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\ r “Hr He Clinton Chronicle Vol. 68 — No. 31 Clinton, S. G, Thursday, August 3,1967 United Fund Committee In Session The Budget and Admission Com- mitts of the United Fund of Greater Clinton, Inc., is shown here as mem bers met last Thursday to confer with representatives of participating agen cies to determine allocation of funds for the coming year. Being interview ed at right is Capt. Alfred Cheney, commanding officer of The Salvation Army at Union, who gave informa tion on service rendered in Clinton, budget for the year, amount request ed, and other pertinent information. Member> of the committee are (seated): John P. Daniluck, Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, Jr., A. B. Godfrey; chairman, and Mrs. Frank Sherrill; standing: I. Mac Adair, Bob Hanson and Jim Von Hollen. — Photo by Yarborough. State Court Reverses Bell's Death Sentence Bolick Accepts New Position Columbia—The South Caro lina Supreme Court has re versed the death sentence of Willie James Bell for the Au gust 23, 1963, slaying of a prominent Laurens County at torney’s wife. The court reversed on two grounds: failure,of the trial judge to grant a continuation for additional psychiatric ex aminations by the defense; and the admission in the trial of what the court described as “highly inflammatory tes timony” on a matter which was not in issue v Bell, a Negro, was tried at the April 5 term of criminal court at Greenwood after a change of venue from Lau rens County. He was charged with the murder of Mrs. Jus tin Bridges, whose mutilated body was found'In her hus band’s auxiliary law office at Clinton. During the trial an expert psychiatric witness for the state testified that, in his opinion, Bell was not affected by mental illness. A psychia trist called by the defense testified he was not sure whether Bell was mentally 111 or not. According to the record, the defense psychiatrist said, —-—^ Clintonians On 7-Counfry Tour Jan King, daughter of Col. and Mrs. W. G. King, Jr., Jack Ferguson, Jr., and Collie Lehn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lehn, are among seven students from this area, Geor gia and Alabama, now on tour as “People to People Student Ambassadors.” . The tour, sponsored by the United States government, will include talks with stu dents of Universities and Colleges as well as visits to famous and historical places in seven foreign countries. Others in the group of good will ambassadors are Linda Lake and Roy Simpson, both of Whitmire; Terri Wideman, Birmingham, Ala.; and Vick ie Williams of Gainesville. Ga. They were accompained by Col. and Mrs. W. G. King, Jr., of Clinton. Miss Sanders At U. of California For 4-Week Course Carol Sanders of Clinton was one of 30 outstanding science students representing univer sities throughout the country who participated in a summer institute in space biology at the University of California at Los Angeles. Supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Ad ministration, the four-week idourse was designed to in terest promising undergradu ates in the nation’s space effort. The group attended classes and toured UCLA’s space bi ology facilities and space ex periment sites at Douglas Air craft, North American Avi ation and the Ames Research Center in California. Miss Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sanders, is a student at Furman Un- ivereiiy. . . . . . . . . “I would need! further time, further examination. I don’t feel that my examination was satisfactory. 1 wouldn’t say that he is sane, and I am not in a position to say that he is insane either. He is not an easy person to examine. Said the court, in its opin ion, “The. testimony of both psychiatrists suggests that if the motion for continuance had been granted, the defend ant may have been able to present qualified expert opin ion opposing the state’s testi mony. “Even if testimony tending to establish insanity as a defense could not have been developed, expert opinion evi dence that the defendant was affected by mental illness might well have been produc ed. “Such testimony may have influenced the jury to recom mend mercy and snare the defendant’s life. Under these circumstances, we think the trial judge erred in putting Bell to trial without, at least, affording an opportunity for a meaningful examination and evaluation of his mental condition by a defense psy chiatrist. The second ground for re versal was a statement alleg edly made by Bell to Chief J. P, Strom, of tJhe South Caro lina Law JJnfiircfement Divis ion on January 22, 1965. The -court held the state ment concerned something which was not in issue in the trial, and had no logical rele vancy to the murder of Au gust 23, 1963. “The testimony should have