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-K McSween Post As Sec.-Treas. Of Recreation Body kvhnf Anpual Meeting For TB Association Harry Y. McSwecn nptificd city council in^a letter Friday night that he would be unable to accept reappointment as secretary-treasurer of the City Recreation Commission. The letter noted that his current Set for January 31 five-year term of office ended . .. , ^ , December 31. . Invitations to the annual meet- ml . ing of She Tuberculosis and The relinquishing of the post Health Association of Green- by Mr. McSween was received wood-Laurens counties are being with regret and council mem- issued this week, according to bers expressed appreciation for Hj e Kevercnd James A. Bowers the leadership and service to 0 f Greenwood. Mr. Bowers is the community rendered by serving as chairmarf of the plan- him. . ning committee. McSween stated that the He stated'that the fourth an- p.ess of business .affairs neces- nual meeting of the bi-county sitated his giving up the posi- group will be held at Self Me- tion. . morial Hospital in Greenwood at Cduncil readopted the city's 'J ^ H c l°ck on Monday, January Code of Ordinances for the ■**' \fol. 67 — No. 3 . Clinton, S. C. # Thursday, January 20, 1966 $400,000 Mansure Plant Coming to Clinton's Park Skeleton Said That of Missing Village Inmate A skeleton, found Monday in a dense, swampy area about 1 year 1966, and also adopted the Whe™ serving on the commit- northeast of Clinton business license tax ordinance ^ will include David D. Bo- * 1X r ” !les ° \ ® j Vu" , Dusmtss utense lax ordinance n .. „ R has been identified as that of without change for the current ldnd of Joanna . David H. Roberts -in VPfir n ia year of CUnton, Mrs. D. F. Pattersop a *J»-year-oia ... of Laurens, and-William N. Botfo-I 1,0111 Whitten Council approved the promo- and Mrs _ c _ g Barksdale of than a year. man missing Village more March of Dimes Planning Committee Working With Mrs. Powell Fraser, chairman of Teen Activities for the March of Dimes, Dinda Suddfeth, Henry Adair and Dianna Addis (left to right) will compose a planning committee. Tentative plans in clude a doughnut sale to be conducted by Senior High young people of the Clinton area. The Junior Highs will accept donations to the March of Dimes in the business area on Saturday, January 29, pinning on - lapels bf donors the symbol of the National Foundation, rr.iniaiure crutches.—Photo by Yarborough. 47 Negroes Enroll in Six Previously All-White Schools in District 56 fion of City Policeman Horace Greenwood Horton to lieutenant, increasing the number of lieutenants on the police force to three. Horton has been with the de partment since 1941, except for three years he served in the armed forces during World War II. Watershed Dam, Bid Is $56,472 Laurens County Coro n e r Marsha)! Pressley said Whitten Village officials identified a belt, shoes and bits of clothing as the type worn by Wallace C. Hughes when he was last sevn Sept. 20, 1964. BUILDING SOLD TO GREENWOOD MILLS-- Bids were opened Friday, Jan- The skull was found Sunday uary 14, on the next floodwater about 5:00 p. m. near Philson Council relinquished use of retarding dam to be built in the Bridge. Sheriff’s deputies Ted a parking area on South Broad Duncan Creek Watershed. It will Ward and Arthur Dunaway Street, after notification by the be constructed on Beards Fork were called to the scene but owner, James P. Sloan, that ef- Creek, about two miles North could not complete a search of fective January 1, monthly rent of Clinton and below S. C. High- the area before dark. Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson era limits. for the area would be $30. The wa V 398- city has had use of the area Chairman C. D. Waldrop of and ^ deputies returned Mon _ for several years through the thc Duncan Creek Watershed , f d th skeleton courtesy of Mr. Sloan-on a tax Directors said that Theo Broth- L ,, coVered with debr s ’ story completely air-conditioned plant. 