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BOLAND AT WOBK DESK
FoNows Father and Uncle
F. M. Boland, Jr., Named Clinton CN&L Agent
Frank M. Boland, Jr., ha* bean
named Clinton agent (or the
Columbia, Newberry & Laurens
(CN&L) Railroad and has al
ready assumed his duties. lie
succeeds the late W. C. Shealy.
For the past two and a half
years Bciand has senred as agent
for the railroad at Joanna, going
there from the post of
at the Clinton office. He has
tinned to live in Clinton.
Mr. Boland's service with the
railroad began in 1087 when he
was stationed at Clinton and at
other points on the road between
here and Columbia. He was with
the Clinton office when he left
for a three-year service in the
army during World War Two. He
was in the Transportation Corps
and was in the European Theater
J. W. Copeland Rites
Held In Greenville
James Watts Copeland, Jr., 85,
formerly of Greenville and Clin
ton, died last Thursday at 6:80
p. m. In Greensboro. N. C.,
where he had lived the past year
with a granddaughter, Mrs. J.
Alton Webb.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday at 8 p. m. at the Mac-
*vny Murtanry -by Dr.' John- Jdc-
Sween. Burial was In Woodlawn
Memorial Park.
Pallbaarers wort James L.
Copeland, Dillard W. Copeland,
Harry G. Batson, J. A. Webb,
Seth Hall and W. A. Mason
The honorary escort Included
Dr. W. S. Fewell, Dr. John M
Fewell, Henry J. Winn, T. P. P.
Carson, C. O. Shell, Alf Glasener
and J. D. Boland.
A native of Clinton, he was the
son of J. W. Copeland, pioneer
Clinton merchant, and Mrs.
Dyde Vance Copeland. His wife
died several years ago.
_ Copeland was connected with
his fathar’s mercantile interests
here until he moved to Greenville
many years ago, where he was
a civil engineer.
He attended several universi
ties, hut was mainly identified
with the University of North
Carolina where he was an out
standing player on North Caro
lina's unbeaten football team of
1888.
While living in Greenville he
was a member of the First Pres-
byteAad Church.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. G. P. Patterson of Tampa,
Fla. and Mrs. Harry Phillips of
Spartanburg; two sons, James W.
Copeland HI of Laurens and J.
B. Copeland of Lakeland, Fla*;
his stepmother, Mrs. J. W. Cope
land Sr. of Clinton; three sisters,
Mrs. W. I. Steele of Statesville,
N. C., Mrs. David Craig of Char
lotte, N. C., and Mrs. Richard
Bunting of Nashville, Tenn.; four
grandchildren, and seven great
grandchildren.
for 87 months. He returned tn
Clinton at the close of the war
and was telegraph operator here
for the railroad before going to
Joanna.
Boland is a member and deacon
of the First Presbyterian Church
He is marriod to the former Miss
Willie Earle Davidson and they
have three children, Linda, 18,
freshman at Winthrop College in
Rock Hill; Jane, 18, and Frank,
eight. Their home is on Musgrove
direct.
Boland is succeeded in the Jo
anna agent’s post by W. S. Werts,
who has been operator in the
Clinton office for two and a half
years. He was formerly agent at
Prosperity.
Boland is not the first of his
family to serve as CN&L agent
at Clinton. His father, the late
F. M. Boland, came to Clinton
around 1900. He was operator
and agent until 1918 when he be
came cashier of the old Com
mercial Bank. Also following In
his father’s footsteps, the young
er Boland recently completed an
eight-year term as member o'
City Council.
Succeeding his brother in 1918,
J. D. Boland, uncle of the new
agent, served for 8948 years as
operator and agent in Hie Clin
ton office of the railroad until he
was named commercial repre-
stmtatfve intf trtVlbd over vari
ous parts of the state. He retired
several years ago.
CHy To Instill
Light On S. Broad
A traffic light will be
at the intersection of South Broa<
and Maple Streets, according to
action by City Council Friday
night at its December meeting.
A move was also initiated to
install a light at Florida Mid N.
Owens St.
The light on South Bread St.
will be semi-actuated, that is, it
will be green for South Broad
traffic a until triped by cars trav
eling on Maple, allowing them to
enter South Broad with ease and
safety. Adequate time will be al
lowed for cars and pedestrian
traffic to enter or cross from
Maple, then the light will return
to green to let the heavier traffic
move on South Broad.
Council agreed to make the
usual Christmas gift to city em
ployes of $50 to regular person
nel and $85 tobourly employees.
A license to operate a taxi was
authorized to be issued to Henry
U Lewis, taking the place of
Buddy fianders, who recently
censed operations. A motion by
Councilman James Crain* to
Issue an additional taxi license
to Quinton Jones was tabled.
