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/ y Local Plants Honor 163 Employees Cfinton-Lydia Mills President Robert M. Vance presented 10-16-20 years con tinuous service awards pins to 163 em ployees last Friday evening at a dinner held in their honor in the Thomwell din ing hall. Three hundred and thirty-six company-connected guests attended the gala event The Gleemen, of Presbyte rian College, entertained the group. Three Lydia husband-wife teams (above) were honored at the 9th annual service a w ar d s banquet. President Vance presented Anna and Grover Mc- Invaille, left, 20-year pins; Mary and Johnny Deyton 10-year pins; and Alice and J. B. O’Shields, 20-year pins. \ ■ Vol. 65 — No. 11 Clinton, S. C, Thuursdoy March 12, 1964 For Clinton employee Darrell Foster, the banquet turned into a family affair. He received a 10-year pin, his father and uncle, Harry and Paul Foster, received 20-year pins, and his brother-in-law, William E. Heaton, received a 16-year pin. All are Clinton employees. Above, left to right, are William Heaton, Dar rell Foster, President Vance, Harry Fos ter, Paul Foster.—Photos by Yarbor ough. Budget Is Increased For Gty Recreation Program The scope of the City Recrea tion Commission was enlarged and financial support was in creased from $6,000 to $8,000 by City ' Council Friday riight at its March meeting. The enlargement was effected 13 Finalists To Compete for PC Founder's Awards Thirteen finalists from three states will visit the Presbyterian College campus this weekend to compete for Founder’s Scholar ships ranging up to $5,600 each. They will be entertained by faculty members and student leaders at a banquet on Friday night, and will undergo further testing and interviews by col lege officials Saturday morning. From this group of high school scholars, as many as ten may be selected for four-year grants to begin as they enter the PC fresh man class next fall. These Found er’s Scholarships range from $1,- 200 up to $5,600 each for the four years of study at Presbyterian College. They are awarded on the basis of intellect, leadership, character and need. Student Dean A. J. Thackston, in announcing plans for the Founder’s week-end, said eight of tlje candidates are from South Carolina high schools, three from Georgia and two from North Carolina. They were selected from among scores of applicants who entered the competition. Blalock Appointed To Hospital Board Dr. George R. Blalock has been appointed by Governor Russell as a member df the Board of Direc tors of Bailey Memorial Hospi tal. His term will be for five years, beginning March 12. Dr. Blalock succeeds Dr. D. H. McFaiden, whose term expired. to give support to the “wildcat” baseball program, which began last year as an independent movement with little flffihcial supporT —t-t— George Frady and Carl Leon ard, leaders in the setup, appear ed before council to request funds for the purchase of equipment. \ It was explained that the pro gram would reach hundreds of boys who want to play baseball and would not Be able to make the team in the other regularly organized little boys leagues. They would continue to be under the leadership of men interested in their development and gorwth. One block of South Holland Street will be closed, from Fifth Avenue to East Map’e Street, ac- •co:'ding to resolution of council, upon request of the board of Robert M. Vance, chairman of Ihe board, stated in a letter to council that the closing was nec- sssary for expansion plans under way at the college. The street crosses the college campus at that point. It was pointed out that the street is a section of the State Highway System, and it will be necessary for council to request the Laurens County legislative delegation to introduce legisla tor in the General Assembly en abling the Highway Department o return the street to the City of Clinton. Fire Chief W. C. Milam and A~. Ustant Chief Mabry McCrary were authorized to secure cost figures for a proposed alarm system for volunteer firemen. They will appear at' a future meeting of council. Councilman S. A. Pitts, an em ployee of the Seaboard Railroad, stated that he had secured a gift of two cabooses from the rail road, one of which will be used for Cub Scouts and the other to Dixon Still Seeks Ambulance Funds Senator King Dixon is still seeking to appropriate funds to pay for ambulance service in the Laurens area. He introduced a bill in the Senate last Thursday to author ize payment of $1,350'he says the county owes Bryan Craine, ambulance operator, for ser vices already performed. An identical item in another bill introduced by Dixon was deleted