1971+-+1975

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The 48-year-old Camden attorney was inaugurated in freezing weather on the windraked steps of the State Capitol. The ceremony was witnessed by about 6,000 chilled onlookers, including state legislators, bandsmen and security guards.======

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‘We can, and we shall, in the next four years, eliminate from our government any vestige of discrimination because of race, creed, sex, religion, or any other barrier to fairness ofr all citizens,’ the new governor declared.======

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‘We pledged to minority groups no special status other than full-fledged responsibility in a government that is totally color-blind,’ Gov. West added. Backing up pledges made during his campaign, the balding chief executive outlined goals to eliminate hunger, malnutrition and illiteracy, and far-reaching programs for strengthening law enforcement, environmental protection and industrial and agricultural development…======

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Travelers warnings were in effect for the northern portion of South Carolina and gale warnings were posted along the coast. Small craft warnings were put up on lakes. Travelers warnings were to end Saturday night.======

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**Tom Dunn Retires Following 44 Years With State Highway Debt.**
Tom Dunn has retired following forty-four years with the South Carolina State Highway Department.

"Tom", as he is known to his many friends, never meets a stranger. He is a cheerful extrovert who fits into any situation with his wit and humor. He is also famous for practical jokes.

Mr. Dun went to work with the State Highway Maintenance Department forty-four years ago in Pickens County as a laborer. He was promoted to mechanic in November 1948. He was again promoted to foreman in November 1950, the position he held until retirement February 1, 1971.

He is married to the former Evangeline Dorr and they reside at Route 6, Easley, in their comfortable rural home. They have two children, Thomas Earle, and Frances Campbell, both of Easley. They also have two grandchildren, Royce and Kay Campbell.

**Conservation Award to Easley Man**
Clemson - Lehman M. "Frosty" Bauknight Jr., 57, agricultural economics professor at Clemson University, has been named South Carolina's "Conservation Educator of the Year" in the governor's conservation achievement awards program.

The program is sponsored by Sears Roebuck Foundation under auspices of the S.C. Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation.

Gov. John West presented the award to Prof. Bauknight at ceremonies in Columbia.

The award citation said, "Probably no other one man in the South Carolina has been more instrumental in stimulating wide interest in conservation of our natural resources than ... this gifted teacher."

A native of Latta and resident of Easley, Mr Bauknight in 1951 began a course, "Conservation of Natural Resources," which regularly enrolls more than 150 students from all departments of the university.

**Council Talks Radio Communications**
During the bi-monthly meet of the Pickens county council Monday night in the conference room of the courthouse, Chairman Marion Owens disclosed details of a recent meeting between the council and William E. Rabon, Division of Emergency Health Services of the state board of Health, along with several others, concerning additional funds for improvement of the county ambulance communications equipment.

Others attending the discussion meeting were Harold Clayton of Central, Canon Memorial Baptist hospital administrator Glen Martin, Easley Baptist Hospital head Sherman Hendricks, Jerry Trapnell of Greenville, Don Capell of Weldon Day.

Mr. Owens said much discussion was had concerning the aspects of various communications systems and that it is thought funnds for this purpose can be had on a matching basis 50-50 from the Safety Division of the State Highway Department.

The multi-county HEAR system of emergency communications vehicles and stations was also discussed.

Chairman Owens said no application was made at the meeting but the council is looking into the matter further and studies will be made to determine Pickens County's needs.

**$900 Walkie Talkie Stolen**
Entry was made in the Pickens office of the S.C. Wildlife Resources Department, ocated on Suoth Lewis St., next door to Morris & Co., and thieves made off with a walkie-talkie valued at $900 and a tape recorder. Also removed was an adding macine, however, it was later found under a truck parked next to the building.

Pickens Police Chief Wesley Stone said entry was made last Friday night through the back door of an adjoining building. The culprits then removed the hinges from a door which connects the two buildings to gain entry.

The county sheriff's office also reported two break-ins. The former Ossie Breazale Store on the Walhalla highway, not unoccupied and owned by Wallace Finley, was entered and a cash register and weighing scales were reported as missing.

