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Vol. 68 — No. 40
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, October 5, 1967
Clinton Red Devils
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Difference Between Buying Power, Retail Sales
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$6 Million Outside Area
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is
the third article in a series
based on a socio-economic
survey of the Clinton-Joanna-
Cross Hill area, conducted by
Kamp, Cornwell and Associa
tes, Inc., consultants to man
agement. The survey was con
ducted at the request of The
Chronicle).
BY DONNY WILDER
Clinton businessmen are
losing almost 6 million: per
year to outside areas.
The Clinton area’s retail
sales totaled $17.8 million in
1966. The Clinton area’s ef
fective buying Income is $23.8
million. That means that al
most 6 million was spent
outside the area last year.
The Kamp, Cornwell and
Associates report says:
“ . . . . The Clinton area
maintain 89.7 per cent of the
retail sales of the total for
the county. Naturally, with
a higher than state average
effecive buying income and
the availability of Interstate
26, Clinton area residents are
shopping in the Greenville-
Spartanburg area and the Col
umbia area. Some of these
dollars could have been cap
tured by the area through a
better mixture of merchandise
and stronger promotion.”
Although the area is still
losing a big chunk of its re
tail dollar, retail sales have
grown at a rate faster than
the national average.
From 1957 through 1966, the
Clinton area showed an 81.3
per cant increase in retail
sales. The national rate for
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a comparable period was 73.9
per cent.
The area has shown signi
ficant increases in sales re
lated to eating and drinking
places (up 262.5 per cent);
general merchandise stores
(94.7 per cent); furniture,
household and appliances
(75.7 per cent); automotive
dealers and suppliers (146.5
per cent); and drug stores
(73.3 per cent). Other increas
es are: food sales (41.5 per
cent); apparel 60.1 per cent);
gas stations (48.2 per cent).
The only decrease is in lum
ber, Tiuildirig and hardware
sales which have decreased
3.3 per cent over the ten-year
period.
The lumber, building and
hardware decreases, accord
ing to the report, “has been
occurring in similar areas
and significant increases have
been taking place-'in urban
areas such as Columbia,
Greenville and Spartanburg.
With superior transportation
facilities (1-26) cutting the
area, distribution of these
types of products js no pro
blem.”
LOOKING AHEAD
By 1980, the Clinton area’s
retail sales are expected to
increase by at least 84 per
cent, according to the Kamp,
Cornwell and Associtaes sur
vey.
The projected increase in
cludes: eating and drinking
establishments (up 175 per
cent over current sales; fur
niture, household and appli
ances (up 125 per cent); au
tomotive (up 100 per cent);
drugs (up 90 per cent); gen
eral merchandise (85 per
cent); apparel (75 per cent);
gas stations (60 per cent);
food (55 per cent). The pro
jection calls for lunrfber,
building and hardware to slip
five per cent.
The report says, “Retail
sales projections by retail ca
tegory are based on past
trends in sales, income pat
terns and population growth.
An area, such as Clinton,
which has enjoyed growth in
all three of the factors, can
project very optimistic retail
sales.”
NEXT WEEK: Population,
today and tomorrow.
Gty Hall Site
Picked By Council
Clinton’s proposed new city
hall will be located on North
Broad Street but don’t look
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Mrs. Shook Joins
Chronicle Staff
Mrs. Ervin L. Shook this
week joined The Chronicle as
advertising representative.
Mrs. Shook is the former
Betty Jean Sumerel, daugh
ter of Mrs. S. W. Sumerel,
and the late Mr. Sumerel. She
is a graduate of Clinton High
School and Furman Univer
sity.
Her husband is southeast
ern regional sales manager
for Felters Co. of Boston,
Mass. The Shooks moved to
Clinton June 15 from Colum
bus, Ga. Thev are the parents
of three children, Pamela, 14,
Scdtt, 11, and Todd, 6:i they ,
reside at 405 Elm Street!
Mrs. Shook's primary area
of responsibility will be ip
working with merchants in
developing their advertising
campa : gns and special pro- 1
motions.
for any construction dust to
start flying any time soon. It’ll
probably be a year or two be
fore construction starts.
At Monday night’s city coun
cil meeting, councilmen ap
proved the site which is lo
cated across North Broad
Street from the Gala Motor
Court. The property, which
measures about 169 feet by 350
feet, is known as the Will
Leake property and currently
is owned by Bob Hamer. The
property also borders on Mus-
grove Street.
