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4 '’a-’"'*-'* ,»y». ! * / 3hp (Elintnn At Spring Presbytery Rally These were the principals at the Spring Rally of the South Carolina Pres bytery Men of the Church held Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Ware Shoals. Lt. Gov. Robert E. McNair of Allendale was the guest speaker. Pictur ed (left to right) are Rev. John Ashen- felder host pastor; Jack Rogers of An derson, S. C. Synod Men’s President; Claude Lynch, Ware Shoals, Presbytery President; Lt. Gov. McNair; J. Barron McNinch, Ware Shoals, secretary-treas urer; and Hubert W. Graydon of Lau rens, vice-president. Mr. McNair’s topic was “Our Unity in Christ.”—Photo by Jimmy Cooper. Kiwamans To Sponsor Easter Sunrise Service An Easter Sunrise Service will be held Sunday morning, April 14, at 6:15 a. m., in Belk Audi torium on the Presbyterian Col lege campus. Speaker for the service will be the Rev. J. Gordon Perry, pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lu theran Church. Other ministers participating Sunrise Service Planned In Joanna Joanna’s Community Easter Sunris^ service will be held Sun day, April 14 at 6 p. m. in the Joanna Assembly of God church. Rev. Herbert Thomas, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church will be the speaker. Other ministers and churches of the community participating in the service will be Rev. Floyd Brewer, Pentecostal Holiness Church; Rev. John F. Horn, Jr., First Presbyterian Church; Rev. Ben F. Jones, Assembly of God church; Rev. Olin Martin, Joan na Church of God; and Rev. James B. Mitchell, First Bap tist. " - The public, is invitsd. this special community service. First Baptist Ottirdt To Present Coster Music The choirs of the First Baptist Church of Joanna win present a program of Efiter music on Sun day, April 14. The combined choirs will do “Hosanna,” by Gregor; the church choir will present “In Jo seph’s Lovely Garden,” by Dick inson. Miss Willa Rae McGowan will be soloist. ‘ v “Christ The Lord Is Risen,” from Lyra Dlvidica, wil be giv en by the Carol choir. “In The End of the Sabbath,” by Oley Speaks, a solo, wil be sung by Mrs. Ethel R. Riser of Green ville. During the evening service, the church choir will sing “Were You There,” by Lovan, with Miss Jennie Rae Surratt, soloist. The Lord’s Supper will be tak en at the evening service. AH Soints Lists Special Services Holy Week services at All Saints’ Episcopal Church include Holy Communion this evening (Mundy Thursday) at 8 p. m. A three-hour Good Friday ser vice is scheduled for tomorrow, April 12. The service is designed, according to the Rev. John Ri vers, 1 priest-in-charge, so that people may come and go as they jrtsh, according to the amount of time available to them. Regular Sunday services at the church include Holy Communion at 9 a. m., morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. m., and even ing prayer at 7:30 p. m. Revival Slated At Epworlh Methodist Spring revival services have been, scheduled at Epworth Me thodist Church in Joanna for April 15 through April 21 with services each evening at 7:30. Rev. Perry W. Turner, .a for mer pastor of Epworth and now < pastor of LynWbod and Trinity Methodist Churches of Ldncas- tar, will be the guest speaker. The lay leader will be the Rev. Barry M. Carter, pastor of the St. John Methodist Church of Greenville. Special prayer services are being held this week on Wednes day and Thursday evenings at 7 p. m. Guest speaker for Wednes day was Wayne Hopper, pre- minis terlal student at Presby terian College. Speaking this evening (Tliirs- day) will be the Rev. Olin Mar tin, pastor of tbs Joanna Church *ef God. . Us Rev. J. Herbert Thomas, pester of the church, states that the puMte is invited to attend all of the services. will be the Rev., John Rivers, priest-in-charge of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, who will be the leader of the service and give the invocation. The Rev. M. Floyd Hellams, pastor, of Davidson Street Bap tist Church, will have the respon sive reading. Rev. A. S. Harvey of Broad Street Methodist Church will read the scriptures. Rev. J. W. Spillers, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, will have the prayer and benediction. This community service is sponsored by the ministers of Clinton and the Clinton Kiwanis Club. The public is invited to attend. Littleton Is Now Switch-Hitter For Chicago Farm Club Switch-hitting is a newly found talent ^in Kinard Littleton, for mer Clinton High athlete, who signed a bonus baseball contract with the Cleveland Indians. Littleton, drafted by the Chica- go'-Whtte Sox this past winter and now training with the Sox Class AAA farm team, began hitting from the left side in drills last week. According to reports, he hit 385-foot triple his first time up left-handed. He is currently hit ting around .000 with the triple-A club. He is expected to play with the Class AA Lynchburg, Va., team in the Sally League this season. Candy Sole Girl's Camp George BBrockenbrough and Miss Kathryn Dicus are serving as co-chairmen of the annual Camp Fire Candy sale now in progress in the Clinton area. The Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls, an agency of the Greater Clinton Community Chest, conducts this once a year candy sale to help raise funds for summer camp. Camp ing expense is not included in the funds received from the Com munity Chest. Brockenfarough pointed out this week that the Clinton Council of Camp Fire girls makes 40 cents Merchants Group Seeks Banking On Saturday, Parking The Merchants Division of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday morning at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Charles G. Buice, chairman, presided. Reports were presented by va rious Committee chairmen. The special events committee stated that plans are being made for a ‘‘value days” events. The group voted to ask local banks to keep a window open on Saturday mornings. This ser vice, they stated, is needed in an effort to alleviate the mer chants having to keep on hand a large amount of cash. The parking committee was asked by the group to see if ad ditional parking space near the post office could be designated as 10 minute parking. Members were asked to turn in names of newcomers to the Chamber of Commerce office. D. B. Smith won the door prize a visor set donated by Cox Home and Auto Supply Co. The door prize for May will be do nated by Maxwell Brothers Fur niture Co. Vol. 64 — No. 15 Clinton, S. S., Thursday, April 11, 1963 TB And Health Group Slate Directors Meet Directors of the Tuberculosis and Health Association of Green- wood-Laurens counties will meet at 4:30 on April 18 at the First Baptist Church in Green wood ot adopt a program of work and budget for the 1963-64 year. Members of the Executive Committee and the program committee chairmen will hold a prior meeting at 3:30 to consider program activities and budget items for recommendation to the full board. Henry M. Faris of Laurens will serve as chairman of this group. Rev. James A. Bowers of Greenwood, president, stated that all of the Association’s program activities are aimed toward the eradication of tuberculosis and e control of other respiratory iseases. Dr. Downs Heads Dept. At Denison Dr. Lentl^iel H. Downs, who was professor of English at Pres byterian College In 1940-42, has been appointed chairman of the departmen of English at Denison University, Granville, Ohio, for a three-year term, starting in June. He has been on the faculty there since 1947, and has been professor since 1956. He was chairman of the general educa tion course in literature and com position in 1954-57. Dr. Downs, his mother, Mrs. Leon H. Downs, and his two sons, Richard, 10, and Christopher, 8, reside on Route 2, Granville, O, Holiday Season Hours Given By Library Hours for th< PrcsbyUrmn '”’7"“' ' t,u “ CoUege-Community library were rCgUlar monthly meetin S announced for the Easter season Tuesd ay. April 9. at 7:30 p. m today by Miss Marian Burts, at the Mary librarian. From April 11 through 17, Stores Open 'Til TPM. This Friday Clinton stores will remainfepen until 7 p.m. on Friday, April 12, Charles G. Buice, chairman of the Merchants Division stated today. This later , closing hour was recommended by the holiday- store hour schedule committee with J. C. Thomas as chairman. "Lost Supper" Lecture Monday At Church “The Last Supper,” by Leonar do di Vinci, wil be discussed at the First Baptist Church Monday night at 8:00 by J. W. Lawrence, when he addresses the Workman Sunday School class, Mrs. W. L. Anthony, program chairman, an nounced. He will illustrate his discussion with colored slides. Mr. Lawrence has done consid erable research on di Vinci and his paintings,' and presents a narrative of “The Last Supper,” interpreting the groupings of‘the characters in the picture, and other sidelights. Mr. Lawrence will be remem bered in Clinton where he and Mrs. Lawrence operated The Wheel up until some ten years, ago. He is now editor and pub lisher of The Landrum Leader in Landrum. The public is invited to attend, Mrs. Lewis C. Horton, president, said. B. b P. W. Meeting Held On Tuesday The Clinton Business and Pro fessional Women's Club held the on ■ m Musgrove Hotel, with fifteen present. The president, Mrs.’ R. W hours will, be 8:30 a.mT until T tT F ‘ c ° luc “ t ’ J " rB ‘ 11 TT ‘ 5 p.m., on Saturday, April 13, JohnSon ’ pre “ ded a * the m “ 1 ' 8 a.m. until noon. The library Spring Vacation Begins. Today At PC Presbyterian (College students will leave tie campus and head for home this Thursday for their annual Spring vacation period. The week-long Easter holiday will extend through the follow ing Wednesday, April 17, with classes scheduled to resume on regular schedule the next morn ing. After the return to campus, there’ll be a solid month of book- work ahead before the start of final examinations on May 24. Program BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION i The First Baptist Church Kin dergarten is now accepting regis trations for the 1963-64 session. Parents who are interested are asked to call Mrs. J. A. Orr, Jr., director of the kindergarten. from each dollar box of candy sold. Five cents goes into the treasury of the individual group making the sale and the remaining 35 cents is used en tirely to help defray expenses for the week long summer encamp ment. Blue and white costumed Camp Fire Girls, accompanied by leaders, will visit surround ing towns on holidays and Satur days during April selling their special wrapped boxes of candy. “When you buy a box of Camp Fire Candy you are helping send a girl to camp,” Broqkenbrough said this week. Assisting the co-chairmen in this fund-raising event are Mrs. Joel Cox, Mrs. Keith McGee and Mrs. James Von Hollen. Leaders representatives also assisting with sale are Miss Nel lie Osborne, Mrs. Eva B. Land, and Mrs. Miriam Gray. are the thrae winners in 41m annual Spelling v . aP^tral Elementary | School on . are, left t6 right, Kay Glonon of Ford, ms ss “t* Others taking part in the contelstwere: Lenny Wil kie of Gray Court-Owings, A. J. Cos of Garlington, Doris Waters of Prttridaiioe, Margaret Gi ville, Bill Trakas oi Laurens _ Laurens Central, Charlene Fuller of . School, Gloria Cato of Clinton Junior Thornton of Hampton Avenue-Photo by will be closed on Easter Sunday. The regular schedule will re sume after April 17. Army Recruiters 1st In Southeast _ Being first in the southeast is getting to be a habit with South Carolina Army recruiters. For the third consecutive month they have exceeded their enlistment quota, attaining 118.75 per cent for March, and again topping the 10 other main sta- tions in the Third United States Army. The 21 Army Recruiters in isl v cities assigned to the Army Re- cruiting Main Station at Ft. Jackson, achieved their 118.75 per cent total of 152 with 116 non-prior service, 34 prior ser vice, and 2 women’s enlistments. The. main station, commanded by Major Bruce R. Volk, is head quarters for the tate and a seven-county area around Savan nah, Ga. The local Army Recruiting Sta tion serving this area is located at the bid Post Office building in Gerenwood. The telephone num ber is OR 5-7021, and is manned by M-Sgt. John N. Pinkston. Mrs. DeLoadie Wins Cancer Service Award Mrs. Sarah Dixon DeLoach 'of Laurens, was presented a cita tion and medallion for distin guished service in cancer control for 1962 at the annual spring meeting of the South Carolina Di vision of the American Cancer Society at the Wade Hampton Hotel in Columbia last week. Mrs. Donald S. Russell, wife of the governor, made the presenta tion before some 500 volunteer workers in the state convening for a day-long session. Mrs. DeLoach has had a long, notable career with U}e American Cencer Society, Mrs. Russell pointed out. Outstanding in civic, church and cultural activities, Mrs. De Loach has served as commander of the Laurens County division of the American Cancer Society for the past 17 years. Tax Collections Given By Coleman According to Allen Coleman, Laurens County Treasurer, tax collections through March have totaled $837,578.47. The total on the books to be collected stands at $1,490,412.84. Coleman urged all who^have not paid their county taxes to do so before additional costs of execution goes into effect. SPONSOR CAKE SALE The MerdMUte Class of Broad i •iV' Governor Starts Local Sale Governor Donald Russell accepts one of the first boxes of Camp Fire candy from a delegation of Clinton girls, offi cially opening the Clinton Camp Fire Council candy sale. Those making the presentation during a recent visit to Co lumbia are, left to right, Flo Henry, a Horizon of Lewa District; Sara Benja min. a Camp Fire of Petaga District, and Kathy Hay, a Blue Bird of Kadoka District—Photo by Truman Owens. ing... The program chairman Mrs. P. M. Pitts, announced the program of the evening, which was diveded into three parts. The first part was by Miss Marian Burts. Her subject was arranging flowers for the table. She gave, a very clear, concise and meaty talk on her subject. She gave techniques, types, ma terials, and equipment needed for the task. She told how to condi tion flowers, how to cut, and how to preserve cut flowers for a longer period than usual. She gave many "do’s” and “dont’s” of flower arranging. She ilustrat- ed with a flower arrangement and several containers that could be used. She showed several books that would he very helpful or even a beginner. The second part was by Mrs. Margaret Lockett on telephone etiquette. She explained the need for it, especially by women. Mrs. Olga Ray showed a film, “The Voice of Your Business,” which so clearly showed the need for good etiquette in business to men and women. The film and equip ment was lent by the Southern Bell Telephone Company. Mrs. Ray also distributed some pam phlets to each member present. The third part was by Mrs. Florence Wingo on the club em blem. She explained and describ. ed the symbols used in the em blem and the meaning of each in relation to women of today. Mrs. Johnson asked Miss Mar garet Blakely to close the meet ing with a prayer for Mrs. Lor raine Haselden who is ill in the Anderson Memorial hospital. Continental Can To Offer Scholarships Continental Woodlands Division of Continental Can Company, with division office in Savannah, Ga., has announced its two 1963 forestry scholarships. Each scholarship Is for $1000 per year for four years of study in the field of professional for estry. This is the tenth year that the company has offered scholarship to outstandingJUgh school grad uates in Geoijgia, South and North Carolina'and Virginia. To be eligible, an applicant must be a resident of a county in \ Continental Can Company has land ownership or procures pulp- wood. Two $1000 graduate feUowships to outstanding graduating forest, ers and two . senior scholarships at $500.00 will also be awarded. Further information may be obtained from Paul Muller at the local Continental office Easter Mink > .. \\ At Broad Street Columbia Newsman Rites Held Thursday Lloyd Huntington, executive news editor of The State and The Columbia Record, died unexpect edly last Wednesday while at work in the State-Record build ing. Funeral services were held last Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at the Forest Lake Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Huntington grew up in Chester and Clinton. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1942. Survivors include his wife, the former Glennette Wheeler of Fort Mill, two children, Lee, 11, and David, 8; his mother and several brothers and sisters.- Laurens Co. Cancer Society Meeting Mrs. Sara DeLoacbe, com mander- of the Laurens County ererombie, a majority Cancer Society, announces that the annual educational dinner meeting will be held next Mon day, April 15 at 7:30 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Dr. Charles Hanna of Spartan burg, cancer authority, will speak. It will be attended by board members, workers, and vdluh- teers. Mrs. DeLoacbe further states that a band of Christian Women organized the Cancer Society 27 years ago. Ambulance Service Paid For With County Funds - Laurens Country Rinds were used last week to pay for am bulance service in Laurens, it is revealed by records on file in the office of Supervisor Furman E. Thomason. Thomason paid two claims drawn against the county for a total amount of $450. One was for ambulance service for the months of January and February for $300 at $150 per month. The other claim was for $150 for the month of March. The claims, submitted by Bryan Craine Ambulance Service of Laurens, were signed for pay ment by Senator King Dixon and Representative Marshall W. Ab- o# the county legislative delegation is the General Assembly. Representative David S. Tay lor