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J iroii WEATHER (Week of April 8-15) Low: 38 (April 8) High: 79 (April 9) Rainfall: .07 in. (April 13) Soil Temp. Range: 61-66 Wat Clinton Chronicle VoL 71 — No. 16 Clinton, S. C, April 16, 1970 INDEX Three Section, 20 Pagee Classified 6-A Deaths 8-A Editorials 2-B Hospital News 8-A Society 2-A Sports 7-A TWO YOUNG CLINTON MEN DIED WHEN THIS CAR WRECKED .. . Friday Evening On Curve Near Clinton Two Young Men Die In Automobile Accident Two young men from Clinton, including one who returned only recently from a tour of duty in Vietnam, died Friday in an auto mobile wreck about a mile south of Clinton. Claude William (Butch) Grady Jr., 21, of 108 Cypress St., was dead at the scene. He had re turned >»nly f>>ur days previously from Vietnam where he was twice wounded in combat. Michael Durm^nt Juluison, 19- year-old senior at Clinton High School, died at Bailey Memorial Hospital about 20 minutes after the wreck. The two young men were fatally injured when the car in which they were riding overturned sev eral times on a curve on Secon dary Road 46. The accident occurred about 7 p.m. Friday. S. C. Highway Patrolman M. W. Bostic said Grady was the driver of the 1963 01dsmobile. He said the car overturned several times 'C a curve and both victims were thrown from the vehicle. The car was traveling east when the accident occurred. Grady was a son of Claude W. and Laura Ward Grady Sr. He was a 1968 graduate of Clinton High School and was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp. He was formerly employed at Lydia Mills and attended Lydia Baptist Church. Other survivors include a sis ter, Mrs. Jon Koenig ofBicknell, Ind.; and two brothers, Steven and Rickey Grady of the home. ^ * * *7 w BUTCH GRADY Funeral services were con ducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Lydia Baptist Church with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens with military rites. Johnson was a son of Bobby J e and Frances Coker Johnson. He attended Lydia Baptist Church. Other survivors include two tMONT JOHNSON sister!, Mia Diane Johnson and Lisa Johnson of the home; a bro ther, Joe Johnson of the home; and grandparents, R. G. Coker of Gastonia, N. C., and Mrs. Della Johnson of Spartanburg. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at Lydia Baptist Church with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens. PC's Awards Day Scheduled April 23 Student accomplishments at Presbyterian College will be re cognized next Thursday (April 23) at the Annaual Awards Day pro gram at which Dr. W. Walton i\r' WDpIDWN Youngest Author Joe Holcombe, 16*year-old senior at Clinton High School, must qualify as Clinton’s youngest published author. Joe and Leon Robinson of Charleston combined their knowledge about an tique bottles and wrote a 80- page booklet which is enti tled “Charleston Colored Soda Water Bottles.” The book was ready for distribu tion last Monday. Joe, son of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Holcombe, says he and hia father met Robinson * while collecting bottles in % Charleston. A friendship de veloped and Joe and Robin son decided to write a book about Charleston bottles. Joe Said, ‘The primary purpose of the book was to accumulate and distribute some information about bot tles. Very little has been written about Charleston bottles and we thought bottle collectors would be in terested in having more facts about antique bot tles. It’s sort of a reference book. It's mostly pic tures of bottles with information about the com panies which manufactured the various bottles, where and when they were in business. "We had to do a good bit of research on these companies but we came up with some pretty good information. We hope to do a more detailed book later, perhaps with color pictures. "This time, we came across some bottles which people didn't know existed.” JOE HOLCOMBE It Was 'Done' That recent fire which heavily damaged four cars at CL W. Cooper’s Garage had manager Marvin Manky hopping for a while but it didn't dampen his sense of humor. Later that afternoon, a young man who owned one of the damaged cars came in to get it He hadn’t heard about the fire. He asked Manley, "Is my car done?” Straight-faced, Manley replied, "Yeah, it’s well Referendum Voting Places Are Announced Wj Jones, administrative dean for university extension at North Carolina State University, will be the main speaker. The student assembly is sche duled for 10 a.m. in Belk Audi torium. The public is invited to this occasion which will be pre sided over by PC Academic Dean W. Fred Chapman. After opening remarks by Pre sident Marc C. Weersing, Dr. Chapman will present an array of 37 awards recognizing both aca demic accomplishments and ex tra-curricular leadership. The only non-student citation is the annual Distinguished Teaching A- ward, to be given to a selected faculty member. Dr. Jones, the main speaker, is an Horry County native who earned both his BS and MS de grees at Clemson University and then followed three years later with his PhD in economic de velopment from North Carolina State in 1961. He returned to NC State a year ago to assume his present position. The speaker’s background also, includes being field director of the Coastal Plains Regional Com- mlssioo, a staff economist on the President’s Commission on