The Clinton Chronicle
Vol. 66 — No. 23
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, June 10,1965
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At Shrine CJub Meeting
The Clinton Torrington Plant After Recent Expansion
These were the key figures at a
meeting of the Laurens County Shrine
Club on Tuesday, June 1. The meeting
at the club house on Lake Greenwood
honored the county’s industrial leaders.
Guest speaker was Dr. Ben F. Ormand,
Jr., new pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Laurens. Left to right are
George L. Phinney, past potentate of He-
jaz Shrine Temple; David Word, club
secretary; Allen D. Coleman, president;
Dr. Ormand, and R. P. Hamer of Clinton,
assistant rabban.—Bramlett Photo.
Torrington Representatives to Visit Clinton Plant Today
Three-Doy Event
Thomwell Homecoming :
Scheduled for Weekend
Clinton will be the mecca this
week-end for hundreds of for
mer students of Thomwell Or
phanage as they return to the
campus for a reunion.
They will come from all sec
tions of the United States for
this special gathering, which
takes place every five years.
In 1960 more than 900 returned,
bringing their families along
for the three-day event.
The first day of this year’s
homecoming, June 11, will be
taken up with registration and
getting settled, with an ice
cream social scheduled at 7:30
p. m. at the youth center.
Saturday will be a full day
with a morning worship service
following breakfast in the din
ing hall. A Thomwell graduate,
Rev. Furman E. Jordan, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
S. R. HANSON
Hanson To Head
Jaycee Chapter
The Clinton Junior Chamber
of Commerce elected the follow
ing officers and directors for the
1965-66 year at a recent meeting:
President, S. R. Hanson.
1st Vice-President, Raymond
Benson.
2nd Vice-President, Ted Daven
port. \
Secretary, James Kidd.
Treasurer, Ken Mann.
Directors, Herman Burdette,
Bill Phelps, Sandy Templeton.
President Hanson announced
the following events for the com
ing club year:
A membership' drive will be
held Sept. 13-25, with a goal at
20 new members; in October the
club will operate its booth at the
Laurens County Fair, followed
by a Halloween dance on Oct. 30;
in December the Jaycees will
again be hosts to 20 deserving
children for the annual Christ
mas party and shopping tour;
the annual Miss Clinton pageant
will be held on Feb. 29; the club
year will end with a spring
dance in April.
Sowers Retire From
Staff At Thomwell
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Q.
lowers, who retired June 1 fl
owing many years of service
ts members of the Thomwell
taff. have gone to their home
n Bat Cave, N. C., where they
rill spend the summer. In the
all they will leave for their
tome in St. Cloud, Fla., where
hey will spend the winters.
I Fashioned Pknic
of Bessemer, Ala., will conduct
this family devotion hour.
At 9:00 a. m., alumni officers
will meet in Montgomery Me
morial Hall. This will be follow
ed by the alumni business
meeting at 10:00 a. m., when
new officers will be elected.
Lonnie L. Dunlap of Columbia,
alumni president, wUl preside.
Dr. Clarence E. Piephoff, pas
tor of Monaghan Presbyterian
Lhurch of GreenviUe, will lead
the memorial service for the 35
members of the Thomwell fam-
-ly that have died since 1960.
Saturday afternoon will be
devoted to swimming, tennis,
and other recreation foUowing
the 1:00 p. m. barbecue at the
Lake Recreation Area.
Highlights of the homecom
ing will be the alumni banquet
at Turner Dining Hall Saturday
beginning at 7:00 p. m. Toast
master will be Dr. Joseph Gra
ham Miller, New York attorney.
Sunday’s events will include the
6:30 a. m. communion service,
with the youngest of Thom-
well’s ministers, Rev. Allen
Johnson, pastor of the Seneca
Presbyterian Church giving the
communion meditation. Assist
ing with the communion service
will be 90-year-old Dr. L. Ross
Lynn, president emeritus, and
Dr. M. A. Macdonald, president
of Thomwell.
At 10:00 a. m., another Thom-
well minister, Rev. James Ter
rell of Ware Shoals, will teach
the adult Sunday school class.
The 1:00 a. m. Sunday worship
service will bring to a close the
homecoming program. Dr. Al
len C. Jacobs, president of the
Presbyterian Children’s Home
at Talladega, Ala., will have
charge.
