The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 23, 1959, Image 1
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Vol. 60 — No. 30
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 23, 1959
Dedication ceremonies for the new Laur
ens County Shrine Clubhouse on Lake
Greenwood will take place Saturday in con
junction with the annual picnic of Hejaz
Temple. Many Shriners from the upper part
On Lake Greenwood
of the state are expected, to participate in
the activities, which will begin with a pa
rade in Laurens at 4:00 p. m. The Shriners’
scooter brigade, with 30 vehicles, is sched
uled to visit Clinton about 1:30.
To Dedicate Shrine House Saturday
The Laurens County Shrine’s new
Clubhouse on Lake Greenwood will
be dedicated Saturday in connection
with Hejaz Temple’s annual picnic.
Festivities will begin with a band
concert on the square in Laurens at
3:00 p. m. and a parade at 4:00.
The Temple’s motor scooter unit,
with 30 vehicles and eight clowns
will visit Clinton about 1:30 and will
make appearances at several points
in the area.
At 5:00 p. m., the Nobles from
Hejaz Temple, which includes Shrin
ers from the upper sections of the
state, and their ladies will assemble
at the Shrine Club on the lake
(Highway 221). _
The program will be highlighted
by welcome addresses from Mayors
Paul Culbertson, of Laurens, and
Joe Terry, of Clinton.
Potentate George L. Phinney, of
Laurens, will speak. The barbecue
dinner will follow. A dance will be
held at the clubhouse from 8 to 11:30
p. m
The new clubhouse is located on
Clinton And Lydia
Kindergartens To
Register Children
Registration for the CUnton-Lydia
Kindergarten will be held on July
five acres on Lake Greenwood. Val
ued at $20,000, it has a kitchen, ban
quet hall, large porch, a recreation
room and shower facilities in rest
rooms.
The Laurens County Shrine Club
began with 23 members, now has
about 100. Wesley Taylor of Laur
ens, is president: William Davis of
Clinton, vice president; Marvin
Royster of Laurens, treasurer; and
Jack Bishop of Laurens, secretary.
Directors are Tommy Hollis, C. L.
Owings. A. W. Wallace, Bennie B.
Blakely, David Taylor, David
Wood, J. G. Simpson, and Marvin
N. DeYoung.
The building committee was com
posed of T. H. Bramlett, Myer Lur-
ely, James Bowling, and Marvin E.
Royster.
Cross Hill Youth
Attend State Forestry
Camp August 3-8
Wilford Simpson, 16-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Simpson, of
Cross Hill, has been selected to at
tend the 1959 Boys Forestry Camp
August 3-8 at Camp Forest in Che-
raw State Park. Wilford is an 11th
grade student at Clinton High
School.
Selection was made by County
Ranger Tom Hill from a number of
boys who wrote in stating they
would like to attend.
David Pitts, Jr., is alternate and
will attend in the event that Wilford
is unable to go.
Little Boys Tournament
Schedule Halted By Rain
The di*rict Litle Boys Baseball
Tournament, in which six teams are
are the losers of the first two gam
es. Greenwood will play the winner
entered, and which was scheducd | of the Laurens National • Ware
to begin Monday afternoon, was i Shoals match. Abbeville will meet
the winner of the Laurens Ameri-
can-Clinton contest
Loners will meet losers and win
ners wil Ibe matched against win-
Clinton Plants To
Gel Safety Awards H
South Carolina Department of La
bor Commissioner William Fred
Ponder announced yesterday that
Clinton-Lydia Mills will receive spe
cial certificate awards from his de
partment for conspicuous achieve
ment in accident prevention during
1958 '
Mr. Ponder pointed out that the
Lydia plant was 82 per cent below
the state industry accident frequen
cy record during 1958 and 80 per
cent below its own 1957 rate. The
Clinton plant was 64 below- the state
average and 73 per cent below its I
own 1957 record he said.
Attractive engraved certificates
carrying the signature of Governor
Hollings as well as Commissioner
Ponder will be presented to repre-
sentive employee groups and plant
officials by Commissioner Ponder at
the plants on August 4.
