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f tliiif (Qintou Clirmurlc Vol. 60 — No. 52 Clinton, S. C , Thursday, December 24, 1959 High School Athletes Win Awards These Clinton High School athletes won football awards for the year, presented Thursday at a chapel service. Left to right, they are: Ricky Rhame, for best sports manship; Jerry Hall, best junior varsity player; Delmar Hardman, best defensive player; Chuck Copeland, most valuable; Joel Cox, best blocker.—Yarborough Photo , Down Orlando Way PC Squad Leaves Sunday For Tangerine Bowl Date High School Players Awarded Trophies at Session Thursday Presbyterian College gridmen will leave early Sunday morning on their Tangerine Bowl trip to Orlan do bearing Blue Hose colors into post-season bowl action for the first time in history. They will open practice sessions in Orlando next Monday and con tinue the pre-game workouts through the following Thursday. The Tangerine Bowl clash with powerful Middle Tennessee State is set for Friday night, January 1. A Mrs. C. A. Dickey Dies at Hospital Joanna — Mrs. Mattie B. Milam Dickey, 70, died early Sautrday morning at Joanna hospital after several years of declining health. She was a native of Laurens Coun ty where she spent her entire life. She was a daughter of the late Jo- sph B. and Elizabeth Jane Simpson Milam. She was a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Clinton. Surviving are her husband, C. A. Dickey, of Joanna; six daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Essie Mae Dickey, both of the home; Mrs. Jeanette Bedenbaugh and Mrs. El sie Cromer, both of Newberry; Mrs. Vada Livingston of Prosperity; Mrs. Barbara Crowder of Mount- ville; one son, C. B. Dickey, of Greenville; eight grandchildren: two sisters, Mrs. Jeanette Paxton, of Brevard, N. C.; and Mrs. Ola Wilson of Greenville; and a brother, M. A. Milam, of Clinton. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3:00 p. m. at the Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterian Church of Clinton by Dr. C. B. Betts, the Rev. James B. Mitch ell, and the Rev. Nathan Fleming. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery, Clinton. Pallbearers were Lester Hair, Rudolph Prater, Otis Murphy, Ruby Lanford, Ben Jester and Homer Jacks. ~ The honorary escort consisted of elders and deacons of the Clinton Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and Dr. D. H. McFadden. Players on the Clinton High School Red Devil varsity football team elected Chuck Copeland, Joel capacity crowd of more than 12,0001 Cox, Ricky Rhame. Delmar Hard- fans already is assured for the 8:30 | man. and Jerry Hall to receive tro- p. m. kickoff. phies as outstanding players for the Coach Frank Jones said he plans 1959 season. Thornwell To Show Live Nativity Scene Through Thursday A live nativity scene, which be an Monday night on the front cam- ms of Thornwell Orphanage, will ontinue each night this week irough Thursday. Hours for the Christmas sea- mi showing will be from 7:30 to 1:30 The scene consists of the man- ery, Mary and Joseph, and the ,.agels, 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 hymns and carols Miss Juliet McCrorey, member of the Thornwell staff, directs the presentation Friends of Thornwell and the pub lic generally are invited to view the scene each" night Communion and Other Services Be Held At » Episcopal Church A communion and candlelight Christmas eve service will be held at 11:30 Thursday evening at All Saints'Episcopal Church. The public as well as members of the congre- Mountville Grange Holds December Meet Mountville Grange held its reg ular monthly meeting on the eve ning of December 18. with Roscoe O. Bundrick, Master, presiding The first part of the meeting was devot ed to grange ritual, report of com^ mittees and- general grange bus iness. The program of the evening con sisted of showing of the film, Are You Positive, • which is’ sponsored by the Laurens County TB-.Associa tion by H L Eason, assistant coun ty agent The film was followed by the singing of carols and (he serving of refreshments. Area Cotton Mills To Close Thursday Clinton-Lydia Cotton Mills and Joanna Cotton Mills will suspend operations for the week at the end of Wednesday work hours, giving their employees a two-day holiday. Operations will be resumed Mon day at 8:00 a. m Candlelight Service At Lutheran Oiurch St. John’s Lutheran Church will have its annual Christmas Eve Can- dlelgiht Service Thursday evening. December 24, at 9 o'clock Wyman Dowd of Newberry, a member of the senior class of the Southern Lutheran Seminary, will conduct the services Old and new Beginning Jan. II Joanna Homes Be Sold to Employees Home xnmur ile by ' ; oanna .to t . emp inounced ,n • \4ili.