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PC Gets Gift From Gulf
Dr. Marc C. Weersing, president of Presbyterian
College, ia pictured above right, accepting a check from
the Gulf Oil Corporation. The grant of $402 was given
for unrestricted use in developing the educational pro
gram as part of Gulfs nationwide policy of financial
aid to higher education. Presenting the check to Dr.
Weersng is H. M. O’Kelly of Clinton, area representa
tive for the Gulf Oil Corporation.
Chandler of Commerce
Hears of Zoning Moves
Referendum Set ,
On Tech Center
Columbia — Laurens County’s
participation in an area techni
cal education program would be
decided by the voters in a refer
endum proposed in legislation
for June 9.
Rep. Marshall Abercrombie
introduced a bill in the House
Tuesday providing for an elec
tion on the matter. Sen. King
Dixon of Laurens County said
he is in accord with the referen
dum.
Voters would be asked in the
special election if they favor the
county’s participation in the
technical education program at
a cost of $23,500. The proposed
center would be financed and
used by a multi-county area.
Results of the referendum
would be filed with the county
legislative delegation.
Magistrate McCrary
Seeking Reelection
Magistrate Sara H. McCrary,
who has been serving the Clin
ton area for many years, was
among the candidates who quali
fied for entry in the Democratic
primary on Monday,
Magistrate McCrary express
ed his appreciation to voters of
Hunter Township for electing
him to the post in the past, and
pledged his bes tefforts in con
tinuing to serve acceptably if
returned to the office.
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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, March 19, 1964
March of Dimes Reports
County Gave $10,505
Three In Race for State Senate
R. B. Curry, Jr., member of
the Greenwood Planning and
Zoning Commission, told a
Chamber of Commerce
audience Tuesday night that
a plan is needed for
over-all planning for zoning
and parking problems faced by
a city.
The session was a member
ship supper meeting of the
chamber especially to hear
representatives from Green
wood in regard to zoning and
parking.
Algo heard was Mayor W. L.
Leary Of Greenwood, who ex
plained the procedure of set
ting up a planning and zoning
body, citing the importance of
support of the Chamber of
Rites Or Sunday
For Mn. Copeland
Mrs. Lena Moseley Copeland,
•0, wife of T. D. Copeland of 201
Calvert Ave., died at her home
early Saturday morning after
several years of declining health.
A native of Newberry County,
she lived in Clinton most of her
life. She was a daughter of the
late Hanson Colbert and Lucin
da Caroline Brown Moseley.
She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are two sons, T. Heath
and Carol White Copeland of
Clinton; and four grandsons.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Sunday at 4 p.m. at the First
Presbyterian Church by Dr. Wil
liam Redd Turner. Burial was
in Rosemont Cemetery.
Pallbearers were William
Brooks Owens, I. Mac Adair,
James T. Addison, S. Taylor
Martin, Julian S. Bolick, G.
Pringle Copeland, J. Sloan Todd
and R. P. Hamer.
The honorary escort included
the elders of the First Presby
terian Church, Dr. George R.
Blalock and Dr. R. M. Fuller.
Commerce. He also told of ef
forts to solve their parking
problems.
The meeting was arranged
by Don Creighton, chairman of
the Public Affairs of the Clin
ton chamber. He introduced
others from Grenewood, includ
ing Wells Henderson, president
of the Chamber of Commerce;
Alvin Parker, manager of the
chamber; and A. L. Atkinson,
Greenwood city manager.
Also introduced was John
Holland Hunter, recently nam
ed vice-president of the Clinton
chamber.
President H. F. Blalock pre
sided and welcomed members
and guests, including Mayor J.
J. Cornwall and . members of
city council.
Mr. Curry stressed that an
intensive and time-consuming
planning period is necessary
before a city should move to
ward establishing zoning ordi-
“Once you have a step-by-
stfp plan,” he said, “then
move with courage and deter-
minatton to see it through.”
Solicit the aid of the State
Highway Department, visit oth
er cities, study and compare
zoning ordinances of other cit
ies. The one drawn up should
incorporate the best features
of all.
