Textile Plants To Close Ten Days for Christmas Three Will Attend Youth Convention Mi'.sos and Ann (irttvs and Miss Sally (Ilt'iin ol this nits, \s ill It asn on Mondas to attend The 3.500 U* \ t) if 1 worker^ ol the .,« < oi'dir.. Hi anounoementx by the 5 oulh ('onv ent ion in Dallas. ( lintoi ri .Jon iiipa area will get a l'i :'*■ s11(i nl Kotin t M Vance of Texas 10 day v;k , ation period be .nnin^ ( U.tOII 1 yiha and (icneral Man Mi's .iran ( ,l1 ; \ s 1 X ■ al hi me Dec I! .her : 21 a a ,is IcaroL I here a. 'el U .1. ter Keen, i". oi Joanna : i • tile hull,hiv s Irom 1 taioir ' Ills W t*vk } ■ - , • v J , L e* - w 11 nv<\ . pu \ ! ol Khv .: it Collegi al Hi l ko! y N The (’Imi Ion 1. \ (i i a and .1 t»a n n a ! 11 l II li ! ar 1 one work >ppage l and Miss \nn (1 el t v s 1 rom t he ' .It'll- Mil 1 s Will 1 i lum' oper ations Ad M att- it t Fic\ h.t \ l a na 1 ’re - hy lei ,.m Sehoi .1 ot ( hnstian or tin (hr mt nw is holiday > at Ihe ,■ I . CO rd ot at k a^t ! ,\ l \ Lam B im at ion Kiehnu Mid \ a Thev ♦ ■mi 'i 1 tlic 1 car 1\ tnorniiu : shift t ); 1 •, ; • aiv dau 1 t-a v ot Dr and M's un 2 • i > . the '2 4th and vv ill re . i: i liav o announced then ■ > < ph M v .» 11 \ ^ -true then mu, a! work sc Iiedule : 1 . Mm; .' i .osm. periods \ 1!'s - i , 1 c i: n d a u s. h t er ol Mr • mi.r. m" : n n 1 ai ui . 1 T ’• 2 p , .. irk \ 11 ( t • \s i! i t io'sl and Mi s | »a\ al GI. rim is a soph 111 :-t. 32 PC Players Awarded Letters in .h, i’ 11.. . t,. on sen nits ojihi.rnori • Ism. tad.ii assist.Hit t: .out I'tl. Itxm I. lot I.,| i : II I ti l mi l il 1 1 i a r # * seniors Kml Ion \ astme ol I )am i lie I ’a and .11 mms Koll) ot Sumter l ai kies Hills Os;den at M aeon (la and Hards l ed t let ter ot Hidn'eland (luards Hill S< ase'-ot ('linton and I ton Hi ids es o’ !)eratin (la Ilallltai k Hills Henton ol \tlanta and Kul I flanks Hill Mil: ol Mi Keens IMirt I'a and Hrm e Hai nes ol i uncord N C ,1 uniors K ml .len s 11ainmoi k ol Moultrie ( .a (iiiards Sonin DuHose ol Sumter and Haul l,o\‘ of York ( enter Ales Mills ol Sslvama (la C^uarterhai ks Holihs Joinei ol Macon, (la and loe Nixon ol Carrollton (la and Halfback Hobbs Sherroll ol \t lanta So[ihomores l.nds I'llll .lack son ol Atlanta and Ereil 1 (Ook "1 North August, i 1 ac k It .1 ohn (lett v s oi t nion (,uaids A1 \ in ( olev o| Atlanta Bat Sudi ieth of ( . reel and 1 )a v e llarrill o t ( .at! nev Center Kedl i Hidiaii Ison of i liestei and Halfbacks Konme H.m,(iton ol Kannapo!is \ ( and .Hmins Mas ol (iieenvsood ( reshiie o I nd I oum Itnlm :ei ' Atlanta I ai kIt |- I allk Kim ol \ aldo-t a ( m ( lUard Citizens Federal To Pay Out $90,000 in Dividends Dec. 31 w nt n ember dl I >e I In k Hie dm. P - sent a t I- I - Kani. I ,t/ pat in 1 ol Atlanta (Juartei bai k' Hpl I s son ot Ham In id. e ( and \: t \\ illiams of i an'o (ia and fullback Haul Mess man ol .1 one'bni u (la PC In Basketball Tourney At Spindale I’resttyteinan Colleste sstll eiitet a tour team basketball tourna merit at Spindale N C to be held Fridas and Saturday nuthts, Dei .'tb It I Idle annual holiday tournament is sponsored lis the Spindale Hotai s ( dub In the oix-nihp scene Wotlord ( oilene of SpaitanbuiK sstll play Western Carolina ol Cullosvhee, N C while the second name ol the mnlit ssdl leature Hresbyte nan and l-enoir Hhsne of flick ors N (' On Saturdas tunbi. Hie two los nn teams trom Friday's names a ill [ilay for tfie t (insolation prize at 7 00 p m followed at 9 00 p m bs the name to determine the championship for the two ssm ners c/f Friday s preliminaries Trophies will be awarded to the championship team and second place winner Indisidual awards also sell! he made incltdinn the most valuable plaser Progressive Dinner Scheduled Friday By Joanna Church Group The younn people's department ol (he First Baptist Church. Jo anna will base a progressive limier party on Fridas evenini’. December 23 The first course will he seised at the home of Betts Ann Thom as with Tilths Johmon .lirecting names The second course