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■ . i / \ If You Don't Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the Newt* -,x' The Chronicle ■strives To lie A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIII Clinton, S. C, Thursroy, March 14, 1957 Lions Club Members To Sell Brooms I nr umber 11 An early call was made by Lions Club members in their sale of brooms to be conducted Friday and Saturday throughout the city, when Mrs P. S Bailey responded to a knock on her door, to be confronted by three of the broom salesmen Making the sale is Club President J. William .Abrams, who is receiving aid from Lions Fred Holcombe, left, and Clary Lehn, right. Lions Club Broom Sale Set for Friday, Saturday Proceeds to Be Used in Community The Clinrton Lions club will i hundreds of brooms necessary for conduct its annual sale of brooms 1 a successful completion of the Friday, and Saturday. i (effort. > .ir.1 Housewives, business houses, and manufacturing plants of the Committees have been set up to work out detail^ of the sale and spearheading the effort will be J. B. Arnold and W. S. Horne, who have been named chairmen of the drive. Members of the * club have been divided into teams, each headed by a cap tain, and they will make a house-to-house canvass of the community in an effort to sell the Girls Reach ' Finals, Lose To Fiberglas The Joanna girls basketball team reached the finals of the 34th annual Southern Textile Basketball tournament in Green- 1 ville, beimg eliminated Saturday night, 46 to 37, by the Fiberglas girls from Anderson. Frances Davenport, who tossed in 18, took scoring honors for the game. Gwen Price tallied 12 for Joanna. She was also named on the Girls All-Southern team. Joanna took an early lead, 10- 5, but Fiberglas edged ahead, 11- 10, at the end of the first period, and had a 26-22 lead at half-time. The Anderson girls held a 12- point advantage at the end of the third period, 39-27'. Fiberglas (46) — Spearman 4, Pryor 14, Latham 1, Hancock 5, Acker 10, Bare, Stamps, Barnes, - Sampson. Gentry, Rowland 12. Joanna (37) — Davenport 18, Price 12, Franklin 7, Crolley, Ep- tm. N. Pitts, Force, Motes, G. Pitts, Flow. The Joanna girls reached the t -finals of the tournament Satur day night by defeating Liberty „• by a narrow one-point margin, 39-38, in an exciting game that saw some intentional fouling by Liberty .in an effort to get the ‘ball. * reception salesmen a cordial when they call. Proceed.^ of the sale are to be used in sight conservation work carried on by the club, which in cludes treatment and furnishing glasses for needy persons and especially children, of the com munity who may need such ser vice. The brooms are made by the South Carolina Association for the the Blind at their workshop in Columbia, which Lions clubs of the state support as their ma jor activity. Many blind people from over the state are employed 1 in the plant in Columbia and are enabled to earn a living for them selves and their families. The Clinton club buys ' the brooms from the state associa tion and the profits are used to finance local sight conservation work. City Taxes For 1956 Now In Execution Any city taxes for 1956 still un paid are how in the hands of the city attorney for collection, it was man pointed out by City Council at its monthly meeting last Thursday night. Expiration date for payment of the taxes (without penalty was De cember 31, A ten per cent penalty went into etfect January 1 and continued through February 28, c-ty are asked to give the broom j^-hen the taxes went into execu tion. Costs of execution are now add ed, in addition to the penalty, and property represented by such un paid taxes may be put up for pub lic sale. City Clerk and Treasurer W. Brooks Owens stated that: collec tion of 1956 taxes was about nor mal, and that after the usual abate ments and nulla bonas only about three per cent at the year’s taxes remain unpaid. Easter Seal Sale Drive Begins Friday The Easter Seal Sale Cam paign. wfriah raises funds for the Crippled Children’s Society of South Carolina, will begin March 15 and continue through April 21. Mrs. Morton Brightwell, of Laurens, is Easter Seal chairman for Laurens county. Other mem bers include J. Hewlette Was- son, Laurens, chairman of the board; James P. Sloan, Clinton, vice-chairman; and Eston Page. Laurens, secretary-treasurer. The