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I I WEATHER (Week of Auk. 12-19) High: 92 Low: 64 (Aug. 18) (Aug- 13-14) Rainfall: 1.02 ms. (Aug. 13)’ Soil Temp- Range: 79-84 Whe Clinton Cigomcle VoL 71 — No. 34 Clinton. S. C., August 20.1970 INDEX Three. Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Hospital News 3-A Editorials 2-B Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A Bank of Clinton, First National Merger Proposed BRIGHT LIGHTS — This time exposure photo graph, taken by Betty Fryga, suggests a busy dty night scene but it’s our own downtown Clin ton. City Council Strips Mayor Of Authority Over Employee Marvin N. DeYoung, engineer for the Clinton Fire Depart ment, was restored to his job by action of Clinton City Coun cil Monday night after Mr. De Young had been relieved of his duties two days previously by Mayor Noland Suddeth. Council also adapted a re solution directing the Mayor not to interfere with ‘the per formance of M. N. DeYoung of his duties." Mayor Suddeth notified Mr. DeYoung Saturday that he was relieved of his duties as of the notification Saturday morning. At a special called meeting Monday night. City Council first voted 4-1 that Mr. DeYoung be returned to his job. effective Tuesday morning, without loss of seniority but with the loss of two days' pay. The motion said Mr. DeYoung would be placed on probation for six months. Tal- madge Sanders made the motion and it was seconded by George Bagwell. Fred Bragg voted a- gainst the motion. The other four councilmen present voted in favor of the motion. Council man Truman Owens had a con flicting meeting and was unable to attend the special council meeting. After the vote, Mayor Sud deth said he would relieve Mr. DeYoung of his duties again Tuesday morning. In the lengthly discussion which followed, Mayor Suddeth said his action was based on confidential information which he could not devulge. However, he said it was sufficient basis for his action. Council then adopted the res olution directing the mayor not to interfere with Mr. DeYoung's perforance of his duties. The motion was made by Mr. Sand ers, seconded by Dewey Oxner and again the vote was 4-1 with Mr. T. D. Copeland Dies At Age Of 92 C. E. NICHOLS 'Mr. Nick’ Dies At 68 C. E. "Nick" Nichols, 68, of 302 Hickory SL, died Tuesday. He spent his early life in Laurens and lived in Green wood before moving to Clinton in 1928. He was a son of Mrs. Lillie Mulder Nichols of Green wood and the late James Henry Nichols. He was a retired photo grapher and a member of Broad Street United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alva Wilson Nichols; a daughter, Mrs. Amelia Richardson of Clemson; a son, James Henry Nichols of Kansas City, Mo., three brothers, Henry Nichols, of Chester, J. Horace Nichols, of Greenwood and Leon Nichols of Newberry; and two grand children. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Gray Funeral Home. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. The services were conducted by Dr. JosephM. GettysandRev. J. Ben Cunningham. The Pallbearers were Wil ls ont Shealy, Hayne Workman, Cab Blackwell, Bobby Simpson, Herbert Todd, LynnCooper, Jr., Roland Tidwell and Thomas Ramage. The Honorary Pallbearers were: Bobby Copeland, Ken neth Baker, Tom Addison and William D. Adair. Thomas Duckett < land, 98, at ZOfCi died Saturday. He war a lifelong resident of Clinton and a son of the late George Duckett andNancyJohn- son Copeland. He was a re tired merchant, farmer and director and organizer of the Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association, serving 60 years as a director. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Heath and Carol White Copeland of Clinton; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Sunday in the First Pres-* byterian Church conducted by Rev. A. L. Bixler. Burial was in the Rosemont Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Carroll Copeland, Heath Copeland, Geo rge Copeland, L Mac Adair, W. Brooks Owens, James T. Ad dison. Honorary Pallbearers were Elders of the church: J. B. Templeton. G. Edward Camp bell, W. P. Jacobs m-T. F. Hollis, Dr. D. O. Rhame, Reese Young, Robert Black, William partment. Johnson, Leaman Jones, Dillard Milam, Pierce Chandler, Geo rge Cornelson, General Ansel Godfrey, Tom Plaxico, C. W. Anderson, HughS. Jacobs, Har ry MCSween, A. A. Ramage, Jim Von Hollen, Harry