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Lieut. George Amans of Washinglon
State Patrol has just transferred the Sam
Marse family from their car (at far left)
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Vol. 62 — No. 25
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 22, 1961
County Seeks $250,000
Loan From State Agency
Columbia—Laurens County of- ing fiscal year which starts July j
to Gov. Albert D. Rosellini’s limousine.
From left: Mrs. Marse (Nevelyn), San
dra, Marse and Kathy.
ficials are negotiating for a
$250,000 loan from the state sink
ing fund, it was learned here
Tuesday.
Detailed information was lack
ing in the absence of Sinking
Fund Director Walter B Brown,
but indications were that Laurens
County is seeking a quarter-of-a-
million dollar loan repayable
over a five-year period.
the factor which apparently
brought the Laurens fiscal sit
nation to the point where a loan
became necessary was the fail
ure last week of a referendum on
a proposed $150,000 bond issue, j
That referendum was intended
to authorize the raising of funds
for the retirement of outstanding
county obligations The indebted
ness includes more than $100,000;
in connection with the providing
of new facilities for industry in
the Clinton area
Another complicating factor i
1 will be based on the same bud- j
get now in effect for the expir- |
ing fiscal year This is due to the j
differences between House mem- j
bers and the senator of the Laur- |
ens delegation over the content i
of the annual supply bill propos- j
ed for 1901-62.
A major point of controversy |
was a six-mill tax increase pro- i
posed by Sen Dixon but consid
ered unnecessary by Reps Mar
shall W. Abercrombie and Hu
bert W Graydon in the light of
their expectations of a fund
transfer and approval ol a bond
i s s ue
Mrs. Wolfe Named
To Head Community
Concert Activities
Mrs James K Wolfe has been
was the failure of the legislative j reelected president and w ill lead
delegation to agree on passage of i activities of the Clinton Commun
a measure authorizing the trans-j ity Concert Association for the!
Kathy greets Gov. Albert D. Rossellini on capital steps at Olympia.
In Woshington State
Clinton Family Feted On Vacation Trip
fer of $110,000 from a special
fund into the county’s general
fund. The transfer was sponsor
ed by members of the House del
egation but was opposed by Sen
King Dixon.
An operating deficit of approx
imately $45,000 as of June 30,
1960, coupled with an estimated
deficit expected to be in the
neighborhood of $75,000 by June
30 of this year brings the coun
ty's overall needs for additional
funds to somewhere between
$200,000 and $250,000
County operations for the com
Olympia, Washington—A Clin- state officials In the afternoon,
ton family is making big news in the Marses were treated to a
Washington State cruise of Puget Sound and later
Mr and Mrs Sam Marse and dinner at a local restaurant where
their daughters, Sandra, -3, and Sandy and Kathy tasted their
Kathy, 10, were the first of 150 first Olympia oysters—raw
vacationing families in Washing- The red carpet treatment con-
ton to be stopped on highways tinued next morning with break-
Dorroh Hairston
To Retire June 30
From Post At Lydia
throughout the state and treated
to two days of free lodging, meals
and entertainment by hosting
communities
The surprised quartet was halt
ed near Olympia by the Washing
ton State Patrol Thursday while
traveling up from Oregon to visit
fast in bed, a free phone call home
to Clinton and more interviwes on
a local radio station.
The family then set out for Se
attle where television stations
again on hand to shoot their tour
of Century 21 Exposition, site of
the first world fair in the United
relatvies in and near Seattle. States since 1939 The exposition
From that moment on. television,
radio and press recorded the
Marse’s adventures starting with
their ‘kidnapping” on the free
way.
Within minutes, the Marse fam
ily was transferred into Governor
Albert D. Rosellini’s lavender
limousine while their own car was
whisked away to a service sta
tion for washing and servicing
Awaiting them at the state capi-
tol was Governor Rosellini him
self who greeted the royal party
as TV cameras rolled.
officially opens in April of 1962,
for a six months run
Olympia served as pilot city for
a state-wide “Operation Smile”
program where more than 100 j
visiting families like the Marses
will be given keys to cities
throughout Washington
Co-sponsored by the Washing
ton State Department of Com
merce and Economic Develop
ment and Century 21 Exposition,
the “Operation Smile” project
shows its visitors that the state’s
hospitality is as warm as its
coming season
Other officers are Dr Carl Wes
singer, Mrs Edwin Farnell and
Harr y Bouknight. vice-presi
dents; Miss Rebecca Speake,
treasurer, and Mrs Lewis Hay,
secretary Mrs Hay served as the
first secretary of the organization
and will return to Clinton in Sep
tember after a residency in Deca :
tur, Ga
Dr Wessinger is also appoint '
ments and transportation chair
man; Mrs. Farnell, membership i
drive chairman; Mr Bouknight, |
publicity chairman; Mrs A J
Thackston, dinner chairman (for
kick-off banquet in fall); and Dr
John W Stevenson is concert j
chairmarr—
Mrs J Henderson Pitts was
Miss Emily Bailey leaves to-! chairman of the nominating com-!
morrow for a six week's trip to mittee
Hawaii. She will be accompanied At a meeting Thursday night at!
by Miss Betty Jane Plowden of Hotel Mary Musgrove, officers
Summerton and directors met with Michele!
