University of South Carolina Libraries
*•'•*.-* A*-. K- ; v V 4 - Growing With Clinton j Vol. 70 — No. 42 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 24, 1968 INDEX Classified 6 Deaths 8 Editorials 10 Hospital News 2 Society 2 Sports 21-22 Joanna Fire Dept. The Joanna Volunteer Fire Department is a source of pride with Chief Fred Hayes. The 20-member department has been in opera tion for about one year and Hayes says, ‘The mem bers have undergone a lot of training. There al ready have been a couple of fires which the men handled verv well but if it hadn’t been for our de partment we might have lost those buildings. He said the chancreover to the volunteer de partment apparently had caused some confusion in the reporting of fires. Joanna Mill previously han dled fire calls. Now, however, Joanna residents should call 697-6630 to report fires. There are six firemen’s telephones on that line. To call policemen in Joanna, Hayes said, resi dents should call 697-6697 or 697-6941. Those are the numbers to contact deputies A. S. Holt and Buck Murrah. If they cannot be contacted, he said, residents should call 833-2611, the Clinton Police Dept., and the dispatcher will contact the deputies by radio. 'PTA Meeting' The Clinton Mills management trip last week was a big success. A busload of Clinton Mills man agement people went to the Clemson-Duke football ganie and then went on to Clayton, Ga., for a week end of golf, fishing and relaxation. The bus was a source of amusement for many people along the way. Taped to the front of the bus was a large sign which read: “Harper Valley PTA.” ■Wt I A % % \ DREARY HOMECOMING — The homecoming beauties. And Clinton homecoming court is shown at last lost the game, 3-0. Despite the rain Friday’s Clinton-Union football game and the score, the girls were pretty, in Clinton. It was a rough night for Jan Alexander, daughter of Mr. and the Clintonians. It rained and rain- Mrs. Abit Alexander, was crowned ed and a canopy was borrowed from homecoming queen, a local funeral home to cover the Anderson Presents Gift Of $100,000 To P C. A $100,000 gift from the C. W. Anderson Foundation pushed Presbyterian College figures to $350,099 in the first report meet ing of the Laurens County phase of PC’s state-wide $2 million campaign. This subscription and others turned in at the noon luncheon report last Monday put the local area over the half-way mark in its quest to raise $600,000 toward the proposed physical education center. With the big one included, the Corporate and Foundation Divi sion under Tom Addison, George Cornelson and David Meyers re- Halloween Carnival Scheduled Oct. 31 The annual Halloween Carnival sponsored by the Clinton Element ary School P.T.A. will be held at the National Guard Armory on October 3lst from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The first grades will sponsor the bake sale. The second grades will sponsor the fishing booth and toss-a-ball game. The third grades will sponsor the bowling lane and witches’ apron, while t he fourth grades will have responsibility for the witches’ pot and pick-a-pumpkin booth. The fifth grades will sponsor a spook horse, and the sixth grades will be in charge of bingo games. The fifth and sixth grades jointly will sponsor the country store. Hot dogs and drinks will be the responsibility of the Camp Fire Girls. Various other booths will be sponsored by local civic clubs. An added attraction for the children will be the costume judging contest. ported $123,000 in new subscrip tions Monday. The Business and Industry Division under Tommy Hollis and Mike Turner report ed $15,715, and the Individual Division headed by Mac Adair and General Ansel Godfrey reported $11,384. The Monday totals added $150,099 to the $200,000 gift from the Bailey Foundation announced at the workers’ kickoff meet ing last week. That contribution represented the largest single gift in the history of Presby terian College. County Chairman C. W, An derson called for another report meeting next Monday, and he urged his campaign organization to greater efforts in the week ahead. Meanwhile, a working organi zation for the Laurens area of the county drive is being formed under Tommy Todd with plans to conduct its campaign for PC next month. GOP Sweeps Mock Election At Presbyterian Republican candidates swept a mock election held at Presby terian College last week. In the poll, sponsored by the Presbyterian College Student Council, Presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon received 74% of the votes cast, to 13% for George C. Wallace and 10% for Hubert H. Humphrey. In the race for U.S. Senate, Republican Marshall Parker topped his opponent. Democrat Ernest Hollings 56% to 44%. Republican Charles Bradshaw swept past his Democrat oppon ent James Mann; the vote was 81% Bradshaw, 19% Mann. Under rules of the Student Council, polls remained open from 7 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Votes were counted under super vision of a Student Council mem ber. Both Democrats and Repub licans campaigned vigorously for several days prior to the mock election. Presbyterian College Republi can Chairman Hugh Griffin com mented on the victory: “ThisRe publican victory represents a lot of hard work by P.C. College Republicans on behalf of our can didates. We worked hard because we feel that Mr. Nixon, Mr. Par ker, and Mr. Bradshaw are men 'Up With People' Program Slated The world-famous sing-out ex plosion will hitClinton next Tyes- day when some 200 touring stu dents present their “Up with Peo ple' program at Presbyterian College’s morning assembly and in a special community concert that evening. Both occasions are scheduled for Belk Auditorium, The 45- minute morning program will start at 10 o’clock, and the two- hour evening concert, at 8:15. There will be a charge for the evening concert of $2 for adults and $1.50 for students, with no seats reserved. The “Up with People’ cast is Local, County Taxes Must Be Paid For License County Treasurer Allen Cole man this week reminded tax payers that they mu$t pay their municipal and county taxes prior to purchasing vehicle license plates. He said that Oct. 31 is the dead line for license plates and added, “To purchase a license plate, a person signs a statement which who are concerned about our fu- sa y g that all his county and muni- ture and, when elected, wiU help dpjj taxes have been paid. Any- remedy the mass of problems facing our nation today.’ Over 6b% of the student body participated in the election. one who signs such a statement and who hasn’t paid those taxes is falsifying a statement These people may be in jeopardy of losing their license.* dedicated to changing the image of American Youth by counter acting the bad publicity of the hippy and campus-rioting minor ity. They want to articulate what American Youth is for, and they do this with a happy, smash ing, rollicking sing-out. The group is made up of high school and college age young men and women, and they keep up with their school work while on the road. They have their own facul ty capable of teaching 36 dif ferent courses. ‘Up with People’ has been termed the most sophisticated, far-reaching demonstration this nation has yet seen. Produced by Moral Re-Armament, this mu sical explosion is hitting the ci ties and campuses of America today and enlisting thousands ac- cross the land. * * * Owens Wins Grid Contest Larry Owens of Clinton is this week’s winner of The Chronicle’s football contest. Owens missed only one selec tion and predicted the tie-breaker score as Union 19, Clinton 13. Union won, 3-0. Owens wins the first prize of $25 and second prize of $10 goes to O. T. Jamerson of Route 2, Greenwood who also missed only one selection but predicted the tie-breaker at Union 20, Clinton 13. w* JAN ALEXANDER Miss CHS Elementary School Open House Sunday Open house will he held Sunday afternoon at the new C linton Elementary School on the Greenwood Highway. The open house will be held from d p.m. until 5 p.m. and the public is invited to tour the new build ing. Principal H. L. Shealy said there are about 776 students in the building which was designed even tually to accommodate a maximum of 960 students. There are 82 classrooms, of which 27 are now being use*! for classwork. One of the vacant class rooms is being used for music classes and another may be used eventually for a band room. Shealy said. The n e w schools consolidated the student bodies at Hampton Avenue and Providence schools. Delegation Answers Courthouse Questions “I wish everyone would go through the present courthouse before they vote on the court house referendum Nov. 5, “State Rep. Paul Culbertson of Laurern told a delegation representingthe Clinton Jaycees this week. In an effort to better under stand the forthcoming Laurens County Courthouse referendum and to dissiminate information about the referendum, the Jay cees asked Culbertson and Rep. David Taylor questions about the referendum Jaycee President Tommy Gambrell served as spokesman for the group and explained that his club did not intend to take an official position on the re ferendum but wanted the public to be informed about it before the day of the vote. He said the questions which he asked were questions which many citizens were asking about the courthouse referendum. On Nov. 5 Laurens County vo ters will tie asked to vote for one of three propositions: (1) that a new courthouse tie constructed on the site of the old Laurens Elementary School at a cost not to excfefcd $1.8 million; (2) that the present courthouse be reno vated and a county office build ing be constructed at a cost not to exceed $2 million; (3) nei ther of those. The questions and the legisla tors’ answers were: Question: “Why is there a need to build a new courthouse or to reno vate the old?’ Answer: Culbertson - “There are a lot of needs. The current courthouse is in bad need of repair. It would take a lot of renovation work to put it in good order. All of the offices are bulging at the seams. Valuable recordsare subject to go up in flames at any time. The building is not fire proof and it is very limited in space. Ter mites come up through the floor. I wish everyone would go through the courthouse before they vote. Most people don’t visit the court house often and therefore don’t see the needs but something is going to have to be done. The grand juries have been recom mending this for the last 20 years. Any such project will cost more in the future.’ Question: "What studies have been made as for site of a new courthouse and why was the site of the 1967 referendum abandoned 0 ’ Answer: Culbertson - Two years ago the legislative delegation ap pointed a committee to study the courthouse needs and find a pos sible site. They thought the Todd property (near the fairgrounds) was a good site but the people » SNr LOOKING FOR A HOME — These the Clinton area for the 200 young young people are members of the ‘Up people to spend the night here. Any With People’ cast which will perform in Clinton Oct 29. The cast will per form at Presbyterian College on the morning of Oct. 29 and has planned a two-hour performance that night. However, homes must be found in one who could provide quarters for some of the young people is request ed to contact the administration of fice at Presbyterian College. The young men and women range in age from 16 to 24. rejected it in the iyb7 court house referendum.’ Taylor - “I wouldn’t say that the elementary school property is the best possible site but it has all the utilities present at a cost which the county can afford. There are seven and one-half acres in the school property site and there is adjacent property in the tract which probably could be acquired.’ Culbertson - “The Laurens Jaycees raised an objection about the lack of space on the school property site but in my judge ment the space sould be suffi cient. To my knowledge, none of the courthouses have this kind of space." In answer to another question, Culbertson said the school pro perty site which is proposed would cost $75,000 for seven and one-half acres while the Todd property would have cost$60,000 for 20 acres. Question: “Although the courthouse has to be located within the city limits of Laurens, by law, why can’t a complex of county office build ings lie constructed on the Lau rens - Clinton highway; making these offices more accessible to mure people? Answer: Culbertson - “We don’t feel it would enduce any hardship on people to come on in to the pro posed site. They would not have to travel through the downtown Laurens square. The average person only comes to the court house once or twice a year so there’s not a lot of time involved in the difference between one site and the other.’ Question: Since space is at a premium in the current courthouse and many valuable records are left unprotected in the hallways, what effort has been made to store these records elsewhere-parti- cularly in view of the importance of these records? Answer: Taylor - “We have made ar rangements to store some of the older records in the vault at M. S. Bailey and Son Bank in Clinton. ’ Question: How much will construction of a new courthouse cost the aver age taxpayer in Laurens County? Answer: Taylor - “It would be about an addition $1 for every $10 you’re paying now in county taxes. It would be a 10-mill tax increase for the first few years and then would slowly reduce. We now only have two mills for bonded en- debtedness. We haven’t issue any bonds since 1956 and we feel we can afford this proposal.’ Question: “What will be done with the present courthouse property? If it is going to be sold, shouldn’t that money be applied toward the cost of construction of a new courthouse to lessen the tax bur den? Also, shouldn’t the tax payers know now, before they vote, what is to be done with the present courthouse?’ Answer: Culbertson - “The delegation has taken no action on what to do with the current courthouse. There are many varying opin ions. My inclination would be to keep it and convey it to the his torical association if they would agree to maintain it. The best way to decide would be through a vote of the people.’ 'i tsC Question: How much rent can the county receive from state and federal offices for use of courthouse and county office building space? Has this been taken into considera tion in the cost of the proposed project? How many long-term leases can be obtained 9 Answer: Taylor - “The proposal which was rejected and which called for an expenditure not (o exceed $3 million would have placed all county offices under one roof. This $1.8 million proposal would not include the welfare offices or The Health Department. Mrs. Connor Woman Of Year' Mrs. Grace League Connor, who is now helping Whitten Vil lage children to have more fruit ful lives through the world of music, has been named this year’s “Career Woman of Year’ for Clinton. The choice was an nounced Sunday at the Prayer Breakfast which initiated Nat ional B & PW Week. She was honored at a special banquet on Tuesday evening. In the contest, nominees were judged on the basis of their per sonalities, their interest in others and their desire to be of service to others. After graduating from Furman University, where she gave re citals in piano and organ, ac companied the singers and sym phony, graduate work has taken her to Columbia, New York, John Hopkins, George Washington, Temple and Appalachian Univer sities. After traveling over the world many years teaching and stu dying, Mrs. Conner returned to her home town, Clinton to care for her mother, Mrs. R. M. League and to take an active part in church, school, club activi ties and service organizations. She is organist for the First Baptist Church and presently is teaching rhythms, voice, piano and dancing at Whitten Village. A member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Honor Society, of which is secretary, she also gives ol her time and talent to such or ganizations as the Music Club, P.T.A., B L PW, national and local teachers groups, and re ligious groups. She held high offi ces in all of these, and on occa sions even organized them. Traveling with her husband, Mrs. Connor has either lived in or visited more than twenty four foreign countries, often living in homes, teaching and doing church work in Saudi Arabia and Nurn- berg, Germany, as well as Cali fornia, Maryland andSouthCaro- MRS. CONNOR lina. Her husbana died in 1952. Service clubs in Clinton, Lau rens and neighboring counties have called upon her vast kiy3w- ledge of foreign countries for talks on communism. In an in terview she stated that she has studied the subject “as much as possible to help others to become informed on the subject.’ Her many other artistic talents are shown in her arrangements and displays of articles collect ed from visited countries. One in particular being a Christmas collection, displayed for the Gar den Club Council for Holiday House. In teaching public school mu sic in the Clinton Elementary schools for seven years, her enthusuastic approach enrich ment to others, especially child ren, through music, has added much to the Clinton scene. In making this choice, the com mittee said, “through love, praise, encouragement and by making learning fun, Mrs. Con nor continues to help children get a better attitude and acquire an incentive for living.’