The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 10, 1963, Image 1
Clinton Girl at Cokes*
Student Government President Andrea (Boots)
Cothran, Aiken senior (right), “escorts" the first vol
ume in a January library moving day at Coker College,
Hartsville. The gala school-wide occasion meant mov
ing some 20,000 books hand-to-hand by a line of stu-
dents and faculty. A 500-foot human chain linked old,
cramped library quarters in the college administration
building with the spacious new $235,000 James Lide
Coker, HI, Library. Beside her is junior Linda Milam
of Clinton, one of 20 captains. Linda is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Milam, Jr.
Mdrch of Dimes Workers
Given; Teens State Plans
Dr. Fred E. Holcombe, drive i ;e lb all game is scheduled at
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chairman for the Clinton area, i Clinton High School which will
this week announced workers int feature the varsity team meet-
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the annual March o. Dimes
campaign. {
‘ Selected to head the special
gifts section is Lynn Cooper,
Jr., who has called a kick-off
meeting at the Mary M us grove
Hotel for 1Q:00 a. m., Monday
morning, January 14.
R. E. Martin is in charge of
the schools division; Charles
Hughes, coin collectors; George
Frady, industrial employees;
Carl Leonard, business empoiy-
ees; Mcs. John Glover, Prestig*
terian College; and Phil Rogers,
Written Village.
Also, D. S. Temleton, Thorn-
well Orphanage; L>. V. Powell,
special evnrfft; McQvilla Hud
son and D. E.. Dendy, Negro
division;* and Mrs. Lewis Mur.
phy, special gifts committee.
Leaman Jones has been nam
ed treasurer of the drive; Loi^ie
Nabors is Joanna area driVe
chairman; Mrs. Dillard.Vuung,
chairman, Hurricane commun
ity; Mrs. Mellette Wham, chair
man, Cr.oss Hill-Mountville
area; and Mrs. Mary Leaman,
Woman’s Club representative to
the Mother’s March.
Announced last week were
Janet Hamer and Sister Blalock
as co-chairmen of the teen
age division.
The’ teen-age division this
week announced part of the ac
tivities in their drive.
On January 19, the teens will
be on the streets of Clinton and
Joanria selling Krispy Kreme
doughnuts. The sale will con
tinue throughout the day.
That evening at 7:00 a bas-
Comp Fire Council
Leaders To Meet
The Clinton Council Leaders
Association of Camp Fire Girls
will meet January 21, at 7:30
p. m. at the Clinton Mill Com
munity House. A music work
shop is planned. Further infor
mation will be given later.
Ceramics Class
Resumes Work
The ceramics class of the First
Presbyterian Church will resume
work on January 14, according
to Mrs. R. E. Fakkema, instruc
tor.
The class meets each Monday
evening at 7:30 at the church.
i n g an outstanding faculty
team. Advance tickets are on
sale by students of Clinton High
School and the Junior. High
School.
A dance has been scheduled
for January 26, according to
the teen chairman, and a car
wash on February 2.
Lucille McSween, president of
the student council, is heading
the drive at Clinton Junior
High. ,
In addition, tickets will be
sold for cakes -at all home bas
ketball games at CHS.
City Council Adopb
License Ordinance,
The city’s license ordinance for
1963 was adopted last Friday
night at the January meeting of
City Council.
The ordinance, substantially
the same as those enacted for
several years, sets the license
taxs for firms, corporations and:
individual doing business in
Clinton. The fees are based on
the volume of business in most
cases. The text of the ordinance
appears in The Chronicle today.
Renewal of annual licenses to
operate taxicabs for the nine
presently in service was grant
ed, with the provision that the
taxi ordinance be strictly enfor
ced.
The formal annual adoption of
the present Code of Ordinances
of the. vity was voted.
The monthly report of the po
lice department showed that fines
for the month of December total
ed $1,858. The largest amount
collected was from 29 persons
taken in for speeding and reck
less driving, three cases' being
suspended. The amount was $270,
with one person sentenced to the
public works for 30 days. Seven
: persons paid $239 and 30 days
for operating autos without driv
er’s license, and four paid $200
for driving under the influence
of intoxicants. Nineteen persons
arrested for drunkenness were
assessed $123 and 240 days on the
public works.
Spience Will Address
Men s Supper Meet
Rev. Thomas A. Spence, execu
tive director of the historical
foundation, Montreat, N. C., will
be the guest speaker at a supper
meeting of the men of the First
Presbyterian Church.
