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The Clinton Chronicle m:" 5 TV 4 Vol. 65 — No. 49 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 3, 1964 Christmas Parade Set for 4:30 Today Thwsaflds'T* il McMillian Honored at Football Game of his former players and Both the weather and the football team cooperated in making "Lonnie Mc Millian Day” a big success at Presbyte rian College on Thanksgiving afternoon. They saw the Blue Hose gridmen trounce arch-rival Newberry, 96 to 6, in the Bronze Derby clash, and they shared in the halftime tribute to Mc Millian. He was presented a new auto mobile, purchased by the voluntary con tributions friends. Presentation of the keys to the au tomobile is pictured above. The partici pants are ,left to right: C. W. Ander son, Mike Turner, Mac Adair and Tom Addison, all of Clinton, daughter Mrs. Ann McMillian (Leaman) Jones, Mrs. Lonnie S. McMillian and McMillian in his wheelchair.—Yarborough Photo. Qnrton and Lydia Mills To Merge at End of Year Ponderosa Homes To Enlarge Plant Ponderosa Homes will begin immediate construction on a now production building, it was present Blue Key organization Merger ot Clinton Cotton Mills and financial resources Into one announced early this weak by at PC. Sherrod Rhodes of Moul- jod Lydia Cotton Mills, separate company will farther strengthen Harley B. Barnes, president of trie. Go., is president; Ike Meal textile corporations, was our coaapetitive position and tbs mobilehomes manufactur- Cobb of Decatur, Ga., vice- unammously approved bf the build a broader base for forth*- ing plant at Kiaards. president; and Walter Wells of Stockholders of the corporations growth and expansion. Each The addition will increase McConnells, secretary-treasur- in meetings last week, Preshtent plant will maintain its own idsn- capacity of the plant to double er - Robert M. Vance announced yes- tlty and continue to operate as it present production, it was stat- terday. • i« presently doing." ed. By Jan. 1, the company will 3 Charlotte Negroes The plan of merger as submit- In a letter to stockholders earl- add from 90 to 70 men to the " ted by the Boards of Directors ier this month, President Vance employment roll, will become effective December outlined the principal advan- Wayne Davis is sales manag- U. Clinton Mills, Incorporated, tages of combining the compan- er and J. B. Walker is plant will be the new name of the les. In part it read, "Greater superintendent, firm. economies and diversification are Six New Men Tepped tfysooooo whertprsbykhan couf&e F IN/* |>| < v |a II •• fCfeUjPUfXT PRCGAti GITS ITS DOllAR For PC Blue Key Unit pi Five seniors and a faculty member have been tapped for membership in the Presbyte rian College chapter of Blue Key national leadership frater nity. New additions chosen by Blue Key members on the has- f^ is of leadership, character and scholarship are: Bill Gaston of Chester, year book editor; Robert Elrod of Griffin, Ga., Inter-Fraternity Council president; Geogre Lok- ey, of Thomson, Ga., football co-captain; Bill Megathlin of Miami, student council mem ber^ John Sheffield, of Atlan ta, yearbook associate editor; and honorary membership for Neal Prater, assistant profes sor of English. They joined seven seniors tapped last spring to form the PRESBYTERIAN C0UE6E CA v;/-' » ry Synodical Committee Makes Plans The executive committee of the South Carolina Synodical Training School met at Presbyterian College last Monday to discuss plans for the 1966 school to be held next June on the PC campus. Members of the Presbyterian women’s group are pictured here in the planning session held in Belk Auditori um. They are, left to right: Front—Mrs. John H. Maxwell of Seneca, Mrs. F. A. Abbott of Greenville, Mrs. Walter.S. Moore of Walhalht (wom en’s president and school dean) and Mrs. H. H. Macauley of Seneca. Back—Mrs. George Brockenbrough of Kinards, Mrs. C. J. Black of Oharies- ton, and Mrs. Ruth Decamp McMillan of Gaffney. Not able to be present at this time was Mrs. George B. Sheppard of Laurens, another executive committee member.