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- If You Don’t Read The Chronicle i. You Don't Get the New* ‘ ./ The Chronicle Striven To Be A Clean News paper. Complete, Neway and Reliable Volume LVIll Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 5, 1957 Number Rains Damage Roads and BridgerTirthe County w Delegation Sets $6,000 for Repairs About 15 culverts and bridges were • washed out or damaged by recent rai is in Laurens County, Supervisor Bennie B. Blakely sdid Monday. The damage Is the most extensive in recent years, Mr. Blakely said, and added that repairs are being made as fast as possible. County road crews are doing the work, and much pipe and timber will be need ed to complet ethe job, he said. Five roads had already been open ed, Mr. Blakely said^vhen inter viewed Monday. The county legislative delegation authorized expenditures of up to $6,- 000 for repairs to damaged bridges Col. Wingard Named lew Commander Of 2)Ufh Guard Group and culverts when members met in monthly session Monday at the court house. The funds will be trans ferred from the permanent road program account. In enumerating points at which damage occurred, Mr. Blakely in cluded: Near Barksdale: Sidney Lee road, culvert and till; Len Yeargin road, bridge. Ekom section: McDaniel road, culvert and fill; Boyce Roland road, bridge; Terry road, bridge. Tumbling Shoals section: Walt Graydon road, bridge. Cross Hill section: Mudlick Creek, bridge. North of Gray Court: Bramlett Loop, bridge. 1 Poplar Springs^section: Chapman road, bridge. Three miles south of Laurens- * Lt. Col. Barrie F. Wingard, of Clinton, has been named command ing officer of the 228th AAA Group, South Carolina National Guard. * * He succeeds Col. Tom Pope, of Newberry, resigned. The 228th Group is composed of the 678th AAA Gun Battalion with headquarters at Anderson, and the 713th AAA Gun Battalion with head quarters at Lancaster, with six units in each battalion. Included also are several smaller units scat tered over the state. — _ Group headqaurters are in New berry, where Col. Wingard has been serving as staff assistant. Col. Wingard is a graduate of Clemson College in the cUu of 1928. He was commissioned a second lieu tenant m 1936, serving with the Clin ton battery, being an original mem ber of the unit. He saw active ser vice during World War Two, being promoted to Captain and command- ■ ing officer of Battery A, 788th AAA Bn. He jwas formerly attached to- headquarters of the 228th Group in • Dillon, being promoted to Major in February, 1947. Headquarters was transferred to Newberry with Col. Pope as commander and Lt. Col. Winagrd as executive officer, being promoted to that rank in July, 1952. From September. 1950, to May, 1952, Wingard served in Korea with the Third Infantry Division as civil affairs officer, during which time he was promoted to Lieutenant Col onel. . Col. Wingard was scheduled to appear before the Federal Recogni tion Board in Columbia last night (Wednesday) for promotion to the rank of full Colonel. ^ Col. Wingard haMield the position / of staff assistanr sinceDecember, 1948. He has had nearly 30 years of se/cice* more than seven of which were in active duty. He has resigned the position of staff distant and accepted a post with the Whitmire Schols as teach er of manual arts. Col. Wipgard, a native of Lexing ton county, came to Clinton in 1932. He is married to the former Miss Nelle Wasson, of this county. They have a 10-year-okl son, Barrie F. Wingard, Jr., and have their home on West Walnut street. Coggins Bridge road, bridge. Fountain Inn section: Two bridg- e$,^)ne being over Durbin Creek- Chestnut Ridge section: Sammie Cain road, culvert and fill. In addition to Ihoie mentioned damage occurred at several other places. Mr. Blakely said Rights 01 Way Being Secured For New afer Line To River Craig Hunter, 56, Ora Farmer, Dies Craig Hunter, 56, farmer of the Ora commonity, died Sunday, Nov. 24, in the Laurens Coupty -Hospital after three years declining health. A native and life-long resident of the Ora community, Mr. Hunter had lived, at the Hunter ancestral home. He was a son of the late Oscar L. and Mattie Craig Hunter. He at tended Presbyterian College. In 1949, as a reward for his ex cellent farming record, he was pre sented the Balanced Farm Family award by the Clemson College Ex- tensiOn Service, He was an elder and life-long member of Old Fields Presbyterian Church and with its consolidation several years ago with the Ora ARP Church, he became an elder there. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Kathleen Willis Hunter; two sisters, Mrs. B. M. BroWn, of Laurens, and Mrs. Leonard Owings, of Conway. