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If You Don't Rend The Chronicle You Don’t Get The New* ®bf (Hinton (Hhronirlp The Chronicle Stme* To Re A Clean News paper. Complete. Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 17, 1958 Number 16 May Queen at Coker Survey Of Labor In County Set May Queen-Elect Emma Kate Thomason, of Coker College (right) is thinking and talking coronation plans these days An interested listener-in is the petite Laurens senior’s maid of honor-elect, class mate Patricia Clark, of Wtnnsboro. Both the HarUviUe college’s spring titlisis are honor students aad student leaders. The queen-elect heads Cnker’s Student Government Association She to the daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. W. McCueo Thomason, of Lanreno. Reopening of List To Be Passed on By Committee Situation Created By Withdrawal Whether or not to reopen the books to provide for the entry of additional candidates for the office of Trensurer of Laurens County wdl be one of the Items of bus mens before the Laurens County liemorrjUc Esecutive Committee at a meetiug Saturday morning in A meeting of the comnuttoe was railed by R L Plaawo. party chairman for the county, for 10 00 a m in the court house, m a fet ter to members of the committee dated April 12 The committee is composed of the executive committeeman from each of the to preciaets in the county The question of reopening the Tim's Musk Store In Business Here A new business establishment opening m Clinton this week to Tim’s Musk, which will have its grand opening Saturday The firm oill sell records, sheet music, radios, record players, tape recorders, phonograph accessories, and appliances Owner of the business is J. P Timmerman of Laurens, who also operates the Laurens TV and Ap pliance Co. Manager of the Clinton business will be Armand Michelli. The business is located at 206t* W Main St., two doors from the T. E Jones and Sons Furniture Store. HOME FROM HOSPITAL Friends of Marvin DeYoung will be interested to know he was able to return to his home here this week after being a patient at the Columbia hospital for several weeks following an automobile ac cident. books for the qualification of other candidate* was occasioned by the withdrawal of Sam M. Leaman. present treasurer, who had an nounced for reefection and would have been a candidate m the June lb Democratic primary One other candidate. George S Adatr. had announced for the office Mr Adair waa formerly deiin quent tax collector for the county until the office was combined with that of the treasurer at the begin-, rung of the fiscal year last July 1. Mr. Plexjco. after officially in forming members of the executive committer ef the withdrawal of Mr. Leaman Irom the race, stat ed. •'Therefore, the first order of busiaas* at this meeting will be the consideration by ti# commit lee of providing an opportunity for others to qualify as candidates for the office of Treasurer of Lau rrns County.” PLaxico quoted the rules of the party as follows: “If. after the closing of the time for filing pled geo there be not more than two candidates for any one office and one or quire candidates dies or withdraws, the County Committee may. in its discretion, afford op portunity for entry of other candi dales for the office involved •* In addition to reopening of books for admision of candidates for the office of Treasurer, other items on the agenda of the meeting Satur day were listed by Plaxico as fol lows : (a) Name the box managers for the June primaries. (b) Set the itinerary for the can didate speakings in the coming campaign. (c) Certify" as nominees of the party the unopposed candidates, as pTovided by the rules of the party. (d) Consider any other matters that may properly be brought be fore this meeting. An intensive labor survey is be ing planned throughout Laurens County and surrounding towns by the Laurens County Development Board. Chairman of the board George L. Phinney. said yesterday that both the Laurens and Clinton Chamber of Commerce offices have joined forces to put over the cam paign At a joint Chamber and Develop ment Board meeting Friday, it was decided that Friday, May 2, will