'V--,. ers Construction Co. «f Woodruff P arUaU y covered wim denns, a mi _. To Double Capacity Over Present Operation in Joanna; Building Sold 1 • • . ' Clinton’s industrial picture got a healthy boost this week when -it was announced yesterday that a new $400,000 manufacturing plant soon will be built near the city’s east- - vg The E. L. Mansure Co. will begin construction within the next few weeks on a single refund basis. was t^a^arent low bidder wS short distance from the skull. Th e building will be located in Clinton’s new industrial park and will contain ap- Seal Campaign At $19,643.58 The Christmas Seal Campaign, Enrollment was accomplish- which continues to run ahead of Darragh and White Construction Count law enforcement of . The Laurens County Home and — - Th* .vUHn* nno , • previous years, has reached a Co., Greenwood, $60,880; Eagle a . 111 advanced in rank and were e xls t ,n 8 land and 35,000 ed Monday morning following total of $19 543 53 officials said Construction Co., Newberry, ^f rs . sea ^ ched several days County Agents are planning a awarded merit badgeg in seV er- square foot building now being filing of “Choice of School” this week. This is within $642.76 $55,846; W. S. Peden Construe- lollowm g the man s disappear- series of meetings on housing a , di f ferent divisions at a Court occupied by the Mansure Co. in Forty-seven Negro pupils fer to the Joanna Elementary were enrolled this week in six School previously all-white schools in Laurens County District 50 (Clinton area). ri^!tnn SC Tnnirtr ar Hieh int Hairn!ton forms on the previous Monday, of the final 1964 campaign. These tion Co., Greenville, $60,172; Avenue Elementary, ’ Mercer S. At Clinton High School, ten Christmas Seal contributions Hunter Brothers Const. Co., Rt. „ J . ’ finance the work of (he Tubercu- 2 Gray Court, $67,617. Bailey Elementary Providence Negro pupils have been assign- losis and Health Association in Elementary a nd Cross Hill- ed to classes—three in the 9th Greenwood and Laurens coun- c , . T ; Mountville Elementary at grade, five in the 10th, and two ties. jCnOOl I TUSTCCS MountviUe. I n fhe llth. j n comparing 1965 figures Wj|| Give ProaraiH No Negroes applied for trana- Junior High has 12 enrolled — with those of last year it was $56,472. He said that the con- Flooding creek water appar- proximately 70,000 square feet of floor space, tract should be let within the ently separatefl the skull from; next few days. Work will begin the rest of the skeleton, Ccij- County AaentS 15 days after the award, with ner Pressley said. He said no / . 150 calendar days allowed for foul play was indicated an;! an Planning S6N6S the completion of the job. inquest would not be conduct- m i| • LA l Other bidders Friday were: e d. Mousing Meets (... The Mansure plant will front ‘ on (J. Si Highway 76 adjacent to the nearly-completed C. W. An- derson Hosiery Co. plant. G. E. Moore Construction Co. of Greenwood is expected to be Members of Boy Scout Troop ^ Keneral contractor. Scouts Advance At Court of Honor ance in 1964. Dr. Carter Develops Chemical Apparatus February 1 through February 8 0 f Honor heldf Monday night at Joanna h as been sold to Green- at the agricultural building in St. James Methodist Church in "^d Mi, ls^ recent purchasers • t . . * » An t anrpnc of Joanna Cotton Mills. It is ex- Laurens, beginning at 7.00 p.m. ' * pected that Greenwood will use Topics for these meetings will Chnton troop accounted ^ buil di ng f or additional man- include Boor plans, home build- ° r . . 0 D ? a Il ‘ ufacturnig space. scout, with Bop Vance and Larry David Meyers, currently m&n- „ „ „ , , , , , scnooi auauonum. Mrs. victor S. Bailey School has 11 The suport of business and in, M m chairmaD> an . dustry shows a decrease and . » Whitsel Named To All-American Team Joel Whitsel, standout half- ^ back from Clinton High School, fi^e in the 6th grade. list. is the only Providence has four-one in The total of 21,283 appeal let- school District 56. W. E. Ellis .named 0 n me xuro nign scnooi yi 4th d and three in the t ers mailed in November repre- wi u be the moderator in repre- All-Amenca football team se- . sents an increase of 693 over sentinB the pta lected by Scholastic Magazine. Donations have been re- The_ 165-pound athlete who has Cross Hill-Mquntville has 7— ceived from 6,356 contributors. 0 n i^q ^lone ° ne ^ 4116 lst gra< ? e ’ and two A followup letter will be pre- members at a previous meeting ’wimouarterback Rick Thurow eacl1 in 1116 2nd ’ 4dl and 6111 P are d January 22 by a group of It is hoped that a good repre ager of the Mansure operation ing procedures, building mater- Brehmer achieving that rank. two in seventh erarip and pointed out that the largest in The Hampton Avenue Parent- ^pre'sbvtcrian Ch CoBeee ialS ’ W ? r * C areas > ^ oor areas ’ Bobby Wassung and Robbie j n Joanna, will continue to head two in the seventh grade, and j 1 "® 6 / 1 J" Teachers Association will re- chemiSrv department has IS and other aSpectS concerned Wysor advanced to the rank of the new plant. 