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1 If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News ®h? (Elittlmt (Eljrmtidr The Chronicle fttriren To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 25,1955 Number 34 Clinton Industry Expands Greatly Standard Plywood Now Employs 125; Ships Products To All Parts ol U.S. Clinton’s Standard PJywood cor poration is a major operation which ships its product all over the United States at the sales rate of $1,000,000 annually. And in this era of work-stop pages, the present management has Hie proud record of never having had a shut-down in ten years of business. The record of continuous operation dates back to IMS and the establishment of the first plant in Fairmont, N. C. L. W. Anderson serves as presi dent and treasurer of Standard; his son, R. W. Anderson, as vice president and manager. Roth men moved to Clinton m October, 1964, Tuesday Is Thornwell School Day 'Hie Thornwell Orphanage schools will open the 1955-56 ses sion on Tuesday, it has been an nounced by officials of the insti tution. B. S. Pinson will again head the schools as principal. The following teachers will compose the staff of the schools: Mrs. Maynard Schaible, Grade 1, Laurens. Mrs. T. R. Davis, Grade 2, Clin ton. Mrs. Edgar Blakely, Grade 3, Clinton. Mrs. Inez M. Royster, Grade *, , Laurens. Mrs. Harriett M. McCord. Grade 5, Clinton. Mrs. Turner Martin, Grade 6, Laurens. Miss Luva -McDonald, Musae Grades 7-1$, Iva. Miss Nell Croaby, Science and Health, Union. Mrs. C. P. Townsend, Science and English, Laurens. Mrs. Sam Earle, Social Science, Laurens. Mrs. F. M. Boland, Mathemat ics, Clinton. Mrs. Frank Kellers, Commer cial, Clinton. Miss Julia Porter, French and Librarian, Clinton. Miss Helen Porter, English and Bible, Clinton. . ■■nw-hi 1 Blalock Is Named To Major Rank H. Francis Blalock, of this dyt, has been promoted to the rank of major in the Suoth Carolina Na tional Guard, it was announced yesterday from the office of Ma jor General James C. Dozier, state adjutant general. Major Blalock is attached to battalion headquarters of the 107th AAA AW Bn, at Newberry. The battalion is composed of anti-aircralt units at Clinton, Greenwood, Hampton and New berry. Colonel Ivander Mclver, of Conway, is battalion com mander. manded the Clinton battery for Major Blalock formerly com- five years before being attached to headquarters in Newberry. • ■■ 1,1 ‘■ 1 " ' """ "** Robert M. Vance Named Vice Otairman PC Boord Of Trustees The Presbyterian college board of trustees today named Robert M. Vance of this city vice-chair- -jnan of the board and a mem- Woer of the board’s executive com mittee. A vacancy was created on the board recently when the Rev. W. B. Ward of Spartanburg moved to another synod.- ■> > Mr. Vance is president of M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers and vice-president of Clinton and Ly dia Cotton Mills. after fire destroyed the Fairmont plant, and concentrated their op erations in the Standard Plywood corporation. This move brought a decided en largement of the plant here, ex panding its employe rolls from 40 to 125 persons. New buildings and machinery have been added re cently to bring the present plant value to $300,000, and further ad- ditiorfs in the way of more new machinery are planned within the next few months. Manager Anderson also points out plans for a long-range expan sion program which will add fa cilities for making use of waste materials and chips. The plant then will be able to bring these materials into pulp and press the products into board. This phase of the program, how ever, must await enlargement of Clinton’s present water supply so that it will be available in suffi cient quantities. The city is now working on plans lor expanding its system, with the hope its water supply may be increased within the near future. Standard utilizes three and one- half million board feet of hard wood logs each year in producing plywood for furniture, floor ing, luggage and all types of cabi nets, including those used for ra dio and television sets. Its wages to the 125 employes and its pur chases of logs and supplies release approximately $9,000 into the Clin ton area each week. First 1955 Bale of Cotton In Clinton Area (.PldDs PC To Celebrate Considered Diamond Jubilee