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Volume LVIII
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 29, 1957
Number 35
College Coaches Welcomed With Barbecue
Three new Presbyterian College roaches and their wives were welcomed to Clinton Monday night at
a barbecue on the college football field given by the local Presbyterian College Alumni Chapter. Many
townspeople turned out for the affair and heard the coaches briefly review prospects for the season. Left to
right are: Walter A. Johnson, veteran athletic director; Frank Jones, head football coach; Clyde Ehr-
hardt, line coach; Courts Redford, line coach and basketball coach; and Leland Young, president of the
Clinton Presbyterian College Alumni Chapter.—(Phito by Dan Yarborough).
Electric Fair, Co-Op Meet
Set For Tonight, Friday
Entertainment to Feature Program
The annual Electric Fair and[ meeting will again be held in a huge
meeting of the Laurens Electric Co-'tent and fifteen hundred steel fold
ing ehairsjwill be available for seat
ing.
operative, Inc., will be held today
and tomorrow (Thursday and Fri
day) at the Laurens County fair
grounds on the Laurens-Clinton
highway.
Designed to please the entire fam
ily, the Electric Fair provides clean
wholesome entertainment to delight
the young and old. Local talent,
local beauties and other attractions
add to the fast moving program.
Gleaming exhibits of electric ap
pliances will be on display and
many prizes will be awarded to peo
ple attending the show.
Henry M. Faris, manager, em
phasized tha tthe show is for town
people as well as for Co-Op mem
bers, and he issued an invitation to
everybody to attend. He also ponit-
ed out that the entire show is free.
The Electric Fair and annual
Clinton-Lydia To
Give Flu Vaccine
Clinton-Lydia Mills has ordered
1300 doses of the monovalent va
riety of influenia serum for inocu
lation of its employees against
The Electric Fair will open to
night (Thursday) at 7:00 o’clock.
Friday at 3:00 p. m. the annual
meeting will be held. Friday night
at 7:00 o'clock the Electric Fair
will open and the finals in the ama
teur and beauty contests will be
held.
One of the highlights of the big
Electric Fair will be the beauty con
test to be held on the openings night
(Thursday). The young lady select
ed in the finals on Friday night as
winner will represent the Laurens
Electric Cooperative in the state
wide contest in Columbia in the fall.
In Columbia she will appear on ra
dio and television and compete with
other local winners for the title of
Miss S. C. Electric Co-Op. Beauty
contestants must live on the Co-Op
erative line and her home must be
served electric power by the Lau
rens Electric Cooperative and she
must be between 16 and 21 years
of age and single.
Also on opening night the elimina
tions in the talent contest will be
held, and the winner will compete
in Columbia this fall with other lo
cal winners for the title of state
winner. Talent contestants may
Joanna Mills Gives
Plans For Labor Day
Observance Monday
The third annual Labor Day bar
becue for Joanna employees, retired
employees, and, members of their
immediate families, and citizens of
the Joanna community will be held
at the Foundation picnic shelter and
the Woodson Recreation center on
Monday. Sept. 2.
' Walter Regnery, president and
general manager of. Joanna Mills,
has announced that Labor Day this
year will be a paid holiday for all
employees on active status, includ
ing those on sick and maternity
leaves and spare hands
Approximately 4,000 have attend
ed the event in the past and prepa
rations are underway for a large
number again this year Admis
sion to the barbecue is by tickets is
sued to'-the employees. Valuable
door prizes will be presented hold
ers of the lucky numbers. The bar
becue will be prepared by Walter F.
Lynch, of .Mountvifte
More than 200 Joanna employees,
Boy Scouts, and Gjrl Scouts are
serving on the various committees
connected with the planning, serving
of the dinner, traffic handling and
parking, the contests and rield
events, entertainment of tiny tots,
and first aid station.
