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WEATHER (Week of July 23-30) High: 97 Low: 65 (July 26) (July 30) Rainfall: .32 in. (July 24, 29) wgt Clinton Chronicle VoL 71 — No. 29 Clinton, S. C.. Thursday, July 31,1969 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 3-A, 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 4-A Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A MMMM The Great Voyage Cally Gault won and lost his “Captain’s Li cense’’ all in the same day recently, according to Reese Young. Gault, Young and Dr. James Macdonald went fishing in Gault’s boat on a recent trip to Pawleys Island. Gault, athletic director at Presbyterian College, had never taken his boat into the ocean before. However, going out, everything went so well that Gault commented, “You know, I believe I’m ready for my captain’s license. Young and Mac donald agreed. The fish weren’t biting so they decided to head in. Young cautioned ‘Capt.’ Gault, “Going in is a problem. You have to pick a wave and ride it in, like a surf board. Don’t let another wave catch up with you and turn the boat crossways to the waves.’’ About that time, a huge wave hit them. Gault was thrown out of the boat but Young and Macdonald held on. Gault yelled that he was OK and instructed the others to try to get the boat in. Young and Macdonald righted the boat and started in. It wasn’t long before they hit a sand bar. They got out, pushed the boat off and Young jumped in the boat. Macdonald was left on the sandbar. He yelled at Young. “How do I get out of here?” Young replied. “Swim!” Young took the boat to safety and when he looked back out to sea, he doubled over, laughing. There was Gault, still swimming for shore on one side of the inlet and Macdonald swimming for shore on the other side. Leaky White House If your roof leaks, you’re in good company. So does the White House. Ben Hammet, director of Alumni Affairs and Public Relations at Presbyterian College, and sons, Scott and Louis, visited Washington recently. While there, they had dinner with PC alumnus Harry Dent, a key advisor to President Nixon. They were eating in a dining room in one of the annexes to the White House when a torrential rain hit. The dining room roof leaked. “All over that pretty red carpet,” Haimnet says. Tuttle Named Professor Of Military Science Colonel William B. Tuttle Jr., is the new professor of military science in command of the Pres byterian College ROTC unit, President Marc C. Weersing an nounced today. The United States MUitary Academy graduate has just ar rived on campus to replace Lt. Col. Benjamin F. Ivey, who left for Vietnam duty last May after three years with the PC unit After receiving his BS degree from West Point in 1944, Tuttle served with the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II and was a company commander in the Ko rean War with the 160th Infan try Regiment. He comes toPresbyterianCol- lege after two tours of duty in Vietnam. First from 1964 to 1966 and then 1968-69, Col. TutUe’s assignments there included being adviser to the Vietnamese Joint Operations Center, commander of US Special Forces in the del ta, and adviser to th^civilian operations and revolutionary de velopment support in I Corps. He has attended infantry and parachute schools, and his awards COL. TUTTLE include the Legion of Merit, Air Medal, Bronze Star, Combat In fantry Badge (3rd award), Mas ter Parachutist Badge and the Vietnamese Parachutist Badge. Col. Tuttle is a native of Ohio, the son ofa former Army colonel. He is married to the former Margaret Kersh, and they have a son and daughter. Liberty Tree' Honors Laurens County Aug. 7 "The Liberty Tree" will salute Laurens County with Laurens County Night Aug. 7. The salute to Laurens Coun ty will be given at 8:30 p.m. with the performance to begin at 8:45 p.m. A number of changes have been made in the scenes and costumes so the performance is expected to be of interest even to those who attended last season. A special invitation has been extended to Thomwell and Whitten Village and plans are for a number of children to at tend the "Laurens County Nighty A bus may be chartered if enough interest is shown, ac cording to a spokesman for the Clinton Chamber of Commerce office. This would have to be determined by Aug. 4. Tickets for the performance will be on sale at reduced "coun ty night’ rates of $2 for adults and $1 for children and students. Tickets are on sale at Adair’s Men’s Shop, Lynn Cooper, Inc., Howard’s Pharmacy, McGee’s Drug Store and the Chamber of Commerce offices in Laurens and Clinton. For additional information, call 833-2716, the Clinton Chamber of Commerce office. The award-winning drama, written by noted outdoor drama playwright Kermit Hunter, is a recreation of life in the state at the time of the American Revolution. The cast of the play--over 60 strong and most of them native South Carolinians—relive