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Vol. 68 — No. 2 Clinton Chronicle Clinton S. C, Thursday, January 12, 1967 ■ :x wm •ifB IRV CHAMBERS HOMER JAMES JOHN INNES i Driver Held For Bollck tO Head ; Grdnd Jury Action After Laurens Wreck vOnCClt UfOlip Laurens — A coroner’s jury Harry E. Bolick, III, plant has recommended that Tom en S> neer , with the Torrington timv _ t m u u u Co., has been named presi- Williams, Jr.. Negro, be held dent Qf th( , C | inwn Com P mun . for grand^jury action in the,^y Concert Association {o suc- Dec. 81 death of another N& ceed Mrs. Frank C. Sherrill gro, Johnny Hill, 30, of Lau- whose two year term of office rens. expires this spring. The verdict came after an At a board of directors inquest conducted by Laurens meeting of the association last County Coroner Marshall week, Mrs. Charles T. Gaines Pressley Friday night at the also was elected secretary. County Courthouse. Sh e replaces Mrs. C. W. Ho- Hlll was one of three pas- ga n - sengers in a 1860 Buick driv- Mr. Bolick is solist with the en by Williams which was in First Presbyterian Church collision with a 1962 station Choir, and a national commit- American League baseball fornia who grew up in New College Students wagon driven by Marvin teeman on air and water pol- star Bobby Richardson and a Jersey and has served with \ r Rhodes of Laurens. s lution control. He is currently triple-threat musical team are the Billy Graham team since I 0 tnter lOltfeSt The wreck occurred on East president of the Poinsett Chap- among the extra features that 1957 in crusades in Canada, The fine arts department of Wain Street the jmorning of ter of the American Institute will be included in the Laurens Australia and the United Presbyterian College will par- Dec. 31. ^ ' of Plant Engineers, and sub- County Crusade lor Christ States. James, whose singing ticipate in the 166-67 National Laurens Citv Policeman section president of the In- during its eight-day run in recently won nation-wide ac- Collegiate Packaging Design Henry Dawkins tesUfied at stitute of Electrical and Elec- ™ Contcst ’ “ was announced to- the jnquest lh at he found Hill tronic Engineers. da y- pinned under the Buick when Mrs. Gaines, active in mu- Mary Anne Pennipgton, in-*he reached the scene of the sic and college cirlcles in Clin ton, is also a soloist wity the pects ten of her art students Dawkins said Hill was con- First • Presbyterian . Church Richardson and Muskal Team To Feature Crusade Program will take part in the corhpet- PC’s Belk Auditorium on Jan- claim in uary 22-29. „ after he won a coast-to-coast As plans were being com- talent contest on the CBS tele- pleted this week, it was an- vision network, has been with ....... , j ™ ill. , structor in art, said she ex- wreck, nounced that Bobby Richard- Graham since 1955 in some of . A __ „ son .of Sumter, star second his largest crusades. Accom- basemau with the New York panist Innes, still in his twen- Yarikees, will f share the plat- ties, was born and raised in form for the January 24 serv- England as an apprentice to ice with crusade speaker Dr. the textile industry before de- Leighton Ford. It will be veloping his musical talent to night.” in organ. He has taught mu- ?? The musical team is a sic at the Moody Bible Insti- arc regular part of the Billy tute and been with the Gra- Graham Evangelistic Associ- ham team since 1963. a.tion which is in charge of The tempo in preparation the Laurens County Crusade. (or thc Laurens Count Cru . It is composed of Irv Cham- sad e picks up this Sunday with bers as mus.cal director, Ho- .. visUat i on B ii tz ,.. a program mer C. James as soloist and __ rrv fho -— John Innes as accompanying :° carry th t crusade message ap pij ec | to t h e s. C. State Li- music an accompanying every home in Laurens „ Board tor part i c i patlon musician. County. This personal ap choir. scious when he arrived, but ition being sponsored by the that before a wrecker arrived * Other officers arc Mrs. St. Regis