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Clinton. S. C., Thursday, February 28, 1952
Number 9
County Supply Bill Passes
House, Now In Senate-
/ Calls for $449,799.24, An Increase of $20,000 Over
Last Year. Estimated Revenue $280,000. Some Items
Increased, Others Eliminated or Reduced. County-
Wide School Levy Not To Exceed 27 Mills.
Contract Let for New Presbyterian Church at Lydia Mills
A Laurens county supply bill for
1952 haS passed the lower house as
amended, and went to the senate
Tuesday-for f first reading.
The total amount to be raised by
taxation, the difference between to
tal appropriations and total estimat
ed revenues, is $169,799.24. The bill
provides spending totaling $449,-
799.24. Estimated income is fixed at
$280,000, the total spending figure
being about $20,000 greater than the
past year.
No salaries or travel allowances
are increased in the bill.
Under ( the bill the auditor is au
thorized to levy a tax on all taxable
property, of School District No. 55
for the year 1952, provided that the
tax shall not exceed 27 mills. The
county-wide levy will apply
throughout the county, where pre
viously the millage had ranged from
almost nothing to higher than 27
mills. This means in general, that
rural districts will pay an increased
levy,-and Laurens and Clinton will
pay a slightly decreased levy. The
old three mills levy for high school
tuition is abolished in the county
wide levy, whatever that amount
may be.
Representatives Tench Owens of
this city, and R. C. Wasson of Hick
ory Tavern, voted for the school tax
proposal. The third house member,
Justin Bridges of Laurens, voted
against the plan. He had inserted in
the bill his reason for voting against
the passage of the bill. Said Mr.
BriHges: ‘*1 voted against H. 1978, the
LaurensJ^ounty Supply Bill, because
I objeaf to the section providing for
levying taxes for school purposes. I
am opposed to increasing local taxes
lor school purposes. I believe that
any increased expenditures made
Permanent road construction, $60,-
000.. >
County home: salaries: Superin
tendent, $1,760; assistance to super
intendent, $350; additional help to
care for inmates, $1,320; food, cloth
ing, fuel, lights, etc., for inmates, and
for farming expenses, $6,500; amount
in excess of appropriation for 1951-
52 to complete construction of coun-1
ty home, $10,000..
S. C. retirement system for coun
ty employees, $4,800. )
S. C. Industrial commission—pre
mium for workmen’s compensation
insurance $1,100.
County attorney, $300.
Rebinding records in office of clerk
of court, $575.
Total—board of commissioners of
fice, $277,960.
Clerk of Court
Calaries:-clerk of court, $3,960;
deputy clerk, $2,310; clerical assist
ant, $2,310; janitor, $1,848.
Office supplies, $3,500.
For purchasing and installing air-
eonditioning unit for record room,
$500.
Circuit court: expenses, including
jurors, witnesses and bailiffs, $8,000.
Total — clerk of court’s office —
$22,428.
Auditor
MR. BAKER MR. SMITH
The contract for the erection of , consisting of five class rooms and | contract.
The new structure will
Salaries' clerk of court $3 960- the Lydia Mills Presbyterian a pastor’s study, complete with : be erected at the comer of Peach-
’ ’ church was signed Thursday eve- pews, pulpit furniture, heating sys-j tree an d Pine streets in the Lydia
. . , . .. in * in the 0,,ice of Roy E - «“<*- »>". IWU* floor cover - which'^ d«2oyrf by Hre'aW
board of assessors and equalization, cock, architect, in the Jacobs build- ings, and drapes for the windows three years ago
s office $9,475.62. j intr were submitted on Wed- . of the nave.
ant, $2,310; additional help, $2,310;
travel, $600; office supplies^ $750;
irrasurer
ing.
! nesday by Fiske-Carter Construe- I Th e contract
The congregation has been wor-
necassary because of consolidation of -AjLi. *’« oan
W.. ,£fOV/.
school districts should be borne by
the State from, the proceeds of the
retail sales tax.”
Among the appropriations which
are increased over last year are:
Court house repairs; maintenance of
chaingang, roads, bridges, etc., and
expenditures for that purpose in ex
cess of appropriations for 1951-52;
S. C. retirement system for county
employees; office supplies for clerk
of court ami treasurer; emergency
assistance and boarding home care
under department of public welfare;
and supplies for sher
iff’s radio system; uniforms for dep
uty sheriffs.
Some of the new appropriations
565.62.
Superintendent of Education
Salaries: superintendent of educa
tion, 660; assistant, $2,310; bookkeep
er, $2,310; musical director for rural
Travel: superintendent of educa
tion, $900; attendance teacher, $300;
supervisor of school lunch program,
$300.
Office supplies, $650.
Attendance teacher—aid for needy
children, $200.
Total — office county superintend
ent of education—$9,610.
