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/ ti The Clinton Chronide Vol. 65 — No. 34 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 20, 1964 MRS. WRIGHT AND HER CROW "It's Time To Get Up!" Talking Crow Rouses Family In Clinton Area Thomwell Schools To Open Aug. 25 The Thornwell schools will open Tuesday, August 25, with a teachers meeting at 8:45 a. m. J. ’ K. East, Supervisor of Audio-Visual Education in South Carolina, will meet with the teachers and discuss "How Vis ual Aids Will Improve Our School.” All students will report Wed nesday, August 26. School will start at 7:50 a. m. and dismiss at 1:45 p. m. The following will teach at Thornwell during the school year: Mrs. Mary Alyce Brown—Kin dergarten. Mrs. Phoebe Schaible—First grade. Mrs. Margaret Davis—Second grade. Mrs. Edgar Blakely — Third grade. Mrs. Marvin E. Royster— Fourth grade. Mrs. Mary A. Fields—Fifth grade. Mrs. J. Turner Martin—Sixth grade. Mrs. William Cannon — Sev enth grade. Mrs. Roliie Bannister—Home Economics and social studies. Mrs. Frank Boland—Math. Mrs. Nancy Harrison—Com- School Opening Schedule For District 56“ August 25—First Grade Report at 8:30 A. M.—All Ele mentary Schools. August 26—General Faculty Meeting 10:00 A. M.—Clin ton High School. August 26—General Faculty Meeting 10:00 A. M.—Bell Street High School. Building Meetings at 2:00 P. M, L- August 27—Grades 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 report at 8:30 A. M. August 28—Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12 report at 8:30 A. M. August 31—Regular Schedule (Lunches will be served) September 7—Labor Day—Holiday. Most people use an alarm clock tain terms that he has no use to get them up in the morning, for strangers when a reporter merce But not Mr. and Mrs. H. W. came near his cage. He ruffled Mrs. La Ura b. Earle—Social Wright, of RFD. 1, Clinton. his feathers and made a great studies They have a crow. to-do in poking his sharp beak Mrs. Pauline Fanning—Eng- Thafs right-just a plain black through the openings in the wire lis h. crow. cage. Mrs. Annie M. Lee—Social And he won’t take no for an Mrs - Wright said the bird’s vo- studies and guidance answer cabulary increases as he gets Miss Helen Porter—English, He keeps calling “It’s time to older . His “*pecch.” she said, reading and Bible, aet uo it’s time to eet up'” un- ** ‘‘ a8 P ,ain as d »y—*a*dy un- Miss Julia Porter — Ubrary Si the Wrights answer Snd let derstood.” He clam, up when and French the bird know they are up and ‘trangers are around. Miss Luva McDonald-Music about the house Mrs Wright said that Jo-Jo Ben M Crabtree—Science and The crow is kept in a cage in (that’s his name) is somewhat coa f i h D , the yard, where he has been of ■ weather prophet. She and Mis8 Salena McCarter—secre- since May of 1963 The Wrights Mr. Wright may be nearby in u *[y- _ _ . captured the bird when he was th * y*”*. working in their apple 8 - Templeton—Principal about three weeks old and he orchard, when the sky begins to has been like a member of the 8^ cloudy, and the crow will family for about a year and a y* B > “It’s gonna rain' It’s gonna half ra * n ' Va’U come on!” He is a rather large bird, evi- The Wrights have two white dently having been well cared dogs, part Spits, and she said the for. and eats anything the crow knows their names, one Wrights have on their table — being Snowball. Blalock To Spend Year In Germany A. R. HAMILTON Hamilton Heads Community Chest Budget Committee A. R. "Lex" Hamilton. Tor- J. H. Witherspoon, S. C. Educator, Dies In Columbia Columbia — James Harvey Witherspoon, 83, pioneer in the development of modern con cepts of public education in South Carolina, died Wednes day, August 12, in the Provi dence Hospital. He was born at White Plains Plantation in Laurens County, son of the late Dr. James Har vey Witherspoon and Phoebe Young Williams Witherspoon They early moved to Yorkville, the original home of his fath er, and there he was reared Mr. Witherspoon was gradu ated from Davidson in 1898 with an AB and from South Carolina College, now the Uni versity. in 1900 with two more degrees—an MA and LL.B. He then went on to Columbia Uni versity where he received a M. A. While at Carolina he was a rington. plant superintendent, is * tar on ^ football t**m. and was also a champion debater While he had a law degree. chairman of the 1965 Greater Clinton Community Chest Bud get Committee he gave