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\ 1 The Chronide Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable * i m * Union (EbronirU If Yon Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 9, 1953 Number 28 COUNTY TO SELL $200,000 BONDS AT NOON TODAY • - r m *■ General Obligation bonds Be Used for Road Improvement, Court ise Repairs and Road linery. bids for the purchase of general obligation bonds county will be received ily 9, at noon in the county ■’s office, it has been an bed in a legal advertisement oveif the signature of Bennie B. Blakely,, county supervisor. The bids will be opened in public at 1 p. m The sale of the bonds, according to Phil D. Huff, county attorney, is to carry out provisions of an act passes by the 1953 legislature pro viding money for repairs to the court house, repairs to county x;oads and purchase of road machinery. Repairs to roads will include grad ing and top-soiling certain roads in the county not already siarilarly treated. In April the eoWDty delegation approved a bond issue of $400,000 to be sold over a period of two years for the purpose of improving and constucting roads in the county still unimproved, approximately 75 to 80 miles. Of the total $200,000 was authorized to be sold this year, and $200,000 next year at a rate not exceeding three and one-half per cent interest. The county board of commissioners is authoized to dispose of the bonds at public or private sale as the board may deem advisable or necessary except that the second year bbnds shall be is sued only upon thCwpproval of a majority of the legislative delega tion including the senf^or. The bonds are to be ef coupon type and" are to run for 29 years, re deemable $20,000 annually July 1 in each of the years from r954 to 1963 inclusive, with interest paid semi-annually. Bidders are to name the interest rate, the bids to be awarded the bidder offering to take them at the lowest interest Crutchfield To Join Blue Hose CoachiiK) Staff William Crutchfield, former head football coach at Atlantic Christian college, has accepted a position as a member of the Presbyterian college coaching staff, it hag been announc ed by Walter A. Johnson, athletic director. He comes as an assistant football and head baseball coach, succeeding Sid Varney, recently re signed, to become head coach at El on college. Crutchfield, a native of Orange burg, was the youngest head coach in North Carolina State Conference history at 23 when he, directed the Atlantic Christian squad 1949 to 1951. When that institution drop ped intercollegiate football Crutch field moved to Mansfield senior high school in Mansfield, Ohio, where he coached for the past two years. In addition he has spent some time as a scout for the profes sional Browns. The new Presbyterian assistant plaved. center and fullback for the University of North Carolina when the Tar Heels were going to two Sugar Bowl games, received his BA in 1947 and his MA from that in stitution in 1949. His last year he served 4a graduate assistant in foot ball und*r Carl Snavely. Direot&f Jjtohnsort said Crutchfield comes heiW^ighly ecommended for his football-know led ge and leader ship ability. Head football coach Lonnie S. MqMillian said he is pleased to have Crutchfield as a member of his staff for the coming year. July 4th Death Toll Reaches 434 (By the Associated Press) The nation’s 1953 Fourth of July obsevance, cost at least 431 persons. Utilizing Kudzu for Grazing Herd Holstein Cows wm Kv zm; . ■% ■ Land the rains can’t take—crazing the drought didn’t get. Holetein cows grazing kndcu on farm of Ralph Waldrep near here. When these cows graze the equivalent of three tens ef kndzn hay they receive the same amount of total digestive nutrient* aa 66 bushels of corn contain, according to J. B. O'Dell, of the Soil Conservation Service. Ralph Waldrop, dairyman, Rt. 2,, Brown, dairymen, whose farm ad- Laurens, is utilizing his kudzu now for grazing his herd of Holstein cows as shown above. He saves his kudzu to use during dry seasons joins Mr. Waldrop's farm, to the rear of the old County Club site, planted the largest acreage. They planted 35 acres to kudzu this spring. This thfeir lives. That was the number killed in Occidents between 6 p. m. (local time) Friday and midnight Sunday as millions took to • the beaches, woods and waterways for outings. More than 60 per cent of the toll 262 deaths—occurred in traffic cost to the county.. Ho price less mishap* One hundred twenty-one than par is to be considered in the .sale, it is stated. The auditor of the county is au thorized and directed under the bill to make a sufficient annual levy, estimated at one and one-half mills the first year to pay principal and interest. Joanna Cannery To Open July 21 f Local Plant Closes E. B. Few, agriculture teacher at Clinton high school, has announced that the cannery in the Joanna ele mentary school will serve Laurens County School District No. 56 in the future. The Clinton cannery located at the corner of Ferguson and North Woodrow streets is no longer in operation. The Joanna cannery will be open on Tuesday, July 21, at 9 a. m. Op eration days will be Tuesday and Thursday of each week until fur ther notice. Produce will be re ceived between the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 3:00 p. m. The cost is 8 cents for a No. 2 can and 9 cents