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*4. * / — r The Chronicle Strives To Be A Clean News paper, Complete, Newsy and Reliable (Elintmt Cljrnnirlp If You Don’t Read The Chronicle You Don’t Get the News Volume Lm Clinton, S. C., Thursday, May 8,1952 Number 19 JURY ORDERS NOSON HELD IN DEATH MISS BARRIE JEAN WINOARD Inquest Held Here By Coroner Tuesday Morning. Testimony Given That Party In Dodge Car Were Drinking On Night of Collision. Effort To Be Made Saturday Before Judge Griffith To Get Held Man’s Bond Reduced. A coroner’s jury here Tuesday morning blamed Luther Nelspn, 31, of Wattsville, for the automobile collision in which Miss Barrie Jean Wingard was fatally injured here on the night of April 24 at 10:30. The jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury, find that Miss Barrie Jean Wingard came to her death as a result of a car accident driven by Luther Nelson. We rec ommend that Luther Nelson be held for grand jury investigation.” The jury was composed of Rus sell Cooper, Wyman M. Shealy, Sr., Tom Carter, H. H. Holloway, L. Lr. Copeland, Jr., and Mabry McCrary. Mr. Shealy was foreman. Nelson, ordered held, has been in the county jail since the acci dent in default of $4,000 bond fixed by Magistrate Sam H. McCrary. Paul Culbertson, Laurens attorney for Nelson, on Tuesday secured a writ of habaes corpus, seeking to have the amount of bond reduced. The case is returnable Saturday morning at Newberry before Judge Steve C. Griffith. Copies were served on-Sheriff C. W. Wier and Solicitor Hugh Beasley. Coroner Joe F. Smith held the inquest with Solicitor Beasley ex amining several sworn witnesses. O. L. Long, Laurens attorney, was present, representing the Wingard and Thrailkill families, but did not take part in the inquest. * The statement of Dr. F. K. Shealy was read by the Solicitor desctib- ing the injuries that caused Miss Wingard’s death. The first witness called was As sistant Chief W. B. Blakely, of the city police department. He testi fied that he and Officers Watkins and J. V. Lowe answered the call to the wreck in which the Dodge car, owned by Garrett, was in col lision with the Pontiac driven by James A. Thrailkill. He said that when they arrived at the scene of the wreck both cars were headed toward Clinton with the Pontiac behind the other vehicle. - He said he was informed the Dodge had been traveling east toward Joanna, that the Dodge had skidded on the wet pavement and turned around, with the Pontiac hitting the Dodge in the rear oh the Pontiac’s right side of the road. When asked by the solicitor if he smelled whiskey on Thrailkill’s breath, he replied no. He further said that Nelson had the acti8ns of a man who had been drinking and that he smelled whiskey when Nelson was placed in jail. All of them in the Dodge seemed to have been drinking pretty heavily, the officer said. In the testimony'it was brought out that Nelson and others in the Dodge with him were drinking the night of the collision. It was also brought out that the car, owned by John Garrett, of Wattsville, who could not drive because his license had been revoked for drunken driving, was occupied by Nelson, Garrett, Garrett’s 16-year-old son, Blakely testified that the license number given on that report was the same as that of the Garrett car. Officer Blakely further stated that he talked with Nelson two days later at the jail and that Nel son at first told him “they weie parked on the road and the Pontiac ran into us.” However upon being told that the truth would do him more good, and that witnesses had said the Dodge was traveling to ward Joanna, Nelson said he had been driving toward Joanna, that when he met the other car the windshield wiper on his car wasn’t working and he was 'blinded by the lights of the other vehicle. The Dodge started skidding and that was the last he remembered, the officer quoted Nelson as saying. He further quoted Nelson as say ing they (in We Dodge) all were drinking that night and that he (Nelson) would be glad to take care of the hospital bill. James A. Thrailkill, driver of the car in which Miss Wingard was riding, testified he and Miss Win gard were returning from Newber ry and that as they met a car on the edge of the city it seemed to waver, then he didn’t see the lights of the other car and suddenly saw the car coming sideways down the highway as the lower beam of his