his life to public edu cation in the high schools He Two Prisoners Escape; Captured By Posse, Dogs Before it became standard for schools to have athletic - Hamilton, a native of Arkan- Francis Blalock. Jr. (Bunky), tas. has been associated with ref/TL p (irl Ml ii Y ork who attends Davidson College, the Torrington Company for 25 J* „ “ . , h ’ bread, potatoes, meat, grits. n* dog may walk past Jo-Jo's sailed yesterday from New York years. Prior to moving here in “ e eggs, etc He refuses to eat grain cage, away from the house, and with a group of students who will 1961. he was resident engineer ^ of any kind the crow will call to the dog. study and travel abroad the of Torrington’s Piedmont Oconee w “ , ( J n * •’JP« rv “ or 01 And he has to have a bath •Snowball, where ya going’’• coming year. ^ Plant in WalhaUa He came to “t; Lancaster <-ounty. every day — in fresh water. He Or, if Mrs. Wright is feeding B unky who is participating in WalhaUa from the South Bend. " r ™ ar »P«> n wa ‘ a ^ won’t get in unless the water is Jo-Jo, he will call. ’Snowball. th , -Davidson ^mior Year Indiana plant where he was plant r c, * an come get something to eet!” Abroad' program, Is one of ten engineer I"™™ .,. He ^ | >p t affe 5 ttooata and Last December, Mrs. Wright Davidson juniors selected to at- Mr and Mrs Hamilton and 2?^ “ J. * fo _ . ‘L,* likes attention from the Wrights after returning from n visit tend the University of Mari burgh, son Phil have their home on Cal- * But he indicated In no uncer- with her sons in Alabama, the ui Marlburgh. Germany They vert Avenue, are active in the it t,., . crow greeted her with “Where were accompanied by their pro- community and church Ufe of ya been?” fesaor of German and his wife. Clinton wherever he went he hl. T «tta. J W J Un^ t lb Th *, Br *? t r 0 . m ° Wh, .*“ 1 * °IO*r »oo Robert. I. . ,p„ m an d would his cage from time to time^ He .pent at Goethe, a language concert pianist He Uves in Stan- go out .nd coach football can fly very weU. Mrs. Wright school, then to Marlburgh Uni- ford. Connecticut, with hi. young 1!^ said, but not with great power, varsity, which is the oldest Pro- famUy PhU attends St Andrew. H e was a member of the He vents his anger occasional- testant university In the world College in Laurinburg N C Fl ” . ly on the dogs, attacking with The students are selected on „ 1 m . .. ? 7 Presbyterian Church in f _ _ be.': and Happing of wings, and their scholastic standing in^'a- o^i^ a'HZ rZZ Laurens — Two bedraggled, the dogs run for cover, Mrs. Mr B , alork L* of Clinton Elder dirty and hungry prisoners were Wright said. ® „ ac ~ m Community Concert Association. While in Clinton, he was returned to Jail here Saturday The onlv things that get the 10 I* * Kiwanian and a member president of the Chamber of Prti.plp, from r-STSSS 0<U» Flrrt Pmbrtortbb Church Commorc, .. boU, York «d eluding . large po»e ... , ht mocto, bird, .bou,' U- " ^ r -"“” ““ /•me, L. Manley. lg. of Green- “e^biATwiS J** 0 ” * nd * vUtt to ““ ville. and Charles Anthony leave him alone. But when he Tucker, 21. of Enoree, serving attempts to fly around the home, 30 days for petty larceny, were 0 r from tree to tree, the mock- GasqUC Accepts recaptured about 10 p. m. Satur- ing birds will gang up on him Trw/ieiirv Pstef day when bloodhounds sniffed a nd give him a rough time. 1 rw,5ur 7 ro * r them out on U. S. 78 by-pass. Then JoJo will return to the Casque, son of Mr. and at m eeUngs with ex- J • m * * Harvey Witherspoon. Reports they were seen safer area of the house and yard. Mrs J. Roy Casque of Clinton, a^ives of Ford Motor Company HI, of Greenville, and Lt. Col. throughout the city after escap- But even with his almost hu- has accepted a position with and a prevlew of ^ line 0 f iges John A. Witherspoon of Duke ing about 7:30 a m. kept Laur- man “speech.” he still recog- Hie U. S. Treasury Department. Ford Division products University; and one brother, ens Police Chief J. W. Power's nizes his kinsmen of the nearby Casque, his wife and baby are Hamilton Witherspoon of York, men hopping all day. forest. Monday afternoon he now r e* idln « In Greenville. He . . . Funeral services were held The two were seen walking answered the call of some wild ls presently taking a course in D6IIJ0niin KCliniOn at noon Thursday in the chapel down the drive-way of Mayor Ike crows near the house. civiI law at Vanderbilt Univer- The annual Benjamin