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SHOP IN MKEN ALWAYS DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AIKEN AND AIKEN COUNTY MORE THAN READERS EACH ISSUE Eighty-Second Year The IBM Aiken, S. Friday, 10, 1950 Carollaa Guctte Vol. No.92~No.58 OF INTEREST TOMKENITES BIDS Sealed bids -will-be opened Nov. 14 on 31 road and bridge projects costing- approximately $3,000,000 in 29 counties. The projects include the following: county: The-constructiori.

of'second road 21 between routes 215 and 39 of a 351 foot reinforced concrete, structural and timber bridge over South Edisto river, with of earth graded approaches. 1 WOOD FIRES A total of 6,949 woods fires b'urned over 218,818 acres' and caused damage "of $765,567 between January 1 and 30, 19EO, the forestry department reported, last week. Aiken county had 213 fires with 7,416 acres" burned over damage of HOME DESTROYED A five room dwelling located at Bath lake-was, destroyed by fire late Tuesday afternoon. The horise was owned by Wilbur Grice, an Aiken clothing: salesman. Firemen stated that the firs probably started around 4:30.

BIG FISH HAUL MADE WEDNESDAY Pardue and "Tippy" Cupp brought forty cat fish and four rock ifish back "from a fishing trip to Saritee Blooper Wed- night. The twxTlocal men caught one 13 pound rock fish, using shad 'bait. The other three rock fish, 11, 10. and 8 pounds were caupht gar Ifish. All fou-' were caught on a.

rod. and reel. NOTED A PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Reverend C. Scott, D. of Atlanta, will preside in the pulpit oif the Aiken Presbyterian -church next Sunday morning.

Members and friends of the church are 'urged to attend and hear Dr. Scott, wbo is an executive officer of the General Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church and a minister of note. STREETS NOW MARKED Aiken's City streets are now plainly marked which is a groat KelpT'The names are painted on white sections on the curbs. BOOKER TO SPEAK Harold Booker, editor of The Camden Chronicle and author of Thinking Out Loud column, will be the guest speaker at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club Monday. County D.

C. Browning, Formerly Of Aiken, Dies In Greenwood Daniel '15, state hig-lmjiy department" main- for the Greenwood district, died' unexpectedly r.t his home Tuesday late Mr. Browning hint in Aiken, and was connected with the. state high-way department in this district for a number' of years. He moved to Greenwood in February, of this year.

Born in Eiloree, he was the son of Dr. Q. W. Browning, and tho late Mrs. Margaret Browning of Cameron, He had lived in Greenwood for.

approximately eight months, and was a member of the First Baptist church." Funeral r.ervices wore conducted at 11 o'clock yesterday morfn 1 ing from Kantee Baptist church at Elloree by Rev. A. Bowers, of Greenwood, and' Uev. J. W.

Middlcton, of SanteT church. Burial was in the Santec cemetery. Survivors include his widow, the former Miss Kathleen Jones 'North; D. C. Browning, Jr.

Green-wood: his fathr er and Tour sisters, Miss Pearl Browning of Elloree, Mrs. John F. ChicJV df Columbia, Mrs. James Weir of Washington, D. and Mrs.

-Charles Spell of Grover. Official Vote Amendments East. West Aiken Aiken Isb. I Yes No 'lo 2V 185 IS '174 No. 2 Yos No Bath 1812 Belvedere 12 Beech Island 45 H.eiprkts_,...._., 34 Ohimiuapin '11 7 Cleai-water No.

I'; i) 7 Cleanvacer 2 31' 13 Eureka Glovervillc 28 Cl 16. lackson 1 12 Langley 25 Millbrook ,1 Millbrook No 2 3 0 Monclta 2 Z'J New Holland 1-1 14 iVorth Augusta oOS No. Yes No -13 21 177 24 18 2a 5 42 8 No. -1 Yes No 152 33 25- 41 10 .8 2-1 1 2:5 James F. Byrnes Gets Unanimous Vote JaiiiL's F.

