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/ f'" 1 T .<»-* r-j- ‘ ) The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton Chronirlr If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 1, 1953 Number 40 err-^r. HALLMARK SHIRT MANUFACTURIK6 CORP. ihcreAsihg productioh of plant here Output Stepped Up 20 Per Cent Recently Due To Reorgani zation and Expansion Program. To Reach 2,000 Dozen Weekly Next Year. Headed By Edward Ginsberg As President. When most Clinton residents ly 100 years ago and has been re start digging into winter wardrobes ! tained ever since. Distribution is the Hallmark Shirt Manufacturing made through jobbers all over the Corporation looks to spring. I nation, with some shirts exported This Clinton factory thus follows abroad, the law of the trade in operating at Although the shirt industry as a least six months ahead of the cal- i whole concentrates upon sports endar. A force of salesmen already! shirts to the extent of about 70 per is out taking orders for the spring, cent of its total production, Hall line, and Hallmark will start pro-! mark secures its biggest sales ducing these spring goods in De- through dress shirts. Approx:- cember for January delivery. j mately 60 per cent of its product is Clinton is the sole producing cen- in the dress shirt line, ter for this distinguished old shirt Mr. Ginsberg pointed out he pre company which even now is in the ' fers ^ dres f shirt, because f it is midst of a reorganization and ex-! a mol-e constant product. Styles pan si on program which will mean and patterns of sports shirts are greater output, more employees continually changing, he said RED DEVIL FOOTBALL SQUAD AT CLINTON HIGH and a larger payroll. Edward Ginsberg, president of the Hallmark Shirt Manufacturing Corporation and the man who es tablished the factory here in 1941, returned to Clinton three months ago. Since that time he has stepped up production 20 per cent, to the point where his plant is now turn ing out shirts at the rate of 1,350 dozen per week. Within the next year he plans to increase this In keeping with the figures of the industry, almost one-half of all shirts produced by Hallmark, are in the 15 to 15 1-2 size range in dress shirts and the medium size in sportswear. Regular sizes range between 14 and 17 but the company makes a few shirts as large as 20 and as small as 13 1-2 to take care of special orders. Clinton and Hallmark have found ir association., mutually benefic ial'. The payroll is a weekly boost ure to around 2,000 dozen weekly to dt business> and the company More efficient operation of the| in turn has found clinton a good assembly line technique is C1 d?d as source 0 £ i abor supply. President the reason for the 20 per Cent m-, Ginsb ints out he has little crease. This means maintaining a turnK)ver in his force, and he is constant flow of goods through the d o{ the fact that manv of his *0 different operations which are, l e€s have been ass0 ciated necessary o transform the original wi £ the lant for more than 10 cloth ino tailored shirts. v e ars In his plans for further increas-i'' ^ ed production, Mr. Ginsberg wiil install extra machines around the; Committee Members first of the year,* and he also ex-1 pects to expand working and ware-i Firti row (left to right): Don Rhame. Marion Madden. Gary Bodie, Calvin Lee. Bobby Peanon. Paul Hardman, and Gerald Gilstrap. Second row: Coach Thornton. Lanier Johmon, Glenn Walker. Floyd Fuller, Roy Benjamin. Har old Simmons, Jack Simmons. Maxie Wallensine, and Bob Franks. Third row: Robert Finley. Silas Campbell. Russell Trammell. Ike Ray. Dusty Reaves. Ed Smith. George Copeland. Robert Neely, and Sam Leaman. Fourth row: Ed Pitts. Phil McGee. Jim Clark. Martin Gwinn. Johnny Roy Webb. Jimmy Dutton. Smith Family Presented Awards As Master Farmers Clinton High Easily Downs Woodruff, 31-0 Joanna Girl Wins Numerous Gifts As Miss Florida Amvet • Miss Charleen Turner of Joanna, ft Saturday for Washington to take of one of the benefits she the result of her recent selection as national. Miss AmVct of 1953. She had been v' Mr. tet of the year,-and