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} « WEATHER (Week of June 25-Julyl) Hisrh: 98 Low: 67 (June 28-29) (June 24-26) Rainfall: .30 in. Soil Temp. Range: 85 to 91 degrees Clinton Chronicle VoL 71 — No. 26 Clinton, S. C., Wednesday, July 2, 1969 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 3-A Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A • •••••••••a • • • • • • • • •••••a •••••»•* a •••••••• Cool Spot Shown at left is an aerial view of a place which will attract many area va cationers during the July 4th holidays. It’s Lake Greenwood. When and why was it built? Do you re member? A special story by Ernie Segars is on page 1-B in today’s Chronicle. Also feautred are some pictures of the start of construction in the late 1930s and early 1940s. We won’t mention the youngster’s name (don’t want to get him in trouble with his preach er) but we overheard the following conversation between a couple of young ’uns Sunday: A six-year-old boy announced proudly, “I’m going to the "big church’ service with my daddy today.” The wise old ten-year-old replied, “You won’t like it. All you do is draw on the bulletin and gnaw on the pew.” Textile Industry Totals 58% Of County Payroll COLUMBIA - The textile in dustry in Laurens County pro vided 58 per cent of the wages paid to the county’s manufactu ring employes during 1967-68. The figures on the industrial progress of the county were released this month by the South Carolina Department of Labor in the agency’s annual report. The report also shows that the Dumber of hourly workers in the 14 textile plants in Laurens Coun ty averaged 4,446 during the year ended June 30, 1968, the period covered by the report. In all, 55 per cent of the county’s indus trial labor force was engaged in the production of textiles. Textile plants, in addition, ac counted for 64 per cent or $59,- 728, 738 of all capital invested and 57 per cent or $94,376,939 of the value of all manufactured goods made in Laurens County. Statewide, the textile industry continued to lead the economic growth of South Carolina last year. The labor department re ports the 53 per cent of the wage-earning personnel were employed in the spinning, weav ing, knitting and finishing of tex tiles. Textile employes numbered 142,543, and they earned nearly 57 per cent of the wages paid to all manufacturing workers in the state, according to the labor department. The agency figures also show that the textile industry’s con tribution to the growth^ the state economy continued to be substan tial last year in comparison with the previous year. Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson counties remained as the top three counties in em ployment and number of textile plants. Greenville County, with some 18,700 textile workers, led in the employment category, and Spartanburg County led in tex tile plants with 63. Union, Lancaster, Chester and York counties, however, have the heaviest concentration of the in dustry. In each county over 80 per cent of the industrial jobs and over 84 per cent of the in dustrial payroll are derived from textiles. Two Instructors Five-Mill Tax Increase Set For Courthouse There is a five-mill tax in crease for Laurens County tax payers in the 1969-70 supply bill. The increase, which was rati fied last week, will finance re modeling of the Laurens County Courthouse and construction of a courthouse annex. The annex will be a building to be constructed near the current county jail, ac cording to Rep. Paul Culbertson. Culbertson said the county will borrow about $500,000 for the projects. WALTER COX HUGH CHAPMAN He said, “We regret the neces sity for the tax increase but we have to do something about the courthouse. We can’t just let it rot down. Since the voters have turned down three proposals, we felt this was the only avenue left open to us." Cox, Chapman On AABC0 Board The bill says the county will borrow the money to finance re modeling of the courthouse "and other capital improvements." Culbertson said “other capital improvements’ means construc tion of the courthouse annex. Whitten Village Gets $89,144 Grant A grant of $89,144 has been given to Whitten Village for its socialization, habilitation and in tensification program, according to a spokesman for the office of U.S. Sen Strom Thurmond (R-SC). The grant is from the Social and Rehabilitation Division of Mental Retardation, Depart ment of Health, Education and- Welfare. AABCO Industries, Inc., a di versified holding company with corporate headquarters in Clin ton, has announced the addition of two distinguished South Carolin ians to its Board of Directors, according to Norman F. Pulliam, AABCO’s President. The new Di rectors are Walter T. Cox of Clemson, S. C., and Hugh M. Chapman of Columbia. Walter T. Cox, a native of Bel ton, S. C., is Vice President for Student Affairs at Clemson Uni versity. Prior to being appointed to his current position in 1966, he served as Dean of Student Affairs, Assistant to the Presi dent, Director of Public Relations and various athletic