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I % *, L i for Opening of New r Term School Pupils Report Today, Friday / _ . The Clinton Chronicle •*> Today and Friday are the days—for school pupils of Dis trict 56, that is. They will report to their respective schools on the two days at specified hours. The first graders, however, got the jump on their elders. They reported Wednesday. Thursday and Friday ac- ivities for the students will be preliminary in nature, and the regular schedule will get underway on Monday, Sept. 5, when lunches will be serv ed. Following is the schedule for the opening of the school session: Ninth and tenth grades re port at 8:15 a. m. on Thurs day, and eleventh and 12th grades at 8:15 a. m. on Fri day. Junior High seventh grade students report at 8:15 a. m. on Thursday, and eighth grade students report at 8:15 a. m. on Friday. All other elementary grades report Thursday at 8:15 a. m. Book -lists will be given stu dents when they report on the above dates. School will be dismissed at 10:00 a. m. on Thursday and Friday. Monday, Sept. 5, will be the first full day of school at which time lunches will be served. (Lunch price is $1.50 per week). Vol. 67 — No. 35 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 1, 1966 -'1 City Business Houses Have Holiday Monday Most Clinton business chains Division of the Cham- houses, including retail stores, ber of Commerce, shops, offices, banks and some Claude A. Crocker (center), industrial and public re lations director of Clinton Mills, is the new chairman of the Clemson Liaison Committee which coordinates ac tivities between the textile industry and Clemson Uni versity. As chairman, Crocker will work closely with Betts Wilson (left) Clemson University liaison officer, and Thomas D. Efland. associate dean of the School of Industrial Management and Textile Science at Clemson. industrial plants wi-H Monday — Labor Day — the final holiday of the summer. Then will begin the busy fall season, to continue without a break until late November’s Thanksgiving holiday. Clinton and Lydia plants of Clinton Mills will operate as c * ose usual, it*was stated. The Joan na plant of Greenwood Mills will also continue operations. Most other industrial work ers will^have a holiday. Schools of District 56, .which open for preliminary sessions Merchants and other busi- today and Friday, will have ness houses will remain open their first fu^l day on Monday, on Wednesday afternoon, the into the regular sche- 7th, according to J. Robert dule. Cox, chairman of the Mer- Route 76 Widening To Start At Early Date Crocker Heads Texiile-Clemson Liaison Group in College Opens Year At Full Capacity Laurens County State Sena- stretch linking the cities tor William C. (Bill) Dobbins the county has had the sup- said Tuesday the contract has port of the Laurens and Clin- a committee which serves as been awarded for widening ton Chambers of Commerce liaison between the tcxtile in _ of U. S. Highway 76 to four and business and industrial , A _ Tt . , . .7. , „ .. dustry and Clemson Univer- lanes and that work on the leaders. road should begin “within a In March when it seemed sity. short time.” the project was doomed after The appointment is an- The contract for the project on *y P er cent r *Rbts- was awarded Hunter Brothers of" wa y had, been obtained Claude A. Crocker, indus trial and public relations di rector of Clinton Mills. ha§ been appointed to a two-year on Sept. 14 to continue through term as general chairman of Residents of this section will take advantage of their last opportunity for trips to moun- atins and seashore during the long weekend, while others will attend the races at Dar lington. Barbecues and picnics will claim the attention of many. Students < at Presbyterian College also will meet classes on Monday. Stores will resume their Wednesday afternoon closing Nov. 17. Edwards Resigns Hallmark Position Leaders in United Fund Drive Pesbyterian College has wiht a full capacity enroll- launched its 87th session ment of 650 students, the college registrar’s office an- Of this total, 522 are men and 128 are women as PC enters its second year of full co-education. There are 460 dent women. resident men and 116 resi- Because of the continued demand, the college is again utilizing temporary facilites in the third floor of the Mary Musgrove Hotel, two large campus homes and the Vet- ville unit. Pesbyterian is in its first full week of classes this week after launching its 1966-67 year on a new calendar de signed to complete the first semester before Christmas. Starting three weeks earlier than usual, the college will observe the regular Thanks giving holidays (Nov. 23-28) and will end the fall semes- te£ pp Decqipb.Qr 1.7-. When students returti to sphqol af ter his vacation pbrlod January 8, they