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'V If You Don't Reid *■ The Chronicle - You Don’t Get the New* Volume LVIII The Chronicle Strivefi To Be A Clean New*- paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton, S..C., Tuesday, December 24, 1957 Number 52 j Children Made Happy on Shopping Tour and at Christmas Party Sponsored by Jaycees and The Chronicle These needy Clinton children were given $5.00 each to buy Christifare>'giits for loved ones and friends and taken on a shopping tour of local stores last Wednesday in a project sponsored by the Clinton Jaycee Chapter and The Chronicle. The gift swere wrapped and placed under a tree in the ballroom of Hotel Mary Musgrove, where the distribution was made, including items for the children thefiseives. The party ended with refreshments being served to the children. In the photo at left some of the children are shown on the toor in one of the stores, with Durwood Murdock, clerk at Belk’s, assisting the children with their purchases. Mrs. David T. Mixon and Mrs. W: W. Harris, members of the spon soring committee, stand by. In the center is the group of children gathered around the tree and gifts, with Mrs. Harris and Lewis Bagwell, Jr., president of the Jaycee Chapter At the right, Mr. and "Mrs. P. S. Bailey are distributing the gifts to the children.—Pholm b> Dan Yarborough. ^=^3' —,) - — ' ~~ Funeral Services For I. L. (Fate) Cooper Conducted Iriday Funeral services for Thomas La- Fayette (Fate) Cooper, 76, were * held Friday afternoon at the First Baptist Church by the Rev. J. H. Darr and the ' Rev. HI. B. Lee. 'Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Hollis, Jr.,. Lucius Burns, Luther Bobo, Guy Sparks, William Sparks, and L. L. Copeland, Jr. Mr. Cooper diecWast Wednesday afternoon in a Cplurabia hospital following several years of declin ing health and an illness of two months. A native of Union county, Mr. Cooper had lived in Clinton since 1918 until he moved to Cross An chor several years ago. He was a son of the late Thomas William and Martha Hollis Cooper, and was a member of the Clinton First Baptist Church. Twice married, his first wife was Miss Clara Bobo, who died several years ago. Surviving from this union are four sons, C. W. Cooper, Sr., T. Russell Cooper, Lyhn W. Cooper, Sr, and Thomas B. Cooper, Sr, all of Clinton; two daughters, Mrs. E. E. Ashmore fo Charlote.’N. C.; and Mrs. Mike Caskey of Bennettsville; nine grandchildren, . and seven great- grandchildreen. Two other sons, T. L. Cooper, Jr, and Lewis Cooper, are deceased. His second union was to Mrs. Mary Gwinn of Cross Anchor, who survives, with a step-son, Paul J. Gwinn of Anderson; and two step daughters, Mrs. Flora G. Logue, of Cross Anchor; and Mrs. C. R. Hindman of Cross Anchor; also one sister, Mrs. T. J. McAlister of Laurens. Needy fhildrenlaken On Shopping Tour by Jaycees Gifts Distributed, Party Features AnnounceISC Funds Allocated A total of $84,470 has been allo cated to Laurens County farmers under the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation’s 1958 agricultu ral conservation program, accord ing to H. A. Ropp, county ASC of fice manager. Applications 'Will be received on a first come, first served basis in allocating the funds to individual v farmers as long as they last, Mr. Ropp said. * Farmers are being assisted by .the ASC in obtaining a larger vol ume of needed materials and ser vices through the county commij- ’ tee by advancing payments to them in the form of limiting. materials, ’super-phosphate, basic slag of pth- “ erservices for carrying out approv ed pfactices. The producer pays that part of the cost of the material or services ", which is m excess of the credit fo the use of the material or service in carrying out the practice. Spreading service for limestone will be available to-Jhose farmers who desire to have their limestone spread. The initial sing-up period for ap provals begins January 2 and ends January 17, Mr. Ropp said. Farm ers who request A'CP ' approvals * during-this period can be assured of consideration by the committee of the approvals applied for, he added. .LeUa^rjixplaining all details of Uie jQrogram, including average paymtot rate for practices, will be ~ mailed out to farmers around Dec. 26, he said. A group of twenty-five needy children of thf community were made happy last week by a proj ect sponsored by the Clinton Jay cee Chapter and 'The Chronicle. Assisting also were a. number of citizens who joined in the effort. The children were each given $5.00 to spend for Christmas pres ents for loved ones and friends. Rimer, of