be designated “Survey Day” in Laur ens County. Mr. Phinney urged everyone available for work to have their questionnaire filled out and mailed back so that tabulation can begin the next day. Present at the meeting were James Von Hollen, president of the Clinton Chamber; Mr. Phinney, Tom Plaxico of Clinton, Dallas Dendy and Hummel Harley of Laur ens. all Development Board mem oers; Dwight F. Patterson, presi- Jent of the Laurens Chamber; and Henry M. Fans, P. W. McAlister, W. T. Bolt and W J. Brown, all of Laurens. Anyone who does not get a ques tionnaire through the mail is urged to come by one ot 16 places over the county where forms are available. Approximately 12,000 question natres will be mailed out in the drive and additional questionnaires will be distributed over the county at the follow mg places Laurens—Chamber of Commerce, Clinton — Chamber of Commerce. Joanna — REA office. Enoree — Everett Poole's store. Ware Shoals —Frank Boy ter > insurance office. Gray Court — Bobo Bros store. Cross Hill — Austin's store; Gray Court — Woodruff Gossett's store (old Robt Harm store); Hickory Tavern—Wasson's store Al*o, Princeton — Babb Bros store. Ekom — Big Poplar-Coker's store. Waterloo — Golding's store. < Renno—Glenn’s store. Cross Anch or—Dillard's store. Fountain Inn— J. W. Cook. Kettett Motor Co . | Grrenpoad—Bolt's store, PC Summer Session # SefForJunelO-Aug.8 Summertime scholars will begin their work at Presbyterian College on June 10 this year. Academic Dean George C. Bellingrath an nounced today. Registration for the anfiual sum mer school is set for that date, with regular classwork getting under way the next morning. The eight- week session will extend through August 8 The schedule just relea.sed by Dr. Bellingrath calls for 23 courses to lx- offered in these eight depart ments: Bible, biology, economics, education, English, history, mathe matics, and Spanish Dr Bellingrath said that classes will meet six days weekly during the session and each student will be limited to a maximum of nine hours. 1 Leaders Make Plans for Baptist Campaign Registration Board In This Section For Meetings Next Week The l-aurrn* County Registra tion Board will fill engagements at five points in the county next week. On schedule ore meetings to is sue registration certificates at Joanna. Chatoa. Clinton Mill. Ly dia, and Woodville.precincts. Date* and places for the meet lags are: Monday. April 21. J Lawson Brno. Furniture Co. Tuesday. (Union, at Baldwin Motor Co. Wednesday. Clinton Mill, at the Com m a ait v House. Thursdav Lydia Mill, at the Cttnlr. Friday, Woodville. at Robert Wham's Store. The hoard will hold no sesstous at the court house in I.ourea* until April IX. when a two-week nhedale will hegla Baptist leaders of Laurens County attending a "kick-off meeting here List Thursday to r.iis.- to complete ,m auditorium .it the Associational Assembly site on Lake Greenwood are shown here Tne camp ugn is now underw.iv in the Id churches in the Laurens \ssociation. Trustees of the assembly corporation are seated, left tonight: Rev. Grange Cothran. Laurens Second Church: <• R O'Dell, Poplar Springs: Rev. J. C. Rice, Poplar Springs, chairman; O. R Hair. Lantord: Rev. \lvin Roone, l.uc.rs Avenue Alack Kllison. Rellview standing are mem hers of the Finance Committee: Fuller Motes. Mountvitle; Rembert Truluck. Clinton, chairman; Miss Eugenia Burns. Highland Home. Joe Mediock. Laurens Second; Harry Griffin, Laurens First.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Local Men Attend S. C. Lutheran Synod Meet In Charleston Leaman Resigns As County Treasurer Kickoff Banquet For pastor.k Mentol Heolth Drive sent mg St John's Lutheran Here April 22 I Church, are attending the ses- sion of the South Carolina Lutheran The annual kickoft banquet for Synod being held this week in Char- the lajg Mental Health Fund Drive Laurens County has. resig ed ef * eston for Laurens County will be held on fective June 30. the close of the Will Assume Business Post Nam M laaman treasurer The four day meeting began Mon Tuesday evening. April 22 at al day and will continue through this at Hotel Miry Wusgrove here ; i Thursday 1 morning 30 Imton County