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V — — e, « §7 >*«***■ > 1 AT CAMP — Specialist Fifth Class on a jeep whfle spending two weeks Harold Stroud (left) and Specialist annual training at Fort Stewart, Ga. Fourth Class Mitchell Wigley (right) The two Clinton natives spent their members of Company C, 730 Mainte- first four days in bivouac under sim- nance Battalion replace a generator ulated combat conditions. Clinton Guardsmen Versatile Mechanics FORT STEWART, GA.-"We can repair or replace anything the units bring down; anything but the men themselves and we leave that up to the medical companies." These were the words of First Sergeant R^y Benjamin of Company C, Fur- ward Support, 730th Mainten ance Company as he explained the primary mission ofClin- tyn’s South Carolina National Guard outfit. Sgt. Benjamin said that the Clinton Guardsmen will have all the work they can handle dur ing the annual two-week sum mer encampment at this large military installation which is located 50 miles from Savannah, Ga. "We have G3 enlisted men and six officers in our company and we have to keep all of the equip ment for some 4,000 men in op eration," added SGT. Beniamin. The type of equipment the company has to keep functional includes Just about all the ma- chinary the National Guard has in its possession. This consists of anything from twi>-and-one- ball too trucks to a set of bino culars and from M-60 machine •guns to two-way radios. Although the Clinton unit has its own equipment to maintain throughout the year, SGT. Ben jamin stated that summer camp was goodexperienceforthemen since this is the only time they have to work on a wide v^iety of machines. The type of equipment on which the Clinton unit can train includes the vehicles that they brought to the Georgia post dur ing their eight-hour, 220-mile trip July 4. They consisted of 17 two-and-one-half ton troop trucks, five shop vans, two five- ton wreckers, a gas tanker, a three-quarter ton truck and a pickup truck. Company Commander Jo seph O. Nixon said his company had set up operations in the field, where they were to per form for the first four days. During a 24-hour tactical prob lem, all the men were in their full field uniforms and armed as actual combat conditions were simulated. Guards with M-l rifles were posted ar ound the area. As an additional precaution against the "enemy", three ma chine guns were placed on tri pods at strategic positions as were a pair of bazooka type, 3.5 r >cket launchers. Waldron Wins Citadel 'Mark Clark’ Award Charles Fontaine Waldron, Jr., sonof Mr . and Mrs. Charles F. Waldron, 402 Pine St., Clin ton, was among 214 11- to 15- year-old campers who were graduated today from the first session of the 1970 Citadel Sum mer Camp for Boys. Camper Waldron received the coveted Mark Clark Award for excellence in sports, physical fitness, tournaments, manners, and attitude. Exercises were held in Sum- merall Chapel on the military college campus. Graduation ac tivities started last night with a talent show and dance for the campers in Mark Clark Hall This morning at a recognition ceremony, Col. James R. Woods, camp director, present ed each camper with a service Vote For TRUMAN OWENS City Council Word 2 • Fair • Capable • Active. Energetic • Progressive • Interested in all citizens of Clinton After serrint two tones as one of your council- I feel I am qualified by experience in city end, if elected. I will continue to tj» beet of my ability. TUX Your vale and support sincerely appreciated Lt. Nixon, who is the direc tor of admissions at Presbyter ian College in civilian life, stated the need for summer camp when he said, “We have to perform our mission of main taining the equipment in the Bri gade but we also have to defend ourselves as could be the ease in actual combat conditions. This is why we have summer training and why the training here is so important. It’s closer to what we would actually have to do, if we were called up to active duty." Retardation Commission Meets Today The regularly scheduled meeting of the South Carolina Mental Retardation Commis sion will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 9 in the Con ference Room, R. L. Plaxico Administration Building, Whit ten Village, Clinton.Meetings of the Commission ape open to the public. The Commission will review ongoing programs and facilities at Whitten Village in obtaining preliminary information re garding budget requirements and overall program needs re levant to the Department’s 1971- 72 budget request. Subsequent meetings of the Commission will be held at the Coastal Cen ter in Summerville and at Mid lands Center in Columbia. Miss Shealy Wins Award In Radiology The Mallinckredt Award pre sented by Mallinckredt Phar maceuticals to an outstanding student in the School of Radio- logic Technology at Greenville General, was presented this year to Miss Phyllis JeanShea- ly of Salisbury, N. C. Formerly of Clinton, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Shealy. Dr. James B. Pressly, direc tor of the department of radio- logic Technology, presented the award along with certificates and pins to the 14 who grad uated Sunday June 28, 1970 THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., July 11, 1977—1-C Drought Plagues County Farmers It’s a good idea to divide home pools by depth lines. Swimmers suddenly finding themselves in over their heads may be in more than just deep water. BY M. L. OUTZ County Agent The drought continues to linger on and take heavy toll of crops, pastures, and