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' ’ jaaag&i M p j jrJ ijjtm •1 nl v tf Exchange Club Officers New officers for the Clinton Exchange Club will be installed at a meeting of the club on June 26. They will serve for the 1967-68 year. Above, are (from left) Cecil Scogins, vice-president; Bobby Harris, president; William May, treasurer. Absent when photo was made was Fred Burnett, secretary. Presbyterian Women Slate Sessions Here Plans have been announced for Synodical Week, June 19- 23, at Presbyterian College, /ncluding the 20th annual Sy nodical Training School and the 55th annual meeting of the Women of the Church, Synod of South Carolina, Presbyterian Church in the United States. Mrs. W. Tobin Cassels of Columbia, president of the South Carolina Women of the Church and dean of the train ing school, and Mrs. G. Bland DuBose of Columbia, director of the training school, said outstanding pro grams have been planned for both events, and urged that all Women of the Church at tend. T h e Synodical Training School will formally open at 7:30 a r m., Monday, June 19, and close at noon Friday, June 23. The annual meeting of Sy nodical will be held Thurs day, June 22, with afternoon and evening sessions. The theme of both meetings is “God’s Mission—Man’s Ac tion.” The courses and faculty for the Training School are: “Renewal of the Church,” Dr. James T. Womack, minister of S h a n d o n Presbyterian Church of Columbia. “What Presbyterians Be lieve,” Dr. Joseph M. Gettys, academic dean, Presbyterian College. “The Church’s Ministry to the Children of the Commun ity,” Mrs. Alton G. Brown of Rock Hill, co-director of the school and member of the Presbyterian General Assem bly’s Committee on Church Extension. “Christ and the Faiths of Men,” Dr. James Wither spoon, Beckley, W. Va. “Special l\Iission Outreaches of Presbyterian U. S. Wom en,” Mrs. J. Beaty Smith of Atlanta, Ga., director, field service, Board of Women’s Work. “Program and Organization of the Women of the Church,” Mrs. A. R. Craig of Ruther- fordton, N. C., Bible teacher, missionary, and historical bi ographer. Dr. J. Shorrard Rice of At lanta. secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the Presbyterian Church, U. S., will conduct the daily plat form hour, Bible study for circles, on the subject, “The Holy Spirit at Work.” Consultations will be held Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00 p. m. with the follow ing consultants: Col. Powell F r as e r, vice - president in charge of development, Pres byterian College; Dr. Claude H. Cooler, director of the PC Guidance Center; Miss Miss Virginia Payne; Rev. and Mrs. Richaard Sommers of Cheraw. Wednesday afternoon that time period will be 1 devoted to workshops for officers and' chairmen of th^ Women of the Church. Diplomas and certificates will be awarded at 12:50 p. m., Friday, with Mrs. O. A. Matthews in charge. The staff for the Training School includtes also the fol lowing: Mrs. F. L. Jordan of Gable; Mrs. C. J. Black of Charleston; Mrs. Robert E. Liverance of Anderson; Mrs. Arthur M. Martin of Colum bia; Mrs. Godfrey Browne of Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. J. K. Waits of Joanna; and Mrs. Thomas E. Baldwin, Mrs. T. Heath Copeland, and Mrs. S. P. Bowers, all of Clinton. The staff will meet at 11:00 a. m., Monday, June 19, and the fac ulty will meet at 5:00 p. m. One of the entertainment highlights of the school will be a tea at 4:30 p. m., Tues day, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Marc C. Weersing. Dr. Weersing, president of PC, will welcome the group at the opening session Monday night. The Synodical meeting will begin at 3:00 p. m., Thurs day, with Mrs. Cassels pre siding. Officers will be elect ed during the afternoon. Dr. Rice Will deliver the principal address during the evening session, speakjng on the theme: “loti’s IVfissibh^- Man’s Action.