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The Chronide Strives To Be A Clean News* paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable She (Elinton ++++++++++++++++++++++ Volume LV If Yoo Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Clinton, S. G, Thursday, April 22,1954 Number 16 Clinton, Greenwood Meet Here Saturday Cavaliers Beat Joanna 4-0 Saturday After Being Rained Out In Season's Opener Here Friday In New Carolina League Hay The Clinton Cavaliers will be hosts to Greenwood Saturday flight in what will turn out to be the opening home game at the Carolina league season. The Clinton team and Joanna were scheduled to .qpen here last Friday night, but the game was rained out after the first inning. Saturday’s game here will fol low a meeting between the two teams Friday night at Greenwood. Clinton’s Cavaliers won their first game of the seasno Saturday night after having been rained out in the opener Friday. Clinton is playing this year In the new 8-team Carolina league, composed of Joanna, Mathews, Greenwood, Ware Shoals, Ninetor. Six, Calhoun Falls, and Johnston. Clinton’s Saturday victory was over the Joanna Hornets, 4-0. Bill Rowla'nd, turning in a red-hot pitching job, fanned out 17 Hor net batsmen and didn’ tiwmo a walk. At bat, D. Fallaw was Clinton’e big gun, getting a pair of triples and a double in five tmies up. Prater and Finley got Joanna’s only hits. Johnny Moore was Joanna’s losing pitcher. Clinton AB R T. Owens, 2b 5 1 ID. Fallaw, ss 5 2 Huffstetler, 3b .......... 3 0 Gaffney, lb 2 1 Roberts, c .: 5 0 Cooper, rt ; 5 0 Braswell, If 3 0 S. Owens, cf 4 0 Rowland, p 4 0 Totals 36 4 Joanna AB R Cook, 2b 4 0 Hollings’th, lb 0 0 Peeler, lb 4 0 Alexander, 3b 3 0 Prater, rt 3 0 Boyce, If 3 0 Johnson, cf 3 0 c i-.—. 3 0 H 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 • H 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 r 0 0 — Moore, p «... 2 0 0 0 A—-Clark 10 0 0 A—Batted for Moore in 9th. Clinton 200 000 002—4 Joanna 000 000 000—0 2B—D. Fallow. 3B—D. Fal low 2. SO—by • Rowland 17; Moore 5. BB—by Moore 5. U— Marshall and Keller. S—Force- Ware Shoals made it two in a row by routin gCalhoun Falls 13-2 Saturday. Mathews scored itt second vie tory by defeating Greenwood 11-4, after winning 11-4 Friday- night. Johnston got its first victory of the season by hammering Nin- County Farm Women In Spring Session Today At Eden The spring meeting of the Laurens County Council of Farm Women will be held Thursday (today) at Eden Community building. Refreshments will be served from 3:00 to 3:30 p. m. The program will start promptly at 3:30. All Home Demonstra tion club members and visitors are urged to a tend this meeting of the council Mrs. !>. N. Cookf president of the council will preside at the meeting and Mrs. Herachel Wil son wild serve as secretary. A skit on “A Model Qlub Meeting” will be presented by the Hickory Tavern club. The reports of county departmental chairmen will be led by Mrs. Guy Mahon, Greenpond club. Each chairman will be dressed to represent her department as she fives her accomplishments of the county. Officers will be elected during the busines session- County departmental chairmen will be appointed by the president Awards will be presented by Miss Myrtice Taylor, assistant home agent These awards will include the attendance gavel, di plomas, pins and seals for out standing accomplishments of dub women in home demonstra tion work. The Sden Home Demonstra tion dub will be host for the council Mrs. Gray Hipp is pres ident of the club. PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC AT MOUNTYILLE MAY 3 A pre-school clinic will be held at the Mountville school on May 3 at 10:00 a. nu, for pupils who will enter the first grade next mi. . All such children should at tend this clink and be enrolled for 1954-59. To be enrolled a child must be six years of age on or before November 1. ety-Six 14-1 Saturday. The teams were rained out in their opener Friday night. Standings W L PcL Ware Shoals 2 0 1.000 Mathews 2 0 1.000 Johnston * 1 0 Clinton 1 0 1.000 Ninety-Six 0 1 .000 Joanna 0 1 ,000 Calhoun Falls 0 2 .000 Greenwood 0 2 .000 This Week's Schedule Friday— Clinton at Greenwood. Mathews at Ninety-Six. Ware Shoals at Joanna. Calhoun Falls at Johnston. Saturday— Greenwood at Clinton. Ninety-Six at Mathews. Ninety-Six at Mathews. Joanna at Ware Shoals. Johnston at Clahoun Falls. Hervey D. Rantin Passes After Illness; RHes Here Monday E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 