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e - / «-. 9 The Clinton Chronide Vol. 69 — No. 8 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, February 23,1967 # i 0 i Saturday Night Operational By March 15 • _ ■ i. ■ , . • • . _ Strings, Orchestra Food Stamp Program *>, 4 ' Is Second Concert To Begin in County —Paul Quinton Photo Clinton Man Fatally Injured In Collision High-Ranking ' Alumni To Be Guests at PC Ball Cross Hill — Jesse Comer Nance, 49, of Florida Street Clinton, was fatally injured in a car-truck crash about 7 •** p.m. Saturday two and a half miles south of here on State Highway 39. - Jesse Willard Senn, 53, of Rt. 1, Silverstreet, was under treatment late Saturday night at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood. He returned home on Sunday. Nance was driving a 1962 Ford headed toward Cross Hill, according to State High way Patrolman Jerre Smith, when he lost control after rounding a slight curve. The car spun around and into the path of a panel truck, driven south toward Chappells by Senn the patrolman said. The front of the truck hit the left side of the car and demolished it, Patrolman Smith said. The truck had about $500 worth of damage and two bird dogs in the back were not injured. Deputies of Laurens Coun ty Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson assisted with the investigation, along with Patrol Cpl. Alvin Hampton. Rotary Governor Visits Local Club At the February 14 meeting of the Clinton Rotary Club, District Governor James H. Sams made an official visit and addressed members "of the group. Governor Sams was the charter president of the Clem- son club and now serves as head of Rotary District 775, which covers the upper part of South Carolina, including 33 clubs with over 2,000 mem bers. Governor Sams holds de grees from Clemson, Cornell and the University of Michi gan. He was dean of the School of Engineering at Clemson from 1950 to 1960, and currently serves as vice- chairman of the South Caro lina State Board of Engineer ing Examiners. ' » PC Students To Hear Dr. Shinn Dr. Roger L. Shinn, dean and professor of applied Chris tianity at Union Theological Seminary in New York, will address the Presbyterian Col lege .student body Friday morning on the subject of Al bert Camus. He is scheduled Jo speak at it) a.m. in Belk Auditorium, tfnd the public is invited. Widely recognized as a theo logian able to communicate , witii undergraduates and as the author of more than 20 books, Dr. Shinn appears at PC under sponsorship of the South Carolina Foundation of Independent Colleges. He earned his PhD degree from Columbia Un.versity and -was on tlu laeulty of He.delberg sjCollege and of Vanderbilt Un- ivcrs.iy divinity school before joining Lmon Seminary. 99fh Birthday To Be Observed By Mrs. Copeland Mrs. R. E. (Louda) Cope land. long-time Clinton resi dent, will observe her 99th birthday next Tuesday, Feb. 23. Mrs. Copeland really has had only 24 birthdays, since the date falls on Fberuary 29. She was born in 1868, on a farm at the western edge of Clinton now owned by Edgar B. Copeland. She is active and alret, in terested in^people and events, especially concerning Clinton. .She is making her home with her son, Richard, in Green ville. She will receive congratula tions and best wishes from many Clinton relatives and friends as she nears the cen- taij maik. To Register Next Year's r - First Graders Pre-school registration for all children who will enter the first grade next fall will be conducted between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, in all ele mentary schools of Laurens County School District No. 56, R. P. Wilder, superintendent stated. In* order to enroll in school a child must be six years old on or before Nov. 1st. Par ents are asked to bring their child’s Girth certificate, if pos sible. State law also requires that a child be vaccinated against smallpox before en tering school. If any parent should find it impossible tCKenfoITlllS child at the above (time, he is re quested to contact the prin cipal of the ^ school of his choice. Name New Officers The Board of Directors of the United Fund