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T \ V . *■ v \^ol.61—No. 12 V, Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 24, 1960 Sheriffs Deputies Find Still in House Laurens County Sheriff C. W. Wier and (ieputies from his force confiscated this still Saturday in a house near the county chain gang camp. In addition to the 500-gallon capacity equipment, 500 gallons of mash and a dozen jars of whiskey were taken. Re leased on bonds of $1,200 each in connection with the case, officers stated, were Claude Barker, 46-year-old Clinton man, and Joe Lanier, 49. Officers said they were taken at 2:00 a. m. Saturday morning with two cases of whiskey in a truck by Deputies H. R. Jones and Joe Cooper near the house. Furth er investigation Saturday resulted in dis covery of the still. Shown above are Depu ties Horace Mitchell, Bill Spruell, H. R. Jones, and Joe Cooper.—Photo by Deputy Leroy Keeble. Registration Board Announces Schedule The Laurens County Board of Registration has announced a three- week schedule of appearances in the county, beginning April 4 Members will issue registration certificates (or duplicates) to quali fied residents which will enable tffiem to vote in hte forthcoming pri maries Hours at each place will be from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m ! Members cjf the board are: Mrs : Gladys Cook, Fountain Inn; J. .1 Mahaffey. Laurens; and .1 J. Clark. | Clinton Following is the schedule: Laurens Court House: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, April 4. 5, 6 Clinton: Thursday. April 7, at Baldwin Motor Co. Clinton Mill: Monday April 11, at the Community House Lydia Mill: Wednesday. April 13. at the clinic. Joaraia: Thursday. April 14. at the Club House Wattsville: Tuesday. April 19, at the Community House Cross Hill: Thursday, Aipril 21, at 1 VfiiieT Leaman’s Store < Gray Court: Friday, April 22. at | Abercrombie and Owings Store | ■ * 4' jm .*3875 Officers of Clinton City Democratic Club Here.are officers and executive committeemen of the Clinton City Democratic- Club elected at the reorganiza tion meeting Monday night. They will set the rules and regulations and supervise the primaries on May .'11 and June 7. From left to right are: J. J. Clark, executive committeeman from ward one; Roy Holtzclaw, president; V. I'arks Adair, committeeman, ward two; G. VV. Bol lings v\ oh h. vice-president; L. Ray Pitts, committeeman, ward -three; I^eaman D. Jones, secretary-treasurer; Joel Cox, committeeman, ward five; and R. L. Plaxico, tempo rary chairman of the meeting. Alnent were Milford Smith, committeeman from ward four, and hi. P.'Taylor, committeeman from ward size. — Photo by Dan Yar borough." CHS Graduates Of 1940 Plan Reunion Here On June 18 t.. ■ ^ Officers Reelected For County Offices 46 Candidates i i For Entrance in Laureos County voters will make their choices from a field of 46 can didates for county offices in the Democratic primary June 14. That number qualified deadline Monday at noon pledges and paying their Mrs. CarolineColeman, secretary of the county Democratic party. At stake are the offices of State Senator, House of Representatives (three), Clerk of Court, Sheriff, County Commissioner (two). Coro ner, and ten Township Magistrates. 4 William C. Dobbins, present mem ber of the House of Representatives, qualified for the Senate race Mon. day morning. Others who had pee viously announced for the Senate post are Justin A. Bridges, present House member, anfNWrtg- IMxonr Sr., former House member. Walter Dunlap is unopposed to succeed himself for clerk of court. Nine candidates will seek the three House seats. They are T. Da vid Sloan, Jr., incumbent; John C. Buchanan, Marshall W. Abercrom bie, William H. McNinch, Dr. C. J. Hart, Hubert W. Graydon, Jared Dunklin Sullivan, Jr., Albert M. Striblrng and David S. Taylor. Qualifying as candidates for sher iff were C. W. Wier, incumbent; Fred H. Hayes, R. Eugene Johnson, Del mar Riddle and Guy