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Vol. 61 — No. 45
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 10, 1960
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SEN. KENNEDY'
SEN. JOHNSON
THE WINNERS!
Clinton Votes Republican
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Kennedy and Johnson
Carry Laurens County
Clinton Parade oh Dec 1
To Feature Miss America
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Miss America of 1961 in the per- staged in li* nik up a wide variety
j son of Nancy Anne Fleming will of floats, marcl-ng hand-, and oth
grace Clinton's December 1 Christ- er participant in an effort to match*-
mas parade, now being billed as the co.or of the femtr.ire represen
the biggest in history tatives.
-She’ll ride down Broad 1 S:reet ‘ P‘ jns fo * u - e I^ember ,
amid a bevy of floats, with Miss 1 parade actually began taking.
South Carolina, Sandra Browning, ^hape last spring under the direc-
and Miss Clinton nandra Bay. in '* <,n ^ on Hollen and J J
close attendance Cornwall. Tr.ey received a commit-1
... ■. , , ment on -M,'> America’s attendance
J Attracting these beauties is just
part of the ambitious planning be-
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ing done by the Merchants Divi
sion of the Clinton Chamber of
the national organization
time months before the eprly Sep
tember selection of Miss Fleming
Baptist Young People
Meet Here Tonight
The Laurens County Baptist - 7;—J* to wear the 1961 mar.tie
,, .. 1 . . . .. ... Commerce m preparation for the . , . ,, ,
Young People s Association will , ,, . . A native of Montague. Michigan.
^ K parade sponsored annually fv this . . . _ *
hold its annual banquet tonight ors . 3 nization ^ repreaerved that state at the
(Nov. 10) at the Presbyetrian C<M Santa Claus will be hard pressed AUan ^ c City pagean' Her choice
loge <h«M M. Dnoer .ill be.to reutt. top btlling on this oeca- and vlbtjM ^ J
served at 7:30 and the plates will sum when his climactic appearance . . ♦ralsant irr» fracSi
Laurena County, alonK with the State of South Carolina ^ jj 25 each. on ‘‘the square'’ each year senes
and the nation, voted with the Democratic majority in Tues- This will be talent night and each as the signal to throw the first
day’s election. church is asked to furnish some switch on Clinton Christmas deco-
County voters supported Senator John F. Kennedy of
form of talent such as ainging, com rations.
Massachusetts and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas,
the Democratic nominees for president and vice-president,
respectively, by a vote of 4,360 to 3,299.
Clinton voters in three precincts gave a majority' to the jk M W%
Republican candidates, Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot IQI* EICCXIOH VCGC6SS
edy, etc.
The Chamber is now busily en-
Court Resumes at Laurens
also on her special *a!ent in fash
ion design
Funeral Rites Held
Monday For Mrs.
Marie Adair Rantin
the <•!,! Clinti>n-L
aurens
Grading Begins On New Industry Site
Grading W'»rk jgot underwav during th*
past week on the site of the proposed new
industry for the Clinton area. < B MetaU.
Inc., will build a IDu.fXK) square f<H»t plant
ni’es tr'.m
uildinjr i>
leaf flit .re
Clinton. Const
expected to h-y
by Daniel Ci-r.s
—Photo bv Dan
r. ;n r.e v er>
ructkir Co. of
\ .ir*»br- -'iiCr
I-<odge, 979 to 823.
The vote at the three precincts w r as: Clinton No. 1, Demo
crats 316, Republicans 360; Clinton No. 2, Democrats 782,
The one week term of special
criminal court in session at Laurens with murder
reconvened Wednesday after a re-
Republican.s 484; Clinton Mill precinct. Democrats 325, Re- cess for election day Tuesday
publicans 146. „ A on '- d 7 J! ssk ” w,s held Mwi
..... . , , . . . ., . day prior to the recess.
Repubhcans carried nine precincts in the county, one
was tied, and the other 36 went to the Democrats. Two pre
cincts gave a solid vote to the Democrats, Dials 21-0. and Tip
Top 33-0.
