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t _j • \ •> The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton (Ehrontrlr If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 19, 1953 Number 3 ’52 County Textile Payroll $14,386,101 All Manufacturing Enterprises Have Payroll of $17,1*4,963, Investment of $23,480,446. Mills Em ploy 5,395 Persons. Use 80,756 Bales af Cotton, Investment af $15,795,690, With Annual Product Valuation .Ail Plants $72^97,625. Needlework Experts Here Feb. 23-24 The 45 manufacturing establish ments in Laurens county paid total wages of $17,184,963, during the fis- looms. Goods manufactured, shade cloth, drapery fabrics, mop yarn G-wen Evan Mills, Clinton, Ralph cal year ending June 30, 1952. They M. Levy, president, 30 looms. Goods had an annual product valuation of $84,743,359, a gain of 5 million dol lars over last year, with an average of 6,514 employees, and a capital manufactured, upholstery, pile fab rics. Laurens Cotton Mills, M. L. Smith, president, 35,800 spindles. investment of $23,480,446. These 1909 looms. Goods manufactured, figures pertaining to the county arc; rayon and cotton textiles, suitings contained in the 17 th .annual report (and draperies of the South Carolina Department of Labor, submitted a few days ago to the general assembly. Textile investments in the coun ty amount to $15,795,690, an in crease of approximately two mil lion dollars over the previous year; valuation of products, $72,697,625, an increase of four million over last year; average number of persons employed, 5,396, about the same as facturers. Watts Mills, division of J. P. Stevens company, J. P. Stevens, Jr., president, 1,590 looms. Goods manufactured, rayon fabrics, cotton fabrics. Palmetto Spinning Corporation, Laurens, W. F. Davis, president, 928 spindles, worsted yam. Also Hallmark Manufacturing corporation, Clinton, shirt manu- Fertilizer plants: C-W-S Guano icompany, Clinton; Southern Cotton last year, with total wages of $14, 386,101. - Total mill village popu lation is 10,200. The plants used)Oil company, Laurens. *0,756 bales of cotton, an increase Clinton Paper Box company. Standard Plywoods, Clinton. Bottling plants: Canada Dry Bot tling company, Clinton; Laurens divided Coca-Cola Bottling company, and Nehi Bottling company, Laurens. Miscellaneous: Laurens Glass of 5,000 bales over the previous year, and used 11,382 tons of coal. Theiri spindles number 281,648, loams, 8.871. Uhey are follows, in nine plants: Clinton Cottons Mills (plants 1 and 2), P. S. Bailey, President, 74,- j Works. 224 spindles, 1,893 looms. Goods I Cross Hill Hosiery company, manufactured, standard print cloth, ! Jake Rasor, president, ladies full- yam fabrics. fashioned hose in greige. Lydia Cotton Mills, P. S. Salley,! Laurens Hosiery Mills, Barnett president, 66,240 spindles, 1,560 looms! Goods manufactured, - print cloth, yarn fabrics. Joanna Cotton Mills company (plants 1 and 2), W. F. Regnery, president, 103.176 sjundles, J#89 D. Gordon, president, ladies full- lashToaffThosigry.— C. W. Anderson Hosiery company and DapperyHosiery Mills, Clinton, C. W. Anderson, president, ladies full-fashioned hosiery. Western Union Seeks To Close Office Here, Give Substitute Service The Western Union Telegraph company has filed an application with the Federal Canuruinications commission to close its load office here and provide telegraph service at Hotel Clinton which will “act as agent of the telegraph company,” ac cording to a published notice of the company. Any individual or organization de- .siring to protest or support the elos- iing of the office may communicate in writing with the Federal Com munications Commission, Washing ton 25, D. C., on or before March 3, rthe legal notice stated. ilf the application is granted, the notice says, substitute service will be provided at Hotel Clinton and will be available from 8 ana. to 8 p.m„ Monday through Sunday. AA District Meet Here Sunday An Alcoholics Anonymous district meet for the South Carolina-Georgia area group will be held here Sunday afternoon at 4 oclock in the high school auditorium. All members or non-members including the gereral public, are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Two prominent speakers will have parts on the program. It is also announced that the local AA group /will hold their regular meeting at the health center Satur day night at 8:30, with all interested persons invited. Glee Club To Sing At Music Club Meet As previously announced, the South Carolina Music club conven tion will be held April 23-25 with the Clinton and Laurens cliibs as joint hostesses. TTie Presbyterian college choir has been invited to sing for the Feder ation of clubs while the convention is in session. New Super Market Has Fine