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The Clinton Chronicle *W- Vol. 65 — No. 35 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 27, 1964 The 1964 football season is almost here—as these photos show. The Clinton High Red Devils have been 14 Lettermen Return Clinton High Football Team Goes Through Paces As Opening Game Nears engaged daily in 'practice sessions since Aug. 10. and here with York High. The first photo shows the backs are pointing to Sept. 4, date of the season’s opener practicing plays, next the tackles and guards, and the James Cox and ends in the third photo. On the right are the coaches, i p He erman Jackson.— Clinton High Red Devils Prepare for '64 Season The Clinton High School Red Devil football team Is pointing to the Sept. 4 opening game of the up-comlng season as they go through their paces in practice sessions. Much grunting and groaning has been heard daily on the field since members of the team re ported for conditioning drills on August 10. Coach Claude Howe and his as sistants have been busy getting Dr. WaHoii Joins College FacoHy Dr. Donald F. Walton Is be ing added to the Presbyterian College faculty as an associate professor of education and psy chology. Dean Joseph M. Gettys announced today. The new professor comes to PC directly from Baylor University, where he recently received his doctorate in education and where he has been teaching as a grad uate assistant for the past three semesters. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Dr. Walton received his BA de gree from Southwestern at Mem phis In 1MI and his master’s from Baylor In 1882 He has had seven years of teaching experi ence — five years In the high schools of China Spring, Tex., and Waco, Tex., and two as a teaching fellow at Baylor. During World War II, he serv ed for five years (1840-45) in the US Air Force and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Walton is married to Laura Gardner Walton, who will teach science at the Clinton Junior High School this year, and they have a son and daughter. They are members of the Presbyter ian Church. Power To Be Off Sunday Morning For Few Minutes Electricity in the city will be cut off for a few minutes Sunday morning from 7 to 7:10. The interruption is scheduled to enable Duke Power Company to make adjustments in their lines which feed into the city sys tem, it is stated. their charges in shape and teaching them plays and forma tions. Also returning are Coaches Herman Jackson and James Cox. Thirty-eight varsity players — 14 of them being lettermen — •re vying for positions: 35 junior varsity boys complete the Clin ton roster. Howe expressed guarded op timism ia speaking of prospects for the coming season, saying they are in fairly good shae as to depth and sise. with good speed. Only one man on the team weighs over 200 pounds. Howe said the Red Devils wUI go up against some good teams this fall, with the opposition be ing as good or better than last year. The opening game will ha with York High on Wilder Field COL. POWELL The 14 returning lettermen in clude: End—Joe Fuller. Tackles—Wayne Boland, Terry Fuller. Guards — Tommie Copeland, Elbert Rice. Frank Spoone, Ro ger Miller Center—Binky Wingard. Backs—J. W Davis. Joel Whit- sell. John Willingham. Don Han- back, Kenneth Cathy, Darrell Hampton. Coming up from the JV squad this year are backs: Gary La ne y, Mike Sanders, Darrell God frey and Ken Allman; Linesmen: Neil Hall, Randy Rushton, Roy Haupfear, Steve Lanford, Har vey White and Carroll Barker. THE SCHEDULE Sept. 4—York here. Sept. 11—Rock Hill there. Sept. 18—Abbeville there. Sept. 25—Chester there. Oct. 2—North Augusta here. Oct. 8—Lexington here. Oct. 16—Union here. Oct. 23—Winnsboro here. Oct. 35—Newberry there. Nov. 6—Laurens there. Nov. 13—Woodruff there. Miss Hairston With Welfare Deportment Miss Carolyn Hairston of this city has joined the staff of the Laurens County Welfare Depart ment in the capacity of case worker. Miss Hairston is a graduate of Clinton High School and the University of South Caro lina. Fnstr To Speak To Kiwanis Club Col. Powell A. Fraser, recent ly retired Army officer now serving as director of develop ment at Presbyterian College, will address Thursday night's Clinton Kiwanis Club meeting at which new teachers of the com munity will be special guests He will speak on the situation in South Viet Nam. drawing from his background of four years spent as an adviser to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek on Formosa. Klwaniss President Ben Hay Hammet said new teachers of the Clinton public schoo's and of Presbyterian College, and their spouses, aie invited to attend as guests of the club. Wives of Ki- wanians are also invited for this occasion scheduled for 7 p. m. in the ballroom of the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Col. Fraser, a 1841 graduate of PC, retired from the Army two months ago after an outstanding career and assumed his new po sition at Presbyterian in mid- August. He was a highly decor ated infantry officer during World War II, serving more than 500 days under combat fire in the Pacific Theater. Since that time, he moved steadily up the ladder of Army responsibility and distinguished himself through his leadership of the Pro testant Men-of-the-Chapel pro gram among servicemen. Old Hotel Building Comes Down This ia the old Clinton Hotel—what’s loft of it—shown eariy this weak oe of the in July. The rite will be deerad end • city pnririnr lot The f bought by the city.