0 i i o o o ® Mr I «- Mr. Funeral services for Hervey D. Rantin, 75, were held Monday afternoon at 3:30 at his home on Maple street, by Dr. W. Redd Turner, pastor of the First Pres byterian church, assisted by Dr. D. J. Woods, pastor emeritus. Burial was in the Presbyterian cemetery. Pallbearers were L. B. Dillard, Irby S. Hipp, Mac B. Hipp, Low ery M. Wilson, Henry M. Young, Jr., Francis Blalock, and W. C. Shealy. The honorary escort consisted of the deacons of the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Rantin died Sunday at his home after an illness of only a few weeks. Rantin was bom in Charleston and came to Thom- well orphanage when a boy, and received his education there. He was in the printing and newspaper business for a num ber of years, in Clinton and in Ridgeway, later returning to Clinton where he was associated with The Chqonicle. He sold his interest in The Chronicle and became connected with Jacobs and Co., in the printing depart ment . , About 35 years ago he became a rural mail carrier from the local post office, retiring three years ago. During his course of service he was president of the Laurens county, Fourth District and South Carolina Rural Letter Carriers associations. Mr. Rantin was a member of the board of deacons of the First Presbyterian church, having been associated with the. church since the 1890’s, during the pas torate of the revered Dr. Wil liam Plumer Jacobs. Mr. Rantin was twice married, first to the former Miss Mattie Young, who died in 1931. Sur viving from this union are a daughter, Mrs. N. P. Dow, Knox ville, Term., and a granddaugh ter. His second marriage was to Mrs. Marie McMillan Adair, who survives. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Laurie Thomas, Flor ida; a brother, Horace Rantin, Atlanta, Ga.; three step-children, S. Y. Adair, Madison, Ga.; Col. Archie Adair, Washington, D. C.; and Mrs. Elizabeth Adair How ell, Grenell, Iowa Kiwanis Variety Show 'Bubbles Becker' Here On May 3 — A Kiwanis Variety show with Bubbles Becker Spotlight Revue, will be presented in the high school auditorium on the - eve ning of May 3, at 8 o’clock. There will also be a matinee perform ance in the afternoon at 3 p. m. Popular admission prices for adults, college students and chil dren have been announced. Bubbles Becker furnished en tertainment for the Kiwanis la dies night entertainment here last fail. Toni Young is vocal ist of Bruce Bubbles Becker or chestra. The New York enter tainers have appeared in many cities in all parts of the country for their variety show and are always enthusiastically received HOME «OR WEEK-END BQss Patsy Macdonald, studint at the University of Georgia, Athens, spet* the week-end with her parente, Dr. and Airs. M. A. Wage Dividend Of $192,500 To Be Paid By Joanna ■ A wage dividend of 9192,500 will (be distributed next Wednes day to Joanna Cotton (Mills em ployees, It was announced 'today by Walter Regnery, vice president of Joanna Western Mills company. Bonus checks will amount to 4.54 of the previous year's earnings for employees eligible for maxi mum payments. This marks the 16th wage bonus j OOQ’Joanna workers have received in ^the past 17 years and brings the total paid to employees in wage dividends over the year to ap proximately 2^4 million dollars. This share-in-the-profits plan one of several employee benefits in stituted by the late William H. Regnery head of the Joanna organ ization for nearly half a century, was started in 1937. In his letter announcing the profit-sharing payment to Joanna employees, Mr. Regnery said: “It is a genuine pleasure to an nounce that we have earned a wage dividend again this year. Our joint efforts resulted in a profit that will justify a total wage bonus of $192,500. This compares with last year’s total of 4210,400. “As you know the amount of the wage dividend depends entire ly on the fin at profit* this com pany makes from selling our pro ducts during the year. The general textile business has been very slow of late. In fact, in some lines it has been so bad that plants have been closed down completely or cut back to a three-day per week operation. We have 'been fortunate at Joanna to have a full work week and also earn a wage divi dend. This is a real achievement and proves the Joanna way of fine cooperation on everyone’s part. My congratulations to all of you for completing another successful year at Joanna.” Gasque Opens Buick Agency In.Laurens J. Roy Gasque, of this cijy, has opened a Buick agency for Lau rens