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Vol. 61 — No. 8
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, February 25, 1960
Receives "Young Man of the Year" Award
Jim \on llollen. left, is shown as Iw /eceived the “Youn^ Man of
the Year” award Tuesday night from the Clinton chapter of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce. Making the presentation is James E.
Wolfe, last year’s recipient. Von Hollen is vice-president of M. S.
Bailey & Son. Bankers, and is active in business, civic and church
affairs in the city —Photo by Dan Yarborough.
Citation
Goes To
Von Hollen
The Clinton Junior Chamber of
Commerce honored James Von Hol
len. vice president of M. S. Bailey
County Dairymen Meet;
Elect Officers and Directors
Robert L. Wickham, superintend- better than the information it is
ent of the Thornwell Orphanage dai- based on.” he declared, stating that
ry and farm, was named president records must be kept on production
of the Laurens County Cooperative of individual animals in order to
Bret'ding Association at the annual know what they're doing
^meeting in Laurens Monday night.; Mr Lomas advocated complete
The association, composed of dai-: records of production plus an ef-
rymen of the county, elected qpw of- ficient feeding program
ficers and three directors at a ses- It was announced that five dairy-
sion attended by approximately 40 men in the county participated in
members at the Toastee Grill. the state testing program (DHIA).
Other officers named were Robert They are: Caldwell Henderson,
Harris, of Gray Court, vice-presi- Lawrence F. Davis, Jack H. Davis,
dent; M L'. Outz, Laurens...C° un ty, R^dpli Waldrop, and the Thornwell
Agent, recording secretary; and J Orphange dairy? * > ^
W. Tinsley, of Trinity Rridge. treas- Clyde Walker, state representa-
ur er live of the Northern ’Ohio Breeders
Throe new directors, Wickham, Association, from which semen for
Harris, and Erskine Jacks, were artifical breeding is secured, made
elected to succeed Harry League, a few rmearks.
Lawrence Davis, and Brock Cog-
gans, whose term of office had ex-
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Presbyterian Women
To Meet At Thornwell
Sunday Afternoon
District Conference Four of the pired
Women of the Church, - South Caro- .Nominations were by a committee
ilna Presbytery, will meet Sunday composed of' - James Jacks, Ralph
at Thornwell Memorial Church. Waldrop, and Fred Erwin.
Registration will begin at 2:00 p -Tinsley presented a financial rv- -Presided
m. with the program beginnig at port of the year’s operations
2:30 p. m. “Understanding the Bi- James Jacks, technician for the
association,* was commended for
his work. Byron Brown, with 128
j cows bred during 1959, led the coun
The group made plans for a trip
by dairymen of the county to visit
Clcmson College next Thurteday to
view the dairy operation/there
W Hance Finu*^-«f Mountville,
retiring president of the association,
Cattle Breeders Association Names Officers, Directors
ble” % w ill be taught in these four
& Son. Bankers, as “Young Man of groups: Resources for Bible Study,
the \ear at Ihe annual .Bosses' Ways of Using the Bible Personally
Night banquet Tuesday night.4 or in Groups, Guided Discovery of ty asociation and the state m breed
Mr tton Hollen. who received the the Bible (Genesis), and How to ing activity,
award from Jim Wolfe, previous Emphasize the Emphasis Mr Lomas stated that dairying
winner of the award, is a native of Mrs. W. M. Workman, president requires more and more efficiency
Clinton and received ^degrees from of the Women of the Church, and in operations for dairymen to stay
New Album Made
By PC Singing Unit
- Here are the new jiffieers and directors of the I-.aur-
ens County Cooperative Breeders Association, an organ
ization of dairymen, elected at the annual meeting: in
Laurens Monday night. Front row. left to right: VV. H.
