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/ \ — (The (Ulintan (Eltrmtirlf Vol. 60 — No. 21 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 21, 1959 To Head Clinton'* B&PW Club Named to lead activities of the Business and Professional Women’s Club for the com ing year are, left to right: Miss Margaret Blakely, president; Mrs. Hazel Buzhardt and Mrs. Frances Warner, vice presidents; Mrs. Laura Mae Howard, corresponding sec retary; Mrs. Esther Pitts, treasurer. Ab sent when picture was made was Mrs. Caro lyn Davidson, recording secretary.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. • Civil Actions Hear Highway Cases, Others at Court Term The second week of the term of civil court in session at Laurens was engaged Monday in the appeal of a right-of-way award, Marvin A. Ow- ings vs the South Carolina High way Department. The case was one of 14 remaniing on the docket. Several have been heard at this and preceding terms, e In addition to the highway cases, 27 other civil actions were listed at the beginning of the term on May 11. Several of these have been com pleted. On Monday, May 11, in the case of Petroleum Products Corp., plaintiff, vs T S. Crawford, defendant, Craw ford was awarded $2500 by a jury in a counter claim suit On May 12, in the case of the South Carolina Highway Depart ment, plaintiff, vs C. E. Harrison, defendant, the defendant was award ed $600 for right-of-way On May U a jury found for the plaintiff in the amount of $500 of actual damages and $1200 punitive • damages In the case of E. G. Byers, plaintiff, vs GAC Finance C*., do- Gold P Awards Go To Four Seniors PC Summer Session To Begin On June 9 Presbyterian College’s 1959 sum mer session will begin on June 9, Academic Dean George C. Bellin- grath announced today. Registration is set for that date, and the nine-weeks session will ex tend through August 7. Dr. Bellingrath said the PC sum mer school will offer 20 courses in these seven departments: econom ics, English, mathematics. Spanish. pHnc psychology, history and biology. „ and Shakespeare—student lead Classes will not meet on July 3-4 er. athlbte and scholar who was as students observe the national July named PC’s "outstanding senior" 4 holiday this year. TB Association Adopts Budget And Program Of Work The 1959-60 program of work for the Laurens County Tuberculosis Association was planned and a bud get of $6,559.00 for the year adopted at a directors meeting on Thursday afternoon, with 27 in attendance J. AUen Thompson, Jr., president, presided. Reports were made by Henry M. Paris, of the county an nual meeting, W. Paul Culbertson of the state annual meeting, Mrs. M M. Teague, secretary, and J. Hew. lette Wasson, of the budget and pro gram committee .The budget and program adopted -were based on a film strip, ‘Ap proved Principles,’’ presented by F P. Thompson. A fact-finding st u d y enttiled, ’’Your Community and Its TB Prob lem,” wiU be made by the associa tion. Four committees were named to gather and analyze information which will be the basis for future ac tivities of the association in its pro-' gram of tuberculosis control. I. Population of the Community— Names New Officers Four Presbyterian College seniors will receive Gold P awards, the col lege’s highest stamp of approval, at the 78th commencement exercises on June 1. The honored men are: Olice H. Embry, Jr., of Birming ham, Ala.; Roger Godwin, of Col lege Park, Ga.; Bruce Prince, of Union; and Jim Shapespeare, of Hoi-1 G- Miller McCuen, chairman; Mrs lywood, Fla. L G Ba be. G. Edward Campbell, Gold P awards are made annual- ^ rs J- H. Stone, F. P. Thompson, ly to those students who, in the L Hewlette Wasson, Mrs. James opinion of the faculty, have perform- Wasson, Mrs. P Bailey Williams. j u{ j y Bryant was elected pres- ed outstanding meritorious service II Extent and Concentration of idenl ^ Laurens County 4-H in extra-curricular activities other the TB Problem—Dr A. A. Knight, than athletics. chairman; Dr. Julian E. Atkinson. Among the leading activities of Joe Delany, Mrs. T. P. Kedrick, Dr. the 1959 recipients at Presbyterian D H McFadden, Troy W Myers. College are: Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Dr. E. N. Sulli- Embry—president