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y s r * The Clinton Chronicle Vol. 65 — No. 45 C i-:or., S. C, Thursday, November 5,1964 Laurens County Goes Republican Prisoner Held in Clinton Jail —Quinton Photo Escoped From Work Detoil State Prison Convict Shot By Clinton Officer-^ County Farm Bureau In Annual Meeting An escaped Negro convict, reported the incident to Blake- Joseph Richey, 39, was shot by ^ Clinton’s Assistant Police Chief Riles Held Sunday Dr. Frank Kellers Funeral services for Dr. Frank Kellers, 88, were conducted Sun day at 3 p. m. at All Saints Epis copal Church by the Rev. John Rivers, priest in charge. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. Pallbearers were Davis Hol land, Lawrence Young, Grady Adair, Joe McGee, Ed Sadler, Charles Johnson and Noland Suddeth The honorary escort in cluded physicians and pharma cists of Clinton. Dr. Kellers died early Satur day morning at a Columbia nur sing home after several years of declining health. A native of Charleston, he had lived in Clinton since 1018, when he came from Saluda and pur chased the Clinton Pharmacy which he owned and operated un der the name of Kellers Drug Store until Idtf when he -retired.- He was a son of the late Ed ward Henry and Emma Lee Jef fords Kellers. He was graduated PRESIDENT JOHNSON HUBERT H. HUMPHREY William B. Blakely when he at tempted to flee from a house near the outskirts of the city an Highway 70 Saturday morn ing Blakely rode to the house in Cunningham's car. When the convict saw Blakely getting out of the car, he ran to the rear Johnson and Humphrey Sweep Country in Voting from the Charleston Medical Col lege School of Pharmacy in 18B6 President Lyndon B. Johnson age of the popular and was a salesman and chemist and his Vice-Presidential run- carried. The Laurens County Farm Bu- Tor the Murray Drug Co. in Co- nIng male Hubert H. Hum- The Democrati c Goldwater Takes 30 of-46 Precincts; 559/ to 4740 Casting a record total of 10,331 votes, Laurens County, along with the state of South Carolina, on Tuesday gave a majority to Barry Goldwater’s Republican slate of electors. The unofficial vote in the county was: Goldwater, 5,501; Johnson, 4,740. The Republicans had a majority in 30 of the county's 46 precincts. The Republicans took both Clinton City boxes, while the Clinton Mill box gave a majority to the Democrats. The biggest majority percentage-wise in the county for the Re publicans was at the Clinton No. 2 box, where the vote was 666 to 177. The six precincts in Laurens divided three to three. The Democrats took the Joanna box. The Republican majority in the county was 861. STATE VOTES REPUBLICAN The Goldwater-Miller Republi can presidential ticket captured South Carolina’s eight electoral votes by about 80,000 votes, rid- turnout and strong states’ right .... presidential sentiment. of the house with Blakely in j-eau held its »nnn«i meeting lumbia before opening his Salu- . j „ ... victory was indicativ of the vic- pursuit. When the man failed Thursday night, culminating a da drug store. He was a mem- phrey 5 '’ ound y defeated Re P ubl1 - tory Democrats won in state to halt when ordered, Blakely successful membership drive. her of Campbell Lodge 44, AFM, cans Barry M - Goldwater, Ari- houses and national congression- The fugitive was trying to ar- shot twice with a shotgun he Approximately 80 members at- an d All Saints Episcopal Church, range transportation to his brought with him, wounding tended a dinner in the Laurens He was a Shriner. Greenville home when Blakely Richey in the legs. High School cafeteria. He was married twice. His arrived on the scene about 6:48 After being ‘treated for pain- Guest speaker was Dr. J. W. ttrst Mrs. Norma Wise ful but not serious wounds at Jones of Clemson University who Kellers, died many years ago. M. Senator, and New York al seats all Congressman William E. Miller ® xc ept in states zona in their bid for the two highest offices in the nation. the nation, deep South were over several where Republicans elected to national Congress. < Laurens County folowed the The Johnson-Humphrey ticket pattern set in most areas of took an early lead in the returns South Carolina by voting for Bar- South Carolina precincts reported, the vote total had vaulted to time record of 548,650. a. m. , Prc^} 0 ”* BaUey Memorial Hospital, the addressed Uie group on"’’^!