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Clinton Man Faces Alter Shortage U. S. Senator Strom Thurmond is shown seated at a table eating a bar becue dinner Monday at a Republi can rally at the Laurens County fair grounds, backed up by Laurens At County Roily Mondoy Night County Republican candidates Shel ton J. Rimer and Furman Ott for the House of Representatives, and W. R. Garrett for the State Sen ate.—Yarborough Photo. Special Services Slated for Oct. 3-9 Charge At First Baptist First Baptist Church of Clinton wril be engaged in a series of evangelistic services A Clinton man will face em- the week of October 3-9. Dr. bezzlement charges at the Walter Long of Belmont, N. next session of federal court, C., a former pastor, will be according to a statement by the visiting minister. - Special Agent Charles If. Dc- Services will be held each Ford of the Federal Bureau evening at 7:30 o’clock. The of Investigation in Columbia, public is invited to attend the Alan King Trammell was services, apprehended on a federal warrant Aug. 12 in Metairie, La., after shortages of $1,200 were discovered at the Clin ton bank where he had been head teller until his resigna tion July 29, DeFord said. TrammeH is charged with embezzling the funds from M. . S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, of leRC s Annu L al Givinc PC Fund Nearing Half-Way Mark Subscriptions totaling 000 put Presbyterian 'Only Hope to Save Country/ Says Thurmond of Republican Party gram near the halfway mark today in seeking a record $100,000 for 1966. President Marc C. Weer- sng, in making the an nouncement, said the pace runs ahead of this date last year, when alumni and friends responded in un- Clinton Mills community‘from P rocedentod numbers to pro duce a new high of $93,273. Clinton. DeFord said Trammell is free on $2,000 bond. Clinton Mills Power to Be Cut Sunday Morning Power will be off in the 5 a.m. until 8 a.m., Sunday, September 11. Almost 1% of the alumni Clinton’s first Republican Mayor, B. Noland Suddeth, front center, conducted his first Town Council session Tuesday night. The mayor is flanked by Boyd Holtzelaw, front left, Ward 1 alderman, and Lynn Cooper, front right, Ward 4 Aider- man. On the back row are George Bagwell, Ward 5 alderman; Tal- madge Sanders, Ward 6 alderman; Fred I). Bragg, Jr., new Ward 3 Al derman ; and Truman Owens, new Ward 2 alderman.—Photo by Yar- borough. - The interruption in service body P artici P ate <i then, is necessary to enable Duke Statistics show that thus Power Company to make high tar 685 donors have sub voltage line connection to the' scr *bed the $45,000 to the new Baifey Plant of Clinton 1966 effort. Of this amount U. S. Senator Strom Thur- Furman Ott, Laurens C' u:i- ty-wide Republican rally ever Mills $12,000 has been designat- mond speaking Monday at a ty candidate for one of the staged. e d f or ^e Walter Johnson Laurens County Republican two South Carolina House Entertainment was furnish- Ngg| Qing first Club, alumni athletic or- barbecue at the fairgrounds seats, said he would work for ed by the Clinton High School _ . , ganization. The remainder said, “today the Republican local government in the coun- band and a group of foi:r Clin- Dales Of Lotton geos toward underwriting party is the only hope the ty so “all elected officials ton girls who call themselves C.W.S. Guano Co. reported scholarship aid, faculty sal- American people have to save are accouniaWe to the people “The Young Folk,” Susie and the first two bales of cotton a ry increases and other aca- this country.” of Laurens County and not to Missy Wassung, Nancy Hollis ginned this season were demic purposes The senator said the Demo- the delegation.” and Edna Jacobs. They sang brought in Sept. 1 by J R. President weersing said cratic party “has gone so far He said he favored a county severa, numbers with Missy Neal of the Cross Hill-Chap- the majn p Upose of the An _ to the left” it cannot turn technical education center accompanying on a guitar. pells Highway, back. He said the Democratic and revision of insurance party “is in the hands of la- laws. H:--' 4- - * At First Session New Council to Study Water Needs of City bor leaders, minorities and The other House candidate, special interest groups seek Shelton J. Rimer, said he felt ing favoritism from the fed- the “whole country is sick” eral government.” and the only remedy is to “The election in November work at the local level. “If might determine whether we don’t do it here, we’ll America remains free,” he never