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P 1 M. Atv- TWK r At Area TB and Health Meet Principals at the first annual meet ing of the Tuberculosis and Health As sociation of Greenwood and Laurens Counties, '‘held last Thursday night at the Hotel Mary Musgrove, included, left to right, Rev. James A. Bowers, presi dent; Henry M. Paris, president-elect; Harold W. McClintock, treasurer; Mrs. V. W. Hays, secretary; and Dr. M. M. Teague, guest speaker at the event.—- Photo by Yarborough. Vol. 64 — No. 6 Clinton^ S. C, Thursday, February 7/1963 Shotgun Blast Takes Life of Clyde Ehrhardt, Presbyterian College Coach, Athletic Chief N v Services Here Yesterday TB and Health Group Holds First Meet Here Over one hundred people at tended the first annual meeting of the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Greenwood-Lau- rens Counties on January 31. > The meeting was held at the Mary Musgrove Hotel, with, the president. Rev. James A. Bowers of Greenwood, presiding. Rev. James B. Mitchell of Jo anna, gave the invocation. The Christmas Seal campaign chairman, Thomas I. Dowling of Greenwood, recognized his co- chairman, Dr. D. H. McFadden of Clinton and Joanna, and Tom my Pigg of Laurens. Dowling listed the campaign receipts as $15,785.86. He stated that the association hopes to reach $18,000 by the end of the fis- caly ear on March 31. Rev. J. C. Rice, Jr., of Ware Shoals, spoke briefly on the pam phlet, “TB, RD and You.” He noted that 6000 copies had been distributed by members of the Speakers Bureau. The bureau includes: Joe De- lany of Joanna; Mrs. Sarah D. Deloach of Laurens; and Mrs. W. S. Milling and C. P. Shuler of Greenwood. Bowers introduced the execu tive director of the South Caro* lina Tuberculosis Association, Miss Frances Neel of Columbia; Peter O. Allen, publicity director of the state association; and the local staff. Prior to presenting the report of the nominating committee, George H. Cornel son of Clinton, noted that the four officers of the association, Rev. James A. Bowers, president; Henry M. Paris, president-elect; Mrs. V. W. Hayes, secretary; and Harold W. McClintock, treasurer, were elected to serve a two-year term from April 1, 1962, through March 31, 1964. He also noted that the by-laws /call for 48 directors, with 16 be ing decaed annually for a three- year term. He presented his re port. The following were elected as directors: i Mrs. L. B. Aull, Jr., of Ninety Six; Mrs. Bruce Barksdale, Mad ison W. Breland, Mrs. W. F. Mauldin, Mrs. Anne O. Taylor, Mrs. S. A. Tinkler, and Horace C. Jr., Mrs. Joe H. Seal, and Mrs. Anne O. Taylor of Greenwood. The chairman of the annual meeting committee, J. Allen Thompson, Jr., of Laurens, Shop At Home Contest Ends February 10 Last call. The shop at home contest, sponsored by The Clinton Chron icle in cooperation with local merchants, ends its second period on February 10. Turn to the shop at home page thanked his sub-committees who i n t hi s week’s issue and read were: Attendance — John W. Drum mond, chairman; Dr. R. S. Coop er, Mrs. Charles Red of Laurens; | Mrs. Bruce Barksdale of Green wood ; Miss Inez Tucker of Clin ton; Mrs. S. E. Martin of Gray Court; and W. K. Waits of Jo anna. Registration—Mrs. Bryce Her bert, chairman; Mrs. J. R. Ab ney of Greenwood; and Mrs. D. H. McFadden of Clinton. Hospitality—David H. Roberts, chairman; Thomas I. Dowling and W. B. Robeson, Jr., of Green wood; F. J. Hamrick and Harold McClintock of Laurens. Local Arrangements — Mrs. John T. Young, chairman; Mrs. 1 George Blalock and George H. Cornelson of Clinton. Thomson then introduced Dr. Martin M. Teague of Laurens., prseident of the South Carolina Thoracic Society.. Dr. Teague traced the develop ment and the work of the volun tary association. He discussed the continued need of the asso- ciation’s efforts, pointing to the prevalence of respiratory diseas es and the still-existing menace of tuberculosis. the rules, then send in your letter or card . . . you might be the winner as chosen by a panel of local merchants, and win $25.00 in merchandise certificates. ^ Don’t wait. Your entry must be postmarked by midnight, Sun day. Troop 111 Plans Trip, Unit Contest Troop 111, with Scoutmaster Mike Turner and Lt. Col. R. W. Ulrich at the helm, have desig nated February as physical fit ness month within the troop. Among the plans are for a Senior Scout patrol boat trip down the Enoree River in the near future. On Monday the troop will have a fint and steel contest, making a fire the hard way, with a prize going to the winner. The Clinton Kiwanis Club spon sors this unit. Two members have recently made noteworthy achievements: Harry Sullivan has been promoted to a Life Scout and Ray Wilson has jukt com pleted his last merit badge be fore applying for