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The Qinton Chronicle
Vol. 66 — No. 20
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 20, 1965
Two College Gifts
Total $55,000
PC Captains With Miss South Carolina
Term., and Gordon Adam of Bloomfield,
.Ky., to the left of Miss Smith, and foot
ball tri-captains Wade Stewart of Pica
yune, Miss., Jimmy Bankhead of Ches
ter and Don McNeill of Thomson, Ga., to
the right.—Photo by Yarborough.
Presbyterian College’s 1966-66 bas
ketball and football captains are shown
here talking with Miss South Carolina,
Sue Smith,. at PC’s athletic banqquet
held recently. The newly announced Blue
Hose varsity leaders are basketball co
captains Richard Quillen of Kingsport,
Bequests totaling $55,000 have
come to Presbyterian College
recently from the legacies of two
devoted church people who
wanted to perpetuate some of
their Christian zeal In the work
of this institution, President
Marc C. Weersing anounced to
day.
One of these gifts, amounting
to $50,000, came from the estate
of the late LeRoy M. Brown, a
devoted Presbyterian elder and
West Union lumberman. He des
ignated this contribution to en
dow scholarship funds “to help
educate worthy young men” at
PC.
The gift by LeRoy M. Brown
represents one of the largest be
quests ever made to Presbyte
rian College. It has been added
to a contribution of $1,500 given
earlier by Mr. and Mrs. Brown
to bring the total Brown scholar-
CHARLES T. GAINES
Gaines To Head
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New Music Dept.
At Presbyterian
Merchants to Hear
Report on Economic
Survey by PC Students ship fund to $51,500.
Clinton merchants next Tues- A second bequest of $5,000 was
day will hear a report by Pres- received recently from the es-
byterian College students on an ““ of F f Prominent
, . .. Anderson land-owner and plant-
economic survey made recenOy er . gm has been des
among a cross-section of college ignated for an endowed- scholar-
students and Clinton business ship, with special consideration ^ . ,
firms being given to a Thomwell Or- Partment of music will be head-
rthonoao ryn ed by Charles T. Gaines, now
The meeting is scheduled for P 1 d 1 U * d " g completing work on his doctor-
2:30 pm. in the Gold Room of . Presi dent Marc C. Weersing ate at union Theological Semi-
, .. „ . , has emphasized that increasing
the Mary Musgrove Hotel. sup p or[ of nature—through
D. B. Smith, chairman of the w j|j s 0 j w n 0 believe in
merchants division of the Clinton christla n higher education-adds D , r „ sa “ 1 Gaines comes
Chamber of Commerce, urges sub , t(ulUaUy ^ the strengUl 0( lo PC al the time-when the col
as many merchants as possible p«, Co ,, ege and t0 the lege Is projecting a broad pro-
to attend. effecUven.,. o( its mission. He of nnu5lc 10 ^ ‘ncorporated
PC seniors Arthur Baxter of said: within an expansive new depart-
Atlanta and David Worth. Jr.. “Thc.e is a real cha ience 'n ment of music > art and drama -
of Raleigh, N. C„ will report at the thought of helping to educate The department will be started
that time on the survey they SO me of the young men and next fal as moves
conducted under the auspices of women who are destined for lead- !° ful, f coeducation with the^open-
the Presbyterian economics de- ership tomrrow but who need as-
Dr. Robert L, Alexander, pas- also includes a service of senior partment. sistance today. A bequest as
ter of the First Presbyterian vespers, to be held Sunday at Baxter said the purpose of the sures that a person’s influence
Youth Baseball
To Begin on June 2
Clinton Youth Baseball will be
gin play June 2 with three lea
gues, Small Fry, Intermediates
and Juniors.
A 16-game split schedule is
planned for the Small Fry and In-
termediate Leagues, and an 18-
game split schedule for the Jun-
lor League.
The winners of each half will
enter a two best of three playoff
at the ned of the season to de
termine the league champions.
Teams composing the leagues
are:
Small Fry — Hampton Lions,
Hampton- Independents, Bailey,
Lydia, and Joanna.
Intermediates — Hampton *
L:ons, Hampton Independents,
Bailey, Lydia and Joanna.
Juniors — Hampton, Bailey,
Lydia and Joanna.