moke it,” he said, said. “I’m hoping this year Rimer said he wou'd sup- we can elect enough Republi- port ‘long range planning for can representatives to control industrial growth, the House.” w R. Garrett, GOP nomi- Thurmond attacked the nee for state senator, said “I nual Giving program is to provide funds to help meet the current operating costs of the college. Joanna Employees Get Service Pins Eighteen long service em ployees of the Joanna plants of Greenwood Mills were hon ored with service pins during the month of August. They were: C. O. Norris, Ruby Saxon, J. C. Monts, Wil bur Gallman, and John Hen ry Jacobs, 20 years; O. B. Smith, Mack Bryant, Opheiia Bryant, Ulysses McMorris, James H. Bradford, head of the commercial divis- and J- R Rikard, 15 years; open housing section of the s ; la ji counse i from the 1966 civrl rights bill. “The p eo pi e i n matters affecting right to control property is ^g coun ty and w ill move to- onc ol the fundamental rights ward a progressive education under the constitution. Today p ro g ram> iS Hp d tHroItcnpH 11 tn Dr Inez Clarlc Eddings of ion of the local United Fund campaign, and Mrs. Frank Agnes Bowers, and Betty Na- aeainst th'> “as ions' ns I Colum bia, candidate for state C. Sherrill, residential division head, are shown above bors, 10 years; D. E. Snider, have breath in mv Lodv ” superintendent of education, discussing plans for the drive which begins here Sen- B - s - Derrick, Ruth L. Jones, Marshall J. Parker of Ocon- said she favors im P rpved cur - tember 27. Robert M. Vance, who is in charge of the M F ; Tuck e r ; B - B Pitts, ee County, the other G6p riculuna to** schools and pro- out-of-town division of the campaign, was not present and Edward Griffin, 5 years candidate lor the US Senate, Vlisions fo * th * baridicapppd. jj when the picture was made.—Yarborough Photd. said he wants to be^ elected Marshall Mays of Gteen- so that he can go to Washirig- w oo d -candidate for lieutenant n r jve FvFenfte Sent 27-Oft 11 ton to “tell the Johnsons and governor, said South Carc-lina [_ 1 Kennedys they are not going * s 0,1 ib e bottom nationally in to tell the people of South education and “if we are go- Carolina how to run their ,11 " f J b ve U P lo f,ur responsi- li ves >> bilities in the state we must He said the office he is provide the right leadership.” seeking is a “fight for free- Joseph O. Rogers, GOP dom” that “cannot be won by candidate for governor, said gnyone who is going to Wash- that state agencies have fall- ington to join the group.” en under control of some fed- W. T. (Pat) Dickson, coun- eral agencies and “I believe ty GOP chairman, opened the its wrong. I believe the peo- program and introduced Har- pie of South Carolina can run week to spearhead the 1966-67 drive, and James H. Brad- ry Dent, state Republican our own government.”- • campaign of the United Fund ford, assisted by James Von party chairman. Dent intro- About 350 people assembled of Greater Clinton, which is Hollcn, is to be in charge of Templeton To Tell Students of Textile Industry Clinton Mills Vice-Presi dent J. B. Templeton will be the textile industry’s, spokes man in the annual Career Day activities at Clemson University Sept. 13. Templeton, a Clemson graduate, will make a gen- Clinton’s new city council, pare for future development, eral presentation of the pp- sworn in last Thursday morn- He said that a standby ba;,- portunities and require- in g. held its first meeting sin for storage of raw water is ments of textile manufactur- Tuesday night and gave con- neeeded and that within the ing to be followed by a pe- sideration to enlarged water next two years the town will riod for questions. He will facilities anti restrictions on need more pumping power to speak to an estimated 150 mobile home parks. get water to the city, students in three 25-minute Richard Gredler, superin- A motion was passed by sessions. tendent of the utilities depart- council restricting the utilities Career Day is jointly spon. ment, recommended that department from connecting sored at Clemson by the council go into a study of "x- power to trailer parks until Greenville Chapter of the panded equipment. The city the parks have met State Society for Advancement of gets its water from Duncan Health Department speoifica- ^Management and the on- Creek, five miles, from town, (ions and have been inspected campus student chapter o'T - and Enoree River, about nine and approved by the chief of S. A. M. ’ miles away. police. American Textile Manu- Gredler also