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WEATHER (Week of August 20-27) High: 93 Low: 58 (Aug. 21) (Aug. 23) Rainfall: .16 in. Wsyt Clinton Chronicle VoL 70 No. 33 Clinton, S. C., August 28, 1969 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 6-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 4-A Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A What Do 1st Graders Expect? QUESTION: What do first graders expect of school? Why do they want to go to school? We asked a few youngsters who started school this week. TERRY ROBINSON, daughter of PC Basketball Coach and Mrs. Herb Rob inson: “I already can write my name and telephone number so I don’t need to learn to write. But I need to learn to read so my brother won’t have to read the funny papers to me.” Assistant Police Chief Horace Horton Dies Unexpectedly Horace Pinckney Horton, 55, assistant Police Chief in Clinton, died unexpectedly late Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack suf fering while vacationing at the beach with his family. Mr. Horton was fatally stricken at Crescent Beach. He joined the Clinton Police Dept in February of 1941 and was named assistant chief in May of 1964, succeeding the late Wil liam Blakely. Clinton Mayor Harry Layton said, “ Lt Horton was one of our most valuable officers. He will be sorely missed by everyone con nected with the city---the police department especially and of course the citizens of the com munity who recognized and ap preciated his services for these many years.” A native of Laurens County, he was a son of Mrs. Bessie Davis Horton and the late Robert Simeon Horton. In addition to his position with the Police Dept., he was a cattle farmer. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was a veteran of World War H, serving in the U. S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Milam Horton; a daughter, Mrs. Jake (Elizabeth) Rasor Jr. of Greenville; a son, Horace P. Horton Jr. of Milledge- ville, Ga.; five sisters, Mrs. Grady H. (Brunelle) Chandler of 4 HORACE HORTON Clinton, Mrs. Louise McCart ney of Laurens, Mrs. Dewey Dorothy) Riddle of Burlington, N. C., Mrs. Bob (Frances) Oxley of Columbia, Mrs. Dick (Johnita) Lindsay of Bennettsville; a bro ther, William S. Horton of Nash ville, Tenn.; and two grandchild ren. Funeral services will be con ducted Thursday at 4 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Alfred L. Bixler. Burial will be in Rosemont Cemetery. Honorary and active pall bear ers will be Clinton city officials and Laurens County and Clinton law enforcement officers. t Local Lutheran Church Hosts Literacy Rally RICHARD DO WDLE: son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dowdle: “I’m tired of ask ing Johnny and Beth (old- e r brother and sister) what everything is. I want to learn to read so I can read the billboards on the way to Charleston.” MARGARET ANN NA BORS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nabors: “I want to go to school so I can be with Gail" (older sister). FANNY MAE SOBER, daughter of Mrs. Clara Su- ber and the late Mr. Suber of Mountville: “I want to learn to read and to get away from my two little brothers for a while.” BOB WILDER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donny Wil der: “Everybodv says homework is hard but all you do is 2 and 2 and stuff like that and I like to do stuff like that anyway. Besides I can go to the li brary and check out books —like “Superman”. If any of the thousands of adult non-readers in Laurens county are shy about ginng'ta an adult education class, they may be in terested in a program that be gins in Laurens county with a tu tor-training workshop on Sept. 12 and 13. The “Each One Teach One” method is a one-to-one teaching relationship that involves one adult teaching another in a con fidential learning situation. Adults who cannot read at all can move up to the fourth grade level and then are urged to enroll in the state’s adult education classes like the ones held at night in the Laurens county public schools. Volunteers from local churches are urged to turn their names into St. John’s Lutheran Church so that they can be re gistered for the nine-hour course which will be held Sept. 12 and 13. There is no charge for taking the course, but the teacher kits cost $5 each. Leading the local workshop will be Mrs. Norma Brookhart, a for mer missionary to Liberia and a graduate of Wheaton College, Wheaton, 111. She is assisted by another person from South Caro lina who is connected with the S. C. Literacy Association, a group organized by S. C. Jaycees and church volunteers ear lier this year. The local work shop is co-sponsored by the St. John’s Lutheran Church and the S. C. Literacy Association. ROlINDwMN A Look At Camille Carl Campbell of Clinton got a first-hand look at the Gulf Coast damage caused by Hurricane Ca- mile and he could hardly believe his eyes. “That’s the most awful mess I’ve ever seen,” he said, “We were there July 4th and when I went back after the hurricane, it was hard to believe that it was the same place.” Campbell, who