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Vol. 71 — No. 27
Clinton. S. C„ July 2. 1970
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INDEX
Two Sections, 16 Pages
Classified
6-A
Deaths
8-A
Hospital News
4-A
Editorials
2-B
Society
2-A, 3-A
Sports
7-A
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DOUBLE KNIT—Mrs. Roy Lydia, a
Clinton Mills Quality Control Tech
nician, admires a sample of Superior
Knits, Inc., double knit apparel fab
ric as she places it into Clinton’s
woven cotton and cotton synthetic
blend 1 fabric products display case.
Clinton Mills acquired Superior Knits
of Greensboro, N. C., June 30.
Clinton Mills Merges
With Superior Knits
Clinton Mills President, Robert M. Vance, and C. E. Arm
strong, Jr., President of Superior Knits, Inc., Greensboro, N.
C., announced Thursday that the Boards of Directors have
reached an agreement under which the two companies will
merge on June 30, 1970.
Super 3r, a producer of double knit fabrics for the ladies’
and men’s wearing apparel trade, will operate as a division of
Clinton when merger plans are completed.
Clinton Mills, a major producer of carded cotton and blend
ed fabrics of polyester and combed cotton, has four spinning
and weaving plants located here. The 74-year-old firm m >ved
into the blended fabrics market in 1966 upon completion of the
Bailey Plant Clinton’s first entry in the knitted fabrics market
came earlier in the year with the purchase of a substantial fi
nancial interest in Elastic Fabrics of America, a Philadelphia
based Raschel knitting company.
Superior's fabrics will be marketed through Company head
quarters at 6208 Swing Court, Greensboro, and Clinton's sales
agency, Clinton Cottons, Inc., ID West 40th Street, New York,
New York.
Local Guardsmen.
Report For Camp
Members of Clintt^n's Nat
ional Guard unit will celebrate
Independence Day Saturday en-
route to Fort Stewart, Ga., for
15 days' annual training.
The local unit includes f>ur
officers and 78 men in Co. C,
730th Maintenance Battalion.
They are led by First Lt. Joe
Nixon.
They will be among over 3,000
Girl's Death
Ruled Accidental
A coroner’s jury ruled
Thursday that the May 22 traf
fic death of five-year-old I-
rene Turner of Clinton was “an
unavoidable accident."
The child was struck by a car
driven by GeorgeEdwardMotes
of Clinton on N. Broad Street
in the vincinity of her home.
According to Clinton Police
Lieutenant Allen Simmons, the
accident occured at about 9:15
p.m. May 22 and the child died
in a Greenville hospital at 5
a.m. May 23.
County Coroner Marshall
Pressley conducted the inquest
at Clinton city hall.
South Carolina National
Guardsmen who will take their
annual training during the next
two weeks at Fort Stewart.
The Guardsmen comprise the
Second Brigade of North Caro
lina’s 30th Infantry Division.
The Second Brigade, under the
command of Colonel Joe E,
Brown, Jr. of Ehrhardt, S. C.
is headquartered in Newberry
with company and smaller size
units located in 22 South Caro-
oina cities.
Within the brigade are two
infantry battalions, headquar
tered at Mount Pleasant and
Union; an armor battalion at
Rock Hill and several support
units. Company and detachment
units are located in Spartan
burg, Clinton, North Charles
ton, Charleston, St. George,
Summerville, Walterboro,
Woodruff, Winnsboro, Whit
mire, Chester, Lockhart,
Jonesville, Pacolet Mills, Gaff
ney, Fort Mill, and Clover.
The Guardsmen will be mov
ing from their home stations
in convoy to a bivouac area
near Fort Stewart proper. For
five days the units will live in
the field including a 24-hour
tactical situation which simu
lates actual combat conditions.
Show Your
Colors
Sound Off
For America
On Saturday, July 4, between 11 a.m. and
11:02 a.m., Clinton residents are reguested to
sound their automobile horns, sirens, church
bells and factory whistles, symbolizing the deep-
seated patriotism which the large majority of
Americans have for their country.
The “Sound Off” event is part of the “Honor
America Day” promotion sponsored locally by the
Merchants Division of the Clinton Chamber of
Commerce, according to Lawrence Gross, division
chairman.
Local business leaders have been requested
to display the American Flag all this week.
The “Honor America Day” idea is to promote
unity among all Americans and to encourage a
massive expression of appreciation for the bless
ings and greatness of our nation. “Honor Ameri
ca Day” is non-partisan and non-political in every
way.
The honorary chairmen are Mrs Dwight D.
Eisenhower, former Presidents Harry S. Truman
and Lyndon B. Johnson. National chairmen are
Bob Hope and Rev. Billy Graham. Honorary
vice-chairmen are Hubert Humphrey, George
Meany, Rogers Morton, Lawrence O’Brien, Vince
Lombardi, Col. Frank Borman. Carl Alberts, Jerry
Ford, Hugh Scott and Mike Mansfield.
UF Budget Group
Meets On Tuesday
MIKE HORTON
Horton Named
As President
Local Jaycees
Mike Horton was elected pre
sident "f the Clinton Jaycees
this week.
