The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, January 19, 1967, Image 1

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i I aMMnjnMMM mm ■ . - The Clinton Chronicle 111 Vol. 68 — No. 3 Cintoo, S. C., Thursday, January 19,1967 In Belk Auditorium at College Laurens County Crusade To Begin Here on Sunday Night Contract Awarded For Laurens County Kiwanis Officers Are Installed The Clinton Kiwanis Club install ed its new 1967 officers last Thursday night, with Reese Young of the local club and a former division lieutenant- governor directing the installation ceremonies. Officers for the coming Griffith Retiring . year are pictured here, left to right : v George Brockenbrough, vice-presi dent; Dr. M. A. Macdonald, past president; L. H. Lee, incoming presi dent; and Dick Swetenburg, secre- tary-treasui;er.—Yarborough Photo. Two From County Seek Judge's Post Two attorneys from Laurens County are candidates for the judgeship being vacated in February by the retirement of Judge Steve C. Griffith of Newberry of the Eighth Ju dicial Circuit. One is a member of the House ol v Representatives and the other a former member. They %re W- Paul Culbert son and Marshall W. Aber crombie. both of Laurens. Culbertson, native of Clin ton, is a newly elected mem ber of the House, but served a term several years ago. Abercrombie, former ^House member, was defeated in the primary in his race for the Senate last year. Culbertson rdCbfved the en dorsement of the Laurens County Bar Association '"at a' meeting on Monday. Other candidates for the judge’s post include former State Senator Francis Nichol son of Greenwood; Represen- • ative Judson F. Ayers of Greenwood; and former State Senator Aubrey ^ Harley of Newberry. The resolution of the Lau rens County Bar Association endorsing Culbertson for the post stated, “Whereas, al though Laurens County is in the ‘ Eighth Judicial Circuit and has had many able and distinguished attorneys prac ticing at its bar the past fifty years, the last three judges . . . have been respectively from Abbeville, Greehwood and Newberry Counties, and . . the Laurens County Bar does verily believe that the next p i i- ■ judge of this circuit should be rUDHC I FI VIIGG from Laurens County.” Judge Griffith, 68, made known in letters to Gov. Rob ert ErrMeNair and Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph R. Moss that he will step down ject of Bank of C" 1 In Annual Meet Local Scouts Are Recbgnized At Honor Court Meet At a recent Court of Honor held at St. James Methodist Pflfln I AIKmirTIflll Church, Wattsville, several ULIIUII Clinton Boy Scouts were rec- Award of a $217,432 con- ognized for achievements. tract for state secondary sys- Don, George and Len Dailey tern road f construction in Lau- v jef-Troop 111 were promoted rens County was announced to Life Scouts. today by the State Highway Receiving merit badges for Department, various achievements were: This controct was awarded Don Dailey, camping and na- 1° Hunters Brothers Construc- ture study; George Dailey, ^ on Co. ot Gray Court on the safety, nature, camping; Len basis of a low bid, according Dailey, camping; and Dean to Chief Highway Comnyssion- Harris, also of Troop -111, er Silas N. Pearman. There woodcarving. were four bids entered rang ing as high as $289,932. Ill v p|p|| ^ f * - Leighton Ford Will Lead 8-Day Services' The great Laurens County Crusade for Christ, bringing Leighton Ford and other mem bers of th^Billy,-Graham team to this county for eight days of evangelistic services, will begin next Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock in Belk Audi torium on the Presbyterian College campus. Every seat in this L200- capacity auditorium is ex pected to be taken nightly for