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/ Kiwanis Club Officers Elected In a recent election of officers, the Kiwanis Club named the above men to lead the club for the coming year. Left to right, they are: L. H. Lee, vice-presi dent; Ben Hay Hammet, president; George Brockenbrough, secretary; and Marvin Gault, retiring president.—Pho to by Yarborough. Local Area Textile Mills Raise Pay of Employees The Clinton-Lydia Cotton Mills and Joanna Cotton Mills Com pany are among the mills grant ing an upward adjustment in wages in the near future local mill officials have stated. Robert B. Vance, president of the Lydia and Clinton Mills, said: “We have consistently maintained a fair and compar able level of pay to other su perior quality print cloth mills for our employees and will con- Annexation Vote Set For Nov. 19 In a special election on the annexation of certain territory joining the southern limits of the city, set for Nov. 19, those en titled to vote must have been residents of the state for a period of one year, of Laure snCounty for six months, and of the voting precinct for six months. The three usual voting places will be set up in the city, at City Hall, Hampton Ave. School, and the Clinton Mill Community House on Academy Street. The voting place in the area proposed to be annexed will be set up at Vernon’s Restaurant on Highway 72 near the city limits. The election was called by the County Commisioners of Election upon certification of a petition by the Clinton City Council. The Clinton Jaycee Chapter spearheadde the annexation movement. Members of the club circulated the petition seeking the election whcih was signed by the required number of freehold ers residing in the territory. A map showing the area pro posed to be annexed will be print ed in The Chronicle next week. 18 New Cub Scouts Inducted Into Pock 21 At the monthly pack meeting of Pack 21 the following boys received bobcat pins and were inducted into the pack: Frankie Hannon, Mike Ballew, Henry Workman, Russell Vance, Tom my Henderson, Dickie McSween, Tommie Addison, Peter Huff, Guy Tumblin, Billy Dicus, Dav id Sanders, Walter Hughes, Frank Boland, Michael Mills, Keith Bouknight, Wilson Morton, Rock Sabia, and James Audia. Vol. 64 — No. 43 (Cljnmtrlr Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 31, 1963 tinue to do so.” Announcement was made to employees by bul letin board notice. Walter Regnery, vice-president and general manager of the Jo anna plant, in his announcement to Joanna employees stated. “It has been the policy of Joanna Cotton Mills Company through the years to provide wages com parable with the best in the tex tile industry. In keeping with this policy, we are happy to announce that an upward adjustment of wages will be made in the near future.” First announcement of upward revision of pay schedules of hourly paid textile workers was made Friday by the huge Burl ington industries. It was known that the revision had been con templated for the past several weeks. While the local textile plants announced no definite date for the wage raise, or how much it will be, many of the plants join ing in the revision have stated that their increase will be five per cent. It is expected that the increase in wages will become effective in the entire textile industry. Dr. Brown To Get PC Service Award Dr. Marshall W. Brown, re cently retired president of Pres byterian College, will be honored by PC alumni this Saturday with the presentation of the 1983 Alumni Service Award. The board of directors of the Alumni Association selected Dr. Brown for this award as an honorary alumnus on the basis of his long years of service to the institution. Presentation will be made as part of the 3:30 p. m. special program in Belk Au ditorium. Dr. Brown retired on August 1 after serving as president of Presbyterian College since 1945. His close affiliation with PC spanned 39 years and included positions as professor of his tory and as dean prior to be coming president. Community Chorus To Meet Tonight The Community Chorus will meet tonight at the First Pres byterian Church Recreation Hall at 8:00. Community Chest Report Reaches 86% of Goal A total of $18,259.25 was reported collected and pledged toward the 1963-64 Community Chest Campaign, stated Ed Campbell, drive chairman, at the report meeting held Tues day. This represents 86 per cent of the over-aU goal of $21, 672.01, with one week remaining to secure the balance. The final date for the campaign has been set for Novem ber 5, and each solicitor is urged to complete all contacts prior to that date. Awards wfll be made Tuesday, November 12, at 9:30 a. m., im the ballroom of the Mary Musgrove Hotel, Mr. Camp bell said. College Alumni Assn. Elects New Officials Presbyterian College alumni have elected Dr. James Edward Graham of Charleston to serve as president-elect of the PC Al umni Association and Dr. Del- mar Rhame of Clinton as an alumni trustee representative, it was announced today. The balloting by mail to name 1964 alumni officials tapped Graham to succeed Tom Addi son of Clinton, who automatical ly moves up from president-elect to president. These two and other officers of the Alumni