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a % © / . ♦ If You Don’t Read The Chronicle Yoi Don’t Get the News Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 29,1951 Number 49 Santa Claus to Arrive at 5:00 This Afternoon COUNIY FARMERS HOLD MEET, UAH FOR YEAR State Farmjtareau Federation Resolutions Adopted. Officers and , ' Committees Named. W. B. Henderson of Owings, presi dent of the Laurens County Farm Bureau, met Friday night with the board of directors at the agricultural building in Laurens to appoint com mittees and discuss the membership work of the organization. President Henderson reported ap proximotely 440 paid-up members of the bureau to date and that the membership committee would turn in several other members by Novem ber 28 in order to make a final re port to the state office. Dues, now $3.00, will be increased to $5.00 an nually after December 1st, he said. President Henderson appointed the following committees: Publicity, J. Henderson Pitts, Clinton; M. B. Cochran, Gray Courf, John H. Wharton, Waterloo; committee on Field Crops, J. Herman Power, Gray Court, John Simmons, Mountville, Furman Thomason, Laurens, H. H. Wheeler, Laurens and Jake League, Ora. Named on the Livestock Commit tee: Ryan F. Lawson, Clinton, Frank Baumberger, Maxie Thomason, Lau rens, Edward Nix, Fountain Inn, and J. L. Fennel, Waterloo. Poultry Com mittee: David Blakely, Laurens, M. B. Cochran, Gray Court, and Frank Baumberger, Laurens. The Leg illative Committee will be appointed in the near future, Mr. Henderson stated. The Farm Bureau has made avail able to its members a Health Group insurance policy at a reasonable coat. This came about through the cooperation of certain hospitals of the state and additional hospitals will' be added to the list in the near fu-j ture, Mr. Henderson stated. Charles R. Workman, Kinards, and H. L. Long, of Silverstreet, New- berry County are state directors. Of ficers of the Farm Bureau serving with Mr. Henderson are: M. B. Coch-J ran, vice president, and W .P. Dick-i son, Clinton, secretary and treas urer. The board of directors as an nounced by Mr. Henderson by town ships to serve for the coming year: Jacks Township, C. W. Copeland and Dial Neighbors; Hunter, Heath Cope land and Li F. Davis; Cross Hill, Fred Coleman and John Simmons; Waterloo, John H. Wharton and J. L. Fennel. Also, Laurens, T. J. Copeland and Furman Thomason; Scuffletorwn, Sam Compton and Cnaig Hunter; Youngs, Claude Patton and Edward Nix; Dials, Gray R. Curry and R. N. Jackson and for Sullivan, Frank Baumberger and James Wasson. A copy of the resolutions adopted by the State Farm Bureau on No vember 5, were read and discussed. President Henderson stated there were 28 recommendations adopted in the resolutions and pointed out a few of them as highlights. They were: That cotton acreage control legislation for the future, be modeled on the tobacco acreage con trol law giving to the producers the sole power to vote controls on or off. That such a law be enacted as will provide for lowering or raising quotas annually in accordance with demand or need for cotton produc tion. That the S. C. Farm Bureau set up a cotton committee on the gen eral lines of the S. C. Farm Bureau Tpbacco Committee and that to this committee be delegated the duty of making a continuing study and recommendations on new cotton leg islation. That for the year 1952 and there after, the cotton loan be based on 7-6 inch low middling instead of _ 7*-8 inch middling. That for the protection of farmers iin the production of the 1952 crop on account of scarcity of labor, high . ’ cost of production, and the greater risk involved in over expansino of one crop by the individual farmer, the Secretary (of Agriculture) be asked to establish an incentive loan rate on cotton above 9j0 per cent of parity. Without such action, *we doubt that the desired production can or should be attained. 1 We recommend that * the present Farm Bureau Legislative Committee study provisions of the Sales Tax Law with a view to working for the removal of any apparent injustices. Farmers have their own dues- (Continued on page six) Treasure Hunt In City Begins Today, Cash Prize Offered The Treasure Hunt, again spon sored this year by the Merchants association, will officially begin this afternoon immediately after the big Christmas parade, and will close December 17. Thirty-six business firms are par ticipating in the contest, their names appearing in an advertise ment elsewhere in today’s paper. Each of the firms will have in one of their display windows an article that is not sold in their stores. The first contestant finding all items correctly will be adjudged the win ner and awarded a cash prize of $15. Rules of the contest are found in the announcement. Mountville Winners To Be Honored At January Dinner Here The 4-H winners of the Mount ville club will be dinner guests of the Chamber of Commerce here at its first quarterly meeting of the year to be held January 9. They are Misses Betty Bums and Myra Burns, Robert Lee Hill and Eddie