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ll'V ►. * . < . k.v -r* * ' SxmTLiIytfe >> Col. Rom Presented Medal Major-General Clayton P. Kerr, Assistant Chief, National Guard Bureau, presents the Army Commendation Medal t* Lt.-Col. FWd L. Ross, Assistant Executive, National Guard Bureau, In ceremony held at the Pentagon, Washington. D. C. Col. Ross is the son of John M. Ross of Joanna. Fred W. Crawford Named Hospital Administrator Kred W. Crawford, Jr., 30- year-old native of Statesville, N. C., has been named administra tor of Bailey Memorial Hospital. He will begin his duties May 1. Announcement of the appoint ment was made yesterday by W, Carlisle Neely, chairman of the Clinton Hospital District Board of Directors Construction ol the 50-bed hos pital, to serve the lower half of Laurens County, is well under way on a 15-acre site on High way 56 south of Clinton. Comple tion date is set for late this year. The Board of Directors, Mr. Neely said, agreed that the ser vices ol an administrator were needed at this time to purchase equipment for the hospital and to coordinate the details incident to problems arising during con struction Mr. Crawford is presently serving as hospital administra tion consultant for the S. C. State Board of Health Prior to that he was hospital licensing inspec tor for hospital construction for the Board of Health. The new administrator is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, with a B. S. de gree in Business Administration, 1953 His major was in person nel administration. In 1957 he completed a two-year training program in hospital administra tion at Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Hospital, Durham, N. C He served two years, 1953-55, with the U. S Army. 15 months of which were in England Mr Crawford is a member of the South Carolina Hospital As sociation, member of the govern ing board of the S C. Public Health Association, and is af filiated with Delta Sigma Pi, international business fraternity. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford have two daughters, Janet Carol, 4, and Kimberly Ann, 2 They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs Crawford, a na tive of Iredell County, N. C., fol lowing graduation from high school, saw service with two banks, in Statesville and Dur ham, N C Joanna Modernizes Spinning Frames Sanford, N C.—A contract fori 50.000 new Hoberts Supreme ball bearing spindles has been receiv- \ ed by the Roberts Co. from Jo anna. S C . it was announced by Robert E Pomeranz, president of the machinery manufacturer This is the second contract re ceived from Joanna within the past two months This order for spindles brings to nearly $700,000 the value of Roberts equipment to be installed in Joanna's exten- s i v e modernization programs. The previous contract called for modernization of 215 spinning frames totaling 50,000 spindles with Roberts new FC Drafting System Joanna Lions Have Annual Broom Sale The annual broom sale of the Joanna Lions Club is being con ducted this week-end, officials state The sale got under way Wed nesday and will continue through Saturday. Lions Clubs in South Carolina support the work of the blind in the state, and the brooms are made at the workshop of the Association for the Blind in Co lumbia. A house-to-house broom selling campaign is being conducted by members of the Joanna club MISS WILDER IN FURMAN COURT Miss Delle Wilder, daughter of Mr and Mrs R. P Wilder of this city, student at Furman Univer sity, Greenville, will be a fresh man member of the Queen’s Court at the May Day celebration to be held the 6th of May FRED W. CRAWFORD, JR Banking Assn. To Meet Here Tonight The South Carolina Conference of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers will meet Thursday evening, March 16, at Hotel Mary Mus- grove. The speaker of the evening will be Newton R. Fain, Assistant Controller of The First National Bank of Atlanta, Ga. President of the group is Albert L. Midyette, vice-president of the Bank of Gaffney, and James Von Hollen is vice-president Presbyterian Men's Meeting Tonight At 7 An Anderson building contrac tor will be the guest speaker to night (Thursday) at the monthly supper-meeting of the Men of the Church of the First Presbyterian Church. Holmes Simmons, active Pres byterian layman, will address the group which will meet at 7 p m at the church Adair's Cattle In Sale J L. Adair, Sr., local breeder of registered Shorthorns, will sell 20 head at Saluda Saturday. The sale of 57 head will be at Saluda County Stockyard, beginning at 1 00 p m 1 A A* County Legislator's Bill Seeks To Curb- Crime At Taverns Laurens—Authority to limit the sale of alcoholic beverages to “inside the incorporated munici palities” would be given county governing bodies throughout the state if a bill being introduced In the General Assembly by Laurens Rep. Hubert Graydon is enacted. The bill states that the Tax Commission would revoke any li cense for the sale of beer, liquor, wine, ale or any other beverage of alcoholic