The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 30, 1960, Image 1
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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*
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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
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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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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.
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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
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277
273
227
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302
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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
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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