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The Clinton Chronicle i v Vol. 65 — No. 19 Clinton, S. G, Thursday, May 7, 1964 —— PC President Inducted at Ceremony Dr. Marc C. Weersing, inaugurated on Tuesday afternoon as 14th president of Presbyterian College, is pictured here in the center with two other leading pro gram partieiiMtnts. On the left is Dr. Frank A. Rose, president of the Univer- At PC Inaugural sity of. Alabama, who delivered the main address of the occasion. Shown at right is Robert M. Vance of Clinton, trustee chairman who presided over the pro gram and performed the inaugural cere mony.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. U. of Ala. Head Presents Challenge To Colleges University of Alabama Presi dent Frank Rose challenged America’s colleges to “adjust our programs of education and put new values into our old de grees” as the featured speak er Tuesday afternoon at the inauguration of Dr. Marc C. Weersing as 14th president of Presbyterian College. He said recent changes in educational programs and em phasis indicate that educators are trying to shape their insti tutions in accordance with the most constructive change. But he added: “The urgency of our time is found in the acceleration with which cries come. Our univer- sitiea and colleges ' must be come centers of learning if they are going to have any revelance to our age. We have taken all too lightly our re sponsibility of turning out aca demicians who possess the abilities and knowledge to help us forge ahead in these many areas in which we are now lagging, we cannot keep shoot ing at the moon and missing it and retain confidence in our educational programs. “Nineteen million mentally ill people in the United States reveal that many tried to hit the moon of their careers and failed this, too. Juvenile delin quency, the high divorce rate, political bungling, a responsible agency of our government call ing our churches arsenals of communism — these reveal an intellectual and moral weak ness that informs us we have not been as successful as we would like to think.” Dr. Weersing accepted the challenge as “A unique and significant summons to under take a specialized work within the kingdom of God.” He said, "Christian higher education through a church-supported and controlled nistitution constitutes a crucial endeavor in the life of young people, in the cause of Christ, and indeed, in the life of our nation.” The delegates from 92 insti tutions of higher learning were in the academic procession which also included the faculty and members of the Presbyte rian College Board of Trustees and visitors. They joined min isters from throughout the sup- orting synods of Georgia and South Carolina, students, alum ni and other friends in paying tribute to President Weersing. Robert M. Vance of Clinton, trustee chairman, presided dur ing the ceremony and perform ed the inaugural ceremony. Dr. Marshall W. Brown, who retired last August as president of Presbyterian College, pre- seMed Dr. Weersing to the 8«lk Auditorium audience for for mal induction into office. Other program participants included Dr. ,J. McDowell Rich ards, president of Columbia J. E. Stockman Talks To Grange J. E. Stockman, principal of the Mountville schools, gave a very informative talk on edu cation at the April meeting of the Mountville Grange held re cently. He stressed the fact that we should be proud of our heritage and in order to fight commun ism we should better under stand what we are fighting. In conclusion, he said, “Pa rents should be vitally inter ested in what our children are being taught in our schools and work closely with teachers to see that their children are get ting a well rounded education.” Theological Seminary; Rev. John Ben Evans, executive di rector of the Division of Higher Education, Presbyterian Church, U. S., Dr. Van M. Arnold, pas tor of the Memphis, Tenn., Ev ergreen Preshytarian Church; Rev. B! Herman Dillard, pas tor -of the Newnan, Ga., Pres byterian Church; Dean Joseph M. Gettys; and the PC choir under the direction of Dr. Ed ouard Patte. Dr. McCain To Deliver PC Address Dr. J. Ross McCain, president- emeritus of Agnes Scott College, will deliver the commencement address at Presbyterian Col lege’s 83rd graduation exercis es on May 31, President Marc C. Weersing announced today. He said Dr. McCain is one of the South ! s outstanding educa tors who led Agnes Scott as chief executive from 1923 to 1951 and developed the school