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Scene 5 of fire near Clinton that took the lives
of Bennie and Lula Irby when their home was
burned last Wednesday night
Laurens County Coroner Marshall W. Pressley,
left points to location of one of two fire victims.
To right of coroner, Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson
(back to camera) talks with Deputy C. B. Benja
min, Jr., as Deputy Arthur Dunaway, right looks
on.—Photos by ‘The Studio/* Laurens.
As Home Bums
Elderly Couple
Perish In Fire
An elderly Negro man and his
wife were honed to death abosthr
before midnight last Wednesday
when flames engulfed the six-
room frame house which they oc
cupied on the W. R. Anderson
farm, about seven miles north
east of here on Secondary High
way 28.
The victims were listed as Ben
ny Irby, 70, and his wife, Lula
Irby, 88.
Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson, who
investigated, said that a nephew,
Erakine Whitmore, SI, who had
been living with the couple three
weeks, told him all three had r*
tired for the night when the fire
started. The officer quoted the
nephew as saying that he dis
covered the fire when he noticed
a glow in an adjoining room
which was heated by a coal stove.
Whitmore told the officer he
roused his uncle and the two of
them entered the room. He said
fire was billowing from the
chimney where the stove pipe
connected about eight feet from
the floor. Whitmore said he lefti
the room to go for water on
1963 PC FoaMI
Slate Announced
Presbyterian College will play
a ten-game football schedule in
1883, with three major changes
in the Blue Hose’ lineup of op
ponents, Athletic Director Clyde
Ehrhardt announced today.
The Hosemen will open their
1963 campaign against Frederick
College, a newcomer to PC’s
slate, on September 21 in> Ports
mouth, Va. East Carolina re
turns to the Presbyterian sche
dule after an absence of two years
and will meet the Hose at Clin
ton. These two teams rtplat*
Appalachian and Chattanooga on
the new schedule.
The third change in next fall’s
action is the shift of the PC-
Citadel game—which dates back
42 games over the past 47 years—
to the neutral site of Savannah,
Ga.
Presbyterian again will play
long-time oponents Furman, Dav
idson, Wofford and Newberry,
with the Thanksgiving battle
against the Indians wrapping up
the season’s play.
Of the ten games on the 1963
schedule, four will be played on
the friendly home grounds of
Johnson Field in Clinton.
Here is the Presbyterian Col
lege football schedule for 1963:
September 21 — Fdererick at
Portsmouth, Va.; 28 — Lenoir
Rhyne at Clinton; October 5 —
East Carolina at Clinton; 12 —
The Citadel at Savannah, Qa.;
19 — Tampa at Tampa, Ha.;
26—Davidson at Davidson, N. C.;
November 2—Wofford at Clinton;
9—Furman at GreenviUe; 16 —
Troy State at Clinton; 28 — New
berry at Newberry.
Joanna Childran
Hava Holiday forty
Joanna Cotton Hills and Joan
na Foundation played hosts to all
children 10 years old and
of Joanna Mill employees and
other residents of J o a n n a on
Wednesday at the Joanna Club
House and Woodson Center.
Thirteen hundred mammoth
colored stockings and an equal
number of bags of assorted can
dies were given by Santa to each
child who attended.
ClintoR, Lydia Mills
Plan Holiday Parties
Chroakle To Carry
Babson Forecast far
Next Week's Issae
The Chronicle will publish Rob
son's Business and Financial
Forecast for 1963 in its next
issue, to appear on Thursday,
December 27.
This forecast on what the busi
ness world may expect by the
nation’s foremost business an
alyst and commentator is an an
nual feature in The Chronicle
and readers are urged to look
for It next week.
Robert W. Babson has probab
ly done more than any other man
to create among his millions of
newspaper readers an interest in
simple business problems, and to
instill a broader vision in busi
ness men, enabling than to keep
up with the ups and downs of
cyd*.
Ir. Babson’s weekly releases
used by more than 400 news-
day party on December 21
Bountiful gift boxes will be dis
tributed to employees and their
families and Santa will vlalt with
the children. Music enter
tainment will hn furnished
Clinton Mill employees will
gather at the Mercer Bailey
school cafeteria, white Lydia
personnel will hold their psuty
in the cafetsria of the Providence
School.
