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Vol. 61 — No. 38
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 22, 1960
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At Regional Jaycee Meeting Here
Jaycee officers and leaders of Region III
arc shown at a meeting held in Clinton last
Thursday when more than 100 assembled
for the conference. Front row. left to right,
are: Ted Prevatte of the Clinton chapter.
Nick Theodore of Greenville. Jim Smith of
Here Saturday
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PC Opens Home Schedule
Against Lenoir-Rhyne
^ The dash of two bowl loams hero
Saturday night will give Clinton a
highlight football attraction as Pres
bytehan College and Lenoir-Rhyne
renew a small college rivalry with
national impik-atkms
A near capacity crowd is expect
ed for this 8:00 p m clash on
Johnson Field for PC's home opener
FOOTBALL TICKET SALES
TV Lots U the PC Lewir-Rhyne
tame are «a sale at all Clwt—
drag staros and at Johnson aad
Pills Ben's Shop, priced at *2.75
each for admits and $1 S* far stw-
drats. Fans are arced in pnrrhnw
early In avoid the tame time rash.
The ticket office at Johnson Field
will he open ad C M p. m. as an
added convenience
There'll be three Little All-Ameri-
i cans on Johnson Field Saturday
night Billy Ogden will pit his stout
defensive ability against the high-
scoring offensive of tailback Lee
Farmer and end Dick Lage of Le
noir-Rhyne
Farmer, who paced the Bears
over Wofford last week-end, scored
116 points m rolling up 1,386 yards ’T" ' *"T T ."1 1*
. . „ , .. . . vice president of Johnston, presided
last year He also threw most of
the 23 passes Lage caught for five
touchdowns in 58 Lage was hurt
l slightly in the Wofford tilt, but Ls
expected to play against PC
Offensively, the Hosemen will
count most heavily on fullback Bill
j Hill, standout of the :'ast two sea
sons who led the attack last Satur-
Soil Testing Gels
Kick-Off at Meet
Held Here Tuesday
About 110 Laurens County farm
leaders and guests attended a soil
i testing program kickoff dinner pj
the Mary Musgrove Hotel Tuesday
night
M L Outz. Laurens County farm
( agent, presided at the metning. at
w’hich Clemson College experts ex
plained the program of obtaining
samples of soil for testing at Clem- !
son.
Clemson men appearing on the
program were Hugh Woodle, leader
, in extension agronomy: L P. Ander
son. assistant extension agronomist ,
E. C. Turner, extension conserva
tionist, Dr H T Cooper dean
agriculture! and L B. Massey, Pied-
emeritus of the Clemson school of
mont District extension agent
The dinner was sponsor^ by the
South Carolina Plant Food Educa
tion Society. Speakers also inctud
ed Fred McNatt. president of the so
ciety.
... . . The biggest South Carolina farm
meeting held for chapters in Region probk , m * soil. Mr Woodle
III last Thursday. declared He said that this state s
The meeting was a first for the soil is not fertile as that of some
Clinton Chapter and was attended states. "We can produce twH-e what
by approximately one hundred and
twenty-five members, as well as
state officers and national directors
Sam Seawnght. local vice presi
dent. was in charge of arrange
nvents. and Don Cassells, regional
Him,
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mgm,
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Aiken, Don Cassells of Johnston, regional
vice-president, who presided, and George
Whitehead, president of the Clinton chap
ter. Back row: Cooper White. Jr„ of Green
ville, H. D. Cranford. Jr„ of Union. Duke
Tucker of Greer, and Frank Hirt of Sumter.
—Photo by Dan Yarl>orouirh.
Clinton Jr. Chamber
Commerce Is Host To
Regional Meeting
The Clinton Junior Chamber of
Commerce was host to a quarterly
Community Concert Association Leaders at Kickoff Dinner
as master of ceremonies.
In addition to the regular business
meeting, R Cooper WTiite, Jr.,
showed slides of the Miss South
Carolina Pageant recently held in
Greenville
Some of the slate officers attend
ing were: Frank Hirt. national di
die said that ‘if vou ■/• • n
^ Kiwams Barbecue
Expected To Draw
Many This Evening
day even while carrying his broken rector. Sumter. Nick Theodore.
hand in a cast, and ‘58 freshman
s ar halfback Ronnie Hampton
Both of the opposing lines clash
ing on Johnson Field are rugged.
