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ft. The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LV ffllititmi If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the New* Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 21, 1954 Number 42 Two-“'_ ‘ On Salesmanship Here Ocf. 25-26 Announcement is made that an expert on Salesmanship and How to Increase Tourist Business will speak at the high school au ditorium on Monday and Tues day evenings, October 25 and 28. The course is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. During the two evenings a 4-, , , hour course will be given abso-; °f wor k er s was given in The lutely free. The clinic will begin Chronicle last week. Community Chest Drive To Open Monday Homing With Breakfast James E. Wolfe, general chair man, said yesterday that all plans for the “Greater Clinton United Fund” drive have been completed with the appointment of * workers selected to conduct the city-wide campaign. The Business Women Have District Meeting The quota has been set at $15,- 315. a small increase over last year The Advance Gifts committee, headed hy Bill Abrams as chair- | man, began its work Tuesday at 8 :00 p. m. each evening and finish at 10:00 p. m., with a draw ing held and prizes awarded each evening during the intermission. The following information will be given: Pointers on clerk’s approach, morning and will solicit all busi- method of selling, handling of ness houses, owners andmanag- merchandise, and the fundamen-: ers, and other industries and or- Photo of Mystery Farm of The Week Hmw's another in ih* sariae of Mystery Farms of this taction of tha county now appearing in The Chronicle in tha interest of batter farming. Tha photos ware taken from the air with no one. not even The Chronicle or tha photographer knowing tha owner of the farm. Identity must be made by tha owner of tha farm appearing each weak. Ha will receive free of charge tha original mount ed picture from which tha above reproduction was made. There are no prises offered for tha cor rect guess. Farmers Should Cooperate With Census Enumerators October Term Court To Convene Next Monday Enumerators for the 6th Cen-1 areas, for states, and for the na- sus of Agriculture will soon be tion as a whole. visiting Laurens county farms. ] Farmers will be asked to fur I second week will begin Novem- According to information receiv-l„i s h information about the ac-, ber 1. Thirty-six jurors were The October term of common pleas court will convene in Lau rens next Monday morning. A ed here the enumeration will be gin in South Carolina Nov. 3 and will continue until every farm in the state is visited. An agricultural census is made every five years by the U. S. Depart ment of Commerce. Lockl agriculture leaders point out that cooperation of farmers with the enumeratore by furnish ing them accurate information in reply to census questions is high ly important. This cooperation will be a big factor in determin ing the quality of the informa tion and the time and cost of completing the census. Full co operation of farm people will al so speed up the time when cen sus data will become available. Farmers are assured that the information furnished the enum erators is strictly confidential in sofar as the individual fanner is concerned. Law prohibits the Bureau of Census or any of its employees or past employees from releasing information about an individual farm. Census enumerators, identified by a per sonal credential card they must carry, must comply with these requirements. Census informa tion is published only as totals . for counties, for state economic reage, yield, and production of drawn and announced for the their crops and about the produc-1 October term by Clerk of Court bon of livestock and livestock Walter Dunlap. The list follows: products. They will be asked to I Cleo J. Lusk, Cilnton Mills; O. give an inventory of their farm' J. Lewis, Joanna; O. S. Stribling, resources, such as the acreage Mt. Pleasant; W. J. Rice, Joanna; and kind of land, the number of Thomas O. Godfrey, Grays; F. M. livestock, the number and types Longshore, Hunter; Thomas of various farm and home equip- Black, Lydia Mills; Dock Reid, ment, and facilities in the home Clinton city; James Watts, Hun such as electrical appliances, ttr; Luther Taylor, Brewerton; telephones, running water, etc. In Victor Maddox, Clinton Mills, addition, information will be ob-' Hilliard J. Hill, Long Branch; tained regarding the source and R. T. Ridgeway, Princeton; Sam amount of farm income as well w. Thomas, Grays; Carroll tals of selling. Advertising, learn ing to get along with the buyer and fellow salespeople. Increas ing the tourist business in our area. Officers of the Chamber of Commerce are asking a large at tendance both evenings. All groups