The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 22, 1960, Image 1
Textile Plants To Close
Ten Days for Christmas
Three Will Attend
Youth Convention
Mi'.sos and Ann (irttvs
and Miss Sally (Ilt'iin ol this nits,
\s ill It asn on Mondas to attend
The
3.500
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if 1 worker^
ol the .,«
< oi'dir..
Hi anounoementx by
the 5 oulh ('onv ent
ion
in Dallas.
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ri .Jon
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area will
get a l'i
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Kotin t M Vance of
Texas
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t let ter ot Hidn'eland (luards Hill
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es o’ !)eratin (la Ilallltai k
Hills Henton ol \tlanta and
Kul I flanks Hill Mil: ol Mi Keens
IMirt I'a and Hrm e Hai nes ol
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,1 uniors K ml .len s 11ainmoi k
ol Moultrie ( .a (iiiards Sonin
DuHose ol Sumter and Haul
l,o\‘ of York ( enter Ales Mills
ol Sslvama (la C^uarterhai ks
Holihs Joinei ol Macon, (la and
loe Nixon ol Carrollton (la
and Halfback Hobbs Sherroll ol
\t lanta
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son ol Atlanta
and Ereil
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H.m,(iton ol Kannapo!is \ (
and .Hmins Mas ol (iieenvsood
( reshiie o I nd I oum Itnlm
:ei ' Atlanta I ai kIt |- I allk
Kim ol \ aldo-t a ( m ( lUard
Citizens Federal To
Pay Out $90,000 in
Dividends Dec. 31
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Kani. I ,t/ pat in 1 ol Atlanta
(Juartei bai k' Hpl I s son ot Ham
In id. e ( and \: t \\ illiams of
i an'o (ia and fullback Haul
Mess man ol .1 one'bni u (la
PC In Basketball
Tourney At Spindale
I’resttyteinan Colleste sstll eiitet
a tour team basketball tourna
merit at Spindale N C to be
held Fridas and Saturday nuthts,
Dei .'tb It I Idle annual holiday
tournament is sponsored lis the
Spindale Hotai s ( dub
In the oix-nihp scene Wotlord
( oilene of SpaitanbuiK sstll play
Western Carolina ol Cullosvhee,
N C while the second name ol
the mnlit ssdl leature Hresbyte
nan and l-enoir Hhsne of flick
ors N ('
On Saturdas tunbi. Hie two los
nn teams trom Friday's names
a ill [ilay for tfie t (insolation prize
at 7 00 p m followed at 9 00 p
m bs the name to determine the
championship for the two ssm
ners c/f Friday s preliminaries
Trophies will be awarded to the
championship team and second
place winner Indisidual awards
also sell! he made incltdinn the
most valuable plaser
Progressive Dinner
Scheduled Friday By
Joanna Church Group
The younn people's department
ol (he First Baptist Church. Jo
anna will base a progressive
limier party on Fridas evenini’.
December 23
The first course will he seised
at the home of Betts Ann Thom
as with Tilths Johmon .lirecting
names
The second course sstll he sers
ed at the hona ol Mr and Mrs
Alex Crawford vsitli Veda Jester
a n d Kunenia By ars directing
games
The third course will be sersed
at the home ol Libby Gerald,
and Barbara Johnson Jennie
Hae Surratt will direct games
The party ssill close with the
ingathering ol the Ixjttie Moon
Christmas offering The empha
sis will be given by Betty Ann
Thomas, student at Southwestern
Baptist Theological Semianry
Fort Worth Texas
Chronicle To Carry
Babson Forecast In
Next Week's Issue
file ( 'll! omcle vs ill publish Bab
son v Business a n d Financial
t'oreoavt for Itkil m its next is
sue to appear on IliuisTi- lit
-•I libel 29
tins lores ast on vshal tin- husi
I it"' vs olid ma ex pe- 1 I)'. t be
nat ions 11 ns mo ■ I tiu sines , ana