Paper Company. t 0 extricate the pinned man, James Von Hollen, vice pres- Thqy will attempt to create jjis pulse was gone. Hill was ident and Miss Rebecca a . es ^ n ^ or one * our types pronounced dead on arrival Speakc, treasurer, both of Bobby Richardson the point of a master’s degree °* l )ac * ca 8 es deve loP ed by tiie a i oca i hospital. whom will retain their offices ihe deadline is Kenneth Edwards> who a i so for the next two years. . testified at the inquest, said Board members will meet he did not witness the actual lor a du tcb luncheon at 12 impact, but that he saw thc no on, January 27, at the Ho- Buick just before it collided, M ar y Musgrove, to select going “at least 75 miles an artists for the 1967-68 season, hour.” if has b«en announchcd. Mrs. The • Buick was about 50 Mary Wallace, New York rep- yards from the point of im- pact at the time, and “was ^ s ‘‘sideways when I saw him,” be P resent County Library To Join Intern Program for 1967 Laurens County Library has resentative of Columbia Ar- Management, Iric., will They form a youthful team, proach ' by'a large group of lht :J un,or inten > Program Edwards testified. all under, 40, brought together volunteers is under the direc . from divergent backgrounds Chambers is a native of Cali for 1967. hos- ’ . . , Williams is still in the tion of Rembert Truluck as e program is planned to pj tal as rcsu j t Jf i|j5 ur i es ] committee chairman.' recruit personnel for public li- h e received. The other two" Meanwhile counseling ranes an( lo filvc dUJilified passen g ers w ith him were classes w 1 continue in both Pe °, P C a " , ? t r." duct ' on treated and released, classes wm conunue in Doin, to lhe profession of librarian- nu j , , Clinton and Laurens, and in : ship trough the experience Rhodes is ln g ood condition terested persons are urged to of ac t ua ii y working in a pub- in the hos P ital and the two 1 : children in the station wagon with him have been released. Singers Needed ' For Crusade Choir respond to this important jj c ijk rary phase of the crusade prepara- , , , • » Two hundred and fifty sing- ti ons. The classes will be held . The sum mcr internship will ers are needed to sing in the in the Clinton Associate Re- awardcd on a competitive choir at the forthcoming Lau- formed Presbyterian Church bas ! S ' to a colle e e Junior or rens County Crusade for n e Xt Tuesday and in the Lau- st ' nior or / 0 a y0 . un * teacbe ^ Christ to be held in Belk Audi- rens Church of Epiphany who is interested in becoming M (rhikflnlofl norium on the Presbyterian (Episcopal) this Friday and a PJJ bllc bbranan. * /\fg jCllcQUICQ next Tuesday, each class start- Collegc campus. Irv Chambers, Rome r ing at 7:30 p James and John Innes of the Billy Graham team will be here to lead the music for the crusade. Recruitment forms have The period of iniership will Listed here are dates and be two and one - half or three . . months and will carry a sal- P* aces ^ or cottage prayer Dr. Leighton Ford, the main ary $200.00 per month meetings to be held Friday speaker, has announced a full ' and Tuesday in preparation schedule of activity in this ... c v e for the Leighton Ford Cru- area in addition to his nightly MlSS Pranks To Speak asde to be held In Belk Audi torium Jan. 22-29. H. D. JACKS been mailed to local ministers P ? xj * 8 t t ^ Baptist CHlirch nn,i r-hnir th„ sade - He 18 to speak at the^ Monxiio ' i, Tirrt e of the meetings for Presbyterian College chapel Mlss Mar t b a Frartks, who both dayg ig 9;45 a m i l * C program the nforning of. Jan- bas served f° r a number of ,j * , Jacks in .FranCG uary 23, then on the following years as „ a missionary to Chi- _ many, January 13 f or T rQ j n i n g Period and choir directors for the names of those who are inter ested in singing with the crusade choir. Those who da/he will head a coffee hour na and Taiwan and n °w re- Mrs. .Robert E. Wysor, 112 would .like to sing, are ..re- for wome rt at‘9:30 a.ln. m the tired ’ wdl speak at the morn- E.