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/ \ THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clinton, 8. C., Thursday, February 3, 1966 Dr. Keisler States * Sunday Sermon Topic Dr. Bryan E. Keisler, interim pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, will deliver a sermon on the subject, “Who Said, ‘God ^ Crossing To Left . Side of Street. Creates Hazards * In • continued drive to pre vent accidents, the State High way Department recently call- is Dead ’ t J) e morain 8 8 / er " / ^ vice Sunday, February 6. / ed attention to a habitually bad Dr Ke j s i er pointed out this practice of crossing to the left. wee ii that a goal of an average aide of a street or road for the attendance of at least 100 per- purpose of loading or unloading sons at ^ Sunday morning ser- vice hhs been set for a period of passengers. , thirteen weeks. A recent statement by the Highway Department points .« (tut .such practice, iavol.- al * 0re8 °" lag Ifce driver, his pasKagcrs an aad other vehicles brings about, in one single act, mul tiple traffic law violations. These are driving on the wrong side of the road, improper parking, and unloading passen gers in the middle of the street. Such violations constitute suf ficient infraction of traffic laws to bring about a driver’s li cense suspension under the point stytem, according to the Highway Department, which A native of Cross Hill, he was a son of Turner W -Pinson of Cross Hill and the late Mam ie Carter Pinson. He lived in Hill most of his life, moving to Greenwood six years ago. He was a member of Jor dan Street Baptist Church. Surviving in addition ot his father are his wife, Mrs. Mary Reeder Pinson; a daughter, Mrs. Perry Burbage of Cross Hill; two soas, Roy Pinson of Awards Presented Joanna Employees Joanna plants superintendent, J. L. Pelany (left), congratulates employees who received pins in January from Greenwood Mills signifying long service with the plants. Pictured from left to right, next to Mr. Delaw are: Harold H., Hunter, 25 years; Luther Wright. 25 years; I. H. Ginn. 25 years, and R. R. Boyce. 35 years. as the worst offenders. W. Henry Pinson COMMENTS , , , Grenewood, and Walter Pinson lists drivers trying to be extra of Waterloo; a brother> Bradley By SPECTATOR . . . P 011 * or over-accommodating pinson of Gr e n ewood; four sis ters, Mrs. L. W. Reeder and Mrs. Fred Coleman of Cross Hill; Mp. Burwood Melton of Greenwood — W. Henry Pin- Macon, Ga.; and Mrs. Richard son, 53, of 206 Smythe St., was Taylor of Neptune, N. J.; and dead on arrival at a local hos- nine grandchildren, pital Tuesday at 2:20 p. m. Funeral arrangements after he was struck by a train be announced. ON MEN AND THINGS will Everyone Is Bringing In His Savings To Bank of Clinton ... how' about you? youTJ like our & many ‘extras’ You’D like the safety we offer. Your money is safe from loss or theft, of course. It is also protected by our years of acknowledged financial stability! You’ll like the prestige of banking with us, one of the most respected institutions in the area. Many other extras, such as personalized checks (no extra charge). Come, see! ' ^ you do better wfcen you deal with BANK OF CLINTON Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 3% Interest Paid On Savings Accounts Semi-Annually when three salt drillers ran out on him, August 27, /1859, he struck oil at 63 feet. ‘Uncle Bily’ Smith, a former blacksmith, was running the rig when the drill . bit came/ up frothy with oil. He' leaked the secret, and while Drake refused to break the Sabbath, hundreds of townspeople flocked to the little wooden derrick. ‘Mad Mon day’ followed, with a stream of- carriages pouring land specula tors into town until they ‘hung two on a peg’ in the littlt? Ameri- con hotel. Drake was left behind as the army of sharpers snapped ' up leases for 20' miles along Oil Creek. Many a fancy deal was transacted.: Stubborn farmers ;who wouldn't lease their lands for a mere one-fourth oil royal ty wert* persuaded to take one- eighth or one-twelfth—it sound ed bigger. One farmer’s wife who refused to sign up for 40,- 000“ was a willing lesee when the contract read $40,000—‘and for Mrs. Story, one new silk dress.’ Derricks shot up everywhere —800 of them in two years. Us ing a witch hazel divining rod, one aged charaltan located a well that gushed 1,200 barrels a day. ' Newspaper reporters filed such outlandish stories that their editors telegraphed them to so ber up. It was true, though, that one well flowed only on Sun days, while another flowed a clockwork cycle, seven minutes on, then off for 20. And the mud! The hundreds of oil wagons churned it until a boom town poet described it as ‘wholly un- Our nation has departed so support from the masses of mal- far from the ideas and ideals of contents. , ... . . . .. Our nation is in the throes of the illustrious founders that one , >- .... , ... . . . must beUeve that not only would cant contro i groups of dark classa ble, a 1 most impasable, Madison. G e o r g e Washington skins, but can deal vigorously sc ® rce l J y SS ,t ble ^ i ^ and the other renowned fathers and harshly with any group that ^poSed^pet of our Nation stand aghast and -s to enioy the nght^oMree- on P P in amazement at the Govern- ^ government a few years ago came from. Some held that oil ment of today, but coming later In days of R ome mo b mle ^’ as a ^ r °P P roduced ea ^ h y« a r —Calhoun, Clay nnd Webster was frequently triumphant, and ^ om d j 31 sources - ®ne old so are we face to face with it New Bedford whahng captap in- now , sisted that the Titusville pool The government can see only w f s , nothing - more Uian whale one side of a quesUon and if 0l1 from a hu ^ e shoal of whales that aspect of a problem has a dark hue then the rest of * us Anderson, H. C. Kuykendall, B. A. Goodwin, Sjdney Bonds, N. E. McGlohon, C. D. Waldrop, Ishac Booker and Fred Deitz. —ROBERT E. EDMONDS, • Soil Conservationist Social Security Question — I am ofcer 65, but never worked under social se curity. Am -I eligible for Medi care? Probjpbly. Nearly all people 65 or older are eligible for Medi care. There is no work require ment. Get in touch with your Aearest social security office for information about enrolling in the program. Question—I. am 65 and unde- cftied about the supplementary medical, insurance program. If I do not enroll by March 31, 1966, will I have another chance later? Answer—Yes. If you fail to en roll by March 31, 1966, you will have another chance to sign up during the next general enroll ment period—October 1, 1967- December 31, 1967. However, if you wait until then, you will have to pay a higher premium and your protection will not be gin until 6 to 9 months after you enroll. If you fail to enroll dur ing' 1 the October to December, 1967, period, you will not be able to obtain supplementary medi cal insurance coverage at any other time in the future. .Question—Can I use any doc tor I want under the supplemen tary medical insurance pro gram, or am I restricted to doc tors selected by the Govern ment? Answer—There are no restric tions in your choice of doctors under the program. You may use your present doctor or any other qualified physician. Question — Does the medical insurance program pay for the cost of drugs prescribed by my doctor? Answer — No. Under the pro gram, drugs are covered only whjen they are-, administered by your doctor as part of his ser vices in your home, his office, or elsewhere. If your doctor pre scribes drugs, which you your self purchase, their cost is not covered. •, Question—If I have a bill of $500 in a year for doctors’ visits and covered treatments, how much prill I have to pay under the supplementary medical plan? Answer — It would cost you $140. The program would pay $360. This is how it is figured: you pay the 1 first $50 in each calendar year for doctors’ and other covered services. Your medical insurance then pays 80 per cent of the charges for addi tional covered services. Mrs. J. H. Sullivan Laurens — Mrs. Lena You- mans Sullivan, 73, of 620 South Harper Street, wife of James Henry Sullivan, died at home early Saturday morning. Native of Hampton County, daughter of the late Treston B. afd Amie Fitz Youtnans, she was a member of the Chris tian Church of Brunson. Surviving in addition to her husband are two sisters, Miss Peart Youmans and Mrs. Eliza beth McCoy of Brunsoa. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 3:00 p. m.Vat Kennedy Mortuary, by Rev. T. C. Shuler. Burial was in the Laurens City Cemetery. yfe OULIt/mz/i. . .