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Charleston Couple, Children Injured
A Charleston couple and two children
wore Injured Thursday about S:M p. m.
when their Volkswagen apparently went out
of control and overturned Into the Interstate
Highway 2t median !• miles north of here.
Mate Highway Patrolman Klbler Bowers
said Edgar Lee Wheeler, 24, driver of the ve
hicle, and his wife, 21, were flung Into the
median eulvert. One child was thrown across
tte highway Into the southbound lane and
another tossed onto the shoulder.
A passerby, Dick Barbour, also of Charles
ton, rushed the husband and children to Bai
ley Memorial Hospital, where Mrs. Wheeler
was taken by ambulance.
Mrs. Wheeler later was transferred to
Greenville General hospital. The children
are Michael, 2, and Teresa, S.
Patrolman Bowers said the Wheelers, of
176 Broad St., Charleston, were enropte to
N. C. —Photo by Quinton
Vol 64 — No. 50
Clinton, S. C./Thursday, December 19, 1963
65-Year-0ld Clinton
Woman Killed By Train
Mrs. Ira Ruth Lewis Reid, 65,
of Mary Street, died at Bailey 85, was headed toward Atlanta,
Memorial Hospital at 1:22 p. m.
Thursday after she was struck
by a train about 11 a. m. as she
crossed tracks at Broad Street.
Police Chief B. B. Ballard said
there were several witnesses to
the accident. He quoted Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Welch nf Alabama,
visiting here Thursday, as say
ing they had Just left Mrs. Reid
and saw her struck by the train
from a distance of 50 to 75 feet.
The chief said the Welchs told
him Mrs. Reid was almost clear
of the tracks, walking south from
the business area, and that she
appeared to lean back, as if off
balance, just before she was hit.
R. D. Jackson, a Clinton Ne
gro, said he was only a few feet
dWay from the spot where Mrs.
Reid was hit. He said the woman
walked slowly and never turned
toward the train, although its
whistle and bell both were sound
ing. He said Mrs. Reid would
have cleared the track in a few
more steps.
Coroner Marshall Pressly, who
said he will schedule an inquest,
Seoboard Opens
New Soles, Seryice
Office In Greenwood
The Seaboard Air Line Rail
road has opened a new sales and
service office in Greenwood, it
has been announced by T. B.
Cash, assistant general freight
agent, will be in charge of the
new office, which will be located
in the Greenwood Savings & Loan
Building. His jurisdiction will
also include Clinton, Abbeville
and Calhoun Falls, as well as
Augusta, Ga.
Opening of the new office was
prompted, Cash said, by the rail
road’s desire to provide still clos
er supervision of constantly
growing service needs in this fast
expanding industrial section.
Cash noted that T. H. Maxwell,
Jr., who has been agent for the
Seaboard in Greenwood since
1947 would continue in that capa
city. “We simply need more
manpower here to take care of
the increasing needs of our cus
tomers and the creation of the
Greenwood sales and service
office is part of our effort to meet
that situation,” he said.
Joiner, who is a native of Dub
lin, Ga., joined the Seaboard in
1925. He has held a number of
varied assignments and was
general agent for the line in Au
gusta before coming to Green
wood.
Tinkler Drawings
Selected By Club
One of the drawings of Jane
Tinkler (Mountain Glory) was
selected by the National Beta
Club was used on the Decem
ber Beta Club Journal. Jane was
also elected the most original
girl in Chose High SchooL Upon
graduation she will attend the
University of North Carolina,
majoring in art education.
Janis the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Tinkler of Cliff-
side, ft. C., and the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Knox
of Clinton.
"Jerusalem" Film
Be Shawn
said the freight, Seaboard Train
Ga., and was not scheduled to
stop at Clinton. W. K. Ritchie of
Abbeville was engineer.
Joanna Baptist
Choirs To Present
Cantata, Pageant
The church choir and members
of the Intermediate and Young
peop’e’s departments will pre
sent the Christmas cantata and
pageant, “Night of Miracles,”
by John W. Peterson, on Sunday
evening, December 22, at 7:30 in
the church sanctuary.
Soloists for the program will
be Mrs. Eugenia Byars, Miss
Jennie Rae Suratt, and Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmy Riser.
The program will be directed
by Billy Adkerson and accom
panied by Mrs. Carson Nabors.
The public is extended an invi
tation to attend.
Christmas Program
At First Baptist Church
A Christmas program will be
presented by the First Baptist
Church on Christmas Day, De
cember 25, at 10:30 a. m., as
announced by the pastor, Rev.
