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V For New Year Warren Named Chest President f- Lawrence N. Warren was elected president of Clinton’s 1960 United Fund at the organisation's annual meeting this week. Mr. Warren is secretary-treasurer of the Clinton Paper Box Company and has been connected with the United Fund over the past five years. Since coming to Clinton in 1950 from Belmont, N. C.. he has been active in civic, community and church affairs. He is a member of the Lions Club, Chamber of Com merce, having served as a membdl 1 of the board of directors, and is a member of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Wa”ren pointed out the im portance of the United Fund in Clin ton in brirging a sense of order out of the previous chaos of multiple campaign*. “Not only have we ef fectively reduced the number of luc pai agency campaigns in this commu nity,” Mr Whrren said, “but we know now what services we are sup porting and for how much. We have a clearer idea of our real needs and have brought the relationships Fabric, Novelty Shop To Open Carole and Doris Fabric and Va riety Shop will open here on Thurs day, February 26. at a Pitts street location. The shop, co-owned by Lawrence Lanford of this city and Uoyd Lee of Barnwell, will- be managed by Mrs. Lanford. Mrs. Lanford is the fornier Miss Carole Bryson, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Bryson. They will specialize in materials, children’s clothes, novelties and la- dies sportswear. Dr. Purdum Rites Held On Sunday In Elkins, W. Va. Funeral services for Dr, Ray mond B. Purdum. 60, retired col lege president and professor of chemistry at Presbyterian college, who died Wednesday night, conducted at Elkins. W. Va., Sun day at 2:30 p. m. Burial was in El kins. Dr. Purdum died at a Greenville hospital following a brief illness. Prior to coming to ChnUm. Dr Purdun served as president of Da. vis-Elk ns College in West Virginia from 1H4 to 1954. He headed the chemistry department there from 1925 to 1943 and served a year as deaa Upon his retirement there he de voted h-» time to his coal business in West Virginia. A RoLre of Providence Forge. Va, he wm educated at the UHirer s»ty of Virginia where he earned his bachelor of science degree in 1923. tus master's degree in 1924 and his decorate m 190b Dr. Purdum had served as a deacon and elder at Davis Me mortal Prewhytenao Church in El ..Ions, W. Va. He was moderator of Gfeenbnar Presbytery in West Virginia and named commiaaiooer to the Presbyterian General Asaem My in 1947 Hu int- eat in church work had cuntinuec here He was teacher of the Mae s Bible Class of Clinton First Prgabylenan Church Survivtag are hw wtfa. Mrs Myr tle Matthews Purdum: and four children. Woaen's Clubs To Sponsor Fashion Show On Feb. 27 The Clinton and Lydia Wbmen's Clubs will apnosor a fashion stow at the new M. S Bailey School on Feb^ ruary 27 at 7:39 p m. The public is cordially invited to see the new pre-Easter fashions from the following merchants of the city: Belk’s Deportment Store, Moore’s Shop, Murray Garber. The Ladies' Shoppe, Clinton Community Store. Lydia Store and Pearl Hen ry’s. Musk and entertainment will be directed by Miss Nellie Osborne and Mrs. Eva Land. The show is un der the direction of Mrs. Julian Reynolds of the Clintoif Club and Mrs. David Word of the Lydia Club. Tickets are now on sale by mem bers of the club and the Lydia and Clinton Mill Stores The prices of tickets are: 50c for adults and 25c for students. Baptist Training Union Study Course There will be a training Union 1 Study course March 1 through 5 at the First Baptist Church. Sessions will begin each evening at 7:30. Books on soul winning will be taught to the adult, young peoples, intermediate and junior depart ments. The nursery wil be open at this time for small children who come with their parents. Classes In Making Wood Fibre Flowers Clams in wood fiber flower mak ing will be held each Thursday mor ning befumiog today from 9:30 until 10:30 at the Clinton Mills Commu nity Building Mrs D O. Freeman is (Eluttmt (fUtrmttilr Vol. 60 — No. 7 -L Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 12, 1959 Figg Is Speaker Foundation Holds Annual Meeting WARREN of those needs into a sharper focus Mr. Warren also stated: “If we want the benefits of the united way of liv ing, we must give it the first-class attention it deserves. This is,really the most important project it.our community.” * A report of last fall’s campaign showed that $21,682.96 was raised on a campaign goal of $19,980.53. Participating agencies