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Number 31
LITHE LEAGUE DISTRICT ELIMINATIONS Parole Board
UIBERWAYTHIS WEKEORCHAMP GAMES Pefnses To Free
State Tournament To Be Held Here August 6-9 With LdthflU CfiSp
Eight Teams Entering Final Matches From Five
Districts. Pairings Announced for Playoff Series.
These players will represent
Clinton in the Little League tour
nament tp be held here tor four
days.
District eliminations are under
way this week for the state Little
League tournament to be held here
August 6-9. Twenty leagues com
posed of 90 baseball teams from
many parts of the state will par-
bia commercial, Columbia civic,
Rock Hill, Florence and Sumter, to
qualify two teams for tournament.
District 4—Three leagues at Con
way, to qualify one team.
District 5—Three North Charles
ton leagues, two Charleston leagues
and one at Summerville, to qualify
two teams for-tournament.
Four district playoffs will be
HEADS BATTERY 'B'
ticipate in the qualifying rounds, held, while Clinton, the host team
Seven winners and the Clinton 1 will qualify automatically for the
team, winners of the state cham
pionship last year, will enter the
championship tournament to pick
the club to represent the state in
the southeastern regional meet at
Marietta, Ga., August 13 prior to
the Little World Series in Williams
port, Pa., starting August 27. Other
teams in this sectional tourney will
be winners of state tournaments in
North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
and Alabama.
The state tournament here will
be held in the new Little League
park on the Presbyterian college
intramural field. A banquet, nu
or
state tournament Playoffs will be
held in North Charleston, Conway,
Greer and Columbia. Conway will
have only one team eligible for the
state meet while the rest will have
two each.
Here are the pairings:
August 6 — Columbia winner vs.
Greer runner-up (3:30 pm.); Greer
winner vs. North Charleston win
ner (3:30 p.m.)
August 7 — Conway winner vs.
North Charleston nmaer-up (3:30
p.m ); Clinton vs. Columbia runner-
up.
August 8 — Winners of games
merous trophies and national hon-J August < (3:30 p.m.); winners of
or* await the little diamond artists games August 7 (3:30 p.m.)
when the eight top clubs finally August •—Losers of games Aug-
meet for the Palmetto title. > ust 8 for consolation (3:30); win-
Danny Jones, of Charleston, state ners of games August 8 for state
director of the Little League pro- > championship
gram, has announced this lineup Little Leaguers Chosen
for district eliminations this week The following boys were chosen
District 1—Clinton. for the local Little League all-
D(strict 1 —All-star teams from stars: Hanna. W. Archie, and Tim-
five leagues composed of the city mom from Thornwell orphanage;
of Spartanburg. Spartanburg coun- Samples, Pearson, Hancock. Kidd,
ty. Laurens, Greer and Greenville. Lambert and Thomas from Acad
with two teams qualifying for the emy; Austin from Lydia; Floyd and _ _
state tournament | ©'Shields from Joanna; Smith and i wl th Jake Rasor. a "college mate.'
District 3—Composed of Cohun-I Sease from Florida Street. I and called the killing dastardly
and "bestial.** He sharp iv
tor Th
The State Probation, Pardon and
Parole Board in special session last
Thursday, refused to parole Lathan
Crisp, 56-year-old resident of Cross
Hill serving a life sentence for a
sensational 1931 murder.
Previously, the board had held a
hearing in the case, at which time
several appeared recommending
parole for Crisp. Included were
Supt. Wyndham M. Manning of the
state penitentiary, and former Gov
ernor J. Strom Thurmond. They
said Crisp had made a model pris
oner and in their opinion had earn
ed a parole.
Several opposed to a »parole for
Crisp were heard at Thursday's
meeting. The vote against the pa-j
role was apparently five to one. j
though no record was taken.