The proposed city hall would
house the police and fire de
partments, jail, treasurer’s
office, mayor’s office and
courtroom
Mayor B. Noland Suddeth
said the city hall will be con
structed from city funds. He
said, “We have some funds for
this project now and we will
set aside some more for it *in
the future.”
Mayor Suddeth said, “All
four of the sites suggested by
the Planning Commission were
good suggestions and am
pleased we got one of them.”
The 15-member Planning
Commission is headed by
chairman George H. Cornelson.
In another actforf, council
approved a motion to submit
an application for federal
planning funds for a long-
range program of growth for
the city.
Mayor Suddeth said the pro*-
gram could be financed by
either applying for federal'
funds, with a one-to-two-year
waiting period, or by paying
for the program from city
funds at an approximate cost
of $17,877. The , federal aid
plan approved by council will
cost the 'city Maround $5J955
with thd feqetil luhd* pt^
viding the balance. 1
School Dist
Gets $50,000
Tax Boost
The local school district
has realized a windfall of al
most $50,000 on the basis of
the new assessed valuation.
School District 56 officials
were notified this week that
the assessed valuation in the
district for 1967-68 is $8,239,-
800. That’s an increase of $1,
137,610 over the 1966-67 valu
ation of $7,092,190.
Of that increase, School
District 56 will realize addi
tional income of a little over
$50,000. The district has a
levy of 45 mills for opera
tional expefftes.
District 56 generally en
compasses the Clinton-Joan-
na-Cross Hill-Mountville area.
Industrial plants are pri
mary boosters of assessed
valuation and three new
plants in the area went on the
books as of the first of the
year. The new plants are the
Bailey Plant, C. W Anderson
Hosiery, and Mansure.
Industrial plants are plac
ed on the books after they go
into production..
Newly Elected PC Trustees
Three newly elected trustees of Presbyterian
College talk things over at the fall board meeting
with PC President Marc C. Weefung and Trustee
Chairman Eugene T. Thax '
from the lefti* Ur* S. PCevFmalr Wmlconer, pastor of
the Greenville First Presbyterian Church; Dr.
Weersing; E. Clifton Lancaster, president of the
National Bank of Albany, Ga.; Dr. Wilson; and
William A v Barnette, Jr., president of the Green
wood Packing Plant. The trustees, representing
the controlling Synods of South Carolina and Geor
gia, held a two-day meeting on campus to hear va
rious reports and discuss the business of the col
lege.
YMCA Programs Serve Many
Also fct Monday night’s
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meeting, douncil approved the
low bid «f Artirck Co. df WeSt
Columbia for purchase of a
street sweeper. The low bid
was $10,858 and included trad
ing in old equipment.
What is a YMCA?
It’s many things to many
different people, according jo
fohn Bingham t executive di-
tectoj of the Hew Greater
Clinton YMCA. <
The local YMCA will re
ceive a little oveE $7,000 from
the Greater Clinton United
Fund this year.
Bingham expects to have a
youth club program under
way before the end of the
year and then start develop
ing physical edu^atiop ,and a *
general program | |for the; eh-•
tire family, indljudhng • .tyrth i
imen and women.:; ! ; wi )
The YMCA programs are
centered on physical fitness,
through games and exercis
ing facilities, and on guid-
United Fund Nears Campaign Goal
The Greater Clinton United
Fund campaign is nearing its
goal with one week of solici
ting remaining.
At Tuesday morning's re
port meeting, it was reported
that two-thirds of the $37,619
goal has been pledged. The
final report meeting is sched
uled next Tuesday at Hotel
Mary Musgrove ^t 9:30 a.m.
Campaign Chairman George
Brockenbrough urged sqlici-
tors to complete their solicita
tions prior to next Tuesday’s
meeting.
Residential division workers
are Mrs. Charles Ruark. Mrs.
D. B. Smith. Mrs. Horace
Payne, Jr., Miss Lana Cope
land Dick, Mrs. Milton Moore,
Mrs James Daniels, Mrs. Gary
Lehn, Mrs. Delmar Rhame,
Mrs. Dossey McFadden, Mrs.
Irwin Shook, Mrs. Nod Hand-
back, Mrs. Hugh Jacobs, Mrs.
Charles Waldron:
Also, Mrs. Alfrie Und^ri,
Mrs. T. W. Simpson, Mrs. Wil
liam Weir. Mrs. Frank Fielder.
Mrs Tom Davenport, Mrs. J. B.