in the Clin ton United Fund are: Clinton Coun cil of Camp Fire Girls, Blue Ridge Council Boy Scouts, American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Crippled Children and Adults So ciety, Salvation Army, United Cere bral Palsey. Local Relief and Ad ministration. Carolinas’ United Or ganization. and Fairview Center. The Joanna Foundation Friday night inducted two new directors, honored two retiring directors, heard reports on activities of the past year and an address by the new Dean of the South Carolina University Law School, Robert McC. of Charleston. The occasion was the annual ban quet of the Foundation, held at the club house at Joanna. About two hundred attended the affair. \ Speaking on the responsibilities of citizenship, Mr. Figg leveled crit- iesm at the U. S. Supreme Court, when he said, among other things, that “the kindest thing that con be said about the desegregation decis ion of the court is that it came at least two generations too early.” | lingham of the Health Committee. They succeed Carl Franzen and Mrs. Franzen, respectively, as com- ! mittee members. r*:rs. franzen was presented a pen and pencil set upon j her retirement, Mr. Franzen having received a gift at the conclusion of a former term. Joe Chalk, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Chalk,.was presented as the “Boy of the Year’’ in Joanna. J. B. Hart, treasurer of Joanna Cotton Mills and vice-president of the foundation, presided in the ab-1 sence of Walter Re^iery, vice-pres-1 ident and general manager of Joan-1 na Cotton Mills. Mr. Regnery was called from the banquet early in the evening upon receiving the news of the death of his brother, William ^ ... „ ,F. Regnery of Chicago, 111., the The school inegraLon problem “is ipresident of Joanna Western of going to get a lot worse before it w ju C h joan^ Cotton Mills is a di-i gets any better, he said. “The rights Americans enjoy citizens are primarily Part of Company at Banquet Friday Night and do not come from the federal government,” he continued He said the bedrock of the Ameri can form of government is the basic right of freedom of the press. Referring to the race problem, Mr. Figg said it cannot be settled because it has gotten into politics. Northern politicians, he said, are agitating the race question purely for political gain. The two new members of the board of directors of the Founda tion are Emory Moore of the Recre ation Commitee and Mrs. E. J. Wil- vision. Chairmen of the four major com- state-given i mittees of the foundation introduced as Delegotion Introduces Deficiency Measure For County in House A supplemental appropriations bill for Laurens County, totaling $20,300. is awaiting final passage in the House of Representatives before going to the Senate. The bill, sponsored by the Laurens delegation, list* the following item* Lions Club To Have Many Guests Friday 40 leaders in the work of I Club in the upper part of South Carolina will be guests of the (Tintoo laons Club Friday night The meeting wiii get-underway at Hotel Mary Musgrme at 7:30. Gathering here Friday nisht will be District Governor R. S Tnilurk (member of the Chilton rl'ihl and his cabirt**. Cah>nr.’ Vtem.irv Gary La tin (of tLe Clinton clubi f *ur deputy dm*-kt - ♦ "••mr*. eight zone chairmen. Uie cabuR-t chap lain, state secretary. 19 Internatton al counselors, and all past district as needed for operations during the current fiscal year in addition to appropriations previously made: County home—$3,500. sheriff's of fice—$1^00; maintenance of court house—$1,000. jurors for magistrate courts—$300. court fund—16 000 and the following items for the su pervisor: tra\et—M.000. airport work—81.000: asphalt—81.000 The appropriation for the court fund carries the proviso that no wit ness m any criminal case in Laur ens County shall receive any fee other than the 82 per day for the actual day or days he testifies in a trial or before the grand Jury After receiving second reading, the bill was referred back to the Laurens delegation on Tuesday Grope Growers To Meet This Afternoon their commiteemen John Holland Hunter was master of ceremonies The Foundation is an organization operated by Joanna people for Jo anna mill employees and the people of the community. Financed by pro- fist frohm Joanna Stores, it offers health, education, and recreational programs and facilities. Among special banquet guests were local pastors and presidents of dvk clubs, along with members of the Laurens County legislative dele gation and a number of textile men of the area. Serving on various coramitees