“When you have your ordi
nance, get started,” Mr. Cur
ry said. “Do not be afraid of
public reaction. As a rule,
most pepole are waiting for
zoning. Those who are not us
ually approve it by the time it
is completed.”
Mr. Curry stated that good
planning plays a major part in
getting new industry, and is
needed for the protection of
industry.
He recited Greenwood’s
moves to solve parking prob
lems by securing eight or ten
small., parking lots and one
large? area.
f
Heavy Rains Cause Dam Break
Ttts dun on the Bdgmr Copeland farm at the mat-
era edge of the dty gave way Sunday morning and
spilled water ova* the road to Lydia Mill. Little, if
any damage was done to the road or low-lying areas
below the dam and road. Heavy rains Saturday and
Satarday^ night overflowed the dam and caused the
by Quinton.
BEV. HARRY CHANDLER
Special Services
Begin Sunday Nighl
r At Broad St. Church
Broad Street Methodist Church
will have a series of revival ser
vices during Holy r _
ning Palm Sunday evening, Mar.
22, and continuing through
Thursday evening, March 28.
The services on Sunday eve
ning will begin at 7:30 o’clock,
and on the other evenings at 8:00
o’clock.
The services will include spe
cial emphasis on themes of Holy
Week as well as general revival
emphasis, and will include con
gregational singing and music
by the choir. The Sunday eve
ning services has been designat
ed as “youth night.”
Bringing the message each
everting will be the Reverend W.
Harry Chandler, Superintendent
of the Greenwood District of the
South Carolina Methodist Con
ference. Mr. Chandler is a native
of Spartanburg County, and a
graduate of Wofford College and
the Candler School of Theology,
Emory University. Since begin
ning his active ministry in 1940,
he has served pastorates at Kel-
ton, Saxon, Province, Green
ville, Winnsboro, and Columbia.
He assumed his present office as
the Superintendent of the Green
wood District in June of 1963.
The Rev. Albert S. Harvey,
pastor, extends a cordial invita-
tion to everyone to attend any or
all of these services.
Parcel Posl Rates
To Go Up April 11=
Postmaster W. D. Adair re
minded residents of Clinton
that an effective date of April j
has'been set for new domestic
parcel post rate increases.
The parcel post increase—
approved recently by the In
terstate Commerce Commis
sion and averaging about 13.1%
—Is expected to yield about
$75.4 million annually.
The last parcel post increase
was on February 1, 1980, the
postmaster pointed out.
To illustrate the effect of the
new rates here, Mr. Adair not
ed that a six-pound parcel—
which Is the average weight—
for local delivery will cost 37c
instead of 22c.
Bi-County Bond
Concert In Belk
Auditorium Sunday
A bi-county all-star band, com
prising around 125 students from
Greenwood and Laurens County
schools, will give a concert Sun
day, March 22, in Belk Audito
rium at 3:30.
A rehearsal will be held Sat
urday, the 21st, in the auditori
um by band members from Lau
rens, Clinton, Hickory Tavern,
Ford, Greenwood, Ware Shoals
and Ninety Six Schools.
The public la Invited to attend
tha
A total of $10,505.04 was col
lected during the March of
Dimes campaign in Laurens
County, according to Larry Gar,
chairman, of Laurens.
Mr. Gar expressed his thanks
for the cooperation and gene-
X-Ray Survey Slated
For County In April
Free chest X-rays will be
available to most Laurens Coun
ty citizens soon when the mobile
X-ray unit of the State Board of
Health visits local industries
and communities. A chest X-ray
may disclose not only tubercu
losis but also lung cancer and
certain forms of heart disease,
it was stated by county health
officials.
The X-ray survey, to be con
ducted April 14 through May 19,
will be sponsored by the Laurens
County Health Department, the
State Board of Health, and the
Tuberculosis and Health Asso
ciation.
Dates and locations will be re
leased in the near future, ac
cording to the Tuberculosis and
Health Association.
Training Union
Meet Scheduled
For Joanna March 26
Western Region Training Un
ion Convention will be held at
the First Baptist Church, Jo
anna, on Thursday, March 6,
at 7:00 p. m.
