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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
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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-
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TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
ON THEIR 56TH ANNIVERSARY
CLINTON, S.C.
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FOR
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and EQUIPMENT
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Explorer Scouts will find all items
in official colors and styles.
SEPARATE:
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Pants, 26 to 42 5.45
Cap .;... 1.15
Tie 1.00 to 1.50
Tie Clasp 60c
Socks 69c
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f
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Everything from stretch socks to
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Pants, 20 to 36 4.10
Boy Scouts
Cap, 6% to 7*
Socka stretch, 8-9U
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Neckerchief ....
Slide
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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
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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.
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AT ONCE
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