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W-J{ '» l X ■ f -l) 1 The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News* paper, Complete, Newsy knd Reliable Volume LIV (Elintott (Elfrmttrlp If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 13, 1953 Number 33 Farm and Home Week Program Set At Clemson Clemson, August 8.—Thousands of farm people from all sections of South Carolina are expected to attend the annual Farm and Home Week here August 17-21. Addi tional thousands of town and city folks who are interested in agri culture are also expected for this annual state-wide event. Sixteen statewide farm groups or organiza tions will hold annual meetings, short courses, conferences or oth er forms ,of gatherings here during the week. Plans for the event are rapidly nearing completion. Committees appointed by Dr. R. F. Poole, presi dent of Clemson college, with Thomas W. Morgan, assistant di rector, Clemson Extension Service, as general chairman, have for weeks been developing the various phases of the over-all program- The painted program for the week now available in limited numbers at the offices of county extension workers, shows that by their com bined efforts the committees have arranged for one of the most com plete, most comprehensive presen tations of up to date, timely and practical information on farm and home subjects ever attempted for any similar T occasion. Program In general, the program provides for classroom and laboratory lec tures and demonstrations during the mornings, and field tours and demonstrations for afternoons. Daily assembly programs have been arranged for the periods just prior to the lunch hour, and for the evenings. Outstanding speak ers, musicians, and entertainers have- beep__sficured lac pro grams. CHARLES W. UNDERWOOD Southern Bell Has New Group Exchange Headquarters Here Southern Bell Telephone com pany has created a new exchange group with headquarters here, it has been announced by John C. Freeman, district manager, at Spartanburg. The new exchange ’group is being established in or der to fcerve this section of the state more effectively. The group will be comprised of Clinton, Un ion, Jonesville, Whitmire, Joanna and surrounding areas. Charles* W. Underwood, an ex perienced telephone man and for mer manager of the Greenville ex change, has been appointed man ager of the new group. A native of Atlanta, Ga., Mr. Un- oerwood is a graduate of the Uni- ersity of the Souths at Sewanee, Tenn., Taylor Martin Joins Presbyterian College Faculty S. Taylor Martin of Newbefry, has joined the faculty of Presbyte rian college, President Marshall W. Brown announced yesterday. Martin, who for the past several years has headed the mathematics department at Newberry college, will serve as associate professor of mathematics at PC. His appoint- menf, to begin with the fall semes ter, was effective July 7, the ad ministration withholding an nouncement until yesterday. Martin succeeds William A. Sherratt, who resigned to become affiliated with a Columbia firm and resume the practice of engineering. The new professor is the son of the late Prof. A. V. Martin, who headed the PC mathematics de partment for over 30 years. He al so has had previous experience at Presbyterian, having taught one year as a substitute for his father and later having assisted in the training program for the United States Air Force during World War II. Martin received his A.B. degree from Hampden-Sidney college and has had graduate work at the Uni versity of South Carolina. he was an active par- Bowman Field, in the center of.ticipant in the school’s athletic pro- the beautiful Clemson campus, will (gram. He began his telephone ca- again be covered with a display of reer in Atlanta as a survey field- 725,000-Bale Cotton Crop Is Forecast modem farm machinery and equip ment on one end of the field, and _ with a huge exhibit tent JiUed with displays of modem ^iorniT conven iences and other things which con tribute to better farm living, od the other end of the field. Demonstra tions in the operation of the heav ier type of machinery and equip ment will be given at designated times and places on the college farm during the week. Tours planned in connection with various programs will give visitors an opportunity to visit the college farm and see the