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'•“"““I \ \ n i CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES! r CONGRATULATIONS, v GRADUATES! Vol. 61 — No. 61 Clinton, S. C. # Thursday, May 26, 1960 , >. .-jp 5 * ■ 11M ' v'; ; +■. JzT . a // t; '& Cr^; JPi «V(*Kj WSmmsmr^ :■ r T v' >j Wf**sy .v - 1 -■ MW. • | P |l - , -lJ^ l v '• -, Tii3r 7 Y T * a?K Shown here are the scene of dratfKinjr operations and recovery of the body of Curtis Brewinjrton, 16-year- old Clinton Hijrh School student, who was drownied in a pond on the farm of Jack H. Davis, near ClintoiCTuesday afternoon. The body was brought to shore by Lt. Rob ert Fairbanks, of Charleston Air Force Base, who was visiting here, and Arthur Barker, Clinton man. Three boats took part in dragging for the body, which was found after about two and a half hours. The lioats were commanded by Magistrate Sam McCrary. William Samp les, and City Policeman Rufus King. The pond, .which covers an area of about ten acjrcs. is off the Milton road and is used frequently by people of the community for fishing and,swimming.—Photos by Dan Yarborough. For Moyor And Six Councilmen City Election on Tuesday Thornwell Ends Year — 16-Year-Old High School Boy — Curtis Brewington Drowns in Farm Pond Near Here Democrat* of Clinton will go to. the polls Tuesday to nominate a mayor and six members of city | council. The only unopposed candidate is Councilman Frank M Boland. Jr., j in ward one. Mayor Joe P Terry, now com pleting his fourth two-year term, is opposed by V. Parks Adair In ward two. the candidates are being planned for 7 30 p S A (Chick> Pitta, incumbent, and urday Youth Revival Planned Saturday For Joanna Church Joanna—A youth revival at Joan na's Epworth Methodist Church is m . Sat "Poppy Day" To Be Observed Saturday The American Legion Auxiliary has announced that the Blue Bird and Camp Fire groups, assisted by volunteer workers, will sell poppies in Clinton on Poppy Day. Saturday. Thornwell Orphanage closed its commencement season Monday eve- y. . /»| I T rung with the delivery of state high |\|WgniS vIlID lO school diplomas to 11 graduates •imtrxrrj Hear Workman In made by the Rev Dr. S. Wilkes Dendy. pastor of the First Presby terian Church of Dalton, Ga The valedictory was given by memorial to America's Larry < Buddy > Hedipeth Ward three. Harry C. Layton, in- cumfbent, and B Noland Suddeth Ward four. James P. Sloan in cumbent, and Joe V. Edwards Ward five, George W Bagwell, incumbent, and Woodrow Wilson In ward six. three Candida Us will conuet for votes: James C. Craine, Daniel L Dunnway and Talmndfe (Dart) Sanfen Three polling placet will be pro vided: City No 1. at the city hall on North Broad Street. City No. 2. at Hampton Avenue School, and at the Clinton Mill precinct at the Community House Polls wUl open at S a. m and dose at U p. m Box managers will be. No 1-J. J. Clark. George W. Copeland. Mrs Joanne Pluuco. Mrs. Louie Thomley No. 2—G. W. Hollingsworth. Hen ry M Young. Sr. Miss Kate Milam, Mrs Virginia Jacobs Clinton Mill: Sam Williams, Regi nald Cheek. Mrs. Maggie Reynolds. Mrs. Irene Whitmire If a second primary is needed it will be held one week later Candidates nominated in Tues day’s primary will enter a general election, probably in August New terms for city officials begin September 1. I ~ Legion Juniors To Hove Practice Games The Junior American Legion base ball team will have a practice The Rev. David Templeton of Newberry will bring the inspira tional message and there will be March a which is a war dead The Blue Bird and Camp Fire girls, wearing their uniforms, are Address At 6 Today W D Workman. Jr outstanding South Carolina newspaperman and This is a nannuat event Dean Allen, first honor grad wl u tn the Clinton uate. and the salutatory by Marvin Glasure Dr Dendy said that graduates should think of themselves as roes seogerv for each has a message to give and he alone can determine wbat the message will be Will it have veteran-made red crepe pappies will ** • ■•••ge of forgiveness, a cleaa |dent, covering the state political charge of the recreation be sold from 9 o'clock until 12 noon heart, the message of a helping South Carolina HU recent book an Response to the invitation has led After the girt* have eorf home hand'' Whatever message, whatever titled 'The Cane for the South.” at special music by a youth choir The asked to come to poppy he a dq oar Women of the Church, local union, ters in the front of Efird s. by 9 will have charge of the social hour o'clock on Saturday. May M The Mrs Lavinia Cooley trill Curtis Brewington Funeral Services . At 11 This Morning Newell Curtis Brewington. 