county on East Main street in Laurens, according to an an nouncement in the advertising columns of today's paper. Mr. Gasque, who has been in the automobile business for a number of years, will be assisted in the operation of the agency by J. W. Purvis as manager. Mr. Purvis, who formerly resided here, has recently been located in York, and will move his fam ily to Laurens at a nearly date. Executive Group J Sets Fees For Primary Vole To Be At-Large The Clinton City Democratic olufo Executvie Committee has set the closing date for entrance of candidates and set the amount of fees to be paid by candidates for participartion in the city primary June 8. A second primary, if needed will be held June 22. The dates are the same for approach- state and county primaries. - WALTER REGNERY Lions Club Names Walter Regnery As 'Citizen Of The Year' ♦ Walter Regnery, executive head of Joanna Cotton Mills, was named as “Citizen of the Year” by the Lions club Tuesday night. Nomination of a “Citizen of the Year” is an annual event with the Lions club and is done to recognize citizens of the com munity who ..fender outstanding service. Mr. Regnery was selected as the nominee “for his contribu tion to the entire area and his leadership in textiles.’’ Mr. Regnery will be invited to attend an early meeting of the club in his honor when he will be presented a plaque attesting his selection. The deadline for entry of can didates has been set for May 27, at 6:00 p. m. All candidates must qualify by that time by paying the stated fees to the secretary- treasurer, Harry MioSween. Fee to be charged candidates for 'Mayor were placed at $100 without opposition, $50 with op position; candidates tor city coun cil seats will be required to pay $35 without opposition, $25 with opposition. At the recent reorganization meeting of the City Democratic club it was voted to restrict the voting for council candidates to the wards from which they oflfer. The executive committee, how ever, upon the advice of Senator Ralph T. Wilson, stated that the primary will be held under the same rules and regulations in ef fect in 1952, that is, the voters wil cast ballots.for candidates in all six wards in the city. IN GREENVILLE HOSPITAL Friends of C. D. Nance will be interested to know he was transferred Tuesday from the Blalock clinic to the General hospital in Greenville. ARP Church Addition Underway This Week Work on the addition to the relatively new Associate Re formed Presbyterian church be gan this week, according to James P. Sloan, chairman of the building committee. The addition, a wing on the south side of the present build ing and attached to it, will be 28 feet by 48 feet. It will pro vide eight classrooms for the Sabbath school department, four on each side of a hallway. The new structure will cost approximately $12,Ctod, and is ex pected to be completed about September 1. R. E. Poole of this city, is the general contractor, and T. C Johnson Co., also of this city, has the contract for utilities. Are College Speakers British Minister To Preach Baccalaureate Sermon And Wofford Prisident Will Give ■ * ' r* Commencement Address 0" May 30-SI CANCER DRIVE IN COUNTY GETS UNDERWAY WITH BANQUET HERE TONIGHT A banquet kicking off the 1954 Cancer Crusade in Laurens coun ty will be held at the Mary Mus- grove hotel tonight at 7:30, Cru sade director Dr. Charles R. Bonds of Laurens has announced. Approximately 100 Cancer As sociation officers, leaders and key organizers of the Crusade are ex- PMted to to* an te sion. General solicitations will begin Friday morning, directed toward the goal of $6,500 for the 1954 Cru sade. Mrs. Sarah DeLoach of Laurens, commander for the coun ty, said the Crusade will continue “until the money is raised." Dr. S. E. Reeves, Laurens sur geon, will deliver the main ad dress at tonight’s banquet. He will be introduced by Mrs. DeLoach. Mayor Joe P. Terry of Clinton will deliver the welcoming ad dress, and numerous other civic leaders of Clinton, Laurens and Joanna also have been invited to attend. Clinton and Joanna both include contributions to the Cancer Cru sade in their annual Community Chest projects, so general solicita- $or the coca- tier* will not be made in communities this year. Of the money raised by the Cru sade, a certain per cent remains in the county for local use and the remainder is sent to national head quarters to help finance the big nation-wide fight against the dread disease. Mrs. DeLoach listed six main ways in which the 'hinds are utilized