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I 4 / / The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable i . ®he fiUttttan dhrmttrlr If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume Lin Clinton/ S. C., Thursday, May 15,1952 Number 20 New President Chamber Commerce Hugh S. Jacobs, co-owner of Jacobs Brothers, has been elected president of the Chamber of Com merce by the board of directors to serve for the ensuing year. He suc ceeds J. Henderson Pitts, manager Closing Program For Clinton High Set For May 25-26 Nelson Bond Is Reduced $2,000, Released From Jail Heads Student Body' Commencement exercises at ; Luther Nelson of Wattsville, was Clinton high school have been an- released from the county jail Mon-' nounced for May 25 and 26. j day morning on $2,000 bond signed J The baccalaureate sermon before by Tom Davis of Laurens. ■ the graduating class will be deliv-! N e i son had been held in jail! ered on the evening of May 25 at since the night of April 2 4 in con- 8 o’clock by the Rev. James C. j nec tj on w jth the automobile col- Dickert, pastor of St. John s Luth- j ]i s j 0 n near the city that resulted eran church. ! j n the death of Miss Barrie Jean ( The graduating exercises proper 1 Wingard. He was charged with, will be held on the evening of,reckless homicide in a warrant is- May 26 in the school auditorium. | sued by Magistrate Sam McCrary Valedictorian of the class has been , of this city, who set bond at $4,- : announced as Frank Coleman : 000. A coroner’s jury here May 0 Young, Jr., and the salutatorian | also ordered Nelson held (qr grand will be Thomas Edward Boyce. In jury investigation after the blame addition to Boyce and-Young, a, for the collision had been placed talk will be made by Dorothy Lee:on him who was driving one of thej E M watt Carr. Diplomas will be presented 1 cars involved. by Supt. W. R. Anderson, with; Atlorney p au ] Culbertson of! E - M Watt, firing Junior from - medal and other prize awards- -by 'T^iirpn^ rprifp<rphtirtg 'Nelson se- T Suhiter, was elected'this week as Principal R. P. Wilder. j cured a ’ writ rf hlri»et corpus or-i th e new president of the Preshyt, Sixty-five seniors are candidates! d er the day of the coroner’s in-. nan college student body. He suc- HUGH & JACOBS County School Budget Set At $1,073,889 For 1952-53 Approved by Trustees, County Board of Education and Delegation. Bridges Issues Dissenting State ment. Levy Set at 27 Mills. Operation of schools t of Laurens County School District No. 55, em bracing the major portion of I.au- rens county, wull cost more than $1- 000.000 for the 1952-53 session. aging the school program. H. statement follows: “At the first meeting of the de. gation to consider the school budu only that portion dealing wut for degrees. Joint Youth Parade Here"" quest directing Sheriff C. W.‘ Wier, «*ds John Callahan, who has 1 to produce Nelson at a hearing set served the past year, for last Saturday morning in New-! Billy Barcliff of Charlotte, by I berry before Judge Steve C. Grif- ; virtue of polling the next highest fith seeking a reduction in the sef number of votes, is the new vice bond from $4,000 to $2,000. (president. Following the hearing Judge j —• Griffith oredered the bond reduced arie< should be borne by ti rf according to an operation budget teachers salaries was eonsidere filed with Miss Jennie V’. Culbert , Although I feel very strongly thaS son, county auditor. The major! the entire ourden of teachers s • portion will be paid by the state. The budget makes no provision for construction of new buildings in view of the fact that the con struction program comes under the supervision of the state education -finance commission. _ •Under the law the budget is drawn up by the trustees’ of the district, of which G. M. McCuen is chairman. It is then submitted for approval to the county educa tion board of which J. B. Hart of and secretary-treasurer of the CWS Guano company, who automatically becomes vice-president of the or ganization. Miss Iona Blakely was re-elected as secretary and Gary H. Holcombe, co-owner of Sunshine Cleaners, as treasurer. Mr. Jacobs, the