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Winners Announced In Local Mill Celebration Local Health Center To Close July 17-18 Dr. Von A. Long, director of the Laurens County Health De- Citizens Federal Dividend $101,000 Attends High School Editors Conference The annual Clinton Mill July 4 celebration held Saturday at the crowd, with many people par ticipating in the various events of the day. Linda Osborne won an outdoor grill, contributed by Clinton Mill Store, for guessing the mystery woman, who was Marian Mit chell. Clinton Mill Service Station awarded 10 gallons of gas to Charles Steele for catching the greased pig. Jerrry West won bath scales from H.D. Payne and Co. for his performance in the egg race. Silver dollars were awarded to the winners in the various other events. Terry Heaton won the 25 yard race from boys, eight and under. Phyllis Shealey and Bryon Blackwell won the 90 yard race and boys, respectively. 76 yard race for girls 16-21, while McCall won the boy’s event. Johnny Harmon and Darrell Godfrey won the three-legged sack race. Johnny Redd and Dus ty ones triumphed in the sack race. In the 2-minute rope skipping contest, Sue Osborne was victor. Jimmy White won the base run ning event, and Phyllis Hames won the 25 yard jump roping. Gail Foster and Gary Laney were named winners in the soft- ball throw for accuracy events. Dale Pruitt ranked first in the bubble gum race. Teresa Foster was named win ner of the twist Oil, while Lana sievens won me! open crown for girls 8 and under. noon and from 2:00 p.m. till 4:20 Junior Wright and Jerald p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, Samples triumphed in the apple July 10 and 12, and will be clos- raee. ed on July 17 and 18. In swimming events, winners; Area People Win A semi-annual dividend of Miss Ame Lou Black was at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, Monday through Friday of the partment, has announced that, t t , , fnr fflrl. 1 Th* H.olth r.nf.r urill h* ° f * 10100 * ^ r * te ° f 4 ** r « nt Pa#t We * k ^ * CO “ ferenCe contest for girts the Clinton Health Center wHI be ^ ^ declared by Citi*ens! for editors of hi K h school papers Stevens won the open from 10:00 a m. till 12:00 j and annuals. About 250 students Federal Savings and Loan Asw- from Southern states were in at- ciiation, according to J, Sloan' Todd managing officer M1>J ^ dau<ht , r 0( Mr This repreaent. the largo,! dlvl- MrJ Hobcrt F B1 , ck ,, , ?l nd . U,e 1 hlsU,r * ^rising senior, and will be editor the Insulation tor a six months of the cmton High School stur period and exceed, the dividend; d(nt ^ lbMc . Uo0i n* s^tlnal. paid December 30, 1961 by $15,-1 000. Citizens Federal assets increas Statewide Competition in Greenville Miss Clinton in Week-Long Pageant were: Free-style, boys 9-12, Billy But ler; free-style, boys 12-15, Don Handback; girls free-style, Ka- they Davenport: diving, Ray Mc Call; underwater, boys 9-12, Jackie Hames; underwater, boys 13-15, Ken Allman; underwater, girts 2-12, Phyllis Hames; under water. girls 13-15, Diane Lyda. Watermelon races: Billy But ler, Ken Allman, Gail Hames. Silver dollar diving: Kathey Davenport, Junior Wright and Ken Allman. The events were under the sup- _ fit ________ tnan Owens and recreational rector Mrs. Eva Land. Pepsi-Colo Event Sixteen people from the Clin ton and Joanna area were recent ly named winners in the Pepsi Cola Sweepstakes contest. They are: Frank Lee, Margie Morgan, Berry Jean Cromer, Janice Pinson, Leonard White, Martha Lowman and Jim Barnes, all of Clinton. Also Carolyn Edge, Lynn Whit mire, James B. Croy, Johnny Sheppard and Joe W. Shockley, ail of Clinton. Also Gloria Sweatt, Buck Mur- Mrs. Donald Weaner and A. C. Workman, all of Joanna. Workers Needed For New Plant ; & 'p-i I Registration For Summer Sewing Classes Set July 9 and 10 Rtgiatration for summer sew ing classes for teenagers (ad vanced and beginners) will be held at 9 o’clock Monday morn ing, July 9. Adults will register at 9 a.m. Tuesday, the 10th. Any adult who cannot come f!t that