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Kennedy Mortuary Chapel by the Rev. W. C. Alexander. theiRev. Chalmers Mc- Cutchen and the Rev. Gene Fuller. Burial was in the/ Presbyterian cem etery at Ora, Hie City of Clinton .a proceeding with securing rights of way for the new water line to Enoreei River, in cluded as part of the enlargement program for the water department, contract for building the line and a filter plant and building is schedul ed to be let December 19, when bids on the work will be received. City Council at its monthly meet ing Monday night directed the Bond Commission to issuei checks in pay ment for the rights «\way at prices to be agreed upon by Hie Watef^and Light Committee of Council togeth er with B. R. Austin, superintendent of the utilities departmeiu,'and Ce cil E. White, city attorney. The city attorney was authorized to in stitute condemnation preoefedings for rights of way where agreements cannot be'reached. Council directed that posts and no parking signs be installed along Highway 76 adjoining Woodrow street at the Seaboard railway crossing to eliminate a traffic haz ard. • Mayor Joe P. Terry submitted a letter and designs from the State Highway Department relative to traffic control at three intersec tions in the city. Included were the intersection on North Broad Street, Highways 72 and 3b8; on South Broad street, Highways 72 and 56; and West Main and Sloan streets. City Clerk and Treasurer W. Brooks Owens submitted a finan cial statement of operations for November, show ing receipts of $44, 988.50, and net expenditures of $42,- 701.83. Included were payments to the Bond Commission of $9,053.3$ for bonds and interest indebtedness. All’ members of council w e r present at the meeting. Thousands To View Christmas Parade At 4:30 This Afternoon Sanfa Claus Is Coming to Town Fireworks Is Feature ACCEPTS N. C. PASTORATE Friends of Ret and Mrs. Earl P. 1 Barron and daughters will be inter ested to know they are moving this weelf to Gastonia, N. C., where he has accepted the pastorate of an Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr. Barron has completed work for a master's de gree at Columbia Tbeologkal Semi nary, Decatur. Ga., where they have been residing. Mrs. Barron is the fromer Miss Mona Blakely, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Blakely. Mrs. Hammet Named . To Direct Clinton's 1958 Polio Campaign Clinton High To Meet Ware Shoals Tuesday Tuesday night at 7 o'clock the Clinton High basketball teams (boys and girls) will play Ware Shoals High at the High School gym. A small admission fee will be charged. Car-Truck Collision At Joanna Fatal to N.Y. Man Mrs. Ben Hay Hammet has been named chairman of the Clinton March of Dimes campaign for 1958, it was announced today. The local drive will be staged the last three weeks in January as part of the nationwide program support-, ing the National Foundation for In fantile Paralysis. A total of $44,900,000 will be sought throughout the country by the March of Dimes, primarily to sup port a massive rehabilitation pro gram for thousands of disabled polio victims. Mrs. Hammet already has started forming an organization to assist with the local campaign, and she urges everyone to cooperate in the worthy projects. American Legion Ladies Night Is Postponed Due to conflict with the Christmas parade this afternoon the scheduled Ladies Night event for the Ameri can Legion Post has been postponed until next week Cards will be mailed to each member advising the new date. Commander W. S. Horne states. All Legionnaires and their ladies are in vited to attend. County Delegation Pays $4,000 in Old Road Bills Funeral Services For 5. B. Wehunt Held On Sunday Meets in Monthly Session on Monday Drive Chairman CHes College Support Of Community Chest Three Reappointed,^ New Member Named To Hospital Board James B. Townsend, 49, oi New York City, was killed instantly about 11:30 a. m. Tuesday when his car and a milk truck collided on the Greenville highway just out of Joanna. The driver of the milk truck, Jo nas D. Shealy, of Greenville, suf fered minor head injuries. Mr. Townsend, alone in his car, was pinned behind the steering wheel. Both vehicles remained on the highway. State Highway Patrolman J. L. Collins said the accident occurred about 100 feet from where U. S. Highway 76 crosses the railroad tracks in an “S” curve. Tbe officer said his investigation indicated that Mr. Townsend’s 1957 Ford was in the left lane of, the highway at the time of the crash. The Ford was headed, toward Greenville and the truck toward Joanna^ Patrolman Collins said the Ford was demolished and that the truck was damaged to the extent of about $1,400. Laurens Cpunty Coroner Joe F. Smith empanelled a jury and said he would fix a date for the inquest later. Presbyterian College has won praise for its all-out support of the 1958 Community Chest of Greater Clinton Students and faculty ha've con tributed $1,071.21 to the program now underway here, an amount! which represents more than 5 per cent of the total Chest goal of $19,- 519.01. James E. Wolfe, Clinton business man who serves as drive chairman this year, congratulated the college for its part in the campaign. He cited in particular L. V. Powell, PC dining hall manager who directed the campus drive, and the Student Christian Association for sponsoring a benefit show to help raise funds. Funeral services for D. B. W hunt, 65, were held Sunday after noon at 3 o’clock at Lydia Mill Bap tist church conducted by the Rev. M. J. Sanders, the Rev. James B. Mitchell and the Rev Clark Murff Burial was in Shady Grove Pres byterian Church cemetery near Bonds Cross Roads. Pallbearers were Jesse Aber crombie, Hank Caughman, Louie Webb, Houston Ellis, Ernest