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/ Legion Team Opens After completing five games of exhi bition play, the Clinton American Legion Junior baseball team will officially open its 1963 season with a home game here Friday night at 7:45 against Ware Shoals. Next week’s schedule calls for three games, all at home. They will be played Monday against Greenwood, Tuesday with Laurens* and Thursday with New- iHhf (Elintmt Vol. 64 — No. 23 Cliiitoft, S. C, Thursday, June 6, 1963 380 Attend Meet /Miss Clinton Event Of Presbyterian Slated for June 15 Synod of S. C. Here fifteen games are scheduled for the season. Coach James Cox says that due to good depth and hitting power, he expects his team to show considerable improve ment over last year’s record. Pictured are this year’s team mem bers. They are (1. to r.) front row, Jerry Alexander, Fred Hanna, Gary Laney, Joel Whitsel, Mike Osborne, Don Taylor, and Johnny Rush toll. Back row, Gene Koon, Eddie Raines, Billy Glenn, Scooter Holcombe, Gary Goss, Johnny Alexander and Phil Rogers.—Photo by Yarborough. Veto Power Is Question Dixon, House Members ^ ” <. ' At Odds Over Measure Unless House members and the Senator come to an agree ment this week or next, Lau rens County may have to op erate again next year without an appropriation bill. That appeared to be the sit uation this week as Senator King Dixon held to his stand taken last week when he cut two sizeable items from the ap propriation measure sent to the Senate by the House of Repre sentatives, raised several small er amounts for other offices, and added four new sections as amendments, each containing the senatorial veto over the other two members of the leg islative delegation. Representa tives Marshall W. Abercrombie and David S. Taylor. Cut from the bill were $90,- 000 for new machinery for. Supervisor’s office and $25,000 for repairs to the court house. Added were $5,000 for the Cir cuit Court and Civil and Do mestic Court expenses, includ ing Jurors, witnesses and bail iffs. A sum of $19,500 was in* eluded in the House version of the bill, which was reduced $10,000 from last year. Also added were smaller amounts for the tax collector, health de- artment, and the County Ser- College Summer Schoel Session • Opens on Monday The first term of the Presbyte rian College summer school is scheduled to open next Monday, with the registration of students to attend the 1963 session. Registration will be held that day from 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m. in the library, and classwork will begin at 8:00 a. m., Tuesday. The summer school calls for two two-hour classes meeting daily. Monday through Friday for a period of 11 weeks. The first term will extend from June 10 through July 17; the second term, from July 18 through Au gust 23. A maximum of six se mester hours of credit may be obtained each term, wth an addi tional hour being possible for U students taking a laboratory science. Courses will be offered in these ten departments during the PC summer school: Bible, biology, chemistry, economics, education, English, history, mathematics, political science and Spanish. Transportation Club Has Annual Dinner The Clinton High School Transportation Club had its yearly banuet in the high school cafeteria Tuesday, Mayr28. The guest speaker for the occasion was Sgt. Billy Fallaw of the h State Highway Patrol. The Clinton High drivers have had anothsr successful year In the operation of their school buses, according to school of ficials. They have had no se rious accidents and have op erated with a maintenance cost of $S1JSl per has per month. The state average Is around $35.00 per bus per month. The club presented Charles E. vice Officer’s salary was raised from $4,800 to $5,197.50. The net change in the bill to tals about $66,000, reducing the total as passed by the House from $652,563 to about $586,405. Dixon stated that the $75,000 cut from the Supervisor’s ap- ropriation represented a six-mill levy and he could not agree to appropriating that amount un less the revenue was in sight. He questioned, also, the esti mated surplus in the House bill of $75,000 of income over listed expenditures. He stated that if there was a surplus at the end of the year he would agree to transferring it to the Supervisor’s office for road machinery and court house repairs. At issue also were the four Dixon which gave the Senator