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\ wmmmmmmm The body of Harry Walton Bond, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bond of 736 West Main Street, was found Monday at 7:45 a. m. hanging from a tree limb near his home. Asst. Police Chief William B. Blakely said the youth appar ently had been dead for several hours when the body was discov ered by Willie Lee Williams, a Negro. Investigating officers said there was no evidence of foul play and that young Bond had apparently hanged himself with a wire. It was stated that Bond had been involved in an automobile accident last week and another one Sunday night, and was said to have been despondent over the occurrences. Officers said Bond had been last seen about 1:30 a. m., Mon day, by Jerry Cagle who said he saw the youth on Bond Street. Cagle told officers he asked MB. W1DMER Widmer Is Assistant Superintendent At Torrington Plant Marcel Widmer is the new as sistant plant superintendent of the Clinton Bearings Plant of the Torrington Company. Hie appointment was announc ed by Robert B. Wassung, man ager of Torrington’s Clinton op erations. Mr. Widmer has been in the employ of the Torrington Com pany since March, 1866, begin ning at the company’s Standard Plant in Torrington, Connecticut. He served a three year period, from 1949 to 1946 in the U. S. Merchant Marine Service and the United States Navy, returning in 1946 to Torrington. In 1860 he was temporarily assigned to the com pany’s Westfield Manufacturing Division and in 1861 was made foreman of the Blanking Depart ment of the company’s Broad Street Plant in Torrington. In 1954 he was. advapce<} tp.the po sition of chief inspect*' in charge of the quality of all products coming from the Broad Street Plant. He held this position until being transferred to Clinton in 1861 as supervisor of the new company’s training program. In his new position as assistant plant superintendent he will as sist Alexander Hamilton, superin tendent, in the production and quality phases of the local plant’s operation. Mr. and Mrs. Widmer will soon reside in a new home at 402 Chestnut Street in Clinton with their children Cindy, Judy, and Linda. Bond where he was going and the youth replied, “home.” Coroner Marshall Pressley em paneled a Jury to view the body, but said he did not plan to hold an inquest unless the family re quests one. Assisting Officer Blakely in the investigation were Clinton Policeman Allen Simmons and Sheriff Eugene Johnson. Young Bond was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clin ton and was employed at Clinton Cotton Mills. Surviving in addition to his parents are two brothers, S. Louis Bond of the U. S. Navy of Great Lakes, 111., and Charles H. Bond of Rt. 1, Clinton; a sis ter, Mrs. James L. Parker, of Anchorage, Alaska; his paternal grandfather, L. C. Bond of Clin ton; his mhternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Fuller of Greenville. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. at the First Baptist Church by Rev. J. H. Darr. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Scout Leaders Attend National Camp School in Fla. Bill Brackett, district Scout executive of Laurens and New berry districts of the Blue Ridge Council, and Lewis Marshall, as sociate advisor of Explorer Post 75 of Joanna, have just returned from Camp La No Che at Uma tilla Fla., where they participat ed in the aquatics section of the national camp school. The school was conducted by Boy Scouts of America. This training was a part of the preparation of the opening of Camp Old Indian, summer camp for the Blue Ridge Council. The camp will open June 3 for 10 weeks. Approximately 300 Boy Scouts and Explorers will attend Camp Old Indian this summer. Most of the local Scout units wil lattend camp for a week this summer. Frank M. Boland Announces in Ward 1 Frank M. Boland is announc ed in The Chronicle’s political column as a candidate for re- election as a member of city council from Ward 1. An employee of the CNItL rail road, Boland is currently serv ing his fourth term as alderman from his wprd^ far (Ulinfam (tthnmirb CHS Commencement Plans Are Underway Plans for the Clinton High