Services Monday
For T. C. Johnson
Funeral services for Thadeus
washed out throuh Tuesday
Five games were supposed to
have boen played by then, but rain
37 at the Lydia Community House has prevented the start of the five-
between 3 p. m and 5 p m. A sun day event and not a ball had been
Oar registration will be held for the pitched up to yesterday afternoon
Clinton children at the Clinton Com OfficiaL and teams are standing
munity House on July 38 during the by. D S Templeton, director of
same hours recreation activities in Clinton,
Tito kindergarten meets daily stated yesterday, and play will be-
Mnoday through Friday from 8 a g» ns soon as the weather permits
m. Rptil U:» a. m. and i>pHW»l *'* w «** “ Ihnlputodtoo*
the same holidays as the public include Laurens Amenean, Lau
schools Only sons and daughters National. Ware Small. Greea-
of Clinton Lydia employers who *01 »«*. Abbeville, and Clinton
enter the fird grade in Srptember, The delay ■ getting the tourney
are ebgibk- to attend the (undergar- underway, Templeton said, will
ton. which to under the supervision necessitate doubling up the *chod
of Mis* Nellie Oabenw Lydia Cam ule at games, but the original ord
er of appearance of teams will be
maintained Morning game* will
have to be instituted Templeton
munity Activities Director
ROWLAND* MKRi:
and Mrs H M
rhUdrea of
reral days last
former s brother an
tor to las Mr sad Mrs J
land
The first contest scheduled will
be between Laurens National and
Ware Shoals, to be followed by Lau-
American and Clinton
Other games scheduled in
June Police Fines $2,285
Drunk* led the bet « payment of Twenty • three were taken to lor
rdy court during Jims, nr- speeding sad reckless driving, one
to the monthly report of cast wm suspended, and the others
Chief of Police B B Ballard to ctty paid $334
f*®** Ohtor cases tacluded fighting 8.
A total af 138 arrests war* made on# suspended. $90 disorderly con
dunag the month and fines aggre duct. 7. 100 damaging public or
gated tt.3to88 private property. 3. Ul. carrying
Forty-one arrests were made for concealed weapons. 3, $54. fa mb
drunkeniwM. with one case suspend- ling .!•. $135, operating auto with
ed. 138 days given on the public out driver's license 5, one suspend
works, and payments to fines of od. $45; vagrancy. 1. U days, petty
$558 80 larceny. 4, throe suspended. $17;
Next highest contributors to the sN other fenses. 20. five suspended,
city exchequer were four charged! 80 days. $458 Five persons
ners until the final game when the
best of the losers will meet the best
of the winners
The tournament wil be a double
elimination affair, in which s team
will have to lose twice in order to
be eliminated
Cliaton's Pony All-Stars are enter
od in a threeteam tournament
scheduled for Laurens this week,
but it. loo. had been unable to get
going up to yesterday because of
rata
Revivol Services
At Rocky Springs
The Rev Fred J Hannon, pastor
that revival services will
to the Becky Springs Prosby-
tenan Church. Laurens. SC.. Bt
3 on Sunday. July 38 and continue
through Sunday. August 1 Services
will be held each of the Sunday
at 11 a m . and each eve
at 8 Homecoming will be ob
on Sunday, August 3 with
lunch on the grounds at 1 p m The
Rev Reuben J. Wallace,
of the F Headship
Church of Hickory
conduct the services
Homecoming, Revival
Services Start Sunday
At Rock Bridge Church
A series of revival services will
begin Sunday at historic Rock
Bridge Presbyterian Church with a
homecoming event.
Sunday’s program will begin with
a picnic dinner at 12:30 with ser
vices to folow. Invitations have been
sent to former members and many
friends throughout the section.
Rev. Archie Davis, pastor of Johnson. 68. were held Monday at
Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4p. m.at Gray Funeral Home, con
ducted by the Rev. J. H. Darr. pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, and
the Rev. Joel E. Cannon, pastor of
Broad Street Methodist Church Bur
ial was in Rosemont Cemetery.