veto power over the vote of House members in meetings of the delegation. The four sec tions are: “Section 21. Any amount ap propriated in this act may be discontinued at any time by an order of a majority of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation, including the Sen ator, obtained at a regularly called meeting.” “Section 22. The appropria tion hereinabove made for the County Attorney, and for the hiring of auditors to audit the books shall be spent only upon direction of the Laurens Coun ty Legislative Delegation, in cluding the Senator; and the County Attorney and the Com pany Which audits the County books shall be named by the Laurens County Legislative Delegation, including the Sen ator.” “Section 23. The contingent fund hereinabove created in the sum of ten thousand dol lars shall be disbursed by the treasurer and spent upon the direction of a majority of the legislative delegation, including the Senator, to take care of any contingencies arising.”. “Section 24. Any surplus in the general fund may be trans ferred from the general fund by a minority of the legislative delegation, Including the Sen ator.” County's 2nd He Fatality Claims Life r Of Greenwood Man Laurens County’s second traf fic fatality of 1963 claimed the life of a 44-year-old Greenwood man around 1:30 a.m., Saturday. Laurens County Coroner Mar shall N. Pressley identified the victim as Robert Wilson Hudson of the Airport Road in Green wood. Highway Patrolman L. G. Dob son said that the 1962 Ford trac tor driven by Hudson, was trav eling south on U. S. 221 when it went out of control some three miles north of Laurens, traveled several hundred feet and over turned, pinning Hudson under neath. It was some two hours before wrecker crews and funeral home workers could remove the body. Coroner Preshley said that death was apparently instantan eous. City fireman Leon Davis said that the Laurens fire department was notified around 1:40 a. m. and that Engineer George Teague carried a pumper to tBe scene to stand by on account of a large quantity of gasoline which had spilled. The tractor, owned by Pied mont Motor Lines, was complete ly demolished. Coroner Pressley empaneled a jury and will schedule an in quest at a later date. v '' Dr. Mixon Nomad Committee Cfiairmon Dr. David T, Mixon, Clinton optometrist, has been appointed chairman of the scholarship committee of the South Carolina Optometric Association, accord ing to President James W. Mc Cullough of Laurens. Dr. Mixon will supervise the activities pf the association per taining to the organization’s scholarship progratn. Mrs. James Gray To Tour Europe Mrs. James Gray left Tuesday for a few days visit to relatives in Richmond, Va. From there she will depart for New York and join an European tour visiting Scotland, England, and countries of the continent. She will leave the party in Rome for a week’s stay in Tripoli, Libya with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Frye, and Captain Frye, rejoining the party in Paris for their return to the States on July 20. Some 380 Presbyterian minis ters and lay delegates from throughout the- state assembled in Clinton earlier this week for the 1963 annual stated meeting of the Synod of South Carolina. They were entertained as the guests of Presbyterian College and Thornwell Orphanage and met in Belk Auditorium during the two-day program on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Synod oh Tuesday modi fied its so-called Texas plan of operating i t s benevolent pro gram, to permit individuals to give directly to the cause of their choice without being sub ject to the equalization plan. The adopted recommendation read: “That churches and/or individ uals, either directly or through established channels, be allowed to direct that any of their desig nated contributions not be count ed as applying against Synod’s budget and thus not be consider ed in the apportionment of undes ignated funds.” „ It means that non-budgeted gifts are not to be used in cal culating any equalization, and none of them will go to any other cause than that to which" they were originally given. The delegates also voted that the Gerleral Assembly’s Inter- Church Agencies, which includes the National Council of Church es, be removed from synod’s budgeted benevolences and that a separate account be set up for this cause in non-budgeted benev olences to which direct contribu