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Clinton, S. C., Thursday, July 19,1951
Number 30
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EVANGELIST BILL, PARHAM
Revival Services
At Lydia Baptist
Church July 23-29
Special evangelistic services will
begin at Lydia Mill Baptist church
Monday, July 23, and continue
through Sunday, July 29. Services
will be held daily at 7:30 pjgi.
BUI Parham, Baptist evangelist,
will be the guest minister for the
series of services. The pastor, of
the church, Rev. R. D. Gregg, ex-
Weevil Infestation
e
Shows Increase On
Unpoisoned Fields
The spot checking of cotton in
sects over the county last week
showed 4.8 per cent infestafTon of
boll weevil >yhere poison was ap
plied and 8.5 per cent on unpoison
ed fields, according to County
Agent C. B. Cannon. The counts
on unpoisoned fields comprised
only two fields and 26 fields poi
soned. The infestation counts for
the week of July 9th showed 8 per
cent infestation on poisoned fields
and 14.2 on unpoisoned fields. S. C.
Gambrell, O w i n g s agricultural
teacher, cooperated in making the
checks.
Mr. Cannon said hot dry weather
aids in the control of weevils and
farmers should use every possible
effort for the next six weeks in
poisoning for control. It is esti
mated that fully 80 per cent or
more of the county cotton acreage
has been poisoned in some form
this year
There is enough boll weevil in
festation now to do considerable
damage to the cotton crop if not
kept under control according to
Mr. Cannon. The next six weeks
will be the critical period, he add
ed.
The boll weevil is found scat-
Routine Matters
Before Council
At July Meeting
PAROLE SOUGHT
FOR LATHAN CRISP
IN RASOR CASE
The July meeting of City Coun
cil was presided over by Mayor Joe
P. Terry with Aldermen Ray, Pitts,
McMillan, Wilson and Craine pres
ent.
The following items of business
were before the body according to
the minutes of Clerk W. B. Owens:
The treasurer read the financial
statement for the month of June. It
showed city receipts of $21,654.62,
expenses of $29,970.16.
Alderman Pitts moved that a
supply of courtesy cards for out of
state cars for parking be secured
and put into use at once as pre
viously approved by council. No
second was made to the motion.
Mayor Terry presented a letter
from Cecil White, local attorney,
in which he asked for damages
sages of Mr. Parham
Lee Revival Draws
Large Crowds,
Closed Last Night
tends a cordial invitation to mem
bers of the church and the general I tered all over the county but is be
public to attend and hear the mes-1 ing controlled by dusting or spray
ing. Mr Cannon said, and may
break out at any tune in any sec
tion. Toxaphene dust containing
20 per cent toxaphene and aldrin.
dust or spray containing DDT will
control boll worms as well as BHC
dust. These poisons are available
on markets in the county, and Mr
Cannon urges farmers to check
their needs since they are likely to
become scarcer later on. especially
Th. Laurens County Baptut w . | X thaf. » a heavy mlasUtKn.
vival in progress the past ten days _ aa
at the Laurens Mills ball park BrOXton M. Dutton
ramr to a clow last night. tDaAa ^uWripnlv
R. G U* of Mamphia. Tenn..
Baptist minister who has been At HlS Store Here
lead me the services. spoke mi m
“God’s Cure for Our Worst Dis- Braxton M. Dutton. Sr, W. died
, suddenly last Thursday afternoon
the baginning of the meet- at his store an West Mam street,
aarvseea grew daily m m- i altar a period of declining health of
terest and attendance The cam-j several years
paign was conducted under the' The funeral services are re con-
auspices of the 33 Baptist churches i ducted Saturday afternoon from
of the county. | the Gray Funeral Home by the
The largest crowd Id hear Dr Rev J H Derr pastor of the First
Lee. estimated at 3.000. was ea| Baptist dwch. fcOwagt foUawed
Sunday night when he delivered
his famous sermon. "Pay Day Some
Day ’* Tuesday night was "family
night." and a $10 bill was present
ed to Mr. and Mrs. Pink Thackston
of New Harmony church near
Fountain Inn for having the largest. ^ w ,
family present Mr and Mrs. I of this citv for 45 years, engaged
Thackston and nine children were for a number of years in farming
ACADEMY STREET LITTLE LEAGUERS
WIN CHAMP TROPHY WITH FINE RECORD
Fourteen Boys From Local League To Be Selected
For All-Star Squad for Tournament.
