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4 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 4-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 2-A Society 2-A Sports 7-A tlfjE Clinton Cijronide Vol. 71 —No. 10 Clinton, S. C., March S, 1970 The Eclipse The eclipse of the sun next Saturday after noon will be a very special occasion for folks in this area. Although the eclipse probably won’t be “to tal”, as viewed from the Clinton area, it still is al most a “once-in-a-lifetime” occasion, according to Dr. K. N. Carter, head of the Chemistry Depart ment at Presbyterian College. Dr. Carter’s wife, who teaches astronomy at PC, says that the eclipse will be about 90 to 95 per cent as viewed from the Clinton area. That means that, as seen from here, the moon will cover 90 to 95 per cent of the sun’s surface. The peak of the eclipse should come at about T.20 p.m., according to Mrs. Carter, and will last only a couple of minutes. From the time the moon starts passing between the earth and the sun the completion of the eclipse should take about two and a half hours. Dr. Carter and his family are going to the lower part of South Carolina to view the eclipse. It’s supposed to be a total eclipse as viewed from areas near the S. C. coast. He said, “We can learn things about the sun and moon in a total eclipse that can’t be learned at any other time.” He recalled that as a youth in Due West, there was a partial eclipse and darkness settled over the area in mid-day. Confused chicken went to roost. The eclipse should be an exciting time but it also poses some dangers to eyesight. Don’t look directly at the eclipse unless you have taken pre cautions to protect your eyes. Ordinary sunglass es won’t do the job. Last week, The Chronicle published a drawing which show’ed how to make a viewer through which you can safely watch the eclipse. Dr. Carter says two thicknesses of exposed, developed black and white film also can provide eye protection. Unroll and completely expose a roll of black and wdiite film and then develop it to maximum density. With two thicknesses of this film, turn your back to the sun and place the film over your eyes. If it has ben properly prepared, you shouldn’t be able to see anything through the film. Then, holding the film in place, turn to face the sun. The sun should appear as a faint yellow ball with a dark splotch at one edge if the eclipse has started. The last time a total ellipse was visible in South Carolina was in 1834. Only 10 years ago, 21 persons went completely blind in Utah after improperly viewing a partial eclipse, according to the S.C. Optometric Associa tion. In ease you miss this eclipse, the aaxLdODaJa- scheduled over the state in 2078 ——— Julian Bolick Dies In Julian Stevenson Bnlick, na tive of Georgetown and resident of Clinton, died Friday afternoon when his car struck a concrete bridge sn>port on 1-26 near the Peak exit some 14 miles west of Columbia. Noted in many areas of ex cellence, -- as an artist, au thor, historian, landscape artist, churchman, and civic leader-- Mr. Bolick is most revered for his love of his native state, which resulted in preservation of the history, folklore, and native beauty of South Carolina in well- researched books accompanied by his pen-and-ink sketches of actual landmarks and imaginative folklore. His notable works are “Georgetown Houselore” (1944), “Waccamaw Plantations” (1946), “Georgetown Ghosts’ (1956), “The Return of the Gray Man’ (1962), “Fairfield Sketchbook’ (1963) and “Ghosts From the Coast” (1966). At the time of his Wreck JULIAN BOLICK death he was preparing a book on old homes in Laurens County. (Cont. on page 4A.) Stoddard Seeks House Nomination Eugene C. Stoddard, farmer and businessman of Gray Court, announces that he is a candidate for one of the county’s two seats in the House of Representatives in the Democratic Primary. This isStoddard’s second vent ure in the House race, having run a close third in a field of five candidates in the primary two years ago and thereby nar rowly missing a run-off. Four years ago, be was elected Ma gistrate of Dials Township, re signing that post upon entering the House race two years ago. Stoddard, 42, is married to the former Joyce Armstrong and they reside at Route 3, Gray Court, with their five children. A member of New Harmony Presbyterian Church, he serves on the board of trustees and is a Sunday School teacher. Active in community aflhirs, be is current ly president of Greenpood Com- mimlty Club and vice-president EUGENE STODDARD of the Gray Court-Owings