content to any licensee whose pjace of business is located outside the incorporated munici palities of a county when the governing body of the county pro hibits by resolution such sale in such areas “inorder to protect the public safety Rep. Graydon said the bill was prompted oy the number of mur ders and other crimes of violence noted at some “taverns and beer joints” in rural areas throughout the state. He noted that in Lau rens County in the past several years th^re had been several slay ings at “beer establishments" in rural areas. He added that had this bill been in effect and had the county governing body enact ed a resolution to enforce it in Laurens County, these slayings would in all probability not have occurred. “This bill does not prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages," Rep Graydon said, “but only gives county governing bodies the pow er to halt such sales if they deem it in the best interest of the pub lie.” "This would mean that should situations become too bad a coun ty governing body could prohibit the sale outside incorporated lim its," he added Junior High Chorus At State Festival The Clinton Junior High School Chorus, consisting of eighty-five voices, participated in the State Music Festival held in Columbia on lost Saturday. This was the first time the Junior Chorus had taken part in the annual festival and they received a rating of 2, which is the equivalent of the range from 87 to 95 Selections rendered were “Let All Things Now Living." and "One Hundredth Psalm." Accompanying the group to Co lumbia were Mrs. Hazel Gilfillin, director of the chorus, and fac ulty members, Mrs. Robert Wil der. Mrs. Marion Nabors, Mrs. Andy B. Young, Jr . and Miss Ruth Hair Mimi Martin At Winthrop For Weekend Miss Mimi Martin. Clinton High School senior, will be at Winthrop College this weekend to participate in the annual Miss Hi Miss program. She was selected last fall to represent the local high school, along with 250 other Miss Hi Misses from schools in South Carolina and North Carolina An interesting program has been planned for the girls for Friday and Saturday ELECTED TO OFFICE Miss Rachel Ann Wilson has been elected to serve as treasurer of the Delta Zeta sorority at the University of South Carolina Mis Wilson, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Cecil Wilson of this city, is a sophomore at the Uni versity. (Eluttmt (Ehrmtirb Vol. 62. — No. 11 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, March 16,1961 Leonard Is Named Merchants Division Chairman For Year C. H. LEONARD Carl H. l>eonaiu is the new chairman of the Merchants Di vision of the Chamber of Com merce. He was named to the post at a meeting of Clinton merchants at Hotel Mary Musgrove Tuesday morning, suceeding J. Robert Cox. He will serve for the year 1961-62 I>eonard is manager of Rose’s 5-10-25c Store. At this final meeting of the fis cal year, reports were given by chairmen on committee activities for the year. Plans were made for a repre sentation of merchants to attend the “floor tax” hearing March 21 at 3:00 p. m. to be held in the hall of the House of Representa tives in Columbia l-eonard announced the appoint ment of several committee chair men, with others to be selected later Those named Tuesday were: Welcome Committee: Carl Gore; Special Events Committee: W. L. Hubbard; Publicity, D. B. Smith; Parking, J. C. Thomas; Holiday Committee, J. R Cox; Decora tions, Mrs. P M. Moore; Budget, J A Orr. Parade To Feature ROTC Inspection Today At College A military parade at 2:45 p. m., Thursday, will highlight the annual Federal Inspection of Presbyterian College’s ROTC bat tle group Clinton residents are extended a cordial invitation by Lt. Col. W. W Barnett to attend this after noon parade on Young baseball field. It is to be held in honor of the inspecting officers. Col. Carl Hill and Maj. Lee Farrell. The Federal inspectors arrived on the PC campus Wednesday morning to begin their regular two-day visit held each year to review the work of the military department here Sue Boyce, Joonna, Named President Of Winthrop Group Sue Boyce, of Joanna, was named president of the Winthrop Recreation Association in cam pus-wide elections last week at Winthrop College, Aock Hill. Miss Boyce won over two op ponents for one of the top fiVe campus posts at the South Caro lina woman’s college Mountville Baptist To Begin Revival Services Revival services will begin at Mountville Baptist Church on March 19 to continue through the 24th Rev. Alvin Boone, pastor of the Lucas Avenue Baptist Church, Laurens, will be the guest speak er. Services will be held each evening at 7:30 The public is in vited to attend Rev. Uayne Wiggins, of Laur- j ens, is pastor of the church. Claude Howe Named Clinton High Coach Fire Destroys County Building Fire shortly after noon Saturday de stroyed this building at the Laurens County prison camp on the old Clinton- Laurens road, which was used for laun dry, boiler room and storage. The Laur ens fire department dispatched two trucks and firemen were able to save adjacent sleeping quarters shown at right. The fire is thought to have l>een caused by a faulty flue from a heater. Damages were estimated at $500, according to Furman E. Thomason, Laurens County Supervisor.