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I / Grande Vol. 66 — No. 13 Clinton, S. C, Tliursdoy, April 1,1965 i' " Lutheran Council Names Building Program Chairmen CHARLES F. WALDRON Tnut Officer WALTER A. SIOMAN Controller Get New Assigmneiits At Local Bank, Mills Charles F. Waldron, controll er of Clinton Mills a&d trust offi cer of M. S. Bailey k Son, Bank ers, will devote full time to the bank’s trust department effec tive April 1, according to Robert M. Vance, president of the or. ganizations. ’’The trust department under Waldron’s direction has develop, ed rapidly, precluding his con- Cranford Wins Magazine Award John H. Cranford, Jr., general manager of the plush six million dollar Stouffer’s Inn at Louis, ville, Ky., has been given the 1965 ’’distinguished servicF' award” by Innkeepers Maga- sine. Cranford, formerly of Clinton, is a member of the board of di rectors of the Kentucky Hotel- Motel Association. tinuing in the dual capacities,” Vance said. Waldron has served the organi zations as controller-trust officer since November 1, 1961. Walter A. Sigman, Jr., will as sume the controller position at the mills . Sigman, 31, is a native of Lin- colnton, N. C. He holds a B. S. degree in business administra tion from the University of South Carolina and is a certified public accountant. Prior to accepting the controller post, he served as staff accountant with Haskins k Sells, Public Accountants, Char lotte, N. C. Sigman is married to the form er Miss Ercell Jackson of John ston, and they have two young children, Eric, 2, and Cathey, 2 months. They reside on Sunset Boulevard in Lakewood. At the regular March meeting of the St. John’s Church Coun cil, chairmen and associate chairmen of the .several stand ing committees in connection with the building program were named, as follows: Committee on Survey, Dr. N. Carl Wessinger c.hairman, B. W. Dominick, associate chairman; Committee on Worship, Mrs. F. M. Boland, chairman, Mrs. A. C. Workman, Jr„ asociate chair man; Committee on Finance and Promotion, Robert I. Bo land, chairman, Harry E. Be- denbaugh, associate chairman; Committee on Education, H. L. Shealy, chairman, John H. Ful mer, associate chairman; Com mittee on Plans ond Construc tion, Shelton J. Rimer, chair man, Wyman M. Shealy, associ ate chairman. Ratchford W. Boland was pre viously appointed as the general chairman. He and the chairmen of the several specific commit tees, after the congregation’s membership shall have had op portunity to volunteer their ser vices on any of the commit. Phinney Named To SBA Advisory Unit Laurens businessman George L. Phinney, has been appointed to the Small Bt^iness Adminis- tration Council, Howard Mc Kenzie, director of SBA’s re gional office in Columbia, an nounced this week. i# ' ^ The appointment was made by the agency’s administrator, Eugene P. Foley. Phinney is the owner of .the Laurens Oil Company, a whole sale petroleum distrbiutor. He also serves as Laurens County Planning >and Development Board, and as president of the First National Bank of Laurens. GOYNE L. SIMPSON Vice-Pres. . Cashier tees, will complete the naming tee personnel; of committee persoi At Sales Clinic Members of the sales force of Lawson Furniture Co., Joanna, recently attended sessions of a drapery sales clinic and dec. orating school conducted by the R. W. Norman Company in Sal isbury, N. C. Those attending were Claude Lawton, L. T. Lawson, Johnny Mac Hatton and James Roten. A. A. Damage, 73, Dies Salurday Calvin H. Reed Joins Tofrington Company A. A. (Gus) Ramage, Sr., 7S, died early Saturday morning at a local hospital after several years of declining health and three weeks of illness. A native and lifelong resident of Laurens County, son of the late Albert M. and Effie Mad den Ramage, he was a member of Little River-Dominick Pres byterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ellen Chandler Ramage; three sons, A. A. Ramage,-Jr., Thom as C. and D. Frank Ramage of Clinton; a daughter, Mrs. J. W. (Evelyn) Mahon of Greenville; three brothers, L. T. (Fate) Ramage of Clinton; Walter B. and Pierre F. Ramage of Lau rens; three sisters, Mrs. Estelle R. J Abrams of Conyers, Ga., Mrs. T. P. (Mary) Brown of Laurens, and Mrs. C. A. Pea cock of Columbus, Ga.