"The meeting, set for Thursday,
January 17 at 7 p. m., will be
held at the church. The ladies
are also invited to attend. ’
Those planning to attend are
asked to make reservations at
the church office.
Revival Planned
At Church of God
The Church of God of Proph
ecy, located at the end of N.
Sloan St., has scheduled a re
vival beginning Sunday eve
ning, January 20.
According to the pastor of the
church, J. W. Stonell, Geneva
Beasley of Lancaster, will be
the visiting evangelist.
Sendees will ie held taefe
evening at 7:00.
GUte (Elinion (tthronirlr
Vol. 64 — No. 2
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 10, 1963
Cornelson Heads
TB Committee
has been named Chairman of the
Nominating Committee for the
Tuberculosis and Health Associa
tion of Greenwood and Ldurens
Counties, according to the Rev
erend James. A. Bowers, presi
dent.
Mr. Bowers stated that the
Nominating Committee will
make recommendations for the
Executive Committee arfd for
sixteen directors to be elected at
the annual meeting to be held
January 31 at the Mary Mus-
grove Hotel.
“We are fortunate to have Mr.
Cornelson head this important
Committee’’, Mr. Bowers said.
“The directors are responsible for
planning program activities that
utilize our Christmas Seal funds
efficiently and wisely,” he con
cluded.
FROM THE GAZETTE
Cfiston News of 1889
-The following items are taken
from the Clinton Weekly Gazette,
issue of January 17, 1889. W. J.
DenSfy was the editor.
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Election
At the election last Monday,
^he 14th, the following gentlemen
were elected to serve the city
for the ensuing year.
Intendant, W. A. Shands; War
dens, R. Z. Wright, C. K. Hale,
W. P. Montjoy and T. C. Sum-
erel. The total vote polled being
118, a gain of 16 over that of
last year. Several citizens did not
vote. The election was rather a
quiet affair and the best of feel
ing manifested. ' «, '
The new Council men are now
in good working order.
City Tax Collections /
Reach $116,672 Total
Clinton city tax collections for
1962 reached a total of $116,672
Gebrge H. Cornelson of Clinton ‘ last Monday, it was’ reported by
Clerk and Treasurer W. B. Ow
ens.
The total to be collected is ap
proximately $123,000. Of that
amount, abatements and nulla
mdnas will total between $2,000
and $3,000. '
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Faculty Program
To Be Instituted
At Presbyterian
A faculty self-study program,
designed to improve the educa
tional effectiveness of Presbyter
ian College, will be launched in
the near future, President Mar
shall W. Brown announced to
day.
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He said preliminary prepara-1
tions already are underway, with
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the apointment of a steering com-;
mittee under the" chairmanship
of the Academic Dean Joseph M. i
Gettys. . f'
Special committees also have
been formed to study these seven
areas of the college: financial re
sources; organization; education
al program, research and special
activities; library; faculty; stu
dent personnel: and physical
plant.
Dr. Gordon Sweet, executive-
secretary of the Southern Asso
ciation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools, is scheduled to visit the
Presbyterian College campus on
February 6 for a briefing session
with the faculty. The study will
begin shortly thereafter and will
gradually encompass all phases
of the college program.
President Brown said the self-
study is expected to extend over
a two-year period. It will culmin
ate in the visit of an outside
committee of the Southern Asso
ciation to review the findings
and to evaluate the completeness
and thoroughness of the study.
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Legislators Meet County Citizens.
Laurens County legislators are shown
here as .they heard requests concerning
county business and legislation Saturday
morning at the* court hoyse in Laurens.
At the right is Senator King Dixon, next
to him is Representative Marshall Aber
crombie, and at left is Representative
David Taylor. With his back to the
camera is Harry* C. Layton of. The
Chronicle staff, present to report on
the proceedings.—Photo by The 'Studio, _
Laurens.
At Laurens Meeting
Legislators Hear Requests
A. I. MASON
Get your dinner at the Tom
Dora House for 25c. A
Rev. W. P. Jacobs paid A fly
ing visit to Columbia last Tues
day.
Mr. H. Y. Vance is honoring
his beautiful residence with the
paint brush.
Capt. Hale has arrived with a
fine drove of mules.
Messrs A. B. Blakely and Wil
lie Harris have placed. a nefe
dray on the line. ^ .
