The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 17, 1960, Image 1
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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, March 17,1960
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Clinton turned Into "Winter Wonderland" By .Heavy Snov/ Last Week
On Week's Tour
Seniors Leave Sunday
On Trip Te Washington
Eighty-three members of the Clin
ton High School senior class and
their chaperones will board the Sea
board Silver Comet Sunday night
ior the annual senior trip to Wash
ington, D. C.
After breakfast the next morning
the seniors will tour Richmond, Va.,
the' capital of the Confederacy, and
will visit St. John’s Church, where
Patrick Henry uttered his speech
ibr liberty or death. They will also
visit a cigarette factory there.
On an escorted tour of Williams
burg, the sightseers will continue on
to the Capitol, the Governor's Pal
ace, the old jail, and the Powder
Magazine. From Williamsburg the
seniors will travel to Jamestown,
where they will see the museum
which shows the life of the early
settlers.
At OW Point Comfort, the next
4op, they will board the Old Bay
Line steamer for an overnight trip
up the Chesapeake Bay to Balti
more, lid.
Leaving Baltimore on their third
day of touring, the group will go to
the U. S. Naval Academy at An
napolis, Md ’
When the seniors arrive in Wash
ington, they will see Arlington Na
tional Cemetery, the changing of
the guard at the Tomb of the Un
known Soldier, and the Marine
Memorial “Flag Raising at Iwo
Jima.” The tour then will continue
and the National History Building of
the Smithsonian Institute. They will
spend the afternoon in the Arts and
Industries Building of the Smith
sonian Institute.
Friday after the seniors have
through Alexandria. Va., and on to
Mount Vernon.
Wednesday the class members
will make stops at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, the Lin
coln and Jefferson Memorials, the
Washington Monument, and the
White House. That afternoon they
will visit Capitol Hill, which in
cludes the United States Capitol, Su
preme Court, and Library of Con
gress They will go to the Casino
Royal night club that night.
During Thursday morning the
group will tour the FBI building
toured the Archives Building, they
will go to the Union Station, where
they will board the train for the
return trip home, arriving at 3:30
a. m. Saturday.
Those making the trip will be ac-
Union Service For
Iwo New Ministers
At Hompton Ave. School
City Democratic Club
To Reorganize Monday
with other ministers o fthe city tak
ing part in the service.
Schools Go To May 31
To Make Up Schedule
According to an announceraent
yesterday by W. R. Anderson, su
perintendent of Laurens County
School District 56, the school days
lost due to snow and bad weather
win be made up at the end of the
year. This means school will be in
session until May 31 instead of May
34 as originally schdeuled.
Only one day, the Monday after
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Her- Easter, was planned for spring holL
man Jackson, Mhr. and Mrs. Shirley days but if no more days are lost
Timmons, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Wil- the Friday before will be taken al
der, and.Mr. and MS's. J. C. Thom- so, giving two days. The additional
as. A passenger representative of week will make up for the four days
the Seaboard Air Line Company will j lost and the additional holiday for
act as tour conductor. 1 Easter.
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Sloan Supports City Manager Form
A union service on Sunday eve-: In Address Before Kiwanis Club
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ning at 7:30 at the Fir* Baptist ; The city manager form of govern- our time-honored mayor . council Terry and my fellow councilman
Church will welcome two new Clm- ment which is being proposed for plan cannot succeed. are sincere and dedicated officials
ton ministers, the Rev. Clyde Peter-h’linton, was discussed by James P. NEIGHBORING TOWNS VISITED working in the best interests of our
son of the Davidson Street Baptist '’* aan * n 311 address before the Ki- PLEASED WITH PLAN community I cast no reflections on
Church, and the Rev. John Rivers van ‘ s club Thursday evening. I was naturally delighted when former administrations My own
of All Saints Episcopal Church. A referendum on the question will the enlightened leadership of the father was a one-time mayor of
The Rev. Mr. Peterson will de- 1 be held on April 12. In an effort Clinton Chamber of Commerce last Chnton
liver the sermon and the scripture o acquaint citizens of the com- year set as its major project a study it has been my privilege for the v ^
will be read by the Rev. Mr. Rivers, nunity with provisions of the pro- of the city manager plan is its pos- past six years to serve on the city eluding ^exwutlre^comm^iA *to
uniVi o*kor m.mic*aa>c n. o+io miv lair, ased fomi of government, the sible adoption in Clinton Very wise- council, to which the people of Clin- T" *
hamber of Commerce, sponsor of ly this body sent out vcaution ton have favored me with nomtna-
he movement, has arranged for teams to nearby cities operating Uon and election each time without DOptlStS Schedule
speakers to appear before clubs under the city manager plan to opposition. As chairman of the fi- Leaderehin Course
md organizationsin the city with study the plan and how it has work- nance committee. I have prepared. CUU J a sc
i information and to answer ques- ed in those communities. As a mem- with the splendid guidance and co Mondoy And Tuesdoy
: ions. b®* - of one of these teams I visited operation of City Treasurer Brooks ^ leadership study course will be
Mr. Sloan, member of cky coun- R < x:k HilL There we found the peo- Owens the city’s department heads. heW ^ ^ First Baptist Church,
I ;il, and a proponent of the city man- f le completely sold on the plan and the mayor and members of council, Newberry, on Monday and Tuesday,
ager form of government, said: insisting that under no conditions wx annual budgets-the first com March 2 i.22, beginning at 6:30 p
would they return to the mayor- prehensive budgets the City of
On April 12, just a month from council ^ Identically favorable Clinton has ever had It is my ex-
The Clinton City Democratic Club
will hold its reorgamzational meet
ing Monday night at 7 30 at the
Hampton Avenue School. .