into a topflight women’s college. Earlier in his career, Dr. Mc Cain founded Darlington School in Rome, Ga.. and served as its president, 1905-15. A former high school principal in his native Covington, Tenn., and once an attorney in Spar tanburg, he held down the posi tions of registrar, professor of economics and then vice-presi dent of Agnes Scott before be coming its president. He served a term as president of the As sociation of American Colleges, is a member of the Southern Academic Dean Joseph M. University Conference and a Gettys has announced plans for senator of the United Chapter the 1964 summer session, of Phi Beta Kappa. The first term will begin June Dr. McCain received his BA 8 and run through July 15. The degree from Erskine College, second session will begin July He then took a law degree at 16 and end August 21. Mercer University and went on Each term is five weeks long, Fmorv Wofnen's to earn his MA at the University a nd has classes scheduled for . VV0,nen f Trains Come Together On Curve Damage to CN&L tracks and equipment occurred when a freight train and a work train collided head-on near Clinton Tuesday morning, derailing an engine and four box cars and injuring four crewmen, none serious ly. The collision took place between Clinton and Lau rens about three miles from Clinton beyond the Tor- rington Bearings plant. The Columbia, Newberry & Laurens road is operat ed by the Atlantic Coast- Line. The work train waa proceeding from Clinton and the freight from Lau rens.—Photo by Paul Quinton. '64 Summer Session To Begin On June 8 Tuesday Morning CN&L Trains In Head-On Collision Near Clinton grees. of Chicago and his PhD from Co- 8:00-9:50 and 10:30-12:20. umbia University. He has re- Compulete information and ceived numerous honorary de- course schedules are available from the Dean’s Office. ThornweH Student Receives Scholarship Hartley McMullen Caldwell of Janet Lawson First Girl Wins Bus Drivers Road-E-0 Injuries to four crewmen and left the ditcher on the opposite considerable damage to equip- side, Norris said, ment and track resulted from a The other crewman, A. F. Ale- head-on collision of a freight wine, also jumped to safety, train and a work train near Clin- when Fulmer leaped from the ton Tuesday morning. train he was struck by the wing The collision of the two Colum- protruding from the ditcher car torium Friday evening. May 8, Newberry and Laurens and was knocked into the mud, at 8:15. There is nc admission trains derailed an engine a&d Norris said, charge. four boxcars. * The work train was cleaning Chorale Here Friday The public is cordially invited to hear the Emory Women’s Choral in concert at B^lk Audi- The Choral, composed of forty None of the trainmen was re- ditches alongside the tracks, ThomweU Orphanage, has been girls and conducted by Dr. Wil- ported seriously injured although moving toward Laurens. Mem- named as recipient of the third ham Lemonds, will present a a ll were admitted to Bailey Me- bers of the crew at the site m Citadel Orphanage Fund Com- varied program of spring musi- morial Hospital here. Tuesday said the work train was S?* 00 :*™ Won mittee Scholarship. cal selections by lull chorus and The 11 a. m. collision occurred halted at the Ume of the crash. The 17-year-old native of Ben- soloists. on a curV e three miles west of Norris said that when the nettsville, a straight “A” student The concert here is presented cUnton near the Torrington tex- ditcher was in operation the first place for secutive year the in third con- the State CphnAl Rua nnivA**’ s-* ovuuxjiii ^ ^' UllmOn near Uie iomngvon vex- waa A** atiun me w ij I vJ ve ” Road-E-O a t ThornweH, will enter The Cit- through the sponsorship of the tile plant The work train its train moved about 3 to 4 miles May L1 1 t * nd *• adel next fall. CUnton Music Club with the co- “ditcher” in operation was mov- an hour. F. M. Quattlebaum of The fund, started by the Corps operation of Presbyterian Col- The CHS team, which was wait™! L J! W ! 