Appearing in opposition to a pa-
role were Jake Rasor, another son
of the slain W. C Rasor, who him
self was shot and beaten almost to I
death the night his father was mur
dered at hia home in Cross Hill. Mr |
Rasor spoke briefly. He said hei
wanted the sentence of the court I
(life imprisonment) carried out and I
that he had asked Cy Young.
Greenwood attorney, and Solicitor
Sam Watt of Spartanburg, to "come
down" to the hearing. He laid he!
was "against any criminal being
turned out who Is a menace to so-1
ciety.** Mr. Watt said he was ap
pearing as a friend of Jake Rasor I
He said those who wanted Crisp re-1
leased had a "right to ask for his
release" and that on the other hand
the majesty of the law must be
upheld." He said that Crisp should
not be paroled
Atomey Young said he was ap-j
peering because of his
LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD UNIT LEAVES ~
SATURDAY FOR TWO WEEKS AT McCLELLAN
Will Be First Year's Encampment In Alabama.
Officers and Men Listed. To Travel By Train.
Battery B, 107th AAA AW Bn, of
this city, will leave Saturday morn
ing, July 28, at 8 o’clock for a two
weeks’ training encampment at
Fort McClellan. Ala. They will re
turn August 12.
The unit is headed by Capt. Her-
vey F. Blalock as commanding offi
cer. Other officers are 1st Lt. Guy
A. Tumblin, 1st Lt. Van C. Oxner,
Jr., 1st Lt. Milford Smith, 2nd Lt.
G. O. Boone and 2nd Lt. Robert L.
liam E. Dominick, Cpl. Silas Doug
las. Cpl. Robert A. Gardner, Cpl.
Riley L. Gilmer, Cpl. Richard J.
Hampton, Cpl. Charles W. Johnson,
Cpl. Adolphus C. Meadors, Cpi.
Thornton M. Meadors, Cpl. Steve
C. Neal, Cpl. Marshall A. Samples.
Cpl. James H. Snider. Cpl. Charles
J. Vincent, Cpl. John R. Webb, Cpl.
William E. Young.
Also Pfc Robin F. Attaway, Pfc.
J. C. Bradford, Pfc. Hubert D.
Bridges, Pfc. Robert A. Butler, Me.
CAPT. HERVEY F. BLALOCK,
of this city, is the commanding of-
Cannon. ‘
The division, of which Battery B J*™*-* 9, Campbell, Pfr Robert C.
is a part, includes about 7,200 South ^°^ ) ’ ^J[ c - R- ( orley, Pfc.
Carolina officers andumen, and 2,000 Henry A. Dixon, Pfc. liomer M.
from Florida. j Dunaway. Pfc Rofcert J. Dunaway.
.. . . . . . . 1 Jr, Pfc. Jesae T. Ellison. Jr, Pfc.
I mL M enl “ ted men ****** m Herbert W Fallaw. Pfc. Charles R.
<1Ce J ^ C J?? 1 /If, 110 "* 1 Gu K ar ^| the unit Foster. Pfc George W Fradv. Pfc.
unit, 107th AAA AW Bn., which Warrant Officer Bobby L. San- |Robert l. Franklin. Pfc James E.
leaves Saturday morning for two dei% M^Sft Lawrence E. Bigbee fuller. Pfc Gene A. Haupfear. Pfc.
weeks encampment at Fort Me- M. Sf t Louis J. Bond, M-Sgt Ralph JainM C Haupfear. Pfc John P.
Clellan, Ala The company m the E Johnson. Sgt King G. Bailey. Hellams. Jr, Pfc flUnon L. Idol,
past^ has Uken its summer training tvd* f. Blackwell. Sgt Lee pf c Alfred W Johnspn. Pfc Pran-
A Blakely. Jr. Sgt Arthur B cig o Lowery. Pfc. Alvin A
I Davis, Sgt. Wilham C. Twmm, bort, Pfc Paul Rommes
Sgt. Joel C. Lambert. Sgt William Also, Pfc Jesae M Samp ,
H. MeNinch. Sgt. Robert A. Neigh-, pfc Raich V Simmons
bora. Sgt Roy t Smith. Sgt. Grady George R Simpson. Jr.
