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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 8, 1953
Number 2
COUNTY AGENT
CANNON FILES
YEAR'S REPORT
Covers Various Phases
of Extension Work and
Cites Progress Made.
County Agent C. B. Cannon has
completed his 28th annual report
on extension work in the county
which gives a condensed summary
of the ^agricultural progress during
the past year. The report was filed
this week with Clemson College
and the U. S. Department of Ag
riculture, and covers the combined
work of Mr. Cannon, J. S. Boozer
and John F. Wise, assistant county
agents.
which spells out its duties—the
were devoted to work with adults
and 357 days devoted to 4-H clubs
and individual 4-H club members.
During the year 150 days were
spent'in office and 699 days in the
field conducting extension work
dealing with soil conservation, for
estry, field crops, livestock, poul
try, insects and diseases, horticul
ture, shrubs and lawns, home im
provements and many other prob
lems. Extension service is not an
organization limited to only one
line or project of service. It is flex
ible and deals with various prob
lems on the same farm. It is an
organization created by the Smith-
Leaver Act passed by congress
which spells out its duties—Jhe
service aids in diffusing among
people useful and practical infor
mation on subjects relating ty ag
riculture and home economics, and
to encourage the application of
"same.
There were 2095 farm visits
made in- conducting extension,
wcrk^.visiting 583 individual
faxfnsT Calls to office by telephone
THOMAS ASSUMES
HELM OF KIWANIS
FOR NEW YEAR
New Officers and Direc
tors Installed, Organi
zation Perfected. First
'53 Meeting Tonight/
The first meeting of the Clinton
Kiwanis club for 1953 will be held
this evening at 7 o’clock at Hotel
Mary Musgroye with the newly-
elected president, J. C. Thomas,
presiding.
Organization meetings for the
new yeaf have been held and
standing committees appointed and
will be announced by President
Thomas. W. C. Baldwin, retiring
president, automatically becomes
vice-president. J. S. Bolick has
been named by the board of di
rectors as the new secretary-treas
urer succeeding W. C. Shealy, and
the following new and hold-over
directors have been installed: G.
Edward Campbell, Tench P. Ow
ens, F. Howard Smith, Robert M.
Vance, Russell Cooper, F. P.
Thompson and J. Hubert Todd.
President Thomas has cited the
following objectives for 1953 of Ki
wanis International which are in
tended as a basis credo for the
250,000 Kiwanians of the organi
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION
HOLDS OPEN MEET AT
Numerous Requests Mode By Organizations and
Individuals for Appropriations. Certain Road Im
provements Sought, and State Education Committee
Charged With Having Too Much Authority.
Members of the Laurens county, ing, repairs and paint for the build-
legislative delegation held an open 1 ing, a $600.00 appropriation for the
meeting in Laurens Monday to I Artificial Breeders association, that
hear requests of oganizations arid i the county road program be con-
individuals affecting changes in
the tax structure and other phases
of county government.
The meeting was presided over
by Senator R. T. Wilson, with Rep.
tinued, that the fertilizer tax be
returned to Clemson college and
that more of the sales tax revenue
tides that were published in news
papers on various agricultural top
ics.
Informational bulletins on va
rious subjects totalled 1146, and
fiv radio talks were made. There
"were 4*8 reSnifOWLEOListatiene eon
zation:
1. Champion individual oppor
tunity, competitive capitalistic en
terprise, and freedom of informa
tion.
2. Work for “limitation and equal
ization of all taxation,
he thought the Laurens city pre
cinct is too large and should be di
vided, and further requested the
passage of a law regulating real
estate agents.
Mrs. D. O. Rhame appeared be
fore the delegation and asked if
anything could be done about the
department of Public Welfare rul
ing that a person is not eligible for
old age assistance if they own over
$300.00 in property.
Mayor Joe Medlock of Laurens,
asked that the delegation aid in
securing highway funds to fix Far
ley avenue and East Main street.
P. S. Bailey asked that a stretch
3. Support responsible collective
bargaining, free from government
coercion.
4. Vitalize essential civil and na
tional defense program^ ’
5. Proclaim our Canada-United
-wera -2505 and 2224 -eaUs m—par- States relationship as-tr~ pattern for
son. The agent wrote 343 news ar-
ducted and eight tours attended by
244 people.