The club will elect officers, in-
22 Candidates Announce
now the twixie of Clinton wiH have re P° rts w ' ere brought back by each perience with the preparation and
^ opporWt/to vote in an advis- visitation team. adminwtrerioo of these six annual
ory referendum on an issue which In advocating the city manager budgets which further convince me .
I co*** * mat- S ^ M from the ^ ^ o-tmi two
tor facing the people of Clinton in 1“^^ P |im b. the associoUotuI choiring thee, L. I
my time. You wiH have an oppor
tunity to state whether or not you
casting no reflection on the present
administration of which I am pleas.
favor the eooncU mana* (or city ed i ‘ nd » <»> * *>rt Mayor
manager plan as it is also called)
form of government for the City of
Chnton. In my bumble judgment,
from my experience on the city
council for die past six years, I be
lieve Clinton can benefit from the
adoption of the council-manager
College To Raise
Faculty Salaries
SIX YEARS’ EXPERIENCE
WITH BUDGET PLAN
set machinery in motion for a city
tiemocratic primary election to
nominate a mayor and six council
men.
Officers to be elected at Monday s
meetng are a president, vice-presi
dent, and secretary and treasurer
and an executive cominutteeihan
from each of the sxi wards
Also to be determined are the
dates for the two primaries
The call for the reorgamzational
meeting was issued Monday night
at a session of the officers and ex
ecutive committeemen.
Present officers and committee
men are: Roy Holtzclaw. president;
The leadership tramuig program Leaman D Jones, secretory-treas-
is fo nail members of the Woman's urer. The late L. B. Dillard was
Missionary Society vice-president of the club. Commit
Mirs D. C. Botnar of Ridge t«?men: ward one. J J Clark;
V Parks Adair; ward
by. the assoc uational chairmen: three, L. Ray Pitts; ward four. Mil-
Stewardship. Mrs Malcolm Smith; f<*d Smith; ward five. Joel Cox;
Prayer, Mrs Duncan Johnson. Sr.; *'ard six E P Taylor.
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While on the subject of the budget Mission Study. Mrs Charles Hood;
; I The dates for the primaries prob
plan, and aft the risk of boring you, Community Missions. Mrs J E ably will be set for late May, poor
I would like to digress a moment -to Smith to the state and county alecLons to
recite a few accomplishments re- Miss Josephine Hair of Colum- bcheki injjune, with the general
suiting since we adopted the budget W ill coach Sunbeam leaders election (coming sometime in Au
plan six years ago: an d those interested Sunbeam gust
'Hie City of Clinton completed the work Terms Of the present mayor and
Presbyterian College will raise 1958-59 fiscal period on August 31, Mrs W E Senn. Avsociattonal councilmen expire August 31
plan. By like token, if the people, faculty salaries an average of 5 per 1959. with an outstanding surplus of GA director, will teach the GA
turn down this opportunity to take cent at the start of the 1960-61 ses $106,748 33 course
this progressive step in municirpal ; sion next September. President Mar- This phenomenon was a result of Mrs Tracy Barnette,
government. the progress, growth' shall W. Brown announced today three things: (1) Revenues exceed
Twenty-two candidates had quali- Coroner: Marshall N. Pressley, A1
fied for various county offices up to Bawl.
