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Congressional District May Change Census Indicates County Won't Get Senate Seat , The odds are slim that Lau rens County will have a senate seat of its own for the next ten years, according to State Sen. Robert Lakem Jr. Laurens County grew during the 1960’s but not quite enough. The final 1970 population fi gure for Laurens County is 49, 713. To qualify for a senate seat of its own, the county must have a population of 56,302 or not more than a ten per cent variance above or below that figure. The ten per cent variance is allowable under the U. S. Sup reme Court ruling on re- apportionment That means the county would have to have a population of slightly over 50, 000 in order to stand a chance of having a senate seat. The county’s variance is about 11.25 per cent under the magic 56, 302 number. At present, Laurens County is in Senatorial District No. 5 with Union and Newberry coun ties. The district, with a total 1970 population of 108,119, has two senate seats. Although Laurens County probably won’t get its own senate seat, there may be some changes in the district. For example, District No. 7, which includes Saluda, Lexington, Edgefield and Aiken counties, is 24.4 per cent over the ac cepted qualification standard. Something is going to have to be done in that district and that could affect the Laurens-Union- Newberry district. It’s con sidered most likely that it will affect Newberry County. Also, Chester and Fairfield counties in District No. 9 are slightly under the accepted minimum and something probably will be done to change that district. State Sen. Robert Lake, one of the two senators in District No. 5, says, “It’s like a game of dominoes. You can move one but that may knock down two more. We don’t know what the outcome will be but we do know there are going to be some changes. “I promised the voters in Laurens County that I would do all within my power to help them regain their senate seat. However, based on the 1970 population figures, I think it would be futile to try to get Laurens County a senate seat of its own. If Laurens County were just a little closer to that 56,302 population figure, it might could be done but I think we would just be holding our false hope to introduce a plan so that Laurens County would be alloted a senate seat of its own.” Based oil the population fi gures, Laurens County will retain its two seats in the State House of Representatives for the next ten years. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT However, there may be a Congressional District change which would affect Laurens County. Greenville and Spartanburg counties have grown to the point that they could qualify a seat in the U.S. House of Represen tatives without Laurens County. The three counties currently are in the same Congressional District. Laurens County may be plac ed in another Congressional District. At the moment it appears that Laurens County may be placed in a district which is servedby Congressman Bryan Dorn or in a district now served by Con gressman Tom Gettys. Rep. Dorn serves the 10- county Third Congressional District which includes Abbe ville, Aiken, Anderson, Edge- field, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens and Saluda counties. Rep. Gettys serves the nine-county Fifth Congressional District which includes Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Ker shaw, Lancaster, Sumter, York, and Union counties. WEATHER (Week of Dec. 9-16) Hitfh: 73 Low: 28 (Dec. 11) (Dec. 14-15) Rainfall: 1.19 ins. (Dec. 13, 15, 16) Soil Temp Range: 48-50 degrees fEfje Clinton Cfjromcle Vol. 17 — No. 50 Clinton, S. C., Dec. 17, 1970 INDEX Three Sections, 20 Pages Classified 6-A Deaths 4-A, 2-C Editorials 2-B Society 2-A Sports 7-A May Have Service By ’72 County Toll-Free Phone Service Survey Favorable The telephone survey taken recently concerning t 41-free telephnne service thr ugtiMiit m"St f the county resulted in a fuV' >rat'le vote. Tie Southern Bell Teleph ne C . survey in Clint>n stowed 82 per c^nt in fav r ■ f the service, according t Manager B it Simm ns. The General Teleph one Cn. f Laurens survey was 68 per cent in fav r, according t' Gene R aal and Laurens Rural Teleph ine Co.’s surv-;, sh wed 58 per cent in fav r, acrurding t Jerry Stod- dar !. Teb-ph ne subscribers were asked if the\ fav redthehigher rates which v, uld tc necessary u; • -lat- f fficers t'i serve t: ■ "nite ! 