Mill officials this week called
attention to beautiful Chrismas
trees that have been placed on
the lawns of each of the mills,
for the enjoyment of the public
at this season.
Cantata at Joanna
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Cfiurdi On Sffcday
“Dawn of Redeeming Grace,”
a sacred cantata, by Robert
Graham, will be given at the
First Baptist Church, Joanna,
on Sunday, December 23 at
7:20 p. m.
Soloists are Misses Eugenia
Byar sand Jennie Rae Surratt.
Miss Mary Elisabeth Fowler
is the church music director.
Miss Surrat tie organist.
The cantata will be given in
narration, song and pantomine.
Characters art;
Angels—Lynn Riser, Debbie
rater, Donna Brannon, Sue
and Linda Davenport, Martha
Craven, and Ginger Garner.
Mary, the mother of J
Carol Sanders.
Joseph—Michael Johnson
Angel—Karan Surratt.
Shepherds — iwmu
Donald Meadors, Mac Nabors,
Wllford Bragg, Tony Tinsley.
Wise Men — Noodle Brannon,
Wayne Boland, Tommy Bur
nette, Billy Bishop, and Harold
Russell.
Tht pastor. Rev. James B.
Mitchell, invites members and
friends to attend.
20,000
rations and es-
His research is carried on
by a large staff of experts.
A check of the Babson predic-
tions for 1962 upholds the remark
able average of past years by
being 66 per cent correct.
Here is the score for recent
yews: 1961, 83 per cent; 1960,
80 per cent; I960, 84 per cent;
1988, 96 per cent; 1987, 88 per
cent; 1966, 88 per cent.
KoH Johnson Is
Granted Fellowship
J. Karl Johnson, Jr., formerty
of Clinton, and now a |
of the Clemson College faculty,
has been awarded a graduate
study fellowship at Georgia In-
stttttte of Technology, i
Beginning in June for
months, he will work on Ms
iterate In mechanical engineering
He has been granted n leave of
•; Clinton and Lydia Mills will
back porch and as he loft be i celebrate Chrirtmas with an all-
heard his uncle call to his wife.
Findtaf the water faucet on the
porch frown, Whitmore said he
ran 28 yards to a pump house
where be filled a tub with water.
When he returned and tried to
re-enter the bourn, be was driven
back by flames hs said.
The sheriff said that Whitmore
ran to the nearest house, about
200 yards distant, to summon
help.
When officers arrived they
found Irby’s charred body just
outside the house near a door
way, the sheriff said. His wilt’s
remains were located near the
front entrance of the house.
Sheriff Johnson said his investi
gation revealed that the door
through which she hod aparently
sought escape was locked.
Two Clinton firefighters, Mar
vin DeYoung and Paul Quinton
were called to cool the still
smoldering embers before the
woman’s body could be removed,
the sheriff said.
Laurens county coroner Mar
shall Pressley impaneled a jury
but said he had not determined
whether an inquest would be
scheduled.
jgHEjJHr-r ■ 'll. &
First Presbyterian
Gives Holiday Plans
Clinton’s First Presbyterian
Church will present a cantata,
’Noel,” by Evangeline Lehman,
at the morning worship service
on December 28.
Mrs. Edgar Sadler, Joe Shay,
and Harry Bolick, HI, will be
featured soloists.
The church family party is
scheduled for Christmas eve
night from 7:00 until 8:00 in the
recreation hall, with a service in
the sanctuary from 8:00 until
8:30 p. m.
Section of Clhtoris Square Shows Christmas Decorations - T —’
Decoration Contest
Winners Selected
Winners were anounced today
In the Holiday Decoration con
test sponsored by the Clinton
Garden Club Council.
First place in the religious di
vision went to Mr. and Mr*.;
Eppes Davis of North HoUohd
St.; second to Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Bledsoe of Jones St., and
third to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Leon
ard of Hickory Street.
In the secular division, Mr. and
Mrs. Don Creighton of Merrie
Oaks was selected as first place
winner, white second went to
Mr. and Mrs. Judson Brehmer of
South Adair St. Third place hon
ors in this division wont to Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Johnson, Jr., of
Young Drive. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Martin of Caldwell Street -were
named honorabel mention.
The out of town Judges, Mrs.
