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Growing With
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The Clinton Chronicle
Vol. 69 — No 12 Clinton, S C, Thursday, Moich 21, 1963
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Societ v
Sixirts
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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 ,
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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)(
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1 be
term to i
x pi re
Mar
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7.1
Other ii
mm iiht
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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
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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-
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• 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
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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
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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
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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.