are welcome and those particularly interested would be retail personnel, service station personnel, hotel and motel per sonnel and restaurant personnel. The school is 'to be conducted by B. O. Compton, itinerant teacher of the Distributive Ed ucation Service of the State De partment of Education. It is open to all alike without cost, em ployers. employees and all in terested persons. Special Services At Lutheran Church Announced By Pastor ganizations in the community. It is expected by the committee that this part of the drive will be completed this week. On next Monday morning at 8:45 the kick-off breakfast will be held at Hotel Mary Musgrove to be furnished workers of the Chest drive by Manager A. A. McCall. All chairmen and co- chairmen are urged to attend the breakfast. W. S. Clark, presi dent of the Piedmont National Bank of Spartanburg, will ad dress the group prior to begin ning of the general community canvass. The campaign will con tinue through November 11, it is 1 announced. Every employee of all busi- Businsss and Professional Women's clubs of th is district met last week at Bluer'i on Lake Gr wood for supper and an informal program. Taking pert were, left to right. Mrs. Sarah D. Martin of Lauren*, president; Mrs. Olive Symns. Easley, club area director; Miss Dorothy Crawford of this city, program chairman; Mrs. Dan Yarborough. president of the Clinton club; and Miss Tommy John son. Greenwood president. Greenwood, Clinton and Laurens Clubs Meet Jointly In Observance Rouse Re-Elected By Baptists Members of Business and Pro- f< ssional Women’s clubs ia Greenwood, Clinton and Laurens nesses in the city is asked to give 1 a district meeting in ob- a minimum of $2.50. C. W. Un-, strvance of National Business I derwood, is chairman of a payroll Women’s Week at Blazer’s on deduction group who will contact ] Lake Greenwood last week 131 businesses in the city asking 1 Mrs. Olive Syms of Easley, that they establish a payroll de- 1 duction plan for employees in co area BdtPW club director, was i The Rev. J. E. Rouse, pastor of the speaker. She discussed! the First Baptist church of membership and programs as es-1 Laurens, was re-elected modera- sential and related phases of club tor of the Laurens Baptist Asso- operation with management Chairman Wolfe said yester day he desires to thank all per sons who have assisted in the A week of special services be- gins Monday night, October 25, at 7:45 o’clock at St. John’s Luth eran church and will continue ... , , . each night, Monday through Fri- organization and planning of the day. The Rev. Darnel M. Shull I dnv * f ° r the,r of Newberry will be the guest I ^ th<? man y ^ that ha . ve been necessary in preparation for the annual drive. He stated that as about expense items for such things as farm machinery, farm labor, fertilizer, lime, etc- In emphasizing the need for farmers to cooperate in helping to make the census as nearly ac curate as possible, officials say Stone, Woodville; Martin H. Wil son, Shiloh; Charles W. Young, Clinton city; Charles A. Hollis, Jr., CUnton Mills; Shaw E. Da via, Stewart’s Store; Milton Baker, Watts Mills; Clyde Moore, Lau rens; Harold Davis, Laurens; Thayer To Address Presbyterian Men For October Meeting “The Census of Agriculture is Wilson Merchant, Laurens; Max- the basic source of information ( ie Abercrombie, Laurens; Chas. about an industry that provides I. Bradley, LaUrens; Glenn Mar- food, shelter and clothing for the tin, Jr., Pleasant Mound; T. M. nation. The industry consists of Meadors, Clinton Mills; J. E. more than 5 million producing Wrenn, Jones Store; H L. Bun- units throughout the nation. Of drick, Cross Hill; R. W. Baugh- this number, more than 100,000 man, Pleasant Mound; W. L are located in South Carolina. Campbell, Cooks Store; M. C. There is no agency other than I Pinson, Cross Hill; Edgar Ow* the government that collects ens, Jones Store; Austin Steph ens, Gray Court, W. M. McMil lan, Clinton; J. F. Derrick, Lydia Mills. such comprehensive information about agriculture, and it is very important that the census report be as nearly accurate as pos sible.” Applications for employment C nr : n | Carviro as enumerators for the 1954 Cen- J ° , The annnal Week Methodists Plan Presbyterian men will hear Dr. Clarence R. Thayer, director of the Vocational Guidance Center at Presbyterian college, deliver the main address at their regular monthly meeting Thursday night. The October Men of the Church meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p. m., in the men’s classroom of the First Presbyterian church. Dr. Thayer, who has announc ed his subject as “Understand ing People,” came to the college in September to establish the Guidance Center as a joint proj ect of the college and the Synod of South Carolina. It is designed to aid young