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The Ointon Chronicle Vd. es — No. 41 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 8,1964 Caboose Not To Be $50,000 Is Allocated For Put On Scout Lot Clinton Post Office Work Hootenanny at College Friday A Hootenanny Concert, (entwine few grenps of folk eing- en, will be traced In Presbyterian College’n Belk Andito- rtam this Friday night at 7:SS o'clock. PC students, their “dates” and faculty members will be admitted without charge, and a limited number of tick ets win be placed on sale at the door for the general public at $1 each. The groups of singers have formed themselves into n packaged program which has entertained on college cam puses throughout the Southeast. Some are recording artists. These groups, offering a variety of styles in the field of folk singing are: The Huntsmen of Wake Forest College; The Migrants of Eton College; the Plainsmen of the University of South Carolina; and the Winstons of North Carolina State. PC-Davidson Grid Clash To Feature Homecoming Hundreds of Presbyterian Col lege alumni will return t«r the campus this Saturday for the 1964 Homecoming featuring a giant barbecue and the football game between PC and David son. A meeting of the Presbyterian College Alumni Association also will be held as part of this oc casion to install newly elected officers for 1906 and present alumni awards. The Saturday schedule will open at 10:00 a. m. with a meet ing of the alumni board of direc tors under Association President Tom Addison of Clinton. Barbe cue, imported from Williams burg County, will be served un der the campus oaks adjacent to Belk Auditorium at 11:90 a. m. Three army tents are to be erected in case of inclement weather. A student entertainment will begin in the auditorium at 12:19 p. m. and extend until 1:00 p. m. Then, the elumid paopmni will present the 1964 Alumni Gold P Award to Dr. Furman Wallace of Spartanburg, and the 1964 Alumni Service Award to R. Michael Turner of Clinton. In stallation of officers will And Dr. J. Edward Graham of Charies- County Form Bureou In Membership Drive Laurens County Farm Bureau instituted its annual membership drive with a meeting Tuesday night at Vernon’s Restaurant in Clinton. C. R. Workman, membership ton moving up to president to the Alumni Goenell to tng president-otoect and other of ficers and directors assuming office. After the 2:90 p. m. football ‘Battle of Presbyterians,” alum ni and friends will wind up their Homecoming festivities with a post-game drop-in In LeRoy Springs gymnasium. The Ointon high school band under the direc tion of Harry Bouknight, will provide music for this 9:00 p. m. to 7:00 p. m. affair. Special class reunions sched uled for this occasion are: 1904, 1909, 1906, 1907, 1906, 1914, 1924, 1929, 1996, 1987, 1999, 1944, 1945. 1946, 1962, 1969, and 1964. '• • • Presbyterian College’s Blue Hosemen are rated a slight fa vorite over Davidson's Wildcats for the 1964 “Battle of the Pres byterians” here Saturday after noon in PC’s Homecoming game. The PC squad occupies the fa vorite’s role by virtue ufa'9»l record compared to Davidson’s 1-1 showing, but past records mean nothing when these two rivals square off. A big question mark ia Coach Cally Gault’s corner is the left- index finger of Quarterback Leighton Grantham. Grantham broke the finger in last week’s game, and the Presbyterians won’t know until Friday whether the star offensive gun will be able to lead the Hose. While PC has a problem at quarterback, Davidson boasts a surprising signal-caller in senior Steve Heckard. Heckard was an outstanding all-conference end before switching to the quarter- chairman for the 1964 drive, said this year’s goal is to surpass the back position this year. He corn- 1964 membership quota of 940 pleted nine of ten passes in Da- members. Laurens County Farm Bureau has been recognized as a “quota buster” county at the South Carolina Farm Bureau conven tion during the past six years. Membership workers will again try to place this county on the honor list at the 1964 state con vention to be held in Columbia in November. vidson’s first gams win over Mississippi College. Presbyterian and Davidson have met 22 times on the grid iron since 1919, with the Cats holding an 11-9 edge with two ties. PC holds a 5-4 margin, with one tie, in the last ten engage ments. Last year the rival cou sins battled to a 14-14 deadlock in Davidson’s Homecoming. In response to a petition signed by many residents of the area protesting the placing of a rail road caboose on the Boy Scout lot near the armory, City Coun cil has rescinded its action taken at a previous meeting directing that the caboose be erected on the lot for use of