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f Growing With Clinton The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 69 — No 12 Clinton, S C, Thursday, Moich 21, 1963 Index ( lassified 0 Dealhs Kditorials lb Societ v Sixirts i:. 110 Years Old Mi". Kuv;, vu s. w l>n is a patient at Hailey memorial lie-, ta'. is oelie\c(| to he 110 years old. lloin .hi 111e I lollinesworth Plantation in the l!eno s e: t! 11; i . I,.' doesn't know tin* exact date of her hirti lhc-e\er. .-he rememhers that as a child she and m : a hers watched ('onfederate and I’nion . 1 . > > ninjr down the roads near her home ■ ■ w! e t. memhers that she and the other i ; i. In n me . ,led ( hey were marching with t he 1 r. i - a- i 1 i a ent hv. Mr- laim hiishaml can < 'ree's i • second hn'■ an died in Id id. of win i are ei^ht ii,, m on Rent, l, 1 imt- ,n een married twice. Her first Id nl who is hnried in the Dun- ' er\ alone with other slaves. Her was Jimmy James of Clinton who : r-. James had eitfht children, all 1 ■ 1 "■ ‘:ised ; and ttm Krtmdehildren, ai' ’ 'I hx inp. Sh(‘ makes her home West Va. Speaks At Our elraiii n. i e,(la\ m eonecrn tor the v^elJ-bema ot the people We imM tind a way to work t r ether. West Virginia ( an I Illicit (' Smith said Sunda\ m ,n addres- at thi' wor hip i r\ iee at First I’resln teriau ( hurch m Clin ton (io\ . Sm.ih in’erested in tiie work e! Pie Kiw David Wayne Smith mi ionar.\ to Brazil and a nat \ e el W est Virginia The 1'drst Pic <hv- terian Church puiisi r Kev Smith. (an Smith \ -ited the mlssionai \ m Bra/d and re ported Sunda.\ on t he \ isit South ('arolina (im Itob- ert McNair and \lr MeNan - were Cio\ Smith - husts dur_ um his \ r-it to South Caro lina and the> also attended the services Sunda\ (.'onccrmiiLi hr I ) da\' trip to Brazil dm Smith said, : W e met w dh the people on Governor LocolChurch their own grounds in Brazil In our 14-day stay, ww didn't convert anyone to our reli- S'lori or our way of life hut we went on a Iriend-to-friend basis and not as ambassadors ol uovermnent. "Upon our return, about .30 ol the Brazilians accepted our invitation to return our visit I don't believe this would have come about if it hadn't been for the work of David Wayne Smith.’- The governor also said. Our ambassadorship for Christ should not just he countiy-tu-country hut also nemhhor-to-neuthhor. suhur_ bia-to-qhelto.” While in Clinton. Gov Smith also visited Presbyter ian Collotfo, inspected educa tional television facilities in Columbia and technical edu cation classes in Laurens and Greenville. Registration Board Open In Joanna The 1 .am eiih ( iHint \ lie.’.is t raI mn lb lan : vt : Ij he 11; .1 e.a c - na next week to rc.u to: vm els Ttic board will n z:sicr \ m ‘ ers at the .Ioanna iMa/a I ur- niture Mart Mondav 1 hn hiTli Saturda\ The hoard \% 111 he an duty from 9 o m until 5 p m Mon lav W edne da\ , TliUr-dav and Frida:. ami i i (ini 1) a m ilTii 1 1 tr " mi on 1'uc ala> and SaUirdav Carlisle Neely Is Reappointed To Board W ('arli 'e N • : * ! \ 1 >i Cl niton has i'ccci i V ed hi 1 lurd ap- point to the !), >;i n 1 ni <1 l I'ee - tors ol B a 1 le \ Mem; m . a 1 1!" pital Neelv , eel' rt ;i r> t rea- uivr ol Clinti'r 1 Mill YN <1 • - a n leni- her ol t he hospit als fir-t hoard alii 1 ha - heel 1 SCI ■v my as secret arv t. , the boar d Gov Ri ihei't F Ml i-Nan ' ap- pointed Ncelv to sill •eee 1 himself m th e l)( i a rd 1 be term to i x pi re Mar eh L ! 