this program sponsored by the religious and civic leaders of Laurens County. There* is no charge, and everyone is r urged to attend. Special emphasis will be given to young people through out ttte crusade. Two of*the evening services, for example, are called “Youth Night,” in Mm Sa Annunl MapI 1 ' Included in this project are The annual meeting of ™ . portions of 15 separate roads stockholders of the Bank of Of TB Association in the county. Part of the pro- iTCinCfS LUODwi Clinton was held on Jan. 10, Invitations to annual ject includes some streets in-.. . ^ , at which a report on opera- J T ^ e ™ os ?s and ad j acent to Gra y C™* tim&A ConferBIICfi tions for the year was sub-^ e . eun ^ in ® c ^P o e .^„ os ^ and Clinton. liaillwU A*UlllwlC|ILG mitted and directors elected. Greenwood Laurens comT The contract calls for grad- Ki | The board of directors in- b ing issued this ing and bituminous surlacin ^ Pl3Y6r Ol TCBr eludes T. E. Addison, T. H. “eVa'coXf to Claude A' r Bids on thc P"*** were op ' Uf ^ / ' ... . Copeland, Ansel B. Godfrey, rrv ♦ ulau P e ened October 18. Francis Cooper, swift 155- addition to a special “Bobby Robert P. Hamer, Harry Y. Q ° ^ limon ’ w P 0 t . ls Pound halfback from Clinton Richardson Night,” when the J . XT . McSween, J. C. Thomas and ** rvlng as chairman of the High School, was named play- American League baseball Thursday—Music^Night. J. Leland Young. ^ ^ Education ClOSS ' er of the year for thg Eastern s t a r will be. present. Other Fnday-Farmly Night. At a subsequent meeting of tbe Jo g e Offered AA football conference. big-name athletes are ex- Saturday-Youth Night, directors, officers were rm intv Prnnn 1 h ih > a r i ' ^ Announcement of the hofa pected to come for some of Sunday Closing Crusade named as follows: R. P. Ha-.. g ij! e f* 0 d c ‘ lass in education or was ma( ie last Thursday the programs,, and still an- Service. mer, president and chairman p,,.. y . 7 n «^ r0Ve °^ t in , bod a * Clinton High a ^ b e conference awards other service has been desig- l n addition to his nightly of the board; T. E. Addison, V*" 10 ” al 7:00 P m - « n Tues- School during the spring se- banquet held at Union. nated “Family Night.” appearances as the main fea- - president; Harry ^ ...uu !£fn^. r ’ be ,n g offered by the In addition to receiving a Leighton Ford ranks among ture of thc crusadc> Ford has ened October 18. LEIGHTON FORD vice McSween, cashier; Cecil E. White, attorney. • Crocker on nn v . r , | n< '^ , S r" S ’ lr °P hv tor hls outstanding per- the brightest stars ol the Billy a s'ato ol daytime activl- e n mmm^n .u!H »i g ur o University of South Carolina. forrf [- anct , s the conference's Graham Evangelistic Asso- tles befor<! vanous Laurens III December, a 10 per cent M^ldnandRev T' ..J- 0 , C0Ubse ,s r “Education top p| aye r. Cooper, a senior ciation, in which he serves C , ount >’ Sroups. These in- dividend. was paid on the d 0 ,Z;' Ja . mea A ' f* 4 ' teaching of reading in tor the Clinton Red Devils, as vice-president.* He has cdude: bank’s capital stock of $100,- T n * n * i- ’ rS elementary school. was named to hack oositions nroar-hoH in larcm nnncarin Monday. 10 a.m.—Chanel j™ ^ L. B. Aull, Jr. of Ninety Six, Thc R. Blalock of Clinton. W. PAUL CULBERTSON was named to back positions preached to large crusade Monday, 10 am.—Chapel. Mrs w p r 117 r au 0r 8 anizatl0n meeting 0 n both the offensive and de- audiences on every continent, program for Presbyterian Coir Shoals Mrs nT m u» C Th „ C ‘ a “ "“ 1 bc held OI > tensive football squads. and millions have heard him lege student body, greaves and'Henrv M'pa S ris neiirer' V rf f Cb 'a' p,m ' C° a eh W. A. Varner of the on the "Hour of Decision” Tuesday, 9:30 a m. — Worn- of Laurens Mrs T K w«itc th dlt and u° advance champion Woodruff High broadcast carried by some 800 en’s coffee hour, held in th« o, “a ' an^ Mrs oIrg « “fachtag VeXate team W<,S named C ° aCh ° f ^ radl ° and , 0 " Sh ° rt PC dining hal1 - O .. rcqulrcmente cerU,,crt * . wave around the world. Tuesday, 1 p.m.