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IK T . .• - f *; Scouts Named For Awards Promotions Thirteen Clinton area Boy Scouts received promotions and awards at the Laurens District Court of Honor on Monday eve- S. Broad St. Wreck Injures Four Four persona were injured around 2:30 a. m., Sat urday, when this 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 went out of control on South Broad St., clipped a utility pole and apparently overturned near Thornwell Memorial Pres byterian Church. The injured, carried to Bailey Memorial Hospital by a Gray Funeral Home ambulance and city patrol car, were identified as Marie W^hunt, 24, of Clinton; Rojr- er Dayton, 20, of Fairhfrveft, Vti; Ronnie Sineath, 19. of Joanna; and Tony Bedenbaugh, 19, also of Joanna. Sineath and Bedenbaugh were later transferred by ambulance to Greenville General Hospital, where they remained in faiy condition yesterday. Dayton was dismissed from Bailey Memorial Hos pital Wednesday. At press time, Miss Wehunt was ?till a patient.—Photo by Jimmy Cooper. ninR, according to Ralph Ted- ards, advancement chairman. They include: Larry Summers, Troop 75, pro motion to first; Jimmy Abrams and Steve Floyd, both of Troop 75, promotion to Star. Billy Byars, Troop 75. promo^ tion to Life. 4 - Merit baidges were awarded pt the folowing members of Troop tv \ Steve Lehman. Tommy Law- son, Larry Summers, Steve Floyd, Howard Marshall; Jim Abrams, Ronnie Davenport, Jeff O’Dell and Billy Byars. Rubinoff To Perform Here Monday Evening Rubinoff and his violin will be, Sargent, whose numbers will in- presented in a popular concert) elude Prelude, Op. 28, by Chopin. . D 1 -Rubinoff s violin is a Stradi- m Belk Auditorium on Monday, ...... . f __ ! vanus which is insured for $100,- March 25 at 8 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Clinton Lions Club 000. It was made in 1731 and was a possession of the Romanoff, reigning family of Russia. The program presented by Ru-1 The violin is famous for its binoff will include “Clair de j tone, its full range and almost Lune,” “Warsaw Concerto ”, unbelievable depth. “Davy “Rhapsody in Blue” and "Davy Crockett,” the latter done in 15 different styles. Also appearing on the program will be American pianist Paul Georgia Pastor To Address PC Students The Rev. William A. Adams, pastor of the Athens (Ga.) First Presbyterian Church, will speak to the Presbyterian College stu dent body next Wednesday at morning chapel exercises in Belk Auditorium. Announcement was made to day by the Rev. Thomas A.-SUU- worth, chairman of the religious actviities committee, who is in charge of the student worship programs. Chapel exercises be gin at 10 a.m., and the public is invited to attend. Scouts WiH Comp At Lake Greenwood The annual Laurens District Camporee is scheduled for Fri day and Saturday, March 22 and 23 at Greenwood State Park. Over 100 scouts from this area are expected for the event. A complete camp will be set up and competition is planned in many aspects of scouting. Parents and friends are in vited to visit during the camp oree, according to Bill Brackett, district Scout executive, z Meet To Organize oH Leaq 63 Softball League A meeting has been scheduled for Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Mill Community Bunding to organize a church softball league. All churches interested in par ticipating in the program are ask ed to have a representative at tend. Rubinoff will appear at Belk Auditorium twice on Monday. A special children’s concert is scheduled for 2:30 p.rtti‘ The concert is a benefit for the Lions Club's local charities, in cluding the sight conservation program. ' Tickets are on sale in Clinton at all Drug Stores, Clinton Mill Community House, Johnson’s Men’s Shop and Dillard Boland. Jeweler. In Joanna, tickets may be pur chased at Gilder and Weeks Drug Store, Nabors Service Sta tion, Joanna Stores, and Phillips 66 Station, Allen Morris, Former PC Tennis Star, To Address Student Body Allen Morris, former Presby terian College tennis sjtaj’ who now serves as employment man ager of Burlington IndUstrise. #ill address the PC student body this Friday on opportunities in the textile industry. He is scheduled to speak at 10 a.m. in Belk Auditorium as part of the regular chapel exercises. The public is invited. A student leader prior to his 1956 graduation from Presby terian, Morris was a member of the United States Davis Cup tennis team in 1954-’56. He joined Burlington in 1968, later was named executive development manager of the New York per sonnel department and in 1961 was transferred to the Greens boro. N.C. executive offices to be come employment manager. •.,,.. i, i. j, ■ Vol. 64 — No. 12 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 21, 1963 Land Purchase Authorized For Sewer Project Village School , Dedicated Sunday ■tv ¥ NS?