Finley, director and retiring president; Fred Woods, di
rector; Ed Copeland, director; M. L. Out?., Coiyity Agent
and record•avrt
elected president and
ston, director; Byr<>n
vice-president and din
t reasim
•r. U Tin,tr
-Photo ov
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ar\ . Koi t rt L. Wicknam. newly
director; nek row: Rufus I^ing
Blown, director: R.>i>ert Harris,
‘<>r; and Erskine Jacks, director.
, was not present
'"iis/h ' ' tY
>r t he picture.
Presbyterian College, the Univer- all Presbyterial officers will
sity of Georgia and Louisiana State ! present.
University School of Banking.
As president i>f the Chamber of
Commerce, Mr. Von Hollen pro
moted the publication of Clinton's
first city directory in eight years
and made new city maps available
to local citizens.
He has worked with the Commu
nity Chest, is a director of the Up
per S. C. Association of Bankers
and Comptrollers and director of
the Laurens County Tuberculosis
Association
James A. Barnes Is
Rimer, Inc., Director
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James A Barnes, executive vice-
president of Mobilmanor, Inc., a
subsidiary of Rimer, Inc.; Green
ville, has been elected to the board
of directors of Rimer. Inc., the par-j
ent company.
Mr. Barnes has held several po-1
sitions with Mobilmanor, Inc., in
the past two and one-half years.
He has served as office manager,
director of purchasing, sales man- j
ager, a position he stiU holds, and
is presently executive vice-president
and general manager.
be in business.
‘•Y ( our operation cannot be any
Clinton-Lydia Mills To
Raise Wages on Feb. 27
Announcement of an upward revision in yages for
employees'of Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills, effective
February 27, was made yesterday by Robert M. Vance,
president.
) Details of the revision will be disclosed within the
next few days, it was stated.
In making the announcement Mr, Vance said, .“Clin
ton and Lydia Mills will continue to pay wages competi
tive with those of the top print cloth mills.”
Wage increases in some Southeastern textile mills
were announced several weeks ago. While no specific fig
ures have been stated, some sources quote the increases
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as amounting to approximately five per cent, or seven
and one-half cents an hour.
A new album of recorded selec-
10ns by Presbyterian College's
widely acclaimed choir has just
l )een released, Conductor Edouard
Pat to announced today.
He said the album, rrtanufactur-
•d for PC' by the RCA Victor Cus- „ .
>m Record Division, is now on sale Thur - sda y flowing an illness of a
David L. Willard .
Dies At Home Here
David L Wilard, 73, died at his
home, 408 Broad St., at 9:35 a m .
Conventions March 7
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Precinct Clubs To Meet Saturday
Rev. John Rivers
Accepts Position
At All Saints Church
The Rev John Rivers, of Hamp
ton, has accepted the post of priest
in charge of All Saints Episcopal
PreoncV meetin ^ - tor both Dem*> f .r ti,e \ fnous clubs me lulling .an
craLs and Republicans in Laurens executive committeeman jrwi dele
County have been called for Satu
day afternoon at 3 o clock, accord
mg to official notices issued by
party chairmen in the county
Democratic clubs ( w ill be reorgan
ized at 4d precinct meetings to be
held at fhe usual places for such
sessions. • according to R L Plaxi-
co. of Clinton, party chairman
The Republicans will also meet-
at their usual places, stated Elmore
G Bramlett. of Laurens..chairman
Lions CltibTo Host
Father-Son Meet For
Cub Scout Pack 21
Mountville Grange
Studies Farm And
Home Safety At Meet
Mountville Grange held its reg
ular monthly meeting on the eve
ning of February 18, with Roscoe
A* Father-Son banquet for Clinton q Bundrick, Master, presiding. The
a the general public af the college month
anteen in the Douglas House. It * He w as a son of the late TTiomas
osts $2.50 directly or $3 00 if ob- and Margaret Gossett Willard, a na-
aimxl by mail. p ve 0 f Spartanburg County and
This high-fidelity, long-playing member of Yarborough’s Chapel
-cording—in which the choir sings Methodist Church
mgs of the church and negro spir- Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Sa-
;uals—is the fifth of a series is- rah Hembree Willard; two daugh- church, according to an announce
sued by the Presbyterian College ters. Miss Ophelia Willard and Mrs . ... ... r .
