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1 If You J)on*t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get The News (Elintmt The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete. Newsy and Reliable \ Volume LVIX Clinton, S.C. Thursday, September 11, 1958 wLmHmm 1 - - — - Number 37 College Building Seen During Open House Court Term Begins In Laurens Sept. 22 Union Services On Sunday Evening To Welcome Rev. Cannon Here is a view of one of the lounges in Douglas House, Presbyterian College’s new student center which was visited by many at an open house session on Sunday afternoon. The building, a commodious and handsome structure recently completed, faces Spencer Hall on the Plaza. —Photo by Dan Yar* —bonmub. College to Break Ground For Auditorium Tuesday Is Second Unit in Expansion Program Ground-breaking ceremonies for Presbyterian College’s proposed new chapel-auditorium will be held next Tuesday morning, September 16, President Marshall W. Brown announced today. He said P. S. Bailey, Clinton tex tile executive and chairman of the trustee building committee, will re move the first shovel of earth on the site where the $500,000 structure is to be built Other trustees and the Presbyte rian College student body, faculty and staff will be present for the brief ceremonies Alumni and Funeral Services For Mrs. F. L. Webb Held on Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Cox Webb, widow of Dr. F. L. Webb, were held Saturday at 4:00 p. m at Gray Funeral Home, con ducted by the Rev. J. H. Darr, pas tor of the First Baptist Church, and Dr. W. Redd Turner, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Inter ment was in Roaemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe Shay, Mack Stubbs. R. M. Vance, Goyne L. Simpson, Eugene Johnaon, W. R. Anderson, Jr, Dr. Charles L. Joss, and Tom Plaxico. The honorary escort consisted of the physicians of Clinton and Whit ten Village, where Dr. Webb was chief of the medical staff for many years. Mrs. Webb, 72, died early Friday at her home on Woodrow street af ter several years of declining health. She was a native of Savanah, Ga., but had made her home in Clin ton for 35 years. She was a daugh ter of the late George Oscar and Lydia An Harper Penton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clinton, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Webb was married twice. Her first ptarriage was to Madrid Cox. By this union one son and two daughters survive, Madrid Cox, Jr„ of Carrabelle, Fla.; Miss Louise Cox and Mrs. P. S. Bailey, both of Clinton; and one grand child. Her second marriage was to Dr. Webb. By this union one son sur vives, Fred L. Webb of Columbia. There are three grandchildren. Sur viving also are one brother, C. L. Penton of Yucaipa, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. John S. Wilder of Sa vannah, Ga. friends also are nivited to attend the 10:45 a. m. program at which Dr. Brown will preside. The PC board of trustees recently gave unanimous approval to the base construction figure of $376,310 turned in by C. Y. Thomason Co. of Greenwood, bidding against 11 oth er contractors. Work is expected to get underway in the next few weeks. President Brown said the chapel-auditorium will fill a long- felt need at Presbyterian College. Not only ia it to provide adequate space for the expanded student body, but the facilities will enable the college to offer students and local residents a broader program of cultural activities. He pointed out that this building was the second major objective of PC’s recently successful $1,000,- 000 develpoment program The other *oal. a new student center, has just become a reality with the completion of the $2ri0.000 Doug las House. The chapel-auditorium will be erected directly across the plaza from the library building, adjacent to Bailey Hall dormitory on one side and South Broad Street on the other. It is to be of colonial Georgian design with large lime stone columns in keeping with the architectural theme of the campus. President Brown said the main portion of the new building will be an auditorium capable of seating 1,200 persons. A front wing of the structure will house a chapel, lim ited to a capacity of 100, for small er religious services. The rear sec tion of the chapel-auditorium, fac ing Maple street, with separate en trance, will include three