lyst and i oilient atoi is an annual
leature in the ( luoniolr and its
leaders are u I .'ed to look I ol it
next vs eek
Koget W Babson Inis probably
done more than any other man
to ( real among his millions ot
newspaper readers an interest in
simple business problems and to
inst dI a broader vision in busi
ness men enabling them to keep
Up ssdtl Hie ups and downs ol
t»U si ness cscles
Mi Babson x wei-ki> leleases
aii u -i d by more than Ju< i uew s
pa pel - and his | mall! ml I epolt s
bs JU,P(Hi i oi |.oral iiuis alid e
tali - H i x re seal i ti is i . il r icd on
bs a a I .’( si at I ot ex pert s
A . I.. i is o; t f a Ballon pl ed n
Pons I oi 1 !*!)U u pllolds the re
II a : (■ at ill a v i i ,u i it past \ ears
1 - . i i. ilo pe i lent ini rei t I lire
pi joi i ei i nt s ears
dl.iti eiglitv tour pn (eat 195(1
■ . Id - S : I fiit 1957 I i Ids
.1 Id p( I ellt I '(all eights t I St
pi , lent 19:1.1 e. .-lit . ton: pel
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Presbyterians
Name New Elders
Six new ruling eldei s bas e
been sele( led b\ the member
ship ol tin f'-rsi |‘iesb\tenan
(tun i h
1 lit . are
Tommy llolh
s \ nsel
11 Godfrey
J allies (lelai
ei 1 om
Blaxico A
C 5Hun. aiu
1,1 Le
and Young
Uiey war
c named <it
two re
cent congregational met
■tings
RAINBOW
BKf SIDENT
At a ret
ent meeting
Ol the
Hambow Disision in < olumbia
Jack W Anderson ot tins city
was elected president ol the di
\ ision
'nolo Dnn YarSoroaffh
il;\ i.:. ,..i *i., Mi. i.ipI \ n.uml^
i >! ! I it s - . 11
i i a i duned w .1 II a simitar dis i
dead ol $(17 atMI paid on .1 line 3U
d i s nlen I pas iilillts | oi the seal
I da! i: ml i I loin $ I m OOP
I I |i . 11 h I opel a I id is |>| esi
leal .1 tin a'sin lalloll .1 1’
1 1 1 at tier siit pres ideal Mr
I odd sei ret ary I reaxurei and
mnuagiiiL’ otiicer I. s Bed
dei k .1 r assistant treasurei
ail M i s | li ars 11 unti l assis
tan! sesa etai s
In add11.on l.i Mi ssel s Cope
and !'i ai In i and 1 odd diI'ec
Ini., i m oi, it I I i Cdpel a ml H
II d. t ,i e and .1 B Hart
Christmas Made
Brighter For 65
Area Youngsters
Mid this I not not e to the story
published last week on the San
t a s Uni kMin|i i onilucteil bs
I ’i es bs ter i an i ol le.'e st udellt s
\ to!, d o| n.i In is s and g 11 I s . all
d w 1111; 11 I a- ed a bleak ( lir Istmas
.s 111 lout i ii c sei it s will awake on
.unilas mot ning to toss provided
f Ibis |,| o |ei I
llii a i e '-in. d : s 11 l but ed Ibis
W 1 ek to. t tie 1 111 it oil f II st I ’re dis
t-d i.111 ( Iiun 11 along with oandv
aid 11 uit to | ..I- ! m uniort uu
di i n i uiu tan. • s.i that then
-lei' 11 toy s on
p ' I ■ i , "oil st ai ted
., ., i O, i , luge Class
o: tin Tut ( Jim i Ii s Sunday
Sehool taught liy Mrs Ben Hay
ll.mmnt 1'C students ot all (le
nominations joined in the elfort,
and ttie si ores or renovated toys
were turned osei to the i hull Ii
last Sunday
Candlelight Service
At Lutheran Church
Tile annual candlelight service
of St John's Lutheran Church
will tie held Christmas eve night
at 9 o’clock
The servile will include lamil
mr Christmas carols and Scrip
lure readings hy the pastor Uev
.1 Gordon Beery, pastor
file public is cordially invited
to attend the service
Clinton's Public Square Decorated for the Holiday Season
Prisoner Says Sentence Less Than Law
Provides in Petition Seeking New Trial
Mrs. Abrams Named
New Treasurer 01
Whitten Village
Mis lop M \ I irams has
been appointed treasurer ot U hit
ten Village according to an
iiiuini eiilent liv lb 1! (i U hit
ten xupt i mlenilenl
Mr Abrams succeeds the late
Miss Lois I Blakelv
I >r \\ bitten stated that Mrs
Ahianix m well trained and i|ual
died lor the position having the