~il—i “One of the most influential handclasps is that of a grand child around the finger of a grandparent.” NOTICE! WILSON’S GULF STATION and GROCERY NOW OPEN TO SERVE YOU GULF PRODUCTS - LINE OF STAPLE GROCERIES MUSGROVE STREET — DIAL 833-3245 BOYCE WILSON, Manager ^ would feel lost today. Just think of it; we talk and preach about Civil Rights— Whose Civil Rights? The sons of the men who made this nation; would be shocked. huge marooned ashore flood. after Noah’s Dozens of men got rich, and a T-iahtc for must suck our fingers and re- , , , Equal rights. Equal rights for certain ‘Coal Gil Johnnie’ set whom? Observe the arrogance } 01ce in wnat used t0 1)6 311(1 n0 of the Labor Unions in New lon g er 1S - * , , York. Who has come to the aid . . . ..., .. . and relief of the citizens of New '™ at ab « ul “ s0 , g f York: they have no rights. f rally used ^ at we find K 0l1 sta - Now, again, who enforces law tloas everywhere^ side by side va snoe with gasoline. Of course there —... -— and order when the NAACP goes kinds of oil—from oil to Profits, and a couple of years on a turbulent binge? Is there no re a „ ds °f 011 from 0l ! to later he went broke nromoting right of the rest of us? Must we burn to oil for home use and on 5 r °^ e _?^ < ? 1Xg the pattern for Texas million aires by going through a million dollars in a year. For Edwin Drake, however, the bonanza proved bitterly disappointing. His well yielded only modest endure disorder, public rioting 1o f hundred other kinds of oil and every sort of malevolent as- Bal 11 18 interesting to study sertion of privilege, aided, abet- a hout oil. ted, supported and encouraged by our great Government? Perhaps the first human to benefit from oil was a cave man an oil brokerage firm in New York City. In the following years the boom spread across the land, but nobody really saw oil before Spindletop. On January 10, 1901, So far as the mantenance of who warmed himself at a gas ^ a hog wallow outside of ’ Beau . peace and order is concerned seep set ablaze by lightning, all organizations of disorder Such ‘eternal fires’ were com- mont, Texas, four tons of drill pipe shot out of the hole and followed the Shop Friday Night Till 7:00 Telephone 833-1411 seem privileged, except the Ku mon throughout the wdrld, and over the derr j ck Klux. I am no apologist for the inspired the fire worshiping 175 f t f u that Ku Klux. but I observe that jthe cults of antiquity. The ancient 1000( ^ barrds d f forces of law and orde'f- see ho Egyptians used oil derived as- ^ days ’ i n that \time everv threat to our peace except the f 0 h3l *J£ k ^ hous in Beaumont Is sprayS Ku Klux. for bnck-iaymg mortar. Noah s .. . ^ town . s nooulation As I see it, the poUce power of descendants used it to build the jump ’ d from 9 40 J ^ and ie nation owes a solemn duty to tower of Babel. land prices ^ ^ afea soare<J al citizens, but any large group Today in the Chaldean city of milion dollars an acre apparently may subvert the Ur there are asphalt gutters rights of most of us if the politi- nearly 5,000 years old. Biblical cal powers can hope for political writers speak of oil and its by products as ‘slime’ and ‘pitch.’ The latter was used for caulk ing, and floated the infantMoses’ cradle until the pharbah’s daughter found him among the bull rushes. Conservation Notes American Indians skimmed LAND TREATMENT FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION Two hundred and eleven land- CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ON THEIR 56TH ANNIVERSARY CLINTON, S.C. • BELK’S OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS FOR SCOUT UNIFORMS and EQUIPMENT Explorer Scouts Explorer Scouts will find all items in official colors and styles. SEPARATE: Shirt, 13 to 18 4.10 Pants, 26 to 42 5.45 Cap .;... 1.15 Tie 1.00 to 1.50 Tie Clasp 60c Socks 69c FEBRUARY 7-13 Cub Scouts f Let us outfit you in all clothes and accessories needed by well-dressed and fully-prepared Boy Scouts Everything from stretch socks to caps, all regulation for Cub Scouts SEPARATE: Shirt, 11 to 15 3i5 Pants, 20 to 36 4.10 Boy Scouts Cap, 6% to 7* Socka stretch, 8-9U 914-11) Halt Neckerchief .... Slide 1.25 69c 60c 55c 25c SEPARATE: Shirt, 12 to 17 3.45 Pants, 22 to 42 4.45 Cap, 6% to 7* ;.... 