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Volume LVIX
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 15, 1958
Number 20
Dailey Gets Plaque
Shown above is Joe Dailey, Hinton High School student, son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Dailey, with the plaque that he won in the state
wide Road-E-0 finals held in Georgetown recently. Joe placed second
in the finals out of 12 entrants. At left is Lewis 'Bagwell, Jr., presi
dent of the local Jaycee chapter, and at right, Lynn Cooper, Jr.,
chairman of the local contest. The Jaycees sponsored the contest
in connection with the high school.—Photo by Dan Yarborough.
Registration in County Is
11,033; Books Closed
Clinton Precinct Largest in County
Get $2400 From
Safes In Joanna
Furniture and Drug Stores Entered
Saf< > crackers made a $2,400 haul, Weeks Drug /Company. The silver
at Joanna during the early hours of pieces were blackened with age.
Monday morning, ripping open the i the sherift said
safes in two mercantile establish The sheriff said the thieves went
ments on Highway 76. I up a ladder back of the drug store
First Trailer From New Clinton Plant
The method ot entry into the two
places was identical. The robbers
cut holes in the roofs and ceilings
and dropped through to the main
floors.
Sheriff C. W. Wier said SI,600
and crossed over the roof of a ga
rage connecting the two bulidings.
Sheriff Wier said the safe jobs
apparently had been pulled after
1:00 a m. E. C. Abrams, manager
of the drug company, had been
Laurens County has a potential
voting strength of 11,033 men and
► women who are eligible to partici-
ate in the forthcoming primary
elections on June 10.
That was the number of voters'
names on the books a tthe close of
registration on Saturday, Mrs. Ray
mond Cook, of Fountain Inn, chair
man of the Board of Registrtaion,
announced early this week.
Of this total, 10.102 are White
voters and the remaining 931. Ne
gro. according to Mrs Cook.
Clinton Precinct One. with 1,047
enrolled, had the greatest number
of registered voters of any of the
county's 46 precincts Next was
Clinton Mill with 092 Other larger
precincts and the number of voters
enrolled are: Joanna. $31. Clinton
No 1, 046. Laurens Ward $. 650.
I mr—a Wsrrl 3, -SM; and WatU-
ville. $13
Grays Precinct with 33 had the
fewest voters to register
Following is the registration by
precincts:
Bailey
Barksdale-Namie
Wmmhm
Mt. Olive
Mt Pleasant
Mount vi^le
Ora
Owings
Pleasant Mound
Poplar Springs
Princeton
Renno
Shady Grove
Shiloh
Stewart's Store
Tip Top
Trinity Ridge
Waterloo
Wattsville
Youngs
ToUl
101
46
.121
76
137
35
149
72
100
100
68
45
75
in cash was stolen from Law son j al the store until that time and
Brothers Furniture Store, but the| rt 'l >or t Ct l hearing no disturbances.
The robberies were discovered
Monday morning by Mr Abrams
and Claude Lawson, co-owner of
the furniture store
Sheriff Wier said the thefts in
volved similar tactics to a robbery
of some $2,000 from the safe at
Clinton Mills Store the weekend
of April 20
Both safes were ripped beyond
repair, the sheriff said He added
that the thefts appeared to be the
work of professionals, who appa
rently used crowbars in tearing
holes in the roofs and ceilings and
also to rip open the safes.
checks were left intact.
Some $800 mostly in $20 bills and
including 24 silver dollars, was
missing from the safe at Gilder &
Both Magistrate
Candidates at Cross
Hill Out of Race
J O. Denny and C. C Williams,
candidates for Magistrate at Cross
Hill, have withdrawn from the race,
R. L. Plaxico. County Democratic
Chairman, stated early this week.
The County Democratic Execu
tive Committee, after benig polled
by the chairman, directed that en
try books be reopened for the quali
fying of other candidates until noon
Saturday. May 17.
Plaxico stated that Denny and
Williams, the only announced can
didates, withdrew because of the
age limit of 72 being applicable
to appointive officers.
It was pointed out that Magis
trates are appointed by the Gov
ernor after nomination in the pri
mary.
Holcobme Is New
Head of Lions Club
Dr. Fred E. Holcombe, optome
trist. will be the president of the
Clinton Lions Club for the coming j
year
He heads a slate of new officers
Fomily Reunion Held
ms Here On Sundoy
108
11.033
70
166
212
1047
St
166
117
35
120
255
33
3B1
185
$88
308
6$8
384
98
40$
131
47
CluKoa No 1
Clinton No 2
Clinton MiU
Cook's Store
Crooo Hill
Daniel s store
Dials
Ekom
Gray Conn
Grays
Hickory Tavern
Hopewell
Jones Store
Lanford
Laurens Ward 1
Laurens Ward 2
Laurens Ward 3
Laurens Ward 4
Laurens Ward 5
Laurens Ward 6
Long Branch
Lydia Mill
Maddens
M eraj • 4
Contracts Let For
Three Projects At
Whitten Village
Contracts have recently been let
for the building of a new sewage
treatment plant, sanitary sewers,
and grading and shaping an area
being developed for additional
dorhiitories at Whitten Village.