crops, orchards, . poultry, livestock, dairy cattle, • forestry, irrigation, soil conserva tion, pasture, and other types of work being carried on here. Tours also will be conducted to visit his toric places in or near Clemson, such as Calhoun Mansion, Hanover House, and the Old Stone church. Revival Services At Rock Bridge Church Revival services will continue at Rock Bridge Presbyterian church near the city through Sunday eve ning. At the morning worship hour Sunday Rev. James R. Booz er will speak on "The Young Rul er,” and Mrs. Weir Davis will give the history of the church. All members and interested friends of the church are invited to attend the services Sunday and bring basket lunch to be served at midday on the grounds. In the evening the services will close with the Rev. Geo. A And erson speaking on “The Roads of Life” Cross To Raise Fund To Hospitalize Patient A fund has been started to raise money for Richard Hampton, Mrs. Joe Land said yesterday. Richard, a resident of the Clinton Mills community, is to receive treatment at Spears hospital, Denver, Colora do It is estimated that freatmehts will cost approximately $700.00. Any donations will be appreciated and c*n be made by calling Mrs. Land at 959 or Mrs. Joe Terry at 843. man in 1941. After holding posi tions of increasing responsibility in the Public Relations and Commer cial departments of the ^company, he was transferred to Greenville in 1950. to the former Miss Mary Jackson Wilburn of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., and they have two children, Charles 13, and Judith Ann, 7. The Underwoods are members of the Episcopal church and were very active in church affairs in Green ville. Mr. Underwood is a member of the South Carolina Football Of ficials association and a former member of the Southeastern Con ference Football Officials associa tion. The headquarters offices for the new group are located at the com pany’s attractive new business of fice on Gary street, which is being moved from upstairs to the ground floor location. A cotton crop of 725,000 bales of 500 pound gross weight is expected in South Carolina this year from conditions about August 1. A crop of this size would be 68,000 bales or 10 per cent greater than pro duction in 1952 and 4 per cent above average for the ten years, 1942-51, the Federal-State Crop Re porting Service said yesterday. Acreage for harvest is placed at 1,074,000 acres—two per cent below the acreage harvested last year but ooe per cent above average. The prospective yield of 324 President Orders Officials To Cut Spending Denver, Aug. 11.—President Eis enhower today ordered a new drive to cut federal spending in an effort to avoid calling a special ses sion of Congress to hike the nation al debt limit. The president wrote government department and agency chiefs from his vacation headquarters here that it is “absolutely essential" they take every possible step to reduce spending for the fiscal year which started July 1. He said they also are expected to make “substantial reductions” in the level of expenditures con templated for the year begining next July 1. Budget Director Joseph M. Dodge has instructed the agencies to submit spending estimates for the new year to him by Sept. 15. Eisenhower’s letter was made public as he conferred at the Lowry Air Force Summer White House with Adm. Arthur W. Radford, the incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The admiral will take over as chairman Saturday suceeding Gen. Omar N. Bradley, who is retiring. Radford told newsmen he gave Eisenhower a briefing on the world military situation. He noted that Bradley has been doing that at least once a week, and said the practice will be continued when the President returns to Washing ton An Eisenhower aide described this briefing as routine and added that no emergency had prompted Radford’s flying visit. ’ In reply to a question, the ad miral said he and Eisenhower did not discuss Soviet Premier Malen kov’s statement that the United States has no monopoly on the dread hydrogen borhbr But RacF ford said in response to another question that he doesn’t regard the Malenkov announcement as a fig ment of Soviet imagination. Revival Services Shady Grove Church Last Rites for Ex-Governor Robert A. Cooper Held Sunday In Laurens, Passes In Greenville