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Vol. 61 — No. 52
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, December 29, 1960
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The clock strikes twelve—and the
New Year is born . . . bright with the
promise of new opportunities for
achievement, new happiness to enjoy.
As we welcome 1961 most heartily,
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our sincere wish is that it will bring
the best of everything to you and
yours . .. become in retrospect one of
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your favorite years!
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Robson Soys
1961 Living Costs to Rise
Some; No Inflation Seen
Business License
Taxes Due Jan. 2
Presbyterians 01
Joanna To Dedicate
Building Sunday *
The Presbyterian congregation
ol Joanna will celebrate the New
Year by dedicating their sanctu
ary, debt free, at the 11:00 a. m.
service Sunday.
The church was organized in
1929 by a commission from South
Carolina Presbytery. (
Dr. Marshall W. Brown, presi
dent of Presbyterian College, will
be the speaker for the service.
Hugh S Jacobs, moderator, will
bring greetings from (fie Presby
tery, and Probate Judge J. Hew-
lette Wasson will bring greetings
from the trusteeis of the Presby-I
tery. r
Since 19til marks the 100th an
niversary of the Southern Pres
byterian Church, Rev. Hugh D
Polard, pastor, will lead the con
gregation in “A Litany of Dedi
cation to the Presbyterian Mis
sion.”
All who have had a share in the
erection of the church and their
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friends are invited to attend the
servcie.
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Clinton Men Named
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To Scouting Posts
Four Clinton men Were named
to posts in Scouting at the an
nual meeting of the Blue Ridge
Council, Boy Scouts of America,
at the Clemson House. Clemson.
on December 22
Dr Fred E Holcombe was re-
apponited as chairman of the
Laurens District for 1961. Dr. D
O. Rhame was named as a na
tional representative from the
Council, and J. B. Templeton and
W. C Baldwin were chosen as
board members.
G. M. Grant, of Clinton’s Troop
174, received a camping award.
The Council is made up of
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Nativity Scenes In Clinton During Christmas Week
Shown here are two live Nativity scenes in Clinton
during the Christmas season. At top is the presentatii n
at the First Presbyterian Church, while below is that
given on tho frunt'campus of Th< rnwe. < )r:>hanage
Bot h were view* hotw
by Dan Yarborough.
This year I have divided my forecast into eight sections
as indicated by the following eight headings. Instead of
Business license taxes for 1961
will be due and payable on Tues
day, January 2 (Monday, the 1st,
is a holiday!, according to a city ^ cou ^ s an d Scouters in Abbeville,
in
The
ordinance , published
Chronicle today. ■
Payment smay be made during
. , , . , , * • » i January and February . Begin-
covermg general business as a separate topic, I am sure ning March 1 a of 10
that a reading of the following will give a clear idea of per ce nt will go into effect.
n)y thoughts on general business. Naturally, my first sub- The tajc is imposed on busi-
ject will be the political outlook. nesses, firms and corporations
Politic, and the New President ( for ^ Privilege of doing business
. . ,, , * , , -j x m Clinton for the year. Proceeds
I do not expect any big change un4er President Ken
for American business, but it will
not cure the cancer or whatever
else is causing the pain. Not only
would foreign banks withdraw
gold before such legislation was
passed; but if such legislation
should pass in the U. S., it would
be followed by similar legislation
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Personnel Announced
nedy. If he had won by a Jandslide I would be quite wor
ried, but with a narrow plurality in the electoral, college
and only a small fraction of 1 per cent over Nixon rn the
total popular vote, I think that our new President will be
very much on his good behavior. Certainly he will not have
much influence with either the Republicans or the Con
servative Democrats of the South. He may make radical
recommendations in his inaugural address to “save face,”
but most of these will not become legislation.
He will recommend certain new
welfare legislation, which will in
clude medical care for the aged,
an increase in Social Security,, a
new minimum wage, increased
public housing, help for the dis
tressed areas, and more aid for
education.
