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Templeton Receives Scouting Award
J. B. Templeton, left, receives an award for 20 years
of service to Scouting by L. L. Stanley, right, execu
tive of the Blue Ridge Council.
Templeton was presented the award last Friday
night at a meeting of the Executive Board of the Lau
rens District held at Whiteford’s Restaurant. Temple
ton Is currently serving as a member of the Executive
Board. \
The meeting induded a discussion of the importance
of the volunteer adult woricer in the Sc&uting program
and announcement of plans for a campord*.—4Photo by
Truman Owens. \ . ,
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County Contingent
Fund Increased By
Transfer of $15,000
New Staff Heads
The Blue Stocking
Bob Phifer of Spartanburg is
the new editor of Presbyterian
College’s student newspaper, The
Blue Stocking, is was announced
today.
He was named to the top edi
torial chair in an uncontested
student election which also found
Bill Gaston of Chester defeating
one oponent to become business
manager of the weekly publica
tion. They will serve throughout
the coming year.
Both Phifer and Gaston are ris
ing juniors, pre-medical students
and the sons of PC alumni. Phi
fer, who succeeds DuPont Smith
of Decatur, Ga., as editor, is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Isaac A.
Phifer, Jr., of 250 West Park
Drive, Spartanburg. Gaston,
h.ch Sup«-visor 'Tfiomason
The Laurens County treasurer
has been directed to transfer
$15,000 from an “unappropriat
ed surplus” in the county’s gen
eral operating fund to the con
tingent fund, according to a
printed copy of an Act of the
General Assembly received at
the Clerk of Court’s office sign
ed February 6 by Governor
Donald Russell.
Presumably the object of the
i Act is to take care of presently
unpaid and future claims
against the contingent fund
w
states is now practically empty
The “unappropriated surplus”
referred to in the Act is evident
ly the $65,000 unexpended bal
ance reported in the county au
dit for the year ending June 30,
1962, after the $250,000 indebt
edness loan obtained by the
county from the state Sinking
Fund Commission had been
credited to the general fund.
This $15,000 charge against
the $65,000 cash balance will be
the second charge pf a similar
amount made by the delegation.
The other one was made in Oc
tober of last year partly to take
care of some new industry pro
motion. That transfer was
made on the pledge of the dele-
wm r la tho ann nf Dr onrf Mr« J
dating legislation during the
present session of the General
Assembly. Supervisor Thoma
son said yesterday that Rep.
Marshall Abercrombie, secre
tary of the delegation, had told
him Monday that such legisla
tion would be introduced prob
ably this week.
Newton Gaston, Jr., of 143 Park
Drive, Chester.
The first edition of the student
newspaper to be produced by the
new staff is scheduled to appear
on Friday night.
AA Changes Day
Of Weekly Meetings
The Clinton group of Alci
Anonymous now meets on
day evenings at 8:00 p. m.
The Health Center on Woodrow
Street is the meeting place.
Those interested in the Alco
holics Anonymous in any way
are invited to attend.
lies
Loses Mother
Funeral services for Mrs. Lil
lian Phillips Thackston, 88, wid-
Col. Fraser Tells
Of What Chinese
Republic Stands For
“My strongest impres
sion, was of the spirit of
patriotism of the free Chinese and
their. will to survive as a free
pepole,” Colonel Powell A. Fras
er told Presbyterian College stu
dents today in addressing them
from his background as a former
U. S. Army advisor to General
Chiang Kai-shek.
He spoke of the Republic of
China as a “powerful deterrent
to further Chinese Communist
military conquest in the area”
and added:
“The free Chinese have told the
Communists: r ‘You have gone
this far, but you will go no
further,’ And they are determin
ed, whether in this generatioh or
the next generation or the next,
to return to them ainland.”
1 Colpnel Fraser, a PC alumnus
now assigned to the office of per
sonnel operations in the Penta
gon, returned last fall from For
mosa, where he served as assist
ant chief of staff for personnel of
the U. S. Army Military Assis
tance Group for more than two
years.
