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v- 0+++m+m++m*0+m*+++~+++++**++*+* The Chronicle StrivM To Be A Cleea News* paper. Conn pie la* Newsy and Reliable ®Irc (EKnlon (Ehnmirl? If Too Don’t Rend The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LV Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, June 10, 1954 Number 3 Eichelberger Wins Mayor’s Race By Three Votes Wasson, Milam Elected To House; Bridges And Dixon Run Over; Bennie Blakely Wins ONLY ONE RACE UNDECIDED IN I TUESDAY'S PRIMARY! Bridges Lacks 23 Votes Of Being Renominated For Third House Seat ♦' ' Unaftttcials returns gathered bor The Chronicle Tuesday night re vealed only one run-over race for the second primary two weeks hence. In the House race with six con testants, two were elected on the find ballot. Robert C. Wasson headed the ticket with 4, ISO votes, Charles' L. Milan second with 3,- 879. Justin Bridges. lacked 33 votes of winning the third seat He will run over with King Dixon. The vote was BiMgts 3,187, Dixon 3,091. The vote of the other candi dates stood: Bafcb 2,784; Culbert son, 2,144. Supervisor Bennie B. Blakely easily won re-election over hit two opponents. The vote stood Blakely, .3,042; Teague, 1,993; Wier, 732. Cosiuwisshmers Re-elected Commissioners J. H. Wharton and Clyde G. Jones were re-elect ed, with Wharton leading the tic ket. Tbe vote was: Wharton, 3,- 344; Jones, 3,206; Patton, 3,130; ODell 3,096. Astaasre Carries County (Representative Robert T. Ash more who was re-elected from the Fourth district, carried the county. Hie vote was Ashmore 4,- 083, Charles C. 'Moore 2,569. Johnston And Mathews Tied For Leaone Lead Taro oddities occurred in the Carolina Textile League Satur day night when Ninety-Six and Johnston played a double-head er and BiHy Ray Meyer of John ston pitched and won both games. Hie double victory gave the Johnston team a dean sweep of three games with Ninety-Six over the week-end and now the loop lead is being shared by Johnston and Mathews with identical 12-4 records. While Johnston was extending itself to win these two games, Mathews romped on Greenwoot by a count cf 19-2. Southpaw Leslie Sharp pitch* •d a neat five-hitter for his Clinton team Saturday night as the Cavaliers batHfed out a 13-3 decision over the Joanna hor nets. Jn the other games played Sat urday the Ware Shoals Reigels carved out a 10-2 win over Cal houn Falls to gain a split in the two-game week-end series. - This W#ek*s Schsduls Fkidayt Greenwood at CLINTON. Ninety-Six at Mathews JOANNA at Ware Shoals Johnston at Calhoun Falla. Saturday: at Ninety-Six aft Greenwood Ware Shoals at JOANNA Calhoun Falk at Johnston HOW LAURENS COUNTY VOTED TUESDAY For Cohgress, House of Representatives, Supervisor, Commissioner • — . CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SUPERVISOR COMMISSIONER i—2 PRECINCTS < Ashmore £ 8 2 Babb $ ? fl Culbertson 1 8 X S Milam Wasson Blakely 1 0$ h i* Jones O’Dell Patton c 1 Bailey’s 39 20 24 33 28 23 37 32 j 50 7 2 I 30 36 23 29 Barkedale-Namie 51 33 | 31 45 36 43 42 50 12 67 4 i 28 48 48 42 Brawerton 67 20 47 72 38 22 40 62 56 24 11 I 27 58 38 58 CHnton City 7 IS 436 | 591 506 334 482 040 784 | 702 226 195 | 571 458 558 621 Clinton Mills 306 191 135 248 238 267 271 222 236 170 78 f 319 284 216 133 Cook’s Store 31 19 | 19 20 9 21 42 27 | 24 18 8 1 6 35 45 10 Cross Hill 73 39 | 63 se 24 21 79 73 j 66 27 1-7 | 40 36 50 tf 97 Daniels Store .... . 