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’ v s , y> ' y-w. mM ^ ' • v %>: 'V rS.-' ®p | -4 •' ;** *.s M I . ' & • V * : I > V * - . . •. Rj Scene From Clinton High Senior Play Vol. 64 — No. 17 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, AprH 25,1963 This is a scene from the Clinton High School senior class play, “Man Overboard,” presented Friday night in the high school auditorium. Pictured (left to right),., are SJiirley Ann Tim mons, Reta Boiift, Johnny Glover, Virgil Cook, Bruce Mills, Jane Milam and Sara Whitmire. Other members of the cast and production staff included Janet Johnson, Martha Todd, Marjorie Arnold, Jane Ellen Fowler, Tommy Morton, Ricki Corley, Alfred Niver, Roger Coop er, Mike Reddeck, Tommy Jenkins, Keith Cauley, Larry Edwards, Perry Simpson, Carolyn Long, Donna Franklin and Hap MeSween. The play was direct ed by Miss June Adair and Mrs. Wini fred Poole.—Photo by Jimmy Cooper. Forest Fire Hits Large Area Near Here A raging forest fire Tuesday afternoon and night left from 500 to 800 acres a charred ruins in the Enoree River section near Clinton. Starting Tuesday afternoon, at aboijt 2:30 on a 1200 acre tract of timberland owned by Thorn- well Orphanage, the .flames jumped Highway 56 and swept * through adjoining Thornwell lands and acreage belonging to Catawba Timber Company, and possibly tracts owned by oth ers. Persons who viewed the site as late as 1:00 o’clock Tuesday O County Teachers Hold Meet, Elect Sanders President | Frasier Sanders, Clinton Junior High School teacher, was elected president of the Laurens County Educational Association ft a meeting last Thursday at Clinton High School. Also elected were R. E. Mar- » tin of Clinton, vice president, and Miss Betty Blakely of Ora, treasurer. Miss Ruth Hair was re-elected secretary of the group) Presiding at the meeting was Houston D. Taylor, retiring president. Miss Etta Adams of the Jo anna School presented the de votions. A Thornwell High School choir presented special music. Dr. T. S. Buie, state conserv ationist for the Soil Conserva tion Service, was guest speaker for the event. He urged the teachers to be aware of the need of conservation education. The speaker was introduced by W. P. Dickson, Laurens Soil Conservation District super visor. Cox Named Gass Veep at Citadel Citadel Cadet Joel R. Cox, Jr. of Clinton has been elected to serve as vice president of the class of 1964 at the military col lege. One of the 17 highest ranking juniors in the 2,000 man corps of cadets, he is majoring in pre medicine. Cadet Cox is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel R. Cox of Clin ton. He was recently promoted to the rank of sergeant within the corps of cadets. He is a member of the pre- 1 medical society, and the block “C” club, and was a member of last year’s varsity track team. night said the flames continued to be a roaring interno. By Wednesday morning, however, the fire was under control. Four South Carolina Forestry Commission fire fighting : units and three volunteer teams bat tled the swift moving blaze. Ranger Hill said buildings in the area were threatened but to his knowledge none was burned. No injuries were reported. He said the blaze started on one side of Highway 56, jumped the road and cut a wide swath through mostly timberland. Forestry Commission units from Sauuda, Chester and New berry Counties were called to as sist the Laurens County crew. Volunteers from the Internation al Paper Co., Catwaba Timber Co. and Continental Can Co., which all have offices here, also helped battle the blaze. The Cross Anchor Fire Department trenched fire lanes. Area Foresters Meet In Clinton All area foresters of the Au gusta district, Woodlands Divis ion of Continental Can Co., Inc., arrived in Clinton Wednesday for a field trip meeting. Area VII, with headquarters in Clinton, is host area for the meeting. Paul M. Muller is area forester. A dinner meeting was held at Vernon’s on Wednesday evening. This morning the group will go on a field trip over the timber- lands owned by Continental Can Co., Inc., in the sixteen counties of Area VII. After luhch at Clemson College, the group will go on a field trip of the Clem son College