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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.
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$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.
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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.
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