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k i ■ , To Lead Team in New Season The Qinton Chronicle Vol. 66 — No. 35 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 2, 1965 tdT l ■■ ■ y- <■ 'jjjg&R ' : imFmm p . \ V ’•>VS> ■>. •'♦WX-X-X’A / Clinton Business Houses 25 Agencies Participate Close Monday for Holiday Most Clinton business houses, schedules this week, will take including retail stores, shops, their first holiday of the term. offices, schools, banks and Residents of this section will some industrial plans will close . . . . Monday-Labor Day-the final "?, V „ 8n ae T P portumty for trips to moun- y . ' * tains -and seashore, while oth- Ihen will begin the busy fall erj 3^t en( j the races at season, to continue without a Darlington. Barbecues and pic- break until late November s n j cs w m c i a i m the attention of Community Chest Budget For Year Set at $25,745 MOLE SANDERS, Co-Capt. Travel to York GARY LANEY, QB Capt. JOEL WHIYSEL, HB Co-Capt. —TmWh—k Phato dhrton High to Open Season Friday Thanksgiving holiday. Merchants and other busi ness houses will also be closed for the usual Wednesday half holiday. Clinton and Lydia Mills will operate as usual, it was stated. The Joanna plant of Green wood Mills will also continue operations. Most other industrial work ers will have a holiday. many. Ae record goal of $25,745 has et is $5,380 for the Clinton Camp pled Children and Adults Society been set for the Community Fire Council. The Laurens Coun- of Laurens County, $1,250; the Chest of Greater Clinton for the ty Cancer Society comes next Old Ninety Six District Council coming year, it was anounced with $4,020, the Laurens County of Girl Scouts, $860; The Salva- today jointly by Chest Presi- Chapter of the American Red tion Army, $750; Laurens County dent G. Edward Campbell and Cross is down for $3,590, follow- Mental Health Association, $436; Campaign Chairman Robert ed by the Blue Ridge Council National Cystic Fibrosis Re- Wassung. ! of Boy Scouts with $3,300. search Foundation, $400; United This objective was established Other agencies include*. L*>- Health and Medical Research of after the budget and admissions relief funds to be used locally South Carolina, $324; end United committee headed by Gen. Ansel ant ^ administered by a special Cerebral Palsy, $100. The State Highway Department B. Godfrey met with the various committee, $2,750; the Carolinas General administrative ex- is working on plans for improv- participating agencies and rec- Unlted Organization encompas- Ponses are budgeted for $1,- Clinton-Laurens Highway Plans Are Continuing The Clinton High School Red fullbacks, three centers, six Halfbacks — Mike Sanders, . _ “ ’ (76), Senator William C. Dobbins amount. tackles and seven Henry Simmons, Darryl Hamp- have been operating on ^1 WJU! ’ infonned by letter ^ week The 1{ > n B the Clinton-Laurens highway ommended a budget for this 8ing 12 causes, $1,300; the Crip- 285. These costs include MOfor Schools of the district, which * r n«hhin S amount. campaign expense, materials Devils kick off their 1965 foot- guards, seven ball season Friday night, meet- ends. ton, Joel Whitsel and Francis ing York High at York. Assisting Howe again this year Cooper. And prospects for a winning are Coaches Herman Jackson Fullbacks—Ken Allman, Dar- team are reasonably good, ac- and James Cox. rell Godfrey and Steve Grady, cording to Coach Claude Howe, The first home game will be THE SCHEDULE who said the strong points of the on Sept. 10 when Clinton plays Sept. 3—York there, team are speed, experience and host to Rock Hill, desire. A weak point, he said, The following compose the will be size or weight, with most team: of the boys ranging from 155 to Ends — Eddie Perry, Irving 175 pounds. Two of his tackles Seigler, James Bostic, Charles tip the scales at 185. Steele, Neil Hall and Tommy He has a bunch of speedy Johnson, backs, most of them returning Tackles — Mart Simmons, there