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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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,
-
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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.