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i 'V \ I Vol. 61 — No. 14 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 14, 1960 * Clinton-Lydia Old Timers Inducted Shown above are recipients of the ruby- set service award pins and engraved gold watches at the fifth annual Old Tinners Ban quet of Clinton-Lydia Cotton Mills held at Thomwell dining hall Tuesday evening. The Left to right, they are E. E. Heaton, C. L. Turner, A. G. Galloway, W. C. Wallenzine, Mary D. Terry, W. L. Lancaster, M. H. Wright, R. E. Campbell, F. H. Jacks, Pres ident Vance and Wade H. Beckham, all Clin- pins and watches were presented by Clin- ton Mills employees.—Photo by Dan Yar- ton-Lydia President Robert M. Vance. • borough. Compoign Opens Moy 24 Candidates to Have Speaking Engagements Eight Eight speaking engagements have been scheduled for candidates in I-'uirens County foV the 1960 political campaign. t The itinerary was sei Saturday morning by the Democratic candi dates at a meeting at the court house in Laurens. Mrs. Carolina Coleman, secretary of the county Demorcratic party, presided in the absence of R. L. Plaxioo, chairman, who was ill. All speakings will begin at 8:00 p. m. The complete tour? is as fol lows: May 23--Hickory Taverh; May 27 —Joanna; May 30—Woodville; May 31—Camak School; June 2—Clinton; June 3—Gray Cburt-Owings; June 6 —Cross Hill; and June 7—Watts, ville. Alotted time for speakers will be eight minutes for Senate candidates; five minutes for House; five min utes for coroner; and three minutes for county commissioner In townships where there are Solicitor W. I. Jones Offers For Reelection Solicitor William T. Jones, of Greenwood, formally announces his candidacy for re-election. He was first elected to the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in 1952. Bom and reared at Ware Shoals, Mr. Jones is presently living at Greenwood. He is married to the magistrate contests, these candi dates will speak first. They wiU have two minutes each. Candidates also agreed that no literature would be distributed on the day of the election. Mrs. Coleman reminded candi dates that they must sign the can didate’s pledge and expense account both before and after the primary. $6,571 For Crusade Laurens—Contributions to the 1960 cancer crusade in Laurens County have reached $6,571, it was an nounced Thursday by Mrs. Sarah DeLoach, county commander. The goal has been set at $8,000 for the Laurens County unit. Five Choirs To Sing At Joanna Sunday On Sunday at 11 a m., the five choirs of the First Baptist Church, Joanna, will present a program of Easter music. All choirs will be under the direo tion of Miss Mary Elizabeth Fowler, church music director. The accom panists will be Misses Mary Ann Brown and Jennie Rae Surratt. The pastor. Rev. James B. Mitch ell, extends an invitation to the public to attend. Local Girl President Panhellenic Council At Stetson University Jackie Pitts, student at Stetson I offered University, Deland, Fla , and mem-| Clyde R ber of the Delta Delta Delta so- Both are rority, has been elected president of the Pan-Hellenic Council for the Employees Honored Veteran employes of Clinton and Lydia Mills were honored Tuesday night at the annual meeting of the Old Timers Club in Thornwell din ing hall. Ten employees by coincidence all from the Clinton plant—were in- j ducted into the select group of em-1 I ployees who have 25 or more years of continuous service. Altogether, 118 old-time employes ! and retired employes, plus their guests attended the dinner The principal address was by Audley H. Ward, noted after-dinner . speaker and secretary of the Aiken' Chamber of Commerce. He was in-1 troduced by George H. Cornelson, 1 vice president of the mills. Another vice president. J. B. j Templeton, was toastmaster, and the invocation and benediction were by Leonard Gilliam and Trammell, respectively. ^ charter members of the i In Competition, for Ten PC Founders Scholarships Presentation of awards to the new .. I members was made by Robert M. ? anouncement. ” CC0, * ng 10 3 ^‘i ^ ~ for^the ‘ “ VT' wnrkshm „vi fnch,™ ehnv, I ^ asure and happy privilege for my family and me to welcome and ! meet with this esteemed group to night and to extend . . . congratula- i lions to each of you for our fifth .mnual Old Timers Banquet.” Each of the ten was presented a service award pin and an engraved >\atch. They were R. E. Campbell, i?. E. Heaton, Wade H. Beckham, G. Galloway, F. H. Jacks. Mary .». Perry. W. C. Wallenzine, W. L. Lancaster, C L. Turner and M. H. vV right. SOLICITOR