^" Surviving from this marriage Monday from a Department of conv i c t was taken to the Clin- ture in Our Total Economy.” Dr. are a son, Col. Frank Kellers Jr. c .ofvinrt* -ton m 1,1(1 he,d for sUte P rt »* Jones stated that “agriculture is of StrMalhewsT and a daughtwr ^ 1 ***^ and n e ve f ]o»t it; ry Goldwater. t b p^p H fnr rnnvWioi? nf ° n officers ’ who transferred big business, and the Farm Bu- Mrs, Virginia Dockstader tence for conviction of murder to Columbia later in the with recommendation for mer- day cy from Anderson County. — Warden Goodman said Rich- State Prison Warden R. Fuller ey told him he escaped from Goodman said Richey appa- the work detail “because he rently walked most of the dU- hadn’t heard from his wife in fi r» oto ourawlc ^Qp reau is doing a big job in agri- Riverside, Calif, culture.’^ Surviving also are his wife, E. W. Brooks, executive vice- Mrs. Laura Lynch Kellers, six president of the South Carolina grandchildren and two great- Farm Bureau, presented certi- grandchildren. of the only variance in the lead was gave the GoWwater party a mar- P< ^" t ^ a slight increase in the percent- gin of 00,000 votes. tance from Columbia to Clin ton. At the Clinton home, Richey tried to persuade some people to drive him to Greenville. Er- a long time and was worried about her.” Richey has escaped twice in the past seven months. In March, he was on a work de nest Cunningham, Jr., told tall at the governor’s mansion Richey he needed some gaso- when he rolled a wheelbarrow line for the car. Richey gave around the corner and disap- ficate awards to the three membership procurement work ers in the county. They were Charles R. Workman, Kinards, T. J. Copeland and D. M. Sulli- _ van Laurens. Awards are made ^Uons and Safety Education Di- cach year to three volunteer vision of the Carolina Highway Department will pre- Mountville-Cross Hill PTA To Hear Fallow Sgt. Billy Fallaw, of Public Re- Christmas Seal Campaign Slated To Begin Nov. 16 The Christmas Seal Campaign, direct the campaign in Laurens which begins November 16, will County School District 56. be directed in Greenwood and Col. Cooper is the son of Dr. Laurens counties by a local ra- only 13 of the state’s 46 counties. It was the first time in 88 tion. A reconstruction state, trolled by Northern carpet! gers, voted for Rutherford Hayes In 1876. B. of 1,611 precincts showed the Re publican Goldwater-Miller tick- workers who write the most new Cunningham some money for peered. He turned himslf in to and renewal members during the sen f a traffic safety program at * 1(> P ersona ‘tV- a housewife, and | ina sanatorium for tuberculosis cratic team. Ernest Cooper who served superintendent of the South Caro- the purchase and Cunningham Greenville authorities drove to the police station and.weeks Uter. few Community Chest Tops Goal With $24,067 The Clinton Community Chest drive this week went over the top, exceeding all previous efforts, according to campaign chairman Reese Young. The drive, with a goal of $23,688.94 this year, has raised to date $24,067.43 and not all out-of- town pledges have been heard from yet The amount of pledges totals 103 per cent of the goal. Jim Von Hollen, president of the Community Chest and Young said they were grateful to all workers for their efforts to make the goal poailble. An awards meeting will be held in the near fu ture for workers who made outstanding contri butions in their area of work. PC to Meet Appalachian On Local Field Saturday number year the meeting of the Cross Hill- a hos P ital administrator, accord-- a t state Park from 1915 to 1939 In the absence of Mr. Work- Mountville PTA tonight (Tburs- ing to Henry M. Farix. president Col. Cooper gained a rather in- tration running as man, membership chairman, Mr. day) at 7:30 in the Mountville of the Tuberculosis and Health Hmate knowledge of the life of 000, Negroes unde Brooks also announced that Lau- school building. ~ Assoc iation which serves both a tuberculosis paUent ironr Jiis jn unprecedented *7 