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WEATHER (Week of July 29-Auj?. 5) High: 93 Low: 58 (July 3) (Aug. 5) (July 29-30; Aug. 2) Rainfall: 1.8 ins. (Aug 1-4) Soil Temperature Range: 82-75 Clinton Chronicle VoL 71 — No. 30 Clinton, S. C.. Thursday, August 7,1969 INDEX Three Sections, 22 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 5-A Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A At Hearing In Greenwood City Officials Protest Cut Rail Passenger Service CAR HITS WATER IN RESCUE SQUAD DEMONSTRATION SUNDAY .... At Floyd’s Landing On Lake Greenwood Rescue Squad Gives Safety Demonstration BY ERNIE SEGARS The Laurens County Rescue Squad held a demonstration of techniques that can be used to safely get out of an accident in water, whether it be in a boat or an automobile. The demonstra tion was held Sunday afternoon at Floyd’s landing on Lake Green wood. Despite the rain, several hundred persons came to the demonstration that the Squad holds every summer to show life saving techniques and to give the public a chance to see some of the equipment that the Rescue Squad uses. An almost carnival atmosphere prevailed at the de monstration, but the new tech niques that were being shown and the equipment on display is used to save lives. Before the demonstration actu ally began, several Laurens County officials addressed the group. Coroner Marshall Press- ley, one of the organizers of the group some eight years ago, ex pressed his appreciation to the Rescue Squad for the valuable assistance that they had given the Coroner’s office intimeofemer- gency. Mrs. Alice Davidson, the head of the Laurens County Civil Defense, also expressed her ap preciation to the Squad for their service without pay to the peo ple of Laurens County. Corporal J. M. Vincent of the South Caro lina Highway Patrol also compli mented the Rescue Squad on the fine assistance that they have offered the patrol in time of e- mergency. The first demonstration by the Rescue Squad was the proper way to act if a boat should capsize in the water. Three squad mem bers turned the boat over, and one tried to swim away from the accident toward shore. Another Squad member staged a "rescue* of this man and demonstrated the proper method of doing this. The other two squad members in the boat remained with the boat, turned back into the right posi tion, and paddled it into shore. Next, members of the Green wood Rescue Squad exhibited the giant “can opener" that they have developed to open the tops of cars that are sinking into the water. This instrument is made of a long metal pipe for the handle and sharpened pieces of metal to form the cutting surface of the “can opener*. The Greenwood Rescue Squad has used this in strument twice in freeing trap ped wreck victims and have found it a very effective weapon in their battle to save lives. After this demonstration, came the highlight of the show. Five Rescue Squad members drove a car into the lake to show the pro per procedure in escaping from such an accident The five in cluded Smitty Summers, Stanley Klnard, William Campbell, Joe TWO SQUAD MEMBERS SHOW HOW TO LEAVE SINKING CAR .... Three Others Stayed With Car Longer Thomason and Burrell Kirby. Two of the “victims* escaped as soon as the car entered the water. The other three were to wait un til the car became completely submerged and the air began to run out. Often, the air bubble in the rear of an automobile will last 20 to 25 minutes. They were unsuccessful in staying down as long as they planned, but the de monstration was successful. When asked to comment on the ride into the water, Rescue Squad member Smitty Summers re plied, “Well, as the car came closer to the water, I was just hoping this old car would retain enough air and keep the water out long enough for us to complete the demonstration successfully. It didn’t do it this time, but I hope that all the spectators un derstood what we were trying to prove. If the people involved in a wreck in the water just don’t panic there is no reason for them not to come out of it in good condition." Mayor Harry Layton and Chamber ofCommerce President George Cornelson represented Clinton at the Interstate Com merce Commission hearing in Greenwood on Monday. The meet- 0 ing was held to hear public com- I ment on the proposed discontinu ing of trains 33 and 34 on the Sea board Coastline Railroad. If this action is taken, it will leave Clinton without any passenger train service. Representing the city of Clin ton, Mayor Layton pointed out that Clinton is in the center of one of the most rapidly growing industrial areas in the country, and the need for a better balanced transportation system is very necessary. Mayor Layton said, “The rail road has gradually decreased their services within the last few years. Railroad express is no longer available. Railroads won’t ship goods except by the car load. Now they want to stop one more service that could hurt many peo ple." Layton also pointed out that there are several institutions and schools in Clinton that depend on the railroad for transportation. He said, “Presbyterian College, Thornwell Children’s Home, and Whitten Village all are located in Clinton. It is unfair to leave these institutions without some form of train transportation.* Mayor Layton also commented on the close relationship that the people of Clinton feel for the railroad. He said, “We in Clin ton have always had the warmest regards for railroad people. We admit the trains haven’t been used to their full capability, but there are still some people who ride the train. We hope that the rail road will not desert us complete ly.* George Cornelson of the Clin ton Chamber ofCommerce said, “The Chamber of Commerce is very concerned about this pro posed reduction of all passenger service on the Seaboard Coast line. When the railroad announced Members of the Rescue Squads from Prosperity, Newberry, Whitmire and Greenwood attend ed the demonstration and assist ed in the crowd control that be came necessary before the start of some of the more dangerous demonstrations. Rainfall Cuts Long, Dry Spell Rainfall last weekend quenched Clinton’s longest dry spell in at least 10 years. Beginning Friday and continu ing through Monday afternoon, the Clinton area received 1.8 inches of rain. During June and July, the area received only about two inches of rain, making it the longest dry spell in at least 10 years, ac cording to Bob Wickham of the Thornwell Weather Observation Station. Early Tuesday morning, the area also had what may be a re cord low for early August: 58 degrees. THREE SQUADSMEN RIDE CAR TOWARD BOTTOM OF LAKE .... Demonstrating That Air Is Trapped In Car ^•X-X-XvX^^vX^vX—XvXvX.X.X.VvV.I.XvV.v.v.v.v.x.XvXvXvX'XvX-: Wanted: Old Cars To Haul Away A campaign to rid Clinton of old junk cars is now underway. Buck Galloway of Greenville is hauling away old cars and early this week already had picked up about 20 cars in Clinton. Gallo way takes the old cars which are given to him for hauling away and converts them into marketable scrap metal. Clinton Streets Supt Eddie McGee said, This is an opportunity for us to get rid of those old junk heaps which are an eyesore for Clinton. After this campaign, city councllmen have indicated they will pass an ordinance making it mandltory that junk cars be re moved.