10 m the eighth grade. regularly contribute five dollars sume their regularly monthly article J the January’.issue «f with home building. SThat^Indida'cv fi^Trolo m % , The E . , L . ^ ansure ^ l * a Hampton Avenue —one in the an d dp. The next largest growth meeting due to holiday activities. «‘j ourna i 0 f chemical Educa- Miss Frances Odom and Frank*' of that candidacy for Troop 111. Long-established manufacturer 2nd, one in the 4th, and one in l s from individuals who gave up The first meeting of the new yon” about an original piece of Hedden, specialists from Clem- Advancing to first class scout of fringe and trimmings for Vie (he 6th grade. to $3 In 1964. ~ ' *• year will begin at 8 p. m.jn the apperatU3 he developed to mea- son university will assist with we ” ^ a ^ George Dai !f y - cVEeL b^wrefA curtain and^ school auditorium. Mrs. Victor sure tbe i n f rare d spectrum of the nroerams . making 66 2/3% representation other allied industries. The cOM- • in* progr . in that c i ass if] ca ti 0 n for the lo- pany was purchased by Joanna . . ... . «, A d interested persons are in- ca j tr0O p Western Mills Co. from its for- His article, entitled ‘‘Flexible v d e d to attend. Negroes—three in the 1st, one , uuau f d grease ana nounces that speclal plans arP the 2nd, two in the 3rd, and from new names on the mailin being made for the Program Gas Cells for Infrared spectro- 0 fhA which will consist of a panel dis- describes the apparatus cussion by trustee members of . j’ , coiwiAi w t? vnio be developed while doing re search in one of the Presbyter- of North LitUe Rock, Ark., the grades lightest man on the 95-player team. * Named along with Whitsel on the team were one North Caro linian and three Georgians. , The North Carolina star is halfback Roger Gann of Fay- etteviUe, N. C., like Whitsel a 62. died Wednesday morning at standout in the annual Shrine Bailey Memorial Hospital af- Services Today For Mrs. Copeland Mrs. Mary Ray Copeland, Horizon girls working at Clinton Camp Fire Hut. ian College laboratories. He The^cJsS™ »ill be based sought a cell ter the analysis ol; questions submitted by PTA gascs that "MM ** to S 1 Iff expensive and more flexible than the standard type. The re sult is illustrated by a picture 'You and Medicare' Meeting Scheduled Here for February 3 Louis Henderson and Monty mer principals in 1952 and is Crisp, second class candidates, now a wholly owned subsidiary, represented 50% of achievement Mansure formerly operated in that classification. manufacturing plants in Chica- Scouts receiving merit badges g0 - I1, ‘ Philadelphia, Pa., and ut sreo^ lueMed Bluefield, Va. These plants the following: Mike Beaty, werc consolidated and moved to swimming and cooking; Larry Brehmer, citizenship in the com- Joanna in 1963. Mansure’s present employ- the sentation of parents and teach ers will be in attendance. ‘‘You and ■ ww Ow ■ OWwMB W ww JD1 CiJIllCl j ill Wit V_ vj 111 ___ . u _ ▼ * • Medicare” is the ^umty, camping, soil ancl water ed ^3® thig i eve l of employment employment increase when the new plant College Giving Program Hits New $93,404 Mark Another new record for Pres- given in 1965 shows the Living accompanying the article. announce d for a meet- conservation, and pets; Monty ^ 1111:1 caac: wiidi wit nt rw picuaw Dr. Carter has served as ing sch eduled to be held at D ’ With its additional manufactur- chairman of the Presbyterian ^ clinton H igh School audito- mh^and Sung; Bob’ Vance” ing space becomes available. College since tributor to professional journals in the field. UTT: regutefcou- 3 " 4:00 ’Wald. ciUsuusSp M tbe co m : A ,r to orofessional journals m ' munity, and swimming, and ^OOCO Mrr Dalter. Of Clemson, Speaks Churches Slate The session has been arang- Bobby Wassung, firemanship; ed to discuss the provisions of Bobbie .Wysor, chemistry and • l t * k*. the new health insurance pro- firemanship; Walter Adams, At tnUrCn I Ollignt gram for people 65 or over. wildlife management. Coach Art Baker, freshman _ representative of the So- * First class promotions also football coach at Clemson Uni- Security Administration went