been excluded as irrelevant. Its admission requires revers al because substantial preju dice to the right of the defend ant© to a fair trial may have resulted.” PC Yearbook Cites Col. Ivey Dedication of the 1967 Pres byterian College yearbook, just off the press after a three months editorial delay, geos to Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Ivey, professor of military science. The yearbook cited Ivey for his devotion to the institution, his concern for individual students and his standards of leadership. A 1949 graduate of PC, he assumed his duties on the PC faculty last fall. The “PaC SaC” was edited by Hugh Weldon of Columbia. Memory Gardens Being Developed On Joanna Highway Pinewood Memory Gar dens, a cemetery, has started development on a site mid way between Clinton and Jo anna on Highway 76. It will occupy a 16-acre tract recently purchased which was formerly occupied by the Midway Drive - In Theater. Developers are Dwight A. Holder of Pickens, president of the corporation; Tommy L. Massingale of Clemson, vice-president; and Thomas E. Chastain of York, mana ger and counselor. The company has an office at 108 E. Carolina Ave., for merly occupied by the Cham ber Qf. Commerce, 5,; Julian S. Bolick, who has been serving as director of the Laurens County Industrial Educaton Center since March, was named Director of the Laurens County Council for Community Action by the members of that group’s board of directors iff a meet ing last Thursday night, it was announced by R, L. Plax- ico, of Clinton, board chair man. 9 Bolick took over his new duties Tuesday, succeeding George Phinney, who had re signed after serving since the Council was organized last year. Phinney will become con nected with the United States Research and Development Corporation out of New York. For the time being he will serve as a consultant on sev eral government jobs and others with private firms and industries. The new position will not necessitate his leaving Lau rens, Phinney said. Bolick, the director of Lau rens County Community Ac tion, Inc., served for two years prior to World War II as a personnel representative in five countied for Federal Securities in the National Youth Administration. At the time he was living in George town. From 1942 until 1966 he had a responsible position with Joanna Cotton Mills and was manager of the Joanna Com munity Corporation. Bowling Leagues Now Being Formed The Laurens County La dies’ and Men’s Bowling As sociations are now forming their fall bowling leagues. Teams or individuals are urg ed to register before Sept. 1. ' Leagues are scheduled to be gin th first week of Septem ber. Openings are available in the following leagues; Ladies’ League — Monday or Wednesday, 6:00 p. m., and Wednesday, 9:3 aO. m. Men’s League — Tuesday and Thursday, 6:3# p. m., or Scratch League on Monday, 8:30 a. m. Junior Bowlers—Saturday, 9:00 a. -m. ' Openings will be filled on a first |ome basis. CglJege Receives $4,000 GE Grant Presbyterian College has received $4,000 as a result of gifts made through the Gen eral Electric Foundatoin’s Corporate Alumnus Program ing the past year, the Foun- duKng the past year, the Foundation announced today. The PC contribution was among 679 matching grants totaling more than $432,000 made to colleges and univer sities across the nation. The General Electric Program, which pioneer in this unique matching concept in 1955, matches on a dollar-for-dollar basis up to $2,000 per employe for amounts given the schools by. employes, of the General Eleptiig .Companyr . . . - • ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Mrs. Stewart Is Winner! Mrs. A. M. Stewart of Cross Anchor, nurse for Drs. Macdonald and Walk- ear, was the winner of the Chronicle’s Vacation for Two in Myrtle Beach. She, along with her husband and children (at her own ex pense) will leave Friday and will be guests at the Ocean Forest Hotel. Upon winning, Mrs. Stew- a r t exclaimed, M e?” I cant* believe it! I’ve never won anything!” ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ SCL Trains Now Operate Normally Work is now being com- this week on rebuilding the roadbed and tracks of the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad eight miles northeast of Clin ton which were torn up in a 17-boxcar derailment Tuesday afternoon of last week. All trains are now running on schedule, it was said. Railroad work crews con structed a by-pass line around the lengthy demolished sec tion that permitted operation of freight trains to resume on near normal schedules Thurs day morning. Passenger trains were re-routed over other roads, entering and leaving Clinton over the CN&L line to and from Columbia. The engines and most cars of the 80-oar train passed over the accident scene without