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17 J The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 69 — No. 5 e 'IV* Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 2, 1967 i v •. ;;SS: Kiwi. Clinton Merchants Invite the Public to Four Big Dollar Days 'aX; • \ : -V i 4 Woxld Day Of Prayer To Un observed Here m m y -v; v v:^aM68Mw Bolick to Head Concert Association Harry E. Bolick, III, receives the gavel from Mrs. Frank Sherrill, whose* term as president of the Community Concert Association ex pired last week. Mr. Bojick will serve a two-year term as president. Mrs. Charles Gaines (far right) is is the new secretary. At left is Mrs. Mary Wallace of New York, who represented Columbia Artists man agement when the Clinton associa tion’s Board of Directors selected the 1967-68 artists program last Thursday. The season’s attractions will be announced within tw<j weeks when a campaign for mem berships gets underway.—Yarbor ough Photo. Food Stamp Program Announced for County County Members At Farm Bureau Dinner in Columbia Several members of the Laurens Count Farm Bureau attended the dinner last Wed-i nesday evening in Columbia when the State Farm Bureau Federation was host to mem bers of the South Carolina General Assembly. Among those included were Senator William C. Dobbins, Representatives W. Paul Cul bertson and David S. Taylor, T. J. Copeland, C. R.Work man, Hugh B. Workman, W. Hance Finley, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wickham, Richard Tate and Mrs. Agnes Bailey. Laurens Man Found Slain Laurens — A shotgun lying across his knees, a mortal .38 caliber bullet wound in his left chest, the body of Ezell Sullivan, 49, Negro, was found in the hallway of the apart ment building where he lived on Spring Street here about 4 p.m. Saturday. Police Chief J. W. Power signed a warrant before Mag istrate Lucille Watts charging the dead man’s wife, Mrs. Mattie Sullivan with murder. The chief said Sullivan was shot with a Colt revolver. In vestigation was continuing, joined by Laurens County Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson. Crusade Program Termed Successful Atlanta, Qa. — The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s food stamp program for low- income families will be" ex tended to Abbeville and Lau rens counties, S. C., during this fiscal year, USDA’s Con sumer and Marketing Service announced this week. In announcing expansion of food stamp aid to low-income families, Russell H. James of Atlanta — district director of consumer food programs for the Consumer and Marketing Service — noted that this will bring to 14 the number of South Carolina counties offer ing their needy families food stamp assistance. James said the South Caro lina Deparement of Public Welfare — which administers the food stamp program joint ly with the Consumer and Marketing Service — is work ing closely with county wel- tare directors in the newly t„ inauKurate food stamp aid . L 0 ‘‘ n e rf beSt , th "^ 8s that The Rcv ' Alfred Blxlcr ' pas ' as soon as possible. p a f,„. h pl d . t0 La “ rens tor of the Clinton First Pres- The extension of food stamp C Tha [ -commen" typifies the byterian Church and crusade assistance in South Carolina public, reaction to the great chairman for the county, ex- is part of a nationwide pro- Laurens County Crusade for pressed his ap p reciation to gram expansion announced Christ which last Sunday the churches for their parti- ly • ccic ar> of gncu ture n jg ht c i 0 sed its eight-day pro- cipation and to the scores of ( rville L. Freeman. In all, g ram in Bellc Auditorium on persons who assisted in vat- Secietary Freeman said, 146 ^ p res byterian College cam- ious ways toward making the counties m 24 states are in- pus crusade a gUcCesg He sald c in ed in tie new esigna- Attendance soared to more the crusade iofflce on Broad . » than 13,000 for the nine ser- Street will remain open a few , Secretary Freeman added v j ces as peop i e f r0 m through- more weeks to complete the that this weeks designations out coun ^y overflowed the financial details of the pro- art' the areas the statets have aud it 0 rium facilities nightly gram and to conduct follow- requdsted, and have indicated- to hear L e jghton Ford of the up work among those will be able to inaugurate the Billy Graham Evangelistic As- who made decisions for program by the ene» of June. soc j a tion. The final day Christ. ^ Rapid progress by a num- brought a packed turnout for Leighton Ford’s team, hf i* of states in activating both the extra afternoon ser- meanwhile 1 , left after the Sun- more than half of the areas V j ce and ^ sc heduled even- day night service to point for designated last September, in g p ro g ram othei: crusades ahead. Ford and well-defined plans for in- s 0 me 400 decisions were and his musical team of Irv augurating the remainder, en- made f or Christ by persons Chambers, Homer James and ablod the Consumer and Mar- w j 10 came down the aisle to John Innes, will be in Seat- keting Service to plant the their corhmitments dur- tie, Washington, for a cru- further expansion within pro- j n g ^ n j ne serv j ces And sade the latter part of Feb- gram funds available tms fis- ^ bookstore in the lobby sold ruary. Then, they will come cal year, he noted.