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Site Olltnton (Ehrmtidp Vol. 60 — No. 8 jL Clinton, S. C w Thursday, February 19, 1959 PC Gets $10,326 Presbyterian College has received a check for $10,326.82 as its share in ( the 1959 distribution of funds from I the South Carolina Foundation of independent Colleges. The Foundation has mailed out was made by J. C. Thomas, chair- * Clinton Dollar Days Set For Feb. 26-27-28 Clinton retail merchants will observe the first of their semi annual Dollar Day periods next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The announcement of the com ing special merchandising event Woman Legislator Addresses B&PW Club Mrs. Ruby G. Wesson, member of the S. C. House of Representatives from Spar tanburg, was guest speaker Tuesday night of last week at a “Bosses Night” meeting of the Clinton Business and Professional Wom an’s Club. Guests from nearby clubs also Joanna Case Court Session Now Underway The February term of crimial court got underway in Laurens Monday morning with Judge Bruce Littlejohn of Spartanburg, presid ing. The session is scheduled to con tinue through the week. Facing the court were 11 hold over cases and about 55 new indict ments to go before the grand jury. Apomted as foreman of the grand) Henry L Eason has returned as gury by Judge Littlejohn was Ken Assistant County Agent and assum neth Brownlee The jury entered *d his duties Mondav Many farm Eason Returns As Assistant Agent For Laurens County man of the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce. The city’s merchants, he said, already are making plans for the pre-spring sales days,' The Chronicle, in an effort to give the event wider publicity, will distribute approximately 1,- 500 extra copies of the paper in the immediate trading territory. This will he in addition to the usual wide coverage from week to week. Sales Promotion Class Scheduled For Next Tuesday i A class in sales promotion and .. . I advertising for Clinton retail mer- A concert sponsored by the Clin- )! nd by lhe dmt>unt g ** s whlch | chants and other business men will . \n ■ /--I i. donors have earmarked for a spt- lon Music Club on Friday evening fi .. .i a aVI~.It -r-i cuucge. The class, sponsored by Coker College received $19,586.38, Columbia, $10,546.25; Converse. were present for the session. Mrs. Wesson is shown in the center,'flanked on the left by Mrs. Frances W arner, program chairman for the *meeting. and on the right is Miss Margaret Blakely, president of the Clinton club.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Clinton Music Club To Sponsor Two N. C. Pianists On Friday checks totaling $131,051 to its mem ber colleges, increasing the total distributed since 1956 to $427,800 Representing gifts from 118 cor porations. both local and^ national, the funds will be shared on a “com munity chest” basis by the nine ac credited, independent colleges in the state. Foundation chairman J. A. Barry,! Jr., who*is president of Coker Col- 1 lege, Expressed appreciation to the businesses which made the distribu tion possible. “These funds,” Dr. Barry said, “will strengthen our| colleges at a crucial time in their 1 history and a continuation and in crease in this assistance is neces sary to our future independence.” Each college's share in the Foun dation distribution vanes according to the number of students enrolled ^ M At District Lions Club Meeting Here Friday Forty prominent Lions from the north western part of the state were guests of the Clinton club Friday evening at Hotel Mary Musgrove. including two International di rectors, 19 former district governors, th«- present district governor, and other offi cers. Above are shown, left to right. F. in -t Glaze, International director. Little Hock. Ark.; Reml-er 1 F. Truluck. of Clinton. <i:s- trut governor: K. R. (Sarge) Helton, of l lemson, state secretary ; James F. Daniel. Greenville, past International director; Car\ la'hn. of Clinton, secretary of fhe gov- ern. r s iai»ine.; and Fred K. Holcombe, pics.deni oi the Clinton club. — Photo by Dan Yariiorough. at 8 o’clock in the Thornwell High School auditorium will feature two young North Carolina pianists Bet ty Bullock of Hamlet, and Graham $30,233.39; Erskme, $10.16« *t, Fur Farrell of Aberdeen, will appear in man . $16.326 50; Limestone, $9,- the piano duo concert. 