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tifl rOr. Broyles Is Closing Speaker at Fedowship w " , ,f t\ The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 65 — No. 30 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 23, 1964 Mk DR. VERNON S. BROYLES College Giving Program Stands At $31,733 Mark Presbyterian College’s annual giving program moved toward the mid-way mark today in its quest for a record $80,000 from alumni and friends during 1964. President Marc C. Weersing reported $31,733.33 subscribed to this program to date from 657 contributors, a pace well ahead of last year at this time. PC an nual giving established a new record of $66,478 in 1963, and the 1964 goal represents an increase of approximately 20 percent. Of the $31,733.33 given thus far, the living Endowment has been designated to receive $22,- 803.21, and the Walter Johnson Club, $8,930.21. The Johnson Club total breaks down to $4,325.12 sent through Living Endow ment channels and $4,605 sent directly. President Weersing said the annual giving program, as part of PC’s total fund-raising effort, is directed primarily for funds to help meet current operating ex penses. Its mounting success in recent years, he said, is a source of real strength to Presbyterian College. The minister of one of Atlan ta’s leading Presbyterian church es will preach at Camp Fellow ship next Sunday night to bring to a close the sixth annual Re ligious Emphasis Month services held there during July. He is Dr. Vernon S. Broyles, Jr., pastor of Atlanta’s North Avenue Presbyterian Church since 1954 and a leader of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. The service is scheduled for 8 p. m. in open-air Fraser Chapel on the bahks of Lake Greenwood. Persons of all denominations are cordially invited to attend this service which concludes one of the most successful series of the six-year program. It is sponsored by the Christian Education Com mittee of South Carolina Presby tery. Dr. Broyles was born in Rog- ersville. Term., and spent his boyhood in Mobile, Ala. He re ceived his education at Davidson College, Union Theological Sem inary in Richmond, from which he earned both his BD and THD degrees, and has done addition al post-graduate work at the Uni versity of Tubingen, Germany. He began his ministry at the Waddell Memorial Presbyterian Church of Rapidan, Va., in 1980, moved to the Canton (Miss.) Church for seven years and then to the North Avenue Church of r < L c -1 ***^*Wt*W***^* 11 1 . 1C A <• A •irmifW rr,f r ry < - fj j # r v r <»■; r ^ . X ' • • • A'' Science Building Dormitory — Clinton HaO Dining Hall College Initiates Largest Construction Program in History — — - ^ . ——————————— ir n——-i rnr -.Tirin- i-rtfinrnr.- Bailey Memorial Methodist Church Has New Pastor The Rev. J. Thomas Miller, AUanta (IMl-SOy He left to wort h „ a!sum6d Ws daUe , „ for the General Assembly as ’ , _ executive secretary of the Board P astor of Ba,le y Memorial Meth- of Church Extension in 1950 but odist Church, folowing a con- returned to the North Avenue ference change in June, pulpit four years later. The Rev. Mr. Miller is mar- Dr. Broyles serves as chair- ried t0 the former Miss Patricia man of the board of trustees of Seifert of Spartanburg, and they Westminster Schools in AUanta have four chUdren, Mike, Jeff, and is a trustee of Rabun Gap- Steve, and Lisa. Nachoochee School In Rabun \ renovation program is in Gap, Ga. progress at Bailey Memorial Church, with work on the sanc tuary soon to be completed. The Men’s Class recently painted their classroom and followed the work with a fish fry supper. Sears Transfers Gore to Conway Carl Gore, manager of the Sears sales office in Clinton for four years, has been transferred to a similar post at Conway. Mr. Gore and his family will move to Conway the latter part of the month. ' Assistant Manager William Van Ness has been named to manage the Clinton office. He will be assisted by Robert C. , ... . . . _ Williams, of Laurens, as home - a8 *f* wiU b ^ <lp f*. ® ™ Adult Sewing Classes To Start Tuesday Registration for adult sewing Science Hall, Dining