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Thursday, June 16,1955 1 if > THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Page Five About People You Know I lb ms of Interest Concerning Clinton Residents Howard 7. Smith attended the 79th annual convention of the South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association in Greenville several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Frontis spent several days here last week en route from Palmetto, Fla., to Hen dersonville, N. C., where they will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wilder and daughter, Louise, and Russell C res we 11 of McCormick spent Sunday with the former’s mother, Mrs. J. B. Wilder. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Black vis ited their daughter, Arne Lou, at Camp Ton-A-Wandah near Hen dersonville, N. C., on Sunday. Mrs. P. B. Adair spent the past two weeks. at Fort Bragg, Fay- ettville, N. C., with her daughter, Mrs. W. S. Horne and Major Horne. They accompanied her home for the week-end and Billy Horne remained for a longer visit Mrs. J. R. Coat and daughters spent several days last week in Charleston. They accompanied her father, W. L. Leary of Green wood who was attending the Lions Club convention there. Mrs. E. F. Culbreath of Char lotte, N. C., spent last week with her mother, Mrs. I. O. Shealy who accompanied her home on Friday for a visit Mrs. W. M. Lyles is spending several weeks with relatives in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ekhelberger, Jean and Marjorie Arnold were at Camp ,Ton-A-Wandah, near Hendersonville, Sunday to visit Barbara Ekhelberger. Mrs. George Holland is a pa tient at Self Memorial Hospital in Greenwood for a few days. Mrs. Whit Gibson and Buddy Gibson of Swannoa, N. C., visited Mr. and Mrs. Platt Prather Sun day enroute to see Mrs. George Holland in Greenwood. Rev. W. M. Blakely, of Louis ville, Georgia, spent Friday night here with his mother, Mrs. R. F. Blakely, and sisters, Misses Mar garet and Katherine Blakely. Mrs. W. W. Arrington, Sr., and grandsons. Perry and Walter Ar rington, were here Sunday and Monday visiting Mrs. R. F. Blake ly and family. Mrs. K. Nolon Carter returned Monday night from a ten-day stay in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Gurney, and sister, Miss Jane Gurney. Dr. Carter spent the past week in Due West with his mother, Mrs. K. N. Carter, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. “Hank” Henderson and daughters, Suz anne and June have recently re turned to their home in Vernon, Texas, after spending several days with the former’s mother, Mrs. R. L. Henderson, of Kinards, and visiting relatives and friends of Newberry and Laurens counties. Enroute here an auto tour was made into Florida, the Rio Grande valley and into Mexico. Mrs. W. R. Dean spent several days with her sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wil son in Afoany, Ga. While away she also visited Atlanta. Mrs. Wallace Meggs and chil dren, Beth and Wally, of Flor ence, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Inez Pruitt and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Adams and children, of Camden, also, spent the week-end here and visit- 1 ing her yesterday were Mr. and: Mrs. Clyde Ramsey and sons, of| Whitmire. Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Shealy and sons, accompanied by the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Shealy, recently visited Day tona Beach, Silver Springs, De- Land, Tarpon Springs and other points of interest in Florida. Col. and Mrs. Archie Adair and daughters and Mrs. Thomas How ell have returned to their home in Falls Church, Va., after spending last week with their mother, Mrs. H. D. Rantin. D. H. Devinney and daughter, Bonnie Jo, are visiting relatives in Charleston, W. Va. Miss Charlotte Lee Devinney, who accompanied them, is attending the Christ Church Youth conference at Beth any, W. Va. Lt. and Mrs. D. M. Vaughn, Jr., and daughters, Kathy and Susan are spending this week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Vaughn in Kinards, and Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Copeland here. Lt. Vaughn is a supply officer at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Miss Catherine Pitts, of Colum bia, was the week-end guest of Miss Lide Hipp. Mrs. Bill Blalock and daughters, Susan and Valarie, of Granite- ville, spent the week-end with the former’s parents, Mr. and * Mrs- Ben Fuller while Mr. Blalock at tended a bankers meeting in Hen dersonville, N. C. Friends of Mr. Blalock will be interested to know they have recently moved from Newberry where he was connect ed with the Newberry County bank for a number of years, to Graniteville where he has accept ed a position as vice president of the Graniteville Valley bank. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rowland and sons have returned to the Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Va., after a visit with the former’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper P. Rowland here and a trip to Daytona Beach, Fla. Mias Gerry Galloway returned Tuesday from Myrtle Beach where die attended a house party with friends from Lander collsge. Friends of Missse Leanna Young and Miss Mary Ann Neighbors will be interested to know they were elected to represent their groups in the “house of representatives” from Girls State. Mrs. J. A. Neighbors and Miss Bernice Johnson are chaperoning the following girls for a week’s stay at Crescent Beach: Misses Mary Ann Neighbors, Jane Pitts, Janet Sloan, Leanna Young, Linda and June Adair. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Galloway spent last week in Jacksonville, Fla., with the former’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Galloway. Mrs. A. B. Gallo way, who had been visiting there, returned to Trenton with them. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Galloway, of Trenton, will spend the week end here attending the “Grand Rally” at Tbomwell. They will be accompanied here by Mrs. A. B. Galloway who will visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Galloway. Episcopal Minister Ordination Service Saturday At Laurens Saturday morning, June 18, at 10:30 at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Laurens another eventful moment will take place in the more than a hundred years of the Anglican Communion in Laurens county. The Rev. Clyde L. Ireland, deacon-in-charge of All Saints of this city, and Church of the Epiphany, Lau rens, will be advanced to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood. The Rt. Rev. Alfred Cole, Bish op of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, will ordain Mr. Ireland with the ancient Christian rite of laying on of hands, assisted by other priests of the diocese. Fol lowing Mr. Ireland’s ordination he will assist Bishop Cole in a choral celebration of the Holy Communion.. The combined voic es of a choir, clergy and conju gation will furnish the music. The Rev. John Pinckney, rector of St. James, Greenville, will be the preacher. After being graduated from Virginia Theological Saminary, Alexandria, Va., Mr. Ireland was ordained a deacon at St Mar- tin’s-in-the-Fields in Columbia He began his pastorate of the Episcopal congregations here and in Laurens June 21, 1864. The Rev. Mr. Ireland is a na tive of Columbia. He was gradn- ated from Dreher high school and the University of South Carolina before entering the seminary in Virginia. While studying at the seminary he served a summer as student- chaplain at the New Jersey State Hospital, Morris Plains, N. J., and director of youth activities at the Church of the Ascension in Silver Springs, Md. Most of his summers have been spent working wiht young people at various camps throughout the state. The public is cordially invited to the ordination service. Dr. Taylor Has New Book On Luke's Life Of Jesus Williams On Trial Secoml Time For Death Of Guard Laurens, June 14—R. C. Wil liams, 27-year-old Negro convict who once eluded the electric chair by State Supreme court action, to day went on trial for the second time for his li£e in the fatal shoot ing of chain-gang guard Eugene Davenport. The state almost completed its case this afternoon in General Sessions court with another capi tal conviction to be sought. Teaflmsny Similar Testimony today basically fol lowed that given at the first trial for murder in November 1963 for the Oct. 31, 1953, slaying at the Waterloo chain-gang camp in Laurens county. However, court- appointed defense attorneys ques tioned some state witnesses close ly on suspected discrepancies in the testimony today as compared with that in the first trial. Williams was convicted in the first trial and was sentenced to die In the electric chair. Tbe State Supreme court, however, granted a new trial on the grounds that the presiding judge, G. D. Bellin ger, of Columbia, failed to grant a defense motion for segregation of the witnesses. When the trial opened this morning. Judge Steve C. Griffith, of Newberry, presiding, granted a motion for segregation of witness es. He instructed the attorneys to tell those witnesses still on the chain-gang that if any of them had any fear or reprisal, of being mistreated because of their testi mony, that he would see to k that they would be sent to the state peninentiary after court is over to complete their sentences. Courtroom Half Fall The courtroom was barely half full today, as compared with a packed courtroom at the first trial, which was held only a few weeks after the guard was killed. Court-appointed defense attor- news are W. Marshall Abercrom bie, W. T. Bolt and W. Paul Cul bertson. Phil D. Huff is assisting Solicitor William T. Jones with the prosecution. Three witnesses who were pres ent at the time of the shooting were placed on the stand by the state today. Guard Jud Elmore, 66, who had served with Mr. Davenport at the camp for nearly 21 years, told the jury that the prisoners and guards had eaten supper Oct. 21, 1953, when John Henry Gary, Negro convict serving time for statutory rape and who was camp cook and lived in a room in the guards’ house, reported to him. It was la ter brought out the prisoner told him a new prisoner was being beaten by Williams in a “kanga roo court*’ in the “bull-pen,” pris oners’ quarters. Mr. Elmore sent word that the beating should cease. Gary rteumed shortly and reported that Williams had said, “D. the captains (guard).” To Bull Pea Guards Elmore, Davenport and W. I. Eiledge and the cook, Gary, went to the door of the bull-pen. Gary unlocked the door and El more went in first. Gary stood at one side of the door and Mr. Dav enport stood on the ground at the door, with Mr. Eliedge behind him. Mr. Ehnore said he asked Wil liams, “What’s all this talk about?” and Williams talked “in sulting to him, stating, “Yes I said it,” referring to the remark about the