212.31; Newberry. $11.880 00; Pres- Included in the varied program hyterian. $10,326.82. Wofford, $11,- for the evening will be several light 413 *3 modern selections as well as more Proceed-, from the event w Two Features In used for the Music Club’s' scholar be held here. The class, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and its Mer chants Division, will last for ap proximately two hours and will be Would Create Two Districts ship fund for deserving young mu.si upon iU work of returning true bUU! era of the"county will remrabeTlir c ‘ a,w from South Tickets may he obtained from club membera or at the door Fri- i day evening PC Fine Arts Series Are Announced the franc jury during the morning was as indictment for murder against Lawrence Childs. Jr . Ne gro. charged m the January 16 May ing of •Mi.* Came Stoddard of Ow mgs IT • 16-year old arraignsc Monday aft Judge LttWjsbn ranted the mo usn of cuurt appointed Defense at tomey *. H Harley that the rase be poifyanad uaul the next •f court On a motion by V T. J*ms. an seder was waned by or no bills while the other work, in- Eason, since he served in the same e luding talu ig of guilty plena and post two yean ago (H^rt***** *** C * rnwl ky the graduated from Ckinson ' J Pmbytenan College's spring Fine Amnftr -w. t nu . H.u. - * . in 1951. mayonng in ammal ON DEAN'S IJAT Arts aeries, featuring a world-re- - —a-. ^ ^ urnad by husbandry He has bevn rm; toyed Mi%* Leann.t Yeung of Cl. at on. nowned theologian and a herdsman at Clemaon lor the was one of 17 juniors included in singer of folk two years the scholastic list for the first ae- Hus week by President Marshall w Married to the former Frances most.r of the current session alt Brown Ittchmund of AshrvtUe, N C.. they Converse Cettrge w s\e two children. Robert and Lan She is the da Mrs Lrlaad Y of Mr and Measure Introduced For New Hospital In Area tv 1959 Drive Closes (MH GEU a vvsrm m um $6,557 Is Reported For March of Dimes Dr John Bailbe dean of the far uh> of divuiity at the l mversa> of Edinburgh < Scotland i and prmrtpai of New toliege ndl visit the PC campus for a senes of lectures on March M And an April 11-14 Eugene Jewu von wtB present Ms program <4 folk I » tn 9 «• mussr and lafe on the inme relation TW ctans wit! tan conducted by arts and thr Douglas A South, of GreonnBo. d* Mrtar sf safes dewfepmsm for sta I i m the Forum Room of of Chmon Hours are Young Mon Arrested For Forging Checks Jerrv Hams. »bwui 30. wm rested on two warrarts sw >m Monday charged with forgery Officer* staled he secured checks from Haakms Lumber Cn his employer himself and borough <hl Co One cheek was for CM. the Jther for $35 Officers said he would ptead guilty and be tentenred at the arur rent term ef court m Lauren* Baptist Brotherhood To Hear Dr. Hammett A bill pros iditw for *hr creation •if two hospital districts tn Laurens County was introduced m the Senate yesterday iMednroday' by Senator Robert C Waoa»n Psvsage is expect«*it in the Senate pr f.^r District No 2 The prv-Mmt Laurer* < Hinty l(<MpUal with •nlargemmu amt r>movations would serve fhstnet No I The art provides tor the construe two of j tn the V» 2 by the end of (he week and on (he i,ns*eu r-ct ,4 4 tmard of Turoday it will be taken up 01 the tors jivd 4Ulhori.’- ' tiv *«uaare of lluu«e of Represent j«i* e* Bv the iwt m»re than $VM <M0 of ^ifMt them am tn end of next week the art i» rx|irct ••nii.a'wn bond* tn Mrav the ra%hrd them at Yar rd 1* be reads foe the ognat ire of 4 nurrtin«*ng a Mte . vj tor the the ».o*ern e •(ruction of the liirpiTsI All member* to the rouxty bWiW Addi'wnai fund iwvtod wefeM br lalive febgaiwm. mrlwdisg ie Otoe* terurni fr tn 'tie faferto §#* »n> W a**u# Befri mtoatosw J***! m A m-to mtorv fee Mdi Burtoa Art Bnda** «dliain l tvabm* j«d wferk mtorfe# feral fund* T David ifeaa Jr . are a#to m fa* uC to fee fell to W The heard to •broeten wenM cm* *4»l to five mi efer whs avmM he of M. by r mopoowa iw acmmt E ^ c '“d pr<»v»rd fe- cas of the loro IV two • ah aswsafc m to kiB a«M carrying Croo* Hill area had roninbut ed $6 5$: 76 to thr 19M March of Dimes campaign up to yesterday That was the awnounn meat by L \ Powui. Clmton *r Jones treasurer and Mis. 9|aakr ot.frtary. home sma I cuntnbulinm yut to br -unwd to. I* •« ■t! said wilt swol las a maun. hv>*«>i use to. am mark Dr Horace G Hsmmevt oril iibmn rkurch loader, eta be thv tonight TWutoy« at a _ rf tV Bapt-« Bmhorfhwd Hdi of tfto First Baptist Church to 7 Si lltaM Dr M ammatt to ass.tant general secrotnry troaourur of the South hr Carolina Kate Baptiot t m* satian m r * u ' —hr char go of promtona and 1 ulssi nwo' of enure tow m the miowun program of the Special GtfU March UMin . District WSCS —. 