Following is the county vote by precincts;
r o r
Bailey 2» —
Baricsdale-Namie 54
Brewerton 157
Clinton 1 316
Clinton 2 - - 182
Clinton Mill 325
Cooks Store 16
Cross Hill 68
Daniels Store 71
Dials 21
% Ekom 52
Gray Court - 110
Gray’s 12
Hickory Tavern U.7
Hopewell — 20
Joanna - 376
Jones Store 46
Lanford - — 49
Funeral services for Mrs Mane
w . a . , Adair Rantin 75-year-old widow of
* amn .. rSOn ,S ^ Charged Hervey D Rantm. were conduct
ed Monday at 3 p m at Gray Fu
One jury trial and a number of neral Honw here by Dr William
guilty pleas were heard Monday. Redd Tunier and Rev Joel E Can
A jury found Charles Hubert non Bunal was in Roseroont Cem
Stroud guilty ot second offense etery.
drunken driving and Presiding Pallbearers were Lowry M Wil-
larly scheduled November term, wib j U( jg e j vtoodrow Lewis sentenc- son. William D Adair, Forest Y.
follow the special term. e( j him l0 one y ear and jj ^ sus . Adair. L. H. Davidson. L L Cope
With the reconvening of court on ^rvice of four months land. Jr., and John T. Adair
' yesterday (Wednesday). Solicitor or ot Wlth probation Mrs. Rantin died Saturday after-
„ ; William T. Jones was scheduled to for lwo y ears 'noon in a Winder. Ga. rest home
call the case of Harold Eugene 62-year-oki Clinton * ller s « v e ra l years of declining
20 Mason, charged with murder in the ^ ^ health
Three-Week Event
Another week of court, the regu
Merchants Announce
Holiday Value Days"
Eichelberger To Get
PC Service Award
»i Sllh «i 7«bW>> MUto. OTteldS;. ™ 1 “' ^ “-«•[
40 1 23. on April 11. 1959. < ** 0 ^ uor latt ^! oc ;
Hugh L Eichelberger Clinton three weeks throuvrh Dev. 3
She was a native of the Renno holiness leader, is the recipient of — —
Clinton's “Holiday Value Days.’’' spevU; pr r- r. ■:
the Merchant* Division of the ( hamrjer of Ovmir.erve. ha- .
been announce<i by officials of the merchants itthip
The spevial value-giving trade days, preve-i.rtp the holi
day season, will liegin on Thursday. N-.v. 17. and o -'in > fo.r
Eav r. '■iW*, iir og Uie perioi*
Mason was iound guilty and sen-
mg lewd pictures anjj’ purchasing s ^ c ^ lon 3* Laurens County near Presbyterian College's I960 Alum
fals
paregoric under a false address. Clinton Nhe was a daughter of the
' drawings be heid at the nan
m«it on the pubov w; iare to di*
rtjbute five przes af 10 00 each in
trade ceruficatea TV cenArote*
The Laurcm Cotmly ’ Educ juon ’ :** ** ^^vaidi* .n anv
meet in The Clio- rtf trvxs . ***
Counfy Education
Assn. Meet Here
lenced to life imprisonment ear ^ ' ,v ~‘ vx> LITTV,," d"y'Juim m S * r ' ,C * > Award
lier this year, but was granted a ^ew sentences on all six UrW.u.n ^ J He was chosen ut a recent meet
new trial. He is charged with charges, ranging from SW days ^ wn)ber Firs . Presbyterian ing of the PC Alumni Association , *
23 (shooting O'Shields to death at tV one year. wtthaU sentence, to run '^" board of directors for this awarvi
53 B C. Armstrong place on the coocurrenUy. He drew one year on presented annually to the alumnus
1<: Greenville Highway after Mason tf ** paregonc charge, one on the ~ a in ine wh h render<si outstandine ser “ v ^ - —~ “‘* ,
16 J I^H mrinro rh-ra- ,.n o# Clinton Po-d Office for many years '* no nas renoere^ outstanding ser rwunCt<1 b j^njent. H A '
I before her retirement ' ice to Presbyterian College Lynch ^ Hickory Tavern
16 i Mason and Craine were employees of the liquor charges, and six , tW,Ce ' fir f to , ^ d ^ Ct0r, ClU Z ? ichelberger ^ ‘***-~* ^
^ 7 mnnfha »mnh «« i bam \. Adair, br Surviving from for his long years of devoted ser Rev J H Darr pestor a.
