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'Sjt'T »*—V- ' ■ •-1 L i The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 67 — No. 48 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 1, 1966 Christmas Parade at : . i; a ijj' 'r'uur Jt. OWENS CAR GILES CAR Six Injured in Two-Car Mrs. Whitney To Collision On Saturday SP e *k Dec. 11 Six people were injured 2, and Buford Rice, 16 j of Al Crusade Rally near Clinton last Saturday in Whitmire. ’ Sociali Eleam)r Vander . a two-car collision that hospl^ All were taken to Bailey ... ^ talized four of them, with Memorial Hospital, where bl 1 Wtutney of Lon« Jsland. two still being treated. the Rices were treated and N. Y., who committed her The accident occurred on not admitted. Mr. Giles and life to Christ during v Billy Highway 72 (Whitmire Road) his grandson were admitted Graham Crusade, will be the near its intersection with S. an d treated for injuries of the p r j nc jp a i speaker at the De- C. Highway 276 at 9:20 a. m. face, both receiving cuts and Legis'alors To Have Open Meet Next Monday bruises. They remained in cember 11 Prayer Fally for retired Clinton businessman, the hospital until Tuesday af- co un f t ° r, cru™de for Christ "it and his grandson. Adrian ternoon. wa. lnnSnced todoy Giles, 20; two Clinton boys, The Owens boys were trans- It is sc h e duled for 3 00 p Dale Owens, 10, and his bro- ferred to Greenville General ther, Robert, 14; and two Ne- Hospital where Dale was list- m. in the Clinton First Pres- ■ - ... . ... „ ^ .. „ byterian Church, and resi- groes, Robert Rice, 76, of Rt. ed in “poor” condition Tues- dents of Laurens County are day, being treated for lacera- urged to attend tions of the mouth, facial wd j the f j rs ^ p U i5i| C . fractures and head injuries. wide meeting yct held in the Robert suffered a fractured mounting preparation, for the leg and laceration of the face. LaU ren S County Crusade for The Owens boys were listed Christ, set for January 22-29 as residents of 817 N. Broad in Belk Auditorium on the St., while the Gileses live in Presbyterian College cam- a subdivision south of the pus. Dr. Leighton Ford of the city. Billy Graham Evangelistic The accident was said to Association is to be the prin- have occurred when the cipal speaker during the 8- Clinton Mills * Recognizes Long Service Group Eighteen new members were welcomed in the Clinton Mills “Old Timers Club” at held in theVreenville Dining 0wens car - driven by Robert> day crusade. Hall at Presbyterian College headed north attempted to Mrs. Whitney who was for- Surday afternoon. The club ? r " le , on *° the 0 y , to Cornelius is composed of 179 active and Ca ‘ dwtdl s ^ rv £ e Sta . 10n and Va ^crb,l t Whitney, w.ll retired employees who have colllded Wlth the Glles car s p e a k three times in been continuously associated ^ Laurens County on December with the company 25 or more years. Company President Robert iarm in the vicinity M. Vance presented engraved gold watches and diamond-set jewelry awards to the new members at the 1 p. m. buffet luncheon. He also presented 23 charter members with 40- ycars-plus pins, the first to be awarded by the company. J. B. Templeton was mas- gers), headed toward Clintoiv 11. In addition to the Prayer and returning from the Giles Rally, she will appear at the Laurens First Baptist Church for the 11:00 a. m. worship Maj. McKie Joins College ROTC Staff Maj. Robert H. McKie, Jr., a Clemson graduate from Edgefield, has J o i n e d the Presbyterian College ROTC staff as an assistant professor T ..... of military science, Lt. Col. The Laurens County le S* s - Benjamin F. Ivey announced,' a ^ Ve delegation will hold an today. * optn meting in the court He said McKie has just re- room of the courthouse on turned from a one-year tour Monday Decem ber 5, at 10 of duty with the U. S. Mill- a m tary Advisory Command in Viet Nam. His arrival at PC w ‘^ f‘ rs t meet- rounds out the four-officer * n '’ the present delegation, military staff which is head- an d ' n the future, a meeting ed by Ivey and also includes w **t be held