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TVV... (Elmton (HhrmtirU Vol.60— No. 51 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 17, 1959 Inquest This Afternoon In Death of James Clark Professional Men Tour Clinton Mills Plant Clinton druggists, dentists, and optome trists were guests of Clinton Cotton Mills last week. The professional men made a tour of the mill, following the manufactur ing processes from the bales of cotton to the bales of cloth. After the tour the group had lunch in the (Minton Mills Communitv House. Making the tour were, left to right, front: F. Howard Smith, David T. Mixon, R. H. McGee, Carl Wessinger, Judson Davis; back row: Davis V. Pitts, Robert M. Vance, president of the mills, Fred E. Holcombe, Marion E. Lawson. Rufus E. Sadler,* drug gist, was unable to attend. ( while it was only conjecture, he surmised that the boy went in be tween the beit to clean out stone that had accumulated, and in some it ay the motor started There is doubt by officers that Clark could have fallen in between the belt, since a fall would have lames Arthur Clardv. 19. of Route u hls b,Klv f on J ^ ^ In ' „ , , stead, he was, found between The death of a Negro youth, found with his body in a conveyor belt, will be investigated at a coroner’s inquest scheduled for today (Thurs day) at 4:00 p m at Clinton City Hall’ The inquest into the death of March of Dimes Drive Personnel Announced The local organization for the: Smith; Public Schools, Wilmot forthcoming March of Dimes cam- Shealy; Film Presentation, Ellis paign has been completed, and the Huffstetler; Special Events, Ted following appointments were an nounced by L. V. Powell, local cam paign chairman: Publicity, William P. Jacobs III; Treasurer, Leamon Jones; Secre tary, Miss Rebecca Speake; Special Gifts, Dr. Fred Holcombe and Jim Wolfe; Business District, D. B. Prevatte; Teen Age Program, Miss Mimi Martin and Miss Louise Methodist Choirs Present Special Music the belt with his bead at the rollers. The body t>ore no marks other than a scratch or two about one eye and the temple Funeral Services This Afternoon ' , Clardy, 19-year-old colored male, FOr MTS. LdWSOff Seaboard ; was as follows: There was-, no ev- Mrs. Mary Sumner Law son. 79. freight tram struck her ear at a jd ence that the deceased in any way widow of L T Lawson. Sr . died at crossing on East Carolina Avenue. me t with foul play and the findings an early hour yesterday at Blalock h "_i W fL t0 . WOrk _ 31 of the aut °P s y " ere those of suffo-, Clinic after a month s illness of Union County. , x . home in the Hope any sort A more complete report ue j| community of Laurens County for the past 43 years. Mrs. Adair Injured In Train-Car Impact Mrs. Martha Cornwell Adair, 46, w ife of P. L. Adair of Route 1, Clin ton, was injured Saturday morning when the engine of a 3, Laurens, will be conducted by Magistrate Sam McCrary of Hunter Township at Clinton .acting coroner for this area Sheriff C. W Wier’s office has been making an investi gation of the circumstances. An abbreviated autopsy rdjiort, dated Dec. 15, made at Greenville General Hospital and signed by Dr W W. Waters, stated as follows: The finding in the case of James Woman Injured When Train Hits Car if Shown above is the li>58 Chevrolet whi h Mrs. 1*. L. Adair was driving when it was hit by a Seaboard freight train ear!\ Satur day morning at a crossing at the eastern edge of the city. Mrs. Adair suffered .i broken collar none and wa> <>' herwis*- bruised from the impact: Therar was push ed from the crossing but did not overnim.— Photo by Dan Yartxirough Speake;' Mothers March. Mrs. Fred ’ CatU>n- There 15 no evidence 01 She was a native Holcombe and Mrs. Charles Bur . ^ ^ ^ Sf ^ * ^ chemical intox,catlon <> r burns o{ but had made her h nett; Tbornwell. B. S. Pinson; Jo- ^ was l any sort A more complete report %vell community of anna, W. K. Waits. The choir of Broad Street odist Church, under the directi Mrs. James Pitts, will present Meth- i(A of ... . sort. badly damaged. on th{ s case will follow at another Local police arrived on the scene time ” "Most people do not realize what shortly after the coUision and Mrs. Employed at the C&L Concrete A dau S h,er of ^ late Mar,un and vicious cripplers