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I I I The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable ®1jp (Eltntan (Eljnmtrlf If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIN Clinton, S. C.^Thursdoy, June 19, 1952 Number 25 County Retail Sales For Past Year Exceeded *$25 Million Dollars Business establishments in Lau rens cbunty last year did an esti mated retail business of $25,550,- 000, which was $1,978,000 more than the figure of 1950, according to C. W. Martin, District Manager of the Charleston District Office of the U. S. Department of Com merce. Food store sales, with sales of $7,131,000, led all other classes of business establishments in Lau rens county in 1951 retail transac tions. The 1951 figure was $887,- 000 more than the 1950 total of $6,244,000. Automotive was next with $4,- 756.000 and the general merchan dise group third, with sales of $2,740,000^ - Fttmitui e, house, - radio - sold merchandise worth $1,908,- 000. These figures, Mr. ^Martin said, ■were -obtained from the Sales •Management Magazine, which the deparament of commerce offices use along with a reservoir of other business materials in assisting business to measure market po tentials. Figures of this type for all counties and many cities in South Carolina are available at the Charleston District Office upon request. The net effective buying income of Laurens county’s population last year was $37,793,000 as com pared with $32,749,00 for 1950, a gain of $$5,044,000 for the period. Laurens County’s approximately 11,800 families had an effective buying income of $3,203 or a per capita income of $787. The city of Laurens, with about 2,500 families, had an effective net buying income of $3,332 per family, or a" per capita effective buyir^ income of $936. The city’s total effective buying net income for 1951 was $8,330,000, a gain of $1,132,000 over the $7,198,000 fig ure for 1950. “We have information for every type of business interest in the Charleston District office,” Mr. Martin said. “The material in our business reference library for the small and large business operator touches perhaps every phase of small business operation. We have releases, booklets, pamphlets and other publications designed to solve about every day-to-day prob lem arising in the field of domestic commerce, and our office of inter national trade is busy fro mday to day handling matters for world traders.” The Charleston District office is located at Area 2. Sergeant Jasper Building, telephone 7771. Administrative Staff for Champion Paper and Fibre Co. Production Large Joanna Crowd Hears Candidates Speak Speeches Similar To Those Elsewhere On Itinerary. Centrali zation of Power In Columbia Attacked By Bridges and Milam. Solicitor’s Race Enlivened By Endorsements Injected From Newberry for Saint-Amand and Beasley. - .Candidates seeking Democratic j form of government th«y can « >- nomination in this county in the your schools, raise your taxes and July primary spoke Monday night' you can’t do a thing about it. to an audience of several hundred p Roberts said that education men and women at Joanna. The; j s a great task before us and he open-air affair was held on the j 1S in fyyor of a long-range pr - lawn in front of the community ! g rarn . j am qualified to serve you house with R. G. Carr calling the b e i ieve through common sen e meeting to order; and John Gaskin as a member of the delegate pffenng prayer. The large au-' we can work out our probl ,. m dience was attentive to all of the | sh , riff r w_ eeches with, .excellent—order--ore- vailing. Later County Chairman i R. C. Wasson, presided and intro duced" the speakers. The above picture was made at the rear of Hotel Mary Musgrove of the movie crew with headquarters in Clinton. Left to right: J. Wallemine, L. Smallwood. J. Ennis, R. Calvin Skillman. A. A. McCall, hotel manager. Ed Grabel. V. Blakely, P. Ryan, D. Morrison, and at bottom, V. Leonard. Woodlands ‘Color Movies’ Being Made in This Area By Professional Cast With Clinton as Headquarters deep appreciation of the conL- dencc placed in him by the people of the county. I am a -native-borrf . _ resident-of the—county, a law officer " The speeches were similar to J Wlth 2 5 years experience, and up ) . those of the preceding meetings, l my ’ record of fair and ^parual •the candidates stating their qualifi- h aw enfo> cement, I seek ym r --up- cations and inviting investigation; p()rt for reflection. My constant j of their character and ability. j effort since assuming office has Kenneth Buchanan, Claude been to make you a good sheriff Farmer, Eugene Johnson, Sam Me- and I am glad to tell you I h >l l Crary and R. C. South, candidates ^the cooperation and confidence. >f for magistrate at Clinton and peace officers, officials and th - Mountville, w-ere heard first and people of my county and state. I made their customary speeches, all i have worked to keep down crime, promising an honest and efficient for correction rather than pumsh- admimstration of the duties of the men for minor offenses, and at he office if elected. same time I have been firm and J. O. Teague, Horace B Brown, ^'’mpronusing with the? crimi- Walter F. Lynch and Joe F. Smith. n al element. The equipment of seeking the office of coroner, pre-1 m y offiee has been enlarged and sented their qualifications and modernized to give the people bet-, promised prompt and efficient ser- ter ant * quicker service and protec- vice if elected t * on > deputies on duty day and Tht,so seeking the office ofi nigM ' I have worked for ja,I , n. County Commissioner followed. W. I ^ J. Henry. Clyde G. Jones. Paul S ' and ‘•'■'"’"'al classes. 