Sheriff
Salaries: Sheriff, $3,960; deputy
sheriffs (seven at $2,640 each), $16,-
480; deputy sheriffs at mills (six at
$170 each), $1,020; jailor. $2.640; one
Son of Whitmire. The low bid was ^ Rev. Homer C. Holt, pastor, for the max of months of planning and
submitted by W. E. Baker and Son, church. J. B. Neal, a member of working by the building committee
which firm subsequently got the the committee, was also present, in conjunction with Mr. Hitchcock,
Work is expected to begin this the architect, who drew the plans
contract calls for the con- week and the agreement calls for • for the church and wh^ has been
m'of a brick veneer church completion of the project within retained to supervise the construc-
seating 182, a Sunday school wing 186 days from the signing of the tion job. *
contract
The
struction
ANNUAL RED CROSS DRIVE STARTS
THIS WEEK, COMMITTEES ARE LISTED
State Training School — Miss
Louise Cox.
Hallmark Manufacturing Co. —
Mrs. lone Adair.
j Joanna Mills—Joe Delaney and
^ James P. Sloan.
Red Cross fund workers, in the pointed out that most people are . Clinton Residential— Mrs. Wil-
midst of the special gifts drive this | aware of the fine work the Ameri- i Lam P. Jacobs and Mrs. C. E. Gal-
week, will open the second general can Red Cross does in time of em- loway.
drive throughout the Clinton area ergency, in veterans work and in
deputy for night office work, $2,640.
Travel: sheriff, $1,200; deputy
Monday in an effort to meet the t^e life saving blood program.
$8,65& quota; -j The d ive chairman, praising The
George H. Comelson, drive chair-! cooper: t.- e efforts of volunteer
man, reported he is well pleased worko -s, announced this lineup of
Broad Street Extension — Mrs.
Reese N. Young.
—Mountville—Mrs, Maude—Bryson.
Jury Clears
Officer Townsend
In Gun Death
A coroner’s jury in Laurens Sat
urday found that Georgo Young of
near Lydia^4ills came to his death
hast week ffK. accidental gunshot
wounds at the hands of a State
Highway Patrolman while seekm^
to escape arrest.
The patrolman, ^C- R -Townsend
of Woodruff, was placed under i
technical charge of murder and re
leased in bond after the shooting
on February 14.
The verdict stated that Young
came to his death from gunshot
wounds at the hands of Townsend
after the end of a GO-mil^ chase in
Spartanburg and Laurens coun
ties. * J '
The inquest was conducted be
fore a large crowd in the court
house. Patrolman Townsend, who
took the stand voluntarily as a sur
prise Witness at the inquest, said
he stumbled ‘and his pistol firejl
accidentally. His attorney, O. L.
Long, stated the 31-year old officer
desired to testify and he had 4 no
objection. The patrolman made His
statement without being sworn.
The officer described the lengthy
chase, asserting he thought he wj>
pursuing bank robbers, and told
the jury one man, J. C. Jacks, was
caught as soon as the fleeing car
was forced into a ditch. The other
two men ran into the woods. Town
send said he ran after them, tak
ing his a«(wtee pistol from its hol
ster. He took an awkward step
stumbled and the weapon fired. He
said neither of the fugitives was
in - his field of vision when the
pistol fired. The Patrolman said he
was the only officer in that imme
diate area when the shot was fired
and that he was positive his was
the one who shot Young, but that
it was unintentional and accidental.
Solicitor Hugh Beasley, who
conducted the examination of wit
nesses for Coroner Joe F. Smith,
announced after the inquest he
would hand out an indictment at
the June term of General Sessions
Court charging Townsend with
murder. The officer has been un
der $1,606 bond since Sheriff C. W.
Wier charged him with murder in
the case.
'Kiwanis Follies' ,
Here March 13-14 Ti
Plans are underway for a novel
ty entertainment, ’’Kiwanis Fol
lies," sponsored by the local I Kt-
wanis chib. The show which will
Dapper Hosiery Mills — Gary
Lehn
sheriffs (six at $100 per month, one; with ’ the progress of the special comr '-e leaders for the general 1 Presb y terian College-^John Cal-
at $50 per month), $7,800; head mill Wai last P MoS- ' fZi * * lahan and Bob Hunt.
appearing in the bill are for rebind-1 deputy at Joanna for transporting - 2 lS Pn ? Se , iasl MOn ‘ Iuna a ive:
mAtt « X r r-uS Su,hei -
gjSg" <,U ° to ‘ e^'s"c^k* M “‘ S DiVtotoB
4 air-conditioning unit for record room
in office of clerk of court, one addi
tional deputy sheriff, new stove for
jail, typewriter for Negro -county
agent, veterans organizations for
memorial huts, additional pay for
board of registration because of ex
tra work during election year. Some
other new items were formerly paid
out of the contingent fund. Also,
there is “an appropriation of $10,000
, to complete construction of the
county home.
Some of the appropriations elimi
nated or reduced from last year are:
travel allowance for one deputy
sheriff, office supplies for probate
judge, Laurens Cooperative Breeding
rssociation, stenographer and bailiff
for domestic relations court, probate
judge for indexing pensions, county
board of education, Laurens County
Fair association, revolving fund for
documentary stamps kept by the
treasurer.
