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/ • . /■ 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, July 25, 1957 Number 30 Exchange Club to Selj^ Light Bulbs Set Referendum On Voting Bond Issne For County Hospital Contract Let on New Presbyterian College Building I* Two members of the Exchanre Club, Bob Plaxiro, left, and Earl Rice, are shown here as they made an early call in the club's sale of electric llrht bulbs which will be made Friday ni(ht from 6:30 to 9:30. Sales will be made in a house-to-house canvass of the community by t?ams of four members each. Hi* bulbs are packed 10 to a bag and the Exchangeites .will sell them for 32.00. Profits from the sale will be used for the club’s charity fund. These members called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Murphy on South Broad Street and are making a valiant effort to persuade their daughter Miss Carolyn Murphy, dietician at Whitten Vil lage, to buy several bags of bulbs. / —Photo by Dan Yarborough. Laurens Team Reaches Finals In Tournament Other Contender Decided Last Night Baptist Church School Workers To Meet Sunday An advisory referendum on the issuance of $600,000 in bonds fori the renovation and expansion of; the I^aurens County Hospital has been agreed upon and t|ie date! set for November 5, it was an nounced in Laurens this week. At a called meeting of the County Delegation in the General Assembly on Thursday, July 18, members approved the holding of the referendum and agreed to abide by the results of the refer endum in enacting legislation nec-j essary for the bond issue at the meeting of the legislature next January if the referendum vote is favorable. The following day. Friday, the executive committee oj the "hos pital board of trustees concur- rt*d in the date set for the refer endum. It is the intention of the trus tees, it was said, to secure federal funds in equal amount to that supplied by the county to reno vate the present structure and fa cilities and add a new wing to practically double present capac ity. of the hospital. The hospital is governed by, a board oC^trustees composed of representatives "from all parts of the county. John A. Thompson, of Laurens, is chairman of the board. Service Welcome! Rev. Giles F. Lewis As Clinton Pastor A union service was held Sun day evening at the First Baptist Church to welcome Rev. Giles F. Lewis to Clinton. Mr. Lewis, ordained to the Sa cred Order of Deacons on Sunday, July 14, by Rt. Rev. Alfred Cole, School For Church Music School. Bak^r To Build College Methodlsts a a & Structure for $222,500 » I A School of Chuch Music is be- To Provide Memorial Student Ceuter The Maltese Cross Sub-District >ng held this week at Poplar; ^ will observe Caravan Week with Springs Baptist a week-long school at Broad Street Methodist Church in Clin ton Monady through Friday, be ginning at 7:30 each night. The following courses will be taught: 'Ghoosing a Vocation," by Dr. C. R. Thayer, of the Presbyterian College faculty; "Christian Be lief.’’ by Mrs. Niles C. Clark, of Waterloo, president of the South Bishop of Upper South Carolina. _ was recently assigned to All, Carol ‘^ Conference Womans So- Saints Ep,s<Wal Mission in C lin- ^ ^Christian Seryice. "Court- ton and Epiphany Mission in Lau-'f^ and Maj-rvage.^ by Rev. Le- rens. The champion of the District Two Little Boys Baseball League will ibe determined* here this Thursday or Frickny night. Laurens- Ametocan already had vaulted into the finals on the strength of three straight victor- Old Clinton Home Being Demolished workmen ■ 7rave"5een _ 5usy TfiTs week tearing down one of the old- ets homes in Clinton. The house, a frame structure, in recent years has been owned by the family of the late B. L. King, who maintained his home there. Situated on South Broad street near the business section, it has since been rented. The house was owned at one time by the late James Marion Wright, father of the late R. Z. Wright, and grandfather of Miss Sunday school officers and workers in the Laurens Baptist Association will meet for a con ies. As the Chronicle went to press Iference Sunday afternoon at 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon, tourna-; at the First Baptist Church in