Rural Poverty, adviser to the North Carolina Planning Task Force and an associate professor of economics at NC State. He is the author of some 50 articles, monographs and technical re search reports. County Artists Eligible To Exhibit All artists residing in Laurens County are eligible to exhibit in Presbyterian College’s Douglas House Gallery during the col lege’s fourth annual Festival of Arts, Mrs. Alta Alberga, art in structor, announced today. She said works will be receiv ed on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Douglas House and will be placed on display from April 26 to May 2. Original art in all categories will be receiv ed: paintings, all media, water color, drawings, sculpture, cera mics, photography, prints and crafts. Voting places have been an nounced for the School District 56 tax referendum which is sche duled for May 5. The referendum question will be “Shall the tax levy of School District Number 56 of Laurens County be increased 10 mills?” Voters will vote either yes or no. District 56 School Board Chairman James Von Hollensaid the 10-mill increase is needed to cover an anticipated $100,000 de ficit in the proposed 1970-71 dis trict budget. He has pointed out that the district has operated at a deficit for the past two school years and the increase is needed to balance the budget. School District 56 current ly operates on the basis of a 48-mill levy for general opera tion of the school district. School District 55, which includes the Laurens area, already has a 58- mill levy. The polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. for the re ferendum on May 5. VOTING PLACES Voting places are as follows: In the Clinton attendance area (for electors registered in Clin ton No. 1, Clinton No. 2, Clin ton Mill and Long Branch pre cincts) at the National Guard Armory on South Broad Street in Clinton. In the Joanna attendance area (electors registered in Joanna, Hopewell, Renne andShady Grove precincts) at the Joanna Club house in Joanna. In the Mountville attendance area (for electors registered in Mountville precinct) at the Mountville Grange Building in the Mountville community. In the Cross Hill attendance area ( for electors register ed in Cross Hill precinct) at the Cross Hill City Hall. In the Lydia attendance area (for electors registered in Lydia Mill precinct) at the Lydia Com munity Building. Any qualified voter residing in the School District and present ing a valid registration certifi cate shall be elibigle to vote in the referendum. Dr. Stump To Receive PC Award Dr. Alexander B. Stump, chair man of the biology department at Presbyterian College for the past 23 years, has been named to re ceive the 1970 Alumni Distingu ished Teaching Award at PC’s annual Awards Day program next Thursday, April 23. The presentation will include a citation and a $20" cash prize. It was inaugurated last year by the Alumni Association to recog nize classroom teaching skill re flecting both scholarship and con cern for the individual student. A student committee nominated three tenuredprofessors for con sideration, and the final decision was made by a faculty-staff com mittee. Besides his classroom ability, Dr. Stump is noted for his re search activities which have been published in a number of profess ional journals. Alex Stump joined the PC fac ulty in 1947 after II years at Flora Macdonald College, with time out for World W’ar n ser vice. A native ofEmmorton, Md., he received all of his training at the University of Virginia, right up to his PhD innl934. His family includes wife Sallie and four daughters. 'J WINS STATE AWARD — Clinton YMCA Director John Bing-ham, right, receives the State Jaycee Phy sical Fitness Award from Don Jack- s o n of Clemson, chairman of the state contest. Bingham Receives State Physical Fitness Award John Bingham, executive di rector of the Greater Clinton YMCA, has been named South Carolina winner of the Jaycee Physical Fitness Award. Bingham was selected from 27 candidates nominated from throughout the state. Nominated by the Clinton Jaycees, Bingham was selected as the man who has done the most in his community for physical fitness for all age groups. He was selected pri marily on the basis of the pro gram he has set up for the YMCA. Bingham received the award at a Clinton Jaycee meeting Monday night. Don Jackson of Clemson, state chairman of the Physical Fitness Contest, made the pre sentation. Bingham will be South Caro lina’s nominee for one of the 10 national Physical Fitness A- Firemen Answer Five Fire Calls Clinton firemen answered five alarms during the past week, including one call to a fire which heavily damaged two barns. Saturday morning at 11:40, fire men were called to 523 Musgrove Street where a barn was de stroyed by fire and another was heavily damaged. The barns were located behind the residence. Last Wednesday, firemen ex tinguished a fire in a Clinton Mills truck filled with trash at Five Points. On Thursday, fire men extinguished a blaze in a pile of scrap lumber near a house at 137 Bluford Street. On Friday firemen were called to Nash Street where about one acre of woodland burned. A false alarm was turned in on Friday also. DR. STUMP U.S. Census Workers Haven't Forgotten You If a U.S. Census worker hasn’t picked up your census form, don’t worry. They haven’t forgotten you. U. S. Census District Manager B. W. Crough Jr. said, “It may take one to three weeks longer before a census taker calls on you but she will be by.” The Census forms were mailed to residents and are to be filled out by the residents and will be picked up by Census takers. 