Lenoir Rhyne last year was rank
ed the number one team amooc the
small powers of the Nation^Lsc hard-hittirg outfits that will put the
ciatma at Interrallegkale Athletics *
poor to its post-season Holiday Bowl v *** *•**_ . .
appearance Aod Presbvterian rated ( Frank • I ’ r ics will *art this
Pt lineup against the B*ars:
Left end—Jon \ a stme, left tackle
—BiHy Ogden, left guard—Sonny
Greenville James Smith Aiken,
and uniforms chairman H D
Craniord nf I'mon
in the number four spot enroute to,
the Tangerine Bowl
Its another sea
early, but ttw
this Saturday clash as the MALA
game of the week From it could
emerge the team most likely to suc
ceed in small college competition
this sea.'«ii Certainly, the winnr
w ill step close to the top of the
weekly NA1A ratings
Both teams have served notice
they expect to make a battle at it.
Lenoir Rhyne with almost all per
sonnel back intact from I95»‘s
championship year, clobbered al
ways sturdy Wofford by an impres
sive 30 to 6 count last Saturday ,
Presbyterian lost to the rebuilt Fur
man force*. 12 to 30. but not before
the ttosemen had moved the ball
even more on offense than their op
ponents
There's added incentive for both i
of these little powers Lenoir-Rhyne
js still seeking Rs first victory over
PC. having lost and tied two in the
sposmatic six-game series that skip
ped last year And the Presbyterian
gndmen just naturally believe they
can take the measure of this king- j
pm squad which was ranked above
them in 59
Approximately 100
New Girls WHI
Join Comp Fire
Incomplete registration figures
from growps which include die city
at Clinton. Clinton Cotton Mills, and
Lydia Cotton Mills, show that from
75 to 100 new girls will be joining
the Camp Fire organization here
this fall. This will bring the total
figure to approximately 425 girls as
members of the oldest non-sectarian |
youth organization in the
States
The Camp Fire organization pro
vides a supervised educational-rec
reational program for girls seven
years old through high school age.
Us program is designed to encou
rage individuality, as well as ad-
ustment to the group
This year there are a^-proximale
ly 72 nan-paid women volunteers
serving as leaders and assistants to
guide these girls in their wort.
In addition to these leaders and
asastants. there is a local board of
20 men and women volunteers who
advise and cany out the National
Camp Fire program with die assist
ance of standing committees such
as program, leader training, etc.
The Camp Fire organization in
Clinton is an agency of the Com
munity Chest
DuBose. center—Don Abee; right
guard—BUI Sease. right tackle—
Hardy Ledbetter, right end-—Jtrry
Hammock, quarterback — Bobby
Bonclorken Cottage
Dedicated Sunday
On Sunday the entire congrega
tion of the Avon ate Reformed Pres
byterian Church motored to Boo
darken. Flat Rock. N C. where
Dr. C B Betts conducted morning.
services Later the grovgi repaired
to their recently constructed cottage >
where dedicatory venire* were
we produce now if we build up our
••oil fertility,'* he declared
Mr. Woodle said that “if
take soil
reconvendations it will increase
yields and income”
Mr. Outz said that those attending
the dinner should take the leadership
n urging other farmers to take soil
•amples "You will not only be help-
ng yourself but you will be helping
'.aurens County, he said
Soil sample boxes will be avail-
■hie at key places throughout the
county. Mr Outz pointed out They
aiU be picked up by the roomy
agent's office and forwarded to
j Clemson Mr. Outz said that person
nel of his office will be available
for meetings held to encourage the
taking of soil sample*
Officers ami leaders of the Clinton Community t >r.-
cert Association are shown here at a dinner Monday eve
ning that kicked off a general mend>ership drive which i.-
now underway. Signing up of renewal memU*r>hip' wa>
on the agenda for last week. lx*ft to right are: Mrs.
