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Support Your
United Fund
(See Editorial on Page 21)
The Clinton Chrenide
Clinton, S. O, Thursday, September 28,1967
Vol. 68 — No. 39
Surprising PC
Hosts Wofford
(See Story on Page 13)
Clinton Leads
County In Job
Opportunities
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second article in a
series based on a socio-economic survey of the Clin-
ton-Joanna-Cross Hill area, conducted ^by Kamp,
Cornwell and Associates of Shelby, N. C., consultants
to management. The survey was made at the request
of the new owners of the Clinton Chronicle.)
By DONNY WILDER
The Clinton area has 40 per cent of the Laurens
County population but 62.6 per cent of the employ
ment opportunities. Even so, there is a potential weak
spot in the area’s industrial base, and it concerns a
lack of diversification.
The Clinton area has 68.7 per cent of the county’s
manufacturing job opportunities, and most of these
are connected with textiles.
The Kamp. Cornwell and Associates survey report
says, “The industrial bas Q of the (Clinton) area is
geared to textiles. In the event of a significant de
cline in textiles, it could have serious economic im
pact on the Clinton area. One weakness in the area
is the lack of a more sound and diversified industrial
base.’’
In other employment patterns, the Clinton area
leads the county in only one other category—services.
That refers to such jobs as those in hotels, motels,
laundries, beauty shops, barber shops, etc. The Clin
ton area has 59.1 per cent of the county’s jobs in ser
vices.
Other comparisons of the Clinton area’s percent
age of county employment total, showing Clinton’s
percentage, are: agricultural services, 42.3 per cent;
contract construction, 38.5 per cent; transportation,
41.9 per cent; wholesale. 41.6 per cent; retail, 42.4
percent; finance and insurance, 42.2 per cent; and
other, 41.3 per cent.
LOOKING AHEAD
Looking to the future, the Kamp, Cornwell and
Associates report points out that over the next 12
years, the Clinton area will have about 450 persons
per year coming of working age.
The report says:
“Of particular interest are the 2,828 males and
2,567 females currently school age. This means there
will be approximately 450 persons reaching age 19
(each year) over the next 12 years.
“A percentage of these will enter college, the mili
tary and females will marry and begin families. The
bulk of these, primarily males, will enter the labor
force and actively seek employment. These are the
persons who will significantly contribute to the eco
nomic growth of the area in the 12 years qj^gad.”
A previous article pointed out that Clinton’s out
migration rate has been lowered to 4.7 per cent, mean
ing that, should the trend continue, more and more
of these young people will be staying in their home
town to follow their careers.
NEXT WEEK: The $6 million that’s getting away.
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State VFW Rally At Laurens
To Feature Dorn As Speakjer {
The South Carolina VFW one of seven, brothers, ill 1 Stf •
Rally is set lor LaUrertS oh vibe tiurlri^(World War'll. ;
October 13-15 with Congress- n ow y ear as a
man William Jennings Bryan member ©£ the Congress, he
Porn, D-S.C., as the main is vice chairman of the Vete-
speaker. rans Committee and Chair-
Dorn will speak on Satur- man 0 f jt s Subcommittee on
day night at the banquet. Compensation and Pensions.
Born at Greenwood, S. C., Co-author of Cold War GI Bill
in 1916, elected to S. C. House of Rights and author of the
of Representatives at age 22 Veterans Pension and Read-
and to S. C. Senate at age justment Act now in confer-
24, he became the youngest ence between the House and
Senator in history. • Senate. Is a merhber of Pub-
He volunteered, resigned lie Works Committee, House
from Senate and served for Steering Committee and is
S'/i* years as an enlisted man secretray and organizer of the
in Army Air Corps and was Informal Textile Committee
of the House.
i if • He was a leader in devel-
LJinron Kiwamans oping American air power
To Hear Sheriff and military strength in Con
gress and as a result was
Laurens County Sheriff Eu- named the No. 1 enemy of
gene Johnson will speak to communism in America by
the Clinton Kiwanis Club on the Andrei Vlshinsky, Foreign
the subject of law and order Minister of Russia,
at the club’s r e g u 1 a r bi- He is married and has 5
monthly meeting this Thurs- children,
day night.
