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\ ,1 'm Vol. 69 — No. 6 Chronide Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 9, 1967 ■v-m ■■■■Mi Would Abolish County Supt. Education Office : Jn : • wBk 'm YOUNG —Yarborough Photo CREIGHTON WASSUNG Clinton's United Fund Gets Two State Honors Legislation abolishing the of fice of County Superintendent of Education in Laurens Coun- * ty and transferring its powers and .duties to tie Coun ty Board of Education was introduced in the State Sen ate Tuesday. The superintendent’s office, under Sen. W. C. (Bill) Dob bins’ measure, would cease to exist^as of June 30, 1967, with the retirement of county Supt. of Education Leroy Burns, whose term also expires then. Superintendent - elect Mas on T. Motes of Laurens would The United Fund of Greater dent Robert Wassung accept- Day of Prayer not get to take office. Motes Clinton — for the second con- ed trophies from Charles H. - . | ... was elected in a write-in cam- secutive year — has been rec- Crutchfield, president of the jCrVICe Or LeeSVIile paign last November, although ognized' for having the most Jefferson Standard Broadcast- “Biblical Christian Unity” the superintendent’s post was outstanding United Fund cam- ing Company, which has pre- is the theme of the World Day not on the ballot, paign in South Carolina. sented the Carolinas United of Prayer Service which will Motes and another write-in In addition, Clinton was first Awards every year since 1956. be held in the Leesville South- candidate made active races among South Carolina com- Clinton closed its campaign ern Methodist Church on FrL f or office, munities with budgets of less 0 n schedule with 125.5% of da y> February 10, at 7:30 p.m. Dobbins , me asure would si- than $100,000 — also for the jt s goal and a resounding 16% Rev. Donald L. Gorham, the nmltaneously increase the second year in a row. increase "over last year in win- Southern representative of the membership of the ' County Last Thursday in Charlotte, n i ng j n competition among American Council of Christian R oar d 0 f Education from six N. C„ Clinton’s United Fund cit i es raising less than $100,. Churches with offices in Atlan- t o seven members President Reese H. Young, QOO.* In being recognized for ta, Ga. is the author of “Bib- T . . . Campaign Chairman Don' having t h e most outstanding heal Christian Unity.” Prior * e flu?/ Creighton and Vice - Presi- United Fund campaign in the to accepting the position with tL* bMrd wo^d therelecTa state, Clinton kept the large the ACCC, Mr. Gorham serv- rotating trophy by scoring a ed several pastorates in the total of 9.73 out of a possible Southern Methodist Church. 10 points for an almost-per- , . m • feet score. Should Clinton win I Daw the rotating trophy next year, IWi The “Miss Clinton” pag- & wiU become the city’s per- MnnflaM cant is scheduled to be held roanent possession. Illlvj UH rlUlludy on April 8 in Belk Auditorium, The awards recognize out- James Roy Workman, Sr. according to announcement by standing community achive- 70 of 306 E. Florida Street' officials of the Clinton Jay- ment in one year and the pro- s a t ur( j a y a t 10 30 p m' cecs, sponsoring organization gress which has been made at a Greenwood hospital after ramc for the event. over the previous year’s re- one month of illness rams ana General chairmari for the suits. The awards are pre chairman, a post formerly held by the county superin tendent. The legislation provides that the secretary to the present superintendent will be given the opportunity to serve as a full-time secretary to the county board if she desires. If the secretary rejects the position, it would then be fill ed by the delegation. The salary would be specified in the county appropriations act. Dobbins said legislation to eliminate the superintendent’s post was entered after dis cussing the matter with the trustees of the county’s t w o school districts. He said they agreed that the office was no longer needed. m Johnson Club Helps Underwrite PC Athletic Program The Walter Johnson Club, Presby terian College’s alumni/ athletic or ganization, raised a record $35,362 in 1960 to help underwrite 'the cost of athletic grunts-in-aid to worthy young jnen who play for the Blue To Cost About $575,000 Hose. Here, PC President Marc C. Weersing (center) accepts the sym bol of this support'f»om Johnson Club President Claude Crocker of Clinton (right) while Athletic Director Cally Gault looks on with a smile. — Yar borough Photo. 