mishap, and two cars and the caboose at the/end mained on the tracks. Proposed New C* ‘ Elementary School This architect’s sketch shows the proposed new elementary school to be erected on a 16-acre site off - the Greenwood Highway near the southern city limits. Bids .for construction by contractors will be opened on Aug. 15 at 3 p.m. at Clinton High School. The school is expected to be completed in time for the opening of the term beginning in September 1968. To serve the Clinton attendance area of Lau rens County School District 56, the building will contain 32 classrooms, library, cafetorium, offices, etc., and will accommodate approximately 1,000 pu pils in grades one through six. It will replace the Hampton Avenue and Providence Schools. Effective Sepf. 4 re- Three Clinton Boys Cited for Service At Camp in N. C. Three Clinton boys have been cited for outstandine ser vice as counsellors at Camp Alpine, near Little Switzer land, N. C. They arc: Lewis J. Ham Clinton and Greenwood Mills Announce New Wage Increases Calvary RA Boys Win County Title Joanna Employees Get Service Pins The exact amount of the in- to annmjnce an upward revis- lot vet been cal- *on in'wages at tins time.” a u r e n s employer, ight times within the last eight years. Relative to the announce- * | ncreas e * n wages to ment Vance said, “It has h 0Ur ly‘P a *d employees was on June 6, 1966. Clinton Mills on Tuesday been the policy of Clinton announced an upward wage Mills through the years to adjustment, effective Sep- provide wages comparable to Twelve long service cm- Member 4, which will cover the best in the textile indus- ployees of the Joanna plants some 1700 employees in the try. In keeping with this pol- The Calvary Baptist Church 0 j Greenwood Mills were pre- f ° Ur l ° Cal plants ' icy ’ we are happy to be able met, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben ** A. Boys won the Laurens sen t c( j service pins during the* . easo u a „ not t h , Hay Hammet; David Mixon, County baseball champion- month of July Those honorcd cu , ated accord £ g to Presi ; '“ciinton^MilFs, L iVNvnn Tim^v Vnima ship July 22 by defeating Lau- were: jvj. l. Burgess, 40 yrs.; dent Robert M. Vance’s no- County’s largest son of Mr and Mrs Mason renS FirSt BapUst 15 ‘ 4 ' ThiS George Miller, Callie Mur- tice posted in the plants Tues- has raised wages eight times Young I* ‘he third straight year that phy , Louise Mayes , Glllette day Hammet, director of the Calvary has won the trophy. Rowc> and Marie Ruff( 2 0 Re,atlv e to the lake waterfront where he This 9-13 year old Crusader yrs . j l Lindler Eethel teaches sailing and canoeing, group had a 9-1 record. They Blackwell Nellie Motes and I received an inscribed volume ,. „ ... . c ’ olcs, d f* • j f* t . r free from the camp owner in play Fr ‘ day for th « B. R. Davis, 15 yrs.; M. D. hl||(janre Center announcement of wage appreciation for his special tournament championship. paw and Sarah Starnes, five VM,WUIIVV VWIIIWI increases for textile employ- work with young people. Mix- Boys playing were Doug yrs . A 4 hr | c ru r 4Sli A J 0 t eS ' W , hlCh . has b J; come on is in charge of the swim- Ward, Mitchell Moore, James ™ ^ Cefflfiefl states 3 was first ° U d P F 3 Price ’ Charley Snider, Terry |-| ours Given Thc Presbyterian Guidance Monday afternoon b^ J. C. Qisl jfh thp hnr R p b m« h n«h'n Hcaton i Steve Dillishaw, Joey ^ . ., Center, operated jointly by self, president of Greenwood sisting with the hor»emansh.p Spillers Ricky Page Ricky For Library Presbyterian College and the Mills. He' said a wage in- pr0gram ’ Roach, Mike Vincent, Joey Mrs Jamcs G librarian nfnPiTl' 1 ifv ‘Ihp CrcaSC f ° r n6arly 6,500 h ° Urly N/ikrkrc klai/ikkstre Barker, Rufus King, Bruce . ... , , ... becn official certified by the pa j d employees of 16 plants in Nabors - Neighbors Sheppard, Jerry Butler, Pat of thc ch,ldren s llbrary ’ American Board of Counsel- Greenwood and Laurens Reunion Sunday Kay, Jimmy Revis, Bobby which is a branch of the Lau- ing Services. Counties wouid become offec- The annual Nabors,Neigh- Sloan, Mark Grubb, Dennis rens County Library, and is Notification of this accom- live Sept. 4. No amount was bors reunion will be heid Sun- King, Ernie Trammell, Mike located on the second floor of pHshmcnt has been received specified. day, August 6, at the Hurri- Edge, Randy Ward, Steve the Presbyterian College and by Dr. Claude Cooler, who Greenwood Mills operates cane Community Center near Martin, Ronnie Page, Ricky Community library building, recently resigned as guidance two plants at Joanna in addi- Clinton. All relatives and Holder and two boys from announces library hours 2:30 center director to devote lull tj on to 14 in the Greenwood friends are invited to attend Holly Grove Church