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» f WEATHER (Week of July 1-8) High: 101 Low: 63 (July 1) (July 6-7) Rainfall: .08 in. (July 4-6) Soil Temp Range: 80-87 tKfje Clinton Chronicle VoL 71 — No. 28 Clinton, S. C., July 9.1970 INDEX Three Sections, 18 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Hospital News 8-A Editorials 2-B Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A WDVM Joe Is Spunkier Joe Holland is still confined to Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood but he is now out of inten sive care and is feeling spunkier each day. In fact, he’s up to his old ways of being thoughtful of others. A couple of nurses at Self Memorial missed supper recently so Joe sent out and had a big sup per brought in to them. And when Mrs. Joe Cook checked in at Self Memorial, it wasn’t long before she received flowers from Joe. Joe, owner of Piggly Wiggly in Clinton, led the ticket for the Democratic nomination to Lau rens County’s first County Council in the June primary. And he has sent word back to Laurens County, ‘‘Don’t be looking for another candidate.” He’s received the go-ahead from his doctor and he is still a candidate in the November General Elec tion. His doctor said Joe should be able to serve in the County Council if he is elected in Novem ber. Pam In Stage Debut The Flat Rock Playhouse near Henderson ville. N. C., may have more than the usual num ber of Clintonians in the audience this week. PAM SHOOK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Er vin Shook of Clinton, is making her debut with a professional cast. Pam is an apprentice at Flat Rock Playhouse but she was selected to play an important role in the production of “Miss Pell Is Missing.” She will portray a maid and has had to master a Brooklynese accent—110 lines worth. The other members of the cast are members of the profes sional Vagabond Players who travel a regular circuit of summer theaters. Pam is a student at Clinton High School who, although only 16, was selected for an apprentice scholarship at the playhouse which is located on U.S. 26, three miles south' of Hendersonville. She went up there prepared to learn about the the atre by doing a lot of backstage work—making and moving sets, attending classes, understudying many roles—but she’ll be in the spotlight this week. The suspense comedy opened Tuesday and is scheduled to run through Saturday. Perform ances start at 8:30 p.m. each evening with a Sat urday matinee at 2:80 p.m. Fish Tales Brothers EDDIE and JERRY McGRE came back from last week’s holiday with a fish tale. Jsny landed a seven-pound, 13-ounce bass— sad he gave Eddie a hard time about it. Eddie rqriisd, ‘That’s OK. I’m going to catch a bigger one tomorrow.” Sure enough, Eddie landed a big one the next day. “Told you Pd get a bigger <hml Eddie crowed. Then they put it on the ■cales. It weighed exactly seven pounds, 18 ea Jerry’s. Four Incumbent Aldermen Challenged City Demo Primary Next Tuesday Clinton Democrats go to the polls Tuesday, July 14, to no minate six aldermen and a can didate for mayor. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the three voting places in Clinton-- Clinton No. 1 (City Hall); Clinton No. 2 (Armory) and Clinton Mill (Clinton Mill Community House.) J. C. Thomas is unopposed for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Incumbent aldermen George Bagwell in Ward 5 and Talmadge Sanders in Ward 6 are unopposed in the primary. Four of Clinton’s six incum bent aldermen face opposition in the primary; Holtzclaw is opposed by W. A. (Bill) Jones; in Ward 2, incum bent Truman Owens is opposed by S. A. (Chick) Pitts; in Ward 3, Fred Bragg is opposed by Mrs. Nellie Howard; and in Ward 4, incumbent DeweyOx- ner is opposed by Stonewall Craig. In Ward 1, incumbent Boyd Candidates are voted on at large in the city although a candidate must reside within the ward which he seeks to re present. Mr. Holtzclaw is a veteran of eight years on City Council while Mr. Owens andMr. Bragg have served four years each and Mr. Oxner is completing his first two-year term. Mr. J ones is in the Purchas ing Department at Monsanto Co. in Greenwood. Mr. Pitts, a re tired employe ofSeaboardCoast Line Railroad Co., previously served 14 years on City Coun cil. Mrs. Howard retired last year after 35 years’ service in the City Clerk’s office. Mr. Criag is a building contractor. In the Aug. 11 general elec tion, only two of the Demo cratic nominees will face Re publican opposition. Mr. Tho mas will be opposed by incum bent Mayor Noland Suddeth for the mayor’s post and Mr. Sand ers will be opposed by Robert L. Whitsel for the Ward 6 Coun cil seat. Land Use, Thoroughfare Hearings Set i - \ o' •' •I 5 * RELAXING—Virginia Adair Rogers, Miss Clin ton, takes a break from the hurried pace of the Miss South Carolina competition in Greenville this week as she pauses by the lake at Furman University. Contestants are living on the Fur man University campus during pageant week.