Robert Strvwk. dinner chairman: Mr* Jarre* K.
president: Dr. Carl Wessinger. vice-president
Henderson Pitts, memlH*r*hip chairman, ar■
Vermette, Columbia, Artist* repre*en‘ative P l
Dan Yarborough.
Week s Term Begins Monday
129 Cases on Court Roster
Joiner: left halfback-—Jimmy Kolb, held
right halfbeak—Ronnie Hampton: A picnic luncheon wa> served on
fullback—Bill Hill. the lawn
Commerce Dinner Slated
For Next Tuesday Night
David W t'uoley. general man
ager of the Greater Greenville
Chamber of Commerce, will be the
guest speaker at the Clinton Cham
Almost 1.000 persons are expected
to attend the annual Kfwanis harhe
cue at the Clinton Armory this
Thurvlay evening
It s another big affair featuring
food and fun for everyone, x’heduled
to aurt at 6 30 p m and extend
through 8 on p m
Walter Lynch, the Piedmont bar
H*cue artist, will prepare the meat
and hash And there'll be one giant
bazaar booth displaying home made
cakes, pies and candies for sale at
bargain price* Latest reports on
the cakes alone had more than 6D
of these double and triple-layer de
lights ready to go into the ovens of
Krooni* wives
Ki wants President James Von
Hollen. has announced a steady ad
vance sale of barbecue tickets They
will also be sold at the entrance
Thursday night, priced at *1 50 per
plate for adults and SI 25 for chil
dren under L2 years of age
As an added feature, barbecue
one
County Educators
To Meet Sept. 29
The Laurens County Education
AaaocMLon will hold its first meet
ing on September 29 at 3:30 in the
Laurens High School auditorium
Miss Harriett Mason. pceMdent of
the South Carolina Education Asso
ciation. w ill speak Dr Robert Coop
er. pastor of the First Baptist
Churc hot Laurens, will give the
devotional The Hickory TWvem
High School glee dub will sing two IIK j hash may be purchased and car-
selectinos
Brown Attends
Board Meeting
Dr. Marshall W Brown, president
of Presbyterian College, is this
ber of Commerce dinner meeting attending the annual meeting > fund-raising projet designed to sup-
DAY1D W. COOLEY
PC Enrolls 518
For New Session
j
Welcome Service
Planned For New
Lutheran Pastor
Another capacity enrollment of
United sig students are buckling down to
the opening work of Presbyterian
College’s 81st session. Registrar
Roslyn Martin, announced today
They recently registered for the
fall semester of the 1960-61 school
year, and this week marks the first
full week of the regular schedule
College officials earlier had re
ported that the mass of student ap
plications had caused the mainte
nance of a waiting list of qualified
applicants since last spring
~he present student body of Pres
byterian College is composed of 478
men and 40 women, most of the lat
ter group attending as day students.
With the start of the fall semester.
| students can look forward to two
full months of academic activity be
fore they reach the annual Thanks-
giviqg holidays on November 23-27.
Christmas vacation also will break
into the first semester routine, from
December 16 to January 2, and the
semester is scheduled to close next
January 28
to be held Tuesday evening at 7:30
1 in the ballroom of the Hotel Mary
lusgrove
Mr i.V.! • i* a ' jile of the
Institu” ot organu^ tonal Manage
men* k! tV University of North
j Carolina He has sc. v cu as man
ager of the Chamber of Commerce
in Hendersonville. N. C.. and in
Greer, S. C.. as well as being news
editor of The Times-News in Hen
dersonville He is vice-president of
the South Carolina .Association of
Chamber of Commerce Executives,
faculty member ot the Institute for
Organizational Management, and is
a member of the Amencan Cham
ber of Commerce Executives
The topic of his presentation will
be "People With a Purpose", and
1 the subject will be "Chamber of
Commerce. What It Is, What It
Means to the Members and the
Community", and "Duties of the
; Members."
In addition to Mr Cooley, a mu
sical program will be presented dur
ing the meeting.
