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i If You Don't Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get The News The Chronicle Strives To Be A flean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIX Joanna Lions Club to Sell Brooms Members of the Joanna Lions Club are shown her - as they prepare to put on the annual broom sale for the club’s sight conservation activities. The sale began yesterday in the Joanna community and will be continued through Friday, Proceeds of the charity based drive will be used to furnish glasses for needy cases. Left to right are, front row: Ciisby Templeton, Rolfe Clark, President Claude M. Lawson, and Rev. A. I). Croft, Baptist pastor, and manager of the broo n riant of the South Carolina Association for the Blind in Columbia, where the brooms are made. Back row: Mac Duncan, Billy Nabors, Carl Franxen, chairman of the committee conducting the sale, and Carson Nabors/—Photo by Dan Yarborough. City Democratic Club To Reorganize Monday Meet at Hampton Ave. School, 7:30 Funeral Services For Mrs. \‘ Davis Held On Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. John D. Davis, 70, were held Saturday afternoon at Gray Funeral Home, conducted by Dr. W. Redd Turner and Dr. D. J. Woods. Burial was in the Presbyterian Church cemetery. Pallbearers were C. W. Cooper, Lawrence Davis, Rufus Sadler, David Boland, D. B Smith, and Ar thur Greenwood. Mrs. Davis died early Friday morning at her home on North Broad street following several years of declining health. She was a native of Latta, but had made her home in Clinton for a number of years. She was a daughter of the late William Weight and Harriet McPherson Sellers. She was a member of the First Presby terian Church of Clinton and was also a member of the James B. Parrott Chapter of the Eastern Star and served as Worthy Matron. Mrs. Davis was married twice. Her first marriage was to Preston A. Heustess, who died in 1914. Her second marriage was to John D. Davis, who died a number of years ago. By this union three sons and three daughters survive: E. A. Davis of Ocala. Fla.; Frank M. Davis of the U. S. Navy; and John D. Davis, Jr., of Kissemee, Fla.; Mrs. James N. Parker of Aiken; Mrs. Clifford Elkins, Jr., of Stuart, Fla.; and Miss Ruth Davis of Ashe ville, N. C.; one sister, Miss Etta Sue Sellers of Latta; and eight grandchildren; also one brother-in- law, Dr. J. W. Davis of Clinton, with whom she made her home. Lehn's Chosen "Yard Of Month" The yard of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lehn on Chestnut street has been selected by the Gardenettes to re ceive the “Yard of the Month’’ placque. A call has been issued by Pres ident Roy Holtzclaw for a reorgani-’ zation meeting of the Clinton Dem ocratic Club next Monday night at he Hampton Avenue School. Convening at 7:30, the club will elect officers, including an execu tive committee, to set machinery in motion for a city Democratic pri mary election to nominate a mayor and six councilmen. Officers to be elected at Monday's meeting are a president, vice-pres ident, and secretary-treasurer. In addition to Holtzclaw, other officals are: L. B. Dillard, vice- president: Leaman D. Jones, secre tary-treasurer; executive commit teemen: ward one, J. J. Clark; ward two, V. Parks Aflair; ward three, Ray Pit's; ward four, Mil ford Smith, ward five, Joel Cox; ward six, E. P. Taylor. The dates of the primaries will be set at the meeting on Monday. The 1956 primaries were held on May 29 and June 5 in order to avoid state and county elections on June 12. However, this year there have Waits Retires As President Of Textile Group At Meeting Kelly Waits, of Joanna, was the retiring president of the Textile Quality Control Association which concluded a two-day meeting Fri day at the Poinsett Hotel in Green ville. The Association is concerned with technical matters of interest to those egnaged in textiles. Mr. Waits is with the quality control department at Joanna Cot ton Mills. deen some opinions expressed fa voring pushing up the primaries to prior to May 1. If this is done, both old and new registration certificates may be used. If held after May 1, only new certificates will be valid since the old certificates expire on April 30 Registration Board On Duty Every Day The Laurens County Registration Board is giving continuous service, 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. daily, at the court house in Laurens, it was stated by officials this week. The stepped-up service was insti tuted in order to complete the big task of re-registering all voters of the county before the expiration of old certificates on April 30 Since the appointment of new clerks, who have been authorized to sign the certificates, as well as the •hree members of the board, the in creased service can be given. . It .was pointed out that with the additionaF personnel, the board can be split up. While service is being given in Laurens, other members are available to go to precincts in the county where request for their service is made. The board this week completed a schedule of appearances that includ ed all precincts in the county, and already several requests for addi tional appearances of the board have been received and scheduled. Another sitting of the board bas been scheduled for Joanna for Mon day and Tuesday, the 17th and 18th. Other meetings: Hickory Tavern—March 20-21. Clinton City at Baldwin Motor Co., March 24-25. Lead Sale of Dogwoodsln City—— Here are leaders of the Clinton Garden Club’s sal e of dogwood and crepe myrtle trees and general beautification program now underway. Left to right, are Mrs. Lynn Cooper. Jr., and Mrs. Frank Sherrill, co^halrmen of the sale; Mrs. B. F. Wingard, chairman of the beautification committee; and Mrs. Wilmot Shraly. president of the Garden Club Council.