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The Clinton Chronicle
Vol. 65 — No. 21
Ginton, S. C, Thursday, May 21, 1964
Cornwall, Holtzdaw, Pitts, Layton, Sanders
Win Posts; Cooper and Bagwell Unopposed
Mrs. Copeland, 96, Votes In City Election
flew from Garland, Texas, a few days
agn tor Greenville, thence to Clinton,
where she will spend some time at her
home. Assisting Mrs. Copeland is J. J.
Clark, an election official, in the center,
and Mrs. V. Parks Adair at right.—
Photo by Paul Quinton.
Episcopal Church
Elects New Board
Coming especially to vote in the city
election Tuesday, Mrs. R. E. (Dick) Cope
land, 96 years old, is hown above as she
puts her signature in the voters’ book
prior to casting her ballot. Mrs. Cope
land, known to practically everyone
here, relative or not, as “Aunt Tulla,”
County Candidates Off
On 1964 Speaking Tour
Laurens County candidates for tendance at meetings of Com-
the State Senate, House of Rep- missioners, and has cooperated
resentatives, Sheriff and County w jyj q^,. members of the board.
Commissioner presented their . , . . iVlo
claims to the county voters Mon-
day night County Home, saying die in-
The first of eight scheduled mate * wer « wel1 <* ken care of.
speaking engagements was held J 148 8en ?®* a * * ~ ommi * s o 1 ne i r
at Hickory Tavern in the upper has Qualified him to serve bet- ered dish supper was served by arrive in Clinton at noon today,
cart of the countv Anoroximate- ter ’ he 8aid - the Women of the Church and Funeral services will be con-
r>—%£ —i- annual reports were heard. A ducted at Gray Funeral Home
discussion followed concerning Friday morning at 10 a. m. by
the role of the Episcopal Church the Rev. Fred Schnarr. Burial
in serving Clinton and surround- will be in Presbyterian Church
ing areas. Cemetery.
Clinton High Finals Set
For Sunday and Monday
I. Weir Davis, 60,
Dies In Columbia;
Funeral On Friday
Thomas Wier Davis, 60, of 2801
Kershaw Avenue, Columbia, died
at his residence Tuesday.
He was born in Clinton, a son
of the late Watts and Laurens
Glenn Davis. He was a retired
salesman and a member of the
New Church of Washington, D.
C.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Dougald Dudley Cozby
New members of the Mission Davis; two daughters, Mrs.
Committee, governing body of Marie Teague and Mrs. Nancy
the church, were elected, with Temple, both of Columbia; one
John Glover as Senior Warden. son - Thomas Dudley Davis of
Others serving on the commit
tee will be Bailey Dixon, Dr.
A. B. Stump, R. B. Huff, Miles
Powell and Dr. James Macdon
ald, who will serve as Junior
Warden.
Previous to the election, a cov-
HOW THEY VOTED
Columbia and Brynathyn, Pa.;
one sister, Mrs. W. E. Abernathy
of Columbus, Ga.; four brothers,
Glenn and John Davis, both of
Clinton, Harry of Charleston, and
James Davis of Richmond, Va.;
one granddaughter, Emily Trgue
of Columbia.
The body of Mr. Davis will
, Precinct
No. 1
Precinct
No. 2
Clinton
Mill
Total
For Mayor
J. J. Cornwall
258
267
282
' 4 *
807
B. Noland Suddeth
.... 223
177
155
566
Councilman Ward 1
. .
Boyd Holtzclaw
364
341
334
1039
Tommy Windsor ...
113
98
100
311
Councilman Ward 2
C. E. Leopard
175
141
210
526
S. A. Pitts
303
296
220
819
Councliman Ward 3
C. C. Giles
223
173
174
570
Harry C. Layton
246
270
252
768
Councilman Ward 4
Lynn W. Cooper ...
