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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 7, 1952
Number 6
COUNTY-WIDE
SCHOOL SURVEY
FEBRUARY 12
Support Prices Given
For Corn and Cotton
Census of School Chil
dren All Races To Be
Made Tuesday By Coun-
Teachers. Seven
"Code Areas' Listed.
The first step in the county-wide
education survey to meet the re
quirements of the 1951 school law
will be taken next Tuesday, the
42tb,,,y£hen a census of school chil
dren of all races and of all ages
thfough 18 will be made by the
teachers of the county, accortling
to an announcement by C. K.
Wright, superintendent of School
District 55 which embraces Lau
rens county.
The census is expected to show
the number of children of pre
school age, elementary age, and
high school age.
Among the objects of the census
is to indicate , the number of addi
tional children to be considered in
planning future buildings.
Except for the limit for entrance
the first year, Supt. Wright pointed
out, there exists no actual limita
tions as to ages in the schools.
The census taking will begin at
the usual school hour and continue
until the task is completed, he said.
According to the plan, it is hoped
to complete the job during what
would have been the school hours.
For survey purposes, Mr. Wright
siad, the county has been divided
into seven “code areas” or zones,
each in charge of an educator of
„that zone who has volunteered for
the work. These areas will be as
follows:
Zone 1—Gray Court area, W. L.
Bpting, superintendent o f—G r ay
Court-Owings high school
Zone B — Wattsville, Ora and
Lanford, J. E. Ford, superintendent
of Ford high school.
Zone C—Clinton area, W. R. An
derson, superintendent of Clinton
schools.
Zone D—Joanna area, G. N. Foy,
superintendent of Joanna school.
Zone E—Hickory Tavern are* P.
F. Vorreyer, superintendent of the
Hickory Tavern school.
Zone F—Laurens area, J. K. Der
rick, acting superintendent of the
Laurens schools.
Zone G—Mountville area, R. R.
Burns, superintendent Mountville
school.
According to figures supplied to
Mr. Wright by J. Leroy Burns,
there were 99,650 pupils of all
grades attending the county schools
on Noveniber 23. Of these 6,200
were white and 3,450 were colored.
The results of the census are to
be reported to Dr. Jack C. Martin,
who is to have charge of the school
survey in this county. After the
census of pupils and prospective
pupils will come the evaluation of
school property and recommenda
tions as to new school construction.
It is generally agreed that the ma
jor new construction will be for
colored schools in order to bring
them up to the standards of the
witite schools. ^
Dr. Martin will meet this (Thurs
day) afternoon with teacher groups
in Clinton to explain the census in
more detail. He will talk to the
colored teachers of the county at
3 o’clock at Bell Street school and
to the white teachers at 3:30 at the
Clinton high school.
The census takers will need the
friendly cooperation of every head
of a household if they are to com
plete their task on time, Mr. Wright
said.
Hugh Bonds Workman diairman
of the Laurens County PMA Com
mittee stated yesterday that the
Department of Agriculture has an
nounced the support prices for
corn and upland cotton at 90 per
cent of parity as of the beginning
of the marketing year. Minimum
dollars-and-cents levels for each
commodity will be announced as
soon as possible and well before
planting time, he said. The sup
port level for wheat previously was
announced at 90 percent of parity
price at the beginning of the mar
keting year, as of July 1, 1952, but
not less than $2.17 per bushel. Oats
support level will be 80 percent of
parity as of September 1, 1951.
Mr. Workman stated that the De
partment of Agriculture has called
for the following National goals to
be met in 1952: A 3 percent in
crease in acreage of com, sorghum
(grain and potatoes. A 36 percent
increase in acreage of sweet pota
toes. The Department wants 5 per
cent less acreage planted to cotton
in 1952 but wants a crop of 16 mil
lion bales. It asks for the Sam?
acreages to be planted to oats,
wheat, rye, and tame hay as was
seeded to these crops in 1951. The
Department requests farmers to in
crease the acreage of barley 14
percent over that planted in 1951.
In 1951 South Carolina farmers
planted approximately 1,170,000
acres to cotton. The goal for South
Carolina’s cotton planting for 1952
is 1,200,000 acres, a slight increase
over that of 1951.
In commenting on the goals set
for farmers for 1952, Mr. Workman
said he fek confident Laurens
county farmers will do all possible
to meet their share of the National
goals to help in the defense effort.