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 3:30 p. m. at the home on the Old Milton Road, Rt! 3, Clinton, by Rev. Lawton Daugherty and Dr. Wil liam Redd Turner. Burial was in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers were Lawrence F. Davis, Hall King, Hugh Work man, Hugh Buford, W. P. Dixon, and James Cook. PC Basketball Letters Awarded Ten Presbyterian College bas ketball players won letters this season and nine of them will re. turn to bolster Coach At Mus- selman’s squad next year. Captain Danny Charles was the only senior to earn a mono gram during the Blue Hose H-17 season. Juniors winning letters/includ ed hot-shooting gutfrlEK Gordon Adam of Bloomfield, Ky.; Doug Allen of Sumter, and Jimmy Bankhead of Chester. Athletic director Cally Gault’s list of letter winners included no sophomores but did include six freshmen. They were Ken Martin of Wayland, Ky.f—Bbb McGregor of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Ray Pries- tino of Richmond, Va.; Richard Quillen of Kingsport, Tenn.; Richard Reed of Columbus, Ga.; and Dave Turner of Muncie, Ind. Team manager, senior Danny Boozer, of Jekyll Island, Ga., also earned a letter. SBA’s National Advisory Council was established in 1961 to assist the agency in evalu ating the effectiveness of exist ing programs and to recom mend methods of improving them. Council members are business and professional men and women having special knowledge of and interest in the problems of small business. Activities of the council are purely advisory and members serve without compensation. * f % <■ I ipP* i H * * v | | ^ ‘«Ci. In Scholarship Competition —TatWtMwh Former Resident Dies In Darlington These 18 topflight high school sen iors are competing as finalists for ten coveted Founder’s Scholarship awards to attend Presbyterian College next fall. Included in the group, seeking scholar ships which range from $1,200 to $6,600 for four years of study are: Seated—Henry H. Cobb, Jr., of Deca tur, Ga.; Mara L. White and Gladys J. Goodwin, both of Spartanburg; Sarah C. Bergmann of Stone Mountain, Ga.; Glachia A. Theus of Columbia; Katrina and KENNETH S. McCRARY Asst. Cashier Two Promotions At Local Bank i Funeral services were conduct- _ .. ed Sunday at the First Church of 5gt. Taylor New God in Darlington for Ryland B. ki--;.,- n_ Todd, 67, who died Friday night RCCrUITer in a Darlington hospital follow- Staff Sergeant Max Taylor is ing an extended illness. Burial the new Marine Corps recruiter was in Grove Hill Cemetery. for the Clinton area. He reports Mr. Todd was born in Clinton, from the Third Marine Division a son of Mrs. Elizabeth Boyce on Okinawa. He is a Korean war Todd and the late Samuel Jona- v « te ran with 12 years service in than Todd. He has made his 016 O 01 ^ 8 - M. Compton of Fairfield, Ala.; James B. Page of Woodruff. Standing—Kenneth Dodds of Charles ton ; Louis D. Hudson, Jr., of Myrtle Beach; Sherwood C. McKay, Jr.; of At lanta; Edward B. Cooper of Charlotte: Charles R. Marchman, Jr., of Clayton, Ga.; John P. Hulst of Statesboro, Ga.; William D. Cates of Kershaw; Danny Knpx Wyatt of Huntsville, Ala.; Wil liam H. Scott of West Point, Ga.; Rich ard 0. Hay of Wadxnalaw Island; and Wilbur R. Otey, III, of Gainesville, Ga. Plans Developing For Area Religious Census Some 60 persons attended the move out simultaneously through home in Darlington since 1928 Sergeant Taylor is married to first planning sessions Sunday the community to conduct ^e where he was associated with the the former Miss Bobbie Jane afteftlodH^tOWard the holding of census on the afternoon of Sun- Darlington Manufacturing Com- Garrett of Cale, Arkansas. They a religious census in Clinton lat- day, April 25. pany until his retirement. have one son, John, age two. er in April. ^ The next meeting of the execu- 7, survived bv