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5 WEATHER (Week of Jan. 14-21) High: 62 Low: 22 (Jan. 18) (Jan 14) Rainfall: .26 in. TOje Clinton Chronicle Vol. 71 — No. .4 Clinton. S. C., Ian. 22. 1970 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 3-A Society 2-A Sports 7-A AT LIONS MEETINGS—Shown above at the mid-winter rally of District 32-A. Lions International, at Presbyterian College Satur day are. left to right: Rembert S. Truluck and George Cornelson of Clinton, co-chairmen of the ra'ly: Edward G. Barry of Little Rock, Ark., past president of Lions International and featured speaker at the rally; Claude Crocker, president of the host Clinton Lions Club; Jimmy '''berry, past International Director: William Craven. District Governor; Leon Campbell, International Director; and K. R. Helton, State Secretary Over 500 upstate Lions and their wives attended the highly successful meeting.— (Yarborough Phpto) Weersing: Legislators May Provide Assistance A belief that theSnuth Carolina General Assembly will provide some financial relief for the state's private colleges was ex pressed today by Presbyterian College President MarcC. Weer sing, speaking as president of the South Carolina Council. He said ne has teen pleased with the sympathetic response shown by so many legislators over the burden the private col leges now bear in educating more than 40 percent of the college students without expense to the state. Dr. Weersing praised Gover nor R liert F. McNair's state- of-the-state proposal to provide $300 scholarship grants in 1971- 72 for S cjth Carolina students Laurens Hospital Vote Planned A resolution which will pose a constitutional amrndmentto Lau rens County voters next fall has been given final approval in the State Senate. The question is whether the Laurens Hospital District will lie allowed to raise its t>.nd lebt limit to 35 percent of assessed property valuations. The increased bonding lim;t is being sought by Laurens H ispital District fficial to prepare for a building program. The measure already had been approved in the S. C. House of Representatives. Jaycees Plan Car Wash Saturday The Clinton Jaycees will spon sor a car wash Saturday, Jan. 24, at the BiL Car Wash onS. Broad Street. Proceeds will be used to help finance the Jaycees’ civic activi ties. attending private colleges in the state. But tie added: ••Although the govern >r's pn>- posal is a good step in the right direction, we recommend a lar ger maximum than $300 to help the young pe pie in real need. Of the similar programs now op erating in 19 states, none has a limit set as 1 w as $300 maxi mum. The South Carolina C >1- lege Council lias suggested ttie tuitm equalizati a figure of ap- proximdely $700, because it re presents the tuition difference between private and state col leges. Clearly, th a grants pro gram oould l-e based -n need as established by a natioinlly re cognized service agency." As presidentCaro lina College Council, Dr. W c er- sing represents the accredited private colleges f the state. A- mong the C 'uncil proposals, tie- sides the tuition equalization, are teacher-training contracts f r private colleges anl participa- ti 'n in purchasing informati m exchange. * * » Thomwell Receives Communication From Justice Dept. Thornwell has receivedacom- munication from the U S. Justice Department relevant to the racial admission policy of the institu tion, according to Dr. M. A. Macd inald, president of Thorn- well Dr. Macdonald said, "The en tire matter will be handled at ttie next board of trustees meet ing.' He said it has to do with Title 8, the housing section, of the 1968 Civil Rights Act. C. C. Giles Dies At 70 Fuipral services will l>e held Thursday for Charles Clinton Giles, 70, who died Tuesday at Bailey Memorial li .spital after a lengthy illness. Services will lie conducted at 2:30 p.m. at Gray Funeral lb n - Burial 'xill tv m R semont Ce metery. A native f Cleveland, Tenn., Mr. Giles wned and perated Giles Chevr Jet C . from 1328 t 1957. He was a Son of the late Latham Calloway Giles and M t- tie Do .ley Giles. He was a former trustee and chairman of the building com mittee at Broad Street Fail ed Methodist Church. He also was past president of the Clin ton Chamber of Commerce, Ki- Aams Club and was a member of Campbell Lodge. He also was a member of the State Aeronauti cal Board. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Patricia G. Kugler of Myr tle Beach; a son, Thurston R. Giles of Clinton; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Arrington of St. Peters burg, Fla.