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I If You Don’t Read The Chronicle 9 You Don’t Get The Newa 1 / • ' • Shf ffllinlmt (Cljrnntrlp The Chronicle Strive* To Be A ( lean News paper, Complete. Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIX —• — Democratic Club City Primary for Officers Reelected on Monday Night The Clinton City Democratic Club and the Clinton Mill precinct at the started the ball roUing for the 1958 community building, city elections Monday night when Since the last city election, the Orders May 27 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 20,1958 Clintons New Water Plant Underway Number 12 Baldwin Is Chosen 'Citizen Of The Year' J Clinton City precinct was divided toy l action of the state legislature for all the date for the first primary was set for Tuesday, May 27. A second primary, if necessary, will be held' ^ executive committee was au- one week later, June 3. jthorized to make arrangements for The club met at the Hampton | the primaries, set the entrance fees Avenue School for its biennial or ganization session and reelected Roy Holtzclaw as president; L. B. Dil lard, vice president; and Leaman D Jones, secretary-treasurer. All present executive committee men were also reelected: J. J. Clark, ward one; V. P. Adair, ward for candidates, and payment of box managers. The committee will meet next Monday night to set the dates for opening and closing the books for entrance and qualifying of candi dates. A mayor and six councilmen will two; Ray Pitts, ward three; Mil- be nominated in the primaries and elected in a general election (prob ably in August). Their terms of of Rev. Giles F. Lewis Be Ordained On 25th ford Smith, ward four; Joel Cox, ward five; E. P. Taylor, ward six. Holtzclaw called the meeting to f* ce W >N begin September 1. order and outlined the purposes of the meeting. R. L. Plaxico was named tempo rary president of the meeting and presided until Holtzclaw’s reelec tion. Jones read the minutes of the 1950 meeting and gave a financial report showing a balance of more than $600 in the treasury. Three balloting points will be pro vided for the city primaries: No. 1 precinct at the city hall, No. 2 pre cinct at the Hampton Avenue School, Funeral Services Held Wednesday For Mrs. J. Reed Todd The Rev. Giles F. Lewis, Jr , will be ordained to the sacred priesthood on Tuesday. March 25, at All Saints’ .Episcopal Church here The Right Reverend C. Alfred Cole, D D., Bishop of upper South Carolina will conduct the service at 11 o’clock in the morning. Several other clergy men from the diocese will take part. Members and the public are invit ed to attend the service Clinton High Class Having 'Ball' on Trip “We’re having a ball." That was the message received Wednesday morning by The Chronicle from Billy Horne and Terrell Cook, Clinton High School seniors, speaking for the 78 mem bers of the class who this week are on their annual tour to Wash ington. The class left Sunday night on the Seaboard Comet and will re turn diuing the early morning hours of Saturday. The message was sent from Washington and recounted their tour of Richmond, Williamsburg and Jamestown. They boarded a boat at Old Point Comfort for an overnight trip to Baltimore, see ing Fort McHenry, then moviiig on for a visit to the Naval Acad emy at Annapolis. Upon arrival in Washington, they toured the Bureau of Print ing and Engraving where the country’s paper money is made. (No samples were handed out). Other points on the tour up to that time included the Jefferson Mem orial and Mount Vernon. A movie was on the schedule for Tuesday night, when the message was filed. W C , Baldwin was named as “Citizen of the Year” by the Clinton Lions Club at its meeting Friday evening at Hotel Mary Musgrove The clutrwas continuing its an nual custom of honoring a"citizen of the area who has rendered outstand ing service to the community. Mr Baldwin was selcted for his work in promoting and seeking to maintain the Bethany Presbyterian Church and its service to residents of the community near Clinton Al«o included was Mr. Baldwin's con tinuing service to the unfortunate and needy It was pointed out by members of the nomination commit tee that Mr Baldwin's almost daily efforts are a revelation to those who are aware of the extent of his work in this field. Mr Baldwin