School commencement program next month are well underway, Sup*. W. R. Anderson stated yesterday. The exercises will cover a three-day period and will draw the interest of students, parents and friends of the community. . Leading off to an early start will be the class day program on Friday, May 18, which will be held in the auditorium at l:f> p.m. Speakers will be Clark Sur ratt, class lawyer; Alice Cun ningham, historian; Elaine Boyce poet; and Bobby Hamer, prophet. The baccalaureate service is scheduled for Sunday, May 27, at 8 p.m., with the sermon to be delivered by Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Graduation exercises will take place on Monday evening, May 28. Speakers will be Amelia Nichols, valedictorian; Elaine Austin and Sandra Dunaway, tied for salutatorian; and Har riet Wilson, class president. Copt. Potte Presents Paper at Academy Captain Chris Patte is now Chief, Projects Office, Pershing Missile Field Service Directorate, U. S. Army Ordnance Missile Command. Redstone Arsenal. He was recently sent by the army to the annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Sci ence to present a paper on his re cently completed Master’s thesis, •'The Design. Theory and Experi- Vd. 63 — No. 16 Clinton, S. C , Thursday, April 26, 1962 "Miss Clinton" Pageant Postponed Announcement has been made by the Jaycees that the “Miss Clinton” pageant slated for the latter part of this month, has been postponed and will take place on June 8th. The committee in charge stat ed it was advisable at this tinop to change the event to A later date. Revival Services at Bailey Methodist ^ Church This Week Bailey Memorial Methodist Churuch is conducting revival services this week through Sun day evening. April 29. Sunday evening the Whitten Village choir will sing. Everyone is invited to this and other services of the church. Registration Board Announces Session For 2 Week Period The Laurens County Registra tion Board has scheduled a con tinuous two-week daily session to register voters in the forthcoming primaries. Beginning Monday, April 30, and continuing through March 12, the board will convene daily at its offices on the second floor of the court house in Laurens. Prospective voters may obtain new certificates or get replace- "Personol Reasons" Given Craydon lMdiBws From House Race County Clemson Iptay Chib Officers These are the new officers of the Laurens County Chapter of the Clemson elect College 1 Iptay Club elected Tuesday eve ning at the annual dinner meeting held here at Hotel Mary Mbsgrove. l^eft to right, they are T. Heath Copeland, of Clinton, reelected secretary - treasurer; Jack Webster, of Laurens, president; and Die* Vaughn, of Joanna, vice-preai- <lent.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. mental Application of a Proper- ment for those that have been tional Counter.” lost or destroyed, it was stated. Capt. and Mrs. Patte spent the Easter week-end at Florence with Dr. and Mrs. Julian Price, and here with Dr. and Mrs. Edouard Patte. James Craine To Seek Reslection in Ward 6 James Craine this week an nounced tha the is a candidate for re-election as alderman from Ward 6. Craine is an employee of Clin ton Mills and has served sev eral terms as representative on Qlty .council frgm jus ward. State laws require that voters obtain certificates 30 days before any election In which they are used. Since the Democratic pri mary for county and state elec tions will be held on June 12, no new certificates can be after May 12. Replacements, however, can be secured after that date. Application for the certificates must be made in person. Members of the Board of Registration are Mrs. Gladys Cook, Fleming Smith and Gus Mahaffey. Clemson Club In Annual Meet Here 3QHi Anniversory Lions Qub to Celebrate Friday Night John L. Stickley of Charlotte, N. C.j Past President of Lions International, will be the princi pal speaker tomorrow night (Fri day) when the Clinton Lions Club celebrates its 30th anniversary. The program theme will be “International Uonism,” and ev ery effort has been made to make it an “IfiWnational Night.” In addition to Poet International President Stickley and Mrs. Stickley, the