The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 20, 1966, Image 1
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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
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