worked at Clinton Mills for 28 years before retiring, went to Gulfport, Miss., af ter the hurricane to get his sister, Mrs. Marvin D. Zimmerman and her daughter-in-law, Sharon Zim merman and granddaughter. He said, “The business section looks as if a big bomb went off right in the middle of town. I saw one place where the hurricane blew the paint right off the wall. I saw timbers with one-inch iron studs which had been popped like match sticks. It’s just complete devastation. It’s hard to believe so much damage could be done so quick ly. “You know, we hear a lot about Civil Defense and being prepared for emergencies, but most folks associate Civil Defense with nuclear attack. How ever, now I can see the value of a good Civil De fense program in case of a natural disaster. I guess folks say, ‘Well, something like that won’t happen here,’ but that’s what the people in Miss issippi thought, too.” Campbell believes that some of Jack Holland’s good Clinton water was the first to reach Gulf port from the outside after the hurricane. Campbell took 16 gallons of water and two chests full of ice from Clinton to Gulfport, arriv ing there early Tuesday morning. He said, “That water and ice wouldn’t have been more welcome if it had been gold. There was a riot at the ice plant as people fought to get ice.” Campbell said that anyone who wants to help residents of that area may do so through the Sal vation Army He said clothes and furniture should be sent to the Salvation Army, Busman and Plum St., Hattiesburg, Miss. 39401; c a s h donations should be sent to Salvation Army, 211 Magnolia Ave., Birmingham, Ala. 36205; and food and blank ets should be sent to Salvation Army, 2001 24th Ave., Gulfport, Miss. 39601. District 56 School Calendar Is Announced School District 56 students re ported this week for the opening day orientation session of the new school year. The regular school schedule begins Tuesday, Sept. 2, after the Labor Day holiday on Mon day. Lunch will be served at the school on Tuesday. The first six weeks will end on Oct. 9 and the second six weeks ends on Nov. 20. Tanksgiving holidays are scheduled Nov. 27-28 andexami- nations are scheduled Dec. 15- 19. Christmas holidays begin at the end of the regular school day on Dec. 19 and students re turn to class on Jan. 5. The third six weeks and first semester ends on Jan. 19. The fourth six weeks ends March 2. Spring holidays are scheduled March 26-April I. Students also will have a holiday April 10 as teachers attend in-service train ing and the S. C. Education Asso ciation meeting. The fifth six weeks ends April 21 and final examinations are scheduled May 26-June 1. The last day of school is slated for June 3. * * * Starts 90th Session PC Opening Convocation Slated Monday Morning Dr. Jack K. Williams, vice- president for academic affairs at the University of Tennessee and one of the South’s leading edu cators, will address the opening convocation of Presbyterian Col lege’s 90th session next Monday morning. He will speak at 9 a.m. inBelk Auditorium to the assembled stu dent body and faculty. The for mal exercises wiU get underway with the robed academic proces sional and will include welcoming remarks by President Marc C. Weersing and Student Body Pre sident Robert G. Johnston of Co lumbus, Ga., prior to the intro duction of the main speaker by Academic Dean W. Fred Chap man, Jr. The first classwork will begin immediately after the con vocation under a revised, abbre viated schedule starting at 10:15 a.m. instead of the normal 8 a.m. Dr. Williams is especially well-known in South Carolina be cause of the outstanding service he rendered at Clemson Uni versity for 19 years, 1947-66. He taught history and government there for the first 10 years, mov ing up from instructor to pro fessor during this period. In 1957 he was appointed dean of the Clemson Graduate School, then became dean of the University (1960-63) and held the title of vice-president for academic af fairs from 1963 to 1966. Upon leaving Clemson Dr. Wil liams became Commissioner of Public Higher Education for the State of Texas for two years. He assumed his present position as vice-president for academic affairs at the University of Tenn essee last fall. As a recognized authority in the education field, Dr. Williams is a member of the executive council, Commission on Col leges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is on a planning committee of the South ern Regional Education Board. While at Clemson, he organized and established two-year branches of the University at Sumter and Greenville. DR. WILLIAMS Jack Williams is a native Vir ginian and Phi Beta Kappa scho lar who received his BA degree from Emory and Henry College, and both his MA and PhD de grees from Emory University. He has been awarded honorary degrees by the University of Florida and Emory and Henry. Please Don't Cut The Flowers Please don’t cut the flowers in the cemetery, says Clinton Streets Supt. Eddie McGee. PC Has Largest Freshman Class CC Meet Scheduled For Sept. 9 Fire Department Answers 3 