Barnes and Cecil McCoig. Mr. Wehunt died early Friday morning at Hays hospital after sev eral years of declining health. He was a native of Georgia but had made his home in Clinton for. 18 years. He was a son of the late John and Nancy Wade Wehunt. He attended Lydia Mill Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lena Tate Wehunt of Clinton; four sons, Clyde D Wehunt, Jack Wehtlnt and Clifford Wehunt, all of Clinton; and Preston Wehunt of Alledo, Texas; six grandchildren; two brothers, Ernest Wehunt of Kmards; and Carlton Wehunt of Joanna; and one sister, Mrs Delia Russell of Jo anna. The Laurens County Legislative Delegation at its monthly meeting in Laurens Monday agreed to trans fer $4,221.07 from the permanent road building account to pay in voices submitted for materials pro cured prior to last January 1, when the present County Commissioners took office. It was explained that the amount in question was the remaining bal ance due on bills incurred in a for mer road building program. The present road building ac count has a balance of $18,807.24, less expenses for November, which were termed “not too much" by the Commissioners. Also charged against the road bbilding account was an amount up to $6,000 for repairs to roads and county damaged Tells Htafry Of School Legislation In Soufh Carolina C. B Seaborn, director of instruc tion and finance of the State Depart ment of Education in Columbia, conducted a general discussion meeting Monday night at the Hamp ton AVenue School in which he told of the history of education legis lation in South Carolina , Mr Seaborn told of four import ant legislative acts: 1907, which be gan the public schools of the state, 1924, enactment of the 6-0-1 law, which guaranteed seven months # (>f operation for all schools; 1945. re certification of teachers; 1951, re organization of schools under recent methods of operation, reducing the number of school districts from over 1200 to 107 bridges in the by recent rains Any new credits received between now and the end of the fiscal year next June 30. it was stated, wiU be added to funds available for the present program. Court expense bills of $5,031.18 were presented by Treasurer Sam M. Lea man for reimbursement. The balance in this account, said Mr Leaman, is $4,645 82, being insuf ficient for bills already paid, with several more court terms being scheduled for the year Deputies at Jodnna, Lydia, and Watts Mills were authorized to pre sent Claims for mileage when called upon by the sheriff for duty outside their respective areas They will be compensated at the rate of seven cents per mile, bginning January l, the sheriff to approve the claims Approximately $180 was appro- Clinton's Christmas parade,* with ; the 1957 arrfCsd of Santa Claus, is scheduled for 4^10 this t'niurbday) afternoon, when thousands of color ed lights will he turned on, lighting up the stately Christmas tree on the square and giving a festive ?ir tp j the city The event will feature a parade | including floats, bands' ,and person- | nel units, to be followed by a spec tacular aerial fireworks display It us the aim of this year's Parade Committee to proivde the most col- crful and Npecfacular program ever to open the Christmas season in Clinton, James F Wolfe, president of the Chamber of Commerce, stat ed yesterday The floats will depict "The Great-- est Gift" m true Christmas spirit, according to W C Baldwin, parade chairman. The following have al ready announced their topics: Pres- A^jbytenan College, "A Gift to You”'; f School ^District 56. "The Greatest ■'wli.y 4V„ Gift "; Whitten \ illage," Blessed ^ Are the Peacemakers"; First Pres- bytenan Church, •’Christmas Bells or. Christmas Day”; First Baptist Church, ‘Kneeling at the Cross’’; Lions Club, ’’Christmas Spirit’’; Young Brothers (rtilf Servcie, “The Night Before Christmas”; the Ki- warus Club, Junior Chamber of Commerce, and others to enter floats have not announced their top ics The name of the sponsoring or ganization will be displaeyd on the rear of each float Bands expected to take part in clude those from Presbytenan Col lege Clinton, High School, Laurens, High Schixil Bell Street High of Clinton, and Sanders High of Lau rens. Camp Fire and Blue Bird girl* will sing C hristmas carols prior to the parade. Stands will be placed on the square at the monument for these groups, and a loudspeaker sstyem will be used.. They will view the- parade from the stands. Cub Scouts of the area will be in Uni line of march The Presbyterian College Color Guard will lead the parade, and ending the line will be Santa him self, who will greet the crowd from a sleigh prepared by a committee from the Merchants Division The parade route will be changed this year in an effort to relieve the traffic problem Chairman Baldwin asks that floats and personnel of the parade enter South Ad^ir street priated tor the office of clerk dll from-East Camtiaa Avenue at the court to pay salary for an office assistant during December to study work in the office pending the res ignation of Mrs. LeEUen Williams Slay on December 31 County Chairman R L. Plaxico, was requested to confer with mem- First Presbytenan Church ■ The parade will form on South Adair street (heading South) and Calhoun street (heading West). 