Games will be played five days
a week. Monday-Frlday, with a Th <' annual commencement stance by Elgar. The glee club
week s intermission the week of service and sermon for the 1»S will sing two selections • My
Ju l 4 graduating class of Clinton High Own America by Wrube and
For the Small Frv and Inter- School will take place Sunday “Be the Best of Whatever You
mediate Leagues, the season will ni « ht at 8:00 in Auditorium Are,” Whitpey-Kramer.
end on Aug. 3. with the playoffs « Presbyterian Co lege campus. Marshals for the commence-
Aug 4 5 6 lhe ReV- Zeb ^ WNbams, pas- ment exercises will be the same
For the Junior League the sea- tor of the Associate Reformed officers and honor students who
son will end on July 28, with the Presbyterian Church, will de- served as marshals for the ser-
Presbyterian College’s newi de- playoffs July 29, 30, 31. liver the sermon. vice on Sunday.
- ~ The Rev. . Albert S. Harvey, Class Day Exercises
CAROL SANDERS
Valedictorian
EDWIN SLOAN
Salutatorian
Qinton High Finals Set
For Sunday and Monday
NANCY GRANT
Valedkterftaa
PATRICIA FOWLER
Salutatorian
has emphasized that increasing nary ln New Y ork, Dean Joseph
M. Gettys announced today.
Baccalaureate Servke
* ■ :> § *4. \ Vs .4 w* V* i r . v ?• •*
At ThomwoU Sunday
ing of its first women’s dormi
tory.
Dean Gettys pointed out that
liver the commencement address rial Church. The Rev. Joeeph A. pc t<) tlle economic llfe of clin . (or (urthf , r service
at graduation exercises for 14 Greer, associate pastor of the trm i -. Kinvdnm ”
Thornwell students
Church of Greenwood, wm de- J:» p. m at Thomwell Memo- survey was to show In fairly con- will live after him In the lives tended «‘T su^rior" pimlrt'
crate term, the relationship of of others, creaUng opportunities ^^nt o?g.nlrt .nd X«i
choral conductor. It will be his
MnnH.v ^st Presbyterian Church of w “- “ *
Clinton, is the speaker.
May 24 at 8 p. m. at Montgom- Honor graduates are Nancy The Blue Stocking
cry Memorial Hall, Thornwell Carroll Grant, valedictorian, _ . c r*
School'. and Patricia Ann Fowler, salu- Cited As Best in J. V*.
The- baccaUuraaU- sermon tatortan. Other members trf the The Presbyterian College stu-
wil! be delivered by Dr. Joseph graduating class iiKlude Man- dent newspapert ^ Blue stock .
w Everett, Jr., pastor of the ley Lee Avinger, III, Sandra Di-
Attorneys Move To
Appeal Sentence
responsibility to build the pro
gram in terms of both classroom
theory and technique as well as
private instruction in music.
CLAUDE LAWSON
Lawson To Head
Joanna Lions Club
pastor of Broad Street Methodist Class Day exercises were held
Church, is to pronounce the invo- in Wilder Stadium Friday, at
cation, and the ReV 1 .' Alfred L. which time announcements were
B i x 1 e r, First Presbyterian made of many awards and prizes
Church, will lead in prayer. The won by students during the year,
scripture will be read by Dr. some of which had already been
E. B. Keisler of St. John’s Lu- announced,
theran Church, and the Rev. Winners were:
J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Carol Sanders—Phi Beta Kap-
Baptist Church, will pronounce pa award, J. C. Thomas Valedie-
the benediction. tory Medal, National Merit
Marshals for the service in- f. .olarship Ccrtiticate, Student
elude Tomir.y Johnson, president of Year award, and Readers Di-
of the student council, 1965-66; gest award.
Thomas E. Baldwin, Jr., presi- Eddie Shelly 'rational Honor
dent of the senior class, 1965-66; Society plaque, and Bausch and
Richard E. Ferguson, Mary Ann Lomb Science award.
Floyd, Jeannie Glover, Becky Rena Crx—National Honor
Huguley, William Jacobs, John- Society Scholarship of $100, and
ny Moore, David Plaxico, Bobby Betty Crc hcr a : ard.