0 Tarrato ItomaMri CO _ Meet Her* Mondoi ^ ^ Mrs Hugh Workman mil be lead ,,*3 Glaagew ii Md m ^ » tontorng tor Zano x to the M m MWg .n.a.a -i— l u Groenuond Dtstnrt Woman'. Vn* w „ ujg ^ ^ ^ ‘T rnc ^ M Broad ir | Miar m tw fietd to 7^ rn Metbwfcst Church Fob fairy f „ . ^ w a to 7 3* ui Hodges Hal) ITbimmS m a MU W X to composed to rlevcn n ^ rr ^ fo0l 70-21 rburcbes « and around Lauruns numerous onc maa rxhitoUaos of bis 356 39 « aunty: Brood Street Central. Ep- wort A .toectod cxhibstian to X« 67 96 '•ucth I jurwu First, llapewrtl. Ly p|-fe|Q paint mgs and 457 95 Wy Springs Sardu. Smile cea( vortl ^ jemison and 41S1 ' hapot St Jame» and Waterloo All women and uvtrreoted mem wor g produced by bo L'mvorsdy to IV Tens . and the I'm vuruty to iMCh Caruhna. to wkMh _ ___ V to a graduate Formerly .uh the ^ ^ AJbontoed Freos bo has servo* as CNombcr Resolution to tbe Greonvillo Advertss Club and Sewi.% Caruhna t*e»er torstmn of Amor ten. wbe plan tn attend tbe class tn cal tV Chamber office A .%to Atom nr ar or $u«6 — . _ « probation fur thrae years F**"**? I™**" with pryvwion that V pay $I7J9 lnAMlr > K-P»*7^ teuard Jto suppun of a dependent SP~-» Grover OeveUnd Moore, nan sup Teen Age Program part, ar# your ar pay SUM. sus Cburche* pended and placed on probatioa for IntoKuiioov three yean providod $30 a week to Misctolancous ptwd toward tbe support too I JH Gruen Hill, Jr . nawn^-l 16J57 76 her* uf these churches an inritad|toao to betng arranged no a feature lone year or pay men! to $1,- The follouing breakdown to giv to attend , 500. suspended, placed on three en: Dr. T. Layton Fraser, professor years probation provided he pay Joanna $1,041.92 of Bible to Presbyterian College, his wife $12 every Saturday Cross Hill 50 42 will show a movie taken on his re- (Continued on page 4) Mountville 78 76 cert trip to the Middle East. to Com DM 1 Chamber Commerce Would Examine Record £ Of Highway Appointee and «art mb of •hroetor. 1 t« roeuruel ••ewe the hmptoal *nrf also al <• s# M toast mne dirwrvnrs wkn are roe <d«wi* «f the dwlrirt nr ntmg m va rum* •er'Mn. *fwx» f <# j* t# raw rmtrt* the dtstncl fWr prwvcsm • a* ihmrtod. n wo* •luted. 1 Us receive grants to funds 1# 1 uthmstar a ~«viid he burred A propmy Us Irvv to The qualrfu jinn* record and tion to the inadequacy to curtain mg *e*m m.U» wwuld he expenmee to a Highway Commis highways’ ia the county, porttru the amorti/uiian to the bund. _. _ 'toner tn be appomtod from Law- Urty Highway 76 from Laura ns to Fond* derived from the safe to Hprjc S fjirpr tnr^ «US Caunty In sarv# the Mi Judicial Joanna, and urged the legislative bund* would t* tor-ed over t# ’Jto ^ IFmwwBkPIJ Circuit would hr carefully evamm- detegation “to carefully examine County Ttemurec and the hoard to The mrmbrrdup of the Chamber ed by member* to the Laurens the quail! u at ion. record and evpr direeturs would make •-v p* nditure* ^1 , . _ to Commrece hat elected five new County legislative delegation under nence of any candidate fur the p# u * osquirirg to site boiling and •amative agampioa to graptuc aru g irrctor , j 0 nn-ve for three year the terms to a rawituttoo pa"**d at .*> of H <hway Commi.s'i*>ner -> equ.ptMnc the ru.s .. under ’he forms a meeting last Thursday to the that , . . the best interests to Lour frrms of the act , . „ ... _ Announced at a meeting of the board of directors of the Clinton rn* County and Us highway needs l ’pun (’"■I'•■Wan to the plant, the of his visa to Presbyterian »-board to directors on Thursday, they ( hamher to Commerce ’w pressed before the Stale High •' wpital* in -nh drdnet would hr are J. B Arnold. 'M. L Campbell. TV Highway Commissioner from way Com mission, with special ef- rtdiescd -rspon«1 hilit y for the R I* A C. Toung Ky the county legislative delegation* They were named in a mail ballot f r „ m (h,. various countie, that make during the previous week Teachers Are Guests Of Mills On Tour I’er-onncl of a committee will be At Camp Fire Girls Dad-Daughter Dinner These young Camp Fire Girls were amonyr the group of more than 250 who attended the annual Dad-Daujfhter Sweetheart din ner Ukst Thursday evening in the Presby terian College dining hall. The girlti were -accompanied by their dads or “atand-ina.