The trip will be made by plane, Vermette, the New York repre
from Greenville, and they will | sentative of Community Concerts,
spend two days in Los Angeles | Inc , to make plans for Clinton s
Confer On Concert Season
Leave Tomorrow
For Honolulu
Michele Vermefte, upper left, New
York representative of Community Con
certs, Inc., was in Clinton last Thursday
to confer with local officers on arrangre-
ments for the 1961-62 concert season.
Mrs. James E. Wolfe, upper right, is
president of the Clinton Community Con
cert Association. At low T er left is Miss
Rebecca Speake, treasurer, and lower
right, Mrs. Edwin Farnell, vice-president
and chairman of the membership drive.
—Photo by Dan Yarborough.
before going to points of interest
in the Hawaiian Islands and will
spend some time at Waikiki
Beach on Oahu. Enroute home
they will have several days stay
in San Francisco, Calif.
and win-.
Connon, Wesley, Hamm
Methodist Area Pastors
Assigned to New Posts
Three Clinton area Methodist Latimer Memorial Church at Bel-
pastors will leave next week for t°^
king and new fields of work, having been
conecert sene* neat
Negotiations are
announcements wil
ing stating the attractlWis to be i ^ t ^ u „
offered during the 1961-62 season 1 Soulh Carollna Methodist Con- pastor of the First Methodist
I ference held last week in Green-' Church at Easley
theom
The Rev B S. Drennan, who
was pastor of Bailey Memorial
transferred at the session of the many years ago, becomes
Washington’s “Number One scenery is beautiful.
Family” was then feted at a; The Marses will leave Washing-
luncheon hosted by Olympia's ton later this week for the return
mayor and other key city and trip to Clinton
County Court Session
Completes Week's Work
General Sessions Court resum- lew, Laurens County youths,
ed last Wednesday morning at
Laurens following a one-day re
cess for the special general elec
tion
All of Monday was given over
to acceptance of guilty pleas and
sentencing
In the first jury trial heard in
pleaded guilty to housebreaking
and larceny and were sentenced
to one year, suspended, two
years probation.
A Clinton father and his two
sons and another youth all en
tered guilty pleas in connection
with a series of break-ins in bus
iness establishments in the Clin-
this term of court, a jury brought
in a guilty verdict in the case of j ton area
Horace Melton charged with non- ! The 51-year-old lather, Colie
support. j Prince, was sentenced to five
The defendant was not present years; his son, Edward. 17, was
for the trial and Solicitor W. T. I sentenced to eight months, sus-
Jones told the court that Melton's ! pended, probation for two years.
wife was expecting a second child
and needed financial assistance
at once
Billy Prince, 20, and Cecil Bag-
well, 18, both received sentences
of 18 months, suspended after
Judge Steve C. Griffith handed ! serving six months, two years
down a sealed sentence in the! probation.
case j Other guilty pleas heard and
During the morning, Barry Ray ' sentences handed down were:
DOKROH HAIRSTON
James Dorroh Hairston, 59,
will retire as secretary of Lydia
Cotton Mills on June 30 His re
tirement covering a career of 44
years of continuous service with
the company is due to health rea
sons.
Mr Hairston is a life long res
ident of Laurens County. His
family moved from the home
place in the Leesville Church
section to the Lydia community
in 1914
Hairston's first and only em
ployer was Lydia Cotton Mills.
His employment began during
school summer vacation months
in 1914. During the summers of
1914-1916 he worked at various
jobs throughout the mill. Upon
completion of the local schools
in 1917 he became assistant pay
master. In recognition of his ser
vices and value to the organiza
tion he was promoted through
progressively important positions
to secretary of the company in
1948
He is a charter member of the
Clinton-Lydia Mills “Old-Tim
ers” <Club, a member of the
Lydia Baptist Church, Campbell
Masonic Lodge No. 44, AFM, and
McCoy, 19, and Larry W. Sexton,
17. both from the Mount Olive
section of the county, pleaded
guilty to housebreaking with in
tent to steal.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace Aber
crombie told the court that the
two youths were apprehended by
officers after they had forced
their way into the Whiteway
Cafe on Highway 25 on the night
of Feb. 22
Officers had received informa
tion on the proposed robbery and
were waiting inside the building,
the deputy said McCoy was
breaking into the pinball machine
and Sexton was forcing the cash
register when they were surpris
ed by law enforcement officers.
