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y ■ The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (ttbrnnirlf If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIH Clinton, S. C., Thursday, April 10,1952 Number 15 Killed In Plane Crash LIEUT. JAMES S. PAINTER ~ First Lieut. James S. Painter, son of Mrs. Mollie Painter of this city, was killed last Friday night in a col lision of two air force planes over Mobile, Ala., stationed at Brookley field. The bodies of 14 of the 15 men and women killed in the crash were recovered it was reported. The planes crashed to the ground a half mile apart in the worst air. disaster in Mobile’s history. The wreckage of the two planes was dis covered by a search plane a half mile away in swamplands near the city. Funeral services for Lieut. Painter were held Tuesday at Mobile with military honors. Interment followed in U. S. Memorial cemetery. Lieut. Painter was reared in this city where he was known by many friends. He graduated from the Thornwell orphanage high school then from Auburn, and finished law at Emory university. He served in the 9th air force during World War II, made 52 missions in Germany and occupied European countries. He received several medals includ ing the Distinguished Flying Cross and other special citations. At the time of his tragic death he was at tached to the legal department at Brookley field. Lieut. Painter is survived by his widow, the former Miss Flora Con away of Selma, Ala., two children, James and John, ages three and one, by his mother, (Mrs. Painter of this city, and three sisters, Mrs. Sidney Bryson and Mrs. Tom Brown of this city, and Mrs. Toy Loving of Kings port, Tenn. Several members of his family, here went to Mobile upon learning of the tragedy and attended the funeral services. C. OF C. HOLDS APRIL MEETING, REPORTS HEARD Five New Directors Named To Fill Vacan cies. Officers To Be Elected At Early Date. The April dinner-meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held Tuesday evening at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The meeting was presided over by the retiring president, J. H. Pitts^wo with ..the secretary,- Miss Iona Blakely, was extended a vote of thanks during the evening for their services the past year. Dinner'music was played by Joe Shay. Jimmy Tinman sang three songs accompanied at the piano by Miss Nancy Griffin. Flowers plac ed on the tables were donated by Tanglewood Farms. The report showed that the terms of five directors had expired, S. G Dillard, C. C. Giles, H. L. Eichel- elberger, W. W. Harris and R. L Plaxico. Ballots had been mailed all members to elect new members to the board. The nominating com mittee announced that J. A. Addi son, W. C. Baldwin. R. P. Hamer, Tommy Hollis and J. Lelahd Young had been elected to fill the vacan cies. Hold-over members of the 'board for one and two years are L. W. Cooper, Gary Holcombe, J. H. Pitts, Hugh S. Jacobs, W. M. Shields, C. W. Anderson, D. B. Smith, G. H. Cornelson, Robert M. Vance and D. A. Yarborough. President Pitts announced that the board would moot within the COUNTY CONVENTION 0UIET AFFAIR, RESOLUTIONS SCORE ADMINISTRATION Let Contract On Area Gas Line Project The Newberry-Clinton Natural Gas Authority during the week an nounced that it had awarded a con tract of $2,284,834.19 to the Bir mingham Building company of Bir mingham, Ala., low bidder, to con Wasson Named New Chairman, Delegates Elected. Russell Candi dacy Endorsed. The Laurens County Democrat ic convention held Monday mor-i- ing in the court house was a qu*et affair with no keynote speake;-. The presidential candidacy of Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia, w-a* endorsed while the policies of- the national administration were con- ,h !Uemnoa in resolution* offered by County Wildlife Chapters Presented State Charters Democratic Club To Meet Monday Night A meeting of the city Democratic club has been called for next Mon day night at 7:30 in one of the class rooms at the high school building. The call for the meeting is made by the tfice-president, Roy Holtzclaw. The object of the meeting Mr. Holtzclaw said, is to organize the club, elect officers and an executive committee, and make plans for the approaching municipal primary to be held on Jur*e 10 to nominate a mayor and six aldermen for two- year terms beginning September 1. All city voters are invited to attend the meeting, he said. next few days to elect a president, vice-president, and treasurer for the coming year. The secretary is employed by the directors A printed annual report listing the activities of the past year was put in the hands of all members present by the secretary. President Pitts called for reports from the main committees at the organization he appointed when as suming office a year ago. These included the city zoning commit tee, parks and playgrounds, cattle auction bam, the new Hotel Mary Musgrove, tourist committee and improvement and popularizing of highway No. T2 as the shortest route between Charlote and Atlan ta. Efforts are