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The Clinton Chronicle ■mc-O? Vol. 65 — No. 36 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 3, 1964 x* jWSff'W Co-Captains Joe Fuller and J. W. Davie Meet York On Wilder Field New Schedule For First Baptist Services The schedule for the Baptist Church during its building pro gram has been announced as fol lows: All morning services will be held in the asembiy room of the Adult Department of the Sunday School. These services will be at 8:40 and 11:00 a. m., with Sun day School remaining at the regular hour of 9:45. The schedule for the Training Union and Sunday evening wor ship services will remain the same, it has been announced. Clinton Higli Opens Schedule Friday Drive to Begin Sept. 29 v Community Chest Budget For Year Is $23,688.94 The Clinton High Red Devils will open their 1964 football sea son Friday night at home. The 8 p. m. game on Wilder Field will find the Red DevUs seeking revenge for their last year’s opening loss to York by an 18-6 score. And the G r e en Dragons will be just as deter mined to maintain their suprem acy. « Coach Claude How« said early this week that the team Is la Hamer Continues Hospital Patient Robert P. Hamer, president of the Bank of Clinton, who suffer ed a heart attack last week, is still a patient at Bailey Memor ial Hospital. He is expected to be there for 10 days or two weeks longer, associates stated yester day. His condition appeared to be ver\ good, they said. $74S,000 Loan • Is Approved For Lanrens Co-Op Washington - A 1741.000 Rural Electrification Administration loan has been approved for the Laurens Electric Cooperative of Laureoo. to finance construction of 116 miles of new distribution line to serve 876 new consumers Sens. Olin Johnston and Strom Thurmond of Sooth Caro lina said the loan also will fi nance construction of a 2.500- kilowatt substation in Laurens and extensive improvements in the system. Nine miles of new ty-Unes and conversion of 21 miles of existing line to higher capacity also will be iacluded in the project. b Second Within Year good shape and that he was well pleased with the performance of the squad In practice games with several high school teams. “Me*t of the boys have been coming .«>ong rather well,” Howe said, but 8}y>ke in guarded tones of the team’s chances against York here Friday night. ‘They will have to play their best to come out on top.” CUnton’s starting lineup will be drawn from the following: Joe Fuller and Randy Rush- ton at ends; Wayne Boland and Mere Lanford at tackles; Elbert Rice. Tommy Copeland and Frank Spoony at guards; BUiky Wingard at center; Johnny Will ingham and Gary Laney at quar terback: Mike Sanders, Carroll Shealy. Joel Whitsel and Darryl Hampton at halfback: and J. W. Davis at fullback Others on the roster include: Neil Hall. Roy Haupfear. Tom my Johnson, Mike Norris, Irving Seigler and James Moore, ends. Jimmy Kinard, Algie Abrams, Mart Simmons, Terry Fuller, Jimmy Lyda and Mike Johnson, tackles. Roger Miller, L. C. Bond, Harvey White and Jerry Owens. guards Carroll Barker and Rut Jacks, center. Don Handbeck. quarterback Ken Allman. Darryl Godfrey, halfback. Mac H'ers. Ken Cathey, full back. FollewApg the opening home game, the Clintonian* will meet Rock Hill. Abbeville and Chee ler, in that order, away from home. The first four weeks in Octo ber will find the Red DevUs at home again, meeting North Au gusta. Lexington, Union and Winns boro The last three games wiU be away Irom home, including Newberry, Laurens and Wood ruff Qhtoa-Lydh MBs Announce Pay Raise Employees of Clinton-Lydia Mills were advised last week of an upward adjustment in wage rates effective Sept. 14. The genergl wage increase is the second tP be made by the local mills within a year. An in crease averaging i psr cd*t was made last Ostsbeo. I « The increase, coupled with the October increase of last year, will add more than 1600,000 to the annual payrolls. Xqualed to the economy of the agga, the in creases are the same 1ft creating 126 new $4,000 per yftar jobs. Similar increases were made in 1959. 