for a No. 3 can. Patrons are urged to bring only high quality produce to the can nery. The school community cannery will operate under the supervision of Mrs. Marie Bannister, home ec- nomics, and Mr. Few. CpI. Archie Summer Horrie From Germany Cpl Archie M. Summer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Summer, of Kin- ards, Rt 2, recently arrived at * Fort Jackson after serving 22 months with the U. S. Armed forces in Germany. Archie will be remembered as a former employee of Joanna Cotton Mills. His wife is the former Miss Glenda Henderson, also of Kinards. Cpl. Summer is at present on fur lough at home and with friends before returning to Fot Jackson to receive his final discharge from the army. persons were drowned; only one death was attributed to firewoks; 50 were killed in various * other types of accidents, including shoot ings, fires, by lightning, electrocu tions and falls. The traffic toll was less than the 290 estimated by the National Saf ety Council. This year’s holiday was shorter than usual because the Fourth fell on Saturday. Last year, when the Friday holiday made a three-day week-end, 643 accident deaths were reported. This figure included 366 dead in traffic, 202 from drowning, two in fireworks mishaps, and 73 in the miscellaneous category. when permanent pastures are low. ! makes a total of 70 acres of the deep Mr. Walorop said, “my kudzu and;rooted, drought resistant crop that sericea are the only grazing crops | has been planted on this farm during that I have right now. Other pas tures are parched. This is the third consecutive year that my kudzu has been a life saver during periods of droughts. My cows have kept up pro duction on kudzu grazing.” Mr. Waldrop has 20 acres of kudzu on land that is generally unsuited for cultivation, by being in kudzu he is getting good returns from land that little to the farm income. There were 93 acres of kudzu planted this season . by- farmers co operating with the Laurens Soil Con servation Distrct. T. P. and D. E the past two years. They also plan to use kudzu as emergency grazing during dry periods to keep up milk production. Other dairymen who are getting good results from kudzu are Brown Brothers, two miles south of Lau rens and Rufus Langston of the Barksdlae community. Technical assistance to farmers FARMERS WINNING OYER BOLL WEEVIL IN POISON FIGHT Urged To Continue Poisoning and Wotch for Bollworms. 98 Per Cent Cotton Treated. Favorable weather conditions and farmers continuing to poison for boll weevil control is showing wonderful results. County Agent C. B. Cannon, said yesterday. Spot checking over the county last week showed weevil infesta- tation averaging 9.7 punctured shapes where poison was used. Mr. Cannon said he was unable to find unpoisoned fields for comparison check, for it is estimated that fully 98 per cent of the cotton acreage now has been poisoned. For the week June 22 average in festation was 14.5 where poison used. This compares to the pre ceding week 13.7 where poison was used, and 45 per cent infestation was applied, T8 per cent where not where not used. Cotton bollworms are beginning to show up, h^ said, and beginning to eat holes in a few shapes. This should be watched closely, he said, since considerable damage can be done by this insect. It can be con trolled with* toxophene and endrin that controls boll weevils at the same time BHC dust containing 10 per cent DDT will control wee vils and bollworms or apply at the rate of 15 pounds of a 10 per cent DDT dust alone for worm control, but • the DDT dust alone will not control the weevil. Where spray material is used, Mr. Cannon says, and 1.0 to 1.5 pounds of technical DDT per acre to the liquid insecti cide being used. Application should be made at five day inter- ■in .planting- Conservation Service in making farm conservation plans, selecting suitable land, helping to obtain plants and seed, and, making planting recom- mentions. Shorrott Resigns Work At College, Goes To Columbia South Carolina [Crop Prospects Continue Good William A. Sherratt, professor of; Columbia.—Crop prospects con- -is-a—build up of tinue good for South Carolina as a whole, although some areas of the mathematics at Presbyterian col lege for the past six years, has ac cepted a position as an engineer j state still need more rain, with the firm of Gerald H. Preach- This is the summary of the situa- er in Columbia. He, with Mrs. tion released today by the Federal- Sherratt and two sons, Billy and ( State Crop Reporting Service. Tom will leave for Columbia by ; Rainfall has been uneven and the first of August where they will | soil moisture ranges fr0m very dry make their future home. to wet, but generally the moisture supply is better downstate than in Mr. Sherratt is an engineering graduate of North Carolina State, and came here from Laurinburg, N. C., to join the college faculty. He has headed Troop No. Ill Boy Scouts as scoutmaster, and has been an active member of tbe Ki Pastor Be Installed Only 3 Victims In This State The Fourth of July holiday, long Suoth Carolina roads, claimed only one of the deadliest periods on three lives in traffic accidents this year. During the 1952 holidays for Independence Day, 17 persons were killed. Fatalities were recorded by the Friday night and 6 o’clock Monday highway patrol between 6 o’clock Highway officials