'Miss Clinton' Pageant Slated Joanna Employees Get Service Pins J. C. Gruber, of Joanna, received a 40-year service pin from Greenwood Mills on January 1. Other Joanna employees rejpfendng pins during this rponth included: It. M. Ab- C. H. Salter, 30 years; Mary M. Evans and imr Hospital District To Build Nursing Home uenerai cnairman lor me suns, me awarus die pie- Native of LaMrens County, T K 9* V pageant will be Tommy Gam- sented for three categories for he |ived ln c|inU)n most of his ^ y ^ m J„ 20 brell, and heading the entries both North and South Caroh- litc y e WBS a son Qf the , ate H«^ey and H L Seymore, 20 W. Bigbce, 15 years; rams, and 10 years. and Ab- Incz Streetman, Council Buys 2 Trucks, 2 Cars City Council hafc accepted bids on two new trucks for . 11 '' m committee will be Ted Dav. na — for communities rais- Jam * MatUson and ^.,,3 enport, assisted by Earl Hor- ing less than $100,000, for Benjamin Workmani a m£m . ton and Sandy Templeton. w communities raising between ber of the First p resby terian My Ue ^ slcs ' Beatrice Entrants must be from 18 $100,000 and $500,000 and for Church, a veteran of World to 28 years of age, single, a communities raising $500,000 w i and emoioved bv the high school graduate by Sep- or more. City of clinton water and tember, a resident or college . ^bight JQfiparlment 48 years. student o t e community. Q r# (J ra y Named . Surviving are his wife, Mrs. n %a/ r Adelaide Willard Workman; a Rogers. At Erskine Woman or Year son, James Roy workman, The Rev. E. W. Rogers is Th e founder and former di- j r of the home; a sister, Mrs. serving as the keynote speak- rector of the Opportunity Metta Workman Qualtlebaum er for Religious Emphasis School, Dr. Wil Lou Gray, 0 f Columbia; a half-sister, week which begins • today was named “South Caro- Mrs. Belle Scott of Clinton; . s * ree * department, includ- (Thursday) at Erskine College, bna’s outstanding woman of an d two half-brothers, Ed and ing . a bod y f °r one, two auto- The service is being held dur- the year” Saturday in Co- Lew j s Young of Clinton. mobiles for the. police depart ing the chapel hour. Nextweek lumbia. , Funeral services were con- | Tlen t- some lire hose, ajul ing the chapel hour. Next Ur. Gray, cited as a pio- ducted Monday at 3 p.m. at lssaed licenses for two new week he .will be the guest *»eer in the Held of adult edu- Gray Funeral Horne by Rev. taxis, according to minutes of preacher at the Unkni Meth- ohtion, received the award Alfred L. Bixler. • Burial was * be February meeting oi Coun- odist Church ih Georgetown from the South Carolina j n Rosemont Cemetery. cd ae ^ d Monday night, ior the week of Venture in Status of Women conference • Pallbearers were Jack Hoi- % Present at the meeting were Faith. The services are night- meeting in Columbia. i and> ji m H ill, C. D. Pitts, Ma y° r Noland Suddeth and ly at 7:30 p.m., Sunday Dr.' Gray iis ‘a native of Jobe Holland, William Brooks Councilmen Boyd Holtzelaw, through Friday evenings. >Laurens County. Owens and Alfred Walker. Truman Owens, Fred Bragg, Jr., George W. Bagwell, and Talmadge Sanders. Council man L. W. Cooper" was ab sent. / The Ford trucks were pur chased on a bid from Bald win Motor Co. at a price of $2,521.68. The body will be bought on a low bid at a later date.’ The mayor advised Coun cil that the two new Ford cars for the-'-police depart ment ordered through the State Purchasing Agency at a base price of $1,982.99 each, are on th? production line and should b„‘ delivered at an ear- 'y date. Council approved the pur chase of an amount of fire hose to bring the supply of first class hose to the recom mended 3,000 feet. Council directed that all business license applications bt* personally approved by the city clerk and treasurer be fore they are issued. Members of the Council un animously adopted a resolu tion endorsing W. Paul Cul bertson. Laurens attorney, as a candidate for election by the General Assembly as Judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Council voted to request the State Highway Department to make improvements on S. Bell St. to enhance safety and The annual Clinton High mons (donated by American Francis Cooper, Gary Camp- driving conditions on the road. School football banquet was Legion Post No. 56). bell, Johnny Jacks, Steve The city accepted an ease- held on Jan. 26 in the school Most Improved Player, ? rady ’ “ an " y t '« i , epat c h '. ment from Clinton Mills for a , _ T , fy Reddeck, Mike Seigler, sewer line from the new Bail- cafeteria when awards and Tommy Lawson (donated by Zeke Benjamin, Wayne Dixon, ey plant to the outfall line. letters were presented. Exchange Club). Lueien McKee^ Terry Craw- At a previous meeting (Jan- Coach Banks McFadden of Most Valuable Player, Ten- ford. Geryl Rice, Tommy uary), with all councilmen Clemson University was guest ry Simmons (donated by Me- Rhodes, Harvey White, Terry present, Council adopted the speaker for the-TSVent. Gee’s Drug Store). I Fuller, Frank Medlin, Tommy business license ordinance for Awards went to the follow- Most Valuable JV, Milford Lawson, A1 W e b b, Neil 1967 and re-adopted the city’s ing: Wright (donated by Citizens Crisp, Richard Edwins, Eddie Code of Ordinances for the Best Blocker, Terry Fuller Federal Savings and Loan As- Perry, Bobby Bostic j Billy year. (donated by Johnson’s Men’s sociation). Freeman Jim Abrams, Sam S. Williams, of Oak- Shop). Letters Awarded Charles Mabry. Also Mana- land St., was appointed as the Best Defensive Player, Tom- Letters ,went to Freddie gers Gene Simmons and Tim- third member of the Interra- my Rhodes (donated by Clin- Tumblin, Ben Hammet, Ricky my Powers. cial Committee, to serve with ton unit S. C. National Guard): Lollis, Andy Young, Henry The banquet was sponsored W. R. Anderson and David 2poj t.manbhin Htjuy Sim- Simmon J. Dunyl Hampton, by Lynn Cooper Inc . E. Dendy. Cooper Named On School Board Calvin A. Cooper has suc ceeded I). If. Roberts on the Board of Trustees of School District 56. Cooper was the post by County Board upon Roberts’ appointed to the Laurens of Education recent resig- Plans are well underway for the Clinton Hospital Dis trict to build and operate a long-term care facility (nurs ing home), it was learned here this week. Two bills were introduced in the State Senate Tuesday by Senator William C. Dobbins that would facilitate the ex panded function of Bailey Me morial Hospital at Clinton. Authority for the Hospital District to borrow up to $50,- 000 to assure construction of the proposed facility is con tained in one measure. A companion bill would al low the district to enlarge its function to include long-term care for patients in the district under the present charter the hospital cart' not now enter this field of service. Dobbins said the hospital is planning construction of a 40- to 50-bed nursing home for which some $383,000 in feder al Hill-Burton funds are al ready earmarked. The federal grant is subject to matching local funds of $191,500. Efforts are being made-to raise the funds from local donors by Feb. 16. In the event the complete local funds cannot be raised, the $50,000 loan authorized net on. He will represent the Lydia community attendance area. Roberts, who has serv ed the area lor the past 8 years, recently moved into another area. Mr. Cooper, a 1949 gradu ate of Newberry College, is a former school teacher and athletic coach. He taught at the Providence School in the Lydia community before ac cepting the position of per- sohnel director for Clinton Mills in 1950. The Great Falls native served in the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant JG dur ing WWII. He is active in lo cal and statewide health, welfare, and youth organiza tions. He presently serves as vice-chairman of the Lau rens County Community As sociation, and recently ac cepted a position on Govern or McNair’s Rehabilitation Planning Program. The Coopers reside at 330 County Historical s’ Group to Organize Poplar Street community. in the Lydia The organizational meeting of th« Laurens County Histor ical Commission will be held Monday evening, Feb. 13, at 7:30 in the court room in Laurens. Charles E. Lee, director of the S. C. Archives Depart ment; Barney Slawson, coor dinator of the Historic Re sources Division of the Ar chives Dept.; Carlee McLen don, assistant coordinator, and Ernest Richardson, chairman of the Horry County Histori cal Commission, will lead the program and discuss the fol lowing topics: 1. What other county histor ical commissions are doingr 2. State and federal histori-* cal programs; 3. How to form a Laurens County Historical Society. The mayors and members of city cou cils of Clinton, Laurens, Gray Court and Cross Hill arc invited and urged to attend. Topics of in terest to municipalities will be drtcussed, it was stated. Members of the Laurens County Historical Commission are James G. Dunklin of Lau rens, Fred E. Holcombe of Clinton, Martin Boyce of Cross Hill, Niles C. Clark of'Water loo, Mrs. E. R. Stewart of Dials. Township. W. T. Hugh ey of Youngs Township, Miss Agnes Bobo of Sullivan Town ship, Mrs. Bernice J. Shouse of Jacks Township, Reese H. Young of the Joanna - Clin ton area, and Mrs. Ruth C. Robinson of Seuffletown Town ship. v would sepve^io provide what funds are needed to match the federal allocation. Dobbins emphasized the hos pital district’s directors can issue the notes without rais ing the operating tax levy in the hospital district. The legislation provides for the notes to be paid off in 10 years but Dobbins said they can be retired much sooner than that. Day. of Prayer Service Friday Services for World Day of Prayer, sponsored by local church women, will be con ducted Friday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m. at Broad Street Meth odist Church. A children’s service for grades on to three will be held at' the same. hour in Hodges Hall of the church. A nursery for children under 6 years of age will be pr< vided. All churches of Clinton wi: be particijAanls in the ser vice and the public is cord ially invited. Readings Begin Tonight For Play in Laurens The Laurens Community Theater will begin readings for the next production, “Send Me No Flowers,” tonight (Thursday.) at 7:30 p.m at the L a m a r Youth Center on Holmes Street in Laurens. Those interested in working with the Community Theater are invited. jjXibt % Award winners were (from left); Terry Fuller, best blocker; Tommy Lawson, most improved player; Henry Simmons, sportsmanship Football Banquet Held award and most valuable, player; Tommy Rhodes, best defensive play er; Milford Wright, most valuable JV player. . t . $ £bbE mm Awards and Letters Go to CHS Athletes Dad-Daughter Banquet Planned By Blue Bird Units Plans are underway for the annual Dad-Daughter Sweet- heart Banquet given by Blue Birds of the Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls. The oc casion will be in honor of their lathers. The event will take place in the dining hall of Presbyterian College on Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. Box suppers wilb be furn ished by each Blue‘Bird with drinks and desserts furnished. Attending the dinner will be Blue Birds of Kodaka, Petaga, Lewa and Thornwell districts of the Clinton Council. Mrs. J. F. Jacobs, Jr. is serving as chairman for the dinner. Two Trucks Flip, Cattle Killed In Chain . Of Accidents in Two Counties on Interstate —Quinton Photos A chain reaction traffic accident that started when a truck overturned and spilled its load of cattle on .1-26 about a mile north of the Enoree River bridge" resulted in damage to four tractor- trailer trucks shortly after 5:00 a., m., Tuesday, Janu ary 31. Highway Patrolman Ted Owings of Spartanburg, re ported the multiple-vehicle accident began when Fred Thomas Jones, Jr., of La- Grange, N. C., Route 2, lost control of his loaded cattle truck whH$ traveling west on the interstate highway in Spartanburg County. The vehicle swunj? onto Jh£-rrrediari‘ and overturned. Patrolman Owings said annroAimately 22 of the 25 rattle aboard the truck were freed aud began to wander down the highway. A 19H() tractor-trailer driv- en by Eugene Austin Davis of Spartanburg, an employee of Crescent Motor Lines, traveling toward Columbia, struck a calf which wander ed into the path of his ve hicle, killing the animal and causing an estimated $450 damage to the tractor. Before the cattle could be corralled, at least six of them had made their way down the highway and cross ed into Laurens County. Highway Patrolman B.’ W. Brock of Laurens, reported a 1966 tractor-trailer, driven by Robert G. Llewellyn, 47, of Charlotte, Route 4,“travel ing west, had just passed an other tractor rig driven Robert Kuykendall. 27. of Hendersonville, ✓N. C., when he came upon the six cattle in the road. Llewellyn swerved his vc-' hide, in a-Tutile attempt to avoid the animals, veered back onto the path of the other vehicle and at the same time hit his brakes. Kuykendall pulled his rig the left and sideswiped the other tractor-trailer and the two machines locked to gether. The Kuykendall ve hicle -then swerved onto the median, carrying the other truck with it, and overturn ed. Brock sewd both vehicles were extensively damaged. All six of the cattle were killed, he reported. None of the drivers involv ed were injured.