Byrnes, fonnei- sccrctitry of State the. Lfnitwl States was olccteil governor, Scnitn Curtilma by a im'atiimous vote in Tuesdays Ceiieiul Kleetiuii. Bynws had no opposition. Injuries Are Fatal To Langley Child On Super Highway Edith year-old injuries tei noon Cou.slatu-o -Carter, sis- Lannley child, died of received Wednesday whi'ii struck by a truck John Galbreath To Bring Horses Here This Winter John Galbreath, of Columbus, Ohio, will bring: a string of his horses from the Darby Dan Farm stables to Aiken the latter part. of this month for training here during the Winter months.

Mr. Galbreath's cousin, George Galbreath, also of Columbus, Ohio, flew to Aiken Wednesday to make final arrangements and' to rent a house for trainer Jack JLong. Mr. will arrive on Nov. 20 and will occupy the John H.

Williams' cottage. Farm Outlook Meeting Is Set For Wednesday Aiken county farmers are invited to attend a 1951 Farm Out- meeting at the Aiken 'Municipal building, Wednesday, November 1G starting at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. JT. T. Grnves, specialist, will discuss beef, cattle and hogs.

H. A. Woodle, agronomist, fntss farming; W. C. Nettles, diseases and.

insects; Miss Alpha home and farm; A. H. district agent, general outlook for R. R. Mellette said that is the time year for planning next farm work and timo will be jfiven at the meeting for individual to ask questions, on the new Aiken-Aujcusta super hijrhiwny, r.ei.r the Langley dimi bridge.

The ilenth the I.angley school prirl inurlicd the first, highway accident on the new super highway cornectinpr Aiken an-i Augusta. The new roadway not 'been officially opened' yot. The little girl, daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. instance Carter, was on her -way home from school with her brother when the accident occurred, accordin.tr to reliable sources.

The child suffered skull, arid severe facial lacerations, am: died shortly upon ar- lival at the. Aiken County hospital, 'Coroner (In-gory said. Gregory said that witnesses to the accident reported tl-at the three children were in I lie Senator Olin Johnston New N. Augusta Oak Grove Periy Rook Spring Seivern siiiioh Ellenton Tabernacle Vautluse Wardds No-1 Wards Xo. 2 Warrenville White-Pond Windsor Totals Shaws Fork and Wiiuener Theater Receives Temporary Permit Xorth" Augusta's Marrh' boater was-grivcii a teinporary permit tw operate by the city comn.il in mectinjf last Tuesday night.

The ci. iincil granted the permit to iMana.uer Hart, as -two (pickets patacti'd in front of the newly constructed $1 SO, 000 theat er. The dispute -arose nvt'r the manager using a jeclionisi. (I 4 LS7 7 llj 5 18 5 1 I 10 2 7 7 '2' 11 297, 0 4 24 1(5 48 (I 41 ,25 1 7 11 31-1 0 46 12 '14 '2j 17 44 25 20 0 7 Jl IMG have not 4 in 2 4 17 4 .12 Hi 11 I) 1, 2 10 0 lii '1 42 7 ill us ol' press 4 45 7 14 12 41 24 1 19 I) 8 1-1 l(i 8 13 0 II I 10 10 0 7 451 Tlie Democratic Nominees Elected AiktMi county voti-rs wt-iil to the polls Tuesday and elected nil the nominees ot the South Carolina. Democratic party, and Invitations Are Sent Out For Hospital Ceremonies S.

C. Voters Knock Hole lif Poll South Carolina" voters knot-lead another hole in once-solid poll the South Tuesday away with a poll tax' as a -voting requirement-by a ivmrjrin of about four to one, returns showed Wednesday. Only 350' of. the state's precincts bad finished their vote- -hiit there was little doubt that the amendment, was Koinjr through, Tlie vote S'iO for passage, against. Passage of the amendment does not pvit it irtn.

force. It must fro back" to tile South Carolina j-T-neral assembly next winter lor ratification. The amendment, which merely lifted -the ''voting requirement" of-Ihe tax, had the back- iii(r of Gcv. J. Strom Thurmond a score of other state leaders.