Cub Scouts to the city. Morris Seymour, Cubmaster, requested that Council roach a decision as to the controversy at its meeting last Friday night. Voting for the rescinding were Councilman Cooper, Layton and Bagwell. Voting against were Councilmen Holtzclaw and San ders. Councilman Pitts was ab sent. The matter of accepting a street in a subdivision off North Bell Street, and the installation of a sewer line, was referred to the Street and Utility Commit tees for investigation and recom mendations. An extension of 10 days was granted to the contractor for razing the old Clinton Hotel on S. Broad St., which will put the date for completing the work to Oct. 29. A. B. Blakely, superintendent of streets, requested considera tion of the purchase of a garbage packer truck. The Street Com mittee will make recommenda tions to Council. Council approved Installation to three vapor lights on W. Main St., from Sloan St. to the spur railroad track. County Books Open For Tax Collodions County tax books are now open for the collection to tax es, Treasurer Allen D. Cole man stated early this week. The assessed valuation of property in the county took a Jump of 1691,990 this year. The total is $19,802,790, compared with $19,111,260 for last year. The amount to be collected by the treasurer totals $1,137,- 481.72, according to Coleman. Approximately 23,000 tax no tices are now being mailed to -4adMdualar>-teMteooe -and- cor porations. Treasurer Coleman advised persons who have not yet paid taxes for 1963 to pay up before applying for automobile tag re newals, since applicants must make a statement that taxes due on vehicles have been paid. Revival Scheduled At Epworth Church A fall revival will be con ducted at Epworth Methodist Church in Joanna during the week of October 11-17 with services each evening at 7:00 o’clock. The speaker will be the Rev. Ross Pickett, pastor of the church. Wayne Hopper, minis terial student at Presbyterian College, will be in charge of the song service. The public is invited to at tend any of the services. Ten $25 Windfalls Continuing a program of en largement and improvement, which began last year, the Clin ton post office has been allocat ed an additional $90,000 for fur ther work, it was announced Monday by Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of the Fourth Con gressional District from his office in Washington. Air conditioning, lighting and repairs are included in the new project. The General Services Admin istration in Washington issued bid invitations yesterday (Wed nesday) and the bids will be opened Nov. 10. The work is to be finished within five months after the contract is signed. The work completed earlier this year included the addition of a mail receiving room at the back, a driveway around the building, installation of new box es, and some interior renovation. Mrs. Robert E. Johnson Career Woman of Year Mrs. Robert E. Johnson, well- known Clinton teacher and sec retary, has been named “Career Woman of the Year” in compe tition sponsored by the Clinton Business and Professional Wo men’s Club. Mrs. Johnson currently is psy- chometri st-secretary with the Presbyterian Guidance Center of the Synod of South Carolina, located on the Presbyterian Col lege campus, and also is part time commerce teacher on the Presbyterian College faculty. In the contest won by Mrs. Josnson, each civic club was in vited to nominate a candidate. All nominees were judged on how they have furthered their careers, their participation in religious, humanitarian, civic and community activities. Mrs. Johnson was nominated by the Clinton Lions Club. Dr. David T. Mixon, chairman of the committee In nominating Mrs. Johnson for the honor said, “Mrs. Johnson’s work experience has been worthy and productive. . . . She has taken advantage of opportunities to grow, both in her professional work and in her preparation for advancement.” “The civic life of Clinton is a very definite part of her life. Anything for the good of the community and for the welfare of its citizens Is always upper most in W mind and heart. . Mrs. Johnson, valedictorian of her high school class, attended Sacred Heart Junior College and graduated with the highest schol astic average in her class. At Sacred Heart she was also edi tor of the school yearbook. She completed work for her BA degree at Presbyterian Col lege, graduating with honors with a major in English. At PC she earned most of her college expenses by serving as an assist ant in both the English and the mathematics departments. Mrs. Johnson’s work experi ence has been largely in the field of education. She worked for three years as secretary to the psychologist and director of training at Whitten Village. Dur