ment favorite Union prepared to; Laurens. clash with Lancaster that evening | Sessions will be arranged for for the right to play the Laurens t ^ e wor k ers with the various age team for the championship. ! groups as well as for the general Should the undefeated Laurens 1 uperinterdent. American win the Thursday night final it would wrap up the dis trict title, m the event that the strong but once-defeated Union squad should make the final* and win this game, a second game between the two teams 'would be necessary on Friday night. The -touhic-pliminatirm—tTUttU require* land Rinehart, pastor of Hopewell „ , .Methodist Church near Clinton; The welcomnig service Sunday MeChodist youth Fellowship the Clinton Ministerial Association. was under the auspices of vw,j n ^h e Local Church," by Mrs. Presiding was Rev. E. A. Wilkes, Lavinia Cooley, superintendent of the Youth Department. Epworth pastor of the L y d i a (Methodist Methodist Church, Joanna; “In- that each team must be defeated twice. Laurens already has whip ped Union once. * Clinton was eliminated from competition on Monday. The host squad was whipped by Lancaster, 4- 2, after dropping a 13-1 decision to Union last Saturday. Clinton had won its opening game against Laurens National last Friday by a 5- 4 count in extra innings. Laurens American swept into the finals by defeating Rock Hill Western, 7-2, in the opener; Rock Hill Eastern, 8-1, in the second gi:mc; and upsetting Union, 3-0, in County's Accident Total For 1956 Was 452; Nine Killed Church. Rev. J. H. Darr, piaster of the First Baptist Church, gave the opening prayer and turned the meeting over to Mr. Wilkes, who welcomed Mr. Lewis to the com munity as a minster and as a citi zen. Dr. C. B. Betts, pastor of the terpreting the Bible for Youth.’ by Rev. Franklin Manning, pastor of Central Methodist Church, Laurens. (The latter course is for pwstors and adult workers) Officers of the Sub-District or ganization are: President, Bond Thomas, of St. James Church in Church in the western part of the county near Ware Shoals. The school began Monday and ntinues each evening through riday at 7:15 The sessions are being held under the direction of the state Baptist music director Clinton Men To Attend Meeting Of Livestock Council A low bid of $222,500 for Pres- -Company, of Greenwood, $230. byterian College’s proposed new Morns Construction Com- „ piany, of Greenville, $233,170; and Memorial Student Center was „ „ , , „ Harpers Builders Supply, rrf Wil- submitted Friday by W E. Baker hamston $233,407 and Son. contractor'., of Whitmire* building committee of the Work on the structure, which Presbyterian College board of will serve as a memorial to PC i trustees met on Friday afternoon alumni killed in World War II and formally awarded the eon- J u , tract to W E. Baker and Son. and the Korean War. is scheduled CornmiUee me mbers meeting to get underway by August 1 It w ,th President Marshall W is to be completed within 300 cal- Brown at this time were: Chair- endar days, or by next June man Robert M Vance. P S. Bai- _ v- . . , \ . *, j ley, and J F Jacobs, Sr., all of •-— : Nineteen contractors submitted . —t--. „ _ , . „ i Clinton; and James C. Todd. Sr., Walter Shuman and Robertlbids on the Student Center When () f Laurens Wiokam. of Clinton, are scheduled they were opened and tabulated, -pbe Baker company indicated to attend a meeting of the South in the Presbytenan College li- that T. C Johnson, of Clinton. Carolina Livestock Council in hrary Friday morning, the pro- would handle the heating and Columbia Friday night'at HoteL ?°f ,s I : ang u ed ^ S Plumbing work on the new build- ~ tU.