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V ■ • ’ 1_ A if w k ’ rr * Vol. 65 — No. 3 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 16, 1964 Aid in Administering Vaccine • This is part of the group of medical men, nurses, scouts, and others who assisted in administernig the final Sabin polio vaccine at the Clinton High School Sunday afternoon. In spite of inclement weaker, 6,709 persons took the vaccine at this school which was only 16 less than the number at the second clinic in December. The vaccine was also administered at other schools in the county. Persons who failed to get the vaccine at any of the three clinics are advised to go to their physicians for the immunization.—Photo by Quinton. Senator Soys Equalization Program Laurens County Senator King Dixon said Monday that the legis lative delegation is considering the institution of a tax equaliza tion program and exploring the possibility of county purchases being made'under jurisdiction of a purchasing agent. He disclosed the information in remarks made at the annual open meeting of the legislators prior to going to Columbia on Tuesday for the meeting of the South Carolina General Assembyl. Dixon said a tax equalization program is being studied and if James M. Lea Dies In CJiarleston Frinds here will be interested to learn of the death of James M. Lea, 76, last week in Charles ton. ( Mr. Lea is remembered here by a number of friends and acquaintances. He came to Clin ton as a boy and was raised at Thornwell Orphanage. He mar ried the former Miss Eunice Riddell of Laurens, also a stu- several years ago. He was a successful furniture merchant in Charleston. He is survived by a son, a daughter and a sister. ' r Pepsi Shindy Show Sponsors CHS Band Friday evening, January 24, the Clinton High School Band will present the Pepsi-Coia Shindy* Show at 8:00 p. m. at the Clinton High School audito rium. The Pepsi Shindy Show is seen on WFBC-TV every oth er Sundhy afternoon from 3:30 to 4:00 p. m. and features out standing folk talent from high schools and colleges in the Piedmont section of the state Camp Fire Directors .To Meet Tuesday The Board of Directors of the Clinton Council Camp Fire Girls will meet Tuesday evning, Janu ary 21, at 7:30 at the Camp Fire Hut. All members ar urged to at tend Hogan Named Director Broadcasters Asso. Bill Hogan, of radio station V _ \ _ Body of Driver and Car Removed From Lake Greenwood Monday Afternoon These scenes show activities that took place Monday afternoon when the body of a Charlotte man and the car he was driving were removed from Lake Green wood,- after plunging into the lake early that morning. Men in the boat are shown as they removed the body of John Thomas Rucker from the water. They are Laurens County Coroner Marshall Pressley, County Game Warden Garvin O’Dell, and State Game Warden John Ellison. The other photos show two stages of pulling the car from the water.—Photos by Paul Quin ton. it is determind to be worthwhile, legislation will be introduced Such a program, he said, would cost the county between $125,000 and $150,000. In the event the purchasing office is set up, the * senator said, an agent would be desig nated to make purchases for all county departments. The County Board of Commis sioners was requested by the senator to provide restroom fa cilities for Negroes in the court house. He said the county is in excell ent financial condition, wititi a surplus on hand and no prospect of tax increases in 1964-65. The meeting, lightly attended, heard a number of Lake Green wood property owners and from other areas request improve ments for roads. Sen. Dixon said he would request that the roads be placed in the state highway system. C. L. Milam of Mountville, farmer representative question ed the legislators about tax in creases, saying that his taxes had been increased $300 in recent years. A. B. Culbertson of Laurens spoke out for better schools and requested the delegation to take a second look at educational tele vision. He said, “It is not worth a hoot to this state.” He said we need to get some of the “dead- wood out of the schools and to reorganize the system” and he said one of the things “we can’t afford in this state is to spend $9 million for gymnasiums.” The delegation agreed to con duct public meetings on the first Monday of each month while the legislaeure is in session in Co lumbia. In addition to Sen. Dixon, Lau rens Couney legislators are Rep resentatives Marshall Abercrom bie and David S. Taylor. S. C. Principals To Meet at College Three meetings have been set by the S. C. Elementary Prin cipals Association to study mod ern mathematics, Charlie Wil liams of Columbia, president of the association, has announced The first meeting is to be held at 10 o’clock January 22 at Pres- Camp Fire Leaders Hold January Meeting The January meeting of the Leaders Association of the Clin-, ton Council of Camp Fire Girls was held Monday evening at 7:30 at the Camp-Fire Hut. Mrs. Phillip Abner, leaders representative, had charge of the program. Plans were made for the Fath er-Son banquet to be held in Feb ruary, and ideas given for the Jr.