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1 1 \ \ T >;• .Cf| ■ olhf ffllintDtt (Elirnnirlr Vol. 61 — No. 19 Clinton, S. C., Th^irsdoy, May 12, 1960 r'' am ■ K W 1 ? iMk i P I I: « O v luifl K ? High School Students to Girls, Boys State The above Clinton High School students have been selected to attend Boys and Girls State, a week of study in government spon sored by the S. C. Department of the American Legion. The sessions will be held during sucoessive weeks early in June in Columbia. Left to right in each photo are: Eunice Byars, sponsored by the Joanna Foundation; Trecie Davis, BAPW Club; Franceen Smith and Diane Davenport, both sponsored by the Bailey Foundation. Lower photo: Brooks Owens, Jr., Lions Club; Ron nie Glenn, Bailey Foundation; Wayne Mor gan, Joanna Foundation; Gary Sprouse, Bailey Foundation. In addition to the above Gordon Thmnons, of Thornwell Orphanage, will attend Boys State, sponsored by the Kiwanis Chib.—Photos by Dan Yarborough Population Given As 7,925 Gty Shows Growth of 10% in Decade County Executive I Committee CertHies Five As Candidates The Laurens County Democratic Executive Committee, meeting in the court house Saturday, certified the names of one major candiddate and four minor candidates as nontj nees of the party , f The major candidate was Walter (E. Dunlap, candidate for clerk of court, and the other four were can didates for magistrates of their four townships They were Mrs Lucille Watts of Sullivan township, E P. Boazman of Cross Hill township. Troy Davis of Waterloo towasfcip, and Archie Owens of Sullivan town ship None of the five have opposi tion The meeting was presided over by Mrs. L. B. Slay, vice-chairman of the committee, in the absence of County Chairman R L. Plaxko, of Clinton, who was reported sick On motion of A. B Culbertson a -ash collection was taken to send a bouquet of flowers to Mr. Plaxko On motion of W. H. Harley the sec- 1 retary, Mrs. Caroline Coleman, was j instructed to buy the flowers and send them to the sick chairman along with a letter of sympathy and a hope for his early recovery. Committeeman John Ross moved that the time for the campaign neeting at Joanna be changed to 17:00 p. m. to accommodate workers ! in the mill. The committee recom mended the change but advised Mr. toss to take it up with the candi- lates as they had charge of the cam paign itinerary. L. i I ‘i m TTT?, Winners of Bailey Memorial Scholarships Clinton-Lydia Mills Vice-President George H. Cor- nelson congratulates Myra Snelgrove and William Glenn, winners of the 1960 M. S. Bailey Memorial Scholarships. FYoud parents, Mr. ami Mrs. William Snelgrove. left, and Mrs. William ( ilenn, right, look on approvingly — Photo by Dan Yarborough. Clinton showed a population gain of about 10 per cent during the past ten yean, according to figures made publk this week by Mayor J. P. Ter- ry Preliminary figures that are sub ject to change show Clinton's 1960 population to be 7.905, a jump of 757 from the count of 7,198 a decade ago. Mr. Terry expressed disappoint ment that the recent count does not ibow a greater population growth during the past ten years. . ‘ With the numerous new homes * built in several subdivisions and in, other areas of the city during recent years, we had expected the count to be somewhat higher than it turned out to be," Mayor Terry said. Laurens, whaoli showed a popu lation of 9.403 in the I960 count, against 8,658 for 1980. also gained about ten per cent. Mayor W. Paul Culbertson said, j “We had hoped to hit 10,000 in Lau- > rens.” Furman E. Thomason, chairman of the Laurens County Board of -ConupifiBiOTm. announced, thgt thg VJ * Charlotte Banker To Address College Student Association A Charlotte banker will address the first annual banquet of the Presby terian College Busines and Econom ics Association this Thursday night. He is Winfred W. Eckard, vice- president of the credit and banking department of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company (here. The oc casion is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. in the college dining hall, with student members and invited guests CUFF Officers Find SHtl In Laurens Barber Shop Laurens—City police officers de stroyed a still in the basement of • a local barber ahop Monday after noon, Chief J. W. Power* said. ITie chief said two gallons of il legal liquor and 55 gallons of mash were poured out. The still was not in operation at the time of the raid OCfkers uncovered the still at a barber shop operated by R. A. Wright on North Harper street, ac cording to Chief Power. No formal charges were made immediately. Partkipating in the raid with Chief Power were Officers J. M. Barrett, R. H. Dawkins, and W. P. Robertson. Officers said the small still was hooked onto the flue serving the barber shop’s water heatar A warrant charging Wright with operating an illegal liquor still was issued by Magistrate Lucille Watts. He was released on $600 bond. preliminary population figure for the county is 47,452. Reports on the 1960 population census were received by the three official from the office of Henry A. Benner, census district supervisor, with offkes in Greenville. McKttfrick