Opening Johnson Bros., owners of the handsome Svper Market on South Broad street, had a grand opening last Friday and Saturday, they said yesterday, with hundreds of people calling during the two days, and many free prizes of merchandise gmen away. “We are grateful for the wonderful reception, and were highly pleased,” ffeey said. The new Super Market is modern in every detail and arranged for self-service by their customers in all departments. MRS. NELLIE POSTER $617,767.81 Expended by Welfare Dept. Last Year '■ Report Released Shows $573,276.76 Allocated To Various Categories of Welfare In County, With * Office Administration of $44,541.15. ~"i—■■■■ -.I- ni.M The 15th annual report of theition and 314 were approved. Laurens County Department ofj Broken dow r n into categories the Public Welfare for the fiscal year report .showed assistance to old agr*. ending June 30, 1952, in compliance $441,769.67, aid to the blind $9,547 - with the law has been submitted to 89, to dependent children $63,736 - the county legislative delegation, 79, general relief $5,196.48, to per- I clerk of court and foreman of tne manently and totally disabled $52.- j grand jury. 675.93, and to foster home care $300. The department, since it was ere- This was in addition to an item of i ated 15 years ago in 1937, has been $1,244.41 classified as emergency headed by Mrs. Mable B. Little as and foster home care expenses, director. Members of its board are Administrative expenses were J. M. Donnan, chairman, Laurens; listed as salaries $38,532.82, travel M. L. McDaniel, Laurens, and $2,805.24, office supplies $368.01, Ratchford W. Boland of this city, postage $375, janitor and maid ser- Mr. Boland was appointed last July vioo $25, office equipment $913.85. to succeed the late L. E. Bishop of por diem for board members $123. this city who resigned because of travel for board members $50.82, ill health. Messrs. Donnan and Me-' an d other $103.00 in addition to Daniel have been members of • the $465.00 listed under emergency and 1 board since it was created. foster home care expenses I The report lists the following 16 . re P° rt recorded that rela- staff‘members employed by the de- ^ lves ^ lve rec ipie nt -s had then partment and gives detailed infor- narri ^s removed from the rolls af- mation as to its work and expendi- ter legislature passed an act op- tures divided into public assistance ^i 6 r °* ls t0 P u ^‘ c inspection, categories: child welfare division; The eligible case load showed ,i service to the blind, and other ser- ( to ^!, under care for the year ot vices rendered by the department.’ 9 of which 326 cases were? The personnel of the department t J ose d, leaving 1,619 at the end o* follows- the year of which 1,279 were old< Mrs. Mabel B. Little, director. assistance, 30 aid to the ibiind. Mrs. Sara D. Martin, case work ^4 aid to dependent children. l.J supervisor. 1 I totally and permanently disabled, Mrs. Ethelyn Wilkes, senior visi- ^ general assistance, 10 emergen- t or cy assistance (local funds) and one Mrs. Katherine Parker, senior | os t^r home care (state funds or- visitor-case work supervisor. 1 • Camp Fire, Blue Birds Dad-Daughter Supper The Dad-Daughter supper party of the Camp Fire and Blue Bird or ganizations of the Kodaka district will be held on Thursday evening, February 26, at 7 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church. • All girls who have been members of these organizations are invited to come and bring their fathers. Each is asked to prepare a box supper and bring 10c to cover the cost of drinks for the occasion. An interesting pro gram for the evening is being plan ned by the leaders. Monday and Tuesday, February 23 and 24, Clinton will be privileged to have as its guests Mrs. Nellie Pos- Ter and'-Mrs; Heraning-Baarstog,- irr- structors in all types of needlecraft. They are being brought here by the Clinton-Lydia Mills. Mrs. Poster, who is widely known for her talent in this field through, her contributions to leading maga zines as McCall’s and Woman’s Day and a Scripps-Howard paper, was born in America of Dutch parents. Even as eafly as six years old, Mrs. Poster showed an unusual interest in such handcraft by learning to knit and crochet under the instruction of her mother, Mrs. Baarslag. Just out of grammar school, she was able to design her own sweaters and at 17 entered Parsons in New York city, a school of fine and applied arts. Later she studied one year in Paris at Lane school. Upon returning to America, she worked as a comparison shopper and continued her studies at night at Traphager in New York. Following •her— niai;riage"in—7940, her' IfiteresT centered again on needlecraft de signing and it was then she contrib uted to the magazines and papers. About two years