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j* * ■f 7 * /W. A Vol. 66 — No. 12 Chronicle Clinton, S. C. # Thursday, March 25,1965 Hail Storm Does Half Million $ Damage In Clinton Area Rdigious Census To Be Taken >ln Rct. Zcfc C. WiBUmt I * .7 Church Gets First New Pastor in 40 Years New ARP Pastor To Be Installed Sunday Night Providence Associate Reform ed Presbyterian Church will in stall its first new minister in 40 years Sunday night at 7:30. Rev. Zeb C. Williams, Jr., will become the 10th pastor in the 129 years of the church’s ex istence. Dr. C. Bynum Betts, the preceding pastor, served from 1925-1963. Mr. Williams will be install ed by Dr. Paul Grier of Lau rens, Dr. Grier was once the pastor of Mr. Williams’ family at Sardis A. R P. Church near Charlotte. Dr. F. T. White and Spears Alexander of Spartan, burg will assist with the instal lation. Members and friends of Providence Church are invited to attend. Mr. Williams is a native of Asheville. He attended Mary ville College before being trad' uated from Wofford College. He attended seminary at Emory University and Cohtmbia *nd later returned to Emory to do graduate study in New Testa ment. He studied music while in Atlanta and served as or ganist and minister of music in Atlanta for several years prior to his entering the parish minis try. Mr. Williams’ first pulpit was at Els berry, Mo. From there he went to Lyndon Grove Presby-. terian Church in Augusta, and moved to Clinton in November, 1964. Mrs. Williams is a grad uate of Converse College in Spartanburg. They have three children, Allison 5; Elisa 4, and Zeb, III, born after they moved to Clinton. They live in the manse at 609 South Adair Street. Providence’s first house of worship was located on seven acres of land about a mile west of Clinton which was. given by “Honest BUI’’ Blakely of Revo lutionary War fame. Its ceme tery is stUl located there. The second buUding was erected at the corner of Florida and Broad Streets when the congre gation moved into CUnton in 1900. In 1951 this building was sold to the Episcopalians and moved to Calvert Avenue, and .the ARP’s buUt their third church at the corner of Walnut and South Broad Streets. Providence was organized in 1836 with ‘“Honest BUI” Blakely being, one of the 18 charter members.'* The other members were either Blakelys, Adairs, WiUiamsons or Brysons. Rev. J. L. Young, the first minister, served untU 1851. Then came Rev. D. F. Haddon, 1854-1892; Rev. Horace Rabb, 1896.1897; Rev. W. A. M. Plaxi- cq, 1899-1905; Rev. Warren Blakely, 1906-1907; Rev. J. Rog ers Hooten, 1907-1914; Rev. Henry E. Pressly, 1914-1920; Dr. W. H. Stevenson, 1920-1924; he was followed by Dr. Betts. Area Training Union To Meet Here On Friday The Western Regional Train* ing Union convention is sched uled March 26 at 6:80 p. m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. J. W. Spillers, host pastor, will lead the devotional. Special events planned wiU include junior and intermediate sword drills and the young peo ple’s speakers tournament. Win ners will represent the region at the state convention in April at Myrtle Beach. Shayler Walters, associate di rector of the Trailing Union Department in Columbia, wiU lead a discussion on new fea tures of Training Union work. Rev. Ralph E. Rhyne, presi dent of the convention, will pre side. The Western region is made up of AbbeviUe, Edge- field, Laurens, Reedy River and Ridge Baptist association repre sentatives. Oyster Roost At All Saints An oyster roast for the Epis copal members of the faculty and student body and their dates at Presbyterian College was held in the churchyard of AH'Salats Episcopal -Church last Friday evening. Hosts for the occasion were he Rev. and Mrs. John Rivers, dr. and Mrs. Randolph Huff md Mr. and Mrs. Miles PoweU. A special gnest was Mr. Rtv- r, Mrs. Elias Rivers Clinton, Joanna A religious census has been set for the Clinton-Joanna area April 25-May 3 by the Clinton- Joanna Ministerial Association. A representative -‘from each church in the area, to be ap pointed by respective pastors, will serve with the ministers in ta^ng the census, according to the Rev. John Rivers, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church, and Rembert S. Truluck, co-chair men of the census. The first meeting of the group wiU be at 2 p.m. March 28 at Broad Street Methodist Church. Col. Fraser Lions Speaker The Clinton Lions Club will meet at 7 o’clock Friday night, at the Mary Musgrove Hotel, when Col. Powell Fraser, direc tor of development at Presby terian College, will speak. His topic will be ““Guerilla Warfare in South Vietnam.” Rev. Joseph Greer Assumes Associate Work at 1st Church The Rev. Joseph A. Greer has begun his duties as associate minister of the First Presbyter ian Church of Clinton. He comes here from Gatlinburg, Tenn., where he served as an evangelist under the Home Missions Com mittee of