16 drowned while swimming Tuesday aftemoun in a pond near Clinton He was bom in Laurens County. The meeting will be held in the the son of Newell Brewington and ballroom of the Mary Muvgrove Mrs Thelma Fulmer Brewington Hotel, scheduled for < 00 p m . He was a member of Bethany Pro bytenan Church and was in the ninth grade at ( luxon High School Surviving in addition to his par ents are four sisters. Mrs dm B Kiwanu Club at its final May meet ing tonight < Thursday) an hour earlier than usual Workman ta the Capitol correspon- for several hun for lynch they are a*sd ta return deed young people who will come to Eflrd's by 1 o'clock, at which from Clinton. Newberry, Green- time they will be taken In a body wood. Anderson, and the Columbia to the Broadway Theater to at Districts for this rally tend the afternoon movie as guests Miss Judy Murrah is president of Lei a ad. Young, manager of the hoot youth group, and the AM funds received from Poppy Rev Hugh Bickley Is pastor of Day go directly to disabled veterans Epworth church or their families County Candidates Off On I960 Speaking Tour calling, each should so lot hm light tempts to present southern views on English of shine that he might glorify Ged the racial question and has enjoyed Brrwmgtuf. Members of the graduating class i* ,r,< * er wwp*»n In other %«*rti.>n< were Lou Dean Allen. Nancy Jean ^ books Burris. Anne Trow bridge Cry me*. "''Dt Dus objective Clarion Kay Folk. Lillian Cook son Marvin Lee Johnny Gray. Harriet Batty i; Barbara Ana Jo Brewingtan. Presbyterians Use New Organ Sunday TV installation ,»f the new Reuter organ has been completed at the Fir»t Presbyterian Church and w ill be u»ed for the first time at regular services Sunday morning, it been announced ton Funeral services morning < Thursday at Bethany Prevbytervan < hurch near Clinton conducted by the Rev Tony N Gavalas Intermont will hr in Rosemont cemetery Pallbearer' will be Bobby Wat son. Junior Watson. William Footer Harold Fowler Gene Neighbors Mike Pace Henry Fallow. Grady Fallow ■ * Ww URu fWFTTfVr > Elisabeth Hudson. Lynda Kay Taylor, Patricia Louise Vaughan and Robert Smith Wickham Medals and prues were annuunc fld M In addition to his newspaper col- Glasure umn< Workman appears regularly on radio and television and baa been on the national ‘Meet the Press'* and Dorothy Jewel Brewington all Clinton Spartanburg highway and of the home his grandparents Mr will be placed in the church at 10 90 and Mrs RoUnd Brewington of Clin this morning He was first scheduled to address the Clinton Kiwanis Club on March 10 but hid to Doalpooc his uppea; ante then because of adverse wrath er conditions which restricted trav et Laurens County candidates for the State Senate and House of Rep resen tali ve were practically unan imous in advocatuig higher pay for teachers, continuation of segregated schools, economy in government, and improvement of county roads as the county political campaign opened Monday night The first of eight scheduled speak ing engagements was held at Hic kory Tavern, in the upper part of the county Approximately 500 per sons gathered at the community athletic field to hear the candidates Other meetings next week •ay. May 30. at WondviB*; Tuesday, .day 31. at Camak School: Thurt- tay. ■ iUi ball ;>ark; Fri lay. June 3. at Gray curt- vin">. ‘ The three candidates tor the State Senate spoke first, followed by the nine House of Representatives can didates Senate Candidates Itep. Justin Bridges pointed to five things which he said he stood for and if elected he said he would Brock, dairy, Michael Parka, print shop. Bobby Wicklum, wood shop. Edward Toney, best all-around stu dent. Marvin Glasure; office. Anne Mon. |R,ch *y; electrical shop. Roy Raw lins; campus maintenance, Billy .Joe Loveless, school maintenance, Gordon Timmons. D A. R . Linda Tyler Bible. Linda Tyler. Scout, Tn-State Culvert & Mfg Division Jimmy Smith, student improve- ©f the Florida Steel Corp , Decatur ment. Clarion Folk. Ga., was low bidder for erection of Gifts Of Pilchers signs along 36 miles of the new In Silver pitchers were presented to terstate Highway 26. passing * i seven of the Thornwell staff menv Clinton 89 to Receive Diplomas From High School Tonight The annual baccalaureate service A 16 year-oW ( union High School studen- drtwneri early Tuesday af ternoon in j pond nejr here despite the efforts .