choir in recent years. The two sides Bamie Jettn Larson pf; th* iMJfne.; * * v rfl< < "'
contain 16 selections Included are two sisters; Mrs Raymond Harring- l) ‘ s ^°P <>f tho Diocese of Upper
such anthems as “Gloria Deo," ton of Woodruff; and Mrs Belle South Carolina
"Adoramus Te.” “O Bone Jesu" McNeely of .Spartanburg: and a The Rev. Mr. Rivers will succeed
and “Alleluia and such spirituals grandson the Rev. Giles Lewis, Jr., who has of the county/ executive com (pit
as "Soon Ah Will Be Done," "Set Funeral services were conducted been serving both the Clinton and tee
Down Servant," "Were You a f Yarborougji’s Chapel Church Laurens Churches since June. 1957 Chairman Piaxieo said that the
Saturday at 3:30 p m. by the Rev The Rev. Mj" Lewis will serve Democratic County Convention will
J. L Gable and the Rev. John Jen- only the Church of the Epiphany in convene in the court house at Lau- College, will show films of his tourj
kins Burial was in the church Laurens effective March 1 rens at 10 00 a m on Monday, of the Hoiy Land at the .Ioanna Bap-
cemetery ✓ March 7 -tist Church
Pallbearers were L H S urnmers - YMgffHHjjjf TroinillQ T3ie Republican County < onven Dr Fraser :ias been a Bible pr"
Johnnie (jann, Freenuin Laoford, c r i ■ i ‘ will also meet at the court fessor at Presbyterian for twelve
Edward Hudgins, jCnOOl In Laurens house on the 7th. and the time for years
An Area Christian Workers School session is set for 3:00 p m The pastor. Rev James B Mitch
will be held at the First Methodist Democrats at Saturday's ell. extends an invitation to
Church in Laurens March 6 through prednCt m ‘* e,,ng * W,,, natm * officers P ub,ic aU ^
March 10 for Methodist churches in
the Laurens, Joanna and Clinton
There'*'Y '‘Somebody Callin’ My
Name” and "Standin' In the Need
of Prayer.”
The recording is enclosed in an
attractive jacket bearing the title
“Gloria Deo ”
Previous ryewdin^s by the choir, Lo ^ n i3_?,” g l lis 1 h •
have had a wide sale throughout an ® f* 1 " Bi 3 ' 16 *.''
South Carolina and Georgia, stimu
lated by its hundreds of successful
appearances made befort* church
congregations of these two states
gates to he county convention
A total of 324 delegates from thej
club- are eligible to be sent to the
county, convention
Each club is entitled to one dele
gate to the county convention forj
each 25 votes or major fraction)
thereof cast in the fnst pnmray in|
1958 The list of the number of dele
gates from each club was published)
in The Chronicle last week
To Show Films
At Joanna Church
On Sundav evening at 7 30, Dr
T Layton Fraser of Presbyterian!
