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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 13, 1955
Number 40
Community Chest Death Calls |CNnlon And Greer Speakers at Presbyterian College Convocation This Week
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To Seek $14,000 s G M^
Drive for Fuads to Bogia Oct 24
A goal for this year’s Commun
ity Cheat campaign of $14,079.00
has been accepted by the chest’s
board of directors. This was the
figure set by the budget commit
tee, headed by Calvin Cooper.
At a meeting last Friday at the
public library, the participating
organizations presented their
proposed Seeds for the coming
year, and the committee set up
the amount they felt that Clin
ton could support. The drive for
funds will get underway on Mon
day, October 24.
The amount of $14,079 is some
what smaller than the budget for
last year, but in announcing the
goal for this year, budget chair
man Cooper said that in the opin
ion of the directors, this sum rep
resents a fair share of this com
munity’s responsibility for the
support of all the worthwhile
health, welfare and recreation
services to be included in this
year’s United Campaign.
In arriving at these figures,
S. Gary Dillard, 67, well-
known business man, farmer, and
cattle breeder of Clinton, died
suddenly Sunday morning at his
home.
He was a native of Laurens
county, a son of the late J. D. and
Addie Adair Dillard, both of old
and well-known fan\il>es of Lau-
Cooper and his committee haVe
carefully studied the presenta
tions of the vraious organisations
and feel that Clinton should put
the budget on a more realistic | rens county. He was a member
basis. This goal is an amount of the First Baptist church where
that it is felt can be reached with he served as a deacon and treas-
ease. ,
On Tuesday morning, the lead
ers were briefed on their job in'
the campaign by drive chairman 1
Cluade Crocker. He set up a pro
jector and showed the group all
the materials that would be used
as aids in the drive this year.
Meet Here Tonight
Chamber Directors
Work On Matters
Of Interest To Group
The directors of the Clinton
* Chamber of Commerce met at the
Mary Lou Ranch Monday night ter
•upper end « business meeting.
Plans are being made tor the
annual ladies night to be heM at
the American Legion building on
October 26. The committee work
ing on the details are Thurston
Giles, Jim Wolfe, and G-us Ram-
age. according to chamber manag
er J. W. Curtis. »
At the meeting Monday night
a pommitte was set up to study
the possibilities of forming a cred
it bureau for the city of Clinton.
Heading this committee will be
Dr. Fred Holcombe, and assisting
him will be'Gus Ramage, J. C.
Thomas and W* Curtis. A study
other towns of equal size will be
made and recommendations sub
mitted to the directors for action.
It was agreed at the meeting
that a secret committee to be
named and knmVn only to cham
ber manager would begin at once
to handle the problem of solicita
boos The job of this committee
would be to pass on the worthi
ness of a given cause without put
ting any merchant on the spot
Curtis would be the front man and
will make the report of this com
mittee, which will be composed
of five business men in Clinton.
* Curtis will not have any vote. His
job will be to report the findings
of the committee. The member
merchants are again asked not to
donate to organizations or individ
uals unless they have ibeen passed
on by the Chamber of Commerce.
Methodist Group
Sponsors Supper
The Methodist Youth Fellow
ship of Broad Street Methodist
church is sponsoring a spaghetti
supper on Tuesday evening, Oc-
tobre 18, from 6:30 until 8:30 in
the church dining room.
Proceeds will be used for the
organization’s work. Tickets at
* $1.00 each are are on sale by
mmebers of the MYF.
Cross Hill Man
Writes Thurmond;
Forgets To Sign Name
A CroM Hill man Is probably
wondering why be has had no
reply from a roqnMt he made to
Senator Strom Thurmond.
The answer Is very simple: he
forgot to sign his name.
If tee man who wrote to Thur
mond requesting some publica
tions from the deportment of
agrlenltnro will write again and
sign his name tee senator says
he will be glad to comply.
Presbyterian Beats
Davidson, 16 To 7
Presbyterian dropped David
son’s football team from the un
beaten ranks Saturday by a 16-7
score, a nine-point spree in the
final minutes of the first quar
ter putting the game on ice for
the South Carolinians.
