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UM ■i BILL* STARS To Present Gift . .VAN ... DEBBIE PRATER Class Historian n >■ WMm Laurens Electric Oo Annual Set For Saturday Officials of the Laurens El ectric Cooperative, Inc., have completed plans for the or ganization's annual business meeting slated for Saturday at 10 a.m. at the county fair grounds. The Co-op will review the *> ; past year’s activities for its consumer - owners during the business session. President W. M. Gresham predicts a rec- I ,ord turnout for the once-a- year meeting and ui'ges all members to attend and parti cipate in the business of the cooperative. Manager Henry M. Paris reports that the organization is now serving 10,400 consu mers. One of the largest indus^ tries in its service area, the cooperative represents a plant investment of $6,000,000 and maintains 2,130 miles of distri bution lines in Laurens, Green ville, Spartanburg and adjoin ing counties. Ending 28 years of opera tion, and headed by a nine- man board of directors, the Laurens Electric Cooperative has repaid borrowed capital and interest totaling $2,677,- 802.54, which includes $983,- 964.36 in interest. Vol. 68 — No. 20 V* * . * Chronicle Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 18,1967 14. v.. m, * KAREN SURRATT Class Poet LUCILLE McSWEEN To Lead Prayer High School Class Day Scheduled for Friday Friday will be awards day (class day) at Clinton High School when a special pro gram will be presented by the senior class. Employment Office For Young Adults Is Opened in City An office has been estab lished in the Chamber of Commerce located in the old Bailey’s Bank to assist young adults ages 16-21 to find sum mer employment in the city of Clinton. All prospective employers are asked to contact this of fice with any vacancies they wish to have filled. High "school and college stu dents seeking summer em- mer employment may con tact the office for a listing of the vacancies and referral Purpose of the office is to as sist young aduits in finding bummer employftient. Office hours initially will be 5:00 to 6:00 p. m., Wednesday and Friday. * . This service is sponsored by the Clinton Recreation Commission, Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants Association. Services Today For Mrs. Brown ** / Mrs. Annie Belle Poole Brown, 69, of Rt. 1, widow, of W. R. Brown died Wednesday morning at a local hospital after three months of declin ing health. She was a native of Lau rens County and lived in Clinton all of her life. She was the daughter of the late William A. and Ruth Todd Poole and was a member of the Long Branch Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was a retired school teacher, having taught in the schools of Laurens, Chester field, Spartanburg, and Un ion counties. She was active in church and community work, B&PW Club, and the Home Demonstration Clubs. She is survived by one sis ter, Mrs. Earle B. (Alice R. Poole) Alexander of Laurens; and seven brothers, James A. Poole, Dunn, N. C.; Walter E. Poole, Elberton, Ga.; Rev. Mason L. Poole, Spartanburg; R. Ellie, Joe S., John H. and Allen Poole of Clinton. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2:30 p. m. at Gray Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Houston Taylor and Rev. Carl Bishop. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles Bonds, Carroll Poole, Floyd Poole, Niles Poole, " Jimmy Martin, and LeRoy Sanders. The body is at the funeral home. The family is at the home of her brother, Joe S. Poole, Route 1, Clinton. The family requests ihat flower:, bt omittLa, The exercises will be held •Sb in the gymnasium, beginning at 9:30 a. m. Following the processional, Lucille McSween will lead the invocation, and Debbie Prater will give the class history. The class will sing “The Halls of Ivy,” and Karen Sur ratt will give the class poem. Announcements and awards will be presented by Principal A. W. Shealy and Herman Jackson. Billy Byars will present the class gift to the school, which will be accepted by Mr. Shealy. The singing of the alma mater by the class and the recessional by juniors and seniors will close the session. Music during the service will be by the high school band. Class Officers Officers of the class are: Billy Byars, president; Jane Boland, vice-president; Tbirp my Lawson, secretary; Bren da Watts, treasurer. mv 1 r 1 Marshals Serving as marshals for the commencement proceedings will be Steve Grady, student body president for 1967-68; Claude Grady, senior class president for 1S87-68; Kath- ry Madden, Brent Holcomb, Ann Madden, Ethel Miller, Larry Reddeck, Ann Smith, Pauline Starnes and Jane Timmerman. r : B&PW Members To Attend Meeting Mrs. M. C. Poole