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High: 80 (Nov. 30) WEATHER (Week of Nov. 25-Dec. 2) Rainfall: 0 IjOw : 17 (Nov. 26) Soil Temp. Range: 54-58 ®he Clinton Chronicle VoL 71 — No. 48 Clinton, S. C., Dec. 3, 1970 INDEX Five Sections, 26 Pages Classified 4-A Deaths 3-A, 8-A Editorials 2-C Society 2-A, 3-A Sports 5-A Starts At 4:15 P.M. PC BREAKS GROUND ON NEW NF1RMARY —Construction on Presbyterian College’s new in firmary began with ground-breaking ceremonies on the east plaza site next to Greenville Dining Hall. Wielding the shovels here are: Janies A Chapman, Jr. (third from left) of Spartanburg, chairman of the PC trustees and president of In man Mills; and Robert M Vance of Hinton, an other trustee who serves as president of Clinton Mills and M. S. Bailey & Son. Bankers. Joining in the )>rief ceremonies are PC President Marc C. Weersing (center) and Clinton doctors James Macdonald, Delmar Rhame and James Walker. Doctors Macdonald and Walker are the present col lege physicians, having succeeded Dr. Rhame after his many years of service. The 18-bed infirmary is scheduled for completion by next fall under the construction contract awarded to Harper Build ers of Williamston. Planning Commission To Give Zoning Report The Clinton Planning Com mission next week will present a proposed zoning ordinance for Clinton to City Council. At its regular monthly meeting Monday night, Nov. 23, the Planning Commission agreed to recommend the ordinance for council approval. It Is to be presented at Council’s regular monthly meeting Mon day, Dec. 7 at City Hall. The proposal will be presented at a public hearing in January. In other business the Planning Commission: -- Heard a report from Len McKnight of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office in Atlanta, Ga., concern ing a code enforcement program which provides for the rehabilitation of existing homes either through outright grants to the home owner or by low interest loaps which could be as high as $17,500. Since the city does not have any code enforcement program, it was agreed that a member of the Upper Savannah Develop ment District would provide the Planning Commission with the Southern Building Codes and the SottOgrp jjqjislng.Codes for thetr revttrw. Before this pro gram and others can be utUized, it will be necessary for the city to adopt building codes in order to actively participate in programs subsidized by the federal government. ---Heard Chairman Ed Campbell report that the S. C. Highway Department will con tinue their study of the pro posed beltline route around Clinton. The Highway Depart ment will look into the possi- bility of constructing another section of the proposed route other than that connecting High way 72 south and Highway 72 north. ---Favorably recommended to City Council a proposal by MMIvM A Record? Mrs. James (Leona) Lyda of Clinton must have set some kind of record this week. Her car had six flat tires in less than 24 hours. Monday evening, she discovered that one of the front tires was flat. By the time her hus band got that one changed, one of the rear tires was flat. By the time she drove the car to the service station, all four were flat. She got them fixed but Tuesday morning two tires were flat. Police investigated and found that large sharp tacks had been scattered in the streets on East Bluford Street and Elizabeth' Street. Police investigation is continuing. 'Captain America’ Presbyterian College Coach Cally Gault is looking for a cape for “Captain America.” In real life, “Captain America” is mild-mannered PC senior Frankie Bates. On the football field, however, he is “Captain America”, 6-2, 230-pound scourge of the opposition defenders. About the mdidle of the season, to add some humor to practice sessions, Bates used some tape and stars to decorate his headgear. He called it his “Captain America Hat.” Being kidded about his helmet, Bates asked Coach Gault, “When you going to let me wear it in a game?” Gault replied, “If we win our next five games, you can wear it in the Newberry game.” Gault added, “In fact, if we win the Newber ry game, I’ll buy you a cape.” And it came to pass that PC indeed won its next five games. So when the Blue Hose took to the field last Thursday against Newberry, there was “Captain America”. Bates had it done up right with stripes and stars. And PC beat Newberry so Coach Gault is now looking for a cape. Statewide Homes Foundation to apply for 74 units of rent- supplemented housing for Clinton under the federal 221-D-3 housing pro gram. Statewide Homes is an eleemosinary organization es tablished to provide low-rent housing. Statewide Homes is one of several organizations which have requested City approval for 221-D-3 hous- - ing proposals. Council turned the Statewide Homes proposal over to the Planning Com mission and Housing Authont) for those two groups’ recom mendations on the proposal. The Planning Commission motion which was approved reads, “Being aware of the dire need for housing in Clinton and upon request of the Clinton City Council, an investigation of the Statewide Homes Founda- tion prompts the PlanningCom- mission to commend this effort for its favorable considera tion.