The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 26, 1961, Image 2
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Tharoday, January 26, INI
S. C. Presbytery
To Hold Session
Here On Tuesday j
South Carolina Presbytery will
hold its annal winter meeting on
the Ptesbyterian College oar^pus
next Tuesday. .
It is scheduled for the new Belk
Auditorium, beginning at 10 a.
m. and extending through the
afternoon session.
World Missions will receive j
the main emphasis at this ses
sion, with a special order bring
ing an address on the subject at
12 noon The Rev Lawton Daugh
erty, pastor of the Little River-
Dominick Presbyterian Church,
serves as chairman of this com
mittee
Hugh S Jacobs Clinton bus
inessman representing the Clin
ton First Presbyterian Church,
will step down after serving as
presbytery moderator for the
past term and will deliver the
retiring moderator's sermon. He
is to be succeeded as moderator
by the Rev. Herman Dillard, pas
tor of the Abbeville First Pres
byterian Church, who was nom
inated at the fall meeting.
Dr Marc Weersing, pastor of
the Spartanburg First Presbv-
terian Church, also is scheduled f
to address the group. He will!
speak at 11 a. m. on Christian j
education generally and on Pres- !
byterian College in particular!
alter bem* introduced by PC
President Marshall W. Brown.
Dr Weersing is a PC trustee.
The morning session will be
given mainly to these talks to
the sacrament of the Lord’s Sup-;
per. Dinner then is to be served |
in the Presbyterian College din- j
mg hall.
Reports of the permanent com
mittees and the standing com
mittees are scheduled for the
afternoon session The perma
nent committees and their chair
men are: stated clerk—the Rev.
Roy W. Coker, pastor of the Leb
anon and Warrenton Presbyte
rian churches of Abbeville;• can
didates for the ministry — the I
Rev. Chalmers F. McCutcheon,
pastor of the Laurens First Pres
byterian Church; church exten
sion—Mr. McCutcheon; session-1
al records—Mr. Coker; and aud
its—Tom Plaxico, Clinton bus
inessman.
Robert Wassons To
Move To Columbia
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Was
son and their daughter, Jane,
residents of the Hickory Tavern
section of Laurens County will
move to Columbia next summer,
they stated during the past week.
Wasson resigned as Laurens
County Senator last February to
accept appointment by the gov
ernor as a member of the South
Carolina Tax Commission. •
They said, when interviewed!
during the week-end, they would
continue to maintain their legal!
residence in Laurens County.
Jane. 18, will enter the Univer
sity of South Carolina at the be
ginning of the session in Septem
ber. A son, Bill, already lives in
Columbia, and their elder daugh
ter, Barbara, is married and
lives in Laurens.
Wasson said he had given up
his political career and his inter
est with his brother ir a partner
ship in a mercantile business at
Hickory Tavern.
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VIRGINIA ADDISON
BETTY JANE HAltf«R
SARA PITTS
Named To “Who’s Who” At Winthrop
Virginia Addison, of Joanna, Elizabeth
Jane Hamer and Sara Pitts, of Clinton,
have been named as representatives of Win
throp College, Rock Hill, in the 1961 edi
tion of “Who’s ‘ Who Among Students in
All
American Universities and Colleges.'
are seniors.
The basis for their selection included
scholarship, leadership, citizenship, service,
and promise of future leadership.
Dedication Of New
Hospital Wing Held
Sunday At Laurens
Laurens—Several hundred per
sons attended the dedication of
the new $360,00 Owing of the Lau
rens County Hospital here Sun
day
L. W Gratz, vice chairman of
the board of trustees, presided
at the dedication ceremonies held
on the grounds of the hospital.
Over a thousand persons view
ed the brick wing, extending from
the old hospital during open
house following the ceremonies.
Rev Grange Cothran, pastor of
the Second Baptsit Church here, ... _
gave the invocation. W. S. Beach- s
am. hospital administrator, gave ' NiOkies, chief of the
medical staff, accepted the new
aside and wisely investing funds
for future hospital needs.’’
Ht also recognized the staff of
the State Board of Health for its
aid in securing federal funds and
the former legislative delegation
composed of Senator Robert Was
son and House members Justin
Bridges, William Dobbins and T.
David Sloan, Jr.
Mr. Boyd also recognized the
following persons and organiza
tions for donations of $500 for
furnishing rooms: Dr. M. M.
Teague and children, in memory
of their father, Dr. Jesse Teague;
James Gray Dunklin, in memory
of his father; Laurens Federal
Savings and Loan Association;
the Alpha Gamma Chapter of
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority; and the
the welcome and invited those at-, . ,
tending to tour the new wing. Wlng an d expressed gratitude to
The dedicatory prayer was of
fered by Dr Robert S. Cooper,
pastor of the First Baptist
those making the facilities pos
sible.
He traced the history of the
hospital from 1937 when it opened
Marcus Boyd, chairman of the present P* an t
containing 76 beds. v
In acepting the challenge of
said he would not be able to give ,L Ut , U ^f’ ^‘ c ^ es pointed
recognition to al! who had made:.. . a ^ re w ® re ^ wo problems
it possible. 1 th 1 ust be solve d on the com
He cited E. D Easterby, for
mer hoard chairjnan. for "his|
Church
board of trustees, made the pres
entation of the new wing. He
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CLINTON, S. C.
