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/ The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 65 — No. 33 Clinton, S. G, Thursday, August 13, 1964 Young to Lead Campaign For Community Chest ' Clinton Men Get Big Sail Fish Lynn Cooper, Jr., gets the credit for hauling him in, but five other Clinton men were along to give him moral support when a big sail fish was landed Tues day, August 4. out of Mayport, Fla. The big fellow was seven feet, 11 inches and weighed 64 pounds. Cooper is having him mounted. In the photo are, kneel ing. Charles Pitts, Jim Bradford, Ernest Outs; stand ing. J. V. Lowe, Cooper, and Harold Bishop. And there is the fish to prove it, said to be the longest seen in that area in many years.—Photo by Armine of Jacksonville Beach. Annexation Moves Heard Reese H. Young is campaign chairman for the Clinton Com munity Chest drive for 1964-65 scheduled to get underway in September. Mr. Young was last year’s chairman for the Advanced Gifts Committee. A well-known citizen of the community, and a graduate of Clemson University, Mr. Young has extensive farming interests in this area. He is a member and deacon of the First Presby terian Church, member and for mer president of the Kiwanis Club, and served a term as lieutenant governor of the Ninth Kiwanis District. He is married to the former Margo Martin of Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Rev. Donald Fowler Installed As Pastor Of Joanna Church A service of special interest to Joannians and many Green ville people was held at Joan, na’s First Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening at 7:30. The occasion was the instal lation service for Rev. J. Don ald Fowler, of Greenville, as pastor. On the program was his sister, Miss Kathleen Fowl er, soloist, of Greenville. His mother, Mrs. David D. Fowler, also of Greenville, was in the congregation to see her son ac cept the charge to his new as signment. Rev. Mr. Fowler is a graduate of Presbyterian College and the Columbia The ological Seminary Decatur, Ga. Taking part in the ordniation and installation proceedings were: Rev. Larry Crocker of the Hodges Presbyterian Ray Stover of These members who attended ser vices at the First Baptist Sunday morn ing—the last service to be held in the church before workmen begin to demol ish the bulding—also attended the first service held in the church when it was built in 1909. They were recognized by the membreship Sunday and presented a carnation corsage. Services will be held in the Sunday school auditorium and at the Hampton Ave. School while their New Fire Alarm System _ Approved By City Council Higli School Teams A new fire alarm system for to give better service in alerting Clinton was approved by City the firemen, principally at night. Council at its August meeting and in the winter when windows Friday night. The system will in homes are closed, making it automatically alert the city’s H difficult at times for firemen to volunteer firemen at their homes, hear the siren It is understood that the fire The system Incorporates a siren, in use for many years, tape recording device for all fire will continue to he used. calls which automatically will The new system Is designed ring telephones In the homes of REESE H. YOUNG Mr. Young is busy making R^li the Calhoun Falls Presbyterian plans for the forthcomlngcam- Mrs N c We ; 8inger ; Church, Rev^ Hugh Eichelber- paign of the Community Chest. T v warren Harrv Beden ger ot the Rock Presbyterian The Budget Committee held a baugh andlL D. Lott. Church * Greenwood, and Eld- meeting yesterday (Wednesday) other officials of the Com- w _ C - Ba J d *Jn of Clinton afternoon, at which time repre- mu nity Chest organization are E ® rl ot t I ^ reaB ’ aDd sentaUves of participating agen- James Von HoUen, president; M f rti " “n* 0 ® of Y° S8 11111 • cies were heard. The budget will Edward G Campbell and George