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L V If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don^t Get The News The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News; , paper. Complete. NewsA and Reliable Volume LVIX 1 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 16,1958 Number 3 — -c— " ^ Bridge, Coffee to Feature Polio Drive Bridge and coffee for polio will be special features of the infantile paralysis fund-raising campaign next week. Ladies bridge clubs will play and contribute to this program their usual funds expended on re freshments and prizes, and neighborhood coffee parties also are planned. Both of these features are illus trated above as (left to right) Mrs. R. K. Wysor, 111, Mrs. Robert Vance, Mrs. Peggy Johnson McCarty and Mrs. James Walker enter into the spirit of th£ occasion at their bridge club. Mrs. W'ysor is chairman of these events. . » Young Announces Kiwanis Committees Committee chairmen to spark the work of the Clintpn Kiwanis Club for 1958 hgve been announced by PresiaeW-^l’. Young Young, Vicp>vJPresident Howard Smith, Secretary-Treasurer James Vori Hollcn, and new- dirw^ors G. Edward Campbell, L. H. LetT YV C. Shealy all were installed in special ceremonies last Thursday ngiht. The new president immediately assumed his duties and announced this group-of committee leaders: Boys and Girls Work—Marion E Milam; Underprivileged Child — Reese H Young; Agriculture and ‘Conservation—Walter Shuman; Sup port of Churches and Their Spiritual Aims—W. C. Baldwin; Attendance and Membership—J. R-Coxi Fi nance—Robert M Vance; Program —Joel R. Cox. Public Relations— Ben Hay Hammet; Achievement Reports John Mimnaugh; Inter- Club Relations—Julian S. Bolick, Public and Business Affairs—Janies Wolfe'; Kiwanis Education and Fe'l low ship—G. -Edward Campbell, Music—A. D Lanea.ster, Laws and Regulations—R. W. Boland; House and Reception—Tom Baldwin; Boy Scouts — Judson A Davis; Key Clubs—Robert L Wickham Auditor Receiving Returns At Joanna Today, Tomorrow Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, Lau rens County Auditor, and ner stall are making the rounds of the county taking property tax returns She or a member of the office force was at Clinton Mills on Mon day, at Lydia Mills on Tuesday, at Joanna Mills yesterday. Today (Thursday) and Friday will be spent at Joanna. Appearances will be made at the Joanna Mill office fronp 1 to 5 p." m today, and tomorrow from 1 to 5 at the Joanna Mills Stores. On January 3 engagements are scheduled af David Glenn’s Store on Highway 72 from 1:30 to 2:30 p. m., and at Whitten Village from 3:00 to 5:00 p. m. ^ On‘January 24 from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m a representative will be ?t the -city hall in Clinton. Radio Station WPCC field Open House Jan. 22 The Clinton radio station WPCC will hold open house on Wednesday, January 22, from 8:30 a. m: to 5:45 P m Special invitations have been mail ed to Governor George Bell Tim- .merman, the mayors of Clinton and Activity Increases In Clinton Polio Campaign —- o Clinic for Shots Scheduled for Today The Clinton area received more funds for the care of existing polio cases last year than it raised in sup port of the National Foundation of infantile Paralysis. This fact emphasizes tl\e impor tance of supporting the current pro gram which is now seeking funds primarily for the rehabilitation of paralytic polio, victims who need help; Drive Chairman Mrs. Ben , Hay Hammet pointed out today. She ! said it also underscores the urge i that all persons receive inbculations | against the dreaded disease so that 'they too may not fall victim to it. The program of raising funds'and operated in registering persons for the clinic. Contributor envelopes were dis tributed to business house employes this week and w ill be collected at the close of the drive on January 31. The Moose Club is set to sell Blue Crutches this Friday and Saturday School. children, meanwhile; will start supporting th^ program next week, and the Bluebirds will handle special