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* The Chronicle 8triv«a To Be A Clean News* paper* Complete, Newsy and Reliable 1 * ' ' . . (Fhp Olltntnn (Eljrmtirlf If Yoa Don't B<a4 The Chronicle Yoa Don’t Get the News Volume LV Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 23, 1954 Number 51 cmenus wok rmscences M ODITONIH YEARS A60 ^e^#»*»»*»*»**»#*^**^»**ee»»»»»»»»*'»»»***** > e*^*^**e** > e***** > e* >> **** ## * # *e # ** ## * # ************************************** ** ### ** ## *** ># Items Of Interest Then About Happen ings And People You Know (From FUm of The Chronicle. 21. 1244) W. M. McMillan, esteemed cit izen and former mayor of the city, died Saturday afternoon at his home after several years of declining health. Funeral serv ices were held Monday afternoon from the home. Hallmark Shirt company of New York, operators of a plant here, have paid their stockhold ers a 6 per cent dividend for the fiscal year ending November 30. Three Clinton girls have been named on the staff of The John sonian of Winthrop college, Miss es Marcia Galloway, Jean Lay- ton and Carolyn Henry. Robert D. Lynn has resigned as a member of the college faculty and with his family has moved to Atlanta to become assistant national executive secretary of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Miss Eva Harris of Zuni, Va., has been employed as director of religious education at the First Presbyterian church, succeeding Miss Thelma Hicklin, now Mrs. Bernard H. Boyd. Clinton district Boy Scout of ficers have been elected as fol lows for the year: J. B. Hart, chairman, R. N. Blackwelder, vice-president, and Dr. W. R. Turner, commissioner. George W. Bailey, one of the city’s lifelong and highly regard ed citizens, died last Thursday afternoon at his residence after a critical illness of several weeks. Funeral services were conducted from the residence Friday after- roon with interment following in Rosemont cemetery. Clinton faces a quiet Christmas with two days for the holidays— Mbnday and Tuesday. Dr. George R. Blalock of this city has been promoted from major to lieutenant-colonel in the U. S. Army. Col. Blalock has been overseas for 29 months and in army service for almost four years. He is now assigned with the 73rd Statkmal hospital; in Italy as chief medical officer. Dr. B. H. Henry is a patient at Hays iMMpital suffering from in juries received shortly after noon Monday in an automobile acci dent near the residence of R. J. Pitts on East Carolina avenue. The State Board of Nurses Registration announces 137 nurs es have passed the recent state examinations. Included in the group are four Clinton girls, re cent graduates of the General with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Anderson for the holiday*. Jack Holland of Oak Ridge, Tenn., is spending Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Gea R. Holland. Miss Florence Ella Blakely, student at Peabody college, Nash ville, Tenn., and Min Anno Blakely, student at Lander col lege, are spending the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blakely. ; Miss Maude Sumeral is spend ing the Christmas season with her sister, Mrs. J. S. McGregor and family, in Ruby. Mrs. William S. Shields left Sunday for Santa Barbara, CaL, where she will join Lt Shields, who is a patient in an army hos pital. She was accompanied by her father, J. F. Jacobs, and brother Ferd. Miss Annette Moorhead of Coker college, is at home for the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead in Goldville. Miss Betty Taylor, student at Queens college, is with her mother, Mrs. Geo. W. Taylor for the holidays. Col. Robert E. Wysor of Camp Blanking, Fla., is spending the holidays at his home here. The following Clinton girls at Winthrop college are at home for the holidays: Misses Jean Copeland, Carolyn Young, Om ega Monroe, Jane Little, Jean Layton, Edna Earl Workman, Carolyn Henry, Marcia Gallo way, Margaret Adair, Carolyn Murphy and Roslyn Cason. Mrs. C. R. Workman has re turned to her home in Orlando, Fla., after spending several weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed Todd. Lt. Col. W. A. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson of Fort Bragg, N. C., and their daughter, Miss Peg gy Johnson of Winthrop college, are spending the holidays in the city. Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Turner and son, Billy, will spend Christ mas with relative* in Macon, Ga. Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Gray and children have gone to Richmond, Va., where they will spend three weeks with relatives. Miss Virginia Sumerel, who is attending W. M. U. Training School in Louisville, Ky., is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Sum erel. On Monday evening Mrs. Ken neth Baker entertained with a Christmas party for her music pupils. Of interest to their friends is the marriage of Miss Mary Stone and Henry Trammell which was solemnized on the evening of You A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS 'T Beautiful indeed is the Story of Christmas... the Story of how, so many years ago, the Wise Men saw the Light... the Star . .. and followed it to a rich and wonderful reward. , Again it is Christmas ... a time to find new faith and new hope in the true spirit of the occasion. May your Christmas be rich in joy and happiness ... a season of much joy. Clinton Faces Quiet Christmas Holidays Just two more dan — then all day Christinas with no deliver- Christmas morning. That means | *** made that the streets will be crowded Clinton and Lydia Cotton and Jammed today and rnday Mi i ls ^ cIoa «^ ® orQm * with thousands of people doing an l their last minute shopping in pre- T he Joann * at Joano* pa ration for the big happy day Wl11 cl0 ** earI ^ morning and ot the year I resume operation Tuesday mom- ' m* City stores and business firms Many Cl in tomans have left the ^ U ^ d0 “rv, 6 ^ urd * y , 0nly_f °I «ty to spend the holiday, viait- Christmas Day as employees and employers celebrate the season with a week-end holiday and rest. Businesses will re-open Mon day morning on regular schedules the Merchants Association has announced. The city and orphanage schools and Presbyterian College closed last Thursday and Friday for the holidays. The post office will be closed ing friends and relatives else where, while others, including college students, have returned to their homes in the community for the holidays Indications point to a quiet, en joyable Christmas for the people of this entire community. THE CHRCWICLE wishes for its thou sands of readers a season of happiness, free from sorrow, trag edy and anxiety Last Rites Sunday At Cross Hill For Miss Ida C. Turner Robert S. Owens, Jr. Passes In Richmond After Critical Illness Merchants Ready For Big Two-Day Christmas Rush Clinton merchants are ready for' the final two days of shop ping, today and Friday before the curtain falls for the glad Christ mas Day. All this week the Christmas hospital in Spartanburg—Misses a ge by the pastor, Rev. J. H Harriett Davis, Dorothy Anne Kohler. Horton, Amanda Elizabeth Mil- Miss Elizabeth Wysor of the am, and Blondina Attaway. ( Waves, has completed her “boot” James L. Browning died Mon-1 training at Hunter college, New day morning at Goldville after I York, and promoted to seaman declining health of several years j second class. She has been trans past. Funeral services were held i terred to Washington, D. C. here Tuesday afternoon from the j Mrs.H. E. Sturgeon and home of his sister, Mrs. W. A. | daughter. Miss Jane Sturgeon of buying spirit has prevailed in the Dec. 15 at the Methodist parson- city and thousands of shoppers have crowded stores and streets, all armed with gift-wrapped par cels and in a buying tempo frame Dicus, Mrs. R. E. Jones .is spending the Christmas holidays with rel atives in Washington, D. C., and Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway were called here during the week end from West Palm Beach, Fla., on account of the death of Mrs. Galloway’s father, W. M. Mc Millan. Mrs. W. D. Adair is spending the holidays with Lt. Adair at Fort Meade, Md. Misses Mary and Martha Mitch ell, students at Breneau college, Gainesville, Ga., are spending the holidays wiht their parents, 1 Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Anderson and daughter Helen of Woodruff, are spending Christmas with Mrs. George W. Bailey. Miss Betty Tribble, student at Erskine college, is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs. W. B. Trbible. Miss Norma Anderson, student at Queens college, Charlotte, is Athens, Ga., are spending the holidays with relatives in Schnectady, New York. Miss Agnes Milling who is at tending school in New York, is spending the holidays at her home here. Chief Petty Officer Frank M. Davis, who is stationed in Otic- land, CaL, and Lt. John D. Davis who is stationed in South Amer ica, have arrived to spend the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Davis. Bill Cooper, student