recommended The new mayor, B. Noland facturers Institute represen- that counci-1 consider improv- Suddeth, set Monday as thd tative Robert L. Thompson ing city lighting. date for a special meeting fdt - and Claude A. Crocker of Gredler said that the pres- drawing up the city’s 1966-4? Clinton Mills are staff as- ent water system has been budget. The town will operate sistants to Templeton for sufficient in the past but that on the present 53-mill tax the program. the town should begin to pre- levy. Members of Three More Leaders Named for UF Campaign Three additional divisional Robert M. Vance is to head heads were announced this the out-of-town division of the duced local and state candi- for the barbecue and to hear scheduled for September dates. the speakers in. the first c )Un- October 11. 27- Belton-Honea Path Here Friday^ Clinton Rips York in Opener, 39-0 the commercial division. The rcsidentiarl division is under the direction of Mrs. Frank C. Sherrill, who will be assisted by Mrs. Claude A. Crocker. A s p e ci a 1 organizational meeting for division heads and sub-heads is scheduled for September 13 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel at 12 noon, according to Don G. Creigh- Darrly ton, general chairman of the Once again the time has come for our annual Unit ed Fund appeal. Each year we have seen the needs plus the benefits from this fund grow, along with the growth of Greater Clinton. May I take this oppor tunity as Mayor of Clin ton to ask each citizen to join with me in supporting our United Fund now. Thank you. —B. Noland Suddeth. “The Duffers Fore’ from Augusta In Belk Auditorium Scoring once each in the Clintonians put on a 77-yard several nice gains, first and second quarters, and drive, sustained by a Tumblln Hampton, Clinton scatback, campaign. . . , to Cooper pass for 15 yards, was recovering from an ill- The local drive is slated to twice each in the third ana with Cooper scor j ng on a 15. n ess and was used sparingly, get underway with a kick-off fourth, the Clinton High School yard run BELTON-HONEA PATH breakfast September 27 at tivities of the First Presbyte- Red Devils, again coming up i n the third quarter, after - IS FOE FRIDAY 8:30 a. m. at the hotel. Fo4 - rian Church. He is married to' with the power exhibited dur- two drives, Cooper scored on The Clintonians return to lowing the breakfast meeting the former Virginia Gray, al- ing the 1965 season, rolled a 24-yard run and Henry Sim- the local field Friday night for all workers, the United so a native of Clinton. The over York High, 39-0, in the mons plunged through from for the second game of the Fund torch, located in the Vaices and their three chil- season’s opening game here the three-yard stripe. season, entertaining the Bears downtown parking area, is to dren live on South Broad Friday night. Freeman blocked a York from Belton-Honea Path, a be ignited, marking the offic- Street. York took the opening kick- p U nt in the ’last period and .consolidated high school ial opening of the campaign. Bradford, a native of Char- off, and after a couple of recovered at the York five, which opened this fall. This week’s announcement lotte, N. C., is a graduate of downs was held by Clinton. Campbell took it over on the The Bears also came up of. the three divisional heads Presbyterian College. He is Taking the York kick, the Red next play, scoring standing with a victory last week in completes the list of leaders field manager of Industrial Devils had no more than got u p. ' ' ' ' ' their season opener, bowling named by Chairman Creigh- Supply Co, vice-president of their hands on the ball when a Clinton pass, intercepted over Langley - Bath - Otear- ton to be in charge of the the Clinton Lions Club, and Francis Cooper, fleet half- by York’s Mike Jenkins, who water 38-14. drive. As previously announc- attends the First Baptist back, reached high and grab- fumbled, was recovered by It’s going to be like a family ed, other divisional heads in- Church here. His wife is the bed a pass from Freddie Turn- Andy Young. Two plays later reunion when Belton-Honea elude George B. Brocken- former Betty Dingier of blin, quarterback, and scamp- Young went through the mid- comes to Clinton. brough, industrial; Lt. John Mooresvifle, N. C. The Brad- ered 75 yards for the first die and raced 39 yards for Bear Coach Sonny .King P. Daniiuk, institutional; .and fords live at 403 Elm Street, touchdown of the year. the final TD. used to be an assistant coach Dr. Louis M. Stephens, assist- Mrs. Sherrill, a native