* McGee said Galloway has been working the Clinton area since last Thursday and already has hauled away about 20 cars. He said Galloway expects to get about 100 old cars from Clinton. Galloway recently hauled off over 350 cars in Greenville. McGee said anyone who wants an old car hauled off should con tact him at 833-0660 or call the City Clerk’s office. this proposed elimination in May, the President of the Chamber of Commerce wrote a letter to the Interstate Commerce Com mission in Washington opposing this move. Mayor Layton pointed out that Thornwell, Presbyterian College, and Whitten Village need some form of cheap mass trans portation for the people that they serve. We urge that the Commis sion force the railroad to continue with this service to the area." Mr. Cornelson was cross examined by the attorney repre senting the railroad and, in re sponse to a question, pointed out that Clinton Mills used over 12 million dollars in raw cotton last year, all of which were shipped on the Seaboard Coast line. There were other representa tives from communities along the line. Each of these repre sentatives urged the I.C.C. ex aminer to refuse the Seaboard Coastline permission to discon tinue the service. Senator Robert Lake, repre senting Newberry, Laurens, and Union Counties and the town of Whitmire, argued that the rail roads had been given the right of emminent domain in the first place to make their construction easier. Lake said that this right was given to them in the public interest, and they should be forced to continue with the passenger service in the public interest. DISTRICT LIONS MEET—The cabi- nea of the District Governor of Lions International met Friday evennig in Clinton at Mary Musgrove Hotel. Attending the meeting were repre sentatives of clubs in District 32-A, which encompasses the Piedmont area of South Carolina and includes 55 clubs. Shown above, left to right, are George Cornelson of Clinton, deputy district governor from Region C; Rembert Truluck of Clinton, public re lations chairman for the district; William H. Craven, Jr., of Saluda, District Governor; and Robert Ann- strong of Laurens, Zone G chairman. (Yarborough Photo) IvXvXv. PC Chemistry Film Available Films made by the Presbyter ian College chemistry depart ment are being made available nationally by the Advisory Coun cil on College Chemistry, and de partment chairman K. Nolon Car ter explains how he does it in the latest issue of “Bolex Re porter." Dr. Carter’s article entitled “The Anatomy of a Movie" shows the construction of an educational film about light absorption in complimentary colors. The film was made partly at PC and part ly at Stanford University, where be attended a special workshop by invitation last summer. This particular film was list ed in the teaching aids section of the May issue of the “Journal of Chemical Education." It is one of several made in the Presby terian College chemistry labora tory during the past year and now offered for distribution to other college chemistry depart ments by the Advisory Council on College Chemistry. Future City Water Needs To Be Studied Clinton City Council voted Monday night to have a thorough study conducted on the future water needs of ttie city. Mayor Harry Layton was au thorized to secure the services of Harwood-Bebee Co. of Colum bia to conduct the study. The action came after a lengthy discussion of Clinton’s future water needs, particularly in the southwestern part of the city and the developing area behind the Martha Dendy School. In other action, Council in structed the Police Dept, to col lect delinquent city taxes. Council also authorized the mayor to sign an agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for possible future developments in Clinton. In a routine action, Council commissioned the accounting firm of Palm, Harris, McMillan and Longo to conduct the city’s annual audit. The audit is to be gin Aug. 31. Johnson Burned In Gasoline Fire Richard Johnson suffered hand and arm burns Tuesday night in a gasoline fire at his Cedar Street home. Johnson was cleaning some metal items with gasoline when the gasoline ignited, according to a spokesman for the Clinton Fire Department. Firemen ex tinguished the blaze before any further damage was done. Firemen also answered a call last Thursday to extinguish a fire in a garage at 305 Sloan Street Some stored furniture was heavily damaged before firemen extinguished the blaze. Your Chamber Of Commerce Means Business (Editor’s Note: This is another in a series of articles to acquaint The Chronicle’s readers with the Greater Clinton Chamber of Commerce and its board of directors.) RALPH PATTERSON Membership Ralph F. Patterson is chairman of the membership and attendance committee of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Other members of the com mittee are LenCaricofe, William Hatton, Tommy Hollis and D.B. Smith. Also working with the committee to secure new mem bers are R.W. Boland, F. Howard Smith, CharlesG. Buice, Dr.N.C. Wessinger, Ray Femell and Wy man Shealy. Patterson said, “The member ship and attendance committee is seeking to strengthen the work of the Chamber of Commerce by getting a greater number of busi nesses and individuals to join. We need active participation and at- (Cont on Page 8A.) LEONARD CARICOFE Merchants Leonard E. (Len) Caricofe is chairman of the Clinton Mer chants and Businessmen’s Asso ciation which operates as a branch of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. The Merchants and Business men’s Association works in coop eration with the Chamber ofCom merce’s Trade and Development Committee, of which Joe Holland is chairman. The Merchants and Business men’s Association coordinates special citywide sales promo tions, such as the "Bunnyanxa* Sale prior to Easter and the more recent “Red, White and Blue* sale prior to July 4th. A member of the Chamber cl (Cont on Page 8AJ