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/* Dollar Days in Clinton - Thursday, Friday '' * ■ » *“ ~ ■ — 1 ——~——■— 1 Cttlinton (nirmtirlr Vol. « — No. 32 Ginton, S. C, Thursday, August 8, 1963 ' vi ' 4? , . x ' : ^ % wA4 3y ^ a 4S Swift Strike III War Games Take Over Clinton Territory lien and materiel poured into the Clinton area by truck, jeep, and air thus week as the country’s largest maneuvers; Swift Strike HI, got underway early Sun day morning. / Vehicles of all descriptions brought in special troops, who set up posts at various points at Joanna and in the Hopewell section southeast of Cinion, where construction began on an air strip. Information is ex tremely difficult to secure. If the troops themselves have any, they are not giving it out. They seem to be about as confused over the situation as the civilian population—and they certainly don’t know anything. The purpose of the group in the Hopewell section seems to be the construction of the air strip, supposed ly to give the Blue forces air superiority in a section theoretically overrun by the Red forces. A great airlift movement began early Sunday morn ing, bringing in men and equipment, dropped in a large field near the site of the air strip. Bulldozers and other equipment were put to work immediately goug ing out a huge area covered by a soybean crop on the farm of Hugh Bonds Workman. Several large pieces of equipment broke away from the parachutes and plummeted to earth among great clouds of dust and being demolished. There were re ports of at least one casualty, and maybe more, when the airborne troops jumped, but no official reports have confirmed the death of any troops, except the pilot of a helicopter that crashed Tuesday afternoon. The site of the maneuvers in the Hopewell section includes land of the Workmans, Bufords, Stewart Brown, and others. Citizens of the area have been flocking to the site all week, observing the activities. Roads leading into the area have been blocked and cars have not been allowed to get too close. The air phase has been visible over a wide section^ What developments will take place during the re maining days of the war games is not known, but elements of the 82nd Airborne Division arrived in Clin ton Tuesday evening in a truck convoy. Whether they remained nearby or were just passing through could riot be learned. The arrival of this advance group may portend a huge invasion by air of this section. Photos above show something of what is going on. The first shows men of the 166th Transportation Meeting Set Tuesdoy Claude Crocker Named Chest Budget Chairman Claude A. Crocker has been named as chairman of the Budg et Committee of the Community Chest of Greater Clinton, Inc., according to announcement this week by President George H. Cor- nelson. A budget conference has been scheduled for Tuesday, August IS at 2 p.m. It wiU be held in the conference room of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., on S. Broad St. Serving with Crocker will be A. R. Hamilton, Charles H. John son, Louis M. Stephens and James Von Hollen. ° The following agencies have been invited to send a represent ative to the conference on Tues day to make their request to be included in the 1964 budget: Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America; Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls; Laurens Coun ty Chapter, American Red Cross; Society of Crippled Children and Adults; and Laurens County Can cer Society. Also, The Salvation Army; Na tional Foundation-1964 March of Dimes; Laurens County Heart Council, and Cerebral Palsy. And the United Health - and Medical Research Foundation aad Carolinas United, which in cludes Fairview Center, S. C. As- ^ sedation for Mental Health, the Florence Crittenton Home, Amer ican Hearing Society, American Soria! Hygiene Association and several smaller agencies. The 1963 budget of the Com munity Chest totaled $20,791.60 which was exceeded in the cam paign. CLAUDE A. CROCKER First Graders To Register August 26 First graders in Clinton area schools stoU register at their re spective schools on Monday, Au gust 26 at 8:30 a.m., not on Au gust 5 or August 25, as reported in error in last week’s paper, x Buses will not run on August 26. All parents having children entering the first grade are urged to bring their children to be reg istered. This registration is very im portant in order for teachers and principals to determine class sec tions. It will be necessary to bring birth certificates for this regis tration. Mrs. Stark is Winner Of Final Letter Contest Mrs. Frances Stark of E. Caro- na Ave. was named winner in Im final Shop At Home letter ontest, sponsousd by The Clin- >n Chronicle in conjunction with ♦§!