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Ste CUinton (Wironirb Vol. 59 — No. 45 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 6, 1958 Community Chest Drive Goes Over Quota $20,860 ' ' " Is Raised Bought By Belk's Musgrove St. Building Sold Mrs. Lee Hunter Breaks Hip In Fall Friends of Mrs. Lee Hunter will regret to know she suffered a brok en hip in a fall while on a .visit with her daughter. Mrs. Heide Trask, in A ilmington, N. C., and is a patient at the James Walker Memorial hos pital there. Belk s Department Store of Clinton has purcha.si*(l the condition is reported as im- building on Musgrove Street occupied by the J. C. Penney proving in the last few days. Her Company, it was announced this week by D. B. Smith, man- daughter, Mrs. Ban Workman, and i sons, Henry Hunter of Joanna, and l*c.u<Ktt in Ike oil,•• bk,. Lee of Lyman, have return. laesa aeeth. and ha, bee,, lea,ed ^ h ° mt at,w s '>' ndl "* se,Mal ^ by tbe Penney Company since 1928 Before that, the late Mr. Adair and Mrs. Adair operated Adair’s Department Store at the ager of the local Belk store. The approximately 50-ft. front building, with one story and base ment, was bought from Mrs. E. J. Adair of this city. The Penney Company several w>eks ago announced that its Clin ton store will be closed on Nov. 29. Tbe Belk Store, Mr. Smith stal l'd, will cotuiuue operations a. its piesent location on Mu>grove St. Plans for the Adair building, Smith said, include a remodeling program and leasing of the building to a reputable merchandising firm, the nature’of which was not dis closed. The Penney lease expires at the end of the year. Ti* building occupies what Is regarded as ooe of the most prom- Bids Scheduled For Twin Bridges Over Enoree River Nov. 18 Sealed bids for twin concrete and steel bridges, totaling 901 feet, to be built over Enoree River are sche duled for November 18. The bridges, on Interslate Route 26, will span the river between Lau rens and Spartanburg Counties. The bids will be opened at Hotel Jrferson in Columbia at 9:00 a. m. on that date, Chief Highway Com missioner Claude R. McMillan has announced Hollis Is President Of PC Alumni there. treasurer Mailing County lax Bills Clinton’s 1959 Community i Chest soared over its goal by a healthy | margin at the final report meeting Tuesday. Drive Chairman Howard Smith today announced that $20,860 37 has been subscribed for the ten agencies | included in this single united cam paign. This total exceeds the record objective of $19,980.53 set at the start of the drive, and some scatter ed returns still are pending to mount the figure even higher. “We need every penny that can be colected,” Smith pointed out, “for al surplus funds will be designated; for local relief. There is a great need to provide assistance for desti tute and catastrophe situations in this area.” He said a commission of business leaders is being established to dis perse these local relief funds to fa milies that truly qualify. Two more events are scheduled before the final wrap-up of this year’s Community Chest activity. Presbyterian Colege students will stage their second annual Skit Night in behalf of the Chest on Friday evening, November 14. It’s set for the Hampton Avenue School audito rium and is being sponsored by the Thornwell Building Shown .above is the, recent!/ completed Ray Hill White Hobby S;hop at Tlornwell Or phanage, where childre.ft of tly home may pursue hobbies and craf. ts in 'lich they are interested to their heart! s’ c°ient. Built ot I granite, the structure will fill a long-felt neefi on the campus according to Dr. M. A. Mac donald, president. The building is a memorial to her husband bv Mrs. ftav Hill White of Summervill* Photo bv Bun Var'oorough. site. Mr. and Mrs. Adair started in business in the early 1900's in the south half of the state, their bus iness being kflown as the Hot Hust- 1 county. ler Racket Store. They later bought More ^ half had ^ mailed the adjoining building, combined Monday, Coleman said. Several them into one, and continued in bus- hundred are being sent out daily, iness as Adair’s