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7 High: 60 (Jan. 3) WEATHER (Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 7) Rainfall: 1.20 ins. (Dec. 31, Jan 1-6-7) Low: 20 (Jan. 4) Vol. 71 - No. 2 Clinton Chronicle Clinton, S. C., Jan. 8,1970 INDEX Three Sections, 18 Page* Classified 4-A Deaths 6-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 3-A Society 2-A Sports S-A In 1960s County Shows 137% Growth Laurens County enjoyed a 137 per cent industrial growth during the 1960s, according to State Rep. David S. Taylor. Speaking at the Clinton Chamber of Commerce’s Leg islative Forum Tuesday, Taylor pointed out that the assessed val uation of industrial property in the county rose from$3.3 million in 1961 to $8.01 million in 1969. The total county assessed val uation of all property increased from $13.9 million in 1961to$21.4 million in 1969, a 54 per cent increase, Taylor said. He also pointed out that the county’s household income average of $7,847 in 1968 ranked the county sixth m the state. Richland County leads with a $9,830 average. Taylor said that the county ap propriations for governmental operation have increased 72 per cent, going from nine mills in 1961 to 14 mills in 1969. The coun ty’s budget has climbed from $594,929 in 1961 to $1.02 million in 1969. At the same time the state budget has grown 152 per cent, from $184 million to $465 million. COUNTY COUNCIL At the legislative forum, Rep. Paul Culbertson discussed the County Council Bill which will go into effect Jan. I, 1971. He urged those present to “try to get qualified people to offer for the office of County Council because these people aregoingto be the ones who will run your county." He said the bill undoubtedly will be amended this year and added, “we encourage you to study this bill now and give us any re commendations you may have about changes which should be made." Culbertson said the Board of County Commissioners will go out of existence this year and their responsibilities, along with some now held by the legisla tive delegation, will be taken over by the new County Council. Council Approves 1970 Ordinances At its regular monthly meeting Monday night, Clinton CityCoun- cil adopted the business license ordinance and code of ordinances for 1970. There were no changes in the ordinances from 1969. The busi ness licence ordinance is pub lished on page 2-C in today's Chronicle. Dan Eckstein Joins Guidance Staff At PC Dan Eckstein began work this week at the Presbyterian Gui dance Center, it was announced by the director, Mrs. Clarice Johnson. He plans to pursue grad uate study in guidance and counseling at the University of South Carolina during the spring semester. Eckstein was an All-American football player at PC in 1968. He DAN ECKSTEIN ...PC All-American County Landfill Site Is Chosen LAURENS - A wooded area behind the Laurens County prison camp was selected as the site for a county sanitary landfill by the County Board of Commis sioners Tuesday. Excavation work at the site will start immediately and the facility should be completed in about 30 days. The landfill will be used to dump garbage and trash from industrial plants and citizens of the county. Work at a former site ap proved by the commissioners for a landfill was halted when per sons living im the area regis tered protests to the location near Bellview Baptist Church and the county prison camp. County commissioners said Tuesday the new site will have an access road and is not ex pected to be “objectionable” to anyone. Two Fire Calls Clinton firemen answered two alarms Wednesday morning. At 7:45 a.m., firemen were called to Shands Street where an automobile was gutted by fire. At 10:20 a.m., they were called to the Jeff Boland home at 303 S. Owens St, where a bed and clothing were damaged by fire. played professional football in Canada during tha past season. Dan plans to continue playing professional football next fall and continue his graduate studies the second semester of the school year. Dan expressed his happiness at being back in Clinton, saying that he felt especially close to the people here, especially at P. C. He hopes that he will be able to return to Presbyterian College some day as a teacher and/or coach. His duties will consist pri marily of vocational-educa tional-personal counseling with high school juniors and seniors from throughout the state. Phone Survey Being Conducted A survey is oeing made con cerning extended area telephone service for Laurens County, ac cording to Rep. Paul Culbertson. The Laurens County Legis lative Delegation met Tuesday night with representatives of county civic organizations and town officials to discuss the ex tended toll-free service for the county. Rep. David Taylor told the group, “The state public Ser vice Commission has advised us that to secure an extended te lephone service it will be neces sary to poll all subscribers to see if a majority favors an in creased rate to provide for the service.” Rep. Culbertson said those present would be notified when a survey is ready for presentation. He sa^Mhe-survey is now being conducted by the telephone com panies that serve the area. 1 *4 r/0 at & 4* L '4 % / /jr */<f 3 -’/ 7/4 S. 0/B, AOS' r ‘ J 7 71 4*0 TT-fJ? • HireHi uttxrn - t // /37 / 7 r s Y 4f///r '/V '* V’J jV y '" '• 5 ' ■'* ’■ * r ' 7?/* COUNTY GROWTH CHART—State Rep. David Taylor, right, displays a chart showing the growth of Laurens County from 1961 through 1969. He presented the chart Tuesday morning at a legisla tive forum sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Also shown above, left to right, are: Rep. Marshall Cromer of Newberry County; Hugh Jacobs of Clinton, moderator for the meeting; and Rep. Paul Culbertson.