Crippled Children's Soci ety is one of the nine agencies supported by the Clinton Com munity Chest, with $1,200 being placed “in the budget for that work. Seniors Leave Sunday For Washington Trip Members of the senior class at Clinton high school leave Sunday for the annual trip to Washing ton, D. C. Sevepty-eight seniors leave Sunday night by train accompan ied by R P. Wilder, principal, Mrs-. Roily Bannister, Miss Ber nice Johnson, R. A. Martin, facul ty members, “ and Mrs. Martin. On Monday they' will go by bus Band Boosters Club To Present Minstrel On Monday Evening Final rehearsals are in progress for the minstrel, 'The Clinton ( Pea Pi' kers," which .will be pre sented Monday evening. March [ 18. in the high school auditorium at 7:30. The minstrel Is spon sored by the Clinton Band Boosters club and the proceeds go to .help piirchase uniforms for the Clinton high band A full-evening’s entertainment can be expected with approxi mately 145 local citizens, from small fry on up. taking part. Featured will be chorusi-s and vocal solos, with students from Providence, Academy. Florida, Junior and Senior High and Jo anna schools participating L V. Powell will be the interlocutor for the minstrel. County Farm Bureau Has Quarterly Meet In Laurens Monday The Laurens County Farm Bu reau held its quarterly meeting Monday night at the Laurens high school with about 35 persons present to hear several speakers, be entertained by musical num bers, and partake of a barbecued chicken dinner served in the school cafeteria. Ryan F. Lawson, of the Hope- well section, president of the Farm Bureau, opened the meet ing and presented T. J. Copeland, of the Bailey community, ohair- of the program committee, who introduced the principal speaker of the evening, Dr. W. W. Adams, veterinarian, of Clinton. Dr. Adams spoke on diseases of animals. ' Representative W i Tl i a m C. Dobbins, of the county delega tion in the General Assembly, called attention to certain legisla tion affecting fanners, relating principally to watersheds and water rights. He invited farmers to acquaint the legislators with their views on matters concern ing their interests. R. L. Wickham, manager of the Thornwell Orphanage farms, Clinton, representing the South Carolina Livestock Council, spoke on raising quality beef and mar keting procedures. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wofford, of Cross Anchor, provided the eve nings' entertainment, giving sev eral musical numbers. At Farm Bureau Meeting In Laurens Monday Night Shown here at the quarterly meetin,* of the Laurens Counts Farm Bureau in !,aurens AJondav nieht are Mrs. T I Copeland Mr Copeland, program chairman; Dr. W. YV. .Adams, principal speaker Mr-. Ryan Lawson; and Mr. Lawson, president of the County Bureau The State's Newest City—That's Us! Citizens of Clinton have thought so all along, hut it is expected to become offieial sometime this week That is—that Clinton is a city. A bill by the Laurens County delegation in the General Assembly passed the House of Representatives last week and is now before the Senate changing the offieial designation from the Town of Clinton to the City of Clinton. So maybe by the end of the week that area embraced by an imaginary circle one mile distant from a point in the center of the tow—er, pardon us—city, and » Liming approximately 8.(>00 persons as citizens, may be referred to by a more infprevsive designation It is understood that when the bill comes up in the Senate, Sen ator Robert C. Wasson will Lke the floor and expound at length on the history of the to—oops, a thousand pardons!—city, and acquaint, all within hearing distance with at least a few of the many virtues of the city (got U right that time!) Mayor Joe P. Terry requested the delegation to introduce the bill in order to give legal status to the name of the community, since it is now referred to in various document.* as both town and city So, from now on it'll be legal—City of Clinton. Don't bother to pick up our vest buttons! 