—Yarborough Photo. Explorer Post 60 Elects Officers Mr. Vance in a bulletin board available to the large enterprise notice to employees last Friday in today’s business world. Con. said. "The merger brings addi- tlnuing technological advances tional strength and advantagM and the increasing tempo of busl- from both the former separata naas activity throughout the en- _ Co-ordination of tirs economy have highlighted scout Explorer Poet No. BO Charged At Laurens Laurens—Three Charlotte, N. C., Negroes were charged with housebreaking and grand lar ceny in warrants sworn out by city police here Monday In con- PC Annual Gifts Program Now Stands at $60,010 Volunteer Workers Aid TB Campaign Volunteer workers of the TU View Spectade Santa Claus will arrive in Clin ton this afternoon in high style, preceded by a 30-unit parade, as the holiday season is heralded by the city. The parade will begin at 4:90 p. m. Thousands of persons are expected to line the route, while the business section will be light ed by the city’s holiday decora tions. E. G. Christopherson will serve as parade marshal. He will be astride one of Ms beautiful Arab ian Horses. Following will be city officials, representatives from the Cham ber of Commerce and heads of the city’s institutions. Music will be fun&phed by the Presbyterian College Drum and Bugle Corps and five bands, in cluding those from Clinton High School. Bell Street High Sdpai, . Laurens High, Ford High and Hickory Tavern High. ’ Parade Chairman L. D. Lott has asked that all floats and other entrants assemble la place on South Adair, Maple and Cal houn Street by 4:15 p. m. The parade will move into and head north on South Brand St. It will remain on Broad as far as the post office, then swing into E. Florida St., and turn right into Musgrove St., continuing on to E. Carolina Ave., where It The Presbyterian Colleg an- will make a left turn, disbanding berculosis and Health Associa- further out E. Carolina. tion are preparing reminders Nineteen floats will be featured - — Annual giving funds are used to be sent to citizens In Green- hi the parade that will nection with an entry at the nua j g j vlnf? program now stands to help meet current operating wood and Laurens Counties who 1,11 Officers for 19BB were elected John Graham Department Store at jao.Oio toward its 1964 goal expenses at Presbyterian Coll- have ^ yri responded to the m at a meeting November a of Saturday night 0 f 180.000, President Marc C. ege. to aid scholarships and fac- ^ merci * 1 wiU ^ Charged were James W. Grif- Weersing announced today. ulty salaries. Of the 900.010 con- ^ CoMNmiisb Active In Vietnam, Congo PC Official President — Tommy Johnson; Vice-President — Roy Haupfear; fin, SB; D. S. Stanley Duff, Davis, vis, 40; and „ thjl amounl bM tributed so far this year, SU.BM IO neany i mbtenb^l'by 1.071 contributor, Says production facUitiaa, the desirability to achieve great er strength and stability to the _ ‘tSTJL™.. •PPtr*—odebby C«Pt OU. M-- «r Jobt^oo Cub .Dd MU* tor Both companies were founded _ ' c-tJTTI den and city police officers . . ^ frtendi other purposes by the late M S. Bailey; Clinton Treasurer-Irvlng Selgler. Charles Hellams. J. T. Power , 13c ^ in 1896, Lydia in 1989. Advisers for the group are ^ w r Saunders at the time ^ 3 The mills are CUnton’s oldest John Franklin, and Associate ^ ^ tributions and largest employers Adviser, Alan Trammell Police reported they spotted tfci * Post 60 is sponsored by the Duff escaping through a broken P*rtkular program which oper- Troining Unions To Uotu Club CUaton-Urdia window at the side of the A ca . lf ^* r . Getton Mills- The •ponsoring .tore s temporary quarters on J 0 ^ Special ROTC committee is composed of Dr. street here Saturday one-rounn of me t or those citizens who wish Vietnam and the Congo , Ualons of churahss Fred Holcombe, Institute Rep- night The store s regular place J** 1 ' •J* 1 * ^ J to contribute to the campaign in the Laurens Baptist Associa- resentative; John Addison, chair- of business on the public square B** 3 P* 0 * •* *Ms time. A new College senior cadets into the - night