The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 07, 1968, Image 1
Growing With
Clinton
The Clinton Chronicle
Vol 69 — No. 10
Clinton, j C., Thursdoy, f/orcli 7, 1968
What
Do You
Think?
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l(link he the main
issue <*i hi - u- siuii m t he
u p r o m i np pi esident i;il
I'iimpairns
For Laurens County
Re-Assessment
Program Planned
J. ('. I huiniis—"l niler
todiiy’s emulit ion-. the
war in \ 'e*’’am "ill be
the major issor out af
ter summer so if ‘he-
racial ri<e ■ expand
ed, they v. di i e ; he ma jor
issue.”
(’. H. T h o m a s o n—
“Vietnam is the main
topic. When ] eople vote,
they will vote to either
yet in the war all the
wav or yet out of it."
Chick Pitt*—"I would
think control of race
riots in our own coun
try is becominy the
prime issue of the whole
country.”
Haekoii by a study com
mittee's recommendation to
implement a Laurens Conn
ty reassessment re-rvalua
lion proyram, the leyislative
leleyation has pledyed its
upport tor the proposal and
s to set up the necessary ley
at ion
State Sen \\ (.' (Billi
Dobbins said the deleyation
vill introduce leyislation m
he near luture to set up a
a\ assessors office and e
ahlish salaries lor that offue
n the Supply Bill
Dobbins said the reassess
meat oi' ..',r;.ni jiobahly will
take I u o or lln ee years to
complete Alter the reassess
ment e eompu Led. ihe next
step would be lor tile deleya
tion to inti' (iuee leyislation
settiny on Mu poreeiilayo at
which pi'iiperty will he as
sessed lor lax purpor -es m
the county
The 1 ’roperty l ax Stu ly
Committee report, present
ed Monday r. ryht at the
Laurens County Courthouse,
said, 'll i our reeommenda
tion thai a tax reassessment
or re e\ aluatioii proyram he
Auction Dollar Show,
Auction Set Saturday
The “Auction Dollar Days” show and auction will
be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the parkiny lot be
hind M. S. Bailey Son Bank.
d'he show will feature V. B. Brtulbury. a ventri-
lo(]uist-magieian-auetioneer.
Items donated by the partieipatiny merchants
will be auctioned off for ‘‘am tion dollars” obtained
with each $1 purchase from a participating mer
chant. The “auction dollars" may be obtained up
to the time of the auction. The partiripat iny stores
feature identifyiny window stickers.
The items which are to lie auctioned off are on
display in the window of the Lou’s Shoppe huildiny.
There is no admission charge for the show and
auction.
.A list of participating merchant- and other in
formation about “Auction Dollar Davs" appears in
a page-size advertisement in today's ( hroniele.
Laurens, Union
Candidates Pitted
implemented uithoul further
delay We emphasize that
the rra -essment proyram
-hould hi- made strictly tor
equalization purpo es and not
as a nn ans of raisiny taxes
'Altliouyh it is beyond the
authority of this committee,
we tronylv recommend that
the re-evaluation proyram lie
done at the local level, void
ot polities, with the aid oi the
South Carolina Tax Commis-
non and 1 hat a permanent
tax assessors office he estab
lish!' 1 under the direction ol
a competent person who shall
have lull authority over Ins
stall It is also recommended
that adequate appeal proct -
(lures he. made available to
each and every taxpayer '
Tile comm ttee's report vv a
presented by U Carlisle
Neely of Clinton, committee
chairman Other members of
tile committee are A Trask
Index
Classified
Dealhs
editorials
Society
Sport s
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CC Annual Dinner
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Moore Speaks
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P.(■:. v. df tie featured
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at O• ;:iani.d meetttv of the
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n'.
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i!; a l .IM u- rov e hey in
n, i ■ a t 1. 11
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e\ e been : i ; \ d 'd to the an
i.a.d dome’ a loti y vvitfi city
. P i ,d -
vh -..re i - Transportation
V st mt r> the Vice-1’res.-
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y "Met, ill Miniia■ is a 10
.'iM.tae' • it Kr -kmc ('oileye
lie : m.irr.ed to the tonne
i r i :a Warm ot Mihev die
a d ’key have two children.
Nam y hr atrd 1 hom:m 111.