>f a friend *o rescue him The victim a as Newell Curtis Brew ri^*on jcily -or. .>f Mr and Mr» Newell BrewingMn g »iv Spar tanburg highway lanavard White 16 atvi of 1 Unum who drove Brewington to the pond jo the farm of J H Davu (our will be held ’his miles southwest if acre was is his i at 11 0 ‘ w*ck C4f * hen be heard a call for help, according to hher ff C W Witr White ’old officers that tme ran to liie pond and Jit l if (SVfMtHl to pull the youth to safety but *a« livable to hold onto him TV sheriff Mid hr anderstood that neither of the boys was a good swimmer and ‘Jut if White had heft} orD Brewingtim he too might have ilntwaod White rushed to the home at Hall King nearby to obtain hrip and call for officers TV body was recovered about 4 3D in 9-f<Mjf water about 3S feet from shore It was discovered by Deputy W D Burns Magistrate Sam U McCfgry- acUBg^caooMC^. and S C Chaney riding in Mr Me - Crary s bust U Robert Fairbanks at Charle* $100,402 Is Low Bid For Signs On Interstate Route 26 tin selections bv the cli-e club, bers in connection with the dosing Amount of the bid was Sluu.402. t v, n , 0 >a lutat >rv addresses bv Mar school program They went to B. S. and was received by the South l Mw . DeYoungCliff McK tlnck and in Delle Wilier, and the valedictory and was received by thr I’irson. Janies Willard. John Moore Carolina Highway Department Hudgens. Miss Luva McDonald, Columbia last Tuesday Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, and Miss Commencement exercises-for Clin ton High School will continue this *** kafd Sunday evening with the ton Air Force Baae. who was visil- i Thursday i evening at 8 o clock *^^nio nbctng preached by .he Rev ing in tlmum. and Arttour Barker of when the graduation service will be f?* 1 E Cannon pastor at Broad ( linion. dived into the water and * Street Methodist (. hunch Several brought the body to Jie surface held in the high school auditorium pastors of the community were on About 230 penoos gathered at the There are » members of the senior the platform and had pans on the pond while dragging operatiosw were program, which was a union service m progress of churches of the area Acting Coroner McCrary empwnri Names of the senior class appear ed a jury and said that an inquest tath a group picture •-Isewhere in will be conducted if the family re The Chronicle today quests it The Rev Mr Cannon in hi' ad Others assisting w dragging ope dress to the graduates urged the rations from boats included Wtl- voun^ le.iple to place the proper liam Samples. Bobby Hams. Earl class Tr program this evening will in elude a processional by Dolores Brookshire, invocation by Ernie Strand an address by Jim Dub nt ' ar oms, presKfent of the class, and ... .. „ i Presiding over the meeting was *“*”“ •**"*"? STJ2S UBfc. Will,am. Slay, mc ..... u t| , (■_' y ’ ' h . chairman of the Cuiinly Democrat teneben pay. segrcaatcd' schools. Mill park at 8:00 p. m . it has been . _ _ ... . » ,.u , ic Party, w the absence of Chair- announced .. On June 9 a practice game L u Pt ^ who ,s 01 Mrs the .Anderson team will be held here taro ‘ ,ne , B Coleman, secretary, at the local park Other games will was 11 mi-ki>eper. will push for those things He listed the « j u i u and Helen Porter in ap- preci-itiou of 25 years or more of five goals as a reduction in unneces sary state government, increase in! service to Thutnwdl Orphanage. Baccalaureate Sunday industrial development of Laurens County, and repairs to county roads. He cited his past record in the House. The baccalaureate service was held Sunday morning at the 11:00 o'clock worship service, when the sermon was preached by the Rev. The distance is from Sthte Route 733 in Newberry County, to Fnoree River between Lauren- ami