Program Charman D. B. /■* •.
Smith said the educational Community CHorUS
program on law enforcement Rehearsals To Begin
is in koeoine with one of the
major objectives of Kiwanis Regular weekly rehearsals
InternaPonal. of the Clinton Community
Kiwan's Pres’dent L H. Chrous will begin on Thurs-
Leo will preside over th- day, October 12 at the First
Thursday meeting, scheduled Presbyterian Church rccrea-
for 7 p m. in the ballroom of tion hall,
the Mary Musgrove Hotel.
Support For UF Urged
READY FOR VISITORS
Presbyterian has its frist home football game
Saturday. See details on sports page. Ready to
greet the visiting fans is PC student David Tem-
pleon, dressed as a Scottish Highland fighter, sym
bol of the PC fighting Spirit.—Yarborough Photo.
October 6 Last Day To Register
For Voting At Clinton Office
. Time is running out for
those who want to re-regtster
to vote at the Clinton office.
The Clinton office, which is
located at 102 West Main St.,
will be open the rest of this
week and Monday through
Friday of next week. The Fri
day, October 6, registration
Clinton Lions Club
Seeks Are<^ Names
An organizational meeting
was held this past Thursday,
with thirty members in at
tendance and fifteen others in
dicating a desire to sing on
The Clinton Lions Club, in th * fifth Christmas program
cooperation with the Associa- P r °8 r ® rn w, h be held
tion of the Blind, is seeking at Bdk Auditorium on Sun-
names and addresses of blind ^ ay ’ D ecem ber 10, at 4:00 p.
men in the Clinton area who m - ^ singers interested in
may desire work. The asso- takin 6 P*rt are invited to at-
ciation has notified Clinton te-nd the regular Thursday
Lions Club secretary, Miles rehearsals.
Powell of several openings for ^ c i
blind men who wish to be LfOSley lO Speak
trained for employment. p or p u || S a | V ation
For many years^ this or
ganization has been provid- Rev. Bill Crosley will be
ing job opportunities for the the euest speaker at the re
blind from all parts of South vival services held each night
Carolina. Applications may at the Full Salvation Baptist
be-filed by all blind men re- Mission beginning Sept. 28.
gardless of age or race by The church is located on N.
contacting Miles Powell or a Broad and BuiCe St. Th. pub-
Clinton LtHm Chib membe. lie is invited.
Services Held
After Drowning
Of R. E. Poole
Services were held Monday
for Robert Kllie (Bum) Poole,
64, of Rt. 3. Clinlon, who
drdwtied Saturday afternoon
ip a fishing pond in the Hope-
well area.
Burial was in Ros^mont
Cemetery after services were
conducted by Rev. Carl
Bishop at Gray Funeral
Home.
A native of Laurens County,
he was a son of the lale Wil
liam A. and Huth Todd Poole,
a member of the Langston
Baptist Church, where he
served as a deacon for many
years, ar member of Campbell
Lodge 44. AFM, and a budd
ing contractor.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Sara Goss Poole; a daughter,
Mrs. Charles (Frances) Pur
due of Fairfax; a son, R.
Carroll[Poole of Spartanburg;
a sister. Mrs. Earle B. Alex
ander of Laurens; and gix
brothers, James A. Poole oT
Dunn, N. C., Walter E Poole
of Elberton, Ga., Rev. Mason
L. Poole of Spartanburg, and
Allen Poole of Clinton; and
six grandchildren.
Pallbearers were N. T.
Poole, J'mmv Margin, Floyd
P(*>lc, Lawrence Darnel, Rob
ert A. Wilkie and Charles
Bond.