Native of This County Had Long and Distinguished Career As Attorney, Solicitor, State Chief Executive and Retired Federal Judge In Puerto Rico. ^ • Greenville—Last rites were sim- the Puerto Rican Nationalist Par- pie Sunday for Robert Archer ty, the same party which made the Cooper, 79, former South Carolina abortive attempt on President Tru- govemor and retired federal judge man’s life on Nov. 1, 1950. in Puerto Rico, who died here Fri- Attempt On Life Made day. Members of this same party had Approximately 600 persons over- made an attempt on Judge Coop- flowed the Mackey Mortuary chap- er’g ijf e 13 years before, el for funeral services and later i n i93g f he had sentenced Pedro attended graveside rites at the Lau- i Albizu Campos, head of the na- rens cemetery, where the Grand tionalists, to a term in the Atlanta Masonic lodge of South Carolina penitentiary for conspiracy to over conducted graveside rites. throw the Amencan government During the service Dr. Leon M. 0 n Puerto Rica. Latimer, pastor emeritus of the On June 9, 1937, the day that First Baptist church, commented c am pos was to begin his sentence briefly on Judge Cooper’s long ca reer jn, public service. “We are well aware that this is no time for extensive tribute.” Dr. Latimer said. “Rather, we must give thanks to God for this man s service to his state and nation. This great son of South Carolina in Atlanta, seven men, acting on instructions from party leaders, tried to assassinate Judge Cooper. While he was enroute to court by automobile. Judge Cooper, re lated many years later, “they wait ed for me on a public street. I thought they were having c^r trou- FOOD Is Art 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. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing prices each week and where you can supply your needs and buy to advantage. Two Local Scouts On Mountain Expedition Neil Dailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Dailey, and Phil Roddy, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Roddy, scouts of local troop 111, left Sunday for the sixth annual Smoky Mountain expedition. The scouts left Greenville Sun day morning and arrived at Smokemont, N. C., where camp was set up. Monday they began on a trail that runs from Newfound Gap to Clingmans Dome and Sil vers Bold back to base camp. They will go in a group Thursday after noon to Cherokee where they will attend the pageant, “Unto These Hills.” Leaders for the trip will be Hom er Egger and Gilford Gulley. ■ n.■. New Auto Tags To Be Black With White Numerals Columbia, Aug. 11.—South Caro lina’s motor vehicle license plates for . 1954 . will feature white num erals on a black background, Chief C. R. McMillan announced today. The new licenses will go on sale Sept. 14. Application forms will be mailed. out a few days earlier to owners of registered vehicles. The 1953 licenses expire Oct. 31. 80 Polio Cases In Sfrate; Leads 1952 Columbia, Aug. 11.— The State Board of Health said today 80 cases of polio have been reported in South Carolina so- far this year. The number is far above the 28 cases for the same period last year, the board said, but added this year’s total was below the five- year average from 1948-52—92 cas es. Charleston county , had reported 15 cases and Greefculle county 13 to lead the state, the board said. Mr Underwood is married P° unds lint acre compares with Mr. unaerwooa is marnea 28g ]ast year 3g9 ^ 1951j and 315 pounds average. Assuming the usual relationship of lint and seed this season 295,000 tons of cottonseed is expected com pared with 289,000 last year, the report said. Reports on, weevil infestation in dicate that damage from this cause will be somewhat less than average ip 1953. The first bale of cotton was re ported ginned in Orangeburg July 29. Picking and ginning is becom ing general in the southern coun ties and bolls are beginning to open in the Central Belt. Prospects are for 14,605,000 bales in the United States this year com pared with 15,136,000 in 1952 and 22,215,000 average for the ten years 1942-51, the report concluded. Opportunity School Be Held Here — Clinton Cotton Mills is sponsor ing an Opportunity School under the supervision of the Clinton area, Laurens County School District No. 56. The school will begin at an early date. There will be morning, afternoon