of the Student van. Dr. M M Teague. Christian Association Godwin - In s^.,^ and Econwmic C harac- editor of the student newspaper tenstics-James Von HoUen, chair- ROTC battalion command man p eter j Austin, W T. Blake ly, Mrs. Lucian W. Bobo, Dan G Briggs. J Leroy Burns Mrs. W B Henderson. Dwight F Patterson. Officers and Directors of Joanna Lions Club Here are the newly-telected officers of the Joanna t-J Lions Club, shown at the annual ladies nitfht celebration last Thursday evening. Front row, left to right, are: \V. W. Niver, Jr., president; L. R. Thompson, L. T. Lawson, and VV. E. Byars, vice presidents; W. VV. Hair, secretary; H. P. Booker, treasurer. Back row: J. E. Smith, Jr., Lion tapier; L. W. Nabors, tail twister; and directors Carl Franzen, Harmon Bedentiaugh. Rolfe Clark, Clisby Tem pleton, M. C. Duncan.—Photo by Dan Yarixirough. County 4-H Council Sermon Sunday Night Council at the spring rally held Sat urday at Camak Elementary School Other officers named at the meet ing were Mike O'Dell, vice-pres ident. Nell Morris, secretary; Lon nie Smart, treasurer; and Jerry Bryan!, recorder The president. Jerry Bryant, pre sided at the business session which was opened at 10 30 a m Devotions were led by the Camak Junior 4-H 98 To Receive Diplomas From Clinton High School Wool Pool Scheduled At Laurens May 28 A wool pool is scheduled to be held at Laurens on May 28 29. it is an nounced by the agricultural exten sion service at Clem son The pool which »ill serve sheep raisers in the Piedmont section of Leroy Osborne wes awarded $1799 as plaintiff va the South Carolina Highway Department, defendant, in a right of way suit. J Ben Hunter, plaintiff, awarded $800 actual damages $1,000 punitive damages in a suit •gainst L. L. Hyder. et al Other highway cases yet to be heard include Margaret O Woods, et al. J B Owmgs. et II. H W Graydon. C. B Pulley. Sarah B Johnson, John C. Nabors. Sarah J. Henderson. C. C Giles and J. C. Billingsley. Mary M Bledsoe. Mrs Earle E Riddle and Guy V. Whiten •r Two cases invotvag Mr sad Mrs R A Steer vs Tan M Ray. and one. # Otis Traynham vs John H Thur mond. were marked settled Another Homer Lee Page vs G R Martin, waa tranfferred to the In Clinton Area civil and domestic relations court Other cases on the docket were Frank Bonds vs Herman J. Lyda. Martha Byers vs GAC Finance Co , Paul H Hodges vs Tally Hudgens Greenville Aluminum Awning Co vs Warren Stephens. Boyd Bros vs E W. Tucker, et al, Paul J. Bowling 955 k to Columbia Theological Sem vs Clinton Mills Store, C. C. Herbert vs Laurens Electric Co-op, G. L. Phmney vs North British and Mer cantile Insurance Co., Elva H Daw kins vs Carolina Milling Co , Eliz abeth s Gilliam vs Carolina Subur ban Gas Co., Willie J. Henderson v* Blackmon and Wham, Inc. 0 Also, Lillie Mae Jones Bagwell vs Western Union, Shands Estate (Sam Shands, Adm ) vs John Ke nedy and Maurice McDaniel, Car olyn Ruth Sims vs Carolina Milling Co., L. T. Yeargin vs J. B. Owtngs, et al, James Brewington vs Badger Mutual Insurance Co., James Brow, ington vs London and Lancashire In surance Co., D. R. Humphries vs S. R. Frey, Esso Standard Gil Co. vs T. G. Oxner, t. David Sloan, Jr., vs United American Life Insurance Rev J C. Rice. Jr. l h "*j nd w rr m * 1 . roy R Adams. Mrs J C Bolt. Mr. bj the t * B ‘ ak C,Ub Sarah D DeLoach. R P Hamer. Th *‘ 170 rnemherk •‘tending the Mrs. J. Gray Harris. W B Ketch- merlins participated in a song pe um. Sam M Leanuui. W K Waits nod directed by Mrs P B Sum trora ^ erd. with Joe Shay as pianist 16.599 tout are as follows Health education, $3,994 SO, ion area to al Guard Armory in aurem A pool for the lower slate will be at Kingstrre My 25-36 TV prices per hundred weight be paid for the wool are as folio*« FIOO, $6119 One half $07 B was Three eighths $47 * Q O > f t O r. m Fmo aad oar- half Commencement exercises for Clinton High School will continue Sunday evening a? 8 o'clock when the baccalaureate wrrmon will be held in the high school auditorium The sermon will be preached by Dr C Bynum Bet's, pastor of Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Graduation exercises will take plat e M mday evenuu at the same tune, when S9 graduate* are «che duted to receive diploma* began