Jt .4udeui at Vale Cn.ve.-
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Xe ore h -yan Ins career
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hr ea. ineei my department nemher ot the hoard of ,iir-
,n la-td ih later serve I as eetors e| Auyusta t mnn Sta-
e.idmasa r at Oraiyehury
■id trainmaster at Birinmy-
h in. A!a and I )anv ille, Ky
He erv eu as .upeimtende it t fiamlter ot (ommen e !’"e -
a: "e'yna \la Alexandria, dent \da:r is ued a i ■mmder
\a At aiti'a. Ca , Winston- o.|.,v that re .erv at ions tor
yah i x C , Birnyinyham.
and t I re tee
Saturday. March 9
THOMAS MOOKL
■an As-reia'an of Bayln a 1
supeyinteadi ,ts, atii s a
bon and Spartanbury Tkr-
nmal ( o
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He ,s a member i i the
1 h e-iiv ter an etuireh. Ameri-
te dinner must ne madi he
or*
Newberry Count y, the
smallest county in Slate Sen
atonal District No 5, appur
ently is assured of haviny a
resident state senator while
Laurens and Union counties
will fight it out for the other
seat.
Senatorial candidates in Lau
rens, the largest county in the
district, and Union both will
be going for Seat No. 1 The
Newberry County candidates
will be seeking Seat No 2
for the district in which three
counties are allotted two sen
ators.
Laurens' name was pulled
first in the drawing for seals
iuesday in the state-super
.used “double lottery" system
.n Columbia. King Dixon ot
..aurens, a candidate for the
..enate, represented the eoun-
t y candidates and be selected
mat No. 1
When it came the turn of
y>en .John Long of Union
county lo select which seal
ne would seeK, he pulled a
surprise and chose Seat No.
i, meaning he would oppose
die Laurens County candidates
.or the post.
Long is expected to be op
posed by Dixon and ineum-
aent Sen. William C. Dobbins
jf Joanna. In Newberry
( ounly . the candidate-i aie in
eumbent Hepuhhcan Sen
(iene (inliilh and Democrat
Hobert (' Lake ot W lutmire
I’olitical ob--e! v ers said dial
Long -elcetia! Seat No 1 be
cause the Laurens County
vote miyht he -plit between
Dehbim and Dixon
In a pi elimmary draw my
bet wa eii Di xon an I I tohhin.s
Dixaii won Hie nyhl ai ma<<(
the choice ol seals lor l.aur
en
Kcgardle - ol liow many
more candid,.tes announce all
Newberry candidates will be
seeking Seal No 2. and all
candidates li om I aim n.s and
Lnioii eouniies will be seek
iilg Seat No 1
Cn the county scene, there
was a llur> , oi iihng fins
a ec k
.s.ie,n l 1! Lluchc John .on,
who has sei va d iwo lour year
term: . I iled lor I'enemmation
as did veteran County CIcik
\\ alter Dunlap. At ;o f ilmy this
week wise Mr- Lueile M
Watts. ineumlient i.auren.s
magi.-Ired and Charles T
OaKley , meumhent Clinton
may.strate. and Faoi O'Dell,
incumbent com v commis
sioner.
Toe tiling 'leadline is March
,d a l 'loon
Petition Asks Return
Of License Office
.1. Robert Cox—“One
of the primary issues
will lie over the control
of race riots. Second
will be the Vietnam War
and third will lie the in
flation that’s running
away with us. People are
becoming afraid to walk
down the street today
because our law has
been hampered by the
Supreme Court.”
A petition is being circular
ed in Clinton, asking State
Sen. \\ C. Dobbins, to try to
reopen a driver’s license ex
amination office in Clinton.
The State Highway Patrol
maintained an office one and
a half days a week in Clinton
until last October when the
schedule was terminated. All
driver’s license examinations
now are given at Patrol head-
quarters in Laurens.
At the time the local office
was closed, Patrol officials
said it was part of a campaign
to bring more efficiency \o
the operation. They also point
ed out that the Laurens head
quarters had more efficient
testing equipment.
However, about 750 names
, have been secured on a pcti-
j tion to reopen the Clinton
| office on a part - time basis
Two ol the petitions are be-
' ing circulated in Clinton and
one in Joanna.
A spokesman lor the peti
tion sponsors points out that
the Clinton - Joanna area has
almost half the population in
, the county and dial an office
I in Clinton is needed for the
convenience ol area citizens.
j
I He pointed out, “Often peo-
I pie go to the Laurens office
and have to return home to
get some other necessary in
formation. We have found
that it is extremely incon
venient for local people.”
