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The Clinton Chronicle
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 21,1967
Vol. 68 — No. 38
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Clinton: Today and Tomorrow
Area Tops County In Both Education And Income
(EDITOR’S NOTE: The
following article is based on
a socio-economic survey of
the Clinton-Joanna-Cross Hill
area, conducted by Kamp,
Cornwell and Associates of
Shelby, N. C., consultants to
management. The survey was
made at the request of the
new owners of The Chroni
cle).
BY DONNY WILDER
(First In a Series Of Articles)
You can safely say that
Clinton is an above-average
town. There are statistics to
prove it.
The Clinton area is above
the Laurens County average
in educaton, income and the
number of residents who re
main in the area to work. It’s
above the national average in
home ownership and in edu
cation of the head of the
household.
EDUCATION
The median number of
school years completed by
Clinton area residents is 9.4*
years. That’s almost .one year
above the Laurens County
average of 8.5 years but be
low the national average of
10.6. The Clinton area’s per
centage of high school grad
uates is 39.3 per cent, com
pared with 32.9 per cent in
the county as a whole.
Of the Clinton area popula
tion, 24 per cent have a col
lege education or better. In
the nation, it is 17 per cent
The local percentage un
doubtedly is boosted by the
presence of Presbyterian Col
lege and its faculty.
Other educational compari
sons with the national aver
age concerning the head of
the household:
. Grade school education or
less — U.S., 22 per cent; Clin
ton area, 20.5 per cent.
Some high school — U.S.,
18 per cent; Clinton area, 20
per cent.
High school education —
U.S., 31.5 per cent; Clinton
area, 20 per cent.
Some college educaton —
U.S., 11.5 per cent; Clinton
area, 15.5 per cent.
%
INCOME
Clinton has slightly fewer
people with less than a $3,000
annual income and consider
ably more with incomes of $5,-
000 or better than does Laur
ens County as a whole.
The figures reflect family
income.
In 1966, 29.4 per cent of the
populaton of Laurens County
had an income of $3,000 or
less, compared with 26.2 per
cent in the Clinton area. In
Laurens County, 17.5 per cent
have incomes of $3,000 to
$4,999, compared with 15.1
per cent in Clinton.
The Clinton area pulls
away in the above $5,000
bracket with 30.2 per cent
earning $5,000 to $7,999, com
pared with 25.7 per cent in the
county. In the $8,000 to $9,999
bracket, Cl’nton has 17.8 per
cent, Laurens County, 13.4
per cent. Those earning $10,-
000 per year or over constitute
20.7 per cent of the Clinton
area population and 14 per
cent of the Laurens County
population.
The report points out, "The
Clinton area is more favor
able than the state in terms
of income distribution.’’
It also says, "It is interest
ing to note that for the $10,000
and over group, the distribu
tion in the Clinton area has
risen from 4.9 per cent in 1957
to 20.7 per cent in 1966.
OUT-MIGRATION
Clinton is keeping more of
its sons and daughters at
home to follow their careers,
according to the Kamp,
Cornwell and Associates re
port.
Clinton’s out-migration rate
is 4.7 per cent. That means
that in recent years, the trend
has been to stay at home to
work. *
The report says, "The
(Clinton) area . . . has shown
a steady growth rate since
1930. An acceleration of this
growth began in the mid-
1950s and has continued. This
is due primarily to the reduc
tion in out-migration. Be
tween 1950 and 1960, the coun
ty had an out-migration of
17.6 per cent. This compared
to 12.8 per cent for the (Clin
ton) area ... A large portion
of the out-migration between
1950 and 1960 occurred in the
first three years of the 1950s
which was a carry-over front
the post-war 1940s. presently,
the out-migration rate for the
area is 4.7 per cent."
HOME OWNERSHIP
Clinton ranks well above
the national average in per
centages of home ownership.
Eighty per cent of the resi
dents in the Clinton area own
their own homes, compared
with 67.5 per cent as the na
tional average.
$450 Fee Increase
Announced For PC
A fee increase of $450 for
the 1968-69 academic year at
Presbyterian College was an
nounced today by President
Marc C. Weersing.
He cited rising costs of op
eration as the reason for the
hike which will bring total
charges to $2,250 for the year
beginning next August. Cur
rent charges of $1,800 have
been in effect for two years.