Clinton Downs
Laurens 53 To 45
The Clinton boys defeated Lau
rens here Friday in an East
ern AA conference game, 53-45.
The Laurens girls won the pre
liminary, 41-40.
Girls;
Laurens (41) — Waldrop 12,
Turner 25, Madden 4, Seward,
Bowling, Bishop, Thdtnason,
Reeves.
Clinton (40)—Hill 17, Jacks 15,
Price 8, Boyce, Moore, Beden-
baugh. Bolt, Barron, Davenport,
Furr.
Boys:
Laurens (45)—Nelson 10, Sher-
ill 11, Wasson 6, Mitchell 2, Da
vis 8, Stevenson 8, Rushton, Ro-
senbloom.
CUnton (53)—King 21, Bailey
10, Price 8, Littleton 6, Whitman
6, Surratt 2.
Services Held Friday
For Mrs. Smitherman
Mrs. Ollie Mae Smitherman,
69, died Wednesday afternoon at
a local hospital after several
months of declining health.
She was a native of Alabama,
but had lived in Clinton for 23
years. She was a daughter of tbs
late John C. and Symanthia Co
ley, and was a member of Friend
ship Baptist Church. ’
Her first husband was L. J.
Pugh. Surviving from this union
are a son, C. G. Pugh, and a dau
ghter, Mrs. Inez Hughes, both of
Birmingham, Ala.
Her second husband was M.
D, S mi thermae, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Albert Cothran of Clinton;
and four sons, R. O. Smitherman
of Rochester, Mich.; R. W.
Smitherman of Atlanta, Ga.; M.
D. Smitherman, Jr., and J. A.
Smitherman, both of CUnton; a
step-daughter, Mrs. A. L. Harris
of Atlanta, Ga.; a brother. Rev.
Rufus Coley of Mobile, Ala.; 43
grandchildren and several great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Friday at 2:30 p. m. at Friend
ship Baptist Church by Rev. H.
P. Hanley, Rev. T. J. Leonard
and Rev. J. W. SpiUers. Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery.
Grandsons were paRbearers.
Robert W. Hoys
Publishes Articles
Robert W. Hays, head of the
EngUsh department at Southern
Techn leal Institute, Cbemhlee,
Ga., had two articles pubUsbsd In
widely distributed magastnas
Advanced Management"
ziite, and the other In “Chronical
Occupational Briefs.”
The former was a study of
modern corporation structures on
fiction, particularly novels, while
the latter was entiUed "Indus
trial Management and Engineer
ing Technicians.”
Hays is the author of more than
fifty articles in professional mag-
agines and trade journals. His
previous publications Include ar
ticles on communications, tech
nology, trade marks, and sduca-
tion.
Hays is married to the former
Peggy Copeland of Clinton and
they have two sons. He received
an AB degree from Presbyterian
CoUege in 1947 and a masker's
from Emory University in’ 1997.
Southern Technical Institute Is
affiliated with Georgia Tech.
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munity level He listed these as
wan lui m3 eare a £ed and an in
foresight and wisdom in setting 1°/ tax ( luncls for care
‘• of charity patients.
Dr. Nickles said, ‘‘It is very ur
gent that more tax money be
made available to care for the j
non-paying patient ”
He pointed out that the hospital!
was now caring for three times [
as many patients at more than
tw'ice tile cost, with a charity
load increase of 24 per cent in 20 ;
years. 4
During that time there has not
been a tax increase to meet this
deficit, he said
Participating in the open hduse
were the Gray Ladies, wives of
members of the board of trustees
and the medical staff and person-
nel at tbf hnspitnl •— ;
Clinton High To
Meet Lancaster In
Two Games Friday
. Clinton will be host to the Lan
caster High baskriball teams
Friday night at 7:30 at the Clin
ton High gym.
The Lancaster boys bring a
fine record into this game and
are in top contention for the con
ference championship.
The Red Devil record so far in
league play is three wins and
two losses. The team is steadily
improving and is well up front
in conference standing.
The girls team will tangle in a
prennunary game.
The Clinton Devilettes have
two wins and three losses in con
ference play and are hoping to
get back in the win column Fri
day.
The season record for the Clin
ton boys is seven wins and four
losses, while the girls’ record is
2-6.
Admission of 65c for adults
and 35c for students will be
chargedf with the girls game
coming at 7:30 and the boys
game immediately afterward.
Devils Down Newberry
Clinton dumped Newberry in
two games last week, with the
girls winning 24-21, and the boys
taking a 46-39 win over the Bull
dogs.
Leading scorers for Clinton
boys were Whitman and King,
with 18 and 11, respectively.
The Devilettes’ scoring was
done by Hill, Jacks and Price,
w.th Guard Velma Boit playing
well defensively.
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Political
Announcements
FOR MAYOR
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Mayor of Clinton,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic primary.
S. A. (Chick) PITTS
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Mayor of Clinton,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic primary.
J. J. (Peck) CORNWALL
I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Mayor of Clinton,
subject to the rules of the Demo
cratic primary.
JAMES P. SLOAN
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