Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

If You Don't Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume LVIII The Chronicle strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 23, 1957 Number 21 Class Leaders at Clinton High FLORENCE WINN Valedictorian ELAINE ADDISON Salutatorian (Tie) BETTY JANE HAMER Salutatorian (Tie) County Appropriations Bill Total Is $452,636 Awarded College Courses Eleven To Receive Increased Levy for School Operations High School Diplomas At Thornwell June 3 The Laurens County 1957-58 appropriations bill, providing $452,536 for financing county op erations for all purposes, had its . , . first reading in the House of Rep- Eleven students — seven Kjrk resentatives * last Wednesdav . and four boys-will receive their, Th( , bll] was sc . heduled t0 t high school diplomas^on June 3 its S( , cond readmg Tuesday, and when Thornwell Orphanage will the third readin toda when it hold its graduating exercises.!^ U) xh( h for fir , t The Reverend Robert Strong S roadl m that chamber . T. D., pastor o/ the First Presby-1 Kst;rrultcd revenu ^ f r0 m other sources total $352,726, leaving $99,910 to be raised by taxation. 98 to Receive Diplomas From Clinton High School Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday Night Commencement exercises for Clinton High School will get un derway Sunday evening at 8:00 o’clock when the baccalaureate service will be held in the school auditorium. The Rev. L. Allen Wertz, Jr., pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, will preach the sermon. On Monday evening at 8:00 p. m,. also in the auditorium, gradu ation exercises for the first si to go out from the new high school will take place. No com mencement speaker will address the class, but a program partici pated in by the graduates will be given, including the invocation by George, Blalock, Jr., an address by the class president, Larry Lan- drith. Florence Winn will give the class valedictory, and salutato- rians are Elaine Addison and Bet ty Jane Hamer, who closed their high school records in a tie. Presentation of diplomas to the 98 graduates will be by Superin tendent W. R. Anderson arid Principal R. P. Wilder. Award ing of honors and prizes will also be made at the graduating ser vice. Receiving State of South Caro lina high school diplomas will.be: Billy L. Adair, Herbert F. Adair, William D. Anderson, John T. Banks, Tommy C. Blackmon, George R. BlalocK, Gary D. Bodie, Melvin H. Brannon, Tommy E. Butler, Ralph F. Cauble, Joe P. Cooper, James Raymond De Young, Ray A. Farmer, Leon R. Faulk, Otto Walter Ferrene. Also, John N. Franklin, John Hogan Fuller, Robert Fj Fuller, Jim R. Gasque, Bobby S. Ginn, Henry Oliver Haupfear, Joe S. B. Hill, Ohn Wayne Hornsby, Robert A. Horton, Jerry H. Joye, Ray mond Kuykendall, Larry R. Lan- drith, Jimmy Morse, Earl Motes, Jr. Also, Larry Murphy„ Wayne Murphy, Thomas O’Shields, Ron ald C. Passmore, Jr., Carroll Poole, Derrill Von Riser, Freddie C. Samples, Bill Sease, James A. Smith, Alan K. Trammell, James Russell Trammell, Troy W. Whit field, Leslie A1 Williams, Lowray Mel Wilson. Also Dolly Adair, Mary Keith Adair, Jenny Addison, Elaine Ad dison, Betty J. Alexander, Ruth Anthony, Anne T. Baker, Maudie E. Bishop, Margaret Ann Bolick, -Linda A. Braswell, Edith L. Brown, Mary Martha Bryson, Linda R. Buchanan, Dawn P. Tentative Approval Given Bush River Watershed Campbell, Linda L. Dunaway, Shirley A. Dunaway, Sylvia J. Farmer, Pat Fuller, Frances I. Graham. Also, Betty Jane Hamer, Floy Dean Hamilton, Joyce F. Hanley, Jimmie Lou Hill, Hilda G. Holmes, Shirley J. Ivester, Lois L. Lev^r, Jacqueline Livingston, Mary Edna Martin, Jeanine Mc- Clain f Margie C. McCraw, Shirley - e r c h a n t, Barbara Jackson Moore, Rachel V. Morgan, Pa tricia Gail Morse, Ann Niver. Also, Sara S. Pitts, Linda Jo Poore k Carolyn Quarles, Tonita Ray, Martha Joan Reeder, Nannie B. Reeder, Glenda Jo Rice, Dessie Jean Roberts, Ethel Mae Rowe, Barbara A. Simmons, Norma Ju dith Simmons, Hellon E. Spelce, Betty Sue Spillers, Patricia A. Stinnett, Mildred B. Suttle, Char lene Turner, Hazel J. Wehunt, Florence C. Winn, Barbara L. Wolf, and Jessie M. York. Pottes Leave For Europe Dr. Edouard Patte, of the col lege faculty, and Mrs. Patte will leave Clinton over-4he week-end for New York. They have book ed passage on a Trans-World Air line Constellation and will fly to Europe. They will be in Switz erland for several weeks visiting with their mother, Mme Patte deMole and other members of the family. Then they will .spend the remainder of the summer in Paris and in England with relatives and friends, returning to Clinton about the middle of August. Dur