Clinton Team Wins Again! Vol. 66 — No. 18 Qintoii High Wins Title Clinton’s Red Devils exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning Tuesday and clinched the Eastern AA baseball title with a 9-4 victory over Union. Mike Osborne picked up his seventh pitching victory against no defeats and helped himself at the plate with two hits, one a home run. Don Handback and Gary Laney also had two hits for the winners. The Red Devils ran their record to 12-0 overall and 10-0 in the conference. Union : 012 001 0—4 5 4 Clinton 200 007 x—9 10 2 Caldwell, Gault (p) and Cohen; Osborne and Lott. For the fourth straight year, the Clinton High ‘School buS driver team, representing Laurens County, on Satur day won the State Road-E-0 in Colum bia, in competition with teams from all over the state. From left to right, they are Putt Jacks, rear patrolman; Glenda Laughridge, Laurens, county Sweet heart; Jerry Coker, driver, and Jimmy Kinard, front patrolman.—Photo by Yarborough. Q'mton Team Whs State .. Watershed Said lasbil Road-E-0 for 4th Year Clinton High School, repre- In order for a school to par. senting Laurens County, for the tcipate in the State Road-E-O, It Clinton-Whitmire Road Is Slated fourth consecutive year has won murtation Club and °P er * te un * nomically unfeasible according Airport on Saturday, May 1. der a demerit system. An en- nomlca ^ UMeasiom, acconung H 7 . . to reports of the Planning Party The Clinton High team was trance fee of $50.00 is required 41 __ „ „ composed of three members: for a team to enter. The Lau Jerry Coker the driver, Jfhuny reng county delegation gave Kinard, the front patrolman, and 350 for the white team and $50 Putt Jacks, the rear patrolman. for ^ colored team so that The winning driver received • Laurens County might enter. __ $500 scholarship. The front and This is the fourth year for the used, showed the entire proj- TJ S tr ^r„ r ^nd* d 4.^ 0 SU * e "““O-E-O L *“ r “‘ ect would be too .cortly to bo and $25 savings bond, respec- County has had a representa- , tiv «ly live in both white and colored pr ® cti ^ a1 ' The local team competed competition. During this time, Rocky areas of Rabun Creek against teams from all the county has paid entrance would prohibit enlarging Miss Qinton Contest Slated for Saturday attend. of the U. S. Soil Conservation Service. The surveys, conducted to de termine whether any part of the proposed plan could be state. Softball Games To Begin Monday Dr. Petrea Will Supply Lutheran Pulpit for Term In the absence of Dr. Keisler, interim pastor, with Mrs. Keisler is in the mid- thp**countv has" oald”entrance would prohibit enlarging and west on vacation, the pulpit of fee. fouling MOO. It U Interest- deepeningthe channel uptwlde St. John’s LutheranChurch will Ing U note that for the M00 the desired Hood protection, ac- he supplied hy the Rev.^H. paid out for entrance fees, Clin- COI ^ lng t0 Hugh Dowdle, as- ton High has won *2000 as first sls ‘? n ‘ consrevatlontst. place winners for the past four ^ P™*' 1 « »»“•<> years. Bell Street has won $1000 «•« *S*1 on acre for flood pro as first place winners, and San- tecllon ' Dowdl ' “><*• Maximum guard rail on the truck when two or three logs rolled off and knocked him to the ground. One log, 12 to 14 inches in dia meter, fell on the victim and crushed him, the coroner said. E. B. who The church softball league will den High won $100 this year begin play Monday night at 7 •* *econd place winner. The o’clock at the Clinton High rules and regulations were set up ^ ^ „„„„ School field. by the State Educational Fi- PATIENT AT WALTER REED Gamea wttl be *Mwd M Mon- “““ Commlsaton, which Is the day, Tuesday and Thursday ® WB * r *** **** * c * 001 * mse * of OF.' and Mrs nights. Smith Petrea, D.D., retired minister now living in Pros perity. On next Sunday morning Dr. Petrea’s subject will be, "Re program is havior Becoming the Believer On May 16 he will preach on, “The Father’s Business." Having supplied St. John’s rnv „ - . pulpit on numerous occasio Sgt. Thomas, Ray Jackson, son ^ ^ ^ we back by both the interim cost of watershed $200 an acre. Weldon Jack- irwi a _ and that SPOn ’ *on. is ■ patient at Walter Reed torandT the entire congregation. Six teams make up the league “J.