The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, May 24, 1944, Image 7
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-
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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.
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Sixes 26x2.125, 26x1.375,
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Accessories of All Kinds.
Have Tour Bike Repaired for
Spring Use.
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PLYMOUTH MOTORS.
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Several CHEVROLET and PLY
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All above cars listed are ^
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Oldsmobile, Cadillac,
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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
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