Nettles, J. R. Swetenburg, Francis Blalock and Robert Vance. Mr. Bragg voting against the motion. The resolution said: “Be it resolved that the mayor be and he is hereby directed not to interfere with the performance of M. N. DeYoung of his duties as an employee of the city of Clinton and that M. N. DeYoung hereinafter follow orders of the Chief of Police and the Fire Chief; and the Chief of Police and Fire Chief are hereby dir ected to report to the city coun cil any failure by M. N. De Young to follow instructions of the City Council and by them or failure otherwise to perform his duties in a proper manner." B. B. Ballard is Chief of Police and W. C. Milam is the Fire Chief, elected by members of (?!mton’s ’s volunteer Fire De- Mayor Suddeth’s term of of fice will expire on August 31 and he will be succeeded by J. C. Thomas on September 1. Mr. Thomas, a Democrat, defeated Mr. Suddeth, a Republican, in last week’s municipal General E lection. Plans to merge the Bank of Clinton with First National Bank of South Carolina have been approved by the board of dir ectors of both banks. The merger agreement was announced jointly by R. P. Hamer, president, Bank of Clin ton, and W. W. Bruner, pres ident, First National Bank of South Carolina. They said that the proposal is subject to the approval of shareholders of both banks and the Comptroller of the Currency, U. S. Treasury Department. “We believe that the financial needs of our rapidly growing area can better be served by the much larger resources re sulting from the proposed mer ger with the state’s third lar gest banking system," Mr. Hamer said, “Our lending limit will be increased to over $1 million, and the bank will be in a position to offer a broader range of services to the people of the Clinton area," he con cluded. First National Bank has assets of $250,338,410, and it operates 45 offices in 19 South Carolina cities. Its current . dividend rate is $1.40 per share annually and is paid quarterly at 35<? per share. The Bank of Clinton was es tablished in 1948 and has total assets in excess of $4,000,000. Mr. Hamer said that the Bank of Clinton would operate as an office of First National with the same officers and employees. Present members of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Clinton will become members •—*T of First National’s Clinton Board, and members of the local loan committee will be from the Clinton Board. Other officers of the Bank ofClintonare T.E. Ad dison, Vice president, and Harry Y. McSween, cashier. Members of the Board of Dir ectors are R. P. Hamer, T. E. Addison, T. H. Copeland, A. B. Godfrey, Harry Y. McSween, J. C. Thomas, and J. Leland Young. First National Bank of South 15 Pott Reduced Bond 4 Charged In Break-In At Lakeside Four Laurens county men, in cluding three from the Clinton area, were arrested by a de puty sheriff late Sunday night at the Lakeside Country Club. A large amount of merchandise was recovered from a parked car nearby. The merchandise was identified as having been taken from the club. William Windson Graham, 21, of Joanna; Douglas Franklin Harvey, 22, of Laurens; James Nonrille O’shields, 30, of Clin ton; and Carroll Eustace, 24, of Clinton, were arrested and charged with housebreaking and grand larceny. Bond was set at $2,000 each. Deputy Joe Jones made the ar rests and said that entrance was .made through a window. The items were recovered from a late model Oldsmoblle parked at a picnic area ad jacent to the Country Chib's property off U. S. 78 between Laurens and Clinton. They in cluded $91 in change from vend ing machines, cigars, cig arettes, food, sporting equip ment and beverages. Beard Contest Planned 0 For County Tricentennial The Laurens County Chapter of the Brothers of the Brush will sponsor a beard contest in cele bration of South Carolina’s Tri-Centennial. There will be five different beard styles with a prize for the winner in each category. The contest will officially open on August 19 and will be judged by the National Barber’s Association during the Laurens County Tri- Centennial week, Nov. 8-14. Entries should have at least twelve weeks of growth for a good beard. Every community in the county is urged to participate. Anyone interested in chartering a Brothers of the Brush in their own community may contact Mason G. Motes at 984-5961 in Lau rens. Each person entering the contest will be re quired to purchase