ing their absence, their Calvert avenue home will be occupied by Dr .and Mrs. Karl Scheele daughter, Marie Louise. City To Purchase Property For New Filter Plant Site . At a special meeting late Fri day afternoon, City Council voted to purchase the proper ty adjoining its present power house site on Gary Street the corner of Gary and Thorn well Streets, fronting ‘about 500 feet on Gary and about 200 feet on Thornwell. The city will build its propos ed new water filtering plant on the site. The property is owned by Thornwell Orphanage and con tains two frame residences and a four-apartment frame build ing. The price agreed upon was $15,000. The residence near the power plant will be moved to make room for the filter plant. The other residence, occupied by the Stone family, and the apartment building will contin ue to be rented, and this section of the site will be reserved for future development by the city. Youth Revival Planned For Joanna Church terian Church, of Augusta, Ga., will be the speaker. The baccalaureate service will take place on June 2 when the sermon will be preached by the Reverend Hardy K. Holland, While the bill carries appro-; pnations $58,446 larger than last l Year’s measure, anticipated reve nues from other sources are larg- fice will have $225,283 at its dis posal. Among the larger items included are salaries, $49,280; food supplies and clothing. $20,- 000: gas and oil. $20,000, mainte nance of roads and bridges. $30,- 000; permanent improvement of chaingang camp located on coun ty property, $10,000. permanent road improvements. $25,000 Appropriations for other. of fices are: Clerk of Court, $25,450 Aud tor, $12,120; Treasurer, $11,175. Superintendent of Education. $4,- 986; Sheriff, $78,979, Judge of Probate, $9,150; Health Depart-r ment ,$15,850; magistrates. $6,- HARTHA RhUH K SHIRLEY DC NAWAY D.D., pastor of the First Presby-! er and p aul w Culbertson, sec- ()69; apiculture, $8,475, domestic terian Church of Marietta, Ga. retary of the Laurens County Both 1 services will be held in; delegation in the General Assem- the Thornwell Memorial Church, ibly, said Monday in Laurens that the graduating exercises at 8:00 the same millage as-last year, 9 p. m., and the baccalaureate ser- mills, would be a sufficient levy vice at 1 LOO a. m. ‘ to raise the amount necessary The commencement season will from taxes, get underway tomorrow night (Friday) at 8:00 p. m., in the high school auditorium when the piano pupils of Miss Luva McDonald will be presented in their annual relations court, $3,300. countv li brary. $15,000, Coroner. $2,000, county physicians, $1,550; ^ore-d fire control, $200; miscellaneous. $13,925; National Guard unit- (three at $600 each). $1,800, Lau rens County Planning and De- The bill states that the Auditor! velo P men ‘ Boardl M.000; contn- shall levy and the Treasurer shall I? 0110 / 15 'County Cancer Fund*, collect a 36-mill tax bn property $1,800, travel for countv officer in both school 'districts, 55, the at seven cents per mile, $.( ->00 Laurens area, and 56, the Clinton' Estimated revenues from sourc- area. In District 55, one mill is es other than taxation are fines. Misses Reeder, Dunaway Get Bailey Scholarships Named in Honor of Founder of Mills Clinton President • Lydia Cotton P S Baiiev has Mills an- recital. Seventeen pupils will ap- pear on the program. 1 levied for paying off an existing ^icenses and fees, $36,000; gaso- The following Friday, May 31,1 deficit and 34 mills for operating line tax, $125,000; alcoholic li at 8:00 p. m., also in the school expenses for the year. In District quors tax, $34,756, beer and wine auditorium, two short plays will I 56, one mill is levied to pay off tax. $10,207; bank tax. $2,998; of M S Bailey Memorial College be presented by the senior class an existing deficit, four mills for bond premium and interest. $2 - Scholarship.-. Each scholarship is under the direction of Miss Helen bonds outstanding, and 30 mills 000; county s part of income tax. f or nvaximum of $600 per year Porter. for operating expenses. Twenty-! $52,934; delinquent taxes, $27,500; This license mg class at Clinton High School. On hi.v announcement Mr Bai ley said. The objective of the awards is to further the recip ients’ education, the ultimate end daughters of Clinton Cotton Mil is-of which is to enable tne students employees, are the. first recipients to become more useful citizens The scholarships are nampd in nounced that Martha Joan Reed er and Shirley Ann Dunaway. day and Sunday, members of the senior class will visit Charleston, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. study five mills was the Jevy in both J fees