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THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., June 4, 197<H 1-D THORNWELL KINDERGARTEN— Shown above are members of the Thomwell Kindergarten class which recently concluded its school year. They are. front row, 1. to r.: Alice Setzer, Buck Williams, Jimmy Klaver, Timmy Nalley; back row: John Coop er, Kim Buenacere, Phoebe Tillman, and Karen Jimenez. Test Soil Before Installing Septic Tank BY W. H. FLEMING Soil Conservation Service With the increase of in dustrial development, trans portation, and waste disposal, pollution is one of our major problems. Properly located, designed and constructed septic tanks can be very effective in solving a portion of this prob lem. The septic tank was first built to meet the needs of farm and rural areas which were widely separated. If they failed, there was not too much concern be cause the houses were not clos< enough to cause the neighbor any trouble. In the late 40’s the ur ban and interurban develop ment began. The cities did not have ample disposals to handle waste disposal of the housing boom. In some cities 1/3 or more of the houses used septic tanks for waste disposal These tanks were built without know ledge of the soil; therefore they have given trouble and still are. The Soil Survey can be used very effectively in many cases by checking the soil type as to its suitability for a septic tank. The soil should be checked for texture, rock, steepness, drain age permeability, and height of water table. General infor mation would be shown in the soil survey report, but on site inspection would be necessary when large investments are nlanned. * * * Dr. Keisler Has Weekly Radio Broadcast Next Sunday afternoon, June 7, at 1:30 o’clock, the Rev. Dr. E. Bryan Keisler of Gil bert, supply pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Saluda, will begin a three-month period of weekly Sunday broadcast of sermons over radio station WBLE, Batesburg, sponsored by the Lutheran Brotherhood In surance Company of Minneapo lis. The music portions of the one-half hour services will be provided by the Newberry Col lege Singers. 1-26 Guard Rail Contract •V Is Announced Award of a $139,668 contract for erection of guardrail on sections of Interstate Route 26 between Irmo and Clinton was announced today by the State Highway Department. The National Fence Company of Meriden, Connecticut was a- warded the contract on the basis of the firm’s low bid, accord ing to Chief Highway Commis sioner Silas N. Pearman. Three bids were entered ranging as high as $190,504. The project, extending through Lexington, Richland, Newberry and Laurens count ies, calls for installation of nearly 19,000 feet of steel beam guard rail. The work extends from S. C. 60 at Irmo northwesterly to U. S. 276 near Clinton. Contractor’s bids on the work were opened May 19 and ap proved by the Highway Commis sion May 21. * * * Coming June 10th atyc £ aureus Advertiser “SOUTH CAROLINA'S LARGEST ^EEKLY NEWSPAPER" / Prog ress Edition COMMEMORATING South Carolina's Tri-Centennial Will Be On Sale WEDNESDAY, June 10th At Youngs Pharmacy a Whitefords At 50’ Per Copy After This Date The Price Will Be $1J)0 Per Copy This is an outstanding publication which you will want to save for your children and grandchildren. This special edition to celebrate the growth of' Laurens County contains special features on schools, churches, and many historical Interest stories. This Edition Will Contain Well Over 125 Pages and promises to be the best yet. I 1 Bell Street Happenings BY RENE KNtGHTON Manslaughter Charge Draws 2-Year Sentence LAURENS - James Grant, 21, of Rt. 1, Cross Hill, pleaded guilty to a charge of man slaughter in General Sessions Court here Friday and was sentenced to two years impri sonment. Grant originally was charg ed with murder in the shooting death of James Arthur Carter, 20, of Clinton at a cafe six miles east of Mountville. Presiding Judge Francis B. Nicholson sentenced Grant to seven years, suspended on ser vice of two years, and two years probation. Now that the excitement of examination is over, the Wild cats are looking forward to an equally exciting summer. Many have applied for summer jobs, some are planning to do a lot of traveling, others have ex pressed