PTO. With membership in various farm organizations be also serves as a director and vice-chairman of the Rabon Creek Water Shed, and (Contd. Page 3-A) Aimed At Economy, Efficiency City Council Adopts 11-Point Program An 11-point policy proposal de signed to increase efficiency and coordination in city government was passed unanimously Monday night by Clinton City Council. The proposals were submitted by Mayor Noland Suddeth who said, “I request each of the above items be acted on by Council so your new Mayor can be sure of the policies of this Council. May I also say that I believe it is high time that your Mayor and City Council start approving policies Council Request Too Late' Clinton City Council’s request for an amendment to the Laurens County Council legislation came “too late ’, according to Rep. David S. Taylor, secretary for the Laurens County Legislative Delegation. Rep. Taylnr said, “A minimum "f two weeks is required to get an amendment through the legis lature and. . .the books for can didates will be open to qualify on Monday, March 2, 1970. "Without considering the me rits or demerits of this proposed amendment, the request comes too late. In my opinion, if a- mendements were attempted at this late date, there would be chaos when candidates attempted to qualify.” On the recommendation of the Clinton Planning Commission, Clinton City Council request ed last week that County Council legislation be amended so that members of the new County Coun cil would be elected by districts w ith one member elected at large. as currently drawn, the five councilmen will be elected at large in the county, with no dis trict or area residency require ments. The Clinton Planning Com mission conducted a study of the legislation setting up the County Council and noted that all five County Councilmen couldbefrom the same town or area. The com mission suggested that two coun cilmen be elected from School District 55, two from School Dis trict 56 and one elected at large. * * * Culbertson Won't Seek Re-Election State Rep. W. Paul Culbertson of Laurens says he will not be a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives. In a statement issued this week, Rep. Culbertson said: “For some time, I have de liberated the question of offering as a candidate for reelection for the House of Representatives. "I have always genuinely ap preciated the confidence demon strated by my friends of Lau rens County in permitting me to serve in the House of Repre sentatives. It has been a pleasure for me to work with the other members of our delegation and all other officers of Laurens County. It has not been an easy choice for me to decide against seeking the further opportunity for service. “However, I have reluctantly resolved against seeking re- election. The primary personal motivations which have persuad ed my decision are my absence from my family during the Leg islation session and the pressure of my Law practice. In a tew years my boys will graduate from school and I have a compelling desire and responsibility to spend more time with them. “I want all of the people of Laurens County to know of my gratitude for the honor that has been accorded me in the past and I am hopeful that circumstances may permit me to seek public office at some future date.* * * * and regulations and seeing to it that they are carried out in a respectable and efficient way. Unless we do this, the budget items for the Mayor andCouncil- men’s pay should be removed from the City’s budget.” Among the proposals was one to cut the city’s budget by $32,000 in order to have a balanced bud get as of Aug. 31; a change in the penalty date for past-due payments on utility bills; an or der to collect past-due fees for out-of-the-city fire calls; a study of the Trailer (mobile home) ordinance; and several items having to do with general op eration of city departments. Suddeth’s proposals, all of which were approved unani mously, are as follows: (1) After careful study and af ter one called meeting last week . . .1 find that the budget for the remaining portion of the fi nancial year should be cut the sum of $32,000. Unless this is done, I see no way to have a balanced budget as of Aug. 31, 1970. All suggestions by members should be considered and the best ones used. All of the budget cuts were in the Utility Department alloca tions. Some of the cuts concern ed planned equipment purchases. Another economy move was put ting the department on a 40-hour week basis and elimination of some overtime work. (2) I cannot find in the council meeting