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Wyt Clinton Chronicle Vol. 70 — No. 42 Clinton. S. C., Oct. 30, 1969 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 3-A Bditoriails 2-B Hospital News 6.A Society 2-A Sports 7-A BRONZE STAR — Mrs. Robert E. King receives the Bronze Star medal and other citations which were presented posthumously for her husband. Cpl. Robert E. King who was killed in Vietnam. The presentation, by direction of the President, was made by Maj. Windsor Ward. ('pi. King died in Vietnam in July. Planners Stress Clinton's Need For 'Ring Road' A “ring-road bypass system around Clinton is one of the area’s prime immediate needs, mem bers of the Clinton PlanningCom- mission told a representative of Wilbur Smith Associates Tuesday night. At the monthly meeting of the commission, Phil Simon of Wilbur Smith Associates re quested that commission mem bers tell him of the problems and hopes of the area. Simon is in charge of con ducting a Land Use Survey for United Fund Nearing Goal The Clinton United Fund cam paign is near its $55,500 goal and should meet it if some still out standing contributions come through as anticipated, according to campaign chairman Charles (Buddy) Oakley. Oakley said he plans to make a final report next week. PC Students Answer Call the city, under contract with the State Development Board. Commission members told Si mon that the “ring-road* is ex tremely important to Clinton in aleviating downtown traffic con gestion. Mayor Harry Layton told Si mon that most of Clinton’s growth in the past 10 years has been beyond the city limits. He said, “We don’t have many areas in the city which aren’t developed.” Asked by a commission mem ber if the city should consider some annexation, the mayor re plied, “That’s a possibility.” Commission member Dr. Roy Suber, superintendent of Whit ten Village, stressed that the city must have several different types of plans, each related to the other. He said, “We need to have a plan to take care of immediate needs---such as housing--- and also have a long range plan. Of course, our plans to take care of our immediate needs must also be compatible with our long- range plans." Clinton Youth Dies In Wreck Kenneth Wayne Blackwell, 14- year-old student at Clinton High School, was fatally injured Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, in a pickup truck accident. A son of Mr. Clarence A. and Mary Floyd Blackwell of Route 1, Clinton, he was pronounced dead on arrival at Bailey Memorial Hospital after the 3:55 p.m. ac cident on Secondary Road 50, about two miles south of Clinton. The youth was a passenger in a 1964 Ford pickup truck driven by his brother, David N. Black- well, 18, according to Laurens County Coroner Marshall Press- ley. The truck ran off the road and overturned, Pressley said. No inquest is planned. Also in vestigating was S. C. Highway Patrolman M. W. Bostic. Funeral services were con ducted Saturday at Mountville Baptist Church with burial in Rosemont Cemetery. Other survivors include three brothers, Norman, Larry and Mi chael Blackwell, all of the home; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Blackwell of Clinton. * * * Phyllis Watkins Wins Chronicle Football Contest Young Clinton Boy To Assist A 13-year-old Clinton boy undergoes open heart surgery Thursday in Charleston, with a big assist from several Presbyter ian College students. PC student donated 22 pints of blood for Willie James Vance. The negro youth had a hole in his heart but needed 14 pints of blood to have the operation. The situation was explained to the PC student body during as sembly on Tuesday morning. By Tuesday night, the 14 pints of blood had been pledged. Mrs. Alice Davison on the Laurens County Welfare Depart ment made arrangements for the students to give their blood at the Laurens Hospital on Thurs day and Friday. The Laurens County Sheriff’s Department transferred the bl(x»d to the blood bank in Anderson which exchanged it with Charles ton. On Thursday afternoon, eight PC students donated blood and on Friday, there were 14 more do nors, making a total of 22 pints for Willie James Vance. In a letter to tfilfTC'studehts, Mrs. Alice Vance, mother of the youth, “I thank each of you for donating blood for my son. And I also thank the ones who want ed to give but had to be turned down. And I also want to thank the mayor of Clinton, Mrs. Mar tha Lawson of the Medical Health Center of Clinton and Mrs. Mary Gilstrap of the Welfare Depart ment in Laurens." Mrs. Vance said her son went to the hospital in Charleston Sunday and will undergo surgery Thursday, Oct. 30. She said, “I want all the people to pray for him." Jaycees Sponsor Carnegie Course The Clinton Jaycees are spon soring the Dale Carnegie course for all interested people and busi nesses in the Clinton area. The course endeavors to im prove its participants in many ways, including self confidence, more effective speaking, better memory, efficiency and leader ship. A free inspirational seminar will be held for any interested business or group of individuals to familiarize them with the course. After seeing the brief seminary, business leaders can decide whether they or tlieir em ployees would be interested in the course. The 14-week course will begin in a few