Department Store, he stated, with the job expected to ance em l :> “ aslze ^ a 8am being one of the most successful bt 1 completed by the end of this firms in the city. They retired from week. business in 1928. Mrs. Adair, with; The tax books opened on Novem ber two sisters, continues to occupy ber 1 and the treasurer is now re- her residence on South Broad St. ceiving payments. County Treasurer Allen Coleman Student Christian Association this week is in the process of mail- And a closing meeting to recog-1 ing out 1958 bills to taxpayers of the nize outstanding workers in the campaign will be held on November 18 at 9:30 a. m at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. Both Smith and Chest President' In Referendum Tuesda y District 56 Votes For Area their appreciation of the work done _ by the host of volunteers, whose ef- Ifilirt At I AlirPIK forts were responsible for the out ''VW' 1 G1U standing success of the campaign. Two highway condemnation trials New Hospital in Other Areas Apparently Wish Continuance of Plant in Laurens Highway Cases In District Voters Say Yes Complete returns-from voting in First Program Dec. 5 Concert Series Signs Up 566 Preparations Made For PC Parents Day Laurens last week, two other cases The second week of the term be ginning Monday saw the court again taking up highway condemnation Presbyterian College completes cases preparations this week for anothei Mrs. Zeb Vance and Manning big occasion, when parents of stu Chapman were directed to be paid dents will visit the campus for the sums in cash originating from dis second annual Parents Day satisfaction with highway condemna- Hundreds of parents and other tion aw ards The jury awarded Mrs \ oters in School District 56 indicated in no uncertain were completed in civil court at the hospital referendum Tuesday in terms Tuesday that they are in favor of building a new hos- together with District 56 are given below The voting was on the question of whether or not citizens wished to build a new hospital to serve the area. pa>ing for construction and operation by imposing an addition al tax levy of seven milL pital to serve residents of the area tabulation of the vote! proposal and Complete showed 1842 for the 211 against The only precinct where voters failed to approve was at Cross Hill where the vote was 63 The Clinton Community Concert Association closed its 1958-59 season membership drive at one o'clock Saturday. November 1, with a total of 566 members on the roll. In keeping with the general poi pear in The Chronicle before the respective concerts Clinton membership cards wilt be bettered hi Greer, Greeavlile, Andersen, and Greenweed as well. The programs fer these etttro are at fellewt: County Sixty-five persons attended the fall meeting of Laurens County and friends of Presbyterian College in the PC dining hall Tuesday night They heard talks by President Marshall W. Brown and Coach Frank Jones and saw action movies of the Presbyterian-Wofford football game. The group voted off.ciallv to r„m- ^ by , he Revders quart H. bine the Laurens and Clinton alumni on f^y December 5 Nadine chapters into a single Laurens Coun-; ronrer. Metropolitan Opera so- ty chapter and elected these offi- praiio. will present a program in cers to serve for the coming year: early February, the da*e to be an President. Tommy Hollis; Vice 1 nouncod later Saturday. March 7. icy of Community Concerto and by Grwr; ^ Hwdj Kray previous agreement of the local soprano; February 22. Medley Pi- asaociet .on. no furtlier nvmitershipo a no Team; March 21. Bel Canto will be accepted, except m the case Tr '-' "oprano. tenor and baritone. Crreei v die October 28, ParMns and Poole, duo piamsts. November 24. Eric Freidnum. violinist; Janu ary 19. The Rudie Sinfonietta. in strumental ensemble with soprano, baritone, and harp soloists; Febru ary 7. Mozart Opera Group. “Com Fan Tutte. in English. April 3, Mil dred Miller, mezzo-soprano AarfcrMM: October 13. Joseph Ptl.U.a. pianist; November 29. Nieaw Amstrr4am Trio, piaae. Violin, cello; February !