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olhr (Elintxm (Ehrontrk Vol. 62 — No. 4 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 26, 1961 Football Awarded On WSPA-TV The Thomwell Orphanage football team received recognition during a Washington Redskin game which was broadcast on Channel 7 in December. Thornwell was one of the schools submitted by WSPA-TV to become eligible for an award of a profes sional league football when the Redskins kicked a field goal. The awards were made possible by Amoco, one of the sponsors of National League football on the Spartan burg station. Shown above, left to right, are: J. C. Leaning, Greenwood Amoco distributor; John Cook son, Thornwell alternate captain; Gordon Timmons, captain; John Dowdle, assistant coach; Dick Templeton, coach; and John Kingman, WSPA-TV sports di rector. Autopsy to Be Held In Man's Death Near City Coroner Marshall Pressley said Tuesday an autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of the death of a 54-year- old Laurens County man. The coroner said D. J. Fuller of Kt 2, Clinton, was found un conscious in the rest room of a Clinton tavern Monday about 6 p. m. He said three men, Frank Teazy, Hope Smith and John Taylor carried the unconscious man to his home in the Keno section about five miles north east of Clinton. The men report ed that when they arrived at the home where Fuller and his brother lived about 7 p. m. they blew the car's horn and the broth er, David C. Fuller, Jr., came to the car After assisting in lifting the man to the ground they left im mediately, they said. County Sheriff R Eugene John son said his office had begun an investigation following a call to the Clinton police station about 10 p. m. Monday. He said when officers awived at the Fuller home, Fuller was dead. He said several persons were being ques tioned. Assisting in the investigation are Deputies C D Benjamin and Ted Ward , Coroner Pressley said he would hold an inquest following the autopsy report Mr. Fuller was a native of Laurens County where he spent most of his life He was a son of Mrs. Emma Jester Fuller and the late E. W Fuller. In addition to his mother, he is survived by six brothers, Euel, Clyde and David Fuller, all of Clinton; Co de Fuller, of Easley; Grady Full er, of Laurens, and Harold Fuller of Newberry; three sisters, Mrs Julia F. Wasson, of Laurens; Mrs Pauline Wightman, of Greenwood, and Mrs Gladys Boyd, of Clinton Funeral services will be con ducted Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the Gray Funeral Home in Clinton by Rev J H. Darr. Bur ial will be in Mt. Lebanon Meth odist Church Cemetery near Greenwood Pallbearers will be Ben Jester, Ervin Fuller, Bill Bishop, Thom as Fuller, Bike Briffin, and E. W 'Fuller The family is at the home of his sister, Mrs Gladys Boyd, Whitmire Highway, Clinton Teen-Agers Will Wash Cars Saturday Students will wash cars on Saturday as a part of the teen age March of Dimes polio cam paign Cars will be washed at four lo cal service stations; Carolina Service Station, Charlie’s Gulf, Pitts Service Station, Young Brothers Gulf. M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, to Reach 75th Anniversary New Plant Going Up Construction on the building of the new C B Metals, Inc., plant near Clinton on the old Clinton- Laurens road is progressing ac cording to schedule. That was the word Tuesday from A. R. (Lex) Hamilton, res ident engineer representing own ers of the building. Daniel Construction Co., of Greenville, has the contract for building the 147,000 square foot structure, which is expected to cost approximately $2,000,000, it was stated. Approximately 130 men are i presently employed at the site, ! Mr. Hamilton said, and employ ment will reach more than 200 at peak stage of construction Practically complete, except for pouring of the concrete floor, is a smaller building to house the boilers and other utilities. Already in use for delivery of boxcar loads of construction ma terials is a 1,500-ft. sidetrack M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers,, built from the CN&L railroad will celebrate Its 75th annlver- nearby. About a dozen boxcars sary on February 3. were on the track Tuesday after- Plans are already underway for noon, this diamond jubilee observance jyj r Hamilton said it is hoped to have the building ready for occupancy by the middle of May. of one of Clinton’s oldest institu tions. The occasion will point back to the founding of tlie bank in February, 1886, by M. Is. Bai ley, and will serve to review the years of continuous, uninterrupt