tions may be made. The Rev. J. Benson Sloan, pas tor of the Union First Presbyte rian Church, was named modera tor-elect at Tuesday’s opening session of the 1963 annual stated meeting of the Presbyerian Sy nod of South Carolina. Presiding over the occasion as moderator was Dr. Marshall W. Brown, retiring president of Presbyterian College. The featured address of the Tuesday program was made by Dr. William H. McCorkle of Bris tol, Term., moderator of the Gen eral Assembly of the- -Presbyte rian Church US, who delivered the retiring moderator’s sermon at the request of the Rev, Fred A. Hopkins of York, synod re tiring moderator. Dr. McCorkle spoke to the as sembled group of ministers and lay delegates on the subject that “all of us at some time must give the Brat honorary member of the dub. The Outstanding Driv er Award went to Ansel Gil- liana, ahtf*4he->Most Deserving * Substitute drived award went to Larry Molt Tta Best All- Walker. i M Seven candidates are currently slated for the Miss Clinton con test, sponsored by the local chap ter of Jaycees. The eVent is scheduled for Belk Auditorium on June 15, with Russell Emerson as chairman. Contestants announced this week include: Ame Lou Black, Verle Barker, Brenda Fallaw, Jimmie Furr, Judy Laney, Jua nita Patterson and Sylvia Sum merville. Advance tickets are currently on sale by members of the Jay cees in preparation for the event. The reigning Miss Clinton is Franceen Smith of Winthrop Col lege and Clinton, who will crown her successor on June 15. an account to God of our stew ardship on earth.” He said “we should not be judging each other. Being under judgment ourselves, we have lit tle time to judge others.” He also ponited out that “our influeiice counts, so much so that we should look to see how our ex ample is moving toward God. If our church is to be a force for God, it must begin with the ac countability of theJudlvidual. It is time for us as ministers and ruling elders to examine our selves to see if we are being hon est with God.” The Tuesday night program heard a special order on world missions, featuring an address by the Rev. T. Watson Street, ex ecutive secertary of the Board of World Missions, Presbyterian Church US. Committee reports on Wednesday included approval of the 1964 budget as presented by the stewardship and finance committee under the chairman ship of the Rev. Thomas W. Hor ton, Jr., of Charleston. A pre-synod conference on evangelism was held at PC on Monday night, with. Dr. Dean Greqr McKee, professor of Bibli cal Exposition at Columbia Theological Seminary in Deca tur, Ga., as guest preacher- teacher. Mrs. Stephens Named Coker Ahimni Officer Mrs. Louis (Lillian Dillard) Stephens, of Clinton, was elected a member of the Alumnae Ex ecutive Board of the Coker Col lege Alumni Association at a meeting during the reent com mencement of the Hartsville col lege. She will serve for a term of three years. Spectacular Fire Levels Railroad Trestle This is the dramatic ‘Scene that took place late Saturday when fire destroyed 600 feet of the Atlantic Coast Line trestle over Lake Greenwood near Wa terloo. Caused by the explosion of a gasoline lantern in a small fishing boat anchored to the trestle, the fire burned ferociously along the length of the creo- soted timbers. Trains are being re routed from Laurens over CN&L tracks to Clinton, thence to Greenwood over the Seaboard Railroad.—Photo by The Stu dio, Laurens. Court Term Scheduled For Monday Fire Destroys ACL Autograph Tea Friday Honors Mrs. Coleman Caroline S. Coleman, author of “Five Petticoats On Sunday,” will be honored at an autograph tea on Friday, June 7, from three until five p. m., to which every one is invited. The event is scheduled for The Clinton Chronicle, according to Mrs. W. W. Harris, who an nounced the event today. Mrs. C o 1 e - man, whose book has gone into several printings, was born and rais ed in lower Green v i 1 1 e County; since her marriage she has lived in Fountain Inn. Mrs. Coleman Mother of five married chil dren, Mrs. Coleman began writ ing after they grew up. She has ^Contributed articles and features to both Greenville newspapers and others throughout the South. She is best known for her con tributions to the Fountain Inn Tribune, Robert Quillen’s news paper—and for her columns in the Greenville Piedmont. Mrs. Coleman is past president of the South Carolina Branch National L e a g u e of American Pen Women. A member of the South Carolinian Society, the South Carolina Historical Society and the Greenville County His torical Society, she is also active as a member of the First Bap- tsit Church, Fountain Inn. “Five Petticoats On Sunday” is a collection of stories of coun try life in the Piedmont in the “Nineties and Naughts,” as Mrs. Coleman calls them. Her remi niscences are flavored with de lightful humor and an obvious zest for life. i Officers The local Jaycee-JStte Chapter recently installed^ of ficers for the term at a buffet supper held at was heM ta with that of the Jaycee Chapter, and rt.pc*.*. ** *«*»- The new Jaycee-Ette officers above are, left to Photo by farboroufti. Take Applications For Emplopent At Laurens Plant Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day, June 5, 6, and 7, applica tions for training for onployment with America Lava Corpora tion’s new plant will be taken at the County Supervisor’s Office at the Laurens County Court House. After June 10, interested applicants may apply at the pres ent American Lava plant oa the Greenville Highway (S. C. No. 14). In order to qualify for a job with American Lava, H will be necessary to complete one of the training programs tfhich wlh he conducted by the State Committee for Technical Education, programs will vary In length, de pending upon the job skills to be learned and the ability and pro gress of each class. -'Wtirst program starting in August, will develop skills requiting gta# of mechanical Other programs will be ed at a latter date Includes both mm and Baptist Church Kindergarten Closes The First Baptist Church Kin dergarten closed on Friday, May 24, with a picnic in the church yards. On Thursday the children were taken by car to Whitmire for a train ride back to Clinton. Other recent activities included a trip to Joe McDaniel’s farm and a visit to Hampton Avenue School to see a play given by Mrs. Adair’s first grade and to have a short visit in each first grade room. Tresfle Over Lake The Atlantic Coast Line Rail road trestle over Lake Green wood near Waterloo was badly damaged by a fire late Satur day. Explosion of a gasoline lan tern in a small fishing boat tied to the trestle is said to have started the fire that destroyed about 600 feet of the trestle. The fire failed to jump a steel span and about 300 feet of trestle be yond it was practically undam aged, it was stated. The creosoted timbers of the trestle burned rapidly and made a spectacular blaze. Robert Rymer, one of the boat’s occupants, said that af ter the explosion he and three others in the boat climbed the trestle and were picked up by a passing boat. Rymer and five . year - old Glenn Whiteside were treated at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. Larry Yarborough and an unideattfiad 15-year-old youth were no tinjurtd. All four were from Una in Spartanburg County. Railroad officials said the “loss was considerable,” and repair crews and machinery were immediately assembled and rebuilding of the structure was well underway earlier this week. Trains from Laurens have been re-routed this week over the CN&L tracks to Clinton, and thence to Greenwood over the Seaboard tracks. Block C Awards Given At Banquet Panorama Logde on Lake Greenwood was the scene of a re cent banquet for the Clinton High School Block C Club members and their dates. Awards were presented to the year's outstanding athletes. Hon ored were: Sportsmanship and Most Valu able Baseball Player awards to Scooter^ Holcombe; Most Valu able Basketball Player, Joe Get ty s; Most Valuable Track, Phil Rogers; and Most Valuable For ward, Janice Ruff. Also Most Valuable Guard, Shirley Estes; Most Valuable J. V. Basketball Player to Mark King 'and Sandra Marse. Stars and Block C's were, pre sented to basketball, baseball, track and tennis team members. IN MEXICO Mr. and Mrs. James Holland and children are spending two weeks vacation touring in Mexi co. A week’s term of General Ses sions Court (criminal) will get underway in Laurens Monday morning, according to Walter E. Dunlap, Clerk of Court. Jurors have been drawn (listed elsewhere in The Chronicle to day), and the docket, made up earlier this week, shows 50 cases held over from previous terms, which will go immediately before the court for reception of guilty pleas or trials. Also shown are 43 new cases, which will go be fore the grand jury to determine whether true bills or no bills will be returned. The session will be presided over by Judge Steve C. Griffith of Newberry, who will be in his home circuit for the June term of court. The state will be represented by Solicitor William T. Jones of Greenwood, who is prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, which includes Laurens County. Following is the docket: CONTINUED CASES Berry Kennedy, Jr., grand lar ceny of auto, breaking and en tering, also second charge of grand larceny of auto; John Robert Malone, murder; Calvin Roschell Pennington, drunk driv ing (2nd offense);- William R. Smith, non-support; Billy Buch anan, three charges of forgery; Frank Tumblin, violation of liq uor law. Harry Williams, drunk driving (2nd offense); William E. Bruce, drunk driving (2nd offense); John Coleman Rice, violation of liquor law (third offense); Book er T.' James, assault and bat tery; Harry Cowan, drunk driv ing (4th offense); William An drew Chapman, drunk driving (2nd offense); Clarence Jefferson Valentine, murder; City of Lau rens vs T. M. Anderson, Jr., ap* pe|d from City Court; Willie Sul livan, non-support. L. R. Dominick, six charges of violation of Sec. 56-1313 (drug Laws), five charges of violation of Sec. 32-1516, and two charges of violation of Sec. 32-1496. Arthur Moseley, Jr., Marion Crowe, Melvin Wooten, Johnnie B. Valentine and Douglas Cagle, all charged with ' non-support; Eugene C. Curtis, Gilbert Ander son, Willie Wesley, Jr., Rosa An na W. Campbell, Bernice Wil liams, and Albert Hunter, all charged with disposing of prop erty under mortgage. Cecil Lee Duncan, drunk driv ing (2nd offense); Leon Cortez Brooks, drunk driving (4th of fense; Willie Eugene Dillard, drunk driving, (2nd offense); Robert Earl Esco, drunk driv ing; Donald Lee Southern, Tom mie Clyde Grant, James Sprouse, Billy Floyd Dillard, Roy DeVona Hunter, James Edward Coleman, OT'VU nanced If by volunteers. David Everett Austin, Rickie Walker, all charged with house breaking and grand larceny. Erskine Nelson and Bertha Mae Nelson, two charges of housebreaking; Michael Moore and Bobby Lewis Davis, grand larceny; Willie McDowell, Jr., assault and battery; James W. Dendy, obtaining money under false pretenses; Freddie Lse Em-, ery, murder; Rufus Chafin, es caping chain gang. Clarence Calhoun, Jr., and James Lewis Calhoun, violation Sec. 16-311 and Sec. 16-320; Lil lian Cunningham, violation Sec. 16-565.1; Howard Martin, breach of trust; William R. Mack, viola tion bad check law. NEW CASES Ned Vincent, drunk driving (2nd offense); Ruby Frances Harris, neglect of children; Wil liam Lamb, assault and battery; Pearl Phillips, disposing of prop erty under lien; John Conner, 3 charges of assault and battery; Clifford Wehunt, non - support; Charles Smiley, non - support; Jake Calwile, Sr., drunk driving (2nd offense); James D. Dallas, drunk driving, also, resisting ar- rest.' v ’ m Steve Tucker, non-support; Willie Winson, Jr., murder; Clar ence M. Patton, drunk driving (3rd offense); U. G. Young, vio lation liquor law; Paul Smith, violation liquor law;. Geraldine Bhewington, obtaining money under false pretenses; James Bramlett, non-support; Johnnie Lee Simmons, non-support; Ray mond Copeland, three charges of grand larceny. , Rufus M. Chafin, drunk driv ing (3rd offense); Neyson Leop ard, non-support; Kenneth Mar- tin, non-support; P. C. Furr, vio lation of liquor law (two charg es ), Ethel Moseley, disposing of property under lien; I. W. Con way, bastardy; William Robin son, two charges of grand lar ceny, also six charges of house breaking and grand larceny, also one charge of housebreaking with intent to steal. Bernard Nathaniel Davis, two charges of grand larceny, also *> one charge housebreaking anrt grand larceny; Willie Lee Wilson, non-support; Charles Smiley, us ing car without owners’ consent; James Junior Johnson, assault with intent to ravish; Charles Davis, non-support. Tommie Clyde Grant and James Walter Sprouse, house breaking and grand larceny; Fitch Lee Morgan and Joe Lewis Morgan, store-breaking and pet ty larceny; S. B. Pearson, viola tion liquor law (2nd); James Jim Pitts, violation liquor law; Cole man Ellison, non-support; Er nest H. Coker, violation liquor law. Richard A. Garrett, George Price, Starlin Medlin, non-sup port; James D. Cameron and Edward Green, housebreaking and grand larceny. Weening Becomes Presklenf August I