Hart, Mrs. Riqhard Lukstat,
Mrs. Abit Alexander, Mrs.
Francis Blalock, Mrs. Ralph
Tedards, Mrs. Rufus Handback,
Mrs. Ray Benson, Mrs. Charles
Hughes, Mrs. Ellis Huffstetler,
Mrs. James F. Cook, Mrs.
James E. Seawright, Mrs. Cecil
(Crayton. Mrs. R. L. Carpenter,
Mrs. Dick Swetenburg, Mrs.
R. M. Vance, Mrs. John T.
Young, Mrs. Paul Nye, Mrs.
C. H. Cooler, Mrs. John Rose-
boro, Mrs. C. R. Claypoole;
Also, Mrs. P. S. Bailey, Mrs.
Heath Copeland, Mrs. Ed
Campbell, Mrs. Austin Chand
ler, Mrs. Rufus Sadler. Mrs.
John Glover, Mrs. J. F. Jacobs,
Jr., Mrs. Earle Horton. Mrs.
Tommy Hollis, Mrs. Bill Dob
bins. Jr., Mrs. Bill Hill. Mrs.
Eddie Walker, Mrs. W. B.
Owens, Mrs. George King, Mrs.
Talmage Simmons. Miss Elsie
Morton, Mrs. Locke Somons,
Mrs. Alan Arscot, Mrs. Jean
V. Adair, Mrs. Gary Holcombe,
Mrs. Holmes Holland. Mrs.
Charles Pitts. Mrs. Earle Rice,
Mrs. Oscar Kinard, Mrs. Mar
vin DeYoung, Mrs. H. W. Cle-
land, Mrs. Houston Trammell,
Mrs. Truman Owens, Mrs. W.
L. Godwin, Mrs. Avery Smith,
Mrs. C. W. Neal, Mrs. Alvin
Hueble, Mrs. Frank Boland,
Mrs. Rhett Adair, Mrs. Essie
Davidson, Mrs. Arnold Dixon,
Mrs. Murray Adams, Mrs.
Julian Reynolds, Mrs. Ed
Sadler;
Also. Mrs. Joe Holland, Mrs.
Ed Copeland. Mrs. W. C.
Crawford, Mrs. James Tray-
man. Miss Iris Hughes, Miss
Ann Meadows, Mrs. A1 Lan
caster, Mrs. D. D. Finklin. Mrs.
Maxie Wallenzine, Mrs. Judy.
Bagwell. Miss Julia Nelson,
Miss Delores Dunpawav, Mrs.
J. J. West, Miss Velda Farmer,
Mrs. S. B. Hamos. Mrs. Joe
Spillars, Mrs. Joe Terry;
Also, Mrs. Toby Campbell,
Mrs. A. R. Ivester, Mrs Fern
Hardman, Mrs. J. D. Williams,
Mrs. Jannette Bell. Mrs Willie
Boyd. Mrs. George McMorris,
Mrs. T. C. Davis, Mrs. Stone
wall Craig. Mrs. Juanita Simo-
son, Mrs. Zona Wilson, Mrs.
Alice Wilson, Mrs. Gary Sari-
ders, Mrs. Sweetie Lou Cope-
iano, Miss Debbie Barlow, Miss
Judy Patterson, Miss Dianne
McCrary, Mrs. A. M. Shumate,
Miss Ann Wright, Mrs. Frank
Walker, Mrs. Bessie Oakley,
Mrs. Jiiffiny South, Mrs. R. S.
Plaxieb, Miss Nannie Young
Tribble, Mrs. Russell Cooper,
Mrs. Mary Holland, Mrs. Troy
Bentley, Mrs Marvin Masters,
Mrs. Thomas Prather, Mrs.
Barbara West, Mrs. John Gall-
man, Mrs. Carles Davis, Mrs.
George Corley, Mrs. Charles
Marler, Mrs. Andy Young, Jr.,
Mrs. Laura Mae Howard.
ance lor young people.
Bingham explained, “You
can’t pick out one YMCA pro
gram ana sHy;that’fc .the one
Tor ; all toWnfc. jThd
Hre daslgried locally to 011
local npeds. Thlis may include
midget football'oK other shorts
for youngsters. It may also
include Tri-Hi-Y organiza
tions for teenagers. Or may
include a health club for busi
nessmen. It’s all according to
what’s needed and what we
can afford.”
According to a brochure
supplied by Bingham, the
over-all objectives of the va
rious programs include:
—Development of self-con
fidence and self-respect and
an appreciat on of their own
worth as individuals.