his wife The V reside on Oak Hill drive in Representatives from most of tive committee, headed by the S. Bailey k Son, Bank- Mrs Kathleen Trader Todd- his Greenville. the churches in Clinton and Jo- Rev. John Rivers and Rembert • - MrS Katnieen Trader Todd - ms sergeant Taylor replaces Staff a nna met at the Broad Street Truluck, has been set for 2:00 Sergeant Earnest Young Who Methodist Church to launch p. m., April 11, in Hodges Hall ^ has been selected for Warrant plans for a city-wide census that of the Broad Street Methodist Robert M. Vance. pn?Sd:*nt, Boy'ceTodd jV~both of Darling- officer 3 v will determine the church affili- Church. * • • Young men and women who a tion or preference of every in- are interested in the Marine dividual in the community. M ers, this week announced the mo ther, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyce promotions of two officers of Todd; a daughter, Miss Eliza beth - Louise Todd; a son, the local institution. stated that Goyne L. Simpson ton; a sister, Mrs. Chester Mar- has been elevated to the posi- tin, of McColl; a brother, Wil- L/l iVlLV^Uil t a urOVllCr, vVlI* ___ inx/t+A/i iollr UfitH tion of vice-president and cash- i iam r. T odd of Greenwood, and ?!?! HawIII he 11 was P° inted out 11181 the : j .u c .. . .... ’ Sergeant Taylor. He will oe , u^ n ... iqrq ier, and Kenneth S. McCrary three grandchildren. Bell Street Home Economics Dept. To Hove Fashion Show The home economics depart ment of Bell Street High School will stage the annual fashion show Monday evening at?* 8 o’clock in the school auditorium. The title of this year’s event is ‘‘Your Fashion Hit Parade.” In addition to the fashion show, special talent will be presented. Door prizes will be presented to holders of lucky numbers. The public is invited to attend the show. . has been promoted to assistant cashier. Mr. Simpson, cashier* for a number of years, joined the bank’s staff in has been with the organization since 1955. Other officers include James Von Hollen, Vice-President, and located in Laurens Selective last religious census, in 1958, proved most effective, and that Dr. A. B. Langston ? ervlC .l ^ flC i‘ ° n * l V !? n ?! d */ the influx of new people with industries during the past sev- Charles F. Waldron, trust offi- of ^ late Tllomas S - and Mary Wharton Langston, he Harry McSween, a representa tive of the First Presbyterian Church, was named to serve as chairman of a district asignment committee. This group will asign cer was a retired Baptist minister Calvin H. Reed has been ap*. pointed assistant superniten^ent of the Clinton Bearings Plant of the Torrington Company, in charge of the new thrust bear ing program which will begin upon completion of the plant’s present expansion. Reed, who was born in Chi cago and lived in Argentina, where his father was connect ed with Artnoui- k Co., gradu ated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis with a bachelor of science degree. He joined the Torrington Company in Connec ticut in 1962 as a project engin eer and has specialized "in the tooling and manufacture of thrust bearings. Mr. and Mrs. Reed and their daughter, Wendy, have moved into the old Bailey home at 224 West Main Street. Pre-Easter Mask At Broad St. Sunday The Chancel Choir of Broad Street Methodist Church will present a program of Choral Meditations on the Passion of our Lord, entitled “A Man of Sor rows,” Sunday morning, April 4, during the regular morning wor ship hour at 11:00 a. m. The choir is under the direc tion of Mrs. Ronald Burnside, with Mrs. James Pitts, orghalaL The public is invited. Revival Beginning At Hurricane Baptist A sprtatf revival la planned at Hurricane Baptist Church beginning this Sunday, April 4, and continuing through April 1L Sendees wtt begin each eve ning at V.SO, with the pastor. Rev. C. E. Rusell, bringing the messages. Clarence “Sonny” Gault will conduct the singing, and the nursery will bt open at an from 10:00 a m. to 2 p.m. to se- . n A1 _ . lect qualified applicants en years has made it necessary 