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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 9, 1952
Number 41
BIG CROWDS
ATTENDING ANNUAL
COUNTY FAIR
Many Exhibits Shown.
$3,500 In Premiums To
Be Given Away.
Laurens, Oct. 7.—The Laurens
county fair opened Monday with
large numbers of people from sur
rounding areas attending the va
riety of exhibits and enjoying the
entertainment.
Highlights of Tuesday were
judging of poultry, rabbits and
dairy cattle. The fair is featuring
an unusually large show of rabbits
this year and has members of sev
eral rabbit growing clubs on hand
to give out information on produc
tion and preparation for home con
sumption.
The new 100 by 100 foot live
stock buliding has not been com
pleted but is being used to show
and display beef cattle. The build
ing was made necessary because of
the growing interest in beef cattle
in the Laurens area. An adjacent
building built two years ago is
housing the dairy cattle this year.
A blue ribbon award was given
to the Barksdale-Narnie Home
Demonstration club in the after
noon for the best exhibit in the
community department. The ex
hibit was built by the club around
a theme of co-operative marketing
through home growing. Mrs. An
drew Holliday is president of the
winning club.
The Laurens county-wide 4-H
club exhibit won the blue ribon in
the junior community department.
The exhibit was prepared under
the supervision of Mrs. Fred
Woods, local 4-H leader for Lau
rens county.
Judging in the beef cattle de
partment was to be held last nigl\t.
Prizes will be given on Herefoi
Aberdeen Angus and Shortho
Nineteen awards ’ will' be made in
cluding both male and female cat
tle.
Last Rites Held
Here Tuesday For
Mrs. Sallie Pitts
Mrs. Sallie L. Adair Pitts, 81, wife
of the late J. M. Pitts, Sr., died Mon
day at her home on East Carolina
avenue after several years of declin
ing health which had confined her to
her home.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon from Broad
Street Methodist church by her pas
tor, the Rev. E. K. Garrison. Inter
ment followed in Rosemont cemetery.
Pallbearers were Davis, Denny,
Henderson, Ray and S. A. Pitts, Sr.,
Forrest and Hubert Adair and John
W. Finney, Jr.
The services were attended by a
large gathering of friends and rela
tives, many of whim had known the
deceased since her early childhood.
The grave was banked with many
floral tributes attesting ( the esteem
and love in which she was held.
Mrs. Pitts was a native of Jacks
township and had lived her long and
useful life in this community. She
was a daughter of the late R. Press
and Usilla Jacks Adair, widely con
nected Laurens county families. She
was a lifelong member of Broad
Street Methodist church, the U. D. C.
and Easter Star chapters.
Surviving are one son, Hubert J.
Pitts of this city; two daughters, Mrs.
S. E. Evans of Lexington, and Mrs.
W. Craig Kennedy of Spartanburg;
eight grandchildren, two great
grandchildren; and one ftalf-brother,
V. Parks Adair of this city.
Kiwanis Barbecue
For Farmers Night
At the regular meeting of the Ki
wanis club this evening at 6:30 at
I. M. Smith’s flsh pond near Kinards,
the members will enjoy a barbecue.
Annual farmers night will be observ
ed, with a number of farmers as
guests of their Kiwanis friends.
Ernest Brooks, world-wide travel
er, will show some films taken re
cently in Mexico.
Bailey Business
Property Sells
For $135,400
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Nearly $140,000 jn real property
was sold in Laurens af public out
cry Monday morning, salesday for
October by Judge J. Hewlette Was
son and Clerk of Court Walter E.
Dunlap.
Judge Wasson’s sales were in his
capacity of master in the case of P.
Silas Bailey, William P. Jacobs,
Robert M. Vance, administrators,
with the will annexed of M. S.
Bailey, et al, plaintiffs, vs D. Reese
Wiliams, Jr., E. Rose Wiliiams Tar
rant, et al, defendants. The case
was described by attorneys as a
friendly suit foi distribution and
sale of the estate of the late M. S.
Bailey.
The total sales in this case, which
included the M. S. Bailey & Son,
Bankers, building amounted to
$135,400, and was sold to R. T. Wil
son, Laurens attorney, for P. S.
Bailey, R. M. Vance, M. S. Bailey
& Son, Bankers, and Clinton Cot
ton Mills.
Sales of the Bailey estate proper
ty were in ten tracts as follows:
No. 1 — Brick store on North
Broad street now occupied by L. B.
Dillard’s Men’s Shop, sold to R. T.
