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The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable * If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LIV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 17,1953 Number 51 WOOD VENEER PUNT HBtE TURNING OUT URGE VOLUME Standard Plywoods, Inc., Serves Funiture Manu facturers In Several States. Clyde Secrest Is Manager. Wood veneer and plywood for use in furniture manufacturing are being produced by Standard Ply woods, Inc., of this city. The company serves furniture manufacturers in New York, Ten- nesee, and North Carolina, and up on occaion has shipped its product as far as the West coast. Between 8,000 and 10,000 board feet are processed each day from logs into the finished product at Standard. These products range tfrom 1-24-tneh single-ply veneer to 7-8 inch plywood consisting of several sheets of veneer glued to gether under special process. Plywood production marked the most recent expansion of Standard. It was made possible through in stallation of a hot-plate press last summer. The several sheets of ve neer to be transformed into ply wood are passed through this press under tremendous heat which sets the glue firmly in a process that re quires anywhere from two to eight minutes, depending upon the thick ness of the plywood. The local concern is turning out only one product which does not go to furniture manufacturers. This new item, something of an experi ment made specifically for one com pany, is plywood flooring said to be particularly suitable for use in gymnasiums. Oak logs are being used for this flooring product, but the principal types of timber used at Standard are the softer hardwoods such as poplar, gum, sycamore, along with some maple and birch. All logs are bought locally from within a radius of 40 miles. Besides offering this market for local timbre, Standard provides the added business stimulus of consum ing and processing the wood here rather than shipping it out to pro- ceesers elsewhere. The result is a payroll of 4ft local persons employ- * ed to operate the company. Clyde Sechrest is manager of Standard Plywoods, Inc., located on the old Layrens road. He took over the job about three months ago, succeeding Vernon Harwell. Sechrest brought with him a broad background of experience in this business. He had owned a plant of his own in Georgia until the time it was destroyed by fire in 1951, and he then became super intendent of a similar concern in Sparta, Ga. Controlling interest in Standard is owned by L. W. Anderson of Try- on N. €., who has been associated with the firm for the past three years. Prior to that the plant was under the ownerehip of the Ameri can Furniture Company of North Wilkesboro, N. C. Presbyterians Present Christmas Scene CHy Will Not Get Young Property For Recreation Area The City of Clinton will not be given the Young property near the Armory for a recreation center as announced several weeks ago, and reported in The Chronicle by a member of the staff attending the council meeting. This was made known at a meet ing of city council on December 7, when a letter from S. A. Timmons,' president of the local Exchange] club, was read to the group by | Mayor J. P. Terry, which stated that due to a misundertanding be tween the Mississippi Youngs, own ers of the property, W. G. King, agent for the Youngs in developing their property in the southern sec tion of the city, and the Exchange club, which was to have charge of administering the recreation center, the city would not receive the land! as a gift. The property involved is an ir regular tract of about three acres and lies west of Broad street be tween Elm street and the Armory. Mr. Timmons appeared before city council several weeks ago and explained the provisions under which the property was to be deed ed to the city as a recreation area, under the auspices of the Exchange club. Council accpeted the gift and expressed appreciation to the Youngs in a resolution. The Youngs are a family of brothers and sisters, formerly of Mississippi, who inherited consid erable property here from their uncle, John H. Young. Mr. Timmons’ letter to the May or and council stated: “Due to a misunderstanding be tween the Exchange club, W. G. King, and the Mississippi Youngs, in our negotiations to secure as a gift to the City of Clinton the prop erty on Elm street for development into a recreational park, this land will not be given to the city, but will be developed into a residential BE WISE — Don’t Delay Your Christ mas Shopping Longer! ITS LATER THAN YOU THINK CITY COUNCIL ORDERS. PAYMENT $7,227 DUE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ♦- Engineers To Make Sur veys for Enlargement of Utilities Plants. A long-lost-sight-of obligation to the federal government which had been hanging fire during five city administrations was- ordered