The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 16, 1970, Image 1
INDEX
Three Sections, 20 Pages
Classified 6-A
Deaths g-A
Hospital News 8-A
Editorials 2-B
Society 2-A, 3-A
Sports 7-A
Clinton Chronicle
VoL 71 — No. 29
Clinton, S. C., July 16, 1970
First Councilwoman Nominated
Two Incumbents Lose In Primary
WEST SPEAKS HERE — Shown
above after the Clinton Kiwanis Club
meeting last week are, left to right:
Kiwanis Program Chairman Ed
Campbell; Lt. Gov. John West who
was featured speaker; Radio Station
Manager 0. P. Haynes; and R. L.
Plaxico, who introduced Mr. West.
Mrs. Howard,
Pitts, Oxner,
Holtzclaw Win
Clinton voters nominated the
city’s first female member of
City Council Tuesday in the
municipal Democratic pri
mary.
Mrs. Nelle Howard, who re
tired last year after 35 years’
service in the City Clerk’s of
fice, won the nomination in Ward
3, defeating incumbent Fred Br
agg.
Incumbent Truman Owens
also was defeated in the pri
mary, losing by a 10-vote mar
gin to S. C. (Chick) Pitts, a
veteran of 14 years on City
Council, in Ward 2.
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West Asks Emergency
Action For Textiles
Lt. Gov. John West called on
President Nixon to use his e-
mergency powers to ‘imme
diately lessen the flow of cheap
Japanese woolen and man made
fibers into this countryl^ecause
an emergency situation does
exist.”
Speaking to the Clinton Ki-
wanians and their wives last
Thursday, West said that le
gislative acti >n, while it could
accomplish the same purpose,
‘will probably take months and
months of congressional debate
to bring about. We need help
now. We can’t afford to w ait any
longer.”
The lieutenant governor, De
mocratic candidate for gover
nor, noted that the national ad
ministration has only recently
agreed “reluctantly to support
certain sections of the current
import amendment, despite
promises of prompt relief made
by the President during the 19C8
Presidential campaign.
‘Legislative relief if it comes
at all will probably be slow.
Twice in three years the House
has killedSenate passed amend
ments to impose quotas on Jap
anese textile imports,” lie said.
“And while the debate inCon-
gress goes on more South Car
olina textile workers will find
themselves out of jobs and un
able to support their families.
‘All it takes is one sweep of
ttie executive pen to put a halt
to this disastrous situation,”
West said. ‘If the President
is sincere in wanting to help
American textile workers why
doesn’t he do so immediately.
West said the President can
direct his Office of Emergency
Planning, after a prompt hear
ing, to ftnalizAdtiSrags Ini
tiated years ago finding that
the flood of textile imports is
injurious to the national securi
ty. Under such circumstances,
he can immediately take execu
tive action to impose quotas.
“This is precisely the ap
proach utilized by President
John Kennedy when he forced
the Japanese into an agreement
on cotton textiles in 1%1,” the
lieutenant governor said.
West also cited the recent
massive layoff of J. P. Ste
vens textile workers as “an
example of the magnitude of the
emergency situation.”
“Even the South Carolina tex
tile workers who have retain
ed their jabs are working less
and taking home less pay.” In
April, 1969, he said, the average
work week for textile workers
in Union County was 42.9 hours
while in April, 1970 it has drop
ped to 37.6 hours.
West was introduced by R. L.
Plaxico, a Clinton businessman
and former chairman of the
Laurens County Democratic
Party.
Clinton, Lydia
Power Off
The electrical power will be
off in all Clinton Mills Plants
and in the Lydia and Clinton
Community areas Sunday morn
ing July 19, from 6 a.m. to 9
a.m. for Duke Power Company
to construct a by-pass around
their main substation.
Two incumbents, Boyd Holt
zclaw in Ward 1 and Dewey
Oxner in Ward 4, were no
minated for re-election.
Unopposed In the primary we
re J. C. Thomas, candidate for
mayor and incumbent council
man George Bagwell in Ward 5
andTalmadge Sanders inWard
6.
Mr. Thomas will oppose in
cumbent Mayor NolandSuddeth,
a Republican, in the August 11
general election. Alderman
Sanders will be opposed by
Robert L. Whitsel in the gen
eral election. The other Demo
cratic nominees are unopposed
in the general election.
Dewey Oxner polled the lar
gest vote in the primary as he
garnered 778 votes to 288 re
ceived by Stonewall Craig in
the Ward 4 race.
Mrs. Howard received 749
votes while Mr. Bragg had 301
votes in Ward 3. Holtzclaw de
feated W. A. (Bill) Jones 708-
329 in the Ward 1 contest.
Mr. Pitts, a retired employe
of Seaboard -Coast Line Rail
road Co., edged incumbent Tru
man Ow’ens 527-517. On the
first count, Mr. Pitts had a 12-
vote margin and a recount was
ordered, showing the final 10
vote margin.
Mr. Pitts carried two of the
city’s three precincts. He pol
led his largest margin, 250-193,
IN STATE PAGEANT—Virgin* Rorers, “Miss
Clinton of 1970’, is shoiwn in the Mtss Bouth Caro
line Pageant last weekend in Greenville. At left
she is shown participating in the swim suit cotn-
petttkn and at rigfctjfeh* it shown hi iMr talaot
Mist Rom is a rising senior at
Ugvsrsity. The state title was won fagr
Oaodia Ttansr of &aitanburg.
