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The Chronicle St/Wea To Be A Gean News* paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable 3bf (EUnlmt (Eljruntrlr If You Don't Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LV Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, October 28,1954 Number 43 Vs own Rt**T ' T “ HttM (MATE 0««U.S< SEHATbR Vi Vtotrtl^ IN A PRIMARY/ VE$- A**p ^ T, *^i i yoo T>ont VoTfi. •X Shrubbery May Be Watered Next Saturday, 3 to 8 P. M. p ff/ v >V Service *Station8 To Wash Cars Thursday, Friday, Sat urday; City’s Water Con- 'it serration Program Relaxed To Some Extent In Trial Move Residents of Clinton may wa ter their shrubbery on next Sat urday from 3 to 8 p. m. and ser vice stations may wash automo biles on Thursday, Friday and Saturday under relaxed restric tions announced by Mayor Hugh L. Eichelberger yesterday. The relaxed restrictions are for this week only, it was stated, ahd the move is an experiment to see what effect it will have on the local water supply. Continu ation of the move will depend on the amount of water consumed, the mayor said. Eichelberger acted after a con ference with the light and water committee of city council and B. R. Austin, superintendent of the light and water plant. It was requested that, even with relaxed restrictions, users of water continue to use it sparing ly- Clinton residents have been under a restricted water use pro gram for several weeks at the re quest of city council, due to the decreased flow in Duncan Creek, four miles north, where the city; gets its water supply. Normally, during the summer months, the city uses a million gallons of water daily. During recent weeks the supply has been running about half a million, and one day got down to about 300.000 gal. Ions. The city also put back into use four deep wells that had not been j used for more than 20 years, which contributed about 200,000 gallons daily to the supply. During the past week there has | been some improvement in the ! > water supply, though not enough j to warrant full use of the facili- ] ties, the mayor said. The area j still has had no rain. Eichelberger expressed the ap preciation of the city administra tion for the very excellent co operation of the people of Clinton in the water conservation move. Cooperation was practically 100 per cent, he stated, with only a few instances reported where residents failed to assist in the program, and these did not con tinue for any length of time. “The people were very coopera tive, indeed,” the mayor said, “and they have our heartfelt 1 thanks.” 5^ .n Election Next Tuesday To Name U. S. Senator Photo of Mystery Farm of The Week Hera’s another in the series oi Mystery Farms of this section of the county now appearing in The Chronicle in the interest ot better farming. The photos were taken from the air with no one. not even The Chronicle or the photographer—knowing the owner of the farm. Identity must be made by the owner of the farm appearing each week. He will receive free of charge the original mount ed picture from which the above reproduction was made. There are no prises offered for the cor rect guess. S. G Wffl Not ‘Sell’ Senate Seat - Strom s'" Laurens, Oct 26—A crowd of named to the U. S. Supreme about 400 persons who packed the Laurens court house Tuesday night cheered J. Strom Thur mond, write-in candidate for the U. S. Senate, as he declared that “the people of South Carolina will not sell a seat in the U. S. Senate to the highest bidder. You place principle above price.” The former governor charged Court. However, he pointed out Mr. Maybank proposed a primary and was nominated to the U. S. Senate- "Denying you the right to vote in a primary Was something that Burnet Maybank wouldn't do,” he declared. Four Laurens county man who have been elected by the voters that the National Democratic i of Laurens county took part on Committee had sent $2500 to this j th « program tonight. John Earl SmHh Farm Shown Last Week The mystrem farm-home shown in the series last we^c was Identi fied by Mrs. John Earl Smith who called at the office shortly after the paper was delivered to their home and said “this is our place.” Happily a beautiful mounted photo was presented the Smiths’ with Jie compliments of The Chronicle. Such presentations are made each week after the owner of the farm shown makes the identification. The Smith farm was identified The General Election for state and county officers nominated in the June past primary will be held next Tuesday, November 2- The polls wil open