from last year. The line, too, has Frank MedUn, Tommy Lawson, Oct. 29-Newberry here, experience, though not in great Jimmy Kmard, Steve Lanford, depth Terry Fuller and Neil Crisp. Of the 34 candidates reporting Guards — L. C. Bond, Terry for practice, 20 of them were r.iwford, Butch Grady, Tom- lettermen from last year’s emi- Rhodes, Roger Miller and nently successful team that for- Harvey White, felted a winning season because v omers—Carroll Barker, Mike of inadvertantly using an ineli- teigier, and Zeke Benjamin, glble player. Quarterbacks — Freddie Tum- The roster shows three quar- b *i Gary Laney and Johnny terbacks, five halfbacks, three W Uingham. Sept. 10—Rock Hill here. Sept. 17—Abbeville here. Sept. 24—Chester here. Oct. 1—Daniel there. Oct. 8—Dentsville here. Oct. 15—Union there. Oct. 22 Strom Thurmond, reminded motorists today. Department officials taa . ti k. a a ■ and postage; $335 as Clinton’s , rom X. a. Hendrix, su«« Hi 8 h- . ^ *!«• Anderson <e ttoCjrjdtoM IWUd: Eng ' n ^ h he* t d W A Ch jM 0 0 ’: e "" bKrlb * d - ... Dle$ ln Flor,da Clinton Chamber of Coerce The project has been turned A total of 25 agencies will Mrs. Loulie R. Anderson, for- f 0 r year - long supervision of over to the design secUon of the benefit from the Clinton Chest me r arts and crafts teacher at Chest activities including mail- department, Mr. Hendrix stated, program. Thirteen of these have ThomweU, passed away Monday i n g of pledge noUces He said, however, that a minor been designated for individual in Bradenton, Fla., following an The Old Ninety Six District Schools are again in session amount of field work is neces- shares of the budget and anoth- illness of several months. Mrs. Council of Girl Scouts is the only throughout South Carolina, and sary before the plans can be ful- er 12 are included in the amount Anderson was a member of the new individual agency added thousands of children are walk- ly completed. It will require sent through the Carolinas Unit- Thornwell staff from 1958 to this year It operates three ing to and from classes or riding about 30 days to complete the ed organization. 1962. For the past three years, troops with 87 girls in the Clin- the bright yeUow school buses, plans to the right of way stage, The largest amount in the she had made her home at Bra- ton area Added for help as one the State Highway Department he said, at which time the right Clinton Community Chest budg- denton Manor. Funeral services of the agencies under the Caro- Drivers Reminded Schools Are Open of way engineer will assign an Nov. 5—Laurens here. Nov. 12—Woodruff here. Bell St. Wildcats To Open Season Here Friday Night said agent to the project. Wesf’ern EUrfrir school zones and crossing areas The agent, upon arrival, will csrcrn CleCTrlC which have been vacant all sum- contact the Clinton and Laurens Enlarging Scope mer are now filled with children, Chamber of Commerce, both of r\f A -• requiring strict obedience of which have indicated their will- ^ rea lions speed limits and special driving ingness to assist in helping to caution when passing through obtain rights of way. these areas. Drivers were urged to cooperate with school crossing guards, and to always be alert for children walking or playing near streets or highways. Thornwell Opens With Ford High Here Friday McQuill. Hudson, principal of “t*" '? ere , *' ro reml " ded Bell Street High School, an- 1 “ f to pa! * • * top - Football Barbecue Ai College Sept. 9 were to be conducted Wednes- linas United Organization is the day at 2:06 p. m. at the Firit South Carolina Association for Presbyterian Church in Tampa. Retarded Children. PC Annual Giving Reaches $43,071; Halfway to Goal Thornwell opens its football Chandler; tackles, Rowe and cats It was announed this week that Spartanburg will become a permanent base location for 30 installers of the Western Electric Company. Southern Bell Manager D. H. 11,0 Presb yterian College An- conducted each year