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t V, / V 4- ► I Vol. 61 — No. 49 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 3, 196'> New Exchange Club Officers Members of the Kxchanjfe ('lub recently . . \ named officers for the coming year, to take office in January. Shown above, thev are. h ft to right: Arthur Benjamin, president: Col. L. I). Lott, vice-presidentEarl Rice, secretary: and Earl Martin, treasurer. _ —Photo, by Dan Yarborough s Christmas Parade Pronounced 'Best Ever' Conservationists Of County Meet The supervisors of the Laurens County Soil Conservation Dis trict held their annual public re lations meeting on November 21 , , at the Toastee Grill in Laurens, who 'saw it. said—was viewed Miss Clinton (Nancy Anne Flem- q- he j n vited guests were mem by a throng estimated at 20,000. ming of Michigan, Sandra p^rs of the ftrst board of District Browning of Greenwood, and Su|>ervisors, D. F. Patterson, Sandra hav ot Clinton, respec- chairman. K B Koper and il , , ’ O Abercrombie J G Koy could tively). Parade chairman was J J. 11. Davis, deceased Also invited were the affiliate Clinton’s mile-long Christmas lieauties. parade—“the best ever,” many ca. Miss including Miss Ameri- South Carolina, and Held last Thursday afternoon, 8 he parade had 52 units and re quired approximately an hour to pass It was sponsored by the Merchants Division ot the Cham ber of Commerce Led by Horseman Jack Boyd as parade marshal, following were seven bands, three military units. 23 floats, and a bevy of not attend The other original member of the board was Jack ”Peck" Cornwall and his com mittee included Jim Von Hollen. J. \\ Abrams. Charles Buice,. me , nbers the xh e y Charles Hughes. Edward Perry, — as f()llows: R p H am er. and C. r H. Leonard. Frist prize was aw Joanna Girl Scouts for float, "Flight Into Egypt, ond prize went to are as follows: .. 1 president of the Bank of Clin arded to the ton; Dillard M ii ain , manager. H D Pa>ne and Company; D, Rrmd Street F Patterson, president, Palmet Broad street to Bank; N v alter Regnery. Jo Presbyterian Church To Nome New Elders Methodist Church, its entry be- The First Presbyterian Church i n g ;Lo. Christ Is Born " Third ^ nna 1 ollo |! ‘ " lls ’ will name five additional ruling prize wlnt to Whitten Village for ' aace ’ P resl “ ent - 1 * and Son. < Bankers; Guy L Robert M. S. Bailey Clinton's Value Days Successful Period, Business Men State Clinton's Holiday Value Days, a three-week promotion by the ! Merchants Division of tho Cham ber <>f Commerce, was a success ful event, local merchants said ,tfils week Many merchants of the city participated and the buying pub- ’ lie responded in a ver- fine way, it was stated ' Five trade 1 certificates each valued at $10. were given each Saturday during the trade pro motion to ticket holders in draw ings on the public square Winners for Saturday, Dec. J. were Mrs. Eloise Bratcher. Mrs. W C Wilton. E. W Bryant of Joanna. Mrs Mack Poole, and Mrs. Ellen White. They may get certificates at the Chamber of Commerce office, 106 E Carolina Ave. The event was under the direc tion of the Special Events Com nuttee of the Merchants Division, including D B Smith. C. H Leonard. Mrs Pearle Henry. Mrs. E E Harrison, and George White head Plan Improvement Of Highway 308 FMans are currently being made for the improvement of a section of Highway 308 lying in and adjacent to Clinton, the State Highway Department has nounced fm Ground-Breaking Ceremony Held for Bailey Memorial Hospital Construction liejran during- the week >n P.aikw Mem orial Hospital at the southern city limits ,011 Highway 56. Contractor is C. V. Thomason Co. of Greenwood Ground-b caking ceremonies Thursday afternoon were attended by members of the board of directors, the out going county legislative delegation, and physicians of this area. Shown at the brief ceremony are: Dr. George R. Bla Dr. D left to right: Dr. D. H McF.u ie Bridget, May< r J. 1. Ten*>, 1 'hairmar. Neely, Dr. K. N T . Sullivan. I>r. James Day ill Sloan, Jr., Board Menu-ee K n. ReO lusti ✓ A F r» V.jjC. Dobbin&,-Dr L M cpresentativ'e of tTi«- - mli lart .—Photo hv Dar Y fr' Y »• Vf.