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\ T L~*’— If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get The News if- Volume LVIX Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 6, 1958 -The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News- paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable / V Number 6 Wolfe Named "Young Man of the Year" James E. Wolfe (right) is presented a plaque denoting his seleclion as “Young Man of the Year’’ by the Clinton Jaycee Chapter. The presentation is beir.g made by Lewis Bagwell, Jr., president of the Jay- eees. Wolfe was selected by virtue of his services to the community as president of the Chamber of Com merce, drtve chairipan of the 1957 Community Chest, director of the Laurens County Red Cross, Caro- linas United Community Services, and member of the executive committee of the Clinton American Legion Post. -Photo by Dan Yarborough. Number Requests Made Of Delegation at Session Consider Forming Homemakers Unit A request that Laurens County take steps to initiate a Homemaker program to care for personnel of ih- digent families during period of ill ness and other times of need was presented to the county legislative delegation at its monthly meeting Monday in the court house in Laur ens. Thomas A. Babb, president of the County Council of Social Agencies, presented the request and was sup ported by Mrs. Mable Little, of the county relief office, and a commit tee representing the Council. A general discussion ensued dur ing which it was stated by Senator Robert C. Wasson that he was glad to have the matter presented, but he didn’t think the county was prepared to enter the program on its own. It is a move that requires much thought and investigation, he said, and he thought that a state-wide set-up would be necessary. Mention was made that probably federal funds from Washington could be secured to assist in 'such a program. Mrs. Harold Goller, chairman, of a com mittee of the County Council of So- Ashmore Nominates Clinton Boy For Air Academy Post John Boyd Wrenn, Clinton High School senior, has been nominated among ten young South Carolina men for appointment to the U. S. Air Force Academy in Colorado by Congressman Robert Ashmore. EacW Congressman and Senator can nominate up to ten this year to attend the academy. Five from South Carolina finally will be select ed. Young Wrenn is the son of Mr ton. Mr. Wrenn is manager of the and Mrs. R. G. Wrenn of near Clin- cial Agencies, will make a study of the proposed motfe. Relief assistance for Charles Barnes, young victim of an automo bile accident, who appeared at the meeting in a wheel chair, was ar ranged with Charles Richard of Rt. 2, Woodruff, who will take cate of Barnes in his home, with $38 month ly coming from the relief depart ment and $37 from a special county fund, making a total of $75 to pay for the assistance for a period of three months. If necessary, other arrangements will be made later. A request was received from Gar vin B. O’Dell, game warden who works in the Lake Greenwood area, for a new boat and motor, at a cost of $600.. ,. The delegation conferred with Architects Craig and Gaulden, of Greenville, and Robert N. Jackson, of Columbia, relative to submitting costs on proposed changes and addi tions to the county jail. Members of the delegation said they would like to have an estimate of costs involv ed before undertaking the work. Board Chairman John A. Thomp son of the County Hospital, confer red with the delegation about paying costs in sending a county child to the Greenville General Hospital for treatment and surgery to relieve a crippled condition. The county agreed to stand good for the costs, of about $400. The Crippled Children’s Society will provide $300. Four claims for pauper funerals at $35 each were approved. ' f The transfer of $100 to a fund for lunacy examinations was approved. Debate was adjourned on the pay ment of invoices submitted by Rob ert L. Gray, judge of the Domestic ^Relations Court of the county, for office rent, telephone and other ex penses of $300, a tape recorder at $235, and extra tapes $15 A general discussion of the court was entered into. Representative Culbertson and Sloan saying they thought it was very necessary to continue the agency. Efforts were under way last Lions Club Carnival Scheduled Mar. 28-29 Dates for the Lions Club Carnival have been set for March 28 and 29, club officials announced this week. | The two-night fun festival will be Reviews Activities At Banquet Friday ® > V. -■ The Joanna Foundation reviewed its activities and accomplishments for the pakt year and^got underway -on its program for the new year at a banquet held Friday night at the Joanna Club House ^ Approximately 200 persons were present for the occasion, including retiring ami present directors, trus