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t / 'S\ The Chronicle Strives To Be X Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable 3hp ffllitttnn If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LV Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 4, 1954 Number 44 Thurmond Beats Brown, 7-4, In U. S. Senate Race Former Governer Rides Write - In Tide To Sweeping Victory Columbia, Nov. 2 — Former Gov. and 1948 States’ Rights Democratic presidential candi date Strom Thurmond was elect ed to the U. S- Senate Tuefeday. In 1451 precincts of 1569, Brown had 79,973 votes, Thur mond 146,238. Stone received 284. His name was not on the elec tion ballot and South Carolinians had to write it in to make him the first man ever elected to either the House or Senate by a write-in vote. He won decisively over State Sen. Edgar A. Brown, ^he Demo cratic nominee. It was the first time the offic ial Democratic candidate for a major office has been defeated in South Carolina since Reconstruc tion days. 'i\ Thurmond, 52 years, old next month, says he will go to Wash ington as a Democrat, however. He promises also td resign in two years and run for the remaining four in the next regular Demo cratic primary that comes that year. Other than Brown, the Demo cratic nominees were elected as expected. Six Democratic House members were returned to Con gress and Lt. Gov. George Bell Timmerman, Jr., was elected govenor without opposition. Thurmond’s victory was all the more remarkable because Brown’s was the only name on the election ballot. He also had the full and heretofore unbeat able backing of the State Demo cratic machinery. A second write-in candidate, Marcus A. Stone, was a hopeless third in the race. It was Thurmond’s second try for a Senate seat. He lost in the 1950 Democratic primary to Sen. Olin D. Johnston, with whom he now will serve. Thinroopd, 1948 States’ Rights candidate for president won over Brown in the wake of the reac tion against the State Democrat ic Commitee’s refusal to call a special primary after the sudden death Sept. 1 of Sen. -Burnet R. May bank. The latter had won re-nomination to another six- year term without opposition in the regular June primary. The committee, by a 31-18 ma jority, held that a legal primary could not be held in the time re maining before the election. It then nominated Brown, Demo cratic national commiteeman and long-time legislative leader who has run twice before for the sen ate. Storms of protest welled up from some newspapers, groups and indiivduais who contended a primary could and should have been arranged. Thurmond an nounced his write-in candidacy a few days later. He based his campaign on “free elections" and said the is sue was whether a senator should COUWVOTE FOR SENATE be nominated, by the people or by a committee. Brown and the Democratic party claimed the issue was one of party loyalty. They maintain ed that the committee followed the only course open to it when it decided to make the nomina tion. Brown termed Thurmond a “Republican ally" because he voted for President Eiesnhower two years ago. Gov. Byrnes, who also support ed Eisenhower, came out for Thurmond. He also claimed a legal primary could have been held. Johnston, who with Brown w£i a leader in keeping the state Democratic n. the 1952 presiden tial election against Byrnes, Thurmnod and others, endorsed Brown and made speeches for him. Both the Thurmond and Brown camps flooded the newspapers and air waves with thousands of words in statements, charges, counter-charges and denials. They made numbers of stump speeches as well as radio and television appearances. Many of the speeches and ad vertisements became bitter, in tone toward the close of the cam paign. Stone did little campaigning, limiting his activities to a few speeches, radio and television ap- for a public office, having run pearances. This was his third try once for the Senate and once for governor. He called for