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"" 'ST . L / ( Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 11, 1967 • f Clinton Airman In Vietnam Action A young Clinton Air Force IHietenunt, serving irt Viet nam, was in the ,news for a second time during the past week, going to the aid of ground forces under enemy mortar and automatic weap ons fire, forcing the Viet Cong to retire. He is 2nd Lt. Charles M. Gaffney, Jr., pilot of a “dra- gon- r ship. M The action took place on Monday of last week, following is the account as reported by the news services: Saigon — Three Air Force AC-47 Dragon-ship crews from Stephens In Naval Exercise Sonar Technician Beaman Jerry D. Stephens, USN, son of Rev. and Mrs. Jesse D. Steftteui of N. Broad Bd, Clinton, S. C., took part in the underway Naval Training ex ercise “Blue Coral" of the Southern California coast, as s crewmember of the destroy er UBS Bichard B> Anderson. Blue Coral, the second ma jor fleet exercise conducted this ysar by the U. B. First Fleet, refined the techniques of surface-to-surface and sur face-to-air warfare, as well as detection and destruction of subsurface craft. Some 21 air units and 25 ships partic ipated in the week-long ex- Dirac ton To Moot Tuesday I The board of directors of the Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls will meet Tuesday, May 11. at 7:90 p.m at the Camp Fire Hut. - • Public Records DAR Good Citizens Mias Agnes Babb of Princeton, past regent of the Sullivan-Dunklin chapter D. A. R., and new chairmen of the “Good Citizens’' committee of the chapter is shown above with this year's Good CitUens selected from the high schools of the county for this honor. Reading, left to right, are Ti w Babb, Mildred Lothridge, Hickory Tavern; Charlotte Neil, Thornwell; and Toni Hughes, Ford. Carolyn Curry of Gray Court, was unable to be present. The Good Citizens were special guests of the chapter at its April meeting held Tuesday, the 25th, at the home of the regent, Mrs. Albert Stephens, on West Main Street in Laurens.—Photo by Jim Klutz. Edna Jacobs, Clinton; Nancy Hughes, Laurens; Binh Thuy Air Base provided fiareiight from i a.m. until Reesg Awarded 3:45 a m. last Monday and fired 47,500 rounds of ammu- LdCITISOn nfltion Into enemy positions Fuller L. Reese, Jr., was crclse. while aiding in the defense of awarded a BA degree from Pilots flew their carrier- , IdJ/#/< an allied outpost under attack the College of Arts and Sci- based planes on bombing runs V///. If!IB in Vinh Long Province. ences at Clemson University over a range on San Clemen^ The first Dragon-ship to at graduation exercises Satur- Island. “Drone” aircraft reach the area was piloted by day. w . ere use< * , as tar gets for the Maj. Raymond S. Watson, 37, Reese, a Clinton High pilots in air-to-air rocket fir- of Greenville, S. C. Major School graduate, is the son i n S- Watson’s crew dropped flares of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller L. Participating ships trained and fired 5,500 rounds of mini- Reese of S. Adair St., rest- extensively under simulated gun ammuntion, then was re- dents of Clinton for a number battle conditions using “hit lieved by another AC-47 pil- of years, but have been liv- an ^ run” tactics to engage oted by Capt. Richard F. ing in Richmond, Va., for and evade the “enemy”. Once Lord, 25, of Shelton, Wash, the past several months, again, drone aircraft were Capt. Lord’s crew was over where Mr. Reese was trans- targets for ship-to-air missile the target at 1:25 a.m. and ferred by the Seaboard Rail- exercises, with a Vietnamese observer road. aboard contacted the ground Young Reese and his wife forces. The ground forces re- have been making their home Columbia — House rebels ported that they were receiv- on the Clemson campus. He ^ led by Reps., David Taylor of ing enemy mortar and aiito- will be awarded a commis- the WinthroD Conservatory of Laurens and Charles Powell matic weapons fire. sion in the Army after com- M u»w»vp of Abbeville got in opening Another Dragon-ship, piloted pletion of summer acmp, re- ■ MiL PinK/in a iuninr music Punches Tuesday in efforts to by 1st Lt. Charles M. Gaffney, porting to Fort Gordon, Ga., . . .. HonDhtPr nf Mr sabotage a 46-seat Senate 25, of Clinton, S. C., arrived for service in the signal corps. Euaenf B (Red) Plan. over the area at 2:40 and im- ’ Taylor and Powell oppose mediately began firing on the the realignment plan for dif* enemy’s positions. Several Mrs Gooch Awarded ferent reasons. minutes later the enemy broke ’ Taylor feels Laurens Coun- contact. Helen