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\ 1. / 7 t ♦ If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get The News ®hf fflltntxm OUnronttlp The Chronicle Strives To Re A Clean News paper. Complete. Newsy and Reliable Volume LVIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 14, 1958 Number 33 $1,200,000 Hospital Proposed for Clinton Area Lydia Families Celebrate Safety Record in Mill Operations Would Create District To Parallel School Boundaries . 7-Mill Tax Levy Estimated In Laurens To Reopen Necessary to Finance Unit ’Bloody Bucket’ Place D. H. Bnhrrtn. superintendent of Lydia Cotton Mills (left), is presenting to A. M. loom-fixer, a plaque denoting the attainment of one-million accident-free la operations at the plant. Mr. Shumate represented the employees in the plaque, which was first presented to Mr. Roberts by Robert Atkinson, of Grtcmrtte, of the Robert F. Coleman Co., Insurance service organization. Others on the platform are J. B. Templeton (partially hidden), vice president in charge of productioo at both Lydia and Clinton Mills; Bailey Dixon, of the mills' staff, and P. S. Bailey, president and treasurer of Lydia and Clfnton Mills, who greet ed the employees on the occasion and commended them on their safety achievement. About 2,500 employees, their families, mill personnel and guests were present for the occasion, which was featured by a barbecue dinner and entertainment. The photo at right tfhows a part of the crowd that enjoyed the day's proceedings as they passed along In six lines, being served dinner by supervisory personnel. —Photos by Dan Yarborough. A hearing was held Friday morn ing in the court house at Laurens by a representative of the South Caro lina Tax Commission on the reopen ing of the "Bloody Bucket," known variously as Bob's Place and Cathy's Place. The establishment, closed since early this year, was a beer joint in Plans ale underway to build a 60-bed hospital in Clinton to ,ost in excess of .$1,000,000, it was disclosed Monday nijfht at ft meeting held at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The proposed plant would replace —- two small hospitals in Clinton and one in Joanna, all of which would be closed, it was stated by owners of the hospitals who were present at the meeting Plans include the formation of a and the securing of $500,000 in Hill- Burton funds through the Estate Board of Health to be supplied by the federal government $500,000 in loeal funds would match the $500,000 in federal funds. the vicinity of Leesville Methodist hospital district coinciding with the w ith the extra $200,00 to be used Church, about thrde pules from Clinton, that was said to have en joyed an unsavory reputation, ac- ' cording to several sheriff's officers. boundaries of Laurens County School District 56, which is roughly half of the county and includes the lower part of the county. In the Lydia Employees Attain Safety Record; Are Feted Work Million Hours Without Accident Annual Kiwanis Club City Officials Named In General Election Tuesday Bazaar-Barbecue Slated For Sept. 25 Festivities in celebration of Ly dia Cotton Mills attaining one mil- boo man-houts without a disabling accident took place Saturday with about 2.500 employees, their famil ies. mill personnel and guests The day long event. preared by Walter Ten Finish Work For Degrees At PC The annual Community barbe cue-bazaar. sponsored by the Clin- too Kiwanis Club for the benefit of Lynch at Mountvill*. took place in Thornwell Orphanage, will be held the grove behind Providence ^ September 25 S** 1 * 01 That's the announcement today Robert Alkinaon at Greenville, from Kiwania President A. C. representing the Robert R Cola- Young, who aaid the IMS event man Co., insurance service orgaai had been shifted to fall instead at latKM. presented a plaque to D H Roberta. Lydia superintendent Mr Roberta in turw priwented the award to A M vtre loom fixer, the employees P 8 Bailey, prmldeat and trea To Take Oath of Office September t residents of the community and ad-- art>a are joining landowners who testified at MM*- the hearing Ten witnesses appeared and spoke in opposition to reopening the place, while five, including a husband and wife who formerly operated the place, father of the wife, one resi dent of the community and a for mer sheriff of the county, testified supporting the application for re opening The place was closed early this School in Recife. Pernambuco year by police officers while being nl For the past two years Clinton. Joanna. Lydia Mountville. and Cross Hill The hospital, under plans pro jected at the meeting, would he fi nanced by