*’ The Sacra- hient if the Lord’s Supper will be observed, with the SRey. Alfred Bixler and the ses sion of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton in charge. Dr Marshall Dendy, New Church Head, Is Well Known Here Rev. Dr. Marshall C. Den- 1y, e’ected last week at Bris- oi. Tpnn.. as moderator of the Presbyterian Church, U. fSouthern) »s well known In Clinton, where he was ’•oduated from Presbyterian College. His wife is the former Miss "^an Copeland of Clinton, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Issac Copeland. Born in north Georgia, Dr. Dendy attended schools in Seneca, S. C., before entering college here. Dr. Dendy received his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee, and did graduate study at the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland. His honorary doc torate was conferred by King College in Bristol. He served as pastor of churches in South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida. For the past 14 years he has ser ved as executive secretary of the Church’s board of Christ ian Education in Richmond, Va: Shields Named On National Group William M. Shields of Clin ton has been elected to the National Council of the Pre- fessional Photographers of America, Inc., according to announcement from the or ganization’s executive offices in Des Plaines, 111. The Council, which has re presentatives from all 50 states and Canada, is the go verning body of the 10,000- mermber photographers asso ciation. Shields, who will serve on the Council until December 31, 1968, is a member of the par- trait division. 198 Are Enrolled In PC Summer Term Summer school enrollment at Presbyterian College stands at 198 for the first term just under way, according to an nouncement today from the office of Registrar Roslyn Martin. Of this number, 171 are regular students, composed of 118 men and 53 women. The remaining 27 are registered for non-credit work in art, mu sic and mathematics. The current term, which in cludes a three-week workshop for teachers, will continue through July 7. The second term of the summer session is scheduled for July 10-Aug- ust 11. The Clinton Chronide a Vol. 68 — No. 24 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, June 15,1967 Greenville Attorney Joins College Staff Richard A. Gantt, Green ville attorney associated with the firm of Earle, Bozeman it Grayson for the past three years, has joined the Presby terian College administrative st^ff as director of deferred givTng, President Marc C. Weersing announced today. Dr. Weersing said the de velopment office headed by Powell A. Frazer is under taking a new educational gift program to show alumni and friends how they can reduce taxes through carefully plan ned gifts while helping the college and providing for a sounder financial future for themselves and their famil ies. As an experienced lawyer now receiving additional traning in deferred giving, Gantt will be well-qualified td direct such a program, Presi dent Weersing said. Richard Gantt is a native of Greenville who received his BA degree from Furman Uni versity in 1959, his law de gree from the University of South Carolina in 1964. Be tween attendance at these two schools, he scent two years as an ofifeer i^ the Army and continues to participate in the reserve program. In his association with Ear le, Bozeman & Grayson, he engaged in general civil prac tice and has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of South Carolina and the United States District^ Court. The new PC administrator is a member of the American Bar Association, South Caro- Three Young Men Sentenced In Series of Lydia Area Break-ins C of C Directors To Meet Tuesday The Board of Directors of (he Ohahiber of Commerce will meet 'Tuesday, June 20, at K) a.m. pt the Mary Mus- grove Hotel. I Mac Adair is president. Republicans To Sell Tickets For 'Dirksen Dinner' Robert F. Black has been named chairman of a Laur ens County ticket sales com mittee for the Republican party to distribute tickets for the forthcoming “Dirksen dinner” to be held in Town ship Auditorium in Columbia July 14. Named with Black on the committee at a breakfast Tuesday morning at Hotel Mary Musgrovfe were W. C. Baldwin and Hugh Jacobs of Clinton, Niles Hanna of En- oree, W. R. Garrett of Mount- ville, and Furrdan Ott of Lau ren * < Repiresfenting felate Repubt licAri headquarters Sit the Tubsda session was Ray Har ris of (Columbia, i Kiwanis Club Honors Long-Service Members 75 Persons At Rotary Workshop Some 75 persons from throughout upper-South Caro lina attended the annual workshop assembly of Dist rict 775 of Rotary Interna- lional held at Presbyterian College last Monday. Thirty-three clubs were re presented at this training ses sion for new incoming officers sponsored by present Rotary district governor James H. Sams of Clemson and_ district governor-elect Forrest . Yount of Fountain Inn. Sams and Yount gave the two main addresses. The group was welcomed by Mac Niven of Greenville, presi dent-elect of the Pleasantburg Rotary Club and chairman of the PC board of visitors. Lo cal arrangements were under the supervision of David Bo land, president of the Clinton Rotary Club, and pi esideut- ckci luyloi Muni*.. The Clinton Kiwanis Club