his Eagle rank. Residents Beyond Limits Advised to Get Coverage Residents of nearby areas be yond the city limits were advised last week by City Council to make arrangements with their in surance agents in order that their homes may be covered in case of damage or loss by fire. It was pointed out that special provisions may be included in their insurance policies, which must be kept current with an nual renewals, whereby the in surance compkny will reimburse the city for beyond-limits fire protection service. Council instructed the fire de part rrtent to follow the set pro- Whitmire of Greenwood; Mrs,l . . . * G«org« Blalock. George H. Cor- ce<lur ‘ " ,w * rln g nelaon, and Mrs. D. H. McFad- den of Clinton. "{ Also R. P. Hardeman of Ware Shoals; Mrs. J. T. Hollingsworth of Cross Hill; Rev. James B. Mitchell of Joanna; J. R. Noble, Charles W. Red, and Miss Settle W. Richard of Laurens. Others serving on the nominat ing committee with Cornelson in cluded: L. B. Adams, Mrs. Bruce Barksdale/and Rev. F. L. Roof of GreenwoodT^Ifs. S. E. Martin of Gray Court; and F. P. Thompson of Laurens. r ^ James P. Sloan of Clinton and Joanna, was elected for a two- year term. * Elected to the executive com mittee were: George H. Cornelson and Mrs. D. H. McFadden of Clinton; Mrs. S. E. Martin of Gray Court; Rev. J. C. Rice, Jr., fare Shoals; W. B. Robeson, Hopewell Community Club In Meeting The Hopewell Community Club met on Friday evening at the Community Building, with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Workman, Mr. and Mrs. Hayne B. Workman, and Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Ramage, Jr., as hosts and hostesses for the occasion. ^ The community house was at tractively decorated for the Val entine season with cupids; hearts, red azaleas and'red candles. A ham supper was served ttr forty- five members. After supper, A. A. Ramage, Jr., president of the clttb. wel- comed Mr. and Mrs. James Wil liams, and Dr. and Mrs. D. H. McFadden as new members of the club. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bolick and children, Jennifer and Harvey, V, visitors for* the eve ning, were also welcomed. A social hour was than enjoyed. fire calls. No fire truck wiu hi sent unless the property owner has a valid insurance rider or a cash deposit of $200 on file. Council approved the payment to Wham Construction Co., of ap proximately 70 per cent of the cost of recent resurfacing of streets in the city, with the un derstanding that certain repairs to work already done will be made. Additional work is planned when the weather improves. The monthly report of the polRS'e department showed fines collected for the month of Janu ary totaled $1,843.50, which were imposed in the Recorder’s Court. Twelve persons arrested for disorderly conduct were assessed $462 and 90 days on the p u b 1 i c works; two persons paid a total of $400 for violating the liquor law; 18 persons paid $341 for speeding and reckless driving; and 28 were assessed $274 and 270 days for drunkenness. Other fines included: driving under the influence of intoxicants, two, $127 and 60 days; operating auto without driver’s license, two, $52; fighting, five, $98; carrying concealed weapons, one, $27; all other offenses, three, $52 and 90 days. Twenty - three persons paid Scouting Is Port Of United Fund Scouting is an agency of Up United Fund. No other fund rais ing is done by the Boy Scouts All other support comes from friends of Scouting and the sup* port given by business, churches, industry and civic dubs who aponaor Mp various units. * One of the mala aspects of Scouting is in teaching boys the value of thrift. All Scouts are en- couraged: to earn the. money 4or their uniforms and equipment. $11.50 for violating parking laws. A total of 89 arrests were made during the month. The February session of Coun cil was held Friday night with Mayor Pro-Tern S. A. Pitts pre siding in the absence of Mayor J. J. Cornwall, who is a hospital patient. All other members of council were present: Boyd Holtz- claw, Harry C. Layton, L. W. Cooper, George W. Bagwell and James C. Craine. Reedy River Assn. Plans Newberry Meet Reedy River Association Train ing Union mass meeting and offi cer’s council will be held at the West End Baptist Church, New berry, on Tuesday, February 19 at 7:30 p. m. Eliminations for junior in termediate sword drills and speakers’ tournament will be conducted. Thirty minute conferences will be led by associational officers. Pastors, directors, association al officers are urged to publicize and provide transportation for members. Episcopal Retreat Held For Students Camp Gravatt near Batesburg, was the scene last weekend of a retreat for students at Newberry and Presbyterian Colleges, under the auspices of the Episcopal Church. Rev. John Barr, rector of St. John’s Church, Columbia, was leader of the retreat. Those attending included Ed Loring, Marshall Jones, Tracy Jennings, Jerry Blasingame, gnd Elizabeth Glover, all of Presbyte rian College. Also John W. Rivers, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church of Clinton, and P. Wayne Gunn of the PC faculty. * Powell Named VA Officer In Lexington Friends of Robert Powell, for merly of Clihton, will be interest ed to know that he has been ap pointed service officer for the Veterans Administration in Lex ington County. A graduate of the Thomwell Orphanage School, Powell was In Legion work here and served as commander of the Copriand-Da- vid Poet**®.' 