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Vol. 71 — No. 35 Clinton, S. C., September 3, 1970
INDEX
Three Section*, 24 Pages
Classified 6-A
Deaths 8-A
Hospital News 8-A
Editorials 2-B
Society 2-A
Sports 7-A
NEW CITY COUNCIL — Shown above following
swearing-in ceremonies Tuesday night in Clin
ton’s new City Hall are members of Clinton’s City
Hall Council which is to serve for the next two
years. The swearing-in ceremonies were held in
a hallway of the new City Hall. Shown above,
Sanders Elected
Alderman Talmadge Sand
ers was elected mayor pro-
tem and all department heads
were re-appolnted Tuesday
night at an organizational meet
ing of Clinton City Council.
suggestion that council meet
ings to be conducted fin the
basis of an agenda system.
Anyone with any items to be
considered at a council meet-
left to right, are: Aldermen S. A (Chick) Pitts,
Boyd Holtzclaw, Dewey Oxner; Mayor J. C.
Thomas: Aldermen Talmadge Sanders, Mrs. Nelle
Howard (Clinton’s first woman council member)
and George Bagwell.— (Yarborough Photo)
Mayor Pro-Tem
ing must make arrangements
through the City Clerk’s office
to lie included on the agenda.
Notification must be received
by Saturday noon prior to a
Monday meeting.
Council adjourned Tuesday
night until 7:30 p.m. Monday,
September 14.
PC Students
Register Tues.
All departments heads ex
cept one were re-appointed un
animously. Supt. of Streets Ed
die McGee was re-appointed by
a 5-1 vote with (Chick) Pitts
voting against the appointment.
Re-appointed unanimously
were Chief of Police B. B. Bal
lard and Assistant Chief Rufus
King; Utility Dept Sqpt Homer
Martin; City Clerk Brooks
Owens and Assistant Clerk
Miss Mary Frances Pinson;
Fire Department Engineer
Marvin DeYoung.
Council committees also
were appointed as follows: Fin
ance Committee—George Bag-
well, chairman; Mr. Pitts and
Mrs. Nelle Howard; Utility
Committee--Dewey Oxner,
chairman; Mr. Bagwell and Mr.
Sanders.
Street Committee—Boyd
Holtzclaw, chairman; Mr. Bag-
well and Mrs. Howard.
Police Committee-Mrs. Ho
ward, chairman; Mr. Oxner
and Mr. Sanders.
Fire Dept. Committee—Mr.
Sanders, chairman; Mr. Pitts
and Mr. Holtzclaw.
Cepietery Committee--Mr.
Pitts, chairman; Mr. Oxner and
Mr. Holtzclaw.
Mayor J. C. Thomas auto
matically was named to the
Clintoo-Newberry Natural Gas
Authority Board of Directors
and Mr. Holtzclaw and Mr.
Bagwell were elected to the
board.
In a policy statement, Mayor
Thomas said that each depart
ment head will have full res
ponsibility for the operation of
his department.
Council also approved his
Presbyterian College stu
dents will register next Tues
day for the fall term of the
1970-71 session, culminating a
full week of orientation acti
vities.
Freshmen are scheduled to
register between2:15and3p.m.
in Greenville Dining Hall, and
the igperclassmen will follow
immediately thereafter from
3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
The new students, some 245
strong, arrived on campus
Wednesday in time for their
first official meeting at 8 p.m.
In Belk Auditorium. There they
received a welcome by Presi
dent Marc C. Weersing and
Student Body President Tommy
Edwards of Anderson.
Placement tests fill this
Thursday’s schedule, with Eng
lish and chemistry testing set
for the morning, and the Otis
test and foreign languages set
for the afternoon. On Thursday
evening, starting at 6:30, the
students will be entertained by
the various Clinton churches.
Testing will continue Friday
morning, with mathematics and
biology, followed by afternoon
briefings on the ROTC program
and the academic programs and
various fields of study.
Academic Dean W. Fred
Chapman and Student Dean
Thomas A. Staffworth will
speak to the freshmen on Sat
urday morning in preparation
for afternoon conferences with
faculty counselors on selection
of study programs.
A worship service for the
college community will be held
in Belk Auditorium at 11 a.m.
Sunday, and that afternoon the
freshmen will meet with stu
dent leaders to become inform
ed on the student constitution
and the student governing a-
gencies. The annual president’s
reception at the home of Dr.
and Mrs. Weersing, is set for
8:30 p.m.
