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0+*++mm+++m+0+++++++++m+++im+++m0 The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable r ' * • JO***#***#** »»»»»»»* »—»—»#—»» Site (Minton (Stemiirlp If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News +++0+++++++++++++*4h++++++++<++ Volume LV Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 18,1954 Number 46 National Commander Collins Will Be City’s Guest Today ; Randolph Davis New President County Farm Bureau Vance Named Kiwanis Head For New Year T. Randolph Davis, well known farmer pf the Hopewell commu nity was elected president of the Laurens County F^rm Bureau for the coming year at the an nual ladies’ night supper and business meeting held last week at Ford high school cafeteria. He succeeds Frank Baumberger of the Hickory Tavern section. L. N. Cook of Gray Court was elected vice presideht and W. P. Dickson, of the Hopewell com munity, active in the work of the organization, was re-elected se cretary-treasurer. Mr. Baumberger, J. Herman Power and Charles R. Workman of the Hopewell community - were named directors-at-large. New and holdover 'directors, in that order, from townships were named as follows: Cross! Hill, Fred Coleman and John Simmons; Dials, Fred S. Stod dard and R. Niles Jackson; Hun ter, James T. Addison and John L. Adair, Sr.; Jacks, L. L. Norton and John L. Adair, Jr.; Laurens, Furman E. Thomason and James R. Jacks; Scuffletown, Craig Hunter and Totnmis Blakely; Sullivan, James D. Wasson and Fred Pitts; Waterloo, James L. Fennell, Jc., and Niles C. Clark; Youngs, M. B. Henderson and Willie D^Lomas. Hamilton Paces Over Appalachian For 14-7 Wm Wofford, Newberry and Presby terian, South Carolina’s collegiate Little Three of football, began preparing this week for season- closing games after breaking even Saturday. Wofford ■ lost to Davidson, 3-0; Newberry and Troy, Ala., Teach ers tied, 14-4; and Presbyterian beat Appalachian 14-7. Wofford will take on Furman at home Saturday afternoon, while Presbyterian and Newberry still will be preparing for their Thanksgiving Day Bronze Derby clash here in the afternoon on Johnson field. , Bob Talbert of Spartanburg, playing before a hometown crowd, kicked Davidson’s winning field goal from the 13-yard line in the second quarter. A Wofford fumble at the 26 set up the boot. Wofford never was able to mount a scoring thrust. Newberry led twice as quarter back Ken Morgan scroed in the first period and end Ed Blanko tallied in the fourth, but a fum ble on its 17 was covered by Troy and the Teadiers tied it up in the closing minutes. ROBERT M. VANCE Robert M. Vance has been elected president of the Clinton Kiwanis club to succeed Reese Young. The retiring president automatically becomes vice-pres ident and a member of the board of directors. The new president has been a member of the club several years and was a member of the board of directors before being named the organization’s leader for the coming year. At the same time Kenneth Baker, Thomas Baldwin, James E. Wolfe and Caldwell Hender son were elected new members of the board of directors for two- year terms, succeeding Tench P. Owens, F. Howard Smith and Mr. Vance, whose terms had ex pired. Holdover members of the board are W. C. Shealy, J. B. Templeton, Julian S. Bolick, and Dr. W. R. Turner. The new offi cers will assume office the first of the year. The secretary for the year krill be elected by the board of dilec tors. , 1 ' C. Dudley Ray Passes At Hospital; Burial Rites Here < i ^ \ C. Dudley Ray, 41, died early last Friday morning at Blalock clinic after a several days criti cal illness, preceded by several years of declining health. Funeral services were conduct ed Saturday afternoon from the home by the Rev. J. S. Gray, Rev. J. E. Merchant and Dr. D. J. Woods. Interment followed in Rosemont cemetery with a num ber of friends and relatives at tending the rites, and many love ly flowers banked upon the grave as an evidence of the esteem in Fullback Eddie Brockenbrough which he was held, speared over from the five to cap | Mr. Ray was a native of this an 82-yard Presbyterian scoring county where he spent his entire Welcome Service Held For New Methodist Minister A largely attended union ser-1 vice of the uptown churches was held Sunday at North Broad Street Methodist church in honor of its new pastor. Rev. J. E. Mer- j chant, recently transferred here! from the pastorate of St. Mark’s]4 church at Sumter. The service was arranged for the evening hour by the Ministerial Union. The invocation was offered by Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, and