Prsebyterian, which now has
beaten Davidson three in a row,
broke the scoring ice with a 30-
yard field goal by Gene Carter,
injured halfback, who entered
the game only long euough for
the play a minute before the
first period ended.
Dhvidson took over on its 20
and quarterback Dyke Little, at
tempting to pass, was hit hard
and lost the ball, which bounced
into the hands of Bob Stevens,
Presbyterian right end who raced
28 yards for a touchdown as the
whistle blew ending the quarter.
Presbyterian drove 60
its final score in the third period.
Quarterback Felder Cook threw
a 30-yard pass to halfback Gene j
Butler to climax the drive.
Carter came back in the fourth
period to try another field goal
from the 20, but the kick was
low.
Davidson, which had won its
two previous starts, moved to its
only touchdown in the . opemng[
minute of the last period. Quar
terback Dick Belton, whose pass
ing featured the push, threw a
12-yarder into the end zone to
halfback Don McCree for the
tally.
In the frist period a backfield
in motion penalty nullified a 15-
yard Belton pass to fullback Har
ley Smith to cost Davidson a
toucrdown.
Presbyterian 9 0 7 0—1$
Davidson 0 0 0 7—7
Presbyterian scoring: Touch-
dwons—Stevens (28, run with
interception); Butler (30, pass-
run from conversion—Webb.
Davidson scoring: Touchdown
—McRee (12-yard end zone pass
from Belton) Conversion—Bel
ton.
Davidson was held to 12 yards
on the ground by Presbyterian
defenders, but the Wildcats had a
big day passing, completing 13 of
K1 for 117 yards, all by Belton, a
Mt. Airy junior.
PC, meanwhile, showed most
of its strength on the ground,
rolling for 187 yards rushing,
and adding 67 with 4 completions
in 6 pass attempts.
Davidson also tried a first pe
riod filed goal, tackle Bob Tal
bert attempting one from the 25,
but it was low. It was then that
Presbyterian took over on its 20
and marched downfield to its
field goal.
Fullback Ken Webb powered
the ball 67 yards in 17 carries for
PC, with Butler adding 44 on 9
attempts and halfback Eddie
Brockenbrough picking up 40 in
10 attempts.
Halfback Bill Rowland’s 19
yards in 5 carries was the best
Davidson performance.
Clinton high sebssi will meet
the strong Greer team here to
night at 8 o’clock.
Both teams had been unde
feated for the season until last
week, when Clinton lest to
Union and Greer lost to Spar
tanburg.
Injuries continue to plague
tht local team. Three boys are
on the sidelines and It la doubt
ful If they will be able to play
in tonight's game. They are Lar
ry Land re th, Jimmy Taylor and
Bobby Fuller.
Both teams will be out for
comebacks from their leases last
week, and fans are anticipating
one of the season’s best games.
DR. HENRY HILL
President Peabody College
DR. RUSSELL J. HUMBERT
President DePauw University
-DR. M. S. WOODSON
Proa, flora Macdonald College
DR. B. H. BOYD
Dept of Religion. U. N.
Ministerial Group
Plans Religious
Census Of Community
S. G. DILLARD
urer for a number of years. He
was a veteran of World War I,
member of the Chamber of Com
merce and director of the Bank
of Clinton. A charter member
and officer of the South Carolina
Hereford Breeders Association,
he was president of the Pitts-
ysu-ds^to Dillard Implement Co., and for
** in • i /-vv vara e
IN SPARTANBURG TODAY FOR
CONVERSE COUNCIL MEET
Mrs. George Blalock will go to
Spartanburg today ter a meeting
of -thy newly organised Converse
College Alumnae council.
a number of years was manager
and one of the owners of Joanna
Mercantile Co.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Miss Lillian Salters, and
two daughters, Mrs. Paul G. Tur
ner, Decatur, Ga., and Miss Lil
lian Dillard, teacher in the pub
lic schools of Greenville! one
granddaughter, and one sister,
Mrs. George H. Ellis jof this city^
Funeral services were held
Monday at 3:30 p. m. at the First
Baptist church, conducted by the
Rev. J. H. Darr, assisted by Dr.