issuing $700,000 in bonds, tative T David Sloan. — Representative Nominate for site acquisition and to secure opreation of the plant for the first few years if needed Present at the meeting were members of the County Delegation in the General Assembly, including Senator Robert C. Wasson. Repre sentative W C. Dobbins. Represen- Jr. and Justin A. Mrs. Taylor Goes To Recife, Brazil Bridges, who were invited to be come acquainted with the move in order to act in -their official capan Friends of Mrs George W Taylor ties on the legal and legislative fac will be interested to know that she tors involved has gone to the Agnes Krskino Four members from this area of Bra the Lauren-. County Hospital Boord Mr' "f Trustees were also present Mil- who received 82 Woodrow Wilson, last spring as in the previous years Young usd the ume pattern will be followed which has proved so suceeaaful m the pest The program wtU ppm with a giant bazaar fas tunog eight booths offering her .refttrms Bar will be served cen to take rare of the crowd The « Democratic nominees for mayor and aldermen for the city of Clin- ton named in primaries held last May were duly elected u> a general alecuoo here Tuesday The number that votad 84 was half that that went to the polls in the 1954 general eiectioo when Ml ragt their ballots, but shoot equal Layton ward three Ja operated by Manor Cathy, testi- Taylor has been in mission work l , * r l-eaman of Cross Hill. L. T mony at the hearing di«rlosed He under the Board of World Mj»ions Lawson e# Joanna and P S Bailey Bagwell s opponent in the primary. over f rom Libert Lee. it was of the Presbyterian Church at the -«nd R P Hamer of this city votes at the ta this st 4 00 p through 14 49 p to that in previous yean Ubuaily.a one-party which waa tertmaly The primaries are the prtnripal elections and general .ircuoos are largely ignored as they serve only to confirm the rw suits at the primaries All candidal re received M voles, except George W Bagwell can didst* for alderman from ward 5. Electric Fair and Annual Meeting on Aug. 28-29 Ae manager Henry M Fans show this your Is exported be swarded to the ohms Co-Op Electric Fair and annual meeting says the •t the Laurens Eelectnr Coopers u> be bigger Repast live will be held and several thousands at torsi pew The Electric Fair will be held gl pie are sure to enjoy Me program the Laurens County fair grounds He emphasised that the show m for secretary and wdl open Thursday. August town people as well as Co-Op mem at 7 44 p m . with the etimi bers. and issued an invitation to ev being held in the amateur erybody to attend He also pointed beauty contests Friday. An out that the entire show is free gust 29. the fair will open at 9 00 The Electric Fair and annual Standard PIvwoods Plant p m * whieh umr ih * * nnuai » iu »** ,n ^ ^ • ■ ■■ ■ Mm ■■ J W WWwM* ■ BWIIto meeting will be held, and wiD open huge tent Facilities will include again that night at 7 00 p m with lf 5<g) comfortable steel folding for their plywopd business Follow the finals being held m the amateur chairs available for seating those received two write-in Clinton Mdl precinct Others elected were: Joe P Ter ry. Mayor, and five other Council- men Frank M Boland ward one S A Pitts, ward two. Harry C. P Stooa .ward four, and Charles R Laathsrwuad. ward six Twenty three voted at Proctnd No 1 at ctfy hall. 19 at Precinct No 1 at Hampton Avenue School sad 41 at the tTmton Mill Precinct The mayor aad four councilman wore reelected Two new council men are Bagwell and Leatherwood Bagwell is a former councilman The new council wtQ begin their lltttMPIfc MtllJl the start of the fiscal year an September t Methodist Pastor At Conference Rev George H Lb* Brood Street to attending the 173rd at the South Carolina Cl at the MetNslisi church which m Char test on yesterday. D B Smith toy delegate was n attendance for the opening of the reMerenre and C T Thom alternate delegate plans to today 'aid as it was about to be closed by sheriff's officers earlier The application to reopen the place was made by M9* Lee. and opponent.' of the reopening claimed that N would contribute little toward improving the unsavory reputation Bible Institute. n.mitiiHo. Brazil were Sheriff C. W Wier Deputy H R Jones. Deputy George Blackwell Mr Alexander C. D Benjamin Paul Bridges. Bryan IfulLand. Rev at the premises no matter whose Jet Abercrombie, pastor sred on the application t the heenng Hi fever I of the reopening were Mr aad Mrs Law Mr Hughes, (father in law of Lew i, T Paul Brown resident of the community. and A A Lowery former sheriff pbraiiao for the correctly the pliratwo for a alien for the beer been* n received yesterday M wi i hurt Only 10 Days to Win Week-End at the Beach Garanhunv Per others included Walter Regnery and J B Hart of Joanna; Ruben • , .. M Vance and W C Neely of (Tin- ton and Lydu Cotton MiUs Mayor J P Terry of Clinton chamber of Commerce President J H Von Holien Harry C. Layton of The ( hrofucle. ami phyuriana .if the area including D H McFadden of Joanna D O Rhame. weorge R Blalock. E N Sullivan. James L W'alker R M Puller James Mac <ionald. and B O Whitten, all of iTinton f>r J W Davis of Clinton, was ma present Included in the pitlfUl is a referee >‘um in which residents of the area involved would express 'hemsrlvos for or agailtd the .