Greenville, Buys “ Efforts are under way by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce to induce Shelton J. Rimer, of Green ville, to move the recently acquired Mobilemandr Corporation of High Point, N. C., to Clinton, it was stat ed yesterday by James E Wolfe, president. Local Chamber officers and business men have been in touch with Mr. Rimer, but no definite con clusions have been reached at this time. Mr. Rimer is president of Rimer, Inc., one of the South’s leading mobilehome dealers. Included in the sale of the Mo- bilemanor Corporation were 26 10- foot-wide mobilehomes which had been manufactured in the Lenoir, N. C., plant, along with all of the firm’s supplies, vehicles, .and man ufacturing tools and equipment. Ap praised valuation was estimated at $175,000.00. Mr. Rimer stated that for the present the plant would be inactive and that it will likely be several months before manufactur ing is resumed. Also acquired in the transaction was a five acre site in Clinton with railroad siding and six buildings which were owned by the bankrupt company. It is intended that a new corpora tion will be formed and that the name Mobilemanor will be retain ed. In the meantime, conferences are being scheduled with the State Planning and Developments Com missions of both states in an effort to determine the most advantageous site for this industry* The 26 mobilehomes are being transported to the Rimer, Inc. f mo- bilehom'e sales locations at Green ville. S: C., an’d Augusta. Ga.. for liquidation. T-ne new owner is a native of Sal isbury, N. C., and entered the mo- btichome business in Greenville 12 years ago. The firm he heads' pres ently operates three sales locations and furniture store in Greenville, and another large mobilehome sales and furniture store in Augusta. Ga. All of these are identified by the now world famous sign which is always upside down. Thornwell Girl Practice Teaches In Swannanaa, N. C. Miss Ann Sharpe, of Thornwell Orphanage, has camglgted a term of practice teaching in the, Swan- oanoa, N. C., high school. She taught civics and wbrld history Miss Sharpe, a senior . at Mon treal College, is editor of the school newspaper and member of the Stu dent Government Association. They were taken on a tour of Clin ton stores to make their selections and purchase the gifts. They were chaperoned by a committee, mem bers of which report that the chil dren had a grand time on the tour, some of whom never before had had the experience of buying gifts for others. Local merchants cooperated wonderfully in the venture, com mittee members stated. At the same time ^needs of the children themselves were not over looked and purchases were made for them, including clothing, shoes, and other items to make their .Christmas season a happy event. The gifts were taken to Hotel Mary . Musgrov£ ' where they were wrapped and put under a tree-’set up in the ballroom. TYie children helped with the wrapping, directed by the committee, following which the gitfs werjr distributed and re freshments served to the children. County And Home Agents' Offices To Close For Holidays The County Agent and Home Demonstration offices will be closed December 25 and January Due to the volume of work throughout the year, the extension gaents and secretaries have n 01 taken all their vacation days, and such vacation time will be taken during the week of December 23 There will be an agent on duty though, except Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Laurens Cooperative Breed- nig Association will be closed only on Christmas Day. < w °T i Addition Made To Worshipful Master _ r l i Campbell Lodge Masons rOStCF jCholdrSnip At Presbyterian George J. Sineath has been elect ed to head Campbell Lodge No 44 A F. M as Worshipful Master. Other officers are Fred D. Bragg, Jr., senior warden; Edgar C. Tay lor, Jr , junior warden;- Leaman D. Jones, treasurer; V. Parks Adair, secretary; Robert Elmore, senior deacon; Epps B. D^vis, junior dea con; J. F. Ellison and J. M. Hud gens, stewarts; Carolus B. Davis, tiler, and .J chaplin Contract for Water Plant To Be Awarded This Week Another addition to the Foster 1^__ ki:||, U Scholarship at Presbyterian Col - 0anna ^'*' S ’’ aS lege was announced today by Presi dent Marshal W Brown Added 72 Looms Low Bids of $953/792.66 Studied Joanna, Dec 27—Seventy-two ad ditional looms have been installed at Joanna Colton Mills. He said. Miss Mary Emma Fos ter of Union, had added another $1,000 to the fund which has pro vided financial assistance to worthy and deserving PC students for the;40-ineh dobby looms in the drapery ton Karl