The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, June 03, 1965, Image 1
lie Qinton Chronicle
Vol. 66 — No. 22
Clinton, S. G, Thursday, June 3, 1965
Wilder Presented “Citizen of Year” Award
R. P. Wilder (center), long-time
school administrator in Clinton, now su
perintendent of School District 56, here
is presented a plaque denoting his selec
tion as “Citizen of the Year” by the
Lions Club. The event took place Friday
night at a meeting of the Lions Club at
Hotel Mary Musgrove. Presenting the
plaque is Don Creighton, retiring presi
dent of the club. At left is Don Wilder,
of Shelby, N. C., son of Mr. Wilder, and
at right is Mrs. R. P. Wilder and Mrs.
Don Wilder, who were among guests in
vited for the occasion.—Photo by Dan
Yarborough. •
S. C. State Chamber
Industrial Session
Opens Here Today
Some 450 persons are expected
Sacred Music,
At Joanna
The First Baptist Church of
Joanna will present a program
of sacred music at 8:00 p. m.,
June 8, in the church sanctu
ary. Appearing together will be
Miss Jo Ann Shelton. Director
of “The Batist Hour Choir.”
and Mrs. Virginia Seelig, resi
dent voice teacher at South
western Baptist Theological
Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas.
The public is invited to at
tend.
Foy Honored
The eighth grade class of Joan
na Elementary School has de
dicated the 1965 yearbook to the
memory of the late G. N. Foy,
who taught at the school 32
years.
A copy of the yearbook was
presented to Mrs. Foy Monday
by J. Truett Wil'is, principal.
N. Charleston
Downs Clinton
For State Title
The Clinton High School up
per-state baseball champions
on Friday night in Orangeburg
lost to the North Charleston
team, lower state champs, 9 to
5, in the playoff for the state
championship.
It was the second win for the
Charleston team in the best two
of three series.
Clinton won the first game
Tuesday night of last week in
North Charleston, 4-9, scoring
all runs in the first inning.
North Charleston came back
Thursday night, defeating Clin
ton here in the Cavalier park,
5-1, with the Charlestonians
racking up three runs in the
first inning.
Clinton got into the playoffs
by defeating Chapman High of
Inman for the upstate title in
two straight games.
The Clintonians had a 13-1
record for the season in con
ference play.
Textile Employees
Get Wage Increase
Speakers, Recipients of Degrees
The leading participants in Presbyte
rian College’s 85th commencement exer
cises of last Sunday are pictured here,
left to right: President Marc C. Weer-
sing ’ r U. S. Senator Donald S. Russell,
principal speaker; Robert M. Vance,
trustee chairman who awarded degrees;
Dr. James S. Patton, recipient of an
honorary doctor of laws degree; Dr.
Frank R. Johnson, doctor of humani
ties; Dr. Fred V. Poag, doctor of divin
ity; and Dr. Henry M. Brimm, doctor
of laws.—Photo by Yarborough.
County Baptists
Schedule Revival
Degrees, Awards Qvea
At College Reals Sunday
DR. HARBIN
Dr. L. B. Harbin
Begins Ministry
At Joanna
The Laurens Baptist Associa
tion will sponsor an area-wide
An advance in waire of textile revival June 16-27. Pastors are . . ....
employees of the area has been cooperating in this endeavor by sel1 charged Presbytenan Col- terial changes with the un
announced by officials of local leadin 8 their churches to par- 124 graduating seniors on changeability of certain basic
ttor mills ticipate in the effort moral responsibility in deliver- moral values and spiritual prin-
President Robert M Vance of Services, which will begin at in « commencement address ciples.”
President Kobert M Vance ot at Watts at the 85th graduation exercises “
Clinton Mills, Inc., stated that p „ m ,’ , De nel ? at watls h . pa In . f qi ,_ Hov
the announcement was made to ^ 1,1 Ral1 1 a, * k eac * 1 evenin g
employees via plant bulletin d i uri ['K these dates except on “History teaches us one les-
board last Thursday. He said de- the two Sundays when services son, he said. No civilization
tails of the increase will be eiven w,n 1,0 he,d at* 3 P m - can survlve unless it is firmly session, with the thought that all
to each employee'by his depart- Tho evangelist will be the Rev. rooted in moral strength. The that is past must be abandon
ment suoervisor as soon as thev Jack st anton of Dallas, Texas, loss of faith is what generates ed or cha.iged.