among the Martin says that the tremen- nual Giving program today hit alumm and friends of Presbyter- dous growth in the Spartan- $43,071 to move past the mid-way ian College for gifts to supple- „cxx ^vxxteu xx. 6 .. gpvuuvi, . .. ji Barbecue and football will burg ’ Clinton, Union and Whit- point toward the 1965 goal of ment the current operating bud- nounces the opening game of the P ' d scho ? , bu * ,r ? m ' ilber d ‘ r ' share the spotlight next Thurs- m ' re * rea : and Pxrtlcularly the. ,85,000 Ket 0( thp colleBe Pre!ideB t .ooooo ♦ko noil ciesoo* wiM ect,0 n while the bus is loading Ko.. q ^,Kon influx and expansion of Indus- ~ _ „ r . s * rrewuem cats SefenX or ^Mding passengers. This tries, has prompted the West- ^es.dent Marc C. Weersmg, in Weersing said it is one of the of Disrtiet I avainst Callman law applies in 1111 cases except fnnthall iamhnrpp on ern Electric Company to make ma ing tho announcement, point- most important sources of in- where Opposite directions of traf- the campus this decision. Until now they ed ou t the objective represents come for th ‘ institution. i . . have had a small managerial the largest total yet sought by „re, game of U,.ir ... Jc/T/vTrel huSSS'bIu, ^ Cooler Attends tember 3, at 8:00 p. m. The Wild- “ v on are physically High of Newberry, Friday, Sep- fic separated well opens US looioau ^nanaier, itn-i».ics, xwwc «...u cats ui»i Ktnne oi weir iww attract season at home Friday night Watts; guards, Elkins and Cop- season will be played at Bell whUecraTsi^ Hose fans to BeUt Auditorium U J “S nave oeen as- ed a record $77,518 last year. ... . _ against the ztrong Ford High p ^; -nter, Tom Daugherty; Street. ^ Ts^ ^es^y to stojfo^s wSre ^ cSy S o^e'r He » aid ^ 1985 ^ ^ TeX0S team from Laurens. Game quarterback, Smith, halfbacks, Ed uttle, head coach, is being on the oppsite side of the divided introduce the 1965 players and s £? t ions any previous year at this date. Dr, Claude H. Cooler, director K. James and B. Chandler; assisted again this year by H. L. hlgh discu8g prospects for the com- Kl4K . tric Com Of the $43 071 aiven thus far of the . Presbyterian Guidance ^ ““° n ' Wildcats wiil be Inexperienced et ^Tm.'^ti.e !,“ equipment Instsll.ilon mm of for Living Endowment purposes, Jme * Prefbyt?ri«Edu^ South, which College, Sher- has been sent directly to the man, Texas, last week. As a member of the Committee time is 8 o’clock. Reports from the Ford camp fullback, L. Cockrell state they they have been in many years, and will use the “I” formation. They have one of the beet quar terbacks to be found in the up per state in Johnny Outz, it is claimed. The Thornwell team is good condition, School District 56 School Lunch Menu Week of September 7-11 TUESDAY Milk, beef hash with gravy, returning. The returning letter- _ in orange juice, baked Irish pota- men are Roy Suber, left end; according to toes, biscuit, butter and apple Johnny Peake, right end; James s-re," positions OrUy tlirec b - ‘pT p£cT ^ P ^ r starters are returning from la* spee ° " mm sc " 0 ° l » W per ptatc for . d a 1Uon to 1I;s ull!ng aH of the Johnson club ,,0 35, 50 - was held at Austin x,o»r-. g.k-mmon.Wn tgxpm- how- drwa^ Thiti wiii°Uke olarp un • ^ central . of / ice has been sent direcUy to the man, Texas, last w Industrial Nurses equiprnen !; l ma " l f K L tUre Johnson Club, bringing the total As a member of ; toe Tri KAoAf In Pmnnwnnrl A<Mtnrium Th^n thp nrtinn and insta 1 th ^ |f rgc teleph °a e for this alumni athletic organiza- on Research and Evaluation and To Meet In Greenwood ^J^rium Then the action systems for Bell system sub- tion to $14,000. , in the absence of the chairman. year’s championship team; how ever, there are seven lettermen The South Carolina Industrial * Wfti lnslde for the footba11 scribers. Gary, right tackle; David DU- Nurses will meet in Greenwood Pro^am. a new and larger communi- lard, left tackle Herbert Thomp- Sept. 9 at the HoUday Inn. Miss The project