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If You Don't Rend The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News The Chronicle Strhes To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVII Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 11, 1956 Number 41 County Cotton Maid In Clemson Finals Tonight Wise Among 22 Seeking Title County Maid Miss Damvette Wise, 21-year-old brunette, -will be on harnd tonight to represent Laurens county when the state turns the spotlight on the Clemson fieldhouse to select a South Carolina Maid of Cotton. Twenty-two county winners will compete for the state title and the | right to go to Memphis, Term., for the finals. Every cotton-produc ing state will have a representa tive at the Memphis contest. Sponsors of the contest will pro vide the winner with an extensive cotton wardrobe and send her on a national and world tour to boost the use of cotton products. Miss Wise is employed in the personnel department of Joanna' Cotton Mills at Joanna. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wise and her father is also em ployed at Joanna. She was selected at the county contest at Laurens on September 17 from 11 girls who competed for the honor. Miss Wise, as well as the other 21 girls, will be interviewed by a board of judges, attend luncheons and other social affairs Wednes day and Thursday at Clemson, all the while being under the watch ful eyes of the judges. The win ner will be selected Thursday night. The girls will receive accommo dations at the Clemson House, where they will attend a welcom ing luncheon Wednesday noon. A rehearsal is scheduled for Wed nesday night. Escorted by Clem son college students, they will lunch in the college dining hall Thursday noon and attend an ROTC ,parade on Bowman field in their honor Thursday afternoon. Co-sponsors of the annual Maid t of Cotton contest are the Caro- linas’ Ginners association. South Carolina Cotton Crushers’ asso ciation, and the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers’ association. 36 Jurors Drawn For Court Term A panel of 3d jurors has been drawn to serve the first week of a scheduled two-week term of court of common pleas at Laurens be ginning Monday, October 22. Judge J. Robbrt Martin, Jr., of Greenville, will be the presiding judge. The jurors are: Hunter township: Harry Nettles, Clinton: James Dial Neighbors, Clinton; Leo Heatherly, Clinton Mill; Carl Elders, Lydia Mill; C. E. Cog burn, Clinton; W. T. Scogin, Clinton; Dewitt Tucker, Clinton Mill; Marion E. Milam, Clinton; Odis Smith, Lydia Mill; J. J. Whit mire, Joanna; R. C, Merchant, Jo anna; C. B. Davis, Clinton. Youngs township: David E. CVok. Waterloo township: Ralph W. Knight, W N. Cooper, J. W. Trayn- bam. Cross Hill township. J W. Cur ry. Dials township: W. D. Arm strong, David W. Hill, Albert Ter ry, John D. Curry, John Charles Gray, D. F. Gentry, Joe C. Kay. Sullivan township: B. F. Oliver, Charles Pitts, Thomas L. Bryant. Scuffletown township: Robert L Knight, J. O. Davis. Jacks township: Clyde'Bledsoe. Laurens township: C. R. Farmer, Laurens; Walker Lynch, Laurens; Richard E. Taylor, .Laurens; Guy Thompson, Trinity Ridge; Clyde R. Dean; Watts Mill; L. E. Owens, Laurens Mill. Fuller Is Big ’Wheel As Clinton Downs Union 20-6 The Clinton high team will face the strong Greer outfit at Groor Friday night. Greer is regarded at one of the strongest elevens in this part of the state, having defeat ed, among others. Spartanburg high. Bobby Fuller returned Union punts for 180 yards, scoring one touchdown and setting up two more here' Friday night to Jead the Clinton high school Red Dev ils to a 20-6 victory. On Union’s first punt, Bill Sease handed off to Fuller an Bobby went 85 yards to score. . Smith kicked the point. Fuller returned a punt 40 yaVds to the Union 20 in the second period. Clinton drove to score with Sease going the final four. Smith made the point. Mathews, of Union, blocked a Clinton punt in the end zone, after the Devils had received three sraight penalties to put them back to their two, for the Union score in the third period. Fuller returned another punt from his 35 to the Union 26 in the final period. On the next play Peanut Smith kept on an