476
437
'■ 437
1350
Councilman Ward 5
* George W. Bagwell
.... 477
438
4,35
1350
Councilman Ward 6
James C. Craine
243
187
222
652
Talmadge Sanders
.... 233
244
204
681
George M. Penland, in thank
ing the voters for their support,
said he has served in such a
way as to merit support. The
office has been run in a business
like way, and has endeavored to
serve all parts of the county im
partially. If and when road
funds are provided will spend
iy 400 persons gathered at the
school athletic field to hear the
13 candidates who spoke. Speak
ers included King Dixon, William
C. Dobbins and David S. Taylor,
for the State Senate; Marshall
W. Abercrombie, J. C. League,
William licNinch and Vestus We-
hunt for the House of Represen- ..... .
tatives; Leonard Bragg, R. Eu- the . m in ® fa * r maan ® r » he said,
and regretted not being able to
do more for the county roads.
SHERIFF
Leonard Bragg said if he was
elected Sheriff he would study
the background of prospective
deputies and select the best men.
If they step out of line, will auto
matically fire them. Will appre
ciate the support of the voters.
R. Eugene Johnson said he is
seeking reelection on his record
and expressed thanks for the
gene Johnson and Leroy Keeble
for Sheriff; Paul Brown, Paul
S. O’Dell and George M. Pen-
land for County Commissioner,
Henry Mills, candidate for
State Comptroller General two
years ago, and who plans to offer
for the post again two years
hence, came back to thank the
voters for their support in a
brief appearance.
Also appearing was Gordon E.
Weathers, who is opposing Con- . ...
gressihim RoNWTI^SBfi&wfcr ^f*****.^ years ago. He
the Fourth District seat. Miss
Miriam Wardell, employed 1 in
Congressman Ashmore’s office,
represented Ashmore, who was
unable to be present, but did not
speak.
Two unopposed county candi
dates, Clerk of Court Walter E.
Dunlap and Coroner Marshall N.
Pressley, in a statement Issued
by presiding officer George L.
Phinney, expressed gratitude for
has broaght honesty, sobriety
and hardwork to the office and
there is no substitute for
and experience. He has
cooperated with all agencies, be
said, and has tried to keep
abreast of modern crime pre
vention practices. He and his
deputies have had additional
training, and he is a working
Graduation exercises for
Clinton High School are sched
uled for Monday, May 25, at
8:00 p. m. in Belk Auditorium
on the Presbyterian College
campus.
A class of more than one
hundred will receive diplomas.
(A photo of. the .class with
names of the students appears
in this issue of The Chronicle).
The invocation will be given
by David Templeton, followed
by the class president’s ad
dress by Douglas Rice.
Lykes Henderson, Jr., will
give the valedictory address,
and Janet Hamer and Dishie
Delany (tie) will speak as sa-
sheriff. The county is patrolled lutatorians
day and night protecting lives W . r. Anderson, superintend
ent ,and R. P. Wilder, assist-
being allowed to mi unopposed Property-Ha. **1 «o *how
and promised to give efficient merc iL youths and offend- superintendent, will present
and faithful service in their re- The experience of the past th e diplomas.
spective offices during the com- years will qualify him for
ing years better service, he said, and to
The county Democratic chair- ? e best of ^ abmty wiU «“•
man, Mr. Phinney, presided deavor to ^ 5681 8heriff
over the meeting and called up- ever *° serve eotinty.
on James Wasson, Hickory Tav- Leroy Ke€ble - in law enforce-
em resident, to make the open- ment work for many years - said
ing prayer ® e wa# formerly employed by
Phinney also introduced Mrs Lauren8 MUl8 - He served on the
Claude Cook, vice-chairman, and lp<Mce force 01 Laurens for 18
Mrs. Caroline Coleman, party y , ear8 ’ 01084 of 41,6 4ime a8 a8 *
secretary who IiaH nis^rtant chief. Attended the FBI
the nteSrm Academy in Washington and has ^ « ive ** ^vocation, follow-
The three candidates for twn had courses in crime investiga- ed by the Rev. J. Gordon
post? a^County ^ CoimiJssioner Uon ’ « a4herln * evidence, and ». John’s Ltheran
spoke first, followed by^ose for fin8er P^ 41 " 8 Many ca8 * 8 - b * ChUrch ’ *** ScriptUre reading
Sheriff, House of Representa- 810(1 ’ 80 uns °lved because of
tives, and State Senate. ^ of training of invesUgators
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
David Templeton will serve
as pianist and two selections
will be given by the school
glee club.
