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/ I Growing With Clinton Vol. 70 — No. 30 Clinton. S. C., Thursday, August 1,1968 Index Classified 6 Deaths 16 Editorials 14 Society 2-3 Sports 7 Especially College Towns Parking Problems Plague Small Cities, Too WELLESLEY HILLS, MASS.- Postwar economic and population growth is being increasingly felt in smaller cities, county seats, local commercial centers, and more and more towns -- expec- lally college towns. The acute parking crisis ofthe bigger cities has reached out to these smaller communities and frustrations are mounting. COMMUNITY BUSINESS POTENTIAL The business potential of any given community--and its ability to support various types of ser vice companies and retail opera tions -- is dependent on a number of factors. Among these are popu lation, personal income, the pre sence or absence of industry, the relative position of the area is a commercial center, and edu cational and cultural advantages. Still another factor that carries weight is the performance of business, both per se and rela tive to the national average. Equ ally significant, and mounting in importance, is the provision made for parking in -- or easily accessible to -- downtown areas tradition versus progress Of course each town is unique, hence presents unique opportuni ties and challenges to business men, particularly retailers. But one thing they all havenowpretty much in common is congestion in their central business districts. Quite often this congestion 'o compounded because he?/fly traveled interstate hJgnways slice right through the ousiness section. Most towns would like to profit more from this through traffic, but their efforts to corral these tourist dollars are stymied by lack of parking facilities. Another problem more com mon to smaller towns than to the big cities is the limited area of the): central business districts and the fact that they usually abut residential areas. Under such circumstances, extension of off-street parking is often suc cessfully blocked by strictly en forced zoning regulations. METERS OR NO? Surprisingly enough, there are still quite a few towns in the U.S. which have steadfastly resisted the intrusion of parking meters. Perhaps the reality of freedom is more highly prized in small com munities than in large, for un deniably the small-town citizen has proved to be more vocal in his objection to paying for a park ing privilege presently available free of charge. However, there’s reason to be lieve that resistance to parking meters in small towns is met more from merchants, their em ployes, and other downtown work ers than from those who come to shop. On the whole, parking meters are a step in the right direction . . if enforcement is such that everybody gets a fair shake. Naturally customers will be irked if, when they arrive to shop, they find all metered park ing space habitually taken up by those who work in the area and who “hog” that space, either by the expedient f continuously feeding the meters, or by just ignoring them altogether in the expectation that enforcement will ite spotty. E DGE-OF-TOWN PARKING LOTS In case after case, the big cities of America have failed to keep pace with their parking pro blems, even tho they have spent millions of dollars preparing parking lots and/or high-rise garages. As a result, city traffic congestion has increased, park ing is still at a premium, and much tax-producing property has been Liken off the tax rolls to provide the parking facilities. Can the towns do any lietter” 1 If so, how° Many ideas have tieen advance. Combinations of parking meters and off-street parking have been tried. In some places metered parking has been limited to a half hour, or even to 12 or 15 minutes. Where feasible, one of the best solutions is to provide ample parking facilities at the edge of town where land is less valuable. Ban parking in the central business area or limit it to one half hour or less. Then provide frequent bus service to and from the edge-of-town park ing lots, either at a nominal fare ■r as a service subsidized by the merchants. * * * WHAT DO YOU THINK? QUESTION: What do do you think about the U.S. Post Office Depart ment’s curtailment of Saturday mail service? LEN CARICOFE—“I think it will hurt busi ness a lot. Many busi nessmen send mail on Saturday. I can’t under stand why they raised the rates and give less service.” C. H. LEONARD—T can’t see going up in charge and then curtail ing services. After all, that is what they raised the postage for.” E. MAIN W. CAROLINA AVE TO LAURENS SE A