W. Spires Sgt William J. Bailey. George J Smeath. Jr, Pfc Brc
j Sgt James H Berry. Sgt Benjamin r SUmes. Pfc Jesae D Threatt,
O Campbell. Sgt Willie M Can pf c Walter L. Whitt Pfc Gene C.
| non. Sgt Douglas E DeYoung. Sgt Wilkes. Pfr William D Wyatt. Pfc.
. James O Few. Sgt Charles H. Allen A Young. Pvt William D.
j Johnson. Sgt James C. Lathrop. Bagwell. Pvt. Bobby J. Braswell.
A report of the financial progress ( Sgt Charles T. McInvaiUe. Sgt pvt. William B Brown. Pvt. Tem-
>f the Clinton Production Credit Bobby J. Meadors. Sgt Charles R. plr Campbell. Pvt. Robert L. Etters.
was distributed this; Meadtan. Sgt Claude B Monroe, pvt Lester L Eustace, Pvt Elbert
r-mem ben from the, Sgt John P Moore. Sgt Charles T E. Franklin. Pvt Jamee T Owens,
at Camp Stewart, Ga.
Farm Credit
Association Has
Good Report
Na-
Jr,
Pfc.
Pfc.
•due
Robert L. Longshore
Posses At Home Here,
Lost Rites At Smymo
Robert Lee Longshore, 38. died
j at his home here early Friday
i morning following a brief illness.
The funeral services, attended «by
a number of friends and relatives.
Howard's Pharmacy
To Move Location,
Change In Firm
Howard’s Pharmacy, headed by
Howard Smith, pharmacist will i were conducted Saturday afternoon
move* about September first from! from Gray Funeral Home by Dr
their present location into the store ^ Turner of this
building until recently occupied by iterant follow^m^e^my^a
Copeland-Stone company, one of, Presbyterian church cemetery near
the city’s oldest mercantile estab- (Newberry.
lishments which recently retired Pallbearers were Otis F. Mcln-
from business. The store adjoins to»h. B «rtp n Reedirr. Walter Reed-
Garber’s and Morrison Furniture 1 "- P - Dl ! 1 * rd *£ air ; J ? William
company Mason and L. C. Bond, Sr.
Mr. Smith also announced that a Longshore was a native of
change in the ownership of How- berry county but had been a
ard’s Pharmacy has been made.^ resident „ ^ ^ P 35 * ^
with J. W. (Bill) Abrams buying an $!
son Longshore and a member of
the Presbyterian chuith. For sev
eral years he was connected with
Belk’s as a salesman, and since the
opening of the £linton Mills store
several months ago had been con
nected with that firm. The an
nouncement of his passing brought
regret to his friends here and else
where.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Eunice Pitts Longshore; two sisters,
Mrs. Talmadge Cobb and Mrs. Otto
Kettner of Columbia; three broth
ers, A. L. Longshore and Allen
Longshore of Newberry, and J. M.
Longshore of New Orleans. La.
interest in the business. Mr. Ab
rams, who has been connected with
Gray Funeral Home for several
years as embalmer, will be associ
ated with Mr. Smith in the owner
ship and management of the drug
firm. His many friends in the city
will learn with interest of his new
business connection.
County Peach Crop
Now Being Moved
Laurens county peach growers
are now in the mieftt of their pack
ing and shipping, the principal va
riety being Elbertas. It was report
ed the first of the week that 28
cars had been shipped and this fig- _
ure is expected to reach 125 before I | q ge Remodeled
the season is over. About 900 acres
Belk's Store Here
are in peaches in the county.
The drought is keeping the size
of the fruit down and the prices
likewise are not what had been
hoped for, County Agent C. B. Can
non said.