The lux was passed in 180.1 as measure, and written' into the constitution in 1805-. Amendments to repeal constitutional proviso for municipal vepcistriiLioii ior elections anil limit on ol" school districts also apparently were headed for passive. The Aikcn.c(junty_.voter£ elect- cd all of the Democratic party nominees, with J. Strom. Thurmond and Ike Eisenhower getting Seaman Herndon i In Training Center Thurmond received "h'is in vole in the West Aiken box 1 for U.

S- Senate, and Eisenhower received his write-in vote for Adjutant General in -the 'West Aiken box also. By Supporting the Democratic ticket the voters named James F. Byrnes, George ISell TimniL'rman, It. governor; O. I Frank -Thornton, secretary of state; T.

C. Callison, attorney general; -Jesse T. superintendent of education; James C. Doxier, adjutant general; J. 'Royi Jones, 'of Agriculture; Qlin D.

Johnston, unted states senator; and John J. Riley, representative in congress. Edward C. Cushnian, John A. May, and John 11.

Williams were all elected to the state House Representatives. C. T. Whetstone, of Perry, was named County Commissioner for the third district. County Amendment Pnsseg The county voters were almost 2 to 1 in favor of changing the county school bond law, amendment four.

With thirty-five out of thirty -seven precincts rejiuL'tiugmihe votes for and J3! against Uie -proposed ment, according to D. Kenncy, chairman of the commissioners of election in this county. The law originally stated thai. schol Itonds could not be issued Officials lie of oVirauization.s_ and clubs received 'printed invitations this week from the Women's auxiliary to the Aiken County hospital, askini; them to attend special cercino- nies at the hospital, Saturday, Xov. IS: I "The Women's auxiliary ror- ro- i itially invites you to attend the annual donation day and open A city ilinnnc a projectionist a test" given by a hoard of examiners before hi 1 can operate in t.hr city, aii'l a theater can only hire an operator with a license.

The projectionist Sir. Hart hired not able to pass test, so a man was hired that i could pa--s the test, hut he wa a non-union man. The second man hired per-. su.idcd to le.sign as union men threatened to picket the- busincsri in Augusta where hv worked. house at the Aikon County hos- pital, Saturday, Nov.

is. froir. 1 I a.m. until p.m. and.

to he present at o'clock for the dedi- cation ceremonies of the memo- 1 rials and (rifts and of new rant 1 1 Mrs. U. Wilds, siuxiliary pi-esident. said today. wish that, we could send printed invi- tations to it is the corn-ration of every- one that makes our i annual i donation 'lay We I do urnc thi' "public at-j tend the Xov and shall lie expect inir a iari representation of the people in Aikon and Aikon county present I at.

the hospital, a week from to-j morrow." Memorials lo he di-iliraleil an-'j thosi Ira C. Coward. Mr. and Mrs. T.

Coward. Mrs. Mackey -Scott, H. Wilils. Ada ford May.

Clifts are contributed by Hope Coddard Iseliii. the Aik- i Ralph is. I M.V.,,-, into tht- of -Naval scnmaii of In Townsi-n. Indoctrinated ions and. color tiadi- 1 recruit, I street.

elt'ili. Southeastei-n Aiken Slmieiit eluli. I llavin-j complet Aiken Pilot, cluli, 'anil the men of the World. 410 Thousand Bale Cotton Crop Seen For South Carolina oT hoarding a pick-up truck thiii had stopped for them, when littii- Edith Constance run from behin.l in front of the parked truck hit" the path of the tru'c'v driven by Hugo Addio. Funeral arrangements will made later by the Posey Funeral home.

