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i I I Thursday, January 8, 1953 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Pacre Seven Revival Services Now In Progress REV. HAROLD ATKINS Revival services are now in pro gress at the First Pentecostal Holi ness church on Jackson street, with preaching each evening at 7 o’clock. Special music and singing is also an nounced. The leader for the special series is evangelist Rev. Harold Atkins. The pastor of the church, Rev. J. A. Williams, extends a cordial welcome to the public to attend the services which will continue until further announcement. WITH THE SICK C. A. Power, Holder Numerous Offices - Passes Af Laurens Laurens, Jan. 3.—Clarence Alva (Bunch) Power, 78, who probably held more public offices than any other man in the history of Lau rens county, died Saturday after noon at the Laurent County hos pital following a long period of de clining health and a critical illness of two days. He was a native of the Dials sec tion of Laurens county, the son of “the late Lewis D. and E vel ine Langston Power. He attended the common schools of the neighbor hood and pursued his education at , , . , r™ * i Fountain Inn, completing his^dii^^J^g^ “--fti cation at Furman University. His longest service to the public was as clerk pf court for 16 years. His first public service was as deputy to the late Sheriff T. J. Duckett in 1901-03. He served as county auditor, 1903-1909; clerk of court, 1913-1929; deputy probate judge, 1929-1931; and probate judge ,1931-1934. He was appointed post-, master under Roosevelt in 1934 and served for two years. During these terms he hedd temporary offices as sheriff,* supervisor, treasurer, and coroner. He was a Mason and Shriner, member of the Order of the East ern Star, a Woodman of the World, member of Knights of Pythias and the Redmen. He was a member of the First Baptist church and was the last surviving charter member of its Baraca class. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maud Hunt Power; two sons, Alva Eugene Power of Moncks Corner, and William Lewis Power of At lanta; three daughters, Mrs. W: B. Bookhhart of Elloree; Mrs. Hugh Palmer of Long Island, N. Y.; and Mrs. Royce R. Kneece of Spartan burg; one brother, W. S. Power of Laurens; one sister, Mrs. Arch Ow- ings of Gray Court; seven grand children, and two great-grandchil dren. The funeral services were held Friends of Mrs. B. T. Fuller will be glad to know she was able to return home yesterday from the Blalock clinic where she has been a patient several days. Mrs. D. L. McGee is a patient at the Blailock clinic. Friends of J. Gillette Simpson will be interested to know he is a patient at the Blalock clinic. John Henry Nance of Cross Hall, is a patient at the Blalock clinic. Mrs. H. W. Williams is recuper ating at home following a stay at the Blalock clinic. Friends of Mrs. M. G. Wood- worth will reget to know she is ill and a patient at the Blalock clinic. Paul Cole is a patient at Hays hospital. H. E. Lawson is conval^cing at Hays hospital following an opera tion. L. C. Bond, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Lewis Bond, has returned home from Hays hospital where he has been a patient. Debbie Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Williams, un derwent a tonsileotomy at hospital Tuesday. Friends of Mrs. W. C. Oxley will be glad to know she was able to return home this week from Hays hospital where she has been a pa tient. Mrs. J. L. Nelson is a patient at Hays hospital. Linda Matte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wililam Motte, has re turned home from Hays hospital where she has been a patient. The following, who have been patients at Hays hospital, returned to their homes on Tuesday: Mrs. G. K. Knighton, Laurens; Mrs. Inez Jacobs, Miss Evelyn Medlin, Diane Bigham, Mrs. Della Phillips, Mrs. Stella Holden, Mrs. J. H. Ber ry, Mrs. Louise Martin and Mrs. John Boyd. C. L. Lark is a patient at Hays hospital. Friends of Miss Florence Adair will be glad to know she was able to return home Tuesday after a several days stay at Hays hospital. The Congressional Woodpile The Eighty-third Congress, when it has brushed off the dust of or ganizing itself, faces a gigantic will have to wrestle with a revis ion of the McCarran-Walter Immi- gation Act, with federal health plans, with long-overdue statehood for Hawaii and Alaska, with the reorganization of the Executive rials Available in the “98” and Su per “88” series. In going fom a six-volt to a 12- volt electrical system for 1953, Oldsmohile has obtained higher capacity to meet the increasing de- Branch of the Government, with conservation and the development, cessories that have been added of hyrdroeleotric power, with uni versal military training. In the foreign field it is diffi cult to predict what the controver- S. C. Legislators Want To Spend Tax Surplus mands of the engine and the ac-,^ ax sur pi us th a t will greet legislators in j wl recent years. Improved cold weathd_^ e opening 0 f the new 90th Gen-1 been coming out of general fundi er starting and better ignition areTT ra i ■ L L ^ , , , two immediate benefits of the 12- u million Hollar, i, 13 f0r 7 About 12 to 14 million dollars is i mi]lion needed henceforth, if as good an estimate as can be had; the ^ rate of revenue and spend . ed for schools. But the schools are ; spending about 52 million, a million more than is earmarked for them, and thier needs still are great. The sales tax originally was fig ured to bring in about 36 million a when they gather here Jan. 13 for;year. Thus about 10 million haa Columbia.