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" i-i.:- The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliatys y» If Yon Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t (Jet the News Volume Lin BALDWIN ASSUMES HEM OF KIWANIS FOR NEW YEAR . New President and Offi cers Installed. 1952 Or ganization Perfected. First Meeting Tonight. > \ • » : Clinton. S. C.. Thursday. lahuary 10.1952 The first meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis club for 1952 will be held this evening at 7 o’clock at Hotel Mary Musgrove with the newly elected president, Vf. C. Baldwin, presiding. Organization meetings have been held during the past week by the board of directors and standing committee heads and the committees for the year will be announced by President Baldwin. B. C.- Preslar, the retiring presi dent, automatically becomes the vice-president W. C. Shealy has been named as the new secretary- treasurer, and the following new and hold-over directors have been installed: Ripsell Cooper, John B Jordan, W. M. McMillan, J. C Thomas, J. Hubert Todd, T. P. Thompson and Reese Young. ‘ Kiwanis International has an nounced its slogan for the year, “Liberty, Let’s Keep It” with the 250,000 Kiwanians admonished 4hat their best aspirations can be at tained by working together for the slogan. President Baldwin has cited the following objectives for 1952 of Ki wanis International, which are in tended as a basis credo for all loca clubs: 1. Strengthen our moral, fiber through home, church and school. 2. Build a strong national de fense. 3. Fight inflation and demand economyin government. 4. Champion our free capitalis tic system. ' - 5. Elect and support efficient, trustworthy public officials. 6. Intensify all services to youth 7. Combat the narcotic traffic, f. Conserve and replenish our natural resources. t. Promote the Canada-United states patern of international ^re- . lations. 10. Develop Kgwanis manpower for increasing service. ' -The objects of International are: Give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life. Encourage the dajjy living of the Golden Rule in all human re lationships. Promote the adoption and the ap plication of higher social, busi- - ness and professional standards. Develop by precept and exam ple, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship. ft*ovide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendship, to render altruistic ser vice and to build better communi ties. Cooperate in creating and main taining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make pos sible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will. Guest; Speaker On 'Speech Defects' * The Parent-Teacher association of Florida Street school is sponsoring a talk by Mrs. Maynard Pearlstein, of Columbia, on “The Correction of Speech Defects” on Tuesday after noon, January 15, at 3 o’clock in the school auditorium. Mrs. Pearlstine is well known in "this field and has been particularly successful in helping . to correct speech defects in children. All parents, as well as the general public, are invited to hear her. iotel Stockholders fold Annual Meet, Erectors Reacted The annual stockholders meeting of the Clinton Community Hotel corporation was held Tuesday night in the banquet room of the hotel. A majority of the- stock -waa repre sented in person and by proxy. The meeting was presided over by R. L. Plaxico, chairman of the board, with R. P. Hamer as secre tary. The chairman gave a report on the operation and fiancial stat us of the hotel. He stated that due to (unexpected expenses at the time the building was completed and $14,621 in unpaid local stock sub scriptions, the corporation has not been satisfactorily financed. The loan from, the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation of $125,000 has not been sufficient to close their commitment and pay the construc tion advances made by three par ticipating banks. At present there is an indebtedness of $15,000 against the corporation which must be met at once, he said the creditors having been most lenient in holding their claims. The directors, he said, have been unable to secure the $15,000 additional needed after repeated ef forts during the past several months. This amount must be raised and the corporation free of/debt before the RFC commitment can be closed, he said. After a general discussion on the part of-several stockholders pres ent, a motion was adopted that a campaign be made immediately to raise $25,000 in additional stock units, the amount to be used >m meeting the indebtedness and as a reserve for future, improvements. The motion also called for the nam ing of ten additional stockholders by the board of