arthritis and birth | Adair. w1io was in a state of shock,!Co in Clinton for onlv two wi-eks Mar >' Wes t Sumner, she was a defects can be," Mr. Powell said, was removed to a local hospital, ac-i clardv was found bv John F Robin- member ^ the Bush River Baptist "Those volunteers who have worked cording to Assitant Chief W B. I son , manager of the plant, who went Chu 7 h . and k was f ,ive in aU P* 135 - in the past and these who have ac- Blakely. * investigate the stoppage of the eS ° { church work cepted the appointments for this Mrs Adair was said to have suf- conV eyor belt which ran under-' bw&and, L T..Lawson, Sr., year have the comforting knowledge fered a broken collar bone and was I ground and transported materials died in 1936 8,16 is survived by a that they have contributed to the otherwise considerably bruised, success of the work of Dr. Jonas E. The engine and several cars of Christmas Cantata on Sunday at the J s a ]jj anc j i 0 the aid of the 50,000 the train passed the crossing after 11 o clock worship hour. p a u en t s s tjn under treatment.; the impact which knocked the auto For the vesper service at 5:30 in „ It is the hope that through the j 84 feet from the P° in t of collision. the afternoon the junior choir will sing special Christmas music. Mrs. Frank Ramage, Mrs. D. G. Creigh ton and Mrs. Joel E. Cannon are directing this group. Local Navy Man Hears Pakistan President EMI Wayne McLendon of the U- S. Navy, assigned to the USS Dux- bury Bay, which is now on a good will and peace mission to various countries, was one of 20 invited from efforts of everyone, another young doctor such as Salk may soon come to the forefront to aid in combat- ' ting the arthritis and other rheu matic diseases afflicting 11 million i Americans as well as the birth de fects of 250,000 of our children born I each year.” Powell continued. Blakely said. The, car did not turn over as it u'ent down a small em bankment. Man Found stfbt In Yard 01 Home Cross Hill School To Present Play The Cross Hill school will present his ship by the President af PakLs- j a Christmas play, “The Window of > tan to hear President Eisenhower Christmas,” this evening (Thurs-1 on his visit there December 8 and day) at 7:30 in the school audit* t|m was found about 6;45 a m also watched the colorful parade by num. R. L. King, principal, has is- a ,, ei hbor ^ Cr • . the Hem Guyd who guards the sued an invitation to the public 10 leaving ter wo?k. ChiefD^puty Wes'- i attend. • ley Fowler said. Wattsville—Everett Brooks Ow- ings, 45. of 5 GaHon St., was found dead in his yard early Wednesday morning. Officers said he died of an apparently self-inflicted shot gun wound of the temple. The pajama-clad body of the vic- by Pakistan president. R. C. Adair to Retire From Banking Position Dec. 31 Robert Christopher Adair, ex ecutive vice-president and director, M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, will retire from active service on De member 31. “Chris,” as he is known to his wide circle of friends, will continue his affiliation with the institution in an advisory capacity. Mr. Adair, who will celebrate his 65th birthday on December 31, is retiring under the firm’s retirement program which stipulates retire ment at his age. Mr. Adair’s entire life has been spent in Clinton where he was born. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Adair and a grandson of the late George Christopher (Kit) Young, a widely connected prom inent family of this area. He joined the banking firm in 1912 as a young man after attending the public schools and Presbyterian College. He has been continuously connected with the bank for more than 47 years except the period in which he was in military service during i World War I. Mr. Adair was dec-1 orated with the Purple Heart during the first world conflict. At the time he joined the bank its personnel was the late M. S. Bailey, president; W. J. Bailey,| cashier; and W. C. Bailey, Idler. In recognition of his services and val-[ ue to the organization, he was pro- R. C. ADAIR A .20 gauge, doublebarreled shot-] gun fired once was found beside the body which lay beside MriOw- ings' truck the chief deputy said. Deputy Fowler said Mr. Owings had been in ill health for some time His