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Clinton High Awarded
Sportsmanship Trophy
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The Clinton Chronicle
Clinton High School on
Wednesday received the an
nual sportsmanship award of
the Greenville Touchdown
Club for good conduct, dis
played at home ‘football
games during the past sea
son. *
It was the Anthon Foy Me
morial Trophy, named in hon
or of the late sports editor of
the Greenville Piedmont.
Clinton High received the
trophy for AAA and AA class
Mothers March
Collects $1300
As a result .of last week’s
Mother’s March for the March
of Dimes in Clinton, approx
imately $1,300 was collected
according to Mrs. George Fra-
dy, chairman. - i _
Kat Dicus, treasurer , for
this year’sf campaign, report
ed a total of $2,263.53, includ
ing the Mother’s March. She
noted that these figuces will
not be complete until Febru
ary.
Others ^vho aided in this
year’s campaign included
Mrs. Roily Bannister, Moth
er’s March chairman for
Mountville. * fc
Workers in the Lydia area
were Mrs. Ronnie Pace, Mrs.
Frank Walker, Mrs. Prue Wa
ters, Mrs. Oliver^Estes, Mrs.
Claude Gilfctrap, Jr., Miss
Nellie Osborne, Miss Roberta
Prince, Mrs. P. B. Lark, Mrs.
J. B. Patterson, Mrs. Verna
Dees and Mrs. Calvin Cooper.
Also Mrs. Tommy Moore,
Mrs. J. B. O’Shields, Mrs. E.
C. Burdette, Mrs. M. J. San
ders, Mrs. Dewey Mills, Mrs.
Clayton Reese, Mrs. Odie Nel
son, Mrs. Bill Nelson, Mrs.
Sidney Oakley, Mrs. Lois
Webb, Mrs. Fred Bodie, Mrs.
Clyde Trammell, Mrs. Ralph
Riddle, Mrs. Laura Darby,
Mrs. Nathan Wyatt, Mrs.’ J.
Ct Estes and Mrs. Jenny
South.
Others who’ worked on the
campaign in Clinton include
Mrs. C. W. Hogan, Mrs. H.
W. Cleland, Miss Ailene Law-
son, Mrs. Dixon Cunningham
and Mrs. W. G. King.
County Auditor
To Take Returns
Here on Friday
Miss Jennie V. Culbertson,
Laurens County Auditor, will
be at the Clinton City Hall
Friday from 9:00 a. m. to 5:00
p. m. for the purpose of tak
ing tax returns.
Property, owners, real and
personal, including owners of
automobiles, are urged to
meet the auditor during the
day .
Vehorn Named
Plant Manager
For Southern Bell
Southern Bell Telephone
Company announces the ap
pointment of Robert J. Ve
horn as Clinton plant mana
ger.
In his new job, Vehorn will
supervise the installation of
new telephone service and
maintenance of communica-.
lion facilities in the four ex
changes in the Clinton group.
Vehorn succeeds Henry M.
Campbell, Jr., who has serv
ed as plant manager since
August, l%'5. Campbell has
been appointed Florence group
plant manager, in the Flor
ence District.
Vehorn, a native of Gram-
ling, joined Southern Bell in
1937 as an installer-repairman
in the Spartanburg office." He
comes to Clinton from Gaff
ney where he served as plant
foremah and service superin-
tcml nt since 1952.
Vehorn is a graduate of
Gramling High School. He
served in the U. S- Marine
Corps from 1932-1936. He is a
member of the Lions Club and
is a Methodist.
He is married to the former
Louise Davis of Chesterfield.
They have two*-daughters and
a non. _
schools, and Pendleton High
was awarded a similar trophy
for A and B schools.
The sportsmanship awards
have been presented by the
Greenville club for several
years in promoting improved
behavior of spectators, play
ers and coaches at high
school games. -
The presentation'-'here was
made at a chapel service by
Charlie Sanders, president of
the Touchdown Club, and was
received by Principal Wilmot
Shealy, Coach Claude Howe
and Henry Simmons, presi
dent of the student body.