1 have done The timberlands of central South Carolina are serving as the location for three all-color movies now be ing made for The Champion Paper and Fibre company, with Clinton as headquarters. This paper com pany has large holdings of wood lands in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Texas, with local forest offices at Newberry, Winnsboro, and Edgefield, and Washington, Ga. R. D. Coleman, Jr., a state represen tative of South Carolina, is man ager of Champion’s woodland ope rations in this area. While in this section members of the cast * and Wilding Pictures Productions. Inc., of Chicago, 111., the nation’s largest producer of industrial films, is filming tne movies for Champion. The writers, John Dav enport and Samuel Beall, spent more than six months visiting ev ery location of Champion’s far- flung operations and preparing schipts that were later checked by 65 different members of the paper company’s administrative staff. The actual shooting of the pictures is under the direction of Ed Grabel, assisted by Don Morrison. Mr. Grabel has many years of profes sional experience and his produc- administrative staff are guests at! V 7 T ;r _ r u • * w. w 6 Itions have consistently been awarded national honors for the best of the year. Last year one of Supply Pastor At Calvary Church Rev. Gene Phillips, ministerial graduate of Furman university, is serving as supply pastor at Calvary Baptist church during the illness of the pastor, Rev. J. W. Spillers. Mr. Phillips, the son of Mrs. Paul Phillips, of Woodruff, will enter Southeastern Baptist Theological seminary, Wake Forest, N. C., in September. The Rev. Mr. Spillers has been ill for several months and has been a patient in General hospital in Green ville for the past four weeks. Hotel Mary Musgrove. One of the movies deals com pletely with the story of good for estry operations and practices. Un like most industrial movies, this picture, to be known as “Deep Roots,” handles the lessons of mod- tices and policies. (2) “Good Business,” Davenport 30-mrnute, The story of Champion as a par- 'ticipating member of the commun ities in which it operates. (3) “Papesr Work,” by. Samuel Beall. 30-minute, all-color. The romance of paper making from the pine tree to the printer’s doer. Administrative staff for movie program fro mThe Champion Pa per and Fibre Company: R. C. Skillman, Hamilton, Ohio. Champion representative. Ray Garrett, Hamilton, Ohio, as sistant Champion representative. R. D. Coleman. Jr., Newberry. Manager Fairfield Forest Products O’Dell, Claude A. Patton and John H. Wharton. Each reviewed his bv John I qualifications and experience, their all-color, interest in good roads and the de velopment of the county, and promised a faithful discharge of the duties of the office if elected. The first speaker for the House was Marshall Abercrombie, Lau rens attorney, who said that the people have become tax-weary. He said his platform, primarily is “more business in county and state affairs.” The* legislature is not my duty honestly and feane^T;,'. and it is upon this record which' is an open book that I am asking the good people of my county to return me to office for another four-year term. W. A. Lowery, seeking the office - of sheriff, cited h»s training and record as a law enforcement offi cer with 18 1-2 years experie^ice. I had a record of better than 99 per cent convictions in all dsi'-i that I had taken into court, he said. I am running on the dements of no one, but in going over the count' saving, when the multiplied ap-,, have heard m( £ h crilicism There peals come before it they just put L ^ much crime in the coi.atv. on another tax. He said he thinks | and jf elected , wUl work untir . Mr. Grabel’s pictures was awarded I nical Advisor, three coveted film awards. J staff on location: Wilding Pic All of the lea^jng parts in the tures Productions, Inc. pictures are portrayed by profes- Ed Grabel—Director, sion actors from Hollywood, the 1 Vernon Blakely—Cameraman he can influence other members of. j , wl , h ^ , h , , the general assembly and will work I da y and nie ht to improve eondit- . ® « lve , the . G °”^“ t H bai ' k *S; ions. I will pot no onl on the pay. Lee Smallwood. Newberry. Tech- J**® people. A, before, he disi uiaeu) ro ,j reIated to m(1 by blood or mar* the county dog tax. pointing out a iri h( . ^ and ^ , mv eP . lack of business in handling suchi,,^ , lm<> ^ a tax. ern forestry by weaving them into; ] e gRi ma t e stage and TV and radio! Don Morrison—Assistant Direc- n V* 11 rrt o intortfict c ♦ vr nf I .. . . *« , . » i ■ a . 