will be invited to at tend a meeting of the club in the near future, when he will be pre sented a suitable plaque attesting his selection. He is a well known automobile dealer of the city, a member of the | First Presbterian Church, the Ki- wanis Club, and active in many fields of civic endeavor. Wesley Brotherhood Supper Meet Postponed The regular supper meeting of the Wesley Brotherhood of Broad Street Methodist Church, scheduled for tonight (Thursday) has been post poned until completion of the new Sunday school building. Announce ment will be' made later as to the exact date of the next meeting Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Sloan Todd, 76, widow of J. Reed Todd, were held yesterday (Wednes day) afternoon at the Associate Re- Wreck at Joanna Kills Fred Morgan Car Leaves Highway and Turns Over Special Court Term Coming Up April 7 Early stages of construction of Clinton's new 3.000.000-gallon daily capacity niter plant for an enlarged water system is shown here. Fiske-Carter Construc tion Company of Spartanburg is the c ontra, lor lor the plant w nic h is going up on a site adjoining the present power and water pianjj on Gary Street. \t the same time pr«»g;.-ss is being made in Laving |)he 16-inrh water line to Enoree River. This phase of the work is being done b> F'pv Construe tioo Co. of savannah. Ga. The expansion of facilities is being financed b\ proceeds of a recent $1.150 000 bond Issue Lt. Curtis Freeman Returns To States A Clinton man was killed and an other escaped injury Friday night when an automobile in which they formed Presbyterian Church, con-1 were riding failed to make a curve ducted by her pastor, Dr. C. By num Betts Interment was in Rose- mont cemetery Pallbearers were James P. Sloan, Eugene Sloan. John L. Sloan, Hu bert Todd, George Donnan, and Me- Lees Cunningham Mrs. Todd died Monday night at Blalock CUnjc after several years of declining health and an illness of one week. 4 She was a native of Laurens County where she spent her entire life. She was the daughter of the late James P. and Mattid Blakely Sloan. A graduate of Due West Fe male College, she was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyte rian Chyrch in Clinton where she taugfat the Woman s Bible class for many years Surviving are two sons, J. Sloan Todd of Clinton; and U. Col. Wal ter B. Todd of Carlisle Barracks, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Charles R. Workman, of Kinards; Mrs. Hugh J. Eargle of Florence; and Mrs. Harry E. Bolick, Jr., of Kanau, Germany. ten grandchil dren; one sister. Miss Elizabeth Sloan of Clinton. near Joanna Fatally injured was Fred William Morgan, SO. body and fender worker of Route 2. Highway Patrolman J. A. Edens, Registration Board To Fill Clinton Dates Delegates To State Convention To Meet In iaureos Saturday The 16 delegates of the Laurens County Democratic Convention will hold a meeting at the county court house Sautrday at 10:00 a. m., R. L. Plaxico, county chairman, has announced. A chairman of the delegation win be elected. Matters pertaining to the state convention March 25 will be discussed. Representatives of the l.aurens County Registration Board will be in Clinton next Monday and Tnes- dny, March 24 and 25, to tesar registration certificates to pros pective voters who have not yet made application for their new certificates. All present registration certif icates expire at midnight April 30. In order to vote In the coming city, county and state elections voters mast present new certif icates. They must be dated 30 days prior to any election in which they are used. It was pointed out by officials that replacement of lost certif icates can be made at any time, even on election day. The Clinton session of the Reg istration Board next week will be held at Baldwin Motor Co. su North Brood Street. 