Forestry Experimen tal work timberlands. Dr. Blalock Becomes Fellow In College 0( Surgeons Today Dr. and Mrs. George Blalock left last week by car to attend the twenty-eighth annual Con gress of the International College of Surgeons, which will be held in Los Angeles, Calif. Dr. Blalock will be made a Fellow of the College in a convocation today. Dr. Blalock, a native of Clin ton, has practiced medicine here since 1933 except for a five year tour of duty with the armed forces during World W II. Lt. Col. Blalock was with the 178th Field Artillery in North Africa Clinton Seniors Now Touring In Washington Clinton High School’s senior class, some seventy strong, are sightseeing in Washington, D. .C, today on their annual trip. On today’s schedule (Thurs day) were stops at the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials and the Washington monument, a tour of the White House and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. In store tomorrow is a shop- Lecture Room At Converse Dedicated In Hartness Memory A lecture room in Converse Col lege’s new classroom building at Spartanburg was dedicated Wednesday to the memory of the late T. P. Hartness of Spartan burg. Speaker for the occasion was Dr. M. A. Macdonald, president of Thornwell orphanage of this city. - Thornwell for many years has been the recipient of gifts, both for endowment and buildings, from Mr. and Mrs. Hartness. Theatre Owners Slate Meet Here Theatre owners frSRh-the two Carolinas wil meet in Clinton on Tuesday at the Hotel Mary Musgrove for a Piedmont region al meeting. George H. Meyer, Jr., of Charleston, president of the as sociation, will preside at the business meeting. A luncheon,will end the meeting, according to J. Leland Young, manager of the Broadway Theatre in Clinton. ping trip, tour of the FBI, the Archives, Smithsonian Institute, and then back on the Silver Comet for the return trip to Clin ton. The group left Sunday evening and has been maintaining a hec tic pace ever since. On Monday the group visited the Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., the Marines Museum in Newport News, Yorktown and then motored to Williamsburg. An escorted tour of Colonial Wiliamsburg highlighted Tues day, followed by visits to James town, a river plantation and Richmond. Wednesday was the first day in the natian’s capital. Clinton’s seniors went through the Bureau of Engravnig and Printing, Ar lington National Cemetery, Mt. Vernon and then Capital Hill. College Choir To Sing In Greenville, Here On Wednesday The Presbyterian College robed choir will close its 1962-63 con cert season with appearances in Greenville this Sunday and in Belk Auditorium next Wednesday morning. Conductor Edouard Patte will carry his widely accalimed cho ral group to Greenville’s West minster Church on Sunday morn ing for the 600th appearance of the PC choir under his direction The choir then will present the full program at the college’s regular chapel exercises at 10:00 a. m. in Belk Auditorium. DR. BLALOCK and Italy for three years as reg imental surgeon. The last year of service was with the base hos pital in Rome. He was awarded the Legion of Merit. After the war, Dr. Blalock re turned to Clinton and opened hte Blalock Clinic and Hospital, which was operated until the fall of 1962. When the Bailey Memo rial Hospital opened, the hospi tal facilicies were closed. Dr. Blalock is a graduate of Presbyterian College and the Col lege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, N Y. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the S. C. Medical Society, and the Laurens County Medical Society. He is co-chief of staff of the Bailey Memorial Hospital and local surgeon for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. He has serv ed as Thornwell Orphanage phy sician for many years. He is now associated with Dr. R. M. Fuller and Dr. L. M. Stephens in the practice of medicine and sur gery. Mountville Grange Meeting lost Week The Mountville Grange met at the Grange hall on April 18, with J. M. Wham, master, presiding. After a short business session, Avery G. Smith presented a pro gram on education which includ ed a film, “This Is Clemson.’ During a social hour, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Finley and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Simpson served re freshments. Road Paving For County Contracted Street Construction and paving at Clinton and Laurens is pro vided for in a contract awarded Hunter Brothers Construction Co., Gray Court, by the State Highway Department. Improvement of 8.5 miles of state secondary system roads, in cluding about half a mile on S. bridge over Indian Creek, will be bridgeover Indian Creek, will be completed under the contract let to Hunter Brothers. The firm’s low bid, submitted March 19, was $111,998 R. W. Lanford, 79, Passes; Services *Held On Sunday R. W. Lanford, 79, retired farmer, former merchant and I banker, died suddenly at his home in Waterloo on Friday. A native of Woodruff, he was a son of the late Ben and Irene Ezell Lanford. He attended Fur man University and founded and for many years was secre- tary\ and treasurer of the Pro- j ductiion Credit Association in Clinton. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Clara Winn Ledford; three dau ghters, Mrs. Thomas H. Lyle Winn of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Robert Smith of Ander son; and Mrs. Wade Smith of Kinards; two grandchildren who were reared in the home, Lorick S. Sywgert of Greenville, and Mrs. Rebecca S. Vanne- man of Grifton, N. C.; two brothers, Carl and Max Lan ford of Greer; two sisters, Mrs. Marei Swink of Greenvile, and Mrs. Frank Spinner of Tafton, Pa.; one half-sister, Mrs. Wal ter Bull of Greenville; seven other grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 3:30 at the Kennedy Mortuary in Laurens by Rev. Gene A. Norris and Rev. Billy Mackey. Burial was in the Waterloo cemetery. Pallbearers were J. H. Pow ell, Niles C. Clark, Troy S. Boyd, Billy Golding. W. M. Mc Neill, and Lindsey Fennell. The honorary escort included George Copeland, John H. Da vis, W. Y. McNeill, E. L. San ders, James Bobo, Dallas Den- dy, D. F. Patterson, C. J. Scur ry, Jessie and F. K. Hawkins, Jack H. Davis, Dillard Milam and Lawrence Davis. : -y. :• mm i*:.* I 1 -is# . IwSfflf Preparing for Lions Club Broom Sale Mayor J. J. Cornwall, Honorary Chairman (center) discusses plans with Lions Club President George Cornelson (left), ami Vice-President David Mixon for the annual Lions Broom Sale to be held tonight, tomorrow night and Sat- urday. Brooms will be sold house-to- house and also to the various industrial plants and downtown merchants. Pro ceeds will be used for state and local aid to the blind and in’the promotion of sight conservation.— (Photo by Dan Yarborough) To Receive Bids May 2 Additions Planned For Three Schools in Clinton Gioral Group To Give Program One hundred and twenty voice* will .compose the group at Clin ton High School Auditorium at 8 o’clock on Friday, April 28, when the Clinton Junior High School Choral Group will entertain with their annual choral program. Sponsored by the Junior High School’s music department and featuring solo parts, as well as group participation, the program will £e directed by Mrs. Hazel Gilfillan. Church League Slates First Game on Monday Mayor J. J. Cornwall will throw out the first ball of the sea son Monday night when the city Church Softball League gets un derway. Bailey Methodist will meet Holly Grove that night at 7:30, followed by Lydia Baptist versus Davidson Street Baptist at 8:45 . The remaining four teams in the eight-squad league-will open up the following evening, April 30, when the First Presbyterian Church meets the First Baptist at 7:30 p.m. and Broad Street Methodist versus Calvary Baptist is slated for 8:45. A schedule of 24 games is drawn up for each team, slated to play on the Junior High School field. W. C. Baldwin is league pres ident. Managers of the teams In clude Hall King, Calvary Baptist; Billy Cauhle, Bailey Methodist; Jimmy Braswell, Board Street Methodist; Wallace Patterson, Davidson Street Baptist; Houstoir Ellis, Lydia Baptist; John Har- m Eastern Star Installs Officers New officers of the James B. Parrott Chapter No. 9, Order of Eastern Star, installed Friday night include (left to right): Mrs. Lucille Trammell, Ada; lira. Dorothy Davis, organist; Mrs. Dee- sie