approval ol several auditors who
have visited tin ottice during Ihe
past three or lour months
Mrs Abrams is assisted by
Mrs f ranklin I) Davis. Mrs '
Lvelvn I Mi Crary , Mrs Doris
.1 I re Mrs Virgmia I' l(ikard
a nd Mrs Anita C' Jacks
lb Whitten said the 11 casiii
ei s otlice is divided into three
departments and tarries sever
al ditlereiit captioned Hinds in
two Clinton hanks and federal
Pavings and Loan Associations
m ( linton and I.aureus Amount
ol lundx handled annually in
this depart mint he said is
.nound three million dollars
lb M hit If 11 stated I ill tiler
that he is gi at il n d to have had
ellli lellt pel solllit l III Ihe depart
11 id it w it Ii in i spoilage oi del i
id a in I no a. i i ui al having been
11>und iad a! haiaiu e in the de
p.n t meat Mine Ihe work began
os i i Imp. i ai ago
Clinton Area People
Invited As Guests
Of Midway Tonight
No admission will be charged
tonight i Thursday ) to see the
program at the Midway Drive
In llieatre. resident manager 11
M Kilpatrick has announced He
stated that tins is Ills Christmas
gilt to the people ol Clinton
Joanna and this area
A i inemascope and technicolor
leature "Goliath and the Bar
banaiis will he shown
SAVINGS BONDS SALKS
Senes K and II savings bonds
sales for November in Laurens
County totaled $30,293, reports D
F Patterson, county savings
bonds chairman
Church School And
Worship At Broad St
Methodist As Usual
i Inn ch school and morning
woi -,hip -i tv ices .it Hroad Street
\l el hod i st Church on Sunday ,
Dei 25 will he held as usual
it is stated hv the pastor Kev
J .el L Cannon
limes lor the respective ser
v n es are at 9 45 and II 00 a m
Howevei no evening service or
outli meeting w ill he held
Most c s in the commu
mtv are expected to continue
wdti thru regular schedules pel
taming to churi h school and
morning worship services Some
others however like the Broad
Street Methodists, will eliminate
the youth meetings and evening
w oi ship serv ices
Total Amount Of
Christmas Seal
Drive Announced
Dr A A Knight today an
nounced a total ol $5,5ttt> 2t> in the
Christinas Seal campaign lie
stated that he was pelased with
the results to date and urged all
who have not responded to mail
their contributions soon He not
ed that the money is used by the
l.aurnt x County I uhei culosis As
soi lation to wage a year round
111 lit agonist fit
Gas Authority
Entertains Employees
L11 iplov ec- ot the Clinton New
le i i > ( .as Nutlionlv and then
taiiiilles well entertained I hui x
da. i \ ei in i. at the American It
g ion Home with a Christmas
party
Mr and Mrs Wyman M
Shealy giceted the guests Supper
was served trom a bullet table
beautilully appointed with light
ed tapers in brass candelabra
sugared triuts and holly Bed
tapers and liollv were Used on
the tables where cuvets were laid
tor tin- guests tin the children s
table holiday scenes with snow
men Santas and liollv were dec
a ativ e
Klscwhere in the building a
Christmas tree was displayed
and on the mantel were a mtnia
tore tree with silver ornaments,
angels, pine and white tapers
During the evening Santa distrib
uted gifts to the children
At Gas Authority Christmas Party
Here are employees of the Clinton-New-
btrry (Las Authority at the annual Christ
mas party Thursday evening at the Amer
ican Legion building. Attending were of
fice and plant employees and their families.
Left to right are: Earl McElhannon of
Clinton, Dan Hembree, Harriet .Vickies, and
\V. I! Kitchens of Newberrv, Mary Jean
Timmerman. Mary Elien Ward, Wyman
Shealv, manager of the company, of Clin
ton, Frances Oxley of Newberry, Bobby
Harris and J. W. Smith of Clinton.— Photo
by Dan Yarborough.