to Charlie Gray, troop 78; versity, will be the speaker at Bowl game which pits high ter several, years of declining byterian CoUege’s Annual giv- Endowment division acounUng Family Night Supper school stars from the two Caro- health and a four weeks illness, ing program was established for $72,631.21, of which $11,- A Lydia-Rock Bridge Presby- cial - - __ T . Unas. She was a native of Laurens in 1965 with contrbiutions to- 2 42.50 was designated for the terian Church family night sup- will be there to answer ques- Parker Moore, trwp 78; Jimmy the First Presbyterian Church The Georgians are quarter- County where she spent her en- taling $93,404.97, President Walter Johnson Club. Another per will be held Saturday at the tions pertaining to the pro- Wright, troop 198 and Ricky f °I ^ ir ^ suDoer to”beTeW backs Paul Gilbert of Athens tire life. She/was a daughter of Marc C. Weersing announced $20,773.76 was contributed di- Lydia Church at 6 p.m. gram. Glenn troop 138, Thursdav aTVoo^n m and Glenn Davis of Valdosta the late Charles W. and Mag- . today. recUy to the Johnson Club, Adger McKay, missionary Provisions of the two-phase Merit badges from other ^ Baker graduated in 1953 and tackle Jerry GuUedge of gie Simpson Ray and was a He said this figure represent- ma king the total for this divis- from Mexico, wUl speak at 7:15. program will be explained, in troops, went to Tom Daughtery, Presbyterian College, Avondale. member of Broad Street Meth- ed an increase of more than j on reach $32,016.26. This-latter Mr. McKay will speak again eluding the hospital feature, Eg 0 ° a d 9 g ^” 1 ^ a fi aV t t^ I ^Qg PX where he lettered in football and Whitsel played on both offense od^t Church. 20 per cent over the 1964 rec- figure also represented a hew Sunday on world missions at the which is fee, and the supple- 1 w hj cb L soonsored H rrestl ing. He was a successful and defense and was outstand- She is survived by her hus- ord high of $77,518. Other new Johnson Club record and a sub- Rock Bridge Church at 10 a.m., mentary medical insurance the Clinton Kiwanis Club is coach at Eau CUun; High School ing both ways. He also excels in band, I. .Bluford Copeland; two marks were established in all s t a ntial increase over the $29,- and at the Lydia Church at 11 feature, which will cost partici- * iparWchin of R Mi * a Columbia for six years, hav- R«* a R«11 on/I tnonlr TUT T 1. //-. ooforfontoo oc iHo nnnetnom . , . , , , » UIIUCU U1C ICdUCIMUp UI IV. 1VH 1 T>-.1 basketball, baseball and track, daughters, Mrs. Jack (Carolyn) categories as the program top- 078.82 produced in 1964. and was much sought after by Holland of this city, and ped its $85,000 goal by more colleges before signing the grant Mrs. Dick (Jo) Vaughn of Jo- than $8,000. with Clemson. anna. One sister, Mrs. John 1—The total number of don- David (Catherine) Blakely of ors, for example, reached 1,- Sat Stephenson this city ’ and five srandchil- 679 as compared to 1,345 in c ? ’ , “ M T dren. 1964. signs tor New I erm Funeral services will be held 2—Alumni responed in un- Sgt. 1st Class William H. this a fternbon (Thursday) at 4 Precedented numbers. Gifts Stephenson r chief administra- o’clock at Broad Street Metho- amounUng to $50,411.07 were tive non-commissioned officer of dlst Church, conducted by the contributed by 1,203, represent- the Presbyterian College ROTC Reverend e’. W. Rogers. Burial in S J 8 - 5 P er cent participation, unit, has reenlisted for another w jij b e in Rosemont cemetery T h e previous participation was three-year tour of duty in the The bod is at ^ h m 30^5 per cent ^ 9 Amnna fVi East Ferguson Street, and will o’clock. pants $3.00 monthly. 3—Among the PC Associates, U. S. Army. His action came as he com- be placed°in the church at 3:00 friends £ave $33,840.90j and pleted 22 years of active Army ©’clock this afternoon service. The official oath of re enlistment was administered by Lt. Col. Richard W. Ulrch, professor of military science at PC. Sandra Marse Hits For New CHS Record Sandra Marse broke the Clinton High School basketball scoring record last week when she scored 46 points against Gaffney. The previous record was 43 points, held by a hoy. * * * Sandra; Clinton High Devil- ettes captain, led Eastern AA girls team in scoring last week with an average of 23.6 points per game. Clinton girls lost to Laurens 4246, Tuesday night In Lau- iag In