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I The Chronicle Strirts To Be A Cleu News paper, Complete, Newey and Reliable ®he OUinton ©Ijrnntrlf If You Don't The Chronicle Yon Don't Get the Newa Volume LV Clinton, S. C. # Thursdoy, August 12,1954 Summer Dollar Days To Attract Shoppers Today, Friday and Saturday Expected To Draw Big Crowds In Local Stores For Bargain Event. All roads lead to Clinton To day, Friday, and Saturday for semi-annual Dollar Days with goods especially for this event. Prices have been drastically re duced on merchandise to be fea- wise shoppers expected to Iwi tured lor the three days, the here to take advantage of the many seasonable bargains which participating merchants have as sembled especially for this big sales event. Dollar Days are sponsored by the Merchants Association with outstending values on the bill- of-fare for residents of this entire section for the week-end. It will be seen from today’s paper that a number of local firms are par ticipating in the sales event Read this issue for the big news. A number of merchants state they have been on the lookout for Dollar Day merchandise for some time and have purchased event growing in popularity and success from year to year. The red carpet will be rolled out for three days with hun dreds of special values offered the public. The American Dol lar Will Be King Today, Friday and Saturday. You, your family, neighbors and friends are invit ed to supply your needs in mer chandise priced in many in stances below the actual whole sale cost of replacement on to day’s market. You are invited to Clinton to take advantage of 4 the special values you can’t afford to pass by. Don't miss $$$$$$ Days. Ware Shoals Still Holds Lead In Carolina Loop Ware Shoals kept its pennant hopes high with a 3-1 win over Calhoun Falls Saturday night and held its two and one-half game lea dover the scrappy Mathews Wildcats. Although outhit in Saturday's game, the Reigels backed up the eight-hit pitching of Euel Boland to rip Calhoun Falla in a thriller. Eighth Grade Clinton Hi Representative L State Colton Forecast Is 525,000 Bales South Carolina can expect a cotton crop of 525,000 bales this year from August 1 conditions, the Federal-State Crop Report ing Service said Monday. Agricultural Statistician Frank O. Black said this would be 165,- 000 bales—24 per cent—less than last year. The 1043-52 average was 702,000 bales. Acreage is 26 per cent less than last year, at 865,000. This means yield is up to 201 pounds an acre although the 1043-52 average was 312 pounds. Boll weevil damage will get about 5 per cent of the crop, compared with 0 per cent last year. 1154 Crop Foraeast Is 12.680.000 - Washington, August 9 — The Agriculture Department , .fore cast this year’s cotton crop at 12,680,000 bales, a reduction of 23 per cent from last year under a rigid crop control program de signed to prevent surplus pro duction The estimate—the first for the crop—was somewhat larger'than cotton traders generally had ex pected and it led to price declin es of up to $1.30 a bale in the futures market. Planting allotments and mar keting quotas invoked by the de partment in the face of a surplus of about 9,650,000 baled from past crops had carried a goal of about 12 million bales. Unless there is a sharp reduc tion in the size of the crop finally harvested control will be con tinued again next year, subject to grower appro vial at a referen dum. The department said the crop i> Southeastern and Central pro ducing areas by hot, dry weath- Clinton Wallops N. Charleston ie ueparunem stun me crop « fl | w being hampered in sotet In 11 IAIINIAV theastem and Central oro- ,UU,IWJ T I Four Patrolmen Now On Duty In This County Two new patrolmen arrived in Laurens last week to serve with the State Highway patrol in Lau rens county, it was announced by Jama* T. Townsend, corporal in charge of patrol activities in the county. They are B. A. Blume, whose home is in Anderson, and C. A. Richards, whose home is at Williams ton. The fourth pa trolman in the group is J. C. Pace who has made his head quarters in this city for a number of years. The Clipper’s only run came in the fifth when Buster Parnell tripled and came home on an in field out. Mathews had little trouble with the hapless Greenwood Mill team as the Wildcats claw ed the Warriors 18-1 behind the effective pitching of Thornton Briggs. Roy Beasley with a two- run homer and James (Snag) Bu ford’s inside-the-park homer were the big blows for the win ners. Back-to-back doubles by Bruce Farmer and Mac Balt- zegar gave the Warriors their only run. Homeruns were the