abolition of in come and inheritance taxes, elim ination of down payments on homes, expansion of the United States to take in Central Ameri ca, purchase of Canada, and iso lation from international invol vements outside the Americas. P. C. : Sfetson To Clash Here Friday Night Dr. Wofford Passes At Home In Florida American Legion National Commander To Visit Here, Nov. 18 , November 18th will be a Red chosen to visit here, officers The Blue Hose will field a run-j where she had been head of the Letter Dav for Clinton and the state, with not only the post but ning attack which has averaged! University of Florida’s depart surroun d in K area when Cope- tommunity benefitted by his Presbyterian hopes to keep its* Laurens, Oct. 31—Dr Kate V ground-rushing juggernaut in high Wofford, internationally known gear against an invading Stetson 1 educator and native of Laurens team here Friday night. The game county died Sunday morning at starts at 8 p. m. on Johnson field, i her home in Gainesville. FTa , 1198 yards-per-pame in six encoun-| ment of elementary ters so far this season and which since July, lh47 education ]and-Davidson Post 56 will be coming _ . . | ., - , ' flost to the American Legion Na- veterans of this area are has rolled up more than 300 yards | A daughter of John Albert and tional Comander, Seaborn P Col- asked to get their 1955 member- lins, local Post Commander Rob- , h;ps now reported Wyman Sht-aly, Jr., membership chair- Spocial committee chairmen man of Post 56 in the hope of in each of the past two games. | Cleo' Cunningham Wofford, she Stetson, on the other hand, has was a graduate of Winthrop Col- ert S. Powell stated yesterday lege. She did advanced work at Cornell University, where she re proved dangerous with a wide open passing offense operating from spread formations. ... ... . for the event have been appoint- ia;sirg the full quota of llofi paid ceived^the^M.A^ degree in ^931, ed as folloWs . .-...•a.nerships when Mr. Collins General Chairman—Carlton F.' arrives With this second home game of I **}* at Columbia University, 1954, Presbyterian seeks to notch I vv hich awaided her the Ph.D. de- STROM THURMOND G. W. Anderson Cattle Farm Shown Last Week Change Made In Methodist Pastor At Broad Street Church its third straight triumph and climb over the .500 mark for the first time this season. The Hose- men are now even with a three won-thrde lost record. In the home-opener at Clinton, PC upset Davidson by a 10-7 count and has since whipped The Citadel and Catawba to match losses to Clem- son, Furman and Wofford. Stetson also has plyaed a rugged schedule so far but holds a less favorable record than Presbyterian. The Blue Hose will enter the game Hugh Winn Invitation Committee L. Eichelberger. Publicity Committee—James P. give in 1934. She taught at Laurens high school from 1917 to 1923, and was Laurens county superintend- Sloan ent of education from 1923 to Parade -Committee — Pope 1930, the only woman ever elect- 1 Chapman, with Waco Childers of ed to that office From 1934 to Greenville, directing. 1947, she was professor and di- j Transportation Committee — rector of rural education at New- George R Blalock York State Teachers College, Open House Committee—Louis Buffalo, N. Y. In 1943 she assisted in a sur vey of the Korean schools at the In addition to the Clinton visit, which will be the longest, Mr. Collins will visit Charleston, Greenvill^, Orangeburg FI roe nee and Myrtle Beach The schedule fgor the visit here is as follows 5 00 P. M—Parade, with bands from Clinton high school, Pres byterian College and Greenville Post 3 participating. National, state and local Legion officials and Mayor Eichelberger 6 00 P M 2— Special exercises PRECINCT Brown Thurmond Baileys 10 31 Pleasant Mound 4 14 Cooks Store 2 38 Mountville .-. 24 40 Laurens. Mill Owings 29 70 7 89 Stewart Store 0 32 Barksdale-iNamie 2 29 Shiloh 9 32 Waterloo 48 31 Merma .*.... 