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'' (The (filintmt OMfronttU Vol. 60 — No. 43 Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, October 22, 1959 School Students Get Driver Awards Two yountf Clinton High School students have been awarded certificates attesting to their being safe drivers. At the left is Linda Haupfear and on the right is Jimmie Orr, who are shown receiving their certificates Friday at a chapel service from Miss Caro lyn Murphy, representing the Clinton Bus iness and Professional Women’s Club, spon sor of the awards. Selection of the safe drivers was made by the Clinton police department, meml>ers of which observed the driving practices of young people of the community over a pe riod of time. The presentation is an annual atfair.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Rev. A. W. Coppedge New Leader of County Baptists Representatives of the 40 church- Gray Court who took his text from es of the Laurens County Baptist; John 3:17, ‘ For God sent not His Association last Thursday elected Son into the world to condemn the the Rev A, W Coppedge, pastor world . . . ” of New Prospect Church as mod- a battery of reports filled the jerator. He was elevated from vice- day, which was spaced into two moderator and succeeds the Rev. parts by a dinner served at- noon Alvin Boone of Lucas Avenue Report* came from the following: ( hurch of Laurens. Sunday School, Dr R S Cooper of The action came on the final day Laurens First Baptist; training un- of the two day session, which also ion, the Rev .1 B Abrecrombie of saw the Rev. J. C. Rice chosen as B e II v i e w Church; evangelism, vice-moderator The closing meet- James A. Howard of Columbia; ing was held at Calvary Baptist Connie Maxwell, R N Jackson of Church. Clinton, after a first day Gray Court, with a talk on the re port by John Murdock; Association Assembly grounds, J. C. Rice of Poplar Springs; executive commit- tee report, M M Monroe of Lau rens, clerk Dr John Durst of Columbia, elab orated on the Sunday school report 2-Week Term Gvil Court Begins Monday Morning Laurens County faces three weeks i :— 1 — of court terms between now and j ames Calhoun. November 14, according to Walter McCormick Funeral Home vs G. i and E. Dunlap, cleric of court. g Padgett. Jr. church. Duncan Creek Church Sets Homecoming The congregation of Duncan’s Creek Presbyterian Church, constat ing mostly of direct descendants of the pre-Revolutionary congregation, will be hosts at homecoming ser vices Sunday. October 25 to friends former connections of the He said that, beginning Monday. Oct. 26, a two-week term of civil court is scheduled, to be followed by a one-week term of criminal court, beginning Nov. 9. Judge George T. Gregory, Jr., of Chester, will be the presiding judge lor the three wedte. ! a Hied Building Credits. Inc . v. The jury lid (or the (irst week oj Rob ,. rt L w ^£rt et al John B. Cole 'vs Seaboard Air . miiuster f « r the occasion Line Railway Co 18 ^ Geor 8e C. Bellingrath, ac- D. R. Humphries vs S. R. Frey. ? demic dean of Presbyterian Col- Willard Grayden vs Winn Dixie e ^ e> Stores. Inc The service is at 11:15 a m., fol-1 Alvin O’ShieWs of Mount Pleasant, Thomas L. Foster vs one 1958 ^o"'^ by th e usual picnic on the Hospital; and MLss Belle Patterson of Lanford, necrology. The following resolutions were gathering at Welcome Baptist ' Church, Laurens. Other officers, who were reelect ed, are: H B Monroe of Laurens, clerk; G. B O’Dell of Ware Shoals, assistant clerk; and J. Karl John son of Clinton, treasurer A number of resolutions were passed and a host of reports heard as the 63rd annual session came to a close. The Rev. W. Willingham of Lanford, brought the sermon in the morning. The Rev. Floyd Hel- < lams of Warrior Creek Chirch, j had charge of the devotional The reports included; Mrs. Me- Cuen Thomason of Laurens, WMU; G. Fowler Brownlee of Laurens, Brotherhood; the Rev. C. E Price of Princeton, music; J. K John son of Clinton, treasurer; G. B. O’Dell of Ware Shoals, digest of church letters; the Rev. A W Cop pedge, historical report; the Rev Officers of Laurens Baptist Association The Laurens County Baptist Association elected officers Thursday at the close of a two-day meeting. They are. left to right: the Rev. A. YV. Coppedge, of New l’r«>sp« ? Church, Laurens, moderator; the Rev. J. C Rice, of Poplar Springs (’hurch. Ware Shoals, vice'moderator; -1.'Karl Johnson, rf the First Lapl.