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V If You Don’t Read The Chronicle t ou Don’t Get The News 3hf (Elitttnn (EhrontcU The Chronicle strives T* Be A Ctaui'Ni paper, CompleU. Newsy sad Reliable Volume LVIX Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 18, 1958 Number 38 Community Chest Initial Gifts Effort Begins Today General Drive Scheduled for Oct. 2 Break Ground for College Building Advance special Kift solicitations i>eut:t Thursday as the kickoff of the Clinton Community Chest campaign tor 195!) Twenty six teams ol [wo men each launch their efforts at this tunc under the leadership ol Co- chairmen Fred K Holcombe. 11 L Kiehelberuer and .1 B Templeton Thc> form the advance uuard of the %ive aimed at raising a record S19.!)8i) 53 for the ten agencies in eluded in the Community Chest for the comma year Kohert M. \ anee serveN as Chest preiident and Howard Smith as drive chairman Vance said W C Baldwin acts as budget chairman and Ben Hav Hammel as publicity chairman \d\anee solicitations will extend over a two-week period through October 1 Durum this time, all bus me>> oi oam/ations of the community ire to b< eontaeted tor their firm 41ft and larger individual donors will be approached A large portion of ttie total goal is expected to come from this phaw of the campaign The cmera! drive will start on October 2 and extend throughout the mo"'ii it nec e-,>.(! v All indiv id ual' will tie given a. ■ ipporturn!v to totitrumte tihett and everyone is urge! 'u 'ii(8>ort the work of these ten worthy agetieies i Im’o’i i ampfiri ( ouihiI 13.5)Xi Iito 1 i \tnem an Bed ' ros >3 'o: i i nicer Si ie let v 3oo So eiety of Coppic'd Children and Adults—$2,000. Blue Kidge Council Boy Scouts—$2,650. Carolinas Unit ed — $1,301 58. Fairview Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center—$250; Cniteci Cerehral Palsy — $100. Salvation Annv $375. and Local Relief and Administration—$3,800 Here are the 20 two-man teams to c.perate in the advance gift cam paign: Dr I) () Rhaine and Dr Marion Lawson. Harry MeSvvwen and Le land Young; .1 Robert Cox and Da vis V Pitts. Charles Johnson and Jim Von Hollen; John Mjmnaugh and \’an Jones. Mrs John Adair ;cnd Mrs Jeanette Bonds: Buddy Oakley and Carroll Young; 1 Mae Adair and Rufus Sadler; Gary Lehn and David Mixon; It S Truluek and Milford Smith; John Steadman and .1 \V Abrams William Corbett and B \\ Dominick. Lawrence o Kd- wards and R Michael Turnei D B Smith and J A On 1. Ray Pitts and William Jacobs. Ill, Hugh Jacobs and A C Young. Mrs Jim Buzhardt and Mrs Jack Hol land. Tom Plaxico and J B \rn old Mr^ Twl Ferguson and Mm Myra Crocker John Gallm.m and James F V\o|fr. Thut'toit (.lies and Sammie Pinson, I A F.dwards and L N \Sarren. C C Giles and U 8 Horne V P Adair and Gus Hollingsworth. L S Reddick and Rot>ert Johnson Tom F VM.son i'd B.ll Trowbridge 60 New Cases Face Grand Jury at Term on Monday Greyhound Buses Cease Operations Because Of Strike 26 Hold-Overs Ready for Pleas, Trial Twenty six hold over eases will law. John Riggins Jones, assault position at the-one week term of and battery with intent to kill, John Occupy places on the docket for d.s Wig wins V J ones, murder; Charlie criminal court scht'diiled to open m Simpson, violation of liquor law; No Greyhound buses have ar rived at the Hinton Bus Station since 7:Ofl p. m.. Tuesday, Joe Mt Daniel, local agent for the fines, said late yesterday, and expectations are that no service on Greyhound fines will be avail able any time soon. Mr. Vic Daniel stated that the picture could change with a quick settlement of the strike that be gan Tuesday involving bus dri vers in 10 states. However, he ventured no prediction as to when the strike would