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Marlboro County Salutes Its 150th Anniversary COMING TO CLINTON — The Hoxie Brothers’ three-rinp circus will be in Clinton on Saturday, May 2, sponsored by the Clinton Jaycee. Perform ances are scheduled at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The cir cus will be located behind the Clinton YMCA across from Clinton High School. Advanced tickets may be purchased from the Jaycees. Shown above is elephant trainer Rex Williams, assisted by his wife, Ava. New AABCO Plant Produces 1st Mobile Home AABCO Industries, Inc. has produced its first mobile home at its new plant in Gaffney. Ttie first unit out the door was sold to Stephenson M 'bile Homes, AABCO's exclusive dealer in Gaffney. The first home was an Em press 260, 2-ledroom with 1-1'2 baths in Ole English decor. The new model features 90-inch ceil ing throughout with 4-inch walls, house-type furniture, and indivi dual plank house-type siding. The new AABCO plant, design ed to be one of the m st m dern in tlie - industry, comprises ap proximately 80,000 square feet on a 94-acre site and is cap able f producing in excess f 20 m bile homes per day. The Gaffney plant becomes the fifth plant for AABCO, and the company is in the process of relocating its corporate offices from Clinton to Gaffney. Ttie mobile home company produces a variaty of quality modals under the brand names of "Azalea," "Abby," "Bailey," "Countess," ‘Empress," and ‘New England." Senators Disagree On Pollution Control Laws BY JIMMY BOYLSTON Sen. John D. Long and Sen. Robert C. Lake disagree as to the need for stronger pollution con trol laws for South Carolina. The issue of pollution control has been ttie subject of much de bate throughout the state in re cent weeks. The controversy was sparked after a German-based industry (BASF) announced plans to build a SITO million chemical plant at Port Victoria near Beau fort. We need stronger pollution and contr J laws, however we must ensure that these laws are flexible so that we do not dis courage future industry," Sen L^ >ng said. Sen. Lake said he felt the state s present pollution control laws are strong enough. He ex pressed concern that enactment f new laws aimed at BASF may drive the industry to another state. "We need to make the various industries adhere to the statutes already passed with regard to pollution," Sen. Lake said. He Local Erskine Alumni Chapters Meet Friday attending is asked to bring a dish for the supper. The Clinton-Laurens and New berry Chapters of the Erskine College Alumni Association will hold a joint spring meeting Fri day, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the Clinton A. R. Presbyterian Church, it has been announced by Chapter President Georgia Y. Young, 105 East Calhoun St. in Clinton. Protective Erskine students and their parents from throughout the area are extended a special invitation to join alumni and friends at the meeting. Erskine students will provide music and information and join in a ques tion and answer session with alumni and prospective students. The meeting will include a cov ered dish supper. Everyone GIVE YOUR HOME A BEAUTY TREATMENT! Re-ride with oar colorful Alamiaum Siding by Kaiser. Call 724-5546 . . . COLLECT ... for an at-home esti mate this week! BANK FINANCING AVAILABLE . . . NO MONEY DOWN! J. A. SMITH. Local Repr—ntativ CaD 833-0325 After 6:00 P. H 'FAMILY OWNKD 'ftueWb* AuguA&L ~ Rooping^Metal Works Z —1 y**' HOME IMPROVEMENT 623 REYNOLDS STREET • 724-5546 said he was opposed to a bill introduced earlier this month by a R ichland county legislator calling for a prohibition against certain waste disposal aspects of the BASF chemical plant. The tourism and fishing indus tries of Beaufort County have been fighting the proposed plas tic and dye plant, charging that pollution from the BASF facili ties could endanger fish life, wildlife and swimming in the area. The main objections have come from resort owners on plush Hil ton Head Island, who fear the pol lution will wipe out the tourist trade in the beach area. There is, however, much sup port for the plant. More than 7,500 residents of Beaufort and Jasper counties signed a petition earlier this year in support "ftlie BASF chemical plant. Dan Eckstein To Address Baptist Youth The young people of the Lau rens Baptist Association will hold their monthly meeting at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Ware Shoals Thursday, April 9. Time of the meeting is 7:30 p.m. Dan Eckstein, former football star atPresbyterianCollege, will speak. Mr. Eckstein played foot ball last fall in the Canadian Foot ball League. He returned to Presbyterian College after the fontball season to work with the guidance department. Also included on the program will be theChapelChoirofLucas Avenue Baptist