-Hi-Horizon Club social to be hied in the near future. ' Leaders of the Kadoka, Petaga, and Lewa districts were present. Mothers March Slated for Jan. 31 Mrs. R. Michael Turner, chairman of the Mothers March of Dimes, has announc ed that plans ar« being made for the Mothers March in Clin ton January 31. The area captains helping in the march will include Mrs. Robert Piaxlco, Jr., Mrs. John Gallman, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs. Rufus Sadler, Jr., Mrs. E. N. Sullivan, Mrs. Lewis Hay, Mrs. Keith McGee, Mrs. Fred Tumblin, Mrs. Frank Mead ows, Mrs. George Brocken- brough, and Mrs. Lois Davis. • • • Among those from Laurens County attending a meeting of the National Foundation, fol lowed by a reception at the Governor’s House in Columbia on January 7, were Mrs. Marc C. Weersing, Mrs. G. Edward Lehman of Joanna, Mrs. Louis Murphy of Joanna, and Mrs. W. B. Henderson of Waterloo. » • • Larry Gar, of Laurens, chair man for the county of the March of Dimes activities, states that $375.40 has been raised by the Teen-Age pro gram for the March of Dimes, including $350 from cake and doughnut sales by the Clinton High School group, and $25.40 from a basketball game at Sanders High Shool, Laurens. The Clinton Teen-Agers sold approximately $240 worth of doughnuts in their sal^ Satur day, he said WLBG in Laurens, was named as professors at Columbia College, one of 4he directors of the South Carolina Associated Broadcast ers at their meeting in Columbia on Saturday. * ' byterian College at Clinton; the second at Columbia College Feb ruary 5 and the third at Kings- tree March 18. Dr. Ann Flowers and Dr. Evelyn Fulbright, both associate PC's 1964 Football Slate Announced Presbyterian College will play a ten-game football schedule in 1964, Atheltic Director C a 11 y Gault announced today. The slate for next fall is the same as last year, except for one change. This finds Appalachian replacing The Citadel for a No vember 7th engagement. It is one of four home games listed on PC’s 1964 schedule.. The Blue Hose will open at Clinton September 19 against Frederick College, one of the vic tims of Presbyterian defeated last year in compiling a 3-6-1 record. They will close with the annual Thanksgiving afternoon clash with Newberry College on November 26. Here is the schedule: September 19 — Frederick at Clinton; 26 — Lenoir Rhyne at Hickory, N. C.; October 3—Wof ford at Spartanburg; 10—David son at Clinton; 17—Furman at Greenville; 24—Tampa at Tam pa, Fla.; 31—Troy at Troy, Ala.; November 7 — Appalachian at Clinton—14 — East Carolina at Greenville, N. C.; 26—Newberry at Clinton. WHIiam' Crawford At St. Louis Sdiool« William A. Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. Crawford of Joanna, has enrolled at Parks College of Aeronautical Technol ogy of Saint Louis University in the 45-week airframe and power- plant mechanics course. Craw ford is a 1963 graduate of Clinton High School.. College Choir To Present Program At Clinton Church The Presbyterian Col’ege rob ed choir will present its program of sacred mus'c and worship at the Clinton First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morninjTat 11 o’clock. Widely recognized throughout the Southland during the past 16 the South Carolina Department, years under conductor Edouard of Education and School District Patte, the choir has developed | its current program around the theme “The Story of the Coven- i ant.” In this service,- the group sings the glad tidings of the Cov- enant as they are proclaimed in ! ancient and modeni music. Dr. Patte utilizes 31 male voic- -including soloists, readers Tailoring Class To Begin Next Week Mrs. Harry Bouknight an nounces the adult tailoring class will begin on Monday, January , 20, at 7.30 at the high school : home economics department. The class will be for persons knowing how to sew, and will be scheduled for 14 weeks. A class for beginners will be scheduled later in the spring. There will be no charge as the classes are sponsored jointly by Charlotte Man Loses Life 56. IB Association Annual Meeting Slated for Jan. 30 Four subcommittees have been set up to make plans for the an nual meeting of the Tuberculosis and Health Association. The committees are as follows: Attendance: John W. Drum mond, Greenwood; Mrs. T. P. Kendrick, Laurens; Mrs. John T. Young, Clinton. ' Hospitality and Registration: Mrs. W. F. Mauldin, Greenwood; J. R. Noble, Laurens; David H. Roberts, Clinton. - Physical Arrangements: Mrs. C. Bruce Barksdale, Greenwood. Program and Publicity, Wade j Never. C. Harrison, Jr., Troy. This engagement is one of 23 The second annual meeting of i performances the Presbyterian the Greenwood and Laurens J College robed choir is presenting this season befbre church con- The body of a Charlotte, N. C., Negro man and the car in which he was traveling were recovered from the waters of Lake Green wood at the end of Cothran Bridge on the Laurens County side on Highway 72 Monday after