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1 V MirtaHiiialMaaMHMMMMMaHliHaaaMMMaaaaaMBMMBaMMi l U l< Site fflltntnn (Hhnmtrlf Vol. 61 — No. 41 Clinton, S. C. # Thursday, October 13, 1960 1 I W ft * Erskine Campaign Workers Meet Here Chairmen and workers for the Erskine College Living Endowment campaign of the Ciinton-Newberry district met here for a conference Tuesday evening at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Shown above, from left to right, are: front row. Dr. J. M. Lesesne, president of Erskine: Mrs. Preston McAlhany, district chairman, of Newberry; Mrs. Elmer Shealy, of Newberry; back row: Dr. C. Bynum Betts, pastor of the Clinton A. R. P. Church; Mrs. Joe Simpson, Jr., of Whit mire. Hack Ih-ater of Joanna, Miss Betty Blakely of Ora, and Bob Gettys. general so licitation chtyrman, of Due West.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Parade At 4:30 Clinton High to Observe Homecoming Tomorrow HoTCecorains festivities will take senior football players will also oc •he state at Clinton High School cupy cars in the parade •r'riday. to be featured by an after- Tne game, first noon parade, a football game with eV ent for the newly-built Wilder York, the crowning of Miss CHS Field, will get underway at 8:00 p at holftime and a dance alter the m The York Green Dragons, one game of the better teams in the state, are The parade, which is scheduled undefeated. Their latest victory was for 4 30 p m.. with club cars, va- 0V er Chester Monday night. 32-18 nous band' and cars for the can- ^ croWBtag ^ Miss CHS will didates for Miss CHS Sponsors for homecoming activities She was selected by popular vote Of the student body at Clinton High Her identity will not be known until she is crowned during the halftime exercise* on Wiider Field The Student Council will be in charge of the parade and the dance Senior football players are Philip King. Joel McKlhannon. Buck Reese Barry Whitman. George Sease. Butch McKHcen. David Estes Jerry Hall Judge Vaughn. Gary Sprouse, and Ned Handbook Rites Held Sunday For Everett J. Poole, Enoree Merchant Enoree — Pverctl Jam** Ponte fiO of Enoree. died Friday night in a Clinton hospital after Jurors Drawn For First Week Oflerm The following jurors have been drawh to serve the first week of a two-week term of General Sessions Court to begin in Laurens on Oct 24. Judge J. Woodrow Lewis of Dar I lington will preside James L Anderson. Laurens D L. Gunter. Joanna: J P Oakley j Lydia Mill; Fred L Tumblm. Clin ton Mill; Walter (' Holland. Renno. j Carl Hagan. Laurens. Robert 1. Wickham. Clinton BernSVd Teague. Clinton Mill, J W May. Namie. ! Fred CTTrammell. Laurens. Clyde Holt. Joanna; Dan Brissey. Daniels' Store; William C. Johnson. Trinity Ridge, John Fortner. Gray Court James H Dunn. Hickory Tavern. Ray Dillard. Renno. W D McWat ers. Clinton Mill; Benjamin L Mar tin, Jr . Daniels Store. Also, Calvin C. Babb. Maddens. Furman Bolt. Laurens. W L Pul- B & PW Club Sponsors Eleven Agencies Participate Chest X-Ray Unit . j ^ # m nnf Community Chest at 4870 Miss Young Awarded Teaching Fellowship Miss Leanna Young, of Clinton, has been awarded a teaching fel- , „ D , . . , „ | lowship for study in the school of E ^ u Da ' R * d « B,a u ke ^ music at Converse College. Spar ^ " Rhodes. WaUs Mill. tanbur „ J R Surratt. Joanna; C. W John The fellowship is one of several ! * on • S *J ady Grove. Wilbur Sans I awarded each year in voice, piano, hury, ( linton < ity Gray R » urry. organ and orchestral inatmments Gray Court; B. C. Shirlej. Prnce ranging in value from $500 to $1,500 ‘on; Raymond Burns. Young.' Jie with tuition for the academic year ^Ph W. Wood. Poplar Spring', homecoming John H Cunningham, Waterloo. Miss Young, a piano major, has-Marvin Burdette. Watts Mill Shaw a B Mus degree from Converse E. Davis. Stewarts Store. Foster and is studying for her Master ol G l-angley. Name. Clyde Francis Music degree Joanna. W F. C<»ley. Woodviik* Area Methodists To Observe Laymens Day This Sunday .Nfc-lhadist churches in the Clin ton area will observe Layman’s Day on Sunday. October 18 Theme for the ubscrvaace this year is “Al ways Be Ready.