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*> r The Clinton Chronicle Vol 67 — No. 22 9 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 2, 1966 Award Winners at Commencement These four graduating seniors received a large share of the wards presented at the PC Commencement exercises on Sunday afternoon. Reading from the left: Henry -Lovett of Kingstree, outstanding senior award and Gold P; Amelia Nichols, of Clinton, general scholarship medal as top-honor graduate; Jim Stanford of Decatur, Ga., and Sam Waters of Lugoff, Gold P awards. Other stu dents cited at this time were: Danny Knox Wyatt of Huntsville, Ala., Pi Kappa Phi freshm an scholarship award; James L. Ritchie, IV, of Clin ton, Herk M. Wise scholarship; James E. Bush of St. Petersburg, Fla., Fred J. Hay Bible medal; Myra Smith of Greer, Fraser Freshman Bible medal; and Carlos Emanuel of Ecuador, Bailey Scholarship in Eco nomics.—Yarborough Photo. Army Chief Says War J and ; da, ^ T( ; 1 ' Speak in Clinton Not Seriously Affected Monday, June 6 'ndustrial Group if Meet Here Today More than 200 opcrat’ng su- >crvisors anri personnel mana gers are expected to assem ble on the Presbyterian cam pus this Thursday for the eighth annual Industrial Man agement Workshop of the South Carolina State Cham ber of Commerce. The opening session is sche duled to start at 10:30 a.m. in Rclk Auditorium, and the two- day workshop will extend through Friday afternoon. A group of outstanding speakers will lead practical discussions on labor relations, labor law, supervisory devel opment, communications, hu man relations, attitudes, lead ership and personnel prac tices. Some of these speakers in clude: Edward J. Dowd, Jr., of Charlotte Georgia Synod Defers Action on Thornwell Joanna Employees Get Service Pins Southern Methodist Meet Held in Atlanta Trustees To Discuss Matter A showdown in the Synod of Georgia on implementation Former Sheriff C. W. Wier Dies Laurens — Caldwell Ward- law Wier, Sr., 73, Laurens executive vice- city councilman and former ly sheriff of Laurens County for 20 years, died in a local hospital Wednesday after- each five years noon alter two weeks of ill- The General Conference of „ the Southern Methodist Service pins were presented ChurcH which consists of the to twelve long-service cm- South Carolina and the Mid- ployees of the Joanna plants South annual conferences, was of Greenwood Mills during held in Atlanta, Ga. INJay 18” of a 1965 vote favoring incC^ May, for a combined total of 20 ™ s conference meets gration of Thornwell Orphan- 191 vears of continuous ser- every four years ancl 18 age was avoided here Wednes- 195 years of continuous ser- executive body of the church. . , .. „ vice. G ood reports were made by day Wlth announcement tha. Those receiving awards the president and by the vari- a special committee of Thom- were: T. A. Abrams, 30 years; ous committees. The mem- well trustees will give the bership and number of affili- matter immediate considera- ate churches have doubled ^ on since last General Conference. ' The announcement was Geneva Floyd and C. H. Os walt, 25 years: G. E. Beden- haugh, 20 ye'ars; O. M. Wel- chel, Edith Stack, Stella Cot- ness. Wier served as assistant chief of the Clinton police de president of Central Piedmont Candidates for the State Indu stries; Eugene A. Keeney “We should not lose heart have suffered over 26,000 com- Senate and H()im , ()f Kt ,p re - ^rThr^uTchkm^of^m' heeaime of chiftine nolitical bat deaths out of a population . lor ibe US Chamber of Com- becaust ol shitting political ^ ^ m iHion ” sentatives will speak in Clin- merce: Dr. George D. Hea, developments !in Vietnam; ^ ^ ^ pro _ ton on Monday, June 6, in the ton, labor consultant from they have not seriously af- gress .. bcing made the Amer - next scheduled appearance ^barlottc, Clark Caskey of fected the war effort,” Army ican . forces in Vietnam and before Laurens County vot- ^ Chiei of Staff General Harold praised the attitude and per- ers. l L. Cunningham, president partment before being elect- K. Johnson told Presbyterian formance of the new y° u nK The mooting will be held of the Business Institute of efl sheriff in 1936. He serv- College graduates Sunday at soldiers m the Army. But he at thc Clinton M.il baseball Milwaukee, Wis.; and Grady c d continuously P ar k- E. Gant of Chattanooga, per- ercises. me