at 8 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. for all quali fied persons to vote in this elec tion. The list of managers for all county precincts recently appear ed in The Chronicle. In the city proper there are two voting pre cincts at the fire station and Clinton Mills, and a precinct at Lydia Mills. There is only one race of in selection of United States Sena- Community Chest Annual Canvass Is Now Underway The kick-off breakfast for the annual “Greater Clinton United Fund”, with a goal of $15,315, was held Monday morning 1 at Hotel Mary Musgrove with fifty workers present to get final In structions for the community wide drive. The workers were given breakfast with the compli-. ments of Manager A. A. McCall of the hotel. James E. Wolfe, drive chairman, presided over the meeting. The group was addressed by two out of town guests, David Atwood, district advisor, and W Conference Makes Few Changes In This District Says HU Photo Used in Brown Material Byrnes Endorses Thurmond ForU. S. Senate Vacancy The Rev. E- K. Garrison, pastor p Byrnes Saturday endorsed the of Broad Street Methodist church wr i te . in y. S. Senate candidacy for the-past four years, was given a new assignment Sunday at the close of the South Carolina Con ference in annual session at of former Governor Strom Thur mond. “I shall write in the name of , Strom Thurmond" in the Nov. 2 i Spartanburg. Other changes j General Election, Byrnes said in were also made in the Green wood district which is again headed by Rev. John M. Shingler of Greenwood as superintendent. a prepared news statement. Thurmond came out against State Sen. Edgar A Brown of Barnwell a few days after Brown was chosen as Democratic nomi nee by the State Democratic Ex- terest in the election, that of the i state to help elect Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell, nominee of the State Democratic Executiye Commitee, and that “the more than $10000” of state committee funds was being used in Brown’s campaign. “At least $15,000 to $20,000 that we know of has been put into this campaig nby outside committees and the state committee,” Mr. Thurmond said. “You can specu late as to the total being spenf in an effort to defeat the will of the people.” The speaker was stopped by applause nine times as he blasted the action of the state committee in nominating Sen. Brown in stead of ordering a primary, chided Sen. Brown for criticism of the late u. S. Sen. Burnet R. Maybank about a primary while later claiming close friendship with the senator. He declared that Sen. Brown now “fears a primary. As the commitee candidate, he has re fused to permit one to be held. The leader of the Barnwell Ring has never been able to win elec tion outside his county. He tried twice for the U. S. Senate. The first time he got beat The sec- ond time he quit without finish ing the race. “On Nov. 2 the people are go ing to make it “three times and out" for Mr. Brown.” Mr. Thurmond reiterated his charge that “Mr. Brown was afraid to face the people in a primary. He was afraid to meet me in joint debate to discuss the issues of this campaign.” The speaker again quoted from Sen. Brown’s statement in 1M1 that Mr. Maybank, then govern or, was trying to “avoid a pri mary” to select a successor to James F. Byrnes, who had been James P. Sloan of Clinton, for- w ith phone calls to hte office by mer county Democratic chair man, presided and told the crowd that “ I have always in the past stood for party regularity, but but now a principle is involved that transcends party loyalty." King Dixon, nominated this year to the House, asserted that wars to preserve the right of the Americans had fought many ballot, which “31 men” tried to take away this year by “Kremlin tactics.” Probate Judge J. Hewlette Wasson opened the meeting with prayer. Robert C. Wasson, former county Democratic chairman and nominated for the House again this year, introduced Mr. Thur mond. “I am a loyal Democrat,” he stated. “This year I shall write in the name of J. Strom Thur mond for the U. S. Senate.” He introduced Mr. Thurmond as “the next U. S. Senator,” and the crowd stood as the speaker was introduced. To Leave Clinton 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 find 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 is not brief heedlines here or there with a momentary interest. Advs have an important local value to you. They help you buy well and save Don’t kpk them. REV. E. K. GARRISON The Rev. E. K. Garrison, pas tor of Broad Street Methodist church for the past lour years, was