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Ll Col. Ivey to Head
College Military Dept.
Belk's Opens Two
New Departments
Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Ivey Jr.
Presbyterian College alum
nus and Cheraw native who
has lust returned from South
Viet Nam, is the new profes
sor of military science at PC.
He arrived in Clinton Mon
day from the Far East after
ti year as adviser to a pro
vince chief with the Military
Assistance Command in the
Mekong Delta area. In this
capacity, he engaged in mili- J
tary operations against Viet
Cong and advised on econo
mic and governmental mat
ters.
He was assigned by the
Belk’s Department Store
has opened two new shops
within the past week, located
on East Main Street in the
Hays building formerly occu-
ipied by Piggly Wiggly and the
adjoining store.
They are the Carpet and
Rug Center and the Yardstick
Remnant Shop.
The Remnant shop had its Charleston Woman
opening last week, and is
showing a wide line of all Makes Gift to PC
kinds of fabrics, plus notions
and patterns.
The Carpet and Rug Cen-
The Clinton Chronicle
Vol. 67 — No. 32
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, August 11, 1966
Suddeth Wins Race for Mayor
How They Voted Tuesday
A legacy of $13,525 has been
left to Presbyterian College
... . , , by the late Miss Amey Allan
er which opened this week of Charleston> President
features area size rugs and Marc c Arsing announced
roll carpet for wall-to-wall in- , 0( j av
stallation in varied designs y '
and materials. Also shown in
He said the bequest is des-
... „ j j ignated for'the WXliam P. .la
this store are ready-made cobs Mem ; rial Scho i arship
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draperies and materials for Fund established by Miss A1 . No. 2 Box : -■■■ | 186
LT. COL. B. F. IVEY
custom-made draperies. . „ . „„„ •
Both stores have been reno- mem of the founder of pc
vated and decorated and pre- with earlier jfts included .
sent a ^easing appearance. the fund now stands at $15
The public js invited to in-
Clinton Mill Box I 143
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235
136
493 513 566
Army to take over as com
mandant of the Presbyterian
ROTC unit succeeding Lt. Col.
Richard Ulrich, who retired
several months ago.
Ivey received his BA degree
from PC in 1949 and immedia- _
tely entered the Army as an me puouc ;s invuea io in- 00Q it i s included in the per- Matthews Named
infantry second lieutenant. He i° r Parachute Medal and Air spec e new shops. manent endowment and the
served tours of duty in the Medal. income used to provide schol- Joanna OverSCGT
Canal Zone, Korea and, prior Lt - Co1 - Ive y is married to Conservationist arship aid for qualified stu- rh . m m t*h
to going to South Viet Nam, former Kent Wysor, dents in need of financial as- ares a l.™, Greensboro, N. C., has en-
four years with the 10th Spec- daughter of Mrs. Robert E. | 0 DG bpGaKGr At sistance to attend Presbyte- Greenwood, has been named tered tj, e traditional jew-
ial Forces Group (Airborne) Wysor, Jr., of Clinton, and I/: • k/ippf.J nn rian College. overseer of carding for .the e lry business by acquiring
of the 1st Special Forces in they have two children. Cyn- 9 Miss Allan died at her Joanna Plant of Greenwood crystal-china - silver jewelry MaCAfl fft
Germany. Ivey has attended thia and Frank. Mrs. Ivey Brice M. Latham, area Charleston home at the age of mui s stores after more than 40 * <0Jvil III
the Command and General 3nd children resided in ( lin- conservationist for the Siol 92 on September 2, 1905, and .. . ... , years exclusive operations in Ail 1 AJ i"
Staff College at Fort Leaven- ton during his tour in South Conservation Service, will be the finai settlement of the will Matthews, who j o 1 n e q installment credu re t a iiing. LlOflS 1^16811110
onrl ivfViAv* A vrvwr VlGt. N 31X1. thp EMlP.Qt Q If tfiniflVlt A A *-v» wo Cj PC 00 W OOCl IVTlHs 111 1963. a — ai -a.
Jewel Box Stores
Now Owns Hamilton's
Jewel Box Stores Corp. of
Candidate On
Republican Slate
In Favor of By-Pass
the area will be guests of the her lifetime,
club.