Church in Lau rens. The choir, composed of high school and college age youth, will present a concert of Sacred Music. The group, under the di rection of A. D. Smith, has sung in various parts of South Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama, Ten nessee, Kentucky, andNorthCar- "lina and is preparing for a choir tour to Texas the first of the summer. With the arrival of April 12, South Carolina’s Tricentennial will be directed to Marlboro County, whose county seat, Ben- nettsville, will celebrate its 150th anniversary as part of the county- wise Tricentennial Week, April 12 - 19. An impressive array of varied activities is being offered in this historic county. Concerts are scheduled by the Washington and Lee University Glee Club, the Columbia Phil harmonic Orchestra and Robert MacDonald, concert pianist. Homes tours will show visitors how Marlboro Countians live at Clio, Blenheim, Brownsville, Bennettsville and Upper Marl boro County. In all, 30 plantation and town homes will be open to the public. One features “Bennettsville Homes Through 150Years,’’ano ther six city homes by candle light. Others include Lower Marlboro County plantation homes and homes in and around Clio. The county’s oldest house, built by Claudius Pegues in 1770; and the county’s oldest church, Pee Dee Baptist Church, built in 1834 will be open to the public, also. A locally-written, directed and produced pageant “The Pride of Marlboro--Her People,” will tell the history of Marlboro on three nights. ' S. C. Governor Robert E. Mc Nair is expected to deliver a com memorative speech honoring Bennettsville’s Sesqui-Centen- nial celebration on Thursday, April 16. His appearance at the Thursday night performance of the historical pageant will climax the city’s 150th birthday celebra tion which includes a parade and public speaking earlier that day. Art shows will be featured throughout the week. On Monday, McColl native artist Bud Rodgers will have an exhibit of original wildlife paintings on display at McColl’s Main Street Methodist Church. Original Currier and Ives prints and the Liberty Life Scho lastic Art Award winners will be shown in Bennettsville banks dur ing the week. The new Marlboro County His torical Museum will be officially opened and dedicated during the week and exhibits here will fea ture relics ofthe county’s history and paintings by Marlboro art ists. The Museum is being built and operated by the Marlborough Historical Society. The Bennettsville Garden Club Council hear aids the week with a Tricentennial Standard Flower Show on April 11 and 12, featur ing period arrangements. Girl Scouts are planning a “Fun Fair” for Thursday night, April 16, and the Marlboro Area Arts Council is planning an all-day Arts Fair at Woodland Gardens on Saturday, April 19, including a “Pet Parade,” Costume Fash ion Show, Art Display and High School “Band Beat." Bennettsville Chamber of Commerce has prepared a com prehensive brochure outlining in detail the week’s events, and cop ies may be obtained by writing; Bennettsville Chamber of Com merce, P. O. Box 458, Bennetts ville, S. C. 29512. * * * Preserved Meteorite The first meteorite to be preserved was the Ensisheim aerolite, which fell in Alsace Nov. 16, 1492. This 280-pound specimen is still exhibited in the town hall there. THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., April 9, 1970—1-B Only 7 Days Left HAVE THAT SINKING Erskine, "Idest four-year de nominational college in South Carolina, is a coeducational, lib eral arts college of 750 students sponsored by the A. R. Presby terian Church. The college this year w'ent on a new academic program which includes an Erskine Scholars Program for outstanding students and a 4-1-4 academic calendar featuring a one-month January interim term for intensive study or independent research in a sin gle field. Students will discuss this and other interesting information a- bout the college. 8 When you buy any Impala Y8 model during our “400” Sale, here’s how you can get two popular extras at no extra charge. You order your Impala equipped with a Turbo Hydra-matic transmission, radio, Comfortilt steering wheel, front and rear bumper guards and white stripe tires. Items you’d probably order anyway. Then we add our big 400-cubic-inch V8 at 265 hp that runs on regular gas, along with dual exhausts—both at no charge. (The manufacturer’s suggested retail price including Federal excise tax for the regular fuel 400 V8 and dual exhausts is $93.75.) But that’s only the beginning. Because your Chevrolet dealer is really anxious to deal these days. And the Impala you’re buying, of course, got to be America’s No. 1 car, because of all the value features built righ f in. Features like flush-and-dry rocker panels that fight rust. Inner fenders to protect the outer fenders. 