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T WEATHER (Week of July 16-23) High: 100 Low: 66 (July 19) (July 21) Raifall: .24 in. (July 19, 22) Soil Temp. Range: 85-90 tEfje Clinton Cfjrontcle Vol. 71 — No. 28 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 24, 1969 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 3-A, 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 3-A Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A Moon Men' Keep Clintonians Up Two men on the moon kept most Clinton area residents awake late Sunday night. While U. S. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin bounded about the moon around midnight, lights were on in most Clinton residences as local folks watched live television of the historic event. The event had special signi ficance for Robert H. Adair of Clinton. He is an employe in the Cost Control Department of North American Rockwell in California and currently is home on sick leave. North American Rockwell built the Saturn V and the com mand module. After the successful landing and walk on the moon, he said, “This has to be one of the great est events in the history of man. It’s just (abulous. It’s the great est thing that happened since Co lumbus discovered America. I think that a large amount of the credit belongs to the 20,000 sub contractors and the 250.000 peo- fir ADAIR WEERSING pie who have worked on the pro ject since President John Kennedy initiated the program in 1961. I see no other way but up for the program to go from here.” The moon walk also opened some new horizons which will af fect everyone. Dr. Marc Weersing, president of Presbyterian College, said, “One doesn’t have adequate words to describe an operation such as this but I’m personally grateful that it occurred. It opens new and promising horizons for edu cational relations.” WILLIAMS * JACKSON Bill Jackson, a physics pro fessor at Presbyterian College is convinced this should be ranked as one of the great scientific events in history. He said, “It is really too early to tell what influence this will have on science. The first bene fit will be to the geologists. With the samples that were taken from the moon, they will be abletode- termine a great deal. Scientists may even be able to discover something about the origin of life itself.” He also was very encouraged about the effect this will have on science as a field of interest and employment for many young peo ple. He said, “This will go along way in the recruiting operations for scientific fields. Many young scientists are needed if we are to continue our space exploration. The information that can l* gleaned from the Apollo 11 mis sion should excite many young minds and cause a revitalization of scientific interest among the young.” W’hat impact will the moon landing have on religion. The Rev. Zeb Williams, pastor of the Associate Reformed Pres byterian Church, answered, "I don’t think this is contrary to God’s law. We have a lot we can learn from this. It shows that when all our technological know how is put forward toward a common goal, much can tie accomplished in a short time. I don’t think this will have too much of a bearing on this earth other than the many technological ‘spin-offs’ which come from it. Now maybe we can turn toward a concentrated effort toward the defeat of such things as heart disease, cancer ;uid pollution. It has been shown that we can ac complish some near miracles.” On Monday, the day after the moon walk, there were some sleepy eyes but most local busi nesses were >pen for business as usual. However, federal and state employes were given a holiday, by decree of President Richard Nixon and Gov. Robert McNair. The two local banks, M. S. Bailey and Son and the Bank of Clinton were closed. Providence Property Is Sold At Auction PURPLE MARTINS CONGREGATE ... At House Erected By Patterson The Providence School pro perty in the Lydia Mill com munity was sold Monday to Clin ton Mills, Inc., for $3,500. The property was sold at public auction by School District 56. Clinton Mills entered the only bid on the property. A Clinton Mills spokesman said plans are to dismantle and re move the school building and transform the corner lot into a recreation area. The spokesman said the area will be sewn in grass and will tx? used to compliment the re creational complex m that area. The property is across the street from the Lydia swimming pool which also features a playground and picnic area. The Providence School is l>e- lieved to bo at least 50 years old. Students who live in the Pro vidence School area were as signed during the past school year lo the new Clinton P’lement- ary School. Purple Martins County Night ■. i ■ ... Slated At Liberty Tree Used In War On Mosquitoes BY ERNIE SEGARS The Purple Martin is rapidly becoming the most popular bird in America. He is probably the only bird in the country to have a drink named after him (purple martini), a week proclaimed in his honor, and a town to claim that it is the “Purple Martin Capi tal of the World.” All of this hullabaloo about birds may seem a little too much to some, but the martin performs a valuable service. The martin is the natural enemy of the mos quitoes. An adult