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/ Vol. 66 — No. 3 Ctmlwi, S. C., Thursday, January 21,1965 The Season's First Snow Comes To the Clinton Area The season's first snow fell on Clinton and other sections of the state last Friday night and Saturday morning. The city awoke Saturday to find about five inches covering the landscape, with flurries continuing intermittently during the day. Motoring traffic in the' upper part of the state was at a greatly reduced rate during the week-end as was that in the Clinton area. Few, if any, serious traffic accidents were reported in the immediate environs. Schools in three up-state counties did not open Monday, but the regular sched ule for Clinton area schools was maintained. The snow furnished a joyous occasion for many, especially chil- —Photos by Yarborough. dren. Shown above are three viewa of ^H 11 ^ eewsi by the snow. At the left is a residential scene, the center photo shows the Presbyterian College Plaza, and at right is a view of the Thorhwell campus. Annual TB Meeting To Be Held Hero Tuesday iiMnirin McLeods Establish Bible Chair Fund i The annual dinnermeeting of the Laurens-Greenwood Tuber culosis and Health Association Will be held at Hotel Mary Mus- grove on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16, beginning at 7:80. David H. Roberts, of Clinton, chairman of the committee mak ing arrangements, stated that the speaker will be Dr. W. W. Pryor of Greenville. Dr. Pryor is engaged in the practice of internal medicine and cardiology and is also as-, sociate director of the cardio pulmonary laboratory at Green ville General Hospital. Mr. Roberts stated that Dr. Pryor will show some slides of the equipment at the heart-chest lab and will demonstrate some of theor procedures and how they mt. PRYOR Bill Vetoed At Members' Request Columbia—Gov. Donald Rut sell Thursday vetoed a bill re. re ^e to present-day problems garding transfer of unappropri- in respiratory diseases, such as ated surplus funds in Laurens emphysema, asthma and chronic County. bronchitis. n»nt," Mr. Roberts Mid. "Hiere- Clinton B&PW Lauren. County LegielaUve Del- A” A special fund toward estab* lishing a professorial chair, at Presbyterian College in memory of their granddaughter has been set up by Trustee John F. Mc Leod of Chesterfield and his wife. Gifts totaling $29,000 already have been made to the Kristen Herrington Fund by the Mc Leods, President Marc C. Weer- sing announced today. They are placed in the permanent endow ment toward underwriting a chair of Bible at PC to serve as a memorial to their young granddaughter, who died at age 4 in early 1963. Dr. Weersing pointed out the McLeods plan to make addition al gifts to the fund at regular in tervals in the future. He said the income from this endow ment investment will serve in perpetuity to help undergird the important mission of Bible teach ing at Presbyterian College. Two years of Bible study is required of all students, and approximate ly 16 per cent of the graduates enter the Christian ministry. John F. McLeod is owner of the McLeod Plywood Box Com pany of Wadeshoro, N. C. He has been a valued member of the Presbyterian College board of trustees-Since 1951 and cur rently serves on the board’s fi nancial development committee. Scouts Get Awards For Utaities Extemions Al Court of Honor G. N. FOY fore,” he continued, “we expect a large attendance from both Greenwood and Laurens Coun ties.” “Invitations have been issued to volunteers, directors, and oth- Km ers interested In the fight to The bill in question autnorized __ . a, a aaa ..a eradicate tuberculosis and con- the transfer of $12,500 from un- . .. j. ., _ • _a _ j _ _ trol other respir&tory dise&seSy appropriated county surplus ha egation. At the request of Rep. Mar shall W. Abercrombie of Lau rens, the House sustained the governor’s action by a vote of 115-0. funds for use to repair roads Mr. Roberts added. He noted . . that two sub-committees have brt ^ e ‘ d “ n,|ed ** h “ vy been »t up to make plan, for i. ,k. u„„.