Pallbearers were James P. John
son. Albert Johnson, Eugene John
son, Robert Johnson, Carroll John
son and Tommie Hatton.
Mir Johnson died late Saturday
afternoon at a Blalock Clinic fol
lowing a short illness
He was a native of Laurens Coun
ty where he had spent most of his
life. He was a son of the late
George Cannon and Emma Sumerel
Johnson
As a young man he was connect
ed with the Clinton city water and
light department. Later he was su-
Clinton's Battery B Leaves for Fort Stewart
Clinton’s National Guard Battery B, 107th AAA AW
Battalion, is shown here as trucks loaded with personnel
Ga., where the battery will undergo an intensive two-
week training period. The group will return August 2.
The battery is^under the command of Captain Guy A.
were ready to pull out Suhday morning for Fort Stewart. Tumblin. *^
TO HAVE SALE SATURDAY
The Senior Horizon club of Petaga
District will have a homemade pie,
[ cake and cookie sale on Saturday,
July 25, from 9 am, until 6:30
p m. The sale will be held at
Moore's Shoe Store on the square
The proceeds will go to the ex
pense of a beach trip planned for
the first of August
» _
Return Aug. 2
Guardsmen at Stewart
For Two Weeks Training
perintendent of the water and light
department of Wadesboro, N. C,
and Laurens. Coming back to Clin
ton, he was head of the T. C John
son Plumbing and Heating Co., con
tractors, until his death. He was a
member of the First Baptist Church Clinton
of Clinton, and a member of Camp- Clinton's
bell Lodge 44. AFM. where he
served as worshipful master
Surviving are his wife, Mrs Sar
ah White Johnson, of Clinton, two
sons, T. C. Johnson. Jr. of Chester,
and William W Johnson, of Clin
ton. three grandchildren, one broth
er. J. Karl Johnson, of Clinton, and
one sister. Mrs Mary J. Hatton, of
Clinton
The annual active duty training
period began Sunday for some 3.000
South Carolina National Guardsmen,
including the Automatic Weapons
Battalion. 2«3rd Artillery, unit from
MY. AftCUC DAVfiS
Miami, Fla , to the guest minis ter
for the summer revival which will
continue through July 31, with ser
vices each evening at 7:30.
Rock Bridge, one of the oldest
churchus in the area, to located four
and one-half miles south on the
Greenwood Highway H Paul Reid
is the student pastor It to one of
the few churches ever to be com
plotely dissolved and actively re
organised Regular services and
Sunday School are held each week
and plant are now being made to
build a fellow toip budding for the
young people
Revivol Services
At Leesvifle Church
Revival services
Greenwood Is Winner
In Legion Junior Series
Lucas Awarded
$1,000 Scholarship
At Clemson College
Howard Preston Lucas, of Clinton,
has been awarded a $1,000 scholar
ship at Clemaon College by the
with driving under the influence of j token in for investigation or on (South Carolina Dairy Aaociation
intoxicants, who were levied on for suspicion and released
seven days on the public works and Violations of parking laws totaled
$375 110$ and they paid $60
will be held at
Methodist
Presbyterian Church, starting Sunday and cootin
Tavern will umg through Sunday Aug 3 Sun
day morning services will be at
U 00 and each evening at T:4S;
church school at 10 Sunday morn
mgs Homecoming will be observ
ed Sunday Aug 3 with picnic din
ner on the ground*
The pastor. Rev George C.
