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The Clinton Chronicle
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, January 4, 1968
Vol. 69 — No. 1
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Mayor Discusses His Hopes
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THE GINORYS — Dr. and Mrs.
Alfredo A. Ginory are shown above
\vith their children, Elizabeth, and
Alfredo Jr. They came to the United
States 18 months a^o from Cuba. He
is a member of the staff at Whitten
Village.
Ginorys Trade Material
Things For Freedom
You are hereby allotted four ounces
of meat per week for each member
of your family.
You may use one pair of shoes,
three shirts and three pairs of pants
thia.year.
If you want to buy an automobile
tire, you can get an old one that is
recappable for about $60.
You’re right, most Americans
would scream bloody murder about
such restflCtldns but those are some
of the facts of life in Cuba today,
according'to Dr. Alfredo A. Ginory.
Dr. Ginory, a member of the medical
staff at Whitten Village, and his
family are refugees from Castro’s
Cuba.
They left Cuba about 18 months
ago to come to America. The process
of trying to leave Cuba usually takes
about a year but Dr. Ginory and his
family had to wait for three years.
The Ginorys and their parents had
applied to leave Cuba at the same
time but they are istill waiting fjor
their parents to be released.
Upon leaving Cuba, the Ginorys were
not allowed to take any money or pas-
sessions other than 30 pounds of
clothes.
Dr. Ginory says, “The government
is in complete control of every move
in Cuba. Meat is rationed out at
four ounces per person each week.
Clothes also are issued. A * man
usually receives one pair of shoes per
year, three shirts and three pairs of
pants.
“If a person wishes to purchase
something extra, he might be able
to buy it at a very high price. Most
buying and selling is done through
the black market. An old automo
bile tire that is recappable sells for
around $60. A new tire may cost
around $100.
•ftrHBknoiT'sayit-that education has
suffered in Cuba. The prime qualifi
cation for becoming a teacher is
to be a dedicated Communist, he
said. As an example, he said that he
knew of one teacher who has a sec
ond grade education but is now a
school teacher because she is a good
Communist.
Dr. Ginory and his family—wife
Maria and children Alfredo Jr. and
Elizabeth—are makinng their home
at Whitten Village and he said they
are very happy in Clinton.
“Upon arriving in America, vye
Could speak little English but every
one at Whitten Village has been
very good and has ffelped us^to learn
and understand. The children’s teach
ers also are very helpful.’’
> He said, “We left many material
things behind in Cuba—things such
as money and possessions—but we
believe w r e are giving our children
an even more precious gift — free
dom.”
What is in store for Clinton
in 1908 ,>
Construction work may
start on the proposed city
hall. There may be some im
provement in the downtown
traffic situation. Preliminary
plans may be in the works on
moving the CNL railroad line
'rom downtown Clinton.
! Those are some of the
things Clinton Mayor Noland
Suddeth would like to see
happen and are goals toward
which he will be working in
1968.
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Asked what he hopes to see,
the city accomplish in 1968,
Suddeth said: i
j “We hope to hire architects
n the near future to draw up
plans for the proposed city
hall. If things go alright, we
hope to take bids on the pro-
Iposal sometime next sum-^
mer."
During 1967, the city pur
chased a lot on Broad Street
as the site for the city hall, i
Listing other things he’d
like to see the city accom
plish, he said, “We hope to
improve the fire department
by providing thefri with more
equipment if we can afford
it. We’d also like to improve
the traffic situation down
town Plans already have
been drawn to widen the in
tersection at Broad and Caro
lina Avenue and we believe
Ithis will do much to relieve
The traffic situation.
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“We would like to improve
lull city departments in both
personnel and equipment but
this is a day-to-day project
that we’re working on con
stantly.
“We hope that at least
some preliminary work can
be started on using to the
city’s ad antage the CN&L
Railroads plans to remove its
tracks through the downtown
area. The Planning Commis
sion is working on that.
