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Rlbbon-Cuttixig Ceremony ^.jppfP .. MRS. EMMA BAILEY CORNEL80N cuts th» ribbon for tho hand- M. & Bailor A Bon. Banfcan. homo at tbalr M Onad Op- B. M. Vi Jt. Ooo. H. Cor ona of tho dirocton. ‘Open House’ New Bank Attended by 5,000 Guests s I M. S. Bnilny A Sea, Bnnkora, Celebrate Official Open ing of Medem $150^)00 Structure With Special Pro gram Tuesday Afternoon and Evening More than 5,000 persons joined M. S. Ballsy A Son, Bankers, Tuesday in celebrating tho insti tution's new, sapsndsi and im proved farimias The visitors attending Open House came in a steady flow from the.Opening ribbon-cutting ceremonies id 2:00 p. m. unil the event closed at 9:00 p. m. They were condusted so guided tours of the modem $MQ,000 structure and refreshed themselves with punch and cookie# provided for the occasion. Guests were hnpreeserl by the facilities which featured the lat est equipment far ell phases of banking and by numerous exhib its which gar* a festive air to the day’s afthrities. The interior wte banked At flowers sent by well-wishodb •fra. Eknmp Bailey Comelson, only survivhig daughter of bonk founder M. amdldy, out the rib bon to start tha ss: M. Vance, dent R. Ctarhtophsr Adair, iar Goyne L. Simpson and as- li Jamas Von Hol- Town and Gown Picnic ipi Seniors A town and gown picnic •mien tha exhibits which drew medal attention were a display of counterfeit money, a with voice recording and a glass jar filled with coins sod presenting the chslknge to (uses tha amodat of numey. A large searchUtfd swept the rides on Monday aad Tuesday nights from its position in the bank parking area. Children found their Open House entertainment in a minia ture carrousel and a bubble ma chine.' They wyra served ice cream from a stand outside. President Vance, at the close of the occasion, said he was de lighted with the response #ven to tee Open House by the pub lic. He added: "I woulAfibe to teaser, from >toy heart, all of so nice to with us at this It mads our day a for Presbyterian collage fianiors and faculty and local residents will be held by the Chamber of Com merce next Wednesday afternoon at Camp Fellowship on Lake of the senior class at PC will be special guests of the chamber for this occasion. Other persons attending are to provide their o*h pitnief supper. The event wttlCbo held between tho hours of 3:00 and 7:00 p. m. next Wednesday. J. J. Cornwall, president .of the Chamber of Commerce, mgw ed local residents to attend tea picnic. Any further inquiries about tea event may be mads a tik ■ ■“Kr S3Si falsa of the picnic committee an W. C. Baldwin and Thomas Hbl Ms. ' .»• Orphanage Trustees Hear Fine Report' At Anneal Meeting tl* AiouaT nUthv FieMmen Here To Direct City Inspection Week This ii ‘Tire Inspection Week” in Clinton under the direction of th- Southeastern Underwriters Association and Chamber of Commerce. Inspection day kick-off will start this morning at 9:30 at Ho tel Mary Musgrove with Mayor H. L. Eichelberger and Chamber of Commerce president J. J. Cornwall welcoming the forty or more fieldmen here who will or ganise and start checking the town for fire hazards, with the cooperation of all citizens invit ed. The Chamber ot Commerce will have an appreciation Dutch barbecue supper tonight at 7 JO at Mary Lou Ranch to honor and welcome tee fieldmen who will make the Inspection in the busi- ness area and other public build ings. ‘ PeeAar Winners Announced In tee Fire Prevention Poster contest, sponsohed by the South eastern Underwriters Aaaociaion of Atlanta, and Clinton Chamber of Commerce, tee grand prize of $15.00 was swarded Milton C. Mayes of ‘Ihomwell orphanage high school Mias Luva McDon ald was given $5.00 for being his home room teacher and sponsor ing the contest. Other winners of awards of $9 were: Clinton high school, Nancy Adame, ninth grade; Thorn wall high school Bill Bell, ninth grade; Bell St .school. Tommy C. Owens, eighth grade; Academy school, Annette Riser, fifth gtede; Florida St. school, Acme Ray, seventh grade; Providence school, Mickey O'Shields, sev' enth grade; Bell St Billy H. Turner, 31 years old, of Kinerds, is being held at the Newberry county jail without bond, charged with the murder of his 23-year-old wife Mrs. Mary Helen Wehunt Turner. The The University of South Caro lina scored 66 5-6 points in win ning its third straight state inter collegiate track and held meet