hour and would like to have afternoon classes may con tact Mrs. Harry Bouknight, in structor and these can be ar ranged. There are no charges for the in struction. The course is sponsor- by the South Carolina Depart- ent of Education and by School 56 through the Home zonomics Department at Clin ton High School Two classes will be held each week for about six weeks. Teen- rs wil meet on Monday and rs and adults on Tues- ah<r Thursdays A manufacturer of men’s dress shirts and sport shirts desires to locate in Laurens County if there is a sufficient number of experienced personnel available in the area, ac cording to Senator King Dixon He stated that the company, which is an entirely new firm to this area and not connected with any existing firm, would open here in 1962 and would employ between 400 and 500 people. He said the following numbers and types of experienced workers would be needed: Thirty cutting room staff (shreaders, machine cutters, dye cutters and markers); 300 sewing room staff (experi enced sewing machine operators); 76 hand operators (in spectors, trimmers, examiners); 6 general floor-ladies; 7 assistant floor-ladies; 2 mechanics; 60 pressers (Colored); 6 office staff bookeepers, payroll clerks, general office work ers. Persons experienced in any of the above listed iobs who are wanting to work in Laurens County should fill out the survey form below and mail it to Box 214, Laurens, S. C. Dixon emphasized that all replies would be kept con fidential, and that this firm would come to Laurens County if there was enough experienced labor available. ed during the past six months by over $300,000 to a total ofapproxi- mately six million dollars. £?'■ -vi;; *., h v .»7,-m r , * Jury Rules Laurens Man Died From Shot Clinton Man Held On HH-and-Run Charge in Laurens A coroner’s jury ruled in Lau rens. June 27, that James Wooten, 36-year-old Laurens county man, came to his death as the result of a pistol wound. <* v * The unconscious man was foundi in his parked car by Laurens 1 police June 19. He died 13 hours later at a Greenville hospital. Jr Coroner Marshall Pressley read a doctor’s statement listing cause of death as a gunshot wound in the head, and further stated that the wound apparent ly was self-inflicted. The only witness to testify at the inquest at the courthouae was the city police captain who discovered the wounded man. Capt. Otis Madden testified that he saw the Wooten car park ed in a supermarket parking lot on South Harper St. On ap proaching the car Capt. Madden testified that he believed Wooten was sleeping until he saw the pis tol wound as he looked through the open window of the car. Officers found the pistol still grasped in the righ hand of the wounded man. TEAR OUT AND MAIL TO SEN. KING DIXON, BOX 214, LAURENS, S. C. Mo ment is large enough will be organized. other Name in full .t Phone No. Address (Street) (City, State) • . ■ Job you feel qualified for Years experienced in job above How many miles away from Laurens do yeti Kve? Age I Are you presently working? .... . .. If so, where Library Hours For Summer Are Given U- Amos Hunter, Laurens Negro, was struck by a hit-and-run driver on East Main Street in Laurens at 3 a.m. Sunday. Laurens police officers have ar rested Louis Quinn of Clinton and charged him with hit-and-run driving , "••am Investigating the accident were .aurena Police Captain Otis Mad den and patrolmen Charlie Btsh- hop and Cecil McCauley. Hunter was reported in serious condition at Laurens District Hospital yesterday. Conservation Camp Attended By Delegates The Annual State 4-H Conser- The schedule for the Presbyter ian College-Clinton Library for the remainder of the summer was announced this week by Mias Marian Burts, librarian. On Monday through Thursday, the hours are set for 8:30 a.m. until 5:20 p.m., and then again from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. On Friday’s, the library, will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 5:S0 p.m. The Saturday schedule vation Camp was held at Camp Bob Cooper, at Summerton, June 