Aiken Post Office Receipts Indicate Monthly Increase Postal receipts for the month of October Indh'iiteti an increase over the same month last year, according to Postmaster B. K- Permenter. fur Octohei showed a increase of over the receipts recorded for Octohei The total receipts for the Oclobo'r were while only iri were laien in during The poKlmastur also made- note of the that -November 1. the deadline for mailing nil packages for -overseas delivery, Jiud urged that such parcels be sent H.I -possible. leturneil to olViee for secona term.

State elected U'ithoui opposition were: l.ieut.ei'.aut Hi'll Timii'erman; State, Fran i. Thornton; Ti-easur- i-r, Hates; Attorney (leneval, I T. C. Cai'ison; General, James C. General, F.

C. Rhodes; Supt. of Kduealion. Jesse T. Anderson; Commissioner of Agriculture, Roy Jones.

J. liiley, of Sumtor, elected to iCoiiyruss from Many From County Place In Canning Exhibit At Fair SALLEY MAN IN LANDING IN ACTION K'OKEA and sold in an excess of per At.JCallfOrnia.. BaSC valuaf.ion-of- all taxable property in the school district. The newly passed proposal raises the limitation from to 25 per cent of the assessed value. All three of the state-wide amendments passed in the county voting and throughout the slate.

The first- resolution proposes the elimination of the poll tax as a voting requirement, hut would retain the poll tax as a souree of rt-vcnuu. The second amendment concerns tiie registration for municipal elections. South Carolina voters in the national, comity, and stat.i: must have one reir- lu istrat.ion certificate. In addition have a city reivistra- cert it'icate in order to vote ity elections. The rcsohuitin enables voters who received his first military insl.mction at Ibc Naval Tvaininii- Center, San 'liuiler the rocruil li-iiinini! 1 i At San Picjrci, the training is (Icsi.irned to lu-uefit the 'recruit throusi-h experience (by lectures in such diversified subjects as siKnalnitf.

navigation, jrunnery, basic nrd- nauco, Navy ustonis and terms. Irainin-. Wood- cessfully, he is ready for assiu'ii to a Fleet, unit, aclivv 'duly, or enrollment as a student (i at one nf the X'avy's i-ervict- schoi-ls for furtlirr train- 1 sturekeep Salley. Aiken Second having ilcfont- 1 the iiicunibunt, HiiK'O -Sims Jr. in the Forty Dentists Attend Meeting Here Yesterday Around forty dentists attended the Coastal Oistriet Dental society meeting yestnr- 'day, accordinj; to Dr.

W. Molony, local dentist and pi rsident of the society, The meeting opened at a.m. at the Lions cluhhoiisc. Featured speakei-s wei-i: nr. K.

county winners in tlie cannine; exhibit at the Kxcliaiiiro Fair, held in last week include: Betty Voumans, of Kllenton, won first place in tb'e vegetable canning entered by -1-H clubs I with a first in turnip ttreens. f.ho i third in tomatoes, and fourth in A Soiit.li Carolina colto of i.aies of non STMiss weight, is expected reports on November 1, Frank i JO. l-tlack, state agricultural stat-( istician, said yosterday. This is i i bales or seven per cent less than indicated a month au'u, I the -leclii' beiny due chiefly to i 1 fiirthu 1 'eduction in 1 the Piec'rnont area tile is the 1 of re- Uohert W. Clam: first class.

L'SX, crew 1 member aboard C. s. ilestn struck- I'h ('oiuonriisls in ati aniphibi from landing on west i oast i a I EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Hi liu-i CLOSES FOR ARMISTICE 'which! The South Carolina Stale rlh Kor iiluymciil Service Office, lo at 17t)2' Park Avenue, closerl Monda.v. NtivemlK-r Arinisliro Uay holiday. in all ami aiiionri- Si Coiigressniaii-Elect To Address Grange earrots.