Tuesday morning with rta** day rterrtsao when the rta*s poem history, will, and pmpbery narg by Pm Oushofm Man a a fur Wallact and Jimmy Young res peril voty TV riaea gift *as prc«m:od to tin school 1a combination record player and loudspeaker outfit), and gift* made to several teacher advisor* of the class The smter Sunday evening will nclude a prelude processional ia vocation by Rev William E Mo reau. iw j hymn, music by the glee club prayer by Rev Joel E Can non Scripture reading by Rev Hugh D PolUrd. and the berwdw t mhi by Rev J H Durr The graduation exarriaaw on Muo day evenmg will feature a r—rer of three number * by the glee club nvucataaa by t apolaad WhAmtre i* by tV prewidem of tV Named to School Board J. C. Th<>m«». of Clinton, and Joe L. Delany. of Jo anna. were recently named as members of the Laurens County ik htKil Board. They succeed W. Carlisle, Neely and J. B. Hart, respectively, who are member* of the board of directors of the Clinton area hospital i $71,955 Pledged To Columbia Seminary Co. Gene C. Wilkes Wins ^Architectural Award Gene C. Wilkes, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wilkes of this city, has received a ten weeks scholarship to study in New York with the archi tectural firm of Voorhes, Walker, Smith, Smith and Harris. Ten students were chosen from 60 colleges east of the Mississippi and MY. Wilkes was one of three select ed from the South. He was also the recipient of the 1958-1959 certificate of merit award ed each year to the outstanding fourth year design option student by the South Carolina chapter of the American InMitute of Architects This award will be promoted at the meeting of N C TV Chnton area has pledged $71, o Columbia 1 inary. Decatur. Ga., in Rs current campaign for funds to fins nee an ex pansion program. TV announcement was made by Laurens County Senator Robert C. Wasson Senator Wasson is report chair man tor this area, which includes the 24 Presbyterian churches in Laurens and Newberry counties. The chairman said, “1 am great ly pleased with the response we have received in this arae of the Legion Juniors Continue Practice The regular Saturday morning practice session for Clinton’s Amer ican Legion Junior baseball team will be held this week, according to athletic officials of the post. Hie squad will gather at 10:00 a. m. at the Clinton Mill baseball park. Managers of the team are seeking to arrange practice games with Greenville and Greer teams during the next two weeks, before the league season opens the second week in June. "Poppy Day" Saturday To Be Sponsored By Legion Auxiliary Saturday. Mky 23. will be "Poppy Day" for Clinton TV of poppies sponsored by Iran Legion Auxiliary to tomag held or the Vanik af Gray Court Honors Samuel C. Gambrell For 40 Years Service Gray Court—T am not dew-rung of what's been 4 but I appreciate 1 of my heart ** Samuel C. CambrrU. lenehrr of Gray Cauri Owmga Vtooul spoke at (V climax of a **fVa U Your Life'' event a ha konof Friday mgto Some 799 perwaa gathered al the Gray Court-Owmgs School to pay tribute to tV man »V came to IV school a 19lf aa a teacher and re mained through the years proaol mg agriculture and IV welfare of the commufuty J. B Kirttey. superintendent of the school, presented IV teachor with a plaque from ahimm and friendi that read: ’T9 Samuel C. Gambrell ia appreciation of 40 yean of devoted service to the Gray Court-Owtngs School aad commu nity M - Hugh Boyd, pridcipal and coach of the school, told Mr and Mrs. TV seminary that aprves South" Gambrell tVy would leave on June were the pier lag of at 4 H club A 4 M Cl Lives Here * signs on mam into tV county F.