on the first Mon- Maj. Calvin R. Claypoole and t* a y °t each month so that Capt. Lewis A. Johnson. citizens of the county may. | Maj. McKie is a 1957 grad- Pi '-sent business matters to uate of Clemson, is married the entire delegation. Is is re- and has three daughters. quested that any person de siring to appear before the delegation notify David S. Taylor, secretary of the del- In Viet Nam egation, so that an agenda First Lt. Julian L. Fowler can he prepared, of the U. S. Air Force has ar rived in Viet Nam where he Rj^ es Qn Monday is assigned to the ^>33rd C. 1 A. M. Squadron. He is a son For John A. Davis, Jlf. of Mr .and Mrs J. W. Fowl- John A Davis Jr 55 died er of 408 Caldwell Street. Pn- _ ’ oi to going to Viet Nam he Salurda y * 10:45 a.m. at a wus stationed in Aurora, Col- local hospital after a brief ill- orado. ness. Native of Newberry Coun ty, son of Mrs. Sarah Feath- erston Davis and the late J. Asa Davis, he was a member of the Bush River Baptist . Church. Thorn well High organized He was em p loyed ior many its first Beta Club recently. years by H D Payne & Co Dr. John Harris, secretary of , n addition to his mothbr , the National Beta Clum, met S n rv i v j ng arL . b j s w ife, Mrs with and installed the offi- Hollingsworth Davis, cers of the ThornweU club at and foUr sisters Mrs Hugh Lt. Fowler Serves Fund Drive Set For Sunday M : ke ‘UcGehe:’, president of the Presbyterian College Student Christian Association (pictured left) ami Len-Caricoie, Jaycee Chairman, j(right) are making plans for the annual Christmas Stock- ind Fund Drive which will begin this Sunday, De- ctmbei 4, at o'clock. A door-to-door canvass of the residential areas will be made with a goal of $7o'i. The fund will be used to purchase Christmas toys for needy children in the city. The Stocking Fund is sponsored jointly by the Clinton Jaycees and the P. C. Student Christian .Associa tion. Niornwell High Has Beta Club • jf e 0 J° 0 c e 0 C n3ua Math C!i “ foa Mi,Is with pc Department Stale Christmas Dr. B. M. Drucker, director ^ of the Georgia Tech School of Plans Thousands To r r * *• « View Spectacle Santa Claus will arrive ih Clinton this afternoon in high styles preceded by a 40-unit parade, as the Christmas sea son is heralded by the city. The parade will begin. Jit 4:30 p.m. Thousands of per sons are expected to line the route, while the business sec tion will be lighted by the city’s holiday decorations., Lanty Mimnaugh will serve as parade marshal. He will be astride “Tipperella” reg istered Appaloosa stallion owned by Jimmy Dutton. Following will be city of ficials, representatives from the Chamber of Commerpe and heads of the city’s insti tutions. ;• Music will be furnished by the Presbyterian College Drum and Bugle Corps and six bands, including those from Laurens High, Clinton Juior High, Bell Street High, Hickory Tavern High, and Clinton High. Parade chairman Charles Buice has asked that all floats and other entrants assemble in place on South Adair, Ma ple and Calhoun Streets by 4:15 p.m. The parade will move into Second Report On Christmas Seal Funds ls$I r 778 College. Dinner-Concert Slated Tuesday By College Singers service, and at the Clinton First Presbyterian Church for the 7:30 p. m. service. She is a world-traveler, lec turer, singer and patron of the arts, who has devoted a major part of her time to pro claiming tfiFTJospef of Christ R. Bland Roper, co-chair- j n spoken word and song ter of ceremonies for the oc- man of the Christmas Seal ar0 und tht world since her casion, attended by 321 mem- Campaign, today reported re- convers on during Billy Gra- bers and guests . Entertain- ceipts at the end of the second ham’s 1957 Crusade in New ment was by the Music Mak- week as $7,778.60. He said York City, ers of Spartanburg Junior the contributions were pro- M rs Whitney has been re cessed and counted by a com- pe a tedly named on the list of mittee of volunteers working best-dressed women, received at the association office on fj rs ^ g 0 i d en hat award of IVJonday. the American Millinery Insti- C. K. Wright