end or when ser vice would be resumed. Fleven Greyhound schedules ar rive and leave dailv at the Clin ton station. Carolina Trailways, with four local schedules daily, is not affect ed by the strike. This line ope rates between Spartanburg and Augusta by way of I*aurens and Greenwood. L.mrens Monday morning M.'o up for action will be rib war rant-- listed through Tuesday issued bv the 'ovoru! magistrates over the eoiiutv an linhng one murder ease * , 'Three murder charges uv inchn! ed m the hold over eases Judge Thomas P Bussey of ( bar lesion, will preside over the form >f court He was named a pu!,e tv the 1958 General Assembly, sin eeedmg Judge W H Grtnvhnli, re tired ' Hold-Over Cases t larence Robinson. Jr assault with intent - o ravish Floyd Ballou, escaping from chain gang Thomas Floyd, operating moT'ir vehicle un der influence of intoxicants Jerrv F.dvvm Fulltir.jh! ear brt'akmg. Ruth <»erte!T Harris, reckless homi cide. •Johnny Davis ,rand larceny, Noah Jack-on peopin^ tom Dur ham Uilliam.- and Pearl F.lizahefh Wiilt.mvs oonspirjrv to murder. Willie Anderson, violation of liquor law Floyd Morton and Ruth Mor ton assault and battery with intent •a kill Clyde Francis violation of luiu'or law For Grand Jury Action The following persons are charg- ed in warrants issued by magis- • rates Tthe cases will go before the grand jury where “true bill’' ir No bill will be returned. Hugh Dallas, asauit and battery, and another warrant charging housebreaking with intent to com- nut a crime; Maggie Prince, ac- eessorv before the fact of house- greaking with intent to commit a crime Willie James Grant, driving under influence (fourth offense); Charlie Simpson, driving under in fluence (second offense). Frank Copeland, escaping from Laurens County jail. Alfornia Ligon, viola tion of Sections 61145 and 151385. Also Elgene Young, violation of Plan Event for Thursday Prrsbyteriaa CaUcgr broke ground on It* new $5M,tM ch*pel-auditorium Tuesday morning before the student bud' and vtaltors. Turning the first shovel of earth was P. S. Bailey (center), Clinton industrialist WHO serves as chairman of the trustee building committee. Pictured with him here are Robert >1. Vance. ( lint.m banker and chairman of the PC board of trtis ees (left), and Dr. Marshall VV Rrown. president ni Fresh'irrian ( cdlege.— Photo b' Dan Aarborough. Dr. William U. Gunn, Physician At Whitten Village, Dies Tuesday Chapel-Auditorium Ground-Breaking Service On Tuesday I", s! '•* 1 .»r * . . ' • ki ..V",ml •n t v rw’vk $ •* ■ 1 • »' » ’ ■U'C. au<1 '■•rui'ri :hrrvtrnr’k’ '.firi Dw xluiK-nt Ld \ Mini h In ’ * T » . s'.-’tl t'l»- t umw Dir i d'npidk Lhak % Council Adopts Budget Of $589,710 for Year Improvements Be Made With Surplus c iiv < ounctl at a spec ial meeting rhurvl.iy night adopted a budget uaaucif tsne.Tifl fur operaOoUs du I s Haile' I bn’.i.n irviu-t riah't ni.^ the rr» 5# fiM'al year (»cgin *- s.-rvrs i' « K . nr man -f Gw 'ni« n.n* sr-pvml-er 1 and ending An k'■ < i. 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H. s .■ rv a • s ,.i tn. ■ j|I«k c'l-d ex;lendi ,i < i.'ilTngertt Lind V P Dr H- • id . n r !; Jll^t ’ alt $1*3 >4 fur ^ ileparlme'i; jn»l ^ 'ralisfefs 1 'm B.'lal * II m.