this union are two sons. S Y Adair, 'ice to the institution and more B^iust Church, and *J»e Clintoo - af! *^ noor n ume draw-
Jr.. of Madison. Ga . and CM. Ar- specifically for his unique role as High glee club will *ng The guest ^ ^ p ® ^ cv **
due S. Adair of the U. S. Aw, on ambassador ot goodwill m ce- speaker wall be Dr Marshall W y** P** ^ ^My rfulTr anil hr
, eft . , . . . Force in New Hampshire, a da ugh menting the bonds of mutual es- Bnswn. president <rf Presbvtertan "hDb 1 * *“*■ •'■-nners aw-
S 1 ™ L.urens4.1mum lUsh- and RnUr, M „ ^,„, s j ^ Rr^mnan Collw CoUr,, «!«!«,»«,
56 way. They are Norman Earl Hold- Gray Cunningham, second offense NCT[n MTyi rilv of injntAf1 drawing The .achy per^m> »-Ul—*
Greenville Highway after Mason paregonc charge, one on the
intervened in a fight between l 6 * 11 Picture charge, one on one of . . _ *
0 | O’Shields and .Andrew Craine. Both lhe bquor charges, 90 days on one
of the liquor charges, and six
69 I at Armstrong's. months each on two of the liquor
16 Four men are charged in the charges
28 . January 27 slaying ot George M. Other guilty pleas and sentences
53 1 Sherfield, 36. at Lake Thomas, lo- were: *
ton High School auduor.iim today
Nov 10) at 3 30. it has been an-
be redemabie at the otter of cV
Chamber of Commerce oc East
aroiinn Avenue
Individual wgi muster 2 any
of the : aracipatdtg atores aod the
Uckets will be coiiected an Soaur-
44 er. who admitted firing the fatal drunken driving, each sentenced
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Laurens 1
Laurens 2
244
102
Also surviving are a slep-daugh
Library Given Books
Laurens 3 366
Laurens 4
Laurens 6
Laurens 6
Long Brand
Lydia Mills
.ML Olive
167
Stewart’s Stor
Tip Top
Trinity Ridgv
241
402
153
146
45
36
139
68
64
45
22
17
13
49
43
25
14
21
22
35
521
13
13
86
411
46
11
36
14
38
151
36
14
11
21
33
0
63
70
.4960
3299
and the City of Clinton
197 <1* at U* beat tavern operator, to one year and J1.00Q, .uapBided * »> ««*»• <JTC- ......
38 Jerry Harris. Jessie L. Welch and on service ot 90 days cc payment ■ ■ - T .’. herder served the ,ctvs*t as an as- By Alpho StQmo Pit I
" Ftoyd Commatgs. ; of C50 and p™bm£Tot f "
101 Carroll Samples. 40, of Cbnton. is William Eugene Armstrong, third e r W M * ' t *** n
B. H. Ifenry, of i New Aork Lafe Insurance Company -Red Ru.-^un Rose and ' Doomed mg the -pecioi ‘HauSqy
P Baldwin, since graduation He was mayor ;n Kusma are the votumesv. timely Days," and m\a* the iratfeai
and Mrs Thomas of Clinton. l#55-57. and currently m their cootem and message The 2 of th*. seetioe to come to
a rural road as the two were en- Solicitor W T Jones not pressed "**'*''• ” *'*’ Pla hokls the PosiUon of execuUve vice biH>ks were prasented for the U for their needs ->rwr :j and
gaged in an argument in a car. the cases of Sadie Cook, charged AI • ■ y president of the (lumber of tom brary to Mu* Marian Buns, libra- the hoixfay*
Claude Abercrombie is charged with disposing of property under AlUmill UlVIflQ lO
in thx» “amKuwh c 1 avin« ’* ev# f'*l«kia/4aa Ii...ikx. __ ^
have to be prvaem at the 3mwmg
and the names will be jnotnmcvd
, . ^ _ Offrials of be Merchao* D;eu-
m hi* career. Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity gave .on <Me Uvot all portiopaUng mer
n t i 5* trustee> k* 5 b * en * two books to the Presbyterian CM- chants wtH go a3-out to offer the