Home Dem. Council To Meet Today At Shady Grove ;ral year- Notice of his resignation was Dr Samuel Kilgore, of Spartan contained in a letter to S«*nator burg, wdl be the guest speaker for Rob *' rt C member* of ‘ •‘r. luo the Laurens County legislative dri *be tondu •-gallon under date of April 12 Mr Leaman in suhmiUtng hi Schedule Lamb Sale April 23 Comp Fire Girls On Charleston Trip Baptist Brotherhood Meet Set For Tonight the event Neal P Seigler. of Laurens is county chairman for the fund drive and Edwin R Motor mann of Charleston, u the state chairman Mr Mohrmann stated that funds are greatly needed to carry on the work of the South Carolina Asso ciation for Mental Health which is active in such fields Health Education i nd I Hi. htifMlgiy i Tmttin - >f two points in it which lamb sales •h1 next VS ednesday ale w ill he held at resignation, stated "I have hewn the Bruce laie.stork Sales Barn on ffered a business proposition that in fairness to mysHf and mv fam ily I could mg turn down In addition to resuntnu as tn-a surer. Mr la-aman also states! The annual spring meeting of thnifl ,,, ■ I . M . . .. _ active in such fields as Mental Laurens (ounty Home Demonstra .. ... _ .. . ..... Health Education. • gtdalion and two Council will be held today at , “ ... volunteer services Me pointed nut Shady Grove community building ... . . . ‘ that as a division of the National Refreshment* will he served by Awiciation for Mental Health the the hostess club starting at 3 00 p ^ , MocuUu0 M ^ m-kul|( a * ***^ program will begin contribution towards research into the cause ot mental .Uar*> retoabiii 'ident. J t^Uoa «f discharged patients and the First : lU ® W * M ** r R ! training at vitally needed proles * first vice president, will lead the , K >naU group m the Council Creed A film w . , .. ... . . . _i Mental Health Week i» Apn. 271 through May 3 Those wishing to attend may con - tact Mr* W J Crew*, telephone, Station U |VC 3 30 Mrs James Wasson sponsors "World Clothing Week" County Polio Campaign Raises $9,610 For Work Laurens County raised $9,610 du- rign the recent polio campaign, ac cording to the official report made at the annual meeting of the county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Tuesday night in Joanna. ■ > — ' "" Wilson Announces For Council Post Woodrow L. Wilson today an nounces his candidacy for reelec tion as a member of city council from ward five ih the May 27 Dem ocratic primary Mr. Wilson has served several terms on the council and is the Se cond candidate to announce ttit xn xJdermaiuc post Health Center Not Open Today The Clihton area turned in more than one-half of this total, or $4,- 956.61 Approximately 50 persons from throughout the county assembled in Ihe Joanna Club House for the meeting. They heard reports on the la58 campaign from the chairman and various other leaders of the areas, and elected officers for the coming year The officers named to direct ac tivities of the Laurens County chap ter in the months ahead include: Mrs George McDaniel of Lau rens, chairman. W. K. Waits of Joanna, vice chairman. Miss Re becca Speake at Clinton, secretary, and Mrs. Milton Angelokos. of Lau rens. treasurer, all reelected, ex erutive - committee — James Von Hollen of Clintoe. Mrs Robert Jones of Lauren* and Mr* Fran res Warner ef Joanna, medical advisory committee—Dr D H Mr ker of CRnm and Dr M C af Lasseens Utomen s art tv twos The Brotherhood of Baptist Church will hold the month- N" '"•'"N,, - l***PL*“*~--“* ■' ’ “ «H„kd ■ And T*r, M* I. Cl*." group. Camp Fire Girls, aceom ! onicer* state . _ n . panted by their fender, Mrs Bre speaker* will be Allisoe uroeram Davidson, and Mrs Frmdt Fow ,,u f h *** Fowler Brownlee, lay- ne prog am fer. enyoyod a vtgbtseomg tnp to mr * '‘fei are former praaident* of The president will give a report «r » or K Charleston the past week-ond , th « Uuron* AssoclaUonal Baptist ,hr ac.omplishmenG for the past ^ rr%rfva , h|n> The group left Fndjiy Afternoon ftruthertiood >ear gind e«ich chjur* and returned Sunday afternoon A Acting President James W Wal 111 an *'•1 give a report of the ae- tour of hntonr places in and krr “dl preside over the session, rompbshmt-nt* in her particular itudcnf Council around ( harie*ion wx* made, in * ‘h sill b«-gin at 7 30 f .ldofw rk Certain off er* wh..M ^ eluding a boat tnp to Fort Sum Browning Goldsmith to program terms expire this year will be re ter. a. visit to the Dock Street The fhair,n *" .