weeks. Anyone wishing additional in formation about the Dale Carne gie course should contact Mil- ton Moore(833-3919 or 833-3571); Tom West at Maxwell Brothers; Mike Hurt at The TorringtonCo.; or Mike Horton at PigglyWiggly. MISS HOMECOMING — Veronica Gilliam, ‘Miss Homecoming’, is shown in the Bell Street High' School Homecoming parade last Friday. Others honored in the parade were Deborah Lorick, ‘Miss Bell Street’, and Barbara Smith, ‘Miss Football Sweetheart’. Halloween Carnival Set Tonight Hundreds of little spooks, gob lins and witches will descend upon the National Guard Armory tonight for the annual Clinton Elementary School PTA Hallo ween Carnival. The carnival will start at 5 p.m. and conclude at 7:30 p.m. The carnival will feature 16 booths plus food concessions. New booths will include a BB shooting gallery, carpet golf, football throw, wet sponge throw (with live targets). In addition to the hot dog and hamburger booths, there will be cookies, cakes and pies in bake sales. The lot across from the armo ry will be available for parking and a policeman will be on duty to assist people in crossing the street. Phyllis Watkins of Route 3, Clinton, is this week's winner of The Chronicle's football con- test--by only one point. Phyllis Watkins and Sandra Burdette of Route 2, Clinton, both missed only one of 15 pre dictions. However, Phyllis Wat kins was exactly right on the point margin of the “tie-break er.” She picked Clinton to win, 13-7, a six point margin. Sandra Burdette picked Clinton 14-7. The score was 12-6. Phyllis Watkins wins the $25 first prize and Sandra Burdette wins the $10 second prize. PC Giving Program Passes Half-Way Mark Presbyterian College’s 1969 Annual Giving program has moved past the half-way mark with $80,100 reported so far, President Marc C. Weersing an nounced today. He said the total showed ai increase of almost $20,000 in the past six weeks as alumni and friends pushed to complete the $150,000 goal in the final quar ter. Trick Or Treat' Night Suggestion Clinton Mayor Harry Layton says it was “just a suggestion” that youngsters make their “trick or treat” rounds on Thursday night. The suggestion was made by Clinton Elementary School PTA officials in connection with the annual Halloween Carnival Thursday night. Mayor Layton said, “Actually, the city doesn’t have any more to do with the observance of Halloween than it does with July 4th or Christmas. It’s up to the youngsters when they want to ‘trick or treat’.” The PTA suggested that youngsters make their “trick or treat” rounds on Thursday night, instead of Halloween night on Friday, because "fthe automobile traffic expected Friday in con junction with the Clinton-New- berry and Bell Street-Emmett Scott football games. He also said, “I expect many people will be away from home on Friday night, attending either the games or the Laurens County Fair." 240 Marriages The Rev. J. W. Spillers may conduct 240 mar riages Sunday—all at one time. Actually, Rev. Spillers will conduct a marriage renewal service for all of the couples for whom he has performed marriage ceremonies. In the 22 years that he has been pastor of Cal vary Baptist Church, Rev. Spillers has performed 240 marriage ceremonies. All of these couples have been sent letters of invitation to attend the 11 ajn. service Sunday morning, Nov. 2, at the church. They will be given the opportunity to renew their marriage vows. The pastor’s morning message also will concern mar riage. Modem Confusion We won’t mention any names but a certain fellow in Clinton got a little confused when the electricity was turned off Sunday afternoon. He lives in a section of town where city crews were doing some renovation work and had to cut the power Sunday. He turned on the TV set to watch a pro foot ball game. When the TV set didn’t come on, he got down h i s radio, commenting “Well, if I can’t watch it, at least I’ll listen to the game.” About then is when he realized that radios also run on electricity. Mann Sees Haynsworth Vote In Congressman James R. Mann expects a vote on Judge Philip Haynsworth’s Supreme Court confirmation to come in about two or three weeks. Speaking at the annual Laurens County Civic Club barbecue, Mann said, “Right now, it ap pears one or two votes will de cide it and I wouldn’t bet which way it’ll go.” Mann said, “You’re seeing a power play by big labor and the civil rights movement, supported by the press” in the fight against confirmation of South Carolina’s Haynsworth. The Fourth District congress man also said, "Many who have said they are opposed to Hayns worth admit privately that they can find nothing wrong with his record but their people back home, influenced by the press, are opposed to Haynsworth. There is an anti-South sentiment in much of the nation and we can sense it daily in our deal- 2 To 3 ings in Congress. This anti- South sentiment is behind much of the opposition to Judge Hayns worth.” Concerning the war in Vietnam, Mann said, “I accuse our leaders of not leveling with the people through the years of this con flict. Victory in Vietnam is going to involve years. Making a na tion of self-determining people out of illiterate peasants isn’t going to be done overnight. “I subscribe completely to the proposal that South Vietnamese take over the