•. Heidi Krall, soprano; March 6. Bel Can to Trio. Greenwood: First ^opcert uncer tain ar present. January 8. Frances Archer and of new residents or residin’! who were out of town during the entire campaign and therefore unable to obtain a membeiolup At a meeting held at Hotel Mary Musgrove after tbe close of the drive, officers and others late rest ed r< mpaign workers selected tbe features to be presented daring the coming season. Opening the season will be a con- members of the immediate families of students currently attending PC will assemble here on next Satur day. November 15. for this occasion. They will be guests of the college at lunch and at the Presbytenan- Appalachian football game that aft ernoon. Tours of the campus, a spe cial program of welcome, and an open house also are included in the day’s activities Parents Day was inaugurated at Presbyterian College last year It proved an immediate success, with several hundred members of the students' families taking part Ad vance reservations thus far indicate the 1958 event will be even more widely attended, according to Pub lic Relations and Alumni Director Ben Hay Ha mm el Local Committee Fo Mail TB Seals Clinton women joined this week in efforts toward the 1958 TB Christ mas Seal drive in Laurens County Mrs Delmar Khame heads Vance a total of $1,650. with $1,350 being for land taken and $300 for damages Chapman was awarded $5,019 by the jury. $4,255 forT^nd, and $764 for property damage Other cases heard last week were S C Blackmon, plaintiff, vs Jack H Davis, et al. defendants The jury found for the defendant* Mojrd Brothers Awning Co., plain tiff. vs Dock Hawkins, defendant The jury found for the plaintiff. Ye* No to 8 against Clinton No 1 342 34 The voter* la District 56 al the Clinton No 2 426 25 tame time registered Iheir appear Clinton Mill 360 25 lion to building a new county hos Cross Hill 8 63 pital at a more central location Hopewell 35 1 and also against coatiauiag sap. Joanna 452 25 port of the present countv hos Long Branch 27 7 pital. Lydia Mill 114 10 The advisory referendum was ar Renno U> 4 ranged by the county legislative Shady Grove 33 0 delegation in order to test the sen Mountville 29 17 timent of citizens in the county on 1.842 211 Church Women Continue On of thi. UK tourt Study Qt Religions a* emraited in hi-anm; th** rase • * ot All church met Mi*n- was engaged in hearing the case of S E Compton vs the South Caro Th* Woman s huvulwy Una Highway Department, another Saints Episcopal appeal from a highway condemna tion award At least one more high way case was expected to be heard, as well as other civil actions A total of 23 appeals from con demnation awards appears on the docket along with a rather lengthy list of other cases The civil court term ends this week Business Clinic Saints da/ afternoon at the Pansh house Mrs Alec Stump gave the program on Jehovah's Witnesses. Pentecostal Holiness, and Church of God.” con tmuing the group’s study of relig ious sects in America Mrs. Bailey Dixon led the opening devotional and prayer During the business session, presided over by the president, Mrs E N Sullivan, plans were made for members to attend the distnet meeting to bc held in Greenville November 12 the questions involved They will in troduce bills in the General Assem by relating to any enabling legisla tino that may be necessary. According to incomplete returns from over the cotkity. only 500 or ♦WO voters outside in District 56 went to the polls. The voting on whether nr ant to build a new hnapiial in District 56 was confine t to that dtotrirt and included (tinton. Joanna. Crons Hill. Mouatville, Renno. and can. iiguous reoral •ectioas. In the county as a whole, uicom oiete returns show the vote was 19M9 to 706 against bulining a new hos pital to serve all areas of the coun to continue operation of the present *y Also, the vote m whether or not county hospital was 1838 to 669 against the propo>al The heavy vote on this opposing question is in terpreted to mean that the voters in District 56 wished to build their own hospital and be divorced from participation in operation of the present county hospital in Laurens Judging by the vale at a am ber ot precinct* in the cn—ty at large, there apparently was Mate ('•afantoa la the minds of the ent er* on the que*tton* to be answer, ed. Tabulations of votes cast m the referendum are given elsewhere in today's paper Annual Meeting Of Farm Bureau Tonight The annual meeting of the Lau rens County Farm Bureau will ba held this evening * Thursday > to 'he Laurens High School at 7 30, A dutch turkey vupper will be served by the high school lunch room supervisor. Mrs. Gibbs A queen will be chosen and a talent contest held COM.IGF D\Mt.