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» " WEHiSff V. iiz* *1* ' WEATHER (Week Nov. 14-20) Hijfh: 69 Ix>w: 25 (Nov. 17) (Nov. 13-14) Rainfall 1.94 Inches Clinton Chronicle INDEX VoL 70 — No. 46 Clinton. S. C., Thursday, November 21, 1968 Classified 6 Deaths .. 7 Editorials 10 Hospital News 7 Society 2 Sports 15-16 Thomason Gives $250,000 A ■n * Am Am V. PC Gets Largest Individual Gift if ‘ Cl THE GOOD OL* DAYS—The picture above of The Square’ in Clinton is believed to have been taken about 1890. At left is the old CN&L Railroad depot and at right is the old wellhouse which was situated where the Confederate Memorial is now located. In the center is the town’s fire bell. The photo is from Charles Johnson's collection. ROUND'oM Clinton Yule Parade Embarrassing Moments May Be Largest Ever Horace Payne is both proud and embarrassed this week. Mostlv. he’s nrond heonnse his wife last week presented him with their first-born, a fine son. i. He’s slightly embarrassed because of an inci dent which happened Friday morning when the son was born. Horace was at wmrk when wdfe Susan called and said they’d better head for the hospital. Horace dashed out, hopped in the car and head ed home. He had gone only a couple of blocks when the car ran out of gas. He used a telephone at Childs Funeral Home and had Bobby Simpson bring him some gasoline. The gasoline arrived quickly and the Paynes made it to the hospital on time. Horace was a little embarrassed about running out of gas at such a monumental time. He’s the Texaco distributor for this area. 50th Class Anniversary The Rev. Ludwig A. Beckman, Jr., of Louisville, Miss., recently requested a copy of the Nov. 14 is sue of The Chronicle. He was one of seven members of the Presbyte rian College class of 1918 who returned to PC for homecoming and the class’ 50th graduation anni versary. There are 14 surviving members of the class. He wrote, “The rains dampened things some what, but I certainly enjoyed being with my class mates, some of whom I had not seen since gradua tion.’’ Family Needs Help A local family is in need of household furnish ings and clothing because of a recent house fire. Items needed are double bed, mattress, springs, baby bed, dresser and chest of drawers or trunk, sheets, pillow cases, blankets, spreads, and towels. Clothing sizes are: dress sizes, 14, 10 and 12: shoes sizes, 8, 6 and TH: children’s dress sizes, 10, 6 and 4; shoe size, 6V2; jeans and shirt size, 8; baby clothes, 6 to 12 months. Anyone who has articles to donate is requested to call the United Fund office, telephone 833-2716. Vietnam Addresses Some young Clinton folks want to send Christ mas cards to the young men w T ho are stationed in Vietnam. If you have an address of a serviceman in Vietnam, send it to P. O. Box 266, Clinton. After a list of the addresses has been compiled, it will be published in The Chronicle for others who would like to send cards to Vietnam servicemen. From all indications this year’s parade looks as if it will lie the biggest parade Clinton has ever known. There will tie local bands, out- of-county bands, professionally built floats, locally designed floats, marching units, local po liticians and dignitaries, beauty queens, clowns, scooters, horses, and many other units. And, of course, it is the day that Santa Claus will come to town. The parade will tie held on December 5. As in the past, the Clinton parade will be held in two parts - one at Whitten Vill age will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the City of Clinton parade will be gin at 4:30 p.m. Lineups will begin at Whitten Village at 2:00 p.m. and uptown on East Maple Street at 4:00 p.m. At both line up areas (Whitten Village and East Maple Street) there will be numbered, marked off spaces for each unit to help save time and avoid confusion. The day for the parade is draw ing near, but there is still time to enter the float contest and have 1,000 PC Visitors if Expected < Almost 1,000 visitors are ex pected for Presbyterian Col lege’s 12th annual Parents Day this Saturday afternoon. Activities will begin with 2 p.m. registration, followed by campus tdQrs conducted by members of Blue Key national leadership fra- ternity. Students will bid their Chronicle To Publish Early parents an official welcome in a special Belk Auditorium pro gram presided over by Hart Cobb of Decatur, Ga., Blue Key presi dent This 3 p.m. attraction will feature a talk by President Marc C. Weersing, roundtable discus sion of campus life by Dean Joseph M. Gettys and several students, and musical selections by the Presbyterian College Choir under the direction of Charles T. Gaines. Parents will be afforded the The Chronicle win be published *L yL T . afforded the , Tuesday next weekend dis- Wrtunlty to meet faculty mem- on tributed 00 Wednesday so em ployes can observe the Thanks giving holiday at home Thursday. The deadline for advertlse- for that edition will be bers at the 4 p.m. visitation in Neville Hall. After being guests for supper in Greenville Dining Hay, they will be entertained at separate functions by the six nat ional social fraternities and the noon Monday and the deadline tor news articles or pictures will f Carolina be 10 a.m. Tuesday. ££n2lf^ P 00 Crocker Named To Legislative Revenue Group Governor Robert E. McNair has announced the appointment of Claude A. Crocker, of Clinton, to the Legislative Revenue Sources Study Committee. The resolution creating the sixteen member committee was adopted by the Senate and House of Representatives in May. Five Senators, five House Members and five Governor ap pointees comprise the committee created to study existing revenue sources and explore possible new