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mrnmmmmmmmmtmmt:** r ti I %> The Chronide StriTes To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (Klittfcm ©brmttrlf If You Don’t Read The Chronide You Don’t Get the News Volume LI 11 Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, July 17, 1952 Number 29 'IKE' TO FIGHT Little League State Tournament Here August 4-9 RECEIVES CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Dwight <D Eisenhower, civilian, snagged the right to be Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States last week in the Re publican National convention and already has begun what he says .will be jj “fighting campaign” .far the big job. TWO RUN-OYER COUNTY RACES NEXT TUESDAY Two Commissioners and Coroner To Be Elected, Also Solicitor for 8th Circuit. Two run-over races in Laurens county are scheduled for the sec ond primary to be held Tuesday, July 22. As in the first primary the polls will open at 8 a. m., and close at 6 p. m., with the same pre cinct managers in charge. Solicitor—81h Circuit WILLIAM T. JONES -C. E. SAINT-AMAND County Commissioner (Vote for Two) WM. J. HENRY CLYDE G. JONES CLAUDE A. PATTON JOHN H. WHARTON JOE F. SMITH JOHN O. TEAGUE To Visit City Third Time, July 28 Another appeal for blood for the Korean battlefront will be made in Clinton on July 28. Mrs. Irby Hipp, local representa tive of the American Red Cross, announced yesterday that the Bloodmobile will make its third visit of the year here at that time. It will set up in the Community house of Clinton Cotton Mills and receive blood _ donations between the hours of 1 p. m. and T p. m. Mrs. Hipp urged as many resi dents as possible to participate in the drive which is being sponsored by the Kiwanis club. Recruiting of volunte^- is scheduled to start immediately and Mrs. Hipp re quests that any prospective donor who may be fissed by the recruit ing team to contact her at tele phone 339-W. ' r "' r ' Red Cross Bloodmobile vis ited Clinton twice during the past winter, collecting 227 pints of blood Irom the Presbyterian ocllege stu dent body in January, and 183 from city residents a month later. Blood collected is processed im- r.ediatelv into plasma and flown to Korea for treatment of the wounded. Co nee r Driye Quota Is Over-Subscribed m ' t The Clinton area annual cancer . drive has (been . completed, those heading the effort stated yesterday, with the amount alloted over-sub scribed for the first time. The goal of $2,000 was exceeded by a small margin, the final tabulation being $2,003. Clinton will become the center of Little League activity for the state when it plays host to the fourth annual state tournament on August 4-9. Successful handling of last year’s meet brought Clinton the tourna ment again this season, and plans already are being developed to make this another big occasion. Eight teams representing the 35 leagues throughout the state will battle it out for the right to rep resent South Carolina in region al playoffs which could lead to the Little League World Series. District eliminations within the state are being conducted now to determine which teams will come here for the touranment. The lo cal j^ittle Leaguers will serve bs host team again this year. __ Danny Jones, state Little League director, gave Clinton high praise for its staging of the 1951 tourna ment and for the facilities provid ed. These facts were responsible for the city being selected for the tournament again this year, despite requests from numerous larger places. D. S. Templetcn, recreation di rector, said the 1952 tournament will be a double elimination affair instead of the single elimination tyne conducted last year. Anothe- colorful program is Planned, in eluding the pre-tournament b- quet, opening day ceremonies and final awards for outstanding tour nament play. . Eugene Johnson Succeeds Ploxico At Training School Dr. B. O. Whitten, superintend ent of the State Training School, announced Saturday that W. Eu gene Johnson of Greenville, has been selected as business manager •*or the institution, succeeding Tom Plaxico, recently resigned to enter the automobile business in the city. Mr. Johnson entered upon the work yesterday- ' Mr. Johnson is a native of this city, a graduate of Presbyterian college and son of the late W. Er nest Johnson, and Mrs. Johnson, who makes her home at Lydia Mills with her daughter, Miss Mary Johnson. For several years he was connected with Lydia and Clinton Mills as purchasing agent, later entering service in World War II. After his discharge he was connect ed with a bottling firm in Nash ville, Tenn., and operated a plant in Greenville. For the pest year he has held a traveling position With Montgomery and Crawford of Spartanburg. Mr. Johnson married Miss Melda VonHcllen of this city. They have a small adopted son, Johnny, and the family expects to make their home here soon. Their friends will be interested in the announce ment. O. H. Sheely, Clinton agent of the Seaboard Railror 1, at left. Is re ceiving a Certificate of Merit award for