- I mi A new village school was dedi cated Sunday afternoon at Whit ten Village. The $250,000 building, contain ing 14 classrooms, a library and auditorium, has been occupied since the middle of January. L. H. Lee, business manager of the institution, welcomed guests and introduced Rev. Gor don Peery, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church of Clinton, who gave the invocation. Dr. B. O. Whitten, superin tendent of the vilage, gave the dedidatory address. Mrs. Ayliffe Jacobs, supervisor of schools, also made a short talk. A tour of the facility followed the dedication. r' m i;- iiiv Date Changed For Miss Clinton Contest; Now May 4 City To Get New Dumping Area h ■; At Dedication Ceremonies Thornwell Fellowship Council Retreat \ The Senior Hi Fellowship Council of Thornwell Orphanage will hold the annual Retreat to morrow and Saturday at Camp Fellowship on Lake Greenwood. Miss Juliet “McCrprey, senior adivsor,- will accompany the young people. The Rev. Bill Plunk, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Columbia, will lead inspirational discussions. Clinton Jaycees this week changed the date of the Miss Clinton pageant to May 4. The event is scheduled for Belk Au ditorium at 8:00' p. m. on that date. Committee appointments were announced this week for the an nua! beauty contest. They include: Entries—Don Longshore, Tom my Simpson and Marvin Man- ley. Staging-—A1 Undari; Awards— Lawrence Young; Publicity— George Dailey; Advertising and Program—Allen White; Judges— Charles Johnson; Parade—Earl Horton. Rosters Committee of the Jay- cettes—Doris Lee; Budget and Finance—Ken McCrary. These were the principals in the dedicatory ceremonies for the new aca demic school at Whitten Village held Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of the new’ building. They are (1. to r.) R. L. Plaxico, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institution; Mrs. Ayliffe Jacobs, Supervisor of the Village school; L. H. Lee, business manager of the Vil lage; Mrs. Tom Anderson of Greenwood, a member of the Whitten Village Pa rents Club, and Dr. B. O. Whitten, su perintendent of the Village.—Photo by Jimmy Cooper. Clinton’s City Council last night moved a step further toward providing improved and extended sewer service for the southeastern section of the city. Council approved ihe purchase of approximately 40 acres of land on which to construct la goons which will serve the needs of a large and growing area. The land is situated approxi mate! > a mile east of the city limits and will be purchased from the Jobe Simpson estate. Engineers were expected here this week to make preliminary surveys, in addition to some work that has already been done toward getting the project under way. The next step will be the securing of rights of way for the pipe line, after which • the en gineers will make plans and specifications for-the work. . City officials stated mat it is hoped that bids can be received and work started by July. The project will be financed partly by some funds on hand and by the issuance of revenue bonds. The details of financing have not yet been worked out,, it V Dr. R. B. Suber Named Whitten Village Assistant For Laurens Second The Laurens Baptist Associa tion wiU conduct an Association- al-wide conference on March 25. Rev. J. W. Spillers, moderator, states that the pastor of the As sociation will meet with the Lau rens Second Baptist Church at 4:30 p. m., with a mass meeting of the 42 churches set for 7:30 p. m. Speakers for the event include Rev. J. C. Rice, Poplar Springs Baptist Church; Dr. Robert Cooper, Laurens First Baptist