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Dollar Days Promotion Opens Today In Clinton S=! Clinton Cfjrontcle Society .... &-A Sports — i-C Vol. 70 — No. 6 Clinton, S. C. Thursday, February 6, 1969 ~'V YMCA Plans For Building Are Unveiled Plans for a $500,000 building for the Greater Clinton YMCA were unveiled today. In announcing the building plans, Harry Bolick III, chair man of the YMCA board of direct ors, said the building is to be constructed on an eight-acre tract in Baldwin Heights. Pur chased from the Baldwin family, the tract lies between the new St. John’s Lutheran Church and Bailey Memorial Hospital. Bolick said that a capital funds campaign is planned for next fall and construction is planned for the spring of 1970. The 40,000 square foot build ing features the latest in re creation and meeting facilities, including an indoor, heated swim ming pool. Also featured is a large gymnasium, club rooms, all-purpose rooms, staff offices, a kitchen and a health club. The health club will have a large exercise area plus massage ta bles, steam heat and dry heat rooms and a lounge. John Bingham, executive di rector of the Greater Clinton YMCA, commented, “This fk- cilitity will be one of the great est assets the community has.* Bolick said, “The building is designed to serve the entire fa mily. The Clinton YMCA was or ganized 14 months ago. In his first annual report re cently, Bingham said that during the first year of operation, the YMCA (now housed in the old American Legion building) had an aggregate attendance of 139,965. He said, “A building program to provide the necessary facility to carry on much needed activities will need all of our attention and energy to accomplish. We can see these needs as we look at our crime rates, especially a- mong the youth of our country, or read our daily newspaper, or even look around our own neigh borhoods. We are convinced that our program and purpose are needed now more than ever be fore.* Architect's Sketch of Proposed New YMCA Is Shown A bove. Floor Plan Is Shown On Page 1-B Papers In Whitmire, Prosperity Merge With Chronicle Co. The Whitmire News and Pros perity Citizen have merged with Chronicle Publishing Co. ofClin- ton. Announcement of the merger was made by W. C. Armfield, editor and publisher of the Whit mire and Prosperity newspapers, and Donny Wilder, president of Chronicle Publishing Co. Armfield will continue to be editor and publisher of the Whit mire and Prosperity newspapers, a position he has held for the past 16 years. The newspapers will be printed on the offset press at W. C. ARMFIELD Chronicle PublishingCo. inClin- ton, beginning this week. . . >• - v* t ^ Armfield will continue to oper ate out of the Whitmire News office in Whitmire. The office is to be remodeled in the near fu ture. In addition to publishing the two newspapers, Armfield will serve as consultant and salesman for commercial printing by Chroni cle Publishing Co. A native of Newberry, Arm- field is a member of Whitmire Town Council, Whitmire School Advisory Board, Newberry Coun ty Development Board and is president of the Whitmire Re creation Association. He is a former deacon and Sunday School teacher of Whitmire Presbyter ian Church and is a member of the American Legion. He also is chairman of Boy Scout Troop 200 in Whitmire. He is married to the former Doris Jean Gilliam of Newberry and they have five children, Billy, with the U. S. Air Force in Oki nawa; Jeannie, a sophomore at Newberry College; Christie, Bobby and Al, students in the Whitmire public schools. Mrs. Armfield will continue to work with the News and the Citizen on a part-time basis. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ UF Nominating Announced Committee Don G. Creighton, president of the United Fund of Greater Clin ton, Inc., has named the nom inating committee for 1969. James Von Hollen is chairman with W. R. Anderson and Mrs. James L. Walker, from the board, and Reese H. Young and L. N. Warren, from the membership, to serve with him. At the board meeting on Feb ruary 25, this committee will present a slate of officers for 1969-70 and recommend 14 nomi nees from which seven directors will be elected to serve the three-year term 1969-1972. The new fiscal year begins March L Members of the United Fund are requested to mail to Chair man James Von Hollen or the United Fund