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& Growing With Clinton V I The Clinton Chronicle Clinton, S. C, Thursday, November 30,1967 Vol. 68 — No. 48 Support Your New YMCA Santa's Coming To Town Santa Claus is coming to town — next Thursday. That’s the day of the an nual Christmas parade and Santa will be the main fea ture. His supporting cast will in clude more than 40 units con sisting of bands, floats, beau ty queens, horses, motor scooters, marching units, dignitaries, and clowns. Some of the special fea tures will be Miss South Car olina, Peggy Ann White of Fountain Inn; the Parker High School Band from Greenville; and the Bali Hai Ranch Arabian Horses. The downtown Christmas decorations will be lighted during the parade. The parade will begin at 4:30 p. m. in front of Pres byterian College and will pro ceed down Broad Street through downtown Clinton. The parade will be present ed earlier in the afternoon at Whitten Village. The parade is sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and the Clinton Jaycees are in charge of ar rangements. Stocking Fund Campaign Set For Sunday Sunday afternoon, Dec. 3, has been set as the date for the annual Christmas Stock ing Fund Drive conducted by the Clinton Jaycees and the Presbyterian Coth&e SttMfclft’ Body to raise funds for Christmas for local under privileged children. The money raised will en able the Jaycees and the PC students to take the children on a shopping tour for cloth ing, shoes and other neces sities in local stores. The goal has been set at $950. Last year’s goal was set at $500 and, through the sjip-, port of Clinton citizens, this, goal was surpassed, which enabled the organization to help more children than had been planned. A total of $950 was raised last year. The Presbyterian Student Christian Association and the Jaycees head the project. A plaque will be presented to the group offering the greatest support and partici pation in the drive. Community Action The bi-monthly meeting of the Laurens County Com munity Action, Inc., board of directors will be held Mon day, Dec. 4, at 5 p. m. in the directors’ office. in i ii i mu ■ mil • ' • • > v... y* V J >• .: X \ r % ..y m* 13 y*. w vv.'V Mm m.- Wm m m i .h ■ mm,'. > .< y. k;' : - Ji Southern Schools, Colleges Clinton Jr. High Joins Association Clinton Junior High School recommendation to the state been a member of the South § ** -T y.rs*#* 1 /a Wednesday officially became board of the Southern Asso- a member of the Southern c ’ a ^ on an< ^ s ^ a ^ e board , made its recommendation to * I the national organization. Miss Ruth Hair, a member ii* HEADED FOR SHRINE BOWL — The Clinton High School Band will be one of the features at Saturday’s Shrine Bowl football game in Charlotte, N. C. Officials of the local Shrine organization re cently presented Clinton High School with a check for $150 for the Bowl Fund to pay for the ex penses of Clinton End Billy Freeman who will play on the South Carolina team. Local Shriners also presented the school with a check for $150 for the band’s expenses. Shriners and their friends have chartered two buses to carry the band to the game. In addition to Freeman and the band, Gin- ton will be represented by Robert P. (Bob) Hamer who is Shrine Potentate of Hejaz Temple and will be one of four Shrine dignitaries from the two Carolinas participating in the halftime ceremonies; and City Councilman Truman Owens who will be a field judge for the game. Two Clinton Soldiers Killed On Hill 875 Two young men from the Clinton area died in combat ? ' m Hill 875 in South Vietnam. Pfc. Jimmy L. Me Morris, 18, was killed on Nov. 15 and Sp. 4 Roy James (Timmy) Blackwell Jr., 21, died Nov. 19. A total of six Clinton area '.oldiers have died in combat n South Vietnam. Another las been miSsing in action since last summer. McMorris and Blackwell were among 28G Americans killed during ■rhe 21-day battle for the hill near the Cambodian border. Blackwell ehlistied in the ( U. Si- Atmy j in 1965 with Johnny 'felgue of 1 Cliiiton who was killed in combat in May, 