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UfJMV l j j jij i j j j 1 . j i■. j ■ j f i; pi j i.j 111 Pi,! ■i f . IJIJ Jl !>!. f ' / ;/ ! I! J11 !!!!!■!!! !!!!■!! ■ !.! ■ -> J If" ■ ! ! l U ! ! ! ! P J •tv ’ ! M' ! • ' ! II! i MP P 1 ,, J'" Charter Night Is Planned For New Rotary Club Program Stands at $85,909 *"' ♦ 1r " Charter night ceremonies Annual tliving^ at Presbyter- He said the books on the for the recently organized ian College hit $85,909 this ifjee effort will close on Jan- Clinton Rotary Club are week and pointed optimistical- fl and he expressed con . Planned for Tuesday Dec. 13, ly toward the record $100,000 r!J ’ . t iU . at Mary Musgrove Hotel, ac- goal set for 1966. fidence that the $100,000 ob- cor( jing to information re- The announcement w a s iective wouId be achieved dur - ceived from the Laurens Ro--f made today by Ben Hay Ham- in g thls final month. Addition- tary Club this week, met dreetor of alumni and al mailings toward this end The Laurens club is the Public relationwho^aid the a re Planned by the PC of- sponsoring unit and will be current pace is well ahead f ce over the next few weeks', in charge of arrangements for of this date last year when ° n e of the most important the occasion, the Annual Giving program elements of the Giving pro- District governor James produced a new high of $93,200 g ram is Walter Johnson Sams of Clemson and repre- f or pc ’ Club, alumni organization. It sentatives from several of the Hammet pointed out that a l so seemed assured of its clubs in this district have sig- 1,187 alumni, friends and non- mos t successful year, with nified their intention t 0 at- alumni parents have contrib- $30,507 already in hand tow- tend. uted thus far to the program ard a $31,500 goal. Of this The Clinton club, organized designed in hpln underwrite amount, $21,291 has been sub- in September, has 24 charter such current operating ex- scribed direc|tly and $9,216 members and will meet at penses as scholarship aid and through the living endowment. on e o’clpck on Tuesday at the faculty salary increases The Cla ude Crocker, Clinton Mills Mary Musgrove Hotel. David records show 791 alumni gifts executive, is the current pres- Boland is serving as the totaling $42,846; 307 friends, ident of the Johnson Club. club’s first president. $21,494; and 89 non-alumni pa- _____ Work Begins on New The Clinton Chronicle ’1 Vol. 67 — No. 49 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 8,1966 J-'- 1st. Prize Float—PC Freshman Class Council Invests Surplus Funds Dormitory at College tli 2nd Prize—Whitten Village Presbyterian College broke room suites with connecting City council at its Decern- g roun( j earlier this week on baths, ber meeting Monday night au- a new $1 m jiu on men’s dormi- President Weersing said ad- thorized investment of sur- tory to house 250 students equate lounges and other fa- plus cushion funds with M. S. p id t M c Weprsinc cilities also are provided for Bailey & Son, Bankers, at an .' p , . 8 to help relieve the overcrowd- intercst rate of 4% per ent, said the contract with Robert- co J ditions in lhe Douglas and also in reply to a letter House student center. Each proposing certain changes in p , of the four floors will have the Clinton-Newberry Gas Au- e s ruc ure W1 in ... . mon 19 a lounge equipped with tele- thority enabling act that it the . 1 , witbin . ^ vision. There will be recrea- was the will of council the act 111110 f. Wl e , tional areas on the first floor remain as written. Both ac- ava ' lab le m time for the start ^ , n ^ atti a mail room tions were unanimous. ?Ll ® S semes T ter of tbe 0 n the first floor and self- Cquncil also authorized the | ’ sesslon on anuary , service laundromat fn the mayor and clerk to sign an ’ basement, easement with the Duncan Trustees accepted the $1,- -phe architectural firm for Creek Watershed for con- 151,238 low bid within a few building Is the Six Asso- struction of a dam on Duncan weeks after PC had received c j a t e s of Asheville, N. C., de- Creek approximately 300 feet authorization for a $1 million s ig ners 0 f the six previous above the present city pump- housing loan under the gov- buildings erected at Presby- ing station. ernment’s program of assis- t er i an College over the past At the request of David E. tance to,higher education. decade. Dendy, council agreed to Dr. Weersing said the dor- clean up Friendship and He- mitory will be named Georgia • |\ J 1 i bron Cemeteries. Hall for the Synod of Geor- | Q P0Q|C(|fg Tom Brown was named a gia, where Presbyterians