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Mil/ Boys All-Star Games fc*U Slated Saturday Night The Clinton Chronicle Vot. 65 — No. 31 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, July 30*, 1964 Two all-star baseball involving members of the In termediate and Junior Leagues in the Clinton Recreation pro- Butch Smith, Frank Bruyer. Western: from Hampton In dependents — Matthew King, Buzzy Tedards, Jim Johnson, Lewis Hammet, Julian Bryan, — gram will be played Saturday Torrance Shealy; from Hamp- night The games will be at the fields located at Clinton High School, with the first contest beginning at 7:00 p. m. The Intermediate League, which is composed of six teams, has been divided into Eastern and Western teams The Eastern group consists of Lydia, Bailey, and Thomwell. The Western group consists of the Hampton Independnets, the Hampton Lions, and Joanna. Members of the teams as se lected by the coaches are: Eastern, from Lydia—Timmy Sanders, Steve Fennell, Den nis Laney, Mike Crawford, Mike Sanders, Wales Goss. From Bailey — Edgar Foster, Jimmy Wells, Tim Whitman, ton Lions—Mac McCrary, Alec Rogers, Steve Windsor, Andy Lions Report On Toronto Meeting Members of the Clinton Club who attended the recent In- “Tuff trip at the meeting Friday night as an assistant professor of Eng- of the local club. They were Don Creighton, Ellis, “Chip” Howe, Calvin t*rnatlonal Convention in Toron- Young; from Joanna — Keith to, Canada, reported on the ses- Brannon, Steve Kinard, Leonard S ions and showed sUdes of the Floyd, Randy Knight, Johnson, Tim Prater. The Junior League, which is composed of five teams, was divided into the first place team, Hampton; and the fourth place team, Bailey, against the second place team, Joanna, the third place team, Lydia, and the fifth place Thorn well. Members of the Miss Smith Named On College Faculty Another woman teacher is be ing added to the faculty of Pres- Members of Uie Clinton lions byterian College, according to an announcement by Dean Joseph M. Gettys. She is Sarah Rachel Smith of Maryville, Tenn., who will serve lish next year. Miss Smith has been working Rembert Truluck and Dr. Dan toward her doctorate at the Uni versity of Tennessee, where she also has served as a teaching assistant in the English depart ment for the past two years and as a graduate assistant for one On*. Mr. and Mrs. Creighton and Mr. and Mrs. Truluck traveled in one car, while Dr. and Mrs. Orr and Mr. and Mrs. David team, Meyer of Joanna were traveling year prlor to that . She ho i ds an companions. Mr. Meyers is presi- ^A degree from this institution selected dent of the Joanna Lions Club. Migs Smith was graduated teams are, from Bailey—John- On the way to Canada, the f rom Maryville College with ny Redd, Earl Turner, Junior group visited points of interest honors and a BA degree in 1961. Wright, Johnny Lever, Jimmy in Washington, D. C., the World’s she entered the University of Roach, and Whitsell Burton; Fair in New York, and Niagara Tennessee immediately there- Steve^Heaton’ Etoug* W^Kto- L ro ™ Hampton-Barry Mauldin, Falls, and returned by way of after to pursue post-graduate ard Roach; ’from ThprnweU- And^YouM^Chr^iLiflii^Billv JJ* Shenandoah Val,ey in Vir ' work and expects to receive her Andy Young, Chris Adair, Billy ginia. PhD from this instiution. Freeman, Gary Campbell, Don- At the convention there were nie Rice, and Larry Reddeck; 40,000 Lions representing 18,445 CN&L Conductor from Joanna — Doug Rowe, clubs from 125 countries and D - . Ricky Lollis, Jim Abrams, geographical locations in the free SnOt By Sniper Larry Summers, Lloyd Altlg, world. Columbia — The conductor of Joanna Baptists and Erskine Adams; from