-CUntop Tommy Rhodes of Chntpn rp be 35. yearK) i ( j Ford will business men’s luncheon. High, the only player from bring to Laurens County a sponsored jointly by civic the conference to make the y 0U thful enthusiasm that at- clubs, at the Mary Musgrove Shrine Bowl team this year, t rac t e( j more than 153,000 per- Hotel. banker o^^reonfeXcede: “ ^ ^'XX h Thursda *' 1 P ™-Lauren. th^offenslve 1 team ^ ° n and 81 ^ b - b " a E “ed KiSZ players ^ S's sr^X'thf IS , na |.!,l 0 „ n n-f married . t0 BMIy Graham 's Savings and Loan Association. Teenage Committee Sponsoring Events For March of Dimes The committee leading the teenage prooram for the Mavch of Dimes is planning projects in» order to raise mon ey. , On Saturday, Jan. 21, a group of teenagers will sell crutches (emblems* in the up town area of Clinton.. — —- Saturday night a dance will. The annual Mothers March beth Jacobs Mrs l^i« n Q , ® nsive tea a r Jri!" sister ’ Jean> and has been be held for teenagers at the for the March of Dimes in vis, Mrs. 'Evelyn Stoddard; lordXrd; and Darryl Ham "955 XXXinXgrees i " 0,8 Calvary BapUst cjrvAo n/r_« 1 , ^ -—j —* ^ < * 6 h f’ Church ot Clinton for workers lumbia Theological Sem"nar?; “U"' t com ™ ubl «“ Sharing the crusade plaform " b ,° h are not ablc at,end th * HU C’^ri ,3.u;„ V.u* n, s ht programs -because of - *** ' *'• * . , -W**. • V. • . Mothers March Slated - , ^0, For Today and Friday Friday, 1 p.rfi. — Special Presbyterian College dining Clinton has been rescheduled Mrs Lucv Sims Mrs l r a rr, ^ a nH n»rrv 1955 aft0r receiv,ng hall beginning at :800 p.m: for , today an<f Friday Sjan. Bvrd Mrs r Mo„r. u.V L° d ' from Wheaton College The ^Vmagern'^flCnion will * ind & acdMlng :S. w" Gary' M?s. Sy’^t Hampt6n; hack provide the music. George Frady, Mother’s an d Mrs. Lois Davis. Noll, O’Shields, Mrs. Sadie w j t h Ford during his eight • th6 J W X C X m moved on one ^ ^W ing to the dance.- Admission week in order nothin rnnHirt JameS ycr ’ Mrs ' Vclma Suttle, Mrs. be a Gr,aham musicarteam ' oai “‘ v,c, * y ' 1 is $1.00. with the I eighton Ford Cru m° 0 ’~ Mrs - Elbs^ypffs teller, Lucille Taylor, Mrs. Edna composed of Irv Chambers as P^P^ram of gospel * * ride Mrs F’rad^nointw! nut" KV"* MrS * Paul Terry ’ Mrs ' Mary Terry ’ Mrs ’ director, Homer James as so- Clinton s C a^v a r # saoe, Mrs. rrady pointed out. Nve. Mrs. R^lnh TpHH^rHc i Mfc vrua i ? Churrh for.wnrkprc Joanna's Fire Dept. Nearing Ooeratinq Stage Saturday, 1 p.m. — Special- music in y Baptist i Clinton women who will Nv .?' Mrs ltal P h Teddards, Lois'wchunt, Mrs. Eva West, foisTand johnJnnes a acram- Church for. workers of the in- rve in theTwe ineh.de* M ” Bay Dendy, Mr?. Pauline Proffitt, Mrs. panying musician, and a 125- duslnal communities. Area 1 Mrs IrhvFVr B ° n Alre )- Mrs - Jama s w - Zetha Adams, Mrs. Grace voice choir made up of resi- Area i — Mrs^ Irby *er- C ox, captain; Miss Lena Sox, Bright and Mrs. Peggy Dun- dents M. W. ABERCROMBIE S' M^^kdward X/ p f • “X ^ ^ ^rs. iST^ople M™ 1 w H Power Mrs Tom y ' „ , Mrs Pat Cannon ' Mrs ' Dor °- ab *o are cooperating in the * , ' Windsor Mrs HS cheeir w ,u S - m<:S lhy Tumblin ' Mrs - Eff ( e program as ushers, eounselors MampH fn Pftdt Mrs. Frank Boland Jr Mrs’ W ?l kCr ' fa , « “ • Down5 - Mrs - Carl Heaton, an d prayer-group leaders, andf”®***^ ■ 0515 Joanna’s new volunteer fire Claude Howe, Mrs. Andy B. Sweetenburg S MrS ^ M Mar?h a of Dime^chairman hemeH ° f if^" 8 ^ eople have Committee appointments of department will soon be a Young, Mrs. L. L. Reddeck, Woodland Acres - Mrs Joe^Mrs D H MarTn announced ulnt * rTlenibe, ’ s of tbe Surens Coun- 2?