** Laymen will supply the pulptls with other Laymen assisting in con ducting th. enure services for the various churches At Broad Street Church Dr Lin da Smith, of Kmards will speak Muu Smith, a chemist at the Du ii’ant. Savannah River plant. Aiken, was graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Ph D de gree in physlrof chemistry W P Dixon will address the coo gregatwa at Sand) Springs Church Mr Dixon is vuperintendent of the nes of three weeks Sunday School at Hopewell Met ho He wag a native dtst C hurch For the Hopewell service Kenneth Tompkma. of Clinton will speak Huyd Norwood of the Sandy Springs section, will be the guest speaker at Sharon Church, Kmards. Epwerth Methodist Church of Jo anna also is participating in the laymen's service. Directors to Get Bids On Hospital Nov. 2 Bids will be received on'Nov 2 for the construction of Bailey Mem orial Hospital, according to an nouncement by W C. Neely, chair man of the board of directors >»f the proposed hospital The hospital, expected to cost more than Sl.OUO.OOO. will be built acres being a gift from Mrs J M 'Hck. of Raleigh. N C . former linton resident The lioard of directors in addi .ion to Mr Neely, include' J B Hart and Dr. D H McFaddrn of Joanna. Ryan F Lawson of the Hopewell section and John M Sim on a site on Highway 58 southern edge of ('llMon It is a project of the Clinton Hov pital District comprising a certain area in the lower part of the coun ty Advertisement' appeared in daily papers Sunday inviting bids of con tractors. to be submitted to the board of directors not later than 2 )B p m Wednesday. Nov 2. at whichaplne proposals will be open- ill- ed »nd read at Hotel Mary Mus 1 p-ove tht • mon> ot MountvtUe High School Paper Begins Publication The first 19t*gei issue of The Sen tmei, Clinton High School news paper, was distributed to students Friday. Appearing monthly, the six-page paper is edited by Trecie Davis. Others on the staff are Elizabeth 4 Glover, associate editor; Corinne Boyd, junior editor; Nancy Neigh bors. feature editor; Marvin San ders. sports editor; Bunky Bla lock and Bill Wilson, photogra phers Donnie Revis is business manag er; Jimmy Johnson, assistant busi ness manager; Judy Bedenbaugh. exchange editor Mrs Lew is Wallace is facuky ad visor to the editorial staff, and Miss _ Betty Reid is faculty adviser to the at Antioch Baptist Church Sunday Kiwanians To Name New Ofifcer Slate The Clinton Kmams Club will stage Us annual election of officers at the first October meeting of the civic organization this Thursday night It is scheduled fur 7 p re in the ballroom ot the Hotel Mary Mus grove Balloting at this meeting will be for the election of a new president to succeed James Von Hollen and four new directum Yon Hollen will automatically become vice president at the close of his term in December The board of directors will appoint a secretary- treasurer ot the club to replace Mar vm Gault i Dianne Price Head CHS Cheerleader Dianne Price was elected head cheerleader by popular vote of the director of the Palmetto Savings *rca through October 21. They will ‘ hnton Ml K h studrf,t ‘ and Loan Association, and charter contact every business in Clinton Ame Black was named sopho- member of the Rural Telephone Co- ' 0 that the classilh-J section of the more cheerleader, while Patsy Hen- operative. Inc He attended Wofford directory will bo un to dale and derson and Sandra Huggins were Fitting