minutes where Council authorized the Treasurer to change the utility payments date to the fifteenth and the cut-off date to the twentieth of each month. Unless Council has ap proved this, then the approval dates for the tenth and cut-off on the fifteenth should be used until changed by this group." The council motion approved is that effective with April 1 utility billings, penalties wilt be added to accounts not paid by the 10th of each month; all ac counts not paid by the 15th will have service discontinued on the 16th of the month, and a fee of $5 for cutting on will be added. (3) “Council should, tonight, make it clear to all that it will demand accurate payrolls from every department before the Treasurer is authorized to write any payroll checks. All payrolls should be in accordance with the (Contd. Page 5-A) At Hampton Avenue School Beltline Road Hearing Scheduled For Tuesday The Highway Department’s an nounced public hearing on the proposed belt-line route around the eastern side of Clinton is scheduled for 10 a.m. next Tues day (March 10). The corridor type hearing will be held in the Hampton Avenue School auditorium in Clinton. Chief Highway Commissioner Silas N. Pear man said all infor mation obtained at the hearing would be used in determing a lo cation of the new route. Extending from S.C. 72 north of the city to S.C. 72 south, the arterial will be about three miles long and is initially plan ned as two lanes. All interested persons are in vited to attend the hearing and express their views on the econo mic, social and environmental ef fects of the proposed route lo cation. Full detail of alternate locations will be presented by engineering personnel from the Highway Department to establish the most suitable alignment. Later, based on community reaction to the corridor location, design plans will be developed by the Highway Department for presentation at a subsequent “de sign" type public hearing. Beginning at S. C. 72 north of the city, just beyond the Adair Street and Francis E. Wilhard Road intersection, the arterial road is generally proposed to swing southeasterly and intersect Carolina Avenue NorthandCaro- lina Avenue South (U.S. 76) just east of the city. The route will continue south westerly across Fifth Avenue and Maple Street, cross Bush Creek, intersect S. C. 56 near the hos pital and terminate at S. C. 72 near Chestnut Street. While the facility is initially Planning Firm's Founder Speaks At CC Banquet Wilbur S. Smith, founder and head of internationally known Wilbur Smith and Associates planning firm, will be featured speaker next Tuesday night, March 10, at the annual supper meeting ofthe Clinton Chamber of Commerce. The banquet will start at 7:30 p.m. at Hotel Mary Musgrove and will be a joint meeting of the Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs. Mr. Smith’s topic will be “Eco nomic Impact of the 1970’s” and he is expected to give some gene ral information on the planning study which his firm is now con ducting for the City of Clinton. Mr. Smith’s consulting engi neering firm was organized in 1952, as successor to the part nership of Smith-Dibble and Co. In 1965, it added the staff and full engineering design capabi lities of Smith-Pollittee and Company. In 1969, it acquired Southeastern Surveys, Inc., a firm specializing in air transport services. The firm’s manpower resour ces include approximately 500 (till- time permanent employees with specialists in civil engi neering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, traffic engineering, general transporta tion engineering, economics, computer sciences, statistics, urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, market ing, administration and public transportation. Mr. Smith received the B.S. Degree (1932) and M.S. Degree (1933) In Electrical Engineering, and the honorary LLD Degree (1963) from the University of South Carolina. His graduate stu dies included a year at Harvard University as a research fellow in the Bureau of Street Traffic Research. He has taught at Yale Univer sity, the University of South Carolina and Clemson Uni versity. He is president and chairman WILBUR S. SMITH of the board of the Eno Founda tion for Transportation, Inc., and also is chairman of the board of directors of Freeman, Fox, Wil bur Smith and Associates, with headquarters in London. planned as a beltline in the east ern segment, of the city, long- range plans indicate that the route could serve as the first leg of a complete arterial loop around Clinton to serve both lo cal and through