Wilson, attorney, for P. S. Bailey,
for $20,200.00.
No. 2 — Brick store on North
Broad street occupied by the Ear
line Shop and City Shoe Shop, sold
to R. T. Wilson, attorney, for P. S.
Bailey, for $26,000.00.
No. 3—Unimproved lot corner of
Elizabeth and West Florida streets,
sold to R. T. Wilson, attorhe’y, for
R. M. Vance, for $2,600.
No. 4—Unimproved lot on West
Pitts street sold to R. T. Wilson, at
torney, for M. S. Bailey & „Son,
Bankers, for $10,500.00.
No. 5—Lot on West Pitts street
with brick building, known as M.
S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, sold to
R. T. Wilson, attorney, for M. S.
Bailey & Son, Banker^—.for—$3fiU
Community Chest Budget
Set at $12,000 by Board
Agencies Listed That Will Participate In Campaign
To Raise Funds In Single Drive Oct. 27-Nov. 14.
The Community Chest of Greater
Clinton, in cooperation with six char
itable organizations, will operate on
a $12,000 budget during this its inau
gural year.
The board of trustees Wednesday
approved the $12,000 goal for the
B&PW Club To
Present Shows Here
October ti end 18
COUNTY FUNDS
RECEIVED FOR
FARM PROCRAM
Today Miss Margaret Blakely,
President of Business and Profes
sional Women’s Club, announced ar
rangements have been completed by
the club to stage “Shooting Stars,’’
He said the agencies are being in
formed of the amounts assigned to
each, but it will require a few days ^*8 musical variety stage show.
before their acceptance is official.
Jacobs pointed out that a request
by the USO was turned down since
there was no previous drive on which
campaign scheduled for Oct. 27-Nov. j to base an estimate. He said two
14 and listed these quotas for the [national agencies, Tuberculosis and
cooperating agencies: ‘the March of Dimes, had refused to
Salvation Army —$700 (with pro-{ participate. The Laurens county com
vision that $500 be used in CJintonJ^
Crippled Children—$1,200.
American Red Cross—$2,500 (not
including neighborhood solicitations).
Cancer Society—$1,750.
Heart Society—$400.
Boy Scouts (Blue Ridg,e Council) —
$1,200.
Local Youth Work—$2,500.
Emergency Fund — $1,000 (to be
administered by the executive coun
cil where needed).
Expense of the administration and
the campaign were estimated at $700.
The advanced gifts phase of the drive
is set for Oct. 27-31; general solici-
mittees of both sought permission to
join, but national laws prohibited.
The TB committee did agree to so- i
on Thursday and Saturday, October
16, and 18. Miss Blakely says this
show comes highly recommended,
for its has met with outstanding suc
cess in other towns throughout the
nation. The proceeds from this show [
are to go to the Community Recrea
tion Facilities fund.
It is unusual and .something en-
ti rely dif ferei-Yt 4n • the. fitud n: home
talent entertainment). From start to
licit only by mail, and the March of | a _^*_ four slar hlt par “ de |
Dimes also will probably use this
i of comedy and music.
method, Jacobs said.
He pointed out further that par
ticipation in the Community Chest
, will not prohibit an agency from
making an occasional street sale of
novelty items on special occasions
where no pressure is put on the pub
lic. Few of these are expected, how
ever.
The Red Cross maintained its right
to make house-to-house solicitations,
000.00.
No. 6—Unimproved lot on West
Pitts street, rear of bank building,
sold to R. T. Wilson, attorney, for
M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, for
$4,000.
No. 7.—Unimproved lot on North
Broad now used as car lot, sold to
R. T. Wilson, attorney, for M. S.
Bailey & Son, Bankers, for $25,-
000.00.
No. 8.—Lot with frame building
on West Pitts street, sold to R. T.
Wilson, attorney, for Clinton Cot
ton Mills for $6,000.00.
No. 9.—Farm of 180 acres, known
as J. B. Philson lands, sold to R. T.
Wilson, attorney, for P. S. Bailey,
for $5,000.00.
No. 10.—Farm of 50 acres with
dwelling, known as Bailey lands,
sold to *R. T. Wilson, attorney, fbr
P. S. Bailey, for $3,700.00.
Bidding was spirited in all the
sales, being participated in by va-
ridus members of the Bailey fam
ily, their connections and several
outsiders, the property all being
purchased by members of the fam
ily.