38 23 | 31 48 27 15 32 28 41 19 2 1 18 51 18 36 Dials 22 5 16 16 11 26 | 19 13 o 1 14 12 21 15 Ekom 67 37 | 23 50 29 42 81 87 | 51 45 8 I 42 98 14 55 Gray’s 15 7 I 10 6 9 T 13 17 | 18 2 2 I 6 ♦* 17 15 Gray Court .... .106 . 106 08 113 64 73 149 144 | 102 104 4 | 77 40 161 136 Hickory Tavern 189 25 38 109 61 47 119 166 | 130 54 2 I 91 128 60 99 Hopewell 29 32 | 39 17 10 34 42 40 | 45 5 12 ( 5 30 47 42 Joanna 169 153 96 172 109 141 207 176 205 70 3i 200 168 111 TTl Jones Store 72 29 43 67 31 27 5L 78 | 44 54 ♦ | 34 35 73 60 Lanford 36 20 31 21 - 28 19 27 38 | 32 21 l 1 29 6 40 29 Laurens, Ward 1 170 136 125 136 94 161 195 178 172 111 24 | 168 158 111 185 Laurens, Ward 2 88 73 | 66 82 43 107 79 65 | 76 58 104 61 66 81 Laurens, Ward 3 203 128 | 1O0 145 161 170 203 185 | 208 93 29 1 258 110 129 150 Laurens, Ward 4 105. 70 88 59 43 94 85 86 116 .31 30 | 91 50 64 105 Laurens, Ward 5 • 326 252 349 236 1122 361 273 353 | 374 88 113 308 226 206 390 Laurens, Ward 6 167 130 153 128 81 195 127 152 1 161 102 28 162 122 99 188 Long Branch - 28 • 19 19 18 18 17 21 36 j 24 15 7 i 17 18 32 27 Lydia Mills 85 44 40 50 5 60 77 70 I 70 34 17 f 66 62 68 63 Mema 27 f 5 17 5 LI 32 20 | 14 LI 7 I 7 21 16 20 Moiiotville 38 44 32 53 23 29 56 55 l 32 40 7 1 17 46 43 60 Mt. Olive 46 20 26 32 20 27 40 40 43 22 o 1 17 54 17 47 Mt. Pleasant 24 13 » 8 25 20 25 19 16 19 0 1 13 31 13 17 Ora 36 17 33 23 12 23 27 35 47 4 2 I 19 23 29 33 Qwings 51 66 49 58 43 54 79 58 54 47 12 | 27 46 96 63 Pleasant Mound 14 16 19 16 * 8 5 .10 22 w 13 o i 12 15 17 14 Poplar Springs 72 34 53 86 2b 19 53 66 , 61 37 « ! 45 66 33 51 Princeton 11— 4 28- - 34 46 —0- *8- 97~t—30 to —IT- 20" 18 T9 Renno 25 7 15 15 5 L4 24 25 | 8 7 L7 10 20 20 16 Shady Grove 8 7 7 6 5 6 9 6 9 5 1 11 4 7 8 Shiloh 31 20 17 23 24 22 31 37 16 31 4 30 33 18 21 Stewart's Store 25 14 23 10 10 A 29 23 20 17 a 13 lit 37 18 ■nXYbp 20 14 18 16 ~w 14 25 29 96 -Hi 9 • 99 9 —09 Trinity Ridge 63 31 36 51 w 49 ,50 67 65 95 5 55 47 30 54 Waterloo 42 28 36 42 15 24 38 48 33 29 5 17 37 18 70 Watts Mills 242 103 66 115 “TIT 181 235 237 197 129 10 221 128 221 107' ■Woodville 75 60 32 43 48 77 91 104 82 47 5 28 65 119 58 Youngs 12 24 27 24 10 41 10 28 20 1 \ 14 10 42 34 TOTALS 4083 2689 | 2784 3187 2144 3091 3879 4169 | 3842 1993 743 1 3290 3068 3130, 3544 REPORTED PROTEST BY MAYOR TERRY NOT YET OFFICIAL Five New Councilmen Named; One Re-elect ed In Tuesday's Ballot- ing . Hugh L Eichelberger was nominated for mayor of Clinton in Tuesday’s Democratic pri mary over Joe P. Terry .incum bent, by three .votes. The vote was: Eichelberger, 717; Terry 714. The results of the election were officially declared by the city Democratic executive com mittee in a meeting Wednesday morning. First unofficial reports gave Eichelberger a lead of one vote. However, upon assembling the tally sheets of three sets of CITY ELECTION RESULTS For Mayor and Aldermen FOR MAYOR City Bax S. L. Eichelberger Joe P. Terry 617 Clinton Mill Box 10.1 379 Total 720 718 Recount: Kiehelberger, 717; Terry 714 FOR ALDERMAN Ward One: Frank M. Boland, Jr. HughJ^ Ray . Ward Two: Leisel La Copeland, Sr. S. A. Pitta Ward threeT Harry C. Layton Ward Four: James P. Sloan .... Ward Elver George W. Bagwell W’oodrow Wilson Ward Six : James Craine J. Robert Hamrick - 