Ly. The program included speech- a freight train was shot and K Rescue Squad Truck Arrives Joe Adams, Jimmy Sam Daughtry, Danny Wright, Dennis, A well-equipped truck for the Laurens County Res cue Squad was delivered on Tuesday, July 21, and is kept ready for service in a new building erected on the county jail lot in Laurens. Members of the squad are seen in the lower photo with the truck and included in the group are several Clintonians, Carl Chaney, Paul Quinton, Kenneth Thomas, William Campbell, and Harold Cauble. The unit was organized by a commit tee headed by Lykes Henderson, county civil defense director. „ s Featuring recent activities of J^ie" squad was the teaching of a course in advanced nrst aid by County Game Wardens Garvin B. O’Dell and I. V. Burdette. Men who took the course had previously completed the standard course in first aid.—Photos by Paul Quin ton. Erskine Alumni in t ■ “““ x«*«*i»*, uwui ajj. me program uiciuaea speecn- “ *ic»**n «««» -»«• auu _ _ Lountv UlYfi jUDDOrt dia — Dann y Whitmore, Steve es by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale slightly wounded by an apparent TO Present Ploy V Grady, Lynn Evans, Jimmy and Gov. George WaUace of Ala- sniper Monday night as the train H ave you ever seen Three Upsets Feohire lin. The Clinton-Laurens Chapter Cooper, Jimmy of Erskine College alumni was Steve Hairston; among the top 20 Erskine alumni chapters during 1968- 64 as Erskine’s “Double Anni versary” campaigns—the 125th Annviversary Fund and the annual living Endowment, in its 25th year — achieved re sounding success. Under the general leadership of Miss Betty Blakely of Ora, and the Towers Club (special gifts) chairmanship of R. L. Plaxico of Clinton, 77 per cent of all Erskine alumni from Clin ton, Cross Hill, Mountville, Gray Court, Owings, Laurens, and Ora made contributions to the campaigns Their donations were $1,411 to the Lving Endowment and $2,075 to the anniversary Fund. Leading the chapter in partici pation was the city of Laurens, where 27 of 29 alumni—83 per cent — and contributions. Sev enty-six per cent of Clinton alumni—25 of 33—supported the two campaigns for another out standing record. Have you ever seen these — a trial where the witnesses pro- George Sanders, and bama. was moving into Columbia. from Thorn- The Clinton Lions reported that J - E. Hipp of Columbia was . . well—Anthony Morgan, Henry membership in Lions Interna- treated at a hospital and releas- nounce sentence on a unkno Morgan, Wayne Avinger, Jim- t i onal had increased by 1,250 ed. The bullet grazed the back of defendant or a jury composed my Hollnigsworth, and R. Wal- clubs since last year’s conven- bis head. of archangels or a modem day tion. Lions International is com posed of 800,000 members. Holland Wins Trip To New Orleans Joe S. Holland, manager of the Piggly Wiggly store in Clin ton, has been announced as the winner in South Carolina of a trip to New Orleans for himself and Mrs. Holland. They will fly to New Orleans and will be guests at the city’s leading hotel August 9-13 where a Piggly Wiggly store operators convention will be in session. The local store led all company Hill was wounded while seat- prophet? They are in “The Sign ed in the caboose at the rear of 0 f Jonah”, a modem, surprising an 83-car Columbia, Newberry p] a y to be presented by the youth and Laurens Railroad train. 