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The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 66 — No. 44 Clinton, S. O, Thursdo, November 4. 1965 Miss Barnes $10 Bowling Wins $25 Jaycee Chapter Adds Members At Annual Farm Bureau Meeting Appearing last Thursday night at the. annual meeting of the Laurens County Farm Bureau in Laurens were, left to right, David Sloan of Marion, president of the S. C. Farm Bureau, who was the principal speaker; Mrs. Odessa Price of Mullins, chairman of the S. C. Farm Bureau Women; Thomas J. Cope land, president of the Laurens County Bureau; Mrs. Agnes Bailey, secretary- treasurer, and R. L. Wickham, vice- president.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. The Clinton Jaycees ranked third in a recent state-wide membership drive, it was an nounced his week by Ray Ben- William Bowling of 130 Pine son, membership chairman. Street, Lydia, has the sharpest CUnton increased its member- pencil this week and is the win- ship by 56 per cent to come in ner of $25 first prize in The third behind the Landrum and Chronicle’s football guessing North Jaycee chapters, contest. He failed to name only New members include: Ran- two of the winner, of the 20 ^ D ‘“t gta ' n H “ b<rt . Robert *’ , Jr., Shelly Parker, James T. games Usted for the week of Hindman David Cook Edward October 29-30. A. HiU, Mack A. Nabors, Win. He picked Thornwell to win fred D. McCullough, Horace over Greenwood JV and Florida Payne, William T. Cambell, to win over Auburn. Glenn Walker, Edgar Madden, Barbara Barnes, P. O. Box Michael T. League, and Joe 289, Laurens, won second prize Calvin Foster, of $10. Young men between the ages She, along with John M. Ray^ of 21 and 35 are eligible to 200 North Adair Street, Clin- join the Jaycees and may ob- ton, and H. W. Fallaw, 257 Elm tain more information by con St., Lydia, missed naming three tacting a Jaycee or calling winners. Miss Barnes, however, Benson at 833-1762. The Hampton Avenue Parent- came closest, to naming the xhe nxet event to be spon- Teachers Association will meet f 001 * 6 “ T 1 ® ClinUm High-New- gored by the Jaycees will be a Tuesday evening, November 9, ^f^T y .^ 18h gai ^ e ; £ ut * at dance on Saturday, November beginning at 8 o’clock. An “Open the * core being 25-0. 27, at the American Legion South Carolina and House” is being planned and it Miss Barnes chose Thornwell building. Tickets may be ob is hoped that all parents will over Greenwood JV, Richmond tain from Jaycee members or Kennedy, Horace King and come visit the teachers in their over Citadel and Elon over West- Ted Davenport, dance chair- HeMams were arraigned before classrooms. ern Carolina. man, at 833-0996. a climax Monday with the ar- ^ s Commissioner Fox B. Ca- This special program is plan- Mr. Ray missed by taking rest of five persons. haly at Anderson and held in ned in observance of National South Carolina over Maryland, Robert M. Murphy, special lieu of $20,000 bond each. Mil- Education Week which is being Newberry over Guilford, and agent in charge of the Char- dl,ed J - Kmg was released on conducted throughout the coun- Richmond over Citadel. i ♦♦ rn frt an P® rsonal recognizance. try next week. Prior to the visit Fallaw’s misses were Thorn- loite omce oi me rm, an- Barrett was arraigned b ef ore a short business session wiU be we ii over Greenwod JV. Flori- nounced the following arrests: a ^ g Commissioner in conducted in the^ auditorium as da over Auburn and Virginia John Douglas Kennedy, 46, Gainesville, Ga. He was also was announced by the president, oyer c. State, and John Pierce Hellams, 45, held in lieu of $20,000 bond. Mrs - Lewis Ha y- The page advertisement ap- both of Laurens; Horace King, The opera tion allegedly in- %/ # r\ d pearing in The Chronicle today 43, and his wife, Mildred J. v 0 ived placing phony identifi- Veterans Day Be will bring the contest to a close. King both of Fountain ,Inn; cation numbers on cars, and Observed Nov 11 U list8 games to ^ P la y ed next College Board of Visitors Meets Here Arrest County Residents In Huge Car Theft Ring Greenville — A 10-month in- Carolina, vestigation of auto theft ope- Virginia, rations in four states reached Hampton