The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, November 14, 1963, Image 1

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i Sears Grant Presented The Sean, Roebuck Educational Foundation has awarded another $1,000 grant to Presbyterian College as pari; of its national program of financial aid to higher education. Dr. Marc C. Weening, president of PC, is shown here at left accepting the check from Car! Gore, manager of the Sears outlet in Clinton.— Yarborough Photo. Grand New Jury County Recommends Courthouse Laurens—The Laurens County Grand Jury recommended that plans be begun for construction of a new courthouse “to meet the needs of a growing Laurens County” in its final presentment as General Sessions Court got un derway here Monday. The grand jury restated a rec ommendation of the 1962 grand jury that changes be made in the county magisterial system and suggested that the present total of 10 magistrates be reduc ed to two, on fulltime basis, one in Laurens and the other in Clin ton. The grand jury said an audit of county officers records through June 30, 1963, made by C. C. Mc Gregor and Co. of Columbia, disclosed a debt of $914 owed to the county by R. N. Bigham, a former magistrate who was nominated in the 1962 primary and served until replaced by James Copeland last spring. The grand jury recommended that the county attorney, Ralph Wilson, take “necessary steps for the collection of this sum.” The audit, said the grand jury, also disclosed a “few irregular cases in certain of the magis trates offices and that recorded collections and remittances were not payed by the 10th of the month and should be paid be fore the 10th of the month fol lowing collection.” The jail and law enforcement committee recommended that deputies’ mileage fee be increas ed from five to eight cents and suggested several minor repairs to the jail. The grand jury said “In view of many needs and crowded con dition of the courthouse, in gen eral, we recommend that plans be initiated for the building of a new courthouse." Cited as an “urgent need” was restroom facilities for Negroes who have business in the court house. That recommendation also was presented by the 1962 grand jury. The presentment stated, “We find the courthouse has consid erable termite damage to the woodwork on the inside. The roof is in bad condition and a new one is needed. There are heavy, old record books stored in a va cant room next to the grand jury room which we think too heavy to be stored on the second floor. Something should be done about ihis condition.” The grand jury said more fil ing space is needed in some of fices and some books are filed on the floor of the probate judge’s vault for lack of space where records are to be kept locked. “Several filing cabinets Merchants Division Plans for Parade The Merchants Division of the Clinton Chamber of Com* merce met in the Forum Room of the Bank of Clinton Tuesday morning at 10:30. Charles G. Buice, chairman, presided. J. Robert Cox, chairman, re ported for the Legislative Com mittee. This committee was asked to write a letter to our representatives in Congress ex pressing the group’s continuing strong disapproval of the pro posed Civil Rights Act of 1963. Store hours for the fall season were set. Beginning on No vember 27, stores will remain open all day on Wednesdays. On Friday, November 29, stores will remain open until 7:00 p. m. The committee is making' plans for the Christmas parade set for Thursday, December 5, at 4:30 p. m. Members were reminded to return their cards indicating whether or not they will make the proposed trip to Catawbd Mill in York County on Novem ber 20. Kiwonis Club Meet Be Held This Evening The regular meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis Club will be held this evening, at 7 p. m. at The Mary Musgrove Hotel. At this meeting the Kiwanis Date Boxes will be distributed to members for sale. This will be a repeat of the Date sale from last year and all members are asked to at tend. Scout Committee Meeting at Vernon's The Laurens District Commit tee meeting of the Boy Scouts will be held Friday, November 15, at 7:30 at Vernon’s Restau rant. On Monday evening, No vember 18, at 7:30, the Laurens District Court of Honor will be held at the Epworth Methodist (ElutJntt (ttiirnnitlf Vol. 64 — No. 45 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 14, Improvements Slated Clinton-Laurens Road Discussed At Hearing About 25 persons attended a hearing conducted by the Sffitd Highway Department Wednesday concerning— proposed improve ments to U. S. Highway 76 be tween Laurens and