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4k r ROTC Reception Honors BeDingraths Dr. George C. Bellingrath (left), re tiring aa academic dean at Presbyterian College thin June after 13 years in this capacity, and Mrs^Bellingrath were hon ored at the recent ROTC reception fol lowing the final parade of the year. They are pictured here with President Mar shall W. Brown and Lt. Col. Richard Ul rich, professor of military science.—Pho- to by Dan Yarborough.^ County Candidates Off On 1962 Speaking Tour Laurens County candidates for the House of Representatives in the state legislature, Supervisor, and County Commissioner pre sented their claims to the county voters Monday night. The first of eight scheduled speaking engagements was held at Hickory Tavern in the upper part of the county. Approximate ly 200 persons gathered at the school athletic field to hear the eight candidates who spoke. Speakers Included Marshall W. Abercrombie, William C. Dob bins and David S. Taylor, can didates for the two seats in the House of Representatives; Ben nie B. Blakely and Furman E. Thomason, for Supervisor; T. Paul Brown, Paul S. O’Dell and George C. Penland, for two posts as County- Commissioner. Following the county candi dates, three men seeking elec tion to the U. S. Congress as representatives from the Fourth South Carolina Congressional Dis trict, composed of the counties of Laurens, Greenville, Spartan burg and Union, spoke to the as sembly, They were incumbent Congressman Robert T. Ashmore of Greenville, James W. Work man ef Union, and Marion E. Tyus of Greenville. Four unopposed county candi- Two Are Killed In Head-on Collision A twenty-year-old Negro wom an and her two-year-old son per ished in a grinding head-on col lision on Secondary Highway 40 near Clinton shortly after mid night Monday morning. Killed almost instantly were Katherine Mae Valentine, and her son, Willie C. Valentine, Jr . Cpl. Grady Jones of the High way Patrol said that the wreck occurred when two 1964 Fords, traveling in opposite directions without lights met in the center of the road. * Officers said that there were five persons in each car, all of whom were Negroes. Driver of the car In which the two were killed was listed as Willie C. Valentine, husband and father of the dead. Other passengers in the Valentine car were listed as Bobby Lee, Valentine, brother of the driver, and Willie Mack Valentine, and were carried to Blalock Clinic where they were treated and Bobby Valentine was carried by ambulance to Greenville General hospital. Driver of the other car was listed as James Otis Suber. Oth er passengers were listed as Stewart Suber, George Jones, Columbus Payne, and Joe Neal Boyd. Also investigating the accident were Deputies Wallace Aber crombie and Joe Jones, and Highway Patrolmen T. M. Mc Daniel, Kibler Bowers and Charles Harrison. Coroner M. N. Pressley em paneled a jury and will schedule an inquest at a later date. The second speaking engage ment on the schedule was held Tuesday night at Cross HID, and will he followed tonight (Thursday) at Camak School in the Popular Springs com munity near Wart Shoals. Tuesday night. May 29, the appearance will be at Wham’s Store, and Thursday night. May 21, the candidates will come to Clinton. Time for all meetings is S o’clock. dates presented a joint statement which was read by the County Chairman, R.L. Piaxico, in which they expressed gratitude for being allowed to run unopposed and promised to give honorable, faithful service in their respective offices during coming years. They were Miss Jennie V. Cul bertson, auditor; Allen D. Cale- man, treasurer; J. Hewlette Wasson, probate judge; and J. Le roy Burns, superintendent of education. The county Democratic chair man, Mr. Piaxieo, peeeided -over Die meeting and called upon the Rev. J. A. McIntyre, pastor of Friendship Presbyterian Church, in the Hickory Taxern communi ty, to make the opening prayer. Piaxico also introduced M. L, McDaniel, long-time executive committeeman for the Hickory Tavern precinct; Mrs. Caroline Coleman, secretary of the county Democratic party; and Mrs. Claude P. Cook, vice-chairman, all of whom had (daces on the platform. Also introduced was former State Senator Robert C. Wasson, now a member of the S. C .Tax Commission, whose home pre cinct is Hickory Tavern. He wel comed the group to the