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Second Hearing (ri.fCa-
lumbia Today Before
Probation Board. Peni
tentiary Superintendent
Favors Pardon.
A second hearing in the case of
Lathan Crisp, seeking a parole from
the state penitentiary, will be held
in Columbia today, it has been an-
nouncecr by the State Probation,
Pardon and Parole board. Crisp
is serving a life sentence, with his
brother, Eugene, in connection
with the sensational W C. Rasor
murder case at Cross Hill in 1931.
The hearing, the probation director
stated, will be held to give the
amounting to $150.00, plus attor-, opposition to granting the parole
ney s fees, for Mrs. John Trammell an opportunity to be heard
who was injured in a fall on Mus-
grove street sidewalk which she
claimed was caused by a defect
in the sidewalk, the accident occur
ring March 16, 1951. Alderman
Ray moved that no action be taken
until the next meeting of council
for further investigation. Motion
seconded by Alderman McMillan,
and carried. Alderman Ray, Mc
Millan. Pitts and Craine voting in
the affirmative, Alderman Wilson
against the motion. Mayor Terry
requested the street committee to
Academy Street Little Leaguer*
won the league trophy with an en
viable record of twenty wins
against no defeats Freddie Sam
ples. Academy's ace hurler. won
fifteen straight games against no
losses. He is a curve ball artist
which he uses often with his fast
ba|l The wirmg team was coached
by Truman Owens.
All this m*eek. both morning and
Afternoon, about thirty Lit tit
Leaguers have been trying out for
a place on the all-star squad which
will consist of fourteen players
Coaches Truman Owens and D
& Templeton hava
the Little Leaguers throug!
hours of practice a day to decide
which boys, to pick for the all-
stra squad It ia difficult as Clin
ton has several fine little ball play
ers in the loop, the coaches say
putting
|h fovrf
investigate the case and report at
League Tournament which will! the next regular meeting,
start here on Monday. August «. Alderman Pitts moved that the
Large crowds are expected to sec! Chevrolet pick-up truck of the
the games , street department be used by the
The state is divided into eight superintendentor assistant superin-
Little League districts Seven of. tendent exclusively and in line
the districts will start playing next with the duties for'which the truck
week to see which trams will get was purchased Mofwn seconded
to come to Clinton for the state by Alderman Wilson and passed
tourn trnem Since Clinton made* unanimously.
such a fine showing m Little | I^ewis Pitts, representing the lo-
League ball last ■
were awarded the . ^ ______
the state tournament if they dr-, stated that he had secured na esti-1 r * t * T * r n * **** prison canteen nnrr
sired and also the privilege of not mate of the coat of repairing the be,Fn l an
having to compete in a district a b bat ay of approximately 11 400. * uard " paroled, the superintend
tournament before entering the not including a new boiler and ent Cr, *P he employed
slate* finals. I pamting Councd T* oimsted Mr “ •« u<ird ^ P*">" He spoke
At the first bearing last Thurs
day in Columbia, Supt. Wyndham
M. Manning of the state peniten
tiary, and former Gov. J. Strom
Thurmond asked the Pardon Board
to free Crisp. Manning told the
I board that Lathan Crisp. 56. has
I been a “moder prisoner. He is in
charge of the prison block plant.
Manning said, and does not hold
any “rancor or ill will" against
anyone for his sentence
Thurmond, now practicing law
at Aiken, appearing as a private
cituen, also said that Crisp mas a
good prisoner and should, in his
opinion, be paroled. *T favor it not
as an attorney getting a fee.’* said
Thurmond, “but as a matter of
nght My appearance in his be
half.'' Thurmond said, "is volun
tary. not even will I allow my ex
penses to be paid.''