The Wyatt Welborn Midway Service Station on Highway 123 at Easley was entered Saturday night by breaking out a glass on the front door. Among the missing items were cigarette lighters, wallets, watches, pocket knives and cigars

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Two Seneca physicians reported to the Board of Health Monday they had seen 19 measles cases. Most were in six to eight-year-old children. Prior to this week, only eight cases of the measles had been reported during 1971 in Oconee County.======

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Red measles generally last from seven to 10 days, but the board warned that it often results in serious complications including ear infection, brain damage or pneumonia. Four persons died from the disease in South Carolina last year including three children.======

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Previously Pierce was charged with murder in the death last summer of a North Augusta baby sitter, Ann Goodwin, 19, fatally shot; and in the Dec. 19 death of Margaret Cuttino, 13, daughter of State Rep. and Mrs. James Cuttino Jr., of Sumter.======

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Columbia (AP) – The Senate passed and sent the House Wednesday a bulky bill revising South Carolina laws dealing with drug abuse, providing stiffer penalties for pushers of hard drugs and more lenient treatment for users of marijuana and other ‘soft’ drugs.======

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Tacked on the measure was an amendment by Sen. James B. Stephen of Spartanburg requiring that all fines resulting from drug violations be remitted to the State Commission on Narcotics, which would be established under the act, for use in the treatment of addicts.======

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The bill is sponsored by a special committee, headed by Sen. Ralph Gasque of Marion, which made an extensive study of drug abuse in South Carolina and reported that the state faces a major problem in that area.======

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Given final approval by the Senate was a house-passed bill authorizing Clemson University to relocate the Pee Dee Agricultural Experiment Station on the outskirts of Florence to a site on the Florence-Darlington county line.======

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Tentatively approved on second reading was a bill increasing the fee which uninsured drivers must pay from $50 to $100 annually (//sic//). It also permits automobile liability insurance companies to charge their policyholders a small fee for coverage against uninsured motorists. The companies now must provide that endorsement without charge.======

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Also tentatively approved was a bill requiring mandatory programs in all school districts for the education of physically and mentally handicapped children. The programs would be under the overall supervision of the State Department of Education, with the commission for the Blind having authority in programs for the visually handicapped.======

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Successful with a 73-14 record in three seasons at Carver High School in Columbus, Ga., Jones will follow his star 7-food center, Fessor Leonard, who signed an athletic scholarship at Furman several weeks ago.======

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Officials of neither the rail road or the telephone company cared to predict what the situation may be if the strikes stretch out. Both unions were reported to be dickering with management for further negotiations and possible settlements.======

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Columbia, S.C. (AP) – Underdog Clemson struck for 17 points in the second quarter and then relied on a rugged defense to hold on for a 17-7 football victory over old, intrastate rival South Carolina this windy, cold Saturday afternoon.======

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Columbia, S.C. (AP) – While laboratory-confirmed cases of influenza are rare, incidents of upper respiratory illness (URI), with symptoms almost identical to those of flu, are being reported throughout South Carolina.======

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She said culture tests had been made on virtually all of the students who had been treated at the university. More than 20 students were in bed with URI, and about 20 others were treated Monday, she said.======

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Penick reported a marked increase in school absenteeism as well as in the five industries the health department checks as an indicator of absences. But he said there were no laboratory tests confirming the illnesses were flu.======

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One of South Carolina’s newest state parks and still in the development stage, Sadlers Creek is on a peninsula of the huge Hartwell Reservoir. Spread over 400 acres of land, this comparatively small park has eight miles of shoreline and would be an island except for a neck of land about 150 yards wide which links it with the mainland.======

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Much of the park area was formerly used as farm land, thus providing large open areas which will be planted with grass and beautified. These open areas cover about half the park, but the remainder is heavily wooded almost to the water’s edge. About 40 per cent of the trees are pine and the remainder are hardwoods, including oak, dogwood and hickory.======

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One of the big attractions at Sadlers Creek is the fishing. The park has a paved boat launching ramp from which fishermen can cast off to try their luck with the crappie, bream, catfish, large and small-mouth bass in the reservoir.======

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Those who tire of fishing in the open water can nudge their boats along the shores of two islands that are part of the park, or even try their luck from the reservoir shore. Bank fishing is a popular pastime and the water is reached from the four miles of paved road that wind through the park.======

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A 25-mile camping area is located on one of the wooded peninsulas. Each site has water and electrical hookups, picnic table and grill. A modern restroom with hot and cold showers is located in the camping area. An Indian burial ground is located near the camping area.======

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Visitors to Sadlers Creek can take interesting side trips to the City of Anderson, the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are only an hour’s drive away and visible on a clear day; historic Pendleton and the Clemson University Campus.======

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Dr. William Sloan Gandy, 46, of 105 Nichols St., a physician was arrested on a bench warrant issued May 3 by Circuit Judge Frank Eppes after Gandy and some of the others were secretly indicted by the Greenville Grand Jury.======