- Maple St.; Mrs. Henry H. D. Jacks, of Joanna, is quested to tell their minister pc dinin hall ^ nd a business ing worship service on Sun- Young, 508 E. Broad St. ; Mrs. in Lyon, France, for* several Delegation in Open Meet ' 1 ,l ' ' I 1 ■ Courthouse Study Group Is Named By Legislators Laurens County will have a ized by the delegation. the delegation are James G. busy year froip a legislative W. Carlisle Neely, member Dunklin of Laurens, Fred EL and governmental viewpoint, of the board, of directors of Holcombe of Clinton, Martin according to indications that Bailey Memorial Hospital at Boyce of Cross Hill, Niles C! emerged from an open meet- Clinton, and James G. Fergu- Clark ‘(ft Waterloo, Mrs. E. R. ing of the county delegation in son, member of,the board of Stewart of-'Bials Township, the General Assembly Monday directors of the hospital at W. T. Hughey of Youngs morning in the courthouse at Laurens, requested increased Township, Miss Agnes Bobq Laurens. millage to provide funds to of Sullivan Township, Mrs. The session was held one pay for service to charity pa- Bernice J. Shouse of Jacks day prior to the convening of tients at their respective in- Township, Reese H. Young of the Assembly in Columbia for stitutions. the Joanna-Clinton area, and the 1967 session. Neely requested that the Mrs. Ruth C. Robinson of County officials, members present four-mill levy be in- Scuffletown Townshi|>. of boards and private citizens creased to eight and Ferguson Duties of the commission appeared to make requests to ur ^ ed that their present four- W i d be t 0 preserve and restore the legislators which included m * d * ev y be raised to seven. ab sites, buildings and records departmental appropriations, Neely cited figures showing 0 f historical value pertaining increases in millage to support * ba t since opening of the Clin- t 0 Lorens County, hospital charity work, ade- ton District hospital average The delegation aooroved quate taxation to balance -nual cost of providing serv- ap p 1 ^ tio d n e for a federTf^d school operating expenses, af- lces for chardy has stamp plan which will cost the firmations of support to build amounted to $31,272. During co about ^ ^ annuaUy< . a new courthouse and for a two previous years he said, Sen Dobbins said the program of re-assessment of requests for increased millage m ig supposed to ‘'bring property for equalization of bad a °t been forthcoming. f nto thp m H erchants of taxes, etc. A critical situatioqjiow ex- CO unty $300,000 to $400,000 an- Initial steps toward secur- ists, be stated. It would be nua u y and provide more food ing a new court house were un f a *f, he said, to increase f 0r i ow income families.” announced by Senator William charges to paying patients to Tbe senator said the delega _ C. Dobbins* who presided over cover 00818 of chanty work, tion would introduce legisla . the meeting, when he stated ^ tidn to abolish the office of that he and Representatives ca Pita tax would provide the county SU p erintendent of edu- W. Paul Culbertson and bavid necessary funds. cation and that the dutifes of S. Taylor had appointed a Allen Thompson ol Lau- ^ be superintendent will be nine - man courthouse study rens urged the delegation rarr jpH hv thi» rnnntv committee. members to take the leader- B oard 0 f Education, with a- The committee has already ship in providing sufficient secretary ■ who will be ^^iss met and organized with R. L. appropriations to operate M ary Bolt, presently employed Plaxico of Clinton as % chair- schools from year to year in ^ office, man; Jack Hamrick of Lau- without incurring deficits and „ . n .. . . .. . rens, vice-chairman; J. Hew- having to resort to borrowing remarks revieweiT the lette Wasson of Laurens, sec- money. He also stated that a nary renia r-«s, revieweirtne rotary. Other members of the realistic study should be made progres ? of the 1 county d ^ ing committee are Lucian W. of school needs, both for ^ Bobo of Gray Court, Charles capital funds and