1967
! looking hack on 1967, May
or Suddeth cpn see numerous
accomplishments by the city.
JThese include:
—Appointment of the City
Planning Commission. Mayor
| Suddeth believes this is one
of the key accomplishments,
i “We have some fine business
for the city. This study will
show the ( itv exactly where
it stands now and will be a
guide in planning lor the^ fu
ture
Instituted a three-year
program ol changing the
street lights irom senes in-
cadeseent to mercur> vapor.
The vapor light give about
three times us much light but
operate on less wattage.
There are about T'X) to 500
street lights m Clinton and
the project already is about
half completed City officials
hope that by the end of next
summer, only about 150 will
remain to he changed
The city is running ahead
on the project primarily be
cause of the copper wire
market. The price on used
copper wire has soured in re
cent months. The city has
been taking down copper
wire, selling it and us
ing the proceeds to pur
chase new vapor lights. Thus
far, the city has purchased
about 30 extra lights with its
extra copper income. The
lights cost about $35 each. the Chamber of Commerce
Negotiated for awarding and Sen. W. C (Bill) Dob-
the city’s cablevlsion fran- bins. Also, the YMCA organ-
cluse. Suddeth said that if ization got off the ground
current proposals go through, during 1967 and this is -ome-
the cablevision system might thing that will have a mai >r
be in operation during 1968. and wholesome influence- on
OTHKRS the town in the future. The
Suddeth added, “There are Jaycees started that,
several accomplishments 1 “Also, the business climate
wh eh the city didn't have in Clinton was cxtreiq*‘Iy
I muc h to do with but which I good in 1967 and we expect
feel arc significant.
“Such as completion of the
Laurens - Clinton highway.
Credit lor that must go to
it to continue in 1968 We arc
attracting shoppers from a
wider area now and the bus
iness community is thriving
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Roberts Promoted
At Clinton Mills
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David H Roberts has been
named to the newly created
position of assistant vice
president in charge of man-
ufacting for Clinton Mills, ef
fective January 1
Roberts, who was president I
of the Southern Textile Asso- |
ciation in 1962-63, has been
manager of Clinton Mills’ |
Lydia Blunt
J B Templeton, vice pres
ident in charge of manufac
turing, announced Roberts’ ]
appointment and other man- 1
agement changes. He said i
the new appointments were
made at this time to bring
about an orderly transition
pending his scheduled retire- ,
ment June 1, 1968
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1JRUCE GALLOWAY
Sang For His Supper
Bruce Galloway
Makes Recording
A Clinton school teacher he could sing a number with
who once literally sang for j the orchestra He sang
his supper has made a rec
ording of hymns and spiritual,
songs.
Bruce Galloway, a civics
teacher at Clinton High
School who also is a well-
known local tenor, made the
under the Emery
recording
Ashmore Says
He Won t Run
1st In ’68-
It’s A Boy!
men working on this commis
sion and anytime you can get I 7 a he
such men to contribute their
time and efforts toward plan-1
ning for the city’s future,]you
'have done much to fissure a
|healthy, orderly growth,”) Lord i ‘ ,n tht? harden of My
Suddeth said.
—Purchase of the property
;for the City Hall.
—Preliminary planning
toward construction of a
sewage lagoon on the north-1 ^ou^Ari-; “I’d Rather Have
Jesus”; “On Calvery”.
Robi nett e-Gold man Record
ing Studios ol Greenwood
records under the Emerald
label Galloway is accom
panied on the organ by his
daughter,' Mfs. Ryan (Betty)
The songs include “In The
i Secret Of His Presence”;
“Pilot Me”; “Precious
Heart”; “Is My Master Sat
isfied with Me"; “When They
Ring Those Golden Bells”;
“Blessed Redeemer”; “Over
shadowed"; “His Eye Is On
The Sparrow”; “How Great
one
number, ft-as encouraged to
sing another and the dining
room manager then made
Galloway the offer to sing
each night for his supper.