6 28 9 Gray Court 42 124 Laurens No. 3 167 33 Hickory Tavern 18 93 Clinton City 141 707 Lydia Mill 14 81 Woodville 11 103 Daniel Store 11 42 Long Branch 16 26 Tip Top * 22 7 Cross Hill 16 69 Mt. Olive 19 29 Ora’ 6 35 Clinton Mill .. 57 108 Landlord > 6 24 Hopewell .... 13 56 Joanna 49 260' # Mt. Pleasant 20 17 Jones Store 64 Shady Grove 1 11 Wattsville *63 139 Poplar Springs 26 53 Ekom 6 57 Renmo 2 26 Trinity Ridge 14 68 Laurens No. 4 45 62 Laurens No. 6 48 145 Laurens No. 5 98 301 Laurens No. 1 70 156 Brewington 32 66 Princeton J - 24 15 Totals 1223 *8491 Thurmond Carries This County Almost 3-To-1 Laurens county voters in un precedented numbers in a general election, went to the polls {Tues day and gave Strom Thurmond an almost three-to-one margin of support in his successful write-in bid for the U. S. Senate as a suc cessor to the late Burnet May- bank for a sixr-year term. The vote, as reported in a table in today’s paper, with three small boxes unreported, gave Thurmond 3,491 votes, Brown 1,223. Only a negligible vote was given the other write-in candidate, Marcus A. Stone. Brown led in only five boxes in the county. In the Clinton city box Thurmond led approximately six to one, and also by large ma jorities in the two mill boxes here and at Joanna. Fourth District Congressman Robert T. Ashmore got practically all of the votes in the county against his Republican opponent, Mrs. Lena Bellotte. The mysterious farm home- , JJ ev a " d ^ E , K Ti Ga, T son place shown in the series last le ? y “ t * rday w for Bate ?T g week was that of Collie W. An- wh ® re h “ ***" ass ^ n f d derson who called at the office Prorate of St. John s Methodist shortly after the paper was dehv- church - after completng a four- ered and identfied the farm y f r , paS ? w ra a e , ^ at Broad which is located at Duncan’s Methodist church. Creek on the Clinton-Cross An- J The Garrisons dunng their res eller highway. A beautiful ld * nce heT f ™ de fnends mounted photo of the place was W J° ***1 th . e ‘ r departure, and presented Mr. Anderson with the ^ hose 4 wishes Bonds Barbecue Tickets Committee— James Von Hollen. Decorations Committee—Wayne at Thomwell school, welcome by : Mayor Eichelberger, address by, visiting lecturer on education at Mr Collms’ mother, the for- Mr Collins. Ankara, Turkey, in 1951 on mvi-1 mer Miss Rosa Hipp, was reared 6 45 P M.—Dutch barbecue on tation of the Turkish ministry of 1 at ThomweU orphanage and the . Thomwell campus education. 'welcoming ceremonies will take; 8 00 P M —Open house at the She served as president of the pl ace there. General Chairman American Legion Memorial South Carolina State Teachers-j Cralton F Winn * ^t^d Home; special music by Lewis Association 1926-1927; secretary 1 The visit of Mr. Collms will be, McCravy, organ concert master of the Board of Trustees for the a P art ot the annual aerial round- invitation of the government of as favorites on the basis of com- J United States and she was ^ ood parative scores against mutual opponents: Stetson lost to the Dav idson team PC defeated two weeks later, and Wofford barely nosed out the Hosemen before running up a large score against Stetson. The history of the series also runsT J against the Hatters. Stetson has yet to defeat F*resbyterian in 'seven previous meetings. Six were PC victories and one ended in deadlock. Two runners will lead the PC attack against Stetson. FYeshman Halfback Ken Webb, of Decatur, Ga., averages 6 yards-per-try in producing 294 yards thus tar, and Sophomore Eddie Brockenbrough averages 5.8 yards for his total 301 yards. Quarterback Bill Saltnck paces the Stetson passing offense. National Education Association, 1927-1934; President of the Rural Education Department of the Na- tional Education Association, 1931-1932; member of the Execu tive Committee on rural Educa tion for that organization, 1933- 1934. In 1936 she was made chair man of the Yearbook Committee • of the Rural Education Depart ment. up of memberships by the head of the largest