Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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We Are Proud to be a Part — of — PIGGLY WIGGLY'S M£W BUILDING We are proud to have been chosen as the plumbing contractors of this fine new Jhdlding. W & Chandler \\ " Ptanbing, Heating Electrical and Air Conditioning Service > CttAtAo, S. C. L 5—S Dial 833-3033 \ — To - mQGir WIG G LY ' • . On The Opening of Their New STORE Wo4oin With Others In Wishing Yon Continued Success <4 Ivk 1 . Clinton's I. Headquarters THE CLINTON CHRONICLI CHnton, E. C.» Thursday, fflfrrh 24, Clinton these people, who are more to be pitied than con demned, distributed printed materials freely to young and old. Typicals of Klan mater ials, these fomented and ex ploited racial hatred in the most repulsive manner. Such activity poses a direct challenge to # the . leadership and the concerned citizenry community should dimeance say nothing, they, too, • will the activities Of the KTlan and be guilty of ahr abrogation of rank*, it .clear that there is no responsibility. The point 1 place foe ■, such , •an organize- wish to make was best> ex- tion in thfa tonuW'Bnt if the pressed years* ago by Ed- religious, polftteial, business, mund Burke when he obser- and educational leadership ofvved that for evil to prosper, the community remains si- it is only necessary that good lent, it will thereby forfeit the -men do nothing. " ’ responsibility that goes with Sincerely, ' such position j And if the con- Ronald Burnside oerned. citizens of . this town Glinton. By if, L. OUTZ, Canty -Agent The’palmetto Bank has do- another frost that will kill out I nated $1,000 to our 4-H Live stock Improvement Fund to purchase livestock for 4-H projects. These projects will include dairy and beef cattle •, and swine. . Club members [vegetables. I have recom j lended varieties of stripg beans and other vegetables. It you would like a copy, call the office. r; • • • My grape vine is bleeding, will be required to pay 20 per wm it kill it? The answer is cent of the cost of the animal no Sometimes it seems th»y at the time of purchase. They wiU never stop i pnm ed my will be required to pay the grapes ten days ago, and loan back in full after one they are sti u bleeding. But year. The money will be used they wiU stop year after year to assist * • • youngsters i n purchasing Test soil! you gardeners animal projects. The club b ring a sample of your sod member, along with his par- to the office, and we wid get ent, wid also be required to it tested f or y0 u. We have of this community. And our response to this wdl deter mine in large part whether or not this city wid realize the . ...^i - * __ . ^I 00 , °L ive! DONT MISS A SINGLE ISSUE! “Clinton of 1985 of which we - have heard so much recently. The mark 6f maturity of a free society is its willingness to permit the expression even of those ideas which are re pugnant to the basic princi ples on which the ■ society rests. While the Klan has a right-toi be heard, those op posed to its methods and its bedefs should not remain si lent. Herein lies -the challenge to Clinton. Both the leader ship and the citizenry of the \ SUBSCRIBE NOW ! $4.00 In County —. $5.00 Out of County sign a note at the bank. We would like to express our sin cere thanks to the Palmetto Bank for this fine gesture. • • • word from the lab at Clem- son that they are not too busy at the present time, so bring yours in. OFFICE SUPPLIES CHRONICLE PUB. CO. PHONE 004841 • • • The fine weather we had over the week-end enabled farmers to get their pastures fertilized, nitrogen applied to small grain, and some plow ing done. Early plowing should birng a good stand of cotton and other crops. That is, if farmers wid deep plow now, let*the rains settle the beds and then smooth and freshen the surface without disturbing the moisture un derneath. • * • The government is crack ing down on careless use of pesticides. Of course, this re fers to fanners who are pro ducing and selling farm prod ucts. It simply means that everyone that uses insecti cides should read very care- fudy and fodow the instruc tions -on the label. The rea son is that too many chemi cals are being found in foods. Naki* J Address ' \ ^ i £ Please Enter My Subscription to The Chronicle CLIP AND MAIL THIS COUPON TO THE CHRONICLE Box 180 — Clinton, S. C. ; £3 Check. Enclosed . □ Bill Me For the past few days- gar, deners have had a regular field day. But let’s not get too eager, or else we wdl find Dog Clinic! Yes, this is an organized effort to drive ra bies out completely. So, get your dog to one of the desig nated locations Wednesday, Aferch 23. The small, interesting com munity of Edgefield has been termed by some “the most historic square mde in South Carolina,” a state ment no doubt disputed by other state towns. If we look at it from the standpoint of historically im portant people, rather than artifacts and famous struc tures, Edgefield has quite a t claim. This old community, founded in 1787, has produc ed ten state governors, five lieutenant governors, and adventurers, and other ro- numerous famous soldiers, mantic figures. William Barrett Travis, who commanded the garri son at the Alamo, and James Butler Bonham, who fought with him, were sons of Edgefield. Another native, Pierce Mason Butler, had the unusual distinction of serving as both Governor of South Carolina and Florida at different times. Edgefield’* most recent well- known political figure is the Palmetto State’s senior U. S. Senator, Strom Thurmond, who also is a former govern or. A 'romantic legend says that the town was built on the edge of an old Indian battlefield, thus its name. Among many of the town’s accomplishments — named county seat in 1791, first court was held in 1792, and the post office was estab lished in 1795. Edgefield was a going concern soon after the nation’s independence. The community’s newspa per, the Edgefield Advertiser, is said to be the state’s oldest, founded in 1836. Teh county courthouse, constructed in 1839, was designed by South '‘Carolina architect, Robert Mills, later famous for the Washington Monument. Over the years, the pri marily agricultural area has developed a diversified econ-, omy. Definitely not a one-, crop county, they boast a large cotton crop, a patch in dustry worth a million dol lars, and a large dairy and: beef cattle business. All this is boosted by pulp and timber operations, plastics manufac turing, steel cabinets and textiles. A labor force, ample nat ural resources aad electric power, make Edgefield a de sirable site for industry. Its location is excellent, be ing close to major cities, such as Columbia and Au gusta, while offering easy access to recreation at the beach or the mountains. Edgefield is one of the “gateway” cities to Clark Hill Reservoir, one of the biggest man-made lakes on the eastern seaboard. Views Of Our Readers Editor, The Chronicle: , On Saturday, March 19, members of the Ku Klux Klan, now known officially^ as the United Klans of America, visited Clinton. Whether this visit was the first step in an effort to establish an organi zation in this area is uncer tain. Perhaps, we would hope, it was nothing more than a random visit'to>our communi ty. But during their stay in - To - WIGGLY — On The— <— of Their — NEW BUILDING We Are Proud To Have Been Chosen As The Heating and Air Conditioning Con tractors, Installing Williamson Cooling Equipment , Co. Heating and u'Air 'Conditioning , 1516 Barnwell Street / Columbia, S. C. 1 Phone 254-2710 ( Pvt Leon S. Dietz Completes Course Pv. Leon S. Deitz, whose wife, Mil da, lives at 508 Fer guson St., Clinton, has com pleted i a seven - week track vehicle mechanic course at the Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Ky. Deitz received Instruction in the maintenance and re pair of wheeled and teaek. ve hicles in armotunttk. He was also trained in the operation of power systems fluid suspen sion assemblies in armor ve- : hides. The 21-year-old soldier en tered, the. Army lest August and completed baste training at Fort Jackeom The son of Mr. and Mrs. Find- L. Deitefc Route 1, he We Are: Proud to Be a Part In which.we,paved their.new parking area. iWe with 1025 Columbia* S. C. mmm