1 und f Greater t ;Let next year. 1 resi K-nt Charles T. nkaley 1 t:.- f llowing b> serve t!>- i. minating committee: R. U. B land, Mrs. Neal Prater, 1:.V. W. v.een, Bob Hans'in and 1 ii. V ung. The committee al i- t ■ present a slate f s-new lirect'irs for the 1 -71-74 term. M'-mi^rs f the United Fund are in; :ted t ■ submit names of n> rulers that they would like f r the c-immittee 11 consider as i. minees for the ballot. Suggest: ns slmuld be mailed pr: r t Jan. 1 b> the United 1 un i, V. 1 \ Box 366. Campaign Chairman Alvin Rueble reported that $48,000 has leen raised to date in the 1970-71 campaign. He gave special recognition to Presby- to offer toll-free telephone ser vice throughout most of Laurens County. Mr. Simmons said that, with the results >f the survey, re presentatives of the three tele phone companies involved will get together and prepare a request which w ill tie presented t - the S.C. Public Service C om mission, asking that the t 11 frer service tie appr >ved. lie said that as s .^n as Public Service appr wal is granted the companies will start making plans to ffer tt«e toll free service. However, lie said, “We’ll have to -rder extra equipment to handle the extra service. F -r example, we’ll have t - add on to our building terian College for an increase 1 more than $1,000 wer Lst year’s total. The board of directors voted t pay all agencies their approved quotas for 1971. In discussing the campaign, President Oakley said, “Iw iuld like to express my sincere ap preciation to all who gave their time and effort in this campaign and also to the contributers for their support and interest. This is a community effort and it can only be as successful as you, the people, make it.” The report for 1970 showed a number of pledges had not been paid but it is hoped that most will be paid by Jan. 1. Total disbursements were $53,676.86 and total income was $48, 738.03. All agencies were paid their full quota for 1970 so all committments for 1970 are needed by the United Fund. in Clinton in order to house the extra equipment.” Simmons estimated that it may be 1972 l>efore the extra service is made available. The toll-free service will affect Clint'in and Laurens sub- scrit»ers and subscribers in and around Laurens. The service will not include Joanna or the Cr >ss Hill-Mountville area and soni" areas in rural Laurens C ninty. Mr. Simm ns said Joanna will not !e included “at this time’ because there are not sufficient calls U-tA^-n that C"mmunity and the rest ..f the county to justify including it in the new pr "p sal. School Holidays Begin On Friday Laurens County School Dis trict 56 students will begin their Christmas holidays at noon Friday. No lunches will 1* served at tlie schools on that day. Students will rep irt back to classes n January 4. Christmas holidays for Pres byterian College students will officially l>egin Friday after the final examinations closing the fall term of the 1970-71 season. The 16-day vacation periixi will extend through January 3, with students scheduled to re gister the next day for the start of the winter term. The winter term will run until spring holi days on April 9. Now in its first year under the new 13-13-7 academic calendar, PC follows its two 13-week fall and winter terms with a 7-week spring term that extends to June 4. UF Nominating Committee Named ma, itu.gr mmittee was ,; .at-- ; i.t.st Thursdav to draw GAULT HONORED AGAIN—Pres byterian C o 11 e sr e Head Football Coach Cally Gault, left, receives the Carolinas Conference ‘Coach of the Year’ Award for the second straight year. Making the presentation at the Carolinas Conference banquet hekt last week at PC is Joby Hahn, conference commissioner. PC’s Al len McNeill also was named ‘Back of the Year’ in the conference. A report on the banquet is on page 7-A— (Yarborough Photo) Officials Inspect 6th Dam Increases City Wafer Supply 6th Dam Completes Duncan Creek Project BY C. C. VAUGHAN CIVIL ENGINEER AND J. A. ELROD Conservation Construction In- pector Soil Conservation Service The final dam of the six planned watershed structures has been completed in the Dun can Creek Watershed Program. This structure, on Duncan Creek just north of the city of Dr. M.A. Macdonald, presi dent of Thornwell, said