sstll he sers ed at the hona ol Mr and Mrs Alex Crawford vsitli Veda Jester a n d Kunenia By ars directing games The third course will be sersed at the home ol Libby Gerald, and Barbara Johnson Jennie Hae Surratt will direct games The party ssill close with the ingathering ol the Ixjttie Moon Christmas offering The empha sis will be given by Betty Ann Thomas, student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Semianry Fort Worth Texas Chronicle To Carry Babson Forecast In Next Week's Issue file ( 'll! omcle vs ill publish Bab son v Business a n d Financial t'oreoavt for Itkil m its next is sue to appear on IliuisTi- lit -•I libel 29 tins lores ast on vshal tin- husi I it"' vs olid ma ex pe- 1 I)'. t be nat ions 11 ns mo ■ I tiu sines , ana lyst and i oilient atoi is an annual leature in the ( luoniolr and its leaders are u I .'ed to look I ol it next vs eek Koget W Babson Inis probably done more than any other man to ( real among his millions ot newspaper readers an interest in simple business problems and to inst dI a broader vision in busi ness men enabling them to keep Up ssdtl Hie ups and downs ol t»U si ness cscles Mi Babson x wei-ki> leleases aii u -i d by more than Ju< i uew s pa pel - and his | mall! ml I epolt s bs JU,P(Hi i oi |.oral iiuis alid e tali - H i x re seal i ti is i . il r icd on bs a a I .’( si at I ot ex pert s A . I.. i is o; t f a Ballon pl ed n Pons I oi 1 !*!)U u pllolds the re II a : (■ at ill a v i i ,u i it past \ ears 1 - . i i. ilo pe i lent ini rei t I lire pi joi i ei i nt s ears dl.iti eiglitv tour pn (eat 195(1 ■ . Id - S : I fiit 1957 I i Ids .1 Id p( I ellt I '(all eights t I St pi , lent 19:1.1 e. .-lit . ton: pel . ellt Presbyterians Name New Elders Six new ruling eldei s bas e been sele( led b\ the member ship ol tin f'-rsi |‘iesb\tenan (tun i h 1 lit . are Tommy llolh s \ nsel 11 Godfrey J allies (lelai ei 1 om Blaxico A C 5Hun. aiu 1,1 Le and Young Uiey war c named ! ! I it s - . 11 i i a i duned w .1 II a simitar dis i dead ol $(17 atMI paid on .1 line 3U d i s nlen I pas iilillts | oi the seal I da! i: ml i I loin $ I m OOP I I |i . 11 h I opel a I id is |>| esi leal .1 tin a'sin lalloll .1 1’ 1 1 1 at tier siit pres ideal Mr I odd sei ret ary I reaxurei and mnuagiiiL’ otiicer I. s Bed dei k .1 r assistant treasurei ail M i s | li ars 11 unti l assis tan! sesa etai s In add11.on l.i Mi ssel s Cope and !'i ai In i and 1 odd diI'ec Ini., i m oi, it I I i Cdpel a ml H II d. t ,i e and .1 B Hart Christmas Made Brighter For 65 Area Youngsters Mid this I not not e to the story published last week on the San t a s Uni kMin|i i onilucteil bs I ’i es bs ter i an i ol le.'e st udellt s \ to!, d o| n.i In is s and g 11 I s . all d w 1111; 11 I a- ed a bleak ( lir Istmas .s 111 lout i ii c sei it s will awake on .unilas mot ning to toss provided f Ibis |,| o |ei I llii a i e '-in. d : s 11 l but ed Ibis W 1 ek to. t tie 1 111 it oil f II st I ’re dis t-d i.111 ( Iiun 11 along with oandv aid 11 uit to | ..I- ! m uniort uu di i n i uiu tan. • s.i that then -lei' 11 toy s on p ' I ■ i , "oil st ai ted ., ., i O, i , luge Class o: tin Tut ( Jim i Ii s Sunday Sehool taught liy Mrs Ben Hay ll.mmnt 1'C students ot all (le nominations joined in the elfort, and ttie si ores or renovated toys were turned osei to the i hull Ii last Sunday Candlelight Service At Lutheran Church Tile annual candlelight service of St John's Lutheran Church will tie held Christmas eve night at 9 o’clock The servile will include lamil mr Christmas carols and Scrip lure readings hy the pastor Uev .1 Gordon Beery, pastor file public is cordially invited to attend the service Clinton's Public Square Decorated for the Holiday Season Prisoner Says Sentence Less Than Law Provides in Petition Seeking New Trial Mrs. Abrams Named New Treasurer 01 Whitten Village Mis lop M \ I irams has been appointed treasurer ot U hit ten Village according to an iiiuini eiilent liv lb 1! (i U hit ten xupt i mlenilenl Mr Abrams succeeds the late Miss Lois I