here Saturday before 2500 fans on Johnson Field. Clemson finished second with'™ nt „ w « by Sheriff Tom 53 points. Host Presbyterian Col-; county. An lege had 31 1-2; the Citadel, 10 n *Q u **t had not been set yes- 1-3; Furman 31 1-2; and Wofford.! pending further investt- I_3 • gat.on, the county coroner said. j Sheriff Fellers pointed out that, despite rumors to the con- Sha la ThriteWBMlfc gOfe in candidates for to (to bald on Sunday afternoon. May a. is a candidate toe a bachelor of of Mr. end Mrs. J. B.Templetoo. la a caadidato for a bachelor of N. Blgbaas. Dunaway la a candidate far a bachelor of o( Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dunaway. in home economics. She is the in societofy. She Is the school, Willie J. Price, first Power and Wafer Customers Reflect Clmtou's Growth Clinton's continued growth is reflected in no batter way than fay tee monthly reports of B. R. Austin, superintendent of the city’s utilities department to city council. Since September, Mr. Austin’s reports show, electric customers have bean increased by 100, and grammar water customers by 96, up to May The prizes will be presented to, the winners at a chapel pro gram at aaeh of the schools. ✓ Jurors Drawn For Sacttid Court Week Convemhg Monday <rf the board of trustees of ThomweU orphanage was held Tuesday morning in the recreation build ing on the campus with Chair-; Alvin The second week of Pleas court will * wouin una tee bottom y# a the people vAp us and Joined v L R. Campbell Class Salutatorian L. R. Campbell, son of Hallie W. CsnmbeU of this will be ten saMatarian at tea 1955 yyfrri—« at Note GrarturfUf Junior college, TigerviUe, May 18-2S. Mr. Camp bell attended Clinton high Common in Laigens next Monday, with Jridfaft Stow C. Griffith of New berry, presiding. Jurars for tee week fay precincts foUoer: Biyee, Parrish and J. B. Joanna; Lonnie O. A Orr, Jr., Clinton Boree and L. L. Lydia Mills; Hugh Bonds Vtork man, M. W. Oxnar and Ben C. Workman, all of Hopewell; De- Witt Tucker, Charles A Hillis, Jr, C. X. Leopard and Thomas B. Corley, all of Clinton Mills; T. A Moore, Jr., Clyde Harmon, and Thomas A. Ralkintine, all of launoa City; Moses Garrett, Ralph E. CM son Johns in, all of Wats Mills Atoo M. C. Melton, Daniels Store; C. B. Pasvona, Landord; Jamas Tinsley, Shady Joel S. Mbrse, presiding. Grove; J. D. Lawson, Waterloo; was a large representation Ryamond Owens, EQokory Tsv- the three controlling sy- era; Jerome Finley, MountviUe; from nods, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The members were dinner guests at the Sara Jo Hfto—■ Hell The annual report of President M A Macdonald, tee executive and endowment committees were Mrs. dty, 4 During fads two yean at North Greenville he of tee Baptist Student president of the Vohp He is ala a isterial Band. Union and ’otuntaer Band, of the Min- Chronicle Advs Are - AH-Important Ta You The advertising columns of HRONICLE THE CHRONT 11111111 carry important and helpful advertising “news” from local business flqns. They tell you Of latest prices and values In groceries, meats, clothing, dry goods, automobiles and all Unas of merchandise. They help you fat supplying tea daily needs of your family Shop tat THE CHRONICLE first Newspepsr advertising is all important to tea buying public. It decs not hang on tha air . . .. K is not Jg* Advs presented mod approved, includ ing tea re alsction of staff mem bers for tea coming year. The year just cloaad was describsd by the President and board mem bers as one of tee most successful in tea 60-year history of the in stitution. The sesne officers of tee booed were re-elected for an other year. Reports showed the institution no indebtedness with re ceipts for tee pest year exceeding expenditures by a good margin. Endowment fund assets in bonds, stocks in corporations, notes, mortgages and real estate were given as $986,367.48. Young Family Has Reunion Here Mother's Day Sunday eighty-seven descend ants of George Christopher QKft) and Nannie Elizabeth Blakely Young gateered at Country dub Idr e reunion. A picnic dinner eras carved on the irorch. Red and white gladi oli and rosea were used in dec oration for tee table and else where on the porch and in the club rooms. Dr. W. R. Turner, who with Mrs. Turner was a special gueat for the occasion, was asked to re turn thanks. The family group was formally organized with Dr. George R. Blalock of this dty elected presi dent, and lire. Carl Hart of York as secretary and treasurer. They voted to meat annually on Moth er! vin Bridges, Poplar Springs Alfred E. Cothran, Daniels Store; E. L. Wilson, Shiloh; Dewey Evatt, Grey Court; Austin Ste phens, Gray Court; James Tolli- son, Mt. Olive; Fred Melton, Hickory Tavern; and Fl< Jones, Daniels Store. ioy d OPEN MEETING OF AA A local minister will the Alcoholics Anonymous group Saturday m£it at the Health Center at 8:00 p. m. The puhlk is invited to this open meeting DV HOSPITAL Friends of Mrs. C. W. Cooper will be interested to know she is a patient at Blalock clinic. 