-lected atre. Si Michael s Church and St _ _ _ "World Clothing WWk'’ April 21 25. will hr *p<Nisored in Clinton by the student council of Clinton High School Cooperating with Chr «*ian fhil dren's Fund. Inc under which rib servance of the week is conducted, student.- will assist during the week in collecting good used clothing Every family in the city t» asked 7 877 miles on new U S Route 276 This project is the final phase of l ° ~ jth *' r -d 1 ^outgrown and goml in Laurens County has been improving and extending U S 276 * orn clothing and brmg to the high awarded by the State Highway De- b«-tween Greenvilel and the inter- 'chool The clothing will be distnb partment to Cherokee. Inc , of Co- section with Interstate 26 ule d to orphaned and needy children I'Uimately. the improved Route an d adults m the United Slates and The contract was announced in an< ^ section of Interstate 33 loan tries oversea- Infants, chil- Iranian stated a letter of award from Chief High- R '’ u,e w btHwe *» Clinton and Coe dn-ns and adults clothing and -hoe- out of Award Contract for Final Phase Clinton-Greenville Four-Lane U.S. Route 276 Phillips Church where they at tended Sunday school on Sunday morning Of particular interest was a monument at St Phillips erected by the late Dr Thornwefl Jacoba. Clinton native, to Charles Pinckney, famous South Carolin- fen Enroute home they viewed the Summerville gardens and the Ed A ‘he grading and be constructed isto gardens at Orangeburg asphaltic concrete surfacing of vary Girls making the trip were Wanda Webb. Jane Milam. Bar bara Anderson. Martha Todd, Joan Vaxsey. Norma Davidson, 1 Janet Johnson. Ame Lou Black, | * umhl * and Jane Ellen Fowler _ -dne.-d.iv Pie other -ale will he i, I thn-unvilk* m the lower part of tne »iate on rhur-lay. at the i > leuison Sheep K\|ienmefit Station, n Wellman Division Firmer- from veveral counties | in )w- ’4>prr part of the -late are exported to bring lamb- to the elm- ton -ale it was -tat**d (.rower* wno want to market l.imh» will bring them to the vales barn between * W and 10 do a m , to he graded .ircortbng to (J S De part mettt of Agnrutture reguia limHi It siD be recalled thai 1 « tlfttub VlaftS 1 thr site 1 a-4 rear for the first i-iaiprra(j Iks laab »alr lb tbe *tal« fttnrt* tlw * rm tn r r%i%. ll ut f (Merest in gfNHi iru l n Sf E ut h < arotina Thr Nalr * a av i he! kf r*i •rty in June JIW1 X* tain \h% aer«* wight bv H* if am 1 l**lf npafi iy being cm-ign Ml tu t a Mast ia4ftt kaetti i fir m They -hipfw*l frmt ntiMi in three r»n >\t ? Sr ihua m Railroad SIn^i * n ruMtc*! r% f tnm ten upstate OJi4 ft* br Hi] tht l amb< • to thr -ale Hal t" « \l J amr nun. • !«-maua ex- IrUAHj hrvj> Rpei t p •Mitt* (Mb that ■% mj iy expert fairty goilll prw ret a I tht is Lf ne The nor iitai pall flTI € if Np trtftt? • ■»*4b ! afT ib pncox — up thr Oiagh Mi y mi tu J lane and thett a nH »ft drnj^-w >111 probably wherever neew- SAM M LEAMAN ne letter that he had withdrawn as a candidate for reelect Mm to the •ffiee in the June 10 |iem<icratic primary It is understood that Leaman has acre pt.-d a post w ith the Pal metto Building ami Loan Associa tion in Laurens In -ubmitung hi- resignation •| tru-t • t 1 go Presentation of a minstrel show sponsored by the Band Boosters Club will be Thursday evening, April 24, at 7 30 in the high school auditorjum A large cast is now practicing for the event, proceeds of which will be used to purchase music stands for the band. Choruses of high school students will also take part on the varied program which will include skits, dancing, music, and comedy Tickets may be obtained from members of the band or the Band I can still be <if provide a modern, and bedding are needed - j ^rvice to Laurens County i .-iman April 7 It was based on a n,i tn-capaciiy traffic artery be In making thr appeal officer- of , pmatr 1 '' .ill »1" r.