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V 1^) 1 '•ASZBBXratf Pi wm ■m Mm mmm gp| :., S=:J®5 KSSM ps*p^ 4 ' sad Pi <;X\>'? : -: Mmm ' ■■■■■'■ > Hi*: .pi w fi Isl -n m Vol. 68 — No. 37 I Chronide Clinton S. C.,, Thursday, September 14, 1967 m i* i : *:m M:. m Hii m i < mm , .: m." ^ ■ iii v< v -; ?^.,V A . •. y •:-. Bi-Lo Store Opens In Clinton :• i^pS i v ii ^ vA-<' : -i ;: ; i:' : *$£;■ Mi .■yx? ^%-y ¥*j WmM m ••- ’MyM- K.V'. , .- • .■>i ' Sgj ^•1 :dflH . » C MR Accepts Scholarship Lcn Caricofe, President (risrht) ami Tommy GnmbreM, Vice-Presi dent (left) of The Clinton Jaycees are shown presenting Miss Clinton, Lynne Wassuner, her/scholarship winnings from-the Miss Clinton Pa- With YMCA geant, Miss Clinton plans to on 1 or the University of South Carolina this week. She is the ''Wrghter of ( .Mr, and Mrs. Robert Wassung of • Nottingham Road., Clinton. (Yar- . bqrotigh Photo). United Fund Year 1968 ". : ; ■„ : ••■ : / The new Clinton Y.M.C.A. organizing"of the Clinton area Carolinas United Organization program will receive the larg- W Y” program: / ' ' which covers'many local and est share of the 1988 United Other ’ agencies • receiving state programs which bene- Fund budget according, to help from this, year’s United fit the Clihton community. George Brockenbrough, cam- Fund are: Clinton Camp Ffre Other officers for the ap- paign chairman for the com- Council, The Boy Scouts, Lau- p r0 aching drive are: Bob ing drive. Laurens. County .Crippled Wassurig, President; Don The record budget approv- Children’s Society, . The Creighton, 1st Vice-Pres.; ed by the board of directors Salvation Array, . Th. e Red Young, 2nd Vice-Prs.; at their last meeting is Cross, Local Relief, The Cere. Geft ' A B Godfrey, Budget $37,619, an increase of $10,000 bral Palsy Association, the chairman, and Zeb Williams, over the previous year. Of local Girl Scouts, The Mental p u biidty. Area Chain Has Grown A fantastic growth develop ment can be witnessed by Cl nton area residents for the firsl t me this week. Bi-Lo Food Stores, which have growt’ from annual sp’es of $3,000,000 to SOO.^OO,- 000 in f ; ve years, open in Clin ton with Ansel W. Trammel ns store manager. B : -Lo is a loca’ly owned "hi'n and had its beginning in ITr.rrh, lOT! when Frank L. Outlaw and a sociates took over control of what was known as Wrenn & Syracuse Stores. Sales were in the neighborhood of $3,000,000 p^r year. The rhain has now grown to on opera 1 ion of 21 supermar- kots in North and Sou h Car- o' na and has three others under constn ction. Fxpe t d sales for 1987-68 should be in excess of $37,000,000. Bi-Lo features only dis- ceurted food prices and does not promote stamps or gim- m'cks in their merchandis ng, Mr. Outlaw says. At the pre sent time there are approxi mately 900 employes. “We are proud of our fine trained staff in the stores and feel they are one of our greatest assets,” Mr. Outlaw says. General offices and ware house for the chain are locat ed on Old Mill Road, Green ville, S. C. Officers of the company are Frank L. Outlaw, presi- The 53-mill tax levy that has It had been noted earlier pres jdent; Harold Kelly, se- existed in Clinton since 1950 that the cUy lire trucks do cretary ’ treasurer: Robert n % 40TH ANNIVERSARY *• ''* t c 1 » ’ 1 .Greenville Shrinks Imperial Potontate Thomas F. Seay, left, is pictured with Hejaz Po tentate Robert Hamer, Clinton, Sunday at Green ville during the anniversary ceremonies for the Shriners Hospital for crippled children. During the past 40 years 12,980 children have been car ed for. iM M vi < . f tf v S-l W' ? ' ■ ^ V 53-Mill Tax Levy To Be Maintained Christian Men's Group Will Receive Charted • : 'V. this, $7,500 will be used in the Health Association, and the Divisional Chairman Wil1 j l L ePl ’ City Council [T' 1 havt ' ^. e wa,t ‘ r capacity Vandiver of Anderson, gener- . ^ me uivisionui i nairman vo t e d Monday. that rural fire trucks do and will be Dr. Carl Wessinger, A budget will be drafted in that some out-of-town calls Professional; Rev. E. W. Rog- the next two weeks as Council come from areas that have