«ev vice-pee* tdrnl tod Fallow mg a pirmr paronpatod m a during the after -Tjr In Stadium state which resulted ia exceeding our three-year pledge quota of $68,620’’ Several of tV smaller churches in tV area have not yat reported, he said. Carolina, Goorgia. Mississippi. Flor ida and Alabama, will begin a con struction program January L 1*0 Plans call for the enlargement of present facilities for the training of Presbyterian ministers and mission aries as a cost of some $3,000,000. Senator Wasson, noting that the Southeast is one of the fastest grow ing regions in the country, said that “We see the great need for more ministers to reach the fasf-growing population in this area.” Br’.Kaay Crow* County.WMv Cray Coart-Oa Tavern Muuwvillr Grave fVnmeO. County-Wide Services Begin Here on May 31 are underway tor a Lav April Forest Fires Total 16 In County the mg to a report of April by tV State Com of Forestry TV fire • burn ed a total of 168 4 aerm Sinee July 1 of IMS 7$ forest fires have occurred in tV county bundag 719 4 acred. Eleven proaecutioas have been in stituted in connection with the fires and 11 convictions were secured At Presbyteriah Meet In Montreat, N. C. Three delegates from the First Presbyterian Church attended the 14 for an expense-paid tour of three southern states. Horace Smith, a House member of the Spartanburg County delega tion. who gave Mr Gambrell a copy of a resolution that was adopt ed by the House of Representatives | Synod Conference of the Presbyte- in April citing the teacher "tor com- nan Men of South Carolina at Mon- pieting 40 years service as a teacher I treat. N. t\, last week, and principal at Gray Court-Owings"' They were Dr. Marshall W. and also "recognized for his devot- Brown. W. C. Baldwin. James Neal ed leadership and service to his Mrs Brown and Mrs Neal accom- community and state.” pamed their husbands. PljA* ( aunty Ev held mi Clmtow May $1 14 la tV Provbytenaw O (bum Kvangeti*! Burfcnrr Fam Hwdla* Trxa* drvcnbvto by week magazine as rib* member of the exetuuv* full dam rank* of <*tangc-tr>t* wtU conduct County had 19 for** f.re* (h# cm*.dr Sponsored by tV Lauren* CauMy BrotbertuMid Aswiatwa. tV united effort include* more than 50 church es in tV area Chairman Rufu* Hand back uf Clinton, said that a corps of ushers is being organized from the coop erating churches and a 300-voice crusade choir will be recruited and rehearsed for tV nightly services Beginning Monday at 10 00 a m , hundreds of women began meeting Hit KM R FANNING in prayer groups in homes through- Criminol Court Term Begins June 8 A one-week term of criminal court is scheduled to begin in Laur ens on June 8. it is announced by Walter Dunlap, clerk of court. - Judge Steve C Griffith, of New berry, will preside. c tfiff 9i iwirf % iward tor tV hrvt historic al paper First ptarr went to Jimmy Jobiuon arcund to Rut* Holland and third to Dtanr Stc-ph •awa Marshal* tor -he commencement season are Julie Bolick president of the student council for the 196049 term Jim Dobbins president uf the nsm; lemor class. Cliff McKxtnck. president of the 1956-59 junior class, md the foiowmg members of the out the couaty These daily cottage National Honor Society Mona Can- prayer group* will begin each day non Marlene DeYoung. Cathy Hart, wi:h a radio devotional over sta- Sara Bradshaw. Linda Milam! Claire Smith, and Delle Wilder Campfire Girls Visit Columbia Accompanied by their leader. Mrs. F E Robbins ten members of the "Cheskamav ' Camp Fire group toured the Governor's Man sion State House^ Fort Jackson and other places of interest in Colum bia on Saturday They also viewed the Armed Forc es Day parade and received the fol lowing write up in the Slate on Sun day; Several pretrv girls dressed in blue flared, skirt* white waist* and fed ties standing in front of the re viewing stand al tne Armed Force* Day pal a*)* > rvlcrda) at!r acted mwch attention TV* prwvnrf to be t amptir* (.iris from cLntoa Vftrt thr parad* 'ivry gjXtetato tmmt Me; tton • hr <a*aa M i L»r%a cwmev-aeww> to F a* la,9 am «eto «La» u**i 0 a Mmeev tion WLBG to be given by a local pastor and directed to these special prayer groups With Buckner Fanning will be Paul Deck, song director for the team, and Bill Jackson, baritone so loist, a former student of John Charles Thomas and one-time mem ber of the Los Angele* Light Opera Company. Meetings will be held in the Pres byterian College stadium nightly at 7:30 p ni Sunday meetings will be at 3:00 p m High School Annua! Dedicated To Foy TV temor cU*» School dedicated thr Ionian to G N Ft Clinton High Clin m# In* 4Mt 9W M m * Campfire Girls Promoted at Ceremonial P rid ay btotmmw** vettoMbi to" a a* WMa toMv SI, ■ff fo kfci * • * . O.M #*ww. ag m tmt inma* lli Vkffff, -toMM* 1 mthfo . t, I - •ri.itta ILec t*r~ * * , mi ktoffi , i m #10111 mm