ago she moved to Myrtle Beach, where she opened her present yarn shop with her mother, Mrs. Baarslag. Mrs. Poster and Mrs. Baarslag will be instructing at both the Lydia and Clinton Community buildings on the following schedule: Monday af ternoon, 4:00 to 6:00 and 7:00 to 10:30 at Lydia. Tuesday, 9:30 to 11:30, 2:00 to 5:00, and 7:00 to 10:30 at Clinton. All ladies, anywhere in the city, interested in needlecraft are invited to attend any or all of these sessions and take advantage of this rare op portunity of receiving personal in struction from such well-trained and widely-known workers in the crafts. Dollar Days Get , Fine Response Participating merchants in Dollar Days (for last Thursday, Friday and Saturday said they were pleased with the result of the traditional event which is now looked upon fa vorably biy the buying public. “Buy ing of special merchandise was live ly, with many customers in our store during the three days,* a spokesman said. - FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives . You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading Mod stores in the city. Reed the advertisements reg> ularly — they tell you about changing prices each -week and where jou can supply yoUr needs and buy to advantage. Basketball Tourney At Orphanage Feb. 23-27 District 2, Class “C” basketball tournament will be held in the Hart- ness Gynasium at Thornwell orphan age starting Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p. m. and will run through Friday night, the 27th. The games on Mon day and Tuesday nights will start at 7 p. m., on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights will start at 7:30. Officials ior the tournament /Myill be Col. Mike Gussie and Dan Kirby. Teams in the tournament will be Pomaria, Little Mountain, Silver- street, Bush River, Hickory Tavefif, Gray Court-Owings and Thornwell. Each school will have both boys and girls teams. . O. S. Templeton of this city is chairman of Cfass “C”. Lutherans Plan Lenten Services, \ Call New Pastor A series of mid-week medita tions during the Lenten season are to be held at St. John’s Lutheran church on Hampton street, the first coming tonight. The services have been arranged for Thursday eve nings,. continuing through March 26. The time is 7:30. I Although St. John’s is at present without a pastor, regular services are continuing without interruption with student preachers from South ern Seminary of Columbia, con ducting services. The congregation is happy to announce that pastor Ralph W. Hoffmeyer of Atonement congre gation, Laurens, has consented to blood drive in two years, this year’s 1 lead the series. All members are number of pints donated exceeding urged to avail themselves of the last year’s by two pints. privilege of special Lenten devo- Mrs. Irby Hi*>p, Clinton represen-1 tion, and by attendance express to tative, said she was very much ! pastor Hoffmeyer their apprecia- pleased with the response to the'tion for making these services pos- drive for blood donations. She ex- 1 sible. Friends of St. John’s ’ate pressed her appreciation to the stu-, also invited to attend, dents and faculty of the college and j a further announcement of in to the voluntary workers who assist- ’ terest is the acceptance of the con ed in the program^ j gregation’s call to become its pas- ~ ^ ! tor by Seminary Student J. Marion College Basketball I Rhoden, Jr., of Johnston. Mr. Rhoden is to assume his pastorate reason Near uose June 7th, after his graduation and ~ ~ „ ! formal ordination by the Evangeli- The state college basketball season cal Lutheran Synod of Caro . is drawing toward a close with Fur-. h na jje will succeed the Reverend man, Wofford and Erskine in the top j ames l. Dickert, who is now serv- thVee standing positions. O nl Y a few a ntj^oo congregation which ga £?®V*®' Tia . ln on ^ ed j eS ' I h® h as organized near Augusta, Ga. Presbyterian surprised Wofford on its home court Saturday night with a win of 84-82. The Blue Hose closed their regular season last night at the College of Charleston. 