Wednesday/ morning, according to Hu n ter Township at Mountville— and development of Clinton, inelud- He said the PC of trustees ed our estimated revenues' by $27.-
records in the office of Mrs. Caro- A1Ien Gearge Simpson, R in S ^ Prospects for attnacling had authorized the increase at its 'X*™; <2* Prior surpluses from
line Coleman, secretary of the Lau- c. Wilkie. J Derrell Howard ' [new industrial establishments. wiH, recent annual meeting. previous years amounted to $39.
association,
will ttsich tiie
Funeral Rites For
Theodore B. Sumerel
Held On Sunday
Funeral services for Theodore B.
Sumerel, postponed due to inclem-
ftn weather, were conducted Sun
day at 2 p. m. at Kennedy Mor
tuary % Laurens by the Rev. Carl
Bishop, Dr. Ernest Arnold and the
Rev. J. H. Darr. Burial was in the
Laurens City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Hubert Todd,
Jack Red, B. B. Blakely, Paul
Odell, C. D. Benjamin, Jr„ and Ed
win Cunningham
The honorary escort included the
Men’s Bible Class and deacons of
Langston Baptist Church. Dr.
George Blalock. Dr. R. M. Fuller,
Dr. D. O. Rhame, W. R. Anderson,
G. N. Foy, R. E. Mlartin, Bryan
Goodwin, George Penland. Marion
McMillan, J. Leroy Bums and D. E.
Todd/ '
MV. Sumerel died early Thursday
morning at his home, Clinton, Rt.
1, following several years of declin-
rens County Democratic party.
Included were two for state sena
tor, two for the house of represen
tatives, one for clerk of court, three
for sheriff, two for county commis-
siner, two for coroner, and ten for
various magistrate posts.
The time for qualifying of candi
dates will expire at noon Monday.
Among those qualifying are:
State Senator: Justin A. Bridges,
King Dixon, Sr.
House of Representatives: John C.
Buchanan, Marshall W. Abercrom
bie.
Clerk of Court: Walter E. Dunlap.
Sheriff: Caldwell W. Wier, Fred
Hayes, R. Eugene Johnson;
County Cotnmisaioner: Paul
O’Dell, George M. Penland.
S.
Civil Court Term
Underway This Week
recent annual meeting.
Jacks Township-Robert N. Big- ** imptxied for years to come | President Brown ^ that
ham, Charles W. Barnes. My interest in and study of the, a jj average increase of 20 per cent
Scuffletown Township-Jtobert E. merits of the city manager form of had ^ 3en made two years ag0
hike and the new ly announced raise-
mean faculty increases of more than
443 03: (3) Unspent items author
(See “City Manager ’ Page 4
a| YW'A director
YW A class.
Each church ui the Reedy River
Association is expected to have a
good representation to take advan-
tagexif tius leadership course
County Delegates At
State Convention In
Columbia Yesterday
Elmore. government are neither casual nor
Dials Township—W r . D. Norris, C. fragmentary As a phase of the re-
M. Curry. j. quirements for my Master of Arts
Youngs Township—Claude A Pat
ton.
Dr. Marc C. Weersing
To Deliver College
Closing Sermon
The Rev. Marc C. Weersing, pas
tor of the Spartanburg First Pres
byterian Church, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon on June 5 as
part of Presbyterian College’s 1960
conumepcement exercises.
President Marshall W ’Brown in
making the announcement today,
pointed out that Dr. Weersing is
one of the outstanding ministers of
the state and a trusee of Presby-
erian College
The 79th com meneemenbprogram
at PC will feature the Sunday mor
ning baccalaureate sermon of June
5 and the final graduation exercises
on Monday, June 6. President
Choir Pleases Audience
A week’s term of civil court got
underway in Laurens Mnday with 21
cas^js on docket, 12 being appeals
in highway condemnation cases.
Several cases were continued or
settled Monday, one being by con
sent verdict, with others to come up Rrown said he^ wiU imnoun^Ttbe
during the week name of the commencement speak-
Judge John Grimball, of Colum. t>r * n U*? near future,
bia, is presiding over the term Dr. Weersing, a trustee of PC for
The following cases were on the the past four years, has served as
ing health and one month of illness Jacket: I :.stor of the Spartanburg First
A native .of I^urens County, he S C. Highway Department vs C.mrch since 1956. He went to Spar-
wjs the son of the late Milton A. . Margaret Woods, et al (consent fan burg after ten years in the pulpit
ami Lelia Bailey Sumerel. He was a verdict). of the Central Presbyterian Church
Laurens merchant for many years, Moyd Bros, vs Tucker of Jackson, Miss Prior to that he
having had an automobile agency S C. Highway Department vs had been pastor of th^ Emberton
and also a mercantile business. For Sarah J "Henderson( continued). (Ga.) Church from 1938 to 1942 and
the past 16 years he was noted for • -James Brewington vs Badger Mu
tual Insurance Oo (settled).
his scuppernong grapes. He was a
member of Langston Baptist
Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Belle
Burns Sumerel; three brothers, Ry-
land S. Sumerel, of Clinton; Homer
W. Sumerel, of Greenville, and Mil-
ton A. Sumerel. of Newport, Ky.;
and three sisters. Mrs. Clyde Todd
and Mrs. Jack Anderson, both of
Clinton, and Mrs. L. W. Marks, of
Laurens
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One Sole Mode
Only one sale was made on legal
sales day for March when Probate
Judge J. Hewlette Wasson sold a
l(>usc and lot in Laurens.