club will have as their guests International Direc tor and Mrs. Jim M. Cherry of Columbia, State Secretary of Lions International Multiple Dis trict 32, K. R. “Sarge” Helton and Mrs. Helton of Clemson, Dis trict Governor David B. Martin and Mrs. Martin of Anderson, Deputy District Governor and Mrs. T. K. Fletcher of Spartan- b u r g, International Counsellor Rembert Truluck, member of the Clinton club, will serve as toast- MB. STICKLEY master for the occasion. Lion T. Heath Copeland, president, will preside. Ail living charter members have been invited to attend as guests of the club along with their wives and the wives of all deceased charter members. One of the features of the eve ning will be “International Mail Call,’* when favors from coun tries all over the world will be distributed to the ladies present. These gifts were mailed from sec retaries of Lions Clubs In a coun try or geographical location in which Uonism is establsihed and are typical of that particular area of the world. They are stih in their original package* with the foreign stamps attached. Many of the gifts are accompan ied by personal letters, some of which are written in their native language. These have been trans lated and will be included with the gifts. The program Will get under way in the ballroom of the Mary Musgrove Hotel with a dinner being served at 7:10 p. m. Imme diately following the meal a num ber of Charter Certificates and “Old Monarch” awards will be made. Lion H. L. Elchelberger, the oldest living charter member, will cut the birthday cake. The Clinton Lions Qub was or ganized in March, 1932, with six teen members shown on the char ter. Since that time they have grown to a membership of more than 70 Lions who have raised many thousands of dollars through the 30 years of their ex istence. All of this money has been used to help those persons in this area who have been un able to help themselves in the way of sight conservation, eye Above are the members of the Clinton White, Harriet Wilson, Emily Davit, and High senior play cast. They are, left to Carolyn Edge. (Third row) Wade Smith, right* (front row) Elaine Boyce, Judy Bunky Blalock, Alice Grant, Brenda Fal- Bedenbaugh, Jimmie Furr, and Grace law, Tc Orr. (Second row) Billy Pitts, Preston er. Jack Webster, of Laurens, was named president of the Laurens County chapter of the Qemson College Iptay Club at the annual dinner meeting at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Approximately 150 men and women attended the af fair. Other officers selected were Dick Vaughn, of Joanna, vice- president; and T. Heath Cope land, of Clinton, secretary-treaa- Issued m-er. , Presiding over the session was Col. B. F. Wlngard, of Clinton, retiring president. Priucipai speaker was Banks McFadden, former great Clem son athletic, now a member of the coaching staff. He spoke on the athletic program at Clemson and what the Iptay Club means to Its operation: YBTtftBr included an estimate on prospects for the 1962 football season. Gene WUUmon, business man ager of Iptay. made a brief talk and presented a movie, ’’This Is Clemsoa.” It was reported that Laurens County membership In the Iptay Club presently stands at 98 per cent of the quota. rommy Copeland, and Bobby Ham- ing with many projects of munity betterment. The club also sponsors a Cub Scout Pack and co-sponsors an Explorer Scout Post » 'The Anniversary Committee consists of R. S. Truluck, chair mat:. Sarnie Pinson, Gary Lehn, J. A. Orr, W*'Uam K Jacobs. Don Creighton, and T. Heath Presbyleiy Rally Slated for Thornwell Church Sunday P. M. Some 200 persons are expected to attend the spring rally of the Presbyterian men’s organization of South Carolina Presbytery to be held at Thornwell Orphanage this Sunday afternoon. Registration Is scheduled to start at 2 p.m., with the program getting underway at 3 p.m. The rally will be held in the Thorn- well school auditorium. Bob Wickham of the Tornwall staff, who will preside in his ca pacity as president of the men's group, has announced a full pro gram for the spring rally. The main address (rf the oc casion will be delivered by Rus sell G. Lengel of Columbia, president of the Men of