ed service rendered since that date Robert M Vance, now in his 13th year as president, is just the Size of the building is approx imately 400 by 385 feet Mr Hamilton said he is mo mentarily expecting the arrival of machinery to set up in a building on Woodrow Street for the training of prospective work- Executive Committee Makes Arrangements For Primary Here are members of Clinton’s Democratic Exeeu- week later on Feb. 28. Left 40 right, are: L. Ray Fitts, tive Committee as they met Monday night to set up a committeeman from ward three; Joel (ox, ward six; • .. , . L Roy L. Holtzclaw, president of the Democratic Club; special primary for the nomination of a candidate for v P Adair , ward two; 1/€arnan D j ()nes , dub secre- Mayor to succeed the late J. P. Terry. The primary will tary; J. J. Clark, ward one; and T. P. Taylor, ward five, take place on Feb. 21, with a run-over, if necessary', a —Photo by Dan Yarborough. third chief execuUve to direct the ers in 1116 P lant He stated that affairs of the bank His officers about 25 workers will be trained assistinsf him are: James Von at a time and these will be used Hollen, vice-president; and Goyne 10 train others. L. Simpson, cashier and assist- Workers will be added at the ant trust officer. | Plant, he said, as fast as they I can be trained, until employment HOME FROM HOSPITAL reaches about 250, which will be J Platte Prather, who has been a patient at the Veterans hospital in Columbia, -is home for an ex tended stay. Visiting the Prathers on Sunday and Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Beaudrot, Sr., Mrs. Rae McGee, Mrs Eu gene Pratt, Paula Rae Gobolski, Mrs John C. Young and daugh ter, Brooksie, and Mrs. George Mundy, all of Greenwood. James P. Sloan Is Candidate For Mayor In Coming Election James P. Sloan, former mem ber of the Clinton City Council and a former state legislator, announced this week that he would be a candidate for Mayor in the coming election. Sloan served six years as alderman and chairman of the Council’s Finance Committee, preparing the first annual budget in the city's history and five succeed ing budgets through 1960. From 1958 1960 he was Clinton’s mayor pro tern. He is a combat veteran of World War II. having served in the Navy In announcing for Mayor, Mr. Sloan said: “As a life-long citizen of Clin ton, with a measure of training and experience in city govern ment, I feel an obligation and re sponsibility to serve the people of Clinton in the best possible manner in response to urging from many citizens from all sec tions ol Clinton and from all walks of life. “As my stand on the city man ager plan for Clinton is an often- raised question, I shall state my opinion clearly: “The results of an advisory referendum last spring, with a very small total vote, slightly favored the city manager plan for Clinton However, in the Democratic primary several weeks later, with a much larger and more representative vote, the city manager plan was a big issue. The two councilmen most active in support of the city man ager plan—Harry Layton and I had opponents for the first time in six years and were de feated. “It is apparent from this vote that the people of Clinton do not favor the city manager plan. Ac tually, the plan stood no chance of succeeding without a major ity on Council and without the wholehearted support of a big majority of our citizens. It ob viously had no such support. Al- Dixon Introduces Bill To Attorney's Office of abolishing the office of county attorney, to which Thomas A. Babb, Laurens lawyer, was re cently elected by the supervisor nad the commissioner*. Prior to the election, Senator Dixon told the Board of Commis sioners that he “would be very displeased to have to sit in a meeting with Mr. Buck Babb as the capacity of the present plant. Mr. Hamilton said, further, that if sufficient labor can be se cured and the training program progresses as expected, the com pany intends to double the size of the plant, when employment will reach approximately 600. The labor force, he said, will consist of about 60 per cent worn- Mothers March Jan. 27 For The March 01 Dimes The golden key identifying county Mothers’ March volun teers for the new March of Dimes Friday night will “help unlock the mystery surrounding crip pling diseases ” Funds gathered by Mothers’ March volunteers will help sup port a far-reaching research pro gram. This same research pro gram already has produced the salk and Sabin polio vaccines and two Nobel prizes. It was hoped that it will cast new light on the causes of crippling