struggle against uom- Those speaking will be: for sonnel director of Dixie Yarns, Inc. Thc group will be welcomed by G. G. Dowling of Beau fort, president of the State Chamber of Commerce; and The Leesville Church near Clinton was represented by made a l tbe Synod’s 122nd ney, D. K. Snelgrove, and the pastor, Rev. Legrand stated meeting held on the Florence Hazel, 15 years; C. Adams; delegates C. B. Hoi- Presbyterian College campus. L. Martin, 10 years; R L. land Raymond C^ Hill, Carl i t came through the Commitr and Clara Kuyken- R. Hindman and P. W. Rog ers. Medlock the 86th commencement ex- pointed out: “The struggle against Com- “We need to be more pa- rriunist aggression in Vietnam tbo senate — William C. Dob bins, incumbent, Marshall W. Abercrombie, King Dixon and Hubert W. Graydon: for the House — Thomas A. Babb, Paul Brown, W. Paul C.ulbert- Dr. Marc C. Weersing, presi dent of Presbyterian College. Health Center Changes Schedule until 1952, was reelected in 1956 and re tired in 1960. He was elect ed to thc Laurens city coun cil in 1962. Lifelong resident of Lau rens County, son of the late Dr. Thomas W. and Lou Buchanan Wier, he former president tient with our ally,” he added, will not be quickly won. The “and to remind ourselves of conflict represents the be- our own perilous protracted ginning of a difficult era in effort to implant the torch which our nation has embark- of liberty in America. It took ed on an endeavor to safe- 26 years to forge our nation, guard freedom for those who son David S. Taylor, yet the South Vietnamese have seek to be free, to spark and other candidates for coun- been building one for just 12 nourish progress where it has ( y offices are unopposed, years. Freedom worth fight- been smothered, to assure if any candidates for state ing for is worth the time, and peace where it could not oth- offices appear, they will he sweat and tears to build.” erwise survive, to replace given opportunity to speak fol- “General Johnson departed bondage and despair with hu- lowing the local candidates. from his prepared script to in- man dignity and hope for a Two other Meetings will be vv,u UL ' ine snowing unuren. Treasury Department, is ef- ject that “when you hear that fuller life.” hold during the week, at Gray hours durin « thc months of He was a veteran of World fective January 1, 1966. Full the South Vietnanoese are not The Army chief said “the Court on Tuesday, June 7, and ,,unp ’ July and Au Sust, ac- War I and a member of the cost of the plan will be paid fighting, it’s a lie.’They are.” underdeveloped nations of the a t Cross Hill on Thursday, cord!ng . lo an announcement American Legion and the He said: world, predominately those the 9th. "i «m asked frequently south of the equator, are ex- , The schedule will close with about the aggressiveness of periencing one of the most po- a meeting at Wattsville on the Vietnamese. We should tentially disruptive revolutions Monday, June 13. The primary from 10 to 12 no °n; and Thurs- Wier; a recognize that they were re- of all time.” He pointed out win bc held on Tuesday, June day ’ 10 10 12 noon > and 2 to of Beth sisting the ‘Japanese during that in the past 20 years there 14. tee on Homes and ~&hrca- tional Institutions, which has oversight of Thornwell. Previously, the committee had stated it had “reached an impasse in the matter of im plementing Synod’s recom mendations to Thornwell.’* Only last week, however, the orphanage board of trustees A profit-sharing retirement year that the net profits of me ^ and made provismn for thc company justify it. Com- a special committee com pany contributions to the plan posed of three trustees from will be held in a trust fund Georgia and two from South and invested by the trust de- Carolina to study the recom partment of M. S. Bailey and mendations which also in- Son, Bankers, for the benefit elude acceptance of illegiti- of the participating employ- mate children and the send- Clinton Mills Begins Profit-Sharing Plan program for hourly wage em ployees of Clinton Mills was announced Wednesday by company President Robert M. Vance. was a - The new program will pro of the vide retirement benefits for ees. South Carolina Law Enforce- non-salaried employees who ment Association and presi- are eligible under the terms dent of the Men’s Bible Class 0 f the plan. The program, sub- rhe Clinton Health Center at the First Presbyterian j e ct to approval of the U. S. will be open the following Church. 