order of the night in Clinton as Clinton took a 10-9 decision from the Joanna Hornets. Tot Fallow hit a grand slam homer in the sixth to spark a six run uprising for Clinton, but Joanna fought back to tie the game and send the game into an extra inning. Ellis Huffstetler banged a homer in the tenth for the victory. Down in Ninety-Six the In dians came to Life behind the pitching of Frank (Fatback) Ed wards and Manager Jim Voi- selle. , The Indians fought from be hind a two-run deficit in the first to down the fading Johnston team 4-3. How They Stand W L Pel. Ware Shoals 24 8 .750 Mathews 22 11 .667 Johnston 20 13 .606 Clinton 18 13 .581 Calhoun Falls 17 14 .540 Joanna 15 18 .455 __ Ninety-Six 8 24 250 ter of Mr. and Mrs. Rav PitiT of i Gregnwood 3 30 090 the Hickory Tavern community^ and Miss Frances Cunningham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cunningham of the Musgrove community. The winner of the district con-j test will compete in the state contest. A prize of a $200 educa tional fund will be set up for the state winer. John Holland Hunter of this city, was master of ceremonies at the contest and judges were Mrs. T. Heath Copeland, Mrs. D. L. Monroe and Hugh Jacobs, all of this city. The contestants were judged according to beauty, talent, per sonal interview and interest in farm activities, with a possible 25 points for each. Miss Wasson Named '54 'Miss Laurens Farm Bureau' Miss Barbara Wasson of the Hickory Tavern community, Monday night was elected “Miss Laurens County Farm Bureau” of 1954. She was chosen over three oth er contestants at the meeting at Gray Court-Owings school and will represent Laurens county in the district contest this month. Miss Wasson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C- Wasson. Runner-up was Miss Rebecca Finley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Finley of Mountville. First prize was $25 and second prize was $15. The other two contestants were Miss Sue Ann Pitts, daugh- MISS BETTY JANE HAMER In tha recant beauty quean contacts held at Clinton high school Miss Batty Jana Hamer was chosen as representative of the eighth grade. Miss Hamer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Hamer of this city. Chronicle Advs Are All-Important To You The advertising columns of THE CHRONICLE each week carry important and helpful advertising'“news” from local business firms. They tell you of latest prices and values in groceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and all lines of merchandise., They help you in supplying the daily needs of your family and home. Shop in THE CHRONICLE first Newspaper advertising is all important to the buying public. It does not hang on the air .... it it not brief heedlines here or there with a momentary interact Adve have an important local value to you. They help you buy well end save. Don't look them. Clinton set themselves up as one of the early favorites in the South Carolina Little League tournaments being held in Co lumbia with their 14-3 rout of North Charleston Tuesday. King went all the way for Clin ton, allowing only six hits while his mates pounded out a 10-hit fusilade against the lower state pitching. Leading Clinton in their hit ting spree was Shortstop Little ton, who slammed a two-run homer and a single fer a perfect day at the plate. Clinton and Columbia Civitan were scheduled to meet yester day afternoon at 6 o’clock. St. Andrews was to meet Sumter at 8:30 and the two winners will play in the finals at 8:30 tonight. (Thursday) N. Charleston 200 100— 3 Clinton 132 08x—14 Two New Cases Polio Reported And Hospitalized Two new cases of polio in this community have been reported the past week by Chairman J. Hewlette Wasson of the Infan- tjle Paralysis chapter. This brings the total thus far reported in the county this season to sev en cases, one having resulted in the death of a little girl of Lau rens. Phil W. Rogers, Jr., the eight- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Rogers of this city, was ad mitted to tha General hospital in Greenville last Saturday with his condition reported as favorable. Deborah Amick, little year and a half old dauhter of James A. Amick of Joanna, is now be ing hospitalized for polio at the Columbia hospital, having been admitted July 25. Fifteen new cases last week brought the state’s 1954 polio toll to 146, it was announced yester day by the state board of health. M. L. (Fate) Crisp Claimed By Death, Rites At Mountville Funeral services for M. L (Fate) Crisp, 77, were conducted from the home at Mountville on last Friday afternoon and at tended by a large gathering