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Vol. 61 — No. 34
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 25, 1960
RECOGNIZES CLINTON'S SUPPORT OF USO PROGRAM
Howard Smith, president of the Clinton Commu
nity Chest, is shown receiving a plaque from Holger
J. Johnson.•retiring president and vice-president of
the national United Service Organizations as T. M.
Youngblood, drive chairman for the 1961 Clinton
campaign, looks onl
Clinton was one of seven towns to receive plaques
for their support of the USO at the Appreciation Day
luncheon in Greenville on Friday.
Community Chest Budget
Group To Hear Requests
The budget meeting of the Com
munity Chest of Greater Clinton is
set fur Tuesday. August 30. from
2:00 to 5:00 ?. m. to the Presbyte
nan CfcOegc Library The commit
tee wiH hear the requests for funds'
for 19(1 and also reports from the
^ nwesentatives of the participating
L S Warren, chairman of the
■nitre stated that rep
ot the partjcipotinc
ve been requested to
*nre a full report on the work and
ton area by thru age ary when they
reakr the* request* far fwsds far'
w«i he A* <***i'oaac md Harry Y
Mental Health, the Florence Critteo-
ton Home, and several other agen
ties Requests from other agencies
will also be considered.
President Howard F. Smith said
the total goal and agency quotas
will be announced after the Budget
Committee makes ds report
T M Youngblood campaign
chairman, has begun his pin for
the campaign, the exart dotes to be
aammcrd uma
Kindergarten PuptU
To Register At First
Baptist Church
Mrs J A Oct Jr . has art spied
W . ■ nisei as dpi'tSnr af the Kjo
hwsartea at the IVsl Baptist
13 PC Graduates
At Summer Session
Thirteen Presbyterian College
seniors completed work toward
their degrees in the summer session
which closed recently Registrar
Roslyn Martin announreri today
They will receive their degrees
at the college's regular commence
menl exercise* next June
Member* of this group and their
major field* of study include
Bachelor of Arts Degrees — Wil
bam Martin Hope, of Atlanta his
lory major Jerry Bennett Lesley
of Central history; William Suth
erbn Merman. III. of Danville Va .
erotMur* Richard Wayne Rby
met af Spartanburg history. Web
by Jean % slyer af Jackson* ifc
Fla ecenanurs. and Wrdkaai Chf
lord SrhefUl of Fart Valley Ga
Bsrhrhn of Deprere —
Hepirlae AJamn of Fart
S attey Ga rhemutry mayr Wd
ham WaMnre Ayrwrh Jr. «f Tar
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Opening Schedule
For District Schools i
The schools of Laurens County
School District 56 will begin the
1966-61 session with tenrrul facul
ty meetings on Wednesday, Aug
ust 31. The teachers will report to
Clinton High School at 10:60 a. m.
and at Bell Street High School at
10:00 a. ni. for the general meet
ings. The teachers will report to
their respective buildings in the
afternoon for other meetings and
for any other work to be done
prior to the opening of school.
All first grade pupils at Hamp
ton Avenue, Bailey, Providence,
Joanna, and Bell Street Elemen
tary Schools will report Tuesday
morning, August 36. at 9:36. Buss
es will not run for the first grade
registration, hut all first grade
pupils who can possibly attend at
this time are urged to do so.
All other pupils, except the Uth
add 12th grade* at Clinton High
School and Bell Street High
School, will report to their respec
tive schools on Thursday morn
ing. September I. at 9:36. At the
high school*, the 6th and 16th
grades will report on Thursday
morning and (hr II10 and 12th
grades oo Friday morning, wtih
all pupils reporting oo Tuesday
morning September (. Monday.
September l. labor Day will be
a holiday
Brgloomg Tuesday September
(. low hr* ottl be served, aod the
regular srbool day wtti begin.
ubwh uth he from l:J6 anttl : 36
The *< b» date lor the year wdi ad
low oM ftrsl grade pope** la hr
grade ot 1 66
Barbecue And Other
Events To Feature
Joanna Observance
Clinton Man
Loses Life
In Car Fire
Walter T Wigley 57-yearold
Clinton man. was fatally burned
Monday morning about 5 30 when
.fire flashed through his automobile
He died at noon at Blalock Clinic
Sheriff C W W ier said that State
Law Enforcement Division officers
and arson investigators who were
called in reported Tuesday that
there was no evidence of foul play
Apparently, the sheriff ^aid, the
tire was caused by gasoline fumes
that had accumulated in the car and
explode when Mr Wigley lit a c ig
arette
The finding- >1 tile investigator*
Seven Clmlon High County Club Members To
£* Gridwles To Tike Attend Jamboree At PC
Part I* ProgrM
Mm* Man flo
Z Electric Co-Op Business
Meet and Annual Fair
Scheduled for Saturday
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Presbyterians To
Hear LaMotte Sunday
Dr. LmM C. UMntte will be the
prenebrr for the Sunday moraing
■errice at the First Presbyterian
Church.
