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WEATHER (Week of June 24-30) High: 94 Low. 67 (June 30) (June 30> Rainfall: .06 in. (June 26) Soil Temp Range: 78-85 degrees tE/he Clinton Ctjromcle Vol. 71 — No. 27 Clinton. S. C„ July 2. 1970 { INDEX Two Sections, 16 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Hospital News 4-A Editorials 2-B Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A .ri , s * ^ ippyii i DOUBLE KNIT—Mrs. Roy Lydia, a Clinton Mills Quality Control Tech nician, admires a sample of Superior Knits, Inc., double knit apparel fab ric as she places it into Clinton’s woven cotton and cotton synthetic blend 1 fabric products display case. Clinton Mills acquired Superior Knits of Greensboro, N. C., June 30. Clinton Mills Merges With Superior Knits Clinton Mills President, Robert M. Vance, and C. E. Arm strong, Jr., President of Superior Knits, Inc., Greensboro, N. C., announced Thursday that the Boards of Directors have reached an agreement under which the two companies will merge on June 30, 1970. Super 3r, a producer of double knit fabrics for the ladies’ and men’s wearing apparel trade, will operate as a division of Clinton when merger plans are completed. Clinton Mills, a major producer of carded cotton and blend ed fabrics of polyester and combed cotton, has four spinning and weaving plants located here. The 74-year-old firm m >ved into the blended fabrics market in 1966 upon completion of the Bailey Plant Clinton’s first entry in the knitted fabrics market came earlier in the year with the purchase of a substantial fi nancial interest in Elastic Fabrics of America, a Philadelphia based Raschel knitting company. Superior's fabrics will be marketed through Company head quarters at 6208 Swing Court, Greensboro, and Clinton's sales agency, Clinton Cottons, Inc., ID West 40th Street, New York, New York. Local Guardsmen. Report For Camp Members of Clintt^n's Nat ional Guard unit will celebrate Independence Day Saturday en- route to Fort Stewart, Ga., for 15 days' annual training. The local unit includes f>ur officers and 78 men in Co. C, 730th Maintenance Battalion. They are led by First Lt. Joe Nixon. They will be among over 3,000 Girl's Death Ruled Accidental A coroner’s jury ruled Thursday that the May 22 traf fic death of five-year-old I- rene Turner of Clinton was “an unavoidable accident." The child was struck by a car driven by GeorgeEdwardMotes of Clinton on N. Broad Street in the vincinity of her home. According to Clinton Police Lieutenant Allen Simmons, the accident occured at about 9:15 p.m. May 22 and the child died in a Greenville hospital at 5 a.m. May 23. County Coroner Marshall Pressley conducted the inquest at Clinton city hall. South Carolina National Guardsmen who will take their annual training during the next two weeks at Fort Stewart. The Guardsmen comprise the Second Brigade of North Caro lina’s 30th Infantry Division. The Second Brigade, under the command of Colonel Joe E, Brown, Jr. of Ehrhardt, S. C. is headquartered in Newberry with company and smaller size units located in 22 South Caro- oina cities. Within the brigade are two infantry battalions, headquar tered at Mount Pleasant and Union; an armor battalion at Rock Hill and several support units. Company and detachment units are located in Spartan burg, Clinton, North Charles ton, Charleston, St. George, Summerville, Walterboro, Woodruff, Winnsboro, Whit mire, Chester, Lockhart, Jonesville, Pacolet Mills, Gaff ney, Fort Mill, and Clover. The Guardsmen will be mov ing from their home stations in convoy to a bivouac area near Fort Stewart proper. For five days the units will live in the field including a 24-hour tactical situation which simu lates actual combat conditions. Show Your Colors Sound Off For America On Saturday, July 4, between 11 a.m. and 11:02 a.m., Clinton residents are reguested to sound their automobile horns, sirens, church bells and factory whistles, symbolizing the deep- seated patriotism which the large majority of Americans have for their country. The “Sound Off” event is part of the “Honor America Day” promotion sponsored locally by the Merchants Division of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, according to Lawrence Gross, division chairman. Local business leaders have been requested to display the American Flag all this week. The “Honor America Day” idea is to promote unity among all Americans and to encourage a massive expression of appreciation for the bless ings and greatness of our nation. “Honor Ameri ca Day” is non-partisan and non-political in every way. The honorary chairmen are Mrs Dwight D. Eisenhower, former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson. National chairmen are Bob Hope and Rev. Billy Graham. Honorary vice-chairmen are Hubert Humphrey, George Meany, Rogers Morton, Lawrence O’Brien, Vince Lombardi, Col. Frank Borman. Carl Alberts, Jerry Ford, Hugh Scott and Mike Mansfield. UF Budget Group Meets On Tuesday MIKE HORTON Horton Named As President Local Jaycees Mike Horton