„ the annual meeting of the Tuber- It was introduced In the House Ind Herth Members of the local arrange ments committee are Mrs. last year by Reps. David Taylor and Abercrombie. Taylor is no longer a state representative. _ „ Abercrombie said Thursday George R. Blalock^ Mrs. Gary the necessary repairs to the Holcomb, Mrs. D< H. McFad- roads and bridges had been Uk- de", and Mrs. D. H. Roberts of en care of through other finan- “J* 00, , dal channels. The attendance committee Is He said both the old and new • composed of the folowing mem* delegations concurred in the ve- * >er * : Mrs. L. B. Anil, Jr., Ninety to action. six * Mr * Hiram B. Morgan. Ware Shoals; Mrs. Marion E. a a a -a Lawson, Joanna; Claude A. AnnttQI Mutnng Crocker and Miss Peggy Duna- e . a* ' way ot Clinton; William N. Bobo, AT Joanna Mrs c B Barksdale, and Mrs. The annual meeting of the Jo- Richard F. Eshleman of Green- anna Relief Chest, Inc., is sche- wood; and Charles W T . Red and duled for January 23, at 6 p. m. Mrs. Robert H. Roper of Lau- at the Joanna Club Housa. rens. Members To Attend Columbia Session Members of the Clinton Busi ness and Professional Women’s Club are planning to attend the Fifth Educational Conference at the Rusaell House, Univer sity of South Carolina, Colum bia, Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sun day, Jan. 31. The Educational Conference is Jointly sponsored by the Edu- cational Foundation of the South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, and the School of General Studies of the Uni versity. Theme of the fifth education al conference is “Modern De sign for Success," and this top ic wifi be discussed by quali fied speakers, headed by Dr. Madison Weidner, associate dean of extension, Rutgers Uni versity, New Brunswick, N. J. Registration should he made in advance. Mrs. Winifred Poole is. contact chairman for the icoal club. Kiwanis Chib Officers Installed The CUnton Kiwanis Club installed I new officers aad directors for 1966 at the dub's first January meeting last Thursday night. Among the lea ding participants in this program were, left to right: J. C* Thomas, pnst lieutenant-governor of Kiwanis Division Nine, who installed the new officers; 1964 president Ben Hay Hammet, shown passing the gavel to new president Dave Roberts; incoming secretary Don looks on.—Yarborough Photo. Rice Riles Wednesday For G. N. Foy, 70, County Educator Joanna—Groover N. Foy, 70, retired Laurens County educator of Gredna Farm near here, died early Tuesday morning at a Clin ton hospital after several years of declining health and a short illness. A native of Saluda County, son of the late John Barring ton and Carrie Elia Edwards Foy, he was educated ip the Sa luda schools and was graduated from Saluda High School in 1914. He entered The Citadel on a scholarship, but Interrupted his education two years later to serve in the army during World War I. He later was graduated from Newberry College and received his masters degree from the University of South Carolina. He was a member of the Wofford College chapter of Phi Beta Kap pa. He came to Joanna, then Goldville, in 1929 where he was principal of Joanna School and was assistant superintendent of Laurens County School District 56 when he retired. Most of tha 30 years of his teaching career was in the schools of the county. He was a member of Joanna’s First Baptist Church, where he taught the adult Bible class, the CUnton Kiwanis Club, the South Carolina and National Education Associations, the American As sociation of School Administra tors, and the South Carolina and American Recreation Socie ties. Mr. Foy formerly was a Scout master, having served as ad vancement chairman for the Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts many years, and was fcv- merly chairman of the board m directors of the Joanna Founda tion. He was married twice. His first wife, Mrs. Margaret Mooref- Fhy, died many years ago. ~ Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Edna Riddle Foy; three broth ers, Leroy Newton Foy of Green ville; John Watkins Foy of WU- liston; and Horace Heyward Foy of Greenwood; and a sister, Mrs. Ansley (Myra) Watts of George town. Funeral services were con ducted Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. at the Joanna Baptist Church by Dr. Robert S. Cooper. Burial was in the Laurens City ceme tery. Pallbearers were Leroy Burns, Horace W. Gray, Charlie Sasser, Marion McMillan, R. P. Wilder and Herman L. Shealy. The honorary escort, included W. L. Power, J. B. Hart, W. h. Waits, Joe Delany, Julian Bolick, Dr. E. J. Collier, Walter Reg- nery, C. K. Wright, W. R. An derson, Jr., and David Boland. PASTOR LOSES SISTER Miss Florence EUa Harray died yesterday morning, ary 20, at her home in Patti following a long She was g sister of the Rev. Al bert S.' ftarVey, pastor of Broad Street Methodist Church. Fun eral arrangements wers incom plete as The Chronicle wank tv press. __ A Court of Honor for the Lau rens District, Boy Scouts of America, was held on Monday evening, with Troop 196, of Thom well, as host. Ralph Tedards, of Clinton, is advancement chairman for the Laurens