All councilmen were
and the session was presided over
by Mayor J. J. Cornwall.
Aren
Kintal Health Group
Holds First Meeting
An organizational meeting was
held for Mental Health Associa
tions of this area in Greenwood
on December 11. Abbeville, Edge-
field, Greenwood, Laurens and
McCormick counties are includ
ed^ with headquarters in Green-
ood.
Dr. Cart A. Bramlette, Jr., ed
ucation co-ordinator of the S. C.
Mental Health Commission, ad
dressed the group.
Officers were elected and com
mittees appointed, with the pro
gram and housing committee to
start functioning at once.
Officers chosen were: John C
Murdock of Greenwood, chair
man of the board; Judge Marion
Erwin, Abbeville, vice chair
man; and Mrs. A. P. Nisbet,
Greenwood, secretary.
Those attending from Laurens
County were Mrs. Dell B. Crews
of Clinton, and Dr. Martin Tea
gue and Mrs. Alma T. Wham
of Laurens.
Services Held For
H M. Etdtelberger,
Laurens Business Man
Laurens— Robert Mickle Eich-
elberger. 77, of 400 Irby Ave.,
died late Sunday night at
Vol. 63 — No. 50
Services HeM
Macie Young
Greenwood hospital after two
years of declining health and
three weeks of illness.
He was a native of Laurens
County, a son of the late John
A. and Kitty Wallace Eichelber-
ger. He was a fuel oil dealer and
real estate agent. He was a mem
ber of the Kiwanis Club and
First Methodist Church, where he
was a steward.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Daisy Eichelberger; two daugh
ters, Mrs. Walter H. Tanner Jr.
of Atlanta, Ga., And Mrs. Albert
K. Rowland of Chamblea, Ga.;
two brothers, John R. Elchelber-
ger of El Paso, Tex., and Gary
Eichelberger of Greenville; and
a sister, Miss Loulie Eichelberger
of Laurens.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Kennedy Mortuary Wednes
day at 8 p. m. by Rev. J. H.
Martin. Rev. Victor S. Hickman
and Rev. Hugh Eichelberger Jr.
Burial was in Laurens City Cem
etery.
Funeral services for Miss
Macie Young, who died Decem
ber 6 following a heart attack,
were conducted Sunday at 8:00 p.
m. at her home on the Green-
wood-Clinton Highway by Dr.
William Redd Turner. Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery.
She was a native of Nettle ton,
Miss., but had lived in Clinton
for many yei,rs. She was a
daughter of the late Elihu M. and
Lou Holland Young. She was a
member of the First Presbyte
rian Church.
After graduating from Freed
Hardmen College in English and
music, she taught in the city
schools in Hattiesburg for several
years. She was also music direc
tor in her schools.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss
Minnie Young and Miss Lizzie
Lou Young, both of Clinton, and
one niece. Gray Young Rye of
Aberdeen, Miss.
Pallbearers were R. P. Ha
mer, W. C. Baldwin, Jot C. Mc
Daniel. William G. King. Jr.,
Eugene King, Tom Plaxico, Dr.
R. H. Dawson, R. M. Vance,
teaman D. Jones, Harry Y. Mc-
Sween, and j: F. Jacobs, Jr.
PC Art Exhibit Set
For 4-6 p. m. Today
An art exhibit, featuring the
works of students and faculty
of Presbyterian College, is
scheduled for this afternoon
(Thursday) from 4 until 6 p m
The exhibit is hung In the up
stairs studio in thp home of Dr.
and Mrs. Edouard Patte on the
corner of Calvert Avenue and
South Adair Street The studio
entrance is at 300 S. Adair.
The paintings on dllplay will
be tn various mediums. The
public Is Invited to call during
the hours of the exhibit.
Soloist Wirt, Socioty
Jimmie Tinman, of Camden,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tin
ts a bam aoMM with the
Socioty which
Clinton Residents
Listed In Education
'WWs Who' Volume
Three Clinton residents are
'.sted in the current issue of
Who’s Who in American Edu
cation.” which has recently hem
published.
They are Dr. Joseph Gettys
and Ben Hay Hammett of Pres
byterian College, and Dr. New
ton Jones of Furman University.
)r. Marshall W. Brown is listed
in the companion "Presidents
and Deans of American Colleges
and Universities.”
Dr. Gettys serves as academic
dean and professor of Bible at
P. C. Hammet is director of pub
ic relations and alumni affairs.
Dr. Jones resides in Clinton and
commutes to Greenville, where
he is professor of history at Fur
man.
School Program To
Give Carols' Story
Students at Mercer Silas Bailey
school will present the annual
school music program on Tues
day, December 18, at 8 p. m.
A large choir taken from the
fourth, fifth, sixth grades will
give two-part and three-part
choral numbers appropriate to
the story, "Silent Night Is Bora
The program will be directed by
Mrs. Grace L. Connor.