option * and went 26 yards. Thornton and Marler were good on defense for Clinton, and Martin and Crocker for Union. Clinton 7 7 0 6—20 Unioi> 0 0 6 0— 6 Clinton scoring: Touchdowns— Fuller, Sease, Smith; extra points —Smith 2. Union scoring: Touchdown— Mathews. MISS DANNETTE WISE Miss Wis* is si Clsmson to day participating in tha round of fastivilias that will and to night with tha aalaclion of South Carolina's Maid of Cot ton. Sha is raprasanting Lau rens county. Sha will wear the dress shown hare, which sha designed and made with material from tha looms of Jo anna Cotton Mills. Sha is em ployed in tha personnel depart- at Joanna. Breaks Ground for New PC Building hiunt Gets Alumni Award f I'v y ir J * iljf t^\ i ' mm H* 1 ...: mm In the photo at left, J. M. Wilson, of Fayetteville. N. C.. Is shown as he broke ground for the new student renter building at Presbyterian college Saturday during the homecoming celebration. Mr. \J'il son i* an alumnus of the college and one of the largest contributors to the building fund. At the left is Dr. Harry K. Holland, of At lanta, chairman of the college board of trustees. President Marshall W. Brown looks on. In the photo at right. H. drier Hunt, of Greenville, receives the annual Gold P Award of the alumni association from President Brown. The award Is given for “outstanding progress and achievement” by an alumnus of the college. Ashmore Is Speaker At Dinner Clinton FFA Student To Attend National Meet At St. Louis David Cromer, of Cross Hill, 11th grade student ait Clinton high school and member of the local chapter of Future Farmers of America, will leave Saturday by train from Greenville to attend the national convention of FFA members at St. Louis next week. Cromer is “Star Chapter Farm er” of the Clinton high chapter, which is financing the trip. A. G. Smith., advis^ for the Clinton FFA chapter, will accom pany Cromer, and will see the American Royal Livestock .<how in St. Louis. Chamber In 1956 Commerce Reaches 85% Membership Campaign Joanna Announces Increase Of Plans for County Fair Progress; Opens Oct. 22 Superior Cattle Exhibit Is Expected This upward adjustment of pay! Panned, they The Laurens cpunty fair is scheduled to open Monday, Oc tober 22. and run through Satur day, October 27. Billy Hamilton, president, stat ed that most of the preliminary work had been done, but that the various committees would be busy throughout the next two weeks getting everything ready. “We are constantly working to make the fair better and more county People are shwonig more educational for all of Laurens interest in the fair this year than ever before,” Hamilton said. Instead of an automobile, a station wagon will be given away at the fair Friday, October 26, at 10:30 p. m. A bicycle will be given away on white school day, Thursday, October 23, and on colored school day, Thursday, the 2Tth. A pony, bridle and saddle will be given away. Tickets for the pony can be obtained from local businesses who are supporting the fair. Committees Named For Community Chest Drive V The lineup of committeesj Gary Lehn, Paul Rundo, Bob An- working on the 1957 Community | derson, Sam Chapman. Mike Tur- Chest of Greater Clinton, was ner, and Calvin Cooper. announced today by drive chair man Fred Holcombe. These groups, which will work toward raising the goal of $17,987 during the active campaigning of November 5-10, include: Schools—Wilmot Shcaly, chair man; Robert Wilder, Buren Lown, Dr. John Stevenson and D. S. Templeton. Business houses—James Wolfe, chairman; Bill Corbett, D. B. Smith, and the merchants’ divis ion of the Chamber of Commrece. Residential—Mrs. J. B. Temple ton, chairman; Mrs. Jack Red, .Mrs. Michael Turner, and Mrs. gTom Baldwin. Payroll deductions^-I. A. Ed wards, chairman; L. N. Warren, Publicity — Ben Hay Hammet, chairman; George Massey.