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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.
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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-
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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.
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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
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