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The Clinton Chronicle
Vol. 65 — No. 26
Ginton, S. C. # Thursday, June 25,1964
Dobbins Wins State Senate Race
Continuous Service Recognized
J. D. Werts and Roosevelt Jones,
Clinton Mills' employees, and Lewis
Burnside and Frank Copeland, Lydia
Mills employees, were awarded gold ser
vice award pins by Robert M. Vance,
president of the textile mills, last
Thursday evening at the 9th annual ser
vice awards dinner held at Bell Street
High School.
The Southland Singers furnished
musical entertainment following dinner
for the honored employees and their
guests.
In the photo (left to right) are Mr.
Vance, who presented the awards,
Copeland, Burnside, Jones and Werts.—
Photo by Yarborough.
An Editorial
Goldwater Exhibits Rare Courage
Mrs. Witherspoon
Dies Wednesday
Mrs. Maude Gaines Wither
spoon, 84, widow of John Donnom
Witherspoon of 517 West Main
Street, Laurens, died Wednesday
morning in Charleston after a
long illness. She was staying
with her nephew, Harold White,
at the time of her death.
A native of Gainesville, Ga.,
ter Gaines.
She had made her home in
Laurens for 30 years where she
was with the Laurens County
Health Department as a public
nurse until her retirement 12
years ago, and was widely
known throughout the county.
Mrs. Witherspoon was a grad
uate of the Augusta, Ga., hos
pital and was the oldest living
graduate. Since her retirement
she had made her home with
Second Primary Vote New Senator
One of the rare examples of statesman
ship exhibited on the American political
scene occurred last Thursday when Senator
Barry Goldwater of Arizona announced
that he would vote against the so-called
civil rights bill then about to come up for
a vote in the Senate.
Apparently, with enough delegates
committed to him to give him the Republi
can nomination for President at the forth-
Laurens.
Surviving are two daughters,
. ......... , ,, , , Mrs. Phoebe W. Blackwell of
for the highest office in the land—he took Fort Fl ,., „ d M rs.
a stand.
And in taking a stand he became a
giant in stature and won the admiration
of millions of Americans.
Goldwater went on to say, ‘1 am unal
terably opposed to discrimination or segre
gation on the basis of race, color, or creed,
or on any other basis. Not only my words,
but more importantly, my actions through
John L. Mimnaugh (Jean) of
this city; one son, John Donnom
Witherspoon, Jr., of Victoria,
she reared, Harold White of
Charleston, and Wilbur J. White
of Augusta, Ga.; four grand
sons and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be an
nounced later by Gray Funeral
Home.
coming convention, but with all of them the years have repeatedly demonstrated AndCfSOII HOSiCfY
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Firms
Profit Sharing Plan
not legally bound, Goldwater came before the sincerity of my feeling in this regard.”
Goldwater said that except for the sec
tions banning discrimination in places of
public accommodation and in employment,
the nation in a television news broadcast
and told the people he would not compro
mise for political expediency.
“If my vote is misconstrued, let it be,
and let me suffer its consequences,” Gold-
water said. “Just let me be judged in this
by the real concern I have voiced here and
not by words that others may speak or by the bill's prohibitions will require “the cre-
rtbsn majF say about wfc*b I think.” ation of a federal police force of mammoth
“My concern extends beyond this single proportions.”
A profit sharing
vote no.
legislative moment. My concern extends
beyond any single group in our society.
Whitmire Hosiery Mills was an-
The Senator «id ttat to give effect to "eTcTw 5 '
The new program will provide
retirement benefits for noo-sal-
aried employees eke are eligible
under the terms of the plan. The
entire cost of the plan will be
paid by the companies.