School and Wofford Cof- *>R CcnUi i all c *c* ik-sired by elected freshmen cheerleaders. Misin ss sin bribers Thse pep leaders lead cheers at The Clinton Business and Profes sional Woman's Club is sponsoring the Laurens County Mobile Chest X-Ray unit today and tomorrow in Clinton Today (October 13) the unit will be on the corner of Pitts and Broad streets from 10:00 a m to 12 30 p m . and from 3:00 p trt 5:30 pm. ' ,-i Tomorrow (October 14) from 10 00 a m to 12:30 p m and from 1 30 to p m to 4:00 p. m Monday. October 17, the unit will be 3: the Hallmark Manufacturing Corporation plant from 10:00 a m to 12 30 p. m . and fnom 1 30 p m to 3 30 p m i The unit will be at Mountville •-Watts Store) on Tuesday, and at Waterloo on Wednesday All white people 20 years and over and Negroes 15 years and over are eligible for free X-ray Re ports will be confidential, no un dressing. and it only takes a few minutes of your time Both loca tions are open to the public^ Services Sunday For Mrs. J. W. Ropp Funeral services for Mr' Mary Workman Ropp. 78. were held Sun day at 3:00 p m at the Cross Hill Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev W W Ussery. pastor and the Rev Joel E Cannon pastor of Broad Street MHhodist Church of Clinton Burial was .n Liberty Springs cemetery al Cross Hill Pallbearers were H M Work man. A J Lavingston, John Ad orns. Edward Workman. Paul Cole, and John Livingston Mrs Ropp. widow of J W Ropp. died FtiJay at a rest home in Edge field after several years of deciin- ng health She was a native of Newberry County, but had lived in Cross Hill most of her life She wa.' a daughter at the late Jefferson Workman and Mrs Dora Huff Wbrkman She was a member of the Cross mil Baptist Church Surviving are a daughter. Mrs Iiftoo C Adair of Clinton three -oils. J W Rupp, Jr . of Charles ton; W II Rupp of Florence and C W Ropp of Blockville. four grandchildren a sister. Mrs Ellen W Workman of Cross Hill, and a brother A A Workman of Cross i Hill __ Of Goal in Early Reports GIVE Forty-eight per cent of the ^oal for the 1961 Community chert of Greater Clinton has been achieved according to fir$t reports on 'olic tations. Drive Chairman T M Youngblood has announced ., He said $9,924 38 had be.-n piedgt-. or paid toward the $20 360_o,c that seeks to assist eleven oar:c patms agencies The advance gifts divi-.on was f c the firsfi'M report >r resul’- •* i activities, postins pledges md cash >f So 913 .V» The first rector mertnu follow ’he genera' -otic' was held Tuesday i Mary Musgrove a mount to aimo't Mrs! in a fh£ st jrt of •atimi campaign .norning at Hot and boosted Uu* Slo iMhi Weekly re|>or* meeting' munity Chest officials and worker-, in (he campaign wal (»e held -‘acn Tuesday through the montn Chairman Ymmgblond idem Howai i West .,.4 than pres.« ^ith 4Mj inei the pr VI f. i r L'li r *JI eir int GIVE ENOUGH All tfDfUTHfl SIRViaS tmpiiting in th Hod get American Ca \ meric an Red Ridge ('mini'll 0 < Tint an Council icer Nniety. i. ssi Cross $3 .V48 Blue ( Boy Seoul' $2,9ik* of Camp Fire Girts. of Spun unhurt * “ proposed to build a .W-bed . ^ ^ . Hospital un the 15 acre site, 10 acres (ounty a son of the late D L ^ w1uch ^ purthMtd and flVf was a member of Antioch Baptwi Church wehere he had served as Southern Bell Directory Sunday school superintendent for - . . _ 41 year* and a deacon of the I*' OWH church Southern Bell direct cry repre , _ . sen tat i ve* are auw in town working He was a Long-time civic and . . , . on w hai w ill be C linton s largest rdtgious leader in the lower part ;i .i epholir dirertoo at Spartanburg county T M. Youngblood. Jr. Southern He was a member and past di Bell's manager, said that directory rector of the Laurens Rotary Club, specialist* would remain in this Farm Bureau Holds Membership Kick-Off • The taun-ns County Farm~BiT $4,000 In Premiums T. M. YounjrM***wU campaign chairman, jhi* ' the t •im munity rftest thermometer at 4t*.2 jw r vent of the goal Tueszlay Pranuient Howard Smith kwk- on h.re* u*: on the publk' wifuare, the thermometer will 'how th*- pertenLajfe uijtifla paid and pievijfiit from ween to wit k during the campaign which is now underway.