theatre collections Budge and coffee for polio are other features scheduled to get un derway Monday and extendJhrough out next week. The various ladies bridge clubs are requested to serve light refreshments and not offer prizes, and to 1 contribute the usual giving vaccinations moves intoJugh-UfpensenJTTRF^ to th^ cam gear in the Clinton area during the coming week. ^ A downtown elin.c to inoculate persons eligible under ihe group plan is scheduled for Thursday afternoon, and more than 180 persons already have'signed for it. The clinic w ill be held iira special screened off area in Howard’s Pharmacy, under su pervision of local doctors, between the hours of 1 p.-m. find 5 p Tn. Laurens, and alMSVfea merchants Thursday. Mrs. James Macdonald with a general invitation extended to the public. Officials stated they are expect ing 750 to 1.000 visitors who will be shown through.Jhe station. A num ber of those attending will be inter viewed Prizes will be given and re freshments served during the event. The station has been in operation since September 11 clinic chairman, and Mrs James Neal—both registered nurses—will assist in administering the “shots,’’ while records and other administra tive details will be handled by Mrs. E. N. Sullivan, Mrs. Giles Lewis, Mrs. Bailey Dixon and Mrs. James Von Hollen. Mrs . Macdonald said Mrs. James Walker, Mrs. Michael Turner and 18 businessmen had co Jaycees To Sponsor Preston, Hypnotist, Here In February Preston, the hypnotist, is coming to Clinton for a two-night engage mem February 3 and 4 The showman will be sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Com merce He will appear in teh audito rium of the Clinton High School each evening. Preston is no stranger in Clinti having appeared here several tifrtes in recent years, and puts on a ing show , , Civitan Charter Is Presented TJie Clinton Civitan Club received its charter Thursday night in cere monies held in the^Pjcesbyterian Col lege dining hall About 150 persons were present, incTitrkyg representatives of Civitan clubs in fhe^{ollowing cities: Green ville. Pelzer/''Newberry. Crescent Beach, Charleston. Spartanburg and Columbia r Luther Medlin of Greensboro, N. (', immediate , past president of Civitan International, was the chief speaker. Hus topic was “Opportuni ties of Being a .Civitan^ The charter wus^o.enti'd to Leo V Powell, president of the Clinton Club, by Perry Slaughter of Spar tanburg, South Carolina district governor, There were 48 charter members which is a hew high for charter members' for any club formed in this, state. 1 W B Price of Greenville, lieu 1 tenant governor of District four, in stalled the following officers: Mr Powell, president, Dr Robert H Daw.sod. president-elect; Guy A I’umblin,'first vice-president; Ellis C. Huffstetler, second vice presi dent; Harvey L Foster, treasurer; Eugene King, sergeant-at-arms; and, the Rev M. J. Sanders, ehaplai Directors are B S Pinsorf/ J. W/ Moore. Howard WatkJfis and John Dowd|e The club will hold/meetings on the first and fourfn Thursdays at Hotel" Mary Musgfove at 7:30 p m In addition tb the officers and di rectors, the membership includes Grady Adair, George W. Bagwell, L J Brehmer, Charles E Burnett, S Chaney, James M Cope- d. J Arthur Dunaway, J T El lison, Richard D Foster, John Gall- man. Lonnie O fliers, Davis R Holland, Boyd Holtzclaw, Charles W Kinard, Wyatt T. Ledford. M H Receives Charter for New Civitan Club InuM, L. V. Powell (right) president of Clinton’s' new Civitan Ctub receives'TiS Slaughter, of Spartanburg. Civitan District Governor lor South Carolina (left)/ In'The ia*nter is I.other Med lin, of Greensboro. \. immediate past president if Civitan International; who w asjiiest sp«N»ker. Hie ceremonies were held Thursday night in the Presbyterian CpUege dining hail with about 150 persons present. , . r ~ —Photo hv Dan Yarbordugh. resbyterian Men To Hear Gillespie At Dinner Tonight City Seeks Rights of Way For Ten-Mile Water Line ftaign ^against infantile paralysis Neighborhood coffee parties also arc urged, with