A breakdown of the estimated rev
enue:
Fines, licenses and fees, $50,000;
gasoline tax, $05,000; alcoholic li
quors tax, $43,000; beer and wine
tax, $11,000; bank tax, $5,000; bond
premium and interest, $2,500; coun
ty’s part of income tax, $35,000; de
linquent taxes, $27,500; miscellan
eous, $11,000.
The following items are listed in:
the bill:
Board of Commissioners
Salaries: Supervisor, $3,960; Com
missioners (two at $605 each),
$1,210; clerk, $2,310.
Travelr Supervisor, $1,200; Com
missioners (two at $350>, $700.
Office supplies: $600.
Water, lights, fuel, telephone, jani
tor, supplies, cleaning grounds,
$5,000.
Repairs, $5,000; beautifying lawn,
$100; ladies rest room, $900.
Insurance: for court house, jail,
county home, agriculture building,
chaingang camp buildings, $775.
Maintenance of chaingangs, roads,
bridge*, building bridges, purchasing
road machinery, grading and topsoil-
mg roads, $136,000.
Amount of expenditures in excess
of appropriation* for 1651-62, $84,-
Lydia (for same ($12.50 per month),
$150.
Office supplies, $600.
(Continued on page seven)
Mr. Cornelson said he hopes to | Public Schools—W. R. Anderson,
complete the drive within a week Jr.
after the general fund division, Thomw-ell Orphanage— Mrs. D.
starts to work next Monday. He Q. Sowers.
(Continued on page two)
WITH THOMAS FIRM
Raymond Mason, formerly of
Birmingham,. Ala., has joined J. C.
Thomas jewelry firm as a watch
maker. He w ill be joined later by
his family.
Cub Scouts of Four Clinton Dens Honored With Banquet By Lions Club
be given on Thursday and Friday.
March 13 and 14, at 8 o’clock in
the high school auditorium, will
feature local talent.
Included on the program are
musical comedy acts with appro
priate background and costumes,
fashions, new and old; black face
skits between scenes. A number
of high school students as well as
club members are taking part in
the event.
Prizes will be given to the old
est lady present and largest fam
ily present.
Proceeds from the two perform
ances, will be used for the club's
community work. v
Henderson Named
Head of Cattlemen
Caldwell Henderson of this city,
was elected last week a.< pre.-iient
of the Lower Piedmont Jersey Par
rish at the annual meeting held t
Newberry, .it was reportt : 1
County Agent C B. Cahnon
The counties, of Laurens. N.- >.
berry Fairfield. Lexington as:*
Richland make up the Lower Pied
mont Parrish. Henderson s ♦
breeder of registered. Jersey cat
tle and is milking 25 head in h.-;
commercial dairy herd located on
the Joanna road leading from th *
Mrs. Hayne Workman place
The Jersey breeders in the Pa -
Irish are making plans to h id j
Jersey heifer show and sale i
Newberry on April 7. Mr. Camr t
suggested that anyone inter* -•.
in getting started in purebred , J c -
sey cattle should attend this ■
Presbyterians,
Baptists Lead In
PC Student Body
Shown above are the local Cub
Scouts who were honored last Fri
day night with a banquet as guests
of the Lions club.
Den 1—Den chief, Don Rhame;
Den mother, Mrs. H. L. Eichelber-
ger; Dick Casque, Wallace Boyd,
Doug Salters, Jimmy Pitts, Rickie
Rhame, Jim Godfrey, Sammy Mor
ris (absent).
Den 2—Den chiefs, Neil Dailey,
Billy-Davis; Den mother, Mrs. Hor
ace Payne; Horace Payne, Ben
Crouch, Jimmy Young, Jackie
Cooper, Charles Copeland, Billy Wehunt, Jerry Lawrence, Fayrell
Brooks Owens, Freddie Fowler 1 Furr, Michael Malpass.
fahsent), George Sease. William | D en 4-Den chief. George Bla-
wuson. (lock; Den mother, Mrs. W. Archer-
Den 3—Den chief, Robert Neely; : ratt; Billy Sherratt, Wayne Mer-
Den mother, Mrs. F. P. Thompson; [chant. Duck Adair, Ronnie Moore,
Milling Blalock. Posey CopelanC + >mton Moore, Chuck Giles. Gerald
Dudley Davis, Jimmy Culp, Clyde Woodruff, Billy Rowland.
In recent enrollment figure■:
leased for Uu- second semeste:
Presbyterian college .boasts 166
dents of the Presbyterian denom
nation. The Baptists are runners-
up with 90 students enrolled.
The Methodists send T9, Episco
pal 11, Lutheran 5, ARP 4, Chris
tian church and Pentecostal Hol-
ness 3 each. Catholic 2. Church of
God 1, and Naaarene I. Eleven
' students did not densCe any pref-
. erence in the tabulatieaa.