Wins Appointment To Military Academy Newly elected officers of the Busi ness and Economics Association, who have headed preparations for the banque( are: Douglas McGoug- aid. Jr, of Anderson, president; Paul Ard of Atlanta, vke-president, Local Baptist Choirs and Harrison Clayton of Marietta, | a r Ga.. secretary treasurer. Professor To Sing Ot Joanna John Madden of the PC economics. serves as faculty ad- Lions Club Award Goes to Neely As Citizen of the Year Carlisle W. Neely has been select ed by members of the Lions Club to receive the annual "Citizen of the Year” award Neely will be honored at an early meeting of the club when a plaque To Cos! $25,000 Street Resurfacing Work Underway Young Descendants Gather On Sunday For Sixth Reunion Clinton streets was begun Tuesday morning and will be underway for the next ten days The work is being done by Wham Construction Company of Anderson Descendants of George Thomas Sections of ten streets worst in Christopher Young and Nannie need of repairs have been selected . Elizabeth Blakely Young held their for first consideration, it was stated w ill be presented attesting the honor, sixth annual reunion here on Sunday by Mayor J. P. Terry and members Neely, secretary of Clinton Cotton at the American Legion Home, of city council, wbo authorized the Milk, was selected for his efforts' Eighty members of the family from work at a special meeting Monday in doing preliminary work between 1 >>ere and elsewh « re gathered for the the local level, Columbia and Wash A $25,000 resurfacing prgram on Work on at least six other streets ington in connection w ith the Bailey Memorial Hospital, soon to be con structed. and making the necessary financial arrangements. He is chair man of the board of directors of the ho^iial. He is a member of the Lions Club, the First Presbyterian Church, and a director of the Chamber of Com merce. Body of Infant Found Here Thursday The body of a premature infant was discovered here Thursday at a sewer disposal plant at the southern •Opt «f tie city. The white child's body was found by Jim Hill, city utilities employee, while on an inspection tour. The body was examined by Dr. Atkinson, county physician of Lau rens, and an investigation is being made by city and county police of-, ificers, occasion At one o'clock a picnic dinner w as served with returning thanks After dinner Henry M Young. Sr , retiring president, presided over a short business session Mrs N. P. Dow (Florence Rantin) Kpoxville. Tenn.. was elected president, and H. Fran cis Blalock was selected to serve as vice-president Mrs James Moore (Nannelle Blalock) and Mrs. Carl Hart (Doris Young) both of York, will serve as secretary and treas urer. Historian is R C. Adair, and chaplain is Rev Davis Young of Co lumbia, Miss Officers were install ed by Dr. W R. Turner. will follow it was slated, and pos sibly others will be included if ap propria ted funds will alkrw The work has been under con side ration for some months, the mayor and council men said It had been planned to enter the street reno vation plan last fall, but early rain.' and then cold weather caused post poaement Some streets improved earlier last year but whkh have not held up of finals stated, will he given another gung over to put them in good coo dition In addition, it was sak. county i >rces will be brought at a later date to improve still other stretches with new -.urfaces and to do grad- dress parade of the Presbyterian mg and surfacing on several streets Gin ton Residents Invited To Attend Final Dress Parade Clinton residents are extended a cordial invitation to attend the final College cadet corps on Thursday afternoon, May 19. Lt Col. W. W Barnett, professor of military science and tactics, -aid the parade will be conducted on Johnson Field at 2:30 p m It is in honor of the senior cadet officers, and presentation of special awards will be made during the ceremony 4 Coffee Day Proceeds Increased For 1960 A report for annual t offee Day with Thomas Sease James of Tay- by the Laurens County chairman,! | ors and McBraver Wo<k Cecil P. Wilson, of this city, showed Greer. a large increase over the previous »e is scheduled to report July 5 Vuar ' One of three «salutatorians. he Proceeds from the event, which graduates'from Clinton High in will go to the Crippled Children’s June Society of South Carolina, totaled McKittrick is a member of ‘Jie $951 25. Laurens contributed $500.00 National Honor Society and the uihd Clinton. $451.25. Last year s Beta Club, and served as president total was $519.00 of his classes for the past three Mr. Wilson attributed much of the years. He was vice-president of the success of the event to Chief B B student council last year Ballard of Clinton. Chief Bill Pow- He was named King Teen this er of Laurens, and their police de- year He is also president of the partments for their work on ‘Coffee Transportation Club and business Day.” manager of the school paper. Presbyterian College to Inaugurate Department of Christian Education department viser. Eckard. the principal speaker on Thursday night, has been associated . _ _ _ , . with the Wachovia Bank since 1948 ^Chnton High School^semor