which to 5:00 p.m. every day with time to his duties as professor area . and bring a picnic basket. d id not have a team, Johnny the exception of Saturday of psychology at PC. Mrs. when hours are from 8:30 to Clarice Johnson is now acting Dinner will be served at 1:00 Hughes and Mike Hughes, p. m. Ellis Winn is the coach. S. C. Textile Assn. President Says 12:00 a.m. Industry Is In Fight For Life. Vance Warns South Carolina’s “bellwea- ther’> textile industry is en gaged in a fierce fight for survival against a rising tide of low-cost imports, the presi dent of the South Carolina Textile Manufacturers Asso ciation warned Monday in Columbia. Imports from low-wage for eign nations have tripled since 1960, with a total American job loss resulting that may be as high as 150,000, Robert M. Vance of Clinton, told the Co lumbia Civitan Club in a luncheon address. Now, Vance reminded his audience, already-low tariffs have been slashed an average of 13 per cent as a result of “Kennedy round” trage agree ments concluded recently at Geneva, Switzerland. “This opens a vein in the arm of an industry already being bled under the guise of developing nations, while ac tually, most of our textile im ports are coming from ‘ na tions like Jauan which have been ‘developed’ for . quite some, time,” Vance declafred. . “If we. fail to attain §ome of 6 to 6 l/ 2 per cent. A source close to the industry said the hike would bring the average hourly pay to about $2.15, or some $300 per year for each worker. The pay raise, the fifth in four years, was expected to add from $35 to $40 'million annually to the state’s econo my. ROBERT M. VANCE practical means of control ling the volume of textiles coming into this country, then we are going to see additional thousands—perhaps hundreds of thousands — of jobs go down the drain,” Vance said. As Vance was speaking, textile ■firms around the state were announcing pay raises Following is the full text of Vance’s address: Knowing that your mem bership . . . located as it is in the State’s capital . . . repre sents many important and in fluential elements in South Carobna’s governmental, fi nancial and mercantile life, I am aware and deeply appre : ciative of the unique oppor tunity to discuss some of the significant aspects and contri butions of the South Carolina textile industry with such a broad cross-section of busi ness, governmental and pro fessional leaders. The South Carolina textile indutsry is the bedrock and bellweather of our state’s (Continued oh* page 6) director. Thc special certificate stat ed that “the counseling ser vices of the Presbyterian Guidance Center have been eb evaluated by this Board which having found satisfactory ad herence to the standards of professional competence and ethical practice hereby de clares this agency to be pro viding approved counseling services.” Approval is granted for a two-year period and expires in 1989. Cadet Johnson Continues Record The parents of Cadet Heb ert E. Johnson, Jr.. have been notified by the U. S. Air Force Academy that their son has again merited the super intendent’s list. To achieve this honor, a cadet must rate the dean’s list by demonstrat ing excellence in studies and thc commandant’s list by demonstrating excellence in the performance of cadet du ty. Cadet Johnson has been on the dean’s list since his second semester at the Acade my and on the superinten dent’s list since the third se mester. Cadet Johnson recently spent several weeks with his parents but has returned to the Academy where he will serve as flight commander in the field communications training of the fourth class of which his brother, Thomas, is a member. Lutheran Plans For New Church Now Maturing Members of St. John’s Lu theran Church were informed last Sunday morning that thc beginning of actual construc tion on their proposed new sanctuary and church school facilities will begin at an early date. Ratchford W. Boland, chair man of the Executive Building Committee, on the basis of in formation from the architect to Shelton J. Rimer, chairman of the Committee on Plans and Construction reported that the revision of the plans by the congregation’s architect and the Lutheran Board of Ameri can Missions was nearing completion. September was suggested as a target date for the secur ing of bids with building ope rations to begin soon thereaf ter Officials of thc congrega tion state that while the plan ning for the new structure has consumed considerable time, they are convinced that thc congregation's plan of opera tions has been a wise and safe one Dr. E. B.. Keisler, interim pastor, expressed appreciation of the “marVelous patience” of the congregation, as well as the hope and belief that building operations would and should begin, .“and that right early.”