R ‘ H associate in the Southern Bap- unrest in our youth.” “Too o.L*n in academic circles
' list Home Mission Board’s Evan- Speaking before a packed teobn cal s^i!’ has largely re-
nrwi[^Vi*"Tnnnna ge,ism De P artment - crowd in Belk Auditorium, the P ac . ed crudit on as the mark of
Pnftnn Mmi T^H nnHc^wa. alv Music wU1 be under the direc ' junior senator from South Caro- d st notion Ours >s a task to
Cotton Mills, said notice was giv- tion of j N McFadden, minis- ii nd added: rework history s t-easure of les-
U. S. Senator Donald S. Rus- blending our accelerating ma-
The senator said an atmos
phere of rapid change has
brought about “a strange ob-
No civilization session, an almost religious ob-
Salary Raises Feature
County Supply Measure
Columbia — County .employees crease through a change in pol- to attend the seventh annual In-
and elected officials will get pay icy which permits them to get (j us trial Management Workshop
raises in the Laurens County pay checks ever y two weeks in- Qf t h e South Carolina state
supply bill for 1965-66, passed stead of every month. r , Qtri . nf p™
Tuesday by the State House of The legislator said this would Chamber of Commerce at Pres-
Representatives. provide two extra pay checks byterian College this Thursday
The bill calls for a total out- a year. and Friday,
lay of • $858,740, some $43,000 Elected officials such as the The program is designed to
above what the current budget probate judge, clery of court, together ooeratine suoer-
totals. Most of the increase was sheriff and supervisor came in R g p 8 P 6
for the pay boosts amounting to for $1,000 increases across the visors and personnel manager
about 5 per cent for employees b~>ard. for a practical discussion of la-
and $1,000 each for the officials. 'I his was done, Abercrombie relations, labor law, super
state Rep. Marshall Aber- r"--Gained, to keep the county . . , t
cromble of Laurens, said the abreast of neighbbrins counties ''‘“’T development, common.-
county’s financial condition is ami to match state pay increas- cations, human relations, atti-
surplusso good that it will have e>r, -f three per cent given county tudes, leadership and personnel
a surplus of some $100,000 at the auditors and treasurers. practices.
end of the current fiscal year on » tax levies each to It will open at 10;30 a m
June 30. v>p.‘r«tj the Laurens Hospital
Pay raises and some slight in- o.stria and the Clinton Hospital Thur8day ’ and extend untl1 4:00
creases in other appropriations -y nr ; ct remained static. P- m adjournment the next day.
will be accomplished without i e vy for school op- All sessions are scheduled for
any majo tax hikes, thanks to eratiens in the county’s two Belk Auditorium, and the repre-
an expanding economy, increas- school districts also remained ... i in u t
ed assessed valuation and new the same Xhe levy on sentatives also will make use of
industries coming on the tax taxable property for ordinary sleeping and dining facilities of 3 ap ti s t Church, took up his re’s- fective July 5.
books for the first time next operations also was kept. Presbyterian College. An esti- idence in the recently renovated
ye f[ - . . ., , Total estimated revenues of mated 300 are expected to attend Darsona ae on Maenolia Street
Abercrombie said, however, $7066,815 are expected, $190,000 .. A „ . parsonage on magnolia atreei
that he anticipates a slight in- 0 f W hich will come from the 14- as resldents for the ful1 session, June lst Dr . Harbin assumes
crease of perhaps one mill to mill levy. with some 150 more commuting fyii time ministry after —— ■ww* w ••«««.