the attainment of a perfect rec ord in personal injury prevention during 1951. John White, right, super intendent, of Atlanta, presented the award here this week. For many years the Seaboard Railroad has participated in a national campaign for the promotion of safety and prevention of personal injuries both to pat rons and its employees. This is the first time such an award has been pre sented in Clinton. The certificate is signed by railroad officials. Mr. Sheely and the eight employees of his office are very proud of the award. Mr. Sheely has been connected with the local SeaMard office for the past 46 years. For seven years he was telegraph operator, chief clerk to the agent for 27 years, and became agent in January 1941 when W. H. Shands was retired after a long.and faithful term of service with the company. Electric Fair To Be Held Friday " At Fair Grounds Probably the biggest tent show ever to hit Laurens will be Friday, July 18, when the 1952 Electric Fair is held in conjunction with tht an nual meeting of the Laurens Elec tric Cooperative, Inc. In announcing completion of plans for the event, Manager Hen ry M. Faris of the county co-op xe- plained that the. Electric Fair is a public service the co-op is render ing for its members and for the general public. “The Electric Fair," he said, “will feature exhibits and demonstra tions showing h<>w electricity has brought a new concept of living to farms. Of course, these, demonstra-1 sidered bv lhe of director tions and exhibits are of special .. „ . , . , interest to the (oiks in town too. a " d P <> ‘ ntcd oul lhp because they also usg eiectricity. ’ Mr. Faris said that the Electric Fair is the largesf farm show tour ing SrwthU~&Folin a~ Mr. Faris said that the public is CHAMBER HEARS ZONING TALK BY CHARIES IPOS! Greenville Expert Tells of Necessity and Advan tages of Planning and Zoning Board for City Progress. The July dinner-meeting of th'-- Chamber of Commerce was h * Tuesday evening at Hotel Mar. Mnsgro”-' •• Pres id* n* Has' Jacobs, presiding. z President Jacobs briefly report ed an several matters recently c r campaign to be made sexm to Tn- crease the membership arid 'the organization enlarged fund- for -its" work. Kiwonions Hear Tape Recording Recent Convention Members of the Clinton Kiwanis club received a first-hand report on the recent convention .of Kiwanis International at Seattle, Wash., at their regular luncheon meeting last Thursday evening at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The tape recording was made at the convdfttion by W. B. Coxe, president of the Greenville club, who was a guest of lhe club together with Grady Hipp, lieuten ant governor cf the division. The tape recording included a personal message from Pete Peter son, international secretary, and a special message to the newly- formed Auguste Road Kiwanis club in Greenville. The highlight of the recording played over the amplifying system by Mr. Coxe, was lhe inspirational address given at the convention by Gov. T. R. McKellin of Maryland, who spoke ocn “American Destiny.” His address was centered on four of the nation’s greatest men as he listed them, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lin coln and Theodore Roosevelt. District Gov. Hipp introduced 1 Arrocfc the program with a few remarks, V-lty MrieSrS about the convention, punting “i* Mode Post Month, that Kiwanis now has 3.457 clubs, r invited to attend the fair. Every thing is open to the public except the annual business meeting of the co-op members in the afternoon, he said. This, of course, is restrict ed to co-op members. The evening program is especially designed to attract the folks.from town. Among features will be two pre sentations of sensations of General Motors’ “Previews of Progress." This is a stage show of new and fascinating exper.ments in science. A series of scientific experiments I will be performed on the stage be- | fore the audience. Highlighting the entertainment will be the “Hired Hands'’ hillbilly band. The band will make several regular appearances during the Wingord Named Executive Officer National Guard Unit Friends of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wingard and little son. Binki. -wiMffi plus intermlttent son « s and -Hurt- they ~hav» moved back to the city and are oc cupying their home on Walnut street. Mr. Wingard, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army, on overseas assignment in Korea, recently received his dis charge and is now back in the South Carolina National Guard as executive officer and administra tive assistant to the 228th AAA group, succeeding Col. David W. Bethea at Dillon. Newberry has been designated as official headquarters for the AAA group, though Mr. Wingard will spend most of his time here wkh offices in the armory build ing. Lieut. Col. Thomas P. Pope, Jr., i throughout the program They will also be featured during the evening. Other entertainment includes a tractor driving contest for farm boys and girls; a beauty contest for farm girls, and an amateur tal ent contest for