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Others who were indicted for selling heroin and arrested Wednesday on bench warrants were Lula Mae Hunter, 23 of 18-C Lullwater Apartments; Lavonia Bowens, 22, of 42 Baxter St.; Willie Lattimore, 37, of 222 Alameda St., and Bennie Lewis Meridith, 20, of Terrace Drive.======

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Federal agents, State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents, and officers assigned to the Greenville Metropolitan Narcotic Enforcement Unit assembled just after 6 a.m. Wednesday morning and arrests and searches began soon after.======

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The solicitor said, ‘In South Carolina criminal charges can be initiated in two ways. One of the ways is to obtain an arrest warrant. This requires a preliminary hearing before the case goes to the grand jury and eventually to trial. When a defendant is arrested on an arrest warrant he is entitled to bond which can be set by any magistrate.======

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“The other method of initiating criminal charges—which has been seldom used—is to obtain an indictment from the grand jury which allows the arrest of the defendant on a bench warrant with bond set only by a circuit judge.======

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‘In recent drug cases, in order to maintain as much security as possible, it was determined by my office to initiate the charges by indictment and an appearance bond will be set in open court by the presiding judge,’ Greene said.======

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NORTH CAROLINA: Alamance County, Bladen County, Burlington, Fayetteville, Forsyth County- Winston-Salem, Goldsboro, Granville County, Greensboro, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Nash County, New Bern, New Hanover County, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Sanford, Shelby and Wayne County.======

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Districts where desegregation plans have resulted in racial balance, but which would be included in the moratorium, are Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Salisbury and Winston-Salem in North Carolina, and Allendale County, Florence No. 2, Greenville, Greenwood No. 50 and Newberry County in South Carolina.======

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Lewisburg, Pennsylvania – Former Senate aide Bobby Baker was released on parole yesterday from the Federal Penitentiary in Lewisberg (//sic//), Pennsylvania. He served 17 months for tax evasion, theft and conspiracy to defraud the government. Baker was sentenced in 1967 on charged related to the misuse of his authority. After several appeals, he entered prison in January of last year. As secretary to the Senate Democratic majority, Baker was a key assistant to former President Johnson when Johnson was Senate Majority Leader. Without parole, Baker could not have been freed before next May. Baker’s career in Washington began when he arrived from Pickens, South Carolina and became a Senate page.======

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**Finds Lizard With Two Heads**
A strange and highly unusual two-headed lizard was found last week by Hubert Chappell, Rt. 4, Pickens, Belle Shoals Road.

Mr. Chappell was working in is garden when he turned over a large rock and the lizard ran out.

It was about two inches long and had a slick brown appearance with a head and two legs on each ends of the slim body.

Mr. Chappell said e tried to find the mate, but with no success.

The lizard was placed in a jar and was drawing varied comments since a two-headed lizard is unusual - to say the least.

**Name Building For War Hero**
Another honor is being bestowed upon the late William A. McWhorter, Pickens County ative who was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

The family has been notified that the South Carolina National Guard Armory in Columbia wil be named in his honor in ceremonies to be conducted at Columbia on Friday, July 21, at 10 a.m.

Only a few months ago a theater and street at Fort Jackson was named in honor of the Liberty hero who gave his ifie during World War II in the Philippine Islands.

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York, S.C. (AP) – Duke Power Company, which found that trying to hide plans for a new nuclear power station was like trying to conceal an elephant in a telephone booth, today confirmed that it will build $700 million nuclear facility in York County.======

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Last week when Duke Power refused to confirm or deny news stories that the plant would be built in South Carolina, the company had not submitted an environmental impact study to the ACE, one of the initial steps required by the federal agency in such projects.======

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According to a formula used by the Federal Power Commission, the company said, the new facility will prouce (//sic//) about $16 million a year in local an state taxes and $19 million in federal tax revenue.======

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The company has been under fire from established environmentalists and back-yard conservationists alike on alleged lack of safety factors for Duke’s McGuire nuclear power station being constructed on Lake Norman of Charlotte.======

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The York County facility, to be called the Catawba Station, and the McGuired Station will be identical in size and design, according to the company. Each of Catawba’s two units will have a capability of 1,180 kilowatts, making them the largest electric generating units in South Carolina.======

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The company’s senior vice president for engineering and construction, William S. Lee, said in the prepared announcement the facility will be designed for ‘highest reliability, safety and environmental protection.’======

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He said the reactor building will have a double shell design consisting of a stell inner lining and a concrete outer shield, and would include additional redundant barriers to hold the release of radioactivity to ‘trace amounts.’======

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Lee said the plant’s radioactive effect on the environment will ‘be so small as to be practically immeasurable.’ He said a person living continuously at the edge of the plant site would receive no more radiation in one year than a passenger would receive on a single jet flight to California.======

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**Humane Society Active Since Organization Only Few Months**
Almost 500 animals have been received by the Pickens County Humane Society since it's beginning in May of this year.

