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Thursday, May 24, 1945 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Seven Three Lose Lives In Whitmire Gun Battle PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS OF GOLDYILLE MRS. CECIL O’DELL, Correspondent and Representative Local Draft Board Sends 40 White Men To Jackson for Examinations Mrs. Essie Pearl Johnson Passes Mrs. Mattie Hayes spent the week- Newberry, May 19.—Rion Gilliam end in Charleston with her son, Ef- and W. E. Evans, policemen of Whit- ird Hayes. mire, and Mack M. Dill, employee of, Freddie ... - the Aragon Baldwin Cotton Mill" of .Hill Saturday. ^ r,n<T “ ,,n '' Whitmire, were killed in a gun battle! ^ rs; Calvin Owens has returned in police headquarters in Whitmire ^ wh^^she"’l^s ^’ee^vifitilg ,?_ ssi T e J J ° h " S ?. n, L . shortly after midnight Saturday ^er husband, Pvt. Calvin Owens, morning, according to Sheriff Ben F. Mrs. Lester Hair, Mrs. Hattie By- Dawkins and J. C. Neel, deputy sher- ars and Thelma were Sunday guests iff. who investigated. 1 °f Miv anf l Mrs. Frank Anderson near The officers said that P. L. Dill, Clinton, accompanied by his brother, Mack| Mrs. B. E. Brannon, Mrs Ernest M. Dill, was driving a car on the | Smith and Betty, Avanelle Tucker streets of Whitmire Friday night near and Ine^Tirtsley visited Mr. and Mrs. Clinton draft board No. 50 sent 40 white selectees to Fort Jackson Tues- To Meet Tonight Club‘members are asked to re- r member their Joanna Sisters at- thCj^gy morn j n g i May 22, for pre-induc-'j Freddie Gardner visited in Rock: cl 0 ^ Thursday evening at < :30 and t j on physical examinations. The list bring a picnic lunch. ‘included: J. W. Smith, Wattsville. -. , Gable Arthur Gaskin, Jr., Gold- Court. of Claude'Johnson, died at her home v ‘ll e - Oscar A 135 Tillman Circle, here Monday fol-l William Pascal Chaney, Clinton, lowing a brief illness. She was a na-! O. L. Gresham, Conestee. tive of Newberry county but had; Alfred Leslie Pierce) San Ra f a el, resided in Goldville the past 25 c a iif years. She was the daughter of the T ’ ... _ . ,,, , late Samuel and Mar, Snelgrove James A1 P heus Tr ‘PP' Ware Duckett. Hubert Luevell Hollbert, Clinton Surviving are her husband, and Samuel Henry Arnold, Beaumont, pleton. -and on^ the Lydia_and Clirkon Texas. * i Mills teams, J. D. Hairston at Lydia T. B. Owens, Indian Head. Md. and Will Hamilton at Clinton MilL Joseph Ira Bedenbaugh, Prosper- » ^Lowell Lawrence Rice, Rt. 1, Clin * / ' ef l>,fnc ton. Woodrows Wilson Hall, Waterloo. Charles Dudley Ray, Clinton. James Monroe Dominick, New berry. Wilborn Burdette Lindley, Last Rites Held For Oscar L. Hunter Crawford, Clinton. » Lewis Furman Barnes, Laurens. Charles William Young, Rt. Clinton. Laurens, May 22.—Funeral servic es for Oscar L. Hunter. 80, who died Gray Monday night were held at his home I at Ora yesterday afternoon (Wednes day) at 4 o’clock,, conducted by Rev. L. W. Brown, assisted by Rev. W. C. 2, L. H. ifrannon in Silverstreet Sun day. Miss Frances Rowland of Winthrop college, is home for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Gee of New berry, were guests Sunday of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Boyd. Mrs. Eddie Lee Price and spn. Mabel, Nancy and Allen Faye; three sisters, Mrs. H. H. Kelly, Mrs. W. E. O’Shields, and Mrs. Guy Brewington; one brother, James Duckett, and one grandson. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. M. A. Bryant, and Rev. midnight and that the driver, P. L Dill, was arrested and placed in jail fofr a traffic violation. While the of ficers were placing P. L. Dill in a cell of the jail, Mack Dill, about 55, drove the car to his home. When of ficers went to look for him he was located at his home, where he was informed charges would be dropped I ^"ard, visited''Mr. ‘and Mrs. J. ; L. agams* him if he remained at ho” 16 -' Rochester in. Greenville recently. The officers returned to the police; Misses Lois and Frances Farmer Smith Haley at the Goldville Bap- station and shortly afterwards t wo ! spent the week-end with Mrs Frank 1 tist church Tuesday at 5:00. Burial eye witnesses^ Sheriff Dawkins said,; Farmer in Columbia! * ' * saw Mack Dill walking from hisj y. L. Puckett of Charleston, is vis- home down the Seaboard railroad | iti his nts Mr. and Mrs. W. G. track coming towards the police sta- Pucketti and sisteri M rs. Rolfe Clark, won. for a few days community activities. She will be! Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gardner are greatly missed by her host of friends, j visiting their son in Florida. | r ^ ie en t' r e community extends T. B. Owens of Maryland, is visitr j to her family. ing his father, O’Dell Owens, a few „ , T," days Ever-Ready Class Meets Madison Davenport, Gold- Jobie seven children, Walter, Claude, Jr., ville. and Pvt. Chalmers Johnson, some-i William Alton Watkins, where in Germany; Misses Mary,! Court. Gray Officers presume that Dill fired on Policeman Gilliam just as he entered the door. Three shots were fired and Mr. Gilliam died instantly. At this point, it is thought Policeman Ev- am upon hearing the shots rushed to was in Rosemont cemetery in Clin ton. , • Mrs. Johnson, despite her home duties, took an active part in many loo. William Jason Davis, Clinton. Julias Harris Curry, Gray Court. George Ebbie Murrah, Goldville. Carl Andrew Lanford, Clinton. James Cleveland Peace, Spartan burg. John Thomas Fulmer, Jr., Goldville. Edgar Lenwood Madden, Rt Clinton. William Leroy Davis, Clinton. Grover Davis, Laurens. Thomas Jackson Nichols, Water- Legion Baseball League Planned For Summer Alexander. Interment followed in th« James Deacab Celine, Ware Shoals. Old Fields Presbyterian cemetery. John Andrew Berry, Clinton. | Mr. Hunter was tne son of the lata Robert Edward Mabrey, Waterloo.! I n ^ ,,, J jj. Permeau and Kliza Dillard Hun ter, members of prominent Lauren* county families. He was a member of Old Fields Presbyterian church where he had served as an elder for 38 years. His wife, the former Miss (Contributed) [Mattie Craig, died in 1926. The American Legion post is spon- 1 Surviving ar£ tWo sons, J. Permeau soring an American Legion baseball and Craig Hunter, of Ora; two daugh- team this summer. If a boy was bom i ters. Mrs. Leonard Owings of Owing*, since January 1,'1928, he is eligible and Mr^. B M Brown of Laurens; to try out for the team. We want ev-I three grandchildren, and one sister, ery boy who desires to try out for , Mrs. Niles A. Craig, of Greenwood. 1, the team. We will have four junior teams in the county for about four weeks. Dewitt Hyman, Clinton'. Ernest Templeton, Remlap, Ala. Walter Doc Nelson, Rt. 3, Clinton. Horace Carlton Smith, Clinton. Joseph Earl Wood, Ware Shoals C RF.DITORS’ NOTICE All persons having claims against About the middle of June a squad of the estate of John Rutledge Holland, fifteen players will be picked from deceased, are hereby notified to file Laurens county to represent the the .same, duly verified, with the un- Clinton post. dersigned. and those indebted to said The following places will have a estate will please make payment junior team: Goldville, Clinton, Ly-j likewise. dia and Clinton Mills, and Laurens. I (MRS.) VIRGINIA PINSON Those wishing to play with the HOLLAND. Administratrix, Mrs. Daisy Jones and Louise, Mrs. i . sc ^ 00 ^ 1 m ‘ n g ton ' N. C. George Hasting Cunningham, Wil- Goldville team are asked to see the aid of his feUow officer and then Bin Dees Allene and Dottie Anne J class held their monthly business Dill opened fire on Evans. Officers; Dees t the week _ end in p in e-: ™ eet > n g at ,> h ® hor "* °f Mrs. R. A. j conclude that Evans in turn fired on, viU N c with E M . Dees. [Hughes, with Miss Kit Fqrgersta co- w, 1 We !!L k,lle l A1 i * Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson, Jo-: ho !j ess w . R ^ bodied lay sprawled on the floor of j hine and Cora Johnson and Harry! JJrs. W. A. Boyd led the program , the city hall near each other Gil-; pric4 visited Miss Vera Johnson atl Mr *- Luther Wright, president of. hams body held three shots, Evans ; n . lfc ._ hncnital in Durham N r : the class * presided over the business one and Dill's two. There were ap-1 ^ who has b ^ n ^ | session Twenty-two members were Clarence Hugh Holman, Clinton. 