Howell, will be assisted by a former
pastor the Rev John H Holland of
Bowman
Leesville Church is just off the
m a fantastic 20 inning battle at
Greenwood on Monday night of last
week that lasted until about 2 00
a m With the score tied at 3-3. the
game went into extra innings until
the 20th frame when Clinton scored
two runs and the Emeralds failed
to counter in their half of the in
nuig
Clinton downed Ware Shoals, and
Greenwood defeated Newberry to
end the regular season during the
week The playoff gam was set for
Saturday
Greenwood got one run in each
of the first and third inmngs, two
more in the fourth, exploded for
six rum in the sixth inning, and
one each in the seventh and eighth
Clinton got its lone tolly in the
fourth
Four Clinton pitchers gave up a
total of 15 hits
Greenwood is m a playoff serins
with Greenville this week, with the
winner scheduled to meet the win
ner of the Lancaster-Camden Greer
playoffs
Union Service
For Rev. Wesley
Lucas, a graduate of Thornwell old Laurens-Clinton road The public
High School, to a rising junior and is cordially invited to attend these
A union service will be held at the
is studying dairying
services
Trailer and Cab Overturn on N. Broad Street
The big cab and trailer truck of the Bowman Trans
portation Company overturnad about 6:30 Monday morn
ing as it rounded the curve leading into North Broad
Street on Highway 72. Carrying a cargo of heavy roll
ahnnintun from Baltimore to Miami. Fla., the driver said
the bad shifted as he came around the curve. Neither
ef the two driven wee injured A
from Greenville to transfer the load, which was taken on
to its destination. The cab and trailer were not “too bad
ly" damaged, according to local police who directed traf
fic at the wreck scene all day. Tne damaged vehicle was
loaded on a “low-boy” and eent to Atlanta for repairs.
The truck wae driven by W. W. Hunter, of Fort Payne.
Ala. Belief driver N. & Canon. <d Cnmevill* Ala .
i la the hark at the time of the accident
Greenwood won the champion
ship in League Five Amenean Le
gion Junior baseball Saturday night
at Greenwood by routing Clinton
13 1:
The two teams got into a playoff
by virtue of a tie in regular season
play.
Clinton evened up the senes with
Greenwood by racking up a 5-3 win
Robert* To Preach
Dedicatory Sermon
Here On Sept. 27
The Rev John K ’’Jack" Roberts,
former Clinton pastor who now
serves the First Presbyterian Church
of Danville. Va., will preach the
dedicatory sermon at the special
exercises dedicating the new educa
tional building of the Clinton First
Presbyterian Church on September
27
That's the announcement today
from Reese Young and A C. Young,
co-chairmen of the dedication pro
gram They expressed deep satis
faction on obtaining Dr. Roberts.
Presbyterian College graduate who Broad Street. Lydia and Bailey
served for three years (1941-441. as Memorial Methodist churches Sun
the popular pastor of the First day evening at 7:30 at Bailey Mem
Church. onal. welcoming the new pastor of
Dr W. Redd Turner. First Church ^ church Rtv B A WesU *y ^
pastor who is assisting with plans is cordially invited to attend
for the occasion, will lead the litany services, conducted by the
of dedication. He succeeded Roberts P aslors . R ev - J 0 *’! ^ Cannon. Rev
in the Clinton pulpit. J 3 ™ 5 Williams, ana Rev Wesley
Plans for dedicating the $225,000 111 ■■ n—.■inn
building also includp a historical
play staged by Sunday School chil
dren as part of their Rally Day
activities and a picnic dinner to be
held on the church grounds after
formal services. '
After finishing Presbyterian Col
lege in 1928, Dr. Roberts received
his bachelor of divinity degree from
Union Theological Seminary in Rich
mond in 1931. He served as pastor
of the Point Pleasant (W. Va.) for
the next six years and then was as
sistant pastor of the Greensborof N.
C.) First Church for four years
before coming to Clinton. He left
here in 1943 to serve as an Army
chaplain in World War II (1948-46).
Dr Roberts stepped from the Army
into his Danville pulpit, and he has
served this pastorate since that
date.
He sent both of his sons back to
Presbyterian College for their edu
cation. Bill graduating in 1956 and
John K HI to be a junior next year.
FomHy Reunion
The Coats-Crowder family reunion
will I* held Sunday. July 31. at
Shelter 3 ia Greenwood State Park.