paid by city council at its regular miiefc- ing on Dec. 7. The amount involved was $7,227,- 00 due the government for a loan, for advance planning and survey* for an enlargement prgram for the city’s sewer and water lines. It is understood that the project was initiated during the last two- year term of Mayor P. S. Bailey. , . , _ _ _ . _ carried through two two-year terms chairman, said that though South) Mayor L. E. Bishop and is now Cotton Growers Vote Strong For Quotas In S. C. LAURENS COUNTY VOTE Laurens county farmers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday for cotton quotas and government supported prices at 90 per cent of parity on next year’s cotton crop. The referndum vote stood: For quotas, 739; Against 16. Columbia, Dec. 16—South Caro lina growers Tuesday apparently gave “overwhelming” approval to the 1954 national cotton acreage al lotment. The State Agricultural, Stabiliza tion and Conservation Committee office here said complete returns from 30 of 46 counties in the special national referendum showed 28,908 in favor of the reduced acreage quotas and only 513 against. Robert W. Hamilton, state ASCC Make Clinton Your Shopping Center Bank of Clinton Pays 5 Per Cent Annual Dividend March of Dimes Opens In County On January 2 Carolina's total vote will not be a record in number, “it will be a rec ord favorable vote, about 98 per i cent so far.” Two-thirds support of quotas in the balloting will mean support prices at 90 per cent of parity for cotton by the U. S Department of Agriculture. A vote against controls favors un limited production but lower price supports to 50 per cent of parity. Next year’s cotton quota will be cut from 23 1-2 million acres to about 18 million if the program is approved. South Carolina’s acre age would be approximately 786,- 000. area. “The Living Outdoor Christmas Scene” will be presented at the First Presbyterian church three evenings, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 7 until 9 o’clock. ’ The scgne presented by the church is viewed by many with in terest each year. It is stated that the sanctuary of r church will be lighted ^ hip% 7 MM 6tU4tm4U Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They are filled with interesting, helpful suggestions and “store news” that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, and thrilling for Santa. BE WISE- READ THE ADYS. Merchants Ready For Christmas Rush Clinton merchants are ready for the final shopping rush before Christmas, with only seven shop ping days left Stores are bulging with merchan dise for the holiday season and the buying tempo is expected to in crease every day until the grand slam comes on Christmas Eve. Merchants are urging the people to do their shopping now while se lections are complete and not wait until the last minute rush. Your needs, whatever they are—can be supplied here. . ■ ■ —■ Kiwanis Club To Act As Santa For Orphanage Family The Clinton Kiwanis dub, fol lowing a practice of many year^ Will again serve as Santa Claus for The boys and girls of Thomwell or phanage. Bags will be presented all the children Chrisisaas morning con The board of directors of Bank of Clinton at their November meeting declared an annual dividend of $5 00 per share on capital stock of $100,000 to the 115 stockholders of the corporation as of Dec. 1. The dividend payment was approved by the state board of bank control and paid Tuesday. In making the announcement President R. P. Hamer said, “we are gratified to pay this 5 per cent dividend as in the past and are grateful to our friends and customers for the in creasing volume of buiness we have received since the bank was organ ized and opened for business five years ago. Officers of the bank are: R. P. Hamer, president; T. E. Addison and John T. Young, vice-presidents, the latter chairman of the board; Harry McSween, cashier; Leaman D. Jones, assistant cashier: Board of directors: R. P. Hamer, T E. Addi son, John T. Young, W. W. Harris, John W. Finney, Sr., F. M. Boland, T. H. Copeland, J. P. Prather, H. D. Henry, S. G. Dillard, and Harry McSween. Bookkeepers of the bank are Miss Margaret Holland, Miss Katherine demies. Dicus and Mrs. Virginia Shealy. The March of Dimes begins in this county and across the nation cn January 2 and will continue throughout the month. Judge J. Hewlette Wasson of Laurens, again heads the drive as county chairman, with a number of volunteer workers assisting him. The chairman for the Clinton area will be announced next week. Judge Wasson states. The March of Dimes this year comes at a particularly moment ous time in the fight against infan tile paralysis. Field trials on a new experimental vaccine will begin in various sections of the United States on February 8. The Nation al Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis plans to spend seven and a half million dollars on this