—Photo for by Rev. W. F. Mitchell Accepts Cross Hill And Presbytery Posts The Rev William F Mitchell, pastor of the Upper Long Cane Presbyterian Church for the past five years, has accepted the call extended by S. C. Presbytery and will become Executive Sec retary and State Clerk effective Sept 1. In connection with this work he will also serve as pastor of the Liberty Springs Church at Cross Hill. He will succeed the Rev Roy W. Coker who Is to be come Secretary of Church Ex tension for Lexington Presbytery in Virginia. Since coming to Abbeville from Charlotte. N. C., Mr. Mit chell has been active in the local ministerial association and ia currently serving as President. He ia also Chaplain of the Abbe ville County Soil Conservation District, and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel In the U. S. Army Reserve. He has recently served as Mod erator of S. C. Presbytery, and Is now Chairman of the Church Extension Committee, a member of the Home Missions Commit tee. and Camp Fellowship Com mittee of the Presbytery. He is also a member of the Commis sion on the Minister and His Work Mrs. Mitchell la the former Miss Mary Gibort of Rodman, and they have three children. Mrs Charles Tucker of Spartan burg. Franklin, 16 yrs. old and Kathryn, 8 yrs. George W. Clark Receives Doctorate George W. Clarke, associate professor of history at Presby terian College, has received his doctorate degree in history from the University of North Carolina, it was announced today. Dr. Clarke has served on the PC faculty since 1856. He came directly from the University of North Carolina, where he had completed resident requirements for his PhD while also serving as an instructor. He had received his MA from that institution hi 1854 after obtaining his BA de gree from Baylor University in 1947. Two tours of duty as a navi gator in the U. S. Air Force in terrupted his education. Clarke served for more than four years during Wrold War II and for more than a year during the Korean War. A native of Memphis, Tenn., Dr. Clarke is married to the former 1 Gertrude Sowell, and they have four children. Crofts Exhibit By Lydio Hobby Club The Lydia Hobby Club will sponsor a crafts exhibit at the Lydia Community Building on Tuesday, September 1. Included in the exhibits will be new Christmas decorations. The community building will be open to the public from 9;00 a. m. to 11:30 a. m., and from 2:00 p. m. till 5:30 p. m. Miss Nellie Osborne, instruc tor for the Hobby Club, has an nounced that fall classes will be gin on Tuesday, September g. The morning classes will be held on Tuesday and Thursday morn ings from 9:00 till 11:20. An eve ning class will be baM each Tuesday evening from 7; 80 till •:0i p. m. classes will ha oflernd to af Dr. Keisler To Be Installed On Sunday At the wor-ship service in St John’s Lutheran Church next Sunday morning, the Rev. Dr Karl W. Kinard, President of the Lutheran Synod of South Caro lina, will conduct a service of induction for the Rev. Dr. E. B. Keisler into his office of interim pastor of St. John’s. Dr. Kinard will also preach the sermon at that service. Dr. Kinard's father, the Rev. J. D. Kinard, served the con gregation in its early years while he was pastor at Greenwood Dr. Keisler. in making the an nouncement concerning next Sunday's service, expresses the hope that all the resident mem bers will be present and cordial ly invites any others to attend LeesviNe Members Attend Conference The South Carolina annual conference of the Southern Meth odist Church was held in Orange burg August 20-23 Thoae attending the confer ence from this area were Rev Lrgrand Adams, pastor of Lees- ville Southern Methodist Church. George W. Dailey, and E. A. Jacks, all members of the Lees- ville church Throughout the conference It was emphasised again that the Southern Methodist Church is opposed to the National Council of Churches of Christ and also the apostasy that is prevalent today The Rev. Adams was assigned to the Leesvllle church for an other year Welfare Council To Meet Tuesday The Community Council of the Welfare Department will meet Tuesday. September 1, for a luncheon meeting at 1 o’clock in the Laurens Federal Savings and Loan Hall. Members are asked to call Calvin Cooper for reserva tions. Earle Griffith of the South Carolina Alcoholic Rehabilita tion Staff will speak. MRS. BUNKER RETURNS Mrs. E. C. Bunker has return ed from a visit with her son, Edmund C. Bunker, and Mrs. Bunker, in New York. She will resume the teaching of her piano pupils the middle of September. Edens Urges Work At Precinct Level “America stands at the cross roads today,” J. Drake Edens of Columbia, chairman of the S. C. Republican party said at a “Goldwater for President” bar becue Thursday night. Edens, speaking to a crowd of about 250 persons at the Laurens County Fairgrounds, said, “If the conservatives of America