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City Court Fines Total $1,384.07 For Month Of April A total of $1,384 07 in fines and 304 days on the public works was levied against offenders in city court sessions during the month of April, according to the month ly report of the police department to city couiynl. The sentences were handed down by Recorder Henry M. Young. Leading the list of fines were four for $100 each and a 30-day prison sentence for five offen ders charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants Thirty-four were taken in for drunkeneness, with one released, four sentences suspended. $290.40 in fines and 214 days on the pub lic works being assessed. Three persons were charged J with speeding and reckless driv ing, and paid $149 Five were arrested for petty \ larceny, with one sentence sus pended and the others paying $234 Other charges and fines includ ed disorderly^ conduct, 4, one sentence suspended. $30 operat ing auto without driver’s license. 2. $52. all other offenses, 13, 2 suspended, 60 days and $159 Nine were taken in for investi gation or on suspicion aud re leased. A total of 75 arrests was made during the month Violators of parking laws, 115, paid $52 (Elintmt (Etamrl? Vol.62—No. 19 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 11, 1961 Explorer Troop Cleans Monument The above scene shows Clinton’s Explorer Scouts busily engaged in giving the Confederate monument on the square a thorough cleaning—probably the first in its history. The activity was a part of the cjty’s Clean Up. lYtint Up Week, sponsored by the Explorer Scouts, aided by the Garden Club Council.—Photo by Dan Yar- borough. Committee of Council To Study Utilities Deposits Clinton And Laurens County Men To Go On Tour To Caliiornia Four Clinton men are schedul ed to be among the large group from South Carolina who will make the annual "Agribusiness Caravan" conducted by the Wac hovia Bank and Trust Co., large North Carolina banking corpora tion. The tour this year will be to California, from June 13-20. Listed as members of the par ty from Clinton are James R Jacks, Ed B. Copeland, Law rence F. Davis, farmers and cattlemen, and James Von Hol- len, vice president of M S Bai ley & Son, Bankers. From Laurens are C. D. Wal drop and Furman Ott, business men and cattle growers, George Phinney, petroleum dealer with banking interests, and M L. Outz, county agent Head Joanna PTA John E. Willingham is the new president of the Joanna Elemen tary School PTA Other officers for the coming year are Mrs. Harold Murphy, vice-president; Mrs. Claude Monts, secretary; and Mrs John B Johnson, treas urer. They will be installed at the May meeting. A film, ‘‘Who Will Teach My Children," will be shown Handsome New Home At Thornwell Sarah’s Home, a new building housing younger girls at Thornwell Orphanage will be dedicated in service Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The beautiful granite structure is a gift of Mrs. T. P. Hartness, of Spartan burg, in honor of her mother, Mrs. Sara Wright Baum- gartel. A special program has been planned for the oc casion and will l>e held at the home at the Thornwell Street entrance to the campus. — Photo by Nichols Photo Service. Kiwanians To Hear Telephone Executive “Communications and Air De fense" will be the theme of the ! program presented to the Clinton | Kiwanis Club at its first May I meeting tonight (Thursday). | . it is to be conducted by j t Baptist Young People | Cothran of Spartanburg, an ex iiXL„ ecutive with the Southern Bell ^.f et Th,S tuning Telephone and Telegraph Co., The young people of the Laur- ; starting at the usual 7 00 p m ens Ba P tlst Association will hold hour in the ballroom of the Hotel {^ e * r re Sular meeting tonight M ar y Musgrove ^ (Thursdsy) 3t the Osvidson Included in the program will be Baptist Church at 7 30 a 20-minute film, entitled "Sec At this meeting the nominat- j onds for Survival," which de- ing commit tee will present the scribes elements of our national j nominees for office the coming defense structure. year. The floor will also be open This program by Mr. Cothran [f° r nominations. To Dedicate New Thornwell Home Sunday Afternoon To Sell $61,380 In Stock A committee was appointed by Mayor J. J. Cornwall at a meet ing of city council Monday night to study and revise the schedule of customer deposits for utilities. Members of the committee will submit their report at a later ses sion of council. They are Aider- men Suddeth, Boland, Pitts, and Craine for shoes be allowed for all men who have uniforms provided by j the city, with one part-time man being allowed $9 00 Council went on record as op- j posing certain bills in Congress which would force railroads to. charge higher rates for service of Mrs. T. P Hartness, of Spar tanburg, will be dedicated to the, memory of Mrs Sarah Wright Baumgartel, mother of Mrs , Hartness, who gave this building at a cost of $100,000, according to announcement by President 1 M. A. Macdonald. The dedication of the home will take place on Sunday at 4:00 p. m. on the Thornwell campus. The services will be held in the front 1 portion