communl- < Continued on page 10) Clinton High School Program Continues Sunday and Monday The baccalaureate service for the Clinton High School com mencement program wil take place Sunday evening in the school auditorium at 8 o’clock. This will be the second service on the program, following class day exercices held last Friday The finals sermon will be de livered by the Rev. J. H. Dan*, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Other ministers of the community will have places on the platform and will partici pate In the service. Graduating exercises will be held Monday evening in the audi torium at 8 o’clock. Speakers will be Amelia Nichols, valedic torian; Elaine Austin and San dra Dunaway, tied for salutato- rlan; and Harriet Wilson, class president. Musical numbers by the high school chorus and special fea tures will have places on both programs, which will be presid ed over by W. R. Anderson, so perintendent of School District 96. - One hundred and tan bays and girls from this area of Laurens County are members of the sen ior class. The list appaered in an earlier issue of The Chron icle. Legion Juniors In Exhibition Gome Saturday There will be an exhibition baseball game Saturday evening at 8 o’clock at the Cavalier ball park between the Clinton Junior American Legion team and An derson. Joe McGee, athletic of ficer of the Copeland-Davidson Post, American Legion, urges the publci to attend these games and support the boys in this en deavor. Vol. 63 — No. 20 \ Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 24, 1962 Kiwanis Club To Sea The Ultimate Weapon' The Kiwnais club will meet tonight at 7 o'clock at Hotel Mary M us grove. The film ."‘The Ultimate Weapon," will be shown by James P. Sloan. Joanna Cotton Mills has been showing this film for the past five months. It is based on re search findings and conclusions reached by Major William E. Mayer, a psychiatrist on the prisoner study project in Japan following the Korean war. Major Mayer Interviewed and studied the records of more than 1000 Amercian prisoners of war. The film shows how Communist Chinese, by capitalizing on ob served weaknesses in American character, easily manipulated the minds of our men in the POW camps with disturbing re sults. The film has been shown to more than 900 people, includ ing high school groups, church groups, PTA’s, service clubs and industrial organizations in this area. County Candidates Speak at Hickory Tavern Here are the eight candidates for three county of fices as they appeared Monday night at the first speak ing engagement at Hickory Tavern. Left to right, thev are: Furman E. Thomason, for Supervisor; T. Paul Brown. Commissioner: Marshal! W. Abercrombie, House of Representative*; George M. Penland. Commissioner: William C. Dobbins. House; Paul S. O’Dell, Commission er; David 8. Taylor, House; Bennie B. Blakely, for Su pervisor.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Holtzdaw, Pitts, Layton, Cooper, Bagwell, and Craine Win Posts; Mayor Cornwall Unopposed College,Campaign Passes $1 Million Mark in S.C Presbyterian College moved over the one-million-dollar mark Thursday in its big fund-raising campaign and headed toward the goal of $1,800,000. The latest report showed $1,- 108,874 subscribed to PC in the past few weeks by South Caro lina Presbyterians beginning in Clinton. As the tempo picked up from day to day, more and more congregations were completing their individual drives for this program. A total of 99 churches over the state reported hitting 100 per cent of their objectives in the opening A breakdown of the total fig ure pointed out that $335,293 obtained in the Initial Clinton campaign and special unassign ed gifts, with the remaining $773,981 coming from other pakts of the state where drives are new under way. In this latter effort, Enoree Presbyterian leads the way on the basis of $216,514 subscribed to date. Congaree Presbytery fol lows closely with $189,342. Pee Dee Presbytery has rained $106,- 839 so far; South Carolina Pres bytery (outside Clinton) $63,- 253: Bethel Presbytery, $69,770; Charleston Presbytery* $64*949, Harmony Presbytery, 948,406; and Piedmont Presbytery. $39.