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Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 20,1966
Clinton Merchants Cash, Pledges Total $33,447
Salute Mountville,
Cross Hill Areas
Republicans Open Laurens Headquarters
This week, October 20-22, the Clinton Merchants
Association, along with other business and industrial
plants in the city, are taking “Hats Off” to the pro
gressive communities of Mountville and Cross Hill.
To do this, they, the merchants are saluting with a
“Thank-You” for the many contributions the people
of Mountville and Cross Hill have made. “Your pa
tronage and friendship have meant much to the econ
omy and welfare of Clinton,” Clinton businessmen
state.
To show their appreciation, the merchants are
displaying special banners along the streets as well
as offering free merchandise which is advertised in
The Chronicle today.
United Fund Campaign
Secures 121% of Goal
The Republican Party of Laurens
County opened headquarters in Lau
rens Monday at the LaVonne Shop
ping Center. Shown above at the
opening during the day are Mrs.
Rhett Lockler; Furman Ott, Repub
lican candidate for the House of
Representatives; Mrs. Shelton Rim
er, representing Mr. Rimer, also a
candidate for the House; and W. R.
Garrett, Republican candidate for
State Senator from Laurens Count-
ty.
Marshall T. Mays, of Greenwood,
Republican candidate for lieutenant
governor, was the guest speaker at
the opening exercises as were lead
ers of the county organization. W.
P. Dixon, county chairman, and
Niles Hanna, former chairman, in
troduced Mr. Mays and county can
didates.
Mays called for reforms in legis
lative procedure and Messrs. Ott and
Garrett also made short addresses.
Kiwanis Club To
Sponsor Barbecue
Col. Ivey to Speak
At Church Meet
To Meet Thurmond^ High
Clinton High in Homecoming Friday
Clinton High School’s home- Several high school clubs honors on a 30-yard pass from
coming festivities will take a l so w *h enter cars in the Freddie Tumblin. The try for
the stage Friday, beginning P arade - the extra ^ h ™'
The sponsors are: ever . and the Yellow Jackets
Colonel Benjamin Ivey, Jr.,
will be the speaker at the reg-
The Clinton Kiwanis Club ular monthly meeting of the
will sponsor a barbecue “with ^ en Church at the
.. . • • ,, . First Presbyterian Church
all the trimmings Tuesday, Thursday at TM p m
' ’ Colonel Ivey, professor of
The meal will be served be- Military Science at Presbyte-
tween the hours of 6 to 9 p.m. rian College, will speak on his
at the Thornwell gymnasium, observations of religious life
Th cost per plate for adults * n S° uth ' ^ am -
will be $1-75, for children
$1.25.
Funds derived from the
event will be used by the Ki
wanis Club for the children’s
fund and also for the annual
Christmas party and pro
gram which has been spons
ored by the club for the past
at 4:30 p.m. with a parade
through the downtown section.
For Co-Captain Terry Ful-
ler, Judy Templeton; for Co-
At 8 p.m. on Wilder field, c a pt, a j n Darryl Hampton, Su-
held on to the 7-8 lead for the
rest of thd first half.
Halfback Francis Cooper
the Red Devils will meet san Jacks; others are Teresa Put Clinton ahead for good in
Strom Thurmond High of Summerv jii e for Tommy Law- the third period, running 25
Edgefield County in the tra- son Carolyn Bradford for yards for a TD. Billy FYee-
ditional homecoming game. p|. aak Medlin, Kathy Moore man booted the point aftetV
At halftime, Miss CHS will for Charles Steele, Melissa The Red Devils boosted
be crowned with much pomp Turner for Freddie Tumblin, their margin later in the
and splendor, tQ, climax an Trena Barnes for.- Francis quarter, as Hampton crashed
exciting pfogram for the Cooper, Judy Widmer for over from the three. The
young people. The program Marion Waters, Virginia Hog- final scoring drive went 87
is expected to be witnessed e rs for Zeke Benjamin, Jan yards, and was highlighted
by a capacity crowd. Alexander for Henry Sim- by Johnny Jacks’ 56-yard run.