— (Photo by Glenn H. Gould, Furman University News Service) Lt. Gov. John West To Address Kiwonions Lt. Gov. John West will be featured speaker at this Thursday night’s recuiar meeting at the Clinton Kiwanis Clife TBe meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at Mary Musgrove Hotel. Ki- wanians - wives and guests will be welcomed. Mr. West is the Democratic candidate for Governor of South Carolina. The Greater Clinton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed future land use plans and preliminary thoroughfare plan at Presbyter ian College’s Belk Auditor ium on Monday, July 27, at 10 a.m. Copies of the plans may be seen at the Clinton City Clerk s Office and at the Clinton Chamber of Commerce Office. The public is invited to re view these plans and express their views at the public hear ing. Clinton City Council was briefed on the two plans Monday night. The plans were presented by Phil Simon of Wilbur Smith and Associated of Columbia which currently is conducting a comprehensive planning study designed to encourage orderly growth of Clinton. The land use plan and thor oughfare plan are two phases of the study Mr. Simons was accompanied by Ed Campbell, chairman of the Clinton Planning Commis sion. In other business Monday night, City Council: -—Adopted a resolution com mending Street Superintendent Eddie McGee and members of the .Clinton Garden Clubs for the beautification project in a central area of the city. Mayor Noland Suddeth said city offi cials had received many favor able comments on the project which was sponsored jointly by the garden clubs and the city. -- -Approved purchase of ap proximately $1,500 in new equipment for the F ire Depart ment. The new equipment in cludes helmets and nozzle at tachments. - - -Voted to request the State Highway Department to con struct a sidewalk from North Sloan Street to East Bluford Street to accommodate school children. ---Received as information a request for a $7,600 sewer ex tension project on East Flori da Street. No action was taken on the request. ---Appointed Kenneth F. Mc Crary to the Clinton Election Commission, to succeed Coin Simpson who has resigned. - - -Heard Mayor Suddeth re commend that city equipment be used only in conjunction with city work projects. —Authorized the City to borrow up to $50,000 against next year s tax receipts. This is a routine procedure for this time of year, making the au thorization available if an e- mergency should arise during this period when the city's in come is at its lowest point. Vandalism. Thefts Reported The Clinton Police Depart ment reports that a tape play er was stolen from a car park ed at the Plaxico Chevrolet Used Car Lot i.n West Main Street sometime during the night of July 2. On July 4, at6:30a.m., some one knocked the windshield out of a 1966 Cadillac owned by Walter Cromer. The car was parked at the Westside Motor Inn. On July 2, officials at Thorn- well Orphanage reported to po lice that seven milk cows np the Orphanage farm had been shot with a pellet gun. Some of the pellets were in the ani mals. A Police spokesman said that this incident is being in vestigated. On July 5, a new tape play er that was still in the box was stolen from the car of Charles Webster at his residence on Sunset Boulevard. A tool box was also taken with trx,Is valued at $70 Police also reported that a drink box at the United 5 & 10 Store in the ClintonPlazaShop- ping Center was robbed. About five dollars in nickles and dimes were taken. ‘BIG MAMA’ AND CREW—The four crew mem bers of this M-88 recovery vehicle, which has been tagged ‘Big Mama’, get ready to move out and rescue a tank in distress. The men are mem bers of Company C, Forward Support, 730th Maintenance Company of Clinton. They are, from the left. Sergeant Jimmy Kinard of Clinton; Ser geant James Vanderford of Clinton; Specialist Fourth Class George James of Clinton and Spec ialist Fourth Class Claude Burns of Mountville They are among 3000 South Carolina National Guardsmen who are currently at Fort Stewart undergoing two weeks summer camp. (Related article and picture are on page 1-C) Volunteer Firemen Are Needed Volunteer firemen are need ed in Clinton. Chief Engineer Marvin De Young of the Clinton Fire De partment said there are five vacancies in the Volunteer Fire Department. He said the department is alloted 21 volunteers but, due to deaths, transfers and ill nesses, the department now has only 16 volunteers. The requirements for mem bers of the department are that they must live within the city limits and must be from 21 to 25 years of age. Anyone interested in applying for a volunteer position in the department should contact Mar vin De Young at the Fire De partment prior to July 30 Nursing Home Open House Slated July 26 -a,. —* Juniors Host Greer In Key Legion Tilt (Story Page 7-A) ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Ben Laniard City Policeman, Dies Unexpectedly Clinton Policeman Ben J. Lanford, 38, of407CaldwellSt., died unexpectedly Sunday, July 5. Patrolman Lanford joined the Clinton Police Department on Aug. 1, 1969. He was a native of Laurens County, a son of Mrs. Nell Wea thers Lanford of Laurens and the late Sam K. Lanford. He was a member of Palmetto Lodge No. 19, and a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving also are his wife, Mrs. Thelma Merchant Lan ford; two daughters, Miss Pat ricia Ann Lanford, and Miss Sonya Lanford