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Volume LI 11
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 10, 1952
If You Don’t Read
The Chronicle
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Number 28
LOWERY WINNER IN SHERIFF RACE
Bridges, Milam, Babb Named to House; Two Run-Over Contests Slated
New Sheriff
Local Magistrates
Are Re-elecfed
In Tuesday’s primary Maistrate
Sam McCrary, .serving Hunter
township at Clinton, and Magis
trate R. Eugene Johnson for the
township at Mountville, were re
elected over their opponents, Ralph
C. South. Kenneth O. Buchanan
and Claude J. (Cuzl . Farmer.
The tabulated vote by precincts'
pa-
Letter Carriers
Convention Here
Largely Attended
The annual convention of the
South Carolina Rural Letter Car
riers’ association adjourned yester
day at noon after being in session
here since Monday evening. Presi
dent Niles C. Clark, of Waterloo,
reported a large attendance and
prograhm of interest to the dele
gates and visitors here for the
Kiwonions To
Hear of Convention
The Kiwanis club meets tonight
at 7 o’clock at Hotel Mary Mus-
grove.
An important program is plann
ed and is to be presented by those
attending the Kiwanis Internation
al convention held recently in Se
attle, Wash. President Bill Cox,
Heads House Ticket
gaies ana visitors nere tor me and Lt Gov Grad w Hi of the
event, with hedaquarters at Hotel t
Manr Musgrove. (Greenville club, will be guests and
W. A. LOWERY
In Tuesday’s primary W.
' appears elsewhere in today’s
per.
Clinton, Joanna
Tuesday Losers
The Ware Shoals Reigels, con
tinuing to move toward the top in
the Central Carolina league pen-
A.inant race, moved within two games
The highlight was the banquet are bringing by tape recording
given Tuesday evening in the ban- 1 some of the highlights of a few of
quet hall which was filled to ca- i the addresses made at this conven-
pacity. j-tion.
On Tuesday afternoon the visi-
Those attending from the Clin-
tors were carried on a specially .. . . „
conducted tour planned by the| L° n ,u-,' u n b d ^ es ?J es W „ C '
Chamber of Commerce which in- f n a ' d "'" a 5 d / F C ' Thomas ,' M , r
eluded inspection visits to Thorn- and ” rs on ” L.La 6 ^ ^
well orphanage, Presbyterian co]-! a western triS
lege, the State Training School and reiauves on a western trip.
Clinton Cotton Mills.
Owens Named Officer
in luesaays prnnaiy • **. ***“*» 1 ***«*'-« wiw.sss D ^
Lowery defeated the incumbent, Tuesday night as Joanna’s loop V-OUnty DOr OTOUp
C. W. Wier, for sheriff on the basis
of complete unofficial returns.
The vote stood: Lowery, 3,770;
Wier, 2,810.
Lt. Col. Walter Todd
Of This City Is
Staff CoHege Grad
Lt. Col. Walter B. Todd of this
city, son of Mrs. J. Reed Todd and
the late Mr. Todd, graduated June
27 frv>m the Army Command and
General Staff CoUege at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas.
Col. Todd is an infantry officer,
whose next assignment will be
with the Office Assistant Chief of
Staff, (supply) section, Washing
ton, D. C.
A veteran of 12 years service in
the army, Col. Todd has among
his decorations the Silver Star,
Bronze Star Medal with Two Oak
Leaf Clusters, Legion of Merit,
Belgian Fourragere, and the Com
bat Infantry Badge.
He has also received the Ameri
can Defense Service Medal, Ameri
can Campaign Ribbon, European-
African-Middle Eastern Theater
Ribbon with five campaign stars.
World War II Victory Medal, Army
of Occupation Medal for service in
both Germany and Japan and the
Korean Service Ribbon.
The Silver Star for gallantry in
action is the nation’s third highest
combat decoration.
Col. Todd was at home last July
on furlougjh from an asignment
in Tokyo, Japan, arriving a few
days after the passing of his father.
His wife is the former Miss Rose
mary Alexander of Laurens.
leaders fell to Ninety-Six, 7-6, in
i2 innings.
Guy Danielson’s double, scoring
Baitey, who had singled with one
down in the 12th inning, lifted the
j Indians to victory. Jim Voiselle,
| the second Ninety-Six hurled was
Jthe winner, Johnny Moore took the
; loss.