And Modernized
D. B. Smith, manager of Belk’s,
said yesterday that a complete re
modeling of the entire first floor of
the store is now underway. New
and modem fixtures will be install
ed and other striking improvement
made for the convenience and com
fort of their customers. When the
job is completed. Belk’s will be the
most complete and modem depart
ment store in the city, Mr. Smith
said.
The firm announces a remodel
ing sale in today’s paper.
stationed for one year and was
hospitalized for some time in Japan
following wounds received in Ko
rea. Following his leave he will
report to Fort Bragg hospital for
further treatment.
Lt Ed Walters
Given Promotion
■ — 1 — •
Friends here of Lt. and Mrs. Ed
Walters will be interested to learn
of his recent promotion to First
Lieutenant. Lt. Walters has been
stationed in Buda, Texas, but will
report July 28 to Fort Sill, Okla.,
and will be accompanied by Mrs.
Walters and children. Mrs. Wal
ters is the former Miss Dorothy
Stutts, daughter of Mrs. F. M.
Stutts of this city, and the late Mr.
Stutts.
Cpl. Nonce On Visit
Here From Hospital
Cpl. R. D. Nance, Jr., is visiting
his father, R. D. Nance, and Mrs.
Nance from the Fort Bragg, N. C.,
hospital where he is a patient. Cpl.
Nance recently returned to the
:*J| Blockwelder To Graduate
At Clemson August 11
Herbert Victor Blackwelder, son
of Mr. and Mrs. R. N. BladuKelder
of Sanford, Fla., former residents
of this city, will receive a bachelor
Of science degree in architecture at
Clemson college on the evening of
August 11. Ninety-one seniors are
in the graduating class.
City Dollar Days Set
For August 16-17-18
Mrs. Perry M. Moore, secretary
of the Clinton Merchants associa
tion, announces that the board of
directors has named August 16-17-
cit\ Other announcements will be
made later.
cued former Governor
and also commented on Supt
rung for appearing before the board
and asking that it grant a parole t»>
Crisp. He wondered; he said. wh>
the ex-governor did not do aome-
thtag about it while in office. If
Thurmond now thinks Crisp shouM
be given his freedom, he thought
so two yean ago and should have*
acted then. He asked, "How many j
jurors” in the case have asked for
a parole, “how many reputable ch-
izens of Laurens county, unless
hired attorneys or related by blood)
or marriage." and "how many of i
your investigators?”
Sheriff C. W. Wier of this coun
ty, former Representative C. L.
Milam, also of tihs county, and
Rutledge H. Hammond of Green
wood. also spoke briefly of the
crime and said they thought the
parole should be refused.
The motion to grant the parole,
made by board member A. N Saw-
year of Union, was put and was
lost and the hearing was over.
Training Union To
Meet Sunday With
Cross Hill Church
The Training Union of the Lau
rens Baptist association will hold
its fifth Sunday rally at the Cross
Hill Baptist church Sunday after
noon at 2:15 o’clock.
Rev. T: W. Spillers, of this city,
associations! director, urges the 33
churches to be represented. Nine
banners will be awarded to the
church having the highest efficien
cy rating.
The committee has announced
the program as follows:
Song service.
Devotion by Maxie Thompson.
Recognition of churches, pastors,
directors and Visitors.
Special music by Cross Hill choir.
Awarding of banners.
Message, “The Last Days,’’ by
Rev. J. W. Spillers.
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Leading Services At
Rocky Springs Church
Dr. W. R. Turner, pastor of the
First 'Presbyterian cnurch of this
city, is conducting special services
each evening this week at Rocky
Springs Presbyterian church near
here, of which the Rev. Roy Coker
is pastor.
aaaoctation
week to fa
office of Rex Linford, aecretary-
treasurer
The mid-year report thowi mem
brrshtpa in Laurens and Newberry
counties of 1.004. The association
has $34.745 00 in membership-own
ed stock, and made 303 loans in the
first six months of this year
amounting to $306,006 00 Such
loans are made for financing ex
penses connected with f farm pro-
Oakley, Sgt Marvin H
Sgt John R Sease. Sgt
Simmons, Sgt. Haskel R William-
ton.