1936. Blackwell was serving his second tour of duty in Viet nam. He served with the First Schools and Colleges The local school was one of eight South Carolina second ary schools receiving accre ditation at the association's annual convention in Dallas, Tex. John Fulmer, principal of the school, said Wednesday, “This is the best news we’ve lad in a long time. We feel that we’ve passed a major milestone in our ef forts to provide quality in struction. This accomplish ment is the result of much hard work and cooperation on the part of the teachers, ad ministration and the school board. It means very much for our community to know that our young people are get ting quality education.” R. P. Wilder, superintend ent of District 56, comment, ed, “We are pleased with this achievement on the part of Clinton Junior High School and its faculty. We are cur rently in the midst of a pro gram of self study for the elementary schools in the dis trict and we hope that this, too, will result in their be- A v bitten Village student coming members of the as- Home is in charge of ar- underwent surgery Tuesday SO ciation. The administration rangements. ! nirrht in Granville General | considers this the proper step McMorris died 1 as a result Hospital after suffering fa- 1 lo imDrove the oualitv of edu- , of multiple fragment wounds cial inJufieg Monday when 10 impr0Ve the qUahty ° f edu •e'even when the base camp , , . came under enemy mortar ,truck b5 ' a P ost Protrudms | nre. ) from a truck. A Whitten Village spokes- of the Clinton Junior High School faculty represented the school at the meeting uv Dallas. Clinton High School has ern Association of Secondar) Schools and Colleges foi many years. To became a member of the association, a school must meet strict requirements con cerning teaching staff, cur riculum, physical facilities, administration and teaching loads. Youth Hit By Post On Truck 1 A native of the Bush River section of Newberry County, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Annie Mae Darby of . 4 .. . -union; a daughter, Tander :County was gettmg along sat- Dian McMorris of Clinton; isfactorily. man said Wednesday the 18- year-old youth from Horry cation in our school system.” The faculty - and staff of Clinton’s Junior High School jpent over two years on a survey and self-study under he direction of Dr. William Royster who was then state supervisor of school surveys and studies. He now is su- m | father Henry McMorris Sr. | The boy was walking be- penntendent of the Anderson ■i't j m JIMMY BLACKWELL | 'tree brothers, Henry Jr. and s j de the Clinton-Joanna Road Ullyses McMorris of New- • be-ry and Gothrey McMorris bf Norris Town, Pa.; six sis- vula K e wh ™ the acciden t oc- ters, Mrs. Lucille ( Mrs Rosie Lee Carol of Nor ris Town, Mrs. Angeline Hall of Brooklyn, N. Y., Mrs..,, a t Ilenr etta Farrow of Rhode Hunter Brolhcrs truck whlch T s!and, Mrs. Annie Pearl Rice lWas going toward Joanna, in j Harp and curred. He was struck in the right side of his face by a 4x4 post protruding from a Schools. A visiting committee of educators from throughout the state made an evaluauon of Clinton Junior High School *n eariy March of tnis year, rhis commniee made its A native of Clinton, he was of Whitmire and Mrs. Ger-1 the opposite direction of the a member of Calvary Baptist tru^e Kenney of Newberry. pedestrian. Calvary in Vietnam for H j church and attended elemen- Funeral services, with mil- fnohths before contracting fnalaria fever. He also was hospitalized in Hawaii for a wound in the hand. Upon re turning to the U. S. in July, 1966. was reassigned to the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg, N. C. ' , In June, 1967, he re-enlist ed in the Army find Ipft again for Vietnam on July 30th with the 173rd Airborne. His parents said Jimmy was planning to make a ca reer of military service. and high school in Clin ton. Survivois include his par ents, Roy James Blackwell Sr. and Louise F.nglish Black- vell; a brother, Brian Black- well of the home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ida