—Photo b> Dan Yarbonvujrh. $4 OHO t': ippied ( hlldl ren and .Vfult * Society uf South Coi rohna $2 250 laical Rebel Admin irtratwm $3 'win The Salvation Vrmv $375 l tilled Health and M -dical R< M*arch Foundation, j E2iW Ceretorai Palsy $Iitn Carolina v Cniteif Com munity Services $1 •* 75 nrau held Us "kick-off meeting for the annual membership drive Mon day night at 7:30 at the Toastee Gnll in Laurens Thirty-four work ers attended, and interest was keen "We have a wonderful opportunity to go over the top in membership this year,” C R Workman, mem bership chairman of the county- said Laurens County Fair To Exhibit Week Oct 24-29 This year's Laurens County Fair Tom Warren, field representative will be greater than ever accord ing to Robert E Jones, president and John Gatlin, secretary manu for the South Carolina Farm Bu reau. stated that this was a crucial year for farm people and that strvnght through organization was needed ger The fair. > pun sored by Mr Workman stressed the point ens Exchange> Chib will be held lege, and was a merchant in En oree since 1917. Survivors include his wife. Mrs Clara McMeekin Poole; two daugh ters. Mrs Raisa M Fuller of Clin ton; and Mrs. B R. LiUlejohn, Jr., of Spartanburg, two half-brothers. Yancey E Poole of Laurens; and Dixon L. Poole of Spartanburg: a sister, Mrs R Vance Lanford of Woodruff; one half-sister. Mrs Walter M. Hobson of Spartanburg; that the Farm Bureau has been in strumental in securing much fa d. cctory v.iU contain the Friday night football games and viable legislation for farm people more listings than ever before as a result of the approximately 125 telephone that have been installed since the current directory was compiled last December Annual Fair At Joanna Club House at the Friday ings in chapel morning 4»P meet- Oct 24-29 a r the county fair ground.' on the Clinton- Laurens highway l‘re:iiium' totaling more than S4 JtX) will go to exhibitor> Gatlin Thornwell To Meet Woodruff JV Tonight Thornwell will be trying for their and Mrs Louise Motes. Clmtonians Win Places busines staff A large staff of reporters assists in rounding up news. The annual Hobby and Craft Fair fifth win tonight (Thursday) his step-mother. Mrs D. L Poole will be held Friday, October 14, at against two defeats when they meet of Spartarfourg; and three grand the Joanna Club House TTie doors the strong Woodruff JV team at children wlil be open from 10:00 a. m to 7:30 p. m. on the local field All of Funeral services were conducted 10:00 p. m, ^ the Thornwell players are in fine All exhibits must be in by this shape except their center. Jimmy- afternoon at 6:00 p m . it has been LeMaster. who has a leg injury announced. There will be a small which may keep him out the rest ot admission charge ard Cash will start at center to- bur S received a number of awards. blle wtl , t*. given away night m the inmred LeMarter c Theme of the flower show at 3:00 p m. my Rev. Tom White and Rev. Earl Vaughn. Burial was in the church cemetery. and the Farm Bureau stands readv to-continue to represent all farm-,'Jid ers • Officer' committee chairmen The Laurens County Farm Bu executive ard ex-officio committee reau will have its annual meeting member* are bu'> completing Jam* at 7 30 p m. October 20. at the plans tor the e\t-it ket* Laurens High School A turkey sup The famais John Marks Show* per will be served by Mrs Gary will be on the midway The beet and