new president, is a native of this city and takes —an active part in its religious and civic activities. He is a member of the Lions club, an elder in the First Presbyterian church, vice-president of the men of the South Carolina Synod, past president of the men of South Carolina Presbytery, and past chaiivnan of the Program of Progress in South Carolina Pres bytery. Upon graduating from. ‘Presby terian college in 1941, Mr. Jacobs entered the Army and served over seas as an Infantry officer with the 34th Division in three battle cam paigns in the European Theatre. He was released from active duty as a Major in November, 1945 and then returned to Clinton and was associated in business with his father Dr. W. P. Jacobs until his death. Later he and his brother , William P. Jacobs III, formed a partnership under the name of Jacobs Brothers, and operate a printing and engraving business. Hart Named New Head of County Education Board J. B. Hart, treasurer of Joanna Cotton Mills, was elected last week as chairman of the Laurens Coun- . ty Board of Education at a meet ing of the* board held in Laurens. Mr. Hart succeeds Chas. F. Flem ing of Laurens, who has served as chairman since the former board was abolished and a new one nam ed, last year. The election of a new chairman, it was explained by a board mem ber, was in line with the policy of the board to rotate chairmen an nually. J. M. Babb of Gray Court, was elected vice - chairman. Other members of the board are Larry Weeks of Wattsville, W. C. Neely of this city, G. C. Roper of Hick ory Tavern, and J. Leroy Burns’ county superintendent of educa tion. P. C. Baseball Season To Close Presbyterian college will close its 1952 baseball season this week with home games tonight and Saturday afternoon. The Blue Stockings are scheduled to meet arch-rival Newberry in the dosihg Little Four engagement at Clinton Mill park tonight at 8 p. m. Ttiey will entertain North Georgia College on the P. C. diamond Satur day afternoon in the season finale. More than 500 Clinton youngsters * 0 $2,000. He made it clear he was wilUrarchin a giant Youth Day, pa- "°t °1! f nJafn Ltlh'aTt day 6 afternoorn’*‘ ^ ^ ^ *£^ant Two bands and seven young peo ple's organizations divided into 30 units will be a part of the parade could not arrange bond for an amount of $4,000. The judge stated in his order that he could not re- ■ call so high a bond ever having j been required in this circuit for j anyone chatrged with reckless Coach McMillian Paid Tribute On Winning State Meet which will end at the Little League ball park. And in a prelude to the an y 0ne "charged with reckless | Presbyterian college fans are pay- scheduled Florida Street-Joanna homicide, anl also could not recall i n g tribute this week to a modest game. Mayor Joe Terry will pitch a ^ hig ^ a bai , req u ire d of anyone who has brought the Blue charged with murder where thef fast ball to Catcher J. C. Cannon, president of the recreation commis- circurnstances emitled ^defend-: Stockings-^r^TIFst stire^Facl sion, while Russell Cooper takes a| n nt tn hail also stated m theIchampionship in 19 years, swing at it as batter. Some 225 Little Leaguers fully dressed in their baseball uniforms will form a large portion of the pa- State from the proceeds of the Retail Sales Tax, -I approved the salaries for teachers as set out m the budjE t because I believe that Lie salaries should be equal and in bringing about this equalization no teacher Should suffer a cut in salary.’ Z~ “I refused to sign the budget as a whole because I believe that it can be cut considerably without damaging the school program. The , cost of administration is cons^d- Joana is the new chairman, and ! era b|y out of Imc with The cost for then finally approved by the coun- previous years and 1 am also 0?