And not all of these animals have been dogs. There were cats, kittens, ponys and horses among the inventory.

Things at the temporary shelter near the Liberty Water Works are going "full speed ahead" now under the able direction of Buck Dodson of Liberty.

Mr. Dodson is a retired construction worker and is devoting full time to the activities of the society in seeing that animals in Pickens County are treated humanely and that unwanted animals are taken care of.

"We do not go out and get animals," says Mr. Dodson, "But we accept them here at the shelter if people bring them to us."

"The usual routine is to try and place the various animals received each week as soon as possible," he says.

Adoption fees for a dog or puppy are set at $5 each and for a cat or kitten the fees are $2 each

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Power companies in the Carolinas—Duke Power, Carolina Power and Light Co. and South Carolina Electric and Gas Co.—say the nuclear reactors are the safest and most pollution-free means of meeting the rising regional demand for electric power.======

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But, as fast as the utilities apply for licenses to build their nuclear generators, a small, shrill and loosely organized band of environmentalists are saying that the nuclear stations are loaded with unacceptable risks.======

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The first commercial generator to go operational in the Carolinas is the CP&L plant at Hartsville, S.C. Three more nuclear plants are under construction in the Carolinas, and several more are ready to be moved off the drawing boards.======

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The generators and the reactors that run them are getting larger—Duke’s Oconee, S.C. plant will be the largest commercial reactor in the country until it is surpassed by even bigger reactors now under construction. And, the sites of the power stations are getting closer to the major population centers they are intended to serve.======

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Riley’s arguments, simply stated, is (//sic//) that engineering tolerances sufficient for safety in smaller reactors are not being updated as the reactors get larger. And, as the danger of an accident increases, he says, the reactors are being placed close enough to cities to cause major catastrophes.======

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Lee’s reaction, again simply stated, is that the gauntlet of licensing agencies which Duke Power Co. must run insures that the reactors will be safe. He says his company has the technical expertise and the opposition is either ignorant or misinformed.======

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The two meet frequently in hearings before various licensing agencies, presenting their arguments. Riley’s side has been able in many instances to delay the utilities’ plans and to modify them. but the power companies have never been told that they cannot build their reactors.======

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Riley, for example, says the bolts used to hold the lid on the reactor building are not strong enough. If the temperature inside the reactor ever increased from a normal 600 degrees to 700 degrees, he says, the pressure inside would blow the lid off with catastrophic consequences.======

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Lee refused to discuss the bolts in detail, saying the question was in litigation. As a general refutation, he cites the safety record of the industry to date. To pass licensing requirements, he says, the utilities must prove their reactor safety systems would work ‘even if three impossible things happened at the same time: a power loss, an earthquake, and a crack in the reactor.’======

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The stakes in the battle are high. Lee says Duke has $700 million irretrievably invested in its nuclear program. He warns that a decision to abandon nuclear power would force people to get along with far less electricity than they now use.======

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**Big Rattlesnake Killed by Mouse**
It's not often that a mouse can kill a rattlesnake, however, L. A. Sloan has the details on the unusual occurance.

Mr. Sloan, his sons, Barry and Larry, together with David and Stanley Harper, were cruising their boat on lake Keowee last Thursday when they spotted a snake swimming in the water. They ran the boat across the snake which probably dazed it somewhat allowing them to get a choke rope around the reptile.

They took it to their home on Meece's Mill Road about two miles from Pickens where it was placed in an aquarium very much alive.

Later in the day, Mr. Sloan found a mouse in the mack yard and placed it in the aquarium, supposing the snake would eat it.

However, the following morning the mouse had turned the tables on the snake and had killed it by gnawing a hole behind it's head.

Mr. Sloan figured the sake must have been dazed by it's capture, since it's not often a mouse can kill a five-foot rattlesnake with 11 rattlers and a button.

