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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
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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
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to
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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
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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