Mr. Latham is a native of
worth, Kans., and other Army Viet Nam.
schools. For three years (1956-
59), he was an' instructor on |u| L I f*
the staff of the Infantry School nCrCntinTS 010110
at Fort Benning, Ga. r
He has twice been awarded
the Army Commendation Me
dal for outstanding perfor- Members of the Clinton ,,
mance of duty and is also the Merehantc Divicinn nrosent York County, graduated from
holder of the Bronze Star, for lhe AuRust me " tin P g he , d York High School, and earn-
Combat Infantry Badge, Sen- at the Mary Mus g rove Hotc i ed a degree in Agricultural
Tuesday morning, were W. C. Economics from Clemson
Baldwin, Joe Holland, Carl University. He has had grad-
Leonard, Mrs. Morris Sey- uate stuciy al Virginia Poly-
mour, I. Mac Adair, and J. C. technic Institute, Blacks-
Thomas. Vice-President Carl bur 8- Va - Mr Latham j° in -
Leonard, presided. ed the Soil Erosion Service
City council Friday night ■— ^ > (now Soil Conservation Ser
B. Noland Suddeth, running
as a candidate of the Republi
can party, was elected mayor
of Clinton in a general elec
tion Tuesday.
He defeated J. J. (Peck)
Cornwall, Democrat, who
won in a primary in May over
Charles H. Johnson.
The Vote was: Suddeth 513,
Cornwall 493.
H. A. Caughman, the only
other Republican candidate,
was defeated for the Ward 5
city council post by George
W. Bagwell, the Democratic
nominee The vote was: Bag-
well 566, Caughman 387.
First unofficial r e t u r p s
Tuesday, night gave Cornwall
E. Fleming Mason, of Sum- a three-vote lead over Sud-
B. NOLAND SUDDETH
guest speaker tonight has just been made. A mem- '-“ccuwuuu ‘"“‘a ^ ;iau Among three stores pur-
(Thursday) at a meeting of ber of the Second Presbyte- been carding overseer for the chased recently was Hamil-
the Clinton Kiwanis Club. rian Church there, she was an Durst Plant. ton’s Jewelers of Clinton, op- merton, a Clinton native, will doth, but when the votes in
The session will begin at active supporter of the Married and the father of crated here for many years, be the guest speaker Friday the mayor’s race were re-
7:00 p. m., and farmers of church and education during five, Matthwes attends the Jewel Box operates 71 night at the regular schedu i ed counted Wednesday morning
Methodist church.
Council to Seek
Cost of Zoning
Simpson Is Treasurer
Of Area United Fund
Goyne L. Simpson was nam
ed treasurer of the United
George Cornelson, repre- 7pon^graduaUon* from Fund of Greater Cbnton, Inc.,
‘ring-road” or by-pass for
in a geity-wide zoning plan. Clinton as suggested in the
It is time that Clinton did Clemson study. He said the
something about zoning for hoard needed the thinking of
orderly growth, ’ Pitts said, the merchants division before
Approval of the. motion contacting the highway de-
was unanimous.
voted to ask several city se nting the boad of directors clemson in 1934 and has at a meeting of the board of
S estimateT for a zoning of the Comn ; er c p be en connected with the ser- directors Monday at the Mary
nhf!, fnr rwnn requested that the merchants vice to the prcsenl Musgrove Hotel, it has been
Add^an ^ A Pitts Sr ^ ^ ^ during World War II he announced by Reese H. |
made mou™ S p^,: Carol! hTS'^v Do^ * h ' *•"-!"«» "w V««W. P^0c"t. I
... . , , , Carolina n 1 gn w a y Depart- , .. nf . : ,.nlnnpl in the Simpson, who retired last ||
ning firms be contacted to mf , n t i«t makn n stnHv ni a altr ,n( ,s d tou,nel ,n inc r . • •4- „ •
estimate the cost of nrenar- a study of a 0rganized Rescrve . March from h.s position as
estimate the cost of prepar rine . road or h v-na SS fnr Mr j alham has sp( , nt vice-president of M. S. Bailey |
some time in watershed and ^ on ' Bankers, after 4C i
work as unit conservation- y ears association v. ith the
ist, district conservatio nst, f' rrn ' handle all fund dis
and is now area conserva- bursements and investments
r.Qftrr.nr.t 'ri. i, » 4 tionist for 11 counties in the for thc local United fund.