* Army HospiUl, Washington, D. Dr. Petrea is recognised as an Each driver that participated c where he wa8 tranrferred exceptionally good preacher. By this year and many new Players in ^ Road . E ^ wag graded 0 n have been added to each of the ^ tegtg Chiding a written last week following surgery la to., on tee rule, and regulation. " TCJt ^** t yea j a ^ d governing school buses; a skill tul should exhibit some good soft- wh * re a ^ver shows his ball for the fans. skill by driving through an oh- Calvary Baptist, winner for the gtacle course; and a road test, past three years, should find where the driver along with F rt Jackson Army ho ** the competition much stronger, his front and rear patrolmen pi ~J Other teams in the league rep- demonstrate the proper proce- resent Davidson Street Baptist, dure for school bus operation. „ J . . First Baptist, Lydia Baptist, some of these procedures cover Reed over ihe week ' €n d Broad Street Methodist and First railroad crossings, loading and Presbyterian churches 'I the .minnHing students, and turn Clinton community. abouts. The judges for the tests Bleachers will be placed at the were qualiifed highway patrol- field in the near future, it was men who have trained bus driv- stated. ers. The schedule for next week is The teams spent Friday after- as fUdows: noon and night at the Tremont Monday — First Presbyterian Motel, and a banquet was held vs. Lydia at 7; Broad St. vs Cal- at Swain’s Charcoal Steak Dr. Frank H. Caldwell, execu- in the closing exercises vary at 9. House, where the Bus Driver tive director of the Presbyterian aftofftoon. Tuesday — First Baptist vs. Sweetheart Contest was the Foundation, Inc., in Charlotte, Dr. Caldwell last year assum- Davidson St., at 7; Lydia vs. highlight of the program. In or- nr . ach the baccalaureate ed the leadership of the Presby- Calvary at 9. der for a girl to compete in the wl “ preac " . terian Foundation, an agency of Thursday - Davidson St. vs. sweetheart contest, she must be * the Presbyterian Church U. S., Dr. D. J. Woods, 96, Retired Minister, Dies After Illness Rev. Dave J u n k i n Woods, D.D., 96, of 509 N. Broad St, died Thursday at Bailey Memo- Jackson, visited him at Walter expected to return to Clinton ^ hospital after a long illness. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. special invitation he preached the synodical sermon at the re cent annual convention of the Lutheran Synod of South Caro lina, held in Charleston. The public is invited. Dr. and Mrs. Keisler, visit-* ing relatives and friends in dif ferent mldwestern states, are about May 20. Dr. Frank H. Caldwell Is PC Finals Speaker that A native of New Castle, Pa., son of the late Rev. Francis Marian and Julia Miller Junkin Woods, he spent his early child hood in Martinsburg, W. Va. He was graduated from Washing ton and Jefferson College in 1890, was a civil engineer from 1890 to 1893 and was graduat ed from Union Theological Sem inary in 1896. Dr. Woods served pastorates in Blacksburg and Covington, Va., for 22 years be fore coming to Clinton in 1921 where he served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church The Clinton to Whitmire sec tion of Highway 72 is scheduled for improvement by the South Carolina Highway Department. Bids to be received on May 18 call for widening of 17.152 miles, and improvements con sisting of grading, drainage and asphaltic concrete surfacing. The reconstruction of this portion of Highway 12 is a con tinuation of work done during recent months on sections to the northeast and southwest. Pre-School Immunization Clinic on Monday A pre-school immunization clinic for School District 56 will be held at the Clinton Health Center next Monday, May 10, from 9:30 a. m. to 12 noon., and from 2 to * p. nv, according-to announcement by Dr. Von A. Long, Laurens County health officer. The Sentinel Wins ' "Honor" Rating The Sentinel, Clinton High School newspaper, won an "honor” rating in 1965 critical competition for high school pa pers in the state. The ratings were termed “aJl- state,” “honor,” and “merit” in that order. Carol Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sanders, is editor of The Sentinel for the current term. Six lovely girls will compete for the title of Miss Clinton Satur day night at 8 o'clock in the Miss Clinton pageant to be held in Belk Auditorium on the college campus. Contestants are: Donna Jean Harrison, 18, Clin ton High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett McDon ald. Mary Lena Milam, 19, 1963 C'inton High graduate who at tended Winthrop College, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Milam. Sandra Joyce Montgomery, 21, 1932 Laurens High graduate who attended Limestone College, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Montgomery. Linda Kay Tiller, 18, Clinton High School senior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Tiller. Joan Yeiser Vassey, 19, 1963 •graduate of Woodruff High School, attending Presbyterian Co'lege, daughter of Mrs. Ruth Vassey. Beverly Lynn Muller, 19, 1964 graduate of Clinton High, attend ing Presbyterian College, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Muller. Miss Harrison will present a modren interpretive dance: Miss Milam, a piano and dance rou tine; Miss Montgomery, a soft shoe comedy dance, changing into a jazzy dance routineMiss Tiller, an organ arrangement: Miss Vassey, a dramatrc read ing; and Miss Muller a song and fire dance exhibition. The pageant, sponsored