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1 * Growing With < Clinton The Clinton Chronicle I—f Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 26,1967 Vol. 68—No. 43 Deer Open* Friday (Story on Page U) . Lighter Side BY BONNIE WILDER Chronicle Editor There I stood, in my under wear, in the front yard at 6:30 in the morning. The neighbors* lights were flicking on to see what all the commotion was about at my house. And^here I stood. Being new to the neighbor hood I wanted to assure them that causing commotions is not my usual nature. How ever, 1 wasn’t properly attired to assure them of anything. You see, my house was on fire. At least, I thought it was on fire. I woke up to find the house filled with smoke. Wife Genie grabbed the tele phone and I grabbed son Bob. Before she could dial the fire department number, flames shot up from the fur nace area and she shot out of the house, followed closely by my keif carrying Bob. I was afraid the floor fur nace was going to explode. As soon as I got to the door, I almost threw Bob down the front steps and yelled, “Run.” He’s only 4Vi but he didn’t need any encouragement from me. He was gone in a flash. I’hat’s when I realized I Was standing in the middle of the yard dressed in mini pants. And those lights were turning on. Genie raced next door and got Randy Huff to call the fire department. As an , afterthought, Genie shouted, i “And please get my husband > some pants ’’ Genie relayed Randy Huff’s hunting trousers to me and I Sat on the hood of the car and started trying to climb into the trousers. By this time, the fife siren was wailing and the truck tvas on its way. . That's when I remembered _ Cummings ' 9t~,* ~l.aurbns, is -College, is a tall, angular this week s winner of The trcllow. I’m fairly tall but Chronicle’s football contest, “angular” is not one of the Brannon correctly predict- words you'd use in describing ed the winner ot of , h 20 mb. “Stout” would be a po- . ^ file and more nearly accurate ^ ames in thc contest - on- Word for me. In other words. Iy4< miss was Guilford’s win thbre was no way I could over Presbyterian, wedge myself into Huff’s trou- There was a tight battle for , J* rs ' u,e flre second place money as (our truck, lights flashing. . 14 , i . . v , , I could see through the P 60 ^ mlsSed onl y two 8e ^- . Window that the flames about tions. However, Perry C. Par- the furnace had died down, r rish of 2 76 Locust St., Clin- figured It was better to be ^ mos( , p redict ed the brave than embarrassed so I went back into the h^se and outcome of the Clinton-Hill- put on some pants. ' crest game to win the tie- I made it just as Bobby breaker. Parrish predicted Plaxieo, Charlie Pitts and the score to be 48-0. Clinton , the other volunteer firemen won 46-0. arrived. I greeted them with The other three who missed mixed emotions. I was glad on iy two picks were Gary Bo- to see them but was sorta die of Joanna (who predicted sorry that there wasn’t a the tie-breaker at 40-0); Ken- flame in sight. neth Martin of 612 Bailey St., However, they were very Clinton (46-6 on the tie-break- nice about it and nobody said er ). anc j j 0 h n Paul McKee of anything about being called 311 E FloriUa st ., Clinton out early in the morning be- ^32.5 on the tie-breaker). mm ;/ mm M mm ••*►1 For Nov. 14 Referendum Courthouse Plan • ' s Proposition Stated When Laurens County vot- one proposition will appear delegation at thc next session ers go to the polls Nov. 14 to on the ballot. of the General Assembly will cast their ballots in an ad- Sen. W. C. (Bill) Dobbins seek legislation to call a ref- visory referendum concerning told The Chronicle, “I’ve erendum on issuance of a new courthouse in Laurens, been hearing about the need bonds to finance construction there will be only one propos- for a new courthouse for of the proposed courthouse, tion to be voted upon. years and I felt that is the The New Courthouse Study The proposition will read: one issue we need to deter- Committee has recommended “I am in favor of construe- mine now. We want to find that a $2.9 million courthouse tion of a new courthouse for out exactly how people feel be constructed lit the inter- Laurens County at the site about building a new court- section of Garlington Street selected by the Courthouse house.” and Highway 76-Bypass in :>• ?