Knox.Charged With
Reckless Homicide,
County Seal Sale
Goes 'Over the Top'
The most successful Christmas
Seal campaign ever conducted in
the county was revealed this week
by the report of Chairman Robert
M. Vance of this city. The final
tabulation is ndt yet complete, but
showed thait $8,505.88 has been
turned in to date for the county
wide sale of seals, bonds and ban
gles. £
Chairman Vance reports that the
success of the drive will permit
expanded services and activities by
the Laurens County Tuberculosis
Association which sponsors the an
nual seal sale. He praised the ef
forts of campaign workers and
Council Refuses To
Employ Heallh Officer
DR. HICKS
Dr. F. F. Hicks Passes
At Augusta Hospital,
Rites Here Sunday
Dr. Frank Falls Hicks, Sr., 51,
well known retired dentist of the
city, died last Thursday morning at
the Veterans hospital in Augusta,
Ga., after two and one-half years
of declining health.
The largely attended funeral
services were held here Sunday af
ternoon from Broad Street Meth
odist church, with interment fol
lowing in Rosemont cemetery.
The services were in charge of the
pastor of the church, the Rev. E.
K. Garrison, assisted by Dr. W. R.
Turner of the First Presbyterian
church. The grave was covered
with many floral tributes from
friends here and elsewhere, indic
ative of the esteem in which he
was held.
Active pallbearers were: 'Mac
Adair, J. J. Cornwall, H. L. Eichel-
berger, Dr. Marion E. Lawson, Dr.
A. D. Salter, W. C. Neely and Wal
ler A. Johnson.
The February meeting of City
Council was held Monday evening
with Mayor Joe P. Terry presiding,
and Aldermen Ray, Pitts, McMillan,
Walker, Wilson and Craine present.
The clerk and treasurer submitted
a financial statement for e January
showing income $36,251\24, expenses !
$41,846.43.
City Attorney R. S. Owens met
with council regarding the Act now
in the legislature creating a Clinton-
Newberry Natural Gas Authority. It
was the unanimous decision of coun
cil that the final passage of the pro
posed measure be held up pending
the clearing of the clause providing
STATE FARM
PROGRAM GIVEN
FOR NEW YEAR
Clemson Lists Seven- .
Point Goal for Agricul
ture in Planning Diver
sified Activities.
thanked the county’s citizens for for the distribution of profits from
Uieir interest and generous response I fhe ^ of interruptable gas> also
o e spe la appea . | pend j n g a satisfactory arrangement
Chairman Vance made special
mention of the fine record made
by the County Auxiliary of the as
sociation which handles the Negro
division of the sale. This group
was headed by Martha White,
with Wilbur Holcomb as assistant
chairman. Minnie Irby is secretary
of the auxiliary.
Joe Delany of Joanna, president
of the county association, paid tri
bute to Chairman Vance and his
workers for their outstanding ac
complishment, pointing out that
they succeeded in obtaining excel
lent support from the industrial
plants, schools and business es
tablishments throughout the coun
ty.
Mr. Delany also announced that
Mrs. Lewil Gray, executive secre
tary of the association, has been
^elected as one of three South
Carolina representatives at the Na
tional Tuberculosis Institute to be
held at Southern Pines, N. C., for
two weeks. Mrs. Gray left Sunday
to attend the training session.
State Tax Mon
Coming Feb. 13-14
Agents of the income t^x division
of the South Carolina tax commis
sion will begin their journeys oyer’
tiie state for the purpose of assist
ing income taxpayers in the prep
aration of their returns on Febru-
&y 11. The services of the agents
are at the disposal of the public in
the matter of giving aid, advice or
information to income taxpayers.
The Clinton representative, E. C.
Moyer, will be here February 13
and 14 with headquarters at Bank
of Clinton.
Released On Bond
At a coroner’s inquest held here
last Thursday the jury recommend
ed that Robert C. Knox, 22, be held
in connection with the death of
Vascoe S. Kennedy, 20, in an auto
mobile accident here in the early
morning of January 26.
Following the inquest, Sheriff C
W. Wier issued a warrant for Knox,
charged with reckless homicide. He
is now out <?n $1,000 bond, the
sheriff said yesterday.
The jury ruled that Kennedy,
who was of the V- S. Navy, came to
his death in an automobile acci
dent.
Sheriff Wier said that Knox was
the driver of the car. Another pas
senger, Leo Hornsby, Jr., was in
jured in the accident on Davidson
street entering the dead-end of
Musgrove street. The car hit the
back of a parked truck owned by
William King.