anybody who wants to enter it. Mr. Faris states that the public .s cordially invited. Five directors are to be elected in the business session to serve for two years. The following have been nominated by the nominating com mittee; R. L Henderson, Simpson- ville; H. T. Jones, Mountville; W. A. Martin of Fountain Inn; G. F. Taylor. .Honea Path, and C. T. Tinsley, Enoree. The present officers and dirtc- of Newberry, has been promoted i tors are W. M. Gresham, Green- to the rank from colonel to head the State unit. Mr. Wingard will be second officer m command of the organization. Wildlife Group Hears Talk By Greenville Editor The monthly meeting of the Clinton Wildlife Federation was held Tuesday night at the “Mary Lou ranch” near the city, presided over by President D. O. Rhame. and attended by 120 sportsmen «if the counts organization with chap ters here, in Joanna and Laurens. A bountiful barbecue dinner wan served The chapter had as its guest speaker D. A. Tillinghast, associate editor of The Greenville Piedmont. Mr. Tillinghast, in his interesting talk, explained sportsmen’s re sponsibilities for conserving wild life resources under tbe provisions of the new state law which recent- lv became effective. Music was furnished by Jimmy and Nick Tinman of this city. The August meeting will be held with the Laurens chapter, it was an nounced. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yon. It’s thrifty to shop first tn this newspaper, then in the stores as prices ehange and new merchandise Is received and displayed. BE WISE- READ THE ADS Bible Drill Won By Joanna Girl Miss Myrtle Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Murphy of Jo anna. won the Southern Baptist International Sword Drill Saturday at Ridgecrest, Southern Baptist assembly grounds. Miss Murphy, 16, a member of the Joanna Baptist church, and a junior at Clinton high school, com peted with six other contestants in the drill which was held in connec tion with the first Southern Bap tist Training Union Leadership As sembly which concluded yesterday. BLANKS AT CC OFFICE Persons interested in obtaining blanks for entry in the county Maid of Cotton contest may do so by call ing at the office of Miss Iona Blakely, tecretary of the Chamber of Com merce. with a membership of 211.000. W. {DjUnkoiHlCSS i~£0(js C. Baldwin, J .C. Thomas and R. E. Ferguson, who attended the con- / vention from the local club, also spoke briefly of some of the high lights. Rural Carriers Name Officers At Closing Meet Here At the eloping session of the South Carolina Rural Letter Car riers’ Association convention held in this city last week, the following new officers wme elected to serve for the coming year: President: Thomas A. Clarke, Florence. Vice-President: Irvin B. Black mon, Heath Springs. Secretary-Treasurer: Murray A Sadler, Donalds. Executive Committarman: John B. Parks, Fountain Inn. Delegates to the national con vention: George E. Fk-ken, Early Branch, first district; Lever C. Sharpe, Gaston, second district: C. Earl Johnson, Modoc, third dis trict; Robert J. Donnon, Greenville, fourth district; K. H. Patrick, Winnsboro, fifth district; D. W. Thompkins, Conway, sixth district. Barbecue Be Given At Little River-Dominick The report of the city police de partment for the month of June showed only 54 arrests made, in addition to 116 cases listed for vio lation of parking laws. Total fines collected for the month amounted t© $1,110.00, a .decreasa^ver the previous month For drunkenness, which leads the lilt each month, there were 23 ar rests with fines of $237.00 and 152 days. Total days in recorder’s court for the month amounted to 467. Other arrests on the slocket in- t luded fighting 4; violation liquor- law 6; disorderly conduct 2; driv ing under influence of intoxicants 5; speeding and reckless driving i3; operating car without .license 3; petty larceny 3; other offenses 1; investigation or suspicion 4. Revival Services At Leesville Church Revival services will be held at the Leesville Southern Methodist church July 20 throuph the 27th. Evenmg services at 7:45, also regu lar Sunday morning services. The last Sunday will be observed as homecoming with picnic dinner on the grounds. The supply pastor. Hey. Bob Smith, will be assisted by the Rev. G. F. Deaton of Hem ingway. TTie public h cordially invited to attend these service*. Leesville church is just off the ville, president; G. Felton Taylor, Honea Path, vice-president; M. B Cothran, Gray Court, secretary- treasurer: Lawrence Davis, Clinton; H. H Hatchell, Roebuck; K. L Hen derson, Stmpsonville; H. T Jones, Mountville; W. A. Martin, Fountain Inn. and Paul E. Watkins, Wood ruff. directors. The members w^U vote on a change in the by-laws providing for the annual meetings to be held some time in the months of June to September, inclusive, instead of September or October. Clinton, Joanna Down Opponents The ladies of the Little River- Dominick Presbyterian church will . serve a berbecue and hash sapper! c - d Clraton-Laurens road. on Wednesday, July 25, from 5 un til 6 