directors to assist with the canvass. Such a committee was later selected by the board and the entire financial problem will be considered at a meeting called for today. The 1 present board, of directors was re-elected for another year by the stockholders: R. L. Plaxico, C. W. Anderson, T. E. Addison, J. Le- land Young, H. L. Eichelberger, P. S. Bailey, W. C. Baldwin, W. W. Harris, R. P. Hamer, D. O. Rhame, J. Roy Gasque, D. A. Yarborough, C. C. Giles, Robert M. Vance and R. E. Wysor, III. * At a subsequent meeting of the directors R. L. Plaxico was re elected president, P. S. Bailey, vice- president, R. P. Hamer, secretary, W. C. Baldwin, treasurer. P. C. Students, Staff Give 227 Pints of Blood Wildlife Group Holds Meet Here, Greenville Man Speaks ■ Presbyterian .college students have set a high goal in their blood donor program for Clinton resi dents to shqot at when the Ameri can Red Cross’ Bloodmobile returns here on Feb. 4. PC students, faculty and staff members joined in the, concerted effort last Friday which produced 227 pints of the life-saving fluid 'to be sent to the Korean fighting front. The Bloodmobile spent the entire day on the campus, and Dr. Samuel E. Wheeler, director of the South Carolina- Regional Blood Center, wired Presicfcnt Marshall W. Brown afterwards: “Hearty congratulations to you and entire staff on splendid operation at Pres byterian college. Thanks.” Mrs. Natalie R. Suttles, field rep resentative in charge, also praised the “wonderful response,” and said she also expects a big turn out by Clinton residents on Feb.v4. She pointed out that the enthusiastic response and cooperation rendered by -Clinton women as . volunteer workers on the project Friday gave strong indication of the dty*s awareness of the critical need for blood in the war zone. A final word of commendation came from Mrs. Irby Hipp, head of the local Red Cross chapter. Mrs. Hipp expressed her deep apprecia tion to all the students and staff members of the college and to the women volunteers „who contributed their efforts and who will serve again next month. Blue Key, leadership fraternity, with Professor Edouard Patte serv- irig as faculty advisor, sponsored the--project at PC. The-Blooclno- bile’s Feb. 4th trip to Clinton is under the sponsorship of the local Kiwanis chib. Noted Pianist To . Give Concert In Laurens January 14 Study Course At . Baptist Church A study .course, “The New Testa ment Doctrine of the Church,” by Dr. J. Clyde Turner, is being taught this week at the First Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Darr. Class es are being held for the Sunday school workers each evening at 7:3(i Monday through Thursday. FOOD... . Is An Important ^ Item With Housewives _ will find helpful Gro- and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. > the advertisements reg- — they tell you about changing prices each week and-n supply your itage. County Registration Books To Open In . February, March, April \ v Bank of Clinton Stockholders Hold Annual Meeting The annual stockholders meeting of Bank of Clinton was held Tues day afternoon in the bank offices with President R. P. Hamer, presid ing. President Hamer gave a state ment of the year’s operation and thanked the stockholders for their/ interest and support the past year. The financial statement as of De cember 31, showed assets of $1,- 669,624.96. The report was com mended by several stockholders present and commendation express ed to the officers and employees. The bank paid a 5 per cent dividend at the end of the year as approved by the board of directors,and state bank board. An addition of $10,- 000 was made to the surplus fund. The following directors were' re elected:. John T. Young, chairman, R„ P. Hamer, T. E. Addison, F. M. Boland, S. G. Dillard, John W. Fin ney, Sr., J. P. Prather, W. W. Har ris, T. H. Copeland, H. D. Henry and H. Y. McSween. At a subsequent meeting of the board the following officers were re-elected; President, R. P. Hamer; vice-presidents; T. E. Addison and John T. Young; cashier, H. Y. Mc Sween; assistant cashier, Leaman D. Jones; bookkeepers and stenograph ers, Miss Margaret Holland, Miss Katherine Dicus and Mrs. John Har per. Chamber Commerce To Hear.Address- By Cattle Breeder The' Laurens County Board of Registration was open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to issue county registration certificates to those eligible and have not already secured a certifi cate since January, 1948. The board has announced that it will also be open the first Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday in the months of February, March and April. k * According to present election laws, the books will be open the first