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INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 1-C Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A ®f)t Clinton Chronicle Vol. 71 No. 27 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 17, 1969 TOMMY THOMAS . . . Ready To Check Out He Came 700 Miles To Bailey Memorial BY ERNIE SEGARS It’s not exactly the Mayo Clinic, but Bailey Memorial Hospital has one patient who came 700 miles for treatment here. Tommy Thomas, a resident of Bloomfield, N.J., is recovering from a bout with rheumatic fever. Ill since May 1, he refused Cen ter hospitals in the North. He says many of them are h’oimpersonal and conditions aren’t to his satis faction. Besides, Thomas just Sunday School Record Dugas (Duke) Copeland kept h i s Sunday- School attendance record going last Sunday but it took some doing. Mr. Copeland, 79, is a patient at Bailey Me morial Hospital. He hasn’t missed Sunday-School at the First Presbyterian Church since 1917. He had to get special permission from Dr. George Blalock last week to attend Sunday School. Dr. Blalock consented and Mr. Copeland had nurses scurrying around to get his Sunday School clothes but he made it. doesn't like the idea of teing hos pitalized. Employee of a Eord agency in Bloomfield, he lecame acquaint ed with Tom Baldwin of Clinton. Baldwin had told him about Bailey Memorial Hospital and about Doctors Robert Grube and Red Sullivan who practice in Clinton. When Thomas’ condition wor sened, he decided to come to Bai ley Memorial Hospital. He flew to Greenville July land took a taxi to Bailey Memorial Hospital. "I haven’t lieen disappointed," tie said, “It was certainly worth the extra effort. The nurses, nurses' aides, irderlies,doctors and other memliers of the hospi tal staff have l>een wonderful. They treat patients with courtesy^ respect and understanding. The facilities also are excellent. I’ve stayed in hotels where the sur roundings and service weren't nearly this good. The people of this area are fortunate to have such medical facilites and per sonnel. ” Prettiest Street' Mrs. Henry Cronic says flatly, “South Broad Street in Clinton is one of the prettiest streets in the world.” She can say that with some authority. Her husband is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and they traveled extensively during his oveseas tours. She says, “We have seen some pretty towns all over the world, but I believe South Broad Street is the prettiest street I’ve seen.” She and Lt. Col. Cronic now reside in Clinton on Cedar Street where they have just completed re modeling their house. Swiss July 4th Mrs. Roy Casque of Clinton and daughter, Celia, witnessed their most impressive July 4th celebration this year—in Switzerland. In letters home, Mrs. Casque told of spending July 4th in Lucerne, Switzerland. She said that their hotel dining room was decoarated in red, white and blue with red roses on each table. There also was a large birthday cake. Musicians sang “America”, “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Happy Birthday” to America. Mrs. Casque and Celia are to return home Sun day after a three-week tour of Europe. Thomas said, "The friend liness was overwhelming. Every morning, various nurses, order lies and other staff members would always stop by to say good morning.' That means a lot to a patient. ” He was particularly impressed with the cleanliness of the hospi tal. He said friends have told him of being repulsed by the filth in some hospitals in the North. His wife and mother drove down from New Jersey and are staying with his sister, Mrs. Betty Vaughn in Joanna. Thomas was a pilot with the Royal Air Force in Canada. He is currently 250 pages into a book entitled “I k lew with Heroes”, an account of his actions during World War II. A former commercial pilot for A- merican Airlines, Mr. Thomas said, “I wouldn’t mind coming dow-n here every time I get sick, and I don’t like hospitals." Extensive tests have been com pleted on Thomas and he was dis charged Tuesday morning. As he checked out, he made a donation to the Bailey Mem trial Fund. OWENS AND NEW TRUCK—Clin ton Fire Department Chief Engineer Thomas Owens is shown above with the city’s newest fire truck, delivered last fall. Owens, 74, is believed to have been the city’s first full-time Fire Dept, employee. He served 42 years prior to his retirement only two weeks prior to his unexpected death. Rail Hearing Set Aug. 4 In Greenwood A public hearing is scheduled Aug. 4 in Greenwood on Seaboard Railroad’s request todiscontinue passenger trains between At lanta, Ga., and Richmond, Va. Discontinuance of the trains would leave Clinton without rail passenger service. The hearing is to open at 9:30 a.m. <»n Aug. 4 in council cham bers of the municipal building in Greenwood. Seaboard served notice in May that it would petition the Inter state Commerce Commission to discontinue passenger trains 33 and 34. Known as “The Silver Comet", passenger trams 33 and 34 have served Clinton since the 1940s. Originally, it provided passenger service from Birmingham, Ala., to Washington, I). C. However, the service was curtailed recent ly and now included service from Atlanta to Richmond. The two passenger trains in question have scheduled stops in Clinton at 2:50 a.m. and 11:17 p.m. Seaboard officials say they are losing over $900,000 