Ihe sal? was in the case of A.
TrasJr~ MfcOarson, Adm., Hazel
Smith Griffin, et al. The property
was hid in by Marshall W. Aber
crombie, attorney, for Hazel Smith
Griffin for 11,000.
W. M. Garrett vs General Acci
dent Fire and Life Insurance Co.
(continued.).. ^
James R Smith vs James L. Mc-
Kelvey.
McCormick Funeral Home vs G.
B. Padgett, Jr. (continued).
Rivers vs Sloan Construction Co.
(settled).
Ophelia Calhoun vs United Insur
ance Co. ,.
Alfred Calhoun vs United Insur
ance Co.
Mid-State Home Insurance Co. vs
John Henry Bragg, et al.
S. C. Highway Department vs H.
D. Payne and Co.
Also S. C. Highway Department
vs W M Bryoon. E. P. Blakely, A.
Y. Bryson, L. J. Blakely. Mrs. Eu-
pfaemia T. Bryson M. A. Abercrom
bie, James A. HeUems. A. T Sum-
van, R. E. Good (each ease a sep
arate action).
then the Decatur (GaT Oakhurst
Presbyterian Church until 1946
A native of Grand Rapids, Mich.,
Weersing received his BA degree
from Calvin College, attended Cal
vin Theological Seminary and earn
ed his Master of Theology from
Columbia University in 1938.
Dr. Weersing has been an active
leader on both state synod and Gen
eral Assembly level, especially in
the field of world missions, and he
Ls a popular speaker at church con
ferences.
Chicken Stew To Be
Held At Hurricane.
The Hurricane Community dub
will sponsor a chicken stew this
evening, Marsh 17, at the dub
house. They wil begin aerring at
6 o’clock, or stew can be purchased
by the quart and taken home. W.
Tot Stewart is preparing the food.
Funds will go for ctafe
degree in Government at Tulane
University more than twenty years
ago. I pursued a com.wehensive
course in Public Administration,
with much emphasis on Municipal
Administration. I became convinced
then, and have held to the view ever
since, that the city manager plan
makes good sense and is the only
effective way in which a community
can get the most and best services
for its tax dollars.
PLAN MUST HAVE PUBLIC
ACCEPTANCE
I first advocated the city manager
plan for Clinton as early as 1952,
but did not push the matter then,
for I felt that the request for and
interest in its adoption should eman
ate from the people themselves. For
without wholehearted public accept
ance, such a novel departure from
25 per cent sine* 1958.
The president indical
been the established policy in recent
years to review the salaries of a
college personnel every two years.
From Cherubic anthems to coyote Kenneth Johnson, a senior mem
Th/ President ^indicated that dhas calls ' rut . son Arizona Boys Chorus bt ‘ r of th «‘ group, sang "Over the
his true, sweet so-
m
vears in revieJ the^fories .rfaii charmed a near-capacity audience Kainb * m
years to review me salaries 01 311 prano voice which took him several
w.th had braved the seasons most times amJ several notes hight>r than
unseasonable weather to hear them fugh c. Robert Wood, one of the
last Friday night in the Thomwell youngest singers in the chorus, sang
all verses of "Bless TTiis House,”
. The versatile voices of the 30 1 a Co P ,Ila - (Xher included
members, under 'the direction of horsos clopf)inK cattle braying and
Eduardo Caso. sang, whooped, coyotes howling, all
Ploxico Speaks
R L. Plaxico, Clinton business Memorial Auditorium
man. Tuesday night addressed
members of the Exchange Club on
the city manager plan of govern
ment which is being proposed lor
Clinton. • clow ms] and generally delighted the
A referendum on the question au a Reg in yie third program of
will lie held on April 12. and Plaxi- the current Clinton Community
co is one of a team of speakers pre- Concert series
senting information and answering In a program varying from Han-
questions on the subject to various del to comboy ballads, the 8 to 16 'current lour Wildly acclaimed Mnct
its beginning under Mr Caso in
19S;>. the chorus ha.> appear ed' in
clubs and organizations year old young men sang for more
He will appear before the Lions than two hours, minutes after ar-
Club at a meeting on the evening riving hefe following an all-day trip i concert throughout North America
Aslate of 16 delegates from Lau
rens County had credentials entit
ling them to attend the South Caro
Ima Democratic convention in Co
lumbia yesterday
At a meeting of the delegation in
Laurents Saturday, R. L. Plaxteo of
Clinton, was named chairman of the
group O L. Long of Laurens, wa*
named as the Laurens County mem
ber of live Platform and Resolutions
Committee, and Thomas A Babb of
Laurens, was chosen as the Laurens
„ iCoumv member of the Crednetials
tuck rope twirling, sound effects of committee
The 16 delegates, each with a half
arrunged-.ind ) vote; entitled to east Lau rens Goun-
pciiomnsi )> he Joys. j ty - s vu(es ^ gie convention
Toe Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus L. ere . R L Pklxlco Gwrge L
is to travel next summer to Aus. j phinney. O. L Long. Caroline Cole-
tialia. utter six weeks of tutoring ■ ITK|n< Allen Coleman Thomas A.
