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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C„ October 17, 1M8—11 jL/almetw / athiva A PUBLIC SERVICE OF SOUTH CAROLINA PETROLEUM COUNCIL Clemson's Fort Hill Each fall, in the foothills of South Carolina’s share of the Blue Ridge Mountains/ Clemson University opens its doors to thousands of young students. Re nowned as one of the finest ag ricultural and engineering schools in the South, the Uni versity has been bringing a youth ful look to the old town of Clem son since 1886. It was in that year so soon after the end of Civil War bat tles that Thomas G. Clemson, a son-in-law of John C. Calhoun, willed the old Calhoun estate, Tort Hill, 1 ’ plus some $80,000 for the establishment of the col lege. Today the only battles that rage in the time-marked town of Clemson are the gridiron wars of the Clemson football tigers, who this year defend their At lantic Coast Conference title for Coach Frank Howard. Howard, often called the Dean of college football coaches, celebrates his 29th year at Clemson this sea son. However long his tenure, it cannot compare with that of the old Fort Hill home which still stands on the campus today, wel coming visitors to Calhoun’s old estate. On the grounds you will find and old hemlock tree that was given to Calhoun by his long time friend, Daniel Webster. Cal houn himself lived in the home from 18 2 5-1850, when he served as U. S. Senator, Secretary of State, and Vice President of the United States. When you stroll across the campus, as visitors like to do on crisp autumn afternoons, you will see the tower on old Till man Hall, frames among tall, stately oaks. Tillman Hall was built in 1891, and since then Clem son has grown as fast as the tow ering oaks which shade her cam pus. Originally intended as an agri cultural and mechanical college, Clemson has broadened academi cally over the years, until today its graduates are noted not only in these two fields, but in many others as well. In 1964 the South Carolina General Assembly granted Clemson University sta tus. Like most of South Carolina, the area is rich in history. The nearby town of Pendleton was once the summer retreat for many of the state’s finest fami lies. The Pendleton Farmers’ Society was founded in 1815, mak ing it one of the earliest organi zations of its type in the nation. The Society’s building was con structed in 1828, and is said to be the oldest Farmers* HaN in the United States. Not far from Clemson is Old Stone Church, which was started in 1797 by the Presbyterian de nomination. The old structure is regularly visited by many sight seers. In the churchyard you’ll find the grave of another famous South Carolinian, General An drew Pickens, Indian fighter and hero of the Revolution. The Clemson area is well known for its near ideal cli mate and fine recreation attrac tions. The mountains, lakes and streams are practically at Clem- son’s doorstep. Oconee County is known to have some of the finest fishing in the Carolinas. Clemson University stands at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as youthful as its stu dents, but marked with the les sons of history in the heart of the Piedmont sectionof the Caro- linas. -- South Carolina Petro leum Council School Lunch Week Observed During the National School Lunch Week, October 14-18, a special lunch will be served in all the schools. \ The menu is as follows: Caro lina Turkey - giblet gravy on cornbread dressing; buttered kale - raw carrot strips; pine apple salad on lettuce; school baked rolls; butter, milk. Mrs. Edna W. Morse, Lau rens County School Lunch Super visor, has eacouraged the mana gers in the lunch units, with the aid of the art students and teach ers in the schools, to make at tractive posters to be used in the schools this week. Mrs. Carl Crisp is school lunch supervisor for Laurens County School District #56. District c 6 Week of October 21-25 MONDAY - Milk, Sliced bolog na, sliced cheese, orange juice, green beans , with whole pota toes, cornbread squares, butter, chilled peaches. TUESDAY - Milk, hamburger with cheese, sliced tomatoes, French fried potatoes, hambur ger bun, butter, fudge crispies. WEDNESDAY - Mrlk, Chicken a la Maryland, Strawberries in jello with topping, rice with gravy, squash casserole, hot bis cuits, butter. THURSDAY - Milk, vegetable soup, sandwiches, hot cornbread, butter, chocolate pudding. FRIDAY - Milk, chicken stew, with potatoes, onions, corn, green pepper rings, green lima beans, school-baked rolls, butter, cook ies. Meads' Tax Report Due By Oct. 31 Do you pay your maid $50 or more in three months? If so, you are required to report the wages for social security pur poses, Howell Spiller, Social Se curity Representative for New berry County stated recently. Spiller pointed out that in addi- ion to their duties in the home, many women now have a full or part-time job. Often they have a maid, cook or other household worker to help them. The house wife then becomes an employer and it is her responsibility to make a report of the wages paid. A report called a tax return for the quarter ending Septem ber 30, 1968, is due by October 31, 1968. It is made on Form 942, a simplified envelope type of re turn. The social security tax rate is presently 8.87( of the wages paid. One half of the tax 4.4^ is paid by the employer. The other half is withheld from the maid’s pay each payday. The em ployer mails the return, along with the tax payment to Direc tor of Internal Revenue, Colum bia, S.C. Most maids are now covered by social security. Pay averag ing $3.85 or more weekly a- mounts to at least $50 in three months. The employer must re port regardless of whether the maid wants social security cov erage. An employer who fails to report is taking considerable risk. He may be liable to pay the full tax for all back periods, plus penalty and interest. For additional information, contact the Social Security Ad ministration, 219 Magnolia Ave nue, Greenwood, S. C. 2964’6. Soybean Crop Support Set At $2.50 Prices for 1968-crop soy beans in Laurens County will be supported at an average of $2.50 per bushel, Sam B. Flem ing, Chairman, Agricultural Sta bilization and Conservation County Committee, has announc ed. County rates reflect the nat ional average support price of $2.50 per bushel, the same as for the 1967 crop. County rates for No. 2 grade soybeans are based on historical market price relationships throughout the soy bean producing areas. Some of the factors influencing market price relationships are the accessibil ity to crushing and export facil ities, cost of transportation to market outlets, and the existence