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I r « . ; ...^. ^,,. Car Hit By Train Here No one was injufed when this 1953 Ford was struck by a Seaboard freight train when it tried to “beat the train to the crossing 4 ' at South Broad St. and Carolina Ave. The train hit th» car, which was traveling south, and hurled it into a 1960 Volkswagen driven by Jack H. Davis, Jr., which was waiting in the north-bound lane for the train to pass. Damage was minor to both vehicles. Investigating the accident were city patrolmen Ed Marse. W. A. Patterson and Wright Simpson. The driver of the Ford was identified as David K. Allman of Jackson St., Clinton,— Photo by Jimmy Cooper. Mothers to March at 7 Friday for Dimes Drive Mothers of Clinton will march tomorrow night (Friday) at 7 p. m. for the March of Dimes. Mrs. Herman Jackson is chair man of the event, assisted by Mrs. Ralph Tedards. The siren will blow at 7 p. m., Friday evening. Mrs. Jackson has requested that all tomes leave .their porch lights burning after trfe signal sounds for the begin ning of the march. Area captains of the event, Clinton High Boys Attend Band Clinic Boys selected from Clinton High School to attend the band clinic held at Furman University, Greenville, the past week-end were Jimmy Adair, Tommy San ders, Ricky Sanders, Bobby Pow ell, Harry McSween, Jr., along with Harry Bouknight, band di rector. On Sunday there was a band concert, with the public invited. Attending from Clinton were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sanders and children, .Mr,.., and Mrs. J. V. Powell and children, Miss Dianne Ledford, Mr. and Mrs., I. Mac Adair, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Me-" Sween. ’***■, - . PC Students To Sign For Semester Presbyterian College students will register this Friday for the second semester of th 1962-63 session. They return to the campus af ter a week-long “break” which followed the final examinations of the fall semester. Classwork will be resumed on regular schedule on Saturday morning and will continue with out interruption until the start of Easter holidays on April 11,— Commerce Group ^ To Report Tuesday On Current Drive A report meeting of the Mem bership Committee of the cham ber of Commerce is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5, at 10:00 a. m. at the Hotel Mary Mus- grove, according to Frances Bla lock, membership chairman. He urged this week that all committee members complete contacting their lists of prospects in order to have a full report on Tuesday. who will supervise a.large num ber of volunteer workers are: Mrs. Truman Owens, Mrs. John Gallman, Mrs. Avery Smith, Mrs. Caldwell Henderson, and Mrs. John Mimnaugh. Also Mrs. Sammy Pinson, Mrs. Mary K. Prather, Mrs. Keith Mc Gee, Miss Peggy Dunaway, Mrs. Sammy Chany, and Mrs. Mall- ette Wham. „ Others are Mrs. Charles Buice, Mrs. Don Creighton, Mrs. James Walker, Miss Nellie Dunaway and Mrs. Joe Holland, The Joanna march will be held at the same time, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Mary Leh man. The Joanna Club House will serve as headquarters. The Joanna Woman’s Club is sponsoring this year’s March. In the teen age division, Sister Blalock and Janet Hamer have announced an all-day car wash Saturday, February 2, “unless it is way below freezing!” Those local service stations where the car wash will be held are: Young’s Gulf, Center Ser vice Station, Carolina Service Station, Pitt’s Texaco, Charlie’s Gulf and Ledford’s Texaco. The teens will offer a return service on all cars brought in for washing. Dr. Fred E. Holcombe is area drive chairman. Louie Nabors is chairman in Joanna. Clinton Production Credit Association Enlarges Service “The Clinton Production Credit Association reached an all-time high in credit services to agri culture by extending $859,760.48 in short and intermediate-term credit to 202 farmers in the as sociation’s territory during the calendar year 1962,” L. B. Bed- cnbaugh, general manager of the association reported this week. The association is a tarmer- owned and operated credit coop erative serving farmers of Laur ens and Newberry counties with the principal office located at Clinton and the field office lo cated at Newberry. “The association's all time high loan volume for the year 1962 was 94 percent more than for 1961 and included service to nine new farmer-members,” ac cording 'to Mr. Bedenbaugh. “In keeping with the coopera tive principles of the association $619.50 in dividends were paid to members during 1962, thus re ducing the actual cost of the credit service,” he^ added. Mr. Bedenbaugh said the PCA has extended $12,297,715.48 in credit service since its organiza tion in 1933 and now has $45,- 405.00 in member-owned capital and $87,738.43 in accumulated earnings. Officers and directors of the association include Hugh B. Workman of Clinton, President; David C. Waldrop of Silverstreet, Vice President; Lawrence F. Dav is of Clinton, director; C. A. Pat ton of Fountain Inn, director; J. T. McCrackin Jf. of Newberry, director;» and Mr. Bedenbaugh, secretary - treasurer and man aging officer. Clinton Scout Leaders Attend Council Meeting W. C. Baldwin, Dr. D. O. Rhame and J, B. Templeton of Clinton, attended an executive board meeting of the Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America, in Greenville Tuesday evening. The qv^arterly meeting was held at Morrison’s. Also attending were Jake Rasor of Cross Hill, D. F. Patterson and L. W. Gratz of Laurens. Avery Smith of Clinton, attend ed a meeting of the Organiatzion and Extension Committee prior to the executive board meeting. Bil Brackett of Clinton, district scout executive, also attended the meeting. ^ Vd. 64 — No. 5 ~1 Clinton, S. C, Thursdoy, January 31, 1963 ■IS. 