-'tablishmeut at the hospitai district and the issu me* of bonds for financing the pro jf Betlview Church. Roy Sanders, and J. D « ’irmmghsm The drink place and dorr is lo cated about three fourths of a mile from lawsvilt* Church near the end at what is known as the “Pump House Road * No word on the status of the sp- e had is stal Local Business Men Visit Standard Plywoods and The Mod- ernwood Company were the fourth stop on the weekly tour being made by representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Division in their courtesy calls on officials of manufacturing plants in the Clinton area. Making the visit to Standard Ply woods and its subsidiary. The Mod ern wood Company, were six repre sentatives of the Commerce and Merchants group which included Tom Plaxico, J. R. Cox, W. C. Baldwin. Gary Holcombe, Thurston Giles, and Davis V. Pitts. The delegation was met by Bob Anderson, vice president of Stan dard Plywoods, and L. M. Wilson, vice president and general manager of The Modernwood Co. Mr. Plaxico spokesman lor the delegation, ex pressed the appreciation of the Chamber of Commerce and the Mer chants Division for the part the two plants are contributing to the econ omy of the area in employing Clin ton citizens and in purchases of hardwood logs in this section. A let ^ ter containing similar sentiments f«om Jim Von Holien, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was pre sented to be posted on the plants’ bulletin board. The delegation was taken on a tour of the plants by Messrs. An derson and Wilson. Ptowt Began la Early I944’s The forerunner of Standard Ply wood began operations here in the early 1944 s as a venom taring plant at the weetorn edge of the city la 1944 L W.. ing a fire which destroyed the North an d beauty contests Carolina plant, the Andereons moved pleas , ^ entire to Clinton in 1954 and greatly ex panded the local veneer operation to include the making of plywood. The Cincinnati Floor Mfg. Co., Football Practice At Clinton High To Begin On Friday family, the electric fair provides clean wholesome entertainment to delight the young and the old. Lo- cal talent, local beauties and other moved to Clinton several years ago, attJ . act ions add to the fast-moving and occupied a site adjoining Stan program Exhibits of appliances dard Plywoods Standard Plywoods an( j equipment for the farm and later purchased assets of the Cin- horne w ,i ibe on display and many cinnati concern, which now operates; as a subsidiary to Standard Ply woods under the name of The Mbd- emwood Company. The latter com pany manufactures square hard wood flooring panels made from the products of Standard Plywoods. Officers of the parent company are L. W. Anderson, president, and Bob Anderson, vice president. L. M. Wil son is vice president and general manager of The Modernwood Com pany. Office manager is Fred Williams of Cross Hill, and plant manager is Jack Baird, formerly of Thomas- ville, N. C. Maintenance superin tendent is Ottie Mills. The two plants currently employ 210 workers, with an annual payroll of $611,000. In addition, Standard Plywoods purchases $940,000 worth of hardwood logs annually from land- owners within a 50-mile radius of Clinton. Output of Standard Plywoods is shipped to points from Maine to Cal ifornia. with one third being made into flooring blocks by 11m Mod aad the other attending Mrs. R. S. Anderson Passes At Waterloo Mrs. Fletschman Earns U. S. C. Graduate Degree Mr* Keith Fletschman. of thi* city, was awarded an M A degree at commencement exercises at the University of South Carotins. Co lumbu, on August 4. Mrs Fletschman. the former Miss Betty Spratt. daughter of Mr and Mrs John Spratt. is librarian at Clinton High School Someone ta f«unf to be aw anted a week-end vacation for two at Myrtle Beach— ami it may ta* you ? You will know in ten days. And it will coat you nothing to become eligible—all you have to do is fill out one of the coupons from the an