4^ — a human interest story or ineietT.j „ , , . ... . “Harrison” family. The life of ^ lds ' t ^ dr ^ S ° f b * par ^ are tor D _ , , . Jud and Margaret Harrison, their i ^ f,lled by member s of our j Pat Burke-Ass,slant Camerman. ■ own community, i Jack Dumont — Supervisor of children and grandchildren is closely linked to the forestry his-1 tory and future of the Carolinas. i man - is an artiSt with the camera - 1 o • Vern Blakely, serving as camera- Smith Brothers On Dairy Honor Roll I. M. Smith and C. T. Smith of the Bush River community, were listed on the dairy honor roll the past month as released by the South Carolina Experiment Station at Clcmson. I. M. Smith had six Guernseys on the roll, and C. T. Smith listed nine Jerseys. A. R. P. Meeting Held In Newberry Group five conference of the Second Presbytery was held in the Newberry Associate Reformed Presbyterian church yesterday morning. Several members of the woman’s society of the church here attended the meeting. 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. Shooting started in this area on June 9 and will continue for about a month. The movie crew of ,about twenty people will move * from here to the company’s clay mines at Sandersville, Ga., and then about the middle of July will start a month’s shooting at the Canton, N: C., division of the Champion Paper and Fibre com pany. The next stop in the Fix months project will be at the gen eral offices and the Hamilton Di vision, both located at Hamilton, Ohio. From there. the camera crews move to Huntsville, Texas, for more forest scenes and finally to Pasadena, Texas, for pictures of; lens, who also has many times had the pleasure ot receiving national recognition for his beautiful pho tography. Mr. Blakely is assisted by Pat Burke from Wilding's De troit studio. Directors and cameramen and their assistants are an important part of a movie crew but behind the scenes is a busy group of sound men, electricians, generator and Make-Up. Edward Jewell—Art Director Ray Esh—Sound Man. Pat Ryan—Chief Electrician. Waltbr Oakes—Generator Man. Clay Humphrey—Assistant Gen erator Man. Pete O’Day—First Electrician. Vernon Leonard— Script Super visor. Profession cast for scenes in South Carolina: Jud Harrison, played by Wally Rooney. Margaret Harrison, played by light men, set designers and make up men. All of this team has been ' XT ^ **“ forming a caravan of cars and orrna Ranson. trucks as they move in and. „ a D „ around Newberry, Clinton and ’ by Roger Reynolds. Chappells during the past week. I L^as. Harrison (6 years), play Mr. Skillman, speaking for the the Houston, Texas, division. | Champion Paper and Fibre com- Lee Smallwood, a Champion for-; P an y. said that visitors are wel- ester from the Newberry office, is serving as technical advisor in all come on ’’location,” but due to the nature of woods spots and the un- the woods scenes. R. O. Skillman from the general offices of Cham pion at Hamilton, Ohio, is the com pany representative for the entire movie program, which has been in the planning stages for over a year. The pictures, which will be made available to public and private groups throulghout the United States, will be released in the late spring of 1953. certainty of good camera light it is impossible to g.ve any advance de tail of time and location. Movie program for The Cham pion Paper and Fibre Comany, General Offices at Hamilton, Ohio, Mills at Hamilton, Ohio, Canton, N. C., and Pasadena, Texas. (1) “Deep Roots,” by Samuel Beall. 30-minute, all-color. The story of Champion’s forestry prac- Chas. Harrison (8 months), play ed by Ronnie Keitn. Chas. Harrison (17 years), played by John Olson. Chas Harrison (30 years), played by James Andelin. Sally Harrison (6 years), played by Sandra Chamoers. Sally Harrison (28 years), played by Nancy Reynolds. Paul Harrison, piayed by Mike Golda. Forester Friend — Herb New comb. FFA Representative, played by Hank Mamet. Lumber Buyer, played by Bev. Dean. publish regular reports on the cost Thos. A Babb said he had one () f operating the office and h w promise to make if elected—I will ; y 0ur m0 ney is spent, serve you honestly and with integ- ~ Solicilor Group Speaks nty. I will seek all the facts, he Th e three candidates for Eighth said, and will make my decision,; Ci rcui t solicitor spoke last, u ith based on those facts, whatever the i Solicitor Hugh Beasley of Green- issue or question may be. We ne*»d wood> leading off I offer you 13 to get back to the independence of years experience, he said, in this our forebears, he said. Speaking important office, and it is upon mv of taxes, he said, “they go up and, record that I seek re-election. He up, but they never come down.” c jted figures showing 1,338 cases I will endeavor to spend all money I in the circuit in the past four