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I ‘~i The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable * . ' • - (minton (Ebronuto If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 8, 1953 Number 41 Joanna’s “Open House” Announced for Oct. 21 Conducted Tours To Be Made of Joanna Cotton Mills and Community. Display Be Shown of Nation ally-Known Goods Made From Joanna Cloth. Com mittee on Arrangements Invites Citizens of Clinton, Laurens, Newberry and Nearby Communities To Attend the Special All-Day Event. AERIAL VIEW OF JOANNA COTTON MILLS Joanna Cotton Mills Company, Joanna, America's largest manufac turer of fabrics for window shades, and one of South Carolina’s leading textile mills, announces an Open House event, including conducted tours of the mill and a drive through the Joanna community, to be held from 9:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M. on Wednesday, October 21. Announcement of the “Open House” event is made by Walter Regnery, executive officer of the company, and vice-president of the parent Joanna Western Mills Com pany of Chicago. Completion of a program of modernization, and the installation of new machinery and equipment involving an outlay of several million dollars provided the occasion for inviting the public to visit the plant, according to Mr. Regnery. A committee on arrangements for the October 21st event, as an nounced by Mr. Regnery, is headed by J. B. Hart, treasurer, and is com posed of J. L. Delaney, Superin tendent; W. K. Waits, Assistant Su perintendent; L. A. Crawford, As sistant Superintendent; Miss Thel ma Waller, Educational Director; Miss Kitty Mae Moseley, Hospital Administrator; Carl Franzen, Mas ter Mechanic; James P. Sloan, Per sonnel Manager; J. S. Bolick, Resi dent Engineer; Mrs. Edna R. Foy, secretary to- the Vice-President; J. I. Moore, Athletic Director; Floyd Pitts, Law Enforcement Officer; and G. N. Foy, Assistant Superin tendent School District No. 56. In addiiton, more than 100 members of the office and plant staff will act as guides and hostesses for the occasion. v Tours of the mill, Joanna Hos pital, Joanna Club house, will'begin with asignment of groups/to guides at a special registration building at 9:00 A. M., and will continue until 6:00 P. M. Every stage of the mill’s operation, from opening of the cot ton bales through carding, spin ning, weaving, and preparing cloth for shipment will be shown the visitors- In the Joanna club house at the tour’s end, guests will be served light refreshments, and will see an interesting display of such end products as window shades, draperies and curtain materials. guest will get a well-illustrated booklet showing and telling about Joanna’s people, processes and products. Guides will point out and explain the many stages in the trip. While it has been Ihe policy • at Joanna to take visitors through the plant, the “Open House” ar ranged for Wednesday, October 21, is the first large-scale showing of this shade-cloth mill to the general public. It is anticipated and hoped that all who % have wanted to see the operation of* a complete textile mill will Attend the interesting event. McCaskill Named As Assistant To Orphanage Head Announcement is made that the Rev. Ralph E. McCaskill has been chosen as assistant to Dr. M. A Macdonald, president of Thomwell orphanage and will enter upon his duties on November 1. The board of trustees at its June meeting in structed President Macdonald and the executive committee to secure someone to assist in the work. Two years ago Mr. McCaskill held a series of evangelistic ser vices at the Thomwell Memorial church and pleasure is expressed by the orphanage family with the announcement he is to become a member of the staff. Mr. McCaskill was born in Bain- bridge, Ga. He attended the U. S. Naval Academy 1923-24 and gradu ated from Southwestern with a BA. Degree in 1927. He is a gradu ate of Columbia Seminary and has dope graduate work at Union Semi nary, Richmond, Va. Mr. McCaskill has held pastorates in Delhi, La., Staunton, Va., and was pastor of the Zion and Olivet churches of Bethel Presbytery. '(From 1935-41 he served as a chap lain, U. S. Army Reserve Corps at Ft. Oglethoipe, Ga., Ft Bragg, N. C., Ft. Screven and the Canal Zone and attained the rank of colonel. He served the Presbyterian church at Kingstree from 1944-47 and CLINTON BECOMES HOSIERY CENTER OF THE SOUTH \ Dapper Hosiery Mill and C. W. Anderson Hosiery Adduce Two Mil lion Parrs of Botdtery Annual ly. Owned and Operated By Anderson. Air view of Joanna Cotton Mills Co., Joanna, where aii “Open House” event will be held for the public on Wednesday, October 21, with conducted tours of the mills and exhibits of products. The plant’s manage ment and 1800 employees will be hosts for the occasion. Shown here, in addition to the mill bnildins^. are Joanna Memorial hospital, extreme lower left, the club house, left center, and the Joanna apartments, lower