birth defects and arthritis. Mrs. Gary Holcombe and Mrs. Forrest Adair, co-chairmen for the Mother's March for lower Laurens County, have announced that the fire whistle will blow at 7 o’clock tomorrow denoting the start of the Hour March To Nominote Mayor Primary to Be Held Feb. 21 Cornwall Joins Contest For Mayor In Coming Primary February 21 is the date for a ] Three candidates have announc- primary to nominate a candi- ^ their intention to enter the date for Mayor of Clinton to suc- 1 ceed the late J F. Terry. < ^ nt All Aie« Llwli nun are asked The present office of Laurens County attorney would be abol ished under legislation proposed last week in the General Assem bly Senator King Dixon introduced a bill which would create the of fice of legal adviser to the coun ty. He would be appointed by the governor upon the recommenda tion of a majority of the county's delegation and the ihe county attorney legislative senator The measure states that the le gal adviser’s salary would be provided in the county’s annual supply bill. The 1960 supply bill carried a $500 appropriation for the county attorney's salary andjrens County Auditor, will be at provided that he be elected an- j the city hall in Clinton Frdiay nually by the supervisor and thej from 9:30 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. for County Auditor Has Engagements In Clinon, Joanne Mi- Jenn e V Culbertson, Lau county commissioners. The bill would have the effect Mountvrlle Grange Meets At Hall The Mountville Grange held its regular meeting Thursday night, January 19, at the Gfange hall. The lecturer, Mrs. L. R Ad ams, presented a program on “The Grange and Grange Ritual ism " Those taking part op the program were Mrs. S. B Good- | man, Jerome Finley, Mrs. P. H. Miller, Miss Onelia Bundrick, and Mrs. Jerome Finley. The master, R O. Bundrick, Mrs L. ^R. Adams, Mrs. Alex Simpson, Miss Becky Bundrick, and Mrs. L. B. Goodman attend ed the state Grange meeting in Columbia January 14, and each one gave a report on the meeting. C. L. Chapman was elected chaplain, L. R. Adams as a mem ber of the executive committee, and Mrs. Jerome Finley, public ity chairman Refreshments were served by the S. B Goodmans and the C. L. Chapmans during the social hour. the purpose of taking property re turns for 1961. On next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, January 31, Feb ruary 1 and 2, she will be at Jo anna from 10:00 a m. to 6:00 p. m. each day Her office will be in the building adjoining the Foun dation Grocery Store CLL'B SPONSORS DANCE FOR MARCH OF DIMES The Clinton Exchange Club will sponsor a dance Saturday evening, January 28, at the Armory from 8 to 12 midnight for the annual March of Dimes. Music will be furnished by “The Collegians" and door prizes will be given die the heavy machinists duties and light assembly in manufac turing of their products. Employment of trainees will begin at an early date, Mr. Ham ilton ‘said, and public notice will be given at that time. In the training program, he stated, actual manufacturing of one small part needed in their finished machine assembly will be accomplished. Presbyterians To y Observe Period Oi Mission Study A week of study and prayer for World Missions, Jan. 30 through Feb 6, will be held for men and women of the First Presbyterian Church. Speakers for the week include Dr. Marshall W. Brown, pres ident of Presbyterian College, who will begin the study on Wed nesday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 at the church with a review of the world mission work of the South ern Presbyterian Church. Other speakers are two missionaries who are in the States on fur lough, Miss Mary Garland Tay lor, of Brazil, and Dr Hoyt Mil ler, a Presbyterian College alum nus, recently returned from the Congo. They will speak to the congregation on Sunday morn ing, Feb. 5, and at a joint supper meeting of the men, women and young people of the church on Monday, the 6th, at 7:00 p. m. men to report to the Conference room of the Bank of Clinton on com pletion of their respective areas. Chairmen for the Clinton and surrounding areas are as fol lows: Area 1—Mrs. Bob Plaxico Area 2—Mrs. Earl Rice. Area 3—Mrs. Joe McGee Area 4—Mrs Ted Prevatte and members of the Jayce-Ettes. Area S- Mrs Charles Buice Area 6—Mrs Ralph Riddle Area 7—Mrs. Bill Terry and Mrs. A. R Ivester. Area 8—Mrs. Frances Warner and Mrs. Mary Lehman. Area 9—Mrs. Melette Wham Area 10—Mrs Freddie Setzer. Area 11—Mrs George Ried. Area 12—Mrs Henrietta Davis. Area 13—Mrs. Willie Rushton Area 14—Mrs. Paul Pearson Other March