- 512. Campaign leaders indicated that later-starting churches were beginning to get their campaigns under way, with the result that the next two weeks should find an additional spurt in reported amounts from all areas. The present drive represents Presbyterian College’s largest fund-raising effort in history- Its objective is a new science hall, dining hall, women’s dormitory and increased endowment. Rites Held Sunday For W. Hale Shands W. Hale Shands, 91, well known retired Seaboard Rail road executive died Saturday at the home of his daughter. Mrs. T. P. Canon in Greenville after several weeks illness. He was a native of Laurens County and had spent most of his life there. He was a eon of the late Dr. W. A. and Mary EveUna Pitts Shands. He was a member of the First Presbyte rian Church when he served at a deacon and elder. He was a member of CempbMl Lodge No. 44, AFM, and at an* time wgp a member of the board of trm- tees of Thorn well Orphanage. As a young man he eras made agent of the Seaboard Railroad at Clinton and retired after 91 yean of service twenty yean ago. At the time be was honored at a largely attended testimonial dinner given by the railroad. Surviving Van hit wife, Mn. Texas Cate Albright Shands; two daughters, Mn. Roger Cot of Cayce, and Mn. T P. Canon of Greenville; two grandchildren and five-great-grandchildren. Funeral services ~ wen con ducted Sunday at 4:00 p m. at the First Presbyterian Church by Dr. William Redd Turner and Rev. Claude McIntosh. Bur ial was in the church cemetery. PaUbearen wen Mayor J. J. Cornwall, William Brooks Ow ens, J. F. Jacobs, Sr., John Hol land Hunter, J. Leland Young, Dr. George O’Daniel, Henry Hunter, Robert M. Vance, Tom my Hollis, G. P. Copeland and J. D. Boland, Jr. The honorary escort Included elders of the church. Memorial Room May Be Designated For New Area Hospital The Board of Directors of Bailey Memorial Hospital, soon to be opened In Clinton, has made provisions for accepting gifts for memorial rooms, according to W. C. Neely, chairman. HOW THEY VOTED Head-on Crash These two automobiles, both driving without Ufbte, oolMded enriy Monday colHaion. See story on this morning. A young Negro mother end to by Jimmy Cooper. door of each memorial room end donors may select the room ao designated in memory of loved ones or friends. Donations of $500.00 will be ac cepted for this purpose, it wes stated, on a first come, tost serv ed basis. Information may be securec from Fred N. Crawford, admin istrator,telaphone 883-2610. The hospital la expected to open for reception of patients early this fall, Mr. Crawford said. Building Selected For Cm* HM Post Office Cross HID—A building at the corner of East Main Street and | Highway 39, owned by James T. Hollingsworth, will be as a new poet office for Croat Hill, Laurens County. Bep. Robert Ashmore and Sen. Oita the decision to leeae the tare for five years with two renewal options of two each. -LfeT™ *■ ^ for expanding am re- flee win be 14. Precinct Precinct Clinton No. 1 No. 2 MSI Total For Mayor J. J. Cornwall 394 275 378 1047 Councilman Ward 1 Frank M. Boland 162 183 87 432 JJoyd HoRzclaw 234 97 298 629 Councilman Ward 2 Brevard Patterson 146 86 243 478 S. A. Pitta 260 196 1S9 584 Councilman Ward 3 Harry C. Layton Noland Suddeth 280 1% 206 632 162 86 176 422 Councilman Ward 4 L. W. Cooper Joe V. Edwards 2L3 ion • «•»«*•••• a.a#vr 191 87 246 189 649 406 Councilman Ward 5 r -•dm. a Slfc'f' Jtiej George W. Bagwell..... 182 122 668 Glenn Downs 141 98 269 498 Councilman Ward 6 James C. Craine 184 116 282 681 Talmadge Sanders 210 163 160 628 Clinton voters nominated three A. new members for city council posts and returned three incum bents for new two-year terms in a Democratic primary Tuesday Mayor J. J. Cornwall, running for re-election, was unopposed in his bid for a full term after assuming office April 1, 1961, to fill an unexpired term. All six present councllmen sought re-election and each had one opponent. For the first time in many years no rue-over races wlU be necessary. «— Tn Ward Ofte, BeydHoiticlaw' “"““J® won over Alderman Frank M Boland. Jr. 6» to 4M. In Ward Two, Councilman 8. Clinton High School Boy Is State's Top Bus Driver Kenneth Johnson of Clinton High School was selected as the state’s top school bus driver climaxing the Statewide School Bus Road-E-O bald May 1S-19 in Columbia, thereby winning a $500 scholarship award to the college of his choice. The scholarship was presented by D. J. Hardin, southern regional sales manager of Superior Conch Corporation, Kosciusko, Miss. This