The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 21, 1970, Image 18
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4-C—THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., May 21, 1970
Bell Street
Happenings
BY RENE KNIGHTON
On last Tuesday evening, the
Senior players of Bell Street
High presented their annual
Senior Class play entitled
‘Gateway To Happiness”, un
der the supervision of Miss
Sara Johnson and Mrs. Connith
Young, senior advisers.
A Student Council election
was held on Thursday. Can
didates gave brief campaign
speeches, after which the stu
dent body cast ballots.
The votes were tallied and
the results are as follows: Pre
sident, Donny Davenport; vice
president, Bernard Lindsay;
secretary, Michael Gilliam; as
sistant secretary, Joanne
Jones; treasurer, Joseph Price;
Chaplain, Shirley Summers;
Parliamentarian, Sara Cromer;
reporter, Julia Byrd; Miss Stu
dent Council, Rheatha Taylor.
These officers will assume re
sponsibility in the fall.
The Junior and Senior Band
Concert presented last Sunday,
under the direction of Mr. Lee
Ruff, was well attended and en
joyed by everyone. The concert
was concluded with the Junior
and Senior Band playing the
National Anthem.
South Carolina textile plants
had only 570 employes in 1840,
according to the U.S. Census
of that year.
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LOCATED ON EAST MAIN STREET AT CORNER
OF WOODROW STREET
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STILL A
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• 9 x 12’
• 6x9’.
Flag Presentation
On Saturday, May 16, the Med-
lock-Simpson Post Number
3354 of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars presented Cub Scout Pack
194 an American Flag.
Making the presentation was
Lawrence Aiken, Post Com
mander. Also present from the
VFW Post was Carl Barnett.
Accepting the flag was Cub-
master Riley Gilmer.
Members of the Cub Pack who
were present were: Front row
(L to R) William King, Wayne
Hornsby, Roger Reynolds, Da
vid Farmer; back row, Giles
Gilmer, Wally Heaton, Darren
Stroud and Tony Farmer. The
Den Mother is Mrs. Nancy Far
mer.
Thompson
Is Elected
Benjamin L. Thompson of
Clinton was elected first vice
president of the S. C. Morti
cians Association last week at
the organization’s 45th state
convention.
The convention was held at the
Holiday Inn in Camden.
John Ramseur of Rock Hill
was elected president
Mr. Thompson is a graduate
of Bell Street High School, Be
nedict College and the New
England College of Embalm
ing in Boston, Mass. He is for
mer principal of Wesley Chapel
Elementary School in Darling
ton County and also is a former
debit manager for N. C. Mutual
Insurance Co. in Bennettsville.
A veteran of World War n,
he is married to the former
Emma M. Ferguson of Clinton
and they are the parents of five
children.
LEONARD-MARLER INSURANCE AGENCY
Phone 833-1121 200 N. Broad St.
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• Life
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m
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
Throujrh Christ we can be converted from fringe to center,
from hearers to doers.
BENJAMIN THOMPSON
Other Laurens County repre
sentatives at the convention
were Mrs. Lucinda Beasley,
Mrs. Thompson, C. D. Childs
and Garfield Beasley.
Pvt Kuykendall
Scores 'Expert'
With M-14 Rifle
Army Private Lawrence A.
Kuykendall of Company D, 9th
Battalion, 2d Brigade has
scored “expert" with the M-14
rifle here. He achieved his
•expert’s badge" by hitting 60
or more targets out of a pos
sible 84 while firing on the
Training Center’s Record Fir
ing Range.
Private Kuykendall is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C.
Kuykendall of Rt. 1, Box 74,
Clinton.
Lehn, Lee
In Concert
Collie Lehn and Joey Lee,
both of Clinton, will participate
in the annual spring concert of
Furman University’s Gamma
Eta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha,
national music fraternity.
The program will be held May
24 at 3 p.m. in Theatre 70 Play
house on the Fur man campus. In
addition to general public and
students, a number of parents
and friends of Phi Mu Alpha
members are expected to at
tend.
Selections will be presented
by the fraternity’s Men’s
Chorus. Brass Ensemble and
Stage Band.
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• LAWN MOWERS
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Save for a rainy day, and
you’ll perhaps be fortunate
enough to get enough to
gether for a new umbrella
• • •
The boss says he never
fears that anyone will burgle
the plant’s timepiece, consid
ering the number of clock
watchers he has on the pay
roll
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank the staff of
Bailey Memorial Hospital for
their care and the many friends
and relatives who sent cards
and flowers during my recent
illness and stay at Bailey Me
morial Hospital.
Ray Godfrey
900 Musgrove St.
By Claude Lawson
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THE QUALIFIED
BUSINESSMAN
JOE HOLLAND
For
County Council
VOTE June 9