There were 336 meetings held,
attended by 22,219 people, at which
time some phase of farm problems
was discussed.
The County Agricultural Com
mittee, a volunteer comittee, con
sisting of approximately 53 men,
co-operates with the county agent’s
office in carrying out the exten
sion program of work in the coun
ty. J. W. Tinsley, Laurens, Rt. 3,
is chairman of the committee.
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Barron Receives
High Rotary Award
The Rotary International Fellow
ship has been awarded Earle P.
Barron, Jr., of Greenwood, a senior
at Erskine college.
Mr. Barron was nominated by
the Greenwood Rotary club for the
honor. He completed high school
at Wmthrop Training School in
Rock Hill. He has selected either
University of Edinbourgh, the
University of Glasgow, or Oxford
University for study.
Mr. Barron was married last year
to Miss Mona Blakely of this city,
onfly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Au
gustus Blakely.
world peace.
6. Sponsor well-planned safety
programs.
T. Develop our natural resources
through sound conservation prac
tices.
8. Demand the enactment_ and
anforeoroont of ctringant
TELL IT TO THE
WORLD IN 1953
The first rule of salesman
ship is that if you have any
thing to sell, don’t keep it a
secret. Tell it to the world!
That, in Clinton’s trade area,
means to advertise in THE
CHRONICLE. Every week
this paper goes into the
homes of the resident^ of
Clinton, West Clinton, Lydia
Mills, Joanna, and the rural
sections of this community
where your prospective cus
tomers reside.
The more people you tell,
the more you will sell!
What your old and new
customers READ AND SEE,
makes the most lasting im
pression.
The most successful Clin
ton firms in ,1953 will be
those who through effective
advertising tell the • buying
public each week of chang
ing prices, what they have to
sell, the values they have to
offer, the services they are
prepared to give.
Advertising in THE
CHRONICLE brings custom
ers to your store.
laws.
9. Expand all Kiwanis services
to youth, homes, churches and
schools.
The objects of International are:
Give primacy to the human and
spiritual rather than to the mate
rial values of life.
Encourage the daily living of
the Golden Rule in all human re
lationships.
Promote the adoption and the
application of higher social, busi
ness and professional standards.
1 Develop by precept and exam
ple, a more intelligent, aggressive
and serviceable citizenship
Provide, through Kiwanis clubs,
a practical means to form enduring
friendship, to render altruistic ser
vice and to build better communi
ties.
Cooperate in creating and main
taining that sound public opinion
and high idealism which make pos
sible the increase of righteousness,
justice, patriotism and good will.
be applied to the schools
Mr. Baumbergee requested that
Justin A. Bridges as secretary. A the delegation support the bill to
number of citizens attended the keep inferior milk out of the state,
meeting and gave their views, j Henry Orr, commander of Veter-
Col. David Barnett asked that ans of Foreign Wars for the coun-
the election law be amended so as: ty, requested the delegation to give
to provide for absentee voting and | financial assistance again,
that 18 year olds be allowed to ] Henderson Pitts expresed oppo^
vote. He also advocated abolition j sition to the new school situation
of the “loyalty pledge.” He said and asked that the delegation take
between W. Jefferson and Bell
street be surfaced by the county.
A Clinton delegation consisting
of W. P. Dixon, W. C. Baldwin,
Hugh Jacobs and Henderson Pitts
asked that Homer S Jones be made
magistrate’s constable at -Clinton.
W. P. Dixon appeared for the
Laurens County Farm Bureau with
a number of requests: a drinking
fountain for the agricultural build-
some definie action. He also asked
that more of the road money be
spent in the lower part of the coun
ty.
Fred Erwin asked that $600.00 be
appropriated for the Artificial
Breeders Association.
Charles Workman spoke in favor
of an expansion program for Clem
son college.
A. B. Culbertson charged that
too much money is being spent for
aefamnistration of the new school
program of the county.