a button certifying that they are members of the Brothers of the Brush. These buttons will be on sale for $1.00 each at the Henry Laurens Antique Shop in Laurens. Proceeds from the sale of the buttons will be used for Laurens County’s Tri-Centennial. F ifteen of the 16 young negro men charged in the fires and firebombings in the Clinton area in July were free late Saturday after posting $5,000 bond each. Lt W. R. Whitmire of the S. C. Law Enforcement Div ision (SLED) said Saturday that on a court order from Judge Francis B. Nicholson bond had been arranged for 15 of the men. Judge Nicholson, presiding at a special term of General Session Court in Laurens, fixed the bond at $5,000 late Friday afternoon. A spokesman said Saturday that one of the men charged Willie James Young, was still in custody in an area jalL The 16 men are charged with the fires and firebombing that be gan July 1 and climaxed with the burnings on the night of July 16 and the early hours of July 17 of two businesses and damages to five others in excess of$200, 000. The men charged range age from 17 to 25. in The 1970-71 school year will start next week in School Dis trict 56. Teachers will report Monday, Aug. 25, for in-service training which will conclude Wednesday, Aug. 26. First graders will report to their respective schools on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at 8:30 a.m. Second, third, seventh, eighth and 10th grade students will re port to their repsective schools on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 8:30 a.m. Fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, 11th and 12th grade students will report to their respective schools on Friday, August 28, at 8:30 t.m. Students reporting on Thurs day and Friday will be dis missed at K) a.m. Monday, August 31, will be the first full day of school. Students will have a holiday Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. Under the district’s neighbor hood school plan which has been approved by the U. S. Depart ment of Health, Education and Welfare, this is the way students are assigned this year: All district students in grades W through 12 will attend Clinton High School All male students In grades seven through nine will attend Bell Street Junior High. *AU female students in grades seven through nine win attend Martha Dendy Junior High. Students in grades one through six win attend 4 Carolina, which was established in 1933, was combined with banks in Charleston in 1948 and 1956, and in Anderson in 1955. More recent mergers were with banks in Spartanburg in 1964, Lexing ton in 1965, and Marion in 1966. Earlier this year FirstNational established a new office in Cam den. First National operates Aug ust Kohn and Company, mort gage banking firm, which was acquired in 1965, and a travel service, which began operation in 1968. Under the proposed merger, Clinton will join the following cities served by First National Bank of South Carolina: Ander son, Bamberg, Bennettsville, Camden, Cayce, Charleston, Clemson, Clover, Columbia, Cowpens, Darlington, Denmark, Jonesville, Landrum, Lexing ton, Marion, Spartanburg, Sum merville and Union. * * * elementary $55,571 UF Budget Set The budget for the United Fund of Greater Clinton for 1970-71 as approved by the Board of Directors, is $55,571.00, according to S- R. Han son, chairman of the Budget and Admissions Committee. The budget was approved as recommended by the Budget and Admissions Committee and is about the same as the goal set for last year. One new agency was added, Laurens County Council of Senior Citizens, which brings the total number of agencies to twenty-nine. The twelve local agencies are to receive $53- 331.00 and include: YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Laurens County Red Cross, Cancer Society, Crippled Children and Adults Society, Mental Health Assn., Retarded Children’s Assn., Council Senior Citizens and The Salvation Army. Allotted to the South Carolina Agencies will be $1,902.00: S. C. Funds and Councils, Alston Wilkes Society, Mental Health Assn., Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis Research, Florence Crit- tenton Home and United Healt hand Medical Re search of S. C. Also included are ten National agencies which will receive $338.00. Included in these are USO, Travelers Aid, American Social Health and National Crime and Delinquency,• • , Serving as officers of the United Fund are Charles T Oakley, president; Mrs. Frank Sherrill and Gen. A. B. Godfrey, vice-presidents and W. R. Anderson, treasurer. Campaign Chairman for the 1970-71 campaign is Alvin W. Hueble. 