prayer offered by the Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Bap tist church, the Scripture reading was by Dr. C. B. Betts, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presby terian church. The Rev. J. Marion Rhoden, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran church, welcomed the new pastor in behalf of the churches and spoke of the fraternal spirit of cooperation existing in the com munity. Mr. Merchant responded to the words of welcome from the min isters and members of all de nominations. It is a pleasure to be here, he said, and I hope to have a productive part in the work of God’s Kingdom here. The theme of his sermon was ’’Introducing Jesus,” based on the 36th verse of the first chapter of St. John. The benediction was pronounc ed by Dr. D. J. Woods, dean of the ministers in the city. School Progress Cited By Byroes; Urges No Letup j>\ *4^ ** m: ^ l march. Fullback Eddie Brocken brough speared over from the five to cap an 82-yard Presbyterian scoring march. Quarterback Harry Hamiltno passed for 33 of the 35 yards Pres byterian moved on its second touchdown trip. Hamilton capped the drive by plunging from the three. George Blue kicked the ex tra points. Teams records now are 7-2 for Wofford, 5-2 for Newberry and 5-3 for Preabyterilh. Although Wofford failed to score against Davidson, its half back, Bob Stevens, still is the lit tle Three’s leading scorer with 54 points. GIVE CHRISTMAS CANTATA The annual Christmas Cantata will be presented Sunday evening, December 12, at 7:30 by the choir of the First Preebyterian church under the direction of Mrs. J. F. Jacobs. 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 1 'to the buying public. It does not hang on the air .... it is not brief headlines here or there with a momentary Interest Advs have an important local value to you. They help you buy well and save Don’t ovw Layton Awarded Lions 10-Year Perfect Attendance Pin The Lions cliib held its 100 per cent Attendance Award night last Tuesday at Hotel Mary Musgrove, at which time Lion Harry C. Layton was presented a 10-year 100 per cent Attendance Pin by Lion President Walter. A. John son. Lion Layton was one of the 16 charter members of the club and holds several 1-year 100 per cent attendance buttons In addition to the pin awarded Tuesday night which was for Perfect Attendance at meetings for a continuous pe riod of 10 years. Other Lions receiving 100 per cent Attendance buttons for the year 1953-54 were: Scott Hart, Fred E. Holcombe, Hugh S. Jacobs, Marion E. Law- son, Ryan Lawson, Lester Nor ton, Goyne Simpson, and Gary Lehn who has had 7 years con tinuous perfect attendance. II Clinton Plays Parker Here Friday Night The Clinton high Red Devils Charles W. and Maggie Simpson will close their football season on COMMANDER COLLINS County Board Calls 21 Men For Examinations Twenty-one registrants were ordered last Tuesday to report to the 'Laurens County Selective Service board for physical exam inations at Fort Jackson. They were listed as: Local Mills To Pay $110,000 In Savings Nov. 26 It is announced that Christmas .savings will be paid out Friday, November 26, to a number of em ployees of the Lydia and Clinton Cotton Mills. The distribution to club members will be made life.' He was a son of the late Joe Hunter, Clinton; William through M. S. Bailey St Son, Earle Robinson, Clinton; Bobby Darrel Hazel, Laurens; Billie K. Simmons, Rock Hill; William Lawrence Bone, Laurens,' Osteen Landers, Lanford; Jimmie Lind say, Landlord; Luther James Wil liams, Laurens; Euell Moses Bol and, Ware Shoals; Joseph Lee Penland, Lauerns; Eddie Lee Choice, Clinton; John H. Dowdle, Clinton, Howard Johnson, Mount- ville; William Monroe Duncan, Laurens; George Herman Bodie, | Joanna; Jack Dempsey Morgan, Joanna; Hyland Brooks Gresham, Joanna; Dallas Bedenbaugh Tuck er, Joanna; Clan Crain, Green ville; Harry Allen Coupler, At lanta. Bankers. The checks coming on the eve of Christmas, will amount to $110,000 Robert M. Vartce, presi dent of the bank, said yesterday. The savings to be distributed were made during the year through cooperation of the mill management, employees of the plants setting apart each week during the year a share of their earnings for the Christmas sea son. Spartanburg, Nov. 16 — Gov. Byrnes cited South Carolina school progress tonight but warned “those interested in our schools cannot rest on any laurels of the past few years.” In a talk to the Spartanburg County Foundation Byrnes said the state will have 93,000 more pupils than the present 525,000 by 1966 