1960, and 1962. Robert M. Vance, president of the mills, said of the increase, “I am happy to announce an up ward revision in wages. We have consistently maintained a fair and comparable level of pay Dr. KebMr Hot Specking Dotes Dr. E. Bryan Keisler, Interim pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, will be the speaker next afternoon at the annual reunion of the former pupils of the old Center School in Lexing ton County,! both his apd Mrs.' Keisler’s childhood school. Even though the school was closed several years ago, a large number of those who attended it, together with their famines and friends, hold a picnic reunion each summer. This year it is bo- tag held at the Hollow Creek Community Center near Gilbert pa neat M—day Dr. Ksislor will go to.the. historic old Jerusa- urch near Rincon ,Ga., to the address at thq annual Day meeting of the Geor la ftalxburger Society. This his- oric church, about 200 years old, the main congregation In parish. It to for our emp'oyees. The new one- pi ire cotton bill, which provides a Cl cents a pound offset to equa'ize the world price, has en abled us to compete more favor ably with foreign gnOto. We have reduced prices of., pur cloth sub stantially. The Jetton price re duction, in tun. Is passed on to customers in an effort to make cotton more competitive with other fibers.” Interment Here Today For Dr. James M. Dick Rev. Dr. James McDowell Dick, 66, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon in Raleigh. N. C., from a heart attack. A native of Sumter, son of the late James M. and Margaret Frazier Dick, he was rector of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh. N. C. since 1935. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Elizabeth Young Dick of Ral eigh, formerly of Clinton: two daughters. Mrs Frank Wyman of Memphis. Tenn., and Miss I .ana Copeland Dick of the home : and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a m in Raleigh and burial will take place in the Presbyter ian cemetery in Clinton at 4:20 Dr Dick was well-known in Clinton, being a graduate of Presbyterian College and having visited here on numerous occas- sions with Mrs. Dick, a Clinton native, daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs Jack H. Young He was a graduate of the theolofL'al seminary of the Uni versity of the South at Sewanee, Tenn . and had been in the Rale gh poet for many years. Pallbearers here will be A. 1. Mason. Laurens; Davis V. Pitts, Sterling A. Pitts. Jr., G. Pringle Copeland. W. Brooks Owens. J. Leland Young. Reese Young, Harry Nettles, John W. Finney, Jr., and Gen Ansel B. Godfrey. The family will be at the home of Mrs J. Lee Young on Calvert Avenue after the services Mental Health Meeting Monday A meeting of the Laurens County Mental Health Assoda tion was held in the Friendship Room. Laurens Pederal Savings and Loan Monday night. The Rev. John Rivers, pastor of the All Saints Episcopal church here presided over the meeting at which time plans were discussed for the annual Novem ber meeting to be held in Laur ens. Mrs. Mabel Little was ap pointed to serve as chairman of this planning committee and to serve with bar will-be Cel. Oeop- er and Mn. Christine Edwards. Among those attending from Clinton. Joanna area wore Rev. Rivers. Mrs. Dell Crews, Mrs. llie Carr and Mrs. Maade Mayor Cornwall Takes Oath Tuesday, Sept. 1, was the beginning of a new fiscal year and a new administration for the City of Clin ton. Mayor J. J. Cornwall is shown above at right as he takes the oath of office administered by City At torney Cecil E. White. The six aldermen also were sworn in Tuesday. The first meeting of the council for the new year will be held Friday night.—Photo by Yar borough. President James Von Hoilen yesterday stated the 1964-65 Clin ton Community Chest Budget had been set at $23,688.94. The budget was unanimously approv ed by the Board of Directors on the advice and recommendation of the Budget Committee. 