sources of revenue. The Chair man of the South Carolina Tax Commission serves as an “ex officio 1 ', nonvoting member of the committee. Senator James P. Mozingo, III is Chairman of the committee meeting in Columbia today. Burdette Wins Football Contest Herman Burdette of Route 2, Clinton, is this week’s winner of The Chronicle’s football contest. Burdette successfully pre dicted the winner of 13 of the 15 contest football games. Larry Ja cobs of 223 South Livingston St, Clinton, also missed only two se lections but Burdette was closer on the ‘Tie Breaker’ score. Burdette predicted the “Tie Breaker’ at Carson-Newman 33, Presbyterian M. Jacobs predict ed it at Presbyterian 27, Car son-Newman 7. Carson-Newman won, 24-23. '’fi Burdette wins the $25 first prize and Jacobs wins the $10 second prize. The final contest of the sea son appears in today’s Chroni cle. MISS SOUTH CAROLINA REBECCA SMITH a chance to win $100 cash. All you have to do is build your own float and pay a $5 entry fee to be eligible for the cash prizes. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Michael L. Hurt at 833-0210 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or at 833- 301.7 after 5:00 p.m. Miss Soutli Carolina of 1969, Rebecca Louise Smith of Clover, will be featured in the parade. A rising sophomore at Bre- nau College in Gainesville, Ga., she is majoring in elementary education. She played the leading role at Brenau in “Trouble in Tahiti*, an opera by Leonard Bernstein. A church soloist at Clover Presbyterian Church, she Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Smith of Clover. Jack L. Brantley of Ridge- land, the current president of the South Carolina Jaycees, will serve as parade marshall in Clin ton. A 1958 graduate of Clemson University, he is an assistant trust officer with Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina. He was listed in the 1967 edition of “Outstanding Young Men of America’’ and “Outstanding Per sonalities of the South.” He is a memlier ofRidgeland Baptist Church where he has served as chairman of the board of deacons. The largest single gift ever made to Presbyterian College, a $250,000 subscription by Laurens County businessman and farmer James H. Thomason, Sr., was presented Tuesday as part of the county drive in PC’s state-wide capital funds campaign. President Marc C. Weersing said the generous gift will apply toward building the James H. Thomason, Sr., Library and will give a dynamic charge to the en tire PC program. In naming this vitally needed facility for the do nor, the college trustees seek to honor a self-made man who trained himself lieyond limited formal education and went on to achieve outstanding success. Thomason, who now resides on a farm near Mountville,present ed his gift at a noon luncheon attended by friends and county leaders and presided over by Laurens County Chairman C. W. Anderson of Clinton. Anderson, in his remarks, quoted Thoma son as saying: “I am delighted that I have this opportunity to make a gift of one-quarter million dollars to Presbyterian College toward a new library. My own early limi tations have impressed me with the need for making it possible to provide today’s young people with the opportunities I missed. I hope this contribution will not only help PC but also will in spire young men and women to realize their advantages and use them for greater achievement.” James H. Thomason, now 68, emerges as one of the country’s real Horatio Alger stories. Born in the Trinity section of Lau rens County, he first made his mark through sales and real es tate interests in Laurens and Greenville. He then applied his native business acumen to the se curities market, and, by close observation of the national eco nomy and the pattern of st ck groups, scored outstanding suc cess with investments through the New York Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade. His varied activities also have in cluded cattle and tree farming near Mountville. Thomason is married to the former Sarah Dunlap of Laurens and has one son and a daugh- ter--James Jr., of Mountville and Mrs. Frances Dabbert of San Diego, Calif. l: ,1 ‘ V Today’s $250,000 gift pushed the Laurens County drive past its $600,000 goal to a total of $725,450, with some sections yet to lie reported. President Weer sing pointed out this resounding support from the local county- gives strong endorsement to Presbyterian College as the re mainder of the South Carolina Synod makes preparations for its multi-mill ion-dollar campaign for PC early next year. of the four major campaign objectives--new library, phy sical education center, infirmary and endowment additions--Lau rens County has chosen the phy sical education center as its tar get. Chairman Anderson said the Thomason gift counts on the coun ty total while lieing directed to ward one of the other college ■ 'bjectives. He added: "It all ties in well together, for while the physical education center is for the building of the body, the library is for tL building of the mind. Both id' these are important objectives of our educational system at all levels. We are grateful to Jim Thomason for his generous sup port and influence.” ?c V v 1 Injunction Extended On County Labor Use PC RECEIVES BIGGEST GIFT— A record gift of $250,000 toward Presbyterian College’s proposed new library building was made Tuesday by James H. Thomason, Sr., (center), successful Laurens County business man and farmer. With him viewing the library sketch are: C. W. Ander son, Clinton hosiery manufacturer and chairman of the Laurens County drive for PC; and President Marc C. Weersing (right), who announced the facility would be named the James H. Thomason, Sr., Library in honor of the donor. LAURENS- Circuit Judge Ro bert W. Hayes last week extended a temporary injunction which en joins the Laurens County super visor and two county commis sioners from using county labor, materials or money “for the building or maintenance or im provement” of “private proper ties of any kind or nature.” Judge Hayes requested that attorneys for the respondents and petitioners to either separately or together agree on “standard* guidelines for the supervisor and commissioners to operate under “that can be lived with" and “would not violate the Consti tution of South Carolina.