martin may consume as many as two thou sand mosquitoes a day. This, of course, has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of mos quitoes in the areas where the martins are present in abun dance. Several towns in the Mid west have been able to suspend their spraying operations entire ly because of the Purple Mar tin’s ability to eat such a vast amount of insects. There is an effort going on here in Clinton to bring the Pur ple Martin into the area. J. Bre vard Patterson of Clinton has constructed a house for Purple Martins. The martins are very gregarious animals and seem to enjoy association with their own kind. Mr. Patterson put up his martin house in March of 1968, and, in only a matter of days, there "were 11 pairs of martins living in the dwelling designed for them. Since that time, their num ber has increased so rapidly that Mr. Patterson was forced to request that the City of Clinton stop spraying for insects around his house so the martins would have enough to eat. The Purple Martin is ap parently a most desirable bird to have around. Several organiza tions have been formed to ad vance information about the mar tins and to campaign for their protection against their enemies and protection against the en croachment of man against their survival. Many animals are today facing extinction because of the ad vancement of civilization. But the martins are more plentiful than ever. They have no reser vations about living near man. In fact, many of these birds seem to enjoy their relationship with man, and there have been reports of Purple Martins being raised as pets. The Purple Martin also can have important economic effects on the agricultural development of the area in which they are located. The birds eat many other insects that are harmful to plant and animal life such as mites and other parasites. The Purple Martin can save farmers a great deal of money that would normally be spent for pesticides and other chemicals to keep these insects under control. All that is required to keep the martins is an adequate food sup ply and sufficient housing. The food supply is of little problem in most areas because mosqui toes and other harmful insects are found practically every where. The housing, however, is another problem. Purple Mar tins must depend on other birds (or man) for their housing. They adapt well to artificial housing provided by man. They prefer houses of a light weight material, and, after much experimentation, aluminum has been selected as the ideal material to use. Mar tins prefer to live with a number of their own breed, /jo a house with several appartments is de sirable. Mr. Patterson installed a house with four compartments on a pole 20 feet above the ground. Purple Martin “scouts"hadcome to examine the new home site before the day was out Soon, 11 pairs of martins were in the house and preparing for the sum mer. The birds hatched their young in May of 1968. “Laurens County Night" at “The Liberty Tree", the award winning drama of the American Revolution is set for August 9, Saturday at 8:30 p.m. “The Lib erty Tree” is excitement, color and drama in a pageant so big it has to be staged under the stars. Indians, Tories and Red coats combined in an attempt to halt the patriots’ revolutionary movement in South Carolina, but from the mountains to the sea patriots struggled and gained their independence. “ Laurens County Night” is being sponsored by the Clintn and the Laurens Chamber of Commerce, Lynn W. Cooper Jr. Chairman of the Tourist Committee of the Clinton Chamber ofCommerce is chairman of arrangements. If enough interest is shown the chartering of a bus will be con sidered. “The Liberty Tree” is held nightly except Sunday through August 31 at Sesqui Centennial State Park, U. S. Highway G, North of Columbia. Easy access from Interstate 20. For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce in Clinton or Laurens. * * * $3,354 Clothing Theft Reported Investigation was continuing Wednesday morning into theJuly 12 break-in at The Tweed Shop, from which $4,354 worth of ladies’ suits and dresses was stolen. The front door of tiie shop on South Broad Street was forced open in the break-in. A spokesman for the Clinton Police Dept, reported Wednesday morning that no leads had been turned up. Police have a list of the color, style and price range of the stolen clothing. WATCHING MOON WALK—The children of Rev. and Mrs. Zeb Williams are shown watching Ameri can astronauts walk on the moon Sunday nip:ht. The children are Bucky, Allison, Elisa and the scene is typical of many homes in Clinton at the time of man’s first walk on the moon. Seigler Aboard Ship In Secondary Recovery Area Michael Seigler of Clinton was stationed in the secondary re covery area for the Apollo 11 moon flight. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving !•. Seigler, he was aboard the USS Ozark in the South At lantic Ocean near the Fquator. The primary recovery zone was in the Pacific. The Ozark is a mine coun termeasures ship but for this mission was designated the pri mary recovery vessel in the se condary recovery area. The Ozark crossed the equa tor on July 9 and 96 “Polly- wogs” were initiated into the Ancience Seafarer’s Order T Shellbacks, veterans f equator crossings. + * 4 Snider Member Of Apollo Launch Recovery Crew U. S. Air ForceTeclinicalSer- geant James H. Snider, son of Mrs. Alice Snider, 47 Peach Tree St., Clinton, was a memtier of the Apollo Launch Site Recov ery Team that supported the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission lift off at Cape Kennedy. Sergeant Snider, a fire pro tection supervisee with the 6550th Air Base Group, at PatrickAFB, Fla., was a memlier of the re covery team whose main mission is the suppression of hypergolic fuel fires and the rescue of the astronauts in case of an abort from the launch pad. United Fund Budget To Be Approved Today The board f directors of the United 1 und T Greater Clinton, Inc., will meet today, Thursday, to approve the 1970 budget. The directors will meet at 10 a.m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove. Bob Hanson, chariman of the Bud get and Admissions Committee, will present his committee’s re- commendations n agency quotas for 1970. The board will study these re commendations and set the goal for the 1969-70 campaign. Several other recommenda tions will be considered and President A.B. Godfrey urges all board members to lie present. The Budget and Admissions Committee met last Thursday to hear requests from each of the 27 participating agencies. The agencies’ representatives who attended the meeting and pre sented requests were: Mrs. Sarah Deloach of Laurens, commander of the Laurens County Cancer So ciety; James Wilson of Green ville, executive director of the Blue Ridge Council, Boy Scouts of America, and Dwight Patter son of Laurens and Don Creigh ton of Clinton; Lynn Cooper, Jr. Clinton Council Camp Fire Girls; John Bingham, Clinton YMCA: Alfred Cheney of Union presen ted a request by mail for the Salvation Army. Miss Cathryn Creasman of Greenville, executive director of the Old Ninety Six Girl Scout Dis trict; Mrs. E. M. Famula of Greenville, executive director of the Cerebral Palsy of Greenville County. A request was telephoned from the National Cystic F ibrosis Research Foundation, Green ville-Spartanburg Chapters;Don Creighton, treasurer and George Cornelson, president, of Clinton Chamber of Commerce; Howard Watkins, secretary of Laurens County Chapter of American Red Cross. Judge J. Hewlette Wasson, La urens County Chapter, S.C. So ciety of Crippled Children and A- dults; W. J. Crews, chairman of Laurens County Mental Health Association, Miss Janelle Caus- by of Laurens, Laurnes County Chapter, S. C. AssociationofRe- tarded Children. In addition to Hanson, members of the Budget Committee are Oli ver Green, Franch Welch, John Daniluk, Richard Dubose, Mrs. Neal Prater, David Meyers, Wal ter Sigman, Mrs. R.E. Ferguson Jr. and James Von Hollen. BUDGET SESSION — The Greater Clinton United Fund Budget and Ad missions Committee met last week to hear budget requests from the 27 participating agencies. Shown above at the session are, left to right: John Bingham, YMCA director; Bob Han son, chairman of the Budget and Ad missions Committee; and Lynn Coop er, Jr., chairman of the YMCA Fi ll a n c e Committee. — (Yarborough Photo) MARTINS’ HOME—McDuffie Edge, left, and Brevard Patterson check a couple of Purple Martin houses which they have built of aluminum. Pat terson says the Martins seem to pre fer aluminum houses. New Rest Home Opening Set For August 4 The tentative opening date for the new 14-lied unit at the Cor nelia Blakely Rest Home, 203 N. Bell Street is scheduled for Aug ust 4. The Cornelia Blakely Rest Home serves as a foster home for people who are incapable of taking care of themselves. It has fa cilities for both male and female patients. An urgent appeal is made for the following items for the new unit: single beds, sheets, blankets, pillows, pillow cases, spreads, dining tables and chairs, base cabinets, television and lawn chairs. Readers who would like to contribute any of the above named items are requested to call Frances Judon at 833-0346. Fi nancial contributions are also greatly appreciated. Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON Over the years there have been a number of board ing houses in Clinton. One that lasted for many years was the Henderson Boarding House on South Broad Street across from the present tele phone building. This was operated by two Hen derson sisters and their brother. Room and board were furnished, or you could just take your meals there. Another similar boarding house with a splendid record was the Riddle Boarding House operated in the Clinton Mill Village. There was also the Avalon Club. This boarding house was for young unmarried mert and was located on Mus grove Street behind the Methodist Church. Room and board were both furnished but there were a large number of young men who only ate there. The hostesses were Misses Mattie and Tensie Blakely who were two of the finest Christian la dies that I have ever known. They reminded me of Mary and Martha of the Bible. I believe that the only three that were full members of the Ava lon and that are still living are Harold Flanagan of Hendersonville, N. C., A1 Brice of Greenwood, and Ryland F. Sumerel of Clinton. [<•>>>>>>>>>:• I 1 $