wife reported she knew nothing of the shooting until awak ened by the neighbor. A coroner’s jury was empaneled, but no inquest was scheduled. Of ficers nevertheless have ruled out foul play, and said the shooting may have been accidental. The son of the late Claude and Addie Yeargin Owings, Mr. Owings was a Laurens County native. He was employed at Wattsville Mill, and was a member of Lucas Ave nue Baptist Church. He was also a member of Rossie Walker Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his step-mother, Mrs. CIco Owings, of Greenville; his wife. Mrs. Virginia Weathers Owings; one daughter, Miss Lin da Owings, of the home; three brothers, Jack Owings of Watts- ville; Lamar Owings, of Laurens: and Carl Owings of Greenville; two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Patton of Fountain Inn; and Mrs. W. H. Pirkle of Asheville, N. C. for concrete mixing daughter. Miss Mary Lawson of First reports stated that foul play Simpsbnville; five sons, ( . C. Law- was suspected. However, Magis- son Columbia; L. 1 Lawson, trate McCrary denied such reports '* r • (> f •* oanna - R.van F., (laude M.. attributed to* him. and said that and ^ Marion E of Hopewell section. The latter made his home with Mrs Lawson. Also surviving is a grandson. Edgar W. Everette, whom she reared after his mother's death, and a brother, Ben Sumner of Enoree; and four other grand- : children Funeral services will be held to day (Thursday) at 3:00 p m at I the home in the Hopewell section, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Ar den J. Stewart, the Rev. James B. 1 Mitchell, and the Rev. Hugh Pol lard of Joanna. Interment will be in Rosemont cemetery, Clinton. Pallbearers will be: John Earl Smith. John Spillers, Everett Strib- ling, J. Roy Crawford, S. P. Har- ins, Randolph Davis, William Sean, and .Tom Stevens. -- Clinton Merchants Divided On Question 01 Christinas Closing Clinton merchants seem to be well divided on the question of a closing program for Christmas, according to reports yesterday. According to L M. Adair, chair man of the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, official action at the November meeting of merchants was that retail stores would close two days urday (Christmas day and the day following.) However, it was learned yester day that some merchants will fol low the two-day closing, and oth ers will be closed only for Christ mas day. Some, who will take only one day for Christmas, have stated they will be closed for two days at New Year’s in.order U> attend the Tangerine Bowl football game at Orlando, Fla., in which Pres byterian College will participate. Beginning Friday, stores of the city will be open every evening until 7 o'clock, it was stated. Mail Volume Here To Show Increase 016°« Says Adair Postal authorities in Washington estimate the current Christmas mail on a nationwide basis will be the highest on record both for greet ing cards and parcels. Postmaster )W D Adair announced today These conclusions are based on i samplings of postal receipts made in several major cities across the country which show anticipated in- , creases of 2 to 5 per cent over last year Local mailing conditions, Post master Adair stated, show that Clin ton will probably show an increase (rf 6 per cent in postal receipts. Postal patrons are greatly aiding in the prompt handling of their l Christmas mail by bundling out of town and local greeting cards, us ing the labels which the post office has supplied for that purpose By mailing Christmas cards and pack ages early and often patrons will County Hospital Pla s New $360,000 Building Thornwell To Show Live Nativity Scene j On Front 01 Campus A live nativity scene will be pre sented four nights next week on the front campus of Thornwell Orphan age. It may be seen from 7:30 to 8:30 each evening from Monday through Thursday. 'Hie scene will consist of the man ger, Mary and Joseph, and the angels, the shepherds and the wise men, donkey and sheep. Soft lights will be used, and the shepherds will wear colorful costumes. Back ground music will be from the Rob ert Shaw album of Christmas help the post of: deliver all Chpstma [Christmas daji- fice department to mail prior to PC Players Cited By Chemical News Presbyterian College has placet! two of the five players from both Carolinas to appear on the 1959 All- Chemical All American Football Honor Roll selected by the \mer lean Chemical Society's official publication Blue Hose guards Billy Ogden of Macon, Ga., and Bill Sease. Clinton, are among those players cited today ter prowess in football and chemis try by the "Chemical and Engin eering News.’’ Only three other players in the two Carolinas are included on this honor rol lof football stars who also star in chemistry or chemical en gineering They are Doug Cline of Clemson. Bobby Honeycutt of Duke, and Paul Russell of the University of North Carolina RKTl RN FROM N. Y. itr and Mrs Oeorge R Blalock returned Tuesday night after a few days trip to New York Jones Repeats As Coach Of Year; Players Named Presbyterian College fans may travel to Orlando ter the Tangerine , , . . .... i Bowl on special coaches of the Sea- mote dfrom a beginning clerkship Line Railroad, it w r as Special Bowl Cars For Tangerine Bowl Fans Being Arranged Agriculture Census About 50% Complete Cason Receives Army Discharge . Lt. Robert L. Cason this week re ceives his discharge from the Army hymns and carols at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., and with Miss Juliet McCrorey, member Mrs. Cason and small son will ar- j of the TTiornwell staff, will direct rive here on the 19th to spend part the presentation, of the Christmas season with his Friends of Thornwell and the pub- parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Ca- lie generally are invited to view the son. They will also visit Mrs. Ca- scene each night son’s relatives in Columbia. Situated on South Broad Street, A graduate of Clemson College,: which incorporates two important „ . . , Mr. Cason was connected with Sou- : state highways through Clinton. th4?rn 8611 Tel ephone Company be- the reproduction of the nativity ~ m fore entering service almost three ! event in former years has attracted years ago. After the first of the wide attention, including highway year he will resume a position with 1 traffic during the few days prior , to Christmas . Thursday at 2:30 p. m. at Lucas Avenue Baptist Church by the Rev. Alvin Boone and the Rev. James H. Lindsay. Burial was in Forest Lawn ^utee7n "mPiTAiken' cemetery. through progressively important po sitions to the office of executive vice-president in 1948 Mr. Adair is a member of the First Presbyterian Church which he has served as elder since 1941. He served as deacon and trasurer from 1929 to 1941. He is a member and past president of the Lakeside Country Club and a long time mem ber of the Clinton Lions Club. He is presently serving as chairman of the Laurens County USO. Annual Meeting Of Scout Council Slated At Gemson Saturday The annual meeting of the Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of Amer ica, will be held Saturday at 7:00 p. m. in the main dining room at Clemson College. The Silver Beaver awards, train ing awards, short-term camp awards, and one attendance award to the district with the moat man- mites traveled will be given. Officers will be elected and an inspirational speaker will be heard. More than 900 adults attended the meeting last year. Admission will be by ticket to this adult meeting of scout leaders in Anderson, GreenviSs, Long Cane. Greer • Paris Mountain, Laurens, Newberry, and Keowee districts. announced today. The assembly point is Columbia, and the party coach fare of $18.92 per person round trip Implies for 25 or more composing the party- group. These ‘PC coaches” will become part of the regularly scheduled Sea board train to Florida, leaving Co lumbia at 3:10 a. m. on January 1 and returning to that point at 4:00 p. m. the next day. Ample parking space Ls available at the Columbia Seaboard station to accommodate automobiles left there for the dura tion of the trip. All fans who wish to make reser vations for travel on the special coaches are asked to contact J. L. Carter, 36 Arcade Building, Colum bia 1, S. C„ by this Saturday. The Tangerine Bowl coaches will follow this time table: leave Co lumbia at 3:10 a. m. on January 1 on the Seaboard "Sunnyiand”; arrive Orlando at 1:30 p. m. on January 1 (in plenty of time for the 8:30 p. m. kickoff); leave Or- land on return