> be rf A e-occu- - *-ek • bon. :he Jo I TYPICAL STREET SCENE IN JOANN \ County T6 Seal Sale at $6,619 $6,619 28 is the total amount counted to date in the «'hnstinas Seal campaign, according to Mrs to leave Clinton at 5:00 a. m., Sun day, for the trip down. A chartered bus and automobiles will carry the PC contingent, which includes 46 players, the team managers and staff members. The group is sched uled to go driectly into Orlando that day, without an overnight stop enroute. Florida highway patrolmen will meet the Presbyterian motorcade at Deland and escort the group the remainder of the way. They will be joined at Sanford by members of the Tangerine Bowl commission as a preliminary to the special recep tion of welcome scheduled for the arrival in Orlando. The Blue Hose have been tapped to serve as the host team for this 14th annual Tangerine Bowl clas-,. , sic. They will make their head-" or „ p,ayers quarters in the San Juan Hotel in downtown Orlando during the week’s stay in Florida. Coach Jones recalled his boys for ten days of post-season practice earlier this month, but then per- mittd the team to leave on schedule for Chrismas vacations last Satur day. The players will return to the campsu this Saturday, in time for the early Sunday morning depart ure. Jones said he plans to hold two practice sessions down there on Monday, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. For the next three days, he will limit workouts to daily afternoon sessions. Presby terian is scheduled to use the Edge- water High School field for practice. gallon are invited to attend the ser vice which will be conducted by the | t^rcarols will bTsunl Chuck received the most valuable ,)as or ’ e ' - 1 8 W1S - The public is cordially invited to Mc . A communion service will also be atiend the service player award presented by Gees's Drug Store, and the best in the church at 9:30 Christmas blocker trophy was awarded Joel morn i n 8 At 11 o’clock a children’s by Johnson and Pitts Men’s Shop. service will be held, with the chil-1 The best sportsmanship trophy, ^ ren s c ^° ir presenting special mu- given by the American Legion Post, went to Ricky. Lynn Cooper, Inc., presented Delmar with the best de fensive player trophy. This year Clinton High added a new trophy which will be presented every year. The new honor went to Jerry Hall, who rceived the most valuable junior varsity player tro phy awarded by the Citizens Fed eral Savings and Loan Association. The trophies werep resented in chapel Thursday when stars were given to returning letter men and gold footballs were awarded to sen- Boys receiving block “C” sweat ers were also recognized. Mrs. Steiner Loses Father Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steiner re&ret to hear of the death of Mrs. Steiner's father, James Burkowski, which occurred Tuesday morning at his home in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Burkowsky recently spent some time with, the Steiners follow ing the death of his wife in Septem ber and had been ill and a hospital patient while here sic. The choir is under the direc tion of Mrs. R M. Turner. At this time the young people will their advent offering boxes. Court House Closed For Christmas The Laurens County Court House will be closed Thursday, Friday, Clinton and Laurens Men Named To Scout Posts at Meet Dr D. O Rham, W C. Baldwin, and J B Templeton, of Clinton were announced as members of the executive board of the Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts of America at the annual meeting at Clemson College Saturday night Named as district chairman for 1960 was Dr Fred E Holcombe, of Clinton a . | Others named to the executive U|05 At LdUrCflS Laurens — Mrs Elizabeth Bruce iana?em ; os , 4 re" pre -enUy owt anna Realty Compar The sale ail 1 include i majority of the .r.;>r .vma'.eiv 300 frame and ! brwK re donees containing from ; throe to r <oms in a village that is considered :o be a model among itextile communities m the state Sale, of the homes will begin on January 11, it vas stated, when Al- ! ester G Furman Co . of Greenvtlie, real estate developers, insurance and stock brokers, will open offices in Joanna Representatives, of the firm will maintain regular office hours to handle all details gating to -ale and financing of the homes In a letter to employee-occupants, the Realty Company stated that ‘"fi nancing is available with down pay ments ranging from a minimum of $100 00 to a maximum of COO 00 aid small monthly payments'' to Martin Teague, Executive Sevre- tiiose desiring such arrangements tary This total is an increase over the $5.955 00 total of December 31, 1958 Mrs. Calvin Owings board include T . A Babb of Lau rens. and Jake Rasor of Cross Hill Dwight F Patterson of Laurens, Hughes Owungs. 90 was selected as national representa bring and Saturday for Christmas, it has live, and John P. Faris of Laurens, vv«dnesdav 'at he- he been announced is a district commissioner. The authorized empioyee-occu pant of each house.' the letter con tinued "will be given first oppor tumty to buy Other employees, who do not live in the house- to be sold but wish to purchase a home should make application at the sales office If any authorized employee-oecu pant does not purcha-e his home, it will be offered first to other em w idow of John pfoyees Conveyor Belt Case Jury Says Death Due to Accident High School Beauty Title Winners To Be Featured In Annual Joanna Promotes Four To Supervisors Four men have recently received promotions to supervisory positions at Joanna Cotton Mills. They are J. Boyd Smith of New berry, drapery department; Vernon Garner of Jfcanna, weaving; Millard Murphy of Joanna, carding; and J. W. Boland of Little Mountain, spooling. Bragg To Head Local Masons Fred D. Bragg, Jr., was reelected and installed as Worshipful Master of Campbel Lodge No. 44, AFM. at a regular meeting December 15. Other officers elected and installed are E. C. Taylor, Jr., senior war den; Epps B. Davis, junior warden; Leaman D. Jones, treasurer; J. D. Bass, junior deacon; Ralph Barnes and J. W. Caldwell, stewards; W. I. Bailey, tiler; and T Leo Heatherly, chaplain A coroner’s jury found Thursday that James A. Clark, 19-year-old Laurens County Negro, came to his death by “mischance and acci dent ” Clark was found dead