looked back to its past on Thurday night in paying spe cial tribute to charter mem bers, former division lieuten ant governors and members of long service. Dr. B. O. Whitten, now a member of the Lions Club, was introduced as the only charter member present but other living members include T. D. Copeland, J. B. Hart, J. F. Jacobs, Dr. J. B. Ken nedy and W. G. King. Five of the Clinton club were cited as former lieuten ant governors of Division Nine of the Carolinas Dis trict: Ratchford W. Boland, John H. Hunter, Dr. M. A. Macdonald, J. C. Thomas and Reese H. Young. The membership and devel opment committee, with Chairman Marvin Gault doing the honors, also gave special recognition to mem bers of long service with the City and Company Exchange Easements The city will not build a sewer line to the Asten-Hill plant in the industrial park development east of the citv. A headline in last week’s Chronicle was erroneous in stating that the city would build the line. The news story was cor rect in saying that easements would be exchanged, the city granting Asten-Hill an ease ment to cross city property with a waster line that the plant itself will build, and As ten-Hill granting an easement to the city for a road and sewer line acif>as Company pi ope. L., , . presentation of certificates of honor. These included: 40-year membership in Ki wanis—W. R. Anderson, J. Henderson Pitts and I. M. Smith. 35 - year membership—R. Thornwell Dunlap, Charles C. Giles and R. L. Plaxico. 30 - year membership—Dr. M. A. Macdonald. 25 - year membership— B. B. Ballard, Ratchford W. Bol and, Julian S. Bolick, Dr. Marshall W. Brown, Russell T. Cooper, Walter E. Dunlap, W. M. McMillan, David S. Templeton and J. Hubert Todd. Doctrinal Position Reaffirmed by ARP's The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church has re affirmed its doctrinal posi tion based on the 1947 West minster Confession of Faith. Action was taken Ijy the general synod of the denomi nation holding its 163rd an nual meeting last week at Flat Rock. N. C. The church has held allegiance to this confession from its 1782 American founding in Phila- delnhia. The statement of reaffirma tion was introduced by a lay man, Dr. E. Reynolds Young, 40-year-old medical mission ary to Pakistan. The statement, previously published in a church paper, was adopted immediately. * It specifies faith in the Bib le as the infallible written word of God, the Deity of Christ, His virgin birth, sac rificial death, resurrection from the gravej and imui e ac- .uii. u. ijio.i. > m >r. <# Baptist School To Close Friday Commencement exercises for the vacation Bible school of the First Baptist Church will be held Friday (tomor- ro) evening at 7:30 o’clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Handwork of the Bible school will be on dis play in the educational build ing thirty minutes before commencement exercises. Abrams Reunion The annual reunion of de scendants of James and Alice Wesson Abrams will be held at Pavilion No. 2, Rainbow Lake, Spartanburg, Sunday. June 25. Dinner will be served at 1:00 p. m. All relatives and friends are invited. RICHARD A. GANTT lin^ Bar Association and the Greenville County Bar Assoc iation. He taught economics in Furman’s evening division, been active in civic affairs and currently serves as a steward and as chairman of the committee on wills and legacies in the Saint Paul Methodist Church. He is married to the former Adelaide Rosamond Merritt of Easley, and they have a young daughter. College Giving Fund at $41,435 The Presbyterian College annual giving program has produced one-third of its 1967 goal, with $41,435 contributed to date, President Marc C. Weersing announced today. He said the program seeks a record objective of $125,000 as compared with the previ ous high of $113,287 achieved last year. Contribution s to date run well ahead of the 1933 pace. A total of 492 alumni and friends have given the $41,- 435 thus far. Gifts from alum ni account lor $22,514 of this amount. Friends have added $14,521, and non-alumni par ents. $4,400. Among the major objectives, contributions to the Walter Johnson Club now stand at $13,666. Vacation Bible School At Calvary Vacation Bible School is in progress at Calvary Baptist Church. The pastor. Rev. J. IV; Spillers, states that this is pointing to one of the most wei) attended Bible schools ^ver held at Calvary Baptist Church. Commencement exer cises will be held Sunday night, June 18. The parents of the children who are attend ing, and the general public are invited to attend this ser vice, and witness