'Hie parade will proceed up South Broad street to town, going up North Broad to Florida street, turn east bers of the County Registration ; u , M usgrove‘street, turn south to Board to arrange a schedule for ^ CaruUna Avenue, and on out registration of voters beginning in Kast Carolina Avenue, disbanding January A part.al schedule ar- w ( >odrow street tanged earlier ends December 18. | „ , , , ’ It was pointed but that about 4.000 rht ‘ f,rt ‘ W, > rks dl f ^ Je persons ;h*d been issued registration ,n ,he center of toW11 and ,ht * certificates to date The delegation agreed to consult an architect relative to additions to the county jail. Senator Robert C. T. C. Owings, Miller Leamon, and L. T. Lawson have been named to succeed themselves to four-year terms as members of the Laurens County Hospital Board, and ’Hiomas A. Babb elected as a new member, to succeed Morton Brightwell, who resigned some time ago. —frhey were named by the Lau rens County legislative delegation at a meeting Monday in Laurens. "Hie old tqrms expire December 31. The tyiard also heard several sug gested changes in the law under which the board operates, chiefly that of changing the time of the annual meeting of the board at which time the chairman for the year is elected. It was proposed that the meeting, be held in January rather than In December to allow new members and those reappoint ed to vote after their election in December. Terms of some mem bers of the 14-man board expire each December. George H. Young was named to the board several weeks ago to suc ceed J. C. Bolt, resigned, in a term which still has two years left. * Other members of the board are: One year to serve: Marion Mc Millan, Edwin C. Owings, Marcus Boyd, Allen Thompson (now chair man). Two years to serve: P. S. Bailey, R. P. Hamer, George H. Young. Three years to serve: D. F. Pat terson, Tom Townsend, James Dunklin. Heavy Rains Wash Out Roads and Bridges in County HP pieces to be set off can be seen by all and heani for miles.’ This feature will be .under professional execution and direction, states Wolfe, who will have charge of this part of the actiivties. Floats carrying out the designat ed religious theme will be judged and three prizes w ill be given. First prize will be $75, second $50, and third $25 The parade is being .^ponsured by the Merchants Division of the Wasson said he had been misquot ed in recent news accounts stating that he had announced plans for the contemplated enlargement ' No action was taken on a sugge stion by Supervisor B. B Blakely that watches be presented to county officers and employees upon reach ing 25 years service to the county Blakely also suggested that asphalt j Chamber of Comerce tile be placed on the cement floors — in the new building at the county) prisoner camp The delegation took no action on the request but sug gestion was made that the fldors be painted The county will supply ^materials Marrll for hard surfacing access roads to TV Cv* riaiCll lv“IJ the new LOF and Graham plants' __ ( + to be built near Laurens, it was agreed upon at the meeting The county will also secure a right of way to be deeded to the LOF plant for construction of a railroad spur track to the plant College Jo Observe Religious Emphasis Work Begins On Building New Textile Plant In Laurens Laurens, Dec. 2—Work was sche duled to get underway today on a new multi million dollar textile plant here - The State Develpoment Board has)student committees to assist him Religious Emphasis Week a t Presbyterian College will be held on '' March 10-15 for this school session, it was announced toda y Ten outstanding speakers are be- ■ng enagaged to lead the program, and classes will be suspended for 2 days during this time so that special attention .may be given to this pe riod of religious emphasis The Student Christian Association sponsors this annual program at PC. Bill Yeanck. a senior from Mi ami, Fla , who currently serves as SC A president, is in charge of the project and has appointed various The above aceoea are typical of approximately 15 laataacea when recent ralna washed out road* and bridges In the county. Both of these pictures were made la the Ekom Sec tion. hut they could be duplicated ia almost any area of the county. At the left is a washout of a culvert and fill on the McDaniel road, while at right a bridge on the Terry road is being repalrA. County Supervisor Bennie B. Blakely and Machine Operator Ray Chandler are surveying the damage in both pictures.—Photos by Dan Yarborough. -< announced that the plant, which be longs to the Graham Manufacturing Co., will carry out fancy textile weaving operations.’’ It will cover about 200,000 square feet of floor space and will employ about 500 people^ Plans call for completion of con struction work by the end of next June i. Religious Emphasis Week will open with a banquet honoring the main speakers. The program also will include daily inspirational ser vices attended by the entire student body, morning and afternoon discus sion groups with students assigned to various »roupvS, and religious "bull sessions ’ in the dormitories and fraternity quarters at nigilf. J 0. 0