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His wife, the former Ruby Lee (Jackie) Roberts, died in 1963. Planners Study County A special study of the County Council bill for Laurens County is !5eing conducted by the Clin ton Planning Commission, ac cording to J. C. Thomas, chair man of the c immission. At the Clinton Chamlier of Commerce Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, Mr. Thomas reported that Earl B. Halsall, professor . f political science at Presbyterian C liege, is study ing the bill at the request of the Planning C mim.ssion. He will report to Hie commissioninFeb- ruary. Mr. Thom = s commented, "This bill, which already has been passed but which still may be amended, is of vital importance to Laurens County. Our county will be governed according to the bill. We feel ur Planning Com mission should understand it thoroughly. Also, if any changes are to tie recommended, now is ttie tim *0 do it. It takes ef fect next January." Ttie bill establishes a County C 'uncil method of operation for Laurens County. County Council man will t>e in charge of the general operation of the county, including drawing up the county budget and handling county finances. In other business attheCnam- ber of Commerce meeting, Pre sident George Cornelson an nounced that the annual meeting has been tentatively set for M arch 10. Wilbur Smith, president of Wil bur Smitti Associates, an inter national planning firm, will be featured speaker. Wilbur Smith Associates currently is conduct ing a planning survey for Clin ton. Mr. Cornelson appointed a Council nominating committee to nomin ate members for the board of directors. The committee will submit 10 names to the mem bership and members will elect five directors. Francis Blalock is chairman of the committee. Other members are Dick Bod mer, Tom Plaxico, WymanShea- ly and Mrs. R. P. Hamer. Mr. Blalock reported to the directors that he had received a letter saying that Seaborad Coastline's study of a proposal to remove one set of railroad tracks from downtown Clinton has been delayed but should be completed “in the near future." The letter was from J. L. Wil liams of Florence, superintend ent of Seaborad Coastline Rail road Co. Mr. W’illiams reported that it is taking "a little longer to arrive at a decision" than an ticipated. * * * Policeman s Car Is Stolen From Behind Station A policeman's car was stolen Tuesday night from behind the Clinton Police Department. Policeman Louis Marshall parked his car behind the Police Station while on duty. The car is believed to have been stolen about 10 p.m. The car is a 1967 Plymouth two-door coupe. It is silver-gray with black top and the license tag number is DR3191. Fire Destroys Local Restaurant IN YOUTH CONCERT—Henry Janiec and the Whitten Village students. Sponsors for the event Spartanburg Symphony Orchestra will present a are the Laurens County Fine Arts Council in co- Youth Concert Jan. 28 at Belk Auditorium in Clin- operation with School Districts 55 and 56 and ton. The program will be presented for all Lau- Whitten Village, rens County Fifth and Sixth grades and some A restaurant on Gideon Hill was destroyed by fire Saturday after noon. Clinton firemen were called to the scene about 4:40 p.m. but the restaurant and its contents were destroyed by the blaze. Marcellus Barr owned the firm. A room at Bailey Memorial Hospital suffered smoke damage Sunday when the cord on Venetian blinds caught fire about noon. The cord caught fire when an ashtray was placed too close to the blinds. Patients were moved to safety by nurses and aides and the smoke was confined to one room and a hallway. Chief Fire Department Engi neer Marvin DeYoung said the nurses and aides “did a commendable job of getting the patients in the room to safety. They used wet blankets and other items to seal under the door so the smoke wouldn’t spread. They reacted well to an emergency sit uation.” * * * Crouch Named District Manager For 1970 Census (SEE STORY - PAGE 6A) Studies Courthouse Project County Cuts Back On Office Building Because available funds are in sufficient, the Laurens County Board of County Commissioners plans to reduce the size of the proposed county office building and will “reevaluate the court house renovation project.” In a prepared statement, the commissioners pointed out that $500,000 was authorized for the project but the proposed new of fice building will cost $372,000, including purchase of land, and that the architects’ estimate on the courthouse renovations is $247,500. The statement says: “Therefore, in order to be able to stay within the alloted funds, we are going to have to cut down on the size of the proposed office building and also re-evaluate the courthouse renovation project. “This will delay actual con struction for several months but we will proceed just as fast as practical.” The full statement says: In order that the citizens of the county may know the status of the county courthouse reno vation project, and the building of a new county office building, we are releasing the following in formation. We feel this statement is appropriate at this time, in light of the commissioners stated On intentions ofhavingthisworkwell from under way by Jan. 1, 1970. The delegation appointed a five man citizen committee to make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners as to just what should be done to the courthouse, and as to how much extra space was needed outside of the court house. The Board of Commissioners agreed to work with this citi zens committee, and we accept ed their recommendation that land