- ty delegation. It reached the au-; P< ,s ‘‘d to increasing local taxes for ditor’s office Saturday. purposes which under the law can Under the law the auditor is di-! b ** *f ken l care of the Proceed., rected to fix a levy sufficient to 1 tne sa ^ es tax ^ ,s Pas y \° P^t a ^pover the amount to be raised hv i bUt lT S h:ud ‘ Ll ~ Total disbursements under toe budget were listed as follows: ad-‘ ministrative office, $25,000; gro>>3 salaries of teachers, principals and superintendents, $920,003 40; 1 sup- taxes. The budget carried an esti mated levy of 27 mills, the maxi mum that can be set. Miss Culbertson said yesterday that she was not prepared to fix the levy immediately in view of ; b raries . $7,090 instructional the uncertainties arising out ot the plies, $9,150: operation of plant. order that $2,000 bond would con-i He is Lonnie S. McMillian, head form to the “common usage and i football and track coach, whose small practice of courts in such cases.” ; i9_ man squad squeezed out powerful . „ A reduction in the bond was op-.ciemson, ^ for the cin-' ^ 1 * na ^ ur *^ °* members of t”® j estimated operating expense rade group which will also include:, posed by Sheriff Wier and Solid-jde,- cr0 wn here Saturday ' Cub Scouts, Boy Scout? Campfke | tor Hugh Beasley of this circuit. u was the fmh lime in lhe 25 . year Girls, Bluebird Girls, Small Fry and| t— — ' history of the colorful spring meel fact that Fountain Inn 3B had been | rnduding ^oss wa^T of janito^ incluaed in the Greenville district janitors . supp !j es< f ue i water and W ^L 0i f he QQ ?!"lL ad ' i I'ghH $1,058 maintenance of jacent to Ware Shoals might be in- budding and grounds. ~$M.555; ...eluded, in a Greenwood, county dia-, transportatmn of pupils, SS.Ontt; u i sithool lunches, $5,370; insurance, Th. u , *IT,035. ' depreciation and con.m- The. midget carried the approval) genclcs j U2 7.50. making a total ac- two boards and of the delegation that McMillian has produced a win ner. However, it had been a long time since the last triumph back in i 1933. That was the end of a golden era for the unassuming Lonnie Mac, Whereas, In 1947 the Council of when his squads captured three the City of Clinton, created and or- championships in four years—1930, Annual College Military Inspection Today and Friday Pony Leaguers. They will march toiiGlgygr Torru the music of the Presbyterian Col-1. ' _ ' lege and Clinton High School bands. ISSUOS Proclamation ei^^relSrrm^Tnd 0 ;,^! For 'Youth Day' Here ner of Youth Day which he says he believes will become an annual af- rarte wilWnrm iho ganized the Clinton Recreation Com- 1 1931 and 1933. The 1930 crew' also orphanage campus beside the church.i"" ission “.organize and provide for cornered the title of the then-strong jthe supervision of organized recrea- SIAA. lion for the youth of this community. Clemson and the University of Whereas, Since its organization South Carolina had dominated the j this Commission has in a large way. state track meet for the past two contributed toward the correction of decades, the title going to each al- juvenile delinquency in Clinton and most an equal number of times dur- r-» ; this area. , 1 ing that period. Then last year Coach Cadets of the ROTC corps at Pres- Whereas, the Recreation Commis- McMillian began molding his Pres byterian college will have their ah- sion has announced that Friday, May b’ terian squad around a few key in- nual federal inspection May 15 (to-' 16th, 1952, will officially open the dividuals and finished second, day) it is announced by Lt. Col. Mi- summer program and has arranged an ad vocate of scooter run- chad Gussie. professor ot military for a celebration in honor of this oc- nfrs . " hom he tr:line(l in track with science and tactics. The inspection casion. , , „ „ one eye toward using as scatbacks team will arrive today and complete' Now, Therefore, T, Joe P. Terry, : hi f oot waii unlit-T McMiliim their visit Friday. Mayor of the City of Clinton, do found^his^ashman^nTornm^ Jordan During the inspection the visiting hereby proclaun_J nday. May 16th, of Bishonville He deve'o >ed E M officers will inspect the various 1952, to be Youth Day in Clinton and Watt of Sumter into an expert hur- phases of the military department 'lincerely request the full cooperation dler and broad } and together including military courtesy, drill and of every citizen of Clinton for the t h C se two oaccd the Hose bid with the facilities