The Laurens Cou n tv Rescue
Souad found the body near a r >
overturned boa* in ‘he ^ond
of Stewart Brown on Hone-
well Road near Joanna The
boat and the body we~e found
near the middle of the three-
acre pond.
The rescue group went out
after a member of the man’s
family had called Clinton
police Saturday n’Uht when
Poole faded to return from
h>s fishing trip.
The corona*- said no inquest
would be held.
Fairview Baotist
Revival To Benin
Fa’ r,, ip”r Pa»'t : st CHiir^h
-*>1', mOpc; couth of
Bonds Cross Roads, will hold
revival se^v'ces Cct. 1-7 at
7:30 each evening.
Dr David Thomas, nastor
of the First Baptist Church,
Whitmire, will be the visiting
preacher. The public h> in-
.iua.
day will be the final one in
Clinton and others wishing to
register must go to the court
house at Laurens as re-regis
tration continues in the coun
ty.
J. J. Clark, member of the
Laurens County Board of Reg
istration, is ixu charge of the
Clinton office and he has two
ladies assisting him as dep
uty registrars.
Special registration will also
be held next week as follows:
Monday at Mt. Olive and
Wattsville.
Tuesday at Mount Pleasant.
Wednesday at Poplar
Springs.
Thursday at Brewerton.
Friday at Barksdaie-Narnie.
Shockley, Knight
Top Grid Contest
The winners of last week’s
Football Contest were David
Shockley, 245 Sycamore St.,
Lydia Mill, and E r s k i n e
Knight, 400 Academy St.
Both winners had a record
of 14-3-2 so the first place
winner had to he selected on
the basis of the scores given
for the tie breaker. Shockley
gave the scores as 34-0 in
favor of Clinton. Knight gave
it as 21-14 in favor of Clinton.
The score was 32-0 in favor of
Clinton and Shockley being
the closest to this was select
ed as first place winner.
S h o c k > e v wins $25 and
.Knight wins $10.
Look for this week’s contest
in this issue of the Clinton
Chronicle and mail or bring to
the Chronicle office by 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4.
PTA Meeting
Time Switched
To Monday Nigh!
The Hampton Avenue P. T.
A. will meet Monday, Octo
her 2 at 8 p. m. in the aud -
torium of the Hampton Ave
Elementary School. It be
came necessary to change
the time of meeting due t''
many other conflicting activi
ties.
There will he a brief open
ing program consisting of
music by Presbyterian Col
lege students and an introduc
tion of Hampton Avenue
teachers, grade mothers and
P. T. A. officers.
This year’s officers are:
Rev. Zeb C. Williams, presi
dent; Moses Guerrini, vice
president; Mrs. Dan Orr, sec
retary; and Dr. Jack Pressau.
treasurer. The following have
accepted committee chair
manships; Prof. Charles T.
Gaines, program; Mrs.
James Barnes, membership;
Harry Boliek, P. T. A. proj
ects; Mrs. Joan Hughes,
grade mothers; Mrs. Myra
Crocker, attendance; Miles
Powell, publicity; Dr. Fred
Chapman, legislation; Mrs.
Agnes Davis, welfare; Mrs.
George Cornelson, library;
Mrs. Bobby Meadows, health;
Mrs. Louis Stevens, maga
zine; Calvin Cooper, repre
sents the board of trustees
and H. L. Shealy is the prin
cipal.
After the opening program
the rest of the evening will
he given to an open house to
enable parents to visit the
classrooms of their children
and he able to talk with the
teachers.
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Thurmond Urges
Greater Regard
For Law, Order
“Someone has got to stand
up and call for respect for the
law,” U. S- Sen. Strom Thur
mond told Clinton Masons
and their wives Saturday
night.
He called on the group to
write the President and their
congressmen, asking them for
legislation to stop the r.oting
and lawlessness in this coun
try.
The senator spoke at the
annual Ladies Night meeting
of Campbell Lodge 44, AFM,
at the Presbyterian College
dining hall.