of Laurens t u t e and permanently retired heads this group again this t 0 th e hall of fame as the year. Others working with best-hatted member of soci- Ihe Madrigal Singers of him include: Mrs. Albert Bus- e t y Presbyterian College will pfe- by, Mrs. AJison Lee, Mrs. R. sent a Madrigal dinner-oon- H Roper, and Mrs. C. K. , , _ cert in the college dining hall Wright. Lutherans To next Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Roper said that Christ- C/J;,.:*. Plorlnoc A typically English dinner mas Seal f Unds are used by JOHUr rieoges is to be served by reservation the Tuberculosis and Health For 1967 PrOQrdm in the /traditional style ol Association to continually pro- ^ • i “Merrie Olde England.” t ect citizens from tuberculo- D , r E , Re ‘ sl , er ’ T llRer,m Trumpet fanfares will an- sis and 0 th e r lung diseases in J-,f stor ° f S *' . John S Latheran nounce various parts of the bo th Greenwood and Laurens Charch ' will have as h:s sub' meal and will highlight the counties. He noted that the n a xt Sunda y morning, entrance of the specially cos- next opening will be held at ^ b °“" ding ft in Hope ' , c turned Madrigal Singers who t he M. S. Bailey & Son Bank , In the afte ™ 0 °n next Sun- will present a short program in clinton today (Thursday) day ’ a !; d uade ^. the direction of madrigals with the after wit h Mrs. John T. Young in of -he 1 * 011 J- Rimer, the an dinner coffee. The costumes charge, foi the singers, jester, and trumpeters were designed by « . Sam Hobson of Anderson, jCniOf LtlrlZOIlS based upon research into the Da Uamaxa*! costumes of sixteenth cen- ,0 Be honored tury England. The First Bapitst Church tion for 1937. The Madrigal Singers are of Joanna is having a Christ- The goals set are $15,000 for selected from; the Presbyte- mas Drop-in Sunday after- the building fund and $12,210 rian College Choir on the has- noon, December 4, between for current expenses and the is of their musical ability and the hours of three and five congregation’s outreach into vocal talent, and are under p.m. honoring the senior ci- the various phases of the gen- the direction of Charles T. tizens of the community. eral work of the church Gaines, chairman of the de- Friends are invited to call through the synodical apport- psrtment of music. ‘ during these hours. ionment. and head north on S. Broad Mathematics, will visit the * " '• i«3U st lt will rema j n on Broad Presbyterian College campus Christmas vacation for as far the the post office, this Thursday and Friday as Clinton Mills employees will then swing into E. Florida a consultant for the PC math- bogin at 12 midnig!lt Thurs _ and turn right on Musgrove, ematics department. . . o* ■ continuing on tcTE. Main St., He will talk formally to one day ’ I)t “ ,Rnlbt>r 22. and con- whcrc it will lurn < i cft , dis _ of the advanced cla c ses and t'n^ie until 12 midnight Mon- banding further out East them with their certificate mVs"gus (Florence) Ramage mako himselt available to day, December 26. Main. a chapel exercise, presenting (V rgiria) Workman, and and pins. Dr. Harris said Club stood for the Beta fine Jr. of Clinton i Miss Kather ine Davis of Augusta, Ga., students t proiessors and ministrative personnel ad- for Company officials said the Eighteen or twenty floats „nnourcement _w a s being wid be f catur i-‘d in the par- discussion of individual inter- 4 . ade that will include sonte ests and the Presbyterian mad( ' al tbls lor the con - twenty other entries. College program. venicrce of employees in plan- Seven prizes offered in the Dr. Drucker comes to PC’ n ng for the Christmas sea- non-commercial float division many nne and Mrs. Doyal K. (Helen' things, including achieve- £ Ur ton of Denver Colo, ment, character, and leader- Funeral services were con- sb p - ■ ducted Monday at 3 p.m. at . 4 , ... Mjss Perce AhraTds, Thorn-v-w-rr Fnnerar Horn," j.y ‘^.7. Hie consulting program s ^ n . will range from 440 to e cf the Commlttce on under- , Y , r mnrp lhan 800 empIoy . Parade units will make an well teacher is sponsor of th club. During the program Dr. ni „nt Cemetery. T. G. Daum and Rev. E. W. Rogers. Burial was in Rose- f raduate Mathematics spoi.’