AB relatives and fraud* are tavtt
bring ptrmr has-
ta I
Battery B. 107th AAA
AW Bn., under the command of
Captain Guy E Tumblin. left Sun
day morning for Fon Stewart. Ga.,
for two weeks of training ending
August 2
Most of the units from the state
are at Fort Stewart A smaller
group went to Fort Gordon. Ga .
which includes units of the 228th
Signal Group under the command
of Colonel B F Wingard. at Clin
ton. assistant Adjutant General of
South Candma.
The Clinton battery, while not a
signal unit, is included under the
command of Col Wingard The bat
tery was formerly part of the 51st
Division, commanded by Maj Gen.
Ansel B Godfrey of Clinton Since
reorganization of Guard units in the
-4ate elective April 1, the battery
has been in non-divisional status.
Col Wingard wiH divide his time
between Fort Gordon and Fort Ste
wart. Ge.i Godfrey is with his di
vision s troops at For; Stewart
Training at Fort Stewart are
units from Newberry, Laurens.
Clinton. Anderson. Clemson, Sen
eca, Easley, Lancaster. Cheraw.
BennettsviUe, Chesterfield. Jeffer
son, Columbia. Hampton. .Allendale.
Bamberg, Barnwell. Ridgeland.
Beaufort, Spartanburg. Gaffey, Mul
lins. Dillon, Conway. Myrtle Beach.
Rock Hill. Fort Mill and Clover
The group going to Ft. Gordon
' includes units from Newberry,
Greenwood. Allendale. Ware Shoals.
Belton. WiHiam.ston and Greenville
Other South Carolina national
guardsmen put in training time
earlier this summer at Ft McClel
lan. Ala
MAJOR CLARK DENNEY
Kiwanians to Hear Of
Nuremburg War Trials
A talk on the famous Nuremburg Nuremburg Trials, until his return
War Crimes Thais, delivered by to active duty as an .Air Force of
one of the military prosecutors, will ficer in 1953
bg thur feature of the final July
meting of the Clinton Kiwanis Club
tonight (Thursday).
Major Clark Denney, who serv
ed oq the staff of Justice Jackson
as chief of the military division's
local group, will speak to the Ki
wanians at 7 p m., in the ballroom
of the Hotel Mary Musgrove
His education within the military
establishment wa> augmented by
study at tfie Array s Command and
General Staff School, Fort Leaven
worth. Kan , from which he was
graduated in 1953 The next year
found him a newly promoted major,
leaching at the U S. Military Acad
emy at West Point Following the
Now the staff judge advocate of war and his release fro inactive duty
MYRNA SEASE
Myrno Seose Gets
Winthrop Scholarship
Myrna Sease has been awarded a
scholarship at Winthrop College.
Rock HIM. according to announce-
ments this week by the college ad-
mimstration
A Itoe graduate of Clinton High
Mias Sense will enroll at
br the new term
in July, 1946. he joined Justice
Jackson at the Nuremburg Trials.
Since returning to active duty in
1953 he has served Jt airforce
bases in this country and in the
Far East
Lions Club To Have
Program On Gloss
Making At Laurens
"The fine art of Glass Making in
Laurens County " will be the subject
a life sentence, later reduced to 15 of a unique program for the Lions
the 636 Troop Carrier Wing at Don
aldson Air Force Base, Major Den
ney was a leading participant in the
acted trials of German war leaders
which followed World War II. He
brought indictments against, and
prosecuted, former members of the
German military services charged
with war crimes. Among the most
prominent of those prosecuted was
Field Marshall Erhard Milch, who
had held two uf the four Luftwaffe
general staff positions under Goer-
ing Found guilty. Milch was given
totk*
to
to Mrs T M
years. Since then he has been re
leased from prison
Major Denney's Law career began
before his nulitory enlistment in
1941 After receiving his BA degree
from Dartmouth, he earned tas
Lew degree from Weetorn Reserve
University t* 18B5 Hr practiced
lew before World War U ted ro
te private practice alter the
Club Friday night at Hotel Mary
Mur grove The meeting will begin
at 7 30
The history of glass will be traced
from early it raws to the present mod
era methods of mass production
Ike program will be put an
through the courtesy to the
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