** Seated are Dr. D. O. Rhame. Marjorie Arn old. aad James E Andereon Standing, left to right: Jackie Robbins, Jane Ellen Fow ler, Marthat Todd, Arne Lou Black, Norma Davidson. Jane Milam, Barbara Anderson. Janet Johnson, James Neal, and Robert Johnson. Leaders of the group are Mrs. A. B. Dav idson and Mra. Dillard Milam. Jr. The girls are ptann -Photo by Dan Seven teacher* from School Dis- president Jim Von Hollen to nom trict 56 were guests of the Clinton- ^pni j Members of the commit Lydia Cotton Mdls on Tuesday when leo a(V | M Adair \\ c Baldwin, they were invited to view the Lydia inate for the year beginning plant Claude Crocker, Gary Holcombe, Mrs. Betty Fleishman of Clinton and Mrs D A Yarborough. They High School, Mrs Hazel Gilfillm. will report at a meeting on March of Junior High, Miss Frances 10 O'Daniel of Hampton Avenue. Mrs. B F. Wingard of Mercer Silas Bai ley School, Mrs. Bessie Page of Providence, Mrs. Alice Copeland of Joanna, and Ligon King, princi pal of Cross Hill school, w-ere ex tended a cordial welcome by Pres ident Robert Vance, at his Lydia office. Guides for the tour of the plant were D. H Roberts, superintend ent; Marvin Gault, Bailey Dixon, and Claude Crcoker. Following the tour lunch was served at the Clinton Community House. The tour was the second in a se ries planned to include representa tives of a number of profssions in this area. Blalock To Attend New Orleans Meet The county chairman of the March of Dimes announced Thurs day that Dr. George R. Blalock, of Clinton, will attend a two-day meet ing of the National Foundation Medical Personnel in New Orleans. Feb 36 and X7. C Dr ical trict Senator M'avwn. in t'cusung the hill Monday, .'aid he wa* very op timistic on the hospital project and feels that plans art developing on schedule The Highway Commissioner Irom way 1 ommission. _ Plaxtco, Tom Plaxico. and circuit in the state is named f, i' nr an adequate highway he- cjrv ™ t ' ^ber tut een l aureus and Joanna.” Following is the text of the reso up th# circuit, and by custom the lution. i apP" |n, ment rotates from county to Whereas the term of the Him county within the circuit. A Com- Conumssonei, representing the missioncr fn»m Laurens County is 8th Judicial Circuit on the South due to be named from Laurens Carolina Slate Highway Commis County for the term beginning in son expires in 1959. ami. 1959 1 . •Whereas, the rotation system be The circuit includes Newberry, • tween the counties in said Circuit Greenwood, Abbeville, and l-aurens calls tor the election of a Highway Counties The present Commissioner Commissioner from Igiurens Court y to represent said Circuit, and. Whereas, road and traffic con- (Continued on page 41 named by the president to arrange G ™?" wood Count > courtesy calls on officials of in , 'Produced by stitutions in the city to begin at an D Eichelberger. calls atten early date. Plans were made for a general membership meetnig at a coffee and doughnut session on March 10 at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Members will present ideas and assist in for-! mutating a program of work for thei year. Leland Young is chairman of a committee arranging for the meeting, assisted by J C. Thomas. J i m Wolfe. Harry C. Layton, Charles Johnson, and D B. Smith. The directors of the Chamber went on record as opposing any move that would impose restric tions, and particularly relating to imposition of sales taxes on coal, gas and electricity used for manu- fgeturing which would damage the competitive position of the state’* iidustrial plant*. LOSES FATHER Mr and‘Mrs Carlisle Neely were called to Xuguda. C. . Sunday be cause of the death of the latter s father. T B lx‘e. at an Augusta hospital. Mr Lee had been in de ^lining health for some time. Funeral services were held in Au gusta Tuesday. t tnp to WwaktngtOB m March Daa Varhoroufh Jock Gilliland With Bclk's Store Jack Gilliland has Joined tbe feral Beik'6 store at aeoiftant marafer | H#»ard Watkins said was transferred from Btok » ia JaOMS Walker county med-! Asheville Scouts Inducted at Kiwanis Meeting The four you or Tenderfoot Scout* shown above were induct id a* member* uf Clin'* ton’s Tn op 111 at a meeting of the Kiwant* Club la»t Thursday during refebrattoo of Scout Week. The club sponsors the timop The boys are Bill Jacob*. Eddie tViand. Mac liter* and Watt* Ferguson. t)n Edward Campbell, president of s r.jrht are l»nnie Fame!!, a I tnjMp. and Major Harry Looms of the rhsb’s ■rout cwmimittee Dwji Yarhotough .ft club* mod ler of the rnatni Mr