4 V Dailey Heads Division For Clinton UF Free Lunches Available Parents who wish to apply for free or reduced price school lunches for their children in School District 56 must provide certification as to family in come, according to Superinten dent R. P. Wilder. Mr. Wilder said parents must either provide copies of their 1969 withholding statement or a statement from the employer concerning present earnings. He said either statement may be given to the child’s home room teacher. It is also necessary to state the number of members in the family who are school age or younger. the number given should include the father and mother. Starts Next Week School Opening Schedule Given schools on this basis: Those residing in Area No. 1 wifi attend Clinton Elementary School. Area No. 1 includes the area south of Highway 76. It reaches to within one mile of Highway 56 on the eastern side and to the district boundary on the western side. The southern boundary is Lake Greeofood. Area No. 2 students will at tend M. S. Bailey Elementary School. Area No. 2 includes the area north of Highway 76 and west of North Broad Street, to the dlstrct line on the west Area No. 3 students will at tend Florida Street Elementary School which last year was Clin ton Jailor HighSchool. AreaNo. 3 includes the area north of Highway 76 and east of N. Broad Street The line for Area No. 3 follows North Broad Street onto 308 to Goodman’s Crossroad, along 53 where it crosses 1-26 and becomes 314 which the line follows to Highway 56 and from there to the countv U^e. Area No. 4 elemtary, students will attend Joanna Elementary School. Area No. 4 encompasses an area stretching from the black topcounty rood near the did Hunter home end south of the Intersection of and 34. there to ail St and 66. The L Untls The Industrial Division of the 1970 Greater Clinton United F und campaign will have as its Chairman, Mr. George Dailey. Mr. Dailey is a native ■ of Clinton, attended Clinton public schools and is a graduate of Presbyterian College. He is currently employed by the Tor- rington Company as plant che mist at the Clinton Bearings Plant. A member of the Clinton Liens Club and the S. C. Academy of Science, Mr. Dailey is active in civic work. He is a member of Leesville Southern Methodist Church where he is also an avid church worker. Individuals who will be re presenting the various indust ries in the Clinton area and working with Mr. Dailey are: Clinton Mills - Calvin Cooper, The Torrington Co. - Mr. Ellis Huffstetler, Monsanto Co. - Mr. Ken Beene, Greenwood, S.C. Standard Plywood - Mr. Bob Anderson, Jacobs Brothers - Mr. Irby Chandler, Clinton Paper Box - Mrs. Inez Led ford, Ascoe Felts - Mr. Thorn ton Stewart, Wometco Auto matic Vending, Inc. - Mr. Jim Addison, United Mills - Mr. T. K. Reitzell. RALPH PATTERSON Patterson Named CC President Ralph Patterson has been named president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He will fill the balance of the uneaptrof term of Joe S. Holland. Mr. Holland, owner of Plggty Wiggly Supermarket in Clinton, suffered a heart attack this sum mer and notified the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors last month that under doctor’s orders, he would have to re sign as President of the Chamber of Commerce. He was retained as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Patterson, who was first vice president ofthe Chamber of Commerce, was elevated to the presidency and Kenneth Fry- fogle, president of Ascoe Felts, Inc., was named first vice presi dent Ratchford Boland was ap pointed chairman of the Mem bership Committee, a post held previously by Mr. Patterson. Mr. Patterson, a native of Laurens County is owner of Gray Funeral Home. He came to Clinton five years ago. He is a graduate of Laurens High School and Wofford College and is a lay leader in the Methodist Church. Spartan Gets Death Sentence Two Spartanburg men were found guilty in. the shooting death of James Spearman of Laurens on November 23, 1969. Niles Crowe, Jr. was sent enced to death in the electric chair and Ms cousin, Horace Wright, Jr., received a life sentence in the trial that ed three days. 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