veteran’s organi zation in America. The post is honored that Mr Collins has stated V J’ of the Greenwood fair. All citizens of the community are cordially invited to attend the above program, post officials Police Dept. Receipts;Shrubbery Watering $967.40 In October Changed To Friday compliments of The Chronicle, will follow them to-their new work, made *^ ie new P astor B roa d Street such presentations being . . ..... each week after the owner of the rhu , rch recent y assigned by the conference is the Rev. J E Mer-1 has made an chant, who comes here from St.' Marks church at Sumter He and Mrs. Merchant will arrive today and will occupy the parsonage adjoining the church. Brown Death Ruled Accident its A coroners' jury in session Mon day at Laurens brought in a ver- property shown identification. The Anderson farm was ident fied with phone calls to the of- fee by Vernon Trammell, Mrs. G. N. Foy, John Davis, Robert John son, Mrs. William Henry, Mrs — . r «... Edna Lawson, R. G. Wrenn and LONrOn r. Wlfin Mrs Mary Strickland. The farm Appointed Member is engaged entirely in cattle rais- ... . . . ing Notional Legion Com. Another in the series of undes-1 ignated farms appears today. As In a communication from Sea- previously stated the photos were bom P. Collins, national com- the jury in which he said the gun taken from the air by specialty mander of the American Legion, [ wen t off accidentally at the home shwas^^^ember*^re°Pi Lamb^' ei * ht vlol » tor * ot police and traf- | Monda > r m * ht told ot th * un- da Theta, Kappa Delta Pi, Pi Mu 1 lie ordinances paid $967 40 into th J ^ Gamma, and Delta Kappa Gam-‘ the city treasury during OcLibar. 1 p^^^f ^ light.nS’ it was revealed by the monthly ter department report of the police department *Mr Austin said to city council Traffic counts claimed ma She was a charter member Ch°‘(rrega I0 ^r P sor r on , t> A1Pha "P 0 " °' lhe u >»> * J to city council there haj * som * unprove- Her publications are many and _ . , , ment, it did not warrant revokirvk include AN HISTORY OF THE Traffic counts claimed the, {he ()f counci! for STATUS AND TRAINING OF i U' 105 * victims. 510. who paid $279 aiAiua ainu inAiiNiiNVi ur | j ■ K i, 'conservation measures in their RURAL TEACHERS IN THE Next came drunkenness. 31,| enti UNITED STATES < 1860-1930); ’ andR ^ ord ^ Henry M Young.) The three-day neriod for wash- MODFRN EDUCATION IN THE f ined them $24< 80 or gave them . . I , y .* >e MUur.KN C.uuL a 1UJW1IN nit , Mn ^ ^ , mg of cars will be continued this diet thut Paul E Brown, 45, who SMALL RURAL SCHOOLS, and ^10 days Two cases were sus-! (Thursday FYidavTnd Sal* died last Friday afternoon from T E A c H j N G IN SMALL Ponded I ur^ay a^L ne day for the effects of a shotgun wound, cr *u^r c 'rv. .. 1 Sn^.n* a1 one - . ror dea S th° t ^f , ?om OU t n h^l SCHOOLS ThLS last book WOn ' , Speeding and r ^ k ‘ es - s drmn * property^owners to wateT them hands of Leonard HenderTon bv ,he Educators Award of Delt ‘! laws V, °J a V?L by 16 P 61- ' shrubbery, which will be chang- nanaa ot Leona, d H. nderson byl Kappa Garnma f or t h e best pro-. sons who paid $198. One case ^ to F lday > a cedent , ,! fessional writing in 1947 This was suspended npnhpu/^nf award was presented to the Eight were arrested for disor- p ead man. made a pi onda state Scholarship Fund derly conduct and fined $83 50. of Delta Kappa Gamma She For operating auto without was editor of the 1938,4939, and driver’s license, three were fined came to his voluntary unsworn statement to photographers, this newspaper who will visit Clinton on Nov. 19. not knowing where the “shots” Carlton F. Winn of this city, were made until we receive the member of Copeland - Davidson photos which will appear regu- Post No. 56, has been appointed larly for fifty-two weeks. The a member of the Membership and with our readers and is published Post Activities committee of the feature is proving quite popular American Legion. The