President Weersing pointed
out that college costs every-
Inquest Set For
laurens Death
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After Shooting
LAURENS — Madison Earl
DeYoung, 22, of Rt. 1, Laur-
eiis, was shot to death Friday
afternoon while sitting under
the wheel of a car parked
near Sirrine Street in the
Wattsville community.
Laurens County Coroner
Marshall Pressley said De
Young died instantly from a
.38 caliber pistol bullet wound
of the head about 4:20 p.m.
Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson
said Eddie Whitten, 22, of
Wattsville, told officers he ac
cidentally shot DeYoung as
he, Whitten, got into the car.
The sheriff said DeYoung,
Whitten and a third youth,
Bennie Spires, 21, of 110 Sum
ter St., Laurens, had been to
gether about two hours at a
bar and grill before the fath!
pistol shot was firedl.
At about 4 p.m., Whitten
left irt his car to take an em
ploye of the bar and grill
home, officers were told. His
car stalled in the Sirrine
Street area and he called to
get DeYoung and Spires to
come help him start his car,
the sheriff quoted Whitten.
DeYoung was driving
Spires’ 1967 Chevelle, Whitten
told the sheriff. Whitten said
he had locked his Volkswagen
after taking the pistol from it
and that when his friends
drove up, Spires got out of the
car and DeYoung remained
under the wheel/ Whitten was
getting into the front seat of
the car, he sad, when the pis
tol discharged accidentally,
according to the sheriff.
Whitten and Spires told of
ficers they lifted DeYoung
from the car and he was
found beside it when officers
arrived.
Coroner Pressley said an
inquest will be scheduled.
Whitten was freed on his own
recognizance.
Senator Thurmond
Ladies Night Speaker
U. S. Sen. Strom Thurmond,
R-S.C., will be the featured
speaker at 8 p.m., Saturday
for the Masonic Ladies Night
Banquet in the Presbyterian
College Dining Hall.
where have mushroomed in
the areas of salaries, mainte
nance, equipment and sup
plies.* He said student fees
cover only a portion of the
total cost and noted that last
year PC spent an average of
$819 more per student than it
received in student fees.
In announcing the proposed
increase to the parents of stu
dents, Dr. Weersing said that
where the increase put an un
due strain on family budgets
Presbyterian College will
make every effort to provide
financial aid through its pro
gram of grants-in-aid, schol
arships and loans.
Little Theatre
Tryouts Planned
Tryouts for Neil Simon’s
comedy, "Barefoot in the
Park", will be held Monday
Sept. 25th at 7:30 p.m. in the
Friendship Room of Laurens
Federal Savings and Loan,
and Tuesday Sept. 26th
through Thursday the 28th at
7:30 in the Laurens Central
Elementary School.
The play will be presented
on Nov. 17th and 18th by the
Laurens Community Little
Theatre. Anyone interested in
reading for a part or working
behind the scenes is welcome
to attend. In addition to the
, regular cast, understud'es will
be chosen for each part.
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Donny Wilder New Publisher
Clinton Chronicle
Firm Purchased
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‘We’re For Clinton’
Leading the cheers for the Clin
ton High football team this week are
the pretty young ladies pictured
above, left to right, (front row) Jean
Mangum, Melissa Turner, Susan Un-
dari; (back row) Shirley Simpson,
Susie Wassung and Jan Alexander.
PCs Colonel Ivey To Address
United Fund Kick-Off Breakfast
Winners Given
In Grid Contest
Lewis Hammett of 110 E.
Maple St., was the winner of
the Chronicle’s football guess
ing contest for the weekend
of September 15 and 16.
Joe Crawford of Joanna
was second place winner.
Hammett had a 16-2-2 rec
ord and Crawford had a 14-
4-2.
Look in the Chronicle for
this week’s contest and try
your luck. Fill in entry blank
and bring or mail to the
Chronicle by Wednesday, Sep
tember 27.
One ballot to a person,
please.
Revival Service Set
For Liberty Spring
A series of Revival Services
will be held at the Liberty
Springs Presbyterian Church
in Cross Hill beginning 7:30
p.m. Sept. 24, and continuing
through Wednesday night.
Rev. E. L. Worstall, Jr.,
pastor of the Friendship Pres
byterian Church, Rt. 1, Gfay
Court, will be the evangelistic
preacher.
Col. Benjamin F. Ivey, Pro
fessor of Military Science at
Presbyterian Colege, will be
the guest speaker at the Unit
ed Fund Kick-Off breakfast
thi8 coming Tuesday morn
ing, September 26th.