1919. McCrary . L,u T s “, Dr D A ‘ v *„ B f Lan *- Marine Corps. His nwln offlee t0 conduct a new census ston, 86, of Route 3, Laurens, is the Marine Corps Recruiting ti w o died Friday at a hospital in Station in Greenville, S. C. Greenwood after a long illness. A native of Laurens County, ArCO Students Make Dean's List Three area students at the specific church teams to these and missionary, having spent 25 University of South’ Carolina ^f™* 8 withil1 th f community years to Brazil He wa* a mem- ^e named on the dean’s list for deS‘ bor ol Chestnut Ridge Baptist U*e tint semester. ^ns^nT^SeSt Church and a graduate of Fur- The y are Sandra A. Merchant natlon »- Ttams are scheduled to man University. of Kinards, with all “A” grades. He was twice married. His Jo1 ^ R Lewis - Jr - of Joad " a ’ first wife, Mrs. Louise Foe Diu- and Samuel F. Morns of Oin- Poole, one of Dunn’s oldest and dled 19i7 - Surviving ton best-known residents, died Mar. from this marriage are a son, li n-n ftr/in/iA 18 in the Betsy Johnson Memor- Dr. Hiram Thomas Langston MOUnrvUie Orange ial Hospital following an illness of Chicago, m., and a daughter, Chicken StCW April 3 of one month. Mrs. Samuel J. Broyles of Win. The MountvUle Gran g e will She is survived by her hus- ston-Salem, N. C. have ltg annual chicken 8tew Ushment of a work-study pro- c - N . w . band, who is a naUve of the Surviving Jj 8 ® are his wife, sale Saturday Apri , 3rdi at ^ gram. ^ Z , *** Long Branch-Community near Mrs. Margurite Cato Langston, Q ran g e R a jj __ The project, authorized under Revival services will be con- Clinton. He is a retired auditor two sisters, Mrs. Sue Bryson The sale will begin at 6:30 and the Johnston administration an- ducted at Calvary Baptist Church for the U. S. Dstrict Revenue and Miss Minnie Langston of y cke j g w m be» available at the ti-poverty program, permits stu- April 4-11, according to Rev. J. Mrs. James A. Poole Dies In Dunn, N. C. Funeral services were held Sunday, March 21, for Mrs. James A. Poole at the First Bap tist Church to Dunn, N. C. Mrs PC Gets $8,262 Work-Study Grant Washington — Presbyterian College at Clinton Thursday got Colvorv Church an $8,262 grant from the U. S. 7 .. . . Office of Education for estab- Announces ReVIVOl REV. WILLIAM PAGE Service, but now engaged in pri- Laurens; and nine grandchil- door p ac iiities for eating at the dents to go tocollege and work w - Spillers, pastor. vate accounting; a son. Rev. dren. William A. Poole of Winston- Funeral services were con- Salem, N. C., two brothers and ducted Sunday at 3:00 p. m. at hall will be prepared. part time. three grandsons. Luther League Names Officers At a recent meeting Luther League of St. Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, by Rev. F. M. Julian and Rev. Eddie Crapps. Burial was in the church cemetery. Congregational Meet of the John’s Lutheran church, officers for Pqi> Lutherans Sunday the new league year were elect ed as follows: President, Johnny A business meeting of the con- Fulmer; vice-president, Bonnie gregation of St. John’s Lutheran Farmer; secretary, Debra Far- Church will be held Sunday foL mer and treasurer, Gwendal lowing the morning worship ser- Bundrick. vice, Dr. E. Bryan Ketsler, pas- Mrs. Ervin Stroud and 1 Mr. tor, stated, and Mrs. Floyd Bundrick—are—The purpose of the meeting, counsellors for the organization, according to Dr. Keisler, is to Last Sunday afternoon Mrs. authorize the Church Council to Stroud and Mrs. Bundrick took proceed with the proposed build- several members of .the league ing program and to afford oppor to the district meeting in the St. tunity for members to volunteer Michael’s Lutheran Church, their services on committees of Greenville. their choice. Services will begin each eve ning at 7:30 o’clock. Rev. William Page, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Maul din, will be the visiting minister. Mrs. Joe Land will direct the music. _ This week, the Brotherhood is leading a series of cottage pray er services to prepare for the coming