The Monday schedule calls
for a special assembly of
freshmen and transfers at
*;30 a.m. and presentation of
the freshman control board’s
program at 2 p.m. Upperclass
men will arrive that day, with
sophomores scheduled to see
their faculty advisers from 2
to 5 p.m.
Prior to their registration
next Tuesday afternoon, fresh
men will be tested on the stu
dent handbook during a morn
ing session and then will have
a follow-up conference with
their faculty counselors at 1
p.m. Meanwhile, juniors and
seniors are expected to con
sult with their faculty advisers
that morning.
Classwork starting the 91st
session is to begin next Wed
nesday afternoon, after the
convocation in Belk Audi
torium.
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Red Devils
Open Friday
(Story Page 7-A)
Hospital
Rates
Increase
Room rates at Bailey Me
morial Hospital were raised
two to three dollars, effect
ive September 1.
The daily service charges
for private rooms with bath
and private toilet was raised
from $34 to $36 and the rate
for semi-private rooms with
bath were raised from $28 to
$31.
The rate for private rooms
with private toilet and no bath
facilities was raised from $33
to $36 for private room and
from $25 to $28 for semi-pri
vate.
The rate for rooms without
toilet or bath were raised from
$33 to $36 for private rooms
and from $23 to $26 for semi
private rooms.
Nursery charges remained
unchanged.
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Cinton Men
Are Charged
Two Clinton men were charg
ed Wednesday, August 26, in
connection with an attempted
break-in at Pressley’s Fishing
and Hunting Supply Store just
outside the Laurens city limits
on South Carolina 221. The
break-ln occured late Tuesday
night.
Laurens Police Chief J. W.
Power said Charles E. Couch,
27, and Bobby G. Medlin, 33,
both of Clinton, were charged
with intent to steal. Bond for
the men was set at $2000 each.
In Inaugural Address
Mayor Thomas Discusses
City's Financial Situation
Clinton’s new mayor, J. C.
Thomas, cited rising municipal
service costs as a major pro
blem facing the city adminis
tration.
In his inaugural address
Tuesday night, Mr. Thomas
said, “As we are in a period
of rapidly rising costs, it will
be difficult to maintain the
quality of service now enjoyed
by Clinton and very careful
planning and management is
needed to avoid future deficits.”
Mr. Thomas made his add
ress after swearing - in
ceremonies Tuesday night in
Clinton’s new City Hall.
The text of his address is as
follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
For 30 years I have had the
privilege of calling Clinton
“Home” and I have personally
experienced the warm friend
liness of the town, its spirit
of progress, have noted that it
is far above average in the
quality and effectiveness of its
Church life, and have benefited
by its commercial progress. I
am thankful for the home and
business I have here and be
lieve that this community is an
unusually favorable place in
which to rear a family. It is a
town which can reasonably
boast of its institutions. The
administrative policies of
Thomwell Orphanage were
many years in advance of socio
logical research which showed
the superior effectiveness of
child care similar to that pre
vailing atTborowallOMMc;
school system prepare swell its
students to enter various types
of institutions of higher
learning in many parts of the
United States, or enter the ex
cellent liberal arts courses of
fered locally by Presbyterian
College. Whitten Village is the
type of institution which has
problems of health, training,
and social development more
difficult to meet than the pro
blems in most institutions. But
it has developed so effectively
that officials from other states
have noted its efficiency and
have learned from Its pro
grams. The industrial plants of
this area have able and pro
gressive managements which
have cooperated well with
municipal officials and which
have had good relations with
plant employees because of
management’s evident concern
in the welfare of the workers.
As you know, however, cities
and towns all over America
are having increasingproblems
in financing. Clinton’s most
recent audit shows a combined
utility system valued at$4,362,
922 and the Municipal Depart
ment with fixed assets of
$1,435,526, The general bonded
debt was $207,000 and. future
interest coupon maturities of
$23,799. The Revenue Bond
Debt of the combined Utility
System was $1,835,000. Plus
future interest coupon maturi
ties of $822,305. Our budget
for the coming year is based
on the expectation that we will
be able to pay for adminis
trative expenses, utility costs,
Fire Department, Police De
partment, Street and Garbage
services, Cemetary Main
tenance and several lesser ex
penses. Meet principal repay
ments and interest due on bond
ed indebtedness, care for the
added expense made necessary
by the construction of our
greatly needed new City Hall,
and still maintain the high
credit rating Clinton has ex-
Bill Hogan Appointed
To County School Board
C. W. (Bill) Hogan of Clin
ton owner-manager of Radio
Station WLBG, has been re
commended for appointment to
the Laurens County Board of
Education.