Where! Oh Where!! Is the
street railway? >
Gardens in this city are al
most as green and flourishing as
in May. '
We will send THE GAZETTE
and THE LAtJRENS ADVERTIS
ER for $1.75 a year.
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Twenty-eevem children were treated
to a shopping trip prior to
the guests of the Clinton Jt
McCrary was chairman j
He issued special thanks to Mfs. A.
Davidson, Miss Hilda Btohnes and mem
bers of the Horizon Group, and Camp
Jaycee* Treat Children
Fire giria. He said
Local merchants
and many <tfa-
^ In baOaStiof <Sa
tour, Robert Wallace won the stole; Irby
Ferguson, the sportcoat; and Jade Tem
pleton, the fishing rod.—Yarborough
Photo. '
Mason Is Laurens
Chamber Secretary
A. I. Mason has been named
full-time executive secretary of
the Laurens Chamber of Com
merce, according to W. Fred Da
vis, president. •
Mr. Mason’s new position be
came affective as of January L
' A native of Laurens County
and a former resident of Clinton,
Mr: Mason had been manager
of the Capitol Theater in Laur
ens sinbe 1926. He is a past presi
dent of the Chamber of Com
merce, Lakeside County Club,
and the Laurens Rotary Club.
During World War II, he was
Laurens County chairman of the
World War Fund.
Mr. Mason is an elder of First
and has
served as chairman of the board
of deacons.
He is married to the former
Etta Lee Scruggs of Winnsboro.
They have two daughters, Mrs.
Frederick Gantt of Columbia and
Mrs. King Dixon of San Diego,
Calif.
The theater, owned principally
by the Young interests of Clinton
will operate only on Friday and
Saturday of each week with J.
Leland Young of Clinton as man
ager.
We welcome Mrs. F. M; Mor
gan late of Walhalla, to Clinton
where she joins her husband,
Rev.\Mr. Morgan, our Jeweler.,
Parties who owe me for prac- Presbyterian Church
tice, must pay up or pay cost—
Dr. Job J. Boozer.
Miss Moorer Adams, an ac
complished young lady of our
town, is teaching a flourishing
school just outside the city limits.
We are going to publish offi
cial notices In The Gazette and
thereby “make for your special
benefit a county paper second to
none.
We regret to learn that Mrs.
J. H. Owings has been quite sick,
but at the same time we are
glad to note her concalescence.
The Rev. G. W. Painter, whom
we mentioned last week, failed
to arrive, but is expected to lec
ture on missionary work in
China, at the Presbyterian
church tonight. Let’s all turn ovt
to heaf this distinguished lectur
er. .
Now that the municipal elec
tion is over let us have a hook
and ladder company. We can
get along very well without it
when there is no fire of course,
but when we do need such things,
we need them badly.
Who will give or send the Edi
tor a small faded flowerett on
our next birthday; Monday the
21st. Inst. Won’t say what about
the age of tlA animal but would
intimate that we’re still on the
market. Not. did 1>y A jug full
more or less! .
Attendance Group
Holds Luncheon 11
Area 1 County Attendance
Supervisors attended a luncheon
meeting at Vernon’s in Clinton
oh Monday January 7. Mrs. Mar
guerite F; Patterson, Laurens
County Attendance Supervisor
Chairman of Area 1, made ar
rangements for the meeting and
presided.
Twelve up-state counties were
represented. Also present was
Guerry» S. Stukes, State Super
visor of attendance of Columbia.
The next meeting will be held
jn Greenville on March 22 dur
ing State Teacher’s Meeting.
Rite* Saturday
For Mrs. Church
Mrs. Laur!a B. Church, 63,
died—suddenly Tuesday night
in Washington, D. C., after sev
eral months of declining health.
A native of Laurens County,
she had lived in Clinton for sev
eral years before moving to
Washington. She had also lived
in ‘ Mt. Ranire, Md.
She was a daughter of the
late William R. and Adah Adair
iBenjamin and was a member
of the Baptist Church. 'X
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. Annie Wimberly of Avon
dale, Md.; Mrs. Mary Fulford
of ML Rainier, Md.; and Mrs.
Ada B. Jackson of Laurens.
The body arrived In Clinton
Friday and funeral '" services
were conducted Saturday at
p. m. at Gray Funeral Home
by Dr. R. S. Cooper, Laurens
Baptist minister. Burial was in
Southern Methodist
cemetery near Clinton.