in the House by Reps. David Taylor and Marshall Ab ercrombie of Laurens County. They differ with the senator on the ambulance service ques tion. Dixon agreed to the deletion temporarily in the other bill so that two other appropriations it contained would pass. But he pledged to introduce a new bill containing only the ambulance appropriation. After Senate approval, the local bill would go to the House Chamber To Hear Greenwood Men On Zoning Problems A dinner meeting of the full membership of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce is an nounced for Tuesday, March 17, at 7:30 p. m. The meeting will be held at the Mary Musgrove Hotel and is Sponsored by the Civic Affairs Committee, with Don Creighton as chairman. The speaker will be R. B. Cur ry, Jr., a long time member of the Planning and Zoning Commis sion of the city of Greenwood. Mr. Curry and his board have been quite successful with zoning and off-street parking plans in their city recently, and Chairman Creighton feels that their expe rience can help Clinton citizens to become more interested and in formed on these subjects. Mr. Curry will be accompanied by Mayor Leary, City Manager Atkinson, and Wells Henderson, president of the G r e e n w o o d Chamber of Commerce. The Clin ton aldermen and mayor will be guests at the club also. Cards have been sent out to all members of the Clinton club; and Mr. Creighton urges all members to come out to welcome our guests and to hear a discussion of how another city is success fully dealing with problems that confront our own city. County Candidates Announce for Posts Three candidates had an nounced for the office of Sher iff of Laurens County up to noon Tuesday, and qualifica tion of candidates for other posts continued during the week. Matching the n u m b e r for Sheriff Were three who had an nounced for County Commis sioner, Two are to be elected for that office. Two candidates had qualified for the House of Representa tives, where two are to be elected. The post of magistrate at Jo anna also has drawn two an nounced candidates. Up to Tuesday only one can didate each had qualified for State Senate, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Magistrate at Clinton, Laurens, Cross Hill, Dials, and Youngs Townships. The books for qualification are open daily at the office of Forest Lawn Cemetery, just east of Laurens on the Clinton highway, with Mrs. Claude brunk Driving Leads In City Court Fines for Feb. Persons driving under the in fluence of intoxicants led in payments of fines to the city treasury during the month of February, according to the monthly report of the police department of city council. The' fines were levied in Re- where Taylor and Abercrombie * n charger Hours would have to approve it. be placed oiT city property on Gary Street near the utility plant as a Tandhiark. The cars, which are being replaced by the rail road, will arrive here within the next few weeks. School Bus Damaged This school bus, driven by W. C. Cot at Bell Street High School, was badly damaged March 3 at 7:30 a. m. when it turned over five miles off High way 72 north of Clinton. Eighteen students were in the bus, none of whom suffered serious injuries, It was stated.—Photo by Bill Quarles. DR. GEORGE F. MacLEOD Former Moderator Church of Scotland To Speak at College A past moderator of the Churc of Scotland General Assembly will speak to the Presbyterian College student body on next Wednesday morning in Belk Au ditorium. He is the Very Reverend George F. MacLeod, who served as moderator in 1957-58 and who is currently addressing college audiences as a Danforth Visiting Lecturer. The public is cordially invited to this 10:00 a. mi pro gram. Dr. MacLeod will speak on the Iona Community he founded in 1938 to restore the ruined Abbey at Iona, regarded as the cradle of Scotland’s Christianity. The Abbey was taken over by the Benedictines and twice destroyed by pirates in its first centuries. It nevertheless became the cen ter of Scotland’s Christianity, and the burial place of its kings until the Reformation, when the Abbey was pillaged and its com munity dispersed. Burial ground attached to the Abbey contains the graves of 50 Ccottish kings among them Macbeth, villian of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Dr. MacLeod, a graduate of Ox ford and Edinburgh universities, was the first Presbyterian minis ter to preach in St. Paul’s Ca thedral, London, since the eigh teenth century. DR. FRANK A. ROSE Alabama U. Head To Deliver Address At College Program University of Alabama Presi dent Frank A. Rose will deliver the main address at the inaugu ration of Dr. Marc C. Weersing as president of Presbyterian Col lege on May 5, PC Trustee Chair man Robert M. Vance announced today. Dr. Rose will give the inaugur al spteech of the program tenta tively scheduled for 2:45 p. m. in Belk Auditorium. Vance sa i d other leaders in the educational and rdigtov* also wilL par ticipate Dr. Frank Rose has served as president of the University of Alabama since 1958 and in this capacity has become recognized among the South’s outstanding young educators. He went to that position from Transylvania Col lege. where he had been president from 1951 to 1958. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Transylvania, he received a bach e’or of divinity degree from Transylvania Seminary and is a minister of the Christian Church. He has done additional graduate study at the University of London and has received honorary de grees from 5 universities and col-; corder’s Court, presided over by Recorder Henry M. Young. Fines totaling $400 per paid by four of this group, while two others were sentenced to 30 days each on the public works. Forty-seven persons arrested for drunkenness were assess ed $392 and 360 days. Two cas es were suspended. Eighteen were taken in for speeding and reckless driving, one case was suspended, and the others paid $313. Two were found guilty of violating liquor laws and were evied on for $300, Seven persons were arrested for fighting, one was given 30 days, and the others paid $125. Other charges and fines were: Gambling, 6, $112; dam aging public or private proper ty. 2, $117; disorderly conduct, 7. $79 and 60 days; operating auto without driver’s license, 2, $37; petty larceny, 2, $34; other offenses, 2, 60 days; tak en in for investigation or on suspicion and released, 9. Fif ty-nine violators of parking | laws paid $29.35. Total fines for the month were $1,938.35. from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. and 2:30 to 5 p. m. The books will close Monday at 12 noon. Following is the list of candi dates who have qualified: State Senate—King Dixon, in cumbent. House of Representatives—J. C. League, David S. Taylor (in cumbent). Clerk of Court—Walter E. Dunlap, incumbent. Sheriff—R. Eugene Johnson (incumbent), Leonard G. Bragg, Leroy (Bud) Keeble. Coroner—Marshall N. Press- ley, incumbent. County Commissioner — Paul S. O’Dell and George M. Pen- land, incumbents, and Paul Brown. Magistrate at Clinton — Charles T. (Buddy) Oakley. Magistrate at Joanna—Der- rill Bozard, incumbent, and R. C. Wilkie. Other Magistrates; Laurens, Mrs. Lucille M. Watts; Cross Hill, J W. Scurry; Dials, C. M. Curry; ¥wp, Clauds a. Pat-4- ton. Magistrate Bozard Seeks Reelection . Derrill Bozard has announced for reelection as Magistrate of Hunter Township at Joanna. He is a textile employee at Jo anna Cotton Mills Company, and has been Magistrate for four years. Damaged In Collision This automobile, owned and driven by Richard Rice of Laurens, was badly damaged Friday at 5:00 a. m. when it was in collision with another, driven by Annie Belljof Tribble St., Clinton, on Highway 76 at the west ern edge of the city. Highway Patrolman J. E. Poole, who investigated, said he charged Annie Bell with fail ing to yield the right of way. entering the highway from a side street without stopping. Rice had a pas senger in his car, James Roland Knight of Laurens. All three parties were taken to Bailey Memorial Hos pital, treated, and relased, it was stated.—Photo by Paul Quinton. Camp Fires Observing 54fh Anniversary This Sunday morning more than 500 Clinton Camp Fire Girls, with their leaders and other volunteer workers will attend church in full dress cos tume, and will sit as groups in their individual churches. This event is one of many planned in celebration of the 54th anniversary of the Nation al Organization, March 15-21. Community Concert Drive To Close Next Saturday The Clinton Community Con- duced Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Taylor, who presented a musical pro gram during the evening. Mrs. Sherrill urged workers to contact prospective members early in the week and to turn in their kits no later than noon, on Saturday, March 14. Membership tickets are $7.50 cert Association’s annual mem bership campaign went into its final phase this week with a din ner for workers at the Mary Musgrove Hotel Monday night. The drive is set to close at noon Saturday The kick-off meeting began a 1 for adults and $3.00 for students. campaign to enlist new members ^ d f ditiona ! * 00 for adults ,. , . , , , $1.00 for students is necessary to wh ch is continuing from head-! hear {{he Greenville concerts . quarters at