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If Yon Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get The News (thnmirlp The Chronicle Strives To Re A Clean News paper. Complete. Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 15, 1958 Number 20 Dailey Gets Plaque Shown above is Joe Dailey, Hinton High School student, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Dailey, with the plaque that he won in the state wide Road-E-0 finals held in Georgetown recently. Joe placed second in the finals out of 12 entrants. At left is Lewis 'Bagwell, Jr., presi dent of the local Jaycee chapter, and at right, Lynn Cooper, Jr., chairman of the local contest. The Jaycees sponsored the contest in connection with the high school.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Registration in County Is 11,033; Books Closed Clinton Precinct Largest in County Get $2400 From Safes In Joanna Furniture and Drug Stores Entered Saf< > crackers made a $2,400 haul, Weeks Drug /Company. The silver at Joanna during the early hours of pieces were blackened with age. Monday morning, ripping open the i the sherift said safes in two mercantile establish The sheriff said the thieves went ments on Highway 76. I up a ladder back of the drug store First Trailer From New Clinton Plant The method ot entry into the two places was identical. The robbers cut holes in the roofs and ceilings and dropped through to the main floors. Sheriff C. W. Wier said SI,600 and crossed over the roof of a ga rage connecting the two bulidings. Sheriff Wier said the safe jobs apparently had been pulled after 1:00 a m. E. C. Abrams, manager of the drug company, had been Laurens County has a potential voting strength of 11,033 men and ► women who are eligible to partici- ate in the forthcoming primary elections on June 10. That was the number of voters' names on the books a tthe close of registration on Saturday, Mrs. Ray mond Cook, of Fountain Inn, chair man of the Board of Registrtaion, announced early this week. Of this total, 10.102 are White voters and the remaining 931. Ne gro. according to Mrs Cook. Clinton Precinct One. with 1,047 enrolled, had the greatest number of registered voters of any of the county's 46 precincts Next was Clinton Mill with 092 Other larger precincts and the number of voters enrolled are: Joanna. $31. Clinton No 1, 046. Laurens Ward $. 650. I mr—a Wsrrl 3, -SM; and WatU- ville. $13 Grays Precinct with 33 had the fewest voters to register Following is the registration by precincts: Bailey Barksdale-Namie Wmmhm Mt. Olive Mt Pleasant Mount vi^le Ora Owings Pleasant Mound Poplar Springs Princeton Renno Shady Grove Shiloh Stewart's Store Tip Top Trinity Ridge Waterloo Wattsville Youngs ToUl 101 46 .121 76 137 35 149 72 100 100 68 45 75 in cash was stolen from Law son j al the store until that time and Brothers Furniture Store, but the| rt 'l >or t Ct l hearing no disturbances. The robberies were discovered Monday morning by Mr Abrams and Claude Lawson, co-owner of the furniture store Sheriff Wier said the thefts in volved similar tactics to a robbery of some $2,000 from the safe at Clinton Mills Store the weekend of April 20 Both safes were ripped beyond repair, the sheriff said He added that the thefts appeared to be the work of professionals, who appa rently used crowbars in tearing holes in the roofs and ceilings and also to rip open the safes. checks were left intact. Some $800 mostly in $20 bills and including 24 silver dollars, was missing from the safe at Gilder & Both Magistrate Candidates at Cross Hill Out of Race J O. Denny and C. C Williams, candidates for Magistrate at Cross Hill, have withdrawn from the race, R. L. Plaxico. County Democratic Chairman, stated early this week. The County Democratic Execu tive Committee, after benig polled by the chairman, directed that en try books be reopened for the quali fying of other candidates until noon Saturday. May 17. Plaxico stated that Denny and Williams, the only announced can didates, withdrew because of the age limit of 72 being applicable to appointive officers. It was pointed out that Magis trates are appointed by the Gov ernor after nomination in the pri mary. Holcobme Is New Head of Lions Club Dr. Fred E. Holcombe, optome trist. will be the president of the Clinton Lions Club for the coming j year He heads a slate of new officers Fomily Reunion Held ms Here On Sundoy 108 11.033 70 166 212 1047 St 166 117 35 120 255 33 3B1 185 $88 308 6$8 384 98 40$ 131 47 CluKoa No 1 Clinton No 2 Clinton MiU Cook's Store Crooo Hill Daniel s store Dials Ekom