transferred Sunday at the dosing session of the South Carolina Conference to the pastorate of the Bateeburg Methodist church. Mr. Garri son came hue from the Dar lington church. The announcement of the re moval of Mr. and Mrs. Garri son is one of regret to members of his church and many friends of other denominations. They will carry the beat wishes of the community as they go else- Earl Payne, Mrs. Ace Workman, Sr., Mrs. Joe McDaniel, John Dav is, Mrs. Harry League, Mrs. L. L. King and W. W. Simpson. The farm is located in the Bush River section where Mr. Smith is ex tensively engaged in raising white-faced cattle. Another in' the series of undesig nated farms appears today. As previously stated the photos were taken from the air by specialty photographers, this newspaper not knowing where the “shots” were made until we receive the photos which will appear regularly for fifty-two weeks The feature is proving quite popular with our realtors and is published in recog nition of farming as the big bus iness that it is today—big in in vestment, In land, machinery, live stock and buildings. Youth Draws Six Years For Extortion Attempt Greenville— A fifteen-year-old Mountville Negro was sentenced Monday to a Federal institution until he is 21 in connection with an extortion letter sent to James H. Thomason of Mountville last August. Richard Cecil Young, defend ant in the case, pleaded guilty in Federal court here this morning to charges under the Federal juvenile delinquency act. Judge C. G. Wyche ordered that he be held in an institution to be desig nated by the U. S. Attorney Gen eral. Mr. Thomason, farmer and cta- tleman, received the letter Au gust 10, or one day after it had been mailed at the Mountville post office. The letter demanded that $75,000 be left in Mr. Thom ason’s car in a Negro church yard tor to succeed the late Burnet R. Maybank. Sen. Edgar A. Brown of Barnwell, is the nominee of 31 members of the state executive committee who refused to allow the voters to have a primary. Brown is not the nominee of the voters since he has not confront ed them in a primary. There are two write-in candi dates—Strom Thurmond of the Senate, and Stone of Florence. Under the laws for the choice of voters as a write-in on the ballot is provided. Those desiring to vote for Brown do not mark or circle his name. Those desiring to vote for Thurmond write his name oppo site that of Bown in provided space as shown in sample bal lot in today’s paper on the front page of the second section. m ■ in. in Godfrey To Head Christmas Seal Sale In County P. Clark, president of the Pied mont National Bank of Spartan burg. Both gave inspirational talks on the importance of united community efforts and the needs of agencies participating in a budget for united causes.. The volunteer workers after the breakfast program, were giv en supplies and instructions, and entered upon the canvass. Chairman Wolfe expressed his thanks to all who have given their time in the effort and to the hotel for the breakfast. A report of the advance gifts Committee mas made by Miss Florence Adair, secretary, who stated that at that time $1750 had ben subscribed, representing a five per cent increase over the in itial meeting of last year. All workers for the residen tial areas are requested to solicit $2.50 as a minimum from each residence. This amount of $2.50 is also being asked of all em ployees of the Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills, with pledges ac cepted from individuals, employ ees, housewives a; Today will be the reporting date for all worker^and chair men with the hope^ tRM^the goal of $15,315 will have beenNreach- ed. In the event this hasVnot been accomplished, it is The new asignment of Mr. Gar rison is Batesburg which is in the Columbia district. He and I Committee Sept. 3. Mrs. Garrison will leave for their i _ ... .. . KT , - Byrnes said he would not vote new home on November 3. , 7 . _ . , ! f° r any person in South Carolina The pastor to replace Mr. Gar- minated by ^ committee un- rison is the Rev. J. E. Merchant, circumstances in which who was transferred from St., |hls nominaUon was m.de " Mark’s church at Sumter. Mr ^ chas * Brown Merchant before going to Sumlar, .fter-rotmg, 31-18, that there was was pastor of Triune Methodist not tmw to arran g e a legal pri- church in Greenville. He and his family will occupy the Joe L. Delaney of Joanna, president of the Laurens County Tuberculosis Association, a n- nounced yesterday that Ansel B. .. „ Godfrey of this city, has ^ there ".ll be a follow-up