at 1:20 a. m., Jan uary 2; and arrive back in Co lumbia at 4:00 p. m. IN NEW HOME Mr. and Mrs. Alan Young and small son are now occupying their recently completed new home on the Hurricane Road The 1959 Census of Agriculture is about 50 per cent completed in this area, H was announced today by Field Director Joseph R. Nor wood of the Census Bureau's region al office at Charlotte. The census official stated t^at he was well pleased with the coopera tion the census takers are receiving from farmers in the area and has high hopes of completing the can vass within the next ten days. He pointed out that- the field canvass of farms is one of the largest costs of the census and that cooperation of farmers in completing question naires promptly will be a vital fac tor in keeping down the final cost of the undertaking. Quick completion of the census will not only help in keeping costs down but will aid in prompt publi cation of the results, the field direc tor said He urged local farmers who have not already done so to complete the census questionnaire and have it ready when the census taker calls. • I At Columbia Session Betty Jane Hamer of Clinton, and Dolly Crouch of Mountvffle, were among eight Winthrop College Mo- dents to register last Thursday in' Columbia for the South Carolina Student Legislature. They were members of the house of repreaen- tetivs at the three-day meeting. Seal Sale at $5,865 The latest report on sales of Christmas seals by the Laurens County TB Association shows a total of $5,865. Above are participants at two accounting sessions held in Clinton during the past two weeks. The upper scene was made at M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, and those assisting are, left to right, Mrs. Ted Prevatte, Mrs. W. R. Anderson, R. L. Plaxico, Dr. A. A. Knight of Laurens, and Mrs. Hubert Boyd. The lower grc^ip is composed of Mrs. M. M. Teague, county TB executive secretary, C. C. Giles, Ratchford Boland, Mr. Plaxico, Dr. Knight, and G. W. Hollingsworth. Others in the community have also assisted with the work of checking returns.—Photos by- Dan Yarborough. Selection of Presbyterian's Frank Jones as South Carolina football "coach of the year" for the second consecutive season highlights a bevy of honors bestowed upon the Blue Hose indivividuals since the close of the 1959 season •Announcement of Jones as the top coach in the state came Monday afternoon after balloting among members of the South Carolina Sports Writers Association. Eddie Teague of the Citadel ran second. The sports writers also selected PC halfback Bobby Pate as the state’s "back of the year” in nam ing him to the All-South Carolina first team They^placed guard Billy Ogden on the second team Earlier selections had named Og-1 den to the Associated Press’ third team Little All-American while giv ing honorable mention to Pate,, quarterback Bob Waters and cen ter Mac Copeland Among the post-season Little Three all-stars. Presbyterian could boast of having five players on the first team and two on the second Bobby Pate repeated his 1958 per formance in being named Little Three ’back of the year" again this season. Copeland tied with Newber ry's Conley Jumper for the honor of LitUe Three “lineman of the year.” * • « Blue Hose selections to the Little Three first team included Pate, Waters, Ogden, end Paul Chastain, and tackl Bill Schofil. Those 1 PC men named to the second team .were T’opeland and end Jon Vastine Joanna Baptist's Five Choirs To Sing Sunday A program of Christmas music will be given by the five choirs of the Joanna Baptist Church on Sun day at 11:00 a m Miss Mary Elizabeth Fowler is the church music director. Accom panists are Misses Mary Ann Brown, pianist, and Jennie Rae Surratt, organist. Soloists will be Miss KWenia Byars and Jimmie Riser Assn. Meets At Joanna The Laurens County Education Association held its Christmas meet ing Friday evening at the Joanna (Tub House Dode Phillips uf Due West, well known in the state as an after-din ner speaker, and for his feats while a football player at Erskine Col lege about 40 years ago. was the speaker Mrs. J. F. GUfillan of Clinton Jun ior High School, led the group in singing Christmas carols Hack Prater of Joanna a pres ident of the county