ground combat mis sions in Vietnam by the end of the year. However, we must understand that they have no capacity for production of war materials. If we stay, we’re going to have to stay for years." Mann said a member of Eng land’s Parliament told him re cently, "Our people aren’t par ticularly upset because you’re there (in Vietnam). They’re upset because you haven’t been sue- Weeks cessful --- You are allowing the emotions of the street to deter mine your foreignpolicy---your democracy has to have a center iron..” Mann said, “I don’t subscribe to those who illogically give aid and comfort to our enemies. How ever, lawful dissent is part of democracy ... Certainly many young people are discontent. You were discontent when you were younger. You thought you knew all the answers ... “ * * * Crouch Heads District Census P. W. Crouch of Mountville, has been named a district man ager of the 1970 census, accord ing to Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C. A retired construction engi neer with the South Carolina Highway Department, Crouch will supervise the district that in cludes Greenville, Laurens and Spartanburg counties. NEW IvOOK’ — The Clinton Hig-h School hand displayed their new uni forms last Friday ni^ht at the Clin- ton-I^xington football pame. The uniforms were purchased after a suc cessful $9,000 campaign by band par- rents. Shown above are Allen Fin ley. Hal Baukniyht, Carole Perry, and Keith Blackmon. The boys sport the new uniforms. However, the new uniforms for the drum majorette. Miss Perry; the majorettes and the color guard did not arrive in time for last week’s game. — (Photo bv Eddie McGee) Whitten Village Parents Oppose Pooling Of Funds The Whitten Village Parents Club has gone ii reenrd m op position to action >f ttie S. C. Commission >n Mental Retarda tion to po.j parents’maintenance fees. F. L. Jagar of Charleston, pre sident of the club which held its annual fall meeting at Whitten Village Sunday, said money par ents send for the children now totals about$50(),000annually. He said, “We presently have $800,000 on deposit with the state treasurer in the parents’ main tenance fee account." He also said, “We know that other institutions have problems and we are on record as lieing for retarded children, but not at the expense of Whitten Village.” The other retardation institu tions are Pineland and the S. C. Retarded Children's Habilitation Center. The resolution opposing the commission’s action said the Whitten Village' parents gr< up felt “fees collected at each institu tion should tie kept separab ly and used for the purposes f that institution.” The S. C. Commission ui Men tal Retardation has taken actn n which Would use fees r dlected at the three state mstituti ns "to bond any needed capital im provement projects within the Department of Mental Retarda tion system." The Whitten Village parents’ resolution says, “If, as,andwlien capital improvements are needed at other institutions for the ment ally retarded, and parents’main tenance fees are not sufficient to bond such needed capital im provement projects, the state should issue its bonds for such projects." Such bonds would lie payable fr- ni state general funds and parents' maintenance fees f the institutions for which such bonds are issued, the resolution said. Jagar said Whitten Village was given its own bonding authority in 1964 and said assurance of that authority had been received from Gov. Robert McNair last February. Jagar said the com mission notified him in a tele phone conversation in August that ttie decision had !>een made to pool the fees. In another resoluti <n, Dr. Roy B. Sutler, superintendent for Whitten Village, was recognized for his loyalty b Whitten Vil lage and his “untiring efforts in its behalf. ” Gheorghui To Perform At PC Next Tuesday Valentin Gheorghui, dis tinguished Rumanian concert pi anist, will perform t>efore the Presbyterian College student as sembly next Tuesday at 10 a.m. m Belk Auditorium. The public is invited. His program here will include selections by Mozart, Beetho ven, Mendelssohn and Chopin. Through numeri>us tours of Eu- r pe and in this country, Gheor ghui has acquired an internat ional reputation as a concert pianist. He was born in Galat- zi, Rumania, in 1928, studied for two years at the National Con servatory of Paris with Noel Gallon and Lazare Levy, and continued his studies at the Con servatory of Bucherest. He is the winner of many competitions, including a brilliant first prize in the “Georges Enesco” Con- cours International at Bucharest in 1958. Besides being a pianist of the first order, Valentin Gheorghiu is a composer of genuine talent VALENTIN GHEORGHUI Parents' Day Set Saturday An estimated 900 visitors are expected to come to the campus for Presbyterian College's 13th annual “Parents’ Day" this Sat urday afternoon. KIWANIS OFFICERS—Past Presi dent J. B. Templeton turns over the gavel to Bailey Dixon, right, who is the new president of the Clinton Ki- wanis Club. Other officers shown above are Dr. Judsson Davis, left, vice-president, and Bill Hill, second from right, secretary-treasurer. Members of the board of direc tors, not pictured, are Dr. L. M. Stephens. James Von H o 11 e n,. Reese Young, Harry Bolick, Dr. R. M. Fuller, Carl Rogers and Roy Workman.