aid V ^inty Supplement ^o^^the ^ ^ Pr ° gram - serving as interim past ° r ^ nCAI Boys ^’tween” tVe ages of sev- ^Russell said students
county’^paWhfSchool teachers. cromWeSaUi S^at^was^a^con* A Gib9 ° n ’ president September. A reunion of former studen s en and fourteen who wish t0 subordinating things to
The 20 per cent county sup- s^UveestinSte of B-I Cotton Mills of Greenville, He succeeds the Rev. James at Thorn we 11 Orphanage is play basebal , in the clinton deep moral principles, which his- Winston-Salem N. C.,
plement w^l be ^—d in 7 new $“m was put in aad ^ ^rge E. Blair, edu- ^ ^Id^ay^ Fridge ^ t0 “of humanities; D^. James
a new supply bill provision^ ^ bm for the Res cational director of the state ed _ ed wite pioneer missions Buf ^ w continu ^ h Sun . behind ^ Clinton High School ha ^ pe ^ al a ig S. Patton, executive-secretary of
Teachers got the * a ™ 1™* * id cue Squad, provided for by sep- uctaional television network, from North Gre en- day - the General C ° UnCl1 ’ Presbyteri '
d^ferentTrmula 6 arate aCt thi * year * wil1 b® the Principal speakers of ville Junior College where he ® eve . r . a J, hundred m * n ’ w ° mei )
The new provisions appropri- The bui also allocates $8,118 the opening Thursday session. wa s professor of Bible and and chlldren from a11 P a ^ s of
atse a sufficient sum of county t for . <*'**%* A prorated c ° n ; That afternoon Frank C. McAl- Greek for two years, Dr. Har- wi i
funds to be used to provide the ^ ^ rea 5 Me i^ al ister, director of the labor rela- b in held pastorates at Brinson If« ^1
20 per cent supplement. What Health m Laurens. This tions department of the Indiana and Sparta in his natiV e Geor- '
the county kickback (surplus) was a ^ 2 - 000 increase. State Chamber of Commerce, g ia and Ty i er T own Miss He ta £? S ° n the carT ]P u f-
from the states does not provide National Guard units at Lau- and labor attorney Billy Craig ^ a ei aa d b f s g a degree from T , he pr ° gram a T'
win be made up in loeal taxes, »' HartaviUe, w UI speak.Audtbe ulersty and holds bud-
The county will levy sufficient eac n. but with a specification evening session will feature Ed- n n n presiaea over D y ministers, dusi
Uxes not to exceed five mills *** mone y ^ not be forth- win F. Avery, president of the J* 16 n ? n n r S a neSS and P rofessional men who
“owe;.” to provide the 20 per co-ning if the units are called state Chamber of Commerce. LTal ^arv Ba,,tl!, The ”-
cent supplemnt. mto federal service or “to po- PC President Marc C. Weersing, logical Seminary.
A lump sum appropriation of 1,ce aay integrated school in the and Dr George D. Heaton of fori ^ er Miss”Dora*iSn Dunklay Tennis Program
$64,000 was provided for in a state > Chariott* lormer miss uora Ann uunaiey »
separate act to supplement
en to employees this week that tr of Music at L e a wood Baptist
in keeping with policy, the com- church Greenville
pany is following the pattern set chairman of the
T«o«na-„ n a *tnr nr by the industry and is j° lning committee is the Rev. Aivin F.
Joanna s newest pastor, Dr. with other texile plants in the Boone pastQr Qf Lucas Avenue
L. Byron Harbin of the First area in raising hourly wages ef- Baptist Church.
“Change is not bad. On th *
™ , .. contrary, properly controlled, it
Chairman of the evangelism is ^ inevitable and desirable.
son', avid to r.’slate ts funda
mental truths in terms related
to our problems.”
Bachelor s degrees were con
ferred unon 124 graduating sen-
Thomwell Reunion
Slated Next Week
A reunion of former students
Youth Baseball
Program To
Get Underway
We may change our material
world, but the fundamental goals
7 inrs
and aspirations are true from ^
generation to generation. The
supreme truth of history is that H M Brimmt 1 i brar i an and
moral values, ethica standards fossor of bib ii 0 g r aphy at
PC a
to feu out
a-d<?d honorary degrees
nding leaders: Dr.
and spiritual principles have a Theological seminary in
special relevance for every Richmond doctor ot laws; Dr.
ij Frank R. Johnston, heart sur-
.. geon and associate professor at
se the Bowman-Gray School of Med
an Church US, doctor of laws;
and Dr. Fred V. Poag, pastor of
the Spartanburg First Presby
terian Church, doctor of divinity.