Spartan burg countie> Bobby Copeland On Fishing Trip Bobby Copeland. Clinton man. by Cathy Hart Announcement of scholarships and a:\jr.i' will be by W R Anderson. Jr . superintendent of District 56 and presentation of diplomas will be by G \ Fov a"i'tjnt supertn tVnde.’it. and R l’ Wilder pnnei, al. values on thing' those that are last ing. those that are true and in tune with the Christian life ‘ Put the accent on living ., ord ing to the way of Christ, whose we are Our live> are determ lin'd by our accent on thing' “ Vve find oui 'eU*' in a a, rid a here v due' ar« inverted It vmi McElhannun and City Polumnen Rufus King amt Wnght Simp^oa Girls Meet To Organize Softball GinD who are ulunning to play iftball t.nis sur ner will meet at ii af’ertt *n Thur> Singing of the alma mater by the u >uld be great be the in ' r t class and the recessional wil close al! the servant of all There are King Dixon, also a candidate for Marion G. Bradwell. pastor of the employed* by Yarborough Oil Co., the service The I960 commencement season be with Woodruff there June 2 at The next meeting will be held | — r r 8.00 p m and with Andreson there Friday evening at Joanna beginning | the Senate, said he would see thaLiCovenant Presbyterian Church, Al- ^P t ‘ nl ^ ast week at Wrightsville began last Tuesday morning with June 6. at 7:45 (Continued on page eight) Fire Damages Standard Plywood Co. * Here is the boiler room of Standard Ply woods, Inc., which was hit by &4BS.0O0 fire Sunday afternoon about one o'clock. The boiler room and equipment was a total loss. Plywood officials stated. The plant, at the western edge of the city, was out of pro duction for four days and will be on limited production for about three weeks, accord ing to Bob Anderson, president of the com pany.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. bany, Ga. He told the graduates that they have the privilege of living a cer tain span of years to use as they will. Things we need to keep in mind as we use the lives God has given us arc: 1. Make your dreams come true; 2. Spend your life for something that will outlast you; and 3 Be sure and make friends with' Ged. A number ot children who had memorised and recited the Child's i Catechism and the Shorter Cate- j chism during the year were present- ' ed Testaments and Bibles Clinton-Lydia Mills Swimming Pools Open Monday, May 30th The swimming i>ools at Clinton and Lydia Mills will open for the summer season on Monday, May 30. As usual, a full staff of registered and trained life guards will be on duty at all times. Pools will open throughout the week with the ex ception of Wednesday night and Sunday Daily hours are 9-12 a. m., j 3-6 and 7-9 p. m. Admission for children (12 and under) will be 15c; adult. 35c Sea son tickets may be purchased from the life guards at the respective pools. Beach. Wilmington fishing trip N C . on a clas exercises when the class poem history, will, and prophecy were He was reported by the Wilnung- read by members of the cla-'. the ton Star as having hooked and land ed ten king mackerel in one hour class gift presented, and review of honors won during the year too many Christians who arc not concerned about the needs of hu inanity Christianity demands that nir heart' have concern for our neighbors “Put the accent in the right pi.ice. he concluded, in service for God >ecut Hut thi •(’" la 1 , it I o click \rn born be! te August 1. 1949 are ehgibie to play There will be two teams, one for girls U, 12. and 13 on done for girls 14. 15. and 16 vears aid Any not 17 before Au gust t 1960 are eligible for the old er teams Mr' Fuller Motes is coach fin: the girl' softball team i&aafci. f Ilf# r I trv FF. * |. CATHY HART Valedictorian MARLENE DoYOtNG SaJutatorian CLIFF UcKirmcK Salutatorian Clinton High School Class Leaders DEUF WILDER Salutatortaii \ Above are the scholastic leaders of the 1960 Clinton Higft School graduating claas who will appear on the fi nals program tonig-ht. At the left is Cathy Hart, of Jo anna, who U valedictorian of the class, having the best four-year record in scholarship. Following in order are three salutatorians w hose scholastic averages ended in a tie: Marlene DeYoung of Hinton. Cliff McKtttrick of near Clinton, and Delle Wilder of Clinton