headlights fell on it. He said he put on his brakes but it was too late to stop, and his car hit the other in th*> rpar—Ha wag injured nnnnrrrv'rv MOTHER rrrv in the collision and told of his ef forts to administer to Miss Wingard and get her removed from the car. Clyde Cooper, who was returning from his work at Joanna, said he saw the lights of the approaching car go out. He had been behind the Pontiac, he said. When he reached the scene of the wreck the horn of thq, Pontiac was blowing but was stoppd by Thrailkill. He said he then told Thrailkill to remain there with the injured Miss Wingard and he rushed to the police department to report the wreck and also to call an ambulance. He said he amelled no whiskey on Thrailkill when asked that question by the solici tor. R. D. Nance who had been be-, hind Thrailkill’s car, was headed to Clinton and arrived on the scene just after the collision. He said he immediately rushed to Gray Fun eral Home to get an ambulance and when he returned, he testified, two of the Dodge occupants were then out of thier car and the others were “stretched out on the back seat.” All seemed to have been drinking, he said. Ray Garrett, young son of Gar rett, said that those in their car had been drinking early in the evening, but that he did not drink any that night. He was uncertain about roads they had been traveling and the car they sideswiped earlier which was parked with the door open. He said he didn’t remember telling the jailor he (Ray) drank Ray* ~ William' Bagwell and ~ Bag- som i e beer at Ma Worthy’*, and de well’s soldier nephew, Willie Hcl- lams. JOANNA EMPLOYEES PRESENTED GOLD WATCHES AND PINS AT BANQUET HERE Group Reaching Twenty-Year Mark Given Recognition fo Long Records With Company. New Members Inducted Int> “Old Timers” Club. W\ H. Regnery Presented Handsome Silver Service. Dr. Heaton Heard. Twenty-two Joanna Cotton Mills employees with 20 years of Service, were honored here Saturday eve ning at a banquet given at Hotel exact number of years Jhe wearer has served and will be brought up to date each year. In honor of the 75th birthda’- Mary Musgrove. Wives and hus-j William H. Regnery of Chicago, bands of the honorecs were among 1 president of the corporation, the the 165 guests seated at the ban-j Old Timers club conceived the i-ie.i quet board for the enjoyable oc-1 of presenting him with a token >f casion. . love and appreciation. All Joanna Members of the. Old Timers c’.ub employees joined in this undertax- with 25 or more years of service, J ing and contributed generoush to were presented studded pins. | purchase for him a handsome silw."' John Holland Hunter, master of service consisting of a waiter* ' >?- ceremonies, led the group in sing-. fee pot, tea pot, sugar, cream and ing. of familiar folk songs, and had ' waste containers, which was ac-.I tA-Mady lUpPplj of jokes and ERfGif- j eeptfdUa behalf of his father, who tion stunts for the hew inductees to w as unable to attend because of iu- set a jolly kenynote for the occas ion. The beautiful gold watches given ness, by Walter Regnery. The pre sentation was made by the club president, Mrs. Stfoud. to employees of the 20-year group). E n graved on the waiter was t a* were presented by Walter Regnery, ■ in9cn P* 10n ' vice-president Joanna - Western Mills Co., and $500 additional free life insurance policies. He was as sisted in the presentations by P. B Mitchell, assistant to the vice-pfesi- dent. “Presented to William H. Reg nery with bur deepest respect and love, in appreciation of his friend ship, his kindness, his generosity, his genuine interest in our welfare, and his greatness as a man, as at In'his address of welcome to the f K mpl °yf an< ! ?, s a ^^ne : Old Timers, Mr. Regnery said: “We' 1 are gathered here tohight with our Old Timers to welcome in new members to this 25 Service the golden rule. ___ _ — New Club Members New members of the Old Timers club are: L. K. Bedenbaugh. Hyzic Year Group and. also, new mem- Bndge^ John Burbage J D. But- bers to the 20-year group. V r V k It is indeed an honor to welcome i Jl ulmer.rX C Gruber, G. N K. and congratulate each and every Sr., P. E. Hazel. R. R. Moon, T G. one of you new members tonight.' p Ur B hy ^,ir 1 ‘ irei ^l e Also, to honor on« win f ^ Jill 1 * ? vttttt— tv*amr\4 tUn cua 4 H. Foa^, H. W. Rusell r L. H ANNUAL STATE TRACK MEET TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE SATURDAY Meet at Presbyterian College Expected To Be Close With Freshmen Participating. De fending Clemson Has Slight Edge. South Carolina’s most colorful] Presbyterian trackmen, losers to spring sports extravaganza will be staged this weekend as Presbyter ian College assumes its annual role of host to the state intercollegiate track and field meet. Action breaks away to a fast start on Friday afternoon with the you members of the Old Rimer*. e _ .. T Group. Your achievement of long * ^ met i ** r ' - service with Joanna Cotton Mills). ad Y, s Thomas, C. H. Tucker. Sr,. is deserving of our hi 8 hest hraise V ? u « hn i . J _ J . wh “ mlr '=- c - This is your night and we hope in • P Tucker this way to show, to some extent, qur appreciation of your fine loy alty and steadfastness. You older members have seen the ups and downs in the textile industry. We haven’t had much of this over the past 10 years due to war conditions. All of you in this The following received, wat^dei; and increased insurance certificate riders: Mrs. Josephine Arthur. E. C. Barbee. H. G. Boyce, B. E. Brannon, T. W. Brown, D. J. Buch anan, Mrs. Hattie Byars, Mrs. Effie Coleman, Ed Frazier, W F. Gann, Mrs. Evangeline Godfrey, R. H. Lewis, Mrs. Blanche Mar- group tonight can well remember "“* ncne "’- a c particularly the downs of the 30’s. J ^!? a ’ ^ It looks as though the textile in-it„ ur £^ Mrs_ Corene Phillips, A. dustry is now in one of those old | ^ Smith, M L. * ——: fachionpH ciiimnc Thpr** ic Smith, A. W. Welchel and II M. Clemson by a small margin and fashioned slumps. Theie is in ‘ 1 Willingham • c* _ . ^ ... we can do as . individual to im-, victors over South Carolina by an eyelash, rate as darkhorses in the big show. And whatever the team outcome, fans look to these horses” for the individual thrills. Speedy Tommy Jordan of Bishop- There was testimony that the car had sideswiped another vehicle without stopping a short time be fore the collision here and that Laurens police had received a ra dio report from Greenwood to be on the lookout for a car with the same license number as the Gar rett machine “full of drunks who had trouble at Ma Worthy’s (beer) place near Greenwood.” The re port was relayed here and Officer Frank Young, Jr., Guest At Banquet r^Frank Coleman Young, Jr., mem ber of the Clinton high school sen ior class, attended the annual din ner of Alpha chapter, Phi Beta Kappa of the state of Sduth Caro lina given on Tuqpday evening at Columbia Hotel. Frank was invited to the banquet because he recently placed in the general education development contest sponsored by the sate high school league. Of the 30 students invited for the honor only-14 .at tended. This is the second year Frank has attended the banquet. Hart To Address Local Kiwanians J. B.. Hart, treasurer of Joanna Cotton Mills, will be the guest speak speaker at the regular Ki- wanis meeting this ^evening at 7 o’clock at Hotel Mary Musgrove. r Mr Hart will give the highlights of a trip he made some time ago to England.' He went as a member of a team from the cotton textile industry under the auspices of the government ECA to study the Brit ish textile industry. 1 nied they bought any whiskey at yiat place varsity trials, beginning at 1:30 ville will be galloping to repeat his p. m. championship may outcome of any one of the 15! man we can do as. individuals to im prove the general situation but toj accept the fact and become as effi- 1 Dr id aerformer and chief point- Dr. Healon Heard The guest speaker was cient in our own operation as i D. e0 i! g o u n 'u Pa ^l 0r i' ,f . possible. By getting everything on ar Baptist church, Charlo' t a tight pulley, elimination of all i a specia | , f. t ,n ^ fie * d of ir :u -‘ waste, making every move count,: tria warmly The finals, where'the team, la* year triumphs in the. 100 and ^produce, *** «!?»