District. Awards were presented to a number of boys from several troops in the district, as follows Second Class Awards—Timmy Prater, Troop 75, Joanna; Mike Beaty, George Dailey, Joe Hol combe, Hugh Jacobs, Frank Sherrill, Troop 111, Clinton; Chuck Kirby and Woodrow Mc Alister, Troop 74, Wattsville; Joe Adams, Pete Belcher, Pat Mc Kee, Fred Smith, Wesley Smith, Troop 196, Clinton.' First Class Awards — Bob Vance and Larry Brehmer, Troop 111, CUnton. Advancement to Star—Howard Marshall, Post 75, Joanna. Advancement to Life — Steve Floyd, Post 75, Joanna. Merit Badges — Bubba White- ford, Post 75, Joanna, cooking; David Ramage, Troop 174, Clin ton, swimming; Jim Abrams and Ronnie Davenport, Post 75, Joanna, rowing; Steve Floyd, Post 75, Joanna, nature; Bob Fulmer. Post 75, Joanna, swim ming: Larry Brehmer, Troop 111, Clinton, swimming, dog care, salesmanship, fishing and’ marksmanship; Billy Sullivan, Troop 111, Clinton, personal fit ness; Robbie Wysor, Troop 111, Clinton, music; Duane Kuyken dall, Troop 74, Wattsville, swim ming and pioneering; Joe Daugh- tery. Troop 198, Clinton, citizen ship in the home, and scholar ship; Henry Morgan, Troop 198, Clinton, lifesaving, swimming, scholarship. Reviewed for Eagle Awards to be presented at the next Court of Honor—Tommy Lawson and Ronald Davenport, Post 75, Jo anna. Dr. Suber To Address Nurses Association The Nurses Association of the Ninth District wifi meet Tuesday evening, January 26 at the Vo cational Rehabilitation Building at Whitten Village at 8 o’clock. A board meeting will be held at 7:30. AU registered nurses, whether members or not, are invited to attend the meeting. Dr. Roy Suber, assistant super- intendeht of Whitten Village will be the guest speaker; His topic will be “Whitten Village — Pres ent and Future.” Now Associated With H. D. Payne Co. Horace D. Payne, Jr., who recently returned home follow ing six months tour of duty with the U. S. Army is now connected with H. D. Payne & Co. and entered upon his duties this month. The announcement was made by Dillard Milam, man ager of the company. Payne, who recently graduated from St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, N. C., is a son of Mrs. H. D. Payne and the late Mr. Payne. City Sells $250,000 Bond Issue Thursday WHIis To Address Lions Club Friday Alan R. Willis, executive secre tary of the Spartanburg Develop ment Association wifi be the speaker at a meeting of the Lions Club Friday. The session will be held at Hotel Mary Musgrove, beginning at 7:00 p. m. “A* Look at America” will be the subject of Mr. Willis’ ad dress. - ' The speech has won for Mr. Willis a nomination to .receive the Freedom Foundation award for 1964. County Legislators Are Assigned To Committee Posts The three members of the Lau rens County delegation in the South Carolina General Assem bly received their committee ap pointments last week, following the convening of the annual ses sion of the legislature on Jan. 12. Senator William C. Dobbins was placed on the following com mittees: Commerce and Manu facturing, Natural Resources, Atomic and Nuclear Energy, En rolled Acts, Veterans Affairs and Social Security, a With only 46\ senators (one from each countjNt^nemberg are appointed to serve oh several committees, while in the House of Representatives, with 124 members, committee assign ments are more restricted in number. Representative Marshall W. Abercrombie was assigned to the Judiciary Committee. Represen tative J. C. League was placed on Labor, Commerce and Indus try Committee and also the-MHi lary, Public and Municipal Af fairs Committee. A $250,000 bond issue was sold last Thursday by the city of Clinton, the proceeds of which will finance a utilities expansion and improvement program soon to get underway. The bonds were sold to How ard C. Trawick & Co., of Atlan ta, Ga. The interest rate was 3.234237, the lowest of six bids, submitted. The bids varied little, with the highest being 3.2552. The projects included- in the program are modernization of the electric system at a cost of $125,000; a new outfall line and sewer lagoon to serve the north western section of the city at a western section of the city at a cost of $75,000, of which approxi mately $20,000 is to be a federal grant; and water and sewer in stallations in the recently an nexed College Heights area and in the Elm and Hickory Streets vicinity at a cost of $70,000. Engineers are currently pre paring plans and specifications and bids will be called for* at an Bond* Is Set In Liquor Cose Laurens — U. S. Commission er. Jesse T. Ray of Greenville Saturday set bond