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Volume LVIX
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 10, 1958
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Number 15
Baptists Seek Funds to .Complete Building
Laurens
To Four
Responsible For
Industrial Plants
County Expresses Thanks
Men For Service To Area
Honored at Dinner Tuesday Night
Here is the partially completed building on the Laurens County Baptist Associational Assembly site on lake Greenwood for which a county-
wide effort will be launched in Clinton tonight with a dinner in the Presbyterian College dining hall to raise $15,000 needed for completing and
equipping the structure for use this summer. Three members of the assembly site committee from each of the 40 Associational churches in
the county and their pastors are expected at the “kick-off" meeting tonight. They will return to their respective churches to head the campaign
to raise the necessary funds. Approximately $8,000 has already been spent on the building and grounds, it was stated.
—Photo by Dan Yarborough.
To Inaugurate Baptist
Fund Campaign Tonight
With Dinner At College Dining Hall ^ err Y Announces
Candidacy For Mayor
A campaign to raise $15,000 to
finish and equip a partially complet
ed building on the Baptist assembly
grounds on Lake Greenwood will
get underway in Clinton tonight
(Thursday) at a kick-off dinner in
the Presbyterian College dining hall.
Attending the aftair will be ap
proximately 150 representatives
from the 40 churches in the Laur
ens Baptist Association, who will re
turn to lead the campaign in their
respective churches
The drive will begin Sunday when
members of churches in the Asso
ciation will be asked to give an
average ’of $2 00 per member in
order to complete the building
At the meeting in Clinton tonight
pledge cards, contribution enve
lopes. and other campaign materials
will be distributed Color slides
showing progress of the work on the
assembly grounds will be seen The
meeting will begin at 7: JO
It waa pointed out that $1,000 has
already boon spent oe the build
i ng and grounds
The building, approximately 30 by
125 tort, will contain aa assembly
room seating about
a* a dining hall
dhonum In addition a kitchen and
rest room facilities will be provid
ed
The campaign ia under the direc
tion of a finance committee com
pueed of K S. Trulurk of Clinton,
chairman. Miss Eugenia Bums of
the Highland Home Church, Harry
Griffin of Laurens First. Joe Med
lock of Laurens Second and Fuller
Motes of Mountvtlle
In connection with the opening of
the campaign Sunday, a ‘Totne-
See" service will be held on the as
sembly grounds Sunday afternoon
from 3 to 4 p m Baptists of the
county are invited to attend and
view the progress being made on
the site.
The 25 acres in the assembly
ground site was donated to the
Laurens Baptist Association by Mr.
and Mrs. Jake Rasor of Cross Hill,
with certain restrictions, including
building within five years of perma
nent-type construction to the amount
of at leant $10,000. and to be used
by the Association for 20 years.
Several churches are planning to
liuiM cottages on the site for use of
their members while attending
church functions or on other occa
sions, church officials state, and
the .Association will add other fa
cilities from time to time, it was
said.
Trustees of the corporation are:
Rev. J. C. Rice, Jr. chairman; J.
Leroy Burns, secretary-treasurer;
O. B. Hair, Karl Johnson, G. B.
O'Dell, Rev. Alvin T Boone, and
Mack Ellison.
To Conduct Cub
Scout Training
Course Tonight
A Cub Scout leaders basic train
ing course will be given tonight
(Thursday) from 7 30 to 9 30. ac
cording to announcement by Scout
officiate of the area
The class will be held in the
basement of Broad Street Meth
odist Church, and will be taught
by Lawrence Edward> of Clintoo,
Cub Scout training chairman for
Laurens County
The course wil be given for pack
leaders, committeemen, den mo
thers and leaders for next year.
Scoutors. regardles of experi
ence. who did not take the course
in 1957. are urged to attend the
Joe P. Terry today announces
his candidacy for reelection to the
office of Mayor of Clinton
Terry is completing his third
two-year term as the city chief of
ficial He was elected to his pres-
Funeral Services
For Mrs. McFadden
Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude
McKeown McFadden. 73. widow of
Dr. M. J. McFadden. were held at
Gray Funeral Home at 3:30 Sunday
afternoon, conducted by Dr Neil
Truesdale of Newberry, Dr. D J.
Woods of Clinton, and the Rev
James B. Mitchell of Joanna Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery
Pallbearers were Rawlinson E
Martin. Sam Dunlap, George Dun-
Laurens ( County expressed its j
thanks Tuesday night to four men
ft ho are regarded as being largely |
responsible for two additions to the'
county 's industrial capacity during I
the past year
They were honored at an indus
try Appreciation Night" program
and dinner in the Laurens High 1
School auditorium and cafeteria,
sponsored by the Laurens Lions
Club, and joined in the tribute by
other civic clubs, organizations and
individuals of the county
The four men were Charles E
Daniel of Greenville, chairman of
Daniel Construction Company; R.
