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« 4 \ * 7 The Chronicle Btriyes To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (ttlintmi ©Ifrnntrlr If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LI 11 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 13, 1952 Number 46 Training School Girl Wins First Place In State Contest Miss Mae Bell Spencer, member of the State Training School 4-H club, placed first in the state in the bread making contest sponsor ed by 4-H clubs in 1952. The an nouncement was made at the state 4-H assembly held in Columbia on October 24. During the past four years Mae Bell has completed projects in clothing, food preparation, dress revue, canning and bread making. She has served as vice-president and president of her local club and has been outstanding in local and county 4-H activities. Annual Seal Sale Supper Held Here For Workers The annual Seal Sale supper of the Laurens County Tuberculosis Association was held here lasfrfonly fo the interest of farm peo County Farm Bureau Holds Meeting, Outlines Program M. B. Henderson, OWings, presi dent of the Laurens County Farm Bueau, met with Charles R. Work man, Kinards, a State Farm Bu reau director; James D. Wasson, Hickory Tavern community, and J. Herman Power, Narnie, members County Farm Bureau, on Nov. 5 in of the resolutions committee of the the Agiculture building and drew up resolutions to be presented to the state meeting. The resolutions are as follows: Education (1) We favor a higher percentage of the teachers’ salaries be paid by the state out of the 3 per cent sales tax. (2) At present the state is paying $15.00 per stu dent for building program. We feel this should be raised since the tax levy has been inceased in Laurens County about 73 pr cent over last year. Most of this increase is go ing to the school program. Only about two mills being used for other purposes. (3) We favor more authority being designated to the local -school district trustees. Tax es (1) We believe that real and personal poperty taxes should be reduced in South Carolina and that more of the tax burden should be taken care of by the sales tax. General (1) We do not favor an expansion in any service by the Farm Bureau at the present. (2) We favor the continuation of a government support program along similar lines as that of the now ex isting tobacco program. (3) We favor a study of the Extension Ser vice and that increased appropria tions be made where necessary (4) We favot“ continuation of the present road improvement pro gram. (5) We favor the comple tion of the program of testing cat tle as started last year and discon- itnued; or give serious thought to calf-hood vaccination. The Farm Bureau is an organiza tion of national scope, working not County Be Divided Into Two School Districts Change Approved By County Board of Education and New Legislative Delegation To Become Effective In June. Clinton, Joanna Section, Comprising Three Townships, Be Placed In Separate Area. Blue Hose In For Hard Year In Basketball At a joint meeting held Tuesday night in Laurens of the County Board of Education and newly elect ed county legislative delegation, the- the close of the present school year, Chairman J. B. Hart states. The county board of education making the new division with the two bodies by a unanimous vote de-| approval of the county delegation, is cided to divide Laurens county into: composed of Chairman Hart, C. F. two separate school districts instead i Fleming of Laurens, W. C. Neely of .of the one No. 55 as set up last Sep- ; this city, Larry Weeks of Wattsville, tember. G. C. Roper of Hickory Tavern, J. M. Under the new rulirig, there will Babb of Gray Court, and J. Leroy be two districts effective at the Burns of Laurens. The present board close of the school year next June,'of trustees for the single district was to be known as the Eastern and j appointed by the new county board Western a^eag. The_.aTea_Qi this sec-, early last fall. . - - tion of the county will include the District No. 55 is now headed by schools of Clinton and Joanna under C. K. Wright, superintendent, and the supervision of Supts. W. R. An-jF. P. Thompson of this city, assistant derson and G. N. Foy. All schools of 1 superintendent, with offices for the Cross Hill, Jacks and Hunter town- j entire