commit named, as Christmas Seal Sale'"* 10 r<m ' w ,h ' hex sar chairman for 1954. The sale which is conducted largely through the mail always receives a generous county-wide response. It will open, Chairman Godfrey states, in November and continue through the month of December. * -v Moudolene Young On Paper Staff Miss Maudalene Young, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Leland Young of this city, has been named assistant editor of The Periscope, campus student newspaper at Cok er college. This is Miss Young’s second year at the Hartsville institution and she was named as a sophomore to near Mountville by 9 o’clock onifni a vacancy on the staff. the morning of August 11. | Officers' were notified of the letter and Mr. Thomason was di rected to leave his car with a package on the front seat in the designated place. Laurens county officers and Federal Bureau of Investigation men had surrounded the area, end Young was seized about 6:30 next Monday morning. Chairman Wolfe has expressed the opinion that the drive will be success ful and that all agencies will soon be represented in the Com munity Chest. Participants in the set-up bud get by the committee are: Local Youth Work—$3,469 00. American Red Cross—43,250.09. Cancer Society—$2,200.00. Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts—41,400.00. Crippled Children—$1,200.00. Clinton Emergency and Adminis trative Fund—$1,550.00. American Heart—$700.00. United Defense Fund—$796.00. Salvation Army—$700.00. occupy the par sonage adjoining the churcl^ as the Garrisons leave The Rev. C B. Word who has served Lydia-Sandy Springs waj returned to this charge. The Rev. P. W Turner was re turned to the Joanna charge Rev. J. L. Rinehart was return ed to the Hopewell - Kinards charge The Rev. J. H Kohler, a for- the Greenville district as super- mer pastor here, wa^ returned to intendent. The Rev. H. O. Chambers, also a former pastor here, was return ed to Mt. Hebron in the Columbia district. Rev. P. L. Bauknight, another former pastor here, was returned to the Mauldin church in the Greenville district. Columbia, Oct. 23—Gov. James that the committee could and should have arranged a primary Thurmond also suggested that Brown withdraw and enter a pri mary Byrnes said his position in the matter had been misunderstood” because he had not come out for any candidate and “because my name and my picture have been used in Mr Brown’s campaign literature.” He said after the committee ac tion Sept 3. the voters realized they would have no choice in se lecting a senator for six yean but would have to accept the choice of a handful of men on the state committee" unices there was a write-in candidate. Viewed offering as a wnta in candidate as being “a terrible handicap” because "our people are accustomed to a primary election where there is a simple ballot and where a majority ia necessary to secure nomination." The General Election requires mary to choose a successor to the late U. S. Sen. Burnet R. May- bank re-nominated without op position in the June primary, who died Sept 1 Byrnes had publicly asked the on j y g p| ura i lt y j there are more committee to arrange a primary and contended that one could be held. The committee said that as Sept. 3 was the deadline for filing party candidates, name.* for inclusion on the Nov. 2 Gen eral Election ballot, there was not time except illegal collision —having a dummy candidate for whom a primary choice would be substituted. Prior to today’s announcement. Byrnes had said he would not vote for the committee nominee if a primary wasn’t held. Thurmond announced his cam paign was based on the premise The Rev. C. F Dubose was re- Awarded SofotV turned to the First church in 1 Laurens, also a part of this dis trict. Corrine Lawson underwent a tonsilectomy this week at Hays 1 hospital. Annual Christmas Parade Be Held December 3 Civil Court Term Opens Monday; Jurors Are Listed The second week of civil court will convene in Laurens next Mpnday morning with Judge J. Frank Eatmon of Kingstree, pre siding. He will also preside over the second term for the week of Nov 8. Jurors for next week have been listed by Clerk of Court Waiter Dunlap as follows: George Curry, Woodville; Rob ert Altig, Joanna; J. C. Jones, Stewart’s Store; John D. Curry, Jones’ Store; Paul Hudson, Cooks Store; Carson Nabors. Joanna; George H. Crawford, Sullivan; F. M. Pardue, Lydia Mills; L. W. Bobo, Gray Court; G H Free man, Clinton, B M. Harlan. Lan- ford Station; C. L Lake, Lydia than two candidates. Dillon and Florence lumberman Marcus