BuHding Dedicated To
Sfielton Rimer, Jr.
The Civil Air Patrol unit of
Greenville will dedicate a new
building at the Greenville down
town airport Sunday, June 13,
at 2:00 p. m.
The building will be dedicated
to the late J. Shelton Rimer,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Rimer
who live near here and owners
of Azalea Homes, Inc.
Friends and relatives of
young Rimer, who died last fall
following several months ill
ness, are invited to attend these
services.
Approximately 100 representatives of The Torrington Company will
arrive in Clinton about noon today for a tour of the local plant. In the
group will be engineers, engineering salesmen and some plant managers.
Following a luncheon at Hobel Mary Musgrove, the afternoon will be
spent in observing operations at the big Clinton Bearings Plant of the
company, where a 50 per cent expansion in manufacturing space has just
been completed at a cost of $2,000,000. Machinery and equipment is now
being installed.
This evening, the Torrington representatives will be entertained at
dinner at the hotel.
The visit to Clinton climaxes a three-day period of conferences at Sap
phire Valley Inn in the North Carolina mountains.—Yarborough Photo.
B. Frank Godfrey,
Native of Clinton,
Heads Slate Agency
The appointment of B. Frank
Godfrey as executive director
of the South Carolina Employ
ment Security Commission was
announced today by Ed. H. Ta
tum, chairman; Robert S. Gal
loway, Sr., vice-chairman; and
Sam H. Hendrix, commissioner.
Mr. Godfrey, a native of Clin
ton, received his education in
the public schools of Clinton
and at Presbyterian College. He
first joined the staff of the com
mission in 1937 as an account
ing clerk in the fiscal section.
He had previously been employ
ed with the old First National
Bank in Greenville. In 1940,
when the State Employment
Service and the Unemployment
Compensation Divisions were
consolidated, he was appointed
as the first business manager
and served in the capacity of
business manager and personnel
officer until 1942 when he was
appointed business manager of
the War Manpower Commis
sion. At the end of World War
II he returned to the South
Carolina Employment Security
Commission as business manag
er and personnel officer and
served in that capacity until
October, 1946, when he was ap
pointed director of the Unem
ployment Compnesation Divis
ion.
Mr. Godfrey is a member of
the Eastminster Presbyterian
Church, the Columbia Civitan
Club, has been active in local
civic affairs, and is listed in
who’s Who of the Southeast. He
is married to the former Elise
Hawkins of Manning, and they
have on son, James Frank God
frey, a 1965 graduate of Clem-
son University.
With a staff of 580 employees,
Merchants Arrange
For Coining Dates
A meeting of the Clinton Mer
chants Association was held last
Thursday morning at the Mary
Musgrove Hotel. Chairman, D.
B. Smith, presided and welcom
ed Don Creighton, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and
also the largest number of
merchants to attend for several
months.
The association voted unani
mously to close business on Mon
day, uly 5, for the 4th of July
holiday which will come on Sun
day this year, and also to close
on the following Wednesday af
ternoon of that week as is cus
tomary.
During committee reports,
Charles Buice, in the absence of
the special events chairman, re-
commeded to the group that
plans b<» made for the special
dollar day event to take place
this year during the week-end
of August, 5, 6, 7. The recom
mendation was accepted.
Plans and details were worked
out for a special welcome to
Torrington representatives, who
are visiting in the community to
day. Each of the merchants was
asked to fly banners and to par
ticipate in a page welcoming ad
which appears in The Chronicle
today.
Board of Directors
To Meet Tuesday
The Board of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce will
meet Tuesday at 10:00 a. m. at
Hotel Mary Musgrove.
President D. G. Creighton
urges all members to be attend.
84 Cases on List
Court Term Slated To Begin Monday
County Supply
Bill Is Amended
Columbia — Senate amend
ments to the Laurens County
supply bill will be approved in
the State House of Representa
tives to clear the way for pas
sage of the measure, according
to State Rep. Marshall Aber
crombie of Laurens.
Amendments by State Sen. W.
C. (Bill) Dobbins of Laurens in
clude one abolishing the Laur
ens County Civil Defense office.
Dobbins changed the bill to
eliminate a $4,000 county appro
priation for the agency, explain
ing that he did not feel that it
was needed. The office is cur
rently vacant.
first go before the Grand Jury
for return of true bills or no
bills.