of friends. The officiating minis ters were Rev. Flyod Heilams and the Rev. George Anderson, with interment following in Lib erty Springs Presbyterian church cemetery. Mr. Crisp died last Wednesday morning following several years of declining health. He waa a retired amptoyee of the Sea board Airline Railway, and for several years was conected with their office here as operator. He was also a Mason. Mr. Crisp was a native of this county where he spent most of his life and was an esteemed citizen. He was a son of the late Matthew B. and Eugenia Dendy Crisp. He was a charter member of the Mountville Bap tist church which he served faithfully as a deacon for a num ber of years, and was widely known in the county. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Blanche Hipp Crisp; one son, Claybome, of Raleigh, N. C.; a grandson, two brothers, W. E. Crisp of Mountville, A. B. Crisp of Elberton, Ga.; two sisters. Miss Zelle Crisp and Mrs. L. R. Adams, both of Mountville. Lost Rites Held Here Thursday For William W. Bishop Drop Shown la Weevil Infestation Over Previous Week Weevil damage is still under control, as last week^f spot check showed an average infestation of 6 1-3 per cent as compared to 10.5 per cent infestation the week before, County Agent C. B. Cannon reports. It has come to the point now, he said, for farmers to decide whether-or not-none-of the cot- ton, or certain fields need poison ing. Cotton is fruiting very little now due to dry weather and ma turing. The saving of one boll of cot ton to each eight feet of row, in 36 inch rows, from weevil dam age will pay for 15 pounds of dust per acre and labor to apply same, Mr. Cannon repated, and blooms of cotton during August will have time to make cotton. Dry weather is maturing cot ton bolls and are cracking in some sections of the county. Red spider on cotton is found in various sections, Mr. Cannon reports since dry weather is ideal for such outbreaks. This small reddish insect found on the underside of cotton leaves, sucks the leaf, and may cause considerable shedding of leaves. Persons or animals walking through a cotton field infested with red spider will scatter the insect due to the small insect getting on clothes or the hair. For contrq}, Mr. Cannon said, a hard blowing rain is good or the dusting of cotton with at least 20 pounds of dusting sul phur where the temperature is 70 degress or more and the air still. t P Farmers WHhin Acreage Law; Gel Marketing Cards Cotton marketing cards are be ing mailed this week to those farmers of the county who plant ed cotton within their 1954 acre age allotment, according to H. A. Ropp, of the Agricultural Stabili zation and Conservation office. These cards will identify the cot- Funeral services for William W Bishop, 45, were held last Thursday afternoon from Cal vary Baptist church by the Rev James Revis, with interment fol lowing in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Lyda, Marvin Gregory, Frank Hughes, Troy and Jack Revis. Mr. Bishop died in a Columbia hospital August 4 following a short illness, preceded by several years of declining health. The announcement Of his passing brought regret to his friends here and elsewhere. Mr. Bishop was a native at this county and spent most of his life in this community. He was a son of William L. Bishop and the late Mrs. Mamie Whitlock Bishop. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Corrie Gregory Bishop; by his father, and one brother, Leonard B. Bishop, all of this city. City General Election Held ton produced on the farm repre sented by the cards as being pen alty free cotton, and as such will not be subject to any penalty at the time of sale. No marketing cards will be mailed to persons who planted more cotton than their cotton acreage allotments, and cotton sold from these farms will be subject to penalty at the rate of 17.5 cents per pound on the farm’s excess, and this pen alty is to be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of cotton by the cotton buyer, unless the farmer prefers to pay his penalty in full at the county ASC office and then receive a marketing card with which to sell the re mainder of his cotton without penalty. Mr. Ropp called to the atten- on of those farmers having cot ton on hand which was pro duced in any previous year that they should contact the ASC of fice to request that this cotton be ; checked and certificate be issued to identify the cotton as cotton having been produced in a year 1 prior to 1954 and as penalty free cotton. If the cotton produced in a prior year is not identified as such at the time of sale the buyer is