ers, Ministerial; Mrs. Nancy WO rks to set up the 1967-68 no c ; ty water for the trucks Sherrill, Commercial; Mrs. fiscal year budget. to draw from. Ann Cornelson and Mrs. Jeral Council approved a resolu- Cooper, Residential. Robert tion commending the state ‘fAnAr The Clinton Chapter of the The charter will be present- Vance will head the out-of- Highway Department and rCitiCll JOllUj Christian Business Men’s ed by Stan Beading, df Sum- town donations; Claude Croc- State Sen. W. C. (Bill) Dob- ~ f J Committee will receive its ter. Mr.' Brading is An inter- ker the Industrial division, bins regarding proposed con- |/gCCgC Nimflgy charter at their dinner meet- national Director of/Chr'stian and W. R. Anderson the In- struction of a walkway from ' imz at 7:00 p m., Tuesday, Business Men’s Committee— sUtutional gifts. Five Points to Bell Street services were conducted , at Hotel Mary Mus- International, representing the T b' e 1968 United Fund will Hi ^ S ^° o1 ,, .. .. Tondayfor W. Herbertdom's, area of the Soi^h Atlantic The City Council fire com- 5o, of 205 West Maple St., Sept. 19 grove Hotel. First Baptist Set For Evangelistic Meetinq Sunday states. get underway immediately m ttee was instructed to meet who died early Sunday morn- ^ ' ni , following a kick-off breakfast (he next council meet . ing ' at his home after a sud . Thriuest speaker will be and torch lighting ceremony in{r and draw Up recomrnrn . de n illness. Ted DeMoss^ of Chattanooga, on Tuesday, September 28th. datinns corcerning c ity policy Bur ial was in Cross Creek Tenn. Mr. DeMoss is in the The res j dent j a i chairmen, on fj re ca lls outside the city Cemetery, Fayetteville, N. C., insurance pi^tiness with h s jy| rs Cornelson and Mrs limits. after services at All Saints own general, Sigency in Chat- c 00 p er issued the following A charge of $200 is now re- Episcopal Church by Rev. tanooago. He started in the statement concerning the quired when city firemen an- Peter Outz. Th p . , ' B -,r,r , C h «,«h -«v. ; . swer out-of-town calls. The First Baptist Church k! will be engaged*in an evange listic meeting Sunday, Sept. 17, beginning with thfe morn- cy a few/month*, later, hnd “In seeking volunteers fot . , now has offifces and agent* in service projects it is such a [ImlAn flfl/piK Tennessee and Georgia. 1 pleasure to get willing an- Vlmlvll VlllivllJ The Ibcal committee wel- swers ol T would be glad to He was a native of George town. a son of William D. Jones and the late Mrs An- FRANK L. OUTLAW STILL HAPPY The tfirl who represented Laurens in the Miss South Carolina Pageant and who became Miss South Carolina, Peggy White, is still happy after taking part in the Miss America Pageant last week in Atlantic City, N. J. “I’m very happy with the choice of Miss Kansas as " fie new Miss America,” said Peggy, “she’s a - lovely pirl and popular antong the other con- „ testants.” Miss White returned to South Carolina Monday after having lunch with U. S. Sen. , Strom Thurmond in Washington, D. C. Miss South Carolina is pictured above as she appear ed on stage in Atlantic City last week during the competiton. * Layton Gives Up Post With Clinton Chronicle A permanent fixture in Clip-helped at Clinton High ton is no longer at his desk. $fld Presbyterian College Harry C. Layton, assistant moved on to other cities or to the publisher of the Clinton took their places in other area Chronicle for 47 years, has businesses. But Mr. Layton resigned to go into the print- remained in his place and be ing business for himself. He came a permanent fixture in had been connected with the Clinton’s make-up. Chronicle since 1920. A native of south Georgia, From his work at the Chron- be was a graduate ol Thorn- icle he has ventured out to we h College and Thornwell serve the community in many High School, ways. A member of City ^ member of the Lions ing worship service and con- _ -nV business man to This year for the Residential tinuing through Friday eve- -omes any ousmess man io j --------- nin"" Sept 22’In addition to attend this charter meeting. Division of the United Fund the Sunday services there will