office the names of members they would like to re commend to be considered for the 1969-72 term on the board. No minations must be mailed before Tuesday, February 11. Retiring members are I. Mac Adair, Don G. Creighton, Bob Hanson, Gary Lehn, R. E. Mar tin, Mrs. R. M. Turner and Mrs. James L. Walker. Members with terms expiring in 1970 are John P. Daniluk, Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, A. B. Godfrey, Mrs. Louis M. Stephens, James Von Hollen, Rev. ZebWil liams. Serving until 1971 are W. R. Anderson, W. C. Baldwin, Harry Bolick, HI, Ted Davenport, Mrs. Neal B. Prater, Rev. Jack Pressau and Mrs. J. R. S we ten- burg. ★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★ PTA ANNIVERSARY—The Clinton Elementary School PTA celebrated its 25th anniversary Tues day nig-ht. Among the past presidents present at the celebration were, left to right, Mrs. Furman Thomason, Mrs. Marvin Gault, Mrs. R. E. Fergu son, Jr., Mrs. Julian Bolick, Mrs. Lewis Hay, Mrs. Harry Nettles, Lewis Hay, John Glover, Rev. Zeb Wiliams, Mrs. George Bellingrath, Mrs. J. B. Hart, and Charles Waldron.— (Photo by Jerry Holland) City Retirement Policy Is Adopted Ramage Named STAR Pupil For County Albert Augustus (Gus) Ramage Jr. of Clinton High School has been named STAR Pupil for Lau rens Cnunty. He was chosen at a banquet honoring county STAR Pupils and STAR Teachers last week at Mary Musgrove Hotel in Clin ton. Ramage will represent Lau rens County at the district ban quet. A state winner will be se lected from the district winners. The district winners receive a four-day tour of the state. Ramage selected Miss Frances Sheely as his STAR teacher. * * * Clinton Mills Shares Profits With Employees Individual Profit-Sharing ac count statements showing an in crease of $281,067.65 over the previous year were distributed to 843 Clinton Mills employees Tuesday. The company’s record-high contribution of $185,645.74 from 1968 profits was the fund’s prin cipal source of income. Income from the Trust Fund investments added $69,110.14 to the Plan dur ing the year. Benefit Payments in 1968 totaled $33,863.15. Full cost of the Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan for hourly wage employees is paid by the local 73 year old textile firm from operating profits. The Plan has been in effect since 1966. t At its monthly meeting Monday night, Clinton City Council adopt ed a retirement ordinance for city employes. The ordianance sets 65 as the retirement age. The ordinance says, “Every employe shall retire from ser vice on June 30 or on Dec. 30, whichever first occurs after at taining the age of 65 years, pro vided, however, that any employe who attains the age of 65 years on June 30 or Dec. 30 shall re tire on the day such employe attains the age of 65.” It also says that employes who currently are 65 or over shall retire from service on June 30 of this year. Ballots to elect five directors for a 3-year term were mailed to the membership this week. Members are requested to vote for five of the following nominees listed on the ballot: R. V. Bod mer, Len Caricofe, Lynn Cooper Jr., Don G. Creighton, A. B. Godfrey, Thomas F. Hollis, Ralph Patterson, Tom Plaxico, E. W. Roberts, William M. Shields. President Louis M. Stephens re quests that ballots be returned to the Chamber of Commerce by Friday noon. The ordinance went into effect Monday, Feb. 3. The new ordinance will affect four city employes this year. In other business Monday night, council received the final plans for the proposed new city hall. Councilmen met with Kirk Craig and William Davis of tlie archi tectural firm of Craig and Gaul- den and spent about two and a half hours discussing the plans in de tail. Charlie Smith appeared before council and requested approval of an additional taxi license. The request was referred to Assist ant Chief of Police Horace Hor ton for his recommendation. Members retiring as of March 31 are: C. W. Anderson, W. R. Anderson, George H. Cornelson, Charles T. Pitts and Louis M. Stephens. Continuing directors are: Joe S. Holland, B. Noland Suddeth, D. B. Smith, J. C. Thomas, with one year to serve. Also, Francis Blalock, KennthFryfogle, HughS, Jacobs, George Reid and Donny Wilder with two years to serve. The new year of the Chamber of Commerce begins April 1. Lt. Gov. West To Address Exchange Meet The Hon. John West, Lieuten