driving three three Mrs R u Vecjal agent with the legeA'ommumty Library recently public the bes. poaabte values 4nr
— — ^ ■ j*—*—'j Greenville;v h
27, also of Clinton. Samples is al-. vice of eight months or payment -f
las rXaseA ♦ n l%evs?as • •» Give v«-4 A 14 n<>-n*e AM Cd V mm -I r. ■ , X. al
Win go. of Tampa. Fla
merce
nan. by the college fraternity
r PC Totals $37,350 ^200
trial. Abercrombie is alleged to and carrying concealed weapons
have fired a shotgun blast at and Calvin Suber, assault and bat-. .Annual giving to Presbyterian
Thomason Is Low Bidder
On Clinton Area Hospital
The special per sod anil be ch-
ma.ved by Qintoc s ^ . Chracmo.-
parade wT^ >aturv Mi-* .America
Miss South Carn.ma. tad air owa
Mis* Clinton
Stores w-mrt have o»ec. eon
Wednesday viPemuure be oper.
or Wevkies«lay. Vov 23 rwuin
open each aPemowfi ntL after the
New Year. January 4
PLwarcL denoting partjcipatiar.
j». He is alleged to have waited ing concealed weapons. to 337.350 22. Public Relations and
behin. a s ed - w ; reJ on Camp- Judge Lewis revoked the proha Alumni Director Ben Hay Hammet
uell as Campbell came to a well, lion of James William Mott, sen- announced today
Wil.;e J. mes Owens, a Negro tenced in the September term ot He said this total, given by mo* Bids wefc opctHHl la>t Wt^rx'- Besides the basic construction
from Clinton is slatea :or trial in court to pay $15 a week in a non than 9W alumni and friends, rep day. November 2. en the new Bai b:ds the Chnton Hospital Dtstric; in the eve-x wil! be vhlsinh«w**t -
the slaving of his wife. support cose. Probation Officer resents an increase of almost $4.0(W ley Memorial Hospital for Clinton, j.m.) received bids and quotations the F rms im ->xs-. the
Solicitor W. T. Jones said the Blease Merchant told the court that within the past month It pushes and the low bids announced by on equipment for the structure placards or de*n g them *- hr
majority ol the two-week term will Mott had made no payment. He was annual giving program Carlisle Neely, chairman of the total cost of the hospital will to- thev are distributed - \ r* k *V-v
be used to clear cases of a serious ordered to serve the one-year sen steadily toward the $50,000 goal ' Bo.rd of Directors :.u around $1 JOO.uw »-lower than up \u the -jr.ber ■ .."'.merce
3299 nature from the docket.
tence.
Gloss AA Chompionship At Staka Friday Niglir i
Clinton and Easley to Compete for Up-State Title
The Clinton High School Red Dev
ils will travel to Easley Friday for
an all-important game that will de
cide the upper-state championship
in Class AA
The kickoff is slated for 8:00 p.
m. in Easley at Brice Field.
Easley was previously scheduled
to come to Clinton Friday night for
a regular season game, but the
. contest was cancelled when Clinton
emerged as winner of the Eastern
AA Conference title and Easley
i won the Western AA Conference
title.
Instead, the play-off for the up
state championship was arranged,
with Easley as the site.
Both teams will carry outstand
ing records into the game, wifh
Clinton’s being eight wins and one
loss, while Easley has seven wins,
one loss, and two ties.
Pre-game ticket sales began on
Tuesday and will continue through
Thursday at McGee’s Drug Store
and Young’s j Pharmacy. Advance
prices will be adults $1.00, and stu
dent tickets will be sold at the High
School for 50 cents. After Thurs
day, prices will be increased to
$1.50 for adults and $1.00 for stu-
’ dents.