N. Fowler. Seeking the office of coroner are M.. N. Pressly, A1 Rawl, T. D. Pigg, Sr., Car! Campbell and A. P. Walk er. In the race for two seats for Coun ty Commisioner are George M. Pen- land and Paul S. O'Dell, incum bents, and Joe Holliday and Ansel Godfrey- Four magistrates are unopposed wfor re-nomination. They are Mrs. Lucie M. Watts, Laurens Town- ship; E. B. Bozeman, Cross HiH; Troy C. Davis, Waterloo; and .Archie C. Owens, Sullivan. Candidates filed for other magis trate posts as follows: Hunter Township (Clinton )-^Sam H. McCrary, incumbent; and Arnold I. Dixon. - Hunter Township (outside Clinton) —<R C Wilkie. Alfred Allen, George Simpson, and J. Derrill Bozard. Dials Township—W. D. Norris and C. M Curry, incumbent. Youngs Township—J. J. Mahaf fey, incumbent; and Claude A. Pat- ton. Scuffletown—Robert E. Elmore and W. P. Abrecrombie. incumbent. Jacks Township—Robert N. Big- ham, incumbent; Charles W. Barnes and David T Pitts Wives Of Joycees , {Organize Unit T Wives of CUnton Jaycces held their first regular meeting as Jay- C-Ettes at the home of Mrs. Ted Prevatte. A constitution was adopt ed and other regular business dis cussed. Future meetings will be held on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p. m. in homes of the menp- bers. Officers for the remainder of the Jay-C-ESte year are Mrs. Prevatte, president; Mrs. Lamoni Krimmin- ger, vice president; Mrs. Bobby Garner, secretary, and Mrs. James Yon Holkn, treasurer. This is the first Jay-C-Ette unit to be organized in Clinton. The Jaycees organized four years ago. Committee chairmen include Mrs Lynn Cooper, social; Mrs. |John McBride, consituttooal; Mrs. Tommy Youngblood, membreship; Mrs. R. H. Dawson, publicity; Mrs. George Whitehead, telephone. In Mny officers win be elected to serve for the official organization year which runs from June, 1960, ' to Jam 1961 Dr. Newton Jones d byX»<Jo Return As PC r “ Faculty Member Dr. Newton Jones will return as professor of history at Presbyterian College after spending the past year on the faculty of Furman Univer sity, President Marshall W. Brown announced today. He said Dr. Jones will resume his 1 former 'position at PC at the start, District Candidates Graduates of the class of 1940 of Clinton High School plan to hold a To Announce Soot! reunion here on June 18. Cards have* In addition to county candidates * )een ^ 74 graduates who who announced for various offices are now * ooate< * in t * lLS i 31x1 >y the deadline Monday, candidates states * aiK ^ response indicates that 'or Congress from the Fourth Dis ahout 70 P* 30 10 attend rict and for Solicitor from the A number of local alumni in addi- ^ighth Judicial Circuit are expected hon to Mrs. Hall King, who was o make announcements at an early club president, and Mrs Marion date. Nabors, who is serving as reunion They have 14 days from the date secretary' treasurer, arc on the plan- WinnerS Announced ** Stete Dernocrat * c convention in nin* committee . . . . hich to qualify Miss Rosa Mahaffey of Daytona After MUSIC Festivol Congressman Robert Ashmore, of Beach, Fla., and James P Sloan, A number of Clinton students par ' reenviUe * ** expected to be in the former class teachers, have been in- rioated in the Western District race to succeed himself. The district vited to attend as well as Mrs Ray. includes Greenville. Spartanburg, mond Pitts, who was first grade Union and Laurens Counties teacher for a number of the class For Solicitor, William T. Jones On Saturday an informal drop-in of Greenwood, incumbent, is expect- < will be held for the families and a ed to offer again. Reports from tour made of the new high school. Greenwood state that Hugh Beasley, A banquet for the class members, former Solicitor, will announce his their wives and husbands will be candidacy for the post. 1 given in the evening. The Eighth Circuit includes Ab- This is the first formal reunion beville v Greenwood, Laurens, and for a Clinton High School