ing the war, she was chief clerk for Seaboard Airline Railroad. Certified by the State Depart ment to Education to teach Eng lish, Math, French and Com- Couily Mental Health Association To Neel On Oct. 19 The annual meeting to the Larens County Mental Health Association is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19, at 8:00 p.'m., according to the Rev. John Rivers, of Clinton, president of the association. The session will take place at the County Health Department building in Laurens. Speaker for the occasion will be Senator Earle E. Morris of Pickens County, chairman of a nine-member Legislative - Gov ernor’s Joint Committee on Mental Health and Mental In stitutions. Senator Morris, a native of Pickens, is a 1949 graduate of Clemson College and vice- president of The Pickens Bank. He has been a member of the legislature since 1950, when he was elected to the house. He has been in the State Senate since 1954. Morris represents South Carolina on the Commission on Mental Illness of the Southern Regional Education Board. He has been recognized on three occasions for his services to the cause of mental health and contrbiutions to the mentally retarded. 200 Years of Service Duncan's Creek Church To Observe Anniversary MRS. ROBERT E. JOHNSON merce. she has taught in all of these fields with 14 years' teach ing experience in public schools. She has also worked for seven years as bookkeeper for Laurens County School District 56. She is a member of the Clinton Business and Professional Wo men’s Club, the Clinton Music Club, and the Laurens County Mental Health Association. She has held many local and several state offices in all of these asso ciations. She has also sung with the Community Choral Group since its organization three years ago. Mrs. Johnson and her family are members of First Baptist Church in Clinton. She served for eight years as superintend ent of the Intermediate Sunday School Department and has also bene superintendent of the Adult Training Union Department. Currently she is superintendent of the Young People’s Depart ment in Training Union. She has been a teacher in sev eral other different classes and has also served in various Sun day school offices. Mrs. Johnson is the mother of three children: a daughter who this year is a sophomore at Winthrop College in Rock Hill; a son who is in his first year at the U. S. Air Naval Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.; and another son who is a junior at Clinton High School. Clinton High Is Victor Over N. Augusta, 20-0 Prizes Galore is Merchants Drawing LEXINGTON at FRIDAY Devils play Friiay they entertain along at a foal pae*, kept their slate clear last by winatag th game this seaoea to their vic tory over North Augusta. • • • By MARK KING The mighty Clinton Red Devils put together a rough defense and a flashy offense to defeat the North Augusta Yellow Jackets, 20-0, in Wilder Stadium last Fri day night. Clinton received the opening kickoff but was held on downs. The punt rolled dead on the N. Augusta 17 yard line. From there North Augusta used a ' 4 grinding ground attack to drive steadily upfield. Things looked bad for the home team until foe Clinton defense forced a North Augusta fumble on the Clinton 29 yard line. Elbert Rice recover ed the ball and Clinton got their first down on a 20-yard P«— from quarterback Gary Laaty to end Randy Rushton. That was the extent to tofanaa la the first half until late to the then 16 yards to Joe Fuller for the touchdown. A fumble on the extra point attempt caused some anxiety, but Raney calmly fad ed hack and hit J. W. Davit with a pass for the point. The first half ended with Clinton ahead, 7-0. North Augusta took the second half kick-off and started to drive. Clinton s defense did it again as Wayne Boland recovered a N. Augusta fumble on the Clinton 40-yard line. Carroll Shealy ran for 14 yards, but the drive was stopped. Then, on the punt, a roughing the kicker penalty was called against North Augusta, and Clin ton was awarded a first down deep in Yellow Jacket territory. Laney took to the air again and hit Joel Whitsto with 29 yard touchdown past. The extra point attempt was no good. Early In the fourth quarter El bert Rice Intercepted a North Augusta pass oa m North Au gusta 91 yard line. Joel Whtteel ran 25 yards to the 6-yan! Hue, and, after two plays, IE—nth Cathey plunged ever from the one-yard line for (he score. A pass from Laney to Whttoolf was good for the extra point and made the filial seen, JM. Cllntou’s entire dafouse was Shoppers in the Clinton area will get a windfall Saturday afternoon at 2:90 when the draw ing is held for prizes in the Clin ton Progressive Merchants “Loy alty Days’ ’trade festival. A