Sermon Sunday Night
The annual sermon and ser
vice is set for Sunday evening
at 8:00 o’oclock, also to be
held in Belk Auditorium.
The Rev. John Rivers, of
All Saints Episcopal Church,
by Rev. A. S. Harvey, of Broad
Street MethodtatC hurch.
He bas the training for the job, T* 16 sermon will be by the
he said. “I’m not perfect,’’ he Rev - Dr - w - R ®dd Turner, re-
Paul Brown thanked the vot- said. “I’ve made mistakes that tired pastor of the First Pres-
ers for their support in his race I’m sorry for, and will endeavor,
for the same office two years with the help of God, not to
ago. He said he is owner-opera- make the same mistakes again ’’
tor of a welding shop in Laurens Will do his best to solve crimes,
and that his knowledge of mach- but will not promise to solve
inery will aid him in his work every crime. Will employ depu-
as Commissioner. He advocated ties who will be the best men
purchasing county needs on com- he can find, and who will serve
petitive bids. He stated he is with dilligence and understand-
qualified to hold the post. ing.
Paul S. O’Dell expressed his HOUSE OF
appreciation for support given REPRESENTATIVES
him in previous races. He said Marshall W. Abercrombie
his recod shows that the voters’ expressed appreciation for the
byterian Church. The Rev. Dr.
C. Bynum Betts, retired pastor
of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church, will give
the benediction.
Two hymns have places on
the program.
Janice Pinson will be pianist
and the glee club will present
two numbers.
Class Day exercises were
held in the school auditorium
Friday, at which time an
nouncements were made of
confidence placed in him has not opportunity of serving the coun- many awards and prizes won
been betrayed, has a perfect at- (Continued on page 4) by students during the year,
many of which had already
been announced.
Others included:
Phi Beta Kappa award and
J. C. Thomas Valedictory Med
al—Lykes Henderson, Jr.
National Honor Society
award, the A. B. Culbertson
award, and the Mathematical
Association award—Robert E.
Johnson, Jr.
Danforth Foundation awards
—Ann Addison and David S.
Templeton, Jr .
Betty Crocker award—Jane
Rollins.
Bausch and Lomh Mince
awards — Dishie Delaay and
David Templeton.
Paderewski award (Nation
al Guild of Piano Teachers)—
Cynthia Hollis.
Music diplomas (Natkmal Pi
ano Playing Auditions)—Cyn
thia Hollis and Randy Turner.
Old English “C” to seniors
for creditable work on publica
tions: The Sentinel: Dishie De
lany, Gloria Jackson, Patsy
Henderson, Lawrence Leopard,
Connie Simmons, Dixie Bolick,
Billy Ballard, Cynthia Hollis,
Billy Shields; The Clintonian—
Mena Blalock, Janet Hamer,
David Templeton, Maria King,
Lykes Henderson, Ann Addison,
Billy Ellis, Sally Copeland. Di
anne Sexto*, Darrell Orr,
Douglas Rice. Mary Ellen
Cornwall, Dianne Pitts, Sandra
Norris, Lee McCall, Rose ABB
Mrcrary.
The class gift to the school
was an outdoor bulletin board,
to announce coming events,
which will be placed in front
of the school near the street.
Ritas Yasterday
For Brewer Dixon
Funeral services were held
yesterday in Talladega, Ala., for
Brewer Dixon, who passed away
Monday following a week’s ill
ness.
He is survived by three
C. Bailey Dixon of this city;
Brewer Dixon, Jr., of Miami,
Fla., and Dr. James Kelly Dixon
of Grady Hospital, Atlanta, Ga
Thomwell Sermon
On Sunday Morning,
Graduation Monday
The baccalaureate service for
the commencement exercises of
Thornwell High School is sche
duled for Sunday morning at 11
o’clock.
Guest minister will be Dr. M.
A. Durant, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Mari
anna, Fla. The service will be
held in the Thomwell Memorial
Church.
Dr. Durant is well known In
Clinton, being a graduate of
Presbyterian College. He mar
ried a Clinton girl, ths former
Miss Maude Ellis, daughter of
Mrs. G. H. Ellis and the late Mr.
Ellis.
