The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 11, 1967, Image 2
"" '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