-o (’hurrh;'Clinton, treasur er; <1. R. O'Dell, of the Poplar Springs Church, assistant clerk; H. B. Monroe, of the First Raptist Church of Laurens, clerk. —tPhoto by Dan Yarborough. Dr. John L. Slaughter Commun/fy Chest To Lead Services At ~ First Baptist Church civil court has been announced and was published in The Chronicle last week, while the list of jurors for the second week is published today. The jurors for the week of criminal court will be drawn next Tuesday Twenty-nine cases appear on the docket for civil court action, though several may be seUled or with- grounds. Dr. James S. Gray is the pastor of the historic church Dr. Whitten Thinks State School Is Large Enough adopted “That the vice moderator of the Laurens Baptist Association shall have the added responsibility to serve as chairman of the commit tee composed of the general of- Pledges Reach $12,518 Si\.y six per cent of the funds needed to meet the budget of the Community 'Chest of Greater Clinton has been paid or pledged That was the summary of reports given Tuesday morning at the First County would begin caring only for their ^ eral r, ‘< >or, ,neet,ng of off,cials hospital has been operating smooth oun charity and private patients ,n<i (IU81on 1 air,n en. County Hospital Operates Smoothly Despite Dispute Laurens — The Laurens ly this week despite the fact that Funds on hand and pledged total ^ ; six of its seven-man medical staff, hospital trustees, the hospital ad Senator Robert Wasson told eight ^ $12 : , 18 ;8 according to the re >smta trustees thi> hnsmtol ad- ports The budget for the year Ls ficers of the association and the As far as he is personally con- It was pointed out that certain basic chairman and secretady of the Lau- ceraed, Dr B O Whitten superin facilities tsuch as new sewage rens Baptist Assembly drawn prior to being called in court. lrndeo4 o( Whltt * n Village, told the ment P lant - central kheben. ‘ He ^‘ d f P ^ I" M,d v .• South Carolina Mental Health Studv and a hoaptol) «| WtoUn Vil »hu committee a P™^ a ™ ° / ra '"- Followmg is the list, not neces- committee last Wednesday the in Me hasve been designed during re sanly in order of court appearance: utiiImm, u now Urm- enough cent y ears to accommodate a popu t'** Assembly Broadus Martin vs Canada Dry ^ .ni.t.,- of 3 00 ° it Tin? plans, programs, etc pro- _ Some people advocate and build moted under M direction o( thisi tjnue throuKh Sunday ni g h , n 0 v 1 institutions with populations of 1,- committee would be subject to ap 500 to 2.000. Dr Whitten said, proval of the Associational Execu ’ while others go considerably high- live Commktee and the trustee^ of The committee visited the inatitu Bottliaf Ca ^ 'imi for a day of conferences with Pa«l J. Gilstrap vs Warren » U penntendefe and an ins pec lion tour JOHN L. SLAUGHTER A week-long series of revival ser vices will begin Monday evening at the First Baptist Church, to con- phen>. et al G. L. Phtnney va N. British Mer cantile Insurance Co S. C. Highway Dept va John C Nabors S C. Highway Daft, tt *hra J er in population Perhaps the qual the Assembly “That the churches of the asso- Preacher for the series will be Dr John L Slaughter, pastor of the First Baptist (’hurch of Spartan burg miffed over hospital procedures and ministrator and the remaining del- 5199*953 administration, were