are member of the City Recrea- now raising money to help un- Uoa#l«||af$o|-r tion Commission, represent- derwrite the cost of this bad- llvClU^lldrIvl J ing Ward 5. ly needed facility as part of - , t 4 4 Council instructed the may- a major capital funds cam- Xallirrjay at ] 1 or t 0 contact Wham Construe- paign. * tion Company as to the possi- The first men’s dormitory The Clinton headquarters bility of making repairs on to be erected here since Bail- for the Laurens County Cru- Liberty Street. ey Hall in 1955, Georgia Hall sade for Christ will be dedi- City employees with the will be situated in th e cen- cated this Saturday at 11:00 city prior to June 1, were au- ter of the campus — on the a . m., followed by an “open thorized to receive a Christ- West Plaza between Neville house” there the remainder mas gift of $25 each, with Hall and Doyle Infirmary and of the day. others employed since then to across th e street from Spen- County residents are urged receive $10. cer Dormitory. It will bear to attend the dedication of the At the November meeting, the traditional Colonial Geor- facilities located at 113 North Lynchburg Pipe and Foundry g'a facade preserved in all Broad Street, formerly occu- Co. and Spartan Construction PC buildings. pied by McBride, Inc. After Co. were given awards to fur- Architectural sketches and this 20-minute program, the nish pipe and do the construe- detailed plans envision a four- “open house” hospitality will tion work on extending a pipe story building to house 250 extend to 5:00 p. m. Light re- ■ ^ A I line at the city’s industrial students in surroundings con- freshments and a gift “open | |f| I park. Negotiations were also ducive to good study habits, house packet” of materials ■ ■ authorized with Duke Power The entire building will be will be available to all who Company for the purchase of centrally heated and air- attend. their electric lines in the Tor- conditioned. Two men will oc- The Rev. Alfred Bixler, pas- (Continued on Page 2) cupy each room in the .two- tor of the Clinton First Pres- byterian Church and crusade The Christmas season was age, third: -Clinton Kiwaius chairman, will preside over officially launched here Thurs- Club, fourth; First Presbytc-_ n • T • I the 11:00 a. m. dedication ex- day as thousands lined the riar. Church, fifth; First Bap- Iq kartm rDKCODdl ercises. The litany of dedica- streets to watch the annual list Church, sixth; Church of tion will be led by the Rev., parade sponsored by the mcr- God of Prophecy, ^seventh; 00£ j | Legislators Hear Requests New Courthouse, Deputies, Countyi Home Expansion Asked at Meeting Mrs. W. C. Oxley Laurens Three additional ing which is a fire hazard, Mrs Trula Goebel Ovlev depUty ' sheriff s, county home according t 0 county Supervfc- . 1 , A , y ; improvements and a new or Furman Thomason, in re- w d °M °1 C a °a X c y l ° f county cour t h ouse were re- questing a $15,000,10-room a^- 01 W Maple St. died Satur- quested from the Laurens dition to the county home. - day at 10-50 am. in a local County Legislative Delegation Initiation of plans for a new hospital after an illness of a Monday . county courthouse was urg ^ ° T „ The delegation held its first by R. L. Plaxico of Clintoi', Native of Abington, Va., a public meeting since being who urged that a citizens aughter of the lat e R. I. and sworn in after the November committee be appointed to . V ? y . n Castdl Goebel, she elections. Present were Rep. consider the situation, keep- had lived in Clinton for 48 \y. Paul Culbertson and Da- ing in mind the space needed years and was a member of vij s Taylor. Rep. Culbert- for the various offices and de- Ch" ° • fi Street Methodist son presided in the absence partments of the county, and of Sen. W. C. Dobbins, who making recommendations on ar r T tW ° SOnS : was out of town - lhe basis of their findings, £0- Fred W- Ox^y of Laurens and Laurens County Sheriff R. gethcr with suggestions oir a 0 er "' x ey Jackson- Eugene Johnson pointed to in- new site to incorporate needir ville, Ha.; two sisters, Mrs. creased population and new sary parking area. a vr LOng D° f Bluefield> Va > industry in the county as re- The Monday morning meat- and Mrs Ray Hagey of Ah- quiring a minimum of three ing of the delegation began 1 h 0 ' a ’ and ^' Ve ® rand " additional deputies to adc- an announced monthly meeting cmidren. quately protect life and prop- schedule. Rep. Culbertson said Graveside services were erty in the county.” The Sher- the delegation plans to meet conducted Sunday at 4 pm. iff’s Department