appoint- in recognition of farming as the i ment on the national committee of Pete Smith on the Clinton- Laurens highway Na 76, when he undertook to show the gun to his uncle. Funeral services were conduct ed Monday morning from High land Home Baptist church hear Laurens, with bural following in 1941 Yearbooks of the Rural Edu- $?4 and given 30 days big business that it is today—big was made upon recommendation the church cemetery, in investment in land, machinery,' livestock and buildings Rev. Long Preach Holly Grove Church Criminal Term Court To Convene Next Monday Criminal court will convene in Laurens nekt .Monday morning. The following thirty-six petit ju rors have been drawn by the commission and announced by Clerk of Court Walter Dunlap: J. C. Brown, Jones Store; Cecil P. Roper, Jones Store; H. E. Nichols, Cross Hill; Hugh M. Bu ford, Hopewell; A. B.‘ Young, Jr., Clinton City; D. A. Long, Joanna; George Davis, Clinton Mills; Jimmie Boilter, Princeton; James D. Martin, Brewerton; Ralph Templeton, Owings; Richard Ow- ings, Owings. Also J. C. Pitts, Hickory Tav ern; J. D. Cotney, Joanna; Rob ert F. Ray, Clinton Mills; H. B Gaskin. Clinton City; Henry A. Simmons, Clinton City; Harold M. Rhodes, Watts Mills; James E. Lollis, Jr., Watts Mills; Pierce Thomas, Watts Mills; Merle H* Brown, Laurens City; Floyd H. Nabors, Laurens City; M. F. Tucker, Joanna- Also Elmer Bennett, Joanna; C. C. Brissie, Daniels Store; B. J. Rice, Clinton City; Thomas F. Hill, Ekom; J. L. Arnold, Clinton Mills; Houston Holcombe, Jones Store; Charles E. Stoddard, Ow ings; James W. Campbell, Cook’s Store; Benjamin F. Anderson, Mt. Olive; Cecil Hughes, Gray Court; F. C. Brown, Gray Court; O. J. Gilliland, Clinton Mills; S. R. Cook, Laurens City; W. C. Crawford, Clinton Mills. The Rev. Edward Long, of Greenville, former pastor of the First Baptist church here, will preach at Holly Grove Baptist church, near the Country Club on Sunday morning, November 7. of the department officers and national executive committee. Mr. Winn for several years has been a member of the American Legion Century club, having se cured in excess of 100 member ships each year. P. T. A. TO MEET The Parent Teachers associa tion of Florida Street school will meet Tuesday evening, November 9, at 7:30 at the school UDC MEETS TONIGHT The November meeting of the cation Department of NEA, and of INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER SHIP IN SMALL SCHOOLS in 1951, a publication of the asso ciation for supervision and cur riculum development. Recently she has been on the Board of Edi tors for the magazine, “Adminis tration and Supervision.” She . has just completed the writing of a book. THE WORKSHOP WAY WITH FOREIGN STUDENTS. The rain early last Thursday night contributed a measure of relief, it was stated, but no gen eral soaking ram has yet come Until that time, citizens of the community are asked to continue their cooperation and use water >panngly. Other offenses included one for fighting, suspended, one for violating liquor law, fined $100: cne for damaging private or pub- ThoiDOS R. Holland lie property, fined $27. two for petty larceny. $8 10 and 28 days. Five were arrested for investiga tion or suspicion and released PC STAR LOST Stephen D. Lee chapter. United 1 which grew out of her experienc- Daughters of the Confederacy will es in Turkey and with a group be held this evening (Thursday) at j of Turkish educators m the Uni- 7:30 at the home of Mrs. W C.l'ershy 0 f Florida This book is Baldwin. Mrs. E. B Ginsburg will being published by the Unversity be the guest speaker. | Florida Press The secretary has asked that, She is survived by four sisters, members come prepared to pay 1 Miss Azile M Wofford, Lexing- ' ■ ™ I Passes At Hospital, Burial Rites Here dues at this time. ton, Ky.; Mrs Charles C. Elmers, Pittsburgh. Pa., Mrs Vernon A. Crawford, Milledgeville, Ga.; and Mrs. Chalmers T Siviter, Pitts burgh, Pa.; four brothers, John W Woffod. U. S