not attending egation members^ Thursday a. the ^ mei , Un& ht . ld u , Hole, Mary certain chanty patients meeting that there seems ,0 be Musi4rove pressed over by L Hospital Administrator W S nothing we can solve at the pres- N Warren pr( > sl ri en , the Com Beacham said steps had been taken ent munity Chest organization, who ex to care for the patinets who would Senator Wasson had formerly pressed his appreciation for the not have attention under the doc- stated that it would require legjs untiring efforts if all workers in tors' “courtesy” system lative action to reduce the number the campaign This system was an announced/(’f hospital trustees from 14 to 5. The next report meeting is sched- policy that the six medical men as the six doctors had urged The uled for Tuesday at 10:30 at the would, beginning Sunday, care for legislaure does mg meet unlil Jan- hotel, when complete reports are only their own private and charity uary expee'ed to be turned in. patients until otherwise decided The Senator's comment was a John L Mimnaugh. campaign Despite their announced position, summing up of a lengthy .sesion in chairman for the year, urged each the doctors have made themselves which the doctors threat and other worker to complete solicitations as available for emergency cases of related hospital problems bad been soon as possible and give fheir re any type. Mr Beacham pointed out discussed at a public meeting at the ports to division chairmen or leave who want P ru * M,te judge’s ofice them at the Community Chest of For m> part. ' the senator said. Mimnaugh -.tated that the report He said the doctors, representation on a trustee board The committee, composed, of thr— |Uo »—*y of their service depends rather That the churches of j'Thomas Westmoreland secretary * h ' ch aL *° reduced will n. n art going to have to carry l ^'7’k- jn ?v t * rBe r . considerably upon the way they cittion presently working without <jt muaic department of the responsibility days for emer threat ' resal. ntial div isimi was pointd hv t. e governor, hea Df. arf . organized operated and sup- 'he guidance and benefit of a con- Carolina Baptist Gonventmi. ««*ncy sduatauta at the hospital. The doctors had charged earlier f t r ‘ ,C ^5“ y __ C ?I np * e,e W,U ’ will direct the music T* 1 * seventh member of the staff, that their wishes had been con- Dr Slaughter is serving as pres-i Dr M M Teague, who has not tmually ignored by the hospital ident of the General Board of the Kune along with the courtesy" hoard of trustees, and unless some 'That every Baptist Church is Carolina Baptist Convention P |an > 11 already on surgery call for changes were ma!le they would Whitten, head of the institution .. ' slitution and by-laws for the local Elva Dawkins, vs Carolina Milling •f nce ** ”‘ a W‘* h » n « ,< •" —r At the meeting. Dr Whitten men church five serious consideration to Co. lhal * drnut, '; n tinned the powubilrty of a depart this fact Elisabeth S Gilliam vs Carolina more , ‘'* n ® >ub * e discharges He men( or d |vi*ion devoted to the Suburban Gas Co. ,h * 1 ii* PP lf 1 "T 1 ». ,0<a specific study of mental retards * self-governed body, but need W’ilie J Henderson vs Blackmon about «5 an«B>Ry, wtme OMMrf- i JOI1 wjthou, apeeffyu^ the frame to be certain that it has specific and W’ham. Inc r * are abwut work within which R might be set rules of order under which it func Lillie Mae Jones Bagwell vs During the meeting. Dr. Whitten up and discussed two or three Hon* Western Union Telegraph Co expressed the view that as much methods that might be practical The opening day s session heard Sam Shand*. Admr . vs John pUnning as possible should be pro fur administering it—primarily un from the Rev OUn Hutchinson of Kennedy. Admr .DBA Kennedy jected toto the future, ten or twen der Hie management of Hie present * 1 Junk Yard, et al yr*r» or longer and staged that board of trustees functioning as the Concert Tickets Be s r Hick.., Om *• t io* vnuyoyj—o" »•““ • comrolUn, bod, <4 »h«.