right. Chest Drive To Start Tuesday, Goal Is Increased comes here from Mt. Zion church, dress goods, and many other na- j st. Charles, in Harmony Presbytery tionally-known and advertised w here he served for six months as goods made from Joanna cloth. , I executive secretary. As guests complete the trip! Mr. McCaskill is married to the Clinton’s second annual Com munity Chest drive will start of ficially Tuesday morhing, October 13, with a kick-off meeting, to be held at Hotel Mary Musgrove at 8:30 A. M. Harry MoSween, chairman of the drive committee, announced that drive will have as its goal the total final plans have been completed of $15,000, it was announced yes- and that teams are now being pick- terday by Rufus E. Sadler, presi- ed by the group leaders. dent of the board of trustees. Assisting Mr. McSween this year ^ goal was get by the budget $15,000 Budget Set For Community Chest Drive Campaign Opens October 13 With Kick-off Break fast. Chairmen and Team Workers Named. List of Participating Agencies Announced and Amounts Allocated Given. Appeal To Be Community-Wide. Clinton’s second annual united are: Ansel Godfrey, chairman of the small industry and special gifts sec tion; W. C. Baldwin, chairman of the city drive; Mia. H. E. Sturgeon, use ma( j e 0 f the money given them, and Mia. Joe Leake, co-chairmen of outlined plans and needs for the neighborhood dnve; Wilmot the com i ne V ear Shealy, chairman of the institutions sectiorr; and Messrs. George Comel- son and Calvin Cooper, who will handle the drive in Clinton and Ly dia Mills. , . . , , . AU solicitors for the committees if 8 ” d . nve - “ » ?f helping heeded by Mr. Godfrey, Mr. Bald-i l *' e 'f s ’ ™’ T "" un ‘ t / chest drive to win, Mrs. Sturgeon end Mrs. Leake! lie goel. are invited to the kick-off meeting! Robert M. Vance, chairman of Tuesday morning. Coffee and toast budget committee which re- was pointed out that there were several hundred Clinton boys now in service who are receiving bene fits from this agency. The agency applied for membership, last year excluded because the budget was based on past experience in the Clinton area. The emergency fund was increas ed slightly. This local fund has proven most effective in helping merchants take care of the many r . . hardship cases which come to them In several instances increases each w ^ k ^ were allowed, because of increased expenses, and because the agencies had accepted reductions for last I committee in a meeting October 1 in which all agencies who partici pated last year reported on the Twin corporations, home-owned and under the same management, have made Clinton a hosiery center of the South. These corporations are the Dap per Hosiery Mill and the C. W. Anderson Hosiery Company, bothi owned and operated by Collie W. Anderson. Together, they form oiie of the largest manufacturers and distributors of nylon hosiery in the state. Approximately two million pairs of hosiery are being produced here annually, and sales extend over 11 Southern states from Virginia to Texas. This organization is among the few hosiery producers in the na tion which does the complete jol> of knitting, finishing and selling its product. And the entire operation —from the first netting and seam ing, through dyeing and finishing^ to the final selling of the hosiery— is conducted through Ihe plants and offices here. The Dapper Hosiery Mill is the knitting plant while the C. W. And erson Hosiery Company handles the finishing and selling part of the operation. Mr. Anderson serves as president of both corporations. Harry Nettles is vice-president of Dapper and Gary Lehn secretary- treasurer. Sales are made to wholesalers, retailers and chain stores and Presi dent Anderson points out that his organization must keep constantly alert to the changing styles and de- through the mill, and inspection of fabric displays, they will be invited to drive through the Joanna com munity to see the churches, schools, recreation facilities and the resi dences where many of the plant’s 1800 employees and their families live. Joanna’s committee on arrange ments is planning to entertain sev eral thousand visitors on October! 21. Employees of the mill and their families and friends, high school groups, and the citizens of Clinton, Laurens, Newberry and other nearby communities are be ing invited, to attend by newspa pers and radio. Special invitations are being extended to officials of other textile plants in the area, and to Joannas’ friends in other states. The general public is invited. To assist visitors in understand ing the mill’s complex operations, more than 70 large posters through out the route will explain specific machines and processes. Each The Ads Are All-lmportanf To You The advertising columns of ITOC CHRONICLE each week carry important and helpful advertising “news” 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 hedp you in supplying the daily needs for your f anally and home. Shop in