at the Un iversity of Georgia, is spedning the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cooper. Mrs. D. H. Reynolds, Jr., and son, DeLeon, III, are spending of mind' that will be climaxed on Christmas Eve. Merchants are asking that last minute shopping not be put off another minute. It is the part of wisdom to sh6p now while se- not wait and probably be disap- lections are still complete and pointtd, in the last minute rush. Time For Payment 1954 County Taxes Drawing To Close Treasurer Sam M. Leaman re ports that collection of 1954 county taxes are running about normal, with December 31 the last day for payment without penalty. A penalty of 1 per cent gose into effect January 1. For the month of February 2 per cent will be the penalty; for March, 3 per cent; and from Contract Let For New High School At Cost Of $418,415 The board of trustees of School District No. 56 let a contract Tues day for the erection of a new high school building on North Adair street, with ten firms submitting bids. The contract was awarded, the trustees announced, to George A. Creed and Son, of Columbia, for the amount of $418,415. Supt. An derson said yesterday construction work will begin immediately with the expectation of having the building completed and ready for occupancy with the opening of a new session next September. The building will have 17 class rooms, gymnasium, auditorium, cafeteria, library 1 , shops, labora tories, administrative offices and other facilities. April 1 to 15, 7 per cent. The the holidays with her parents, | Treasurer's notice appears in to- Let THE CHRONICLE advertisements help you each week. They are fill ed with interesting, help ful suggestions and “store news” that will save you time and money while stocks are fresh, full, and thrilling for Santa. BE WISE- READ THE ADYS. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Adair. day’s paper. Owner Not Identified Of 'Mystery Farm' For the first time since the se ries of “Mystery Farms” has been appearing in The Chronicle, no one identified the one shown last ween, neither haev any guSSses (been phoned in. Upon identify- ling by the owner, the mounted photo will be presented. Another in the series of pic tures appears in today's paper. ; Seven Registrants Sent To Fort Jackson By County Board Seven registrants reported to the county selective service board last Thursday and ware forwarded to Fort Jackson, ac cording to an announcement by the board. The registrants were listed as Jimmy Harold Thompson, Foun tain Inn, Rt. 2; John Holmes Dowdle, Thomwell Orphanagey Clinton; William Monroe Dyn- can, Laurens; George Herman Bodie, Jack Dempsey Morgan and Hyman Brooks Gresham, all of Joanna, and Harry Allen Coul ter of Savannah. In the announcement it was stated Out all the registrants ari volunteers except one. College Purchases Boyd Home Here B. Hubert Boyd has sold the B. H. Boyd home on East Centennial street to Presbyterian college. The home was own£d and occupied by his parents until their deaths. The college has announced that Rev. Geo. A. Anderson t and fam ily are moving into the residence, after having lived at Mountville the past several years. Mr. Ander son is professor of Bible and Freshman dean of the college. Presbyterian Way Out Front In Little Four . Presbyterian’s high - scoring squad continued to pacjD South Carolina’s Little Four of collegiate basketball after completing the final week of pre-Christmas holi day play with a 6-1 record. Its only defeat to date was to High Point. This was avenged with a 110-84 victory over the same team here Thursday. Stuck witn a record just the opposite of Presbyterian’s is Wof ford, which has won only one game in seven starts. The single victory was over Stetson, 76-71. Runner-up to Presbyterian in Little Four activity is Erskine, which has a 3-3 showing. The final member, Newberry has made two appearances, losing both times to Lenoir Rhyne and Furman. Play resumes Jan. 1 with Er skine and High Point meeting at Rock Hill. County Farmers Vote Strong For Cotton Quotas On December 14, Laurens coun ty farmers voted 501 to 34 in fav or of cotton marketing quotas on the 1955 crop of cotton, this be- Miss Ida Cecil Turner, retired school teacher, died last Friday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Joe L. Carter in Greenville, followup two years of declining health. The announce ment was received with regret by many friends and acquaintances who knew her during her resid ence here several years