Commodity Prices, Including
Gold
Higher prices of commodi
ties at the retail level are more
or less certain, but wholesale
prices will probably decline in
most instances. Prices will not
r-ise because of inflation during
1961. The first of the price ad
vances will be absorbed by the
manufacturer. Owing to the in
creased competition in all lines,
wise manufacturers and retailers
will keep their selling prices
down. This means that their
profits will be less if they are
unable to reduce their own costs.
All of this means that general
business may show less increase
in activity and profits in 1961
than in the previous year.
Now, in relation to gold: Three-
fifths of the Free World’s gold
comes from African mines; one-
fifth from Canada; and the bal
ance from the U. S. and else
where. There are many rumors
that the U. S. will “revaluate,”
creatipg a higher price for gold.
This will not happen during 1961;
and I think that the price of
many gold stocks will decline
during 1961. The very discussion
in ^ongress of possible devalua
tion would cause us to lose more
gold. Everything will probably
be done to avoid such a discus
sion and I believe President Ken
nedy will publicly state that he
is opposed to it.
Temporarily, dollar devalua
tion might be a shot in the arm
go into the general operating,
fund of the city government.
McSweens Here
For Family Event
Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood,
Laurens, Newberry, Oconee and
Pickens Counties.
L. L. Stanley of Greenville, is
Scout Executive
Penalty Goes On
City Taxes In Jan.
Only three more days remain
for Clinton taxpayers to pay their
1960 taxes, states Clerk and
Treasurer W.'Brooks Owens.
Saturday, Dec. 31, is the final
day for tax payments without
Coming this week especially to penalty, according to city ordi-
attend the annual Christmas get nances. A 10 per cent late penal-
together for the family of Dr. D’ So into effect in January,
and Mrs. John McSween were: A tax rate ot 53 mills has been
Rev. and Mrs. Allen McSween ' n e ff et -‘t f° r a number of >ears,
and children of Greensboro, N. j Q SE g FATHER
C-; . 'Rev. and Mrs. George M. * Funeral services were held for
Webb and children of Shelby, Mack j By^, of Charleston, on
N-, Cj.; Mr and Mrs. Bill Me- Friday afternoon with, burial in
Sween and daughter, Mr. and Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Byrd, a retired U. S. En
gineer. was the father of Mrs.
Robert Strock of this city. The
Strockipwere in Charleston, hav
ing been called there earlier be
cause of his illness
Mrs. I. L. Donkle, Jr., and son
of Greenville.
Lunch was enjoyed at the Mc
Sween home and in the evening
a family dinner party at Hotel
.vlary Musgrove
March of Dimes Drive to Begin Jan. 2
“The most effective ammuni
tion any of us can supply for the
fight to prevent crippling dis
eases is the dollars we give to
the 1961 March of Dimes,” Fred :
E. Holcombe, campaign direc
tor, stated yesterday upon the
eve of the campaign.
The drive will begin Jan 2 and
will culminate Jan. 31 with the
traditional Mothers March.
‘•We ask all residents of the
Clinton area to support the
March of Dimes sp the National
Foundation can obtain the funds
it needs to continue the attack
against crippling birth defects,
arthritis and polio,” Dr Hol
combe explained
Holcombe also announced the
personnel of the campaign set
up for the area. Included are:
Associate campaign director,
A. C. Young; treasui^r. Miss
Kathryn Dicus; chairmen of the
various divisions: business em
ployees, Gary Holcombe and Jim
Wolfe; industrial employees, Har
ry Ayers; special gifts, T. M.
Youngblood and R. S. Truluck;
Also, Teen-Age chairmen, Jean
Arnold and Corinne Boyd; pub
lic schools, R. E. Martin; Whit
ten Village, Phil Rogers; Pres
byterian College, Dr. John Stev
enson; coin collection, Sarnie
Pinson; speakers bureau, Ted
Prevatte; Mothers March, Mrs.