now has a 12- on the first Monday of each at Rosemont Cemetery in man force. month at 10 am., and added inton by Rev. Edwin W. Some county home residents that persons wishing to appeat* H 0861-5, are living in a wooden build- should call Rep. Taylor’s of fice. Pfc Sanford Lewis Nelson the former practice of ohfe public meeting a year, held Meets Death in Vietnam Private F.irst Class Sanford Lewis Nelson, age 20, of Route 1, Laurens, died Tuesday at a Marine medical station in Da- Nang from multiple fragmen tation wounds sustained on Dec. 5 in the vicinity of Da- Nang, Republic of Vietnam, from a hostile explosive de vice while on patrol. He was a native of Laurens County and lived there all his life prior to going in service. He was the son of Lawrence and Mrs. Cleo Bailey Nel son, and a member of Belle- view Baptist Church. He at tended Laurens High School but later transferred to Clin ton High School. In the sum mer of 1966, he was employ ed by Clinton Mills. PFC. NELSON in January, prior to the open ing of the legislature in Co lumbia. Presbyterian Meet Be Held Thursday An information meeting fipr “Concerned Presbyterians” will be held in Hartness-Thorn- well Memorial Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p. m., Thurs day, December 15. Dr. G. Aiken Taylor, editor of the Presbyterian Journal, will be th e speaker. Members of all churches in South Caro lina Presbytery are invited to attend. Mrs. Stewart Resigns Post At Winthrop Mrs. Ida Crawford Stewart, formerly of Clinton, has re- all of the home, and one bro- signed her position as director His boot training was re- ther, Lawrence Nelson, Jr. in of alumni affairs at Winthrop ceived at Parris Island. He the U. S. Army at Fort Jack- College. was then transferred to Camp son, Columbia. Succeeding her in the post Yarborough Photos Le Jeune, N. C. and then to Funeral services will be an- is Mrs. Dorothy S. Rauch, 3rd Prize—Thornwell Orphanage Parade Last Thursday Camp Pendleton, Calif., prior nounced by the Gray Funeral also a Winthrop graduate, who to going to Viet Nam. Home of Clinton, pending the has been named acting direc- He is survived by five sis- arrival of the body. tor. ters, Mrs. Yvonne Lanford of Clinton, Misses Vivian, Leno- ra, Juanita, and Inez Nelson Rev. Peter Outz Junior Class Comedy To Be Given Tuesday E. W. Rogers, pastor of the chants division of the Clinton and Clinton Lions Club, 8th. Broad St. Methodist Church; Chamber of Commerce. They were awarded prizes The junior class of Clinton Rita Johnson plays Mrs. the prayer, by the Rev. J. H. , Parade Marshal Lanty from $50 to $7.50. High School, under the direc- Matilda Blackburn, Mrs. Me- Darr, pastor of the Clinton Mimnaugh, riding an Appa- A thirty-minute prelude of ^ „„ tion of Miss Eloise Miller and Lean , s mother Valeri Sim _ First Baptist Church; and the loosa stallion led off the 40- Christmas carols presented priest _ in . char g e of A1 , Saints Mrs. Rita Rhame, will present momer. yaierie t aim meditation> by Dr Roberl unil paradb at 4^0 p . m „ fol- by . the Clinton Camp F.re Episcopal Churdl with a ser . a three-act comedy entitled mons ’ Sldney Pltts and Libby Cooper, pastor of the Laurens lowed by the. Presbyterian on ;.tfie Plaza near the center vire of P Hf)1 CoI71munion Sun . The Rev. Peter Ouzts, for merly of Rock Hill, will offi cially begin his pastorate as ‘Mama’s Baby Boy,’ on Tues- Hishop play Cynthia, Wilbur First Baptist Church day night, December 13, at and Sylvia, respectively. 8 o’clock in the school audi- Sara Lynn Wysor plays Mrs. LaiirenS Theatre torium. Charlotte Auglin; Buddy Cox T() p resent QoSSic College ROTC drum and bu- of town, entertained the day, December 11, at the 11 gle corps and military com- crowd that gathered along the a m serv j ce panics, six bands, floats and line of march. * The communicants of A1 , other units Featured on the plaza was Sajnts Church wiU onlcrla < m Sharon Plaxico plays Mrs. plays Mac Moore; Becky • v v A h phi ght was the appear- th c giant evergreen tree that at a con g rpgational supper Shephard McLean, a young Crisp plays Mimmie. Laurens Little Theatre will ance of Miss Barbara Ann is erected each year and dec- honoring Mr 0uzts Sundav widow. Her teenage son, Katherine Arnold is the present Dickens “Christmas Harrison, Miss South Caro- orated with hundreds of evening at 7 30 in the parish Shepherd, is played by Danny prompter, and Buddy Cox will Carol” Friday and Saturday lina, riding on th e first float. Christmas lights. The lights house ad j acent to tb e c hurrh Hollams. Luther Long, a tall, be in charge of sound effects, at Laurens Elementary Other beauty queens includ- on this tree and in th c busi- on Calvrrt Avenue. The cov- handsomc widower, is played Admission fees of 75c and School at 8:00 p.m. I he part cd Beverly Muller, Miss C lin- ness district were turned on pj-pd.dish supper will be fol- by Jack Fergusofi.