Sunday evening at 7:30, the
speaker for the senior vesper
MAYOR CORNWALL
's Jewelers,
Reyner's In Merger
Hamilton’s Jewelers, with a
store in Clinton, have announced
bulb sale for Thursday and Fri- the merger of their firm with
Reyner’s Jewelers of Columbia.
Hamilton’s Jewelers, with
headquarters in Columbia, at
Exchange Qub
Bulb Sale May 28-29
The Clinton Exchange Club has
scheduled its annual electric
day, May 28-29, club officials
stated this week.
A house-to-house sale will be
made, as well as a business dis
trict solicitation.
Kiwanis Clubs Of
Ninth Division
To Meet At College.
Kiwanians of the Ninth Divis
ion, Carolinas District, will hold
Clinton voters re-nominated
a mayor, returned five coun-
cilmen to their posts and nomi
nated one new councilman in
a Democratic primary Tues
day. All nominations were for
two-year terins.
MayorJ. J. (Peck) Cornwall
was successful in his race for
renomination, defeating B. No
land Suddeth by a vote of 807 to
555.
Cornwall was first elected
to serve most of the two-year
term of the late Mayor J. P.
Terry. He was reelected two
years ago, and now has been
nominated for a third term.
All six present councilmen
sought re-nomination, two of
them without opposition. L. W.
Cooper in Ward 4 and George
W. Bagwell in Ward 5 had no
opponents.
In Ward 1, Councilman Boyd
Holtzclaw won over Tommy
Windsor; in Ward 2, Council
man Harry C. Layton defeated
C. C. Giles; and in Ward 6,
Talmadge Sanders defeated
Councilman James C. Craine.
The highest vote recorded in
any race was that for mayor,
where 1362 votes were counted.
This revealed an increase of
more than 300 votes over the
election two years ago. Four
years ago, 1552 votes were count-
1611 Main St., have been in busi- ed in the mayor’s race.
Hartley McMullen Caldwell,
Richard Charles Davis, Barbara
Ann Hartley, Sandra Ann Jus
tice, Ennis Samuel Loos. Mari
anne Victoria Matthews, Rich
ard Lorin Neal, John Michael
Parks, Lawrence Jefferson
Raines, Dorothy Marie Smith,
Lee Taylor, Jerry Harbour Ty
ler, indsay Wayne Walker,
Thomas Edward Willard, Wil
liam Herman Woodfin.
DEDICATION SERVICE
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock
a service of dedication will be
held for a recently completed
boys’ residence, the Berkele Cot
tage, and the M. S. Bailey Print
ing Shop, consisting of a hand
some new building and a fully
equipped, modern printing plant.
Funds for the building and plant
were given by the Bailey Foun
dation of Clinton.
Presentation of the building
and plant will be by Robert M.
Vance, president of Clinton-Lydia
Cotton Mills and M. S. Bailey &
Son, Bankers, of Clinton.
Presentation of the Berkele
Cottage will be by George L.
Beatie. The beautiful new home
was erected with funds from the
estate of Miss Mamie Berkele of
Atlanta, Ga., and was built in
memory of her mother.
Acceptance in both cases will
be by Joel L. Morse, of Abbe
ville, chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Thornwell.
R. E. Ferguson, Jr., chairman
of the Executive Commitee, will
preside over the exercises, which
will be held in the school audi
torium.
A meeting of the Board of
Trustees will be held on the
campus Tuesday morning at 9
o’clock.
The regular meeting of the
Thornwell Alumni Association,
usually held during the com
mencement season, has been
postponed until a later data.
A general election will be
held sometime in August when
the names of candidates nomi
nated Tuesday will be placed
on the ballots as the Democrat
ic nominees. The new council
will take office September 1.
The vote for councilmen fol
lows:
Ward 1 — Holtzclaw 1038,
Windsor 311.
Ward 2 — Pitts 819, Leopard
526.
Ward 3 — Layton 768, Giles
570.
Ward 4—Cooper 1350.
Ward 5—Bagwell 1350.
Ward 6 — Sanders 681, Craiae
652.
Vance Ends Term As
S. C. Bankers' Head
Robert M. Vance, president of
M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers, of
Clinton, closed his year’s term
as president of the South Caro
lina Bankers Association last
weekend.