Supt Manning said he felt that
Crisp deserved a parole, he said
aummer. Ih»>, c«l mm m.rkeU. ipp.ar.-d brfnr. »>*» l>»«i b> bun aa
thoic. of hovmg; council reg.rdmg th. .bUtoic. M.l * lrully l " r . yc »"' lhjl ^ h » d b >-"
j .* . . _ ♦ tn rr?rtrn nr thr* nnernn r»«-irsr*
in Roeetnont cemetery The
were attended by a large gather
ing of friends and relatives, with
many floral tributes banked upon
his grave indicative of the esteem
In which he was held.
Mr Dutton had been a resident
_. ... .painting Council requested Mr , . .. . . .
The trophies the Recreation Pau to contact the State Health hl *|? y **** good record
Commisson will give in the state Department and County Health of Thu i TT1ond “j* 1 **• believed f-a*
tournament along with several of ficers to secure their approval of * han c nsp * rehabilitated man He
the trophies the Clinton Little j the plan included tn the estimate
Leaguers won last summer at the. end report back at later date
state and regional meets, will be Council approved the petition of
Those making the all-star squad; displayed in the windows of J. C property owners on South Living
will represent Clinton as district j Thomas' and Hamilton's Jewelry ,ston street for surfacing, provided
number one in the State Little Wores the money for this work is avail
' j able out of funds provided
Police Report Shows Locol Antique ! ,tre * t *>provements .
for
Heavy Violation
Parking Meter Law
Dealer Finds
Honest Customer
William M. Poole
Posses At Woodruff,
in the congregation. Dr. Lee spoke
on the “Christian Home
"’v Jr . of Boston. Mass.; two
mc^l byjnuntett M«1m ot N.« j
and in the mercantile business un
til the time of his death. His friends
Dunn, th. doting *mc« «hto| „??** *"?
t ». <> » c « U ■«* P* H?. * nJ i ton- Braxton M Dutton. Jr., of thu
red.dKtt»d «l»n«dvM to Chmt. daughtnr. Mrt. C. W Hall-
Mi*.. for th. Wtrng waa Jr j ^
B. Simpson of Mon
roe, N. C, and J. D. Simpson of
Athens, Ga; three step-daughters,
I Mrs. V. D. Ramseur. Sr, and Mrs.
J. P. Gaines of Greenville, and Mrs.
J. E. Kaughman of Hartsville: two
sisters, Mrs. Lucy Phillips of Eden-
ton, N. C., and Mrs. Fannie Heme
of Greensboro, N. C; two grand
children and several nieces and
nephews.
Orleans, who was song leader for
the meetings held in the county
previously by the late Dr. Ellis A.
Fuller.
John Adam Sease,
Prosperity, Passes
Friends here of the family will
sympathize with them in the death
of John Adam Sease of Prosperity.
Mr. Sease who died July 10 at the
Columbia hospital was the father
of T. M. Sease, deceased, who was
a resident of this city until his
death.
Mrs. T. M. Sease and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Wyman Shealy, Sr.,
Rev. James C. Dickert and J. D.
Boland, Sr., were in Prosperity for
the funeral on last Wednesday.
Clinton-Laurens
L. L Ploy Here Today
Clinton and Laurens Little Leag
ue all-stars will clash in a game
here at 5:30 p. m., today. Both
teams are getting as many exhibi
tion games as possible before they
start playing in tournament games.
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Lt. Col. Todd
Home From Japan
After 40 Months
Lt. Col. Walter B. Todd with his
family, arrived Monday from Gen
eral Headquarters, Far East Com
mand in Tokyo, Japan, for a
months’ stay. ,
Col. Todd had been on overseas
assignment for the past 40 months,
and was awarded the Legion of
Merit in ceremonies in Tokyo on
June 9.
Col. Todd is the son of Mrs. J.
Reed Todd of this city, and the
late Mr. Todd, who passed away a
few days ago before his son arrived
from his foreign post. At the end
of his furlough he will attend the
Command and General Staff Col
lege at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas.