-r Legion Auxiliary Members Hold Workshop Dec. 13th SI,190,000 Plant Members of the American Le gion Auxiliary will go on Decem- an " i her 13 for the workshop at the gift shop at the Veterans hospital Construction Begins On Hospital is stated elders at a congregational meet- its "Silent Night” scene A „ - --- Tumbhn, Clinton Milling Com- ; Capers W Knight, farm- Robe^t W. Anderson of Clinton. | er iIerbert Patterson, farmer. I ae district supervisors appre- the support of then I he proposed project, extend-1 j n Columhia. Tho^e desiring a ing Sunday, it church officials At a similar meeting last Sun ng over a distance of 2.6 miles covers the portion of Road 308 from Clinton to the new 4-lane U. S. Route 276. Tentative plans indicate that the improvements by Cash prizes of $30. 020, and $10 were given Judges were Mrs. day. Tommy Hollis was elected and lUrs. F. P Thompson and* an elder. Mrs Sam Irving of Laurens. ejate the suppoit The five additional officers will Ten floats, sponsored by mer- hate members be named frorn the following list chants, featured a story-book Members oi the count> legis-1 ^ n y c jti ze n from the affected nominated by Ahe icongregation: theme lative delegation present were community may request a public T E. Addison, George R. Bla- After the parade a reception Marshall Abercrombie, Dr. C. J-1 hearing on the proposed location lock. R. E. Ferguson, Jr., Ansel was held for the beauty entries Hart and Hubert Graydon. i and economic effects of the proj- B Godfrey, James Oeland, Tom at Be!k Auditorium on the Pres- Others attending were repre-1 e ct. the department announced. will closely follow the location of the existing roadway. ride may contact Mrs. Thomas Baldwin; Mrs. R P Chapman pr Mrs. Louie Thornley This will take the place of the December Auxiliary meeting Residents Asked Not To Burn Leaves City officials have requested residents not to burn leaves In an advertisement appearing in this paper today, the possibil- tlon ot 58-l>ed hospital Contracts totaling $1.190.748 39, have been signed for buildiqg and equipping Bai!e> Memorial Hospital, according U) V\ Car lisle Neely, chairman ot the Board of Directors Funds on hand ^toiai SI 288 933.63, or $98.185 24 in excels of the amount required for comple- New Subscribers byterian College campus Local Girls Named At WinHirop College Two Clinton girls, one from Joanna', and another from the county have been named to rep resent Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Wom en. at Rock Hill, in the 1961 edi tion of “Who’s Who Among Stu dents in American Colleges and Universities.” sentatives ot agricultural agen- Persons interested in having cies of the county, farm machin-1 such a hearing held must submit ery dealers, and farmers ;[ a request for a hearing, in writ ing, to the Highway Dapartment prior to January 1, 1961. Such re quests should be addressed to S. Plaxico, D. O. Rhame, B. F. Wingard, A. C. Young. J. Leland Young, and Reese H Young. Moose Lodge To Collect Toys For Children Of Area Four collection depots for the deposit of toys for needy chil dren have been designated by the Clinton Moose Lodge in its “Op- ^ ! ie young women were chosen eration Santa Claus ” on the basis of scholarship, lead- ,i. ... , .. ership, service, extra-curricular i-auiciia. swuuu *»cuv vu _ lodaje, stated tL, toys may he W 01 ^ ReqUIfOd ©f BuSlneSSOS third place was won by Linda Brownlee, a Ford seventh grad er. E. B. Morse, principal, rep resented Central Elementary School and Mrs. J L. Epting represented Ford Ryan. Lawson, chairman of the Board of District Supervis ors, gave a talk on the activities ot the district, illustrating his talk with colored slides. J. W. Tinsley, secretary-treas- urer of the district, presented the winners of the county-wide soil conservation essay contest with their prize money. First place county prize of $25.00 went to Bill Poole, fifth grade student of Central Elementary School, Laurens; second place went to N. Pearman, State Highway En gineer. South Carolina Highway Department, Columbia. In the event that a hearing is requested, the time and place it is to be held will be announced later, the department said MRS VIOLA FELT I New York, N Y MRS LF.DA E HILL. Philadelphia. Pa / FLORA HUGHEY Clinton MISS GERTRUD? WEBB Joanna PVT JOHN M. COdLEY Fort Bliss, Texai MISS MIGUEL CASSANOVA Hampton. Va P C FURR. Columbia BEN SUMMER/ Kinards ity of injury and danger of fires spreading is pointed out Officials further stated that where leaves are burned in the street, damage to pavement oc curs In fact, they said, city ordi nances prohibit the practice and police action may be taken