of adequate storage which per mits more orderly marketing. Independent Colleges Propose Tuition Program Neighbors A plan to save South Caro lina taxpayers $6.8 million per year in college operating costs and $128 million in capital in vestment was proposed recently in a study released by 17 inde pendent colleges of the state. The plan, prepared for the South Carolina College Council, Inc., by the management consult ing firm of Cresap, McCormick and Paget, envisions greater use of existing facilities of independ ent colleges. It proposes a “tui tion equalization” program which would make awards to non-cam pus resident students at the in dependent colleges so that their tuition payments would lie made equal to the cost at the state institutions. Dr. Robert T. Coleman, Jr., president of Converse College, Ad adjustment from the 1967 loan rate of 2.51 cents per bush el was made in Laurens County due to shifts of economic rela tionship within the major pro ducing areas of the country. Premiums and discounts are the same as for the 1967 crop. Price support on 1968-crop soybeans will be available to pro ducers through lohns on ware- house-and farm-stored soybeans and through purchases. Loans will be available through June 30, 1969, and they will mature on July 31, 1969. Maj. Smart In England , Major David E. Smart, son of Mrs. Thurman C. Smart of Rt. 6, Greenwood, has arrived for duty at South Ruislip Air Sta tion, England. Major Smart is assigned as commander of the South Rui slip Weather Support Unit, with the Air Weather Service. He previously served at Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand. A graduate of Greenwood High School, the major received his B.S. degree from Clemson (S.C.) University where he was com missioned through the Air Force Reserve officers TrainingCorps program. He also studied at Tex as A A. M University and the Uni versity of Hawaii. Major Smart’s wife, Barbara, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Alexander of 406 Fran cis St., Clinton. Air Force Recruiters To Visit PC The United States Air Force Officer Selection Team, headed by Capt. Freed, will visit Pres byterian College on Nov. 4. The purpose of the visit will be to interview graduates and those seniors who are nearing graduation that are interested in obtaining commissions as Air Force officers. The Air Force Officers Train ing School offers young men and women the shortest course lead ing to a commission that is avail able in any of the armed forces today. Just 70 days in duration, Air Force OTS is located at Lackland Air Force Base near San Antonio, Texas. Those ap plying for enrollment must be American citizens, between 20-1/2 and 29-1/2 years of age, of good moral character, and in excellent physical condition. In addition, it is necessary to pass required mental and physical en trance examinations. Women ap plicants are not allowed depend ents under 18 but there are no dependency restrictions for men. who heads the Council, pointed out that the 17 independent col leges cannowaccpmmodate 2,600 additional non-resident students. This, together with a 40 per cent expansion of current enrollments which the colleges plan before 1977, will provide facilities for 8,000 resident and day students. At the current rate of tax sub sidy per student at the state colleges ($973 per year), this capacity will save the state $8 million per year in operating funds, less $1.2 million for the tuition equalization grants, or a net savings of about $6.8 million per year. The state would also save $128 million in capital in vestments. In evaluating the services of the colleges to the state, the con sulting firm revealed that 43 per cent of the state’s elassrooom teachers were graduated from the 17 colleges. It referred to ex tensive and important programs in the arts and to nurses’ train ing. Over 26 per cent of South Carolina’s college students are enrolled in the 17 colleges cover ed in the study. “They are pro viding this service,” the report says, “at no current cost to the state, as compared with the aver- ave state general fund cost of $973 per student in the state- supported institutions. “However," the report warned, “state aid is required if the in dependent colleges are to con tinue to meet state enrollment needs and achieve improvements in academic standards and facil ities.” Pointing out that educating the 13,600 students now enrolled in the independent colleges would cost the state government $13 million annually in operating TELEPHONE 833-0541 OFFICE SUPPLIES THE CHRONICLE Olds Ninety-Eight: Strong* silent and in the classic tradition. IXke the wheel. ( O* laCCLLlBCf Get carried away in a whole new world of lux ury-car pleasures.The look is contemporary elegance. The ride is luxurious on a new, longer wheelbase. New interiors, new GM safety features, new advances in power-assisted driving pam per you at every^jj turn. So drive <aT one of our six elegant Ninety-Eights today. Luxury was never so exciting! r, M I M *4< I III H IM IM I M ; funds, the Cresap report notea that without some form of aid, these institutions will have to effect large increases in tuition and fees and/or to lower aca demic standards. “The absence of other sources of sufficient financial support leaves no choice other than the use of state funds,” the report concluded. In light of the constitutional question of state support of church colleges, the report sug gests an immediate $1.2 million “Tuition equalization* program. This would make awards to non campus resident students at the independent colleges so that their tuition payments would lie made equal to the cost at the state institutions. Other methods of assisting the colleges which the report dis cusses include a state loan fund for capital facilities, a gift tax credit plan which would enable an individual or corporation to subtract, within limits, a gift to a college from his state in come tax payment, exemption from payment of the state sales tax which was levied to improve education, a direct grant for each degree awarded to a South Caro linian and a program to enct'urage cooperation and joint use f faci lities by the colleges. Colleges included in the study are these accredited schools: Anderson, Benedict, Charleston, Claflin, Coker, Columbia, Con verse, Frskine, Furman, Lander, Limestone, Newberry, North Greenville, Presbyterian, Spar tanburg, Voorhees and Wofford. Lacy McLean of Greenville is executive vice-president of the Council. “Maybe you should try ‘Dial-A-I'ra\er—' " Local Marines Complete Training Marine Private Ernest F. Blackwell Jr. and Pvt. Johnny C. 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