81 Musgrove Street, , Bruce Galloway, those wishing to ! Clinton. S. C. play on the Clinton team, D. S. Tern-, May 21. 1945.—7-3cw. parently no eye witnesses to the bat tle. Six shots were exchanged in the treatment there, returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Abrams and death u°! three , G j lli3m Linda visited Mr. and Mrs. P L. At- was shot three time on the left side ta in Whitmire over the week- and heart, and Evans was shot once in the left side, and Dill was shot twice in the head and neck. Gilliam and Evans were officers of Whitmire for a number of years. They were men of fine character and well.regarded and loved by the peo ple of the town which numbers about 3200 people. The Dills are said to have been textile employees of Whit mire. end present. The hostesses served ice cream and cake. I Birth Announcement Smith Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Er- R ev. and Mrs. L. W. Brown arc Smjth o( GreenviU are iv sp endmg the week in Montreal N C. i j congratulations on -- Miss Mildred Bozard spent thei. r,, week-end in Columbia with relatives. Mrs. Aulene Lester of Greer, visit ed Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Chapman Sun day. the recent Mrs. Smith is the former Miss Grace Boland of Goldville. „ , ^ J . - - [ With The Sick Sgt. Richard Adams of Fort Met . Fulmer is m at his home on : Clellan, Ala., and Cadet Nurse Hazel 1 Calhoun street Adams of Camden, visited their par-| Q la Murrah and Frances Sullivan ents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Adams, over. have mum pg the week-end. , Mrs. Pearl Williams’ mother, Mrs. Mrs. Carl Breitenger, Mrs. W. A. Johnson, is ill at her home. Moorhead, Mrs. C. E. Vaughn and ^ , . _ 7^ ~ ^ j Pvt. Tom Crawford visited relatives, ^ \ ashington. May 21. GI s 40 ^ c 0 i umb i a Saturday. Miss Marge; Birthdays yf_ ar j ; 0[ d or more now ^ eligible 1 Crawford of Columbiai returned On May 27th May Jerry O’Shields, home with them for the week-end. iSara Galloway, Lula Mae O Dell, 40-Year-Old Soldiers Eligible for Discharge for discharge if they apply for it The war department announced this today, barely a month after an earlier decision to allow those over ^2 years to leave service. • Moreover, a further reduction in Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Holsonback Kenneth Buchanaan and Nigel Miller and sons were guests Sunday of Mr. ;h ave birthdays, and Mrs. Tommie Dominick in Lau- ( Gladys Prater has a birthday May rens. 130th. Mrs. Charlie Girk and Peggy Nell,: Harley Lyops has a birthday May, the age level is in propect the de- ;Mrs j L Carol and Phyl- 30th. partment said, but explained that for the present it is holding to the 40- year level because of men younger than that would jeopardize oper ations and slow down the release of a birthday hold them for not more than 90 days if replacements are not available at the time the application for discharge is made. lis Feltman and Cpl. Pete Jenkins vis-1 Dorothy Lothridge has a birthday ited Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cochran in tomorrow, May 25th. Whitmire last Thursday. • Claude Johnson has Mrs. Vernon Garner and Larry Ma y 30th. were Sunday guests of Mrs. Gamer’s Betty Rowe has a birthday May 24. combat veterans under the point sys-1 mother> Mrs Martha McAbeei mi May 29th is Eugene Nix’s birthday. tern of discharge. I Laurens O n ^ a y 38th Mary Frances Spires In the case of the 40-41-year-olds, s Charles Galloway o{ Camp celebrates her birthday, commanders will be permitted to Wheeler Ga f is spending a few days , Anne Niver has a birthdaay today. with Mrs. Galloway. Bobby Nell Fuller has a birthday Pvt. Louie Nabors of Camp Wheel-1 25th. ^ er, Ga., is home for a furlough. 1 Hfc. Hugh E. Brock, who is in the AVvrt.* nnn r , i John M. Ross spent the week-end ^ ac '' fic > has a l) ‘ rt ^ da y Ma y 25. Mrs. About 30.000 enlisted men in the|. Durham N C ^ Brock had a birthday the 20th. army are in the, 40 and 41 year age; Mr . and ' Mrs . E. J. Willingham: On May 28th Edwin Thomas has group. Approximately 60,000 are 42; molored t0 Rock HiU on Saturday I a birthday. °, r .