Mr. Shealy and Mr. Howe
have been invited to attend
the Touchdown Club’s annual
Jamboree in Greenville on
Feb. 3. Two representatives
from both Clinton and Pen
dleton will be present.
Selection of high schools to
receive the awards is made
by a secret committee.
Twin Brothers
From Clinton,
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Meet in Vietnam
SP-4 Giles Lawson of the
regular Army, stationed at Qui
Nhom, Vietnam, recently got a
three-day pass to visit his
twin brother, Cpl. Miles Law-
son of the U. S. Marines, sta
tion at Chu Lai, Vietnam.
He caught a flight to Da Nang
Air Force Base, then made
his way back to Chu Lai and
paid Miles u surprise visit.
The brothers had a happy
reunion, they wrote, saying it
was almost like a trip back
home. They hope to get to
visit each other often, since
they are only about 100 miles
apart.
They are the sons of Mrs.
Lucille Lawson of Route 2,
Clinton.
Bolick to Speak
At Annual Meet
Harry E. Bolick, HI, of Clin
ton, will be the speaker at the
annual meeting of the Tuber
culosis and Health Association
on January 31.
Mr. Bolick is plant engineer
for the Torrington Company,
and was recently elected pres
ident of the Poinsett Chapter
of the American Institute of
Plant Engineers.
Mr. Bolick will discuss the
rapidly increasing problems
of air pollution.
Invitations have been mail
ed to volunteers, directors,
and other working to eradicate
tuberculosis and control oth
er respiratory diseases. The
meeting will be held at 7:00
p.m. on Tuesday, January 31,
at the Mary Musgrove Hotel
in Clinton.
Telephone Rotes
To Europe to Be
Reduced Feb. 1
American Telephone & Tele
graph Company plans to re
duce rates on many overseas
calls to Europe effective Feb
ruary 1.
Clinton Southern Bell man
ager A. Ray Fernell explained
that the reduction is being
brought about by introducing
station-to-station calling to
nine European nationh. “Pre
viously, all such calls were on
a person-to-person basis.
AT&T estimates the reduction
will save American customers
some $4.7 million annually.”
European jjations participat
ing in the plan include Aus
tria, Belgium, Denmark,
France, Ireland Netherlands,
Norway, Sweden and the
United Kingdom (England).
“Overseas calling is more
common than most neople re
alize,” Fernell said. “Approxi
mately 620 calls are placed in
South Carolina every month
just to the European area.
As an example of the
rate reduction going into effect
February 1, a three-minute
call to England or to Ireland
will cost $7.40 between 5 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. At night and all day
on Sundays the call would
cost $5.70.
Vol. 68 — No. 4
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, January 26, 1967
Two Services Next Sunday
Crusade Drawing Overflow Crowds
Bobby Richardson
Spoke at Tuesday’s Youth Night
Leighton Ford
Brings Nightly Sermon for Eight-Day Series
Teenagers Plan March of Dimes 'Walkathon 1
Scores of Persons
Make Commitments
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Enthusiastic, overflow designated ' as music night,
crowds during the first half of with special emphasis to the
the week have marked the 125-voice choir of local resi-
great Laurens County Crusade dents and th e musical team of
for Christ as an outstanding Irv Chambers, Homer James
success and caused th e sched- and John Innes. Friday night
uling of a second service for will be built around attend-
the final day next Sunday. ance by entire families, and
The evangelistic zeal . of another youth night is set for '
Leighton Ford and other Saturday,
members of his Billy Graham Meanwhile, Leighton Ford
team brought scores of per- has certain daytime pro-
sons to make commitments grams to reach special
for Christ during the first groups. Thursday at 1:00 p.