—Photo by J&J Photo Service, Laurens. Miss Clinton' Contest Slated for Saturday Miss Sandra Ray will crown her successor Saturday night as a new “Miss Clinton” begins her reign The coronation will take place Saturday night as the finale of the annual Miss Clinton Beauty Pageant at the Clinton High School auditorium at 8:00 p m A new representative for Clin ton will be selected from a field of eleven beauties from the Clin- ton-Joanna area The event is being sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycee-Ettes, with the cooperation of various local mer chants. The new queen will rep resent Clinton in the Miss South South Carolina pageant in Green ville. Contestants, sponsored by civic J groups and local merchants, are: Misses Myra Pitts, Barbara Wil son, Eugenia Byars, V a 1 o r i e Morse, Carolyn Heaton, Johnette Cobb, Cathy Snelgrove, Ruby Haydock, Carolyn Asbill, Doro thy Staton, and Phyllis Sublett. The evening will be divided into three divisions: evening dress, swim suits, and talent. The plan of judging will follow that of the Miss America contest and will also feature impromptu question ing of the candidates. Judges are: Mr and Mrs Alex Myers and Dan Taft of Greenville, Mrs. Jane Dalton of Spartanburg, and Don Cassells of Johnston. Awards will be made in each of the three divisions These will be SANDRA RAY To Give Up Crown presented by the current Miss Clinton. Directing the contest is Hazel Buzhardt, assisted by Nancy Von Hollen Intermission entertain ment, a dance routine, will be presented by Dianne Ledford, Te resa and Kathy Foster. Admission for the pageant is fifty cents. According to local Jaycees, the pageant will be a full evening’s entertainment, highlighted not on ly by the appearance of local beauties, of crowning of the new Miss Clinton, but also by the tal ent acts of the candidates and other local talent Rep. McNair Tells ! 01 Concern For Aged Robert E McNair, member of the S. C. House of Representa tives from Allendale County, and chairman ol the Judiciary Com mittee, told “senior" citizens of Joanna Thursday night that the state of South Carolina had a real concern for their welfare and happiness. The occasion was a meeting of the Joanna Lions Club at which retired persons of the community were guests. Mr. McNair was introduced by William C. Dobbins, former member of the House from Laur ens County, as a candidate in 1962 "for either lieutenant gover- jnor or governor " Mr. McNair referred to the ap pointment of a legislative com- 1 mil tee to work with a citizens committee from the state as a whole and consider the problems facing older citizens. McNair said there are 150,000 persons in South Carolina who are 65 years or older, and they are increasing at the rate of 24 per cent while population of the state during the past ten years increased 12 per cent. “People are just living long er,” he said, “and we are con cerned with making the lives of oui older citizens more useful and happier.” McNair told of the industrial progress of the state in recent years, and said that this prog ress must continue in order to develop our economic and edu cational level. “South Carolina faces a bright future if we are willing to work, and we must work together to build better communities and a better state," he said. Baptist Regional Meeting On March 27 The Western Region Baptist Training Union Convention will; be held on Monday, March 27, at 7 p. m. at Red Bank Baptist Church, Saluda. The region is composed of five ! associations: Abbeville. Edge-j field, Laurens, Reedy River and Ridge. Miss Eugenia Byars of Joanna First Church will represent the Reedy River Association in the speaker's tournament. Miss Donna Brannon qf Jo anna First Church will repre sent Reedy River Association in the junior sword drill. Participants from the five as- I sociations will attend the region al session. Those winning first place will represent the Western Region at the State Training Union Convention at Myrtle Beach April 24-25 CLAUD HOWE Claude Howe, Jr , head coach at Honea Path High School for the past three years, has been named to the head coaching post at Clinton High, according to Principal R P Wilder Howe will replace Ralph (Buzz) Tedards who resigned two weeks ago to accept a job in private business Howe’s Honea Path football team won the Class A Skyline Conference championship the past season He came to Honea Path three years ago when Tedards left to take the Clinton coaching post. He will assume his new duties at the beginning of the new school year, but it is understood he will move his family to Clinton in July Howe played high school foot ball at Easley High and is a graduate of Presbyterian College, where he was an outstanding player for the Blue Stockings. Watershed Tiearing Set For Monday At Long Branch House