Each youth was sentenced to
one year, suspended, probation
of two years
William Seeks and Paul Bal-
Joseph Ralph Harris, driving
under the influence, third offense,
three years or $2,000, suspended
on service of three months or
payment of $250 and probation
two years.
Joseph Jones, driving under the
influence, second offense, one
year or $1,800, suspended on ser
vice of three months or payment,
of $200, probation two years.
Macon Smith and Lawrence
Medlin, larceny and receiving
stolen goods, one year, suspend
ed on service of four months and
probation of two years.
Arthur Harris, assault and bat
tery of a high and aggravated
nature, six months, suspended on
service of three months or pay
ment of $200.
Willie D. Edwards, driving un
der the influence, third offense,
(Continued on page four)
the Clinton
merce
Chamber of Com
S. C. Presbyterian Group
In Week's Session Here
Presbyterian women of South credits; Mrs. Harold Jeter, of
Carolina will award diplomas j Charleston, classes; Mrs. R W
and certificates Friday at the Park, of Olanta. books; Mrs
closing session of their 14th an j John L Hargrave, Jr., of Ben
nual Synodical Training School ! nettsville, music. Mrs W P
being held on the Presbyterian ; Shealy, of Laurens, hostess, Mrs
College campus | L S. Carlisle, of Lyman, public-
Almost 200 persons are regis- i >G. and Mrs Alton Brown, of
tered for full, resident attendance Rock Hill, dining room
at the week-long school which j
provides accredited religious Negroes Attack
training. Total attendance dur- f'nmrvkell'c C
ing this period, counting com- j pDcil S A«ar
muters and those making limit Three Negroes made an attack
ad visits, is expected to double i with rocks Monday morning on
the resident figure 1 the
car of a Clinton garage me-
The school, with Mrs. J Mel-j ( .h a nio
vin Thompson of Olanta serving
as dean, opened here on Monday
ville
They are Rev Joel E Cannon,
of Broad Street Church, Clinton;
Rev B A Wesley of Bailey Mem
orial Church, and Rev, C. F
Hamm of the Kinards Circuit,
which includes Sharon and Hope-
well Churches
They will occupy their new pul
pits on Sunday, July 2
Mr. Cannon will go ot Trinity j
Church. Charleston, Mr Wesley!
to the Dillon Circuit, and Mr 1
Hamm to the McBee church.
Coming to the Broad Street
Church will be the Rev Albert S
Harvey, who moves here from
Jackson
The Rev Brice Shumpert, who
has been at Eutawville. will be
come pastor of the Bailey Mem
orial Church
The Rev C M Elrod, recently
serving
C
Area Men Go On
California Tour
Nine Laurens County men, in
cluding seven farmers, were in
California last week to see di
versified agriculture
The group left June 13 by jet
airliner and returned Tuesday
Farm Agent M. L. Outz. who
was in the group, said the party
saw beef cattle feeding opera
tions. egg production and dairy
operations
The widely known W B Camp
and Sons farming interests were
on the intinerary of the agri
business tour
Besides the farm agent, mak
ing the trip were James Von Hol-
len of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bank
ers. of Clinton, C D Waldrep,
Poppy Sale Held For
Legion Auxiliary
Approximately $200 contributed
during the Poppy Day sale will
go directly into the rehabilitation
and child welfare funds of the
American Legion Auxiliary for
the use of disabled veterans and
their families.
Mrs. W. G. King, Sr. and Mrs.
Thomas E. Baldwin were Poppy
Day chairmen for the Clinton
American Legion Auxiliary.
In addition to Auxiliary mem
bers and volunteers, the follow
ing local groups participated in
the Poppy Day program; Blue
Bird and Camp Fire groups of
the city of Clinton, Clinton and
Lydia Mills, Intermediate and
Senior Girl Scouts of Joanna.
afternoon. A faculty of outstand
ing religious leaders has been
teaching six courses daily, with
other meetings and workshops
also included in the program. It
is developed around the theme
“Evangelism.”
In addition to Mrs. Thompson,
the training school staff includes:
Mrs. George B Sheppard, of
Laurens, director; Mrs. John B
Cooley, of Mountville, registrar;
Mrs. Robert R. Glenn, of Hamer,
FOURTH SUNDAY SINGING
The fourth Sunday gospel sing
ing will be held at Sacred Acres
June 25 at 2:30 p. m. All singers
and musicians are invited and the
public is welcome
Borrowed Blankets
Keep Local Campers
Warm In Mountains
The unseasonably cold weath
er of the past week, especially
in the mountain areas of the
state, came near playing hav
oc with the week’s vacation of
39 Camp Fire and Blue Bird
Girls from Clinton.