Brooks Madden, Mrs. Robert Lee
Gray of Laurens, and Mrs. Alien
Barron of Joanna, rntnmeafod oa
the beauty of the Clinton entries
and also of many homes that
did not enter the contest.
Yard plaques designating the
winners have been placed on the
various lawns.
All Saints Sets
Christmas Services
Services at All Saints Episco
pal Church for the holiday season
will include a Christinas eve a
vice beginning at 11:30 p. m., De
cember 24. with H<4y Commun
ion. .:%v. 5;
At 19:00 a. In. morning prayer
and chUdri^s twice is schi
uled for Christmas morning. The
public is invited to attond, i
To Broadcast
Chorus Program
Radio station WLBG will broad
cast the Clinton Community
Chorus Christmas. presentation
twice next week.
It wfll be heard Monday eve
ning on FM only at 7 p. m. end
again Christinas Day (Tuesday)
on AM and FM at 1:90 p. m.
Mrs. Moorefield Joins
College English Dept.
Mrs. David Moorefield has
stepped in as an instructor in
the Presbyterian College English
department to replace a profes
sor who resigned at mid-semes
ter because of ill health.
The former Anne Davidson of
Darlington, she is the wife of
Dr. David R. Moorefield, PC
joined the faculty this fall as
alumnus from Lancaster who
professor of philosophy. She suc
ceeds Dr. Emmett Kilpatrick.
Mrs. Moorefield received her
BA degree from Wells College of
Aurora, N. Y., and her master
of arts degree from the Univer
sity of Michigan. She and David
Moorefield were married in June
1981, during his tenure as pastor
s Westmini
star Presbyterian
They have
of the
muircn ot
a young
Post Office Open
On Saturday
The Clinton Post Offics will be
open until 5 p. m. on Saturday,
December 22, according to Post
master W. D. Adair, to accom
modate last minute mailings.
The Post Office will be closed
only on December 28, Christmas
Day, ha stated this week.
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PC Receives $2,000
Grant From Esso
Presbyterian College has
ceived a 82,000 grant from the
Esso Education Foundation,
President Marshall W. Brown an
nounced today.
He said the unrestricted gift
has been placed in PC's current
development program which is
seeking $1,800,000 In funds for
permanent improvements
endowment additions.
The grant to Presbyterian Col
lege was made under the Esso
Foundation program of aid to
higher education. This year, a
total of $1,798,800 went to 280 pri
vate colleges aad unlvsrslttoo ti
the United States.
Presentation of the gift to Pres
byterian College was made to
President Brown by B. Fowl
er of Columbia, distrjqgmanager
of the Humble Oil
Company. Humble ig ajw of the
six affiliates of Standard Oil
Company, which suports the
Esso Education Foundation
Local Plants and Rms
To Mark Holiday Period
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Most industrieo. business aad
commercial firms of the Clin
ton area will be marking the
holiday ttasnn with vacation
periods for their employees
Joanna Mills will close ot
6:00 o. m. on December 22. and
resume operations on Decem
ber 27.
Ail offices in the County
Court House in Laurens will be
closed on December 24, 28 and
26. Clinton Paper Box Company
will observe the same closing
dates.
The Clinton nad Lydia Cotton
Mill* Will close at twMnleht an
21 and resume opera-
December 28 at mid
night All employees continu
ously employed for five years
or more will receive an addi
tional week's pay.
The Clinton Bearings Plant
of the Torrington Co. will close
on December 21 at the end of
the third shift and resume at
8:00 a. m. on December 16.
Banks and financial institu
tions of Clinton, Joanna and
Laurtns will close on Christmas
day and the day following.
Hallmark Shirt Co. will does
on December 21 end reopen on
January 2 with all employees
with five years continuous ser
vice receiving paid vacations.
Mayflower Mills will observe
Four of the seven new members of
the Joanna retired employees group talk
with Walter Regnery, far right, during
the recent annual holiday party. They
At Joanna Retired Party
are, left to right, W. C. Gardner, Mrs.
Alice Murphy, Mrs. Cancie Arnold, and
Mrs. Lillie Prater.—(Photo by John Hol
land Hunter.
Waits, retired assistant superin
tendent, presided over the eve-
Feted at Annual Dinner md j l d.^.
