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/ If Ym Don't Read The Chronicle You Don't Get The News ®ht (Eltntmt Volume LVIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 4, 1958 The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean New* paper. Complete. Newsy and Reliable Number 36 Mayor, Aldermen Begin Two-Year Terms m m m'W m * Trustees Community Chest Budget Support Area Referendum £.|q QQfC . X A A referendum in School District in the voting. Mr Babb I dr * dr 0^ I 5^ am ti>A r»*rvrwv<?<w4 rrt/vtm 1rvf* O nni •» rs ii • i ^ Here are members of Clinton’s new City Council who began two-year terms Monday. Front row. left to right, Harry C. Layton, ward three; Mayor Joe P. Terry; Charles R. Leather-wood, ward six; George W. Bagwell, ward five; back row: James P. Sloan, ward four; Frank M. Boland, ward one; S. A. Pitts, ward two; W. B. Owens, city clerk and treasarer; Cecil E. White, city attorney. —Photo by Dan Yarborough New Council Takes Office " e " ^ 4 ', J Aa ll-ssseUw MSsels* Mass* C ° ,le9e At ivionflay Wight meet J 0 Open Monday AH City Personnel Are Reappointed 56 on the proposed move to organize a hospital district and build a SI,- 000,000 hospital in the area was ap proved Tuesday night at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Lauresn County Hospital held in Laurens Thomas A Babb. Laurens attor ney who is secretary of the board, released the recorded vote as 6 to 2 in favor of a resolution intro duced by P S. Bailey of Clinton, calling for approval of a referen dum in the district. The resolution was: “Resolved that the Board of Trustees of Lau rens Counyt Hospital, having been advised of the desire of the people resident in School District .56 to have a hospital to be located in that district, approve in principle an advisory referendum on the subject in District 56. said, but his (Boyd’s) remarks du ring the course of the meeting indi cated hia support of the resolution Other members at the meeting in cluded Miller Leaman' of Cross Hill; G. E Owings, L W. Gratz, and James G. Dunklin of Laurens; and L. T Lawson of Joanna Mr Babb said that he had no particular desire to make a public statement in the matter, but Ministerial Assn. To Meet On Monday Ten Agencies to Participate in Fund The Clinton Ministerial Associa tion will mm on Monday at the First Baptist Church at 9 30 a m Rev. William E Moreau, pres ident, requests that all ministers that of Clinton and Joanna attend, since of $19,980 53 for Orpater Clinton Community he would have supported the resolu this is the first meeting of the new tion of the words “School District year and important matters will be 56" had been eliminated He said he discussed. made a motion to that effect, but it failed to carry by a 4 to 2 vote. ' TEACHES IN LANCASTER with some members not voting. Miss Peggy Mclnvailte leti la^t Babb said there were county week for Lancaster where she is a wide questions involved in the mat- member of the Senior High School ter and felt that the referendum faculty in the Home Economics I)e- should be county-wide He said he partment. Mass Mclnvaille. the could not speak for Mr Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G C Me Mr. Babb stated that of the nine ^ ut thought that Ferguson held the Invaille, was graduated from Win members of the board present, the resolution was opposed by himself and J. G. Ferguson of Laurens. Tbe chairman of the board, Marcus Boyd, of Laurens, did not par- Clinton’s 1958-60 City Council was hers sworn into office Monday night and held its first meeting in a two-year tenure of legislative duties. Rev. J. W. Spillers. pastor of Cal vary Baptist Church, opened the meeting with prayer, following which Cecil E. White, city attorney, administered the oatp of office to the mayor and aldermen Members of the council are: Joe P. Terry, mayor, Frank M Boland, ward one. S. Af Pitts, ward two, Harry C. Layton, ward three; James P. Sloan, ward four; George W Bagwell, ward five; and Charles R Two DormHories To Be Built For Whitten Village of^ the One of the largest student enroll ments in history it expected at Presbyterian College as the insti- various departments tut ion begins its 78th session Mon- Attend Mobile Home Show, Display Trailer Shellpn i I James Barnes, office manager of Mobilmanur, Inc., attended the In diana Mobile House Show in Elk hart. Ind . last week The show was one of the largest mobile home ex same sentiments throp College in June A m-ord t h e Che.