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The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 68 — No. 18 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, Moy 4,1967 New Jaycee officers installed Saturday night are (from left) Jer ry Powell, treasurer; Moses Guer- rini, secretary; Len Caricofe, presi dent; Hubert Roberts, first vice- president'; Tommy Gambrell, sec ond vice-president. — Yarborough Photo. Jaycee Awards Made; Oficers Are Installed The Clinton Jaycees held their spring dinner-dance and awards night Saturday at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. The affair started with a buffet supper which was followed by the presentation of ayards and the installation of the new of ficers and directors for the coming year. Those receiving awards were Ted Davenport, key man of the year; Tommy Gam brell, chairman of the year; Len Caricofe, rookie of the year; and Joe Foster, presi dential award of commenda tion. Randy Dunagin received a special award and plaque for being outstanding Jaycee of the year. The ricipients of the “Jay cee Spoke and Spark Plug Awards”, which are given Jaycees upon completion of assigned activities and ser vices in the community and the Jaycees, were Ted Daven port, Randy Dunagin, Joe Foster, Tommy Gambrell, Hubie Roberts, spark plugs, Crash Near C* ' Kills Lancaster Girl whitien village and Moses Guerrini, spoke. The officers who were sworn in for the coming year are Len Caricofe, president; Hu bert Roberts, 1st vice-presi dent; Tommy Gambrell, 2nd vice-president; Moses Guerri ni, secretary; and Jerry Pow ell, treasurer. The new direc tors are Randy Dunagin, Ted Davenport, Joe Foster, Frank Johnson, and Buddy Barker. Dancing followed the instal- latioi of officers ceremony with music provided by the Vi-Counts .Combo. Dobbins Secures $300,000 More For State Employees Slate Meeting For Next Thursday The Laurens County unit of the State Employees Associa tion will hold its annual meet ing May 11, at the Laurens County Shrine Club on Lake Greenwood. A barbecue chick en dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be secured from Mrs. Sadie Workman, president, at the Laurens County Health Department, Phil Rogers at Whitten Vil lage, and Ansel Meadows at the Highway Department. Mrs. Workman urges full at tendance. Legerton To Speak at PC Final Service Baccalaureate services of Presbyterian College’s 87th commencement exercises will be conducted on May 14, with the sermon by the Rev. Fitz- hugh M. Legerton, pastor of Atlanta’s Oglethorpe Presby terian Church, President Marc C. Weersing has announced. The morning program is scheduled to start at 11 o’clock in Belk Auditorium. Legerton, who will receive V. : v*». 1 mm m m School for Making Hats Is Scheduled A 16-year-old Lancaster girl was killed and three other persons injured, two serious ly, when the car in which they were traveling struck a bridge abutment Saturday and dropped 12 feet to the creek bed below. Sta4e Highway Patrolman B. W. Brock said the crash occurred on U. S. Highway 72 about 4.7 miles north of Clinton at 8:45 a.m. Laura Bali Hai Ranch Horses Win In Greenville Show Bali Hai Ranch horses cap tured top honors in all the Arabian classes at the recent Greenville horse show. Bar Reefa, a chestnut Ara bian mare won three classes for her breed as the show com pleted its final day. She won .Arabian Park Horse, Arabian English Pleasure and Arabian Costume. tfizzeym, a chestnut stal lion,. won the Arabian West- errij Pleasure and was sec ond in a large Western tldlss of mixed breeds. Both horses were ridden by Bali Hai trainer, Jim Fisher. Bali Hai Ranch, on High way 49 north of Clinton, own ed by Shelton J. Rimer, will have “Horsemanship Day” on May 20, to which the pub lic is invited. Further announ cements will be made. Merchants Slate Meeting Tuesday The Merchants Division of the Clinton Chamber of Com merce will meet Tuesday, May 9, at 10 a.m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Chairman Carl H. Leonard urges all members to be present. Ethel Overton, 16, of 606 Ma rion Sims Drive, Lancaster, died about one hour later at Bailey Memorial Hospital. Laurens County Coroner Marshall Pressley said cause