This “means an additional in vestment in school construction alone of about 70 million,” he said. He warned that “the average compensation of South Carolina public school teachers is less than in adjoining states and said “this should not be allowed to continue “It is folly to spend public funds in state colleges to train teachers if we are not going to offer those teachers substantially the same compensation they can receive in adjoining states.” Reviewing the state school ex pansion, equalization and cen tralization program begun more than three . years ago with the support of the multi-million dol lar three per cent general retail sales tax, Byrnes said: "This revolutionary program has cost a lot of money. We are doing in a few years what our fathers and grandfathers should have done during the past 75 years.” ■He noted that of the 116 1-2 million spent under this program, Negro schools have received two- thirds for buildings. The Negro share ia the program designed to equalize their school facilities In keeping with federal court de cisions has been $314 a pupil, compared with $147 for each White pupil. He noted that the program has “eliminated 824 inferior schools in rural areas," 287 of them White, 537 Negro. The program also, he said, has reduced the number of school dis tricts in the state from 1,200 to 103. Will Arrive for Parade To Start at College, 5 P. M. Full Program In Honor Of American Legion Head With Address, Dutch Barbecue And Open House At Legion Memorial Home 8 To 10 P. M.; Many Legionnaires Expected Clinton will roil out the red McCravy, concert organist of the carpet this afternoon to welcome Greenwood Fair. National American Legion Com- Commander Collins, who now mander Seaborn P. Collins. ; lives in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Special ceremonies have been was born at Maybelle, Texas, on arranged to honor this first visit November 2, 1912. He was grad- of a national Legion commander' uated from Daniel Baker college to this city. He is the son of a and during the early part of Thornwell orphanage alumnae. World War II served as a flight the former Miss Rosa Hipp j instructor for both the Army and The full slate of events is Nav y in a civilian capacity as the scheduled to start at 5 p. m. with | result of an eye disability which a parade. An hour later, at 6 p. m , Commander Collins will de liver an address in the orphanage high school auditorium. The ad dress will be followed by a dutch barbecue in the Thornwell gym nasium, beginning at 6:45 p. m., and a reception and open house is scheduled for the American Legion Memorial home between South Pacific and for one the hours of 8 and 10 p. m. y ear h « "hump” in the Collins, who was unanimously Chut*-Burma-India Theilter of elected national commander at on, • barred him for entering military service. In January, 1943, however, he enlisted in the Air Force as a private after getting a disability waiver, was later commissioned and served as a pilot in the Air Transport Command. He ferried planes from the United States to the 36th American Legion con vention in Washington last Sep tember, will visit Clinton as part of . a whirlwind aerial tour of South Carolina. He plana to cov er 14 cities during his two-day Collins has been active in Le gion work ever since the close of World War □ and has held nu merous offices, including com mander of hu post, area and de partment. Since 1950, he had served as department national se- tour, Thursday and Friday, along! with State Commander Feltham curlty chalITnan ColliM *“• b « n American Legion Barbecue Tickets 0 Sale At Drug Stores Joanna Youth Sentenced To Industrial School S- James and other department officials. His trip is part of the American Legion membership drive. The touring party will be greet ed at each of the cities by dele gations of legionnaires and will be presented membership cards signed during the current drive. Commander Collins will begin his South Carolina tour with breakfast in Greenville Thursday morning. He will visit Anderson, Aiken, Walterboro, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Florence and Orangeburg before arriving in Clinton where he plans to spend the night and have breakfast Fri day morning. The remaining cit ies on his schedule Friday are ! Spartanburg, Rock Hill, Sumter and Columbia. in the real estate, insurance, gen eral contracting and lumber bus iness at Las Cruces. It is announced by the post that TV films of today’s ceremonies will be shown on WTBC-TV, Greenville, channel 4, at 6:30 p. m. Friday. Welcome greetings to Comman der Collins