Monday in May, and remain open every day except Sunday un til 30 days prior to the first pri mary, unless otherwise advertised. The !i>ooks are always closed ,30 days prior to any election. During the days designated per sons who have moved from their precincts since obtaining their last certificates may also have them rectified, county attorney Thos. A. Babb pointed out. Citizens who have already re ceived a registration certificate since January, 1948, do not need a new- one, as they all expire in .1958, according to the present state law. , Requirements for securing a county registration certificate are as follows: “Every citizen of this state and of tfie United States twenty-one (2D years of age and upwards, not laboring under disabilities named It would be better to wait five years than accept something now without a rock . bottom, L. H. (Dutch) Knignt, president of the Greenville chapter of the South Carolina Wildlife Federation, told over 200 hunters and fishermen gathered here Monday night in the Academy Street school at the monthly, meeting of the Laurens county chapter of the same organi zation. Mr. Knight was referring to Re organization Bill No. 8, passed in the state senate last year and due to come up this year in the house. "“We are at the crossroads,” he said, in pointing out that there are two bills before the legislature this year, the Reorganization Bill No. 4, adopted by the senate, and the Bill No. 81167, sponsored by the Wildlife Federation and already passed unanimously by the lower house. < In responding to his suggestion, a resolution was adopted soliciting the aid of Senator Wilson in pass ing No. 81167 in the senate and of Representative Bridges, Owens and Wasson in killing the Reorganiza tion Bill. No. 8 in the lower house. Dr. D. O. Rhame, president of the Clinton sub-chapter, who was pre siding, declared the vote unani mous. Describing Plan 8 as ineffectual, Mr. Knight said that he did not see how it could do much better than existing agencies. He quoted comments on the two bills by two authorities. One of them. Dr. Ira, N. Gabriel- son, president of the Wildlife Man agement Institute, said that Plan 8 with its commision terms -lasting only four years would permit any governor to wreck the commission by loading it with a majority of four members. Charles H. Callison, president of the National Wildlife * Federation, he said, had written that ’’your bill,” No. 81167, “reserves income from hunting and fishing licenses. I do not see this in Pldn 8.” "How are we to restore our re sources,” asked Mr. Knight, “with no funds to restore them?” Many of the practices followed by the present authorities in South Carolina, Mr. Kmght said, were abandoned by other states as far back as 30 years. He said tha^ South Carolina was the only state east of the Missis sippi that had not adopted the com mission plan for preserving its re sources, and was one of five in the entire United States not using the commission plan. With proper game management, he said, <• South Carolina could have the best game in the United States. John S. Taylor, a director of the Greenville chapter, was present and made a few remarks. A spokesman for Sen. Wilson brought a message from him saying that another engagement pr^pnted him from being present. ** The secretary of the Clinton chapiter, host for the meeting, re ported 204 present and 30 new members for that chapter. Members of Community Con certs of. Laurens county will hear the second attraction of the 1951- 52 season on Monday night, Janu ary 14, in the Laurens high school auditorium at 8:15. The artist will be Ervin Laszlo, sensational 19-year- old pianist. The young genius began his in struction of the piano at the age of five, first from his mother, piano teacher, but* in six months he had learned as much as she could teach him; his other teachers included the famous Dohnanyi. At seven he won his first prize from the Music Academy of Budapest. Ervin made his debut at the age of nine, years, playing- with the Budapest Philhar monic Orchestra, performing the Mozart A Concerto. This appear ance marked the beginning of a brilliant concert career. His work, however, was inter rupted during the war when the Nazis occupied his native Hun gary. Alithough he and his mother were hidden through the interven tion Of the Swedish ambassador, he did not have access to a piano, and it was a year after the Nazi invasion before he could resume his practicing. In September, 194T, when ha was 15, he entered the In ternational Music Competition at Geneva in which 50 artists from forty countries competed for the grand prize. Although he was the youngest competitor, Ervin Laszlo captured the prize; and this was shortly followed by his migrating to America and his brilliant Town Hall debut in April, 1948. Since coming to the United States for his debut recital, Ervin has tak- Number 2 FARMERS NOW OWN ALL CREDIT CO-OP STOCK Clinton Production Credit Associotion ' Mokes Excellent Record Since Organized 18 .