Hall, Dormitory Now Underway Presbyterian College broke Vance of Clinton and James L. ground last Friday on its largest Bruce of Cornelia, Ga., chair- construction program in history, a $1,695,023 project to erect three new buildings by September, 1965. And even while the earth was being turned officially at the site of the future women’s dorm itory, to be known as Clinton Hall, bulldozers and other equip- man of the trustee building com mittee. The program also included an opening prayer by Academic Dean Joseph M. Gettys and the closing prayer by the Rev. Ar thur Martin, executive secretary of the Synod of South Carolina. All three buildings are to be ment began work on basement built simultaneously, to meet the excavations of the new dining completion deadline looming just hall to rise directly across a planned east plaza from the dormitory. Work on the science building, to be located at the head of the plaza, will begin in the near future. Leaders in Ceremonies Friday representative. Wardens Attend Columbia School The annual school for game wardens of the Wildlife Resour ces Department was held in Co lumbia last week with biologists, hatchery personnel and other employes also attending. Attending from Laurens Coun ty were Game Wardens I. V. Burdette, S. A. Lee and G. B. O’Dell. a . Tuesday morning, July 28, in the home economics class at Clinton High School. Teen-age girls, over 13 years of age, may register at 9:00 o’clock Wednesday morn ing. Adult classes will be held from 9:00 until 11:00 a. m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, and teenage classes from 9:00 until 11:00 a. m., Mondays and Wednesdays. Mrs. Harry Bouknight is instruc tor for the courses, which are free, and sponsored by the school and state department of education. Leading participants in the ground breaking ceremonies at Presbyterian College last Friday are pictured, left to right: President Marc C. Weersing; Trustee Chairman Robert M. Vance of Clinton, and James L. Bruce of Cornelia, Ga., chairman of the trustee building committee, who shared shovel duties; Dr. Marshall W. Brown, president emeritus; Academic Dean Joseph M. Gettys; and the Rev. Arthur Martin of Columbia, executive secretary of the Sy nod of South Carolina.—Photo by Yar borough. A small ^roup of approximate ly 100 special friends gathered for the brief, informal cere monies at noon Friday. Presi dent Marc C. Weersing presided over the program and read a verse of scripture. Remarks by Dr. Brown touched on the long tradition of women studying at PC as day students and on the 1962 capital funds drive which produced more than $2,000,000 to help underwrite the present consturction and other develop ments. over one year away. They will follow the Georgian colonial ar chitectural style of the campus and will be air-conditioned throughout. The individual costs are listed as $746,760 for the science building, $478,429 for the dormitory and $432,843 for the dining hall. County Republicans Make Plans at Meeting Here Ike Rev. R. A. Pickett Pickett Is New Pastor at Joanna The Rev. Ross Alan Pickett has assumed his duties as pastor of Epworth Methodist Church, Jo- La urens County Republicans initiated plans for a fund rais ing dinner and heard a challenge from R. Cooper White, Jr Mr. Pickett received his A. B. degree at Mill saps College, Jackson, Miss., and his bachelor of divinity degree at Southern Methodist University. Dallas, Ikxas. He was admitted to the Louisi ana conference in 1946 and transferred to the South Caro lina conference in 1968 where he has served the Columbia circuit, Dorchester Avenue Methodist Church, Charleston; and St. James and Eureka Churches at Chester before coming to Jo- Greenville, Fourth Congressional e ral election. District GOP chairman, to “car- Announcement was made that ry Laurens County for Gold- former Congressman Walter water” at an enthusiastic meet- Judd of Minnesota will speak at ing Tuesday night at the Clinton a party meeting in Greenville on Mills Community House, attend- Sept. 11. ed by 50 men and women. County Chairman Niles Han na, of Enoree, presided over the