The Clinton Chronicle
vd. 66 — No. 21
Gin ton, S. C, Thursday, May 27,1965
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM
J ' .
Clinton High, North Charleston
State Title Game Here
Tonight on Cavalier Field
400 000 0-4 3 2
Rev. Jospeh Greer
To Be Installed
At Sunday Service
The Rev. Joseph A. Greer
will be installed as associate
pastor of the First Presbyte
rian Church at a special service
Sunday at 7:30 p. m.
Mr. Greer came to Clinton in
March from Gatliaburg, Term.,
where he served in a home
mision post in Knoxville Pres
bytery. He was formerly asso
ciated with the Rev. Alfred L.
Bixler as associate minister in
Bradenton, Fla., and has re
newed the association with Mr.
Bixler in the CUnton church.
Mr. Greer recently enrolled
as a member of the Presbytery
of South Carolina (composed of
R. P. WILDER
Wilder Named
‘Citizen of Year'
Ooo 000 0—0 2 5 c t' urc t ,es several counties of p. Wilder, superintendent
Break-Ins, Robberies, Cor Thefts
Youths From Joanna Caught
After Two-Man Crime Wave
Two teen-age white males, fif at Joanna^, aided in invest!- off a screen door. Again unsuc-
Berry Kennedy, Jr., 19, of 41 gation of the break-ins in this cesfully, they attempted to break
Moultrie St., Joanna, and James area. into Summers’ Grocery on High-
Taylor, 16, of near Bush River, Kennedy and Taylor, who were way 76, Joanna, by use of an
Joanna, are being held in the at the time out on $1500 bond for iron rod to gain entrance.
Laurens County jail charged three counts of housebreaking The charges also state that on
with a series of robberies and and larceny which occurred two Monday, May 17, at 9:45 p. m.,
attempted robberies which be- weeks ago in Joanna, allegedly Kennedy and Taylor broke glass
gan May 16 and culminated in began the series of break-ins on out of a front door entrance to
their apprehension in Charleston May 16 when they entered Na- the furniture department of Jo-
by State Highway Patrolman J. bors Gulf Station at Joanna at anna Stores but did not enter.
D. Cravn. 2:30 a. m. by breaking glass At 10:30 the same night, they
Laurens County Sheriff R. out of a front door with a brick took a 1963 model Ford station
Clinton and North Charleston it will be played on a neutral Clinton
ISue* 0 be Ch0,e " t ° ,,i * htS N - C ; "”^‘1 thl. .re.), .nd the «rvic. Sun- of‘l.'ur»M DU- Eugene Johnson, .ccompanled and removed w In c.,h from wagon.owned^yE. L. Mason,
of a best two of three series for battle . Osborne and Lott. Killen and . . mu , .. nAmpd Citizen" bv Deouty Arthur Dunaway, re- cas h register and a metal Milton Road, Joanna, and
the South Carolina high school In tonight’s game, Johnny Peate day evening will be under the ^f 6 - h * s turned Kennedy and Taylor c^tohdnfbus Uckets and drove to Simpsonville in Green-
baseball championship. Rushton, with a 7-1 record, is ^ auspices of the Presbytery. f rom Charfeston Tuesday to the ^ containin 8 bus tickets and vile County where they aban-
T*o g.™ will b. played on ,0r c^o^r^’u.e^off. de “ r S^TpM« wbe^ they ^ ^ same ^ .n,, doned the when. Ure Mow-
Z™*' C *’- hr Cb^t- . by * winning eo^nce preacTSfXo^**' >■>« ™d. P y night. - ‘^yS T 1 ^
Clinton won the first game. Four quick runs in the first In- championship with a l3-l record^ After questions propounded to Mr - Wilder, who has served ^ clasTroom Window and removed a 1965 model Ford Mustang
4-0 Tuesday night at North ldn 2 was ad Clinton needed to ^ oa ?* 1 ^ am ® s * b ° ys < ^*T Mr. Greer and the congregation, as teacher, coach, and principal hint??* from a storage room and witl1 keys, owned by a Mr. San-
8 take a 4-0 victory over North played exceptional pitching and ^ installation oraver will be in the Clinton public schools sys- < erv i ce Af hinges from a storage room and k d ^
CharleStOD - , Charleston andTlne-game lead hitting power all through the ^ by t^ Rev. j'Xnor P W t coming here in 1935 is *>ng ^ ,Ce - ^fice doar Soft drinks and drove
in the AA Ugh school baseball season. Going into the Oiarles- u active in civic and religious life Joanna Church llso X same Ueht the two to Greenville, entered Intrestate
playoffs. ton game Tuesday, Mike Os- Vk- „i of Clinton. He is a member of Also ’ tne same mgm, tne two , „ ^—
If a third game is necessary,
The charge to the minister
The public is invited to a song ygmjg men attempted unsuc- Highway 85 to Spartanburg,
ton game Tuesday, Mike Os-
Sctiool Set For ji^Twhltsel started things horne had an &-0 record and
C* IxuL. < f off with a walk, one of three Johnny
OT. JOVin S LUTneron given up by Bruce Killen. Whit- Laney
The Vacation Church School of sel stole second and went home with - .<*« .vc™**, wuwwcu The c e to ^ con Ul singing wm be the “Crusaders’
®. trustless of tne r irst odpiist . «« ibj ^ on j
Hampton Avenue wUl begin at moved *to third on a single by Davi s . Bankhead V ^ p hurch ’ where he also serves as ‘Oharas” and other local Miss Jane Milam
9:00 a. m., May 31, and continue ^andy Rushton and scored on Going into competiUon for «^«i»eaa.
