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The Clinton Chronicle Clinton, S. C., Thursday, January 4, 1968 Vol. 69 — No. 1 Index ClasHified G Death# 3 S[)orts Editorials Society . 7 ft 1 Mu ■«*** Mayor Discusses His Hopes City Has Busy Slate For 68 V' #1] P m. t;A: ■****■& 4- ( V*. Bi THE GINORYS — Dr. and Mrs. Alfredo A. Ginory are shown above \vith their children, Elizabeth, and Alfredo Jr. They came to the United States 18 months a^o from Cuba. He is a member of the staff at Whitten Village. Ginorys Trade Material Things For Freedom You are hereby allotted four ounces of meat per week for each member of your family. You may use one pair of shoes, three shirts and three pairs of pants thia.year. If you want to buy an automobile tire, you can get an old one that is recappable for about $60. You’re right, most Americans would scream bloody murder about such restflCtldns but those are some of the facts of life in Cuba today, according'to Dr. Alfredo A. Ginory. Dr. Ginory, a member of the medical staff at Whitten Village, and his family are refugees from Castro’s Cuba. They left Cuba about 18 months ago to come to America. The process of trying to leave Cuba usually takes about a year but Dr. Ginory and his family had to wait for three years. The Ginorys and their parents had applied to leave Cuba at the same time but they are istill waiting fjor their parents to be released. Upon leaving Cuba, the Ginorys were not allowed to take any money or pas- sessions other than 30 pounds of clothes. Dr. Ginory says, “The government is in complete control of every move in Cuba. Meat is rationed out at four ounces per person each week. Clothes also are issued. A * man usually receives one pair of shoes per year, three shirts and three pairs of pants. “If a person wishes to purchase something extra, he might be able to buy it at a very high price. Most buying and selling is done through the black market. An old automo bile tire that is recappable sells for around $60. A new tire may cost around $100. •ftrHBknoiT'sayit-that education has suffered in Cuba. The prime qualifi cation for becoming a teacher is to be a dedicated Communist, he said. As an example, he said that he knew of one teacher who has a sec ond grade education but is now a school teacher because she is a good Communist. Dr. Ginory and his family—wife Maria and children Alfredo Jr. and Elizabeth—are makinng their home at Whitten Village and he said they are very happy in Clinton. “Upon arriving in America, vye Could speak little English but every one at Whitten Village has been very good and has ffelped us^to learn and understand. The children’s teach ers also are very helpful.’’ > He said, “We left many material things behind in Cuba—things such as money and possessions—but we believe w r e are giving our children an even more precious gift — free dom.” What is in store for Clinton in 1908 ,> Construction work may start on the proposed city hall. There may be some im provement in the downtown traffic situation. Preliminary plans may be in the works on moving the CNL railroad line 'rom downtown Clinton. ! Those are some of the things Clinton Mayor Noland Suddeth would like to see happen and are goals toward which he will be working in 1968. 1%8 I Asked what he hopes to see, the city accomplish in 1968, Suddeth said: i j “We hope to hire architects n the near future to draw up plans for the proposed city hall. If things go alright, we hope to take bids on the pro- Iposal sometime next sum-^ mer." During 1967, the city pur chased a lot on Broad Street as the site for the city hall, i Listing other things he’d like to see the city accom plish, he said, “We hope to improve the fire department by providing thefri with more equipment if we can afford it. We’d also like to improve the traffic situation down town Plans already have been drawn to widen the in tersection at Broad and Caro lina Avenue and we believe Ithis will do much to relieve The traffic situation. I “We would like to improve lull city departments in both personnel and equipment but this is a day-to-day project that we’re working on con stantly. “We hope that at least some preliminary work can be started on using to the city’s ad antage the CN&L Railroads plans to remove its tracks through the downtown area. The Planning Commis sion is working on that. 1967 ! looking hack on 1967, May or Suddeth cpn see numerous accomplishments by the city. JThese include: —Appointment of the City Planning Commission. Mayor | Suddeth believes this is one of the key accomplishments, i “We have some fine business for the city. This study will show the ( itv exactly where it stands now and will be a guide in planning lor the^ fu ture Instituted a three-year program ol changing the street lights irom senes in- cadeseent to mercur> vapor. The vapor light give about three times us much light but operate on less wattage. There are about T'X) to 500 street lights m Clinton and the project already is about half completed City officials hope that by the end of next summer, only about 150 will remain to he changed The city is running ahead on the project primarily be cause of the copper wire market. The price on used copper wire has soured in re cent months. The city has been taking down copper wire, selling it and us ing the proceeds to pur chase new vapor lights. Thus far, the city has purchased about 30 extra lights with its extra copper income. The lights cost about $35 each. the