Alarms The Clinton Fire Department answered three calls during the past week. On August 21, the Fire Department answered a call at 405 Calvert Avenue. Some wires had apparently shorted out in the house, but the fire was extinguished before any damage was done. On August 23, the Department answered a call at a tenant house belonging to Mrs. Hubert Pitts. The wiring in the house had short ed out on the inside of the front porch of the house. There was minor damage to the interior of the house. On August 26, the De partment answered a call to ex tinguish a car on fire on Pitts Street. The blaze was extinguish ed, but the car's motor was ruined by the blaze. * * * PC Receives $57,253 From Annual Drive A total of $57,253-more than one-third of the $150,000 goal- has been contributed to Presby terian College’s 1969 Annual Gi ving program to date, President Marc C. Weersing announced today. He said this amount has come from 674 alumni and friends for a variety of objectives including scholarship aid, faculty salary increases and departmental im provements. The Walter Johnson Club sub-total for athletic grants stands at $17,020. McGee said that he and his work crew maintain several flow er garden areas to help beauti fy the Rosemont Cemetery. How ever, he said these flowers aren’t to be cut. He said that many flowers have been cut and placed on graves recently. Concert Group Conducts Fall Membership Drive The Fall Membership Drive of the Community Concert Associa tion will be conducted next week, September I - 6. According to Mrs. Alan Cook, membership chairman, the pur pose of this drive is to enroll music lovers who have moved inb) the Clinton-Laurens area since the annual February Membership Campaign. Working with Mrs. Cook will be her co-chairman, Mrs. James Shakespeare, Mrs. Frank Sher rill, Mrs. Pete Hay, and Mrs. Ron Burnside. Anyone who has not been contacted is encourage to call one of the above, all of whom live in Clinton except Mrs. Cook who resides in Laurens. The 1970-71 series of concerts will include Helen Vanni, soprano, The Princeton Chamber Ensem ble, and Addis and Crofut, unique singing duo. Dates for these at tractions will be announced next week. * * * All State Patrolmen On Duty Labor Day All State Highway Patrolmen stationed in Laurens County will be on duty this weekend because of the Labor Day Holiday traffic, according to Sgt. A. W. Hampton. Hampton said, “All patrol men in South Carolina will be on duty during the Labor Day week end. This will be a dangerous weekend to be on the road. Pointing out that 15 people already have died on highways in Laurens County this year, Hampton said, “We urge you to be ever alert if you have to drive during the holidays. Drive at a safe speed, allow plenty of distance between you and the car ahead, stay on your side of the road. Drive soberly and courteously. Above all, be on the look-out for the other fellow. There are going to be some tired drivers. The killer on our high ways could be driving the next car you meet He may even be driving the car you’re riding in. He may be driving too fast or too slow or he may be driving a de fective vehicle. He probably will be drinking.” Hampton said that Laurens County highways and roads average between40and45wrecks per month, not counting accidents that occur within city limits. He added, "That’s an average month and not a month in which we have a holiday weekend.” Hampton urged Labor Day weekend motorists to drive with their lights on. “This helps visi bility and serves as a reminder to drive safely.” * * * Most Industries To Take Holiday Most of the industries and many offices will be closed on Sept. 1 to observe the Labor Day holi day. Clinton Mills, Ascoe Felts, and the Torrington Bearing Com pany will be closed. The Joanna Plant of Greenwood Mills will remain in operation. The Bank of Clinton and M. S. Bailey Bank will be closed as will The Citizen’s Federal Savings and Loan. The Clinton City Clerk’s office also will be closed. All county offices will be closed with the exception of the Sheriff’s Department There will be no home mail delivery by the U. S. Post Office but mail will be placed in postal boxes at the Post Office. The business office of South ern -Bell Telephone Co. will be closed. Registration for Presbyterian College’s 90th session this Fri day will climax a full week of orientation activities for the lar gest freshman class ever to en roll here. 321 freshmen and 20 transfers bring the total number of new stu dents this year to 341, of which 95 are women. The total enroll ment for all classes is expected to exceed 750, including about 225 women - both new records. The new students arrived last Saturday for the orientation pro gram which has included place ment testing and a wide variety of activities designed to acquaint them with campus life. College opens officially for returning up perclassmen at noon Thursday. Registration for both new stu dents and upperclassmen, sche duled for Friday afternoon in Greenville Hall, will be compu terized again this semester af ter the successful