In his talk this morning, he re
viewed the progress made by the
Republic of China and its strug
gle against Communism. He
spoke in detail about three spe
cific impressions gained during
his months of daily contacts with
the Chinese people on Formosa.
His strongest impression was
that of the will to surv^e as free
people. “They realize that the
stand which they hav e taken
against Communist exploitation
and tyranny requires sacrifices,
patience, and willingness to pay
the price for economic, social and
political programs. They are
striving hard in this period of
transition to accelerate economic
growth and to overcome the tra
ditional blocks which have pre
vented their movement forward
in the past.”
Colonel Fraser spoke of the
economic and political progress
as the second most impressive
thing about the. Republic of
China. He explained:
“In the midst of hardships and
a requirement to devote a large
share of their income to main
taining their independence, they
have adopted progressive meas
ures which have resulted in a
steadyincreas e in boty food
industrial production. A great
economic accomplishment of the
Republic of China during the
past ten years has been their
land reform. Due to its fair and
democratic conception execu
tion, it has bcome a model for
similar reforms in other lands.”
And thirdly, according to Fras
er “I was tremendously impress
ed by the sense of convlctfop and
determination of the Chinese
youth.”
.He closed on this note:
“They are determined to main
tain Taiwan as a vital link in
the free world’s island chain of
defense in the Pacific. They are
determined to continue to create
an important symbol, a shining
example of how a nation can
achieve material strength and ad
vance the well-being of its peo
ple without eliminating its most
valued traditions. They are de
termined to maintain sufficient
military forces as a powerful
deterrent to further Chinese Com
munist military conquest in the
area. During the past ten years
Vol. 64 — No. 8
Clinton, S. C.^ Thursday, February 21, 1963
V
CHS Teams Play
In Winnsboro Meet
Play began yesterday in Winns
boro for the Eastern AA basket
ball title, with both Clinton High
School squads competing.
The CHS girls met Laurens
last night. The winner of that
title will play Newberry on Fri
day evening.
. Also on Friday night, the Clin
ton boys will play the winner
of the Newberry-Chester game
scheduled for Thursday.
Clinton received a bye due to
its second place rating in the
conference.
Tourney play will end on Satur
day. The top squad will meet the
winner of the Western AA confer
ence for the upper state title.
In the last regularly scheduled
game of the season, Union down
ed Clinton 57-48 Friday night at
the local gym.
High scorer for Clinton was
Joe Gettys with 13, followed by
Scooter Holcombe with 12. Oth
ers were Phil Rogers, 7; Freddie
Whitman, 8; Tommy Davis, 6;
Billy Glenn, 2; Joel Whitsel, 2;
and Hap McSween.
13 Complete Work
At Presbyterian
Thirteen Presbyterian College
students completed work toward
their degrees during the first se
mester of the 1962-63 session.
Registrar Roslyn Martin announ
ced today.
The group Includes nine who
qualify for the bachelor of arts
degree and four for the bachelor
of science degree. They will re
ceive diplomas at the nefct regu
lar commencement exercises
scheduled for June 2.
Those 13 students who recently
concluded their undergraduate
study at Presbyterian College
are:
Bachelor of Arts degrees —
Sarah K. Estes and Sylvia K.
Wasson, both of Laurens; Mrs.
Judy Bolton Jarrett and Mike
Lay, both of Winder, Ga.; J.
Michael Marr of Fayetteville,
N. C.; Joseph O. Nixon of Car
rollton, Ga.; Frederick F. Saun
ders, Jr, of Decatur, Ga.; Wal
ter H. Stone. Jr., of Henderson,
N. C.; and John F. Williams, Jr,
of Sumter.
Bachelor of Science degree —
John P. Collins of Montgomery,
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Presents Globe to Thomwell
Gettys had 7-7 at the foul line*' Ala.; Thomas P. Davis, Jr., of
gaUon to pasa necessary *ali- ow of Dr Albert J. Thackston,
were held Sunday at the First
Presbyterian Church, Orange
burg The Rev. W. McLeod
Frampton officiated.