wilt imme diately register Lor the sep- ond semester. Construction Co. of Rt. 2, Gray Court, who submitted a -low bid of $906,221.96. Bids were submitted to the South Carolina Highway pe- partment August 16, accord ing Senator Dobbins. Hunter Brothers was notified of, the award in a letter dated Au gust 24 and signed by South Carolina Chief Highway Com missioner S. N. Pearmon. The widening to four lanes of the approximate 5.5 mile Senator Dobbins called a meeting of the civic leaders of the two cities and requested their assistance in obtaining nounced by John K. Cauthen, executive vice-president of the South Carolina Manufacturers Association. The Clemson Liaison Com- L. O. Edwards has resigned as vice-president and general T ... manager of the Clinton oper- cx 1 e ation of Hallmark Shirt Co., Inc., to accept a position with Martina?! Industries of New Three division heads for the Unit ed Fund drive, which begins here September 17, are shown above dis cussing campaign plans, From left to right, they are Dr. Louis M. Ste phens, professional division head; . George B. Brockenbrough, head of the industrial division; and Lt. John P. Daniluk, who will head- the insti tutional division.—Yarborough Pho to. Division Heads Named assessments owners. from property mittee was established in 1957 York. Council to Meel On Tuesday Night and is sponsored by the J. E. Sirrine Textile Foundation. Seventeen area committee chairmen serve throughout the state. Objectives of the commit- Edwards will be general manager of a new plant which will be established in High Point, N. C., to manufacture men’s and boys’ jeans. He will leave his Clinton Electric Co-Op Buys Joanna Lines The Laurens Electric Coop erative.. assumes ownership and operation of the electric water and sewer facilities, at Joanna today (Sept. 1), ac cording to notices mailed t to customers. The utilities systems have beea owned and operated by the Joanna Community Corp- To PrOCtiCG of L.OW The first city council meet ing of the new administra- ton will be held Tuesday night at 7:30 in the Gold Room at Hotel Mary Mus grove, it was stated yester day. Subsequent meetings Of the council will take place on the first Monday night in each month. A short swearing - in cere mony for the new officials will take place this morning (Thursday) at 9 o’clock. tee are to interest high school post today, his family already students in attending Clemson having moved to the North University, primarily in tex- Carolina city. United Fund Campaign Set for Sept.27-0ct.11 Scholarship Funds Established at PC Blalock Admitted oration. The Electric Cooperative in a letter to tustomers stated that the same rate schedules presently: used wiH be contin ued. MUling Blalock, of Clinton, becHt graduate of the Law Schodl of the University of South Carolina, was among the 63 men and women an nounced during the past week by the South Carolina tiles: to promote textiles as a career; and to give high school teachers and guidance directors a better knowledge of the textile industry. Crocker will continue his employment with Clinton Mills while serving as com mittee chairman .He suc ceeds James C. Collier, Jr., director of industrial relations at Woodside Mills in Green- ville. Crocker will work closely with Betts Wilson, ("emson University liaison officer and admissions counselor for tex tile students enrolled in the School of Industrial Manage ment and Textile Science, In prompting the objectives. Edwards came to Clinton in 1956 as resident engineer of the Hallmark plant, was made general manager in 1959 and vice - president in 1965. He will be succeeded here by Fred Rouse of Laurens, former manager of the Lau rens Shirt Co. Quartets to Sing Saturday, Sept. 10 The 1966-67 campaign of the United Fund of Greater Clin ton is set for September 27- October 11, with several divis ional heads named this week, according to Don Creighton, drive chairman. The industrial division is to be headed by George B. Brockenbrough, institutions di vision by Lt. John P. Dani luk, and professiorial divis ion by Dr. Louis M. Stephens, who will be assisted by the Rev. Zeb C. Williams, pastor of the A. R. P. Church. Saturday night, Sept. 10, at Belk Auditorium the quartets will sing again. Sponsored by the Lions committee s Clubs of Laurens County, the Southland Chorus, the local A native of Clinton, Crocker chapter of S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. is a University of North Caro- (t be Society for the Preserva- Supreme Court who passed bna graduate, former profes- t ion and Encouragement of » ' 0* the June bar examinations. They were admitted to the pactice of law in ceremonies on Tuesday at the State House court room. sional baseball former baseball ball coach at Nurses to Meet In Charleston The fall meeting of the South Carolina Industrial