James He j S a g rad uate of Lenoir-Rhyne CSIfiora McKittrick, 17. has woo an College and the Rutgers University apom.ment to the U. S. Military g rat | ua t e .school of banknig Academy at West Point, N. Y. James, the son of Mr. and Mrs r 00 |pv Pnccpc K W McKittrick. was^minated. ,yirS ' ( V ' 00ieV rOSSCS by Rep. Ropbert A Ashmore along At /. ‘cL*tvi.!j Home 'Hie combined chulis of lik‘ FTTH Baptist Church will present “Ser- Junior High Student Give Musical Program that need to be widened Also the officials said, the state highway department will rebuild and resurface several streets in the 1 city at an early date When all contemplated work ® completed, the mayor and council members Mated. Clinton streets will be in the best condiiion in yean. Streets on which work is expected , to be done in the next few days ar- clude East Florida from !f. Adair ; to Hays, N Holland from E Caro lina to Ferguson. Shands from Ftori da to Philbp^. Entorpria# from Mua- „ » c I a •• Woodrow Picfeefis Alley Myra Ann Snelgrove and William Fhe scholarships awarded annual- clay from E Carolina to Florida Leon Glenn, Jr . were awarded M ly by the Bailey Foundation have a e Ferguson from N Adair (one S Bailey Memorial Scholarships in, maximum value of $3,000 each My- bl<xk stonewall from Jones to Lib- recen* chapel exempt at Clinton ra and William will receive up to mgh 1 sdvwrw — * Bailey Scholarships Go To Snelgrove and Glenn Mrs ‘>H F. irle C-o'ev. widow of a d early yes terday morning at the home of her son. Col and Mrs. John B. Cooley, in Mountville after several years of declining health. She wa> a native of Anderson County, but had made her home with tin* Cooleys for a number of years Survivors include a daughter, Mrs j Charles H Arndt of Clemson: and two sons. Col. Cooley and C. E Cool ey of Anderson Funeral arrangements were in complete when TTk* Chronicle’ went to press, but will be announced later from the Sullivan King Funeral Home in Anderson mon In Song" at the Joanna Presby terian Church on Wednesday eve ning. May 18, at 7:45. All Joanna On Friday evening. May 13, at 8 churches will join for the service o'clock a group of 85 Clinton Junior and the public is invited to attend. High School students will present a Edward Perry is directing the musical program in the auditorium program and Jimmy Orr will serve of Hampton Avenue School Miss as organist Hie following will serve Janice Pinson will acompany the as soloists for special numbers: chorus, and Mrs. Hazel Gilfillan Mrs. Marvin Manley, Mrs. J. D. will direct the program consisting McKee, Mrs James W Walker, of relgimus and popular numbers Mrs John Franklin, Mrs. Donald and some folk dancing Mauidin, J E Martin and George The hour long program is o/en to Beatty , % the public. Vice-President George H CorneLson i _ Kindergarten Families Have Picnic May 24 The Lydia-Clinton Kindergarten pupil' and their families are invited to attend a picnic at 6 30 p m.. Tuesday. May 24 at the Lydia look out Each family is .i'kod to bring a picnic h:i'ke‘. for its member.' Nap kins. plates and cups will be pro- v ded Mi" N Hie Osborne, social director, is in charge Fire Destroys Home at Lydia A fire Monday morning about nine o'clock completely destroyed the home erf Mr and Mrs. W. I Bailey offer to young praduates 1,1 the Lydia community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bailey were at that for which necessary It Presbyterian College will broaden service other than its service to the church by adding seminary training is a department of Christian Education . with the start of the 1960-61 session ‘ ' ‘ next September. Academic Dean ' n *° busines and profes- GeorgeC. Bellingrath anounced yes sinnal world certain techniques that ihil. and the ^Tnd contents ,€ !! ay . , . ^ Wl11 make lh em more effective lay were a total loss, except a few i The program is designed to fill a leaders j n ,he churches they attend kitchen items which were removed. ' “l-S help°m«ut the shortage ot A,10lhfr pro,eiSor '* in '» the faculty to direct the work of ” ^ Eastern Carolina League | work and the children were at trained church workers by produc-1 ing associates in Christian education i “ , ' s new depart men: at Presbyterian for the churches of South Carolina ( ol, ege. and Georgia; and 2—To give ‘he — more effective lay leadership as; IS Honored At technical training necessary for teachers and officers. Dr. Bellingrath said this depart ment will be coordinated with the PC Bible program which each year sends k number of graduates to the seminaries as ministerial candi dates." He added: “The heart of this new department will be a study of the Bible, of Chris tian doctrine and of the service the program of the church is rendering in the world today. U will include the organization of the local church and the methods of teaching the Bible, primarily to young people.” Hie Presbyterian College dean pointed out the program should have particular appeal to the girl rtu- dents and to many young men who want to got into fuB-time Christian 'Auburn University Cadet James A. Buford was cprps commander for the day at Aubbrn University for the annual Governor’s Day on Tuesday of the