graduating Newberry counties. class. Democratic Club Orders City Primary for May 31 The Clinton City Democratic Club five E P Taylor, ward six ticipated in the Western District Music Festival at Newberry High School annd Newberry College on Wednesday of the past week. Local winners and their places in cluded: Junior high instrument band, clarinet solo, Lois Marie Has- elden. two rating; bass clarinet, Bobby Johnson, two rating; bari tone saxophone. Tommy Sanders, two rating; coronet, Larry Edwards, tw’o rating; French horn, Ricky Sanders, two rating; Senior High: of the 80th session next September., fi u t e T on i Lou, one rating; Choral ~ thi frlan first Presbyte- events: Thornwell SextrttrHfO T" rian College in 1950, shortly after j two rating; Thornwell Sextette No. receiving his doctorate in history ^ two plus rating; Geraldine Potts, Patricia Vaughn, Willanell Wil- liam£, Reid' George and Oscar Mitchell of Thornwell, three rating; Eileen Brock and Gus Folk, Thorn well, second rating; Linda Taylor. Thornwell, two rating from the University of Virginia. He had earned both his BA (1941) and his MA (1946) degrees from Emory University. Four fellowships were awarded him during the period of graduate study. _ . v — . Dr. Jones is a regular contributor • ran ' c • OUHg I O Intern to publications in the field of his- At Army HoSpitol tory. and he has received a number j frank Young, senior at the South of grants to finance research proj- ^ Carolina Medical College in Charles- ects leading to publication. He is a ton. has been notified that following member of the South Carolina His- his graduation in June he will in- Thomas Named President Of Chamber for New Term torical Association, Virginia Histori cal Association. Southern Historical Association and the American His torical Association. A native of Rome, Ga., he is mar ried to the former Catherine Wing of Atlanta, and they have a young daughter. tern for one year at the Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, Tex. M|r. Young, son of Mrs. Frank Young and the late Mr. Young, is a graduate of Presbyterian College, and has been selected to Alpha Omega Alpha, honorary medical fraternity. Training Union Regional Meet at Laurens Monday J. C. Thomas will head the Clin-; ton Chamber of Commerce for an. other year. He was reelected to a second term by the board of di. rectors at their final session of the fiscal year on Thursday. Other officers elected were H L Eichelberger, executive vice-presi dent; John L. Mimnaiugh, first vice- president; Jim Von Hollen. second vice-president; and I. Mac Adair, treasurer. New directors recently named in a mail ballot wree George H. Cor- nelson, W. C. Neely, John L. Mi'm-, naugh. W. P. Jacobs, and Mrs. Hu-; bert Boyd. The annual meeting of the Cham- j ber is set for Thursday. April?, at 10:00 a. m. at Hotel Mary Mus- grove. A film, “Gold Mine On Main Street,’’ will be shown. All mem- j bers are urged to attend. It was stated that a Clinton dele gation plans to attend a workshop for local Chamber of Commerce leaders to be held at the Spartan-1 burg auditorium on Wednesday, Ap ril 6. The session is sponsohed by the U. S. Chamber and the Spar tanburg unit. / The need for improvements on Highway 308 to the intersection of chairman U. S. 276 was stressed and referred s i s tant 16 the Chamber’s highway commit tee. R L. Plaxico, chairmaon. Membership in the Clinton Cham ber of Commerce is on a continuing rtrv J. C. THOMAS Public Invited To Battle Group Review Today By PC Cadets Presbyterian College cadets will stage a full battle group review as the feature of the annual two-day federal inspection scheduled for this Thursday and Friday. The review is set for 2 30 p. m. Thursday on Johnson Field, to be followed by a performance by the PC special drill platoon. Lt. Col. W. W. Barnett, professor of mili tary science and tactics, issued an invitation to the general public to attend as he announced events The inspecting