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) WEATHER (Dec. 16-28.) High: 59 Low: 23 (Dec. 19) (Dec- 17) Rainfall- .93 in. (Dec. 21-22) Soil Temp. Range: 41-43 Vol. 70 — No. 52 Clinton Chronicle Clinton, S. C., Dec. 25, 1969 INDEX Four Sections, 28 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 3-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 3-A Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 6-A, 7-A % w ; t ■'A x r “And, lo, the Star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the Star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.”So today, let the peace and joy of Christmas shine throughout our daily lives, bestow ing the blessings of the season upon one and all. In the glad tradition of this most beloved holiday, we join in the wonder and rejoicing, and say a heartfelt “Merry Christmas” to our many good friends. Protests Halt Work On Landfill Work on Laurens County’s first trash disposal landfill area has been halted by protests from home owners residing near the proposed county landfill. According to County Supervi sor Furman Thomason, work on the site, located about 1,500 feet from Bellvlew Church and 1,200 feet from the nearest residence, was stopped after church mem bers and nearby residents issued a formal protest on Dec. 11 to the County Board of commissioners and the county delegation. The Board of Commissioners had agreed in December to open the first landfill area on county property and make it available to all citizens of the county. ' Thomason said no formal action has been taken, but the county is working toward a suit able solution. The Chronicle To Publish Early Again Because next Thursday is New* Year’s Day, a Post Office holiday, The Chronicle will publish a day early again next week. The Chronicle will be published for Wediesday mail delivery. Advertisers and correspond ents are requested to have their advertisements and news articles in by 5 p.m. Monday. MM FRONT PAGE IN KOREA — Clintonian Paul C. (Shorty) Arnold) recently sent The Chronicle Hie above picture dipped from the front page of The Stars and Stripes’ which he read in Punsasn. Ko rea. Hie picture shows congressmen presenting Nixon with over 860,000 petition indicating suf>- port for the President’s Vietnam policy. Near Hie middle of the picture it a box containing signatures from CSinton people. Arnold, who is with the 'A- n , - # Holiday 'VS ■ . - v If SouthCamlina’s 580 Highway Patrolmen could have their Christmas wish, it would surely be no fatalities on the state’s highways. The long Christmas holiday starting Wednesday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, and continuing through Sunday, Dec. 28, will be no holiday for them. They will be on the highways in strength, using every enforce ment technique to assure a safe holiday for motorists, Col. P. Frank Thompson, Patrol com mander, said. Heaviest patrol strength will be in the hours generally from 4 p.m. to midnight each of the five days, but there will be a con siderable number patrolling at all times. He said that last year, there were 11 fatal collisions on the comparable five days, with 18 fatalities, occurring three on Dec. 24, with three killed; three on Dec. 25, with six killed; two on Dec. 27 with three killed; and three on Dec. 28, with six kill ed. There were no highway fa talities on Dec. 26. Lutheran Church Has Candlelight Service Wed. St. John's Lutheran Church, Greenwood Highway, will cele brate the Christmas event with its annual Candlelight Service on Wednesday, Dec. 24th, beginning at 8:30 p.m. This service, centeringaround the carols and special music of Christmas, will conclude with tiie impressive ceremony of the lighting of the candles. Pastor John Setzler states that the organist, choir, and ladies of the congregation have worked hard to insure that this year’s service will be a meaningful testimony to the spirit ofChrist- mas. The community is invited to share in this Christmas eve service. Merchant Marines, wrote, Tt was just a little fun ny being half way around the world and see my home town on the front page.’ The picture also ap peared in U.S. News and World Report magazine and the New York Times. The Clinton Rotary sponsored the local campaign to obtain signa- and about 2,000 Clintonians indicated their support for the president. '•*♦•** v - ■- ti:: PC STUDENTS ENTERTAIN—Mem bers of the Westminster Fellowship at Presbyterian College staged a Christmas party for needy local chil dren recently at the First Presbyte rian Church. The party featured gifts, food—and Santa Claus. Clinton, Today And Tomorrow Clinton Needs Sprucing Up (Editor’s Note: Printed below ‘Clinton, Today, and Tomorrow was published last week and the place will be published next week. Clinton, my adopted town of 34 years, is a grand place to live. I have completely fallen into the spell of it. It is not too big to be personal or too small for in dustrial progress. When showing a stranger