Johnson, Sr., past 25 years. department and 24 Draper 90-inch President Brown pointed out the; looms in the No 1 weave room Foster family of Union had con tributed through the years to this fund which is a part of the college’s permanent .endowment Income from the invested fund provailes an nual scholarship aid In acknowledging Miss Foster's latest gift, Dr Brown made an ob Combined low bids of $953.792 66 days for completion of the filter were submitted by three firms last P l * int Thursday afternoon for construe Second low b,d for th « fllt<r P 1 ™ 1 The addition includes 48 Draper tlon of a nt . w water plant - for clln Clinton Business Houses To Close December 25 and 26 According to information re leased by the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, most business houses in the city will take two days off for Christ mas, December 25 and 26. How,- ever, it was pointed out that sev eral may not join in the closing program.' January 1 will also be observ ed generally in Clinton as a holi day. The usual half holiday, which has not been in effect for the past several weeks, will be re sumed on January 8. It i s understood that most manufacturing plants, businesses and offices (n the city will ob serve the two-day Christmas holiday along with the - mer chants. Ctinton-Lydia and Joanna Cot ton Mills are closed for the entire week, employees being given the week off with pay. . The low bid of $500,973 66 was sub E. Moore; of . Green was submitted by Fisk Carter Con- st ruction Company, being $429,- 023 00 and 280 days Second low bid for construction of Miss Betfy Dovis Wins $175 By Solving Newspaper Puzzle m “!! d / )y ia“ ‘I' me water lirtCi was $102.162 80 by wood, for building a lb-inch water Espy 0>mpanv line approximately eight m.les ,o Bl<1 , al] th , Enoree RiVer and a pumping sta > 1 tion on &e river* TO VISIT SISTER Mr and Mrs C. E Nichols and daughter. Amelia, will be guests of Mrs. Nichols’ sister, Mrs. Y. C Ballenger. in Spartanburg Christ mas Day up to $575,94«) 00 for the filter plant and $763,154 00 for the water line ^ 1 k'd of $426.934 00 was The cily offices coukl not contain submitted by IndustnaMJuiIdcrs of the crowd of approximately 100 men ~ . ( - -- , • Mlss Ret t>' I)av| s- resident of the Anderson for construction of a 3. a»embled for the opening of bids serVation which applies generally ^'dia community, won $175 by. ooo.ouo gallon daily capacity filter, and the meeting was held in a tec- to all scholarship donohs He said: | working out the correct solution of pij nt dnd building on Garv Street ture room in the Science Budding ‘I am Yonfident that your gift a puzzle appearing in a recent is- in the city.. at Presbyterian CoHege * The bid for the necessary pump- In addition to representatives of was $25,88 00 firms submitting bids, members of The bids were taken to the offices ( - ltJ tounctl - tbe Bond Commission 'of Harwood Beebe Company. in and the en * lR «’rs were present. Spartanburg, engineers for the pro dVkJrd the contracts are Iject. to be »*nalyzed and-reeommen- ann °nnced this week it is expected dations are to tie made by the engi- thjt work wl11 un,ler *ay almost neers tor awarding of the contract* Imnmbdte *' on tfl< ‘ two phases of i by the Clinton City Council It is ex the pl ‘ ln, lt . ls ho P*d by city offi- pected that such recommendations cia ^ 3 'bat both the water line and "wjU he made some time thi» week - — iUtfl piaiiLcaa be completed an It is likely that B. R Austin. ! tim « to be of use next summer to re- , p a a * m' t-hrwt qi f ami ly enterprises He was a son tH>rirdendt1 utdlt * e '' de ** art ' age of water during drv Denods noon a Broad Street Methodist - ,, , , K „ . * „, ment of the city, will have some , ~ uunag ary penoas of Mrs Lydie Simpson Pitts andl , u r However it wa* n.Nnte.1 hw Church, conducted by the Rev. j ^ | aU , w P(1V PiMs , recommendations of his own to make ’ - George Rev. now twill aid niijny generations of stu- sue of the Greenville Piedmont. She denjts who tnherwise might be un-|was the only person to submit the able to have higher education un correct solution among the thous- der Cnristian influences ” * ands who sent in answers Funeral for Fred S. Pitts Held Monday Afternoon Funeral - services for Fred S ton, and was manager of Pdfs Ser Pitts, 31. were held Monday after-* vice Station and Coal Company..! o^Mhe" unlities depari- lie ' e the CJty of J recurnn * ^ family enterprises He was a son . n * o( wa(r ._ ^ ^ ---■ of Mrs Lydie Simpson Pitts andi tm ‘ nt of ** clty * wlU hdVe some 'However .... »..v 1,.,. w R .. v p ltK I,,. wa . , recommendations of