family of the First Presbytreian Griggs about 11:30 a. m. The The Wrights have a 10-acre slt y in Nashville, Tenn. reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. Church. Interment was in the mayor sentenced the two in city apple orchard, with about 300 He is a graduate of Clinton 23, at Beaverdam Baptist church yard. • court Friday morning. Red Delicious and Golden Deli- High School and Erskine College. Church. Those attending are The escapees, dressed in pri- clous trees. The place is about Mrs. Casque is the former Jane asked to bring lunch and tea, Al son garb, jumped from a mov- two miles to the rear of Lydia Ann Davis of the Harmony sec- which will be served at 1:00 p. m. IU •J|Jv0A Al r and Gaffney, he helped organ ize chambers of commerce. TV Csv.J'e Surviving are his widow, the I 0 Atrena rora S former Anabel Darby of Co- New York Showing lumbia; two daughters, Mrs. Mr. and Mrs Harry E Bald- McNeil BaU ®y of Spar- win wUl represent Baldwin Motor tanburg, and Mrs. Charles F. Co., Inc., in New York City Au- Fo * ter Columbia; two sons. lag county prison truck in the Mill. Watts Mill area. Besides city police on their trail were Sheriff R. Eugene Jonhson and his deputies, Coun ty Supervisor Furman Thoma son, SLED Lt. Harold Fort son and Agent Otis Robert HUyer, and members of the Laurens County Rescue squad, and a pack of bloodhounds. Trio Arrested At StHI Near Mountvile Federal agents and Laurens County sheriff’s deputies destroy ed an illegal liquor distillery in the Mountville area Monday and wrested three men at the site. Federal Agent Ben Bishop said the two white men, Truman v Hardy Knight, 18, and Michael Gault Knight, 36, and a Negro, Ulysses Pulley, were charged with violation of the liquor law. A fourth man was being sought by officers. }r Destroyed w$re a 280-gallon still and boiler, five vat fermen- tars, 2,000 gallons of mash and 91 cases of gallon Jugs. A 1063 Chevrolet pickup truck was confiscated by officers at the wooden site about 300 yards from a dwelling. Raiding officers were aad Federal Agents T. D. Du- D. L. Haddon and C. E. md Sheriff’s Ted Ward tion. Church service is at 11 a. m. Work on College Building Moves Along This view shows the site of work on two new buikttngm, a women's dormi tory. and n dhiing hnfl, at Preayterian A science building will go up All three are scheduled to be i for the 196M6 tenn. Hie site Is on both sides of South Holland Street which will be clooed as a public ini Quinton. by Paul The Rev. E. B. Keisler, S. T. D., D. D., former pastor of Lutheran Church to the Re deemer, will make the address at summer commencement ex ercises at Newberry College Fri day at 3:30 p. m in Holland Hall. He recently retired as presi dent of Central Lutheran The ological Seminary, Freemont, Neb., after 17 years in that po sition, and is currently serving as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Clinton. Approximately 20 students are scheduled to receive degrees. Dr. C. B. Park, dean and vice president, will be assisted by James C. Abrams, registrar and director of admissions, and Prof. T. E. Epting in conferring the degrees. Homecoming Sunday At Fairview Church Homecoming services will be observed at Fairview Baptist Church this coming Sunday, Aug. 23. Preaching services will be^ gin at 11 o’clock with special music featured. Dinner wUl be served on the grounds at 1 p. m. All former pastors, members, and friends are invited to be present. The Rev. William Willingham Is tor of the church. Hear Chest The 1965 Clinton Community Chest Budget Committee met last Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 6:30 at HotelMun Musgrove to hear requests for financial support from 24 agencies desiring to participate in the Chest this year. The committee interviewed each agency representative relative to his agency’s programs and projects in the Clinton area. Agencies’ requests were taken under advisement by the committee for thor ough review and study prior to making Barbecue Tonight For Republican Group In County A barbecue will be stage'* to night (Thursday) U launch the “Goldwater for President” cam paign in Laurens County. J. Drake Edens, of Columbia, state party chairman, will be the keynote speaker at the bar becue which will be held at the Laurens County fairgrounds at 7:30 p. m. At a meeting held in Laurens Monday night of last week, Niles Hanna, county Republican chair man, read a copy