of Dimes events— all scheduled for Saturday—in- J. J. “Peck” Cornwall is an nounced today as a candidate for Mayor of Clinton in the Feb. 21 primary. Cornwall is a hardware mer chant and farmer, operating the Geo. A. Copeland & Son store in the city. He is a native of Chester Coun ty and came to Clinton as a stu dent at Presbyterian College, graduating in 1925. He has been active in civic affairs since, but this is his first venture into poli tics He is a past president of the (Jiamber of Commerce, is a ‘member of the Lions Club, served as chairman of the dis trict school board for several years, is a past president of the Walter Johnson Club of Pres byterian College, and is a deacon in the First Presbyterian Church. He is niarried to the lormer Miss Ethel Copeland and they have two daughters. "1 pledge my best efforts in behali of the city, if elected," ‘Cornwall said, “and will co operate in every way to make ours a better place in which to live “ The special election was set Monday night at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Clinton City Democratic Club. If a second primary is necessary, it will come one week later, on Feb. 28. A general election (to lawfully elect the party nominee) was ord ered for March 28 at a special meeting of City Council ten days ago. The closing date for entry of candidates is Feb. 11. The committee set the fees for candidates at $100 with opposi tion, and $200 without opposition. Kiwonians To Hear Of Marcti Of Dimes The March of Dimes program will be featured at the Clinton Ki- wanis Club’s final January meet ing, to be held at the Hotel Mary Musgrove this Thursday at 7:00 p m. It is to be presented in the form of a color, sound movie entitled “The Bridge Between.” Don Creighton, district forester with Bowaters Paper Company, will have charge of the program and present the film Kiwanis President R. Edward Ferguson will preside. Much County Road Work Last Year; More to Come Laurens County participated Laurens County. The bridge over | greatly in a $48 million road con-1 Little River on SC 560 is slated tey—in- st ‘ uctlon program in the state for widening as are two bridges elude a car wash conducted by < t ur ‘ n 8 the past year on SC 72 over Duncan Creek An the Teen-Age committee at the Some of the major projects j underpass under Road 47 on US following cooperating firms : completed in Laurens County ; 25 * s slated for relocation as is Charlie’s Gulf Service, Carolina 1 during the past year include the a bridge between Greenwood and Service Station, Pitts Service Sta- construction of 1-26 and US 276 | Laurens counties on US 25 over tion, and Young Brothers Gulf! from near Fountain Inn through 1 ^ Saluda River. Station; a benefit dance at the the county passing close to Laur- Armory under the auspices of the ens and Clinton Exchange Club, and the annual In addition to this Work, con- Roosevelt Ball sponsored by the struction of a bridge over Dun- Joanna Moose Lodge at the Joan-i can Creek and the twin bridges na school building over the Enoree River between A speakers bureau was set up early in the month and beginning on January 9 individuals appear ed before various groups to tell the March of Dimes story. Two dates yet remain to be filled, the Kiwanis Club meeting tonight (Thursday) and the Lions Club meeting Friday. though sincere in my stand, I believe in democratic processes and I shall abide by the wishes of the people. The city manager plan is a dead issue. If favored with election, I shall not raise the city manager issue during my term as Mayor. Rather, I shall devote my best efforts to ward carrying on the fine pro grams begun under the late May or Joe P. Terry, who was my friend and with whom it was my privilege to work very closely for four years. I shall endeavor to lie a good Mayor, carrying on the duties of the office with serious ness of purpose and with fair and just treatment of all citizens alike.” Major road projects slated for 1961 in the county include the widening and improving of SC 56 and SC 72 from Clinton to Route 1-26 Also included is the relocation of four miles of US 25 Spartanburg and Laurens Coun-, east and north of Ware Shoals. One of the two operating rooms in the which was dedicated Sunday afternoon, new addition to the Laurens Area Hospital The nurses are Miss Charlene Bentley and Mrs. Neil Baldwin.