Roberts, associate matron; Carohis Davis, worthy patron; Mrs. Mabry, worthy matron; Rowe; and Mra. (Second row) Mrs. Oornalia Burdett, chaplain; Mrs. Mildred Kinard, Rather; Mrs. Sarah Powers, Electra; Mrs. Efokte McElveen; Mrs. Jessie Madden, treasur er; Mrs. Sue Ellison, marshal; and Mm. Mary Murdock, associate conductress. Others not pictured were Arthur GaUman, associate patron; Mra. Doro- Photo by Book Club Presents Cart To Hospital The Melligram Book Club has presented a hospital book cart to Bailey Memorial Hospital. Members of tbs club wishsd to givs something in the book field to the hospital, and decid ed on ~Hie book cart which is now being used on the second floor, Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, club president, said. Other officers of the club are Mrs. Hugh Jacobs, vice-presi dent; Mrs. James Neal, seers- s Young, L. Walk- mon. First Presbyterian; Lynn Cooper, First Baptist; and Rocky Norris, Holly Grove. Baldwin announced this week that each of the teams have shirts and caps. Bleachers, he said, will not be up until school is out. He reminded those attending to bring their own chairs until that time. Other action slated for next week include Lydia Baptist against First Presbyterian at 7:30 on Thursday with Calvary Baptist -versus First Baptist aft erwards at 8:45. Bowling Center Is Slated For Clinton A Clinton group this week made plans for construction of a bowl ing center Immediately west of the city limits. L. D. Lott, E. M. Henderson, D. B. Smith, and Mrs. Miriam Gray announced this week that a modern building, costing a- round $80,000.00, will ha con structed for IS bowling lanes. Only the most up-to-date bowl ing equipment will be used, they said. In nf the center. and textile bowling are now being formed by ohn Vnssey. Cub Scout Pack jSlates Tuesday Meet The Cub Scoots of Pack 21 will meet Tuesday, AprH SO at 7:J0 p.m. ttiSto Aitiitfiiir Hut VlMSMI H-’eftMMi tro* ffVt | ~ »Cuba and their fatt past. Dean's List Dinner At College Friday Young scholars of Presbyte rian College will be honored here Friday night at. the annual Dean's List dinner at which Dr. R. C. Grier of Greenville will de liver the address. Academic Dean Joseph M. Get- tys has announced that students who made the Dean’s List at PC during the past two semesters have been invited as guests for the dinner. It is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. in Judd dining hall. Dr. Grier, president emeritus of Erskine College and pastor of Greenville's Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, served as president of Erskine from 1921 until his retirement in 1954. He is a graduate of that school and its seminary and is the recipient of an honorary degree from PC. He served as moderator of the General Assembly of the Associ ate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1950-51. The Dean’s List at Presbyte rian College is composed of stu dents who compile a semester academic average of 3.4 or better out of a possible 4.00. In addition to these students, faculty mem bers and their wives also will at -tend the Friday night dinner. Mrs. MitcbeN To Write Courses Nashville—Mrs. James B. Mit chell, kindergarten director of First Baptist Church, Joanna, has received an assignment from the Baptist Sunday School Board to write Train Union lesson courses for pre-schoolers. Dr. Raymond M. Rigdon, edi tor in chief of the lesson course section, Training Union depart ment of the Sunday School Board, said that each year ap proximately 150 writers prepare study materials for use in the 16 Training Union curriculum periodicals published by the board. Writers are selected on the basis of their experience in Christian education, their under standing of the specific area in which they write, and their writ ing ability. “Their materials are used by more than three million mem bers of Training Unions in Bap tist churches throughout the United States and in many other countries around the world,” Dr. Rigdon said. Additions to three Clinton schools have been authorized, ac cording to W. R. Anderson, su perintendent for Laurens County District 56. Plans and specifications are now in the hands of contractors, who