The announcement was made this
w^ek by Pr. B. O. Whitten, super
intendent of the. state institution
near Clinton.
The sewage treatment plant will
be built at a cost of $84,594.01, in
cluding state funds of $52,216.51 and
federal funds of $25,378.50. Low
bidder was South Atlantic Construc
tors, Inc., of Greenwood.
Sanitary sewers will cost $15,-
503.04, and low bidder was C. Y.
r Thomason of Greenwood.
Grading and shaping the new
area, including engineering fee,
$14,280.85. Contract let to Douglas
Construction Company, of Colum
bia.
Dr. Whitten s%ted that bids are
to be received early in June on two
115-bed dormitories to be erected
on the site mentioned above.
Announce Speakers
For Thornwell Finals
The Rev E G. Beckman, pastor
of India Blown Presbyterian Church.
Hemingway will be the speaker for
the baccalaureate service far
Thomweg High School on Sunday
June 1.
President M A Macdonald of
Thornwell. made the announnmf
this week
Addressing I h a graduates on
Monday night, the 2nd. will be the
Rev Henry P Mobley, pastor of
Oakland A v t a u • Presbyterian
Church of Rock Hill
Six girls and four boys are mem
2281 bers of the senior class
81
851
174
The annual reunion of the 'KRt'’
and Nannie Young descendants was
held on Sunday at the American
Legion .Home About eighty-five, in
cluding members of the family and
a number of invited guests, enjoyed
the occasion and pirate dinner
During a business session the fel
lowing officers wen- elected Pres
ident. George H Young, of Lau
rens, vice president. Kitt Young,
secretary and treasurer. Mrs Carl
Hart and Mrs lamas Moore, both
of York, chaplain. Dam Young
of Conyers. Ga
Norman Gregory of Greenville,
showed movies taken at the reunion
last yaar
Here is the first mobile home produced by Mohilmanor. Inc . n* w Clinton manufacturing plant which began operations here m Marrh.
It came off the assembly line Saturday morning. Shown with the unit, left to right, are .Shelton J Rimer, of Greenville, president of the
company; James E. Wolfe, former president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, who headed negotiation* which brought the plan! to
Hinton; Tom Plaxico. member of the County Development Board. T. \ddison. who worked with the thamber of Commerce and Jim \ on
Hoilen, new president of the Chamber.
Confining initial operations to the production of small units al the rate of one a day. the plant will step up to two a dav at an earl* datr
with the addition of more personnel. The firm also has plans lo manufai lure the larger mobile homes when full prodsi Uoo gets under wav.
— Photo hv Dan Yarborosgh
Ten Candidates Qualify for City Election May 27
Four Teen-Agers
Arrested in Rape
Of Girt Sunday
Thieves Break In
Downtown Offices
Three (ouncilmen Have Opposition
KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM
The commencement program for
the CltMan-Lydia Kindergarten will
be held at Providence School. Ly-|tr
FRED E. HOLCOMBE
riected at Friday night s meeting
if the club at Hotel Clinton
Other officers are
Francis Blslock. vice-president
Rembert Truluck vice-president
L N. Warren, v ice president
George Frady. secretary
J A Orr. treasurer
Henry M Young. Jr , Lion Tam 1
Four teen age hoy s were taken
into custody by sheriff's officers
charged with rape of a 17 year-
I old girl Sunday night
Several offices in the National an< *
_ . . , council candtdatM will enter the
Bank budding were entered some M „ ( hnum Ctt> Democratic
time Monday nigh; city police of
finals state
Ratchford W Boland agent for
Liberty Life lnsurar.ee Co , report
three will be ippovetl Oy (George W Bag
well, former councilman
Jamc> C Crsine, in ward six.