Here the Ware Shoals Reigels
garnered a pair of runst turned
back Clinton to win 2-0 behind the
crafty seven-hit hurling of south
paw, Earl Gray. Bill Rowland for
the Cavaliers, allowed nine hits,
fanned 10 and didn’t allow any
walks but his mates couldn’t bunch
their blows.
Games This Weak
Friday—Joanna at Ware Shoals.
Ninety-Six at Clinton.
Saturday—Ware Shoals at Joan
na. Clinton at Ninety-Six.
In the league standing Joanna
stands first, Ware Shoals second,
Clinton third and Ninety-Six last.
Meeting of Red
Cross Members
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rn a 4
JUSTIN A. BRIDGES
COMMISSIONER,
CORONER CONTESTS
ARE UNDECIDH)
Henry, Jones, Patton
and Wharton; Smith
and Teague To Enter
Second Primary.
Unofficial returns gathered by
( The Chronicle Tuesday night in
the first primary, revealed two
run-over races for the second pri
mary two weeks hence.
House Race Decided
In a five-cornered House race.
Justin A. Bridges, Charles L. Mil
am and Thomas A. Babb were
elected as the three high men. The
vote was Bridges 4.434; Milam 4.-
092; Babb 4,064 Marshall W Ab-
Notional Guard
Unit At Stewart
Battery B # 107th AAA AW Bn
(&P), officers and enlisted men,
left early Sunday morning by truck
for two weeks of training at Camp
Stewart, Ga.
Captain Hervey F. Blalock is the
commanding officer.
The convoy of about 25 trucks,
included batteries from here, And
erson, Greenville, and other places
for the one day trip to Stewart,
near Savannah, Ga.
Judge Wasson Heads
State Association
Judge J. Hewlette Wasson of
this couhty, president of the South
Carolina Probate Judges Associa
tion, presided last week over the
fifth annual two-day meeting of
the group held at Myrtle Beach.
The new mental health bill
passed by the General Assembly
at its last session, was one of the
principal themes for study and
consideration at the meeting.
Second Patrolman
Assigned To City
Patrolman Robert E. Parler has
been assigned to the Clinton area
by the state highway department
and entered upon his work the
past week.
Patrolman Parler, a native of St.
Matthews, has been stationed the
past two years in Spartanburg as
license examiner.
Patrolman Pace, stationed here
for several years, will remain here
and at present is on special assign
ment for several weeks.
James H. Sullivan, member of
the South Carolina Tax Commis
sion but a member of the Laurens
Bar association, was elected presi
dent of the association at its an
nual meeting held in Laurens last
week. He succeeds the retiring
president, H. S. Blackwell of Lau-1 bers and they are invited to attend.
rens. | ^
Robert S. Owens of this city, was , t U
elected vice president, and Paul LnOITIDCr IO MCOr
Culbertson of Laurens, secretary. Jq||q Qll Zoning
Former Clinton
T , T . A ercrombie with 3,463 votes. and
In Tuesdays pnmary Jus in M Jskmes P Robtrt , Wlth 3 .145 were
Bridges, Laurens attorney led he' ellTTUnated Bndges. who headed
[ticket m a five-man contest for the the ticket was only
Judge J. Hewlette W a s s o n,. House of Representatives. f the present delegation seeking
chairman of the Laurens County M r ; Bndges is now comple.ing re .election. Milam, a veteran with
Chapter, Red Cross, has called a h ls first two-year term as a mem- , 4 s previous experience in
general meeting of all Red Cross her of the genera^ assembly,
members on Friday, July 11, at >«
house P ' m ’ at the county court Sgt. Show Serving
The- meeting is open to all mem- With Army In Korea
Resident Passes
McKnight
away at
i the House, came second, with
Babb, Laurens attorney in third
! place.
Sheriff Weir Defeated
1 Tn the sheriffs race ffi”' "Wfttctr
... 1 chief interest was centered ovei
Sgt. First Class Marion W. Shaw, coun ty > Sheriff C W. Weir was
whose wife is residing here, now de f ea t ed b y ^ a. Lowery, after
is serving in Japan with the 24th bo j d j n g office the past 16 years.
Infantry Division. served in, Lowery received 3,770 votes, Wier
Korea with the division and was 2 ,870. The qew sheriff is a for-
. awarded^ the Combat Infantryman mer s t a ^ e highway patrolman of
Mrs. Jewel Copeland
of Spartanburg, passed
her home last Friday, with burial
rites following Sunday in Green-
lawn cemetery.
