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The Clinton Chronicle Index ( lassified l)y«(hg Vol. 69 — No. 3 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 18, 1968 Sports Editorials 10 Society 2 17 Whitten Village History Published (Editor’s Note: Whitten Village signifies a part of Clinton which we, justifiably, take pride in, as we pride ourselves in the existence of Presbyte rian College and Thornwell Orphange. The fact that, in a small Southern city, men of vision and great good will have made possible institutions of human or civilized value equal to any elsewhere, is a matter pride. Dr. R 0. Whitten, at 81, has written a book about the founding and growth of a place where “the State’s hidden and neglected” have been cared for with compassion, humaneness, and understand ing. A considerable part of that story is now told, by the one man who could best tell it to us.) “A History of Whitten Village,” by Dr. Benja- man Otis Whitten, was published recently by Ja cobs Press, Inc. under the sponsorship of the Whit ten Village Parents Club. It is an illuminating story of the origins and development of the institution to which many S. C. parents owe so much. Many local families will take pride in the fact that certain enlightened Clintonians demonstrated their faith in Dr. Whitten’s vision during the cru cial formative years in both moral and material ways'. Jn 1919, by legislative action, a training school for handicapped persons was established, or in the words of the early bill “for the care of the State’s Mental Defec tives.” Dr. Whitten, at that time a staff mem ber of the State Hos pital in Columbia, was chosen as Superintend ent—a role he filled with great distinction until retiring in Aug ust, 1965, A new therefore, untried ven ture for the State, it was Dr. Whitten’s re sponsibility to build an institution literally from the ground up. The first dormitory was opened in Septem- DR. WHITTEN h er 1020, on the tracts of land for which the Citizens’ Committee of Clin ton had agreed to be responsible. The facilities lo- qated east of Clinton were shocking in the ex treme: two small narrow red brick buildings, an old farm house, a one-room cabin, two small frame bntldlngtt, Bnfth 1 a 1 wooden water tank—in harsh weather, a sea of sticky red mud. All of this, hap pily, is a far cry from today’s complex of modern buildings and medical facilities. In 1968, Whitten Village server nearly 3,000 of the State’s mental ly retarded And physically handicapped, and is an internationally recognized institution, a model of its kind. State funds in 1920. and for years to come, were inadequate; requests for admission would long ex ceed space and staff requirements. Dr. Whitten conveys many of the agonizing efforts involved, Thursday Friday *.*• •' ttX'w' -v-v m • V. 1. . vr • a - • y A'v - **««*'% *•#«% : . m ?/<• i * < \ / n>v ; ;! •* s.':‘ ■ itir* ?.■ >'♦' «: v c /. a .. .*X jw CITY WORK CREWS SPREAD SAND . . . But The Worst Is Yet To Come DILLARD BOLAND TRIES TO CLEAR REAR WINDOW ... As Ice Coating (lot Thicker, More Dangerous Ice Seige Slows Area Saturday fVt>: '^rr' ' ■■ » ;• -f:.. . . A week-long seige of ice, sprinkled with sleet, closed Clinton area schools and slow ed business to a crawl last week. The thaw finally start ed early this week. Ai>a schools were closed for four days, resuming Wed nesday morning. Mid-year ex aminations, originally sehedul- was created roads. There were a few minor auto accidents but no injuries or major damage were reported, ac cording to a police spokes man. The X Ray Department at Bailey Memorial Hospital kept busy during the ed to start last Thursday, icy days. were rescheduled for today. A spokesman there said District 5o Superintendent that over 30 persona had R. I*. Wilder said that it has been X-rayed for injuries re- not been determined when ceived. Most of the injuries the missed days will be made [ were suffered by persons who tory of Whitten Village’| one is constantly aware of the perennial need for funds, of the resistance set up by some short-sighted law makers, or lesser frustrations which would early have broken the spirit of a lesser man. ,Dr. B. O. Whitte^ is one of South Carolina’s —-and the nation’s-^-truly distinguished gentle men. He has dedicated his life to the service of hhftdicapped children and theyr families. He is the {inly person in the South who has ever been elect ed as president of the American Association on Mental Deficiency. In 1931 and 1932 he was in vited by the State of Utah to organize an instuti- tipn .similar tp the Training School in Clinton. As the record of an invaluable institution, and as part of the State’s social betterment, Dr. Whit ten’s book will be of interest to every concerned citizen; his unselfish devotion, Idetermination, com passion, and permanent achievement merit our profoundest respect. up. The State Department of Education earlier this week was debating whether the days would have to be made up and he said the local school officials would await ihe state decision. slipped while walking on the ice. The freeze began last week on Tuesday and intensified from Wednesday through Sun day before the thaw began on Monday. However, on Clinton police said that no' Wednesday of this week, serious automobile accidents | there were still shaded spots were attributed to the ice- of hard ice around town. Jaycees Honor Harry Bolick Harry Bolick III was nam-, graduate of Frankfurt Ameri- ed Clinton’s “Young Man of! can High School in Germany the Year” Tuesday night by 1 and is a 1958 graduate of Clinton Jaycees. Bolick was cited specifical ly for his assistance in help ing to organize the Greater Clinton YMCA of which he is . chairman of the board of directors. Bolick also is president of the Community Concert As sociation. A najive of Clinton, he is a m s?M: wm M . V• • .V> r Rf r mm i « * *>l If is At 1am, execute who received $l( from the Jay< M> the for the f (Yar- mk a a a ^^ veia -- . t ■, Ufy ia court.’ and is a 1958 graduate Clemson University. He is plant engineer at the Clinton Bearings Plant ol Torrington Co. Bolick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bolick Jr. who now reside in Hanau, Germany. His mother is the former Elizabeth Todd of | Clinton. He is married to the form er La Rue Wright of Cand ler, N. C., and they have ! three children. The Bolicks i are members of First Presby terian Church and he is a member of the Clinton Ki- wanis Club. The Jaycees also presented Bolick and John Bingham, director of the YMCA, with a check of $150 to be used to help equip the YMCA. Also honored at the “Bosses Night” dinner at Mary Mus- grove Hotel were Mayor No land Suddeth; Chronicle Edi tor Dohny Wilder; O. P. Hayne of radio station WPCC They were presented certifi cates of appreciation for their cooperation with Jaycee proj ects. Featured speaker at the meeting was Lt. Allen Sim mons of the Clinton Pohce Dept. He said, “Ofte of the big gest problems we have m connection with juvenile de- iinquency is minors buying alcoholic beverages from Vouid like tp prose- cute the adults Who tell alco holic beverages to minor* but we need the' assistance of adults' who are willing to tea- By DONNY WILDER Chronicle Editor Things 1 wish we had got- ! ten pictures of during the; I long, frozen weekend: | I lee skating at Merne Oaks;' ! skiing on Chestnut Street; and David Mangum and ! Lawrence Jones stepping in ' a f ve-foot hole of ice water. J When the Rooert Wassungs j packed up their nine pairs ofj ice skates seven years ago to: ! move from Connecticut to Clinton, they probably! thought they were wasting space in the moving van. | Last weekend, they got to use their ice skates. Nottifigham Road in Mer- rie Oaks was the scene of the skating. Mrs. Wassung said, “It was frozen smoothly. We didn’t have to add any water. We put on our skates and ice skated around the block.” j The neighborhood young- sters also had a try at it. Many of them were on ice skates for the first time. “That was the fun of it,” Mrs. Wassung laughed. Several residents also brought out skiis and Chest-! nut St. served as a ski slope for some of the more athleticj types. Bob ' Wassung’s mother,! Mrs. Cieorge Wassung, would have no part of it. Visiting here from Hampden, Conn., she refused to go ouside, say ing, “I came down here tee get away from winter and what do I see—ice skating onj the streets lina' ;|||j Nr v A* ■K* ' •y';: . iW'V'' t ’ •/. ? L? A-' oa' ■ i \ CLvLn-' i&bJUx ......J T ' ffp: g A TWO-INCH LAYER OF ICE MAKES WALKING HAZARDOUS ... As Towq Slowed To Almost A Staudstill ri’hotos By L'ln Varlwrough) Fire Destroys Seegars. House Dobbins Asks For County Tax Study CROSS HILL -- The Boh Seegars house in Cross Hill was leveled by fire Friday morning. Seegars suffered hand and neck injuries in hauling the blaze. 