0 f First Baptist Church, Joanna, The shooting occurred about 0 n Sunday, August 2, at 7:30 9:15 p. m. near the Lexington- p. m . in the church auditorium. Richland County line off Inter- Participating as people of the state 26. Hipp said he heard the twentieth century are Carol San- shot but did not know he had ders, Rhonda Kinard. Ginger been hit until blood streamed Byars, Loretta Lindsay, Mary down his head. Brown, Billy Byars, Marvin He said the shot apparently Sanders, Vicki Boyd, Donna came from behind the train aft- Brannon. “The Sign of Jonah” er it had passed the gunman. will be directed by Edward Sell- Richland County officers said ers, youth director at the church, they could offer no explanation of the shooting »• •• A ; Seeded Players Go Into Action In City Tourney S. C. Motorists Lose Driving Privileges Columbia — The driving priv- participants entered in ileges of 2,161 South Carolina visions. Play in the Clinton tennis tournament went into full swing Monday on the Presbterian College courts with over 90 10 di- After two days of action, matches have concluded, for the most part, with expected results. Top-seeded in men's singles 6-4, 6-4; Marian Ramage d. Melissa. Turner 6-1, 6-0; and Syndey Alexander d. Eugenia Carter 1-6, .6-2, 6-3. Semi-Finals—Amelia Nichols d. Jane Hammet 6-0, 64). Ladies’ Doubles Semi-Finals — Hammet and Von Hollen d. Nancy Stump and Betty Black 6-4, 6-1. Junior Boys’ Singles First Round—Ben Hammet, Jr. d. John Warden 6-1, 6-2; Chralie Nettles d. Andy B. and Chris Adair Joanna Employee Employe of TriiriU David Ramage At Forestry ^emp Father of Triplets Year's Fire Losses Reveal Decrease David Ramage v of Route 3, Clinton, has been selected from Newberry — Triplets — Andy, a list of aplicants from Laurens Mandy and Sandy — all girls, County to attend the 18th annual were born to Mrs. Bobby Amick Boys Forestry Camp, according FIre losses Tuesday night, July 21, at New- to County Ranger Tom Hill of were reduced during the year State Department of Education. Dudley Ray. berry County Memorial Hospi- the S. C. State Commission of ending June 30, according to Ranger Tom Hill. John Lay, assistant coach at Ware Shoals High School the past four £ears, has been ki «J B LA a named head football coach Myrtle oeacn Meet succeeding Dick Weber, re- Dr. Claude H. Cooler, director signed. Lay, an Erskine gradu- of the Presbyterian Guidance ate , i, a naUve of Walhalla. Center and chairman of the psy- He is a deacon in the Ware chology department at Presby- Shoals Presbyterian Church, terian College, la at Myrtle member of the National Guard, Beach this week, where he is and active in community af- serving as chief consultant to fairs. school superintendents and prin- Mr. Lay is married to the cipals at the annual guidance former Sandra Ray, daughter in Laurens County conference sponsored by the of Mrs. Davis V. Pitts and the stores in the state in percentage Cooler Is of increase in sales of products Consultant At of a potato chip company. Mr. Holland was elected first vice-president of the South Caro lina Food Retailers Association at the annual convention held the past weekend In Greenville. motorists were withdrawn dur ing the month of June as a result of various traffic law violations. Chief Highway Commissioner Silas N. Pearman said drivers licenses of 2,140 persons were —Ferd Jacobs and Rufus Sad- suspended while those of 21 per- ler—moved into the third round Coacit At Ware %nak 80ns were cancelled. with litUe trouble as did fourth Young 6 ' 3 * The June figure brought the seeded John Mimnaugh and Harry Sullivan 6-1, 6-3. number of driving privileges sus- Bobby Plaxico (sixth seeded). Quarter Finals — Ben Ham. pended, revoked and cancelled Glen Browder and Wellborn met ’ ^ Larry Warren 6-3, 6-2. during fiscal 1963-64 to 25,966. Gregg (7th and 8th seeds), Junior Girls’ Singles Pearman said failure to comply however, met with “upsetting” Quarter Finals — Julia Sad- with provisions of the safety re- resistance in the form of Dave ler Bibba Hiers 7-5, 