Dr. Brimm and Dr. Johnston
are PC alumni.
Trustee Chairman Robert M.
Vance of Clinton and President
Marc C. Weersing presided over
the occasion. Twenty-four gradu-
Army
leaving the door open for it to or u.use R0 TC reserve commissions, one
join four other neighboring [n^cou^proclu^La^rfns Coun- received a US Marine Corps re-
counties in establishing the ^ y f rom participating in the joint
Piedmont Technical Education venture.
Center at Greenwood. State Rep. Marshall Abercrom-
This was accomplished by a “e of Laurens who engineered
the move, said the county might
County May Yet Join
Technical School Setup
Columbia^-Laurens County is no objection from Laurens legis- “^"“.dets* "receiwd
•aving the door open for it to lators or those from the other R0TC reserve C ommissi<
serve commission and Dean
Joseph M. Gettys presented
awards to these students:
General Scholarship Medal —
Mary Ann Kirkland of Moncks
Charlotte.
« ca.au. ct. „ The Laurens Planning and Addressing the Friday morn- Beaumont, Miss. They have To Get Underway
teacher" pay this year.” That act Devleopment Commission took ing program will be Henry Her- two children, Patricia Ann and
also contained authority for a a cu *’ ^ rom 15,000 down to $2,- iet of Columbia, personnel direc- Deborah Elaine.
^-m™ if necessary, to ^ ^ * tor of the Horsman Doll Co., and
provide the teacher-pay money The supervisor was granted industrial consultant Edward
that state kickback funds did 590,000 — the same — for main- McFaul of Chicago. The closing
not supply Only one mill was tenance of roads and bridges, session that afternoon will bring
needed to provide it and sup P u es; and $50,000 for a talk by A1 Hartnett, labor rela-
Abercrombie said county em- equipment and paving materials. tions consultant of Kensington,
ployees are getting what de !® 1 ga_ M £. .. . . . M . Registration for the first term ners beginning at 9 am., and beville, McCormick and Saluda nTstartuiurnext yeir^ywalT Wise Award ~ Earl P; Guy of
amouns to a five per cent in- an The Industrial Management of Presbyterian College’s 1965 f 0 r intermediates, 10 a m. counties sponsored the b i 11 s y y y ‘ Jacksonville, Fla.; Hay Bible
sepa- W orkshop was first launched by summer school is scheduled for All classes will be held on the which took out Laurens at the Tb ® . so °, n tb ^ wunty Medal — Carlos Emanuel of
next Monday at 2:00 p. m., with courts at Presbyterian College, request of State Senator W. C. w p uld p e admitted to the project Guayaquil, Ecuador; Fraser Bi-
PC Summer Term
To Open Monday
For Youngsters
The city recreation program last minute amendment to two dPcide°to corne inte^he'pro'gram Corner: Outstanding Senior and
will sponsor tennis lessons for biUs in the state Legislature next year Gold p Awards
beginners and intermediate play- e ij m j na ting Laurens from the Abercrombie said he under-
ers beginning June 7 for sev ®u . stands that construction of a
weeks. MlSS Amelia Nichols Will nlannpd X275 000 toohniral pdura- — —
instruct, with classes for begin- Senators from Greenwood, Ab- cen t er a t Greenwood will of Mar i e tta, Ga.; Herk
Gary Mike
Smith of Long Island, N. Y.;
Pi Kappa Phi Freshman Scho
larship Award — Henry M.
Copt. Maupin Gets
Commendation Medal
The Army Comendation Medal
has been awarded to Capt. Joe
S. Maupin for meritorious ser
vice as assistant professor of
military science at Presbyterian
College, Lt. Col. Richard W. Ul
rich announced today.