noon The body of John Thomas Rucker, 25, was recovered at'3:15 p. m. afttr the car, a 1957 Pon- Woodruff Group Joins With Whitten Village Volunteers A new name has been added to es- and a double-quartet — for his present organization. Among the 13 selections making up the'pro gram are: Vivaldi’s dynamic piece for organ and choir, writ- the list of groups now assisting- ten in the Venetian manner of the J the Whitten Village Volunteers in 18th century; Palestrina’s serene | their work... and mystic “Adoramus Te;” se- junior class of Woodruff lections by Bach, Sibelius and High School, under the direction Rimsky-KorsaKov. Also heard | () f their teacher, Mrs. G. K. John- during this presentation are two son has asked to be allowed to Negro spirituals and a folk hymn : participate in "the work of the of the ^ Southern hills, which, collections committee, and have through .their gaiety and utter 1 already begun to take an active simplicity, depict man’s amaze- p ar t. Just before Christmas they ment at God’s endless love in his renewed Covenant with the be- County group will be held at Lan der College dining hall in Green wood on Thursday, January 30, at 7:30 p. m. gregations in five states. n their sal* *; . r The Clinton High School con tingent of the March of Dimes will sponsor a car wash Satur day in an attempt to raise money for the. birth defects campaign. Students from the high school ,4- wiII “cohducT the meetings and discuss the “new” math now be ing offered in many South Caro lina schools. will, wash cars at the following service stations in Clinton: Cen ter Service, Charlie McDaniel’s, Carolina Service, Young’s Gulf, Pitts Texaco, and Ledford’s Tex aco. One station in Joanna will aisopartftlpate. Those who desire this service are asked to call one of. the sta tions for pick up and delivery service. The fee is $1.00 per car. Receives Award at The Citadel The Distinguished Air Force ROTC Cadet Award is being received by Cadet Duckett M. Adair, senior at The Citadel, from the president, GeneraJ Mark W„ Clark. Looking on are the Vice Commandant of the Air Force Academy, Denver, Colorado, and Lt. Col. Franklin W.^ Taylor,^professor of Air Sciepce at The ies held recently in Gen. Clark’s office. The award is arrived at by a process- of evaluation of the moral character, loyalty, academic achievement and leadership potential of the cadet concerned. sent a large collection of current and popular magazines for the enjoyment of the children of Whitten Village. Under the leadership of Mrs. Johnson, who resides in Laurens, they plan to continue this project t,. „ . . . _ „ . . I and are quite interested ih seeing The Presbyterian College robed , olher hi h school classes joln C rlo ? n n , . a ‘ with lhem ' No*only is Mrs. John, ■t.i °,if C V n| -' er °| i son serving actively with the Vol- Loi « r. ; . r 7 r « 0 /.p ar,h ;i“ nteers she also serves as rh ’ l ie ’ oody McGinn oi president of the Laurens County Charlotte. Scott Smith ot Qumcy Melllol Hea]th Association. Fla ; James Ritchie, III of South- . , . ern Pines, N. C.; Jack dreene of Any firoup or ind,v,dua l wh » Spartanburg; Arthur DeYoung of! intere3ted in this project can re ' Longwood, Fla.; Jan Rhodes of! ? lve additional information by Decatur, Ga.; Courtnev LipV ^" din « ^ meetings of the comb, Jr., of Greenville- Tim v ' hlttcn Village Volunteers (next prey of Florence;' Jim Loyd of! “ ne scheduled for Januar >' 27), or i h mmmmm mrnm - - ME. Kiw&nis Officers and Directors These officers and directors will lead activitiea of the Kiwania Club during the coming year. They are shown upon assuming their duties recently. Left to right, front row: J. C. Thomas, district governor of the 9th Kiwania Division; Ben Hay Hammet, president; Marvin Gault, past president ; George Brocken- brough, secretary-treasurer; hack row: Jim Natl, A. R. Hamilton, Joel Cox, R. P, Wilder, and Ralph Tadsrda, directors. Not shown are L. BL Las; vice-president, and Frank Sherrill and Dr. R. M. Fuller, directors.—Photo by Yarborough. College Dr. Patte Builds Choir Into Prominent Unit a* Dr. Edouard Patte, conductor of the Presbyterian College robed ehoir which will sing at the Clin ton First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, has been in strumental in the choir’s rise to prominence among collegiate singing organizations. Miami; Bill HangA- of Atlanta; and John Jones of Laurens. Basses—Brad Campbell. Ar thur Baxter and Rick Sjoholm, j all of Atlanta I^ewis Hay of Wadmalaw Island; Phil Burns of Rock Hill; Bill Humphries of Miley; Sam Waters of North 1 ness Church will hold a special Charleston; Henry Stakely 0 f sei ^ vice on College Park, Ga.; Earlie Rash, Januar > 18 - tiae. was located about 1 p. m. some 50 feet from shore in water about 30 feet deep. The car was recovered about 4 p. m. The car evidently entered the bridge from the Greenwood side of the Lake, apparently skidded on the icy roadway, jumped up on the sidewalk and scraped the railing for some distance before plunging off the bank into the lake after clearing