During the morning hours, field
events, races and contests for all
age groups will be held at Clark
Field A variety of entertainment,
including earousetsrttve pony rides,
Elsie, the talking cow, the Peanut
to the ChaBiber of CommeiTf: V} Man. and fregjglloons will-be pro-
vided for the kiddies
Methodists Break Ground for New Building
City To Observe
Monday As Holiday
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Most business establishments in
the City will close Monday in ob
servance of Labor Day, according
ferences Thursday and Friday of
come from anywhere in the Coop- this week, with the following cam-
President P. S. Bailey s^a i d
the shots will be given all the
company’s employees on a volun
tary basis without charge. He said
the Industrial Relations Depart
ment is hopeful of delivery of the
serum in time for the shots to he
administered about mid-Septem
ber.
Mrs. F. A. Buchanan
Dies In Swannanoa
Swannanoa, N. C,, Aug 25—Mrs.
Alice Patton Buchanan, 88, died at
her home here at 4:28 a. m., Sun
day. ,
Mrs. Buchanan was a resident of
Clinton, S. C., from ISOO to 1925.
She w as the widow of the late Frank
A. Buchanan who operated a groc
ery store in Clinton.
Surviving are two sons, Dock J.
Buchanan, of Joanna, S. C.; and
Wilt A. Buchanan, of Clinton; four
daughters, Mrs,. Platte Prather,
Mrs. George Holland and Mrs. Joe
E. Land, all of Clinton; and Mrs.
J. W. Gibson, of Swannanoa; one
half-brother, Jesse Patton, of High
Point, N. C.; 22 grandchildren, and
34 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 3:00 p. m., at Swannanoa
Methodist Church by the Rev. W.
D. Ratchford, the Rev. J. W. Spil-
lers and the Rev. J. B. Mitchell.
Burial was in Grove Cemetery,
Swannanoa.
Pallbearers were grandsons
A majority of the retail stores
will close, it was stated, and the
regular Wednesday afternoon clos
ing will also be in effect next
week.
Manufacturing .plants generally
will take the day off, it was stated,
though local textile mills will con
tinue operations.
At Joanna, the Joanna Cotton
Mills will give the employees a
holiday so they may join in the
usual Labor Day observance which
will include a barbecue, baseball
game, entertainment and music,
and contests of various kinds.
The local post office will be
closed, with no carrier or window
service available Monday, Post
master W. D. Adair said.
School Session At
Whitten Village To
Begin On Monday
Dr. B. O. Whitten, Superintendent
of Whitten Village, announces the
opening of the 1957-58 school year,
Monday, September 2.
Irving C. Lown, director of educa
tion, will conduct prebminary con-
Musical entertainment will be
by Roy Acuff and the Smoky Moun
tain Boys, all of whom play
instruments and sing, and “String
Bean,” the “Kentucky Wonder.”
All of the group' are nationally fa
mous performers on the “Grand Ole
Opry” program. Three perform
ances are scheduled, two at the pic
nic shelter area from 10:00 a. m to
11:30 a. m., and from 1:30 p. m. to
3 p m., and one at the Wodson area
from 4.00 p. m to 5:30 p m.
A baseball game between the Jo
anna Hornets, champions of Cen
tral Carolina League, and the Dun-
ean Dynamos, champions x>f the
Western Carohna circuit, -will fea
ture the afternoon The game will
begin at 3:30, with free admission
to all.
Winners of the races and contests
during the morning will . receive
prizes of silver dollars.
Ticket holders whose numbers are
drawn will receive prizes given by
the Joanna Stores, and will include
a bedroom suite, two refrigerators,
a laundromat, reclining chair, rec
ord player, bedspread, lamps, cook
ing utensils, dinette suite, set of
china, camera, electric iron, etc.
The prizes total $1,600.00 in value.
Recreation for the colored guests
will be held at Woodson Recreation
center with races, contests, and
prizes.