A , (Ret.), Mil ford, Kansas: Gus C Wofford, Huntington, W. Va.; Thomas A. Wofford, Greenville; and Bruce W Wofford, Gastonia, N C ; and 21 nieces and nephiMvs. She is also survived by two uncles. Dr. G Watts Cunning ham, Laurens, and P. H Wof ford, Calexico, Calif Funeral services were held at Ho'y Trinity Episcopal church in Gainesville Tuesday morning Burial will follow in the New Prospect Baptist church ceme tery near Laurens at 11 a m . today (Thursday) The family requests that no flowers be sent, but that contri- j Lutions- may be made to the American Cancer Society. Thonue* R. Holland, 76. died last Thursday morning at Blalock clinic after several months of de clining health. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday morning from Gray Funeral Home by the Rev E K. Garrison. w;th interment follow ing in Rosemont cemetery. The services were attended by a num ber of friends and relatives who had known Mr Holland through the years and who prized his friendship His mound was cov ered with lovely flora! designs indicative of the esteem of many friends. Pallbearer^ were Tan Ray, Joo Terry, Brevard Patterson, Jack. Joe and Holmes Holland, Richard Howie and Carl Fmney Mr Holland was a native of this county where his entire life was spent. He was a son of the late Belton and Sallie Mason Hol land. and a member of Broad Street Methodist church His wife. Mrs Mare Finney Holland, Presbyterian college football preceded n:m to the grave on stock dipped last week uith the February 25, 1953 news that first-string Fullback Mr Holland had lived an ac- C.ene Carter, of Concord. N. C. t;Vl ‘ Ide in the community For will be lost the remainder of a number of years he was an em- the seaewn because of a shoulder pioyee of the 7 'wn of (. imton a< injury received in PC's 24-I9 vie- overseer and a member of GENE CARTER PC Back :.U Photo of Mystery Form of The Week Hara’t another in tho aariat of Mytiary Farms of this section of tha county now appearing in Tho Chronicle in tho inierael of batter farming. Tha photet wara taken from tha air with no one, not even Tho Chronicle or tha photographer—knowing tho owner of tha farm. Identity must ha mada by tha ownar of tha farm appaaring each waak. Ha will receive free of charge tho original mount ed picture from which tha above reproduction was made. There are no prtaaa offered for tha cor rect guess. the police department In recent years he had been employed by Clinton Cotton Mills. Survivors include one son. Da vis R Holland of this city; two daughters, Mrs Henry T Hearn of Winston-Salem. N C. and Mrs. Lawrence Sanford of Atlan ta, Ha.; three brothers. Jack of Kress. Texas. Belton of Tallade ga, Ala. and Nathan of Waco, Former Governor J Strom Thur- Texas> , wo s: . st ers. Mrs. Richard atimond not only made history in Wallace of Kingstree, and Mrs. South Carolina Tuesday he made Sam S. Howie of Darlington; and it on a national scale. j three grandchildren For when he won the United I ♦ tory over The Citadel at Charles ton. A solid 180 pounds. Carter is a hard runner, a ?ood pa.v>.-receiv er and a capable punter and extra- point kiiker. Thurmond's Victory Mokes U. S. History Rhoden Named Pastor Whitten Village Announcement is made of the appointment of the Rev. J. Mar ion Rhoden, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church, as pastor Whitten Village. He will hold services there for. the children on Sunday afternoons. !. Mr. Rhoden will take up the States Senate seat left vacant by work that has been in charge of the Rev. E. K. Garrison for the past four years, Mr. Garrison having resigned on account of his removal from the city. CIRCLE TO MEET the unexpected demise of Senator! The Kelly-Glenn circle of Dun- Burnet R. Maybank. he was the J can Creek Presbyterian church will first candidate to be elected to meet Tuesday afternoon, Novem- either house of Congress via the | ber 9, at the home of Mrs. James write-in method. 1 S. Gray at 3 o’clock.