of a letter sent to Gov. Donald S. Russell and Sen. King Dixon in which he asked that a Republican be ap pointed to the county board of election commissioners Hanna’s letter said statistics show that 40 per cent of the votes cast in past general elections were for Republican candidates He asked that for the good of the party members "help us get a paid poll worker at each precinct. Precinct organization was dis cussed briefly by Asbury Law- ton, a Republican candidate for the State House of Representa tives from Greenville County. He stressed the importance of effi cient precinct organization and voter registration. Alcoholics Anonymous To Hear Dr. Weersing Dr. Marc C. Weersing, presi dent of Presbyterian College, will be the guest speaker at the reg ular meeting Tuesday, August 25, of Alcoholics Anonymous. The meeting will be held at the Clinton Health Center on Wood- row Street at 8 o’clock. This is an open meeting and anyone interested in the rehabili tation and problems of the alco holic, and the general public are invited to attend. ies’ Request their recommendations for 1965 budge tary needs to the Board of Directors for approval. Shown with Brigadier Hazel Powneil of the Salvation Arm, appearing for her organization’s request, are A. R. Hamil ton, budget chairman, and L. A. War ren, seated, Francis Blalock, Jim Von Hollen, chest president, and Ed Camp bell, vice-president. Absent when photo was taken was R, S. Truluck, Mrs. Carl Wessinger, and Harry Bedenbaugh,— Photo by Yarborough. R. U PLAXICO MRS. CLAUDE COOK To Attend Dcmocrofic Meet Two From County Are Convention Delegates Two representatives from Lau rens County will attend the ses sions of the National Democratic Convention in Atlantic City, N. J„ next week. They are R. L. Plaxico. of Clinton, former county chairman of the party, and Mrs. Claude Cook, of Laurens, current vice- chairman. They will leave by plane Sun day from the Greenville-Spar- tanburg airport. The convention begins Monday and is expected to last for three or four days. Mrs. Cook is a member of the National Committee of Perma nent Organization of the conven tion. Plaxico is a delegate, and Mrs. Cook is an alternate, represent ing the Fourth Congressional District. The nomination of President Johnson as a candidate for Presi- Driver Pinned Under Car Charles Eddie Holmes, of Rt. 1, Clinton, was pinned under this car he was driving Tuesday morning when it left the road on a curve at the Country Club, Clinton- Laurens road, about 8:00 a. m. Going home from work at the Laurens Glass Plant, he failed to negotiate the curve, the car first going to the right, then to the left, crossing the road and overturning in the yard of the dub. Pinned by the opv doors, Re was soon extri cated and admitted to the Lanmn Hospital.—Photo by Paul Quinton. ' ’ ’ dent by the convention is a fore gone conclusion, and about the only other business of import ance is the nomination of a can didate for vice-president, to be selected by President Johnson, and the adoption of a platform. Plaxico said his first choice of a candidate for vice-president is Adlai Stevenson, ambassador to the United Nations, former governor of Illinois, and former Democratic candidate for Presi dent. Plaxico stated, however, that he thought the Democratic pro cesses would be better served if three or four prospective can didates for vice-president were nominated, all acceptable to President Johnson, and one of them selected by free vote of the convention. He deplored the practice fol lowed by both parties of having the presidential candidate select the nominee for vice-president. Plaxico said, in his opinion, Stevenson is the one man in the party best fitted to serve as president in the event the vice- president is called upon to serve in the capacity of chief execu tive. Further, he said the can didate for vice-president should be selected with that in mind. Fowler To Graduate From U. of Colorado Julian Larry Fowler, of Clin ton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fowler, is listed as a member of the summer graduating class of the University of Colorado. Commencement exercises will be held Saturday morning. Fowler will receive a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. Carol Copeland Clemson Drill Team Carol D. Copeland, University student, will Join Clemson Pershing Rifles, unit, upon returning to for the fall term. He is the son of Mr. aad Mrs.