Mr. Hogan was recommended
by the Laurens County Legis
lative Delegation to fill the
balance of the unexpired term
of J. C. Thomas of Clinton.
Mr. Thomas, recently elect
ed mayor of Clinton, resigned
his position on the Board of
Education recently because of
his new municipal post.
Mr. Hogan was recommended
for appointment by the gover
nor. His term, along with those
of other members of the board,
will expire in May, 1971. Mem
bers of the board are appointed
for four-year terms.
A native of Iowa, Mr. Hogan
received the B. S. degree from
Mount St. Mary’s College in
Maryland. He is a veteran of
BILL HOGAN
University of South Carolina;
Fran, a 10th grader at Clinton
High School; and BUly, afourth
grader at Clinton Elementary
School.
World.War apd.has lived in
jfqftft and South Ciroliria Jfijc#
’ 1M£ It* His bton a tesfcfwf of
Clinton since 1955.
He Is married to the former
Esther Farrell of Aberdeen, N.
C„ and they have three child
ren, Teresa, a senior at the
is mimmmjrmmi
Laurens Clumber
of Commerce and also is a
former president of the Lau
rens Rotary Club. He and his
family are members of St
Boniface Catholic Church in
Joanna.
Jacobs Heads Watson
perienced for many years.
As we are In a period of
rapidly rising costs, It will be
difficult to maintain the quality
of service now enjoyed by Clin
ton and very careful plan
ning and management is needed
to avoid future deficits. Fort
unately this Admlnlstratioo will
have the benefit of a very ex
perienced Board of Aldermen.
All five of the men had served
so well in prior Adminis
trations that the voters have
shown their appreciation by re
electing them. There is one new
member of the Council, Mrs.
Nell B. Howard, the first woman
ever elected to this office in
Clinton. Because of her effec
tive work during 35 years in the
City's Business Office there is
general belief that no other
council member was ever
elected here who began this
responsibility with so thorough
an understanding of our munici
pal affairs.
I urge every citizen who has
any complaint or any sugges
tion for improving our munici
pal program to confer with the
Alderman representing his
District, asking him to present
the matter at the next meeting
the Council. It will be the
policy of my administration to
prepare in advance an agenda
-for each stated meeting, and to
furnish each Alderman a copy
of this agenda in advance ofthe
meeting. Any citizen wanting
a matter considered by the
Council is asked to confer with
the Alderman from his Dis
trict about getting this item
added to the official nnrifc
e-— lii mu hwwiiim
It IS a tan* experience to
have the kiaugurafioo of fids
new administration in fids
building which compares fav
orably with the facilities I know
in any town the size of Clinton.
The idea for this municipal
center was first advocated in
the administration of Mayor
Peck Cornwell andthe accnmu-
Campaign
Congressman Albert Watson
announced today that Clinton
Printing Company Executive,
Hugh S. Jacobs, will serve as
Watson for Governor Chairman
in Laurens County.
Jacobs attended Clinton High
School and Darlington Prep
School in Rome, Georgia. He is
also a 1941 graduate of Pres
byterian College in Clinton.
A World War n veteran, Ja
cobs was awarded the Purple
Heart and Bronze Star for va
lor while serving with the 34th
Infantry Division during the
Italian campaign. He was dis
charged from the Army as a
Major.
'Jacobs is president of Ja
cobs Press in Clinton and is
a member of the Board of
Trustees of Presbyterian Col
lege and the Board of Christian
Education of the Presbyterian
Church, U. S.
In County
HUGH JACOBS
Jacobs, the husband of fie
late Elizabeth Sims of Rock
Hill, has two children, Edna, a
senior at Salem College, and
Hugh, a senior at Clinton High
School.
lation of funds begun. During
the administration of Mayor
Noland Suddeth, a skillful brick
mason and experienced con
tractor, additions were made to
the building find and be pre
sented a check of $280,000 and
completed plans when he re
linquished the office lo the late
Mayor Harry Layton..! tael sore
that all of you job mp ta ap
preciation for what these men
and their predecessors ta of
fice did to make Clinton a town
in which we have pride.