district in Laurens. What the ships and districts 1, 2 and 3 of Scuf- set-up will be after the establish- fletown district, will be included in j ment of a second district has not this area. The changes creating the j been announced by the county two districts will become effective at board. A 29-game basketball schedule composed of 24 regular games and five exhibitions is on tap for the Presbyterian College cagers this season. Athletic director Walter A. John son has announced the schedule which confronts Coach Norman L. Sloan and his green squad along GRAND JURY URGES CHANGES IN PRESENTMENT Criticises Inadequate Jail Facilities and Chain Gang Conditions. New Members Drawn. Laurens, Nov, 10.—The Laurens _ County Grand Jurors were sharply the rugged 1952-1953 route. Activity | critical of conditions at. Laurens will begin with three exhibition j coun ty chain .gang camps and of Thursday evening at .. Hotel Mary Musgrove with 58 workers present from all parts of the county. Joe Delany, of Joanna, county president of the association, presid ed, the supper generally preceding the annual Seal Sale from which the association derives its funds for tu berculosis work in the county. Miss Nancy Royster, accompanied by Mrs. J. B. O’Dell, sang^One Lit tle Candle”, the theme of the 1952 sea Isale. Henry Faris of Laurens, is the new county seal chairman. He introduced the Rev. J. E. Rouse of Laurens, who in turn introduced the Rev. James A. Bowers of the First Baptist church, Greenwood, who addressed the group. Mrs. R. L. Gray, secretary, had charge of arrangements for the kick off supper with a spirit of interest and enthusiasm shown by the work ers and officers who will head the drive. games the latter part of November before the regular schedule opener against Lenoir-Rhyne on December 1. - Also in the books is the post season Little Four Tournament held an nually in Spartanburg. Presbyterian has won the past two and needs only a championship this season to gain permanent possession of the trophy. Community Chest Barometer Now Almost At Top Generous support by Clinton resi dents and business houses has push ed the citys Red Feather barometer | ties after rain forced postpone- almost to the top with an incomplete j ment of plans originally scheduled total of $10,312.18 now collected for for Tuesday. the Community Chest. This means the two pint-sized Midget Bowl All-Star Teams Meet Here Today Clinton will try again Thursday to stage its Midget Bowl activi inadequate facilities at the county jail in its final 1952 presentment, submitted in General Sessions court this afternoon. The Grand Jury stated, "wt? recommend strongly carrying out thf» present plans- for btriidmg » new addition to (the) jail.’’ It was also recommended that Campaign Chairman J. C. Thomas announced this figure yesterday af ter tabulating latest reports from his committee leaders. Two groups have not reported and four others are in complete, so all indications point to pie, but for the • interwtof all pro-- (He city gbmgf "SveF* IhlT T6p ’in' , iFs quota of $12,000 for this inaugural united effort. Both Thomas and Trustee Chair man Hugh Jacobs expressed satis faction over the rate of progress be ing made in the campaign. They praised the cooperation of volunteer workers and the strong support of contributors. Thomas offered this in complete breakdown of funds col lected to date: Advance gifts — $5,682.43 (incom plete); residential — $1,714.45; busi ness district employees — $434 (in complete); Thorn well orphanage All-Star teams of the . Laurens County Midget League will clash on Pesbyterian college’s Johnsor^ Field at 8 o’clock today as the cli max to activities which include a iog^iaxadg, jut Committee Names Delegates To State Farm Meet J. W. Tinsley of Laurens, Route 3, presided as chairman of the county extension agriculture committee meeting held recently in the agri cultural building in Laurens. The sub-committee met prior to the meeting of the entire group and worked out suggestive activities for various lines of agriculture in 1953. Progress reports on extension work during the year now closing were also made. Mr. Tinsley was re-elected chair man of the county committee and also a delgeate to the State Agricul ture Committee meeting in Columbia at a date to be announced later. D. Eugene