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/ V, - V The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 68 — No. 7 Clinton S. C. Thursday, February 17, 1966 / ^ * 5s i f t 4 ' Clinton Leaders Get Trophies Leaders of Clinton’s award-winnnig 1965 Community Chest campaign are pictured here with trophies presented by the Carolinas United Community Ser vices. Chest Presdient G. Edward Camp bell (left) and Drive Chairman Robert Wassung admire the big Jefferson Stan dard trophy award given Clinton as the outstanding united fund campaign ♦in South Carolina and the smaller tro phy for the best under-$1000,000 pro gram in the state.—Yarborough Photo. Onto. ( Chest Is Honored in Charlotte View from Rear Toward Pulpit Campaign to Hard. At Joanna Post Office Postmaster Dollie Carr an nounces that examinations for clerk-carriei 1 are still being giv- ubs From Pulpit Toward Balcony —Tsrbsroach PKmtm Of Dimes Said to Be I 'Most Encouraging' Duke Endowment Assists Thornwell And Local Hospital The Duke Endowment, with Baptists to Occupy New Church Sunday Morning The annual dinner meeting of Final tabulations of funds en f 0 r the substitute positions the Chamber of Commerce is collected n the Clinton area for at the Joanna post office. Ap- offices in Charlotte, N. C., is scheduled for Thursday, March the 1966 0 f Dimes are plicants must stand the civil distributing $1,404,398 to help The Clinton Community Chest munit yChest of Greater CUnton g r0 v e P according to Don Creigh- “ most encouraging,” accord- xhe^nceessary hjrms hospitals and chlld < » are instltu ‘ is taking its bows as South during the campaign of last ton p resi dent. ing to Mrs. Marc Weersing, co- be obtained at any post Carolina’s outstanding United fall. The achievement, with The pro g rarn w iu be princi- chairman for Laurens County. Fund campaign for 1965. Robert, Wassung serving as Uy a p ro g re ss report from Rit indicate that resi- Special recognition came last drive chairman, represented 110 Dean Harlan E. McClure asd J t T • Thursday night from the Caro- per cent of the announced goal. b j s fifth-year students from the dents of the Clinton-Joanna- linas United Cornmunity Ser- Campbell and Wassung once ciemson University School of Mountville-Cross Hill section of vices at its annual awards din- again expressed deep apprecia- Architecture on the preliminary the county have given twice the ner in Charlotte. Clinton Chest tion to the entire community surve y 0 f city plans for Clinton. „ mmint that was co ii Pf . t ed last President G. Edward Campbell and to the many members of Models show i ng the city as it amount tnat was collected last brought home a four-foot trophy the working organizations for could be built envisaged by the y ear - Especially to be corn- presented as the Jefferson the success of the 1965 program. arcb jt e cture students, will be on mended are the youth of Clin- Standard Award by Charles H. They said the trophy will be put d j sp i ay ton who completed their Crutchfield of the Jefferson on display by various local busi- “Doughnut Day” project and Standard Broadcasting Co. ness establishments during the This trophy will remain in year, so that everyone may Clinton’s, possession throughout have the opportunity to see this the year in recognition of the symbol of Clinton’s outstanding superlative effort which found accomplishment. It wUl also $29,811.30 raised for the Com- serve as a reminder of the good works Clinton dollars will be underwriting through Commun ity Chest participation. The Gastonia United Fund re- in an automobile accident. igible. The necessary forms may t office. Chamber Names Directors, Officers To Serve for Year The five nominees named to the Board of Directors of the their street coin collectors in Clinton Chamber of Commerce spite of hte blizzard that blank- f or a three-year term will be eted Clinton two weeks ago. , . . ... . Mailers have proved a good ann ? ul \ ce t d la f r " eek > ac - j h w . irnm M *« dipd source of income this year and cordiag f to f Dan ^ C