i Stone is also a wnte-in candi- ' date “It took courage for any man I to become a candidate under I these circumstances,’’ Byrnes j said. He praised Thurmond as “a man of courage.” and called him ‘ honest, forthright, capable and courageous” He also called him “clean in his personal life as well as in his public life . . . There never has been even a breath of scandal either in the State Senate, on the bench or in the office of govern or. (Thurmond is a former state senator from Edgefield county and a former state circui judged There has never been even the slightest suspicion of Strom Thurmond ever using public of- toce for personal gam.” All Little 3 Teams Set ^ t *—— For Action James F. Ellison, u .resident of Mills; E. A Tinsley, Joanna; M- j this city for several'years and a A Wilson, Shiloh. Archie 3- driver for the Greyhound Lines, Thompson, Jones Store; James B. tbas achieved a 10-year safety rec- 1 Roper, Hickory Tavern; Rufus A. | ord of whkh he is p rou j, the Pr ^> t<?rian Hanback, Clinton Mills, Clarence nounc€rwn t being made the past Wofford college, unde tea ted and untied this season in its six games, will take on Southern Conference apposition this week in the top football game for South Carolina’s collegiate Little Three Fresh from whitewashing Stet son, 14-0, Wofford will meet The Citadel at the Orangeburg Jaun ty fair Friday afternoon. The Blue Hose will meet Stetson nere on November 5. Presbyterian, which edged out The Citadel, 20-19, Saturday, will visit Catawba Wofford previously Santa Claus will arrive on De cember 2 to officially usher in that morning as he came up to | the Christmas season in Clinton. the car. Under questioning he l admitted sending the letter, \ which contained threats against Mr. Thomason, his wife and daughter unless the demand was | met. IN HOSPITAL Friends of Ben Mauldin will be glad to know he is convalesc ing at Hays hospital an operation Monday. A big parade in his honor will be sponsored by the Merchants As sociation at 5:30 in the afternoon. The committee, W. L. Corbett, chairman, is asking a large num ber of merchants and other busi ness firms to enter floats in the colorful event to- inaugurate the Christmas shopping season. Laurens Parade Set For Dec. 1 Laurens, Oct 21—The annual Christmas parade, sponsored by the Merchants’ Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, is to be held Wednesday aftenfton, Dee. following 11, it was announed following a I meeting of the 1954-50 board Here's How You Can Vote For Write-In Candidate Cunningham, Waterloo. L. P. Burns. Mountville, E. W. Tucker, Joanna, Henry C. Ream- es, Grays; A. E. Burton, Ekom; Charles A Senn, Laurens; W M Nash m, Watts Mills; J. W Mor row, Wa'tts Mills; J. D. Costen, Laurens; Ryland F. Sumerel, Clinton; J. D. Tumblin, Hickory Tavern; Carl Elders, Lydia Mills; Roy C. Wallace, Shiloh; Rusell week. In recognition of having driven more than 850,000 miles without having been responsible for even the most minor accident, Mf El’i- son has been awarded safety em blems for his uniform, a safety cer tificate and an engraved watch. He is rated as one of the most courteous and capable drivers of Newberry, the third oattle Three team, wil! travel to Guilford, after trouncing Maryville of Tennessee, 27-0 Both the Presbyterian and New berry games are Saturday night Cooper, Clinton; Benme Knight, ilhe Greyhound organization Hickory Tavern; William P. Thomas, Joanna; Thomas A. j Cooper, Gray Court, Raymond S. Martin, Laurens; Mark C. Jones, Trinity Ridge. If you wish to cast your ballot for Strom Thurmond for U. S. sena tor, here’s how to do it: ON PAPER BALLOTS— (all counties but Charleston and Rich land)—Don’t marie the party circle at the top of ballot, or the box In front of Brown’s name. Write STROM THURMOND opposite Brown’s name in space provided for write-in by law. IF YOU'RE IN DOUBT, ask the poll manager to help you. HALLOWE'EN CARNIVAL A Hallowe'en carnival will be given by the Shady Grove Home Demonstration club on Saturday night at T:30 at the Shady Grove club house. The public is in vited. The Ellisons’ reside on North Holland street. A daily run is from Clinton to Greenville and return here for overnight. DR. &HEALY AT EMORY Friends of Dr. F. K. Shealy will regret to know he Is ill and a pa tient at Emory University hospital, Atlanta, Ga. He expects to return to his home here Friday. 4 READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WEEK It will pay yoa. It’s thrifty to shop first In this aew»- paper, then In the prices change and played. READ THE ADS