stories given to music rooms, studios, and other fine arts facilities. Young Men Sent To Circuit Court On May 11 Rape Charge Four young men of the Clinton area have been remanded to the circuit court for appearance before the grand jury on charges of rape of a young Clinton woman on the night of May 11. The men are Charles Fuller, Sid ney Bonds. Gene Adair, and Steve Webb. A preliminary hearing was held before Magistrate Sam McCrary at the city hall last Thursday morning. Appearing for the state was Sher iff C W. Wier, who questioned the witnesses, Joyce Nance, Helen Nance, Sara Shelmjt, Ted Ward, Clinton policeman, and George Blackwell, deputy sheriff. Attorneys representing the defend ants were O. L. Long and Marshall Abercrombie of Laurens. Attorney Lake of Whitmire, was present but took no part in the proceedings. It was brought out in testimony that the acts occurred in a wooded area near Lydia Mills. The young woman was later brought to Clinton and let out of a car on a city stfeet. Residents of the area took her to a hospital after notifying Clinton po lice. A one-week term of criminal court is scheduled to begin in Lau rens on Monday, Sept. 22 Judge Thomas P. Bussey of Char leston, will preside over his first term of court in Laurens. He suc ceeded Judg£ W. H. Grimball, re tired. • In addition to 26 holdover cases, a relatively heavy docket of new in dictments is expected to be included on the roster of the court, including four murder cases. Jurors drawn for the week are: Tow W. Stephens, Cook's Store; Robert Holden, Clinton Mill; J. Ed win Templeton, Bailey; W. Carl Taylor, Laurens; J. D. Burdette, Tip Top; John T. Galman, Lydia Mill; Carl' Hudson, Cook’s Store; Herbert J. Martin, Ora; W. Henry Yeargin, Clinton; Carl Hagen, Lau rens; H. A. Marler, Woodville; H. Pu. Dav i™f7E Tav C mas L ^ New Telephone Directories Distribution of one of Clinton’s anna; H. D. Hardy, Watts Mill; J J. Green, Clinton; Harold McClin- tock, Ora; Belton Brown, Grays. Also Robert Rice, Renno; C. R. Elmore, Laurens; Clifford Butler, Narnie; J. H. Barnett, Bailey; James G. Miller, Joanna; A. J. Mc Coy, Mt. Olive; Daniel Dunaway, Clinton Mill; L. W. Ivey, Clinton Mill; W. D. Campbell, Narnie; W. L. Pulley, Ekom; John Wallace Smith, Youngs; W. J. Burns, Lau rens; D. L. 'Alexander, G raysT Carlton L. Curry, Woodville; L. L. Rice, Clinton; J. Clyde "Young, Clin ton; E. C. Abercrombie, Hickory Tavern; Fred S. Owens, Laurens Holdover: A G. Smith, Clinton Mill. Clinton High Scores Twice to Defeat York in First Game A union service of welcome for the Rev. Joel Cannon, new pastor fo Broad Street Methodist Church, will be held Sunday evening, Sept 14, at 8 o’clock. The churches of the city are co operating in this service, and the pastors of each church inp-down- town Clinton will have part on the program as follows: Welcome and Preside—Rev. Wil liam E. Moreau. Invocation—Rev. Giles Lewis Responsive Reading—Dr W. R Turner Prayer—Rev. J. H. Darr. Scripture—Dr. C. Bynum Betts Prayer—Rev. L Allen Wertz Sermon—Rev. Cannon Benediction—Dr. M A Macdon ald. < The public is invited to attend the services Hospital Referendum Set For General Election Date Funeral Services For Miss Thomas Held on Thursday To Provide Two Ballots in November best read books, the telephone di rectory, will start September 15, I. A. Edwards, manager of Southern Bell in Clinton, stated yesterday. Containing listings for subscrib ers in Clinton and Joanna, more than 3,500 copies of the directory will be distributed in this area. Laurens County voters will have ducted along ^with the general elec _ .in opportifhity to make a decision turn ind would he advisory in> na- in the general election in November ture on whether the county will have two The meeting in Laurens Monday hospitals, one in the Laurens area was the regular monthly session of Miss Sar'ah Frances Thomas. 