before she lived elsewhere Funeral services were conduct ed at the graveside in Liberty Springs Presbyterian church ce metery at Cross Hill on Sundav afternoon at 3 o’clock The ser vices were in charge of the Rev. Alfred G Taylor and tne Rev W D. Ratchford. Pallbearers were Dr L H. Tay- or, F. B Pinsonfl Dr Felder Smith, James H Thomason, Roy Casque and J. P Coates. Miss Turner had been in stead ily decluut^ health for some time She was a native at Cross Hill, a daughter of the late William Samuel and Martha Jane Neeley Turner. She had been a teacher for a half century* having taught m schools in the East, in the At lanta schools, and her last work Waft at American Fork, Utah. She had made her home in Greenville the past ten years with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs Joe L Carter and was a member of the Fourth Presbyterian church of that city. In addition to Mrs. Carter sn* Robert S. Owens, Jr , 25, known to many friends as -Bobby”, died early last Friday morning at the Virginia Medical college hoepital in Richmond, Va , after 18 months declining heahh and a critical ill ness and operation of six weeks Acre; — E Turner of Houston, , , , is survived by two other sisters, ing 93.8 per cent favorable to quo- Mrs D B Mead o WS o( Harkng- tas, accordfng to H. A. Ropp, man- • and Mrs F A Gros ager of the Agricultural Stabili-l of Albany Cali{ ) and one brother zation and Conservation office. j vvilliam Mr. Ropp said there were a P"rx exas proximately 2,500 cotton fanners * oLTul? v ° ,e ln re,cre " ,iun ’: Lydia, Clinton Mills The unofficial totals for the* Give Employees state showed that 36,875 voted in ftiriiaiwoe favor of cotton maraet.n* quotas, 1 VhriStmOS BflgS while 1,426 voted against quotas. this being 96.3 per cent in favor of quotas. Under cotton marketing quotas cotton farmers will have a definite Employees of the Clinton ani Lydia Cotton Mills were presented 6,000 Christmas bags or Tuesday and yesterday it was announced NOVEMBER BOND SALES TOTAL $21,037.50 Series E and H Bond sales for the month of November in Lau rens county totaled $21,037.50, re ports D. F. Patterson, county sav ings bonds chairman. E and H sales for the state for the same period totaled $2,034,- 206 25 according to Burnell Sloan state chairman of the U. S. Sav ings Bonds division for South Carolina. number of acres which they may b - v resident P S Bailey The dis- plant to cotton without penalty. !J r,bution was mad « 10 on « Those farmers not overplanting lvln ® in two v ^ a 4** an ^ their cotton acreage allotments' 0 ^ res «*mg elsewhere were re will be guaranteed a support price quc *’ te< * t0 tbeir h 3 ® 5 at of from 82 1-2 to 90 per cent 0 f| Memcnal church and Providence parity on the cotton produced scho ° 1 within their cotton acreage allot ments. If the cotton acreage allot ment is overplanted then the farm- WHOSE FARM IS THIS? Funeral services were conauct- ed Sunday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church by the pastor. Dr. W R. Turner, assisted by Dr C B Betts erf the Associate Re formed Presbyterian church. In terment followed in the family plot in the adjoining churefc cem etery. Pallbearers were R E. Sadler. Jr , Edgar O. Sadler, J. Ferdinand Jacobs, Jr, Charles Johnson, Lon nie S McMilhan, Jr., and John H. Pitts, in. A large concourse of friends from here and elsewhere attended the rites. The mound was laden with lovely floral designs indic- tive of the esteem In which he was held, and the general sadness caused by the untimely passing of the promising young life Bobby’’ as he was affectionate ly known, was - born at McCorm ick, a son of Robert S. Owens and Mary Frances Pool Owens. As a Lad he moved here with his par ents and attended the city schools. He was an honor graduate of the ■°eal high school and Ciemson college in the class of 1950 He was first employed by B F. Good rich Rubber company in Charles ton, West Va. He was then trans ferred to Beaumont. Texas until his health failed and he was forced to return to his home here. Re cently he had been employed in the office of the law firm of Ow ens and Owens, his father and brother. Bobby” was a member of tha First Presbyterian church where he was always interested m the activities of the young people of the church. He was a young man of unusual ability and the highest integrity, possessing many fine traits of character that made and held friends for him from his childhood days until his pasting. He will be .mssed by all who knew him. who