total of ten $25 prises will be drawn for—-the regular number of six each week, plus four held over from the first drawing last week. Only two to the $95 prizes could be delivered last week — baceusc ticket holders were not present when their numbers were called. Inclement weather reduced the crowd. Ticket holders are advised to be present this Saturday and share in the $25 prize." Shoppers in Clinton stores par ticipating in the “Loyalty Days’* celebration will get all of the prizes if they present matching numbered ticket stubs as they are drawn from a box on the parking lot of M. S. Bailey k Son, Bankers, off W. Pitts St. Saturday afternoon at 2:10. Tic ket holders must be present to win the prizes. Tickets may be secured from all participating merchants. The “Loyalty Days” promo tion began last week and will continue until Dec. 5, when a grand prise drawing for $1,000 will ba bald, divided into $500, $200, $100 and $100. 001 tol the wane to to to the ettar md the years and to encourage the Mrs. Edgar Taylor, Jr., of E. trade to new customers. Centennial St., and Henry Quinn Last week’s prise winners were of E. Carolina Ave. Simpson 45th Year L. StmgaqA caahkr, M. 8. Bailey k Son, Bankart, was honond byluf associate last week in celebration of his doth anniversary with the bank. Simp- the firm in 1919. Mrs. surprise occasion held in son, a native of Raima joined Simpaon was a guest for the a the bank Lounge. County Baptist Association To Meet Oct, 14-15 The 68th annual session to the Laurens Baptist Association will be held October 14 and 15 with Bellview and Warrior Creek Bap tist Churches, respectively. J. W. Spillers, pastor of Cal vary Baptist Church and Moder ator of the Association, states that sessions will begin each morning at 9:40 o’clock. Reports from the various or ganizations of the Baptist de nomination will he made, and men from Baptist headquarters in Columbia will he the key speakers for the session. The Laurens Baptist Associa tion is comprised to 41 churches and 10,989 members. The mod erator urges each of the churches send messengers to this session. Joanna Methodists Plan Homecoming Epworth Methodist Church of Joanna has sent out invitations to their 14th annual homecoming event to be held on Sunday, Oct. 11. The program will begin at 9:55 with the Sunday School hour and will run through the evening service which begins at 7:00 o’clock, this being the first serv ice of the fall revival series. Ralph Tedards, Clinton lay man, will bring the morning message which will mark Lay men’s Day among the Meth odist churches. The local pastor, the Reverend Ross A. Pickett, in his first year as pastor of the Ep worth Church, will bring the daily messages of the revival which will run through Saturday, October 17, at 7 P.M. The dinner hour for the home coming event has been set for 1:00 o’clock and this part of the program will be held in the pic nic area to the rear of the church. Basket Lunches will be brought by those in attendance, with cof fee and tea served by the ladies of the church. Reception At Goldwoter Headquarters On Saturday afternoon at 5 o’clock a reception will be held at the Gold water’s Headquarters on North Broad Street beginning at 5 o’clock. The public is invited to attend. * % Solvation Army Asks For Clothing The Salvation Army, which has a clothing outlet in Laurens, is issuing an appeal for used clothing which will be distribut ed to the needy in Laurens Coun ty. Since there is not office in Clinton, cards may be sent to Salvation Army Clothes Room, 400 Church St., Laurens stating where clothing may be picked up. The Salvation Army is anxious to get a small office where cloth ing may be left and distributed for people in the Clinton area, but unto space is secured the work will be handled through the Laurens office. Precinct Meeting Scheduled Tuesday A meeting to all interested per sons residing in precinct No. 2 (voting place National Guard Armory) will be hold at the GokS- Sunday will be a red letter day for many people in Clinton — and, for that matter, for many In other parts of the country who have their roots in Clinton. Not necessarily in Clinton, but in the countryside adjacent to Clinton. And included are not only Presbyterians, but also Baptists and Methodists, and those of other denominations. The occasion will be the 200th anniversary of the founding of Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, five miles northeast of Clinton. A special bicentennial home coming is planned for the day, with ^ service at 11:90 a. m., and a picnic lunch following the worship. The preacher for the service will be Dr. W Chester Keller, pastor to Selwyn Avenue Pres byterian Church, Charlotte, N. C. Dr. Keller