are extended by 38 local business firms in an adver tisement in today’s paper. Enoree River' Classification Hearing Held Paul Julian Brown, 16, Ray. He was a member of Dun can’s Creek Presbyterian church In recent years because of failing Friday night, November 19, when they meet Parker on Johnson field. health he had been unable to) During their highly successful work and spent most of his time season, Clinton has won eight Clothing, Help Asked For Colored Families Fires within the past week have destroyed the residences of two colored families. An appeal is be ing made through the local Red Cross office for clothing, furni ture and household items. Clothing is needed for a man. Tickets for the barbecue Copeland-Davidson Post 56 of the American Legjon, in connection with the ceremonies honoring Sea born P. Collins todary, national commander of the American Le gion, are on sale at all city drug stores at $1.25 each. Post officials state that the tickets are avail able to the general public. The barbecue will be at the or- j Approval for reclassification of Serving as host for the Clinton a s*crion of Enoree river to make visit will be Copeland-Davidson lt a suitable supply of raw wa- . Post 56 of the Amncean Legion, j ^ ^ or C1 ^y Clinton appear ^ * .u c- ^ )* ras l Commander Collins will be wel-l ^ likely today following a heM- S °^ w Car0ll 2? e°med. here ^ Post 56 Comman- 1 | n « South Carolina Water bv d Jud^J^F^nk 13 21 der R < >bert S - Powe11 . Carlton p. Thursday ,by Judge J. Frank Eatmon m IWinn phai ^, a „ 1 Pollution Con General Sessions court I Thursday at Laurens, of The youth pleaded guilty ear lier in the week to involuntary at home. Through the years he made many friends who prized games, lost two, and tied one. Clinton has played Parker only his friendship and who learned once before, in 1940, when Par with regret of his passing. |ker defeated the locals, 8-6. Survivors are his widow, Mrs. | ♦ Ruby' Bowers Ray; two daugh- in LOCAL HOSPITAL ters, Tonita and Sandra; and one! Friends of Mrs. Goyne Simp son, Charles; three sisters, Mrs. Edgar Taylor, Sr., Mrs. John Da vid Blakely, and Mrs. I. Bluford Copeland, all of this city. Pitts Moving This Week To Hompton Avenue H. J. Pitts, well known mer chant and Clinton citizen, is moving his general merchandise stock this week from his location in tiie hotel block for a long num ber of years. He has recently erected a store building on Hampton jivenue which he will occupy next to Pitts Implement company and across from Chand ler’s Garage. The moving job is now in process, he hopes to com plete this week. Mr. Pitts in his removal an nouncement in today’s paper in- vites his friends and the gen-1 eral public to visit him in his new location whre he will handle the same line of merchandise as in the past. i, . — ■ ■ ' ^ — Stores To Remain Open On Wednesday Beginning next Wednesday, November 24, stores and busi ness houses in the city will re main open all day on Wednesday instead of the half holiday clos ing. The dosing schedule will remain in force until after the first of the year, President J. C. Thomas of the Merchants asso ciation has announced. son will be interested to know she is a patient rt Hays hos. pitaL size 40; a woman size 16; two girls *Phanage gymnasium at 6:45 p. m. age 5 years and 10 months; boys ~ * ~ ages 9.7, e and 4 Carolina Wrenn Group Tho« h.vi«, articles to con- Heor Dorpthy Biddle tribute are asked to contact Mrs. Irby Hipp, home service officer. !■ in i ' ’ ■———^00^——— — CLUB CAKE SALE FRIDAY Members of the Yellow Jasmine Garden club will have a cake sale on Friday afternoon, No vember 19, from 3 until 5 o’clock at Howard’s Pharmacy. Members of the Carolina Wrenn Garden club will meet on Friday afternoon, November 19, atrl:30 at the home of Miss Ruth Bailey and go to Union where they will hear Dorothy Biddle, national ac credited lecturer, talk on Christ- 1 mas decorations. ! Winn, general chairman of cere-| ru ‘ ,ui: } jn ( - ontro l Authority here a s monies and Mayor Hugh L. Eich- approval to change the elberger. Collins’ uncle and aunt, £ i ,ver a Ossification from Class Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Cunningham, C to C “ ss B must a ’* rait manslaughter in the death of Hahold Holt of Columbia last summer. Charged with murder, he was alleged to have struck the Holt youth on the head with a plank ^ ,:n • , of this county, also will be on hand when he arrives at 'the Laurens airport piloting his own private plane at 4:30 p. m today. The parade, scheduled for 5 will feature the entire following an argument. Haynes Death Prpbe Is Held A coroner’s jury found Monday that Joe Lloyd Haynes, 38, came to k his death Sept. 9 in a wreck caused “by his own negligence.’’ Mr. Haynes, a produce truck driver, was fatally injured in a two-tuck accident near Ora. Cpl. Jim Townsend, who investigated the accident, was the only wit ness at the inquest. Christmas Parade Dec. 2 At 4:30 The Christmas parade planned i by the Merchants Association to honor the arrival of Santa Claus and to officially usher in the Yuletide shopping season here on Thursday, December 2, will be held at 4:30 in the afternoon. The public is asked to note the change in time. An effort is being made to get are many stores, business firms and other organizations as pos- please contact Tom Plaxico at siring to enter a float is asked to please contact Tom Plaxico at Plaxico Motors. Presbyterian college ROTC unit 300 strong, the PC military band, the Clinton hsgh school band. Commander Collins and other visiting and local Legion offi cials, local Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp fire Girls. The commander's address was planned for Thornwell auditor ium, because be requested a visit to this institution where his mother was reared and later {taught. The open house which fol lows the barbecue supper will feature special music by Lewis The Chronicle Day Earlier Next Week Photo of Mystery Farm of The Week Hem’s another ia the series of Mystery Farms of this section of the county now appearing in The Chronicle in the interest of better farming. The photos were taken from the air with no one, not even The Chronicle or the photographer—knowing the owner of Rio 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 Iran which the above reproduction was made. Thare ace no prises eAered for the red THE CHRONICLE will go to press a day earlier next week on account of Thanks giving whi<^> is to be observed as a gener?I holiday in the city. The paper will be deliver ed to the post office Wednes day morning at 6 o’clock in. stead of Thursday to better serve our readers and adve- tisers. All news itmes and copy for advertising must be in the office not later than 9:00 ai m., Tuesday. James Addison Farm Place Shown Last Week The mysterious farm home- place in the senes last week was that of James T. Addison lying just on the outskirts of the Jo anna village. A beautiful mounted photo of the place was presented the own er with the compliments of The Chronicle, such presentations being made each week after the owner of the property shown has made identification. The correct guesses of the farm were turned in at the office by Mrs. Lavinia R. Cooley, Gillette Simpson, Mrs. G. N. Foy, Mrs. John Addison, Mrs. George Bla lock, Miss Bonnie Pitts, Mrs. George Metis, Thurston Giles, and Mrs. Pearl Frady. Another in the series of undes ignated 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 regu larly for fifty-two weeks. The feature is proving quite popular with our readers and is publish^ ed in recognition of farming as the big business that it is today— big in investment in land, ma chinery, livestock and buildings. Authority action, but Executive Director W. T. Linton said his disposition is to recommend it. The decision is expected within 60 days. It was brought out in the hear- mg, held in the Presbyterian Col lege library, that Clinton is in great need of more water amj that Enoree nver is the only source of additional supply. A survey last spring and summer disclosed that a moderate amount of treatment would be necessary to bring the Enoree waters to Class B standards at the Clinton intake. Director Linton pointed out this traetment would have to be done at some upstream point, probably just above the town of Enoree. Most of the burden of water treatment would be the responsibility of Riverdale Mills of Enoree which use the river as a disposal for some of its indus trial wastes. Attorney T. B. Butler, repre senting Riverdale Mills at the hearing, requested time for addi tional information so that the company might study the situa tion, learn what its responsibility is and how it should be under taken. Mayor H. L. Eichelberger, rep resenting Clinton in its appeal for another source of water sup ply, asked that the River^le re quest be granted, and Linton ex tended the time to 60 days. IN LOCAL HOSPITAL Friends of Mr. and’Mrs. Ly L. King will be interested to know their two daughters. Judy and Connie, underwent tonsilectom- ies yesterday at Blalock clink. READ THE CHRONICLE ADVERTISEMENTS REGULARLY EACH WERK It will pay yaa. If* to akop tint la this paper, then fa the READ THE ADS