W. T. JONES former Selma Gilland, of Kings- workship and annual fashion show. Models will be furnished by the so rorities. She represented the Southeastern Pan-Hellenic Council at the Univer sity of Kentucky in Lexington the week-end of April 1 Miss Pitts is the daughter of Mrs. James Pitts of this city. County Taxes Into Execution Friday A momemo for all who attended Friday is the last day for paying me event was the banquet program, Laurels County taxes before they tainted in full color as a replica of go into execution, Treasurer Allen l he ruby-set service pin. Coleman stated yesterday, in urg ing citizens to remit before the deadline. Additional costs will prevail after ; Friday, he said. Presently a seven per cent penalty is added. Mr. Coleman said that through March, county tax collections to- Finalists in the competition for Presbyterian Collejre’s ten Founder’s Scholarships are pictured here at PC with Student Dean A. J. Thackston. They were entertainer! on the compus Friday and Saturday, attending a ban quet and participating in tests and interview’s to deter mine the winners of four-year grants ranging up to $2,- (XX). Included in the group are, left to right: Seated— Harry Lofton, of Ninety Six; Vivian Taylor, of Laurens: Dean Thackston; Ellen Wilson, of Savannah; Janet Mad dox, of Spartanburg; ami John Whisnant Hi. of Lexing ton. V’a. Standing—Jamos Ow’ens, of Greenwood: Marion Boozer, of Smyrna, Ga.; Ronald Collins, of Rock Hill; Francis R. Hood, of Decatur, Ga.; Edward L. Pender. Jr., of (Columbia: Ponce DeLeon Bullard, of Bainbridge, Ga.; Russell L. Strange, Jr., of Decatur. Ga.; James W. Harris, of Iwaurens; and Jack Bowling, of Smyrna, Ga. Also competing but not present for the picture—DulYmt P. Smith, Jr., of Decatur, Ga.—Photo by Dan Yarbor ough. | Terry To Run Again Referendum Favors City Manager Local Restaurants To Honor 'Coffee Day' Buttons Friday taled $700,5db25. This amount is Coffee Day.” sponsored by the $43,915.45 more than at the same Carolina Qualify Restaurant date last year, he said. . Association and assisted by the South Carolina Law Enforcem *:jt ||« ap ap Officers’ Association will be observ- Bnan Sullivan, Tenor, To ;^ county«Fnday The yearly event is for the bene fit of crippled children and is con ducted on behalf of the county chapters of the Crippled Children Editors Named For High Publications Close Series Here Tuesday Tenor Brian Sullivan, who will he went to Broadway to sing Gay sing here on April 19 in Thornwell lord in the gala revival of ‘Show- auditorium. has been featured at all boat.” The .urning point toward fu- three of the country’s leading opera lure fame, however, came with Kurt houses. He’s been a mainstay at the Weill's musical adaption of Elmer Metropolitan Opera ever since he Rice's “Street Scene.” When the made has debut there in 1948, and show was having its > pre-New York on the west coast he's been a head- try-out in Philadelphia, the produe- liner with the San Fransico Opera, ers desperately needed a young ten- In 1957 he made his debut with the or who could act as well as sing. Chicago Lyric Opera, singing the j Inquiries went out to Sullivan and Mavor J Louise Speake. Joanne Todd, and Trecie Davis were recently an nounced as editors of Clinton High School publications for next year. Louise and Joanne will be co-edi tors of The Clintonian, and Trecie will edit The Sentinel Billy Brooks Owens was selected as business manager of The Clin tonian. while Amelia Nichols and | Susan Workman wete selected jun ior co-editors of the annual. Others filling positions on the an nual staff are Phil King, sports editor, with Jim Sloan as spot is editor: Jimmie Orr. classes editor: and Patsy Wilkie, activities editor Mimi Martin will serve as literary editor, while Patsy Williams acts P Terry today announc- as her assistant Society of South Carolina. “B A C.” buttons will be sold in Clinton by restaurateurs under the leadership of Cecil Wilson and by all law enforcemenL-ufficjals. head ed by Chief of Police B. B. Ballard, and will entitle any person wear ing such a button to heve “coffee on the house.” Chief Ballard said practically all title role of Verdi’s “Don Carlos” eight days after his audition he had rt ‘ st ‘ lura nts, hotels, drug stores and and Turiddu in Mascagni’s "Caval- shaved off his ‘Showboat” sideburns, * unc ^ counters in Clinton w ill par leria Rusticana.” and was on stage in the Weill hit., He will appear here Tuesday eve- Sullivan, who was born in ning at 8:15 in the final number of Gis Angeles, now the Community Concert