did not sign the claims. Supervisor Thomason stated that the county attorney has rul ed that when a claim is signed by a majority of the legislators it shall be paid. tlfib • payment. Supervisor Thomason said, was made from the county’s contingent fund on April 5. Senator Dixon was quoted in a news story several weeks ago, 'Buck-A-Cup' Event Is Slated lor Good Friday “Buck-A-Cup means Brace-A- Child” is the slogan of the an nual B.A.C. drive scheduled for Good Friday, April 12. The drive, sponsored by the South Carolina Quality Restau rant Association and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Of ficers’ Association, is in behalf of the county chapters of the South Carolina Society for Crip- led Children and Adults. Cecil P. Wilson of Clinton is the Laurens County Restaurant Association Officials; Chief of Police J. W. Power of Laurens is the County Enforcement Offi cers’ official. Also assisting are H. E. Brock of Joanna and B. B. Ballard, Clinton Police. Judge J. Hewlett# Wasson of Laurens and Bob Black of Clin ton are representatives for toe local county chapter. The lapel button entitles the wearer to free coffee on Good Friday in all participating rest aurants, hotels, and drug stores. These buttons announce that their wearers have extended a helping hand to crippled child ren. A toal of 2,947 South Carolin ians have received services, medical, educational, and recre ational, from the East Seal So ciety. These services are financed by voluntary contributions of in terested citizens. The “Coffee Day Yor Crippled Children” is now eleven years old in South Carolina. The pro ject beghh in this state, and has now become a nation-wide event. ON FLORIDA TRIP Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Dawson and son. Windy, left yesterday to ■paid the holidays ; nt Juniper Springs, Fla., and other points of interest. . following a meeting in Laurens, that he was “completely opposed to using taxpayers’ money for the (ambulance) service, stating that it would amount to subsidiz ing private business.” The news story (in the Laurens Advertiser) stated that the meet ing was held to seek means to re store ambulance service in the Laurens area after a former ser vice has ceased operations. Following the meeting, attend ed by “city and couty leaders,” Senator Dixon announced the es tablishment of the “Laurens County Ambulance Emergency Fund,” with a goal of $1,800 for operation of the service for 1963, and the funds to be secured by donations. D. F. Patterson, presi dent of the Palmetto Bank, was to serve as treasurer. Dixon was quoted as saying that he and Abercrombie would head Up the fund-raising group, and that Craine would be paid at the rate of $150 per month. Park To Preach PC Baccalaureate The Rev. Russell W. Park, Sr., pastor of the Olanta and Sarittna Presbyterian churches, will preach the baccalaureate sermon as part of the Presbyterian Col lege commencement exercises mi JUne 2, President Marshall W. Brown announced today. Park will fill the pupit for the before he is scheduled tp receive an honorary doctor of divinity da* gree as part of the final gradu ation exercises that afternoon. A PC alumnus of the class of 1920, Russell W. Park, Sr., has been widely recognized for his work amoung the smaller church es of South Carolina. Ha was named “rural pastor of toe year” for the state in 1958, the same year fellow ministers elected Mm moderator of the Synod of South Carolina. After receiving his BD degree from Columbia Theological Sem inary in 1923, he spent 28 years as pastor of the Lake City Pres byterian Church and built it from 50 members to more than 300. Park then served two yean on the Board of Church Exten sion of the Presbyterian Church US before aMiimnjg hi* prsinnl pastorates in 1963. * ’ *-«—v--. -rr - _ - ir Kiwanis To Present Religious Movie At Broadway Sunday “Jaw motion Graham’s Worl0 will be. 2:30 . -H-Ws'V A program of jpecfctl of Mount- of — —ley gad Carol Motes. Street Methodist Church ig spon- music by toe cbtrir nil soring a cake sale Saturday, Ap- id Sunday " : ' ril IS, in front of Balk's Depart- MrVJce at £road~ Strwt ment store. The sale win begin tost Churob. Sateiate will be Mrs. { at 9:60 a. m. Orders mgy be Frank tiemaps and Mrs. placed now by calling Mrs. 8 Chaney, Jr., at 883-1909. Taylor. Mrs. Ji choir director and destroying torn. I Galloway and Ferguson. The ftn children playing County Pitts ia Laurens County fire unit fought the * P**"-