' “If things keep going as
they are now in this coun
try, the situation will get
worse and worse,” the Re
publican said.
Thurmond said there is no
nation in history which has
accomplished more than t h e
United States. “We are the
best fed, best clothed and the
richest nation in the world.
Unless we return to law and
order, the basis of any civil;
ized society, we will see it all
go down the drain.”
Sen. Thurmond was intro
duced by Marvin DeYoung,
lodge secretary. John Gall-
man. worshipful master, pre
sided. Special guests were R.
Lew4%_ Smith, grand master
of Masons in South Carolina;
and Harmon G. Murrah Jr.,
district deputy grand master.
ENDORSES UNITED FUND
Gov. Robert E. McNair is pictured endorsing
I’nited Fund campaigns for South Carolina with
Hugh M. Chapman, Camden, Chairman of the
Hoard, Carolinas United Community Services.
Man Given 36-Year Sentence
As Laurens Court Term Begins
Laurens — Judge Julius B.
Ness sentenced Joe Glaze, 34,
to 36 years in prison Tuesday
in Laurens General Sessions
Court. Glaze pleaded guilty
to assault with intent to
ravish and asked for recom
mendation of mercy.
Solicitor W. T. Jones, Sher
iff R. Eugene Johnson and
Lt. Wilbur Traynham told the
court about an April 16, 1967,
assault attempt involving a
minor in rural Laurens Coun
ty.
In another case Tuesday,
Clinton Payton, 46, of Laur
ens County, pleaded guilty to
incest and received a 10-year
sentence.
Two defendants, each
charged with three counts of
larceny involving the theft of
transmissions from stolen
cars, entered guilty pleas, but
Judge Ness deferred sentenc
ing until Wednesday.
Other defendants pleading
guilty and their sentences
were:
Lloyd E, Johnson, non-sup-
port, one year or $1.5'J0, sus
pended, payment of $10 week
ly, live years probation.
Homer R. King, driving
while* under the influence of
intoxicants, one year and $L-
000, s u s p e n d e d to three
months or $250, three years
probation.
Russell .’VIcBeth, possession
of unlawful weapon, one year,
suspended, one year proba
tion.
Jerry Baker, non-support,
one year or $1,590, suspended
to $22.59 weekly, four years
probation.
George Bodie, assault and
battery of a high and aggra
vated nature, one year, sus
pended, three years proba
tion.
Edward Jr. Medlin, driving
while under the influence of
intoxicants, throe years and
$2,000, suspended to 60 days,
four years probation.
Sam Cary, non-support, one
year or $1,500, suspended to
$15 weekly, four years proba
tion.
Andrew J. Jones, non-sup
port, one year or $1,500, sus
pended, $40 monthly, two
years probation.
Walter Lee Shockley, driv
ing while under the influence
of intoxicants, one year and
$1,000, suspended to three
months or $250, three years
probation.
Richard M. Compton, for
gery and larceny, concurrent
three year sentences, sus
pended after service of four
months or $250, three years
probation.
Twelve defendants who
pleaded guilty were sentenced
by Judge Julius B. Ness dur
ing the first day of court
Monday.
Robert Pruitt, 38-year-old
North Carolinian, "received an
eight-year sentence after
pleading guilty to the Jan. 20,
1967, robbery of a Laurens
County storekeeper.
Pruitt was charged with
taking about $27 from Andy
Tollison at Tollison’s store
near the eastern city limits
of Laurens.
Pruitt was arrested at the
scene after officers were
alerted by Tollison’s brother
who lived nearby. •
Four Laurens County youths,
Roger Dayton, 18, James C.
Patterson, Jr., 17, Dennis L.
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Hurricane Baptists
Plan Homecoming
Hurricane Baptist Church
will observe homecoming
Sundnv, October 1. Sunday
School will bo at 10 a m. and
worship services will be at
11. Dinner on the grounds is
planned for 12:45 Tea. cof
fee, plates, and cups will he
furnished by the church.