Abercrombie said he and Rep.
J. C. League knew of the sen- FerQUSOII Heads
ator’s opposition to the civil r\ |7 ai •
defense program but left it in UUKC AlUmill ASSO.
the House version with an un
derstanding the senator could
kill it if he desired in the Sen
ate.
Abercrombie said he and
League would concur with this
and other amendments of a
minor nature in order to pro
mote couilty harmony and as
sure passage of the supply bill.
The bill, totaling $655,140,
awaits only concurence on the
amendments before final pas
sage.
Jurors Drawn For
Criminal Term
Jurors have been drawn
for
;■ f'i A one-week term of criminal and receiving stolen goods; Der-
court (General Sessions) is rill Bozard, violation Sec. 50-4.
scheduled to get underway Mon- New Cases
day morning in Laurens. John McFadden, violation Sec.
A list of cases prepared early 16-413,1; Charlie Tucker, Grand
in the week showed a total of l arcen y of auto; Calvin Mattison,
84 cases to come before the court, two counts of forgery; Johnnie
28 being held over from previous Harris, murder; Capers Sul-
terms and 56 new cases. livan, murder; J. C. Woodrow
The 28 cases will go directly 5™ ks ’. dru " k ■
before the court for guilty pleas An ™‘ rong “ d . Joh ?
... rp. -p „ *,„n, vin Stewart, drunk driving (3rd);
or trial. The 56 new cases will c, „ . .. . . , ' , ’
Frank Nelms, drunk driving
(4th);. David Ray, Jr., Izzie
Stroud, R. Dean Tribble, Walter
Spires-n*'.I Gra mile Davis, as-
Presiding over the term will sau’t a:'d battery; Babby Parris,
be Judge Steve C. Griffith of non-support
Newberry, presiding judge in the Als0) Clyde Berry forgery ( 3
Eighth Judicial Circuit. As is counts); William. SuMivan, Paul
customary, judges in the state B Shelnut and Maybell Sellers,
preside in their home circuits for forgery (3 counts); Alphonso
the summer (June) terms. The c'o:k, housebreaking; Tommy
state will be represented by the Varnadore, Charles O’Bryant,
circuit s prosecuting attorney, g ra nd larceny <2 counts); John-
SohcitorWilliam T. Jones of n ; e \\ Vance, housebreaking and
Greenwood. $ grand larceny (5 counts); Clar-
Continued Cases ence D. L>n'h and Rose Lynch,
Ernest H. Coker (deceased), obtaining money under false pre-
violation of the liquor laws; tenses; Phil Anderson, obtain-
James Capers Gregory, murder; ing money under false pretenses;
William Eugene Armstrong, W. Otis Godfrey, worthless
drunk driving (3rd offense); check charge; Paul Cagle, re-
Rosie Patterson, disposing of pro- ceiving stolen goods. * ,
perty under lien; James Wil- Also, Lonnie R. Allen and
liams, malicious injury to per- Tony McCall, housebreaking
sonal property; Bobby Eugene and grand larceny; Jack Hunt-
Manor, indecent exposure; Char- er, assault and battery (2
lie Adams, drunk driving (2nd counts); Joe C. Moon, Ida Mae
offense); Woodard Craine, as- Morris, violation liquor law;
sault and battery, carrying con- Tommy Tatterton, assault and
cealed weapon; N. D. Coleman, battery: Harold Smith, grand
assault and battery, carrying larceny; Jake Brown, assault
concealed weapons; Terry Lee a nd battery; Cblie Bar, assault
Owens, non-support; Raymond with deadly weapon; Randy Al-
Frank Ambrose, violation liquor j en housebreaking and grand
The boy. and girls choirs of laws, larceIly , 2 counts), and break-
R. EDWARD FERGUSON
R. Edward Ferguson, of
Clinton, is the new president
of the General Alumni Associa
tion of Duke University, Dur
ham, N. C.
He was named to the post
at a meeting of the association
on Saturday.
Ferguson, a 1938 graduate
of Duke, is a partner and gene
ral manager of Industrial Sup
ply Co.