what the children have been taught in this Bible school. An exhibition of the chil dren’s work will be set up in the social hall of the church, and at the end of the service Sunday night everyone will visit the hall,, and refresh ments will be served. Village Club Will Meet Today The Whitten Village Em ployees Club will have the regular monthly meeting this evening (Thursday) at 7:30 at the club house. Sgt. Creel Is Cited Staff Sergeant Leonard Creel, supply non-com missioned officer with the Presbyterian College ROTC military science department for the past years, is presented the certificae of meritorious ser vice by Prsident Marc C. Weersing in appreciation for his work at PC from January, 1965, to June, 1967. He will leave Clinton in July ioi a tom of duty in tho Republic id koit;u. Laurens—Three 20-year-old men, all of the. Lydia com munity near Clinton, pleaded guilty Tuesday in General Sessions Court here to a ser es of break-ins in the com munity, including extensive damage to Providence School. Two qf the defendants, Thomas Edward Lawson and William Thomas Walker, re ceived two - year sentences, suspended to one year and 3 years’ probation. Johnny Ray< Emory was sentenced to two years, sus pended to nine months, with three years’ probation. Lawson pleaded guilty to three cases of housebreaking with intent to steal, one case of attempted housebreaking with intent to steal, and one of housebreaking and larceny and one of housebreaking, lar ceny and malicious injury to personal property. Walker pleaded guilty to two cases of housebreaking with intent to steal, one case of attempte'd housebreaking with intent to steal, one case of housebreaking and malic ious injury to property, and housebreaking and larceny. Emory pleaded guilty to one case of housebreaking nad malicious injury to real prop erty and one case of houso^ breaking with intent to steal. Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson told the court the offenses oc curred over a three-month pe riod beginning in January of this year. The one-week June term of court got underway Monday, with Judge Francis Nicholson of Greenwood presiding. The session was featured by the service of 14 women on the jury panel, the first to serve in the history of the codnty. The women waited out the day with the rest of the jur ors, since only guilty pleas were taken Monday. Solicitor William T. Jones, prosecuting attorney for the state, along with other court officials and Sheriff R. Eu gene Johnson, were commend ed by the grand jury after 108 true bills were returned Mon day. GUILTY PLEAS AND SENTENCES Defendants plepd^g . guilty to tfaaifges wire: ! Larry T. Kyall, using a mo tor vehicle without owner’s consent, three months, sus pended. Madge Marie Hicks, child abuse, three months, suspend ed, two months probation. John Earl Rogers, two cas es of housebreaking and lar ceny, one case housebreaking with intent to steal and two cases larceny, 10 months, sus pended, three years’ proba tion. Lee Tarlton, one case lar ceny, one case housebheaking and larceny, one year, sus pended, two years’ probation. Charles Couch, three cases violation of check law, 60 days, suspended and restitu tion. Douglas Harvey, assault and battery of a high and ag gravated nature, 3 months, suspended, one year proba tion. Johnny Turner, Earl Mills, and Jimmy Grant, each one case of housebreaking and larceny, six months, suspend ed. two years’ probation. James fe. Smith and John Cleveland Mason, driving un der the influence of intoxi cants. one year or $1,000, sus pended to three months, or $250. one year probation. John Wayne Puckett,, lar ceny, six months, suspended, one year probation. Jimmie Ralph Barksdale, two cases assault and battery of a high and aggravated na ture, one year, suspended to three months and one year probation. Johnny Dawson, involunta ry manslaughter, one year, suspended, two years’ proba tion. Cecil Wardell, assault of a high and agravated nature, three months or $100. Clara John Goodman, as sault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, six months, suspended, one year probation. Harold Billany, driving un der Hie influence of intoxi- •jikii ycuA ssl mU.