J. D. Oliver requested that a road
in the Western part of the county
be surface treated.
of road one-half, mile in length James. Wasson,, a trustee of Lau
rens school district No. 55, said he
thinks the Education Committee
has too much authority. He said
he favors keeping in operation
schools like Hickory Tavern and
Gray Court-Owings in the rural
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The meeting was adjourned
without the delegation taking ac
tion pro or con on the various
requests.
County Closes
iscalYear
With Surplus
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Sheriff Lowery
Assumes Office,
Names Deputies
Mrs. G. W. Johnson
Passes At Hospital,
Rites At Kinards
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie
Lillian Johnson, 67, wife of George
W. Johnson, were held Monday af
ternoon from Sharon Methodist
church at Kinards, of which she
was a devoted member. The rites
were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
James E. Kinard, assisted by Rev.
James B. Mitchell of Joanna. Bur
ial followed in the church ceme
tery.
Mrs. Johnson died Saturday af
ternoon at Hays hospital after sev
eral months of declining health.
She was a Lexington county native
but had lived in the Kinards sec
tion of Newberry county for 48
years where * she was well known
and highly regarded. She was a
daughter of the late George W. and
Lougene Mayer Dreher.
Suriviors include her husband;
three sons, Ansel R. and Champ C.
of Joanna; and Mayer L. of Green
ville; four daughters, Mrs. Louise
Lathrop of this city; Mrs. Ruby
Sharpe of Columbia; Mrs. Nell Liv
ingston of Gaffney; and Miss Mary
Johnson of Kinards; three sisters,
Mrs. Mary Alva Johnson of Gil
bert; Miss Rosa B. Johnson and
Miss Susan Ann Dreher, both of
Prosperity; one brother, John B.
Drehgr, of Prosperity; and twelve
grandcJuldren.
JORDANS IN NEW HOME
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jordan and
small daughter moved last week
into their recently completed home
qn Calvert avenue.
Laurens, Jan. 2.—Laurens county
completed the 1951-52 fiscal year
with $68,671.22 on hand and in the
bank in addition to investments
and sinking fund monies amount
ing to $343,051.44, according to an
audit of county books of June 30,
1952, filed in the clerk of court’s
office by C. W. McGregor & Com
pany of Columbia, official county
auditors for the period.
Accompanying the audit is a let
ter without comment from the
auditing firm addressed to J. Roy
Gasque, foreman of the 1952 grand
jury.
Total funds on hand, including
the $68,671.22, and the investment
funds, were reported as $411,722,-
66.
Investment funds included $117,-
862.84 for school balances, $55,450,-
10 for school sinking fund, $169,-
736.20 for county sinking fund,
and $2.30 for state funds arising
from the sale of delinquent taxes.
Cash in local county banks and
New York banks was given as
$334,832.33, and cash on hand as
$1,890.33. Listed as investment in
securities other than sinking fund
was $75,000.
School bonds outstanding were
shown as $360,000, and county
bonds, presumably for roads, were
shown as $690,000, making a total
bonded indebtedness of $721,000
for the county and school districts.
Delinquent taxes were shown as
$76,011. 89, as compared with $76,-
533.08 in the previous year. Delin
quent taxes shown as collected
amounted to $19,618.28, nulla bon-
as as $16,115.15, received in execu
tions from the treasurer $35,174.11,
and adjustments as $36.13.
Ciiy Collects
$15,412.80 In Fines
During the Year
The city of Clinton collected $15,-
412.80 in Ones during 1952, it was
disclosed Monday night by a report
of Mayor Joe P. Terry to city coun
cil on activity of the police depart
ment.
The city reconier’s court, presided
over by Mayor rerry as judge, also
dished out jail sentences totaling
3,293 days to those of 2,033 prisoners
found guilty who were not fined.
Contributing most heavily to x thin
pity exchecquer were drunken driv
ers, who paid a total of $4,998 in
fines and served 270 days in the
clink.
Drunk prisoners came next, pay
ing $3,667.40‘ into the treasury and
serving 1,949 days in jail,
f Most numerous of all categories
were violators of parking laws, ring
ing the bell with 1,197 offenses, but
turning loose relatively Little cash,
$604.50—a* little more than 50 cents
each.
Mayor Terry stated that members
of the police department^ say the
public conduct in Clinton is improv-
mg—and receipts of the department
prove it. He said that fines for 1952
were approximately $5,000 less than
in 1951.