Capt. Maupin was cited spec
ifically for his “outstanding ini
tiative and resourcefulness in
carrying out his duties, his ef
forts being characterized by a
tional $25,000 through
rate act to construct
a water the State Chamber of Commerce
^ 1959 ° n the Presbyteri i an classwork of the' 5* week ses- Miss Nichols asks that pupils (Bill) Dobbins of Laurens.” when it pays its prorated share ble'Medal’- Henry M. Smith;
to supply a new industry. He 'ege campus. Each session has ^ ♦ki. u,hiPh
did not identify the industry. been held here since that date
Legion Baseball Teans
Open Season on Jwe 7
Clinton’s American Legion
sion to begin the following morn- bring their own balls this year,
ing.
Dean Joseph M. Gettys has
announced that 30 courses in 11
departments will be offered dur
ing the two-term summer school
which will cover a total
weeks. The iirst term is set
June 7-July 14; the second, for
July 15-August 20. A maximum
of 12 hours’ credit (two additloo-
June 14—Greenwood at New- al for laboratory science) is
of 11 j
et for/
available for both terms or six
hours for either one of the two
terms.
The courses to be taught at PC
during the 1965 summer session
are:
Bible—Old Testament Survey,
baseball team will go into ac- berry, Laurens at Clinton,
contagious enthusiasm and a de- tion on June 7—the initial day June 15—Laurens at Green-
sire for constant improvement" of play for the five-team League wood, Clinton at Ware Shoals,
during the period Sept. 7, 1963 to 8. June 17—Greenwood at Ware
June 15, 1965, of his service with In addition to Clinton, other Shoals, Laurens at Newberry,
the Presbyterian ROTC unit. He team in the league are Green- June 18—Newberry at Green-
served as S-3 and S-4. wood, Ware Shoals, Laurens, wood, Clinton at Laurens, i
and Newberry. June 21 — Clinton at Green- The Christian Life, Life and Phil-
Siaman Awarded - A 20-game schedule has been wood, Ware Shoals at Newber- osophy of Christ, ^pts and
TDA r *.•$• t *et up, with each team playing ry. ~—^ Teachings of the Apostles; Bi-
A Certificate each other four times during June 22—Newberry at Clin- ology—General Biology; Chem-
Walter A. Sigman, controller the season which closes July 9. ton, Laurens at Ware Shoals. istry—General Chemistry; Eco-
of Clinton MUls, has been issued the season which closes July 9. June 24 — Ware Shoals at nomics—Principles of Econom-
a certified public accountant cer- The Clinton team is expected Greenwood, Newberry at Lau- ics, Money and Banking, Inter-
tificate by the South Carolina to be the pace-setters tor the re ns. mediate Economic Theory; Eng-
Board of Examiners of Public league, since most of the play- June 28—Greenwood at New- U9h—Composition, Readings in
Accountants. erg ^ trom the upper state berry, Laurens at Clinton. World Literature, Survey of
Sigman, who assumed his po«- champion Clinton High School June 29—Greenwood at Clin- English Literature; The Ameri-
ition with the local mills in April, team now playing for the state ton, Newberry at Ware Shoals, can Novel, Introduction to Ut-
holds a BS degree in business duunpionship against North July 1—Clinton at Newberry, erary Types.
' Charleston, lower state champs. Ware Shoals at Laurens. History-Survey of European
Also, the local Legion team July 3-Greenwood at Lau- Civilization, History of Russia;
will be augmented by several rens, Ware Shoals at Clinton. Mathematics — Mathematics of
players from Whitmire. 5—Greenwood at Ware Fbuuice, College Mathematics;
Ths Snh^als Shoals, Laurens at Newberry. Introduction ot Modern Algebra,
. June 7—Greenwood at Clin- Ju i v a-Newberrv Green- Analytlc Geometry and Differen-
Kathy Smith, Of Kinards, win Newherrv et Were Shoela JUly »— wewDerr y « ureen ^
be the assistant business ntiMa- lmyt $ rUnten at Newberry,
ge ^/ or . th l^f r !^ “Si Ware Shoals at Laurens.
