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Clinton, S. C n Thursday, March 25, 1965 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Seaboard Adds New Type Engines Amid pleasant whistle sounds like “the good old days,” the Seaboard Air Line Railroad is using some new engines on their trains passing through Clinton. Many have been the comments about the “chime" whistles on the new locomo tives that sound “just like a steam locomotive." These new engines, technical ly designated as SDP-35’s (Special Duty, Passenger) ride on 6-wheel, high-speed trucks and possess 2500 horsepower each. And, although geared to run 90 miles per hour, which is a lively clip for anybody’s passenger train, they mave an excess of what the railroads call “lugging power"—that is, they can exert great power at low speeds for freight service when necessary. This new ower pool of lo comotives is numbered in the 1100 series by the Seaboard, ajjd although each of the en gines is equally as serviceable as its brothers, there' is one of the engines in the series that carries a famuos number, and the number of thi sengine is the “11111." The Seaboard “11111" can be seen passin gthrough Clinton on one of the passenger trains or a fas tfreight, but the original “11111,” called the “Four Aces," has long since been de stroyed and fed to a blast fur nace In some steel mill. The first “1111,” a 4-A4 type steam locomotive, was built by the American Locomotive Com pany in cooperation with the Timken Roller Bearing Com pany to demonstrate the effec tive use of roller bearings in heavy machines. Every moving part of the original “11111"— "Four Aces"—had roller bear ings. The engine was tested by many different railroads after its birth in 1930, and went fin ally in February of 1933 to the Northern Pacific Railway which numbered it “2626 __ and used it on fast passenger trains. After this railroad was diesel- ized, several groups tried to raise the necessary funds to purchase and save the “2626" as the “first of its breed,” but they were unable to do so and it was subsequently cut up for scrap metal as were so many of the beautiful steam engines in the railroads' rush to internal combustion. So, the Seaboard’s “11111" carries a proud number and a famous one in the railroad world. And despite the fact that it is a deisel, when the Sea board’s “11111" sounds its chime whistle over Laurens County, one realizes that the ahistle and the engine signify all-expense-paid trip to Washing- Heaton, 246; high series, scratch, big power, both past and pres- ton, D. C., to enter ^National Kathlynn Lott, 560. ent. Spelling Bee finals and also a Dixie Leasae —WILLIAM S. CANNON , high fidelity stereo phonograph. W L / The sponsoring newspapers will Riggetts 20 12 present a set Of Encyclopedia Hallmarkettes 18 14 Britannica to the second-place Sun Rays 17 15 winner and the third-place win. Pin Twisters ^ 16 16 ner will receive a. ’two-volume Anvilettes 14 18 set of the World Language Die- High game, scratch, Kathlynn tionaries. Fourth place-winner Lott, 234; high series, scratch, will receive a Lincoln Library. Kathlynn Lott, 606. Competition for the state bee The three women’s leagues PupHs In County Are Preparing For State Spelling Bee Laurens County's best spellers are using spelling books and dic tionaries overtime these days, as they prepare to enter county finals on April 10. This is the first major siep toward 1965 State Spelling Bee finals sche. duled for Forrest College, An derson, Saturday, May 8. At the state finals, champions from each S. C. county will com pete to win the title of state's best speller and also to deter mine who will be the state rep resentative to the National Spell ing Bee An Washington, D. C. this June. The Anderson Independent and Daily Mail, sponsors for the 19th annual spelling bee, will award each county champion a deluxe pen and a dictionary to be pre sented on day at state finals. Each county winner and one chaperone will be guests of For rest College for lunch on day of the finals and for a campus tour afterwards. This year, for the first time, an additional award of $100 each from the sponsors will go to the county superintendent and the principal of the state winner’s school. The state winner, with his or her chaperone, will be given an begins in the classrooms of fifth are getting ready for their first through eighth grades with each city tournament to be held on school entering its winner in the the weekend of April 24-25 at the county finals. School winners Palmetto Lanes, will compete in county finals April 10, at Central Elementary a . ^ ’ School, Laurens, to determine rOrCC KCIDQinS ^ Laurens County’s representative Votunt66r GfOlip Th eAir Force will continue to to the state finals at Anderson. The publip is invited to attend the county finals, Spelling Bee Chairman J. Leroy Burns, 1 said. Standings Women Bowlers Weekend of March 20 Palmetto League CLINTON MODEL RACEWAY EAST MAIN STREET — CLINTON OPENING SATURDAY, MARCH 27, AT 9:00 A. M. Open Each Day 10:00 A. M.-10:00 P. M. — Monday Through Friday 2:00 P. M. To 6:00 P. M. On Sundays Come In And Register For FREE Prizes FUN and EXCITEMENT for all ages—Men, Women, Boys and Girls. Everyone etijoys owning and operating these small cars. Speeds up to 30 miles per hour inside this building. NOTHING LIKE THIS has ever been in this area. Clinton is for tunate to have this track here for all to enjoy. '~ COME ONE—COME ALL—the track is inside a well-lighted building and comfortably heated. We will have the best and most complete stock of parts, supplies, control kits and cars in South Carolina. You have to come and see for yourself. We know you will enjoy your visit. Meet Your Friends At . . . CAROLINA RACEWAY East Main Street (Next To Piggly Wiggly) Phone 833-3933 be an all volunteer forces accord ing to Sgt. Billy P. Outen, Air Force representative for this area. Outen denied rumors that the Air Force plans to participate in the draft. He said the Air Force has historically been a volunteer force and has experi enced no difficulty in obtaining between 80,000 and 100,000 volun teers annually to fill its rank. The Air Force is convinced that long term personnel objec tives are better served with a volunteer force. Retention rates, morals, and incentive factors are higher with volunteers than with draftees, Outen emphasized. Mrs. Putnam Gray Court Mrs. Nannie Martin Putnam, 88, of- Gray High game, scratch, Kathlyn Court, died at a Laurens hos- Lott, 226; high series, scratch, pital at 10:10 p. m., Sunday, Church, jHer husband, Dickson Horned Putnam, died in 1830. Surviving are three sons, Everette Putnam of Greenville; Marvin and James Putnam of Gray Court; a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Britton of Gray Court; two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Lang ston of Seneca, and Miss Lizzie Martin of Clinton; four grand children and one great-grand child. Funeral services were con ducted at 8:80 p. m., Tuesday, at Friendship Baptist Church by Rev. Henry Rogers, Rev. W. C. Franklin and Rev. H. L. McElrath. Burial was in the cemetery. IF YOU DON’T ttFAn THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS PHONE 888-6641 FREE INSPECTION Security Roofing Co. Call Ben Maynard, SimpsoBviQp, S. 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