- >rs who have worked eontinu- appearance at Whitten Vil- Harris presented D. S. Tern- sored by the American Math- ’ j agp ear jj cr j n ^ be afternoon Pallbearers wer e Joe cmatics Association and the ^jsly with the company for /or the benefit of the b un- pleton, principal of the Thorn- Bonds Tom B Cooper M ^ ational Science Foundation, five or more years, it will he dreds of children living there, well schools, the National Be- Dillard Milam Jr.. D. Frank Tbe Prcsb y tc ‘rian mathe- the second paid vacation of Local Camp Fire Girls will ta charter. Ramage, Henry Trammel 1 , The following students will K e R b Adair, Lewis Pitts and serve as officers of the club £ d urews this year: President, Mike Thomas; Vice-President, Joe A l i.A" Daugherty; Secretary, Char- AugUStO Minister Tl K Treasu K rer ’ Pat To Lead A. R. P. McKee. Other members are Bobby Bracey, Wayne Hin- Services Sunday ton, Dianne Stanford Jim r.nfcs faculty is composed of l h - year. The Martin. Associate Professor sulnnu ‘ ! ''•* cnl OR " l, ‘ 1 P‘'- v William Cannon and Assist- ; s 1 ^served during the week t er 0 ( t he city, ant Professor Paul Campbell, ei July 4. irs). a week’s g Vc a sess ‘ ; ° n ol appropriate holiday songs prior to the par ade on the lawn in the cen- The Rev. Dr. Donald Law- son. professor of education . oui 1,m a t Paine College ni Augusta, l trong ’ Chloe McClary, JU,ke Ga wiU preach at Provi . Singleton, Johnny Turner, Powers Smith, Janice Arm- Boy Scouts Promoted At Court of Honor Here Cotton Ballot Is Slafed Dec. 5-9 The t _ Laurens District, Boy Parker Dloore of Troop 78. Briggs, Aileen Kellam, Ralph derce Associate Reformed Scouts oi \merica, held a I ife Scout: Jack Prater of ()dom i Larry Weaver, Linda Presby t er j an Sunday. Court of Honor on Monday Troop 75. Gayle Singleton, and Mary Dr Lawsdn is a native of n : ght, Nov. 21, at the First Star Scout: Montv Crisp of Jane Thomson. nual every member visitation of the congregation will be made in the general interest of the program of the church to solicit pledges to the finan cial needs of the congrega- This is the first time that growers have voted on mar keting quotas by mail. It is hoped that this more conven ient method will encourage »a larger vote, it was stated.** Growers eligible to cast bal- referendum arc those who engaged in the pro- Texaco Makes Grant to College Another $1,500 grant has been made to Presbyterian College from Texaco, Inc., and the college has des ignated this unrestricted gift to help underwrite scholarship aid to quali fied students in need. President Marc C v Wefersing is shown here at center receiving the $1,500 check from F. A. Baumann, Jr., of Colum bia, Texaco district sales manager. Dillard Milam, manager of H. D. Payne Co., local distributors, looks on at left, while at right are: A. E. Watkins, district sales supervisor: and AT Brice, PC alumnus and for mer Clinton resident now associated with H. D. Payne Co. of Greenwood. —Yarborough Photo. A referendum on marketing quotas for the 1967 crop of upland cotton will be con ducted by mail during the period of December 5 through 9, Fred S. Stoddard, chaur- Ergland and served in the Baptist Church of Clinton. Troop 111. Trank Bruycr, Joe f; . rnnsprvafinn rminfv British Army during World when three boys w: re pro- Adams and Sam Daughtery aZmc^ ' War II. After coming to the moted to Eagle Scout, other oi I roop 19J. United States he supplied the promotions made. ar;l merit Second Class Scout: David Bartow, Fla.. A. R. P. Church badges awarded. Noble, HcM : gs McAlister and ard later, did graduate work A number ol Scout leaders David Terrell of Troop 78; at Emory University. He also of the county participated and I'm Walker. Kuss’ell Vance, studied at Applachian State presented the boys lor their Mike Mills, Frank Ivey and ed with service^ pins during College in Boone, N. C., where promotions and awards. Ba'ley Dixon of Troop 111. .u _r u— r ^ received his master’s