being made to se cure a federal number and the ad dition of a red line on travel maps designating the route. P. L. Roddy and A. A. McCall reported that a Largely Attended Sportsmen^ Meeting Held Here Monday Evening. Address By State President Harry Hampton, and Films Shown. Violet E. Hunt Passes Sunday . ?i Un T?T. phonY - ** Walter Dam- -daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. tr. r09chi an d the Cleveland orchestra. Hunt, died Sunday afternoon at the Blalock clinic after a brief ill ness. She was bom in Laurens. She was christened in the Bailey Memorial Methodist church. Surviving besides the parents are one. brother,-. Danny, of near Clinton; her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Barbee, of near Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hunt, of of near here. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 3 p. m.„ at Bailey Memorial Methodist church by the Rev. W. T. Terry. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Violet was a first grade pupil at Florida street School FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will And 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 your needs and buy to advantage. interested towns on the route in this area and that plans are now underway to provide six large wel come signs to Clinton on all high ways entering the city for their ad vertising value. Funds are being raised and it is hoped the signs can be m^de and erected in the ne^r future. No. 72, they stated, has been given the name of the “Reb el” route. All of the committee chairmen reported progress being made in their special efforts. Noted Pianist To Present Concert Saturday Evening Saturday evening, April 12, at 8 o’clock at the high school audito rium the residents of Clinton will be privileged to hear Ralph Leo pold, famed as a concert artist as well as for his appearances with such orchestras as the Berlin Phil harmonic, the New York Sym- At a large and enthusiastic bar becue supper meeting at Academy street school canteen Monday eve ning, charters were presented the three chapters of the Laurens County Wildlife Federation by Harry R. E. Hampton, president of the state’s sportsmen’s and conser vation organization, and associate 'edtor of The State. The charter for the Clinton group was received by its president, Dr. D. O. Rhame; that for the Laurens chapter by M. T. Motes, president, and for the Joanna chapter by its president, Charlie Coleman. In making the presentations, Mr. Hampton said the charters were visible signs of the pride of the meeting was recenlly^heRLhere-©fjmembers in fbe organization and roach, and the Cleveland orchestra. On his program Mr. Leopold will include numbers by Bach, Schu mann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff. Among the high- Jights will be Chopin’s “Nocturne G. Major,” Rachmaninoff’s “Hum oresque,” and Leopold’s own ar rangement of Wagner’s “Storm and Entrance of the Gods Into Wal- halle,” from Das Rheingold. The concert is being sponsored by the Schubert Music club and there will be no admission but an offering will be taken, it is an nounced. Easter Cantata Sunday At Methodist Church On Sunday morning at the regu lar 11 o’clock: worship hour a can tata, "The Blaster Gospel Accord- Broad Street Methodist church. A choir cantata for mixed voices, it is being directed by Mrs. James Pitts. Guest soloist will be Paul Wood of Charleston, son of Mrs. Paul Wood of this city. “The East er Goepel” is a fairly new compo sition by Ellen Jane Lorenz, and this is the first time it has been pre sented in Clinton. The public is cordially invited to attend the service. showed they were a select group unwilling to sit by and see -the state’s splendid heritagle of natural resources depleted, but showed by their financial contributions, their time and work, that they are de termined to give South Carolina the kind of wildlife administration she deserves—the best. He said the new Wildlife Re sources Commission, which takes charge July 1, was a great step for ward and showed promise and ev ery indication of determination to do a good job, with the help of the organized sportsmen. This help and cooperation, he said, would be necessary for further legislation giving the commission increasing authority after it had established itself in public opinion by its ac tions. He said an increasing strong fed eration was also needed to defeat selfch politicians who always make conservation departments their targets for building political machines. He pointed out that even hr Missouri and Michigan, special corrimittee in charge head ed by Perry M. Moore as chair man. B. C. Preslar and L. E. Cas on were named as the program committee in charge of the next meeting here. Howard Wells is secretary of the Laurens chapter, Kelly Waits of Joanna, and Claude Trammell of Clinton. A. J. Merchant was in charge of the program. Following the talk of Mr. Hampton and presentation of the charters, two color films were shown by Arlogest Fish Lure Manufacturing company and Pu rina company, through the