he also ex- p 0| . F Qrm p rogram( house floor space, he said. As Hallmark’s operations expand, so -does its payroll. The weekly pay to approximately 200 employ ees now totals around $7,000 and is Workman Head At the meeting of delegates held t the PMA office in Laurens Mon- gradually increasing. President day the following county commit- Ginsberg hopes to have this figure, teemen were elected to serve dur- reach $12,000 with his planned P r0 * ing the next twelve months, ac- “^feSn^actory which Ed-|« >° H A- ROPP. county of- ward Ginsberg heads—known of- “ ce manag 61 ’- ficially as the Haltlmark Shirt | Hugh B. Wornman, Rt. 3, Clinton, Manufacturing Corporation—is the! chairman. subsidiary of the Hallmark Shirt Grover C. Roper, Rt. 3, Laurens, Company, one of the oldest shirt vice-chairman. companies in the nation. This par-j Fred S. Stoddard, Rt. 1, Ownigs, ent company has been directed by! third member. the same family since its establish-1 Community committeemen elect- ment as the Hall-Markwell Com-1 ed on various dates held earlier pany just after the Civil War. Its over the county were as follows, president is B. K. Woodward, Jr., jn the following order: chairman, whose great uncle founded the firm i v ice-ch£(irman and regular member, and whose father also served as | b y townships: president. . . Cross Hill—Charles R. Turner, Styling, buying of piece goods ^^jjam W. Watkins, Henry S. Bry- and selling are all the function of son the main company offices hi New Dials _ Archie L A dair, Ernest D. York. Production of Hallmark Harris> Robert L Thompson . shirts is concentrated in the single. Hunter—Stewart O. Brown, Mil- " W ^ ldia „ ry J1 plan i 1 l ere J ^ 4 ton H. Bums, W. R. Garrett. The Hallmark trade name dates ( —James D. Neighbors, Tan back to the original company near-, M Ray> John D Copeland . _ ir — k . Laurens—John W. Tinsley, Earle Godfrey To Attend R Blakely, H. Herman Wheeler. National Guard KT’ W "' Sullivan—Wiliam F. Hellams, H. O. Abercrombie, James D. Wasson. Waterloo—J. B. O’Dell, Robert id Mrs lutv title w entered as - Miss title .'he won wl Lauderdale. Miss Turner is Clinton high sehi ; of Miss CHS of the ‘ prettiest'’ siting Her par- W. F. Turner Z .jAunruag-the- ich she had Florida AmVe ♦ Clinton’s Red Devils opened up Mr. and Mrs. Clifford T. Smith their single wing attack behind red- were presented a plaque last night headed Bobby Pearson’s passes at their home in the Bush River 1 Woodruff’s Wolverines here ^™tag .... ... . i Monday ngiht before a large crowd gainect a community signifying their selec-; of spectators lion as a Master Farm Family with j Maxie Wal ' lcB2lne bucked through a number ot friends and neighbors (he mlddlc 4) ds for chn . on - = present for the occasion. ,l tlr5t m the Ursi au-rter. The presentation of the awaru^^gy Pearson’s running attempt for was made by William C. LaRue, ;the extra point fell short, associate editor of the Progressive Pearson tossed to Clark early in Farmer. Dr. D. W. Watkins, direc- * be second quarter for 32 yards to tor of the South Carolina Extension move the ball to the Woodruff 15 Service, and Miss Juanita Neely, i and set u? t he second Red Devil state home demonstration agent, al- score. Silas Campell charged up the so took part on the program. Mr. for the touchdown from the LaRue cited the Smiths for out- j^ Ro y Benjamin’s extra point at- standing accomplishments in jam- tempt from placement was wide, ing the honor, Th£. Master Farm, -Calvin Lee smashed off tackle lairs. I amily award is given jointly by from his w i n g bac j c spot to travel ° ne oi ^ prizes that went with The Progressive Farmer and ln e i n j ne yards for the third Red Devi , the national title was an eight-week Extension Service. This year nine p earson t oaed to Benjamin course in dramatics in Washington, South Carolina families were se * f or the extra point. ; with all expenses paid. She has re jected to receive ^e honor. Next; clinton recovered a Woodruff fum- signed her position in Fort Lauder- year awards will be given m North ble Qn the Woodruff 30-yard line dale and Wl11 take the dramatics ThenThe rotation wilfrtart ^ver 5 to set up their fourth TD Pearson course. She also will get an all-ex- Th In makinp he a^ar^MrLaRue paSsed t0 Mari <» Madden for the P enses P aid trip to Paris in Novem- In making the award Mr. LaRue 3Q ^ and another ^ pear _, In addition she also received a District Educational Seminar Held, Here At Methodist Church The Fall Educational Seminar or the Woman’s Society of Christian Service of the Methodist chureft, was held here last Thursday at Broad Street Methodist church. “Chrisian Q;.