B. Jackson to J. K- Nix, Jr., lot in Greenacres, $10.09 and other considera tion!. p. L. Pierpy and Marie Plercy to Z. T. Voting, lot in Greenacres, $10.00 and other considerations. Fred T. Roberts to Lloyd H. Smith, lot on Fleming St, $10.00 and other considerai- tions. Charles R. Long and Rosa May K. Long to William M. Smith and Tetsie T. Smith, 52% acres near Ekom, $5850. Ernest E. Leverette to Kent- Gault Mobile Home Sales, Inc. lot in Youngs Township, $1500. N. B. Simmons and Mary T. Simmons to Evelyn Young blood, 18 acres in Dials Town ship, $2000. Miss Pinson Gives Recitol Miss Janice Pinson, Clinton student at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, was recently pre sented in a piano recital at Rep. David Taylor Fights Senate Plan IF YOU DON'T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS ahd Mrs. ^ Pinson. By M. L. OLTZ, County Agent ; i A bird in the hand may be is well below the average _ j iworth two in the bush, but for cage units. Mr. Burton MA DegreC Ot CemSOn ty, lumped with Union and Lt. Gaffney is the son of ’ ’one bird in the hands of J. T. plans to continue working at Mrs. Dixie Reed Gooch, for- Newberry should be left alone Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gaffney Burton of the Maddens Com- his regular job and assist his me r resident of Clinton, was wit h a single senator as it is of Jacobs Highway. Mr. Gaff- munity is just a sample of the wife and son with the feeding awarded an MA degree in now. “It’s terrible,’, he said ney was for 17 years employ- 13,000 birds he now has in his and 8 eneraI management of English at Clemson Universi- of the plan. ed by Clinton Mills, and is new cage houses Mr Burton the P° ultr y operation. Mrs. t y graduating exercises Satur- Powell, who conducted a now a weave room supervisor has just completed a five- Burton is scheduled to pick day. mini-filibuster, does not want at a Newberry textile plant, bouse cage laying unit and up the eggs and kee P a close Mrs. Gooch is also a gradu- Abbeville linked with the Young Lt. Gaffney is mar- • the birds were delivered last check on the °P era t ion during a te of Presbyterian College, larger county of Anderson, ried to the former Sylvia J ’week. The Burton operation the day with the help of their earning a BA degree several although Abbeville’s chances Summerville, who presently ^ Us the first cage lavine unit sixteen y ear ol d son. years ago. for a resident senator are is with her parents, Mr. and ’’ -to be completed in Laurens The Burt ons are producing . in deed small. He prefers a Mrs. M. B. Summerville, on . County and brings to the coun eggs under cont r a ct for a lo- CpI. Ronald King liaison with surrounding S. Owens St. { iv a npw hiehiv pffir-ipnt cal e 88 processing plant. Mr. » ' r i t • " smaller counties. ] production trend ‘ Bur ton feels that this type of Ib SpGCiol TfOining The 46 plan puts Ander- Mr. Burton said that--the ft<Tangement wiB reduce his Marine Corporal Ronald W. soni Oconee and Abbeville I operation is a family project , ca P ital investment as well as King, son of Mrs. L. L. K'hg, into a three-county district ’ He said everyone in the fam give him some ex P ert hel P in of 701 r>rather Circle, has w jth three senators, a plan i Ey has helped in th* construe'. dev . eUo ' , ! n8 ' * - — TIMELY TIPS By The County And Home Agents CLEAN-UP: Let’s make a management completed a 15-day refresh which also draws the ire of : jfon of the buUdTnjs*ancTwould (#r , hls u P« a “>>” ‘"""I"* a " d Hep. C. A. Mitchell, D-Ocon- ljaul . ( . ns ^ . MO oner b-K . chickens now tatt Ihe birds , Thc pulU, ' s " n „ the B “ rton , .h. Marine ^ , .u . , ' l ® live ^ cleaninK u,, • fixins J-? Y M ^ ^ ' ; have arrived. The use of fam- farrn J‘ re ‘“ bout , 17 W" 8 * of ion at Ihe Manne Co. s rav , or feels , hal I^ureps nd jnU ^ sprin(! ClemSOII Degree lly labor helped to ho!d (he as®; They haven t started pro- Base, Can.p Hen.lletun t . C , ns the populat.on, just as ^ lant fU)wers and im . " received ; construction cost to about ? ua,ng ?***, ^ bu * Ul<!y The tra.n.nK stressed the i^ens and Oarlinkton have, Uwn Make our a B s deKiee from the Collei/v : *1.55 per bird. This fijture “ d j“ „°i County'th, best place on earth “fAris S^es at clem- • »- go for egg production. This tics, with particular emphasis Resides, he says, Laurens Too Late to Classify family size poultrjr^pperation placed on the fundamentals (foes no f have much in com- has the potential of a gross of scouting, patrolling, and ^ non w jth Newberry and Un- CLUTTERED income of $10,000 to the Bur- land navigation. ion both of which are in dif- CABINET: For c i i tv. '« — Trailer. ChlTtoffs and a gross bqpst to the Marines completing this ferent congressional districts, tubes of ointment, etc. which be ool ne is tr •c assigned to com- The Laurens so ion told the clutter up a medicine cabinet Inabell Hooper I i * * M *♦ v -* • tutld dllAX a gjiVOO UAJA/ai AAJ V.’ , Claude LaWson, 697-6550. county’s agricultural income training are to live by beautifying it. son University at graduation MEDICINE exercises Saturday, the small A graduate of Clinton High He is the son of Mrs. of 300 Flor- PALMETTO blf Driving Range Just Off Old Laurens Road Near Airport OPEN MON.-SAT. 11:30-9:30 A SUNDAY 1:30-9:30. ~ ~ ^ H 9' • ^.p AM ••• '•►V ^ LIGHTED IN EVENINGS A-20-lc of about $80,000. bat units overseas. Going Out of Business House of his feelings for 30 so easily, use a small plas ic ence st . ^ t minutes. He plans an amend- bowl or dish. The dish takes Hooper is married to the ment to correct the situation. a P less space and the cabinet former Miss Judy Laney of “Every plan presented ex- 8ta ys better organized. Clinton and they have been cept the plan by the House SPRAY PASTURES NOW: the "' kome on 1 e re apportionment committee, use at least % pound of 2-4,D p puts Laurens alone,” Taylor p e r acre. Bltterweeds, dock, said. “That’s what irks me-” ragweeds and camphor weeds TVCIrOrc rcrsonnci Powell told the House, “do along with many others can At Columbia Meeting anything but just don’t put be killed at this time of year. M Ali „. Dav dson dir e C . Abbeville with Anderson.” Make sure you get this im^ir- , . '‘ Hav.dson, direc Rep. Paul D. (Jabbo) Folk, tant job done. tor ’. and M,ss J “ yC ° Dunaway ; D-Newberry. a member of the ' nIK . c .. . . s « n10 ^ casc ' v0, ' k ^P^visor of House reapportionment com- HAIRPINS: Those b.g hair- the Laurens County Depart- mittee. is standirc by the P ,ns ’ ord.nar.ly used for long ment of Pub .c Welfare at- committee plan hair, are wonderful to hold tended the Governor s Con- “It’s said. fine with me,,’ he those big brush hair rollers in ference on the Aging in Co place. lumbia on May 10. G. A Copeland Hardware Store J. E. McLendon, Sr. Justine E. (Trusty) McLen don, Sr., 53, of 1003 Sloan St., Your Final Clean-Up. Last Three Days lay, Friday and Saturday died Saturday at 2:45 a. m. at his home after a sudden illness. Native of Lyons, Ga., son of the late Issac Thomas and El mira Beasley McLendon, he had lived in Clinton 40 years and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Christine McDaniel McLen don: a daughter, Mrs. Wayne (Betty) Samples of Clinton; f rft po Program Today - Friday and Saturday That “Rebellion Girl’'is dodgin’ unbelievable perils! PRICES REDUCED EVEN LOWER SAVE 60 Off Original Selling NOW ALL ITEMS 'A OFF • L- THE REDUCED PRICE! three sons, Freddie Steven, Teddy Lamar and Justine Ea son McLendon, Jr. of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Leon (Ruby) Thomas and Mrs. Evelyn Sams of Clinton; three brothers, I. C. McLendon of Clinton, R. W. McLendon of Winter Haven, Fla., and T. E. McLendon of Davenport, Fla.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 5 p. m. at Belleview Baptist Church by Rev. J. B. Abercrombie. Bur ial was in Rosemont Ceme tery. Pallbearers were Lindsey Odom, Jesse Campbell, Clyde C’roy, Jr., Roy Blackwell, Harold Hampton and Henry Lewis. ■A UNIVERSAL PICTURE. With: Pamela Austin and Pat Boone 3:15, 5, 7 and 9 — Sat. 1 p. m. Make Mom The Happiest With A Selective Gift By — Lady Manhattan Summer Sportswear DRESSES—SKIRTS—BLOUSES—SHORTS Johnson's Men's Shop 103 E. Main St. Clinton, S. C. Monday - Wednesday May 15-17 IMkhrCimeH TunendiRBoiin Whitten Village Volunteers Meet j>* wm ’ Save on Hundreds of Items Hurry Last Call-Doors Locked Saturday 6 p. m. The Whitten Village Volun teers will meet next Tuesday, |»May 16, at 10:00 a.m. at the Whitten Village school libra ry. At this time new officers will be elected to serve for a two-year period. .. .. f SyTICtmiCOtOfl* PAMAVISION • A MRMMMMT PICTUM1 Harry Palmer hoped this lovely funeral wouldn’^be his. With: Eva Renzi 3:15, 5, 7 and 9 p. m. Week-End Specials! (THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY) BEGINNING AT 4:30 P. M. Chicken Livers (6) Large. .$1.25 French Fried Potatoes, Cole Slaw, Hot Rolls Fish Stick Plate $1.25 F. F., Slaw, T. Sauce, Hush Puppies Pork Chops $1.25 Cole Slaw, F. F., Rolls Billy Willard's Restaurant 301 N. Sloan St. Phone 833-2142 MON. FRL » WE ARE OPEN t * THUR. 6 a. m. — 9 p. in. SAT, 6 a. m. 10 p. m. •* (4 ■V w I i