was elected pre sident "f the Clinton Jaycees this week. Mr. Horton is manager of the Piggly Wiggly Supermarket in Ware Sboals and formerly was' assoc iateiTvfifh the Clin ton Piggly Wiggly. D. L. Gunter was elected first vice president and Joel Evans was elected second vice presi dent. Terry Campbell was elected treasurer and Randy Crowder, secretary. Members of the board of di rectors are Milton Moore and Sam Pringle, both state di rectors; Len Caricofe, Mack Neighbors, and Harold Cole man. Box Managers Are Announced For Primary Box managers were an nounced this week for the July 14th Clinton Democratic Pri mary. The managers and precinct poll workers are: Clinton No. l---Ratchford Boland, manager; Mrs. Martha Ray, Mrs. Peggy Reddick and Mrs. Sara Glenn. Clinton No. 2---Harry Ayers, manager; Mrs. Betty Ann Mea dors, Mrs. Toni Pinson, Mrs. Janice Cannon. Clinton Mill---Gholdie Sim mons, manager; Ed Ballew, Mrs. Glenn Downs, Mrs. A1 Lancaster. The Greater Clinton United Fund Budget and Admissions Committee will meet Tuesday, July 9 at Mrs. Vivian Wilson’s home. Mrs. Ted Davenport will be hostess. Agencies invited to have re presentatives at the meeting are: Laurens County Cancer So ciety; Blue Ridge District, Boy Scouts of America; Old Ninety Six Girl Scout District; Clin ton YMCA; Clinton Camp Fire Girls; Laurens County Chap ter, American Red Cross; Lau rens County Crippled Children and Adults’ Society; Laurens County Mental Health Associa tion; Laurens County Council Senior Citizens; Salvation Ar my; Laurens County Associa tion for Retarded Children;Ce rebral Palsy Center; National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; United Health and Medical Re search of S. C.; S. C. Mental Health Association; Alston Wilkes Society; Florence Crit- tenton Home; USO; S. C. As sociation of United Funds and Councils. Also national agencies have made requests for participation in the 1971 United Fund Budget and these requests will be con sidered by the committee. Capi. Gaffney Receives 16th Air Medal Award U. S. Air Force Captain Charles M. (Jaflhey Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Gaff ney, Rt. 2, Clinton, has receiv ed his 16th award of the Air Medal for air action in Southeast Asia. Captain Gaffney, a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft pilot, was cited for his outstanding airmanship and courage on successful and im portant missions completed under hazardous conditions. He was presented the medal at Barksdale AFB, La., where he is now serving in the 71st Air Rfetaeling Squadron, a unit of the Strategic Air Command, America’s nuclear deterrent force of long range bombers and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The captain, who has five years Air Force service, has completed 18 months combat duty in Vietnam. A 1960 graduate of Clinton High School, he received his B.A. degree in economics in 1965 from Clemson University Clinton Mills Vacation Pay Tops $127,000 Vacation pay checks totalling $127,859.50 were distributed to more than 1,200 eligible Clinton Mills employees on June 26. In December, eligible em ployees received Christmas va cation pay totalling $76,534.49, making a total of $197,005.20 for the year 1969. All Clinton Mills Plants stop ped operations Friday, June 26 and will resume operations midnight, Sunday, July 5. LIONS CLUB OFFICERS — New officers of the Clinton Lions Club were installed recently. They are, left to risrht: Gary Hol comb, third vice-president; Miles Powell, first vice-president; Oliver Green, Lion Tamer; W. S. Horne, Tail Twister; William P. Jacobs HI, Tail Twister; Bob Cason, secretary; William Ousts, installing officer; Carmen Core, director; Carlisle Neely, direc tor; Erddne Jacks, president; Dick Gasque, director; George Dailey, director; Walt Sigmon, director. Absent when the pic ture was made were Charles Waldron, second vice-president; J. A. Orr, treasurer; and Gen. A. B. Godfrey, director.—(Yar borough Photo) HAMPTON PAGEANT QUEENS— Virginia Rogers, left, Miss Clinton of 1970 , was first runner-up recently at the Miss Coastal Empire Pageant in Hampton. She also was winner of the swim suit competition. Jacque line Lester, “Miss Clover,” center, was crowned queen of the pageant and Carolyn Brown, right, “Miss HartsVilla,” was second runner-up. Miss Brown is a student at Presbyte rian College. Virginia Ready For S.C. Pageant BOB HANSON Bob Hanson To Head UF Budget S. R. (Bob) Hanson has been named chairman of the Budget and Admissions Committee of the 1970 Greater Clinton United Fund campaign. Walter Sigman is vice chair man and committee members are George Dailey, William Hatton, Mrs. James Walker, Rev. Jack Pressau, Mrs. Ted Davenport, R. W. Boland, Thornton Stewart, Miss Agnes Davis and Mrs. Ervin Shook. Mr. Hanson is production manager ofthe Clinton Bearings Plant of The Torrington Com pany. He has served on the United Fund campaign for four years as budget chairman, • member of the board of di rectors, campaign worker and assistant division chairman. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he has done graduate work at Trinity Col lege in Hartford, Conn. He is married to the former Ingrid Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson, 501 Hickory Street. They are the parents of three sons and a daughter and reside at 505 Cedar St. He is'a member of Data Pro cessing Management Associa tion, Association for Systems Management and Campbell Ma sonic Lodge 44. Bus Station Burns In Fire Wednesday A.M. The Clinton Bus Station was heavily damaged by fire early Wednesday. The station is located in the same building with a filling sta tion owned and operated by Mrs. Charlie Nabors at 722 West Main Street According to a spokesman of the Clinton Fire Department the blaze burned the part of the structure that housed the Bus Station, and the part that con tained the store was heavily damaged by smoke and water. There was no one in the building at the time ofthe blaae. The Fire Department answered the call at 1:25 a.m., but the fire had gutted the building by the time they arrived. Virginia Rogers has filled a trophy case with trophies and plaques she has received during her year’s reign as ‘ MissClin- ton of 1970." Next week, she goes for the most coveted title in the state, “Miss South Caro lina. ” Virginia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Rogers of Laurens Road, will leave Monday to par ticipate in the “MissSouthCar- olina Pageant” in Greenville. On Wednesday, July 8, she will participate in the evening gown competition. On Thursday, July 9, she will compete in the swim suit division and on Friday, July 10, she will present her talent performance. performance. The finals are scheduled for Saturday, July 11. All of the pageant events will be held at Greenville Memorial Auditorium, starting at 8 p.m. each evening. For her talent presentation, Virginia will sine: and will do a clogging routine. Since being named “Miss Clinton of 1970" last year, she has participated in numerous festivals and pageants and has been a finalist in all of them. She won the “Queen of Caro lina Sea Islands" title at the Beaufort Water Festival. She also was the swim suit winner in that festival. She was runner-up in the “Miss Darlington 500" compe tition and also was a finalist at the Grape Festival in York, Apple Festival in Westminster and Horse and Buggy Festival at Fountain Inn. She also was a finalist in the Miss Clemson University Contest and was judged “Most Photogenic" in the Virginia is a rising senior at Clemson University where her brother, Phil, starred as a football player prior to signing a professional football contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. YMCA Swimming Pools Schedule Sunday Hours The Clinton and Lydia swim ming pools will be open for three hours each Sunday afternoon, effective this Sunday, July 5, according to unanimous action of the Greater Clinton YMCA Board of Directors. Doniluk Named To State Office John P. Daniluk, director of student aid and placement at Presbyterian College, has been elected vice-president of the South Carolina Association of Financial Aid Administrators for 1970-71. The pools will be open from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. each Sun day. The weekday schedule was changed in order to work out personnel schedules to include the Sunday hours. The new schedule calls for the pools to open at 9:30 a.m. and close at noon Monday through Saturday. The pools will reopen at 2 p.m and will close at 5 p.m. each day. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat urday, the pools will be open from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. There will be no recreational swim ming at the pools on Wednesday and Friday nights. Legion Team Leads League (See Page 7-A) Arnold M. Bloss of Clemson University serves as new pre sident of the association; and Miss Lynn Christian of Fur man University, the out-going president, is secretary-trea surer. The group meets to dis cuss mutual problems and to keep current in the field of student financial aid. v:v:v:*:*Xv: Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON I often recall the many and varied types of work that I have been engaged in here in Clinton. Some of these were delivery boy for a grocery store, collector of laundry for Greenwood Steam Laundry (Men’s detachable collars and cuffs), night operator for the telephone company, clerk in stores and probably some other jobs, but than is one type of work that I did that I wonder if there is anyone else in Clinton who ever did this. There was no pay to this, but I well recall that when I was about eight or ten yean old I •‘pump* ed” the organ in the ARP Church. Let me explain. The organ had the iMMl two pedals, but for those organists in years, there was a handle extended.) side of the organ, and usually would pump the bellows for the the fine organists that I recall Mrs. A. B. Blakely (Miss Mamie), Mr. Lee Add Blakely. Another Janie Lindsay Sloan. I served as Secretary and Sabbath School in my was janitor for the chi