Special Music
Sunday Morning
At Broad St. Church
of General Sessions Court (crim- Hampton Va wU present a , ’ » UI0ra ^ 01 . ins ’ ™ p ° sin8 in « and entering; Clay Wise,
inan eoKssri..!^ * u j r nampion, va., wui present a 0 f property under hen; Woodrow non-suport* Wavne Gentrv vio-
ensMo^dav 0 8 ^' T”*” 8 , C ' Ur ; Wilson Brown, drunk driving (3rd ,atio„ SctlonTm^’
They are: l offen9e) : Charlie Cletus Smith * Also, W. P. Nabors and Ellis
tt Broad Street Methodist Church, drunk driving; Cleophum Lomax, prince assault Buford Lowerv
Sam L. Lawson E.L. Ho land, In addition to the choral selec- murder; David Arthur Smith, LTsuwrt RexeTBrown^
ay Patterson, William HeUams, tions, the boys group ring hand- three counts of involuntary man- SUDor t- Rexell Brown Jr' and
Thomas B. Cooper, H.E. Hamp- bells, and have a set of Holland slaughter and reckless homicide; Marvin Luther Brown hnu«*.
!,,rcrn t „r w T -rr' u,rM “ d ° hait •*- d — *
'X^rol Templeton, Lydia Mill; ,. . , . p p y * ' Melvin Earl Madden, violation
Robert Merchant, Hopewell; Wil- The g 1-0111)8 are di f ected b ' Also, James William Horton, iiq UO r law; James E. McCath-
liam R. Gilliam and David Mey- Charles E. Simons, director of drunk driving (3rd offense); eyi non-support, drunk and dis-
ers of Joanna. music at the Virginia church. James Earl Cook, peeping tom orderly, destroying public prop-
Henry L. Finley, Fred D. The gr0U P* are brought to (2 cases); P. G. Brewer, assault erty . Granville Davis, Jr., and
Coats, John M. Brown, Lewis Broad Street through the cour- and battery, carrying concealed j 0 h n Henry Rainey, assault and
Arnold, J. S. Poole, Chas. C. tes y of Miss Vivian Parks Adair, weapon; George FYed Jennings, battery; Hoyt Blackwell and
Armstrong, Cole B. Nelson, all daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. drunk driving (2nd offense); Gettys Blackwell, violation li-
of Laurens. Parks Adair, and a former Ethel Armstrong, Charlie Hel- quor law.
Albert MatUson, Woodrow W. member of Broad Street. lams, Mary Hellams, Raymond A , Normao D c k
Smart .Roy Green. W. Earl Tins. p ° ore -1' ■ abo D rt '°" -ndattempt- drlvln8; whu " Campbe i,
w«t. F Mm W ' 0arrett ' Sr " a " ^ VBS Commencement : d q „ a ,“ andTanicSuon
MUton S. Woods, -John C. The daily Vacation Bible in abortion and attempted abor- drunk Lloyd D c ^’
Gray, Albert Terry, John B. School commencement program tion; James E. Thomas, bur- c Hughes non-support-
Peden, all of Woodville. "ill be held at the Leesvllle g ary and larceny ; Jesse Earl „ « j hou^b^U-
Henry Cothran and James R. Southern Methodist Church on Stephens, drunk driving (3rd of- ^ ^ ,;L_
Lindley, of Merna.
Sammie Baynes and William Everyone is cordially invited.
G. Smith of Shiloh.
Roger Blakely of Ora, Thomas
L. Bryant of Poplar Springs,
Willie H. Neely of Hickory Tav
ern, Robert H. Jennings of
Daniels Store.
aouinern meuiuuisi vviiuivii — —— — ~ . oranrt laiv'env
Friday June 11, at 8:00 p. m. fense); Paul Calhoun, non-sup- 8 * , . grand larceny (three
rnday, ». at a uu p c p skldmore larccl £ counts), housebreaking with in-
tent to commit crime, grand
larceny of auto.
500 Presbyterian Women C i|
To Meet Here Next Week b). „•
Clinton Lions At
State Convention
For Industrial Plant
Bowlers Complete Season; Awards Made
old-fashiotied outdoor pie-
upper will be held Saturday
ing. June 12 at • o’clock at
Rock Bridge Presbyterian
ch before the revival service
h Is being conducted by the
William E. Hill far roem-
and friends of Lydia Pres
and the Book Bridge
The junior bowlers of Palmetto Lanes
recently completed a 82-week period of
league competition, and went up againat
some stiff opposition. Some of the high
lights were trips to Columbia, Green
ville and Galon, where they competed
against some of the bast juniors in the
state. *5? ¥
The juniors’ scores ranged from 90 to
175. They rolled games as high as 246,
and had a three-game series totaling 600
scratch.