vaccine. In addition to the vaccine tests the Foundation will spend nineteen and a half millions on gamma glob ulin, a temporary preventative which was used for the first time in mass inoculation this year. The ad ditional expense for this blood se rum which gives protection for about five weeks will be to insure that there is enough*of the GG for all areas threatened by polio epi- Thornwell Fellowship Give Christmas Pageant hns4^ assortmei tain mg an candy, with several memba** ol the present for die presentation, will bear thft greeting, ft Chrttjmaa. from the Ki- ent will bf under the direction of Christmas Music Sunday At Methodist Church A program of Christmas music Will be presented at the 11 o’clock service Sunday, Dec. 20, at Broad Street Methodist church. Handel’s “Largo”, (Bliss)-^Wom en’s Chorus. “Send Out Thou Light”, (Charles Gounod)—Choir. “Ave Maria”, (Gounod)—Jimmy Tinman . •‘Silent Night”, (Franz Gruber)— Men’s Sextette with Tenor Obli gato. 4 “Benediction”, (Gounod)—Choir “Threefold Amen”, (Danish) — Choir. There will be a caidle light and Carol service at 7:30 in the evening. The public is cordially invited. No Winner Yet In Treosure Hunt Officials of the Chamber of Com merce announced early this week that no winning entry had been re ceived in the Treasure Hunt con test. Others who are interested may obtain blanks from the chamber W office and submit en tries, officials state. “The Story of Christmas” will be presented in music, tableaux, and Scripture at 7:30 Sunday evening ini of Dimes. Montgomery Memorial hall by members of the Thomwell senior high Fellowship. All friends are cordially invited to attend this per formance. For years it has stood, out as the Christmas highlight of the orphanage Christmas season. Besides the prevention program t March of Dimes funds will again provide care and treatment for the thousands of polio patients over the country. It is estimated that in or der to cover all facets of the pro gram a total of 75 million dollars must be raised in the 1954 March Miss Julift McCrorey, Mrs. Robert E. Wysor, director.' TTipse i VSiUtd ; 3rd, choral by Mary—Frances Alien Small Angel—Margaret Budd.. Angel—Sara Christy. Elizabeth--Clara Montgomery. Joseph—Ben Brockington Old Shepherd—Charles Nalley. Boy Shepherd—Victor Burris. Young Shepherd—Dick Nitchell. Middle-Aged Shepherd — Gene Sistare. Wise Men: Melchier—Dennis Bennett. Caspar—Wiliam Glasure. Balthasar—Millard Daniel. Country's Vote Given Washington, Dec. 15 — By over whelming margins the country’s cotton and peanut growers approv ed controls on production and mar keting of those two important crops. t In separate referendums they agreed to proposals that they limit plantings in return for continued high support prices. On the basis of unofficial but vir tually complate returns from some 20 states, cotton growers voted re soundingly 441,261 to 26,990 to ac cept controls on the 1954 crop. This figured a yes vote of 94.2 per cent—a new high—compared with 89.4 per cent in the last referendum in December, 1949. Merchants To Close Fridav-Saturday For Christmas Merchants and business houses of the city generally will observe two days for Christmas — Friday and Saturday, instead of only Christmas Day, it was learned yesterday by The Chronicle before going to press. Previously it was announced by the Merchants Association that stores would remain open on Satur day. Four County Men Enlist In Service Six men from this county were included in 22 men who enlisted in November at the U. S. Army and Air Force recruiting station in Greenville by Sgt Guy F. Parker, recruiting officer. Four were for the Army and two for the Air Force. Army enlistees kv and Geo. wer * D- Parnell of Laurens, ___ ^ and Larry J. Cfttfe, Clifton M. Tnimp^iturs—Rp-nii TSmrrwrui and. HeatOO and Frodgncb W- PDCC, all BohbyHamST zimmons of Enlistees for tho Air r F?ophet—John Dowdle wer * J - Braswell of Clinton, and James M.' Tinsley of Joanna Lydia Pentecostal To Have Church Play The Lydia Pentecostal Holiness church will present a Christmas play Wednesday evening, Dec. 23, at 7 o’clock. Fruit will be distributed for the Sunday school by* Rev. L. E* Bur ton, pastor. The public is cordially invited to attend. CHRISTMAS ISSUE NEXT WEEK The Christinas edition of THE CHRONICLE will be pot in the post office next Thursday morning at 6 o'clock for mail delivery. Coming on Christmas Eve Day before Christmas, it will be widely read daring the holidays. The issue will coatain a large number of “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” greetings from merchants and business firms, ex. pressing thanks and appreciation to their friends and easterners for their patronage and good will daring the year now drawing to a close. - The plant and office of THE CHRONICLE will be closed Friday and Sstarday to give oar employees a deserved week-end three-day