^jPapbeariip were Lyles and
Jack’ Adiair, A. B. Jacks, Ar
thur Benjamin, A. M. Young,
Ed Templeton, Cecil Wilson,
and Downs Monroe.
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Slates Coffee Tuesday
The Chamber of Commerce
has scheduled a membership
coffee meeting for Tuesday, Jan
uary 15 at 10 a. m.
The event is set for the Hotel
Mary Musgrove. All members are
urged to attend, bring another
member with them, as well as
ideas and suggestions concern
ing the work of the Chamber of
Commerce. <
Increased pay for retired teach
ers, the need for additional space
for records in the office of clerk
of cdurt, and a security fence at
the county prison camp were cit
ed in requests made at the an
nual open meeting of the Laur
ens County legislative delegation
in the court house at Laurens
Saturday morning! —
Senator King Dixon and Repre
sentatives Marshall Abercrombie
and David S. Taylor compose the
county’s slat^.in the South Caro
lina General Assembly which
convened ih Columbia Tuesday.
Senator Dixon presided over
the session Saturday and welcom
ed the relatively small crowd of
citizens present for the meeting.
He stated that particular atten
tion would be given to finances of
thd county and that operations
would be confined to income.
There was no official action
taken by the delegation but as
surance was given that the
issues would be discussed and
any possible action would be quested for operations of the de-
taken later. > \ Parimeht for the year beginning
Tench Owens, president of thq; July 1.
Laurens County Bar Associa- “As you know,” the Supervisor
tion, speaking for that group,,
said that there was concern for'
lack of record space in the coun
ty clerk’s office. He said the I x .
proNem was becoming urgent -'’ ears t0 P^ebase major equtp-
stated, “the Supervisor’s office
has not been appropriated ^suffi-
cient funds during th^/ljast four
Attend Meeting
Of Cosmetologists
Mrs. Dell Crews, accompanied
by Lib Hudgens and Frankie Lee,
attended a meeting of the Nation
al Hairdressers and Cosmetolog
ists Association in Atlanta Sun
day and Monday of this week. A
premiere of the new spring hair
styles designed by the National
Official Hairfashion Committee
was shown.
Lt. Gov. To Meet
With Kiwonis Club
The Clinton Kiwanis Club will
meet tonight (Thursday) at the
Hotel Mary Musgrove.
T. Oregon Lawton of Green
ville, Lt. Governor of Division
Nine, of th> Kiwanis, will attend
and be in charge of installation
ofi new officers.
Horizon Club
To Have Dance
The Horizon Chib of Clinton
Council of Camp Fine Girls will
have their annual “Snow Ball”
dance Saturday night Jan. 12 at
Mary Musgrove Hotel. Harry
Bouknight and the Devilaires will
begin at 8:00 p. m. Dress will be
semi-formal.
National .Guard NCOs
Serve Community^ Nation
Looking to be of service to the
community as well as a vital
part of the Armed Forces, the
Non-Commisioned Officers’s Club
of Bat. B, 1st Aw Bn., 283rd Ar-
tilery, National Guard, located
in Clinton, provided for many a
better Christmas.
In the weeks before the holi
day, each man brought some
thing each drill night to add to
a growing stock of food,, gifts,
toys and clothing.
Fortsix families unable to pro
vide for themselves and their
children, the NCO club meant
an unexpected Santa.
And for one family, whose
home burned on Christmas eve,
NCO members were asking mer
chants to open stores at mid
night, and the next mdming
Saint . Nick visited in spite of the
family’s tragedy.
But the service of the NCO
All Saints Wans
Series of Oasses ,
All Saints Episocpal Church
will begin a series of “Faith
in Mission” classes Sunday eve
ning, January 13, at 8:00 p.
Hi. following evening prayer.
The classes will deal with the
doctrine of the church and the
mission of the church, accord
ing to Rev. John Rivers, who
3 (Invited the public to attend the
foUn-part series, scheduled for
Sunday evenings.
“Because I Am Christian,
What Am I To Be” is the title
of the first daas, followed by
“As Christian Church Is . ,
then “As ChristUm, the Mission
of the Chunich ts\ . and
ending with “Aa Christian, the
Freedom of Christ Is •
group has not been limited to
the holiday season. There have
been numerous occasions when
they have aided members with
in the group. They have assisted
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in training two groups of Ex
plorer Scouts in proper rifle
safety, providing rifles, ammuni
tion, rifle range and expert in
structors.