—Development of faith for
daily living based upon the
teachings of Jesus, that they
may thereby be helped in
achieving their highest poten
tial as ch'ldren of God.
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Bingham
ON&aYMCA
John B n 'ham has assum
ed his duties as executive di
rector of the newly organized
Greater Clinton YMCA.
A native of Boone. N. C., he
is a graduate of Appalachian
State University and has rpme
graduate study for YMCA
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2,000 Young People Ip Visit
Presbyterian College On Saturday
Some 2,000 young people program in Belk Auditorium,
of South Carolina and Geor- Robert Staton, Blue Key pres-
gia will visit the Presbyterian ident, from Emporia, Va.,
College campus this Sautrday will preside over this affair
for the fifth annual Pfe'.byte- designed to give the visiting
rian Youth Day which bids to young people a glimpse of
set a new record for attend- campus Jfe. PC President
ance. , Marc C. Weersing and Stu-
They will be guests of PC ^ ^ ody Presid ent David
for this special occasion (a ^ Union, also will
include tours of the campus, ®P ea k t0 t ^ le f? r oup at this
a student program of enter- . ant the P r °8 ram also
tainment, dinner in the col- wl * delude student enter-
legc dining hall and the Blue * amrm ’ nt
Hose-Elon football game. r i • «/
The occasion is scheduled tfSkinC Knight
to begin with registration at - »
10:00 a. m., fallowed iramo* omIKGS Again,*
diately by campus foul’s tjori- . : i j
ducted by members of Blue ^VlnS Contest
Key leadership fraternity.
Blue Key also will be re- Erskinc Knight of 40o Acad .
sponsible for the 11:00 a. m. ornv Clinton, s a winner
For the second straight
week, Knight has scored a
Our Annlnmoc wifl lh The Chronicle’s foot.
uur Apologies ball contest This time he , s
We offer our apologies in first p * acc Cast week, he
for your Chronicle being a *** in s^ond place
day late this week. Actually, Knight tied David
L. , , ... Shockley of Lydia Mill for
Since we deal with some first place last W(>ek bul
extremely complicated ma- s |j pped into secTnd on th( ,
chinery, there are going to basis of the tie-preaker.
be break-downs. However, Knight left no room for
we are in the process of such closeness this week. He
having the machinery up- correctly predicted the out
dated and renovated so come of 17 out of 19 games in
that such failures may be contest,
kept at a minimum in the J ** O’Shields of 76 Pal
future. — Donnv Wilder, mp,to st and - ,im 1 rw ' s of
-Wilmington, N. C\, tied for
Publisher.
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Regnery Plaza Center
Formal Opening Slated
The Joanna Foundation is
pleased to announce the for
mal opening of Regnery Plaza
shopping center at Joanna dur
ing the week of Oct. 9th.
The completion of the Fur
niture Mart building, one of
the most modern in this area,
is the last of five buildings to
be built by the Joanna Foun
dation. The others comprising
the Plaza area are: Economy
Clothing Center. Red & White
Supermarket, Washeteria, and
the U. S. Post Office. The new
State Bank and. Trust Com
pany was built on an adjoining
lot and is not controlled by the
Foundation.
The Joanna Foundation was
founded in 1945 by the late
William H Regnery for the
purpose of fostering and pro-al fund by the Foundation,
moling causes concerned with and well over one hundred col-
health, education, and the gen- lege students have been helped
eral welfare of the people in through loans and scholar-
the Joanna area. Throughout ships.
the years, it has sponsored The work of the Joanna
many forms of recreation and Foundation has been made
projects concerned with Social possible through the years by
Welfare. In 1949 the Joanna the generosity of Joanna Wes-
Hospital was built with the tern Mills Company, Chicago;
help of contributions from William H. Regnery; his son
more than one thousand indi-Walter Regnery; and other
viduals. The hospital served members and interests of the
the community for the next Regnery family. The operating
thirteen years until Joanna income has been from gifts
oined with the Clinton area in and investments, including
uilding the Bailey Memorial Joanna Stores, Inc., and Jo-
Hospital. v ,ana Community Corporation.
During the 1950’s, the grow- All receipts from buildings
ing need for aid in the field in the Regnery Plaza will go
of higher education led to the toward continuing the projects j
establishment of an education- of the Foundation. <|
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REGNERY PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER IN JOANNA . . . Built By Joanna Foundation; Ready For Opening
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