Ground breaking ceremonies for the new educational and recreation building for Broad Street Methodist Church were held Monday on the
site. Shown wielding the shovel is C. C. Giles, chairman of the building committee. Appearing in the picture are other members of the build
ing committee and ehurch officials. Left to right, they are: Carl Chaney. C. T. Thomason. Milford Smith. S, \. Pitts. \V. M McMillan. Mr
Giles, G. W. Hollingsworth. Key. G. II. Hodges, pastor, L. R. Gray. George Reid. Davis V Pitts, and James E. Wolfe Kids will be received
for construction of the building on September 13. and the contract let shortly thereafter, it w as stated.—(Photo by Dan Yarhomugn
Delegation Meeting Clinton High Opens Here
Friday Against Whitmire
Postponed To Sept. 8
The regular monthly meeting of
the Laurens CounJy legislative dele-! ~
rn—°" Mo " <lay ' ^ Most Pupils Return
The delegation usjually meets in
the court house in Laurens on the
first Monday in each month to trans
act such business as may come be
fore the members and to hear pre
sentations from citizens affecting
county affairs
The week's postponement was due
to the Labor Day holiday
To Schools Today
Letterman Line; Backs Are Question
erative area, including towns.
Some of the nation’s top entertain
ers have been signed up for the
Electric Fair, according to Mr.
Faris.
Leading off will be Nardini and
Nadyne, comedy illusion artists.
Their funny feats of magic are sure
laugh provokers for the entire fam
ily. Miss Nadyne will also perform
her famous “Symphony in Smoke,”
and Mr. Nardini will act as master
of ceremonies.
Another top act will be the Jolly
Trio. The Jolly Sisters, Wilhe and
Dolly, give out with folk music and
popular singing. Their partner, Pat
Sullivan, is a real artist with the
steel guitar, and he teams up with
the girls to form the Jolly Trip*
These professional entertainers
along with the contests, business
meeting, exhibits and prizes will
make this year’s Electric Fair one
of the best in the history of the (V
Operative, Mr. Faris said.
Anderson Appliance
In New Building On
South Brood Street
Anderson Appliance Comany this
week moved its place of business
to a new location on South Broad
street, Jack W. Anderson, propri
etor, states
The building was recently rebuilt
by P. S. Bailey, owner.
The Anderson Company is engag
ed in sales and service of refrigera
tion. heating, and air conditioning
equ ment.
Clinton's. First Presbyterian
Church Leads Per Capita Gifts
^ (Special from Presbyterian News)
Atlanta, Ga.—The First Presbyterian Chwch at Clinton, S. C., is the
second highest ranking church tat per capita giving far total causes of
the Presbyterian Church. U. S., among the denomination’s tt churches
which have a membership of 5M-5M.
Statistical studies of per capita giving, comparing congregations of
npprmdmatety the tame site, have been enmpiled and Just released
by the Presbyteriaa General Council, co-ordinating agency for the
church's budget and stewardihfr prugrum.
The INC ifUTM show that CMuten’s Pint Presbyteriaa Church laat
year gave $MK7, par caflfe, far fatal cauaaa of tha drunminniiss.
Of this anaouut, the 171 member church gave gMJi par capita for
heuevslaacsa; N2.M par capita far current expenses; and gH2.U per
U. A. has been taudhg al ether major
la bath pur capita ghrtng to al
pus school teachers: Miss Louise
Cox, Mrs. Nora W. Cason, Miss Es
sie Davidson, Mrs. Hattie Mae
Hunter, Mrs. Allie Hamilton, Mrs.
Ayliffe R. Jacobs, Mrs. Margaret
Sease, all of Clinton; Mrs. Inez
Lindley, of Laurens; Mrs. Edith
Wingo, Laurens County; Mrs. Sarah
Lester, Cross Hill; Mrs. Ruby D.
Milam, Mountville; Mrs. Elizabeth
M. Fuller, Laurens, replacing Mrs.
Marion P. Ramage, resigned; Mrs.
L. P. Dailey, Clinton, added to the
academic school this year; Boys
Shop: Rudolph Matthews, resident
of Whitten , Village; Mr. and Mrs.
Matthews, the latter on the nursing
Staff, will return from Ireland the
end of this week.