the Church oi Congaree Presbytrcy. A special feature added to the program of this masting will be a workshop on Christian voca tions. Three discussion groups led by a trio of Piedmont area Presbyterian leaders will follow this pattern: 1—‘‘Plan of God,” led by the Rev. Lawton Daugher ty, pastor of the Little River- Dominick Presbyterian Church near Newberry; 2—‘‘Practice of Christian,” led by Ernest examinations, glasses fitted, ey?. * 1 , by store of Clinton will be celebrat- operations, etc., as well as help- ***** Evans; Iva business ing wltli fi douMe-barrelied event * ~ • * * * man; S-“In Society and His- in addition to the annual Foun- tory,” lad by Dr. Neil Truesdale, der ' 8 Day the local store will pastor of Newberry’s Aveleigb pretrat for the first time its new Presbyterian Church Laurens Community Council To Meet The monthly meeting of the Laurens County Community Council will meet on May 1 at the Laurens Federal Savings and Loan Building at 1:00 p. m. Dr. Robert S. Cooper will speak con cerning the proposed YMCA for Laurens. Anyone interested in at tending the meeting please con tact Miss Joyce Dunaway at 891 Laurens. The council will not meet during the months of June, July, and August. Joanna Pra-Schoal Vaccination Clinic The Joanna Foundation Health Committee will sponsor a pre school vaccination clinic Friday, April 27, at the Joanna Memorial hospital from 8:80 to 11:80 a. m. Hubert W. Graydon. of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Leurene County, and who had qualified as a candidate for withdrew from day. Mr. Graydon stated that “per sonal reasons” prompted Ms ac tion He is currently serving Ms first two-year term as a mem ber of the legislature and was expected to be a formidable can didate in the forthcoming Demo cratic campaign and in the pri mary on June 12. • Mr Graydon ~s withdrawal leaves three candidates to com pete for the county’s two ports in the 1983 General Assembly. They ere Marshall W. crombie and William C. bins, both incumbent* and seek ing re-election and David 8. Taylor. Mr Graydon is a merchant, being proprietor of Graydon’* Country Market, on the old CMa- ton-Laurens road near the Coun ty Home. ^ In withdrawing from the me*. Mr. Graydon issued the follow ing statement ”1 would like to state of today I am withdrawing my name as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Laurens County For reasons 1 have found it •ary to make this decision. It was truly on* of the hardest de cisions I have ever hem called upon to make. I am thankful that I have been privileged to the wonderful people of Stnkes Yesknlay For Mrs. J. P. Smith Mrs. Maude Griffith Smith. 87. widow of J. P. Smith, died Mon day afternoon at a Greenwood hospital after a week of Illness. She was a native of Saluda County where she spent most of our county in the General ^Ae- her life She was a daughter of * emW y I r a the late Patrick god Ann Shep pard Griffith She was employed at Whitten Village for a number of years before her retirement. She was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church in Saluda County Surviving are two sons, Clyde H. Smith and Guy G. Smith, both of Qlnton; three daughters, Mrs. Louise Turner of Qlnton. Mrs. S. E. Wilson of Clinton and Mrs. R. L. Boatwright of Garfield, Od.; two sisters, Mrs. Ben Johnson of Pomarla and Mrs. Ernest Bow en df Little Mountain; a broths Ernest L. Griffith of Saluda; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Hop* Baptist Church by Rev. B. J. Wilburn Sr. and Rev. John P, Griffith. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons. DABLENE BUICE Jeek Contributions To Aid Little Girl Contributions are being sought by friends for the aid and com fort of a little seven year old Clinton girl. She is Darlene Buice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buice, who is suffering from Cystic fib rosis, arrincurable disease. She possesses a bright, sunny disposition and her days will be made more comfortable with oxygen equipment. Interested persons are request ed to send contributions to Mrs. Charles Hughes, Rt. 2, Qlnton. Mayor J. J. Cornwall has pro claimed next week, April 30-May 7, “Darlene Buice Week” in Qin- ton. Two Bridge Projects In County Announced Low bids on two bridge con struction projects In Laurens County have been announced by the State Higbway Department. They are: 150-foot concrete un derpass under State 286 on U. 8. 