Evening Services At
^h att ^ mg ,rS “ 1 1V58 Cub 5001,1 Pack 21 wU1 50 sta8ed first part of the meeting was devot- n J I'Vl ,
from Presbvlerian College A Ko- s P onsor ' n 2 cl ir> ton L,o ns Club ^ lo grang® ntual, reports of com Broad Street Changed
rean veteran he is marned to the Priday "** * H^M^ry‘m^ ' mtteeS and genera ' grangC bUS ' Ev ® ning s ® rvices at Bro;,d Street
former Barbara Mills. They have * gye 1
son, Jimmy, age three
e is a member of the Clintori
iness. Methodist Church w ill be held at
Under the leadership of Mrs L. i" 30 Sundav , February 28, instead
Clinton Students To
Attend Florida Meet
Cliff McKittrick and Delle Wilder
will be among South Carolina rep
resentatives to the Southern Safely
Conference and Exposition in Jack
sonville. Fla., March 6-8
At the first general session Cliff
will be a member of a panel dis
cussion. and Delle will pheside at
MMMpjHpaaHHMn
_ _ Some 150 persons are exepcted to R ^dams, lecturer, the program of of the usual time, 5:30. it hasytfcyn
JC’s and he and his family attend alfeod fbis annual affair. In addition ^, e ev ening emphasized farm ami announced by the pastor. Rev. Joel the second general session
Bellvue Baptist Church. They re- to Lions members on hand for their home safety. Her assistants in pre- E. Cannon, in order that color slides South Carolina will be represented
regular Aneeting. the occasion will senting the program were Mrs M may be shown of Columbia College by fifteen high school students ac- Kt'thei for Children
side on Rt 1, Clinton , » -
Rimer, Inc., had total sales of 100 cent al fendance from H Burns on drivers license, Mrs.
$2,163,065.74 during the past six lbe 42 Cub 8001115 ’ their f atbers |s. B Goodman on fire prevention,
months, largest in the company's 4,00 mothers and five den chiefs. M rs j 0 h n Simmons on farm and
14-year'history. Shelton J. Rimer,, Gar > scoutmaster for Pack home accidents. Mrs W H. Finley
presideqt, reported last week at the 2 L bus announced the program will farm animals, and Mrs. Frances
quartet* management meeting and ' ncllK,e the^presentation of achieve- jj unt OI1 f arm equipment and hand
sales seminar
and Wofford College.
comparued by nine adults
To Study Aging Problems
New
MRS. TOMMY McELVEEN,
SHIRLEY BAKER.
City
A W. LATHROP.
Newberry
REV. HUGH BICKLEY.
Joanna
S SGT. JAMES H. SNIDER.
Panama City. Fla.
WM. FULLER. JR.,
C. S. DAVENPORT, SKC,
New York, N. Y.
A committee has been named in , South Carolina General Assembly at
Laurens County to study the prob the 1959 session, authorizing the
lems of the aging. Mrs. Frances appointments in South Carolina
a display of the various handicraft a social hour was held ana re- Warner of Joanna, is chairman and A committee will function in each
items made by the Cub Scouts dur. freshments were served by Mr. and other committee members are Mrs. county in the state Mis Mary Eva
ing the past year, and he urged Mrs. L R. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. j Everett Martin, Gray Court, secre- Hite of Columbia, is the state execti offlce of Broad Street for any local
ment awards to about one-half of the t00 i accidents,
scouts present. He said there will be At the conclusion of the program
was held ana
areas
Registration and the first session
will be held on Sunday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock, with sessions each eve
ning, Monday through Thursday at
7:30 . p m
Courses to be taught and instruc
tors are
Home and Church Working To-
Miss Barnett
Spratt
Christian Beliefs — Dr J O.
Smith /
Guiding Intermediates—Rev
Charles Crenshaw *
Your Home Can Be Christian—
Rev E S. Jone>
Understanding Ourselves i Youth)
—Rev. Joel E Cannon
Books are available m the church
r
t
-.'W*
tary; Mrs. R A. Martin and Mrs. live secretary’
Warren Tinsley, Laurens. Other There
con
members to some early so that they e. L. Stewart, Mrs. Frances Hunt.
mgiht *have ample time to see the \fr and Mrs W E. Dunlap noneu meue), lmiuiciu. cwjici There are twelve aYeas ol
display - members who are representing cern re2ardi (h w|i h v "'‘
The annual re-registration of Pack X-RAY CLINIC CANCELLED state agencies are: Health Depart- 1 committet . wd j attempt t) „ n esti
,21 is also scheduled at this time. There will not be ait X-ray clinic ment. Mrs L T. Lawson; Educa gate ^ are . lTOOmi , VwatiMa l Medina Tuesday
with the pack charter for the com- at the Laurens County Health De- tion, J. Leroy Burns; and Welfare, Rs.hibilititinn Fmnlnvm..nf Vnrv fY ’ ce * ,n 9 1 uesaay
persons who arc interested in taking
the courses, ■
Hampton Ave. P. T. A.