'r-———• i _ for by the company and will made by Dr. Von A. Long, Veteran of Foreign Wars. be in addition to social secur- director of Laurens County Surviving are his wife, Ry benefits. i Health Department: Tuesday, Mrs. Elizbeath Copeland Vance said “The purpose of mcr program providing both ing of orphanage children to public schools. In view of this latest devel- optnent, the committee gave Thornwell more time, and Dr. Charles R. McCain, commit tee chairman, told the Synod as part of his report: “The committee members do not now feel that, an im- The Clinton Hecrealion passe has been reached with Commission will off^r a sum- Thornwell Orphanage. This is Summer Program To Include Tennis, Softball League World War II and have been have been more than 240 wars fighting one way or another of various types, all but a few p . since the end of World War occurring in Latin America, ■ HSl DOpfiSi T. Beginning in 1959 and in- Africa and Asia, with the com- Vorntjon School .ensifying since 1961, Vietna- munists identifiahly promin- mese forces have fought ent in at least 50 percent, bravely and their casualties He predicted that “in our have been occuring with bit- lives we are likely to see ter regularity. Since 1961 they (Continued on page 7) 4^30--pou^.^Ehe- office will 4»e closed the other days of thc Jr., of Laurens; a week. Bob Waters to Return As PC Assistant Coach Bob Waters, former Pres- fine addition to our ooaching byterian.College football star staff. His experience as a and quarterback with the pro- P layer here aad witn ^ ‘ For - been planned for all sessions, To Begin Monday Th° DaMv Variation Bible School of (he Fir:;t Baptist Church will begin Monday morning,I June 6, at 8:30 and continue . through Friday, June 10. Hours for the school are 8:30 Until 11:30 each day. Evening sessions will be held the same week from 7:30- 9:30 for intermediates and young people. Interesting programs have Vocation School At Leesville Church ‘God’s Word for My Life” is thc theme of the Daily Va cation B ble School which will he held at the Leesville South ern Methodist Church June 0-10. Classes will be held son, C. W. Wier, Jr., the profit sharing retirement Bethany, Okla.; a daugh- program is to provide addi- ter, Mrs. Robert IF.—Roper, tione* security for our em- hrother, ployees and their families and Sam L. Wier of Newberry: to create greater awareness and eight grandchildren. of the importance of profits Funeral services were con- and our employees' contribu- softball and trnnl* participa tion for local young people, it was announced this week. Instruction in tennis will hr offered each Monday through a matter that will require further time, study and dis cussion. We .believe that some progress has been made and we are encouraged about it. We have met with some Friday beginning Monday of thc trustees recently, and morning, June 8, at the Clin- we meet with the corn- ducted Friday at 11:00 a .m. lion to profitable operations." ton j Iigh school courts at 9 mi ttee members in further at the First Presbyterian Details of the new plan were o'clock. In case ol rain that ta,ks on the subject. Mean- Ben F. Or- not d sclosed, pending full ex- day , instruction is sheduled while, this committee has no in the planation to employees at the t 0 beg j n Tuesday June 7 All recommendations to make at r. company’s three plants. How- V()Unr n „ onlp in, or p, tP H in this time.” Church by Dr mand. Burial was Laurens City cemetery. company s mree plants. How- young p CO ple interested Pallbearers were James ever, it is understood that the participating arc asked E. Milam, Jr., David W. company expects to make br i n g two balls marked Zimmerman, W. R. McCuen, substantial and recurring con- for Jr., T. D. Todd, John H. Ma- tributions to the plan each hon, J. W. Hamilton, T. C. name, and a racquet. in to by TUESDAY’S SESSION • Commissioners of the Pres byterian Synod of Georgia fessional San Francisco ‘For- it was stated, and a good at- ty-Niners will be a tremen ty-Niners . "will * Join “'the * PC do “ s asset helping to de- tendance is expected. velop our quarterbacks. He is Commencement will be the type of young man play- h°ld Friday evening June 10 eYs respect ^anfl work for.” at 7:30. coaching staff