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Babson Looks to 1965
V '
Economic and Social
Currents to Dominate
Rites On Saturday
For Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Doc la Abercrombie John
son, 75, of 45 Peachtree St., wi
dow of W. Ernest Johnson, died
suddenly early Friday morning
at a hospital in Charlotte, N. C.,
■ | ' while visiting there. She had
These are comments and predictions of Roger W. Bab- been in declining health several
aon, well-known financial adviser and business analyst, on years.
business conditions for the coming year. She was a native of Laurens
Mr. Baboon’s articles appear regularly in The Chronicle. County where she spent most of
In making his annual forecasts on business conditions, Mr. ber 14,6 was a member of
Babson has compiled a record of high accuracy. Lydia Mill Baptist Church her
Published widely over the country, Mr. Babson’s outlook ? arent * late J Li H ' * nd
to conditions expect«l to preroil during 1968 is presented an
to the information of our readers. Mis. M«y Johnson efthe home,
******* Mrs. C. B. Sharpton Jr., of Sa-
Promising the people of the United States “peace and N^c.; J thi^
prosperity,” President Johnson was carried to victory last sons, w. Eugene Johnson of
November on an overwhelming landslide. By nature he Clinton, James Carl Johnson of
is more likely to compromise than to contest. Also, he is R1 ^ ha f?. L- March Or Dimes
deeply sincere in his desire to accelerate the economic e rcrombie of Clinton; two sis-
growth of this country and to wipe out poverty. ters, Mrs. Hatie Byars of Joan-
But we must not forget that both Woodrow Wilson and and Mrs. T. I. Campbell of
Franklin Roosevelt promised to keep America out of “for- coa-
eign” wars. And already the British financial crisis has ducted Saturday at 3 p.m. at
forced the Federal Reserve to raise its discount rate to 4% Lydia Mill (Baptist Church by
—despite President Johnson’s dislike of higher money ? ev - J * , M p? 1 ^. Sa ^ d *5 8 ,
rates. Therefore, as we look forward to 1965 from our in 6 Rosemont Cemetery in <5Sh
more than 60 years of experience in forecasting and an- ton.
alysis, we emphasize once again that the great rolling Pallbearers were the following
tides of economic fundamental, and social currents are £
likely to have a greater impact on what is to unfold -than derson, Walter E. Byars, J. B.
will the campaign promises of successful candidates. and Lee Abercrombie.
1. There will be no war with
The Clinton Chronicle
; Vol. 65 — No. 53
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 31, 1964
McNmchTo
Lead Drive
h County
Russia during IMS. The Russian
•people want some of the “peace
and prosperity” that President
Johnson promised our citisens.
2. Watch Russia’s satellites in
1965. They will try to make a
deal with the Moscow Adminis
tration which will involve more
trade and prosperity and less
politics. Following Khrushchev’s
fall, the satellites will aim for
more consumer goods for their
people rather than for more per
sonal freedom.
3. Russia will not bring the
Berlin issue to a crisis in 1666.
The tendency will be to soft-ped
al talk about Berlin until Red
China’s course of action becomes
clearer.
4. Red China made the biggest
news by exploding a nuclear
bomb. In 1906, Communist
China’s greatest effort will be to
gain admission to the United Na
tions. World leaders cannot ig
nore this awakening giant with
its 700,000,000 people. We believe
there is a 50-50 chance that the
Red Dragon will get Into the UN
in 1966.
5. However, Communist China
win not risk allout war in the
year ahead. She has neither a
sufficient stockpile of nuclear
bombs nor adequate means of
delivering thms in quantity. Red
China’s biggest use of her new
found nuclear power will be to
“blackmail” the west
Rev. Alfred L Bixler
- i
Assumes Pastorate Of
1st Presbyterian Church
Rev. Alfred Lyon Bixler will
assume the pastorate of the
First Presbyterian Church on
January 1 and wiU hold ser
vices Sunday Morning, Janua-
ary 3.
He was called to the post re
cently by the congregation of
the church to succeed Dr. Wil
liam Red Turner, who retired
last January after a service of
20 years.
Mr. Bixler, who comes to
Clinton from Bradenton, Fla.,
was bom in Bala, Brazil, of
Presbyterian missionary pa
rents. He came
States when he was
axed from Davidson College in — Mrs
1936 and received his BD de- B^ock Simpson
With the coming of January,
the 1965 March «f Dimes ush
ers hi a mouth of activity to
raise funds to combat polio, ar
thritis and birth Meets.