primary without oposition. accord- will be opposed by Charios C Leo
mg to Leaman D Jones, secretary threw ond
of the city Democratic club, who
stated that no candidates had quali
d/a on Tuesday evening. May 28
6t 7 38 IV public is tnvilcd In
httrnd
Health Center
tlosed May 22
The Health Center on Woodrow
street anil be cloned Thursday, May
22 Mrs J. H Waldrop, county
will be attending the
Health convention at
Myrtle Roach the 8. 23. and M
576 County Farms Carry
Out Conservation Work
A total of 578 farmers in LauRms ponds constructed 10. stock water
Cotinty earned out conservMion mg ponds constructed. 21; winter
practices on their farms under the cover crops established 4.211
1857 Agmultural Conservation Pro- acres; liming. 4.332 acres, tree
gram. Hugh B. Workman, chair- planting. 758 acres,
man of the AST County Committee. The ml Conservation Service fur-
reported this week This participa- rushed technical assistance on the
tion represents 2 per cent of the construction of ponds, terraces, and
farms in the county, containing 53 ditching The County Extension
per cent of the total farmland and Agent assisted in advising farmers
4 per cent of the total cropland in and in making recommendations
the county. for practices to be offered m fhe
The average amount of cost-share c9unty for 1957
assistance received by each farm Requests for cost-sharing for con-
participating in the 1957 program servation practices under the 1958
was $181.94 The assistance receiv- ACP are now being received in the
ed by each farmer represented County Agricultural Stabilization
about 50 per cent of the cost of and Conservation office at 207 W.
installing approved pratices on the Laun^r St., Laurens. Farmers who
farm. wish to receive assistance for con-
Some of the major conservation servation practices in 1958 must file
measures carried out in the county written requests with the county
in 1957 with ACP cost-sharing in- ASC office and receive formal ap-
clude: Rotation pastures establish- proval for cost-sharing prior to the
ed, 1,381 acres; open drainage time the practice is started. Mr.
ditches. 6,24 cubic yards; irrigation i Workman said.
W S Home and Brooks Owi
tail twisters
The new officer* will assume
i their duties July 1
William P Jacobs has served as
I the club president for the past
I ye** -
The offense* orrarrod in aa
area Sooth of fTtateo. vheriff C.
W. MVr said
The arreou wore asde so rem-
pUiat of the girl sad her mother
Warroeta mowed by Magmfrate
Sam MeCrary of Cttmea.
Three of ihe beys are from Js-
aaa aad oar Is a rest del of flto-
too Three hove bee* released aa
ed that $11 a as missing from his f lr d when entry book* c toned Sal
office while nothing was misamg U rda> at 6 on p m
from the office of Cecil E White Three preseni holders of council
attorney where another entry was «•«{» will V opposed by me can
made Both offices were entered by dniale each
breaking locks s A Pitt*, in ward three will be
An unsuccessful effort was made opposed by Larry M ■ Buddy l
to get into the T D Copeland of Hedspeth ,
fice Moudr^w Wilson in ward five.
Dorn Predicts Trade Pacts
Will End in Address Here
TV three councilmen unopposed
for reelec turn are Frank M Bo
land in ward one. Harry C Layton
m ward three and James P Stoaa
in ward four
TV Democratic executive com
mittee following a meeting Ttsaa
day night, announced that the oae
candidate for mayor and -urn tar
council seats were properly quali
fmd
The executive committee ain an
nounred the box managers tor the
SeVe C. d.rtfflth at Newberry
thw of Ihe hoys was vtlU beta*
held late MrdaesdUv afters—
pending puling ap haad.
Three of the bos % a re U years
at age aad one is IS. *
County Had 440
Traffic Accidents,
Nine Deaths in 1957
l^iurens County had 440 traffic
accidents in 1967, according to a
recent report by the South Carolina
Highway Department
Also reported were nine traffic
deaths and 156 injuries
Charleston County had more acci
dents and injuries than any other
county. Greenville County had the
greatest number of traffic deaths
Local Members Attend
State BGrPW Meet In
Charleston 16-18
Mrs. Cauley Improving
Friends of Mrs Frank Cauley
will be glad to know she is improv
ing satisfactorily at the National
Institute of Health. Bethesda, Md.,
following an operation there on Fri
day. Mr. Cauley is in Bethesda
with her, and she will undergo a
second operation probably within
ten days or two weeks
Her address is N I H 8-East,
Room 209, Bethesda 14, Md.
Delivering a *c<»rchmg attack on regimented and burdened with tax
foregm aid here U*t Saturday mor aUon to support I tuptas and the-
ntng. Congressman W J Bryan orrtnat milleniums. Dorn de-
Dorn said that present reciprocal clardc
trade atreemrnu which permit un • Today,” he »aid. the Amen
limited quantities ,.f cheap foreign rdn government u spending bti
textiles and other consumer good* ^ lions abroad to build road* for the
to How into this country will not ramd. the donkey and the goat,
be renewed n»ad» where there are few automo-
I»orn made the prediction at a biles dams where there * little wa
barbecue given by Clinton Cotton ter. Iibranes m countries where
Mills for its employees and guests j people practice cannibalism
for having completed 1 000.000 The dreamers thought * we could
man hours without a lost-time arci- buy friends with money Failing to
mree voting pt
the primary
No 1 at th
Broad street
L Plaxico. Jr
Kenneth Ha-* £.