D. B. Smith, of the arrangements
committee stated that he hoped all Ellis. Joanna. E G
those invited would be able to at-' Shady Grove; Edwin A
of the Southern Regional Education
Board in Hot Springs. Ark
The three-day assembly meets
there in conjunction with the South
ern Gov ernors Conference
President Brown has represented
South Carolina on this board since
it was first established in 1949 as
a compact to tackle the problems
of higher education in the South
Jurors Drawn For
| Criminal Court Term
Beginning Monday
The following two venires of jury
men have been drawn to serve dur
ing the one-week term of court of
general sessions scheduled to begin
in Laurens Monday
The session will be presided over
by Judge J. Woodrow Lewis of
, Darlington
William B. Campbell. Clinton.
Rufus J. Holcombe Laurens. Wil
liam A. Couch. Brewerton; Fred L.
Durham.
Faroe 11.
hundred and twenty nine
cax-s are on the docket that will
fjee the one week term of cnmiral
court scheduled to begin Monday in
Laurens S*x murder case* are in
eluded, one of which came* in
diriment* against fourmen
Fori rune ca*e* have been tar-
ri' d over from prior terms of court,
while 80 new warrant* will demand
action by the grand jury
Circuit Judge J Woodrow Lewis,
rf Darlington, will preside over the
term SoiMilur William T Jones, of
Greenwood will be the -rate s prt»*e
cutiru attorney
The four men facing murder
charges in one case are Norman
Earl Holder Jerry Hams Jr . Lr*
*« L Welch and Floyd Comings, all
at Clinton They are charged with
the shotgun 'hooting of George Shcr
field at Like Tbutr.a*. a beer joint
i now closed i between Clinton and
Iriiarens .last January
Another Clinton m a n. Carroll
Samples, also ha* a murder charge
against him in the fatal knifirg: of
Freddie Alta wav near Clinton in
Apnl
Other* with murder charge*
against them are Willie James Ow
ens. Calvin Vaughn. Claude Aher
erombie. and Marvin Anderson
HOLDOVER CASES -
Sim Jame*. larceny and receiving
stolen goods. Leonard Suber. driynk
driving (2nd offen*e> Jim Lasipwrd
two cases, violating liquor Uw:
Mitchell Knight and J W Camp
bell, twv warrants each vudaUng
liquor law James Jones Barney
Jarrard. and Todd Smith. j*au!t and
battery Alex Boyter. two cases,
rand larceny and housebreaking
*nd larceny Everett Hill, two cas
es. larceny Robert lav Coleman
two cases, housebreaking and lar
ceny; Robert Bell Little rajv. Lou
mas Clarence Suigley larceny and
receiving stolen goods R | -
He was elected to head this group Culbertson and Robert Ray Cun
at tjie organization s annual meeting ningham drunk driving each-econ'!
offense; Jack Peavy dispo-mg of
pro.'crty under lien. Harris Calvin
Moore, drunk driving (2ndi. Jame*
C. Richardson and Harold lav Hunt
er. larceny ami receiving stolen
goods ”
Also. Rale kinurd. two cases
disposing of property under Uen.
and grand larceny and receiving
stolen goods. Melver Brown, lewd
act upon child under It, Forrester
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taming good
Claude Bari
iiquor law
Also. J D
fating liquor law
obtaining money
tenses LulJW
tery Sadie t
erty under lien
Ballew and P
B Brown
fu
lalill
pretense
. violating
r. two cases. VKi
John B Maihlen
nev under false pre-
* t auk. asuuk and hot 1
xik duspiKing if prop-
Jerry Ballew Floyd
ul Wilbanks house
breaking and grand larceny Onrge
Dillara assault and battery Davtd
Hay. housebreaking and larceny
Steven IVforc Mabry. forgery « «*»
phu* Hall, forgery W ilium H
Hacked, dispoong iM property an
der lien Jame* L Smith f«*rgerv
itwo warrants).