One reason for the shrinkage in
revenue, Mayor Terry said, was the
heavy fines he has been assessing
those arrested for drunken driving,
Regular customers of a year or two
ago, he implied, didn’t like the treat
ment received and were not coming
back for more.
The 2,033 arrests during the ye.V
average out at 170 a month, qr more
than five a day.
Other arrests for offenses during
the year included:
Fighting, 50; 216 days given; and
$627.80 in. fines; carrying concealed of control the treasurer will not han-
weapons r 4^-60-.day^--$.i56^-4R-ftnea; -die- any-money and wttt be checking
violating the liquor law, 28 — 240
days, and $859 fines; disorderly con
duct—79, 210 days, $943.60 fines; va
grancy— 1, 30 days; gambling — 43,
$515 fines; speeding and reckless
driving—102, 30 days, $1,613.50 fines;
operating auto without driver’s li-
fines; petty larceny—28, 163 days,
$459 fines; investigation , or suspi
cion—47, all released; all other of
fenses—29, 120 days, $337 fines.
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Welcome and thanks to these new
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C. B. McLENDON,
MRS. B. L. MEEKS,
JIMMY SOUTH,
Lordia.
Sheriff W. A. (Bill) Lowery, who
succeeds C. W. Wier who had held
the office the past 16 years, was
sworn into office Tuesday for a
four-year term
The incoming sheriff has more
than 18 years of law enforcement
work behind him. In 1936 he be
came chief of the Seneca police
force, and a short time later left to
became a highway patrolman,
serving in that capacity until 1951
when he resigned, later to offer for
office for the first time in this
county.
Sworn in at the same time were
Sheriff Lowery’s new deputies—
nine in all from various parts of
the county, and with experience
from mill police work to actual
deputy experience in the county.
Two of the group have served un
der Mr. Weir.
The new deputies are:
Paul Prince of Lauens, former
deputy sheriff.
James R. Hughes, of Wattsville,
former deputy sheriff.
J. Thomas Williams, of Gray
Court, former night policeman.
James P. Roberts of Laurens,
with Sheriff Weir.
Ben M. Cunningham, of Laurens,
former rural policeman.
Hicks F. Owings, with Sheriff
Weir.
Ralph N. Riddle and Thomas R.
Knox of this city. Riddle is a for
mer member of the city police de
partment. Knox is employed by
the Clinton Mills.
Charlton R. Babb, of Hickory
Tavern. Mr. Babb will serve as
night office man. Mr. Cunningham
as jailor, and Mr. Roberts as day
office man, Shefiff Lowery an
nounced.
Garden Clubs Study
Care of Roses
There will be a special meeting
of Garden club groups, sop ns ore d
by the Yellow Jasmine and Green
Garden dubs Jan. 12 at 7:30 at the
Clinton high school. Mrs. J. O.
Herring, general manager of the
Golden State Nursery, Atlanta,
will show a color film and lecture
on the care and growth of roses.
This will be an open meeting and
husbands and other men are cor
dially invited.
RETURNS FROM CANADA
Dr. D. E. Waller has returned
from a visit with his - mother in
Wimpeg, Canada, ’ and sister in
I Montreal.
Carolina League
Faces Danger
Of Folding-Up
Laurens, Jan. 5.—The Central
Carolina league, a Strong textile
baseball organization, may fold un
less it is expanded from a four-
team to a six or eight-team league.
The league met here Monday
night in the Probate Judge’s of
fice. Representatives from two
teams who asked to remain anony
mous, said they might withdraw
their teams from the league unless
it is expanded to a six or eight-
team circuit.
Joanna, Clinton, Ware Shoals
and Ninety-Six were in the league
in 1952 and had representatives at
the meeting. F. J. Hamrick, su
perintendent of Watts Mills, ■ rep
resented his team at the meeting.
A six or eight-team league, ac
cording to some of the represen
tatives, would create more inter
est among fans and would assure
bigger gate receipts. One man
said, “The fans get tired of seeing
the same terms play every other
week."
Discussion of 1953 business and
election of officers will takle place
at the next meeting Monday, Jan.