series. Sullivan returned to Chicago in | 1958 to sing, in Russian, the role lives in Manhas- jsett. Long Island, with his wife, son, two daughters. of Dimitri in “Boris Godounov.” He Has also sung Dimitri in Italian t with the San Fransico Opera under Tulio Serafin) and in Englischt at the Metropolitan), and will repeat it again in March with the San An- tree, and they have five children. tonio Opera, opposite George Lon-! He is a graduate of Ware Shoals don s famous “Boris.” meeting held on Saturday in Colum- High School and the University of Tho handsome, brawny Sullivan is bl ® South Carolina. a natural for operetta and musical n ^ a l ' e . ( 01 ^. an '^ a During World War II, he served comedy as we u a s grand opera, Dr Jones has taken part ° n P r o in the Navy for three years. aicl as a matter of fact, it was with grams a " d v 31-1 ™ 5 activities.of the In 1948, he was elected on the th j s lighter repontoire that he first S rou P- A,ter absence of this year first ballql to the House of Repre- ma d ( . “big time.” Undoubtedly he servm 8 on ,h e Furman University sentatives from Greenwood County. owes much of the popularity to be-|* acu * ty ’ J° nes wd * return to Two years later, he was reelected, ing “at home” in varied roles. I Presbyterian CoUege as professor ticipate in the event. “B.A.C.” stands for “Buck-A- Cup” or “Brace A-Child.” Kiwanis Club To Hear Dorn Tonight Congressman W. J. Bryan Dorn of the Third Congressional District, of >' ears Revival Services At Hopewell April 18-22 Revival services will begin Local Man President S. C. Historical Society Dr. Newton B Jones of this city was “lected president of the South j Greenwood, will speak at the Kiwan- Carolina Historical Society at a; is Club tonight (Thursday). Farmers of the area will be guests es his candidacy for reelection to the post in which he has served for eight years. Prior to his tenure as mavor, he was a city councilman for -ix years. In making known his decision, Mr Terry issued the following statement “In announcing for reelection as ’ Mayor of Clinton, I would like to express my appreciation to the vot ers of Clinton for their confidence in electing .me as your Mayor four times in the past “If reelected I piedge anv every effort to continue an eificient and progressive administration for the City of Clinton “1 will sincerely appreciate your continued support. “At a later date 1 plan to issue a progress report of the affairs of the City of Clinton for the past several Bill Wilson will lie the annual’s advertising manager, and Dorothy Staton will hold the position of cir culation manager The adviser will announce the typists and the assis tant business manager for the an nual when they have been selected Elizabeth Glover has been cho sen as associate editor of The Senti nel Acting as business manager will lie Donnie Revis Corinne Boyd has been named junior eviitor of the school paper, while Nancy Neighbors and Marvin Sandeis have been chosen feature editor and sports editor, respective ly Celia Casque will be a coliimn ist. Clinton’s advisory referendum Tuesday on the ques tion whether or not to adopt the city manager form of government resulted in a victory for proponents of the move. The vote was 291 to 312. A heavy favorable majority was recorded for Pre cinct No. 2 at Hampton Avenue School, 210 to 36, with three ballots voided. In No. 1 ITecinct the vote was: 138 for, and 95 against, with six ballots voided. At the Clinton Mill Precinct, a lopsided vote was cast against the proposal, 181 to 43. A total of 712 persons voted in the referendum. Enabling'legislation is expected to go before thv Gen eral Assembhr-tnTrratcedt^pwstble to puY the plan into effect. The movement was initiated by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce several months ago. Laurens Plant Planned * By American Lava Corp. American Lava Corporation of Chattanooga, a subsidiary ot Min nesota Mining and Manufacturing Companv of St Paul, Minn., has announced plans to build a techni cal ceramics plant at Laurens Construction will begin as soon as final arrangements are complet ed with local officials for the ac quisition of the 100-acre plant site said H. P. Buetow, president of the 3M Company The site is two miles nbrjhvvest of Laurens on the former Hark Hellams property west of the Bill Wilson and Bunky Blalock i;iwnullt! highway,. will serve as photographers of both publications The exchange editor and the uv-a-tant business man ager of The Sentinel will be an noun red later - WITH PARENTS Miss Miriam Templeton, of Au gusta. Ga., is spending a few days program is being arranged by the Hopewell Methodist Church on Mon- Temoleton club’s agriculture committee, with d ayi April 18. at 7:30 p “ — P of members at the meeting The at again on the first ballot. Solicitor Jones is a member of the Executive Conunittee of the Democratic Party for South Caro lina. He has been elected a delegate to the Democratic National Conven tions of 1956 and 1960 and at the recent State Convention, he was elected temporary president of the convention. Active in civic affairs of his com- ' munity, he was for two years the president of the Greenwood County Tuberculosis Association. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge No. 306, Hejaz Shrine Temple, Post No. 20, Amer ican Legion, 4Q and 8, Woodmen of the World and the Greenwood Lions Club. Mr. Jones gave the following statement to the citizens of the Eighth Judicial Circuit: "I wish first to thank the good people of Abbeville,' Gnenwood, Laurens and Newberry Couaties for their kind consideration and flatter ing vote which I received in my last race eight years ago. J "' i “My work as Circuit Solicitor during the past seven years has af forded me the greatest opportun ity for service that I have ever had. 1 To have a part in the effort to main tain and improve the administra tion of justice in our criminal courts is a real privilege. It is also a great responsibility, one that I have met sincerely, conscieatiously, and with such ability as I possess. “It has been my pleasure to try mg Two years infantry service during World War II offered no permanent setback to his increasing capability.! Immediately after his discharge Baptist Choirs Present Easter Music Sunday The combined choirs of the First Baptist Church will give a program of special Easter musi<| Sunday at the morning services.’ J Soloists will be Mrs. John Frank lin. Mrs. Marvin Manley, Mrs. J. D. McKee and J. E Martin. Jimmie Orr is organist and director. to conduct the office of Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Circuit with ability and with dignity. At the same time I have always been ready to lend an ear to the smallest complaint of the humblest citizen. “I could point with pride to the results of the many serious oases that it has been my duty to prose cute in recent years. However, I will not do so because I want it understood, without mistake, that I try in carrying out my (kity to the people of this circuit to achieve a twofold aim; that is, to »ee that guilt should not escape, nor inno cence suffer. Therefore, my interest in a criminal prosecution is not that I should win every caae, but that justice should be done in every case. I have tried to be fair, to seek after the truth, and to build public respect for the courts in which I work.” J. Henderson Pitts as chairman Mr. Dorn, a native of Greenwood County, who lives on a farm in the county, has served in both the House of Representatives and the Senate of the South Carolina Gen eral Assembly. He was the youngest member of both Houses during his service, being seated in the Senate before he was 25 by special vote of of that body. city council from ward five, today Returning after more than three A , - announces his candidacy for reelec- years service in Worfld War II. he tr > c,ub Ul11 lH ‘. hcW Tuisda > A P nl a un,on Wlth pastors of the ti on was elected to Congres at the age 19 at 12:30 l various churches taking part and Mr. Bagwell, proprietor of Clin- of 30 in 1946. where he has served Members are asked to notify one members of all congregations invit- ton Cleaners, is serving his second since with the exception of one two- of the hostesses. Mrs. John W. Fin- ^ to Jo* n in the worship term as representative from his year term when he was a candidate ney. Jr., or Miss Dot Taylor wheth- Joel R. Cox is chairman of the ward. for the U. S. Senate. er or not they plan to attend. of history in the fall. Alderman Bagwell Stands For Reelection George W. Bagwell, member in , con tinuing through Friday. April 22 The Rev C. A. Graves, pastor of St. Paul’s Methodic Church,. Salu da. vyill be tlie guest s[>eaker The public is cordially invited to at tend Luncheon Tuesday For Ladies Golf Assn. A luncheon meeting of the Ladies Golf Association of Lakeside Coun- 1 Production G expected to begin sometime m the Urst hall of 1961. according to R A McGinnis, vice president and general manager of American Lava Moat employees aill be hired locally, he said. The one-story plant will total 50.