of the spacious building. This is the fourth building , erected on the Thornwell cam- has been well received by numer- A Picnic supper will be served 1 pus as ^ result of gifts f rom the ous other civic audiences in the Each church is asked to bring Hartness f am ii y 0 f Spartanburg, area / 1 U r Hotel Clinton Days Set for May 18-19 “Hotel Mary Musgrove Days”; Board of Directors of the Clinton {for the business men and their Sarah Home, most recent con have proclaimed for Clinton Community Hotel Corporation employees. . rrui™.,..!! tor Ma y 18th and 19th "'ill make an intensive effort to < The Board of Directors of the '* is on these days that the sell an additional $61,380 worth of hotel urge citizens of the corn- stock The proceeds of the sale imunity to become better inform- L. N. Warren Named To Head Lions Club will be used to do some renovat ing, re-equip, and retire outstand ing indebtedness of the corpora tion. ed of the facilities offered by vis iting the hotel during these two i days—May 18-19—meet the new j manager and use the dining Cavaliers Play Berkley Here Friday The Clinton Cavaliers will play the Berkley, N. C., team here at , , | the Clinton Mills ball park Fri- The mayor was directed to wnte, d evenj at „ 0 , clock the appropriate Senate cornm.ttee Hlu . hl for lhe cavaliers will chairman, together with South Carolina representatives in Con- Together with the mayor, all j gress councilmen were present for j Harry McSween made the an- Monday's meeting: Frank M. Bo ! aua l report of the City Recreation i ,4 c a c.,a I Commission, and recommended land. S A. Pitts, Noland Sud- ,, , . , . . , that personnel of the commission deth, Joe V. Edwards, George " be revised, to include members Bagwell and James C Craine. Council heard a proposal by R S Truluck of the Advertising Committee of the Chamber of Commerce that the city purchase a page advertisement in a forth coming issue of The State, news paper of Columbia, to induce in dustry to the city. Cost of the ad vertisement was said to be $1300, to be borne equally by the city and the Chamber of Commerce from each ward in the city. He gave a report of activities of the commission during the past year McSween's financial report showed a balance of $1,015.34. with receipts during the year of $5,227 81, making a total of $6.- 243.15 Expenditures for the year were $5,535 88, leaving a balance of $707 27 Included in receipts were $5,000 from the City of Clinton, $100 be Julien Green, former pitcher for Draper Left-handed Billy Holder will pitch for Berkley. i enough for its group. Healfh Center Will Be Closed Today Dr. Von A Long, Laurens County health officer, has an nounced that the Health Center on Woodrow Street will be closed this afternoon (Thursday) in order that the nurses may at tend the S C. state public health meeting in Greenville Abercrombie, Groydon Second Member of House Opposes Dixon Measure Dr. Macdonald stated. The first building donated was the Hartness Gymnasium, gift of Mr. Hartness, president of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Spartanburg The second build ing -was the Sara Jo Hartness Hall, which was donated by Mrs. Hartness. which is a home for senior girls. The third building was named Tom Hartness Hall which honors Mr. Hartness and was donated by Mrs. Hartness as a home for senior boys. In addition to these four build ings, Mrs. Hartness has donated $100,000 to the permanent endow ment fund of Thornwell designat ed for the purpose of educating Sixty people will be members rooms, especially. . of stock-selling teams and they i The recently elected officers ] hope to complete thier work dur-; and 11 directors will keep in close ing the two days. I touch with operations, holding C. W Anderson, newly elected' monthly meetings during the im- president of the hotel corpora- mediate future and then quarter- tion. said a number of persons ly. already had stated they will pur-1 The new manager, Mrs. May- chase stock, to be sold in units i cock, is an enthusiastic booster of $220 j of Clinton and solicits the sug- "This amount will enable us to j gestions of those interested in or- pay off much of the indebtedness | der to improve services offered, and to remodel so that we may ^ Clinton women who have flow- be asured of a first class hotel, ers t4i at the management could adequately financed. Approxi-' use from time to time are urged mately $25,000 of the total will be used to renovate the inside and outside, to air condition it com pletely and to install television in every room. He pointed out" that not only is the hotel a major asset to the area, but it can be made into a profitable enterprise The $61,380 in stock to be sold is the remaning balance of stock issued but unsold when the hotel was built in 1950 The original obligation of $127,- the children who live in these; George Cornelson L\ N. WARREN L. N. Warren has been elected president of the Lions Club for the coming year He will take of fice July 1 for the 1961-62 term Other officers named by club members at the same time were: | 193.23 incurred to build the $250 Vice-Presidents Copeland, W C to call Mrs