—Photo by Ken Eargle. ty were also completed. A bridge over SAL Railroad at Mountville was also widened. Some major road projects un der contract in 1960, but not yet completed, include the widening of US 221 from Wattsville to Ora and the construction of highway from US 276 to 1-85, which is called 1-26. Several major bridge projects are programmed for 1961 in Membership Meeting Joanna Relief Chest Milton Bolick, secretary, an nounces that the Joanna Relief Chest will hold their annual meeting of the membership at the Joanna Club House on Sat urday, January 28 at 6 o’clock Any member wishing to ask questions concerning eligibility lor benefits or operating condi tions of the organization is in vited to attend NEW RESIDENTS Mr and Mrs Alexander R. Hamilton and son, formerly of South Bend, Ind., have moved to Clinton to make their home and are residing at 301 Pine Street. Mr. Hamilton is connected with the C B Metals Company. Their son, Philip, is a 10th grade student. They have another son who is married and lives in Washington, D C Bill Would Add Interest On Unpaid Taxes In County A bill will be introduced by the Laurens County delegation in the House of Representatives either this week or next to add interest to unpaid taxes in the county. The interest would be in addi Uon to penalties and costs of collection now, assessed The bill will provide, said Representative C. J. Hart, that "after the treasurer has issued his tax execution for delinquent taxes, assessments and penalties against the property of a de- iaulting taxpayer, interest of one-half of one per cent on the amount of the execution shall be charged for each month or frac tion of a month such execution is unsatisfied.” This provision shall not apply to taxes or assessments now de linquent, except those for the year 1960, Rep. Hart said. Hart referred to a bill passed Tuesday authorizing the borrow ing of $60,000 for county opera tions. He stated that a total of $70,000 is now due the county in delinquent taxes, and if this amount had been paid the coun ty would not be forced to borrow j race, S. A. (Chick) Pitts, pres- ! ent member of City Council from Ward 2; James P. Sloan, former member of Council from Ward 4; and J J Cornwall, hardware merchant. Another meeting of the Exec utive Committee is scheduled for Feb 13, after the closing date for entry of candidates, when plans for printing the ballots and further arrangements for the primary will be determined. Three voting precincts will be set up, the committee stated, at the city hall on North Broad Street, at Hampton Avenue School, and at the Clinton Mill Community House Three man agers of election will serve at each place. Each voter will present his registration certificate, and no sick or absentee ballots will be allowed. » The polls will open at 8:00 a. m. and close at 6:00 p. m. Members of the Executive Committee are: Roy L. Holtclaw, president of the Club; Leaman D. Jones, secretary-treasurer; John J. Clark, ward 1; V. P. Adair, ward 2. L. Ray Pitts, ward 3; Milford Smith, ward 4; E. P. Taylor, ward 5; and Joel Cox, ward 6 Fire Dept. Had 75 Calls During 1960; Damage At $137,000 According to Fire Chief Paul Quinton, Clinton firemen an swered 75 calls with a total damage of about $137,000 during 1960 This compares with 62 calls and $27,500 damage in 1958 The two most damaging fires that the department fought were outside the city limits. The first was the first fire of the year when on January 5 the Joanna School was damaged to the ex tent of about $50,000. The other was on May 22 when the boiler building at Standard Plywood Corp. was destroyed, the dam age being about $25,000. The two most damaging fires within the city occurred on Wal nut Street. On April 23 the home of Bill Abrams at 109 E. Walnut was considerably damaged, and on July 31 the home of Dr. D. O. Rhame at 201 W. Walnut was struck by lightning and damaged extensively before firemen could bring it under control ^ Clinton BCrPW Members To Attend Columbia Meeting Several members of the Clinton Business and Professional Wom en’s Club will attend the first annual conference of the South Carolina Federation of B&PW Clubs to be held in Columbia Sat urday and Sunday. The session will begin at 10:00 a. m. in the University Russell House, with a luncheon, afternoon meeting, and a banquet that night. The session wil close Sun- lay morning with a breakfast at Russell House. Prominent speakers will fea ture each of the meetings, with the banquet speaker being U. S Senator Gale W McGee of Wy oming. ' SINGING AT '' ANDREWS CHAPEL The fifth Sunday singing will be held at Andrews Chapel Pente costal Holiness Church Sunday. January 29, at 2:30 p. m. Al sing ers and musicians have a special invitation Everyone Is welcome The Rev G O Madden is pastor.