n Ln OU - had reached goal This program will be presented counties. observations at the sanatorium South Carolina and undobtedly of 340 lamily memberships for f 0 r children as well as adults. Carroll L. Sexton of Greenw'ood during his early years. As ad- their vote was virtually all Dem- 1, • FaUaw is a noted speaker will serve as chairman of the ministrator of the Laurens Dis- ocratic. But heavy Republican Mr. Brooks issued an invita- throughout South Carolina and is campaign, Mr. Sexton is well tr ‘ ct Hospital, he is again acute- inroads into traditionally Demo tion to Laurens County members chaplain and director of the known to the radio audience of ly aware of the many problems cratic strongholds in the indus- Law Enforce- station WCRS where he has accompanying tuberculosis as he trial and heavily populated up- ment Officers Association. He is worked for the past eight years. sees patients who are hospitalized country more than offset it. experienced in law enforcement, He was employed by radio sta- locally while awaiting admission tion WLBG in Laurens before t0 the South Carolina Sanator- . „ ,, . ™ T ^ , years moving to Greenwood. He is also ium Co ‘ Cooper will head ac- for the coming year. T. J. Cope- driver education, radio, TV and we u known through his work in tivities for Laurens County land, president; R. L. Wickham, public relations. the Little Theater. He served as School District 55. The public is urged to attend chairman of radio publicity for Mr. Paris explained that the this meeting. the 1963 Christmas Seal Cam- Christmas Seal contributions fi- paign. nance a program of health edu- YouHi Rally Saturday Serving with him as co-chair- cation, community service, and home 606 East Carolina Ave a ■ p • [ men are Mrs. George R. Blalock medical and social research aim- „ , At Friendship Church of Clinton and Col. Charles G. ed at the eradication of tuber- after several years of dining There will be a Youth Rally at Cooper of Laurens. culosis and the control of other heaR h. the Friendship Baptist Church Mrs. Blalock, a former social respiratory diseases. A native and lifelong resident Jack* C“w" AtvTn.iH/i Saturday, November 7 at 7:30. worker, has served as a director According to Mr. Faris, the of Laurens County, he was the Pitts ’Laurens J Herman Pow- U is 8 P onsore < 1 b V the “Truth of the association since 1960 and campaign is conducted each year SO n of the late James M. and to attend the State Farm Bureau South convention to be held in Colum bia Nov. 12-14. The following officers and driver licensing, patrol training directors were elected to serve and for the last- fifteen vice-president; Charles R. Work man, state director; Mrs. Agnes Bailey, secretary-treasurer; di rectors—Hugh B. Workman and L. Boyd Stoddard. — _ Township Directors Cross Hill, Hance Finley and John L. Adair; Hunter, W. P. Dickson and Lawrence F. Davis; Services Monday For W. E. Neighbors W. Edgar Neighbors, 83, died Sunday at 12:30 p. m. at his Precinct Voles In Laurens Couniy 4 1 i Precinct t Bailey 23 ■ 46 B arksdale-N arnie 32 63 Brewerton : 96 66 Clinton No. 1 501 674 Clinton No. 2 . __ 177 618 Clinton Mill 247 234 Cook’s Store 11 51 Cross Hill 77 127 Daniels Store 40 97 Dials 8 16 Ekom 41 46 Gray Court , 140 104 Grays ^ 20 32- Hickory Tavern 89 88 Hopewell . 16 <6 Joanna 306 296 Jones Store 54 86 Lanford 68 54 Laurens No. 1 283 236 Laurens No. 2 135 66 Laurens No. 3 216 278 Laurens No. 4 438 123 Laurens No. 5 176 689 Laurens No. 6 253 280 Long Bpanch 56 71 Lydia Mill 113 130 Maddens 59 80 Merna 17 28 Mountville 78 89 Mt. Olive 36 31 Mt. Pleasant 18 31 Ora 40 35 Owings 30 85 Pleasant Mound 13 33 Poplar Springs 81 39 Princeton 39 22 Renno 66 22 Shady Grove 13 16 Shiloh 30 31 Stewart’s Store 26 18 Tip Top 33 18 Trinity Ridge 82 110 Waterloo 184 39 Wattsville 196 290 Woodville 62 96 Youngs 22 60 TOTALS . 