Maycock Trustees Of Laurens T Heath 1 000 three-story, 50-room brick Neely, a n d ! structure has been paid off to a' balance of $75,149.75 since the tees of the Laurens Hospital Dis Terms By New Bill Representative Hubert Gray- don, of the Laurens County leg islative delegation in the Gener al Assembly, on Wednesday in troduced a bill in the House that would reduce the Board of Trus- Dr buildings, tinued. "More recently she has donated : $50,000 for the endowment of opposition to Senator King Dix- the trustees under the P r °P° sed j these erected buildings. During Rep. Marshall W Abercrombie vote of one House member of Laurens County recorded his "The one-year aopointment ofj on’s proposal to cut the member-j Senate bill is objectionable and ship of the Laurens County Hos- if passed it could mean that the pital Board. | Laurens County Hospital District would have a new board every Senator Dixon has sponsored y ear j n m y opinion this board - l f L* JvCXX - ill 1 1 IT « -J Minutes of the meeting made no from the Kiwanis Club, and $127 - and passed through the Senate a I should have seV eral experienced *• . • A A HI f \ 4 > A /> r% * A ♦ s i ^ ; 1 1 ,. ...... 1 La a T « a VI #4 T A A «-■ mention of action on the matter A drainage problem at the end of Bailey Street was referred to the Street Committee for recom mendations. Council voted to appropriate $350 to a fund for Christmas lighting decorations for the next holiday season Council authorized an appro priation of not over $18 per man S. C. Unit Of Rainbow Division Has Reunion Here The South Carolina the Rainbow D.v.s.on held the.r Council announced jn a pub , ic notice that applications will be 81 from Canteen concessions Expenditures were: baseball, including equipment, $3,445 73; girls' softball, $310; tennis, $300, football, including equipment, $1,075.15; colored baseball and softball, $315; colored touch foot ball, $90 At a special meeting of council on April 26, four applications were received for operating taxis in the city. That for Quinton Jones was approved by a 4 to 1 vote, while those for Claude Lee Smith, David Hope Smith, and i W S. Spoone were rejected, with one member of council voting reunion at the Mary Musgrove Hotel here Saturday^with a fine received untll May ^ {or ^ representation Thirty-eight at- eration of two adduional taxls £ tended At the business meeting Jack W Anderson of this city, was re elected president, and Manley H. Ellis of Heath Springs, was re elected secretary and treasurer. Wives of some of the members accompanied them to the reunion and were honor guests for a buf fet luncheon Hostesses were Mrs. Jack Red. Mrs Elizabeth Simon, and Mrs. Billy Cauble. The din ing room and the luncheon tables were beautifully decorated with roses and iris. Leaving Clinton in 1917 with the Rainbow Division were W P Burdette, Walter Richburg, Floyd Adair, Clyde Lankford, Sloan Norris, and Mr. Anderson Mr Norris and Mr Anderson are the only local surviving members of this organization. The Rainbow was one of the first complete divisions to land in France and was the first to hold a front line as a complete di vision. It was given the name Rainbow because it was made up of members from 27 states Gen eral Douglas McArthur, who was then a Brig. General and in the division, gave it its name Fighting the entire time from February, 1918, to the end of the war, the division then went into Germany with the army of occu pation until May, 1919 the city. The minutes showed that Coun cilman Bagwell was absent from the April 26th session, with all others present bill to replace the Laurens Dis trict Hospital Board with a five- man board whose members must be acceptable to the Senator. That measure now is within the Laurens County House delegation members in order to give it con tinuing stability. "I feel that the present mem bers of the board of trustees are | doing an honorable job. "I stand ready to negotiate and has been a point of contro- 0 tj,er members of the versy^ between House members Laurens County dleegation to in crease the appropriation to the Laurens hospital to take care of the charity and the treatment of indigent patients admitted The treatment of these patients is ev eryone’s concern and I want to comend the trustees and the doc tors for providing so much care to so many indigent patients on so little tax money. and the senator. Tuesday, Rep. Abercrombie is sued this statement, saying that the people of Laurens County were entitled to know his posi tion: "The bill as introduced gives the Laurens County delegation and the senator, the power and right to appoint the five members of the board of trustees. The words ‘and the senator’ gives the senator the power to veto any appointment that may be made by the House members. Under the present law this is not the case, for the board members are appointed by the majority of the members of the delegation, and the senator’s vote is equal to the Three Bonds, Glee Club In Concert Tomorrow Macdonald con- Secretary—Sarnie Pinson hotel was opened in 2951. Treasurer J A Orr Operated under leases since its Lion Tamer—Milford Smith opening, the hotel