this week that a statement made concerning his resignation was incorrect. A statement issued last week by Mr. Richard deMontmollin, chairman of Thornwell’sBoard of Trustees, said that Dr. Mac donald would retire, relin quishing his duties on December 31. Dr. Macdonald said this week, “The statement of the chairman of the board, Mr. Richard de Montmollin, is incorrect in this respect--I am resigning and not retiring...and this to take place in accord with both the official minutes of the execu tive committee which was adopted by the official meeting of the board of trustees, Dec. 1, and that resignation to take place in January, 1971.” Accident Is Ruled Unavoidable The Dec. 4 traffic death of Bruce E. Pace, 19, of Rt. 1, Clinton, was found an “unavoid able accident’ by a coroner’s Jury Thursday night, Dec. 10. Pace was dead on arrival at a Clinton hospital Dec. 4 after he was struck by a car driven by Ward Knight of Pineville, La., on S. C. 56 about one mile north of Clinton. Laurens County coroner Marshall Pressley conducted the inquest. Clinton pumping station, will store approximately 396 acre- feet of additional water for the city of Clinton. One acre foot of water contains 325,800 gallons or the total storage equals 129,017,000 gallons. The city of Clinton, in cooperation with the Duncan Creek Conservation Watershed District, is paying for the con struction items that are needed Dr. Macdonald said that an exact date was not specified in his resignation which was approved by a majority of the board of trustees. * * * Jack Harris Dies In Wreck Jack Randolph Harris, 24, of 107 Woodrow St., Clinton, was killed about 2:30 p.m. Saturday when the car in which he was riding skidded off U.S. 76 near Newberry and struck a concrete pipe. Harris’ father-in-law, Der- rill Freddie Rinehart, 35, of Prather Circle, Clinton, was identified as the driver of the car. He was treated at New berry County Hospital for cuts and bruises and was released. Both men were thrown from the car when it struck a pipe in a ditch. A native of Ware Shoals, Mr. Harris was a son of Carl and Josephine Walker Harris of Newberry. He was an employe of Daniel Construction Com pany and attended Holly Grove Baptist Church. Other survivors are his wife, Mrs. Izell Worthy Harris; a daughter, Miss Jacquelyn Har ris of the home; six brothers, Carl Harris Jr. of Georgia, James Ray, Stanley Earl, Wayne Lee and John Harris, all of Newberry; a sister. Miss Teresa Ann Harris of New berry; and his grandparent, Mrs. Sue Walker. Funeral services were con ducted Monday afternoon at Holly Grove Baptist Church with burial in Pinelawn Memory Gardens. to store this water. Their cost is $10,000 which is very economical for the large quanity of water. In addition to its municipal reservoir the dam will protect numerous acres of rich bottom land that has been flooding two or three times each year, caus ing severe damage to crops, pasture fences, roads and bridges. This will be done by storing the excessive run off from large rain storms on top of the normal reservoir lake and gradually leeting this flood water out through a concrete pipe instead of flooding the areas below. The maximum height of the structure will be 46 feet and it will contain about 80,000 cubic yards of compacted earth en- bankment. About 80 acres of swampy wooded area will tx cleared and grubbed for the planned 75-acre lake. The Duncan CreekWatershed program is administrated by four directors who make de cisions for the program. C. D. Waldrep of Laurens is chair man of the group and the other directors are B. A. Goodwin of Route 1, Laurens; C. W. Anderson of Clinton and Nat B. Senn of Route 1, Laurens. About seven miles of channel improvement on Duncan Creek will be completed this fall. This improvement will allow the normal flow of water to remain within its banks and also pro vide drainage for adjacent wet land areas. This improvement along with the six dams will provide flood protection, drainage, municipal water, and recreation for many persons throughout the county and surrounding area. County Holidays Are Announced All Laurens County offices will be closed for the Christmas holidays from noon Dec. 24 until 9 a.m. Dec. 28, according to County Supervisor Furman Thomason. The only exception will be the Sheriffs Office which will re main open. Dr. Macdonald Says Statement Is Incorrect City Enjoined From Enforcing Fireworks Law Clinton City Council and law enforcement agencies have been prohibited from enforcing the city ordinance against sale or use of fireworks in a court order signed by Calvin L. Bridges, judge of the Civil Court of Laurens County. The order, dated Dec. 14, was obtained by Laurens Attorney Richard Townsend in behalf of “H. Earl Pitts and all other persons or corporations simi larly situate.