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Spring Arts Festival Slated Here This Weekend Growing With Clinton The Clinton Chronicle Vol.70 —No. 16 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 25, 1968 Index ( l.issifil'd I hs I dilorials Socii't \ S|)orl s 1 s MISS ( LINTON AND HKK ( ()l RT—Pat Davis. Miss ( iii.inn nt P.HiX. is shown above 1 witii members of her eoiirt fonowiii.e; Saturday night’s .Iayeee-S|)on- sored pays aid. Shown above, left to right, are Pat Davis Is Miss Clinton '68 Judy Widmer. Miss Congeniality; Lucille Dixon Mc- Swee’i. second runner-up; Mi ss 1 )a\ is ; and 1 omm\ Neal, fir.-t ! - unner-up.— ( Yarborough Photo) Sara Patricia (Pat) Davis, 17. is Miss Clinton of 19()8. 'I’he dauuhtiT of Mr. and Mrs. L|>1)n 15 Davis of Sun set Bled . Clinton, she is a senior at Clinton HiMi School. In addition to the crown which she received from the UX)7 Miss Clinton. Missy \\ as- sunu. she also won a $250 scholarship and a wardrobe. Mi ss Davis, who plans to attend college at either Clem- son or Winthrop Colleue, did a baton twirhim act in her talent presentation at the paueant which wa- presented at Belk Auditorium at Pres byterian College. An estimated crowd ol (i()() persons attended the pageant,, at which Barbara Frady, five-year-old daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. (leorge Fraiiy, won the l.ittle Miss Clinton crown Miss Tommy Neal. 18-year- old Ircshman at Presbyterian College and a native of Creenv ille, was the first runner-up and second runner- up was Miss Lucille Dixon MeSween, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H W. MeSween of Clinton. Miss Judy Widmer. 18. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Marcel Widmer. wa: the Miss Congeniality winner. Miss Davis will attend thw voar's Mas South Carolina Pageant as an observer and will represent Clinton in the 1989 Miss Pageant. South Carolina Chronicle Buys New Offset Press BY BONNY WII.DIK Kditor and Publisher The Chroniele The Chronicle Publishing Co. has purchased a new press and allied equipment and will switch to the offset printing process next week. The Chronicle’s new press is to arrive the first week in May and is expected to he in operation w ithin two weeks I after its arrival. While necessary renova tions an 1 being made to ae- : coinodate the new press and other equipment. The Chron iele will he printed in Union- by the Cnion Daily Times. Because of travel time and necessarily rigid deadlines in- j volved in having the news paper printed in another town for a few weeks, all ad vertisements must he in The Chronicle office by noon Tuesday. News releases must he in The Chroniele office by 5 p.m. Tuesday to assure j publication. The Chroniele has ordered a two-unit Fairchild press. It! has a capacity of printing an eight-page newspaper section in one press run. The current! press requires about two' hours to print one section of i The Chroniele. The new press 1 will require approximately 20 minutes for a similar press run The new press also will al low The Chroniele to print spot color in advertisements and news articles. In connection with the change in printing process. Henry English has been em ployed as foreman of The Chronicle's composing room a n d commercial printing operation. English currently is in New York, attending a two-week seminar on opera tion of the Fairchild press and other processes involved in printing an offset news paper. English is a native of Geor gia w'ho lived in Clinton foi ls years prior to mov mg to Spartanburg where he wa: aj supervisor for Spartan Frint- ing Co. While in Clinton, he was employed with Truluck Printing Co. and Jacobs Brothers. He is married to the for mer Sara Riser of Clinton and they have two children. Mike, 17; and Carol, 12. Mike also is employed by -The Chronicle and will be in charge of the newspaper's new darkroom which w ill fea ture a camera capable of producing a negative the size of a newspaper page. Also joining The Chronicle staff is Mrs. Jerre Smith who will operate the Just-O-Writ-j er machines which will set news articles. Mrs. Smith’s 1 husband is a State Highway- Patrolman. She previously was employed at Bailey- Memorial Hospital. She and Mr. Smith are the parents of a daughter, Jerrie, 3. | Thomason Answers Festival To Feature Complaint Art Work, Music In i r I - > ,i rtv t! ucl.iiu till 11 t h i U r* 1 k I .,Ui! I I!' ('(.util v Mi; m r\ i nr I'urmun F I honia nil ,,(1. | am rcr lam ur 11av i i■ ■.