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\ THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Jim* 6, 1968—17 New Plant Is Planned In Laurens JAYCEE OFFICERS — Recently elected officers and directors of the Clinton Jaycees are, left to ri^ht, Moses Guerini, Milton Moore, William Adair, Tommy Gambrell, Tom West, Mike Hurt, Mike Horton, Leonard Caricofe. Gambrell is president; West, secre tary; Hurt, second vice-president; and Horton is treasurer. The others are members of the board of direc tors. Absent when the picture was made were Jerry Powell, first vice- president, and William T. Norris, director.—(Yarborough Photo) Interest Is Shown In Swim Program Out of 7000 questionaires given to children in the public school of Clinton and Laurens in grades one through seven, 2300 replies were received and over 1700 children indicated they are interested in receiving swimming instruction. All the figures compiled reveal the following situation exists in Laurens County: A large numl>er of children cannot swim; many are interested in being taught to swim; others are interested in learning advanced swimming skills, and a great deal of pub lic sentiment has expressed in terest in a “Learn To Swim Pro gram” for adults as well as child ren. The Laurens CountyRedCross Chapter is beginning a long- range program this summer to answer these needs. Course of instruction will tie given at the American Lava Pool in Laurens, the Dendy Pool in Clinton, and in cooperation with the Clinton YMCA in their summer swim ming program. Other institutions and groups will lie having their own swimming programs. These may or may not have Certified Red Cross Instructors. And be cause of past confusion, we note Red Cross policy regarding its “Learn To Swim Program”. 1. No instructfir is to charge students for instruction given for a course in which American Red Cross certificates are to be issued. The instructor serves as a volunteer and gives his ser vice. 2. Pools and other swimming facilities are discouraged from charging for the use of their facil ities for a Red Cross Swim ming Course. (Any more than a token charge of ten to fifteen cents per lesson would be called to question). 3. No teaching can l»e conducted or certificates issued by Swim ming Instructors unless they are authorized by this chapter as certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructors and their certification is still current and active. Registration dates and dates of swimming courses will be announced in the near future. Coleman Attends Dealer Convention James H. Coleman, a dealer from Cross Hill, attended Hum ble Oil & Refining Company’s dealer convention held in Myrtle Reach recently. The two-day meeting was held at the ()cean Forest Hotel. Preliminary plans have t>een completed for the Rtcation of a new $3 million industry in the immediate Laurens City area, it was announced Wednesday by the Laurens County Delegation. In jointly making the announce ment, Senator W. C. Dobbins and Representatives David Tay lor and W. Paul Culliertson, to gether with George L. Phinney, Chairman of the Laurens County Planning and Development Com mission, said that they were not at litierty to release the name of the company at this time but that an official announcement should be forthcoming within the next two weeks. The site will lie alxiut three miles from Laurens. The Com mission of Public Works and the County will extend a 12-inch water line to the plant, thus opening up that area for additional indus trial development. The Delegation members said that the parent company w-as a nationally-known firm of high reputation and that the new plant would produce a diversified pro duct for this area. The company will have 100 employees initially. Phinney said, “It would not have t>een possible to obtain this plant without the full coopera tion of the Commission of Pub lic Works and the Laurens County Delegation.” YMCA Bus Schedule For Joanna A YMCA activity buswillmake regular trips between Clinton and Joanna to pick upswimmerspar- ticipating in the Clinton swim ming program. A bus will leave at 9 a.m. each day from the Joanna school, carrying youngsters taking YMCA swimming lessons. The bus will return to Joannaat about 11 a.m. The bus will leave from the Joanna school at 2 p.m. for recreational swimmers and will return at about 5:30 p.m. That You May Know... R. Eugene Johnson - FOR - SHERIFF Of Laurens County • NATIVE OF LAURENS COUNTY • GRADUATE OF BUSH RIVER HIGH SCHOOL • FARMER AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCER • WORLD WAR II COMBAT VETERAN • MEMBER LITTLE-RIVER DOMINICK NCK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • ELDER, CLERK OF THE SESSION, TRUSTEE • MAGISTRATE OF HUNTER TOWNSHIP FOR MORE THAN 14 YEARS. • SHRINER, HEJAZ TEMPLE, GREENVILLE • MASON AND PAST MASTER OF MAGNOLIA LODGE, 355, A .F. M., JOANNA • MEMBER VFW • RETIRED FIRST SERGEANT IN BATTERY “B”, 1ST AW BN. S. C. N. G. • WOODMAN, AND PAST CONSUEL COMMAND ER, CAMP WALNUT, JOANNA • MEMBER OF COPE^ND-DAVIDSON POST 56, AMERICAN LEGION • TWELVE YEARS AS CHAPLAIN OF AMERICAN LEGION • MEMBER OF FARM BUREAU • VICE-PRESIENT OF BATTERY B WORLD WAR II REUNION ASSOCIATION • MEMBER LAURENS KIWANIS CLUB • HAS SERVED 8 YEARS AS SHERIFF OF LAURENS COUNTY RE-EUCT "fiENE" JOHNSON - FOR - SHERIFF /Paid for by friends of Clinton) Two Join PC Faculty FOR HORIZON PROJECT^-Paul Baker, president of Greenwood Coca-Cola Company, presents a check to Horizon Club steering committee members to use in their beautitication project. The Kiris are, left to riKht, Cindy Crisp, chairman; Sally Milam, Almeda RoKors, Joy Gault and Susie Ja cobs.