J. H. Darr.
The public is invited to attend.
Merchants'
Event Ends
Saturday
Progressive Clinton Merchants
who sponsored the “Loyalty
Days” trade promotion this
fall remind the public that the
event comes to a close Satur
day, with the final drawing for
‘prizes slated at 6:45 p. m.
A new 1964 Ford Falcon 4-
door sedan will be given away
as the grand prize. In addition,
six $50.00 bills will go to that
many lucky ticket holders, and
someone will take home a re
clining chair.
So, be on hand Saturday for
this closing event.
Nativity Scene To
Be At Thornwell
A nativity scene will be pre
sented on the front campus of
Thornwell December 22, 23 and
24 between the hours of 7:00 and
8:00 p. m.
Thornwll children will par
ticipate in the scene.
“JaraMlmi,” a color
sound wltt bo shown Sunday ovo-
nlng, Paosmbor 22, at Broad
Strait Methodist Church.
BvnngsUot Billy Graham ttllo
the story of the ancient city and
The public to Invited to attend.
End Phil Rogers
Going To Clemson
" Clinton High end Phil Rogers
signed a grant in aid to attend
Clemson College next fall. Rog
ers will be the third in his fam
ily to play for Clemson.
He follows two cousins Ken
and Rodney Rogers to Tigertown
after turning down offers from
Presbyteian College and The
Citadel. Rogers was also con
tacted by the University of South
Carolina, West Point, Vanderbilt
and Georgia Tech.
Rogers, who was selected as
an All-Eastern AA Conference
end, was a left-footed punter for
Clinton. He punted 45 times this
season for an average of 36 yards.
He also scored 65 points.
While at Clinton High, Rogers
has received seven letters in
four sports. He received a trophy
last year for being the most valu
able member of the track team.
Rogers took part in pole vault
ing, high jump, broad jump, 220-
yard dash and the 880 yard re
lay.
He was the co-captain of the
Red Devil football team last
year, and did all of the place-
kicking. Rogers hopes to play
baseball for Clemson in addition
to football. He Pl&yed high school
and American ' Legion baseball
three years.
Bailey Memorial To
To Give Cantata
The Bailey Memorial Metho
dist Chruch will hold its Christ
mas cantata, “John W. Petter-
son, Bom of Kings,” on Monday
evening, December 23, at 8:00.
The public is invited to attend.
Court House Offices
Closed During Holidays
All offices of the Laurens Coun
ty Court House will be closed
from 12 noon Tuesday, December
24 until Friday morning, De
cember 27, for the Christmas
holidays.
Mrs. L B. Stoddard
Owings—Mrs. Lena B. Stod
dard, widow of Lander B. Stod
dard, died at a Winnsboro hos
pital Tuesday night after sev
eral months of illness.
Funeral arrangements will bs
announced later.
Wreck Injuries
Fatal to W. H. Milam
William Henry Milam, 79, of
Rt. 1, Mountville, died Sunday at
7:20 p. m. at the Laurens District
Hospital after being injured some
three hours earlier in a one-car
wreck three miles south of Lau-
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His wife, "a rider in the ear,
also was admitted to the hospital
and was reported in critcal con
dition.
According to State Highway
Patrolman A. W. Moore, the
wreck occurred around 4:30 p.
m. on secondary State Highway
42 about two miles frbm the Mi
lam home. Their 1954 Chevrolet,
traveling south, veered off the
left side of the highway on a
slight curve and hit a shallow
ditch before ramming head-on
into a tree, officers reported.
Milam was ft native and life
long resident of Laurens County,
a son of the late Llewellyn Wade
and Mary Paslay Milam. He was
a member of Lisbon Presbyter
ian Church where he served as
an elder.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ruby Bearden Milam; two
daughters, Mrs. Thomas C.
(Martha) Brown of Laurens and
Miss Mary Leona Milam of
Winthrop College; two brothers,
Charles L. Milam Sr. of Mount
ville and Robert E. Milam of
Greenville; and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. at Gray
Funeral Home, Clinton, by Rev.
H. B. Fraser and Rev. Jack
Beaver. Burial was in Lisbon
Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
St. John's Church
Candlelight Service
A Christmas Eve worship ser
vice of carols, candles, and ser-
monettes will be held Christmas
Eve night at 9 o’clock in St.
John’s Lutheran Church, 205
Mampton Street.
The public is cordially invited.