operations, pnn ^ triirfinn sr-hnnic’ Johnson of Clinton, David and long-range plans made a ’ Meyers of Joanna and Clinton, for financing future expansion. ^ ™\ e ™ ™ ia a a ‘^ Lowell Watkins of Poplar ‘‘I have no doubts,” Thomp- port ,n the t next few months, „ , ’ " , ” . .. . „ , the current construction of a Springs, • 01 R,e 8 °n s ai , a c er four-lane highway between .CrccnpoiKl - Gray Court area public will support the costs c , inlon and Laure and and T. llcath Copeland of of such a school program if . ilprn „ Clinton. ' . they feel that they are getting iia/ v ‘ Thc committee will. study value received for their tax We realize, Senator Dob- type, size, location and costs dollars.” bins sa,d ' that dur »n8 the of the proposed courthouse and Supervisor Furman E. year Wc w,,, bc fac ed with will make recommendations to .Thomason, speaking for the many l )r(, blrms ... but none the delegation. Board of County Commission- '''hich cannot handle. We Preliminary plans will be ers, requested that the appro- believe, that this year will be drawn up by a licensed archi- priation for maintenance of a ^ ood t y ea T lor Laurens tect who will be paid with roads and bridges and sup- Count y- funds approved by the dele- plies, be increased from $90,000 Representatives Culbertson gation. . to $100,000. Also that the and Taylor both spoke briefly, Sen. Dobbins said the com- appropriation for equipment pledging their best efforts in mittee’s report will be pre- and supplies and for patch- serving th^ county, sented to residents of the ing and otherwise improv ng The delegation will meet county and they will have an black-top roads be increased regularly on the first Monday opportunity to ‘‘express them- from $50,000 to $150,000/ * of each month at.7:30 p.m. in selves” next fall. The Supervisor also re- th county courthouse during or choir director. Those who would like to sing at the crusade but do not sing in a local choir or whose min ister did not fill out a recruit ment form may receive in formation from the local Cru- sade Headquarters in Clinton ^ .^‘iation or from Rev. Zeb Williams, local chairman of the music committee. V men’s luncheon at 1 p m at day ’ JarTUa ry' 18, at 11:00 William Weir, 608 Cedar St.; weeks participating in a train- the Marv Muscrove Hotel On 0,clock at the Firs t Baptist Mrs. Gary Lehn, 203 Chest-Program for the Deering- January^d, the"business men Church ' St.i MrT Don Creghton, Milliken textile firm of Laurens will assemble to The nnnouncement was Huntington Rd.; Mrs. Robert He is employed at th e Gilli- hear him at a 1 p m luncheon made earlier this week by Black, 401 Calvert Ave.; Mrs. land plant of the company in in the Friendship Room of the the P a8 t°r, Rev. J. H. Darr.’ Gary Dillard, 403 N. Broad Laurens, where he has been First Federal Savings and who invites the public to hear St.; Mts. Raymond Pitts, 814^ 14 months. The next Miss Franks - E. Carolina Ave.; Mrs. B. O. -lacks made the trip by jet day, Dr. Ford will speak at a * Whitten, 200. W. Walnut St.; Plane, leavng Friday from the 1 p.m. service in Clinton’s Chamber DireCtorc Steve Turner - p - c - Chapel; Greenville - Spartanburg air- ....... . . . Calvary Baptist Ghurch for T . re ^ rS Mrs. Harwood Nelson, N. Ad-P°rt. It Wfll be important for all workers of the c|inton Lydia To Meet Jolt. 17 air St.; Mrs. Mary Fallaw, • aside 3 Saturday'niSt'January and Joanna communities who A drectors meetng of the 257 Elm ' L),di a- Army Team Seeks L at a M for a reheatsal to ar c able to attend the Clinton Chamber of Com- Tuesday, January 17 0ffi ' er ConidoteS be held in the Auditorium. n,ght sccv.ces, because of job [neree has been called for M rs. Cally Gault, Horeshoe " , A commitments. A musical con- Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, at Lane- Mrs Raymond J A sele cLon team lor Army cert also is planned for this 10 a. m. at the Mary Mus- pitts ’ 814 E Carolina Ave ' officer candidates will visit group at 1 p.m* on January grove Hotel. Claude