Clinton. Several spoke out in favor of the plan, but no one voiced any are in the hall of the courthouse Church in Joanna for lack of space,” the present ment stated. The education committee re ported that the old Central Ele mentary School plant in Lau rens remains the “greatest need for repairs or replacement, as it now houses over 900 studlnts in an area that becomes more con- Mrs. E. R. Eller, State Wom- gested by the year.” The same an’s Missionary Union president, report also was presented in j will teach adults and young peo- Joanna Baptists To Have Mission Study Nov. 24-27 1962. The roads, bridges and chain gang committee reported gang camps generally in good condition. However, the commit tee recommended that general area be given a thorough clean ing and further recommended isolation quarters for sick pris oners, as recommended by the 1961-62 grand jury. The committee said it found county roads in generally good condition, considering the funds and equipment available to the county supervisor’s office and recommended funds be made available for additional equip ment and for repairs and main tenance for the equipment. E. C. Abercrombie is foreman of the Grand Jury. pie the week of November 24-27 at the First Baptist Church, Jo- rhflin anna . Foreign Mission Study. Rev. James Mitchell will teach intermediates; Rev. E. R. EUer, juniors: Mrs. Maurice Daven port, primaries; Mrs. J. E. Wil lingham, beginners: and Mrs. B. E. Brannon, nursery. A joint assembly will be led by Mr. EUer in the sanctuary each evening. Slides and fUm- strips on the Near East wUl be shown. Classes wUl begin Sunday at 6:15 p.m.—7:25, and Monday through Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Morning classes wUl be held for adults who cannot attend the eve ning sessions. A goal of $2,100 has been set for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering for foreign missions. Clinton Meets Woodruff Friday In Home finale Laurens Knitting Operations Cease Laurens—Knitting operations at Laurens Mill will stop the first of the year, according to R. P. Bruce Jr., general manager of the knitting division. He estimated between 30 and 70 employees will be affected and gave foreign import competition as the reason which necessitated a shotdown. \ Bruce particularly cited fab-' rics from Belgium, HoUand and Italy as those which hurt the local mill’s market position. He said employees will be ab sorbed into other phases of the mill’s operations where possible and that layoffs woul dbe de termined by seniority. Joanna Mills Gets Government Contract Local fans will have their last chance Friday night to see the Clinton High School Red Devils in action in a home game. The opposition will be Wood ruff High. Game time is 8 p.m. on WUder Field. The Clintonians will play one more game, against Parker High next Friday, Nov. 22, In Green ville. Clinton 2t, Laurens • The Clinton Red Devils struck early and late to dump Laurens’ ■’ Tigers. 20-0, here Friday night in an Eastern AA Conference game. Quarterback Joel Whitsel di- press Uie following telegram was received: ‘The Clinton Chronicle, id Textile Supply has awarded a firm,' contract to Prestex, Now York, N. ¥., for L* raria of cotton cloth and twin. The total value of this contract to $1,4M,387. 1,973,PM yards of this material will he woven in Joanna, 8. C. The rMnafetaf 8MM yards wtt he woven la Lewiston, Maine. The fintehteg of Ml of thte material will he done in 8. C. Th< maxed a 60-yard Clinton march in the first as he scored from the four. Ken Cathy added 14 yards in the drive, Phil Rogers kicked the extra point. End Ray McCaU scooped up a fumble after a hard tackle by Ken Cathy and ran 15 yards for the TD. Rogers kicked the point. Whitsel ran 23 yards for the final Clinton score in the fourth period. Cathy also contributed a 35-yard run in the drive. Laurens 0 0 0 0—0 Clinton 7 7 0 6—20 Clinton scoring touchdowns— Whitsel 2, McCall. Extra points --r Train and Car Collide A ear occupied by Mr. and Mrs. B. Boy Cannon, of Jefferson St, Clinton, coHkled with a Seaboard freight train at the railroad croesing at the Clinton 00 Mill Line train to past and reached the Seaboard tracks and met an oncoming east-bound train. The frtidt of the car was badly damaged by the Photo by Paul Quinton. " . \ MRS. McFADDEN Mrs. McFadden To Head Seal Campaign Mrs. D. H. McFadden heads the Clinton area as local chair man of the 1963 Christmas Seal Campaign which is scheduled to begin November 15 with the mail- nig of an estimated 18,500 appeal letters to contributors in Green wood and Laurens Counties. Dr. D. H. McFadden is