At Meeting At Convocation Three-Day October Program Planned With Prominent Speakers and Guests The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce discussed various phases of the organiza tion’s work at a special meeting Monday night The session was held at Mary Lou ranch near the city. J. J Cornwall, president of the Presbyterian College will bold ers from throughout the con- a T5th anniversary Convocation trolling synods of Georgia and chamber, presided, and J W. Cur- in conjunction with Homecoming South Carolina will attend this tis, manager, presented a number of matters for consideration of the group. t on October 14-16, President Mar- diamond jubilee anniversary cel- shall W Brown announced today ebration at Presbyterian College. , The general theme of this ( Convocation is scheduled The directors agreed to SU PP >, ^ree-day program will be “The to begin on Friday afternoon. Oc- one of the larger miphie^ to^be ! Dawning Renaissance ’, pointing tober 14 It will extend through ahead to the great era of promise . Sunday afternoon, October presented at the forthcoming meet ing of the South Carolina Fox Hunters association to be held here in September Reese Young, chairman of the land procurement committee, re- ... ported about 2,500 acres secured 1 ^ 1S through these Five To Report For Examination, Three For Induction t ♦ Laurens, August 22—Five reg- report August 30 for physical ex aminations. The five were listed as James Marion Setzler, Clinton, Rt. 2; Richard Dean Griffin, 617 Chest nut St., Laurens; James Lewis The honor of producing the first bale of cotton in the Clinton trad# area for 1955 goes to Reese Young and his share-cropper, James Vance. This picture was made at the Peoples Bonded Ware house, where the bale was bought and stored. Several prises were offered by Clinton merchants through the Chamber of Commerce for the first bale and Mr. Young stated they will go to Vance. Left to right are: Odus Young, representing C-W-S Guano Company, who ginned the bale free; J. W. Curtis, manager of the Chamber of Commerce: Vance. Young, and J. B. Williams, manager of the warehouse. Young Gins First Cotton Bale for 55 Thursday, August 18, 1955, marked the start of aonther sea son of cotton with the ginning of istrants have been ordered by the fi „. . . • . . -- thejiist bale ir the Clinton trade roeat --serecrive mi vice Doitra to „ , area. Thi. year, the honor goes * nd , wh !^ to Reese Young and his colored 1M9, n ’ lU ° ,fl U d y Mills Continue To Enlarge Plants Presently Modernizing Machinery . 1 Clinton Cotton Mills is contin-^ ployee welfare, including person- uing their program of expansion i nel, social, recreation, and gen- for industrial development sitei in all areas surrounding the city. A general discussion was had on features of the proposed member ship drive to be put on in Septem ber, followed by a “ladies night” dinner in October A tentative budget of $12,000 was agred upon and the followiing program of work for the year in stituted: 1. Agriculture Expansion — To promote the market, for beef cat- which the future holds National leaders in several fields will come to the Presby terian College campus to develop sub jects: "The Renaissance in Learn ing and Culture”, "The Renau sance of Peace and ‘ Prosperity”, and "The Renaissance of Relig ion and Morality”. Hugh L. Eichelberger, mayor of Chnton. has accepted the di rection of the Convocation President Brown said the theme had been suggested by an observation' made recently by Roger Babson. prominent author and economist who perdicted the Bab- I believe the world is enter ing a third great renaissance, comparable with the renaissance of the 15th century brought about by printing and Bible read-1 d *y ing and the renaissance of the | He is Jerry 18th century brought about by steam and shovel.” Alumni and Presbyterian lead- share cropper, James Vance The Chamber of Commerce, through its committee of Heath Copeland, Henderson Pitts and J. W. Curtis, have obtained prizes Fuller, Spring St. Laurens: John I from ^ ^ the meivhants to William Hughes, Laurens, Rt. 1; and David Edgar Tribble, Win ston-Salem, N. C. At the same time and for the same date three men were order ed to report for forwarding to Ft. Jackson for induction. They were William Andrew Patterson, Ow- ings; Delmar