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tBtje Clinton Cfjronicle
Vol. 70 — No. 20 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 22, 1969
INDEX
Three Sections, 22 Pages
Classified 6-A
Deaths 8-A
Editorials 2-B
Hospital News 5-C
Society 2-A
Sports 7-A
To Maintain Insurance Classification
City Fire Protection Changes Are Recommended
The city of Clinton must make
some major changes in its fire
protection system if it wishes to
improve its insurance rating—-
and it must make some changes
just to keep its present rating.
The city’s insurance rating de
termines the amount which city
dwellers must pay for fire in
surance.
South-Eastern Underwriters
Association of Atlanta, Ga., re
cently completed a study of Clin
ton’s fire protection system.
Clinton Mayor Harry Layton re
ceived the association’s reports
and recommendations this week.
The report says that to con
tinue the present classification
it will be necessary to have a
minimum of two full-time fire
men on duty at the fire station
“for response to alarms at all
times.” The city currently keeps
one full-time on duty at all times.
Mayor Layton said that to comply
with this recommendation, the
city would have to hire three more
full-time firemen and ond
fireman on a part-time basis.
Other changes needed just to
continue under the present
classification are:
1. “Drills be held at least twice
a month and all members be in
structed in following: Use and
care of equipment and appara
tus, modern fire methods, ele
mentary fire department hydrau
lics, location of fire hydrants,
salvage and clean-up operations,
and the construction and occu
pancy of buildings in the mer
cantile district, warehouse, and
manufacturing plants.”
2. “Should response to alarms
outside the town continue, suit
able arrangements be made and/
or additional paid firemen and ap
paratus provided to insure that
municipal protection is not ad
versely affected during such re
sponse. Therefore, response
should be limited to the 1941
model pumper, manned by only
one of the paid firemen on duty
and a few volunteers, unless addi
tional manning and apparatus are
provided therefore; also, one of
the off-duty paid fireman should
be called in and stand by at the
fire station during such re
sponse.”
3. “Modern building and fire
prevention ordinances be adopted
with provisions for strict en
forcement. It is recommended
that the abbreviated editions of
the National Building Code and
the Fire Prevention Code, re
commended by the American In
surance Association, be adopted
or used as a guide in framing
these ordinances. . .’
To justify the city’s moving up
to the next better fire insurance
classification, the report recom
mends:
1. Erection of a new elevated
water tank in the northeast sec
tion of town, with a capacity of
500,000 gallons; new pumps at the
low lift pumpine stations on
Enoree River ana Duncan Creek
and increased filter capacity.
2. Bring up to date a complete
map of the water distribution sys
tem, showing location and sizes
of mains and locations of hydrants
and gate valves.
3. Inaugurate a program for
systematic replacement of 4-inch
pipe now serving fire hydrants
with pipe six inches or larger.
Also, spacing between fire hy
drants in developed areas should
not exceed 300 to 500 feet in com
mercial and industrial areas and
500 to 800 feet in residential
areas.
4. Increase the number of full
time paid firemen so that a mini
mum of four, in addition to the
chief, will be on duty at the fire
station for response to alarms at
all times, both day and night, and
including vacation, days off, sick
leave, meal hours. The report
also says, “While on duty, these
men (should) not be assigned any
other functions which will in-
tefere with this primary duties
as firemen. Additionally, the pre
sent volunteer membership
(should) be maintained as a well-
organized and integral part of the
department, wdth members re
gularly participating in drill ses
sions and response to fires.”
5. “Serious consideration
(should) be given to the provision
of a full-time chief; also, atteast
two additional company officers
(captains and lieutenants) should
be appointed.” vv
6. Provide the following equip
ment: deluge set, large spray
nozzle, foam generating material
and equipment, four salvage
covers, two smoke ejectors and
a supply of minor equipment tor
salvage and clean-up operations.
7. “The contemplated new fire
station be completed; also, suit
able hose drying and storage fa
cilities be provided.”
