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Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 20,19S4 County Candidates Benin Speakinn Tour (Continued from page one) with other members of the com mission, serving honestly, soberly and efficiently. House Of Representatvies Candidates for the house of rep resentatives barely had time to touch on various subjects in the five minutes allotted to them. Most of them referred to the U. S. Supreme Court opinion on segre gation handed down that day, stating that it created a situation that called for sober thought on the part of'all citizens. Some of them referred to the school set-uo in Laurens District 55 and criticized it rather sharply, using the word ! “dictatorship*’ in saying the peo ple had been largely deprived of any voice in the running otf their j schools since they could not elect the trustees. 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Executive Suite Hain'Jim 6m Sih PAILDW-liOIKita WEDNESDAY MAN IN THE ATTIC MAY 26 were in favor of the people elect, ing trustees in order that desired changes could be brought about Thomas A. Babb, asking renom ination, was the first speaker in the house race. He said he had voted for road improvpmpntx, atyi then he touched on the Supreme court ruling. “Frankly, I don’t know the an swer,” he stated. He mentioned the suggestion that the public school system ibe abolished and said, “At the moment, I can’t see us doing that. We must teach our youth. We want a Cadillac educa tion for our children, but are we willing to pay the price? We have an educational system in Laurens county that has been developing rapidly into one of the strongest in the state. We pay much less Tax¥s than our friends in adjoin ing counties and if we want good schools, we must pay more.’ Justin A. Bridges, seeking his third term, said people were “shocked and stunned” by the seg rogation ruling: ~“I don’t yet know what course we should follow,” he stated. The speaker said that in the last two years Laurens county had got enough from the sales tax to re duce the property tax seven mills. Asserting he had consistently fought centralization of schools in Columbia, he said he had spon sored a bill providing for election of school trustees by the people. Mr. Bridges attacked the State Game commission and said the commission law should be repeal ed. He advocated spending money from Lake Greenwood fishing permits to improve fishing in the lake. A. B. Culbertson didn’t use the microphone, but spoke from the front of the school building in a voice that could be heard over the entire area. He said when he came to Laur ens county seven years ago he looked over the school situation and decided something should be done about it. “As far as I’m concerned, we can double taxes for schools,” he said. "The trouble is we have too many generals and not enough pri vates in our school administration. We should cut out the dead Wood and pay our teachers more. We have a county superintendent of education and two district super intendents. Unless our senator (Ralph T. Wilson) will pass the bill for electing trustees by the people, we should get a new sen ator, and two years from now I will be a candidate." King Dixon favored consolidat ing the county and district school superuttefidenHobs^-^sayinig thou • • • (Continued from page three) terson. mother of the groom, also wore a blue crepe and lace dreks and her corsage was a white orchid. Following the ceremony a re ception was held in the church parlors which were made attrac tive by arrangements of gladioli. The bride's table was overlaid with a hand embroidered, cut work table cover and centered with an arrangement of yellow and white^gladioli, with white tapers in silver candle holders. On one end of the table was a three tiered cake topped by a minia- ture bride and groom, while on the other end was the punch bowl. Receiving with, the bride and groom were the bridal party and parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rembert S. Truluck greeted the guests and Miss Jackie Truluok presided over the guest book. Mrs. R. E Martin presided over the punch bowl. Others assisting in serving were Mrs. Ervin Shook, Mrs. Fred Burnette, Jn, Mimi Martin and Dell Wilder. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Cason ushered the guests out. For trawling, 1 the bride chang ed to a beige suit with brown and white accessories. Her corsage was an orchid from her wedding bouquet. Mrs. Patterson was graduated With JACK PALANCE and CONSTANCE SMITH - sands of dollars,” and election of school trustees by the people. He opposed, raising taxes and declared he was for giving school children the best, but that tax money should be spent wisely. He favored a referendum on local op tion, believing the majority should rule; came out for "one fishing license,’.’ with no special permits issued, and advocated putting all small loan companies under a state control agency. Charles L. Milam, who said he had served in the House 16 years, pointed out that in 1836 Laurens county did not have a mile of county-built surfaced roads and now has 543 miles, second only to Greenville. He attacked the law setting up a seven-member coun ty school board. The speaker told df his efforts to raise teachers’ salaries. He recited his efforts as a mem ber of the Ways and Means com mittee to get the local liquor option bill passed by the House and that he had fought for the right of the people to decide the question. Re ferring to the segregation ruling, he said “You will need men of ex perience the next two years.” Robert C. Wasson, who has pre viously served six terms in the house, said he opposed increasing taxes, opposed waste in county and state government and favored abolishing the State Game com mission, which, he said, is becom ing a monster. Referring to the segregation rul ing, (Mr. Wasson declared that “Not since Lee’s surrender at Ap pomattox have we faced such a grave issue. The people of the south will rise in this crisis with a solution to this problem.” He said he believed one school ad ministrative office in the county would ibe sufficient, but at present the delegation appoints the county board of education f which appoints trustees. He decried the lack of legislative leadership from the Piedmont section and said small low-state counties used tax mon eys paid into the treasury by the Piedmont section counties. Race For Supervisor In the race for supervisor, Mr. BlakeJy, first speaker, said since he had been in office (three years; 140 miles of roads have (been sur faced, including 70 last year. He pointed to his record, said a coun ty home was built, the courthouse remodeled, with some remodeling yet to be done. He said new chain-gang camps were desired when funds are available, t Robert L. Teague, former super visor, said he was experienced in road work and that if elected, he would give first attention to school and mail route roads that need improvement. He said the com missioners should have a voice as well as the supervisor in running affairs and that he had not prom ised to hire or fire anyone. Mr. Wier, a World War H vet eran, said he was familiar with the entire county and could ren der a fair and efficient adminis tration. He asserted roads and bridges should be kept in good re pair and chain-gangs should ue improved. from Clinton high school and re ceived her diploma in a business course from the Greenwood Col lege of Commerce. For the past two and a half years she has held a .position as bookkeeper for W. Q. King & Sons, and King Apart- ments, Inc. Mr. Patterson was graduated from the John Marshall high school in Richmond, Va., and at tended Presbyterian College. For the past few years he served in the United States Navy recently getting his discharge. . Other out-of-town guests were Dr. • and Mrs. Otis L. Graham, Hi^gh Graham of Nashville, Tenn , Otis Graham, Jr., of New Haven, Conn., Mrs. Peter B. Brandt of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Chamber Urges Further Increase In Membership As stated last week canvassing groups from the Chamber of Com merce are now asking a city can vass to enlarge the organization’s membership on a single and mul tiple basis. The work will be push ed by the solicitors in the hope of completing the solicitation at an early date. President D. A. Yarborough said yesterday good response is being received in the multiple member ships, approximately 75 having Mrs. Sam Paul, Mrs, been received The expected num~ Norman L Williamson and son, Norman, Jr., of Lancaster; Claude Sparks, Mrs. Jack Burnett and daughter, Patsy of Cross Keys Mrs.. Ernest Langley and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Sparks of Union, and H. K. Wil liamson, Jr.‘ of Aiken. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET The regular monthly meeting of the Carolina Wren. Garden club will be held on Monday after- non, May 24, at 3:30 at the home of Mrs. John Griffin Pitts, 407 North Adair street. GARDEN CLUB TO MMET The Yellow Jasmine Garden club will meet Monday, May 24, at 3:30 with Mrs. Wilmot Shealy. ■ TO GIVE RECITAL Piano and voice pupils of Mrs. W. Y. Thompson and Mrs. Harry McSween will be presented in a recital Tuesday, evening at 8:00 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church. The public is cordially invited to attend. Commencement At Academy St. School ■ - Commencement exercises for the 7th grade will be held at Academy Street school at 8 o’clock Tuesday evening, May 25. Parents and friends of the students are in vited to attend. ber of single memberships has Mr. . been disappointing, he said, with only about 25 secured. The canvass will continue, Pres ident Yarborough said, and he and the directors are asking and urg ing a liberal response of local bus iness men to enlarge the member ship and funds of the organization in order to effectively carry for ward the policies and program al ready adopted and announced by the board. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. F. F. Hicks wil spend this week-end in Monroe, N. C-, with her sister, Mrs. Sam Phifer, and Mr. Phifer. Mrs. Tom Plaxico and chil dren, David and Sharon, have re turned from a week’s visit with relatives in Moultrie, Ga. They were accompanied home Mon day by Mrs. Plaxico’s mother, Mrs. Wylie Monk, and sister, Mrs. Walter Groober, and young son who will be with the Plaxi- cos for several days. Miss Franks Pupils 1 In Dance Recital Miss Jackie Franks will present her pupils in a dancing recital Thursday, (May 20, at 7330 in the high -school auditorium. Jimmy Reid of Charlotte, N. C., will be master of ceremonies and Joe Shay is pianist. Those taking part will be Cathy Bauknight, Billy .gigtec,, Jean,. Davidson, Bdbbgr Hipp, Kathy Bigbee, Vicky Baldwin, Tommy Baldwin, Ginny Bagwell, Judy Underwood, Sandra Norris, Linda Wright, Norma Davidson, Maxine Holmes, fknily McCrary, Dianne Wilson, Dianne Ledford, Judy Reynolds, Ricky Adams, Freddie Holcomb, Steve Turner and Buck Reese. The public is cordially invited to attend. 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