1 • City Council Passes Anti- Loud-Speaker Ordinance Prohibited on Streets, in Businesses City council at its March meet Craine and Wilson opposed it, mg last Thursday "night passed while Boland. Layton. P*tt«* and Sloan favored it Harry McSween, secre»tary- Police Bear Down On Speeders And Reckless Drivers Double Dealing From Both Ends an ordinance prohibiting the ust of loudspeakers in vehicles mov ing'over the streets <rf the cit> ;md playing of radios, piccolos, treasurer of the t tty Recreation j amplifiers, etc. in such manner Commission, gave u financial or in such volume as to annoy the report for the past year and in- jpublw. The provisions apply toj formatum pt . rtoinmg ' ^ other | business houses, residences, or on ; tlvltl( ^ (>f th( , lHJnuniJJ[aon . j the, streets. i , _. , . , , , , ■ The chief of the fire deport : The ordinance ,.s published on mt . nl was requrstt>d tnr nish amu-hbr page of The Chronicle infonmU<m (>n ^ j ,torta> ! city limits to which fire calls may The session was presides! over be answered. Under city statutes I by Mayor Pro-Tern .S A Pitts, fire trucks of the city may go to j in the absence of Mayor J P Ter- 1 points beyond the irnuts upon ry, who lias been. ill for several j payment of-an annual fee .if $100 weeks. All councilmen wen* pres-j tn propert yowtiers ent Frank M. Boland, ward one.' Council approved "the purchase IhtL. ward twx> ; Harry (.. ^yton.^j a mowm nuichine tor the Vard *ree, James P Sloan, ward (1 epurtment on open bids, our; Woodrow L Wilson, ward flcatam , lo lK . all five; and James C. Craine, ward Penalty Goes On Business License Taxes Saturday Business license taxes for doing business in Clinton during 19^7 may be 1 paid today and Friday n u j without penalty Payments made from Richmond, Va.. to Williams- 1 c , 1 ... , j , » Saturday and thereafter will car burg and Jamestown. Later in the day they will take a boat at Old Point Comfbrt, Va., for an overnight trip to Baltimore. Re turning to Annapolis by bus for a tour of the Naval Academy, they will reach Washington at noon Tuesday. The remainder of the week will be spent in sightseeing in Washington. Leaving there Friday night they will return to Clinton on Saturday. TO ATTEND LATIN FORUM AT WINTHROP Sally Glenn, of Clinton high school, will attend the South Carolina Forum to be held at Winthro^ College, Rock Hill, on March 23. ry a penalty of 10 per cent Those are the provisions of a resolution passed ,by City CouncH at its March meeting last Thurs day night. Normal time for expiration of the time for payment of business licenses was March 1 but was ex tended for two weeks by Thurs day’s action by codncfl The provision in the 1957 busi ness license ordinance making it a misdemeanor for doing business in the city, after March 15 without payment of the required license tax was not changed Under it, such businesses may be closed and action brought in recorder's court. Religidtus Emphasis Week Leaders at College Howard Named Math Assistant At Presbyterian Another alumnus has joined the Presbyterian College faculty. He is Auidrew S. Howard, first honor graduate in the class of 1954, who is an assistant profes sor of mathematics A native of Simpson ville, How ard assumed his classroom duties at PC with the start of the spring semester. He came back to the campus after a year of Army du ty. Before entering the service, he earned his master’s degree from Clemson, where he served as a graduate instructor in the physics department while com pleting his work there. Local Firm Is Awarded Contract W. G. King and Sons of this city was yesterday awarded the contract for the Centennial Ele mentary School in Spartarfbung. David W. Cecil is architect and engineer for t^e building. King was low bidder, $826,000, with W. M. Fine and Co. next with a bid of $331,894 The contract was awarded the local firm, accept ing the alternates I Leading in payments pL fines in j recorder’s court for February were spotHders and reckless drivers, who were assessed $276. Thqt amount was paid by 23 offenders. Drunkenness charges were lev ied against 31, and they paid $271 and, 120 days. Charges were sus pended against two. Five who were changed with driving under the influence of in- toxicants were fined $256 Total fines levied during the month were $1,104 50. Days given on the public works totaled 240. Two cases were suspended of the 91 arrests made by the police de partment during the month Other cases included 13 arrest ed for disorderly conduct, who paid $98 and 30 daiys; carrying concealed weapons, 1, $27; fight ing. 4, $24 and 60 davs; violating the liquor law, 3, $79 and 30 days; operating auto _without, driver’s license. 