the bridge. At first it was believed there were other occupants in the au tomobile. but Laurens County Sheriff R. Eugenn Johnson Mon day night said apparently Ruck er was the only occupant. The man apparently was en route to Charlotte from Georgia where he, his wife, and two young children had visited with members of his family and rel atives of his wife. ' Officers initially believed- his wife and children were in the car but later discovered they took a bus home and arrived in Charlotte about 5:40 p. m. The sheriff saickE. L. Buffing ton, who lives about 500 yards from where the accident hap pened, toM Mm he heard a noise about 5:30 a. m. Monday and about 7 a. m. noticed a sign was down when he passed over the bridge on his way to work in Greenwood. But he thought no more ‘about it, he told the sher iff. An investigation was begun when an unidentified man flag- ed down State Highway Patrol man William E. Gibson and told the patrolman about 8:30 a. m. he had discovered markings in dicating a car might have struck the concrete left side of the bridge. The patrolman said there also were marks on rocks that lined the almost perpendicular incline down to the water’s edge. Roy Still, chief of the Green wood County Rescue Squad, said his men went to the scene after {receiving a call fro mthe S. C.. j Highway Patrol and immediately began a search for the car.' Chief Still and his men were r ! hampered by the strong, icy Saturday evening. I winds that churned the waiers of by contacting one of the officers •i of the organization. Special Service Saturday Evening The Joanna Pentecostal Hbli- at 7 o’clock. of Glade Valley, N. C..; David Worth, Jr., of Raleigh; Tom Knox of Moultrie, Ga.; Jim Stan ford of Decatur, Ga.; Hubert G Wardlaw, Jr,., of Kingstree; Jim ^ Lumley of Montgomery, Ala.: Brewer, invites the public to at- Dick Martin of Marietta, Ga.; A. tend - S. Quinn of Augusta, Ga.; and David Wyatt of Rome, Ga. Keith Mariner, -who worked with Lifeliners International this past summer in New York City will be in charge of the program. The pastor, the Rev. Floyd L. I Former Resident Passes In Maryland Mrs. Mary Ella Adair, 89, wid ow of the late W. P, Adair, for merly of this city, died suddenly at her home in Chillum, Md., Thursday, January 9. Funeral services were held Saturday, with interment at Lin-* coin Memorial Cemetery near Washington. Surviving are three step-daugh ters, Mrs. G. C. Nabors of Jo anna; Mrs. Irby Holland of this He combines a thorough know- Cit y ; and Mrs - French Cooley Asks Return of Music W. S Horae, librarian for the ( Clinton C~ umunity Chorus, asks care that mmbers who have music out to turn' it in to him atr the Post Office at the earliest con. venience. Childcare Workshop At Thornwell the lake. State Highway Patrol Cpl. Gra dy Jones and Patrolman Gibson kept traffic moving across the bridge as the higtovay at times was blocked by_ rescue opera tions. Assisting Sheriff Johnson, his dupities and the rescue squad in the operations were Laurens County Coroner Marshall Press- ley and South Carolina game A workshop on group child- wardens. is being conducted this The boat which eventually re week by Mr. Hollingsworth of covered the body, contained Chapel Hill, N. C., for the staff Pressley, Laurens County Game members of Thornwell Orphan- j Warden Garvin O’Dell and S. C age. : Game garden John Ellison. lege of choral work with high standards of performance and his* own personal enthusiasm. The result is a group which has brought wide ’ acclaim to PC while also offering a real service* to Presbyterian Churches throughout the South. Now in his 17th year at PC, Dr. Patte has conducted the choir in more than 600 concerts. In addi tion, he serves Iss professor of sociology and teaches courses in fine arts. Conductor Patte is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He came to Presbyterian College from the pulpit of the North Augusta Pres- bytreian Church.- Prior to that, he had spent a number of yean with the International YMCA-. ’ This PC professoMnusician is a native of Geneva, Switserland, of. Camden; one son, A d.g e r Adair; three daughters, Mrs. Oscar D. Robb, Mrs. Eddie Dove and Mrs. Walter Stewart, all of Chillum, Md. Attending the services in Wash ington were four of her grand sons, Luther and John Henry Na bors of Laurens, and Carson and Louie Nabors of Joanna. but he and his family became naturalized citizens of the United States in 1950. He was educated^ at the College de Calvin, the University of Geneva and the American Bible College, and his degrees include BA, LittB, ThM, ThD and Licencle en Sociologie. He received his musical training at the Geneva Conservatory of Music and at Geneva’s Saint Peter’s Cathedral. ,.» PC Singers at Presbyterian Church The Presbyterian College Choir will present its program of sacred music and worship at the First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Under the direction of Dr. Edouard Patte, the choir has rent program around the Story of the Coveotal,* ancient and modern ton Yarborough.