmgtoh, could be due to the prevalence of some kind of throat disease Hunting licenses are on sale at the usual places, he prices are $1 10 for county l and $319 for state licvnaes Hunt era 95 yean at a granted free Ucei tion to the county pounds with about 322 pound, to the acre expected in the Piedmont section The report noted “a gradual shift in cotton production from the Pied mont to the Coastal Plain during the last 10 years * "In 1940 roughly the upper part of the state made 91 per cent of the cotton, whereas it appear* that this area will produce only about 39 per rent of the 1981 crop." the report said "Cottonseed production of 38#,- 000 tons w indicated foe 1951 ba«ea on the ratio of lint to seed in the past five years "At current prices. 900 000 balsa would bring about f 154.900,000 and 30#000 tana of seed. k*im 000 This would be tha value of any crop *inre 1019, whan 1.42I.099 hales and 932.900 tom of C. B. Cannon, or from any one of the county agriculture teachers. Mr. Cannon states that drawings fqr the booths will be made in the Laurens County Agricultural Building Friday, September 14, at 3:30 o'clock. Officers of the Laurens County Fair Association are George Phin- ney, president; John Gatlin, sec retary and general manager: Jack Gilliland, treasurer; and K. M. Watson, chairman of. publicity. Presbyterion Synod Meets At Orphanage On September 24-25 The 1951 meeting of the Pres byterian synod of South Carolina will be held here with Thomwell orphanage as host, on September 24 25. Ministers and laymen from all parts of the state will attend the sessions. A group conference for women will be held here also on Septem ber 18 at the orphanage. Mrs. Joe H. Simpson of Whitmire, is presi dent of the group. Methodists Heor Rev. James Kinard The Rev. James E. Kinard of Emory University, was the guest minister at Broad Street Methodist church for the regular Sunday eve ning service. / ■ • ■ 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 prices each week and where you can supply yoot needs and buy to advantage. ^ * J. M. Babb of Gray Court, and Grover C. Roper of Hickory Tav ern. Under the new school reor ganization law passed by the re cent general assembly, the old board was abolished. To Let Contract For New Dormitory At Training School Bids will be opened September 20 by the Board of Regents in Co lumbia, for the construction of a new dormitory at the State Train ing school near here. The recent legislature made an appropriation of $200,000 for the building which will house 90 to 100 children, raising the school's capacity in excess of 1400. It will be of one story brick design and construction will get underway soon after the contract is awarded. Part of the appropriation is be ing used for additional housing fa cilities for employees on the cam pus. Orphanage Graduates To Attend College The following orphanage stu- dnets will leave this week to at tend the following colleges: Hat tie Driggers, Flora MacDonald, Red Springs, N. C; Ella B. Cole, Betty Bulbnan, Margaret Owens, to Lees-McRae, Banner Elk, N. C.; and Florine Ginn to the Florida State College for Women at Tal- lahassee, Fla. Kiwanians Attend Division Meeting Kiwanians W. C. Baldwin, R. M. Vance, R. W. Boland, Julian Bolick and B. C. Preslar represented the local Kiwanis club at a 9th division Kiwanis meeting hold last Thurs day evening at the Cleveland hotel in Spartanburg, and attended by 200 Kiwanians. The group was addressed by Joe Chiott, at Asheviller N. C„ Gov- | emor of the Carolina! District. rtage was to the former Mrs. So phia Schirmer at Eastover, who survives. He is also survived by one brother. S. K. Rowland, of Sumter, and two sisters, Mrs. W. E. Moore of Sumter, and Mrs. G. B. Daughtrey of Summerville. Former P. C. Professor Wins French Scholarship George McMillan Reeves. Jr, son of the Rev. and Mrs. George H. Reeves of Spartanburg, has been awarded a Fulbright grant for one year of study in France. Mr. Reeves, a veteran of World War II, is a former professor of English at Presbyterian college. During his recent residence here he married the former Miss Fran cine are now Reeves is a niece of Dr. and Mrs Edouard Patte of this city Pa., Mrs. Turner Henley of Rich mond. Vs., Mrs. Kenneth Bickers of Atlanta. Mrs. James R. Barker of Hamlet, N. C., and Mrs. Dickson of Manning; three sons, Robert C. Da vis of Atlanta. George M. of Arling ton, Va^ and James F. of Lillington, N. C., and 12 grandchildren. The family of Mrs. Davis will be at the home of Mrs. R. E. Jones on South Broad street pending the fu neral hour. England Minister To Lead Services Here The First Presbyterian church has announced a series of special services for the week October 21- 26. The leader will be Dr. Norman larneo uie iwroer Dunning, of the Hayworth Hall Wickham of where h y | University college at Kingston-up- making them horn*. Mm.' ‘ NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL on-Hull, England. Dr. Dunning is spending six weeks in this state