* Health Grant Approved The Department of Health, Education and Welfare has announced that the Upper Savannah Planning and De velopment District's 314b application has been approved. The application, one of only a few such grants to be approved in the Southeast, authorizes the District to conduct area-wide comprehensive health planning for the Upper Savannah area. Upper Savannah is part of the State-wide system of Planning and Development Districts and is composed of the six counties of Abbeville, Edgefield, Green wood, Laurens, McCormick and Saluda. “We're delighted to receive recognition by the HEW Regional Office,* said Dan Mackey, Executive Director for the Upper Savannah. “This is Uie culmination of more than two and one-half years planning efforts to meet the require ments of this program,* he said. Mackey explained that be cause planning funds are not available at this time, the application will be approved and considered for funding for one year at quarterly intervals. The health group in Upper Savannah will direct itself to such problems as health facili ties, shortages in manpower, the need for manpower training programs, sanitary landfills, solid waste disposal, environ mental health factors, and mental health problems. 56-Unit Christmas Parade Here Friday Miss To Share Christmas Parade Route Spotlight Holcombe To Head Society Dr. Fred Hnlcombe of Clinton was elected president of the Laurens County Historical Society at an organizational meeting last week at the Laurens County Courthouse. Other charter officers of the society are William P. Jacobs III ot Clinton, vice president; Mrs. Fred Irwin of Laurens, secretary; J. William Johnson of Clinton, treasurer. The Steering Committee for the organizational meeting was composed of Reese Young of Clinton, chairman; Mrs. J. H. Coleman of Cross Hill, Mrs. Martin Teague of Laurens, J. William Johnson of Clinton and Mrs. H. D. Payne of Clinton. Meml>ership dues for the society were set at $3 per year for individuals and $5 per year for a family member ship. Persons who join the society by the first of tlie year will be charter members of the organization. This will be designated on the membership cards. Anyone interested in joining the society should contact Mrs. Fred Irwin, Route 2, Laurens, or J. William Johnson, Cedar St., Clinton. * * * Rep. Taylor Is Delegate State Rep. David S. Taylor of Laurens County was one of two S. C. House members ap pointed as delegates to the 12th annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislative Leaders in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 30-Dec. 5. Workshops were planned on revenue sharing, narcotics, population control, program and performance budgeting, youth problems and conflict of interest. Rep. Purvis W. Collins of Fairfield County also was ap pointed a delegate by Rep. Soloman Blatt, speaker of the S. C. House of Representa tives. The 56-unit ClintonChrist- mas Parade is scheduled to be held in the downtown area Friday, Dec. 4. The parade is to start at 4:15 p.m. at Pres byterian College and will follow its usual route. A preliminary parade through Whitten Village will start at 2 p.m. In addition to Santa Claus, the parade will feature Miss South Carolina, Claudia Tur ner of Spartanburg who was first runner-up in the Miss America contest. Also to be featured will be area beauty queens and high school bands from Ware Shoals, Ford, Gray Court-Owens, Wren, Clinton Junior High and Clinton High, plus Shriners’ parade units. The parade is sponsored by the Clinton Chamber of Com merce and organized and di rected by the Clinton Jaycees. The order of the parade is as follows: 1. Parade Marshall, Dr. George Blalock • 2. Mayor of Clinton, J.C. Thomas . 3. City Councilmen. 4. Dr. Roy Suber, director of Whitten Village and Dr. M.A. Macdonald, president of Thornwell. 5. County Council and County Supervisor. 6. Chamber of Commerce President Ralph Patterson. 7. State Rep. Eugene Stod dard. 8. State Sens. Robert Lake and John D. Long * 9. Ware Shoals High School Band* 10. Miss South Carolina, Claudia Turner. 11. Shrine Clown Unit . 