team, composed of Lt. Col. W. K Holme of the 12th Corps and Maj Donald E. Rivette. will arrive on the PC campus Thurs day morning. Most of the two days will be spent in checking classroom instruction and inspecting facilities. ' A formal battle group inspection is slated to precede the review on Thursday afternoon Other officers besides Col Bar nett directing the affairs of the Presbyterian College ROTC unit are Oapt Joseph J. Scott and ('apt Robert C Hodges. Dr. Stevenson To Address Teachers Friday In Columbia Dr John W Stevenson, chairman of the Presbyterian College English department, will deliver the key note address at the fourth annual - meeting of the South Carolina Coun- j cil ot Teachers of English Friday afternoon in Columbia He will speak to the group on the subject. "What Is the Lett Hand Doing’" toward better coordination of high school and college English programs The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p m Friday in the Colum bia High School auditorium and has as its theme “Four Basic Issues,In (he Teaching of English.” This council is a department of the Smith A-saciatirn started the ball rolling for the 1960 city elections Monday night when the date for the first primary was set for Tuesday. May 31 A second primary if necessary, will be held one week later, June 7. The club., met at the Hampton Avenue School for its ; biennial ses sion and re-elected Roy Holtzclaw as president G W Hollingsworth, vice-president to succeed the late L B Dillard; and reelected Lea man D Jonas secretary-treasurer. AU executive committeemen were also reelected; J J Clark, ward President Holtzclaw called the meeting to order and outlined the purposes of the -jessuon R k Plaxico was named tem p-wary president Jones read the minutes of the 1958 meeting and gave a financial report snowing a balance of more -han $500 m the treasury Three balloting points will be pro vided for the city pr^ruries: No 1 precinct at the city hall on North Broad Street. No 2 precinct at the Hampton Avneue School; and the Clinton Mill precinct at the com- one; V Parks .Adair, ward two; L mumty building on Academy street Ra > PRLs three Milford a mayor and six aldermen will these wari * ^ our ' Cox. ward be nominated in the primaries and elected in a general election (prob ably in August Their terms of of fice will begin September 1. The secretary was directed to re cord in the minutes upprec.ation for the services of the late Mr Dillard as vice-president CLOSING DATES AND FEES TTie Laurens District Court of Hon-1 At 3 meeting of officers and ex or for Bov Scouts and Explo r ers ^ ne ^mrnm^en mimediatdy ...... . . . following the chib meeting, the dos was held Monday night a' the Broad for entry of candidates. Court Of Honor Scout Honor Court Held Here Monday Street Methodist Church Four Scouts received Eagle Awards as follows. John R Noble. Jr. Johnny Martin, and George Mc Daniel. Jr . of Troop 78. Laurens, and Jimmy Kirby i>f Troop 194 Laurens Other promotions were: to second class. Woody Hubie. Afgie Abrams. Wayne Cape. Roy Haupfear Tom my Rhodes and Harold Culbertson promoted to First Class, diaries Thomas. Donald Baker, Wayne fees, and other matters were de termined Books fur the entry of candidates are now open, and the closing date was set for Saturday, May 14. at 12 noon Fens for candidates are Mayor. $150 without opposition. $100 with oposition, aldermen. >45 without op position. $35 with opposition Candidates may qualify by paying the fee to Mr Jones, secretary treasurer, at his office at the Bank Mont joy. Shannon Russ. Phillip ( Wicker. Wm Milam and Bobby Haskins; promoted to Star rank The executive committee agreed that no provision wall be made for Keith Owens and George Marshall ^ sic * t or 3,xsentof * ballots m the election basis, it was pointed out. and special effort to enroll non member. Carolina Education firms and business men before the beginning of the new year is being made A committee for this purpose is headed by T M. Youngblood. and Edward Perry, as- Lydia Baptists Plan Revival I * Recent newcomers to the* mem bership list are Catawba Timber Co.. Smith R^nch Motel, and Ray F; O Kelly ill ... .