1—-a period of eight months. Since January 1, 1946, the list of electric customers has grown from 1100 to 2025, almost 100 per cent Insrsese. While the number of custom ers has increased rapidly, the amount of power consumed has increased at a still more rapid rate. Mr. Austin’s records show test the city is now using three times the amount of power con sumed in 1048. The monhly rate in addition of new electric customers to the power gysfem since Septem ber ranges fsosn a tow of Jo AJUgh ioHlyjhowU constant surqds^ o£ each month, m .TW wafer customers am add ed at a little riewer rate—from a monthly minimum of ssven to a high of 16, white occurred in April. The total number of users of water in Clinton now stands at 1545. These figures do not inlude the Clinton Mills and Lydia Mills villages, which have their own electric and walls system* An election has bean called for May 91, on the issuance of $200,000 in bonds for the purpose of rebuilding the city’s electric lines and control system in order ot serve its customers mofie ade quately and affiriantty, Also, Ibe city has recently un dertaken the teaptrmtton of a dam near tea praaant pumping station on Dunoon Creek four miles north of town to impound water fro me 4M acre watershed. Garden Center To Be At Belk't A garden center wpon—nd by the Clinton Garden dobs Coun cil has been opened on tee Ladies ready-to-waar department, first floor of Bote’s- Each week-end arrangements will be placed here for viewing and printed material and books on flowers and gardening will be on display. The Clara Duckett club is in charge of the center for the month. Joanna Hornets lop In Carolina Textile Loop The Joanne Hornets are letting the other three teems in the Carolina Texitle league know teay mean bueinsas this year. Manager Dan Krby’s team waltz ed to its third victory in as many starts Saturday night, bouncing Ninety-Six 1T-I. In the otkar game, Mathews squeezed to a 6-5 victory over Calhoun Falls in the Wildcats’ first home appasrsnea of the sea son. Joanna banged out It hits off Bennett and Jim VoiseUe in posting its third victory. Lyeriy and Tommy Foy paced the at tack with four hits sate. Down at Mathews, righthander Jimmy Craig fran in a pitcher’s duel with the Clippers’ Randy (Pick) Whitoy despite the fact that Craig wps touched for 12 hits while Whaley gave up half that amount. Irvin Kooae and Manager Louie Lyles had two hits each for Mathews while Hfetmie Bpeacs banged ant five hits in five tris for the Clippers. Hoy Riarisy tanakad a homer for the winners. Games this week in the leegue: Mathews at Joanna, and Calhoun Vhlls at Nfatoty-Six on Friday night; Saturday will see Joanna at Calhoun tells and Ninety- Six et Mathews. Sophomore Dick Bartulski of South Carolina hurled the jave lin 189 ft., 7 1-4 inches to better the existing mark of 184 feet. 9 1-2 inches set in 1935 by Black- well of Clemson. Dashman Tommy Woodleee paced the Gamecock squad a s the Tvtrr ^ e ~l s ’found in a meet’s leading individual scorer. rrtn djtion He collected 11 1-4 points by winning both the 100 and the 220 yard dashes and running anchor man on the No 1 relay team Joe Bowen of Clemson also trary, Turner has made no state ment to his office, either admit ting or denyingghe Friday attack with a claw hammer which was reported as having been found beside the bed in which Mrs critical Mrs. Turner was found uncon scious m the bed of her home, just off Highway 76 at Kinards Friday morning by her three- year-old daughter, Cynthia. The Lions Club Works On Carnival Set for Hay 20-21 Committees of the Lions club are at work on arrangements for the carnival to be staged by the club on two nights, Friday and Saturday, May 20-21, Walter A. Johnson, president, stated yester day. i high jump but missed in his ef- General teainnan of the