people in determin ing the work for which they are best qualified. Dr. Thayer is an ordained min ister and a highly trained psy chologist who has had a number of his articles In this field print- ^ ed. He also is in demand for speaking engagements. sus of Agriculture in Laurens county are being accepted, it was announced by Field Super visor Vernon M. Shell of Green ville. t , Persons interested should no- 1 tify Earl Blakely of Rt. 3, Lau rens, who is serving as crew leader for this area. Enumerator j o b applicants must be licensed to operate and must provide a privately owneJ auto in good condition. Pay rates will provide for the cost of operating can on official Cen sus business. of Prayer and Self Denial will be held at Broad Street Methodist church with a special service Tuesday, October 26, at 4 o’clock. A special offering for youth in mision fields will be taken and all members are asked to be present. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET The Carolina Wren Garden club will meet Monday afternoon with Mrs. D. H. Roberts, 325 Poplar St.. Lydia Mills, at 3:30 Mrs. J. B. Templeton isco-host- i ess. Presented Senior Platoon Troph Chronicle Advs Are AH-Importont 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 felines 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 is qpt brief headlines hare or there with a momentary interest Adva have an important local value to you. TOey help you buy well and save Don’t over look them. preacher. These special services are be ing held at St. John’s in coope ration with the Evangelism Com mittee of the Lutheran Synod of South Carolina which is striving for special “Preaching, Teaching Reaching Missions” in every Lu theran congregation in tha state The guest preacher, the Rev Daniel M. Shull, is pastor of Mayer Memorial Lutheran church in Newberry. Mr. Shull, who has conducted preaching missions in several southern states, was one of .the preachers for the United Lutheran Hour in 1953 which was broadcast over most of the United States. He is a member of the executive board of the Lutheran Synod of SoutR Carolina and also a member of the board of Trustees of New berry college. Last week he re turned from Toronto, Canada, where he was a delegate to the convention of the United Luth eran church in America. Rev. Shull has held various offices in the church and has served on several committees He is a na tive of Lexington, and is a grad uate of Newberry College and the Lutheran Theological Sen\) nary in Columbia. Pastor Shull has announced his sermon topics as follows: Monday, “Earnestly Seeking”; Tuesday, “The Awful Reality of Sin"; Wednesday, “Strength Through Thorns”; Thursday, “Honor Which Honoreth”; Fri day, “Closer To God.” The pastor, the Rev. J. Marion Rhoden, Jr., has stressed the fact that the public is cordially in vited to these special services each evening at 7:45. Pvt. Adair Named Fort Driver of Week headquarters will be at the Chamber of Commerce office where al subscriptions will be turned in to the secretary, Mr? P. M. Pitts , Local Legion Post Making Membership Drive Oct. 20-Nov. 11 Beginning yesterday and con tinuing through November 11, Veteran's Day, Copeland-David- son ^ost No. 56 of the American Legion is sponsoring AL Weeks R. E. Poole Home Place Shown Last Week The photo in last week’s paper was identified by its owner, R E. Poole, local contractor. The property is located on the Clin- ton-Laurens highway three miles from the city. A beautiful en largement of the residence was presented Mr. Poole, and this is done each week following tha identification by the owner. The Poole place was Identified with phone calls to the office by Mrs Joseph Poole, Bill League, development. The B&PW Federation, now 35 years old, has 162,615 members in 2,954 clubs, Mrs. Syms said, and is the largest organization in the world seeking to promote na tional and international rights for women and offering job training and opportunities who work for compensation. ^ A club’s program is a continu ing project, she said, planned on paper and put into action through out the year. Club mem bers through their rprograms should have opportunities for self-expression, improving job abilities, prestige in the com munity and friendships with oth er working women. "There is no progress in con tentment,” Mrs. Syms said, “our goal is better business women for a better business world. We ciation before closing of the an nual two-day session of the as sociation here last Wednesday at Lydia Baptist church. The first day’s session was held Tuesday at the Gray Court Baptist church. Other officers re-elected were the Rev Stanley Hardee of CUnton, vice-moderator; H. B. Monroe of Laurens, Clerk; G. B. Odell of Ware Shoals, Route 1, assistant .clerk; H. S. Boyd of Laurens, treasurer; Miss Alieene