- 000 sq ft . and be ’designed for easy expansion Office space and some production space will be air con lilioned to provide the controlled Sunrise Service Scheduled Easter Morning atj6:30 An Easter sunrise service will be held Sunday morning at 6:30 at Johnson Field on the Presbyterian College campus Sponsored annually by the Clin ton Kiwanis Club, the (observance is Kiwanis committee on support of churches in their Scriptural aims Sunrise Services To Be Broadcast N L f \ Thornwell Future Homemakers Officers The Thornwell Chapter of the Future leen Brock, secretary'; Judy Tyler, pres- Hom©makers of America held their month- Went; Peggy Buckner, vice-president; Don- ly meeting April 5 at 7:30 in the Thorn- na Wickham, reporter. Miss Tyler will be well auditorium, when officers were install- Thorn well’s delegate to the State FHA Con ed for the year 1960-61. From left to right, vention at Winthrop College, June 13, 14, they are; Claudia Brittian, treasurer; Ei- and 15.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. 1 Easter Sunrise services will be broadcast over Radio Station WPCC Sunday at 6 a m Special Easter music will be presented by the Elizabeth Street Church of God choir Everyone is invited to tuiw in : Rev. J L Jenkins will bring the j message CLINTON HIGH STUDENTS DOING WELL AT COLLEGES The following report has been sent to the South Carolina State Superintendent of Education from Clinton High School Out of 48 graduates attending col lege during the first semester as freshmen a total of 91.4 per cent passed the . courses. 6 per cent plus failed but were recommended for college; only 2 percent failed who night, April 17. at 7 30 p were not recommended for college church and is in charge at arrangements for the event over whim he will preside .. 1 The Thornwell choiri .nth Mis.-. Luva McDonald as pianist, will render special music The following program will be given. The Doxology The Invication—The Rev. B A. Wesley, pastor Bailey Memorial Methodist Church. Hymn—“Christ The Lord Is Risen Today" from “Lyra Davidica” — Thornwell Choir Scripture—The Rev v lyde Peter son. pastor, Davidson Street Bap tist Church Prayer—The Rev Roscoe Bryan, pastor. Lydia Pentecostal Holiness Churqh Anthem—“The Heavens Are l>« daring ' (Beethoven). Sermon The Rev John Rivers, pastor. All Saints Episcopal Church. Hymn Christ Arose” (Lowry)— Thornwell Choir. Benediction—Dr C Bynum Betts, pastor. Associate KeGi med Presby terian Church. Cantata At Davidson St. Church On Easter An Easter cantata. “’The Easter Hope." by Charles Francis Lane, will be presented by the Dav idson Street Baptist Church soir Sunday m. in the 50 '3 IS atmosphere needed for technical ceramics manufacture. American Lava ha> headquarters in Chattanooga and employs some 1.200 persons there The 58-year old firm manufactures a complete hiy.- of technical ceramics, including, electrical and thermal insulators for electric, electronic, chemical and other industries, capacitors ami components tor the electronics in dustrv ami wear resistant and cor rosion resistant ceramic parts for textile and wire producers and for other mechanical applications m in dustry. I Sales of these products have in creased significantly, Buetow said Facilities in Chattanooga have been outgrown The new plant at Laur ens is part of a 3M program to de- -iielop at least two manufacturing points for each major product line to provide increased service and dependability for customers. Production and employment at the » Chattanooga plant are expected to continue to increase with the growth, of \merican Lava. McGinnis said The Laurens plant will be 3M's tirst production tacility in South CuRiima - Enthusiasm and support ottered by municipal and county official.' .md civic groups were a major fac tor in the decision to locate in Laur ens. Mr. Buetow said. Other fac tors included the labor supply and * the convenience to the* expanding industrial markets of the southeast, he said Boys And Girls To Get Bicycles For Subscription Sales Bovs and girls or the ('Union area this week will have opor tunitv to demonstrate their selling ability and win bicytiles at the same time. they will be given a bicycle for each 15 new subscriptions they seU for The Chronicle. Vnyone not selluig the required number of'subscriptions will bo paid $1.00 for each new subscrip tion. So. boys and girts, come to the Chronicle office for further in formation and get lined up to earn a bicycle. Only NEW subscriptions count You must make your sales to those individuals or famiUes who are not now sbuseribers to The Chronicle. Be an oarly bird—get busy now.