25-28. The delegates attend ing from Laurens County were: Mary Hipp, Cross Hill; Barbara Taylor, County-Wide; and BUI Ladd, County-Wide Club, accom panied by Mrs. Judy Glover, Asst. Home Demonstration Agent and Miss Ann Rasor, Trainee. While at camp the delegates received instructions In Conser vation of Home Grounds, Farm Wildlife, and SoU and Water Con servation. Wednesday the group enjoyed a field trip to Manches ter State Forest, Tilghman's State Forest Nursery, Wildlife Refugs and Poinsett State Park. Monday night Mary Hipp gave a demonstration on a “Model Conservation Farm.” On Wednes day night Bill Ladd gave a de monstration on “Insects and Di seases of Pine Trees.” During the election of Junior Counselors for next year, BUI Ladd was elected 1st Alternate. With four suitcases, two cases and her family In Franceen Smith, the current Miss Clinton, is off to Greenville In take part in the annual South Carolina 1 Yesterday, first public aUrrnoon parade with the 57 contestants. This followed tww days of rehearsals, and mon Preliminaries at • p.m. and will through Friday night, will be held Saturday night at • p m. Ail events Memorial Auditorium. wUl end 9 a.m. with a farewell Mrs. Horace Smith, the Vocal entrant’s mother. Is the wardrobe four bags and two train For the parade, F FRANCEEN SMITB-MISS CLINTON Clinton Mills Safe Man-Hours Record Dr. Simpson To Speak St Cfiui for $:30 a.m. through 12:IQ p This week, however, the Ubrafy will close Thursday at five and will not re-open that night. At Davidson St Ctiurch Dr. J. H. Simpson of Green- , retired wlU be the guest speaker at the Davidson Street BtcUsLXhurch Sunday July 8, at both the 11 o’clock and the 7:20 services. — - Broken at 2,300,000 FHA Convention Clinton Girl On Western Tour To tures a f«U snthi skirt qued overskirt, hlghMghawl fir • satin For tit on, tbs local beauty wfB a white peau ds sets ball t*o wn Her acceeaortas wtB be white The rest of her the week includes suits plus the hundreds of needed for a woman, sister, Laura, 14, has beau < citediy right in the middle «t the preparation and perking Although Miss Smith will the week In Greenville. Smith, Laura, and Cartoon, will commute. Franceen. who Is prsssutly ployed by M. S. Bailey k “ankers, attends lege where she is ow more This is the first officiai than 30 other a nee of the 12-year-eld Future Home- j Smith since she woo the a disabling injury to an employee n-a’cers of America, Marjorie Ar- Cb* 1 * 0 ® title early in June. Clinton Mills’ 2.300,000 record Joining of continuous man hours without; South Carolina ,'■1 broken in June when an em-, nold left Sunday to tour in nine- p’oyee sustained an injury which ; te(n , gta t c » enroute to the F.H.A. required him to be away from his job. This was the first loss time in jury in over 13 months. . Superintendent G. M Huguley first expressed regret for the in jury out of concern for the in jured employee, and then added, T am proud that we were able to succcsfully operate for more than thirteen consecutive months without anyone losing a day from the-job injury. It is our desire to achieve the greatest degree of freedom from accidents of all kinds—this requires the active in- on ventior. at Salt Lake City, Utah, July 2-12. Along with other delegates and advisors, Marjorie, who is a member of the Clinton High School chapter and president for th*s district, will represent the dote at the national convention They are traveling by chartered bu 1 ; and wil stop at points of in terest along the route which will vary on the return trip. terest, unceasing effort, and genuine support of everyone in the mill to accomplish these re sults. ntgnway Building Now Sited A new matatenance shed for the State Highway De partment will be constructed at the intersection of S C. 72 and 1-25 northeast af a contract awards Construction Go., Chief Highway Commtsrtoner Si las N. Pearman anounced. The firm was notified that the contract was baaed cn Jew Md of 4 S24 996 atinM* fa* specuicauons cau lor Mock systems complete. Wiiffe. i i tii ii in