Mayor Layton commented,
“Action on some of the sugges
tions obviously will have to await
completion of the new city hall.
However, we will begin study
on all of the recommendations
immediately.”
PREPARING — South Carolina Governor Robert
E. McNair has his hood straightened by his son as
both prepare to receive degree at Presbyterian
College’s 89th conunenceffnent last Sunday. The
Governor, who delivered the commencement ad
dress, was awarded an honorary doctor of humani
ties degree. Son Robert E. McNair, Jr., was one
of 163 seniors earning baccalaureate degrees on
this occasion. He received his AB in English as
the culmination of four years of study at PC.
Governor: 'We
Haven't Lost
Colleges, Students'
PC Fund Campaign
Tops $1.6 Million
“Your generation offers this
country the best opportunity it
ever had to create a true com
munity of harmony for all man
kind,” Governor Robert E. Mc
Nair told the 163 graduating sen
iors at Presbyterian College's
JlStlLCommencement last Sunday.
He spoke of world complexi
ties but suggested these should be
days of optimism and confidence
in our country instead of fear
and suspicion. He added:
“I am not convinced that we
have lost the colleges and the stu
dents. I think we have observed
the painful process of sensitive
men seeking solutions to the in
justices they feel exist in our
world today. I think the college
campuses have been exploited for
political gain by many persons
who would prefer to destroy that
which we would have them im
prove. But I do not think the men
of violence speak for today’s gen
eration.”
Intermittent showers failed to
dampen the day-long commence
ment program, and an overflow
crowd jammed into Belk Audi
torium for the final afternoon
exercises which featured Gover
nor McNair’s address.
ship - Sandra McQueen of Eas
ley; Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Webb
Sr., Scholarship - Elysia Green
lee of Marietta, Ga., and Elaine
Parker of Charleston.
Presbyterian College’s
EXCEL capital funds campaign
now stands at $1,685,368 in pur
suit of its $2 million goal, Presi
dent Marc C. Weersing announced
today.
He said reports continue to
come in from individual churches
for the drive being conductedpri-
marily within the Synod of South
Carolina.
Laurens County, PC’s home
base, has subscribed almost one-
half of the total to date, with
$776,514 reported from its kick
off effort ($33,117 of this from
the college faculty and staff).
Pledges from 93 churches and
special gifts amount to $686,198.
Do You Remember?
Wear A Poppy!
’Wear a Poppy to show that you
remember!”
That will be the appeal of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Day volunteers to the peo
ple of the Clinton area on Poppy
Days, Friday and Saturday, May
23 and 24, stated Mrs. Earl Work
man the Auxiliary’s Poppy Chair
man.
The little red poppies which
will be worn here and throughout
the United States on Poppy Days
are crepe paper replicas of the
European wild poppies which
bloomed “Between the crosses,
row on row,” in the World War I
battle cemeteries in France and
Belgium, explained Mrs. Work
man.
The poppies to be worn in Clin
ton on Poppy Days were made by
the disabled veterans, in the V. A.
Hospital in Columbia. The vet
erans who make the flowers are
the only paid workers in the Auxi
liary’s poppy program said Mrs.
Workman. Contributions re
ceived from the poppy program
go into the Rehabilitation and
Child Welfare funds of the local
Auxiliary Unit.
Members of the Clinton Camp
Fire group will assist the mem
bers of the Auxiliary in the dis
tribution of the little red flow
ers of remembrance throughout
the city.
The college trustees have given
$195,429 while alumni beyond
South Carolina have added $26,-
227.
President Weersing pointed out
these totals do not include the
extra $500,000 gift made by
James M. Thomason Sr., of Lau
rens County and Stuart, Fla., to
ward the maximum goal of $5
million being sought nationally to
cover the full cost of the pro
posed new library, physical edu
cation center, infirmary and en
dowment additions.
City Hall
Bid Opening
Set Friday
Bids on Clinton’s proposed new
city hall will be opened at 3 p.m.
Friday.