..... .. Partment. The merchants vot- nor thwestern nart of South ’ 1,hc Position of treasurer of
In other business council e d Unanimously for the bv- "° , westcrn .' pa " , , uth the fund formerly Commun-
approved the completion of pa ss. Carolina, with headquarters ! nc j. ana ;
the installation of mercury Reports wert given on the at Anderson -
lights on North Adair Street dollar day promotion and the
and also on Elizabeth Street good participation from mer- HOWG Coaches
to the Bailey Elementary chants in this special event. %WI . . . . '
school. Whitsel and Laney
sr., chairman of the council Physical Exam Perform for North
Corhmlttee in charge of im- (5 ReOllired Of All-Southern Clinton High
provements to the park area A .| p. . p" . School halfback Joel Whitsel
in the northeast section of AM rirst traders scored the first touchdown fpr r 966 'drive, discussed the du-'
Clinton on Highway 72, re* Pupils, who will enter the the upstate team last Thups- t R, s bf (jhairmeri of the var- 1 j- r •
iharted to council. firslt grade this fall arc f*c- day night iri the annual North j ous divisions of the camp- Attending Seminar
Cooper said that access quifed to have a tire school South High School All-Star aign; It was announced that Af M.idr <irhonl
roads to the area are ready physical exaniination. Forms football game in Columbia in the jggg campa ig n there is ,v,uait
jty Chest of Greater Clinton,
Inc., was until the present yg
time a position in combina-
t'on with that of secretary.
Mrs. Esther Pitts is to contin
ue in the capacity of execu-
stores in seven Eastern _ o . by members of the Laurens
states from New York to meet,ng 01 thc L,ons Club at 'Countyl Board of Election
Florida and president of the Hotel Mary Musgrove. I he Commissioners, Suddeth
organization is Lawrence M. session begins at 7 o’clock. emerged as the victor with a
Cohen. / Mr. Mason is a son of the 20-vote majority.
The Hamilton store until late Mr. and Mrs D. W. Ma- Other andidates for Alder-
its recent sale was operated son and is a 1930 graduate manic posts, all Democrats,
from headquarters in Colum- of Presbyterian College. were elected without opposi-
bia. Mrs. Jeanette Pitts Currently ' Mr. Mason is tion.
Bonds, Clinton native, was state coordinator for thc They were: Boyd Holtz-
manager here for many South Carolina Law Enforce- claw, Ward One; Truman
years and has now retired. ment ETV Training program. Owens, Ward Two; Fred
After teaching and coach- Bragg, Jr., Ward Three; L.
ing at Allendale and Aiken, W. Cooper, Sr., Ward Four;
he was associated with thc and Talmadge Sanders, Ward
State Highway Department, Six. .
1932-42, and was commanding Two write-in votes were in-
officcr of the State Highway eluded in the returns from the
Adair Leads In
S. C. Tennis Play
Columbia — Victories
three matches by junior Chris
in
Adair of Clinton and a three- 1 „ ‘l “
Election Commissioners.
set match won by Randy Hef-
He joined the FBI in 1942 They were for Charles H.
GOYNE L. SIMPSON
fron of Charleston snarked and for 20 years specialized in Johnson, for mayor.
Annina ninv police training with the or- The Election Commission
opening round play Monday ... . n *
in the annual South Carolina Kamzat.on. ers arc Joe B. Medlock o
Closed Tennis Championships. w,fe - Mrs - Thomas.nc Laurens, David Meyers 0
Adair, playing in his 16 and <’• Mason - ,s an attorney at Canton, and Lester Hair of
. . j j . , „ Summerton and was recently Joanna. They met in the coun-
under bracket, dropped John ...... 4 .
« o k 1 nominated to the state Senate cil chamber, recounted the
Parrott of Greenville, 6-3, o 1, . ....... ... 4 ^ .
and Graham Reich Of Colum- fro ™ the senatorial district votes twice, it was reported,
bia 6-1 11 9 embracing that area. returned their findings to city
Then he moved up into the , Hc , is a brother of Mrs. council, members of which
junior division to beat high- Carro11 D - Nance of cl,n t° n - Wl11 meot Fr,day afternoon to
seeded Phil Gaillard of Char
leston. 6-3, 6-4 "Bock to School"
Gaillard was runner-up in
He and the recent State Junior Cham- Banquet Slated
tive secretary of the fund. Methodist Church. ...
Also at the luncheon meet- Mrs. Simpson, the former Jes- bcr °f Cornmerce junior tour- Baptists
jng Monday, Don G. Creigh- s j c Wall of Ozark, Ala., reside namen t- ^
ton, campaign chairman of the at-304 Walnut St.