June 10 — Ware Shoals at
Greenwood, Newberry at Lau-
sity of South Carolina.
On Staff of fa par
At Anderson College
dent newspaper, the Yodler, for
wood, Clinton at Laurens.
Kathy, a rising sophomore at
the Baptist junior college, is tee
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Smith. <
rens, Ware Shoals at Clinton.
tion Calculus; Political Science
_ . —American Constitutional Law,
July T-Ointon at Greenwood. Elements * Political Science;
Ware Shoals at Newberry. Psychology — Introduction to
July 8—Newberry at Qinton, Psychology, Abnormal Psychol-
Laurens at Ware Shoals. ogy, Child Psychology; Spanish
July 9 — Clinton at Wars —Elemnetary Spanish, Interme-
Shoals, Laurens at Greenwood, diate Spanish.
The Herk M. Wise Scholarship, awarded annually
by Mrs. Mercer Vance Wise of Qinton in memory of
her husband, is being presented to Earl P. Guy of Jack
sonville, Fla., by Dean Jospeh M. Gettys of Presbyte
rian College. This grant is given to a rising senior
planning to enter full-time Christian service.
Another award with strong Clinton connections was
inaugurated this year. It is the Bailey Scholarship,
to be made available to a rising senior who shows un
usual promise in economics or business administration.
Although not pictured here, presentation was made on
a joint basis to Dan McLeMore of Surrency, Ga., and
James H. Smith, III, of Farmville, Va.—Photo by Yar
borough.
The amendment, which met of the cost, initially thi 8 would Columbia Theological Seminary
amount to about $69,000 to defray Scholarship — Hubert G. Ward-
construction costs. Greenwood law> Jr f of Kingstree and Hun-
County will furnish the center ter Coleman of Tifton, Ga.;
site free. Bailey Scholarship — Dan Mc-
The annual expense for the lo- Lemore of Surency, Ga., and
cal operations budget would cost j ames H . Smith III of Farm-
Laurens County between $4,000 v iii 8i Va.
and $6,000 a year, Abercrombie Thg morning baccalaureate
estimated. The state pays half sermon was preached by Dr.
the budget. Frank H. Caldwell, executive
The individual county shares director of the Presbyterian
were prorated by the State Tech Foundation in Charlotte. Speak-
nical Education Committee on ing on the sub ject of “Hearing
the basis of population and prox- and Heeding God’s Calls,” he
imity to the center, Abercrom- sa i d :
bie explained. Laurens was - “This whole world is going
scheduled to pay about 25 per through one of the most conclu-
cent as the second largest coun- s i ve revolutions in history. The
ty involved. church must face up to its im-
Senator Dobbins at first advo- plications. There must be an
cated the county staying out of aC uteness, both among the min-
the techniral training program isters and the laity, to the hear-
because of the expense to the j n g ^d heeding of God’s calls,
couny. Individual response among the
Dobbins noted that Greenville young and old is the first step
TEC had agreed to take Lau- toward the renewal of the church
rens County students. He said as an institution as it struggles
there was no point, in view of to preserve its fundamental mis-
this, of the county partciipating s ion.”
in the Greenwood project. Dr. Caldwell called upon the
Dobbins did not oppose the young graduates for a self-ap-
amendment, put in the bill in the praisal to determine the area
House to keep the way open for in which each is best able to
Laurens to participate. serve.
Legislation creating the Pied
mont Technical Training Dis- p c :
trict was passed last year when Mome rrayer ^emCOS
King Dixon was senator from J 0 Begin Tonight
‘ISSL County wax put on J 0 ™ ” d ^nT ^
notice after initial legislation re- d
' moving it from them ulti-county Br J. dg * communities June
project that the Greenville cen- and 10
ter would be required to charge Community residents are ;
out-of-county tution fees when 1° attend any of tha
enroUment reached a saturation The Rev. J. Gaynor
po!,,! pastor of the churche*.
Scholarship