- I •r i'.i i ' is,*h1 - .in-' in ' ' Hi. ) a. f i , t n < hair men of the t •mmuait' Barber Mr . spoonfed by l hr t llO cm Kioaaii ( Tub behalf of Tboraortl Orphanage are ptc lurrd hrrr I odipirUag plan* (or Ihe Srpiemher 7S e»e*l Tbr * are Mr» Vt K \ odereon Jr < Sealed > and i left la right Maadlog i Mr* frank ''hrr rill and Mr* Ihumat Kakiala — PhuCo b' Dna A ar bar augh Kiwanis Barbecue-Bazaar At Thornwell on Thursday B cu in m 11 lee' are hard at a,'ir) ’ 1,1 is week to make Ihe 1958 < I'MMciii.iy B.t: becue B.i/j.ir an ■ner colorful highlight during its ,ne night stand on September 25 Ihe (Linton Kiwanis Club one more sponsors this event on t>ehjlt of Tn unwell UipTunage It will be staged in ThornwelTs IlarliH'ss gymnasium between the hours of 8 and 10 p m and the public is cordially inv ited to attend Sevei, booths will offer bargains m a wide range of items running from horne-cooked delicacies and hand-made clothing to products do- Attend Newberry Garden Club Program Mrs Gary Holcombe, Mrs. Wil liam Johnson, Mrs. Noland Sud- deth and Mrs. Judson Brehmer were among those from Clinton at tending “The Do’s and Don’ts of Flower Shows’’ at the Community Hall in Newberry on Wednesday, .September 10. Mrs W r Jack Bryant of Orange burg, presented the program. Mrs. Bryant is currently serving as Awards Chairman for the National Council of State Garden Clubs nated bv the mere funis 3 i lint on Admivsion ' tree tn ttil' putt n( the i ic c j.sion Kiwanis President A (. A oung an nounced that a special feature this year will tx* a dried at t angements boi*tn which will utlei a wide v.i netv nf arrangements done in this popular sly le Barbecue plates will be m i veil throughout the evening Advance tuc kets already are on sale fur the meals, and tickets also will be* sold at the door that night Serving as co-chairmen of the barbecue bazaar, which is put on primarily by the wives of Kiwanis members, are Mrs. W. R Anderson, Jr . Mrs Frank Sherrill and Mrs. Thomas Baldwin. They have an 1 . , ji* r . T ' ■ j - : of ■r>-srrn fi.r \he •t go i' B«*.. r.g * i * ii i le’T', it ile j H of i ,.i gt* . i .. ' e Jr\ g oujI .i ■»! 1 >• W K — k! I it •ic ;• isli.r if the • 1,,'Von k ,* s- l'- ,-m,x ‘ei ,jn i hi,!. ’ 11■ i i ■ * ,• > , , i-iag |.f .1,1' jin! u *. ‘ Presbyterians Set County Leadership School Next Week P r*4» •%**>: i v ;h fkl,; or * » gM !• i‘jt .to i ’ i*u lud* >12 1" fig ixirrtuiW of [nut" Iro n D k. I •—o' 1 DtTijiany tM.OOu ' n rnjte ru - im! 'upt>in-> $22 !W * f *f ex t > • '« e . irxl ve v er j I a K«-1 m i n> T ■t re.« 1;>r*^»is«-<1 iMynn- B •ni i m m i ' * e ’i"iif.tx rwx'i-'-..irv 'o rn .ir»1 intere>t dur o fx»od s.ues during Ihe eldiliigix to a ca'bior, fund Go to guarantee pay iner t Kprapmilatiun of HudKet Admin.»tr*t \ i I >epi ► irr D.-y* i’libee Deja Street Dept I emeti r' 1 »«^)t J" ’•* t 1 ill!les Li* ' 1 'ep' S'r*<' L.gh'.n. \V a*> • 1 tejg S. . . ; I le pt i’iOi. ' "M 1 i.uoid niorv ! e'ne*,‘ >' st. rri ‘ ' la f, t -iry I !' V I-'ir it v 1: .: i nr i f.re ju! • * ■•f' >**1 '. ui 1 liisut ant *■ »: ( omrni'snin H »! i oinmiv'i gi .'h,..n fund H.jPS .irxl saoitation to ghe P'epare Tax Books i o'er M i'i for i ity Hall ’ prm i < 'rgingent Fund v anoUX a; plus T'tal f $7 t cif Dr Wilham C Gunn. 38, clinical dir.rtor at Written Village in Clin •e.n, died Tuesuiay morning at Self Memorial hospital in Greenwood af 'or a few days illness Dr Gunn, a native of Harlan Kv was a Mjn of Mrs Dorcas L's si*rv Gunn and the late Dr Milu> Labell Gunn He was a graduate of the Uem v * * r'; t v of Kentucky, and the Uni v i*rsi11, of Kentucky M**dical School lb i is associateii with hospitals a' < rrl.mdo Fla New Orleans, l-i .md Lexington Ky . before eouung to Whitten Village a state institution for hamiieapfMxl children surviving besides his mother are his wife Mrs Elizabeth Huntley j Gunn, Jr and one sister, Mrs n Gunn one son William Ussery Brvant Morgan of Harlan Ky Funeral services were conduct ed al 3 01) p m Wednesday at J F Floyd Mortuary in Spartanburg by Dr A L Gunter Dr John NiKin^mer the Rev Joel Gannon and the Rev < I. White Burial I was in Grevnlawn Memorial Gar- $ 24 H40 t > 15 671 30 37 488 81 57 935 40 4 7.34 20 >>4.678 64 133 220 53 3 000 00 21 