—What’s with the sales volt system. The new 12-volt, 70- sial issues will be. We may hope I ampere battery has 30 per cent (at lhe moment of ^ amount . that there will be few. of hemT It greater over-all capacity than Jhe, is not likely that he Eighty-third Congress will ty to hurry the Ad ministration to make a total war in ing prevails. Kay® six Senators and 435 Representa tives, not all of whom will ever be present at any regular session but all of whom have a vote to pass or defeat federal legislation. They will need courage and wisdom. We hope they have these qualities, but decision as to that will have to be Baptists To Enroll Million More In 1954 A net Sunday school enrollment gain of one. million in the 28,000 Southern Baptist convention churches was set fdr the year 1954 in a meeting of Sunday school reserved for a later date.—The leaders from 22 states held in Nash ' New York Times. New Oldsmobile Be Shown Friday The new Oldsmobile—the “Big Feature” Car of the year—will go on display here Friday at Timmer- ln g s > remodeling present structur- ville, Tenn., December 15-17. The year has been designated as a year of preparation. All church es will be requested to launch preparations on January 4, 1953. Plans For Gain Major items of preparation sug gested to make the enrollment gain of a million are: The provision of more space by erecting new build- es, and buying additional property; the enlistment and training of 150,- 000 additional workers; and the moving up of several thousand ciass Sunday schools to depart ment organizations capable of en- man Motor company with the-pub lic invited for an inspection. Completely new -in frontal ap pearance and offering other styl ing Changes inside and out as well as many mechanical advances, the., .. , 1953 models, are further increases 1S in ^ rnore people, in efficiency of the “Rocket” en-! New Sunday Schools . , gine, resulting in increased fuel Some eight or ten thousand new economy and performance; com- i Sunday schools will be organized pression ratio rai§ed to 8 to 1 which j in areas where there are now no also boosts the horsepower;-a-mere Baptist churches. A census, will be efficient 12-volt ignition system; taken and a systematic weekly Frigidaire car conditioning that visitation effort will be promoted cools the car interior in the warm-: * n every church community. funds are tapped annually for schools. So the sales tax surplus in effect releases general funds for the law makers to toss around. six-volt which it supersedes. The ** new Legislature wants Hence, an effective, juicy surplus, new 30-ampere output generator i to ^ a free-wheeling one'on spend- last time the state had a sur _ has a third greater capacity. Oth-| in ^’ 1 ero s ou ‘ c be plenty to wheel. p j ug s j >ot back to the counties for the Fa East, .or, on the other hand.jer new components required .of the* in health clinics and hospital construc- dishonor our pledges and our du- electrical system for 1953 are th e . y tion; some such cutback undoubted- ties in Korea. Foreign aid willstarter, voltage regulator, igni-; B d ta " revenue isfar Iy wil1 ** proposed at the comin « probably be trimmed more closely turn coil, lights, horns and wiring.! f ut ^ ^ needs and zenera than it has been but with econom i Front tread of the 1953 models , a f scfiooi needs, and general uidii n ucij> own, oui wmi eeuuwiu , . ,. .... funds are tapped annually for ic recovery In Western Europe | has been increased in all senes some curtailment wis iridicated in from 58 to 59 inches, improving any case. A test of whether the stability and ride characteristics. Republicans in the Eighty-thjrd! Front frame design has been alter- Congress have matured with &ie me ©t the requirements of the rpardi of events will occur when' wider tread. Bigger front wheel the Reciprocal Trade Act, which, bearings have been installed to in- expires in June, comes up for re-, crease the safety factor, newal. Such is the task awaiting ninety- Legislature. The bgigest argument against tapping the surplus will be made by the schools, where the feeling is that teacher pay still is inadequate, and fails to attract badly needed new teachers;'and where the school con- The sales tax brings in, or should. struction program is regarded as at its present climbing rate, about 45 million dollars this fiscal year. The state is getting about six mil lion from liquor taxes, also earmark- short of what it should be. School bus service should be extended, also, many legislators feel. EXCRUCIATING