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I * ■ •' * '* ,K Negro Man Loses Life In Fire Jesse Subear, 67-year-old Negro tenant fanner, lost hi* life in this fire which destroyed the house he oc* cpied on the Frank C. Young place south of the city. The fire occurred at 4:00 a. m. last Thursday. Suber, who lived alone, had worked on the Young place for 36 years. Clinton firemen are shown putting water on the embers preparatory to removal of the body.— Photo by Paul Quinton. Community Chorus In Wed-Received Program By Marcia G. Turner The Clinton Community Cho rus presented its Christmas gift to the town of Clinton in “The Song of Christmas,” an annual holiday concert, sung before a warmly receptive audience Sun day afternoon in Belk Auditori- um. » The chorus is under the direc tion of Robert Was sung, with Mrs. James Von Hollen, pianist, chorus accompanist. Mrs. L. S. McMillan, organist of the First Baptist Chruch of Laurens, ac companied the chorus at the or gan. The program included Christ mas music from Bach to spiri tual in an effective blending of 52 voices. The concert, the third annual presentation of its kind here, featured more unusual har mony and minor key music than the concerts of the two previous years. From the first soft, solemn deeply moving strains of “The Creation (Willy Richter), en hanced by a dramatic lighting effect from darkness to light, the Clinton Community Cherus once again heralded the true spirit of the season, giving by means of time and talent, an enriching holiday experience to its listen- — ' • '-MX’ -T •* . ■ •' crs. Two selections from the “Christinas Oratorio,” by Bach, were sung with organ accompani ment implementing the piano. The chorus expressed the full beauty of the composer’s stately measures, quietly in “Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand” and ma jestically in “Rejoice and Sing.” “Christmas Day” (Gustav Holst) began in the rousing tem po of the familiar “Good Chris tian Men Rejoice” and continued through a medley of carols in a Mending of tempos and tones of unusual beauty. The group of songs in lighter treatment was especially well received by the audience, which liked particularly Willson’s “It’s Begnining to Look Like Christ mas.” “The Sleigh” (Richard Kountz), which literally raced across the keys, was accompan ied with brilliance by the pian ist, Mrs. Von Hollen. The spiritual, “Go Tell It On the Mountain,” arranged by Har ry Simeone, was sung with a syn copated rhythm and a change of key, ending in a round, combin ing features which made it a highlight of the performance. This group was concluded by the minor tones of “Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow” (Sigman Fel ler.) The “Song of Christmas,” by Roy Ringwald, featured narra tion by Dr. T. Layton Fraser, and organ accompaniment again by Mrs. McMillan. This was the story of Christ in scripture and song, beginning with the solemn ity of “Adoremus Te Christe.” Prohpecy, the annunciation, the birth of Christ, Herod’s wrath, the visit of the magi, the Right into Egypt, a lullaby, and the final triumphant “Gloria" were included in the arrangement. The chorus was particularly stir ring in its a capella presenta tion of “Angels We Have Heard on High.” I Soloists included Mrs. Ed Sad ler, Mrs. Robert Jones, Mrs. Tom Taylor, sopranos; Harry j&olick, George Cobb, and Mike Turner, tenors; and Tom Taylor, bass. Mrs. T. Heath Copeland, or ganist, played Christmas carols as a prelude to the performance, which was given in a traditional setting of magnolia leaves, cen tered by a wreath of red berries and bordered by red tapers in brass candelabra. Seal Campaign Over $15,000 Mark The Christmas Seal campaign in Greenwood and Laurens Coun ties is running ahead of last year by nearly 16 per cent, Mrs. John T. Young, Clinton chair man of returns, announced to day. Receipts as of December 19 total $15,617.88, she reported, compared with $13,502.00 on the same date last year. “The Christmas Seal Associa tion is highly gratifed at the in crease shown so far,” Mrs. Young said. “Of course the cam paign isn’t over. Our goal is $18,- 000. It’s our hope that all those who haven’t yet answered their Christmas Seal appeals will do so promptly and help maintain this lead’right to the finish line The Tuberculosis and Health As sociation is anxious to expand its activities aimed at wiping out TB and controlling the other respiratory diseases, which dis able more Americans than any other groups