said the week-|Sundoy Morning end record is ‘‘unusually good.” The highway department made special efforts to keep the fatality rate down and apparently motorists #were rewarded for heeding the ad visement of highway officials and others. Motorists’ own observance of the law also paid off, officials said. Patrolmen worked overtime in full force patrolling the main high ways and keeping a close vigil on the holiday traffic. ^ the Piedmont, parts of which, and scattered areas elsewhere, need more rain, especially for corn, hay and pasture. Cultivation is genrally good, al- bollworms. Continuing, Mr. Cannon said, farmers are using various methods this year in applying poison for weevil control from dusting cotton with a Jute bag, tractor and air plane dusting, also the little three- gallon hand spray to tractor ‘si- row spray aa well as using tbe hand mop method. Farmers are urged to not quit this excellent weevil control program before the end of the season of applying poison. Mr. Cannon said that Mr. Wingo, son-in-law of J. L. Cooper, brought to his office on the morning of July 6 cotton bolls measuring one and one-half inches in diameter. COUNCIl MOVES TO PUT ABATTOIR BACK IN OPERATION Accepts Controct To Service Gas System Cus tomers for $1100 Month. The long-standing abattoir ques tion occupied the major portion of the time of city council at its meet ing Monday night. After discussing the matter for more than an hour and considering terms of an agree ment, council voted to appropriate 52,000 toward putting the plant in good condition and to lease it to Irby Ferguson, local market owner, who would put up the balance needed to bring the abattoir up to health de partment standards and operate it for a period of ten years. Ferguson would repay the city its investment over the period of ten years at one- tenth of the principal amount year ly, plus interest. Council Instructed a special emomittee, headed by Councilman L. S. Reddeck, which had been studying the matter, to confer with the city attorney as to points to be covered by the lease Lewis Pitts, another market owner, was present and spoke in support of Ferguson. It was assumed that the market owners of the city and other institutions and individuals wero acting in concert in an effort to get the abattoir back in operation for the convenience ol all parties con cerned, as well as serving the city’s interests in providing a sanitary slaughtering place ,(or meat sold in Clinton. , 9 For the past several years local markets and others have be®« forced to use the La urens. abattoir. * ‘ The meeting Moa^ay night was presided over by Mayer Joe P. Terry with Courvcilmen Ht*h C. Ray, L. S. R edfteekr—W-.—M ?ay /the xtraA is way, :f wanis club sponsoring the troop, though most crops have been laid He and Mrs. Sherratt have made 1 hy downstate. many friends during their resi- prospects continue good, dence here who ^ill regret to learn r esUit of generally favorable they are leaving the city, and! w eat her and active poisoning for whose best wishes will follow the ; 11 ^ sect control. Lower bolls have family. i a hout reached the full grown stage ^ Ion early cotton downstate, with I - i blooming and boll setting mostly INOW LUtneran ! satisfactory in the north. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will And helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in the city. Reed the advertisements reg ularly—they t$ll you about changing prices each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage. McCartney Named By Sheriff As Deputy Daniel B. McCartney is a new dep uty in his office effective July 1, Sheriff W. A. Lowery has announc ed. The new deputori, the sheriff said, will do office work, replacing Deputy J. P. Roberts who will do field work along with the other deputies. Mc Cartney was a three-year student at Presbyterian college and married the former Miss Mattie Louise Horton of this city. They have one child and make their home in Laurens. Revival Services At HoUy Grove Church Rev. Floyd Hellams, pastor of Holly Grove Baptst church near here, announces a series of revival services will begin Sunday eve ning, July 12, and continue though Sunday evening, July 19, each eve ning at 8 o’clock, the Rev. Joseph E. Walker of Glenn Street Bap list church, Newberry, will do the preaching. The pastor cordially invites the public to attend. The Rev. J. Marion Rhoden, Jr., will be installed as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church Sunday morning, July 12, at the regular 11 o’clock service. Dr. Karl W. Kin- ard, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina, will install the pastor. Rev. Rhoden, a recent graduate of the Lutheran Theological South ern Seminary, Columbia, came here the early part of June to take A good corn crop is pretty well made in the Coastal Plain but Piedmont corn is about the critical stage, suffering from drought in places, and will need considerably more rain to develop a satisfactory yield. Tobacco prospects are very good. Curing is active with auction mar kets scheduled to open July 30. Private Moore Wins Top Honor Local Chapter To Send Delegates To State FFA Meet William Coats and Bill Dobbins will attend the state convention of Future Farmers of America as offi cial delegates for the Clinton chap ter. The convention will be held at Clemson college July 