684 326 1010 268 156 423 ’284 288 572 662 190 852 945 480 1425 948 480 1428 556 204 760 389 . *—rr-tr- 278 667 577 407 984 368 70 438 93 ARE HONORED AT JOANNA; WATCHES, RINGS AND PINS GIVEN Ninety-three Joanna Cotton Mills employees were honored with a banquet Saturday eve ning, the eighth annual service awards presentation, those re ceiving awards varying in length of service from 10 to 20 years. Wives and husbands of the hon- orees were seated at the long banquet tables adorned with a lovely arrangement of spring flowers. John Holland Hunter was toastmaster, the program open ing with the singing of “America Moms, Helen Moms, P. P. Mor ris, C: S. Motes. Mamie Murphy, Margaret L Owens, Eula M. Par rott, Mae Patterson, G. L. Prater, Willie R. Prater. J. A. Reeder, Mildred Ringer. Janie Satter- whtte, J. L. Smith, Elizabeth Taylor, Una Mae Teague, Evelyn G. Templeton, Eula Mae Wicker, H. G. Wicker, Mary L. Wicker, M. E. Wicker The presentation of pins ahd' increased insurance certificate riders to the 10 year group was The Beautiful,” followed by the-mnade by Joe L. Delany. superin- Re-elected Supervisor W L Pet. Mathews — 12 4 .790 Johnston 12 4 .790 Clinton Ware Shoals Joanna Calhoun Falls Ninety-Six Greenwood 10 6 .629 10 0 .029 8 8 .900 8 8 J< S 13 .100 1 19 80S Editors Named For High School Paoer Uttvc urcu vxiureii Stotin^L students the high school. Linda Adah and Ann Johnson have been chosen editors of The publication oi for the year 1084-46. Both served as Junior edW*. the p*t y«r. -Linda is Iht dm«hter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Adah, and Ann the daughter of Mis. R W. John son ebd #ve late Dr. Johnson. Other meknben of the newly appointed staff have been a najpggdl eg: Feature Editor — Msrjorie Milk. Sports Editor—Jimmy Riser. Junior Editor—Jane Todd. Copy Editor—LeaMia^Youn^ nail BENNIE B. BLAKELY In Tuesday’■ Blakely was easily re-elected sa- ea the tint ballet over his Clinton Aids Palsy Drive The Cerebral Palsy drive for funds conducted the past week in Clinton netted approximately 1390.00, according to an unof ficial report yesterday. Members of the city police de partment made calls for collec tions ss contributors phoned in Members of the voluntary fire department contributed $50.00 Local telephone operators go ing to Greenville to assist with the telethon were Mrs. Paul Pearson, Bliss Margaret Mitch ell, Mias Ida Gene Chaney, Miss Louise Meadors and Mrs. Geo. WaUenzine. ^ Local Girl Graduates At Salem Academy Miss Nancy Cook, daughter of Mrs. D. S. Cook of this city grad uated last week from Salem Acad emy, Winston-Salem, N. Ck, at the 182nd annual commencement and has returned to her home. Bliss Cook wes active in all campus ac tivities. Mrs. Cook and dautfiter, Ter rell, attended the exercises and First Baptist Revival Services June 13-18 As announced by the pasto^. Rev. J. H. Darr, evangelistic ser vices will begin at the First Bap tist church on June 13 and con tinue through the 18th, with ser vices each evening at 7:45. The leader for the services will be Dr. John L. Slaughter, pastor of the First Baptist church at Spartan burg. The Rev. C. O. Lamoreaux, pas tor of the First Baptist church at Newberry, will be the song leader for the week. There will be special prayer ser vices at 8 p. m. Thursday evening, •June 10, at the homes of Lynn W. Cooper, 600 