Gray Conn Grays Hickory Tavern Hopewell Jones Store Lanford Laurens Ward 1 Laurens Ward 2 Laurens Ward 3 Laurens Ward 4 Laurens Ward 5 Laurens Ward 6 Long Branch Lydia Mill Maddens M eraj • 4 Contracts Let For Three Projects At Whitten Village Contracts have recently been let for the building of a new sewage treatment plant, sanitary sewers, and grading and shaping an area being developed for additional dorhiitories at Whitten Village. The announcement was made this w^ek by Pr. B. O. Whitten, super intendent of the. state institution near Clinton. The sewage treatment plant will be built at a cost of $84,594.01, in cluding state funds of $52,216.51 and federal funds of $25,378.50. Low bidder was South Atlantic Construc tors, Inc., of Greenwood. Sanitary sewers will cost $15,- 503.04, and low bidder was C. Y. r Thomason of Greenwood. Grading and shaping the new area, including engineering fee, $14,280.85. Contract let to Douglas Construction Company, of Colum bia. Dr. Whitten s%ted that bids are to be received early in June on two 115-bed dormitories to be erected on the site mentioned above. Announce Speakers For Thornwell Finals The Rev E G. Beckman, pastor of India Blown Presbyterian Church. Hemingway will be the speaker for the baccalaureate service far Thomweg High School on Sunday June 1. President M A Macdonald of Thornwell. made the announnmf this week Addressing I h a graduates on Monday night, the 2nd. will be the Rev Henry P Mobley, pastor of Oakland A v t a u • Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill Six girls and four boys are mem 2281 bers of the senior class 81 851 174 The annual reunion of the 'KRt'’ and Nannie Young descendants was held on Sunday at the American Legion .Home About eighty-five, in cluding members of the family and a number of invited guests, enjoyed the occasion and pirate dinner During a business session the fel lowing officers wen- elected Pres ident. George H Young, of Lau rens, vice president. Kitt Young, secretary and treasurer. Mrs Carl Hart and Mrs lamas Moore, both of York, chaplain. Dam Young of Conyers. Ga Norman Gregory of Greenville, showed movies taken at the reunion last yaar Here is the first mobile home produced by Mohilmanor. Inc . n* w Clinton manufacturing plant which began operations here m Marrh. It came off the assembly line Saturday morning. Shown with the unit, left to right, are .Shelton J Rimer, of Greenville, president of the company; James E. Wolfe, former president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, who headed negotiation* which brought the plan! to Hinton; Tom Plaxico. member of the County Development Board. T. \ddison. who worked with the thamber of Commerce and Jim \ on Hoilen, new president of the Chamber. Confining initial operations to the production of small units al the rate of one a day. the plant will step up to two a dav at an earl* datr with the addition of more personnel. The firm also has plans lo manufai lure the larger mobile homes when full prodsi Uoo gets under wav. — Photo hv Dan Yarborosgh Ten Candidates Qualify for City Election May 27 Four Teen-Agers Arrested in Rape Of Girt Sunday Thieves Break In Downtown Offices Three (ouncilmen Have Opposition KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM The commencement program for the CltMan-Lydia Kindergarten will be held at Providence School. Ly-|tr FRED E. HOLCOMBE riected at Friday night s meeting if the club at Hotel Clinton Other officers are Francis Blslock. vice-president Rembert Truluck vice-president L N. Warren, v ice president George Frady. secretary J A Orr. treasurer Henry M Young. Jr , Lion Tam 1 Four teen age hoy s were taken into custody by sheriff's officers charged with rape of a 17 year- I old girl Sunday night Several offices in the National an< * _ . . , council candtdatM will enter the Bank budding were entered some M „ ( hnum Ctt> Democratic time Monday nigh; city police of finals state Ratchford W Boland agent for Liberty Life lnsurar.ee Co , report three will be ippovetl Oy (George W Bag well, former councilman Jamc> C Crsine, in ward six. primary without oposition. accord- will be opposed by Charios C Leo mg to Leaman D Jones, secretary threw ond of the city Democratic club, who stated that no candidates had quali d/a on Tuesday evening. May 28 6t 7 38 IV public is tnvilcd In httrnd Health Center tlosed May 22 The Health Center on Woodrow street anil be cloned Thursday, May 22 Mrs J. H Waldrop, county will be attending the Health convention at Myrtle Roach the 8. 