tt;k>n then return home bom the ft.,bb. James P Sloan. Sam Wil-
daais, LeEUen Wiliams Slay John
M Ross. W C Dobbins. Joe P
Terry. Rev M B Lee Rev J C
of March 25
via their special bu-
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♦la
since 1950
Their program include.-, sauci.
music, classics, folk songs and
westerns, sung with rare tonal quo
ity and presented with true sense
of showmanship Not only do they
accomplish tins, they work as their
own stage hands in setting up seen
ery and equipment
PC Women Students
Best Men Scholastically
Theta Chi led all the other five
ualionaf social fraternities m scho
lastic achievement at Presbyterian
College for the first semester of the
1959-60 session
That’s the* announcement ot the
registrar’s office, which listed the
other fraternities in this order of
academic excellence
Pi Kappa Alpha. Alpha Sigma
Phi. Kappa Alpha and Sigma Nu.
Even so. !he men’s best accom
pli. hments were overshadow.U last
semester by the women'Students of
Alpha Psi Delta sorority, their or
ganization had the best scholastic
average ol all
Rice H L Eichriberger. and A B
Culbertson.
The liele-ati"-. named as the coun
ty convention M.rrch 7, were to se
lect ’heir allernuie- if unable to
attend i from a It-! also named at
hi* county convention.
Tltoma. H P' >e. >f Newberry,
aid Monday Pm he would not seek
■ e* lection a. .■ urman of the South
Oarlqina Deni cratic party
Clinton Girl In
Academic Society
udents have been selected
ibership m the Sophomore
me Honoi Society at Presby-
w;is an mm need
County Officers Get Still
Laurens County sheriff’s officers on Mon
day destroyed a still before it could be put
into operation. Shown above at the site, one
mile from Ora in the Warrior Creek section,
are Sheriff C. W. Wier, Deputies Horace
Bfitehell, W. A. Spniell, and C. Wallace
Abercrombie. Taken in the raid was a 400-
gallon boiler, 23 barrels, two acetylene
torches, oxygen gas tank, and 50 feet of
electric wire. The operators were in the
process of welding the boiler and getting
the outfit ready for operation. No one was
at the site when the raid was made.—Photo
by Deputy Leroy Keeble.
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They ur»* ■ Jcjii McIXuuel. uf
.'Union Edwin C HeiKz. ot Andi r-
W)n Svinders Reuti of McClellan
ville; and Billy Ogden. ■>( Macon.
Ga.
The .ecK-tv ,s a prujec l of tile PC
chapter of Blue Key national lead
.frstup fratermty and has as its ob-
•ective the recognition of academic
achievement among members of the
sophomore ekes, wlvo have both exi
robed af Pi’ for at least three semes
Photographs Exhibited l j- c
Af Photographers Meet M w et ° '*^“"1,.^
Dan Yarboiough, Clinton ph.i- qthsf Ibgher Education Campaign
tograpner. alteiideyl me sessions of have announced that latest returns
the North Carolina Professional had pushed the grand total received
I Photographers convention in Ral- to date over Uk* half-way mak with
tfigh. Mareli ti-y. hundreds of uncounted reports still
Two of his photographs, the Tab- pouring in. A new total of $1,546.
ernacle Baptist Church of Union gy« i n cash and pledges had been
and a portrait of Clinton Mayor J. P tabulated early this week
Terry, were chosen for exhibit at Clinton Methodists are porticipat
' the convention ing in the campaign 3
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