positions at Clemson. Mr. Cox is a member of several professional, civic and fraternal organizations including the American Legion, the Rotary, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administra tors. Currently, he is a member of the South Carolina Recreation Commission and a Director of Blue Shield of South Carolina. Hugh M. Chapman is Assist ant President of The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina and also serves on the Board of Directors of the C&S. Mr. Chapman is a graduate of the University of North Caro lina and the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers Uni versity. A native of Spartanburg, he has served as a Past Presi dent of the Chamber of Com merce, Camden, S. C., and the Carolina United Community Ser vices. AABCO Industries operates three plants inSouthCarolinaen- gaged in the production and sale of quality mobile homes under the brand names of Azalea, Abby, Empress, Countess, and New England. AABCO also has a fur niture plant in Charlotte, N.C., that produces living room furni ture for retail stores. The Com pany’s mobile homes and furni ture are distributed throughout the Eastern United States. Shelton J. Rimer of Laurens, S. C., is Chairman of the Boardof Directors of AABCO. Added To Faculty Two instructors are being added to the Presbyterian College faculty next fall in the biology and psychology departments, Dean W. Fred Chapman an nounced today. They are Mrs. Judith Ayer Burns of Laurens, who will be responsible for some of the bio logy laboratory work; and Forrest G. Hutchings III of Car rollton, Ga., who will teach in the psychology department. Mrs. Burns is completing work cm her master’s degree at the University of South Carolina, where she earned her BS degree in 1961. She has taught biology for the past three years at Lau rens High School. Previous ex perience includes a year at Co lumbia’s A. C. Flora High and one year as a laboratory assist ant at the University of South Carolina. A native of New York City, she is the wife of Russell Burns, Jr., of Route 1, Laurens. Hutchings recently received his MA degree with honors from West Georgia College. He at tended on a National Defense Edu cation fellowship and served as a graduate assistant teaching in the supervised instruction pro gram . He was a 1968 honor grad uate of West Georgia with BA degree in 1968. Hutchings is a native of Cedartown.Ga., is mar ried and has a young child. Search For 14-Year-Old Joanna Youth Galled Off The search for a 14-year-old Joanna boy has been called off but investigation was continuing Tuesday morning in the disap pearance of the youth. Laurens County Sheriff Eu gene Johnson said the Laurens County Rescue Squad and sheriff’s deputies have been searching since last Tuesday, June 24, for Carl Junior Sum mers, 14. He said this Tuesday morning that the search opera tions have been called off but several reports of the boy's pre sense elsewhere are being investigated. The search was centered in the densely wooded area around the boy’s home seven miles northeast of Joanna on Highway 66. The home is in the Sumter National Forest Sheriff Johnson said no trace of the boy bad been found as of Tuesday morning. The boy re- portly left his home last Tues day. The father, FrankSummers, requested assistance from the Sheriff’s office in locating the boy about four hours after be left the home. Sheriff Johnson said no foul play Is indicated. PAT PACKS—Pat Davis, Miss Clin- night. She is to arrive in Greenville ton of 1969, is shown packing for her on Monday. For story about lier apd trip to the Miss South Carolina Pag- her trip, plus more pictures, see page eant in Greenville. Pat will perform 1-C in today’s Chronicle, in the talent competition Wednesday 92+95+96+98+98 +94= Hot Weather Rain Falls Mainly On Other Plains In case you need any confir mation about the weather, local weatherman Robert (Bob) Wick ham says, Yes, It’s Been Hot. Wickham, Thornwell farm manager and operator of the Thornwell weather observation station, says that for the past week Clinton’s high temperatures have ranged in the 90s, severals degrees above normal for this time of the year. However, officially he doesn’t go along with those readings of 100 degrees or better. According to his records, the high temperatures for the week came last weekend when highs of 98 degrees were posted Satur day and Sunday. Starting with last Tuesday (92), the high grew progressively high er: 95 on Wednesday, 96 on Thursday and Friday, 98 on Sat urday and Sunday and then dropped down to 94 on Monday. DR. AND MRS. HARBIN . . . Going To Hong Kong Harbins Are Called As Missionaries To Hong Kong He said the highs generally have lieen record about 2 or 3 p.m. each day with the lows fall ing between 3 and 5 a.m. The lowest temperature for the week was 67, occuring Tuesday, Wed nesday and Monday. Wickham said, “Our high tem perature has been running way above normal, approximately five to six degrees above." Wickham also pointed out that Clinton is in the middle of a drought area. He