dairy cattle entile' form products exhibit' community booths and individual entries are expected to be up to their a' .a! high standard. Gatlin rtated The fair will open on Monday. Oct 24 Tuesday na> been designat ed as white school day Wednesday merchant* day. Thur>djy. colored In Flower, Art Exhibits At Spartanburg Fcyr Entries by Clinton residents in the art and flower exhibits at the the Season Larry Cockrell or Rich- P^niont Interstate Fair. Spartan schoo , ^ Fndj> . a 19a) Juto(m( . m the injured LeMaster s menu- oi me nower snow was place. "From the Living Book—The Bi- The leading scorer of the Thorn- " Knlnes were ‘ ud « ed accord ' well team is Captain Gordon Tim- !u £ l ' nera ‘ rules interpretation mens, with fifty-five points in five ,bt subject games Gordon missed the second Entered were tain and Abel," game of the season because of in- b - 'Ir* ^ilmot Shealy. Pharouh, juries Woodrufl runs from the single wing with variations and this will be something new to the Thornwell team this year. ^ A large crowd is expected to turn out for the game since at is sched uled for tonight and Sat urday will be kiddies day when children under 12 will be admitted to the t air ground* until 5pm free ot charge A pony and bridle will be given away at 5 p m A beef arramble " tor FFA and 4-H boys will be 'ponsored by the Young Farmers Federation of Lour ens and Greenwood and tlie Laurens County Fair V'S*H.-;at»oa with $2nt> in prize' In addi’ion to J >r«' ami Gatlin, other fair officer'- are Sam Power. Jr vice president and Cary Moore. treasurer Comnu'tev chairmen are Jack Lung, advert sm^ and publicity s Goss amt Jim B«a!mg. tic ami pa"C' Jame- Dunklin, commercial space ami conct»h’ns Paul Culbertson premium ! >«ok Bill Power *raf*!v and parking E B t oggin' and vTeorge Roper agriculture ami education Tommy !’— and Ken Reynolds, grounds •:<i building' Executive committee Billy Ham illon. i aid wed Henaerson Kaipo Wilson Jr Ryan Lawson- Mrs James Wasson Ex-offscio members are M L Out/ County \gen: S. C Gam- brell J B (» Dell, ami Miss Myr lice Taylorc t King of Egypt.” by the t'.arden- ettes, Mrs Marvin G Gault. Jr, Mrs Frank Jones, Mrs Sarnie Pin New PC Board of Visitors Meets for initial Session Presbyterian vollege ' newly ap Named As Best New Scooter Holcombe, left, and Linda Milam, ri^ht, were selected by the Clinton Police Department and highway patrolmen from* high school students recently receiving their driver’s licenses as -best in the group. They were named after a three-week observation period. Sponsored by the Clinton Business and Professional Women’s Club, the awards were presented at a high school chapel ser vice Friday by Mrs. Margaret Lockett, cen-^ ter, chairman of thi club’s Health and Safe-* ty Committee.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. County-Wide Club Meeting Is Tonight The annual meeting of service dubs in Laurens County w ill take place tonight"(Thursday i at 7:30 at the county fair grounds just off the Clinton-Laurens highway Host for this year's gathering will be the Laurens Exchange Club. A barbecue supper will be served. Participating in the meeting will be the Kiwanis. Lions. Jaycees. Civitan. Exchange, and B&PW Clubs of Clinton; Rotary. Kiwanis. Exchange, B&JpW, and Lions Clubs of Laurens, and Loons Clubs tram Joanna. Hickory Tavern and Watts- ville. son. Mi' F G Ford, yellow rib»---k'umted Board of \ ssitors held its bon "Jesus Christ Is Born." Mrs. t,rst ‘n*** 1 ^ her* Wednesday and Marshall Brown, yellow ribbon, elec, « l a ^ J»rect i “Peter, the Big Fisherman.” Mrs. l he affairs of the txiard Robert Pkixico Jr white ribbon These new officers ol the -.roup Mrs Brown also won a blue rib- appointed to advise with the tyus bon lor the oil painting "Surprise" tee', the proder! arxt otner aJmm in the senior amateur division in the istroi.ve official' on the I\' pn»- jart exhibit , gram are Jame-' A i hap man Jr. vice preside!