° , L • i ■ ifor their daughter. Miss Gladys Wil-' Mrs - Hawkins had a birth- The latest reduct.on in age brmgs| wK « j a student at Wm . day the 20th. the level down near the 38 years at e - M Bo bby Jean Plott, who which men were at one time released . , ^ tor essentia, industry and agriculture. | “ ^ th: m Wmthr ° P ' Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Lanford, Mrs. Lester Sweatt and daughter, Rose mary, spent the week-end with Mrsr Lanford’s father, Mr. Roberts, in Woodruff. Pvt. Carl Stroud of Camp Gordon, Ga., visited here Sunday. His par- USED CARS FOR SALE 1942 PONTIAC STATION WAGON Good condition $1800. 1942 PONTIAC 4-DOOR SEDAN Radio, heater, seat covers For - $1500. 1941 FORD COACH Radio and heater, motor over hauled .1 $1110. 1931 MODEL-A SEDAN Good condition, heater $375. 1931 MODEL-A PICKUP TRUCK Motor overhauled $275. Appleton SPOTUTESf .... $10.95 Brand new CHEVROLET MO- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stroud, and ] D. L. Moody, accompanied him back to camp. * r Mr. and Mrs. Madson Davenport of, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Olin Daven port of Newberry, visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D. O’Dell on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Plott, Jr., and Sonny,' of Charleston, were week-end guests of Mrs. James Cooley. Mrs. Plott, Mrs. Cooley’s sister, and Sonny, remained for the week. John Allen of the Merchant Ma rines, spent a few days this week with his sister, Mrs. James Cooley. Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Guin of Newberry, spent Tuesday with Mrs. Pearl Williams and her mother, Mrs. Johnson. * Mrs. Mildred Bowers spent the week-end in Greenville. Her hus band, Pat Bowers, is a patient at the General hospital. Miss Blanche Durgin, Miss Joe Regnery, Mrs. A. B. Galloway and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead were visitors | in Greenville recently. W A. Moor- i head went to Greenville with them i where he took a train to Atlanta and Honored At Brevard College Richard (Billy) Willingham, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Willingham, of Goldville, has recently been elected the most athletic and the wittiest boy in the freshman class at Brevard college. Willingham is also a mem ber of the Delphian literary society and dramatics club. MclNTOSH'S SHOE SHOP Send Your Shoes To Us for Best Materials and Workmanship. TORS. Brand new DODGE andh hen 3 P lane J% Ch ^ c T *° r , r Veral days. Mrs. W. T. Martin of Green- BICYCLES FQR SALE NEW TIRES AND TUBES— Sixes 26x2.125, 26x1.375, 24x2.125, 20x2.125 Accessories of All Kinds. Have Tour Bike Repaired for Spring Use. l. l. Cooper 49 N. Adair St. Phone 210-M PLYMOUTH MOTORS. ■ . • Several CHEVROLET and PLY MOUTH Reconditioned Motors. All above cars listed are ^ .within OPA celling prices. / TIMMERMAN MOTOR CO. Next to D. E. Tribble Co. Oldsmobile, Cadillac, CMC Trucks Sale*—Service. Phone 119 ville, joined the ladies for lunch. Mrs. Ed Warreft and children spent the week-end in Columbia with Mrs. Warren’s mother, Mrsl Abell. Miss Ira Belle Summers visited in Columbia Sautrday. Mrs. Nellie Tucker of Woodruff, visited Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Hughes Sunday. Miss Mae Amick spent the week end in Prosperity with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Estes, Mrs. Gladys Thomas, Mrs. Walter Garner visited Hugh Gray Porter in Colum bia. Sunday. 1 Mrs. Owens Whitmire visited Mr. Whitmire Sunday. Mr. Whitmire is a patient at State Park. 1 DR. FELDER SMITH OPTOMETRIST SPECIALIST IN EYE EXAMINATIONS Office Hours: , 9:00 to 6:00 Examinations: 4:30 to 6:00 P. M. Phone 29 for Appointment CLINTON, S. C. HWWHCltKKXICXKKKXaCSSSMMWfmmS \ \ * --- /.—— » ■ Motor Vehicle Driver Licenses r' It Are Now On Sale South Carolina drivers licenses expire June 30, 1945, except for mem bers of the armed services. Renewal applications have been mailed to all motor vehicle owners and are available at Patrol District offices and at Columbia headquarters. Renewal form must be typed or printed in ink. Metal licenses are not available. 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