94, American le gion. Ashmore Nominates Two From Clinton Rep. Robert Ashmore of Green ville, has nominated, candidates for seven service academy va cancies, it was announced this week. Among the principal noihinees is Michael Reddeck of Clinton for the Naval Academy. Tyalor Hubbard Smith of Clin ton, has been named as an alter nate to the Air Force Academy. Clauson Presented In Clinton Concert AU too often “culture” and “concerts” are considered some thing to be endured with stiff collar and somber expression. William Clauson, folksinger, presented in concert Monday eve ning by the Clinton Community Concert Association, disproves that* theory. A large audience in Belk Audi torium seemed to be captivated by the artist, who was pbviously enjoying his art. In addition to his folksongs, gathered from several world tours, Mr, Clauson proved to be accomplished on the guitar and lute. His informal presentation was enhanced by his plastic face and talents as a mime. His program was well bal anced, with serious ballads and humorous ditties. With adroit comments, he presented to his audience the heritage of folk mu sic, the wisdom the songs con tain and the universatility of their appeal. " * His attempt at a spiritual in ballad’ style fell rather flat, but was quickly forgotten in the beauty of the Appalachian songs he presented. Let there be more William Clausons to prove that “enjoy ment” and “appreciation” can be spoken in the same breath.— ECV. Epwpjlh Methodist, Will Hear “ “ Of Philippines -— Epworth Methodist Church, Jo anna, will end a week of Mission study on Sunday, February 10. “See All The People”, a film, was presented last Sunday. A church-wide mission study, “On Asia’s Rim” was completed last Wednesday. The guest speaker for Sunday mroning will be the Rev. Dr. F. V. Cabotaje, a native of Nar- vacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philip pines. He holds degrees from five Colleges and Universities here in th United States and in Manila. He has taught in Elementary schools in the Philippines,^ as professor in Union Theological Seminary and professor in Union College of Manila. He has served as Director of Religious Education and Young People’s work of the Methodist Church in the Philippines and General Secretary of Religious Education of the Methodist Church in the Philippines. At the present he is acting Dean of Claflin University In Orangeburg. Rev. J.'Herbert Thomas, pas tor of Epworth, has issued aa invitation to the public to attend the Sunday morning services. CLYDE W. EHRHARDT Home Demonstration Board Meets Friday , Members of the Laurens Coun ty Home Demonstration Execu tive Board will meet in the Ag ricultural Building at Laurens on Friday, February 8, at 3:30 p. m. Goals selected for council work this year will be reviewed and further plans made for continu ing to carry out these goals. Mrs. N. A. Shouse is president of the council with the following as other gjLQce^s: 1st vice-presi dent, Mrs. Roger Gabbert; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. A. F. Child ress; secretary, Mrs. A: F. Hol liday; treasurer, Mrs. Bert Sum- erel; district directors: Mrs. Dutch Cook and Mrs. PauUne Fanning; departmental chair men: Mrs. Ray Thomson, Mrs. J. E. Sharpe,.Mrs. W. A. Robert son, Mrs. J. E. Hunt, Mrs. Sam Curry, Mrs. O. F. Hutchinson, Mrs. B. A. Goodwin, Mrs. Milton Woods, and Mrs. T. B. Sumerel CASQUE NAMED AT ERSKINE COLLEQE James Roy Gasque, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Roy Gasque, Clin ton, has been elected secretary- treasurer of the Philonathean Lit- rary Society at’Erskine College. Services Held For Lamar L. King, 57 Funeral services for L. Lamar King, Sr., 57, who died January 28 were conducted on January 30 at Bush River Baptist Church in Newberry County by Rev. Arden J. Stewart. Burial was in the church cemetery. He was a native of Hart Coun ty. Ga., but lived in^the Bush River section of Newberry Coun ty for a number of years. He was a son of the late S. D. and Etta Hicks King. He was a mem ber of Bush River Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ida