in the cancer fight: 1—Transportation of local per- PC Tennis Team Racks Wins Over NCU, DuMale — The Presbyterian college tennis team, on spring tour into the Ivy league in its most ambitious trip in history, has defeated four strong net powers — including North Carolina, Duke and Yale. Blue Stocking racquet men opened their trip last week with a stunning upset victory over the University of North Carolina. PC won over this team, which is rank ed among the top five in the na tion, by a 5 to 4 count. The next afternoon Presbyte rian swept past the strong Dirk? squad, 5 to 4, and then shut out Georgetown university with a 9 to 0 score. Nationally ranked Princeton en tertained the Hosemen Monday afternoon and proceeded to hand the invaders their only defeat of; the tour, 7-2. Presbyterian bounc ed back Tuesday to take the meas ure of Yale, 5 to 4. Allen Morris, PC’s leading Davis Cup prospect, has been the team’s top performer throughout the trip. He has lost only one match, a three set affair to Princeton. One other opponen tremains on the spring tour before the netters return to CUnton. That mat A is against the University at Virginia, scheduled for this afternoon., Two religious educators will de liver the principal addresses at Presbyterian college's 73rd com mencement exercises on May 30- SI.w* 7 *77 ’ Dean George C. Belhngrath to day announced that Dr Norman G. Dunning will preach the bac- Joe P. Terry Seeks Third Term As Mayor Of CHy Mayor Joe P Terry' announces hie candidacy for re-election in today’s paper. Mr. Terry, first elected mayor in 1950, after serving on city council for several years, is seek ing his third term. The first primary will be held on June 8. Mr. Terry, in announcing his candidacy, made a statement on MAYOR J. F. TERRY to clinics. 2— (Necessary drugs for those who cannot afford them. 3— Supplies, such as hospital beds and linens, loaned locally to persons needing them. 4— Nursing care. 5— Educating people to the dan ger signals of cancer to insure early diagnosis. 6— Research, carried on almost completely on the national level. Clinton Area Is Center of One of the State s Most Important Cattle Regions The Clinton area plays a lead ing role in Laurens county’s out standing achievement in the pro duction of beef cattle. This county is now recognized as having more purebred beef breeders than any other county in the state. The number stands at 35 — many of these local breeders—and the leader of the entire field is Clinton's S G. Dillard. Dillard is the oldest breeder in South Carolina, having first gone into purebred breeding of Hereford cattle in 1928. He is ac knowledged today, according to County Agent C. B. Cannon, as one of the best breeders in the Southeast. County agricultural records show that Laurens county now has approximately 162 beef cat tle producers, including the breeders and commercial pro ducers raising grade beef. All of these men use purbred bulls in their herds. Within the Clinton area, eluding Joanna and Kinards, are located some 45 beef producers of this county total TTiey raise three breeds of cattle: Hereford, Aberdeen • Angus and Polled Shorthorn. Hereford is the lo cal favorite — with the Polled Hereford type leading the field and the Homed Hereford run ning second—making a total of 40 producers handling this breed. There are only four Aberdeen- Angus breeders in the local area. Polled Shorthorn is the breed found here, and it provides Clin ton with another distinguiahing feature in the catjle business. The herd owned by P. S. Bail ey and'managed by Lester Nor ton, is the only Polled Shorthorn herd in Laurens county. County Agent Cannon said the predominance of Hereford cattle is explained by the fact that this type has been bred here longer than the others and it is easier to buy replacement stock. Also, he said there seeme to be more demand within the state for Hereford breeding stock. He 'added: GRAZING HOPEWEtt HEREFOROS Registered Herefords graze on bottomland pasture of Dallas grass, Bermuda and white clover on farm of Ryan F. Lawson of tho Hopewell community. This lush pasture was mads possible by draining the marshland wi$h ditches blown with dynamite sev eral years ago. Mr; Lawson, shown in the photograph, is chair man of tho Board of Supervisors of the Laurens County Soil Con servation District. Farmers in tho district last year planted 1,970 acres of improved pasture as part of their complete-farm soil and water conservation work. SC8 technicians helped these fanners plan and