Brown of Laurens, was elected vice-chairman and state al ternate. Mrs. L. N. Cook of Gray Court, is also a delegate to the state meeting. grams that are for the best inter est of the American people. The Grange is another outstanding farm organization having for its purpose the same high ideals. M. B. Cochran, Gray Cpurt, Rt. 2, is vice-president of the Bureau, and W. P. Dickson, Hopewell, sec retary-treasurer. Some of the important Farm Bu reau objectives are: (1) To gain and hold “equality of opportunity for the American farmer.” (2) To ob tain fair prices for farm products at the market place. (3) Continued support of a National Farm Pro gram to conserve our soil and oth er natural resources. (4) Continu ation of the adjustment features, with price support, of the farm pa- gram as a safeguard against ruin ous prices. (5) To work for a fair price relationship between agricul ture, labor and industry. (6) Re ducing unjustified spreads be tween . producers an dconsumers. (7) To obtain construction of all- weather roads in rural South Caro lina. (8) Continued support of ef forts to bring adequate health and hospitalization facilities to rural South Carolina. (9) Assist in thej The executive committee of the further expansion of rural electri- c^y Democratic club met Monday Whitmire’s colorful 70 - piece band is scheduled’ to present the half-time program. "Rie parade earlier will feature 225 players of the Midget League, 9 little queens and bands from Presbyterian col lege and Clinton high school. On the gridiron, the East All- Stars, coached by S. R. DuBose, of the championship Whitmire team, will seek to make it two in a row over Western All-Stars coached by Paul Cavender of Watts. The East won 27-0 last year. Twenty-five boys have been se lected to represent each All-Star Captain Paul Nye,'ace floor rB^|'V the county manager .iortu. qf-gov- and playmaker, is the only fhln | ernment be “given more thought, * returning from among the top seven who led Presbyterian to a glow mg record of 21 wins and seven defeats and a tie for the overall champion ship last year. Starting with Nye, Coach Slban faces a big rebuilding job. The 1952-53 Blue Stocking bas- \ ketball schedule: November 17, Pelzer Mill at Pel- zer; 25, Dunean Mill at Clinton; 29, Dunean at Greenville. (All exhi bition games). December 1, Lenoir-Rhyne at Clinton; 4, Clemson at Clemson; 6, High Point at Clinton; 15, Elon at Clinton; 18, Clemson at Clinton. January 1, Monaghan Mill at Greenville (exhibition); 5, Furman at Greenville;*?, Elon at Elon, N. C.; 8, Catawba at Salisbury, N. C.; 10, Mercer at Macon, Ga.; 12, Georgia Teachers at Statesboro, Ga.; 14, Er- skine at Due West; 16, Mercer at Clinton; 26, Lenoir-Rhyne at Hick ory, N. C.; Newberry at Newberry; 31, Wofford at Clinton. February 2, Furman at Clinton '4,' Newb^ry*4ft Ttlntbn; j, Erskine at Clinton; 11, Citadel at Clinton; 12, Georgia Teachers at Clinton; 14, Wofford at Spartanburg; 17, Citadel at Charleston; 18, College of Charles ton at Charleston; 24, Pelzer at Clin ton (exhibition); February 27-28, Little Four Tournament at Spartan burg. Dedication Service New County Home $211-65; State Training school *200, ^ hal( of the AMdtmy Street school_tU3; Flor. ( i is comp „.sed ot Clintons “*? S r 'tL Srt ' 0 °i'*' $7 f 5 ' P ^ V,denCe ' Florida Street school, Thornwell school—$32; industrial «niploJ>ees-j ha Joanna and wh , tmire . quota achieved hut returns not con,- ; ^ w dlv)sion Lau . plete; Presbyterian college _ quota. ^ Garlington, Lydia. Watts achieved but returns not complete;; Clinton’s Academy St. school, high school—incomplete; Negro dis- 1 tricts—incomplete. ON DEAN'S LIST Friends of Bill Turner, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Turner, will be ..interested to know he made the dean’s list at McCallie School foi: the first six-weeks period. Bill is a first-year student at the Chat tanooga school. Alderman Election Here Nov. 25 J. P. McCauley • Passes At Hospital, Burial Rites Here licaticn and telephone service. (10) To carry out the policies and principles determined by the mem bership as expressed through their delegates in resolutions. (11) To continue and strengthen the non- paraisan farm bloc in Washington, by co-ordinating the efforts of the South and Mid-West behind a sound national farm program. (12) To obtain adequate funds and fa cilities to carry on a complete re search program on new uses and marketing of farm commodities. a (13) To obtain a sound and ade- quate education program. Converse Alumnae Meet Here Today READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yon. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then In the stores as prices change and new merchandise Is received and displayed. BE WISE— , READ THE ADS A district meeting of alumnae of Converse college, Spartanburg, will be held here today at Hotel Mary Musgrove. - Invitations to seven South Caro lina cities have been extended for the luncheon meeting to hear the 'W guest speaker, Dr. Edwafd M. i^pwathmey, president of the insti tution. The cities include Clinton, Laurens, Greenwood, Abbeville, Newberry, Ninety Six and Ware Shoals. Santa Parade Here On December 4 The annual Santa Claus parade sponsored by the Merchants Asso ciation will be held in Clinton on Th-.2.day afternoon, December 4th. AH who are interested are asked to enter floats with prizes offered. The Treasure Hunt window con test will be repeated by request it is announced, with several prizes of fered this year. evening in special session to de clare the office of Alderman W. M. Walker vacant in ward four due to his recent removal from the city. The committee adopted a resolu tion calling for a general election to fill the aldermanic vacancy, the candidate with the highest vote to be declared elected. The closing date for entries as candidates was set for Saturday, November 22, with the election following on Tuesday, November 25. Polls will open at 8 a. m., and close at 6 p. m. Unopposed can didates will be assessed $35, with opposition $25. Bell St. Homecoming Festivities Here On Friday Night Homecoming festitivitics for Bell Street high school are announced here for Friday evening at 8:00 o’clock on Johnson Field with ad missions of $1.00 and 50c. The big homecoming football game will be played between Belli J. Paul McCauley, 42, died Satur day morning at Hay hospital after several months illness and a critical illness of two weeks. He was a native of Laurens coun ty, where he spent most of his life. He was a son of the late John C. and Emma Crow McCauley. He was a member of Lydia Mill Baptist church, where he served as chairman of the board of deacons. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie Howard McCauley of near Lydia Mill, and two sons, Pfc. James L. McCauley of Fort Benning, Ga. and Pfc. Howard W. McCauley of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at Lydia Mill Bap tist church by the Rev. R. D. Gregg and the Rev. J. H. Walker. Burial in Rosemont cemetery followed. Pallbearers were Jenning and Clarence Britton, Frank and Arthur Crown, Lee and Calvin McCauley and Grover and Walter Chesney. The honorary escort was composed of members of the board of deacons of the Lydia Mill church. Armistice Day In City Quiet Armistice day passed off quietly s«“iv- wui 7'''^! in the city Tuesday, with only the Street and Jefferson h.gh school of' < ot ^ (irc whis „ e a , „ York county, with a big crowd ex pected. At the half time Miss Bell Street will be crowned and Alleta University’s 30-piece band will play. Hie public is invited for the colorful event. PC-Newberry Game Tickets On Sale Tickets go on sale today for the Presbyterian-Newberry annual foot ball game to close the home season. The game will be played on Satur day afternoon, November 22, at 2:30 p. m., at Johnson Field. blowing o’clock to remind the public of the historic event. ^ Miss Ella Adair, of the Ladies’ shop, had an especially attractive^ A number of intereosted cilti zens of the county gathered Sun day afternoon at the new Laurens county home for its dedication with appropriate exercises. The address was made by Rob ert C. Wasson, former county leg islator, who did not seek re-elec tion last summer. The invocation was made by the Rev. C. L. Letson and the prayer of dedication by Dr. C. B. Betts of this city. Miss Jean Orr sang a solo and the Rev. Grange S. Cothran read the Scrip ture. The home with 17-bed ac commodations, was recently com pleted at a cost of approximate ly $33,000. Miss Vinie Blakley is nurse at the home, and J. O. Strib- ling, superintendent. Mrs. D. O. Rhame and Mrs John T. Young of this