is sponsored by cati' u system has been install- Coach D. S. Templeton, who sauce. ■' ■ states the boys are eager for WEDNESDAY . — — - - •»% .., u . — - — — - , . the season to get underway Milk, sliced ham, pimiento son, right halfback; Nathaniel Margaret Young. R. N., wiU be the Clinton chapter of the Wal- ed at Presbyterian College and Frank ln>y Lee Templeton states that bar- cheese sandwiches, sUced toma- Robinson, left halfback; and hostess. The session wUl be a ter Johnson Club, PC’s alumni at The Torrington Corr\pany’s Frank Irb Lee gg died Sat ring unforseen circumstonces, toes, potato salad, butter, and Morris Klnard, full-back; aU of workshop on mental health. athleUc organization, with co- Clinton Bearings Plant to ac- u at the veterans Adminis ThornweU could very weU have jello with lopping. whom ha ve been showing up well Several nurses in the Clinton operation of the area civic commodate growth and to fa another good season this year. THURSDAY in practice. area wUl attend the meeting. clubs. cilitate telephone needs. They had an exceUent 1964 rec- Milk, chUi con camie with or l ^ „ tieans. cole ®Jfw with green PeP* Joseph McGee, Joseph Gil- 100 GiHs Are Registered The probable starting Uneup par, carrot sticks, hot rolls, but- „ «»,i P „ t«k«n« 2 offensively for ThornweU wiU ter and banana pudding. Annual Giving is a program Dr. Cooler presented the report of that committee, including re sults of a special research pro- ect which he conducted during the past year in the Synod of South Carolina. In addition to his duties as di rector of the Presbyterian Guid- be: ends, T. Brock and J. Auto License Tags Go On Sale Sepi. 7 Issuance of automobile Ucense plates wUl start Sept. 7 for the 1966 Ucense year, State Highway Department authorities pointed out today. „ Something new this year is the issuance of special plates to members of the state senate and house of representatives who re quest them. The special plates will carry the wording, “State Senator’’ or "State Legislator’’ and will be issued on the basis of seniority, the lowest numbers going to those with the longest periods of service. Application forms wUl be mail ed out to aU registered vehicle owners and they should arrive during the first few days of Sep tember. Anyone who has sold or disposed of the vehicle deserbed on the form should disregard the application. Vehicle owners who for one reason or another do not re ceive an application form may get one at any of the Highway Department’s Ucense offices. AU information called for should be accurately filled In on |he card. The new plates, which are blue liam,' James Harley, Johnny Jackson, Walter Moore, Thomas FRIDAY Vance, Robert Gary and James Milk, tuna salad, grapefruit Coggins. sections, string beans with pota- Quarterback »nrf center are the toes, biscuit, butter and choco- positions with the greatest prob- late pudding College to Open New Term With Largest Enrollment tration Center, Durham, N. C., after several weeks of illness. A native of Union County, he ance Center,. Dr. Cooler serves was a son of the late P. I. as chairman of the Department and Fannie Mobley^ Lee. He of Psychology and as professor had lived at W h i t m i r e 40 of psychology at Presbyterian years, was a veteran of World ■ War 1, member of the First . * Baptist Church of Whitmire, a StOtlOIld Id England Mason, and member of the Lt. Duckett Adair left Satur- lem. Coach Little reports that as 4* A m*. Mi 11 mm As American Legion. day by plane for McQuirc of now four boys are working out gwRR IT ■■ I f| ■ Ir ■ ^^1 I ■ Surviving are two daughters, AFB, N. J., where he flew to at the quarterback position, ohn- ™ ™ ® ™ ■ ■BMW ■ ^ Mrs. R. L. Plaxico, Jr., of hj s new assignment at Chick- ny Brown and WiUie Burnside « „ * j.