Church; and Rev. James Mit chell, Joanna First Baptist. Appearing on the evening pro gram will be Rev. J. B. Aber crombie, Bellview Baptist Church and Rev. James W. Buckingham, South Main Street Baptist, Greenwood. The meeting will be held in connection with the simultaneous revival which the Association will conduct March 31-April 7. Dr. Harold Lindsay, superinten dent of evangelism for South Cuv r [ Marjorie, the daughter of Mr olina Baptists, will lead the reJ vival effort •> • .s >#•! MARJORIE ARNOLD JEAN CROUCH Dr. R. B. Suber of Whitmire, will join the Whitten Village staff on May 15 as Assitant Superin tendent, according to announce ment this week by Dr. B. O. Whitten. Dr. Suber graduated at David son College in 1942, after which he served in the U.S. Navy for over four years. He received his M.D. degree in 1951 at Vanderbilt University. Azalea Homes Slates 1963 Dealer's Show Arnold, Crouch Named '63 CHS Top Graduates Marjorie Arnold and Jean Crouch have been named vale dictorian and salutatorian, re spectively, at Clinton k H i g h School .for 1963. The selection was made on the basis of their scholastic averages for the past three and one-half years. and Mrs. J. B. Arnold, is cur rently serving as co-editor of the Clintonian, a student year book, and is a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. She has been active in the Future Homemakefs of Ameri ca and the National Honor So- city. She attended Palmetto Girls’ State her junior year. __ The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Crouch of Joanna, Jean holds the position of circulation manager of the Clintonian, is president of the National Honor Society, and treasurer of the Future Business Leaders of America. She has served as treasurer of the National Junior Honor Society and was class secretary her junior year. The young scholars will speak at the high school graduation on May 27. Azalea Homes’ 1963 Dealer's Show has been scheduled for March 26-27 here. Shelton J. Rimer, president of Azalea Homes, Inc., said this week that dealers, salesmen and financial leaders from New Jer sey to Florida will attend. The parking lot of M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, here will serve as a show case for 16 differ ent mobile homes manufactured at the plant at 212 S. Livingston St., Clinton. Registration will be March 26 at the Gala Motor Inn. A cock tail party will follow at 6:30 p. m., with a dance in the Hotel Mary Musgrove ballroom at 9 p. m. March 27 will be show day, with guests viewing the mobile home at the bank parking lot. Azalea Homes has had one of its best year, according to presi dent Rimer, which he contributes to the quality of mobile homes built by local labor. 1 Over 100 persons are employed at the fast growing Laurens County industry. State Convention Meets At Bell St. -./ His intern service was done at Presbyterian Hospital in Chica go. Following his internship, he re turned to his home town of Whit mire, where he has been in gen eral practice for the past 11 years. Suber is the grandson of the late Zack Suber, a pioneer citizen of Whitmire, and son of O. P. Suber. Dr. and Mrs. Suber, the former Eleanor Rae of Chicago, have one child. Dr. Whitten stated this week that he is extremely gratified that Dr. Suber has finally made the decision to serve at Whitten Village, because of his “fine training and experience and the great humanitarian spirit so eas ily manifested” after he had his first interview with Dr. Suber. The final decision of Dr. Suber was determined in an interview at Whitten Village attended by members of the board of trustees and the superintendent on March 14. Piono Students To Appear In Auditions The students of Mrs. Eva B. Land and Mrs. Robert Black will participate in auditions on March 28, 29, and 30. The auditions will beoinder <the auspices of the National Guild of Piano Teachers. H. Shelden Timmerman of Den mark will be in charge of the local auditions! He will hear prepared material, give a rating and an opinion. '"'“f Fashion Revue Set At Bell Street CHnton-Lydia Employees Get Service Pins at thoee Sendee awards pins recognizing 10- 16-20 years continuous service wen pre sented to 126 Clin ~ by President Robert M. Vance at the 8th animal service awards banquet at Thorn well Friday evening. flp receiving awards are F. J. Carnes. Lydia, 20 yean pins; MoaeUe Nelson, Lydia, 10 pin. President Vance and Inez McGinnis, Clinton, 15 yean pin.