The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, November 06, 1958, Image 1
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
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Long drvrk **•
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