Jones, and are among 28 state win ners who are in Chicago this week among 1,100 winners from all over the nation. The winners were re cently honored by the Mountville Grange. The invitation to " attend the January dinner-meeting was sent to the young people early this week in telegrams of congratulations while they are attending the Na tional 4-H club Congress. McLeod Accepts Call To Sumter The Rev. Cliff Hill McLeod, pas tor of tlte First Presbyterian Church of Mooresville, N. C., has accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Churcji at Sumter and will enter upon his work December 1. Mr. McLeod, a graduate of Presby terian College, is pleasantly remem bered here. He has been pastor of the church at Mooresville since 1941. Mr. McLeod’s sister, Miss Verna Mc Leod, also a P. C. graduate, married Hugh Holman, now a member of the faculty of the University of North Carolina. Crash Kills Joanna Child, Seven Others' ' A midnight head-on collision of two cars killed a 14-months-old baby and injured five other persons near Greenwood Saturday night. Judy Elizabeth Smith, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Smith of Jo anna, was the only fatality. Funeral services for the little girl were held Monday morning at 11 o’clock from the Fire Baptized Holiness church at Joanna of which her father is pas tor. The Rev. B. O. McClain and the Rev. Fred Rowe officiated. Burial followed in the Pleasant Hill church cemetery near Central. The child, beside its iterents, is survived by three brothers, Alton, Bill and Joseph Smith; three sisters, Joan, Jeanette and Ruth Smith, and her grandparents. Injured in the head-on were the child’s parents, Rudolph Richard Stone of Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford E. Puckett of Joanna and their daughter, Betty Jean. All ex cept Mr. Smith were hospitalized in Greenwood and reported yesterday as improving. Cpl. J. W. Ledbetter of the state highway patrol said a car driven 1 by Stone was headed South on the Lau rens highway when it and another car, driven by Mrs. Puckett, collid ed, both being demolished. Ammie Elliott, a resident of the area, rushed out to give first aid and was slightly injured when a third car piled into the wreckage. The driver was injured. Neely Named On All-State Team James ((Bud) Neely of the Blue Ht>se, tackier and linebacker, was named Monday for a place on the 1951 All-South Carolina football honor team. Neely was the only member of the Presbyterian squad named with the all-state stars. Wednesday Closing Halted for Holidays Beginning yesterday all stores and business houses in the city will remain open all day on Wednesday instead of the half holiday. The closing schedule will remain in force through January 8. - Lions Bowl Game Here Friday Night A charity football game between Bell Street high school of Clinton and Saoders high school of Laurens, two top-rated Negro gridiron powers in the Piedmont area, is slated for Friday night in Clinton. The game, to be sponsored jointly by the Clinton and Laurens Lions clubs for the benefit of their sight conservation programs, will be play ed on Johnson field at Presbyterian college, according to announcements by two clubs. Proceeds of the tilt will go toward defraying the cost of glasses for un derprivileged children. The Clinton high school band will perform at the game for Bell Street, and the Laurens high band for San ders. Immediatetly after the contest a 17-inch television set will be given away, it is stated. In the event of unfavorable wea ther Friday, the game will be played Saturday at the same time and place. Interest in the game among both white and colored is high, club of ficials state and a sell-out crowd is expected. 1 Both Bell Street and Sanders have had good seasons this year. In the regular annual game between the two schools played here two weeks ago, Sanders was the victor, and the Bell Street team is determined to avenge the loss Friday night. The two Lions clubs have been working closely with the principals and coaches of the two schools in staging the game. Admission to the game is $1.00, with 50c for children. Wildlife Group To Meet at Joanna Monday The South Carolina Wildlife Fed eration, Joanna chapter, will hold its monthly meeting at Joanna club house Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 o’clock. A good prgoram as well as a barbecue dinner is planned, officers Interested friends and members state. of all county chapters are invited to attend. Tickets are available from J. J. Cornwall or Tom Addi son. Persons not members are*cor dially invited to the meeting. MOVE TO CROSS HILL Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Campbell of this city have moved to Cross Hill. Mr. Campbell is manager of the Hollingsworth* Grocery Co. Local Mills To Pay $105,000 In Savings Friday It is announced that Christmas savings will be paid out Friday to a large number of employees of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills. The distribution to Christmas Club mem bers will be made through