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®he (EUnlnn (Ehrmtirlp *1 Vot. 61 —No. 26 Clinton, S. G, Thursday, June 30,1960 MXON — SENA1 GRAYDON — HOUSE ABERCROMBIE — HOUSE HART — HOUSE JOHNSON — SHERIFF CORONER BOZARD — MAGISTRATE Carroll Samples Held Freddie Attaway Dies From Knifing Freddie M AttJiway, 27-year-old liam T. Jones, Judge Steve C. Grtf- Clinton men. apparently died almost ; Oth ei Newberry, nad Samples* ' an eight-inch hunting knife was plunged into his chest Smurday morning about 10:30 on a country road in the Hopewell sec tion near hare Being held in the county Jail at Laurens is Camil Samples. 40. who. Sheriff C. W. Wler said, ad mitted the crime. The fight between the two man. which also included the attempted use of a gun. was wkneeaed by At- Uwrsy's wife Attaway wm m arrival at Hays hospital In Clh> by Mrs Attaway attorneys. FUNERAL RITES Funeral sendees lor Attaway were held Sunday at 3:00 p. m at Lydia Mffi Baptist Church, conduct ed by Rev Milford J. Saiders and Rev J. B Abercrombie Burial was la Roaemoot cemetery PaUbearers were members of the National Guard unit Kenneth Me Oery. Ray Benjamin, Jr Joe SpUlers. Francis id DeroeU Jehneon Attaway wns ■ native of i^sureas he mant meat ef Ms. Clinton To Close Monday, July 4th Clinton business houses generally will take the day off Monday, July 4. In addition to retail stores, banks, offeies, and other business estab lishments wil Mlao observe the holi day Clintan Lydu Cotton Mills and Joanna Cotton Mills will cease ope raatons this week-end to resume work on Monday, July 11, their em ployees receiving pay for the week Other industrial plants in the area will likewise give their employees a week's vacation with pay. with some not following the practice J. Robert On. chairman of the Merchants Dhriaion of tha Chamber of Commerce, Mated that tall stores of the city wil Dixon Named Senator; Johnson Is New Sheriff Graydon, Abercrombie, and Pressley Wins Coroner's Race; Hart Elected as Representatives Bozard Is Township Magistrate HOW THEY VOTED TUESDAY = Senate Hsus* ef Representatives Sheriff |] G PRECINCT* s M ■3 £ s * a s ■O E 2 I w V3 xs i Z ■ a Speakers Announced For Religious Month At Camp Fellowship Chib Washes Cars The final day of the CHntaa High School Kay Club's car wrnhkg proj ect is today (Thursday) Members of the club are washing ears for the public at 11.31 each. Ihe event got underway yestar- tday and chib members are looking for increased patronage today. The car waMung is being done M Ramage’s Carolina Service Station and at Charlie’s GuM Center, both on East Carolina Avenue. The pub lic is asked to ceU either place for The Key Clubbers seek to raise funds to promote activities of file club *— AT KIWANIS CONVENTION S. James Von Hollen, president of the local dub, and Marvin G. Gault, Jr., secertary-treasurer, are attending the International Kiwanis convention in Miami, Fla. They were accompanied by Mrs. Von HoUen and son. Dirk, Mrs. Gault and children. Ginger and Carter. Clinton Juniors In Two Home Contests Tonight And Friday The Clinton American Legion Junior team will meet Greer and Greenville, respectively, in home games at the Clinton Mill park to night (Thursday) and Friday. Next week, three games will be played to finish out the season. Monday, July 4, the opponent will be Greer at Greer; Wednesday, Greenville at Greenville; and on Frduty night, the 8th, Parker will appear at the Clinton park to wind up the schedule. The Clinton Juniors won their first game in seven starts Monday nitfxt, turning back Parker 4-3. The local boys have lost several games by one-run margins. group of we are expect ing that ail the churches of the Predbytnrv will be represented each night. Mr. McCulthen s«iJ The program Is sp naored by the Religious Eiucation Committee of South Carolina Presbytery of which the Rev. John Ashenfelder of Ware Shoals is chairman The speakers were selected by a sub-committee of which the Rev. C. J. Hammett of Rock Church in Greenwood coun ty, is chairman The Presbytery is composed of churches in all parts of Laurens. Newberry. Greenwood, Abbeville, and McCormick Counties. AT CONFERENCE The following young people from Providence Associate Reform- ed Presbyterian Church with their counselor, Mrs. Nolon Carter, at tended the Young People’s Confer ence at Bon Clarken, N. C., last week: Misses Joanne Todd, Gwen Hitt, Steve Turner and William Wilson. 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I4X TO • 194 2X1 its iTxi ixrj m li 166. •tot* 134 201 Learaas No. X 45 HiJ S, •t LJJ to J •! 68 61 us mrm 91 2T8 179 114 303 213 198 232 174 Loaatott No 4 j •* l*lj 124 66, to' a n * to 121 94 to Loeresw No 5 2X3 324 TO 313 349 1M 219 217 1 U * 449 174 361 Lomeas No. tto 174 m 146 132 166 to 142 to 197 TO 291 Long Branch *1 u? u 67 fd to to 69 6] 44 97 Urdu mu 77 144 «l 181 143, 126 90 10* 1 I 178 78 162 61 Maddows « to 43 « 63 a » a 7« to 43 43 Morno . . 11 ! 