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I SABIN ORAL SUNDAY —'jfe ImMI m*- vfe.' •£> - - 'v fe>;^ ' li * j mm Off Anti-Polio Drive Young Master Louis M. Stephens, Jr., sets a good example for everyone in this area by getting his first Sabin oral vaccine “feeding.” That dubious expres sion on his face doesn’t mean a thing, for he perform ed like the little man he is. Assisting him is Mrs. Nell B. Haggart, Clinton Mill clinic nurse, and Allan Trammell, both of whom will assist in the first mam immunization which will take place Sunday afternoon at six points in this school district.—Photo by Tru man Owens. _ At Six Points In Areo Polio Immunization Scheduled for Seven Programs On PC Fine Arts Series Seven programs are included in Presbyterian College’s 1963- 64 fine arts series announced by Professor Earl B. Halsall, chairman of the faculty fine arts committee. '■ The series will include three lectures, three concert perform ances and the appearance of a player’s group with a George Bernard Shaw presentation.' Opening lecture of the 1963- 64 series was scheduled for last Thursday and Friday when Lisa Sergio, Danforth lecturer on world affairs, was to make five speaking appearances before PC students. On Monday night, the Greenwich Quartet performed. Other programs of the PC fine arts series are: November 6—the Schola Cantorum choral group; January 31 — Whittemore and Lowe, two-piano team; February 13-14 — Brand Blanshard, Dan forth lecturer in philosophy, two- times Rhodes Scholar who re cently headed the philosophy de partment at Yale; March 4—Dr. Calvin B. Hoover, lecturer in economics, former dean of the Duke University graduate school; May 6—the Kaleidoscope Players present Shaw’s comedy, “Androcles and the Lion,” as a performance of the Gary New ton Hardie Memorial Series. Area Scout Pack 21 To Have Meeting x Cub Scouts of Pack 21 will hold their October Pack meeting, Tuesday evening, October 29, at 7:30 at the American Legion Building, as announced by Mor ris Seymour, cubmaster. AU parents, cub scouts, den mothers and interested members are urged to attend. (Ulittfmt (tthrontrlr Vol 64 — No. 42 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 24, 1963 (Xnton-Laurens To Host Mnidpal Meet Oct 30 Municipal officials from a 17-county area are scheduled to attend the second regional meeting of the South Carolina Municipal Association in Clin ton next Wednesday, October 30. Mayors J. J. Cornwall of Clinton, and W. Paul Culbert son of Laurens, said their two cities will act as co-hosts for the program. Scheduled to speak are State Attorney General Daniel R. McLeod, Chief J. P. (Pete) Strom, of the State Law En forcement Division (SLED), and State Sen. Marshall J. Parker of Oconee County. Keynoting the meeting and setting the theme will be Mayor S. Clyde Fair of Orangeburg, president of teh State Municipal Association, who will urge dele- Sunday Volunteer workers of the med ical nursing profession, as well as lay personnel, will be helping on Sunday, October 27, when tiie citizens of School Dis trict 96 go to their neighborhood station to receive the first Sabin oral polio vaccine, according to Dr. James L. Walker, local chairman of the campaign. Each of the locations desig nated for the “feeding” of the vaccine Sunday from noon until 9:00 p. m. will be staffed by a director, a medical officer and a head nurse. They are to ad minister the vaccine to all citi zens from the age of three months up, by means of a cube of sugar, or, in the case of in fants, by dropper. Dr. Von Long, Laurens County health officer, is set-up chair man for the stations. The staff assignments for the six in the dis trict are as follows: Clinton High School, Cantey Gordon, director, Dr. Carl Wessinger, clinic assist ant, Dr. R. M. Fuller, medical officer, Mrs. Carolyn Davidson, head nurse; Bell Street School: Fred Crawford, director, Dr. Judson Davis, clinic assistant, Dr. Roy Suber, medical officer, Mrs. Grace Pearson, head nurse. In the Cross Hill-Mountville school station, the staff includes Howard Smith, director, Dr. Da vid Mixon, clinic assistant. Dr. Louis Stephens, medical officer, Mrs. Myrtle West, head nurse. Midway School personnel in cludes Francis Blalock, director, Edward Campbell, clinic assist ant, Dr. James Macdonald, med ical officer, and Mrs. Onnie Chisholm, head nurse. The Joanna Community House staif is to be Dr. Fred Holcombe, director, Dr. ^ Marion Lawson, Jinic assistant, Dr. D. H. Mc- Fadden, medical officer, and Miss Kitty Moseley, head nurse. The Woodson School (Joanna) station will be staffed by Joe McGee, director, Col. L. D. Lott, clinic assistant, Dr. E. N. Sulli van, medical officer, and Mrs. Hattie White, head nurse. The campaign, sponsored by civic clubs of the area, is part of a massive effort in up-state South Carolina to immunize all citizens against polio by means of the Sabin vaccine. This is the first of three Stop Polio Sundays, the other two dates to be an nounced later. It is necesasry that all three doses of the vaccine be taken for permanent immun ity, Dr. Walker pointed out. “Per sons who have already had the Salk vaccine must also take the Sabin vaccine to insure protec tion from all three types of polio virus,” he said. Volunteers from civic clubs. Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, and other local organizations will help with the materials, sup plies, traffic, and records at each of the designated stations. A contribution of 25 cents per dose is requested, but no person will be refused the vaccine be cause of inability to pay. SEN. IRWIN BELK Be!k To Address Students Monday Irwin Belk of Charlotte, N. C., state senator and president of the Belk Enterprises, will address the Presbyterian College student body next Monday. He is scheduled to speak at 10:00 a. m. in Belk Auditorium, and the public is invited to at tend. Senator Belk is one of the out standing young leaders of the South in fields of business, relig ious, educational and civic ac tivities. He serves as a director of numerous corporations and on the boards of trustees of three oolleges. He was elected as one of the “Tne Outstanding Young Men” in Charlotte for 1954-6^-56, and 57. Before being elected sena tor last year, he served for two terms as a member of the North Carolina House of Repreeenta- tives (1969-60 and 19614*)'. Irwin Balk last appeared on stage of Belk Auditorium ho presided over the spec- services dedicating that band- three years ago. IBs brofbw, is JL JOMcnbar of the PC yTOMiSl DR. J. DAN WILLIAMS Dr. Williams To Address Mental Health Meet Here Dr. J. Dan Williams of Green ville will be guest speaker at the annual Laurens County Mental Health Association dinner meet ing Tuesday, October 29, at the Presbyterian College Gymnas ium. Dinner will be served at 7:30 o’clock, at $1.50 per plate. Reservations msut be made by Friday, October 25, by contact ing Mrs. W. J. Crews, Phone 833-1330, or Rev. John Rivers, phone 833-2252. Dr. Williams, a native of Greenville, established the Foun dation for Life, a non-profit cor poration chartered in South Car olina for religious and education al purposes. The activities of the Foundation are threefold; per sonal and family guidance known as the Family Life Institute; a recreational camping program for boys and girls, including a religious retreat progam for adults and young people based at Canaan Land, Lake Toxaway, N. C.; and an educational service known as the Programmed Learning Lab where individual tutoring and academic - instruc tion is given. Dr. Williams formerly was pastor of Northgate Baptist Church in Greenville for five I years. Templeton Resigns Recreation Post D. S. “Dick” Templeton has resigned as Clinton Recreation Director, effective Nov. 1. He has served as director of the local program for the past 14 years. Templeton started in the city recreation work in 1948. The pro gram, including more than 400 young people, grew from four baseball teams the yearit start ed to 23 baseabll and softball teams this past summer. Clinton has had a good tennis program for the past several summers with around 100 or more youngsters and adults par ticipating. The program operates under the authority of the City Recre ation Commission. Templeton is principal of the Thornwell School and athletic director. Highway Hearing Set For Nov. 6 A public hearing concerning the proposed improvement of a section of U. S. Route 76 between Clinton and Laurens will be con ducted by the State Highway De partment at the Laurens County Courthouse at 11 a. ra. Wednes day, November 6, Chief Highway Commissioner Silas N. Pearman has announced. The proposed project extends from Secondary Road S-104 near Clinton to the by-pass east of Laurens, a distance of approxi mately 5.3 miles. Improvements will consist of widening and re locating sections of the existing highway. Pearman said all interested citizens of the community are invited to attend the hearing. Detailed construction plans for the project will be available for inspection at the meeting. gates to give their support to the association’s chief 1964 leg islative goal which will be a plea for a larger percentage of the tax revenue collected by the state from the sale of beer, wine and liquor. Fair has carried his organi zation's case all over South Carolina pointing out that of the $19 million collected by the state from this source in 1961-62 the 215 cities and towns who bear approximately 90 per cent of the enforcement burden of the drinking problem receiv ed only $1.8 million—less than 10 per cent. He also pointed out that cur rent state laws even prohibit the sale by municipalities of a a business license tax to li quor stores even though over 75 per cent of them are located within incorporated limits of a city or town. Culbertson and Cornwall said this will be the largest of the three regional meetings held annually by the Association with some 250-300 municipal officials and their wives sched uled to attend. Counties which will be represented in addi tion to Laurens are: Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Edgefield, Green wood, Union, Cherokee, Fair- field, Newberry, Saluda, York, McCormick, Abbeville and Chester. Registration for the meeting, which will be held at the Mary Musgrove Hotel, is scheduled from 2:00 to 3:00 p .m., with the business