"The purpose of the porfit
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Precincts
\ * *
Dixon
Dobbins
Bailey
19
20
Barksdale-Narnie
33
27
Brewerton
18
68
Clinton No. 1
103
500
Clinton No. 2
67
453
Clinton Mill
53
393
Cook’s Store
14
7
Cross Hill
49
69
Daniels’ Store
17
42
Dials
12
9
Ekom
26
19
Gray Court
51
78
Grays
11
24
Hickory Tavern -
49
50
Hopewell
3
67
Joanna
19
437
Jones’ Store
17
25
Lanford
19
31
Laurens No. 1
177
73
Laurens No. 2
84
28
Laurens No. 3
176
78
Laurens No. 4
176
41
Laurens No. 6
333
118
Laurens No. 6 .... -
202
82
Long Branch
34
37
Lydai Mill
34
106
Maddens
54
31
Merna
11
18
Mt. Olive
25
19
Mt. Pleasant
18
L 5
Mountville «•«•••••••• •-•••«»• •••••••• •••••••• •••••*•«
6
59
Ora
20
16
Owings •••••••• »---•-•• •••••-•• *--••••• •••••••• •••-••*— ••••••••
13
53
Pleasant Abound •...•■•• ........ •••••••• ••••••••
23
2
Poplar Springs •••••••••••• ..••••-• -••••••• •••••••• ••••••••
27
51
Princeton
26
5
Renno
6
23
Shadv Grove
3
40
Shiloh
18
19
Stewart’s Store
3
16
Tip Top
41
26
Trinity Ridge - -
77
34
Lvdia Mill -
34
106
Waterloo ........ ........
68
10
Woodville ..•••••••• ........ ••••••••
57
70
Youngs
26
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TOTALS” '
2415
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William C. Dobbins, Joanna
resident and Clinton business
man, on Tuesday was nominated
as the Democratic candidate for
the State Senate from Laurens
County.
He defeated Senator King Dix
on of Laurens, who is serving the
final months of a four-year term
that began in 1960.
Unofficial returns from the 46
precincts in the county give Dob
bins a majority of 1,057.
The vote was: Dobbins, 3,472;
Dixon, 2,415.
Dobbins led in 25 of the 46
boxes. Dixon had a majority in
all six boxes in the city of Lau
rens, with Dobbins getting fair
support.
It was in the three large box
es in Clinton, the big Joanna box,
and at Lydia that Dobbins piled
up the huge majorities that sent
him ahead by a large margin.
The senate race was the only
contest in htat county in the sec
ond primary that saw 5,887 votes
cast. In the first primary two
weeks earlier 7,143 votes were
recorded in the senate race in
which present Representative
David Taylor was eliminated..
Pail lAtak All Tuesday’s primary completed
luy lUlulJ yOJ r *41 I the Democratic slate for county
Clinton-Lydia Cotton Mills will offices, the candidates going into
WILLIAM C. DOBBINS
Clinton-Lydia
Mills Vacation
close Saturday midnight, June
27, for a week’s vacation with
pay for 1,106 employees. Vaca
tion pay checks totaling $83,-
477.35 will be distributed tomor
row (Friday) with the regular (Jake) League.
a general election in November.
Nominated In the first primary
were:
House o f Representatives:
Marshall W. Abercrombie, J. C.
Sheriff: R. Eugene Johnson.
County Commissioner: Paul
S. O'Dell, George M. Penland.
Congress: Robert T. Ashmore.
Nominated without opposition
were Clerk of Court Walter E.
Dunlap, Coroner Marshall N.
Pressley and Solicitor (Dis
trict Attorney) William T. Jones.
Magistrates ( to be recoin-
1.^' Sunday to Mp'lto m "', ded *® “£ tU
pointment): Hunter Township at
weekly pay checks.
Operations will resume Mon
day, July 8, at 12:01 o'clock a.m.
(Sunday midnight), officials of
the mills stated.
Bond Gan GaHiers
For Fortier's Day
Members of the L. C. Bond
celebrate Father’s Day were
Mrs. H. L. Baggott of Cheraw;
Mrs. Joe Langley and children.