Gary Holcombe and Mrs. Forrest
Adair; colored division. McQuilla
Hudson; Mountville chairman,
Mrs. Millette Wham; Joanna
chairman, W. K. Waits; Thorn-
well chairman, Miss Inez Tucker.
The campaign will be launch
ed with the solicitation by mem
bers of the Special Gifts Divi
sion on Jan. 2.
“The National Foundation re
lies on your March of Dimes con
tributions to enlarge its program
of research, professional educa
tion and patient aid,” Campaign
Director Holcombe declared.
• ‘‘These cripplers are stubborn
and dangerous enemies. Here in
the United States, one out of
every 16 babies is born with a
significant birth defect. More
than 11,000.000 persons are af
flicted with crippling arthritis or
a similar rheumatic disease,” he
pointed out. 3
‘‘The National Foundation has
proved through development of
the Salk vaccine that the Amer
ican people could find the means
of preventing such a dread crip-
ler as paralytic polio. Continued
public support will insure simi
lar break-throughs toward the
, prevention of birth defects and
arthritis,” Holcombe stated.
New Subscribers
MR AND MRS GRADY
SIMPSON.
MRS THOMAS NABORS.
MR$ W C WILTON.
MR« TENCH P. OWENS.
Clinton
MRS MILLER SMITH,
Newberry
MRS. LYKES HENDERSON,
Cross Hill
LEO HANSWON, JR.
Park Ridge, 111,
MRS. ELLEN COVINGTON.
Washington, D C.
H. C. MURPHY,
Enoree
Bodkin, Of Carolina,
Wins Jacobs Trophy
Jake Bodkin, guard on the Uni
versity of South Carolina football
team, has been announced as the
winner of the Jacobs Blocking
Trophy for South Carolina play
ers.
The announcement was made
Friday by the South Carolina As
sociation of Sportswriters, who
conducted the polling for the hon
or.
Among others getting votes
were Bill Ogden of Presbyterian.
The trophy is presented by Wil- j
liam and Hugh Jacobs of Clin
ton. in honor of their late father,
William P Jacobs .who was the
donej for many years.
Two other awards are also giv
en, for the best blocker in the
Southern and Southeastern'Con
ferences.
Lou Shuba, guard on the Vir
ginia Military Insttiute team, has
been announced as the winner
for the Southern Conference
W. Fred Whitlock
Dies Suddenly
At Home Monday
W Fred Whitlock, 60. died sud
denly early Monday morning at
his home on Musgrove street af
ter several years of declining
health.
A native of Laurens County,
he had spent most of his life in
Clinton. He was a son of the late
Robert Lee and Bessie Cole Whit
lock. and was a member of Cal
vary Baptist Church.
He was twice married. His first
marriage was to Mrs. Grace
Thompson Whitlock who died in
1954 His second marriage was
to Mrs Eunice Grace Whitlock
Surviving in addition to his
second wife are a step-daughter.
Miss Dianne Krisco of Clinton;
three sisters, Mrs. W Lee Thom
as of Joano^; Mrs Clara Payne
of Laurens: and Mrs. J. F
Thomas of Charlotte. N. C.; and
a brother. Paul Whitlock, of Lau
rens. ' •»
Funeral services' were conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 p
m at Calvary Baptist Church by
Rev. J W,. Spiders and Rev
Clyde Peterson. Burial was in
Rosemont cemetery.
Pallbearers were Vernon A.
Trammell. Hall King. Jack Red.
Tan Hay, H E. Poole, and Fred
Bragg. Jr
District 56 Receives $55,202.46
Laurens County Schools
Get $131,519 Kickback'
County Treasurer's
Ottice Open Saturday
Saturday. Dec 31. is the last
day for payment of county taxes
without penalty. Treasurer Allen
D. Coleman, reminds taxpayers
After Jan. 1, a one per cent pen
alty goes into effect, and increas
es each month to seven per cent
in April.
The treasurer states that his of
fice in the court house at Laurens
will remain open all day Satur
day to receive tax payments
New Trucking Co.