Fhornwell Nativity
Scene Begins Tonight
Beginning tonight ( Thursday'
a live Nativity scene will he pie
sented three nights on the trout
campus ol Thornwell Orphanage
It mav he seen trom 7 30 to 9 30
each evening through Saturday
The scene will consist id the
manger Mary and Joseph, and
the angels, the shepherds, and
the wise men, donkey and sheep
Suit lights will be used and tile
principals will wear colorlul cos
Himes Bockground music will be
ol Christmas hvnins and carols
w ill he heard
Miss Juliet McCrorey member
ol the Thornwell stall will di
reel the presentation which is
sponsored bv tin Senior High
Fellow ship
f riends ol Thoinwell and the
publu . eiieralIv are invited to
v lew I he scene each night
I . i 1 1 l ens \ I .aureus l ount v
while man now serving a 10 year
si ntein e lor rape in the state
peii.t eiit :arv na s In _ un habeas
- orpux proceedings demanding a
new trial on the ground, among
others, that his sentence was d
legal in that it was less than the
statutes provided
He alleges in his petition Hied
with the clerk ot court here Fn
Tonight Is Last
For Presbyterian
Christmas Display
\ living outdoor Christmas
scene depicting the Nativity
scheduled lor three nights this
week will close with tonight s
- Thursday > presentation trom
li 30 to 8 3(1 on the lawn of the
l:i t I ’resin terian ('hut ch
I adei the direction ot Mrs
I oininv Hollis Ihe porti a . al is
b . memhei s ol the Senior Fid
Iiivv stiip ol the church
Senior Players Receive
CHS Awards in Football
rim
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in rv Hall
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plo\ t‘i ond hfvt
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>1 tfir imuoi \ or
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most improwd
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f rrris 1104 kp>hl
to(»t
>.n! ol st 01s w cl r Hon \ \\ hit
11 ion K mr: Srosr and (inr\
•spiousc wthii who rrrrivrd
In Florida For
Son's Wedding
Mi and Mrs Kenneth Baker
and Miss Anne Baker are in Mi
ami Fla In attend the wedding
ol their son and brother, Kenneth
Baker, Jr Mr Baker was mar
lied at noon vesterdav to Miss
Dolly Bates
Sfafton WPCC
Increases Power
The Communications (Ommis
sion in Washington last week ap
proved the application ol radio
station WHCC in Clinton to in
crease power tram 5()() watts to
I kilowatt
Ihe station operates on a dav
lime schedule
l.OSKS I-ATI ILK
Mr and Mrs VV T Seoggin
were called to Colbert, Ga , on
Monday because of the death of
the former’s father J M Scog-
gin
Going yesterday afternoon for
funeral services at the Methodist
j Church ^were Mr and Mrs Cecil
i Seoggin and family, Mrs David
! Gastley and Mrs Kra Young
Court House Offices
Closed For Christmas
(ill ices 111 tin 1 .aureus ('omity
court house at Laurens will he
i iosed Satuiday and .Monday in
ohsei v anct ol the ( lii lstmas h-il
lilav s It w a ,t ati it 1 al l \ t In -
w eek
(Mines will close at the end
ol the business day Friday and
reopen Tuesday morning
MOVK TO ( HAKI.OP I
Mr and Mrs (' Smith Chance
Jr and son, Hu hard formerlv
of Memphis, Term are now it
siding in ('tiarlntte, N (
Mr Cliance is associated with
Burlington Hosier’ Co of New
York as sales promotion manag
it tor the southeast t tided States
Mrs Chance is the lormer Miss
Jane Watts, daughter ol Mrs B
Pascal Watts and the late Mr
\V alts ot Mountville
Poole Graduates,
Accepts Position
Carroll Boole, a recent gradu
ate i,i the Southern Technical
Institute, ( hamblee Ga lias ai
< epted a position wdti Fiske-Car
! 1 1 Construction ( umpanv m
Spai tanliui g He is the son ot Mr
md Mrs If F. Boole ol this city
Mi and Mrs Boole and son. Mi
i hael, who have lii'en residing in
Chamhlee. are spending the boll
days with Ills parents and will
move to Spartanburg each m the
New Year
DKAMA Bl rULSI NTI D
The Senior Lifeliners ot the
J o a n n a Pentecostal Holiness
| Church will present a drama,
Ye Who Sit By The Fire," on
Christmas Eve at 7 30 The pub
is. in vt
awards win Vaughn Joel Mr
Blhaimon N,,| ll.mdh.ick Keith
Stewart Km.od l.ittleto:i |iav
nt Si pool le Hoger U h:l mil i ltd
i\ Nelson, and Melvin Bailey
\w aided letters lor the lu st
tune were Jerry Hall Buck
Itiesi Tommy Copeland, Grady
Spoolie. Bruce Mills, Lille Lew
is Billy Bills James Toney,
llohliv Hamer Eddie Madden
and Gary Goss
V arious husuie--- establish
mints and organizations in Clin
ton give the awards each year
McGee s Drug Store, most val
liable player Copeland David
son American Legion Post, best
sportsmanship Johnson s Men s
Stiop, ties! blocker. Young s
Pharmacy best defensive play
er Citl/eiis federal Savings A
Loan Association junior varsity
aw aril
Presbyterians Adopt
Budget Of $65,059.72
The congregation ol Hie fn t
Presbyterian Chun h on Sundav
adopted a I9iil budge! totalm.