the struggle between Tory and Pa triot for the right to determine the course of the state’s history. The performances are staged at the outdoor theater at Ses- qul-Centennial State Turk. MISS COASTAL EMPIRE—Virginia Rogers is shown above, center, after being crowned ‘Miss Coastal Em pire’ at the Beaufort Water Festival last w-eekend. Miss Clinton of 1970, Virginia w r as selected from 22 beauty queens. Others shown above are, left, Linda Howell, Miss Timmons- ville, second runner-up; and Miss IvorLs, Betsy Townsend, first runner- up. Miss Clinton Wins Coastal Virginia Rogers of Clinton added a title last weekend when she was crowned Queen of the Coastal Empire at the 14thannual Beaufort Water Festival. Virginia, who was crowned Miss Clinton of 1970, in May, won the Beaufort title over 22 other beauty queens represent ing towns and cities throughout South Carolina. The first and second runners- up in the Water Festival pageant were in the final 10 contestants in the recent MissSouthCarolina Pageant. Virginia will represent Clinton in the 1970 state pageant. Virginia says, “I was very sur prised and flattered to receive this honor. This was the first festival in which I have parti cipated and I was very impressed with the way the people of Beau fort had everything so well or ganized. I thoroughly enjoyed the festival. ” Sponsored by the Clinton Jay- cees, she also plans to partici pate in the Grape Festival in York Aug. 15-16 and the Apple Festival in Westminster Sept 5-6. In addition to the crown, Miss Rogers won a $250 scholarship, a silver bowl, and expense-paid weekend at Hilton Head, and a silver bread and butter dish and charm. A junior at Clemson Uni versity, Miss Rogers is the 19- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Rogers of Clinton. The 5 - ’3-1/2, blue-eyed blonde won the swim suit competition Friday night and was crowned queen of the festival at the coro nation ball on Saturday night. The coronation ball climaxed a^week of activities at Beaufort which included a 100-unit parade, water skiing events, a parade of boats, speed boat races, water melon eating contest, ice sitting contest, day-long baton twirling contest, aerial show by sky div ers, marathon race, helicopter show and a performance by the Blue Angels, the Navy’s crack formation flying team. Empire Title SWIM SUIT WINNER—Virginia Rogers was win ner of the swim suit competition at the Beaufort Water Festival. She is shown chatting with Elrid Moody, president of the 14th annual Water Festi val. VIRGINIA IS ANNOUNCED AS WINNER This summer, she is teaching ... At Saturday Coronation Ball swimming in the YMCA swim program in Clinton. (Photos By Bob Carpenter, Courtesy ‘Sea Islander’) On Passenger Service Railroad Hearing Set Monday In Greenwood A public hearing on discontinu ance of Seaboard Railroad passenger trains between Atlan ta, Ga., and Richmond, Va., will be held Monday, Aug. 4, inGreen- wood. The hearing will start at 9:30 a.m. in council chambers of the municipal building in Green wood. Discontinuance of the trains would leave Clinton without rail passenger service. Several groups from Clinton plan to attend and speak at the hearing. Clinton Mayor Harry Layton said he plans to appear at the hearing and express his opposition to the proposal. A re presentative ofthe Clinton Cham ber of Commerce also is to speak at the hearing. The Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors went on re cord at their July meeting in op position to discontinuance of the passenger trains. Seaboard served notice in May that it would petition the Inter state Commerce Commission to discontinue passenger trains 33 and 34. The trains, known as "TheSil- ver Comet”, have served Clinton since the 1940s. Originally, the trains provided passenger ser vice from Birmingham, Ala., to Washington, D. C. Service re cently was curtailed and now in cludes passenger service from Atlanta to Richmond. The two trains 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. A representative of the ICC, Richard M. Hartsock, is to be in charge of the hearing. St. Joe Paper Company Plans Plant At Laurens A $3-1/4 million industry has been announced for Laurens County by Governor Robert E. McNair. The Governor said the St. Joe Paper Company would construct its first South Carolina plant on a site of some 35 acres approxi mately two miles north of Lau rens near the intersection of U. S. Highway 276 and U.S. 221. The plant will manufacture corrugated commercial Ixixes in a building to tie constructed by the Cunningham-Limp Construc tion Company of Atlanta. Governor McNair priased the Chairman of the St. Joe Paper Company, Edward Ball, for his personal interest in selecting the Laurens County site and said, “we are proud that Mr. Ball has chosen to extend the highly suc cessful St. Joe Company into tlie Laurens area because it demon strates again that South Carolina and her people