W. Redd Turner. Interment was
in Rosemont cemetery.
Active pallbearers were W. R
Pitts, R. P. Hamer, James T. Ad
dison, Ryan F. Lawson, T. Cald
well Henderson, M. Dillard Mi
lam. Jr, J. B. Hart and Hayne
B Workman.
The honorary escort was com
posed of members of the board
of deacons of the First Baptist
church of Clinton, directors of
the Bank of Clinton, and Car-
roll W. Copeland, P. B. Mitchell,
Marvin Robinson, Dewitt Wel-
burn, I. M. Adair, R. C. Adair, R.
H. McGee, John Addison, George
R. Blalock, Hugh Ray, John
Roseboro. Ralph Blakely, Gary
Holcombe, C. W. Anderson, L. B.
Dillard, Marion Lawson, G. L.
Simpson, Leland Young P. S.
Bailey, Robert M. Vance. Lea man
M. Jones and Charles D. Jacks.
Mr. Dillard was one of the old
est cattle breeders in South Caro
lina. He poineered the then new
movement in the state in the
1920’s and built up and maintain
ed one of the leading purebred
Hereford herds.
Mr. Dillard was active in many
phases of Clinton’s life and was
a leading citizen. He was at one
time a member of city council
and began his business career as
a merchant here, operating a gen
eral merchandise business in the
building now used as the city
hall, before organizing and man
aging the Joanna store.
Disposing of his Joanna in
terests a number of years ago, he
confined his activities to his cat
tle farm and the implement busi
ness in recent years.
MONDAY AT HOME
Mrs. D. C. Heustess of Erskine
College, Due West, spent Monday
at her home here.
The Clinton Ministerial Asso
ciation is planning for a religious
census of the community on Sun
day afternoon, October 23.
A steering committee has been
set up consisting of the Rev. Dr.
C. Bynum Betts, pastor of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, chairman; the Rev. J. H.
Darr, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Dillard Boland, of the
Broad Street Methodist church,
Gary Holcombe of the First Bap
tist church, Wyman Shealy, Jr.,
of St. John’s Lutheran church.
Dr. Newton Jones of All Saints
Episcpoal church. Tommy Hollis
of the First Presbyterian church,
and Lowry Wilson of the Asso-
c i a t e Reformed Presbyterian
church.
The committee has held one
meeting and will have another
on Thursday night, October 20,
at the First Baptist church at
7:30.
Pull details of the canvass will
be given in next week’s paper.
College Celebration To
Get Underway Tomorrow
Hereford Calf Sale
By County Breeders
Set For October 25
Police Department
Fines For September
Amount To $1,466
Offenders driving under the
influence of intoxicants con
tributed $424 . to the city’s coffers
during September, according to
a report by the police department
to city council. Ten arrests were
made for this offense, and in ad
dition to the fines, 75 days were
levied by Recorder Henry M.
Young.
Next came 29 arrests for speed
ing and reckless driving. Six
were suspended, nad the others
paid $304.
Arrests for drunkenness total
ed 26; one was suspended. 90
days given, and $254 levied.
Eleven were taken in for oper
ating autos wjjh drivers’ licenses
and fined $164.
Violations of parking laws to
taled 160, and they paid $94.50.
Disorderly conduct charges
were lodged against 12; one was
suspended, 45 days given, and
$103.50 levied.
Other charges were: fighting.
2, $24; violating the liquor law,
1, $17; gambling, 1, $12; petty lar
ceny, 1, $17; all other offenses,
4, one suspended, $51.
Eight were Apprehended for in
vestigation or suspicion, and all
were released.
A total of 257 cases were on
the books for the month, but 160
were for the minor offense of vio
lating parking laws.
Laurens county Hereford breed
ers will hold a sale of registered
Here fords and polled Herefonte on
October 25 art 1:00 p. m. art the
Laurens county fair grounds, it
has been announced. This is a calf
sale and will fearture five bulls
and 34 heifers ranging in age from
8 to 15 months. This type of sale
is new in the state but has proven
highly successful in other sections.