congregation were Dr. be compUed and submitted at h. Cornel son. vice president. and J®* 10 H jJ le J r and Rev a later date. Mrs. Esther H. Pitts serves as Mr8 ‘ Blgg8 - tamer Chairman of the committee secretary-treasurer, pastor of Mr. Fowler at West- Agencies scheduled to be beard rnin * te r Presbyterian Church yesterday include The Salvation “ GreenviUe; aiso, Rev. Lee Army, Laurens County unit of Kennedy of Union. "pq Take Office Sept 1 the American Cancer Society, Following the service an hour L Blue Ridge Boy Scout Council, of fellowship was held at the Carolinas United, National Cyt- man **> with Mr. Fowler’s tic Fibrosis Research Founda- mother acting as hostess for tion, Clinton Council of Camp the affair. Fire Girls, Laurens County Chap ter of the American Red Cross, 'R/irk 4a ^KaaF Laurens County Chapter of the DaCK T0 xn001 Crippled Children and Adults Moating Planned Society of S. C., Laurens County A . Mental Health Association. JOOnno V~nUrCn Two other agencies are ex- Bill Treadwell, minister of ed- F ^ J P ■ pected to be contacted by mail, ucatton at Greenwood First Bap- U| Vi 3110 ueorqia ar * cerebral Palsy Associa- list Church, wil speak to Inter- * tion of Greenville, and United mediates, young people, and Id Prartifp Horp Health and Medical Research leaders of the Joanna Baptist Attended First Service in 1909 new church is being constructed. Those in the photo are, left to right, Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor; Frank Fowler, who was visiting his uncle, Rev. Louis Fowler, pastor of the church at that time; Karl Johnson, C. E. Galloway, Ryland F. Sumerel, Mrs. John Ferguson, Miss Ruth Bailey, and J. D. McKee, chairman of the Board of Deacons, who pinned on the carnations.—Photo by Dan Yarbor ough. Football teams from Foundation, Orangeburg. Church on Tuesday, August 25 (our Last year's budget for the at 7:90 p m. Primary Nominees Named In City General Election C High Band To Have Camp At Lake Greenwood Democratic candidates for ma- Following is the vote of each yor and aldermen nominated in precinct. . .. , . Precinct No. I (City Hall) a Clinton city primary in May _ ' K For mayor — Cornwall 57, B. were elected Tuesday in a gen- Poland Suddeth 7, Charles John- eral election, when only 139 SO n 1, S. A. Pitts 1. votes were cast. For alderman — Holtzclaw 63. hifh aclMolj In Sooth Ch " t U>U " d »"• Local B&PW Clofa To Sponsor 'Career Woman' Selection Again this and Professional Woman’s Club for la sponsoring the selection ot the Clinton “Career Woman of the Year.” firemen and relay the location and Georgia win hold their fall of the fire. camps in Clinton beginning Installation cost will be «li. ^ veck , .ecording to Pres- Flrw Chief William C. Milam . . • n * ...... n . said. Operating cost will be 9100 b > terlan College Athletic Di- a month. r ® ctor G* 11 * Gault City Attorney Cecil E. Whits These schools—Screven County advised Council that 35 property (Sylvania, Ga ), Jeff Davis owners in an area northeast of (Haielhurst. Ga ). and Furman This is the thirteenth annual “Back to School” meeting. Harry A. Bouknight, band di rector of the ctiy schools has an- More than 1300 votes were re- J® 0 * 3; Pitts 63, V. P. Adair corded in the primary. Bus Slops Being Hade Af Nabors Store On W. Main St. A w.uern theme''with " 0 “ nc <' d th *‘ ** nd '* m '’ » u ' 1 be .“”2? , ' r ' : Ma,or ~ J ' J ' .m MUr," ,0. highlight the ^ - evening. Cheerleaders from Mid- Carolina, Clinton High, New- shlp on Lake Greenwood. Parents are asked to take the students berry High, and Whitmire High to camp between the hours of 5 will participate. Stunts will be and 6 on Sunday afternoon, Au- given by church groups. « U8t 18 Transporation wUl be Cost of the meal is $1.00 per burnished for the return trip on person. Church groups should Saturday morning. August 22. Aldermen Ward 1 — Boyd Holtxclaw. Ward 2 — S. A. Pitts. Ward 3 — Harry C. Layton. Ward 4 — Lynn W. Cooper. 