cour tesy of the Farmers Feed and Seed Store of this city. The films show ed picture-fishing and the raising of champion dogs ^ . = Transcontinental Gas Pipeline at Fountain Inn to Newberry for dis- tribution- systems "fcrr ClTrrtorr"Jo anna and Newberry. Mayor Joe P. Terry of this city, chairman of the authority, said he expects work to start on the project at an early date. Meanwhile it is stated, negotia tions continue on the sale of reve nue bonds to finance the project. The recently formed Authority has power to award contracts for the project, to regulate the sale of bonds, and finally to operate the system once it is constructed. The J. W. Godwin Engineering company of Birmingham, are en gineers for the project. Clinton’s members on the joint commission are Mayor J. P. Terry, and Aldermen W. M. McMillan and Hugh C.. Ray. Mrs. W. C. Cullum of Laurens, and jiasssd jafithput. a .4i*£nimg ..vote. Mrs. Corinne Boyd Clohned By Death, Rites Here Friday The convention Was called to or der by the vice-chairman. Mrs. Nene Workman of this city, and proceeded to organize. Phil D. Huff was elected tempor ary chairman and Thomas A. Babb, temporary secretary. Later they were made permanent officers. James H. Sullivan was nominat ed for re-election as county execu tive committeeman. J. Roy Craw ford of Clinton, was nominated far the post. Mr. Sullivan was re elected. Robert C. Wasson was nominate J for county chairman and elected without opposition. Fred W. Tay- lor, chairman for the pa3t._ two years, did not offer for re-election. Mrs. Nene Workman of this city was also re-elected by acclamation as vice-chairman. The chairman called upon several present and former office holders for remarks. Those speaking were Sen. R. T. Wilson, Jas H. Sullivan, H. S. Blackwell, Robert S. Wasson. C. L,. Milam, W. T. Bolt and forme ’ Senators 0 L Long and CarrdTTD ~ Nance. Mr. Nance scored the pre ent national administration fn- j “corruption and a tendency toward Tench P. Owens, highly regarded; Socialism and Communism.” Clinton citizen and associated with* ^ p_ Dickson warned that t.: ? his father, Robert S. Owens, in the i people do not know what lies practice of law, under the firm | ahead, it may be a repitition of name of Owens and Owens, said ( f our years ago. We had better ce yesterday that he will not offer prep^ed, he said, fore re-election this summer as a member of the House of Represen tatives from Laurens county. Mr. Owens offered for the House two years ago and was elected by a handsome vote. He has served as a member of the Judiciary and Mili tary, Municipal and Public Affairs' comm i tees. In announcing his decision not to stand for re-election, Mr. Owens made the following public state ment: I shall not seek nomination in the Democratic Primary this year for re-election as a member of the House of Representatives of South Owens Announces Will Not Seek Re-elecfionToflouse A motion was adpoted that the convention elect sixteen delegates to the state con leatton with one- half vote each. Twenty-four nomi nations were made from the floor, with the following being declared ■^elected: l Robert C. Wasson, Mrs. Ner.e Workman, R. L. Plaxico, C. D. Nance. Rolfe Clark, Joe B. Medlock. Justin Bridges, R. P. Hamer, J. H. Wasson, D. F. Patterson, C. L. Mil am, R. T. Wilson, Joel Babb, ’Thom as A. Babb, J. Roy Crawford, and the Rev. W- A. Baldwin. No al ternates were elected. Each de.e- gate will choose his own Mrs Corinne Huggins Boyd, 74, wife of the late Butler H. Boyd, died early Thursday morning at her home on Centennial street after a year and half illness. The funeral services were held Friday afternoon from Gray Fun eral Home with interment follow ing in Rosemont cemetery. Rev. E. K. Garrison, pastor of Broad Street Methodist church, conducted the rites, assisted by Dr. W. R. Turner of the First Presbyterian church. Pallbearers were William Boyd, George Withers, and Robert Stod dard of Spartanburg; James B. Wil liams, Don Boyd and J. W. Abrams of this city. Many friends from here and else where attended the services with many beautiful floral tributes ,T banked upon the grave would wreck the departments and make them political. He spoke of the efficient work of the National Wildlife Federa tion, of which the state group is an affiliate, having attended the an nual meeting of the parent organi zation in Miami recently, pointing out that it operated in reverse to most national conservation organi zations in that it asked no dues of individuals or state groups, but supported itself by advancing the cause of conservation through the sale of wildlife stamps and simi lar materials, and offered grants to state federations for prescribed conservation activities. Mr. Hampton commended the Laurens county sportsmen for their interest and activity and made . M . special mention of the work ol ing to St. John, will be given at Stewart O. Brown of Clinton, a attesting which have outstanding conserva- i the esteem in which she was held tion departments, it is annually! Mrs. Boyd was a native of Dar- necessary