Blakelv I >r \\ bitten stated that Mrs Ahianix m well trained and i|ual died lor the position having the approval ol several auditors who have visited tin ottice during Ihe past three or lour months Mrs Abrams is assisted by Mrs f ranklin I) Davis. Mrs ' Lvelvn I Mi Crary , Mrs Doris .1 I re Mrs Virgmia I' l(ikard a nd Mrs Anita C' Jacks lb Whitten said the 11 casiii ei s otlice is divided into three departments and tarries sever al ditlereiit captioned Hinds in two Clinton hanks and federal Pavings and Loan Associations m ( linton and I.aureus Amount ol lundx handled annually in this depart mint he said is .nound three million dollars lb M hit If 11 stated I ill tiler that he is gi at il n d to have had ellli lellt pel solllit l III Ihe depart 11 id it w it Ii in i spoilage oi del i id a in I no a. i i ui al having been 11>und iad a! haiaiu e in the de p.n t meat Mine Ihe work began os i i Imp. i ai ago Clinton Area People Invited As Guests Of Midway Tonight No admission will be charged tonight i Thursday ) to see the program at the Midway Drive In llieatre. resident manager 11 M Kilpatrick has announced He stated that tins is Ills Christmas gilt to the people ol Clinton Joanna and this area A i inemascope and technicolor leature "Goliath and the Bar banaiis will he shown SAVINGS BONDS SALKS Senes K and II savings bonds sales for November in Laurens County totaled $30,293, reports D F Patterson, county savings bonds chairman Church School And Worship At Broad St Methodist As Usual i Inn ch school and morning woi -,hip -i tv ices .it Hroad Street \l el hod i st Church on Sunday , Dei 25 will he held as usual it is stated hv the pastor Kev J .el L Cannon limes lor the respective ser v n es are at 9 45 and II 00 a m Howevei no evening service or outli meeting w ill he held Most c s in the commu mtv are expected to continue wdti thru regular schedules pel taming to churi h school and morning worship services Some others however like the Broad Street Methodists, will eliminate the youth meetings and evening w oi ship serv ices Total Amount Of Christmas Seal Drive Announced Dr A A Knight today an nounced a total ol $5,5ttt> 2t> in the Christinas Seal campaign lie stated that he was pelased with the results to date and urged all who have not responded to mail their contributions soon He not ed that the money is used by the l.aurnt x County I uhei culosis As soi lation to wage a year round 111 lit agonist fit Gas Authority Entertains Employees L11 iplov ec- ot the Clinton New le i i > ( .as Nutlionlv and then taiiiilles well entertained I hui x da. i \ ei in i. at the American It g ion Home with a Christmas party Mr and Mrs Wyman M Shealy giceted the guests Supper was served trom a bullet table beautilully appointed with light ed tapers in brass candelabra sugared triuts and holly Bed tapers and liollv were Used on the tables where cuvets were laid tor tin- guests tin the children s table holiday scenes with snow men Santas and liollv were dec a ativ e Klscwhere in the building a Christmas tree was displayed and on the mantel were a mtnia tore tree with silver ornaments, angels, pine and white tapers During the evening Santa distrib uted gifts to the children At Gas Authority Christmas Party Here are employees of the Clinton-New- btrry (Las Authority at the annual Christ mas party Thursday evening at the Amer ican Legion building. Attending were of fice and plant employees and their families. Left to right are: Earl McElhannon of Clinton, Dan Hembree, Harriet .Vickies, and \V. I! Kitchens of Newberrv, Mary Jean Timmerman. Mary Elien Ward, Wyman Shealv, manager of the company, of Clin ton, Frances Oxley of Newberry, Bobby Harris and J. W. Smith of Clinton.