-.t and dates for its 1959 cam paign were announced today by Ch< >■ President Robert M Vance He ^aid advance gift solicitation: will begin on September 18. with the general drive scheduled to kick off on October 2 It will continue throughout the month of October Howard Smith serves as drive i «i!rman of the 19.59 effort .vhich will '.eek funds for ten different agencies in this one big campaign His budget emomittee, headed by W C Baldwin, recommended the goal after, conferences wjth repre sentatives of the various participat ing agencies The total budget of $19,980 53 rep- were also included day . ... | positions in the country and most all! prove the quality of the educational Messrs Sloan and Layton were Well over 500 students will regis continued in their positions- as ^ members of the Clinton-Newberry ,«"« — general public ted by the Board .»( Tru-te.- at a Gas Authority to serve with Clin-|y«* r Waiting lists for tv Mobilmanor manufacturers meeting on August 11 officials from Newberry. Walter *or the past several months, leaving of Joanne, is the seventhjw^y the day-student enrollment ns _ member Improvement Program Instituted In Area Schools To Stress Reading, EngRsh and Math To Hold Open House Sunday Afternoon At College Building resents a new nigh for the local Community Chest, being si.ghtly more than last years ff-corri $19 519 01 figure President Vance in jnnouncmg the 1959 goal, pointed out the great need existing among all of the agencies .which perform such worthwhile .nice- He expressed confidence that the people of Clin ton would rally to their support. Baldw in s report listed the bud get share for each participating agency in this manner Clinton Camp Fire Council—83. .500 Amencan Red Cross—$3,703 95. Cancer Society—*2.300. Society of Crippled Children and Adults— $2,000. Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts—42.650 .Carolmas United— $1,301 58 Fairview \lcohoiic Reha bilitation Center—$250 United Ce rebral Palsy—4100 Salvation Army —$375 and Laical Relief and Ad ministration—$3,800 An eight point program to tin will be administered twice yearly, m the fall to determine weaknesses . . . . . ^ 'home and trader manufacturers had program in the schools of Laurent! in the pupds, and in the spring to unng e nex sr e anJ1a ^ for dealers and the County School District 56 was adop gauge the improvement made first semester of the l936-» scnooi i... a ^ ../ -r with Clin- ye"- Waiting lilts for dormitory ^ ^ bl|rT ,,, too’. Mayor Terry and three similar °< *««* travel trailer, displayed one The pt-igram w a, «h. result of a . . , Ilw , _ ti B upper trailers which survey over the several Regnery of Joanna, bj* me oiy siimem m miH . h mimm months made by a cxunmittee of of the Authority s board!* variable factor as the deadline Police DepT. Report Shows $1,604 Fines Paid During August of directors They hold monthly approaches, meetings, alternating between the Approximately two cRms start arriving « A special meeting of council will i afternoon They h be held On September 11 to sider the annual budget to be mined by the finance committee |teeU registration Mayor Twrrj armotmeed the . of cemmtttoaa of council to T* 1 * hr the term: Fteonce Com- *** *°r the Layton, Pitta. day and Wedaeoday followed by the Student Christian Aaaocta- Greenwood on The ICMnlan rhurrhas plan to of among the new arrivals on Tuesday Monday | tkm .Picnic at Lako wtU bn- Wednesday evening principals, and tratars representing every school and every grade <I through 13) la the dial net The program is the summary of by the sur- v«y committee and named to the eorh in al arhonts at the district, waa G N Fey PupiU in the upper ten per cent of tiie class will be permitted t« take a n accelerated program which will be elastic and conform with the pupil- desires needs and capabilities When the pupil enters the math grade a teacher will be named aa his rounoetsr who will move with him from grade in grade