Judge Steve Griffith of Newber
ry, ordered the auction as a result
of a decree which listed P. S. Bail
ey, Robert M. Vance,, plaintiffs, ad
ministrators of the will of M. S.
Bailey, and others, versus Reese
Williams, Jr., Rose William Jar-
rant and others.
Clerk's Sale
The sale by Clerk of Court Dun
lap was a home on Watts Heights,
Laurens, in the case of Laurens
Federal Savings & Loan Associa
tion vs Raymond C. Tumblin, prop
erty being bought by W. H. Har
ley, attorney, for $3,500.00.
Sen. Hill Addresses
P. C. Student Body
U. S. Senator Lister Hill, oi Ala
bama, addressed the Presbyterian
college student body during the reg
ular chapel program Monday morn
ing.
He appeared unfier the sponsorship
of the college’s International Rela
tions club as part of its project to
bring representatives of both major
political parties before the students.
Presbyterian college, as an institu
tion, remains non-partisan in the po
litical campaign, President Brown
said.
Senator Hill, in South Carolina to
address several Democratic, rallies,
drove up from Columbia for his
chapel appearance. Arrangements
were completed through State Sena
tor Edgar Brown, chairman of the
South Carolina Democratic party.
President Brown said a representa
tive of Presidential Candidate Dwight
. Eisenhower will be brought to the
campus sometime this month.
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VFW TO MEET
The VFW will hold a meetipg at
Academy Street school at 7:30, Oct.
17. The purpose of the meeting is
to install officers. All members
are asked to attend.
tations, Nov. 3-7, with the final week but the Community Chest does not
to complete work. cooperate in this effort. It also meant,
Trustee Chairman Hugh S. Jacobs
said the quotas were based on the
averages of amounts raised by the
organizations in the past few years.
as a result, that the Red Cross quota
was not placed as high as the total
amount raised in Clinton by that or
ganization in recen tyears.
Stoney Blasts
Truman Policies
In Laurens Talk
Laurens, Oct. 7.—Thomas Ston
ey, former mayor of Charleston,
an one-time senatorial candidate,
lambasted the present Democratic
admmistfatroh and its* policies at a
meeting here Tuesday arranged by
South Carolinians for Eisenhower.
Introduced by Carroll D. Nance,
who referred to Stoney as a “thor
ough Democrat,” Stoney said, in
speaking of the present situation,
"the brand of the present Demo
cratic authorities is not the same
as ours. They go as far afield from
ours as, the North Pole from the
South Pole.”
He ridiculed the position of the
South Carolina delegates at the
Chicago convention and said the
liberal Democrats up there thought
so little of the South Carolina dele
gation that they (S. C. group) did
not have any part or parcel in
framing the platform and were not
allowed to vote on the platform.
He said referring to S. C. Demo
crats for Eisenhower “we could be
referred to by them as the ’tail of
the Republican kite’.’ F . He said the
present Democratic outfit had
adopted all kinds of "isms” except
Americanism.”
Referring back to the Democratic
delegates from the South, Stoney
said they were “bearcats for pun
ishment.”
He called the Democrats the
“rag-tag, bob-tail group who have
gotten into control of the party.”
He also discussed the serious fi
nancial condition of the country
and said prosperity was geared to
the Korean war.
He quoted President Truman as
saying this Korean conflict was
“police ^action” and said this was
an insult to all men and women
fighting that war.
Hitting the financial question,
Stoney said the American dollar to
day is not worth but 43 cents. He
quoted a banker as saying that by
1955 it wouldn’t be worth but 38
cents, and another banker as say
ing it wouldn’t be worth more than
14 cents in 1955.
Ten Draftees
Be Inducted
October 24
The Laurens county darft board
has called 30 men to report on next
Thursray, October 16, to be sent to
Cfllumhia -for- re*examiaatkmr~Twe
physicians will also be sent today
for physical examination, and 10
draftees will be inducted into ser
vice on October 24. Those listed
in the group are:
Tommie Hall, Lanford; Alvin
Thomas South, Clinton; William
Earl Weathers, Waterloo; William
David Davenport, Waierloo; Wil
liam Lacy Grubbs, Fountain Inn;
J. Clyde Booker, Clinton; John W.
Wells, Waterloo; Horace Chappell,
Laurens; William Franklin, Lau
rens; Clarence Cunningham, Cross
Hill.
The following are delinquents of
Board No. 30; Robert Junior
Sampson, Clinton; Billy Claik
Keaton, Clinton. Anyone knowing
the present address of the latter is
asked to contact the local board of
fice located at the city nail in
Laurens.