required to deduct a penalty of 17.5 cents per pound from the proceeds of the sale at the time of sale, he stated. Number 32 GUARDSMEN RETURN HOME FROM, CAMP Spend Two Weeks At Comp Stewart On Annual Encampment. Five hundred and sixty offi cers and enlisted men of the 51st Division, South Carolina Nation al Guard, returned to' home sta- IS HOSPITAL PATIENT Friends of Mrs. Louise David- son Hilton will regret to know she is ill and a patient at Hays hospital. Copt. Brooks Copeland Gets Army Discharge Capt. Brooks Copeland, son of Mrs. Robert J. Copeland, of this city, has received his discharge from the Marine Corps following three years service in the re serve, and has returned to his home here. He has been station ed at Camp Lejeune, N. € served in World War II and was recalled In the general election held Tuesday only 56 votes were cast, 53 in the city precinct, and 3 at the Clinton Mills precinct. The election was held to rati fy the nominees of the city pri mary held in June past. The following were duly de clared elected: % Mayor—Hugh L. Eichelberger. Alderman Ward 1—Frank M. Boland, Jr. Ward 2—S. A. Pitts. Ward 3—Harry C Layton. Ward 4—James P Sloan. Ward 5—George W. Bagwell. Ward 8—James C- Craine. With the exception of Aider- man Craine, the administration Joanna Jury Blames Brown In Death Young Holt Coroner Joe F. Smith held an inquest last Thursday in the death of Harold Holt, 15, of Co lumbia, who was killed in an ar gument on the afternoon of July 2. ’Hie jury returned a verdict that young HoU_ “came to his death by a blow on the neck and head from a piece of timber by the hands of Julian Brown, 16, of Joanna ” tiohs Sunday after two weeks of intensive training in Anti-Air craft tactics at Camp Stewart, Ga Men from Clinton, Newber ry, Hampton and Greenwood participated in the yearly en campment. The 107th AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion with head quarters at Newberry completed Summer Training in 40 milli meter gun firing, 50 Caliber machine gun firing, small arms firing, 45 caliber sub machine guns and "BAZOOKA” of World War II fame. “From a training standpoint, the encampment could be termed a complete suc cess”, were the words of LT. COL. EVANDER R. McIVER, JR, Commanding Officer of the 107th Battalion. Although Assigned to the 51st Infantry Division of South Caro lina which trains each year at Fort McClellan, Ala., the 107th Anti-Aircraft unit trains in Georgia separately, as there are no firing ranges for their type of weapons at the Alabama Fort. A number of direct hits were obtained on airborne targets, in cluding towed targets and pilot less planes flown as targets which were radio controlled. Many men qualified in individ ual small weapons fire. Since 1947, the encampment for this unit has been an annual affair. Interest in this particular unit has mounted through the yearTo the point that at the present only about 20 vacancies for new enlistments are avail able. This is about the number of men that attended the first encampment after World War II which was held at Fort Jack- son, S. C. Interest had been de veloped and maintained through battery competitions, athletic events and other activities ap pealing to the men. Battery A from Greenwood, Ctynmanded by Captain Henry R. McKee, won out in an en campment softball tournament which included other units from over the state. Battery D from Hampton commanded by 1st Lt. will be entirely new in assuming i Joanna Memorial hospital about The attending physician testi-. H s was award . fled that Holt was brought U> T , ’ - ~ ™ for year office in September. Revival Services At Hopewell Church Revival services at Hopewel' Methodist church will be held August 15-22 each evening at 7:45. Rev. Roy E. Dickert, pastor of the Calhoun Falls Methodist church, will be the guest speak er. The public is cordially invit ed to attend. KIWANIS MEET TODAY The regular meeting of the ^TCIwams FHib 'Win^ lielcr fhls 7 o’clock at Hotel evening at Mary Musgrove. Reedy River Roily Be Held August 24 The annual Youth Rally for Reedy River association will be held at the Bethel Baptist church on Tuesday, August 24, at 7:30 p. m. The theme for the pro gram is “Students: At Home and School Serving Christ.” A panel discussion will be led by the group of young people with Miss Martha Creekmore of Wmifcmire, as leader. Rev. Alvin BoOne, pastor of Lucas Avenue Baptist church, Laurens, will be the main speaker. Rev. Boone grad uated from Furman University and from the Southeastern .Bap tist Seminary at Wake Forest in May, 1954/ and is a former pastor of Hunt Memorial church in the Reedy