Poole King; two sons, Lamar King, Jr., student at Furman University, and Ronnie King of the home; two daughters. Miss Judy King, student at North Greenville Junior College, and Miss Connie King of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Winfield Bryson and 'Mrs. Malcomb Price of Clin ton; and two brothers, Terrell King of Joanna and Charles King of Miami, Fla. S Nephews were pallbearers. Telephone Directory To Close Entries March 14 Clinton’s ftew telephone direc tory will close and go to. the printers on March 14, according to T. M. Youngblood, Jr., South ern Bell manager here. All changes and additional listing for that directory should be made through the local office prior to that date. Youngblood said this week that the new directory will be deliv ered beginning April 12, 1963. Have Beauty Program Wicama group of Campfire Girls recently enjoyed a pro gram presented by Mrs. De 11 Crews on good grooming. Mrs. Crews told the group how to care for hair, hands, nails and complexions. The girls are also learning, * simple embroidery. ' Teens To Wash Cars Saturday Mary Locke Simons, Dick Ferguson, and Susan Turner practice up for their stipt this Saturday at cor washing for the March of Dimes. The Teen-Age di vision of the drive wQl sponsor car* washes at the following stations all day Saturday, February 9: Carolina Service ;T\'s irw Station, Center Service Station, Charlie McDaniel’s Gulf, Ledford’s Texaco Sta tion, Pitts’ Service Station, and Young’s Gulf Station. , The teens will offer de'ivery service of cars following the wash jobs. This t event 'in the annual y Jimmy Cooper. V 1 T ] ' . ' ' ■' By BEN HAY HAMMET Funeral services for Clyde Wal ter Ehrhardt, 41-year-old Pres byterian College head coach and athletic director who was killed by a shotgun blast Monday, were held Wednesday afternoon at the Clinton First Baptist Church. Interment was . in Rosemont Cemetery. A shocked community learned Monday night that Ehrhardt had killed himself with a 12-gauge Shotgun in what Laurens County Coroner Marshall Pressley ruled as death by accident. His body was found slumped in his automobile at approximately 7 p. m. by one of his closest friends, Claude Crocker, indus trial relations director of Clinton- Lydia Cotton Mills. Crocker had gone out searching for him earl ier in the afternoon when Ehr- hardt’s wife became anxious over his absence. The automobile was parked on Reese Young’s 'property, located on the Clinton-Saluda highway four miles south of Clinton. It was in an area where members of the PC coaching staff went often to hunt and fish. The coroner said Ehrhardt had been struck in the face by the single shot of the gun which lay beside him. His body was slump ed under the steering wheel, and it appeared that he had been dead for several hours. His wife became worried when Coach Erhhardt failed to come home for the mid-day meal Mon day. He had last been seen about 9:30 a. m. By 2:30 p. m. his fellow coaches and Crocker had started a search which became more intensive as the hours pass ed. It led finally to the pond area which Ehrhardt and others had found a source of relaxation for brief interludes in busy sche dules. Coroner Pressley reported he found an unexpended shell for the single-barrel shotgun in one of Ehrhardt’s pockets. He said two doctors called to the scene to examine the victim’s body said it appeared the shotgun, had dis charged accidentally^ Pressley said he did not plan an inquest. The entire state shared with Clinton its shock over the tragic death of a man who was consid ered one of South Carolina’s most popular sportsmen. Although he had lived within the state for less than six years and had directed the PC atjile^ic program for little more than one yea/ he had earn ed the affection and respect of both young and old alike. Dr. Marshall W. Brown, president of Presbyterian College, had these high word's of praise, for the colorful coach: “I speak for myself, the Pres byterian College faculty and the entire community when .1 say that we were all deeply shocked and grieved by the sudden death of Clyde Ehrhardt. He had the confidence of all members of his athletic teams. In my opinion, every staff member of Presby terian College liked Coach Ehr hardt and was delighted to have him on our faculty. He also was very popular with our alumni, who were strongly behind him and his program. I told Clyde only recently that he had tenure here—that as far as I was con cerned, he had a lifetime job at PC.” The popular 4l-year-old coach, who first rose to gridiron fame as a University of Georgia Rose Bowl star, had held his present position at PC for the past year. He succeeded Frank Jones in De cember, 1961, after serving as top assistant here under Jones since 1957. Coach