of death was head and inter nal injuries. The driver of the 1963 Pontiac, Donald Corbett Dixon, a teacher andy coach at North Junior High at Lan caster. was listed in serious condition at Bailey Memorial Hospital, Patrolman Brock said. Another passenger, Carol Gaynell Conners, 18, also of Lancaster, was transferred from Clinton to Greenville with severe head Injuries. Kathy Lynn Johnson, 16. of Lancaster, received emergen cy treatment at Bailey and was dismissed. Patrolman Brock said the Pontiac was traveling south on Highway 72 and ran off the left side of the roadi strik ing a bridge abutment and falling aboul 12 feet to the stream below. The vehicle was upright in mud at the water’s edge. All passengers were inside\the car. Patrolman Brock said the four \^ei*e‘^on their way to Greenville where the . girls were to play in the South Ca rolina high school tennis championships Saturday. Flag Sale Slated Friday Afternoon The United Daughters of the Confederacy will have a flag sale on Friday afternoon. May 5. The proceeds from the sale are to be used for the purchase of books per taining to the Confederacy. The books will be placed in the local school libraries. Interested persons may buy flags at the front of Belk’s, Winn-D^xie and Community Cash Stores. lH Columbia — Efforts of Son. W. C. (Bill) Dobbins of Lau rens got $300,000 in addition al funds Thursday for Whit ten Village at Clinton. Dobbins said the additional money approved by the Sen ate will enable personnel at the center for mentally re tarded children to go on a 40 instead of a 44-hour week. The Senate approved Dob bins- amendment to add the $300,000 to the $3.1 million budgeted for personal services at the village near Clmton. Dobbins got senate approv al despite opposition from Sen. Edgar A. Brown, chair man of the Senate Finance committee. Arguing for the additional funds, Dobbins told the Sen ate that Whitten Village was more important than improv ing turkey eggs for which the Senate had appropriated $125,- 000 in the deficiency appropri ations bill earlier. The Senate refused 41-3 to table the Dobbins amendment, then approved it on a voice vote. Dobbins was instrumental in the Senate Finance Com mittee action which raised Whitten Village’s bonding ca pacity from $2.6 million to $4 million. Dobbins said this will en able the village to borrow $600,000 for construction of a bakery as well as supply and storage rooms Rev. W. A. Clark an honorary doctor of divin ity degree at the final com mencement activities that af ternoon, has been pastor of the Oglethorpe church since Womci of the county arc reC ' ivinj; his degree invited to a hat making school , “ , ^ , on May 17, at the Agricultural ^ rom Princeton Theological Building in Laurens. A morn- Seminary in 1960. A native of ing session from 10-12 noon Charleston, he earned his BA and an afternoon session from from the University of Penn- 1-3 will be held. sylvania in 1946 and his ba- Mrs. O. B. Long of the Hat chelor of divinity from Union Box in Newberry will conduct Seminary in Virginia in 1949. the school. She will discuss Legerton serves as chairman types of hats suitable to the of the Georgia Synod’s Coun individual profiles, and will oil, on the General Assembly’s present demonstrations on Permanent Committee on how to make the following: Theology and on the board of pillbox, whimsey, flower hat, trustees of Oglethorpe Col- straw hat, turban, and a lege. He has been moderator swirl head band. A demon- of Atlanta Presbytery and its stration on renovating old recording clerk for 11 years, hats also will be given. A dis- From 1961 to 1964 he was play of straws, flowers, hat chairman of the Synod’s frames, and other materials homes and educational insti- used in hat making may be tutions committee, seen. The fee for this school is „* 3 00 - .. . Dr. Paul W. Snyder The activity is sponsored _ _ # by the Howe Demonstration To Teach Of College Agents of the county. ^ Dr. Paul W. Snyder will join the Presbyterian College faculty in August as profes sor of sociology in charge of the department, Dean Joseph M. Gettys announced today. He comes to PC from Val- . Improvements on a block dosta state College, where he of Sloan