Avenue School PTA Slates Open House Tuesday The Presbyterian College Board of visitors, an advisory group of outstand ing men and women, has added these 16 members to its organization which meets periodically on the PC campus. Pictured here at the recent meeting are left to rght: Front row—Dr. and Mrs. Fred J. Hay of Dillon; Grover Maxwell of Augusta, Ga.; Charles Fraser of Hil ton Head Island; Mac Niven of Green ville; Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, Jr., of Gin- ton; and John Spratt of York. Second row—Gen. John C. Henagen of Dillon; Arthur C. McCall of Greenville; John C. Anderson of Roebuck; Carroll P. Jones of Atlanta; and John F. McGee of Co lumbia.' Back row—Foster McKissick of Easley; Samuel A. Burgess of Kings- tree; Dr. M. A. Macdonad of Clinton; and John C. Spencer of Atlanta.—Yar borough Photo. and Charles Ambry Barrett, using salvag e vehicles to give mprnhnnt ,* hllvp hppn week-end, Nov. 12-13. The con- 38, of Commerce, Ga. false identification to stolen re i?l ted to disDlav h aBa in ob _ test has been running for nine In addition, charges were fil- cs(rs requested to disp ay nags in ob- and interest has increased ed against Herschel Elrod, 34- Kennedv operates Kennedy *f rva " ce Veterans Day with each gucce eding week, year-old Jom-er u,ed car deal- J^MeW Work, S? A—" ^ er and operator of an auto rens . « eUam8 is listed as a ^ MeTchS AsSt^n of parts business. He is serving 10 bouse trailer salesman. King is riinton years in the Georgia prison a wholesale car dealer. Barrett Also in commemoration of re “ lvi " 8 S,0,e ” operate, a garage and u,ed parts business in Commerce. at the tw0 main cemetery gates Kennedy and King less than :n memory of veterans of World three months ago were charg- Wars I and II and other wars by ed in Laurens County with members of the American Le- property. Indictments were obtained from the federal grand jury against the group last Monday Presbyterian To Change Calendar For 1966-67 Year Clinton-Laurens Highway To Be Made Four-Lane Lions to Sponsor Chicken Supper At CHS-Woodruff Game to MuSy V said the FBI worked oomplicity to what Stole Law gion Auxiliary. with officers in Georgia, termed a multi-million dollar Dr. Thornburg statewide car theft and stripping T ring. SLED at the time said '° r^OCn Sunday the ring had multi-state impli- The sermon at St. John’s Luth- semester calendar in two dec- cations. Kennedy and King eran Church Sunday morning ade s, PC -officials today an- were released from Laurens will be preached by the Rev. J. nounced a new schedule that That “tough study” time be tween Christmas holidays and the late-January close of the first semester ig being eliminat ed at Prestyrtettan CoHege. In the first major change in its DR. JOHN L. SANDLIN Area Methodists To Hold Workers School Next Week Methodists of the nuunceu a new scneauie mai c PJ , r <. AHnir’c Mpn's Chnn Vnr- , ,. . * County custody after posting L. Thornburg, D. D., executive w in have the regular fall semes- Joanna and Laurens area of the . ’ s .. T „ Poh - P R roth . representatives who arep ush bonds of $5,000 each. director of Lutheridge the Luth- t er begin in August and finish Greenwood Distrct will conduct ^and thfwestem Auto Store. r s^biec™ wilT bf ‘^N’ew' Di- £ !° Chris ^ a « yacatio “; a Christian Workers School at T ’ he sUpper is one * ^ major His subject will be, . New Di T he spring semester, then, will ^ Laurens Jlrgt Methodist projects to be held this year by The Clinton-Laurens road defi- ing the plan. . nitely will be made into a four- The four-1 aning of the road for lane highway, it was revealed the entire route is expected to last Thursday by the Laurens expedite the securing of rights- County legislative delegation at of-way, it was stated. a meeting in Clinton. Formerly, it was planned to Senator William C. Dobbins make the road four-lane at the The Clinton Lions Club will and Representatives Marshall Clinton and Laurens ends, with a ... ... . j W. Abercrombie and J. C. two-lane road for the intervening sponsor a fried chicken boxed League ^ a group of repre- distance. supper immediately before the se ntatives from the Chambers Some objection was expressed Clinton-Woodruff