St. John’s Lutheran Church on on Gary Laney’s double. Laney hy Osborne, Rushton and J. W. . R ,
r, 41. J wf. Davis. gation will be by Dr. Robert church, where he also serves as "*
treasurer. Sahara
through the week. one of two passed balls by the upper state title, the Clinton Completing the instaUation In selecting Mr. Wilder for this 8roups • . Named To Coker Post
The mornine session willl last at< her Peate hoys defeated Chapman High of commission appointed by the honor, the Lions Club stated, , , a , , „ ... _ .... . .. . „ - io „_ h v s .i.;,, j
until 11:15, with a devotional pe- A ter the first inning miscues Inma " * n two games, 94 and 3-2, Presbytery will be Elders “The Christian principles ot ties, ^"^^on^Drincipal Mr and J Mrs M^illlr^MiUm 1 Also missing'were f 32 cal^r
riod, two class sessions and a bv North Charleston, the game which _put_ them intojtate title James Oeland, _R_o b e r t M. good sportsmanship which he Ji e .. p ■ . hin p . rii P n ^ . _ named dormiton ; revolver and e ght cartons of
where they stopped and netered
J. C. Nabors through an exhaust
fan hole in the rear of the store.
Cash in the amount of $74.10 was
taken from the cash register and
noa, two ciass sessions ami a uv inofui v^nariesion, uie game ¥T , , . « ^ ir h^pn nnmpH HonmltArv revolver and e tint
race,, with refre,hmant, e.ch Z'- S ‘'‘ y °" ^ ^ HUgh S ' JaC0,>! High'schoo, had seen it, g^.t- re pra,anU.lva on the student cigarette,
to Harry E. B«i..b mg h ien. M d KU “.. .. indlc.ted by Ute peHjd
umton Hospital
will direct the school, assisted Osborne, in taking the win,
by Mrs. J. W. Schumpert, Mrs. ran h s record to nine victories
Harry R. League, Jr., Misses aga'nst no losses. Killen is 7-3.
Bonnie and Debra Farmer, John- Osborne struck out 11, Killen
ny Fulmer and the Rev. E. Bry- 10. Osborne isued one walk,
an Keisler, pastor. Killen three.
Classes are being arranged for Charleston had only two hits
all children of St. John’s and and Clinton had two of its three
any others interested, from kin- in the first frame.
Gets Accreditation
School.
North Charleston is 15-5.