will now be Tail Twisters — Harry Nettles operated by the Board of Direc- and Phil Rogers. | tors, with a manager, Mrs La- Directors are: one year—James ona Maycock, being employed the past Christmas season she made available $25,000 as a be ginning fund designated for the erection of a religious educational building for our church program Mr and Mrs. Hartness have done more for Thornwell Orphan age in their day and time than any other two people in the entire history of the institution "People all through this sec tion where Mrs. Hartness lives, know her for her great value and worth to humanity You cannot measure the warmth of her heart, the quality of her love, the under standing of her being, and the generosity of her soul Her special hobby is Thornwell Orphanage, L. Walker and O'Dell Freeman; two years—Don Creighton and Marion Lawson; three years— Bob Anderson and George Frady. H F Blalock is the retiring president Broader service to the com munity is also being planned for trict to five members by ap pointing only one member each year as the terms of several mem bers expire. Present members would serve out their terms under the bill. The terms of two members ex- Groydon Soys Dispute Ends Civil Defense Post A full-time Civil Defense Direc tor for Laurens County, a pro gram that had the approval of all legislators early last week, will probably not become a real ity due to the fact that the se the future A deluxe smorgasbord i P‘ red on December 31, 1960, the will be served each Sunday at i bill states, and two members noon, and a daily buffet lunch would be appointed to succeed will be added with special appeal them with four-year terms ex- — — i piring December 31, 1964. Beginning with terms expiring December 31, 1961, the bill pro vides that only one person be named in place of several whose terms will expire, and following the same procedure each year un til the number of trustees is re duced to five. Terms of the new appointees would be four years. Appointments would be made appears to me that the failure of myself and mayors of the five municipalities to bow to the wish es of the Senator and Rep Aber crombie is going to cause the program to fail," Rep Graydon by the legislative delegation. said stantly helping. Mrs. Hartness is president of the Pepsi-Cola Bot “I understand that the trustees, tling Company of Greenville, and are in 100 per cent accord with her g re at and good life has been having our hospital accredited devoted to high and noble ideals and I understand the doctors who and wonderful accomplishments, practice and operate in our hos- She is widely known for her fine with the integrity, her generous philan- Three bands and a glee club will feature a spring music con cert tomorrow night at the Clin ton High School auditoruim The program will be at 8 o’clock. Appearing will be the High School band, the Junior High School band, a "Stage” Band, and the High School Girls’ Glee Club The Junior High and High School bands are composed of conscientious students who prac tice together often and also at tend a week of band camp in the summer to further prepare them selves in the study of their chosen instruments These bands have won several prizes in competi tion. winning $25.00 in the 1960 Fountain Inn Christmas parade, and several first and second awards in other parades. The recently organized Stage Band is made up of a group of pital are cooperating trustees to this end “It is my sincere desire and hope that by the end of 1962 we shall have two accredited hos pitals in our county, one in-Lau rens and one in Clinton.” Rep. Hubert Graydon said Wednesday morning that he had seen the statement of Rep Aber crombie and that he felt his posi- j and devotion to her mother in selected musicians who play! lion already had been made clear whose memory this lovely struc- dance music. They, too have won and was "happy to see Rep. Ah- ture is to be dedicated on Moth- ercrombie has now seen fit to er’s Day " agree with me concerning the [ The dedicatory service will be recent talent show at Gray Court. | power of veto which Senator Dix-j presided over by R. E Ferguson, the boys and girls who live here. lecUon of lhe t0 fm lhat together with our program of ac- posjtion hy two coun ty legisla- The mayors of municipalities tors would not be approved over anc | the members of the delgation the selection of five mayors of! must give approval for the ap- municipalities in Laurens County pointment of a Civil Defense and Representative Hubert Gray- Director, Graydon explained don, Rep Graydon asserted in a Graydon also had a letter from' statement Monday. | Charles B. Culbertson, state di-j "As of last Monday morning, rector of Civil Defense, reaffirm- all members of the Laurens Coun- jng that federal money "request At the last quarterly meeting of each year a chairman for next year shall be elected bjr a majority vote of members of the boara. At the first quarterly meeting of each year the chair man shall appoint three mem bers who shall be known as the executive board. The bill states that "it shall be thropy her charitable sDirit her! ty I)< ‘ le « ation were in favor of ed by Laurens County” for Civil lt J e exclusive duty of this exec- uiropy, ner cnantaoie spirit, net; , „ c ..