Also. Cpl Edward F. Carroll.
Cpl. Harold N. Copeland. Cpl.
James M Copeland. Jr, CpL Wil-
Marine Killed
Patterson,* Pvt Henry E Pitta, Pvt Ja
Edward E. Price. Pvt Raymond A. Price
Richard E Riser, Pvt Han
Stroud. Pvt William Thn
Pvt Steve A Tucker. Pvt.
A. Harrison. Pvt. Heyward P
Pvt James W McGee
Id C.
L Jr ,
David
King.
ith f farm
duction and general agricul
turat In far WrprL
purposes The detailed report Bhowi, m Vai VVICVK
that the association is enjoying an- y
otheTfsod ysar NCdr 016 CrfY
Officers of the association are: 1
J. T. McCrackin. Newberry, presi
dent. J. F. Hawkins. Newberry,
vice-president; Rex Lanford. Wa
terloo. secretary-treasurer, direc
tors: Mr. McCrackin, Mr. Hawkins.
Wallace L. Martin. Fountain Inn.
Lawrence F. Davis and Hugh
Bonds Workman of Clinton. George
W Copeland is bookkeeper, and
Mrs. John A Davis, stenographer
Eleazer Addresses
Farm Loan Group At
Laurens Luncheon
Furman Lowe, a Marine from the
naval base in Charleston, was in
stantly killed near here Saturday
when the car in which he was nd
ing overturned on a curve andj mont
smashed into a tree. The accident j. \f
tna is
Declaring that South Car*
one of the few places in the United
States that can grow anything and
mphasmng the trend in the Pied
twin from cotton to cattle,
Eleazer spoke encouragingly
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MRS. CARL JOHNSON,
Greenwood.
PFC. JESSE F. HARVEY,
Fort Miles, Delaware.
MISS MAUDE HARVEY,
Lydia Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. Steiner
Make Big Catches On
Florida Fishing Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steiner, fo
this city, proved their ability as
sports fishermen by boating two
largemouth black bass while fish
ing last week out of a camp near
Welaka, Fla. Mrs. Steiner, however,
proved to be the best angler with
her bass, caught in the St. John’s
river, hitting the scales at an even
seven pounds. Mr. Steiner’s bass,
caught in the famous Oklawaha
Tiver, weighed in at six pounds
four ounces. Each of the bass, tak
en on jive bait, were large enough
to enter in the Jaycee sponsored
Putnam county fishing tournament.
While neither won their captors a
prize, they both will receive cer
tificates of award for their skill in
handling the fish.
Revival Services At
Holly Grove Church
Revival services are announced
at Holly Grove Baptist church near
here beginning Sunday and con-
continuing through the following
Sunday. The pastor, Rev. Hugh
Hazle, will be assisted by Dr. W. C.
Lamb of North Greenville Junior
college. Services will be held each
evening at 8 o’clock with the public
invited.
SOFTBALL STANDINGS
occurred about 7 30 a.m. near of the prospects for agriculture in.
Beards Fork creek on Highway Laurens county in an address de-
308 His home was Route 3. Spar live red before 60 members and
Unburg guests of the Laurens National
Riding with him was another Farm Loan association in Laurens
Marine. Allen J. Ravan of Lan- last Wednesday, at a luncheon
drum, who was injured and brought 1 meeting held in the community
to the Blalock clinic here. He was hall.
removed by ambulance Monday to Mr. Eleazer, Clemson extension
the Charleston naval hospiUl. information specialist and widely
Patrolman James Tankersley, of j known agricultural writer and
Laurens, who investigated the ac-1 speaker, emphasized the ideal cli-
cident, said the men were on their mate and soil in this section which
way to Spartanburg, but had evi-| permits the year-round grazing and
dently lost their way and were 1 is conducive to the growth of fine
headed south in the direction of pasturage. He predicted a bright
Clinton. The car turned over on a future for the cattle industry in
curve and smashed into a tree after! South Carolina,
rebounding about 200 yards. The , Introducing the speaker was C.
patrolman said this was the farth-1 B. Cannon, county agent. In a bus-
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Methodist
.... 14
4
.778
National Guard ....