Survivors include a son, A. J.
Thackston of Clinton.
H. Heyward Nettles of Clinton,
was among the active pallbear
ers.
and led with 11 rebounds.
Clinton’s girls’ squad squeaked
by with- a one-point victory over
Union, 31-30. The margin of vic
tory was at the foul lines where
Clinton made 11 of 26 and Union
only 6 of 20.
Mary Nettles led the Clinton
team wi£h 18 points, foUowed
by Saifdra Huggins, 7; Janice
Ruff, & Black, Estes, Davidson,
Vaughan, Pitts and Sease.
In a single girls’ game against
Gaffney, the local team came out
on top, 34-23. Shirlejr Estes
sparked a good defensive game.
Janice Ruff with 17 points, was
high scorer for Clinton, followed
by Sandra Huggins, 13, Mary
Nettles, 4; Carol Shealy, Shirley
Estes, Norma Davidson, Irene
Vaughan, Dianne Pitts, Frances
Cato, Belinda Leonard, Marilyn
Sease, and Cytnhia Boyle.
To Accept Bids
On Libraiy Bonds
Sealed bids for a $125,000 gen
eral obligation bond issue for
expansion of the Laurens County
Public Library will be opened
March 7 at noon in the office of
County Treasurer Allen Coleman.
The county commissioners at a
called meeting Monday passed a
resolution for the bonds to be
sold in installments of $7,000 a
year for the first 10 years and
$11,000 each year for the next
five.
Attending the meeting were
Supervisor Furman Thomason
and County'Commissioner Paul
O’Dell and County Attorney
Ralph J. Wilson.
County Commisioner George
Penland was unable to attend the
meeting but later signed the re
solution.
The proposed expansion plan
calls for an addition to Hnuhi*. the
size of the present structure,
Clinton FFA Members
Note National Week
Vocational agriculture students
at Clinton-High School are join
ing this week with Future Farm-
e r s of America members
throughout the nation in activi
ties focusing attention on the im
portance of agriculture during
National FFA Week, February
16-23.
“Agriculture—Vital to Ameri
ca” is this year’s theme. Mem
bers are undertaking a campaign
to inform the public about the
importance of the agricultureal
industry in America, and of the
numerous and wide variety of op
portunities that exist in this field
for young rafen.
“We have such an abundance
of food that people take farmers
for granted,’ Avery Smith, voca
tional agriculture teacher at Clin
ton High, said this week. “Ac
tually, farming is our largest
and most vital industry, and it is
becoming increasingly important
with our expanding population.
well-trained and efficient armed
they have developed modern,
forces. Among the members of
their armed forces. Among the
members of their armed forces
morale is high and they Seem to
have developed an understanding
of the significant part they are
playing in the great struggle.”
College Announces
18-Game Baseball
Slate For Season
Presbyerian College will play
an 18-game baseball schedule,
including 11 home tilts, during
the 1963 season which opens
March 20, Coach Billy Tiller
announced today.
The Blue Hosemen open with
Erskine at Due West, and wind
up diamond action against Fur
man May 13 at Greenville.
There are three newcomers to
PC’s schedule this spring, and
all three—Virginia Military In
stitute, East Carolina, and
Easern Kentucky State—will
meet the Presbyterians at Clin.
on. Eight games are slated _ _
against Little Four opponents. ' '^‘In our area particularly, most
Columbia; Thomas A. Griffin of
Plant City, Fla.; and Robert L.
Wylie III of Charlotte.
Prayer Band Plans ,
Special Programs
The Sacred Acres Prayer Band
will meet at the grounds located
on the Ware Shoals-Waterloo
highway in the “fork section”
of the county on February 22 at
7:30 p. m.
String music and special sing
ing will feature the service, ac
cording to G. M. Davenport,
president.