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Clinton, S. C., Thursday, March 13, 1958 Number tl Report On College Needs In Future To Be Made Monday" A detailed' report by educators charting the future needs of Pres byterian College will be presented here next Monday. Representatives of the controlling Synods of Georgia and South Caro lina, serving as an advisory coun cil, will assemble at PC on this date to receive the report. They were appointed at the start of the survey by the moderators of the two synods. The study toward projecting the future development of Presbyterian College and its maximum role in Christian higher education began last spring under the supervision of six distinguished educators. They visited the campus, upon invitation of the college administration and trustees, and analyzed various phas es of the probram here. Results of this survey and recom mendations will be delivered in the final report to be presented at 11 a. m. Monday in the library building Dr. R. H. Fitzgerald, chancellor emeritus of the University of Pitts burgh, serves as director of the sur vey team. It also includes; Dr. James M. Goddard, of the Univer sity of Miami (Fla.J; President J. Ollie Edmunds, of Stetson; Dr. G H. Cartledge, of Oak Ridge Na tional Laboratory; Dyan Maxwell Smith, of the University of Chatta nooga; and President Guy E. Snav- ely, of Lafayette College. After receiving the report, the two-synod advisory council will help interpret it to the Presbyterian con stituency which controls PC and as sist in implementing its recommen dations. Robert M Vance, of Clin ton, chairman of the PC board of trustees, heads the 35-member ad visory council. Eight Calhoun Falls Boys Held Here for Taking Car Accessories Twelve More File As Candidates In County Primaries Twelve more candidates, includ- >ng five present occupants of court house offices, qualified for entrance in the coming Democratic prima ries this week. These are in addition to the eight who qualified soon after opening of the books on Monday, March 3.! The books will close next Monday I at noon, by which time all candi dates who enter the county prima ries must qualify by signing the pledge and paying the fee for their respect vie offices Those included in the list of quali fying candidates since the initial report last week are Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, for reelection as Au ditor; J. Hewlette Wasson, for re- election as Probate Judge; Sam M Leaman, for reelection as Trea surer; J. Leroy Burns, for reelec tion as Superintendent of Educa tion; and Bennie B. Blakely, for reelection as Supervisor. Candidates for Magistrate are J C. Nabors, in Jacks Township; Archie C. Owens, Sullivan Town ship; W. D. Norris, Dials Town ship; R Eugene Johnson, Kinards, Rt. 1, Hunter Township at Mount- ville; Troy C. Davis, Waterloo Township; Thomas B O’Dell, Wa terloo Township. A new candidate for County Com- misioner is Claude A. Patton of Youngs Township. Filed $100 Eadi In Trial Monday Eight boys from Calhoun Falls paid fines of $100 each here in po lice court Monday morning for stealing automobile hub caps off a car parked on Elizabeth street the previous Thursday night about 2:00 a m The boys, listed on police rec ords, were Bobby Tisdale, Wil liam Cannon, Franchot Parnell, Robert L. Peace, and Tommy Ray Gaines Observed in the act of taking the hub cap* from the car. they were later picked up by Officers William B Blakely and J V Ixiwe, who stopped the.station wagon in which they were traveling for investiga tion Officers were notified by Chuck Leatherwood, a resident of the, area They were held until Saturday for investigation and released under bonds of $100 each and returned here Monday morning for trial be fore Mayor J. P Terry accompan ied by relatives and other residents of Calhoun Falls The boys, Clinton police said, had committed thefts in Greenwood and Belton earlier in the night they were caught here. While being held here, the boys were questioned by officers from other cities in an effort to connect them with thefts in the various towns. Included were two officers from the South Carolina Law En forcement Department, and others from Belton. Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood. Abbeville, and Sheriff C. W Wier of Laurens County. Found in the station wagon when the boys were apprehended here were three hub caps taken in Bel ton, two from C’hnton, two fender mirrors, two gasoline cans with rubber hose for syphoning gas from cars, a tow cable, spare tire and wheel from Calhoun Falls, two blackjacks, and an 18 inch knife. The loot was held by Clinton po lice. Clinton Car in Lexington Wreck A Clinton man. George Sincaih. was killed and tw o other men were injured when shown here smashed into the side of a tractor-trailer on Highway .178 near Columbia in B a. m. Monday. Hospitalized were Marviq DeYoung of Clinton, and Jack Bisnop of of the tractor-trailer was not injured^—Photo by Boh Powell of West Columbia. the 19.'*6 Chevrolet Lexington County at Laurens The driver ATTENDS DECORATOR SCHOOL Claude M. Lawson of Lawson Furniture Co., Joanna, was in Sal isbury, N. C., for several days last week attending an interior decorator school. The course of instruction included store and window display, carpet fashions, drapery fabrics and how to correlate them with furniture. Bus Driver School To Be Held March 17-19 A bus driver training school will be held at Clinton High Scnool March 17 19 Any student who will be sixteen years old by October, 1958. who passes the teachers rec ommendation screen, and who has no traffic violations filed against him is eligible to attend thus school A team from the State Highway Department will lecture the group and teach bus driving Then the candidate must pass a written ex am with a score of 80',« and a driv ing exam with no less than 70%. CLINTON GIRLS IN CAST Apearing in the cast of the Junior Follies to be presented Saturday evening at W’inthrop College, Rock Hill, are two Clirlton Girls, Misses Frances Cunningham and Norma Jean Weisner Clinton Man Is Killed In Collision on Monday Two Others Injured; Still in Hospital One Clinton man was killed in-1 man of (Minton He underwent sur- stai.tly, one was injured critically, gexy Monday morning His injuries and a Laurens man was less se- j included a crushed chest as well as iously injured about 6 a m. Mon ; others less serious day when the 1956 Chevrolet in j ac |i Bishop, about 28. radio an w hich they were riding collided with ( nouncer and desman from Laur- a tractor trailer near Columbia ens, was hospitalized, and hospital Victim of the early morning crash attaches said he is ‘ coming around a as George J Sineath. 49. resident i p re tty well ” of North Adair Street in Clinton. He .. rnn .. . , , , , . , fne three men were on their way operated a barber shop at Joanna. t(J ; , tu , nd a Masonic near Clinton. Still listed in critical condition at Columbia hospital in Columbia Marvin N DeYoung. 41. night fire Von Hollen Is New Commerce Head Nominate Truluck For Lions Governor Five Directors Are Announced Rembert S. Truluck, member of the Clinton Lions Club, has been nominated by the chib as a candi date for Governor of District 32-A, comprised of about half of the Lions membership in South Caro lina. The planning committee of the Clinton club, headed by Gary Lehn, has secured pledges of support for Truluck from a number of clubs in the district. Election for the post will take place at the state convention, meet ing in Charleston June 1, 2, and 3 Truluck has been a member of the Clinton club for 15 years, hav ing a^-perfecLi ^attendance record during the past five years. He has held several offices, including two terms in the District Governor’s cabinet as zone chairman. He participates in several phases of civic and church activity in the city and county, and operates his own printing busines in Clinton Teachers Of State To Meet In Columbia On Thursday, Friday The South Carolina Education As sociation. composed of school teach ers' and administrators in the state, will meet in annual session next Thursday and Friday in Township Auditorium in Columbia. Holidays will prevail in the state’s schools during the two days. James Von Hollen is the new president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce for 1958-59. He was elected by the board of directors at a meeting last Thurs day that also named James E Wolfe, retiring president, as vice- president; Charles Johnson, treas urer. and announced the election by mail ballot of five new directors for three-year terms The new directors are I Mac Adair. Tom E. Baldwin, Charles H. Johnson, Davis V Pitts, and J C. Thomas. They succeed the following whose terms ■expire on March 31 J Robert Cox, Van S. Jones, John! Mitnnaugh, Rufus e. Sadler, and c Seniors Leave Sunday T Thomason The holdovers on the 15 member board of directors are: M. D Mi lam. Jr , Harry McSweeq, D. B. Smith, Howard Smith, J’ Iceland Young, - W R Anderson, Claude Crocker, Hugh L Eichelberger, H. C. Layton, and Mrs. Dan Yarbor ough Mrs. Esther H. Pit»s is secretary and office manager Funeral Services ror George Sineath Held Wednesday a Masonic meeting in Charleston when the collision occur red at the intersection of Highway 1-1 378 and the Corley Mill Road lead ing from Lake Murray in Lexington County They left Clinton about 5 a. m The Chevrolet, owned and driven oy DeYoung, ran into the right rear side of a Southeastern Freight Line tractor-trailer driven by George Washington Neely. 