Householders are advised to rake the leaves in piles at the curb and city"*(Hicks will haul them away Construction is already under Christmas Seal Sales At $3,112.97 I Mac Adair. Clinton area returns chairman, a nounced a to tal of $3 112 97 in the Christmas Seal Campaign now being con ficat.ons furnished bv the city ***** bv the under a motion introduced by tuberculosis Association 1.101 Suddeth at a previous meeting replies have been received from but held over for action Voting the 7,002 letters mailed 199 let lor the motiofi were Boland, ter> have contained contrihu Sworn Statements To Be left at the following Jones Sinclair Station on West Main Street, College View Ser vice Station oh South Broad Street, Moose Lodge rooms on North Broad Street, and the po lice station on North Broad Street. ! Wooten stated that-it is not locationi:| lead l ershl P- They are Sara Pitts and Betty Jane Hamer of Clinton, Virginia Addison of Joanna, and Martha Goodwin of Laurens RFD AH are seniors. Decorations Contest Judging On Dec. 12 Pitts, Suddeth. and Edwards Bagwell voted aganist the mo tion. and Crame withheld his vote \ Another motion by Suddeth. in troduced at a previous meeting, to change the present ordinance relating to out of city fire calls, did not receive a second Three lights will lie installed at Bell Street High School, upon request of District .56 Superin- ubo ten-lent W R. Anderson The-dis trict will furnish the equipment necessary that all, toys be new, i , . . , Au /- i ™ w- . . , j . { Vi ha , j i Judging for the Garden Club . but where used toysRlreidonated . , , . . residence and business decora tions contest will be on Monday, r ember 12. Judges will begin they should be undamaged and ; .. . . ... . . , , . , . ”, turns contest will be on Monday, m workable and presentable con dition. Time will not permit re pairs to be made on used toys, he said. Members of the Moose com mittee heading the operation will obtain names of needy children in this area from welfare agen cies and officials, and on Christ mas eve will make deliveries. "Operation Santa Claus” has been endorsed by a number of citizens of the city, who call up on residents generally to join in the effort to make this a happy Christmas fcjr underprivileged children. I tour at 7:00 p. tm. ' Wniners will be anounced next week ' Revival To Be Held At Cross Hitl Church A week’s revival will be held at the Holiness Mission. Cross Hill, on Highway 72. The service wlil begin on Sautrday and Sun day evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. Roy Russ of Joanna, will be the speaker. The public is in vited to attend. Rev. C T Mer chant, Jr, is pastor. _ Businesses operating in Clinton A Pitts, ward two. .Noland Sud- will be required to submit a;deth, ward three; Joe V Ed- sworn statement ot gross volume wards, ward four; George VV of business done during the pre- Bagwell, ward five! and Craine vnous year when they pay their ward six business license tax in the future. T , U1 am ,A in , ■ , ^ , . i * Competent judges were select-. according to action taken at the . r amouni P a d b - v group hos- an d the city w ill do th*> installa- -d by the district -uperv.sor, for | December meetini! of city cooncit '"I**? by Uon. Mr the cim. ty to... . Tluy report Monday night ““ uty ?” 'mployees will be in- _ ‘ creased - from $7.00 to $10.00 per The amount of the license paid, day by action of council Monday by firms is based on the volume night. Other benefits will be in of business, but no sworn state- creased in accordance with the ment has been required hereto- daily rates fore > rcervTTr: —tr-*-er many iwv-J entries, in- f outs‘aiiding es-, says which icpicat.w study and research.” The district supervisors are Ryan F. Lawson, chairman, Rt. ! 