gardens. Even though the showers that came week before last were heavy in places, they are al ready gone, as usual, where a general rain is so badly need ed. I suppose dairymen are hurt worse in this particular drought, as the forage crops have wilted up and are about half normal siza. Corn, in par ticular, will have a stalk about half the size with hardly an ear on it. I want to suggest that dairymen plant sorghum. There is a variety known as FS1A that gives good yield and ex cellent quality. Gardens and pastures, and now cotton, is suf fering, but as someone said, it always rains before it is too late. I would like to have an explanation of that, but at least we can hope. I hope by now that the rain has come and that everybody is in a better mood. PEACHES - If you haven’t tried a good fresh peach, go out and get you a basket, as they are delicious. Also, plan to can, freeze, and make your jams and jellies. I might add that we have recipes here for freezing, canning, and making jams and jellies, etc. If you would like a copy, call the office and we will be glad to mail you a copy. If you are interested in Peach Or chards, contact any of the fol lowing: Brock Coggins, Route *2, Laurens; Bill Patterson, Laurens; W. R. Cook, Gray Court; Irby Poole, Lanford; W. H. Fleming, Lanford. The dry weather has elimi nated the pest problem as far as cotton farmers are concern ed up until now. From here on, we recommend that farmers watch carefully, and apply in secticides when infestation mounts up to a point of eight to 10%. Now we are saying this simply because as insecticides are applied it has a tendancy to aggravate the bollworm situa tion. By simply killing off bene ficial insects, these insects normally eat the bollworm egg, so when we kill the weevil if we aren’t careful the bollworm population will increase. They seem to be harder to control than the weevils, es pecially after they reach a cer tain size. We have had fewer weevils from the beginning than normal. In fact, I believe some thing like 20 or 25 years. So, we can act a little ore inde pendent from this standpoint. Also, the weather has been on our side; however, as we men tioned earlier we must have rain or our cotton is going to be dam aged quite severely also. Nor mally, rain in July and August and a dry June would give us a good cotton yield. We have cer tainly had the dry June. Cotton farmers deserve a break, so let’s hope the rain will come and their yields will increase over previous years. It is time to consider pre paring your land for the Fall Gardens. Tomatoes should go out this week. If you want out planting schedule which gives the various vegetables and planting dates, call us and we will be glad to mail you a copy. STATEMENT OF CONDITION June 30,1970 ASSETS First Mortgage Loans liO&ns on Savings Accounts Investments and Securities Cash on Hand and in Ranks Fixed Assets I^ss Depreciation Deferred Charges and Other Assets Total Assets $9,282,309.44 49,433.02 700,704.69 608,319.04 241,536.61 100,148.83 $10,982,451.63 LIABILITIES Savings and Investment Accounts % 9,746,088.64 Advances from F.H.L-B. None Loans in Process 81,266.95 Other Liabilities 5,262.88 Specific Reserves 1,000.00 General Reserves $ 892,380.36 Surplus 256,452.80 1,148,833.16 Total Liabilities $10,982,451.63 ribbon with stars denoting the number of summers he has at tended the camp. Following this ceremony, members oftheelite Camper Drill Team performed for the parents. At graduation in the Chapel each camper re ceived his diploma and a con gratulatory handshake from Gen. Hugh P. Harris, president of The Citadel and Maj. Gen. James W. Duckett, president elect. Awards for excellence in achievement and trophies in various sports catefories were also presented. Nearly 250 campers are scheduled to attend the se cond session ofCamp which will run from July 5 to July 31. FOUR GREAT WAYS TO SAVE — Passbook Savings — Funds Deposited By The 10th of The Month Earn From The Ist Regular Passbook Save any amount any time. Funds available any time. No prior notice required. Interest compounded. Gold Passbook Highest interest on pass books. Only $500 minimum deposit. 90-day withdraw- ai notice. Interest com er pounded. — Savings Certificates — Get The Best Return On Your Investment — Earn Interest From Date of Purchase One-Year Certificate Initial deposit of $5,000 or more- Two-Year Certificate Initial $10,00 or i Sorings Insured Up To $20,000 by FSLIC CITIZENS FEDERAL Savings and Loan Association CLINTON. SOUTH CAROLINA Bratf*. \ Your Happy Shopping Store SAVINGS 20% to 50% SHOP ALL THREE BIG FLOORS BRAND NAME BRAS and GIRDLES Good Selection Of Sizes selection 20% off THE ORIGINAL PRICE FASHION CENTER 5 ONLY! FAKE FUR COATS Broken Sizes Counter Soiled NOW WERE 45.00 FASHION CENTER CLEARANCE! LADIES’ BETTER DRESSES I Reg. 26.00—now .. .... 13.00 I Reg. 20.00—now 10.00 I Reg. 15.0B—now 7.50 OTHERS ALSO REDUCED! BROKEN SIZES FASHION CENTER TODDLERS’ SHORT SLEEVE SHIRTS r-«> j 97c Girls’ and Bojrsfu^ . siz« Mo*. # Beg. 1.49 1.171 • Reg. 1.75-2.25 . 1.331 CHILDREN’S WORLD — 2ND FLOOR MEN’S SPORT SHIRTS Reg. 4.00 — now Reg. 6.00 — now 2.44 4.44 BIG SELECTION! MEN’S DEPT — St FLOOR REDUCED! LADIES’ Dress & Casual Shoes REG. 17.00 Now .... BROKEN SIZES — OTHERS REDUCED, TOO! SHOE SALON STREET FLOOR GIRLS’ PLAY SHORTS NO-IRON, SOLIDS AND FANCIES SIZES 3-6Z, 7-14 M Reg. 1.49 -1.69 CHILDREN’S WORLD — 2ND FLOOR REDUCED! LADIES’ BRAND NAME SWIM SUITS Values To 19.99 Q OO BROKEN SIZES " BUDGET BASEMENT .?■ CLEARANCE! SUMMER A88T. PRINTS ^ -.ikvijft.i* c. ! ii >>