™ Villow. u I c a , 'RioaUllo' Rich^d v . I., u v.o, J ha ’ R r " v "' , 1 °" 0 9 , Fird BotHW Cburcb. R,rn as it should be He further stated only Holders of Clinton Community that, to him, a good institution The cummittst- visited parts of tickets are invtted to attend md as president of the State Baptist 'irtober. Mr Beacham said Convention Other doctors in the county who A native of Missi^ippi, Dr sirmally refer charity patients to Slaughter is a graduate of Missis th *’ hospital have been notifies! of 'ippi State College and the Southern the existing situation, according Baptist Theological Seminary, the hospital administrator Louisville. Ky He served as pastor Efforts are being made hen- jf Leigh Street Baptist Church, restore harmony between the he to Guy V. Riddle S C. Highway Dept Whitener, Jr. Carolyn Ruth Sims Smith vs Car oima Milling Co comes far ahead of a big institution the Village and expressed itself » ,hv opera “Rigoletto” (Verdi > on He has some doubt, however, he being in full approval of develop- ^slurday evening at 8:1S in the L T Yeargio vs J B Owings. al ,ha ‘ “tamately the population Ing t he place to a stage where it GroanviUe Memorial Auditorium M of Whitten Vilage would be less might function acording to the Officers of the Clinton concert as- James Brewing loo vs Badger than 3,000 ideals and purposes that have long ' oc, * t * on >iated ** uo *‘ Mutual Insurance Ca Richard Cox. Admr Estate of Pa tricia Ann Cox. vs American Home Life Insurance Co. James Brewington vs London and Lancashire Insurance Co D R Humphries vs Sam R Frey Esso Standard Oil Co. vs T. G. Oner W II. Garrett vs General Acci dent. Fire and Life Ins Corp T. David Sloan. Jr., vs United In suranec Co. James R Smith vs Jamas L. Me- Kelvey, Posey Davis vs J. C. Nabors and (Continued on puge six i ' S C Education Assn District Meet Oct. 26 Hack Prater president «l Hie to l^iurens County Education A»octa is- tion. has announced that the Laur of the - } (tal administrator and the six doc en> county teachers have been in Baptist ( hurch. Birmingham, ’ors U was learned early this week vited to attend the S*Kith Carolina Ala for 14 years and ha< been at The situation broke into the open Education Association District m»*et Spartanburg .nee 1952 Monday night when the six medical on October Jii 1!*5» from I to t He has served in many capacities *t*ff men met with the county del- in Slate and Southern Baptist Con egation. a ,red grievances and then ventton*. including a preaching mis announced the courtesy plan Dr chairman ot sion to the Oriem in 1950 attend M B Nickle.v chief of staff who Since the subject df another in been a part of the thinking and "‘veral dilution had been mentioned on planning of its administrative body t®*** for which local tickets will previous occasions. Dr Whitten The committee is composed of ** honor »'d said, he pointed out the need for Senators Earie Moms of Pickens. _ . _ providing facilities at WThmen Vil chairman. J W Green. Clarendon HflVC Coke Sale lagr for thorn seeking hdp over a County, and Frank E Timmerman I The senior and older youth class- period of about throe years, which of Edgefield County. Represents- es at Broad Street Methodist would be a minimum period for Itives H D Brexeale, Pickens. John Church will hold a cake sale on Sat planning and establishing a new in Pracht. Jr, Anderson, and F. M urday at Howard's Pharmacy be p^m.ntr. u. •djro.i.x **" *' B »" s, ““ Ihroueh our K**. • .HI*, „ .TTL* ^,,1 „ ck J! nS .« Umduo .in 1»S. jnd . all lh.1 u th ,. jr ,. y ,. tour of Alaska in 1958 left for us to do Rev J H Parr is pastor of the i At a Thorsday night conference Clinton church 6 (8) o'clock at Spartanburg President Prater will serve a.