Association will be officially in stalled as part of the Homecom ing program next Saturday afternoon and will assume their new duties next January. Dr. Graham, a 1935 graduate of PC, serves as pastor of the Charleston Second Presbyterian Church. Delmar Rhame ’26 is a physician and surgeon, and Ad dison is resident vice-president of Waddell and Reed, Inc. and owner of the Canada Dry Bot tling Co. of Clinton. Others elected as 1964 officials of the Presbyterian College Al umni Association include: Vice-president—Sam Cornwell, Charlotte insurance underwriter and 1955 graduate; secretary- treasurer—the Rev. Russell W. Park, Jr. ’47, pastor of Spartan burg’s Routh Memorial Presby terian Church. South Carolina directors — Lewis L. Holladay ’25 of Greer, assistant superintendent of Area 1 Greenville County schools; Guy Misenheimer ’55 of Rock Hill, athletic director at Win- throp Training School; Julius Wannamaker ’51, Charleston real estate executive; and Dr. Hubert G. Wardlaw ’38, pastor of Kingstree’s Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. North Carolina director—Ed ward W. Mayfield, Charlotte in surance adjuster and 1960 grad uate. Georgia directors — Robert B. Caldwell ’30, Decatur business man; W. Dean Power, Jr. ’38 of Woodstock, insurance under writer; and John L. Fesperman ’55 of Waycross, assistant vice- president and treasurer of First Federal Savings and Loan As sociation. Gospel Singing Featured On WLBG Robert Patton’s Happy Four Singers and Gospel Band, fea turing instrumental music and gospel singing, may be heard each Sunday fruin 8.00 to 8.30 a. m. on station WLBG. Sunday af ternoon the group will ge guests at a singing at the Church of God of Prophecy on Sloan Street at 2:15. The public is invited to attend. Laurens Group Jo CHS Plans Homecoming Tomorrow Clinton High School’s Red Dev ils will be seeking their fourth victory in a row tomorrow (Fri day) night when they meet New berry High on the local field. Game time is 8 o’clcok. It will be Homecoming for Clinton, and a full day of activi ties is planned in addition to the gridiron clash. The annual Homecoming par ade will begin at 4:30 p. m., led by the CHS band and featuring sponsors and candidates for Miss CHS. Those nominated to vie for the title of Miss CHS are Connie Simmons, Patsy Henderson and Sandra Huggins. The winner will be crowned at the game’s half time ceremonies. The Red Devils are returning to Wilder Stadium Friday after four games on the road—North Augusta, Lexingtno, Union and Winnsboro — winning the last three. Polio Immunization Program Underway Sunday This scene at the Clinton High School Sunday af ternoon was repeated six times in School District 56 when 14,000 persons received the Sabin polio vaccine. Schools of the district were used as points of activity when white and colored residents reported to receive the vaccine on a lump of sugar. Persons who failed to get the vaccine Sunday will have another opportunity this coming Sunday afternoon when “make-up” ses sions will be conducted at Clinton High School and Bell Street High School.—Photo by Yarborough. Piedmont Dental Society In Fall Session Here Today The annual fall meeting of the Piedmont District Dental Society will be held today at the Lakeside Country Club. Dr. Marvin Sugarman of Atlanta, a specialist in the field of perio- donta, is the clinician for the scientific portion of the pro gram. The Piedmont District Dental Society is composed of dentists in ten counties of the area. Dr. Howard Carlson of Spartan burg, president, will preside. The clinician will be introduced by Dr. Hugh Croxton, Jr., of Anderson, program chairman. Local arrangements were made by Drs. Wessinger, Law. son, and Davis of Clinton, and Drs. Long, Crow, and Smoak of Laurens. College In Homecoming Program Present Mystery The Laurens Community Thea tre will present the great mys tery, “Ten Little Indians” No vember 1 and 2 at the Laurens Central Elementary School, be ginning at 8 o’clock. The play is under the direction of Miss Pat WUsky. There will be a small admission fee. r'WT' ■ y ■ ^ :0S. Hundreds of alumni are ex pected back on campus this Saturday as Presbyterian Col lege makes a gala occasion of its 1963 Homecoming. In addition to special class reunions, the program will fea ture: a welcome to new Presi dent Marc C Weersing; presen tation of the Alumni Service Award to former president Marshall W. Brown, and the Alumni Gold P to Dr. Colin M. Hudson; installation of 1964 officers; and the PC-Wofford football game at 8:00 p. m. on Johnson Field. Students will get the jump on old graduates Friday night with their annual Homecoming dance as Dean Hudson’s or chestra provides the music. Alumni directors are sched uled to meet at 11:00 a. m., Sat urday. The 1:30 p. m. Alumni iU gMfeeon will seat alumni by *! cmxs groups to listen “to a hu morous talk on the old days at PC by Dr. Chapman Milling of Columbia. The special reun ion classes: 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1961. Master of ceremonies for this occasion will be John H. Hunter of Clinton. The awards and installations are scheduled for the 3:30 p. m. program in Belk Audito rium. Dr. J. Newton Gaston of Chester, president of the PC Alumni Association, will pre side over this program at which Dr. Weersing will be of ficially welcomed by the alum ni as the new president of PC. In selecting Dr. Hudson as “alumnus of the year” to re ceive the Gold P, the alumni board of directors cited him for his outstanding achievement as a physicist in the field of mis sile development with the De partment of Army Ordnance Office. The remainder of the full Homecoming schedule Satur day includes: 4:30, p. m.