(n1111,• ( | ;n i■ \ cry way with the law ThomaMiu and I'linlv ci iinmi viuiut Paul ^ <) I )cll .'mil Gmiu r I ‘inland air h I c 11 a ^ (11 d i ■ n 11 a 111 -- 11; tin rum plaint hruimh' bv (Imrur \ Krai ui Clinton .1 Ben Hun ter ul Kuutr g Grnv Court and .1 M Dowd of Fnimtam Inn. all r- ultra. 'or- The mmplaini ailrre that Iho tliiro (Miiitv oilieiaL l"i hlir monte'' from 19tia • 19(18 Ini thrir pr: v at r I mm ri it or hrtti r LITTU; MISS ( LINTON—Rarliara Frady, right, was crowip'd Uttie Miss Clinton Saturday night (hiring t'a Mi.- - (Jinton Pageant. At left is Nancy Cm e. l.ittle Miss Clinton for lf)67 who presented the cruvn to Parhara. In the background is Tom my Cambrell, pri'sident of the Jayeees who spon sored tlie pageant. Voters To Have Three Choices On Courthouse COLUMBIA — Laurens County voters will have three choices in November in deci ding what to do about the county courthouse. Under legislation passed by "miMI rd the yrar- and uthr: for (Uher iva n know n only unt*. thrm I hr ( (iinplam; li-ts -even area'' m life rounly whore d allopo- the delendant ii-ed eounlv maehmerv and em piny o', tu maki imprn\ement- I mart' ed vv nil "Ia\pay er -' mnme- Idle approx i mate eo-t a- esiimatel m the eomplam’ lor the impniv ement- tot,ded $15,500 Three improvement cited m the euinplamt were estimated a’ $2 500 e ich The plamlills a-k lor judgment ol $15.50o m lav nr ol the taxpayers n| l.auieii- Cnuntv m actual damages, $50,000 punitive damages'and reasonable lawyer - fee fur a lawver repre-entmg county taxpaver- Supet v isnr 1'homa - m wsu- ed the lollovvmg statinnent W (‘due -dav : ' In view i.| the laid that .1 Ben Hunter. Genrcc \ Riid and .1 M I low d. conii actur-. have filed a suit against the Laurens County Board ot Commissioners for doing cer tain ty pes ot mad work and for helping with the promo tion ol industrial develop ment m our county , I feel that I must make a state ment of police II I know anything about the duties ot the Supervisor s office, it i- our duty under the law to build and maintain county roads. I have been limited in lunds ever -mce 1 have been supervisor, hut I am proud that we have been able to eon'truet a reasonable amount ul new roads m our county lor the convenience of tin general public and al so to give the eiti/eiis of out county filaees to build new homes, livery mad mention ed in the complaint was built with a bona fide right- of-way. tiled m the superv is or s olliee, and 1 am certain we hav e complied in every way with the law •'ALo, m the complaint, mention was made about the comniissioiiiT.s doing work on industrial .-ites It has liet'n the policy . ever since 1 can remember, tor our county., as well as most every other county in the state, to do eer-! tain things to entice industry to come into our county in or-, der to provide jobs lor our people. We have done some work for industry with the county forces, iqxm the ap proval ol the County Dele gation and the County [Man ning and Development Board, and I am proud to have had a small part m bringing into the county new industries that have provided than 3.000 new jobs in the past 10 years. Also that our tax as sessment has increased ap proximately $7,000,000 in the past 10 years Laurens Coun ty is making great progress and I feel at least a small part can be attributed to the > efforts of the Board of Coun ty Commissioners. 