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Clemson, S.C. (AP) Linebacker Jimmy Williamson batted down a pass for an attempted two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter and preserved for underdog Clemson a 7-6 football victory over bitter intrastate rival South Carolina yesterday.======

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South Carolina struck back with about five minutes left as split end Eddie Muldrow took a screen pass and sped down the sidelines for 67 yards to the three. Jay Lynn Hodging carried it in from the three.======

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Greenville, S.C. (AP) – The president of the South Carolina Beer Association says his group had no part of a former president’s statement that beer dealers are seeking a law to allow Sunday beer sales.======

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The story, set in a small college town, will be filmed on the Clemson campus, the city of Anderson and surrounding areas. West said Lancaster considered the Clemson area an ideal setting for the picture and filming will begin shortly after the start of the new year, West said.======

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Clemson, S.C. (AP) A news conference was scheduled this afternoon at Clemson, reportedly for football Coach Hootie Ingram to announce his resignation and for Clemson officials to confirm that The Citadel Coach Jim ‘Red’ Parker will succeed Ingram.======

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Clemson, S.C. (AP) – The Citadel suddenly finds itself looking for a new football coach after James ‘Red’ Parker shifted Tuesday to another of South Carolina’s state-supported colleges, Clemson University.======

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Parker was announced Tuesday by Clemson as the successor to Cecil ‘Hootie’ Ingram, leaving although under no pressure despite three losing seasons. In fact, Clemson had added two years to Ingram’s original five year contract.======

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Ingram said although Clemson’s administration and alumni wanted him to stay, he had decided to make ‘the tough decision to leave coaching’ for one of several business opportunities on which he said he will decide soon.======

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Parker said he plans ‘as little upheaval as possible’ in the Clemson coaching staff. He said he will have to work with his Clemson players before deciding if he’ll retain the triple-option offense he has used at The Citadel.======

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**School Children Now Required To Be Immunized**
All children entering kindergarten and the first grade this fall must have a "Certificate of Immunization" before school begins, according to Dr. R. W. Penick, Pickens County Health Officer.

"Because of a new state law, children without certificates wiill not be allowed to enter school." Dr. Penick warned.

"This certificate, which ust be signed by a private physician or the health department, shows that a child was received al the necessary immunization for diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, measles and German measles. For many youngsters, especially those who have never been immunized, it will take several months to get all the necessary immunizations. Therefore, we urge parents to check with their doctor or the Health Department as soon as possible for these shots," Dr. Penick said.

**Senators Oppose Mini-bottle Bill**
The South Carolina Senate last Wednesday tentatively approved by a 32-10 vote the mini-bottle amendment to permit the sale of liquor by the drink in S.C.

All four senators of this senatorial district - Ballenger, Garrison, McDonald and Harris P. Smith - were among the ten who opposed the measure.

**Surgical Miracle Performed On Porter**
What is still described by doctors as a surgical miracle was performed in October on a Pickens man, Leland Wallace Porter, of the Twelve Mile community of Pickens County. Performed at the Greenville General Hospital by a widely recognized bone surgeon the operation until now has been a complete success, however, only half the operation has been done. Born in the Praters Creek community of Pickens, Wallace is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Porter. He is married to the former Frances Grant and has one son, MIchael, who is 10 years old.

Wallace said that at the age of 10 he was much too heavy for his age and after a fall he began having trouble with his hips. After suffering with them for almost a year he finally went to the doctor and found that both hip joints had been pulled out of their sockets and surgery was the only method of treatment. Surgery at that time, however, was far more complicated that it is now and his father decided against taking the risk, feeling that the young boy would outgrow his problem.

Time proved that part of that decision was true and after years he was able to walk without crutches, however, the joints only encased themselves in a hard gristle and hardly a day passed for the next 25 years but what he suffered almost unbearable pain.

According to the doctor the leg was spit from the waist almost to the knee. Several hooks were placed to hold the flesh out of the way. The entire hip joint was sawed off and thrown in the waste can, holes were drilled into the lower part of the leg bone and an entire new hip bone with a plastic socket was put in its place. The operation proved to be a complete success and in six days they had him up and giving him physical therapy.

**Math Professor At U.S.C.**
William J. Padgett, formerly of Pickens, has been promoted to Associate Professor with the math department at the University of S.C. He received his Masters degree at Clemson University, later transferring to Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va, where he graduated in June, 1971, with a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics. He became associated with the University of S.C. in 1971.

He and his wife, the former Faye Swangham, and daughter, Carla, live at 261 Chartwell Drive in Columbia.

**Three Arrested In Bomb Threats**
Three persons have been arrested in Easley after telephoned bomb threats were received at Easley high School last Wednesday.