12. Clinton Campfire Girls Float, 13. Clinton Boy Scout Troop 178. 14. Shelton Ambulance Ser vice , 15. S. C. Festival ofFlowers Float from Greenwood. 16. Bozo The Clown, 17. Faith Baptist Church (Laurens) Float. 18. Ford High School Band. 19. Beatty Brothers Clowns. 20. Lions Club Float. 21. Miss Greenwood. 22. Clinton Cub Scout Pack 194. 23. Calvary Baptist Church Float 24. Campfire Girls. 25. YMCA Bus * 26. Gray Court-Owens High School Band. 27. ’He Came For You’Float. 28. Faith Christian School (Laurens). 29. Cub Scout Pack 192. 30. Miss Laurens Float. 31. Daughters of Issis- Ramah Court No. 5, Green wood. 32. Old 96 District Girls Scouts. 33. Shriners Tri-City Dune Buggy Club. 34. Miss Laurens County Christmas Stocking Fund Drive Sunday This Sunday, December 6, the Clniton Jay cees and P.C. students will hold their annual Stocking Fund Drive. All contributions will be used to help the underprivileged children of the Clinton community. On the 16th of December the children will be taken to downtown Clinton, there to be met by the Campfire girls. They will take the children on a shopping tour, after which they will be taken to the National Guard Armory for a Christmas party and to wrap their gifts. If you will not be home December 6, but wish to make Christmas a little merrier for these needy children, please send your donation to P. O. Box 536, or give to any Jaycee member. Farm Bureau Queen, Almeda Rogers. 35. Wren High School Band. 36. Joanna Girl Scout Troop 236. 37. Cowell Baptist Church. 38. P. C. Freshman Class Float 39. Clinton Fire Truck. 40. Laurens Rescue Squad. 4L Bali-Kai Ranch Horses. 42. Cub Scout Pack 2L 43. Whitten Village Float 44. Miss Thornwell Float 45. Hoist School of Dance. 46. Clinton Junior High School Band. 47. Clinton Newcombers Club. 48. Horses from the stables of Mr. Henry Richardson. 49. ‘The Light of the World’ Float 50. Miss Clinton High School, Carol Hatton and at tendants. 5L School of PracticalNurs- ing Float 52. Whitten Village Train. 53. Gray Ladies (Laurens). 54. Clinton High School Band. 55. Miss Clinton, Jan Alex ander, and Little Miss Clinton, Georgia Bee Young. 56. Santa Claus. Sponsors for the parade in clude the following: United 5 4 10; McGee’s Drug Store; Lions Club; Rockey’s Texaco; Maxwell Brothers Furniture; Be Iks Dept Store; M. S. Bailey 4 Son, Bankers; Cox Home and Auto Supply; Baldwin Motor Co.; Clinton Mill Store; Lydia Mill Store; Piggly Wiggly; Harpers 5 4 10; Gor don’s Shoes; Howard’s Phar macy; Roses 5 410; Community Cash; Burrls-Harrlson Co.; Bank of Clinton; The Jewel Box; Dillard Boland Jeweler; J. C. Thomas Jeweler; Pitts Men's Shop; Johnson’s Men’s Shop, Clti- ens Federal Savings and Loan; Young Brothers Gulf Station; Broadway Theatre; Adair’s Men’s Shop; Leonard-Marler Insurance Agency; Clinton Ro tary Club; Lynn Cooper, Inc., Plaxico Chevrolet; Sadler- Owens Pharmacy; YoungPhar- macy; Clinton Chronicle. Cars are furnished by Lynn Cooper, Inc., Baldwin Motor Co. and Plaxico Chevrolet. Prater Wins Melvin Prater of Joanna was the winner of The Chronicle’s final football contest of the year. He missed three of 15 pre dictions and wins the $15 first prize. Second prize of $7.50 goes to Howie Dawkins of 202 Ferguson Street, Clinton, who missed four predictions. Yule Holidays To Begin Noon, Dec.18 Laurens County School Dis trict 56 students will begin their Christmas Holidays at noon on Dec. 18, according to Supt. R. P. Wilder. The original school calendar calls for school to be dismissed at the end of the regular school day. However, because of the pre-holiday exam schedule, classes will be dismissed at noon on Dec. 18, Mr. Wilder said. No lunches wlU be served at the schools on that day. Students wlU report back to classes on Jan. 4. OTHER MEMOIRS BY JOE H. SIMPSON Guess I should not write this memoir, but perhaps no child will read it, and even if he does, there is no harm. I am thinking about the fun that I had as a youngster by taking an old black belt and tying a long section of black spool thread to it. I would hide behind a bush, or under the edge of the house, and place the belt in the edge otf the road. This, of course, after 'dark and near a street light. When I saw someone approach ing, I would slowly pull the belt across the side walk. Some would hunt rocks or sticks and try to kill the “snake” while others simply joined the bird! gang. I recall one woman whose dress was long, according to style of the day. This impeded her speed so she pulled her dress up to her knees so she could really run. Another version of this same game was to tie your string to a pocket book, and when the passerby started to pick it up, pull your- string.