Mrs. McKnight, a former resident
of this city, is remembered here by
a number of friends and acquaint
ances. She was a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Copeland,
pionear residents of this commun-j
ity-
Presbyterian Women
Attend Conference
The postponed quarterly dinner- 1 ^ . 1T .. _ ; mer st «t e highwi
meeting of the Chamber of Com- j this county, and in gaining the
merce will be held next Tuesday | f nd t ^ e K n d v ii. 1 ?«, th» I nomination -made his first entry
evenine at Hotel Marv Musarove t,ons Serv ^„ Rl ^ bo " s E ^ in count y Politics.
army in 1943, he has also served N Commissioner Election
in the European Theatre. Other: In the race for ComjTllslon er
awards he has received include the
awaras ne nas receives* inciuae ine |wjlh five entr ies, none received a
Bronze Star medal. Purple Heart jmajoj-jty, necessitating a second
The Women’s conference at Mon -
treat which closed yesterday was
attended by the following women
of the First Presbyterian church:
Mrs. Henry M. Young, Sr., and
Mrs. Lonnie S. McMillian as regu
lar delegates, and Mrs. W. C.
Baldwin, Mrs. George W. Taylor
and Mrs. J. Hamp Stone.
at 7:30.
The club will be addressed by
Charles Trost, manager of the
Greenville planning and zoning "" J „ r
board, giving the reasons and ben- t f £ r £°^l ds r< T ei y ed ^ * ctlon and 'iace. Clyde G. Jones with 2.952
efits derived from city zoning or- th ® G ° od ^ nd w Ct me ? a L H w votes headed the ticket; John H
dinances ” 1S P ar *nts M r . and Mrs . H . W Wharton with 2,753 was second
Shaw . reside hertv | Wni j Henry with 2 .728. third:
, .... land Claude A. Patton with 2.431.
Wildlife Group To fourth. These four will run over
The fifth candidate. Paul S. O'Dell,
with 2.045 votes, was eliminated
Run-Over For Coroner
Lt McMillian
Receives Discharge
Hear Tillinghast
HOW LAURENS COUNTY VOTED TUESDAY
For Solicitor, House of Representatives, Sheriff, Commissioner, Coroner
Friends of Lt. Lonnie S. Me-! David A. Tillinghast. associate _ pj 0 election was declared in the
Millian will be interested to know editor of The Greenville Piedmont, j ra ce for coroner with four contest
he has received his discharge from will address the Clinton Wildlife ants. The second race will be be
the Marine corps and returned to Federation meeting to be held on i tween Joe F. Smith of Lauren>.
his home here. He was stationed Monday evening. July 14. He will and John O. Teague of Clinton"
at Camp LeJeune, N. C. ; speak on the part sportsmen can I Smith received 2,925 votes; Teague
Lt. McMillian, the son of Mr. play under the state’s new Wild-ii.5T5. Walter F Lynch, with 1.-
and Mrs. L S. McMillian, served ! life Commission. 1 086 votes, and Horace B. Brown
in the Marines during World War| As previously announced thr with 762. were elminated
II and returned home to complete meeting will be held at the "Mary Jones Carries County
his education at Presbyterian col- .Lou ranch” near the city with a. in the race tor solicitor William
lege before being recalled into | barbecue dinner prepared by W’al-lT. Jones was first with 2.798. C E.
service. ter Lynch. , Saint-Amand second with 2.199.
and Hugh Beasley, incumbent,
third, with 1,660 votes.