4740 5691 For Youth,” an organization of the Friendship church. The public is invited to attend er and Robert Burns; Scuffle- town, W. T. Blakely and S. B. Fleming; Sullivan, Fred Pitts and James Wasson; Waterloo, Niles C. Clark and J. L. Fennell; SlX PHzeS Are Offered Youngs, James Martin and Wil- 11 lie Lomas. Bell Dillard Neighbors. He was Presbyterian Hose men have ahead when the College's Bine Williams, fullback, and Don n big task McNeill at halfback, lead the with PC rashers. Last week the Presbyterians A. B. Jacks, 67, To Be Buried Friday Preliminiary plans have been prizes will be as follows: announced for Clinton’s annual prize, $40; 2nd prize, $30; Christmas parade set for 4:30 prize, $25, 4th prize, $20, A B Jacks 67 well-known P m Thursday, December 3, ac- prize, $15, 6th prize, $10. dairy farmer of Laurens Coun- cordi ** to C® 1 - L - D - Lott, ctadr All entries considered by the ty, died * **“ ” has been active on several com- through appeal letters to individ- mittees. She will enlist chairmen uals, to business, and to Indus- . . „ of sub-committees to plan and try. He commented that origin- a . member “ Hurricane Baptist Church where he sreved as deacon and treasurer a num ber of years. He was a retired merchant and farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Viola Young Neighbors; a son, • * » • ^ ^ J. A. (Cotton) Neighbors of Ut tenan Church and waU in line daughters, Mrs. J. 3rd on E. Calhoun or E. Maple St. 5th in places assigned. Christmas Parade Scheduled Dec 3 Want A $25 Prize? Twelve Clinton people can take home twelve $25 cash priz es totaling $300 this week if they are in the right place at the right time—if—and it’s not too big an if—they can produce numbered ticket stubs when matching numbers are called Saturday afternoon. These twelve $25 cash prises are being offered this week in A. Dugan of Sumter, and Mrs. , Paul M. Stanley of Hartsville; r. „ , e „. ma r ch wd on a brother, A. L. Neighbors of- the drawing conducted by pro- —. _ - , „ . S. Broad St. to the post office, Rt. i > Clinton; two half-sisters, gressive Clinton merchants on suddenly Wednesday 111,111 of the Parade Committee, committee as contributing to the turn East on Florida St., turn Mrs . Clyde Young of Rt. 2, the parking lot of M. S. Bailey * here Saturday night before ran into a fired up TroV state morning at his home on Route Chairman Lott urges local Christmas spirit of the parade south on Musgrove St, and then ointon; and Mrs. G. Robert Son, Bankers, at 2:30 p. m. Sni pe’s Parents Day crowd. team, and fell 9-7 desoite a 1, from a heart attack. churches, schools, civic organ!- will be accepted. east on E. Carolina Ave. Simpson of Clinton; five grand- urday. The Hosemen not only will half comeback. The He was a naUve and lifelong zation8 and commercial houses Plans for the parade include The Christmas parade is spon- children and three great-grand- To win a prize, you must have be playing before the parents Blue Hose nosed ahead of the resident of Laurens County, a to p,an to have “ to the an appearance earlier in the sored by the Merchants Division chUdren. ticket stubs given by merchants of current students, but will be Red Wave in the statistics, hut son of the late Isaac C. and P“; ade afternoon at Whitten Village. of the Chamber of Commerce, of Funeral services were con- displaying Loyalty Days ban- trying to put an end to • three- a blocked punt in the PC end Susan Blalock Jacks he was a For 10011 * commercial floats Parade units will enter South which W. C. Baldwin is chair- ducted Monday at 3:00 p. m. at ners, who are sponsoring the fall game loateg etreak. A victory zone proved the margin of vie- member of the Leesville South- carrying a Christmas theme, Adair Street at the First Presby- man in the 8:00 p. m. game would tory for the Alabamans. em Methodist Church near Qin- raise the Hose record to 4-4, and would jMt the Presbyterians StOOfl Turkov SJlOOt in a good portion to shoot tor an even season. Next Two Saturdays ton where he served as a trus tee (or a number of years. He was a veteran of World Way I __ .. „ ... . and was a member of the Cope- ? 