'r Jit-# •ft- *>..? ■ X VT , k :■ Si !•. ■m. A 37-year-old woman identified as Mrs. Vivian May perished in this blaze which destroyed her home on Rt. 1 near Laurens around midnight Friday. The arrow shows the approximate location of the body, which was found around 2:00 a. m. after it was learned that Mrs. May had not reported for work at her third shift job at Lydia Mills. The ruins of the house are shown in the right picture. The Laurens fire depart ment sent the truck to cool the smoldering embers to permit funeral home workers to remove the remains.—Photos by Jimmy Cooper. Empfoyee of Lydia Mills , Mrs. May Loses Life Friday Night In Rre Near Laurens Concert Monday Night To Feature Folk Singer William Clauson, folk singer, guitarist and lutist, will be pre sented in concert February 4 at 8:15 p. m. in Belk Auditorium as the second program of the cur rent season sponsored by the Community Concert Association. Clauson has appeared on con cert stages on four continents and his songs reflect his world travels. This season he follows concerts in Mexico with a tour of the United States, proceeding to Europe, England and Scandi navia and from there to Australia and New Zealand ending With his annual concert in New York’s Town Hall. Born in Ohio, he was reared in Sweden and has lived in Mexico. Clauson speaks six languages and sings in more than a dozen. Carl Sandburg has called Clau son “The Viking, oi.Song”. Clauson does not use the con ventional concert program of material selected before a per- mance. WILLIAM CLAUSON / _ S Accompanying himself on the lute and guitar, he draws upoft his extensive repertoire as the concert proceeds and introduces his his selections from the stage. Among the more familiar songs that he will present are: “Greensleeves”, “Lord Randal”, ‘Three Jolly Huntsmen”, “The Streets of Laredo”, “Barbara Allen” and “Git Along LitUe Doggies”. Opening Held For Tweed Shop, New Clinton Business The Tweed Shop, Clinton’s new est clothing store, Grand Opening was Wednesday on South Broad St., with a tea throughout the day. Operated by Mrs. Robert Ham er and Mis^ Kathryn Dicus, the shop will feature quality sports wear and casual clothes, in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Extensive remodeling and re decorating have gone into the opening of the store. “We hope,” the owners said this week “that we haVe a distinctive shop'for Clintyn, one that will he an to the business community.’ ■ - £ • , Contest Offers $25 First Prize Aword Twenty-five dollars in mer chandise certificetes will be awarded to the first place win ner in the second “Why I Like TO Shop At Home” letter contest. The contest, sponsored by The Chronicle in connection with the Trade at Home page which runs every other week in this paper, closes on February 10. ^ •mm If ■ C Services On Tuesday For Mrs. G. A. Copeland Mrs. Lou Jones Copeland, 91, widow of George A. Copeland, died Monday morning at her home after several years of de clining health and a few days of illness. She was a native of Laurens County where she had sent her entire life. She was a daughter of the late Barney Smith and Amelia Ferguson Jones. She was edu cated in the Clinton school^ and attended Presbyterian dIHege. She graduated from Clifford PC To Conduct Sunday Program On Station WI5-TV Presbyterian College wil con duct the program, “The South Carolina Television PulpR,” over Columbia station WIS-TV this Sunday morning. Dr. George C. Bellingrath, aca demic dean emeritus, will speak at this time, and the PC robed choir under the direction of Dr. Edouard Patte, will provide the music. The program is scheduled for 9:30 a. m., Sunday. A 37-year-cJd woman, identified by Laurens County Coroner Mar shall Pressley as Mrs. Vivian Rogers May, burned to death around midnight Friday when fire completely destroyed the five-room house in which sRe was apparently sleeping. When the fire was first discovered around 11:50 p. m., it was be lieved by her family and friends that she was at work on her third shift job at Lydia Mill in Clinton. Her husband, J. W. May, who was called from his job at the Laurens Glass Works when the fire was discovered, said that his son, David May, told him that he Entries should be written on a card or letter, in 50 word* v* lets, on the “Why I Like To Shop At Home”. Entries must be mailed to Trade At Home, The Clinton Chronicle, Clinton, S. C. Ministerial Group Schedule Given The Ministerial Association has announced^ the schedule of mor ning devotion^ .'ion radio station WPCC at 8:45 week days. Rev. I. H. Webb will conduct the devotions February 4-8; Rev. J. W. Spillers on February 11-15; followed by Rev. Ben F. Jones, February 18-22. Rev. A. S. Har vey is scheduled to speak Febru ary 25 through March 1. New Facility Dedicated Sunday -at Local School MRS. COPELAND Seminary at Union,«and was a member of the First Presbyte rian Church of Clinton. Her husband died in 1942. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Sr., Mrs. Hor ace D. Payne, Sr., Mrs. J. J. Cornwall, and Mrs. William Brooks Owens, all of Clinton; 11 grandchildren ah d 18 great grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Tuesday afterndon at her home, 500 East Carolina Avenue, by Dr. W. R. Turner. Burial was in the First Presbyterian Church cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbear ers. u Whitten Village’s Intensive Treatment Hospital, a million dollar structure, was dedicated Synday. A large crowd toured the mod ern three-story building following the ceremony. Highlighting the afternoon was the unveiling of an oil portrait- of Dr, B. O. Whitten by his granddaughters, Susan and Mar tha Brandt of Greenwood. The portrait of Dr. Whitten, director of «the institution, will hang in.the main lobby of the new 74-bed facility. -..Mrs. Grace Abbott Cook of Clinton, was the artist for the portrait. ’ Dr. Whitten, who has headed the village for over 40 years, was unable to attend the dedication due to illness. Mrs. Mary L. Spann of Ander son' secretary of the Whitten Village Parents Club, read a statement from the director. R. L. Plaxico, chairman of the Whitten Village Board of Trus tees, presided at the brief cere- mony in the lobby. He expressed appreciation to all those who took part in preparing for the occa sion, and recognized members of the board and officers of the Parents Club. Dr. Julian ( Price, a former board member, who gave the dedicatory address, was intro duced by Plaxico. Price, a Florence physician, traced the growth of medical fa cilities at Whitten Village from the early twenties when “a shack was constructed to take care of one patient who developed symp toms of tuberculosis and needed to be isolated.” Other buildings were added, he sy^d, and finally in 1935 a hos- piud was eompTetedr _ “NWp-43 years after Whitten Village was started, we have this beautiful building,’” Dr. Price said. He predicted the new hospital will be a key part of the whole campus in discovering the hidden possibilities in retarded children and in developing these possi bilities as well as giving them a sense of happiness, security, and tender love and care, “that every child has a God-given right to.” Others taking part on the pro gram were Rev. J, Gordon Peery, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church and chaplain at Whitten Village, and Dr. William Redd Turner, pastor of the First Pres byterian Church. was awakened by smoke in his room and tried to escape through the door, but was halted by flames and dived through a win dow to safety, according to Dep uty Sheriff Wilbur Traynham. Young May, who went to Clin ton to inform his mother of the tragedy, collapsed when he learn ed that she had not reported for work. Officers had asumed ear lier that Mrs. May had been picked up by. a car pool that us ually called for her around 11:20 p. m. After investigating, officers learned that the driver of the car which called for Mrs. May, Olin Eubanks, stopped at the house, blew his horn, and upon receiving no response and noting that no lights were on in th£ house, continued o. He said also that the car which was usually parked in the yard, was gone, causing film to believe that Mrs. May had driven to work as she sometimes did. Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson said that he had been unahie .to talk with the boy due to his con dition. .—" The charred body of Mrs. May was found in a rear bedroom of the house around 3:00 a. m. A pumper truck was sent by the Laurens fire department to cool the remains and allow Kennedy Mortuary personnel to remove the remains. Coroner Pressley said that he is continuing an investigation and will schedule an inquest at a later date Bishop Cole To Visit Afl Soints Episcopal Church The Right Reverend C. Alfred Cole, Bishop of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, will make his annual visitation to All Saints Episcopal Church Sunday, Feb ruary 3. Bishop Cole will deliver the sermon, and confirmation will also be conducted. Following the service, the Bish op will meet with the mission committee. _ •-Tv,', Dedication ^B. If. Plaxico (left) of ClinEon; chairman of the Whitten! Village Board of Trustees, presided at dedica tion ceremonies Sunday afternoon,of a near hospital fa cility at the atate institution. Plaxico introduced Dr. Johan Price (center) promi nent physician of Florence and a former member of the Whitten Village Board of Trastees, who delivered the principal address of the afternoon. Dr. Price in hia V •t. at Whitten Village talk traced the development of Whitten Village over the past - Highlighting the ceremonies was the presentation of a portrait of Dr. B. 0. Whitten, superintendent of the school. Susan Brandt (left) and. Martha Brandt, granddaughters of Dr. Whitten, of Greenwood, unveil ed the painting which hangs in the lobby of the hos pital.—Photos by Dan Yarborough. % ■