to fight off attacks that lington but had resided in this city the past firty-five years and was a member of Broad Street Metho dist church She was a daughter of the late William Middleton Hug gins and Rosanna Elizabeth Du- Bose. Her husband, the late Mr. Boyd, a highly regarded citizen and business man of the city, preceded her to the grave in December, 1945. Mrs. Boyd was of a quiet and gentle nature, always kind and un selfish and thoughtful of others. A true gentlewoman, she was ad mired by many life-long friends for her admirable traits of character, and 'there are many to join with the family in mourning her death. Surviving are one son, B. Hubert Boyd, of this city; one sister, Mrs. W. E. Fields, of Florence; and three granchildren. One of the grandchildren, Bobby, is the son of Mrs. Hamp Boyd and the late Mr. Boyd, son of the deceased. state director in putting on a regu lar weekly brodacast in the cause of conservation. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Rhame as toastmaster, and attended by more than 150 mem bers from the three chapters. Un der the rotation meeting plan it was announced that the next meet ing will be held with the Laurens chapter on May 5. The supper was provided by a Easter Holidays Announced At College Presbyterian college students will begin Easter holidays today to con tinue until next Wednesday at 6 p. m. Practically all of the students are expected to be off the campus for the holiday season. Carolina from Laurens county I have made this decision for per-1 sonal reasons and after careful con sideration. I shall never forget the support of my friends and the vote which I received in 1950 when I was nomi nated and elected to the House the first time I had ever sought public office. It has been an honor which I shall always appreciate to serve as a member of the House from this county in the 89th General Assem bly. I have voted and acted," in all matters pertaining to the office, in the manner which I deemed to be in the best interests of the county and state. I shall continue to do so through the remainder of my term. TENCH P. OWENS. Clinton, April 8, 1952. Kiwanians To Hear Miss Richter The Kiwanis club will hold Ks regular meeting this evening at 7 o’clock at Hotel Mary Msgrove with President W. C. Baldwin, presiding. Miss Barbara Richter, exchange teacher from Germany now teaching and observing in the schools here, will be the guest speaker. Resolutieas Adapted The following resolutkms offered by Mrs. W. C. Evelyn Cullum of Laurens,, condemning the present national leadership, were . unani mously adopted: Whereas, the Government of the United States, wrnrogh its na tional representatives, has encour aged and sponsored legislation we feel detrimental to the welfare of the American way of life. And, whereas, this same national leadership, through grad and cor ruption, has caused the American citizenry to lose faith in our present legislative delegation on a national level. And, whereas, the federal tax structure imposed by the present administration has become burden some to the point of affecting the morale of the American tax-paying public. And, whereas, much of the tax money, it is revealed, is either fail- ing to get to the aoiweo for which Registration Board To Issue Certificates The countv board of registration will be in Clinton April 21-24 when registration certificates may be se cured for use in the municipal pri mary set for June 10, City Clerk W. B. Owens, said yesterday. The board will be at thy Clinton Mills Community house April 21 and 22 and Baldwin Motor com pany April 23-24- Episcopalians Will Observe Communion Holy communion will be observ ed bv members of All Saints Epis copal Mission on Sunday morning at 7:15 at St. John’s Lutheran church. Communion services will be conducted by the rector. Rev. Edwin B. Clippard of Newberry. Any who desire to take part are in vited to attend. It was legislated or has been unwise ly administered by thaee in charge. Now, Therefore, be it resolved, the Laurens county committee being du ly elected, does this day go on rec ord as being opposed to deficit fi nancing by our government; to so cialized medicine, eduaation. hous ing, and^socialistic enterprises. Resolved, further, that we op pose federal interference of states rights. Resolved, further, that we voice our disapproval of the federal gov ernment going into competition with private industry and free enterprise, in any and all fields of endeavor Resolved further, that South Car olina follow the lead of Indiana and refuse to ask or accept handouts from the United States government, and that we instruct our congress men to this effect. Resolved finally, that we will re- fuse to vote for a congressman who will not agree to work for, and vote for, a twenty-five percent (25%) o. more reduction in our federal budget. SUNRISE SERVICE SUNDAY A sunrise service will be held at Langston Baptist church on Easter morning at «:0Q a. m. The public is cordially invite* The pastor. Rev- Carl Bishop, wiB be in charge of the service.