6-1. sponsibility law was responsible Dunlap, an unseeded PC stu- for the largest number of with- dent, and Larry Warren, a drawals during the month. hard-hitting junior. Other seed- License losses by persons be- «<i players in the men’s divis- tween ages 14-16 accounted for * on - Billy Shields (No. 3), and the largest number of withdraw- D° n Anderson (No. 5) will see als. The next highest number action Wednesday, was for the 17-29 age group. Ladies’ singles and junior Department officials said many boy*’ singles have also begun. with the seedings as follows: (1) Amelia Nichols, (2) Sydney Alexander; and (1) Billy tal, the third set to be born Forestry. Manger Tom Hili. I • I f - chose" to^ithdraw their^DDrov- Shields, (2) William Bell. Fin- there, Dr. V. W. Rinehart and David, son of Mr. and Mrs. K Rec ? rd * 8how that 66 J1 fire * 1 Illll’fltOC III, lAMIIIA POTII al aU are expected to be played Dr. Elbert J. Dickert gave the Frank Ramage, left Honday burn ed 288 acres of woodland, \|||||H|||U9 III vlrUIIIIQ I wlw some time the latter part of babies’ condition as excellent. morning and is spending this compared to 73 fires burning 958 _ next week, tournament director The first baby arrived at 11:22 week in varied and interesting acres for the same period in the _ I P I | MM Farm 6ti 1*6011 Offers Dodge Fredrick announced. p. m., the others within several experiences at Camp Forest, P revi °us year. Careless smokers ^f||f|f|| Ri|M||| — k. - c . The third upset of Tuesday minutes. Two weighed four Cheraw State Park, during the were determined as the leading if AwMrl w dill iPlillWrl Mwl^#ll Two NfiW ScrviCGS gaw Cynthia Turner, second pounds, three ounces each; the week of July 27-31, 1964, as guest cause of fires, with 26. Officers and directors of the seeded in the junior girls’ sin- other weighed four pounds, thir- of the Forestry Commission. A Above normal rainfall of 57.92 Wednesday evening at trict 56, J. T. Willis, newly elect- Laurens County Farm Bureau gles defeat No. 1 Melissa Tur- teen ounces. total of 94 boys have an oppor- inch « for the period was re- j oan na’s Epworth Methodist ed principal of Joanna Elemen- and their wives met at Vernon’s ner 6-4, 6-3, for the title Mrs. Amick, 19, is the former tunity to attend Boys’ Forestry orded by tbe Mountville weather Ch h a community service tary School, and Robert P. Wild- Tuesday, July 21, to discuss Alfreda Smith. She is the daugh- Camp each year. In addition to *tation. ’ _ . . . er * new superintendent of the many phases of the bureau. T. J. ter of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Smith 24 FFA boys and 24 4-H boys, Ran * er Hill urges caution and was held wlltl ine * rolesia ni digtrict - g 8C hools. Copeland, county president, pro of Kinards. Mr. Amick, 20, works one boy is selected by each of care with fires. churches coming together to wel- Taking part on the program sided over the meeting, at Joanna Mills, the 46 County Rangers in the come two newcomers to the were the Rev. Olin Martin, Mr. Copeland introduced state. Makes Dean's List town’s churches. The service be- Church of God; Rev. Ben Jones, James M. Fleming, director of Fm«lv Wine Clfl Instruction will include many . _ gan at 7:30 o’clock and honored Prophecy of God; Rev. Floyd the State Farm Bureau Com- e $ through Tuesday p. m. are rraay ^1.* ▼ ,U phases of forest management, At Converse College at this time were the Rev. Don Brewer, Pentecostal Church; the modity Promotion program Mr. a s follows: For Big FlSfl wUdUfe management, timber Miss Corinne Boyd rising jun- Fowler, recently called pastor of Rev. Albert Harvey, pastor of Fleming explained in detail the Men’s Singles Myrtle Beach — George Frady harvesting and utilization, forest for at Converse College in Spar- Joanna’s First Presbyterian Clinton’s Broad Street Methodist ^ Rou,ld - Chris Adair d of Vlintoa entered a prixe wining fire prevention and control and tanburg, was among members Church, and the Rev. Ross Pic- Church, and the Rev. Fowldr ad J^.