A public hearing will be held at 7:30 p. m , Monday evening, at the Ix>ng Branch Community House on the creation of the Dun can Creek Watershed Conserva tion District. The Laurens District Supervis ors of the Soil Conservation Ser vice invite all people interested in the project to be present at the meeting. Considerable interest has been manifested in the development of programs on several water sheds in Laurens Countv. the su pervisors state The Soil Conservation Service has already made preliminary plans on the Duncan Creek Water shed, and the plans have been approved by the supervisors and the watershed advisory commit tee | Shields On Program At Pittsburgh Convention Mr and Mrs W M Shields will return today from Pitts-! burgh, Pa., where they have been attending the 1961 annual conven- | tion of the Professional Photog-! ! raphers' Association of Pennsyl-1 vania, March 11 through the 14th j Mr Shields was assisted by! Mrs Shields in doing a children’s program as the opening platform j demonstration On Monday and | Tuesday mornings Mrs Shields j presided over the workshops on j reception room technique and studio selling Hurricane Club To Sponsor Supper : A chicken stew supper, sponsor-! ed by the Hurricane Community Club, will be given at the club house tonight (Thursday) from 6 until 8 o'clock Plates will be served there or stew may be purchased by the \ quart to take home. Shady Grove Church Sponsors Supper A chicken stew will be spon-j ! sored Saturday, March 18, at the jShady Grove Presbyterian I Church. Supper will be served at the church for adults and one-half price for children under 12. Serving begins at 6 o’clock and stew may be purchased by the quart to take home. G. M. Huguley Is Elected School Dist. 56 Trustee George M. Huguley was reelect- He will represent the Clinton at- ed a member of the Board of tendance area Trustees of School District 56 in an election held Tuesday He defeated Robert W. Ander son for the post by a vote of 689 to 120 Voting was conducted at four precincts in the area: Clinton City Hall, Hampton Avenue School, Clinton Mill Community House, and the Long Branch Community House Mr Huguley was named to a new four-year term, expiring Ap ril 1, 1965 THE VOTE Anderson Huguley City Hall 40 138 Hampton Ave. 67 127 Clinton Mill 11 406 Long Branch 2 22 120 069 12 PC Seniors Complete Work Twelve Presbyterian College seniors completed work toward their degrees during the first se mester of the 1960-61 session. Reg istrar Roslyn Martin announced today. She pointed out that these stu-1 dents will be awarded diplomas at PC’s regular commencement xeercises on June 4 They are: Bachelor of Arts Degree—Wil liam T. Benton of Chamblee, Ga.; Edward D Johnson (summaj cum laude) and Charles M. Mal- pass, both of Clinton; William P. McKinnon of Hampton: Thomas C. Ott of Bowman; William H Pattee of Jacksonville, Fla ; Jon W Vastine of Danville, Pa.; and Llody W. Wiggins of Fort Mill. Bachelor of Science Degree— William C Dobbins of Joanna; William F. Haselden of Clinton; John R. Moorer, Jr., of Dorches ter; and Albert T Stephenson of' Augusta, Ga. CONCERTS EACH SUNDAY Carillons at Callie Self Memo rial Church, Greenwood, will be played each Sunday afternoon from 4:00 until 5:00 through May Concerts began last Sunday. The terms of two other mem bers of the Board of Trustees in the district expire this year, but they were reappointed for four- year terms by the County Board of Education at a meeting earlier this month. They were Jake Ra- sor, for the Cross Hill attendance area, and J T. Addison, for the Joanna attendance area. They had no opposition for the poets. Other members of the Board, whose terms expire in 1963, are: J. J. Cornwall, of the Clinton area; D. H Roberts, of the Lydia area; S. C. Blackmon, of the Mountville area; and Chairman Tom Plaxico, from the district at large The chairman is always appointed by the County Board of Education. District 55 The terms of thre trustees in District 55 (Laurens) expire April 1. They are R. B. Roper and P. W. McAlister of the Laurens at tendance area, and James Was son of the Hickory Tavern area. No contest developed in those areas and the County Board of Education reappointed Messrs. McAlister and Wasson, and D. F. Patterson was named to succeed Mr Roper, who did not seek the post again. Other members in District 55, whole terms expire in 1963, are: Horace Martin, Gray Court-Ow- ings attendance area; Raymond Robertson, Wattsville area; Wil liam Mauldin, Laurens Mill area; and Hanry Faris, chairman, from the district at large. At Joanna Lions Club Meeting Shown here at a meeting Thursday night of the Jo anna Lions Club, which honored “senior” citizens of the community (left to right) are Mr and Mrs. William C. Dobbins, Robert E. McNair, representative in the leg islature from Allendale County, guest speaker, Mrs. Mc Nair, Carson Nabors, club president, Claude Lawson and Mac Duncan. Messrs. Dobbins, Lawson and Duncan composed the committee which arranged the program. —Photo by Dan Yarborough.