Teachers at the Circle school will
also have a two-day cdnference in
their particular field. They are:
Mrs. lone Wallace, Lydia, Music
and Rhythm work; Mrs. Mary Jim
Horton, Clinton; Mrs, Eva S. Pitts,
Laurens County; Mrs Emily P
McMillian, Clinton; Mrs. Floyd
Coates, Mountvile; and Mrs. Felton
Roper, Laurens County.
Homemaking and 4-H Activities:
Mrs. Beatrice B. Sloan, assisted by
Mrs Charles B. Corley and Mrs.
Gladys - Cato. *=
Physical Education, Recreation,
and Scouting: Philip Rogers. Assist
ant to replace' Kenneth McCord, re
signed, not yet appointed.
Music and Dancing: Joe Shay,
Clinton, and Mrs, LaBruce S. Heist
Greenville, with assistance, from
other members of the staff.
New Clinton Store
To Open Thursday
•“Pearle Henry,” a new dress and
gift shoppe, will open its doors
Thursday, September 5. The spec
ial opening days will be observed
through Friday and Saturday.
The new business is owned by
Mrs. William J. Henry and will be
operated at 207 N. Broad street, in
a newly constructed building adjoin-
in the Broadway Theatre.
In an advertisement in today’s
paper announcing the opening, it is
stated that a complete bridal ser
vice wQl be offered, also decorat
ing for all occasions, to be under
the supervision of Mrs. B. F. Win-
gard.
It is also stated that a dress will
be given as a door prize on each of
the three opening days.
Methodists To Seek
Bids On New Building
Plans and specifications for the
proposed educational building ad
dition to the Broad Street Methodist
Church are being distributed to con
tractors, C. C. Giles, chairman of
the building committee, stated yes
terday, and bids on the new struc
ture will be received by the archi
tects on September 13
The bids will be opened shortly
thereafter by the building commit
tee and thf contract let, Giles said.
The new structure, to be erected
to the rear and joining the church,
is expected to cost between $80,000
and $90,000, according to some esti
mates
The building will furnish expand-
October 10 Is Date
For Annual County
Service Club Meet
Tomorrow nijrht Coaches Ralph "Buz/” Tedards and
_ “Sonny” Kinjf wiJJ pit their version 'of the 1957 Clinton
Most pupils m the schools of Dis- High Red Devils against the neighboring Whitmire High
trict 56 will report today, according Wolverines on Johnson Field at 8;00 p. m.
to a schedule worked out by the Running from the split f and us-1 ,
school administrators mg the belly series, the Red Devils! from ,he 0 P enm *
With 23
• . - , will capitalize on the speed of Billy' lettermen returning. York
Tho>e m grades fiom two through Cranford an a u. state ^ | ast year High is considered to be our rough-
ten will report to their respective an( i thp p, )WCr (> f Joe ljark by est opponent Along with York,
places this morning at 8 30 I switching them from ^nd and tackle Chester, North Augusta, and Greer
The first graders reported yes- h’holfback and fullback, respective- m J row will be among our head
ly. on offense, j aches
Although having lost eight letter schedule^
men via graduation from last year’s itmire
morning at 8:30. squad, ten block letter members
General faculty meetings, depart- will return to bolster the fast, ag-l
mental a n d grade meetings began gressive aggregation of the 1957 Red
graders reported yes
terday. and eleventh and twelfth
1 graders w ill go tomorrow ( Friday t
President Claude Lawson, of the | yesterday morning Devils With a letterman at every
Joanna Lions club, has announced On Tuesday. September 3. all pu-1P 0811100 I 1 ’ ^°r wa rd w'aifr the*
pits will report to their regular Ine s bould hold its own with any
. . bmldines at 8 30 a m oposition that they meet on the field,
clubs in the county will be held 1 bu “ din « :> ^ a m
that the annual meeting of service
in
on Thursday, October 10, at the
Laurens County fair grounds
The Joanna club will be host for
the meeting
Featuring the gathering will be
an~address by Hon7 Solomon Blatt,
of Barnwell, long-time speaker of
, Although lacking m the experience
During thvs first week, first grades ^ j ast y ear s backfield, this year's
will be dismissed at 11:00 a m , backs should show the fans
and i
— more
second grades at 11:30 a. in , and speed and a-better passing game
all other grades at 12:00 This sched t | 1an they -aw
ule will be for the week of Sept.
here
Sept 6—York there
Sept 13—Ware Slii>als there
Sept 2ty—Abbeville here
Sept 27—Chester here.