PC Finals Speakers
144 Get Diplomas at High
School's Closing Service
Interstate 26, they
iarge "number S'Snton'indi academic scholarship and phy- Coker College, Hartsville
ates who have chosen the Chris- ,ical plant. During the years Mr. Miss Milan, a rising Jurior ,s >->ey werejmp.fended by
tian ministry or some other re- Wilder served as principal, Clin- to represent New Central Hall in Patro.man Cravn after a chase
lated Christian vocation Mr ton High School students placed the 1965-66 student government which cr g.nated because of ex-
Wilder has been Tnstrumental in state achievement tests held position. cessive speed,
in obtaining numerous college each year in Columbia. For sev-
scholarships for many athletes era ^ years, local students placed
and other deserving students fo * n noore of the tests than those
_ The Board of Commissioners three years on the third survey Clinton High School.’’ from any other school in this
dergarten through Junior High Clinton’s record is 16-1 while of the Joint Commission on Ac- visit or be reduced to non-ac- In 1935, Mr. Wilder began his ar * a - , ns . tnn t
rrpditAtinn of Hn^nitnu has *n- creditation, acording to Dr. Den- local career as teacher and Mr Wilder became assistant
P ver M. Vickers, acting director, coach of football and girls’ and superintendent of School District
proved the recommendation that Bailey Memorial Hospital, boys’ basketball, as well as base- 56 • retaining his duties as prin-
Bailey Memorial Hospital be ac- which opened October 1, 1962, is ball, winning an up-state cham- ci P al of the hi ^ h school until his
credited for a period of one year headed by Ryan F. Lawson, pionship in 1938 and a state election in 1964 as superintend-
or until subsequent survey is con- chairman of the board of direc- championship in 1939. With three ent u P° n the retirement of W. R. The 1965 commencement pro-
ducted, it was anounced this tors, Dr. James L. Walker, chief other coaches, in 1942, Mr. Wil- Anderson. gram of Clinton High s>cnooi _ . d . ..
week - of lhe mescal staff, and Mrs. der organized the South Carolina The tribute to Mr. Wilder by came to a close Monday eve- ^ a J Sunday evening a
Based upon quality of patient Hazel Moore, director of nurses. Football Officials Organization, the Lions Club also stated, ning when 144 members ol the ® ity ; w ^® “
care, adequacy of facilities, and Fred N. Crawford is administra- which is still active and contin- “There are very few home in graduating class-62 girls and Belk Auditorium, with the ser-
attention and direction of a com- tor. ues to uphold the high principles Clinton that have not felt the in- 62 boys—received diplomas and mon delivered by the Rev. Zeb
petent medical staff, accredito- Less than one-half the hos- of better and fairer practices in fluence of Mr. Wilder, as he certificates. Winams pastor ot tne Associate
tion for the local institution re- pitals in South Carolina hold ac- officiating, for which purpose it watched over the children of The exercises were held in Reformed Presbyterian enure
suited from an evaluation of the creditation, which is not com- was organized. Clinton. His stem but sympa- Belk Auditorium on the Presby- Supt - Wilder presided over the
hospital survey conducted April pulsory, either on the part of the In 1944, Mr. Wilder became thetic discipline has won for him terian College campus and were P r °Bram and several pastors of
20 of this year by Dr. Edith P. hospital or the accreditation principal of Clinton High School, the admiration of student and attended by an overflow crowd area churches had parts on the
Brown, a field representative of body. It is no licensure nor gov- in addition to his coaching du- parent alike.’’ of parents, relatives and P ra g rarn -
the Commission. ernment enactment, but it is a friends Nannette Young gave the pi-
Plans include the onducting of voluntary effort on the part of ^ I B Speakers were the scholastic ano music for the prelude
another survey of the hospital every hospital, its medical staff, COUIltV WltllClraWS ^1*0111 leaders of the class and the P™ 65 ® 1 ,?.?? 1
in a year’s Ume, in accord with its board of trustees and its 1 % F * w w+e ww tm " " w
the Commission’s policy under administration to raise the qual-
Baccalaureate Service
The baccalaureate service
which a hospital, if it has been ity of paUent care as rapidly TAf hflirfll TlTOinillCI SfitlJD
granted accreditation for one as knowledge and experience " %#^IllilVwJI J#
year on two consecutive surveys, permit, acording to a recent di-
must achieve accreditotion for rective from the Commission.
class president. “There is No Wdhams admontshed the
Security on This Earth - Only f« du «es to “fear the Lord
Opportunity was tl)e theme o( “ d Hun with yo«r whole
the addresses, and the subject ^ ear *' He said many obstacles
SEN. DONALD S. RUSSELL DR. FRANK H. CALDWELL
Morninfl, Afternoon Programs
College Conmencenent
Scheduled for Sunday
Columbia - Legislation to to issue *375,000 in bonds to was developed by each succeed-
, ... . > „ , , finance construction costs mg speaker: Mark King, class in overcoming mem, aon i wor
make offlcal Laurens County s „ C £ , Bill) president, “Security-An W ^-talk w.U> God m earnest
withdrawal from a proposed J'™ “ said lh( , lon “ ; Edwin s , oan , salutatori- and, thoughtftU pr^er. He «p-
multi-county technical training Piedmont canter would have an, “Freedom—A motivating aea ‘ ed h
program was introduced Wed- cost Laurens $25,000 initially Force”,; Carol Sanders, valedic- a close reiauonsnip wun uoo.