The inquest was held by Coroner
Joe F. Smith.
183 Pints Blood
Given Monday When
Mobile Unit Visits City
Clinton residents gave a total of
183 pints of blood to the defense
program conducted by the Ameri
can Red Crosif here Monday.
Mrs. Irby Hipp, local Red Cross
representative, expressed d i s a p -
pointment the city did not meet its
full quota but pointed out blood-
mobile officials were pleased with
this response to a first visit. She
said 50 rejections cut down on the
number of donors.
Mrs. Hipp voiced her d<eep appre
ciation to the local Kiwanis club
which sponsored the project, to all
Volunteer workers and to Presby
terian college for its cooperation.
The bloodmotoile unit set up for
operation in the armory between
the hours of 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Its
maximum capacity for .this period
is M0 pints, but .officials consider
a mark of 200. pints an excellent
response.
The Red Cross unit visited the
college campus eorly in January
and collected 227 pints, so the to
tal collections of Wood for the Ko
rean fighting front amoi^nted to 410
pints from this community within
a month.
FOOD..., I
Is An Importont
Item With Housewives
You Will find helpful Gro
cery and Market News In THE
CHRONICLE every week from
leading' food itores In the city.
Read the advertisements reg
ularly—they tell you about
changing prices each week «nd\
where you can supply your'
needs and buy to advantage.
Hose Ploy Two
Games This Week
Two important Little Four bas-*
ketball battles — one of them in
Clinton —face Presbyterian’s high-
scoring cagers this week-end.
1116 Blue Stockings will entertain
Newberry in l^roy Springs gym
nasium on Friday night and then
travel to Wofford the following
evening.
4 PC will rule a decided favorite
over Newberr^ in this opener of
two scheduled games this season.
However, in Spartanburg the Hose-
men will be fighting to even the
count after suffering a close 67-66
loss to Wofford here last Saturday
night.
The honorary escort consisted of
Dr. D. O. Rhame, Dr. Geo. R. Bla
lock, Dr. E. N. Sullivan, Dr. J. W.
Davis, R. C. Adair, P. S. Bailey,
Dr. L L. Long, Geo. H. Cornelson,
C. E. Nichols, R. S. Owens, G. W.
Bell, Robert M. Vance, Dr. B. O.
Whitten, Dr. R. W. Johnson, W. G.
Coker, R. E. Ferguson, John Spratt,
Dr. E. M. Timmerman and Dr.
W. R. Burdison.
Dr. Hidks was a native of Cleve
land county, N. C., but had made
his home in this city where he
practiced dentistry since 1930 until
forced to give up. his work on ac
count of declining health. He was
educated in the public schools of
Cleveland county after which he
attended the North Carolina State
university and graduated in dental
surgery from Emory university.
During his 21 years residence here
he made many friends by his amia
ble personality, all ofr-whom unite
in extending their sympathy at this
time to his bereaved family.
Dr. Hicks was a member of
Broad Street Methodist church, the
American Dental Association, South
Carolina Dental Association, Cham
ber of Commerce, Lions club,
American Legion, charter member
Lakeside Country club, and a
Shriner.
Survivors ihclude his wife, Mrs.
Hallie Clark Hicks, one son, Frank
Falls Hicks, Jr., of this city, one
brother, Dr. R. C. Hicks, of Lawn
dale, N. C., and two sisters, Mrs.
C. L. Self of Marion, N. C., and
Mr* John A. Martin of Fayette
ville, N. C.
Central Carolina
League To Open
Season April 15
As previously announced, the
four club Central Carolina base
ball league will open its 54-game
schedule beginning April 15. Clin
ton, Joanna, Ninety Six and Ware
Shoals comprise the circuit with
games to be played each week on
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The
schedule is now being drawn up
and will be released soon. Each
tlub will be allowed to carry 16
active players." with a pl^y-off
series at the end of the regular
season.
Charlie Gaffney will manage the
Clinton Mills team. Den Kirby will
direct the Joanna Cotton Mills
team. Ware Shoals and Ninety Six
remain undecided about their
managerial choices.
Judge J. Hewlette Wasson is
president of the league. Carl' Fran-
zeh of Joanna has been elected
secretary - treasurer, and C. Hi
Strawn of Ninety Six, is vice-pres
ident.
Former Resident,
Passes In Florida
Friends of Professor and Mrs.