'I he Seeders family were awakened by smoke at about ) a. m. Friday. in South Caro-L Soogers. his wife, their son 1 Ernest and daughter Lindy escaped unharmed. David Mangum. Lawrence Siegers was injured and Jones and Tommy Addison, burned la'er when he broke 1 bathroom window with his ''.Hise has not been deter mined The house is located on the (’ha ppels High students at Junior School, were walking near , he new elementary school lands in U ' v;n " to flRhl tlu ’ being constructed on the, iir e The (Voss Hill fire truck COLUMBIA—State Sen W. C. (Bill) Dobbins Tuesday in troduced legislation calling for a citizens study of the need for a property reassessment Road m Cross Hill l )r °S ram in Laurens County. 1 Dobbins said the commit tee would report its findings Mothers March to the legislative delegation j c r LpJ | ,| 0 J no later lhan March 1 of this S ocncauiea | y ( . ar anc j said he would be hound by the recommenda tions of the study committed. Dobbins’ joint resolution calls for creation of a se^en- member committee. One member of the committee would be named by the Coun ty Board of Education; one Marc'b- of Dimes campaign is shccduled Jan. 29 , 30 or 31 in the Clinton area. There will be no campaign solicitation other than the house to house canvass by n-rthers in this area. Neighborhood chairmen are Mrs. John Adair, Mrs. Robert each by City Councos in Lau- step-i was called to the scene hut it Black, Mrs. Francis Blalock. Mrs. H W. Cleland, Mrs Claude Crocker. Mrs. Mi chael Cannon, Mrs. Irby Fer- Greenwood Highway. Mangum and Jones . , ped into ditch on what had mechanical difficulties in ; ftuson, Mrs. O F. Floyd, Mrs looked like solid ice but they! fight ng the fire effectively. William Hatton; promptly sank into five feet \ , ( . w appliances, the living of icy water. room furniture and 'some Jones managed to get out fiothes were saved from the and with a board, helped fj rt , Mangum get out. Addison Mrs seegars, a social stud- was laughing so hard he j p <. teacher at Clinton Junior wasn’t much help. Jones and Mangum went to Mangum’s house to get some dry, warm clothes but all they could find that would fit Jones was Mr. Mangum’s bathing suit. Jones arrived home wear ing a bathing suit, overcoat and a pair of Mr. Mangum’s overshoes. High .School, said the fire au- oarently started in a bath Also, Mrs. Philip Hanes, Mr-; Charles Hughes, Mrs. Robert R Keller, Mrs. Sara Madden. Mrs L. A. Marshall, Mrs. Dillard Milam, Mr.v Rufus Sadler, Mrs. A. Mi chael Turner, Mrs. J. A. Wham, Mrs. James Walker room wall but the exact and Mrs. James Von Hollen. Brotherhood Meeting Set The First Baptist Church; Brotherhood will meet Jan. 18' at 7:30. Guest speaker will be Paul Swayngham, vice president ofj S. C: Baptist Convention, Brotherhood* PC Has Enrollment Of 645 Students Presbyterian College has opened the second semester of its 1967-68 session with an enrollment of 645 students, Registrar Roslyri Martin an nounced today. This total compares with the first semester registration of 700 students and includes 142 women. A number of students completed work on their degrees at the end of the first semester, while some others did not reapply. Classwork for the spring semester will continue without interruption until the spring holidays; set for March 2-11, and the semester will close with the commencement exercises of May 12. .... — rens and Clinton; four by the governor on recommendation of the county legislative dele gation, with stipulations that one member represent busi ness, one repreaeni farming .nterescs, one [inaneial inter ests and one the • wording man.” Dobbins said a reassess ment program would cost about $io0,l)00 initially. He said, “A piogram of this nature is a tremendous undertaking and wifi affect every taxpayer in the county and it shou$ not be entered into until a study is made. “And this stuay should be made by the people who pay Uie bills lor county govern ment. It should oe made by a group ol citizens of Lau- ieq£ county.” License Ordinance Published Today Clinton’s business license ordinance is published in to day’s Chronicle. Thte ordinance which sets license fees and requirements t® 11 nip w—f—. ff.r.•V' • V *v r ' 'mifL ; v. t am!?®. am m ' - :