—-Photo by Dan Yarborough. Power Interruption ' At Clinton Mill Sunday Afternoon V, 7: Power service in the Clinton Mills area will be interrupted briefly on Sunday, March 24, according to the Duke Power Co. The interruption of service from 2:00-2:30, has been made necessary due to the installa tion of new tranflormers. Revival Services V Dr. R. L. Deneen Of the Park Street Baptist Church, Colum bia, will be the guest minister at revival services scheduled for the First Baptist Church, Clinton, April 1-7. J. E. Martin will lead the congregational singing. SPONSOR CAKE SALE The members of Bailey Me morial Methpdist Church will sponsor a cake sale Saturday, March 23, in front of the store bunding formally occupied by Murray Garber, The sale win be gin at 9:30 a. m.\ Bell Street High School was the scene of the annual convention of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Honor Society last Wednesday. Over four hundred visitors from fifty-six high schools at-> tended. Winston Mclver presided at the event. Bell Street High School Band and Glee Club furnished music. . - Conducting the devotional was the Rev. Clarence Davenport. McQuilla Hudson, principal, greeted the group, and Sarah Copeland, Bell Street chapter president, gave the welcome ad dress. Dr. C. J. Johnson; chairman of the South Carolina chapter, gave an address on “Opportuni ties Unlimited — A Challenge to Youth.” A reception was given in the gymnasium following the meet ing for the members of the local and visiting societies, the Glee Club and Band. Hie local officers are: Sarah Copeland, president; James Byrd, vice president; Lilli* Su ber, secretary; Gloria Childs, as sistant secretary; and Velma Pruitt, treasurer. Mrs. Jeroline Morris is spon sor. The committee Is composed of Mrs. A. R. Barksdale, Mrs. P. V. Jones, and Mrs. C. G. Pru itt. Bell Street Home Economica Department, under the direction of Mrs. C. G. Pruitt, will pre sent its annual fashion revue in the high school auditorium, on Monday, March 25. The event is set for 8 p. m. Models will be members of the home economics* clothing classes. “Fashion By The Yard” is the title of the revue. The public is invited to attend. ay .y H Blalock Is Selected As Chamber Prexy Francis Blalock was elected president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, with his term be ginning April 1, at a meeting of the Board of Directors on Tues day at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. Blalock, co-owner of Sunshine Cleaners, is past president of the Clinton Lions Club. He has serv ed as a chairman of the an nual Community Chest drive. Retiring president A. B. God frey presided at the Tuesday meeting. He gave the report of the parking committee. Blalock, speaking as member- bership chairman, reported 15 new member with 19 member ship. - Directors were given a copy of the financial report for 1962-1963. They were given a form to in dicate committee service prefer ences. The form will be mailed to the 'members with the April Chamber bulletin. Retiring directors are: George Cornelson, W. P. Jacobs, John Mimnaugh, W. C. Neely and C. H. Leonard. Directors elected to the board beginning April 1 are: T. Heath Copeland, Don G. Creighton, J. Robert Cox, Dan E. Orr and James Von Hollen. Hold over directors: Francis Blalock, A. B. Godfrey, Robert E. Johnson, R. H. McGee, Ray Pitts, J. A. Addison, L. D. Lott, M. D. Milam, Jr., Edward Per ry and D. B. Smith. was stated. Council also moved to elimin ate a bothersome problem from a growing and rather thickly populated area in the northern section of the city by transfer ring the city dumping ground to a site further out off Highway 308. The city has purchased ap proximately 106 acres bordering Beard’s Fork and including the area just beyond the creek on the right side of the highway. The property extends back from the highway for a considerable dis tance and is well situated for the purpose, city officials said. The land was bought from the former H. D. Henry estate for $100 an