four services, beginning last m., he will speak to the Lau-
Sunday night. Services of the rens business men’s luncheon,
eight-day crusade are to con- sponsored by the Kiwanis and
tinue nightly in PC’s Belk Rotary Clubs in the Friend-
Auditorium for the remainder ship ]Room of the First Fed-
of the week. eral Savings and Loan Asso-
In addition to the regularly ciation. On Friday at 1:00 p.
scheduled meetings at 7:30 p. m., he will hold special ser-
m. Thursday through Satur- vices in the Calvary Baptist
day, Sunday’s program’ has Church of Clinton for workers
been expanded to include a of the industrial communities
3:00 p. m. service as well as who are not able to attend the
the final evening service. night services because of job -
Thursday night has been commitments. The Calvary
— *—— Church also will be the scene
of a special program of gos
pel music for these same
workers on Saturday at 1:00
p. m.
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Farm Bureau In
Year's First Meet
Teenagers in the Clinton
area may again have an op
portunity to help the March
of- Dimes. On January 28’,
from 8:00 a m. until 11:00 a.m.
a “walkathon” will be held,
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it has been announced by the
committee of the tccn-divis-
ion.
During this time, several
secondary roads will have
roadblocks, where citizens will
be stopped and asked to don
ate. The “walkathon” will of
ficially begin at 11:00 a.m.
Three contestants represent
ing grades 7 through 12, will
follow a mapped course to the
city square. One st<)p will be
taken for each dime donated.
First contestant to reach the
destination will be awarded a
trophy.y
Others wishing to contribute
may do so by calling station
WPCC, and someone will be
sent to pick Up the donation.
Shields to Judge
Professional Photo
Exhibit in Atlanta
William M. Shields, Master
of Photography of Clinton, has
been awarded the honorary ti
tle, “Qualified Judge”, by the
Professional Photographers of
America, Inc., and, as such,
will join a panel of judges to
select outstanding prints from
those submitted by profession
al photographers at the 1987
convention and exhibit of the
Southeastern Professional
Photographers Association ’
Inc.
By invitation# Mr. Shields
w’ill present selections of his
work at the Masters Compli
mentary Exhibit, featured by
the Southeastern Professional
Photographers Salon at the
Marriott Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.,
February 25-28.
Immediate past - president
of tW Southeastern Associa
tion, Mr. Shields serves as
chairman of the board of the
regional organization, encom
passing eight Southeastern
states. He is a member of the
board, the Professional Pho
tographers of America, Inc.,
Cameracraftsmen of America,
and American Society of Pho
tographers, Inc.
Mountville Grange
Holds Meeting
•wThe Mountville Grange held
its monthly meeting on Thurs
day, January 19 at th,. Grange
Hall. Mr. Talmadgc C’ann, the
master, called the meeting to
order, and Rev. W. C. Black
burn gave the prayer. Mrs.
P. H. Miller, Education chair
man, introduced Rev. Black
burn, speaker of the evening.
He is pastor of Beulah Bap
tist Church, Abbeville County,
and teacher at Northside Jr.
High in Greenwood, where he
lives. »
Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn
showed slides made on their
trip to England and France.
Amon gth e interesting pictures
were, Queen Elizabeth, the
Concert Assoc.
Directors to Meet
The Board of Directors of
Clinton Community" Concert
Association will meet at 12
noon today (Thursday) at the
Mary Musgrove Hotel. A
dutch luncheon will be serv
ed.
Prince and the children, views
of Stratford on the Avon JU >h( r
home of the grandparents of
George Washington, Westmin
ster Abbey,’ the Eiffel Tower
and many other views of Eur
opean countries.
Refreshments were served
during th social hour by Mrs.
-George Wham and Mr. and
Mrs. John Simmons.
Reoches Total of $113,812
PC Giving Program
Sets Another Record
The * Presbyterian College gave $13,109. All of these rep-
Annual Giving program set resent new high dollar fig-
another new record of $113,812 ures.
in *4966, almost 20 per cent President Weersing pointed
more than the previous year’s out that South Carolina led
total,' President Marc C. all other states and provided
Weersing announced today.