Knoxville Presbytery. In Clinton, the responsibilities of the associate minister will be in the area of Christian educa tion and youth work, aiding the Rev. Alfred L. Bixler in pastoral work, and preaching regularly at the Sunday Evening services. Mr. Greer is a native of Val dosta, Ga., a graduate of David son College and Columbia Theo logical Seminary, where he is continuing his studies toward the master’s degree. *- / During his senior year at the seminary he served as Presby terian minister to students at Georgia Tech through the North Avenue Church in Atlanta, and j!. ' ^ 7 o' •>*•' WW'h* 4' ■ ' t lii County Clemson Club Ejects New Officers Legislation Gives Gas Body Right to Expand Columbia—Permission to in stall another -transmission line for expanding its service area is given the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority in legis lation offered Wednesday in the State House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by the Newberry County Legislative Delegation amends an act set ting up the authority to serve the Clinton-Newberry area. . The original act was not spe cific in its language regarding the authority’s legal power to extend service areas and Imes, according to the new bill. The amendment offered spells out the power the authority has to construct an additional tran£. mission line from the main transmission line near Fountain Inn. The existing six-inch line originally installed has become inadequate to meet growing de mands for the authority’s ser vice, according to the bill. The authority may ‘‘build, construct, maintain and operate transmission lines and facili ties” extending froip Newberry to Clinton and on to the Trans continental Gas Pipe Line Co. line at Fountain Inn. Water Safety Course To Be At College Pool A Red Cross Water safety in structors course will begin at 4:00 p. m., March 30, at the Presbyterian College swimming pool. Part I of the course is sched uled for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 4:00 until A30. Part II is scheduled for five nights during the week begin ning May 10. A Red Cross sen ior life-saving certificate is re quired for registration. Those interested in participating are asked to call the athletic office at the college lo register. Welfare Dept. Visited Dr. Dorothy Wheeler, chair- m a n scoiology department. Lander College, Grenewood, and seven members of her social work class, Misses Jane Bu chan, Joyce Chastain, Kathryn Embler, Andrea Guerry, San dra Logan, Annette Mizell, Jer ri Wood, visited the Laurens County Welfare Department yestreday afternoon. The Wel fare Department’s role as a community service agency was studied by this group. New officers of the Laurens County Iptay Club are shown here. Left to right, they are Jeter Glenn of Laurens, president; Dr. Carl Wessinger of Clin ton, vice-president; and T. Heath Cope land of Clinton, reelected secretary- treasurer. The club held its annual din ner meeting Frfday evening at Hotel Mary Musgrove and heard Coach Gene Waller tell of football prospects for the coming year. Gene Willimon, athletics business manager, also spoke briefly.— Photo by Dan Yarborough. . Magistrates in County To |Be Put Under Bond Pi* ll w Rev. Joseph A. Greer after graduation served for three years as associate minister of the First Presbyterian Church bf Bradenton, Fla., where Mr. Bixler was minister. Before going to Gatlinburg, he served as minister to Pres byterian students at the Univer sity of Southern Mississippi, Hat tiesburg. At Gatlinburg he had the spe cific task of gathering a con gregation and building the Pres byterian Church there. A part of his ministry in that resort area was to the hundreds of college students who man the various tourist facilities in the summer time. Because their work sche dule prevented their coming to regularly scheduled church ser vices, Mr. Greer initiated a Tuesday midnight meeting, which proved to be highly suc cessful. Mr. Greer is married to the former Margaret Stanford of Bradenton. Cub Pack 21 To Meet March 30 Cub Scout Pack 21, sponsored by the Clinton Lions Club, will meet at 7:30 p. m., March 30, at the Legion Hut. Sgt. J. P Daniluk is cubmaster. Columbia—Legislation requir ing magistrates in j Laurens County to put up $1,000 bond with the county clerk of court was introduced last week in the State Senate. The bond would be to insure the ‘‘faithful performance and discharge of the duties” dT magistrates. The surety would be required to be approved by the govern * ing body of the county. The at torney general would have to approve the terms, forms and executions of the bond. Bond premiums would be paid by the county. Magistrates would have 30 days from the effective date of the act to comply with its pro- Trommell Graduates From Bankers School 4 Alan K. Trammell, of M. S. Bailey A Son, Bankers, was among 26 bankers from over the state who recently