26. of West Co lumbia The International tractor- trailer was traveling toward Lexing ton on Highway 378 The impact tore the tandem from the body of the trailer The trans- mi'.sion was lorn loose from the Chevrolet, which was demolished It was entering the highway from Corley Mill Road i Secondary High way 68) The driver of the tractor trailer JAMES VON HOLLEN Funeral services for George J ■ sineath, 49. were held Wednesday j afternoon at 3 30 at the First Bap tist Church, conducted by the Rev I H Darr. pastor, and Rev James H Mictheil, of the Joanna Baptist was uninjured church Burial was in Rosemont Smeath s body | cemetery in Clinton, with Masonic rites at the .graveside Pallbearers were William J , Epps B , Carolus, and W A Davis, Clifton Tucker, James D Bass, E C Edwins, and J W Walker The! honorary escort was composed of MISS YOUNG MAKES members of Campbell Lodge No 44 CONVERSE DEAN’S LIST and members of the James B Par-! Miss Leanna Young was one of 18 i 'tt Chapter of the Eastern Star sophomores included m the Deans Mr Sineath was killed early Mon-, List for the first semester at Con- doy morning in an automobile acci-! verse College, Spartanburg dent near Columbia in Lexington She is the daughter of Mr and was returned to Clinton Monday morning by -Gray* Funeral Home ambulance The fu neral was held Wednesday, an ac- ocunt appearing elsewhere in The Chronicle today For Washington Trip Seventy-eight Clinton High se mors will take the annual trip to , .. „ _ V- Laurens for 26 Washington, D. C They vvIM^oant , n m b t . r ( , the Silver Comet here on March ami will return March 22. ber of Campbell l xlge N’p 44. Enroute to Washington they will ^ " 1,1 * - lt 1i iih* '** his dfdth and high County. A native of Colleton County, he was the son of Mrs KUa D Sineath and’ the late Rev Ben W Sineath He had formerly made his home m years and was a the First Baptist ,i hurch i>f Clinton He w.i- a mem make several stops to visit histor , w!l ' : ma ' u>r l . priest ot the chapter Other outgoing officers are Eich ical places in Virginia. .Among mcm ) )or ,f ,j u . ] mu . s slberger and Cox, vice-presidents, s them will be St John's Church in „ h . lU , r | t j u , ami Gary Holcomb, treasurer Richmond, the Governor's Palace Sumvin Von F|ollen is a member of the in W illiamsburg, and the first- staff-of-M, S. Bailey & $on. Bank- 'nanent English settlement at crs. and has been active in Cham-‘ ^ anu ' slown ber of Commerce work'. He will In Old Point Comfort they will take office as president on April 1 board a steamer tor an overnight 1 The directors noted that Shelton trip up the Chesapeake Bay to Bal J Rimer, of Greenville, is moving timore where they will visit the his recently purchased mobile C. S Naval Academy homes plant in Lenoir, N C„ to The seniors will continue their Clinton and welcomed him to the journey by motor coach to Wash- city. Appreciation was expressed to mg ton where they will spend three President Wolfe for his efforts in days* sightseeing. Some of the working with Mr Rimer in moving points of interest will be* Capitol his plant here. (h e Bureviu of Engraving ana Mrs Leland Young of this city • his wife. Mrs Ruby Kmg Sineath of Clinton, one* son. George J Si neath. Jr, with the U S Army at Fort Jackson, two brothers. Sgt \ A Sinevith of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Sgt. W L Smeatti of Paly City, Calif one half brolher. Dr C. B Sineath of Belle Glade, r’la thret* sisters, Mrs F G. Scurry of Saluda Mrs T H Hook H e w as a B Parrott of Gilbert, and Mrs G M Rikard. Eastern Star Jr. of Batesburg. .ind two grand be'skic-v his mother are children Legislators Introduce Clinton-Laurens Road Bill \ move to improve the Clinton Laurens highway got underway la--t w eck when the* Laurens County legislators, introduced a bill in the* House* of Kepre*sentatives, but were* Eichelberger moved that the Printing, and Lincoln an I Je'tfcr Chamber endorse the efforts of the son Memorials. ’Hiey wil| also visit Laurens County legislative delega tne Washington Monument. Ar- tion to get U. S. Highway 76 from chive*s Building, National Art Gal Clinton to Laurens "widened, relo- lery, and the FBI building, cated and improved. The chaperones for the Washuig- The annual meeting of the Cham ton trip will be R. P Wilder, R E ber has been tentatively set for Martin, Mr*. Lewis Wallace, and some time early in April Miss Eloise Miller * - • T Itnils of the ci > of Clinton *o as to make >ueh a nullway a -ate uiree- lane highway '’ Sc-'kins' immediate approval of c ( ion R | lesentatvie OI7-~ 'ivrmed m "cir reguest for prompt ben-v explained that the twisting, approval -— : — • relatively narrow mad wall become A resolution jointly 'ponsored by more of a traffic bottleneck when a Representatives W Paul Culbert- large manufacturing plant along son, William <’ Dobbins, and T ue route !> cempleted David Sloan. Jr directing the Since slate tunds would be in state lUgli.way Department to 'am voived. objection to immediate ac- prove, straighten, widen or relocate tion came from several rpervsenu- that portion of Highway 276 lying Levs and the resolution was refer- between the corporate limits of the red to the Committee on Education city of Laurers and the corporate and Public Works