The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, February 19, 1959, Image 1
Site Olltnton (Ehrmtidp
Vol. 60 — No. 8
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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