Oswald Bailey, Washington, D. C.; and James Curtis Scott, Laurens, Rt. 2. Local Teachers Attend Workshop ♦ ■— Laurens county was represented at a workshop for local education leaders at Tamassee August 15-17 by the following teachers: Mrs. Ayllffe Jacobs, J. B. Kirkley, Mias Mary Johnson. Miss Nancy Nelson and Miss Agnes Babb. Every county in South Carolina had representatives, P. M. Coble, executive secretary of the Sohth Carolina Education Association, reported. He said that 175 people attend ed the conference, held at the DAR school in the mountains near WaBialla. Harris A. Marshall, of Orangeburg, association president, Coble and members of the exec utive committee were among the leaders. Coble explained that the pur- ipose of the workshop was to help inform local leaders on associa tion policy, to guide them in work ing on their local problems and to formulate a legislative program which is to be considered by the council of delegates, meeting in Columbia September 24. honor the grower of the first bale. Adair’s Men’s Shop has given a shirt; Geo. A. Copeland it Son, Hardware, a box of shot gun shells; Belk’s Department Store, a pair of work pants; Caro lina Service Station, five gallons of gasoline; Plaxdco Motors, the labor on a motor tune-up; and Sunshine Cleaners, free cleaning for free suits. Mr. Young stated that these prizes would be turned over to Share Cropper Vance in recognition of a job well done. T*he bale was ginned at the C-W-S Guano Company gin on the morning of August 18. Con tinuing their fine practice, Hen derson Pitts, manager, states that C-W-S has ginned the bale free for Mr. Young. Tuseday found a small group gathered at People’s Bonded Warehouse to honor the occasion. Odus Young was there for C-W-S Guano Company, J. B. Williams for People’s Bonded Warehouse, J. W. Curtis for the Chamber of Commerce, Reese Young and nis share cropper, James Vance. At that time Mr. Williams, acting as cotton buyer himself, presented Mr. Young a check representing a premium price of 38 cents per pound for this first bale. Curtis presented Vance certificates for the mer chants’ prizes. RECRUITER HERE FRIDAY Marine Sgt. Thomas G. Shrop- shier; recruiting officer, will be at the Clinton post office Friday, from 10:00 a. m. to 12 noon to in terview young men and women for enlistment in the Marine corps. .1 Mrs. Davidson Accepts Position With Welfare Board Mrs. Alice Reid Davidson, of thisacity, has accepted a-position as case worker with the Laurens County Department of Public Welfare. Succeeding Miss Jane Fleming, who resigned, Mrs. Davidson, as Miss Alice Reid, formerly was employed bp the department. Cotton Mills In Area Give Raise To Workers Cotton mills of this area announced an upward revi sion of wages this week, some of which began Monday, August 22. Others will be effective around September 1. The average wage increase will be about five cents an hour. Clinton and Lydia Mills of this city posted notices this week of their intention to institute a revision of wages in their mills, officials stated yesterday. No date was given for the move, but they indicated it would be in the next few days. Joanna Mills put a revision of wages into effect be ginning Monday, officials stating they followed the pat tern set by mills in thin section in approving the wage increase. The adjustment will amount to an over-all in crease of about five cents an hour. terday. At present the program con sists principally of modernizing machinery taken out of produc tion some months ago. The work of rebuilding is being done in their own well-equipped machine shop, and includes the installa tion of new devices to bring the machines up to-present standards of production. New weaving, spinning anti other types of equipment were purchased during the past year or two to replace that taken out of production, so that output has been maintained. When the re built and modernized equipment is put back into production it will add to the over-all capacity of the mills. Equipment on two entire floors of the larger of the two mill buildings at the plant is involved in the rebuilding and modernization move. Officials stated that since the program began in 1949 at both Clinton and Lydia Mills, the add ed production capacity amounts to a new mill the size of