Using the true story of how
the carol. "Silent Night” was
written, Mrs. Connor has added
the family life of the composer,
Frans Bruber.
Throughout the program, the
Christmas customs of Austria
will be featured: cookie making,
decorating with garlands, a
candle-lighting ceremony, Christ
mas tree, and manger creche.
Many of the costumes and ef
fects to ha used in the produc
tion were made in other coun
tries.
Special charactar parts will be:
Narrator, Roddy McAlister; Pas
tor Mohr, Ronnie Patterson;
Frans Gruber, Tim Heaton; Jo
seph Gruber (father of Frans),
Fred Ballew and Tommy Fick-
lin; Anna (mother of Frans),
Janet Price; Use (sister of
Franz), Barbara Price.
Boloists tadade ; Theresa Fos-
Mg company
Forty two members, leaders,
and parent! of members of the
Laurens County ill Livestock
Club were guests of Cteesawood
Packing Co., at Greenwood Sat
urday morning.
The group toured the cattle-
fceding operation, the automatic
feed grinding and mixing, and
the packing plant. The killing op
eration, processing and grading
was explained to the group by
Messrs. Huntly and Terry of
Greenwood Packing Co., and at
the conclusion of the tour, Ed
Barnette, owner of Greenwood
Packing Co., spoke to the group
and presented each guest with a
pound of bacon.
H. L. Eason, Assistant County
Agent, Miss Myrtice Taylor,
Home Demonstration Agent, Mrs.
Judy Glover, Assistant Homs
Demonstration Agent, R. L.
Wickham, and Charles Nally,
leaders of the club, made the
tour with the members
Gift Collection
For Potients At
State Hospital
Gifts for patients at the State
Hospital are being collected at
Dell’s Beauty Shop.
Local volunteer workers urg
ed this week that people of this
area share by buying useful
gifts. The gifts shoulld be wrap
ped and a note attached as to
the contents and if they are for
a man or woman.
This choral society Is widely
known for Us presentations and
to made up of members from
Camden and Kershaw Counties
Community Chorus Conductor, Soloists
Robert Wassung, conductor, meets
with some of the solista who will ap
pear with the Clinton Community Chor
us in its second annual presentation on
Sunday, December 16. Left to right;
Mr. Wa««un«r. Mr*. 1. D. McKee, Mm.
James Von Horten, accompanist. Mrs.
Robert Jones, Robert Jones, and Harry
Bolick. III.—Photo by Dan Yarborough.
Second Annual Event
Community Chorus Concert Sunday
To Spomar
Turfcty
The Laurens County Chapter of
the South Carolina WlMUte Fed
eration will sponsor turkey
shoots Saturday, December 15,
and Wednesday, December 19, at
John T. Young’s spring. The
shoots will begin at 1 o'clock.
Leroy, Cathy Foster win serve at
accompanist.
CoNege Holidays
To Begin Saturday
Christmas holidays for
byttriah College are scheduled
to atari Uiis Saturday and exterid
through January 1
The 18-day vacation period be
gins officially at 3 p. m. on
December 15 and ends at 6 p. m.
on January 8. Students will re
sume classwork on regular sche
dule the morning of January 3.
PC Development Program
Total It Now $1,462,130
The latest report on the Pres
byterian College development
program today showed $1,482,-
180.80 secured la gifts and pled
ges as efforts were Intensified to
complete In 1881 this
fund-raising campaign In PC
tory.
President Marshall W. Brown
said that $187,880.70 remains to
be raised to quattfy for the Rich
ardson Foundation challenge
grant of $180,000.
As announced earlier, tbs Rich
ardson Foundation has offered to
give Presbyterian College this
sum as soon as the college's prat-
rat development fund reaches
$1,680,000. The combination than
would put PC "over the top” la
its objective to secure $1,800,800
from South Carolina Presbyter
ians this year.
President Brown pointed out
that subscriptions from individu
als and from churches continue
to come in from all parts of the
state and from alumni elsewhere
More than 8100,000 has been rais
ed over the past two months,
since the announcement of the
Richardson grant. Tbs initial $1,-
800,000 was secured last spring.
The 1988 phase of PC’s long*
range development program
seeks funds for the school’s first
women’s dormitory, a new
science hall, dining hall and en
dowment additions for scholar
ships and facility salary increas
es
Officers Investigate
Dearti of Motes
A 23-year-old man was briag
held by Laurens County authori
ties in connection with the death
of R. L. Motes, 87, of Clinton,
who died Dec. 5 of head Injuries
at Greenville General Hospital.
A Laurens County sheriff's dep
uty said an investigation Into th*
death delt with reports of a fight
the previous Saturday in which
Motes was Injured. The reported
incident occurred at a residence
about two miles from Bonds
Cross Roads midway between
Joanna and Whitmire.