Nurses Association will be held September 8 in Charles ton at the Charleston Inn. player, and Barbershop Quartet Singing and basket- 0 f America) will present the _, „ TT Presbyterian third annual “Parade of Quar- College. He currently serves tets.” The local unit is one of as president of Presbyterian’s 700 chapters and 30,000 sing- Walter Johnson Club. infi men The committee s annual The headliners will be the meeting will be held at Clem- Clubhouse Four of Louisville, in n o n Sept ‘ 24 ’ beginnin S at Ky., who were Cardinal Dis- .30 a. m. in Sirrine Hall, trict champions and iinalists Chairmen and their wives will in t he international competi- e guests ol the university for tion for two years, along with lunch and the Clemson-Vir- the Duffers The annual kick-off break fast for the campaign is scheduled for September 22 at 8:30 a. m. at Mary Musgrove Hotel, to be climaxed by the lighting of the United Fund torch, located near the center of the city of Clinton at the downtown parking area. Prior to this meeting, which will include all workers in the drive, a special organization al meeting is set for Septem ber 13 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel at noon, to which all division heads and sub-heads are invited. former Mildred Dunlap, who is also a Clinton native. They live in Merrie Oaks with their three daughters. Lt. Daniluk, a native of Ohio, was a Clinton resident from 1959-62, When he was as sociated with Presbyterian College on the ROTC staff. He is presently serving as admin istrative assistant at Presby terian College, returning to Clinton upon his retirement from service and coming here following a tour of duty in Washington, D. C.. His wife is the former Marilyn Pyle, also of Ohio. They have one son and make their home on South' Holland Street. Lt. Daniluk is a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Clinton Lions Club. ginia football game. On Labor Day Republicans Plan Gala Celebration Fore quartet of Augusta, Ga., the Dixie Ram blers quartet of Laurens, and the Windpipes of Clinton. Tickets may be purchased from any Lions Club member or barbershopper. Brockenbrough, a native of this area, is director of data processing for Clinton Mills. A graduate of Clemson Uni versity, he was formerly as sociated with IBM as a sys tems engineer in Atlanta, Ga., before returning to Clinton. He is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, serving at present as a dea con, and is a member of the Clinton Kiwanis Club. Brock enbrough is married to the Dr. Stephens is associated in medical practice with Bla lock Clinic. A native of Can ton, N. C., he did general practice residency in Alexan dria, La. before coming to Clinton. A member of the American Academy of Gen eral Practice, he is a gradu ate of the Medical College of South Carolina. He is married to the former Lillian Dillard, a Clinton native, and they make their home, with their three sons, on West Maple Street. Dr. Stphens is also a member of the First Pres byterian Church and the Clin ton Kiwanis Club. In relating plans for the an- n u a 1 campaign, Creighton pointed out that the goal of $27,600 includes funds desig nated for member agencies Scholarship funds totaling approximately '$25,000 hav» been given to Presbyterian College recently for grants that will assist worthy yourtg men and women to further their education here Presi dent Marc C. Weersing an nounced today. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn C. Stables of Spartanburg have established a $20,000 fund for those students who show special promise in the fields of music and academic pur suits who have need of fi nancial aid. As part of the invested endowment, the fund will provide annual in come for this purpose The program is designat ed the Glenn and Mary Sta bles Scholarship Fund. Mr. Stables has been an officer of the Spartanburg First Presbyterian Church for many years, and Mrs. Stables is active in this work. Underscoring their inter est in young people, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnwell Allison of Lancaster are establishing a grant fund that will be known as the James Barn well Allison and Mary Blair Allison Scholarship. An in itial gift has just been made and subsequent gifts are planned to perpetuate this scholarship to assist students studying for the ministry. Both Mr. and Mrs. All'sn'i are active in the work of 1 ancaster 1* ir.st Prcsbyterf^a Chuch. Alcoholics Anonymous To Meet'Tuesday York Comes to Clinton • according to the budget re cently adopted by a special budget committee of the Unit ed Fund. Other divisional heads and allocation of funds as proposed will be annourtT- ed in the near future. The Clinton group of Alco holics Anonymous wiM meet —Robert Spencer Photo Davidson Street Church \ ' Work Near Completion Construction continues