These animals will not be high
ly fitted and certainly not to the
extent as to impair their future
breeding usefulness. They are old
enough to go into new homes on
ordinary simple feed and too
young to be carrying a lot of un
necessary and often times harm
ful fat. The extra year of wasteful
feeding customary in sales of old
er cattle is eliminated and being
pimKretrw tess cot. these calves
can be sold for Jess money and
still st a profit for the producer.
The buyer con purchase them
cheaper and grow them out cheap
er than if they were a year older
when sold and end up with a bet
ter producing animal, it wai said
by C. B. Cannon, county agent.
The tine bulls range in age from
10 to 14 months. Around 15 bull
calves were nominated for the sale
and these five were selected from
those nominated. The bulk are
definitely herd bull prospects,
having type, size for age desir
able pedigrees, and 'having good
milking dams. They should prove
good herd sires for registered and
top commercial breeders
The 34 heifers offered range in j The Laurens County Baptist a«-
age from 8 to 15 months. There are social ion held its annual session
12 homed heifers and 22 polled j Tue9dav and Wednesday The firs:
meifers m the sale Like the bulls, dav . s was
the heifer nominations were sift- ,
ed to assure a high quality offer- ■ Baptist church near Laurens .sand
log
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
Alumni Board of Directors—
President Brown’s office, 3 00
p. m.
Official Delegates and Com
mittees dinner—College dining
hall, 6:30 p. m.
Dr. Russell J. Humbert —
"Dawning Renaissance” — Nev
ille Hall auditorium, 8:30 p. m.
Saturday
Dr. Henry J. Hill—"Learn-,
ing and Culture ’—(Neville Hall
auditorium. 9:30 a. m.
Student Program—R. O. T. C.
Parade — through downtown
Clinton, 11 a. m.
Alumni Luncheon—Citations
—College dining room, 1:00 p
m., $1 00.
Hon. James F Byrnes —
‘ Peace and Prosperity' —Bailey
football stadium, 3:15 p. m.
Alumni Association meeting—
Neville Hall auditorium, 4:30
p. m.
Walter Johnson Club meeting
—(Neville Hall auditorium, 520
p. m.
Convocation Baslbeoue —Col
lege dining hall, 6:00 p. m.,
$1.50
Football—Wofford vs. P C —
Bailey footbadl stadium, 8:15 p.
m., $2 50.
Saaday
Dr. Marshall S. Woodson.—
“Consecration Service” — First
Presbyterian church. 11 a m.
Dr Bernard H. Boyd—"Re
ligion and Morality”—Outdoor
chapel, 2:30 p m. Presentation
of Presbyterian citations
Diamond Jubilee Event to Draw
Many; Closes With Services Smday
Presbyterian college celebrates
its 75rth anniversary with a gab
Diamond Jubilee Convocation this
week-end, and one of the largest
crowds in PC history is expected
for the occasion.
Homecoming also is wrapped up
as a major attraction on the three-
day program
The Honorable James F Byrnes,
South Carolina’s great American
statesman, heads a group of five
distinguished speakers who will
develop the convocation theme
The Dawning Renaissance '' His
address on “The RenaiMance of
Peace and Prosperity” is schedul
ed for Saturday at 3:15 p. m. in
Bailey football stadium.
Dr. Russell J. Humbert, presi
dent of DePauw university, will
open the series of addresses on
Friday evening when he speaks on
the general convocation theme Dr.
Mewy J. Hill, pretident of George
Peabody college, follows on Sat
urday morning with a discussion
on ’Tbe Renaimmnce of Learning
and Culture."
Twenty-five prominent akimn:
will receive special citations at the
Alumni Luncheon on Saturday
They have been selected through
nomination by fellow alumni for
recognition of outstanding actueve-
^ mem in their chosen fields of en
deavor. At the some lane. Dr
Henry M. Rnmm of the Union
Theological Seminary (Richmond)
faculty is to receive the Alumni
Gold P award for 1966 as a token
of tus achievement there
Twenty^five additional (stations
will be presented to non-afeumcn
Presbyterians of tbe two synods as
pert W the Sunday afternoon pro
gram. These awards are being
made on the basis of nominations
submitted by the congregations to
honor men and women of out-
Two Presbyterian college alum-1 standing service to their church
es.
