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In Clinton
Vol. 68 — No. 50
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, December 14, 1967
Clintonians Asked: Do You Want Bypass?
Do Clinton area residents
want a “Ring Road” bypass
around Clinton?
That’s what the Clinton
City Planning Commission is
trying to determine.
At a recent meeting, rep
resentatives of the State High
way Department said that a
preliminary study indicated
that such a bypass is need
ed. However, before survey
work on the proposal can be
gin, the county’s legislative
delegation must request the must have a guarantee that
State Highway Department the rights of way are avail
to proceed. Also, the High-1 able.
way Department must have The legislative delegation
assurances that steps have has assured the Planning
been taken to protect the Commission and other city of-
rights of way. In other words, ficials that if the citizens of
the Highway Department J the area want it, they will re
quest that ' the survey be
made.
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‘KINCi ROAD’—In the drawing above by Dan
Mann, the proposed ‘Ring Road’ bypass around
Clinton is shown by the heavy, broken line. The
lighter broken line shows the Clinton City Limits.
Aerial photographs showing the proposed bypass
route are on display in the Clinton Chamber of
Commerce office.
The
By DONNY WILDER
Chronicle. Editor
For about 15 minutes
Thursday afternoon, I
thought I really rated.
I received a personally de
livered letter from the chair
man of the board and the
president-general manager of
a railroad lint*. The letter was
from t^he “Executive Suite,
Dunkin Krik and Western
Railroad.’’ Impressive, huh?
The railroad had us gener
al offices listed in Clinton. I
knew I'd never heard of that
line. Then, ever so slowly, it
came to me. I had never
heard of Dunkin Krik and
Western. But I had heard of
Duncan Creek.
The Dunkirk jKrik and Wes
tern is a railroad line in the
backyard of the Bill Can
nons’ residence. The chair-!
man of the board of Dunkin
Rrik and Western is W. Cor
bett Cannon, one of the Can
nons’ sons. The president- 1
general manager is Lawr
ence A. Cannon another son.
I think they should have
named their railroad “The
Cannon Boys’ Express.’’
The letter was in reference
to my story in last week’s
Chronicle about the old
CN&L rail station which is
to be torn down.
The letter from the Can
nons provided some more in
formation concerning the
CN&L line (although the let
ter noted: “Admittedly, they
are our competitors. , . )
Mayor, Senator
Back Bypass;
Cost Is Problem
State Sen; W. CL (Bill) Dobbins and Clinton
Mayor Noland Suddeth agree that a bypass is
needed for Clinton.
However, Dobbins isn’t sure the county can
finance the rights-of-way for the entire project
now.
Dobbins,, who resides in Joanna and has an
office in Clinton, says, “The bypass is needed.
There’s no doubt about that. But I believe the
most sensible approach now would be to put in
the most needed sections. I just don’t think we
can do the whole project at one time. The county
would have to back, financially, the rights-of-way
agreements, and that would run into a consider
able amount of money.
“It would be too much of a financial drain on the
county to try to back the whole project.
“Highway officials have said that the most
needed portion is a bypass from the Spartanburg
highway to the Greenwood Highway. They say
that would go a long way toward solving our prob
lem of downtown traffic congestion. Perhaps
that’s what we should be thinking about for the
present.”
Mayor Suddeth says, “I think the bypass is the
only way we will do away with our downtown traf
fic problem. If the public wants it and is willing
to support it now, wn’ll get it. If not, w’e may
have to wait another 10 or 15 years.
“If we can’t get the entire project, we should
at least try for the Spartanburg-Greenwood by
pass. That would aleviate much of our through-
traffic flow r .”
Three Forfeit Bond
On Highway Charges
Now the Planning Commis-
gion wants to know whether
citizens want the bypass.
George Comelson, chair
man of the commission, said
that aerial photographs of the
proposed route will be on dis
play in the Greater Clinton
Chamber of Commerce office
ibis week.
He said. “We want inter
ested property owners and
Jthcr citizens to slop by and
see what the project involves.
Also, we want to hear from
citizens about the proposal,
if there is enough public
support, we will proceed wilh
the steps necessary to bring
the project to fruition.”
The project already has the
support of the Chamber oi
Commerce memueismp unu
me uauiiiciai approval Oi
mutton City Cou
The project is based on
i recommendation resulting
’"om a study of Clinton con-
iucted by the Clernson
7 ohool of Architecture in
'933.