at $500 in the case of Frank Tumblin of Rt. 3, Laurens, charged with violation of the liquor law, according to Federal Agent Ben Bishop. Bishop and Federal Agent T. D. Dubose and Deptlty Sheriff Wilbur Traynham said they con fiscated three cases of illegal whisky and a 1954 Pontiac in connection with the Tumblin case. The two federal agents and Laurens County Sheriff R. Eu gene Johnson and Deputies Traynham and Ted Ward also raided a dwelling in the Barks dale community about 1:30 a. m. Saturday and seized 247 gallons of illegal liquor. Oak Simpson, 50-year-old Ne gro woman, was charged with violation of the liquor law. Her bond also was set at $500 by Commissioner Ray. Baptists To Have Men's Day Program Men’s Day program will be presented Sunday at the F f r s t Baptist Church. Services during the morning worship will be conducted by Brotherhood men. Speakers will be Rembert Tru- luck, I. C. McCarley, Olin John son, and Jesse Addiss. The public is invited to attend either of the services at 8:30 or 11 a. m. Col. Fraser To Speak Sunday Col. Powell A. Fraser, Direc tor of Development at Presby terian College, will speak at the eleven o’clock morning worship service at the Smyrna Presby terian Church near Newberry on Sunday. Col. Fraser will discuss his ob servations of the mission pro gram of the Presbyterian Church, U. S. on Taiwan (For mosa) during his tour of Army duty on the island as military advisor to the Republic of China armed fores*. Car Skids and Overturns This car skidded on an ky road and overturned as it left the highway Sunday afternoon shout 4:80. The accident occurred on Secondary Road 48. The driver, said to be Walter Lee Cato. Jr., of Lytfia, waa uninjur ed. Highway Patrolman Billy Foster, who investigat ed, charged Cato with driving too fast for conditions. —Photo by Quinton. f early date, with the work to begin later in the spring. The bonds will mature over a period of 20 years, with the cost to the city being approximately $18,000 a year. In the. meantime .rights of way for the electric line exten sions and the outfall sewer line are being negotiated. The city is currently complet ing a sewer extension program costing approximately $800,000. The program affects four sec tions oMhe city, the largest pro. ject being an outfall line and sewer lagoon to serve the south eastern area of the city. A pump ing station and line in the north eastern section connects with the southeastern line. Other exten sions were in the northwestern and southwestern areas. County Auditor To Be In Clinton Friday Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, Laurens County Auditor, has an nounced the dates on which fhe» will be in the lower part of the county to receive property rev turns. Her first appearance will be tomorrow (Friday) at the Clin ton city hall, where she may be contacted from 9:30 to 5:00 p. m. She requests that all persons owning real and personal proper ty, including automobiles, list such with her in order that the property may be placed on the tax books. Other dates listed are: Clinton Mill, January 26, 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m., the Clinton Mill office from 2:80 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. Lydia Mill, Wednesday, Janu ary 27, 9:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. Joanna Mfil, Wednesday, Feb ruary 3, 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m. Joanna Mill office, Thursday, February 4, 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m., and Joanna Mill, 4:80 to 7:30 p. m. Joanna Mill Store, Friday, February 5, 1:00 to 5:00 p. m. Kaywood Corp., Friday, Feb ruary 5, 3:80 to 4:80 p. m. Wefiunfr To Get Army Commission Clyde L. Wehunt, Clinton stu dent at Clemson University, ip among 33 students scheduled to receive commissioins as second lieutenants in the reserve com ponent of their branch of the armed services, 19 in the Army and 14 in the Air Force. The Clinton senior will be com missioned in the Army at cere monies to be held Saturday at 11 a. m. Copeland Transferred Posey W. Copeland, Jr., fores ter with the State Commission of Forestry, has been transferred from Spartanburg to Sumter. Copeland, a native of Clinton, is a graduate of the Department of Forestry at Clemson. He was employed by the State Commis sion of Forestry in 1963, and has been stationed at the Sand Hills State Forest in Chester field County and at the Commission’s district office Spartanburg. Bixler States Sermon Topic The Rev. Allrod L. tor Of the Fink Church, has stall Supreme Tost of ity” will be the sermon for the Sunday at 11 a.