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t It Ton Don’t Bead The Chronicle You Don’t Get the New* ®br (Elution (EhronirU The Chronicle > Strives To Be A Ckna News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVI Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 14, 1955 Number 28 Group Will Survey City Water Problem T* Assist Council In Making Study In an effort to analyze Clin ton’s water situation to determ ine its needs for the next 25 or 30 years, Mayor Hugh Eichel- berger and Harry C. Layton, chairman of the utilities commit tee of city council, have secured the services of four additional men of the Clinton-Joanna area to join in the city’s move to see what can be done to solve the pressing water problem. The city’s utilities committee, composed of Layton, James P. Sloan and S. A. Pitts, assisted by i citizens advisory committee of three, Tom Plaxico, D. B. Smith and B. Hubert Boyd, has already been considering the matter. They will be joined by R. P. Hamer, T. Heath Copeland, B. O. Whitten and J. B. Hart of Joan na. The enlarged group will ex tend the scope of possible plan ning, it was stated, td include the area between Clniton and Jo anna, as well as Joanna itself. Included in the studies of the group will be the possibility and feasibilitf of organizing a water district to go beyond city lines. This group will be assisted by competent engineers, Mayor Eichelberger stated, and will en deavor to view the problems in volved frckn all angles. A report and recommendations will be submitted to the people of the area involved, he said. Joanna Cannery «0pens Today; Serves ^.School District 56 Joanna cannery will open business today (Thursday) 10:00 a. m., and will operate each Thursday from 10 in the morning until 3 in the afternoon until fur ther notice. The cannery serves patrons of school district No. 56. for at Serves City B. R. AUSTIN City Names New Lake For Austin City council at its meeting Thursday night named the new lake forming Clinton’s recently completed reservoir “Lake Aus tin,” in honor of B. R. Austin, long-time superintendent of the utilities department of the city. Mr. Austin, a native of Cross Hill, became connected with the light and water department in the early 1920’s. A few yeaas later, about 1927, a 'racancy oc curred in the superintendent’s position and the council promot ed Mr. Austin to the post. He has since headed the department, and his services to the city have been of a high order, city offic- Vermiculite Mill Being Built Near Lanford Station A new vermiculite mill of the feonolite Co. of Chicago, will be in operation in late fall at Kear ney, a new station on the C. & W. C. Railroad in Laurens coun ty, near Lanford. The plant, now being built by Fiske-Carter Construction Co., of Greenville, will.- cost approxi mately $313,000 and will employ about 50 workers. The new plant represents an expansion in this section by the Zonolit* Co.. Mines owned ty the company in Laurens county will supply the new plant. Vermiculite is an expanded mica mineral used for insulation and in concrete. J. A. Kelley of Greenville, vice-president fo Zonolite and general manager of its operations m this section, said that exca vations for the plant were com- { lleted last year; a railroad sid- ng was built in January and construction on the steel and concrete plant has been pro ceeding since then. New Educational Building of First Baptist Church Summary (H Cases Heard During Year Given By Sheriff Of 239 cases which were heard In the Court of General Sessions ials state. Council relies heavily Laurens County during the upon him for advice in the ope-! year cudin-g June 30, there were ration of that department of the' ^35 convictions v or guilty pleas, city and his opinions and sug-1 according to a summary of court gestions are constantly sought, proceedings made out in Sheriff 1 W. A. Lowery’s office for the State Attorney General. There was a total of 296 bills Council members on Thursday I paid hgih tribute to Mr. Austin and expressed appreciation to him for his services to the city. New Secretary Four Represent PC At Georgia Synod In Athens J. WINTON CURTIS Above is shown the newly named secretary of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He assumed his duties last wade, a as was stated in a new* story in The Chronicle. . ■■ ■ ——« Bond Soles In County $37,450 For June The 1955 upswing in savings bonds sales continues. Combined sales of Series E and H Bonds in Laurens county to taled $37,450.00 for