on delinquent taxes, ^$6.000. jh: s ? m ea t'ac h' a Ah i p wi!! honor of the late M S Bailey, founder of Qlinton and Lydia Mills. districts last year The Board of County Commis sioners has been allotted about There will be a community Youth Revival sponsored by the church es of Joanna in the Presbyterian Church there the week of June 3-8. The evangelist will be the Rev. Alston Wilke^,' pastor of Lydia and Sandy Springs Methodist Churches. The public is invited to attend these inter-denomina- and tional services at 8 o’clock each ! evening during revival week. Band Boosters Are Short $600 in Uniform Drive Ask Help in Pushing Fund Over Top Robert L. Wickham. This trip is half of the total appropriations sponsored annually by the Worn-, for operating the county fox the en of the Church, First Presby-] year beginning July 1. This of- terian Church of Charleston. Maxie Gray will be valedicto rian of the class, and Millard | Daniel will be the salutatorian. Other graduates are Freda Alford, Carolyn Allen, Linda Blair, Joyce Brazell, Barbara Burriss, Jimmy Eason, Linda Hamby, Jerry Stew art ,and Jo Anne Winburn. fees. insurance treasurer's fees (recordings, etc ), $12,000; national forestry funds, $4,757; .miscellaneous, $18,000; sheriffs fees, $1,000; birtfi certifi cate funds. $2,500 a maximum value TTsT Broad Street Church Completes Plans For Addition to Plant Pledges in PC Campaign On Brink of $1,000,000 Piedmont Presbytery Gives $45,250 carry 400 t / . Recipients may use the fund- to attend the accredited South Carolina college or university of their choice and may. pursue any course of study which leads to a recognized degree No obligation is incurred by the scholarship re- ' cipients to seek employment with j Clinton-Lydia Cotton Mills Holcombe Named To Head Community Chest For New Year A total of $16,228.61 has been paid thus far into the 1957 Com munity Chest of Greater Clinton, Miss Reeder is the daughter of Chest President A C Young an- Mr and Mrs J B. Reeder, of 300 nounced at a recent directors Bailey street. She will enter meeting at which new officers Furman University in September were elected for *.he coming year for a liberal arts degree Fred Holcombe, who served as Miss Dunaway, the daughter of (jnye chairman of the 1957 cam- Mrs. \ inola and the late Edgar pajgn which exceeded its goal of j.F. Dunaway, of the Whitmire, wm named president of de- of Anderson, served as co-chair- highway plans to cominue her lthe 1958 Community Chest. musical education at w mthrop. The Presbyterian College velopment program stands right men of the Piedmont dnve. The m 4f lcai 31 >> uunrop Young will serve as vnce-presi on the brink of $1,000,000 after Anderson First Presbyterian; ^'mners were chosen ob- dent; L N * Warren as second the the conclusion of a successful campaign in Piedmont Presby- Broad Street Methodist Church tery of the South Carolina Synod, has completed plans to begin con- J President Marshall W. Brown struction on an educational build- has announced that $997,702 has quota. Little Midway Church, under the Rev. Richard K on T he , ^ char ' T Gillespie, set the pace for the act f r - hl « h ^^ic rec- region by producing $13,129 on ords ’ qualities of leadership par- merce a . 124 gifts’for 174 4 per cent of its ^ipation *mdent. church and Yo r . community activities, their , goal- mg adjacent to the present church building. At the quarterly church confer ence on Sunday morning mem bers voted unanimously to move the old parsonage* now being used for several Sunday School departments and for the new building to be placed joining the church. The educational building will cost approximately $90,000 and construction will begin as soon as the architect’s plans are com plete. The building program has been bene subscribed to PC during the cam c next in past 18 months. Scattered returns ' vas ^ irst percentage-wise during the next few weeks are $H>820 on 52 gifts for expected to push this total over the $1,000,000 mark. The Diamond Jubilee develop ment program conducted among communicant were Church ’ immunity , total amount and in llfe a " d fm fT ^ ♦ are members of the 1951 gradual- with 675 per cent. Delinquent Tax Other churches of this region to f»|i IV. achieve their quota ot S10 p ,r 1 ColleCtOf S Duties Put On Treasurer Henry Belk friends of the controlling Synods | Church. $1,640 on 19 gifts for of Georgia and South Carolina! 