will submit bids for con struction of the projects on next Thursday, May 2, at 3 p.m. The additions are planned for the High School on North Adair St. extension, the Junior High School on Florida Street, and Martha D e n d y Elementary School on North Bell Street. Construction is expected to get underway shortly after contracts are awarded following the re ception of bids. The work is scheduled to be completed in time for the opening of the new school term in September, Mr. Anderson stated. Jackson and Miller, Columbia architectural firm, made the designs and. specifications for all three projects. They also de signed the new school building at Whitten Village, recently opened. Four class rooms will be added at the High School. They will be built over the area occupied by offices, commercial and music rooms. That part of the front of the building wiU become a two- story section. Supporting walls and roof of that area of the pres ent building were planned for such an enlargement, Mr. An derson said. Two classrooms, a new library and a science laboratory are planned for the Junior High School, A two-story section will be built on the North Jones Street side extending hack toward E. Carolina Ave. The present li brary will be converted to class room use. The Martha Dendy School en largement will consist of four new class rooms, it was stated. Also a two-story addition, two rooms will be built on each level, at the north end of the building. Mr. Anderson said the addi tions were plartfted to care for enlarged enrollment at all three schools. No ran ho given OO the cost of the expansion pro gram, he stated, since the work involves considerable demolish ing of sections of existing build ings which the new construction will join. Funds for the work will come from state sales tax collections. "Activity For AH" Is Theme of New League “All of our kids need a place to play.” That statement was the senti ment behind a meeting Tuesday night at Whiteford’s Restaurant that saw the birth of a new rec reation porgram for the youth of Clinton. George Frady was elected pres ident of the Wildcat Recreation Association, with Elvin Holtzclaw as vice president and C. H. Leon ard as secretary-treasurer. “Activity for ail’ is the slogan of the program, which is com pletely manned by volunteers. Baseball for all boys in Clinton, first through sixth grades, who are not included in other organ ized programs is the current goal. Monday was the first day and 93 boys met on the American Legion field. They were all back the following day, according to Frady, with twenty-eight new members. “Every boy is a mem ber of a team and every boy plays,” Frady said. Organization of boys will con tinue this week on the American Legion field. First through third m i graders meet at 4 p.m., and fourth through sixth grades at 5 p.m. At the end of the week, teams will be formed according to geographical divisions within the city. The field behind the Clinton armory will also be util ized. Frady urged all youngsters interested in Wildcats to meet this afternoon and Friday on the Legion field. Shirts and caps will be obtain ed for each team, and other nec essary equipment. Officers of the group urged interested parties to volunteer their assistance and financial support. Several con tributions have already been made. Officers hope to enlarge the program to include both boys and girls in a variety of recreational activities. Among those attending the or ganizational meeting were A1 Lancaster, president of the Clin ton Recreation Coudcil; Calvin Cooper, Claude Crocker, Jimmy Braswell, Boyd Holtclaw, E. P. Taylor, Joe Foster and Rotert Johnson. Jaycees Postpone Miss Clinton Event Clinton Jaycees announced this week that the Miss Clinton con test, sifted for May 4, has been postponed. Amssw date wil be announced later. Any girl interested in partici pating is urged to contact Law* rence Young or bill Phelps of tbs Jaycees. Comp Fire Staff To Attend Workshop fell Mrs. Carolyn Davidson, M BflUe Campbell and muuer wui mttPfl • camping till WOdcal ►Vi ■, ?.■ ~ 1 ‘ • George newly formed Wildcat was elected •oo bocqugb Studio. nirailiir mimrnn A 'S i . .’.•r'v * A. - v’-f- * * ’ tor- Hyli \ ■