IN KOREA
Jimmie Chandler, who has been
stationed in Pennsylvania with the
U. S. Medical Coops, has recently
arrived in Korea lor a tour of duty,
where he k aafepmd to a medical
detachment. He Is a aon of Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Chandler of this city
A large crowd of Clinton fans is
expected to follow the Red Devils
to Easley for the game.
CLINTON DOWN LAURENS 3112
Clinton High School Red Devils
rolled over Laurens, 31-12, last Fri
day night at Laurens to clinch the
Eastern AA Conference champion
ship.
The Red Devils took the opening
kickoff and after seven plays Full
back Keith Stewart hit the middle
for a TD.
A few plays later. Halfback Ed
die Madden picked off a Laurens
aerial and returned it 67 yards for
a score to make it 12-0. Clinton
registered again when Halfback
Kinard Littleton raced 75 yards
around end for the third TD of the
evening to make it 18-0.
Laurens picked up a TD late in
the second period, which was set
up by a Cbnton fumble. Halfback
Walker carried over to make it 18-
6 at halftime.
Clinton stormed back to score
again early in the third period when
Guard Jerry Hall blocked a kick
by Stevenson to sit up the score.
Littleton went over on a 13-yard
sprint and then added the extra
point.
Laurens got another TD late in
the third period on a nine-yard
pass from Quarterback Davis to
Fullback Adair . /
Clinton's final tally came in Gve
fourth period when Stewart again
went across for the TD.
wa
Last year. 766 donors contributed C. Y Thomason 'and Co of oristn^Uv expected .rfftce
a record $38644 to this program. Greenwood enleied the lowest bid Adequate funds are on hand due Special IK^jdav Value I\*y>
Of the S3..350 22 given thus far of $855* 300no. toliowed by the to ce lerous gtf'.s of the Bailev headimis for a» m arvertuMnemts
jin I%0 a total ot $22.tk)2.70 has Charles J Craig Construction Co. Foundation and toe Duke Endow have been preportxi froo: as ang
come through laving Endowment of Columbia with $382,273.00. and ment Five acres af thC valuable aiai Je«j|gn and wUI 5e available
sources and $14,747 52 directly to Claussen and Webster of Augusta. 15-acre site 1 on Highway 56 was without cost to aS^ merchants
the Walter Johnson Club, alumni with $882.300 00. g:ven by Mr> Elizabeth Young
athletic organization Certain Liv- The cv*ntract will not be awarded »*ick t«ii Kaletgh. N C., formerly of
mg Endowment funds, designated until apt»rovul by the Public Health Clinton
for athletics in tuc amount ot $3. Service is granted Con>lrucUon is expected to be
09t>06. shift over to increase the ——* — completed within two years trom
Johnson Club total to $17,783 58
P|! The current annual giving pro
gram will extend through the I960
calendar year, leaving approxi
mately two month* in which to
achieve the $50,000 objective
Dobbins Idlers
He Will Run Again
‘ji
$15,000 Option On
Land lor County
Allowed to Lapse
Laurens. Vn S — TV Laurens
Commission of Pub-c tk.rits which
a candidate for the same ofteje tvw>
years hence
Appearing before a meeting «f
the laturens City <'onunissaoners at
Clinton And Laurens
|i Alumni To Meet On
Gridiron November 19
Cliitfon High Red Devil alumni
will play alumni from Laurens
high school m a football game Sat
urday night. Nov 19. on Wildrr
Field. Clinton Net proceeds of the ' ummma ” ,
game will be used for construction
of he high school field S *' fUU ‘ ^ ^ ^
A similar name at Laurens last ^ V Hfed a legislative
year drew a good crowd
- Miss Addison
Phi Beto Kappa
the awarding of the contract, cul
mmatmg several years work on th«
pari of civic leaders to give this
section of the county a sorely need
ed medical center
A legislative representative who 11h ’ Proposed structure will house hud paid .town $15DM several
d*d nut sec* reeiectioo to the same flft> ’‘ nd ^ calJed J rm ' ntK ' ^ un » .^uon on ap-
office this year ttus week let i: be mwoel hospital by experts in the proximate!) 147 ac res >f land ad
known by inference that he »<ill be flt ‘ ld ^ lltest ‘Nuipment and fa joining tK- Aacncan -aw Com
cilities are incorporated in the puny’s plant on CreewiHe
plans "We are aiming at the hichwav m*w aooer ."r.<ruct»o
best." Mr Neely stated The two- hU' a lowvd ln offtior. to tofs>e and
story structure has been planned has torfeiuxl toe $15 AW t wxs
by the architects with future ex- y’4 here Turaday by Sam Wal
INiblie Works, Representative Wfl
ham C. Doohnvs of Joanna, who P * nsum ? m,nd ’ ’ ind ^ utlh “
run for the Uon 04 site and meeting the
Scmate the past summer, was ad- mrd,ca * ^ :ht ‘- ar, ‘*
agnstnefH concerning a new indus
try with two other members id
the* delegation carelessly, declared
that he would be more careful m
the future and would never do a
Fnends of Miss Elam, Addison similar thing again
TB Assn. Directors
To Meet On Tuesday
TV' directors of the Laurctis
Helping to spearhead the 1960 Easley High Green Wave football
team to the championship of the AA Western Division Conference
this season have been co-captains Sandy Hagood. left, and Jim bp
Cape.