Church members in Abbeville,
Edgefield, Laurens, Reedy River
and Ridge Associations will par
ticipate.
Jim Smith wick, minister of
education, Calvary Church,
Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. S. D.
Miller of Georgetown, will rep
resent the State Department
Rev. M. B. Webb, Ridge Asso
ciation, is president of the con
vention.
Junior and intermediate sword
drills and young people’s speak
ers’ tournament will be conduct
ed.
b€-chicken stew
served -at the Hurricane Bap
tist church Thursday, March
19, beginning at 5 o’clock. The
stew will be cooked by W. O.
Stewart.
rosity of residents of the coun
ty.
In announcing a breakdown
of gifts, Mr. Gar stated that
$5,910.87 was contributed in the
Clinton area (School District
56), and $4,594.17 in the Lau
rens area (School District 55).
In a further breakdown for
the Clinton area, the following
amounts were received: spec
ial gifts, $364; mothers march,
$1,011.15; coin boxes, $57.55;
school envelopes, $617.87; teen
age division, $2,449.55; civic
clubs, $191.50; institutions,
$385.47; small businesses,
$26.42; Joanna division of area,
$690.08; Cross Hill, $56.03;
Mountville, $61.25.
The Laurens area reported:
special gifts, $450; mothers
march, $1,247; teenage pro
gram, $1,533.87; coin boxes,
$55.91; school envelopes, $155.02;
colored churches, etc., $426.03;
civic clubs, $60; small business
es, $13; special events, $490.47;
women’s activities, $156.87.
$30,000 Verdict
Awarded In Court
Term At Laurens
Laurens — A $30,000 verdict,
believed one of the largest of
its kind in the history of Laurens
County, was awarded in Com
mon Pleas Court here Thursday
to Mrs. Faye Weathers for in
juries she received in a car-truck
wreck on Oct. 29, 1960. .
The jury deliberated more than
three hours before returning the
verdict for the plaintiff, Mrs.
Weathers, climaxing a trial that
began Monday afternoon.
Defendants in the damage ac
tion were Johnny George Paries
and Southern Cotton Division-
Hunt Food and Industries, Inc.
Parks, according to Mrs. Wea
thers’ complaint, was driver of
a truck which rammed into the
rear of a car in which she was
riding on Bypass Highway 78 in
Laurens. Wayne Teague of Clin
ton, another rider Jo Ore «*»>
Whs killed in the collision.
Plaintiff’s attorneys were W.
T. Jones and Marshall W. Aber
crombie. Attorneys for the de
fendants were O. L. Long and
W. H. Harley.
Clerk of Court, Coroner Without Opposition
28 Candidates Qualify for Primaries
Dr. James Edward Graham
To Deliver Baccalaureate
Dr. James Edward Graham,
Presbyterian College alumnus
who serves as pastor of the
Charleston Second Presbyterian
Church, will preach the bacca
laureate sermon at PC’s 84th
commencement exercises on
May 31, President Marc C.
Weersing announced today.
He will bring to the graduat
ing seniors the morning message
of the full one-day commence
ment program. As the opening
exercise of the day. It is sche
duled to start at 11 a. m. in Belk
Auditorium.
Bill Appropriates
$12,000 To Form
County Rescue Squad
A bill to appropriate $12,000 to
establish a rescue squad for
Laurens County was Introduced
in the State Senate Wednesday
by Senator King Dixon.
Dixon stated that House and
Senate members from the coun
ty, including Representatives
Marshall Abercrombie and Dav
id S. Taylor, were in agreement
oq the measure.
The funds would come from
the unappropriated surplus funds
of the county.
That afternoon, Dr. Graham
will be one of our outstanding
Presbyterian ministers to re
ceive an honorary doetpr of di
vinity degree as part of the final
exercises.
Dr. James Edward Graham is
president-elect of the Presbyter
ian College Alumni Association,
and will move up to president
of this organiation in 1965. He
has been an active alumnus
through the years.
Graham has served as pastor
of the historic Second Presby
terian Church, largest in Char
leston Presbytery, for the past
two years. He went there from
the pulpit of the Dothan (Ala.)