25 northeast of Ware Shoals, South Atlantic Constructors, Inc., Greenwood, 828,156. 150 - foot reinforced concrete and steel overpass over Road S- 47 on U. S. Route 24 east of Wan Shoals, South Atlantic Construc tors, Inc., Greenwood, 838,372. Downs Soaking Post On Council Glenn Downs has announced his candidacy for alderman from Ward 5 in the May 22 city Democratic primary. Mr. Downs is an employe* of Qlnton Mills and this is his first venture into politics. Beta's New Downstairs Store Opens This Morning Beginning today (Thursday) and continuing through Satur day, May 5, Belk’s Department CHS Seniors to Present The Clinton High School seniors will present “A Case of Spring time’* Friday night in the school auditorium at 8;60. The play is the qfapgtfjiPi of Mias June «nd Mrs. Ban Bay Ham- met. In the cospsdy Billy Pitta plays Bah Parker wheT is con stantly in troubk with Mr. Abir- a high school principal. played by Parker tries ^ a - Georg* W. a girt friend* Gunn from ward 8, WUmot Shelly Abernaker. Jimmy trays Louella, the maid. Alice Grant, Carolyn mi«i for §tx ed for ana Summaries of the workshop discussions will be given by Gene Copeland of Abbeville, Clauds Lynch of Ware Shoals and Frank Templeton of Laurens. The two-honr program also will Include group singing, news of the big men’s eonventkn of the Presbyterian Church U.8. to be held in Dallas, Taxas, In the suz of 1861 and n tour of the Thornwell campus for wives who accompany their husbands to tha rally. “Downstairs Store.” With tMs expansion, D. B. Smith, manager, states that it brings to Clinton the largest store in this are*. ■ Covering an area of 15,086 square feet of floor space, Mr Smith said the new “Downstairs Store” is a complete shopping center for the type of diet offered. The new store may be entered from Belk’s ras floor or fnm Eflrd’s. will show com- of i tkms, bedding, Everything is expected to be in readiness this morning, Mr. Smith stated, and he and his corps of assistants Invite tha pob- Uc to attend the opening of new store. In addition to preparing for opening of the new “Downstairs Store,” the main floor has under gone some changes and remodel ing to make room for other mer chandise. Tha Founders Days celebration is always an Important event at the Clinton BeLk Store, Mr. Smith said* and la ptanmad with tha buying public in mind. This pr^ motion, ha coaUnaad* it to honor the founder* of the Beflc organisation ed and contrihntod a* two yean continue to strive to ma re ns County and our great of South Carolina a better place to live and rear our children. •* County Democratic Committee to Hoot In Laurens Saturday meet for a urday morning at the coart In Laurens. County Chairman B. L. Plaad- co. in calling the * it will convene at 18 o’clock. Membership of the Is composed of the committeeman from each of tha county’s 46 precincta. ■■ to be tranaarted at the meeting includes the ■■etlwar .1 of eight projected speakbo for the candidates for vi county office* to be in the June 16 Managers of of the precincts are also expected to be named. Plaxico stated that the com mittee is also expected to unopposed of the party risen ci fled for tha of are Allen D. Miss Jennie V. ter; J. Hewlett* Wi J. Leroy superintendent of nhifirfl Four candidates will two bo Abecrombie, William C. Hubert W. Graydon. all bents, and David S. Taylor. (Lam- rens County’s S. C. House of will be reduced next aasrtem to e-—- — Wauem h — i wo memoirs i. In the race for Supervisor will be Furman E. cum bent, and Beanie B. vis tor Marshall W. who formerly served in the past. mMmmmmmmM' ' Com er* Paul S. Vying for the two County missioner O'Dell and George cum bents, and This is an off year for of Senator, Clerk of Court, iff. Coroner, end Township strata*. Senior Ufa Saviag Coarse of P. C The athletic office at rian College ginning of a i if* Saving dam available to the das* will begin on Tueoday, May I, and will bo and from 8:00 to 11:88. trays Was la the