Street from West headed the department for the Main Street to the Seaboard past several years. He pre- Railroad crossing were ap- viously taught at Mississippi proved by City -Council at-gtate Cotfe:&e their meeting Monday night. \ native of Pennsylvania, The project will cost about Dr Snyder received his BS $ 425 - degree from Florida State In other business, the alder- University in 1958. He earned men accepted as information his Ms from ^ institution a request from Presbyterian in 1961 and his PhD from College that v the city share in utah state University in 1966. the cost of improving and up- He he i d graduate assistant- dating the electrical and light- ships at both Florida State ing system of the college li- a nd Utah State, brary, which is open to Clin- Th e new professor, who te- ton residents. i{ Vl i places William G. Reid, is a A request from Lewis Bond Lutheran, married and has that he be allowed to burn one fchiia. jUnk vehicles in scrap metal operations was referred to the ^ ■ t i* fire committee for study. tfllliP KCgiStfatlOll mm: VSi- Cockerel - Wickham - Avinger - Eason, Coach 4-H Soil Judging Team Takes Southeast Honor The Laurens County 4-H soil judging team, represent- the state, placed first in the Southeast Region and was fifth-place winner in the na- Council Votes To Improve Street Wessinger Named Lions € toll Head Rotary Speaker The speaker for the Clinton Rotary Club luncheon next Tuesday (May 9) will be the Rev. Walter A. Clark, pastor of the Joanna Assem bly of God. Mr. Clark, who has recently returned from a visit to the Far East, will discuss the highlights of his trip through that part of the world. 7 Mm m ■ ¥ • > mf- ? ' > '' ••••:>*: ■*V' : * Ill Lions Broom Sale Kickoff * Tht Lions Club annual broom sale will take place this weekend, with members making a house-to- house campaign tonight (Thurs day) and Friday. Miles Powell, sec retary of the club, here gets the sale off to an early start, with Mrs. W. T. Coleman of Lakewood Drive making the first purchase. Proceeds of the sale will be used in the sight conservation program of the club. RONNIE JOHNSON Merit Scholarship \t USC Goes To Connie Johnson Ronald P. Johnson, Clinton H ; gh School senior, has been awarded a Merit Scholarship w the University of South Carolina in national competi tion. The University Educat'on- il Foundation sponsors two Merit Scholarship's, that can lay as much as $(>,000. Ronnie, the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Pope Johnson of Fer- •uson Street, is salutatorian ■>f the graduating class at Clinton High and is “Star” student for tbs year. He intends to major in Eng lish at the University and will pursue a writing and teaching career. Ronnie is a member of the student council, National Hon or Society, Science C 1 u b • (winning several science fair awards), and has been active in other areas of school activ- itv Deadline is May 10 Wednesday, May 10, is the £ registration deadline for area :7 Camp Fire Girls who plan to attend Camp Greenville this summer. June 3-June 10 are the dates for the camp’s activities. As in past years, an ade quate staff has been assem bled, including a registered nurse, a doctor within call, camp director, unit directors, cabin counselors. Red Cross safety instruction and instruc tors for all camping activi ties. The fee for the week is $30 per girl; two or more girls in a family, $25 per girl. Camp Director is Mrs. A. B. Davidson. Camp Commit tee includes the chairman, Mrs. Marian Ramage, Mrs. Eva Land, and Miss Nellie Osborne. There will be room for a few non-members of Camp Fire G'rls; however, Camp Fires will be served first. Dr. N. Carl Wessinger, lo cal dentist, will head the Lions Club for the coming year. He was named to the post at a recent meeting of the club. Other officers elected by the membership were: Milford Smith, first vice- president; Claude Crocker, second vice - president; Rev. E. W. Rogers, third v i c e- president; Miles Powell, sec retary; J. A. Orr, treasurer; Herman L. Shealy, Lions ta mer; Col. Benjamin Ivey and Calvin Reed, tail twisters. 