session program med from 3:00 until 5:30. A reception and dinner will fol low. Wives of the officials will accompany them and they will be guests on a tour of Clinton and Laurens at 3 o’clock and a tea at Lakeside Country Club at 405. Dr. Grier To Speak Sunday Morning At ART Churcti Occupying the pulpit of the As sociate Reformed / Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at tjhe 11 o’clock hour will be Dr. P. L. Grier of Laurens. Dr. Grier, an outstanding min ister, recently retired after 18 years as pastor of the ARP church in Newberry. He has friends in Clinton and the vicinity who will be interested in hearing him. The public is invited to attend the service. AT CONVERSE MEET Mrs. George R. Blalock will attend the annual Alumni Coun cil meeting at Converse College today and Friday. Mrs. Bla lock is area representative for the Alumnae Association. Clinton High Downs Union For Second Win of Season Ike >tai ef the Churoh of South CaruBna Presbytery held its tall nlly Sunday at Me PM Pro* ytadaa Church of New officers are, from left, front row, Fred Becky Springs Church, la*—, «e«riary-trans- Graydon, also of Rocky Springs, president; T. of Smyrna Presbyt itandlng: J. A. Veasdea, of Bar. Randolph Kowalski of Dr. E. M. Sndersss ef Morse ri i I'wnt'unrfHafiiwa ■ foil ■wnniTif By Tommy Davie The Clinton High Red Devils won their second game in a row Friday night, besting Union, 22- 12, in a game at Union. In the first quarter, it looked to be a run-away. Union marched 60 yards from their 40 after a punt and scored with Jim Kings- more picking up the TD with a 5-yard run. The PAT run failed. After Clinton got possession, they fumbled at their own 42- yard line. As the quarter ended, Clinton found themselves with their back to the wall. It took eight plays for Union to score. Kingsmore again got the six points from 3 yards out. The extra point was no good. With one minute left in the frist half, Phil Rogers passed to Joel Whitsel for 34 yards and Whitsel tossed to Rogers for 23 yards in this drive. With eight second left to play in the half, Whitsel threw again to Rogers and Phil went untouched into the end zone with a 26 yard scoring play. Whitsel ran the extra point and made the score 12-7, Union. There was no scoring in the third quarter. However Darrell Hampton picked up 32 yards for the Red in this quarter to lead all rushers. Clinton forced Union to punt late in the forth quarter. The Red Devils put on a sustained drive of 66 yards and finally went ahead at Whitsel rolled around right end for a 16-yard tally. Jack McKittrick ran the PAT. On a fourth down play for Union, Henderson tiunew a pass intended for Willard, but Roger, tore In and intercepted the pace. He went unmolested Into Cnion’s end zone for Clinton’s third score. The PAT foiled, cafofri then kicked edf. The Wg Bed kept until Loyalty Days Drawing Has Huge Crowd This is a small part of the huge crowd, estimated at 4,000 people, that attended the weekly drawing for prizes last Saturday night in the Clinton mer chants “Loyalty Days” trade promotion event. A similar drawing will be held each Saturday at 6:4i5 p. m. until Dec. 21 on the parking lot of M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers, off West Pitts Street. Last Saturday’s drawing was for four $50 bills and nine hams. A winner appeared for only one of the .bills. Next Saturday’s drawing will be for five $50 bills and a deluxe bicycle. Producing a ticket stub to win the $50 bill last Saturday was Sandra Rice. Winners of watches were William Ginn and Mary Arrowood. Those who claim ed hams were Thomas Beaman, Marvin Humphries, J. B. Johnson, Lois Davis, Bertha Lindsay, Dale Williams, Lillian Forrester, Carolyn Pace. Name of one winner was not obtained.—Photo by Chesley Richards. City Annexation Vote Scheduled for Nov. 19 finally Ray McCall tackled Hen derson in the end zone for a safety and two points. The entire Clinton defense played heads-up ball and no one received special attention. Clinton travels to Winnsboro next Friday to take on this con ference fot in what should be termed as a thriller. Clinton 0 7 0 15—22 Union 6 6 0 0-12 Men of Enoree Presbytery To Meet Here Next Tuesday The fall rally of the Men of the Church of Enoree Presby tery will be held at Presbyte rian College on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Registration will be from 6:15 to 7:00 and supper will be served at 7:00. Dr. Marc C. Weersing, presi dent of Presbyterian College, will be the speaker. Termed “Man and Boy Night,” each man of the Pres bytery is asked to bring a boy to the meeting as his guest. The Presbytery includes Presbyterian churches in Greenville and Spartanbuurg Counties and nearby territories. Kiwoniaiis To Hear Recording By Hoover Marvin Cfoult, president of the Clinton Kiwanis Club, announces that the regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club will be held Thurs day evening at 7:00 at the Mart Musgrove Hotel. The program will consist of a recording by J. Edgar Hoover on the FBI’s investigation of Communism. AU members are urged to at> T. K. FLETCHER Dist. Gov. To Visit Clinton Lions Club District Governor