Lydia at that tune. Lydia Mill was greatly enlarg ed at the start of the program, new machinery being added as well as new buildings to house it. At the same time the village itself underwent a face-lifting, including houses and grounds. Some new homes were built, and existing houses were modernized. A new sewerage and water sys tem was built. At Clinton Mill a new weave room was built to house 1,300 looms, in addition to the other improvements. Like that at Ly dia, the program included reno vation of homes in the village. Altogether, in their efforts to make their mills more competi tive, officials stated that more than $500,000 had been put into their enlargement and moderni zation program. While improving the plants of their mills, stepped up the program pe tie and the county's dairy herd*. [ 1029 stock market failure To promote existing crops and to son said: have a continuous program to en courage crop diversification. 2. Civic Affairs—To support the projects of city government— the improvement ofi-streets and the construction of new streets as needed. The survey for a north- south by-pass. To promote the in terest of the people of Clinton in legislative affairs of our county,I— — state and national government. £ ■ P 3 Education — To support h||IIAr?j| |(||0S rOI institutions through planned and' expanded programs in the field of, education and welfare for youth! and adults. 4 Industrial Development — To promote the established industries j of Clinton and their products . . | and to seek desirable new indus- J try. IS. Homecoming will be worked into this program on Saturday, Oc tober 15. with most of the usual alumni meetings climaxed by the PC-Wofford football game that night Wampfler Is New Coach Of PC Line A new assistant football coach will direct the Blue Hose for ward wall at Presbyterian Col lege this fall. Athletic Director Walter A. Johnson announced to- eral community betterment The two mills comprise a lo cally-owned corporation. P. S. Bailey is president; Robert N. Vance, vice-president; and W. C. Neely, secretary-treasurer. Shields Awarded Photographic Honors At National Exhibit ' ♦ At tjie recent showing of out standing portraits, spnosored by the Photographers’ Association of America. William M. Shields, lo cal photographer, was awarded maximum merits for exception al portraiture. From thousands of prints, sub mitted by professional photog raphers in the forty-eight states. Canada and United States pos sessions, Mr. Shields’ portrait were selected with the work of some other well known photographers to hang in the National Exhibit at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Chicago. Achieving greatest possible na tional honor were two of the gal lery-award portraits submitted i by Mr. Shields. These will be included in the traveling loan collection, an exclusive group of highly meritorious prints, the most outstanding portraits of the (continued on page 8) Mrs. J. Lee Willard Held On Thursday Mrs Bessie Burgess Willard. 72. wife of J Lee Willard, died 5 Real Estate Service—To lo- j last Wednasday mornipg at Hays cate housing for newcomers and hospital after several years of citizens. To encourage the enforce ment of the building code and to seek the possibility of zoning laws for the protection of property own ers of Clinton. declining health and two weeks’ critical illness. She was a native of Union county, daughter of the late Newton and Frances Sanders 6. Recreation—To plan and de-l Burgess. She was a member of ' velop parks, playgrounds and pic- Duncan Creek Presbyterian 1 nic areas for the citizens of Clin ton and tourists. Wampfler. who succeeds Ed Schembechler as football assistant in charge of the hne and head baseball coach. Wampfler reported immediate ly and is now helping Head Coach Bill Crutchfield and Asso ciate Coach Russ Murphy with preparation* for the start of pre season practice sessions next week. The new PC assistant is a for mer star player for Miami Uni versity, Ohio, where he lettered three years and made All-Ohio and AU-Mid Amencan confer ence tackle He was a teammate of Schembechler. who he suc ceeds at PC. Wampfler received his BS de gree from Miami in 1954 and spent the past year coaching three sports at New Philadelphia (Ohio) high school: It was at this school he starred as