3, Clinton; W. P Dickson, Rt 3, Clinton; S. B Fleming of Ora; J. W. Tinsley, and James D. Wasson of Rt 3, Laurens NEW RESIDENTS Mrs. Myrtis Haydock, former ly of Cross Anchor, has moved to a residence at 310 Davidson street. Her daughters. Miss Ruby Lee Haydock and Miss Geraldine Haydock, are students at Pres- byterina and Anderson College, respectively. All members of council voted for the new feature except James C. Craine, who refrained from voting Council adopted the business li cense ordinance for the yjear be ginning January 1, 1961,1 being An agreement with C B Metals, Inc., for ingress and egress to Anderson's request for lights at other schools in.the city was referred to the Utilities Com- mitt-.o for reiofnmendation Council will look into the situa lion regarding a ditch througn property of Marvin Gault on which he is building a home Council agreed that the Christ- water line, etc., within their prop- mas lights recently installed in erty was accepted the busines section shall remain Council accepted a proposal of on unt*l 11:00 p m . Dec 30 G. E. Moore Co. for the building At a called meeting on Nov 21, of a water line to the site of Bai council adopted an alternate ley Memorial Hospital, south of power rate for small industries among high school pa|)ers ©f the state The contest is sponsored by the journalism department of Win throp College, (jock Hill substantially the same as in pre-i the city. The Moore Co also has j operating in the service area of vious years in regard to fees the contract for the construction the city The rate is the same as P a *d- r -— 1 | a water line to the C B Metals, j that contained in the current Presiding over the session was Inc . plant near Clinton j Schedule ?-C of Duke Power Co Mayor J P Terry, with all Uniforms for police and fire-; known as the high load factor members of council present: men will be purchased on com-! power service. The rate will take Frank M. Boland, ward one; S.| petitive bids, according to speci-* effect January 1 way and ground breaking cer- moiues were held last Thursday C Y Thomason Co . of Green wood, has the contract for-build ing the hospital, with 7i bid ot $865 315 V arums -i; 1 ' nt * lie supplied under separate con tracts totaling $215,646 73 Fees and other expense^ m voiced will being the cost of th» plant to SI. 190.748 .59 TTio hospital is being buiit by the Clinton Hospital District (lower section of the county) on a 15-acre site on Highway 56 al the southern edge of the city Basic facilities are being in chided that will -.upjiort a” 101) bed general hospital The facility is named tor tfte late P S Bailey, president oi Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills, whp took the mitiutrcv in getting the movement for the hospital under wa^ Sources ot muds tor Uie pro jet" were proceeds ot bond sale, $449,051 gifts (-: Bailey Foun dation. $175,000, gift of Duk* Endowment. $50.o00 interest on investments bond proceeds), $28.907 46 Hill Burton (Federal) funds. $585,975 17 Members ot the Board of Di rectors u the no>pita in addi t:on to Chairman Neely, are J B Hart and Dr L) li McFau den ot Joanna John M' Smuuoas of .Mountvilie. ami Ryan F Law son m the Hopewell section The Board oi Directors ot the Bui’ey Foundation of Clinton have been generous in their sup port of'the movement to build the hospital, it was pointed out They madi- an initial gift ot $100.000 to the projet t In addi tion. thev have underwritten all costs involving preliminary ex peases to the amount ot $75,000. I with the understanding that re imbursement oi that amount : woulil t>e made However the di rectors ot the Foundation have since added thui -smn to the original gift Mr Neely -aid IhJT uie $Mb 185 24 in exces-i of funds Deeded to build and equip the hospital will be used for the employment Recognition ift given for edito- of an administrator, purcha-s* 'it rial. news, feature; and sports hospital suppi es operating writing 1 ieilcTf for th.* ur-t two year- tions Assisting Mr Adair in opening the letters at the M S Bailey & Son. Bar]k on Thursday were Mrs u , k Attderson, Jr . Mrs B Hubert Boyd. Rhett Adair C C Giles, and G- U Hollingl- worth * • ' Approximately 3 ;kH> volorful reminders were, mailed Tuesday to all Laurens County residents had not responded These were prepared by Mr, George Blalock and about twenty other volunteers working on the Pres byterian College campus Returns' will, be opened u-iain on Thursday at the Bank of Clin ton Sanders Get’s Second Place xFor Sports Story Marion Sanders, sports editor of The Sentinel. Clinton High School newspaper won second place for a sports story in the second period judging ot the Story of the Month contest r - '' . > { A W r 4:,- ' M • r n : , ' y Y'?W ' ... jx ''r 'V’ jU' % : \ .vVL "H 4 x\ ^ I i First—Joanna Girl Scouts. ••Flight Into Egypt*’ i f Second—Hroad St. Methodist Church, “lat. Christ Is Horn” i \ U / Third—Whilten N illage. "Mlent Night' ■■ & t - f ize Winners in Clinton s Annual Christmas Parade Thursday Afternoon \ ■ ’ho'os \