and carrying on the work of the Foundation during the past year were: Health Committee: Mrs. Carl Franzen, chairman, Mrs l Ada Ab rams. Hack Prater. Mrs Rolfe Clark. Maurae Davenport. Mrs Le roy Brown. Mis Kittie Mae Mose ley Recreation Commitee: W. W. Ni- ver, Jr., chairman; Cart Franzen, Charlie Force. J. I Hollingsworth H V Russell Education Committee— Scholar shoip Division Frank Starnll. chairman. G N. Foy, Janus P. 1 SI town. Club House Dtviaoo: Glenn Carr, chairman. Lester Hair, W » K. Waits, Mrs Arthur League. Mrs Louts Murphy Here is a scene at the Joanna Foundation banquet Fn- day nijfht at the club bouse at Joanna when 200 peope gathered for the occasion. Seated at the head table were a number of participants on the program. lad't to right are: .Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hair, Mr. and Mrs. VY. K. Waits. Mr. and Mrs. Joe De'.any, Rev. and Mrs. James B Mitchell, Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Hart, Robert McC. Figg, of Charleston, speaker. Walter Reg nery, John H. hunter, master of ceremonies, and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sloan. At the table in the 1 oregro ind are a num ber of out-of-town guests.—Photo In Dan Y.«r‘>or ugh. 52 New Cases Court Session To Begin Monday New CHy Directory Delivered Last Week j The 1959 edition of Clintons City Directory, the first issued since 1948, was delivered here last week The booh contains approximately 425 pages and lists names of resi dents at Clinton. Lydia, and Joanna in alphabetical order. Te4ephon«- A meeting of interest to grape numbers are ipven in order also growers is scheduled for this la addition, the book lists busnes* i Thursday) afetrnoon in Spartan- es under ctasmfkalion. A large map burg at 2 00 p. m of the city is pasted in the back Arthur Walcott, president of the The edition, published by the Net- Aim slated to visit the HinmajSeaeca Grape Juice Company of too Directory Co., of Charleston, is >! ib Is International Representative Seneca. N Y , nrill address the well patronised by advertisers Ernest Glaze of Little Rock, Ark meeting The population of Clinton and Ly- The purpose of the meeting is to interest has been shown recent- du is given as 11,006, and that of Seven City Churches Will Participate In World Day Of Prayer Reproentatives of the Women of) the Church from the seven city, churches are to participate on the program for the 73rd observance of: the World Dav of Prayer Friday. | February 13. at 3:30 p. m. at the Broad Street Mrthodist Church Local church women who are to lead the jervice include Mrs Gusl Blakely. ARP representative; Mrs K D. Mills. BapU»t. Mrs S P. Bowers. Laitiierao; Mrs J A Sim mons. Mctfc'd'.'t. Mrs Layton Fra ) Presbyterian; and Mrs J B t. Eptseopai Mrs. J. P Johnston, Thornwett Orphanaje representative, is in charge of the music to be present-j ed by the Thornwell choir, arrom-1 panted by Miss Luva McDonald at the piano Mrs. Don Creighton! is pianist for the service The Rev Joel E Cannon, pastor. at Broad Street Methodist Church, is to open the service with the invo-1 cation The Rev Giles F, Lewis, pastor of All Saints Episcopal Church, will pronounce the benedic- tkm Ushers include members at the local Bov Scout organization and special groups participating in the Ekvcn ca-cs continued from 1 .'cr.uer four term' ami 52 new cast's to be passed on by the grand jury were on the roster early this week NEW WARRANTS By Magistrate Lucille M. Watts; i.<rr> Lee r ran.:1m .ir-on Thomas \ vlilbiufli non-'uppo, t. Ray- to jf> before the February term of mond Samuel Cruft (3t. housebreak criminal court beginning Monday ing. housebreaking [ and larceny. in Laureis Several more may have grand larceny (V ctl Brewer and been .Hided during the week VIM?, la"us Ptnu g on (4 cases). Judge Bruce Littlejohn of Spar ii *a4Fi. £?5y fnn m auto Harry tantHirg. will preside over thr Uuyd. leaving scene of acci- work » term dent Barney J <ii irard. grand tar -nlv one murder eas.* »' Ireed cr*y . Willie Lee 4 llvon. grand Ur- that ot Lawr- nc* Child*. Li yeur-okl t y . Thomas Kon b' <>n support. .Ne;r«i .<•)>. who tMkdgcoiiefl m eld , fa im Jit isirPt* V <i JlC k Barrett. Green eriv woman t-> dea'h with j »’u»vet Httl •ill non r* i hortey Jen at Owing*, two weeks ago i. assault lt d dattery. Harold 4 ON TIMM* ( W * 1 uatterv, Floyd Hugh Dai'u. and Maggie Pr.no ♦HI. ji* .1 b* ery. Mar ttto cares of assault and tndten Wt* Van*. sing of property ami one of tu. i^ekieating Wnliau. t nit rt . Edwa.d Major 1 Thompson drunk dm mg 2nd ot dru t k dm mg 2nd Utensei R.ibert fennel, George Fred Jcoatags Vfcurkfitain. <!ki irk dr.vir.g 2nd idrunk driving Ut.i wlHt.se). Lev. im* ♦; Jutui - -•. a* — i Keadierv for F. RKGNFKI William F. Regnery Passes Suddenly; Funeral On Monday Hovd l Joe Jamev Ji nk driving frame and charges of di'puamg of . Jrrry m, Calvin Joanna—William F Regnery. 