The show has its setting in- tne |
central studio of Nationwide Tele-1
vision, Inc., on the day that the cable
goes through to make TV a reality
coast to coast. A special hand painted
backdrop in full color showing tele
vision cameras, spotlights, micro
phones, booms, cables and other
typical paraphernalia found in
studios is used to give the produc
tion an authentic background.
From the minute the curtain goes'
up the audience is given a glimpse
of life backstage in a TV studio.
Chorus girls, singers, dancers, emcees
and special entertainers are discover
ed warming up for the big telecast.
Two girls acting as Studio Pages
then conduct a tour of the studios
and each of the ten big scenes is an
enactment of the top-flight television
shows which are popular today.
A group of children in special cos
tumes enact tjie famous fair tale,
“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
Tigh school teenagers, wearing clever
costumes, appear in several scenes
in the show as they impersonate the
famous Roxy Rockettes, singing
songs with clever lyrics and doing
unusual dance routines. In still an-
Dr. Morgan Again
To Lead Presbyterian
Meet In Laurens
Says The Laurens Advertiser.
One of the nation’s most noted
theologians, Dr. Frank Crossley
STher scene, Kate Smith is imperson
ated and she introduces a group of
women who are called the Jubilee
Singers, and they feature a group of
well-know spiritauls.
Beauty and romance are not for
gotten, for in the Fred Waring scene,
special lighting effects are used as
ballads and melodies of yester-year
blend with popular tunes of the day.
The Queen for a Day scene gives
some lady in the audience each night
a chance to be selected for thisjipner.
The coronation ceremony takes place
on the stage and she receives many
gifts and surprises, just as it is done
on the original radio and TV show
which has gained national popularity.
A colorful finale with the com
plete ensemble offers a tribute to
entertainment and the heritage of
freedom in America. Remember the
date of “Shooting Stars”, it is tops
in entertainment, using local talent,
but professionally staged and cos
tumed. . _
Tiny Tot Contest
Be Featured In
"Shooting Stars"
A popularity contest for Clinton
Morgan, will return to Laurens an< ^ Joanna children under six
Anderson's Quits
Business Here,
Belk's Buys Stock
The stock of Gene Anderson’s ; pastor, Rev. Tom C. Cook,
has been purchased by Belk’s De-, Dr. Morgan will preach at both
partment store of this city who an- the morning and evening worship
nounces a big liquidation sale of hours on Sunday, Octoger 12. Mon
this month for a six-day evange
listic week and Bible study course
to be held at the First Presbyte
rian church. ,
Dr. Morgan, who conducted a
similar series of services during
Holy Week in March, 1951, is rec
ognized nationally in religious cir
cles as a brilliant scholar, eloquent
speaker and consecrated teacher of
the Bible.
His return engagement here was
arranged largely upon the enthu
siastic reception Dr. Morgan re
ceived here last year from mem
bers of all denominations in the
city and county. Large congrega
tions were on hand at both his
morning and evening services, and
many requests have been made
since that time that he be invited
to lead a similar week of -special
services again, it was stated by the
the entire stock at greatly reduc
ed prices beginning this morning
at 9 o’clock.
Anderson’s, after operating a la
dies store here for the past five
day through Fnd6y’ at 10:30 a. m.,
he will conduct a Bible conference
on the book of Haggai.
A forceful, stimulating Gospel
minister. Dr. Morgan will deliver
years, is quitting business, the, some of his great sermons at the
owners announce. D. B. Smith, j evening services which will begin
manager of Belk’s, states his firmiat 7:30i o'clock all six days,
has leased the building and will | Mr. Cook and the church officers
occupy it in the future to provide extend a cordial invitation to
added space for their large stock
of merchandise.
WITH LOCAL JEWELER
J. C. Lynch, a native of Inman,
has accepted a position as watchmak
er with J. C. Thomas, jeweler.
Mr. Lynch was graduated from the
South Carolina Area Trade school
in Columbia. He is making his home
at Hotel Clinton.
Christians of all faiths in the coum
ty to attend the meeting.
WINS RADIO
Miss Jackie Truluck, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Rembert Truluck, was
the winner a radio given away
by Scott’s Store here. The radio was
given away by a drawing on Satur
day in connection with registration
during a school opening sale.
years of age is being conducted
in connection with all local tal
ent show, “Shooting Stars,” to be
presented by the Busines and Pro
fessional Women’s club at the high
school auditorium on Thursday and
Saturday. Octi>ber 16 and 18.