our town, we speak with great pride of our institutions: the college, the orphanage, and our nation ally recognized community for the mentally retarded. From a commercial standpoint the eco nomy centers around modern tex tile mills and other key busi nesses. First, let us remember Clinton’s natural resources. Seasonable advantages allow us to enjoy per petual green throughout the year. Spring ushers in dramatic color ing in a profusion of flowers and sunshine, bringing joy in the heart of every Clintonian. A planning committee has ask ed concerned citizens for their Prison Guard Is Killed In Truck Accident Elbert Martin Gillespie, 62, a Laurens County Prison Camp guard, was fatally injured last Thursday afternoon when he fell from the running board of a dump truck and was run over by the rear wheels. S. C. Highway Patrolman Billy Foster said Gillespie was stand ing on the running board of a coun ty dump truck which was spread ing sand on a county road off U.S. 76. He was attempting to pen the tailgate when he ap parently slipped and fell under the rear wheels, according to the pa trolman. The truck, driven by camp in mate Mathew Walk, 31, was mov ing forward at a slow speed, Fos ter said. Laurens County Coroner Mar shall Pressley said an inquest will be scheduled. A native of Laurens, Gillespie was a brother of Mrs. Maggie Gillespie of Joanna. Other survivors include three brothers, and four other sisters. is the second place letter in the ’ contest. The first place letter three letters which tied for third ) suggestions of what Clinton needs most. Here are mine: A GIANT CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN Make Clinton’s approaches from all directions inviting. Get rid if automobile grave yards. Put a new face on substand ard buildings. Fine anyone caught littering our streets with beer cans, pa per cups, drink bottles, etc. Restrict areas for trailer houses. Increase taxes to property owners refusing to comply with town ordinances. Better training and supervision of street crews. Put real teeth in proper zoning. Save the trees and shrubs. Put power and telephone lines under ground. Let us utilize our advantages thereby changing the image of our town to one of broad vistas and unlimited opportunities. A ful fillment of such activity will in spire all who -live in Clin ton to make it more beautiful and prosperous. Physical inadequacies, there are many, will be corrected in due time, if enough people and effort can lie aroused for this labor of love. Citizens of all ages - it’s your town. Talk it up, clean and paint it up, build it up. Mrs. D. O. Rhame GOP To Hold City Nominating Convention Dec. 29 Tbe three precincts of the Re publican party ofClinton will hold organizational meetings Monday night, Dec. 29, at the offices of Jacobs Press, for the purposes of organizing for a city nominat ing convention to nominateacan- didate for mayor. If a decision is made to hold a convention, the meeting will take place Friday night, Jan. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the offices of Jacobs Press. 1st Presbyterian Candlelight Service Slated Wednesday The First Presbyterian Church of Clinton will have a Christmas Eve candelight service. The service will begin at 8 p.m. Special music will be presented by the church’s choirs under the direction of Charles Gaines and Mrs. Robert Wysor III. At the conclusion of the ser vice, the elders will light their candles from the “Christ candle* and, in turn, will light the candles of those at the end of each pew, who will pass the light on to others next to them. The congregation then will leave the sanctuary, following the choir, after singing “Silent Night." * * * Sunset BlvcL House Suffers Fire Damage The den and kitchen of a home on Sunset Boulevard were heavi ly damaged by fire Sunday after noon. F iremen extinguished the blaze in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur C. Starnes but the fire did considerable damage to both the kitchen and den before it was brought under control. Firemen also extinguished two grass fires during the week. • •••••••••••••••••••••••• * • • • • • Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON Between the Seaboard and C.N.&L Railroads, and some four hundred yards west of Broad Street was something that was of special interest to me as a young teenager, and yet I doubt if there are very many that ever knew that this existed or ever saw it in operation. I refer to the TURNTABLE that was owned by the Seaboard- It was not used of- £ ten, but I have seen it operated some several times, f- Whenever the railroad needed to turn one of their X locomotives around to go in the opposite direction, it would (hive onto this section of track which waaj on roller bearings, and two men could turn heavy engine around. This turntable me of a large number of Clinton residents that ancther type of hole in the ground that has passed on. A* Grandma what a Flower Pit i*.’-' * * *