Crocker Mrs ’ George Brockenbrough thc I^csbyterian College March of Dimes Drive ' <10 For Area Developing Jeonnie Nabors Wins $100 Savings Bond In Lions Contest Miss Jeannie Nabors, a stu dent at Clinton High School, was presented a $100 savings bo\yd by the Clinton Lions Club for her winning entry in thc* ‘‘Essay For Peace” con test. Miss Nabors’ essay has been forwarded to the Ditrict Lions office where it will be entered with winners from other local clubs in Lions In- ternationl finals. The winning essay here will be awarded $25,000. Considerable, interest was exhibited locally, where stu dents from Clinton High Schobl, Thornwell High School, Bell Street Hijjh School and Presbyterian Col lege were givfen an opportun ity to participate. Jeannie and her mother, Mrs. Marion J. Nabors, were guests of honor at the Tuesday night meeting of the Lions Club where president Phil Rogers congratulated Jeannie—and presented her with a winner’s certificate and a savings bond. In her essay. Miss Nabors stressed the importance, of complete discussions be tween countries on all inter national matters and empha sized the value of fteedond. ' 28. i5 president. NottinghamT Rd.j.Mrs. R. L. Plaxico, 205 N. Woodrow St.; Mrs. A. L. Bixler, 303 Calvert Ave.; Steve Turner, Presby terian College Chapel; Mrs. Marc C. Broad St. I^rcsbyterian Campus Friday. Team leader will be Lieutenant Millard E. Allen. Lieutenant Allen and Ser- geant First Class Otis Join er, mot Weersing 512 S ” ,th from thc Army Re ' n/i o i u i- cruiting main station, Atlan- Mrs. Ralph Cope-. ,, ... . i i t ta, Ga., will interview and land, 401 Pine St.; Mrs. Joe intcrested co ,w c scniors Edwards, 207 Elm St.; Mrs.”. " ™ k J * ii and graduates at the Student Tom Baldwin, Chappells .. .. Hwy.; Mrs. D. O. Rhamc, 209 y" la " ^ cnt f the 1 .° | ff, “; w ^ Walnut s, • Mrs Rill candidate schooL cnl, s tmc<,t option. Under this W. Walnut St.; Mrs. Shealy, Phillips St. CpI. McWatters Serves m Vietnam Teen-Agers Aid Crusade- leen-age committee members are shown here as they prepare to distribute publicity material for the Leighton Ford Crusade to be held in Clinton Jan. 22-29. From left, they are Tommy Lawson, Mayor Noland Suddeth, Henry Simmons, E d n a Jacobs, teen-age chairman, Ginger Crocker, and Judy Widmer. Thirty Clinton High Scliool students were in the group that set out from Broad Street Methodist Church to put bumper stickers on every ca r in sigh. Three hours latef' the^ returned to the church for ‘‘slooppie joes” i^nd-drinks 1 and to see a movie, “Becket.” program, qual ified college graduates enlist in the Army and are guaran teed attendance at one of the eight Army officer candidate Marine Corporal Donald G. schools of their choice after McWatters, son of Mr. and completion of basic combat Mrs. William D. McWatters training and advanced individ- of 1008 Elizabeth St., Clin- ual training, ton, a member of the Third Officer candidate training is Battalion, Seventh Marine £3 weeks. Schools are located Regiment, First* Marine Di- at Fort Benning, Ga., Fort vision, south of Da Nang in Gordon, Ga., Fort Sill, Okla., Vietnam, is engaged in search Fort Belvoir, Va., Fort Lee, and destroy missions against Va., Fort Eustis, Va., Fort the enemy and an effort to Knox, Ky., and Aberdeen Pro win the people to the side of ving Grounds, Md. the legitimate government of Graduates of officer can- South Vietnam. * , didate ; schools are commis- 4 At the same time the Ma- stoned second lieutenants in rines provide medical aid for one of 14 branches of the the people and teach them Army. They must serve two to help themselves through years active duty as commis- better sanitation and health sioned officer^, programs along with other The Army team visiting projects designed to raise the Presbyteriaa College is one living standards of the Viet-of ten touring selected ool- hamese’. leges throughout the nation. Laurens Mayor Ike Griggs quested $5,000 for isolation the legislative term, and Richard