> ms ■n MM® mm mm MM v in .*!•- m&i HOMECOMING QUEENS—Last weekend was homecoming weekend for both Clinton High School and Presbyterian College. At left, Gov. Robert Mc Nair crowns Miss Lena Strickland of Atlanta, Ga., as Presbyterian homecoming queen. A sophomore, she was sponsored by the Student Christian Asso ciation. At right, Clinton High Student Body President Steve Grady crowns Miss Kay Caldwell as Miss CHS. Kay is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Caldwell of Route 2,Clinton.— (Photos by Dan Yarborough) Study Committee.” State Rep. David S. Taylor of Laurens said that Com missioners of Election have been requested to have that proposition printed and dis tributed to the various pre cincts. The legislation setting up the referendum originally in cluded a proposition concern ing renovation of the current courthouse and another con cerning both renovation of the current courthouse and construction of a new county office building. However, Taylor said the county’s legislative delega tion has decided that only the Courthouse Plan Topic At Rotary A discussion of the new If thc vote is favorable, thc Laurens. Brannon Wins Chronicle’s Grid Contest Melvin H. Brannon of 302 PTA Carnival . *4 Slated Tuesday The PTA Halloween TarnivaPTuesday will be gin at 5 o’clock and costume judging will begin at 5:30. Prizes will be presented in four age groups. Booths and activities and their spnsors include: First Grade, bake sale: second grade, fishing booth, ‘Pick-A-Punkin’; third grade, carpet golf, ‘Pick-A-Pocket’; fourth grade, pitch balls and for tune telling; fifth and sixth grades, country store and nailrthe-nails. Civic clubs wall feature pony rides and costume judging, cartoons and bdlloon sales. The Campfire Girls will sponsor the snack bar, r and the Jaycees are building the framework for the booths. \ Admission prices are 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Proceeds will go toward purchase of encyclopedia for use in the elementary schools. Mrs. Charles H. Hughes is chairman of the Grade Mothers Committee, and Harry E. Bolick, III, is general chairman of the carnical. St; John's Church Plan Featured Union Service Set. Sunday Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. It concludes officially at 2 a.m. Sunday.. , Before you go to bed Saturday night, move your clock hack one hour. If it’s 11 o’clock, move the hour hand back to 10 o’clock. Clinton Youth Charged . . - * 4. * • ’ ‘ With Grand Larceny A 17-year-old Clinton youth Her Sunday morning. Police has been arrested in connec- say the two business firms tion with two Sunday night were robbed between 1 a.| m. break-ins. and 2 a. m. Sunday. Charles Sanders of Bluford A pistol and $260 were tak- Street was being held under en from Young Brothers Gulf $3,000 bond Wednesday on a Station. Laurens - 'County”courthou S c <*>»**.<* '•««»/• , _»<*». • sweater, shift and plans and costs by the Court- He w f . "*«»«« s “ n< ‘, ay ^ ‘ mtn A - ‘“"f", „ ,r0 ?J house Study Committee and ™> rn,n lt a >m.t 9 oeockafter Balks and the. thief 8 old the Laurens County deleka- Y ‘T“ ®, rothers Gu !' S ‘ at,0n clothe , s Wer ,‘' left han « in * O" lion will he the program ot and Bllk s w<!rc robbt ' d car ‘ a rack in ‘ h<! 5 ‘ or '- 1,000 Visitors Are Expected For Parents Day At Presbyterian About l,TWo visitors are ex- Williams of Myrtle Beach: peeled for Presbyterian Col- -fim Cassadv of Decattir, G^’, lege’s 11th annual Parents and Rav McDonald of Br ^ ls - Day this Saturday afternoon. w,c k* Ga. , t ... Advance reservations in- the Clinton Rotary Club at their weekly luncheon next . . , . Tuesday, Oct. 31 A union weicommu service A|| p(;rsons intercstcd in al . for seven*! ministers in the (ending may do so by eontact- ClintonAJbanna area will be ing a member of the club, held Sunday night at 7:30 at The Clinton Rotary Club "ttrr First Baptist Church, meets a 1 p.m. each Tuesday Clinton. at the Hotel Mary Musgrove. This service sponsored by the ministers of the Clinton- Joanna Ministerial Associa tion, also will give attention to thc influence of the Refor mation on Christian history. Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the host church and chairman Clinton Mills Power To Be Turned Off Klectfic power in the Clin- Parents will be afforded the opportunity to meet faculty dicate a record attendance members at the 4 p.m. vlsi- may be established for the tation in Neville Hall. Alb* PC event which ranks among being guests for Slipper to* the oldest Parents Day pro- Greenville Dining Hall, they of the Special Services Com- t on Millfe Community will be ' n s ^ e - Parents will be entertained at Sepd- mittee, will preside and .give 0 ff t . ar j v Saturday morning other immediate ^fartdjy rate functions by tl|fe sfic. tto- reedgnition to the new min- for about sfVen hours. ” isters. Dr. E. B Keisler. pas- Thp power will be turned off tor of St. John’s Lutheran at 12 . 30 a Saturday, Oct. Church and president of the -g# while necessary repairs Ministerial Association, will arc being made, deliver the sermon. Other ministers and the several congregations of the area will participate in the speclipl service to which t-^e publiel Ss J cordially invited ‘ 1 members of current PC stu- tidnnl social fraternities ahd dents have been invltid. . thd feeds. The activities firilt The day’s activities will be- cl with the PresbyterUni- followed by campds tours 1^° lights of Johnson Field at Religious Prints Are On Display to attend gin with 2 p.m. registration, CataVvba football game under jtfs tc conducted by members of 8 p.m. Blue Key national leadership fraternity. Students will bid their parents an official wel come in a special Belk Audi torium program presided over PC Players Present 'Blithe Spirit' cause of a house full of smoke. ^ Brannon wins $25 first prize, ma y az i n c published by the A drawing of the proposed the church will feature new St. John’s Lutheran larye “hood” type roof,.cov- Church building in Clinton is er ' n ^ parts ol the building featured in thc quarterly and rising to a height of 32 leet over the Altar, providing What actually had hap-^ 11131 ° r ~ a balcony for the choir and wood Mills plants at Joanna Bibles, pened was that an artificial ant * Parish w i ns the $10 sec- South Carolina Chapter ol other usable space. recently completed two years fern fell across the floor fur- mone y- American Institutes of Archi- Bids on the proposed build- each without disabling in- This week’s contest is on tects.- injr are td he opened Nov. 15 juries. An exhibit of religious prints Other officers of the Minis- j s now on display in thc lobby,' by Bob Staton of Emporia, terial Association arc Rev. 0 f the Presbyterian College Va., president of Blue Key. E. W. Rogers, Vico President library and is to be continued The 3 p.m. attraction will and Rev. M. Floyd Hellams, through Nov. 10. ) feature talks by President a Secretary-Treasurer. The public is invited to Marc C. Weersing, Student view the 37 examples of etch- Body President David Berry ^ oward s greatest laugh hit ings, woodcuts and I thographs <>f Union and other student the stage, will be presep- with a religious, theme, in- leaders, and musical selec- ted by the F resbytenan Col- Two departments of Green- eluding pages from early lions by two student groups l0fic * 'a.vers tonight,Fri- ” Blithe Spirit”, Noel Joanna Safety LAURENS PARADE (Continued on Page 2) page 20. The article points out that at thc church. LAURENS Players and the Presbyterian College and Monday nights as. their Choir conducted by Charles ^ rs t production of the 1967-88 T. Gaines. Season. , . Students to participate in . Curtain-time i* 8:15 p. m. 1 h e annual . , u .. in PC’s new Resolutions Are Adopted 'I hey are Ihe spinning and a *• ^ the entertainment include: j' 1 ‘ ^ * , ' t ’ w ex P e * ,1 * T *Pht®l yarn preparation depart- ^ ^ r ‘ sl,nas P aradc in Laurens jj an Hobcrts of Orangeburg; ,._^ a ^_ in 1 L aC0 ^ S J?®J!' ^'! C ' ments of |)lanls Nos. 15 and ' s scheduled lor Nov. 29 at j) on Dillard of Greer; Rob 16. 