and evening classes in order that everyone who is interested may at tend. Classes from the first grade through high school will be taught and those completing work will receive a high school diploma. Mrs. Marvin Whitmire, a gradu ate of Newberry college, will teach the school. Enrollment will take place at the Community building Friday, August 14, at 9 a. m., to 5 p. m. Those desiring to attend are asked to enroll on this date. Presbyterian College '53 Football Schedule Sept. 19—Clemson at Clem son. Sept. 25 — Alabama State Teachers at Clinton. ' Oct. 2—Open. Oct. 9—Wofford college at Clinton. Oct. 17—Davidson at Da vidson, N. C. Oct. 24 — The Citadel at Charleston. Oct. 31 — Catawba (Home coming) at Clinton. Nov. 6—Furman at Green ville. Nov. 13 — W. C. T. C. at * Clinton. Nov. 21—Open. Nov. 26 — Newberry at Newberry. (Thanksgiving) All games to be played here at night. Revival services will begin Sun day, August 16, and continue through the 23rd at Shady Grove Presbyterian church. Services will be held each eve ning at 8 o’clock with the following visiting ministers and laymen oc- cupyini the pulpit. Sunday, August 16 — Gordon Bradford; of College Park, Ga., student pastor and a ministerial student at Presbyterian college. Monday—Rev. Stanley Hardee, pastor of Lydia Mills Baptist church. Tuesday—Rev. F. T. McGill, sec retary of South Carolina Presby tery. Wednesday — Dr. D. J. Woods, former pastor of the First Pres byterian church of this city. Thursday—Rev. George A. And erson, professor of Bible at Pres byterian college. Friday—Robert Allman, ministe rial student at Presbyterian col lege and student pastor of Joanna Presbyterian church. Sunday evening—Dr. George C. Bellingrath, academic dean at Pres byterian college. The public is invited to attend the services. County Farmers To Vote In Wheat Referendum Aug. 14 Hugh Bonds Workman, chairman of the PMA county committee, stated yesterday that he would like to remind farmers of this area who are eligible to vote in the wheat referendum to be held on August 14, to go to Pitts Implement com pany here to cast their votes ac cording to their convictions. Mr. Workman said the polls will be open from 8:30 a. m., until 5:00 p. m. Any farmer who plants more than 15 acres to wheat or who pro duces more than 200 bushels of wheat is eligible to vote in the ref erendum. Farms on which the wheat acre age is 15 acres or less; and farms on which the normal production is less than 200 bushels, when less than 15 acres are planted, will be exempt from wheat marketing quo tas. If farmers vote in favor of mar keting quotas then there will be a price support loan of 90 per cent of parity available to farmers who do not overplant acreage ^ allot ments. If wheat marketing quotas are disapproved in the referendum then the price support loan will be on 50 per cent of parity, he said. bore himself as a humble servant ble. There were seven in the au- of Christ.” tomobile, one driving and the other Dr. Latimer read several Bible j six who opened fire, passages, including the 23rd Psalm, i -Why they didn’t kill me and and Tennyson’s “Crossing the Bar." | my drived and a detective assigned A mixed chorus -sang "Rock of to ride with me, I will never Ages,” and "How Firm a Founda- know.” tion.” : The six men fired about 30 shots John I. Smith of Greenville, > in all through the windshield of state grand master, headed a large the Ford automobile. Judge Coop- group of Masons from all oyer er said there were “eight or nine” South Carolina, in the graveside convictions resulting from • the at- service. , tempt on hi’s life. Since his retirement as federal Judge Cooper always proudly judge in Sept, 1947, Judge Cooper I carried a gold pocket watch given and Mrs. Cooper had lived here at him by the federal bar association the Ottaray hotel except for oc- m Puerto Rica at the time of his casional visits to California and retirement. * * Puerto Rico. He had long been an advocate He was the son of the late Henry of statehood for Puerto Rica. "It’s A. and Elizabeth (Jones) Cooper, i the only fair thing,” he declared. He attended-schools-- -Laurens, ^ gpefca W«U of Citasaarf county. _ -*/ He spoke too of the fine Puerto In 1895, Judge Cooper taught i Rican cituenry whose loyalty to school, "all grades,” he liked to the United States, he