Carolyn won a first in the ok classification. Rolihie Thomas, of Aiken, placed fourth in the 5-H rlul jar exhibit. Julia Claire Johnson, of Aiken, took a fourth in tb Tho estimate of Kales is The second smallest since ISTii and only 1,001) bales above thi; smallest crop of hales in inn. a less than inade last year and cent In-low averajie production for tin- six i tell years lit.V.l-18. I yii'fd acre is coiu)iiit- at 22S pounds wliich compares year and the ten- cy Iiilin i nimrcN-iiiian-i'JccI ol Siiniti-r.

will lie llu- pi'Mifipiil spi-aki-r an tipru nl (lie Kdisin llu-ir lieu hnildinu in I Nmi'inhi-r l(i iu-c-ordiiiii In iiiond Nlalr deputy inaslrr and iniislcr ol lln- The tiinit mi'iit meri'ly i f-disn iel i nti similar plan been adopt.i.-d in ii- and u-niiJd not In- I'd by I lie pru.iosed stall' plan. cuiiiparisoii In of citixens vntiovr in past the tllrll-iilt I'nr "off i Housing Authority Asking For Bids Another which Ojicns at tin 1 'talk pears with '2 division of the fruits, preserves. I yeai- average of jelly, and pickles exhibit. She i Cot.tonscccf production second in fruit juice, second in apple jelly, and fourth in pickle. Carolyn Soldier, of Aik- on.

took third for her peach Carolyn of Aikon, took third place for her peach preserves and first place for her peach pickle. Betty YOM- based on tho 1 dm inu: tho 1 mill tons is iudu-al i-atio of lint to past five years. Crop report the cost of picking as a linn- dri-d pounds of seed cotton, compared with last, year, the record hiijh of in and mans, of Etlenton, won second I tin; low of cents in I place in the peach pickle Census report shows in); 1 i noil ninninir hales ginned in the Mrs. Willow Thomas, nf Aik-i st V1 This: en county, was an outstanding compares xvith winner in the Colunitiiw, Dr. G.

Diinionslratiini who reported on the j. She look first Sanders, A. National llental association meet- in uf hold in Atlantic: City. IV. this John A.

mcinhcr of the house, was also a speaker. A luncheon was served by the DaiitfliteiVi of America nt Women's clubs place for her tomatoes, second place for her pears, and second place for her lima boan.s. Mrs. Zie.ssio Youman.s, with her string beans and Mrs. of Ellenton, 'won second place E.

Garvin, of Montmorenc.i, fir-ft in peach hales Ihe saniu date last year. The United States crop is placed at bales, which is bales "above the October forecast, hut. hales 01 per lielow production in r.Mil. Tho net increase of amounting to lo winners of ami sou the uroup. are as $1110: M'coiiii.

ihiixl. I'ointh. S2. fifth. SI-" 1 sixth.

yl5: 'sevontb. and S10. Tho iin-noy is conn ibiited by Coward Seed company. N'odson company; Holley Tractor company. Wist- i cottipaiiy.i Holloy Hfirdware coiu- Hardware company.

and Sous, KhU'e l-'er- i'limpany, Hunter's UI-UK Store, Kaiiirhmnii Clievrolot coui- -Iodine State Bank. Salley Truck and Tractor company. M. K. Warner, Aiken Fertilizer Farmers bank.

Bank'-' of Greenwood, ami the Aiken Tractor and company. A liardeciie dinner will he served. JOHN J. RILF-Y bales during October is improved prospects west tO the off- tho Aikon county corn H. A.

Woodle, Clenison Xolhinv mo more llian know how much I spent, for cuntest. i I nevor enjoy a hat itfron- as much if I know how much it in-i-ct jn, Trenton Senior is Director, Writer Of University Play Tin- of South Cam Ttieiit.er will present its first ef tlio' soasnn Thursday l-'riday. Xrivrmbor 0 and in Di'iiyton hall, at m. plav. or Nothing." by Carl Vinos, from a M-nior at the- 'univcr- sily.

will also direct the pro- Vines iof Ihe (iuctions 'and has has boon active ill most Cnivei-sity Players' pro- Ir.le at the university, ajipeaieti in Town Theater productions. While in the- army he with the USO ii: i.i.