19 7.1 Other ii mm iiht ■i> ol the f 1 V 1 man board ar e Dr ( le 'iiree Blalock. chair i nan F W Roberts of lo.lllll a vice- chairman Itv an I. aw on n| the Hope' (Veil ( Mr i n unit v and John W Simmon .! M mint- ville Dials Filing Time Extended Fuimnc ( Sl-oddard. a can didate lor the Spite House ol Kept i i nt at i\ e , ha - n st• pied as Dial Tmvn-hip marjstrate and eamiidatt to ueeeeit him will have two weeks to qualilv toi; nomination la that office in the June Democratic primary The liiiny timi lor the post was extended alter Stoddard's resignation Smith Wins Laurens Primary Alderman Grover Smith de feated Willie F. Beasley. l.PiH tThT Tuesdav m the onlv eon test lor a eouneil seat in the Laurens Democratic Frmiar.v A runoll pnmarv r- -ehed uh'd April 2 lor the Lauren ('ommission a| Public Work Incumbent comirneioner W C. t Bill i Mauldin i heiii-i ehallenpi (I h> M i s K (i Barbery In Tue dav T pi ; mary, Mrs Barherv poll'd ()73 votes. Mauldin, alb, and Charles M Grcporv . 22,3 What Do You Think? (JCKSTION: What liv- inji American do .von most adtnire -- and why? RICH PARRISH — “CeorKe Wallace. He stands on his feet for what he believes ” A. (,. CALLOWAY Killy Graham. He does his work f<>r tltc 1 .ord. JOHNNY C ANNON — “Rev. Layton Frazer of Presbyterian College. He has made a more favor able impression on me than any other man I’ve ever met." SYLVIA BALLEW — “Sen. Strom Thurmond. He is sincerely interested in our welfare and he has accomplished more for America than anyone else.” DRUCILLA WALLACE — “Lyndon Johnson. ! think he is a fine man doing a wonderful job. No other man can do as well as he does.” KFY < LI K AW API) The Thorn- V. cl I liij/i; Seilonl Key (lull hrollgllt I'om" a i u. "t honors from last v * ' a i oIi11;*> 1 list rict meet ing 1 M W ilt't •'H*. v 'aielil, N. < . I he cl i d i w on ! irsi |ke e |,rf the two ( arolinas in I d ; i A' oie' i tip "> Keport and Thoni- 'Aell - I’.it Mi Kee was elected I)ivi sionad I.ietitcnant (lo'.ernor. Sliown idio\ e. lett to ri’j ht, are \ i or 1)iek I et' 11 Jet on. < hi B Pi' ’ d' i ■ t .hi I ),oiy otery ; Incoming 1're-io' nt and Divt- 'io%al Lieutenant 1 1o\ Me( iee , and ,\i \ ihi>r Keei e 'i "lie'.’ ( , t ardop'up h |’i h ,(o ) ALVIN HUKBI.i: Hueble Is Candidate For Coroner A. B. ill 11 in ’hie nt ('I i ntoii iia a n n i; UMrr.'l hi i and i daev lor 1 aui' (‘II ( '(Hint •- cornn'M m t h e j ; i < 1 ;■ \ .1 Uhc 1 Jeinoer atie pn A- (H’lillt Ml )V 1 it ti i e Bill lev 1 HSU 1 ’.1 net 1 A: (MK ■ \ 1 Gable i - ; ei ’«l' i • i; 11 ( ■ "1 ('In: ' MM H | yh Seh" oi «jnii Bri 'h\ tf rue; ( ’ol- 1 V, lit LI l' he i (‘ft e ed i he B S (!‘ . t. . i , e 111 > 1 hu - i ne'-s ad iii . i . lb -iii 1111'•»i . meinbi ' J ’ (;, tie (' bn p n R " 1 ,i i ( ' 1 u h. Masonic i .oiL 1 f i. M ( 1 r- ; i Ba pt 1st He I ! . >. L I -N 1 In tie 1 ii r m e r 1 l H i : (‘ 1 W 1 1 -on a ml 1 liev hi av e i.1 ( 1 i: 1 U Li h 1 ( I '. lei ■ilia Anne. ) Mu i 1 h c aid It < ■lei'ted . 