tees, civic representatives', minis ters, educators and out of town guests. The prinepial speaker was H. Grady Bradshaw, cruias'elor on em ployee benefits of West Point Man ufacturing Co., West Point. Ga , who spoke on “The Phenomena of Aging,’’ telling his hearers to learn to4jv’« with the process of growing old. ae^epting it gracefully and se renely, uNqrder to make the ad vancing yeanHmppy and satisfying Four new dire<tyi£s of the Foun dation w"ere recogmzed Mrs. Leroy j Brown, Maurice Davenport>Harold I Russell, and Mrs. Ixiuis M&rphy I R e 11 r i n g directors, Mrs. Ce^l i O’Dell, Mrs Frank Simpson, Jr J 1 W. W. Niver, Cecil Bishop, and T O. McGowan, were presented pen and pencil sets. Donald Brown, a Clinton High School ninth grader, son of Mr and Mr9. W. C. Brown, was introduced as Joanna's outstanding boy of the year for worthwhile contributions to community life. Walter Regnery, vice - president At Joanna Foundation Banquet Friday Night Here is the speaker's table at the Joanna Foundation banquet in the Joanna Jt tub House 1 ridav night LefOw rigbl. thev are W K Wui't- assistant superintendent of Joanna Cotton Hills; J. B. Hart, assistant'tieasurer and office manager Mrs. Hart. Gradv Bradshaw of W• - Point, GaT, spedker; Walter Regnery, vine president and general manager; Harry Parker. qI the Joanna V-* Y ork selling offife ami J I U(,« Delany. superintendent. 1 ,Two hundred persons attended the banquet. Production Credit . Makes Report To Its Stockholders Clinton Production CredB^Associa lion last week mailed to stockhold ers and members a report on ope tions for 1957 The short term farmers credit nr- School Board Submits New Year's Budget of $610,982 Provisions Being Made for Deficit Col. Willard Jones Patient At Walter Reed ikis here of Col Willard L Silver Springs, Md., will and general manager of Joanna Cot- .stijution showed earnings of $31,688 re gret toksnw he i> .. |.iu. nt at ton Mills, welcomed the guests, and for the year, and expenses of $29,- Walter Heed Hospital John Holland Hunter presided over 256, with net earnings of $2,432 He received a bhsken hip irjurv the program . • • The Association has loans and in- in a fall on the ice Moriday His ad The banquet was served by the terest receivable of $339,575; cash, dress is Ward 1, Walter RM Hos- Woman’s Club. — $11,691; U. S Government bonds pn.,| \ \f i Washington. D A printed program gave the u nd interest, $90,317. other assets. ... — membership of the Health, Recrea- $5 604 Total resources are given as tion. Education, and Special Events $447,191 Commitees, and reviewed the ac-,; Liabilities are listed at $319,453, held in the ( hidon Armory on South | complishments of each during the] mcluding $318,189 for money bor- Broad Street. William S. (Shorty) Horne is chairman of the committee on ar rangements. He will be assisted by .V. P. Jacobs, club president, L. N. Warren, Gary Le|jn, Rembert Tru- luck, J. A Orr, and Bryan Coates. The cen’ral committee is at work on selection of various booth and ] area man held on a charge of mur- operating committees and in mak- year rowed, and other debts of $1,264 The net worth of the Association 1 includes- $18,360 class A non-voting stock, $37,365 class B voting stock, reserves of $72,013, with total net worth (the amount the Association iw ns exceeds that w hich it owes 1 Charlie Blackwell, young Clinton 27 Blackwell Released On Bond Of $2,000 Crime Prevention Week Sponsored By Exchange Club A budget of $610,982 for the op* ra- tion of schiM,ls in District 56 for the 195758 schol year was submitted for approval of the Lauren.' County legislative delegation at a meetihg here on January 27 The budget-for the current year 'thtyled $.598,156 ‘ At thu same time a request wa^ made of ttKdelegaCion for a levy if 30 mills on ratable property in the district to raise $K8.832, which, added to the esLmat^\$432.l50 which will be received firom the state of South Carolina, will p vide the revenue to finance the pro- trustees for op- ’nc w.ll be >ble '0 reduce the def- «• this year Member' f tne board of mill levy insufficient erating expa nses that year A table >* as included in the state ment ^how mg that schoofc m the district operated at ah average cosT of the district are H L Eicherber- continued on page 4 > City Council In January Meeting iiig general plans for the event. Rev. Lewis Lancaster, Missionary To Japan, To Speak Here Monday The Rev. Lewis Larft-asJer, mis sionary to Japan, will be the speak er at a supper fellowship meeting way between Clinton and Laurens on January 21, has been released under a bond of $2,000. The order for his release was is sued by Circuit Judge J. B Pruitt of ndersbn. Blackwell was released on January 29. A coroner’s jury in session in Clinton on January 28 found tha\ at the First Presbyterian Church on Aquino came to his death from a Monday evening at 7:0 Oo’clock. ; P*ktol shot in the hands of Blackwell Members of both the Men of the an( t recommended that he be held Church and Women of the Church f° r f? ran d Jury action, will attend the meeting, it was stat- Officers tf the Association art 1 : der in the death of Juan Aquino, 25. j **ugh B Workman, of Clinton, pres on the Lake Thomas property raid The Clinton Exchange Club, is budget 1 City Council at ... j sponsoring the observance of ( nme ^ de i pgaUon wlU set ^ tax ruary Monday night w-re a arfe: j ^ ve ?