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t rsmax: ^ FEATHER reek of Sept. 9-16) Low: 61 (Sept. 13. 16) Rainfall: trace (Sept. 12-13) Temp. Range: 77-82 Hbt Clinton Chronicle Vol. 71 — No. 37 Clinton, S. C., Sept. 17, 1970 INDEX Three Sections, 22 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 5-A Hospital News 5-A Editorials 2-B Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 7-A ll»i4 v iiRS4uii.'fci;yil I wH' Would Cost City $99,000 Council To Protest Duke Rate Proposal 0. i j, Bi i S' I 1 V )d Devils Open Home Slate Friday —Clinton High School’s varsity Red Devils will play Friday night in their first home game of the sea- Devils have a 1-1 record after opening with two road. For article and pictures of last week’s win ee page 7-A. Members of the CHS team shown are, nanagers Dennis McElhannon and Mike Simmons; , Jack Hames, Calvin Young, Chip Howe, Lawrence jault. Rusty Stevens, John Edward Jackson, Hugh ?r Haney Hester; second row: Coach Preston Cox, Clarence Davenport, Mike Clark, Terry Suber. Dennis Bragg, Joe Hairston, Ken Moore, Mike Beaty, Robert Scott, Tim Prater; third row; Coach Jerry Lewis, Scott Hammet, David Mangum, Billy Young, Ronnie Young, Donny Davenport, Stanley Rice, Mark Mc Clain, Steve Rhodes, Rufus King, Coach Ed Little. Coach Bobby Brock; fourth row: Coach Harold Williams, Ray Lowman, Otis Patterson, Kevin Long, Charles Norman, Lewis Henderson, Monty Crisp, Everett Fuller. Sandy Saunders, Donnie White, Coach Keith Richardson. Clinton City Council Monday night authorized the city at torney to file a protest regard ing Duke Power Company’s proposed rate increase. Duke Power Company has requested authority to increase rates it charges on sale to municipalities and rural coop eratives. City Attorney Cecil White said the proposed rate changes would increase the amont the city would pay for power pur chases in a year by $99,000 He read a resolution in which the city protested the proposed rate change on the grounds that the changes are “exces sive and unjustified and that the proposed increased are not equitable apportioned a- mong the different classes of customers of Duke Power Co." It was pointed out that muni cipalities’ rates would be rais ed by 21 per cent while rural cooperatives would be raised ted Fund Kickoff Next Monday * he ‘kick- eral Community Planning ampaign Councils in South Carolina. Fox 1 F und of has served in this capacity taW. Fox, since the association began op- >f the S.C. eratlons in March of 1R69. He unds and is a former fcnegative Director arters in of the United Fund of Raleigh, N. C. for nine years. for Sept- He is a native of Alabama, y morning was educated in the public ballroom schools of Franklin, N. C. and e. Coffee Inverness, Florida and at the served to University of Florida. He is a assemtile former newspaper reporter and a on the editor in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Fox, Louiseville, Ky. and Asheville, chairman n. c. Ited Fund Uey. Fox makes his home in Col umbia where the headquarters ierved as office of the state association of f the S.C. United Funds is located, but he ?d Funds spends about half of his time in rvice or- field service to the 45 5 United communities which raise I the sev- money and distribute contri- Hen Village brates 50th illage’s 1,100 employees were icheon Monday commemorating ersary of Whitten Village, the d largest institution for the men tion opened on Sept. 14, 1920. ial guests were Dr. B. O. Whit- t superintendent of Whitten Vil- ear-old resident who was admit- he institution opened. : resident population of Whitten It is situated on a 1,808-acre out two miles east of Clinton, i retired in August. 1965, as su- Whitten Village and was succeed- Suber. used to transport the employees ed guests from the R. L. Plaxico Building to the recreation park dal guests included members of tion Commission, officers and di- Whitten Village Parents Club ami >f the State Department of Men- buted funds “The United Way." This year’s Clinton United Fund budget is $55,571. To reach this goal, an increase of over last year’s contribu tions is needed. Heading the various divisions of the campaign are: Commer- Mac Adair, Vice-chairman; Professional - John Rucker; Out-of-town - Robert P. Ham er; Industrial - George Dailey; William S. Hatton, Chairman Mobile Home Division; Resi dential - Mrs. Thomas E. Da venport; Institutions - Joe Nixon; City Schools - Miss Agnes Davis. The first report meeting is set for 10 o’clock, Monday morning, September 28. The solicitors are to report to their team captains and or division chairman by Friday, Septem ber 25. The campaign officially gets underway with the Kick-off meeting September 21st and is scheduled to run through Oct ober 5 th. All campaign workers are requested to attend the “kick off" meeting. Art Display Avant garde paintings and sculpture of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia artists are on display in the 1969 Springs Mills Show now being exhibited in the Pres byterian College Douglas House Gallery. Mrs. Alta Alberga, PC art instructor who supervises the gallery, said the 38 pieces in the show present a variety of avant garde techniques and con tents that are thought provoking and even startling at times. Seven of them are works of sculpture. The exhibition is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to K) p.m. JOHN RUCKER WILLIAM