Both are two-way players. Hagood. a 133-pound halfback is a
speed merchant with a deceptive style of break-away running that
makes him a constant offensive threat. He is also one of quarterback
Leighton Grantham’s favorite pass targets, and likewise is a top
defensive player in the secondary. ,
Cape, a bruising end. has suffered a shoulder separation and is
not expected to play Friday. Considered the top line men for the
Green Wave, he has turned in outstanding performance all season-
offensive end. backing up the line on defense, as a pass receiver
and also does the kicking off and extra point efforts
kw v. chatnnor of the commasaor.
Mr Wallace said that toe x*iou.
which expired Novcmtwr ! was al
lowed to laps,' berm**' of the fail
ure i>f the county of Laurens to puy
Ks^hare of toe punhar* price
Vcrevrding to wx1e!y circulated
port-v the $42,060 purchase price
was to be divided Nkwewi the con
„ ^ . mission the county and toe city of
■ , . 1 ounty TuVrcuiosis Association f>r \'.ded toe tond was
\ wi! Hie interested,to know she has Realizing suddenh that bis term ' m11 " n Tta^kiy. November turn,xl over to :S Count, PlaOTag
been ejected to Phi £k<a K.*ppa. nu- would expire in a few days, he I5 - »* 7 30 in the TB office on the arxi rvvelopmi’al B,vird MettfVre
ticikil honorary scholastic frater- caught himself ami said that he second floor of the lamrens Fedtral ' f tS ,. riMint v w'W u'.v
j -y knew V wouldn’t V a member of Building toal th^re to iTrn o^r
vliss Addison, the daughter of the detegation duong the next two J Allan Thump- i, preadent. tJ , t . ir JJ400006 wheti V O'mmw
Mr and Mrs John A Addison of years. •*>!«.’• he added ill be coramitUv prog res > re- ^ Public Works .'resjents (hem
this city, is a senior at Duke Uni- back again” ports will b,* du,' V highlight of ^ ^ ^ V >r-^vny to b»
wrsky. Durham. N C. where she the met'tmg wiU be discusskm of turned orer to toe Pia-u* Board
is majonng in English Post Office, Banks pljrv ' for the ChrtsUnas St'al cam Mj^or \\ Paul vM tx'rtswi said
j 1*™'™ . To Close Friday ^ ** > “ -f *
7”*?^ Abrams will be TV- post office. Bank of Clinton A powuble January date for the
; interested 10 know he is improv- ,uvd M S. Boieyr and Son. Bankers, auimtl meeting and eifcctMm of offi- ASC OFFU’F TU 11 tir,|
ing at Seif Memorial Hospital, will be closed all day Friday. No- cers will be considered A numui.it The ASC otfice to Laurens will
Greenwood, where he underwent vember 11. in otanervince of Armis mg commitiee and arongements be closed Ernlay Nov 11 'or th,-
an operation on Monday tier Day committer will be appointed \ eterans Day holiday