' ^ . general superintendent, made ap-
0» hundred and t™ot, Jo- gaily wrap* packagaa, and bn*a propri>u nnuu1u lnttrMUn( u
the group.
Seven new members have join
ed this special group since the
1961 party. They are John Henry
Retired Joanna Employes
Cotton Mill employes,
wives, husbands and a few es
pecially invited guests gathered
at Joanna Clubhouse on Friday,
December 18, at 6 o’clock for
their annua! get-together hosted
by Joanna Cotton Mills and
Joanna Foundation. 1 i b
The dinner was prepared
served by members of the
dation Clubhouse Committee and
amid elaborate seasonal decor
ations Santa dsns handed out
of fruits. Christmas
were preentod the ladies and
holly boutonnaires the men.
The Reverend J. Herbert
Thomas, pastor of Epworth
Methodist Church, gave the in
vocation, and the benediction was
given by the jtoverend O. L.
o'*SS, pa " u>r of j0 ““ <a “ rcl '
Words of welcome were given
by Walter Regnery, Vice Presi
dent and General. Manager of
Davenport, Sr., Nelson Sanford,
W. C. Gardner, Mrs. Mae Oxner,
Mrs. Alice Murphy, Mrs. Cancie
Arnold, and Mrs. LUile
Many of the former Joanna
employes cams from a distance
for mie Christinas party to which
they look forward each Deceuo-
the holiday by c teeing on
day and Tuesday Decerab
and 28 which are the same
lag dates ter C. W.
Dapper Mills will
noon on December 21 and re
open ot midnight on December
16.
The Clinton Poet Office wfll
be closed only on Christmas
Day.
Most business
closed only on
Over $12,000 Miffc
The Christmas Sen!
paign in Greenwood and
in Its
407.99 in
ing to figures ralenssd by Mm
John T. Young of CUaton. This
is 61,978.16 mere than ter the
Postmaster Gives
Suggestions For
Last-Minute Mail
“White it s too late to talk
about early mailing of Christmas
gifts and cards,” Postmaster W.
D. Adair said today, ”1 apreci-
ate the excellent cooperation giv
en the poet office by patrons
mailing things early.”
“Time means everything
nr,” he continued, "Even o few
hours delay in getting your cards
and gifts malted may mean dis-
apointment to your friends and
loved ones on Christmas Day.”
With the Christmas mail load
now hitting its psak, hers are a
few of the Postmaster’s import
ant reminders—Don't-mail money
In Christmas cards or parcels.
Use Postal money orders or
checks. Be sure to include full
{f «*rx> and address, sons
numbers and your return ad
dress, written or printed clearly
on every card and package. Par
cels of real value should be in
sured, and if they contain dall-
cattjflfts, mark them “Fragile",
and foodstuffs subject to spoil
age should he marked
•bit”.
The Postmaster suggests that
last minute matters use Air Mail
tor their Christmas cards aad
gifts that are going out of town.
There Is stm time far local de
livery, but all “ “
should be sent by
with contributions gtT,*
988.28 “W# hope to top that (Ig-
ure this year,” said Mrs.
Young, “and we will if aur
citizens continue to contribute
as generously as they have In
the last five weeks.”
”! know that some people,”
she continued, “beset by the
hustle and bustle of the ap
proaching holiday
get to naswer their
Seal letter. But as
Day approaches we hope
more citiaens in Greenwood and
Laurens Couattee will mail In
their contributions and join the
fight mgminat tubSTCUlOSiS and
other respiratory diaoaos*."
In addition to the Tuhorcn-
loeis Association’! active are-
gram of
rv n
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V *
taoi eradication of
This year's
Campaign opeosd Nevoedter 12
Kill continue through Jams-
ary.
Mrs. Young la cn rhnlrman of
m it toe of volant tors
processed the contributions In
the Uanh of CUw**** Qq
ber 12. Others woridag with
Mrs. Young Included Mrs. Har
ry Ayers Rhett P. Adair,
George W. Copeland, and Mrs.
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Kiwomt To Work
D. 8. Templeton
the Kiwanis Chib, has
that all Kiwaalaas meet at 7:88
p. m. on Friday night, Decembor
21, at Baldwin Motor Co. to pnekJ
Christmas hags for