June, reports D. F. Patterson, county savings bonds chairman. This brings the cash sales for the first six months of 1955 up to $197,306.25, he add ed. Four representatives of Pres byterian College attended the annual stated session of the Sy nod of Georgia at Athens on Tuesday and Wednesday. They were President Marshall W. Brown, Vice-President Otto Ferrene, Academic Dean George C. Bellingrath and Public Rela tions Director Ben Hay Hammet. The meeting was held in the First Presbyterian Church of Athens. It began at 3:00 p. m. Tuesday under the direction of the Rev. Clarence E. Piephoff, a former Thornwell Orphanage student, and staff member who now serves as pastor of the Col lege Park, Ga., Presbyterian Church, Piephoff, the retiring Synod moderator, also preached the sermon on this occasion. President Brown addressed the group in behalf of Presbyterian College at the Tuesday night sessino. submitted to the grand jury out of which there were 59 no bills, nol presses, or cases continued, and one mistrial. The mistrial was in a case of assault and bat tery with intent to kill. 'Of the 235 cases where there were convictions or guilty pleas 18 were for receiving stolen goods, 18 for violation of the li quor law, two for indecent ex posure, 13 for non-support, two for escaping public works, three for malicious injury to real prop erty, six for grand larceny, 11 for assault and battery in various degrees, three for conspiracy, four for carrying concealed wea pons, 29 for driving a car under the influence of alcohol, five for eptering a house with intention to steal, 18 for forgery, 57 for housebreaking and larceny, 26 for larceny in various degrees and four for murder. Listed also were one case each in 16 crimes of various types. In only three cases during the year did juries return not guilty ver dicts. S. C. Synod Plans 3 Day Meet Here Pnsbyterias Com My 26 ♦- - ■■ Plans were being completed this week for the annual stated meeting of the Synod of South Carolina which will be held on the Presbyterian College campus on July 26-28. This is the second straight year that Presbyterian ministers and lay leaders have come to PC for their meeting. The col lege is supported and controlled jointly by this Synod and the Synod of Georgia. Programs were mailed out to the delegates yesterday, and ar rangements are underway to house the visitors in the dormi-- tories and provide meal accom modations in the dining hall. The South Carolina Synod will officially open its meeting at 8:00 p. m., Tuesday, July 28, with the moderator, the Rev. Francis B. Mayes of North Charleston, pre siding. He is an alumnus of PC. The first session will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, all subsequent sessions in the Presbyterian College auditorium. A highlight of the opening ses sion will be the election of a new mdoerator to serve for the com ing year and the retiring mode rator’s sermon. Two full days are scheduled for business of the Synod, and adjournment is set for Thursday, July 28. Another feature of the occas ion will be the fifth annual pre- Synod conference on church ex tension. This preliminary meet ing will start at 3:00 p. m. on July 26, in the PC auditorium under the direction of the Rev. Edward G. Lilly of Charleston. The two-hour pre-Synod con ference has as its theme “Evan gelism in Our Day,” and will pre sent ten-minute messages by church leaders on six phases of evangelism. Two Clinton resi- ** L i 1 dents will take patf in Ibis dtp- lOntCEflllC* In by city officials gram. Dr. George C. Belling rath, PC academic dean, will speak on “Evangelism apd Edu cation In Our Day.” Dr. John McSween, prominent educator and evangelist, will speak on “Evangelism and Religious Changes In Our Day.” Miss Harris Joins Mercer U. Faculty Miss Margaret Harris has been appointed to the faculty of Mer cer University, Macon, Ga., where she will serve as instruc tor in the English department, it has been announced. Miss Harris is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John W. Harris of this city. Dr. Harris is head of the English department at Pres byterian College. Miss Harris was graduated from Clinton high school, Pres byterian College in 1952, and re ceived her M.A. degree in Eng lish this year from the University of North Carolina. Attend Bankers Baptists To Occupy New Building Sunday Morning City Sells Structure, FHiwsIwigs Cost $77,500 $200,000 Bond Issue Interest Rate 2.66 The city of Clinton sold $200,- 000 in general obligation bonds last