Ehrhardt was born in Bardwell, Ky., the son of Mrs. Laura Heidle Ehrhardt and the late 1 Rev. Clyde W. Ehrhardt, Sr., a Baptist minister who served churches in Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee. Coach Ehrhardt spent much of his youth in Murfreesboro, Tenn., attended Morgan Prep and/later starred on the University of Geor gia Orange and Rose Bowl foot ball teams before receiving the B. S. degree in 1943. He'etitered the U. S. Army im mediately after ha was gradu ated, and/ was much decorated and twice wbunded during ser vice as a infantry company com mander during World War II in the European Theater.' His decorations included the Distinguished Service Cross, Sil ver Star, Bronze Star, Commen- dation Medal and Purple Heart. After being released from the Army in 1946, he joined the Wash ington Redskins in the- Natiopal FoothfU League. He played cen ter for_Jhe Redskin? until called back into service at the outbreak of the Korean War in 1600. Dar ing this three-year tear of duty, he served as an instructor at Ft.- Benning, Ga., and as intelligence officer on the Eighth Army staff in Korea. After obtaining his master’s degree from Peabody College in 1954, he went to Dcatur, Ga., High School as a teacher and assistant coach under Frank Jones. He came .to Presbyterian College with Jones in 1957 and asumed Joins’ position as head coach and athletic director when V the latter resigned in December. . 1961. Active in the religious and civic life of Clinton, he taught a Sun day School class at the First Baptist Church and was a mem ber of the Lions Club. He was a popular after-dinner speaker. Six members of the Presbyter ian College football team served as pallbearer$. Keith Richard son of Chester, Alvin Coley of Atlanta, Randy Fitzpatrick of Atlanta, Kermit Littlefield of Woodruff, Fred Cook of N o r t h Augusta and Ronnie Hampton of Kannapolis, N. C. The remainder of the team were honorary pall bearers. Coach Ehrhardt is survived by his* wife, the former Carolyn Do zier of Leary, Ga., two sons, Mi chael Clyde and Briton Dozier Ehrhardt of the home, a-daugh ter, Mrs. Judy Holmes of Hart well, Ga.; his mother, Mrs. Lau ra H. Ehrhardt; and two sisfeta, Mrs. Adeline Green of Memphis, Tenn.; and Miss Elaine Ehrhardt of Johnson City, Tenn. Clinton High Paper Named For Award “The Sentinel.” Clinton High School student newspaper, has re ceived a second place award in the feature division of the Story of the Month contest. The competition is ponsored by Sigma Delta Chi in cooperation with the South Carolina Scholas tic Press Association. The story, “The Cuban Crisis and CHS,” written by Patsy Hen derson, featured opinions of stu dents and faculty concerning the Cuban situation. Edited by Ame Lou Black, it also received 35 points in the Ne#spaper of the Month contest, first place going to St. Andrews of Charleston, with 48 points. Local Members May Attend Other Concerts .Members of the Clinton Com munity Concert Association may attend concerts in nearby cities next week on their local tickets. A reciprocal agreement exists be tween the Clinton Association and others in the area. The Little Music Theatre will appear at 8:00 p. m. at the Green wood High School Auditorium, Greenwood, on February 13. The following evening at 8:15 p. m., they will perform at the Ander son College Auditorium, Ander son. Dorothy Kirsten will be present, ed on Friday, February 15,.at the Augusta Concert Association. Attend American .Legion Meeting Attending the National Com mander’s Regional Membership Conference >of the American Le gion at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia on Tuesday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Chap man, Mrs. P. M. Pitts, Carlton F, Winn, Howard Watkins and Elvin Holtzclaw. James E. Powers of Macon, Ga., National Commahder, ad dressed the group, using as his theme “Year of Challenge.” Also on the. program was C. W. Geile of Indianapolis, Ind. r National Membership Director. Registering for the meeting were more than 200 representa tives from North Carolina, Geor gia and South Carolina. i Dawson To Appear On Symposium Dr. Robert Dawson of Clinton, will be one of four persons tak ing part in the first of six Chiro practic Educational Symposiums in the state at Columbia Sunday. The six sesions are being spon sored by the state members of the International Chiropractors Asso ciation, Chiropractors from over South Carolina are expectsd to attend the symposium at the Jefferson Hotel at Columbia from 10:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., Sunday. The other five sessions will be conducted on a bi-monthly basis Dr. Dawson is a former mem ber of the faculty of Paha* Col lege of CStirofiractic .in port, Iowa; He of Spinograph Histology. nique and