Dunlop Named
S. C. Clerks Official
officially declare the results
of the election.
The Election Commission
ers, in their worl^, passed on
about fifty ballots which were
not induced in the first count
A “Back to School’ -.night becausc of some indefinite
area K t U - ,(ia i ure or technicality that
had to be ruled on. They re
banquet honorin
dents will be held Tuesday,
Aug. 16, at 7:30 p. m. at the counted only the votes in the
Walter E. Dunlap, clerk of Whitmire High School cafe- ^emberTof the
for blacktopping and a gen- for this examination were pro- and Clinton High quarterback to bp no advance gifts divi
eral cleaning of the park has vided last spring when pre- Gary Laney also turned in a
been completed. The park is school registration was con- good performance,
maintained by the Clinton ducted in all the elementary The lower-state team won
Business and Professional schools of Laurens County by a score of 21-14.
Women’s Club. School District 56. Claude Howe, Clinton Higi.
court for Laurens County,
Mrs. Eva B. Land left Sa- was elected third vice-presi- Tko session is sponsored by
The club had asked the city School officials state that Coach, was head for the North ac fi ve j n c i v i c and church af- two weeks. The school is af- day
new ad
ministration wiH take office
ieu uuru viue-presi- — ■ September 1.
sion, a phase of the campaign turday for Chicago, 111., where dent of the South Carolina the Reedy River Bapt:st As-
practiced in drives during the s h e will attend the Sherwood Association of Clerks of ^ociation. . _
past few years. Music School for the 1966 Sc- Court at ^ f nnual c « n '’ en ; fU n ? 0 o ? 7TeSs»Iin and^in ^ HOrdCC 5000116 -
Simpson, who is a lifelong 4 . .. . tion at Myrtle Beach last fun, food, fellowship and sin^, IIUIllvv
resident of Clinton, has been mlnar takmg place the next we ek. The session ended Fri- Max Ric °. lf »y maTl
to assist them in a clean-up most parents have returned team,
and general improvement the completed forms to the Whitsel took a pass at the
campaign at the park site. ’ school of their choice, but South’s 40. meking an over-
some have not. Those who head catch, sidestepped a de-
have not are urged to do so fensive back at the 25
before school starts in order went into the end zone
fairs of the community. He is filiated with Chicago Univer-
a member of Broad Street s R y
The seminar offers a num-
Dies in Wreck
Hortense W. Cole
Joanna Employees
Get Service Pins
a rip. ine seminar uiieis a uum- -y- J I D t I
, and Jr. Varsity Practice ber of events including a total lagged tor Pasta
e un- ^ /■' 1. ,, j ■ of nine piano Master classes p os t Q f CrOSS Hill
To Get Underway ‘
conducted by Leo Podolsky,
Greenville, will be the speak
er.
Cheerleaders from Clinton, Freddie Horace Spoone, 37,
Newberry, Whitmire and Mid- died Tuesday at 6:30 p. m. of
Carolina will participate. injuries received in an auto-
A!1 area teen-agers pre in- mobile accident near Carn#-
vited. Reservations at $1.50 ville, Ga.
Hortense W. Cole has been per person may be obtained Native of Clinton, he lived
that their child may be pro- touched. . n ki h « k — ,--- , -- .
perly enrolled. Forms may be Laney had one of his aerial Coach Claude Howe an- Leon Rosenbloom and Herb- norn j na t ed f or P ostme.ster at from thc leaders of most area in Laurens County all his life
secured from any elementary intercepted, resulting in a nounced Tuesday for all jun- ert Renison: seven lectures c ross jrr by president John- Southern Baptist churches or and attended Bellview Baptist
Sixteen emnlovees nf the school. South touchdown after a 70- ior varsity boys interested in on teaching procedures and son by co ntacting Tommy Lawson Church. He was a son of Mr.
Ioanna Plants nf Crpenwnnd First grade pupils will re- yard run. football to meet him Saturday musical topics of great inter- Fbe norn j na tj on was sen t to of Joanna, Sam Price of New- and Mrs. William H. Spoone,
Mills rprpivpa nine fnr innp port to their respective schools Whitsel will go to Clemson morning at 8 o’clock at the es U six sessions lor thc pres- tbp g enate f or confirmation berry and James Clark of Sr., of Clinton
“rtloeTS 7e month of ™ Wednesday ntornins, Aug. this Ml and Laney is headed Clinton High School gymnas- entaUo^oMh^best^solo lasl Frlday .