Thursday at an average in terest rate of 2 66 per cent, ib^Os Members of the First Baptist church and Sunday school will realize a long-felt need Sunday when they put into use their new $77,500 annex that has been tinder con struction for the past several months. The building, which is three Truluck, chairman. J A Or^ stories, is constructed of brick Jim Bass and Fred E. Holcombe, and concrete and contains 56! Th« Rev. J. H. Darr is pastor of rooms. It is connected to the old fhe church, where he has been educational building and wiH be serving the congregation for 10 used to supply the demand for Y ears ' coming tp Clinton from an enlarged educational plant. : Georgetown in 1945. The Sunday school and other Seek 500 At Sunday School Mrs. O. L. Patterson and Mrs. Thomas E. Holley, employees of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, are attending a special school at the Carolinas Bankers Conference being held this week at Chapel Hill, N. C. Utilities, Engage Streets Council Low bidder was the Trust Company of Georgia, who was associated with A. M. Law & Co., of Spartanburg, and Huger Barn well & Co., of Charleston. The low bidder offered 2.60 in terest on $141,000 of the bonds and 2.75 i.‘n $59,000. which aver aged out at 2 ^6582 per cent. A premium of $119 w»<s also offer ed. young people’s and adult activi-, At the first service in the new ties of the church have 5eeH f b , ulWin K Sundsry morn,n « at 9:43 growing at such a rapid pace in 0 c ^ oc ^ Sunday school will recent years that more facilities ex P ect an attendance of 500. ac- were an imperative need, church’i cor( * in 6 t0 ® rr ’ superintend- officials state. ent , , , . , Also at the Training Union The buUdmg contams of(a:e S . , ha , ev<mi at 7 O . docfc pastors study, one room for be ginners with storage rooms, six rest rooms, adult assembly room, four adult classrooms and stor age, primary assembly room and Sewerage System Additions Face City Dailey And Young Get Promotions In Army Reserve George W. Dailey, of Rt. 1, and Frank C. Young, Jr., of Rt. 3, have been promoted to master sergeant and croporal, respec tively, in the active army re serve, it has been-announced. Both are members of Company L, 323rd infantry. Miss Templeton In Training In Boston Miss Miriam Templeton, daughter of Hr. and Mrs. J. B. Templeton, left earlier this month for Boston where she will intern in dietetics for the com ing year at Peter Bent'Brigham hospital. Miss Templeton was graduated from Wkithrop college in June. CAMPBELL LODGE TO MEET Campbell Lodge No. 44, AFM, will hold its regular meeting Tuesday, July 19. All Master Masons are cordially invited. Lee Heatherly, Worshipful Master. With the sale of the recently authorized bonds completed, city council lafct Thursday night gave its light and water committee aiithority to push the $200,000 enlargement and improvement program of the city’s electric fa cilities to completion. The necessary heavy equip ment has been bought, and de tailed plans for rebuilding the transmission lines are being drawn by McCall and Thomas, engineers of Orangeburg. After they are received bids will be in vited on the work. The light and water committee was also directed to make ar rangements for pumping water into its new reservoir from Dun can Creek, when there is excess water available, in order to en large the supply in the reservoir for use in drought periods. Carrying out the orders, the committee purchased from C. W. Anderson, local business man and cattle breeder, a practically new pumping outfit and pipe for $2,700 which has been installed on the creek and is now in ope ration. The council meeting was pre sided over by Mayor H. L. Eich- elberger, and all aldermen were present: Frank M. Boland, Jr., ward one; S. A. Pitts, ward two; Harry C. Layton, ward three; W. Bagwell, ward five; and James P. Sloan, ward four; Geo. Jaimes Craine, ward six. Mayor Eichelberger told coun cil of negotiations in progress with the Laurens county delega tion to the general assembly in reference to making arrange ments with the state highway de partment to make improvements on streets in the city that are parts of the state highways, in cluding a by-pass for the Atlan- ta-Charlotte route. Streets in cluded for improvements are Holland, E. Maple, W. Main, Musgrove, Gary, W Five bids were received, me *’x primary classrooms and stor- j age room, intermediate assembly classrooms with two storage room and nine intermediate rooms, junior assembly room and nine junior classrooms