Mr. Horton is manager of
the Piggly Wiggly Supermarket
in Ware Sboals and formerly
was' assoc iateiTvfifh the Clin
ton Piggly Wiggly.
D. L. Gunter was elected first
vice president and Joel Evans
was elected second vice presi
dent. Terry Campbell was
elected treasurer and Randy
Crowder, secretary.
Members of the board of di
rectors are Milton Moore
and Sam Pringle, both state di
rectors; Len Caricofe, Mack
Neighbors, and Harold Cole
man.
Box Managers
Are Announced
For Primary
Box managers were an
nounced this week for the July
14th Clinton Democratic Pri
mary.
The managers and precinct
poll workers are:
Clinton No. l---Ratchford
Boland, manager; Mrs. Martha
Ray, Mrs. Peggy Reddick and
Mrs. Sara Glenn.
Clinton No. 2---Harry Ayers,
manager; Mrs. Betty Ann Mea
dors, Mrs. Toni Pinson, Mrs.
Janice Cannon.
Clinton Mill---Gholdie Sim
mons, manager; Ed Ballew,
Mrs. Glenn Downs, Mrs. A1
Lancaster.
The Greater Clinton United
Fund Budget and Admissions
Committee will meet Tuesday,
July 9 at Mrs. Vivian Wilson’s
home. Mrs. Ted Davenport will
be hostess.
Agencies invited to have re
presentatives at the meeting
are:
Laurens County Cancer So
ciety; Blue Ridge District, Boy
Scouts of America; Old Ninety
Six Girl Scout District; Clin
ton YMCA; Clinton Camp Fire
Girls; Laurens County Chap
ter, American Red Cross; Lau
rens County Crippled Children
and Adults’ Society; Laurens
County Mental Health Associa
tion; Laurens County Council
Senior Citizens; Salvation Ar
my; Laurens County Associa
tion for Retarded Children;Ce
rebral Palsy Center; National
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation;
United Health and Medical Re
search of S. C.; S. C. Mental
Health Association; Alston
Wilkes Society; Florence Crit-
tenton Home; USO; S. C. As
sociation of United Funds and
Councils.
Also national agencies have
made requests for participation
in the 1971 United Fund Budget
and these requests will be con
sidered by the committee.
Capi. Gaffney Receives
16th Air Medal Award
U. S. Air Force Captain
Charles M. (Jaflhey Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Gaff
ney, Rt. 2, Clinton, has receiv
ed his 16th award of the Air
Medal for air action in Southeast
Asia.
Captain Gaffney, a KC-135
Stratotanker aerial refueling
aircraft pilot, was cited for his
outstanding airmanship and
courage on successful and im
portant missions completed
under hazardous conditions.
He was presented the medal
at Barksdale AFB, La., where
he is now serving in the 71st
Air Rfetaeling Squadron, a unit
of the Strategic Air Command,
America’s nuclear deterrent
force of long range bombers
and intercontinental ballistic
missiles.
The captain, who has five
years Air Force service, has
completed 18 months combat
duty in Vietnam.
A 1960 graduate of Clinton
High School, he received his
B.A. degree in economics in
1965 from Clemson University
Clinton Mills
Vacation Pay
Tops $127,000
Vacation pay checks totalling
$127,859.50 were distributed to
more than 1,200 eligible Clinton
Mills employees on June 26.
In December, eligible em
ployees received Christmas va
cation pay totalling $76,534.49,
making a total of $197,005.20
for the year 1969.
All Clinton Mills Plants stop
ped operations Friday, June
26 and will resume operations
midnight, Sunday, July 5.
LIONS CLUB OFFICERS — New officers of the Clinton Lions
Club were installed recently. They are, left to risrht: Gary Hol
comb, third vice-president; Miles Powell, first vice-president;
Oliver Green, Lion Tamer; W. S. Horne, Tail Twister; William
P. Jacobs HI, Tail Twister; Bob Cason, secretary; William Ousts,
installing officer; Carmen Core, director; Carlisle Neely, direc
tor; Erddne Jacks, president; Dick Gasque, director; George
Dailey, director; Walt Sigmon, director. Absent when the pic
ture was made were Charles Waldron, second vice-president;
J. A. Orr, treasurer; and Gen. A. B. Godfrey, director.—(Yar
borough Photo)
HAMPTON PAGEANT QUEENS—
Virginia Rogers, left, Miss Clinton of
1970 , was first runner-up recently
at the Miss Coastal Empire Pageant
in Hampton. She also was winner of
the swim suit competition. Jacque
line Lester, “Miss Clover,” center,
was crowned queen of the pageant
and Carolyn Brown, right, “Miss
HartsVilla,” was second runner-up.
Miss Brown is a student at Presbyte
rian College.
Virginia Ready
For S.C. Pageant
BOB HANSON
Bob Hanson
To Head
UF Budget
S. R. (Bob) Hanson has been
named chairman of the Budget
and Admissions Committee of
the 1970 Greater Clinton United
Fund campaign.