through The conns rise will advise an such matten as courses which lend law. _ to hai better ta pci pari turn lor i he will pnrana M ha goat ta ta regarded aa ana «f the important ushfacts which will roenve more straws, as wtB the use of the dMtmnary which will he re paired eighth grades to wgrshrnmra and vorabaiary la the high school emphams will he pat on fagliah mathematic« An Open Houv for Presbyterian College alumni and friends of tins am will be held ta the new student renter on Sunday aftrrtM»«n Pres idem Marshall M Brown an ammeed ladaV It is scheduled between the hour- at 3 aa and S 00 p m sad pubhc is cordially invited to attend Prend—I Broun aud at Lsurctv ip la $250 cat Dougina House before it •dfkrtaBy apmui Mr student use armt Muudav Tlua Meal ragwo la< PI Twent; r« of drunken- nevs led *hr city poll ice court docket in numb ns ■#my. the monthly re port of i fit) ctunrtl by chief B B Ballard Ck w charge was hilhfy* ■4 75 day % given on the PAIDtIC *ru and m ns paid in fian Three % mLatiif * i >jf liquor laws were levied 87M. ta •o charged with <trH ii4 ulNtcf *Nf -fl'ienre «f m ’ovieaM* paid SIM* •* art five .pood rff reek leas dr rver. paid 817I %t% u iken m for f ghi.r.g were Clinton and Lydia Mills To Sell Homes to Employees OcaewU to BTfoeaRrst Ook. A contract has of two at Whman VUIags, each with a ca pacity of approximately 115 The contract waa awarded ta J. C. Heslep Company of Columbia, at a meeting of the board of trustees on August 15 Nineteen bids wore received The contract totals $318,487. The Heslep base bid was $362,980. which, with alternates and deduc tions. made it the low bid Comple tion date was given as 300 calendar days The dormitories will be located in the Circle area Cbatan and Lydia will offer their of baying their , B by P S of the two A total of 67* by the mills and present occupants will bo given first opportunity Is rasas to buy them la the an occupant does not wish to buy. the house will be offered to other employees A few of the houses will be moved to now locaUoos, and will be offered for sale after they have been relo cated, it was stated Drew Brothers Real Estate Com pany of Anderson, has been employ of the tr aa office cm- City's Business Leaders Visit Lydia Cotton Mills Lydia Cotton Mills, Clinton’s sec ond oldest and largest major indus try, was the sixth stop on the week ly tour being made by the repre sentatives of the Chamber of Com merce and Merchants’ Division in their courtesy calls on officials of manufacturing plants in the Clin ton area. Making the visit to Lydia Mills last Thursday were eight rep resentatives of the Chamber and Merchants’ Division which included R. L. Plaxico, Joe McGee, Ray Pitts, Cecil Wilson, Billy McMillan, W. L. Corbett, C. T. Thomason, and J. C. Thomas, chairman of the Merchants Division. President P. S. Bailey received the delegation in his office. Mr. Plaxico expressed to him the ap .preciation of the Chamber of Com ments expressed by Mr. Plaxico. was presented with a sufficient number of copies for posting on the plant bulletin boards. Following the welcoming recep tion in Mr. Bailey’s office, he, with D. H. Roberts, superintendent, and Claude A. Crocker, industrial rela tions director, explained the manu facturing operations as they toured the group through the plant. Founded In 1902 Lydia Cotton Mills was founded by Mercer Silas Bailey, a promi nent Clinton merchant, who has just six years prior founded Clinton Cot ton Mills. The mill was named for his wife, Rosanna Lydia Abrams Bailey. The mill was started with 4,000 spindles and 150 looms, all second-hand Mr Bailey served as merer and the Merchants’ Division the company’s first president, and for the vital contributions the com his youngest son. Cassius M Bailey, pany makes to the economy af the as treasurer Thu modern plant to- Mr. Bailey responded by say day employs more than 700 local tag. “I am proud The native of people with an anuai payrool of over MUD sd to haidM the the prv act mo. sad will ta each of the two r A survey mg firm baa played M make plat* at iavolved which will shoo each Mt M be offered Mr sale Thu work u scheduled to begin next week When the survey M completed Drew Bn* there will inspect and