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Broad, Clinton — Ph. 833-4100 Week Days 9a.m. - 6 p.m. — Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 350 Church, Laurens — Ph. 984-5660 Week Days 9 am. - 9 p.m. — Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. i No Appointment Necessary i The gold rush is on. See your Chevrolet dealer’s Limited | Edition Tricentennial Chevrolets in special Palmetto Gold. § § PIEDMONT TEC Evening Course Opportunities For Classes Beginning April 13 REGISTRATION April 6 through 10. You may rtgistur by calling 223-8357 or by coming by Pied mont Technical Educational Center from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Courses listed are offered until Hie enrollment of each individual class is filed. Early registration is advised. BOOKS AND FEES Costs of textbooks and materials will be in addition to instructional fees. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS A student must be 18 years old and out of school six months or o high school grad uate or the equivalent. No Entrance Tests are required. OUT OF AREA FEES Piedmont TEC serves Abbeville, Greenwood, McCor mick and Saluda Counties. Residents from other counties will pay additional fees. $5 for courses meeting up to 10 hours per week. $10 for courses meeting up to IS hours per week. $15 for courses meeting 15 hours or more per week. For further information call Piedmont Technical Ed ucation Center — 223-8357. The fees charged are given with the name of each class offered along with the weeks duration of the course, the nights of each week each class meets and the hours each class night. For subject description, credits avuttable and other information, call 223-8357 now. COMMUNITY INTEREST Contact Jerry Owens BASIC SEWING $10 11 weeks T. 7:00-10:00 ADVANCED SEWING 11 weeks FITTING (Sewing) 5 weeks AUDIO VISUAL AIDS 6 weeks BASIC AVIATION GROUND SCHOOL 11 weeks INTRO TO GRAPHIC ARTS (PRINTING) 11 weeks LANDSCAPING 11 weeks READING IMPROVEMENT $10 M. 7:00-10:00 $10 W. 7:00-10:00 $10 Th. 7:00-9:00 $10 W. 7:00-10:00 - AUTO MECHANICS - Toomer P. LaRoche, Dept. Head AUTO BODY REPAIR & REFINISHING $15 11 weeks T , Th. 6:30-10:30 - ELECTRONICS - Albert H. Burnett D C. FUNDAMENTALS 11 weeks $15 M„ W. 6:30-10:30 W. $10 7:30-9:30 11 weeks $10 M. 7:00-9:00 $10 M„ W. or T. Th. 7:00-9:00 - AIR CONDITIONING - Donald B. Campbell, Dept. Head ALTERNATING CURRENT FUNDAMENTALS $1C 11 weeks Th. 6:30-10:30 INSTALLATION, SERVICE OF REFRIGERATION $20 U weeks M.,T.,W. 6:30-10:30 - BRICK MASONRY - BLUEPRINT READING FOR BRICK MASONS II $10 11 weeks W. 6:30-10:30 BRICK MASONRY 11 weeks MATHEMATICS II 11 weeks $15 T., Th. 6:30-10:30 $10 M. 6:30-10:30 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - Dudley B. Jervey, Dept. Head ACCOUNTING II $15 11 weeks M. 6:30-10:30 and T. 6:30-8:00 BASIC BOOKKEEPING $10 H week* T., Th. 6:30-8:30 BUSINESS MACHINES $10 11 weeks T., Th. 8:30-10:30 COBOL COMPUTER LANGUAGE $10 11 weeks T. Th. 8:30-10:30 INTRO TO DATA PROCESSING $10 11 weeks T., Th. 6:304:30 MARKETING $10 11 weeks W. 7:00-10:00 - DRAFTING AND DESIGN - Robert G. Elias, Dept. Head BASIC SURVEYING $10 11 weeks T. 6:30-10:30 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING $10 11 weeks M. 7:00-9:00 DRAFTING $15 The student may specialize in ^Lechttectaeal, Baesc, Civil, Mechaekol, Structural or Techaicol Drafting. 11 weeks M^W4J0-10:3d TECHNICAL DRAFTING II $30 11 weeks M., T„ W. t Th. 6JO-10J0 FCC COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS PREPARATIONS $10 8 weeks M. 7:00-10:00 FIBER MANAGEMENT - James S. Hull, (Acting) Dept. Head FIBER PROCESSING I & II $10 5 weeks M. ( W. 630-1:30, 1:30-10:30 TEXTILE WASTE CONTROL $10 5 weeks M„ W. 6:30-1:30 - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING - John M. Blackman, Dept. Head HUMAN RELATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY SEMINAR $5 3 weeks T. 7:30-9:30 - INDUSTRIAL WIRING - Ronald C. Lambert, Dept. Head A C. FUNDAMENTALS $15 11 weeks T„ Th. 630-1030 SMALL APPLIANCE REPAIR $10 11 weeks M. 7.00-10:00 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION PLANNING $15 11 weeks M., W. 6:30-1030 HOUSE WIRING II $10 11 weeks T. 6:30-10.30 - MACHINE SHOP - Charles E. Sperry, Dept. Head FLAME SPRAY METALLIZING PROCESS SEMINAR $3 Wednesday April 22 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. or 6:00-1030 p.m. MACHINE OPERATORS $15 n weeks M., W. 630-1030 SHOP PRACTICE $15 Stedent chooses eagine lathes, milling machine or grinders. 11 weeks T , Tk. 630-10JO MACHINE SHOP $30 11 weeks M., T.. W„ Tk. 430-1030 COMPUTERIZED PRATT & WHITNEY DRILL PRESS $10 5 weeks W. 740-9:00 - TECHNICAL SICRETARY - Mrs. Laura D. New, Dept Heed BEGINNER TYPING W. 4 JO- 11 BASIC TYPING 11 INTERMEDI ATE TYPING 1! eelfa ; W .'.;V SHORT HAND L fJX j SHORTHAND 5 11