K reighton ’ John William Moore, 55, died addressed bv a P resident of the chamber. Tuesday p. m. near Mt. Olive, ^ , Ballots mailed to the mem- r ... group of young women mclud- , , “ ” * , N. C., from injuries sustained Mrs Joe Nixon Mrs Ben bers have been returned and * — ,._j this week. tions in North Carolina and South Carolina finance their charity services. The announcement was made ^ as been set for Sunday, April Holcomb, Wednesday by James R. Felts, ^ Moore Services Be Held Friday The initial service in the ment and furnishings was ap- handsome new sanctuary of the proximately $325,000, church of- First Baptist Church on South ^ cia ^ s state d. n jo* . ... , . , . c 1 The general building commit- Broad Street will be held Sun- ^ included R g Truluc>t> day morning at 11 o’clock. chairman; W. R. Anderson, A formal dedication service Jr., J. D. Bass; with Gar? finance chairman: Judson Brehmer, furnishings ^ , chairman; Mrs., Csddwell Hen- Jr., executive director of the Construction on the buff-col- derson organ c h a irman; and Hospital and Child Care sec- ored brick structure, with a j d. McKee, chairman of the tions. seating capacity of 750, began Board of Deacons. The Rev. Clinton institutions partici- sligthly more than a year ago. Joseph H. Darr is pastor of the pating in the endowment are 11 replaces a building that was cha rch. Bailey Memorial Hosptal, $3,- use ^ f° r almost 00 years. 083, and Thornwell Orphanage, f . 0f t salid , maSOary COnstrUC - tion, the church has an excep- $64,697.14. tionally beautiful arched en- The Laurens Dstricf Hospital trance. The interior trim is of at Laurens receives $5,516. walnut. One hundred and thirty hos- Stained glass windows are pitals are receiving $885,933 Rites Held Friday For H. L. Baldwin _ „ Hal L.’Baldwin, 71, died Thurs- jfSloS w““»" SS The M ‘ >U > ers ' Mareh Su’RJLiTlSS. S' ft Una ' »“«’• «*“ CMprtto, la used throughout, day at noon at his home, 607 Dorn To Speak On Allegiance Day Citzens of Laurens County used** throughout, witlTthe one are encouraged to join with to attertd over the entrance being of fac- or S alll zations and 43 child care institutions, eted g i ass depicting Christ P^bc ceremonies to be held ,, Crabtree, Mrs. Dixon Cunning- a ^f . counted week. $513 459 Eighty-four hospitals with outstretched hands car- at 11:00 a ' m ” Tuesday ’ Fel> ' ceived the trophy as the best „ e was a native of Gaffney, ham and Mrs Jim Shakes _ The foUowmg were listed on in North Carolina are receiv- rying the invitation, “Come un- ruary 22 > in Laurens - North Carohna program in 1965. bll t had made his home in Clin- peare 5 tb e mail ^ballot.^ C. W. Ander- j ng $505 843 i 43 i n South Caro- to Me.” Mayor Griggs of Laurens is sued a proclamation naming light in Charlotte was the Rock tens six * aay ai noon ai ms nome, oui mll on , aI1 i zati on with a special we f , “ ag0 n . He ^ as „ a largest single, source of gbtsj^ d Ca ' 1 ? p ^ 1 ’ S e °p ge . H T ^r v institutions in North Caro- and the walnut pews have foam Eebnmry 22 as Allegiance Day, Musgrove St., .Iter teveral p„ sld S Trophy for sMaln- f:"" 1 i a 't V™ aBd . Mtte ‘! » ver «r&F? “” a -."f- rece . lvi " 8 . 17 ™ bbar bUsb ‘ b " s T"' i» years of declining health. ed^nuaf achievement “l952-65 ^ oore 1" d Emma (KM)’ foV the fund to'Yake'care of ^ in South Carolina - $176,249. The is air-conditioned. A new pipe Native of Union County, son ’ Moore. He was a member of polio pat i ents and fight birth de- l Iubert Todd, L N. Warren and total amo unt being distributed organ will be installed at a of the late William T. and Cl tbe First Baptist Church. He f ec t s through research and e ^ se ‘ oung '. ... in North Carolina is $848,056, in later date. Mary Frances Wishert Baldwin, UaVIOSOn M. WOlip W as a thirty-second degree treatment. In addition to those 1)irectors retiring this year Soulh Carohna, $556,330. he had lived in Clinton since Bakes CflkeS for Home Scottish Rite Mason and mem- pre viously announced who after se rv in g a three-year term The hospital