acre. Council approved connection for a water main to the C. C. Giles subdivision south of the city on Highway 56. The con tract for the connection will be in accordance with that author ized for Woodland Acres, a sub division west of the city. The city will install water mains on N. Bell Street ahd the south side of E. Carolina Avenue v to provide fire protection for those areas, and water mains on two new streets opened in the Caldwell Street area. Council voted to reimburse Yarborough Oil Co. $100 for pert of the expense for damages to • motor installation. The damage occurred after due notice by the utility customer and apparently resulted from a loose connection at a transformer. „ . Council directed that bids be accepted at a meeting of Council on April 5 for a house on Thorn well Street owned by the city. The house is to be removed and the lot cleaned of all debris. Russ Emerson, president of the Jaycees, and other members of the group met with council seek ing information as to any bene fits to be derived by property owners in an annexed area. No particular area was specified. The group was to meet later with city officials for further confer ences. The monthly report of the po lice department showed fines in municipal court for February totaled $1,516.50. In addition 460 days on the public works were imposed, on offenders. Representatives of the CNAL Rajlroad were approached dur ing the past week by city offi cials in regard to using the area between the CN&L and Seaboard Railroads in the center of the city for a parking lot. But very little (Continued on page 8) Camp fire Girb Celebrate Birthday The Clinton Council of Camp molded a program uniquely suit- Fire Girls, Inc., an agency of the Community Chest, is cele brating “birthday week.” This week marks the 53rd anniversary of the national organization. “Wo-He-Lo”, the story of camp Fire Girls tells us some facts about Camp Fire. The name. Camp Fire Girls, was suggested by a poet. Fire symbolizes the home, the place of comfort and cheer. Camp symbolizes the out- of-doors spirit of the organiza tion. And so, in 1910 with the selection of the name Camp Fire Girls, America’s .first national organization for girls of every nationality, race, creed and econ omic status came into being, r It was through the'inspiration, imagination and efforts of Dr. and Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick,' authorities in child health, rec reation and education that the Camp Fire Girls wiu '" bora. ed to the needs of young girls. From the first Camp Fire Girls have received approval of many. Religious leaders approve it for it’s reverence for the spiri tual side of life; civic leaders, for it’s ideals of service; artists, for it’s appreciation of beauty; medical and health workers, for it’s formation of good health ha bits. Parents approve its good common sense in giving. The children love it because it is al ways fun. In February, 1950, under the sponsorship of the Lydia Wo man’s Club, four groups of Camp Fire girls met in the Ly dia community of, Clinton, mak ing the first record of organized Camp Fire activity in Clinton. ThtTsmall group that first met in the Lydia, cqmxnunity has grown to 500 members and par ticipates in an entouive pro- Working with a group of other Bram to further it* tiftectivac dedicated men and women prom- strengthen and enrich Inent in the fields of sort*! woifc, I role of the girl in htr corn- psychology, and edueitttm, thef t munity. , • . Some of the special events planned for this “birthday week” celebration include: visits to a local radio station with some groups appearing on the air; at- tenfiffig school iSPuni&rm din March 20. The entire Camp Fire family, including members, leaders, volunteer workers and officers attended the churches oT their choice and sat as groups on Son- day, the beginning of their cele bration. ^ , Throughout the year, mem bers of the organization partici pate in civic activities, including Community Chest drives. World Day of Prayer, Christmas pn- rades, special church and other civic activitka. Dun ces, cook-outs, family Dad-Daughters banquets, tion of sick and shut-im beautification, nature st«d! cooking, i arte an many other rorjjnd gram. rr y \ Y l