— Photo by Dan Yarborough. Fhornwell Nativity Scene Begins Tonight Beginning tonight ( Thursday' a live Nativity scene will he pie sented three nights on the trout campus ol Thornwell Orphanage It mav he seen trom 7 30 to 9 30 each evening through Saturday The scene will consist id the manger Mary and Joseph, and the angels, the shepherds, and the wise men, donkey and sheep Suit lights will be used and tile principals will wear colorlul cos Himes Bockground music will be ol Christmas hvnins and carols w ill he heard Miss Juliet McCrorey member ol the Thornwell stall will di reel the presentation which is sponsored bv tin Senior High Fellow ship f riends ol Thoinwell and the publu . eiieralIv are invited to v lew I he scene each night I . i 1 1 l ens \ I .aureus l ount v while man now serving a 10 year si ntein e lor rape in the state peii.t eiit :arv na s In _ un habeas - orpux proceedings demanding a new trial on the ground, among others, that his sentence was d legal in that it was less than the statutes provided He alleges in his petition Hied with the clerk ot court here Fn Tonight Is Last For Presbyterian Christmas Display \ living outdoor Christmas scene depicting the Nativity scheduled lor three nights this week will close with tonight s - Thursday > presentation trom li 30 to 8 3(1 on the lawn of the l:i t I ’resin terian ('hut ch I adei the direction ot Mrs I oininv Hollis Ihe porti a . al is b . memhei s ol the Senior Fid Iiivv stiip ol the church Senior Players Receive CHS Awards in Football rim IB K, (.« •ori .c Sea sc .lud L \ auchn and in rv Hall !f( cl \ ed the four luno t oot ba 11 t I'Oj ’III 1 piven (inti'i .ih v at i bn toll 11, l.,h bool tor '■n o i p 1 a s Lis 1 II l picst uta '(ion w * i e 111ad» ' a t fiape! <>o 1 I- i i d a \ 1\ i m w as named i 11 o -1 \ a h i < d > 1 e pi a , ci V \ h l le St * st i le I c 11 s I V ) i ( K k LI ,tu ,Utl s I ht 11 ilm Imt 11 s 11 \ i l < 1111 who |)h\ t«»l hull.; th ! WO r i o wts plo\ t‘i ond hfvt If • S pr( t !\ L 1 \ >1 tfir imuoi \ or Hi r I \ (*( I the t 1 O most improwd Mikr Urdilerk f rrris 1104 kp>hl to(»t >.n! ol st 01s w cl r Hon \ \\ hit 11 ion K mr: Srosr and (inr\ •spiousc wthii who rrrrivrd In Florida For Son's Wedding Mi and Mrs Kenneth Baker and Miss Anne Baker are in Mi ami Fla In attend the wedding ol their son and brother, Kenneth Baker, Jr Mr Baker was mar lied at noon vesterdav to Miss Dolly Bates Sfafton WPCC Increases Power The Communications (Ommis sion in Washington last week ap proved the application ol radio station WHCC in Clinton to in crease power tram 5()() watts to I kilowatt Ihe station operates on a dav lime schedule l.OSKS I-ATI ILK Mr and Mrs VV T Seoggin were called to Colbert, Ga , on Monday because of the death of the former’s father J M Scog- gin Going yesterday afternoon for funeral services at the Methodist j Church ^were Mr and Mrs Cecil i Seoggin and family, Mrs David ! Gastley and Mrs Kra Young Court House Offices Closed For Christmas (ill ices 111 tin 1 .aureus ('omity court house at Laurens will he i iosed Satuiday and .Monday in ohsei v anct ol the ( lii lstmas h-il lilav s It w a ,t ati it 1 al l \ t In - w eek (Mines will close at the end ol the business day Friday and reopen Tuesday morning MOVK TO ( HAKI.OP I Mr and Mrs (' Smith Chance Jr and son, Hu hard formerlv of Memphis, Term are now it siding in ('tiarlntte, N ( Mr Cliance is associated with Burlington Hosier’ Co of New York as sales promotion manag it tor the southeast t tided States Mrs Chance is the lormer Miss Jane Watts, daughter ol Mrs B Pascal Watts and the late Mr \V alts ot Mountville Poole Graduates, Accepts Position Carroll Boole, a recent gradu ate i,i the Southern Technical Institute, ( hamblee Ga lias ai < epted a position wdti Fiske-Car ! 