of illnesses. In order to make this hope an actuality the need for funds is greater now than ever.” Other volunteers assisting Mrs. Young included: Rhett P. Adair, George W. Copeland, J. H. Hunt er, Mrs. Harry H. Ayers, and Mrs. Locke Simons. City Fire Truck And Car Collide The city fire truck and a car driven b> William Woody of Rt. 3, collided Sunday night at the intersection of Stonewall and Liberty Streets. The car was said to be considerably damaged. The right front fender on the truck suffered some damage. The truck, driven by Fireman Marvin DeYoung, was answering a call to extinguish a fire in a tree in the area. No alarm was sounded. Clinton, Lydia Mills Have Holiday Parlies Clinton and Lydia Mills initiat ed celebration of the Christmas season with all-day parties on Monday. Bountiful gift boxes were dis tributed to employees and their families and Santa visited with the children. Music and refresh ments weref umished. Clinton Mill employees gather ed at the M. S. Bailey School cafeteria, while the Lydia per- sonnel held their party in the cafeteria of Providence School. Vd. 64 — No. 52 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 26, 1963 ♦ * % 1 T"7,- Committees in charge pro gram arrangements included: staging, George Cobb; music, Harry Bolick, Mrs. James Von Hollen, Mrs. Caldwell Hender son, Tom Taylor, Mrs. Ed Sad ler; programs, W. P. Jacobs; publicity, Mrs. L. H. Savelkoul; and ushers, J. D. McKee. The Clinton Community Cho rus is composed -of volunteer singers from throughout Laurens To Broadcast Chorus Program Radio Station WLBG will broadcast the Clinton Commun ity Chorus Christmas program on Christmas Day at 4:00 p. m. The program was taped earlier for presentation at this time. SAVINGS BONDS SALES Combined Series E and H sav ings bonds sales for November in Laurens County totaled $25,961, reports D. F. Patterson, county savings bonds chairman. County. It is under the sponsor ship of the Clinton Recreation Department. Soloists in Community Chorus Program Sunday These were the soloists in the third annual Christinas program of the Clin ton Community Chorus Sunday after noon fat Belk Auditoruim. Left to right, they are Harry Bolkk, tenor; Robert Wassung, director; Ifike Turner, tenor; George Cobb, tenor; Tom Taylor, bass; Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Ed Sadler, and Mrs. Robert Jones, sopranos. Mrs. James Von Hollen is the accompanist.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Clintons Business Section Turned Into Fairyland —Tarboroash Photo Laurens and Clinton (From “Palmetto Pathways,” a Feature Release by the Pal metto Oil Marketers’ Association, Columbia). Up in the Piedmont, just eight miles apart on U. S. Highway No. 76, are Laurens and Clinton, two towns which exhibit .that friendly “home town atmos phere for which South Carolina is famous. Laurens, at the intersection of U. S. Highways 221 and 76, is a town of interesting historical an ecdotes. One of the main features is the stately old court house in the center of the town square. Here you might listen to stories of the War Between the States or of a later period in the life of the community. Although no passenger trains enter the town today, there was a time when it was the busiest railroad “hub” in South Caro lina. In the late 1800’s, the Charleston and Western Railroad built a line from Augusta, Ga., to Spartanburg through Laurens, Another line was built from Co lumbia to the community by the Columbia, Newberry and Lau rens Railroad. It still bears that name today, although it’s owned by the Atlantic Coast Line. After the ravage and despair of the Civil War subsided, Lau rens began to prosper again. Lo cal interests attempted to devel op a large silicon deposit nearby setting up a glass factory. At one time, it was the largest commer cial glass factory in the world. On the east side of the town square stands an old building which replaced a tailor shop. An itinerant tailor from Tennessee came to Laurens one winter and dated one of the local girls for a while. He eventually went back home, and later got involved in national politics. When Lincoln was assassinated, this former tailor, Andrew Johnson, became President of the United States. There are many interesting things to be learned by talking to the local people. It’s a town with a heritage and a bright fu ture. Clinton Is sometimes called “the most strategically located town In the Piedmont.” Located at the intersection of U. S. 76 and State Highway 72 just off Inter state 26, it has circular city lim its extending in a one-mile radius from the center, which has re cently been extended in the southwestern area. It’s on the main line of the Seaboard Air line Railroad between Washing ton, D. C., and Birmingham, Ala. The railroad era provided the impetus for the founding of the community. The rail line from Laurens to Newberry crossed an interesection known as Five Forks, just nine miles from Lau rens. This became the site of Clinton. CUnton is in the heart of fer tile farming country, and major crops include cotton, corn, grain and hay. Having a nearly ideal climate, residents enjoy fishing and boating on nearby Lake Greenwood, or golfing at the Lakeside Country. JClub. In the warmer season, there are two fine public swimming pool*. Two well known local points of interest are the Thornwell Or phanage and Presbyterian Col lege. In 1862, a minster by the name of William P. Jacobs came to town to be pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Full of zeal and determination, he establish ed the Thornwell Ophanage in 1875, and founded Presbyterian College in 1880. The Thornwell Orphanage Is supported by the Presbyterian Synods of South Carolina, Geor gia and Florida. It provides a wonderful atmosphere for 400 children, and pioneered the “cot tage plan” of living, to get away from the colder institutional im age. The college is a four-year, lib eral arts school with an enroll ment of 500 students. It is on a modern fifty-acre campus, with many attractive buildings. Pres byterian College is supported by the Synods of South Carolina and Georgia. Both Laurens and Clinton are in the heart of the nation’s tex tile belt, and serve together as the trading, cultural and educa tional center for a rapidly grow ing area. They combine the won derful features of small-town living with the progressive devel opment of a metropolitan area. Our’ suggestion — go there and learn more about this section of our state! ,, Send Gifts To Whitten Village On December 9 the Wecanea Horizon Club held their monthly meeting and made flower ar rangements for their homes. On December 18, the girls held their Christmas party and ex changed gifts. At this meeting they wrapped Christmas gifts to be taken to Whitten Village. Chronicle To Carry Babson forecast In Next Week's Issue The Chronicle will publish Bab- son’s Business and Financial Forecast for 1964 in its next is sue, to appear on Thursday, January 2. This forecast on what the busi ness world may expect by the nation’s foremost business ana lyst and cbmmentator is an an nual feature In The Chronicle and readers are urged to look for it next week. Roger W. Babson has probab ly done more than any other man to create among his millions of newspaper readers an interest in simple business problems, and to instill a broader vision in busi ness men, enabling them to keep up with the ups and downs of business cycles. Mr. Babson’s weekly releases are used by more than 400 news papers, and his financial reports by 20,000 corporations and es tates. His research is carried on by a large staff of experts. Mission Movies To Be Shown Sunday At ARP Church The Rev. and Mrs. Charles L. Mitchell of Fayetteville, Tenn., will show movies and slides made on a recent trip to Mexico at the Asociate Reformed Pres byterian Church Sunday, Decem ber 29, at the 7:30 service Par ticular emphasis will be given to the missions which the de nomination has in that country. Visitors will be welcome. Freak Accident Brings Death To John Floyd Workman Laurens — A 34-year-old Lau rens County man, trying to help a neighbor repair his car, died from head injuries Wednesday in a freak accident which occurred in the neighbor’s yard about five and one-half miles south of here in the ColcJ Point community. Laurefi sCounty Sheriff R. Eu gene Johnson said John Floyd Workman, father of three chil dren, was dead on arrival at the Laurens District Hospital where he was taken after his car’s motor fan struck him as he leaned over the hood of the vehicle to accelerate the motor by hand. Sheriff Johnson said his in vestigation showed that the water pump shaft of Workman’s car had wrung off and the two- bladed fan struck Workman as he leanded forward from the front of the automobile. Marshall Pressley, Laurens County coroner, said Ralph J. Nelson, the neighbor, told him that the generator of his car was not operating properly and that he and Workman went to Work man’s car to see how the genera tor on Workman’s 1956 Ford functioned. Pressley said Nelson related that the two men were standing side by side and Workman, using his right hand, reached and raced the motor with the control Local Plants and Firms To Mark Holiday Period Most industries, businesses and commercial firms of the Clinton area will be marking the holiday season with vacation pe riods for their employees. Joanna Cotton Mills closed Saturday, December 21, and will resume operations at 8:00 a. m., December 26. 