197.6 per cent; Pendelton Church, and among alumni beyond the $1,626 on 33 gifts for 120 5 per bounds of these two states, was and Easley Church. $2,210 launched with a maximum goal on 9 subscriptions for 100 per of $750,000 President Brown said cent. o the tremendous response which enabled the program to exceed by one-fourth its original objec- Project One more level has been passed in creating the Bush River Water shed project, according ,to Ryan F. Lawson, chairman of the board of district supervisors of the Lau rens Conservation District. Tentative approval has been given the project by the U. S. Department of Agricultude sub ject to compliance with certain requirements, he said. The re quirements include granting of easements by the landowners for the water retarding structures and payment by the landowners of their share of the cost. Their share of the cost is estimated at around $3,000 or $4,000 for each of the areas in Laurens and New berry counties involved, he said. If the requirements are met, he said, the project ought to get started this fall and be completed in from three to five years. Mr. Lawson said a total of ap proximately $360,000 will be spent if the project goes through, all of which will be furnished by the Federal government except the approximate $6,000 to $8,000 contributed by the sponsoring or ganizations of the two counties. VISITING IN FLORENCE Mrs. Inez Pruitt is spending the week with Mrs. Wallace Meggs and family in Florence. Calvin Cooper (left), president of the Clinton High School BaJtd Boosters Club, is shown here pre senting a check for $2,700 to W. A. Cothran, director of the band. The money was secured by the club in a recent city-wide cam paign for funds to buy new uni- formi for the band members..The club’s goal was $3,300, and con tinuing efforts will be made to radse the additional $600 needed to complete payment for the 50 uniforms. Orders will be placed for the outfits so they will arrive in time for the opening of school in September. The money was raised by Jhe club by putting on a minstrel show for two nights, an afternoon bridge party, selling of stickers, and donations by civic clubs, bus iness firms, and individuals. The Band Bosters Club, while appreciating the support of all who participated in the campaigiT for funds, singled out the follow ing for their generous contribu tions: the Clinton Music Club, Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, Clin ton Cotton Mills, M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, Belk’s Dept. Store, Charlie McDaniel’s Gulf Station, Joanna Lions Club, Lydia Cotton Mills, Florida Street School Par ent-Teacher Association, and Jake Rasor, of Cross Hill. It was pointed out by theyrlub that the drive for the additional $600 will be pushed, and requests any organization or individual wishing to make a contribution to contact Mr Cooper or Mrs. Fran cis V. Smitl^* vice-president of the club. underway for some time and partly is a source of ins p iratl on to of the cost has been raised through pledges and - various fund-raising projects, with others being planned to meet the total expenditure. C. C. Giles is chairman of the building committee and other members are J. W. Abrams, George Reid, S. Carl Chaney, C. T. Thomason, Marvin S. Gault, James E. Wolfe and L. Russell Gray. Shady Grove Church Celebrate Centennial * The Shady Grove Presbyterian Church will celebrate its centen nial on Sunday, Jun 2. with spec ial services at 11:00 a. m. and at 2:30 p. m. A barbecue dinner will be serv ed at L o’clock. Everyone is ♦e el- come. County Chapter Of Wildlife Federation To Hold Boys Night The Laurens County Chapter of the South Carolina Wildlife Fed eration at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. May 28, at the Mary Lou Ranch, will Presbyterian College. Piedmont Presbytery, the final region within the two Synods to conduct a drive, completed its ac tive campaigning with a total of $45,250.90 from 495 subscriptions. This represents almost 100 per cent achievement of the $49,500 goal, and efforts are being con tinued there to reach" this objec live. Douglas McDougald and Rev. W McLeod Frampton, Free Trips Give Camden Victory Over Red Devils A breakdown of the $997,702 development total shows $904,422 subscribed by 6.900 Presbyterian friends and alumni and $93,280 given by foundations President Brown pointed out that these funds will be used to add a new student center and a chapel-audttonum to the Presby terian College plant and to in crease endowment. Bids are scheduled to be taken on the stu dent .center next month A bill has been introduced the Senate bv Senator Robert Wasson placing duties of the Lau- vice-president; and Mrs Esther H Pitts, of the Chamber of Com- i secretary-treasurer in making the mid-year report, pointed out the $16,228 61 already received into the Chest is only $1.758 39 short of the total amount short and just $2,368.50 