Franks, superintendent of W. M. U. and Allison Pugh, director of Brotherhood. Officers elected for. the first time were the Rev. J. C. Rice of Ware Shoals. Route 1, superin tendent of Sunday Schools, and the Rev. Alvm Boone of Watta- ville. president of B. T. U. work. Copeland-Davidson Post turn ed in second highest number of 1955 memberships at the district mee tin Laurens last week. Com mander Robert S. Powell, report ed Friendship Baptist church Of must be prepared to make our Clinton was accepted for mem ful contribution. bership, giving the association 35 Joe Dailey, Miss Agnes Davis, The speaker was introduced by churches, with the provision that C. B Holland, Miss Lillian D.l- Ya ^ r ° U £ h ’ P £* ,d * nk * chan «* »*» nam * ^ noth « lard, Mrs Aimon Spencer. * he C'inton dub. Miss Dorothy ! Friendship Baptist church is al- Crawford of this city, in charge ready on the association roll, of the program, presided. i Applications for membership There were 4T present, 20 from were received from Eastside and located Another in the series of undes- _ _ ignated farms appears today. The in a concerted effort to attain its feature is proving quite popular L, l ' n * re ^ 4i P!i l ‘ senl ’ 2U . Iro ^ ve ^ r # ro I m ^ 1955 membership quota. Chair- with readers of the paper The ! r ° m ..^ r * H ‘ nw0od and c j? ur ? h . ° f . man Wyman Shealy stated. J owner upon identifying and claiming the farm will be pre sented a beautiful mounted en largement of the original photo In publishing the series of photos — _... this newspaper is recognizing rOf riling farming as the big business that, Laurens county Income tax The membership committee it is today—big in investment in, payers who earn less than $5,000 consists of Wyman Shealy, James ] land, machinery, livestock and per year will receive consider- eight from Laurens Taxpayers To Get New Forms Bethel Baptist church near Madden. Invitations from Harmony Baptist church and Lucas Aven ue Baptist church, in that order, were accepted for next year Von Holleh, Louis Bonds, Pope buildings. Chapman. Milford Smith, and Carlton Winn. Mr. Winn had the highest individual record for 1955 memberships at the district meeting. Mr. Shealy stated that mem bership is open to honorably dis charged veterans of World War I, World War II, and the Korean conflict. Eligible veterans who do not have their 1955 member ship are asked to contact any member of the membership com mittee. rble mental relief in the new in- Clinton Downs Greer In Tight Game, 7-6 County 4-H Members To Attend State Achievement Assembly come tax forms unveiled Satur day by the government as the | time for paying the annual.tax Six 4-H club members from draws nearer. Laurens county will attend the A simple 15-line card for wage State 4-H Aohivement Assem- tarners in the $5,000 bracket will bly October 22-23, in Columbia be used this year in lieu of the at the Jefferson hotel. Theae The Clinton high Red Devils 1 f°nn that has caused tax- members have completed out- defeated the Greer high Yellow Jackets for the first time in five years at Greer last Friday night, with a final score of 7-6 payers so much mental anguish standing 4-H project work and in recent years. received high awards in the Pied- Intemal Revenue Commission- mont District, er T Coleman Andrews estimat-1 During the ^tate Assembly Strom Thurmond To Address PC Students Friday Clinton made the first score in | that 35 million of the more compete for state than 60 million U. S. taxpayers awards in the following projects: are eligible to use the card form Amelia Bolt, Barkadale-Namie, a stripped down version of old ; health improvement; Mattie Lee imu-A—but he said a lot of them Wylie, Clinton, canning; Idella Private John T. Adair of this city, has been named “Safe Driv er of the Week” at Fort Jackson and awarded a letter of commen- candidate for the United States Presbyterian college students will hear an address by J. Strom Thurmond during their regular ch&pel program Friday morning. The former governor of South Carolina and currently a write-in dation by Major General ■ R. F. Ennis, Fort Jackson and 101st Airborne Division Commander. Senate will appear on the PC campus under the sponsorship of the International Relations club. Private Adair, who^is stationed This program is one of several planned by the student organi zation to bring men prominent in public affairs to the college duf- ing the year, IRC President Greg Elam, announced. with the Casual Detachment, Headquarters Company, at Fort Jackson, was chosen from a large group of vehicle drivers who have perfect records for observ ing traffic regulations. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton C. Adair of this city. of PC's sward-wts- tNPtTbr How To Vote For Write-In Candidate Here’s how to vote for Thur mond for senator: ON PAPER BALLOTS — (all counties but Charleston and Richland)—Don’t mark the par ty circle at the top of ballot, or the box in front of Brown’s name. DO NOT scratch Brown’s name. Write STROM THUR MOND opposite Brown’s name in space provided for write-in. DILLARD IN HOSPITAL The friends here and elsewhere of S. G. Dillard will be sorry to learn he is a patient in a Char lotte IttMpital where he under went an eye operation Tuesday. Mrs. McSween's Music To Be Published Friends of. Mrs. Harry Mc- Sween will be interested to know she has been awarded a contract with Melwin Music Corp. of New York who will publish six of her songs some time next year. Mrs. McSween recently spent several | fense. days in New York in the interest of her music. I the second quarter after linemen • Ike Ray and Ed Pitts blocked a i punt on Greer’s own 35-yard Une. They drove to Greer’s three-yarJ line from which Maxie Wallen- zine plunged over for the touch down. Bob Franks kicked the extra point giving Clinton a T-0 lead which the Devils held through the third quarter. Greer ripped the goal line late in the fourth quarter after a sus tained drive from their own 32- yad line. Hall went over for the score from the six, but the try for an extra point was no good and Clinton led 7-6 at the end of the game. The Yellow Jackets threaten ed to score several times earlier in the game when they drove deep into Clinton territory, but were unable to move the strong Clinton line. The outstanding players for Clinton were De Pitts, Harold Simmons, and Charles Marler on defense and Martin Gwinn, Max ie Wallenzine, and Bill Sease on offense. Playing strong for Greer were Leon FcLemore and 'Hugh Gra- nade on defense; and Steve Sat terfield and Murray Hall on of- Wins Awards Piedmont Fair Mr*. George R. Blalock who placed a number of entries in the horticulture division of the Pied mont Fair Flower show at Spar tanburg, was awarded four blue and four red ribbons on roses. One of the blue ribbons was won in a best collection classification in which she displayed eighteen varieties of Eastern Star To Have Reception The James B. Parrott chapter No. 9 and Goldville chapter No. 154, Order of Eastern Star, will hold a joint inspection meeting Saturday, October 23, at 8:00 m. in the Masonic Temple here. A buffet supper will be served at 7 o’clock. Present for the oc casion will be the Worthy Grand Matron, the Worthy Grant Pa tron and the District Deputy Grand Patron. All members are invited to attend . wil tackle the more complicated 1040 form instead Under the general tax revision law enacted this year, all returns must be m by April 15, one month later than the previous March 15 deadline, but the tax collectors will welcome them any time after January 1. The new law overhauling the tax structure made no change in general rates although it provid ed cuts for millions of individuals and nearly all corporations. A 10 per cent reduction in personal taxe went into effect last Janu ary 1 under previous legislation. Most of the new forrtis were merely revised to fit changes in the general tax structure, but the 1040-A card form is somthing ed Daughters of the brand new.- 'Andrews said it may be the first step toward re lieving taxpayers earning under $5,000 a year from filing any re- return at all. Those using this form may not take more than the standard 10 per cent deduction nor itemize their deductions. In the past it has been a full sheet of questions, front and back. This has been reduced to a card about the size of a bank check, with 15 lines of informa tion to be filled in. An accom panying sheet of instructions gives detailed directions, and al so serves as a guide to whether the taxpayer would be better off to use the simple 1040A form, or Potts and Mae Belle Mosely, Clinton, dairy foods demonstra tion; Wallace Burnett, Mt. Gal lagher and Don Willis, Green- pond, soil and water demonstra tion team. The group will visit the state fair Friday and the Achievement banquet will be held at 7:30 in the hotel ballroom. The dele gates are being financed by the bank* of Laurens and Clinton. Miss Hazle Dean, home agent, will atend the asembly with the group. ATTEND UDC MEET Attending the South Carolina Division convention <d-ihe tfnit- Confeuer- acy m Greenville as delegates on Thursday were Mrs. J. H. Stone, and Mrs. P M Pitts, also Mrs. W H Simpson and Mrs. H. M. Young Mrs Nene D. Workman was elected chaplain of the South Carolina Division. the more complicated 1040 form. CHURCH CANVASS SUNDAY The Every Member Canvass of of Broad Street Methodist church j will be held Sunday afternoon, officers have announced. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yea. It's thrifty to shop first In this paper, then In the prices change and •handleo la received Played. READ THE ADS