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? — n| chroj^cl^ Clinton, S. C., March 12, 1970—1-C Clintonians View Eclipse At Coast | Culbertson, Taylor BY REV. ZEB C. WILLIAMS Providence A.R.P. Church This past Saturday 15 Clinton ians made the 340-mile round trip to The Marion-Mullins Technical Institute between Marion and Mullins to view the solar eclipse in its totality. The Chamber ot Commerce of Marion hadpro- vided special facilities for “ser ious" eclipse observers and over five hundred people from all over the nation took advantage of this hospitality. Members of the Presbyterian College faculty in the party were: Dr. Alex Stump, Chairman of the Biology Dept., Dr. Nolon Carter, Chairman ofthe Chemistry Dept., Mrs. Nolon Carter, Professor of Earth Sciences and Astronomy, Miss Jane Holt, Prof, of Biology and Mr. William Jackson, pro fessor of Physics and their fami lies. Also going were Rev. and Mrs. Zeb Williams and their children. The Marion Chamber of Com merce provided a welcoming sta tion and registered all the ob servers and furnished coffee and donuts. Prof. B. B. Leitszey, Director of the Institute and Ma jor Joseph Rebman were on hand to assist the observers insetting up their equipment and help in any way they could. Some ob servers arrived Friday night and slept in sleeping bags in the ma chine shop. As gracious as the citizens of Marion were, their most appreciated service was the perfect weather they provided for the occasion. Other towns along the center line of totality were not as considerate. Many of the observers at Marion were from such far away places as California, Minnesota, Iowa, New York, Illinois and Ala bama. Some of these dedicated amateur astnrmomers scheduled their vacations and took their children out of school just so they could make the pilgramage to study the total eclipse. Several large jets full of interested view ers landed at the air field a- jacent to the institute. Many of these people were scheduled to go to other sites, but poor viewing conditions elsewhere caused them to switch to Marion. One could see all sorts of opti cal and astronomical equipment ranging from the sophisticated, ultra-expensive Quastar tele scopes tocrudely-finished home made equipment, which never- the-less, usually did an adequate job in enabling the observers to view the eclipse. If one did not have a telescope it did not really matter for those who did were most anxious to share their instruments. The casual visitor could wander around andvitwthe stages of eclipse via many as sorted techniques. Television commentators urged people to stay home and see the eclipse via T.V. and this could have its advantages, i.e. instant replays, expert analysis and the convenience of staying at home; but it was no substitute for seeing the real thing. As the earth began to darken, excitement ran high at Marion. The mcreasing sickly-gray dark ness just didn’t seem real. As the climax approached, the observ ers stopped looking at the sun for a moment to watch a flock of chickens across the field take shelter under a farm house. Just before totality, one viewer re marked that this was approxi mately STc - or about as com plete a stage as viewers in Clin ton would see it. Believe me, sal vation and eclipses have a lot in common - there is a lot of dif ference between 99% and 100%. For a moment the sun looked like a huge diamond solitaire en gagement ring, then there was darkness. Words just can’t describe the feeling one has when be looks igi and sees a black sun surrounded by the beautiful corona. The air became much colder and people were thinking, “Is this for real?”. It was pleasant not to be tied down to a telescope and to be able to watch the reaction of the as tronomers as they gazed at the sun through their instruments. Support Ethics Bill Extra Large Size (REST Available At Community Cash DR. AND MRS. STUMP VIEW ECLIPSE . . . Through Tele.sc-ojx 1 Built by T>r. Stump After two minutes of the still, damp darkness, hundreds of voices exclaimed, "Bailey's Beads!" when the edge of the sun pierced through the crators on the moon and produced little bright beads of light. Then the sun appeared as an engagement ring again with the diamond on the "p- posite side and suddenly the total eclipse was over. It did make one feel small to realize that no human power could influence the sun and moon to give an encore. It was a thrill ing experience that one would like to see more often. It could almost be called adffietlve. I won der how much it would cost to take a family of five to Africa for the June 30, 1973 performance? There the eclipse will last for seven minutes since the moon will be near the equator, thus appear larger, and will cover the sun longer. It is amazing to realize that the orbits of the heavenly bodies are so orderly that eclipses can be predicted accurately thousands of years in advance. This perfec tion, combined with the ex perience of actually viewinga to tal eclipse, leaves one at a loss of words to express his emo tions. But someone else has al ready provided us with a perfect description for this sensation: “O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens . . .When Iconsider they heavens, the works of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou has ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man that thou visitest him?" Calendar Change In force since it was estab lished by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C., the Julian calendar gave way to the Gregorian calendar in 1582. The decree was made by Pope Gregory XIII. The new calendar was not adopted in Protestant England until 1752. BY JIMMY BOYLSTON Rep. Paul Culbertson and Rep. David Taylor supported the con troversial ethics bill which was passed by the House recently. Rep. Taylor said, “I feel that it is in the public interest that we divulge incomes from state agencies or any company that would produce a conflict of in terest.” He said creation