1 am not ashanied, in fact I am proud, of what we have been able to accomplish in the past and I BY ( II \KI <m i KI I 1) a I'd ( i a:■ 1' 11 (* lull "i riui l (11)11) g 1 rum ( (inverse ('ol- N>| a-- hi Ml ,1 1 ; t!i .1 a i ■ ; i • \ . 11; n 1U r xanipic 1 r P r , vv ill dance in Bi lk Audi- Ciiinr ( j ; It! ■ \ hr Ai ' !>• ,■;'; n i’ll irlll tii (In hi toi mu ) Saturdav at n<urn, and L r v 1 \ ,t| 1 V IM I] ! \ j t ‘ ( \ t ’! 11 ‘' t a ' * 1 : m ! i " ’ ! \ a 1 s uiTuunil vv b :ib i- IT" ' • i h\ * ; . <' n .ovi in. iihr .MIT vv ; 11 lb' aam .d 1 do p m l.aler on ( 1111111 n \h i ii l .U n < n : 1 !. i ‘ ' h. : « Mlilrr ! l' Ml nl ! 1 lit' in th e altrrnoon. at J 01) llllli 1 M ill VV Ul M 1 ' Ft’ h A t, ■ ’an ,, I * ■HI 1 K p in . the ( 1 mlon High School ( i > 1! i -. • « h t 1 1 i u! t ' if J; : or tin \! . . Ii; d . n .■ 11 U prrP iin: hand 1 will he m (oneert out ol vv i - ki n j 1 ii : \p!M 2 \) 1 . n. .a ’ on ’ h: rt .mi "i ll ( i Ml (1(0 i t ‘ s. F \liib l! - ar ul pi 1 1 ! • im. i nr(' s ( «•; , 1 ’ . ' 1 11 t ( i 1 HI i h; iml cun 1 1 I > 1 l ( ^ rov(Tin. : ; i nie r. .n. j r ()! ! the ( i !'! ..vs o hall H piTlunn- l.uc, al urgam/at ion." are i i i ■ a 11 \ i ■ ai rt vv 11 i 1 ii • teat UFr : alii t Invl \ i-V rn ;nu Ihr paitin ipating m sevi'i'a! way. thr mi -Mi' Ml! ! h v ihi-i 0 da v ^ - Vi Ihr h’> ! : rill ( ■ 11 i r .' t (limr ihrnuutiuui Saturday The IV - K ilM: 1 ■ 1 l IllUn n iiiu: i the \\ ii nrr « n’ a i ' nrrr : leaUil' Camplnv girls are presenting Min id n t ; i ' I'M' . I !' r t: \ UmI i!; i In mu t ll 1 !rn pimm a plav ai 11 JO a m and .him ur. vi i 11 1 par: (' 1 potr 1 r t ’ ■ 11 ^ a i a ' t!; 1 V rv enmu 1 ni-luilcil ;n Ihr r \! l.lvr. w ;!: II. 1 | ^ ( • | f 1 Ml; St III"! win i again at 1 Jo p m . and stag- hr ,| p (VI ill uni. i 4 art h \s Mil- i V nill'M \\ ! | piM-fm-m. mg a May pole dance at 2 00 ;U vvlr.i ■h F MM.IT s w 1 i 1 hr oti -: 1 Mr do' .a ' IT! i "Mi the p in A barbershop quartet aw ai ilei 1 a ; 111111 < i j -• i nh \ vi n Ihi dr. t. • : . i n ( , 11! r i Mii'ic under the direct tun ol Mr. play a i r. a 11 v •t.'P ! o ■ v an « \ Drj a i ’ 11: < ’ ’ u . I 1 pun i m- KoImt t Wassung, will bar- tub:! .nn ui ! h r .ill w . ik pni to, . I t lid* ’ 1! 11 a v ii;it ( T muni/e out of doors at 2:30 duivi! by cl nliirn am 1 Ihi . . i! i . p.m Ft • r i! a 1 p m OUtll' 1 T do! : i l r 1: r,. i \hMi 1 hi ha! v* . nc Up vv hich ;s Fm; illy . the Presbyterian istration office building, at a cost not to exceed $2 000,000. (3) Neither of these. If a majority of the electors voting choose either No. (D or No. (2), the bill authorizes am looking forward to great- the county to issue the neces- er things in the future, but the General Assembly last sary general obligation bonds, the only way Laurens County- week, voters will be asked to This bill, ratified by the will continue to make any check one of the following in Generali Assembly on the 17 progress is by everyone the November referendum: j of April, becomes effective working together. (1) A new courthouse con- upon approval by the gover- “Finally. I want to say strueted on the pprofrerty for- nor. that I have worked an aver- merly used by the Laurens Earlier, the county delega- age of 12 hours per day, as Central Elementary School,' tion had set the date of the supervisor. Therefore. I feel at a cost not to exceed courthouse referendum for that the insinuations by these $1,800,000. the June primary but chang- three men that 1 have ever (2) Renovation of the pres- ed to the General Election in personally- benefitted by any ent courthouse and construe- hopes of stronger voter work done by the county for- tion of a new county admin- participation. I ces is grossly unfair. Arts Festival Schedule *{' Ik I KID U ' 11 p.m. < tpeiiing .1 ':"u ii.mi. Spring AuiliU'iuum \ I'KI I. _M i Jmlgt 11 AC < "111 cl'l 1 ’• lv\li I! i| I 1’( Li- ( 111!i■ cv ('hoir All Dav .1' 111 u (•' 1 Mm tug ( i-.M t - S, ! I I l» M U S \n RD u Lv cuts — 11 A rt raphv LxhiLn L ' Mnliiren'- Ai L\hu'“t LxhiMi M’RII lOO a.m. Ll 1 1 ’.elk i gil i I h i' u t Ik rarv ’.'