Chamber of Commerce Negotiated for awarding and Sen. W. C (Bill) Dob- the city’s cablevlsion fran- bins. Also, the YMCA organ- cluse. Suddeth said that if ization got off the ground current proposals go through, during 1967 and this is -ome- the cablevision system might thing that will have a mai >r be in operation during 1968. and wholesome influence- on OTHKRS the town in the future. The Suddeth added, “There are Jaycees started that, several accomplishments 1 “Also, the business climate wh eh the city didn't have in Clinton was cxtreiq*‘Iy I muc h to do with but which I good in 1967 and we expect feel arc significant. “Such as completion of the Laurens - Clinton highway. Credit lor that must go to it to continue in 1968 We arc attracting shoppers from a wider area now and the bus iness community is thriving 1 u fn mi 1 n'S JSpi Roberts Promoted At Clinton Mills A David H Roberts has been named to the newly created position of assistant vice president in charge of man- ufacting for Clinton Mills, ef fective January 1 Roberts, who was president I of the Southern Textile Asso- | ciation in 1962-63, has been manager of Clinton Mills’ | Lydia Blunt J B Templeton, vice pres ident in charge of manufac turing, announced Roberts’ ] appointment and other man- 1 agement changes. He said i the new appointments were made at this time to bring about an orderly transition pending his scheduled retire- , ment June 1, 1968 »:i s «:< 1JRUCE GALLOWAY Sang For His Supper Bruce Galloway Makes Recording A Clinton school teacher he could sing a number with who once literally sang for j the orchestra He sang his supper has made a rec ording of hymns and spiritual, songs. Bruce Galloway, a civics teacher at Clinton High School who also is a well- known local tenor, made the under the Emery recording Ashmore Says He Won t Run 1st In ’68- It’s A Boy! men working on this commis sion and anytime you can get I 7 a he such men to contribute their time and efforts toward plan-1 ning for the city’s future,]you 'have done much to fissure a |healthy, orderly growth,”) Lord i ‘ ,n tht? harden of My Suddeth said. —Purchase of the property ;for the City Hall. —Preliminary planning toward construction of a sewage lagoon on the north-1 ^ou^Ari-; “I’d Rather Have Jesus”; “On Calvery”. Robi nett e-Gold man Record ing Studios ol Greenwood records under the Emerald label Galloway is accom panied on the organ by his daughter,' Mfs. Ryan (Betty) The songs include “In The i Secret Of His Presence”; “Pilot Me”; “Precious Heart”; “Is My Master Sat isfied with Me"; “When They Ring Those Golden Bells”; “Blessed Redeemer”; “Over shadowed"; “His Eye Is On The Sparrow”; “How Great one number, ft-as encouraged to sing another and the dining room manager then made Galloway the offer to sing each night for his supper. Members of the baseball team were allowed $2.50 per day each for meals and Gall oway said, “That’s about all 1 had so 1 gratefully accepted the offer.” Galloway,, an outstanding athlete, played professional baseball for several years Templeton saiu the follow ing appointments were also ( made effective January 1: John R (Dick) Swetonburg, Jr , superintendent of Clinton Plant No. 1, will succeed Rob erts as Lydia Plant manager. Sam S Williams, overseer j of carding at Clinton Plant | No. 1, will succeed Sweten- j burg as superintendent of Clinton Plant No. 1. "■"T~"X"successor to Williams will' be named shortly, Templeton said. Roberts came to Clinton Mills in 1953 as Lydia Plant superintendent after service with Spartan Mills, Springs • Mills, and Monroe Cotton Mills A native of Laurens, and graduate of Laurens High School, Roberts attend ed Clemson University and D. II. ROBERTS ■i. ' V. mat: •* • 4 ki.i in i#*"' began his textile career in 1935 In addition to his close as sociation with industry mat ters through STA. Roberts is a Mason and a past president J. B. TEMPLETON and managed to combine it j of the Clinton Kiwanis Club, with a musical career on He was a Clinton School Dis-J east side of town which will put the city completely on a lagoon system since three already have been construc ted on the other three sides of town. —Purchase of land for con struction of a 100-million- Congressmen Robert T. Ash more announced today that he will not be a candidate for rc-election to congress from the Fourth District of South Carolina, which includes Laurens County. Ashmore said,” Reaching this decision , has been dif- * ficult; however, after thoughtfully weighing all the factors involved, I have con cluded that I should retire at the end of my current term orf office, that is, Dec. 31, 1968. At tt)at time I will be almost 65 years of age ancj will have spent 36 years or more than half my wife, in public service. f “l shall continue to serve to the best of my ability dur ing this last year of my eighth term in Congress. I am announcing my retire ment at this time so that the people of the Fourth District may have more than ample time to consider and choose my successor. The Congressman noted the increased “demands, pressures stresses and strain^” upon legislators and said, “Frankly, my phy sical endurance is not what it was when I was younger. t become tired and fatigued .fltogg|,:jtaster now. MWf' ' The only announced candi date for tl)e seat now occu pied bji Ashmore is Charles Bradshaw, a Republican, of Spartanburg. Bradshaw The first baby born at Bai ley Memorial Hospital in 1968 Conservation Service as part is a