a purchase price charg ed for each cup and turned over to the drive. Persons staging these bridge and coffee events for polio are asked tp contact the chairman of this division, Mrs. R E Wysor, Hi; at telephone 631-W Mrs. McFadden Is Hospital Patient The many friends Of Mrs. M. J. McFadden of Joanna, will regret to krow she has been quite ill and a patient in the Spartanburg General hospital, room 309, for the past two weeks. Mrs. L. B. Dillard has been with her at intervals during her hospital stay. • During World War Tw6, Preston < Bill) League, Rev Giles F Lewis,! served for three year* as an enter- Charlie McDaniel, C. Earl McEl-l tamer add also worked with the I hannon, Charles T Oakley, H G/ army nuxlical corps in administer Pinson, Lawrence B Roth. Tommy ing hypno-therapy to assist soldiers W. Simpson. Milford Smitbr Joe-^Pv-f in-their adjustments. ” Terry, C. H Thomason. Clyde R. Preston was elected president of j Trammell, George H Trammell, an international magicians’ associa.- E Ward, Richard D W'atts, tion and is the.winiu i ot'the famous ( James C Whitmire, J E. Williams, { RlafksfoAe -ettp. Igiven to obtstand- Word, Carroll S. Young, and ing perfbrmers and named in honor Carles Young ofytne of the m wt famous magic- ~ • .ans in history. Harry Blackstone, Methodist Troininq ;tnn appeared on - ^ A Presbyterian College alumnus j formerly on the Columbia Seminary- faculty will address the Mon of theJ Church of the Clinton First Prosby ! terian Church this Thursday night He is Dr Richard T Gillespie, are now being secured. Mayor J P wh.i now serves as pastor of the-An Terry stated yesterday, and work on derson First Prsebyterian Church the project is expected to get under Tbe January meeting of the men’s j "ay s h or, ly. he said organization us scheduled to start at We hope we will not greatly m _ | convenience any intervening land ^ owners or unnecessarily damage l property in digging for the hne, the Mayor said "We shall make our :. approaches’ with good ..will and do Mayor Says Job to Be Started Soon • y Rights of way for Clintons new city, follow UHTt.-. (principally 16 inch water line to Enoree River Sloan Street i to the city limits and the highway to Beard’s Fork creek. From there on to the river most of the line will be over private prop- with whom Preston several occasions. Wasson Measure Would Pave Way For Local Option School To Be Held At Joanna Church A bill was introduced in the Sen ate Tuesday by Senator Robert C. Wasson of Laurens .County^fhat would pave the way for county local option on legal sales of liquor . The Sena'e dry leader proposed a November general election referen dum t o amend the constitution eliminating a requirement that state liquor tax money go to schools. With that requirement out, Was son said. “The cry 'what are you trying |o do, hurt the schools!’ no longer will be valid against local option” 'the Laurens-Ctinton-Joanna area .Methodist Leadership Training l School will be held February 2-<T af | Epvvorth Methodist Church in Jo anna. Classes will begin^afi Feb. 2 at 3fi5 to 5:45 and will be held the other^ysTrom 7:3(fJo 9 30 ui the _ everything we can to eoopfrate with them “ The Mayor said, however, work could begin immediately, for some of the right of way lies, along treets and roads which wjdl not have to be purchased The ditching machines can start at the present water plant in the Bishop Cole On Annual Visit To J o : scopal Church Staff in Office of Laurens County Treasurer evenings. Rev. V ictor M Ross, pastor of the host church, will serve as dean the school; Rev. George H. H pastor of Broad Street Methodist Church. Clinton, is chairman of the board of managers and Harmon G. Murrah, Jr, will act/trs secretary Courses to be studied and the in structors are: 1 Work in/the Local Church Rev. S. M< Atkinson, pastor First Methodort Church, Bennettsville IL/The Methodist Youth Fellow ship— Rev. Theodore McEachern, onference Director of Youth Work. DR. GILLESPIE p m in the .auditonurn^of the The Rigljt Jievecgpd^ C (’ole Bishop jif the