-v V* i rr K Kiel /-vf C I -vl 111 . C 1 Columbia. bid to the high bid of $261,500 ing and Utility Sales, of Greer, | turned in by G. E. Moore Com-, the electncaJ wiring. Mr Shuman, president of theipeny. of Greenwood i Student Center plar* by Six South Carolina Shorthorn Associ-i Several other construction Associates, of Asheville, N C. ation, is manager of P S Bailey’s | firms turned in proposals that ca jj f or a two-story building oi Creekland Farm near here. Mr. j were close to the low bid These co i onia [ Georgian design with W i c k a m. vice-president of the included: Charles J , Craig Con- portico anc ( f our limestone col- South Carolina \ oung Farmers struction Company, of Columbia, mxir^ in keeping with the arehu- Association, is superintendent of $226,896; W. G King and Sons, of tectural theme of the campus. Laurens; lay counselor, Mrs. Doris *he Thornwell Orphanage farms Clinton. $229,000; C. Y Thomason ^ erected next to r event- Associate Reformed Presbyterian McDowell, of First Methodist! * v 1 . v completed Bailev Hall domuto- Church. led the evening prayer. Church, Laurens; and Mr Man- MM | £ A—^ LJ * I. rv directly across'the plaza from Several ministers of the c 11 y ning is the pastoral counselor NKCtTlGt, Of ^1111X011 niQll. Spencer Dormitory were away on vacation and others Rev. George H Hodges is pastor ' . The center will include on the first floor two largt* student Tfrrnr were filling previous engagements for the evening. 1 ^nnii in hin "i i'mnn, nffrr iMiv.j i fait Sallie Wright, Mrs. H. L. Todd, the third last Tuesday night. Mrs. R. C. McLees and R. Z. Lancaster won three streight, Wright, Jr., of Clinton. Mr. defeating Wright moved to Clinton in 1883 won Rock Hill Western jElijap-iLasd Uuum,ttaU&ntf.L.aik )ught the house from Messrs. T. C. and W. M. Sumerel, bachelor brothers who lived there earlier. According to Mrs. B. B. Bailey, one of Clinton’s, oldest residents, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Little on North Broaid St., the Sumerel brothers moved the house to Clintort in the 1870’s from somewhere near Clinton and rebuilt on the present site. (Mrs. Bailey is a sister of the late R. Z. Wright. ed faith in God as a .Laurens County had 452 traffic overcor "ing the problems of life. of the host church. Refreshments will be served each evening, with a b a n q u e t means of scheduled for Friday. accidents during the year 1956,. B will not be easy, he said, hut ScrOCOnt resulting in nine persons being ever y tiroe temptation is over- . “ being killed and 189 injured. The come, every victory won o v e r Assigned 10 TUrmon Marler, of Clinton High, On Upstate Tjeam to PJay In S.C/s North-South Tilt was estimated a, to^of^oubt^and evil, (ai.h Univers j ty ROJC Unit Holland's Grocery Joins Piggly Wiggly ei lusing ttimpgiffr-TC’ Eastern. And Union knocked off Winnsboro and Clinton before los ing to Laurens American. The District Two champion will compete with seven other district! winners for the state title in Co lumbia early in August. To the victor of this state tournament will economic loss $419,770. These figures were taken from a new edition of "Accident Facts” released this week by the. South Carolina Highway Department. • The publication shows that traf fic accidents in South Carolina in creased 6.4 per cent during 1956 over 1955. Traffic deaths in creased less than one per cent, from T13 in 1955 to 718 in 1956. There was a total of 31,632 ac cidents in which 11,861 persons were injured. __1 Ah average of 87 accidents oc- ate Charles Marler, Clinton High letters as a gridiron participant Schol star lineman for the past He also starred jp two other three years, will play irtirngw: 1 -j rfTTPR shop, post of fice, recreation room and book store, while the college guidance center, guest rooms and offices will be situated on the second floor. two people and injuring 33. These accidents, deaths and injuries rep resented an estimated economic loss of 30 million dollars, an aver age of $82,000 per day. p„v.„ 6 .he out,,eld aud-y pj^ In Wreck Thursday for the . n , pitching for the baseball squad Sergeant First Class Marvin T u PP er " state "^uad in Sou^ Caro- and handling the weights in Bridges, of Joanna, has boeff ais- l* nas ann,ja ' North-South .oot- track signed to the U. S. Army Instruc- bait’ game ;n Columbia on August His coaches, Fleming Thornton tor Group (Senior ROTC), Fur- 9 and Burl Allen, are high on Mar-! — n\an University, Greenville. He ^ (j-foot 190-pound center lers physical prowess, but they Ed Pitts, young Clinton foot- : last served with the T7th Airborne ’ ’ * u rar, k his fine competitive spirit ball player for the University of h 11 ^ n , vi i Division at Fort Bragg, N. C. Mailer was one of t e state * out- ancl ct>nscier> tious attitude as South Carolina, suffered