The Training Union hour
has been changed to 6:30 and
evening worship to 7:30. Mid
week prayer services will be
at 7:30 p.m.
LIGHTING THE UNITED FUND FLAME
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Lighting the United Fund flume after the kick
off breakfastt Tuesday was Eagle Scout Larry
Brehnier as United Fund leaders
looked on.—Yarborough Photo.
and workers
Colonel Ivy
Makes Plea
The 1967-68 United Fund for
Greater Clinton gdfc under
way this past Tuesday with
a kick-off breakfast at the
4ary Musgrove Hotel.
After a brief, effective
speech by Col. Ben Ivey of
the Military Science Dept, at
Presbyterian, the group of
chairmen met at the corner
*>f Carolina and Broad Streets
*o watch Eagle-Scout Larry
Brehmcr light the giant torch
which will burn throughout
the two-week campaign.
Col. Ivey emphasized the
following points in his mes
sage:
“The annual United Fund
campaign provides a real
service to our commun ty
and its citizens. The United
Fund protects our citizens
since it represents only those
organizations whose needs
are carefully examined and
whose past performance has
been studied.
“The United Fund offers a
single campaign thereby as
sisting the numerous small
organizations through the re
duction of' their campaign
costs. It eliminates a score of
conflicting and competitive
campaigns with which we
were confronted before the
adoption of the united way of
supporting our community
and relief organizations.
“In addition, the United
Fund offers a collective
method for our citizens to
demonstrate their individual
interest in the community and
in the welfare of their fellow
man. And this is important,
for the welfare of our fellow
men remains an individual
obligation and must never be
considered as the sole prob
lem and concern of our in
dustries or our governments.
“Glinton and the surround
ing area has an outstanding
record of community service.
As I look at the list of or
ganizations that are being
Sponsored by the United Fund
this year I am pleased to see
the addition of the Clinton
Y.M.C.A. The establishment
of a Y.M.C.A. in our com
munity will offer new avenues
of wholesome diversion for
oiir citizens and especially
our children.
• “There arc those who will
tell you that our area is in the
midfitVof an economic decline
AAditbey can’t afford to give
now. To this small group I
say, the need for our children
to - be in scouting programs
has. not. declined; the needs
of the crippled and blind has
not declined; and the needs
of the destitute,, the sick and
aged has not declined. So it
must be that the efforts of
each member of the com
munity to make this year’s
United Fund Campaign a
success must be greater than
ever!’’ ‘
The Commercial Division
consists of: Mrs. Frank Sher
rill, chairman: Boh Hanson,
Asst, charman; J. C. Thom
as; Len Caric6fe. Ralph Pat
terson. J. Sloan Todd, Don G.
Creighton and Harry Mc-
Swfcen as team captains and
supported by the following
solicitors:
Mac Adair, Mrs. Harry
Ayers, Frances Blalock,
Ratchford Boland, Jim Brad
ford.
Charles Buiec, Phil Connell,
D. B. Smith, Wm. Hatton, Al
vin Hucblc.
Joe Holland. Tommy Hol
lis, Mrs. Lou Horton, Truman
Owens, Leaman Jones.
Wm. Jacobs, John Mabry.
Marvin Man'ey. B W. Dom
inick. Kenneth McCrary.
Dillard Milam. Mrs. Wilma
Moore, Ed Perry, Charles
P'tts.
Tom Plaxico, Gus Ramage,
Charles Ruark, Jan Savel-
koul, Milford Smith.
Russ Emerson, Rembert
Truluck. Mrs. Martha Powell.
J ; m Von Hollen, Tommy
Windsor.
Reese Young, Len Caricofe,
Ralph PaiPerson, R o b f r t
Johnson, Goyne Simpson.
tnouest Scheduled
An.inouest has been sched
uled Friday for the Laurens
County Courthouse in the
shooting death of Madison
Earl DeY’oung, who was shot
while sitting in his car Sept.
15.
The inquest was set up at
the request of the DeYoung
family.