M Cooper of Columbia, chairman of
the South Carolina Development
Board. E D Easterby, Laurens
industrialist; and Dwight Patterson,
president of the Palmetto Bank in
Laurens
Each of them was presented a
plaque and certificate of service
award by Robert M Vance. Clinton
banker and textile executive, and
Vic Chapman of Anderson, govern
or of Lions District 32-A, on behalf
of citizens of the county
More than 500 persons were pres
ent for the dinner that preceded
the program
Among guests present were U S
J Strom Thurmond who
Mr. Chapman
Mr. Cooper
Mr. Daniel Mr. Easterby Mr Vance
(itizens of the county gathered in laiurens Tuesday night to honor Charles F Daniel. E. I). Easterby.
R. M. fooper. and Dwight F. Patterson (not in picture) for their services in locating two industries in the
county during the past year. The plants are the 1.-0 F Glass Fibers and Graham Manufacturing C». The
program was sponsored by the Laurens Lions Club. Shown with Messrs. Cooper. Daniel, and F.asterby
Vic ( hapman of Anderson, governor of l ions District 32-A. and Robert M Vance Clinton banker
cotton mill executive, who presented plaques and certificates to the honored guests.
are
ind
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Henry V" Film
Be Shown April 17
William Shakespeare a Henry
V" will be shown April 17 at 7 30
in Thomwrll High auditorium The
film is in color and star* Sir Laur
ence Ohvter
“Henry V" is the la*‘ film to be
shown in the Presbyterian College
English Department's current fine
film series Non subscriber ^ may
purchase single admission tickets at
the door for fifty cents
lap. Moffatt McKeown, Reese' Senator « . . IUI
Noung. James Addison, Yeff D Bo- was principal speaker, < ongre.s.-,
land. Jr . and Stewart Brown men W J Bryan Dorn and Robert
The honorary escort included of-; Ashmore, members of the Laurens
ficers of the First Presbyterian County legislative delegation. Sen
Church of Joanna and Clinton phy- Robert C Wasson and Reps David
i sicians. Dr Furman Wallace of Sloan. Jr, William Dobbins, and
Spartanburg, and Pete Shumpert-W Paul i ulbertson. Laurens Mayor
of Joanna Joe Medlock. and Ll Gov Fnu
Mrs McFadden died Friday af Hollmgs
1 ternoon at the Joanna hospital fol- s *‘ n Thurmond was introduced
lowing several years of declining Ashmore C J Hart,
health Laurens toons president, presided
She was a native of Chester Coun- k Thurmond paid high In
ly but had made her home m Oid- 1 hu,e ,0 Mr t**r*>y *r Daniel.
Registration Board Road Requests Feature
Closes Until April 28 Meeting of Delegation
Citizens Appear at Monday Session
ton most of her life, moving to Jo
anna several years ago. where her
son is a physician She was a
daughter of the late Dr Calvin
Brice and Dosaey Howte Mc
Keown
She was a member at the Joanna
Presbyterian Church While in Clin
ton. Mrs McFadden wan an active
Mr < .Mper and Mr Patterson He
said that Mr Daniel ' is probably
responsible for more industry com
mg to South Carotin.! than any nth 1
er living man
“1 do not believe any state ha*
a development director superior
to our own Bob Cooper," Ihe speak
er said
Mayor Fines Self
In Recorder's Court
Mayor Joe F. Terry of Cliwloa
believes ia takiag the same medl
cine be prescribes for others.
This was revealed Friday when
(he Mayor fined himself $12 M in
city court for viotaliow of a traf-
ficr ordinance. (The Mayor arts
as ia Clintoa's recorder’s
court >.
Terry failed to yield the right of
way at the corner of Woodrow
and Centennial Streets Thursday
morning and his car smashed into
a car driven hy Mrs Ruth M.
Buffington. Considerable damage
was done to both cars.
The case was made by Patrol
man George Corley.
MiVOIt FERRY
ent term in 19SC after a two-year
lapse He previously had served
for four years in the office Before
that he was City Councilman for
tu years from ward atx
In announcing for reelection.