• naee that ended last walk. Judges selected as runners-up the entries of Mrs. Otln B. Bell, Mrs. Sherwood Burton, and BBss HQda Holmes. Mrs. Stark will receive $25.00 in merchandise certificates for her entry. A gift awaits runners- up at The Chronicle office. In her winning letter, Mrs. Stark wrote: * “If I didn’t shop at horns, I might influence toy friends to shop elsewhere, which would he unwise, since our merchants car ry the beat of all our needs. Our morehants support our schools, and civic dubs, foia they art faiffuanMal in mak ing bettor ettisens of the coming Mrs. Bell’s entry stated: “Friends are a blessing, and something you cannot buy. The merchants of your hometown are your friends. So when you shop with them you are helping them to stay in business, so they can help you.” “As a mother of five small children,” Mrs. Sherwood Bur ton wrote, “ who eat everything from soup to nuts, and wear out shoes and clothing faster than ice melts, it’s just plain good sense to shop at home where I know I’m getting the best for less.” Miss Holmes stated: ‘1 like to trade at horns becauss: it is sa ier, quicker and more economiz ing to choose from wider selec tions of local, established, reput able stores, uses one coin buys commodity, courtesy, enduring quality and everlasting satisfac tion . . . making every pnrrhasr a most pleasant and profitable Dr. Weening Enters Upon College Work Dr Marc C. Weersing last Thursday officially began his du ties as 14th president of Presby terian College. He moved Into the chief execu- tive’s position as successor to the retiring Dr. Marshall W. Brown after serving for the past eight years as pastor of the Spartan burg First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Brown was present on Au gust 1 to bid the new president welcome and to turn over the reins of office. Dr. Weersing then immediately settled behind his desk for a full day’s work in conference with administrative officers. He has continued to re view the various details of his po sition and of the overall college operation during the past week. In his first public appearance as president, he preached the morn ing sermon last Sunday at the Peachtree Presbyterian Church of Atlanta. Dr. Weersing said he and his family will continue to reside in Spartanburg for the next few weeks, while the remodeling of the president’s home is being completed. He expects to com mute daily to. the PC campus during this period. In addition to his wife, the former Jean Bar ry Adams of Charlotte, the fam ily includes daughter Marcia, who will .enter the sophomore class at Converse College this fall, and soil Barry, who will en roll at Blue Ridge School in Hen dersonville, N. C. Dr. Weersing assumed his new position mid-way in the second term of summer school and six weeks prior to the opening of Presbyterian College’s 84th ses sion on September 9. Presbyterian trustees called the 49-year-old Weersing, a fellow member of the board for the past seven years, to be president at a special May meeting- He ac cepted with these words: “Their call represents a unique and significant summons to me to underake a specialized work within the Kingdom of God. Christian higher education through a church institution con-' stitutes a crucial endeavor in the life of young people, in the cause of Christ and, indeed, in the life of our nation.” Dr. Weersing had been pastor of the 1,800-member Spartanburg First Church, South Carolina’s largest Presbyterian congrega tion, since 1955. Previously, he had served the Central Church in Jackson, Bliss. (1947-’85); the De catur (Ga.) Oakhurst Church (1942-’47); and the Elberton (Ga.) First Church (1938-’42). He is a recognized leader within the Gen eral Assembly of the Presby terian Church, U.S. Dr. Marshall W. Brown, in re tiring from the presidency, leaves the longest tenure of office M the Mitory of Presbyterian College. Bis administration extended over more than 18 years, since tarty 1945, and his career covered 98 years of servtoe to PC. Sflit w jDfflllliPI ' ' ' t " l wmmmm Dr. Weening Begins New Work Dr. Marc C. Weersing, recent pastor of the Spar tanburg First Presbyterian Church, officially began his duties last Thursday as the 14th president of Pres byterian College. He is pictured here at left receiving the keys to the president’s office from Dr. Marshall W. Brown, who retires after 18 years as chief execu tive and a total of 38 years of service to PC. Merchants Division To Meet on Tuesday The Merchants Division of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday, August 13, at 10 a.m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Chairman Charles G. Buice urges all members to attend. The door prize will be given by Belk’s Department Store. The door prize for July, given by Sears Roebuck Co., was won by Mrs. Mary Mar tin. Huge Tomato Crop Grown By Benjamin John Benjamin of Route 1, near Rock Bridge Church, has jqined the society of big tomato growers. ' He recently produced several that tipped the scales at one and a half pounds each, and fifteen and a half inches in circumfer ence. The large tomatoes were grown on the Alfred Johnson farm. Land Is Signed To Airport Comission A deed transferring 150 acres of land to the Airport Commis sion was signed Tuesday by the Laurens County Board of Com missioners, with the stipulation that the property be developed lor airport ^se within five years. In other action, Mrs. John Simmons appeared before the board asking assistance from the county happening a public road to her*T>roperty off the Greenwood Highway, five miles from the city limits. Mrs. Sim mons told the board that a building is being erected for a skating rink for Negroes. She said she plans to develop other recre ational facilities for Negroes by next summer on her property The board passed a resolution to open a road when “equipment and personnel are availabble." Rev. Davis Young To Speak Sunday At Presbyterian Rev. Davis Young will be the guest minister at the First Pres byterian Church o n Sunday morning, August 11. Young, minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Aber deen, Mississippi, will speak on "Only A Layman”. Son of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Young Sr„ of AClinton, he is a graduate of Presbyterian College and Columbia Theological Sem inary. Also scheduled to speak dur ing August while Rev. W. R. Turner, minister, is