guards. The witness said he asked Williams several times to hush, that Williams did not hush and then Elmore reached for his pistol. As he drew his pistol, he said, Williams hit him on the head with a soft drink bottle, dazing him and knocking hhn over. The guard said he remembered nothing more, but presumed Williams wrenched his gun out of his hands. On cross-examination, Mr. El more said, “I was gonna make him bush,” but denied he intended to kill Williams. Asked about some previous trouble with Williams, he admitted he had told Williams, “You ought to be killed,” but that he didn’t mean it. He said he “had a right to be mad” about the dis turbance. Gary, who was a prisoner at the time of the shooting but has since been paroled and hired as a cook at the camp at 890 a month, told of reporting the disturbance in the prisoners’ quarters. Some prison ers were holding a new prisoner stretched out and Williams was beating him, Gary testified. He unlocked the door when the guards went to dm bull-pen. Hit On Head Gary testified that as Mr. El more drew his gun, Williams hit him an the head with a bottle and, as he fell, grabbed his gun. Wil liams then turned and shot Mr. Davenport, who was at the door, then shot Mr. Elmore in the arm as the latter was lying against a table. Gary said he threw a lock at Williams before he fired the first time, hoping to hit his wrist and prevent him from shooting Mr. Davenport. ' Mr. Eliedge crossed the door several times and Williams shot at the guard two or three times. Williams came out the door first, Gary said. Mr. Eliedge shot at him twice but did not hit him, Gary stated, adding that Williams went through a hole in the fence and left. Mr. Eliedge testified he heard Mr. Elmore having words wit^ Williams after they went to inves tigate the disturbance, but did not see him pull his gun. He saw Willims knock Elmore down with the bottle, saw Williams shoot Davenport, shoot toward Elmore and shoot at him (Eliedge). He asserted he shot twice at Williams when the latter came out of the building but missed. The guard testified that after the first shot was fired he saw Mr. Davenport lying on his back with his pistdl in his right hand. Davenport died two days later. Caart Reconvenes Cross-examination of Mr. El iedge will be begun when court reconvenes at 9:30 a. m. tomorrow. Dr. C. P. Vincent, who perform ed the autopsy, testified this morn ing that Davenport died of hem orrhage and shock from a bullet wound of the left side of the ab domen. Sheriff W. A. Lowery testified that he answered a call to the chain-gang camp the night of Oct. 21, 1953, and just as he arrived, he received word by radio that ] Williams already was in custody. Williams had gone to Tack Cole’s store and surrendered, waiting until Deputy Sheriff Jim Hughes arrived. The sheriff said that when they took Williams to the stat^ peniten tiary at Columbia, William* told him the pistol he used belonged to Mr. Elmore and that he (Williams) shot Mr. Davenport with it. On the jury are: J. W. Todd, Jr., foreman; H. B. Barnett, Alvin Greene, William H. Baker, T. M. Bolick, Edward Elders, H. F. Bass, Wallace S. Bates, Jacob M. Lyer- ly, Leonard Godfrey, George B. Brooks and James Harold Chaney. rjtf tSUrtpadn & Ctfnoum Ay /Ae ( &>nt/utny CfCeefii Trx "macing mar” of the early nineteen hunthredi has small part in ow modern habits of living. little medicine is sold these days Cram the tailboard of a public baa learned that when illnem eoasea, the oedurc is to aee a physician. Remember, physician is governed by honest methods < riplm. Place yourself in his care and raiy his judgmrnt. If he prescribes for you, bring his pan to us for filling. PHONE 44 \\ Another book by Dr. G. Aiken Taylor, Presbyterian College graduate and former resident of this city, has recently been pub lished and is the July selection of the Evangelical Book Club. It is “St. Luke’s Life of Jesus,” an unusual translation retelling the story in modern, yet reverent language. The most important fact about the work is empha sized in these words by the Mac millan Company, publishers: “Luke’s original purpose in writing the gospel is conveyed in this new version. For it is not only a biography of Christ; Luke wrote to give the followers of the new religion the heritage of their faith, the foundation of their be lief. The dynamic core of what Luke actually told is recaptured in these pages.” Dr. Taylor, the son of Mrs. George W. Taylor of this city, is now pastor of the First Presby terian church of Alexandria, La. A graduate of PC in the class of 1940, he is the author of an ear- lier book called “A Sober Faith," a study of the relationship be tween religion and Alcoholics Anonymous. Two Elected To Church Posts R. L. Plaxico was elected by I the A. R. P. Synod in session this week at Bonclarken, Flat Rock, North Carolina, to membership on the Board of Trustees of Erskine college. Miss Margaret Blakely was elected a member of the Board of Foreign Missions of the| AR.P. Church. NEW SUBSCRIBERS L. T. BROOKS, State Park MRS. GEORGE SIMPSON, City MRS. BILLY NABORS, MRS. JOE R- KOON, Joanna “HEIRESS SENSATIONAL” S-T-R-E-T-C-H NYLONS NEW LOW PRICES—SUMMER SPECIAL Ours alone! The smoothest, best-fitting nylons you can give her! Follows and clings to every curve from top to toe—without a wrinkle! And this superb fit lasts, all day long—even through sitting, bending, running, kneeling! 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