Multiple evauts will be
scheduled, both state-wide and
at the local level in all com
munities In South Carwllaa,
Heading the drive in Lau
rens County will be William .
McNinch of Laurens. Oo-di'
rector for the eoaaty will be
Louie Nabors of Joanna.
An intensive drive for foods
will be made during the month
by arganisstlsns set up both to
the upper and lower sections of
the county. Personnel will be
amweaced at a later date.
The Laurens County Chapter
of the National Foundation,
which sponsors the March of
Dimes campaign, Is beaded by
Dr. Fred E. Holcombe as pres
ident. Miss Becky Speake of
Clinton is secretary, and
art Watkins of Clinton
Laurens is treasurer.
Favorable Course
Expected For
State's Economy
South Carolina’s economy will
continue along its favorable
course in 1965, according to the
annual business forecast of the
South Carolina State Chamber of
Commerce.
The forecast, reflecting the
opinions of statewide business
and professional organisation ex-
Jomes C. Gregory Being Held -
Body of Lester Harris
Found In Lydia Section
Self-Study Made
The body of Lester Coleman after being shot A physician
Harris, 42-year-old textile work, who examined Harris’ body
Af A II A er » was found early Monday about *:*) m > h * k***
Of College Program «TZ* ^
A comprehensive self-study of ^ uninhabited street in the Ly- ^ Kniw probably a .33,
of those replying to a State 811 Phases of the institution has dia Mill community. trated the victim’s toft
Chamber questionnaire expect J* 184 h®* 11 convicted by the fac- He had a small caliber bullet near the heart. No weapon waa
ecutives, shows that two-thirds ult y and administration of Pres- wound near his heart. found, the sheriff said lata Mon
ths 1966 economy of the state to byterian College. Laurens County Sheriff R. Eo- day night,
be better than 1964. Dean Joseph M. Gettys, chair- geiie Johnson said the body was The sheriff said it still had ait
With ene exception, the rest man °f the steering committee spotted about 1:45 a. m. by two been established when Harria
thought it would be at least as directing the study, said the de- men returning from a coon hunt left home and his actions up to
good. tailed effort covered a period of upper Laurens County. the time he was killed. It waa
Only noiuopumistlc reply was 18 months. The bound report, Harris was clad only in a T- stated Harris was last seen in
from a farm group which felt 185 pages, analyses dress trousers and th* company of Gregory, who
that cuts in tobacco acreage al- these seven areas of the couega a pair of black loafers when he wa * unable to give details of
lotments, possible lower cotton operation — Financial resources, found lying face up near events prior to the shooting,
prices and continued imports of administration organisation, edu- ^ curb on surface-treated Ce-
beef could hurt the farm econ- cational program, library, fac- ^ spot some 200 yards
omy In MW. “»*; P-™"* 1 and Phy- (rom hi, home on Locntt StrMt.
At the same time 46 per cent slcaI pianl ' Sheriff Johnson said a 50-year-
of the executives polled said the The self-study was undertaken 0 id operator of a combination
1964 economy was better than ex- under the program of the South, cafe-grocery in the Lydia Mill
pected and only seven per cent ern Association of Colleges and section, James C. Gregory, was „ ...
felt it was worse than had been Secondary Schools. A committee being held for questioning in the Clinton died Saturday night at
anticipated. from the Association will review Clinton city jail. { „ ni . . Vn niir ., n _ n--.
Among organizations forecast- the report and visit the PC cam- sheriff Johnson said there 8 Richm d - Va - nurslng ao J ne
ing marked improvements in pus next spring for a final W ere no signs of a scuffle at the after several years of declining
1965 were those engaged In in- evaluation and recommenda- spo t where Harris’ body was health and an illness of several
surance, real estate, hotel and tions. discovered in the near-freezing months.
motel business, transportation Dr. Gettys pointed out that pre-dawn by the two returning A native of Anderson County,
and allied businesses, retail mer- institutions holding member- coon hunters, whom he identi- she was a daughter of the late
chants, hardware and furniture, ship in the Southern Associa- fled as Bruce BagweU of Lydia Oliver W and Nancy Dalrymple
drugs and the food field. Indus- tion regional accrediting agen- Mill and Ralph Duncan of Un- c y ' d was a member of the
try representatives generally cy of the American Association i 0n . The pair did not stop to p r e S bvterian Church
Annie Laurla looked for at least as good busi- of Colleges, are expected to examine the body but drove
died Sun- mss as 1964. conduct self-study projects every immediately to the Clinton police
RRes On Monday
For Mrs. Copeland
Mrs. Lola Casey Copeland, IS,
Major Fanner Wins
Tennis Tournament
Major William T. Fanner, 43,
won the senior singles tennis title
cal Seminary to 19a
He began his ministry as
assistant pastor of the Shenan
doah Presbyterian Church, Mi
ami, Fla., later serving pas
torates in Cleveland, Tenn.,
Gastonia, N. C., Montgomery,
to the united Mrs. J. W. Simpson
ras 16, grade- Joitima _ Mrs.