holiday. The office will re-open Monday morning. December 28. Christmas Recital And Party By Schubert Music Club The Schubert Music club enjoyed a Christinas party on Monday eve ning at the Community building- Jackie Franks, preident of the club, presided and the following took part on the program: Welcome—Jackie Franks. Devotional—Betty Sue Spillers. •‘Silent Night”—The Dub. Selections ■ <— Carolyn Huston, Dawn Campbell. Lena Gilliam, Al- lie Vee Cunningham, Alma Jo Poole, Judy Ellis, Brsoda Fallow, Virl Barker, Margaret Madden, Ce cilia McLendon, Kay Roberts, Jane Milam, Larry Wehunt, Jimmy Barker, Jimmy Carroll, Raymond Kuykendall, Donald Power, Kay Bridges, Jimmy Smith, Judy Laney, Linda Milam, Marlene DeYoung, Patsy Whitmire, Ruth Trammell. Polly Brazel, Mr. Joe Land, Benny Hughey, Marion Mitchell, Jackie Franks, Linda Buchanan. The club sang Chritmas carols, after which a salad course was serv ed and Santa distributed gifts to all. There wefe twenty-three mothers present and one guest teacher. Joan Burgess is secretary of the club. Christmas Cantata At Calory Baptist “The City of the Star,” by Ira B Wilson, will be given by the Cal vary Baptist Adult choir Sunday evening, Dec. 20, at 7:30. Organist will be Mrs. Bobby Boyce; pianist, Mrs. Vernon Trammell; music di rector, Mrs. Joe Land. The Adult Youth and Carol choirs will have special musk for the noming worship. in the second two-year term of Mayor Joe P. Terry. In some way the obligation was lost sight of. or some members of the administra tions thought it was a federal grant and didn’t have to be repaid. At any rate, the government recently made a demand for payment of the amount due. After conferring wrlv attorneys and Senator Maybank, it was found that the claim was valid. Councilman Hugh Eichelberger made the motion, seconded by Councilman L. S. Reddeck, that the claim be paid. The meeting was presided over by Mayor Terry, with all council- men present: Hugh C Ray. Red- deck, W M. McMillan, Eichelber- ger, James Craine and Woodrow Wilson. Engineers representing Harwood- Beebe Co., of Spartanburg, appear ed before council to discuss and answer questions concerning re building and enlargement of tha city’s electric plant facilities and the water system. B. R. Austin. iu- penntendent of utilities, told coun cil that facilities at the alectnc plant were woefully inadequate and outmoded, and a really serous situation existed. He said that no major re-vamping of equipment had ever been made, and what im provement or enlargement occurred had been done from time to time by local personnel. The time has ar rived, he said, when an extensive re-building program was impera tive. The water system, Austin >aid» was not In such condition as to re quire immediate attention, but it^ too, would need enlargement in the near future, including a new source for water. Enoree river was sug gested as the most logical place The Beebe firm was employed to make surveys and present prelim:-, nary plans for rebuilding facilities at the electric plant and enlarge ment and extensions to the w iter plant. Council adopted the business li cense ordinance that was' enacted last year for use again during I'JfTt, It was pointed out that major revis ion was made in the ordinance for 1953 and council agreed to extend it for another year with no changes. Council voted to extend a water line for a short distance at the end of East Florida street, and also to construct a .new water line on Chestnut street from West Walnut street to Pine street. Council stuck by its policy of not extending water lines beyond the city limits, when it refused to ac cede to a request from a delegation appearing before council asking* that the city install a water line out North Adair street extension to the vicinity of the R. A Steer place It is the practice of 9 the city admin*, istration, It was pointed' out. to make connections with water linea. beyond the city limits if residents, themselves first build the lines. The eight or ten residents of the area represented by the delegation before council had agreed to buy- the necessary pipe, but wanted the city to lay the line Council voted the . usual $25.00 Christmas bonus, with $10 to each, colored laborer. In the monthly statement of re ceipts and disbursements submitted by City Clerk and Treasurer W B Owens, it was shown that receipts were $40224715, while disburse ments amounted to $40,616 35 I' eluded in disbursements was a pav ment of $2,500 for bonds maturing $5,698.75 interest on outstanding bonds, and placing of the / usual $1,000 monthly to the credit of '.he sinking fund. Bibles Available At College Book Store The Presbyterian college book store has announced it has avail able copies of the buckram bound Revised Version of the Holy B:bte priced at $6.00 each. They are oi* sale at the library which may be- reached by calling Phone 733.