SCIATICA CORRECTED AT HART CLINIC , - -3 Patient Relieved Immediately, Recovers In Four Days. Mortuary chapel, conducted by the Rev. J. E. Rouse. Interment fol lowed an New Harmony Baptist church cemetery. J. R. Branson Dies At Hospital James Randall Branson, 39, died early Tuesday at the Laurens county hospital after several months of declining health. Mr. Branson, a native of Georgia, spent most of his life in Clinton. He was reared at Thornweil or phanage, and was a member of Campbell Masonic lodge, No. 44, of this city. Mr. Branson is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mildred Nabors Bran son of Laurens; four children, Bob by, Jackie, Linda and Danny Bran son, all of Laurens; four brothers, Lum of JacksonviMe, Fla.; T. R. of Wisconsin; Maj. Charles Branson of Ohio; and Mallard of Virginia; two sisters, Mrs. Marcella Elarbee harder because it has been twenty years and more since there has been a Republican President who would not veto controversial legis lation prepared bjr a Republican-^ controlled Senate and House of Representatives. If we were operating under the Continental or even the British system.....VlC might expect -sudden- dimmer, ^fso are offeed again as „est_. power brakes to provide faster, safer stops, General Motors an nounces. The. Frigidaire conditioning and power bakes are optional equip ment available at extra cost. Two popular items first introduced in 1952, GM power steering and the and drastic changes as the legisla tive sawmill gets to work on its woodpile and the sympathetic ex ecutive machinery is put in gear with it. Under the circumstances actually existing in this country the changes will be more likely to show in matters of emphasis than in the actual substance of import ant legislation. Some things that the Democratic Administraion has started just can’t be abandoned. We will not pull out of Europe and other points of international re sponsibility. We will not surren der in Korea. We will not give up our rearmament program. We will not drop social security. We will not abdicate^ the Federal—Govern ment's responsibilities tol •promote industrial peace. Domestically the new Congress may face more difficult questions than it does internationally, al though nowadays it Is sometimes hard to draw distinct lines be tween what is national and what Autronic-Eye, autornalic_ headlight, ^ -mam ««e-99riTad-been _ rCbmm i teeror the Laurens Associ-f suffering with a Gainful condition in „ D I. JL~ W—.Barnette^ S u n-day school secretary of the Baptist Sunday School Board of the South ern Baptist Convention is to be the leader of the convention-wide ad vance. Dr. D. D. Lewis, Associate Sunday school secretary of South Carolina will be the leader in this state. Rev. J. E. Rouse, Laurens, THE C. J. HART ^CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Relief from the awful excruciating was unable to sleep due to the sever- pam-of- sciatica immediately ffoltow-fttjr of the- pamrife-Tsras admitted to ing the first treatment and complete recovery within h few days is poss ible at the new and modern C. J. Hart Chiropractic Clinic located in Laurens, S. C. This case history is only one of the many cases success fully corrected at this new and up- to-date clinic. mee for the Laurens Associ ation. He is to be assisted by the following: J. K. Lawton, Stanley Hardee, Wingard Berry and Miss Edna Earl Poyner. The effort to enroll “a million more in ’54” will necessitate a gain of three times as many as has been realized in any previous year. Southern Baptist Sunday schools have increased 98.8 per cent since 1926. The gain for the six years of most rapid growth, beginning in 1945 and ending in 1951, was 1,- 728,385. 910,000 Cotton Acres For S. C. 1953 Gool Clemson, Jan. 5.—South Caro- optional extras. Tydra-Matie Su per Drive, the pioneer and most proven of automatic transmissions, also is on the optional list. Direc tional signals are standard equip ment on all 1953 series. Three series of Oldsmobile cars are presented in 1953. The Clas sic “98” series has been extended to 215 inches in length and is built in three body styles—the four-door sedan. Holiday coupe and vonvert- ible coupe. Four body styles are available in the popular Super “83” series—four-door sedan, two-door sedan, Holiday coupe and convert ible coupe. Both the “98” and Su per “88” are powered by a 165- horsepower engine. The economi- lma farmer will be asked to plant! cally pneed Deluxe senes has two 9 10 ,000 acres of cotton thisrfsum ' body types—the two-door sedan suffering with a painful condition in the lower part of his back for a period of two months. He was getting progressively worse and the awful pain radiated into the left hip and leg. Only those who have experienc ed this pain can realize how much suffering sciatica causes. The patient the Hart Clinic December 22nd, and a thorough examination was made to determine the cause of the trouble. Treatment was begun and the pa tient declared that he was relieved from the terrible agony of pain. He was able tq sleep the first night without