session and presented a revised budget for the state party or ganisation. R. P. Smith of Clinton was Thornwell Is Willed $380,000 Greenville—Gifts of $380,000 each to Thornwell Presbyterian Children’s Home at Clinton and Connie Maxwell (Baptist) Home at Greenwood were left by Louis B. McDaniel, Green, villian, who was buried here Monday. Announcement of the be quests was made, which were provided in an equal division of his estate, at the meeting yesterday of Enoree Presby tery at Reedy River Baptist Church. Named on the arrangement, “ r “ c “ l , e 1 '“t « committee for the county dinner Greenvll e In ^ years represented Collier’s magazine in this territory. In 1928, he entered the real estate and rental business in Green ville, in which he was engaged for many years. Library Story Hour To End This Week The earth was turned at the young’s people library at Pres- northeast corn er of the proposed byterian College is a branch of dormitory. Handling the shovels the Laurens County library. Hours are 2:30 to 5:00 Mon day through Friday, and 8:30 to 12:00 noon Saturday, Mrs. Gray said. in this symboUc activity were two members of the PC board of trustees who have taken a lead in the current building program —Trustee Chairman Robert M. be open in the court house in Laurens Aug. 3-15 and Sept. 6, 7, 8 for registration of voters who need certificates for parti- of cipation in the November gen- The children’s and young peo ple’s library at Presbyterian CoUege will conclude its weekly story hour from 10:00-11:00 o'clock tomorrow morning. Story hour was. begun six weeks ago under the direction of Mrs. James S. Gray and her as sistants, Mrs. George Cornel son, Mrs. Joe Holland, Mrs. James Von Hollen. Mrs. William Can non, Mrs. Richard Adams and Miss Susan Turner. Mrs. Phil Huff, Laurens Coun ty librarian, said this week that the vacation-time story hour had been succesful and a large num ber of children had attended each session. The children and Clinton Area Man Drowns In Farm Pond Near Here JOHN S. GLOVER Glover to Speak were Smith, Furman Ott and Ted Anderson of Laurens. ~ ’—- Mr. White, who told of experi ences as a delegate at the re cent Republican convention in A 31-year-old Clinton area Negro drowned in a farm pond off Secondary Highway 260 about nine miles south of here Monday morning as he fished with two companions. Laurens County Sheriff R. Eu gene Johnson identified the vic tim as Oscar Lee Hill of the Greenwood Highway near here. Sheriff Johnson said Hill’s two companions, Joseph Bowers of Rt. 1, Clinton, and Oscar Lee Coleman of the Airport Road, told him the trio had been fish ing at a pond on the Hayne B. less than an On South Carolina feet from shore, the two wit nesses told officers. . | _ i ■ a j 4 Both non-swimmers, they said At KlWRIlK MpPl pushed a log out to Hill which "I 1 •vCI he barely touched before he went down. The three were employed at Clinton Milling Co. and were off Monday for the fishing expedi tion. Deputy Sheriff Arthur Dun away located the body shortly before noon in the pond, less than half an acre in size. Assist ing were Deputy Joe Jones, state highway patrolmen and volunteers. Mr. Pickett is married to the former Miss Agnes Ruff Brooks of Winns boro, and they have an 11-year old son, Leroy Alan. He replaces the Rev. J. Her bert Thomas, who has moved to Greenville. Clinton Tennis Toumey Begins At PC Monday The fourth annual Clinton City Tennis tournament is scheduled to begin Monday at the Presby terian College courts, with matches in the following divis ions: men, ladies, junior boys and girls (If and under); sin gles, doubles and mixed'doubles. Players interested in entering should contact Rufus K. Sadler, Mias Amelia Nichols, or Dodge Frederick at Presbyterian Col lege. A small entrance fee will be made to cover the ooet of troph ies and tennis balls tarnishsd for each match. named county finance chair- San Francisco. He stated, ‘Tt is man,, and Mrs. Smith outlined my belief this might be the last the organization for the county opportunity we will have to vote Presbyterian Church. Republican women’s dub, stat- for a conservative