The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 05, 1962, Image 1
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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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