Tuesday’s Vote For
Magistrate ot Clinton
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Teague
Beasley
Jones
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Saint-Amand
Abercrombie
Bridges
Milam
Roberts
Patton
Wharton
Bailey’s
23
, 19
10
27
30
31
36
32
30
22
26
37
9
10
22
3
24
20
5
Barksdale-Narnie
. 16
40
28
87
44
60
47
46
51
33
30
40
32
30
33
18
17
33
9
Brewerton
32
104
9
76
104
120
84
40
92
52
49
46
68
50
72
13
14
80
37
Clinton City
262
246
451
464
600
622
650
395
256
708
762
296
205*
271
305
57
240
291
363
Clinton Mills
104
118
148
189
185
233
227
257
195
178
255
190
110
107
56
67
73
69
159
Cook’s Store
28
14
20
53
27
34
50
. 22
» 31
31
16
7
14
60
27
5
1
37
19
Cross Hill
23
53
10
45
47
60
68
29
f 34
51
50
15
21
37
45
2
52
9
3
Daniels Store
12
73
8
36
59
81
59
44
79
16
18
28
56
20
58
6
18
56
13
Dials
8
14
11
27
26 -
7
24
14
20
11
7
18
5
26
9
10
6
13
4
Ekom
22
80
26
36
75
114
91
57
103
29
12
37
115
8
68
5
25
84
13
Gray’s
8
6
2
10
12
10
9
7
1 16
0
5
9
0
l 14
2
0
0
10
6
Gray Court
61
101
54
158
144
136
120
82
147
70
29
90
27
451
131
19
30
133
28
Hickory Tavern
28
116
28
72
116
H44
130
56
140
34
24
85
113
35
83
17
17
125
15
Hopewell
28
7
27
33
47
33
50
14
\ 20
42
48
7
9
30
30
3
19
26
14
Joanna
129
166
141
157
155
326
325
265
j 280
152
269
205
144
123
98
11
13
23
389
12
Pones Store
31
29
6
55
39
47
38
16
45
18
13
21
13
48
35
16
10
22
Lanford
14
12
21
38
29
31
28
18
t 34
•15
14
20
5
34
21
3
7
34
4
Laurens City
315
648
593
882
1097
967
738
726
I 816
725
531
818
413
463
736
154
162
942
287
Laurens Mills
73
141
75
J23
110
187
171
250
220
69
74
246
94
93
64
31
20
75
156
Long Branch
15
10
21
20
32
36
31
19
17
29
31
11
6
2T
15
0
18
5^
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Lydia Mills
59
39
59
93
53
110
108
81
93
64
71
69
61
46
57
97
19
22
18
Mema
' a
22
4
16
21
22
27
13
1 23
10
10
12
13
15
18
3
2
28
Mountville
23
53
10
45
47
60
68
29
1' 34
51
50
15
21
37
45
2
72
9
3
Mt. Olive
16
63
4
37
36
76
53
49
63
22
10
28
59
11
60
! ll‘
16
48
9
Mt. Pleasant
4
23
8
15
22
22
26
17
28
7
6
26
22
5
9
5
10
15
5
Ora
26
11
13
22
35
33
38
22
f 25
25
17
16
17
20
30
2
13
31
3
Owings
23
77
24
98
94
58
83
29
96
29
16
32
29
106
66
13
27
77
7
Pleasaht Mound
7
8
14
21
17
14
19
8
25
3
13
15
2
17
7
3
1
20
4
Poplar Springs
26
102
18
56
105
132
90
49
67
79
42
59
85
28
70
13
13
100
20
Princeton
9
33
4
20
39
43
25
12
31
15
5
17
8
27
35
4
2
25
15
Renno
10
4
16
12
19
24
24
14
2
29
38
T
2
12
13
1
5
10
15
Shady Grove
, 7
10
Q4
15
22
14
12
12
17
12
23
6
9
5
11
3
8
1
17
Shiloh
12
31
15
25
38
38
36
35
50
7
9
42
40
.7
13
8
2
35
12
Stewarts Store
18
13
9
27
26
29
26
10
31
9
7
M
1
37
25
7
1
24
9
Tip Top
8
37
1
12
28
34
26
23
18
28
4
12
21
12
33
0
0
42
1
Trinity Ridge
8
54
22
33
61
61
44
49
47
37
- 18
46
38
17
44
6
15
51
9
Waterloo
13
54
15
40
.64
63
48
17
44
39
19
17
40
13
69
3
10
61
10
Watts Mills
96
73
128
167
138
177
166
220
228
68
82
205
53
179
63
56
20
122
92
Woodville
29
76
58
•112
124
84
120
44
150
14
35
37
55
132
65
75
26
48
13
Youngs
6
16
20
28
30
27
34
10
35
9
7
15
1
28
35
3
6
25
10
TOTALS
1660
2798
2199
3463.
4084
4434
4092
3145 j 3770
2870
2726
2952
2045
2431
2753
762
1088
2925
1575
Precincts
Clinton City
Clinton Mills
Lydia Mills
Hopewell
Mountville
Joanna
Totals
u
5*
! 779
f 208
71
1 52
I 62
>_ 302
j” 1474
JZ
3
179
63
86
5
19
103
455
Tuesday’s Vote For
Magistrate ot Mountville
Precincts
Clinton City .
Clinton Mills
Lydia Mills
Hopewell
Mountville
Joanna
Totals
c
n
j Buchai
Farmc
■ •*r>
261 j
94
540
116
75
172
52 :
33
65
1
5
56
I 24 !
9
49
;
92
162
<87 |
308
1044
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Item With Housewives
You will find 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.
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