0, *K Ve #i, \a^ The Clinton Lions Club amtaal land-Davidson Post of American take the field as nine-point un- turkey shoot is scheduled for two Legion ? rt0 ihin a rS n £ nit week * ends **** year-and both H e is survived by his wife, are early enough to bag a bird Mrs. Lois (Polly) Adair Jacks;, STSimp^Wofl^ iffSS for Th * nk ** rvto * t*o sons, Jam7, R. Jacks and' SSnt^Sd wUl bringthe top Slated for Nov * aito 14, tha Erskine A. Jacks; two daugh- NAIa’ District 26 rushing heek shooU wU1 h®* 111 at ^ oao 11,1(1 ters - Mrs - PkU W. (Almeda) to Clinton this weekend! Half- ^st untU 5:00 p. m., and both Rogers and Mrs. F. E. (Madge) back Larry Lawing hew wl- wl!1 1)6 heW behind Clinton High Robbing, all of Rt. 1; three ready gained 677 yards, and School. brothers, Homer Jacks, Joanna; ranks the top scorers An automatic shotgun will be Vernon Jacks, Elizabeth, N. J., in the roirio" with 62 points. 8 lv e n away at 4:30 p. m., Nov. and I. C. Jacks, Belleville, N. The Blue Hose will 14 > and you need not be present J.; two sisters, Mrs. Bogle Mc- wlth an evenly balanced of- to win. Cary, Greenwood, and Mrs. Ruf- fense, paced by Quarterback Lions Ctub members said that u * Morgan, of Springfield; and ixiightftn Grantham. Grantham there will be guns available at thirteen grandchildren, has smssasri Tfll total yards to the shoot if yoa don't bring your Funeral services will be held date, completing 56 of 112 pass- own. Fr day afternoon at g: 30 at the es for six touchdowns. Sam Leesville Southern Methodist RETURN FROM DELAWARE Church mar here, conducted by Mrs. J. B. Hast, hsoompantad Rev. LeGrandt Adams and Rev. by her sisters-in-law, Mrs. Car- Dial Jacks. Burial will be in the roll Brown of Batton and Mrs. church cemetery. A of the leaders As- Emait Rice |f Columbia, have Pallbearers win he nephews. of the rutufeMi Council lOtiunisd from a‘trip to ML Ver- The body Is at Gray Funeral rxmp fire Girls will he held non, Va., and Wilmington, Date. Home where it will remain until st 7:90 o’clock White in Wilmington they visited the hour of the service. The ry Francis DoPout Wfa* family to st the horns of Ms to attend. terthur Museum • son. Jamas R. Jacks, Rt. 1. Hurricane Baptist Church by Rev. C. E. Russell. Burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert A., Dillard and J. Dial Neighbors, Allen and Charles Young, G. Robert Simpson, Jr., and Wright Simpson. Health Center Cloeed Today • n, A t rr Sloan St.; Otto Wainwright, RL Dr. Von A. Long, director of N Parrish Florenr*. SL- « t ai«*.Amc. uaaith Oa. *• ^or ,lla ifirrisn, r lorence sc., trade festival which continues until Dec. 5. At that time four cash prizes totaling $1,000 will be given away. So, patronize these Clinton merchants, get your tickets and come on out to the drawing. You may win a $25 cash prize-money that is spendable anywhere in the world. Last week’s winners were Orin Davis, Pitts St.; James Kidd, Mrs. St. Louie Thornley, E. Florida Comp Fire Loaders To Meet Monday Officar% Speakers at Farm Bureau Meeting Shown above are three officers named Thursday night and two speakers at the annual meeting of the Laurens County Farm Bureau in Laurens. Left to right, thpy nre: T. J. Copleend, Laurens, kmg- ttpe president, who was reelected; Dr. J. W. Jones of Ctemson University, prin- of Ctemson dpal speaker; E. W. Brooks, executr vice-president of the South Carolina executive Farm Bureau, who presented member ship awards and toM of the forthcoming state convention; Agnes Bailey, Lau rens, secretary-treasurer; and R. LI Wickham, vice-president. Other officers, not in the picture, are Charles R. Work man, Kinards, state director; Hugh B. Workman, Clinton, and L. Boyd Stod dard, Owings, directors.—Photo by Yar borough. the Laurens County Health De partment, states that the Clin ton Health Center will be clos ed today (Thursday.) The nurs es will be attending the annual convention of the South Caro lina States Nurses Association in Greenville. Harvest Festival At Gray Court School The junior class of Gray Court- Owngs High School is sponsoring instructor group here as a Harvest Festival Nov. 6. sixtant in military science. Coronation ceremonies in the A native of Smarr, Ga., / school auditorium will begin at has had It years of 7:30 p. m. and carnival fastivi- service, . ties will start about t:15. meats ia A small admission will be Hawaii. He Is charged Sgt. Robert S. Ham Joins ROTC Staff Master Sergeant Robert 8. Ham, Jr., has joined the ROTC staff of the Presbyterian Col lege military department, Lt Col. Richard W. Ulrich an nounced today. Ham joins the U. S. Amy