No 2
V P Ada
In Umiic
Taylor
Clinton Vi
am Teen
nd Mrs P,
Ha.npi r.
air G W
•f "U
o be tet up for
hall on North
lark Mn R
Jack Red aad
Aieflue Scbuoi
Hollingsworth
y. and Fatgar
WdUam*. w j
Mirence Fner.
Five members of the Clinton Bus
mess and Profipsiunal Woman s
Club plan to leave (morrow to at
tend the annual convention of the Third District Congress do-so they think we did not spend
state federation of clubs in f’bar- man was ^ principal speaker at enough amt advocate more No
leston May 16 through the 18th
Police Fines For
April Are $1,700
Poll
lepurtment fines for the
the celebration wonder we are in a recession Our month of April totaled $t TOO. ac-
These include Mrs D. A. Y arbor- The congressman pointed out that sustenance is going down the fo- cording to the monthly report to
ough. Miss Margaret Blakely, Miss t he federal government has rebuilt reign drain C |ty council submt’ed by Chief B
Essie Davidson, Mrs Leila N John^ ,he foreign textile industry with Bob Poole and his Carolina Pro- B Ballard
son. Mrs James Buzhardt. and t h 0 American taxpayers' money menaders were on hand to provide leading the hst m payments were
Mrs Laura Mae 1,0 * ard Mrs and now those f oreiJ { n countries entertainment There were athletic two persons charged with violating
Yarborough is a member of the are noodmg this country with goods|events and games and pony rides the liquor law who were assessed
state nominating committee and a t prices with which the Amencan for the children $500
Miss Blakely serves as state parlia- industry cannot compete
mentanan. "\ 0 wonder we have a recession
UNDERWRITERS MEET
The Laurens County Underwrit- dustries abroad at our ow n expense
The huge crowd of 3,500 enjoyed ,, ' lve Person* paid $400 for driving
the barbecue luncheon at 10 lijng u ®der the influence of intoxicants
and unemplo\ment today. Hep tables-set up in Clinton Mills* bae- Other violations and fines s%ere
Dorn said. “We have developed tn | ball park Fighting four arrested, $81 and
George Huguley, superintendent ^ days drunkenness. 26, $270 40
Clinton Cotton Mills Employees and Families at Barbecue Saturday
ers Association wiU this eve- ( Me bnng the products,* these m , o( ^ mill accepted a plaque in and " days, disorderly conduct,
rung (Thursday a )7:30 at Roddy s dustr.es back into thus country to 5t , half of the employee, for reach- four. $46 and Todays, speeding and
Guest speaker will be Paul \A Cul- compete with our own ini , the no-acc.dent landmark reckless driving, nine. $199 op-
bertson. mayor-elect of Laurens. “The American people arc being CongreS sma n Dorn w a s intro- Mating -utu without drivers license.
duced by P. S Bailey, president tw °- $12 and 13 days, damaging
and treasurer of Clinton, and Ly- private or public property, three (2
dia Mills. released). $2 petty larceny, two.
A Confederate Memorial Day $41 other offenses, eight t3> re
touch was added by the presenta leased). $63 and 30 days
tion of miniature Confederate flags Violations of parking taw, '.oiuled
to each uuest by attractive young 122. with $61 collected
ladies dressed in ante-bellum cos- Seven persons were taken in for
investigation ar on suspicion and
released
A total of 73 arrests were made
during the month
tumes
Baptist Kindergarten
Registering Children
at
tk t- . u ^ ,•». v. v , Meet To Organize
Thq first Baptist Church Kinder- _. . , _
gurten is now registering children Girls Dali TeOfTI
for ihe Hejit ternv-rAll denomuva- A meetiru will be held thi> eve-
I tions are welcome for children four mug rhurvlay at 9 o'clock at Ihe
and five years* age Junior High Schout for the purpose
Among activities planned before of organizing a girts ball team for
i closing of school include a v isit to the sum mer
| meet the teachers * those entering All teen age girls who are inter-
schout next year a train tnp a e*ted are a*k<d ta attend accvra
! visit to the farm, a ride on a pony panted t>> at Ura*t one parent
j and a family picnic D $ Tempietm .1 rector and
Those desiring laformaUm ewe- ether members * the roc roar wa
ornuag the kindergartan may ral rommi—M atii hr prvaaM la du
Mrs Jar Mr Dam* at 64J-J «r Mrs rw*» the argamzaumi * the tea*
1 Letov Samir rs at Mt tor thr safer month*