city, have served as chairman and treasurer of the committee of women who have been insrtrumental in furinshihg several of the rooms. Eichelberger Is Announced for Alderman Friends in the city of Hugh L. Eichelberger announce him in to day’s paper as a candidate for Al derman in Ward 4 to fill a vacancy recently declared by city council and acted. upon by the executive committee ot the City Democratic club. Mr. Eichelberger, a graduate of Presbyterian college, has been a well known resident of this city for a number of years, and holds an out standing record with the New York Life Insurance company, with which he has been affiliated for 31 years. CROCKER AT JOANNA STORES Friends of W. D. Crocker, for merly assistant manager of Lydia Mills Store, will be interested to know he has accepted a similar po sition with the Joanna stores and he and his family have moved to as suggested by the 1950 Grand Jury. The presentment was submitted by J. Roy Gasque, foreman, with recommendations on various phas • es of county government offered by special Grand Jury committees, that had been appointed to make studies. The following were drawn today to serve with 12 new members on the 1953 Grand Jury: J. R. Coker, of Waterloo: Alvin Trammell of Clinton; J. N. Floyd of Joanna; John C. Davis of Cross Hill; James Caine of Trinity Ridge; and J. W. Gossett of Gays. The committee on chain gangs reported Camp No. 3 with “chim ney flues in bad condition and rec ommend immediate repairs,” that at Camp No. 2 “we find conditions bad in general. The buildings arc in bad state of repair, with no screens. Also this camp has no refrigeration other than an old Wbodeft' Icb box ’ with? ho guaraftFee~ of ice delivery. Sleeping condit ions are too cowded;” and that at Camp No. 1 “living conditions are fair but With room for improve ment.” The committee on the county Jail found that institution “clean and orderly,” but also reported “the f o 11 o w i n g disadvantages: Stairway* is entirely too narrow Should have separate cells for ju venile prisoners and better cells for the women and better isolated from the men. We recommend strongly carrying out the present plans for building new additions to jail.” In the general presentment the jurors thanked Judge Buce Little john of Spartanburg, presiding over General Sessions Court, for his courtesies, commended him “for your just and fair dealings with those who have come before you,” and thanked other court of- and appropriate window adorned with white chrysanthemums and flags, carrying out the armistice theme. LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET The American, Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 4 o’clock at the Legion hut. The ni^ht auxiliary will also meet at 6 o’clock at the hut. Marion J. Nabors replaces Mi*. Crocker at the Lydia store. Mr. Nabors has been connected with the store for a number of years, resuming his position there follow ing service in World War II. CHURCH GROUP TO MEET The Womans’ Society of Chris tian Service will meet Monday af ternoon. Nov. 17, at 4 o’clock at Broad Street Methodist church. fieials for courtesies. “We wish,” the presentment stated, “to commend the outgoing sheriff, C. W. Wier, and the out going solicitor, Hugh BeasR^f for the efficiency and courtesies they have shown this Grand Jury and to the people of Laurens County. We also wish to welcome the in coming sheriff, W. A. Lowery, and the incoming solicitor. W T. Jones, and wish for th«n every success in their work.” Mr. Gasque, as ioreman, thank ed each member of the Grand Jury “for his hearty co-operation in our deliberations.” The law enforcement committee commended “law enforcement of ficers for the splendid work they are doing in the county and assure them of the wholehearted co-ope ration of the committee and the entire Grand Jury.” The committee also stated it felt there was a need for officers to “make and keep a misdemeanor of- tense and complaint report so ‘that complete and specific facts of all arrests be given, or be made avail able to tne Grand Jury by investi gating officers. We would, like to commend the officers of the city of Laurens for their accurate and detailed reports before the Grand Jury.” The adult committee stated that (continued on page 4) 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.