ing. year to be presented the Lions part ment Friday, March 4. due to Mir s Slable B. Little. Mrs. Lawson mi , n omes and Homes for the A^ed
Club by Laurens Couftty scout rep- the fact that the nurses will be at-', has been acting as temporary chair- $<,(.^1 Services Physical Health
resentative Jerry Radcliffe. tending a cancer nursing instifute, man until the recent appointment Cental Health Education Recrea
Rembert Truluck, president of the in Columbia, it has been announced of Mrs. Warner as chairman. [j on Housing Public Library Ser
Lions Club, will preside over the by Mrs. Annie Waldrop, county The committee was formed as the, v | ces and organization
Friday night meeting. health nurse. ’ 'result of a resolution passed by the ’. . .
■ ______ 1 i Civic clubs and organizations will
The March meeting of the Hamp
ton Avenue, Parent-Teacher Associa
tion will be held Tuesday evening
March 1, at 8 o'clock in th^ school
auditorium
"Art and Your Child ' will be the
III
Clinton Youth
Is Nominated
IP
New Officers of Laurens County Clemson Club
be asked to assist in making sur topic of the program which will
veys and the committee will wel- include an introduction to art appre-
come any assistance ciation and ^ children’s art exhibit.
An area meeting will be held in Children are invited to attend the
Anderson on Monday, February 29. meeting with their parents
at the Anderson County Health De
partment The Laurens County con)
mtitee plans to attend this meeting
^ Dale Carnegie Course
To Be Organized Here
The Clintorf Jaycees, Ted Pre-
vatte. president, announce thv or-i
ganization of a class of Oh 1 Dale
Carnegie course at an early date.
A demonstration class will be
held on Thursday. 'March 3, at
7 30 p m at Hotel Mary Mus-
grave.
p: Since organization 48 years ago,
700 000 men and women have at-
tended the Carnegie classes in all
> tv * parts of the country
A Iditional information may be se
||j cured by contacting any Jaycee
H memlHT or calling PrevaUe at 1410
Molito Camp Fires
Visit Glass Works
PUBLIC INVITED TO DISPLAY
KI1I.FR BIRDS—Fhi.s ca: it r launcher, mounter! with three l. S
\rm> HAWKS, help-, to give ihe Vimy's hunter-killer air defense
missile its great mobility. The deadly accurate, highly-maneuverable,
HAWK can be moved swiftly from NtyTaiSV area to launching site. .\u
inert version of the \rmy's low-altitude interceptor missile is featur
ed in an official l S. \rmv progress exhibit to b«- shown in ilinton
today. *
Army Combat Equipment!
On View at College Today]
A C S Army exhibit, depicting Army > sleek '.6-foot, low-altitude]
:hc Army’s progress in meeting the ki! '': ,s , American cities asl
hallengf* of the nuclear age arid
Cliff McKittrick, son of Mr and
Mrs K W McKittrick, has been
selected by Rep. Robert Asiimore
as a candidate for an appointment
to West Point As the fourth district
is eligible for only one appointmen:
young McKittrick and three others
will compete in examinations begin
ning March 9 in Columbia rt> tie
ternune the winner
Cliff is president of the Transtxn
tatiori Club and business manager of
The Sentinel, Clinton Huh Scho,
newspaper He is a member of the
National Honor Society. Beta Club,
has been president of his class for
the past three* years The senior
class aCo selected Cliff as Kiry
Teen this year
FHA Officers Named
Shown here are officers of the Laurens County
Clemson Club elected Monday night at a meeting at
Hotel Mary Musgrove. They are (left to right) Joe W.
McGee of Clinton, vice-president; R. O. Carr of Joanna,
vice-i
and 4
treasurer.