Thrkrnorg.il nrwho „ ia t. a r . nesday of last week in the State and about $6,000 a year after- torian, “Opportunity — A Chal- p. D nnf : cfr Y'kiirrK
Thornwell Orphanage closed work during the year in various J wards. lenge. rirSi DOpilST VwllUrCn
its commencement season Mon- deparmtents of the institution. Senate. Under the new cost formula, Presentation ot diplomas and Vacation Bible School
day evening when graduating Inclu ded were senior making Two bills sponsored by sena- Q reenwood CO unty would foot certificates to members of the „ .. . . . ..
exercises were held for the 1965 ^ ^ ip ^ V * m *“ t ’ Jack Hi8gin : tors from four counties stiU in 68 per cet of the bills, Abbe- class was by R. P. Wilder, su- piYftXnSst S^h^U tehdd
cl.« in the school auditorium Mershon; ““ cooper.Uve program re- vide 18 per cent, Salu-ia LS per P^» d «>‘ »' j uae Numery thru^or
on Calhoun street adjoining the David Foster; dairy farm Ricky move Laurens from the plans ceat and McCormick 6.4 per 56 and A. W. Shealy, pnnci- Departments ^ from 8 :30
campus Little; farm, Jimmy Smith beef “d ^distribute pro rata costs, cent. The Laurens pro rata pal of Clinton High School. < to 11:30 each morning, Monday
V " . a farm Marvto Wru^fin AWtrnn Counties who are staying in share was 21.3 per cent under Mr. Shealy annonunced the th Frid ^ intermedlnte
sevens anTreren^: I the program to build the Pied- the old formula. ^ ^ winners of several scholarships wiU meet ^ ^
seven gins ana seven noys — . T* J L’ mnnt T«.ohnir»i EHurntinn Cpn- Greenwood COU
Thornwell Closes Year
Prsbyterion College', largert degree., the grKluating .enior. were owttdril rigte high .chool Yf”! the center sit without cost to The prelude and processional
Greenwood could still provide and awards. week in ^ eV enings from 7:30
graduating class in history will tvlw m'ml? Fj^ame* ^kT SuitorU^a vX.^McC^TcT cXnwo^ toe c C o^sstonY dtllOUt ^ 10 pia^ mutto^waTby^ky H^ t0 C ommencement for Bible
d^veftorc^ncementTd- ^f Slt^and^P^ident ro^G^ ^if^XTrSrt FowIerpSinr^’ IteM* ""^counties banded together re-id!^ toe commission me^ * The school glee club sang two n aT^Mame^o^wS P^-
dress as the highlight of the 85th Mare C wVersing wUl preside Ham, Jr. Jackie Doyle HiMto- Jimm y Wri 8 ht ; Print shop, Ber- to organize the Piedmont Tech- bership to give Greenwood 3 numbers, and singing of the al- b yt e rian Church.
girl.,Atinn exercises this Sun- aver the occasion * botham Carol Elatae Mershon nard Ham 5 school crew, Craig nical Education Commission, members, Abbeville 2 and Me- ma mater by the class closed Registration for Bible S
dX aSSoon ZZencement week-end is CbuTce Brock ^ Ray H-e; StewS which was authorized last year Cormick and Saluda 1 each. the program. Friday June 4, from 4 to
day afternoon. Commencement — , . - . j m
He wfll speak to 126 degree- scheduled to begin at 6:30 p. m., Jewel Muriene Stewart, John Cottage award, Dianne Reidling;
bound seniors at 4:15 p. m. in Saturday, with the annual Sen- Nathaniel Still, Kenneth Glenn good citizenship, Nancy Grant.
Belk Auditorium. This program jor-Alumni dinner to welcome Wright. Sunday Service
will close a full day of gowned ^ graduating class Into the PC The valedictory was by Nancy The commencement series be-
acUvity which wiU also feature Alumni Association. Dr. Hubert Grant and the salutatory by gan on Sunday morning with the
the morning baccalaureate ser- G Wardlaw, pastor of the Wil- Patricia Fowler. baccalaureate service, the ser
mon preached by Dr. Frank H. Harrisburg Presbyterian Church A number of awards were mon being brought hy the Rev.