football game, of Commerce of Clinton and by property owners along the Tickets will be $1.50 each. Serv- Laurens that the road will be route to that plan, it was stated, ing will begin at 5:00 p. m. at rebuilt > wi th work starting next and signing of rights-of-way was 04 j: ji 4 4 4W spring. withheld by a number of prop- Wilder Stadium adjacent to the p 6 . hi ah ahn«i In tbe meantime, a survey ert y owners, mgn scnooi. , party from the State Highway li is felt > members of the dele- The supper will include a half Department was expected some- S a l*on said, that the decision by fried chicken, cole alaw, rolls, time this week to arrive to begin the state Highway Department, cookie, napkin, plastic knife, a gurve y of the project. at the ur 8 in g of the delegation, fork, and spoon. The meal will __ , . , rv . o . ’ .. , to build a four-lane highway for , be served hot.at toe bait game. ^ ^ the entire dletonce would re- Tickets can be bought at the way js a d ep arture from the rnove an l ob ^“ 0 “ l>«etofor» following stores in Clinton: Me- origina , plans acording to mem- ,nt ?y posed “ d “ at Gee’s Drug Store Sadler-Owen, ^ 0 , lhe le g lslat)ve delegation ". undue^inT^ed™ 0 Ototon, Pharmacy. Howard s Pharmacy. aad chambers of Commerce righu^f- way engineer of the Highway Department, S. O. Holstein, will be established in Laurens, prob ably jn one of the court house offices, and work of surveying to establish the center line of the highway will proceed so that it Democratic Rally Slated tor Nov. 15 Greenville Man mensions of Faith g et underway upon return from th , r ,„ h .... . , Charged With Larceny; Dr. and Mrs. Thornburg wUl Christmas holidays and wiU ex- Church beginning Sunday even- the Lions Club. The second proj- Lake Homes Enfered be week * end guests of Dr * and tend until mid-May. ing at 7:30. ILhVh Lake nomes tntered Mrg Keigler at tha St. John’s President Marc C. Weerskig The Rev. Dr. John L. Sandlin whlch 15 held in the spring - r _ said the revised calendar will erf the Board of Evangelism, The Proceeds from these sales wiU Democratic rally to be held at urea required on either side, have several advantages. Stu- Methodist Church, Nashville, bc used in van ° us C1V1C and the Laurens County court Property owners will then be — - _ dents will be able to complete Term., heads the list of names state programs the most noted bouse Monday evening, Nov. contacted, it was stated. break-ins at Lake Greenwood o_n J x. the first semesters’ work while on a distinguished faculty. Dr. being the sight conservation pro- 15 at 7;3 q Mr. Holstein, who was present Laurens — A Greenville Coun- parsonage, ty man has been charged here in connction with a series of First Baptist To ak-rns at Lake Greenwood D . D r . . during late October. Begin BrOQdCOSi Plans are proceeding for a can be determined exactly the authorities at his home last Sat urday, then was transferred to the Laurens County Jail. Julian R. Reynolds, 54-year- The sheriff, said items valued old textile executive of 000 a t between $2,000 and $3,000 were Elizabeth Street, died suddenly found in Sheck’s home, including Rnntut rhnrrh in they at to P niomentum and Sandlin was formerly editor of which all Lions Clubs in The raHy ig spo nsored by the at the meeting, said that 79 Charged on two counts of T . . *1 before the pleasant distractions the South Carolina Methodist thc statt> lakc part * Laurens County Young Demo- tracts are involved along the housebreaking and grand lar- mri . na np . hl _ prvipA Christmas. Faculty members Advocate. He was graduated in Part of the funds raised last C rats headed by Thomas V. course of the road and that 31 ceny in warrants issued by ™ morning worsnip service over wm have longer in which to ag . ig9| from the College of Charles- year enabled 30 persons in the Reames of Laurens as presi- property owners have already Magistrate J. W. Scurry of ^ aai ° 8ia “ on ^ sess semester performances; the ton and holds the B. D. degree Clinton area to have eye exami- de nt. signed easements, leaving 48 Cross Hill was Robert E. Sheck, &unaay ’ November 7, at iu.wi adminigtratlon, more time for from Candler School of Theo- nations. From these examina- Th e principal speaker will be from which to secure rights-of- 31, of the Berea section of Green- a- J tl ' .. the recording of grades and oth- logy, Emory University. He has tions, recommendations were Congressman W. J. Bryan way - ville. . e . v ' f yn ^ Haro ! 