carry out the conservation plana, Mr. Lawson slated. “But when a man talks to me about goii¥ into Hie cattle busi ness, I always ask him what breed he likes best. The type he prefers is the one he should raise.” — Cannon has seen the whole cattle industry of this section de velop since he became county agent in July, 1925. It has grown rapidly within the past ten years because of high prices, the tight labor situation and mounting emphasis by the extension ser vice for farm diversification to include grassland farming. The results of this turn to cat tie production have meant much to the area. Land is in better condition, fanners are more prosperous, their homes are bet ter and more convenient, less labor is demanded, and that la bor which is used is being util ized more profitably. One word of caution Agent Cannon stresses, however, and that is the point of becoming top-heavy with purebred breed ers. He belives this area now has a full quota of these breed ers. whereas there is still need for more beef production. The county agent pointed out that breeding is expensive and takes a long time, since a breed er must establish a reputation before he can sell readily. A few of these men can supply many producers with purebred bulls. On the other hand, Cannon said, the American people will continue to eat increasingly more beef, so more commercial beef production is needed. Agent Cannon added: “I want to emphasize, though, that some of our new purebred producers are doing outstand ing work as they follow closely the advice and techniques of the older breeders." Cannon expressed high praise generally for the cattle produc ers of this area. He said they form one of the best groups of producers in the country and have always demonstrated an ap titude of pleasantness and coop eration. He cited J. T. Addison for his work as president of the Laurens County Livestock Pro ducers Association. Herd sizes vary m different sections of the country, but in this section a man with 50 brood cows is considered to have a good-size herd. Among those producers with the largest herds locally are: C. W Anderson, P. S. Bailey, S. G. Dillard, Ryan F. Lawson, John T Young and Ad dison. The list of beef cattle pro ducers of the Clinton area, as maintained in the county rec ords, includes: , Clinton—Randolph Davis, D. T. Pitts, J. H. Pitts, John T. Young, H. P. Horton, A. A Ram- age, Sr, A A. Ramage, Jr, Frank Ramage, George Adair, J. L. Adair, Jr, C. W. Anderson, Don Boyd, Hubert Boyd, J. L. Adair, Srewart O. Brown, Richard Bu ford, Sam Compton, David Cope land, G. Pringle Copeland, T. Heath Copeland, J. J. Cornwall W. P. Dickson, S. G. Dillard, Arnold Dixon, C. W. Copeland, Bill Benner, C. C. Giles, Ryan F. Lawson, Perry Moore, T. J. Leake,, J. G. McDaniel A L. Neighbors, P. S. Bailey (Lester Norton, manager), Reese Young, Thomwell Orphanage, (R. L. Wickham), and State Training School Joanna—J. T. Addison, W. C. Dobbins, and George C Johnson. Kinards—I. M. Smith, J. E. Smith, Ben Workman, C. R. Workman and Hayna B. Work- man. the accomplishments of his administrations, as follows: 'To The Citisens of Clinton: “It has been a pleasure serv ing'as your Mayor for the past* four years. “I promised you four years ago, that if elected, I would do my best to make Clinton one of the best Mayors it has ever had. I have tried every day to keep that promise. I don’t believe that Clinton has ever had a Mayor who has devoted more time to the affairs of the city and the in dividual wishes of its citizens than I have. “I believe in Clinton and fully realize that if we are to continue to grow and prosper, it takes work and cooperation to achieve this end.—With this m have done my best to work and cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups whenever called upon. “Our records show that the fi nances of the city are in much better condition than when I first assumed office. I have, and will, do all in my power to keep this condition improving. "The equipment of the city has been improved and modern ma chinery added to better serve the needs of Clinton and its citizens and to take care of the continued growth, of which we are proud. ‘The Natural Gas System has been completed and serving Clinton for the past nine months. We have received many favor able comments on this, and feel that this efficient and cheap fuel will be one of Clinton's biggest assets m the future. „ “The City of Clinton is ope rating within its budget and we expect to be able to reduce the bonded indebtedness