54. of Hinsdale and Chicago. UI. pres, ident of Joanna Western Mills Com pany. of which Joanna Cotton Mills . . .. . . _ . , _ ,1s a dvision. died suddenly from a cletoretma include Scouts and tamp |hear( atUck rnda> ^ aboarxl review wort of the clubs in the dis- • | y grape growers of the trict and to plan coming events ivdmom section of the Mate in the itoat a. -. D| p. • formation of plans to build a plant Lamp Fire, blue bird for the production of grape juice. Hie annual Dad-Daughter Sweet- Lamb Pool On Feb. 26 heart banquet of the Kadoka dis A land) pool sale will be held at tnct of Camp Fire and Blue Bird the Clinton Sales Barn on February girls will he held this evening) 28, states iM. L. Outz, County Agent. (Thursday) in the Presbyterian Col-' Hours will be from 8:00 to 11:00 a. lege dining hall at 7:30. m. Fathers of the members will be Lamb producers in the county 2.624 The publishers state thl . < hurches of 10 per cent may be added to lW7 Throughout both figures because at the number of residents who were missed by not being at home when called upon or failure to mail blanks left for the purpose Fire GirU. The observ ance of the World Day at Prayer, sponsored by the Gen eral Department of United Church Women of the National Council of Christ, began in the First Friday in Lent, celebrations are held in 144 countries Hie local service this year is un der the direction of the Women of All Saints Episcopal Church guests and box supper. the girls will bring a who have lambs for sale should bring them at that time, he said. North Carolina Duo Will Give Piano Recital Here Two young North Carolina plan- { of the North Carolina Federation of ists will be featured in a special Music Clubs piano scholarship He program of the Clinton Music Chib on Friday. February 20 Betty Bullock of Hamlet, and Graham Farrell of Aberdeen, will appear in a piano duo concert at 8 o'clock at Thornwell High School auditorium under the aus| ices of the is invited to at c lMbm Music (Tub by Mae BuBork. Mrs J. V Lowe will also ho held! year at Hamlet High from 7 88 la 8:88 am h*b •bo is ia her Jumor' is a high school senior These talented pianists have per formed for the music department of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where they were en thusiastically received Included in the varied program for the evening will be several light, modem seieetioat as well as •arks •Ml Greater Effort To Be Made To Collect Delinquent Taxes Delinquent taxpayers of Laurens County this week were urged to set tle their accounts with the county. Miss Vivign Blakely, tax collector, stated that her office is preparing to make a concerted effort to collect Sales Promotion Class Scheduled For February 24 A class in sales promotion advertising for Clinton retail chants and other business men will be held here on the night of Febru ary 24 , . . ,i The class, sponsored by the PM du, Ux .MOiint* and pointed chamber Comml .„ e and iu M „. out that such taxpayers can save themselves money and embarrass ment by paying up now. Miss Blakely said that uncollected taxes due the county totaled $97,. 179.96 at the last audit period end ing June 30. Unpaid 1958 taxes will be added to that after April 15, she said. Many taxpayers are several years in arrears, she stated. “Since approximately 93 per cent of the taxpayers pay tneir taxes cur rently,” she said, “it is only fair and just that the other seven per tent bear their share of the county's expenses.” Miss Blakely pointed out that de linquent taxpayers are in danger of losing their driver's licenses, since automobile owners must sign a statement when making application for new license plates that all prop erty taxes due on the vehicle have been paid Lists of unpaid taxes wil be seat to the Slate Highway Department Similarly, moves will be made to aBverhaa proper) t for sale am which are chants Division, will last for ap proximately two hours and will be held in the Forum Room of the Bank of Clinton Hours are 7:30 to 9:30 The class will be conducted by Douglas A. Smith of Greenville, di- Burlington Railroad train rorouii from hiv office to his home in Hinv dale Mr Regnery was a brother of Walter Regnery. v k‘e-pre»idc!!t aix 1 general manager at Joanna Colton Mill.' Company at Joanna The