a high school church. player He spent two months of Surviving are her husband j this summer in the army, before 7. Shop Clinton First—To aid i two daughters, Mrs Roy Work (being discharged because of an the merchants in securing shoppers man and Mrs David Glenn ^oflold back injury from this trade area. To aid in Clinton; three sons, Clemson WiF-j Coach Crutchfield, who con- thc promotion of seasonal events lard of Union; John and Thomas tacted Wampfler for the position. ♦ Willard of Orlando. Fla ; one said his new coach is a man of ______ e , TTT j 0 H T j TT1 H C » c . ” i sister, Mrs Jessie Thompson of sound athletic knowledge who NEW SUBSCRIBERS Columbia; one brother. Frank will make a real contribution to - ■ - -■ ■■ ■ Burgess of Lockhart; four grand the entire sports program at Thanks to those on our Honor children and two great-grand Presbyterian College Roll this week and welcome to | children. "Obtaining a man like Wamp- Furveral services were conduct- j flear to join with Russ Murphy e<L Thursday at 5 00 p m . at now gives us an outstanding staff Gray Funeral Home by Dr D J. for its size We're determined Woods and the Rev J E Mer-! to do a good job for PC chant. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews of the deceased: J. D Bass. Roy Burgess and Jake Brown of Chn ton; Paul Burgess of Union. Mor ns Burgess. Arthur Burgess and Paul Burgess of Lockhart i • our large family of readers in the city and elsewhere. MRS. LOIS BELL, City BOOTS THOMAS. MRS G. C. NABORS. MARVIN HUMPHRIES. Joanna MRS. P. L RODDY, St. Petersburg. F'.j A3c J N O’SHIELDS. Ogden, Utah JOHN M PALM. Greenville Negro Boy Kills Brother HERE FROM CHARLOTTE Mr and Mrs. J. Auddy Parker and son. Bill, of Charlotte, N. C., spent Sunday with the former’s mother, Mrs. Ed Turner, and Mr [and Mrs. L. H. Bagwell. MISS GINN ACCEPTS POSITION AT THORNWELL Miss Flonne Ginn has accept- Laurens county had its 26th violent death of the year last Saturday afternoon when a 12- ed an office position at Thom- j year ol j Negro boy. Wil- well orphanage She is a gradu- Ue James fYanks. was fatally in- ate of Florida State university ^ a shotgun blast in the and in recent months has been | s t omac h The employed in Greenville •ccur- Can You Tell Us Whose Farm This Is? physical officials of em- Revivol Services Close Tomorrow At Cross HiM Baptist Revival services that have been in progress this week at Cross Hill Baptist church, will end Friday night. The serveies are being held at 8:00 p. m. The pastor. Rev. C. B. Rogers, is being assisted by Rev. Fran’ Rogers of Greer. GOLFERS MEET TUESDAY Because of the fifth Tuesday in August, the Women’s Golf a»o- ciation of Lakeside Country club will meet the 30th. Tee off time will be 9:30 and the play for the day will be a one hqle threesome. Members will draw for partners. shooting ! red about 3 00 p m and the boy died at Blalock clinic about four hours later. Sheriff W A. Lowery said that John Wesley Franks. 13, brother of Willie James, was being held in the county jail on an open charge in connection with the shooting The sheriff said that John Wes ley told him that h& brother hit him during argument over steal ing some sugar. He went out and got a 12-gauge shotgun, he told the .sheriff, and shot his brother in} the stomach The incident occurred at the home of the boys father, George Franks, just off North Adair street. Their moth er is dead The sheriff >aid that Clinton city police investigated the case and called him later An inquest was held here Wed nesday when a \erdict was re turned stating simply tnat the boy came to his death from a shotgun wound at the hands of his brother Hare is our Mystery Fans of th« weak. Whose is it? Readers are invited to gusss the name of the owner of the term shown here. Call yeur guess In at the office* bring them in. or a. Identity must be made by the owner and he will receive free of charge the original mounted picture from which the above reproduction was mode. There ere no offered for the correct guess. Join the tun. i - Jones Form Shown Lost Week The mystery farm photo shown last week was that of Claude L. Jones. Known as the Old Hamilton place, it is located in the Holly Grow section neat the old Bailey school. W J. Crews was first to call The Chronicle and correctly i identify the farm