ned home at a special booth set up
to handle the packaging »f these
items
Tom Baldwin and Kay Pitts serve
as general co-chairmen of this 1960
version of the annual Clinton Ki-
warns affair The barbecue is a
,x»rt Kiwams activities staged at
Thorowell Orphanage on Christmas
morning
Everyone's comni,’ so you don't
want to miss it
Dr. Pope Named
Association Head
Dr L B Pope, director of the
Presbyterian College guidance cen
ter. is the new president of the
Presbyterian Guidance Section of
: the Presbyterian Association of the
South
N C He
year as
held recently at Montreal
had served the previous
vice-president of the section
Dr Pope came to PC in 1957 to
head the guidance program con
ducted jointly on the campus by
Presby terian College and the Synod
of South Carolina In addition to
these duties, he serves as associate
professor of education on the PC fac
ulty
Five Are Charged
In Purchase and
Sale of Narcotics
mutie here lb connection with charg-
Thrce n.-w arrests have been
e* of illegal purchase or *ale of
paregoric, a narcotic according to
l linti»n police
Mr* Gemta Simmon*. 35 who
live* of Highway 368, has posted
bond of $4,000 and re!eas»>d after
being chargid in a warrant with
buying paregoric amt giving a false
name and addr***-
Warrants were alxi issued Mon
iki\ for Mr* lanns Campbell, charg-
C W Rush'on charged with buying
ist with selling paregoric, and for
and *elling paregoric Each wa* re
leased on $2,000 bond
The- warrants were signet! by
Thom.** D Wyatt of Spartanburg,
drug inspector for the State Board
f Health, anti isuetl by Magistrate
Sam McCrary.
Over the weekend two other*
were charged with purchasing pure
gone and giving false addresses
They were P C Furr. *>2, of High
way 76. and Louis Campbell, 45. of
Highway 308 Each was released on
$2,000 bond
A welcome service for Rev Gor
don Perry, new pastor at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, will be hrid Son
dav in the fora of rams serores local UDC chapter, has been can
of all the city chonkt* at Brood celled, and instead the regular
Street Mfftmdii Omrefc. It has been meeting for October will be held a4
announced by the pastor. Rer Jod the borne of Mrs. J. Karl Johnson
E Cnamoa Ssrrices win bo«to at at 7:38. it has been announced by
I o'clock the president. Mrs Fred Holcombe
tend and requested that everyone
return their cards no later than
Friday
It was also pointed out that any
one wishing to invite a guest other
than his wife, should contact either
Smith or T. M Youngblood
Adult Home Ec Class
The fall Home Ec class will begin
Monday evening. September 26. at
Clinton High.School, it has been an
nounced by Mrs Harry Beukmght.
Home Ec teacher The sewing class
will begin at 7:30 and will be a class
in tailoring Those interested in
classes other than tailoring, are
asked to call Mrs Boukmght at
phono 1336W
ATTEND BOARD MEETING
Mrs P M Pitts. Mrs R.
Johnson. Mrs. Grace Connor.
Essie Davidson and Mrs W’il!
held YJetobc r 6 by members at the 1 Harris attended the fall board meet
ing of the South Carolina Business
and Professional Women's chib held
over the week-end at the Clemson
House Mrs Harm was chairman
of the courtesy resolutions commit
tee for The convention
DUTCH SUPPER CANCELLED
The Dutch supper scheduled to be
Clinton. E W. Mitchell. Lydia
Mill; John C. Adair. Laurens. Rich
ard Earl Kirby. Clinton Millf J
Clifton Loilis. Joanna; H B Mon
roe. -Laurens; G Earl Moore. Wa
terloo. James B. Frost. Lydia Mill,
Alvin N. Bolts, Princeton; Woodrow
F. Ziegler. Shiloh. Harold A Cul
bertson. Waterloo. B A Baker.
Joanna: J A Hunnicutt Joanna.
Raymond E. McKettrick Cross
Hill
Also Edwin Alexander. Mount-
ville. Ers’tine Hellams. Maddens.
Albert W O'Dell. Brewerton; Sam
Bishop. Laurens Mill; Roscoe Flem
ing. Poplar Springs. George M
Vaughn. Renno: Elvm Kiddle. Gray
Court. Sam E Hr a inlet! Jr, i
Owings. Marvin R Weathers.
Woodville. J. D. Cunningham Long
Branch. Edgar C. Burdette. Lydia
Mill, W Fred Hellams. Hickory
Tavern. W E Rodgers. Renno:
Earte Wright. Trinity Ridge. Thur- I
mood Lawson 1-aurens, James E I
Price. Clinton Mill. Ray B Ed
wards. Watts 51 ill.
Holdovers Jack O Sullivan.