^ r S*" 1 ® 8 J ohns o n by default; 18-pound 6-ounce false albacore forest recreational development, elected to the Dean’s List the kett, who has come to Epworth and Pickett, the latter bringing y aDoroved that Rick . in the June deep sea competition Wholesome food, entertainment past semester. Methodist to serve the current the message. .PP . . ^ Ben Hammet d Billy of tbe $10,000 Grand Strand Fish- and games of various kinds will Miss Boyd is the daughter of pastorate. The Rev. James B. Mitchell, ing Rodeo. make for a well rounded week of Dr. and Mrs. D. H. McFadden of Also recognised at this time Baptist Church, presided over The catch was made on tbe activity. 204 West Walnut Street. were two school officials of Dia- the evening’s program. Albacore n and won a first place Semi-Finals—Melissa Turner d. Julia Sadler 6-2, 7-5; and Cynthia Turner d. Sara Hiers 6-0, 6-3. Walter L. Robbins Joins PC Facully Walter L. Robbins, now com pleting work on his doctorate in German, will join the Presbyter ian College faculty as an assist ant professor in September. Dean Joseph M. Gettys, in making the announcement today, said Robbins will succeed Dr. Robert C. Bankhead in this ca pacity. Dr. Bankhead has taught German at PC for the past two years in addition to his duties as With only one champion crow- pastor of the nearby Rocky ed, play will begin in three doubles (ttvisions and the 14- and-under singles later this week. Results of tournament match- Springs Presbyterian Church. Robbins, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of South Carolina, comes to Presby terian College from the Univer sity of Illinois. He has been a full-time instructor there since 1960 and prior to that was a graduate assistant at University of North Carolina, 1956-00, while pursuing doctoral studies there. He expects to receive his PhD $10 fish shaped check for Frady. News Team W L Calvary Baptist — 19 2 Davidson St. 15 8 Lydia Baptist 15 9 Broad Street 13 10 First Baptist 11 w 1st Presbyterian 10 12 HG-BM 3 17 Lydia Pentecostal 2 19 Scores Monday — Broad Street 7, First Baptist 0; Lydia Baptist 7, Lydia Pentecostal 0. Tuesday — Davidson St. 7, HG-BM 0; Calvary B«ptist 14, Lydia Baptist 7. On last Saturday night, Cal vary Baptist, the league lead ers. lost a double header to the all-stars, the scores benig 10-9 and $-7. Casnlag Games Tonight (Thursday) — David son Street vs. First Presbyte rian, and Lydia Pentecostal vs. Lydia Friday—First Baptist vs HG- BM, and Calvary Baptist vs should contact the F office. This tii'e pro; Mr. Fleming, is the service Farm Bureai ed in thirty days. approved this be put into effect for Lau- Degner 60, 61; Larry Warren from North Carolina next June, rens County members. This is a d . Jim Adair 62, 62; Pete A native of Cambridge, Mass., program whereby Farm Bureau Cooper d. Harry Sullivan 6-4, Robbins received his BA degree members only can buy a pre- 6-2; Dr. Jim Walker d. Jim from the University of South mium line of tires for passenger Lloyd 60, 62; Darrell Orr d. Carolina with Phi Beta Kappa cars, farm tractors, trucks and John Warden 6-3, 64; Jimmy honors in 1955. He received a Zt?