Miss CHS will be chosen mons, Almeda Rogers for Union 7 0 0 6— 7
from three finalists for the Terry Crawford, Sandy Bish- Clinton 6 0 14 0—20
honor, none of whom has yet op for Tommy Rhodes, Pat Union scoring: TD-n-Sim-
been announced. They are Davis for Eddie Perry, Pa- mons; PAT—Rogers,
being chosen this week from tricia Bragg for Mike Seigler, Clinton scorine- TD—Hamo-
a field of 13 candidates.. The Ann Hudgens for Neil Crisp, t 2 PAT—Freeman
other two finalists wiU be Brenda Watts for Bobby 2i ’ freeman
attendants for the queen at Bostic,
tl^e crowping ceremony. Clinton 20-, Union 7
The parade will be led by Clinton’s Red Devils sedfred Bible Teaching
the Student Council car, fol- a P a «r of touchdowns in the r|j n j c Q f Calvarv
lowed by the crown bearer, third quarter to take a 20-7 "
little Miss Rosalind Martin, comeback victory over Union A bet ter Bible teaching
the three Miss CHS finalists, in an Eastern AA football clinic will be conducted at
the cheerleaders, Miss CHS 8 am e here Friday night. Calvary Baptist Church be-
candidates, and the sponsors The Red Devils now have a ginning Monday Oct. 24, at
for the 16 senior football 4-2-1 record, while the Yellow 7 ; oo p.m. Classes will be
The men of the community
are invited to attend this sup
per meetting.
Rites Sunday Foi
E. Frank Anderson
E. Frank Anderson, 89,
25 or 30 years for the Thorn- pjed Friday at Bailey Me-
well Christmas morning par- morial Hospital after an ill-
ness of several days.
A native of Greenville Coun
ty who lived in Clinton most
of his life, son of the late
Edmund Franklin and Sara
the Spurell Anderson Wood, he
the was a member of the First
Laurens County Crusade for Baptist Church, Campbell
Christ is scheduled for next Lodge 44, AFM, and of the
Monday morning at the Broad Woodmen of the World.
Street Methodist Church. Surviving are three sons,
It will be held as a break- Eugene Anderson of Ander-
fast meeting, starting at 7 son and C. W. and James E.
a.m. Anderson of Clinton; a sister,
The eight-day crusade, fea- Mrs. J. L. Long of Summer-
turing Dr. Leighton Ford of ville; 12 grandchildren and 21
the Billy Graham Evange- great-grandchildren,
listic Association as principal Funeral services were con-
speaker, will be held on Jan- ducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at
uary 22-29 in Belk Auditorium the First Baptist Church by
on the Presbyterian College Rev. J. H. Darr. Burial was
Crusade Group
To Meet Monday
Another meeting of
executive committee of
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in Rosemont Cemetery.
:erians Sponsor
Retreat at Montreat
players.
Organize County
Unit of Retarded
Children's Group
“Approximately three per
cent of the population of Lau
rens County are retarded, and
retarded children can be
helped,” stated Arthur Rav-
nel, Jr. of Charleston and the
president of the Sauth Caro
lina Association for Retarded
Children, Mr. Ravenel furth
er stated that nothing usually
happens for the retarded cit
izen until a local unit of the
National Association for Re
tarded Children is establish
ed in a community.
Mr. Ravenel was the
speaker in the city hall build
ing in Laurens on October 11
for parents of retardees, ed
ucators, and interested pers
ons. Laurens. County is in the
process of .organizing a local
Retarded Children’s Chapter!
This chapter will work for
better community services
for the retarded citizen.
Mr. Ravenel opened the in
formal meeting with a talk
and later called for questions,
and much enthusiasm was
shown by the Laurens Coun
ty citizens.
A slate of temporary offi
cers was elected. They are as
follows: president, Mrs. Car
oline Coleman; secretary,
Mfs. Mildred Milam; treasur
er, Hugh Williams; nominat
ing committee, Mrs. Inez
Lindley and Miss Jo Anne
Brown.
Monthly meetings will be
held in the future and all in
terested persons are invited
to attend.
Jackets are 1-6. conducted Monday and Tues-
Union scored first, as Tom- day night Oct. 24-25, and
my Simmons went one yard Monday and Tuesday night
lor the TD in the opening Oct. 31 - Nov. 1. Classes will
quarter. Cyrus Rogers kicked run two hours each night
the extra point. The score from 7:00 until 9:00.
was set up on a fumble recov- Dr. Bryan Harbin, pastor
ery at the Clinton 27-yard line of the Joanna First Baptist
on the first play of the game. Church will lead the clinic.
The Red Devils came back J. W. Spillers, pastor of Cal-
with a touchdown of their vary, invites anyone inter
own in the first period, with ested in better Bible^teafhing
Darryl Hampton doing the to attend these clsftfse!
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Governor Crowns Queen
One bright spot during the Presbyterian Col
lege Homecoming game against Davidson last Sat
urday afternoon was the crowning of the Home-
comng Queen by Governor Robert E. McNair.
In this halftime ceremony, the South Carolina
chief executive placed the crown upon the head of
Miss Susan Alexander of Limestone College,
sponsoring for Sigma Nu fraternity. The PC
students elected her from among 14 nominees.—
Photo by ilaibuioughj - ■ —
Under the sponsorship of
the First Presbyterian Church
an Adult Retreat has been
planned for the week-end of
October 28-30 to be held at
the Assembly Inn in Mon
treal, N. C.