On February 24 a special song
program is scheduled at 2:30 p.
m., with all singers and musi
cians having a special invitation.
Pancake Supper Set
For Shrove Tuesday
A . .p.ah$ake supper has been
scheduled for Shrove Tuesday,
February 26, at All Saints Epis
copal Church.
The event is sponsored by the
Episcopal Young People for a
Foreign Mission gift. Advance
tickets are on sale by members
of the group and will also be on
sale at the door of the educa
tional building.
Prayer Day Event
Set At Broad St.
Broad Street Methodist Church
will play host to the World Day
of Prayer program on March 1
at 3:30 p. m.
All denominations will be tak
ing part in the event, with the
Associate Reformed Presbyte
rian Church in charge of the
program.
A children’s service in Hodges
Hall of the host church is sched
uled for the same time. .
Sponsored by women of the
major Protestant and Orthodox
communions, the World Day of
Prayer, observed on the first Fri
day in Lent, 1ms a history of
more than 75 years.
The program is world-wide in
character, with basically the
same service being used by
groups in approximately 150
countries.
Sammy Loos of Thomwell (right),
president of the Laurens Coijnty 4-H
Livestock Club, here presents one of
five world globes made available to the
local club by the State 4-H office at
Clemson to Dr. M. A. Macdonald, presi-
At County Court Term
dent of Thomwell Orphanage, for use
by Thomwell. Others in the photo are
Pam Watt, secretary, and R. L: Wick
ham, leader of the club. The presenta
tion was made at the regular meeting
of the club on Saturday, Feb. 9, at
Thomwell.
Many Guilty Pleas Bring Sentences
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Devil aire* Play few Atlanta Dance
Songstress Beverly Muller and trombonist Ty Smith, mem
bers of Clinton High School's “Devilaires,” take a dance
break from their musical duties at the ROA dinner-dance held
* recently at Atlanta’s Capial City Coantry Club.
The group performed at the gala eveat after receiving an
intvttation from Lt. Cel. WllBam G. King, Jr., the
i«* ef the DshMas Chapter, Eeaerrs Officers’
CoL King was formally installed la that isslflen
175 guests at the social event.
iron unanimous acclaim for their excellent
I were taken en •extensive tears of the Atlanta
by their military hosts, members ef the Dobbins-based
44Bfh Troop Carrier Wing. Among seme of the areas visited
by the youngsters were Stone Mountain, Kemeoaw Manntain,
National Park, Atlanta's famed “Cyelerama,'’ DebMas Air
», the Naval Afar Btattoa, Atlanta, and the
Here is PC’s 1963 schedule:
March 20 — Erskine at Due
West; 22 —East Carolina at
Clinton; 26—Erskine at Clinton;
29—Virginia Military Institute
a Clinton; 80—Virginia Military
Institute at Clinton.
April 2—Wofford at Clinton;
5—Erskine at Dus West; 10—
Newberry at Newberry;
Eastern Kentucky State at Clin
ton; 20—Belmont Abbey at Clin
ton; 22—Furman at CUnton;
25—Erskine at Clinton; 27—
at Spartanburg
May S
Ga.;
of the businesses and jobs are
basically dependent upon sur
rounding farms for their exist
ence. Take away the farms, and
for all practical purposes, you
would destroy the entire com
munity.' .
Membership in FFA U mod*
Sup of farm boys wlpo are students
fo vocational agriculture in high
school. The organizatioa'S^Sctlxl-
ties are designed fo help develop
leadership
rural
senship.
and good citt-
Mercer at Clinton; 10—Wofford, The Clinton FFA chapter has
OvtmsatmwstmMM* JU% WbAWtkmsros HNUa
40 members. The officers are.
John Walker; vice-
Mill Bishop; secretary,
i ■ . .i. ., -— _ - Jfor; treasurer, J
at Ores* Jhek*; reporter, Tim
-find sentinel, William Johnson.