services. Mr. Spillers extends an invita tion to the public to attend. Cancer Kick-Off Banquet On April IS —Photo by Quinton PC Sets Record $85,000 Goal For 1965 Annual Giving Program A record total of $85,000 Is tha Alumni Asociatkm. The annual educational kick off banquet for the American Cancer Society will be held April 15 at 7:30 p. m. at the Hotel Mary Musgr&ue. Major General Bowen will be guest speaker along with Mrs. Paul H. Leon ard, executive director of the state division of the American Cancer Society. More than 50 cancer patients . . _ ,. _ . „. . were given aid this year by this Laurens-A 33-year-old Lau- children who were passengers gociH _ | „ by Mrs rens woman, mother of seven in the vehicle, Patricia Lotose, ^ Deloach of Lau. 4, and John Richard, 3, also Train Drags Laurens Woman After Car Is Hit at Crossing children, was critically hurt goal for Presbyterian Collage’s A schedule of regular mail- but her husband and two of received . emergency treatment children escaped with missed. at the hospital and were dis- rens, county commander of the cancer society for the past 17 years. Hampton Ave. PTA To Honor Teachers Cars Collide on Milton Road These two can were in collision Saturday night about 9 o’clock on Milton Road six miles south of Clin ton. John Henry Crawford and his wife of Rt 1 were occupants of the auto in the upper photo and were pro ceeding north. The car in the. lower photo, driven by Cara Lee Johnson of Rt. 1, was proceeding south. Oth er occupants of the car were Cora Lee Johnson of S. Bed St., Hattie Hill and Annie Yeung of Rt. 8, and Ed Pitta of Mouirtville. All were treated at Bailey Memo rial Hospital and dismissed. Patrolmen M. E. Suddeth and C. W. Neal investigated.—Photo by Paul Quinton. 1985 Animal Giving Program togs, supplemented by personal lesser injuries in . trnino.r At the time of the collision, nnnruimA tnriav voal Malor objectives of the log here Wednesday. front seat of the car and the ^H^tli^advanced gift efforts 1965 drivTare: $55,000 for the Mrs. Lois Duvall, thrown from two chUdren were to the rear, producer $19,000 Academic program. Including tte car, was dragged 104 fort accordingto City Police Capt. ^ ^ ^ tnurnrd aut. ohlcctlve The dio- 8cholarshii>s faculty salary by the train before it could be W. D. Burns. Hampton Avenue PantmtrTeach- l lfl64 ac hieved a new increases! and $30 000 for the stopped and she was removed The freight train, Atlantic er Association has been sched* in 1964 achieved a new from ^ second diesel U ne No. 528, was travel- uled for next Tuesday evening. IrhieHr nraanization ’ unit. ing South from Spartanburg. April 6, at 8 o’clock. At thla' ; The automobile was hit at the time officers for 1965-66 will * . elected. gram by high of $77,518. Plans call for opening the 1985 athletic organisation, campaign during the coming Hammet said the Annual Giv- Mrs. Duvall was carried week with a mailing to ail alum- ing program is a major source ambulance to Laurens District right rear door. ... nl of PC and to a number of of Income for PrertyUrUn Col- Hoapital after the 3:00 p. m A train crew member saw A .pedal program, .pedal friend, who hare nip- lege, Koond only to rtudent fee. crart. and remained in critical the car on the traek and was Apprec.aUon Night ported tha college In pan year., aid church budget gift*. It ha. condition late Wednesday night able to shout to Engineer E. planned to kmor of It will include a small brochure grown steadily in rfteent years. Her husband, Merte Felton lee. Jr., In tbne to stow the *rs for their faithful explaining the Annual Otvlng nut In the six year, since 1909 Duvall, 34, driver of a 1907 Onto so that it was halted the Mrs. Lewi, program and a letter from Dr. has brought la a total of 3300,- Rambler, was released from length of two engine units and president, urges James Edward Graham of 200 to help underwite the coL the hospital after emergency two two boxcars beyond the make plans to al of the lege budget. room treatment. Two Duvall point of impact mg. Charleston, president