^’ s?^?. rdin .?^. a , ™ m - ^ rS „. Jahn Prank f in ; .. M ^' V - Ho,land. ' ,he following appointments for The Laurens County Crusade A^eSwereannoun™! To Women Voters League Meeting Anyone interested in the sub-; ^ ^ ad ‘ ng ^ P^ ect ’. ^ Bootle, Mw. J. W Camp- CUnton Mill _ Mrs Lo^ the Clinton area drive. ior ^nr,si-oe water ^^ ¥«• Ceeil- Those named include K.Up day. for Christ—beginning this Sun- 22, and extend- week with the opening session Feb. 28 after 22 years On the particularly "water poTlw «» ^-.let; Area ^-JM". Lykes Hen- w ^n. ri^'ryn^’^a^ C^iiy ta^U^h^ay" 8 “X iTuT'' r n kk. henrh 4 ‘ lone ♦h-.f ! ? ciu aerson caplin, Mrs. u. w. e r, Mrs. Arthur Sanders, Mrs. Gault, Presbyterian College; 29—will follow this schedule Sena tor William C. Dobbins t,0n ,' ,S ,n y ad ‘ ht ' Benera eou pment wilfarrlle m JS? Uno d " y S ' Dcnnis Fallaw ' Miss Barbara Phil Ro R ers ' Wbitt<!n VUtoget of 7:30 p.m. services in Belk was nan ’ ed 10 >*° of ‘ ba . meeting of the. Provisional equipment will arrive in mid-tinp. T h r* 11 B razi l, Mrs. Carl Heaton, Mrs. Dick Templeton, Thornwell; Auditorium- important committees of the Clinton Pianist League of women Voters of ^ communit has r ai S ed man^^anta^- Mrs William Jose P hine A,lman ’ Mrs - Mar ' Mother’s March chairman for Sunday - Opening Crusade f enate ~ Finance and Educa ' 77» Plnu for CraaV Laurens County on Thursday a substantial amount towards ^tnnhnncnn Mrc rharip« ^ aret Blakely, Mrs. Gertrude Joanna, Mrs. E. W. Roberts, Service. - t,on - . v ' . ‘ To Play for Greek evening at S-IS. The meeting the purchase of the truck and Pitis Mrs ‘George Corley and Fowler - ^ rs - Janie Freeman, Mothers’ March chairman for Monday-Youth Night. Dobbins, who jumped from Princess <ot Converse win he hekfin r0 om 33., the.equiUnt'and pied^ have d ^ « s«r Bobby Hiehard - rs. eorge r Alice Lowe, Mrs. Ediia Os-man for Cross Hill, Mrs. John Wednesday — Regular Cru- name d to other committees; 1 mm — — ■ - — — — • • »».«. ~ j — - » » - * — * , — — — A concert will be given at second floor of the Douglas been received which assure Area 3 — Converse College on Friday, House, P. C. cilmpus. A film the success of the recent drive, ry, captain; Mrs. Elsie Mar- r*""" M willie Norris Mrs Adair Jan. 27. in honor of Princess w dl be shown, to be followed This amount was augmen- tin,* Mrs. George King, Jr., ’ * / ’ ’ Irene ol Greece, who is on a by a talk and discussion per- ted by local businesses ^and Mrs. J. A- Neighbors, Mrs. six weeks tour of cultural and io d with Harry Bqlick, III industries, which also contfTb: Tajmadge Simmons and Mrs. musical centers. On her only a s speaker. ut^d towards the truck and J6hn Burney, stop in South Carolina*? Prin- The board will meet at 7:45 cqu-pment. In add lion, Green- Area 4A — Mrs. R. L. Plax- cess Irene, who is an accom- to transact some necessary woo d M i's will prov de a new ’co. captain; Mrs. Robert plished pianist, will visit the business before the program, budding to house the depart- Vance, Mrs. Edgar Taylor, music school to look over its Mrs. Neal Prater, president, roc^t, according to informa- Mrs. Lawrence Young, Mrs. facilities and meet with the stated. Members of the league f on receded from Joanna Rufus Sadler and Mrs. Earl staff. „ are reminded to read the pam- General Superintendent E. W. Horton. The college chorale will per- ph'et mailed to them with the R r! b *rts. Area 4B — Mrs. R. Michael form under the direction of bulletin this week in order that /The building will b? con-Turner, captain; Mrs. Thom- William