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r > " i The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (ttlintnn If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 12, 1953 Number 7 ~r-/~ i Dollar Days’ Today, Friday and Saturday HOUSE HEMBOS VOTE TO (USE PAY 10 S2.A00-: Bill Passes By Narrow Margin and Goes To Senate. Present Salary Is $1,000. Columbia, Feb. 10.— The House Tuesday gave vital second reading to a bill to increase legislative pay to $2,400 a session from the present $1,000. The bill passed second reading on a close 57-55 vote after a motion to table failed, 50-61. The increase could not be effec tive until 1955, however. The state constitution bans any change in legislative compensation except at the beginning of new terms. Colleg* Bill To Senate In other action, the House sent to the Senate its surplus spending and ocllege bond issue bill along with a resolution to make effective a pending constitutional amend ment. This amendment will per mit legislators to serve in any con stitutional convention. Senators sent the House a bill to boost the maximum weekly workmen’s compensation benefit payment from the present $25 to $35. Accompanying this was a com panion measure to set up a nine- member committee to keep an eye on compensation insurance rates and'prevraf~any "undue”"IhtWasey in them. Some senators called the pro- posed committee a “watchdog” group. The Senate also reconsidered the vote by which it passed a resolu tion to ask congress for a constitu tional convention on the question of limiting peacetime federal in come, gift and inheritance taxes. This resolution, which was re called from the House after passed without debate last week went on the Senate calendar as if it were taken up at the time because of a new introduction. It was not the absence of Senator White of Union, the author. Rep. Bridges of Laurens, made the unsuccessful motion to table the bill. After the vote on it. Rep. Lind of Richland tried unsuccess fully to cut the $2,400 to $1,800. Rep. Morris of Pickens also tried but failed to make the compensa tion $12 a day for 40 days and $8 for each subsequent day fee Gen eral Assembly might stay in ses sion. Surplus Spending BUI The House passed the surplus spending bill and the constitutional amendment resolution almost as soon as it convened for the Gen eral Assembly’s fifth week. Both measuers got their vital second readings last week. The surplus bill is a double- barreted one. It would allocate more than 11 1-2 million dollars of the expected state treasury surplus to state colleges, the State Hos pital and other institutions for im provements and repairs. It also would authorize the colleges to is sue bonds up to a maximum 10 million total for permanent im provements. The measure is favored strongly by Gov. Byrnes. Sen. McFaddin of Clarendon, in troduced a bill to put the hiring of school bus drivers under county education boards. Pay would be $35 for student drivers and $100 for adult drivers. Now, state law permits the hir ing of adult drivers at $T5 a month only in “unusual circumstances.” LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, Feb-, 17. The afternoon group will meet at 4:00 o’clock and the evening group at 8KM o’clock at the Legion hut. District Scouts Hold Banquet Awards Made Bon Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Thomas of Wattsville, received the Eagle award, highest honor in scouting, at the Boy Scout Court of honor held here last Friday night in the Presbyterian college dining hall. Ronnie Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry M. Moore of this city, received the Webelos award, the highest hon or that is awarded in Cub scouting. The special occasion- was family banquet night for the Laurens dis trict with a large number of parents accompanying their sons, both Cubs and Scouts. There were 289 boys and adults present, the largest Scout gathering in the history of the dist inct. i The exercises were presided over by Lawrence Ferguson of this city, district chairman, who welcomed the large group. The invocation was giv en by his father, R. E. Ferguson, a member of the national Scout board. The district committee was intro duced: W. C. Baldwin, John H. Hun ter, Sr., Henry Orr, Jim Sloan, R. E. Ferguson, Jr., R. E. Ferguson, Sr., and D. W. Patterson, members at large. Following the banquet the large group went to the auditorium where the follow!rug interesting program was presented, depicting Scouts in action: Opening ceremony — Troop 102, Second Baptist church, Laurens. The Cub Scouts in' AcTTaii—T’acfif 3, VFW. Laurens. Scout Trail to Citizenship—Troop 74, Wattsville Mother’s club. Sons nf America—Explorers, Troop 78, First