THE OHRONNICOE first Newspaper advertising has no substitute. It does nbt Kang 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. former Miss Mary Chandler of Columbia, and they have two sons, Ralph E„ Jr., student at Presby terian college and W. Chandler, a senior in high school. Connie Maxwell And Thomwell Each Get $60,000 Bequests It is announced from Greenwood that Connie Maxwell Children’s Home of that city, and Thomwell Orphanage of this city, have re ceived bequests of $60,000 each from the estate of the late W. T. Bailey of Anderson and Greenville, who died last year. It was stated that both institutions probably will receive additional funds when the final settlement of the estate is made. Miss Sara Bailey of Anderson, who teaches at Forest City, N. C., is executrix of her brother’s estate, and she, with another sister, Mrs. Arthur Link, of Abbeville, present ed the $60,000 checks recently. Mr. BaUey was never married and he willed his property to stitutions and charities. in- B&PW Club To Observe Business Women's Week Hie Clinton Business and Profes sional Women’s club will cele brate National Business Women's Week Oct 11-17 and plan many ac tivities during the week. Attractive posters have been placed In business windows in the city. , ^ Garden Club Has Cake Sale The Yellow Jasmine Garden club is sponsoring a cake sale Sat urday morning at 9 o’clock at the Trolley House on Broad street will be served and final instruc tions given so that the drive can get off to a good start. Due to the fact that teachers could not attend the meeing, the institutions drive will start when convenient in each school, but Mr. Shealy hopes that his leaders will get started on Tuesday also. Materials have arrived for use in store windows and a plastic Red Feather pin will be used this year as a symbol of participation. Each donor is asked to wear his pin for the entire week, October 12-17, as a symbol of his assistance in this drive. The theme for this year’s drive is “INCREASE YOUR GIFT TO MEET THE INCREASED BUD GET,” the trustees have announc- ed. Community Calendars Now Offered For Sak The Community Calendar for 1954 which is being sponsored by the local BdaPW club, is being rec ognized as an invaluable aid to the people of the community. The club meetings and other functions will be listed on the cal endar. In arranging nights for these meetings the calendar should prevent many conflicts that occur by having several important func tions on the same nights, its spon sors state. Miss Rose Lee can now supply in formation concerning meeting nights of the various clubs and church groups. Any B&PW mem ber can assist in getting this infor mation for anyone interested. Methodist WSCS Zone Meeting In Waterloo Zone two of the Greenwood dis trict Woman’s Society of Christian Service will hold its fall education al meetiifg at the Waterloo Metho dist church Friday afternoon, Oc tober 16, at 3 o’clock. There will be a brief report cm the study classes and the program for this year. The churches and zone leaders in this area are invited to attend. Revival Service At Calvary Baptist A revival meeting will be con ducted at Calvary Baptist church October ft-18. Services will be gin each night at 7:30. Rev. W. H. Harbin pastor of Gossett Memorial Baptist church at Will lams ton, will do the preaching and the music will be under the direction of Mrs. Eva Land and the church choi \ Rev. J. W. Spillers, pastor of the church, invites the public to attend. viewed the work done by the Red Feather agencies, stated that it was encouraging to see the large amount of good that had been ef fected as a result of the gifts last year. Every agency listed increas ed effectiveness in this area, and in the case of local youth work, the • Emergency Fund growth of Blue Birds, Camp Fire | Admin. Expense Girls and scouting work points The only two national agencies The following is the budget as accepted for 1953-54: Cancer Society $2,000.00 ^ Blue Ridge Boy Scouts 1,400.0018^03. The changes are seasonal in Heart Association 750.00 this highly competitive industry. Defense Fund ..! 750.00 Last year he added equipment cap- Salvation Army — 7.00 00 J able of producing' the very fine 661 Camp Fire, Blue Birds .. 2,169.00 (Local work in Clinton, Lydia and Clinton Mills) Crippled Children 1,200.00 Local Scout, Cub Work .... 1,300.00 (Clinton, Lydia and Clinton Mills) Red Cross 2,750.00 1,181.00 800.00 graphically to the efficiency m which these funds were handled, gauge nylon hosiery and thus plac ed the company in an even stronger selling position. x The four standard trade names of the hosiery produced in Clinton are: Dapperettes, Fawn, ‘Sundae and Col-And. And this year a fifth is being added which will be known as Ame-Lou. A staff of 120 employees, includ ing five salesmen, is now employed by the Anderson corporation. Mr. Anderson had his start m the not included are the ones that were . not allowed to participate because and to the good that this money of ruling from their national head- has done. quarters. These were the March of hosiery business soon after getting One new drive was added. This Dimes and the Tuberculosis Asso- out Presbyterian college in 1930. was the United Defense Fund! ciation. As a jobber in the industry he which includes the USO and sev- ! The total budget of $15,000.00 bought hosiery from the mills and eral other agencies that take care compares with a budget of $12,000.