422 14 s 280 00 t 900 00 Jt*) 00 1 ,w Dr Gunn came to 54 bitten V illage .5o 00 m \| , y th|s >t , ar : " un,> He became ill ITiursday and was taken to j ( but on bmpital, b«-ing 1 . an*t , 0 Memorial late Sjt 2 .500 00 unlay 135.331 75 - __ liquor law ; Allen Cullen, asauit and E/el Sullivan murder Marshall battery with intent to kill; Janies Copeland Titjuung money under ^ Howard, non-support; Jinuny false pretenses Darrell Lawson, assault and bat- \!so Math., mturnons, assault ter y ; Ernest Junior Gilliam, non- and b.trttery with intent to kill. Ted support. Jack Ballew, Frances Weathers, lareenv. Melvin Calvert. l -' ns P' and Sammie Lee, transport- dispoving of property under lien ar, d having in possession illegal Wayne Washington Ridge, operating “quor; Darrell Lawson, Matha motor vehicle under influence of Simmons, Cleve Smith, and John intoxicants i second offensei. James Eee SimmoQs, two warrants, house- Rov Dixon murder Broadus M breaking and grand larceny; J. D. lb ,'! "(^'rating motor vehicle un- Eipbird and Cleve Smith, house- i'T tifluetui* of intoxicants (fourth breaking and grand larceny oft* - s,- Rufus D Armstrong, op Also Cleve Smith and J. D. Lip- ei , : . motor vehicle under influ- ford, grand larceny; Paul Whit- e\u of intoxicants (second of Wk. housebreaking and grand lar i' Rutus D Armstrong, vio- ceny. James Herbert Madden, alias la: .on or liquor law Bobby Johnson, housebreaking and M'O,'Willie Oscar Bishop, driving grand larceny; Charles Fuller, Sid- under influence fourth offense) ne V Bonds, Steve Webb, and Gene Fly ml Martin violation of liquor Adair, rape; Mitchell Noel Trussed, hit and run. William Smith, carry- Scholorshlp Winner concealed weapon and asuult r w with said weapon ALso, Wilie Roy Cheek. Chartea Hodges. E If Timmerman (three warrants), Sammie Copeland, Cedi L Sullivan. Joe Mims, all charged i with disposing af property under mortgage; ('larence Nelson and , Ruth Nelson, breach of trust; Her- j bert Franklin Henderson, drlefa* 1 under influence (second offense); PTA Conducts Clothing Drive MISS ANITA McCARTNEY ml L P Bragg, storing and barlag hi 1 possession illegal liquor. Wattar Shockley, injury to personal prop erty James Walker, grand lar ceny J D Ledford, larceny of gas from j vehicle Also. Eugene Boland, ing and larceny; Charles H. Jr, obtaining money under pretenses, Frances W Crisp, op erating and maintaining a Hillary Piles, assault and Latin W Johnson, assault fret tery. Roy Lee Stokes. Ji : 47u i*i >.(**) i*i 375 nu annual u.xed clothing drive 750 00 ^ '-he Hampton Avenue School PTA 10 391 71 f*®* in progress and will continue through September 19 $589 710 00 Mr ' E v Sullivan, clothing V surplus carried over from prior chairman, has statiii that sh'*es and years plus an overage in estimated clothing of all kinds suitable for utihtv bonds prior i m.ituri’y revenue for the year, and unspent >l 'hool children are neeiled jikI will n*.- tuhlget for • ach department t'uiigeteii amounts for the year gave he appreciated Those having ar ■l "ir city was itemized ami each an atn>ar»*nt surplus account of $90 bcles to contribute are asked to ' > bides salaries f..r iep.,:'ment i*'il 45 (Jut of this amount will come please send them to the school to- *,•«■! sonnel i continued on page foun day or tomorrow uf Ihe $a4M juaraailsni M'h*i*r- »hip awarded aim wall' by the South ( arolina Press VsSxK'lallo*. She e ate red the University mt south Carolina last week as a frrshmaa. A 1958 graduate of l.aorens High School, she was editor ml Tiger Life, student Laurens, has been named wiauer K«m*ry. and George Irby, port. Sammie Lee Cook, grand lar ceny. Paul S Jones, forgery (two warrants). Jofin Pat Curry larceny of auto Also. John Pat Curry. breaking and grand larceny; DanM Shelton, burglary. James McKeU lar, obtaining money under falsa pretenses; Billy Joe Kelly, grand She is the daughter mt Mr. and larceny of auto; Billy Joe Kelly, Mrs. D. B MrCartaey. Her meih- housebreaking and grand larcany; er Is the farmer Misa Iwaise Her- James Herbert Madden, forgery tun. id (Union. (continued on page four) Clinton Merchants, Commerce Officials Visit Joanna Plant Flower Show Plans Plans are now underway for Au tumn Highlights.'’ flower show which will be presented by the Clinton Garden Clubs on Tuesday, October 14 beginning it 3 o clock m the afternoon and closing at 9 00 p m There wall be i xmsll admiv- »i *s ‘re niiiinced these booth chairmen as chief assistants: Dried Arrangements Booth—Mrs Marshall W Brown and Mrs A C. Young. Garden ( enter—Mrs. James Mac donald and Mrs R M Fuller Baking Booth — Mrs. Marvin Gault, Mrs. M F Milam and Mrs. Bailey Dixon. Candy Booth—Mrs Julian Bolick and Mrs. James Von Hollen. Country Siore Booth—Mrs. D. B Smith. Mrs. Robert M Vance and Mrs I M. Smith Sewing Booth—Mrs G Edward Campbell and Mrs J C Thomas (infants wean Mrs D H Roberts and Mrs J H Templeton i ages 7- 12 i (Aids a/kl Ends White Elephant rtoigh—M r . Vi Vi' Hirneit and Mr* H > T * r l - r* '1 in Presbyterians of I«aurens CiKinty will join a leadership training school next week at Clinton's Fir t , Prt*sbytenan Church Classes are schedultd each eve nmg from 7 30 to 9 30. Monday through Friday The school will offer courses which will be helpful to present and | future Sunday School officers and i teachers and youth workers In ad-; dition a course in Bible study will j be offered | Five outstanding ministers and teachers have been secured to lead j the classes, including Dr Joseph M. Gettys, of the Bible department at Presbyterian College; Mrs. J. Clai-; borne Anderson, of Knoxville, Tenn ; Mrs (),- Leland Hunt of j Washington, D C.; Rev. Ben L. Collins, pastor of the First Presby terian Church of Woodruff; and Dr. Lynn T. Jones, pastor of Eastmin- ster Presbyterian Church of Co lumbia Courses to be offered at the school are: Teaching Adults, by Dr. Get tys Teaching Youth, Mrs. Ander son. Teaching Juniors, Mrs. Hunt; Recreational Leadership Mr Col lins and How to Study Luke. Dr Jones HE ALTH CENTER CLONED TODAY The Clinton Health Center w ill be cloved today (Tburoday) becwiM of jp rffmal stale merting Jeanaa Cottoa Milk was visited by Clintea merchants aad Chamber of Commerce leaders in the current weekly courtesy calk on offlciak of manufacturing points In the Clinton area last Thursday morning. D. B. Smith, right front, k shown being greeted bv Walter Regnery, vice president nod general manager of the milk. Mr. Smith, spokesman for the group, expressed apprrt iatioe mt foulness interests of the area for the ptaat's coo tributiou to the economy mi this section Mr. Regnery thanked the representatives for their visit aad interest and announced that the milk on that day were beginning on a stepped up production schedule that would tarienoe the weekly work hoars of many em ptoyoen. Ushers shoe* are left to right. Mrs Joe Bonds P R. MtUhell, assistant to Mr Ret aery, Mrs. Poaria Henry, J. B. Hart, ass lota of treasurer and office Mrs. Don Yarharnagh. Lynn Cooper, Jr, L M. Adair. J. R. Cu. Von chairman of the Merchants Division, James P. Steaa, personnel director mi 4 on HoUea. president of the Chamber of Commerce, and J. L. (Many The visitors were taken on a tear mt several departments of the al right, several of the group ore watching a recently chine in sperstina. The spsratsr k John Leopard. The compaafoa machine nearby, hath made ia Svitserland. are two af the four in this country.