co-chairman of the annual drive sponsored by the Tuberculosis and Health As sociation of the two counties. In an organizational meeting October 29 at the Douglas House, Presbyterian College, Mrs. Mc Fadden outlined plans for the campaign to promote the use of Christmas Seals in the annual effort to figth tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. Committee chairmen who are to serve on the Clinton team in clude Mrs. McFadden, prepara tion of letters; Mrs. John T. Young, opening returns; George W. Whitehead, educational dis plays: Mrs. Gary Holcomb, spe cial events: Mrs. R. Michael Turner, newspaper publicity, and Lewis H. Bagwell, radio. Participation in the drive by Clinton vlounteer workers is spe cifically planned for December 3 for the mailing of first remind ers, and the opening of returns schdeuled to take place Decem ber 5 at the Bank of Clinton and December 12 at M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers. Officers of the two-county cam paign, in addition to Dr. McFad den, are John W. Drummond of Greenwood, chairman, and Mrs. J. C. Bolt of Gray Court, co- chairman. Mrs. M. M. Teague, executive director of the association, said “Everyone is asked to join the Christmas Seal Campaign to sup port programs for detection, medical research, treatment and education about tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases. The use of Chistmas Seals on holiday greeting cards, letters, gifts and tion to the campaign.” Mrs. Teague also listed a varie ty of uses for the colorful 1963 seal in window, package and home decoration. Rites On Sunday For Tillman Lawson Tillman Lawson, 78, of 100 Rice St., died early Saturday morning at Bailey Memorial Hos pital after a lingering illness. Bom in Uinon County, son of the late Will and Louise Eubanks Lawson, be lived in Laurens County 19 years and was a farm er before his retirement. He at tended the Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was twice married. His first wife, Mrs. Lela Wyatt Law- son, died 20 years ago. Surviving are his second wife, Mrs. Fannie Puckett Lawson; two sons, Boyce and Roy Lawson of Clinton; two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Dunaway of Newberry and Mrs. Eva Dunaway of Laurens; a stepson, William Henry Duna way of Newberry; seven step daughters, Mrs. Loree Lawson, Mrs. Belle Hames, Mrs. Mary Tucker, Mrs. Rachel Rowe and Mrs. Joyce Gossett of Clinton, Mrs. Thelma Willard of Sumter and Mrs. Louise Evans of Ander son; a brother, Jesse Lawson of Enoree; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Dunaway of Laurens and Mrs. Alma Watkins of Columbia; 27 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services were conduct ed Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Pente costal Holiness Church In Clinton by Rev. I. H. Webb and Rev. J. L. Jenkins. Burial was in Trinity Ifeihodtot Church cemetery near Cross Anchor. opposition at the hearing at the Laurens County Courthouse. Mayor Paul Culbertson of Lau rens said improvement^ to the rdad were tong needed and that numerous requests were made to the highway department to improve the route he termed as “dangerous and hazardous.” Also in favor of the proposed improvements was C: W. Wier, a Laurens city councilman, t Furman McEachem, adminis trative assistant to Chief High way Commissioner S. N. Pear- man, conducted the hearing. He said a traffic study showed need for the construction because of industrial development in the section. He said the road would be im proved as much as possible with funds now available and, when completed, officials believe the road “will handle traffic for the next 25 to 30 years.” McEachem said the highway department would begin obtain ing rights-of-way at the first of next year. The proposed construction will begin at Secondary Road 104 at the railroad crossing at Clinton and extend to By-Pass 76 east of Laurens for 5.3 miles. L. A. Hendricks, location en gineer, explained physical details of the construction and said sev eral minor relocations of the road would be necessary, with a major one in the vicinity of the Lakeside Country Club. Most of the route will remain dual lane with about a mile at each end to be widened to four lanes, Hendricks said. Julie Bolick Named To Winthrop Who's Who Thirty Winthrop College seniors have been named to “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities” for 1964. Included is Julie Stevenson Bolick, of Clinton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bolick. Foirview Director AA Speaker Tuesday Maxie Collins, director of Fair- view Sanitarium in Ridgeway will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the local AA chapter Tuesday evening. The meeting will be held at 8 o’clock at the Health Center on N. Woodrow Street. The public is invited. Community Chest “Oscars?’ Presented Outstanding work in the Community Chest campaign, recently completed, was recognized Tuesday morning when “Os cars” were presented to leaders in the successful drive. Those receiving awards are shown above, left to right, front row—Miss Jenelle Spence, representing Miss Juliet McCrorey of Thomwell; Mrs. N. C. Wessinger, Mrs. Edward Campbell, Carl Gore, and Dan Yarborough; back row — George H. Comelson, Edward Campbell, Calvin Cooper, Reese Young, and Claude Crocker.—Photo by Yarbor ough. First In History of City Annexation Election Is Slated for Tuesday Clinton USC Students Initiated Into Society Two Naval ROTC students from Clinton, attending the Uni- vesrity of South Carolina, were among seven to be initiated into the Compass and Chart Society. They are Calvin T. Morton, son of Mrs. Elsie J. Morton, and John M. Reddeck, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Reddeck. An honorary service organiza tion, the society encourages in terest in the Navy as a career and assists in various admniis- trative functions of the NROTC unit at the University. Local Lions To Hold Turkey Shoot The Clinton Lions Club will sponsor a Turkey Shoot Satur day, November 16. from twelve noon ’til 5 p.m. The shoot will be held behind the Clinton High School building. A drawing for a model 66 Twenty-Two Automa tic rifle will be held at 4:30. Winners will receive turkeys which may be picked ufi at Pitts Curb Market. Troy State (Ala.) Game Ends PC Home Schedule Clinton’s first annexation elec- Favor of the Question” or “Op tion in its history will be held posed to the Question.” next Tuesday. The work of circulating and Voter's residing within the city seeking signatures for the an- limits and those residing in the nexation petition was done by territory proposed to be^ annex- members of the Clinton Jaycee ed will go to the polls and vote Chapter upon request of resi- in a special election called by dents. The petition was submit- the election commissioners of ted to City Council, which certi- Laurens County. fied the document and presented The area to be voted on in the ^be election commissioners proposed extension of the city w lfb a request to call a special limits joins the city on the election. southwest. It lies west of High- To bring about annexation of way 72, including 2300 feet along the territory, a majority of the the highway, and includes the voters in the city and in the area section known as College View proposed for annexation must Heights. The beginning point is vote in favor of the question, just beyond the armory. Present city limits are con- Ballots for the election have! tained by a circle one mile in been prepared stating the ques- i al' directions from the center of tion to be voted on as follows: i town. “Shall the corporate limits of, the City of Clinton, South Caro-< DixOfi Is Named lina, be extended by annexation and inclusion within the City of Clinton of the territory described as follows:” (Then follows a de- _ scription of the area, giving dis-1 cese of Upi^r South Carolina haa tances and degrees of direction). | been appointed as a “Bishop’s Approximately 200 persons are i Man” to work on the programs said to be residents of the area.; of Episcopal Church on a dioce- Ihree polling places within the! san level, according to a church city and one in the area propos- announcement, ed to be annexed will be provid- j The Rt. Rev. John A Pinck- ^ n ey, Bishop of the diocese, told They are: City No. 1—at City a gathering of key laymen In Guirch's 'Bishop's Man' A representative from each parish and mission in the Dio- Presbyterian College will play host to the parents of the stu dent body at its seventh annual Parents Day this Saturday. More than 800 visitors are ex pected on campus and a full program of activity is planned for this occasion. Parents and other immediate family members of the PC stu dents will be guests of the col lege for supper and the Blue Hose-Troy State football game that night. They also will be en tertained with a special student program of welcome, a faculty reception and fraternity drop-ins. The day’s events are scheduled to get underway at 2 p. m. Satur day with registration in the Douglas House. Campus tours. Community Chorus Rehearsal Tonight The Community Chorus will meet this evening at 8:00 p. m. at the First Presbyterian Church recreation hall. All members are asked to