said, "There have been rains all around us but very little within a four to five mile radius of Clinton." Wickham’s records show only .30 of an inch of rain during the two weeks. * * * Rev. Setzler's Installation Slated Sunday On Sunday morning, July 6, Reverend John L. Setzler will be officially installed as full-time pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church here in Clinton. The Reverend Dr. Karl W. Kinard, president of the South Carolina Synod of the LCA, will install Reverend Setzler during the service, lieginning at 11 a.m. Dr. Kinard will preach the ser mon of the morning. Reverend Setzler received his BA degree with honors from Presbyterian College in 1965, and his Master of Divinity with honors from the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, South Carolina this past May. He served his internship at Trinity Lutheran Church, Greenville, S. C., in 1967-68. He presently holds the rank of Chaplain (ILL), U. S. Army Reserve. ReverendSetzler was one of four men ordained by the South Carolina Synod at St. John’s Lutheran Church here in early June. Recently the con- 1 gregation of St. John’s welcomed their new pastor and his family with a covered dish supper in their honor, at which time Pas tor Setzler was presented a monetary gift from the congre gation as a seminary graduation present. Pastor and Mrs. Setzler have retained their membership at St John’s since his gradua tion from Presbyterian College. The service Sunday is open to all, and friends of the congre gation are invited to share in this occasion. $205,000* Loan Approved For PC A $205,000 loan to Presbyter ian College has been approved by the U.S. Department of Hous ing and Urban Development, ac cording to a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond’s office. The spokesman said the loan is jj: to be used in construction of a ij: new infirmary at PC. Dr. and Mrs. L. Byron Harbin of Joanna have been appointed missionaries to Hong Kong. Dr. Harbin currently is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Joanna. The Harbins were among 45 missionaries and missionary as sociates assigned to overseas posts during the June meeting of the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Dr. Harbin was appointed a missionary for theological edu cation in Hong Kong and Mrs. Harbin was appointed a mission ary. A native of Tuscaloosa County, Ala., Dr. Harbin was reared near Bainbridge, Ga. He is a graduate of Norman College in Norman Park, Ga., Mercer University and received the doctor of theology degree at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He and Mrs. Harbin are the parents of three children, Pat ricia Ann, 7; Deborah Elaine, 5; and Christopher Byron, 1-1/2. Mrs. Harbin is a native ofMc- Laurin, Miss. She is a graduate of William Carey College in Hat tiesburg, Miss., and received her registered nurse degree from Mather School of Nursing, South ern Baptist Hospital, New Or leans. The Harbins will leave Joanna July 31. Dr. Harbin has been pastor of the Joanna church for four years, two months. A fire last year de stroyed the First Baptist Church in Joanna but construction is ex pected to start within the next couple of weeks on a new sanctu ary. Cannon Builders and Supply Co. of Newberry entered the low bid of $353,000 for the project. However,church officials reject ed all bids and entered negotia tions with the low bidder. Re sults of the negotiation are to be discussed Sunday at the church. Dr. Harbin will teach at Hong Kong Baptist Theological Semi nary with some part-time re sponsibilities at Hong Kong Bap tist College. The college and seminary attract students from throughout Southeast Asia. The mission in Hong Kong is the Southern Baptists’primary con tact with Chinese people outside mainland China. Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON The first pastor I can remember in Clinton was the Rev. \V. A. M. Plaxico of Providence A. R. P. Church which at that time. 1901, was lo cated two or three miles west of Clinton. He lived on the corner of Academy and Elizabeth Streets and was one of the hardest working men I have ever known. He had a large family of eight or ten children which was enough to make a man work. He was a consecrated Christian and was pas tor of Head Springs A. R. P. Church near Mount- ville as well as Providence. This was before the day of the automobile, so his method of transpor tation to both of his churches w’as on a bicycle. To go to Head Springs Church he rode his bicycle on the Seaboard Air Line road bed. I have always heard that he seldom missed an engagement, re gardless of the weather, winter or summer. To top his record as a worker he taught at the one-room school of Sandy Springs about ten miles north of Clinton. Again his only method of travel was his bicycle. My memory of Rev. Plaxico was refreshed by my cousin, Mrs. T. P. Scott (Annie Mae Donnan), of Whitmire, who was one of his pupils. May this account strengthen our faith and encourage • i. C> attend our church services regarH'ev S of the weather. .\%V