p. m, at the church. Plates will be $1.50: The public is in vited to attend. Rev. Broome Guest Speaker for Methodists Rev. Allen R. Broome, secretary of the Board of Christian Educa tion of the South Carolina confer ence, will be the guest speaker at the Sunday morning worship ser vice at Broad Strict Methodist church in the abience of the pas tor, Rev. E. K. Garrison, who is on vacation. Official Vote Given In Solicitor Race The official vote in the first primary contests was declared Tuesday by the State Democratic Executive committee meeting in Columbia. In the solicitor race for this cir cuit, William T Jones received 8,- 186 votes; C. E. Saint-Amand 7,- 623; Hugh Beasley, incumbent, 7,- 578. IThe run-tff next Tuesday will be between Jones and Sant- Amand. The Central Carolina League's Ipennant chase, which has been get- •ling hotter by the day. wras thrown mto a deadlock Tuesday night be tween Joanna’s Hornets and the Ware Shoals Reigels. Ware Shoals, battling to catch lhe Hornets, ran off with a 9-2 \rictory over Joanna, climbmg into a first place deadlock. Earl Gray chalked up his ninth victory without a loss. Johnnv- Moore wa the losing pitcher. Clinton won here over Ninety- Sm 5 to A, -- ' ' Airman Taylor the mound, opposing Jim Voisellc. Huffstetler garnered a pair of singles to pace the Cavaliers, while Edwards and Bailey lashed cut three solid blows each for the losmg Indians. Joanna and Ware Shoals are now tied for first place, followed b” Clinton and Ninety-Six. Games This Week Friday—Clinton at Joanna; Ware Shoals at Nmety-Six. Saturday — Joanna at Clinton; Nmety-Six at Ware Shoals. Board Calls Five For Induction Sixty-five registrants will report to the county draft board befor** being sent to Columbia for re examination on July 24. It was announced by the board that five registrants will report for induction during the month of July. On July 17, James Harold Wrenn of Waterloo, Bobby Gene Burkhal- ter of Clinton, John Franklin Tum- blin of Gray Court, and Eugene Coleman and Leroy Harris of Lau rens will report. The club had as its guest speak er. Charles Trost, manager of f (r Greenville planning and - zoning board * Mr. Trost said Clinton should look to city zoning as a progres sive, forward step, defined as do ing what is best for the most peo ple for the longest period of Lm He pointed out that any plac where people live together and where home, industry and busmes are all assembled there is a need for zoning. It means an analysi of a city’s resources, deciding what is best for the majority and setting * off districts according to this pat tern : 1. Industry'—finding the proper place for industry where there will be ample room tor expansion and„ new additions. 2 Commerce—insuring the prop- ler placement of business house< but being careful not to make this district so large as to lessen the value of its property through lack of competition for space. 3. Homes—regulating density of population in residential areas. 4. Environment—regulating such, items as how much of a lot can be covered b” a dwelling. 5. Traffic congestion and rail roads—including parkin® facilit;* for vehicles and placement of rail roads. Mr. Trost emphasized that .zoning ordinances must be individually tailored for each town, since every municipality has its own individ ual problems. He said these >tep> would be necessary in planning for such an ordinance: 1. Analysis of population char acteristics. 2. A map of tax lapses. 3. An access-value ma^* 4. -A new city map showing each piece of ground within the city. 5. A survey to determine the use of each piece of ground—for indus try, business building, single dwell ing^ duplex. etc. 6. Measuring the quantities determine how much ground is de voted to each category , that i>. dwellings, industry etc., with cm phasis upon maintaining proper ra tio of people to businesses. 7. An estimate of future p >pu- lation to determine how to keep the proper ratio. 8. An analysis of business trends. 9. A survey of the economic b - ^ of the community and how to tn crease and diversify it. 10. Providing the best location for each district so that each compatable and that none have to little or too much. Mr. Trost pointed out that tw * groups are needed in developing the zoning project: a olanmng and zoning commission to conduct sur veys and hold public hearings; anri a zoning board of adjustments—? citizens committee to study, indi vidual difficulties. The Greenville expert said ing is the legal method qf carrying’ out city planning and one which is backed by police powers. How- ev * r , * must assure that no one will be deprived of due process of ivw Zoning, according to Mr Trost, is to serve the three-fold purpose of: protecting the major ity of the people; providing for future needs, and in rehabilitat ing old worn-out sections of the At present more than 1,700 towns and cities hove some type of zoning ordinance, he said FOOD... Is An Important 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- qlarly — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage.