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County Officers Destroy Still A whiskey still was destroyed by dynamite when it was discovered early last week in the Cold Point section near Reedy River. Also taken was a 1941 car. Laurens County Deputies William Traynham and Sam Bishop along with a federal agent, Ben Bishop, de stroyed the unit which also included 300 gallons of mash. No arrests were made. Deputy Bishop is shown, above.—Photo by Mason Motes. Cty To Ask New Bids For The City of Clinton will call project incudes the building of for new bids on its proposed an outiall line and a new sew- sewer expansion program, ac- age lagoon of approximately cording to announcement by 12.5 acres to serve the south- Mayor J. J. Cornwall early this eastern section of the city, plus week. ! a line on Oak Street and the It is expected that the bids Bond Street section. Also in- will be received ._ ejarj Vol. 65 — No. 4 Clinton, S. G, Thursday, January 23, 1964 Clinton Mills In Multi-Million $ Expansion Pass Senate Water Authority Bills For County In House Bills creating two water au^ horities in Laurens County have been sent to the House for action after clearing the State Senate. Two bills’ estab'ishing the Clin- on Water Authority and the Lau- •ens Water Authority got third readings in the Senate last Thurs- lay aiter their introduction by Lnator King Dixon. The Clinton authority would mbody all of the territory now oniposing School* District 56 and the Laurens Authority would ncompass the territory compos- r.g School District 56. Both authorities would be em- pawered to acquire supplies of rest) water and distribute it for aoth industrial and domestic use. The agencies would be enabled o aSquire land, rights of way, easements, machinery, appara tus and such equipment as nec- spring. The decision to seek new bids was made on the recommenda tion of the engineering firm that made plans and specifica tions for the project, Lockwood- Greene Company of Spartan burg. Six bids on the work were re ceived several weeks ago and have since been under study by the engineers. Of the six, the lowest was by Spartan Con struction Company of Spartan burg for $225,015.05. , Others ranged as high as $273,681.00. The engineers had submitted what they thought was a lib eral estimate of construction costs of $217,443.60. On that basis, the city would have received a federal grant of $57,836.95, leaving a net of $159,606.65 to be paid by the city from a revenue bond issue of $125,000. The. balance would have been paid by the city from construc tion funds presently on*hand. ' To Lay Pipe . In order not to delay con struction by the South Carolina Highway Department late this year of road work on Bond Street, the engineers are nego tiating a contract for a small part of the over-all project. It consists of laying 1610 feet of eight-inch sanitary sewer main and 560 feet of four-inch pipe, service connections and' seven manholes and a short adjacent stretch on Third Avenue. eluded .is the rebuilding of a water drainage line in the Col lege View section. Clinton Mill Water Off On Saturday Evening The water will be off in the Clinton Mill community <mSatur day. January 25, from 12 mid night until approximately 6 a. m.. on Sunday. The temporary interruption is necessary to install values in the new lines being installed to im prove the water rysven. NAMED AT COKER Jane lyMam of this city has been named freshman represen tative of Coker College’s 23- member Student Council-. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Milam, Jr. Teenagers Busy For March of Dimes Mary Locke Simons and Jane Johnson, teenage chairmen for the Clinton area March of Dimes, report the sum of $96.72 raised in homeroom competi tion, with more to come from Clinton High. February 8 will bring a dance for the March of Dimes at the Clinton High gym, with the “Playboys” from Presbyte rian College providing the mu sic. February 15 will see a facul ty-varsity basketball game for the March of Dimes at Clinton High. i These youngsters have raised approximately $450 so far in an accounting of teenage work In the Mountville Grange In January Meeting A meeting of the Mountville Grange was held Thursday eve ning, January 16, with the first degree for four new members given. Applications for nine seek ing membership were voted up on. • Th Grange has two major proj ects for the new year of 1964. cssary and could issue bonds and notes repayable with revenues. They would be governed by five members each who would be ap- oointed by the governor on the . eeommendation of a majority of the legislative delegation inelud- ng the senator. The terms of office would vary Irom one to five years. They would serve without financial compensation. The authorities would be pro- hibited , 'from competing with ex isting publicly operated water systems but could sell water within the corporate limits of municipalities with their consents Mrs. Ella Mary Adair Passes In Maryland Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mary Duckett Adair, 89. w'hq died Jan.. 8 at the home of a daughter in Chillum, Md., were conducted Jan. 11. Burial was in Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, near Washington, D. C. A daughter of the late J. W. and Sarah Ann Snelgrove Duck ett, she was a native of Whitmire Ilut had lived here before moving to Maryland. Surviving are one son, Adger Adair of Chillum: three daugh ters. Mrs. Oscar (Clara) D. Robb, Mrs. Eddie (Willie) Dove and Mrs. Walter (Lillian) Stew art of Chillum; three step daughters. Mrs. French (Leila) Cooley of Camden, Mrs. T. Irby (Desdic) Holland of Clinton and Mrs. Grover C. (Mattie) Nabors of Joanna: three Brothers, Drayton Duckett of Chesnee, Arthur Duckett of Nashville, Ark., and Jessie Duckett of Clin ton: three half-sisters, Miss Sal- Ue Ann Duckett, Mis^ Stella Duc kett and Mrs. Lanette Benjamin of Wattsville; se v e r a T grand children; and, several great grandchildren. Alcoholics Anonymous Votes To Incorporate At a recent meeting of the Clinton Alcoholics Anonymous unit, a group chairman was appointed and a decision made to incorporate. Application will be made to the South Carolina Secretary of State for a charter as a non profit organization under the Joonno's Fridoy JOHN A. MONTGOMERY They are better telephone service name of Emilynon Club, Inc and a fire department for the officers were elected and by community. Shindy Show Booked For CHS Friday Night laws will be formulated for the group. Five Forest Fires Damage 28.3 Acres In County In Dec. 1 The early construction of this line will gige the road bed time to settle and not interfere with the street paving. The line will not be connected until the larg er project is completed. mayor Cornwall and mem bers of council this week agreed to give the engineers authority to proceed with the contract. Two bids have been received, the' lower being $5,787:45. The—entire sewer The Clinton High School Band will present the Pepsi Cola Shin dy Show on Friday, January 24, at 8 p. m. at Clinton High School Auditorium. The show is seen on WFBC-TV every other Sunday afternoon from 3:30 to 4 p. m. and features outstanding folk tal ent from high schools and col- ’eges in the Piedmont section of the state. Appearing on the program will b the Clinton High band in a 15-minute concert; the Ned Odom Boys from Furman University, the Northern Border Singers (Shindy regulars) from Wofford College, and the Gleemen from Presbyterian College. Beverly Muller of Clinton High will be h ard with Walter TndH nf Pres byterian College.. Andy Scott of WFBC-TV and host of the Shindy for Show will act as master of cere- ■ monies. expansion^ The Ned Odom Boys toured with the National Hootennanny Five forest fires in Laurens Tour last summer, appearing in County burned 28.3 acres dur- 42 major cities from coast to jng December, according to the Editor To AddresS'Club John A. Montgomery, editor of The Columbia Record, will ad dress the Clinton Kiwanis Club at its final January meeting this Thursday night. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p. m. in the ballroom of the Mary Musgrove Hotel with Presi dent Ben Hay Hammet presid ing. I Montgomery, one of South Carolina’s leading newspaj^er figures, has headed the Columbia afternoon daily since 1961. Prior to that he spent 20 years as man aging editor of The State after service as reporter, sports editor and then city editor of that paper. A 1928 graduate of Presbyter ian College, he is a former presi dent of bbth the South Carolina Press Association and the South Carolina Associated Press News Council. His civic endeavors in clude being vice-president of the state cancer society, a director of the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and of the Columbia Chamber of Com mence. In addition, Montgomery currently serves on the board of trustees of Presbyterian College and is an elder in Columbia’s Shandon Presbyterian Church. A native of Greeleyville, he is married to the former Lottie Mae Carter, and they have three children. . : v Three Supervisors Re-Named To Posts Three members of the Board of Supervisors of the Laurens County Soil Conservation Dis trict were reelected in an elec tion hid on Tuesday, January 14. They were Sam B. Fleming of Ora, Ryan F. Lawson of the Hopewell community, and James D. Wassbh of Hickory Tavern. Two other members of the Clinton Mothers/ March Moved Up One Day to Jan. 30 The Mothers Mlrch of Dimes for the Clinton area has been re-scheduled, according to Mrs. R. Michael Turner, cnalrman. Due to a Conflict with a Com munity Concert rogram, the Mothers March has been moved up a day to January 30, instead of the previously an. nounced date of January 31. . * •, The Joanna Mothers • March will take place tomorrow (Fri day, January 24), according^to Mrs. G. Edward Lehman. Headquarters for the March will be at the Joanna Club House on Milton Road. Coffee will be served to workers. * * • The Laurens area Mothers March will be held on the eve ning of January 31, under the direction of Mrs. Sam Power, Jr., chairman, and the Laurens Jaycees. • • • Mrs. Bill Pinson is drive chairman for the March of Dimes in Cross Hill. On Mon day, January 6, the MOD 11 film was shown at the PTA meeting. Literature was given out to workers who were to help with were put out on January 7. The the Mothers March. Coin boxes March was conducted early and workers were to have re ported back to Mrs. Pinson by last Tuesday at a coffee held at her home. • * » A radio-thon will be conduct ed Sunday afternoon from 2:35 to 5:45 over station WLBG. Joe Medlock of Laurens, will be the emcee. / ■■ 1 IN BAILEY MEMORIAL Friends of W. R. (Billy) Pitts will regret to know he Is a pa tient in Bailey Memorial Hospital where he is undergoing treat ment. . The Clinton Cotton Mills today | the program included similar i started construction on a multi- work at Lydia and Clinton No. 1 plants. V Potter - Shackleford Construe- 69,595 acres in South fires burapd Thomason Mith Caroliaa. Hickory Ti New Exchange Chib Officers These are new officers of the Clinton Exchange Chib, who recently aeanmed office. Left to right,, they Olin C. Johnson, president; Leonard Bishop, vice- Stuart is. oanioiu, secretary, not snown is M. May, treasurer. Photo by Paul Quinton. coast. Highlights of the tour in- state Commission of Forestry, five^man board are appointed eluded performances at Chicago’s Since the beginning of the by the State Soil Conservation McCormick Place and Carnegie fiscal year July 1, a total of Committee. Presently serving Hal! in New York. In addition, 32 fires have occurred in the are'W. P. Dickson of Rt. 3, the Odom Boys have appeared county, burning 145.6 acres. Clinton, and Milton Thomason on Channel 4’s Shindy Show and 1 For th? state as a whole, 487 of the Trinity Ridge section, performed at numerous shows fires in December burned 3,788 Tinsley was supervisor of the throughout the Piedmont. acres of woodland. During the election and managers were The Northern Border Singers j pSsr yelr;—5,595—“ ' ^ ‘ are featured on every television Shindy over WFBC-TV. They are in constant demand for personal appearances throughout North western South Carolina and will bring a wealth of versatility and experience to Clinton. The Gleemen, a relatively new group, made their television debut on Shindy in December. T h e i r style is fresh and inventive and they are booked for future ap pearances on Channel 4. Clinton High School will be saluted on Pepsi-s Shindy tele vision show on Sunday, February 9 from 3:30 to 4 p. m. Folk tal ent from the school will appear along with other Piedmont folk groups and the show will feature a biographical sketch of the school and its activities. s* v Children's Library Redecorated; Now „ Open Every Day The local children’s and young people’s library has been redecorated, new books have been added, and* hours have been extended, it is announed. The library is now open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday -and Friday after noons from 2:30 to 5:30, and Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 12:00. The library, which is locat ed on the second floor of the Prsehytsrian College and Com munity Library, is a branch of the Laurens County ! library. Mrs. James 8. Gray is libra rian. million^dollar expansion program that will require eight months for completion, President Robert M. Vance stated. This latest enlargement in a series in recent years which have involved both the Clinton and Lydia Mills will be the addition of 63,000 square feet to the Clin ton No. 2 plant. The over-all pro ject includes expansion, machin ery, repairs and renovation of the four-story air-conditioned manufacturing facility. Additions will be made to the second, third and fourth floor levels. 16,000 Additional Spindles American-made machinery for the additional space is being evaluated, Mr. Vance said, and no selections, or purchases, have yet been made. Purchase of 16,- 000 additional spindles and the required supporting preparatory machinery will be made later this year. Th e number of addi tional jobs to be created cannot be determined until machinery purchases ar e made, Mr. Vance stated. “This is another phase of our multi-million dollar program of continuing modernization, for quality enhancement, lower pro duct cost and improved working conditions,” President Vance continued. “Earlier phases of Sffeciol Program For Lions Club The Lions Club will have a special sight conservation pro gram at a meeting scheduled for Friday evening at 7 o’clock, offi cers state. Meeting at Hotel Mary Mus grove, the club will receive in formation on the major project of Lions Clubs. Adult Commercial Course at High School Beginning on Thursday, Janu ary $0, at 7:30 p. m. a commer cial course for adults will be given at the Clinton High School. Mrs. Robert Johnson will teach the class which is sponsor ed by the State Department of ! Education. Meeting Called To Form Rescue Squad in County JO# the groups gad show st OWBfru at $ o'clock, la the fPiindy Show who it shown at Rhodes, Ji row, Psul “Gleemen” will be Among Appearing on the “Shindy" 1 tomorrow (Friday) night are Andy Scott, emcee of WFBC-TV of Greenville, are, front row: Jan and Lewis Hay; hack Humphries. A meeting at which it is plan ned to organize a Laurens Coun ty Rescue Squad has been called by Senator King Dixon for next Monday night at 7:30 in the court house in Laurens. There is no county-wide unit of its type, and Sen. Dixon said it is vitally needed in hours of emergency,” pointing to the lake drowning ten days ago when the county found it necessary to call on the Greenwood Rescue Squad for assistance. A ^aurens Rescue Squad has been organized in that city for several years, but no such group is known to be in existence in Clinton or elsewhere in the coun ty. 1 Clinton Baskefeers Down Chester, 81-69 The Clinton High School Red Devils, playing one of their best games Friday night, defeated Chester, 81-69. This victory even ed their conference/ecord at 2-2. The CHntonians were led by Tommy Davis and Phil Rogers with 21 points each. Joel Wbltsel added 17, and Donnie Marse shot 14 more. Rogers pulled in 16 re bounds and Davis and Whitsel got 10 each. With Clinton leading by one point, 31-30, at halftime, Davis and Rogers pushed in four corf- secutive pointa to break the game open. Littlejohn, for Chester, racked up 25 points. In the preliminary game, the Clinton Devilettes were defeated by Chester, 56-45, with Chester’s Pearson pouring in 47 points. Clinton was led by Sandra Huggins, Mary Nettles and Lin da Tiller with 15, 18 and 12 points, respectively. Clinton plays Newberry at Newberry Friday night in>a con ference game. Dr. Marc Weersing To Deliver Address At Clemson Finals Dr. Marc C. Weersing, presi dent of Presbyterian College, will be the speaker for the Clemsno College mid-year commencement Saturday at 3:00 p* m. in Tillman Hall auditorium. “We hope with the formation of a county-wide squad to aid in times of disaster or other emer- genies that we will no longer find it necessary to call on our neigh boring counties for such assist ance,” the Senator declared. All interested persons are urged to attend the meeting and aid in setting up the organization. tion Company of Greenville, is the general contractor for the project. Warehouse Completed Just last week. Yeargin Con struction Co., of Greenville com pleted the building of a 30,000 square foot cloth warehouse for Clinton Mills at a cost of $157,- f 000, Mr. Vance stated. Loading docks and utilities were relocated in the new build ing, which is one story of mason ry and steel. Lockwood-Greene • Co. of Spartanburg were engi neers and architects for the building. Volunteer Service Group Sets' Meet For Next Monday ~ The winter meeting of the Whit ten Village Volunteer Service group will be held on Monday, January 27, at the new hospital in the Village campus. Members will convene in the multi-purpose room, which is lo cated on the second floor of the hospital. (Directions for locat ing the building may be obtained from the person on duty at the switchboard in the administra tion building.) Mrs. Richard Ul rich. president, will call the meet ing to order promptly at 3:15. The meeting will begin with a business session during which re ports will be heard from the va rious projects chairmen. The program for this first after noon meeting of the Volunteers will be under the direction of Norwood L. Williams, director of the Whitten Village Rehabili tation Facility. He will be assist ed in the presentation of the pro gram by the members of his staff at the facility. A discussion period, during which those attending may ask questions, will be the closing fea ture of the afternoon’s program. All members are sepecially urg-* ed to attend this session in order to learn more about Whitten Vil lage and the work which is being accomplished there.- Church groups, clubs, or individuals in terested in participating in this work areC ordially invited to at tend. Columbia Speaker For AA's Tuesday The local chapter of Alcohol ics Anonymous will hare A woman speaker at their meet ing of January 28 which will be held at 8 o’clock at the Health Clinic on Woodrow Street. All meetings are open to any AA, their relatives or any inter ested friends. Binky Wingard, Tommy Davis, Kayran Cox, Ann Rice, Sally Walker Working for March of Dienes These energetic young people are member teenage oont^ent from Clinton High Sch«| Saturday washed cars at several serytao^ Clinton and Joanna, with the March of Dimes. They report* neae. Left to right, above, are Jenkins, Pat Thomason, Kathie er.—Photos by Paul Quinton.