Blalock Simpson, 74, died Sun- mss as 1964. conduct self-study projects every immediately to the Clinton police ~ 'l’ ZZJTi'T'vZZ
day nteht after .a sucktoa UIoms c T)w optimistic view of those ten years. All departments are station to report what they had 8 ^ . Klcn I
at fhehome of a son, James C. answering the State Chamber’s thoroughly studied to escertaln geen the sheriff said. mo “ d , w!th rv her J"?
At the time of her death
son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Mar-
Slmpson, on the Joanna-WhiL P<>U comes on the heels of a rec- how effectively they are living clty ponce and sheriffs depu-
mire Highway. ord-breaking year in the state’s up to the purpose of the col- ties summoned by radio arrived 8haI1 C D<fndy -
A lifelong resident of Laurans economic growth. lege at the spot about the same time. aa Surv jj ing daughters,
County, she was a daughter of AH indicators in the State Serving with Dean Gettys on Cedar Street, where the body Mrs Marshall C (Nan) Dendy
the late Kay and Nannie Glenn Chamber’s Busimss Index are the steering committee were was found, has no homes facing of Richmond, and Mrs. J. Addi-
Blalock and was a member of runnin * substantially ahead of John S. Glover, Dr. Lewis S. it. Lots have been cleared but son (Marion) Neighbors of Clin-
the Joanna Presbyterian Church, i® 88, mfddng from a nine pec Hay, Neal B. Prater and Dr. there is little or no street light- 4on: a sister Miss Ada Casey of
late ‘
cent rise in retail sales to 58 per Neill G. Whitelaw.
Ala., and Bradenton.
Mr. Bixler is married to the Her husband was the T . .^
. .hared in the top doubles former Margaret Ducket, of Wright Simpson. She was the m^flnrt 10
6. Regardless of what happens and 8l J ared 1,1 top doub Charlotte. N. C. They have last member of her immediate " p £? ent ^ fir8t 10
to the next tew months, we look honor in the military inter-serv. three children: iinda, a sopho- family. months of 1964.
for President Johnson to compro- ice tournament at Newport, R. I. more at Queens College; Al- Surviving are two sons, James Employment in non-agricul-
mise on the situation in South His opponent was Master Sgt. fred, Jr., (Lonnie), who is in C. and George W. Simpson of tural jobs was running 2.9 per
Vietnam sometime during 1966 Milliken, tennis coach at West the ninth grade; and Leigh, Joanna. c «nt ahead of 1963 according to
and move toward “neutraUxa- p .. who is in the fpurth grade. Funeral services were conduct, figures through October released Presbyterian College’s basket-
tton.” ' .. The Bixlers will live in the ed Tuesday at the First Pres* hy the Employment Security hall team returned to Clinton
7. Conditions in Cuba are not .. A data procesung officer with Presbyterian manse on Calvert byterian Church by Rev. Donald Commission. Total non-agricul- Monday to begin drilling for
PC Drilling For
Remaining Games
ing, the sheriff said. Anderson; four grandchildren
He said the investigators still an d s * x great-grandchildren,
had not determined whether Funeral services were con-
Harris was shot to death at the ducted Monday at 3:00 p. m. at
spot his body was found or the Clinton First Presbyterian
whether he was dumped there Church by Dr. William Radd
Turner. Burial was in the church
likely to change radically in 1965. Aerospace Defense System Avenue
TBe Russians will do nothing to ««*• ^ the Space Systems Di
handicap Castro; neither will Yl s . on ’ J" 08 A®*** 1 ®* Air Force, ij-— Fedlrturm/i
they do much to help him. Thus Ma J or Farmer is married to the Home following
Castro will be unable to deliver fprmar Molpus of Daytona Q f p.
tht economic help he been ®® ac ^‘ Bis parents, Mr. and l/UTy
promising other Latin American E B. Templeton, Canon Nabors. According to ngurn re- —
nations. Aad with world sugar __ ‘ ^,? ay4 ®“; t Juh Cec11 O’Dell and Hack Prater. Ie ?? e i£r» < ^,m rn0 f Donald J lua ’ twice a day aU t
prices down, the Cuban chieftan ,onner r ® 8id « nU 01 ^ ^ ^ «M.'7 millioo in new and ex- da y aU
mat jTintirufoif C ILMajor Farmer was a 1942 grad- discharge at El Paso, Texas, Open Wednesday
Fox Found Not
To Hove Had Rabies
The fox that attacked three
cemetery.