of Cooper was to score twice York was able to gain at at Clinton. When he moved to ed by Rev. Zeb C. Williams, Sarasota, Fla., is a graduate more, and had another one times, but no sustained drives Honea Path as an assistant, professional. of Duke University, Durham, called back because of an off- could be mounted, with the Clinton’s coach Claude Howe Vance, who is president of N. C. She is president of the side penalty. Green Dragons being hpld in was head coach. Clinton Cotton Mills and M. S. Clinton Concert Association, Henry Simmons, Gary check by a strong Clinton line And one of King’s best col- Bailey and Son, Bankers, ft a a member of the Whitten Vil- Campbell and Andy Young paced by tackles Frank Med- lege friends and later assist- Clinton native who has been a lage Volunteers, and an ac- contributed a touchdown each, lin and Terry Fuller and ant coach,Herman Jackson, leader in all phases of civic tive member of the First and Billy Freeman kicked guards Terry Crawford, Tom- is now Howe’s assistant. An- affairs. Chairman of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and three extra points to account my Rhodes and Harvey White, other former King assistant, Board of Trustees of Presby- Mrs. Sherrill and their three •for the Clinton scoring. Steve Grady, Red Devil full- Preston Cox, is also poach- terian College, he has also children make their home dn la the second quarter, the Lack, also plunged through on ing at Clinton, 1 been active in layman’s ac- Chestnut Street. the council’s street committee were re quested to meet with mem bers of the Clinton Junior Chamber of Commerce td consider loading and unload ing zones for buses within the city. Buses now are not al lowed to load or unload pas sengers or freight within the city limits. Council also was requested to investigate noises made hy motorbikes -late at night, "eckless driving and speed ing. Mason Simpson appeared before council relative to ex tending city water and elec tric lines to the area adjoining the new industrial park on the Joanna highway. Tom Plaxico, of Clinton, and Richard Townsend, attorn ney of Laurens, also came be fore council to request consid eration of granting a fran chise to Clinton Cable TV, Inc., for a community anten na television system. The mayor appointed W. R. Anderson and David E. Den- dy as members of an interrac ial committee, with a third member yet to be named. A tax ordinance was adopt ed setting the millage th» same as it has been for & number of years—53 mills, with 38 mills for general ope rating purposes and 15 milU for payment of bond principal and interest. The County Supervisor WiR Saturday night at Belk Au- “The Duffers Fore” from An be requested to rebuild Helen ditorium “The Southland gusta, Ga., “The Dixie Ram- Street from Broad to Eliza- Chorus” of Laurens County, biers” from Laurens, and a beth Streets, according to directed by Bob Wassung of new local quartet, "The Win- action of council, and th® Clinton, will lead off the bar- pipes,” from Clinton. State Highway Department bershoppers third annual pro- This new quartet features will be requested to make 9 gram. The show will get un- Boh Wassung as tenor, Frank survey on the flow of trafr derway at 8 o’clock. Sherrill as baritone, Earl lie on Broad Street and ad- The 'local chapter of Martin as lead and Max Corn joining streets in the uptowq SPEBSQSA (the Society for as bass. k section. ^ the Preservation and Encour- Sherrill, chapter president, The mayor said he would be agement of Babershop Quar- along<with his program direc- in his office in city hall for an eet Singing of America) will tor?, hope Saturday’s show hour beginning at 5:30 p. m. bring in a topnbtch quartet will be the best yet. during the week and for 1 from Louisville, Ky., “The The sponsoring Lions Clubs hour on Saturday bef Clubhouse Four,” ' for this of Clinton, Laurens and Hie- at 3:00 a. m. show. They will feature the kory Tavern, along with any Committees Are comedy routines of Dr. Tim barbershopper, may be con- Following are cou| Stivers. tacted for tickets. Clinton bar- signments for the For two years the Club- bershoppers who may be Finance — Cooper (4 house Four were Cardinal Dis- reached are Francis (Nick) man), Holtzelaw, Bra| trict champions and finalists Nichols, Perry Moore, Harry Utility—Bragg (chj in the international competi- Wilkes, Earl Martin, Charlie Bagwell, Holtzelaw. tion. Weseon Frapk Sherrill and Police — Sanders Also on the program will be Bob Wassung. (Continued on Barbershoppers To Give Show Saturday