Col. Todd, his wife and their
two children, Walter, Jr., and Ma
tilda, will divide their home stay
here and in Laurens with relatives.
Kiwanions Hear
Convention Report
The Kiwanis club at its reglar
meeting the past week had a re
port on the recent International
convention in St. Louis, Mo., and
attended by several thousand Ki-
wanians from all parts of the
United States and Canada. The
reports giving interesting high
lights were made by Fred Taylor
of Laurens, and W. C. Baldwin of
this city who were delegates to
the convention.
The report of the city police de- Diogenes went about with his Lost Rites Here
partment for June shows 66 arrest* 1""P tor many years, it was said.
madf. Fm*>< from th# arrest m * e * rch of * n honest man with- William M Poole. 55. watchman
were made^ Fines from the arrests, ou| succeM bul * took , , amp to a| Ab ^ y MUU Woodruff and a
amounted to vw. produce an honest lady here last highly regarded cituen of that
In addition to the arrest docket, week, it was reported by J W community, died last Thursday
436 persons were issued tickets for Lawrence, proprietor of The Wheel ; morning at his home following an
violating parking laws with fines Lawrence said that a lady | extended illness.
Of £246 50 romh.neH fine* amount ! ant ^ ue de * l * r ,rom Missouri was Funeral services were conducted
of $246 50 Combined fines amount- in the C|ty and an old
ed to a total of $1,646.40. "Gone With the Wind" lamp from
As is generally reported by •the him on Tuesday. She signed the
department, the greatest number of customary statement that the pur-
arrestsf 24. were for drunkenness, chase was for resale, thereby es-
for which fines of $579.00 wen- caping South Carolina’s new three
collected, and 128 days sentenced per cent sales tax.
in recorders’ court.
Other offenses were: fighting, 5;
carrying concealed weapons, 1;|
violating liquor law, 3; disorderly
conduct, 6; driving under influence
of intoxicants, 4; speeding and
; Methodist
...14
2
.875
National Guard ..
10
7
.588
Presbyterian
.... 7
9
.438
Clinton Mill
7
10
.412
Baptist
.... 6
11
.353
Lydia Mill
6
11
.353
The next morning the
Missouri woman returned
antique store and paid the sales
tax levy on the lamp.
"You see," she explained, “I
liked the lamp so well I decided
reckless driving, 9; operating car ino t to sell it. I gave it to my son.’’
without license, 3; damaging pri-j ♦
vate or public property, 2; petty I —»*"
larceny, 5; investigation or sus- f |.l|| _
picion, 3; all other offenses, 1. jOTlDBlI jldflfllflQS
W. Brooks Owens*
To Lead Lions Club
For Coming Year
The slate of officers to head the
Lions club for the ensuing year was
installed at a meeting of the club
Friday evening at Hotel Mary Mus-
grove.
W. Brooks Owens is the new pres
ident, succeeding ^eck Cornwall.
Mr. Owens will be assisted by the
following officers:
Vice-President—Gary Lehn.
Vice-President—Bailey Williams. •
Vice-President—J. B. Arnold.
Secretary—W. P. Jacobs.
Asst. Secretary—L. S. Reddeck.
Treasurer—J. A. Orr.
Tail Twister—Harry Baldwin.
Lion Tamer—Dillard Milam, Jr.
Two new directors—OB. R. Austin
and Francis Blalock.
Reports were heard at the meeting
of various activities of the club dur
ing the past year.
Guest speaker at the meeting was
Broadus Bailey, Greenville insur
ance executive, who gave a review
of little known features of the gen
eral insurance business.
Friday afternoon from the North-
side Baptist church by the Rev. J.
L. McCluney and the Rev A H.
Bauknight. Interment followed in
Rosemont cemetery here
Mr. Poole was a son of the late
William A. and Mary Duvall Poole,
honest a widely connected family of this
to the section of the county.
His step-mother was Mrs. Ruth
Todd Poole.