Eng- osh of Whitmire; and pater , Crewmen of the truck haJ j tiry honors, were he’d . , . . , ! at Bush P lcked U|) temporary road signs which were replaced by permanent c’^ns by the State Meadows Wounded UHb.vay Department: The in vestigating patrolman said a Thursday, Nov. 23, River Baptist Church Word has been received chain had been put around that Mike Meadows, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mea- ,he posls in U "' bed of the Christmas Carol Service At PC na! grandmother, Mrs. dews, formally of Clinton, Frankie Blackwell of Clin- has been wounded in ton. nam. Funeral arrangements are Mr. and Mrs. incomplete, pending arrival n ow reside in of the body. Gray Funeral N. C. i truck but one of the posts yj ct slipped and was protruding from the truck. Meadows The patrolman said Wed. Fairview,- nesday that his investigation was continuing. Area Woman Dies As Car Hits Lake YMCA Campaign Opens Monday The Clinton YMCA’s first membership drive opens Monday and will continue through Dec. 22. The Rev. E. W. Rogers, pastor of Broad Street Methodist Church, is chairman of the Membership Committee which will be enlisting charter mem bers for the YMCA. Membership fees are: $8 for young people from first grade in school through high school; $12 for young single adults who have completed high school or who are above high school age; $20 for adult married couple without children; $25 for family membership, including husband and wife and all school-age children; $25 and up for sustaining membership which is counted as contribution for someone who will not participate in the YMCA activties. The sustaining membership is tax de ductible. The recently organized YMCA is headquarter ed in the American Legion building near Clinton High School. Executive Director John J. Bingham says the YMCA program will be limited at first but plans are being made to carry out a total program rang ing from youth and adult clubs to physical activi ties for the entire family. Currently, youth clubs are being developed for Hi-Y (high school boys); Tri-Hi-Y (high school girls); Gra-Y (grade school boys); and Tri-Gra-Y (grade school girls). Also, basketball leagues for both boys and girls are be ing planned. The (Minton YMCA will serve the entire area of School District 56. The YMCA organization is defined as “a world-wide fellowship united by a common loyalty to Jesus Christ for the purpose of developing Christian personality and building a Christian societv.” United Seven Above The Greater Clinton-Uni- ed a special award from Fund campaign topped Carolinas United for the sue ts goal by 7.6 per cent thi^; of its campaign, ear, according to campaign T he Industrial Division and ‘’airman George Brocken- Commercial Division showed A Laurens County woman te e largest increases as both lied Wednesday morning Brockonbrough made the werc U P 20 per cent this vhen her car crashed announcement Tuesday hrough a guardrail on a norning at the final report neeting of campaign work- A Christmas Carol Service 1 trad tional carolj. The Kcver- will he presented this Sunday end Thomas A. Stallworth, as- afternoon by the 43-voiced sistant professor of religion choir of Presbyterian Col- and chaplain of I Presbyterian lege. College, is to assist in the The program is scheduled : -- lor 4:30 P. M. in Belk Audi torium, and the public is in vited to attend. service. Professor Gaines said a I brass choir will begin playing Christmas carols at 4:00 Charles T. Gaines, assist- i P. M* outside the auditorium ant professor of music and director of the choir, has an nounced that the service will include works by Tallis, Praetorius, Bach, Holst, Willan. Kodaly, and Howells, and carols from England, Norway, Spain, and the Uni- as people arrive. Tha brass choir will also play a prelude to the service. Members of the brass choir are: Fred Oliver, Atlanta, Ga.; Jim Ritchie. Greenwood, S. C.; Jim Bagwell, Piedmont, S. C.; Harvey Galloway, - r" ted States. All but one of the i Camden, S. C.; Rick Wilson, works will be sung a