1Ye board also baa return dates scheduled for the Clinton MU aad Lydia Mill communities. The Clinton Mill engagement has been set for April 2, and the Lydia session on April 3. The board Is also ia session dally at the court house in Lau rens. who investigated, said Mr Morgan apparently uied instantly as the 1949 Dodge left the highway and over turned. mnmg him beneath Billy Charles Grant, 39. of Wood- row street .driver and owner of the car, was not injured in the accident, which occurred on Highway 76 about 8 L5 p m. Patrolman Edens said The patrolman said Mr. Grant lost control of the vehicle travel ing west toward Clinton on the curve at the intersection of the high way with the railroad and Road S 30-122. The car overturned an unde termined number of times, coming to rest on Mr. Morgan, who had been tossed from the car. Patrol man Edens said. Mr. Morgan was an employee of Clyde Wehunt's Body Works of! Clinton He and Mr. Grant were the only occupants of the car. At a coroner's inquest held in the Community House at Joanna Mon day afternoon, the jury brought in a verdict stating simply that Mor gan came to his death "in an auto mobile accident." Testifying at the inquest were Deputy Floyd Pitts of Joanna, State Highway Patrolmen Jack D. Ro gers and J. A. Edens. Deputy Pitts said, judging from A special week's term of civil court for Laurens County has been set for April 7, Clerk of Court Wal ter E. Dunlap stated early this week The special term was called to deal with approximately 15 appeals from condemnations involving prop erty owners and the State Highway Department in connection with the new Greenvilie-Columbia highway, it was said Judge J B Pruitt, of Anderson, will preside over the term Lt. Curtis Freeman, who has spent the past year on a tour of duty with the United States Army m Ger J many, has returned to the states | He is spending some time here 1 with his wife, the former Miss Ada Ann Furr, and daughter. Karolyn. J who will accompany him early in j May to San Monica, Texas There 1 he will attend a transportation school 36 For Clinton Area Men Are Candidates — Photo by Dan Yarborough. Qualify Primary S in House Race, 2 for Treasurer, 3 for Supervisor, 6 for Commissioner Candidates Entrance in Kiwanians Sponsor Easter Services Thirty-six candidates are quali Qualifying fur magistarte in the fied to enter the Democratic pn- various townships were Laurens— maty on June 10 for county offices Lucille M Watts, incumbent, Wil- That number had paid their fees ! |am Dorroh Hunter Township at The Kiwanis club will sponsor the Easter Sunrise Services Easter morning at the Clinton Mill ball park. The complete program will be published at a later date in The Chronicle. Clinton and Spartanburg Bands To Give Concerts Here Tuesday, Thursday Twelve men from the Clinton area are candidates for various county offices in the Democratic I primary on June 10. having quali | I *^IVo art^in^hp*race and signed the pledge by Monday at ( hnton—Sam McCrary incumbent " e noon when time for entry of candi Hunter Township at Mountville—R dates closed, according to records Eugene Johnson, incumbent. Jacks in the office of Mrs Caroline Cole —Jumi?* M Copeand. Jr. Robert man. secretary of the Laurens •'* Bighorn. J C Nabors and James I County Democratic party, in Lau^* ^ erne il s -J r i rens Also Waterloo—Troy C. Dans. In the race for the three seats in Thomas B O Dell, and Carl Y Cul- the House of Representatives are bertson. Sullivan—Archie C Owens. Justin A Bridges. Rep T David incumbent. Dials—W D Norm Sloan Jr both of Laurens Kep W j nd l M < urry Cross Hill—J O. C Dobbins of Joanna. King Dixon I^nnv and C C Wifhams; and of Representatives, two for Super visor. one for County Commission er. and seven are offering for posts as Magistrate. William C. Dobbins, Joanna farm er, is seeking reelection to the i House of Representatives He is now j serving his first term Another can didate for the House is J Roy Craw | ford, farmer and civil engineer of I the Hopewell section Bennie B Blakely, farmer, living I midway between Clinton and Laur- ; ens. is offering for reelection as Su- I pervisor Also a candidate for the —for the price of one—is the mu sical menu in store for Clinton au diences next week. # The Clinton High School band will lead off on Tuesday night, the 25th. to be followed on Thursday by the the skid marks, the car, which was i Spartanburg High School band driven by Billy Charles Grant of Both concerts will be held in the Clinton, had skidded about 300 to, Clinton High School auditorium at 400 feet before landing on its top inlg oo p m a ditch near the train crossing on Highway 76. : i post is Ryan F Lawson, farmer Two band concerts in three nights t tanburg band is one of the finest and cattleman of the Hopewell sec- bands in the state, and I hope we tion will