At the conclusion of the season the
bowiers were honored with a banquet at
Hotel Mary Musgrove. Parents ware
also invited. Trophies and special awards
presented to the outstanding
and individuals. Prizes were donated by
M. S. Bailey ft Son, Bankers.
Pictured above are a few of the tro
phy winners; (left to right) Steve Fen
nell, Ldand Nelson, Mike Lydia, Jb Carol
Terry, Susie Keller, Kathy Lott, Larry
Owens and Andy Ellis. James Yon HoL
len, vice-president of M. S. Bailey ft Son,
Bankers, is shown making the presenta
tions.
The juniors are looking forward to
the start of the summer league on Sat
urday at 9:00 a. m. The league Is open
to aU youngsters between the ages of 9
and 18 years, and is sanctioned by the
American Junior Bowling Congress.
Some 500 Presbyterian women Participating as faculty mem-
from throughout South Carolina bers will be:
lrom , , t , 1Rth Dr. Cecil A. Thompson of Co- City Council Friday night
The following members of the are ex P ected 10 aUen e n lumbia Theological Seminary, adopted a resolution authorizing
Clinton Lions Club attended the annual Synodical Training w j 10 w rj con duct daily Bible the sale of 25 acres of city owned
state cenvention in Spartanburg School to be held at Presbyte- Book Study; Mrs. W. Rex Josey property for construction of a
Friday and Saturday: President riaon College next week. of Manning, Presbyterian new plant two miles southeast
Don Creighton and Mrs. Creigh- They will assemble here next Church US women’s leader, who of here on U.S. Highway 76.
ton, President-Elect W. Eugene Monday for the five-day session will teach a course on “The The C. W. Anderson Hosiery
Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, Sec- to receive religious instruction Program and Organization of Co., a local industry, will pur-
rectary Milford Smith and Mrs. from an outstanding faculty of the Women of the Church;” chase the property for $5,000.
Smith, Vice-President-Elect Jim lay, and clerical leaders. Mrs. Dean Joseph M. Gettys of Pres- The new plant will eventually
Bradford and Mrs. Bradford, In- Walter S. Moore of Walhalla, byterian College teaching “What employ about 500 persons, it was
ternational Counselor Rembert serves as dean, Mrs. H. H. Ma- Presbyterians Believe;” Mrs. H. stated.
Truluck and Mrs. Truluck. cauley of Seneca, is director. D. Haberyan of Shreveport, La., The property is part of the 77-
Truluck served as chairman and Mrs. Forrest A. Abbott of “Changing Patterns in Christian acre tract the city purchasei
of the convention rules commit- Greenville, is registrar of this World Missions;” the Rev. C. recently to develop as an indua-
tee and appeared on the jyn- accredited training school spon- Robert Tapp, head of the Pres- trial park,
gram Saturday morning as a sored by the Synod of South byterian Home in Summerville, In other business, council ao-
member of the panel on the Carolina. “The Church’s Mission and Per- cepted as information a coal
President's Forum. The session will open with reg- sons of Special Need;” Dr. Fred estimate of $32,000 for the Jef-
istration at Bailey Hall from 2 V. Poag, pastor of the Spartan- ferson Street project which
p. m. to 5 p. m. on Monday burg First Presbyterian Church, would correct drainage problems
Mirenaing L-Onrerence an d w m close after luncheon “The Worship and Work of the in that area.
The Rev. Albert S. Harvey, next Friday. A full schedule of Congregation;” and Mrs. J. M. Council authorized an tali
pastor of Broad Street Meth- eve nts will include: morning de- H. Fitzgerald of Columbia, “Ad- gation and correction of a
odist Church, and Harry A. votionals, platform addresses ult Uteracy.” dition that causes a
Bouknight, elected lay leader, an d credit classes; afternoons The women will make use of the parking lot at
left Monday for Spartanburg devoted to responsibility class- the resident, dining, classroom Cash store, to deteric
where they are attending the es and conferences, and rest and recreational facilities of Council instructed
South Carolina Methodist Con- and recreation; and evening Presbyterian College during ney Cecil White to
ference at Wofford College. song services and talks. their stay on campus. collection of delinqi