1 VN ;1 1,1’ ol tile i ■.,11 i .1 all the ( ' i 4 ,'t !l ■)! the c (Hint % 11) i ar r\ ma t.e 11lit a 1 the nl 1 lee J ill liir : ; ■ peel "lid attention iv hjc 11 t < i e • • r -s Hill Candidate Ter Congress I I'd I low uni IBM, I ’resident Fleet ol the Smith Carolina Tar \ cenil mu, a 11n't > -v ear- Jd law yer a n d nat tv e nf ' treen v die ('minty, (fas an iiounced that he will seek he nomination ol the Demo •ratie Party lor the Fourth Fonyressioiial seat lett vacant iv the retirement ol Con- re- vian Kohert B Ashmore. Sheriff Johnson Seeks Re-Election 1 in umhent Sin nil K Fu k< ne .lohn mi ha- announced tint 1 i a eand idat e I or re in tm n.c 'on m i he .1 une Dein- oe i . ,: ■ I T i m;n v • B'lm-on is eekiiut Ins third eonseeut tv i term ns -lierill Mierilt .lohnson servid as n. i frTrati' ol Hunter Town- slop Fr 14 \ ears prior to as suming the otliee nt shirdf in Januarv ol liXil He has been act iv c in ,-tate- wide oiLtaiiization.s associated with law l•Illorl•ement, is an netivc member ol the South ( arolum Shentf s As.-oeiation and is ,i member oi the Ex ecutive Board ol the South ( .iroliiia I. w F.nloreement ( )I1 leer Association He slat ed ihat he ha- worked elc-e i> w it I; ' he Soutli ('ai olina I a a Fii'orcenu nt Div ision as will ,i local police depart mi oi w ithai I ..iiireii- Countv la add,ton to hr- reuula: nut i e s ,is herill . he ha souuht to upgrade the stand ants oi county law eilioree ok nt ihroUHh participation in a trainuu; program on ‘ Ba a ('ri min.i 1 I .aw ol leri'ti o\ i r edui ,a oii.d 11 lev r-ii.n He . ttu di.seu ■ -mn leader lor I.au ren i miiiD w Inch has partiei pat • • l iii the program inei 19()5 A mine ol the Bella t i m , mn: m I .aureus t dunt.v . In is a smi ol Mrs Euniei B m111. i n aid the late Jami i , .1' Jinsoii In 1.1,0, lie married tki lor iner son t - Ba til), ,i imt i \ e ol , . i,, .Mie ha two on i .,ii . .aiii n aid > Allen 1 m .lolnroi, je-icle on Blakel- . -i . , i m 1 ..illi ells. lit- i- ,i member ol Little K iv oi - I Joimniek Bi'i sb.v termn ( hurch wnere he e? an elder in os a vi,i.-on and and Bast via tm ot viaunolia l.odyi No :2S). At-M. a Shriner. mem hi r oi tae I lejaz. l empli He also r- a number ol tlm A m e i i e a n Lemon, VFW . Woodmen ol the World, Lnu I l (.IM JOHNSON i en ('mint \ ! ,rm Bureau and F.i are ti K vv,, ni ('lull He i a ("Ml b. C Vo! or,ill i a World W ,, i II aid la 1 \ eo ri ■ i, rod a - .i a iom bo r of I l ie V i t nm.d ( aiai ii .tilo; 2a \ om -i i ! V ,eo Dr. Lequerica To Address Brotherhood oo I t (| no r ! ( ■ ol tae Mb I i M \ i ’ i ■ Medical s: "11 w i'l i ! ; Ut - t ninker ,M tI" F r tl>. ' 1 i n: leetmy ol "e Mr t B, j 7 i ( T iiireh to- Dr 1 ■ n’D ; '' .1 ' vv. 1 horn m ( a r 11 e l 1 a ( 11 ‘; t He did po-t . sadlla'i Will i\ «' i 1 J. lilt! Hop km (at leer 1 losp it a! . Denver. Men leal sehool ■ it 1 lav ana and the t n i v e i' s 11 V i 1 I M ami Prior t. i eomiii. to WhittiMi \ ill,a. e la w a a S 1 j ill phy-i- eian at 1 he \ etel ; i n s Hospital in Columbia Be ton eommy to the 1 tilted S’; lies he held i number ol prole adnal as - siynment in ( ub.i $150,000 Goal is Set By PC \l|M’!, * ’! | t G M r (1 yoal ol mental imfirov. mi e 111 , - 1 .Ki lii Ml h.i h«*( IMl n't tor Advanced ; .nit ,' 1 e t! V ,t ’. O: i'l i ■ h \ ’ > i . i ■: ( Mlh ■ye aw ard readv i- un del'v< . a v .tfll 1)0 0 A nnu, ol ( nv my pro- special pro pe \ ‘ t 'S , and 0 N(’ ! 