Diocese of Up- educatjonal *fculding of the . ,. r s nth Carolina, made his an- trst chuK'h - ^ mi,,| visitation t<> the Parish of All Dr Gillespie, a 193<> graduate of Saints for a service of Holy Com PC. served as professor of homi- munion and Confirmation Sunday letics a t Columbia Theological|The Rev Giles Lewis, deacon in Seminary in Decatur. Ga , for seven charge of AH Sa ihts Episcopal years before accepting the call to. Church here and the Church of the Anderson last year. Prior to serving Epiphany in Laurens, assisted in the Senimary, he was pastor of .At-/the celebration lania’s Rock Springs Church for Mrs Barbara Smith was present four years, of the Thomasville (Ga.)! ed for confirmation by R Michael" Church for seven years and was Turner, after which Bishop Cole candidate secretary of the Board of ^poke on The Holy Spirit Jnrfmy World Missions for five years The Sullivan and Johnny Glover served orlj The distance m about ten miles'from the utilities plant in the city It will he < necessary for the city to purchase about eight miles of rights of way — Espy .paving and Construction ’fK^ivannah (<a . has the con- 1 ("act tor building the waiter line I and acumpaaying power hne with a that | 151(1 01 tf*)2.T62 80 Fiske Carter Construction Co., ut Spartanburg will build the 3.000,000 gallon daily capacity filter -plant atid building ei Gary street in the ity and the pumping station on the nyer rite contract price is $429j)23 DO ’ - The c t.tract calks for completion t wa r line ip 181/days, which will deli\> r w it." to the present tiller plant in time to alleviate a shortage of water that has ocurred during lat^* summer and early fall in recent years grid which could oc cur next summer However ,it was pointed out that filtering capacity will be limitecUo the present plant something" over a million gallons a day i until com pletion of the new filter plant, which was given Js 280 days from time of starting work The city has secured the seniices id J Roy r4iwfoni. Clinton sur veyor. in securing rights of for the water line Alfred way ognized as an leaifer outstanding phurch 3. Teaching Children—Mrs. S M. in! Vfieoiogy from, Cnion Seminary Atkinsorf Benenttsviile. 4 -tfoung Adult Work i n the c hurch — Rev. Ralph Shumaker, pastor Memorial Church, Greer A kickoff banquet for the school will be held Monday evening, Jan. 20, at Epvvorth Methodist Church, Joanna, at 7 30 All teachers, work- -ersr - officers amk arry’ inferesTed persons are invited to both the ban quet and training' school Compensation Claims Show Big Jump At As acolytes for the service Music was led. by the choir which includes Mrs Bailey Dixon Mrs in Richmond, Dr Gillespie is rec James Macdonald, Mrs Newton holder of a master's degree from Emory University and a doctorate Burnett Named Transportation Director In Area Jones. Mrs Alexander Lt Hal Bennett Plaxico Says Move Ahead On Plans for Court House Here U the office force that handles more than $700,000 in receipts and -disbursements for Laurens County annually. In the ,ctnter is Treasurer Sam M. Leaman. At left is Miss Vivian Blakely, tax col lector,' and at right is Miss Betty Arnold, clerk. Mr. Leaman has jusl started no his 12th year in the office, serving since January 1M7. Miss Blakely recently completed her 25th year in the office, and took on the duties of tax collector last July. Miss Arnold moved to the treas urer’s office ia July from the tax collector’s office when thi» two of fices were combined. 