* Luther’s 50c will b e used by the class of Scrooge will be played by ton, and Peggy White, Miss as Santa Claus rode into to^n j owed by a congregational teenage daughter is played by to sponsor the annual junior- Jim Blore. Jane Timmerman. senior banquet. The public is invited. to Dr. Laurens. on the last float in the ria- meeting according The eight floats that won radc. James Macdonald, senior cash awards were Pnesbyte- 1 he arrangements commit- warden 0 f t be c hurch J idled ’ included rian College freshman class, tee for the parade u.cmuiru Thp Rpv Mr 0 uzts is to first prize; Whitten Village, Charles Buice, L. D. Lott, a|id arrive jn clinton December 8, when he will move into the Episcopal rectory at 305 West Maple Street. second; Thornwell Orphan- D. B. Smith. « Crash Near Joanna Kills Paratrooper 'Saint Joan' Excerpts Scheduled Saturday Members of the high, school jun ior play cast are Becky Crisp, Rita Johnson, Cookie Arnold, Sharon Plax ico, Sidney Pitts, Libby Bishop, Jack 'Ferguson, Jane Timmerman, Buddy Cox, Valerie Simmons, Danny Hel- lams, and Sara Lynn Wysor, Joanna — A Laurens Coun ty Negro was killed and an other man hospitalized after the automobile in which they were traveling left South Carolina Highway 66 and slammed into a tree Sunday about two miles north of Jo anna. Laurens County Coroner Marshall Pressley identified the dead man as Ray Albert Murphy, 21, of Rt. 2, Clinton. Murphy was dead on arrival at Bailey Memorial hospital in Clinton where he was car ried with head injuries, the coroner reported. Murphy was a paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C. Clarence Flanders, 19, also of Rt. 2, Clinton, was first carried to a Clirtlon hospital with injuries after the 3:45 a. m. crash. Later he was trans ferred to Brewer hospital ,in Greenwood where his condi tion was reported as fair. State Highway Patrolman Charles Harrison said the driver of the 1951 Chevrolet had not been determined. The car crashed almost head-on in to a tree after the driver ap parently lost control of the vehicle. Joanna Deputy Sheriff Har mon Murrah, Jr., said he ar rived at the crash scene about 4:00 a. m. and found Flanders walking near the wrecked ve hicle. Coroner Pressley said an inquest would be scheduled. Rev. A. E. Smith Will Resume Work Sunday Morning The nationally known Bish- Rev. A. E. Smith, pastor of op’s Company of Burbank, Lydia Methodist Church, will Calif will p rese „t highlights return to his pulpit Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock ser vice. from George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan” in Belk Audtori- Mr. Smith has been hospi- um Saturday night, talized and recuperating at The performance will begin home for the past several at 8:15. No admission will be weeks, recovering from injur- charged but a free will of- ies received in an automobile fering will be taken, accident. Playing the role of Saint During Mr. Smith’s absence, Joan will be Dorothea Okean, worship services at the Ly- y/,ho has played summer dia Church have been con- /stock in Boston in musical ducted by Rev. J. T. Miller of comedy as well as dramatic Bailey Memorial Church and roles. This is her second tour Rev. E. W. Rogers of Broad with the Bishop’s Company. Street Methodist Church. Other roles will be taken It is requested that the by Ted Parkhurst, whose the- change in hours of service be> atrical roles vary from come- noted: church school will be dy, melodrama, mystery and at 10 am. and worship ser- heavy drama to directing, and Vice at 11. ; Rhonald Logan, a former vo calist with the Fed Waring Pennsylvanians and the Na tional Metropolitan Opera. • ,- The unique touring gro«£>, the first national repertory theater group of its kind In America, has nine plays In the repertory and a touring record of a million miles, hav ing traveled in all of the ’ states and Canada. The company itself was founded in 1952 by Phyllis Beardsley Bokar, whose Idea was to bring the theater back to the sanctuary as it had been presented hundreds of years ago. The company provides its own props and uses sim ple settings. The plsyers themselves perform ter a small renumeration plus room and board supplied by ioners. 1