presided over the monthly meeting of the Clinton Business and Pro^ fessional Women’s Club meet ing on May 9 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel. Miss Joyce Dunaway pre sented an interesting program on the club emblem. Plans were made for attend ing the convention of the State Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs May 19-21 with the following members to represent the lo cal club as delegates: Mrs. Poole, Mrs. P. M. Pitts, Miss June Adair, Mrs. Mary Beall, and Mrs. Robert Johnson. Holt Is Named Head of Utilities Ralph G. Holt has been named by City Council as su perintendent of the utilities de partment and has already en tered upon his duties. He came to Clinton from Gaffney, where he had served for 12 years in the water and light department. He is married and has two children, Debra, 10, and Phil ip, 5. The family attends the Baptist Church, and will move to Clinton at the end of the school term. PC Summer School Slates Art Courses Courses in art will be pf- fered for the first time in a Presbyterian College surpmer school during the 1967 session, it was announced today. Instructor Mary Ann Pen nington, who inaugurated the art program at PC during the past year, will offer a course in “Painting^ Drawing and Composition” during the af ternoon of the first term (June 5-July 7). She will teach “Art Appreciation’ and “Land scape Painting” on the regu lar schedule of morning clas ses the.second term, July 10- August 11. She said the two painting courses may be taken for cre dit by attending five classes per week or for non-credit by attending two days weekly. “Art Appreciation” is to be offered only if there is an en rollment of six or more stu dents. * High School Band In Concert Tonight The Clinton High School Band, under the direction of Harry Bouknight, will be pre- wmt sented in their annual spring concert tonight (Thursday) at 8:00 p.m. in the school audi torium. The concert will be in three parts, featuring music by the concert band, Devilaires, and a 9-piece group, “Tarnished Brass.” Admission will be 50c and 75c. The proceeds are used to buy music, equipment and repairs for the band bus. > .■■fit r v • • i ■Mi ■■ >■ '-At ■ Vi m gU f A$ Baptist Students To Be Recognized On Sunday evening, May 21, at 8:00 o’clock at the First Baptist Church a special ser vice will be held recognizing members of the church and Sunday school who are mem bers of the high school gradu ating class of 1967. This will be the regular evening worship service and the public is invited to at- § tend, it was stated by Rev. J. | H. Darr, pastor. I Coach Frames, Inc. fs Marine Sales Dr. Eugene T. Wilson of Atlan ta, chairman of the Presbyterian College board of trustees; Dr. Marc C. Weersing, president of the col lege; Rev. Fitzhugh M. Legerton of Atlanta, and Charles B. MacDon ald of Washington, D. C., were awarded honorary degrees.—-Yar borough Photo. Degrees, Awards Are Presented at PC Finals Buy! Coaqh Frames, Inc., recent ly purchased Marine Sales and is how the Mercury marine motors dealer for Laurens County. Offices are located at Lynn Cooper, Inc. on E. Ca rolina Avenue and Bishop’s Tire and Recapping on W. Florida St. A complete line of boats, motors, and trailers Will be displayed. Williams' Parents Injured in Accident The Rev. and Mrs. Z e b Williams were called to Ashe- vlile Sunday, to be with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, who were involved in a three-car accident at the Asheville Airport. Both moth er and father were seriously injured and are patients at the Asheville hospital. mm m J ■m Dianne Asbitl Is Honorary Captain Of USC Naval Unit Miss Patrician Dianne As- bill, 19-ycar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brunson Asbill and sophomore at Winthrop College, was named “Hono rary Captain” of the Naval ROTC at. the University of South Carolina during the an- ual Commissioning Ball, May 3. She represented “Charlie Company” and was chosen by the midshipmen of six companies who voted for the honorary captain from spon sors of each company. The ball was sponsored by the Compass and Chart So ciety, honorary organization of the Naval ROTC unit at the University, to honor the graduating seniors. Miss Asbill was escorted by Midshipman Jtohn M. Red- deck. Mrs. beiVori Named kinards; Postmaster Mrs. Marise B. DeVore has been apponted postmaster at Kinards by the-President af ter having been confirmed by the U. S. Senate. She has been acting post master since the retirement of Van C. Oxner in 1964. She received word of her appoint ment Monday, May 8. Car Wash, Inc. Opening Today The opening of Car Wash, Inc., is scheduled for this weekend, May 18-20. The Ro- bo Car Wash is new