19, at 7 o’clock at Blazer’s Place,
near Cothran bidge. ,
Teams interested in joining the
league are requested to contact
President J. Hewlette Wasson, at
his office m the court house or at
tend the January 19th meeting.
CITY CLERK-TREAS.,
MADE PURCHASING
AGENT BY COUNCIL
Sinking Fund Additions
* Mode, Unpaid Taxes
To Be Collected By At
torney, Express Building
Not Rented By City.
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Wm. Brooks Owens, city clerk and
treasurer, was given the added du
ties of purchasing agent for the city
of Clinton aT irriieelmg~bT the (coun
cil Monday night.
At the same lime^ Mrs. Nell How
ard, assistant clerk, was also named
assistant treasurer, and her duties
and responsibilities enlarged.
These moves came as a result of
three motions by H. L. Eichelberger,
newly elected councilman from ward
four, who was participating in his
first regular meeting of council. He
had previously attended a called
meeting several days earlier 1 .
They stemmed from recommenda
tions made-fav ErT^-McGa^-an, cer-
tified public accountant, of Colum-~
bia, who recently made an audit o:’
the city books, and spoke before two
service clubs of the city, creating
much interest by his comments and
recommendations.
Mr. Owens will be moved from the
clerk’s office on the prj| floor of the
city office building to a private of
fice on the second floor.
Mrs. Howard will remain in the
street floor office and will be given
the duty and responsibility of “re
ceiving.. all .monies from every
source” due the, city, according to
the motion, and “shall make bank
deposits every day and furnish car
bon copies of each deposit to the
treasurer .... Under this method
Legion Post To
Hold Meet Tonight
The regular meeting of Cope-
land-Davidson Post, No. 56, Ameri
can Legion, will be held tonight at
8 o’clock in the Legion building.
The meeting time was postponed
to the second Thursday by the ex
ecutive committee of the Post.
Commander Milford Smith urges
each member to make a special ef
fort to attend the meeting in order
that the Post might get off to a
good start in the new year.
BACK FROM CATTLE TRIP
S. G. Dillard, Ryan Lawson and
James Addison have returned from
a trip to Fredericksburg, Va., in
the interest of Hereford cattle rais
ing.
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.
or\ the accuracy of the assistant
treasurer.”
“The treasurer and assistant treas
urer,” the motion further stated,
“shall be adequately bonded by the
city of Clinton.”
, The nwtions,
adopted as a group by council, di-
cense—32," $409 fines; damaging pri-
property .. 9, >223 rooted ~"-the-~e»ty clerk and ^ treesure*«-
to assume the duties of purchasing
agent for all materials, equipment,
supplies, etc., bought by the city of
Clinton. Any item exceeding the
value of $150.00 is to be approved by
the city council in a regular session.”
Provision was made by council for
emergency purchases.
The legislation further provided
“that the city clerk, treasurer and
purchasing agent be given a private
office, where all records of every de
partment shall be kept up to date.
The clerk, treasurer and purchasing
agent shall be responsible for ail
records and shall meet with the
council each month with financial
report of previous month and ex
pected expenditures for the ensuing
month. All bills, wages and salaries
shall be paid by check.”
It was the opinion of council that
tn relieving Mr. Owens from doing
the detailed work in the street floor
office, he will have sufficient time
to perform the duties of purchasing
agent, keep the necessary records of
all department of the city, as well as
issue all checks for payment of the
city’s accounts.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Joe P. Terry, with Council-
men Ray, Reddeck, McMillan, Eich-
elberger and Wilson present. Coun
cilman Craine was absent.
Mayor Terry, speaking for the
council, welcomed Mr. Eichelbergcr
as a new member of council. He was
elected early in December to succed
W. M. Walker as alderman from
ward four. Mr. Walker recently
moved to Columbia.
The city clerk stated that mor»
than 90 per cent of 1952 taxes due
the city had been collected to date.
The city lists about $96,900 in taxes
due by December 31. A 10 per cent
penalty is now added as late pay
ments are made.
It was noted that at a called meet
ing of council late in December that
the business license ordinance of the
city was revised and adopted, with
the provision, upon motion of Al
derman Eicheiberger, that any in
crease over normal collections' was
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