The bypass is designed to
•onto through traffic around
Hinton inst'trl of having it
'’nw through the downtown
v'ea and adding to traffic
-on »estion.
The project calls’ for KHa
miles of two-lane traffic
I around Clinton, and would
1 have major intersections at
Highways 5S and 72 north
and south; 308: 76 east ami
vest.
Ralph Jones. District High
way Engineer, said the inter
sections were selected so
there would be open-grade
crossings with no “blind” in-
ersections.
Highway officials also point
ed out that although two-
lane traffic is planned, rights-
j of-way should be secured for
1 lour lanes of traffic so the
road could be enlarged, if
necessary, in the future.
Also, the Highway Depart^
ment recommends that the
project be considered as a
whole and not be attempted j
“piece-meal since future
growth might prevent or hin
der completion of the entire
project.
The Highway Department
officials suggested that the
project he financed with
county funds, a certain per
centage of which will be!
tact members of the Plan
ning Commission, City Coun
cil or the county legislative
delegation. *
Members of the Planning
Commission, in addition to W. C. Neely, Dr. M. A. Mac-
Cornelson are C. W. Ander- donald, James Von Hollen, D.
son, Hugh Jacobs, Dr. D. O. B. Smith, J. A. Orr, L. H.
Rhame, I. M. Adair, Joe Lee, Roy Holtzclaw, David
Bonds, T. Heath Copeland, Meyers and T. E. Addison.
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COMMUNITY CAROL SERVICE—
Mrs. Charles Gaines leads the com
munity carol service held last Thurs
day after the Clinton Christmas pa
rade. At the organ is James Orr.
The service was held at the down
town Christmas tree and followed
the tree lighting service. In the
Christmas parade, the Whitten Vil
lage float won first prize, followed
by the Kiwanis Club-sponsored float
and the Lions Club float. For pic
tures of the Christmas parade, see
pages 15 and 17. (Yarborough Photo)
Prosperity
Mayor Re-olected
PROSPERITY
Incum-
reirhbursed by the State! bent Mayor Walter Hamm
Highway Department when
the roads are constructed.
Charles Moorefield, ad
vanced planning engineer for
he Highway Department,
••.aid that the proposed route
was selected because it would
place the road close enough
to current traffic flow to as
sure that it would he woll-
.vas re-elected Tuesday in
Prosperity’s municipal gen
eral election.
Hamm defeated write-in
candidate Bruce Connally 171
votes to 120.
Incumbonl R c p u b 1 i c an
Councilman Woodrow Bc-
denbaugh was re-elected as
was Democrat Oscar Bow
ers. Both were re-elected for
Harbin Elected
Ministerial
Group Leader
used and yet far enough out
so that costs of rights-of-way ' i 1,1,1 terms. Elected to
would not be prohibitive.
Persons interested in • the
project are requested to con-
two year terms were Repub
licans Dr. W. L. Mills and
Earle Bedenbaugh.
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Three Laurens C o u n t y I bond of $215 each,
young men ferfeited bond The signs were damaged
CANNON a professor at Monday in magistrate's court on Dee. 7 and 8. according to
Presbyterian College,' is a ™ u »f damaging or ! Sheriffs Lt. Wilbur Trayn-
railroad buff and provides :! estr ° yl !; g , h ' shway sl8n f. ln ' ha ,7 1
the following information on
the CN&L:
Chartered in 1851
the Bonds Crossroads section. Traynham also is investig
The three were identified ating an incident in which 22
as Lau- as Spivey, 20, of Route ; mailboxes were reported
The Clinton Joanna Minis
terial Association has elected
the following officers for the
next calendar year:
President. Dr. Byron Har
bin, pastor of First Baptist
Church, Joanna Vice Presi
dent, Rev. Peter Berberick,
pastor /of Saint Boniface
Catholic Church, Joanna; , _
and Secretary - Treasurer, Fj
Rev. E. W. Rogers, pastor of
Broad Street Mehtodist
Church, Clinton.
The out-going officers are
President. E. B. Keisler,
pastor of St. John’s Lutheran
Church. Clinton; Vice Presi
dent, Rev. E. W. Rogers, pas
tor of Broad Street Methodist
Church. Clinton; and Secre
tary-Treasurer, Rev. M.
ti’loyd Hellams, pastor of
Davidson Street Baptist
Church. Clinton.