adajacent to county jail be purchased and a county office building be built to house certain county offices, and that the court house be completely renovated, both inside and outside, to house the remaining offices. The list of offices to be placed in the new building, and the ones to be in the courthouse has been announced some time ago. After obtaining architectual drawings and cost estimates of the new proposed office building we find that this project will cost approximately Three Hundred Seventy Two Thousand ($372,- 000.09) Dollars, including the purchase of the land. This would leave only One Hundred, Twenty Eight Thousand ($128,000.00) Dollars to apply to the renova tion of the courthouse. There fore, we held up construction of the office building until we could get an estimate on the courthouse renovation job. At the 1969 session of the Gen eral Assembly, the county dele gation passed legislation au thorizing the Board of County Commissiooers"TnS5F?ow Five Hundred Thousand ($500,009.00) Dollars to improve the working conditions, and to provide ade quate space for the various coun ty offices that the Board ofCom- missioners are obligated to pro vide for. January 16th we received the architects (Fant and Fant, Anderson, S. C.) an esti mate cost on the courthouse re novation which was Two Hundred, Forty Seven Thousand, Five Hun dred ($247,500.00) Dollars. We feel that both of the projects sfrottkL rawv» equal considera tion, in that about half of the county offices will be housed at each of the two locations. Therefore, in order to be able to stay within the alloted funds we are going to have to cut down on the size of the proposed of fice building, and also to re- avaluate the courthouse renova tion project. This will delay actual con struction for several months, but we will proceed just as fast as practical. Y Drive Volunteers Announced Plans for the annual YMCA Membership Drive are nearing completion as campaign co- chairmen Ann Cornelson andAl Undari have secured team cap tains to head the drive and the captains have completed their list of workers. At a meeting of the camptupi chairmen and captains, dates were set to begin the drive Feb. 9 and continue through Feb. 20. The kick-off meeting will beheld at the YMCA Thursday, Feb. 5 at which time captains and work ers will be charged as to their responsibility for the campaign. Captains and workers for the campaign are as follows: I. Captain: Betty Shook; work ers, Betty Walker, Lib Jacobs, Nancy Von Halien, Nancy Sher rill, Martha Lybrand, Martha Franklin. II. Captain, Kir ley Coxwell; workara, Myrtle Wmmm, Wnrf Seawright, Helen Noel, Carroo Waller, Willie Harrill, Glenda Anderson. HI. Captain, Joy Gault; work ers, Ann Cason, Nancy Chapman, Mrs. Sara Cronic, Delle Casque, Genie Wilder, Lillian Stephens. March Of Dimes Workers Named During the last three days of January, a large corps of women volunteers will canvas the resi dences of the Clinton area seek ing funds to support the work of The National Foundation-March of Dimes. The emphasis for the 1970 March of Dimes is on the edu cation of the public concerning the newly-discovered vaccine for Rubella (German measles), and the securing of funds to buy and make available this vaccine to the children of South Carolina. A partial list of area chair men was released today by Mrs. M.r.o Weersing and Mis. Lykes Henderson who are organizing the Mother’s March this year. They are as follows: Mrs. Da vis S. Cook, Mrs. Rufus Sadler Jr., Mrs. Thomas E. Davenport, Mrs. Ginny Hames, Mrs. Clyde Trammell, Mrs. D. O. Rhame, Mrs. Donny Wilder, Mrs. Lenzy Randall, Mrs. Vestus W’ehunt, Mrs. Tommy Windsor, Mrs. Frank M. Boland Jr., Mrs. Mar vin Misters, Mrs. E. B. Pinson, and Mrs. Dewey C. Traylor. Others will be announced later. The employees of Whitten Vil lage will be canvassed by Mr. P. W. Rogers, andThornwellOr- phanage’s drive will be direct ed by Mr. D. S. Templeton. A meeting for all volunteer workers in the drive will be held on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, at 10 o’clock in the Board Room, Belk Auditorium, at which time kits will be given out and a short movie shown to explain what the March of Dimes funds will do. IV. Captain, Mrs. Arthur J. Katzberg; workers, MyraCrock- er, Frances Davenport, Mrs. John W. Finney, Jr.,NormaFry- fogle, Trotti Holland, Mrs. Char les Waldron. V. Captain, Ralph Tedards; workers, William Hatton, Calvin Reed, Freddie Whitman, Erskine Jacks, Billy Glenn, Charles Oak ley. VI. Captain, Bob Hanson; work ers, HankCronic, Ted Davenport, Melvin Bailey, Herman Burdette, Oliver Green, Edgar Madden. VII. Captain, Vivian Cockman; workers, Mrs. John McBride, Mrs. Raymond Benson, Mrs. Ray Riley, Mrs. Peggy Tuttle, Mrs. Dick Swetenburg, Mrs. Heath Copeland. Vni. Captain, Ellis Huffstet- ler; workers, Dick Casque, Wil- mot Shealy Jr., Joe Parks, Randy Dunagin and A1 Undari. WASH OUT DEFECTS — Members of the March of Dimes Teen-Age Pro gram (TAP) are ready for a fund collection campaign Saturday—in a bath tub. The teens will haul the tub around in downtown Clinton, solicit-