Dec. 1 at the C&L Concrete company plant here. The victim’s head was caught between a conveyor belt and a pul ley. The inquest was conducted by Magistrate Sam McCrary, acting coroner, at the Clinton city hall. Chief Deputy Wesley Fowler as sisted in questioning the six wit nesses who testified. Several of the witneses said thy could not under stand how the accident could have happened. A report of an autopsy performed on the victim was read. It said in part. ’There is no evidence in any way that the deceased met with foul play, and the findings of the autop sy were those of suffocation and there is no evidence of chemical intoxication or burns of any sort.” W. B. Blakely, assistant chief of police at Clinton, testified that he saw Clark’s body with the head resting between the conveyor belt and an idle pulley ’ •There is a question in my mind as to how the man got in this position,” he said. Others who testified were John F. Robinson, manager of the C&L plant, Mrs. June Walker, secretary- Open House 29th Army Reserve Center Open house will be held at the U. S Army Reserve Center at the j corner of Whitmire and Spartan- 1 burg highways, at 7 o’clock Tues- Clinton High day evening. December 29. sponsor pictures will appear in the beauty ed by Company C. 1st Battle section of the 1960 Clintonian, the Groups 322nd Infantry Rdgiment. yearbook, have been announced Especially myited are /all senior Patricia Jacks. Miss CHS. will boys of Laureqs, Clintoy, and Jo- ^ f eat ured first in the beauty di vision, while Linda Barrett. Lena Clinton, and Jo- lanna, their friends and /arents and any others who aiV-nlterested. Several short films will be shown c °P eland ' and WJlder wUI and refreshments will during intermissions be Calvin Owings, died at 8 45 p m , me. 787 W Main St, following two and a half months of illness A native of Laurens County Mrs Owings was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Martha Par sons Hughes She attended Law- renceville Female College and Limestone College She was active in the First Baptist Church, where a Girls' Auxiliary group bear- her name Surviving are two sons. T C , and G E Owings. both of Laurens two daughters. Mrs George Blakely and Mrs Frank Dial, both of Laurens; School girls whose and Mrs N B Sullivan of .Ander son. a brother. J B Hughes, of Fountain Inn; two sisters. Mrs Graces L Knight, of Laurens and Mrs Grover L. Lanford of Wood ruff. 11 grandchildren and seven great Utandchildren Funeral services *ere conducted Friday at 3 00 p m. at the First Baptist Church by Dr Robert S Cooper Burial was in the Laurens Stewart Martin served represent the senior class Diane Price captured the junior ( lt > Cemetery class beauty title, while Margaret Stump won the sophomore class title Murray Addison will be fea tured as freshman class beauty These girls won in an election Julie Bolick Named DAR Good Citizen Horace L. Chastain, and Suber, employees; and \Tills, railroad employee. Mr. Robinson found the body of Clark wedged in the belt when he went to investigate after noticing sponsored by the annual staff Each the belt w-as stopped when the motor c * ass selected the winner of its Citizen for 1959 was running class beauty title Their testimony had to do with the time Clark was last seen about Students Report Bock the plant, which was about 11:30 •«- c , « a m The body was discovered 10 jChOOl January about 2:15. Pupils in schools of District Julie Bolick. Clinton High School -enior has been selected by the senior class and facu^y as "Good 56 in a contest >pon sort'd by the Daughters of the American Revolution She was selected on the basis of dependability, service, leadership, ami patriotism The daughter of7 Mr and Mrs. i?r 01 j The coroner’s jury was compost'd . will report back to school Monday. Juilan S Bolick. sfe is serving as of Truman Owens, Joe McDimiel, January 4. after a two week Christ 1 president of the -tudent council and V F Vanderfore, I. C. McCarley. mas holiday period, starting last)feature editor of The Sentinel, high Wright Sittfpson, and Ed Marse Friday at noon. school newspaper , .Arrangements leading to u>e de c 1 s ion to sell the houses have been under consideration since early fall, it was stated Many Joanna families have built and own their home- in- the sur rounding area The mill owns a S2U0 0U) invest ment in utilities m the community jt- was pointed out. including pow er, water, sewage dispue>a!. street cleaning, fire protection, etc and will turn over this investment to a "Joanna Community Corporation ' in return for stock in the corpora non The null will make a gift of Ithe stock to the Joanna Foundaaoc. us it did a number of years ago when slock of the Joanna Store- was presented to the Foundation rhe Joanna Community Corporation is expected to profit from the sale of water, power, and sewer service after providing for reserves for maintenance and replacement of equipment '4 * Pinson Promoted To Rank Of Captain Sanue M Pinson, commanthng officer of Company C. 322nd Infan try. 81st Division Clinton reserve, has recently been promoted to the rank of captair v ^ Captain Pin.-or -er\«.-: j- ejpeu- tive officer of the Clintm reserve when it was first organized be coming commander about -i\ months ago At the time >f his graduauou from Presbyterian CoHege he re ceived his commission in the army and was stationed at Camp Carson, j Cok) later being assigned to con: 1 munications at Fairbanks. Alaska ! Upon his release from service ho I entered business here with his fat:- jer