.... 13
7
.650
Clinton Mill
.... 8
11
.421
Presbyterian ..
.... 8
12
.400
Baptist
...: 7
11
.389
Lydia Mill .... ....
.... T
12
.369
est he had ever seen a car skid.
Insignia found on Marine Lowe
indicated he was a'Korean veteran.
Soles Tax Is
Deductible From
Income Tax
iness session prior to the address,
Clifford T. Smith of Kinanis. was
reelected a director of the three-
county organization which com
prises Laurens, Newberry and Un
ion counties.
Mrs. Marshall Abercrombie en
tertained at the luncheon with vo
cal selections.
President Sam M. Leaman pre
sided at the meeting.
Coleman Reunion
Largely Attended
State sales tax payments may be
deducted from individual state in
comes taxes, Director Dawson Beat-
tie of the tax commission’s income
tax division said Monday.
Mr. Beattie said Assistant Attor-,
ney General C. K. Wingate has Sunday, July 22, the descendants
written him that sales tax pay-| Q f ^e late Absalom and Matilda
ments are a “proper income tax' Thompson Coleman held their an-
< ^ e ^i lctlon ' u .. nual family reunion at Camp Fel-
TTie new three per cent retail lowship, on Lake Greenwood, with
sales tax, which became effective
July 1, was levied by the general
assembly against retailers. But the
118 present for the happy occasion.
James Haddon Coleman, 81, only
surviving son of the Absalom Cole-
tax returns.
Results
Presbyterian 13, Methodist 12.
Clinton Mill 14, Presbyterian 6.
National Guard 25, Methodist 12.
Baptist 5, Lydia Mill 1.
National Guard 20, Presbyterian 8.
Lydia Mill 11, Clinton Mill 8.
National Guard 22, Presbyterian
11.
Games Tonight
Baptist vs. Methodist.
Clinton Mill vs. Methodist.
Games Friday
National Guard vs. Baptist.
Presbyterian vs. Lydia Mill.
Games Tuesday
Baptist vs. Presbyterian.
Lydia Mill vs. Methodist f
retailers are required to pass it on man . g who were the parents of
theu- customers. 1 seven children, was present for the
There previously has been some occasion and was warmly greeted
question as to whether the tax by relatlves and friends
would be deductible from income At noon a bountirul picinic din _
ner was served.
During the afternoon swimming
was enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Coleman of
Cocoa, Fla., who have not attended
a reunion for some time, were here
at for the occasion.
Leesville Church To
Hove Homecoming
Revival services will begin
Leesville Southern Methodist 1 ^
church Friday and contin uc $herrOtt Rates High
through Sunday. The guest minis- _ . 3 :
ter will be the Re* Charles J). On Tiring Range
Huggins, with preaching each eve-f Major W411tkrn A sherratt
of
nmg at T:45. The annual home- ^ ^ a of the Gw?n .
coming day will be Sunday The Wood rvserve unit in at
Rev. Howard Van Sic is pastor of Fort j acksonj was one of the
church. ^ t scorers durin g the past week on the
; carbine range. He was in third
SALES TAX SCHEDULES place with a score of 276, firing the
Miss Iona Blakely, secretary of carbine and 45 calibre pistol. High
the Chamber of Commerce, states
that sales tax schedules are avail
able for those desiring them at her
office.
scorer of the officers and enlisted
men was Lt Phillip Rosenberg, ©f
Abbeville, with a score of 284 out
of a possible 300.