by the Clinton Jaycees, will present the girls in evening gown, swim suit and talent competition. The win ner will be Clinton’s representa tive in the Miss South Carolina pageant. r- ' 7 Two fashion shows will be pre sented during the evening, one showing sportswear and formal wear in juniors and misses sizes, and the other showing teen-age styles in the boys and girls lines. Live models will be used. Tickets for the event are on sale by all Jaycee members, at Johnson’s Men’s Shop, J. C. Thomas, Jewelers, and will be on sale at the door. Trophies for the pageant will be donated by M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers, and are on display at the bank. Photos of ail contestants are in a special display in the win dows of Yarborough’s Studio. I^irry Gar, veteran radio an nouncer and sportscaster for WLBG radio, will be master of ceremonies. Ponderoso Homes Now Building 12-Ft. Wide Units Ponderosa Homes, Inc., of Kinards. has instituted produc tion of a new line of 12-ft. wide mobile homes, according to Charles W. Barnes, vice-presi dent of the company. The addition of 3,000 square feet of floor space provides fa. r\ )t : es for the increase of pro duction to 12 or 14 units per day, t was stated. Wayne L. Davis is sales man ager, and J. B. Walker is pro duction superintendent. Broad St. at 7; First Presbyter- a certified school bus driver. ^ -"rPwL? after serving almost 30 years as ian vs. First Baptist at 9. Miss Glenda Laughridge, a sen- May ^ President Marc C. Weer. The schedule and standings ior bus driver at Laurens High, sing announced today, will appear in The Chronicle each represented Laurens County in week. the sweetheart contest. He is scheduled to speak at 11 a. m. in Belk Auditorium in this opening event of the day-long program. As announced earlier, U. S. Senator Donald Russell will de li ver the commencement address Local Students To Serve at Winthrop president of Louisville Theologi cal Seminary. A native of Cor inth, Miss., he has had an out standing career as a clergyman and educator. He was an active Presbyterian minister earlier in his life and then went to Louis ville Seminary to serve for six years as professof of'*homiletics Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Fannie Cromer Ferguson Woods: a brother, J. M. Woods of Coral Gables, Fla.; a step son, Dr. Richard B. Ferguson of Columbia; a stepdaughter, Mrs. James P. Copeland Sr. of Clin ton: and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral 'services were con- before assuming the presidency. d ucted Friday at 4 p.m. at the Frank H. Caldwell attended First Presbyterian Church by both the United States Military Rev. A. L. Bixler and Rev. Academy and the University of William Redd Turner. Burial Mississippi before receviing his was in Rosemont Cemetery Pallbearers were William He holds the BD Named to serve as house coun cilors at Winthrop College, Rock ^ree from Centre College Hill ,for next year are: Unda He holds BD degree from Broows Owens, R. E. Ferguson, Smt- »v. gF&f MM- Boland of Clinton, for Thomson j > ’ ULSVI 'f e Somlnary, too PhD Hall; Elaine Boyce of Joanna. Edinburg. University In for Thomson Hall; and Susan Sc 011 *" 11 and 5cver ‘ u honorary of Zimmerman Roddey Hall. Sophomore advisors Laurens, for degrees. Ann Addison of Joanna, (or Rod dey Hail; Carolyn Bird will be REGNERY ILL Walter Regnery, general man- of Lau- ager of Joanna Cotton Mills, rens, for Roddey Hall; and Jan- continues as a patient at New- ice Pinson of Clinton, for Brea- berry HospiUl, where he has zeale Hall. been for several weeks. I. M. Adair, Reese Young, W. P. Jacobs and T. Heath Copeland. The honorary escort included Elders of the First Presbyterian Church. Miss Clinton Contestants Gulf Corporation Makes Gift Presbyterian College has received a $5,000 capital grant from the Gulf Oil Corporation to be used toward the new science building now under construction. It is part of the company’s educational assistance program which each year pro vides financial assistance to a number of institutions of higher .education. Gulf will distribute ‘$2,000,000 through this program in 1965. Three company officials visited the Presbyterian College campus on Tuesday to present the $5,000 check to President Marc C. Weersing. They are pictured here, left to right: H. M. O’Kelly, Clin ton area nlanager; John Addison, local distributor; M. G. Harris, district man ager of Greenville.—-Yarborough Photo. Bulb Sale Tonight, Members of the local Exchange Club will ring door bells in the community tonight and Friday night to sell light bulbs during their annual sale. Proceeds will be used to purchase hospital beds to help support a boys’ baseball team and other community projects. Getting an early start on the sale, Lynn Cooper, Jr (left) and Tommy Windsor (right) make a call on Mr**. K. D- Mills.—Photo by Yarborough.