HATTON Fund Division Chairman Named Heading key divisions in the 1970-71 campaign for funds for the United Fund of Greater Clinton are: Joe O. Nixon, Ro bert P. Hamer, John M. Rucker, and William S. Hatton. Mr. Nixon is chairman of the Institutions Division and assisting him will be Mrs. Charlotte Roth at Thornwell, Phil W. Rogers atWhittenVil- lage and Lennart Pearson at Presbyterian College. *r Mr. Rucker is chairman of the P^ essional Division, Mr. > serving as chairman Mobile Homes Division, and Mr. Hamer is chairman of the Out-of-town Division. Mr. Nixon is a native ofCar- rollton, Ga. and a I%3 graduate of Presbyterian College. He served two years in the army and returned to PC to coach in 1965. He moved over from the athletic department to become director of admissions at PC in 1969. He is a member of the National Guard and of the First Presbyterian Church. He is married to the former Mica Brock of Sanford, Conn, and they have one child. Mr. Rucker, formerly of Newberry, local attorney, is a 1969 graduate of the Law School unity Concert Salutes Patrons, Sponsors cert As- Service Station, Citizens Fed- oday the era i Savings and Loan, Clinton nd spon- Mills, Clinton Music Club, Mr. concert and Mrs. George Cornelson, ncement The Country Shop, Dailey’s esident, Nursery, First National Bank tude to of Laurens, Mr. Kenneth E. ible the Fryfogle, Mr. and Mrs. Char- artists les Gaines, Gray Funeral s area. Home, Greepwood Mills of Jo anna, Industrial Supply Co., iMed as Jacobs UiL Inc., Laurens Fed- ’ Bank eral Strings And Loan. irens Glass Co., Lumber Co., Music Center ^ and Service Center, Palmetto Bank of Laurens, Piggly- Wiggly, Plaza Furniture Mart of Joanna, Mr. and Mrs. James Shakespeare, Sunshine Clean ers, John and Mary Suther land, J. C. Thomas Jeweler, The Torrlngton Co., Mr. and Mrs. Rembert Truluck, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frost Walker, Dr. sad Mrs. Marc WeersingandWest- vaco. Included in the roll of spon sors are John Addison, Dis tributor, The Bailey Agency, Dillard Boland Jeweler, Clinton Mills Store, Clin too-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, Com munity Cash Store, C. W. Coop er Auto Repair, Lynn Cooper, toe., Cora Cox Lucas Music Club, Crews Music Co., John Graham Store, Johnson Bro thers Grocery, McGee’s Drug Store, H. D. Payne and Co., Pitts Service Station, Riddle Jeweler, Shealy’s Florist, Winn-Dixie, Wrangler Restau rant, Mrs. Robert Wysor, Young’s Gulf Station and Young's Pharmacy. The Fall Membership Drive continues under the supervision of the University of S. C. He received his B. S. .degree from USC in 1966. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi legal frater nity. He is amemberof the local Rotary Club. He is married to the former Harriett Lee of Columbia and Troy. They attend BroadStreet United Methodist Church. Mr. Hatton a native of Clin ton, graduate of Clinton High School, attended University of S. C. He is president of the William S. Hatton Insurance Agency, a member of the First Baptist Church and the Clin ton Rotary Club. He is married to the former Joan Anderson of Clinton and they have three children. Mr. Hamer, a native of East- over, graduated from Lower Richland High school, Presby terian College and the School of Banking of the South, Louis iana State University, Baton Rouge, La. He is president and chair man of the board of the Bank of Clinton. He also is a former chairman of the Board of Dea cons of the First Presbyterian Church, past president of the Clinton Lions Club, Clinton Chamber of Commerce and the Laurens County Shrine Club. PC Has Record 819 Students A record 819 students re gistered at Presbyterian Col lege last week and immediately started classwork under PC’s largest faculty, including nine new teachers. The 819 total compares with the previous high of 777 enrol led last fast. It is composed of 567 men and 252 women, with a few more students expected to register late, of the 703 resident students situated in the six dormitories, 487 are men and 216 are women. Additions this year to the 55-member faculty are: Ken neth E. Creel, assistant pro fessor of education; Carlos J. Emanuel, assistant professor of economics; Henrietta E. Hu ghes and Mrs. Barbara E. Rabb, instructors in English; Mrs. Jane Todd Jones, instructor in library science; RobertP. Pie- phoff, chaplain and instructor in relgion; Dr. Wade C. Wie- ters, assistant professor of psychology; Dr. Eugene W. Womble, professor of mathe matics; and Maj. Walter G. Williams, assistant professor of military science, to addition, Ted L. Hunter returns from graduate study leave to resume as assistant professor of socio logy. about seven per cent. In other business Monday night, City Council: Heard budget request from department heads. Received a petition from residents in the area around the Calvert Street and South Adair Street intersection, re questing a traffic light to re gulate and slow traffic at the intersection. The City Police Dept, was instructed to strictly enforce traffic speed limits in the area and Utilities Supt Homer Martin was instructed to obtain estimates on the cost of signals for the intersec tion. Approved a motion by S.A. (Chick) Pitts, seconded byTal- madge Sanders, that an ordin ance be drawn prohibiting the riding of horses on sidewalks inside the city. The ordinance is to be acted on at the Oct. 5 council meeting. Requested