11 -.. er between-semester activites. done graduate study at Yale made and 28 received eye glass- Dorn of Greenwood, who repre sents the Third Congressional District. Also in attendance will be Don Fowler, erf Columbia, pres- Julian R« Reynolds, Laurens County Sheriff R. Eu- cbl | rcb ’ 8 ^ a ^ ad ^ a ^ And for each group there will University and at one time was es riinlAii Mill Mfcrial eene ,“ r “ id f^ r ^ a - — UMIOn mil UIUCMI, able to attend church and lor p ^’. Passes In Chicago those who do not attend. ident of S. C. Young Demo- Bible and Religion at the Uni- CommunitV ChorUS The new calendar will become versity of South Carolina. Be- _ D , 7 T • j . effective with the 1966-67 see-fore joining the Board of Evange- 10 KetlGOFSe Tonigtlt nr pw# x-i i r . sion, starting next August 22 llsm, Dr. Sandlin was pastor of The Clinton Community Chorus crats. Other Democratic lead- BvTrVv VJUD JcrS rather than in mid-September Bethel Methodist Church in Col- will rehearse this evening at 8 ers are also expected to attend. Meet for Tuesday as P reviou * 1 y- New students will umbia. He is listed in Who’s Who p. m . at the First Presbyterian it was stated. The Clinton Business and Pro- come ^ 0n Hint date to begin in Methodism as the author of Church. All members are urged All Democrats and other in- early Thursday morning fol- television sets, guns, power tools, foegional Women’s Club will ori ® ntatioa > and a11 students will several devotional books and nu- to attend. terested citizens are invited. lowing an attack in his Chicago garde n tools, and sporting equlp^ Tuesday, November 10 at ”^7 ThlSfsiri^ hotel room. ment u ^„i -anmiei four-day Thanksgiving of Education of the Methodist District 5 Teachers Slate Meeting In Greenwood Today ment. Reynolds, .upertotendent ot Johnwn 12 take- grove The p^gto^lsThe pre- hoUday “ 'hf C1, “ reh ’ Ototon Plant No. 1 o! the Ota- slde bome , „„ ratered ' ented „ ConnoroS “ u ' u fi 1 andnnal “ amlM : Or. Sandlin will guide adult. ton Mills, WM to Oleago Wtui damaged J. ..World Affairs.” “” n „toTSSJ^.r"^So.“S w t ?. tha opening Christmas vacation Is Ephesians upon which The Meth- set for December 17. odist Church is building its quad- other local mill officials attend ing the National Safety Con gress. He had been with the Clinton company l^^ears and prior to that was associated in a supervisory capacity with the Greenwood Mills of the Wood- side Mills. A native of Greenwood, he was the son of the late George and Maggie Buzhardt Reynolds of Greenwood. He was a mem ber of the CUnton Klwanis Club, troop committeeman of the Boy Scouts of America, mem ber of St John’s Lutheran Church of Clinton and a Mason. Surviving are his wife, Mag gie Nelson Reynolds; a daugh ter, Miss Shirley Reynolds of the bome; a son, Dr. Robert N. Reynolds of Natchez, Miss.; three sisters, Mrs. W. E. Por ter and Mrs. Julian Hart of Greenwood; and Mrs. Ida Still of North Augusta; two broth ers, Wall ace Reynolds of Greenwood, and John Reynolds of San Antonio, Texas; and gme grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 2:10 at St John’s Lutheran Church by Dr. E. Bryan Keister. Burial was in Memorial Gardeas near When the students return to rennial emphasis of “One Wit- school on January 9, they will ness in One- World.’ Immediately register for the Pmm , concerned wiUl tte second semester. It. course wUl evangeUrtlc outreach of the run unbroken ™tU May Il ex- church wU , by Rav . cept for the annual spring to>U ; Davld w . Reeae, Jr., executive day weak (March 4-12). Final secretary of the South Carolina pwnmencement exercises conference Board of Evangel- ara *! b ' d<dad f ° r “ ay a torn. The basic text will be “A President Weerstog pototodj^,^,,.,! ReflecUon on Ule out that to prepMa lon tor the Work EyangeUsm." new schedule, the PC’s 1906 sum- _ TT . . mer school wM start one week , Rav - James f ha P; eariier-on May 90 rather than IJro ' ess , or on June 0 ’ at