Coroner Marshal Pressley im
paneled a jury and said an In
quest would be scheduled.
Bank of Clinton To
Pay 8% Dividend
The Board of Directors of the
Bank of Clinton at the December
meeting declared a dividend of
eight per cent payable to etock'
holders on December 15.
The payment includes the regu
lar annual dividend of six per
cent and an extra dividend of
two per cent.
R. P. Hamer, president, stated
that this is the fourteenth an
nual dividend paid by the hank
since it opened in 1948.
In addition to Mr. Hamer, ac
tive officers of the bank are T. E.
Addison, vice-president; Harry
Y. McSween, cashier; and Laa-
man D. Jones, assistant cashier.
Directors are: John T. Young,
chairman, Addison, T. Heath
Copeland, Hamer, ' McSween,
Jones, J. C. Thomas and J. Le-
’end Young.
Pint Baptist Choir
To Sing "TH. Mostiah"
Selections from "The Messiah”
by George Frederick Handsl will
be featured by the adult choir of
the First Baptist Church on Sun
day, December 16, at 11 a. m.
Soloists will include Mrs. Mar
vin Mandey, soprano; Mrs. J. D.
McKee, contralto; J. E. Martin,
tenor; and Edward Perry, bass.
Mrs. Grace L. Connor is or
ganist and th* choir is under th*
direction of Mrs. Caldwell Hen
derson.
J. H. Darr, minister, issued an
invitation to the public this week
to attend the service.
Clinton's Community
will nreeent Its sec on cl
Christmas program on Sunday,
December 16, at 9:00 p. m. la
Belk Auditorium at Presbyterian
College
production ef The
Greenville recently.
Robert B.
tor. Is manager of th*
ton Compnay. He gained
ricnce tn conducting while
The program will be varied ia( ing Rensselaer Polytechnic lagU-
tts content, according to Robert tute, where he was aslstant oon-
B. Watsung, who will direct the
chorus of some 70 voices.
ductor ef the
ducted the
Choral Club and the
Church Choir
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The program Include*:
Part I: "Rte* Up Early.” by
Kountz; “I Wonder As I Wan
der.” Appalachian Carol, by
Niles; the Latin version of ”Gto-
ria In Excels!*,’ by Mozart
Also a quartet, ”!fo Candle
Was There and No Fire,” byl Wrest from
Lehmann; and ’’Loi How A Roeei
E'er Blooming;” by Praotoriut. >
In the second
Little Drummerl
meone; ’’The Christmas Bong.”
by Torme-Wslls; “Carol of the
Bells,” Ukranian Carol. Leon-
tovtch; “’Twas Th* Night Before
Christmas.”
“White Christinas
W
last year and directed Mi In &
presentation of
that gained wfcb
of this
College Gels Gift
W * * Of $2,500 From
Duke Power Co. Hi
by _* nd A 11.900 Rift hu bwn pnaaat,
a JrtSm *
I The Menlali, by tfcvtfqpmen program Mr the
Handel
Solpiftf oome to this
tlon with art exetutnt
ground In musical experience
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, soprano,
studied musk at Converse under
Radianns Pasmor. Presently she
is teacher of voice and piano.
Mrs. Robert Jones, of Laurens,
studied In Atlanta, where she
sang with several choirs. St*
has also sung in Jacksonville,
Fla., and has studied at North
western University and the Jul-
llard School of Musk In New
York. She directs the Methodist
Church choir In Laurens. Her
husband, Robert Jones, has sung
with choirs In Atlanta and Jack
sonville. He sings bass with the
Tonsorlal Troubadors.
Harry Bolick, III, tenor, Is
plant engineer at the Torrington
Co. President of the Clinton Com
munity Chorus, he studied under
Edmund Pendleton In Paris.
Mrs. Edgar Sadler, soprano,
has studied at Randolph Macon,
Limestone and Mary Washington
Colleges. A former student of
Marcell ErmeUter in California,
she directs the choir at th* First
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. James Von Holton, pian
ist, majored In musk at Mar
shall University, West Virginia,
where she did graduate work.
She also studied at Converse
College and currently teaches
piano.
Thomas Matthews, organist. Is
a senior musk major at Furman
University. He accompanied the
W. B. McGuire of
president of the Duke
said the gift
byterian as part ef
peny’s program of
capital funds
leges within the Duke
area. The 18,980 check was pre
sented by W. G. Wtatt. MM
Spartanburg manager, and
James Addy, manager ef the
Duke Power Ge., la Laareas.
President Brawn said the gM
was unrestricted as to aas and
goal of Presbyterian
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Winners in Clintons Annual Christmas Parade Last Thursday Afternoon
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