1 Clinton and Lydia Cotton Mills closed at midnight Monday and will resume operations Dec. 25. All Patrolmen Set For Holidays Columbia—All available South Carolina Highway patrolmen have been assigned duty during the Christmas holiday period. State troopers have been in structed to place special em phasis upon enforcement of laws dealing with reckless driv ing and drunk driving. The Clinton Bearings Plant of The Torrington Co. will close at 6:CO p. m., Tuesday, and resume December 26. Hallmark Short Co. closed at the end of operations on Friday, Dec. 20, and will reopen on Dec. 30. Mayflower Mills closed Mon day and will resume on Dec. 26. C. W. Anderson Hosiery Co. closed Monday for the holidays and will resume operations Thursday morning. Local banks will be closed only for Christmas Day, it was stat ed, and again on New Year’s Day. The post office will observe the same holiday period. Offices in the county court house will close Tuesday at noon, and will reopen for business on Friday morning. The Merchants Asociation has announced that retail stores will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Wednesday af ternoon closing will resume on January 8. For the remainder of this week, stores will observe the -mrf try fiftmftthing Milk, sliced cheese, sliced bo- flew up and struck Workman, who fell backward. Nelson said. The victim was carried to the hospital where he was pronounc ed dead. Funeral services were-conduct ed at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church at 3:00 p. m., Friday, by Rev. John H. Turner and Rev. J. C. Burrell. Burial was in the church cemetery. JVorkp>an, was a native of Swulnarbug County, son of the late Landrum D. and Rebecca Montjoy Workman. He was em ployed at the Laurens Glass Works. Survivng are his wife, Mrs. Betty Jo Rogers Workman; a son, Tommy Workman of the home; two daughters, Kathy and Marie Workman of the home; three brothers, Leroy Workman, Sr., and William H. Workman of Laurens; and James H. Work man of Latta; two sisters, Mrs. Sam Baynes of Gray Court; and Mrs. William Powers of Ninety- Six. Radar equipment will be in j usual closing hours—Thursday, full use to enforce speed laws. 5:30; Friday, 6:30; Saturday, Patrol activity will be concen- 6:00. trated in those areas of the the state where traffic has prov en the heaviest and violations the most numerous. Mrs. Wallace Wins 1964 Ford Falcon Mrs. lone Wallace, of MisSaUie Drive, was the winner of the 1964 Employees Get Paid Vacation The Hallmark Shirt Corpora- j Ford Falcon 4-door sedan given tion closed December 20 for; by local merchants in the final Christmas holidays and will re open December 30, givng paid vacations to all employees with five years of continuous service. $3,640.00 was distributed to 68 employees. District 56 School Lunch Menu January 2-3 THURSDAY logna, turnip greens, navy beans, Saturday was the final corn bread, butter, and apple pie. FRIDAY Milk, fish sticks, green beans, stewed tomatoes, corn bread, butter, and jello. drawing for prizes Saturday night. Winners of $50.00 bills were. Jenny Watkins, 300 N. Sloan St.; Mrs. Audrey Estes, 144 Pine St., Lydia; Harold Johnson, Ly dia; R. B. Amick, 402 W. Main St.; Melvin Bailey, North Adair St.; and Mary Lou McDaniel. Winner of a $100.00 lounging chair was James Gary of Route 1. for the weekly drawing for priata by merchants who participated in “Loyalty Days,” a fall trade promotion event that began in October. ■ . k iWwS I Mrs. Wallace I* Winner of Car Closinff the “Loyalty Days” trade festival conduct ed by Clinton merchants over the past several weeks, Mrs. lone Wallace, of Missallie Drive, was awarded a 1964 Ford Falcon 4-door sedan in a drawing Saturday night Above from left to'right are W. C. Baldwin, representing Baldwin Motor Co., who sold the car to the merchants; Mrs. Wallace; Charles G. Buka, chair man of the merchants group; and Jimmy Dutton, tkmeer, who called the numbers during the weeks of the drawing.—Photo by Dan . v ..