capella. Spartanburg, S. C.; Davis Soloists in the service will Edmunds, North Miami, be: Karen Bremer, Sanford, N. C.; Kav Combs. Braden ton, Fla.: Bonnie Dietz, Aiken, S. C.j- Ray McDonald, Fla.; Ray Reed, Orange Park, Fla.; Joe Morgan. Syl- vania. Ga.; and Zeb Wil liams, Clinton, S. C. Edwin Brunswick. Ga.; Elizabeth Wallace of Barnwell, S. C. Myers. Orlando, Fla.; and will play a piccole descant to Kenneth Terrell, Ware one of the works in the serv- Shoals, S. C. ; ice. The audience will be invi ted to join in the singing of Alan G. Cook, instructor in music will be the organist LIONS GOVERNOR VISITS—Joe B. Cocke' of (Memson, District LWis Club Governor, made his official visit Tuesday nijfht to, the Clintbn Lions Club and delivered an inspira tional talk on Lionism. Shown above, left to rig’ht, are past district gover nor Rembert Truluck, a member of the governor’s cabinet who, introduc ed the governor; Cocke; Carl Wessin- ger, president of the local club; and Miles Powell, secretary. (Yarborough Photo)) iridgc at Harris Landing and •lunged into Lake Green- vood. Mary Musgrove Hotel. Mrs. Frank P. DeLoache, Brockenbrough announced 7, of Route 1, Waterloo, died 1 hat a total of $40,490.38 was year. The Industrial Division contributed the most to the campaign, $22,206.53 while ers. The meeting was held at ! the Cornrner ciaI Division was second with $10,280.77. Out- of-Town Division contribu tions were up 15 per cent to n the accident which occurr ed at about 8:45 a. m. Wed- lesday. She reportedly was •ii her wav to a shopping •enter in Greenwood donated ,o the ; ™ trih “ b " a ' hedged or 1 967-68 campaign. That rep- were up 10 per •esents 107.fi per cent of the l ? $1 ’ 358 50 The Resi ' budget of $37,619. This year’s dentia division reported 17 when Idrive netted 17 per ' cent $3 U6 52 in contributions up er car skidded on the hove the results of | —‘ nine r>er cent over test year. iridge and went off into the ater. The bridge is on the H I.aurens-Greenwood road. ■ear s campaign, 134,000, The Clinton United last about I argest contributor to the campaign was Clinton Mil’s and its employes,, giving a Sho was alono in «» l»W|h,*.nikatk>n last year r^. Torrin«”'w S $?»*« ^ nodel car at the time of the 1 iccident. Mrs. DeLoache and her lusband operated a small ser- •ice station and rural gro-- ery store on Highway 221 hrec miles south of Water- oo. Cross Hill Democrats Renominated Another Courthouse Referendum Expected Laurens County voters prob- rently is being drafted report. I a bly will go to the polls in ed l.v will give the voters sev- February to cast ballots In eral Possible choices about ■another advisory referendum * hk * r c ™ rSf , should follow, which course the county concerning what the county i 1 u 1,1 j , 'he current courthouse has CROSS HILL — Incumbent !house. ° 3 ^ ^ court ' been described as “out-dated” own officials in Cross Hill * , , and a ^ r e trap” and coun- vere unopposed Tuesday ' in . . cm C j S . 0 *. c coun ^y leg- ty officials are trying to find he Democratic primary. 1VC de e 8 a t 10n and , the a solution which would en- Winning re-nomination were Roard of Commissioners met courage a more efficient op- \Jayor R. T. Hollingsworth. | M °nday night to discuss the eration of county business. neumbent councilmen G. F. I situation and are to meet Villiams, J. E. Edmonds, W. a ® a ‘ n * n fbe near future. gation said that before a new R. Davis and R. B. Segars. | The commissioners request- referendum is held, voters A fifth candidate for coun- e d the Monday meeting. will be given complete in- A spokesman for the dele- ?il, H. A. Boyce, withdrew | Laurens County voters turn- from the rate prior to the ed down a proposed new $2.9 primary. The Democratic million courthouse in a Nov. ,’andidates will seek election ,14 referendum by a 5-1 mar- to two-year terms in the Jan. [gin. 9 town general election s The referendum which cur- formation about the status of county offices and what will be done to office buildings which may be vacated if a new courthouse is construct ed.