34 to 25 13 14 19 to a U to, 11 Mt OBve 42 43 3S i7t so a n a i H Mj 63 3 Mt Ptoasaiu to *• to 9 24 M u 34 14 43 2 MouotviUe » ”1 33 39 SI a it 61 » a a Ora 1 * 31 a 12 s » a U to 14, a Owtogs 1 <2 ! 52 **■ to 19 36 23 80 44 to 24 • Pleasant Mound .... ... to to * to u u T 10 • Ul! 8 19 Poplar Springs M a! to 6X, to « ItoJ 45 toll 14 Princeton . l» 18 to, 20 14| to 21 a » IT, 34 8 Renno ... 39 30 a 39 14 a XT H B 33 24 a Shady Grove 44 12 i 29 30, a 34 20 17 *1 a 34 20 Shiloh 32 20 40 87 17 17 * 19 29 21 Stewart's Store 19 *| i a! 9| x| X 16 L w 1 “1 11 ! 1 a Tip Y'op 21 311 M 20 2* 26' 21 to. 25 41' 16 Trinity Ridge 39 7»l 67j 80 69 56 r 36 52 66 31 j 66 Waterloo 22 62 50!' 36 39 36 29 23 45 38 a 29 Wattsville 130 201 120 239 189 178 a 163 i 163 137 153 178 WoodviUe 72 86 96 119| 63 38 39 117 I ll *[ 4lj 102 57 Youngs 21 29 at 17] a 7 a a 6j 44 tj 41 I. King Dixon, Laurens busmens man, will be Laurens Coun ty’s next State Senator, according to unofficial returns of Tuesday’s Democratic run-off primary. Dixon had a slim lead of 29 votes over Justin A. Bridges, I-aurens attorney. The vote was: Dixon 3.680, Bridges 3,651. Dixon will succeed Robert C. Wasson, who resigned the poet several months ago to accept appointment to the S. C. Tax Commission. _____ — r«aa4y G*4s New lilwrtff »•»»»»*•*»******»»»*»»•»»»»»»»»« The county will alee get BRIDGES TO World War 11 veteran of ASK RECOUNT Totals 3651 3680 3774 4561 3733 3269 2979 3136 4051 3301, 4060 3252 Be Completed in August Work Underway on Athletic Fields At button High, Bel Street Schools Construction work has begun on two athletic fields in Clinton, one at Clinton High School and one at Bell Street High School. The combined total cost of the two projects is expected to be in the neighbuhood of $30,000, according to school officials. The fields will he used primarily tor foottmll and are expected to be completed in time for the 1960 foot ball seam*. CUotoo high is schedaied to open ka season on the night of September t on its new field against Woodruff '*• The Clinton high field, completely Li rifted and wth concaattoe stands, ticket offices, and rest rooms, is ex pected to have a seating capacity of It vli be same facilities as the one at Clinton Bigh and will have a seating ca pacity of 1,000 persons. It will be located behind the Bell Street school. Construction work has already be gun on concession stands, rest rooms and ticket offices. Seats have been purchased and will be installed by achaol peraoooei Hie two projects are expected to be completed around the middle of August. AH work except the limiting probably will be conagileted by the first of August and then the lights will be imtMlnl C baton High Coach. Ralph Tod- make our facilities complete we need a press box. We are not mak ing a campaign for public donations but if any organization, business firm or individual would like to help us construct a press box, we would certainly be appreciative.’ “Speaking in behalf of the school officials, as well as for myself, would like to thank all of those who have had a part to these lids ptrattilr “Also, I would Mke to thank those who have made uneolkit twos to this project We did make any public solidtatiooi for Honor Mrs. Littlefield At Laurens County Unit Meeting Tuesday Approximately 400 people attend ed a dinner meeting erf the Laurens County Unit of the State Employ ees Asociation on Thursday evening at Whitten Village honoring Mrs. Julia Littlefield. Supper was served in buffet style from a prettily appointed table cen tered with an arrangement of yel low gladioli and lavender dahlias with silver candelabra and match ing burning tapers placed at inter vals. On the head table roses and dahlias In pink and lavender were effective with candelabra at either end. Smaller tables were appointed in pink and white covers adorned with mixed bouquets of flowers. On the stage a miniature garden was arranged. Kathy Foster, Teresa Foster and Diane Ledford presented several tap dances and impersonation num bers during dinner. For the brief business session the Rev. F. M. Julian, paster of Chest nut Ridge Baptist Church, gave the devotional Mrs. lone Wallace, president of the organization, presided and intro duced a number of out of town guests including Miss Grace Ray, president of the Greenville unit; Mr. McEachin, vice-president of the stale organization; Thomas Le- sesne. Miss Margaret Watson, all of the Mate organization, Cotaunhin; and Mrs Graham of Rock Hill, post Village, Methodist Pastors Exchange Pulpits Two Mlethodist pastors of the Clin ton area were sent to other church es and two others will remain at their present posts following ap pointments read at the South Caro lina Conference in Columbia which closed Sunday. Rev. Hugh Bickley. who has been at Joanna for the past several months, was transferred to the Lydia-Sandy Springs charge. He will be replaced at Joanna by Rev. J. H. Thoms' Rev. James