The breakfast, which is for
the officers and workers in
the United Fund of Greater
Clinton, will be held at the
Mary Musgrove Hotel at 8:00.
Following the speech of Col.
Ivey, the officers and work
ers in the United Fund drive
will go to the corner of Broad
and Carolina Avenue for the
lighting of the giant torch
which has been erected there.
The torch will be lit by a
member of the Cl nton Boy
Scout Troop, one of the agen
cies that benefit from the
United Fund. The torch will
burn day-and-night through
out the campaign. This year’s
drive will last from Sept. 26th
through October 10th.
The industrial Division of
the United Fund met at the
Private Dining Room at Pres-
byter'an College this past.
Tuesday morning. Represen
tatives from The Torrington
Co., Azalea Homes, Clinton
Mills, Mansure, Inc., Ascoe
Felts, C. W. Anderspn Hosi
ery, and Jacobs Brothers
were on hand to hear paude
Crocker outlihe the plan* for
the Industrial Division, which
this year has a quota of $20,-
000. The quota for the entire
United Fund of Greater Clin
ton will be $37,619, the largest
in the history of Clinton.
RESIDENTIAL DIVISION
Mrs. Charles Ruark, Mrs.>
D. B. Smith, Mrs. Gary Lehn,
Mrs. Charles Waldron.
Mrs. P. S. Bailey, Mrs. J.
B. Hart, Mrs. R. M. Vance,
Mrs. Heath Copeland.
Mrs. Paul Nye, Mrs. Ralph
T e d a r d s, Mrs. Charles
Hughes.
Mrs. John Glover, Mrs.
Fred Jacobs, Jr., Mrs. W. B.
Owens, Mrs. Locke Simmons.
Mrs. Joan V. Adair, Mrs.
Gary Holcombe, Mrs. Holmes
Holland. Mrs. Charles Pitts,
Mrs. Earle Rice.
Mrs. W. L. Godwin, Mrs.
Oscar Kinnard, Mrs. H. W.
Cleland, Mrs. Avery Smith,
Mrs. C. W. Neal.
Mrs. Alvin Heuble.
Mrs. Julian Reynolds, Mrs.
Murray Adams.
Mrs. Ed Sadler, Mrs. Joe
Holland, Mrs. Ed Copeland.
Mrs. James Traynam, Mrs.
J. J. West, Mrs. Joe Terry.
Mrs. Jannette Bell, Mrs.
Willie Boyd, Mrs. George Mc-
Morris, Mrs. T. C. Davis.
Mrs. Stonewall Crag.
Miss Ann Meadows, Miss
Iris Hughes, Mrs. Maxie Wal-
lenzine.
Mrs. A. M. Shumate.
Cross Hill Session
Set For Democrats
The Crosls Hill Town Demo
cratic Club will hold an or
ganizational meeting at the
Town Hall on Saturday, Sept.
23, at 3:00 p.m.
Officers will be elected and
plans will be made for a pri
mary for the purpose of nom
inating town officials for the
general election to be held in
January. Democrats residing
in the town of Cross Hill are
invited to attend.
The Clinton Chronicle Pub
lishing Co., Inc., was sold
last week. The new editor
and publisher is Donny Wil
der, a native of Clinton.
The entire stock in the
Chronicle was purchased by
a corporation composed of
Wilder and Arnold Marshall
of Rock Hill, a graduate of
Presbyterian College. Wil
der is president and treasur
er and Marshall is vice-
president and secretary.
The stock was purchased
from Mrs. W. W. Harris and
Mrs. George (Cornelia) Senn.
sale include^ -the newspaper,
the job printing plant, and
stationery and gilt shop.
Sold on a sealed bid basis
on Friday, the purchase
price was $125,795.
Seven bids were received
for the opening which was
held in the Gold Room of the
Mary Musgrove Hotel. Other
bidders included a combina
tion of Jacobs Brothers of
Clinton and Paul League, a
native of Clinton, and now
resides in Seneca; a combi
nation of A. B. Smith, editor
of the Spartanburg Journal,
and Henry Cooper, former
publisher of the Beaufort
newspaper; a representative
of the Morris newspaper
chain which owns newspa
pers in Augusta, Ga., Ath
ens, Ga., and Savannah, Ga.;
Advertiser Printing Co. of
Lpurens, which publishes the
Laurens Advertiser; the
Greenwood Index - Journal;
and the Newberry Observer.