years, wisely. j 1,024 pleaded guilty, 334 were tried Justin A. Bridges, the only mem-j and convicted, with 30 dismissed ber of the present delegation seek-, by the judge, usually in ca^es ing re-election, said he had stayed, where the solicitor himself re- on the job as a House member, that quested directed verdicts of ac he had taken a stand in all issues; quittal because of facts in the ac- and was no “yes man or rubber, tion. He told of his education and stamp man” for any group or mdi -1 training, that he had never g ne vidual. He expressed opposition to, into court unprepared, that he had the centralized school system and said it was not set up through a democratic process. He said that he had voted against the sales tax and that the schools are getting less than half ot the sales tax mon ey. He referred to an amendment, he introduced, as he had done in previous speeches, to increase teachers’ pay 20 per cent out of the ! sales tax so as to take the burden off local taxpayers. He favored re ducing property taxes and so voted and recorded hims'elf in the suppl> bill. I am opposed to the highly centralized control of the schools in Columbia. The bureaucratic trend in government, national, state and county, must be stopped. We are liable to lose Air-Conditioning Unit At Hotel Mary Musgrove The board of directors of Hotel Mary Musgrove is having an air- conditioning unit installed thi.-. week in the coffee shop. The installation is be : ng made by Baldwin Appliance company of this city, and is expect ed to be completed and in operation within the next few days. The board has also contracted for the installation of a ventilating unit to draw fresh air every few minutes in the guest rooms, and this work is also ‘o be completed within the next lew days. AT CROSS HILL TONIGHT The county candidates will speak at 8 o’clock at Cross Hill accord ing to their itinerary. Vacation Week By Mills Announced Lydia and Clinton Cotton Mills and Seventy City Arrests Made Past Month The report of the city police de partment for the month of May Joanna Cotton Mills of Joanna, have showed 70 arrests made, in addition announced a vacation period with to 57 cases listed for violation of parking laws. Total fines collected for the month amounted to $1,279.90. For drunkenness, which leads the list each month, there was a decline in arrests, 27, with $366.40 in fines and 172 days. Total days in record er’s court for the month amounted to 472. Other arrests on the docket includ ed fighting, violating the liquor law, disorderly conduct 11, driving under influence of intoxicants 4, speeding and reckless driving 11, driving without license 2, petty larceny 2, investigation or suspicion 4, all oth er offenses 3. pay for their employees following the usual custom. The plants will close early Saturday morning, June 28, to re-open on the morning of July 7. First Cotton Bloom By tBill Gary « The first cotton bloom of the sea son brought to The Chronicle office was picked yesterday, June 18. It came from the fields of Bill Gary, share-cropper on the Reese Young farms. » been influenced by no individual or group. In case of first offend ers, he said. I have recommended mercy wherever possible, in th,.* case of hardened criminals I have sought conviction and proper pun ishment. I have been fair in all investigations and proseeut; >ns and have always cooperated with the officers in the respective coun ties. William T. Jones, young Green wood attorney, gave a history of his life and how he had worked his way through high school and col lege. This is an important office, he said, with crime increasing, and I am well trained and qualified for the office. I am not running our democracy at I against any man in this race. I am home, he said, unless government running for solicitor, an office that is returned to the people rather becomes vacant this year, and in- than controlled by small groups. vite an investigation of my hon- Charles L. Milam said he had esty, integrity and ability, voted against the sales tax, but it I C. E. Saint-Amand of Av v *A » is on us now, though it can be amended. He said he had always f stood for the protection of taxpay ers’ money. Instead of saddling a $75,000,000 bond issue on the peo ple, he would have advocated something like $12,000,000 a year and built the schools on the pay- as-you-go plan. He estimated this would have saved $50,000,000 in in terest. Of this enormous sales tax money the schools are getting less than half. This new school law is too much centralizing of pow er, | our schools are being directed out) of Columbia rather than in the respective communities by the peo ple. Our freedom is challenged, the schools are removed from the common touch of the people. I favor trustees being -elected by the people. Under this bureaucratic — Newber- (Continued on page two) READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop tint in this newspaper, then in the stores as prices chance and new merchandise is received and displayed. BE WISE— READ THE ADS