H. Williams, who has been serving Lydia-Sandy Springs, goe sto Vaucluse and Capers Chapel churches. Rev. Joel E. Cannon at Broad Street Church, and Rev. Bob Wesley at Bailey Memorial, will remain at their posts. Swimming Lessons To Start July 11 Hundreds are weekly enjoying swimming in the Clinton and Lydia Mills .pools. Swimming lessons will begin on July 11. The pools morning hours nine Citizens Federal To Pay Out $83,000 in Mid-Year Dividends The Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association will pay a mid year dividend totaling approximate ly $83,000, J. Sloan Todd, managing officer, has announced. The payments will be made to day (Thursday) on investment and savings accounts. The dividend payments are made at the rate of 4 per cent per an num, Mr. Todd stated, and were au thorized at the June meeting of the board of directors. The June dividend payments last year totaled approximately $69,000. to 30 evrau at tfc will bogia The pool program will be climaxed by choomng "Mias Clinton and “Miss Lydia ’ Prises will be awarded wtimen m the va- riou* rant eels All children and parents are urg ed to attend and participate in the activiitee. A contest is being conducted at Clinton and Lydia company stores in which prizes wiU be given for guessing the total number of male end female employees of the two mil!' County Offices To Close Monday .-Offices in the court house at Lau fens will be closed Monday. July 4. it is stated Also observing the holiday will be agricultural offices in the coun ty, county agents, home demonstra- Jon agents, forestry. ASC, Soil Con servation .etc Magistrate's Vote DemU Bozard of winner in the run-over race for Magistrate of Hunter outside of Clinton He received i«0 vales and R C Wilkie got ton. Two other cendsdelee were atam mated in the fint primary June 14. Following m Tuesday's Clinton No. Chnton No. Clinton Mil! Hopewell Joanna . . Lydia Mill Mountville Botard WUkie 366 277 273 227 . 312 302 67 12 423 80 115 127 44 46 1600 1071 Officers, First Cotton Bloom The first cotton bloom of the sea son was brought to The Chronicle on Monday morning by James Vance, colored tenant on the farm of Reese Young. Vance has produced the first bloom in the Clinton area a number of times in the past few years. David T. Pitts, farmer of the Shady Grove section, followed close ly with the second bloom. Directors Meet A recent meeting of the officers and directors of the Community Concert Association was held in the dining hall at Presbyterian College for the purpose of discussing dates ^jand artists for the coming concert season. Mrs. James E. Wolfe, president, said names of artists and dates of their appearance here would be an nounced as soon as confirmation was received. Commerce Committee To * Work on Blind Crossings Receives Masters At I. T. T., Charlottesville Directors of the Chnton Cham ber of Commerce met on Tuesday, June 21, in the Forum Room of the Bank of Clinton, with the president. J. C. Thomas, presiding. Reports and recommendations were heard from the various com- The made membership plans for a Paul Chandler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl I. Chandler, recently re ceived his masters degree from the Institute of Textile Technology in ! Charlottesville, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler and their Committee has little daughter, Margaret, have drive for — 1)6611 3 P end,n ^ a ^ys here with new Phil Rogers of Whitten introduced Mrs Julia ! who recently worn recoguj to noon will be given over to the mktees. The Civic Affairs Commit- instruction periods by the 1 i f e tee listed m one of their projects guards the cheeking ef intersections that Anyone wishing to enroll children are dangerous —vt hazardous to mo- in daises may do no by registering torists, with the Idea of improving at the pools concession windows them by trimming the shrubs that obstruct the view of the grandsoo. traduced. Richard Cobb elected for the B Earl Serving as chairman of this com nnttee Mis W W Hams, chairman, Mrs B uiberi Boyd. mold like for the to ante any taler ! his parents before going to South members. D. B. Smith is chairman rharles U)n, W. Va.. where he has and serving on the team to call on i accepted a position with the Union all prospective members are: T. M 'Carbide Chemical Company Youngblood. Fred E. Holcombe, M D. Milam, Sloan Todd, W. A. Jones. Francis Blalock. Charles Buice. Bob Anderson, Irving Seigler, and W L Hubbard It is hoped that this drive can be completed in the next few weeks TV new members will be recog nized at the July to general mem- ’ Davis Reunion Be Held Here Sunday Guests from several states are ex pected to attend the third annual reunion of the descendants of John and Annie Byrd Davis which will be held Sunday. July 3, at the Hopewell Community Clubhouse Officers of the neeeciatton are Jack H. Dans, of this efty. pres ident. Robert C. Deris, ef Atlanta. Davk. to their give a