^ De iIrlmhlr. a w J . C ^ d t er n^l e Sullivan d ' Harry Petrey 6 - 3 . scholarship to the Reed College saving. Members wishing to pur. 64. Tony Brown d. Carlton German summer school In 1968. chase tires under tWs plan Kelly M 63; Tommy Stall- His doctoral dissertation con- e . n a )J worth d. Lewis Hammet 6-0, cerns the folklore of the Ger- j h Lee Davis d. Bill Warnock mans in America, and he has a ims nffpn- by . default; Dave Dunlap d. special interest in the lore of the p nthi»r ia Runb F Blalock 6-3, 62; and German settlers in the Carolinas. . new accident and sfcL^pian D ° n W ‘"" ' mSr,° D y uSl 7™ Second' Round^Ferd Jacobs ^ U * 0 'T ! d. Chris Adair 8-1, M; Mike ^n^ rr 0C ‘ 1 F * mi Turner d. BUI Terry 8-1, M Bl pre«ident < Cop.land nnnounc*. ‘ that the annual picnic wLU be f L , held August 18 at Curry’s Lake, U °r ^ ^ Electric Cooperatives will begin Members will be mailed confir- d J * mmy annual meetings and electric mation of time and place. He Tnmm! fairs in August, with the first one also announced that the forth- at Newberry - coming fall membership drive StoUworth d_ Ben Hammet, Sr. The fairs will be at 16 locations will be led by C. R. Workman of B ^ b . by Rd * ^ in all, and all but three will fea- Davi * 61; Dave Dunlap d. tuP( , nrn f»„i nnn i Glen Browder 2-6, 62, 6-4; and Rufus Sadler d. Charles Kin- Co-op Fair Slated For County Sept. 19 Columbia — South Carolina Joanna Scouts at National Jamboree in Pennsylvania These are members of Kinards The following committees were a pointed by the president: Pub- licity for South Carolina Farm- ara er—R. L. Wickham, chairman; C. R. Workman, Sam Fleming and W. P. Dickson; Tire Pro gram—C. R. Workman, chair man; Hance Finley and Herman p r> Keisler Speaks Power. _ , . r ^ On Lutheran Program Dr. E. Bryan Keisler, in- Singles Quarter Finals — Jane Ham met d. Nancy Von Hollen 6-8, tore professional entertainment. Annual meetings ..under mam moth tents in local communities are for electric cooperative mem bers, but are open to the public. Besides hearing ^ ports and electing new directors, members stage talent end beauty contests. Laurens County is for a showing on Sept. 19. with the games ea Friday night and the pasyoOi will begin Monday night Pitted agaloat each oth er Monday will bo toamo Mo. t and • in atandtegc far the first g—a, aad teams No. 4 and 8. OttMMF JPMMMF will £oU&W the wash no who attended the sixth National Bo: Scout Troop 74 of Joan- B07 Scout Jam boree at Valley Forge Pa., the week of July 17-28. Lea 1 front ington Raising their 1 a week’s stay, air on Friday morning by three chartered buses j group spent the night in Wash- at the camp siteat pmon Thursday, they prepared their camp area for aerial bomb exploding high in the the signal for raising IfOQ flags, with 58,000 Scouts participating. The 80,000 tents were spread over 1100 acres of land. The boys hiked trails, visited historic places, swapped patches, and had camp fires every night. The doaing ceremony was on Thursday night, July 28, when President Lyn- on addressed the group. Leaving Friday Republican Women's Meet Set for Tonight Prospective Football Players To Report Boys who ptan te play vi junior varsity, don Johnson morning at 7:80, the Joanna Scouts, under Scoutmaster Julian Hunnkutt, arrived at Greenville at 10:80, The Btae lUdft Council sent three buses with 111 boys and nine leaders. terim pastor of the local St. John’s Lutheran Church, is the A meeting of the Laurens Coun- vesper speaker each evening, ty RepubUcan Women’s Chib Suaday through Friday, of this will be held tonight (Thursday) week at Lutheridge, Arden, N. at the Clinton Mill Community C., where tbe program centers football this fall are House at 7:30. according to an- around “Emphasis on Family report to tbs oouncement by Mrs. Randall Life*” Dr* Keisler is substitut- School gy Smith, of Clinton, /-heirmeii of Ing far Dr. Carveth Mitchell, K 8 a. m. for the group. of Charlotte, who Is ill.