per year on the passenger service. ICC Examiner Richard M. Hartsock will lie in charge of the hearing. Similar hearings will tie held in five other cities, as follows: July 28-29, F ederal Building in Richmond, Va.; July 31, Main Post office Building in Raleigh, N.C., Aug. 1, Union County Public Li brary in Monroe, N.C., Aug. 5, U. S. Post Office and Courthouse in Athens, Ga.; and Aug. G, Fed eral Office Building, Atlanta, Ga. ****##***¥¥¥¥***¥¥¥*¥**♦♦¥**» Chamber Board Opposes Service Loss The Clinton Chamtier of Commerce Board of Directors went on record Tuesday morning in opposition tn the proposed discon tinuance of Seaboard Coast Line Passenger Trains 33 and 34. The directors voted to have a representative present at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing in Greenw >od Aug. 5. The representative is to read a statement from the Cham'er of Commerce board opposing discontinuance of tlie passenger service. Part-Time Instructors Added To PC Faculty Two part-time instructors in English and mathematics are among the teachers tieing added to the Presbyterian College faculty this fall to help handle an anticipated record freshman enrollment, Dean W. F red Chap man announced today. He identified the latest addi tions as Mary Balle of Char lotte in English and Mrs. Buren E. Buffkin of Greenwood in mathematics. Miss Balle is a native of Lau rens who received her BA degree from W'mthrop College in 1937, an MS degree from the New York School of Retailing and her MA in English from Middlebury Col lege. She has taught high school English in Charlotte for the past 30 years except for one year (1949-50) at Greenville (SC) High PC Alumnus Plays Major Apollo Role Presbyterian College alumnus Branch R. Fleming of the Mar shall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is a member of the organization that has play ed a major role in the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. He is chief of configuration management office in the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis tration’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The hughSaturnV. Rock et that lifted Apollo 11 from earth was developed under the direction of the Marshall Center, NASA’s largest organization. •Teming, a native of Cordele, ., received his B.S. degree in 3 from Presbyterian College. earned a B.M.E. degree in 9 from Georgia Institute of chnology. SOME CAR ORNAMENT — Tim. and Bill Alexander, behind the wheel, are shown givinyr tin- family’s dog, Pete’, a cooling ride. ’Pete' who lost the use of one leg in an al tercation, often climbs atop the car so he can have a good view of am approaching danger. Also, the car top usually is a cool spot while it’s parked in the garage. The members of the Abit Alexander family some times gives ‘Pete’ a ride around the block, exactly as shown above. and she has twice served as pre sident of the Charlotte-Mecklen- burg English Teachers Associa tion. Miss Balle will teach two sections of freshman English at PC both semesters during the coming year. Mrs. Buffkin, the former Ber- die-Ella James of Augusta, will commute from Greenwood to teach three sections of fresh man mathematics in the fall and two next spring. She is an honor graduate of Coker College (1935), who received her master’s from Furman University and has done additional graduate work at the University of South Carolina and Florida State University. Slie served as an assistant profes sor of mathematics at Norman College, 1962-G8, and previous ly was an instructor on the South Carolina faculty, 1946-49. Mrs. Buffkin’s husband works for El liott, Davis and Company in Greenwood, and they have a son and daughter. Apollo 11 Gets Away “ On Moon Trip The Apollo 11 moonshotwas launched on schedule Wednesday morning. If all goes well, AstronautNeil A. Armstrong, 38, is to become the first man to set foot on the moon. The spacecraft is to land on the moon Sunday afternoon. Armstrong is to step out onto the moon’s surface at about 2 a.m. Monday. The astronauts are to spend about 22 hours, in all, on the moon before beginning the return flight home. Other astronauts on the $355 million mission are Michael Col lins, 38, and Edwin E. AldrinJr., 39. ROBERT E. KING King Killed By Mortar In Vietnam Pfc. Rubert F arl King, 20, nf 504 W. Main St., died in action in Vietnam July 9. He was a son f William H. and Georgia Bledsoe King, was graduated from CTmt>n High School and was formerly em ployed by Greenwood Mills, Jo anna. He was a member f Cal vary Baptist Chun h. He * ntered the Army June 19, 19G8, took his basic training and Advanced In fantry Training at Fort Jackson. He was assigned t Vietnam N vemlier 19G8 where he was a memtier J ( . B., 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 101 Airborne Di vision. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Judy Bagwell King; a son, Robert Earl King Jr. of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Talmadge (Betty Joann) Sanders of Clinton, Mrs. Robert (Nancy) Motte and Miss Sue King of Clinton; six brothers, Carlton, Heyward, Ray, Shealy, Kenneth and Larry King of Clin ton, and grandparents, Mrs. Mary Jennings Bledsoe of Clinton and Rich King of Clinton. Pfc. King was killed by mortar fire from the enemy while he was in a defensive position, according to the Army telegram. He was scheduled to have two weeks of restand recreation Aug. 1 and his mother-in-law and wife had planned to meet him in Hawaii. Funeral services are sche duled for 5 p.m. Friday in Cal vary Baptist Church, conducted by the Revs. J. W. Spillers and Roscoe Bryan. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery with mili tary honors. The body is to be taken to the George Bagwell home early Thursday morning and will lie placed in the church at 4 p.m. Friday. Thomas Owens Dies Unexpectedly Thomas P. (Tommy) Owens, 74, who retired only two weeks ago after 42 years’ service with the City of Clinton, died unex pectedly Saturday morning at his home. A native and lifelong resident of Clinton, he was chief engineer for the Clinton Fire Department at the time of his retirement June 30. He was a son of the late Thomas Richard and Mattie Davidson Owens and was a member of Broad Street Methodist Church. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ruth Stewart Owens; a daughter, Mrs. Doris Owens Ben jamin of Mountville; a son, Thomas R. Owens of Laurens; two sisters, Mrs. C. L. Vaughan of Gaffney and Miss Mary Lizzie Owens of Clinton; a brother, Roy Owens of Clinton; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at Gray Funeral Home with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Attorney: Truth In Lending' Affects All The neu Truth in Fending" law which went intu effect the first i f this niniith affectsalninst all businesses, 1.aureus Att rney Richard Townsend t Id Clintnn ID Jarians Tuesday. At the weekly lunchenn meet ing, T'lunsend said, Thn- lau was passed primarily t assist the pnverty gr ug m kn umg exactly what intere t i han'es they are paying." lie Said, i h- law is i nf reed 1-v nine different federal agem ies and explained, v ur business may have an entirely different set if rules than these ulncti ap ply tn y niir business neighD t." He alsi said, I he law affects nut nh Ur 'se u h< 1 sin im ney .md nffer time payments but als. businesses which (F per n'die billing. Anytime v >u all w s me- ine h' make fmir pa\ments r m' re, V' u are affected by the law. Even if \"U d- n J charge any interest n the utstanding balance, ynu still have t meet certain requirements in ynur billing. 1 If yiai alh w a tu- -per-cent discount f< r nisf rm rs which pay their monthly lull within 1 days, United Fund Budget Group Meets Thursday Bob Hans ui, ( hairrmin f the Budget and Admissions ( m- mittee f the United F und J Greater Clinton, Inc. reminds the interested agencies and' rgam- zations of the hearing today (Thursday) beginning at 1:10 p.m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Agency representatives in terested in participating in 1970 will make their reports and re quests for funds at the time as signed to them. Serving as president of the United Fund is Gen. A. B. God frey. Included in the budget for 19G9 were 23 agencies with a total budget of $49,978.40. you have to do certain things to abide by the new law.” T 'Wiisetid said, "The law is extremely c niplicated and af fects different businesses in dif ferent ways. Ih wever, this law is n w in effect and you should in\* stigate t" see exactly how it aftocts \ ur business. There are fines and penalties which can get pretty • xpensive f r anv busi nessman. " ■'ADI F U ih '.V iRED Hri r t T wnsend's address, R tan President Uilliam M. Shields presented immediate past president F d Sadler yvith a plaque :n h- n r f Sadler's service to the | lub. Shn hi: p'anted out that during Sadler's year as president, the club set a new perfect attendance record f r the district (six months, three weeks without an absence) and raised over $3,000 f r the Clinton YMCA Building F und thr ugh promotion of the "R Jarv Radi" Rodeo." Wilbur Smith To Conduct Clinton Survey Wilbur Smith and Associates consulting firm 7 Columbia will c nduct Clinton's long-range planning survey. Clinton May r Harry Layton said an agreement has l>een readied yvith the Wilbur Smith firm and that contracts are to be signed m the near future. Technically, the firm will be un der contract with the State Plan ning and Development Board to conduct the Clinton survey. The survey will include studies f land use, traffic flow, zoning requirements, community facili ties, recreation, schools, pop ulation, income groupings and other information which will as sist city officials in planning for the future. A representative from the Wil bur Smith firm is to meet next week with Clinton City Council and members ofthe Clinton Plan ning and Development Com mission. Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON There are many still living who recall the great debate on the proper mode of baptism that took place between the Rev. 0. Lewis Eowler of Clinton’s First Baptist Church and the Rev. J .E. Mahaffey of Clinton’s Methodist hurch. Both of these men were very able and de vout Christian ministers. Each brought very stir ring sermons on this age old subject. The mes sages became almost personal but time, of course, healed all animosities. You may wonder why I recall this incident of the past when it has been forgotten for all these years. Well, back then it brought forth a lot of interest in religion and I thought that by recalling this true event it might cause some extra thought along relgious lines today. It is sorely needed. May any and all thoughts be in a loving Chris tian attitude.