for this area and for the opening a .ree car wash wil be given to ;he customers purchasing 15 or more gallons of gasoline. Located on W. Carolina Av enue at the corner of Lydia Road, the business is owned by local men and offers the public car wash and waxing service. Also available will be vacuum cleaners for clean ing the inside of cars and towels along with tire clean er. Bobby Harris, Buddy Oak ley, Bobby Sanders, Leonard Bishop, George Reid, and Lynn Cooper, Jr., invite the public to their opening. Welfare Saff Members To Attend Charleston Meet Mrs. Katherine Parker, Mrs. Connie Nelson. Mrs. Margaret Bolick, and Mrs. Al ice Davidson, Laurens Coun ty Welfare Department staff members, will attend the Child Welfare League of America session in Charleston May 17- 19. Mrs. Parker has been asked to participate on the program and will serve as recorder in the “Institute on Services to Unmarried Mothers.” h , * Sunday and Monday will be commencement days for Thornwell High School when 22 graduates will receive state high school diplomas. The baccalaureate service will take place Sunday at 11 a. m. in Hartness-Thornwell Memorial Church on the campus. Dr. M. A. Macdon ald, president of the institu tion, will deliver the sermon. From two to four-thirty Sunday afternoon is the visi tation hour which has been designa'ed for friends of Thornwell who wish to visit and tour the buildings. At 7:30 p. m., Sunday, a senior vespers service will be led by Rev. Zcb Williams, pastor of the Clinton Associ ate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Monday evening at 8:00 o’clock, the graduation exer cises will be held, featured by addresses by three scholastic leaders of the graduating class. First honor student Bobby Bracey will speak on “My Chosen Career — Chemical Engineering.” Bobby, as the valedictorian, has compiled an average of 97-plus, which is the highest ever made at Thornwell, according to avail able records. Second honor student Mike Thomas will speak on “The Challenge of the M e d ic a 1 Profession.” Mike, as the salutatorian, has an average of 96-plus. The third honor student, Wayne Davis Hinton, will speak on “A Musician in the Making.” Other members of the class are: Ira Wilson Allen, Jr., Ronald Edward Avinger, Thomas Earl Brinkley, Thom as Dean Brock, Cynthia De- lila Cooper, Thomas Andrew Daughtrey, Mary Elizabeth Elkins, Cople Everette BiL breath, Jr., Ned Pruitt Kemp, James Michael Little, Char lotte Kay Neil, -tinda Gayle Singleton, James Paul Smith, Lennis Wily Smith, Bobby Ray Walts, Charles Robert Wood, Silvie Marvin Woodfin, James Edward Wright. Twenty-five young people will be presented a New Tes tament for reciting the Child’s Catechism and 19 will be presenetd Bibles for recit ing the Shorter Catechism. Former students of Thorn well returning for the occas ion will attend the service Sunday morning and enjoy a picnic dinner served at the lake site on the back campus. It was stated that the three honor graduates have been awarded scholarships at col leges for next year, Bracey at Clemson, Thomas at Fur man, and Hinton at Erskine. The semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees will be held on Tuesday morning at 9:30. Ridley Joins Staff Of County Agent John D. Ridley of Mountain Rest has been named Assist ant County Agent for Laurens County. He will be engaged primarily in 4-H Club work and will assist with horticul ture problems along with gen eral extension work in the county. At present time he is meeting 4-H clubs and vis iting club leaders. Ridley has just completed work on his master’s degree in horticulture at Clemson Un iversity where he received a j&urnber ofi scholastic awards. |Tile &as deviously employ* ied part tirpe during the sum- miir rj&onttts by the Clemson Department of ^Horticulture. He was employed full time by the department during the summer of 1964, his major work being with fruits and vegetables. Greenwood Mills State Vacation Plans The 16 Greenwood Mills plants in Grenwcood and Lau rens Counties will be closed for vacation Sunday, July 2 through Saturday, July 8. A company announcement said most operations would cease at midnight Friday, June 30, but that some de partments may run somewhat longer than the Friday mid night shutdown in order to keep the production schedule in balance. The Executive Office, the Information Center and the Service Department will con tinue to operate during the time plants are closed, the announcement said. Former Duke University President A. Hollis Edens, -addressing the 87th com mencement exercises of Pres byterian College Sunday, call ed upon the 96 graduating seniors to respond individu ally with their own creative powers to the challenge