First Church, and prior to that
was pastor of the Portsmouth
(Va.) First Church (1948-57), the
Savannah (Ga.) First Church
(1944-48) and the Sylacauga
(Ala.) First Church (194844).
A 1935 graduate of Presbyter
ian College, Graham received
his BD degree from Columbia
Theological Seminary in 1940,
his ThM from Union Seminary
in Richmond in 1948 and his
doctor of theology from that in-
stiution in 1953. He is married
to the former Julie Boinest St.
Amand of Summerville, and
they have one daughter.
Speech, Hearing
Assn, of Slate
Slates Meet Friday
A panel of speakers from the
Whitten Vil’age staff will discuss
the “Present Program and
Plans for Future Training” .of
children and adults enrolled at
the Village at the two-day pro
gram of the S. C. Speech and
Hearing Association’s s e m i-
annual convention beginning
Friday at Whitten Village Cam
pus School Building.
Chairman of the panel will be
W. B. Timmerman, acting di
rector of training at the school.
Others who will participate will
be Dr. B. O. Whitten, superin
tendent; Dr. Roy B. Suber, as
sistant superintendent; Mr». Ay-
liffe Jacobs, supervisor of the
school department; and Mrs.
Ruth Mathis, social worker.
Presiding at a panel discus
sion of speech rehabilitation
procedures for children at the
Village will be Dr. Arthur
Weiss, director of the Spartan
burg Speech and Hearing Qinic.
Panelists will be Mrs. Aileen
Lau, Mrs. Melinda Tingler and
Miss Sarah Dawson, members
of the speech and hearing clinic
fit the Village.
A social hour followed by din
ner and dancing at the Mary
Musgrove Hotel are on Friday
night’s agenda.
When the group reconvenes,
at 10 a.m., Saturday they will
hear Dr. Vernon Mustian of
Greenville speak on the “Neu-
rologically Impaired Child.”
The association’s business
meeting is scheduled at 11 a.m.
at the Intensive Treatment Hos
pital on the Whitten campus.
Laurens County voter-s will!
have a field of 17 candidates
from which to choose occupants I
for six county-w ide offices in tho
June Democratic primaries.
In addition, there are 11 can
didates for seven wtosnhip mag
istrate posts.
The candidates qualified for
in
Two Candidates
Withdraw From
Race For House
Two candidates who qualified
on Monday for the race for
of Representatives from
entry in the primaries during T aiU ’ > ^ County withdrew on
the past two weeks. The time for ^ uesday.
qualifying ended Monday at 12 Jof ' Holland, of Clinton,
noon, and at least one candidate 1 manager of a supermarket, said
waited until the final minute to he drew out of the race because
sign up, it was reported o'contemplating expansion plans
which would prevent him from
County-wide offices at stake
are the State Senate, House of
Representatives, Clerk of Court,
County Commissioners (2),
Sheri'f, and Coroner.
Ma;,jstrate offices to be filled
are in the following townships:
Laurens, Hunter (Clinton), Hun
ter (outside of C’inton), Scuffle-
town, Cross Hill, Dials, and
devoting the necessary time to
the job, after discussion with
company officials.
Joe B. Medlock, of Laurens
stated that he withdrew for
reasons of health.
The two withdrawals leaves
four candidates to compete for
two seats in the House.
Youngs.
No vacancy exists in three Magistrate Robert E. Elmore
townships: Jacks, Waterloo and wil l be opposed by W. P. Aber-
Sullivan. These magistrate posts crombie.
were filled by appointment since In Dials Township, Magistrate
the last election and the terms M; Curry will be opposed by
will not expire until 1967 and i Mar vin R. Ross.
1988.
State Senator King Dixon is
opposed for reelection by two
candidates, William C. Dobbins,
former representative in the
legislature, and David S. Tay
lor, present representative,
the i
Eight PC Seniors
Complete Work
Presb yterian College sen-
Th the race for the House of! iors completed work toward
Representatives six candidates their de « re es during the first
will vie for the two seats, i semester of the 1963-64 session,
are present Representative Mar
shall Abercrombie, J. C. League
Vestus L. W’ehunt, Joe S. Ho!
land. Joe B. Medlock, and Wil
Ham H. McNinch.