■ar. I ,L " MM p.m. mi I’.c'a Auilitur mm Mall Al t FxhiLit - < >p , ' !1 ,0 all CniMren’s Painting Pavilion Reft eshment Stand - (>iitduiu-." Artist at work --- Outdoors l-'rt e film showings — Helk Am Sp-.x-ial Hooks l-.xhiMit — P( Ld Ga'-den Ciul)." Kx In Lit 1 ! ■;’.() am. Play — < 'ampfnc < lirls IM'Uf 1 noon - Ballet -- ( oiivcrsc I lei k Auditorium SPEC IAL EVENTS 1.1 Mi. n.m. Play — ( ampfn o (dij.- 1J;iih Noon — Ballet (oiivei>e Be Ik Auditorium 1 (Mi p.m. Iiallet ( repi at I Out doors ((indoors iitonum • rarv 1 (.Il ls rt rt Id M S dal ".ii p m. 1 on | ,m. - ( lilt i :o..r p.m. pm j in. ( aitiloor.- am pm, - Belk jay ( ampt ire ( Mav Pi Je I •am ir 'tarlx r .'L Clinton •p (Llaltet High Si dm ()ut doors ( ol lege — (lutdoors ollege ()utdo'irs ( ampt ift 1 ()u t d< »< u s [’.and ( dn- •enior High School Student Music " SLNDAY. 1 in p.m Pri" 1 1 .elk Art Exhibit in it; ■c | APRIL !iv t eriall ( j illeg'e St ildi'Ut voice. <• rgan. piano ’( nrarv College Art Department is pri -enting an art him to he how n contmuouslv during the dav Satuiiiav . children will he invited to try then- hand at painting on the ea-e|s at the Children's Paint mg Pav ilion. and lunch will he available In all at the Kel I'eshments Stand located m tile center of all the activi ties As a new leature this year, Miss Alma Barkshadt, a Greenville artist, will he loea- ted on the Mall to do silhou ettes and quick charcoal sketches ot all persons inter ested She is a trcelanee pain ter who lias done many por trait' in oils, pastels and wa ter colors. Miss Barkshadt s exper ience includes a three year association with television where she worked as a quick sketch artist, as well as paint ing sets and backgrounds for various programs. She ha^ also been in charge of the Art Department of the Greenville County Fair for ten years, where she has done quite a lot of silhouette cutting and quick charcoal sketching. At present her studio is lo cated in a tower room of the Greenville City Hall, where she teaches art and paints Clinton High Sponsors Book Fair Clinton High School Li brary is celebrating National Library Week. April 22-28, by sponsoring a student book lair. The book fair is open dur ing the school day in the li brary where studenU are able to browse and purchase hooks. The lair will not only help spur student interest in read ing and in building home li braries. but will also contri bute to a worthwhile project. The Library earns 20'; of all sales and profits will lie used toward purchasing additional shelving for the library. The hook fair display in cludes attractive new hooks trom many publishers in all popular price ranges. All reading areas of interest to students are represented, in cluding classic, light fiction, biographies, adventure stor ies. science, nature, crafts, mystery and rcterence books. There are many wonderful books to read or to give as gifts. Books are furnished by Educational Reading Service, a professional book fair com pany. A special feature of the book fair is the display of paintings in the library by CHS students, Sophie and Dell Young. ACHIEVEMENT AWARD—The Stephen D. Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confeder acy have been awarded the Stroupe Trophy, an achievement Award, for the second consecutive year. On the left. Mrs. Frank Fleming, of Abbbe- ville. past district director, is shown presenting the trophy to Miss Louise Kern, president of the lo cal chapter. The Ridge District Conference. South Carolina Division of the UDC, was held here last Sat unlay. Whitten Village Ooen House Open house will be held Sunday at Whitten Village. The public is invited to tour the campus from noon until 1:30 p. m. duripg the Parents Club day. 1 . I