of the city by at least $150,000.00 by June 1, 1955. “With the help of interested citizens, we have succeded in getting West Carolina avenae surfaced and the sidewalk paved, from Broad street to the city limits. This will eliminate two dangerous railroad crossings and improve the traffic congestion in the heart of our business district. “I recently recommended to the council that the entire pro ceeds from the parking meters, less the actual cost of mainte nance, be turned over to the rec reational program for our young people. The council voted unani mously to do this. I am vitally interested in organized recrea tion and pledge to continue working with this commision to ward extending and improving this work. “We have made available to the public three free parking lots for the convenience of the shoppers and business people who have to park can in the course of their work and shop ping. This has brought much fa- calaureate sermon on May 36, and Dr. F Pendleton Gaines, Jr., will give the commencement address on May 31. Dir. Dunning teniaLkm-- ally prominent British minister and president of Haworth Hall, University College, at Kingston- upon-Hull, England Dr. Gaines serves as president of Wofford college The British minister-educator is familiar to Clinton residents, hav ing conducted a series of services at the First Presbyterian church two years ago and more recently a week last January. Recognized throughout the world for his preaching ability, he gave up a lucrative law practice to go into the ministry. Dr. Dunning was graduated from Cambridge Uni versity with the M. A. and L. L. B. degrees, and after deciding to en ter the ministry, he returned to the university tor training. He was ordained in the Methodist church. Dr. Dunning served as a chap lain in. the Royal Air Force dur ing World War II and became president of Haworth Hall minis try training college after the war. Dr. Gaines, this state's young est college president, has been head of Wofiford since 1952 He went there from Southern Meth odist University, where he served as dean of students. Prior to that. Dr. Gaines held positions as direc tor at public relations and devel opment at the University of Hous ton, superintendent of the Gulf Coast Military Academy, and dean at men and assistant to the president at Birmingham South ern college. He received his A. B. degree from Washington and Lee in 1937, his M. A.‘ and Ph.D. de grees from the University of Vir ginia. Piedmont Safely Council Holds Meeting Here The Piedmont Safety Council, consisting of safety enthusiasts from industrial plants in Lau rens, Newberry, Greenwood, Ab beville and McCormick counties, met at Clinton high school Tues day evening, with Joanna Cottoo Mills as host. Approximately 400 industrial employees, safety directors, and people interested in safety were present and heard Thomas L. Carroll, assistant to the executive vice-presidnt of the National Cotton Council. Mr. Carroll used the flannel board technique in presenting an irational message which outlined the necessary compon ents of a good sound safety pro gram. Clyde Simmons, of Greenwood Mills, president of the council presided. The address of wel come was presented by Joe L Delaney, superintendent of Jo anna Cotton Mills. Calvin Cooper, personnel man ager of Clinton and Lydia Cot ton Mills, is vice-president of the Piedmont Safety Council Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills will be host for the next al meeting of the council which is scheduled for July. James P. Sloan, personnel manager of Joanna Cotton Mills, was elected to represent the council on the Industrial Corn- mis iso n Safety Conference Plan ning Board. Following the meeting re freshments were served in the school cafeteria. Croine Announces In Council Race James Craine announces his candidacy today for re-election as a member of city council from ward five. Mr. Craine has served for the past several years on the coun cil and is the first aldennanic aspirant to throw his hat in the ring. RETURNS TO BASE Lt. Mark Pitts returned yester day to Blgin Air Force Base, Fla., after pending a leave with his mother, Mrs. P. M. Pitts. vocable comment from sur rounding cities. “I deeply appreciate the hon or and confidence you have plac ed in me by electing me your mayor for the past two and the support you have given me while serving you. “On the basis of my past rec ord and the reassurance of my promise made four years agot I ask your continued support m the primary to be held June