-Years Ago. - In retiring all of the capital pro vided by the government to get the credit co-op started, the Clin ton Production Credit Association has achieved its goal of complete ownership by its fariner members. Accordfrig to President J. T. McCrackin, the association has been returning some of the gov* emment capital for several years, and on December 31, 1951, the re maining balance of $5,OOO.0b was returned. “When eighteen of us met in the Masonic hall,at Clinton on % Nov. 27, 1933, and voted to accept the government’s offer to assist in the capHakz&km of a production credit association which would make loans to farmers in Laurens and Newberry counties. We set as our goal the establishment of a dependable credit service to farm ers and the return of the capital which the governmeht so gener ously lent. Most of us had been through the wringer in the iate twenties and early thirties, and we knew the need of farmers for . v- „ * « credit adapted to their needs. We en Slfht-Mtuy .toun, ot the coun- hsve burning some of tne try., marvelled at its wonder* and 80vernmtM Mpita f Irom , ime * time, and by practicing economy The first quarterly dinner-meeting of the Chamber , of Commerce for 1952 has been designated as “cattle ranchers night, the Secretary, Miss Iona Blakely said yesterday. The rteeting-will b e held at Hotel Mary fMusgrove on the evening of Tuesday, January 15, at 7:30. ^ ^ J. R. Hawkins, president of the South Carolina Hereford Breeders association, will be the guest speak er Mr ! Hawkins is owner of “Hawk- Dnshurt” Hereford farm at Lykes- land of this state, and is a prominent leader* in the state organization. He toured cattle farms in Europe dur ing a several weeks stay there this farmers in this section will hear Mr. Hawkins, 'fee states polling precinct in which the elec tor offers to vote fbr four months before any election, and can both read and write any section of the said Constitution submited to said elector by the registration board officers, or car^ show that he or she owns and has paid all taxes col lectible during the previous year on $300 or more, are eligible. It is -not necessary for citizens to present county or city tax re ceipts when they apply for a reg istration certificate if they can read and write. Lt Governor Hipp To Address Kiwanians Grady H.< Hipp, of Greenville, newly elected lieutenant governor of the ninth division of the Caro- linas Kiwani? District, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the in the county in one year, m-feetlocal Kiwanis club this’ evening at NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL If you want to keep up with the happenings of this community have THE CHRONICLE enter your home each week in 1952. Welcome and tha/iks to those on bur Honor Roll this week: HENRY BURTON, - Clemson.^ J""'" u -ppe. lee POLSON, co P.M„ San Francisc REV/W. E. CRISP, Hana Maui, T. H. ' CHARLES DAVENPORT, Kinards.l/iH PFC. FRED T. COLEMAN, San Antorito, Texas ,• CHARLES C. ASKINS, Laurens. - " FURMAN BAGWELL, 7 o’clock at Hotel Mary Musgrove. It will be his first official visit to the club since his recent election. Mr. Hipp is executive vice-presi dent of the Liberty Life Insurance company in Greenville. He is also a former president of the Greenville club* and has ben activ^- in Kiwanis for a number of years. ' Lieut Winn Rated 'Superior In Class In a new competitive program re cently instituted within the 2nd Bat talion, 351st Infantry Regiment. Lt. Charles C. Winn of this city, now on overseas duty, was the first to re ceive a rating of superior as an in- structof in a class on signal com munications, it is announced frf>m headquarters Trieste United States Troops. The aim of the^program is ta improve the tecnique of instruc tion throughout the battalion. Lt. Winp is the son of Mr v and Mrs. Carlton F. Winn. ■ & ■ — .. Patterson Heads Bank At Laurens LaurenSr--Jan>8^DMvight F. f the tig of has learned to like the American sundaes and hot dogs. His many interests include photography, and he has his own dark room for de veloping prints. He looks Idee any other American boy, rather quiet but with a great deal of poise, and has made scores,..of young friends during his extensive travels. Officers of the association-say that members may look forward to an evening of “good listening" from the fingers of Ervin Laszlo. The re viewer of the New York Herald- Tribune referred to him in the music column of April 8. 