„ utive board to determine which Graydon said charming personality and' her l ’ aving a /ull time Civil Defense many beautiful traits of charae- Director for Laurens County ’ ter. "It was the desire of Mrs Hart ness to make Sarah’s Home her masterpiece, as she often remark ed,” Dr. Macdonald concluded, "because of her great love for was available to the Defense county. This is to reaffirm that $1 several awards for their perform ances, including first place in a With their foot-tapping music and showmanship, the Stage Band has been in demand for banquets and dances Band mem bers will wear their new attire at Friday’s concert, made es pecially for this occasion Members of the Glee Club will join the bands in giving a va ried hour and a half program that will be well worth the time of residents of the community, the sponsors state, and the gener ous patronage of the public will encourage the music - minded teen-agers. Area residents who are unable to attend the concert are request ed to buy tickets to aid in pur chasing supplies and materials for band work on would have in the bill he in-|Jr , of Clinton, chairman of the troduced which is now in the | executive committee. Acceptance hands of the House members.” ! of the home will be by Joel S. “I hope this statement is indie- Morse, of Abbeville, chairman of ative that he will agree with the bill I am introducing this morn ing calling for a gradual reduc- "At the meeting of the delega- 125 in federal money requested tion on that morning, a petiiton I by Laurens County for Civil De- was handed me by Rep. Marshall | fense for the last quarter of this Abercrombie, bearing his name fj scau year has been available and the name of Senator King s i nce April 1, 1961 Dixon, calling for the appoint "Four thousand and five hun ment of Mrs. Sarah Dixon De- Loach, mother of the senator, to the post," he continued “I had a sleection of the five mayors of municipalities in Lau rens County and myself and pre sented this to Rep Abercrombie and -Sen. Dixon This man was David Taylor, who has served the board of trustees of Thorn- this county well as a part-time well. | director for some time.” Among other features of the Graydon said he handed his tion of the membership of the program, Dr. Macdonald will | nominee with the mayors’ ap- board,” Graydon said. i pay tribute to Mrs Hartness. ! proval to Rep. Abercrombie and He added that “I have talked | I Senator Dixon and that “Dixon patients admitted to the Laur ens District Hospital are to be classified as charity patients and which are not to be so classi fied." Representative Graydon, in discussing the bill early this week said, “I think this would be a dred dollars will be available for proper and business-like way to the 1961-1962 fiscal year and we; obtain a qualified five-man hope additional money will be hoard.’ available. However, at this time, j The new bill would amend pres- we cannot promise more than | en i laws under which the Laur- $4,500 for the fiscal year 1961- ens District Hospital operates with most of the members of the LOSES FATHER board and they agree that a smaller board might be more de sirable "I sincerely hope the bill 1 am introducing this morning will meet the approval of the good citizens of Laurens County and we can go forward to have a bet ter and more efficient hospital," Rep Graydon said. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stewart were called to Brevard, N. C., because of the death of the lat ter’s father, Milon L. Nicholson, who passed away Sunday at the General hospital in Greenville. Also attending the services on Monday in Brevard were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stewart and Mrs. Thomas P. Owens. returned it, tore up the petition nominating Mrs. DeLoach and told me, "There will be no Civil Defense Director’.” “1 feel the public is entitled to know that a full-time director could be had in Laurens County, that matching federal funds have been and still are available and that in my opinion it is a much needed addition However, it now 1962," the letter read Following a meeting of the county legislators on May 1, Sen ator Dixon said it would be im possible to have a Civil Defense Director for this year and Repre sentative Abercrombie agreed Both said it was their under standing that federal funds might not be available unless some oth er county failed to utilize all funds appropriated from federal sources and these unusued funds could be diverted to Laurens County. Representative Graydon, how ever, said early this week that funds are available and exhib ited the letter from the State Civil Defense Director Display Music Books At City, PC Library In cooperation with the local music club, Miss Marian Burts, librarian, has arranged a spe cial display of many types of musical books in the Presbyte rian College Library for Nation al Music Week. Boy Scouts Hold Court Of Honor The Laurens County Boy Scouts will hold the May Court of honor at the Lanford Baptist Church at 7:30 Monday evening. May 15