Mrs. Eva Land, who took the
Girl Scouts to Camp Buckhorn
in Paris Mountain State Park,
reported it was so cold they
would have had to go home
Friday night had they not been
able to get some blankets.
The Greenville Chapter of the
American Red Cross came to
the rescue and loaned the group
4A blankets.
Thanks to these “Good Sa
maritans,” the girls spent their
last night in camp snug and
warm.
William Campbell turned
the Spartanburg highway just ] we i]
this side of the Duncan t reek Two other Methodist pastors In
bridge, and when he didn't stop J the area, the Rev Herbert Thom
when flagged the Negroes pelted ! as at Epworth Church. Joanna
the car with rocks as he passed ! and the Rev. Hugh Bickley, at
.rving the Gravely Memorial Furman 0tt and Geor phm J y
hurch, Spartanburg. w,l be- of Laurens , ack Ad • Cod /
I' ’ / fc ' of Laurens, Jack Adair. Ed Cope
olt come pastor at Sharon and Hope-, j an(J j ^
awrence Davis, and James
Jacks, all of Clinton.
New Subscribers
A glass was broken and the
body was dented in several plac
es Campbell was uninjured
He came back to Clinton and
local officers, later joined by
sheriff’s deputies, made a search
of the area for the culprits Offi
cers are still investigating
Lydia and Sandy Springs, will
continue in their present posts.
Clinton residents will be inter
ested in two other recent pastors,
of Broad Street Church. The Rev. ’
Edward K. Garrison was retired
from active service, and the Rev,
J. E. Merchant will serve the
ROY SEXTON,
Joanna
SHIRLEY MILLER.
Lake View
MRS. JAMES JOHNSON,
Clinton
MRS. AGNES FREE^^AN,
Washington, D. C.
Staff Members At Church School
These staff members are serving at
the 14th annual session of the South Caro
lina Synodical Training School in session
this week at Presbyterian College. At
tending the school are Presbyterian
Church women from all parts of the state.
Shown here, front row, left to right, are
Mrs. G. B. Sheppard of Laurens, direc
tor; Mrs. J. B. Cooley of Mountville, reg
istrar ; Mrs. J. Melvin Thompson of Olan
ta, dean; and Mrs. Robert R. Glenn of
Hamer, credits. Back row; Mrs. R. W.
Park, Olanta, books; Mrs. L. S. Carlisle
of Lyman, publicity; Mrs. T. Layton
Fraser of Clinton, flowers; Mrs. Harold
H. Jeter of Charleston, classes; and Mrs.
J. L. Hargrave of Bennettsville, music.—
Photo by Dan Yarborough.
REV. A. S. HARVEY
Rev Albert S. Harvey,
New Clinton Pastor,
Is Son Of Minister
The Rev Albert S Harvey, who
next week becomes pastor of
Broad Street Methodist Church,
is the son of a minister and was
licensed to preach by the Colum
bia District Conference in 1939
The son of the Rev Benjamin
Harvey and Mary Eva (Harmon)
Harvey, was born in 1916 at Buf
falo in Union County.
Tie attended elementary' schools
in Greenyille, Newberry and Lau
rens, and high schools in Chester
and Anderson
He received his AB degree from
the University of South Carolina
in 1940 and the BD degree from
the Candler School of Theology,
Emory University, Atlanta, in
1941.
That same year, Mr. Harvey
was admitted to the South Caro
lina Methodist Conference and
into full membership and ordain
ed an Elder in 1943.
He has served appointments in
Swansea, Kelton in Union County,
Lyman, Gaffney. Inman, and he
comes to Clinton from Jackson.
Mrs. Harvey is the former
Ophelia Childs of Anderson, and
they have three children, David
Michael, 18, Mary Lydia, 15, and
Jay Herbert, 9.
The family will occupy the
Methodist parsonage at the cor
ner of Chestnut and Pine streets.
Summer School
At PC Enrolls 130
Presbyterian College has 130
students enrolled in the first term
of its 1961 summer school, the
registrar's office announced to
day.
This total marks the largest
number PC has had in summer
attendance in recent years.
The 1961 session saw the inau
guration of an expanded summer
school program, providing for
two terms and a maximum of 12
credit hours instead of the pre
vious one term carrying 9 hours
of credit.
Presbyterian’s first summer
term is scheduled to extend
through July 19. with July 4 as a
lone holiday. Registration for the
second term is set for July 20.
Classwork will begin the follow
ing day and will extend through
August 25