previously an* SP^anburg Junior College, wiU nounced. The two-term session cond “'= t a c ‘ aM “ H . ow . ^ R . ead will close on August 16. and Study the Bible” for older were Sam Wll- Hughes, Buy Sloltsclaw, Joel Ook, HUT Joe Sum Caugh- Car Hit* Utilities Pole Mrs. Pressley Chaney of 808 Jefferson St., was in jured Sunday afternoon about 8:80 when the ear she was driving hit a utilities pols at the corner of West Centennial and Thornwell Streets. With her was a pas senger, Miss Priscilla Nan Wflliamaon of Bluford St, and both were taken to Bailey Memorial Hospital for treatment of injuries. ■ Officers stated that it is thought that Miss Wil liamson was teaching Mrs. Chanev to drive, and that Mrs. Chaney must have touched the accelerator rather than the brake as aha was turning from Centennial into ThentwaU Street Investigating were Assistant Chief of Police W. B. Bakely and Officer W. E. Manse. Photo by Paul Quinton. Some other schools, including youth yoxmg P® 0 * 1 *' Clemson this year, have chang- Workers with youth will study with successful results. It will under Hie R*v. James S. Barrett, mark the first big realignment P®rtor of Trinity Methodist in the Presbyterian College Church, Honea Path. The Rev. schedule llnce PC went on an Charles L. Dunn of Lockhart will accelerated program, switching dir * ct workers with children, to the term system, to produce Daan 01 the •chod is the Rev. ROTC-trained leaders as quick- T * c * sbuler of Laurens. The ly as possible for World War n. E - R °S ers Clinton is program chairman and the wto.. . ota. ■ h.i i Rev. James D. Medley of Hope- Clmton Gins Named weu is book agent. Sally Walker of CUnton has Participating churches in the been named a “Senator” in ar»Kr>r>i which continues through freshman class elections at Thursday, November 11, are Bai- Winthrop College in Rock HU1. ley Memorial and Broad Street Janet Johnson is the record- of CUnton; Central, First and SL ing secretary of PM UpsUon Jamas of Laurens; Epworth of Delta, honorary professional Joanna; HopeweU and Sharon of home economics fraternity, at the Kiaards Charge; Lydia and the college. Sandy Springs; and Watarioo. Capt. Claypoole GetsMedal Capt. Galvin R. Claypoole, assistant professor of military science at Presbyterian College, is pictured here (left) receivng the Army Commendation Medal from Lt. Col. Richard Ulrich in a recent campus cere mony. He was cited for meritorious service during the period June 1, 1964, to August 16, 1966, while as signed as S-2 of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Nurnberg, Germany. Capt. Claypoole had the su pervision of four armored cavalry squadrons in the performance of their mission of border operations along 860 miles of Soviet zonal border between West Germany, Czechoslovakia and East Germany.—Yar borough Photo. Teachers and administrators from Greenwood, Edgefield, Alt, be ville, Laurens, McCormick; Newberry and Saluda counties, comprising the fifth district of v the South Carolina Education As sociation, wiU meet at Green wood High School this (Thurs day) afternoon. A discussion of the proposed legislative program wiU feature the meeting. Mrs. Bela P. Her- long of Saluda, district director of SCEA win be in charge of the 4 o’clock meeting. The invocation will be given by Lamar Malphrus of Edgefield and Charles E. Wise of Newberry will give the pledge of aUegiance. Welcome will be extended by Madison Breland of Greenwood. Cyril B. Busbee, Brookland- Cayce superintendent and presi dent of the SCEA, will discuss the association’s aims func tions and the legislative program wUl be explained by Gordon H. Garrett of North Charleston. Staff services of the SCEA wUl be explained by Larry Cunning ham and Tom Ackerman and re ports will be made by Miss Gladys Robinson of Lancaster on the National Education As sociation and by Robert Moors of Beaufort on the Department of Classroom Teachers. Carlos W. Gibbons, SCEA ex ecutive secretary, will tell of as sociation activities. County presidents are: Mrs. Mary Shaw Speer, Abbeville; Mr. Malphrus, Edgefield; Jot EL Martin, Greenwood; Robert C. Scott, Jr., Laurens; W. GL . Hughes, McCormick; Mrs. Wlatb Newberry and Mrs. Langford, Saluda.