S. Broad St., Lawrence N. Warren, Cedar St., Nolan Sud- deth, S. Broad St. Ext., R. S. Tru- luck, 100 Woodrow Dr., Mrs. W. A. Dicus, 106 Cleveland St., Mrs. Joe Leak, 210 Muagrove St., Fred Burnett, Jr., E. Ferguson St., B. M. Dutton, 410 W. Mafn St., R. M. Leauge, Laurens Rd., C. W. Bridg es, S. Holland St., C. W. Cooper, 504 N. Broad St., Andy B. Young, Jr., Shands St., S. S. Burnette, Whitten Village. All members and friends of the Baptist church are nvited to attend. ^ There will also be special brief early morning worship services at the First Baptist church each morning at 7:00 at m. From Monday, June 14, through Fri day, June 18, for the benefit of those persons who will be unable to attend the regular services in the evening of the same week. S. C/s Next Governor GEORGE BELL TI JR. IMAN. Lt. Gay. George Bell Timmer man, Jr., of Batcsbarg. easily won the Pemocratie nomination for governor of Sooth Carolina In Tuesday’s primary. Nomination is equivalent to election. Timmerman deeWroly defeated Colombia Insurance executive Les ter L. Bates In a two-man race. Incomplete returns early yester day morning gave Timmerman 162.514: Balm 192.978. Craio Gives Up One Hit In 7-0 Greenwood Win Jimmy Craig allowed only one hit, a second inning single by Reeves, as he masterfully direct ed Greenwood to a 7-0 victory over Clinton here Monday night in the opening game of the American Legion season. Reeves’ clean blow into right field marred an otherwise bril liant performance as Craig struck out 19 and walked only three. Craig and Fortune hit back-to- back doubles for three of the four Greenwood tallies in the first inning and Clinton never was able to recover. Bucky Hol land came on in the second and held the defending state champs the rest of the way, giving up three hits in six frames. Pruitt and Williams got two safeties apiece to lead the Green wood attack. Dr. and Mrs. T. Layton Fraser are spending a few days at Bon Clarken, N. C. Ann Fraser is visit ing Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Martin and family at Fairview. Assistant Pastor For Baptist Church Monty Bishop of Union, a stu dent at Mars HiX Junior College, Mars Hill, N. C., has arrived to serve as assistant pastor of the First Baptist church for the summer months. While here he ip residing In the home of Mrs. John B. Fergu son on Bteple street Youth Revival - June IB-27 I\ev. Ray Payne of Ridgeland, and Rev. Winfred Bowman of HardeeviUe, will conduct a youth for Christ ravtaraft campaign at the Church of God of Prophecy on Sloan Street June 12-27. (Jong. Ashmore Wins Hellams Graduates At University Georgia w Robert Bruce Hellams, Jr., of this city was a member of the graduating class at the Unifersitiy at Georgia, Athens, and received his diploma at exercises on Mon day. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hellams and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Workman were in Athens during the week-end and attended the graduating ex ercises * Open Meeting Of Alcoholics Anonymous An open meeting at the Clinton group Alcoholics Anonymous will be held Saturday evening, June 12, at 8 o'clock at the Clinton health center on Woodrow‘street. Russell Culbertson, of New berry, will be the guest speaker. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. ... r • ■ counters it was found that Eich elberger led by two votes, 720 to 718. The executive committee made a recount Tueeday night; and in the process of passing upon the validity of the ballots threw out several, reducing the count to T17-714. This election was the feature of Tuesday’s local balloting which found six aldermen chos en to help direct the city gov ernment. Only one incumbent was re-elected. He was James Craine, who defeated J. Robert Hamrick for the Ward 6 seat, 984 votes to 438. Two men. went into office un- oposed — Harry C Layton in Ward 3 and James P. Sloan in Ward 4. The other alderman races: Ward 1, Frank M. Boland, Jr., defeated incumbent Hugh C. Ray, 1,010 to 423; S. A. Pitts de feated L. L. Copeland, Sr., 852 votes to 572 in Ward 2; and Geo. W. Bagwell defeated incumbent Woodrow Wilson 760 to 667 in Ward 5. — After Tuesday night’s recount of the votes, the executive com mittee adjourned without an of ficial declaration of the results. However, when the 717-714 count was announced, it was re ported unofficially that Mayor Terry would file a protest upon the grounds that one person vot ed illegally at one of the boxes. Mr Terry called for the registra tion books and pointed to one person’s name who he contended lived beyond the city limits. Terry argued that the illegal bal lot should make void the entire city hall box, one of two in Tues day’s election. After the official declaration of the results Wednesday, efforts were made by The Chronicle to get in touch with Mr. Terry. It was found that he was out of town and when the paper went to press yesterday afternoon he stih could not be reached. Mrs. Henderson At Home From Hospital The many friends of Mrs. Cald well Henderson will learn with interest that she returned to her home here Sunday after being patient for several months at the General hospital in Greenville Her condition is much improved her friends will be glad to know. Rep. Retort T. Ash snare ef the Faertfa Ceagvearieaal district, de reeled Charles C. Met ne. ef •par. tanbarg, to Tsseday's primary. In eeaplete rater— fra na the toer eeawHaa gave Atom as- 994*4; Mean 12.7M. Carlton F. Winn has been nott fled by radio Station WliBQ, Lau rens, that he was a winner in the Konfteet of Kilocycles and will receive a GE dock and Breck Gift invocation by Rev. P. W. Tur ner, pastoSr of Epworth Metho dist church. Walter Regne vice-president of Joanna West erns Mills Company, and execu tive officer of the Joanna plant, spoke to the group and express ed appreciation of the manage ment for the loyal service ren dered over a period of years by the group of employees. , “You would not have remain ed here as long as you have if you had not been the type of em ployee who works hard at the task at hand and does a good job of it,” Mr. Regnery said. “A* you receive your awards to night,” Mr. Regnery continued, “I trust you will accept them in the spirit in tfhich they are giv en. I speak for our entire man agement when I say that we want each of you to know that we are nuking the presentation because we do appreciate your loyal service to our mill.” The Hired Hands, a string band with vocalists from Colum bia, rendered the musical part of the program. Following the presentation of the awards and the banquet, a square dance with a number of guests participat ing was held with the Columbia musicians providing the music The 23 members