22 AGENCIES INCLUDED Requests from 22 agencies have been approved for inclusion in the Chest. The largest agency was $4,916.61 for the Greater Clinton Camp Fire Girls. The 1963-64 budget was $21,672.01. ‘‘The increase in our budget is consistent with the growth of our economy,” President Von Hoi len said. “It is a realistic goal for the number of agencies and services included. With the con tinued cooperation and support of all the citizens of the Clinton area, we feel we can reach and exceed our goal,” he comment ed. Reese Young, campaign chair man, will head the drive begin ning Sept. 29. Faculty Conference Begins Activities For New Term at PC James P. Owens Dies at Work Here A faculty conference this Fri day and the start of orientation week next Monday will launch Presbyterian College into its 1964-65 academic year and 84th session since its founding. Faculty members will assem ble in the library at 9 a. m. Fri day for a program on the theme “Utilizing Our Hands for Chris- dered ■" lo tian Liberal Education '* It is ^ cause of death divided into five parts: a devo tional. followed by panel discus sion on "Those We Serve — As They Are When They Corns,” Those We Serve — While They Are Here,'' and “Those We Serve James Plumer Owens. 33. of 817 N. Broad St., was pronoun ced dead on arrival at Bailey Memorial Hospital Monday af ternoon after employees at Bond Motor Co., answered his cries for help. He was working on a dump truck frame outside the building about 4:15 p. m Coroner Marshall Pressley or- determine Clinton Business Houses Close Monday for Holiday Most Clinton business houses, break until late November’s including retail stores, offices, Thanksgiving holiday, schools, banks, and some Indus- Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills trial plant, .til clow Monday- yOTte « awat. tt . a . , . _ av „ .. stated. Joanna Cotton Mills em- Labor Day - the final holiday of ployees will get the day off the summer. Most other industrial workers Then will begin the busy fall have a holiday. Schools of the district, which have been operating on full sche dules this week, will take their first holiday of the term. Residents of the area will take their last trips to mountains and seashore, while others will at tend the races at Darlington season, to continue without a Coroner Pressley said Jimmy Metz Avery, a fellow employe, said he herd Owens cry out and when he reached him. Owens was gasping for breath The coroner said witnesses re- -An Estimate of Our Accomp- ^ v ‘ ctim hm6 * n ^ lishments,” and concluded with small group sessions on “My Part in Christian Liberal Educa tion " A business for the noon, and be given to the orientation new members. All of which is by way of paration for the arrival of students to the Presbyterian Col lege campus next Monday trie grinder In his head The coroner said he had not sche duled an Inquest, pending out come of the autopsy. He was a native of Greenville .... inri 1. . no was a aauve ol Greenville county, son of Mrs. James Ward id&atur^s v rnorruneeCi 1. Taylors, and the * IE* R C. Owen. He lived here thr - ere 10 years and attended Tiger Rap list Church in Greenville Coun ty Surviving In addition to his mother are his wife. Mrs Pearl Pittman Owens five sons. Republicans Plan General Meeting A general meeting of the Lau- seashore, rent County Republican Club will be held Tuesday evening. Barbecues and picnics will claim Sept. 8. at the Clinton Mill Com- l he attention of many, munity Center. The purpose of this meeting tow. D _ to make plans for dual campaign ’ OiCr Registration m boo. Continues in Sept Registration will be continued m. *,. r .t i this month at the Laurens Coun- Llinton Ml roorboll ty court house for new regis- Tirkafe On C/il» trants renewals or transfers i H.KVV* vm ->aie dunng the hours of 9 « m to 5 Clinton High School adult foot- p m on Sept I. 9. 10 sad 26. 29. boll tickets are on sals at Me- with deadline Sept 20 Goe’s Drug Store and Young's During the month of August a Pharmacy They will be on sale new voters registration number till Friday afternoon of !.