Partridge, and Amy they may come to the meeting structcd on Highway 76 be- as Stallworth, Mrs. Gary Black, pianist with the Spar- w ; th some information on th\? tween Nabors Gulf Service Lehn, Mrs. Louis Stephens, tanburg Orchestra under the subject which is a national and the Weaver home at the Mrs. Milton Moore, Mrs. L. direction of Henry Janies, agenda item adopted for stu- corner of Milton Road. N. Sullivan, Mrs. Joseph Get— Amy is the daughter of Mr. dy by all loVal leagues in Solicitations of funds for fire tys and Mrs. Taylor Martin, and Mrs. Robert Black, -of 1967. s'. nrotection in Joanna was Area 40— Mrs. Abit Alex- CUnton, and is a pupil of-John , handled' by the Masonic and, captain; Mrs. A. B. Erickson. ■ .. u C Lodge, and Eastern Star, the Stump. Princess Irene, a sister of LUrhGrQnS TO JGG Lions Club, the Women’s Club Area 5 — Mrs. L. H. Salvel--^ King Constpntine of Greece. Wnnc fnr rknrrk and the 0rder of Moose - koul * captain; Mrs. Jack Pres- j * riuiia lur v-nurin Applications are now being sau, Mrs. Alfio Undari, Mrs. Members of St. John’s Lu- received for volunteer fire- Nolan Suddeth, Mrs. Joe Ed- theran Church will see, dis- men, the Commission stated, wards, Mrs. James Kidd and cuss and ,act upon the pro- These volunteers must be be- Mrs. Lynn Cooper, Jr. *posed _ plans of their new-tween the ages of 21 and 45 Area 6 — Mrs. Gladys Da- The Men’s Club of Broad church on Sunday morning, and residents of Joanna, venport, chairman; Mrs. Myr- Street Methodist Church will - Harold Tarleton, architect, Training will begin shortly un- tie Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth Ad- hold, its JanUary supper meet- will be present with drawings der^ the supervision of the ams, Mrs. Jeannette Bell, ing tonight (Thursday) .in and a model in order to give State Fire Marshall’s office. Mrs. Clara Young, Mrs.* Eva Hodges Hall at 7:30. , the congregation a view of Th^-JohUna Fire Commis- Sanders, Mrs. Talmadge Sap- Dr. Marc C. Weersing, pres- the appearance of the new ed-sibP'Ts represented by Claude ders, Mrs. Estelle Burton,- ident of Presbyterian College, ifice as well as of featuief" M. Lawson, Curtis Salters, Mrs. Minnie Watts^ Mrs. Mary will be'the speaker, and. facilities ^ and Ralph* Pralei. Frances Copeland, Mrs. Eliza- sade Service. including Highways, AgricuE ture, Medical Affairs, -Con»> -nittee on Aviation, and FisDC Hame and Forestry. m He is also second vice-chai(5 ' nan of, the Committee on N«» aral Resources. In the House, where - conj . tte3 p assignments are divide d am ng a larger member* hip. Representative W. Paul uibertson will serve on th* udiciary Committee. Reupresentative David 9l Taylor s assignments include he Committee on Labori Commerce and Industry, an$ ^ ilso the Committee on Mil* tary, Public and Municipd} Affairs. d.TFDY 1 orzf ‘a n &H Weeding to Speak To Methodist Men New Camp Fire Council G|ficers G. Edward Campbell, retiring president of the Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls, here greets the new officers installedfat the annual meeting of the Council Tuesday eve ning held at the Camp Fire Hut. Reading from left to right are Mr. Campbell, Xynn <>bpfci, Jr., presi dent; Charles T. Oakley, vice-presi dent; Ellis C. Huffstetler, secretary, and Jamefe A. Von-Hollen, treasurer. Following a business meeting a new film strip, “Tba- Open Road,” the story of jGamp Xire Girls,” was shown to the group.—Yarborough Photo, . - '' • ; - - Coffee Hour Set For Tuesday, Jan. 24 A special coffee hour will be held at 9:30, Tues. morning* Jan. 24, in the dining hall Presbyterian College for tha Cvomen of local churches, ip connection with the Laurens County Crusade. Dr. Leighton Ford will be the guest spooler er.