of the corps. ( recreation commission in its efforts ^ints" betw^n them-almoS Composing the team will be Col., o provide organized recreation for one . half of the winning total. Joseph P. Halhday, artillery; Major the young people of Clinton and this _ j . . Lawrence Skelton, infantry; and area. ' , Fa " s a S reed was a fltti ng victory Major Frank J. Hawthorne, artillery. ^ man ubo bas contributed so The honor guard will greet the I II _ I T much to the success of the colorful team being selected from the batta- LClUl mCWICU lO sports spectacle through the years, lion. After viewing the troops during ^ the drill period, the inspecting groupiUgafj I imtC rillh will visit different military classes I ■vQU Llvllj VlUU throughout the day. The battalion I . U ^ will parade in the afternoon on j Gary Lehn will head the new slate Johnson field w’ith ceremonies and of officers of the Lions club for the | cecorations. ensuing year, it is announced by club except that of Rep. Justin Bridges, who refused to sign itv His failure to sign does not arfect the legal ly of the budget, because the sta tute requires only the signature of the senator and a majority of the delegation. It was signed by Senator R. T. Wilson, Representa tives Tench P. Owens and Robert C. Wasson. Mr. Bridges gave out Count of $1,073,889 86 ment Monday in which he said, among other things, that the rea son he refused to sign was be- Estimated receipts other than from direct taxes were estimated as follows State aid for teachers' salaries, $718,468; $5 per pupil in A. D. A. (average daily attend- ance( 8,566, $42,830; federal aid (agriculture, home economics, etc) ,$15,000; delinquent taxes, $4,000; poll and dog taxes, $6,500, making : total estimated receipts $786,798. state-! The total estimated expense less the total estimated receipt? left $287,091 86 which the boards and delegation estimated could be rais- causc he believed the budget could ed with a 27-miH levy, allowing be cut “considerably’ without dam- 1 10 per cent for non-collection. The budget as submitted by School District No. 55 to the county board of education, approved by the county delegation, and tiled May 9th in the auditor’s office, follows: Estimated Disbursements Administrative office Gross salaries of teachers, principals, and superintendents: ^ Ii hool, men j4,43^ 00 High school, women'. ...... _ 173*031.5® Elementary school, men 4.’,816 a0 Elementary school, women . 589,663 4® READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS regularly EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first In this newspaper, then in the stores ns prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. READ THE ADS Canvass Being Made For Applications Natural Gas Project Friday the ROTC bnad will march officials Lehn -was named'president meeting of the Gas Authority id play in the city parade desig-!I, ! and canvassers was held Tuesday nated as “youth day” in the city. Anderson To Teach In P. C. Summer School nld^ 7 “vnuth*Hxv” i a ! 3 -^ing of the club Friday eve- ^ % survey of the ciyt wiU be j rung at Hotel Mary Musgrove. g j n today and continue through Delinquent taxes 1 Elected to serve with Lehn are: jvi ay 3i t d is announced All busi- 1 Bailey Williams, first vice-presi- ness houses and residences be- dent - , 1 tween the Laurens city limits and ' George Comelson, second vice- the State Training School %will be president. contacted, it is said. Persons not contacted and de- Libraries Instructional supplies Operation of plant: Gross wages of janitors Janitors’ supplies Fuel Water and lights Maintenance of buildings and grounds Transportation of pupils School lunches Insurance ...« Depreciation and contingencies Total disbursements Estimated Receipts State aid for teachers’ salaries $5 per pupil in average daily attendance—8,566 Federal aid (agriculture, home ec, etc.) 920,003.