The following have served
i as chairmen of the respective
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rensville Railroad Co.;' com- ^ ^ lint ° n; Thomas Ray missing or destroyed in the
pleted from Helena Junction ° ,l ’ 1 bs ' 17 ' am ? Eaid! same are a.
near Wwhorrv to T aurens Williams, 20, both of Route 1, The mailboxes were report-
vme in TSa; rebuilt in"8?4; ed missing or destroyed in an
sold in 1874 to Richmond and _ The w arran ts were signed approximate five-mile area
Danville Railroad from by J - E " Br y ant - a represen-1 along S. C. Highway G6 from
which basis for the present tat,ve of the main tenance di- Joanna to Whitmire and on
Southern w : as formed in 1896:! vision of the State Hig hwa y nearby secondary roads,
chartered in 1885 as Colum- department. On the same night, Dec. fi,
bia. Newberry and Laurens' The men each were char S- a heavy piece of forestry
Co.; opened Oct. 27, 1890 from od in four warrant s with dis- equipment, owned by the fed-
Coiumbia to Newberrv track turbing and destroying traffic eral government and parked
finiZd to Dover J^nctfon “‘vices along S. C. near S. C. Highway 66. had
‘Highway 66 and adjoining six deflated tires, apparently
(Continued on Pane 2) roads. They were frtvd on cut by vandals.
Committees as Psted Mem-
berhsip. Rev. Allred L. Bix-
!er: Program, Rev. J. W.
Spillers; Radio, Dr. L. Byron
Harbin; Project. Rev. E. W.
Rogers; Special Services,
Rev. J. H. Darr; and Civic
Welfare and Community
Service, Rev. Thomas Miller^
III.
The Ministerial Association
meets each month, except
June, July, and August, on
the first Tuesday, 12:30 p. m.
in the private dining hall of
Presbyterian College. The
next regular meeting date is
Tuesday, January 2, 1968.
Thornwell Open House
Is Scheduled Sunday
Friends’ bf the community and nearby towns
are invited to visit on the Thornwell Campus on
Sunday afternoon, December 17, from 1:30-4:30.
The children and young: people in each of the 19
homes will look forward to having friends stop by.
This is to be an informal visitation period and
one may stop at any of the homes. Anyone want
ing a conducted tour of the campus should come
to the main Office Building, located to the cen
ter of the campus.
The dining room and the Hartness-Thomwell
Church will also be open to receive guests.
Bolkk Appointed
To State Commission
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Julian Bolick of Clinton has Dr. William J. IMurtagh,
been appointed to the South keeper of the national regis-
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PURPLE HEART PRESENTATION—By direc
tion of the President, the Purple Heart was
awarded posthumously to PFC Jimmie L. McMor-
ris, of Clinton who .was killed in action Nov. 15
in Vietnam. Shown receiving the award is Mc-
Morris’ wife, Mrs. Annie M. McMorris. Captain
Lewis Johnson of the Presbyterian College ROTC
faculty made the presentation, (Yarborough
Photo)
Carolina Trictntennial Com-
missk n.
He is om ot 25 commission
members in the state and is
one of four representatives of
District 4 which comprises
greenville, Spartanburg, Un
ion and Laurens Counties.
Other members from Dis
trict 4 are Mrs. W. P. Barton
and Mrs. Alester Furman,
both of Greenville, and E. S.
Tennent of Spartanburg.
The commission will for
mulate plans for the celebra
tion in 1970 of the 200th anni
versary of the first perman
ent settlement in South Caro
lina. The celebration is to be
a statewide, year-long event.
Bolick’s appointment was
recommended by the coun
ty’s legislative delegation.
He is the author of several
books involving Squth Caro-
'ina’s history and folklore.
The books include “George
town House Lore”; “Wacca-
maw Plantation”; “George
town Ghosts”; “Return Of
The Gray Man”; “Fairfield
Sketch Book”; “Ghosts
From The Coast”.
He currently is working on
a book entitled “Laurens
County Sketchbook.”
The commission will have
its first meeting on Satur
day, Jan. 13, in Columbia.
try of the National Park
Service will be keynote
speaker.
Thomas O. Lawton Jr. of
Allendale is chairman of the
commission.
JULIAN BOUCK