their intentions to en joy a vacation of fun and relax ation with friends and relatives. It has been a pleasure, as weU as an opportunity for me to report the Bell Street Happen ings during the school term. I would like to express my grate ful appreciation to Rev. W. E. Crumlin, Mrs. A. R. Barks dale, Mr. McQuiUa Hudson and Mr. Donnie Wilder for their assistance and to the school for its support. To everyone, we wish a safe speasant and enjoyable summer vacation. CYNTHIA TURNER RENE HOLLE PEGGY ANN McKEE Girls State Representatives Named Cynthia Turner, Renie Hollis and Peggy Ann McKee will re present the Clinton area at Girls State to be held June 8-14 atthe University of South Carolina. Girls State is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary and the local representatives are sponsored by the Clinton A- merican Legion Auxiliary Chapter. Local Camp Fire Girls Attend Camp Five bus loads of Clinton Camp Fire Girls departed from Clinton Elementary School Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock for Camp Greenville. The bus ride and a week of camp will be a first for many of the girls. Mrs. Kirley Coxwell, sec retary of the Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls, reported by telephone Tuesday morning that the girls began arriving at approximately 5:00 and Bookmobile Schedule Given The Laurens County Library Bookmobile will be in the Clin ton area on June 9. The Book mobile will stop at the home of Miss Florrie Burdette on 104 Oakland Avenue. It also will stop at the Clin ton Mill Office, the First Bap tist Church; the Mrs. Lonnie Hiers’ home; the Mississippi Young home; the Leroy Sand ers home, Route 1; the Mrs. Marion Ramage home, Route 3; Hopewell Church; the Gene Simmons home, Route 2, Whit ten Village; and the Charleston Benjamin home, Route 1. On Wednesday, June 10, the Bookmobile will be at the Fur man Garret home in Mountville; the Pete Jones home in Mount ville; the Mountville School; the Carl Crisp home in Cross Hill; and at Leaman’s Store in Cross Hill. The United States continues to lead all other countries in motor vehicle registrations — 46.2 per cent of the world’s total. On January 1, 1969 there were 169.6 million passenger car and 46.7 million truck and bus registrations. LAURENS DRIVE-IN THEATRE Box Office Opens 8 PM. Movie Starts 9:00 P. M. Wed, - Thar. - Fri. - Sat. Jane S-4-5-6 The Wild Bunch* William Hokten, Ernest Borgnine. Robert Ryan. (R\ Restricted—Persons under IS not admitted un to* accompanied by pa rent or adult guardian. Son • Mon. • Tuan Jane 7-8-9 lock Up Year Daughten* Christopher Plummer (R) Restricted everything went very orderly. Two schedules were planned and as of Tuesday morning the “rainy day” schedule was in progress. For interested and anxious parents everyone was well, happy, and having lots of fun. 173 girls from -ter Clinton area will enjoy the beauty of Camp Greenville as they par ticipate in overnight camping, hikes, swimming, and canoeing. These are a few of the things planned for the good weather schedule. The girls will return Sunday. Parents are invited to attend church services at Pretty Place with their daughters and join them for lunch at the camp. Church will be held at Pretty Place Sunday morning at U o’clock. Rev. Tom Weaver of Thornwell, will bring the mes sage. Miss Turner and Miss Hollis are rising seniors at Clinton High School and Miss McKee is a rising senior at Thornwell High School. Miss Turner is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Turner of 100 Chestnut St. She is a Student Council represen tative and a member of the Nat ional Honor Society. She also is president of Tri-Hi-Y and serv ed as junior co-editor of the “Clintonian”. Miss Hollis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Hollis of 203 South Jones St She also is a member of Stu dent Council and Beta Club and the S. C. PresbyterySenior High Youth Council. Miss McKee served as a mar shall during the recent Thorn well commencement exercises. She is the oldest of four child ren and has lived at Thornwell since 1962. She works as a Pink Striper at the infirmary and plans to attend Nursing School following her graduation from Thornwell. • H* it HONEST • He it DEPENDABLE • He it PROVEN • He it EXPERIENCED HE HAS DONE HB JOB Pldd Far By