ant Governor of South Carolina, will lie the featured speaker at the National Crime Prevention Week meeting of the Exchange Club of Clinton, at 7:30 Feb. 10 in the Mary Musgrove Hotel. The subject of his talk will be “Crime Prevention. ” The special program for Ex- changites and their guests is part of a week-long series of crime prevention activities here in ob servance of National Crime Pre vention Week being sponsored by Exchange Clubs throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. Guests of the club will include Mayor Harry Layton, Chief B. B. Ballard and members of the po lice force, Sheriff Eugene John son and county deputies, and highway patrolmen from the Clin ton area. * * * ★★★★★★★★ Mann To Visit Laurens Feb. 14 Congressman James Mann will be in Laurens Feb. 14 to meet with his constituents in this con gressional district. Mann will be in the court room of the Laurens County Courthouse from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. to meet with anyone who has a problem to discuss with him. ★★★★★★★★ Chamber of Commerce Director Ballots Mailed YMCA Membership Drive Underway The YMCA will begin an en rollment drive Monday, Feb. 10 -24 under the direction of Mrs. Frank Sherrill, membership chairman. Committee members and team captains are E. W. Rogers, Charles T. Oakley, Mrs. G. H. Cornelson, Truman Owens, Mrs. R. M. Vance, Mrs. Calvin Reed, Oliver Green, Alvin Hueble, Claude Howe, Ralph Pat terson, Rudy Prater, and Johnny Moore. The drive will tiegin Monday, Feb. 10, with a dutch luncheon for all captains and their teams at the Mary Musgrove Hotel at 12:30, All those assisting with the campaign are asked to attend. Coach Cally Gault will address the workers. During the two weeks following, the workers will be calling on people who have not already renewed their member ships by mail and on prospec tive new members. Before the Jan. 30 expiration of 720 memberships the Y had a total of 1,100 people enrolled. Mrs. Sherrill is hopeful that the Y can boast of 2000 memtiers by the Feb. 24 close of the drive. Family memt>erships may be purchased for $25, couples $20, adult $12, student $12. Scholar ship memlierships may lie do nated at $8 each to >ffer Y activities to children financially unable to join. As its second year begins the Y is solidly established and its initial programs have l>een well supported. Figures through Dec. 1968 show a total enrollment f 4226 in the baseball, basketball, swimming lessons, playground, camps, club, dance, and ther miscellaneous activities. With this excellent beginning, Director Jotm Bingham is enthusiastic ally looking forward to the new year and will be concentrating on an expanded adult program. A Slimnasties class for ladies will l»e announced within the month so an additional statistic next year will be the total pounds lost. Individual achievements in this class will remain top se cret. Nixon Changes Posts At PC Joe Nixon will move over from the athletic department to become director of admissions at Pres byterian College, President Marc C. Weersing announced today. He said Nixon will assume full duties in this field next summer upon the retirement of Col. A. J. Thackston, who has been serving as both student dean and admis sions director. In separating the responsibilities of the office, PC earlier had announced the ap pointment of Thomas A. Stall- worth to become the new dean of students. Nixon will spend the spring getting oriented toVard his new position while completing his activities as a member of PC’s six-man coaching staff. He is now in his fourth year as assistant football coach and head track coach, with additional duties in recruiting and training room su pervision. A native of Carrollton, Ga., and 1963 graduate of Presby terian College, Nixon returned to PC to coach in 1965 after two years of service in the Army artillery. He was a popular cam pus leader here during his stu dent days, serving as co-cap tain of the 1961 football team and as a student assistant coach his senior year. JOE NIXON Cor Strikes Service Station A Greenwood man posted $2,500 bond after a Saturday morning accident in which the car he was driving struck a service station at the intersection of Highways 308 and 72 in Clinton. A man identified as Carl John son of Greenwood was charged with driving under influence. The accident occured about la.m.