of Greater Clinton, Inc., will meet Tues day, February 28, at 10 a.m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove. President Reese H. Young will preside: G. Edward Campbell is feer* ving as chairman of the norm inating committee. A slate of offiders fdr the new year, will be preserved. Seven directors will, bp fl|cted from the nom inees recommended by the members to serve for a three- year term beginning March 1. Other business will include reports for 1966 and addition al requests for 1967. > Present officers in addition to Mr. Young are Robert B. Wassung, first vice president; G. Edward Campbell, second vice president; and Goyne L. Simpson, treasurer. President Young urges all members of the board to at tend. Two high-ranking Presbyter ian College alumni, Maj. Gen. George L. Mabry and Col. Joel M. Hollis, will be the featured guests at PC’s annual Military Ball this Friday 'night. Mabry, a World )Var II Con gressional Medal of Honor winner, recently received his second star and currently serves as commanding gener-'. al of the US Army Combat Developments Experimenta tion Command at Fort Ord, Calif. He is a Sumter County native and 1940 graduate of PC. Hollis, whose mother now resides in Clinton, returned only a few months ago from service in South Vietnam, where he earned the Legion of Merit as an adviser to Spe cial Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. A 1938 graduate of Presbyterian, he presently is stationed at the Atlantic Com mand Headquarters in Nor folk, Va. Athletes To Canvass Fpr Heart Fund In observance of American Heart Month, the South Caro lina Heart Association has proclaimed Sunday, February 26, “Heart Sunday.” The lo cal chairman, Mrs. R. L. Plaxico, Jr., states that Clin ton will participate by a can vass in the afternoon by a group of Clinton High School athletes, who will call on the residential areas. During the week-end there wUI - be .bal loon and ulg day events Cliff Neal of Laurens, is the county chairman. Workshop Planned ForCF Leaders A craft workshop for Camp Fire leaders will be held Feb ruary 24-25 (Feb. 24 from 3- 6 p.m. and Feb. 25 9-12 a.m.) at the Clinton Camp Firt Hut. Mrs. R. E. Fakkema of Co- lumb a will lead the work shop. There will be no charge for the meeting and all lead ers are asked to participate. The Clebanoff Strings and Orchestra, billed as “an excit ing interview w it h new sound”, will appear in Clinton at Belk Auditorium at 8:15 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25. Under auspices of the Clin ton Community Concert As sociation, the Clebanoff Strings comes as the second attrac tion of the current concert s'er- ies. , „ . . In 1957 when Clebanoff or iginated the group, it was call ed a daring experimental move on his part. This type of chamber ensemble, though popular for centuries in Eur ope,' was all hut unknown in this country. Since, it has achieved fame and has been heralded as “as fine a string * orchestra as , can be heard these days.” The program is another in novation in the concert field. The first half is a classic string concert; the second half, adding piano, accordian, harp, and percussion is an exciting pops concert. The program has been described as a “bright ribbon of beautiful music” by the Duluth News-Tribund. The Clebanoff strings is a company of 20 instrumental- isHs. They record for Mercury Records. A typical program i n.c 1 u d e s Bach, Mozart, Tschaikowsky, Benjamin Brit ten, Leonard Bernstein, De bussy, Lerner and Lowe, Jules Stync and Sammy Cahn. Admission is by member ship ticket only. •x* iMITWiIm Community Concert Assn, to Sign Members Th e Clinton Community day, or from any worker next Concert Association opens its week, annual drive for new mem- Workers in Clinton are: Mfrs next week, drawing the Mrs James Von Ho | lt . n , two-week campaign to a close Mrs Bon Ivcy Dr j f at noon March 4. Dawson, Miss Luva McDon- Renewals for the 1967-68 j a ld, Mrs. Grace Cpnnor, Mrs. season have been underway j Frank Sherrill, Mrs- Harry this week, and all present Bolick, and-'Mrs. Charles Ru- members who would like to join again ami who have not Hu|?h JacobS) Mrs . been contacted by association , larry M cSween, Mrs. D. O. workers, may do so by tele- Rhame M] . s . Fran cis Bla- phoning Mrs. Robert Hanson, membership chairman, at 833-3331. Next season’s program will bring to Clinton •the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Shaw; the New York Operatic Trio; and Mario Maya, the gypsy dancer from Grenada who leidur-e+> ILwvumco Headquarters will again be locted at the Hotel Mary Mus grove throughout next week, and at 10:00 a. m. Tuesday, a coffee for workers will be held in the hotel ballroom. Mrs. Mary Wallace, Columbia Ar- lock, and Mrs. Calvin Reed. Mrs. Reese Young, Miss Re becca Speake, Mr. and Mrs. Rcb -rt Wassung, B. Tim merman, Mrs. James Mac donald, Mrs. I), H. McFad- den, Mrs. Neil Prater, and JVlrs. Don Creighton. McQuilla Hudson, Mattie W. Hudson, Mrs. James ffark.sdale, and Carrie Little. Mrs. Eva Land, Clinton; Miss Ruth Hair, Joanna; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wynn, Joan na; Mrs. W. Fuller Motes, Mountville. Mrs. E d w a r d Campbell, lists Management representa- ^ rs - J a m e s Shakespeare, live from New York City, will ^ rs • Charles Gaines, Harry be present to speak to those B°uknight, Mrs. Charles soliciting memberships. Hughey Mrs. James Skinner, m; . , rn . >i. 'i and Mrs. Qeorgc Cornelson. • rickets, $i.o0 lor adults and $3.00. for children and stu- Mrs. Lewis Hay, Mrs. Rob- dents, entitle members to at- 0,1 Vance, Mrs. Jarpes Gray, tend all three concerts, as Mrs. Nene Workman, and well as those in Greenwood Mrs. Robert Hanson, and Anderson. An additional Laurens—Mrs. Sarah I). De fee of $6.00 for adults, and Loach, Mrs. G. E. Sheppaj’d, $3.00 for students, will ad- Mrs. W. I). LeGrand, Mrs^ ir.it members of tlu* Clinton Bailey Williams, and Mrs J. Association to Greenville con certs. These are available from Chlinton workers. A spoke: man for the local or ganization noted ihai tin* Greenville fee is slightly high er tins year than in seasons past. P. Timmerman. * r Dr. Qeorge H. Aull Is Kiwanis Club Speaker Tonight Dr. George L Miss Harmon Enters Miss Clinton Pageant Jnnis Susan Harmon, a senior at Clinton High Schi.ol, is the first entrant in the 1%7 Miss Clinton Pa geant. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Har mon of 101 Fifth Ave. She plans to continue her edu cation at the University of South Carolina. Landscape Talk Slated for Tonight F. W^pi'hode. well-known landscape artist, will visit the county tonight (.'Thursday) .and talk to interested, citizens on beautifying spots in the county. The audience will view a set of slides showing the con dition that now exists from the standpoint of litter and he need for organized effort to. keep the county Plcayi. The public is inviteo to at tend the Session, to be held .at the. Agricultural Building in Laurens at 7 p.m. Repre sentatives from civ c organi zations are urged to attend. County Historical Unit to Meet Monday The Laurens County Il'is- torical Commission, will meet Monday night at 7:30 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel in Clin ton. This will be the first regu lar meeting of the comm s- sion since the organizational meeting two weeks ago. At Monday’s meet ngf plans will be discussed for organ ; z- ing a Laurens County Histori cal Society. Duke Endowment Appropriations Aull, eon- Harry Bolick, III, president suiting ceommiist with the of the Clinton association, south Carolina National Bank, emphas zed that the program will be. the guest speaker for is suppor t'd solely by season fh > Kiwanis Club this (Thurs- f •; ‘•Xv * 3 tekets pur' ha ed. Tickets for irg.e pc • orn.ances will not be sold and reason member ships will be on sale only un til March 4, except for new comers to Clinton alter that lal •, Mr. Bolick said. 'm*n * Laurens headquar c rs is at he Mus e anepycty’cc Cenler, vd students <T\ Clinti J i bps at the school next Tues ton 'High lents (Tk Ci -r h 'J ma./ ( b/ain men be - number of national groups and day) evening at the Hotel vjary Musgrove. A well known lecturer, Dr. Au’l was professor at Clem- so” Ur verrity from 1921 until h : s retirement in 1963. He is a graduate of Clemson and also the Un versity of Virgin- id and University of VViseon- s : n. He has spokeg before a * in M. a’so lectured in Europe. ' dcsult Pleased With > i Spring Work Showing Simmons Signs With PC Henry Simmons, Clinton High School’s “most valuable football player” of the 1966 campaign, will continue his career next fall with the Pres byterian College Blue Hose. He is pictured here, seated at right, signing an athletic grant-in-aid to play for P£. His mother is seated beside him, while his 'father, Lieutenant Allen Simmons of the Clinton Police Department, (standing, left), and Blue Hose Head Coach Cally Gault look on. Young Simmons played linebacker on defense and ran at both fqllback and halfback offensive ly for Clinton High last season,—Yarboruugh Photo. “Pleasantly surprised” is the repor.-Coach Cally Gault gives today over progress his Presbyterian College football team has made in the first two weeks of spring practice. Although bad weather has limited him to just eight work outs during this period, Gault believes the players have ad vanced rapidly and give rea son for optimism for the up coming season, He said: “Bill Kirtland has looked real sharp at quarterback, and ends Richard Reed and Richard Munn have done a good job of catching his pas ses. Halfbacks'Gene Robbins and Bob Hackle have been running well.” Ga'ult said one of the bright est featuies of the ufl-seas.>r. work is the development of Ronnie Jordam—a-rfsing soph omore from Atlanta. “We’re grooming him to replace Sam Williams at fullback, and his block ng looks like something that will help cut our fast backs loose.” Assistant Coach Billy Til ler, assessing development of the line, gives special praise to the progress of tackles Ed die W r alker of Forest Park, Ga., and Shell Dula of Lau rens and Ed Pauling of Bates- burg, and guard Jack McCas- kill of Orlando, Fla., and Pe ter Mallory of LaGrange, Ga. Pauling and Mallory are ris ing sophomores. Coach Gault said he expects to continue his spring practice for anothei two we^k^. —Jimmy Quinton Photo Charlotte Woman Dies in Crash hiear Here A one-car chash six miles north of Clinton on S. C. High way 72, about / 5 v .45 p.m. Mon day took the life of Miss Caro line Lockwo Young, 69, of, Charlotte, N. C.' State Highway Patrolman Jerre Smith said Miss Young, of 6405 Monroe Road, Char lotte. was dead on arrival at Bailey Memorial Hospital. Patrolman Smith said the 1965 Ford, in which she was traveling toward Clinton alone, went, out of control on a. curve, goiiij; onto the Jght shoulder Laurens County will initiate the amount of money they the Government’s food stamp have been spending on food program in March and some each month for USDA food 1,750 low-income families are coupons of equal value. Then, xpected to .benefit. come, each family is given I'he Laurens legislative dele- depending on the size and In ga', ion • announced here Toes- ex l ra free coupons to boost day. tlu* planned start of the its buying power. In this way, program which will provide f am ilies use their coupons to families with stamps to pur- increase their food purchases, chase food at local stores. The food stamp coupons can Sen. W. C. (Bill) Dobbins, be s P en * like cash for an y D- Laurens, introduced legi- American-produced food prod- slation Tuesday to appropriate ucts for human consumption 33,400 in county funds as the authorized retail food county’s share of the admini- ^inres. Items such as alcoholic strativc costs of the program beverages ,tobacco and im- for the remainder of this fis- P° r * e< i meat^J and certain oth- •al year. er imported foods cannot be Two case workers will be bought with the coupons, employed by the County Wei- Families who are eligible fare Department for the pur- for food stamp aid include pose of determining who is those who are receiving pub- dig blc to receive the food He assistance, the unemployed, stamps, with the U. S. Depart- an d those with limited income ment of Agriculture paying suc h as persons on small pen- 67 1 - per cent of their salaries sions. and mileage. A conservative . estimate Two other clerical workers shows that more than 1,750 will ,be employed and their families will be eligible for salaries will be paid by the the stamps. This means that county. approximately 6,000 persons Sen. Dobbins said it is ex- wi N be benefited from the pro- pected that the program will gram. The program should be operational not later than add about $500,000 annually to March 15. * the county’s economy. "1^ -V '\ \y food s t a m p program Plans are now being made will affect about 1.750 low-in- for the retail grocers in Lau- come families in the county, rens County to attend a spe- Announcement of the program^cial meeting at which time it was made by the Laurens will be explained to them County Legislative Delegation how food retailers may take and is a relatively new food part in the program. . assistance set-up designed to safeguard the health of the ■ i nalinn's law-incme families InStllUtlOllS 001 through better nutrition and to increase the flow of foods • rom the farm through nor mal trade channels, its pro moters state. Tlu* program is administer ed jointly by the Consumers Three Laurens County insti- and Marketing Service of the tutions, two of them in Clin- U. S Department of Agricul- ton. were listed last week in lure and the S. C. State Public the announcement of annual Welfare agencies. distribution of funds of the The local Department of Duk e Endowment to hospitals Public Welfare will be respon- and . child-caring institutions sible for interviewing and cer- S° ut h Carolina and North tifying eligible needy families Carolina, and for issuing food coupons. Thornwell Orphanage* 1 of Eligibility to participate in Clinton is listed for $50,084: the program is determined in Bailey Memorial Hospital of part by the number of persons the Clinton Hospital District, in the household and their net for $4,665; and the Laurens income and resources. District Hospital, $5,077. , •he maximum income and Contributions to hospitals resources allowance is on a are based on $1 a day for graduated scale, with $70 be- each day of free service while—^ ing the maximum allowance those for child-caring institu- for one person; $90 for two tions are approximately 80 persons, etc., up to the maxi- cents for each day of care, urn of $185 income per house household regardless of the |^. . ** taking' pan Ph| l°sopher Comes part in the Program invest Qjjljggg Jgj-jgj Dr. Henry G. Bugbee,-Jr., nationally known philosopher, will spend Monday through Wednesday on the Presbyteri an College campus addressing students and discussing phi losophy with them as a Dan- forth Visiting Lecturer. His two major talks, to the student-wide assembly, are scheduled for Monday end Wednesday mornings at 10 o’clock in Belk Auditorium. His first address will be on the subject “What is Existen tialism?”; his se nnd. on “Na ture and Art.” The public is invited. • Plans also call for the noted philosopher to speak to the 8 a.m. Monday philosophy class >< Dr. David Moorefield and ♦ho 11 a m.. Wednesday re ligion. class of Dr. Richard Morgan. A limited number of guests may artange to at tend these Sessions by con tacting the professors. A philosopher in the contin ental tradition, Dr. Bugbee ha ental tradition, Dr. Bugbee has recognizable affinities with Gabriel Marcel and with the late Martin Buber. He also is interested in Oriental thought. He has taught at the University of Nevada, Stan ford, Harvard, Chatham Col lege, Montana State and more recently at Pennsylvania State University. In the summer of 1958, Dr. Bugbee was a par ticipant in the Colloque Orient* Occident in Brussels, which was sponsored by UNESCO. A native of New York City, he holds degrees from Princeton and the University of Califor nia at Berkeley. V ^ J / v mi of the road.. It then crossed to the left side of the road and into a field, where it over turned at least three times, according to the patrolman. Miss Young was thrown from the vehicle. She was found approximately 30 feet from where the Ford came to rest on its side, Patrolman Smith said. The Ford was equipped with seat belts, but Miss Young was not wearing one at the time of the crash, Smith said. Patrolman H. B. May assis ted in the investigation.