•Sx ■ ijSfcvi&vr .T'avX:. SHAYLOR WALTERS MISS LOUISE BRACKNELL »The Western Training Union Re- * Junior-Intermediate Leadership— gional Convention wiU be held at 1 Miss Louise Bracknell. the First Baptist Church, Laurens, on Monday, March 28. The afternoon session begins at 4 o'clock Judges and participants f will meet at 3:30 o’clock. The Junior and Intermediate Sword Drills will be conducted by Miss Louise Bracknell, approved Junior worker Supper will be served at 6 o’clock. The evening session will begin at 7 o'clock with a meditation period. Departmental conferences will be led by the following: General Officers — Shay lor Wal ters.* Associate in State Training Union Department. Adults—Rev. Alvin Boone. Lucis Avenue, Laurens. Young People — Mrs. Robert Conner Laurens. Intermediate Girls and Boys — Rev. Ned Taylor. Ware Shoals. Nursery, Beginner, Primary Leadership — Mrs. James Mitchell, Joanna. Juniors Girls and Boys — Mrs. New man Shouse. Clinton Activities will be provided for Nursery, Beginner, Primary chil dren. Following the conference periods, the Young People's Speaker's Tour nament will be conducted by Mr. Walters in the church sanctuary. Rev. James B. Mitchell, Joanna, is president of the Region and will preside over the sessions. Rev. Furman Touchberry, of Trenton, is vice president; Rev. J. Ned Tay lor, Ware Shoals Firat, Pastor Ad visor; Rev. A. W. Ooppedge, song leader, and Jack Parrish, of Ward, pianist. Churches from Abbeville. Laur ens. Reedy River, Ridge and Edge- field will be represented. Over 350 people are expected to attend Shields To Judge Southeastern And National Exhibits The executive committee of the i board of directors of the Profes sional Photographers of America, Inc, has requested Wilham M. | Shields, Master of Photography, 1 | Clinton, to serve on the jury of se-’ lection for the portrait division of' the national print exhibit in 1960. Judging of prints, entered by pro-, tessional photographers both nation ally and world wide, vrill take place Conrad Hilton on August 5 at the Hotel in Chicago. 111. Mir. Shields will also serve as por trait print judge for the Southeast ern Photographers Association con vention to be held in Miami, Fla , in June - ** J | i Reynolds Receives Degree In Medicine Robert M Reynolds was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine Monday at commencement exercis es of the University of Tennessee Medical School. He will interne for pne year at Methodist Hospital, Memphis, beginning April 1. a BS graduate of Presby terian College, class of 1956. Reynolds is the aon of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reynolds. 600 Elizabeth Street. Clinton. PC Alumnus Gets Wilson Fellowship A recent Presbyterian College graduate has. been awarded a Woodrow Wilson fellowship lor further study at Harvard Univer sity. it was announced today. He is the Rev. George B Telford, Jr., who received his BA degree here in 1954 and currently serves as Presbyterian minister to the students at Alabama Polytechnic Institute I (Auburn). Telford was the top hon- i or graduate at Columbia Theologi- ; cal Seminary before assuming his present position. The PC alumnus plans to enter the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences next September. The Rev. M J Sanders, pastor, announces revvial services April 3-9 at the Lydia Baptist C hurch. Ser vices will begin at 7:00 p m. Dr T S Boehm, pastor of Hill Baptist Church in Augusta. Ga.. will con duct the'services. Sixty Merit Badge.' were also pre sented Troop 177, Whitten Village, received the attendance banner Jere Ratdiffe, District scout execu tive for Laurens District, presided Taking part in the program and "resentations were: Rev. Joel Can non, Rex William Willingham Don Creighton. George Grant. Win. C. White Neil Dailey and Dr Fred k* Holcombe, district chairman Miore than 206 boys were p r '.