Mrs. Copeland was a long-time
resident of Clinton, where her
late husband, J. Isaac Copeland,
was one of the city’s
boys while waiting on a school merchants. He was a partner in
bus in front of Clarence Hill’s the hardware firm of J. I. Cope-
Fowler, Rev. Hugh Pollard and tural employment is at a record pc’g 18 remaining cage contests
Rev. J. Richard McAlister Bur- 851,700. and a chance to Improve a cur-
lal was in the Hurricane Baptist Another record-breaking year rent 3^ record
Chuto cemetery n.»r CUrtro. to C ”« 1 ' MuMdnuu* U- tome ^ Crow Road, r.^7nd o«itod
Pallbearers were Bruce Ah- man squad began practice Mon- land and Bro., which operated
rams. Perry F. Swygert, Clisby Pavement In emplo^nent fig- . { second semes- Tuesday morning, here for many years.
According to figures re- “ ay Ior *®®° na 8 ® me *' Dec. 15, was picked up Tues- ^ _ .. . ,
by Governor Donald Bus- driye l° rk out day evening by Sheriff R. Eu- ™* nt yaa ”
sell. $276 7 million in new and ex- twice a day all this week. ge ne Johnson and carried to made her home with her daugh-
panded industry was located in Th® Presbyterians’ next home the Health Department in Lau- M j* s - ^dy, in Orlando,
the state in 1964. This resulted appearance in LeRoy Springs rens, where the head was Fla., where Dr. Dendy was pas-
uate of Presbyterian College. He where he was last stationed. He Retail stores and business <_ 13 mm new job- i n 172 new or Gymnasium against Georgia packed in ice. Wednesday the tor of the First Presbyterian
a. a. __ , • « • ^ a a __ • a# a will VAVW* aIm a* .... _ _ ........ /“II ..t. 4m
• u 1 j./ a ettended college on a tennis scol- is a graduate of St. Andrews Anns of the city will remain
. *• CutbBCks in defense spend- ars hip under Coach Bill Lufler Presbyterian College, Laurin- open Wednesday afternoon and
ing will not resutt in radical un- ^ c^cgc president the late burg, N. C., where he majored close Friday for New Year’s
employment in theU. 8. to 19W. wilUam P. Jacobs. in Business Administration. Day.
Companies and regions seriously
affected by the loss of “ conven
tional” defense work will shift to
meet the rapid changes due in
ear system of defense during the
■ext few years.
9. Our Defense Department,
u a d e r Secretary McNamara’s
leadership win increase efforts in
1966 to produce new super-weap
ons. It is realized there would be
no Maginot or other
Clinton High Dominates
Eastern AA Conference
Clinton High School football Hackle, Winnsboro, and Joel Dies In GreenviHe
“line” to players dominate selections for Whitsel, Clinton.
In future the 1964 Easton AA Conference
protect any country
wars. Control of space will be the all-star first team,
new aim in defense. Named to positions
on the
Troy C. Turner, 57, of IS
SECOND TEAM Pleasant Ridge Ave., a long-
_ Ends —Joe Fuller, Clinton, time employee of The Ore—
S. .ton**. emphuU on to Ru^kT. ^ ^
Johnny Patterson, Woodruff; Thursday at his home following
Guards: Ronnie Scott, Laurens,
Mac Leitner, Chester; Center:
David Byrd, Laurens.