3 —Photo by Dan Yarborough. K L. Plaxico. of Clinton. ha> what ta.v urged that the Lbufftas County leg finance islative delegation give immediate consideration to the gestion by leed for making plans for a rg^v I Court house for the county ( In a letter to the delegation under | dote of December 27, Mr. Plaxico sfated that the action of the. Grand hades E Burnett of this city, Stump and has been appoihjed as district direc- j tor of transportation for schools by 'he State. Educational Finance Commission The district includes the following eight counties: Abbe ville \iken, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lauxeu-. T ! utek— N ewtse f r v*, and Saluda T' Mr-Burnett w as formerly director of transportation' for school dis trict 56 aiid.will continue to make his home here on Phillips street Vvery Smith replaies Mr Burnett the matter should be presented to ,n 1<K -’ al position in addition to the people of tjie county ■and as soon agriculture in the high x levy would-be nece.ssdry to (Tfe undertaking." he said After full anjj detailed informa- recent _jiUg---Tori is secured. ” Plaxico cohtjffBeiT/ the Grand -Jury of the as it appears feasible a referendum o n Imtial claims for unemployment lurv was timely and suggested im compensation for the week ending mediate consideration lanuuary 4 at the Clinton office of tlu ‘ problem ihe South Carolina Employment Se should be called so th* the county w-uld pas.s should be done The letter to the delegation voters of what be. given to lows Senator Robt school Mr Smith, formerly taught agriculture here before entering '* - ' recently been re er t six months tour of Jackson and began his i t end semester — service teased "a ' ' ; -'fifty nt -K'Tt fui "! work Here th curity Commission showed a big lump compared with the previous week . .. . : "Acccifdmg fcT a report frorrf the state office of the Commission In Colupthia, initial claims for unem ployment compensation totaled 92, whic^v was. 72 more than the pre vious 4 week following a the year end- Mr Plaxico said.that in his opin ion the present court house is in adequate and obsolete, and, be cause of its location, there is no TuoTirToFexpansion. “to say nothing of the acute parking problem which has existed for a long while ' Plaxico stated that .“the delega tion should take the initiative in decrease at! providing some immediate plan of for L aurt>ns I action in the matter for considera- C. Wasson. Repr Win C Dobbins, Repr W Paul Culbertson, RepcHP-D-.ivui Sloan. Jr , Gentlemen t In the final presentment <>t th* Grand Jurv at the last 'errn of-tfen eral-Sessions Court-for this county attention was called *to the need for the planning oi a new Court House, ounty Clinton Turns Back Newberry In Twin Bill Here Monday ....-L'linPui -•wept-jMrth ends of a'dou- Wt* header froui Newberry here Monday night me urls winning 27- 21 and the boys >4 40 Girls game ' * New berry 21 Knight-> Long- The report stated that for the! tion bv th’e people of 'he county.”! 11 ' w,ns 10 im ‘ l,K " 11 'he - M »k ». Vestar, ‘were timelywand that they sugges—tomiiuck Davis. Braswell, M. v - ar option on a suit able site, at j ^ions. should lie ^ i \ * n immi Loiltinack ^ a rlt,>n ,■ Lipscomb, least 15 acres of land . consideration by the Laurens V'oun Clinton (27)—Hamilton 3. Prices, Ifi his view, a new building should ’y Delegation to the General Assem Elder to: C rouch 9, Niver, Boytfe, provide for the county offices on ^ Laurens County’ is the best PitLs, Andeison. Davis Thackston the first floor, the court room, jury county ih the state, at least we Boys game rooms, eic..^on the second floor, and think so, but it certainly does not Newberry 140 > — Boukmght 5, probably the jail on the third floor, have the best Court House in the' tyaker 11 Lee 9, Thread 4. Bowers “Probably other county functions state. 3, Courtpey 8, Bngman could be provided for,” he added \ | Our present court house, whde it Clinton (54)—Lark 9, Cauble 16, to on*** rivsJ frWax r» i rvEt/ \t in t k r |*Vri kHIAJ v ft F week ending December 28, 344 per He suggested the securing of^i two- sons were on the insured unemploy ment list at the Clinton yffice, an in crease of 56 over the week before The Chnton office of the Employ-, meht Security Commission serves Laurens County. - . , Legion auxiliary to meet The American Legion Auxiliary will‘meet Tuesday, January 21 with Mrs. Jasper Rewland at 3:30. be provided this way the ’In this .way the total cost of the hj^» served the county well in the project could be ascertained and (continued orv page 4) Thomtis 6, Davenport Nettles 6, Stewart Sublett 10, -J i