1 ’ A ^: , 1111 in ! ( 1hi K. it v. a an "1 per • onal si lllC'lt allot (i? ' \ O lluovk ’< : nd.i.v is -,(■ 111 I'dllled m . ert, i. n k v ’ '>' 1 h. n * ’ A \ tiV . G t eoinpare to areas The y. i oyr aplia < 11 : «n i ■ - t'' i, 11 i: ,; i.' i ! k ' *1 S t TS 57 5 yet- ai e ST.a. lit Ml t i 1), ’ G' i . • i . : ■ ' - . ,.ili 11 jf). .ilk 1 In.Mid' m Sou 1 til ( a I'. ilma e>- i non . oi Mi 1 ;H)7 It w a dunny North ('aroiui.i g‘2 (i 0: H), 1 n 11,1 ■ , il Mi.lt M( I G‘ cened a < leory. a md ST i non ; ? i ' G < ;•! 1 t. . Il.it mil a 1 ; i w a r d o'hel s Mate. i ' l : : • Go An. ion (Gill \liimm W 1111 am < ' vies. \ ( i ■ O tli' , ■’ < "U':i 1 .!: <! t hi ’ l S Steel v die tin inc- -nmn u i: m Foo ml a ’ill t i •!' alumni par pn sidt •iit eh Md i.t ‘ 1 • i ' " .pat a Ml II \ nm. l a 1 ( il\ IML! Mumn : Assoc latum - i r\ - \ 1 i . ' s)2. 7.7n ot tile $i:>n ehairti .an o t tile tsiht; \m ni.nl i ii hi i ! i ■HJ, yht tor the (i i'. i n h etlort 1 he Re\ !• i • nk W aM.'i' .lohn-nn ( luh alumni Hat rin yton, ; i sSO( Mat r m \ i i' a' til. la 1 » 1' . 1 . 1 ’ 11 /; i t loll Other .iresldi ■at, r e ■ ■ eh aim' ; i n 7 ho l.;e.M N C v, 1 h\ t In • alumni ( urrent alumni |)r.' i hof'.t h",,"d ' ’ lire ( • t ; . r- are aea Furman B 1 ’mson, Jr., nt d, nee g i i o 1; i mh d’ s . 1 anrit v ( l rei'Tl h ■ it i \ ( w hi t i.'i o; i , i,. { alar'. : nri G,is G ■ and depart - la 1 v. ■or' LG i Ol'd dri \ G Long Announces For State Senate si.ito son .lolm Liny of I nu n Im annmineed his i andvdat ' lor Seat t m Dis- ti iet a m tho .tune Demo- orat n prmiiarv si ■ i I .mi. 1 w . 11 be cekiru’ 'In -onatiinal s. a which will 'n h;,i o ( | mn I ..mrens and 1 11 "i 1 o, imt lo in iia.kiny In annotinee- mio'I s, n I .miy -aid 1 me omelidati foi the South ( .uolina Senate, Seat 1. Ill trio! a mi t tie .tune I )emo- m ,itpi aiiarv \ mi .\ll! i i, o' two ,ena- lo: hoi h f w hum w ill repre sen' n:d be re -poiisible to, ail tho people rn the three emint n ,1 tin Filth 1 hstriet I have alw a\ s Pit that the will and He ires of local eouritv miii'ial.s with respect to ioe.d emintv matters should he yiv i n the utmost eonsiil- eratmn and I have never used the ol 11eo o| Senator to inter- tore with local yovernment or tried to become a political bo- I never will Mv in tete-ts and mam dedication are aimed at state wide ley islalmn that affects every m,in. woman and child, to help a - all hav e a better place m which to live 1 lie dial lei Me- in state yovernment ton doti land lii ild leader- hip dedicated -erv iee, and abiiitv I run lor this otfiee n tin hope that you wall permit me to contribute to the .tiowth and proyross ot ttn areal ai'ea, Laurens. New berr . and L nmn It the pa t two \ears in the state Senate ot South ( iro111 m I hav i ,i record ol marie- ne-s, hard work, and erv ;er p, the best interest m 'he people M_\ concern ■ r v mi yenume and sincere Thr veat ahead Will hold pi vv mid complex problems i i uppm South ('arolina and Mu District I liyht for my pn ,t, 1 n on leyislative issues • nd I" r the people, and my j is ale t desire is to serve \ mi I "lied your vote and vour uppmt '• Simmons Candidate For Magistrate Bobby .1 Simmons ol 411 I ..mi en. St . .Ioanna, has an nounced that he is a candi