Pleat* contact any member Drive this has been the ease be one service daily begin- for tickets. with almost every phone call. nine at 8 o'clock each eve- We. who are responsible Chilton cttisens arc being , wo thank you for your help and given an opportunity to obtain <;,. rv u, inr , Q , 3iven Opportunity For Reaistration nette Detyens Jones, and was ^ counselor and vice-presi- Council for ten years, he Ulub and the First Presby- a member of All Saints Epis- a ''' d Mi’ten Gillespie, super- £ j s0 | lt) i ds a warm spot in t® r I an Church, he served for copal Church in Clinton. He v * sor 1° charge of store opera- the hearts of many who re- e *^ht years on the Board of was a sales representative t ons ' coivcd pointers from him Directors of the Clinton-New- for J. E. Parker and Co., and Multi-store supervisors are w j 1 jj e wor ki n g on high school berry Gas Authority. had lived in Fayetteville, N. B °bby Ir ™8 Alvcr - and college newspapers here. u r \ i e *-.1— son nnH ( harlps Hlnrkpr 3 Are Winners C before Viovinp tn riintnn son ' and Charles Blocker. ^ pp Onpnor • ef rt ° Vmg 10 C1 ‘ nt ° n Also John Summey, meat Tt "''.ugh the years Mr. Lay- T/T.,, „ ^ Wesley Ken- ton worked with the late Wil- Yrill D6 Broadcast Surviving also are his wife, merc handiser; hope that you will find the their new voter registration ^ rg y az j e Sninks Jones- his nedy, personnel and public re- bam Wilson Harris and in The opening football game it— •„ — certificates at a special office ' w — voarc with iu»*c uot-ric *.t,_ ^ „ same cooperation in your so licitations step-mother, Mrs. P e a r 1 e lations; Ken Giles, grocery l att -‘ years with Mrs. Harris, of the sca r nn between Pr s- nmg. The Reverend Delos Miles, Secretary of Evangelism for U* . the South Carolina Baptist lit. IlftAf KflTAC State Convention, will be the ,• . , . , visiting minister. Mr. Miles is The winners' of the door pans Are Invited a native of Florence County, prizes gven to high school y i n p Ri r L| nn H and a graduate of Furman students by The Chronicle for University and Southeastern wcre AUi . A b-a~d -n-v stadium with Baptist Theological Semina- . seats for 2.100 on the visitor s ry. Louisville, Ky. Before son stum P, Ginger Crocker side gnd a barbecue await _ w . r _ coming to his present position and Dianne Harbin. fans going to the Clinton High C’m^on office and he has ' lr ‘ s Unwell, Bailey Dixon, (-) n Sunday, Zept. 24, at the Whitten Village V he was pastor of churches in Allison, daughter of Mr. g ame at'Lower Richland, 8 tWQ lad ; os nss i s ting him as 'j H , fIarl and Harry Bedcn - 6:00 p. m. a '‘back to school t.grs will be held on T South Carolina and Virginia, and Mrs. A. B. Stump, is 16 p. m., Friday. that has been set up in down- ^lardy Jones; two daughters buyer; Lloyd Simmons, gene- publishers of the Chronicle, town Clinton. Mrs Arlhur (Annetta) Cobb ra ' warehouse manager. As the years passed many The office, which has been of At , anla Ga and Mrs All of these are area people of the young people Mr. Lay- open since Monday &nd will Barrv i) c |j ot Los w b° have spent their careers be open through next week, is A „ ' Ca]if . d th e in the food business. Whitten Volunteer* located at 102 West Main St. g rf f nd e h ' iId r en ’ WHinen VOlUnreerS J. J. Clark, member of the Pall : _' t aurens County^ B " a *[ d ^ sa'I. James Shakespeare, Emphasis At Church Registration, is in charge of .... o .. .. no5 . ,, ipiiuaii ru v*iiuicii Pallbearers were Earl Hal- Back To School Gets Will Meet Tuesday The two lad d^outy registrars. baugh. and served as Associate Sec- UrS. SbUS ' ^hWVf'Mr.'ani ^ cl “ b _»' i J l ,! n ™r r „ a bar ^ ^ eral Board. / Mrs. C. A. Crock*, is in the J. E. Martin of Clinton will eleventh grade. firsi fall meeting of olun- Tues., show” will be given for the Sept. 19, at 10:00 a. m. at byter'an College and Freder- ck College, scheduled for 2:00 p. m., Saturday, at Portsmouth, Va., will be broadcast over WI.BG-AM- FM starting at 1:45 p. m. The announcers will be Bill Hogan and Phil Southerland. Clinton Chamber Set For Board Meeting years old And a