1 1 Construction ( umpanv m Spai tanliui g He is the son ot Mr md Mrs If F. Boole ol this city Mi and Mrs Boole and son. Mi i hael, who have lii'en residing in Chamhlee. are spending the boll days with Ills parents and will move to Spartanburg each m the New Year DKAMA Bl rULSI NTI D The Senior Lifeliners ot the J o a n n a Pentecostal Holiness | Church will present a drama, Ye Who Sit By The Fire," on Christmas Eve at 7 30 The pub is. in vt awards win Vaughn Joel Mr Blhaimon N,,| ll.mdh.ick Keith Stewart Km.od l.ittleto:i |iav nt Si pool le Hoger U h:l mil i ltd i\ Nelson, and Melvin Bailey \w aided letters lor the lu st tune were Jerry Hall Buck Itiesi Tommy Copeland, Grady Spoolie. Bruce Mills, Lille Lew is Billy Bills James Toney, llohliv Hamer Eddie Madden and Gary Goss V arious husuie--- establish mints and organizations in Clin ton give the awards each year McGee s Drug Store, most val liable player Copeland David son American Legion Post, best sportsmanship Johnson s Men s Stiop, ties! blocker. Young s Pharmacy best defensive play er Citl/eiis federal Savings A Loan Association junior varsity aw aril Presbyterians Adopt Budget Of $65,059.72 The congregation ol Hie fn t Presbyterian Chun h on Sundav adopted a I9iil budge! totalm. ’>1)5 1)59 72 an uu l ease ot $17 909 30 ov er l he previous i nr The tiellev oleiit section ol the budget includes $23,200 an m crease ol $11,700 while local t-x peiises are placed at $4! 8a9 72 an mi least ol $0,209 30 s 1 N(iS BN MESSIAH ’ Mr and Mrs K B lieitams, h and Mrs V C Workman bail returned from a short visit with their son and daughter. Mr and Mrs It B lieitams Jr at Mount Pleasant they went especially tor the Charleston Choral Society [ire sentation of The Messiah on Tuesday evening Mrs Hellams, Jr . was the soprano soloist for the presentation day that the presiding judge er red m giving him a 20-year sen teller when the statutes where a mandatory lile sentence where a (leti iiilant is found guilty of rape with recommendation to mercy The petitioner is Lester L Har nson of Clinton, who was con victed m General Sessions court lure in November His listed vie tun was a w bite girl V copy ol the petition was filed with the vlerk of court here Fn day Clerk ot Court Walter E Dunlap said today that he had mailed to Judge Steve C. Griffith ol Newberry who presided over the trial and before whom the habaes corpus hearing will be held a copy of the indictment at the tuilge's request At tns trial Hanson was repre w ilted by two court appointed at tornev s Neither their names nor names ol other attorneys apepar on the habaes corpus petition At tached tu it was a request that tin hearing he held forma pau pei ,s mtei preted m the request to mean as without funds." (ither grounds m the petition un lulled that he had no prelim mary hearing he was not per m.tteil to obtain competent' I mm el that Ills conviction was hascil on cu cumslantial evi- deni e that he was threatened bv tin county sherd! to make a confession Clerk Dunlap said that as yet no older had come from Judge Gnllith as to when or if he would hold the hearing Administrative Management Course To Be Offered In keeping with its policy of providing ever possible service to Un community the Bank of Clin ton with the cooperation of the Small Business Administration and the Distributive Education Division of the State Department ol Education, will oiler an Ad ministrative Management course early next year The instruction is designed to give the managers and potential managers of local business the knowledge of a sys tematic approach to solving ev ery day problems The school al so offers an opportunity to meet with and discuss problems with other business men under the Tadei ship of well qualified in ■ 11 Ul tlll s Emphasis will he placed on ac minting records financing, per xonnel and public relations and other allied subjects Joanna Baptists To Present Christmas Story Sunday Evening The Christmas Story :n Song Narration and Bantomme' will he riven at the First Baptist ( liurcti, Joanna on Sunday eve lung. December 25, at 7 30 The chuii is under the direction ol Miss Mary Eli/aheth Fowler church music director Organist is Jennie Kae Sun all and p: >n is! is Miss Marv Ann Browr, S*11111si is Eugenia By ai > El KM AN STI DENTS Clinton students attending Fur man University, Greenville, who are at home tor the holidays m dude Hubert Horton. Martha Joan Keeder. Kenneth Trammell. Tom Cooper, Delle Wilder. Sara Hay, Linda Bridges, Mary Cun ningham. and Jake Rasor Jr ol Cross Hill