don’t elect Barry Goldwater in November then you will not get another chance to elect another conservative possibly in your lifetime.” The state Republican chair man said the GOP platform drafted in San Francisco “was tailor-made, representing the' views of deep-seated beliefs of Goldwater and his running mate William Miller.” Edens urged the group to work at the precinct level for Goldwater’s election. He said politics is a matter of friends in fluencing friends at precinct lev el. The state chairman said that It was work at the precinct lev el over the peat four years since the convention in Ctecago that tot OoMwtOer the nomination. > Went woo introduced by Niks Regulor Schedule Starts Mondoy Schools In District 56 Begin Program Today School opening activities for district 56 pick up speed today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday) when all pupils will re port to their respective schools on one day or the other. Monday will be the first day for launching the regular sched ule and lunch rooms will begin operation that day The first graders got the pro gram underway Tuesday when they reported at 8:30 a m at REMAINING SCHEDULE Tharsday—Grades 2. S, 4, S, 4, 7, t, 9, 19 report at f:M a.an. Friday — Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 7, f. 11, 12 report at 8:18 a. m. Moaday — Regatar (lunches will he served) Sept. 7 — Labor Day - day. all elementary schools They will James H. Jocks, Of Near Mountville, Dies After Illness Mauntvtlle — James Hendrix W. STANLEY FINCH Texize Official To Speak To Lions Club W Stanley Finch, director of public relations and sales train ing for Texixe Chemicals, and widely known as a lecturer, public speaker and auther in the field of sales motivation and selling, will speak at a meeting of the Clinton Lions Club Friday night. Mr Finch joined the Texixe company as a selesman and rose successfully to district and divi sion manager before being named director of sales training tor this manufacturer of textile and Industrial chemicals and household cleaning supplier Prior to joining Texixe. he served as sales manager for one of the South’s largest frozen food distributors and a sales execu tive for two of the nation's lead ing manufacturers of soft drinks. He has taught courses in public speaking and is the author of several articles on “How to Sell,’ as well as a recorded sales-train- ing course, "The Secret of Sell ing.” He is widely sought as a public speaker and makes many appearances each year before trade and professional groups, college and university groups, civic organizations and sales ex ecutive clubs. not report today Grades 2 through 10 are aecheduled to report to their re spective schools this morning at 1 Friday, the first grader, will Jack * ^ W l - return, as will grades 2 through MountvUk. died Wednesday 8. together with grades 11 and 12 Aug 19 at Balky Me- After a full week of the regular "wtol Hospital. Clinton, after a schedule, beginning Monday, the illness schools will take a holiday on A native of Laurens County Sept 7—Labor Day. where he spent his entire Ufa. The schools will be headed this he was a son of the late Isaac year by Robert P Wilder, who C. and Susan Blalock Jacks. He became superintendent upon the was a member of Lisboa Pres- retirement of W, R Anderson byterisn where he was an elder Mr Wilder had been principal of many years. He was a farmer Clinton High School for a num until h i s retirement several her of years years ago Faculty meetings were held Surviving are his wife. Mrs Wednesday at Clinton High tula Belk Madden Jacks; a School and at Beil Street High ton. J. Russell Jacks of Lau- School re ns. a daughter. Mrs E lot sc PRINCIPALS Watson Dobbins of Laurens; The following will serve as four brothers. A. B Jacks of principals of the II schools of Clinton. Homer Jacks of Joama. District 56: Vernon Jacks of Elizabeth. N. Clinton High — A. Wilmot j., two sisters. Mrs. Ida Mor- gan of Springfkld and Mrs. Susie Junior High — John H. Ful- McCary of Greenwood; six mer grandchildren and a great grand- Hampton Avenue — Herman child L. Shealy. M. S. Bailey — Horace Smith Pro' shore. Joanna — James T Williams Funeral services were ducted Thursday at 4 p. m. at n ,. . . , Gray Funeral Home in Clinton p™«td,nc, - James A Urn*- by Rev D|>| jKkl „„ R , y Gunnar Rambeau. Burial was in .. , „ Lisbon Presbyterian Church Mountville-Cross Hill - J. Eu- C e me tery near Mountville. n*.! , „. . Pallbearers were the following BeU Street High — McQuilla nephews, Dan Morgan, Duffle Stone, Rufus Madden, Richard, Hudson. Martha Dendy Elementary — Deri and James Jacks. -David E. Dandy The honorary escort included Midway — Lewis Knightmon. elders and deacons of the U»- Woodson—Nathaniel Williams bon Church. Republican Party Officials at Barbecue This group of Lauras County Re- . with the state shown here as they rater for President” campaign Thursday night at a barbecue at the Laurens County fairgrounds, meeting, attended by 860 people. dv J. Drake Edens of Oohun- chairmen. In the photo The addressed b: bia, state left to right, RandeB Smith, chairman; Edens; Mrs. Smith, of the county wot Nflee Haima, county chairman; Tad Asp David