was student pas tor to the church during his col lege days at Presbyterian Col lege. The membership today is small, and practically all are descendants of the early mem bers of the church, which was organized in 1794. Most of them live in Clinton. Services are con ducted every Sunday at 11:30. The church is the mother church of Clinton churches, in cluding Baptist and Methodist, for members withdrew from Duncan's Creek to organize churches of those denominations. And, of course, included is the strong and flourishing First Presbyterian Church of Clinton. Clinton did not even exist when the^ Duncan’s Creek Church was organized. The church was founded with in a few years after the first settlement in Laurens County, by settlers from Virginia and Pennsylvania who came in 1752. Eleven years after the found ing, came the Revolutionary War for American Independence. A marble tablet was erected to the church in memory to the 16 men of the congregation who served in the Revolution. These soldiers’ names live on today through their descendants. They are Joseph Adair, Sr., Joseph Adair, Jr., Thomas Logan, Rob ert Long, Leonard Beasley, John Copeland, George Young, Sr., Joseph Ramage, Thomas Mc Crary, Thomas Holland, Robert Hanna, John Craig, James Craig, J. Bell, James Adair, Sr., and William Underwood. Among ministers prominent in the Presbyterian Church and to South Carolina history who have served this congregation are Rev. John B. Kennedy, ancestor of many ministers and teachers, who was pastor at various times for 50 years beginning in 1796; Dr. William Plumer Jacobs, who founded Thornwell Orphanage and Presbyterian College and who was pastor of Clinton’s Firsi Presbyterian Church for 41 years; Dr. William S. Bean minister, author and educator; Dr. F. Dudley Jones, minister, historian and Presbyterian Col lege professor; and for 18 years before his death in 1962, the Rev. James S. Gray, also of the Presbyterian College faculty. The present building is more than 100 years old. built to rock from nearby fields. Extremely simple in style, it portrays the strength of the faith of its build ers. Crider Appointed Clinton Forester James M. Crider, Jr., has been appointed forester in the Clinton area for the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. Crider, who has been stationed as district forester at Summer ville, will move to Clinton to re place J. M. Crockett, who goes to Parkersburg, W. Va. Crider, a Charleston native, has also served at Newberry and Orangeburg. County Fair Scheduled For Oct. 19th Opening It’s not long until the fair comes to town again. The 18th annual Laurens County Fair, termed by fair offi cials as the biggest and finest ever held, opens Monday, Oct. 19, for a six-day run. Sponsored by the Laurens Ex change Club and operated by the Laurens County Fair Associa tion, the county-wide event will offer special attractions for per sons of all ages and interests. Hundreds of exhibitors will share in more than $4,000 in premiums to be given away in home, school and farm displays; food and needlework exhibits; in the horticulture division, and in several other creative areas. A midway presentation, the well-known Relthoffer Shows, called the “The Aristocrat of' Show Business”, will offer thrill ing, modern new rides and spec tacular shows to entertain both children and adults. The commercial and industrial exhibit hall will ha filled to ca pacity with displays of interest to all, and the livestock building will have hundreds of prize en tries in livestock and poultry. Pre-school children have a special day set aside for on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The little tots will be able to ride the children’s rides from 1 to 5 p. m. for only 10 cents. Adults mn- companying them will be ad mitted to the fair grounds for a reduced rate of 50 cents. Clinton High School Sewing Glosses Begin Adult sewing classes will be gin October 12 at 7:30 to 9:90 o’clock at the Clinton High School Home Economics Depart ment. The classes will be given for advance sewing and tailor ing. There will be no charge. For information contact Mrs. Harry Bouknight at 899-2478. Plans will be made to the late spring for beginner sewing es. Pool K. Harmon Dies In Accident 19. at 7:90 a'ctock. fetogo District Has Leaders Meeting the leaders meeting of Petaga Paul K. Harman, 40, District met at 7 p. m., Tuesday tanburg, was kfllad to evening September 29 at the car accident on U. S. Community Building. miles west to Mrs. Eva Land presided in the day absence of thep resident. The secretary called the roB and a each leader gave a report to Qtntow High their meeting and date. He^wae a memhar to After the business session a to the Ereettoa to Va