74 »nd one m the Clinton area, or one the delegation at which member'- of . , m in j hospital centrally located a committee, headed by W C died at 1.45 a m., las .... decisjon was reaC hed Mon- Neely, of Clinton, appeared to re- a Columbia hospital after a long ill | day a( a n f t h e county quest the delegation to arrange for ness legislative delegation in Laurens at a referendum Other members of Miss Thomas was born in Union! the court house when members the commitee ar Dr G R. Blalock, County a daughter of the late WU- j went into executive gesviOR to dis- of t hr,ton. D H., Roberts of Lydia liam Kelly and Margaret Hill Tho-|cuss the matter Mil^s. .1 B Hart of Joanna, and mas. For a number of years shoj jhev determined that two ballots John Simmons of Mountville made her home in Clinton with her j wou | d ^ necessary One would be The committee w as appointed fol- sister, Mrs. D. C. Heustess She; for resl( jenLs of School District 56 lowing a recent public meeting in was a member of the Methodist and wou i,j ^ ^ worded to deter- Clinton when .residents of the area church. mim . !f | t was the sentiment of the embraced by School District 56 Surviving is one sister. \Ir> voters i n that area to create a hos- went on record unanimously as fa- Heustess. j p jt a i district, levy taxes to build voting building a hospital in ttu- Funeral services were conducted | and equip a hospital and operate it lower part of the county at 4:30 p m., Thursday, at the The other ballot would be submit The present Laurens County Hos graveside in Rosemont cemetry in | ted on a county-wide basis and the pital at Laurens does not serve that Clinton by the Rev. Joel E Cannon phrasing of the question or ques area proponents of the new hos Pallbearers were Gus Jeter, Gor don May, J W. Christopher, Dil lard Boland, Charlie W Cooper, William Brooks Owens. G A Bur ton, and Ray Pitts ——■— S. C. United Fund Chairman Visits Ctmton MEET WARE SHOALS FRIDAY Clinton High will meet Ware Shoals in the second game of its schedule here Friday night on Johnson Field. Game time Is 8 o’clock. Clinton High School s Red Devils won their opening game by defeat ing York here last Friday night. 14-0. Coach "Buzz” Tedards’ team re moved some of the duobt as to what could be expected of the Devils this year after losing 14 players from the 1957 squad. They gave a sur prisingly powerful and smooth per formance The Red Devils scored all of their points in the second quarter The first tally coming on a 44-yard end run by Corley netting a 52-yard drive. Fullback Henry Ingle ran the extra point over right tackle Dwight Moody led the next Clin ton drive, 30 yards, with a 16-yard jaunt, setting up the eight yard end run scoring play by Corley. Ingle $gaMl ran the PAT, this time over rjght'guard. York threatened only in the last two minutes of the game when they moved to the Clinton six Laurens Assn. Rally The Laurens Associational Young People’s Training Union meeting will be held Thursday (tonight) at 7:30 p.m , at the Laurens Baptist Assembly Grounds on Lake Green wood. Everyone is to bring their own cold drinks and an offering will be taken to cover the expenses of the weiner roast, which will be en joyed. Hallmark, Employing 200, Is Visited on Local Tour Ljgns Club Broom Sale on Sept. 19 The Clinton Lions Chib will .stage its annual broom sale on Sept 19, it was announced this week. A committee headed by Lynn Cooper, Jr, is making arrange- menu and salesmen will include all members of the dub. ' Not proceeds of the sale wUI be used to finance the wort of the dub s sight Hallmark Manufacturing Co. was the seventh stop on the weekly tour being made by representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Division in their ocur- tesy calls on officials of manufac turing plants in the Clinton area. Making the visit to Hallmark last Thursday were six members of the Chamber and Merchants’ Division, including Jim Von Hollen, president of the Chamber of Commerce, J. C. Thomas, chairman of the Mer chants’ Division, I. Mac Adair, J. Robert Cox, D. B. Smith, and C. H. Leonard. General Manager E. B. Ginsberg received the delegation in his of fice. Mr. Von Hollen expressed to him the appreciation of the Cham ber and the Merchants’ Division for the contribution the company is making to the economy of the area. Mr. Ginsberg replied in like man ner to the greetings of the delega tion and welcomed them to the plant A letter from Mr. Von Hollen con taining the sentimenU expressed was prorated with copies to be posted on the plant’s bulletin boards and read by the employees Following the reception in Mr. be. wfcfc the manufacturing operations as they cosducted the group on a tour of the plant. Began Operations in 1941 Hallmark began operations here in 1941, .occupying a building for merly used by a silk mill. Owned by New York interests, cnotrol