of the 20-year group each received a $100 Ham ilton watch and an» insurance rider increasing their free life insurance from $1,500 to $2,000. Those in this group were: J. L. Abrams, J. A. Bledsoe, Josie Boyce, Mozelle Bridges, J. H. Campbell, E. P. Clark. J. M. Davenport, H. F Gardner, W. C. Gardner, J. C Green, Sr., Bessie Hamm, J. R. Harrelson, Jim Lona Hawkins, Julia Humphrey, C. W. Johnson, E. E. Moore. J. J. Motes, T. H. Murphy, Lucille Na bors, W. W Niver. Jr, W N. Pra ter, Johnnie S. Stogner, W. K. Waits. In the 15-year group the fol lowing 14 were honored: Mary Abrams, P. A. Barrett, H. E. Black, J L. Brawley. Sy bil' Birawley, N. F. Case. A. I. Fulmer, Virginia Gamer, A. R. Johnson, J. H. McGuirt, C. R. McCumber, R. F. Pitts, Ruth Seawright, Josephine Stevens. The 56 member group honor ed for 10 yean service were: Iris Barnes, Myra Beavers, W. D. Bishop, Beatrice Bobb, L O. Bolt, G. B. Bowers, Madie Boyce, Christine Buchanan, J. B. Bur bage, Frances Butler, Z u 1 a Chandler, L. A. Crawford, W. J. Crouch, Ruby Crumpton, J. C- Davis. R. W .Davis, E. E. De loach, Russell Eubanks, Edna Foy, R. L Franklin, Dorothy Fulmer, W. A. Graddiek, H. M. Hunter, R. B. Jester, C. O. Kin- ard. Jn., Kathryn Kingsmoce, Jim Kitchen, Mary Kitchen. Also Rosa Lee Kitchen, Jud- son P. Lee, Lizzie Long. Helen Longshore, Jessie C. Maddest. G. H. Metis, Bttie Moatos, Elbert tendent of the mills. The rings end insurance certificates to the 15 year group were pssssntai bp J. B. Hart, assistant treasurer. The presentation of watches and certificates to the 20 year group was made by P. B. Mitchell, as sistant to the vice-president Mr. Regnery assisted in the presenta tions. Criminal Court Term Opens At Laurens Monday The June term of general ses sions court will convene in Lau rens next Monday, the 14th, with Judge Steve Griffith of Newber ry, presiding Thirty-six petit jurors have been drawn and announced by Clerk of Court Walter E. Dunlap. Listed by precincts, they, follow: Laurens City—Joe Abbott Al bert Rosenblum, H. B. Monroe, E. D. Cunningham. Laurens Mills — Clyde M. Staggs, and Clarence King. Waterloo—A. H. Britt Robert - Campbell and Willie Schumpert. Poplar Springs—John A. Beas ley. Earl M. Counts, W. M. Man- ley ami Jack R. Wood. Joanna — Clyde Atkins, Till man Morse, B. C. Flow, C. G. Gamer, Ralph C. Prater and E. E. Barber Ohnton Mills—Horace Lloyd, and A. W. Milam. Clinton City—R. Michael Tur ner and L. L» Rice. Also Richard Jones, Mt. Pleas ant: Ralph Dawkins, Youngs; Albert Terry, Woodville; Lee Workman, Gray Court; E. B. Simpson, Shiloh; Paul R. Ow- ings, Ow mgs; W. W. Ashley, Brewerton; Eugene Smith. Grays; Clarence L. Chapman, Mountvrtle; Marvin E. Wallace, Lydia Mills; J. B. Holland, Long Branch; James W. Patton,- Cook's Store; and Alvin Garrett Shiloh. Brought over from the last term were J. Hubert Smith, Jo anna, and F. J. O’Dell. Ekom. Revival Services Long Branch Church Revival services will be held at the Long Branch Pentecostal Holiness church June 14-20 at 7:45 each evening. Guest speakers will be evan gelist Rev. W. H. Turner, B~A., M-A, of Franklin Springs, Oa. M*. Turner served as a miaion- ary in China and was interned there by the Japanese during World War U He is the author of many religious books- The pastor. Rev. M. L. Footed has extended an invitation to the public to attend the