arm and grove street ‘has joined' the Pig" ! A graduate of Clinton High standing performers in the Shrine feven greater assets. head injuries Thursday when a elv Wieelv grocery organization School. Clinton, the sergeant at- Bowl gam e in Charlotte last year. whether on offense or defense. P“* U P <ruck he was driving col and will be known as Pigglv Wig-^ ended Brevard Junior College and he was a big factor in making- Clinton's Charles Marler n the ; ^ d with a "icavy concrete prod- uIy ' ^Brevard, N. C. His military edu- the Clinton Red Devils one of the North lineup will mean trouble LK ’’' ’ ruc * t ^ rom Greenwood .oad 1 cation includes, 1 wuuxmi'sCsuil.ine.-«.mi-.t feared —A-for-ttrr'South"jcrcrad on AugtGT^ •->! -wte,-!:- tt-ovks le—w phyanmi- ■ After irading tn^ t-e aTrr*Ttr IN VETERANS HOSPITAL Friends of Fred S. Pitts will be interested to know he has been a go the honor of representing South ! patient at the Veterans hospital, Carolina in the Dixie Litle Boys Columbia, since last Friday, and World Series in Columbus, Miss., will be glad to know his condition laer next month. is improving. 4- Joe Halland. ct^owne*. with-b**-. # _ , . _ _ . mother, Mrs. J. R. Holland, states lnf antl y School, hint Bt-nnin^. vV < M^‘- lt!on ^ A '' I *- L NMH Wf. 11V1 .qilp'Ujt'flh'bp” retained, but that purchased the t ra ‘ n mg at Fort^lragg. N. C. stock will be through the Piggly Wiggly warehouses and operation Eastern Star To Have will be based on Piggly Wiggly A 1 r -i n* methods, i Annual Family Picnic Me Holland has managed the sparkling 9-2 won-loss record last Rineharts Away, fall. Mailer’s teammates voted G | oyer j 0 p reQC h him the all-round accolade of be ing both the best defensive play- — er and the best blocker on the Prof John S Glover. of "rrTmr’TT-Ba’T accident, but was discharged from the hospital yesterlaiy. He had a deep cut on the upper part of his left arm and a slight concussion the from a head injury it was stated. squad In the postseason Shrine Presfbyterian Colleeg faculty; wi! The collision occurred on North store since his retunj# from service The James P. Parrott Chapter, Bowl classic, he played almost the in the guest speaker-on Sunday Broad Street where H.£,nway * — in World War Two. S. T. King is No. 9. Order of Eastern Star, will entire offensive phase for South morning. July 28. it thy Hopewell from Whitmire and Highway 308 market manager, and Billy Lee have their annual family picnic Carolina Methodist Church < from Ora join P "ts was "ravel- McCrary is produce manager. . • Tuesday, July 30, at 7 00 p. m at This rugged lineman, who is 1 he pastor. Re\ J*, .. i n i . ' goi! towa: i -he .'Usine." ■*"' The store wsa founded by the the Lydia cookout. Members are considered one of the best foot- Rinehart. :s on 1 tw week- vac 1 tion. while "he Greenwood truck father of Mr. Holland. J R. Hoi- asked to bring a picnic basket and ball players turned out by Clinton t.on trip with n- fa:- ’v to In." ad bt*gun to leave 72 to »a> .nto land , -tea. High in recent years, earned three ana * ■'*>8 District Two Little Boys All-Star Teams Compete Here for Title £ I • fGM Wi Competition for the championship of Distrrit Two little Boys Bsrrbe 11 League has been underway In Clinton since last Friday afternoon, and will close tomorrow (Friday) night. Eight teams entered the competition, with the winner representing the district for the state title in ColmnMa early in August. Teams in the tour nament during the week included Clinton, Laurens' American, Laurens National, Kock mil Eastern, Rock Hill Western, t'nion. Winnsboro. and Lancaster. 1 The first photo at left gives a general view of the Little Boys. > the Presbyterian College campus, in-progress is the Sat urday afternoon game when I-aurens National defeated Winnsboro 10-3. The second picture shows Billy Glenn, first batter for Clinton in Saturday’s game with Union, which Union won. 13-1. Catcher is Union’s George Davis, and the umpire is Winfred Norm of P'-> Clinton. , 1 The third panel shows the In ion team congratulating their pitcher. Ronnie Weathers, after the victory over Cttnten. ^ In the last picture at right Baldwin scores on a boanerun for l^suren* National in their IP-3 defeat of Winnsboro. 4