traffic. Mr. Pearman said any possible ex tension of the proposed traffic artery in the future would depend on traffic growth in the Clinton area. Plans, maps and other infor mation pertinent to this project are available for copying and pub lic inspection in the Highway Department administration building in Columbia. * * * Auditor Won't Seek Re-Election Miss Jennie V. Culbertson, Laurens County’s auditor for the last 28 years, announced today she will not be a candidate for re- election. Miss Culbertson said, “It has been a hard decision to make but I think it’s best to step out and let someone else take over. I have enjoyed serving the wonderful people of Laurens County and I am appreciative of everything they’ve done for me.” Miss Culbertson was first e- lected to the office in 1942 and has served continuously since then, always being re-elected without opposition. Her current term will expire June 30, 1971. $2.7 Million Budget By PC Board The Presbyterian College board of trustees Tuesday adopt ed a $2.7 million budget for the coming year and nominated four Presbyterian leaders to receive honorary degrees at the May 17 commencement exercises. Assembled in its annual two- (Contd. Page 5-A) Oakley Is Named United Fund Head Charles T. (Buddy) Oakley was elected president of the United Fund of Greater Clinton, Inc., last Thursday at the quarterly meeting of the board of direc tors. Mrs. Frank Sherrill was elec ted first vice president and W. R. Anderson was elected trea surer. Retiring president, Gen. A.B. Godfrey will serve as se cond vice president Named to three-year terms on the board of directors wereC.W. Anderson, R.V. Bodmer, Dr. Fred Chapman, Kenneth E. Fry- fogle, Oliver H. Green, Harry Y. Me Sween and Carl Rogers. Mrs. Ervin Shook was named to the board for 1970-71 to fill an un expired term. Retiring directors are John P. Daniluk, Mrs. R.E. Ferguson Jr., Gen. Godfrey, Mrs. Louis ML Stephens, Rev. E.W. Rogers, Ja mes Von Hollen, and Rev. ZebC. Williams. GEORGE CORNELSON CARLISLE NEELY WALTER SIGMAN LEWIS WALLACE CM Promotions Are Announced CHARLES OAKLEY Prior to the board meeting, the final report meeting at the 1969-70 campaign was held. Mr. Oakley, who was campaign (Contd. Page 8-A) Clinton Mills President, Ro bert M. Vance, yesterday an nounced the promotion of four ex ecutives to corporate officer le vel posts. George H. Cornelson, Walter A. Sigman and W. Carlisle Neely were respectively named to the newly-created positions of Executive Vice President, Cor porate Controller, and Vice Pre sident and Treasurer. Lewis N. Wallace was elevated to Sec retary, succeeding Neely. “The appointments are effec tive immediately,” Vance said, following the Board ofDirectors’ annual meeting. “This realign ment was made to further enhance our role of leadership in the in dustry and to provide a broader base for continuing growth." Cornelson, elevated from vice president and assistant treasurer to executive vice president, join ed Clinton Mills in 1954. He serv ed in various capacities prior to becoming vice president in 1958. He attended Harvard Business School after receiving a B.S. De gree in Textiles from North Carolina State University. Neely, secretary of the com pany since 1941, fills the new post of vice president and trea surer. He holds a B.S. Degree in Commerce from the University of South Carolina. Prior to join ing the organization as office manager in 1937, he was engaged In the field of public accounting. Wallace, a native of Ora, has served as office manager since 1950. He joined the organiza tion as a bookkeeper in 1947. Sigman, formerly controller, is now corporate controller. He holds a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the Univer sity of South Carolina. Before joining Clinton Mills in 19C5, to was staff accountant with a pub lic fabrics of polyester and combed cotton, has four spinning and weaving plants located here. The 74-year old firm entered the knit ted fabrics market last month when it announced an agreement to purchase a substantial fi nancial interest in Elastic Fab rics of America, a Pennsylvania based Raschel knitting company. PAUL O'DELL O'Dell Seeks Council Post Paul S. O’Dell this week an nounced as a Democratic candi date for one of the seats on tto new Laurens County CouaciL Mr. O’Dell currently is a mem ber of the Laurens County Board of Commissioners. Tto Bonrdot Commissioners will beabollshai when the new County Council me thod of governmental operatta* is instituted. In malrlug hl« Mr. O’Dell satt» Mi is based on Me Clinton Mina, * major pro-