Oct 4—North Augusta there
Oct 11—Greer here
Oct 18—Union there
Oct 25—Spartanburg there
Nov 1—New berry here
Nov 8—Laurens here
3-6. Labor Day,
holiday.
Sept 2. will be a
Beginning Monday morning, Sep-
of the South Carolina House of Rep- tember 9. at 8:30 a. m , the regular
resentatives.
! schedule will get underw ay, name-
last year
When asked what was his pros
.and iipm'-s. Xor-tlw-coming-sea-
sory Coutfh Buzz'’ Tedards repliedTfj
“If the boys play up to their possi
bilities and potentialities, the fans DArrAallAlt Ama
will see some interesting football 0l KvClCuMUn Al vu
Delegation Looks
At TracfOn take
A barbecue supper will be pre- ly* 8:30 3 m lo 2:30 p m All cafe- However, with an eleven-game slate
pared and served t>y Walter Lynch, 1 terias will begin serving lunches on
of Mountville. | September 9 This schedule is for
Participating in the meeting will both white and colored schools
be the Lions, Kiwams, Jaycees, Ex- 1
change. B and PW clubs of Clinton,i yy -.. c ^prvifP
Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions clubs of TT,,, tnier service
Laurens,'and the Lions clubs from In Oct. After Trip
Joanna. Hickory Tavern, and Watts- m _
ville The host Hub, 4o make ar- 1 ~
rangements for the session, rotates an ^ •' l fr s Bichard Lukstat,
each year i formerly of Charleston, are spending
The program committee from the several weeks with the latter s par-
Joanna Lions is composed of W C. ents, Mr and Mrs Horace D
looking you in the eye, such as the
Fhe Laurens County Legislative
TJZ S2 !5?2r: SrJMi •» »■»«•** —
have to give the game all they have
" Gridders
Start 1957 Season
Here On Thursday
Dobbins, C. E Abrams, and L T Payne
Lawson. ' I They will leave September 15 for son next Thursday mgfyt on
Notice* will be mailed during the a trip to Now York, the New Eng- Field at 8 no against the s „
next few 1 days to all clubs advising land states and Canada On October himbia “B team 'Itus will be the °wned b> the counts
them of the meeting and requesting 23 Lt Lukstat will report for duty first meeting of these two teams The land lies north
reservations in order to know the at Lackland Air Force Base, San
Thornwel! opens its football sea
Hart ness
strong Co-
representatives of Champion Paper
Company and looked' over an area
bordering Lake Greenwood to be
used as a proposed recreation site
for citizens of the county
The property fronts on the lake
for about 3.000 feet and extends
back jproximately 300 feet, includ
ing an area of about .’>0 acres
The company representatives* said
they would recommend to Champion
either a lease of the land by tbe
countv or a trade (or. other land
ed facilities for the church school, number for which
department
! vations
to make reser- Antonio. Texas He was graduated
from The Citadel in June
Proposed Campfire Council Building
of Cothran
and the Thomwell hoys plan to start bridge on the Luurens County side
it of with a home victory of the lake
The Thorn well'squad is small in suggestion that the eounl> se-
number, but the boys are deternun curt ‘ 3 wixxietl tract on the lake to
ed to make this up m spirit and bt ‘ developed into a recreation ami
fight which they have exhibited P lcmc art ; 3 f° r us * citizens of
from year to‘year’ ,be coutny was presented to the
•m / u .u delegation at its August meeting by
Hie following bovs are on this - u ..... '
, Garvin B O Dell, county* game
V Burdette, special
Burdette.
warden for the Cake Green-
are on
'years squad Marion Hate hell. Ran- . . ,
dy Wofford. Joe - Walker. Jackie * ur ' k ‘ n ' jnd 1
Brown, Oscar Mitchell! Johnny’ 1 i ’ ain * , , .. .
t-... l- n o .... ii- i u wood area It was their idea that
Gray, Kay rolk, Bobbv Wickham,i L ......