Powell, Ronnie Traylor and Nan- Janice Noffz and John Lanford
nette Young, junior members of —Danforth foundation book,
the National Honor Society. Old f '. ish “C” for work on
Nannette Young is also pianist publications: The Clintonian —
for the service, which will in- Betty Mae Baldwin, Dana Tur-
clude two special musical selec- ner, Jimmie Heaton, Beverly
W
at-
pointing toward the offering .Naw-^rfttcars and. directors of tions by the CUnton High School Poole, Janice Caughman, Caro-
a major in this field. ^e Joanna Lions Club will be Glee Club, under the direction lyn Seegars, Robbie Lewis,
A native of Peoria, 111., Gaines installed at a meeting. June 10. of M rs - Hazel Gilfillen. These Mackie Austin, Rena Cox, Mark
received both his bachelor’s and
his master’s degrees in piano
Elected to club posts at the
will be “Glory to God’” Bach, King, Johnny Lanford, Juanita
... , w Laurens—Court-appointed
First Presbyterian Church of ane Baker, Mary Gayle Bullard, ing has been cited as the best torneys of James Esther Thom- his m a=tpr’<! in niunn —
from Illinois Wesleyan Universi- ^ Iay session were Claude Law- are a ] so j nc i U( jed in the Noffz, Carolyn
morning. May 23 at 11 o’clock Rexford Bernard Ham, Jr., Jac- Carolina, it was announced to- ed to be electrocuted June 4 on t y . He is now completing work son ’ P re s ld ent; Lonnie T. Law- pro g ram tinel—Carol Sa
at Thomwell Memorial Presby- kie Doyle Higginbotham, Carol d ay conviction of raping an elderly on his doctorate in conductin’ son ’ firs t vice president; Clyde
terian Church. Elaine Mershon Clarence Eu- Thig distinction was by White woman, will be provided from the school of sacred music ^ ndal, ' m s 1 eCond President; ..
The commencement program gene Smth Jr., Jewel Murtene the Carolina collegiate a transcript of his trial record of Union Seminary. He has serv- ™ ^ W ‘ 11,arn 1 s 1 ’ third vice presi- graduating class wiU receive w . Davis, Bill Quarles, Linda
Stewart, John Nathaniel Still p ress Association in connection 80 an a PPeal can be perfected, ed as a part-time instructor at dent. Wendell Wallace Hair, d ipi omas i n commencement ex- White, Mary Ann Nabors.
Alleluia”, by Mozart. Two Willard, Eddie Shealy, Janice
Lawson; The Sen-
Sand ers, Jane John-
Graduation Service son, Diane Ledford, William Bell,
The 144 members of the 1965 Betty Black, Edwin Sloan, J.
Richey Loses Brother and Kenneth Glenn Wright. with 1965 awards given for out- Circuit Judge Clarence
" The annual board of trustees . , Sinvlptarv whn
D. Illinois Wesleyan, as organist secretary. ercises keynoted by the theme The various “Students of the
so, alter E. Byars, treas- ‘-There Is No Security On This Month” during the year were
t oc w _ . standing journalistic achieve- Singletary, who sentenced and choirmaster of the Wesley _ _ . . mis UU a.z. s
th Y tl ™ he d ment among the state’s colleges. Thomas after his conviction at Methodist Church of Blooming- ur ® r ; Wd ia J? D ' Cl '® ck ® r * 1411 Earth — Only Opportunity” Mon- recognized as follows: Joe
U ay r S ‘ Co-editors of the award-winning ^ February term of General ton. 111., and then the New Ut- J w,ster . Cy Abrams, lion tamer; day night M 24 at 8:00 in Adams, Carol Sanders, Marie
after a month s Ulness. He was a Morse of AbbevUle Is chairman^ pc n aper were Walter Sessions Court here, formally recht Reformed Church of Brook- P CarS T ° n Na : Belk Auditorium. King, Eddie Shealy, Edwin
brother of W. Hoyt Richey of and local^ members of tile board Wellg of McConnells and B ob recognized that Thomas was lyn, N. Y., and as assistant field- ?.°. rS ’ T . W ! dswo ^ h N A Ver Jr and Addresses to be made include Sloan, Betty Mae Baldwin, Jane
without funds and ordered the work supervisor while in his cur- Wat Dunca n, directors.
Miss Copeland
Clinton. include Robert M. Vance, R. E. n . A *j anta
Richir^sirrivS^by^* ste^ Red^T^ner’ ^ WUUam An individual award for ti»e ^ epared his sawed^musk 81 ^ ° f
mother, five sons, three daugh- Plans are being made for the best *P° rts s ^ )ry . w *'? t t0 PC 8 f unds n f th® C |°*v °f * . '
ters, a sister, a half-brother and five-year alumni reunion which A1 Pearce of Rocky Mount - N C - funds of ^ clerk o£ court Gaines has been active in
two half-sisters. will take place June 11-13.