date ter the office of Mayis- tratc Hunter District, m Jo anna Mr Smimmis r employed at Monsanto, Greenwood Mar ried to the former Judv Dun lap. they have two children. JOHN LONG Senator Bony i- a thirty- eiyht-v ear-old attorney; In is married to the former Pa trii'ia Ann Willard and they are the parents ol three chil dren, I.ou Ann, Mar.v .lane and Biilv Thev are niember> ol the Tahernaele Bm)'t. f Church and reside at Ida Sycamore Fane m Union Abercrombie Is Candidate For Senate COLUMBIA Form, r S'.de Kop Marshall W. Ahererom hie ot I.aureus has add"d iris name to those filmy for the No, 1 Small -eat n the a111 district Abercrombie, who Fled a- a Kcpublican, will he oppo ■ iny ineumbent Sen Wilt.ajii C Dobbins. Sen John D Fong ol Union, or ^Former Simatea Kmy Dixon m Lauren I he Ilium deadline w a ; March It! Sadler Elected By Rotarians Fd Sadler w a e!i eti d pri i dent of the Clinton KoT'rv ( luh I'uesdav He succeed- I'.ivior .Martin who become- vice president. Sidney Hartzog was 1 1 i h et^d soeretary-treasurer, and Aden Simmon- wa- re-eleeteil scr yeant at-arms Sadler, a nat iv e ol < 'hnton. is preMilmt of llomi W imie -ale. Inc Miss Clinton Pageant Slated The 1 !i()8 Ali.-.s Clinton Fay cant will he held Saturday. April 2(J. at Belk Auditor um on the Presbyterian College campus The Miss CBiJon Pageant is sponsored a n d pi'odui'ed hv the Clinton Jay- eees and is a preliminary of the Miss America Payeant. Jim Dobbins is serving as chairman of the pageant. Assisting J'm will he Tommy Gambrell. assistant chair man: Ted Davenport, entries; Buddy Baker, production; Kuss Emerson, direction Mike Horton, awards; Randy Dunagin. publicity and pro motion; Joe Foster, judges; Len Caricofc. budget and fi nance; Milton Moore, sales; William Adair, souvenir pro gram hook; and Mike Hurt, emcee and visiting queens. A Little Miss Clinton will also be selected. Moe Guer- rini is in charge of this phase This year for the first time i of tlie program 1 Clinton is adopliny the ‘ob server system.” This means that the 19t>8 Miss Clinton will go to the IdtiH Miss South Carolina Pageant as an on- server. not as a participant She will receive instruction and guidance that will aid her in 196()9 w hen she re' ecn i as a participant in the state | ag- eant The purpose ot the Miss America Pageant is to select the ideal American girl. Con testants are judged on talent, poise, personality, and charm. The Jaycee hold the fran- i ehisc in South Carolina for conduct mg all I o c a I Miss America preliminaries and the Miss South Carolina Pag eant A Soholarship Foundation was established for M i s s America in 194f> and today the National Foundation awards $(>0,000 in scholarships annual ly. In addition scholarships totaling more than $450,000 arc awarded annually at pre liminaries leading up to the Miss America Pageant. These scholarships are awarded by colleges, universities, indus tries, and civic organizations such as the Jayeees Today the Miss America Pageant telecast has reached the huB- est Nielson ratini’ of any show on the air In producing Uu Mrs (.'Un ton Pageant the Clinton Jay- cees have the oppor'inmy to obtain leadership training as well as bring widespread vc- ognitior to Clinton through the attending publicity and good will.