with stor age room, young people's assem bly room and five classrooms. A boiler room and kitchen are also provided. highest rate of interest being 2.9246 per cent. The city recently sold $100,000 in bonds at a rate of 2.31, the lat est offering being at a slight in crease in interest. The bonds were sold to secure revenue to rebuild and enlarge the city’s electric plant equip ment and transmission lines They are a general obligation of the city and revenue from in come of the sale of electricity is further pledged as security. Bethany Church Given ” Riverside Building an attendance goal of 125 has been set. An outstanding feature of the neWbililding was its financing. Practically all the money needed for its construction and furnish ings was on hand when the work was started in January. Only a comparatively small sum had to be raised since construction be gan. Assisting Mr Darr in the work at First Baptist is Montie Bish op, student pastor. A native of Union, he was summer assistant Seek Aid of County Del n Improving Highways ation n City Six agencies In the city of Clinton are combining forces in an effort to improve streets and highways through the town that are parte of state highways, ac cording to a letter recently di rected to the Laurens county delegation to the general as sembly. The six groups are the Cham ber oi Commerce, the Kiwanis club, the Exchange club. Mer chants Association, Lions dub, and city council through the mayor. They will probably be Joined by. representative busi nessmen in the move, it was stated. Mayor Hugh Eichelberger is endeavoring to got Gory street, folkiwnig the east aide of the of Lydia Mill, included for open ing as- a farm-to-market road. In addijion, it will shorten the distance from Lydia Mill to Clin ton. The mayor was Joined in this request to the delegation by the service clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants As sociation. Mayor Eichelberger also re- delegation in securing improve- quested the assistance of the menta on several stats highways through the city, including the south end of highway 72 from Walnut street to the city limits, widening, curbing, guttering, and sidewalks; West Mai* street, highway TflC from Yarborough’s Service Station to the dty limits, sidewalks, curbs and gutters; of 308 and 7? to city limits, .side walks on one side.; Holland St. and E. Maple St., curbs, gutters nad sidewalks, and a short por tion of highway 76, near the eastern limits, widening and sidewalks. Senator Rah>h 'f. Wilson, speaking for the delegation, in his replies to the several parties involved, pledged his cooperation saying that “the delegation would be glad to meet with any interested group from the town of Clinton concerning improve ments of the streets and open ing up new avenues for travel.” Senator Wilson also said, “at the proper time the matter will be 'taken up by the Laurens county delegation and the state highway department concerning placing this proposed extension (Gary street) into the farm-to- market program.” Senator Wilson further said, “In the meantime, we are taking up certain other matters with the state highway department con cerning improvements in the Town of Clinton, and especially with reference to having a by pass that would take trucks off the main highways . . . from Charlotte to Atlanta and other points. It is my opinion that . . said by-pass proposition can be taken up in the Immediate fu ture.” Mayor Eichelberger said that a meeting of interested groups in Clinton with the delegation will be arranged in the next few days. and perhaps several others. Senator Ralph T. Wilson has pledged his cooperation with the city, the mayor said. Council had several requests for sewer connections which in volved a rather extensive con struction program in the vicinity of South Sloan, Oak and West Centennial streets. Council clari fied its position by stating that while it would make short instal lation of lines from time to time as its current finances would permit, any large extensions ofj lines probably could not be en tered into unless bonds were is sued to finance the projects. The matter was left open for further study. A request by Bailey Williams for the establishment of a park ing lot for taxicabs on the va cant lot adjoining Scott’s 10 store on Broad street was referred to the police committee. Mr. Wil liams owns Hie lot and contem plates renting it to a taxi com pany. Palm 6c Harris, certified pub lic accountants, of Greenville, were engaged to make the an