boy. / ' Robert isn’t exactly a New Year’s baby although he was the several other occasions. The owner of the team in Hagers town, Md., also produced a musical show so Galloway worked for him both as a baseball player and a singer. A native of Clinton, Galloway was athletic director and teacher at Joanna for l 7 'Trenton as Superintendent of schools for /17 years He re- Ekland whose husband ls 1 turned to C/linton three years pastor of South Main Baptist i at , w While at Furman, he stud- is a boy was born at former All-American football; Tuesday Jan 2 player at Wofford College and is president of Spartan Investments, <‘Inc.', parent firm of the Hardee’s restaur ant chain. gallon reservoir to be con structed by the U. S. Soil | church in Greenwood. The records may be pur- , . „ , . . of the Duncan Creek Water! c hased from Galloway or at' ,ed volc ^ du lnK his senior L, shed project. This reservoir, The Chronicle office. I year and also took voice les- ^ wayne Patterson )whlch ^ covcr about 70 In m7 Galloway sang f or I sons in Hagertown, Md. acres of land, will provide his supper at an Atlanta hotel Most ol his singing now is r-ci to -ru r, , water for the future growth one summer while playing t in connection with church first in 68. The I atterson ; of the town which has an pr0 ; e - s i 0 nal baseball. 1 activities. He usually sings at 7:10 a.m. iaverage consumption rate of, Galloway and a teammate j- rive or S1X revivals a year 1 '2 million gallons daily. The were sitting on the porch of an:l 1S called on often to sing Weighing in at six pounds, [contract may be let next the hotel, listening to the or-1 seven ounces, he is the first spring. ] chestra which was playing ini child of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny j —Filed an application for i the dining room. On a wager,! Patterson of 205 E. Ferguson a federal grant to finance a Galloway went up to the St. land use and population study 1 orchestra leader and asked if at various other church func tions. trict trustee for 10 years. He is married ty the former Evelyn McKibben of fort Mill. They have two daugh ters and are members of the Broad Street Methodist Church, where Roberts is chairman of the finance com mittee. Swetenburg, a native of An derson and a 1956 graduate of Clemson University, join ed Clinton Mills in 1963 af ter several years with Paco- let Industries. Williams was born in Great Falls. He is a 1954 graduate of Presbyterian College, and did additional study at ‘Clem son University in 1968. He joined Clinton Mills in 1953. while still attending Presby terian College. Delegation Plans Open Meeting LAURENS meeting has been for Monday, Jan. Laurens County Jelecation for the receiving budget An open scheduled 8, by the legislative purpose of requests from various departments. The meeting is to start at 10 a. m and will be held in tv, e courtroom yf the Laurens County Courthouse. Representative David S. Taylor, secretary for the del egation, said that anyone who would like to appear before the delegation will be heard at this meeting. He requested thart all per sons who want to address the delegation should contact him so that an agenda can be drawn up for the meeting. r . v\ • -rrr- :, -..v,, < - > • • ■ Beaverdam Church 161 Years Old ■ - — v , "V ^ * £%■>'' ' ‘J* i:a:uV' >4 ' , V< i By BILL QUARLES will mwsm. •Laurens County's oldest Baptist Church observe its 161st anniversary this year. Beaverdam Baptist Church of Mountville, built in .1807, still stands on the same lot where it was first constructed. • .The’land to build the church was given by John ‘Bailey. The first meeting house was built of logs and obviously all of the woak was done by hand. The second building to be constructed was built just before the Civil War. All of the bricks were made by slaves on a nearby farm. . . In the old days, Baptist preachers were called elders. A preacher was a member of a church and received no salary. Most of the time he made his livelihood by farming. Elder Nathaniel Hall was pastor of Beaverdam Church. On the long list of honored pastors is Dr. R. G. Lee, a noted Baptist author. 7 The name, Beverdam, was suggested by Mrs. Ogilvia Fuller, wife of Solomon Fuller, members of a prominent family iit the community. In , I '•rU 'T l- those early days the Post Office was also named Beaverdam. Pastors’ salary first began in the 1830s. The church tried a Sunday School program in the 1840s but failed. Their efforts were continued in 1863 and their Sunday School is still thriving today. On each side of the present church, are old graveyards. The white masters were buried in coffins made by their slaves and their tombstones were hliftdcarved. The slaves are buried in the same plot Vs their owners. Their graves are marked with just piles of rocks. 8 White members brought their salves to church with them. A special section was designated for the slaves. In 1861 there were 64 whites and 16 colored members. Colored membership was at its peak in I860 with 76 recorded. The colored members began withdrawing to form separate churches soon aft^r the Civil WarA Beaverdam has been a mother to many churches in Laurens County. It is the ^‘grandmother” of Laurens First Baptist, Clinton First Baptist, and Holly_Grove Baptist. , • . A » . 11 F 1 SITE OF OLDEST CHURCfl—-The current building showjv r Beaverdam Baptist Church in M ville is believed fed be the oldest tist church in Laurens County. the site of tne 0 which was construe