The sealed bids will be opened
in the City Council Chamber on
the second floor of the current
minicipal office building. Con
struction on the project is expect
ed to start within 10 days after
the contract is awarded.
On April 15, Clinton voters ap
proved, 326-32, a general obli
gation bond issue not to exceed
$240,000 to help finance con-
sturction of a new city hall on
North Broad St.
City-Wide Clean-Up
Drive Opens Monday
A city-wide clean-up campaign
opens Monday in Clinton.
The week-long campaign is
sponsored by the City Beautifica
tion Committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, in cooperation with
local garden clubs.
Don Creighton, chairman of tlie
City Beautification Committee,
said particular emphasis will be
placed on cleaning up the down
town business area.
He said a 10-point program will
be carried out, with the assis-
V.
BAREFOOT SENIORS — The young “Senior Barefoot Day’ at CHS. On
people shown above also are among that day seniors are allowed to ‘go
that dignified group of Clinton High barefoot” and dress is casual, to say
Seniors shown below. The picture the least.—(Photo by Bill Armfield)
above was taken last Friday at
tance of local store owners and
other citizens:
1. Secure assistance of all citi
zens and ask that landowners
clean highways joining their pro
perty.
2. Clean highway of trash, bot
tles, cans, paper, etc.
3. Locate disposal areas for
garbage and trash dumps. Have
trash dumps removed from roads
to designated disposal areas.
4. Secure cooperation of local
citizens for highway beautifica
tion and cooperate with county
wide committee.
5. Secure law enforcement con
cerning trash being thrown from
cars and busses.
6. Encourage name plates and
standard posts for mailboxes.
7. Encourage everyone to paint,
plant flowers, remove junk cars
from property, cut weeds and
grass.
8. Organize at least one youth
trash collection drive to stir peo
ple into actiin.
9. Promote city clean-up week.
10. Clean home and yards.
CHS Graduation
Slated Sunday
Clinton High School graduation
exercises will tie held Sunday
night in Belk Auditorium on the
Presbyterian College campus.
The exercises, in which
approximately 130 students will
receive their diplomas, will start
at 8 p.m.
The theme of the program will
be “Our Future In A Changing
World.”
National Merit Scholarship
winner Augustus(Gus)Ramage III
will deliver the valedictory ad
dress, entitled “In Business.”
Torrence Shealy, the Saluta-
torian, has entitled his address
“On College Campus.”
Drew Trammell, senior class
vice president, will deliver the
invocation and class president
Kathy Davenport will give an ad
dress entitled “In Religion". The
high school chorus will pro
vide music for the occasion.
Principal A. W. Shealy will an
nounce scholarship and award
winners. District 56 Supt. R. P.
Wilder will present diplomas,
assisted by Mr. Shealy.
Caroline Hughes is secretary
of the senior class and Kathi
Marse is treasurer.
Marshals will be RalphTed-
ards Jr., 1969-70 president of
the Student Council; Robert Kel
ler Jr., president of the 1969-
70 senior class; Steve Bishop,
Keith Cannon, Barbara Handback,
Robin Smith, Susan Jacobs, Mich
ael Lewis and Tamara Nabors.
The South Carolina chief ex
ecutive was one of four honor
ary degree recipients, sharing
the honors with Alumnus John
Osman of Washington’s Brook
ings Institutions and two Pres
byterian ministers, Robert Tapp
of the Presbyterian Home in Sum
merville and Max Milligan Jr.,
of the Decatur, Ga. Clairmont
Church.
President Marc C. Weersing
presented special service awards
to Dr. Joseph M. Gettys, retir
ing as academic dean; to Col.
A. J. Thackston, retiring as stu
dent dean; and to Col. Powell A.
Fraser, leaving as development
director to become president of
King College.
Elizabeth Lindsay of Green
ville received the award as the
top honor graduate of the 1969
class. And these other student
awards were presented: Gold P -
Rush Otey of Gainesville, Ga.,
Sam Hobson of Anderson, Danny
Wyatt of Mobile, Robert Wilson of
Greenville and Dick Query ofMt.