T. K. Flet cher, Lions Intrenational District 32-A, will make his official visit with the Clinton Lions Club Fri day evening. Fletcher is a past president of the Spartanburg Lions Club where he holds an 18-year perfect attendance record. He has served as Zone chairman and Deputy District Governor before being elected to the office of District Governor. Several members of his cabi net will be with Governor Flet cher for his official visit Friday. Expected to attend the meeting are: Deputy District Governor John C. Anderson, Cabinet Secre tary-Treasurer Jim D. Adams, Zone 6 Chairman George Cornel- son, and International Youth Exchange Chairman Rembert Truluck. Sarnie Pinson, president of the Clinton, club, urges all members to -be^ present for the meeting Friday at 7:00 p. m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The first annexation election in Clinton’s history is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19. Qualified electors in the city of Clinton and in the territory proposed for annexation will vote in a special election called by the Commissioners of Election for Laurens County. The section proposed for an nexation adjoins the southern city limits and lies west of State Highway 72 (including roughly a residential area known as Col lege View Heights, containing ap proximately 200 residents). The setting of the election date follows the circulation and sign ing of a petition by a majority of property owners in the area, and the petition being certified by the Clinton city council and pre sented to the election commis sioners for action. Three polling places will be established in the city and one in the area proposed for annex ation. Those in the city are: No. 1, at City Hall; No. 2, at Hamp- tno Ave. School; and at the Clin ton Mill Community House. Vot ers in the area proposed for an nexation will cast their ballots at Vernon’s Restaurant on Highway 27. Polls will be open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. The question to be decided is stated as follows: “Shall the cor porate limits of the City of Clin ton, South Carolina, be extended by annexation and inclusion within the City of Clinton of the territory described as follows (a description of directions and dis tances delineated on a plat of survey made by S. T. Martin is included). Persons voting in the election i|H r: • I College Gets Gift Presbyterian College has received a $650 grant frsin the Travelers Insurance Company under its na tional program of finundhl aid to higher education. This marks the second straight year that PC has been selected from among the South Carolina colleges for the grant, based on the number of alumni employed by Travelers Insurance Co. Dr. Marc C. Weersing, presi dent of Presbyterian College, is pictured here at left accepting the check from Ralph O. Osteen, manager of the company’s Columbia branch office. Looking on at right is Albert Campbell of Anderson, PC alumnus who is affiliated with Travelers.—Photo by Yarborough. must produce a registration cer tificate dated at least 30 days prior to the election (October 19, 1963). Persons voting must have resided in the State of South Carolina for two years, in the County of Laurens for one year, [and in the polling precinct in which the elector offers to vote for four months. Ministers of or ganized churches and teachers in public schools shall be entitled to register and vote after six months residence. Managers of the election will be appointed by the Commission ers of Election for Laurens Coun ty. Area Food Retailers To Meet On Tuesday The Food Retailers Assocla- tion of South Carolina wil hold a membership meeting for Laurens, Greenwood, and New berry Counties on Tuesday, October 29. The buffet supper will be at the Lakeside Country Club between Laurens and Clin ton at 7:30 p. m. Ed Sadler of Clinton, and Jim Todd of Laurens, are mak ing arrangements for the sup per meeting. Joe S. Holland, Clinton, director of the Food Retailers Association, will act as master fo ceremonies. The Association will be represented by President Mitch C. Parker of Lancaster, Treasurer W. R. Parrish of West Columbia, and Executive Director Ed. F. Teague of Columbia. All community food retailers and their suppliers are urged to attend Purpose of the meet ing is to better acquaint retail grocers with the aims and pur poses of the Association. Teachers To Meet In Greenwood Tuesday Educators from Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry and Sa luda Counties will meet Tues day, October 29 in the Green wood High School for the an nual fall conference for the fifth district of the South lina Education Associaiton. The session will be at by teachers from Clinton other areas of the county. Christmas Seals Are Available For Early Overseas MaHing Mrs. M. M. Teague, execute director of the Tubeculosis Health Association, has ced that advance Seals are available for uae cards and packages,destined our armed force families ^ seas. The period November to 20 been designated for the of Christmas parcels and ing cards by surface tation to members of the forces overseas. Christmas Seals are avi at the Association oftlee, 438, Laurens.