^ more than $600 worth of re- back South for one in Pensa- When the 1966-67 expansion jjgious books. cola, Florida, in March. i£ completed, the food stamp program will be helping some 2 million needy persons in 870 counties in 42 states and the District of Columb’a. At the end of f'.scal year 1966. about 1.2 million persons in 324 areas were taking part in the 1 program. The food stamp program en- abh's eligible low - income fa milies to increase thefr food buving power by investing their own money in food cou pons worth more than they paid. Ttfe coupons are spent l ; ke cash at authorized retail food stores, for any food for human consumption except certain imported items. Low-income families eligi- ble for food stamp aid should contact their local welfare agents for details on the pro gram. World Day of Prayer ser vice will be conducted in Clin- . ton on Feb. 10 at Broad Street Method’st Church at 4 p.m. The World theme of the ser vice, sponsored annually by the United Church Women, is “Of His Kingdom There Shall Be No End.” The late Queen Salate of the Tonga Islands was the author of this service for 1967. Queen Salate ruled her independent kingdom for 47 years. The. first observance of the World Day of Prayer each year is held in Tonga and the Queen always led her people in the observance. A service for children in 1-3 grades will be held at the same hour in Hodges Hall of the church. A supervised nur sery for children under 6 will. be provided. Women who worked on the planning committee for the service are Mrs. W. S. Werts, Mrs. Hubert Todd, Mrs. Fran cis Blalock,, Mrs. John M. Roseboro, Mrs Raymond Pitts, Mrs. Joel Cox and Mrs. Miles Powell. Local churches will be par ticipating in the service and the public is invited to attend. New PC Board Members Meet New members of the Presbyte rian College Board of Visitors met on campus la$t Thursday and Fri day for a program of orientation and general information about the college. Pictured here are, left^to right: front row—Mrs. C. Bruce Barksdale of Greenwood and Oscar Howington of Augusta, Ga.; Sec ond row—D. C. Brooks of Colum bia, *Dr. Fletcher O. Garrison of Seven Assistant Overseers Naiwed For Plants at Joanna Former Clinton Mayor Cornwall Dies Monday TB Seal Income Stands at $20,677 C. K. Wrivht of Laurens has announced a new total for the Christmas Seal campaign which is conducted ea^h year hv the Tuberculosis and Health AssbHation. The re ceipts for Greenwood and Laurens epunties hvae reach ed $20,677.89. , T h i s figure represents $369.61 more than was re ceived at the same date last year. The final total of the 1965 campaign was $21,262.18. “Contributions are still com ing ,in,” Mr. Wrgiht said. “With the cooperation of the citizens* in Greenwood and Laurens counties we can make this Christmas Seal campaign the best in his tory.’* Mr. Wright and his com mittee operfNl /he returns on January 26 in the association office. Masons To Hold District Meeting The annual Instructional meeting of the 13th Masonic District will be held at Pal metto Lodge No. 19 A.F.M., Laurens, on February 6 at 7:30. H. Wallace Reid will be in charge, of the meeting. Harmon G. Murrah, Jr., district deputy grand master, urges all Masons in the county to attend the session. Seven employees have been promoted to position of assist- Funeral services were held ant overfceer in the Joanna rr.,„ 0A . nn fn* t . r „ . Tuesday at 4:00 p. m. for J. plans of Greenwood Mills, Gen. Supt. E. W. Roberts, has **• (P® 0 ^) Cornwall, 63, announced. prominent citizen and former _ They include Franklin A. mayor of Clinton (1961-66). Duncan, 200 Shands St., Clin- The service was held at the ton; William D. Bishop, Rt. home on East Carolina Ave- 2, Box 246, Clinton; Harold J. nue, conducted by the Rev. Seawright, 203 Moultrie St,, Alfred L. Bixler, pastor of Joanna; Charles Hubert God- the First Presbyterian frey, 317 Sims St., Joanna; Church. Burial was in the George W. Price, Box 576, Jo- Presbyterian cemetery, anna, Hubert Pratt Lindsay, Pallbearers were nephews: 