join in extending their sincere sympathy to the be reaved family He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Owens, their families. er would be subject to a ? penalty of 50 per cent of parity' on that part of the cotton produced on the ex cess acreage, Mr. Ropp said. Kiwanis Club To Act As Santa For Orphanage Family The Clinton Kiwanis club, fol lowing a practice of many years, will again serve as Santa Claus for the boys and girls of Thom well orphanage. Bags will be presented all-the j on Saturday, December 25, Chrisl- children Christmas morning con- mas day This is a rebnudeast oi ‘aining an assortment of fruits, the program presented Sunda> and candy, with several mem- j morning, December 19 hers of the club present for the presentation The bags will bear the greeting, “Merry Christmas, from the Kiwanis club.” I More than *,900 bags were pre pared for Lydia employees ani more than 3,100 for Clinton Mills. _ The management stated that more, ^ r ‘ one brother. Tench P Owens, than 400 crates of oranges were .n , ’ b;s C1 *‘ y> inters. Mrs Con- the bags, 6,000 bags of candy and > wa - v Twitty, Jr. of Richmond. Va., well over a ton of nuts. With the. a ” d Miss Anne Owens, now em- bags went the best wishes of the m Columbia ownership of the mills for a very Merry Christmas for each andlf;**/ T«v every employee and members ofl^ ' 0X ™yment ends December 31 The payment date for 1954 city taxes expires December 31, after which a penalty of 10 per cent will be added according to the City Clerk’s notice m todav’s paper The levy for the current fiscal . ear is 53 nulls, 15 mills for cur rent operating expenses, and 33 mills for interest and sinking funds on various bond issues out stand .ng, the notice states. Today’s Christmas Edition Five Choirs To Rebroodcost Program The five choirs of the Joanna Baptist church will be presented over Radio Station WLBG in Laurens from 1:00 to 2.00 p m Christmas Eve Episcopal Service Hare la our Mystary Farm of tha weak. Whoso la it? Raadare are Invited to guaaa tha naxna of tha ownar of tha farm shown hare. Call your guaaa in at tha offica, bring thaxn in. or mall tham in. Idantity must ha mada by tha ownar and ha will reeaiva fra* of charga tha original mounted picture from which tha abova reproduction wal mada. Thar* are no prisaa offered for tha correct guaaa. Join tha fun. I Today's paper goes to our large i ping for gifts and food, and es- ! family of readers just two day’s [ pecially do we call to your atten- . before Christmas Day, with ev- tion the unusually large coliec- I erybody busy with last minute tion of attractive “Merry Chnst- “The Rev. Clyde L. Ireland an- [ shopping. It comes to you, how- mas—Happy New Year” greet- nounces that the public is invited tver w hen there will be plenty mgs. They come to you from to the annual celebration of the i 0 f f or entire family to merchants, bonks, mills and va- Nativity of our Lord on Christ- •. rggj jt s contents during the nous other business firms. Don’t mas Eve at All Saints Episcopal week-end holiday period. And, overlook them church. The worship s e r v i c e ! we would point out that in addi-! These messages, full of good which begins at 10:30 P. M will | t lon to carrying local community will, beautiful illustrations and be proceeded by carol singing, i news that it contains much beau- sentiments, are inserted by local The Christmas celebration at the | tiful and appropriate Chnstmas 1 business firms as you will see as Episcopal church will bt in the material Especially do we invite a means of publicly expressing you to read timely feature ar- thanks and appreciation to their ticles from the Kiwanis Maga- many friends and customers, old zine, Christian Herald, and The and new-for their patronage, Christian Science Monitor. In confidence and consideration anything in during the year now drawing to a this issue . .close. They likewise wish for With pleasure we present this everyone 365 days of health and annual "Christmas Edition” fol- happiness in 1955. tradition of the ancient Anglican ceremony.’ TEEN-AGE DANCE A teen-age. dance for members, short—don’t miss will be given at Lakeside Coun try chib Tuesday evening, De cember 28. from eight until elev en o’clock. This includes mem bers ages 13 through college. The affair will be informal. lowing a long established custom. Shoppers will find many help ful hints for the last hour shop- We hope you and all members of your family will enjoy today’s paper MERRY CHRISTMAS.