Dr. AHison To Speak
At ARP Church Sunday
Dr. L. M. Allison, dean of the
Erskine Theological Seminary,
will preach .at the 11 o’clock ser
vice of the Asociate Reformed
Presbyterian Church on Decem
ber 22.
The public is invited to at
tend this service.
Joanna Masons
Elect New Officers
New officers for Joanna Mag
nolia Lodge 355, AFM, are Har
old Russell, worshipful master;
Ira Dominick, senior warden;
Harold Prater, junior warden;
Wendell L. Hair, treasurer; Har
mon L. Murrah, y., secretary;
Ralph E. McCumber, senior dea
con; James L,. iDillard, junior
deacon; W. L. Thomas and J. O.
Hueble, stewards; Charlie lilc-
Cumber, tiler; and James F. Ful
mer, chaplain.
County Teachers
Hold Banquet Here
About 225 members of the
Laurens County Education Asso
ciation gathered in the Presby
terian College dining hall Thurs
day night for their annual ban
quet.
R. Frasier Sanders of New
berry, president, presided at
the banquet and recognized the
following special guests:. Reps.
Marshall Abercrombie and Da
vid Taylor of the Laurens County
Legislative Delegation and their
wives; Mrs. Margaret Kelly of
Newberry, president-elect of the
South Carolina Education Asso-
ciaiton, and her husband, Prof.
Philip Kelly of Newberry Col
lege; Leroy Burns, Laurens Coun
ty Superintendent of Education,
and Mrs. Burns; W. L. Patter
son of Laurens, a member of
the county board of education,
and Mrs. Patterson.
The invocation was offered by
R. E. Martin, vice-president of
the county group. Special musi
cal entertainment was provided
by the “Gleemen,” five Presby
terian College students.
Mrs. Hazel GUfiUan led the
group in a musical number at
the end of the banquet. Other
association officers are > Miss
Ruth Hair, secretary; and Miss
Betty Blakely, treasurer.
House on Buice St. Damaged by Fire
This house on Buice Street was
badly damaged by fire about 1:00 a. m.,
Tuesday. Owned by B. M. Dutton, the
home was occupied by Buck Peyton.
The interior of the home and contents
were said to have been completely de
stroyed.—Photo by Paul Quinton.
Red Cross Appeal
Made For Family
An appeal has been made by
Miss Irby Hipp, local field rep
resentative for the Red Cross, for
a white family who lost their
home and funishings by fire on
Monday. The family consists of
father and two children. The
father wears size 38 suit with 34
waist and 29 length size, 16 shirt
and No. 8 shoes. The children are
14 years old girl and 16 year old
boy.
Mrs. Hlpp said any help would
be appreciated.
Seaboard and Coast Line
Railroads To Combine
Community Chorus To
Present Program Sunday
Car Hits Standing Train
This ear, driven by Mto Cathy Bigbee, collided
with a standing train at W. Carolina Are. and Oak
St, Sunday afternoon when she swerved to keep from
hitting another car at the intersection. The front of
the car was considerably damaged, hot the driver was
said to be not injured.—Photo bj Paul Quinton.
The Clinton Community Chorus
will present* its third annual
Christmas program Sunday
afternoon at 4:00 o’clock In Belk
Auditorium.
The chorus is composed of
volunteer singers from through
out Laurens County and this year
numbers approximately 60 voic
es. ‘---I
Featured as sojoists on the
program will be Nancy Sadler,
soprano, director of the First
Presbyterian Church choir; Mar
tha Jones, soprano, director of
the choir at the First Methodist
Church in Laurens; Margaret
Taylor, soprano, member of the
Broad Street Methodist Church
choir of Clinton; George Cobb,
tenor, and Harry BoJick, tenor,
both members of the First Pesby-
terian Church choir; Thomas
Taylor, bass, director of the
Broad Street Methodist Church
choir and R. Michael Turner,
tenor, of All Saints Episcopal
Church choir. Dr. T. Layton
Fraser will narrate.
Directing the Community Chor
us again this year will be Robert
rington Company’s Clinton Bear
ings Plant, who formerly direct
ed the 45-voice Torrington Men’s
Choral Club and the First Metho
dist Church choir in Torrington,
Connecticut, and was assistant
director of the 100-voice Rensse
laer Polytechnic Institute Male'
Glee Club.
Funds for the operation of the
chorus have come from the Clin
ton Recreation Department and
the program will be presented
trei of charge as a community
project.
The musical selections will in
clude both religious and popular
numbers and should appeal to
all types erf musical tastes.