Goldwater said he fully realized that
the federal government has a responsibility
Mathematics Profs
Move Up In Rank
Clinton Students
In Science Gosses
At Clemson CoHege
Promotions for two members Clemson—Thomas Gary John- §on 0 j Columbia; Mr. and Mrs
of the Presbyterian College s Paul Anderson, Jr., and chil
— , „ ^ ^ ^ J 4.U U a • -1 U. i. V XJ 4.V sharing retirement program is to J „ vid Thomas Plaxico, Richard d _ p . ... ‘ . ^ f
My concern ia for the entire nation, for the m the field of civil righta, but he said the provlde addi ti 0 nal security for mathmatics department were an- Edward rergU son HI, and ’
fredom of all who live in it and for all who
will be born into it
"It ia the general welfare that must be
considered now, not just the special appeals
for special welfare. This is the time to at
tend to the liberties of all.
‘This is my concern. And this is where
I stand.”
Note that last sentence—"This is where
I stand.'
Calmly, sincerely, bravely, he stood be
fore the 192 million people of this country
and told them: “THIS IS WHERE I
STAND.”
^ F — pruviue aaaiuoKUU secuniy lor r,awaru rcrgusuu ® 11 u Macon Ga
public accommodations and equal employ- our employees and their families uounced today by an osep o^org* a. Anderson Jr., of Clin- Mrg Ray An _
ment opportunity titles would launch the greate , r aw * r * ne ” M J^ yS Q r-nnftn * tt f nd f d the , ‘ xt ^„ i an " u f 1 derson. Miss Louise Kern. s. L.
* wvumi _ *-“« ol the Importance of profita and They are: William S. Cannon, junior Engineers and Scientists B . ’ R . . . r .
federal government on regulation of pri- 0 f our employees’ contribution to promoted from assistant to as- summer Institute at Clemson peDDer BMiri Mr and mV. w
vate enternriae. profitable operations," Anderson sociate professor of mathmatics; University during June 7-20 for ^ D i wJ j * ‘
said
vate enterprise. . _
"I find no constitutional basis for the and 1>aul E r.^'. Pa«**r and children, Leslie and
Details of the plan developed structor to assistant professor, from high schools mostly in the Mlk M M r „ _ .
exercise of federal regulatory authority in for u* mm. b y Charles F. Wal- cannon joined the PC faculty Southeari. and children T^d and D^nw
either of these areas,” he said, ‘*and I be- dron, trust officer of M. S. Bailey in 1957. He earned his bachelor During this 13-day exploration Jo
Anderson sociate professor
and Paul E. Campbell, from in-
lieve the attempted usurpation of such 4 Son - Bankers, were not dis- of science degree with Phi Beta and orientation program in the
. .. closed, pending full explanation Kappa honors from Wofford Col- science and engineering areas of
power to be a grave threat to the very to employees at the three loca- i«ge and his master’s from the learning, 96 students in class-
essence of our basic system of govern- tions. However, it is understool University of Florida. He is a size groups learned from Clem-
ment.” plan is to become effective native of Whitney. 8011 scientists and engineers:
o a. /-» u i , i j . , , June 30, and that each year, sub- r^mnhAii a native of Pelzer w hat the sciences and engineer-
Senator Goldwater should be accorded, ject to profits exceeding a min- r^eived^is BA degree from Fur- in « realiy are; what is meant by
by a grateful nation, a place alongside our imum level, a percentage of the University and his MS from research hi those areas; some-
founding fathers who were willing to risk " et profits will be contributed Clemson. He recently completed about a coUege progarm of
Baring his chest to the poisoned arrows property and life that this should be a na- mt^st^TveVte^ tothlf his third year at Presbyterian “
of little people from one end of the nation ton of free men, governed by a constitution department of the local for ColleRe '
Clinton, Charles (Buddy) Oak
ley; Hunter Township at Moeat-
ville, J. Derrill Bozard; Scuffle-
- mT" and Mr« town Town * hi P. Robert E. El-
of Hwniet, N. C Mr. and Mrs. more Dla , s Townshlp Marvin
Pete Higgins and children, Bill, s R< ^ s
,nd . ”* rsh ! 1 ' No U. S. Senator or Mate 0<B-
Columbla. Mr^ enO Mr.. L. M wt „ KhKluled (or oonju.