The report also says. "As
it exi-t- today, the property
tax sUueture in Laurens
County begins at the ’gra-'-
roots level' with 12 Boards of
\ssessors, each Board having
throe members, one of whom
e chosen as chairman The
members are appointed by
the delegation with the ap
proval of the senator, but
they neither have what is
generally called a commis
sion' nor a specified term ol
ol I ice It is our understanding
that a list ol the members i
submitted by the Auditot an
nually to the delegation f t
review Any vacancies are
Idled or other changes made
at that time The assessors
are paid a nominal per diem
tor their work together with
a mileage reimbursement It
the responsib hty ol each
Board ol Assessors to deter
mine the a sessed valuation
it tile property within its ‘tax
li-tnet
' Hav ing lurisdietion ov er
Hu mdiv idual Boards ol As
e-sors is a County Board ol
Fquali/ation composed ol the
12 chairmen ol the Boards ol
\sse-sors together with the
County Auditor who acts a
clerk This hoard reviews the
work ol individual hoards and
i, 'ir appea' I i'om taxnay
ers. and msolar as the county
, ronriTned, i the final au
thority I low ever. I h e tax
payer can *ee'< lurther relH
from the South ( arolina 'l ax
( ommssion
Incidentally the County
\uditor has no authority to
determine assessed valua
turns and -imply carries out
the wishes ol the County
Board ol Kquali/ation Like
wise, the County Treasurer
duty is to collect the taxes
that are based on the assessed
valuations provided by the
Auditor's office.
| “Because of its very na
lure, this system produces
unfavorable results. Being
; autonomous, it is natural for
| each hoard to set its own pol
icy in connection with deter
mining assessed valuations
! This has been substantiated
j by sev eral sources.
PROBLEMS
"The committee learned
that our county officials have
I a number of problems; to
name a few—auto taxation,
i difficult identification ol
property, no consistent re-
evaluation studies, and no
| overall mapping plan."
Later, the report says;
It is obvious that there is a
wide variance pf assessment
ratios in effect that simply
have evolved over a period of
time. There are variances
from district to district as
1 well as variances within each
i (Continued on Page 6)
Council To Interview
City Hall Architects
\u. ii-1 llttiti, In was
m his current pom !i inlnT- m;.v call tin Cham-
al la- and hi tamily er i t ( i,mnn.Tre 1222 271b)
lack, onv die. tu make their n -ervations
Keserv at a ns ; ,r member :
t the tallowing civ H' ' In;)-’
. ill he made by the c ; ub sre-
etary or re creations chair
nan: Clinton Lions. Kivani ,
Exchange. BN !’\\ C'.uo and
the .lavcees
('hi;!,m ('ii;. ( oiiNi'il lues ami (iauideu architectural
(lav n,. ; p.,,:i!r I lour new lain J..rk • -n. a native ol
t a IM.inmn: (.'rav ( lairt, designed the new
o i . j,.aii• plan- i lemoni.n y sMiool under eon
ala hitn la ha' st met am in Clinton, some
huil'I:na' \\ hitten Village
and the l.mirens County Court
hou- e pi opo -al w Inch vv as de
liated in a rclerendum Da
v is. a n.it iv e ol ('la,ton is a
.junior , ait la r who w as in
\ ol \ , i i.i pi.,|i till' the pi o
III, I at III 'A l.tV i'( .in plex 111
1 .aula n - a a eh >1 o vv a-, de
le.Poii m loierendum
I 11 ill , et .11 - council
Noland Sun
ineim
< 'on..' ,
to abi ' .
1 In pi , ;i la . (tv Hall
At no ■ . oiat monthly
moot;n. , a ooirroil appoint
ed ■ i ,iai. e- I )r Boy
Si. in r ' i, a I Minim and Di
D ., i i , to Pi.iimm .,
l i ! I ■ s , 11| i 1, i i i i 'ei o, 1 11JU1
me ii i i• v no i ' i r m - have
o X a. I ' ' I
( oi,n • ; .e .• r.i eed to m
til O a r* , > t '. 1: v < s ol t •> o
at eii. t o, -i i a ., i t i is \|onda v
m.
I.,
o 11 1
11 pi, ■ I i 'a A ( 0 V Hall
( (Him o, a w .11 mtorv tew
\ hi .! .at ,,-on 'h < 'olumtea
ami 1;a, D , 11 i In (ran.
tor tiro (let 1 r
Plo llo
( at o! !
' i CO h
11 a t i o .,
i ■ ill that w alt ning ol
■ o' on ' Benel an 1
vv e w : 11 In "gm next
e, minded I)v May oi
Meadors, Daughtery
Are Star Students
o.i ni m | uoo'...eejP 11
IP ai-ri tie..one Meadors *
(']irPie Hi ScJ'ool has been ,
eii ( ti"l sail Student ' ot
L. - ( oO'ity ami v. ill he
ami in i,a|oiit .,r,d teaehoi
w l r .• ei ho haii .rod Mom h v
nigiH at : iialiquo! at Mal'i
Ai u .yrov o II, '• oi
m :imiot is to -tart at
, a.i) a al wiil be .ponsor - I i;y
tin CliiiPin L\( tianye C'uo in
Ci lapera' a ai wit h the (t •' :fi r
('! ml an Chamber oi < in i
iiii ice
Joe i )ai,-tilery ol He rn .. i il
I.. yi. Si Hoot also will h. lion
eici' as t,a "Star Strident
i e);i'o; enting hr- schoo 1
'i i.i "Star Students ' were
a otod to iepresciU their m-
div a'ual - ciiools and \ eado::-.
i|it i. es alt etion. vv as oht'.sen
to represeat l.auii.iis ' lunty.