I sought the office of Mayor
because I love Clinton and want
to show my esteem by serving
it to the best of my ability.
I earnestly desire that every
citizen be dealt with fairly''and
I seek the cooperation of all
citizens. I pledge to rou ttat 1 -
will devote my futTtnarftan
in trying to maintain file trad
itions of progress which have
long been a Clinton heritage.
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Thank you very mheh for yom
attention, tonight;
Cites Recent Projects
Clinton Ex-Mayor Suddeth Gives Status Report
On the final day of his term
as mayor of Clinton, Noland
Suddeth presented Clinton City
Council and the Clinton Plan
ning Commission memters
with a municipal status report
Monday.
Suddeth distributed the re
port Monday afternoon at a
luncheon sponsored by the
Planning Commission.
The text of his report is as
follow*-
First of all let me remind
you that I am serving you as
mayor, which ends today, for
the unexpired term of the late
Honorable Mayor Harry C.
Layton. It has teen a honor to
have had the privilege to com
plete his programs and end this
term of office in a way which I
hope would have been favorable
to him. I have tried to serve you
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in a honorable way in remem
brance of this fine Mayor and
very outstanding Clintonian.
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Below are listed several pro
jects which were started or
continued from previous ad
ministrations by Mayor Layton
and his CounciL I have tried
to promote and continue all in
my short term of office hi a
way which he would have been
proud. I hope this will give you
an idea of Clinton’s major plan
ning and improvements for the
past several years.
L A new modern city hall -
99% completedbuilding and fur
nishings.
2. Completed $261,885.84
contract for a high tension
electric loop around the city
to provide ftddtfional electric
power to all areas of the city.
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In this contract was a new sub
station built on Phillips Street
to serve the North east areas.
3. Contract awarded and
work 40% i complete on ad
ditional filtering volume at our
city water filter plant The old
maximum limit of three mil
lion gallons per day filtering
will be increased to a maximum
of six million gallons per day.
4. Contract let and work 75%
complete on new power and
signal lines to Duncan Creek
and Enoree River Pump Sta
tions. New pumps at each sta
tion to increase raw water
pumping to city to provide for
additional filter ing volume.
5. Contract let and work 98%
completed on 12 inch water line
from N. Broad to Phillips Street
to provide more water pressure
and fire protection in the North-
East area of the City.
6. Plans and specification!
completed on new elevated
water storage tank on Phfflipe
Street Tkte project wublddtd
and bid rejMted dne to federal
aid not being avalMMe at time.
This will alec increase water
pressure and fire protection to
the North-East area ofClint^
Another Federal Aid appli
tion for funds for this tank has
already been applied for by our
Engineers, Har vood Beebe and
Company.
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7. A new water shed lake on
Duncan Creek above present
pumping station contract
awarded and construction is
98% complete. This will pro
vide storage of 137 million gal
lons of raw water to be used
by city as needed. This lake
will be on city property tor our
protection.
8. Preliminary plans and
bond money obtained and in
banks for building of a sewer
lagoon to serve the North-East
am of Clinton, Council has al
ready given the Mayor andCtty
Attorney permission to
with necessary land pure!
for this lagoon. This will
plete our lagoon system,
sewerage will then go to one of
our four modRusewerlagoans.
TBs location of suitable land fin*
this lagoon created a problem
for our engineers and this pro
ject is about six months behind
schedule.
dustrial Park Plants wifinsaok
additional electric potaty ^ar
its planned use by -Daeember
15, 1970. .
10. Council has guaranteed
the Clinton Housing authority
to provide all utilities to area
where public housing units will
built Authority members
promised to keep council
on all proposed con-
areas so as to try to
have any amWtare alfflty
tswouttbetui justified.
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11. This council sees Ate
need of additional personnel in
departments. Elec
ta utility de-
9.
load
Additional heavy
andslaela
tion tower have been purchased
and etapptag date praised to
provide one of our Itae te
at once. The
police officers Is quftoevidtet
(Continued, page 1C)
OTHER MEMOIRS
BY JOE H. SIMPSON
More information on tboio towns m A^mu^e^^s
County that did not grow.
Dr. John Simpson moved to
London in 1770, npd settled ae
he erected a large brick home
Belfast sinoe his wife wgs
land. Henry Grsy’j
don’s home m Poc^'
still stands bat no
K fdw, miles
cement foundation
oed there to years
folks near Cro
to* it fasnrAta
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