nouncement ad in this ianue and mail or bring it to The Chronicle office. But. if you are a paid-up nutmcntier to The Chronicle you wHI earn a wonderful prize—a Imihum of $40 in addition to the all-expenae-paid vacation for two at the Beach. The drawing for the lucky winner will lie held on Sat urday, August 23—ami the winner may lie you. Addi tional coupons are available for the asking. If the perxon whose name in drawn, with a friend, husband or wife in unable to take the vacation, another name will lie drawn. Standard Plywood Officials Greeted Waterloo — Mrs. Richard Ander son. 75, died unexpected at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Niles Clark Friday afternoon. She was the wife of the late Rev. Richard S. Anderson She was the daughter of the late A. C. and Eu- phratie Watson and was a member of the Church of the Nazarene which she was a missionary since 1904 She had made her home in Water loo since May. 1956, before which she was in Coban. Guatamala, Cen tral America. 1 Surviving are four daughters. MVs. Niles Clark, of Waterloo; Mrs. Russell Birchard, of Guatamala; Practice for candidates for Clin- t o n High School’s 1958 football team will get underway Friday, it is stated by Coach Norman King. TTie boys will report to the school for physical examination and is suing of equipment at 7:30 Friday morning. The first practice will be ’held Friday afternoon at 4:00 p. m Approximately 65 candidates are Mrs Locke V. Simons, of Allen- expected to report Friday. dale; Mrs. O. K. Burchfields of Coach Bob Strock, formerly of Toronto, Ohio; two sons. Dr. Char- Walterboro and Erskine College, les L Anderson, of Pine Bluff, will assist King in coaching duties Ark.; Edward R. Anderson, of New TV Schedule York City; one brother. E Boyce Sept 5—York here WaUoo. of Pike Road. Ala , two; Sept. IS—Ware SV**!* here sisters. Mrs. W. A Duckworth, of Sept 19—Abbeville at Abbeville B®- ® r * Blanche (Juetton Sept. 14 etisstff at Cheater <* GroeaviSe. 29 grandchildren and Oct 9—Narth Augusta hare " I < **' great grandchild Oct 14—Graor at Gen Oct 17—Uman Oct Oct 91 Minify at Mm T IV f«uth ta the aeriee at ratio an official* at maaufactiirtag plants In the (listen area srrnrred last Thursday when rrpressMallvss at the Chamber at ( saassree aad the Mrr« hanu Dtvuiea railed at Mr sfftre* sf Standard Ptywsads. Inc., aad TV Msderswssd Csmpaay- Boh ladrrsss (seesad from left >. vice prratdrst af Standard Ptywsads. hi hr lag grseWd h> Tam PUxtrs (leg) Others la Ihe ptrtarr are I. Roam Can. W. C. Baldwin. Gary Hokomhe Thwntoa Gats. Dari. V. ruu mem her at the Chamber sad the Merchants Divtetea At Ihe right la L M Wdaon. vtre pro aid* m and gewaeM mtatdse at The ~ ~ ' at hmdwxad lags, ahum a » Man Vi The proposal wax presented by P S Bailey prosMleni at ‘ 'Union aad Lydu Coton Mills, ahw Mated the need for swell a bmprtal plant m the (Twloa area mnrd and sup ported by the people at thta trctiao He waa supported ia his teuuments by the local group aU at whom taw a seed for and advucatad bet (af medic si end hospital facilities jnear at hand It was pouMod out that whatever interests at claims the rwridrnto at the proposed new husilal diatnrt had ut the present Laurens County Hospital and its assets would he relinquished, according to exprrs stuns of personal views of those present The members of the legislative delegation agreed to study the pro posal and take the matter under advisement Senator Wasson, Mr Neely. Dr Fuller, and possibly** oth er members tg the delegation will discuss the matter with the Board of Health in Columbia today (Thursday), principally in relation to securing federal funds under the Hill-Burton Act. It was pointed out that no move would be made that would jeopardize the recent appli cation for funds under the Hill-Bur ton Act by the Laurens County Hospital It was pruosed that the new hos pital district issue $700,000 in bonds at a stated figure of 3N per cent interest, amortized over a period of 30 years, requiring from $37,500 to $41,000 annually for payment of principal and interest. It was esti mated that a 7-mill tax levy on the approximately $6,000,000 property valuation ip the projected area would be necessary to retire the indebtedness In answer to the question if they were willing to set up procedure for a refemdum and enact the nec essary legislation to create the pro posed hospital district, members of the delegation, after hearing the proposal and the two-hour discus sion, did not express themselves of ficially. but most, if not all. stated that the proposal appeared fea sible. In answer to the question if they Sardis Cemetery Assn To Meet