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Pact Eurht THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, December 16, 1964 QUARTERLY REPORT FROM THE MAYOR OF CLINTON To the Citizens of Clinton: s cooperative. They assisted us dur- \ As your Mayor and represent- ing the past summer with an in- ing you in this capacity since Sep- dustry that I am sure we lost due tember 1, 1964, 1 would like to 1 to the inefficient water supply, take this opportunity of reporting The board is financially aiding, to the people of Clinton the status! along with Joanna Mills in making of your town and bring to your a survey that will be completed attention the provisions that the cqupcjttfr have adopted during the first iiyarter of the fiscal year. We have attempted to evaluate the needs of our exipapding town and we have taken certain’ steps within the week of the proposed water authority or water district in the lower part of the county. One of the large textile machine manufacturers are now looking favorably on Clinton as a new lo- to alleviate some needs and we cation, are in the midst of a thorough During the coming year we will studv of many other problems to make expansion and improvements determine the most feasible meth- t0 the electrical system of the od of solving these problems. |Town of Clinton in order to serve The council has been broken the approximately 2,300 customers down into various standing com- wc now have - Th ^ system was de- mittees and I am grateful lor the signed to serve about 1,100 custo- line job that all of these commit- mers. have been performing. They The water situation became very tees are doing a swell job. but thev critical during the past year. We will need help and advice from have the engineers report on the time to time. The finance com- necessary mittee working with the sinking to fund commission and the finance advisory committee will have many problems to solve. The wat er and light committee in coopera tion with Che agents advisory committee will need all the help and advice that they can get in solving our water and light needs. The council needs CITIZEN PARTICIPATION in the opera tion of our town. The council per- improvemcnts in order supplement and bring up to date the town’s water supply and tne necessary filtering facilities. We are now awaiting the engi- 1 neers report on the feasibility of t a water authority or district ihat^ will serve Clinton and the area H between here and Joanna and 1 ^ then take care of Joanna’s water t problems. In this report will be, information relative to placing the! filtering plant at Enoree river, jjJ the proposed source of supply, 1 ( mitted me to appoint an Advisory make the area from Committee of citizens to work Clinton to Enoree river available | with each of the standing com- * or industrial expansion. The ulti- , nuttees of the council. I know m ate services referred above will that the standing committees will b® determined by the merits and ] welcome all the help and advice ! easibility of the engineers report that they can secure from these s h° u id be available soon. It advisory groups. , will be 1956 before any of these The council has adopted what permanent impro\ements can be we think to be a most satisfac- ^ a< ^ the water development. In tory budget based on thoughtful the meantime, we are working and scientific study over a period with Soil Conservation in order of three months by the Finance ^ at we might find proper stor- Committee consisting of Alder- a £ e to aid with the possibility of man James P Sloan and Alder- another dry summer like we had man Harry C Layton. We are ^ as t summer. This will be a tern- operating within this budget based P° rar y source of ^PP 1 * to supple- . ment our present tacilities until on an anticipated annual income of $443,668.93. Our expenditures for the first quarter is 23.2 per cent of the anticipated income and the appropriation. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN A COPY OF THIS BUDGET, 1 RECOMMEND THAT YOU SECURE A COPY OF SAME AND STUDY THIS BUD GET. We are proud of it. The services demanded by our expanding town increase from month to month and our utilities have been taxed to capacity for some time. There has been ap proximately 100 new homes built in Clinton during the past year. These new homes have to be fur nished water, lights, sewerage, streets, garbage and other serv ices demanded by the public. The cost of operating our town has more than doubled within the past ten years. We hope by effi cient supervision and manage ment that we will be able to sup ply the services demanded and improve our services and stay within our budget. We have reorganized some of our departments and the heads of these departments have been consulted in our budget figures that were adopted in our appro priations and I am happy to re port that each department super- intei\dfent understands the appro priation for their respective de partment and they are enthusias tic about trying to stay within the appropriations. The clerk’s office has been set up where any service calls sub mitted will be transmitted to the proper department by a written memorandum and a report by the superintendent of the proper de partment back to the office when proper disposition has been made of this call. Tnere has been put into operation the necessary in ternal controls of all monies hand led by the employees of the town. The purchasing department on a sounder basis, all bills have to be okayed by the superintendent of each department and the chair man of the committee of each de partment before they are paid. Detail records of all council meetings are kept on the minutes of the council and a copy is fur nished to your newspaper along with copies to each member of council, the city attorney and copies are placed on the bulletin board at the city hall. The assistant city manager of one of our cities has made a survey of Clinton and furnished a 19-page report of his findings t This report is available to all who are interested in the contents. We are securing the services of the traffic department of the S. C. Highway Department in analyzing the traffic problems of our town. We have completed a police offi cers training school here in Clin ton, where eight of our police officers completed this course for five days. We have had the district and county representatives of the S. C Highway Department here in Clinton to discuss the highway’s rights and liabilities in regard to' the highways that this depart ment controls and have discussed the possible improvements that we hope to secure during the com ing year. We are trying to get one of the two sanitary engineers that are now associated with the Laurens County Health Department placed in Clinton in order that our Health and Sanitation departments might have better attention. We are working very closely with the Laurens County Planning Board and we feel encouraged by the interest that the planning board has taken in the Clinton area This board has been most permanent provisions can be had. We are of the opinion that every department of the town is -work ing on a more efficient manner and we hope to improve these de partments from time to time. The bonded indebtedness of the tow r n has been placed in the hands of the Sinking Fund Commission. Mr. R. E. Ferguson, Sr., Mr. R. M. Vance and Mr. R. F. Hamer. The sinking fund commission has been in conference with our finance committee, the bond attorney and bond houses analizing our position and it will be necessary that the town refinance $100,(X)0 of the $235,000 term bonds maturing in June 1954, the Sinking Fund Com mission is in the process of mak ing the necessary arrangements to handle this refinancing. It will be necessary that the lot owned by the sinking fund be sold and this has been advertised for sale on December 31, 1954. The proposed improvements for the water and light departments will be studied after the final re port of the engineers are received. Respectfully submitted, H. L. BICHHLBERGER, Mayor. !■»■>«■»■« ia aora Hmm 100 la • dfeanlAag rtodu at talacHa M a< fra»pa*faa — tifmf WADDELL ft REED, IRC. James E. Wolfe Agency INVESTMENTS—STOCKS MUTUAL FUNDS 103 N. Broad Si Clinton, S. C. •, Pknoe lie 5 WRESTLING —MAIN EVENT- TAG TEAM MATCH FREDDIE BLASSIE & . TEX RILEY rfe. TEXAS JACK O’BRIEN & JACK O’RILEY 2 Oat Of S Falls— 1 Hoar Time limit —SEMI-FINAL- DONNA MARIE DEICKMAN vg. JUDY GLOVE3 i Fall—45 Minutes Time Limit -OPENER- TOMMY NOLEN vs. AL CORTEZ Fall—31 Minutes Time Limit SATURDAY DECEMBER 18—8 P. M. MEf' . ARENA : AN’b'JI-G S C* Better Dresses Regrouj>ed—Repriced Group 1 - $10.00 Values to $22.50. Wool jer seys, failles and crepes. Juniors, misses, half sizes. GROUP NO. 2 $7.00 Values to $16.95. Wool jer seys, orlon and rayon. 9 to 16, 12 to 20, half sizes. Group 3 - $5.00 Values [to $12.95. Crepes, flannels, failles afid taffetas. Juniors, misses sizes. 