ni will close the program on a
strong rehgiou* note Sunday Dr
As the sports highlight of the
Laurens Baptist
Association Meets
Marshall S Woodson, president of I occasion, Presbyterian college will
Flora Macdonald college, will meet rfs traditional rival Wofford
preach the morning sermon on; under the rights of Johnson field
"Consecrating Ourselves to the on Saturday night m a game rec-
Cause.” And Dr Bernard H Boyd, ogruaed as one of the leading at-
head of the University of North tra.l'.ons of the season Both tcamj
Carolina department of religion, is are fresh from convincing upset
scheduled to speak on "The Re- victories over Southern oonfer-
naissanee of Hehgion and Moral- 2nce opponents — Wofford over
Furman and PC over Davidson—
and a capacity crowd is assured
Sixteen classes have oeen desig
nated to hold clans reunions th.s
year as part of the homecoming
ity" that afternoon
The full program of activities
also will include special citations
to a select group of alumni and
Laurens county breeders have j Avenue at Watts Mills
always been at or near the top in
show's and sales in the state. In
the bull feeding project conducted
by Glemson college for the past
four years, the top selling bull in
three of these years was a polled
Hereford from Laurens county. In
fact, Laurens county hod three of
Presbyterians within the two con
trolling Synods of Georgia and program. They include the goider.
South Carolina, the Alumm Gold anniversary ciaos of 1905. the sil-
P presentation, a student parade, anniversary chws of 1925 and
! Baptist church near Laurens .sand , the PC-Wofford football game, and | also the classes, of 1904, 191*. 1915.
. the second day's meeting at Lucas ■ class reunions and other ahimr.i j ISS*. 1925. 1934. 1935. 1944. '.945,
events
(continued on page 4)
County Fair To Open Gates Monday
Homecoming At
Duncan Creek Church
Homecoming will be observed
Sunday. October 23 at Duncan
Creek Presbyterian church. All
members, former members and
others who ate interested in the
event are invited to attend.
AH indication's point to success
for the annual Laurens County
Fair which opens its gates Mon-
the 5 top selling Hereford Bulls flay ^ n to run rjtxnya ^ sa U
ki each of these year* The object, ^ , u was sUW vesterdav by
of tins project was to fair officials
rate of gain and efficiency of gain 1
of different bulls. Here again
To Lead Clintons Community Chest Drive for This Year
Laurens cattle showed up well,
having the first, second and third
top gaining polled Hereford bulls
in the last year. Of the 100 Here-
fprd and polled Hereford bulls fed
in this project over the four years,
38 of these were consigned by
^aurens coonty breeders. This is
just one example of the superior
ity of Laurens county Herefords.
The following breeders are con
signing cattle to the sale CeCo
Hereford farms, Spartanburg: C.
W. Copeland, Clinton; S. G. Dil
lard farm, Clinton; Duncan Creek
Hereford farm, Clinton; Gary
Gibbs, Laurens; Henderson and
White Hereford farm. Owing*; Jo
anna Hereford farm, Joanna; Lick
Creek Cattle farm. Gray Churt;
All booth space in both adult
and junior departments have been
taken for community and junior
booth exhibits, he said
year will be accepted for exhibit, ed at the fair on Monday, the
Mrs M. A. Wilson and Mies Belle ; opening night
Patterson are superintendents for | The judging wik take place at 9
the canned products division. . p m prizes of $50. $25 and
Cither departments that may b* $10 will oe awarded the firstt :hree
of interest to women m the coun- winners. The first place winner, to
ty are the cooked foods depart- be designated Miss Laurens
merit with Mrs. Robert Wasson County Fair - will reign over the
and Mrs. Lawrence Cook as su- fair for the remainder of the week
perintendents; the flower depart-; The entry kst is still open and
There is every indication of a , merit with Mrs Claude Cook and contestants may be sponsored by
good livestock show, both ki the Mrs Jack Davis. The flower de- any civic or agnculturai group m
beef and dairy departments, art- j partment is divided into two class- the county Interested parties may
though county fairs going on at e*. horticulture and arrangements contact John Gatlin, the fair s
the same time in adjoining coun- The other division open for ex- general manager by telephoning
ties will reduce the number of
animate normally shown each year
at the Laurens fair, they stated.