William O. Faster will learn with*
regret of the dearth fo Mrs. Foster
on January 2 in Lakeland, Fla.
Prof. Foster, who wa$ formerly a
member of the Presbyterian college
faculty, i* teaching histary at Flor
ida Southern in Lakeland.
Copeland Is New
President Farm
Group For Year
Thomas J. Copeland, well known
and successful farmer residing near
Laurens, son of Guy L. Copeland,
and brother of Ralph W. Copeland
of this city, was named president of
the Farmers Fellowship club at the
group’s annual election of officers
held during the past week at Oak
Grove school.
John Henry Nabors was elected
vice-president, McLees Cunning-
ham, secretary, and Fred Irwin,
treasurer. The new officers took
over their duties immediately and
will serve for the coming year.
A large crowd of members ahd
to take care of the additional cost
of the transmission line from Clin
ton to Newberry.
W. M. Sheafy, Sr., appeared be
fore the body requesting the auth
orization of a water line to the
proposed American Legion hut site.
He stated that the Legion already
has approximately three-fourths of
the pipe necessary to make the ex
tension. A motion by Alderman Pitts
that the extension be approved was
unanimously passed.
Alderman Pitts offered a moton
that applications be accepted up to
and including March 1, for the po
sition of City Health officer with
other duties to be assigned, at a sal
ary of $315.00 per month including
traveling expenses. Motion was sec
onded by Alderman Walker with the
:wo voting in the affirpiative. The
motion was killed on the vote ot
Aldermen Ray, McMillan, Wilson
and Craine.
Upon a request of the committee
of the Lions Club in charge of Cub
Scouts, Alderman Walker offered a
motion that Presbyterian College be
instructed to provide room for a
■ t « _ . .| ■«.,
for Cub and other Scout organiza
tions to hold group meetings. Mo
tion adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Wilson moved that all
out of town garbage collections be
discontinued at once and any fees
having already been paid by resi
dents in the areas where the collec
tions have been made refunded. The
motion was passed unanimously.
Scouts Mark Birthday
With Numerous Events
Planned For Week
Boy Scouts and Cuibs in the city
are joining in the observance this
guests" enloyedT steak supper The W€ek ot the 42nd anniversary of the
organization has as its purpose the
fostering of fellowship among
farmers of the county and the pro
motion . of common interests
through informative and_ education
al programs.
Scout movement.
Theme for the week’s observance
is “Forward On Liberty’s Team.”
Scouts will renew their vow to do
their duty to God and their duty
to country. City officials, churches,
Following his election, President clubs and business firms are cooper-
Copeland announced the appoint
ment of the following committees:
Program — J. G. Roy; chairman,
Bennie B. Blakely and felbert Chap
man; Membership — Fred Irwin,
chairman, Harry League ?nd Wal
ter Rarroage; Refreshments — Carl
Smith, chairman, W. P.. Abercrom
bie, Fate Gamble and J. W. Griffin.
Retiring officers are Mr. Irwin,
president; Mr. Copeland, vice-pres
ident; Mansell Senn, secretary; and
Albert Curry, treasurer.
Mr. Copeland said that member
ship in the club is open to farmers
throughout the county and to those
with farm interests or connected
with agricultural work v Meetings
are held the last Monday of eaoh
month at the Oak Grove school.
Rural Carriers To
Hold Meet Here
The Rural Letter Carriers Asso
ciation of South Carolina has ac
cepted an invitation extending
through the Chamber of Commerce
to hold their annual convention
here during the month of July. It
is expected that more than 200
men and women will be in attend
ance.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
HONOR ROLL
A lady writes in renewing her
subscription, “I cannot do without
THE CHRONICLE.” ^
You will feel the same way when
you become a subscriber to this
“family newspaper.”
Welcome and thanks to those on
our Honor Roll this week:
BENNIE B. BAKELY,
Laurens.
• PVT. BENNIE F. JOHNSON,
San -Antonio, Texas. ,
GENE A. HAUPFEAR, -
San Diego, Calif.
MRS. WESTERN WHITFIELD,
Bellaire, Texas.
MRS.-E. C.*EDWINS.
MRS. FRANK BOLAND, JR.,
R. B. RANDALL,
Clinton.
ating in the activities for the cele
brations.
Sunday morning the group attend
ed the First Presbyterian church and
were recognized by the pastor dur
ing the services as they sat in a
body.
Monday Evening the Scouts assist
ed in loading the plasma on the
Bloodmobile and straightening the
armory afterwards.