of democracy. He said: “Democracy is the most difficult of governments. It demands that every man think for himself and pre sumes that he will think, which is sometimes a reck less presumption. It expects that you will stand on your own individual feet and ar rive at your own individual conclusions.” His afternoon address cul minated a day-long program that included a morning bac calaureate sermon by the Rev. Fitzhugh M. Legerton, pastor of Atlanta’s Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church. Legerton was one of two men awarded an honorary de gree during the ceremonies. He received a doctor of di vinity degree and PC Alum nus Charles MacDonald, dep uty chief historian of the De partment of Army, an hon orary doctors of letters. Leg erton is a native | of Charles ton and MacDonald of luittle Rock. Dr. Edens ‘said” that ‘dur ing the considerable number of years in which I assumed some responsibility for the maagement o f educational inst.tut.ons, 1 always replied to critics of irresponsible student conduct by calling at tention to the impressive per centage of students who were devoting the same amount of energy and much more thought to activities designed to be constructive.” He added: “These were the true repre sentatives of the college gen eration. It is true that some students do live intemperate- ly. Some join in support of causes beyond themselves and their competence, and devote inordinate time to such. It is true also that hab its and manners of our whole society do change, and that the most probable and sharp manifestation will be found in youth. However, it serves no constructive purpose merely to rail against change or con- I ••'X :x •tatiMfriMtga rnuio Citizens Federal to Occupy New Building Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association will open for busi- nes in its new building on South Broad Street Monday fnorning. Moving of equipment and rec- ords will take place diuiiit tiic weekend, it was stated. The handsome new home for the financial institution has been under construction during the past year and paving of the ample park ing area was completed this week. » sequence. It is the business of education to try to understand these consequences and to lay the groundwork for the choic es to be made.” In his baccalaureate ser mon, Legerton spoke on three marks of a vital religion: 1— It moves from the past to the present, applying the old precepts to modern situ ations and environments. 2— It moves from the plural to the singular, meaning per sonal responsibility and in volvement. 3— It moves from the uni versal to the local, to our in dividual dealings with friends and neighbors. PC President Marc C. Weersing presided over the day’s program, and trustee chairman Dr. Eugene T. Wil son presented the baccalau reate and honorary degrees. Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Ivey, Jr., issued military commis sions to 16 ROTC graduates, and Dean Joseph M. Gcttys made these awards to indi vidual students: General Scholarship Medal —Paula Evans of Ludowici, Ga.; Fraser Bible Medal— Henry C. Rhyne, Jr., of Char lotte, N. C.; Hay Bible Medal —George F. Latimer, III, of Charlotte; Pi Kappa Phi Fr^hiphh Cup—John B. Tay- ior pf Chester; Out standing S e rt*i ti r Award — James H. Johnson of Georgiana, Ala.; Gold P Award — Susan Gil bert of Blakely, Ga., William Woodrow Hall of York, and Johnson. Bailey Scholarship in Eco nomics and Business Admin istration—George E. Grant of Andrews and Robert D. Lynn, Jr., of Memphis; Herk M. Wise Scholarship — John K. McCallum of Jackson, Miss.; Stakes Award—Robert E. Staton of Emporia, Va.; Gettys Award—Janet Lawson of Clinton. Tumblin Rites At 4:30 Today Guy Ernest Tumblin, Sr., 71, of 102 South Holland St.- died Tuesday at 11:30 p. m. at his home after a sudden illness. He was a native of Laurens County and lived in Clinton most of his life. He was a son of the late James Thaddeus and Eliza beth Hampton Tumblin, and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Tumblin was a mem ber of Campbell Lodge No. 14, AFM, Lions Club, Ameri can Legion, and owner and manager of Clinton Milling Co. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Adair Tumblin, and one son. Guy Adair Tum- blinj Clinton, and two grand children. Funeral services will bp held today (Thursday) at 4:30 p. m. at Gray Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. J. H. Darr and Rev. J. W. Spil- lers. Burial will be in Rose^ mont Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Edgar Copeland, Mac Adair, Grady Adair, Alvin Ston^, Hayne Workman, Wreford C. Na bors, Mason Simpson, ami Charlie York. The body Is at Gray Fun eral Home. The family It at tlu. home.