THE PROGRAM
“The Creation” (Willy Rich
ter).
Two Selections from the
“Christmas Oratorio” (J. S.
Bach)—“Beside Thy Cradle Hera
I Stand,” “Rejoice and Sing.”
“Christmas Day”. (Gustav
Holst). Soprano solos — Nancy
Sadler, Margaret Taylor.
“It’a Beginning to Look Uks
Christmas” (Meredith Willson).
“The SMfh” (Richard
Kountz). ,
**00 TsU It On the
(arr. by Harry
ROBERT WASSUNG
Director
Laurens Textile Co.
Plans Expansion
Laurens — The Palmetto Spin
ning Corporation has announced
plans for an expansion program
that calls for the purchase of
4200.000 un^additonal equipment
and construction of a warehouse
to add 6,500 square feet to the
plant facility on the Greenville
road.
Fred Davis, treasurer of the
company, said Wednesday with
installation of the new equip
ment, production of the plant
will be doubled. New employees
will be hired to operate the ma
chinery, but the number has not
yet been determined.
Construction of the warehouse
at a cost of $25,000 has begun.
David Snipes of Laurens, is con
tractor for the brick and steel
additon.
The corporation manufactures
synthetic yarn for the production
of carpets. The plant began ope
rating last spring in the building
leased from the Laurens Indus
trial Development Corporation.
Week of Prayer Given
By Davidson St. Church
The Woman’s Missionary Un
ion of Davidson Street Baptist
Church began the Week of Pray
er for Foreign Missions on Sun
day evening, December 8.
A pageant entitled “Why
Should I Give,” was presented
by members of the church. Those
taking part were Mrs. Leon Col
lins, Mrs. Theo Ellison, Mrs. Ed
Wells, Sr., Mrs. Bobby Joe Mead
ors, Mrs. Harvey Foster, Mrs.
Houston Trammell, Mrs. Marvin
DeYoung. Mrs. Oscar Kinard
and Miss Judy Abner.
The cricles of the church met
each evening of the week, and
a special Lottie Moon Christmas
offering was taken.
Shady Grove Church
Ta Present Program
Clinton’s two railroads will
become part of a merged cor
poration when the Seaboard
Air Line and the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroads complete the
merger authorized by the In
terstate Commerce Commis
sion in Washington last Friday.
It was known that toe merg
er had been planned for sev
eral years.
The line of the Seaboard
operating through Clinton runs
from Birmingham, Ala., to
Washington, with freight and
passenger service, including
the fast schedule “Comet”
which goes on to New York
over toe tracks of the New
York Central from Washington.
The branch of the Coast Line
(formerly the Columbia, New-
‘Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow”
(Sigman and Feller).
“The Song of Christmas” Roy
Ringwald).
Chorus Members
Sopranos I—Betty Burnside,
Wassung, manager of The Tor-i Annette Cagle, Collette Coleman,
Myrtice Foster, Cornelia Harris,
Carol Hay,, Sarah Leake, Willa
Rae McGowan, Alyson Pugh,
Kathy Snelgrove, Rebecca
Speake, Margaret Taylor, Marie
Weir.
Sopranos II—Mary Creighton,
Martha Jones, Frances Mc-
Sween, Sadie Powers, Nancy Sad
ler, Jan Savelkoul, Nancy Sher
rill,
Tenors I—Harry Bollck, George
Cobb, Henry Craig, Edsel Cul
bertson, Allison Pugh,
Tenors II—Joe Delany, Frank
House, William Jacobs, Mika
Turner,
Altos I—LaRue Bolick, Dpt
Fakkema, Mary E. Motes, Susaft.
Pitts, Sue Smith, Eileen Sanford.
Altos II—Sandy Cleaver.vNanne
Copeland, Mary Lou Getfys, Jo-
Ann Hughes, Clarice Johnson,
Linda McCroskey, Polly McKee,
Marlon Homage.
Basses I—George Brocken-
brough, W. S. Horae, Ferd Ja
cobs, Charles Sanford, F. V.
Smith.
Bastes II—Ron Burnside, Roy
Compton, Carl B. Crisp, A. B.
Godfrey, Robert Jones, Parry
Moore, Allen Powers, T. W. Tay-
MeunUrin’tf lor, Alflo Undari.
Me). 1SN—ECi
The Shady Grove Presbyterian
Church will give a Christmas
program on Saturday evening,
December 21, at 7:30 p. m. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend.