received cer tificates of graduation from the fourth annual session of the South Carolina Bankers ^School. The school is a three-year course and this was the second class to complete the work. Leading bankers serve as in structors during the session. The school is sponsored joint ly by the School of Business Ad ministration at the University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Bankers Association. I School Science Fair The Clinton High School Sci ence Fair will be open to the pub lic from 9:00 a. m. until 4:00 p. m., Saturday, in the school cafe teria. visions. Magistrates wji o s e terms expire this year would be exempt. The act becomes, effective up on the governor’s signature. The bill was introduced by Senator W. C. Dobbins. Miss Clinton Pageant Is Slated for May 8 The Miss Clinton pageant scheduled for May 1 has been changed to May 8 due to sev eral conflicts, according to the sponsoring Junior Chamber of Commerce. Belk Auditorium is the place. Entry blanks are available from Bill Dobbins, Jr., and Rudy Hamrick.* The pageant is a preliminary to the Miss South Carolina pageant to be held in Green ville in July. CHS Band On TV; To Sponsor FU ^ Band Appearance The Clinton High School band will be featured as the Band of the Week on WSPA, Spartanburg, Channel 7, at 1:30 p. m., Sunday, acording to Harry Bouknight, band director. The Clinton High band also will sponsor an appearance by the Furman University Band at 8:00 p. m., Monday, in the Clin ton High School auditorium. This will be the first stop on Fur man’s current band tour. The public is invited tb attend, Mr Bouknight said, and no admis sion is being charged. Cub/ack 174 To Meet Tonight Cub Scout Pack 174 will meet at 7 o’clock tonight at Broad Street Methodist Church. The pack is sponsored by the Tor- rington do., and George Dailey is cubmaster. PC Choir Has New Album The Presbyterian College rob- Jesus, ed choir has brought out its eighth recorded album of an thems and spirituals, Conductor Edouard Patte announced today. He said this latest long-playing ‘‘Noah Found Grace,” ‘‘Hospedi Pamilui,” ‘‘Nobody Knows de Trouble I See,” and “All Praise to God.” Side two: “Gloria in Excelsis Deo," “Who’ll Be A Witness,” “Christ, to Thee Be Glory,” “All recording, manufactured by the Enemies Are in tfliy Hand,” n/-* *r- * * u ™ “Freedom,” “For All the RCA Victor Custom Record Di- Salntg .. and “Ton-y-Betel.” ~x 19 Seniors Seek PC Scholarships Presbyterian College will en tertain 19 high school seniors this week-end as finalists in the competition to receive one of the coveted Founder’s Schol arship awards. City Gets New Equipment Clinton's utility forces are shown here last Wednes day aa they initiated this recently purchased truck, which, together with the special body, insulated bucket lift, post hole digger and crane equipment cost ap proximately $16,500. They are changing wires and resetting a pole that was broken cm E. Carolina Ave., when it was hit by a car driven by WiUfaun Kama. Kerns was charged with reckless driving. Linemen shown at work are Harvey Shealy, in the bucket; Har old Coile on the middle pole; and Aast Supt J. A. Waller on the right pole.—Photo by Quinton. vision, is now on sale at the PC bookstore. Each of the seven previous series was received en thusiastically by the public. The album, entitled “Of Thee We Sing,” includes 16 selections by the 38-voiced all-male choir which is widely * acclaimed throughout the South. ‘‘ Selections on side one are: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee,” “O God, Our Help In Ages Past,” “Honor, Honor to The Dying Ten ^ the group will be Lamb,” “When Jesus Wept,” awarded- scholarship grants “Richard de Castar’s Prgyer To ran gi n g from $1,200 to $5,- 600 for four years of study at PC. The candidates—coming from Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama, as well as from va rious South Carolina localities will arrive on campus Friday enter tained by Blue Key leadership fraternity, by the faculty at a banquet that night, and they will undergo testing and inter views on Saturday morning. Hie Friday night banquet Car Leaves Road on This Curve Teen-Agers Pinned Under Car Revis To Visit Drug Companies Donnie Ray Revis, of Clinton, is one of theTjuntaiL^iid senior pharmacy students at versity of South Carolina who will be guests of two of tbs na tion’s largest pharmaceutical firms during visits to the com panies April 4-9. > The firms are Abbott Labora tories in North Chicago, DL, and Eli Lilly and Co., in Indianapolis, program will include talks by Ind. President Marc C. Weersing, • Revis is the son of Mrs. Floyd Dean Joseph M. Gettys and M. Revis and the late Mr. Revis. by student lenders. . Three Laurens County youths were pinned in a 1962 Ford near ly half an hour last Thursday, with another youth’s arm caught in the wreckage from the out side, before members of the Laurens