Caldwell, former president of 0 f Kingstree, and an alumni di- mad e to seniors and copies of Joseph W. Everett, D.D., pastor
Seminary and now executive di- rector, will deliver the main ad- the Bible were presented with of the First Presbyterian Church
rector of the Presbyterian Foun- dre88 ’ official welcome will be the diplomas. Also on the pro- of Rock Hill. He spoke on the
dation In Charlotte. extended .by Walter Gosnell, gram was the senior class song subject, “Paying for What You
Four honorary doctoral de- Spartanburg textile executive, an d reading the highest averages Get.”
grees will be awarded at part of w ho serves as president-elect of an d the yearly honor roll for the “You choose what you want,”
the 1985 commehcemnet, two of the Alumni Associatino. scbc *’ 1 *y*tem. the speaker said, “but you pay
them to PC alumni. Dr. Henry The Sunday activity will open Addressing the class was the Tor what you get.” All you can
M. Brimm, librarian and proles- W ith the 11:00 a. m. baccalau- P*'' Robert L. Alexander, D.D., do is choose between two kinds
sor of bibliography at Union reate service in Belk Auditor!- Pf^or of the First Presbyterian of self-sacrifice. Choose the base
Theological Seminary In Rich- um . joining the graduates and Cromch of Greenwood. He spoke M*® *nd you give up everything
mond, will receive the doctor of their families here will be the subject, “Make the Most that makes life worthwhile;
laws;- and Dr. Frank R. Johns- congregation of the Clinton First Y^** Beft Tor the Sake of the choose evil and you get It today,
tes, heart surgeon and asaod- Presbyterian Church, which, as R ®*t- ’ If you choose Christ’s way, much
ate profesor at the Bowman- mother church of the collage, la Ia °rd er to make the most of what you get comes later. If
Gray School of Medicine in Win- suspending its regular morning °" e 1 Pf*. Dr. Alexander point- you choose to make the best
ston-Salem, N. C., the doctor of worship to share in the PC pro- ®d out four guides: 1. A firm be- grades possible, you pay for it by
humanities. Both are alumni. gram. lef “ Go<,; *• R«*i*t evil. Be work; you can choose word-
Another honorary doctor of After dinner in Judd Dining fr 011 * enough to stand against excesses, but you will pay for
laws will go to Dr. James S. Hall, the graduation crowd will ^e devil; 3. Have an for R the rest of your life.
Patton, executive secretary of be entertained at a reception at optimistic outlook on life; 4. S 01 ** things In life are free,
the General Council, Presbyte- the heme of President and Mrs. Ma f»tain youthful enthusiasm Dr. Everett said — the heritage
rian Church US; and the doctor Weening, staritng at 2:30 p. m. “d real. There must be com- of this country, God’s love, sal-
of divinity degree will be award- The pre-commisstefting service P‘ e te and absolute surrender to vatlon in Jesus Chirst, it’s been
sd to Dr. Fred V. Poag, pastor for graduating ROTC cadets is Gfd and His purpose for one’s paid for. You can accept it or ro
of Spartanburg's First Presby- set for *30 p. m. In Belk, to bo Rf®- * Jact it - *
terian Church. , followed by t^e final commence- Annual awards were presented Choose the high rather than
In addition 'to baccalaureate meat exercises. ta recognition of outstanding the low.
School is
5 p. m.
DR. BRIMM
DR. JOHNSTON
DR. PATTON
DR. POAG
PC To Award Honorary Degrees
Four honorary doctoral degrees will be awarded
Sunday as part of the Presbyterian College commence
ment, two of them to PC alumni. Dr. Henry M. Brimm,
librarian and professor of bibliography at Union Theo
logical Seminary in Richmond, will receive the doctor
of laws; Dr. Frank R. Johnston, heart surgeon and as
sociate professor at the Bowman-Gray School of Medi
cine in Winston-Salem, N. C., the doctor of humanitiqm
Both are alumni.
Another honorary doctor of laws will go to.
James S. Patton,' executive secretary of the
Council, Presbyterian Church, US; and the doctor
vinity degree will be awarded to Dr. Fred V.
pastor of Spartanburg’s First Presbyterian Charth* iX..