are receptive to growth potentials and are willing to make the necessary arrange ments to make the company feel a part of the state’s overall de velopment. " J. D. Little, Jr., Director of the South CarolinaState Develop ment Board, joined the Governor in his commendations: “Mr. Ed ward Ball exemplified the spirit of American free enterprise management philosophy,” Little said, “and we are fortunate to have him become a part of South Carolina through this new plant." Little added, “We are also pleased at the addition of this support industry to serve the growing needs of the textile and other manufacturers in the area.” George Finney, Chairman of the Laurens County Planning and Development Commission, said, “this great addition to our grow ing family of industry shows what can be done when the people of the county work together.” I inney cited the Laurens Chamber of Commerce, the Com mission of Public Works, the County Commissioners, the Mayor of Laurens and the City' Cnuncilmen, and the County De legation, including former Sena tor W'illiam C. Dobbins, for the “outstanding contributions they and many other individual citi zens” made to the project. Finney said, “this is the first Charles (Buddy) Oakley has been named campaign chairman for the Greater Clinton United Fund drive this year. A service station owner and magistrate, Oakley is a native of Clinton and 1949 graduate of Clin ton High School. He is vice president of the Clin ton Campfire Girls Council and is a member of the Greater Clin ton YMCA Board of Directors. He is a Shriner and has been a member of the U. S.,Army Re serve for the past 22 years. Oakley has served as magis trate of Hunter Township for five years and is owner of Center Ser vice Station. He is married to the former Christine Powers of Laurens and they have two children, Susie, industry of its type to locate in Laurens County and this is another step in our continuing efforts to diversify the econo mic foundation of the area." Governor McNair said that when a man of Mr. Ball’s repu tation selects a plant site inSouth Carolina, “we can be assured that all criteria and qualifica tions have been fully met.” Ball, Florida’s largest tax payer and landowner and admin istrator of the massive DuPont estate, acquired properties in 1933 which led to the creation of the St. Joe Paper Company. BUDDY OAKLEY 11, and Tommy, 9. They are mem bers of Calvary Baptist Church where Oakley has taught a Sun day School class for the past 10 years. Oakley is a son of Mrs. Bessie Oakley and the late S. L. Oakley. Oakley Is Named UF Campaign Head Want To Ride A Car Into Lake Greenwood? How would you like to drive a car into Lake Greenwood and ride it down in water about 30 feet deep? If you’re over 21 years of age, you may have your chance Sunday, Aug. 3. onstrate how divers can get pass engers out of a sunken car. After the squad demonstration, Ballew said, any adult who would like to ride in a car hitting the water may do so. Rescue Squad divers will be standing by to assist. The squad also will exhibit its equipment and answer questions about the equipment or operatic® of the squad. The “Carolina Drifters* band will perform during the after noon. The Laurens County Rescue Squad is going to stage a safety demonstration which will feature information on how to escape from a car in water. The demonstration will begin at 2 p.m. at Floyd’s lading on Lake Greenwood. Rescue Squad members first will drive a car off a boat ramp into the water. A couple of the squad members will demonstrate how to get out of the car as soon as it hits the water. A couple more squad members will stay in the car until it hits bottom, about 30 feet down. Squad member Robert Ballew of Clinton said that it is esti mated that a person can stay in a car about 20 minutes if the windows are rolled up when the car hits the water. The Rescue Squad willdem- Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON When have you seen a store with high shelving that had a ladder attached to the shelving that could be moved along on a track ? When have you seen a store with wires leading from all parts of the store to the main office with little buckets or Cups attached to the wires to carry tickets and cash to the office and return change? When have you read Youths Companion or Ladies Home Jour nal by lamplight? When have you eaten a ripe Maypop? When have you seen a 16 or 18 year old boy in a pair of knickerbockers? When have you g: seen a cold pan of clabber? Or, do you have to ask someone what*clabber is? When have you been to a church and seen several old men sitting in what was called the Amen Corner? They were awake enough to enjoy the sermon so when the preacher emphasized some subject and they agreed with him they said, “Amen”. Finally, when have you seen a man roll his own cigarette and light it by striking a country match across the tight seat of his pants?