Burial was in the Donalds Speakers for the services will be Mrs Sodfor Heads
Baptist Church Cemetery. former students of Thornwell. ... * _
Volunteer Service
Mrs. Rufus E. Sadler, Jr., was
elected president of the Whitten
Village Volunteer Service for
the valedictory entitled “Oppor- Johnson,
tunity — A Challenge,” by Carol Larry Warren won the A. B.
Sanders and the salutatory, Culbertson award for the out-
“Freedom — A Motivating standing student-athlete among
Force,” by Edwin Sloan. graduating boys.
Mark King, class president, Dianne Ledford—the D. A. R.
will speak on the subject “Se- Good Citizen award.
funds of the clerk of court. uaines nas oeen acuve in ay I E| • j .
Attorneys for Thomas, serv- church and civic endeavors of ^*©5 ID Monday
ing without pay on appoinmtent the communities in which he has Burial Here Todav
by the court are Paul Culbert- liv ed and is a member of the ^
son and W. T. Bolt of Laurens American Guild of Organists. He Miss Mam »e L. Copeland, 84, cunty — An Illusion” as the State School Bus Driver Rodeo
and Tench P Owens of Clinton * s married and has three chil- of Palm Beach, Fla., formerly opening address. The invocation winner — Jerry Coker. Other
• dren 0 f Clinton, died suddenly Mon- wi [ 1 be given by Ed die Shealy. members of the team wer e Jim-
ho., Announcements of scholarships my Kinard and William F. Jacks.
NOTICE SMITH TO ATTEND morning at her home. and awards will be ma(Je by j a nice Caughman — High
f fKo r NotlCe 10 June CoUege gradu ‘ BFIK’S MANATFRS meft A Cllnton native ’ daughter of A w Shealy, principal, and School Diploma in music by the
next year, other officers were a t e s or their parents: We will be Bt LK s MANAGERS MEET the late Robe rt J. and Mary diplomas will be presented by National Guild of Piano Teach-
named and reports from project glad to have your picture and D. B. Smith, manager of the East Copeland, she was a mem- R. p. Wilder, superintendent er *s-
chairmen on the current year’s graduation story, including de- local Belk’s department store, her of Broad Street Methodist and Mr. Shealy. ’ Jim Adair—member of Clinton
work were made at a meeting gree, school etc. Please bring will attend a Belk Stores Mana- Church here. She had lived in Becky Huguley, pianist, will High School Band, recognized
ANDREA STROUD
MICHAEL JOHNSON
Tuesday in the campus school.
William Timmerman, director
of training at Whitten Village,
addressed the group on progress
of the Volunteer Service In rela
tion to the children and the staff
of Whitten Village. Dr. Roy Su-
ber, assistant superintendent, §g
also spoke on this subject.
Mrs. James M. Oeland was
named vice-president In charge
of projects, to be assisted by
Mrs. H. Francis Blalock. Vice-
President and program chair
man for the coming term will
be Mrs. Charles F. Waldron.
Mrs. Robert Harrison will serve
as secretary-treasurer, and Mrs.
J. L. Walker, public relations
chairman. The nominating com-
Andrea Stroud and Michael “Mike” is the son of Mr. and mittee includes Mrs. James Mac-
Johnson havo been named the 0 lin Johnson ot 600 Cedar Ch ,*„H n Mr. j'
recipients at the t« W.000 ^ He plane to eo- m‘ U ' ^
scholarship awards which are ,lta ‘
given annually by the Joanna ter CoUege, Davidson, A program of songs, dance*
Foundation to two high school N. C. He has served as a and combo music was presented
graduates, children of Joanna- GreenviUe newspaper boy for a by children of Whitten Village,
connected parents, who meet number of years, and in 1963 Following the meeting, Mr. WU-
the requirements as to eligibil- was chosen “Young Cotumbua ) arns r coaducted ^ group on *
iiy, scholastic rating and per- 7,” an honor which won for him tour of tbe campua '
sonal interview. a trip to Switzerland and West- Mrs. Richard W. Ulrich, out-
The Clinton High School stu- ern Germany. . Soing president, presided over
dents, both of whom are to In addition to the scholarship tbe , business meeting which in
graduate May *4 with the pres- program, the Joanna Founda- cblded reports f f 0 m pro ^“
picture and all information to gers’ Convention at Myrtle Beach Palm Beach many years.
Chronicle office.
May 23-26.
Stroud, Johnson Win
Joanna Scholarships
Surviving are a sister, Miss sional,
Sarah Copeland of West Palm
Beach; and two brothers, Dixie
E. Copeland of West Palm Beach
and Lynn O. Copeland of Sa
vannah, Ga.