In addition to topping the
1965 figure of $93,273, he said,
the program also exceededJts
1986 goal of $100,000 by a wide
margin. Support came from
1,493 alumni, friends and non
alumni parents of PC stu
dents.
Among the major objectives
of the Alumni Giving pro
gram, the Walter Johnson
Club also set a new record
with a sub total of $35,362.31
for the athletic program. Oth
er main
funds for
almost half the total with
$55,682 credited from 863 gifts.
North Carolina came second
on $20,354 from 137 gifts, and
Georgia followed a close third
with $18,522 from 189. The
remaining support came from
throughout the United Slates
and some alumni overseas.
Since the Annual Giving
program started receiving
emphasis in 1959, Dr. Weer
sing said, it has produced a
total of $563,417 for Presby
terian College. The program
objectives sought is a major source of funds
academic scholar- toward th t * current operations
ships, faculty salary ineccas- and progress of the institu-
es and departmental improve-vtion.
ments. The program is under the di-
More than 31 per cent of rection
the alumni participated dur- College
ing the past year with l,009'~Whose
individual -gifts totaling $56,- headed
added $44,033 Gosnell
of the Presbyterian
Alumni Association,
1966 , operation was
by President Walter
670. Friends added $44,033 Gosnell of Spartanburg and
through 376 contributions, President-Elect Sam Cornwell
while 103 non-alumni parents of Charlotte.
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Rites on Sunday
For Tom Bobo
Tom Bobo, 63, died Friday
afternoon in a Columbia hos
pital after an illness of six
weeks.
Native of Arkansas, son of
the late Robert Dalton and
Willie Mae Koonce Bobo, he
had lived in Columbia for the
past 20 years. He was a for
mer resident of Clinton.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs.
Wyman (Lona) Shealy of
Clinton. \
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at
the Gray Funeral Home by
Dr. E. B. Keisler. Burial was
in Rosemont Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tom Plax-
jeo, W. C. Baldwin, Bobby
Harris, Earl McElhannon, Lu
cias Burns and Ratchford Bo
land.
School Lunch Menu
Week of Jan. 30 - Eeb. 3
MONDAY
Milk, Ham pie, Buttered
string beans, Pickled beets,
Hot biscuit, Butter, Chilled
peaches.
TUESDAY
Milk, Roast beef with gravy,
Fruit salad, Lima beans, Rice,
Hot rolls, Butter.
WEDNESDAY
M4B<, Hot dog with Chili,
Onioijs, Mustard, Cole shaw,
Potato chips, Hot dog bun,
Butter, Chilled applesauce.
THURSDAY
Iviilk, Southern fried chick
en, Strawberries in jello, Rice
with^ravy. English peas, Hot
b.scuit, Butter.
FRIDAY
Milk, Chili eon carne with
beans, Field .peas with snaps,
Garden salad, Hot cornbread,
Butter.
Power Brothers
Serving on 'Hornet'
Seaman Larry L. Power and
Seaman Rayford E. Power,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. RufUs L.
Power of 305 Musgrove St.,
Clinton, are partcipating in
“Operation Snatch Block.” ax
crewmembers aboard the an
ti-submarine warfare support
aircraft carrier USS Hornet
off the coast of Southern Cal
ifornia.
Building Plans
Approved By
Lutheran Church
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Officers apd Directors
the Laurens County Farm
Bureau met Tuesday Jan. 17
for the first meeting of 1967
at the Laurens Dining Club,
Laurens. Present were T. J.
Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Wickham, C. R. Workman,
Mrs. Agiies Bailey, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh B. Workman, L. At a business meeting of
Boyd Stoddard, John L. Adair, congregation following the
W. P. Dickson, Howard Wat- regular morhing worship last
kins, Robert Burns, W. T. Sunday members of St. John’s
Blakley, S. B. Fleming, Niles Lutheran congregation ap-
C. Clark, W. D. Lomas, Coun- proved the preliminary plans
ly Agent M. L. Outz, Richard presented by the achitect, Ha-
Tate and Emory Bishop of the r old Tarleton, Greenville,
South Carolina Farm Bureau with the oid of drawings and
Federation. a mo del.
I. J. Copeland, president in- the meeting, questions
troduced ^ r - Bishop who an d comments from the con-
sjwke on the South Carolina gregation were encouraged.
Farm Bureau Records Keep- A n who S p oke f aV ored the
ing System, that is available pi a ns.
how to all farmers. Complete It was stated at the meeting
details on this may be obtain- that the Commission on
ed through the local Farm church Architecture of the Lu-
Bureau office or the County theran Church in America had
Agent s office. approved the plans.
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sidles on the beautification jon , b jn actua| h ild .
preuram lor Laurens County , 0| * ra(lons within the next
n keeping with this president t u at |h lat .
Copeland nominated Niles , , thj , ,
Clark of Waterloo and C. R. month” 7t was stated
Workman of Kinards to serve
on a Beautification Committee. ^ <)W sightly over
Other committees appointed &^>000 in the congregation s
for the new year were as fol- buJlding fund. The congrega-
l ows . tion, with two non-Lutheran
Legislative: J. Herman Po- contributing units, has pledg-
wor,' Niles Clark and S. B. ed $16,™8 8° to the. fund dur-
m i n g. mg 1967. The goal was $15,000,
Servce: W. H. Finley, W. ch ^ rch officials said.
P. Dickson and W, D. Lomas. A model of the Proposed new
Livestock: Ryan Lawson structure may be seen at M. S.
and Howard H. Watkins. Balle y & Son ’ Bankers.
Promotions: Milk — W. H.
Finley and James Martin;
Eggs — W. D. Lomas and
Fred Pitts; Cotton — Hugh B.
Workman and Niles Clark;
Red Meat Ryan Lawson
and R. E. Burns.
Telephone < List
Going to Press Soon
It is time fo rtclephone cus
tomers in Clinton and Joan
na exchanges to take a sec
ond look at their listings in
the telephone directory.
( Closing date for changes in
listings will be February 15.
“If you’d like to have list
ings changed, be sure to call
Mu 1 telephone ' business office
by February 14,” said Ray
Fernell, Southern Bell mana
ger here.
“Customers should also let
us know if they want to list
other members of the family.
Many teenagers are now hav
ing their names put in the
new directory,” Fernell said.
The new directory wdll be
delivered beginning March 18.
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125-Voice Choir Sings at Leighton Ford Crusade Here Each Night
—YarbormiKh photo
Greenwood Mills
Spinning Dept.
In Safety Record
Spinning department em
ployees of the 14 Greenwood
Mills plants in Greenville and
Laurens Counties worked a to
tal of 2,725,126 man-hours dur
ing 1966 without a disabling
injury, M. V. Wells, director
of personnel, announced.
“This is a notable safety
record,” he said, “And the
employees are to be congrat
ulated on the achievement.”
Blalock Named
Director Citizens
Federal S&L Assn.
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H. Francis Blalock, local
business man, has been nam
ed a member of the board of
directors of Citizens Federal
Savings and Loan Associa
tion.
Blalock, co-owner of Sun
shine Cleaners, was elected to
the post at the recent annual
members meeting of the asso
ciation.
The association is headed
by T. IJeath—Copeland, presi
dent; J. Sloan Todd, vice-
president and managing offi
cer; Leaman D. Jones, sec
retary-treasurer; Mrs. Vir
ginia S. Hunter, assistant sec
retary. ,
Other directors are Messrs.
Copeland, Todd, Jones, T. D.
Copeland, R. H. McGe£, and
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