contributions are 1919. He was a member of the r ti j cus tom of several ber of Cam P be11 44 > worked are Mr. and Mrs. AI- ^ re . T, - . Hea T th 5 ope A and ’ D ‘ G ’ based on $1 a day for each free First Presbyterian Church and ^ ladies of Davidson AFM ' A former Sunday school len p 0W er, Mrs. Eva West, Creighton, J. Robert Cox, Dan d ay of care in the fiscal year CampbeU Lodge 44. L J m,, superintendent and deacon of Mrs Janie Freeman Miss P( , B . E. Orr and Jim Von HoUen. which ended. " ‘ “ He was married three times. His first wife was Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Henry Baldwin who died in 1936. His second wife was Mrs. Evelyn Tomlinson Baldwin who died in 1956. Street Baptist Church baked superintendent ^and deacon of Mrs . janie Freeman, Miss Peg- twenty-six cakes for the children at Connie Maxwell September 30, the First Baptist Church, a gy “ Dunaway"Mrs.’ 'Gertrude Hold-over director*, are Prin- 1935. Children’s charter member of the Civitan Fowler Mrs ’ Edna Osborne, gle G °?fl and ’ Claud ® Crocker, child care statistics compiled ~ “ ‘ Grace Wooten, Mrs. Annie L ‘ °- Edwa ? S \ L ’ V> .f" noauyoii iri.o a nd S. Truluck, with Home in Greenwood for Valen- Club and was employed as a Mrs G ’ race Wooten Mrs^Annie L ‘ .°_ Edwa L ds ’. L I V ' . Powe11 ’ from applications of these in tine. Among those going to salesman for the Mother Goose Mae Bagwell, Mrs. Ella Har- ana . ^ 0 " e sti tutions show that 43 assisted Greenwood during the weekend Shoe Company. ve y, Mrs. Betty Wbeb, Miss yea ^}°. S " Ve ^.!l R Y a ?_ Adair f ;^'. had capacity of 5,033 children. „ . .. M to take the,cakes were Mr. and In addition to his mother, he Ann Webb, Mrs. Eva Land, Yi 1 Jn RoYLin » Mrs. Floyd HeUams, Mrs. L. B. is survived by his wife, Mrs. M rs. Margaret Blakely, Miss Trammell, Mrs. Ressie McKen- Marie Bennett Moore; one Nell Haggart, and Mrs! Vera suag w ^. th years to serve, institutions finance charity at p a i me tto Recreation Center bstening to Billy Graham in his T7 n/f-p. lorvy^o „ . Jim Von Hollen is serving as * ne< - leduon '-enier, TT nlletn _ _i. Betty zie ’ ^ Irs - M - R - Burg 688 . Mrs. daughter, Mrs. James (Kita) F 0S ter. y John Allen and Mrs. Ed Wells, Holland, Laurens; four broth- Also, Miss Nellie Osborne, Sr. Major Howe Gets Janie Palmer Baldwin; a son, Hal L. Baldwin Jr. of Colum bia; a daughter, Miss Mae Baldwin, a student at St. Andrews College at Laurinburg, N. C.; a sister, Mrs. S. C. Dun lap of Clinton; and a grandchild. Funeral services were con- Viet Nam Assignment ducted Friday at 2:30 p. m. at . „ . . „ — 0 , . Gray Funeral Home by Rev. ^ aj - Rob crt H. Howe, assist Alfred L. Brxler, Burial was 8111 Professor of military sci- Columbia in the First Presbyterian Church f^ e fS^dutv dren ' Mrs- Verner Dees, Mrs. Calvin cemetery. ^South Vietalm ™t Col RiS Funeral services wiU be held cooper, Mrs. Tommy Moore, Pallbearers were W. C. Tho- ^ Friday at 2:30 at Broad Street M rs. Harold Hairston, Mrs. E. C. Baldwin, Tom Plaxico, Shel ton Rimer and Robert B. Was- to help hospitals and child care brief ceremonies designed to demonstrate the seincere inter est we have as citizens to pro mote and maintain world peace. Similar ceremonies are being conducted all over South Carolina this same day, the birthday of ‘‘The Father of Our Country,” George Washington. The idea to establish a publje ceremony to enable our citi- The Clinton Women’s Bowling zens to jointly re-dedicate - _ C11 . Association will have its second themselves to the principle of In addition to providing funds fq oj} 3 ° n e ruary freedom wsa fostered by W. T. l ' Moseley of GreenviUe, while Coct of th ebuilding, equip- Women's Tourney To Begin Saturday The tournament will be held Jim Von HoUen is serving as WO rk, the Endowment assists in w:th ~a *niimber" of" teaH Houston Crusade encourage aU chairman of the nominating t h e construction, equipment doubles and singles already in attendance to re-pledge 'their ers, J. Curtis Moore and Thom- Mrs j c . Estes, Mrs. Jimmy cammitte . e to