* Advance gifts — Robert Vance, chairman; R. E. Ferguson, Sr., Hugh Jacobs, Hugh L. Eichelber- ger, W. C. Baldwn, Dr. A. D. Salter, <lary Holcombe, and Eu gene Johnson. Jacobs Building—Harry Net tles; Employee^ group—-Calvin Cooper; Professional—Dr. E. N. Sullivan and Dr. M. E. Lawson; Thornwell Orphanage—Miss Sara Jordan; Whitten Village—Dr. Frank Cafetoh; Headquaters— George Massey and Mrs. Esther Pitts; Follow-up—Rembert Tru- luck and Van Jones. Negro division—D. C. Pruitt, chairman; Benjamin Thompson and McQuilla Hudson. C. B. Cannon, county agent, has announced that the dairy cattle exhibit will be outstanding this year and many fine beef cattle will be entered at the fair. “Since harvesting will soon be over, the thoughts of the farmers are now turning toward the torthcoming fair. We are ex pecting many 1 to participate in the field crop division and other phase of the fair,” Cannon said. “We are most fortunate in se curing Dr R. F Wheeler, head of the animal husbandry of Clemson college, to judge the beef cattle; George Hyatt, Jr., extension dairy specialist of North Carolina state college to judge dairy cattle; C. E. Bishop, of Honea Path, to judge the poultry,” Mr. Cannon stated. Miss Myrtice Taylor, home demonstration agent, reported there would be a meeting of adult and junior community clubs at the agricultural building next week to draw space for the com munity exhibits for the fair. She also said that judges had been secured for all the women’s divis ions of the fair For entertainfnent, the fair as sociation has obtained Prell’s Broadway shows. Prell’s was at Laurens in 1950. Mr. Hamilton said, "Members of the fair asso ciation think Prell’s is the best show we have ever had and we are very frotunate in being able to secure it again this year. The amusement will add greatly to the enjoyment of those visiting the fair.” • Congressman Robert T Aash- more, of Greenville, Fourth Con gressional District representa tive, Tuesday evening told a Clinton Chamber of Commerce meeting that the main reason in dustry is moving south is because of the character of the people and workers in the south. The occasion was a dinner hon oring the Congressman given by the National Affairs and Legisla tive Action Committee of the Clinton chamber. Addressing the group of Clin ton leaders, Mr. Ashmore said, "As business men 1 know you are interested in many things Con gress does,” and he went on to praise the interest of groups .such as the chamber committee in helping to bring about progres sive changes. Reviewing the subject, “What Has Happened in the South,” Mr. Ashmore said the change from agriculture to an industrial econ omy in the South has been « rev olution within tHe lifetime of t many of his audience Among the other reasons given for industry coming South, Mr. Ashmore listed (1) climate, where yoq can Jiye cheaper. (2) water resources, where irrigation possi- ] bilities offer so many opportum- ! ties, and (3) markets, where peo ple are now able to purchase the goods made in this area ^ • Mr Ashmore said today’s changes are coming so fast we cannot comprehend them and he called attention to the develop ment of atomic and nuclear en ergy and the planned develop ment of the same in* this area Our young people now have available jobs in the South with out leaving the area as branch plants are located here and are expanded, the Congressman said. Recognizing the change to an in dustrial area, Mr. Ashmore prais ed the little farmer of the area and expressed the hope that he would remain a strong factor in the South. R L. P 1 a x i c o. Democratic chairman in Laurens county, in troduced Congressman ' Ashmore and praised his record in Con gress. Robert Cox, chairman of Va.; and three grandchildren the chamber’s National Affairs | Funeral servces were conduct- and Legislative committee, pre-1 e d Monday . afternoon at 3:00 sided at the steak supper and o’clock at the Gray Funeral Home gathering and introduced as by the Rev. J H Dart Burial guests members of the Laurens ; was in Kosemopt cemetery County delegation, including 1 pallbearers were William Blackwell, J. D. McKee, L. E. Local Mills Raise Wages Clinton And Lydia Work Out Schedule New Members, Renewals Continue To Report as the Drive Progresses All Joanna employees will par ticipate in a general pay raise in creasing their wages an average of 7 1-2 per cent, it was announced last week by Walter Regnery, vice: which will (president and general manager of j early date. An upward revision is being said, that would conform to the pattern set by many Officials of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills stated this week that they are working out a new wage schedule for their employees, be announced at an Joanna Cotton Mills company nd adjus for Jofcnna’s m^Np-than 1,600 em ployees (follows the pattern set by textile mills In the area, the 7 1-2 per cent increase on the average hourly textile was of $1.32 cor respond! ng to the ten-cents per hour increase set by Burlington Mills, J P. Stevens and others. With this pay raise Joannafs annual payroll will be increased by approximately $312,000 From the viewpoint of its efifect upon business and trade in the area, the Joanna pay boost would corre spond to Che establishing of a new industrial plant employing 128 workers, it was pointed out The pay raises went into, effect at Joanna on Monday, October 8. mills last week when across-the- board increases of ten cents an hour were annpunced Some mills have made the increase* on a per. cent age basts The Stevens and Burlington tex tile interests were the first to an nounce an increased wage schedule for employees and they were fol lowed almost immediately by oth er mails in the Southeast. The Clinton Chamber of Com merce membership drive moved forward in the past week and reached the 85 per cent mark of the total goal as workers complet ed the task of contacting all busi nesses in an effort to wind up the campaign. Gary Holcombe, chamber treas urer and chairman of the finance committee and membership drive, early this week made plans to call a report meeting of workers who have been contacting “business owners and individuals in the membership drive. George Massey, manager • of the Chamber of Commerce, asked that all workers make final re ports to the chamber office before the report meeting to enable chamber personnel to deetrmine the current standing of the drive Individuals and business owners who were not contacted during Prizes Given Each Week During City's Trade Days Charles A. Sullivan Passes At Hospital Charles Allen Sullivan. Sr, died at an early hour Friday morning at Blalock clinic after a brief illness. He was a native of Anderson, but had made his home 1 by radio station WLBG was given An *xtra prize of $10.00 will be offered Saturday, for which a special drawing will be held. The holder of the ticket does not have to be present. The Clinton Trade Days cash award of $20 00 Saturday was wort by Willie L. Franklin. 19 Peachtree Street, Lydia, who was present t.o claim the award: and the clock-radio prize furnished in Clinton for a number of years He was a son of the late A. B and Catherine Allen Sullivan. He was a membre of the First Bap tist'church of Clinton. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Addie Parler' Sullivan; one son, C A. Sullivan, Jr., of New Mexi co; two daughters, Mrs. James F Collawan, of Greenville; and Mrs. H P. Townsend, of Atlan ta; on sister, Mrs. A. P Reid, of Warrenton, N. C ; one brother, T A. Sullivan, of Newport News, L. C Naborr, of Laurens, who did not have to be present at the drawing for this item. The first two weeks of the pro gram has seen four winners and this Saturday, Oct 13. the cash | is drawn Saturday for the is not present at the 5:30 drawing on the M S Bahey & Son, Bank- eYs, lot, the award will accumu- ' late for the following Saturday Grand prize in the contest will be a 1956 New Ford Tudor auto mobile Each person who places a ticket in the Trade Days con tainers in participating stores throughout the contest will have equal opportunity- to wjn the grand prze on those tickets as depositors of other tickets Tickets enabling Clinton retail customers to win may be obtamed from any of 59 participating re tail businesses upon the purchase award will again be $20.00 In | of items for cash or for payments the event the person whose name on account. Plan Party at Winthrop State Senator-Elect Robert Was son and Represenattives David Sloan, Paul Culbertson and Wil liam C. Dobbins, and Mayor Joe Terry, of Clinton Other members of the cham ber’s committee which sponsored the dinrter are Tench Owens and Tom Addison Cason, J. B Reeder, G. W Hol lingsworth, arid Henry M Young. Jr. Tickets For PC-Elon Gome On Sole At Local Drug Stores Tickets for the Presbyterian college-Elon football