of the home; a son, Samuel Denson Lanford of the home; and a sister, Mrs. Harold Riddle of Laurens. Funeral services were held at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial with Masonic rights was held in Rosemont Cemetery. Gray Fun eral Home was in charge. Low Bid Is $257,789 On County Office Bldg The Clinton Hospital Board of Directors has announced that an open house will be held at the long term care facility on Sun day, July 26, between 2:30 and 5 p.m. This 40-bed facility has been named “Bailey Nursing Home" and is designed t<> provide care for long term patients who are not acutely ill but are in need of skilled nursing care. Each patient must be under the care of a physician on the staff of the hospital. The Bailey Nursing Home contains 32 private rooms and four two-bed rooms. Each pa tient room is equipped with an audio-visual nurse call system, piped-in oxygen, private toilet and lavatory, wardrobe, desk, desk chair, easy chair, all elec tric bed, siderails and a com fortable mattress. In addition to patient raws the facility has two sitting areas, a large recreation room equipped with an open fireplace, color TV and comfortable fur niture, a large patio with, ad joining fenced in lawn area, and a variety of bath facilities in cluding special facilities geared to the needs of patients. Other features include a large dining area for patients, a laundry room for the convenience g#j»> tients, barber and beau' examining and treatment ri and conference room. Physical therapy equipment is provided along with various crafts and recreational facilities. Room and daily service rates have been set at $13 per day for semi-private accommodations and $15 per day for private. Ap plications for admission to the nursing home are now available by contacting Mrs. Lida F. Black, R.N., at the nursing home or by calling 833-2550. Mrs. Black has accepted the position of supervisor of the nursing home. She has been employed as a nurse in the hospital for several years. The Bailey Nursing Home will open for patients as soon after the open house as pos sible. The Bailey Nursing Some was constructed and equipped at a cost of approximately$700,0"0 Local funds for this project were obtained by sale of Clin ton Hospital District Bonds and substantial donations by The Bailey Foundation, The Duke Endowment, The Self Fomda- tion, The Torrington Company, Clinton Bearings Plant, The C. W. Anderson Foundation and The Marquette Charitable Or ganization. The project receiv ed substantial funding from the Federal Hill-Barton Program red by the 8, C. State Health. ■agsyyjmviiWfiiiTWtwyv The apparent low bid on con struction of the proposed Lau rens County Office Building in Laurens totaled $257,789. Bids were opened by Laurens County Commissioners Tues day afternoon and Foster Con struction Company of Green ville entered the apparently low bid. Harper Brothers of Wil- liamston entered the second low bid of $266,566 and third was Able Construction Co. of Green ville at $266,712. Commissioners received 12 bids on the project The Com missioners are studying the. bids and expect to let the bid within the next few days. Once the bid is let, the con tractor must start construc tion within 30 days and will have 365 working days to com plete the project. No bids were received from Laurens County contractors. The high bid totaled $304,224. County Stgiervisor Furman Thomasson commented, “We’re fairly well pleased with the bids. We had hoped they would be in the $250,000 range.” The new office building is to be construction on a site ad jacent to the County Jail and facing West Main Street in Lau rens. It will house the Sheriffs Department, Probate Judge’s office, Supervisor’s office, County Council, County Board of Education, County Service Office, Magistrate’s office, Forestry Department, Board of Registration, a large central storage vault and a large bear ing room. After the building has been constructed and the above of fices moved in, the present courthouse is to be complete ly renovated, inside and outside. The offices remaining in the present courthouse will be on the first floor, Auditor, Trea surer, Clerk of Court and Tax Assessment Office. The up stairs will be reserved for the courts which includes the Civil and Family Court, and the Pro bation Office. The Board of County Com missioners was authorized by legislation July 1,1969 to bor row from the Division of Gener al Services of S. C. the sum of $500,000 * nance construction of the of ilding and to re novate ^resent courthouse. Other Memoirs oJBkJOE H. SIMPSON My m^MMTfor today relate to one of Clin ton’s oldeet and finest business firms, that of D. E. Tribble Co. Ibis firm was established in ISM and for about 60 years they were funeral direct— for both white and colored in and around CUnton. They buried my father, grrandfatlier and nu other relatives. The one in charge of funerals for the for many years was Manuel Wax, a who had a nice hone-drawn hearse a very efficient service. There was another hears for funerals and they too were given sympathetic service by A. B. ble, E. B. Sloan and others. This firm is now operated by W. son of the founder, Mr. D. E. Plaxico, son-in-law of the