1, $12: petty larceny* 1, $12; all cither offenses, 2, $27. Sev en were taken in for investigation or on suspicion. Thirty-nine violators. <>1 park ing laws paid $19.50. During the iibsence of" Mayor Joe P. Terry for the past month, recorder's court was presided over by Mayor Pro-Tem S A. Pitts Two hundred xaccharin tab lets were sold last wee'k.-in Clin ton for $180 in a two-way doub le deal sale, according to local police officers. The tablets were supposed to be morphine and the price was supposed to be $200 (Two hundred saccharin tab lets are worth about 30 cents). It happened this way; A Clinton resident made a trade to buy morphine tablets from two local men, and arrange ments were made for delivery at an out-of-the-way point at night. Arriving at the appointed place, the resident accepted the tablets and handed over the money. letter dAelopments proved that the tablets were saccharin, and the men said that they were short-changed twenty dollars. The resident refused to prose cute. officers said. six. Council heard two individuals m regard to utilities rates, both of which requests were taken un der advisement. James Huey- appeared to pro test the passage of the pnypoMxl ordinance .relating to loud speak ers. Apparently, he uses them for preaching purposes. In the vote on passage of the loudspeaker ordinanee. Aldermen Kiwanians To Hear Charlotte Banker At Meeting Tonight Five Dual Meets, State Tournament Face Hose Trackmen FFA Father-Son Banquet Scheduled For Friday Night South Carolina's Intercollegiate Track and Field Meet, set for May 3-4 at Presbyterian Col lege, highlights the six meet schedule announced for the Blue Hose this season bidders of the city. Request was received from the Clinton Band Boosters Club for a contribution erf $200 to pur chase uniforms for members of die Clinton high .school band It was pointed out that, under coun cil policy, conlrbiutions pannot | be made to agencies or eieemosy- j nary institutions. A deed to a certain proptesed tO-tt street off North Broad drix-t through property at Mrs. Bessie Godfrey and C W .Ander son was tentatively accepted up- | on condition that the property owners cut the road, shape it, put ■ in proper condition for travel by topsoiling, and give the city ease ments for drainage, after inspec tion and approval by Uie street ' committee of council. ^ j City Clerk and Treasurer W B. Arthur H Jones, vice-president Owens read the financial state- of the American Trust Company rheiit of receipts and disburse of Ch ir'otte, will address the rnAnts for the month of Febru- C! in ton Kiwams club at it- first ,ir>\ which showed income of March meeting torAg-ht (Thum | $40,(Ki7 81 and disbursements of ^ ,v ' $41,628.33. The Largetd single Members.,of the club will as pay mem dtuang. .the month was semble at the Hotel M,.r\ Mu- I $10.132.11 : .<■ n eentiy pur- grove at 7 00 p. m. with president! rtiased fire truck and equipment. Howard Smith presiding j The clerk and treasurer uluo re- hmith .aid that Jones is reewg ported approximately $9,000 turned over to the Bond Commis sion for payment of principal and 4.inUifx=u uu -Uie i'Uv.-v outMjxrxfmg i bonded indebtedness. The 1957 ate, released bv REV. T. C. COOK DR GRADY WILSON REV. E. L. OAKES Presbyterian College students are in the midst of a period of emphasis on religion this week, with three ministers on campus as leaders of the program. Dr. Grady Baxter Wilson, associate evangelist on Billy Graham's evangelistic team, is the prin cipal speaker for the Religious Emphasis Week activities which opened at PC on Monday night. He is delivering two addresses daily to the entire student assembly for the five-day period which extends through Friday. * Assisting Dr. Wilson in developing the REW theme of “For Every Man a Christian Calling” are the Rev. Tom Cook, of Walterboro. and the Rev. Ellis L. Oakes, of Great Falls. They are directing classroom discussions and religious “bull" sessions within the dormitories at night. Dr. Wilson, who has been an evangelist for IS years, has Just completed a series of service in Ontario. Canada. He and Dr. Graham are preparing for the New York crusade which will begin in Madison Square Garden in May. Cook, who served as pastor of the Laurens Presbyterian Church for a number of years, is now minister to the Bethel Church of Walterboro. Oakes, for seven yean pastor of the Rocky Mount (N. C.) Second