and was secured several months ago by the church to hold a week’s meeting here. Ballentines Not To Open Store Here MR. ADVERTISER — Everybody reads THE CHRONICLE. We guar- _ „ „ antee to put your weekly message Ballentine s Grocery Stores, Inc., in 2,600 homes, the complete cov- » chain with the home office m erage of your trading area. i Easley, has changed their plans And to that family which does and will not open a super-market not have the habit of reading THE here as was announced early last Jury Finds Deotti Joanno Woman Here Due To Accident A coroner's jury here last week in the automobile death of Mrs. Ruth Kitchens found that "the said Ruth Kitchens came to her death as the result of an automobile ac cident. the car being driven by Marion Fuller and we. the jury, recommend that he be held for further investigation.'* Mrs. Kitchens, a resident of Jo anna. was killed on the night of August 28 when the car in which she was riding with Marion Full er crashed into a tree on South Broad street just in front of the orphanage church. Fuller, who was arrested on warrant charging reckless* homicide and driving under the influence of intoxicants, was released from the county jail September 1 on a $1,000 cash bond. MsSweens Honored With Appreciation Dinner A surprise “appreciation dinner’’ for Dr. John McSween was given at the Poinsett hotel in Greenville last Thursday evening and attend ed by 200 people including Dr. and Mrs. McSween and their children and families. The dinner was giv en in the McSweens* honor who are moving here this month from Greenville to occupy their recently purchased home on Maple street. Dr. M. W. Brown of this city, spoke on Dr. McSween as a minis ter, Heyward Mahon of Greenville, on the honored guest as a citizen, and T. F. Watkins of Anderson of him as a sportsmap. CHRONICLE, we invite your sub scription. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll this week: FLOYD WALKER J. B. COLEMAN MRS. C. W. ROBERTSON MRS. VIRGIL WEBB City. REV. HOMER C. HOLT - Lydia A. W. MILAM Whitmire MARTHA SIMPSON Rock Hill MRS. HOWARD SMITH Anderson GERRY TRAMMELL Winthrop College EDNA SPROUSE Greenwood MRS. WM. E. ESPIEG • Florence PFC. R. E PATTERSON c-o P. M., New York Directors Named For Electric Co-Op At Laurens Meet At • largely attended meeting of the Laurens Electric Coopera live September 1 in the Watts Mills ball park, three new men were elected to the board of directors. They are: Manning B Cochran of Gray Court, R. L Heiderson of Simpeonville. and W A. Martin of Fountain Inn Six others were re-elected for another term They include W M Gresham of Mauldin, H. T Jonoa of Mountville, G. F. Taylor of Honea Path, P. E. Watson of Wood ruff, Lawrence F Davis of Clin ton. and A. H. Hatchett of Roe buck. Principal speaker at the ocean ion was T. W. Morgan, assistant director of the South Carolina Ex tension Service. He spoke on the significance of cooperatives in ag ■ riculture and their contributions to the farm program. Many valuable prizes were dis tnbuted to the lucky persons at the conclusion of the bus mess meet mg. Henry ft#. Faria, manager of the cooperatives, was in charge of the meeting. month. At the time the announcement was made it was stated that the firm would occupy the building on South Broad street recently vacat ed by Howard’s Pharmacy, and owned by the Mississippi Youngs. Major Wingard On Overseas Duty Miss Barrie Jean Wingard, grad uate in June at Winthrop college, is a member of the Hickory Tav ern hijjh school faculty for the coming year, and with her mother, Mrs. B. F. Wingard, is making her home with her grandmother, Mrs. Effie Wasson, of that community. Mrs. Wingard and daughter spent the summer at Battle Creek, Mich, with Major Wingard who re cently left on an overseas assign ment Two Clinton Men Aboard Destroyer Two Clinton navy men are serving aboard the destroyer U®S Hubbard in the Far East. The men, both seaman apprentic es, are Joseph D. Oakley, son of Mr and Mrs. Joseph P Oakley of Route 3, and Marvin E. Tumlin, Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs. ames C. Dean of Route 1. Both men entered the naval ser vice December 27, 1950, and received their recruit training at the naval training center, San Diego, Calif. Lions Entertain Wives With Dinner Members of the Lions club enter tained their w:ves and invited guests with a barbecue chicken dinner last evening at the Mary Lou ranch near the city. City Tox Levy Set At 53 Mills, Some As Lost Year The Town of Clinton tax ordi nance for 1951 appears in today’s paper as adopted by city council at its September meeting. The ordinance calls for a total of 53 mills, the same as last year The millage is divided 15 mills for current operating expenses, and 38 mills for interest and sinking fund payments on outstanding bonds. Tax payment must be made on or before December 31, the ordi nance says, and if not paid bv said date a penalty of 10 per cent will be added. 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