«• was listed noon The first official meottog Douglas. Gene. Carroll. David for freshmen is act for 7 p. m. and Dale Owens of the home Monday in Belk Auditorium, three brothers. Jim Owens of There, they will be welcomed to Rt. l, Taylors, Harold and Walk- ^ Co °P* r * tlv * «*nptotod Clinton This year’s winner will the campus by Presktoot Marc er Owens of Rt. 2. Travelers p,an * Jor *** organization’s an- compete for “Miss South Caro- Laurens Electric Co-Op Slates Annual Meeting Officials of the Laurens Elec- and Mrs. Posey W. Copeland of C. Weening and to the CKy of Clinton by Mayor J. J. Cornwall An informal reception will fol low. Placement tests will get under way on Tuesday morning Rest; three listen, Mrs Lois nu • , Una Electric Cooperative" at the dent leaden and tha prussntatioa ton and Bill Vaughn of extra-curricular opportunities available to all students The schedule for next Thursday To Close For Funeral calls for sessions with faculty Young's Pharmacy and the advisen, the registration of Broadway Theater will close for thony. ijtotofii Watermelons WhttfMM.4 with two of .thu season hi a is «hown here he grow this patch to tlto rear of his home. In addition, be raiaed okra, tomatoes, corn, beans, peat, and sweet potatoes. He has slrsady plant- *»“ of ,*%£•’WFf ^ ^ Jfr WMIHtfO nlf N’VGnr-pCTM WnlCfl M <WVOt®§ w SYTa- eninf acthritiss^—Photo by Yartxxtmfh. Land of Rt 2. Travelen Rest The event slated for Septera- •totewide rural electric associa- Mn Ethel Pittman of Rt. l ber 19 at the Laurens County l *°n meeting to be held in Colum- Taylors. and Mrs. Mildred Cal- fair grounds will climax 25 years bla later this year The beauty laja of Detroit. Mich of operation for the Laurens contest will be held in connection Funeral services were con- Electric Cooperative. with the annual meeting o Sep- conUnue on Wednesday. Ths ducted Wednesday at 3 p m at Chartered under South Caro- tomber is To date, 24 contest- various churches of Clinton are Friendship Baptist Church by lllMl law as a locally-own- “to have entered this year’s holding parties for ths new stn- Rev. Jesse Stephens. Rev. I. H controlled and managed cor- contest dents of their denominations on Webb and Rev. John Boyer Bur- poration. Laurens Electric Coop- Manager Reviews Progress Tuesday evening, and the si—si ial was in Rosemont Cemetery crat* v e will review the past The Laurens Electric Coope- Student Christian Association in Clinton. year’s activities for its consum- rative Manager Henry M. Paris picnic is scheduled for tha next Pallbearers were Arthur Bark- er-owners during the business reports that the organization is evening. This Wednesday night er. Clarence Smith, Gene Nabors nwattag. now ■•rving 8900 consumer-own- activity will feature talks by stu. Buford Bowers, j! B. Brewing- Cop-op President W. M. Gresh- era, an increase of 2247 during am predicts a record turnout for the past ten years. One of the the once-a-year event, and urges larger industries in its service all members to attend and par- area, the cooperative represents tlcipate in the vital business of a plant investment of more than the Cooperative. $5,000,000, maint a 1 n i n g 2.025 The following members of miles of distribution lines freshmen and the annual Faculty part of today in respect to the Laurens Electric Cooperative throughout Laurens. Greenville, Dames reception that night. Tha Rev. Dr. James M. Dick, who have been nominated for re-elec- and Spartanburg counties with next day, returning upperclasa- died Tuesday in Raleigh, N. C. tion to the organization’s Board small mileage in Newberry, Un men will register, and rlasgsi The burial service will take place of Directors: L. F. Davis of Rt. ion, Anderson and Abbeville will get underway en regular here this afternoon. 2, Clinton; Cecil Roper, Lau- counties. schedule on Saturday, September The pharmacy will close after rens; and M. L. Workman, Rt. 2, Headed by a nine-man board JBfe rfil i-riL.l:00 p. m. and the theater will Woodruff of directors, Laurens Electric not schedule an afternoon per- Ending her reign as Miss Lau- Cooperative has repaid its bank- D IL* AL Ibrmance but will be open for rens Electric Cooperative is Miss er over $2,131,000 including Belk S Uhserves * he night schedule at 7 O’clock, sally Copeland, daughter of Mr. $831,000 in interest. i 29k Anniversiry || Belk’s in Clinton to celebrat ing their 29th anniversary, offer ing special values to their cus