nual audit oi the city’s books for thai year, which ends August 31. (continued on page 8) The men of Bethany Presbyte rian church near here are dis mantling the Riverside cottage on Enoree river, and will recon struct it into a fellowship and educational building on the church grounds. The building, unused for several years, was given to Beth any by the executive committee of Thornwell. Members of the church and Carolina, j people 0 f the Bethany section The old educational building j^t year and returned this year, is being remodeled and will H e was graduated in June from house various departments of the M ars Hill Junior college in North work, including nursery, begin- Carolina, and will enroll at Pres- ners, and adult departments. The byterian college the coming se- first floor is being tiled and com- m ester, continuing his work at pletely rebuilt. Also included the church. here will be a choir and music Members of the board of dea- roorn - cons are: J. C. TTiomas. chairman. The new building ,71x86 feet. W. R. Anderson. Jr., S. S. Bar- faces on South Broad street, and nette, J D. Bass. L. E. Cason. S. will have a paved parking area G. Dillard. G. B Goldsmith. Rob- to the side and rear. The build-1 ert Johnson, Van Jones. J. A ing cost $70,000 for construction. Orr, Jr . M T. Poole. R. F Sum- and $7,500 will be expended for erel. S. W Sumerel, R. S. Tru- furnishings. The building com-1 luck. L. N Warren. Andy Young, mittee was composed of R. S. Jr. will build and finance this proj ect, and much interest is beihg taken in the move. On Monday, July 4, a group of volunteers, under the leadership of W. C. Baldwin, gathered to clean off the grounds at Bethany and prepare a picnic and recrea tional area. Mr. Baldwin, a member of Clinton First Presbyterian church, is taking the lead in im proving and building up activi ties at Bethany. Invitations Sent Tour Watershed J. B. O’Dell, work unit conser vationist of the Laurens Soil Conservation District, has sent invitations to farmers and others of the Bush River Watershed for a tour July 19 of the Twelve Mile Creek Watershed in Pickens county. The group will meet at 8:90 a. m. at the county fairgrounds in Laurens. The party is ex pected to arrive in Pickens by 10:30 for a meeting at the Coun ty Health Center. After lunch the tour, testing about two and a half hours, will be made of the watenhed. 1 ! Bethany Citizens Organize Center By C. B. Cannon. County Agent ing to discuss the organization of Rufus B. Ssnumate, Bethany a community center. Mrs. Rufus community .presided at a meet- Shumate is president of the ing held in the Bethany school Bethany Home Demonstration building July 7 at 8:00 p m.. at- Woman's club. Miss Nelle Cook tended by 50 or more people of an <* oth *" have also been very the community to discuss or- active in organizing a community ganizing a corrvmunity center Before the meeting of business, a picnic supper was served and as usual there wsa enough food for twice the size of the crowd. County Agent C. B Cannon discussed the community devel opment plan while J S. Boozer, assistant county agent, and Miss Myrtice Taylor, home demon center. The county agents have been requested again to meet with the community group August 4. The 1 county agents offer the same assistance to any community re questing asistance like that re quested from the Bethany com munity. Since the consolidation of stration agent, held recreation school districts throughout the with the young people county many communities have After a full discussion of or-j^h 001 buildings not needed for ganizing a community center, the schools as before, but many such group voted unanimously to or- i buildings are being converted i ganize. Temporary officers were in ^° community centers. By so elected and set August 4 at 8.00 doing keeps the local community p. m. as the next meeting date alive and affords an ideal to elect permanent officers, a place for the holding of corn- board of directors and draw u{) munity meetings to discuss mat- by-laws, etc. ters of interest to the commun- Temporary officers elected on July 7 call meeting were: Renzie Cooper, chairman; Rufus B. Shu mate. vice-chairman; and Mrs. Perry Pearson, secretary The Home Demonstration Woman’s club of Bethany com munity sponsored the call meet- ity. county, state and nation. Also , affords a meeting place tor rec reational programs tor both ad ults and young people. The-rural community has play ed a big part in the growth and development of the United States. ‘