on man, and W R PitU and H. F. was damaged by fire Nov If. re f ord ranks of the Society of Scab- Mp- R BUklek ^ $140 in cash first place. $40; nearly 2,000 have an- second, $90; third, $29; fourth, $6,248.82 *2° «flh. $15; sixth, $10. Parade units will make an ap pearance at Whitten Village earft- "The United States Is ^ Witt « tTUMmutk .ympt by Qbfifyg *M' Night MhlTaru ^■mnsViTn ssid^total wr in the afternoon for the of the 1964 campaign, said a total ^ of 90J90 letters were mailed in *** ^ the two counties this year He imn ‘ Ul * r * said, "We know that H Is easy Collagt ROTC CodtH 10 ^rget to do evenrthing at Scabbard and Blada Initiates Five to I this busy season of the Is why we prepare remind- r., 0< , UM -ID obMrr, “M „ !1? .T?* unnerdeveiopeq Mooday Dec ?, at 7:30 . Col. Powell A Fraser. will he held in 2l!? 0r H Pp "' First Baptist Church. Laurens, hyterlan College, told the mem- d,. p au j ^ Talmadgc of her. of tte American Laglon to North JuZrCol- Laurens Wednesday Dec. 2, St ]ege as speaker the annual meeting with the Wo- 1 ' men’s Auxiliary Comp Fire GiHs In his remarks he traced the .... u history of guerilla warefare In VISIT MTS. MO (Tin Cuba, the Congo. Laos, and Viet nam and emphasised that la of the oo The Blalock the In Store Ctosing Hoars Posted Stores will remain open each Friday evening until 7:00 p. m. The 6th grade <~«™r Fire for *** convenience of shoppers. Girls of Hampton. Ave School Bccording to W. C. Baldwin, Officers said they Davis after he left the an old model Buick, in they found 12 men’s suit# later identified as merchnadise from the store. The third suspect, Griffin, was picked up as he was seen run ning away from the vicinity of the break-in, police said. chased rc,lp ** the high established last year. Holiday Schedule Is Announced For Local Post Office but have not yet done eo.” Mrs. George R. Blalock Clinton and Col. Charles G New Basketball Pule Enforced Against PC Coach Spartanburg — The first sight ttT”ComrmmttU iiated Mr, Bal Mittt. Sr., chalrrmn of Uw MorchonU O- on t*T *** < ’. h “ “*'7 _ - - vision of the CUnton Chamber The men were being held . - VT.. elected officers to serve for the D.LTHbUs Company Observing 70th Year Postmaster W. D. Adair an- Saturday. Dec | — ^ _ . ... 5, the Clniton post office will rw- of C erce In the county tell obaerve usual Saturday hours. Stores will close on Saturday Monday, with bond act at $1,000 , windows closing at Mrs. evenings. Dm. 9 and 19 at $:90. each noon On Saturdays Dec. 19 of The complete schedule Is listed ^ ^ 19> normal weekday elsewhere in today’s P*P*r PnftartAn Named hours for stamp, parcel post Q ” and money order windows will Laurens — Dwight ». Paster* ^ obMr ved, allowing patrons son, president of I’almetto Bank ^ jransact business at the post of Laurens, has been re-elected 5 ; oo p. m South Carolina director of the ^ , Independent Bankers Assoeia. tion, a national organization of 6,390 banks in 38 states. This is for a three-year term ^ D. E. Tribble Company, Clin. Sloan, which continued until 1919 as IBA director beginning Jan. munists are exploiting with grant ton building supply firm, la this when the business was incorpor- 4,1969. Patterson began his bank* energy, "They halters that they month celebrating their 70th an- ated under the firm name of D. ing experience in 1909 when ha omi trial over a country,” the ntvuraery. A page advertisement E. Tribble Company. Mr. Sloan was employed as a bookkeeper cards and will provide first forawr infantry efOoer stated, commemorating the event ap- passed away in 19M. at First Kgtional Bank of Spate class service, being forwarded "by exploiting ths moeatmeuts pears in today’s paper. in 18M| two years after going tanburg. He was elected asatri* or returned if undeliverable built up in many of titeterugfltea This firm, oae of the bast ^ ^ lumber business, Mr. ant cashier of Palmatto by knswn in the state, was opened Tribble entered the n™4»rfHng 1996 and 10 years later bard and Blade, national hon orary military fraternity Cooper of Laurens serve as co- gf the Tip-Off Basketball These