sophomore. The Lower Richland Boost- Ov n r two t^u’idred persons WORKMAN REUNION small Iry and teenage group the New Campus School Au- Th° Board ot Directors of " he first two ' J ‘ " at the Piedmont Presbyte- ditorium. Dr. Roy Suber will the Clinton Chamber of Corn- cue from 5 to 8 p. m. at the rJ a v- a t the C’inton off’ev Re- 'Vorkman reunion will rian Church. Sponsors for be the main sneaker. A lunch- merce will meet on Tuesday, Lower Richland Ilieh School n 0 rts fro mLmirens indicated b' held September 24 at the program are Mrs. Bea eon will be held in the Em- 3ept, 19, at 10:00 a. m., at cafeteria before the eame. that over 600 have register- Greenwood State Park, Shel- Wcrts and Mrs. Ophelia Cal- ployees’ Cafeteria following Hotel Mary Musgrove. I. Mac lead the congregational sing- Dianne is the daughter of proceeds from th ; s barbecue ^d since the now reg : strat ; on ter No. 3. at 12:30 p. m. houn. the session. mmmm 1 Mr. and Mrs.’ C. L. Harbin, will po toward the work of b^an cou^tv-wide after the iHi She, too, is a sophomore. the. athletic association. Labor Day week-end. Clinton Set For Lower Richland Game Clinton High’s Red Devils forma r C“ in the 1 no by Har- nortant than realized at the hit the road for the third v ev White; G?rald Rice, A1 time. straight week when they bat- Webb, Lucian McKee and Clinton drove 80 yards la c tie Lower Richland’s unde- T. arrv Reddeck has made a in the second quarter. B ggest feated gridmen on the Rich- b’g difference. play of eight in the drive was land field, Friday. The match with Belton- a 35-yard run by Johnny Coach Claude Howe says Honea Path was hard-hitting Jacks from his own 45. The the Lower Richland team will on both sides and Clinton touchdown was scored by be “as well drilled and will stjll has a few bru’ses Andy Jacks from the three, W1, b execute plays as well as any Y6ung, who injured his el- two minutes leit in the half, team we will meet this year.”' bow,' is doubtful at wingback The kick for extra point was Lower Richland won its th’s Fridav due to the iniury. wide, first two games of the year. Should Young not be ready, , against Triple-A opponents Rickv Lotlis will probably Industrial Education Wade Hampton and Aiken, fill the spot. . L,*. t D If’ ’ T ’ Clinton is» 1-1 after losing last An extra nhint ^placement I 0 D6 KlWOniS I OpiC week, 7-6, to the consol’dated by Roger Ashlev in t^e first school at Belton-Honea Path, period proved the difference *>: mi: w m *1: n Adair is president. | $$$<. ' * ’ gS,** J } ' 0 - jAi ^»•' .. <♦ - i ,1*4 > | Clinton Kiwanians will hear REV. DELOS MILES The. Devils: won their opener as the Bears edged Clinton a report on the industrial edu- , nt VnrW ' 7fi cation program of the Unted ing The public is'cordially in- _ , States government at • their “We were not as sharp as The Bears got an early op- slcUt ; s , in our first game,!’ Coach portunitv wh'-n Kennv Black r ^ u ar bimon h y meeting this Tuesday night. . loss at ’Belton-Honea Path, the Devils’ 25. w-th the game The meeting is scheduled Prayer services, in prepara- “But there were lots of ‘ifs’ about six minutes old. The ta start at 7:00 p. m. in the tion for the meeting, will be that could have made the out- Bears scored in five plays. Mary Musgrove Hotel, with held Tuesday morning at 7:30 come different.” Black passed to Sammy Club President L. H. Lee pre- at the church; Wednesday After studying the game Aughtry for an 8-yard touch-'siding. Kiwanian Julian Bo- evening at 8:00, and Friday^t films 6f The Yirrft two games, drrtvn. AshleY then made the, l+dk will introduce the npeafc- 7:30 a.m. ' Coach HoWe say* itie per- extra poihi thiit at more im- or. * vited to attend. r • i • . • , All VM*A A-AAOI. piMlUIIHV V>IJ—M IXfllMV 11 Nursery facilities will he Hows sa y S ft, appraising the recovered a Clinton fumb’e on available. New Business In Clinton Bi-Lo Food Stores have now opened a super- stores. The Clinton Bi-Lo store is located at market in 'Clinton turd Mr. Frank Outlaw, nresi- Clinton Plaza. Bi-Lo is open for •btjsirtess dent, says Pi t o ‘features discount prices in its 21 a.m. m