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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., September 11, 1969-1-B Fountain Inn Is Featured In Magazine The town of Fountain Inn owes its nostalgic name to a 19th cen tury stagecoach inn with a foun tain two feet high. Caroline S. Coleman of Foun tain Inn tells the story of the old inn with a fountain in the September issue of “Sand- lapper-- The Magazine of South Carolina.” Stopping point between Greenville and Laurensville, the inn offered stagecoach travelers hot food, warm beds and conver sation with local settlers. When the village which had grown up south of the inn was chartered in 1886, its inhabitants chose the name Fountain Inn. Thus they preserved a bit ofhis- tory that might have been forgot ten with the passing of the stage coach era. ELEANOR COLEMAN . . . With 4-H Prize “Sandlapper’ newsstands. is now on sale at Eleanor Coleman Wins 4-H Clothing Contest BY NELLIE K. HARRISON Assistant Extension Home Economist Eleanor Coleman, a member of the Cross Hill Sr. 4-H Club, re cently won the State title for the Clothing Demonstration at State 4-H Week. She received a sew ing machine for this honor. Elea nor is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Coleman, of Route 1, Cross Hill. She attended Clin ton High School and is presently enrolled as a freshman at Win- throp College. Eleanor has been very active in 4-H Club Work. She repre sented Laurens County on Aug. 29, in the 1969 Miss 4-H Compe tition at the South Carolina Up per State Fair. Miss Vickie Moss of Cherokee County received the title. In 1963, Eleanor won a county medal in breads. Each year from 1966-1969 she was a delegate to the State 4-H Conference. In 1966 she was also a delegate to the State Electric Congress. In 1968 she won a wall plaque for achievement in the county Elec tric Program and a medal in Leadership. She was the district winner for the Poultry Barbecue in 1969. Offices which Eleanor held in the local 4-H club included: Song Leader, Program Chairman, Secretary, Vice-President, and President. In County 4-H groups she was Secretary for the Elec tric Club three years, served as a Junior Leader at 4-H groups, presided at County Achievement Program, and is presently Presi dent of the County 4-H Council. + * * Chandler Among Graduates At Limestone College James R. Chandler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Chandler of 703 S. Broad St., Clinton, was among the 33 graduating from Limestone College recently. A resident of Spartnaburg, Chandler received a Bachelor of Science degree. He is married to the former Fleda Earle of Laurens and they have a daugher, Beth. Chandler has accepted a posi tion with Spartan Food System which has headquarters in Spar tanburg. 1*26 Section Contract Awarded The State Highway Department today announced award of a$786,- 430 contract for resurfacing a 12.2 - mile stretch of 1-26 in Lexington and Richland counties. The contract calls for asphal tic concrete surfacing for strengthening and improvements from U. S. 176 near Irmo north westerly to the Newberry county line. The project will involve place ment of a single treatment of bituminous surfacing followed by sand asphalt on some sections that have settled or become rough. Asphaltic concrete sur face course will then be placed over the entire 12 miles. Sloan Construction Company, Inc. of Greenville was awarded the contract on the basis of the firm’s low bid, according to Chief Highway CommissionerSi- las N. Pearman. Five bids were entered ranging as highas$844,- 988. Contractor’s bids on the work were opened August 19. * * * The average weekly unemploy ment insurance benefit paid in 1939 was $10.94. In 1968, weekly benefits average $43.43. FIRST ELEVEN CLUB—At a reun- rens; Jim Moore of Laurens; Paul ion Sept. 5 of the First Eleven Club Washington of Honea Path; and were, lefi to right: R. Pope Chapman Harold Washington of Denison, of Clinton; Means Knight of Lau- First World War I Volunteers Hold Reunion Members of The First Eleven Club met Sept. 5 at the Laurens County Courthouse for a reunion of the men who were the first volunteers for service from Lau rens County during World War I. The first eleven called were John W. Little and Gary Dillard of Clinton, Fleming Smith and Wharton Fuller of Waterloo, all deceased; Mean Knight, Jim Moore, Paul Washington, Harold Washington, all of Laurens; Pope Chapman of Clinton, Jessie Mos- ser of Watts M.ll and Tyre Man- ley of Grey Court. On Sept. 5, 1917, these eleven men met at the Laurens County Courthouse and walked to the railroad depot for the train ride to Columbia, reporting to Camp Jackson. Three years ago, six of the surviving memtiers met at the courthouse and formed The 1- irst Eleven Club. At their reunion Sept. 5 of this year, they had dinner together and talked over old time% During World War I, they were in France for two years,mem bers of the 81st (Wildcat) Divi sion. * * ♦ Harrison Receives Ph. D. Degree At USC Exercise Frederick Williams Harris n 'f Clinton recently received the doebu of philosophy degree m biology at the summer graduation exercises at the I'niversitv f S'utli Car Ima. Samu 1 I. Crisp f Ci os.- Hill received the H.S. degree mman agement and Vicki Cnery! B yd f I 'anna received the H.S. de cree in ffxv management. They were among 670 persons vv'i received degrees at the ex ercises held Aug. 30 iiiCnlumhia. Harrison was "lie f 34 peo ple w'n i receivedthc IMi.Ddegree, the highest iiumWT ever at a sin gle USC graduation. About ne ut ,( every nine living veterans m the I'nited States t"day has served m \ iet- nam. The Ldal nnuiiVi 1 \ iet- nam veterans is nearlv 3 imlli u. MARVIN Dl IT/ Marvin Deitz Is Licensed Funeral Director M rv:i; : ' it. . 1 Old M' I red i . 1 " it/ ! , « hid Cl ii •;d!\ t I stal' t. 1 ■ V' ' ; t '.! ' ! 1" 1-r • 1 Li.v,,. • . 1 d. I a:, : .ti M rv i i r ! "1 1 )•!' nil /r I'Ll 11■ ! I lie !' .1- versitv. I lire" ': Mi. I 'eil/, 1 »i I. : " ,1. 'i [ i eli tes* (nn. id : i ■ ' t i it tD I ',"H. r ' m o ■; st, 111 1 I'e-ilV ' .o : i ■ ■ j');i > d tv ve .1 '1,1 "lit'' ' ' T, lie t til- State I ti'-: ! i I, 1 lull lua nid a .v , ! ■ • d lun- ■ r.tl On■ t i . M.,1 v u, !.. o ' ; li "' t in ' i ""ii. dU- 15, at 8 p.m. at the old Putnam house which is now the Child Development Center on E. Flori da Street across from Community Cash. The public is invited. * + * AA Group Reorganizing The local Alcoholics Anony mous group is reorganizing. They will meet Monday, Sept. We didn't make it any easier to look at. Just easier to drive N j '» ‘ 1S LeRoy Cannon Motor* South Church Street Extension (.UEl N \ 11 I E. S. i . ‘2%0r> I i 1 \ 1 ‘ .Oil! 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