Although the retreat has
been planned primarily for
the members of the First
Presbyterian Church, it will
have no denominational slant,
and is open to any and all
(ho may desire to attend.
(e purposes of the retreat
are three-fold:
1. To help individuals dis
cover Christian answers to
personal problems.
2. To help individuals relate
their Christian faith to their
iaily lives.
3. To help Christians learn
how to witness effectively.
The conference itself will
be centered in a number of
small groups to be led by
outstanding men and women
from several different states.
Through the informal open
ness of these small groups,
effort will be made to dis
cover in depth the resources
God makes available in Chris
tian fellowship. There will be
time for fun and rest as well
as for creative study and
stimulating fellowship.
Among the leaders who will
be present will be James D.
Christian, a member of the
First Presbyterian Church in
Lynchburg, Va., where he
teaches a men’s Bible class
with over a hundred in regu
lar attendance.
Mr. Christian is vice- presi
dent of the N. B. Handy Com
pany, Steel Distributor. He
is -a member of the board of
the Zone Master Co.; and on
the boards of the First and
the Merchants National
banks; past president of the
Central Virginia Industries,
Lynchburg Chamber of Com
merce, Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Fine Arts Center,
United Fund and Red Cross.
Also, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
J. Mohr, Jr., of Montgomery,
Ala., where they are mem
bers of the St. John’s Episco
pal Church. Mr. Mohr is
executive vice - president of
Hendrix, Mohr and Head,
Inc., investment bankers of
Birmingham and Montgom
ery. Both are also active in
many civic enterprises in
their community.
Also, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Kitchens, formerly of Lau
rens, but now of Montgomery,
Ala. Mr. Kitchens is a grad
uate of Clemson University
and is a stock broker and
also a member of the Epis
copal Church in Montgomery.
In addition to these will be
Mrs. Alexander Andrews of
Raleigh, N. C.; Mrs. Frances
Dudley of Greenville; Mrs.
Allene Cantey of Quincy, Fla.;
Coleman Beale of Montgom
ery, Ala., and Ernest Mellor
of Memphis, Tenn.
Also Mrs. Julia Lake Kel-
lersbergcr of Melbourne, Fla.
For many years Mrs, Kellers-
berger was associated with
her husband, Dr. Eugene
Kellersberger who was execu
tive secretary of the American
Mission to the Lepers. She is
the author of several books
among which is a devotional
book, “Morning Glories,”
based on scenes, incidents
and experiences at Thornwell
Orphanage here in Clinton. ,
The cost of the retreat will
be $5.00 registration fee and
$20.00 for room and meals for
the entire week-end. The re
treat is open to any who would
like to attend. Interested
persons should call the office
of the First Presbyterian
Church before Thursday, Oct."
26, so that reservation*., can
be mauc.
Bolick Heads
Plant Engineers
Harry E. Bolick III, plant
engineer for Clinton Bearings
Plant of The Torrington Com
pany since 1961, was elected
president of the Poinsett
Chapter of the American In
stitute of Plant Engineers at
a recent meeting held in Spar
tanburg.
He is a 1958 graduate of
Clemson University with a de
gree in electrical engineer
ing.
Presbyterians To
Elect New Officers
The First Presbyterian
Church will have an election
of new elders. Four men will
be elected from the following
six men who have been nomi
nated: Robert F. Black, J.
William Johnson, Leaman D.
Jones, L. H. Lee, Jr., S. Tay
lor Martin, M. Dillard Mi
lam, Jr. The congregation
will vote at a meeting No
vember 6.
Thornwell Students
On TV Wednesday
Three seniors, Bobby Brac-
ey, Mike Thomas, and Wayne
Hinton, of Thornwell High
School, will participate in the
new program, “Klassroom
Kwiz,” : for high school stu
dents which appears on WS-
PA-TV each Wednesday night
at 7 o’clock. They will be on
the program for October 26.
Bracey and Thomas attend
ed a 12-week science institute
at Furman University, Green
ville, this summer, and Hin
ton attended a music institute
at St. Andrews College, Lau-
rinburg, N. C.
A high school team can be
on the program five consecu
tive times if it wins each
time.
After each program a small
donation is made to the par
ticipating school.
Plans are being made to
take about 25 Thornwell stu
dents to Spartanburg to wit
ness the Kwiz program.
A total of contributions and
pledges in the amount of $33,-
447.09 put the 1966 campaign
for the United Fund of Great
er Clinton, Inc., over its bud
get goal by 121% when final
figures were tabulated this
week.
