The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, August 10, 1961, Image 13
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Thursday, August 10, 1M1
THE CLINTON CHBONICLE
Young boys romp and play
amid bygone pom and splendor.
A once-lanquid air is stirred and
no longer is Brookland Planta
tion a place for slow-moving
slaves among cursylng mistresses
and bowing gents.
The plantation, located near the
center of Edisto Island, has been
the scene of much activity during
the past two years.
The old plantation house, which
had withstood the winds from
many hurricanes and was show
ing much of the wear that comes
from years and years of use, has
been restored to its gallant shape.
The interior, however, has tak
en on the modern touch and a
basement is used now for a din
ing hall and kitchen instead of an
old out-building as was the cus
tom of the ante-bellum era.
Recently approved for 14 boys,
Brookland Plantation is operated
as a “Christian home for boys
who have behavior problems or
have been neglected or left home
less.”
The Rev. and Mrs. David A.
Reconnu manage the home and
act as “foster parents” under the
auspices of a well-rounded or
ganization and with the approval
of the South Carolina State De
partment of Welfare on a provis
ional license
In its 24 months of operation,
Brookland Plantation has served
more than a score of boys from
broken homes. A survey of some
of the case histories shows that
thsi project has been paying big
dividends
The plantation, located off the
main stream of travel, is really
a place one must visit to appre
ciate A traveler is welcomed to
the rolling green lawn by a row
of huge moss-ladened water oaks.
This is a trip for adventurers.
Leaving U. S. Highway 17, south
of Charleston, one takes State
Highway 174 on to Edisto Island
through swampland and over wa
terways. This highway leads to
Edisto State Park A few miles
from the park on the right is a
sign pointing to the plantation
A beautiful lake with a white
walk-over bridge may be seen
n e a r the spacious plantation.
Around this lake are the huge
trees
Visit the plantation house and
let Mrs. Reconnu display the tidy
rooms and clean, well-kept kitch
en. Mr. Reconnu will conduct a
tour to Include his office, with its
high ceilings .which was once a
part of a ballroom off the long
porch with high white columns
Then, listen to an explanation of
the work being done, the results
of which may be seen in the faces
and actions of the youngsters who
are guests at the plantation.
Brookland accepts boys under
four classifications. Either they
are committed by court order, re
ferred to the home by the court,
sent as welfare cases, or by pri
vate placement
"This is no home for crimi
nals.' Mr. Reconnu explains,
“but. rather, a home for those
without a home where we can
supply them the ;family love’ and
inspiration from wholesome
Christian guidance that the child
may not have received in his torn
home It is non-sectarian and non-
denominational.
The boys are nurtured in social
ly and spiritually warm environ
ment; and work at gardening,
landscaping, and household
chores
Recreation includes many sum-
Dendy Infant
Graveside services for the in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray T
Dendy were conducted Thursday
at 3:00 p. m. at Wood Memorial
Park in Greer by Rev. R p.
Lamb Rev. J. H. Darr.
Surviving in addition to his
parents are a twin brother, Da
vid Ray Dendy; two sisters, Nan
cy and Terry Dendy, both of the
home, and the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert R. Dendy of
Greer, Mr. and Mrs Thomas W
Allen of Greer
Mrs. Ella Wasson
Laurens—Mrs. Ella Pitts Was
son, 67, of Rt. 3, Laurens, died
Wednesday morning at a local
hospital after a year of declining
health
She was a native of Laurens
County and was a daughter of
the late Reuben and Annie Smith
Pitts. She was a member of Union
Baptist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Temple W. Harrison of Laurens;
a son, Luther J. Wasson of Co
lumbia; three brothers, Willie
Pitts and Joe Pitts, both of Lau
rens; and Cullen Pitts of Prince
ton; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Williams
of Fork Shoals; five grandchil
dren and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at 5:00 p. m., Thursday, at
Friendship Presbyterian Church
by Rev. James H. Hampton, Rev.
R. J. Holcombe, Rev. Ray Craine
and Rev. J. A. McIntyre. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
OFFICE SUPPLIES
CHBONICLE PUB. CO.
DIAL 0*4641
mertime sports of swimming,
boating, shrimping, fishing, hlk
U
ing, boxing and softball. In win
ter, the boys amuse themselves
with ping pong and other table
games, enjoy horseback riding
and tree-climbing.