County Rescue Squad, Deputies Wilbur Traynham and Bill Dagnall could free them. They were assisted by an un identified passerby who appear ed on the scene with a chain saw and cut away several trees and underbrush to clear the area. * Game Warden Garvin B. O’Dell also came by the scene with first aid equipment in his truck and rendered aid. - The one-car wreck ocurred at 3:30 p.m. on Secondary Road 82 approximately five miles south of Laurens. All four youths were released after examination at the Laurens District hospital. An ambulance mqjle three trips to the hospital. The youths were Kenneth Todd Bryson, 15, of Main Street; James Everett Beck, 17, and Donnie Keith Babb of Rt. 2, Lau rens. The driver of the car was Henry Clark Davis, 16, of Church Street, according to State High way Patrolman Kibler Bowers. The vehicle was headed south when it left the road on a sharp curve and overturned, coming to rest upside down after strik ing a large pine, the patrolman said. Pellets Smash Reefs, Windews Insurance adjusters are esti mating a half million dollars damage to property in the wake of a freak hailstorm that pom meled Clinton late last Wednes day afternoon. Probably the most extensive damage occurred at the Zipper Mobile Home plant on S. Broad -St., where 114 finished homes were beaten by the golfball-size hailstones that fell in that area. J. V Stillwell. Jr., general manager of the Zipper plant said yesterday that most of the dam age was to the aluminum roofs and panels and some windows of the small-size trailers. “The roof to the plant building will have to be replaced,” he said, “and the side of the office was damaged. We also had extensive damage to raw materials in the yard.” The hail apparently ' cut a swath through the southstde of Clinton extending south from Lydia Mill to an area just east of Eastside Greenhouses. Fred Crawford, administrator of Bail ey Memorial Hospital, said that some hail fell out that tar, but that the hospital suffered no damage. Spokesmen for Lydia Cotton Mills also noted their plants were not hurt by the storm. ‘ However, Mrs. Brunaon Asbill, of Eastside Greenhouse, estimat ed at least a $2,000 loss to their greenhouses, which were ■‘‘not in sured for hail damage. She said that about 1,000 glass panes were broken in three of the four hous es, and plants in tijose houses suffered from the freezing weather ak the buildings could not be heated after windows were broken out. Easter plants, in the least hurt building, were not affected, she said. Shealy’s Florist, on the south end of town, just missed the rav ages of the storm, even though it is^a short distance from the Zipper Plant. Damage to buildings at Pres byterian College in the center of the storm area, is still being sur veyed, according to G. Edward Campbell, business manager. Several roofs were hit, with heaviest damage noted at Neville Hall, the Science Building and some to Belk Auditorium. One faculty house had to be reroof ed, he said, and 150 window panes replaced in several build ings. There was some roof damage at Providence School, and a few windowpanes blown out at the Junior High School and at Pro vidence, but the other buildings escaped injury, according to R. P. Wilder, school superinten dent. Whiteford’s Drive-In re ported heavy damage to its neon sign, and the glass in the front door was broken. Thomwell’s heaviest destrOc- tio was to shrubbery, mainly the thousands of azalea plants ready to burst into bloom, a spokesman at the Presbyterian Children’s Home said. Dr. M. A. Macdonald, president of Thom- well, was out of town, and un available for comment on dam age to the campus buildings, thought to be light. . Private home owners through out the city continue to report damage to their property, with claims still coming in to four in surance agencies in town late yesterday. Roofs along and be hind the college campus on Map le Street looked as if they had been chewed in a meat grinder. Window panes were broken out in a number of homes, and there was considerable damage to woodwork, shutters, screens, and automobiles, agents here say. More than 350 claims were re ported by insurance firms whose adjusters have been surveying damages for a week. One company estimated $60,- 000 in claims so far, another about $50,000, with additional re ports coming in daily. Several Clinton residents who havfc lived here for a number of years said they don’t renj.ember a worse hailstorm in this area since 1925 whan fabric carlops were ripped to pieces by hail stones the size of tennis ball. Considerable hail pelted ‘ the downtown section but the brunt of the storm was borne by the residential area from the First Baptist Church to the southern section of the city. Alcoholics Anonymous ; To Meet On Tuesdap The regular weekly Alcoholics Anonymous held Tuesday evening ton Health Center row Street at 8 o’< The meetings Tuesday and public.