0n * “ 01 cadet ln 1962 to tor * e le 8* and Br<>ad street Methodist traveUng'at moderate speed driver, became the first team needs of chUdren in Charleston Church. Four members will be ever to eater the state-wide area oi operation ing slowly and the freight was Columbia was the freight train engineer. A mix-up between the two ever u> emer tae state-wide area orphanage, is raised yolun- housed overnight in Clinton . . F .. , competition With a gill, as dHv r \ tarty 1>y the Carps and directed homes before continuing their cre * s a PP®c ent, y caused er. Last year Janet was the by a cadet committee. concert tour. ,he • cc,>rdi " g t0 H " rry first girl alternate driver in the Polio Vacdno Workers ]' Presented Certificates contest. The other team members were Sammy Wham, alternate driver and front patrolman, and Jerry Coker, rear patrol man. Vicki Boyd represented Clinton High in the Miss Stu dent Bus Driver Contest. In addition to handsome team and individual trophies, Council Accepts Spartan Co. Bid for Sewer Work Six Awarded PC 's Grants - 4- Volunteer workers in the recent polio immunization campaign in School District 56 were honored Monday night at the Clinton Armory when they were present ed framed certificates of appre ciation. Included were physi cians, nurses, dentists, pharmac ists, and lay workers. Dr. James L. Walker, chair man of the campaign, presided. Based on the best information available, the area had a 75 per cent response by residents. Total dosage was 46,479 for the three feedings of the Sabin oral vac cine, with 17,979 taking the first, 14,056 the second, and 14,441 the third. The three-part program was under the sponsorship of the Clinton Lions, Exchange, Kiwan- is, and the Joanna Lions Clubs, in cooperation with the Laurens County Medical Society. Left over after expenses of the program were paid was $3,- 877.93, which was used to pur chase a Coulter Counter, which is an electronic device that does a routine red and white blood cell count in the laboratory. It improves the accuracy of the technician and is much faster, it was stated. This is a routine test given to patients admitted to Bailey Memorial Hospital. Representatives from each sponsoring club served on a committee to determine the most equitable way to distribute the surplus funds for the benefit of residents of the area. Summer, a trainmaster for the railroad, which is part of the Atlantic Coast Line system. Injured members of the work Six outstanding high school train crew were identified as seniors have been selected to H. H. Lee of Columbia, engineer, receive Funder’s Scholarships J. W. Wicker of Chapin, fireman, to attend Presbyterian CoUege and Legrand Fulmer of Chapin, n ext fall. Student Dean A. J. conductor. Thackston announced! oday: ^ W. P. Bates of Columbia, con- They are: Eugene Shelton bid of Spartan Construe- was informed that this has been ductor on the local freight No. 8, Browder ,Jr., of Wallace, N. Janet, as the winning first tion Co., of Spartanburg, for the permissible and is done general- was injured when he reportedly C.; Charles WaUace Eagles of place driver, will receive a five construction of proposed exten- ly over the city. jumped from the train at the Florence; George Randall hundred doUar scholarship to . n . . BPU ,„ r The city will install approxi- time of the collision. Grant of Andrews; John Spen- the coUege of her choice; and !, y , mately 45 feet of pipe in a ditch A. S. Norris of Lakeland. Fla., cer Mebane of Dunwoody, Ga.; Sammy and Jerry wUl receive was acce P ted Clt y Council at to ^ rt;ar of ^ property 0 f one of the operators of the work James Herbert Powell of Scan- a fifty and a twenty-five doUar its May meeting Friday night, g. L. Locklear on Ferguson St. train crew, said five of the six ton - and Frances Carol Turn- savings bond, respectively. The Spartan bid was $217,549.90. Council adopted an ordinance men aboard jumped when they linson of Valdosta, Ga. The scholarship grants were The acceptance was contin- prohibiting chickens running at saw the oncoming freight train. These students of superior in- donated by the sponsors of the g en t upon approval of the U. S. lar*® in the city. Norris said Engineer Lee re- telectual achievement were Road-E-O, the Blue Bird Body PubUc Health Service. Part of Council pointed out that the mained on the train when the chosen on the basis of inteUect, Corporation, the Wayne Cor- ^ cost 0 f the project will be cit y cannot enter into the gen- impact occurred. Norris said he leadership, character and need poration, the Superior Coach pa id by a federal tfrant. er ®i practice of mowing weeds was at the controls of the ditch- from among a large group of Company, and the Travelers Harwood Beebe Co. engineers and grass on P rivate Property, er car when he first saw the applicants and a limited num- Protectlve Association. . c Dar t an hure was authorized This may havc been done in fre >R ht tra in about 