B E CAROLINA AVr CITY PARKING LOT S. BROAD TO GREENWOOD PROPOSED TRAFFIC FLOW — The drawing above shows the proposed traffic flow at the cor ner of E. Carolina Ave. and S. Broad St. once the widening project has been completed. Six traffic lights will be installed. Two on E. Carolina, two on South Broad and two on W. Carolina (Laurens Road). The lights will be synchronized with each other and with the light which now exists at the W. Main-E. Main intersection. S. Broad is being widened to accommodate four lanes of traffic and E. Carolina will accommodate three lanes. The traffic lights also will be tied in with the railroad signals and all will blink red when the railroad signals are activated. The lights are to be in stalled when the intersection widening has been completed.— (Drawing by Daniel Mann) MIKE HORTON — T believe it is a deliberate move by the Post Office Department to regain lost funds.” County Buys Voting Booths Laurens County voters will cast their ballots in aluminum, folding-type voting booths in the November General Election. The county will purchase the booths for use in all 46 pre cincts of Laurens County, according to Rep. David Taylor, secretary of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation. The move was prompted by a new state law which requires a voting booth for each precinct with at least 250 voters. Taylor said that the chairmen of the county Republican and Democratic parties had given their approval of use of the booths and that the booths are to be ordered in the near future. He said they would be available for the November General Elect ion. Little Theater Casts Play The Laurens County Little Theater has begun casting for the first play of the falls sea son which will be “Arsenic and Old Lact.” The first rehearsal will be held on Sept. 4 with Bill Peters of Laurens directing. The play is scheduled for late October. The second pt ui u jq will be “Cactus Flower.” Persons interested in joining the Little Theater cast are urged to contact Bob Hanson. * * + Jackson Joins Faculty At PC William K. Jackson will join the Presbyterian College faculty this fall as an instructor in phy sics, Dean Joseph M. Gettys announced today. The new PC teacher is now completing work on his master of science degree at the Uni versity of South Carolina. He received his BS degree from that institution in 1967. Jackson is a native of Clover, is married and is a member of the Baptist church. Anderson Heads County PC Drive Clinton manufacturer C. W. Anderson will serve as Laurens County chairman of the Presby terian College capital funds cam paign which has a $2 million state-wide goal, according to state chairman Robert M. Vance. Vance said the Laurens County drive scheduled for the fall, will launch the total campaign and set the tone for drives in other parts of South Carolina in early 1969. He said Anderson’s acceptance of the top leadership position is a major step toward the success of this campaign kickoff. Anderson is president of C.W. Anderson Company, one of the na tion’s leading manufacturers of women’s hosiery. An alumnus of Presbyterian College, he has been a strong supporter of the college through the years and currently serves as a member of the board of visitors. He also is active in civic affairs and is a deacon of the Clinton First Presbyterian Church. In accepting the chairmanship, Anderson called upon all of Lau rens County to join in support of this campaign to help under gird the future of Presbyterian College. He immediately pointed toward the completion of a steer ing committee and the selection of other key leaders to help di rect the campaign organization. C. W. ANDERSON First Baptist Plans Revival Evangelist services will be conducted at the First Baptist Church beginningSunday evening, Aug. 11, and continuing through Friday Aug. 16. Dr. Julian Cave, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Athens, Ga., will preach during the week. J. E. Martin of Clinton will direct the music. Services will fce held at ”1:30 each evening. The public is in vited. Blalock Assessment Chairman F rancis Blalock of Clinton was elected chairman of the Laurens County Board of Assessment Control Tuesday night at the board’s organizational meeting. The nine-member board will meet again tonight to bear an address by James Brody of the Property Tax Division of the State Tax Commission. Brody will explain the duties of the board which will be in charge of the property revaluation program in Laurens County. W. Bill O’DeU of Route 1, Ware Shoals, was elected secretary of the