Opens Branch Here
The G and P Trucking Com
pany, Inc , has opened a terminal
in Clinton on the Airport Road
Home office of the company is
in Pel/.er and they also have a
branch in Greenwood The com
pany has been operating for two -
years and the Clinton branch was
opened recently in their expan
sion progratp
A L Cnrhpbe.il. of Anderson,
is the operating...manager of the
company, and Boi>ft> Howell of
Greenville, is terminal manager
Clinton Stores
To Close Monday
Stores in Clinton will be closed
on Monday. January 2. for New
Years, according to an announce
ment by J. Robert Cox, chair
man of the Merchants Division
of the Chamber of Commerce
Stores will remain open all day
on Wednesday, January 4 Half
day closing will he resumed on
Wednesday, January 11 ,
District 56 Schools
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To Resume Tuesday
Public schools of District 56
will resume their regular schetl
ules on Tuesd&y. January 3. after
having been closed for the Christ
mas holidays since Dec 20
PresbyteTiSn College, w h i c h
has been closed since Dec 16.
will also begin qfter holiday
classes at 8:00 a m . Tuesday
Laurens — Laurens County
schools are getting back $131,-
519 and some odd cents out of
the "kick-back" funds distribut
ed under an Act of the 1960 Gen
eral Assembly, it was stated
yesterday by J I^roy Burns.
County Superintendent of Edu
cation ,
"Supt Burns stated that he had
been advised of the distribution
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Asst. Chief Blakely
Chosen Marshal For
Presidential Parade
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ASST. CHIEF BLAKELY
Assistant Chief William B
Blakely 3f the Clinton police de
partment. has been selected, to
serve as a marshal for the inau
gural and parade when John F
Kennedy will become President
of the United States on Jan 20
Asst Chfef Blakely" was noti
tied of the appointment in a tele
gram from Senator Strom Thur
mond
Blakely expects to receive fur
ther instructions during the next
few days and probably will go
to Washington a day or two be
fore the inaugural for briefing on
his duties
Blakely is a veteran officer on
the Clinton police force and is a
graduate ot the FBI Academy in
Washington
by the State Superintendent of
Education and that the check
for this county’s share had beer,
mailed to County Treasurer A1
len Coleman
The total sum is to be divided
between School Districts 55 and
56 and Thornwell Orphanage on
the basis of approximately $12 45
per pup.l, Supt Burns said
Under the distribution District
55 will get $72,233.80 District 56
$55 202 46. and Tfiomweil Or
phanage $4,083.54. he said Oth
tr >chools in the county outside
ol those three units, he said, will
obtain their shares of the funds
irom the districts m Greenville
ami Greenwood counties of which
they are a part, he added
Tom Plaxico. chairman of the
Board ot Trustees ot District 56.
stated that approximately $40
")00 ot the amount received would
be used to pay oil a deficit ot
several years standing, and the
balance will be depos.ted in the
geheraT operating fund
F P Thompson, superinten
dent of District 55. -a.d that ap
proximatelv $45,000 of his dis
trict s share oi the tunda will be
used in making a lour room ad
dition to Sanders Elementary
School in Laurens and that from
ad.ilOO to $5,000 will be allotted to
.sanders High library to bring
it up to Southern Association
r standards The remainder will
be applied to the general school
district fund
The kick-back mnds were
voted to schools out of a surplus
in 1960 state funds
Taylor Is Master
Of Masonic Lodge
E C Taylor Jr has been
elected to head Campbell Lodge
\o 44 AFM worshiptu! mas
ter for the coming year
Other new officers are Epps
H Davis senior warden James
D Hairston. Jr junior warden.
William J Davis, treasurer. V
P Adair secretary . William R
Fennell, senior deacon. 4 R Chris
\dair. Jr. junior warden. Wil
liam 1 Bailey and Homer R
Jones. Jr . stewards Rev J B
Abercrombie, chaplain J D
Rass tiler
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