Registrar Roslyn Martin an
nounced today.
They will receive diplomas at
the college’s 84th commence
ment exercises on May 31. In-
Fire Destroys
tville Home
The D. L. Carroll family lost everything when fire
destroyed the two-etory house they occupied in the
Mountiville community last Wedneslay about noon.
The house, owned bv Miss Ruth Stokes, burned to the
ground. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, both of whom work In
Clinton, were awav from home when the blase was dis
covered. Paaaemby saved some furniture.—Photo by
Paul Quinton.
VESTUS L. WEHUNT
Wehunt Announces
House Candidacy
Vestus L. Wehunt, of Joanna,
has announced himself as a can
didate fo^ the House of Repre
sentatives from Laurens County.
Born and raised in Joanna, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. We
hunt, he is 32 years of age. He
is a graduate of Presbyterian
College and Clinton High School.
He served two years as an
enlisted man in the U. S. Army,
was formerly employed by the
FBI and Laurens Carpet Mill. »
He is married to the former
Miss Billie Hooper of Clinton
and they have two children,
Johnny, 10, and Ginger. 7.
BiN Would Reduce
Work Hours To 40
At Whitten Village
A bill to create a committee
jtudy the feasibility of reduc
ing the hours worked by em
ployees of Whitten Village was
introduced in jthe Senate Wed
nesday by Senator King Dixon
of Laurens Copnty.
The committee would be com
posed of six members, three
from the House, and would study
the matter of reducing work
hours at the Clinton state school
to a maximum of forty hours
per week.
The committee would report
its findings and recommenda
tions at the beginning of the
1985 session of the General As
sembly.
Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson, clud ed in this group are:
seeking reelection for his second Bachelor of Arts Degree —
term, will be opposed by Leroy! Mrs - FI cda Earle Chandler of
(Bud) Keeble and Leonard G Spartanburg;. Benjamin Milton
Bragg. , Fulton. Jr., of Walterboro;
County Commissioners Paul S Slay den Morrison, Jr.,
O’Dell and George M. Penland of Asheville, N. C.; and Wil-
will have one opponent. Paul iani I* < ‘ wis Russell. Jr., of Char-
Brown. ! lotte.
Clerk of Court Walter E. Dun-j Bachelor of Science Degree —
lap will be unopposed, as will, B 0,,in Dews Butler of Orlando,
Coroner Marshall N. Pressley, j F,a : Charles Edmund Hop
kins, Jr., of W’aycross, Ga.;
Frederick Cochran Meyers of
Hinsdale, 111.: and Mark Dunk-
’in Sullivan III of Kershaw.
Three Magistrates', Mrs. Lu-
cil’e M. W’atts of Laurens Town
ship, J. W\ Scurry of Cross Hill,
and Claude A. Patton of Youngs,
will be unopposed. t _ ■ i « « -
In Hunter Township at Clin-1 VJIl UlStmgulShed LIST
ton, Magistrate Sam H. McCrary j Grace Virginia Orr, of Clin-
will be opposed by Charles (Bud-: ton. "won a place on the distin-
dy) Oakley. guished list at Winthrop Cloegle,
In Hunter Township outside of Rock Hill, for her academic ex-
Clinton, Magistrate J. Derriil cellence during the first semes-
Bozard of Joanna will be oppos- ter.
rd by R. C. Wilkie. She is the daughter of Mr. and
In Scuffletown Township, Mrs. IV. W. Orr, of Route 1.
FFA Sweetheart and Runner-up
Miss Sandra Bolt was chosen as the 1964 Miss FFA
Sweetheart on Friday night at the annual session of
the Greenwood-Laurens Future Farmers of
Federation at CHnton High School. Sandra, a jt
Hickory Tavern High School, is the daughter
and Mrs. R. A. Bolt. First runner-up
Cloudus of Greenwood High School,
and Mrs. R. W. Cloudus of Ninety Six.
left to right, are Mias Dot Pitta, ret‘ ‘
heart, Miss Bolt, and Miss Cldudus.-
Motes.
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