> MEET The College Dames anil meet to night < Nov 6> at the Douglas House at 8 o'clock ... ... ... D . , _ i Beverly Giie. inlerna which is assisting in the COlTlinQ N0V t 17 f 24 Presidents. Doctors Delmar Rham? the Teltschik brothers, duo-pianists- tional songs and ballads. February |,r t .p ara tion of some 11 400 seai * ^ and Gorge Blalock and Secretary will close the reason Articles abou’ 16. Edwin Staffe. baritone; March .iii-Ih Treasure-. V/. —i- Baldwin. each artist or attraction will ap- 20, Vienna Choir Boys. ■i Arrangements for a "Small Bus iness Clinic’’ have been made by the Chamber of Commerce, accord ing to announcement this week by Jim Von Hollcn, president Two sessions will be held on Mon 17 and 24. from 6 to 9 o'clock in the Forum Room of the Bank of Clinton The clinic is principally tor man agers and owners of businesses in the community and information will be given on taxation, local. >tate. and national. The small business tax relief bill passed at the last session of Congress will be discussed Leading the sessions will be a cer tified public accountant from the University of South Carolina. A question and answer period wil! feature both nights. One Week Session The Presbyterian College chapter of the National Society of Scab bard and Blade held ita first meeting of the year Thursday evening. C/tS-iAfl/ mating the company was entertained at dinner by OOCiery Major Harry Harry F. Ixvwman. of the ROTC military staff at the - - college. The speaker waa Lt. Col. Francis V. Smith, former profesiutr MGGTS ot ■*FHtarjr science and tactics at II’, who has just returned fcoin a two-year assignment tn Korea. In the photo are. left to right, seated, are ftoaakl 31 BartirfL Lt- C«L Smith. Eussei! B Prince: standi nr. Ilennaa J* m 11 J. I-fer, — V orough filled envelopes They will be mail ed to county residents on Novem ber 14. Also serving on the committee, which begSb' work Wednesday and w.U continue thriugh this Friday. da ; niKhts . n ov are. Mrs. B. O. Whitten, Mrs. Ken neth Baker. Mrs. George Blalock, Mrs. Carlisle Neely, Mrs. C. W. An derson, Mrs. Roy Casque and Mrs. Henderson Pitts. The second-year typing class of Clinton High earlier had helped to address mailing labels, along with j similar classes ol Laurens. Ford and Hickory Tavern high schools. F. P. Thompson, of Laurens, formerly of Clinton, serves as coun ty seal sale chairman this year. Di- ’ rectors from this area are Claude Crocker, Joe Delaney, Mrs. Juliet .McCrorey, Mrs. J. 11 Stone, W. K. Waites, Sr., K P. Hamer, K. L | Plaxico and Dr. E. N. Sullivan. Ben ; Hay Hammct assists with publicity. Many of these persons attended I the annual tuberculosis seal sale din ner held in Laurens last Monday : night to launch the 1958 effort. Mrs. David R. Coker, of Harts- ville. American Mpther-of the-Year, j addressed the group and empha sized the importance of the seal drive in the fight against subercu- losis. She said that no Christmas card or package should be sent without bearing one or more of the rourK ^ project achievement, seals which have become such a P** 5 * 0 ^ a P* 11 an<1 Pencil set, Ju- traditional part ot the yuletide sea ^ ® r - vant - garden work; Randy ^ Ott, individual high livestock judge; Leathea Simmons, state fruit pie Americon Legion ££ T IT, Meet Slated Tonight Crouch III. and Randy Ott will at- Copeiaad Davtdaui Port 58. Amcr «*«d the Interaauooal Livestock icaa Legion. wtU hold a regular Shnw and will compete in the aa- mfrlintf tomahi < Thursday i at 8 tuuial 4-H