past week when Governor John Patterson spoke at a luncheon there and in spected the ROTC units. Cadet Buford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Buford of Lafayette, Ala. .and the grandson of Mrs. G. Fair (Lois Manson) Buford and the late Mr. Buford of this city TO GIVE FISH FKY The Hurricane Community Club will sponsor a fish fry this evening (May 12) at the Hurricane Baptist Church dub house from 6:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. Tuesday night was played as a bene fit for the family. A son. Melvin Bailey, is a member of the Clinton team. Wilson Announces For Ward Five Seat Woodrow L. Wilson is announced today as a candidate for ;iMerman from Ward Five. He is a former member of city ciunctl from this ward. He is em ployed by Clinton Cotton Mills and operates a lunch room on W. Pitts Street Camp Fire Leaders To Meet Monday A meeting of Camp Fire leaders will be held at the hut on Hickory street Monday evening. May 16, at 7:30, , A board meeting will be held on May 24. >750 per year for four years They may attend the accredited South Carolina college or university of their choice to pursue any course of study they wish, provided it leads to a recognized degree Myra is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Snelgrove. both Clinton Mill employee' William i' the son of Mr and Mr' William Glenn of Clinton Mrs Glenn i' a lon^ service Clinton employe® The winners were c ho ken on the basis of character hnzh school -;cro lastic records, qualities of leader ship participation in student church ond community activities, their icui.' in life and financial needs Parent's Invited To Visit Kindergarten I\ir n:.s re imiteu to voit nd ob serve the activities of the Lydia Clint A Kindergarten from nine until eleven o'clock during the mornings of t u week oCMay 16-30. accord i > an unnminceine it by M ' Nel'ie O-borne, social director Diplomas will be given the follow ing week to twenty pupils who are now completing a year of pre-school training. u /J Break-In Nets S50 AJ)reak in during the week end at Todd Wholesale Grocery Co. at S, i: Broad and Gary Streets netted thoi.i pony or parties $5U in cash, it was reported by Clinton police who are ■ continuing an investigation. Entry was made through a back door Nothing else wa' said to be missing Hie robbery was reported by Jitn Bass. Jr . manager, upon v'«">ng for business Monda\ inoniiru S Adair, N Livingston from W Main to Washington. S A'ia.r from E Carolina to E Maple. W Center mal from $ Broad to Thornwell. part of Young Drive «Circle». Bailey Crtde. cut off from Musgrove at Whitmire Highway I! was pointed out that other streets probably will be improved in another program to be set up for the new fi'ial year Little Boys Baseball Schedules for Week Thursday • totfcv t—Joanna vs Ex- fiHise vs Whitmire at and Eve Kin ge vs Lions m a‘Us \, Exchange at Lions M-xk-c. 4 30 Ioanna. Registration Permits Obtainable At . Laurens Court House Tl rtificates may be Laurens- County week fn*m the 4ration from 9 00 except for a brief 'i when the office Bighorn Offers For Reelection Lions Club Broom Sale Thursday, Friday Members of the Clinton Lions Club will conduct their annual broom sale Thursday * and Friday evening's when house-to-house calls will be made by members of the club. Housewives of the community are asked to cooperate with the club in the event. Street sales also will be made on Saturday. Pro ceeds will be used for the sight conserva tion program of the club. The brooms are made by blind workers in a Columbia work shop which is sponsored by Lions Clubs of the state. Shown above making an early call upon Mrs. Clyde Ehrhandt at her home are Don Creighton, left, chairman of the club’s broom sale committee, ami Rembert Tru- luck, president of the club.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Kiwanians To Hear Program On Forestry A program .»n forestry will be ;>n -ented M members of the Clinton Kiwanis c .ub at their first May meeting mi Thursday night. 1: is t < be conducted by the Ca tawba Timber Company, starting at 7.00 p m in the ballroom irf the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Thomas Is Officer S. C. Jewelers Assn. J C 1 ivomas. Clinton jeweler, was nanfed first vice-president of the South Carolina Jewelers Association at he annual two-day meeting end ing V May at Myrtle Beach Joe Edwards Seeks Ward 4 Council Seat Joe Edwards today announces where some were pu: on the grave J himself a candidate for city council of each soldier In conjunction with from Ward Four the event the classes have been Edwards is connected with Bonds making a study of the life and ca- Construction Company. This is bis reer of Robert E Lee first venture in politics. Robert'N Bighorn ha- tin- uvk announced his candidacy for re elec tion as magistrate of Jack- Town ship He has served in this capacity for the past two years DECORATE GRAVES In observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday. May 10, the fourth grade classe- at Hampton Avenue School decorated the graves of Confederate veterans at the Presbyterian Church cemetery Students brought flowers and the classes marched to the cemetery