MRS. HOWARD
S. A. PITTS
DEWEY OXNER
BOYD HOLTZCLAW
in Clinton No. 1 (City Hall).
He also had the edge in Clinton
No. 2 (Armory) as he led 177-
173. Owens carried Clinton No.
3 (Clinton Mill), 151-100.
Holtzclaw, Mrs. Howard and
Oxner led in all three preci
ncts.
Holtzclaw led inClintonNo. 1,
297-142; Clinton No. 2 by 230-
118 and Clinton No. 3 by 181-169.
Mrs. Howard led in Clinton No.
1 by 318-124; Clinton No. 2 by
244-144 and Clinton No. 3, 187-
63. Oxner led in Clinton No. 1
by 293-164; Clinton No. 2 by
282-75 and Clinton No. 3 by 203-
49.
Mr. Holtzclaw is a veteran of
eight years on City Council and
Mr. Oxner is completing his
first two-year term. Mr. Pitts
served seven two-year terms
on City Council prior to being
defeated by Mr. Owens four
years ago. During his 14 years
on council, Mr. Pitts served as
mayor pro tem for 10 years.
Community Action
Public Meetings
Are Scheduled
The Laurens County Com
munity Action, Inc., will hold
public community meetings in
the Clinton area during the week
of July 20-24.
These meetings will include
the following areas:
Lydia Mills Community - Ly
dia Presbyterian Church Mon
day - July 20, 1970 - 7:30 p.m.
Clinton Mills Community -
Community Center Tuesday -
July 21, 1970 - 7:30 p.m.
South Bell Street Area -
Friendship AME Church Thurs
day - July 23, 1970 - 7:30 p.m.
The purpose of these meet
ings is to provide an oppor
tunity for residents to voice
their opinions as to the prob
lems that they feel confront
them. All area residents, in
terested citizens, and public
officials are invited to attend
these meetings.
MR Commission
Officers Re-Elected
At its annual meeting on July
9, the South Carolina Mental
Retardation Commission re
elected its current officers to
serve for the next year.
Reelected were Dr. James B.
Berry Jr. of Marion as Chair
man; Mr. 'R. L. Plaxico of
Clinton as Vice Chairman; and
Mrs. Halite B. Perry of Co
lumbia as Secretary.
The Commission By-laws
provide that officers must be
elected annually'Xnd may serve
an indefinite number of terms.
Current officers were first e-
lected in My of 1967 when the
Department of Mental Retarda
tion was established by the South
Carolina General Assembly.
Of his reelection. Dr. Berry
noted *1 am honored by mycol-
legues on the Commission to
serve in the capacity of Chair
man again and pledge my tan
energy to a continuing effort
directed to developing quality
servicee for all of the ■
retarded
How They Voted
Candidate
Clinton
No. 1
Clinton
No. 2
Clinton
Mill
TOTALS
Ward 1
Boyd Holzclaw
Zf7
/ $/
70S
Bill Jones
/ vz
//$
3Z1
Ward 2
Truman Owens
/73
/ 73
75/
3/7
S. A. (Chick) Pitts
/ 77
s oo
5Z7
Ward 3
Fred Bragg
/
/ / /^
63
3*J
Mrs. Howard
3/S
.2W
/ 87
7 VI
Ward 4
Stonewall Craig
/
75
Dewey Oxner
xn
—
2 0 3
7 78
UF Directors
v
To Set Budget
m-
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RICHARD TOWNSEND
T ownsend
Is Named
Defender
The Defender Corporation of
Laurens County announced that
Richard Townsend of Laurens
has been appointed public de
fender for Laurens County.
Mr. Townsend will handle the
defense for clients who are un
able to afford an attorney of
their own. The Bar Association
formerly appointed individual
members to defend these cases.
Mr. Townsend will now take
over these duties.
Townsend is a 1965 graduate
of the South Carolina School of
Law. He did his undergraduate
work at Clemson University. He
is married and is die father of
two children.
The Defender Corporation
that selected Townsend was
created by the Lanruns County
The board of directors of the
Greater Clinton United Fund
will meet Thursday morning,
July 23, to adopt the budget
for the 1971 fiscal year.
The Budget and Admissions
Committee met last week and
received requests from the par
ticipating agencies and will
make its recommendations to
the board of directors for final
approval
The directors will meet at
Rev. Dorr
Is Released
From Hospital
Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of
the First Baptist Church in
Clinton, has been released from
the hospital in Bridgeton, N. J.
where he was confined for the
past week.
Rev. Darr became ill last
Wednesday, July 8, while at
tending a seminar at Prince
ton University.
Mary Musgrove Hotel, starting
at 10 a.m.
United F und President
Charles Oakley will preside.
Bob Hanson, chairman of the
Budget and Admissions Com
mittee, will present his com
mittee report. Other items of
business will be considered at
the meeting.
* * *
Two Fires
Are Reported
The Clinton Fire Department
reported two fires on July 14.
At 5:30 p.m., electric wires
caught fire on D Street The
blaze was extinguished before it
spread to the surrounding area.
At 8:45 p.m. onJulyl4,abarn
caught fire on Musgrove Street
The building was not in use and
was gutted by the blaze. The
Fire Department extinguished
the fire before it completely
destroyed the barn.
Other Memoirs
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