Kaen "Star Student” se
lected a "Star Teacher, 'he
teacher v.ho lias assisted him
the mo-1
M eado is selected Miss f ran-
eis Shealy , Kngli.-h teacher
and annual stall advisor.
Daughtery selected M i s s
Helen Porter, who is an Eng
lish and Bilile teacher.
Meadors is the son ot Mr.
and Mrs. Charles R. Meadors
of Route 1. Clinton. Daugh- ;
pai rojirr -eiuativo
l! i hmiquot will be his
iioa cm' J lr r. Mi's Bert Iia
O' I );m:et
ROBERT MEADORS
JOE DAUGHTERY
Suiidetii that StTihoiird C.’o;ist
Line B.nlroad Offieial Tom
Moore .s io speak Tuesday
r.T iii at ih, anmiid Chamber
ol ('"inmoroo (tinner and i,e
ui. i d all eouneilmen and city
depart 11 lent heads to attend,
si. oit ’h iial, "\\T liopt* to
t- o o.ipaitin crow d he-
■ ■ < M; Moore's address
w J. moan .. lot to the luture
i i ('lintoii '
Aw.ii'iiod bids on two
' i '■ iek fill hid ol $3 324 by
B"ldwm Motor Company was
at i o|)teii toi one of the trucks,
a11tl,ill_,ti it vv ;i.- $2 higher t'nan
a hnl ontered by Plaxico
■ iaAjroiet t'o ( oune11 upprov-
oo the Bald w m hid si nee it
v. i. lor a Iieav ier truck. Toe
1 '' > r suecessl ul hid vv as en-
t oi l d by I ’lax too 111 s hid ot
sJ.Tt/H was umii r that ot Balti-
w III
! aided l"i Iurther stuiiy
tla 1 question ol what to do
bout replacing three traffic
Imht m.nals Tile State tlign-
^ ■ 1 u par! ment is providing
da s lr ,nal.- and tile city must
install them City Engineer
B.dpti Holt told council that
it would cost a total of $5,000
to put up the lights if over
head wires are used. He said
it would cost $10,000 to put
the wiring underground and
use extended poles
-Agreed lo work toward
set tiring an option on prop
erty on the northern side of
i 2,i as a site for a sewage
laem.n Holt said that it has
been recommended that the
city purchase 40 acres for this
purpose Estimated cost of
the project is $200,000, not
counting the cost of the land.
A previous site selected was
rejected by council because it
did not allow room for ex
pansion ot the lagoon to take
■eare oi luture growth of the
area. The lagoon will be the
final one in a series of four
which will serve the city. The
| other three are in use now.
i Instructed Holt and City
Attorney Cecil White to draw
up an ordinance requiring a
$10 sewer tap charge. Holt
said that the city sewer lines
have been damaged by un
licensed plumbers and said
the city needs to exercise
some control over sewer taps.
RICHARD TOWNSEND
Townsend
Candidate
For Hoik 2!
Rich,md h Townsend of Lau
rens this wtek announced h s
candidaev he the Denv cratie
nommat'im as a member of
I he Stale I louse n| I{, pre en-
tativ e
Town. end. a native of Lau
rens. is a graduate of Ce-tn-
snn l mversitv and the L'ni-
v<r-'ity ol South Carolina Law
School He is an attorney in
Laurens where lie i- a mem
ber of tlie Rotary i luh and is
president id the Laurens Bar
Association. He is imme
diate past president of tile
.aureus Chamber of Com
merce and immediate past
chairman ol the Laurens Coun
ty Democratic Party
Townsend is married to the
'onr.er Donna Evans ct Aik
en and they have a daughter,
All.son, 2.
Townsend, who is making
his first md tor public office,
,aid hi wall announce his
ilatlorm later
E. C. Burnett
Announces
For Congress
E (’ Burnett Jr., judge of
City Court of Spartanburg,
today announced as a Demo
cratic candidate for Congress
from the Fourth Congression
al District.
Judge Burnett was educat
ed in the City Schools of
Spartanburg and is a grad
uate of Wofford College. He
received his Degree in Law
from the University of South
Carolina.