*:? Iff^t and Sd ttS? JSd.'"f ionship may.well ride on the, 220 yard dashes. E. M. Watt—iron above wa e ter Wp are fortunate lhat relationships a^e possible onl lr we have a modern plant, as I am 1 wor ^* n 8 together, such underst . id- afraid that this present textile de- al ? d cooperation are the T. .y : pression is so extreme that the less , hat d , avt k u tpt . you <) d . ^ ' r ‘7 modern mills can not survive ie 1 ^ ere tl I. nu , gd years, h* - .i. spite of the human skill put fortn. | ^ eople t ^ork *°r long yea in the low hurdles, javelin and pole ° ur J<* »«« but we a^o? human wi.nh iT-'d’ ^ j ^ | have a chance, whereas, the poorer UI ooman worm, nc ..a. ' , .equipped mills do not. It is at a Machinery and material are The favored Clemson win present t j me llke thls t j lat we y 0Un rr er j P o;tant — bu t the most importa *. i- teams will rack up more than 45, a well-balanced team, stronger in members look to you for help J’nd, m l n u points apiece. These are Clemson, | depth than in individual stars. For g U1 d a nce. You have gone through sP^ker said. I know ’ iv such times and have thereby gain-1 corrimunj * R>s * n var *°us parts o! he ed much valuable experience. country where bitterness, hatred Wer events, is scheduled for 2 p. m. Sat- 1 makerV11 season—is expected to urday. Lonnie S. %lcMillian, talented track coach of the Blue Stockings, demonstrate his versatility by again seizing state championships in the broad jump and high hur- has predicted the 1952 running will dies and pressing for top honors in probably be one of the closest in the 25 year history of the meet. And sideline experts figure three points apiece. These are Clemson, | dejpth University of South Carolina and j the University of South Carolina, Presbyterian, with Clemson’s de-, the most consistent performer all fending champions given the edge, season has been Bobby Drawdy, by Virtue of their regular-season w ho usually wins Jiis javelin spec- His father, John Garrett, placed on the stand, didn’t seem to know much about the roads in the Green wood. Clinton and Joanna section. He said Nelson was driving because his (Garrett’s) license had been re voked for drunken driving. He said that after a few' drinks he was knocked out and went to sleep. He said that his nephew, Hellams, came to his home and woke him up and he went with them for a ride. He said he and Garrett and Hel lams drank a pint. Nelson did not drink any, he said. He hold the jury that the other car ran into the back of our car. Officer Blakely recalled to the stand by the solicitor, testified as to the report coming from Green wood to be on the lookout tor a car full of drunks who had had trouble at a beer place near Lake Greenwood. ialty and turns in fast times in the ^two short dashes and as relay an chor man. “Senior Follies" Friday Evening record. The Citadel track team also is entered in the meet, and Furman plans to send five men as its rep resentatives. Wofford, Newberry and Erskine did not produce track teams this season, so there will be *r n p p Procantorl no participants from the^e schools. cu Walter A. Johnson, PC athletic director and meet chairman, reports everything in readiness for the 25th annual running. He has announced one change from the regular pat tern of state meets. This year freshmen will compete as varsity performers, which means there will be no freshman meets as in past years. The first-year competition had, in the past, been held on Fri day in conjunction with the varsity trials. The Clinton high school senior class will present the annual Senior Follies Friday in the high school auditorium at 8 o’clock, with an ad mission of 25c for students and 50c for adults. The program is divided into three parts. The first is a series of scenes under the title, "Sweethearts of Mine.” It features songs, poems, We are indeed faced with diffi- and antagonism prevail. A g'-ith- cult times today. Prices we get for | ering , su< i^ a;i are witnessing ".ere our goods, in relationship to raw'i * onigp *.’ , ' .^ eatun would be cotton, are the smallest they have in many communities been for over 20 years. Only thei because such good relationship- do most efficient plants can get, n<>t , ^ ou 1 Timers : ive enough for their goods to meet the a er, tage and responsibilit; to direct costs of raw material, wages, and supplies. I have com plete confidence that if any mill can meet this challenge we at ‘Jo anna can. I say this because I know hand down through example, and the principles set forth for ; in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You have something lots of ).