discomfort and continued to improve' 'SfT'fnuch ThaT He'’returned to his job Dec. 26th. He has had no further trouble and he was dis missed. , If you are suffering from Sciatica, Neuritis, Arthritis, and wish to get well, call the Hart Clinic for an ap pointment today. Telephone 22501. —adv. and four-door sedan—and is pow ered by a 150-horsepower version of the “Rocket” engine. Wheel base is 124 inches on the “98” se ries and 120 inches in the two “88” •, , series. Monday morning at the Kennedy..is international. It will have to| Distinguishing the 1953 Oidsmo- ' ‘‘‘ - "--'deal wih , budget m the neighbor-, bjle „ a new fron , b r and hood of $80 billions. At least three- grUle assembly . ^ bun ^ , nd fouths of this budget will be ear- - marked for defense and a consid erable part of the rest of it will be for purposes indirectly connected with defense or for the liquidation of the cost of previous wars. There grille have been gracefully rede signed, with two distinctive oval ornaments serving as supports for the upper bumper bar. The name Oldsmobile is inscribed on this bar in metal letters. Parking lights will be a drive for economy andj under tJhe headlights are in new this drive will have to be focused j round recesses on achieving greater efficiency in' defense expenditures. It will take of Savannah, Go, and Mrs. LlUie ^ are alr^a heada^e politically brave men to push it through. If the inflationary tendencies of a growing national debt are to be resisted action must be taken to ward bringing the budget into bal ance. Congress will have various tax proposals , to consider. It will have to decide whether to continue, reduce or drop pesent controls over wages, prices, and rents, which ex pire at the end of April, and con trols over production, which expire at the end of Jfme. Farm price supports on the present schedule havie nearly two years to run, but Mavrikis of Savannah, Ga.; and one half-brother, Virgil Branson, of Savannah, Ga. Funeral services were conducted at 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the Gray Funeral Home by the Rev. J. H. Darr. Interment was in Hurricane church cemetery. Pallbearers were Mason Simp son, Otis Young, Hugh Young, Mason Young, Bill »Nabors, Luther Nabors, Carson Nabort and Lewis Simpson. IF YOU DON’T THE CHKONI YOU DON’T GET NEWS The new Administration is Com- mitted by its platform to the re tention of the Taft-Hartley Act, but with such amendments as time and expeience show to be desir able and which further protect the rights of labor, management and the public.’ 1 Person^ as far apart in their views as Senator Taft and the Secertary-designate of Labor, Martin P. Durkin, seem to be agreed that this matter can be ad justed without a knockdown and drag-out fight. But it isn’t simple. It can’t be done overnight. In otherwise unoccupied mom ents the now Congress, with its committees and its subcommiteeS; Both the Classic “98” and the Super “88” are enhanced by a new narrow sash, stone shield and dec orative chrome trim on the rear fender and quarter panel. This ac centuates the long, low lines that characterize the 1953 Oldsmobiles. The rear end of the 1953 Super “88” has higher fenders and a higher contour on the deck lid that emphasizes the horizontal Tines of the oar. Color combinations and uphol stery options on the 1953 Oldsmo biles are the most varied in the di vision’s history. Choice of 16 sol id and 49 two-tone color combina tions is offered to buyers. Nylon cloth, gabardine and broadcloth are among the upholstery mate- mer to meet national goals. A har vest of 569,000 bales is expected from this acreage. Clemson college has announced the acreage goals for other crops put down for South Carolina by the United States Department of Agri culture. Tobacco is not included in the crop list bemuse it? acreage is ar ranged under the quota system. Currently, a reduction of 12 1-2 per cent from last year is in force. Pos sibility exists that some or all of this reduction, made last year, will be rescinded. Other crops and their production goals sought for 1953 in this state: Corn, 1,350,000 acres, 28,847,000 bushels; oats, 775,000 acres, 16,972,- 000 bushels; soybeans for beans, 100,000 acres, 1,187,000 bushels; tame, hay, 550,000 acres, 481,000 tons; grain sorghums, 5,000 acres, 88,000 bushels; all sorghums, 20,- 000 acres; and rice, 4,000 acres, 75,- 000 cwt. Gray Funeral Home Clinton, S. C. ITXKRAL DIRECTORS ...and... EM BA! MERS rhoiirs II and '!99-l \ UBCI.AM i SI K\ ICK I Ki ssl l.l, (,K VV and •'. I’ \KKS \|> MR, On. Mjrr-.. Dr. W. W. Adams VETERINARIAN 614 Musgrove Street Clinton, S. C. Phones: Office 958 Residence 991-W Dr. Fred E. Holcombe OPTOMETRIST Offices at 200 South Broad St. Phone 658 Office Honrs »:00 to 5:30 ’Ely.*.. London Cruthod Rond Innor Woovo- Shadow Strip* tog*ncy Sportwnan Coronot MONTAG PAPIRS Highlight a birthday ... a holiday ... any occasion with the gift that's always welcome everywhere — the gift that comes back to you — Montag's fine writing papers. 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