*nt, representing t? Scout units Mr. Dobbins Guest Speaker Joanna PTA W C Dobbins. State Re neser:.i- tive from this county , will be guc't speaker Monday evening at 7 00 p m -at the Joanna PTA meeting His subject will be "Education m vited to attend Precinct managers, who wiil be named later, are to be paid $12 a day for their work Nin« Contests In Sports Face PC Athletes In Week A full home program, highlight ed by tennis matches against Dart mouth. Amherst and Davidson, is on schedule for Presbyterian College's -pring sports slate dunng the eom- m> week ' Blue Hose teams will participate I in nine contests .>!ong four sports ! fronts, and sexen of th'*se engage ments are '.>"«• '< Id :n Tmton Four tennis maichov all of them the home c -up’s, will pit the i gainst Dartmouth on <: K' ay. Davidson on aher-st next Wed- Board Names McMillian PC Director Emeritus on Mo semen Thirsday s. ' r lay iK-s.tax a ik Louiie S. McMillian. who retired last spring after 36 years of active .•coching at Presbyterian College, has Txxm made athletic directoi emeritus by special action of the PC board of trustees. McMillian, after his coaching re tirement. had continued his* college affiliation for six months as canteen manager but withdrew from these duties last fall Trustee action, nam mg him athletic director emeritus with lifelong status as a PC staff member, oame at the recent annual He will study in the department of mwting of ^ religion working toward a doctor of McMlUun ^ at the timt> of hLs philosophy degree in the fielt n re re tirement had the longest survive ligion and ethics record on Uie PC staff of any living j, . -quad will entertain ege here Friday aft ren journey U> Soli.' to play Catawba on ,*' * * ’ - >o matches scheduled i * *'- : fit Telford’s father is also a PC man, coached four drfftvent sports alumnus and now a Charleston. M ^ various times. Track and football Va., chemist His Ipte grandfathei werp his specialties He produced the Rev. George M Telford, served c ,[>der team until last year as pastor of the Abbeville Presby terian Church- for 23 years until his retirement in 1949 Jacobs Reelected J. Ferdinand Jacobs. Clinton ad- cerUsing executive, was reelected secretary of the board of trustees of Presbyterian College at the recent spring meeting of the board here amt be served for 13 seascas j- vai ( sity football coach (1941-54) after many years as freshman coach and varsity assistant to the late Walter A Johnson A star athlete as a student at Presbyterian College. McMillian joined the coaching staff in 1983 and xhiced the popular T formation of- his tenure continued without inter tense irxo the southeaert through has ruption until 1959 He won five state 1 1941 Blue Hose squad L. S. McMULLLLN track champiotiSiUp.', earned one PC.haskethaU team to the fmak of the SIAA touinanieftt amf produced an array of colorful football teams It was Coach Lonnie Mac w ho intro. Pi ament ern urn an bill > ; N irdjA- t'olf ha; (or t Lakeside Country Club c - here against Wofford on F - v <und tho University of South Carolina next Tuesday afternoon Trackmen, meanwhile, will en deavor to get in their turst alter collegiate sprints of the i960 season when they represent Presbyterian College at the Florida Rtiays in Gainesville on Saturday 'Hie PC net squad under Couch Jim Letghfon already is oft to a fast start after a successful swing through Florida last week That trrp produced two victories, over Florida State and the Universky of Florida, before the team lost to favored University of Miami Pre.' by’man followed with a convincing ■ tMurr’'h over Clem son here Tues d v afternoon To Show Movie An hour and a half color movie about .Africa., ' The Mark of the Haw'k.''’ will be shown at the First Presbyterian Church March 30 at 7 30 p m There will be an olfenng to defray expenses of the movie The public is invited