The successful bid was $45
above t h e second-highest
bid, which was entered by
the Jacobs-League .represen
tatives.
The official take-over time
for the new owners was
noon Monday.
Wilder, associate editor of
the Shelby, N. C., Daily Star,
will assume his duties in
Clinton on Monday, Oct. 2.
In the interim, x Ben Bag-
well, a member of the Green
ville News staff, will be in
charge of the news opera
tion, assisted by the Chron
icle’s staff which was re
tained.
The new editor and pub-
w.y
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DONNY WILDER
Usher issued the following
statement:
"It’s wonderful to be com
ing home. We will operate
the Chronicle in and for
Clinton and the surrounding
area. We feel we have receiv
ed both a challenge and a
trust and we intend to live
up to both. It will take us a
short while to get settled
but, once we do, we intend to
grow with Clinton, offering
an informative, attractive,
entertaining, and ■ thought- 1
ARNOLD MARSHALL
provoking newspaper, 01
which reflects a progresslv
prosperous community."
A graduate of Clinton
High School and Furman
University, Wilder is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P.
Wilder of Clinton. He is
married to the former
Gen4 Marshall, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Marshall of Rock Hill. The
Wilders have one son, Rob-
(Conlinued on page 5>
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Lite-A-Bike Safety Plan
To Be Weekend Feature
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The Jaycee annual Lite-A-
Bike safety program will be
held on this coming Saturday,
September 23. The program^
will begin at 10:00 a. m. in
the Clinton Junior High School
Auditorium.
Cprporal C. I. Coleman of
the South Carolina Highway
Patrol will present a program
on bicycle safety which will
include a* film and free bi
cycle pamphlets. Corporal
Coleman is from the Traffic
Safety Division of the Souih
Carolina Highway Depart
ment.
After the program the Jay-
cees will place free reflective
tape on the children’s bicy
cles. If a child is unable to
bring his bicycle to the
Junior High School, he can
bring a note from his parents
stating that he owns a bi
cycle and he will be given a
free tape kit.
The reflective tape was do
nated to the Clinton Jaycees
by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars ut iht United Siaits.
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To Let Flame Bum
Bobby Harris of the Clinton-Newberry Natur
al Gas Co. and Waverly Barnes from the Torring
ton Co. check the. situation as a Torrington crew
erects 'the United Fund torch in downtown Clinton
this week.
By DONNY WILDER
Editor, The Chronicle
Have you taken a good look at Clinton lately?
Have you really looked at it objectively, as would a
visitor?
Its beautiful and busy.
Friday afternoon, ifter signing the papers which
concluded purchase 4)f The Chronicle, 1 rode around
Clinton and it was a wahn moment, a happy home
coming.
.Since I’ve been away from my hometown (except
for too-short weekend visits) virtually since the day
I went off to college 17 years ago, I liad the advan
tage of looking at the town with the critical perspec
tive of a visitor. I liked very much what I saw.
The wide streets shaded by stately old trees . . .
sidewalks where little ones can grapple with the
mysteries (and skinned knees) of roller skating and
bike riding ... a beautiful college campus which re
flects both tradition and progress . . . ThornwelTs
tasteful architecture and well-kept grounds . . .
friendly people who automatically speak whether
they remember you or not
Downtown was bustling Friday afternoon. De
spite the rolling ribbon of cars around the monu
ment and main intersections, the policemen who
were directing traffic were calm and still took time
to be helpful.
In my travels, T have found that the name (Minton
brings two reflections: "Clinton? Oh, Yes. That’s
where PC is,” and then, always, the added ‘That’s
a pretty town.”
I know that all is not pretty in Clinton, but 1 also
know the pride which is behind the neatly kept lawns
and houses. M’he pride also shows in the commun
ity’s support for its athletic teams, schools, churches,
and business life. There is a competitiveness about
Clintpnians which, combined with pride, will keep
the town moving forward at an orderly, well-planned
pace.
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I am anxious to assume my full-time duties here.
However, for the next two weeks, I still have obliga
tions to my current employers who have been most
understanding and cooperative throughout a trying
time of figuring, studying, planning and hoping.
Do not expect any drastic changes immediately in
The Chronicle. There are many things to. be done
and changes take time, but I hope to build on the
basis of the traditions of the late W. W. Harris
and his family.
My goal is to give Clinton the best local newspa
per in the world. That, admittedly, is a lofty ambi
tion, but that’s what we’ll shoot for.
Clinton deserves nothing less than the best.