-cipleship Around th<:' World” was the theme for the day and the primary purpose of the meeting was to present plans for teaching the Mission and B.bit- studies in the local churches. The devotional was conducted by the Rev. E. K. Garrison pastor of the hostess church. Mrs. James Pitts organist, and Miss Ida Gene Chaney, soloist, gave special musi cal selections. Mrs. Wilmot Shealy gave words of welcome which were responded to by Mrs. W C. Hol- royd, district president. Mrs. Dwight Patterson, secretary of mis sionary education for the district, led in discussing the new studies and their importance in the total program of the church. Mrs. Paul Knox, district vice- president, presented the program material. She stressed the impor tance of the program committee and urged the use of the valuable program material. She suggested that both A and B programs be studied and perhaps parts of both mighe be used. She asked that the World Federation of Methodist Women be presented at lea t once a quarter. Mrs. Helen B. Bourne, confer- CU Chi ecretary pr The Life Around tl Mrs. N.Ie nted tthe first 1 Task of the World." The nted, but th# 1 ' * i rv n/4 in ,a recent graduate of ool and won the title 1950. She was voted and most "popuLar” chool's 1951 yearbook, and took an active part in students af* iged the '•logon — "Through ^ nd Me—there is No Other W Mrs. F. C. DuBose, Jr., secret J Spiritual Life, discussed the >’e study. "Jeremiah’, t: um th? most Christ-Ukc Bi- calied all the prophet. He was also the praying prophet. She urged that all the studies be publicized. Mrs. Lavinia Cooley, secretary of Youth Work, presented the studies for youth and children's courses She stressed again and again the importtance of the young people and their need for Christian leaders Mrs. Bourne read a letter from Dr. Ruth Bartholomew of Paine college, telling of a young African pointed out the threefold basis of JU / aras ana anoiner score. rear -j*^‘. *“ “ couple and their small son, Sam- qualification. j son s pass t0 Harold ^unwons wa s J a ^ h and ° ther an , d had th « mie , who are attending school this “Recipients are selected on the incomplete for the extra point. ° , l n * v e Kran marc a ‘ year at Paine college, basis of what they are contributing At the end of the first half Clinton (^e national AmV et convention. Dates for zone meetings were in farming homemaking and citi- lead 25 -°- In speaking of the honor Mus Tur- set The tiTst is 2one \ at Lowell zenship,” he said. ‘The award is a Pearson flipped a 32-yardpass n ^ r said \ Jt was a * reat thri “ t,a Street, Greenwood, Sept. 29. at 3 30; i Zone II at Waterloo October 16, 00 Zone III at Lebanon, Newber- zenship,” he said. ’The award is a Pearson nipped a ^-yardpass =r u ’. Sti recognition of outstanding farmers to Jimmy Clark to mo\’e the ball lo, rr ‘ e ’ Ainnir1 ^ btiC at the national 2o and distinguished citizens whose Woodruff’s 232 yard line midway of i en ’* on - Am\ets were won- 3 ( H^mnnctratinn and the fourth Quarter. Pearson nasspd to me and I am very grateful rv well-rounded demonstration and the fourth quarter. Pearson passed t° me and I am very grateful application of principles and ideals to Clark again and this time it was tor everything they have done for serve as an inspiration to others for the 23 yards and the final Clin- me - _ about them.” ton tally. Pearson’s pass to Benjamin j Calling the award the highest for the extra point fell incomplete. honor that can come to a farmer, ^ Mr. Smith expressed appreciation ; i ..