Walter Sigman is vice chair
man and committee members
are George Dailey, William
Hatton, Mrs. James Walker,
Rev. Jack Pressau, Mrs. Ted
Davenport, R. W. Boland,
Thornton Stewart, Miss Agnes
Davis and Mrs. Ervin Shook.
Mr. Hanson is production
manager ofthe Clinton Bearings
Plant of The Torrington Com
pany. He has served on the
United Fund campaign for four
years as budget chairman,
• member of the board of di
rectors, campaign worker and
assistant division chairman.
A graduate of the University
of Connecticut, he has done
graduate work at Trinity Col
lege in Hartford, Conn.
He is married to the former
Ingrid Johnson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Johnson, 501
Hickory Street. They are the
parents of three sons and a
daughter and reside at 505
Cedar St.
He is'a member of Data Pro
cessing Management Associa
tion, Association for Systems
Management and Campbell Ma
sonic Lodge 44.
Bus Station
Burns In Fire
Wednesday A.M.
The Clinton Bus Station was
heavily damaged by fire early
Wednesday.
The station is located in the
same building with a filling sta
tion owned and operated by Mrs.
Charlie Nabors at 722 West
Main Street
According to a spokesman of
the Clinton Fire Department
the blaze burned the part of the
structure that housed the Bus
Station, and the part that con
tained the store was heavily
damaged by smoke and water.
There was no one in the
building at the time ofthe blaae.
The Fire Department answered
the call at 1:25 a.m., but the
fire had gutted the building
by the time they arrived.
Virginia Rogers has filled a
trophy case with trophies and
plaques she has received during
her year’s reign as ‘ MissClin-
ton of 1970." Next week, she
goes for the most coveted title
in the state, “Miss South Caro
lina. ”
Virginia, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. P. W. Rogers of Laurens
Road, will leave Monday to par
ticipate in the “MissSouthCar-
olina Pageant” in Greenville. On
Wednesday, July 8, she will
participate in the evening gown
competition. On Thursday, July
9, she will compete in the swim
suit division and on Friday, July
10, she will present her talent
performance.
performance. The finals are
scheduled for Saturday, July 11.
All of the pageant events will
be held at Greenville Memorial
Auditorium, starting at 8 p.m.
each evening.
For her talent presentation,
Virginia will sine: and will do a
clogging routine.
Since being named “Miss
Clinton of 1970" last year, she
has participated in numerous
festivals and pageants and has
been a finalist in all of them.
She won the “Queen of Caro
lina Sea Islands" title at the
Beaufort Water Festival. She
also was the swim suit winner
in that festival.
She was runner-up in the
“Miss Darlington 500" compe
tition and also was a finalist
at the Grape Festival in York,
Apple Festival in Westminster
and Horse and Buggy Festival
at Fountain Inn. She also was
a finalist in the Miss Clemson
University Contest and was
judged “Most Photogenic" in the
Virginia is a rising senior
at Clemson University where
her brother, Phil, starred as a
football player prior to signing
a professional football contract
with the St. Louis Cardinals.
YMCA Swimming Pools
Schedule Sunday Hours
The Clinton and Lydia swim
ming pools will be open for three
hours each Sunday afternoon,
effective this Sunday, July 5,
according to unanimous action
of the Greater Clinton YMCA
Board of Directors.
Doniluk Named
To State Office
John P. Daniluk, director of
student aid and placement at
Presbyterian College, has been
elected vice-president of the
South Carolina Association of
Financial Aid Administrators
for 1970-71.
The pools will be open from
2 p.m. until 5 p.m. each Sun
day.
The weekday schedule was
changed in order to work out
personnel schedules to include
the Sunday hours.
The new schedule calls for
the pools to open at 9:30 a.m.
and close at noon Monday
through Saturday. The pools will
reopen at 2 p.m and will close
at 5 p.m. each day. On Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday, the pools will be open
from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. There
will be no recreational swim
ming at the pools on Wednesday
and Friday nights.
Legion Team
Leads League
(See Page 7-A)
Arnold M. Bloss of Clemson
University serves as new pre
sident of the association; and
Miss Lynn Christian of Fur
man University, the out-going
president, is secretary-trea
surer. The group meets to dis
cuss mutual problems and to
keep current in the field of
student financial aid.
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Other Memoirs
BY JOE H. SIMPSON
I often recall the many and varied types of
work that I have been engaged in here in Clinton.
Some of these were delivery boy for a grocery
store, collector of laundry for Greenwood Steam
Laundry (Men’s detachable collars and cuffs),
night operator for the telephone company, clerk
in stores and probably some other jobs, but than
is one type of work that I did that I wonder if
there is anyone else in Clinton who ever did this.
There was no pay to this, but I well recall that
when I was about eight or ten yean old I •‘pump*
ed” the organ in the ARP Church.
Let me explain. The organ had the iMMl
two pedals, but for those organists
in years, there was a handle extended.)
side of the organ, and usually
would pump the bellows for the
the fine organists that I recall
Mrs. A. B. Blakely (Miss Mamie),
Mr. Lee Add Blakely. Another
Janie Lindsay Sloan.
I served as Secretary and
Sabbath School in my
was janitor for the chi