23. and M 576 County Farms Carry Out Conservation Work A total of 578 farmers in LauRms ponds constructed 10. stock water Cotinty earned out conservMion mg ponds constructed. 21; winter practices on their farms under the cover crops established 4.211 1857 Agmultural Conservation Pro- acres; liming. 4.332 acres, tree gram. Hugh B. Workman, chair- planting. 758 acres, man of the AST County Committee. The ml Conservation Service fur- reported this week This participa- rushed technical assistance on the tion represents 2 per cent of the construction of ponds, terraces, and farms in the county, containing 53 ditching The County Extension per cent of the total farmland and Agent assisted in advising farmers 4 per cent of the total cropland in and in making recommendations the county. for practices to be offered m fhe The average amount of cost-share c9unty for 1957 assistance received by each farm Requests for cost-sharing for con- participating in the 1957 program servation practices under the 1958 was $181.94 The assistance receiv- ACP are now being received in the ed by each farmer represented County Agricultural Stabilization about 50 per cent of the cost of and Conservation office at 207 W. installing approved pratices on the Laun^r St., Laurens. Farmers who farm. wish to receive assistance for con- Some of the major conservation servation practices in 1958 must file measures carried out in the county written requests with the county in 1957 with ACP cost-sharing in- ASC office and receive formal ap- clude: Rotation pastures establish- proval for cost-sharing prior to the ed, 1,381 acres; open drainage time the practice is started. Mr. ditches. 6,24 cubic yards; irrigation i Workman said. W S Home and Brooks Owi tail twisters The new officer* will assume i their duties July 1 William P Jacobs has served as I the club president for the past I ye** - The offense* orrarrod in aa area Sooth of fTtateo. vheriff C. W. MVr said The arreou wore asde so rem- pUiat of the girl sad her mother Warroeta mowed by Magmfrate Sam MeCrary of Cttmea. Three of ihe beys are from Js- aaa aad oar Is a rest del of flto- too Three hove bee* released aa ed that $11 a as missing from his f lr d when entry book* c toned Sal office while nothing was misamg U rda> at 6 on p m from the office of Cecil E White Three preseni holders of council attorney where another entry was «•«{» will V opposed by me can made Both offices were entered by dniale each breaking locks s A Pitt*, in ward three will be An unsuccessful effort was made opposed by Larry M ■ Buddy l to get into the T D Copeland of Hedspeth , fice Moudr^w Wilson in ward five. Dorn Predicts Trade Pacts Will End in Address Here TV three councilmen unopposed for reelec turn are Frank M Bo land in ward one. Harry C Layton m ward three and James P Stoaa in ward four TV Democratic executive com mittee following a meeting Ttsaa day night, announced that the oae candidate for mayor and -urn tar council seats were properly quali fmd The executive committee ain an nounred the box managers tor the SeVe C. d.rtfflth at Newberry thw of Ihe hoys was vtlU beta* held late MrdaesdUv afters— pending puling ap haad. Three of the bos % a re U years at age aad one is IS. * County Had 440 Traffic Accidents, Nine Deaths in 1957 l^iurens County had 440 traffic accidents in 1967, according to a recent report by the South Carolina Highway Department Also reported were nine traffic deaths and 156 injuries Charleston County had more acci dents and injuries than any other county. Greenville County had the greatest number of traffic deaths Local Members Attend State BGrPW Meet In Charleston 16-18 Mrs. Cauley Improving Friends of Mrs Frank Cauley will be glad to know she is improv ing satisfactorily at the National Institute of Health. Bethesda, Md., following an operation there on Fri day. Mr. Cauley is in Bethesda with her, and she will undergo a second operation probably within ten days or two weeks Her address is N I H 8-East, Room 209, Bethesda 14, Md. Delivering a *c<»rchmg attack on regimented and burdened with tax foregm aid here U*t Saturday mor aUon to support I tuptas and the- ntng. Congressman W J Bryan orrtnat milleniums. Dorn de- Dorn said that present reciprocal clardc trade atreemrnu which permit un • Today,” he »aid. the Amen limited quantities ,.f cheap foreign rdn government u spending bti textiles and other consumer good* ^ lions abroad to build road* for the to How into this country will not ramd. the donkey and the goat, be renewed n»ad» where there are few automo- I»orn made the prediction at a biles dams where there * little wa barbecue given by Clinton Cotton ter. Iibranes m countries where Mills for its employees and guests j people practice cannibalism for having completed 1 000.000 The dreamers thought * we could man hours without a lost-time arci- buy friends with money Failing to mree voting pt the primary No 1 at th Broad street L Plaxico. Jr Kenneth Ha-* £. No 2 V P Ada In Umiic Taylor Clinton Vi am Teen nd Mrs P, Ha.npi r. air G W •f "U o be tet up for hall on North lark Mn R Jack Red aad Aieflue Scbuoi Hollingsworth y. and Fatgar WdUam*. w j Mirence Fner. Five members of the Clinton Bus mess and Profipsiunal Woman s Club plan to leave (morrow to at tend the annual convention of the Third District Congress do-so they think we did not spend state federation of clubs in f’bar- man was ^ principal speaker at enough amt advocate more No leston May 16 through the 18th Police Fines For April Are $1,700 Poll lepurtment fines for the the celebration wonder we are in a recession Our month of April totaled $t TOO. ac- These include Mrs D. A. Y arbor- The congressman pointed out that sustenance is going down the fo- cording to the monthly report to ough. Miss Margaret Blakely, Miss t he federal government has rebuilt reign drain C |ty council submt’ed by Chief B Essie Davidson, Mrs Leila N John^ ,he foreign textile industry with Bob Poole and his Carolina Pro- B Ballard son. Mrs James Buzhardt. and t h 0 American taxpayers' money menaders were on hand to provide leading the hst m payments were Mrs Laura Mae 1,0 * ard Mrs and now those f oreiJ { n countries entertainment There were athletic two persons charged with violating Yarborough is a member of the are noodmg this country with goods|events and games and pony rides the liquor law who were assessed state nominating committee and a t prices with which the Amencan for the children $500 Miss Blakely serves as state parlia- industry cannot compete mentanan. "\ 0 wonder we have a recession UNDERWRITERS MEET The Laurens County Underwrit- dustries abroad at our ow n expense The huge crowd of 3,500 enjoyed ,, ' lve Person* paid $400 for driving the barbecue luncheon at 10 lijng u ®der the influence of intoxicants and unemplo\ment today. Hep tables-set up in Clinton Mills* bae- Other violations and fines s%ere Dorn said. “We have developed tn | ball park Fighting four arrested, $81 and George Huguley, superintendent ^ days drunkenness. 26, $270 40 Clinton Cotton Mills Employees and Families at Barbecue Saturday ers Association wiU this eve- ( Me bnng the products,* these m , o( ^ mill accepted a plaque in and " days, disorderly conduct, rung (Thursday a )7:30 at Roddy s dustr.es back into thus country to 5t , half of the employee, for reach- four. $46 and Todays, speeding and Guest speaker will be Paul \A Cul- compete with our own ini , the no-acc.dent landmark reckless driving, nine. $199 op- bertson. mayor-elect of Laurens. “The American people arc being CongreS sma n Dorn w a s intro- Mating -utu without drivers license. duced by P. S Bailey, president tw °- $12 and 13 days, damaging and treasurer of Clinton, and Ly- private or public property, three (2 dia Mills. released). $2 petty larceny, two. A Confederate Memorial Day $41 other offenses, eight t3> re touch was added by the presenta leased). $63 and 30 days tion of miniature Confederate flags Violations of parking taw, '.oiuled to each uuest by attractive young 122. with $61 collected ladies dressed in ante-bellum cos- Seven persons were taken in for investigation ar on suspicion and released A total of 73 arrests were made during the month tumes Baptist Kindergarten Registering Children at tk t- . u ^ ,•». v. v , Meet To Organize Thq first Baptist Church Kinder- _. . , _ gurten is now registering children Girls Dali TeOfTI for ihe Hejit ternv-rAll denomuva- A meetiru will be held thi> eve- I tions are welcome for children four mug rhurvlay at 9 o'clock at Ihe and five years* age Junior High Schout for the purpose Among activities planned before of organizing a girts ball team for i closing of school include a v isit to the sum mer | meet the teachers * those entering All teen age girls who are inter- schout next year a train tnp a e*ted are a*k<d ta attend accvra ! visit to the farm, a ride on a pony panted t>> at Ura*t one parent j and a family picnic D $ Tempietm .1 rector and Those desiring laformaUm ewe- ether members * the roc roar wa ornuag the kindergartan may ral rommi—M atii hr prvaaM la du Mrs Jar Mr Dam* at 64J-J «r Mrs rw*» the argamzaumi * the tea* 1 Letov Samir rs at Mt tor thr safer month*