—(Yarborough Photo) Legislators Say No State Tax Increase Is Expected City Demo Primary Scheduled Tuesday Clinton Democrats will go to the polls next Tuesday, Jan. 13, to select a Democratic candidate for Mayor of Clinton. Two candidates filed by the deadline last Saturday. They are Mayor Pro Tem Talmadge Sanders and Carl Campbell. They are candidates for the nomination to fill the unexpired term of the late Mayor Harry C. Layton. The winner of the Demo cratic Primary willbeopposedbyformermayorNolandSuddeth who was nominated last Friday by Clinton Republicans. The general election is scheduled Feb. 10. The polling places for the Democratic Primary will be: Clinton No. 1 at City Hall; Clinton No. 2 at National Guard Armory on South Broad Street; and Clinton Mill at Clinton Mill Community House. The polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The term for which the special General Election is to be held will comence on Feb. 16 and terminate on Aug. 31, after a regular election is held for a full two-year term. Suddeth Is GOP Mayor Nominee Former Mayor Noland Suddeth has been nominated as the Re publican candidate for mayor of Clinton in a special Feb. 10elec tion. Suddeth will face the winner of next Tuesday’s Democratic Primary. In accepting the nomination of the City Republican Convention held last Friday night, Suddeth said, “I will campaign on my record. I felt several good pro grams were initiated during my first term in office and I would like to see them through to com pletion. Laurens County’s Legislative Delegation indicated Tuesday morning that thev will be opposed to any statewide tax increases in the forthcoming session of the General Assembly. The delegation members were featured guests Tuesday morn ing at a legislative forum spon sored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce at Mary Musgrove Hotel. Each delegation members spoke briefly on what they expect to be key issues in the General Assembly. They indicated that legislative sentiment is against any statewide tax increases. State Sen. John D. Long of Union said, “We may have gone too fast too far" last year. He added, “We realize that education has needs but we believe we’re carrying too much of a tax load. I don’t think anyone contemplates any tax increase this year." State Sen. Robert Lake of Whit mire expanded on the theme, say ing, “Of every $3 our state takes in, $2 goes for education. We are in the top third in the nation in portion of state re venue spent on education. Our problem is at the local level. The amount we spend at the local county level isn’t enough. That’s where we fall behind other states." Sen. Lake also said, “Educa tion helps get people off the wel fare rolls. We need technical and vocational high schools. Only 50 per cent of the children from welfare homes are able to grad uate from high school. We need vocational schools to save that other 50 per cent who may be mechanically inclined.” Sen. Long said he has noticed, “A movement back to free en terprise governmental operation. I think there is much sentiment for the government to quit help- i. try 1# AT LEGISLATIVE FORUM—Among the featured speakers at the Cham ber of Commerce’s Legislative Fo rum Tuesday morning were, left to right: George Cornelson, president of the local Chamber of Comm wee; Glenn Smith, an administrative aide to Sen. Strom Thurmond; State Sens. Robert Lake and John D. Long, HI. —(Yarborough Photo) Coroner's Jury Recommends Action In Co-Ed's Death A Laurens County Coroner’s Jury has recommended that Ron ald Dennis Davenport, 20, of Jo anna, be held for grand jury act ion in connection with the auto mobile death of a Presbyterian College co-ed. The jury ruled that Jean Ellen Ktrkley, 20, of Bisbopville, died Nov. 1, 1969, as the result of an automotive accident caused by the ‘reckless driving of Ronald Dennis Davenport.” Miss Kirklev died after a two- car collision m which four other persons were injured about four miles south of Clinton on S. C. Highway 72 on the night ofNov. 1. Thurmond Aide Cites Textile Import P rogress The United States is “making very good progress, probably the most in several generations” in trying to curtail the threat of textile imports, according to a member of U. S. Sen. Strom Thurmond’s administrative staff. Glenn Smith made the state ment Tuesday at the legislative forum sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. Smith who was reared in Laurens, is a judiciary and textile specialist on the staff of Sen. Thurmond. Smith said,‘The Japanese have been shown that the U. S. Senate will, if necessary, impose import restrictions* if textile imports continue to threaten the U.. S. textile industry. tect textiles and I believe we’re making very good progress, pro bably the most in several gen erations.” Smith, who has been touring textile industries in South Caro lina, pointed out that President Nixon already has extended im port protection for the carpet in dustry. Concerning the judiciary phase of his work. Smith said, ‘Pre sident Nixon is trying to appoint men and women who are young, strict constructionists and who are solidly grounded in law. I have not been surprised to find that people all over this country are demanding that strict construc tionists be put on our courts." He said, ‘We’re going to pro- ".