Townsend, presi- quarters for sick prisoners, a others appearing before the dent of the Laurens Chamber solitary confinement area and delegation were William H. of Commerce, spoke in support a laundry room at the county McNinch, of Laurens, who of the new facility. prison camp. spoke against th e safety re construction of additional Members of a Lpiirens sponsibility law (liability auto rooms not exceeding $15,000 at County Historical Preserva- insurance); J. R. Adair of thc county home were author- *tion Commission named by Laurens, on surfacing of roads in a subdivision; Rev. E. W. Wright of Laurens, on paving roads in a residential area and paving of approaches.to; a number of rural churches; Fred Myers, on Support of schools; Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson, who rdquested three new deputies for his force, an . Plans are developing for tion to be held Jan. 26-27. assistant to the_Jdeputy at drive for the Clinton area, it They include Mrs. Irby Fer- Lydia Mills on weekeifds, and was stated this week. guson, Mrs. Lykes Hender- an ' ncrease ‘ n ,unds ^ or d ‘ e ^ n § Mrs. Ben Ivey* Teen-Age son , Mrs. John Gallman, Mrs. p , nsoners; Ha rry Bolick of Program chairman, has an- r l .plaxico, Jr., Mr^. R. t’l nton, on air and water pol- nounced thc appointment of Michael Turner and Mrs. Alfit * ut * on problems, asking for three teen-agers for the com- Alexander. appointment ol a committee miltce. Senior High chairmen Also serving as area cap- s ^ udy needs * will be Kayran Cox and Henry tajns are Mrs l.„H. Savel- '] - Simmons. Cynthia Turner will k ou i Mrs. Charles Hughes, JoQTIlia Employees be the leader for thc Junior Mrs j amCs Cox> Mrs r; , C,T •' Hifih group. Dick Swetenburg, Mrs. James tQr ^rVICG Mothers March chairman, walker, Mrs. Joe Holland, By Greenwood Mills . Mrs. Georqc Frady, named Wa | kcr Mrs Joe Hollans, Nin „ pm ' I> |„ vpps n , lh area captains for the solicita- Mrs i miip Wrhh and Mrs i ^ V r S ° J ° Mrs. Louie vveno and Mrs. anna p i an t s 0 f Greenwood «/ Gladys DaVenport. Mills were awarded pins dur- National Jaycee caaolo a/*ca captains ing Decembet* for long coh- \k/ LI 1C to gain informa Lon concern- t nuous service. Week, Jan. I^-ZI ing the March of-Dimes, a ,|. j. Whitmire had the long- The week of January 15-21 film, “This Land is Your (*<;( service during the period is officially recognized in the Land,” was shown to thc W R b 40 ye ars. United States as Jaycee Week, group Tuesday. Others included Ruby Hol- The U. S. Jaycccs and its According to Mrs. M arc | ev and Clarence Evans” 3$ affiliated state and local or- Weersing, co-chairman of the years; Mary McGuirt * 25 : *: have set aside drive, the film will also be years; Mary “May James to observe the shown at civic club meetings chapman and Louis E. Pra ter, 20 years; C. V .Hipp, l4 years; and Mildred Lindsay, 10 years. The addtion of these eih? ployees tarings the total ntilhr K,*., -.1 • ’• ganizations this week founding of the Jaycees. This during the next few weeks. Observance will be started by , honoring America’s Ten Out- » i.L standing Young Men of 1966 LurneranS iNOme in award ceremonies at.Jekyll Council Officers Island, Ga., on January 13-14. At the January meeting of ber of long service employ- On Tuesday evening, Jan. ^ be church Council of SJ. ees honored, during 1996 to 17, a dinner meeting will be john[s Lutheran Church held 202, with a total of 3,280 yeart s held at the Mary Musgrove i as t Sunday evening, Robert of accumulated service. Hotel at 7 p.m. j Boland 'was elected vice- Although the Joanna nimmh, Len Caricofe has been chairman. Mrs. M. Boland did not become a part elected to serve as treasurer and Walter, A. Sigman, Jr., Greenwood Mills to replace Dick Parker who were re-elected secretary and tion until July 12, has left Clinton to further his treasurer, respectvely. Dr* E. ployees at these education at Clemson Univer- B. Keisler, the interim pastor, given credit sity. wag named chairman, ous service with« r .. *