And according to leaders in the
club, they continue to look for
opportunities to serve the com
munity which they also protect.
Bids To Be Opened
Jan. 16 in Columbia
On Laurens By-Pass
Laurens—Plans tor a proposed
bypass around the southeastern
area of the city of Laurens are in
the hands of contractors and the
bids will be opened Jan. 16 in
Columbia, a local highway offi
cial said Saturday.
If routine procedure is follow
ed, the official said, the contract
will ba awarded Jan. 17. The
proposed bypass would begin at
U- S. Highway 221 about a mfle
south of the city limits and would
extend in a northeasterly direc
tion to by-pass 76 near the Laur
ens County FairgrouJrtH. . -
The proposed by-pass 1$ ap
proximately three and a half
miles in length.
In a public hearing BahiNPted
meat in Jtdy the p
000 by-paas drew stitf
from a group of local citizens
ment of any kind. The only thing
we have purchased during the
past four years is a few trucks.
The heavy equipment was in bad
condition even four years ago
and the only way we have been
able to operate is by continual
ly repairing and patching up this
worn out equipment. We have
asked for help each of the past
four years, but up until now we
have not received any.”
Continuing, Mr. Thomason
stated, “The regular road and
bridge maintenance fund has not
been increased in the past sev
eral years . We sincerely fuel
that unless we do receive some
relief this yar the Supervisor’s
operation will have to be greatly
curtailed.” j
Mr. Thoqiason and. the two
Commissioners, Paul S. O’Dell
and George M. Penland, request
ed a minimum of $100,000 for the
road and bridge maintenance
fund and $125,000 for road im
provement and equipmefit ac
count, “with the assurance that
not less than $50,000 nor more
than $75,000 will be spent for
new equipment.”
Also requested was sufficient
appropriation for a full tit— as
sistant clerk in the office (now
on part time). It was urged that
salary increases for all county
employees be considered.
The letter also stated, “Once
again we call to your attention
and should be dealt with by the
delegation as soon as possible.
Sen. King Dixon said the dele
gation would' welcome, any sug
gestions other than the construc
tion of a new courthouse.
There was some discussion
about' moving the supervisor’s of
fice to another building, but it
was agreed this would be unwise
since the business transacted
through his office would require
that it be housed in the court
house.
Supervisor Furman Thomason,
reading from a written state
ment, said because of some prob
lems that have “come to a head”
at the county prison camp, he
believed there was a definite
need for a security fence around
the camp area.
Th camp, which was built five
years ago, was constructed for
a maximum of 50 prisoners but
at times in the last several years
there have been 75 to 80 prisoners
there, he said. .
The supervisor said the camp
housed more and more “alcoholic
and dope addict” type prisoners.
He said cost of a fence and also
construction of isolation quarters
that had been recommended by
the grand jury would be ap
proximately $5,000. He requested
the delegation also to consider
improvement of Negro quarters
at the County Home. '
Miss Floride Rudd, retired
teacher of Cross Hill, and G. N.i that the rpof (as well as the en-
Foy of . Joanna spoke in behalf
of increased pay for retired teach
ers, esi>ecially those who had re
tired soon after the retirement
system went into effect. Sen. Dix
on said the delegation would do
its best to support this in the
coming session of the General
Assembly.
Sen. Dixon and Reps. Aber
crombie and Taylor assured
County Attorney R. T. Wilson Sr.
that they would enact the neces
sary legislation fof the $125,000
bond issue for expansion of the
county library. *,
' Supervisor Thomason distribu
ted copies of an earlier letter to
the legislators from the Board
of _ County Commissioners in
which sizeable amounts were re
tire court house) is in a terrible
condition.”
Attends Mental
Rea Mi Meeting
Mrs. W. J. Crews attended the
meeting of Area Five Mental
Health Association which was
held last Thursday evening at
Connie Maxwell Orphanage in
Greenwood. Final plans were
made for the opening of d men
tal health clinic in Greenwood to
serve seven counties: Laurens,
Greenwood, McCormick, Edge-
field, Abbeville, Saluda and New
berry. Mrs. Crews is serving as
an acting director of the Asso
ciation, along with Dr. Martin
Teague of Laurens.
NCO Chib Aids Needy
Pit Sgt. William Baikp, Mt, praMaat of tin MOO
club of the local National Gaard unit Mw
of the large amount of groceries collected toy
during the holiday saaaaa ar Pit. Sgt Jee
tfartof president, adds yet another bag.
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