less than the record $18.368 50 which wa*5 pledged to the 1957 campaign last fall. He predicted the outstanding pledges would be paid within the next few months, thus putting the Chest over the top” in cash re ceived Young also praised the rens County delinquent tax col- 1 leadership of dnve chairman Hoi- lector on the county treasurer and combe and h:s assistants and the authorizing him to appoint a dep record-keeping of Mrs. Pits uty Advance gifts and payroll de- Collection .of delinquent taxes ductions have provided the bulk in the county formerly was han- of the cash fdr the Commun.ty dlcd through the sheriffs office In recent years the wotk has been done by an independent Officer appointed by the governor on the advice and consent of .the county legislative delegation. George S Adair is presently serving as delinquent tax collec tor His term expires June 30 Cht has gift st thus far A total of $7,144 been produced m the advance ;. whil^ $6,769 80 has been pa.d m through puyrojd deduc tion. plan- In the initial dnve .«st fa’.. '$9.51156 was received :n cash Since that time, ttie pledge payments have amounted to $6,717 05 Clinton High Yearbook Heads Playing Camden in the first of three games scheduled in plav- offs for the Upstate Class A* base- bal championship, the Clinton High School Red Devils loAt to the Kershaw Countians, 86. Mbn- day night, at the Joanna park The fifth inning brought th» Clinton downfall as the Camden- ites scored all their eight runs, helped along by six walks by Clinton pitchers. Four straight runs were walked in as Clinton used four pitchers in that inning. Sease, who started, was relieved the bases loaded with none JFS’NY ADDISON. Editor (■EOROl BLALOCK. JR Bu> U<r be hosts to the teen-age group of l Boys m the community. jour Bailey, Pace, and Crouch 1 Mr. Baskenville, of’ the Rem- 1 followed him to the mouhd. School Annual Is Dedicated to Martin ington Arms Company, has been invited to demonstrate safe meth ods of handling firearms and to show the boys some fine and fancy shooting. All-members are asked to bring boys and come early to have a casting tournament. Prizes will be awarded the winners. Police Chief B. B. Ballard, sup per committee chairman, states a supper of country style steak with all the trimmings will be served. The Red Devils out-hit Carfi den, 8 to 5, and held the ppper hand in all but the fifth stanza. Clinton goes to Camden for the second game of the senes Friday night. If a third game is neces sary, it will be played Saturday in Camden. ' Clinton got into the series with Camden by taking 2-0 and 5-4 victories from Byrnes High, of Duncan, last Wednesday and ’Y’hursday after dropping the first game, 5-1, the previous Monday Anyone who has not bought,on the Byrne afield. tickets for the meeting are asked to please do so at once so prepa rations can be made for the cor rect nunJbgr planning to attend. Bill Cranford led the Clinton attack Wednesday with two dou bles, and followed up Thursday by bringing in the winning run. The Clintonian, Clinton High School yearbook, was delivered to students during the past week. The 160-page book, depicting Life at the sth^x>l. and bound in a red and white cover, is dedicated to Rawhnson E Martin, teacher; of science and counselor at the school The annual was edited by a staff headed by Jenny Addison, of Joanna, editor, and George Blalock, Jr., busines manager « The contents are divided into six sections that give a well-rounded picture of school activities. The sections are: admin»tration and faculty, class es, activities, sports, features, and Was well pa tronized by adverfcier*. Members of the editorial staff were Mary Keith Adair, assistant editor. Jackie Pitts, junior editor; Mary Cunningham, assistant; Edna Martin, classes editor; Dawn Campbell, assistant; Elaine Addison, literary editor; Larry Murphy, assaitant; Margaret Ann Bdiick. feature-* editor Betty Jane Hamer, activities editor; Bill Sease. sports editor: Jim Gasque. sports editor. Hazel Wehunt. Margie McCraw, Linda Buchanan, typists Joe Dailey, photographer. Miss- FTanrew Sheely-,was faculty* adviser to the Editorial staff Business staff: Martha Joan Reedeg advertis ing manager. Yon Riser, circulation manager Nan nie Bell Reeder, typist; and the following solici tors Larry Landnth, Tom Ray. Joe Cooper. Linda Jo Poore. Gail Morse. Joe Hiil. Ronald Passmore Marcy Bryson. Walter Ferrene, Linda Braswell, Hub Adair. Barbara Simmons, Alan Trammell Tommy O’Shields, Raymond DeYoung. Mell Wil son. Jeanine McClain. Troy Whitfield Faculty adviser to the business staff wsl? Mtss Be mice Johnson The book was printed and engraved by Jacobs Brothers, of Clinton.