new members are: Al- chairmen of the campaign m^nt here Friday providing the C. K Wright of Laurens work, first basketball in the state, ed with Mrs Henry M. Farts, the first enforcement of the Mrs. Albert Busby, Mrs. R. H. controversial new rule in coliegl- Roper and Mrs Wright to open ate basketball, the returns on November 29. Presbyterian College coach Art Mrs Bailey Dixon enlisted the Musselman was the victim, help of 36 volunteers to perpare He was ejected from the floor th ere minders in Clinton. referee B. B. Smalley whan The next returns will be open- ***** 00 ^ ^ to • len Bolter of CUnton Lewis Hay of Wadmalaw Island; Paul Confer of Andalusia. Ala.; Cleve Jacobs of Talladega. Ala., and John Smith of Lin- colnton, N. C. The PC Scabbard and Blade cold war trace lines which had Thanksgiving holidays baan formulated after World War mambered bar with gifts II Mrs. Ed Parry The college leader, using his William May experience in New Guinea, For- ttoe (roup mosa and ths Philippines, stated that old societies are changing their ways in order to create and maintain a national personality among other national states and to bring to their people the bleee- ings that modern technology can offer. In these areas where the old society is changing, the Com. cicwru uiuici • vu bci VC iwi wac -” —■ — Smulltev coming year: Capt. Bill Gllles- vd in Clinton on December 2 un "T.r, pie of Newport News. Va.; 1st der the direction of Mrs. John T Lt. Bud Alford of Tallahassee, Young. Fla.; 1st Lt. Dee Hodges of Bainbridge, Ga.; and 1st Sgt. Mac Cobb of Atlanta. Patrons are urged to prepare and mail Christmas packages and greeting cards early. Gifts for distant states should be mailed within tbs next week. Colorful Christmas stamps, 5c denomination, will ‘ add to the appearance of greeting using force to disrupt and tails in 1194 by D. E. Tribble, who business and successfully oper- executive vice president, control of the limited military Individually conducted the buai- ated xhi* department of the bust- power — and then say that Com- ness until 1908. At that time he untu 1942 when it was sold- monism will produce indepen- formed a partnership with S. B. to Q ray funeral Home. dence, material progress and a place in the family of nattona." MoUfttville Grange Ho further stated that "In or- . . -s x, OfiL-ora der to stop this movement of the installs NCW UttlCCrS Communists we must do two The Mountville Garage, No. things. (1) Continue to use oar 622, held its regular monthly The tribble firm carries a large line of builders supplieg, being local distributors for well known national lines of merchandise. Mr. Tribble passed away In _ , ^ . 1992, and since then the corn- national power to protect the in- meeting on November 19. pany has been headed by W. dependence of the revolutionary Former Master J. W. Wham Blakely Tribble, president, and process now going forward. This installed the officer* for the R L pi ax i co secretary-treasur- objective will produce no mass coming year as follows: . . ^ victory parados. The task will Master, Jerome Finley; Over- take many years and much hard * eer * J- W. Wham; Chaplain, work and dedication. But vie- f H S*B»y; Treasurer, PfeTOe tory will come if wa Americans H * M11 J® r: .,®f cret *T y ’. Mr *' are willing to pay the price for f?* rc * oS^l. national security and keep the Simmons, • Steward, ttlttln c.» and fr« «»- us is that e ^ art; Pmaxma, Mrs. W. B. Oar- h 01 *;® rett; Ore*, Mro. J. H> Thoma- guerilla warfare, If we can, and , if not, we must be ready to deal ^ #ocUJ ^ ^ witt it and past the price if a^ginnantg ware served by the b, wtt, “W. SfK- cSZ* ( S2 m £Z“ t Tr Zoltoo AaaTdy, paycblMaW ; let down our wdlttary and director of the center, comes « <B1 “ te TJZOZ Same* Officer Here “ "V'^L.T 1 If we can demonstrata of each month er. A large staff assists in serv ing their customers in this area. i < Mental HeaMi Staff Members Visit County On Tuesdays The staff members of Area 5 Mental Health Center in Green wood who visit Laurens County each week now come on Tues- Hdiday House Is Scheduled Tomorrow