organization. Blalock drew a two-year term on the board and O’Dell drew a three-year term. Other members of the board and length of their term are: J. Warren Tinsley, Route 2, Laurens (two years); Francis Willis of Owens (one year); C.W. Anderson of Clinton (one year); T. Harold Murphy of Joanna (two years); Hugh B. Workman of Route 3, Clinton (one year); Frank Whitaker of Route 1, Waterloo (threeyears);RobertE. Jones of Laurens (three years). $45,061 UF Budget Approved By Board A 1968-69 budget of$45,062.71 has been approved by the Board of Directors of the United Fund of Greater Clinton. The budget represents an increase of approximately $7,500 over last year’s budget. Campaign Chairman Mrs. Frank Sherrill announced that the United Fund campaign will be opened Sept. 24, with the In dustrial Division drive loginning one week earlier. Hivisionchair- men will be announced next week. United Fund President Don Creighton presided ver Tuesday morning’s meeting of the Board of Directors. Budget Chairman Paris Named Chairman Of Appeals Board John P. Faris of Laurens was elected chairman of the Laurens County Board of Assessment Appeals Monday at a meeting at the LaurenS County Courthouse. Jim Von Hollen submitted the proposed budget. United Health and Medical Re search of S.C. ($300). The budget includes the follow ing participating agencies-. Laurens County Cancer Society ($3,500); Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts ($8,448); Salvation Army ($500); Old Ninety Six Council of Girl Scouts ($1,425); National Cystic Fibrosis,Green ville Chapter ($500), Cerebral Palsy ofGreenville County($100); Laurens County American Red Cross Chapter ($4,500); Laurens County Chapter, Crippled Cliild- ren and Adults ($1,250); Clinton Local Relief and Administration ($3,851); Clinton Council ofCamp Fire Girls ($6,380), YMCA of Greater Clinton ($12,500); United Service Organization($325); Nat ional Travelers Aid Assn. ($15); The board previously agreed to assist agencies approved by the Association of Funds and Coun cils of S.C. in the amount of $1,408. Included among these agencies are S.C. Mental Health Assn., Fairview Center, Florence Crit- tenton Home, Alston Wilkes So ciety, International Social Ser vice, National Assembly for So cial Policy, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, National Recreation and Parks Assn., Ad ministrative cost of Association of Funds, and Councils of S.C., National Assn, of Hearing and Speech and American Social Health Assn. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★AT 'Clinton Night' Slated At Liberty Tree' Donny Wilder of Clinton was elected secretary of the organi zation. The five board members drew for terms, with the following re sults; Lewis Power and Tommy Todd, both of Laurens, drew three-year terms; Faris and Charles Johnson of Clinton drew two-year terms; and Wilder drew a one-year term. The board will hear appeals on rulings by the Laurens County Board of Assessment Control which is in charge of the coun ty’s proposed property revalua tion program. “Clinton and Laurens County Night” will tie held at the Aug. 8 performance of “The Liberty Tree* outdoor drama near Columbia. Special ticket prices for Lau rens County residents will be $1 per child. Tickets may be purchased at the Clinton Chamber of Commerce office at 200 W. Pitts St. The drama based on the Revolutionary War is presented at Sesqui-Centennial State Park near Columbia. Signs along Route 1 north of Columbia guide motorists to the park. The Aug. 8 program will be gin at 8:15 p.m. with a salute to Clinton and Laurens County. This session will include an invo cation, introduction of dignitaries and a five-minute talk about Clin ton and Laurens County. "The Liberty Tree* is pre sented each Tuesday through Sunday until Sept. 1. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ UNITED FUND BOARD—The Boarti of Directors of the Greater Clinton United Fund is shown above. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Frank Sher rill, campaign chairman; Don Creigh ton, president; James Von Hollen, Budget and Ackniasions Chairman; and board members Harry E. Bolick, HI, Goyne Simpson, Mrs. R. E. Fer- guson, Jr., John P. Daniluk, Ted Dav enport, Mrs. J. R. Swetenburg, W. R. Anderson, Rev. Zeb Williams, and Bob Hanson. Board members absent wben the picture was taken include I. Mac Adair, Gary Lehn, R. E. Mar tin, Mrs. R. M. Turner, Mrs. James L. Walker, George B. Brockenbrough. A. B. Godfrey, Mrs. Louis Stephens, W, C. Baldwin, Mrs. Neal B. Prater, Rev. Jack Pressau.—(Photo by Bill Quarles)