,, .. ... .. the couulv get he site before its
Harrv McAlister Marvin Glasure “ - . , . .
E i ' o n ' natura * beauty and usefulness for
Riohev l >ur Pose be destroyed by the re
' ’ moval of hardwood trees The paper
J L Doekins. Tom my
1 Charles Powers, Johnny
Jimmy Morns. WaVtie Lewis
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Construction is expected to get underway this week on the proposed building for use of the Clinton
Campfire (Bluebirds and Campfire girls). The buildtag will be located on Hickory Street extension on a
site donated by tbe Mississippi Youngs, joining the Scout Hut. The structure will be of block construction
and will contain one large room with brick flrepiacr, kitchen, rest room, and office. It will serve as head
quarters for the local copncil which is composed of tiree districts, ClIatoN City. Clinton Mills, and Lydia
Mills.
A drive was to begin this week to raise funds for construction of the $7,000 building, $3,500 of which
was given by the City Recreation Commission when the project was first planned. At that time a number of
pledges were promised when the work got under way.
A road has been cat to the property by tbe city, which will Install water and sewer mains at an early
date.
Labor and materials for the building will be furnished al cost, it was stated, with the Davis Brothers
doing the block masonry. T. C. Johnson and Sons, the wiring and plumbing, W. G. King A Sons, mate
rials and supervisory work. ' *.
Tbe building committee Is composed ef Harry McSween. chairman, Tammy Hollis, W. G. King. Jr.,
and T. C, Johnson, Jr. Mrs. Thomas Rolls is president ef tbe District Connell. Dillard Milam. Jr., is chair
man af tbe finance committee.
Billy
Brockington. Charles Fountain. Pete
Wickham. Herman • Woodfin, ami
Harry Walk art, with Whit Mayes as
manager
Following is the schedule
, Sept 5—Columbia ‘ B ' at fborn-
' well
Sept
Sept
w ell
Sept
Oct
Oct
pin
Oct
13—Thomwell at Ford
19—Woodruff
‘Bp at Thorn-
26—Prosperity at Thomwell
3—Lockhart at ThornwelJ
11—Thomwell at Irmo-Cha
company owns 900 aere> bordering
the lake and will soon begin to cut
■out hardwoods and plant pines
It was stated that the delegation
will continue negotiations with
Champion
d.
Joe Lanier Shoots
Big Hawk Near Here
18—Thomwell at
Tavern .
Oct. 24—Thomwell. at Greenwood
B r
Oct. 31—Open
Nov. 7—Dixie at Thomwell
All games wdl start at 8 00 p m
TO VISIT RELATIVES
Mr and Mrs. V P. Adair leavu
tomorrow to visit the latter’s sis
ter, Mrs. W .T. Jenkins, in Wash
ington, D C . and to spend several
weeks with their daughter, Miss
Vivian Parks Adair, in Hampton,
Va. -
Joe Lanier, who lives on the old
Hickorvl Clinton-Laurens road beyond
League's Dairy, on Monday after
noon shot one of the largest hawks
seen in this section, according to
those who saw the big bird
He had a four and a half foot
w ingspread
Tbe hawk had been seen in the ter
ritory for several years, it was said,
and in the meantime had been help-
rng himself to Mr Lanier's cluck
em
Monday afternoon Mr Lamer saw
the hawk fly to a tree m bis yard
Getting his gun. he took careful aim
and brought the bird down.