his own to make , me „i<iit! w Koy rills vva> j . n » , , , Supt Austin that completion of the je H Hodges, pastor, and the member of Broad Street Methodist ? C0UR < ;i1 following receipt of list waU , r | ine jIone wou j. ^ J H. Kohler, former pastor, Church, a veteran of World War m * s materials proposed to be .dvantage m that of Greenville. Biirial was in II. serving in the U S Navy. and U>*d m the project by the low bid- mon? ^ a m ,5 lon ^ ]otls Rosemont cemetery Mr Pitts died early Sunday morning at the Veterans hospital in Columbia after a period of declin ing health and a critical illness of several days Pallbearers were Mabe Mc Crary. Marion Lawson, Mark Pitts,~Murphey Timmerman, John ny Adair, Ray Sligh, Tom Addison, and Dr E N. Suilivan Mr Pitts was a native of Chn Camden. Clinton Moose Lodge Repairs Toys for Needy Children a member of the Clinton Lions' (,ers . i of water dadv could be ftliered by c ' lub ' ■ rw f n ‘> thrw? finn; > submitted ^ prt>sent p|aI , t ^ lhjt Uly Surviving are his'wife. Mrs Ka- bidsjpr either the water line or the would ^ ava u red ' by the rner trme Martin Pitts; one daughter fdter plane wUh only two of them ^ preseW Duncan Eleanor Pitts, both of Clinton; ttfcnndadtar bids for both projects- has "not Keen suffic.-nr rn^her. Hr, Lyd,*^ PUL, of TW .« W, ( „r pump, 5Up ^ ^ ( m,,.,.. f.vc br«her,.>. R Puls. «IS, b» b„r on ,r,.n pip, dun „ s mt „. „ ^ .Ir , l harles and Earl Pills of Um-Jur thu ».Uor line, will, ,1,11 o„d Tflt , m tu ,, M u u < r "u 2 n r , u,hir (inan„d b> j r,„« ,„™ u , ix.nd aid Puts * Creonsboro. N C. and Mt. 0| ,’ iaoi „ a sister. Mrs .Rota rt (.rub, of IS, Moor, firm listed 240 day, as other ,,perw, myludin/ ensi- required tor budding the water line, net'rmg costs, iegal and bond i»ue and Industrial Builders stated 364 costs and purchase of rights at way will be in addition to construction Turner Promoted To 1st Lieutenant In Davidson ROTC costs Chronicle To Carry Babson Forecast In Next Week's Issue William K l uriiel - oi a Clin . ton Presbyterian.pu*' >! Di W Redd Tomer and and Mr.* Turner,, ha' been promott>d to the rank of cadet first Mieutehant in the David-oa Col The IVge Rfl’l'C, unit He i* leadtr i ’hi , Second platoon. Co D . > for 1958 in its ndXt-tssue, to Turner a *enud\ is a piemettical' ’< **i' ” rt'airsday. January 2 He Ts a member of Kappa ' ' f a *vca*t on what the btysi- 1’ictejfVdl publish Bab- - r major \lrrha Order and Alpha Epsilon Del ta, nondrary mNJieal fraternity He i* active in the membership of Scabbard and Blade the rud.'iry fraternity Clinton Prisoner Tries To Hong Self ♦- C olumbia State pemtentiarv of hauls said Junior Taylor. 29. serv mg five years from Clinton on lar ceny charge* tried to hang himself in his cell Thursday less w j ipect by the na- tion'* $ emo.*t bc.^iiMss analyst utni commentator vs an annual fea- fure ’’"I’he Chromcle and :ts read er* !■ tra»hl to "look for it next week R : gc r \V Ba("oi has probably dcme^ihore thAn any other man to cre.itc among his millions *f hews- paper reader* ah interest tn *imple‘ busine*.* problems, and to nv*t:li a brouyier vision m businessmen, cn- ubl.ug Them tO jiieep the ups and downs-of the business eyeless Mt IVibson's wwklv releases Shown here are members of the Clinton Moose Lodge with a large collection of toys that were repaired and put into shape to be distributed to needy children of the community for Christmas. This is an annual project of the Moose in Clinton, made possible by contributions of lodge members and citizens bf Clinton. Members put in several weeks repairing and painting the toys and distribution of these and other gifts will be made by members so that, Christinas will be made merrier lor a great number of children in the community. In the photo are left to right, Gboldie Simmons, Jack Wilson, Cecil Wooten, governor* of the lodge, James Patterson, J, C. Estes, R. C. Wilkie, and Bobby Wooten. Absent when the picture was made were several wha assist'd With the work, including Jr E. Braswell, T. O. Wiliams, X ’ George W. Price, V I —Photo by Dan Yarborough with a' j chn*tw.j. . . . . . y , , j .w - u 'c' used In more than 400 newspa- renumii from the folding cot tn the . . r . . er* and his financial reports by 20.000 corporations and estate^ His lav lor was sentenced in Septem research u carrn’d on by a largij ber, 1951 , aaff of experts. The prison said Taylor s attempt A cheek of, Mr. Babson > fore- wja stopped by an nlett guard and cast 'in previous rears, since 1948. the prisoner probably will recover ts. said to reveal an accuracy irf S8 despite bad neck injuries per ejent •'