- of the needs of servicemen. It 00 for last year. Laurens Farm Women To Have Fall Meet At Durbin Saturday Last Rites Held For Mrs. Florence Glenn Monday Afternoon sold it from a truck to stores. He sold 6,000 pairs in his first year—a far cry from the two million pairs now being turned out in his plants. In 1945 he opened his own Dap- '■ per Hosiery Mill, starting with 8 employees. Dye house and finish ing department were added in 1950 j to provide production facilities for. The fall meeting of the Laurens Mrs. Florence Ramage Glenn, 69, ’ ; be P ^p* e P r ™J C County Council of Farm Women wife of the late John J. Glenn, died m will be held Saturday, October 10,: at an early hour Sunday morning i /*• at Durbin church at 10:30 with the a t the GeneraE hospital in Green-j QjDOU6l UlVCD Durbin Home Demonstration club as host. Mrs. Robert Wasson will be the guest speaker. vitte after several months of de clining health. She was a native of this county She recenuy at-1 where she spent most of her life., tended the international meeting of the Associated Country Women of the World in Canada and will pre sent the highlights of her trip to council members. Mrs. L. N. Cook, president of the council, will preside and Mrs. Her- schel Wilson will serve as secre tary. Mrs. E. J. Evett is in charge of special entertainment for the group. The Program Plan of Work for 1953-54 will be led by Mrs. B. A. Goodwin, with county departmen tal chairmen participating. She made her home in Laurens for a number of years but for the past few years had made her home in For Little Leaguers, led food went to the Greenville with her daughter, Mrs. little stars of Clinton’s three young Coleman Smith. She was a daugh- baseball leagues last week in a ter of the late A. M. and Effie Mad- banquet staged in the Presbyterian den Ramage and was a member of! college dining hall. Earle Street Baptist church in Greenville. She is survived by two sons, W. C. and F. J., both of Baltimore. Md., and two daughters. Miss Janie Glenn, of North Augusta, and Mrs William Crutchfield. PC assistant coach, delivered the main address before approximately 250 young sters and guests assembled for the occasion which honored members oienn, m curm ^ugusia, ana of ^ Smal , ut j ^ { Coleman Smith Greenville; also p ^ p ™ ram ' five grandchildren; four sisters, K y All club members are invited to M 1-3 - Estelle Abrams of this city; attend the meeting. 100 Tons Of Peppers Sold By County Growers Laurens county farmers have •old at leas tlOO tons of Pimento pepper through sales of Sept. 22. The price per ton received by farm ers was $100 per ton delivered at loading point at the Southern Cot ton Oil Company in Laurens. The Pomona Products Company, Griffin, Ga., is buying the pimento pepper crop in the county and the farmers are well pleased with their contracts with the company, ac cording to C. B. Cannon, county agent The coming, of rains will greatly increase the production and size of popper. Mrs. T. Pluss Brown of near Lau rens; Mrs. C. A. Peacock, Colum bus, Ga ; Mrs. L D. Abrams, Whit mire; four brothers, A. A. Ramage, Sr., and L. T. Ramage, both of this city; Walter B. and Pierre F. Ram age, both of near Laurens. Funeral services were conducted Monday at the graveside in Holly Grove Baptist church cemetery near here by the Rev. J. E. Rouse and Dr. Earl Cooper. Pallbearers were nephews, Au gustus, Hiomas and Frank Ram age, J. W. Abrams, D. Eugene Brown and J. W. Mahon. Florida St. P.TA To Meet Tuesday The first meeting of the fall of the Parent-Tear her Association will be held on Tuesday evening, Oc- ♦ih-r 13, at Fori da Street school at D. S. Templeton city recreation director, served as master of cere monies and had charge of passing out the honors. Trophies were pre sented to: Joanna as Small Fry champions. Presented by Joe Delaney. Acade my Street school as Little League champions. Presented by J. B. Templeton. Thomwell Orphanage as Pony League champions. Pre sented by R. E. Ferguson, Sr Most valuable Little L * a f u e player award went to Ronny Brookshire of Academy Street and was presented by J, C. Thomas, donor of the trophy. Benji Timmons of Thomwell, re ceived the most valuable Pony League trophy instituted this year by R. H. McGee and presented at the banquet by P. & Bailey: Clinton’s Pony League All-F ?r* also received recognition by /*> ceiving a trophy as the wmr nf District Two. The trophy was sented to co-captains Bill {• ^ and Peanut Smith.