The Cubs under the leadership of
F. P. Thompson, assisted by Den
Mothers Mrs. Posey Copeland, Mrs.
Horace Payne, Mrs. H. L. Elch^l-
berger, and Mrs. W. A. Sherratt,
have arranged a display including
the insignia, equipment, and articles
of handicraft in the window of J. C.
Penney Company.
Friday afternoon ‘the four local
drugstores were each host to one
Greater production for the de
fense effort, wise expansion of
grassland farming nad careful farm
and home planning for more effi
ciency are advised in the 1952 agri
cultural program for Laurens
county. *
The seven-point program, an
nounced jointly by the State Agri
cultural Committee; the > Clemson
Extension Service and the Laurens
County Agricultural Committee
centers around the slogan. Balanc
ing a Changing Agriculture.” An
intensive educational program will
be conducted in this county by
County Agent C. B. Cannon ancL
other groups to acquaint farmers
with the significance of the sugges
tions.
The seven basic points for this
year are:
1. Balanced Farming: Make the—
fann an efficient operating unit by
careful farm and home planning to
make the best use of land, labor,
machinery, cash and credit.
2. Crops: The farmers’ part in na
tional defense in 1952 is greater
production of food, feed and fiber,
Successful farming is based upon
the production of field and forest
d-ops adapted to the land on which
they are grown. Ust modern meth
ods of efficient production to obtain
highest yields and returns.
3. Livestock: Enci urage the wise
expansion of grasskind forming to
support our growing livestock and
poultry industry. The development
of an efficient animal and pouhrv-
husbandry is essential to full use of
our land and labor resources, .and
to a balanced agriculture.
4. Marketing: Good marketing
methods often rftean the difference
between profit and loss. Knowledge
of maxiket demands, skillful prepa
ration of products to meet such d -
mands, and full use of the be.>t
available market facilities are nec
essary to successful farming.
5. The Farm Family: -The purpose
of farming is to obtain good fann
life, a necessary part of permanent
national security and well-being.
Plan and work for good health
through improved nutrition, in
creased food production and con
servation, comfortable homes, and
adequate clothing. Provide oppor
tunity for education, religious train
ing and social life.
6. Rural Youth: Train rural youth
in improved methods of farming,
homemaking, health, citizenship
and leadership.
T. Public Affairs: Become famil
iar with agricultural policies and
programs. Join and support local
and national farmers orgamzat; ns.
Speakers Tell Of
12-Point Program
Alcoholics Anonymous
The local Alcoholics Anonymous
group held a meeting Saturday
evening in the health center build
ing here which was attended by a
large number of members from this
community and either towns, in ad
dition to interested friends and rel
atives. The group meets regularly
each Saturday evening at 8:30 with
those with or without alcoholic
problems invited.
The out-of-town speaker spoko >f
the 12 points of the organization's
code of living, gave his personal
experiences and told how h:> utfil-
den for refreshments.
The Lions Club will sponsor the! i a ti6n with Alcoholics Anonym is
B ue and Gold party for the Cubs, had transformed huj life. He told >f
onoring their fathers on february the tools of progress members who
are in earnest use, and said that
unless there is will power’^anh <
22 at Hotel Mary Musgrove
The Scouts, under- the—leadership
of W. A. Sheryatt,( wil be given a
father-ison banquet on the evening
of Feb. 28 by the Kiwanis Club at
Hotel Mary Musgrove.
determination to overeom* ’ e
drinkinjr disease all are powerless.
Several members present told >f
their experiences and the happi-
A birthday party at the Scout i ness and satisfaction derived
house for members of Den 4 of the
Cubs is being planned during the
month.
Miss Stroup Elected
D. R. E. State Officer
since-
they stopped drinking by conung
under the influence and help cf the
organization.
The chapter will be host to i’dis
trict meeting to be held here later
1 in the month, it was announced
Miss Bernice Stroup, director of
religious education at the First i
Presbyterian church, attended a
meeting of the Association of Di-!
rectors of Religious Education of ;■
South Carolina at Ocean Driver
Beaoh last week, Monday through
Thursday.
Miss Stroup was* elected presi
dent of the organization, and Miss
Ann Kelly, of Newberry, secretary.
E. L. HOLLAND ILL
Friends of E. L. Holland, a mem
ber of the phronicle staff, will re
gret to-know he has been confined
to his home the past week on ac
count of illness.
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