Christmas Programs
At Davidson St. Church
On Sunday morning, beginning
at 11:00 o'clock, the choirs of
ihe Davidson Street Baptist
Church will feature Christmas
music during the worship ser-
vcie. On Sunday night at 7:30
a Christmas choir cantata, “The
City of the Star,” by Roger C.
Wilson, will be presented.
The pastor, Rev. M. Floyd Hel-
lams, extends a cordial invitation
to the public to attend.
Miss Judy Abner is pianist; so
pranos are Myrtle-Fester, Laura
Mae Howard,'-Nancy Trammell,
Mae Bryson, Mildred Kinard,
and Gaynelle DeYoung; altos are
Zane Bagwell,,Jean Foster, Gin-
ny Bagwell, Cathy Bagwell, Mag
gie Campbell, and Juanita Pat
terson; tenors are Bill Quarles
and Harvey Foster; basses are
Joe Foster, Alvin Bagwell, Jim
my Kinard, and Oscar Kinard;
Ruth Bagwell is music director.
Representing Biblical charac
ters in the Christmas pageant to
be presented Wednesday night,
December 18, are Mary, Susan
Meadors; Wise Men, Butch
Meadors, David Bryson and Har
vey White; Angels, Debbie Bag-
well, Vickie Power, and Margar
et Ann Hellams; Shepherds,
Gary Foster, Danny Hellams,
and Butch Allen.
Collision on E. Carolina Ave.
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These two cars were in collision on Monday morn
ing on E. Carolina Ave. when one of them was being
taken to a garage. The car at right, owned by Robert
Lee Attaway, had broken down earlier in the moping,
and Frank Simpson canto to push it to his garagelnear-
by. It was stated that with Simpson in his wrecker
pushing and Edgar Taylor, Sr., steering, the car was
in collision with one driven by Frank Miles Clark, Rt.
3, Newberry. Taylor was hospitalized following the
collision. The accident was investigated by city po*
licemen Horace Horton and Allen Simmons.—Photo by
Paul Quinton.
berry and Laurens, CN&L)
operates over a 75-mile track
from Columbia to Laurens.
Lines of both railroads cover
the entire southeastern section
of the country from Virginia to
Florida.
Following is a news story
from Washington appearing in
papers on Saturday:
Washington — The Interstate
Commerce Commission, by a
9-2 vote Friday, approved
merger of two railroads which
serve the southeastern corner
of the United States.
Over objections of the Justice
Department and railroad labor
groups that the link might
create a monopoly ,Seaboard
Air Line Railroad and the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad
were given permission to unite
in 30 days.
The ruling followd an ICC
order last Dec. 13 approving
acquisition of the Baltimore it
Ohio Railroad by the Chesa
peake it Ohio, two major east
ern lines. A third propoeed
merger in toe east, and the
biggest of all—involving the
Pennsylvania and New York
Central Railroads—is still be
fore the commission.
The new system will be
known as the Seaboard Coast
line Railroad, with Seaboard
the surviving corporation. At
lantic Coast Line will be the
holding company.
Commissioners Charles A.
Webb and William H. Tucker
disented.
Commissioner Rupert L.
Murphy, writing the majority
decision, said the merger will
result in “significant reductions
in internal costs and enable the
merged company to effectively
meet the ever-increasing com
petition from other modes of
transport.”
Murphy said both roads have |
had a decline in net income
since 1955 although they have |
experienced prosperity recently.
He said the merger would elimi- I
nate wasteful transport and ful
ly utilize the railroads’ poten
tial for efficient and economic |
service.
The new system plans to I
handle freight traffic over the
existing routes of both lines
and to take advantage of lines |
which are most favorable.
The ICC said the merger willl
invlove abolishing about 4,280
jobs and relocating some 4,4001
employees to other posts with)
the new company.
Annual Caroling By
Camp^ Fire Girls
The annual Camp Fire Girls)
caroling service will be held
Monday evening, December 23.)
All groups will meet at the '
Fire hut at 6:00 p. m. fora
practice session. The itinerary
as follows:
6:00 p. m.—Practice of ci
with song leaders.
6:30 p. m.—Whitten Vi!
Hospital.
7:00 p. m.—Mary Mi
Hotel.
7:30 p, m.—Clinton Rest)
8:00 p. m.—Bailey
Hospital.
8:30 p. m.—Back to the but
donuts and hot chocolate.
Leaders will be responsible
transportation for their
groups.
It is requested that the
report the number of giris
tiepating to the Leaders
tion Representative, Mrs.
Abner.