attend. Deborroh Babb Is Crowned Little Miss Deborrah Babb of Columbia, was winner of the Little Miss and was crowned recently at the Esso Community Center. This contest is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Post 79. Proceeds from the contest were used to help die* abled veterans. Deborrah is the granddaugh ter of Mrs. 8. P. Babb (Mamie Lee Wright), who formerty re sided in this city. Clinton Man Loses Brother 1 Augustus Von Holton, 80, died Thursday at his home in Gtoenvilto after several years of declining health. Funeral services and intern ment were tn Greenville. -- Von Hdlton was a brother of J. H, Von JfeUeft of CBotan. directed by members of Blue Key national leadership fraternity, will be conducted between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Then, at 3 p.m., the students will present an hour- long program designed to give their parents a brief glimpse at campus life, and President Marc C. Weersing will address the group. The faculty reception is set for 4 p. m., followed by supper in Judd Din ng Hall at 5:15 p.m., fraternity drop-ins at 7 p.m., and the football game under lights on Johnson Field at 8 p. m.. This encounter will find the PC squad playing its final home game of the 1963 season and seeking a second victory to bet ter the present 1-6-1 record. The Troy State eleven is rated a one - point favorite by the power-rat ings, so the Hosemen have an other tough assignment ahead for this weekend. Hall on North Broad St.: City No. 2—at Hampton Ave. School; and at Clinton Mill Community House on Academy St. For the area proposed to be annexed, the voting place will be at Vernon’s Restaurant on Highway 72. The polls will open at (1 arm. and close at 6 p. m. Persons offering to vote must produce valid registration certi ficates. dated not less than thirty days prior to the election (Oct 19). Managers of election have been named as follows: City No. 1—J. J. Clark, Mrs. Lois Thomley, V. p. Adair. City No. 2—George W. Cope land, Nina B. Adair, Rachel L. Adair.. Clinton Mill Precinct—Rhett P. Adair, Mrs. Lila V. Cox, Mrs. Maggie N. Reynolds. Precinct of Territory Proposed To Be Annexed—Mrs. Kathleen H. Weir, Mrs. A. G. Sublett, Mrs. Daisy B. Barker. Voters will express their wish es by placing a check or cross mark in one of the squares after the following notations: “In Cars Collide Near Here Joseph Merchant, Route 1, Kinards, and James Brewington, 109 Mary St., Clinton, collided on U. S. Highway 76 one mile west of Clinton at 12:S5 a. m. Sunday. Merchant, driving a 1960 Chevrolet, was said to have attempted to avoid hitting a car in iront of him which was making a right turn. He applied his brakes and skidded sideways into the path of Brew- ington, driving a 1956 Chevrolet. Those injured’were Mrs. Connie Smith, Mrs. F*y Harris, and Mrs. Faye Wilson, all of Clinton. They were taken to Bailey ' Memorial Hospital. Patrolman C. W. Hanson investi gated the wreck.—‘Photo by lfeeott Motes. - i V . '\' v ' - ; : v. ■ Greenwood on Nov. 6 that “the people should know that the Church is alive through her laity.” The layman selected as Bish op’s Man” for Clinton’s All Saints Church is Bailey Dixon, prominent local textile official. The Rev. John Rivers is priest in charge of All Saints. Anuual Meeting Of Clinton Council Camp Fire Girls Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls will hold their annuli meeting Tuesday evening,, No vember 19, at 7:30 at the Camp Fire Hut on Hickory Street. All members of the board of directors, leaders, assistant leaders, sponsors and commit tee members are urged to at tend this meeting. $50 Bills, TV Set Are Prizes Five $50.00 bills and a 23-inch television set will be waiting for claimants Saturday night at the weekly drawing of tickets spon-, sored by Clinton’s progressive merchants. But you have to be there to claim your prize. And to win a prize, you must have ticket stubs given by mer chants displaying Loyalty Day banners, who are sponsoring the fall trade festival which con tinues until Dec. 21, when a brand new 1964 automobile will be the grand prize. The drawing for prizes is held each Saturday night at 6:45 on the parking lot of M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers, on W. Pitts St. Merchants are reminded that banners and window cards may be secured at the Chamber of Commerce office. Mrs. Ruth N. Horton was last week’s winner of a $50 bill. No one responded when other num bers were called. Winners of hams were Bill Lowery, Beatrice Hawks, Gene Reeder, Paul R. Smith, Nancy Hughes, Clara Davis, Mrs. Grady Simpson, Jos B. SpiUers and Marie Weir.