the Laurens County Legislative Delegation of Mrs. James Shakespeare, chairman, and Mrs. Don Creighton, co-chairman. Those assisting them include Mrs. James Macdonald and Mr. Alan Cook in Clinton, and Mrs. J.C. Spears in Laurens. Those de siring memberships who have not been contacted are urged to call one of these workers so that they may have tickets for the first concert of the new season, "The World of Gilbert and Sullivan", a singing troupe who will appear at Be Ik Audi torium on Sunday afternoon, October 4, at 4 o’clock. to have South Livingston Street and Liberty Street put into the state highway system for im provements next spring. Adopted a resolution approv ing the Housing Element Study which was conducted by Wilbur Smith and Associates planning firm and recommended for ap proval by the Clinton Planning Commission. The HousingEle- ment Study is one of the steps necessary in setting up housing codes and zoning restrictions. Set an annual service fee of $75 for monitering and servic ing fire and burglar alarm sy stems for private businesses and industries. Council earlier had set a $100 connection fee for the monitoring system which will be part of the com munications system in the new city hall. Approved the expenditure of $1,575 for the second phase of a long-range planning survey conducted by Wilbur Smith and Associates. Dent To Speak At PC, Kiwanis Meetings Here Harry S. Dent, counsel to President Richard M. Nixon, will deliver the 1970 Distin guished Alumni Lecture at Presbyterian College next Thursday {Septeatiftk 24) in the of two scheduled Cl first appearances that day, Clinton Fine Arts Schedule Is Announced Nine outstanding programs, ranging from music to poetry to the dance, will be featured in Presbyterian College’s 1970-71 fine arts series, faculty com mittee chairman Alan Cook an nounced today. He said these events, spon sored by the lectures and con cert committee, will be sup plemented by other programs developed by other divisions of the college. All will be held in Belk Auditorium. The 1970-71 fine arts series: September 24 - Trinidad Tri poli Steel Band (8:15 p.m.); October 4 - Gilbert and Sul livan (3 p.m.); October 29- The Canterburg Tales, solo drama tization (10 a.m.);November 12- Yass Hakoshlma, mine (10 a.m.); January 14 - Fedora Horowitz, pianist (10 a.m.); January 23 - First Chamber January 23 - First Chamber Dance Ensemble (8:15 p.m.); January 28 - James Dickey, poet (10 a.m.); February 15 - Greenville Symphony Orches tra and Chorus, assisted by the PC Choir and the Greenville Civic Chorale (8:15 p.m.); March 22 - the NeU Wolfe Trio (8:15 p.m.) His featured address to the PC student assembly is set for 10 a.m. in Belk Auditorium. Limited seating is available to the public in the balcony. At 7 p.m. Thursday Dent will speak to the Clinton Kiwanis Club meeting, to which mem ber’s wives, Boy Scouts and their parents have been invited. Alumnus Harry Dent, who earned his BA degree from PC in 1951, returns to the campus for the lecture series which the Alumni Association es tablished two years ago to bring outstanding alumni back to ad dress the current studentbody. He will speak on national pol itics as viewed from the White House. Dent has been on the White House scene since the start of the Nixon administration. For more than a year now, he has been recognized as the Presi dent’s top political operative with offices situated close-by in the East Wing. His responsi bilities include liaison between the executive branch and the Republican National Com mittee, and he has been active in preparations for the upcom ing November elections. HARRY S. DENT terian, served as Senator Strom Thurmond’s administrative as sistant from 1954 to 1964 and then became state chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party (1964-68). In this latter capacity. Dent went to the GOP Convention in Miami Beach, where he and Thurmond were credited with holding the South ern delegates crucial to Nixon’s nomination. Harry Dent earned two law degrees after leaving Presby- Suber Recital Dr. Roy Suber, superinten- -fent of Whitten Village, will present an organ recital at Broad Street Methodist Church on Sunday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to hear this first recital pre sented on Broad Street’s new Zimmer organ, installation of which was completed in the early summer. Other Memoirs BY JOE H. SIMPSON Over the years of my youth, I had a number of teachers in the Clinton Schools, most of whom were very efficient and lovable. I want to pay tribute to two who made a deep impression on me- I know that a k>t of you “youngsters of yesteryear” will agree with me on these two, but will also want to add others, which I am sure are worthy of our love and admi ration. Yes, we had many qualified and Chris tian teachers, but I refer here to Mrs. John Spratt, (nee Tallulah Neville) and Mrs. A. C. Daniels (nee Laura Aull). Miss Tallulah was well qualified as a teacher. She did not stop with the book learning, but was interested in your health, social and general growth as a good citizen. Yes, die was as pret ty inside as outside. Miss Laura saw to it that you knew each lesson and she was a true friend if you would aL her to be Memory of these two and others with us long after they have passed on. May our teachers of today realize Mm great that Is theirs, of training our fetors d * •Vs -w ‘ aliaaiC r*" 1