Presbyterian Church, moved -his ministry to the Great Falls Church in 1954. Aihletoi Dim lot Walter A John j — — 'son, -hows five dual engagemc'nts f The amjual father-son banquet ahead for PC rinckermeri before of the F’uture Farmers of America: they play host to other Palmetto; for Laurens and Greenwood Coun- track stars tn the 30th annual ties will be held in the dining hall state meet v at Presbyterian College on Friday The Presbyterian -quad, once evening, - | more ooaehed by track dean Lon-i About 150 arc exi>ected to at- nie S. McMillian. will open its tend, representing five chapters, st,as °ti by entertaining state dc Ford in Laurens, Gray Oourt-Ow- champion l ruversity of ings, Hickory Tavern, Clinton, and Greenwood. Avery Smith, agricul ture teacher in Clinton School, is instructor of the. local chapter. r* i i r\ .> At Thomason Bros. Farm Today At 1:30 . A field leiponstratjon oo pas- South Carolina here on March 20. Three other Clinton meets also . | are on tap before the climactic * Little Four Olympics on May 3-4 - - , , . , , , . „ Here's the 1957 track schedule Jack Lowe, of Columbia, of the f. lcin , South Carolina Education A.sso- ARTHUR H. JONES ni^pi .is an out-tandmg stltci dinner speaker.' in addition to hi- business ability An active civic leader, he has been in recent -veurs president of the Charlotte United Community Services, director of the Char'otte ture: - iiui biet cat tie production will be- heki t,h is- ( -Thursday * ttf ' it-rin oon It :vu) at the T.'ioimason Bros Farm in the Trinity Ri dge conn rnuntty on the * L a u r e n >- Pnn qeton highw ray P, i.-ture d e v e 1 o p m e n t and bree im* of be ef cattle will be disu .-.-i-d .uiti a cattle g ra-d i ; n dem onstration will be given. fc C Turner, extension con- -ervut iqmst. will discuss pasture ■luiuigt merit, including spray mg postures with 2.4 D for weed con trol. demonstration will be giv- L.. F Cato, extension hve- jx-- i,i of Clemsop col- ciation, will be the guest speaker A feature Of the yvening will be the contest to select the Federation sweetheart Miss Sandra Ray, daughter of Mrs. Davis V Pitts, is the Clinton FFA chapter sweet heart and will compete with the sweethearts of the other chapters for the Fedoration title Match 20—-South Carolina at Chamber of Commecre. director of, the Charlotte Symphony So ciety, board member and presi dent of the Children's Nature .Museum, president of the Mental Hygiene Association, and cam- The cn by stock lege The IS RECUPERATING Mrs.'Helen Hollingsworth is re ouperating her home near Cross- Hill following three weeks illness. • y~ * * She has been a patient at the Barnwell County hospital. Mrs. Hollingsworth is a member of the Blackville high school faculty where she teaches English, speech and dramatics. Thomason Brothers are cohductmg i progeny perfbmf-'' ince trot in cooperation with Clemson College Extension Ser vice The ’program deals with , _ th ‘* weighing and grading of pu;g„ chairman of the Charlotte. calye8 p„ , .... , . ( hapu*r of American Red Cross. ,,t birth and weaning time From ls vK’e-piesidtfnt of the t:he production of the progcivy. North Carolina Association of, the sire and dam of the culf wdl Science sod I'uiu.-trv chan-man in- pftted Mi to : 'e.r pcrftMmanee of the Public Relations Commit- as desirable beef animals to be tee for the North Carolina Bank left ,n the herd ers Association, member of the This is The first tane sucW'im- Southern Industrial Development portant work nas been undertak- Couneil and of the Charlotte en in thus county, it was stated. Sales Executives club. J Approximately 37 states have Clinton; 30—Furman at Clinton. Appl 13—Mercer at Clinton. 20 Clemson at Clinton, 27—Citadel at Charleston; May 3 4—State Track Meet at Clinton McCrarys Rebuild Service Station McCrary's Service Station on j South Broad . street has recently I completed a rebuilding program J The station was enlarged, the exterior covered with white tile, pew fixtures and larger under ground tanks added, Rurivorkmg of the interior was' also done. He is’a graduate of Oberlin been doing this tvpe of work for and the station gives a pleasing College aqd Northwestern Uni- 1 several years, appearance to the South Broad i vorsity 's School of Financial The Thomason brothers have a street business section. “ I Public Relations. good herd of Hereford cattle.