* Clinton, and Mrs. Dean WUlard sands AFB, England for a are running neck and neck for Presbyterian College’s 86th underway Monday. The period civic clubs at Belk Auditorium of Dublin, Ga.; one son, Walter three-year tour of duty with the starting job. Johnny Peake session opening next week as- of 2:00 to 5:00 p. m. will be for the annual football barbecue R. Lee of Whitmire; one sis- tbe u. S. Air Force. Lt. and and Thomas Vance are other sum es historic proportions as utilized for room assignments, at which the 1965 Blue Hose te [- Mrs D - L - McCullough of Mrs Adair, who were formerly quarterbacks. James Harley and the school launches iti MW era car registration and other de- team will be introduced. It wUl ^ 1 ^ e: and seven grand ‘ stationed in San Antonio, Tex- Melvin Wesley are the centers. .. . .. , start at 5:30 p. m., and fresh- children . as past year, have been The schedule includes: Wash- of ful1 coeducation with the tails, and tne nrst omciai meet- men alsQ have a later soclal Funeral services were con- spend ing a 30-day leave with ington, Sept. 10; Lakeview, Sept, largest, student body ever en- ing of students with faculty is hour p t anne d for 8:30 p. m. ducted Monday at 2:30 p. m. their parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. 17; Sanders, Sept. 24; Geer-Gant, rolled. set for 7:00 p. m. In Belk Audi- Rounding out the opening at Gray Funeral home in CUn- Mac Adair, and Mr. and Mrs. Oct. 1; Rosenwald, Oct. 8; Blue Some 100 women wUl be torium. An informal reception week’s activities, upperclassmen ton by Rev. Zeb C. Williams Taylor Martin. Mrs. Adair ex- JZS ttemTSL m *u- will roup* at 8:00 p. «. * the ™Sl “ d “ d ., Re .L. ^^“re Ridge, Oct. *14;. Jefferson, Octo- ber 22 (Homecoming); Oct. 29, dents wbo are expected to reg- open; Nov,. 5; Twin City. PATSY SIMMONS, Editor High School Paper Begins Publication home of President and Mrs. ister* tor the 1965-66 session. Marc C. Weersing. The girls’ figure compares to Tuesday wUl be taken with 39, mostly day studenU, en- placement tests during the day roUed last year; and the total an d w4th church parties that student estimate compares to night by the various denomina- the previous high of 543. tions of Clinton. These parties The big difference stems from for new students wiU begin at months nf tUn^as Mr wnilrH PC’s first women’s dormitory, 7:30 p - m - a former resident wL the snn Clinton HaU, completed just in The Wednesday schedule calls of th^latT Mr and Mm i^e Ume for the faU semester. It for presentation of the academic Willard arui hid w n w7th will house 95 women this yeai- program at PC by a faculty Orilndo 81 freshmen and transfers and panel, meeUngs with faculty ad- the nalt S U vI«« P rt t f 14 returning who stayed In cam- visers, freshman registration y ' .. pus homes last session. Additton- from 3:30 to 5:00 p. m. and the Funeral services were e d a i women are expected to enroll Student Christian Association the regular class schedule will Burial was in start the following morning. cemetery. pects to. join him in weeks. several Former Resident Passes In Florida John E. Willard, 58, of Orlan do, Fla., died August 20 at Holiday Hospital after several at Fairchild Funeral Home, as day students. picnic on Johnson Field. This The first issue of The Sen- with Interment In Greenwood Mounting demand, even in the also is the day for upperclass tinel, Clinton High School Cemetery, Orlando. face o{ higher entrance require- men to return to hte campus, newspaper, for the current Surviving are his wife, Mrs. h as caused the college to While new students continue With whit# numeral, thf. *«“* was distributed to the stu- Lucille Willard; one daughter, accept ’ ^ OV er-capacity 496 real- their orienUtion acUviUes on will be available at aU HcIS dents on T 11 ** 1 **- Mr8 * Ha “l Shank; two broth- dent In add iti 0 n to the four next Thursday, upperclassmen Offices of the Htohwav Published monthly by the ers, Thomas Willard of Orlan- dorm itories, campus homes, stu- will meet with their advisers to melt sIotembeT?liSni#. students of the school, the tab- do, and Clemson Willard of Un- dent apartments