Chamber Directors
Elected By Members
Five new directors of the
Clinton Chamber of Commerce
were announced this week fol
lowing mail balloting.
Those elected to. three-year
terms beginning on April 1 are:
T. Heath Copeland, J. Robert
Cox, Don G. Creighton, Daniel
Orr, and Jim Von pollen.
Officers for the chamber will
be elected next mnoth. John L.
Mimnaugh heads a committee
to recommend a slate to the di
rectors.
Legion Auxiliary
Asks Flag Display
The American Legion Auxili
ary asks that all business firms
display thrir flags on Friday,
February 22.
Mrs. Joe W. McGee, American
ism chairman of the American
Legion Auxiliary, made this re-
_ to Carl Gori^ Chairman
of Che Merchants Division of the
Clinton Chamber of ComnM&e.
Men's Church Group
In Meeting Tonight
The Wesley Brotherhood of
Broad Street Methodise Church
has scheduled a supper meeting
for tonight (Thursday) at 7:20.
All members are urged to at-
An interesting program
has been planned.
Walter Williams pleaded guilty
on Tuesday in General Sessions
Court in Laurens to a shooting
that blinded a 17-year-old girl
at her home last April.
The defendant was sentenced
by presiding Judge Frank Eppes
of Greenville, to six years, sus
pended after service of three
years, with probation for five
years.
City Police Capt. W. D. Burns
told the court that the incident
occurred when the girl’s step
father, James Evans, and Wil
liams got into an argument at
Evans’ apartment in a housing
project.
Williams went to his home, got
a 12-gauge shotgun, returned to
the Evans apartment and called
to Evans to come outside, the of
ficer said. Evans refused, and
Williams fired through a window,
he said. The blast hit the girl in
the face as she huddled with two
children in a bedroom. The girl,
Johnnie Mae Griffin, was gravely
wounded but recovered after long
hospitalization.
Doctors said, according to
Capt. Burns, that she will be
blind the balance of her life.
Williams plealed guilty to as
sault and battery with intent to
kill and carrying a concealed
weapon.
On Tuesday, testimony in the
trial of Johnnie Franks, charged
with indecent exposure, was com
pleted and arguments to the jury
began Wednesday.
On Monday Charles Shelton
drew a three-year sentence after
pleading guilty to breaking into
the Laurens County Court House
last December.
Shelton was sentenced by pre
siding Judge Eppes.
Shelton, charged with the theft
of $20 worth of stamps, cigars,
a watch and fountain pens from
the court house offices, pleaded
guilty to housebreaking and lar
ceny. He told Judge Eppes he
had been drinking at the time.
TUESDAY GUILTY* PLEAS
Judge Eppes directed a verdict
of not guilty in the case of James
Bluford, Negro, of near Laurens,
who had been charged with mur
der in the shot gun death of Dan
iel Pulley, 45, in Bluford’s home
last November 10. Solicitor W.
T. Jones recommended the di
rected verdict after testimony
in the case had been heard.
In another trial, Richard
Barnes, charged with driving un
der the influence of intoxicants,
third offense, was tried in his
absence and convicted. Judge
Eppes handed down a sealed sen
tence.
Harold Martin, 24, pleaded
^guilty to assult and battery with
intent to kill and carrying a con
cealed weapon and was sen
tenced to three years, suspended
after service of six months or
payment of $800, with probation
for four years.
Martin had been charged with
cutting assistant Postmaster Eu
gene Craven on the neck last De
cember in a parking area pear
the Post Office.
In other cases Tuesday, Judge
Eppes handed down the follow
ing sentences after the defend
ants pleaded guilty:
Howard Johnson, asault and
battery of a high and aggravated
nature, 18 months; suspended,
probation for two years.
James Franklin Roberts, forg
ery, three cases, five years in
each case; suspended, probation
for five years with special con
ditions. '
Erskine Henry, obtaining goods
by false pretense, one year, sus
pended.