car- j for * to ***** the 6 foot, 3 inch nival will ba L. N Wanwn, who VaM of p nsbyXerilin is supervising and coordinating, wwU a ^ foot ovvr ^ brow! the work of the committees, to; jump mark of 23 feet, 3 7-6 inch- see that everything moves along as but saw his effort voided be cause he steooe fraction of an captured two first place medals daughter reported the tact to by breaking the tape in both the neighbors, who in turn, notified high and low hurdles events. ; the local sheriffs office. South Carolina defended its championship with a strong ar ray of first place winners. All together the Gamecock squad won seven of the 14 events while Clemson took six and Presbyte rian two. In addition to Bartuiski’s rec ord-shattering performance in the javelin, track tans saw three other state records endangered by strong challengers Clemson’s Austin Mitchell cleared 6 feet, 2 inches in the to a successful event A number of free prizes are in store for patrons of the carnival including a pony and two tele vision sets, Mr. Warren said. Booths will be arranged in the armory, scene of the carnival, that will furnish fun and enter tainment for the crowds expect ed tor tea two nights. Bingo fans can play to their haarfs content She is said to have been found lying in bed with severe head in juries. and covered with blood. Also in bed with her, spattered with blood, was her son, Don ald. seven months of age. A claw hammer was reported found betide he bed, and a child’s cloth belt around Mrs. Turner's throat. She was rute- ed to the Newberry county hos- pitla, and from there to the Co lumbia hospital. She died these about four o’clock Saturday morning. Her unemployed hue- band was apprehended by New berry city police and lodged in the county jail Mr*. Turner was been and reared in Joanna, daughter ef Ernest H. and Bertha staging of the cause he stepped qver the take- off board by a '—““ “ inch. Tha South Caroline one mile relay team ef Sonny Wllcher, Don Woodley turned in e Meting time of 3.22.1 to finish ust .5 sec onds eff te Enrollment For Kindergorten ChHdran Mrs. J. P. Rowland, teacher of the Piaabyterian Kindergarten, has announced teat the are open for registration far the | 1955-56 session. * Children who are foer yean old by or before November 1 are eligible. Parents who ere It. A shooting gallery will he set up, a country store will offer bargains, games of akin will be available end the inevitable hot dog and hamburger and soft drinks will also be available. Other features are in the mak ing. The pony arrived yesterday, • Warren said, and arrangements have been made to give all the kiddies free rides on next Sat urday, the 14th and the Satur day following, tee 21st All they have to do is buy a ticket to the carnival and go to the Florida Street school grounds on the two Saturday afternoons and get their free rides. Members of the Lions club will be on hand to greet the kiddies and assist them in riding the pony. Then on Saturday night of the WehvxU. She Joanna Baptist church. In addition to parents, she is survived ived by tfa 1; Yfckto. City's Reservoir Near foroplififlii voir north of the city is nearing pietkm, city officials state. The 600-foot dam hills has reached its feet and has been water for several surrounding area will be com pleted in a few days. Some clearing of tee upper reaches of the water area yet remains to be done. The reservoir, when filled, will store approximately fifty million gallons, and is to be used more as an emergency supply in times of drought rather than as a perms nent enlargement of the water city officials said. The ested in their children attending, itwrif will he ,illin * o£ I ~* rvolr ^ d *- ttwm carnival the pony itself Will be __J .Wina* *nti,»lv nn rainfall Mrs. Howland stated, should reg ister early as enrollment is lim ited. 1954 Cotton Output Slips Washington —‘ The Agriculture Department in e fine! report bas ed upon ginninf*. today put last year’s cotton crop at 13,679,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight. ’niis figure is 2,106,000 bales less than the 1953 crop of 16,466,- 000 bales. It compares also with the 10 year (1943-52) average of 12,448,000 bales. WHOSE FARM IS THIS? given as a prize to the holder of the lucky ticket. Member* of tl and (he Blue Birds will sell tick ets to the carnival Saturday, the 14th, and ask for a generous re sponse on the pert of tee public. Letter Carriers