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Addie Poole; ten brothers,
Mack C., Marvin T, Allen, Elbe,
and Joe S. Poole, all of Clinton,
Boyce B. Poole of Laurens, James
Augustus Poole of Dunn, N. C..
John H. Poole of Cross Anchor;
Rev. M. L. Poole of Spartanburg;
Walter E. Poole of Elberton, Ga.;
two sisters, Mrs. Alice Poole Alex
ander of Laurens, and Mrs. Annie
Bell Brown of Clinton.
Results
Lydia Mill 10, Presbyterian 8.
Clinton Mill 5, National Guard 3.
Baptist 20, Presbyterian 7.
Methodist 10, Lydia Mill 5.
Baptist 13, Lydia Mill 5.
Clinton Mill 8, Lydia Mill 1.
Baptist 5, Clinton Mill 2 .
Lydia Mill 6, National Guard 5.
Gaines Tonight
Presbyterian vs. Methodist.
Clinton Mill vs. Presbyterian.
Gaines Friday
National Guard vs. Methodist.
Baptist vs. Lydia.
Gaines Tuesday
Clinton Mill vs. Lydia Mill.
National Guard vs. Presbyterian.
College ROTC Head
Promoted To Lt. Col.
Lt. Col. Michael Gussie, professor
of military science and tactics at
Presbyterian college, received his
promotion to that rank last week at
Fort Benning, Ga., where he is sta
tioned during the six weeks summer
training of the college unit.
ha* served !• long years; he has
paid his debt to society; if he Is
not ready to go tmm the peniten
tiary today he will never be reha
bilitated Several business men
from Columbia and others also ap
peared in behalf of the partite
J. C Todd, the probation direc
tor. told the board he arranged for
two separate hearings. He said he
thought it was up to the board ta
decide whether lathan Crisp can
be “rehabilitated" when still in
sisting he is innocent.
The late Mr Rasor was beaten
to death at his home at Cross Hill.
Lathan Crisp was convicted in the
fall of 1931 in conecticn with the
murder and began serving his life
sentence in 1932. His brother. Eu
gene Crisp, is pow serving a life
sentence also. A third man, Henry
Rasor, a son of the murdered man.
also was sentenced to life impris
onment in connection with' the
case, and died at the state prison
a little more than a year ago. Eu
gene Crisp was mentioned only in
cidentally in the hearing last week.
Jake Rasor, brother of Henry, tes
tified at the trial that Lathan
Crisp was the man who fired the
shotgun blast that ripped his left
ear and who beat him over the
head when he fell upon entering
the home at a late hour the night
his father was killed.
Brooks Copeland
Promoted To Lieut.
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Boland Named As
New Member County
Welfare Board
Ratchford W. Boland, well known!
local insurance agent, has been nam
ed a member of the Laurens County
Board of Public Welfare, it was an
nounced yesterday. The appoint
ment was made by the State .Wel
fare Board upon the recommenda
tion of the county legislative dele
gation.
Mr. Bojand succeeds L. E. Bishop,
of this city, resigned, who has been
a member of the board and its sec
retary since it/wap established in
1937 as a relief agency. Other mem
bers of the board are J. M. Donnan,
chairman, and M. L. McDaniel, both
of Laurens.
Mr. Boland has been actively
identified with the civic, commercial
and religious life of the city for sev
eral years. He is an officer of St.
John's Lutheran church, member of
the Chamber of Commerce and a
former president of the Kiwanis
club and retiring lieutenant governor
of the 9th Kiwanis division for last
year.
Brooks Copeland, son of Mrs. R.
J. Copeland and the late Mr Cope
land of this city, was recently pro
moted from corporal to the rank of
2nd lieutenant in the Marine
Corps. Lt Copeland enlisted in.
the Marine Corps in 1946 and serv
ed 21 months. Upon his discharge
he entered Presbyterian college
and graduated in January of this
year. He was recalled to active
duty June 10 of this year and was
stationed at Camp LeJeune, N C-.
until his promotion. He left yes
terday for Quantico, Va., where he
has been transferred, following a
few days leave with his family
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