The children in this contest will
appear on the stage on each night
Of the show, and on Saturday night
the boy and girl with the greatest
number of votes will be presented
with loving cups and crowned king
and queen of toyland, while the
runner-ups will be crowned prince
and princess and Duke and Duch
ess of toyland.
Photographs of the children will
be displayed ui the J C. Penney
store window from Friday, Oct.
10. and the entire week of the con
test. For information about this
contest call Mrs. Frances Warner,
at ‘499; chairman of tne Tiny Tot
Popularity contest commitete.
P. C.-Davidson
Tickets On Sole
Tickets for the annual PC-David-
son game are now on sale at the
drug stores of the city. It will be
the first home game of the season
and will be played on Johnson
Field on Friday, October IT, at 8
o'clock.
LIONS CLUB TO MEET
AT 7:*0 O’CLOCK FRIDAY
The Lions club will meet at 7:00
o’clock Friday evening at Hotel Mary
Musgrove, it is announced by club
officials.
The earlier hour for the meeting is
to give members who wish an oppor
tunity to attend the Clinton high
football game here on the same eve
ning.
Chairman Workman
Explains Requirements
For Conservation Prac
tice Payments.
Laurens County Production and
Marketing Administration has re
ceived an allocation of $87,700 for
use in assisting farmers to carry out
most needed permanent type concen
tration conservation pra tices under
the 1953 ACP program, according t >
Hugh B Wu.kmun
committee.
No payments may be made for the
seeding of summer and winter
legumes on cropland as in the past
years, Mr Workman said. Payments
may be made only for practices
which are not considered as recurrm.:;
practices.
Each farm in the county will be
visited by a Production and Market
ing Administration community com-
mitteman and will be given an op
portunity to request assistance to
bear a part of the cost of the practices
most needed on his farm in 1953.
The closing date for requesting as-
sistance under this program, is Do-,
cember 31, 1952.
Committeemen will make only one
visit to a farm, due to the limited
amount of money allowed for these
visits. If the committeeman fails to
see the farmer On his visit, or if the
farmer is undecided as to practices
he needs to carry out in 1953, then
it will be the responsibility of the
farmer to contact the committeeman
to apply for approvals of practices
he desires to carry out during 1953.
According to present instruc
tions, a farmer cannot sign up for
a practice and then later change over
to another practice because he failed
to carry QUt the practice
he originally requested an approval.
In the past this was permitted but
it will not be permitted under tha
1953 program.
Farmers who are not now on the
mailing list of the PMA office and
who desire to participate >in the
1953 program should contact th?
PMA office to get their names and
farms on record for thos purpose
After the farmer has received ap
proval, he may carry ou^ any one,
or a combination, of the following
practices and be paid for the extent
carried out up to the amount ap
proved by the county committee:
Applying ground limetone to crop
land or pasture land—Applying phos
phate, potash or basic slag to pas
tures and waterways—•Establishing
a satisfactory stand of sericea or
kudzu on cropland—Establishing or
reseeding permanent pastures by
seeding dallis grass, tall fesuce, anr
nual ryegrass, white clover, ladino
clover, annual lespedtza, crimson
clover, orchard grass, sericea, and
kudzu—Establishing a permanent
pasture by sprigging bermuda grass—
Construction of barbed-wire* or
woven-wire fences tor permanent
pastures—Clearing suitable land for
the establishment of permanent pas
tures—Construction of standard ter
races— Establishing permanent sod
waterways to dispose of excess water
without causing erosion—Construc
tion or enlargement or permanent
ditches for the drainage of agri
cultural land—Constructing dams, or
ponds, for irrigation water-4 Con
structing dams, p)ts, and ponds for
collecting and storing livestock water
—Construction of firebreaks for pro
tection of woodland—Improving i
stand of forest trees—Planting forest
trees—Clearing land to permit plant
ing of trees—and. Forest site prepa
ration to facilitate natural reseeding
of forest trees.
Due to the lack of space here, the
payment rates for carrying out these
practices and the specifications for
these practices are not given. Speci'i-
cations and payment rates for the
above practices may be obtained
either from the PMA olfice or from
any county or community comittce-
man, Mr. Workman said.
TO HOLD CAKE SALE
St. Boniface Ladies Altar Guild
will sponsor a chicken stew and cake
sale at the Joanna club house Satur
day, October 11, at 4 o’clock.
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
ularly— they tell you about
changing prices each week and
where you can supply your
needs and buy to, advantage.
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