20-boxcar ber of finalists brought to the North Augusta High School, t£) make a surV e y 0 f property of so,:ne instances in the past to lengths away. campus for the competitive representing Aiken County, ^ w Anderson on Highway 308 im P rove t**® appearance of the Leaving the cab he said he awards. The grants range up won second place; and Clover, ag a site f or a f uture sewer la- c * ty ’ but tbe demands ^ave be- ran the length of the ditcher and to $5,600 each for four years High, representing York Coun- Koon w j t h t be idea in mind to come 80 h®avy that the practice jumped. At the same time, E. F. of study at Presbytreian Col- ty placed third. Each member t * rad e acre for acre w ith Mr. An- must ** curtailed. °* ^5“*, . r^ eiv ? d » a y- derson for property across the in adduton tbeir highway owned by the city. The mayor and city clerk were authorized to execute a sewer right-of-way agreement with the CN&L Railroad. A proposal was submitted to council by Harry McSween, . chairman of the City Recreation questions concerning propar commission, that the city pay Pro yf dU f® aad half of the cost of $8,725 for the . . ' . te8 ^ construction of four all-weather Tu , a fort T tennis courts at Clinton High capacity bus through an ob- seb^j McSween stated that stack course of metaL drums, p^byterian College has re- wooden stanchions and rubber quested ^ city U8e of the ^ Godwin, Jr., another operator, lege. trophies The Road-E-O itself was di vided into three tests—the writ' ten exam, the skill test, and the road test. On the written exam, the driver of each team answered deduction of obstacle he lege courts be gradually discon tinued. Action on the request was held over to a later meeting. Upon recommendation of Asst- Chief of Police W. B. Blakely, ball, receiving a points for each touched. The whole team performed on the road test, which counted On 'the < ro*ti <> te«t'hro^ighwiy councn ' by ,our votes < lw ° mem - and hi, patrolmen on tbeir ob- ? n the . ot „ H f nry U , wls -r j for a taxi license. A former taxi servance of safety procedure ODerator his license was suoend and proper school bus opera- <? P eraM>r ’ nis ucense was supend .■ on ™ ed some time ago. Blakely TTneimr screens and recommends all ap- Under the nde. *et by the p , icatlons tor t(uli UceMe , Mr rlfmtnifriM U ^h feh^,r Blakely Wat commended for his Commission, each school par- .. , ticipating In the State Road-El d ‘" gence *" P f «* cU »« interests. Voting for the action were The annua) Lions Club Broom Sale in the residential aras will be staged next week, according to dub officials. Members of the dub will call at homes in the area next Thursday and Friday, with downtown sales on Saturday. Sale of industrial brooms is already A underway. tibia week. having been in progress all week. The above photo shows Lion Secretary Milford Smith and President Samie Pinson, left and right, making a sale to Jim Von HoUen, vice-president of M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers.—Yar borough Photo. ticipating O must have an organized transportation club and be ope- __ .. . rating under a demerit-point ^ per L “ oI ^ law ’ md system. Pitt* Not voting were Bagwell The Laurent County Delega- and tion donated the fifty-dollar en- Sam Mane requested council trance fees for both the white to state if It is permissible to and the colored teams so mat Place leaves, etc., at the curb Laurens County might be rep- for the city trucks to pick up. He resented in the state competi- — 1 tion. heW, the CUn$on High teams, This year both Laurens Coun- directed by Avery gmith, di- ty teams won $1,000 dollars in rector of school bus transpor- •cholarship awards and $150 in tattoo for School District 56, cash awards, la the four yean have woo the Clinton High Team Wins For Third Year competition in Columbia three first places and This is the Clinton High School bus driving team that won the S. C. State Road-E-O last Saturday for the third straight ybar. To make the event more interesting—the driver was a girl—.Jan et Lawson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Lawson of the Hopewell commun ity. She is the first girl ever to win the state contest. The team entered the state competition in Columbia after winning the Laurens County Roadh&O. In the photo are, left to right, Jeny, Coker, rear patrolman; Vicki Boyd* resentative in the Miss School Bua ] er contest; Janet Lawson, my Wham, alternate driver^ patrolman.—Photo by Paul \ V. U\