1 BETTY ROSE Top Quality 100% Wool SUITS - <28.00 Regular $45.00 values. These famous suits are superb quality, perfect fit ting. Flannels, tweeds and others. Sizes for Jrs. and misses. Womens Fall Suits Reduced $12.00 Values to $24.95. Wool, tweeds, gabardines. Lined and unlined, Jrs., misses sizes. They’re grand buys! Regular $1.00 Value Costume Jewelry Z^l Earrings, Clips, Pins, Broaches, Cuff Links. WOMEN’S ALL WOOL COATS $18 Regular $35.00 to $39.00 val ues. They’re Milium lined fleeces, curls,-checks, tweeds. Large assortment of new sty les. Women’s sizes 8 to 18. r BETTER COATS <25 REDUCED! Actual values to $45.00. Nub- by tweeds, cashmeres. All 100% wool. All this season’s newest styles. CORO JEWELRY $1.00 Pearls, Chokers, Earrings and Bracelets. So lovely to wear, so wonderful to receive. 66 GAUGE—12 DENIER FABULOUS NYLONS - 3 pr 2.88 1 Pair for 98c Regular $1.35 and $1.65 pair. Nocturne, tropic, bis que. SVi to 11. Famous Stardust Nylon ized Slips 1.98 Permanent nylon fin ish. Soft, silky feel. Extra strength, laun dries easy, deep lace trim, bottom and top. 32 to 40/ Lace Trimmed Panties 39c Acetate nylon trim. White and pastels. Lovely ’ Gowns 1.98 Acetate and rayon. Lovely lace trim pas tel colors of blue, maize and white. 82 to 38. Camion Boxed « Bath Towel Sets - 98 1 Bath Towel, 2 Wash Cloths, 1 Face Towel. Packed in smart gift box. Lady Baltimore Luggage 18” O’Nite 10.50 21” Week-end 12.95 26” Pullman ..16.50 Blue—Coppertone, Green and White. Wavy Line Chenille Spreads — $5.95 With fringe. Doubles or singles. Blue, white, maize, rose. Other spreads to $12.95. Hassocks 2.99 Leatherette covering to go with your furni-l ture. An ideal gift for Christmas. LOVELY—LOVELY ORGANDY Curtains 3.99 50x90. Fine quality sheer organdy add charm to your room. 32-PIECE CHINA WARE 8.95 Service for six. Choose from several lovely patterns. 60 Inch Width—100% Wool REMNANTS - 66c Ideal for chiltfren’s coats, stoles, skirts. Many patterns and colors to choose from. Look How Much Joy You Can Give for $1.00 Hamburger Press Wrought Iron Waste Basket Sta-Peit Safety Ash Tray Kitten and Puppy Planters Lace Figurines, Pair Raised Flower Vases Flamingo and Bowl Planter Raised Flower Candy Box Raised Flown- Cigarette Set Place Settings Of International Silver Serving Tray Bread Tray Fruit Bowl Fluted Candy Plate Toys Reduced Handy Andy Tool Sets . $3.44 Chest full of tools that ho every day likes to use. Table and Chair Sets . $10.88 All metal frame chairs with wood back. Finish ed ip blond hardwood. Famous Champ Rocking Horse $9.77 Nationally advertised at $12.96. Velocipede $6.44 10 inch pal super bike. Regular $10.95 value. Molded nylon bearings. Gun & Holster Sets . . . $2.88 Holsters made of leather with 2 large Texas guns. Cowboy and Cowgirl Suits $2.98 Sizes 4 to 12. Roy Rogers or Hopalong Cassidy. The Famous Saran Doll $2.88 Rooted hair, wash it, comb it, wave it, curl it Colors blue, pink. Embroidered Boxed 11 Pillow Cases - $1.59 If you really want to make some one happy with If you a perfect gift then hete it is!\ SALE MEN S SUITS Curlee & Favortex Regular $45.00 Suit $33 Charcoal tones and worsteds. Reg ulars, longs, shorts, stouts. 35 to 46. 100% ALL WOOL FLANNELS $25 Regular $35.00 values. 35 brown, Charcoal charcoal blue to 44. charcoal grey, 35 to 44. NEW FALL Rayon & Dacron SUITS $20 It’s the greatest suit value ever offered. Every suit brand new. All guaranteed perfect fitting. Top quality, top value. Regulars, shorts, stouts and longs. 85 to 46. MEN’S RAYON GABARDINE Top Coats 10.99 Regular $16.95 value. Tan, blues, greys. Shower proof. 35 to 42. Special Purchase MEN'S JACKETS $3.98 Corduroys, sheen gabardines. Regular values to $6.98. All sizes. Red, black, navy, rust. Men’s Dress Shirts 2.98 White and pastels. Our own Archdale dress shirts in barrel or French cuffs. Sizes 14 to 17. Men’s Corduroy Spert Shirts 2 for $5 Sizes S-M-L. Red, grey, gold, brown, green. We have any sty le that he could went. + Men’s S-T-B-B-T-C-H SOCKS One size fits all feet. 10 to 13 2 pr. for si GLOVES Lined or unlined. 1.98 - 2.98 Boys Flannel SHIRTS $1.49 6 to 16. Warm, good looking. Makes perfect gifts. Boys Dress' SHIRTS <1.98 French or barrel cuffs. Whites, 16. pastels. 4 to WOMEN’S SHOES $5.00 p. REDUCED Dress shoes and casuals, suede and leathers. AA to C—5 to 9. Perfect Slumber 100% WOOL BLANKETS <7.65 Guaranteed 5 years against moth damage. Boxed for gift giving. All colon. 72x84. Nashua Automatic Electric Blanket $16.95 Comfort is at your fingertips always with this electric blanket.