of the company passed to the well known Anvil Brand interests of High Point, N. C., clothing manu facturers. Men’s dress shirts and women’s blouses are made in the local plant. Employing 20 Omen and women, the payroll is $8,000 weekly. Fifteen hundred dozen shirts and blouses are turned out each week. The company makes its own brands as well as doing contract work. Approximately 50 operations are employed in making a shirt and 35 in making a blouse, it was stated. In addition to Mr. Ginsberg and Mr. Edwards of the management staff, R. A. Simmons is head of the cutting department; Mrs Ressie McKenzie, the sewing department; Mr a Alma Rejmods, the pressing department, and C C. Adair, the shipping deartment Mr Ginsberg said that plans are to teerrae tie plant s the W. G. Edwards, vice-president and general manager of the Southern Bell Telephone Compuay jn^ South Carolina, last Thursday paid au official visit to Clinton in his official rapacity as State Chairman tor United (Community Chest) Campaigns and spoke at a regional rally for leaders In this srea of the state attended by-apprstimatrly 1M peCooni - Mr. Edwards is shown ia the center, with Robert .M. Vance, president of Clinton s Commumts Chest organization, on the right. Howard F. Smith, campaign chairman, is at left. —Photo hy Dan Yar borough. Mrs. Turner Wins Visit to New York Mrs Marcia Galloway Turner, wife of R. Michael Turner of Clin ton, was anounced Saturday as the winner of a “Lady Reporter" con test conducted by The Greenville News and WSPA-TV, Spartanburg television station. She will leave for New York Sat urday to represent the newspaper and the television station at Colum bia Broadcasting System's Televisit Tackle David Currance led Week, during which she will visit York's defensive attack while John Eichelberger and Captain Ken Trammell stood out for the winners. York 0 0 0 0 0 Ctinton 0 14 0 0—14 Clinton scoring: Touchdowns— Corley 2 (44-yard run, 8-yard run). Extra points—Ingle 2 (run). Man Charged With Liquor Violation Luther Jacks, 44, of Clinton, post ed a $600 bond after being booked on violation of the liquor law. Deputy Sheriff Geofge Blackwell said Jacks was arrested at the home of Charles Baker in Clinton and had a one-half gallon jar of illegal liquor in his possession. Deputy Blackwell and Deputy Homer Jones made the arrest Au gust 28, they reported. various TV shows, see activities backstage, and report them daily to The News. Also on the program are a series of luncheons, visits to Broadway shows, and tours of the city. The contest was a promotion of the newspaper and the television station in wrhich some 2500 netries were received. The judging Satur day included eight finalists whose writing ability was considered equal, and the judges paid par ticular attention ot the contestants' personality, speech and diction, poise, neatness, physical appear ance and sincerity of purpose. Mrs. Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. (Chick) Galloway, is a native of Clinton, a graduate of tions would be such as to determine pital contend whether one larger hospital was de- Speaking tn favor of one central- sired, or one each in the Laurens ly located hospital for the county and Clinton areas were Charles L Milam of Mount- Thr referendum would be con- ville, and Dr. J F Dusenberry and ;Dr M. B N’ickles of Laurens, while Mr Hart contended for a new hos- • iViryi 'Mr The pro^M' TiTriN' W T Bolt. Laurens attorney, : stated was not aaainst a ref- jerendum hut was against two hos- | pitals for the county He said he j thought the referendum should be | on a county-wide basis and sub mitted three- questions which he j suggested should he voted on in the ; referendum: 1 Are you in favor of having I ONE hospital to serve all of Lau rens County - ’ Yes No." "If your answer is no. are you j willing to support by taxes the building and improyement of a hos pital in the area of the county in I which you live” This may mean as j much as 8 or more mills in the lower county and some increase in I the upper county Yes No " —Are you agreeable to separat- j inj^ of the upper section of the j county and giving to them the pres ent hospital for improvement, ad : dition. and operation’ Yes No " ’’Note If the answVr to No 1 is j Yes. then it is not necessary to have j the others answered, but. the delega tion does need to know the feeling