*! >f Inman Mills chairman; "Dn'm-t' Be!k executive ol th* Beik mercantile organization, vice-chairman and Mrs Taylor H.Stuko of Manning w ife of , the state chief justice s**c Fair Premium List At Chamber Office Laurens County Fair premium lists are available at the office of the Chamber of Commerce, it has r vtary. been stated by the seere a ary. .Mrs P M. Pitts. Fourteen prominent m< n and ! women of four states recently ac | cepted appointment to the Board of trustee TAX BOOKS OPEN (Visitors to serve as uite'yrviers t urejns County tax books are the college's plans and programs. ope|n for payment of 1960 taxe» to help toward the accomplishment at the county treasurer's office The amount‘to be collected is $793,101 16 Notices are being mailed as fast as possible. Allen D Coleman, treas urer. states ot long-term objectives and to make recomraendaitohs through the ad ministration for the betterment of Presbyterian College Thee held their first official m«*e! mg on the Pi campus Wednesday m»»rning. arming Tuesday evening in time for a stuoens program din ner and a receptsoo Robert M Vance. cTmton banner wno serves as trustee chairman welcomed the visitors with these wurds at the Tuesday night banque; It is an hooct f-»r PioOytenan College to have men and women ot your ability and vi-aoc inu.nately iTiarlotte associated wi*h > r B*<ant oi Trus tees as j»artiwrs :n her .progress Presbyterian is ut many respects a X'inderella Coilege'—a fine iTins- Uan educatKmal icslitutx*n with an bnuxied opportumnes. for ser vice . * ■ Pv B*virf oi Visitors and the executive committee met with administrative officers Wednes day morning m a general session to hear trustee vice cnairman George Hoyt, ot .Atlanta review ac complishments of t e* tcccnt devel opnwnt prog-am They were then divided into i Continued >n page six i Thornwell Students Enter Art Exhibits \rt *tu«lent' at Thornwell placed the folio iing entries for exhibition at ’he Piedmont Intersfjie Fair n S’-iftanburg thi* w**ek s»*nior Amateur—Oil painting ami w ater color. Bobby Beta hot: Junior Amateur — VLjter cokw Lynn Crow first price Nancy Grant special award. $5 uo Temjiera—Ira Allen first prize for Rainy Day." Tommie Brock B«>bbie Brace). Mike Thomas. Bill Daley ami Ray Rowe Ceramics—Frank Elk;:is sec-md award Gloria Turner, third award No X-Ray Clinic To Be Held At Health Dept Friday, October 14 There will be no Chest X Ray Clime at the Laurens County Health Department on Friday Oc tober 14 The nurses Mr- Annie G W’aldrep, Mr* Minnie P Clark and Mrs Martha Lawson will at tend the State Nurses convention in Columbia Today and Friday ■f Reedy River WMS To Meet In Whitmire On October 18 The -annual session of the Reedy River Woman's Missionary Union will be held at the First BapCM Church in Whtimire on Ttsesdav (X-tober 18. at 10 30 a m Mrs I M Smith, president w.l preside over the imvting Th** pro gram theme ;s Christ ’fo* the World ’ Miss Telia Woody state YW \ director will represent _':e >ta.e de partmenl and Miss Virginia H:gn- fill, missionary to Japan V the m issiona ry s peuker Every VS ML member, sastor youth director and ;nterv'ted per son is a'ked to attend Dunlop Choir To Appear Here Pie Dunlap vlrph-inoge choir of Brighton. Term % vi!I vn^ent a pn*gr.im at the Associate Reform***: Presbytergui Church here on Tuc' evehmg klobcr 18 M 8 W p m I'h*- public is eoroiallv invited t > attend • - Clinton Lions To Join Tonight s Meet Insttvwi of the regular meecng scheduled for Fnday evening, members of the Cltnuin Lions Club will attend the county-wide civic club meeting tonight > Thursday at the Laurens County fair grounds \ officers state