Methodist church, Laurens. Presentation of Awards — L. L. Stanley, Scout executive. Closing ceremony — Troop 75, Jo anna. William Neville was the song leader- Special Genu— Sunday The local Scouts and Cubs, with their leaders and parents, attended special services Sunday morning at the regular worship hour at Broad Street Methodist church. The pastor, Rev. E. K. Garrison, preached an ap propriate sermon for Scouts. / New Grand Jurors Drawn For Year By Commissioners Twelve grand jurors to serve with six holdovers from last year were drawn last week to complete the Laurens County grand jury for 1953. The new grand jurors were list ed by the jury commisioners as: R. E. Ferguson, Jr., and I. Mac Adair of this city; Marshall N. Pressley, Mt. Olive; H. A. Hamm, Lydia Mills; C. Gray Hipp, Wood-;is sponsoring ville; R. H. Whitaker, Waterloo; A. has extended a SPECIAL THREE- DAY BUYING EVENT ANNOUNCED Today, Friday and Saturday arc- day, Friday and Saturday—are in prospect for residents of this entire area this week-end. Big crowds are expected in the city to take ad vantage of the many bargains of fered by the partiepatmg mer chants in the event, as w*ll be seen from today’s paper. The Merchants association which the bargain feast., welcome to shop Contracts Let Here By Commission The State Mental Health Commis sion here last Thursday at the State Training School, awarded a $2,347,- 000 contract to low-bidding DanieJ Construction Company of Green for the construction of four ward buildings at the state hospital in Co lumbia. _ 462 Students Enrolled At PC L. Adair, Woodville; Gus Jennings,; pers to come for the three clays and Laurens; W. W. Walker, Laurens;' R. V. Mahaffey, Laurens; Bernard Nabors, Joanna; M. S. Boyd, Trin ity-Ridge. Alternates listed were T. L. Johnson, Shady Grove; G. H. Cornelson of this city; and W. B. Ramage of Bailey. Holdovers from last year were: J R. Coker, Alvin TrammeU, J. N. Floyd, John C. Davis, James Cam and T. W. Gossett. The commisioners also drew 36 petit jurors to serve during the I February term of criminal court to I convene February 16 with Judge [Joseph H. Moss of York, presiding. From Hunter Township jurymen Exchange Ciob Committees Listed The local Exchange club for the coming year is headed by S. A. Tmunons as president; Van S. Jones, vice-president; Charles Ray Thomas, secretary; Olin C. John son, treasurer. Board of contrdh David T. Pitts, W. C. Milam, Chas. Ray Thomas, J. H. Hunter, Jr., Luke E. Cason, and Olin F. Furr. The following committees hawe been announced for the year: Membership: A. J. Merchant, D. T. Pitts. Attendance and Fellowship: Earl Rice, Wyman Shealy, R. L. PlaxS- co, Jr. Publicity: Van S. Jones, S. A Timmons, Olin F. Furr. Youth: Robert Johnson. S. Louis Bond, Frank F. Fowler, D. R. Hol land. j Piiblicity and Inter-Club Rela tions: John H. Hunter, Luke E. Cason, R. B. HeUams. Finance: Olin C. Johnson, A A Ramage, Jr., Charles Ray Thomas. Club Aims: Arnold M- Cannon, George A Reid, H. G. Pinson. Safety: Sam H. McCrary, J. C. Pace, W. C. Milam. Education: R. P. Wilder, W. W. Johnson, C. C. Adair. Button Buster: Wyman M. Shea ly. Another contract for $893,798 went to Dawson Engineering Company of Charleston for a kitchen and bakery addition at the hospital. Work is slated ta get under way on the wards to house 608 patients in April. The entire construction program at the hospital is scheduled to cost more than $4 million The Commission at the same time made an allocation of $55,000 to the Training School wife which to build and equip a building for employees to service the hospital-dormitory now under construction. Supt. B. Q. Whitten and Architect Rqy E. Hitch cock were instructed to complete plans and specifications as soon as posible for final adoption, and the advertising for bids. Presbv-terian College has begun the second semester of the 1952-53 school are; Bridges, M. D. Smitherman, session with a total of 462 students w. P. White, M. L. Brown, W. R. enrolled. Of this number, 32 are new Snelgrove, W. H. Franks, D. W. Du- students who registered for the first Bois, Paul Foster, Harold Cheek, time last week. m. C. Milam, H. L. Lever, Robert A student body of 462, at this time Allman, Claude Farmer and Ray C. represents a slight decline from the Bedenbaugh. take advantage of the values go lore to be offered. The American dollar will be kin' for the next three days with alt roads leading to Clinton—an ex cellent shopping center for th^ money-saving $$$ days. Your attention is directed to the Dollar Day advertisements from several well known local firms in today’s paper. Trustees Approve First Construction Schools In District year’s peak of the opening of the session last fall. Such a