July, for a total of 265 years 31 - at 8:3 °-
of continuous service.
The following received pins:
H. G. Boyce, 35. years; L. T.
Young and R. G. Poore, 25
years; H.’ B. Gaskin, J. E.
Abney, f C. L. Farmer, Claude
Johnspn, and Blanche Mar
shall, 20 years; G. W. Mer
chant, V. W. Livingston, and
t. F. Allen, 15 years; Zofia
Jaskfn, E. R. Boyce, 10 years;
Irene Riddle, A. I. Fulmer and
J. L. Braswell, five years.
Rumrtiage Sale
Set for Saturday
Young people of Bailey
Memorial Methodist Church
will have a rummage sale
Saturday in the building at
the corner of Musgrove and
Enterprise Streets. The sale
will begin at 9:00 a. m. and
continue through the day.
All proceeds will be used
for needy children.
for Furman.
mm.
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Commerce Board
To Meet Tuesday
A meeting of the board of
directors of the Clinton Cham
ber of Commerce has been
scheduled for Tuesday morn
ing, Aug. I6U1, at the Hotel
Mary Musgrove, as announc- •/
ed by president, Claude Crock
er.
At No. 1 Precinct in Tuesday’s Election
Mrs. Wallace Franks, Mrs. Maude
Williams and an unidentified man ap
peared Tuesday to cast their ballots
in the uty geneial election at Frt-
cinct No. 1 at city hall. The four man
agers conducting the election are,
from left, John J. Clark, Mrs. Joanne
Plaxico, Mrs. Rhett. P. Adair and Mr.
Adair.—Phwto. by Jian i'aiborough.
and ensemble teaching pieces.
Also nine theory classes based
on the lessons and tests of tne
Sherwood course. She will re
ceive eight private classes by
master teacners either in pi
ano, organ or voice.
Library Board
Applies for Funds
The board of trustees ol hte
Laurens County Library, in
order to improve service to
the people of the county, has
applied,to the South Carolina
State Library Boanl for a
grant of 4MsC per capita to im
prove the library’s book col
lection. If approved, the funds
will be used to purchase, re
bind, or replace standard
books of proven value.
Templeton Reunion
The Templeton clan will
hold its 38th annual reunion
Sunday, August 21, at Camp
Fellowship, the Presbyterian
assembly grounds on Lake
Greenwood'.
The grounds are available
from ten o’clock in the morn"
ing to four o’clock in the Af
ternoon.
Templetons and connections
are invited to attend and
brini; picnic lunch and tea.
Whitmire.
Named Honorary Board Member
T. Frank Watkim,, Anderson attorney and re
cently retired member of the Presbyterian College
Board of Trustees, was honored by PC with a lunch
eon on the occasion ot his 85th birthday, August 2.
He is pictured here being presented a certificate
of outstanding service as a trustee by Trustee
Chairman Robert M. Vance of Clinton ( left) and
PC President Marc C. Weersing (right). When
Mr. Watkins was rotated off the board in March
after 14 years, his fellow trustees elected him an
honorary lifetime member. A number of Ander
son leaders and Clemson President Robert Edwards
joined with Presbyterian College officials in pay
ing tribute to Frartk Watkins at the luncheon.
Surviving in addition to his
parents are five sisters, Mrs.
Pearl Bonniface of Hickory
Tavern; Mrs. Betty Hairston
of Greenwood; Mrs. Grace
Black of Anderson; Mrs. La-
verne Clarke of Clinton; and
Mrs. Henrietta Hazel of Maul
din; and five brothers, Wil
liam Spoone, Jr., of Clinton;
Bobby F. Spoone of Green
ville; Bruce E. Spoone of
Pearl Harbor, Hawa i; Grady
Spoone of Clinton; and David
Spoone of the home.
Funeral arrangements wjll
be announced by Gray Fun
eral Home.
Merchants Collect
$106,118,675 In
Sales Taxes in State
For the fiscal year ended
June 30, retail sales tax col
lections in South Carolina in
creased to $106,118,675, a 14%
increase from $92,758,265 col
lected during the previous
year.
The first year of the sales
tax in South Carolina (1911-
52) saw collection of 37ty mil
lion dollars, the increase to
the present figure being Al
most three times that amount.
Substantial rises in tales
tax collections indici
state’s continuing
growth, it was pointed out