Mayor Terry stated that hr is of
fenng on ha record
During the last fiscal year, he
*aid, the gross revenue of the City
of Chilton was $551.71212. mrlud
mg taxes amounting to $100,743 111
which was collected During
. . „ , , , ‘You all know Ernest Easterby
worker in the Young Peoptr • Dw, ^ Patlrrwi and , am , ur ,
partment of the First Preobytenan ^ , 0 foum them
Church
The l^iurms County Registra
Hon Rojrd will hold no further
seviiAit* until ipril 28. arroriilns
to a revised schedule announced
bv the counts legudatise delega-
tluu.
Formerly, the board had been
in sesaion for six days a week at
the court house in Laureua VIso
member* of the board had been
appearing at pomu out in the
rouatv upon request However,
due to a lark of taleresi shown
by prospective voter* ia secu
ring their new regMratioa rer-
tifkrale*. Iron frequent sitting* of
the board were insulated
Members of the delegation felt,
it was stated, that the expeonr
Involved did not warrawt rowUnw-
ows meeuagt of the hoard On
some days, they stated, as few
aa !• to 15 persons made appilra
Hows for rerofirates
He ginning Vpnl 28. the hoard
will he in —it— irsiina at
the court house for a period of
two weeks
Th«- tomrens County legislative
| delegation in its monthly meeting
i Monday morning in Ihe court house
I at Laurens, had laid before it re
i quests lor u"Lslanee in several
road matters, a drainage problem
| m Lauren*, and the paving of cer-
' tain area.* on the Sunder* High
! Sctwiol ground* in Laurens
A group of property owner* ii
l«ike Greenwood area reqm
that a stretch of road 3 8 mil*
length, leading oft Road 87. tx
B.lllev re
>s of roads
ind High
in the state
the
«tcd
sur
face treated and P S
que ted that two stretch
m the Phiison * Bridge
way 58 section be put
highway system
Both of these requests had been
made previously It was pointed
•>ut that funds for surfactag were
exhausted at the time but with the
new fiscal year new funds would be
available and iddi'.onul project.*
could be undertaken, including re
surfacing certain street, hi the Lydia
Mill Village al l requested bv Mr
Bailey
Memhert ot ne delegation staled
they would make up a new surfac
mg program -Deluding roads to be
put into the state system
ll wa* agreed by the delegation
to resurface a deteriorated section
of road off the by pass around
Laurens on a cost plus h.»«K to ar
commodate a **»rvice station own
er who could not arruige for the
work to be dun. .gherwur
The .Jelegjiion took under advise
ment the paving of certain aectum*
of the Sanders High School grounds
in Laurru* where unloading of bus
es and traffic into the school takes
pfnoe The delegation will aiao look
Surviving u one sou. Dr
Howte McFadden at Joai
Donste
Civil Court Term
In Progress This
Week In Laurens
among its rituens They are great
Smith Carolinians of whom we are
proud.” Sen Thurmond sard
Sen Thurmond hit hard at de
ficit financing on the part of the
federal government
During the next fiscal year, the
federal gov ermrirtifmay have a dr
Gen. Eichelberger Is PC
Commencement Speaker
into the i
mg mtu
Keques
provemet
Hot
M 11 Ito
General Robert L
licit of nine billion dollars, perhaps distinguished retired Vt<
even more, hcwaaid Thu is m Army commander will dehv,
h
licr
A special term of civil court is
| the | in session at Laurens this week Be
year bond* amounting to $41.500 00 ginning Monday morning, the aes
were retired and interest of $19. j *ion u presided over by Judge J
172 49 was paid on the bonded deb:, B Pruitt of Anderson
of the city The city operated well The court will handle only high-
within lU revenue and a surplus of way condemnation suits The ap
over $50,000 was shown for the nenls are being made from coo made to the government’
year Sept i, 1956 August 31. 1957 . 'iemnation awards of property for
During thi.* year a new fire truck the new four lane highway from , ht . mdustry finds 7uelf
was purchased at a cost of $12, Greenville to Columbia .^y „ caUMld by • m^ye f or
322.92. thus assuring pr op e r t y The first case to come before the tn g n competition "
coun Monday morning was that of SinCt . im Mr Th urmond Mld
M. C Coleman of Union, owner of -q,,- textile industry has lost 717
Eichelberger Guinea ami New Britain campai
Id Mar II dnd ^ the reoceupati.m at the l :
_____ __ ^ ippuw* From 19*4 to 1948 he
flattonary to a dangerous degree ~ ” ’ ’ ’ rectrd the U S Eighth Armv
well a* bad business ... 7 Robert L r ichelberger * ear
“We should keep the government, ten ** n on June 2 _ career had t .md him serving on
out of biuuto** and leave business 1 President Marshall M Brown, in the Mexican -inter in 1911. as a*
in the hands of free enterprise We making the announcement today ex *i*tant chief of staft <4 the Amen
should make it easier for business to pressed great satisfaction over the, can Expeditionary Force* in Siberia
conduct its affairs by simplifying prospect of having the former com in 1918. in China ind Japan (1930
the vast mare of government regu mander of United State* ground 211. on the General Staff 11921 1934).