3; Layton 62, George Frady 3; Cooper 63. John Addison 3; Bag- well 62, Glenn Downs 3; Sanders 66. Precinct No. 2 (Armory) For mayor — Cornwall 34, Sud deth 8, Johnson 1. For alderman — Holtzclaw 39, Ward 8 — Talmadge Sanders. Several write-in votes were re- the city have petitioned CouncO r . ... ' " ” Bus stops in Hinton are being iwtify PhilUp CampbeU by Fri~ Assisting Mr. Bouknight will wni ® in v ° ie * were lor annexation to the ctiy. The 8 C > “ mad. at Charil. Nabora Store day August 2W tJe number be Bull Bomar. band director •* each ■>' “» O"' number includes 100 percent ©f ^ FG campus Sunday for the on West Main Street, the move t 0 expect, the property owners and in w f*^’ 8 #eialon _ Edmunds to the new point being made last Notice To Frestimen which case an election is thought Sumter will be here week. Oieerleoder Prospects Each civic club is being ask- to be not required. following week for the final Passengers are being exchang ed to sponsor a candidate, and The area proposed for annexa- session August 23-29. ed and picked up, it was stated, from this group a panel of tion is between North Adair and Approximate!y 200 players but no tickets are being sold at Judges will select the woman Caldwell Streets, bounded on the wR1 toke part in the program the station. Tickets may be pur- who possesses the greatest northwestern side by S. C. High- tols year, and they will stay in chased from bus drivers. qualifications for the honor. way 72. It includes the area de- PC dormitories and use college The former service for buses asked to meet at the Clinton and Mrs. Warren Kendrick of The basis on which the “Ca- veloped in recent years near the facilities. Practices are slated at Joe’s Esso Station on E. High School gymnasium at 9 North Augusta will assist Mr. reer Woman of the Year” will Clinton High School. tor ^e Clinton, Lydia and Jo- Carolina Ave. has been discon- a. m., Monday, August 17. and Mrs. Bouknight in chaperon- Scott Turner of Chesterfield, who will be In charge of the majoret- All rising freshmen who wish tes. to try out for cheerleaders are Mrs. John Bledsoe of this city Ward 5 _ G«,r*« W. B.g.'ll »■ Allrg; .tAyte. ^ « -r.. c . 38 ' Frady 5. Cooper 38, Addison 5: Bagwell 38, Downs 5; Sanders 42, James C. Craine 1. Clinton Mill Precinet For mayor — Cornwall 29, one write-in (name unreported). For alderman - Holtzclaw, berry College; and Miss Frances JJ ly * n#cal year c,oses Au « u8t Pitts. Layton. Cooper, Bagwell. cincts. The elected officials will as- of Moultrie High School, Mount Pleaswit; Tommy Sanders, a 0 w presently « band m.Jor M New- , “ m .' ?"!? [ Th ! tinued. Come drsesed in shorts. Champions Are Dethroned As Gty Tennis Competition Is Completed ing the group. On Friday evening, the 21st the annual family picnic will be held followed by a musical pro gram by the band. Parents are asked to bring picnic baskets and supper will be served at 7 p.m., Mr. Bouknight stated. be chosen, aa set up by the Council will discuss the peti- anna parks. South Carolina Federation of tion at its next meeting on Sept. Business and Professional 4. Women’s Clubs, will be as fol- Council also had a short dis- lows: 60 par cent for career cussion with a committee from (professional preparation for the Clinton Jaycee Chapter re career, manner in which can- garding steps to take in seeking didate is using her professional annexation of an area at the preparation, continued growth southern edge of the city east of in her career and continued Highway 72. It was inconclusive v ■ . effort to advance and improve whether or not the chapter would ^ ^ champion to retain Chris defeated Ben Hay Ham- Mrs. Sydney Alexander and Don Templetons To her qualifications)* 20 per cent undertake the task of circulating 1118 crown, Chris Adair, Jr., led met, Jr., 6-4, 6-2 to repeat as the Warlick 6-2, 6-0. u.i J for civic