in August, Ath letic Director Cally Gault an nounced today. He said Waters wil serve as assistant coach, working with pass offense and backield defense, and will direct the college intramural program and serve as a physical edu cation instructor. Waters starred for three years as PC’s first-string quar terback and climaxed his col lege playing career by lead ing the Blue Hose into the Tangerine Bowl at the close of thc 1959 season. As a stu dent leader, he compiled an excellent academic record while holding thc positions of student body president and ROTC hattaiion executive of ficer. He received his BA de gree in 1960 and immediately joined the San Francisco club. He played both offense and defense in six seasons with, thc ‘Forty-Niners, op erating as one of the trio of quarterbacks in the original “shotgun” offense until side lined with a knee Injury. A native of Sylvania, Ga., Waters this summer will com plete work on his master’s degree at Georgia Southern. He plans to bring his wife and two children to Presbyterian in time for the start of the 1966-67 session on August 22. This will mark Waters’ sec ond appearance on the PC coaching staff. He assisted the late Coach Clyde Ehrhardt in a temporary capacity in 1962, from February through May, helping with spring prac tice and track while off-duty from San Francisco. Athletic Director Gault ex pressed his pleasure over the new appointment in these words: “Bob Waters will, make a ages ranging from nursery through young people, from Copeland, and Jerry S. Stod 8:30 until 11:30 a.m. daily. dard. Women of SC Synod Coming for PC School All girls are invited to take Tuesday ad °P ted a budget of Summer Library Hours Given The summer hours of the part in a softball program which will consist of four teams from all areas of the city. Practice will begin Monday, lowing locations: Girls who live in the Lydia area, behind The nineteenth annual training school of the Women of the Church, Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina, will be held June 13-17 at Pres- • i- ::‘.Alsu,. “The Christian Mis- sltah Among Nfew Nations,” Rev. and Mrs. Frdhk Lem mon, Hudson Memorial Pres byterian Church, Raleigh, N. C.; “Christian Vocation,” Dr. Presbyterian College and Clin- ’, un . P 5’. at _?. ^be fol- ton Community Library will be as follows: Mon.-Thur.: 8:30 a m.-5:00 p.m.; 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Fri.: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sat.; 8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon. Fall Kindergarten At Methodist Church more than $1 million, includ ing $340,000 for synod work and $770,326 for use by the Presbyterian General Assem bly. The commissioners, repre- s e n t i n.g 317 Presbyteiian churches in Georgia, were Providence School; Bailey a,s ° to > d lhat an a nonymous area, Cavalier Park; those n „lI n ^ atlon , has P' sd{?ed $300,- who live south of the railroad toward a capital funds in the direciton of the hospi- cara P a ' n to be compltied tal, meet behind the Armory; no ^ ypar ' _ those who live north of the . hc ^ eV- ^ r ‘ ^ Munro, railroad, meet behind Clinton rninis t° r °t the F irst I’resby- High School. Practice will Broad Street run approxi- Methodist mateiy one week before the p^sbytertan'^ltoge! v \ byteriar College, with the 54th Claude H. Cooler, director of Church is making plans for tournament begins. All tour _ annual meeting of the Synod- Presbyterian Guklaace Cea- opening a week-day kinder- nament play will he held on supporters of the collece placsos to hoi'in thr> softball fiolrl h^hinrl Plin. _ • terian Church at ThomasvlUi, Ga., is moderator of the two- day' synod meeting here at The Georgia synod is one of three Y ical scheduled for Thursday, ter, Presbyterian College, and ga^cn with classes to begin the softball field behind Clin- j une 16 “Jesus and Persons,” Dr. W. »n the fall. Applications are ton High School. The school wil! open at 7:30 McLeod Frampton Jr. First being taken now and inter- Mrs. .Frank Ramage is in nrst'time~foliowfnTI ' " x ‘ of the tennis and girls’ icwm Two women elders of- the church attended as delegates p.m Monday night, with clas- Presbyterian Church, Orange- csted persons are asked to call charge of the tennis and girls 1964 constitutional c h a n e e sos beginning Tuesday morn- burg. the church office 833-0177 for softball