M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers. The checks coming on the eve of Christmas will amount to $105,000, Robert M. Vance, president of the bank, said. The bank has also an nounced the opening of a new Club for the coming year. ' The savings to be distributed were made during the year through co operation of the mill management, j employees in the plants setting apart each week during the year a share of their earnings for the Christmas season. BIG PARADE TO OPEN CHRISTMAS SEASON IN CITY Thousands Expected For Colorful Celebration. Lovely Yuletide Lights To Flash On. Santa Claus comes to town today. At 5 o’clock the grand old gentleman will ride up Broad street in the col orful Christmas parade. The celebra tion is planned by a committee from the Merchants association. Thousands of youngsters and adults are expected to jam the line of march to watch the gaily decorat ed floats and smartly-stepping bends. AduHs are asked to stand back and let the children watch from the front at the crowds lining the streets and to be careful that no ac- # cident occurs to mar the happy event. The parade will reach the business district at 5 o'clock. It will be cli maxed of course by the appearnace of Santa Claus taking his place of honor at the end of the procession composed of floats and the Clinton and Laurens high, and college R.O.T.C. bands. As the distinguished guest rides up Broad street the city’s- lovely lights will sparkle forth a welcome to him, and flood the business section with the illumination of thousands of softly glowing lights. To add to the Yuletide setting a Christmas tree has again been provided on the square, and many merchants have attrac tively decorated their windows. The big parade will furnish a riot of color accentuated by the blazing multi-colored holiday lights. The Treasure Hunt, announced in today s paper with 3K participating firms, will begin immediately fol lowing the celebration. Stores have announced they will remain open, longer today. Santa’s pre-Christmas visit to the city promises to be a gala event drawing a large crowd, and will of ficially open the Christmas shopping season in Clinton. Everybody from everywhere—is invited. Robert I. Burgess, County Coroner, Passes At Hospital Robert Isaac Burgess, 68, Laurens County coroner fbr the past 11 years, died at the Laurens Hospital Satur day morning after being in declining health the past year and critically ill for a week. The funeral services were con ducted Sunday afternoon at the home on the Greenwood highway by the Rev. J. L. Ashley and the Rev. Nor wood DaVis. Burial followed in For est Lawn cemetery at Laurens. Mr. Burgess was born in Pelzer, the son of the late William and Minerva Eilcdge Burgess. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Montjoy Burgess; three sons. Manning, Jim, and Harold Burgess, all of Laurens; two sisters, Mrs. Robert McDonald of Walhalla, and Mrs. Lou Beacham of Tigervrlle, and six grandchildren. Seniors To Give Chicken Stew Friday The senior class of Clinton high school will give a chicken stew Friday afternoon at 5 o’clock in the i school’s lunch rex m. The price will be 90c a quart, with all re quested to bring containers for , their purchases. Mrs. Lola Simpson f Passes At Hospital, Rifes Held Yesterday Mrs. Lola Nabors Simpson. 74, widow of the late Jobe M. Simpson, died Tuesday afternoon sit the Bla lock clinic after several months of declining health. The funeral services were con ducted yesterday afternoon from the Gray Funeral Home by her pastor, the Rev. J. H. Darr. Inter ment followed in the Hurricane church cemetery Mrs. Simpson was a native of this section of the county, a daugh ter of the late John Henry and Sus an Copeland Nabors. She was a lifelong member of the Hurricane Baptist church and endeared her self to many friends and relatives by her strong Christian character and sweet personality, all of whom wifi learn with regret of her pass ing. Surviving are three sons, J. Gil lette, Lewis D. and J. Mason Simp son of this city; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren: two brothers, John H. of near here and Grover C. Nabors of Joanna: two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Adair and Mrs. W. S. Denson of this city, and a number of nieces and nephews. Holdovers Drawn For Grand Jury Six holdovers for the 195£ grand jury were draw last week in Genera Sessions court when the 1951 grand jury was dismissed foi the year. The holdovers are E. V. Golding J. M. Wham, R. B Crowe, Manor Y. Walker, Jeter H. Owing.' ana James E. Anderson, The six holdovers will be added to 12 new ones to be drawn in Feb ruary to complete the venire o! eighteen. Publicotion Cover By Mrs. M. J. McFodden The Joanna Way publication for November carries an attractive cover with an artistic arrangement done especially by Mrs. M J. Mc- Fadden of Joanna, talented flower grower and arranger. Representing the harvest and Thanksgiving sea son, a bountiful, graceful grouping of fruits and vegetables is laid at the feet of the goddes? of the harv est, Ceres.