‘annual dinner meeting was addressed by Prof.
e-president; Morris Clayton of Laurens, president:
PW. Brooks Owens of Chnton, reelected aecretary-
R. R. Richie, faculty chairman of athletics, who gave a
talk on the history of fhe Iptay Club, and Bill McClel
lan, assistant business manager, told of prospects for
athletics at the college for the coming year. Movies of
last year’s Clemson-Wake Forest game were shown,
narrated by McClellan. J. B. Templeton, outgoing pres
ident, presided at the session. — Photo by Dan Yar
borough. . ?
-A^tour of the Laurens Glass plant
wis made by members of the Mo-
l«i Camp Fire group at their meet
ing on last Thursday afternoon
Accompanying the girls were Mrs
C. W Hogan, leader, and Mrs
- Hugh S. Jacobs
age
featuring an actual HAWK missile,
will be unveiled at Presbyterian
Coiliue ti>d.i\ .
( linton residents are urged to vis
it the display, open to tlu* public
without admission charge from 9 00
a ill t'o 5 00 p m It is : > l>e local,
ed .n ihe turktng lot between Bailey
Hall aiui the Douglas Hoiim
The exhibit !> brought icre u:i-
iei ;he. s;h>ii>oi ^hip ot the college
KQ I'l ‘,V|'-nl ment SfH'rial tool s of
>c "ol coildren have been arr.mgv'd
o visit it. and the Clinton Kivvams
i’lub will tout through the exhibit
as : art ot ■ e program for Nieir
regmat* Thursday night meeting
Coming to Clinton from Washing-
Uin D v' the Army's “Cavalcade
of I’rogrcsC exhibit ^hows some
of the end products of the military’s
research and devdopment program
a fixed msta ation weapon comple
ment _ l!i. ex 'ting high-aititudej
ueria now prov idea by the]
Vrniv - • ntsi NIKE system
I >• mbit dramatically illusi
' America > -apid tevh no logical
> t ,ai ,ii ray of nuliiaryi
- o uiemg a belt radioJ
■ :nroA he A. my s new rife!
e w- r.ds smallest light bulh|
-one tenth of an inch in length,
i ig o r _ ) a i prrwtatwH
(vomques developed by the Army,
x s -otes Amenca's prog]
res power, com]
au s and human resources!
IV students and visitors will
_et a ehanee to sty jik! learn ol
-.ueh \rtnv xpiTimems as thJ
space .hivcii.l; -' «>t monkeys> .Abi<|
and Baker, as wei! . - ‘ther news)
making events.
\ pietothal display review* Armyl
n \s.\ apace endeavors and a Lfej
. ep..v a of sivaxe monkey .\bla
prepared ’ . his IOaXW miles, pel
nmr trip u ie May :969. Jupitej
Officers named to head the Clin- with emphasis on opeiatioiul com
ton High School chapter. Future bat equipment Purpose of the of
Homemakers of America, at a re- fieial exhibit i> to point up some
cent meeting were Marjorie Ar- developments often over-shadowed missile shot is a feature’ attractw
nokl, president; Shirley Ann Tim by the dramalie impact of guided A color motion picture wiU shb’
■ mons, vice-president; Barbara An- missiles and satellite lauiK'hings. some of the .Army s more adv
derson, secretary. Janet Johnjjyiv -s»potUghVt}(>. i <i*‘HtP^ | Vvttrt>it’is the weapons, including scenes of act 1
After the tour the group were in-! treasurer; A me Lou Rbick report- C. S Army H.WK—a fantastic missile, firings
, vited for refreshments to the home er. surface-to-air guided missile that U S Army intorinaiioa spec
; of Becky Huguley, who was.hostess Harriet Wilson, petering pr^si- can swoop down and destroy enemy ists will be ou hand to answer
for the meeting dent, presided. ' aircraft at trbe-top level Hk* tions postd bv the public
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