-M. and said that he and Mrs. Smith M,ss LUClIe MettS felt very humble. Jubilee In Californio Twenty-two officers of the South Carolina National Guard will at- L. McPherson, William J. Mitchell, tend the T5th Diamond Jubilee; Youngs—Hosea M. Cook, Thomas General Conference of the National R. O’Shields, Albert B. Wingo. Guard Association of the United States in San Diego, Calf., October 17-24. Among the group will be State Adjt. Gen. James C- Dozier, Major General John C. Henagan of Dil lon, and Brig. Gen. Ansel B. God frey of this city. The contingent will travel by National Guard air craft. The conference is an annual af fair and will be attended by dele gates from all the states and terri tories. The California National Guard will be host to the confer ence. ^ ■ The Ads Are All-Important To You Th#* advertising columns of THE CHRONICLE each week carry important and helpful advertising “new»”^from busi ness firms. They tell you of latest prices and values in gro ceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and all lines of merchandise. They help you in supplying the daily needs for your family and home. Shop In THE OHRONTfTCIiE first. Newspaper advertising has no substitute. It does not hang on the air ... it is not brief headlines here or there with a momentary interest. Ads have an important local quality. And this newspaper reaches just about everybody in this town. and community, not just fractions of audiences. Newspaper advertising helps you to buy well and save. Clinton Mon Aboard Carrier Named Magistrate Laurens Township Wreck Injuries Prove Fatal To Shealy Lawson ry, October 21 at 3 30, and Zone IV at Carolina Heights October 14 Shealy Lawson, 24, of this city, died Saturday night in the Spar- anburg General hospital from in 'Maid of Cotton' Contest October 8 At Laurens High School The Laurens Jaycees wish to re mind the people of Laurens county of the big “Maid of Cotton” con test which will be held Thursday, October 8, a t8 o’clock in the Lau rens high school auditorium. A good number of contestants have entered the competition for this county’s representative to the South Carolina Maid of Cotton con test to be held at Clemson in No vember. In addition to the actual judging entertainment is being planned for the public. Everyone is invited to attend this big annual event. The judging by out of town judg es will be made at the conclusion of the contest. Gov. James F. Byrnes on Thurs _■ , . . ui. u«r day appointed MUs Lucie Metts! at Columbia eollexe were offe urii o n 38 magistrate of Laurens township, “ ‘ ^ st 7 ’ ^ as a g ulde in presenting thi$ stu ou Chie i P f ty .° ff i cer . W a ^ succeeding the late James T. Miller maming cntlcal since then and he vr~ S.,. skJL Shepard of this « a ^" d who died September 12. The ap- n ^ er regained consciousness. Aircraft Carrier USS Lake Cham-, ment was made the rec-1 /^ neral se ™ ces w * re co^ct- pUjm which ^ wrRten up an ar-, ommendation of Sen . Ralph T. Wil-1 Truluck, Wilson To Edit The Sentinel, First Issue Appeors The first issue of The Sentinel, Clinton high school studenst’ publi cation, was distributed among the student body Monday 'morning. The paper is headed by Jackie Truluck and Martha Wilson as edi tors. Roger Poore is business man ager, with heads for other depart ments of the paper also named. The faculty literary advisor is Mrs. James P. Sloan. Mary Sue Dariv now a first year student at Furman university, was editor of the paper last year. tide in Life Magazine on Septem ber. 2|. The carrier is now in Ko rean waters. Mr. Shepard has been in naval service twelve years. Mrs. Shep pard is residing in the King apart ments. NEW SUBSCRIBERS HONOR ROLL Newcomers to Clinton will make a good start by subscribing to THE CHRONICLE. List your subscrip tion today. son of this county. Miss Metts for 23 years Jhas serv ed as clerk and stenographer in the office. The recommendation was made the senator said, on an agreement between himself and Miss Metts under which she would resign at the expiration of the late 1 magis trate’s term in April, 1955, so that nomination for the office could be I made again in next summer’s pri- I mary. Otherwise, he