Every day at Brookland Plan
tation begins with a devotional
and ends with bedside prayers
for the youngsters. More than a
little faith base gone into the mak
ing of this project. Contributions
are daily received from individ
uals interested in boys.
Why don’t you venture down
to Edisto Island and see it all for
yourself?
LEGAL NOTICE
OF HEARING
The South Carolina Public Ser
vice Commission has received a
petition from the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany requesting approval of cer
tain changes in its exchange
rates, mileage charges and
charges for collect intrastate sta-
tion-to-station toll service.
The company’s petition informs
the Commission that many of its
exchanges have now grown out of
the present groupings which were
established in the Commission’s
order of August 13, 1832. The com
pany now proposes to regroup its
exchanges so that subscribers in
exchanges of comparable size will
pay the same rates and further to
establish additional groups re
quired by reason of telephone de
velopment to provide for future
growth, and the company further
requests by their petition a meth
od whereby an equitable group
ing plan, according to said peti
tion, the rates in 47 of the com
pany's 78 exchanges will be in
creased, and in the remaining 31
exchanges there will be no pres
ent rate increase. In the exchang
es to be regrouped, as shown by
said petition, the increase for
residence service will be a mini
mum of 25 cents in the smaller
exchanges, with a maximum of
50 cents in the larger exchang
es. As for business telephone ser
vice, the minimum increase in the
smaller exchanges will be 50
cents, with a maximum of $1.75
in the medium and larger ex
changes. The petition further
states that the company proposes
to eliminate the present mileage
charges and substitute therefor a
zone plan.
According to information fur
nished to the Commission by the
company, the proposed changes
are designed to produce approxi
mately $1,611,000.00 gross addi
tional revenues, which revenues
will be reduced by approximately
$650,000.00 by the inauguration of
a zone plan, and reduced another
$100,00.00 as a result of reducing
the present surcharge now impos
ed on intrastate collect station-to-
station toll messages, which will
result in an adjusted gross reve
nue of approximately
annually, fad after taxes will i
the company
000.00 annually.
In order to give all
parties an opportunity to be
heard, a public hearing will be
held in the Commission’s office
in the Wads Hampton State Office
Building in Columbia, South
Carolina, on Tuesday, Septem
ber 1$, 1901, at 11:00 A. M„ for
consideration of this petition.
THE PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION
Columbia, S. C. ac-A-17
Tasty, Tender (The" True Country Smokehouse Flavor) (4 to 8 Lbs.)
Smoked Picnics
lb.
Hygrsde Sliced
Bar-B-Q Ham
Palmetto Farms Pimento
Cheese Spread
Palmetto Farms
Salad
Ley's Clovcrleaf
Pork Sausage
Mild and Mellow wii^
honks
ilw Cup CWK '
Mild Cheese
Primero Sliced
Pineapple 2^ 35
•£ 39c
Selected, tender, skinless sliced
Beef Liver 39'
WESSON or ASTOR OIL limit 1 of i/our choice u ith $S.(HJ or more order
Winn-Dixie
Va lb. Prints
Butter
eng Cooking Oil
$W W i 2S ASTOR—ALL PURPOSE . . limit 1 with Si.00 or more order
Thrifty Maid
Bartlett Pears 3-" $ l 00
-Dixie Darling Dinner
Rolls
Thrifty-Maid Whole Kernel Or
Cream Corn 4
48-0z
BtL
3-lb.
can
Thrifty Msid Self Rising
Flour
Wrifley'o or Patio Chef
Charcoal.... 20 & 99^
Thrifty Maid— Limit « cmm whh ilm t Mw* or*r
White Arrow Regular or Blue
Detergent
Lge.
Pkg.
69c
59c
17c
Thrifty Maid Tomato
Catsup
J3u Delicious As tor Fruit
Cocktail.
$
No. 214
eans
lim/l 1 of your choice with $5.00 order
Coffee
MAXWELL HOUSE. BAG
RED LABEL LUZIANNE. CAN
1-Lb.
only
59c
1.00
VACUUM
PACKED ASTOR
49*
FISH STICKS
2 - 99c
U. S. No. 1 Whit#
Potatoes
South Carolina
Grade “A” Mediui|i
Palmetto Farm
Luscious Western
DoZo
Only
$
Cantaloupes.
Fresh Frozen
l 00 Strawberries