The ladies' flower and canned
goods exhibits an* expected to be
up to the usual high standard
dibits is needlework and clothing Laurens 2229b.
Mrs J. H Power and Mrs C. C. I A feature of she fair again this
Craddock are the supertetendents year wiM be the dog show on
for this division. Thursday night at 8:00 o’clock It
In tbe junior division the fol-1 * not ntveosary for a dog to be
lowing departments are open to 1 registered, officials saad. and dog
There will be five community girls or boys 16 years of age or owner* are urged » enter this di-
exhibits in the adult department
Communities she hated as having
Home Demonstration booths will
•be Long Branch, Shiloh, Barks-
daie-Narme, Warrior Creek and
North Creek farm, Joanne; Frank , Oak Grove. In the junior division
UftLEt
CLAUDE CROCKER
X Drive
Ramage, Clinton; I. M Smith, Kin-
ards; Thomason Brothers, Laur
ens; George E. Wasson, Laurens;
•nd J. D. Wasson, Laurens.
Mon KilledTn
Wreck Near Here
John Prince, age 78. of Johnson
City, N. C., was dead on arrival
at Blalock clinic following a
head-on collision between a trail
er truck loaded with cotton and
a 1952 Chevrolet.
The accident occurred about
7:30 Wednesday morning on
Highway 56 about 2 1-2 miles
north of the city on the Spartan
burg road. z
. Tom Heath, 30, of Millen. Ga..
was driver of the truck and not
injured.
of community booths there will be
six exhibits Those taking part in
the junior division ^ are County
under canned products, with Mrs i
vision, whether they have pets.
Beatrice SJoun as superintendent, i show dogs, hunting dogs, etc
cooked foods with Mrs Eugene AH school-age children m the
Brown as superintendent, and county will be acknitted to the
clothing and crafts wish Mrs. Fred fair grounds free of charge until
Woods as superintendent All ex-1 5:00 p. m. on Saturday , the clos-
hibite in the canned products di- mg day All rides will be re
vision and ck)thing and crafts as duced, and a pony will be given
well as community booths have to away free at 5 p nv Tickets for
FTA, Hickory Tavern JTtA, ! be entered by 5:00 p m on Mon- the drawing may be had for tbe
Msuntvilie Senior 4-H. County- day, October 17 Entries m the taking from advertisers m the
Wide 4-H, Long Branch 4-H and cooked foods department have to premium book
Whitten Village 4-H, Mrs. J W be ki place by 1U 00 a m on. Superintendents of departments
Tinsley is superintendent for adult Tuesday, October 18 D»tne> i:r are
community exhibits and Mrs T the flower department have to be Field crops and horticulture. J.
B Sumerel is superintendent for | made by 11:00 a. m. on Tuesday, W. Tuiaiey, Laurens, dairy cattkt,
junior community exhibits. October 18 Judging will take Arthur F Baumzordtier. Laurens,
The canned products division place on Tuesday. October 18, j and Cu kiweli Henderson, Ctinton;
is open to any person m the conn- starting ac 10:30 a. m ! beef cattle. Ryan F Lawton sod
ty who is interested in exhibiting The O. C. Buck shows, the same L L. Norton, CUoton; .poultry and
canned fruits, vegetables and
meats. The products entered in
this claw must be labeled with
th* name of the product on the
oulfK that was here last year, has rabbKs, M R Burgww and Ernes:
been chosen again to play this Mor.tyoy, Laurens.
yeer on 4he midway The show j In the junior department, held
will present over 100 entertain -, crope ood horticulture. T Roy Dei-
bottom of container and owner’s i kig attractions with 30 rides and Shields. 1-anford
name Only products canned in shows. / This is the tixth successive >usr
standard pint or quart Jar wttl be j Indications yesterday were that for the Laurens County Fair R is
accepted for exhibit. Only those, a bevy of beauties will compete in sponsored *he Laurens Kx-
producta canned duru^i the past J the beauty contest to be conduct-! change club