Curtis of PaxviUe; Mr. and Mrs Uon ^ as was the cam
i,a£w5l! nie , U ;a CU, ? iS ’ ^ ^ tor several county officers. They
Elizabeth of Manning; Mr. and wrrt . Heeted for six-year and
Mrs James L. Anderson of Aus- foury . ear terms in 1961.
tin, Texas; Mrs. J. B. McCombs
of Greenwood; Miss Ann Ander-
Stores Open Until
7:00 P. M. On Friday
Stores in Clinton will remain
open until 7 p.m. on Friday,
June 26, according to W. C. Bald
win, chairman of the Merchants
Division of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The later closing hour on Fri
day is for the convenience of the
shopping public. Window cards
are available at the Chamber
office.
Stores will remain open all day
on Wednesday, July 1, and cloae
on Saturday, July 4 according to
the scheduled announced for next
week.
UtUtrentt, Ouriw - ~ C. Bond. Mr. and Mr,. J. L.
Htk and ISth frade boy. p #r ^ r and children. Leslie and
Wendell W. Hair
Named President
Joanna Lions Club
to the other, refusing to yield to political kept as a heritage forever, protected and benefit of the participating em- . .. ,
exediency. and being willing to cast to the defended by strong men from assault by p yeei ' D °y s
Mountville Grange
Enjoys Annual Picnic
The Mountville Brange had its
winds his opportunity *of being nominated those who would tear it to shreds.
Wendell W. Hair is the new
graduation; that they must mas- president of the Joanna Lions
ter the high school basics in Club, heading a slate of officers
mathematics, the sciences and recently Installed to serve for
English if they wish to be pre- fbe coming year. , • , *
pared for the scientific tech- TTie installation was by Zone annual picnic supper at the
nical studies at the college level; Chairman George H. Cornelson, Grange-Catawba Timber Com-
and that to succeed in college, member of the Clinton Lions pany roadside park last Thurs-
they must adopt sound study Club. day evening.
The Laurens County Chapter p rac ti C es. Other officers of the Joanna After supper an interesting
Whwn UjMvf*r ’ ,r ■ #, w.iivw of the S. C. Wildlife Federation SnonRnrp<1 bv To- clu b are: Louie W. Nabor, L. T. film. "South Carolina," was
™ t? 1 P'S?®* ^ Po8t OHtoe Department sent throe local boys to the South Sponsored by Sc.ent^s of Tck Lawson |md Clyde Tindall vic ^ shown by A j Bennett at ^
Mrs. ElUsor Adams of Deca- has awarded a 10-year lease to Carolina Wildlife Federation Con- j ESSI ’ g-™ ffi ’ i nt p^.ted Presidents; M. L. Williams, sec- Grange Hall. The film, consider-
^ Ala 1I * . formcrl , y ^. Nawbarry ^ Joanna Western Mills Co., to servation Camp at Cheraw State hlgh students an academ- retary: w E - Byars, treasurer; ed one of the best filmed pictures
arui well known in Ointon.-was build a new post office in Jo* Park during the week of June 7- , ingight into the nure and basic C E Abrams, tail twister; A. of South Carolina, was produced
injured on Jon* 10 when a water anna, located on the southeast 13 g P 1 "—* * *— * ™~—
S. C. Wildlife
Conservation Camp
Mrs. Adams Injured
Joanna To Get
New Post Office
The Post Office
to
Mrs. Adams, 65,
Miss Emmie Duncan,
of Mrs. Nene D.
Clinton.
appliedjciences and introduces ta . l ?*^ J
i to-'som
Directors and edited by Humble Ofl Com-
side of Milton Road In the Join- Bill Copeland, son of Mr. and ^emTo^m^Wi^edcV'Vf*thl Dr. D. H. McFadden, L. R pany and furnished through the
the former na Shopping Center. Mrs. L. L. Copeland, Jr.; Stan- stud p rograrns care er op- Thom P 8 ° n . Carson Nabors, courtesy of George H. Phinney, *
Construction of the $26,982 ley Powers, son of Mr. and Mrs. por t un ities in the science and en- Claud€ Lawson, Carl Franzen Humble Ooil Company Distribu-
* ‘ ‘ '' ' " J * * ’ Powers; and William g j neer j n{ j fi e i ds and W. W. Niver. tor for Laurens County.