4:30 p. m. Copeland Heads Farm Bureau > - ' 0 T. J. Copeland of Route 2, RESOLUTIONS j- tural workers under the Min- prevent chaps in marketing Laurens, was elected presi- The following resolutions imum Wage Act; and an at- and to ensure an adequate dent of the Laurens County were adopted at the meeting tempt being made to raise supply of wholesome milk, Farm Bureau at a meeting which was attended by 96 the minimum wage. South Carolina Dairy Farm- held last Thursday at Laurens members and guests: 7. In favor of food items ers expect out State Govern- High School. On national issues: being more greatly used to .ment (in preference to the Other officers elected in- 1. In favor of a marketed assist needy nations and a U. S. Government) to adopt elude W. P. Dickson of Clin- oriented agriculture. Advo- further attempt being made 4permanent legislation which ton, vice president; Charles cates of this approach feel to divide up markets with will effectively replace the R. Workman, Kinards, state that supply management is other nations for farm com- Emergency Milk Bill that will director; and Mrs. Agnes inconsistent with a free mar- modities. expire June 1, 1968. Bailey of Laurens, secretary- ket and would not allow farm- 8. Oppose that Social Se- 3 Favor more - protection treasurer. ers to earn their incomes curity Benefits will be ex- f or property owners Rights Directors at large are Hugh from the market place but tended even further . . and 0 f Eminent Domain. B. Workman of Clinton and would force them to look and that there will be an increase J. Herman Power of Laurens, depend on/government for a in Social Security Taxes. Directors by townships are: large portren of their liveli- STATE ISSUES , Cross Hill, Hance Finley and hood. 1. Oppose an Insurance John L. A.dpir; Hunter, A. A. 2. In favor of The Wheat Rating Bureau in South Caro- . Ramage, Jr. and Lawrence and Feed Grains Act of 1967. lina. F. Davis; Jacks, Robert Wick- 3. Oppose another bill which 2. In favor of Dairy Legis- Legislation, ham and David Pitts; Lau- would extend activities of the lation. The Emergency Milk 6- Favor stiller penalties rens, Robert Burns and Her- National Labor Relations Bill expires June 1, 1968. In for livestock rustling when chel Gibbs; Scuffletown, W. T. Board to Agriculture. general we abhor unnecessary people are convicted for this Blakely and S. B. Fleming; 4. In favor of the Parity government controls of pri- crime. Sullivan,, Fred Pitts and formula being updated. vate enterprise. However, in 7. In favor of the Hog James Wasson; Waterlog, 5. In favor of Marketing the dairy industry we have Cholera Eradication b e i 9 g Niles C. Clark and J. L. Fen- Orders being proposed for and we accept as necessary continued in South Carolina, nellp Youngs, James Martin new areas and for additional certain state and local regu- COUNTY ISSUES and L. N. Cook, Jr.; Dials, commodities. lations, especially in the area 1. Favor a continuation of Milton S. Woods and L Boyd 6. Oppose an effort being of sanitation and uses of milk a study of Rural Fire Protep Stoddard. made to brine more aericul and its products Also, to tion in Laurens County. iP 4. Favor Land Owners Lia bility (landowners having more protection against law suits.) 5. Favor General Enabling I FARM BUREAU OFFICERS— Shown above at the-recent annual meeting of the Laurens County Farm Bureau are, left to right: Guest speaker E. W. Brooks of the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation; for t wo -night run Hieklin of”Spartanburg*; Robin ' sold oul and a * xtrH performance is scheduled Monday night. Coward wrote his hilarious farce during World War II while resting between en gagements entertaining Brit ish overseas troops. Impres sed by the gallantry of the English people during the terrible air raids, he decided to produce a comedy that would take their minds off the war. The result was one of the greatest of his long list of hits and an instantaneous success both in Ix>ndon and New York. Rick Stall of Greenville plays the lead role of les” in the Presbtverian Col lege Production. Other parts in “Blithe Spirit” are filled by Carrie Sue Pierson of Gainesville, Fla., as Edith; Kit Caldwell of Augusta ps Ruth; Sam Hobson of Ander son as Dr. Bradman; Jegn Kirkley of Bishopville as Mrs. Bradman; Beth Lindsay of Greenville as Madame Arcati; and Judy Simpson of Waxhaw, N. C., as Elvira. Director Dale O. Rains, in structor in drama at PC, has urged that reservations be made early in view of the theater’s limited seating cap acity. t- Mrs. Agnes Bailey of Laurens, secre tary-treasurer; Charles Workman of Kinards, state director; W. P. Dick son o#—Glinton, vic^-president; aind T. J. Copeland of Route 2, Laurens, president.—(Yarborough Photo)