1.15 Socks, 841; 1144 69c It -- 1 i 1 1 ij 0c Neckerchief (1 color)' 55c Neckerchief (2 colors) 60c Slide 25c BRING YOUR REGISTRATION CARD Tto National Boy Scout Council does not permit the sale of official Scout uniforms to persons without registration cards. SECOND FLOOR seep oil for medicine, a practice owners, whose farms total over copied by the pioneers. The In- 31,000 acres, are cooperating dians also set fire to thq oily with the Laurens Soil and Water waters of Pennsylvania’s fa- Conservation District in the land mous Oil creek, and danced treatment phase of the Water- around it in ceremonials. Father shed Protection Project on Dun- Joseph de la Roche d’Allion, a can Creek. Complete soil and Franciscan from Quebec, wrote water conservation plans have in 1627 of Indians using oil from bepn prepared for most of these Seneca spring, an oil seep in lands. Western New York state. In the Some of the practices included early 1880’s, ‘Seneca Oil’ was in the plans are: Terracing wa- bottled and sold far and wide as t e r w a y development, contour a cure-all. Three teaspoonfuls a farming, diversions, drainage, d^y, it was claimed, would farm ponds, fire breaks, pas- ‘make the lame to walk and the tures and hay land planting or blind to see.’ renovation, recreation areas, No one ‘discovered’ oil in wildlife h ah i t a t development, America—it was there. It is the fi -66 planting, and treatment of only basic industry to be start- critical runoff and sediment-pro- ed and developed here. It be- ducing areas. Most of these gan one day in 1849 when Ebe-, practices are carried out along nezer Brewer, a Pennsylvania w *tli the regular farming opera- lumberman skimmed five gal- tens ions of oil from Oil creek ,and Critical runoff and sediment- sent it to his son, Francis, a producing areas are usually young doctor in Vermont. The steep and bady eroded. They smelly stuff scored high with contribute an excessive amount his patients. of silt which clogs streams, in- The doctor was so gratified creases flooding, and prevents that he took a flask of it to his proper drainage of the bottom old professor at Dartmouth, Dr. lands. Dixie Crosby, who examined it Since much of the damage and agreed'that it might be good from these areas results to the for chilblains or the croup, community as a whole, rather Four years later the flask was than to individual landowners, still sitting on Crosby’s desk the Watershed District assists in when another graduate, George their treatment. Funds for this Bissel, a young lawyer, came type of work are available In back to Hanover to visit. As he approved projects through the listened to Crosby talk Bis- Watershed Protection and Flood sell got an inspiration: Whale Prevention Act (Public Law- oil tor lighting was getting 566 •) scarce. What if this new oil The law requires that 75 per could be made to yield a substi- cent of the critical runoff and tute? ‘ sediment-producing areas in the Bissell organized a stock com- watershed above major im- pany to buy land along Oil provement measures, such as Creek. He also went to Yale flood water retarding structures University to hire Prof. Benja- and channel improvement, must min Silliman, the country’s lead- he treated before the structures ing chemist, to analyze the oil. can be installed. Tests yielded kerosene, a much Almost 500 acres of this type better illuminant than whale oil. have been planted in sericea or Siliman became president of the Pi* 16 trees since the project be- company and so was horn the Ban. Soil Conservation Service firm which hired Col. Edwin personnel are currently assist- Drake, the man who was to be- ln £ landowners select additional come the first to drill for ofl and areas which qualify for this type pump if in mass quantities. ' treatment. Some owners who Although only 38, Drake had have already made definite been forced to retire as a rail- plans to cooperate in this phase road conductor because of spin- of program during the coming al neuralgia, but he had deterad- Planting season are: Thomas nation to spare. He ignored Tl- Young, Pat Nelson, Fred Irwin, B tusville hecklers who jeered N- A. dark, 8. M. Hester, C. W. Anticipated Dividend Rate 1 , ' . ^ CITIZENS FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES A PROPOSED DIVIDEND RATE FOR THE PRESENT SIX MONTHS PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1966 OF 4%% PER ANNUM THE ASSOCIATION INVITES ITS PRESENT SAVINGS,MEMBERS TO ADD TO THEIR ACCOUNTS . .. 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