1 .%M HELP SOMEONE — SOMEWHERE —Mrs. Arthur Katzfcergr presents Lion W. S. (Shorty) Home with some old glasses collected by her hus band, Lion Arthur K&tzberg, a doc tor at Whitten Village. The local lions club is collecting old glasses, frames and cases this week and next week. These glasses and parts will be reworked and given to “Someone, Somewhere” to enable them to see better. Collection boxes are at Belk’s Department Store and McGee’s Drug Store. Joanna Lions Club is conduct ing a similar campaign. Home is chairman of the Clinton lions Sight Conservation Committee. wards. The 10 national winners will visit President Nixon and discuss national physical fitness programs. South Carolina has had only one national winner in the his tory of the program, which was started when John F. Kennedy was president of the U.S. A native of Boone, N. C., Bing ham is a graduate of Appala chian State University and is Clinton’s first YMCA director. He came to Clinton about two and a half years ago when the YMCA was first organized. He came here from the Kannapolis, N. C., YMCA. Fine Arts Festival Offers Opportunities PC Choir Concert At Arts Festival The Presbyterian College Choir "will present its annual Spring Choral Cnncert on Thurs day, April 30, at 8 p.m. in Belk Auditorium as a part of the Fes tival of Arts according to Mr. Charles T. Gaines, ActingChair- man of the Department of Fine Arts. Details of the concert will be released next week. BY CHARLOTTE P. REED There is a warmth and a pride that comes with touching, feeling, enjoying and possessingathingof beauty. It cannot be equalled by any other experience. Visitors to Laurens County Day of the SpringArts Festival, which will be held May 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the grounds of Pres byterian College in Clinton, will be given a unique opportunity. South Carolina artists of local and statewide repute will be on hand to give working demonstrations of their techniques, and offer some of their past and present cre ations for sale. These offerings represent that mysterious inner force which im pels a human being to create, to express himself meaningfully and beautifully. Everyone is in vited to enjoy the talents of the participating artists, view their works, to get caught in the thrill of creation, and come away own ing a work of art. Many mediums will be represented. On display and for sale will be examples of pottery and jewel ry, oil painting and water colors. There will be a selection to en courage many tastes and offer interested shoppers the multiple pleasure of discovering and pur chasing a place at art, meatlaf the artist responsible, and per haps watching him in the process of creation. Among the artists who will be present are Mr. Jon Formo of Co lumbia, who will work at his potter’s wheel and show the ver satility which pottery can ex press; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Turner, of Columbia, who will show pot tery and handmade jewelry, Mr. John Coles of ETV in Columbia, who will demonstrate cartoon animation, Mr. Miles Powell of Clinton, who will demonstrate commercial paste-up; Mr. Wil liams Shields a master photo grapher from Clinton, will exhi bit his photographic art, and Miss Betty Fryga of Clinton, who ex periments in many different me diums, will show a variety of her work. Every home has an empty cor ner, a bare wall, Laurens County Day will present a seldom d- fered opportunity to fill these with warm living pieces of art, ori ginals. Presbyterian College, the Clinton Music Club and the Las* rens County Fine Arts Associa tion hope that many persons will take advantage of this exciting occasion. Other Memoirs ’ , BY JOE H. SIMPSON One of the first fires that I can remember in Clinton was that of D. E. Tribble Company’s two- . story building:. This was, of course, before we had very much fire equpiment, and no city water sys- . tern. The building: was all wood and made a very larg^ flame. Another was when the drug: store that stood *: where the 1st National Bank Building: was later erected. I believe that this business was owned and operated by Dr. J. Q. Phillips, and one tiling that impressed me as a child was the terrible odor of the destroyed drugs and other contents. Probably the largest and costliest fire was that of Bailey Bros. Dry Goods and Grocery Store. ; This was the double store and two stories high. - One section of the upstairs housed our city library and many volumes of books were destroyed, in cluding a large number of Horatio Alger books that I had been reading. Another very destruc tive fire in the business section was that of Mm Sumerel Bros, general store about where the Sad ler Drug Store is now, and was owned by Mosers. Thad and Will Sumerel, two fine brothers. Then there was the Clinton OR Mill, Sane of Peace building at Thomwell, First Church* and others. One that always gavejne a chuckle was that of the two-story * Tom Duckett. It stood on the grove Hotel A volunteer helper was a bowl and pitcher out the as and come down the stairs with some piUoava i bed clothing in his anna. ‘■•V..5 * U/F- f mm mm