I of the entire county on this matter; and it should also know what the feeling is in various areas For this reason the voting should be sep- ■ arated by township- Certain town- Presbyterian gridmen. heading . Coach Jones is keeping his fin- ships which are now partly or en- into their final week of rough prac- ! crossed on whether he's solved tireiy m School District 55 or 56 tice before the East Carolina open er at Greenville, N. C.. on Sept. 20, ^ , n (j* manner in present a youthful, spirited squad *.h, c li Bob Waters of Sylvanu, to carry the Blue Hose colors this Ga , is performing He earned the year. {load here as j sophomore last year The group is short on expenence, but needed seasoning Thus far in with one-half of the 65 candidates pre-season practice, his passing and county- being new to the PC turf But hall-handling have shown consider- Mr Milam stated that he Joesn t Coach Frank Jones has been pleas- able improvement as Nat Cole of want it said that he is against one. ed with the over-all team attitude; Natchez. Miss , pressed him for the two or three hospitals But are w*- and the progress of several key | starting assignment Cole entered able to maintain two hospitals, he players j PC last February asked Study the tax problem, he Strength at ends and center Co-Captain Halfback Hony Ben- said •'It will take ten Mills" (to coupled with depth potential ^atlson of Chester, meanwhile, con build anti operate a hospital in the guards, indicate the Blue Hose line tinues to turn in the driving per- lower areai—three mills above the will be a better unit than last year formances which have made him seven syjested as being necessary Presbyterian will present another one of the most valuable players he said "I m not going to work hefty forward wall to the ten 1958 fo the past three years And Half- against it. he said, but we must opponents, but it’s expected to backs John Lucas of Donora, Pa , approach it from a business-like move quicker than in the recent and Gordon Stanley of Rock Hill. ha>i> past. Wejghtf of thy, current first (continue to run hard , Mr Hart said that seven nulL- two units' average 203 pounds. Likeliest looking newcomers *ould provide for building the plant Co-Captain Richard Shrigley of j among the backs thus far are: Half Clinton, at tackle and End Ted back Bobby Pate of Fitzgerald. Leahy of Atlanta, have been demon-' Ga . another South Georgia Junior strating their rugged experience in [college student entering as a fresh- PC to Hove Better Line; Faces Last Practice Week in his crucial quarterback problem may show a de*ure to be included m the backfield The answer just the plan of a different hospital area "It is felt that question 3 is nec essary since we must have the agreement of the other areas of the county to take the present hospital for the use of only one section of the and guarantee funds for operations during the first few years Most hospitals would make a profit if it _ w ere not for charity patients, he early workouts. Three former South'man. and Bill Hill of Clairton. Pa , said, and stated that 17 per cent of Georgia Junior college players fresh out of Marine service have been outstanding among the ! patients in the Laurens County Hos pital were charity patients I he size of the present Laurens C ounty Hospital is ideal for eco- newcomers They are: Tackle Cecil TO ENTER CLEMSON Morris of Hazelhurst, Ga., and Jack Davis, Jr. and George Bu Guard Tommy Boney of Jackson- ford, son of Mr and Mrs. Richard nomical operation, and doubling the Clinton High School, and WInthrop ville, Fla., both juniors who enroll-, Buford, are among 1958 graduates would not contribute to any College. The Turners have three daughters, Melissa 9, Cynthia 6, and Clare 1V4. ed at PC last Februray; and Tackle Bill Schofille of Fort Valley, Ga., of Clinton High School who will economy. Hart said, in quoting hos- leave this hweek to enter CTemaon pital authorities. The delegation, he who has just arrived as a freshman. College (continued on paip e four) Clinton Commerce Leaders Make Call on Hallmark Officials mt toe weekly cal m affictol» tor grMR. Otoeri trra left to rtgto are: J. C. E. B. Glaataerg «toa. L Mac A4atr. J. R. Cat D. B. SatfU i mt Crnmmrnrrt mnI eagtoeer. k at right mt tor area »a tor ptato at right m a to ahevw at to#» toa toitoaa r—ti. ar* al tor to* whto ■ 4 ar to at to