The convention, held in the
Bahama Islands, began Thurs
day with a reception, followed
Friday by a breakfast meeting
of the executive council and two
general sessions.
Vance presided over the meet
ing and gave the president’s re
port.
Cannon Remains In
Critical Condition
Sgt. Willie M. Cannon, recent
ly returned from service in Viet
nam. remains on the critical list
at Fitzsimmons General Hospi
tal, Denver, Colorado. He sub-
ly awards two four-year college Interest free loans to a value mited to surgery for a second
time during the week. Mrs. Can
non remains with him. Their ad
dress is: Mrs. Eloise Cannon,
Guest House, Bldg. 407, Fitsaim-
mons Gen. Hospital, Denver,
Colo. 80240.
ness at the same location for 40
years. This merger will bring
together two of the oldest jewel
ers in the state.
Reyner’s is one of the South’s
finest type jewelry stores, carry
ing complete lines of diamonds,
watches, jewelry, sterling china
and crystal.
.. , , , ^ _ The merger will also include
their annual inter-club meeting R e y ner building in the lead-
at Presbyterian College on May jng shopping area of Columbia.
28, it was anounced today. John W. Hamilton, Jr., owner
Rufus Edwin Batton, Smith- of the flrm - in making the move,
— — ------ ^ v n stated that the business will be
service will be the_Rev*.High L. field - N £•’ a44o ™ ey ’ who serv * 8 in a more modern building and
Eiphelberger, Jr., pastor of Rock as Carolinas District governor of better serve the people of the
Church, near Kiwanis International, will de- state. The firm also operates
liver the main address of the oc- stores in Sumter. Newberry and
casion. The meeting is scheduled Clinton.
to start at 7:30 p. m. in the Mrs. Joe Bonds, manager of
PC dining hall. the Clinton store, who has been
All 15 Kiwanis clubs of the with the local business since its
Ninth Division are expected to opening in 1940, stated that the
send representatives to this merger will be of benefit to pat
meeting. Presiding over the pro- rons of the Clinton business,
gram will be J. C. Thomas, Announcement of the merger
Clinton businessman currently and a close-out selling event at
serving as lieutenant-governor the local store appears in a
of the division. page ad in The Chronicle today.
Presbyterian
Greenwood.
Mr. Eichelberger is a Clinton
native, the son of Mrs. H. L.
Eichelberger and the late Mr.
Eichelberger.
Graduating exercises will take
plcee Monday evening at 8
o’clock in Hie school auditorium
on Calhoun Street. The speaker
will be (he Rev. John W. Lar-
gent, pastor of Bel Mar Presby
terian Church, Tampa, Fla.
Dr. M. A. Macdonald, presi
dent of Thornwell, will preside
over the exercises. In addition to
diplomas to the seniors, other
prizes and awards will be pre
sented at Monday’s program.
Speaking on the program will
be Hartley McMullen Caldwell,
valedictorian, and Marianna Vic
toria Matthews, salutatorian.
The following 17 graduates will Two Clinton High School sen- biology. She plans a career in
receive state high school diplo- iors, Gloria Dianne Jackson and Medical Technology,
mas: Charles Daniel Brock, Jr., Jesse Eugene Forester have Eugene will continue his edu-
been announced by the Bailey cation at Clemson University,
Foundation-as the 1964 winners where he will pursue a degree in
of the Mercer Silas Bailey Memo- physics,
rial Scholarships. LOANS GRANTED
The Bailey Foundation annual- FOUR OTHERS
Miss Jackson, Forrester
Win Bailey Scholarships
scholarships to the sons and of $2,400 each were granted to
daughters of Clinton-Lydia Mills Lee McCall, Connie Simmons,
Donald Yates Taylor, Sandra employees. These scholarships Sandy Leopard, and Maria King.
are worth $3,000 each. The recipients may attend the
Gloria will attend Winthrop South Carolina college or univer-
college, where she will major in sity of their choice.
Jesse Eugene Forrester and Gloria
Dianne Jackson have been awarded the
Mercer S. Bailey seholanhipe, valued at
93400 each, by Clinton-Lydia Mills.