decline, reported the regis trar’s office, is normal, and fee new total actually is larger than was ex pected. Seven seniors left at tire dose of the first semester after completing work on Sheir degrees. They will be awarded degrees at the regular com mencement exercises in June. The first construction under the- county’s new educational program, for Laurens County District No. 53 > » j which includes the Cbnton-Joanna- ScuffletoffiT—C. G. Fulmer, aie-a, wn» approved by i:s Joe Poole. Jacks—R. W Dean. Posses In Florido, Rites Here Monday board of trustees jt.t,j The proposed construction includes a Negro elementary school in the Cross Hrll-Mountville- ttrea; -and one Smalt Increase In Cotton Ginned Samuel A. Kern, 51, a native of this city, died last Fnday morning at his home in SL Petersburg, Fla., after an illness of several week. The body was returned here and funeral services were held Mpnday afternoon from Gray Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Edward Long of Greenville, a former pastor, assisted by Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the laTJoanna. The total cost of the pro- Ijects is expected to approximate- $200,tXH). The two buildings are ex pected to be ready for use by Sep tember, it was stated by W. R. An derson, superintendent of the dis trict. G. N. F<ry, of Joanna, is the assistant superintendent. Roy E. Hitchcock, of this city, is architect for the projects. Other construction recommended a previous survey in this part of The amount of cotton ginned be fore January 16 from the 1952 crop [First Baptist hurch. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS regularly EACH WEEK It will pay you. It’s thrifty to shop first In this nei then In tbs stone change and new m la received and displayed. READ THE ADS W. L Drummond, Of Jenkinsville, Passes W. L. Drummond, a native of this county, passed away suddenly Tues day evening, February 5, while at tending a ball game at Jenkinsville. Mr. Drummond had been superin tendent of the Jenkinsville schools for the past 24 years. Funeral services were held Thurs day from a funeral home in Colum bia, with interment in St. Charles cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Ruth Wilson of St. Charles; three daughters and two sons; the following brothers and sis ters: Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey of this city, Mrs. Jl W. Henderson and Mrs. C. P. Vincent of Laurens, T. A., of Greenville, and J. M. Drummond of Wetford. Johnson Bros. Mew Super-Market Opening Friday and Saterday A grand opening of Johnson’s Su per Market, Robert E. and Albert S. Johnson, owners, is announced for Friday and Saturday in today’s pa per. The attention of The Chronicle readers is directed to the opening announcement which staftes that re freshments will be served and 30 baskets of groceries given away for the two-day opening. The Johnson Bros, have been as sociated in business here the past 15 years, with the growth of their or ganization necessitating recent re moval from their location into a larger fluilding adapted for a super market which they have recently completed just across the street from their former location. The new store will feature a completely self-ser vice with meats, groceries, vegeta bles, fruits and refrigeration departs ments. It is fee city’s newest food store and presents an unusually at tractive and roomy space for the convenience of the shopping public. The new super market, featuring self-service, will provide ample free parking space adjoining the building. Mr. Johnson said yesterday that for the next month their former location opposite the now occupied building has been rented to provide additional free (parking conveniences for their customers. ran considerably below the figure for the same period last year, the United States Department of Com merce has announced. . In Laurens county there was a small increase over the year 1951. Tbc figures released showed 15,- M9 bales the past year, against 14,- 715, an increase of 484 baler for the past year. In Orangeburg, biggest cotton county in the state, ginnixgs were ■down from 90,954 bales last year to 55,402 this Marvin Gault Joins King Firm Here Marvin G. Gault, of Greenville, has moved to the city and is now associated wife' the firm of W. G. King & Sons in the engineering and drafting department. He and his wife and small daughter are resid ing in one of the King apartments. Mr. Gault was Jormerly with J. P. Stevens company of Greenville in the engineering department. He re- cervaxi his education at Clanson and Presbyterian college. He is a brother of Oallie Gault, who married Miss Joy Godfrey of this city. Pallbearers were