— (Yarborough Photo) Horizon Club Gets Grant For Project Horizon Clubmemliers f( lin- ton Camp Fire Girls, Inc. have received a Project Assistance grant from the C'>ea-C Ga C "in- pany to assist in the group s chosen program 1 lieautifieetCn of the Pine Street HecreatCn Area. The grant matches funds, services and materials raised by the local group. Paul L. Baker, president of Greenwood Coca-C Ja K ttling Company presented the grant check for $200 to the Horizon Club memt>ers this week. Mr. Baker pointed out that the grants were set up to give nationwide assistance to 4,000 youths, age 13-20, participating in 50 dif ferent projects as a field test f guidelines for young people to plan and carry out their >wnci im munity service activities. In an effort to improve play ground conditions in the Pino Street Recreation area, the 11 ri- zon Club, after matching ( "ca Cola’s $200 challenge gift, lias purchased swing sets, seesaws, slides and other recreation equipment for the area. The girls also arranged for fencing to tie placed t>etween the ball field and the adjacent street for the pro tection of ball players. The 1908 Project Assistance Grants Program is the second such program sponsored by the C ca ( ' la Company growing 'ut f the National Youth Conference on Natural Beauty and Conser vation. The company was one of the commercial sponsors f the conference organizations with a comliined membership f more than 20 million. C RKDlTi iR’S N< >TUT All persons having claims a- gainst the estate > f Harrison A. Copeland, deceased, are hereby n tified t file the same duly verified, with the undersigned, and those indebted to said es tate- will please make payment likewise. Marion Mayfield Copeland 1- xecuti -r Clinton, South Carolina PC Receives Two Grants Two foundation grants totaling $15,000 have tveen awarded to Presbyterian Collage for use in its development program, Presi dent MarcC. Weersingannounced today. He said a $10,000 gift comes from the Gregg-Graniteville Foundation, established by the Graniteville Company of Granite- ville; and a $5,000 gift, from the William T. Morris Foundation of New York City. Dr. Weersing explained that both grants will •’ount toward the campaign to raise $1,300,000 for PC in Georgia. The Cregg- Graniteville Foundation gift is credited through special efforts in nearby Augusta, Ca., and the William T. Morris Foundation gift came as the result of a drive in the Saint Simons Island (Ca.) Presbyterian Church. I UIH l.iOH JO-3c-J 20 OFFICE SUPPLIES THE CHRONICLE TELEPHONE 833-0541 President Weersing saidevery effort is being made to raise the $1,300,000 in Georgia to claim a $200,000 challenge grant from an anonymous foundation. Approx imately $700,000 remains to meet the goal. Two native South Carolinians are joining the Presbyterian Col lege faculty next fall as a has- band-wife teaching team, Dean Joseph M. Gettys announced to day. - ■ He said the Rev. John B. Rogers, Jr., of Bennettsvllle will become college chaplain and in structor in religion, temporarily replacing Thomas A. Stallworth, who goes on leave for doctoral studies. Mrs. Rogers, the former Anne Miller Brown of Wlnns- boro, will serve as an instruc tor in English. Rogers comes to PC directly from Union Theological Seminar) in Virginia, where he has just received his master of theology degree. He was the top-honor graduate in receiving his BD degree from that institution in 1967. He earned his BA from Davidson College in 1963 and studied for one year at the Uni versity of St. Andrews in Scot land before entering UnionSemi- nary of fellowship. Mrs. Rogers earned her BA degree at the University of South Carolina in 1966 and her master’s at Duke University a year later. Thomas Stallworth, a PC alum nus who has served on the facul ty since 1959, obtained h)s mas ter of theology degree from Union Seminary two years ago. He is taking a year’s leave-of-absence to return there for further work on his doctorate after receiving a study fellowship from the Pres byterian Board of ChristianEdu- cation. Newberry Hosts Writers’ Seminar Amateur and professional wri ters of the state are being given an opportunity to work for one week this summer with nationally known writers, teachers, and critics. The seminar for South Carolina prose writers will be held at Newberry College the week of August 11-17. From manuscripts mailed be fore June 10 to Dr. Rhea Work man at Columbia College or to Dr. Frank Hoskins, Jr., at New berry College, Conference Di rector Dr. Robert Drake will se lect South Carolina authors -- native born or resident -- to attend the weeklong conference and workshop, beginning August 11. RE-ELECT SEN. WILLIAM C. DOBBINS TO SEAT NO. 1 OF SENATORIAL DISTRICT NO. 5 GIVE HIM YOUR FULL SUPPORT! DON’T RISK GIVING THIS SENATE SEAT TO ANOTHER COUNTY BY SPLITTING YOUR VOTE. Give Senator Dobbins Your Full Support! (Paid For By Friends of Sen. Dobbins)