P resent a slate of an d purchase of hospitals and scheduled with the following allegiance t0 our country. as N. Moore, both of Colum- South( Mrs . MUdred Dickerson, bia; WUbur S. Moore of Gaff ney Francisco ter Mrs ; WUbur S. Moore of Gaff- Mrs. Keith McGee, Mrs. Frank _ Pre s eat aff \ ce rs serving with ters in Charlotte which ; Henry Kyle Moore of San Walker Mrs. Prue Waters President Creighton are Claude sels hospitals and child _ • 1 __ * _ * _ * A. Crocker, first vice-nresi- A. Crocker, first mas and Harry Baldwin, WU- Uam J. Henry, Joe Edwards and Fayette Henry. Joanna Lions Club To Observe Tenth Birthday Tonight The Joanna Lions Club wUl celebrate its 10th anniversary Thursday night in a meeting at the Joanna Club House. The occasion wUl honor the charter members of the club, President Claude Lawson stat- ed. Speaker fdr the meeting will be International Director Leon CampbeU of Greenville. Also on the program for a short talk is Laurens County Senator Wil- liam C. Dobbins, charter mem ber and first president of the club. A number of prominent Lions it the district, including presi dents and secretaries and their wives of nearby clubs. Woody Hall,.to Edit- The Blue Stocking . - 'Woody HaU of York is the newly elected editor of The „ Blue Stocking' Presbyterian College student newspaper, it Was announced today. A Junior majoring in econom ics, HaU succeeds Sam Waters of Lugoff in this capacity. He ard W. Ulrich announced today. Methodist Church, conducted He said Howe is scheduled to c - Burdette, Mrs. M. J. San- depart from CUnton in June af- by 1116 Rev> J - H - Darr - Burial ders, Mrs. David Word, Mrs. ter two and a half years valu- wiU be in R osemont cemetery. N eU Mills, Mrs. Odie Nelson, able service with the PC miU- The is at Gray Funeral M rs. E. W. MitcheU, Mrs. Bill tary department. Maj. Howe Home and wiU be placed in the Nelson, Mrs. Perry Parrish, began his duties with the ROTC church at 1:30 p. m., Friday. Mrs. WiUam E. Madden, Mrs. unit here in January, 1964. His The family is at the home of Glenn Gaskins, Mrs. George officers for the new year. has a field staff with headquar- sponsors: Belk’s Dept. Store & Mosele y was inspired to ap- Present officers serving with ters in Charlotte which coun- Palmetto Sales Pigglv Wigglv P 1-030 * 1 Breenville Mayor David rpRidpnt f>P,aht/ ' n nrP r,n,,Hp 1 care Center Service Station, Lynn G - Traxler * conduct a pro- gram. Mayor Traxler was im- the idea, and so- help of the Green- Jr., treasurer. fit from money 'spent for fa- . viRe Jaycees and South Caro- citilies and services. It also firppnwrvwf I ifflo bna Associates to contributes funds to Duke Uni- vareen WOOU Lillie carry this project to as many versity, to the building and Theater tO Present people as possible. 1 maintenance of rural Metho- c -. n Interest in Allegiance Day dist churches in North Caro- rOTCe rlVC UOyS has spfead throughout South Una, and to the support of The Greenwood Little Thea- r fed to a national scope as ministers who have retired ter will present a three-act GreenvUle Jaycees presented from the Western North Caro- farce, ‘‘See How They Run,” the project to the United States Friday, February 25, is the bn f or , Y,° rt ^ Caroli na confer- by Philip King, February 17, Junior Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting 01TB Association Slated for Feb. 25 family wiU reside in Monterey, James Holland, 838 South Har- Tucker, Miss Iris Hughes, Mrs. new date selected for the an- ence of 016 Methodi st church. 