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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., April 30, 1970—1-C Newberry 1-26 Work Is Planned Award April 22 ot a $915,- 951 contract for resurfacing a 15.3 mile section of Inter state Route 26 in Newberry County was announced today by the State Highway Department. Sloan Construction Company, Inc. of Greenville was awarded the contract on the basis of the firm’s low bid, according to Chief Highway Commis sioner Silas N. Pearman. Four bids were entered ranging as high as $961,363. The contract calls for asphal tic concrete surfacing for strengthening and improve ment to 1-26 from the Lexing ton County line near Chapin northwesterly to S. C. Route 34 at Newberry. Interstate Route 26 is cur rently being resurfaced from the Newberry-Lexington County line southeasterly through part of Richland County to U. S. 176 near Irmo. Sloan Construction Company is also doing this work, having been awarded a $786,430 con tract in August of last year. * * * Captain Orr Wins Bronze Star Army Captain James A. Orr HI, 26, whose parents live at 402 W. Maple St., Clinton, re cently received the Bronze Star Medal in Vietnam. He was presented the award for meritorious service in con nection with military operations against hostile forces in Viet nam while assigned as chief of non-perishable section, Fo«'d Management Division, Company B. Troop Command, U. S. Army Depot, Long Binh. * * * CLOWNING AROUND — One of the funnymen with the Hoxie Bros Cir cus takes time out to talk with a young visitor. The three-ring circus will come to Clinton Saturday, May 2, with two performances, at 2 p.m. and 8 pun. The circus will be set up behind the Clinton Y M C A across from Clinton High School. Advance tickets are being sold by the Clinton Jaycees and at several local business firms. Tricentennial Committees Named In Laurens County Samples Promoted To Spec. Four Calvin E. Samples, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marshal A. Sam ples, 800 Sloan St., Clinton, was recently promoted to Army spe cialist four while serving with the 3rd Armored Division near GeInhausen, Germany. A mechanic with Company C 2d Battalion of the division’s 48th Infantry, he entered the Army in June 1969 and com pleted basic training at Ft Jackson. He was last stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga. Committee assignments have xen made for the Laurens bounty Tricentennial Commit- »e. In addition, ILlliam P. Ja- :obs, chairman of the county Tricentennial Committee, ap pointed three Committee-Coor- linators, with Reese Young as :hairman. Other Committee - Coordi nators are D. F. Patterson in Laurens and Gen. A. B. Godfrey in Clinton. This team will act as liaison between the chairman and all committees, are: Executive Committee---Jen- nie V. Culbertson, D. F. Pat terson, J. P. Southerland, W. P. Jacobs. Finance Committee Chairman J. P. Southerland, D. F. Patterson, Harry Mc- Sween. Special Gifts---Chairman J. P. Southerland, DavidS. Taylor, James P. Sloan, Jennie V. Cul bertson and Thomas A. Babb. Special Events---Chairman John P. Far is, Mrs. Betty Coats, Mrs. Alice Davidson, W. Paul Culbertson, Mrs. J. K. Waites, David S. Taylor, James T. Powell, J. P. South erland, Harry McSween. Tours Committee---Chair- man Mrs. Niles C. Clark, Miss Edith Hellams, Mrs. Furman Thomason, Mrs. David Garrett. • • fit Will You Be 6 Years Old In MAY? Get Your FREE Pepsi Party Package I Cv !* I ft: 8 THURSDAY, MAY 7 BALDWIN Broad St., Clinton, S. C. MOTOR CO. LOOK FOR THIS TRUCK! H you in GraonviKa or Laurana CaunHaa. and will ba stx (6) vaors old onytima In May hara's oil you hova to do to gat your n«a Papal Hoppy Birthday Party Pockoga. Hova Mom or Dod, or your guardian taka you to tha Papal-Party Truck to heio you carry your big Papal-Party Package home. You mu«t bring your birth certificate and 36 cents ^ bottle de posit (this wIM be returned to you . . . remem - bar, a bottle returned Is money earned!) Non* you con hove your awn Birthday Party and in- yfte your own friends' This Is The Only Place You Can Get Your Pepsi-Party Package MORE THAN 66 PEPSI-PARTY ITEMS Pepsi-Party Napkins 12 BIG Bottles of Pepsi-Cola 12 Cups of Pet Ice Cream* With Spoons. A 2-Lb. Birthday Cake* from Bost Bakery, the people who bake Bost Bread. Pepsi-Party Birthday CerfWcate Pepsi-Party Straws. Birthday Party Games Sheet. WILL YOU BE 6 YEARS OLD IN JUNE? Watch Papers For Your Pepsi-Party Package Locations This Toy Chest for your Treasure. PEPSI Birthday Cake Candles Pepsi-Party Balloons *Ice cream and cake may be frozen until actual da e of birthday' Bottled by Pepsi-Col a Co.. 765 Poinsett Hwy., Under Appoiiument From Pepsi-Cola Company, N. Y., N. Y. EPSICQLA I I 1 I l ft V ft Beautification Cnmmittee--- Chairman Mrs. Furman Tho mason, Miss Edith Hellams, Mrs. Niles C. Clark. Historical Records Commit- tee---Chairman Mrs. C. B. Pulley, Mrs. David George, Mrs. Fred W. Irwin, Mrs. Sara Ervin. Homecoming and Family Re union Committee---Chairman Mrs. Fred Irwin (Mrs. Irwin already has other members of the DAR and UDS working with her). Publicity Committee--- Chairman James P. Sloan, Mrs. Betty Coats, Donny Wilder, Mrs. J. K. Waites. * * * Pilot Life Reports Increase Insurance in force with Pi lot Life Insurance Company in creased $76,000,000 during the first period of 1970, which is 19Cc greater than the increase dur ing the same period last year. Total insurance in force with the company as of March 31, 1970 stood at $4,855,228,983 it was reported today by O. F. Furr, Clinton, Superintendent for the company. Total sales from all divisions of the company during the first period of 1970totaled$142,855 1 - 630. * * * Brock Assigned In S. Vietnam Army Private First Class Ray M. Brock, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brock, 225 S. Hampton St., Joanna, was re cently assigned as a rifleman with the America! Division in Vietnam. 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