*’ on in c '^ levy hi be imposed in the new coun- decision on aNjmtfic problem the The club will begin the week with ty appropriation bill to be enacUd ^tension of a .TalW main bey nd dent; Claude L. Lester, of Newber-lthe distribution of posters giving di- at the present session of tlfc Getf tbf Clt> . j lmits and a dr^mage p" b- ry. vice-president; Luther B Bed-1 rocl i, )ns on w hat to do to prevent er ‘* 1 Assembly , lem m a new subdivL'ion X enhaugh, of Silverstreet. secretary- crime and what to do after it hap- ,n addition to the 30-mill levy for - treasurer and directing head of theThe posters carry 1 a slogan 'operations for the coming year, a A petition from merchants m oofr Know Your Policeman-Your Pro4 ,ev > of one mil1 ls requested, the block of Broad Street from W Main lector and Friend;'' and show a pic- rv' 5 ^* 0 ^ $6,000 estimated revenue t o Pitts Street for the rescinding of Association. The Ixyrd of directors: Messrs Workman and Lester. R N Jack- I son ol Gray Court. Lawrence F Da- | vis of Clinton, and David C. Wal drop of Newberry The Association serves farmers in urens and Newberry Counties ture of the Clinton police personnel rectMVe< l therefrom to be applied together with the firemen assistants on , accumulated deficit of the at headquarters • _ • . 1 Strict The deficit now stands at A representative of the South Car olina Law Enforcement Division the no left turn from E Pitts Street into Broad was presented A motion $53,747 78 by Alderman S A Pitts to permit It was pointed out in a statement the left turn failed to get a second. ed. Mr. Lancaster is a nephew Mrs. John Spratt. His mother was the former Miss Eliza Neville, of Clinton. His parents for many years were missionaries in China. Lak t of/ploy the club, when local enforcement PLIES CHURCH . „ Dr^John McSween is supplying | off,cers ' were * uests Blackwell worked in the store at! the Central Presbyterian Church of On Friday a special program will \e Thomas, and ^Quino was em- Anderson as pastor for several he given at the Clinton High School loyed by C. C. Cash in wood pnd months. ._ it which time.two officials of the U log ,operations and lived with Cash At present Dr and Mrs. McSween s Probation Service will speak at his home on the Lake Thomas go to Anderson on Saturday £nd re- The club has other features plan- property. The shooting occurred in! turn Sunday,evening, but plan later ned during the week's observance, the home. to spend some time in Anderson ' officials state Staff in Office of County Probate Judge C. W .Anderson cattle farm on the year to abolish the court, but the Spartanburg highway. Basketball Teams Play Last Home Games Here With Gaffney Friday' The last home game of the season for the Clinton High School teams will be played here Friday evening against Gaffney. The B team game will be played at 6 o’clock. The girls game will start at 7 to be following by the boys game about 8:30. Gaffney won both games with the local teams earlier in the season Gaffney has suffered only one defeat and is on top in the Eastern Con ference. Both teams won games with Whit mire Monday evening. Girls score ■ w as 28-22 andJaoys 48 39. DIRECTORS TO MEET A meeting of the Board of Direc tors of the Chamber of Commerce will be field this (Thursday) morn- , ing in the Forum Room of the Bank of Clinton. The meeting will begin - at 10 o’clock. issqe was never resolved. Mr Gray submitted a lert^thy letter telling tf the work of the court. The Supervisor’s office was di rected to reimburse the Treasurer’s office for payment of court costs un til the end of the fiscal year in Jujue. It was pointed out thijit the appro priation tor .paying costs of court terms in the county for the year had been exhausted due to larger than normal Expenses. All "four members of the delega tion were present at the meeting, in cluding Senator Robert C. Was on, Representatives W. Paul Culbertson, W. C. Dobbins, and T. David Sloan. Rev. Hodges Improving, To Preach Sunday Rev. George H. Hodges, pastor of Broad Street Methodist Church, is improving after being confined to his home the past ten days, and will oc cupy the pulpit for the Sunday morning service. Topic of his ser* man will be “What Can We Expect From God.” There will be no evening service. ! sp.