-iO 7,090.00 9,150.00 21,222 87 5,671.80 19,500.90 7,664 29 54,053.96 29,555.00 5,000.1)0 5,370.00 17,035.00 1,627.50 $1,073,889.86 $718,468 00 42,830.00 15,000 00 4,000.00 W. R. Anderson, Jr., superintend-1 B . O. Whitten, third vice-presi ent of the Clinton public schools, den t. will join the Presbyterian college fadilty temporarily to assist in the teaching duties during the summer months this year. Mr. Anderson, a graduate of PC in the class of 1923, will teach courses in jEdueation Psychology and the Principles and Methods of High School Teaching. Summer school is scheduled to open on June 10 and extend through Au gust 9. Academic Dean George C. Bel- lingrath expressed deep satisfaction over being able to obtain Mr. Anderson’s services for the sum mer session. . . siring to sign up may do so at the W.P. Jacobs, secretary. following places: Howard’s Phar- x Y.r-ii- rr ' tr fl! SUrer ’ macy,' Morrison’s, Lydia Mills J. William Abrams, Lion tamer. store, McMillan’s Service Station, Thurston Giles, tail twister. : Clinton Music Shop, the mayor’s New directors named for three- and city clerk’s offices. No appli- year terms: D. S. Cook and A. D. Sal- cations will be accepted after May ter. Hold-over directors are H. F. 31 it is stated. Blalock, B. R. Austin, Tom Addi- A page announcement in The Poll and dog tax Total amount to be raised from special millage of 27 mills, less li)% for non-collection Total receipts 6,500 00 $ 786,79:; 00 V) 287,091 :J $1,073,839 36 Drunkenness Tops City Police Docket The report of the city police de partment for the montn of April showed only 49 arrests made, in ad Chomber Directors To Meet Mondoy Plan Year's Woii The board of director of the‘Cham- Commencement Exercises At Academy St. School Commencement exercises will be held in Academy Street school on Thursday evening, May 22, at 8:00 o’clock, —t Owens. information on estimated costs with The new officers will assume their other utilities, duties July 1. , | ^ son, Harry C. Layton, and the im- Chronicle last week by the Clin- dltlon ^ 15 5 cases listed for parking 1 19 Jrvl' mediate past president, W. Brooks ton-Newberry Authority gave full violations for which $78.00 was col-'. ,. y 19 ‘. a ' ' 38 ,n the Pte! ’“ ’ lected. Total fines (SJllected ter the by l7 ian h ^ y -_ month amounted to $1,351.00. "I Plans will be lard ter the new rv. , , , , year s work at the meeting. President k” f - , 1 * d .,„ w : th Ja «> bs 5Ut«, and all directors arc the largest number of arrests, 20, ter urged to which $304.50 was collected. u ^ ^ .n - 'l . , , Among the subjects to be discussed 3r ™ ,s tbe docbe ' , m ' lud - will be: selection ot a site for a cattle ed fl*ht,ng. disorderly conduct, drlv- sal€s ^ thl . CUlltoo ^ (u ,._ °' .totoilcanu, discuK , 0 „ a speeding and reckless driving, oper- stud cl , zonm th< , Option ot atmg auto w.thout license, mvesti- t „ Inmunjty ch , st J sing i e gation or suspicion, and other of- ltrlU( , ^pp^ for Clinton, and the ense> _ appointment of committees for 1952- 53. PRINCE BANQUET SPEAKER I This meeting, it 1a announced, will Planning Board Holds Meeting Miss Campbell Completes Training A meeting of the Clinton Indus- M i s s Betty Ann Campbell, , , . . , tJ ^ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe trial Planning board was held Tues- | Camp b elI . has timing day ^8ht at the college, at which at tb e Columbia hospital School of time the organization was set up and M ursmg and w j|j receive her di several business items brought be- p i oma j n exercises on Monday eve- fore the board and investigated. Reg- n j ng M ay 19 gin.f mw-zu ,• * gw J ular businew meetings will be held! M iss Campbell has been spend- This will be the first seventh grade on the second Tuesday of each month, j i ng several weeks here with her commencement at the school it is an- j it was announced, with persons not parents prior to graduation She nounced and all parents and friends members of the commission invited will be on the nursing staff of the -.are invited to attend. to attend. . hospital until September. Haynie G. Prince, dean of stu- [ take the place of the regular meet- dents at Presbyterian college, was ing which would have been held the the guest speaker Saturday eve-1 first Thursday in June. Dates for summer meetings will be disclosed Monday night. ning for the junior-senior banquet of Newberry college.