’>1)5 1)59 72 an uu l ease ot $17
909 30 ov er l he previous i nr
The tiellev oleiit section ol the
budget includes $23,200 an m
crease ol $11,700 while local t-x
peiises are placed at $4! 8a9 72
an mi least ol $0,209 30
s 1 N(iS BN MESSIAH ’
Mr and Mrs K B lieitams,
h and Mrs V C Workman
bail returned from a short visit
with their son and daughter. Mr
and Mrs It B lieitams Jr at
Mount Pleasant
they went especially tor the
Charleston Choral Society [ire
sentation of The Messiah on
Tuesday evening Mrs Hellams,
Jr . was the soprano soloist for
the presentation
day that the presiding judge er
red m giving him a 20-year sen
teller when the statutes where a
mandatory lile sentence where a
(leti iiilant is found guilty of rape
with recommendation to mercy
The petitioner is Lester L Har
nson of Clinton, who was con
victed m General Sessions court
lure in November His listed vie
tun was a w bite girl
V copy ol the petition was filed
with the vlerk of court here Fn
day Clerk ot Court Walter E
Dunlap said today that he had
mailed to Judge Steve C. Griffith
ol Newberry who presided over
the trial and before whom the
habaes corpus hearing will be
held a copy of the indictment at
the tuilge's request
At tns trial Hanson was repre
w ilted by two court appointed at
tornev s Neither their names nor
names ol other attorneys apepar
on the habaes corpus petition At
tached tu it was a request that
tin hearing he held forma pau
pei ,s mtei preted m the request
to mean as without funds."
(ither grounds m the petition
un lulled that he had no prelim
mary hearing he was not per
m.tteil to obtain competent'
I mm el that Ills conviction was
hascil on cu cumslantial evi-
deni e that he was threatened
bv tin county sherd! to make a
confession
Clerk Dunlap said that as yet
no older had come from Judge
Gnllith as to when or if he would
hold the hearing
Administrative
Management Course
To Be Offered
In keeping with its policy of
providing ever possible service to
Un community the Bank of Clin
ton with the cooperation of the
Small Business Administration
and the Distributive Education
Division of the State Department
ol Education, will oiler an Ad
ministrative Management course
early next year The instruction
is designed to give the managers
and potential managers of local
business the knowledge of a sys
tematic approach to solving ev
ery day problems The school al
so offers an opportunity to meet
with and discuss problems with
other business men under the
Tadei ship of well qualified in
■ 11 Ul tlll s
Emphasis will he placed on ac
minting records financing, per
xonnel and public relations and
other allied subjects
Joanna Baptists To
Present Christmas
Story Sunday Evening
The Christmas Story :n Song
Narration and Bantomme' will
he riven at the First Baptist
( liurcti, Joanna on Sunday eve
lung. December 25, at 7 30
The chuii is under the direction
ol Miss Mary Eli/aheth Fowler
church music director Organist
is Jennie Kae Sun all and p: >n
is! is Miss Marv Ann Browr,
S*11111si is Eugenia By ai >
El KM AN STI DENTS
Clinton students attending Fur
man University, Greenville, who
are at home tor the holidays m
dude Hubert Horton. Martha
Joan Keeder. Kenneth Trammell.
Tom Cooper, Delle Wilder. Sara
Hay, Linda Bridges, Mary Cun
ningham. and Jake Rasor Jr ol
Cross Hill