and some town complete their plans for the wm be ilYued before Sh-t hS? lold-slze paper is edited by Ion; two sisters, Mrs. Roy faC iuties are being utilized to ac- coming year. AU stitfents then Most of the nlatcs will he oh- Patsy Simmons, senior of Clin- Workman and Mrs. David commodate this record turn-out. are invited to join the Qinton tained over-the-counter -if oast ton » daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn of this city; and three Day Students, estimated at 54. trends continue Motorists am*y- Tabnadge Simmons. Becky grandchildren. . will bring the total male popula- y* D rnw _ **^wi?rrra Huguley is associate editor; - . . tion to at toa^ 566. Mil. BrOWIl pmuge^teh u chxrged m> J*™,***: i a “ lor Wossung Loses Father Fxcttity ingnibyr, *ui g* th. Lojej Mother mail orders. Highway Depart- B#th Kell * r ’ feature editor; Robert B. Wassung, manager jump on the students by holding ment officlnlx prefer tfc* iLee Hereiet, OMtlML eolnmnl*; * m. Oteton Bewinge PUmt of th«ir nr« meeting ef the new . ^ be sacured in person ao that any Moore, sports editor; Torrington, was called to New session this Friday. They are tanooga, Tenn., <Ued Sunday errors in details,Yuch as nam *** Ha y Hammet, sports writ- Ha ven, Conn., yesterday on ac- scheduled to assemble at 9:00 ^«™ oon a L® c “ ^ and address, may be collected. «»*; Horace Horton, photogra- count d the death of his father, a. m. for the start ef an aU- Mall order applicants we ad- l**r, and Harriett Gordon, typ- George Wassung. day session, and new members er^l ^ at vised not to send cash through iat Funeral arrangements were will meet again on Saturday 11.00 a. Tuwday, with the as it may loot Martha Crawford is business incomplete as The Chronicle morning for an orientation nro- terment in the family plot in a or separated from the sender’s manager and Charles Sanford, went to press. Becher and Ben- gram on specific faculty proce- Jasper, Tenn. Mrs • * —- — —‘ — —a* —» ioo Broad- dures at Presbytreian. **»e m name. Postal money orders or checks are the preferred me thods. Gross was manager. nett Funeral Home, 100 Broad- dures at Presbytreian. the mother of Mrs. MarshaU Mrs. Lewis Wallace is fac- way. New Haven, Conn., are In Orientation week for freshmen Brown and had visited her uRy advisor. charge. and other new students will fat here. Gas Authority Makes Gift The Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, an nual supporter of higher education,, recently made a gift $1,000 gift to Presbyterian College to assist with the long-range building program. This contribution is the latest of several made to PC by the Gas Authority in the past few years. The organization also supports the Walter Johnson Club in its program of providing grants-in-aid for young athletes in need of financial This picture shows Wyman Shealy (right), manag er of the Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Athority. presenting the $1,000 check to PC President Marc C. Weersing. Body of Negro Found On Roadside Laurens—The body of a 29- year-old Laurens Negro was found Monday near the shoul der of U. S. Highway 76 about three miles west of here, the apparent victim of a hit and run driver, according to law enforcement officers. Laurens County Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson said the body of Amos Anderson Hunter was found by his cousin, Sammy Lee Hunter, and a companion who were walking to their jobs about G-00 a. m., Monday. The exact time of the victim’s death had not bepn . ejetermin- ed, the sheriff said. Hunter had a crushing injury of the right chest and right arm and leg injuries, Johnson said. His body was found face-down in tall undergrowth about 20 feet from the edge of the pave ment. County Coroner Marshall W. Pressley said he had not set an inquest date. Investigating were Sheriff Cpl.. Grady Jones. Patrolman Johnson, State Highway Patrol Billy Foster and R. E. Poole and SherifTs Deputy Wilton Cooper.