lation*. and reducing the number force* in Japan *peak at PC s 78th aljutant general at West
of complicated reports that must be
qwcoted a**istance
drainage prubiem
*aid bad agreed h
the county would I
No action was 'ak<
at the meeting
-
A request :na.I< fi»r assistance
in improving a stretch of road in the
newly developed Pitts Meadows set
point Don ju.*l outside the city limit* at
•ment of roads lead
loot grounds
* beard for the im
*.*rtion at road just
i'inits of Lauren*
r"s Avenue
Lauren* attornev
pert) owner* off In
nue m Laurens re
ice in correcting a
The city, it was
i <lo the work if
urmsb the pipe
n on the matter
[wndmg further
in a
Giles Named Chairman
County Park Commission
commencement exercise* 11901 351. secretary of the General Cbaton
_ , | Gen Eichelberger retired from Staff (1905 38 and a* commander Th« deieg
TV senator said the plight that Army in 1948 after an out of the Presidio .»f San Fraicsoc and its ‘--jrirq-
standing career dating back to ha the 30th Infantry (1908-40) Along monthly in
1909 graduation from West Point the way, he was graduated from further acti.m
His last assignment was com man the fommand and General Staff time
der of Allied and U. S ground fore- School and the Army War College Supervisor Bonnie B Blakely toid
land in Jacks Township in Lau- mi lls and 345 000 jobs—an almost ” ,n Ja P an < 1946^48) and he re- His decoration* include Distm the delegation af the difficulties en
session will last the entire week. in credible total During this period Promotion to full general in guished Service Cross with cluster, countered in keeping roads open m
rens County It is expected that the t ex ti|e imports coming into the rt ‘ ,,r *‘ ,nent In Distinguished Service Medal with the area wnere contractors are
vices to the public, the Mayor | attendants stated United States have increased 1.U00 Thls much d^^atod officer three clusters. Silver Star with two building the four lane highway this
A venire of 36 jurors was drawn ^|- cent—and some segments of the ^^'(^1 os superintendent of West clu.*ter*. other lesser one.* and nu side of Greenville Fhe closing of
for service during the term and in- textile industry have been affected! ,n 1940-41 He moved into ac- merou* foreign citations cross road* is causing inconvenience
11 tides the following townships. )n a nvist serious way. The textile ,lon in ^orhl War II. first as com Gen Eichelberger also is the to residents of the area around
Hunter: W. L. Evans. W. T Sim industry today has fewer jobs avail- mander of the 77th Infantry Divi- author of "Our Jungle Road to Fountain Inn ind Gray Court, he
nvons. Edward Elders, J. S. Ixmg able than it did in 1913, at the height;- s ion and later as I Corps com man Tokyo" ami a contributor to cur said The
owners in the city of much im
proved fire protection Several oth
er items of needed equipment
were purchased for the different
departments to improve teh ser-
4 reed to increase
ehcl case by $25
month.*, pending
the end of that
The Laurens County Park Com
mission met for its organizational
session Monday night in Laurens
and is now ready for business.
C. C. Giles, of Clinton, was named
chairman, and Troy W. Myers, of
l^aurens, secretary-treasurer.
Other members of the five-man
commission are T. D. Pigg of Laur
ens, J. C. Thomas of Clinton, and
Wilbur Eaddy of Laurens.
Present at the meeting Monday
night, in addition to commission
members were members of the
Laurens County legislative delega
tion and representatives of the
Champion Fiber and Paper Com
pany
The Champion Company recently
donated approximately 45 acres of
land on the shore of Lake Green
wood to be used as a park for rec
i rational purposes by residents of
the couaty The land lies directly up
of the lake from Cothran
ea the Laurens Couaty side
ef the lake The anp a
the
Members of the commission were
recently appointed by the county
legislative delegation Their duties
will lie to develop the area into a
park, incorporating such facilities as
a water supply from deep wells,
picnic areas, and boat landings
Funds for development of the park
will be supplied by the delegation in
annual appropriation bills, it was
said.
Members of the commission will
meet during the next few days to
stated.