on vacation, are Rev. William H. Kryder, Au gust 18 and Dr. Marc Weersing, August 25. Filling the pulpit on August 4 was Rev. Hugh Eichel- berger. Group from Fort Story, Va., and the 638th Engineer Batallion from Fort Knox, Ky., between duties at the drop area. They are neutral forces. The second photo shows three men of the 503rd Military Police Bn., Co. C, from Fort Bragg, N. C. They are Pfc. William Hoess of Palm Beach, Fla., Pfc. James D. Hall of Derby, Va., and Pfc. Charles L. Wood of Oakdale, La. The third photo shows materiel being dropped. The elongated objects near the center and at top right are huge bundles of metal matting with which to build the floor of the air strip. Each is as big as a good- sized truck. The photo at right shows one of the bun dles crashing to the ground after it had broken away from its two parachutes. The collapsing parachute in the third view has lost its load.—Photos by Dan Yar borough. Air Movement Began Sunday Swift Strike III attracted local interest early this week as mas sive air drops of thousands of men and tons of equipment were made in the Clinton area. iRiiii i iiManmmiam—a; : „ mmSmj: 1 ’Copter Craahes Near Here; Pilot Killed Wreckage of an Amy two-place H-18 helicopter still smolders after ensiling and exploding on Tuesday afternoon about, 3:80 p.m. in an open field two miles sooth of hen « Highway 72. The rmiih VIaiiyi Aft < crash "claimed the. life of the pilot who was tapped inside the burning wreck age. A Clinton fin truck rush ed to the some and extinguished the blase, but too late to save the pilot. Mag istrate Sam McCrary, acting for Lau rens County Coroner Marshall Pressley, empaneled a jury and viewed the vic tim’s charred body. The crash accounted for the third fa tality in this area during the war games. —Photo by Jimmy Cooper. On Sunday the first drop was held at a long open field adjoin ing the grounds of Hopewell Methodist Church, about three miles west of Joanna and six miles south of Clinton. The drops have occured mainly on lands of Hugh Workman, Stewart Brown and the Buford family. An air strip, being con structed on the Workman prop erty, will end the necessity of drops as the war games con tinue. On hand for the exercises were Cyrus Vance, secretary of the Army, and Gen. Earl Wheeler, chief of staff. Gen. Paul D. Adams, leader of U.S. Strike Conupand, indicated satisfaction with the drops as a whole, but noted that the heavy equipment drops left much to be desired. Much equipment slipped from parachutes or wavered from the target area. A few minor injuries were re ported by Swift Strike headquar ters in Spartanburg, but no seri ous accidents were recorded. The mock war continues in the disputed area of Territory of Co lumbia, S. C. The area divides the Blue Homeland, lying north erly and easterly of the city of Columbia, from the Red Home land, lying southeriy and wes terly of the city of Columbia. The territory of Columbia (Clinton is located in that terri tory) is a small country with a weak and economically unstable government. For some time now agents of the Red Homeland government have been infiltrat ing Columbia’s government, at tempting to subvert their demo cratic principles and to gain a voting majority. The mouthpiece for their activities is the Red- controlled Circle Trigon Party. In general the Circle Trigon Party and its agents have been causing unrest in any way they can. * Recently, this Red - controlled party became strong enough to and instaUs^ government of their own. At this turn of events. Red military forces poured into the terriotry of Columbia, much to the dislike of all Columbians. At the same time, a loyal Co lumbia government-in-exile was formed in the Blue Homeland; with a view toward re-entering their own country with the air of the Blue Homeland. Many patriotic Columbians fled to the forests and formed guer rilla bands to harass and fight the Red forces. They have also formed an extremely effective underground to support guerrilla activities. The legal Columbian govern ment-in-exile has convinced the Blue Homeland of the Red in justice, and the Blue Homeland is supporting the Columbian re quest by sending men and arms to help rid Columbia of the un wanted, Red - controlled Circle Trigon Party. Major Sadler Finishes Junior Officer Course Marine Major Edgar O. R. Sadler of Chestnut St., Clinton completed the first phase of a two-segment course for junior officers July 15 at the Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. The two-week segment covered organization of staff functions, tactics, logistics, personnel ad ministration, communications, and rifle and pistol firing. At tended by Marine Corps Reserve officers, the course provided them with the basic combat skiUs. Each officer completing the first segment of the course is el igible to return at a later date for the second phase of the course. Phase II is geared to battalion and regimental levels. Potior Doys Now On Clinton Merchants Invite You! Clinton merchants are currently staging their - 7 semi-annual Dollar Days, today, Friday and Saturday. Local merchants have been planning Jor this event for some time, according to D. B. Smith, chairman o«f the Special Events Committee of the Merchants Divi sion of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. ‘Many outstanding values are being offered,” he said this week. Firms partaaTtotjng in this event will put out their special promotion flags and will display bannere hi their windows. < This material is available at the Chamber of Com merce office.