Enjoy Annual Picnic Outing two sisters, Mrs. Claudine gan and Mr*. Jeanne; Wehunt, Atlanta; Wehunt, Archie J. HoJuokia, * aon of Iter, end Mis. 1L B. Mnl—kin of teis dty, is completing his Air tefaf tee ’Oetoway to teg Air pend aknost entirely on rainfall as the flow of the branch leading Member* of tee Little League T* 0 th f„* r# * *foe *»?!!?. tSrJlrXT <*•*" impound water from an 1 area of about 480 acres. In times of drought, water from the reservoir will be turned into Duncan Creek, from which the city gats its present water supply, where the pumps will pick it up. Or, whan there is ample water in the creek, it can be pumped into the reservoir to speed filling ii At present, how ever, no arrangements have been made to do that. Water in Dun can Creek hasn’t bean too plenti ful in recant weeks, due to lack of rainfall. The lake behind the dam cover an area of about 18 and will be 20 feet deep at the dam. The city purchased 33 acres of land adjoining its present pump ing station on Duncan Creek from three landowners In the area, Kenneth McKittrick, L. B. Dillard and Ed Wilson, on which to build the dam and reservoir. will The Laurens County Rural Letter Carrier* Association held its annual picnic and business meeting at Mineral Springs park near Laurens May 6 at 6:45 p. m. Postmasters and their wives join ed the carriers for this occasion. After enjoying an hour of fel lowship and a bountiful picnic supper, Niles Clark of Waterloo, recognized fallow carriers from outside the county, which includ ed Mr. and Mrs. Homer Taylor j The city also traded to Bryan A. of Hones Pate; M O McGee and Goodwin 10 acres of land in the John Parks, a state executive vicinity for land on which two committeeman from Fountain; small branches flow into Duncan Inn; and Murray Sadler, state Creek below the dam. and in secretary of Donalds. Mr. Sadler j eluded water rights through Mr made a short but informative Goodwin’s property talk on the legislative outiuck of • pending raise in salary. Mr. Clark recognized David Peden, Gray Court postmaster, who rec-; ognized the other postmasters and their wives. Mrs. D. M. Carr made an interesting short talk. Afterwards the group with bowed heads and in silent prayer gave respect to tee tote Lander H. Willis of Gray Court, who died March 26. Mr. Willis had bean keenly interested in and at tended nearly all the county, dis trict and state conventions since 1907, and also some of the nation al conventions, being a peat pees- GROUP TO Went of the state association- Hie Womenfe iseietv ef Ctarto- Due to the illness ef Item, tian Service ef Sardis Methodist Brook* Goodman of Moutnvilto, church. Httotow wffl meal to A •'clock M.afrt f Ifcn J. David CoNbob ROTC Unit Gats High Rating By Inspecting Team Presbyterian coltogs* ROT.C oa Mahon emerged as “one of the bast units inspected this year” in the opinion of the Third army in specting team which visited the campus recently. Three officers from Third army headquarters conducted the an nual two-daor federal inspection and once again bestowed (he su perior rating on the P. C. cadet corps which is one of the oldest R.O.TC. units in the country. Three officers from Third army headquarters conducted the annual two-day federal inspection and once again bestowed tha superior rating on tho P. C. codot corps which is one of the oldest R.O T C. units in the country. Col Robert & Stevens, Lieuten ant Colonel Shelby and Lieutenant Colonel Wood inepeoted (he Pres byterian unit on tha administra tion, supply and instruction as well ss the performance and ap pearance of the cede* corps A battalion review by the entire corps climaxed tha Whitten Village Appropriation $1,286,930.00 The state spending hill tost week by tea legislature for the 1955-58 year carries an ap propriation of $1,286,930.00 for at Whitten Viltoga- Home Ec Girls To Give Fashion Show A spring fashion show will be given Tuesday, May IT. at 8 00 p. m. in the Clinton high school auditorium by the girls in the home economics department The Woman’s club of Clinton Mills to sponsoring the event and parents, friends and others who are interested are invited to at tend. TTm students of the entire de partment will model one or more garments. Other entertainment will feature Jackie Franks’ danc ing class. La Brue Can Can dance and vocal selections by the girls’ sextette from the high school. 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