— Alumni reception; 5:30 p. m.— Walter Johnson Club meeting; 6:15 p. m.—Dinner; 8:00 p. m. —PC vs Wofford; and 10:30 p. m.—Open House. Clinton Golfer Gets Hole-ln-One A Clinton golfer was doing more than cooling her cleats at „ .. . .. . . the Lakeside this summer. Miss Ben Hay Harnmet, director of Almena Blalock was evidently alumni and public relations at' etlough to come up with a Reid Named C1«ief Deputy By Sheriff Same Reid, veteran Laurens law enforcement officer with 22 years experience, has been nam ed chief deputy by Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson. He succeeds Leroy Keeble, who left the force in July. Reid was a county dep uty eight years, was a county prison camp foreman four years and for 10 years was with the Laurens City Police Department. Hammet Is Named Kiwanis President Clinton Designers Show Arrangements at County Fair Clinton . Thaae arrangements by women were entered in the dhrMon. In the center la an ment by^Mra. Don a red rife|»n to which,won C entered hr invitation in the **Gkan«z«” division.—Photos by Mason Motes. Presbyterian College, is the new ly elected president of the ton Kiwanis Club. He was named by club bers to succeed Marvin Gsslt as head of the organization der ing 1964. The club also elected L. H. Lee, business manager bf Whitten Village, to serve as vi president for the coming year Hammet has served as an ministrative officer of Presb; rian College since 1949. He came' here after two years with Inter national News Service, as SoOth- eastern Division night editor and later chief of the Alabama bu reau in Montgomery. A 1943 graduate of PC, he served for more than three years with the infantry in World War II. After the war, he receievd his journalism degree with honors from the University of Missouri and immediately joined Inter national News Service. Hammet is included in the “In ternational Who’s Who in Public Relations,” in <r Who's Who in American Education,” and in the recently published “8futh Carolina Lives.” A native of Al- Imdale, he is toarrM to the former Jane Jenkins of "Lrto- hatchie, Ala., and they have three sons, Ben, Jr., Lewis. and Scott. hole-in-one while golfing at the Lakeside Country Club, which could earn her a trip to Scotland for two and $1,000. She was en tered in the “Old Smuggler” Hole-In-One Sweepstakes. The winner will be announced at the end of the year. No Office Hours For Dr. Robinson Due to a conflict. Dr. Charles Robinson, Psychologist and Dan Fowler, mental health consult ant, will be unable to be at the local Health Center during the regular hours Tuesday, Novem ber 5, it has been announced. Dr. Robinson and Mr. Fowler, from the Mental Health Center in Greenwood, are in Clinton each Tuesday at the local health center on N. Woodrow Street from 2 to 4:30 p. m. Appointments may be made on week days by calling Mrs. W. L. Anthony at 833-0072. Mrs. Anthony is receptionist at the center on Tuesday afternoon, for Dr. Robinson. Schola Cantorum Here On Nov. 6th The Schola Cantorum, a com pany of 27 musicians, including mixed voices and instrumental ists, will appear in concert at 8:30 p. m., November 6 at Belk Auditorium. This performance is the second in the current Community Con cert series in Clinton, and will be conducted by Hugh Ross, con sidered one of the greatest chor al authorities in the world. The Schola Cantorum of New York takes its name from a fifth century Roman group which set the highest standards ever known in choral singing up to that time. The group recently sang at the opening New York Phil harmonic concert of Philharmon ic Hall at Lincoln Center when it was broadcast over national television. They have also appeared on the Telephone Hour and Leonard Bernstein’s program, as well as in concerts conducted by Tos- cannini, Walter, Mitropoulous, Roddzinski, Stokowski, Munch. A late summer edition of Time magazine carried an excellent review of the group’s activities and accomplishments. R. H. Dawson, president of the Concert Association, calls parti cular attention to the change of time in this concert only, be cause of Wednesday night wor ship services at local churches. The next guest appearance in Clinton will be by Whittemore and Lowe January 31, Greenville Community Concert ticket hold ers may hear Mantovani there November 14 in the reciprocal concert agreements. Clinton JVs Win Over Union, 14-12 Clinton defeated Union in a junior varsity game in Union Thursday night, 14-12. Gary Laney scored from 17 yards out for Clinton and passed to Randy Rushton for the extra point. The winners ended their scoring with Daryl Godfrey’s 38 yard run and a pass from Laney to Rushton for the extra point. 