*e also said, ‘After working in Washington for the past eight months, I have come to the con clusion that government in Wash ington can never work as effeciently or as effectively as your state, county and municipal governments. The more of your problems which you can handle close to home, the better off you’re going to be.” Smith said Sen. Thurmond is in the forefront in ‘a life or death* straggle over electoral college reform now being con sidered in the Judiciary Com mittee. He said Sen. Thurmond has managed to get the district me thod before the Judiciary Com mittee and is continuing to work for passage of that method of national election. ing people who won’t help them selves. We should help those who will try to help themselves but not the others who refuse to try to contribute anything to society. I think the pendulum fs swinging back to a more realistic view point on welfare. ” Hugh Jacobs, a member of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leg islative Action Committee, was moderator for the meeting. In his opening remarks, Jacobs said the Clinton Chamber of Commerce members hope the State Chamber of Commerce’s legislative pro gram will be adopted. He also commented, “This appears to be ? a good year to reduce expendi tures.” He urged legislators to con sider pending workmen’s com pensation legislation “as a pack age.” He said “There have been some capricious awards for dis figurement" and added that sav ings on such awards could be used to increase other workmen’s compensation benefits. He asked that the delegation members tell their position on the workmen’s compensation legislation and on revision of the State Constitu tion. Sen. Long said, “I am opposed to cutting out disfigurement a- wards entirely because a per son’s appearance is important and influences the vocation he may follow.” He acknowledged ‘there have been some unjusti fied disfigurement awards” but added “I think we have a good workmen’s copensation law.” Sen. Lake said the workmen’s compensation law “is in need of updating* but he added that the proposed legislation will be changed before it reaches the Senate so he would withhold com ment until he sees the final pro posal. State Rep. David S. Taylor of Laurens said he will vote for the workmen’s compensation legis lation ‘as amended* and Rep. Paul Culbertson said he is in favor “basically” of the Cham ber of Commerce stand on the legislation “with some revi sions.” All four of the legislators who represent Laurens County said they favor some revision of the state constitution. About 75 persons attended the legislative forum. This included members of the Clinton Cham ber of Commerce and industrial leaders from Laurens, Union and Newberry counties. Chamber of Commerce Presi dent George Cornelson welcom ed the guests and Vice Preskfeat Joe Holland closed the meeting. “I also would like to see a good turnout of voters in the election to demonstrate that the people are givingthe winner their support for good, representative government for our town.” Suddeth served as mayor of Clinton in 1966-68. He was the city’s first Republican mayor. He is a candidate to fill the unexpired term of the late Harry C. Layton who died Dec. 11. The term will conclude in August of 1970. A native of Clinton, Suddeth is a graduate of Clinton High School. He attended Clemson University prior to serving in the U. S Air Force during World War n. Re- Madrigol Singers To Present Thursday Program The Madrigal Singers of Pres byterian College will present a colorful old English musical pro gram on Thursday morning, Jan. 15, and the public is invited to join the student body in Belk Au ditorium for this 10 o’clock oc casion. Director Charles T. Gaines, assistant professor of music, said the 16 singers of the Mad rigal troupe will be dressed in sixteenth century costumes and will sing madrigals in the style of the Renaissance period in Eng land. The singers were selected from the PC choir to produce the madrigal program which was presented in two dinner-concerts just before Christmas. A trumpet fanfare ushers in the singers to their banquet table, around which they sing, A court jester and six Morris Dancers also are included as part of the program. r Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON The well dressed young man of yesteryear wore * - sennett or hard brimmed straw hat, hair well trim*^: med and neck shaved, no feather edge. A navy f? serge suit with white shirt with detachable stiff - collar, and detachable caffe. A neat fore-in-haad % tie with a pretty stick pin just underneath knot. Trousers were either a eohd cream odor with neat Mack stripe, s white linen. Shoeeirtgn white or: beech color. Now NOLAND SUDDETH turning to Clinton after the war, he opened his own masonry con- -iranting hu* iresfr., He is married to the former Betty Taylor and they have three children: Linda, 17; Ann, 15; and Noland, 10. They are members of the First Baptist Church where Suddeth is a former deacon. He also is a member of the Kiwanis Club and serves on the board of directors of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. He served one term as aider- man prior to his election as mayor. He also is a former vice chairman of the Clinton-New- berry Natural Gas Authority. Mr. Suddeth is also a member of the Laurens County Water Study Commission. PC Students End Holidays Presbyterian College students are scheduled to begin registra tion procedures next Monday morning for the second semes ter of the 1969-70 session. Registrar Roslyn Martin re minded all students of the 8:30 a.m. meeting with faculty.ad visors to pick up the necessary registration materials. The stu dents are to report directly to the offices of individual fcculty members. Actual registration for classes will begin at 2 p.m. Monday tn Greenville Dining Hall and vQ extend through 4:30 p.m. Class- work starting ttp second semes ter will get underway on repdir scbedule it 7:30 a.m. Tnesd^. dins of: of oar the wow, nut’s old i son’s take -w. ti.' U'WFimsa