The Clinton Garden Clubs will present Holiday House at the home of President and Mrs. Marc C. Weersing of Presbyte rian College on Friday. Dec. 4. from 2:00 to 9:00 p. m. All decoration will be made and placed in the old colonial Merchants Event Ends (< Saturday The rule states that a must remain seated on the while he disputes a referee’s call. Musselman was the redpieot of a technical foul when he protect ed a decision In the first half of game that saw his scrappy Blue Hose stay within three or lour points of the top-heavy fav orite Wofford Terriers through out most of the game. The second half Incident came with 9:10 left in the period as Progressive Clinton merchants Musselman’s charges were in who iponsored tt. "Loy.*, "S The coach leaned to his feet Days’’ trade promotion this fall mi smaUey. and the ra remind the public that the event feree signaled another technical comes to a close Saturday, with against Musselman — . . r K K„ Huh mpmhers Hie final drawing for prizes slat- ®m wl ed, “Nobody stands on y^heU for separation of local home by garden club members this year." and gut of town mailings will which will be opened to the ed f° r 3 : 30 P- m - be provided at the post office, public. Volunteers Work in Christmas Seal Campaign First Presby- ntly to pre- about Christ- mailed to m-. Mtt. Volunteers met at terian Church in Clinton pare the first remi mas Seals, which have residents of Laurens w above are Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, Jr.. Mrs. Claude Crockar, Mrs. Bailey Dixon. Mrs. Rufus Sadler, Jr* Hit. A. C. Yount. Mrs. MOford Smith, Mrs. Fer- Jr, Un. Gallia GaaR. r~ Mrs. E. N Sulli- Mrs Hugh Noland Suddeth, Mrs. George Brocken brough, Airs. Abit Alexander and Mrs. Claude Howe. Also working on the notices in the afternoon were Mrs. Richard Ulrich, Mrs. Doesey McFadden, Mrs. Harry Sturgeon, Mrs. Walter Johnson, Mrs. Robert Owens, Mrs. Del mar Rhame, Mrs. Carroll Whits Copeland, Mrs. Dick Swe- tenburg, Mrs. George Blalock. Mrs. Car lisle Neely. Mn BUI Hogan. Mrs. Jud- aoe Davis, Mrs. John Rivers. J(n. W. P. Jacobs, Jr., and Mrs. A. R. Pboko by Musselman stayed on his feet. This is the final and the big- jawing at Smalley, and was told gest week of all, with four cash to leave the floor. He sat back orizes totaling 91.000 going to down, stared in open-mouthed the lucky winners. The prizes *™ a ^ men t. then quietly left the are $900, $290, $190 and $100. be " ch , . , _. . . He explained after the game, They will go to persons who ( , He (Sm aii ey ) was correct In produce ticket stubs with num- throwing me out. I shouldn’t hers to match those called at the b ave stayed on my feet. I did so drawing. ! because I was right (about the Somebody is going to win these disputed call.’’) big prizes—and it could be you! Tickets may be obtained from . j _ j a* merchants sponsoring the event. Long Ur domed AT And there’s still plenty of time Joanna Church for you to get in on a good thing. Mr and Mrg shannon Long The more ticket* you have, the and daughter spent the hoUdays better your chances of winning with Mrs Bre vard Patterson of the above prizes. Just go to any CUnton and Mr and Mrs. J. L. of the merchants listed in a half of j0 ana. page ad in The Chronicle today. The came especially for This is the last time the ad ^ ordination of Shannon Long will appear and the whole thing at ^ First Baptist Church in ends Saturday at 2:30 p. m. on Joanna Sunday, the city’s new parking lot (old Bev Long, a student at tha hotel site) where the drawing for southern Baptist Seminary tt prizes will be held. Louisvile, Ky., is a 1994 gradoata Be on hand with a hat full of 0 f Presbyterian Collaf* and * tickets—-you may be one of the native of Joanna, winners! While a student at PC ha sup* Last weak’s winners of $0 piled churchas in CUnton, Late- cash prize* were Mrs. Sybil Mar- rens, and Joanna, and sawed a* tin, Joapna; J. 8. Prather, Jo- recreation director and anna; Tan Bay, Musgrove St; James Traynham, Elizabeth St; tist J. H. Ellis, Frances St; Mrs. Hack Brown, Prather Circle; Bill Terry, Bailer St.: P- C. Fxrr, BL 1;