230 Pints Of Blood Donated By P. C. Students Presbyterian college students and faculty members last Friday do nated 230 pints of blood during the bloodmobile’s day spent on the campus for Korean soldiers. Facilities were set up in the gym nasium beginning at 10 o’clock in the morning and continuing until 5 o’clock with only a short inter ruption for lunch. Members, of the Blue Key were in charge of direct ing the drive, "dided tjy' various members of the student body and resident of the city. ^ives_of fac ulty members** contributed their time in serving refreshments in the gymnasium canteen to donors. This was the second successful VlSl- The decrease in old age assist ance, it was pointed out, was made Miss Gladys Roper, senior tor. Mrs. Eva Martin, senior visitor, possible mainly by a larger num Miss Lila Teal, senior visitor. ! ber of aged people receiving an Mrs. Catherihk~Armstrong, senior increase in 01d Age and Surviv or’s Insurance benefits, making — such people ineligible for pubhc assistance according to the depart*- ment’s “needs basis”. The report predicted a further decline in that category for the same reason. Answering public inquiries as to why public assistance cases in crease in a time of prosperity, th» report says, “It is understandable that with the high cost of living children of aged people have a hard time stretching their dollars to take care of their own families, seeing that their children are welt nourished and educated: conse quently, an aged patient without any money to help him with his own expenses feels that he is a lurden to his children .... Our population has increased and tha visitor Mrs. Gladys Martin, visitor. Miss Edith Fleming, visitor. Mrs. Carmen Varney, visitor. Mrs. Emily Bramlett, visitor. Mrs. Dorothy Burns, senior sten ographer. Mias Mary Arm Martin, junior stenographer. Mrs. Frances Johnson, junior stenographer. Miss Mary Hazle, junior stenog rapher. The report of Mrs. Little, the di rector, gives gross expendiutres for the fiscal year of $617,767.91. Of the total expended $573,226.76 was expended for the various cate gories of welfare and $44,541.15 for administration. The report shows that during the year the department had 702 appli- j group over 65 has grown in pro cations for assistance, of which 115 portion. Doctors have prolonged were turned down at the office, 1 lives, but have not solved the eco- 273 were rejected after investiga- nomic woes.’’ Twenty-One From County Sent To Comp for Induction ^ * The Laurens County draft board. J. B. Lewis, chairman, has announc ed that twenty-one registrants re ported last Thursday to the armed services for induction at Fort Jack- son. The draftees were listed as fol lows: Adell Bryson, Bennie Stroughton, Vencon Ray Jenkins, Eugene Wil liams, Fred Douglas Coleman, Geo. \Vorkman, and Thomas Bennett Lenwood Modden Funerol Rites ’V Held Fridoy E. Lenwood Madden, 37, of the Long Branch community, died sud denly last Wednesday afternoon at Hays hospital. The funeral services were con ducted Friday afternoon from Bell- view Baptist church bv the Rev. R. R. Stanley, and attended by a large gathering of friends and rela tives. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Mr. Madden was a native of th s Smith of Laitrens; Enoch Stewart,w Ware Shoals; Lee Earl Anderson! 1 w IT h * Gray Court; Harrison Ferguson, Rod- j i*' “ 1, w nL’ TT, ert Lee Mason and Jessie Calvin 3 SOn ° f MrS- BeSSW? Nels °n Mad ' Johnson ofCHntonJ C Blulord! 1 '"l, Cross Hill; Douglas Edward Mick-i “ . a:> 3 v ff ra ^ ^ ^ orld ar n - ens of Varnville; Foster Robert Bur- 3 " d 3 member Bellview Baptist ton and Ludie Alvin Weathers, Jr., 1 U of Fountain Inn; James Arthur Wal- 1 Surviving are his wife. Mrs. ker of Washington, D. C.; Bennie ^ ranc ®s Glynn Madden; two sons, Lee Thompson of Detroit; James Le- ^ ames and Charles Madden, both of nard Cannon of Renno; F. A Sol- h° me place; his mother. Mrs. omon and F. E. Solomon of Mount- Bessie Nelson Madden of Green ville. ville; three brothers, Claude Mad- ^ den of this city, Walter and D. A. Madden, both of Laurens; two sis ters, Mrs. Mary Brown of Inman, and Mrs. Frank Barton of Green ville. THOMASON IN HOSPITAL Friends of C. T. Thomason will be interested to know he is improv ing satisfactorily at Hays hospital following an operation last wee it and expects to return home in sev eral d*ys. r House Members Against Pay Hike The House of Representatives last week by a roll call vote of 57-55 passed a house bill to increase legis lators annual compensation from $1,000 to $2,400. Laurens county’s three represen tatives, Charles L. Milam, Justin A. Bridges and Thamas A. Babb, voted against the pay increase. College Enrollment Given By States Registrar G. Edward Campbell, this week released the geographi cal distribution of students at Pres byterian college, the summary cov ering enrollment for both first and second semesters of 1952-53. South Carolina leads with 296 students. North Carolina second with 97, and Georgia third with 76. Other states represented in the stu dent body are: Florida, 11; Alabama, 8; Virginia, 8; Indiana, 7; New Jersey, 3; Ken tucky, 2, Brazil, 1; Louisiana, 1. New York, 1; Ohio, 1; Pennsylvan ia. 1; Tennessee, 1; Texas, 1; West i Virginia, 1. Total enrollment 516. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay y 9 m. It’s thrifty to shop first in this newspaper, then in the stares as prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. BE WISE- READ THE ADS