the hotel, open Irom Greenwood and Anderson attrac- 9:00 a. m. until 11:30 a m.. and tions may be heard at no extra 2:00 until 4.00 daily through to-1 charge. morrow, and 9:00 until 12:00 Sat- j urday. Membership in the asso-1 On March v 17 all members | Ration will be closed for the year I will attend school in full dress gt 1‘2 no nmm Saturday, accord- costume. mg~h> Mrs Frank Sherrill, drive College The Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls, Inc., is an agency of the Clinton Community Chest. Friday, Saturday Presbyterian netters will take chairman. Signed lo appear during the 1984-05 season at Belk Auditori- j um here are the Chicago Little Symphony, the American Jazz i opening service on their own 1964 Ensemble anri the Revelers Male tennis schedule and start ^ pe Quartet. If enough memberships ■ . ; are raised, a bonus attraction, s PnOg sports season when they Folk Singers Evelyn and Bob entertain the University of Penn- Beers. will be presented in con- ( sylvania squad in a two-match The Laurens County Library cert, probably in April. Mrs. 1 engagement this Friday and Sat- will participate in the Junior Sherrill said. urday. Intern program sonsored by During Monday night s dinner Another tennis match also is the state library board. This meeting, Mrs. Mary Wallace, the scheduled for the Clinton courts will be the fifth year which the New York field representative in the week ahead. The Blue Hose county library has taken part for Community Concerts. Inc., i under Coach Gordon Warden will in the project. talked before the group of work-! play host to the University of Applications from junior and ers, reminding them of the aims South Carolina next Wednesday Junior Intern Program Sponsored By ~ Library Board The Junio: Chamber nf; senior high school students and work of the assocation here afternoon Commerce named him one of the a “B’ average and also j and through jut the country. . Presbyterian golfers, m e a h- “ten outstanding young men of from college students who are Dr. R. H. Dawson, president ol .vhile, will travel to Columbia to the United States” in 1955, and interested in library work will the local association, presided aUtee off in their first* match of he w as elected to the Souths Hall f* received until March 30, the : the meeting Mrs. Henderson the year next Tuesday against of Fame for the Living in 1960. closing date. Pitts, dinner chairman, intro- j South Carolina. > 221 21 12 11 23 * < 1 I ' g k. "**' W' I ■ J. >1* f! w y * * CLINTON HIGH DEVILETTES Kneeling, left to right: Belinda Leonard, Peggy Grady, Carol Shealy, Nancy Stump, Linda Culbertson, Marilyn Sease. Standing: Coach Herman Jackson, Kathy Smith, Mary Nettles, Linda Tiller, Sandra Huggins, Sandra Marse, Betty Black, Irene Vaughn, Dianne Pitts, Cyn thia Boyle.—Yarborough Photo. CHS Girls Are Runners-up in AA Loop The Clinton High School Red Devilettes, after finishing the season with one of the best re cords in the school’s history, 7-10, came home, with the runnerup trophy in the Eastern AA Con ference Tournament. In the first-round game, the Clinton High girls set a record for the most points scored when they defeated Winnsboro, 72-57. The Devilettes were led by Linda Tiller, Mary Nettles, and Sandra Huggins with 25, 25, and 20 points respectively. Winnsboro was led by Bolware with 29 points. In the second-round Clinton met the number one seeded Ches ter team. Chester led at the end of the first quarter, 12-11; but ton was led in scoring by Hug- at half Clinton held a 23-19 lead. g in s and Nettles with 15 and 11 During the third quarter Chester! ^ regained the lead at 31-29, but Clinton fought back and won the game, 39-35. Clinton again hold a well-balanced scoring attack with Tiller, Huggins, and Nettles each scoring 13 points. The guards, Rene Vaughn, Kathy Smith, Dianne Smith, and Belin da Leonard, played one of their best games of the season in hold ing Pearson to 12 points. In the finals. Woodruff led throughout the game in defeat ing Clinton, 40-30. Woodruff held a five point lead most of the game, but extended it to ten points in the final minutes. Cl in- Woodruff was led by Rentz with 17 points. Woodruff went on to win the State AA Conference Champion ship. til Lions Club Program On Distance Dialing The Lions Club program Fri day evening will feature direct distance dialing, according to club officials. D. H. Martin, manager of the Clinton office of Southern Bell Telephone Co., will present the program, which will tell of the new service to be instituted in the Clinton area on March 22. 24 r . »*. CO-CAPTAINS WITH Sandra Hoggins Mary-Nrttl»* ^ - 1 r— Ik