Graveside services will be
conducted Thursday at 11 a.m.
at Clinton Presbyterian Church
Cemetery by Rev. A. S.Harvey.
The body arrived here Wed
nesday night and will be at Gray
Funeral Home. The family is at
the home of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Robert J. Copeland, 204
Enterprise St.
J. Gary Cunningham
Passes in Georgia
J. Gary Cunningham, 70, of
Griffin, Ga., suffered a heart
attack at 9 o’clock Wednesday
night, May 12, and was dead on
arrival at the Griffin County
hospital.
A native of Laurens County,
son of the late Oscar C. and
Della Madden Cunningham, he
had lived in Griffin since 1933.
Survivors include his wife,
Elizabeth Walker Cunningham;
be accompanist for the prpees- f° r being named the top drum-
‘P o m p and Circum-
(Continued on page 4)
MARK KING
WM. ROBERT BLACKWELL
King, Blackwell Get
Bailey Scholarskips
"Strong Man” Speaker for Dinner
Paul Anderson, winner of na- terian Men of the Church.
rshii _ . _
Anderson ron of College Park, Ga., three winners of Mercer Silas Bailey ments and honors during their
Mark Odell King and William long list of impressive academic
** ttoaal. ..rut UKt 0.^ »' Mr »- Ha ^ B “- Rob * rt BI » ckw ' U “* and .complin
by unanlmoua recommendation bearing two per cent simple lo- to weight-lifting, U to be the Anderson sisters, Mrs. Nannie Martin. Memorial CoUege Scholarships, high school years,
of the selection board, compos- terest to qualified Joanna-c*a- palg Mrg p ltta eexhairman, ipeaker at a father-son banquet Youth Home Inc i n Vidalia, Mrs. Lila Stewart, both of Clin- Both are seniors at CUnton High The scholarships, awarded an-
ed of Dr. K. Nolon Carter of nected students. Any son (M:
Mrs. David Word; collections, sponsored by the Men of the Ga., in which he cares for 20 ton and Mrs. Faye Jones of Co- School.
nually by the BaUey Foundation
the Presbyterian College facul- daughter of active or retired Horace D .Payne, co-chair- Church, First Presbyterian teen-agers. He is a frequent lumbia; two brothers, R. T. Cun- Mark is the son of Mr. and Mr*, to sons and daughters of Clinton
ty and Frank Logan, dean of employees of Joanna Cotton man Mrs. J. B. Hart; aria and Church in the Fellowship room speaker at civic clubs and ningham of Greenwood and Shaw Hall King. He plans to study me- Mills employees, have an
studenu of Wofford CoUege, Mills Company, Joanna Com- craRg \frs. Robert B. Wassung; Wednesday, May 26. youth groups, presenting his Cunningham of Da'las, Texas: chanical engineering at the Uni- current value of $1,000 fc
Spartanburg, it was announced munity Corporation, or the Jo- hour, Mrs. Frank C. Sher- Paul Anderson, a native of goals of helping young people, two grandchildren, Peggy and versity of South Carolina. years,
this week by the Foundation. anna Foundation may apply for rill; Med 3 recreation, Mrs. Oe- Toccoa, Ga., attended Furman through physical fitness, develop Barry Barron of CoUege Park. Robert is the son of Mr. and Since inception of the
Andrea, the daughter of Mrs. either a scholarship or a loan innri t chairman, report by University in GreenviUe, and is into good citizens. Funeral services were held Fri- Mrs. William BlackweU. He will in 1957, eighteen four-]
Ervin Stroud and the late Mr. to be used at any coUege ac- Mrs. Ulrich; recreation 26 and reputedly the strongest man In The father-son banquet marks day at 1 p.m. at Haisten’s Chapel enter Clemson University this scholarships have
Stroud of Joanna, plans to en- credited by the Southern As so- 28, Mrs. Oeland; speech therapy, the world, according to an an- the last regularly scheduled in Griffin, Ga. Burial was In fall where he wiU major in math- The scholarships
ter Wipthrop CoUege in Rock elation of CoUeges and Secon- Mrs. Mary Lehman; and library, nouncement by George Brocken- program planned for the year Greenwood Cemetery in At- ematics. to South Carolina
Hill In September. dary Schools. Mrs. Hart. brough, president of the Presby- by the Men of the Church. lanta. Both Mark and Robert have a universities.