R- E. Ferguson, C. M. West, J. R. Knight, D. L. Wicker, N. A. Chesser, F. M. Mar tin, and J. A. Bell, all employees of the Seaboard. Mr. Kem was a son of Mrs. Agnes Philaan Kern of this city, and fee late Arthur L Kern. He was a mem ber of Fifth Avenue Baptist church in SL Petersburg, a veteran of World War I, and a member of fee Amer ican Legion and local Masonic Lodge No. 44. While a young lad Mr. Kem spent four years at fee orphanage here. Returning from the service he was a member of the city police depart ment for several years where he was recognized as a fearless and compe tent officer. In 1933 he resigned his work here to become a special agent lor the Seaboard Airline Railroad, a post he held for 20 years. For sev eral years he made his headquarters in Greenwood and spent his entire time traveling as a detective for the company. He was transferred from there to Birmingham, Ala., then to Tampa, Fla., and later to St. Peters- in the county includes a new white high school here, new elementary school here to replace the present Academy Street school, and enlarge ment of Bell street colored school. Former Clinton Resident Passes In Virginia NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL burg where he passed away. With his company he held an excellent record as a special agent and was highly re- garded as a valuable officer. He had; Frank Anderson and Mrs. Willard Jones Promoted To Lt. Col. Friends of Lt. Col. and Mrs-Wil lard Jones, of Silver Springs, Md., formerly of this city, will be inter ested to learn of his recent pro motion to that rank. Lt. Col Jones is serving with the armed forces in Korea. RECEIVES DISCHARGE Friends of Lt. Virgil Simpson will be interested to know he re ceived his discharge from service at Fort Jackson on February 6. He and Mrs. Simpson are on a visit here to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Simpson, after which he will resume his former position in Lockhart. More people are reading CHRONICLE today than ever be fore. Get out of the minority, join the big family of readers who wel come the paper into their homes each week. Welcome and thanks to those on our Honor Roll today: • • * MRS. BOYD WILKES, Laurens. MRS. LOUISE DARBY, B. H. HUEY, Lydia. MRS. J. F. ANDERSON, Gainesville, Ga. THOMAS SMITH, BOBBY WOOTEN, MRS. J. J. OWENS, G. E. MURRAH, R. L POWERS, BESSIE TUCKER, ’ City. O’NEAL BOYCE, Saugertries, N. Y. many friends here who received with regret the announcement of his pass ing. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Blanche Riddle Kern of St. Peters burg, two daughters, Mrs. Charles S. <H*rrison of Greenwood and Mrs. THE Frank Lominick, Jr., of Newberry; two grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Kern of this city, and two sisters. Mrs. Minnie L. Wofford, wife of James A. Wofford, died last Thurs day at the home of h$r daughter. Mrs. H. L. ’ Dunlap, at Newport News, Va. A resident of Winston Salem, N. C., Mrs- Wofford was orr a visit to her daughter when she passed away. The funeral services were con ducted at Love Methodist church near Winston-Salem, with burial in the adjoining church cemetery. Mrs. Wofford was born in this county, the daughter of Jonathan and Laura Abercrombie She spent her early life here where her htas-. band was employed for a number of years as overseer of carding at Lydia and Clinton Mills. Twenty- six years ago the family moved to Winston-Salem. Ml ?' W° fford was a sister of Mr , W K. Johnson of this city. In addition she is survived by her husband, and two daughters, Hre Dunlap of Newport News, Va., and Mias Brid ie Wofford of Whltoettown, N. C.; one foster-daughter, Mbs Betty Lou Wofford of High Point, N. C ; one son, M-Sgt. James B. Wofford. U. S. Army in Korea; two brothers. Henry Abercrombie of this city. Miss Louise Kern of this city, and an <t Collier Abercrombie of Mrs. P. S. McElhinny of Atlanta LaurensCounty Music Clubs To Sponsor Concert The former officers of fee Laurens County Community Concert Associa tion have authorized use of the As sociation’s unexpended balance to 1 assist the music clubs of Laurens and i Clinton in defraying the expense in volved in entertainment of the South Carolina Music Club convention to be held April 23-25 The clubs of Laurens and Clinton are joint host esses of the convention. During fee convention there will be an evening concert open to fee public free of charge. rens; two other sisters, Mrs. Byars of Joanna, and Mrs. Campbell of Pelzar. Lau John Irvin FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewiv?' You will find helpful Gro cery and Market New-j in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Read fee advertisoineats reg ularly— they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage.