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Southern Bell Adds Facilities
To handle the increasing long distance call
load in the Clinton area, Southern Bell is expand
ing its direct distance dialing facilities in ts Cln-
ton central office wth a $75,000 equipment addi
tion.
Southern Bell Manager, A. Ray Fernell, com
mented that since direct distance dialing was in
troduced in Clinton on September 18, 1960, the
number of people using it has increased 90 per
cent. W. O. Turner, toll test desk man, is mak
ing adjustments 'on the new equipment.—Yar
borough Photo. \
Clinton Lions
To Celebrate
35th Anniversary
A gala celebration is plan
ned for Tuesday, April 25,
when the Clinton Lions Club
celebrates its 35th charter an
niversary at the Hotel Mary
Musgrove.
Lions International Director
Leon Campbell will be the
speaker for this special oc
casion. Deputy District Gov
ernor Melvin Chastain and
Zone Chairman John Arm
strong will also appear on
the program.
The local club was organ
ized in 1932 with the following
members signing the charter:
I Mac Adair, P. S. Bailey, B.
Hubert Boyd, A. W. Brice, T.
Heath Copeland, J. J. Corn
wall, Jack H. Davis, Jbhn H.
Davis, H. L. Eichelberger, B.
Frank Godfrey, Harry C. Lay-
ton, L. S. McMillan, R. S.
Owens, Wilton C. Oxley, Hor
ace Payne, J. B. Townsend.
Only three of the charter mem
bers are still active in the
club. They are I. Mac Adair,
T. Heath Copeland and Har
ry C. Layton.
All living charter members
have been issued invitations
to attend the special event.
In addition to the visitors,
the wives of all members of
the club have been invited to
attend.
Phil Rogers, president, will
preside and Rembert Truluck,
past district governor, will act
as master of ceremonies.
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Mrs. Isaac Given' 12 for School Operations 1
Years for Kidnaping Voters in School District
To Pass on Tax Increasd
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Greenville — D*. S. District
Judge J. Robert Martin, Jr.
imposed a sentence of 12 years
in prison Monday on Mrs. Hel
en Lucille Isaac, found guil
ty Friday of kidnaping a baby
here last May 31.
The Chicago, 111., schooltea
cher and former Greenville
her contention she was inno-
and Clinton resident, stuck to
cent, telling the judge, “I
didn’t do it.”
Judge Martin told her the
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School Tax Increase Attend Erskine
Is Agreed Upon
Columbia — Legislation spe
cifying the circumstances un
der which Laurens County
school taxes could be raised
won final House approval
Thursday.
,. The measure by Sen. W.
C. (Bill) Dobbins of Laurens
requires a referendum on any
school tax increase over
three mills during a four-year
period.
Bell St. Seniors
Making Visit To ,
Washington, D. C.
The senior ehree -ot Bell
Street High School is visiting
Washington, D. C., this week.
Members of the class making
the trip left Wednesday even
ing about 6 p.m. and will re
turn Saturday morning, mak
ing the trip by bus.
Accompanying the group
were the senior advisors, Mrs.
Alvernes Barksdale and Rev.
W. E. Crumlin.
Principal McQuilla Hudson,
in speaking to the class, urged
the young people to make the
best use of trip to Washington.
He said he viewed their visit
to the nation’s capital as more
than a pleasure trip. The
places to be visited, he stated,
should strengthen their intel
lectual and cultural back
ground. ^
Otherwise trustees in the
county’s two school districts
would be able to raise taxes
by t(hree mills without submit
ting it to the people.
Formal ratification by both
houses and the governor’s sig
nature will turn the bill into
law.
House members David S.
Tavlor. and W. Paul Culbert
son originally introduced leg
islation in the General Assem
bly making a referendum on
any school tax increase re
quested by district school
boards optional. Dobbins am
ended the bill to make refer-
endums mandatory.
After a series of conferences
between members of the leg
islative delegation over a per
iod of several weeks, Dobbins
put in his measure requiring
referendums on increases of
more than three mills in a
four year period;
Brotherhood
Meets Tonight
The First Baptist Church
Brotherhood will irtfeeti tonight,
April 20, at ?:S0. The meeting
will be held at the church,
and Horace Gilliam, past pres
ident of the State Baptist Bro
therhood will speak. Men are
urged to attend and to secure
tickets from the Brotherhood
officers.
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Five Clinton men will be
delegates at the. inauguration
of Dr. Joseph Wightman as
the ninth president of Erskine
College Saturday, April 29.
U.S. Secretary of State Dean
Rusk will deliver the main ad
dress at the inaugural cere
monies, which will be preced
ed by a luncheon at 12:30 p.
m. and procession of delegates
and dignitaries at 2:15 p.m.
Clinton men serving as del
egates to the inauguration will
include Dr. E. B. Keisler, rep
resenting Lenoir Rhyne Col
lege; the Rev. Zeb. C. Wil
liams, Jr., representing War
ren Wilson College; Charles
Gaines, representing Illinois
Wesleyan University; Dr.
Marc C. Weersing, president
of PreBbytertan CoRege and
representing that institution;
and Dr. Marshall W. Brown,
representing the South Caroli
na Commissipn on Higher Ed
ucation Facilities.
R. L. Plaxico of Clinton,
chairman of the Erskine
Board of Counselors, which
will meet April 29 at 10 a m.
will march in the procession
with other members of the
advisory board.
Ldhddr Head To
Speak at Broad St.
President Don Herd of Lan
der College, Greenwood, will
be the guest speaker at Broad
St. Methodist Church on Sun
day night at 7:30 o’clock. The
public is invited.
Leonard Named
Merchants Head
Carl H. Leonard was recent
ly .elected chairman of the
Clinton Merchants Associa
tion, a division of the Clin
ton Chamber of Commerce.
He succeeds J. Robert Cox,
who headed the group last
year.
Mr. Leonard is a native of
North Carolina but has made
his home in Clinton for some
15 years. Former manager
of the local Roses store, he
is owner and manager / of the
Leanard - Marler Insurance
Agency. He has been an ac
tive member of the associa
tion and has served as chair
man of a number of commit-
teees, serving as vice-chair
man of the association the
past year.
He and Mrs. Leonard make
their home on Hickory Street
Ext. They have two children*
Belinda, a student at Winthrop
College and a son, Darrell
at home.
Serving with ; Mr. Leonard
is Jo£ Holland, vice-chiairiinan.
Their committee chairhnert are
as follows: Clean-up & Beau
tification — Mrs. Perry
Moore; Holiday and Store
Hours — L. Ray Pitts; Legis
lative Affairs — J. C. Thom
as; Parking & Traffic — I.
Mac Adair; Promotions &
Special Decorations — Mrs.
Perry Moore: Welcome New
comers — W. C. Baldwin;
Welcome (new members) &
Attendance — Joe Holland;
and Finance — D. TJ. Smith.
The merchants group meets
monthly and Mr. Leonard ask
ed for the support and atten
dance of all members.
evidence against her in the
trial was “overwhelming.”
Mrs. Isaac was charged
with kidnaping Kenneth Bry
son, a two-week old baby from
a Greenville home.
The jury reached a guilty
verdict Friday after 1% hours
of deliberation over almost
three days of testimony in
which the government con
tended Mrs. Isaac came to
Greenville, abducted the Bry
son infant and took him to
Chicago.
Assistant U. S. District At
torney Albert Taylor, Jr. told
the jury in his closing argu
ments the defendant “planned
this to such a degree she still
doesn’t believe she is caught”
and added that “she might
have gotten away with it, ex
cept for that unusual auto
mobile.”
He referred to a 1966 yel
low sports type car with a
black top, which a factory
representative testified earlier
was one of only 13 of its kind
manufactured by his company
in 1966. The car was seen near
the home of the missing Bry
son infant and in North Caro
lina about 90 miles from
here on the same day the
child disappeared.
The prosecutor argued that
testimony “completed the
chain” of a pattern of Mrs.
Isaac’s desire to obtain a ba
by in order to solve a marital
situation with William Love
of Chicago, whom she had
married while separated from
Henry Isaac of Clinton.
Spring Concert
Friday to Feature
Festival ot Arts
The annual spring concert
of the Presbyterian „ College
choir will be presented as part
of the Festival of Arts events
on Friday evening, April 28,
Conductor Chbrles T. Gaines
announced today.
Members of the Spartan
burg Symphony Orchestra
and the Greenville Little Sym
phony will compose the string
orchestra on this occasion.
The guest choirs joining in the
program will be the Clinton
High School chorus under the
direction of Mrs. Bo^by Wag
ner, and Artd^rsbn’s fl’.ji m.
Hanna, High JSchobl chotui di
rected by Earl B. Jarrett. The
organist' is Alan G. Cook, PC
instructor in music.
Professor Gaines will direct
(he Presbyterian College choir
and the orchestra in the Mass
in G by Franz Schubert, fea
turing soloists Karen Brem
er of Sanford, N. C., Ken
Terrell of Ware Shoals and
Danny Brown of Austell, Ga.
The PC choir also will sing
several shorter works, includ
ing folk-song arrangements,
and all three choirs will com
bine to close the program with
“Father, We Praise Thee,”
a'companied by the Clinton
High brass ensemble .
Miss Holt Added
To College Ffculty
Miss Jane P. Holt, current
ly teaching at Catawba Col
lege, will join the Presbyteri
an College faculty next fall as
an assistant professor of biol
ogy, Dean Joseph M. Gettys
announced today.
She has been at Catawba
since 1957, and, prior to that,
taught for two years at Peace
College. Her specialty is em
bryology.
Miss Holt received her BS
degree from Montreal College
in 1951 and her MS from Em
ory University in 1954. She
has done additional work at
the University of Oregon, the
University of Louisville, and
the University of Minnesota’.
Greenwood Mills
Has Lundieon For
Retired Employees
Thirty-one recently retired
employees of Greenwood Mills
were honored in Greenwood
Wednesday, April 12, with a
luncheon at Mathews Commu
nity Center.
The group had a total of
839 years of continuous ser
vice with the company.
Robert A. Liner, vice-presi
dent for manufacturing at
Greenwood Mills, presided,
and plaques denoting service
were presented by President
James C. Self.
Music for the program was
presented by a trio of employ
ees, the Dots and a Dash.
Officers, staff members and
plant managers were present
for the occasion.
WLBG to Air
Galloway Program
Radio Station WLBG will
broadcast the Chick Galloway
Citizen of the Year program
this evening (Thursday) at 8
o’clock.
The award was made at a
Lions Club meeting on Tues
day night, April 11.
■ Voters in Laurens County
School District 56 (Clinton
area)- will go to the polls next
Tuesday to vote on the ques
tion of adding five mills to
the present 35 mills for school
operations.
Persons desiring to vote in
the election wil present a val
id registrat'on certificate.
Only one voting place will
be established in the district,
that being at the National
Guard Armory on S. Broad
Street in Clinton. It will serve
voters from all attendance
areas in the district. Voting
will continue until 7:00 p. m.
The election will be held un
der the direction of the Board
of Trustees of School District
56.
Following are provisions for
the election as noted in an ad
vertisement appearing else
where in The Chronicle today:
‘Take notice that an election
will be held by the'Board of
Trustees of School District 56,
Laurens County, to determine
whether or not an increase of
five (5) mills shall be added
to the present millage of said
School District for school pur
poses for operating schqols in
said district.
“The election will be held at
the Clinton Armory Building
in said District on Tuesday
the 25th day of April, 1967.
“At such election only such
electors who exhibit their reg-
Baldwin Injured
In Ga. Accident
Thomas E. Baldwin, Jr., 19,
of Clinton, is a patient
Greenville General Hospital,
where he is being treated for
injuries received in an automo
bile accident at Carrollton,
Ga., Wednesday night, April
12. i
Young Baldwin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Baldwin of
Clinton, was first treated at
a Carrollton hospital, being
transferred to Greenville on
Sunday.
He was attending West
Georgia College at Carrollton,
where he was a first-year stu
dent.
istration certificates, as re
quired in general elections;
shal be allowed to vote. At
such election the board of
trustees shall act as manag
ers, and the election shall be
conducted as is provided by
law for the conduct of general
elections. At the election said
elector favoring the proposed
levy shall cast a ballot con
taining the word “YES*
printed or written thereon,
and eafch elector opposed to
said levy shall cast a ballot
containing the word “NO”
printed or written thereon.
The polls shall be open from
8:00 A. M. until 7:00 P. M.”
Christian Men's
Group Organizes
An organizational meeting
was held at a breakfast on
Monday at the Mary Musgrove
Hotel of the Christian Busin*
ess Men’s Committee.
This is an international or
ganization of Christian men
from all walks of life organ
ized solely to explore ways
and means by which they may
influence other businessmen
to accept Jesus Christ as their
personal Savior, as well as to
witness effectively to all oth
ers whom they may reach.
The organization brings men
together regularly for fellow
ship and prayer in the Word
of God and in personal shar
ing of experiences.
The local organization was
chartered with 25 in atten
dance. Stan Eroding from
Sumter, who donates much of
his time to the organization;
was with the -group to aid in
their initial meeting.
The following were elected
as officers: D. G. Creighton,
chairman; C. W. Anderson,
vice-president; Ralph- Patter
son, secretary; and W. C.
Baldwin, treasurer.
The CBMC will hold its next
breakfast meeting Monday,
May 1, at 6:30 a.m. at the
Mary Musgrove Hotel. They
invite any and all men who
wish to come together for spir
itual strengthening and mutu
al understanding.
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Body of Spartanburg
Man Taken From Lake
Shown above are Mrs. S. R. Han- ton, head oL-the PC art department,
son, in charge of the outdoor art ex- —Photo by Yarborough,
hibit, and Miss Mary Ann Penning-
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Outdoor Exhibit to Feature Festival
The outdoor art exhibit on
re Mall of Presbyterian Col-
“ge promises to be a gay and
:stive affair which will de-
ght the eye of the public on
aturday, April 29, during the
econd day of the Spring Arts
estival. Artists wjll mount
icir works on clotheslines to
ive the people of Clinton a
iste of the colorful Parisian
r Charleston Art Shows.
The festival headquarters
ril be located on the , Mall
Iso, and Mrs. S. R. Hanson
rill be present to assist exhibi
ts by assigning areas in
'hich to display their contri-
utions. She will provide them
nth stakes to put into the
round ,and art students will
e available to help them
bring their clotheslines at the
ppropriate level in which
eat to thou eft thui \v*.rk-,
Persons will be assigned
throughout the day to patrol
the area, but artists may want
to>stay with their exhibits and
offer them for sale.
On Saturday a puppet show
for children will be held at
10:00 a. m., the judged exhibit
in the Trustee room at Belk
Auditorium will open, and the
children’s painting pavilion
will get underway. At 1:30 p.
m. a Hootenanny will take
place, followed by the Clinton
High School band in a band
warm-up and concert begin
ning st 3:00 p. m! From 4:30
p. m. to 5:00 p. m., the Bar
ber Shop Chorus of Clinton
and Laurens will give rendi
tions of barber shop favorites.
To end the day, a music re
cital wlil feature high school
senior music students and
plCacnl, a jptCiul
Amy Lou Black, a senior at
Converse College, who is ma
joring in piano. This event
will be held in Belk Audito
rium at 8:00 p. m.
The Arts Festival will begin
with a concert held on Friday,
April 28, at 8:00 p. fn. in Belk
Auditorium, given by the Pres
byterian College Choir, the
Clinton High School Chorus,
andXhe Anderson High School
Chorus. It will end on Sunday,
April 30. at 4:00 p. m. with
a recital given by the Presby
terian College music students,
presented by Charles Gaines,
head of the Presbyterian Col
lege Music Department. This
will take place in Belk Audito
rium.
Everyone is invited and urg
ed to attend, and all the ac
tivities will be open io me
puLliw act cl chui^t.
Cross Hill — The body of
Lewis Dean Bell, 48, of 202
Arrowhead Circle, Spartan
burg, was pulled from the wa
ters of Lake Greenwood at
11:10 a.m. Saturday after he
had been reported missing to
the Laurens County sheriff’s
office seven hours earlier.
Coroner Marshall Pressley
said he had ordered an autop
sy to determine if Bell drown
ed or had died of a heart at
tack. Pressley said he'was
told Bell “had been subject to
a Ijeart condition.”
A member of the Laurens
County Rescue Squad, R b y
Douglas,, located Bell’s body
during the dragging opera
tions carried out by the rescue
unit in waters near the cot
tage where the victim and a
companion were staying.
The victim was found about
20 feet from the shoreline in
water about 10 feet deep. Sher
iff’s Deputy Arthur Dunaway
said he was told Bell, secre
tary and treasurer of Pied
mont Fdeeral Savings and
Loan Association at Spartan
burg, and Robert Gilman of
546 Palmetto St., Spartanburg,
.veni to ihe lake ItiUxba^j
about 3 p.m. They were stay
ing at a cottage located mid
way between F|oyd’s and Lan-
ford’s landings.
Gilman told officers that
at approximately 10 p.m. Fri
day, Bell left the cottage with
his fishing equipment saying
he intended “to walk to the
end of the road and fish.”
Gilman said he fell asleep
and did not awaken until Sat
urday at 2 a.m. The lights
were still on and Bell was not
inside the cottage, Gilman told
officers.
A search of the water’s edge
turned up Bell’s fishing equi^-
merit about 100 yards from
the cottage, he said.
Gilman then went to Floyd’s
Landing, where he called Sher
iff R. Eugene Johnson’s of
fice.
A search of nearby wood
ed areas, then the shoreline
revealed the victim’s hat float
ing in a shallow cove. Drag
ging operations by 15 mem
bers of the County Rescue
Squad were begun Saturday
about 8 a.m.
Assisting were Sheriff John
son, Deputies Dunaway and
Wilton Cuopei anu Coioncf
Pre-sio .
Mayor Proclaims City-wide Clean-up Campaign
Pictured above are Mrs. Perry M.
Moore, Mrs. Eva B. Land and Miss
Nellie Osborne looking on as Mayor B.
Nolan Suddeth signs a proclamation
designating a city - wide ‘‘clean - up
program” during the week of April
24 - 29. — Photo by Yarborough.
Gean-up Campaign Begins Monday
A city-wide “Clean-up and
Keep Clinton Clean” campaign
is being launched for next
week, April 24-29 by the Clin
ton Chamber of Commerce,
Merchants Association, West
Clinton Women’s Club, and
the Lydia Woman’s Club and
Clinton Garden Clubs. The
campaign is designed to clean
up the city and residential
areas with beautification con
tinuing through the years.
Serving as chairmen from
the different organizations
are Mayor B. Nolan Suddeth,
Chamber of Commerce; Mrs.
Perry M. Moore, Merchants
Ashociaiion; Mrs. Eva B.
L-mu, \\csi Uimoii Women’b
Club and Miss Nellie Osborne,
Lydia Woman’s Club and Mrs.
Gary Holcomb, Clinton Gar-
derr Club Council.
The chairmen urge every
resident, business establish
ment, eating establishment,
garage, manufacturing plant,
organization, school, service
station, warehouse, and oth
ers to participate and cooper
ate in this special effort to
clean the town.
Areas, blocks, and-streets
have been surveyed and as
signed to civic organizations
or persons assisting in the
program. The area x block, or
street with the most improve
ment will be given recogni
tion.
The following are a list of
things the committee asks that
each resident and business es
tablishment follow, fl) Keep
sidewalks clean: (2) Grass
hnd weeds cut regularly; (3)
Papers and trash picked-up
regularly; (4) Rake area
around your building; (9i
Clean up rubbish and junk on
premises. Place on sid®- |
walk for city trucks to pick
up.
If each homeowner or bus
iness operator would give a
little extra effort in cleaning
the area around their prem
ises it would make quite a
difference in the appearance
of the city, leaders in Um
movement said.