1948, as “the most remarkable young pianist encount ered in 20 years of experience in re viewing music in New Yer$:.” ^ ♦ 7+~ Dr. Samuel Rankin Locates In Bamberg To Practice Medicipe Dr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Rankin and small daughter have moved to Bamberg Where Dr. Rankin has op ened offices for the general prac tice of medicine and surgery. The announcement is one of regret to their may friends in the citv. Dr. Rankin mover here a year agff from Charlotte, N. C., to be asso ciated with Dr. George R. Blalock at Blalock’s clinic. During his resi dence here he was an active layman of the First Baptist church, member of the Kiwanis club, and identified in other ways with the life of the community. Dr. Rankin graduated from Lou isiana State University and from L. S. U. Medical college at New Or leans in 1943. He interned at the Medical College in Portsmouth, Va., and for two years was assuant sur geon on the USS Griqies, anl also served as resident surgeon at.Grace hospital in Richmond, Va. Dr. Ran kin also served two years in China as’Medical Missionary at Stout Memorial hospital -at Wu Chow. Prior^to moving here he served as resident surgeon al the (Charlotte Memorial hospital. in ojir operations and through the purchase of Class A stock by our members, we have been able to re- . tire the balance. The association « now completely owned by its farm er members,” McCrackin said. At the. time of organization, the government subscribed stock in the amount of $39,975, and this was subsequently increased to $18.-< 400, all of which has now been re turned to the U. S. -Treasury. The association hbs been fortu nate in its administrative person nel. C. W. Stone served as presi dent from fee time the association was organized until his. death, and since that• time J. T. McCrackin of Newberry county, who was pres ent at the time of organization and who has served on the board of di rectors for the past eighteen years, has served as president. Rex Lanford, who served as secretary of the organizational meeting, was subsequently elected secretary-treasurer and has Served continuously since that time. Geo. W. Copeland, assistant secretary- treasurer and bookkeeper, and Mrs. Helen H. Davis,- stenographer- clerk, have also served the asso ciation from the beginning of ope rations. According to Secretary Lanford the association has made loans in keeping with the needs of agriculture in this section. The original loans were largely cotton loans, but now, while loans are still made for the production of row crops, much of the money ob tained is used for the purchase of farm machinery and the develop ment of pastures, dairying and livestock in- this section. Loans are' made all during—the—year, which is evidence of the progress being made in establishing a bal anced agriculture,” Mr. Lanford said. In 1934, loans were made in the amount of $140,000, in 1951 total loans amounted to' ' $590,000. In eighteen years of operation, the as sociation has made total loans amounting to $6,495,000. The col-^ lection record of the association has been excellent. It has shown a steady growth in members who own capital Resources of $nT.U;C. The office of the association is in the Jacobs building here with branch offices at Newberry and o District Supervisors Re-electd For 1952, v Light Vote Cost Tn the election held January 2 in Laurens by the County Soil Conser- t , * m. o - - vation District^ to elect thre^super- I T McCrack ^ visors. Ryan F. Lawson of Clinton. James D. Wasson of Hickory Tavern and Sam B. Fleming of t7ra. were re-elected with a, very light vote cast. J. W. Tinsley of Laurens, and W. P. Dickson of the Hopewell com munity; are the other two district supervisors with unexpired terms. The County District technicians* assisted 132„farmers in writing soil Conservation district plans on their farms consisting of 18,044 acres of land titring the past year. A^tofeJ of 1312 soil district planv chvering 207.556 acres of fend, feave been written by district technicians since the courtly unit was organized in 1939ritui reported. TO ATTEND MEETING Dr. Marshall W. will leave Monday-Tor Richmond, Vau, to d the Board of ucatttvn meeting. • Mt plans to aepompan; Will retiim wg<S«turday. in, New berry, president; J. F. Hawkins, Newberry, vice-president; Hugh B. Workman and Lawrence F. Davii, Clinton, directors; and Rex Lan- Lanford, secretary-treasurer. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REC.l LARLY EACH WEEK It will pay va*. it’s thrifty to shop first In this newspaper? -K* then fas the stores as prieoa change and new merchandise Is reccn ed and displayed. L -