River Association. A1 young people are invited to attend this rally. County Paving Contract Awarded A contract for the grading and bituminous surfacing of 9.293 miles of secondary roads in Lau rens county was recently receiv ed by Theo Brothers of Wood ruff. The contract, awarded on a low bid of $85,962.62, was an-j nounced in a letter of award from Chief Highway Commis sioner Claude R McMillan Au gust 6. Bids on the work were opened in Columbia June 22. Included in the project are the grading and surfacing of 2.717 miles on Road 86 from Route 39 north of Cross Hill northeast erly to Road 49; of 2.983 miles on Road 97 from Route 92 west of Lanford northerly to the Spar tanburg county line; of 2.843 miles on Road 116 from Road 118 in Clinton northerly to a bitumi nous surfaced county road; of 0 750 mile on'Road 122 and con nection, from U. S. Route 76 to Joanna Mills. Brand Station Ships 2,858 Cars Pulpwood The Weal Virginia Pulp and Paper company operates a heavy shipping station at Brand Station midway between Clinton and Laurens on the C. N. & L. Rail way. The shipping center opened August 3, 1992. For the period through July post, 2,858 can of pulpwood have been riiipped from this point % 7 o’clock and was pronounced dead about ten minutes after ar rival. Others testifying at the in quest were Jack Callenback and Terry Ellison, two of the three boys who witnessed the fatal al tercation. Testimony brought out that Holt and Brown had a few words and Brown left and brought Cal lenback back with him. He al so brought the piece at stick used as the weapon, witnesses testi-1 fied. Sheriff W. A. Lowery s$id following the inquest that one of the boys testified that Holt was getting up from a sitting posi tion when he was hit and the other said he was already stand ing. The sheriff further stated that the inquest jury made no recom mendation but that Brown is still under $1,000 bond under a war rant for murder issued the day following the killing signed by Judge Steve C. Griffith of New berry. DOLLAR DAYS Thursday - Friday - Saturday f FOLLOW THE CROWDS — CLINTON IS AN EXCELLENT SHOPPING CENTER Ride Thia Whale for a Whale of a Saving on Things You Need and Want on Sale for the 8-Day Event. You Will Hardly Recognize Your Dollar When You See How Much It Buvs at This Eye-Popping Parade Of Values. You’ll Find the BIG NEWS from Par ticipating Merchants in Today’s Paper. 0 ■ ed the Pope Trophy round excellency Pvt. George T Willis, a member of Btry "C” from New berry. was judged the best drill recruit from a school conducted especially for recruits. Recogni tion of this honor was given on Saturday 31 a* a Motorized Parade. Other batteries were Com manded by Captain Hubert M." Bedenbaugh of Newberry. Cap tain James C. Lester of New berry and Captain Guy A. Tumblin of Clinton. SPEAKS IN COLOMBIA Dr. George C. Bellingrath of this city was the guest minister at the Sunday morning service of the First Presbyterian church in Columbia. Chamber Books Technicolor Sound Film For October Dr. Fred E. Holcombe, local optometrist, has been elected to the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce. He will serve the unexpired term of di rector John B. Jordan, who re cently moved from the city to Martinsville, Va. The Board of Directors has booked for the month of Octo ber the National Chamber’s am mated Techincolor sound film, “It’s Everybody’s Business.” This film represents one of the best efforts made by business to tell the story of the American com petitive enterprise system. It is a part of a program of economic education which the National or ganization has conducted for a number of years. This John Sutherland produc tion provides a 22-minute color animation exposition that makes clearly understandable and very interesting the growth and de velopment of the American busi ness system. Any group or organization in terested in using tha film may have it reserved for any date between October 6 through the 36th Presbyterian College 1954 Football Schedule Sat., Sept. II—Clemson at Clemson. 6:00 p. m. Sat.. Sept. 25—Open. Fru. Oct. 1 — Furman at Greenville. 8:00 p an. FrL. OcL 8 — Davidson at Clinton, 8:00 p. m. (Homecom ing) Sat.. Oct. 16 — Wofford at Spartanburg 8:00 p. m. Sal.. Oct. 23 — Citadel at Charleston. 2:30 p. m. Sat.. Oct. 30 — Catawba at Salisbury. N. C.. 8:00 p> m. FrL, Nov. 5 — Stetson at Clinton. 8:00 p. m. SaL, Nov. 13—Appalachian at Boone. N. C.. 8:00 p. m Sal.. Nov. 20—Open. Thun.. Nov. 25—Newberry at Clinton. 2:30 p. tn, (Thanks giving) BEAD THE CHRONICtE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay you. It's thrifty READ THE ADS