2 Moke-Up Stotions Open Sundoy 14,000 Persons Receive Polio Vaccine Sunday Approximately 14,000 citizens of School District 56 received the Sabin oral polio vaccine Sunday in a mass immunization pro gram which was termed a suc cess by Dr. James L. Waker, area chairman. Two make-up stations are to be open Sunday, November 3, from 2 to 4 p. m. at Clinton High School and Bell Street High School to administer the vaccine to persons who were unable to participate in last Sunday’s “Stop Polio” program. Steady streams of recipients filed into the area’s six stations manned by volunteer personnel from noon to 6 p. m. Sunday to take the first three types of Sa bin vaccine administered on cubes of sugar, or, in the case of infants, by dropper. The two doses yet to be offered in a continuation of the immuni zation campaign are scheduled for December 8 and Januray 12. U is necessary that all three doses of the vaccine be taken to insure permanent immunization, it was pointed out by Dr. Walk er. An estimated 82% of the popu lation of District 56 will have received the vaccine with the additional doses to be given No vember 3 to those who missed the opportunity Sunday, and with the program yet to be car ried out in several local institu tions. The campaign is sponsored by Come and Get a Crisp, New $50 Bill Want a crisp, new $50 bill? Well, progressive Clinton merchants are going to give away three of them next Saturday night. Or, you might want a fine, dependable wrist watch. Well, those same merchants are going to give away two of them. I And you have as much chance to win the above prises as anyone. — - ~ j AH you have to do is deposit the stabs of free tickets in boxes provided at the establishments participating in the “Loyalty Days” trade festivaL Their names appear in a big advertisement la The Chronicle today. The drawing will take plaee Saturday evening at 6:45 on the parking lot of M. S. Baile/ ft Son, Bankers, off W. Pitts St. The drawings will continue until Dec. 21, when a brand 1194 Ford Faleoa 4-door sedan will he given away. In meantime, $M bills and other prises wfll ho given away each week. Four psraeas won $54 bills last week. They were Mrs. Perry C. Parrish of Locust St; Sirs. M. C. Poole of Locust St.; Mrs. George Corley of N, Adair St; and E. L. Holland of N. Holland’ St College Choir To Sing In Five States The Presbyterian College rob ed choir will give 23 performan ces before church congregations in five states during the 1963- 64 concert season, college offi cials have announced. The program of scared music and worship, entitled “The Cov enant Story,” is 13 spirituals and anthems adapted for the 31 male voices of the group. Conductor will be Edouard Patte, .who has directed the Presbyterian College Choir 17 years in more than 600 concerts. The choir will fill Sunday en gagements in South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina churches and will take a week- long spring tour into Alabama and Mississippi. civic clubs under the advice of the Lauresn County Medical So ciety. It is part of an intensive immunization program being conducted in up-state South Car olina to eradicate polio by use of the Sabin vaccine, which is to be taken in the three planned “feedings”, whether or not the recipient has previously had the Salk vaccine. The first Stop Polio Sunday, October 27, was the result of an all-out effort by members of the medical profession, nurses, phar macists, business men, and hun dreds of volunteer lay personnel to whom Dr. Walker experssed appreciation in a statement this week. Police Forces Still Seek Bridges Slayer The South Carolina Law En forcement Division, the police department of Clinton and the Laurens County Sheriff’s office are continuing an intensive in vestigation into the death of Mrs. Justin A. Bridges, who was slain in Clinton on August 23. Rewards totaling $7,000 have been offered for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person respon sible. Sheriff Johnson states, “I want to impress upon the people the importance of conveying any in formation or suspicions that any of you have to the officers, re gardless of how ins.gnificant it may seem to you. This informa tion or suspicion, together with what information we have, could be instrumental in bringing the person responsible to justice.” The name of any person and the information given will be held in the strictest of confidence by the officers, Sheriff Johnson said. Chief J. P. Strom of SLED, Eugene Johnson, sheriff of Lau rens County, or B. B. Ballard, chief of police of Clinton, should be contacted. VISIT HERE Mrs. L. J. Dawson, Miss Vio let Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Ice land Dawson and children of Isle of Palms, spent last week end with their son and brother. Dr. R. H. Dawson, Mrs. Dawson and son. lage, wha •way with a bicycle. Belk, Weersing Discuss Plans Irwin Belk of Charlotte, North Carolina state tor and president of the Belk Enterprises, addressed the Presbyterian College student body Monday. This outstanding young business, religious sod civic leader is pictured here at left talking with Dr. Marc C. Weer sing, president of Presbyterian College, about future plans for the college.—Photo by Yarborough.