* The city ordinance prohibits sale or use of fireworks in the city limits, the only exception being sparklers. In previous years, Roman candles were permitted but this year the ordinance was amended to in- clnde Roman -candles. The order names the mayor, city councilmen, the police chief “and all other Police Officers, Sheriffs, Deputies, County Policemen, SLED and any and all other persons to whom this Order may be called.’ It says, “You are enjoined and restrained from arresting, offering to arrest, threatening, or interfering in any manner with the plaintiff, and all other persons in the Town of Clinton similarly situate, from pos sessing, selling, offering for sale lawful fireworks permitted under Section 66-551 and all subsequent applicable sections, and more fully designated as ICC Class C, ‘Common Fire- works 19 “Section 66-551* refers to the South Carolina Code. Mr. Pitts’ complaint says that he does not propose to sell any unlawful fireworks" but proposes to sell fireworks permitted to be sold to the public in South Carolina in accordance’ with the 1962 S.C. Code. The code lists per mitted fireworks and spells out the pyroteclinic composition allowable in each. Mr. Pitts’ complaint also says that he has a license from the Clerk of Court for Laurens County and has paid the necessary license fees to operate and “sell the same.’ It also says that he has pur chased city license from the Town of Clinton to carry on his business and has “paid his taxes, and done any and all other things necessary tocarry on his business. * Patrol To Be In Full Force Over Holidays The South Carolina Highway traffic law enforcement of- Patrol will be out in full force ficers, showing, concretely, over Christmas holidays, in the fact that convictions for according to the South Carolina driving under the influence of Highway Department. intoxicating liquor have risen more than 100 per cent in the Each patrolman has been in- past nine nvinfhs. structed as to needed enforce ment action in the area to which “We are aware that the fes- he is assigned, Colonel P.F. tive spirit that surrounds the Thompson, Director of the Christmas Holidays unfor- Department’s Traffic Law tunately aeds to more danger Enforcement Division announc- on »ur higliways,” said Colonel ed. Thompson. “The patrol expects to do everything in its power to “We have asked patrolmen see that South Carolina High- to give special attention to all ways are as safe as possible moving hazardous violations from dangerous violators without exception;particularly, during this season. All avail- to driving while intoxicated,’ able devices including radar, Colonel Thompson said. unmarked cars and spare patrol vehicles will be utilized to the This is the first Christmas fullest. Concentrated patrol and that patrolmen have had the driver checks are of major implied consent law to work importance,” he said, with in the realm of appre hending the drinking driver. Last year 17 persons were This law, which went into effect killed during the four-day holi- last February has already pro- day period December 24 vided a meaningful tool for through 27. OTHER MEMOIRS BY JOE H. SIMPSON There are ^certain noises that have almost gone out of existence. For instance, most barbers do not shave their customers any more and it has been many a day since I have heard a barber strop his razor. The oM timers could apply the razor with such dexterity and force as to render a loud pop. And how about the shoe shine boy who could take his cloth that he polished your shoes with and al most play a tune with his rapid popping noise? Of course the modem diesel engine has a whistle that makes plenty of noise but the en gineer can never imitate the mournful sound the old fashioned steam engine produced in the wee hours of night Then there is the sound of the first automo bile horn. Can you remember the road sign that said “SOUND YOUR KLAXON"?