s a sister
Workman of pro pect is to be finished Jam. 1, Harold
CK „ ^ according to Senators Strom "Pepper ” Bond son of Mr. and Thomas is ^ ^ of Mr . ^
She suffered a broken left leg, Thursmond and Olin Johnston. Mrs. Louis Bond, were sponsored Mrs Rober t E Johnson William
several 1 J c ^ a J?“ a 11 wU1 lnClUde 1,938 8qUaW feet by the COUn ! y or 8anization. Ex- is the son of M r ^ ^ W11 .
giasa and scalds on the head of interior space, 240 square feet penses for the trip were paid by liam P JacobSi David is ^ ^
nnd right arm. of platform and 5,385 square Citizens Federal Savings and of Mr and Mrs Tom p laxic o,
She was in an adjoining room f ee t 0 f p aV ed area. Loan Association, M. S. Bailey & Richard is the son of Mr. and
The lease includes four five- Son, Bankers and the Bank of Mrs R E Ferguson Jr., George
Gets Second Diploma
A signal honor waa tamed by Mrs. 0* A. Matthews
(left) of Bennettzville at the Kmbyttriaa Synodical
Traning School held at Presbyterian College last week
when she became the first woman to receive a second
diploma from the school. Mrs. Matthews helped to es
tablish this accredited training school of the South
Carolina Synod and she has been a leading light in its
progress through the years; * She is shown wMi hdr
second diploma receiving a coinage from Mrs. E. G.
Photo.
when the heater exploded
The explosion, said to have
been caused by a malfunctioning
safety valve, sent the heater
through the roof and 100 feet
away into a neighbor’s yard.
The modern six-room brick ve
neer home was a shambles, ac
cording to photos appearing in
The Decatur Daily. All windows
in the bouse were blown out by
the force of the explosion, a good
part of the roof, piaster torn
from the ceilidgs, framework
ripped apart ,and brick from the
walls scattered over the yard.
Mrs. Workman, relaying infor
mation received from her sister,
stated that the home will have
to be demolished and rebuilt.
Her sister, she said. Is recov
ering from bur injuries.
District AA Meet
Clintpu and Laurens will be
hosts to Alcoholics Anonymous
District meeting in Laurens Sun
day at I o'clock in the Fellow
ship Room of the Laurens Feder
al Savings k Loan Association.
An A A from Statesboro, Ga..
will
la
year renewal options.
Clinton.
Rams Car On S. Broad St
Willie Lee Williams is being taken in by City Offi
cer J. V. Lowe after he oolUM I
of W. J. Crews on South
Saturday. Mr. and Mrs
as they attempted to turn
uninjured, it was stated,
car waa hit broadside on
op on the sktewaik. Wifflams was
ing too dooe.
with the 1964 Rambler
Stmet at 8:00 a. m.,
of their car
driveway, were
WOfiams. The Crews
; and both on went
charged with foOow-
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Anderson. All are juniors at
Clinton High’ School.
124 Students At
PC Summer Scfiool
A total of 124 students are at
tending the first term of Presby
terian College’s 1964 summer
school, Registrar Roslyn Martin
announced today.
She said this number repre
sents the largest summer enroll
ment in recent years and is
composed of 95 men and 29 wo
men. The first term will extend
through July 15, and the second
term of summer school will run
from July 16 to August 21.
Make Dean's List
At Winrtirop College
Among the Distinguished Stu
dents at Winthrop College for the
second semester, 1963-64, were
Emily A Davis, a junior, and
Sandra G. Dunaway, a sopho
more from Clinton.
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Winners of Joanna Chib Awards
C. E. Abrams (left) and H. L. Shealy (right)
named at a recent meeting of the Joanna ~
as winners of two awards presented
dub. Hie “Lion of the Year” award went to
and was presented by WetokO Httr.
“Citizen of the Year” award, which 1
Claude Lawson.
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