livMturfc • ctoch at thn Lagtoo BuHtfMg ^ crouch Criminal Court Term Scheduled for Monday A one-week term of criminal court is scheduled to begin in Laurens Monday and will be faced by a heavy docket. Judge T P Bussey, of Charles ton, who is presently ending a two- week term of civil court in Laur lens, will preside Solicitor William T. Jones, m ref erence to the crowded court calen dar, several weeks ago stated that John Higgins Jones, assault and battery and carrying concealed weapons, L P Bragg, violation of liquor law . Allen Cullen, assault and battery; Charles Hr Knight, Jr , ob taming goods under false preten ses, Hubert Franklin Henderson, drunk driving, 2nd offense .h>.- Mims, disposing of property under lien, grand larceny ing gun. Paul mg. Luther J. ston, Sam line Suber. Jiinm Posey Davis, point Whitlock, housebreak ii kx and Cleve Lang C opeland and A C ■ Overstreet, Luther Jacks, Charles Baker, and Charlie Adams, all charged with havmg and storing illegal liquor. Also. W 1) MeWalers, assault and battery. Roy Kelly, non-sup Also, Cecil Sullivan, property under lien. 4-A Achievement Winners In State From Laurens County Laurens County 4-H boys and girts were announced as state win ners at the annual achievement luncheon held Friday at the Jeffer son Hotel in Columbia Included were: Mary Mungo, who excelled in all he probably would seek an addition- al week or weeks of court for the^ het ‘ k ; disposing of property u do: lien; Sammie Lee. violation of liquor \ law, Ezell Sullivan, murder. Horace • ' All Spoon, assault and battery with in tent to kill, three charges. Horace Spoon, drunk driving. 3rd offense. disposing of Pori• frank Willie Kov mg, James county. Included on the calendar' are 40 cases brought over from previous terms, including throe murder cas es Tne grand jury will decide on true bills or no bills in 37 new eases re suiting from warrants issued by va rious magistrates m the county HOLDOVER CASES Continued cases include Wayne Washington Ridge, drying under in fluenee of intoxicants, 2nd offense was Ted Weathers, larceny. Ruth Genell ber peeping tom. Willie Anderson. Harris, reckless homicide, Hugh violation liquor law . Charlie Simp Dallas and Maggie Prince, assault son. " violation liquor law Frank and battery. K- M. Timmerman, Heavy, highway robbery and lar disposing of property under lien ceuy Frank Peavy assault ami three charges;. Hugh Dallas and battery. W H Perry, assault and Maggie Prince, housebreaking. Wil battery bam James Grant, drunk driving. 4Ui offense William Thompson, drunk driving. 2nd uMeose Charter MmpsuA dturk driving 2nd of Caldwell, drunk driv- T Dallas and Wdtiam T Hellams. housebreaking, Junior Freeman and Glenn Madden, house breaking ami grand larceny: Neze- lean Johnson, assault and battery, David Compton, f charges ot for gery Addle Lee Anderson, dispos ing of property under lien, Charles E G tim .iiid Bobby Bull, house breaking ami grand larceny. Also, Henry Lee Wtnphrie, house breaking. Billy Boular, escaping chain gang Ted Weathers, assault and battery. Untie KoV Cheek, dis posing ol property under‘mortgage; J B Searies. Jr housebreaking and grand larceny. Isaac Aye. as sault and outtery. George- Taylor anu Dorothy Taylor, obtaining mon ey under false pretenses; Donald Bramlctt and \ an Johnson, house breaking. Robert Lee Bagwell, as Melvin Calvert, assault and *J<*R and battery Kutoert Lee Bag William Taylor, violation oi .liquor law , Eugene Young, .violation of liq uor law, Walter Bass, non-support Luther Jacks, violation of liquor law; i Also, Leon W Johnson, assault and battery. Noah Jackson, peep trig tom; Johnny Davis, larceny and receiving stolen goods. Russell Su Ala* tWawe ig JufM ILjfc, .re* J uefereak- battery Melvin Calvert. high* ay well. rape. rubbery and larceny Also Grauy Merck, 3i>puniag uf NEW CW.h other people » property. George James Kidd Buford C Collin* Fred Jeamng* drunk driving, gth John Lawrence Ballard and Ku offense AH on Dupree Beck. Uav- grsar Smith, all charged adh jo Jl awatent. James H vault and buttery > (Xjv is Long drvrk **• '1% Utg 3rd a lea**-