appraise each house and lot and establish the sell ing price. Mr. Bailey said Tbe announcement of the pro posed sole of the homes in the two villages was made Wednesday in a letter to all employees from Mr. Bailey, wheih said in part “In keeping with a trend over the recent years for more and more tex tile employees to become home owners, the management of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills is very much aware of the definite interest that you have expressed in purchas ing the homes now being rented to you. Therefore, after much consid eration, it is a privilege to announce that you will have this opportunity in the very near future. “The price and terms will be rea sonable to any person desiring to own his or her own home. No down payment will be required at the time of sale, and the balance may be spread voer a period of twenty years. You may pay cash, in part or in full, for your house and lot fi you wish. "We have employed the Drew Brothers Real Estate Company of Anderson, S. C., to handle details of these transactions. They htfve had wide experience in this type of work and we have found that they have been fair and honest and will assist you in any manner or detail. “There are many questions you will want answered, and many points you will want to discuss The Drew Brothers will establish an of fice m the village in advance of the sale, and will discuss with you the details of the transscGon. They will be svslisblr to answer any snd sO may wufc M ask ” la rimrluMat Ms MUer. Mr Bai TVs* hi» • ivm have the sc at (ommumt) Barbecue r ichedulrd tor September 25. Kiwsm* President A C Young announced today They are Mrs W R Ander**. Jr, Mrs TVima* Baldwin, Mrs Frank Sherrill Young said these leaders other wives of Clinton Ki warns Club jour program on an even members are busily engaged in all schools in the District United Community Funds Leaders Meet Here Today Represent Western Area of State 5. A special readme program, and emphasiuag a placement program | on reading achievement levels 6 C oordinate work so preparation for the event held to benefit Thornwell Orphanage It is set for the Thornwell gym nasium between 6:00 p m. and 10:00 p m . September 25. and will feature a wide range of bazaar bargains as well as barbecue meals for the entire family 7 A course of study is being pre pared. and a ropy will be given each teacher, 8 Improve libraries in all schools are and additional instructional sup- J W B at schools ia the district stated that M per rent at Chat on High graduates attend college with 25 par cent average for the state He further stated that 1967 ta kaep graduates at the Mgh school who at- keai far ended college passed M per rent of their course* during the past year as freshmen compared with m per rent average for the state Trustees of the district schools H L. Eichlberger. chairman; J Cornwall, vice-chairman; Morv than fifty ropes mm, of tmted < ommumt« Fund* ( munity Cheat > ia the wretera at the state are expected ta attend plies as funds are available Greater use will be made of standard achievement tests, which Jake Rasor. secretary HugiHey, D H Roberts. James Addison, and John B Cooiev George mes T tit#* Might)gfa if th* om which wil bean at 12 15. wtB be part aa address by Mr Edwards Mr Vince will be ckairmsa at the the Regional United Campaign Ral meeting which » H also .srhade ly ichedukd for the Mary Mu* other speakers who will | grove Hotel in CUatoo today, ac- campaign terbniqun and other ev ened to an announcement by Robert sentiaU of successful campaigning M Vance president at the Clinton The Clinton rally is one at two United Fund and host chairman for being held in South Carolina during the event the first week in September the This United Campaign K^lly is other being hied m Florence yes- convened by the South Carolina tenday State Campaign Chairman for This regional luted Campaign United Campaign*. W G Edwards Rally' is sponsored by Carolina* of Columbia, vice president and United Community Services m co- general manager of the Southern operation, with local United Com- Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co munity Funds Clinton Business Men Express Appreciation to Lydia Officials