Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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% PRESBYTERIAN KINDERGARTEN CT.ASS—Members of the First Presbyterian Church Week Day Kindergarten class are shown above. They are, left to rijrht, first row: Mark Ander son, Melissa Powell, Tina GalTman, Lydie Pitts, Jackie Lon#, Wendy Reed. Alicia Leigh Cox, Barbara Frady and Michael Whitmire. Second row: Terry Robinson, Michelle Haselden, Wayne Rimer, Libby Smith, Jessica Nye and David Hunter. Third row: Mrs. Frances Rowland, director, Ko-Ko Gates, Beth THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., May 15, 1969—1-B Planning Commission Legislation Introduced COLUMBIA - A bill to set up a planning commission for the city of Clinton received third reading in the House of Repre sentatives last week. Rep. David S. Taylor said the Clinton Citjf Council requested the delegation to submit the bill to the House. It now must go to the Senate for approval. Clinton has had a planning com mission for the past two years but the legislation was request ed to bring the commission into conformity with other comm issions and to give it necessary legal status. The measure provides that the commission would study develop ment in Clinton and submit plans to the governing body of the city to promote orderly and economi cal development of Clinton. Development would include traffic facilities, fire safety, pre vention and correction of pol lution of air and water. The commission would be com posed of 16 members elected by the Clinton City Council. The members would serve for four years. Of those initially e- lected, four would hold office for one year, four for two years, four for three years, and four for four years. — The commission would hold re gular meetings at least once every three months, and the re cords would be open to the pub lic. CLEMSON GRADUATES — Bruce M. Dixon, left, and Charles R. Holland, both of Clinton, were awarded degrees Fridav in Clemson University’s 73rd commencement exercises. Holland received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural eco nomics. Dixon received a bachelor of science de gree in mechanical engineering. Holland was an honor graduate, a designation requiring a cumula tive grade-point ratio of 3.00 to 3.49. Presbyterian Synod Meets In Rock Hill Show that , YOU care! Marie Hannah. Lisa Miller, Andy Walker, Bobby Lowman, Andy Taylor, and Mrs. Linda Wallace, teacher. Fourth row: Ricky Cockman, Bob Wilder, Richard Dowdle, Lisa Hill, Brad Holmes, Sara Moorfield. and Bryon Smith. Fifth row: Scott Cornelson, Barbara Lynn Strong, Kevin Oxner, Brad Holmes, Tad Dance, Eric Sigmon, Timmy Faulkner, and Paul Watts.— (Shields Studio) Kindergarten Completes Year Friday, May 23 The First Presbyterian Church Week-Day Kindergarten will close the school year Friday, May 23. On Tuesday evening, May 20, at 6:30 p.m., the annual picnic will be held at the church. There will be an open house in the kin dergarten rooms after the picnic supper. On Friday, May 23, the kin dergarten children will ride the Whitten Village train and have a tea-party at the picnic shelter. Several activities have been enjoyed by the kindergarten children during the last month of school---a trip to the fire sta tion, a visit to Mr. Collie An derson’s farm, a tour of the Clin ton Elementary School by the children who will attend public school next year. Mrs. Frances Rowland is director of the kindergarten and Mrs. Linda Wallace is teacher. The Presbyterian Synod of South Carolina will hold its annual stated meeting in the First Pres byterian Church, Rock Hill, be aming Monday, May 19th, at 7:30 P.M. The Rev. Dr. Robert L. A- lexander, of Greenwood, the re tiring moderator of the Synod will preach the opening sermon. The Rev. Dr. Joe W. Everett and the Rev. James W. Eller, of the First Church, Rock Hill, will officiate at the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, assisted by the elders of that church. The first business of the Synod will be the election of a modera tor to preside this year. The Rev. Dr. Newman Faulconer, of the First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, is nominated by last year’s meeting and will likely serve this year. The Synod, composed of minis ter and elder representatives of 332 churches throughout the state with over 72,000 communicant members, will consider the worldwide and statewide work of the Presbyterian Church. On Tuesday evening the Synod will move to Queens College in Char lotte, N.C., where an address on World Missions will be presented by the Rev. Dr. David W'.A. Tay lor, of Nashville, Tenn. The pro gram that night will also feature Christian Higher Education and reports from the heads of Queens College, Presbytarian College and Columbia Theological Semi nary in Decatur, Ga., all sup ported and controlled by this Synod. Wednesday morning, in Rock Hill, will bring consideration of the homes of the Synod, proma- rily Presbyterian Home in Sum merville for the senior members and Thornwell Orphanage at Clin ton for children. The vacation home, the William Brearley, at Montreat, N.C., is planning an ex pansion program this year. Church extension, Christian education in the local church, e- vangelism and stewardship will be presented for decisions. The lienevolence budget for the insti tutions and causes of the Synod which will lie proposed for 1970 will amount to $556,000. When the askings for the Assembly’s causes of World Missions, etc., is added to this, it will amount to $1,164,770. Join the South Carolina Mental Health Asaooation Young Sam Morris just “loaned” us a dime so he could make his weekly collect call home from summer camp. His total camp bill will cost his parents well over two hundred dollars. The cost of keeping in touch with mom and dad by telephone: $4.10. 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