association 'Vm COACH FRANK JONES Bank 01 Clinton Pays 6% Dividend The Board of Directors of the Bank of Clinton ai the December meeting declared a six per cent dividend to stockholders payable December 15 The action was sub sequently approved by the State Board of Bank Control The payment was the eleventh consecutive annual dividend de clared by the bank since it opened in September of 1948 The latest statement of condition on October 6 listed resources and liabilities of $2,765,161.11 Capital stock Ls $100,000, surplus $90,000. undivided profits $44.240 80. re serves $10,000 deposits $2,520,920 ^ 31 Officers of the bank are R P Hamer, president. T E. Addison, vice-president; John T. Young, vice- president; H. Y McSween. cashier; Leaman D. Jones, assistant cashier Directors are: Mr. Young, chair man; Addison. McSween. T. H. ! Copeland, H L. Eicheiberger, J. W. Finney, Sr.. H D Henry. J. P. Pra ther, J C. Thomas, and J Leland Young Church Of God . Christmas Program The Church of God of Prophecy will have a Chrutmas program. "No Home For Christmas.” Sunday eveiung. December 20 at 7: IS. The public is invited Laurens—Bids on a $360,000 ex pansion program at the Lauren- County Hospital will bo received and opened. January 6 1960 Him culmination of more than two years of planning, the project calls for the erection of a building ad jacent to the present hospital build mg. but which will really be the begminng unit of an anticipated complete new hospital At the present time, however, the new structure vill In* used in con junction with th present hospital Hospital Administrator W S Beacham said The new building, though it will be constructed immediately adja cent to the present building and will have joining doorways, wall be sep arated by a fire wall and mechan ically controlled fire doors The structure will have 18 new belts, a new operating suite and re covery room, a new x-ray depart ment and central supply The building will be strictly mod ern to the latent standards of has pital construction. ’ Beacham said The anticijwted cost of the project is $360.(MX). $180 000 of which is be ing provided from local sources and SIMoooo jn federal funds under the Hill-Burton Act In addition to the new construc tion, the hospital plans a renovation program of the present facility , jthi> program will be initiated latrfr in 1960, Beacham >aKi v Construction on the new struc ture is expected to begin within two to -three week- after the bids are let Completion of the project -boold take 10 to L2 months. Beach am said All funds have been allocated for the project, the«plans have been ap proved and it is now only a question of time before the people of this area will have the new unit. Beach am said “This is actually the first phase of a program to erect a completely new hospital facility.” he added. ‘When funds become available, new construction is untu-pi.rted." Beacham said The present hospital has 61 beds With the new unit, the hs4>pital will have a total of 79 beds 7Beacham -aid the board of trus tiles of the hospital are still ac cepting donations from individuals or groups ter ihc furnishing of rooms. With each $500 donation a room will be equipped and a plaque w ill be erected on the door of the room dedicating the room to the donating individual or group' or to anyone the donor might wash named A Four Seniors Tapped For College Blue Key Four -enters have been tapped for membership in Blue Key nation jl honorary leailership fraternity at Presbyterian College, it was an nounced Thursday The new r additions, selected by members of Blue Key on the basis of leadership, service and character are Bob Bean of Marietta, Ga.: James Bennett of Ludowici. Go.; Jack Crandall of Orlando, Fla and Ben Donaldson of Blackshear, Ga They join these present members in the select Blue Key circle of stu dent leaders at PC: Ebby Mayfield and Dick W ood, both of Greer : Billy Hagood of Easley; Joe Harden of Greenwood; Bob Waters of Syl vama, Ga ; Glenn Gibson of Red dick, Fla (Tiff Stovall of Mullins and Tom Wise of T5K>masville, Ga New Subscribers REV AND MRS CLEF BLACKWELL Gray. Maine MRS A C Me MASTER. CHESTLEY KING. Clinton VUSS JUNE .ADAIR Sumter LT AND MRS TOBY A HUNTER El Paso. Teu* MRS. JAMES CAL RLE M ::Doup»> ' M an