tomers over a wide area, accord ing to a page advertisement ap pearing in Hie Chronicle today. Belk's opened in Clinton to 1936 and has constantly expand ed their operations here under the management of D. B. Smith, who opened the original store. The Belk merchandising chain has been operatmg^in the South for 76 years, outfitting familias with merchandise that reflects quality and good taste at mod erate prices. The Clinton store, recently ex panded to offer a larger assort ment of merchandise than ever before, is offering values to ev ery department, according to Manager Smith, who invites Oil patronage of the public during 4fcto special aaniveraary event* Mr. Smith calls attention to the recently opened fashion Center, the children’s depart ment on the main floor olthft original More, boys’ and stu dent shops on ths second floor, enlarged *oe and men’s dspart- Triplet Daughters of Joanna Couple Here are Andy, Kandy and Sandy, 4 six-weeks-old triplet daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gene Amkk, young 20- . year-old Joanna couple. TTie babies ‘were born on July 21 at tha Newberry County Hospital. Mrs. Amkk is the former Alferda Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Smith of Kinarde. Mr. Amick is the aon of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Amkk of Nanbernr and is employed by Joanna Gotten Milk.—Photo by Yar borough. DON CREIGHTON Creighton Heads Advance Gifts , Don G. Creighton has accept ed the chairmanship of the Ad vance Gifts Division of the 1964- 65 Clinton Community Chest Drive, according to Chest Presi dent Jim Von Hoilen. Creighton is district forester of Bowaters Carolina Corp. Cataw ba Timber Company located here He holds a degree in for estry from the University of Georgia, his native state. Since coming to Clinton eight years ago. he has been active in civic, church, and community affairs He to presently serving as president of the Lions Club and as vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce. He is married to the former Mary Prances Wheeler of La fayette. Ga. They, with their two children, reside on Huntingdon Rond Advance Gifts kickoff is set lor Sept 15. BfrPW Club To Sell Birthday Calendar! The Clinton Business and Pro fessional Woman's Club to spon soring the Community Birthday Calendar. Htis calendar will in clude birthdays and anniversa ries of local people and the date and time of meetings of the va rious clubs of Clinton. The listing of meeting dates will be of great convenience to the clubs, eliminating the neces sity of sending out notices of each meeting date; it will also be of great help in preventing con fusion and duplication when special programs are being planned—a look at the calendar will show which nights are con venient. The cost of listing the meetings will be nominal for each listing, while the birth dates and anni versary dates will be handled on the “family plan”; that is, birth days of all members of a family, along with the aniversary of the parents, will be listed at a slight ly higher cost. This includes the copy of the calendar also. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. P. M. Pitts, club president, Mrs. Robert Johnson, project chairman, or any member of the Business and Profesional Woman’s Club. Rites Today For J. R. (Jack) Leake John Robert (Jack) Leake, 90, died early Tuesday morning at a Columbia hospital after sev eral months of declining health. A native of Laurens County where he spent his entire life, he was a son of the late Thomas Duckett and Lucinda Jane Fin ney Leake. He was a member of the Broad Street Methodist church. He was employed by Jo anna Mercantile Co., 42 years until his retiremelvt. Surviving are three brothers, Joe W. and Thomas J. Leake of Clinton and Sam D. Leake of Union. . Funeral services will be con ducted Thursday at 4 p. m. at Gray Funeral Home by Rev. A. S. Harvey and Rev. J. H. Darr. Burial will be to Dhmsm* Creek Presbyterian Church cemetery near hare. The family asks that any me morials be made to the fund at Broad Street Church. The body to at the tuary and ths family to home of his brother, Joe W, Leake, 210 Musgrove St