- low bid of $1,266 74 submitted tw «f n,hp Greenville area and the the student council pointed out that i*. grateful to everyone for wh.it nearly one-half of the world's chil they have done for me and -hall ;dren are inadequately clothed, always have the interests of tbe hou-ed and fed countv at heart Ron/4 Rnncforc ki: n rk rA l wa y Commissioner Claude R Mc-! ,umbla "'ll Band Boosters Minstrel M ,5 an ApnI 7 It was based on a lugh-capaaty Be Presented April 24 Boosters Club. Iiold g<»»1 thi- year He -ay* mar keting lambs ax they are ready is a g<Mxt rule to follow rh*- ('elm—m Extension Service i n d 'he N>ulh Carolina Sht*ep Bree*4era K-iation are -pimsor- .ng the lamb pool m an effort to aid ;rowers in tierter marketing their lambs Brown, Bellingrath Attend Installation At Virginia College wh&i bids for the work were pub- ct ‘ n ^ ra l portion of the state licly opened in Columbia March is Stanley To Speak Included in the project is the President Mar-hall W Brown and Academic Dean George C. Bellingrath represented Presbyte rian Collegq at the installation of Dr Samuel Reid Spencer. Jr , as „ ... i , , ■ . .. ... .president of Marx Baldwin College trick secretary. Georgia Young stated he would ask the governor.’ , „ ^ ^ section of Route 276 extending on [. i_. Stanley, executive officer! Myrna Sease ^ appoint the successful candi a new location from U. S. Route ! 0 f the Blue Ridge Council. Boy — * n tbe con ^ in )( primary to fill 221 near Laurens to a point near Scouts, of Greenville, will be the ALL M\ AE CHAIRMAN 1 {h ** unexpired term inctuaea in the project is the p roc grading, drainage and asphaltic 'fCSDyienan concrete surfacing, for construe-1 Men's Meet Tonight tion of a -four-lane highw ay, of the Newly elected officers of the -tu Mr Leaman s term if office has i dent council are: President, John! one more year to run. until June (Lewis, vice president. Cliff McKit 30 1959. and Senator Wasson ha- Clinton where it will intersect with speaker at the Men of the Church Interstate Route 26. | supper tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 The new highway will have! at the First. Presbyterian Church broad traffic lanes and will fea ture access control. Intersections will be provided with grade sep arations, and frontage roads will Miss Mildred Workman of near . t> * Clinton, has been appointed to serve as Lauren- County chair Boy Scouts of Thornwell will be man for the Columbia College guests, and the fathers of Scouts Alumnae Association Miss Work (Cub, Boy Scout, Explorer) will, man is a member of the Joanna have t)i|ir sons as guests. , schools factulty. T Win First Place in Talent Contest Mr- Brown and Mrs Bellingrath accompanied them to Staunton, It Was pointed out that county • wbcI '*-' bl ‘ installation Was held treasurers are appointed by the, in connection with a Liberal Arts governor upon recommendation ! vyrnio-ium on I’uesday and Wed- of the senators, the entrance of! Iie - S, ijy candidates in the primaries being Historian Arnold J Toynbee de- simply a method of ..-“curing nom hvered the principal address of mees ! the symposium developed around The successful candidate in the the theme. "New Directions in the icontinued on page four) Liberal Arts.” Gen. Clark, Mahon, Ocks To Speak at PC Next Week Three outstanding speakers will highly ht annual Idfenutional Re' • latior- Week activities at Presby- ’d.iv tenan College next M o n <1 a v pi (, th. >ugh Thursday ' >ity ITiey are General Mark W drev Clark. president of Thr Citadel G Th. Hi-.w j rd Mahon. Jr . of Green- on i. vitlr. i ini Dr David C (K-k* if the J- uv' Lmvrt ty -dy.of Suvjlf Ca rultfLj ficul / 1 evrM .p>n—-’rd IfMrftld I'Hiiiai ffeiatfttfBijD 1* iib (Hpo*fe| % ! Mi af!air% by pet rm xmg snoaal l oa. Mfc <0B % lUi t ’* • a vt te iMHlhe # Mbit nwe ^ nairri-ti^T < Ne. (to w*, jgtrt jkftt i i i ii \hen he speaks at chapel xercises on Mon- 'ining Dr Ocks. associate >r of history at the univer- ill follow him with an ad- ii ! ucMtxy •rogram i* -cbeuuJed to end Hu.relay when Gen Clark « key addrexs of the oc- •- nil draw upua hi* -Hv- a.* a tup military lead- .1 Mar II as bead at J*» e- .pa* MX (wrees ux Auslnx mmanfer af tbs Utfwm «|un^ a Hr Urc 4 ftTHh