Chi-j cafo textile executive had served j as president i*f the Joanna VVesteri i interests since the death of his lath er, William H Regnery . in 1S54 Mr Kt .nery was born in Chicago \ugU't 16. t9tM. the son of the late William H Regnery and Frances | (brasher Regnery He was u grad., uate of Amherst College Prior , to asummg the presidency of the Joanna Western orgaiuza tion five years ago, Mr Regnery had served as vice-president for many years In addition to his tex tile . interests, Mr. Regnery was chairman of the board of the Cen- rtal National Bank of Chicago, and a director of the Chicago Boys Club Funeral services were held al Grace Episcopal Church, Hinsdale. III., Monday at 2:30 p. m (CST). At the hour of the tuneral ser vices on Monday (3:30 p. m. EST) from! Joanna Cotton Mills suspended op erations for five minutes in resepet for Mr. Regnery’s memory Survivors are his wife, Elizabeth; and mer- in-orge Jones, deposing of proper ', .under mortgage. Sammie Lee. vio lation of liquor law Clinton Dollar Days Set For Feb. 26-27-28 t Utetan rei.ol inert h.n<ta wM < -erv* tfer lira af ihrir •rial a»- ■•Moi Dattwr Day period* Frbraar* *-n-M TW na— erural at Ihr rom- •■g vprrtol men h.iadUlne eVenl was made by J. C. Tbamai. chair mwa •>( the Merrhaau DtvisMa at tbr Chamber of < •aimerve. The rttv’t inert hauls, he 'SM. already are making piano for Ihr pre spring sales ilavs. Chamber Directors Meet This Morning The monthly m e e t i n g of the Chamber of Commerce Board of di rectors w ill be held this (Thursday i morning at 10 o'clock at Hotel Mary Musgrvoe Featuring the meeting will be the announcement of five new directors elected this weex by the member ship in a mail ballot and the nomi nation of officers to serve for the year beginning April 1 Several other matters will come up for discussion. President Jim Thompson nr « 'tipport, Lawrence Chtids. Jr. r mnkt B.d>b> Bull John K Iboi mpwoa. i h irte* Bar Ver. all fur eo la.nng chain gang Magistra e i M * urry Nathan i*l .smith, the .tardy J B Walker a darning met •chan. i*e with fradu lent nitert. < t ’yde Foggy, drunk drtv mg 12nd* < offense). Carroll Dial Gray, drunk driving 1 < f h offense Ge«»rg* Ehg Faulkner, drunk dm - tag 13rd offense Mog«gra»« Sam McCrary: Mar tun and Norma Lawton, disposin; of property under lien; John W. Nelson, disposing of property under lien; John Henry Pressley, assault ami batter>; Millie B Tnbble. as sault and battery. Joftwue Lee Bower' non support George Out ders. drank driving, Wilhe Lee Militants, drunk driving (3rd of- fe”'*). Harry Luther Black, drunk driving. N<>ian B Wicker, drunk driving r Byrnes Kaborn. issuing worthless checks; Eugene Higgins grand larceny, Horace ^poun. for gery. James B Burbage, forgerv (2 cases). Magistrate Arch C Owens Paul Hansel Alewine. non support Leo Carter assault and buttery with knife; Elizabeth Marlar. assault and battery Magistrate .! J Mahaffey: Grov er C Moore, non support. Fred Hostetler, assault and battery: Thomas Edward Bragg, drunk driv ing (2nd offense). Magistrate Eugene Johnson. Von Hollen stated, ami he asks for James E. Timmerman, drunk driv- full attendance by board members ing (2nd offense). rector of sales development for sta- one daughter. Anne; four son'. Wil tion WFBC-TV. liam, Peter. David, and Patrick. Mr. Smith has been in advertis one sister. Mrs David C. Meyers.' ing and sales promotion work in three brothers, Fred L Regnery, Greenville for the past 12 years, and lienry Regnery. all ot Hinsdale in his present connection for three and Walter Regnery of Joanna and years. Newberry. He attended the University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn , and the Uni versity of South Carolina, of which he is a graduate. Formerly with the Associated Press, he has served as president of the Greenville Adver tismg (Tub and South Carolina Gov e r n o r Advertising Federation America Contributions Continue For March Of Dimes Contributions continue to come in for the March of Dimes, and the amount on hand ha* now passed the of $6,000 mark, according to Leaman Jones, treasurer Those who plan to attend the L V Powell. Clinton area chair- class are requested to caU the asks that anyone having any Chamber of Commerce office, tele fun* on hand, is requested to turn ptioi* jog them in to Mr Joan. Miss Rebecca Speoke secretary , or to him at the Legion AuxHiory ”?*!!*, 1 po “ ,6 !r , _ A full report by areas w to br To Meet On Feb. 17 puMi^wi m tw iat t.* •ertrrs JOANNAS "ROY OF THE YEAR' •I TV Bse at mTlW' to Joe CWth irwoto*. eh»»» \ sod hr ••» tore. b* »*• 1«ri