said, her ap pointment would be for two years from~the date of her commission. The senator said that he will re quest the county Democratic execu- Welcome and thanks to those on ^ ve CO mmittee to put the office in our Honor Roll today MRS. ROY EDENS, B. B. OWINGS City. MRS. ANNIE LAWSON Lydia. MRS. JAMES L. McCAULEY, Laurens. MRS. EARL P. BARRON, Glasgow, Scotland. PVT. EVELYN WHITE, Fort Banning, Ga. MISS SHIRLEY ASBILL, Athens, Ga. MRS. FRAN ROBBINS, K. W. McKITTRJCK, HARRY L. BLACK, WTLLLAM M. YOUNG, City. MISS JOYCE DUNAWAY, Rock Hill. MRS. M. D. DOUGLAS, Georgetown. MISS NELL TIMMERMAN, Montreat, N. C. BOYCE WILSON, Clemsor the primary again even though it is an appointive office under the con stitution. i Miss Metts, he said, was entirely agreeable to the arrangement and even suggested that the present ap pointment be made under a pri mary. TB Meet In Laurens Friday Afternoon The annual meeting of the Lau rens County Tuberculosis associa- , tion wlh be held Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the health center building in Laurens, with officers and all interested citizens in the work of the organization invited to be present. 1 The meeting will be presided over by Joe L. Delaney of Joanna, president of the* association. A fi- J nancial report for the year will be submitted b> Sam M. Leaman, treasurer of the group. borough Chapel Methodist church near Cross Anchor by the Rev. G. T. Hughes and the Rev. A. A. Law- son. Intermen followed in the church cemetery, attended by a large gathering of friends from this community and elsewhere. Pallbearers were R. C. Lawson, Milton Herrington, James Sumler, John B. Willard, James Brock and Frank Lawson^ Mr. Lawson V a s a native of this county where most of his life was spent. He was a son of Victor Law- son and the late Mrs. Clara Duna way Lawson of this community. He was a member of the Yarborough Chapel Methodist church and a vet eran of World War II. . He is survived by his wile, Mrs Bonnie W. Lawson, and one son, James B. Lawson; his father, Victor Lawson, all of his communtity; three brothers, Harold and Ralph of this city, and Hershel Lawson, United States Army; two sisters, Mrs. Frances L. Thomas of Newber ry, and Mrs. Marie L. Hipp of this city. Clemson Club Meets Tuesday In Laurens The Laurens County Clemson club will hold its first meeting of the season on Tuesday, October 6, with a “dutch” barbecue chicken supper at the Laurens county fair grounds. Guests will be Walter Cox and Gene Willimon of the Clemson col lege staff. Two films of Clemson games will be shown according to Maxcie Crews, club president. at 3:00 o’clock. "Alcohol and the Christian! Re sponsibility” was discussed by iMrs. j L. E. Gatlin, secretary of C. R. and L. C. A., and Mrs. Ryan Atkin:;, secretary of Public Relations. They were assisted by Mrs. Joe Shealy, a member of the Chnsian Action classroom of the School of Missions. Committee. Plans made in the classroom of the School of Missions offered tudy Mrs. Joe Shealy told? interesting' facts about "Spanish Speaking Americans.” Representatives af 30 denominations came together to select the book to use for this stud.., she said, and the book by John R. Scotford was chosen. Mrs. Bourne urged the women to go home and work to make a bet ter church and a better world. Mrs Shealy asked for help in the cam paign for local option. Miss Kate Kilgo gave a closing, thought, “Love One Another,’’ and Mrs. Patterson dismissed the meet ing with prayer. The women of the hostess church served lunch. A bit of color wa>. added by each person having the meal ticket in the form of an au- umn leaf pinned on her dress. ASSOCIATION’ MEET The first meeting oi the Laureuj County Education Association will be held in the Laurens Kigh school auditoium on Thursday, October 1 at 3:30 p. m. FOOD... Is An Important Item With Housewives You will find helpful Gro cery and Market News in THE CHRONICLE every week from leading food stores in die city. Read the advertisements reg ularly — they tell you about changing prices each Week anj where you can suppl" you needs an&^buy to adva: '.age