Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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/ H THE CHRONICLE, Clinton, S. C., Au^urt 6, 1970—1-B STATE’S TOP TRACTOR DRIVER—David Coj?- jrina of Route 1, Mountville. son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Coffjnns, won top honors at the State 4-H Tractor Driving contest held at Clemson recently. David will represent the state of South Carolina at the National Tractor Driving contest in Rich mond, Virginia, this fall. Elledge Receives Commendation Army Specialist Four Steve C. Elledge, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Elledge, 1008 Sloan St., Clinton, recently re ceived the Army Commendation Medal and the Purple Heart near Song Be, Vietnam. He received the Army Com mendation Medal for heroism in action while engaged inmilitan operations against a hostile force in Vietnam. The Purple Heart was a- warded for wounds received in action. Spec. Elledge, a rifleman with Company B, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), entered the Army in June 19C9 and was stationed at Ft. Jackson, S. C., before arriving overseas. He attended Clinton High School. Named To Dean’s List Three students from Clinton have been named to the Dean’s List at Spartanburg Junior Col lege for the spring semester. Jack 0. Campbell, Leland J. Nelson and Kenneth G. Rice, all freshmen, were among the 79 sophomores and freshmen who made the Dean’s List. In order to be eligiblp for this honor, a student must attain a grade point ratio of 3,00 (a B average) of a possible 4.00. Spartanburg Junior is a Methodist supported institution with an enrollment of 800. Holland Completes R0TC Camp Cadet Charles R. Holland, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt O. Holland, 314 Florida St., Clin ton, completed six weeks practical application in military leadership at the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps’ advanced summer camp at Ft. Bragg, N. C., from June 20 to July 31. Cadet Holland was one of ap proximately 17,000 young men expected to attend ROTC ad vanced camps at various mil itary installations throughout the nation. He trained as a small unit leader and instructor in rea listic exercises, and received command experience and the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in the field. Holland is a 1969 graduate of Clemson University with a bachelor of science degree. He is a member of Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta fraternities. * * * Grube Elected To AAGP Kansas City, Mo.-Robert Jo seph Grube, M. D., Clinton has been elected to active member ship in the American Academy of General Practice, a national association of more than 31,000 family doctors. As a member of the AAGP, Dr. Grube will be required to complete 150 hours of post graduate medical study every three years. The program, uni que among national medical as sociations, is designed to help member physicians keep abreast of the latest scientific developments in medicine. Founded in 1947, the AAGP is the country’s second largest national medical association. It has been instrumental in the establishment of a new primary specialty in family practice. The Academy’s postgraduate pro gram is the foundation of eligi bility for family doctors now in practice who apply for certi fication in the new specialty. McSween Wins Wings First Lieutenant Harry Y. McSween Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Y. McSween, 209 Young Drive, Clinton, has been awarded U. S. Air Force Silver pilot wings upon graduation at Laughlin AFB, Texas. Lieutenant McSween is being assigned to Charleston AFB for duty. He will be in a unit of the Military AirliftCommandwhich provides global airlift for U. S. military forces. A 1963 graduate of Clinton High School, the lieutenant re ceived a B. S. degree in Chemi stry in 1967 from The Citadel, where he was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, pro gram. He also earned an M. S. degree in geology in 1969 from the University of Georgia. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940 BY NAN DIXON Sheriffs deputies reported Saturday the raiding of a distill ing outfit in the Long Branch area and the arrest of two alleged operators. One other man at the still got away, the officer said. About 200 gallons of mash were destroyed. Everyone is wondering what Red Pinson and Charles Yar borough found so interesting the past week-end at Montreat, N.C. Alvin Bagwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Bagwell, left yesterday to spend a week at Camp Old Indian, the Boy Scout Camp between Greenville and Brevard. Virginia Henry is visiting friends in Gaffney this week. Premier Benito Mussolini boisterously demonstrated to foreign newspaperman today how to keep fit in wartime by turning down breakfast coffee in favor of a horseback ride over high hurdles and winning a set of tennis. Miss Maud Geer has returned from a brief visit to friends in Charleston, W. Va. in Myrtle Beach. Miss Inez and Henry Etta Young are spending this week Mrs. N. W. McDaniel spent a few days the past week with her daughter Mrs. W. G. Coker and Mr. Coker in Spartanburg. Miss Pearl Hitt is spending this week at Miami Beach, Fla. Miss Louise Jacobs had as her week-end guest, Misses Mabel FishburneofWalterboro, and Buba Yates of Winnsboro. Mary Frances Pinson had as her guests last week Ann and Eleanor Lewis of Whitmire. Half of the b8 rustic vacation cabins at South Carolina state parks have been insulated and winterized for cold weather use. Nearly three dozen of the cabins are also air-conditioned for summer use. Subscribe To THE CHRONICLE Insurance Is Assurance A man with • family or dependents must always leek to ll.e futu.-e or take the risk of plunging his family into the despair of poverty, life insurance is assurance for a secure future ... its cost is small— it benefits many. 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