have the largest audiences ever, Appearing for the second straight to attend band concerts in Clinton " | time * j Warren Craiw candldaUl Mr. Cothran said that the public, f or 0De 0 { two pi aces for Coun is invited to the concerts and that tv Commissiooet one ticket will give admission to candidate , n 1956 both concerts. Tickets are on sale; l sed for Maglstrate He was also a by band members and will be avaQ-1 H c for I incumbent. Claude A Patton of able at the door " u, ‘ ter TownMlip at CtMton is Sam | Y(Kings Township M N j II. of Lauren>. and J of Clinton The third representative. Paul Culberson, was last week nominated f <r mayor of Laurers Phere is. no race for the Senate Senator Robert C Wasson s term expires m I960 Seeking the supervisor s post are Bennie B Blukev, incumbent. Fur man Thompson of Laurens, and Ry an T Lawson of Clinton Qualifying for two commissioner seats are Paul S O Dell of Laurens. d C M King Dixon I * nn > C R Crawford Scuffietown—W incumbent No Candida'- Tow nship P Abercrombie. offered m Young* Patrolman Edens testified that from all indications the car was traveling from Joanna to Clinton The inquest was conducted by Coroner Joe F. Smith. Members of the jury were Carson Nabors, Frank Tmepleton. Vernon C. Gar ner, Bernard Nabors. Louie Nabors, and Johnnie Wheichel. Hie Clinton band performance will feature classical, modem, and popular music W. A. Cothran, director, said, "Never before have the people of Clinton had the opportunity to hear two fine bands in concert within one week Our band has been work ing hard and they sound good I know the people of the community will be proud of them. The Spar- _ „ , McCrary, as is R The Spartanburg musicians will 1 ., . . . , . _ be guests of the Clinton band while ^ T ° WnSh,P * here for the concert The Spartans.! u e who have consistently made high l>ffer ‘ n « a K ain * Mag- ratims in the State Music Festival. ‘ ,trale W p Abercrombie in Scuf are under the direction of Robert " t ‘ town Township. Simmons, past president of the Seeking the Magistrate s post in Soutt] Carolina Band and Orchestra ^ ac ^ s Township is a slate of four Association. Richard Dorbritz is >s-! carK *‘d a,es James M Copeland. Jr sistant director, and he and Mr son °f a termer Magistrate in Jacks Co'hran, the Clinton director, were w ho died in office. Robert N. Big classmates at Baylor University, ham, J. C Nabors, and James C. Texas. ! Kemells, Jr Eugene Johnson. ^ Waterloo George Pressley PerJand of Payment Of City Taxes And Licenses Now Carry Penalty According to Clinton s city tax and business license ordinances. un- Laurens. J \Aarren Craine of Clin P ai< * taxes and licenses are now be ing collected with penalties added Faxes Mr 1967 were due and col- h“ctable on or before December 31. and late pavments were subject to a 10 per cent penalty March IS was the date ter unpaid taxes to go into execution with added costs Licenses ter operating a business in the city during 1968 were to be paid before March 1. and unpaid li censes are now past due ton. and Joe Holliday of Laurens In the race for treasurer are Sam M Leaman of Cross Hill, ineum bent and George S Adair of Ow mgs The following candidates are un opposed Auditor Jennie V Culbertson. Superintendent of Education J Le roy Bums, and Probate Judge J Hewlette Wasson Laurens County's New Central Prison Camp on Old Clinton-Laurens Road Today (Thursday) Is the final day of an open house inspection period which resident* of the county have been Invited to view the recently completed central prison camp for Laurens County, scenes of which are shown here. The new facility, built at a cost of approx! maiely $20. MS, replaces three below-par camps at various-points in the county. The work was done under the direction of the Supervisor aad County Commissioners with funds appropriated by the county legislative delegation. At the left is a view of the building and grounds, located on (he old (Tlntoa-Laurens road near the county home. The building is a con Crete btork structure with concrete floors, containing a kitchen, two rooms, guards' quarters and two prisoner qnartrrs Ilxtw feet. Bath and lot let facilities are provided and oil stoves are used for heat ing. TV center panel shows one of the pnsoorr quarters. <ad at right is a view of the kitcheo. —Photo* b\ Dan A arbomugh