phases of the city re- Th Mrs Ha?en Sj l it w information. ™ Lions Club Honors Templeton Templeton (left) Receives Plaque from Johnson The Clinton Lions Club paid honor to J. B. Temple ton, Clinton’s 1965 Citizen of the Year, at dinner Friday evening at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Lion Rembert Trnluck served as master of ceremon ies for the festive event with some 100 Lions and guests present. A series of surprises was in store for Templeton throughout the evening. Unannounced festivities includ ed a large brihtdhy cake; long distance telephone calls from his two daughters and grandchildren; tribute from his alma mater, jClemson University, and the Boy Scouts of America; belt wishes from Gov. Robert E. McNair, special music Ind comments from old friends and as sociates. At the conclusion of the program, Lion President W. Eugene Johnson, presented Templeton a plaque express ing the club’s appreciation for his many contributions tb the comnyiinity.—Photo by Truman Owens, . .... ing to continue through Fri- A reception will he held on day. Mrs. G. Bland DuBose Brlk“ > portico Monday evening of Columb'a is director of the to horor tiie faculty and offi- school, with Mrs. Alton Brown cials. Dinner Tuesday will be of Rock Hill as co-director, with Thornwell School and and Mrs. Waiter S. Moore of Home, with a program to be Walhalla, president of the Wo- presented by the ch Idren ol men of the Church, Synod of Thornwell. Wednesday at 4:30 South Carolina, as dean. p.m , there will be a tea at Outstanding leaders in the the PC President’s Home, church have been selected as with Dr. and Mrs. Marc Weer- the faculty for the school, as- Sing as hosts, signed to the following cour- The Syrodical meeting will ses: b-'gm at 3 p.m. Thursday in “The Worship and Work of Belk Auditorium with Mrs. the Congregation,” Dr. Arthur Walter S Moore nf Walhalla M. Martin, executive secre- presiding. The afternoon pro- tary of the Synod oi South gram will include reports artd Carolina; “Home and Family thb election of officers. Nurture in the CLC,” Rev. The evening session, which John Mack Walker, First will feature an inspirational Presbyterian Church, Roa- address, “The Hoy Spirit in noke Rapids, N. C.; “The Our Life Today,” by Rev. Church and the City”, Dr. Wil- John Mack Walker, will also liam B. Ward, Eastminster include the installation of off- Presbyterian Church, Colum- i^ers by Miss Janie McCutch- bia. en.-The session will close with Also, “Mission on our Door- the Sacrament of the 'Lord’s step,” Mrs. Marvin C. Elli- Supper, conducted by the Rev. son, past president, Women of Alfred Bixler and session (jf the Church of Piedmont Pres- the First Presbyterian Chiireff bytery, Clemson; “Woman’s of Clinton. Place in the Church,” Miss The school will resume Fri- Janie McCutchen, director, day morning for the final class Ecumenical Mission and Re- periods, followed by the lations, Hoard of Women’s awarding of diplomas and Work, Atlanta, Ga. certificates, and adjournment. creation program. Palmetto Girls State These girls will attend the week’s session of Girls State at the University of South Carolina in Columbia June 6-12. From left, they are Jane Bo land, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Boland, Jr., Edna Jacobs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Jacobs, and Charlotte Neil of Thornwell. Misses Boland and Jacobs are sponsored by the local American Legion Auxiliary, while Miss Neil, is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. — Photo by Yarborough. , _ _, of Decatur, Ga., and Mrs. W. R. Jordan of Atlanta. 4 New Telephone To Be Available In Area June 16 A “completely new kind of telephone” will be available to Clinton subscribers on June 16, Southern Bell Manager Harrod Martin said today. It is the touch-tone, which has pushbuttons instead of the rotary dial. “It is the phone of the future,” Martin says, "StiurUes show that dialing with a touch-tone is about twice as fast as the ‘old* way.” In connection with this new offering, the dial tone for the Clinton exchange will b? changed Friday to a lower- pitched tone. “It’s quit* A change,” Martin says, “but t think people will find th* new sound even more pleasant.’* Touch-tone telephones introduced in South Ca_ for the first time a r*lat short time ago. Clinton have it available the exchange, a« Martin.