1967-68 directors, Goyne Simpson, Erskine Jacks; 1967- 69 directors, Gary Holcomb, Charles Waldron; 1967-70 di rectors, John Daniluck, Dil lard Milam. The new officers will begin their terms on July 1. Three Awarded Gold P's at College Three outstanding Presby terian College seniors have been selected by the faculty to receive Gold P awards at Commencement for meritori ous service in extra - curric ular activities other than ath letics. The 1977 recipients are: Su- sae (’.Hb^rt of Blakc'y. Ga.. president of the Organization of Women Students; W. Woodrow Hall of York, past ed to- of tv* siortent newspap er, The Blue Stocking; and Jim Johnson of Georgiana, Ala., chairman of the Ilono Council. Joanna Employees Get Service Pins Twenty - one long service employees of the Joanna PH,its of Greenwood Mills were honored with service pins during the month of Ap ril. They were: Myrtle O. Moore, 30 years; Marie We- hunt, and Rebecca Gardner, 25 years; Beatrice S. Jenk ins, Bessie Randall, Mary Merchant, Willie Flow, Sybil Brawley, J. R. Bartley, and Pearl Bledsoe, 20 years. Also, Bertha Fulmer, Cla- Ta Conw^II, Emma Crouch, G. W. Benson, and Ettie Kil- lina, 15 years; Jeanette Mar shall and Carol Barber, 10 years; Marlene Thomas, Ju dy. Simmons, Meda Caudill, and Peggy Nelson, 5 years. Messrs. Boyle To Speak at Church Thomas Boyle and McGreg or lloyle, well jknown hugineh- mcn of Columbia, will speak at ‘the First Presbyterian Church Sunday evening at 7:30. The Messrs. Boyle, who are brothers, are business men and members of the Trinity Episcopal Church. They are much in demand througTiout the state, partici pating in inter-denominj^ion- al conferences sponsored by “Faith at Work.” The public is invited to at tend the service. tional competition, in the in ternational land judging con test at Oklahoma City last week. Members of the S. C. team were Competing against 35 other units as they won the national honors, and against entries from seven other Southeastern states and Puer to Rico as they placed first in the region. Participating were (above from left) Larry Cockerel, Mike Wickham and Ronald Avinger, coached by H. L. Eason, assistant Laurens County agent. Another team member, Steve Wright, couldn’t make the trip. Mr. Eason is showing the boys a soil profile. Winning honors in the adult division was Dr. L. R. Allen, Clemson Extension Service agronomist, who accompan- ■ierHhe-group. Dr. Alien placed first in the division made up of coaches and others, and received a trophy. Cockerel is a Thornwell gra duate of 1966 and attends Gardner - Webb College in North Carolina. Wickham, the son of Mr. and Mrs.’Robert L. Wickham, also is a gradu ate of Thornwell, will return to college this fall. Avinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. 1 L. Avinger of Cross Anchor, wlg)8e father is also employ ed at Thornwell, will gradu ate from Thornwell High this term. Wright, who was prevented from making the trip because of school work at the Univer sity of S- C., is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Wright of Clinton Rt. 2. He is a 1966 graduate of Clinton High. All four of the boys have been active members of the 4-H Club for several years. i 1 TT 'May Value Days' Offer Bargains to Shoppers •v “Shoppers are certain to find the merchan disc they want at prices they can afford in Clin- . ton during “May Day Values,” states Charles Buice, chairman of the May promotion spon sored by the Clinton Merchants Association. Special bargains will highlight the sale which began today (Thursday) and will continue through Monday. Many of the merchants are offering free prizes in their stores. No obligation . for purchases, jusit come in and register. Displayed in the windows will be special banners to show active participation in t^e special event. Come to Clinton if you wanisto find the kind of bargains you have been looking for. Support your local merchants who support, your com munity. Si: BEST IN SHOW This sculpture rendition by William Shealy was judged “best in show” at the Spring Arts Festi val held last weekend on the Presbyterian Col lege campus. It was titled “Pieta.” Shealy is a . graduate of the University of Georgia art de partment and is employed in the designing de- partment of Jacobs Brothers, local printers and lithnorraDhpra Y^rhorniicrh rvhntft.