de- Named to Eagle Scout ran” Winn ng merit badges for l(J ~ jn the gree. Dr. Lawson has been were Lawrence J. (Larry) v in ous activities e r e taching at Paine College since Brehmer and Robert M George Dailey. Dean Harris. ducdon ' of th im of 1959. Vance. Jr . of Troop 111. and Monty Crisp, Don Dailey, Len coUon Ballots wil , be \. ent Rev. Zcb. Williams, pastor Tom A. Daughtery of Troop Da ley. Kenny Mills and Hugh . of Providence, will be preach- 198. ^ acobs . a!1 Tro ° A p G1; ord in the ASCS county office’ _ „ irg at the Evans Presbyterian Promoted to f.rst class Trank Bruyer, Henry A. Mor- .... . ... . Brown 20 years; R K. Stock- church near Augusta Sunday. Scout: Furman Dominick and gap, Jim Singleton and Lar- f ti ard the broad unland man. I. E. Alexander. Mary Don Salters of Troop 75. and ry Tankersley of Troop 198. p^gram W® be available next year if at least two-thirds of the grow ers voting approve the quo- as. This program will pro- ide price-support and diver- .;'on payments as well as 'oan« , If more than a th’rd of the ’.rowers who vote disapprove quotas, price support of 50 i rcent of par ty will be avail- b’e to growers who keep he r 1937-crop upland cotton v reage within their farm al- 'otments. < Major Chris. Patte Decorated In Vietnam Oa November 24. at a par ade of the 701st Battalion ‘he First Infantry Divisiqp, North of Saigon, Major Chris Patte was presented the Bronze Star Medal for valor, by Major General De Puy, the Division Commander, recognition of his servlcpp during Attleboro and other re cent war operations. Mafcr , Patte, a 1956 Presbyterian Cel* lege graduate, son of D*. Mrs. Edward Patte of city, has been in Viet since the early pari of tember. Joanna Employees Get Service Pins Fifteen long-service employ ees of the Joanna Plant of Greenwood Mills were honor- the month of November for an accumulative service time of 230 years. Those receiving pins were: J. E. Boyce. 30 years: W. B. Crowder. J. W. Cockrell, J. C. Gaines, E P. Clark, Edna Godfrey, R. R. Kitchen, Ophe- lia Alexander, 15 years; Mary Senator Dobbins Huey, 10 years; Ida Godfrey, Paul Millwood, R. A. Gard ner, five years. Bishop's Company To Present Saint Joan Here Toniqht at 8 Speaker At Meet Senator William C. Dobbins in*roduced the proposed “Training for Tomorrow” or “T-Square” program to Lau rens County cit'zens at a meet ing November 21 in the ‘Sa nt .Tea-”, the historical Friendsh-’p Room of Laurens iraira written hv George Fc<\era\ Savings & 1 can Assn Bernard Shaw, tolling the sto- ciat ' on - T!,R sponsoring agen- ry of Joan of Arc, will be ore- cv ' s I au ^ cn s County Com- 'ented December 10 at Belk rr ’ un ‘fy Action. Inc. Auditorium bv the Bishop’s Tb s comprehensive eduea- Company at 8:15. t ' 0Pa ' P r °R ra m for persons 18 A free - w’ll offering for years °* d or °^ der *° provid. ■'xpenses of the company will ra P er snr r, el tor Laur be taken- Local Resident Loses Mother Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bu’ce, Pinewood Drive, were tional, health and called to Rock Hill Tuesday agencies unskilled e^s County industries was ex pla n «i by Bob Woodward, d’rector and Dean Sawyer, as sistant d rector. Mr. Wood ward said that by coordinated G. efforts of educational, voca- welfare 1 ah o r night on account of the death would be offered an opportun- of Mr. Buice’s mother, Mrs. ity to become more profic- Forrest T. Buice, following lent. ■ an illness. Also attending were Frank Funeral services will be Sloan, regional director, of- held this morning (Thursday) fice of Economic Opportunity „ at 11 o’clock at the Catawba and James E. Stodghill, reg- Methodist Church. The fami- ional inter - agency director ly is at the home, Route 6, of Atlanta, and thirty - five Rock Hill. county business leaders. To Eagle Scout Rank Eagle rank was awarded these Boy Scouts at c .r mo nies at Clinton’s First Baptist Church by Larry Weeks of Wattsville, chairman of the Laurens Scout District Advancement Committee. From left are Lawrence J. .Brehmer, Robert M. Vance Jr. and Tom A. Doughtery. —Yarborough Photo.