participation(^rest peUtions for signatures of pro- a different group to the winner’s 14-and-Under Champion; then to The number one seed in the Mo,d KCUniOn ■town in worthwhile civic nroi- petty owners, some of whom al- circie this year in the Clinton revenge himself Ben turned back Ladies Division, Amelia Nichols, The Templeton Clan will hold •eta and oraanizatiom and ready have indicated they de- tennis tournament. The 1963 title- Adair 6-0, 6-1 to establish himself was forced to default in both its 36th annual reunion Sunday, tn wiilfarn of oth- sire annexation to the ctiy. holders, with the above excep- as the 19-and-Under winner. Pre- singles and doubles divisions be- August 16, at the home of Mr. ,. -j, t f iwlietaus Council aproved a motion to re- tion, managed to fight it out for vioualy, he and Chris had upset cause of an ankle Injury. Marion and Mrs. D. Eugene Brown, Rt. ’ ^ fll , , quest the State Highway Depart- awh ile but on the day of the the one and two seeded players, Ramage and the team of Jane 2, Laurens, located about 200 (interest shown in ^ ^ finals were to be found sitting on Billy Shields and William Bell, Hammet and deyoted C t<r<ieti^tos of*church a * to recommending traffic ecf ^P^t^y 30 each; Sanders 27, Craine 2. J. H. Witherspoon Dies In Columbia J. Harvey Witherspoon, 89, died Wednesday morning at Providence Hospital Columbia where he had been a patient since July 16, when he suffered a broken hip injury in a fall. He later developed pneumonia which resulted in his death. Mr. Witherspoon was in a nurs ing home in Spartanburg when he had the fall, and was removed to the hospital in Columbia. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Charlie C. Foster (Isabel), of Columbia; Mrs. Lewis Bailey (Francea) of Spartanburg; two sons, Jack and won titles in this division. 5Lc7T«, hSS CA«. MELVIN H. FEANZEN Jam., Wither,,^ highway near the country club. othsr religtoua trols for intersections at Florida toere witnessed another day ot The junior Doubles tills was A relative newcomer to Clinton Picnic dinner will be served at GtitS BuSHICSS DtigrCC contribution to #el- an d Musgrove Streets and Sloan excellent tennis. fare of others). The winner will represent Clinton at a state-wide conven tion in Columbia in February and will compete with winners from other towns far the title of “South Carolina Career Woman of the Year.” and West Main Streets. Earlier in the week decided as Adair and Hammet and his first year in the touraa- one o’clock. Descendants of Da- Funeral services will be eon- ducted Thursday at noon in Col umbia at the Presbyterian Capt. Melvin H. Franzen, son Church, with interment in the Langston Baptist To Holt Id Revival Revival services will start Monday, August 17, at Langston Baptist Church and continue through Friday, the 21st. Ser vices will begin each evening at 7:20. The pastor, Rev. Carl Bishop, of Ware Shoals, will bring the messages. Mrs. T. B. Sumerel will have charge of the song ser vices. The public is invited to attend these services. Dr. ond Mrs. Potte Tour In Europe After touring Spain, Southern France and Switzerland for the past two months, Dr. and Mrs. ■douard Patte are now at Or leans, near Parte. They are via- ffing their sea and family, Cap tain and MTs. Chris Patte and Amy Adah young teamed to defeat Larry Warren- ment, Don Anderson from N. C., vid, James, Robert and John o£ M £. and Mrs. Carl Franzen of church cemetery* William Bell 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. displayed some fine tennis. In Templeton who settled In Lau- Joanna, completed requirements The family is at the home of As in the boys singles, the girls, toe men’s singles he overcame rens County in the early 1700’s for his BS degree in Business Mrs. Foster, 800 Adger Road, too, played the game of “Now John Mimnaugh and upset last are invited. Management at Omaha Univer- Columbia. Its’s your turn.’’ After losing to year’s champion, Fred Jacobs. s ity in July. The Witherspoon family for- Cynthia Turner 8-4, 6-3 (18-and- However, in the finals against HARRIS REUNION He is stationed at McConnell merly lived in Clinton where Under), sister Melissa retaliated toe bustle and briskness of Rufus The annual Harris reunion is AFB, Wichita, Kansas, and will Mr. Witherspoon served aa su- by downing her 6-4, 6-2 for the Sadler, Anderson was bypassed scheduled for August 16 at Long attend F-105 school during the perintendent of schools for many 14-and -Under Championship. ®-4 In the first set" Both playing Branch Community Building. next three months. The 12-and-Under titlists this tlle 8ame P° wer tennis—hitting Lunch will begin at 1:00 p. m. He is married to the former year an Dickie McSween and deep ,rom corner to comer, then All descendents and friends are Valarie Anson of Parkridge, 111., Cynthia Turner, who is also the coml ng to the net to volley away invited to attend and bring and they have two children, only participant to win two sin- the P° int —toey swapped games lunch. Michael and Lynn. years. until Sadler managed to gain an •n mrtTvo'n HoUea and' juTte « d v«nUge SmuUiij to overrom. gles trophies. The runners-up 4=- y a first-set hesitancy, the red-hair- Probably the hottest match of « l /J™™, w “ ^• r8 * d »» the entire tournament was a rea dy win ai, d win he did, semifinal match in the men’s taking the second and final set doubles division between Rufus M Packin * a P*?, 8l -shoot- School Opening Schedule For District 56 First Graders To Report On Aug. 25 First grade pupils of School District 56 will enroll on Tues day, August 25, at 8:30 a. m. This enrollment will be for stu dents in all elementary schools: Sadler-Charles Johnson and Don ser T e ?August 25—First Grade Report at 8:80 A. M.—All Ele- B ailey, Hampton Ave., ProvL AnHmraAn-Rnhhv Piavim Th* me net ana a deadly, low-oounc- cux.aw.i- j Anderson-Bobby Plaxico. The ^ mentary Schools, pace was so fast and the teams ing forehan d toat seldom missed dence, Cross Hlll-Mountville, Joanna, Martha Dendy, Mid- Cars Collide Near Square These two cars collided Saturday night about 7:80 near the square when a 1965 Chevrolet, driven by Wil liam Bledsoe, 81, of Joanna, wee said fay officers to have crashed into a car driven by Dianna Oeborne of Clinton, on Wait Main Street Bledsoe was add to have bean leaving the narking lot of Wilean’s Curb Market when he hit the Osborne oar, traveling wait on West Main. Mra. Oeborne, mother of Dianna, waa ad- so even that the match had to be -^ dle, \ pr0Vi ? “ m “ lf “J*?* August 26-General Faculty Meeting 10:00 A. M.-Clin- wTy ^d W^son will not go to ~ . Au8 !?. 8 t 26—General Facu.ty Meeting 10:00 A. M.-BeU Pstry. They are pteaahic la re main abroad a few fllorr photo is Roy Oeborne, hui occupants, and employee of Baldwin Motor Oot, who ill for a wi raKMd. .nd Anfcnen-PUdc. mont 1. M. weord In tM. twmm. street High School. came out on top M, M, M. fV*’ ,UU * Uc ' r ' p ? rt ^ Th-« two “old iduffsers” went 1081 “ avera * e of one .. <>ld .* lu,8 . er *.. , * a for every set be plnyed In the on to wtn the eh;mplOMhlp by Thl. h« been r£^trlck.^Mr f^ Presbyterian College. The score ^ r - the mixed doubles, mixed- exemplified the fine tennis and up doubles, or whatever anyone sportsmanship that has been dts- but they will August 28. the eaB fay Paul Building Meetings at 2:00 P. M. August 27—Grades 2, 3, 4, 8, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 report at KEUN10 jf 8:30 A. M. y The annnel NShore-Neighbors anm. m«cb. „ »• « report nt ^ ^ ^ « e.M.e.KM^a O .OU A. 0/1. BSptiSt ChUTCh OS August 31—Regular Schedule (Lunehee will be served) B*)®* a pcinte Jreskat Lam will be served at sue e’doek. September 7—Labor Dap fatHdiy. All to to can it, Frsdsrlck taxed W* &UTia ^ toe two wdeks of . Teemiag with Mary Nat- toe CRy Traraemete and, lor (