Dr LaMotte is well known M CUn-
kon. bong a graduate of TV mbyte
nan College, clam of ISH. Ha aw
ed as executive ancretary oi Thoro-
ML LaMOTTE
well Orphanage. 1936-38 His wife h
the former Mies Sarah Hunter of
Clinton
Dr. LaMotte. presideot of Preeby-
tersen Junior College. Mexton. N.
C . since ISOS, received his theotogi-
f cal training at Cohuahia Seminary.
f, aod U n i e n
1 where he re
ceived a TVD dawe ia 1*C7 Pres-
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Staled For Sept. 22
Assault Oi Daughter
Is Charge Placed
Against Clinton Man
A Clinton father had
his 17-yaar-old tough
ter. Sheriff C. W Wier reported
Saturday
Arrested first a week ago on an
the father was later
charged with rape, the sheriff said
In a written statement to county
officers, the girt implicated her fath
er m a series of sexual relations
w hich she said began when she w as
U and continued until July of this
year, the sheriff said
-Eke charges were filed Tuesday
by the girl’s mother who had also
brought charges of assault and bat
tery of a high and aggravated na
ture against her husband in the
girl’s behalf .
The father, lodged in the county
Jail here, denied the rape charges.
He told the sheriff, in reference to
the abuse charge, that be merely,
corrected his children. He, has two
other children.
Officers were questioning the girl
about the imauk $nd battery inci
dent when she told of the sexual
attacks, the sheriff wed
Sheriff Wier aaid the mother, a
textile worker, had complained pre
viously to him that the daughter
was being afcused by her father
Following the smanlt and battery
complaint Mat Saturday. Deputy
Homra Jonas aaid, an examination
disclosed bruises on the fill’s neck
She told officers M the signed
statement that her father had chok
ed her
The warrants were taken out be
fore Magistrate Sam McCrary md
signed by Me girt s mether
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Varied protessweal entertain
will follow the annual meeting
The amateur and beauty contests
will begin at T:J0 p m From the
contestants signed up far these con
tests. it is snticipeted that both
contests will be highlights of the
Electric Fair During the evening's
program, professional talent will al
so entertain
The public is cordially invited.
PC Footballers
To Report Monday
College football swings back into
the Clinton air Monday with the
arrival on the Presbyterian College
campus of candidates for the 1900
Blue Hose squad.
Coach Frank Jones already has
issued the pre-season practice call.
He expects a total of 72 players, in
cluding 35 freshmen, to respond to
the efforts to maintain the Tanger
ine Bowl prestige of last year.
Practice cannot get underway un
til next Thursday, September 1. but
the players are needed in camp for
preliminary preparations. Jones
said the schedule calls for drawing
equipment on Monday, having phy
sical examinations on Tuesday and
taking press pictures on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, the players wiH
attend the football jamboree in a
group. They will be introduced to
the more than 500 sports fans ex
pected to attend this program
Jones said, when practice does
open next Thursday morning, it will
be on a two-a-day schedule, with a
morning session starting at t:30 a.
m aad the second at 1:30 p m
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MISS S. C. MAJORETTE
Miss Linda Smith, daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. L. C. Smith of this
cMy. who is “Miss Majorette of South Carolina’*, is represrouag this
state la the “Majorette Queen of America” context b Fayetteville.
N. C., this week. ' r
Mbs Smith abo held the junior Mbs S. C. title in 1959 Her pres
ent title was won b the stale eveat b HartevlUe b May. She placed b
the top tea b the aatloaali b Ohio b Angast 1959 in Mr junior groap.
and was chosen “Mbs CeafruteUty'* by the other contextanb la ad-
b her present titles she has abo beeo awarded 17 trophies
M medals to ho too twirtbg aad majmotte evrut* -Photo by
The hwrh> t ue meal, prepared by
PI ’S L V Powell and told far
fl 25 per plate wdl be tened under
the campus ooks between the new
B« Ik Auditunum and Bailry Hall
College Week At
Calvary Baptist Church
The week of August 29-September
4 will be observed as •folieg*
Week' by Calvary Baptist Church,
with cullegc student* partMtpwting
in the service* and activities during
the week Gene Floyd wdl be mod
erator for the group. On Wednes
day. August 31. the students will
make short talks about the college
they are attending, their course of
study, on Sept 1, a visitation pro
gram will be led by the students
On Sunday. Jim Hughes. Presbyte
rian College student, wiH bring the
message at the morning service,
wi;h Bud TumUin in charge of the
night service. Special music will be
rendered by a group of the college
students.