Members of the baseball
team were allowed $2.50 per
day each for meals and Gall
oway said, “That’s about all
1 had so 1 gratefully accepted
the offer.”
Galloway,, an outstanding
athlete, played professional
baseball for several years
Templeton saiu the follow
ing appointments were also (
made effective January 1:
John R (Dick) Swetonburg,
Jr , superintendent of Clinton
Plant No. 1, will succeed Rob
erts as Lydia Plant manager.
Sam S Williams, overseer
j of carding at Clinton Plant
| No. 1, will succeed Sweten-
j burg as superintendent of
Clinton Plant No. 1.
"■"T~"X"successor to Williams will'
be named shortly, Templeton
said.
Roberts came to Clinton
Mills in 1953 as Lydia Plant
superintendent after service
with Spartan Mills, Springs •
Mills, and Monroe Cotton
Mills A native of Laurens,
and graduate of Laurens
High School, Roberts attend
ed Clemson University and
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began his textile career in
1935
In addition to his close as
sociation with industry mat
ters through STA. Roberts is
a Mason and a past president
J. B. TEMPLETON
and managed to combine it j of the Clinton Kiwanis Club,
with a musical career on He was a Clinton School Dis-J
east side of town which will
put the city completely on a
lagoon system since three
already have been construc
ted on the other three sides of
town.
—Purchase of land for con
struction of a 100-million-
Congressmen Robert T. Ash
more announced today that
he will not be a candidate for
rc-election to congress from
the Fourth District of South
Carolina, which includes
Laurens County.
Ashmore said,” Reaching
this decision , has been dif-
* ficult; however, after
thoughtfully weighing all the
factors involved, I have con
cluded that I should retire at
the end of my current term
orf office, that is, Dec. 31,
1968. At tt)at time I will be
almost 65 years of age ancj
will have spent 36 years or
more than half my wife, in
public service. f
“l shall continue to serve
to the best of my ability dur
ing this last year of my
eighth term in Congress. I
am announcing my retire
ment at this time so that the
people of the Fourth District
may have more than ample
time to consider and choose
my successor.
The Congressman noted
the increased “demands,
pressures stresses and
strain^” upon legislators
and said, “Frankly, my phy
sical endurance is not what
it was when I was younger.
t become tired and fatigued
.fltogg|,:jtaster now. MWf' '
The only announced candi
date for tl)e seat now occu
pied bji Ashmore is Charles
Bradshaw, a Republican, of
Spartanburg. Bradshaw
The first baby born at Bai
ley Memorial Hospital in 1968 Conservation Service as part
is a boy. / '
Robert
isn’t exactly a New Year’s
baby although he was the
several other occasions. The
owner of the team in Hagers
town, Md., also produced a
musical show so Galloway
worked for him both as a
baseball player and a singer.
A native of Clinton, Galloway
was athletic director and
teacher at Joanna for l 7
'Trenton as Superintendent of
schools for /17 years He re-
Ekland whose husband ls 1 turned to C/linton three years
pastor of South Main Baptist i at , w
While
at Furman, he stud-
is a
boy was born at
former All-American football; Tuesday Jan 2
player at Wofford College
and is president of Spartan
Investments, <‘Inc.', parent
firm of the Hardee’s restaur
ant chain.
gallon reservoir to be con
structed by the U. S. Soil | church in Greenwood.