government.” ing that the next meeting is The Republican party, he said, slated for July 30 at *7:80 p. m., has the candidates and the plat- at the Community Center. form. “Our goal is to elect a Smith stated that the c o u n t y true conservative to the presiden- Registration Board office would cy of the United States.” COLEMAN REUNION The descendants of the late Matilda and Absalom Coleman Workman farm will hold a reunion at Camp Fel- hour when Hill waded into the lowship July 26. Dinner will be water to retrieve a cork served at 1 o’clock, and those at- his line snapped. tending are asked to bring a pic- Hill aparently stepped into view the body but did not sche- Magistrate Sam McCrary, act- ,, * . ’ - JL i- the years he spent in Brazil ’Explosive South America’ will be the topic when John S. Glover, associate professor of romance languages at Presbyterian Col lege, addresses the Clinton Ki- wanis Club at its final July meet ing tonight. The meeting is set for the usual time of 7 p. m. at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Glover gained a first-hand knowledge of S. America during as .(tor tog tor <Wy Coroaer Marihall repreKnta u va , Brlttoh Pressley, empapeled a jury to V but He was a member of Fourth ^ lunch and swee t ene< i tea. water over his head about 29 dule an inquest. m., Saturday, July 81. Dr. Robert L. Lynn To Join College Biology Department Dr. Robert T. Lynn, whose grandfather was president of Thornwell Orphanage for many years and whose father attended Presbyterian College, will join the PC faculty this fall as asso ciate professor of biology. In making the announcement today, Academic Dean Joseph M. Gettys said Dr. Lynn will make the third man in the biol ogy department headed by Dr. Alex Stump. Carl J. Freeman serves here as an instructor. Robert Lynn comes to Presby terian from the faculty of Emory and Henry College, where he has taught for the past year. A na tive of Texas, he received both his BA and MA degrees from ^ ^ . Florida State and his PhD in Passing Cars Cause Wreck Z This tractor-trailer of the Hactahee TVanaporta- one child. tJon Co., overturned at 8:80 a. m* Saturday, on Inter- The new PC professor is the state 86 near the Hwy. 72 interchaat* Edward Grady grandson of Dr. L. Ross Lynn, Shealy of Florence, driver, stated that two can passed president of Thornwell from 1918 him at high spend and cut back into Us lane too quick- to 1943, and the soo of Dr. R ly. He applied brakes and the track jecknifed and Matthew Lynn, PC ahmws of overturned, he said. Photo show* cargo being true- the class of 1994 who ssrss as ferred to another track. Highway Patrolman Clyde • pastor of the Midland (Tex.) Collins investigated.—Photo by Paul Quinton. First Presbyterian Church. Scene Where Man Drowned Monday ton where Oscar Lee Hill, 81-year-old Negro, was drowned Monday morning while on a fishing trip.—Photo by Paul >— a. VIUlfltML Law enforcement officers and vol unteers are shown here at a pond on the Hayne B. Workman farm near Clin- business firm. He has continued to keep well-informed about Latin American developments and makes an interesting presen tation about this complicated area which is now so crucial to U. S. diplomacy. A native of England, John Glover was educated at Oxford University, from which he was graduated with honors in lan guages. He has been a resident of Clinton since 1947. 143 Phones Added In Clinton, Joanna Local Southern Bell Manager D. H. Martin said this week that 143 additional telephones have been added to the Clinton and Joanna exchanges since January 1, bringing orders for new serv ice during the first six months of 1964 up over what was anti cipated late last year. Nearly 14,000 have been added in the state as a whole. He pre dicts that this rate of growth will continue “at least through the rest of the year.” “Before the year is over South ern Bell will have spent a ord $28 million in its tion program in the state to vide facilities for net and to further improve service,” Mr. Martin said. Ha added that over $&J milltow wll have been spsat la tha Bitu burg district by the sad of tha