Princeton: J H Davenport. Sr,
Joanna •.
Chib Donates S400 for High School Stadium
Harry league (left! president of the
GiviUn Club, presents a check for Wihi to
iTincipal R. P. Wilder (center) and Coach
Ralph "Buzz” Tedards to a|»pl> on the cost
of the new Clinton High
The *um was raised by the
dinner on the new field.
Yarlio rough.
School stadium.
v!u l > at a chicken
—Photo bv Dan
Ui-tu lam*-* Heaton, rap*- a*Mur
»nd fwTTerv Jack B.iilcw *>»**••
break,n_ .mil grand Lkrceny Mar
tha Bci: Elizabeth >ft**pherit. di-
p^nsing** if * •prfiper’y mder lien
Janus C Morgan. b*>U'ri>r>'akaK
ind grand larceny Furman Posey
ami \rthur lame* M naht rap*
Joe Jenk.n* graml larceny lame*
Tmlrt assault and bat’erv I'ecti
Morgan. fti>u*e4K«*akini; and grand
larceny .r*tor Lee assault and
battery Clifford Wehunt. breacn of
Irua Mar-aiail Cupeiarvl idMaimnK
mnnev under tal*e , rrie«»* *
U*o Raymond Price worthies*
check charg* MarrenG Whjttmr*-
orunk driving Jam* s L Triterton.
assault and tuttery L D Morgan
a*a ill and battery Millie Jame*
(rweiw assault and buttery Johnr.a-
Davis ami Arthur Davis. as-uuR and
battery John Nelson tkspuwua, >d
property under Iwn. Joba Charie*
Chapman obtaining money under
false pretenses J B Yarboroug/'
grand larceny. Bessie Thelma Ste
phen.* and Pvsarcy Stepnen*. assault
and battery A J Penland. assau.’
and battery ttork Thompson, vus
lating liquor law (two cases
James Green, violating liquor law
Newt Pulley, asauil and batten
Claude Abercrombie assault and
battery
Also. Dials Chug>peli. pine eases
of hoiiMdirealung with intent to com
mil crime and housebreaking ami
grand larceny: Furman Posey,
housebroakmg and grand larceny
Wilhe Turner, grand larcem of au
to Homer Shirey hvsi*enreakmg
and grand larceny. William Eu-
gen« Arm.sirong. drunk irtving
5th Walter Martin. Cb.irles Hu
bert Stroud, drunk driving each
.’ndi Joe Ellison, breach of trust
David Coleman, ofouming monev
uiuler false pretens* * Thomas E.
Jackson disposing of property un
der hen Ruber Hooker, malicious
injury to personal property: James
Todd obtaining m«>ney under false
pretense*. Allen Richard Chappell-
disposing of property under hen
Charles and Hetman Murphy, point-
ng pi*toi. Robert H Hooker, threat
to kill Wilhe James tleveland. a*
sault and battery. James .bvhnson,
breach of peace. <
Ten charges of non -upper: Wil
liam Motte. Nevl O Vincent. Roy
Dil.ard. WilUam D Eptmg. Elbert
Miller Earl V Satterfield. Oney
Sir., h Willie McDoweli. Woodard
Crame ami James Taylor
V'* > included are 11 warrant*
each again.*! two CluHon men. .Ar
thur Junior Freeman and Glenn.
M.nkien .including five Aarrants for
hoa*ebreaking amt petty larceny,
four warrants for housebreaking ami
grand larceny one for housebreak
ng. and >ne for housebreaking and
larceny
Sexton Is Winner
Of Scholarships; To
Attend Kansas School
James Roy Sexton. *on ot Mr ami
Mr* A Roy Sexton »f Joanna, ha.*
entered the l mversRy of Kansas at
Lawrence on a four year Naval
Ki >T scholarship which will cover
ali college fws uniforms and spemi
mg nKMk*y Mr Sexton was ai**
awardtxi one of two I960 Jaamxi
KoumiaUon scholarship* 'ftcrvxl to
sons ami daughters of Jmmnu em
r loy ees He wss grauMatcd from
Clinton High School this year
ThiTUgikiut four year* of h . g h
school he wortuMi n the Joanna
plant