of an ethics committee for the House will “promote greater public trust in the legislative system. ” Rep. Culbertson said he has “not observed any unethical con duct” on the part of House mem bers. He said he supported the bill because he felt it might en hance the public image of the House. Culbertson noted that, as a strategy move to win approval, the bill was proposed for the House only. He said numerous ethics bills had been introduced for the entire General Assembly in the past, however they had not been successful. An ethics measure for the Senate is now pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen. Long said he did not see the necessity of an ethics bill and Sen. Lake said he was “not an advocate of a Senate ethics bill.” Lake said he was not opposed to such a measure, however he noted that there were some disad vantages to an ethics bill. The House passed an ethics bill by a voice vote last week. A supporter called it the “strong est bill in the country” but one of these opponents termed it a “very mild public appeasal.” The measure, which goes into effect January 1971, provides for a five-member committee of law makers to keep watch over the ethics of House members. It also Alston Wilkes Society Meets There will be a meeting of die Laurens County Chapter of the AlstonWilkesSocietyonMon- day, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Laurens. The society is concerned with prisoner rehabilitation and pro jects for the coming year will be discussed at this meeting. The evening program will be a film on the penal system and rehabi litation work or a speaker from the staff of the Wilkes Society in Columbia. ATTENTION APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING RECEIVED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WITH LAURENS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY: DIRECTOR OF HEAD START (CHILD DEVELOPMENT) PROGRAM DUTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR INFORMATION. COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL PRO GRAM. QUALIFICATIONS PREFERABLE AN ADVANCED DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD OR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK OR RELATED FIELDS PLUS RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, PARTICULARLY IN WORKING WITH DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. AS A MINIMUM SHOULD HAVE THREE YEARS OF FORMAL TRAINING IN WORKING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT DUTIES SUPERVISES AND COORDINATES THE EDUCATION PROGRAM. RESPONSIBLE FOR FORMU LATING COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. QUALIFICATIONS PREFERABLE A DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WITH PRE SCHOOL CHILDREN AND POVERTY POPULATION. TEACHING EXPERIENCE OR FORMAL TRAINING IN EDUCATION OR CHILD DEVELOPMENT. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN G U I D- ANCE. COUNSELING AND WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF STAFF MEMBERS WHO MIGHT NOR MALLY BE EXPECTED TO STAFF A HEAD START PROGRAM. DIRECTOR OF LAURENS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION, INC. DUTIES IMPLEMENTATION AND EXECUTION OF POLICIES DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIREC TORS AND OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. DETERMINE THE BASIC CAUSE OF POV ERTY IN LAURENS COUNTY. ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OPERATION OF ALL OF THE AGENCY’S PROJECT, INCLUDING STAFF PREPARATION, PRESENTATION TO THE AP PROPRIATE COMMITTEES OR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, LIAISON AND COORDINATION THROUGHOUT LAURENS COUNTY WITH ALL AGENCIES BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RE- cafdtng THE PLANNING OF PROJECTS AND FINAL PREPARATION OF PROJECTS FOR SUB MISSION TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OR APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AG ENCY. QUALIFICATIONS APPLICANT SHOULD HAVE SUBSTANTIAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH SOCIAL, GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONAL AGENCIES. MUST BE ABLE TO OB TAIN. COMPLY AND INTERPRET INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR THE SUCCESSFUL OPERA TION TO THE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM. PREFER FORMAL TRAINING IN ORGANIZA TION! AND PLANNING BUT EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION SUBSTITUTES WILL BE CONSID ERED AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER requires disclosure of the nature and source of any financial com pensation received from any or ganization that employs lobbyists required to be registered or from any organization regulated by the Public Service Commission, the Insurance Commission, the Board of Bank Control, the ABC Commission or the Pollution Control Authority. A second provision of the bill will require all lawmakers to present a public record of their clients. Area Baptists Meet In Laurens Baptists from Abbeville, Lau rens, McCormick, Greenwood, Edgefield, Saluda and Newberry Counties will take part in the Western Regional Baptist Training Union Convention at First Baptist Church in Laurens, March 24. Registration begins at 4:15 p.m. and the meeting will adjourn at 8:55 p.m. Leaders for the session will be A1 Price, associate in the State Baptist Church Training Depart ment, and Mrs. JamesA. Howard of Greer, an Approved Worker. Local church leaders will assist. The regional meeting will in clude Junior and Intermediate Sword Drills during the after noon and aSpeakers’ Tournament at the night session. Both general and age-groqp conferences will be included in the sessions. These conferences will center around the newest concepts and mater ials in Training Union work. The Laurens meeting is one of 10 such meetings being held a** cross the state this month. The Rev. John Compton of Monetta is president of the Re gional Convention and Dr. Ro bert S. 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