Following the Sunday evening ser
vice. a social hour is planned
The public is invited to attend
these services during the week
Clinton-Lydia Pools
To Close August 27
The swimming pools at Clinton
and Lydia Milk, which have been
open to the public for the summer
months, will^close for the season at
the end of fhe day Saturday, Aug-
ust 27.
In making the closing announce
ment officials stated that attendance
had been good at the pools with a
number of residents being enrolled
I in the swimming classes conducted
i both for children and adults
ABRAMS REUNION
The descendants of the late W J.
and Alice Wesson Abrams will hold
their annual reunion Sunday, Sep
tember 4, at^Joanna Club House in
Joanna All relatives are invited.
Dinner will be served at t p m.
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year Prexadeai
rereawhrad today
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by Ike Rev
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Hug*! toekir* the Re*
fare aad 'hr Rev J B
Abrrcromhar Buna! «a« m Rare
moot Cemetery
A native of Kataaiuo Ga ho had
lived in South Carolina most af hi*
mag for afl the family
( ' jagtog the potter > «f recent
year*, the I too event • ill he stated
m the Cltalan Armory laatrad af
ThornweU Orphanage gymnasium aa
in the pan Aad the barbecue meal
will receive man- emphasis this,
time with jua» one big bataar booth j. . „
vet up to veil cake, p** and cand ,tfr >ur the P “ t ymn *
(be* There B be «pecml entertain- 1 J ‘ L ’ rdi *
mrfit for the children I ^ * a ' a '"••mher * Udih Mill
Mtxhudi.vt Church He was a ton ot
J T Wigley of Lydia Mill aad the
late Mm. Mary Jane Huff W’lgfay
Surviving beside* his lather are
his wife. Mr* Eva Winchester Wig.
ley of Lydia Mill a von. Mitchell
Wigley of the home, two daughters.
Miss Peggy Wigley of the home and
Mrs Joan W Martin of Lydia Mill,
and j sister Mrs Cora Mae Senwell
of Gastonia. X C
PC Cadets Finish
Fifth At ROTC Camp
Presbyterian College finished fifth
among the 3b colleges and umversi
tie> of the southeast with cadets
competing in the I960 summer
ROTC camp at Fort Bi nning. Ga.
The military students competed
on an individual basis, and then
total scores were compiled to form
the institutional score They were
For the convenience of parents ratt, d on all forms of activity ano
unable to attend this session. anoth- ! i,n leadership ability in carrying out
er conference period will be held on assignments during the six weeks
I Wednesday morning. August 31 at Naming period
10 o'clock • The Citadel was. tin- only other
.All parents are expected to attend South Caroluu college to take rank
l one of the -essions with, the ex cep- among the top five thu. year
lion of those who had children at
tending >ast year ; Homecoming At
The Kindergarten will open Sep- r • D ...
temberb j , Fajrview Baptist
Homecoming wdl be observed at
AT JOANN A CHURCH ! the Faxniew Baptist Church Sim
The Continental Quartet will ruu- day. August 28. celebrating the lOltt
N on Holka uud Turn
and Ray Pitta are to aerve aa co-
chairmen of the barbecue A steer
mg committee met with the presi
dent last Monday night for the ini
tial planning session, and sub-corn
mittees are being appointed to di
rect the various activities
pie barbecue will be prepared by
Walter Lynch Tickets are to be
priced at $1 50 per plate for adults
and $1.25 for children, with the al
ternative of filling orders with meat
or hash to be carried home
Parents Conference
Kindergarten Children
Aconference for parents of chil
dren attending the First Presbyte
rian Church Kindergarten will be
I held Tuesday evening. August 30, at
8 o'clock in the Ladies' class room
at the church
der j special program in music and
song at the Joanna Pentecostal Holi
ness Church Sunday evening begin
anniversary of the church Rev T
B Altman of Anderson, a former
pastor, will be the guest speaker
rang at 7:30. it has been announced Lunch will be served foltow-jng the
by the pastor Rev John W War- tonrice
ren i Rev Manon Ringer is pastor