18, 19, 21, and 22, directed by for nationwide observance. Calif., while he is overseas. per Street, Laurens David H. Roberts, Mrs. Ralph nual meeting of the Tubercu- and 01 widows and dependent Donald B. McKellar. Perform- President Jim Hawkins of the Riddle, Mrs. Laura Darby, losis and Health Association, or P haned children of ministers ances will be at 8:00 p. m. Laurens Jaycees and President Mrs. Nathan Wyatt, Mrs. Fred Rev. James A. Bowers of who had served one of these each evening at the Kirksey Bob Hanson of the CUnton Jay- Bodie, Mrs. Tommy McElveen, Greenwood, chairman of the con ferences. and Miss Roberta Prince. planning committee, announc- Leaders state an exceUent ed. He explained that the Janu- job was done by Mrs. James ary date had been canceUed Harley, her Mothers’ March because of snow and ice. helpers, and workers in the Dr. George G. Durst, of Martha Dendy and BeU Street Charleston, guest speaker, wUl Schools. discuss “The Role of the Gen-. Dr. Fred Holcombe, president eral Practitioner in the Con- of the Laurens County Chapter, trol of Respiratory Diseases, National Foundation, and Mrs. Including Tuberculosis.” Weersing both express to the Invitations have been maUed people of the CUnton area their to directors, volunteers, and deep appreciation for their en- other community leaders in thusi^Jic support. Greenwood and Laurens sCoun- ties. The meeting is set for 7:00 p. m. at Self Memorial Drive theater. Hospital in Greenwood v Workshops Being Held at Befl St. AA Basketball at uic agnuuiiure uc|mi i- « f 1 ‘ I I I I Meat’s; Tourney Scheduled Here lor Next Week Lydia Plant Exnloyees Enjoy Dinner __ Employees of the Lydia Plant of Clinton Mills en- will edit the weekly during this 1 joyed a “safety'dinner” at their jobs last week. They spring semester and the faU were awarded the dinner by the management for com pletion of one million consecutive safe man-hours without a disabling injury to any employee. Each of the three shifts was served buffet style at their reg ular meal times. semester next session. Taking over as business man ager Is Joe Stevens of Green ville, who replaces Howard L. ^Preston of Atlanta. Two four-week welding and electric workshops are being held at the agriculture depart ment High School, was held Monday night. The classes are for out-of- school and rural residents and wiU meet each Monday and . ““ “ ® „ . . Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 bo “ ^ Easte ™ ^ Ba ! ket - o’clock ball Tournament Monday The purpose of the workshops lb f 0 ' ,gh Friday. The Seastern is to develop skUls and abiUties AA is composed of teams from in repairing and constructing CUnton - Chester -^ ur ® ns > N ®^- equipment. berry. Unon, and Woodruff. The The classes are sponsored by pairings will be decided this School District 56 and are under week-end and wiU be announc- the supervision of Fred W. Gist, ed later. Two games wiU be agriculture teacher, and two played each night beginning at special instructors. 7:00. ti i ¥ Texaco Makes Gift To College Texaco, Inc., has awarded Presbyterian College a $1,500 grant as a part of the company’s 1966 aid-to- education program. This gift represents the third $1,500 grant made to PC by Texaco in the past three years, all presented for unrestricted use. Three Texaco officials visited the Presbyterian cam pus Tuesday to make the latest presentation to presi dent Marc C. Weersing. Shown here with the check are, left to right: A. E. Watkins of Columbia, district sales manager; President Weersing; and M. Dillard Mi lam, manager of H. D. Payne Company, local Texaco distributors.—Photo by Yarborough. , J cees urge all citizens to attend the Allegiance Day program. Featured speaker for the event is to be Rep. Bryan Dorn, and the ceremonies will include a band, introductions by Mayor Griggs, Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, and benedic tion. i *. Woman Encounters Man in Back Yard A 21-year-old white woman told officers Thursday night that she surprised a Negro man and grappled with him briefly in her back yard here about 7:45 p.m. Bloodhounds from the State Law Enfordemenf'Dlvision were rushed from Columbia but were unable to trace the man., City police and deputies of Laurens County Sheriff R. Eu gene Johnson are continuing the investigation." The woman was taken to a local hospital but was not ad mitted and was not injured, of ficers said. The encounter was brief when the woman apparently atmoet walked into the man aa rile went into the yard on aa erraad. The man fled immediately the heavily populated are*. . «« ' M