The school was evacuated while police checked the area for a bomb, but none was found. The cases will be heard in Pickens County Court.

Easley Police Det. Jack Aiken said that Mrs. Marilyn Faye Martin, 17, of 308 McBee Ave. in Easley, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of making bomb threats over the telephone to Easley High School. She was later released under a $5,000 bond.

**Vinson Sentences To Life Term After Pleading Guilty In Death**
Virgil Preston Vinson was sentenced Monday, morning to serve two life terms in the state prison after pleading guilty on charges of kidnapping and murder in the disappearance and death last December of 12-year-old Tammy Denice Haynes of Liberty.

Pickens County Court officials told The Sentinel that Vinson would be eligible to apply for parole inn ten years, but that there was no guarantee that he would receive a parole. The procedure would be for Vinson to ask for parole, and send the application to the Pickens County Probation and Parole Office. After a field study by the Pickens office, a report would be sent to the State Parole Board for consideration.

**50-Year-Old Chapman Bridge Destroyed By Fire**
The story continued to unravel this week after the historic Chapman Bridge in Keowee-Toxaway State Park was completely destroyed by fire Friday.

Arson experts from the Pickens County Sheriff's Department and from SLED were continuing their investigation Wednesday and Pickens County Seriff David Stone caled for information of anyone who had been seen in the park area prior to the blaze.

The 50-year-old bridge built by Pickens contractor James B. Craig once the link between Pickens and Oconee counties, but it was taken apart piece-by piece and moved to a site two miles south of Highway 11 in the state park several years ago when the Keowee River made way for Lake Keowee.

**First Republican Primary Outlined**
Plans for the first Pickens County Republican Primary in history were finalized June 24 and County GOP Chairman Bob Nash was pleased to report. "We have three box managers for each of the county's 26 precincts."

Asked where he had to import volunteer workers for the primary voting from the Clemson-Central area to the parts of the county, Nash said, "No, we were able to find volunteers to help the Republican Party in most every precinct except Rocky Bottom. We appreciate this interest and support"

Estimates of the number who will vote in this initial Republican effort in Pickens County ranged from 500 to 2,000 and Nash himself was unwilling to make a firm estimate.

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Governor James Edwards will make his first post-inaugural speaking engagement in Pickens County at 8 p.m., Friday, March 7 when he is the featured speaker for the Pickens Jacees annual dinner.

The dinner, scheduled for the Pickens County Country Club, will be informal and many county officials will be in attendance, according to Clennono Hucks, Pickens Jaycees dinner chairman.

Edwards visited Pickens, Easley and Clemson during his election campaign, flying into Pickens County Airport for one appearance at Pickens City Hall. In the November election the Charleston dentist became the first Republican Gubernatorial candidate in modern history to carry Pickens county. Pickens county was the only county in the Third Congressional District to cast a majority of its votes for Governor Edwards.

**Pickens Announced Farm Service Center**
The service center in Pickens, to be ocated at 304 Pendleton St., will be composed of representatives of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, the Farmers Home Administration, the Soil Conservation Districts and the Soil Conservation Service. There will be seven full-time staff members.

**Pickens Employs Twice As Many As County For Pickens County Roads**
The Sentinel has learned that the State Highway Department spent $595,749.88 on ordinary maintenance for roads in Pickens county during the past fiscal year 1973-1974. But total state spending on county roads has dropped since 1972.

Information provided by State Highway Department Public Information Director Jim Walker at the request of The Sentinel shows the state employed 58 persons in Pickens county during 1973-74 to maintain a primary road system of 214.77 miles and a secondary state road system of 475.47 miles.

In noting that the number of state highway department employes dropped from 62 in 1970-71 to 58 in 1973-74,. Walker pointed out, "These figures do not include HIghway Patrol personnel or employees assigned to driver licensing and motor vehicle license sales activities.

**Library Gains $900 Grant**
The Pickens Cunty Library has received a federal grant of $900 for the maintenance and improvement of its magazine collection at the headquarters library in Easley.

The library currently subscirbes to 190 magazines and newspapers, 76 of which are paid for with federal grant funds. The library has added several new subscriptions this year, including Intellect, Ms, Smithsonian and National Tax Journal.

The library has a back file of magazines. Most magazines have been kept for seven years. The news magazines have been kept for seven years. The news magazines date back to 1959. National Geographic goes back to 1936. This collection is useful to students and others who are doing research.

"The library has an inviting place to relax and read magazines." according to James Swan, Director of the Pickens County Library. The public is encouraged to make use of this service.