that game with 25 i- Wasson Gets New Term On Tax Commission Robert long-time C. (Bob) legislator, A 104 non-alumni parents of stu dents, $9,153. "— President Weersing pointed out that since the Annual Giv ing program started receiving . major emphasis in 1959, it has produced a total of $449,605 for \ Presbyterian College. The Wasson, funds have been used primarily received for current operations in help- his commission Monday for an- ing to underwrite scholarsbp other six-year term of the five- aid for worthy students and member State Tax Commis- faculty salaries, slon. a review of the $93,404.97 Wasson, 53, first was named to the commission which ad ministers South Carolina tax laws, bjr the then Gov. Ernest F. Rollings in 1960. Gov. Rob ert McNair reappointed him John C. Harmon of 302 N. and the senate confirmed the Broad Street has been appointed appointment last week for a an ®8ent for Nationwide Ihsuiv new term starting Feb. 1. ance 1“ fb® CUnton area. _ ... Harmon, who has made hls Wasson, from Laurens, was home , n for ttae pagt x a member of the State House y earS( has been employed by the of Representatives for several Durham Life Insurance Corn- terms and then was elected to pany gince lM2 He attended the Senate, from which he was cunton High School and served appointed by Rollings. ' three and one-half years in the Tbe post pays $13,000 a year. U. S. Marines. ' John Harmon Is Nationwide Agent chael Turner, Miles P. Powell, in S a 43-17-5 record. Baber, in his first year at Clemson, led the freshman team to their first un defeated season in 30 years. Laurens County Bowling Tourney Begins Saturday - The second annual Laurens and Bailey Dixon. Students Register For Second Period Presbyterian College students are scheduled to register foe the second semester ~oT the 1965-66 session next Thursday, January 27 Ministerial Association Officers Officers of the Clinton-Joanna Minis terial Association were elected at a re cent meeting. They will serve through out the year. Above, from left, they are: Rev. M. J. Sanders, president; Rev. E. W. Rogers, vice-president; Rev. Joseph Greer, secretary. ' The president appointed the follow ing committees: Membership, Rev. J. W. Wynn, chairman, Rev. Joseph Greer and Rev. Floyd Hellams; Program, Rev. E. W. Rogers, chairman, Rev. J. H. Darr and Rev. A. L. Bixler; Radio, Rev. J. Gay nor Phillips, chairman; Rev. J. Thomas Miller and Rev. W. A. Clark; Project, Rev. L. B. Harbin, chairman, Rev. J. F. Medley and Rev. J. R. Bryan; Special Services, Rev. E. B. Keisler, chairman. Rev. Zeb Williams and Rev. M. J. Sanders. The association meets the first Tues day of each month at noon in the pri vate dining room at Presbyterian Col- lege. Registrar Roslyn Martin an- County Bowling Tournament nounced today that all students gets underway Saturday at 12:00 are reouested to renort to their noon and W,U bowled this toenut to to! itorarv weekend and next week-end at faculty advisers in the library p a i me tto Lanes In Clinton, building at 8:00 a. m. that day Bq times are 12;00 ^ for final arrangements PH?-, 6:00 and 9;00 paratory to registration.; Thirty-two teams have enter- The final registration proce- ed and more are expected on the dure will officially begin at Iast da y ©f entries, which is Sat- 10:00 a. m., by alphabetical ar- ur d ay . Doubles and single rangement, and will extend events will also be rolled during through the afternoon. Class- the tournament and a large work gets underway on regular number is expected for these schedule the following morn- events. ing, January 28. Teams already entered are Students, now completing Dobbins Insurance Agency, first semester examinations, Hard Rocks, The Splits, Clinton will - have a week’s “break” Paper Box Company, Pin Bust- from classwork, starting this ers, Gallman’s Barber Shop, Friday, before launching into Johnson’s Raiders, Top RoBers, the spring semester. Clinton Realty and Insurance, „ Tournament Champs, _ . . Dry, Ben Hall, Joanna Dr. PetrOO to Lead Southland Homes, Lutheran Service In the absence of Dr. E. Bryan Motor -Company, Sunshine Keisler, interim pastor of St. Cleaners, The Wranglers, John’s Lutheran Church,- Sunday ern Bowlers, I services will be conducted by H e a d p-i n s, the Rev. H. Smith Petrea, D. D. Coopers’ 88’s, Belk’s, MUl His subject will be “Hypocrits lers, Brigman in the Church.” Goldflngers, an *5-“ ■ -■ E ^