Darrell Moon, non-support, one
year or $1,500, suspended on
payment of $20 a week toward
support of his dependents and
probation for fjve years.
In the month, into a self-service
laundry’s coin box.
George Franklin Arrowood
pleaded guilty to resisting an of
ficer and drew a three-year sen
tence; suspended after six
months or payment of $500, with
probation for three years. At the
same time he pleaded guilty to
second offense driving under the
influence and was sentenced to
one year or $1,000; suspended
after three months or payment
of $300 and three years probation.
A third charge, asault and bat
tery with intent to kill, brought
a three-year sentence, suspended,
with three years probation. All
three sentences were ordered to
run concurrently.
Other sentences Imposed by
Judge Eppes after the defendants
entered guilty pleas included:
J. Harvey Malpass, assault and
battery with intent to kill, five
years; suspended after 18 months
with five years probation.
Jesse B. Lydie, non-support, one
year or $1,500; suspended on pay
ment of $15 a week toward the
support of dependants with pro
bation for three years.
Jesse B. Lydie, escaping from
public works, 60 days.
J. L. Sanders, larceny, four
years; suspended after six
months and four years probation.
Aice Worthy, violation of the
liquor laws, two cases, six
months or $600; suspended after
payment of $300 or service of
throe months on each charge.
Oscar Lee Coleman, driving
under the influence, second of
fense, one year or $1,000; sus
pended after $300 or three months
Five cases were no! pressed up- with three years probation.
on recommendation of Solicitor
Jones: James C. Moore, violation
of bad check law!; Manor Cathey,
forgery (two cases); Archie Wil
lis, forgery; Melvin Madden, vior
lation of liquor law; and James
T. Harrison, non-support.
MONDAY GUILTY PLEAS
Haskel Martin, 19, of Green
ville, pleaded guilty to two charg
es of housebreaking and larceny
and was sentenced to three years
in each case, the sentences to run
concurrently. He was accused of
breaking into a restaurant in
Laurens last December and later
PC Graduates Get
* * *
Commissions as second lieutenants in the U. S.
Army Officer's Reserve Corps were presented to these
four Presbyterian College students who completed re
quirements for their degrees at the close of the first
semester of the 1962-63 session. Col. A. J. Thackston,
retired armv officer now serving as PC student dean, is
pictured at far right awarding the commissions at the
close of a brief ceremony in the office of President
Marshal] W.; Brown,
are: Joe Nixon
Decatur, Ga.;
L. Wylie, HI,
The recipients, from left tb right,
Carrollton, Ga.; Fred Saunders of
of Sumter; and Robert
James Poore, obtaining goods
by false pretense, three years;
suspended - with probation for
t hree eyars.
Fred Spurgeon Jr., housebreak-
ing and larceny, one year; sus-.
pended with probation for one
year.
Rufus Anderson, larceny, one
year; suspended with probation
for one year.
Charles Hale, larceny, one
year; suspended after service of
six months.
John W. Bailey, escaping from
public works, 60 days, to run con
secutively with previous senten
ces.
Willie Lee Satterwhite, forgery
and larceny, three years; 4 sus
pended after one year and three
years probation on each charge,
the sentences. to run concurrent
ly.
Clyde Mason, forgery, two cas
es, 23 months in each case, to
run concurrently.
Joseph C. Ralph, violation of
liquor law, one year or $1,500;
suspended after $750 or six •
months with three years proba
tion.
Clyde Booker, assault and bat
tery of a high and aggravated
nature,, two years; suspended
with probation for two years.
Coley Conway Jr., assault and
battery with intent to kill, throe
years; suspended with probation
for three years.
Young Faucette, violation of
the liquor law, 60 days or $200;
suspended after payment of $U»
or 30 days with probation for one
year.
Jack Lee and Paul Cash Peck,
driving under the tafluenco, sec
ond offense, one year
each; suspended upon
of $250 or service of three:
with probation for tw* w
Clyde Davis Tinsley,
undsr Ifae * ^
tense, one year