500 Moorhead Dr., Joanna; Robert F Black Horace D. and James T Beauford, Rt. 1, Payne Jr Fe rdinand Jacobs, Augusta Fields, Greenwood. Jr; Pringle Copeland, Capt. Duncan has been employed Richard Lukstat, William M. by the 'Joanna plants since Shields, and Thomas F. Hol- 1953, and has been in the Hs. carding department during Mr Cornwall died in Bailey that time. He will be an as- Memorial Hospital at 1:00 p. s slant overseer in carding in m., Monday, after a long ill- Plant No. 16. ness, which became critical Bishop has been employed several days before his death by the Joanna plants since w hen he was taken to the hos- 1943 and has been in carding pital. Thursday, Friday : Saturday, Monday Special bargains will high light “Dollar Days” in Clin ton Thursday, Friday, Satur* day, and Monday—four days, “THE BIG FOUR” — big value days—have been care fully planned with the custont- er in mind. And the aim is to make the event the most in^ teresting in Clinton’ history of big dollar days. D. B. Smith is chairman ot the special promotion com- mittee and J. Robert Cox ik chairman of the Merchants Division of the Chamber of Commerce, under whose aus pices the big dollar days event is promoted. Many of the merchants of the city are participating and their ad vertisements may be found in The Chronicle today. Officials in charge of plans for the semi-annual event em phasized the fact that partici pating merchants have agreed that .outstanding values wiU be the drawing card for shop pers. Displayed in the windows of firms will be special dollar day banners to show their ac tive participation in this spec 3 ial sales event. “Shoppers are certain to find the merchandise they want at prices they can afford in Clinton during dollar day s,” according to Mr. Smith. So—come to Clinton Thurs day, Friday, Saturday and Monday—if you want to find the kind of merchandise val ues you have been looking for, for many a day. Eleven Complete Course At College Eleven Presbyterian Col lege seniors completed work on their degrees during the first semester of the 1966-67 session, Registrar R o s y 1 n Martin announced today. t These students, who wilj re ceive diplorrfas at PC’s annual commencement exercises on May 14 are: Bachelor of Arts Degree— Cornwall Horton of Clinton, Charles E. Browder of New Cornelia, Ga., John N. McLaurin of Augusta, Ga., and Charles S. Daley of Columbus, Ga. Back row—Harry S. Bell of Ward, James F. Hanahan of Valdosta, Ga., and John C,Smith of Greenville. < Two other new members pres ent for the program but not pictur ed here were Joe Jackson of Ciover and W. T. Stewart of Wooc Yarborough Photo. J. J. CORNWALL all of that time. He will be Mr Cornwall was a mem- an d Miss Mary Ellen Corn- Ellenton; James S. Murchi- an assistant overseer of card- her dnd fofmfer chairman of wal >, a student at Coker Col- son of Concord, N. C.; Rich- ing in Plant No. 15. Laurens County School Dis- le f?e; two sisters, Miss Mary ard A. Rhame of Clinton; Seawright has been employ- trict 56 Board of Trustees V. Cornwall and Mrs. Kate Fred M. Story of Anderson; ed by the Joanna plants since an d a 1924 graduate of Pres- c of Chester; two broth- and Helena Louise Woody of 1960 and has been in the spin- byterian College. ers < William E. Cornwall, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. ning department. He will be He was a native of Chester, of Chester, and Marion M. Bachelor of Science Degree an assistant overseer of spin- son 0 f the late W. E. Corn- Cornwall of Fort Meyers, —Allan B. Callaway of De- ning in Plant No. 14. wall, Sr., and Nell C. Corn- Fla., and two grandchildren Godfrey has been employed wall. He had been a resident by the Joanna plants since of Clinton since his college 1929 and has served in the’days. cloth room. He will be an as- Mr. Cornwall was a mem- sistant overseer in the Riant her of the First. Presbylterian No. 15 cloth room. Church where he served on Price has been employed by the Board of Deacons. He Eagles Is Editor Of College Paper Charles Eagles, a from Florence, is the catur, Ga.; William V. Crow ley, III, of Chamblee, Ga.; G. Leighton Grantham, III, of Easley; Joe G. Lawson of- Union; William F. Monroe m Laurel Hill, N. C.; and Srftn- junior ue i h. Williams, III, of Mon- newly roeville, Ala. the Joanna plants since 1942. was a charter member and- elected editor of the Pres byte- — He has been in the carding past president of the Lions rian College student newspa- Otey of Gainesville, Ga., as- depaifWient, and will serve as Club, a member and former per. sistant editors; Tony Dendy an assistaht overseer in Plant president of the Chamber of He succeeds Woody Hall of of Greenville, news editor; Commerce, and Lakeside York as editor of the weekly Karen Weaver of Decatur, Lindsay has been employed Country Club. publication entitled The Blue Ga., and Bill Scott of West bv the Joanna plants since For a number of years he Stocking, and Kirk Peavy of Point, Ga., feature editors; 1966 v and will be an assistant was president of the Walter Atlanta, assumes the position Bill Bassham of Columbia, overseer of spinning in Plant Johnson Club of Presbyterian of business manager,, replac- sports editor; Jim Brewer of In. 14. College, where he rendered ef- ing Joe Stevens of Greenville. Jacksonville, Fla., and John Beauford returned to Green- fective service for the institu- 'they will servei throughout Wiegel, whose parents are mis- */ood Mills in 1966 as a card- tion. the current spring semester sionaries to Korea, cartoon- ng department employee in Mr. Cornwall was also a and during the first semester ists; Jim Roberts of Manning, Plant No. 14. He will serve as hardware merchant and had next fall. assistant editor; Don Flowers n assistant overseer in this farnvng interests. , Among the staff members of Bradenton. Fla., copy edi- lepart ment. Model of New Lutheran Church Delegation To Meet On Monday Above is a photograph of classroom, robing room and the model of the proposed new a mechanical room. Clinton Lutheran Church, con- The building containing 5,500 struction on which will begin sq. ft. will house in addition at an early date. The design to the worship area, a multi- and specifications by Tarle- purpose area, 2 classrooms, The Laurens County legisla- ton-Tankersley, architects of kitchen, workroom, rest live delegation “will hold its Greenville, were accepted at rooms, and a pastor’s study, regular monthly meeting Mon- a recent congregational meet- The narthex is designed to day night. Feb. 6. at 7:30. ing. seat 20 people as an overflow The session wilP take place in . The design features a large area to the 144 seats in The the.court room at Laurens. y.“hood” type roof covering all nave. The multipurpose area Anyone^tiaving requests to sections of the building. The can seat up to 75 people at a make or anything to discuss ceiling, generally’ follows the meal service, with the delegation pertain- shape of the roof, rising to From the parking area; the ing to county government is a height of 32 feet over the members will enter an entry invited to meet with the group -altar, allowing a balcony lo court which will be paved at that ;am2. houie the choir, organise, a and landscaped to.cieato- an area of transition prior to en tering the church. A covered car port will allow a dry en try to the building in rainy weather. The chairman of the ex ecutive building committee is R. W. Boland and Shelton Ri mer is chairman of the plans and construction committee. The Rev. E. B., Keisler is the interim pastor of the church. The structure will be erec ted just beyond the city lim its on the Greenwood High way. The congregation owns a lot of approximately four acre;:. Hampton Avenue 0 TA To Meet Th” Hampton Avenue Par ent-Tcachfes Association will meet Thursday evening. Feb ruary 2, at 8 o’clock in the sehnnl auditorium. Herman Jackson, guidance director at Clinton High School, will be the guest speaker. Ralph Tedards, pres ident, urges a good atten dance as Mr. Jackson will talk on the testing program within the school district. Library Application Is Given Approval Laurens * County Library’s application for participation in .the junior intern program for the summer of 1967 has been approved by the South Carolina Library Board. „ Application blanks may be obtarned fF&m the library for persons interested in summer library wuii.. Surviving are his wife*, Mrs. now helping to produce the tor; and Robert Gualtieri of Ethel Copeland Cornwall two paper are: Alex Erwin of Charleston, assistant business daughters, Mrs. Lou Jones Laurinburg, N. C., and Rush manager. Company Contributes $179,822.96 Clinton Mills Shares 1966 Profits With Employees This scene was repeated 902 times Wednesday as Clinton Mills Profit-Sharing Retire ment participants shared in the 1966 profits of the com pany. The distribution of individ ual account statements was made to employee partici pants in the plants on the oc casion of the company’s 71st anniversary. The statements, totaling $179,822.96, represented the company’s first contribution to the plan established last year. Full cost of the plan is paid by the company from operat-* ing“’profits. - •> Mrs. Fred King, .Clinton as, she receives , her personal sesi 1 df spinnjnlt, Joe Plant No. 1 ^pinnci ? isi shown account statement from over- Caughman,