to ward completion of the new sanctuary and new education al building being added to the existing three-unit structure of the Davidson Street Bap tist Church located on the cor ner of Davidson and Caldwell Streets. Work on the new ad ditions began Feb. 14 and ex pected completion date is Oct. 15. M. Floyd Hellams, pastor, and Robert Spencer and Mar vin DeYoung, building com mittee chairmen, and several other people of the community gathered on Wednesday morn ing as spectators to watch a huge crane lift in place the 20- foot, copper covered cone of the church steeple. The ep-* tire tower measures 70 feet high and its four windows of stained glass will be illumin ated at night when the build ing is complete. — (Photo by Robert Spencer j. 1 The Republican Party of Laurens County has schedul ed a gala celebration for La bor Day—Monday, Sept. 5 It will take place at the county fair grounds near Lau rens and will get underway at 5:00 p. m. with a barbecue. Speaking will begin at 6:00 p. m. On hand will be Republican ate, Strom Thurmond, candi- candidates for the U. S. Sen- date for reelection, and Mar shall Parker, candidate for the unexpired term of the late Sen. Olin D. Johnston. State candidates to be pres ent will be Joseph O. Rogers for governor; Marshall T. Mays for lieutenant govern or; and Dr. Inez G. Eddings for State Superintendent of Education. — Also speaking w>ll be coun ty candidates, W. R. Garrett for the State Senate, Furman E. Ott and Shelton J. Rimer for the House of Representa tives (two seats frond Laurens County). . . A program of entertain ment by local talent is also on the schedule. Tickets are on sale at va rious places in the country and may be purchased at th door. Pep Rally Slated On Square Tonight Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the Clinton Health Center on Woodrow Street. These meetings, which are held weekly on Tusday eve nings are open to the pqblic and anyone interested in alco holism is invited to attend these sessions. Clinton High to Open Slate Fridav The Clinton High School Red Devils will kick off their 1966 football season Friday night, entertaining York High on Wilder Field. A “back to school” pep ral ly and snake dance is schedul ed for tonight (Thursday) on the square beginning at 7 o’clock. V Participating will be ystu- dents of Clinton High School, and all members of the stu dent body are urged to turn out. Leading the demonstration wiW be. the school’s cheer leaders, who will seek to bring school spirit to a high pitch prior to the opening football game of the season with York Friday night on Wilder Field. Application For County Library Funds Approved The application of the Lau rens County Library for a grant of 4%c per capita to improve the library’s book collection was approved Aug ust 18 by the South Carolina State Library Board. These funds will be used to purchase, rebind or replace standard books of proven val ue. Last year the grant funds improved the adult fiction col lection and added new vol umes to the non-ilction and reference colled ion. Coach Claude Howe has 16 lettermen returning from his 1966 team and it looks as if the squad is solid everywhere with hte possible exception of quarterback, where Freddie Tumblin will have first call. Other returning backs and linemen give good cause for optimism that the Red Devils w?ll be a force to be reckoned with again this year. Co-captains are Darryl Hampton, back, and Terry Fuller, tackle. Coach Howe lists his start ing lineup as follows: Ends: Bobby Bostic, Char les Steele and Billy Freeman. Tackles: Frank Medlin and Terry Fu?ler. Guards: Terry Crawford, Tommy Rhodes and Harvey White. Center: Zeke Benjamin. Quarterback: Freddie Tum blin .- Halfbacks: Darryl Hamp ton and Francis Cooper. Fullback: Steve Grady. Coach Herman Jackson is back again as line coach, and Preston Cox, 1966 Erskine graduate from Honea .Path, will handle the ends and jun ior varsity. The Roster Ends: Ronnie Davenport, Richard Edwins, Bobby Bos tic, Charles Steele, Eddie Per ry, Charles Mabry Jim Ab rams, Billy Freeman. Tackles: Larry Patterson, A1 Webb, Frank Medlin, Tom my Lawson, Marion Waters, Neil Crisp, Terry Fuller, Ron nie Bryson. Guards: Wayne Dixon, T«j^ ry Crawford, Lucien McKc£ Tommy Rhodes, Gerald RLoe, Harvey White, Frank Gqj- kins. Centers: Larry Reddedc, Mike Seigler, Zeke Benjamin. Quarterbacks: Freddie Tumblin, Ben Hammet, Ricky Lollis. Halfbacks: Andy Young, Henry Simmons, Darryl Hampton, Francis Cooper, Danny Hedgepath, and Gary Campbell. Fullbacks: Johnny Jacks, Steve Grady. The Clintonians return to their home field next week, facing the Belton-Honea Path Bears, and the following week Lower Richland comes' tn Clinton to complete a threw- game home stand before gO L ing on the road. The Red Devils have six home this year. i* ■ •r mm iseeewi