Final reports in the divi
sions of the campaign showed
the following figures: indus
trial, $18,093.30; commercial,
$7,973.90; institutional, $3,-
128.36; residential $2,727.03;
professional, $1,229.50, and
out-of-town, $295.
This marked an increase in
each division’s total collec
tions, due partially to-, the
realocation of what was for
merly an advance gifts divi
sion into the remaining di
visions, and partially to the
increased participation by the
citizens of Clinton in the
United Fund effort, according
to Don G. Creighton, chair
man of the drive.
Creighton and Reese H.
Young, president of the local
UF organization, expressed
appreciation to the public
and to all workers for the
cooperation shown during the
recent campaign. “We want
to thank all who partici
pated,” President Young said
Tuesday in discussing the
closing phases of the drive.
The 1966 drive, which took
place officially from Septem
ber 27 - October 11, was an
effort to meet a United Fund
budget of $27,600 for 13 par
ticipating agencies, which are
the following: Clinton Camp
fire Council, Blue Ridge
Council of Boy Scouts, Lau
rens County Cancer Society,
Crippled Children and Adults
Society of Laurens County,
The Salvation Army, Ameri
can Red Cross Laurens
County Chapter, Local Relief
and Administrative Expenses,
National Cystic Fibrosis Re
search Foundation, United
Health and Medical Research
of S. C., Cerebral Palsy of
Greenville County^ ~ Laurens
County Mental Health Asso
ciation, Carolinas United Or
ganization, and Old Ninety
Six District Council of Girl
Scouts.
Chairman Creighton also
pointed out that anyone who
was not contacted during the
two-week drive may contrib
ute through the Chamber of
Commerce office, Mrs. Esther
Pitts, executive secretary.
A number of institutions
and business firms reported
100% participation in the
drive, although a final listing
of these contributors was not
available for publication this
week.
Special commendation for
the success of the campaign
was given by Creighton and
Young to the division heads,
who included George B.
Brockenbrough, industrial;
James -H. Bradford, assisted
by James Von Hollen, com
mercial; Lt John P. Daniluk,
institutional; Mrs. Frank C.
Sherrill, assisted by Mrs.
Claude A. Crocker, residen
tial; Dr. Louis M. Stephens,
assisted by Rev. Zeb C. Wil
liams, professional, and Rob
ert M. Vance, out-of-town. .
A report went to Carolinas
United this week, according
to Chairman Creighton, giv
ing figures on the successful
completion of the Clinton
drive. It is estimated that
from $500 to $1,000 more may
be added to the announced
total upon the receipt of late
contributions.
To Receive Bids
On New Dormitory
At Presbyterian
Presbyterian College is
preparing to take bids on its
proposed new men’s dormito
ry after receiving authoriza
tion for a $1 million housing
loan from the Department of
Housing and Urban Develop
ment, President Marc C.
Weersing has announced.
He said that official word
had recently been received
that $1,020,000 is being re
served for PC under the gov
ernment’s program of assist
ance to higher education. Dr.
Weersing added:
“The board of trustees last
year authorized the college
to make application for a
Federal loan for our proposed
new men’s residence hall. In
view of the approval now re
ceived for reservation of
funds, we are moving ahead
to tak bids on November 8.
When the bids are in hand,
the trustee committees on fi
nance and budget and physi
cal development will make
further study and recommen
dations.”
President Weersing pointed
out there is the possibility
that construction could get
underway shortly thereafter,
with a view toward having
the building ready for use
next August.
Plans for the dormitory
call for an air-conditioned fa
cility to accommodate 250
men. It will be placed on the
West Plaza, between Neville
Hall and Doyle Infirmary and
across the street from Spen
cer Dormitoy.
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Thornwell Juniors
Sponsor Car Wash
Members of the Junior
Class at Thornwell High
School will sponsor a car
wash Saturday afternoon, Oc
tober 22 at the new Print
Shop. Charges will be $1.50.
Cars can be picked up and
delivered at the owner’s wish
or may be brought down. Call
the . Print Shop, 833-3727.
The Chronicle Gets Award
A special award from the South
Carolina Textile Manufacturers As
sociation is here being presented to
Harry C. Layton of the staff of The
Chronicle for news coverage of tex
tile events during the past year.
The presentation was made by Rob
ert M. Vance, president of Clinton
Mills, for the association.
In the photo are (front) James
C. Self, president of Greenwood
Mills, which also has plants at Jo
anna; Layton and Vance; back row
—Claude A. Crocker, Employee and
Public Relations Director of Clinton
Mills; Robert A. Liner, vice-presi
dent of Greenwood Mills; and J. B.
Templeton, vice-president of Clinton
Mills. ,
The award was presented for
news stories and editorials on the
current expansion of Clinton Mina
and the purchase of Joanna Mills by
Greenwood Mills.