“Expansion of the water system
is now in process of contruction
and it is hoped that the city will
receive some benefits from the
new plant by mid August with fi-
nay completion by the end of this
year,” Terry continued. “When
completed, the city will have 3,-
000,000 gallons of water available
each day, thus assuring the cit
izens of Clinton an adequate sup
ply *of water at all times When
this additional water is available
Clinton will be in position to offer
many attractions to new indus
tries."
Mayor Terry pledged his con
tinued cooperation to the Chamber
of Commerce, the Planning and
Development Board and other or
ganizations in securing new indus
try for the Clinton area
Towns In County
Would Receive Fines
Clyde Trammell, Cecil P. Wilson.
Jessie E Johnson, and C. L. Bras
well.
Youngs; W. A. Patterson, W. L
Campbell, M. B. Henderson, and
Marvin Abercrombie.
Sullivan: Ralph Price, Willis I
Knight, Preston Abrams, Joe E
Wood, John S. Stevenson, and Wal
ter Davis. i
Laurens: John Hellams, James
Carter, Fred Boyd, Jr., John H
Mauldin, T. W. Bolt, Janies Rus
sell Jacks, Ralph Teague, H. L
Page, Henry Wade Milam.
Waterloo: Floyd Jones, James
Tollison, Clyde Blakely, W 0.
Wells, Freddie Davenport, and
Claude Crenshaw
Dials. Cecil Hughes, Richard
Owings. and Earle Willis.
(continued on page four) ‘der (1942-44) during the hectic New rent periodicals
At Cancer Society Meeting Here
Columbia—Legislation providing
, , .. ... f° r allocation of a portion of
took over the site and make plans drunken drivmg fines to Laureru
County municipalities was intro
duced Thursday in the House of
for its development.
A paved road will border the site
on the in shore side, to separate it
from other lands of the Champion
Company
Terms of the commissioners are
staggered with the first appoint
menu, after which they will tee for
five years Pigg has been named
for one year. Myers for two year*,
far throe yean. Gies tor
Representatives
The bill, sponsored by Reps Cul
bertson. Sloan, and Dobbins, of
Lauren* County, call* for the pay
ment of up to $100 at each fine for
drunken driving to any inrorpora
tod town in instance* where arrest*
are made by municipal peace offi
cers TV
arc thane in a Court at
Mrs. J. Homp Stone
Loses Her Brother
• Dr W K Lewis, brother of Mrs
J Hamp Stone of this city, died on
Friday at HartsviUe where he had
lived for two years
Dr Lewis, a native of Anderson,
was South Carolina state veterina
rian for 32 years He retired in 1946
The funeral service was in Haft*
wile Saturday morning, conducted
by Dr Edward G. Laly at the Pres
bytonaa Church Interment was m
Silver Brook cemetery, Anderson
at 4 38 Saturday afternoon, con
toy Dr John MrSweon af
Mere are leaders at the La area* (Minty Cancer ( rtmade aa they appeared at the kirk-aft
H«4a4 Mary Mnagreve in Chalea Thursday aifht l« |M the 1958 fund rstotog cam)
right are Mrs. King Dtaaa secretary. Jasua A. Bridges. dWecter af the remade;
deal, whe presided at the merilag; Mrs. Sara Ur Lear k reuety cemmandrr.; aad Dauald B.
i aadideae far termer pnenpel speaker TV MMuri are all tram Laurrea. Fuad* tor (he Cmm er Cris-
at
la
preet
j.**i.stance of state high
way department representatives m
this section will be sought, Blakely
stated
Funeral Services
For Mrs. B. R. * "
“eld Here Friday
Funeral services fur Mrs B ‘R.
11 wen* held Friday afternoon
at Broad Street Methodist Church,
conducted by her |>a.*tor. the Rev.
George H H'>dge* Buna! wgis in
Rosemont cemetery
Pallbearer* were J Roy Work
man. Jack Holland. Grady Adair,
L N Warren, G L Simpson, Mur-
phe, Timmerman. William G King.
Jr, and W Brook* Owens
Mr* Austin. So died unexpec
tedly at an early hour Phursday
morning at her home on Cedar
street
The former , Mas Mane Adair.
Mrs Austin was i native of Clinton
where she *pem her entire life She
was a daughter of James 1. Adair
and tne late Mr*. Sallie Finney
i Adair She wa* a member of
I Bread Street Methodist Church.
Surviving are her husband. B
j K Austin, -openoteudem of the City
Light and Water Depurtmcol at
j Clinton her father *ad step-mother.
Mr and Mr* James I Vdair at
V lintou aad one brother » Holmes
> Adair at (Unbar* N C