is the first award of its kind for school bus drivers. School bus teams from Abbe ville, Florence, Lexington, Rich land, Aiken, Georgetown, and Laurens Counties competed in this Road-E-O which was spon sored by the South Carolina Edu cational Finance Commission. Drivers chosen for the statewide competition were first selected on the county level at various county Raad-E-O’s. At the State Road-E-O drivers wars scored on 2 phases of driv ing—a road test and a skill test. The road test was driven as a daily route in which the drivers Clinton High School team repre senting Laurens County. Kenneth Johnson was the driver. Bruce Morgan served as front bus pa trolman, and William Johnson served as rear bus patrolman. Accompaning the team was Pat Duncan representing Clinton High School in the "Miss School Bus Driver of 1962” contest. Winning second place honors was team from Andrews High School representing Georgetown County. An added feature of the Road- E-O was the selection of "Mias School Bus Driver of 1962.’' Health Center Closed Tuesday The Health Center on Woodrow Street will be closed on Tuesday, May 29. In making the an nouncement, Dr. Von A. Long, county health director, stated the nurses will be attending an Inservice Education program at the Laurens County Health De partment. Thornweil Sermon Or Sunday Morning Graduation Monday The baccalaureate service for the commencement exercises of Thornweil High School is sched uled for Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Guest minister will be Dr Al ien C. Jacobs, president of the Presbyterian Home for Chil dren. Talladega. Ala., a gradu ate of Thornweil. The service will he held in Thornweil Me morial Church. Graduating exercsies will take place Monday evening at • o'clock in the school auditorium on Calhoun Street. The speaker will be the Rev. Charles Robert Trapp, superintendent of the Presbyterian Home, Summer ville Dr. M. A. Macdonald, presi dent of Thornweil, will preside over the exercises, and he stat ed that prizes and awards will be presented at Monday's pro gram. Speaking on the program will be Jewel Dickinson, valedicto rian. and Am Richey, salutato- rian. The following 11 graduates will receive state high school diplomas: Howard Higginboth am. Betty Campbell, Jewel Dickinson, Jane Hartley, Sheila Owing*. Geraldine Potts, Janet Thompson, Bonnie Will tarns, Su san Neal, Luck Beck and Anne Richey. Pitts won over Brevard Pat- 564 to 473. In Ward Three, former Couacti- man Harry C. Layton defeated Councilman B. Noland Suddeth, 632 to 422 In Ward Four, former < man Lynn W. Cooper Councilman Joe V. Edwards, to 406. In Ward Five, George W. Bagwell won Glenn Downs, 369 to 4M. In Ward Six. James C. The highest vote recorded KT any one council race wa for Ward One counciman. 1061 votes were counted races varied slightly from that figure down to 1661. I Voting In the election was akfcredJtttt. with that ef ta for Democratic new council will September 1. O • • A recount of the close Ward Six race We afternoon showed a throe votes in favor of Ta Sanders, with James the winner by five count now stands; Craine 899. Sanders 925 Assoc. Brotiiotiiood Mooting May 29 The Quarterly on Tuesday 7:10 at the tist A very challenging All pastors and men are urged' to Cf Campon Mast Hava Ptiyikaf All Camp Fire Girts a counselors of the trict planning to go to York on Juno I must have a physical checkup. Thom will ha Iven at the Camp Fire Rot Tuesday, May 29, at 2:89 p. A plaque will be attached to the ^ t ? rv ** r E^ edur ! 9 . 10 crossing railroads, turning, doing a turn-about, and loading pupils. In the skill test the drivers had to drive through an off-set alley back thto an alley dock, drive through two rows of balls with an inch clearance on each side, and stop on a line without letting the bumper cross the line. Highlighting the Road-E-O was the awards luncheon held at the Holiday Inn at which time tro phy awards were made. The team winning first place wgs the Mdtin Bailey Named 'Outstanding Opponent' By Woodniuff Clinton High lefty earn lefty Melvin Bai ley, who was named as Most Valuable Player by his mates, has gained award for his outstanding play. The Woodruff Wolverines chose Bailey as their most ootitaod- In two Ctlaten games hits in 9 #* M*. two of whfch . Hi-M This team, School, carried state of Sooth driving of school Ml to