>o- ple have lost—an honest pen >rm- , dances and pantomine. ^ n ^ n ,^!n d K th ' m US hfif U i™ Tl)€ second part will feature Sh ' Rembert Truhwk. ventriloquist, of the colorful sport made “"l!" 1 ? teipart famous by the ancient Greeks. .rm t Special victory ceremonies in which The parents ot Miss Wingard, Lt^J individual winner is honored Col. and Mrs. B. F. Wiugard, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wasson, brother and sister-in-law of Mrs. Wingard, attended the inquest, be sides a number of other local resi dents. Chris Adqir Receives Naval Discharge Friends of Chris Adair, Jr., of this city and Great Falls, will be interested to know he has received his discharge from the navy. Mr. Adair has been in service a year, having been stationed in the Aleutians with a radio communi cations center since last September. He also was in naval service in World War II. Mr. and Mrs. Adair and their small son, Chris III, spent the week-end here with his parents The third part is a minstrel with Tommy Boyce as interlocutor. Members of the class will take will add Olmpic pa*ean,r y to ^ C and M^ BeUv occasion. j Near Derrick*. we have such fine and cooperative an< -’^ duty, and how the v. .'rid spirit between every member of our ne , s to understand that word duty organization. The present situation, tuday ' .^. u have a fu .^ sen; >e of demands this if we are to keep our re fP on silbiljty, and this endu .ng machinery running. It is the tried !spint ls tbe outgrowth of a '.'ep and true members of our organiza-1 resp<?< "^_J 01 burn *^ personam tion who make this possible. It ^\a 7 fT II only fitting, therefore, that we ree- Merchants Group To Support Planning Board ognize you new 20 Year Members as well as all . the Old Timers by such a gathering. It is a privilege and honor to present to the new 20 Year Mem The Clinton Merchants associa tion, headed by John B. Jorda Mary^Sue Darr Named New Editor * The Sentinel Miss Mary Sue Darr, rising sen- College Choir Feted With Banquet Thursday evening members of the Presbyterian college choir were ior, has been named editor of The honored wjth their annual farewell Sentinel, high school students’ pub- banquet. lication, for the coming year. She Following the dinner there were will succeed retiring editor, Miss several entertainment features and Joan Vaughan./ ; talks by the director Dr. Eduoard . Richard Lukstat has been named Patte, and Presideht M. W. Brown, business manager, succeeding; Pictures taken on the trips were Frank Young. Other members oL shown to the group by slides, the staff will be chqpen and an- j This year the choir traveled over nounced later. ! 5,000 miles, giving 42 concei ts. Miss Darr is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Darr. Richard is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lukstat. Gold P’s were presented two members who had not received them on a former date, Sam Peddi cord and Lee Williamson. bers a gold watch and an additional President, held a meeting Thursdav $500.00 free life insurance policy, rooruiug at which time several Accept this grft as a token of our mat t*rs wer e considered, esteem. Congratulations to each The association voted its hearty and every one of you for this fine su pP° rt to recently organized achievement.” 'Clinton Industrial r Planning Com- The invocation was offered t>y set up to make the city the Rev. Vernon E. Inman, pastor competitive in the industrial field of the Joanna Presbyterian church. ^ or uew industries and to encourage The induction of Old Timers was diversified manufacturing, in charge of Mrs. Bertha Stroud,! ** president of the club. Kitty Delaity Is The Old Timers elected the fol- of M()nth lowing new officers for the coming year: President, Mrs. Luke Clark; vice-president, J. M. Fulmer; sec retary - treasurer, E. C. Abrams. Resolutions in memory of the late George Craft, member of the club, were read by Mrs. Stroud and adopted by a vote of the audience. A new featurex of this year’s awards was the gpld pins present ed Old Timers. These oins are studded with one, ruby for 25 years, two for 30 years, and an additional ruby for each added five years un til a diamond is given for 50 years service. Also each pin shows the Miss Kitty Delaney o: Juunna, has been chosen Student of the Monthffor April at Clinton high school. She is a popular student at the school where she has taken a prominent part in the varied ac tivities and organizations. Miss Delaney is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Delaney. BANKS TAKE HOLIDAY The two banks of the city will be closed Saturday in observance of Southern Memorial Day as a holiday.