-- panel to discuss Ways if improving the county mem- panel are F P Thomp son Laurens. II L Shealy Joanna R E Martin Clinton This is one ot the Atlanta Group Visit Thornwell en- the county legislative delegation the hospital administrator and the hoard of trusees discussed he doc being held throughout the ors' actions and the problems in ***ite by the South l aroima Kduca volved. but ended U»e meeting with <M,n Association as a follow up of a wait and see attitude, leaving the l^e recent Governor s ( (inference on He expressed his appreciation to the division chairman. Mrs Edward Ferguson, and her area (jUairmen, Mrs Boh .Anderson. Mrs Gary Hol combe. Mrs Howard Smith and Mrs .1 W Walker and their work efs Ttie advance gilts divikioti. Jim Von Hollen chairman, reported collection* of $7.41150, which is practically complete Miss Inez Tucker, institutional chairman. >tufed that only two schools hail reported to date, in giving .in incomplete return The solicitation had been completed at Thornwell. she said while Phil Rogers -.oh nut ted a parital report for Whitten Village The report for tile commercial di visum, by T M Youngblood. waN incomplete and work is c<m- tinumg he said Mimnaugh. in giving the report from the industrial division, stated even district ! hal partial returns were pleasing, but several plants had mg com pleted their solicitation Tweny agencies participate in the budget of Clinton's Community Chest The annual motorcade from stitutmn Ott. Orangeburg, together with thei ginning at 9 o'clock Cakes, candies, oral Presbyterian Church Atlanta. si\ doctors t.. carrv out an earlier Education Business Industrv The committee, realizing I h i"*, governor's appointees James Sim- pies and cookies will be offered for will visit at ’niomwell Orphanage threat which would cripple charily Agriculture This conference was fact, requested the superintendent kirn. Greenville; Robert H. Lov- sale „ the coming weekend patient care at the county hospital under the leadership of the South to put in his budget a request for al vom, Columbia, and Judge of Pro- The young people have been rais- About seventy-five members of here Carolina Association of School will be interested to know she is a least two more dormitories of con- bate J W. Davenport, Spartanburg, mg funds to help furnish their Sun- ihe church will be guests on the This was the final result of a Boards and was attended by ap patient at the General Hospital in siderable size A decision regard- Not present at the meeting were day school room and proceed.*- campus Dr Clay Dendy will occu- special meeting here called after proximalely 1.000 business and pro Greenville suffering a broken hip ing another institution was not tvmator Green. Representative Ott. from the sale will pay for rework- ! py the pulpit of 'niornwell Memorial the doctors on Monday had given fessional people throughout the injury received in a fall on Wednes- KKKAILS HIP Friends of Mrs W L ln>keep made or expected at the meeting, and Mr Simkins ing chairs Church Sunday morning October 18 as a deadline when thev state day ot the past week Joanna Craft om/ Hobby Show Friday Presents 70 Exhibits and Collections Tjrtfeftl of thi wide Inttrwia of ocbltfiftm la tko Ctafti mad Ifcbb) fair at J—aaa Friday wort Ifcoao aatrkoe that attracted much attention At (W bft ft fWftfti nteda kf Bruce IWwi. Ike aiprevaf kaia( NtfRipa for dor daufhter Another dreaa mede by Mm. Phillip* ia alau shown toeviher with a pteture ot the bride la her weddtnf dmea. The pic- titfe te the naht sheen a pniiecMrin ot new •paper* carrv mg w teiHim of eveau dunag World War (1 paBtkaJ are haas a aJwtkae ef Ji ef iada»- trial relations at Juanna Cotton Mills. Approximately 400 persons visited the exhibitioe to view the 70 entries which represented the handiwork of vTafla. hobbies, mad personal ceUectiooa. Held at* the Jeanne Club Ho j - the ehoer waa the egmad of the anaual prewentaUoa.—Photos by Dan Yarheaaagh.