introduction of this efficient technique at se cond semester registration last year. Freshmen, who met with faculty advisors Wednesday af ternoon, will liegin registering at 2 p.m. Upperclassmen are to meet with their advisors Friday morning and then register at 3 p.m. Professor John S. Glo ver, associate professor of mo dern foreign languages, serves as coordinator of the orientation week program and director of computer activities. Among the other officials who have taken a leading role in the opening week program are President Marc C. Weersing, Academic Dean W. Fred Chapman, Student Dean Thomas A. Stallworth, Dean of Whunen Marion F. Hill and Re gistrar Roslyn Martin. An opening convocation Monday morning will set the stage for the start of the academic year. Classwork will get underway im mediately after this program un der a revised, abbreviated sche dule to follow this pattern: the first period class, normally starting at 8 a.m., will be held from 10:15 to 10:35; the second period 9 a.m. class, 10:45-11:05; the third period 10 a.m. class, 11:15-11:35; and the fourth period 11 a.m. class, 11:45-12:05. A membership coffee meeting sponsored by the Greater Clinton Chamber of Commerce will be held Sept. 9 at Mary Musgrove Hotel. The meeting is to start at 10 a.m. A representative of the South Carolina Tricentennial Com mission is scheduled to be fea tured speaker. Plans for the meeting were made last week at the regular meeting of the Chamber of Com merce Hoard of Directors. At last week’s meeting, Fran cis Blalock, chairman of the St reets and Highways Committee, reported that he and Chamber President George Cornelson met with representatives of Seaboard Railways recently, along with city officials. He said discussion was cen tered around how to alleviate some of the traffic congestion caused by trains in the downtown area. However, he told board members, “Apparently we are going to have more railroad traf fic in the future, particularly in view of the railroad mergers in the last few years.” Harris Remley To Speak Kiwanians, Lions Honor In another action, the board authorized Lynn Cooper Jr., chairman of the Tourism Com- New Teachers Thursday Harris T. Remley of Jackson ville, Fla., will be featured speaker Thursday night, Aug. 28, at a joint meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis and Lions clubs who will honor local educators. The dinner meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Mary Musgrove Hotel. This will be the annual “New Teacher Recognition Night” pro gram. New teachers of School District 56 and faculty and staff members at Presbyterian Col lege will be special guests. Offi cials of Boy Scouts, the Clinton YMCA and American Legion also will be guests. The meeting also will serve as the kick off for ticket sales to the Kiwanis Club’s Panckae Jam boree which will be held Sept. 25-26. HARRIS REMLEY He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jacksonville. mittee, to proceed with plans to erect “Welcome to Clinton” bill board at three major entrances to town. Donny Wilder, chairman of the Public Relations Committee, reported that Mullin-Kille Company has been authorized to prepare a 1970 city directory for the Clinton-Joanna area. * * 4c Chronicle Store To Be Closed For Holiday The Clinton Chronicle office supply store will be closed Mon day in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. However, there will be a par tial staff on duty to handle ad vertisements and any news ar ticles which might be available that day. * * * Mr. Remley, a native of Flori da, is freight traffic repre sentative with Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Co. A veteran after-dinner speaker, he will speak on “Americanism.” Mr. Remley has been active in promoting patriotism, free en terprise and constitutional gov ernment. He is a former mem ber of the Duval County, Fla., Democratic Executive Commit tee and served in the Pacific with the U. S. Navy during World War n. He is married and is the fa ther of two sons and a daughter. Clinton Team Wins State Softball Title (See Page 7) Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON Our modern retail grocery stores are a far cry from those of my early childhood. Now every thing is ready packaged and in clean sanitary bags. Whereas in yesteryear, sugar, grits, rice, coffee, crackers, dried fruit, raisins and many other items had to be weighed and priced at time of purchase. Even sweet mixed pickle came in wooden tubs, or containers, which were not altogether sanitary. Then there was the large hoop, or cake, of cheese that was placed on a server made for this purpose. Flour was sold in 24, 48 and 96 pound bags and also in 196 pound barrels. I doubt if there has been a wooden barrel of flour in Clinton in 40 years. Now you can buy a one pound package of flour, in fact a 10c envelope with only a few ounces. I can recall when P. S. Jeans bottled coca cola and crated it in a large case that held 6 dozen bottles which was shipped by train to merchants in Cross Hill, Renno, Joanna, and Whitmire.