Pleasant; Outstanding Senior -
Hart Cobb of Decatur, Ga.; Pi
Kappa Phi freshman scholarship-
Robert D. Johnson, Jr., of Spar
tanburg; P. S. Bailey Scholarship
in Economics - Robert A. Stroz-
ier of Augusta, Ga.; Herk M.
Wise Ministerial Award - Wil
liam A. Bryant, Jr., of Quincy,
Fla.; Hay Bible Medal - Brenda
Adkins of Key West, Fla.; Fra
ser Bible Medal - Judith Ann
Bates of Pickens; Tau Phi Pi
Science Award - Don Flowers
of Bradenton, Fla.;Taylor Stukes
Scholarship - Robert Hall of At
lanta; Joseph M. Gettys Scholar
Clinton
High School
Graduating Class of 1969
First row, left to right:
Susan Lewis, Jean Man-
gum, Joy Gault, Sara Jack-
son, Johnette J e n ki n s,
Shelia Campbell, Harriet
Black, June Force, Jan Al
exander, Biba Hiers, Kathi
Marse, Drew Trammell,
Caroline Hughes, Susan
Brown, Mary J a s k i ns,
Brenda Baldwin, Gale
Smith, Jane Davis, FYankie
Cauley, Rhonda Mills, Jan
King, Mary Lou Simpson.
Second row: Frankie
Lodge, Susan Undari, Lor
raine Dunaway, Anita Tur
ner, Ginger Tucker, Dianne
King, Judy Rogers, Linda
Shay, Gail Moody, Jewell
Brewington, Mary Ann
Payton, Kathy Wise, Patsy
Roland, Ginger Crocker,
Linwood Cox, Pat Davis,
Ida Edenfield, Judy Fal-
law, Bonnie Farmer, Kathy
Foster, Bunny Rhodes,
Becky Willingham, Ginger
Gault, Sally Milam, Kathy
Lott.
Third row: Steve Pace,
Sandra Johnson, Karen
Hulion, Kellene King, Gay
Crawford, Joyce Ellis, Caro
lyn Todd, Margaret Tripp,
Sara Adair, Brenda Wil
son, Susie Copeland, Mick
ey Dover,. Kim Tucker,
Beth Edwards, Dale Na
bors, Patricia Bragg, Jinki
Sadler, Kay Jones, Elean
or Coleman, LeJune Dun
away, Jean Abrams, Pat
Osborne, Jean Nelson,
Carol Ann Young, Char
lene Young, Susie Osborne,
Walter Gresham.
Fourth row: Ellis Dav
enport, Larry Killian, Der
ry Bundrick, Danny South,
David R a m a g e, Ronnie
Patterson, Mike Bishop,
Tommy Anderson, Milford
Wright, Will Davidson,
Ralph Patterson, Joe
Wham, Bryan Gault, Mike
Long, Randy Shelton, Ed
gar Foster, Billy Hamer,
Joe Crawford, Charlie Lol-
lis, John Sparkman, Neil
Putnam, Randy Martin,
Darrell Whitsel, James
Copeland, Albert Smith,
Marty McGee, L. H. Hol
land, John Thibodeau.
Fifth row: Mike Evans,
Ronnie Roth, Terry Swy-
gert, Mike Milam, Jack
Prater, David Mixon, Tom
my Watts, Jack Campbell
Lee Benjamin, Allen Sey
more, Rick Rogers, Jim
Johnson, Chris Adair, Dean
Ferguson, Kent Prater,
Steve Hairston, Gus Ram-
age, Torrence Shealy, Mike
Rushton, James Copeland,
Mike Shealy, Timmy Pow
er, John Ledford, Hobart
Stephens, Hal Russell,
Steve Sanders, Jeff Ho
gan, John Prather, Bruce
Hulion .
Absent when picture
taken: Kathy Davenport,
Vincent Thompson.
SHIELDS PHOTO