*— In Training At Ft. Stewart ,C M-Sgt. David J. Eustace of Greenwood and Pfc. James L. Fuller of Clinton here emplace a machine gun while participating in aggressor acti vities at Fort Stewart, Ga. They are members of the 3296 Military Police Unit Training Center, with headquarters at Greenwood, who are engaged in two weeks of intensified training at the Georgia post. They will return on Saturday. Members of the unit from Clinton are Major R. E. Martin, Capt. C. T. Oakley, 1st Lt. H. E. Jackson, Sp-4 C. W. Blade- well, Sp-4 H. C. Burdette, Pfc. J. L. Fuller, Pvt. R. K. Littleton. Collision Is Fatal To Harold H. Barden Laurens — Harold Hobson Barden, 35, of Route 2, Lau rens, was fatally hurt here Friday morning when a car went out of control on E. Main Street, smashing down a utility pole. Laurens Police Chief J. W. Power said Barden died en route to a Greenville hospital while being transferred frbm Laurens District Hospital after the 7:40 a.m. accident. William Dexter Grant, 42, of 119 Beauregard St., Clin ton. was reported in far con- dittion at Laurens Dstrict Hos pital. Officers said he was driving the 1963 Plymouth, Laurens County Coroher Marshall Pressly said an in quest will be scheduled. ■ 1 1 Native of Augusta, Ga., son of Holly H. and Pearl Barden of Augusta, the victim was employed by Clinton Cotton Mill. Surviving also are his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Stockwell Bar- pended to three months or $250 and two years probation. Osear Sanford Beck and Willie O. Cantrell, driving un der the influence of intoxi cants, one year or $1,000 each, suspended to three months or $250 and one year probation. Mac B. Hipps Jr., driving under the influence of intoxi cants, tour years suspended to 18 months and three years probation. Donald Edward Gunnels, driving under the influence of intoxicants, one year or $1,000 suspended to three months or $350 and one year probation. Gunnels also pleaded guilty to a case of assault and bat tery of a high and aggra vated nature, three months suspended and one year pro bation concurrent with the first sentence. Johnny Henry James, leav ing scene of accident where a person was injured, 60 days, suspended, and one year pro bation. John Earle Rogers, non support, one year suspended upon payment of $20 a week and five years probation. Marvin Anderson, non-sup- port, one year, suspended up on payment of $15 a week and five years probation. Roy D. Eaves, non-support, one year suspended upon pa- ment of $25 a week and fvie years probation. Dalton Littleton, non-sup port, one year suspended upon payment of $10 a week, later to be increased to $15 weekly and fve years probation.- Sue Lanford Pugh, driying under the influence of intoxi cants, one year or $1,000 sus pended to three months or $200 and one year probation. Ray Snyder, Ronnie Qu(nn and Lewis Hughes, one case of iiiuliuou* nijiu} to pti sod den; a son, Harold Edward Barden of Augusta; three daughters, Miss Elizabeth Barden, Miss Dorothy Barden and Miss Beverly Ann Bar den, of Augusta; a brother, Charles Barden, of Lakeland, Fla.; six sisters, Mrs. Gloria Grice of Augusta, Mrs. Lois Miller of Lakeland, Mrs. Dor othy James of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Vivian Lazenby of Mc- Bean, Ga., Mrs. Bernice Dun- ca of Hayesvillc, La., and Mrs. Jean Holley of Augusta. Funeral services and burial were held in Augusta. Sewing Classes , The summer program of the Home Economics Dept, of Clinton High School will be gin on Monday, June 19. Classes will be scheduled fof* both teenagers and adults i« sewing. Teenagers will meet on Monday at 9:00 am. and will be divided into classes as beginners and intermediates, according to their ability to use the machine. Adults will meet for their first class on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. x These classes will continue through July and the first week in August. Those who have not pre viously registered may do so by calling Mrs. Harry Bouk- night, 833-2475, after 5:00 p. m. There are no charges for summer classes. * al property each; three months suspended and one year probation. Francis McGowan, driving under the influence of intoxL cants, one year or $1,000 sus pended to service of throe months or $250. Eddie E. Norris, non-sup port, one year suspended up on payment of $20 a week anST five years probation, also in one case of using a car v with- out owner’s consent and one case of malicious injury to personal property, 60 days suspended and one year pro bation concurrent with the non-support sentence. Ruby Norman, assault and battery of a high and aggra vated nature, one year sus pended and one year proba tion. Dora Gray, assault and bat tery of a high and aggravated nature, one year suspended and two years probation. Bennie Lee Walker, three cases of larceny, one yeftr in each case, sentences to run concurrently with a sentence now serving in County. Willie James Huff, motor vehicle without CuObeta, thnte