said, was un say, .at Horse Creek school in questioned, in contrast to that of Greenville county. < l the minority which caused trouble He read law and in 1898 was ad- for the United States, mitted to' the bar and formed a Describing himself as a Jeffer- partnership with the late U. S ; son fan Democrat, Judgtf Cooper Sen. J. L. M. Irby. That same year lamented the concentration of pow- he was appointed magistrate in ers in Washington. Laurqns county. In 1900 and again j "It would take a revolution al- in 1902 he was elected to the state most,” to get back to the Jeffer- legislature. soman democracy he so admired. Then for 12 years he was solici- Judge Cooper was Grand Mas- tor of the eighth judicial circuit ter of Masons in South Carolina consisting of Abbeville, Laurens, from 1915 to 1917 and was a past Greenwood and Newberry counties, potentate of Omar Shnne Tem- Solicilor 12 Years pie. Charleston He was the last South Carolina i He was a member of the First governor to serve two consecutive Baptist church of Laurens, terms just prior to the termn of of- Judge Cooper was twice mar- fice being changed to four years, ried, his first being to the late His two two-year terms from 1918 Mrs. Mamie Machen Cooper of to 1922 embraced the post-war Princeton. Froin that union one period and the first serious finan- daughter, Mrs. James H. Dissman, cial repercussions from World War I of Glendale, Calif, survives. I. His second marriage was to Miss Before he completed his second Dorcas Calmes of Laurens, who term as governor Judge Cooper, survives him, with one son, Rob- was appointed by President Hard- ert A. Cooper, Jr., of New Orleans, ing to the U. S. Farm Loan Board La. and though it was a predominantly; One brother, Wtster Cooper, of Republican board, he served five Ware Shoals, and four grandchil- years, three years as its chief ex- dren also survive. ecutive officer. * For a time he practiced law in - Washington.* former L.lintoman During 1929-32, he was closely (")- Vicif In f’ifu associated with the Democratic 5 ,n National Committee, working to- .. , r, 7 ,. , ward, the election of a Democratic Prather ard ,,rs Prather president. Later, he served as the l f Kissimmee, Fla . are visiting his committee’s liaison with Congress. ’ r °ther. J^ P. Prather and fam- President Roosevelt called upon) 1 -\, and ot | 1 7 r re ^ atives * n *he state. Judge Cooper to help organize the ,. Mr ' j ra A ier ‘ s a s< ?? °* the Iate Commodity Credit Corporation of!‘ ‘ and M 1 " 5 Rufus Prather, pion- the RFC, and he served as its gen-' ?. er , r f- side " t f of th , 1 L7' omr ? unit >' eral counsel for some months. ♦k ^ S m , and stnce In 1934, Mr. Roosevelt appoint I th ® n ha ^ ha£i varied business alter ed him to the federal judgeship, a in Kissimmee. His friends and post he was to hold until 1947: aw l uamtance s here are glad to scfe through some of the most hectic l ^ un a ^ am and to know that he u year’s of the dependency’s history. | r ^ coverm ^ from a rocent serious Judge Cooper came to love K ness Puerto Rico, as did Mrs. Cooper. | ^ They often spoke oi their happy District Meet Here years on the beautiful island. r\ j r ' He knew well the fanaticism of Urd6f Eastern Star MRS. LITTLE IN HOSPITAL Friends of Mrs. Ed Little will re gret to know she is a patient at the Blalock clinic. Annual Homecoming Will Begin Revival At Fairview Church A district meeting of the East ern Star will be held Friday eve ning at 8 o’clock at the Masonic Temple. The district deputy grand matron, Mrs. Mary Taylor, will be The Fairview Baptist church will I PIS!" “ d *rv.ce, w„l be £4*5 with its annual hocemonig picnic dinner on the grounds Sunday, Au gust 16 | > The Rev. J. E. Rouse, pastor of the First Baptist church of Lau rens, will be the guest speaker, Rev. T. B. Altman, pastor of the church, has announced. The regular schedule for Sunday school has been changed for the day from the afternoon hour to 10:30 a. m., and preaching services will follow. There will be services through- out the week at 8:00 p. m., and al 10:00 a m. daily, omitting Monday morning and both the Saturday services . The series will close Sunday, Au gust 23. The public is cordially in vited to attend. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yon. 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