game are on .sale at Clinton drug stores, it stated by Walter A Johnson,'PC athletic director. The game will be played at Rock Hill Saturday at 8 p. m. County Civic Club Barbecue Be Held Al Fair Grounds Friday The annual Laurens County Civic club barbecue is scheduled to be held at the Fairgrounds ^ near Laurens Friday night at 7:30. t The program for the evening will include an address by United States Senator Thomas A. Wof ford. Under a rotation plan, the Jay- cees of Laurens, will be the host club this year. County Educational Assn. Meeting Here The Laurens County Educational association held its first‘meeting | of the fall at the Clinton Senior high school on Thursday afternoon. J. B Kirklqy, of Gray Court, : president, presided. Other officers j of the association are Buren A. : Lown, of this city, vice president; Leroy Burns, of Laurens, secre tary and treasurer; Miss Mary Johnsfm of this city, assistant see- * Miss Ruth Hair of the junior high school faculty gave the devo tional and a short musical pro gram was given by the high school band under the direction of W. A Cothran, After a short business session departmental meetings were held to discuss problems eon. fronting each group. the drive and desirous of invest ing in the chamber's program of work for more business m the year ahead to call the Chamber of Commerce, phone 108, and pledge their financial support and volunteer effort for the coming . year Members joining the Chamber of Commerce since the listing in last week's Chronicle include. New members: Moore’s Shoe Store. Frank Simpson’s Garage, Center Service Station, W. G. King & Sons, Ledford’s Service Station, Peoples Bonded Ware house (V * Renewed memberships include Dr W W Adams, W E. Baker & Son, CAtL Concrete Co, Caro lina Service Station. Carolina Su burban Gas Co , Chronicle Pub. Co. Clinton Cafe, Citizens Loan and Finance Co, Clinton’ Clean ers, Clinton Milling Co., Clyde's Body Works, Clinton Mills Store ind Service. Station, Crossroads Store, C W Cooper’s Garage, Mrs Sara D DeL-oache. Economy Auto Store Also Eastside Greenhouse, C E. as j, Galloway, Gray F’uneral Home. Dr John W .Harris, Howard’s Pharmcay, Hipp s Liquor Store. Industrial Supply Co., Jacobs Bros .’T E Jones it Sons. Walter A Johnson, Lydia Mills Store and Service Station, Midway Mote!. Laurens Distributing Co. Plaxi- co Motors. Iru-. R. F' Poole. Con tractor, Pitt-. Service Station. Prather-Simpson F’urn Co . Radio Station WLBG. Also Chick Ray s Service Sta tion, J P Rowland's TV and Ra dio Service. Scott Finance Co. S W Sufnerel, Aetna Insurance Agent. Textile Bobbin Works, Inc , Truljjck Printing Co., R. P Wilder, Young Copeland Outdoor Advertising Co. Young Bros. Gulf Station, Simmons*-Weu\ League’s Diary, Farmers F’eed & Seed Store. Jacobs List (Adver tising Agency i. Hamilton's, Inc , Holland’s Food Store, Ladies' Heady-to-Wear Shoppe. Harry C. Layton, Young s Pharmacy. Winthrop college students are planning to invite students from Presbyterian and Elon colleges to a party alter the Presbyterian- Elon football game Saturday night A list of names hundreds of feet long will go to the two schools, inviting them to the party, sponsored by the Winthrop Recreation association in Johnson halt Shown signing their names are. left to right, Margaret Tankereley Peggy Mclnvaiile, Clinton, and Margaret Ram age. Laurens. —(Winthrop News Service Photo). Jenny Addison Is Choice Of Seniors f For Miss Hi Miss V Jenny Addison has been select ed by her senior classmates is Miss Hi Miss it Clinton high school. The contest is sponsored by the Winthrop college student news paper. The .Johnsonian, and Jon ny will spend a wyek-end, next .pring at Winthrop along with the other Miss Hi Misses from high schools in the stat e. Jenny was also selected as “Student of the Month” at Clin ton high for September Among other honors she has won at Clinton high, she is editor • of the annual. The Clintonian, head cheerleader, and secretary of the .student cbuncil Her latest honor. Miss Hi Miss, she was chosen for her outstand ing qualities in scholarship, lead ership, character, and personal attractiveness Jenny is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. James T Addison, of Joanna.