* The guidelines are to be submitted to Judge Hayes. The injunction grew out of a $65,000 civil action filed against the County Board of Com missioners last spring and was dismissed Oct. 20 by Judge Hayes. The hearing last Thursday was attended by the respondents, County Supervisor Furman Thomason, County Commission ers George M. Penland and Paul S. O’Dell and County Attorney Thomas A. Babb. Also at the hearing were the petitioners, contractors George A. Reid, Ben Hunter and J. M. Dowd and their attorney, Thomas M. Smith. Attorney Babb said at the hear ing the workthe respondents have been doing is work that has been done by counties “generally over the entire state. “The work that has been done on subdivisions by the super visor and commissioners has been done on a policy of long standing. We are seeking a quali fication of powers and duties of the gentleman who are the re spondents. The only guide they have had is what has been done in the past. * Community Thanksgiving Service At Thomwell The Rev. J. Leland Rinehart, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church in Joanna, will be the preacher at the Community Thanksgiving Service on Thurs day, November 28, at 10:30 a.m. This service, sponsored by the Clinton-Joanna Ministerial Association, will take place at the Hartness-Thornwell Presbyterian Church. Other ministers taking part in the service in clude the Rev. L. Byron Harbin, president of the Ministerial Association and pastor of the First Baptist Church, Joanna; the Rev. M. J. Sanders, pastor of the Lydia Baptist Church; the Rev. Peter D. Ouzts, vicar of All Saints Episcopal Church; and the Rev. Dr. Malcohn Macdonald of the Thomwell Church and president of Thomwell. The offering will go for the work at Thomwell. Sanders Named County Assessor Bobby L. Sanders of Clinton has assumed his duties as Lau rens County assessor. Sanders was appointed by the Laurens County Assessment Board of Control, according to H. F. Blalock of Clinton, chair man. Sanders will head the county property reassessment program. Office space for the assessor and his field men has been rented in Laurens and funds to finance the first year of the reassessment program are in the present supply bill. Sanders, 42, was formerly co owner of Center Service Station on East Carolina Ave. in Clin ton. He terminated his associa tion with the station la^t week. **** + * + *#***¥# Thanksgiving Dinner Planned For Grid Fans Thanksgiving dinner will be served In the Presbyterian College dining hall on November 28 as a convenience to alumni and friends attending the PC- Newberry football game here that afternoon, dining hall manager Mildred Bowers announced today. She said the serving will start at 11 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m., with tickets priced at $1.75 per plate for adults and $1.25 for children under six. Advanced reservations should be made by contacting Mrs. Bowers at the PC dining hall by next Monday. »**+*********** Clinton Stores Begin Holiday Shopping Hours Clinton stores will discontinue Wednesday afternoon closing after this week. Stores will be open on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27, and each Wednesday during December. The Store Hours Committee of the Merchants Division recom mends that stores remain open until 7 p.m. beginning Dec. 2 and continuing through Dec. 14, except on Friday when stores will remain open until 8 p.m. J. C. Thomas is chairman of the Store Hours Committee. Easley Man To Head PC Alumni Association Presbyterian College alumni, naming new officers to serve for the coming year, have chosen William A. Hagood III of Easley as president-elect of the PC Alumni Association. A young attorney with offices in Greenville, Hagood will take office with other newly elected officers next January and move up to president the following year. Meanwhile, William C. McSween of Greenville, investment officer with the Canal Insurant Co. and the current alumni president elect, will become 1969 president of the Alumni Association. The recent mail-ballot electon also named Robert Moore of Lex ington, N.C., president of Ca- cotah Cotton Mills, as a trus tee representative to the board of trustees and elected these other alumni officers: Vice-president — John Wells Todd of Laurens, general super intendent of the J. P. Stevens Co. Watts plant; secretary-trea surer -- Marvin Bettis of Union, director of manufacturing with the Lockhart plant of Deering- Milliken Co. South Carolina directors -- James McClary of Columbia, technical services officer with the South Carolina Vocational Re habilitation Department; and Le land Vaughan of Spartanburg, assistant vice-president of the South Carolina National Bank; Georgia directors -- Graham Ed munds of Decatur, editor with the Smith Publishing Co.; and Dr. George Mclnnes, an Augusta sur geon; North Carolina director — Danny Charles of Laurlnburg, assistant personnel manager with Spring Mills. Stepping down from president after this year but remaining on the alumni board as past-presi dent is Furman B. Pinson, of Greensboro, N.C., vice-presi dent of J. P. Stevens.