14 through the 17th. William is to receive the Stale Farmer Degree at the convention, conferred by the state association for outstanding accomplishments in the F. F. A. organization. Highlights on the convention pro gram are the public speaking con test; a tour of Clemson College camp us, Experiment Station and Farms; Selection and Crowning of the State F. F, A. Sweetheart; a trip to Oconee State Park: and presentation of awards and State Farmer Degrees E. B. Few, Agriculture teacher at the local high school and adviser of the local F. F. A chapter will be in charge of the official delegates at tending the convention from chapters in Greenwood and Laurens counties. . . _ , Appearance and a knowledge of over the duties as pastor of St. general orders” won Pvt. Wil- ' 1 lie C. Moore, Rt. 3, Clinton* the John’s. At the worship service this Sun day Dr. Kinard will preach the sermon and install Rev. Rhoden asj pastor of the congregation. Visitors are cordially invited to attend this service as well as all services at St. John’s church. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL HARVEY SHEALY, MRS. I .IT .1,IE MAE NEAL, Lydia. ROY BROWN, Spartanburg. R. G. HAIRSTON, MRS. CHARLES YOUNG, City. MRS. PERRY RAMAGE, Laurens, i MRS. B. J. UTT MRS. RONALD %■ JOHNSTON, MRS. CHARLES YOUNG, City. MRS. T .L. SUMMERS, Joanna. RALPH DORAN, PAUL KITCHENS, Lydia. honor of being regimental com mander's orderly recently. Pvt. Moore is the son of Mrs. An nie C. Moore and husband of Mrs. Ora Lee Moore of Route 3- At present Pvt. Moore is under going basic training with Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment, at Fort Jackson. A colonel’s orderly, highest hon or an enlisted man may attain dur ing basic training, is picked from the day’s guard before they go on duty by the Officer of the Guard. Selections are based on neatness and sharpness in answering ques tions on General Orders. Former Resident Wins Beauty Title Miss Charlene Turner, formerly of this city, recently won tha title of ’Miss Florida Amvet” beauty contest at the Marlin Beach Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Miss Tur- ne won a trip to Nassau and the opportunity to represent Florida at the national Amvet convention in Indianapolis, Ind., on Labor Day. Bush River Church Continues Revival Special' prayer meeting service* ere being held at Bush River Bap tist church this week. The meet ings began Sunday and continued through last night. Dr. J. E. Rawlinson of Columbia, and Bruce Galloway of Trenton, are to lead in the services July 19-26 as guest minister and song leader, respectively. Insurance Group Has Picnic Outing A district meeting of the State Farm Insurance company was held Saturday at Lake Greenwood, given by the George Tyson district for the Harold Hudson district. Local agents and their families present for the picnic were Mr. and Mrs. M. Q. Hig ginbotham and Mr. and Mrs. Louie Nabors. Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Flippo of Charlotte, N. C., were out-of-town guests. Friends of Joseph Steiner will be interested to know he is a patient at the Blalock clinic. Eichelberger and Wtoodrow Wilson present. Alderman James Craine was absent. ~" Council accepted a contract with the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority for the operation of th*i almost-eomplete gas system for Clinton. It includes maintenance, service, bdUsav and collecting for which the Authority will pay /the city $1,100 a month. The cont subject to adjustment either costs to the cijr are found to be higher or lower. After December 31, the contract is subject to cancella tion by either the Authority or the City upon 20 days notice. Council agreed to Extend a sewer line further out Ferguson street In the Prather circle area, a new de velopment, to take care of three or four houses. Council contracted to surface Elm itreet from S. Broad to Ced*r street two blocks — with crushed rock, provided all property owners sign the agreement to pay half the cost, the city paying the other half. The mayor was instructed to ne gotiate with the Clinton Cotton Mills as to some paving of streets and sidewalks in the area where the large new addition to the mill is nearing completion, previously agreed upon at a former meeting. An ordinance pertaining to alco holic liquors was adopted by coun cil, principally to conform wiUi states laws on the subject. The city clerk w'as instrue’ed to prepare a budget for the city for th ‘ fiscal year beginning September 1, and to have it ready for study at the rex* meeting of council. Council voted to employ E. L Mc Gowan, certified public accjuntant of Columbia, to make an audit o' the city’s books for' the fiscal year ending August 31. W. Brooks Owens, city clerk, read the monthly financial statement, ,showing receipt* during June of $24,823.1? and disbursements of $33,800 17. Disbursements included $4.*W in terest paid on bonds, and the month ly payment of $1,000 to the sinking fund. ‘** IN HOSPITAL HERE Friends of Mrs. James Moore of York, sister of Dr. George R Bla lock, will be interested to know' she is a patient at the Blalock clinic. • READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It wftl pay yav. It’s thrifty to shop first 111 this newspaper, then In the store* a* prices change and new merchandise is received and displayed. . BE WISE— READ THE ADS