The records may be pur- , . „ , . .
of the Duncan Creek Water! c hased from Galloway or at' ,ed volc ^ du lnK his senior
L, shed project. This reservoir, The Chronicle office. I year and also took voice les-
^ wayne Patterson )whlch ^ covcr about 70 In m7 Galloway sang f or I sons in Hagertown, Md.
acres of land, will provide his supper at an Atlanta hotel Most ol his singing now is
r-ci to -ru r, , water for the future growth one summer while playing t in connection with church
first in 68. The I atterson ; of the town which has an pr0 ; e - s i 0 nal baseball. 1 activities. He usually sings at
7:10 a.m. iaverage consumption rate of, Galloway and a teammate j- rive or S1X revivals a year
1 '2 million gallons daily. The were sitting on the porch of an:l 1S called on often to sing
Weighing in at six pounds, [contract may be let next the hotel, listening to the or-1
seven ounces, he is the first spring. ] chestra which was playing ini
child of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny j —Filed an application for i the dining room. On a wager,!
Patterson of 205 E. Ferguson a federal grant to finance a Galloway went up to the
St. land use and population study 1 orchestra leader and asked if
at various other church func
tions.
trict trustee for 10 years. He
is married ty the former
Evelyn McKibben of fort
Mill. They have two daugh
ters and are members of
the Broad Street Methodist
Church, where Roberts is
chairman of the finance com
mittee.
Swetenburg, a native of An
derson and a 1956 graduate
of Clemson University, join
ed Clinton Mills in 1963 af
ter several years with Paco-
let Industries.
Williams was born in Great
Falls. He is a 1954 graduate
of Presbyterian College, and
did additional study at ‘Clem
son University in 1968. He
joined Clinton Mills in 1953.
while still attending Presby
terian College.
Delegation
Plans Open
Meeting
LAURENS
meeting has been
for Monday, Jan.
Laurens County
Jelecation for the
receiving budget
An open
scheduled
8, by the
legislative
purpose of
requests
from various departments.
The meeting is to start at
10 a. m and will be held in
tv, e courtroom yf the Laurens
County Courthouse.
Representative David S.
Taylor, secretary for the del
egation, said that anyone who
would like to appear before
the delegation will be heard
at this meeting.
He requested thart all per
sons who want to address the
delegation should contact
him so that an agenda can
be drawn up for the meeting.
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Beaverdam Church 161 Years Old
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•Laurens County's oldest Baptist Church
observe its 161st anniversary this year.
Beaverdam Baptist Church of Mountville, built
in .1807, still stands on the same lot where it was
first constructed.
• .The’land to build the church was given by John
‘Bailey. The first meeting house was built of logs
and obviously all of the woak was done by hand.
The second building to be constructed was built
just before the Civil War. All of the bricks were
made by slaves on a nearby farm. . .
In the old days, Baptist preachers were called
elders. A preacher was a member of a church and
received no salary. Most of the time he made his
livelihood by farming. Elder Nathaniel Hall was
pastor of Beaverdam Church. On the
long list of honored pastors is Dr. R. G. Lee, a
noted Baptist author. 7
The name, Beverdam, was suggested by Mrs.
Ogilvia Fuller, wife of Solomon Fuller, members
of a prominent family iit the community. In
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those early days the Post Office was also named
Beaverdam.
Pastors’ salary first began in the 1830s. The
church tried a Sunday School program in the 1840s
but failed. Their efforts were continued in 1863
and their Sunday School is still thriving today.
On each side of the present church, are old
graveyards. The white masters were buried in
coffins made by their slaves and their tombstones
were hliftdcarved. The slaves are buried in the
same plot Vs their owners. Their graves are
marked with just piles of rocks.
8 White members brought their salves to church
with them. A special section was designated for
the slaves. In 1861 there were 64 whites and 16
colored members. Colored membership was at its
peak in I860 with 76 recorded. The colored
members began withdrawing to form separate
churches soon aft^r the Civil WarA
Beaverdam has been a mother to many churches
in Laurens County. It is the ^‘grandmother” of
Laurens First Baptist, Clinton First Baptist, and
Holly_Grove Baptist. ,
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SITE OF OLDEST CHURCfl—-The current building showjv
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Beaverdam Baptist Church in M
ville is believed fed be the oldest
tist church in Laurens County.
the site of tne 0
which was construe