Backs — Robert Thomason,
awards ban- Laurens; Butch Genoble, Union;
in Laureau in Johnny Barford, Winnsboro, and
for the event are Phil Tufsgan, Newberry,
aad Till be an
expanded plants. State’s Panthers on Friday, Jan- head was carried to the State Church, lately in Richmond,
Among factors indicate a uary 15 Health Department in Colum- where Dr. Dendy heads one of
bright 1965 tor South Carolina’s Th® Blue Hose resume action bia, where it was examined for the departments of the Southern
economy ,ub,tantiol Idcrom, in tlll » « ml "* ““Xtay *«•> r * bl « and „ »“ ‘ < > hl be
th* stair’ 1 current tax revenues an away Same against Charlotte negaUve. No trace of rabies Clinton with her daughter, Mrs.
which ran nearly $10 million * College, the first of three road was found, it was stated. Neighbors,
head of 1963 for the first five contests, next week,
months of the fiscal year. Only seven of the Hosemen’s
Diversity in the expansion of 18 games are slated for the PC
industry is yet another area that gym, and this will make it an
rvinHTOMAf to brighten the state’s up-hill struggle for the youthful
economic picture. Textiles still cagers in their bid for a .500 sea
led the way in expansions with son. However, Coach Musselman
$105 minion In new and expand- appears optimistic, noting that
ed facilities, whereas metal “despite lack of experience,
working, pulp and paper and we’ve lost only one game I think
chemical Industries each had ex- we should have won. Our young-
Legislative Delegation
In Open Meeting Jan. 11
An open meeting of the Lau- Dobbins requested that anyone
tato* in TB Reminders
aew spaceage defenses will pro- Guard Elbert Price, and Backs
rids more jobs in 1965 than the Joel Whitsel and Gary Laney.
closing down of obsolete installs- in addition to the four on the
Hons will eliminate. first team, End Joe Fuller gain-
11. The stock market will con- ed a spot on the second team,
time to be a paradox in 1965. The players will be honored at
The Dow-Jones Industrial Aver- the second
age may push to 1000 before any quet to be
real turn-around takae plaea. January. P:
Many stocks, however—includ- being worked
tog numbers of issues oriented to nouaced later,
conventional warfare and de- Sponsors ft
tense-will still do little «r noth, be The La
ing. Look for greater ajpattvlly Radto Station
In stocks next year. were selected^ hy vote of the
12. 1905 may be an advantag- coaches in tf|e seven-member Approximately 8,000 “health-
* time for investors to pot conference. ^ o-grams” were mailed on Mon
small >"«« of money into Named coafh of the year waa day to residents of Greenwood
etocks. These are out- Boh Dunlap at*the Union Yellow and Laurens Counties who have
•peculations, hot so war* Jacket sqUad.* not responded to the Christmas
-entures of Columbus, Ma- Winnsboro and Unkm each Seal appeal tetters.
and other explorers of the (faced two mM on the Brit The bright yellow reminder
If there were no risk-takers team, with Chatter, Laurens and which is patterned after a trie-
would be no progress. Woodruff one each. gram prints out the need for ad-
’’investments”, however, FIMT TEAM ditlonal funds to Arid tubercu-
be well dtoarsUed aad Fads Randy Rushten, CUB* losis and ether respiratory dte-
Mmlted to amounts yam would be ton, Lyn Uadi, Utton; Tack- eases.
M to lose. lea: Albert Ooad, Chatter, Shell ^ 1904 campaign u running
12. Cash dividends should to- Dtda, Ladrens; Guards: Elbert urg.gg behind the amount re
in 1169 .. . although at Pries, Clinton, Johnny Chapman, ceived at the fame thus to 111.
has Wtonsboro; Cantor: Mike Pear- However, the
a brief illness.
Mr. Turner was a native of
Pickens County and a son of
the late Charles R. and Claudia
Ginn Turner. For 35 years ha
had lived in Greenville where
he was a lintoype operator at
The Greenville News.
Mr. Turner was known by a
number of Clinton resktantg
where he formerly did part-
time work for The Chronicle
and as a linotype mechanic for
other plants in this area.
pensions of more than $16 mil- er players have come around, rens County legislative detoga- wishing to be heard at the meet-
and I beUeve we can have a Uon ^ the South Carolina Gen- ln _ to notify b letter ^ aecn .
good season although the tough- era i Assembly will be held Mon- . .
est part of the schedule is still day( jan. n, a t the cuort house tary of ^ delegation, Represan-
ahead of us.” ~ in Laurens at 2:00 p. m. . tetive MarshaU W. Abercrombie
The delegation will leave the of Laurens, before the date of
next day for the annual session the session,
of the General Assembly in Co- In addition to Dobbins and Ab-
lumbia. ercrombie, Representative J. C.
The purpose of the meeting. League is a member of the dele-
Senator William C. Dobbins stat- gallon.
ed, is to give all county officers Dobbins is beginning his four-
an opportunity to submit their year term as senator. He is a
requests to the delegation and former House member. Aber-
to hear interested citizens on crombie was reelected to the
is a new
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