*,. Tuesday niehl al a mclmg o( f h cc ;' m, ’ a r n> ;" ,g ****«!*,>»*»* ^ "» *«*»-•*■ Utal .i- — -i.-l -.1— 1 i. -*r *bat operations for the first six fh^ no let’ turn ruie *a.s made sev- months of the current vear showed oral months 'ago at' the request ot an operating surplus of $5,186. police committee of council and which if continued at the same rate the poUc* department in an effort to for the balance of the year, will better control a traffic problem cre- provide an operating surplus of ap- ated by backing up vehicles proxim itely SiO.OOO which, the Broad Street. ,s*ateinent sa.d, will be applied on tiie deficit The 31 mills requested for meet ing the financial obligations of the district is the same mtllage that was levied for the current term which ends June 30 The statement revealed that the deficit began after the 1952 53 term when 27 mills were levied for op erating expenses of schools in the district A distribution to the school districts of funds, from a state sur plus caused the lowering of the levy to 20 nulls for two years Bjegirm with the 195.V56 year. howeyefC no state surplus dislnbution/vcas avail able to the -district wa' not returned to^the original 27. with trie citv > practice of not inly 22 mils levied for that Btnldifg water ma.-t- aey nd the year, whi^hr the statement said, Clt ? bnut' was rjjKsufficient to meet operat- committee was direct- ine^dxpenses The same situation «1 to look over a drainage problem evaded in 1956-57. it was stated, on Gilbert Avenue, pending action when only 21 mills were provided by council The area involved is m a However, three mills were included new section being developedj n the levy that year-to be abplied City Clerk and Treasure* W B on the previous deficit But the 21 Owens submitted the moh.L'Jy report of S132 compared with a state aver- on receipts and disbursements The age of $146 for tb* 1 1''56 57 term, city's income f-r January was ^;ven Three previous years also showed as $52.267 88 Disbursements were an average per-pupil operating cost $95 079 73 including $51,662 46 paid up vetucles on sometime' extending as far as the post office AfurTH?" meering Monday night several mem bers of council expressed themselves as not being ready to change - rule without further study A request for exlensiop/of a 6- inch water main from the city Imuts on South Br jd Street the F sey W Copeland property, a dc lance if about 2.000 fyPc wa- denied by unan urious vpte It was 'tated mai the owner^iesired to develop tae prop- ty. which is beyond the city lim it was the decision of council that the city would furnish water for the area but the developer would ^the mhlage ^ ave tu build his own line, m accor- for the district was'well below that to the for the state as a whole part ‘AVe knew that we would have to utilitie continue op'ra’ttv, ww: beh»w the state average * ' pt- pupil," the trustees .'aid.. J we i\ pected to have any operating sur : plus over the one mill allocated to this deficit According to, the es mate .f *•, trustees, it is expected, that the dis- in Boj I ir.’ere; The tnofit Janua mer.t' ■■"1 Academy Street j Teachers And Pupils Contribute $473.84 >290 « ■- work' tested fluence e '.i\ - ant revenue from > ter pay nu t::- : bonds and ’ as trey cc me due. { the pc-.ice depart- 'haw At f:m > .eilected durmg s . s . 1 I s ' Leading m pay • fo. ti e month were 23 persons . . ; . >' the p<. * ic \ \: wer. two offi^wJers ar for driving under the m- ot tmoxieahi' ITiey pan! a Continuing the series of photos of personnel in county offices in Lavrens, The Chronicle this week presents the staff in the office of Probate Judge J. Hewlette Wasson, who is shown seated at his desk. At the left is MJss Isabelle Fuller. Deputy Probate Judge, who has served in the office for 28 years under four Judges of Probate: O. G. Thompson, C. A. Power, Ross D. Young, and Mr. WasSon. At the right Is Mrs. Meta F. Brown, clerk, who has seen four years service. Judge Wasson has held the office since January Photo by Dan Yarborough. total of $160. Four were jirested for petty larceney; two of'whom paid a total «f i $200. two cases tx-mg sus- pcikied tR.Vf ’fte-iders paid les>er The teachers aial student’of Acad .ant'-am' tor various offerees A to emy street School' have contributed tal ot M arrest' were made durmg a. total of $473 84 in three recent the month fund drives For tpe Community Chest the teibhers * gave $224 00 $74 63 was received from the 'ale of TB Sea!' byjtne teachers and pupils, and the faculty and students donated $171.51 for the polio campaign k HtksPlTVI PAT1^: , Friends of B Hubert Boyd will be interested to know he is cottrales- cmg at Self Memorial htvspital m Greenwood following an operation there on Monday Dollar Days in Clinton u : S' ‘ * i. Friday, Saturday — Be Here! c-- s- ****'