The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, March 01, 1956, Image 1

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71 If You Don’t Read The Chronicle toil Don't Cot the New* fflltttfam Volume LVH * The Chronicle ‘ Strives To Be A Clean New»- t paper. Complete, Newsy and Reliable Clinton, S. G, Thursday, March 1,1956 Number 9 Precinct Club Meetings Trip Election Machinery Comity Convention Set for Monday Demoratic precinct clubs of Laurens county held reorganiza tion meetings Saturday afternoon in preparation for the coming state and county primaries. Besides naming officers and delegates to the county conven tion to be held in Laurens on Monday, May 5, several clubs adopted resolutions on various subjects, among them being the segregation issue and- opposition to the recent reduction in tariffs on Japanese textile imports. All clubs did not meet, it was learned, and they are this week in the process of taking steps to effect organizatipn. The Clinton club met at the lo cal high school on Hampton eve- •ue and elected J. J. Clark as president; Mrs. Nene D. Work man^ vice-president; James P. Sloan, secretary and executive committeeman. The group endorsed R. L. Plaxi- co, of Clinton, as a candidate for re-election as County Democratic party chairman. The club named delegates to the county convention, with each named to select his own alternate if unable to attend. Delegates named were: J. J. Appropriation Bill For County During 55-56 Supplemented Laurens, Feb. 24—A supple- nlental appropriations bill total ing $105,338 for Laurens county for the current fiscal year ending June 30 is making its way through the General Assembly. Largest items in the bill are $37,140 for a 1955 f 56 deficit in school district No. 55 and $25,000 for a current deficit in school dis trict No. 56. Other supplemental appropria tions are as follows. Court house upkeep, $^082.06; county’s part of Travelers Insurance, $222.87; insurance on buildings, $2,304.40; county’s part of retirement, $2,- 898.91; S. C. Industrial Commis sion, $2,363.08; Circuit Court, $11,- 752.77; travel for new deputy sheriff, $900.00; jail, $2,767.03. Also, Agricultural building, $498.33; county srevice office, $2,407.40; athletic field 4t Lau rens high school, $3,000.00; school yard project at Hirknry Tavern. school, $500.00; school yard proj ect at Gray Court-Owings school, $860.00; pipe for city of Laurens, $1,260.00; school yard at Clinton high school, $5,400.00; department of public wlefare, $1,200.00; coun ty service officer (travel), $480. No provision was made in the bill f6r revenue to raise the $105,- 338. Ladies Goff Assn. Luncheon March 6 The Ladies Golf association will hold a luncheon meeting Tuesdety,' March 6, at Lakeside Country club. Members are asked to notify the hostesses, Mrs. George M. Hugu- ley or Mrs. Carlisle Neely if you are able to attend or not. Tee off time will be 1:30. Caldwell W. Wier Announces Candidacy For County Sheriff Caldwell W. lyier. former sher iff of Laurens county for 16 years, today announces his candidacy for that office. He was sheriff from 1937 to 1953. Prior to that time he was v a member of the Clinton police department, being assistant chief when he was elected sheriff. He is a former president of the South Carolina Sheriffs associa tion. A native of Laurens county, he 4 a veteran of World War One. He is now superintendent of the street and health department of the city of Laurens. In making the announcement ot his cahdidacy, Mr. Wier made the following statement: “After prayerful consideration and upon ihsistence of literally hundreds of my friends, I have^dt cided to again offer for the oti j of sheriff of Laurens county. “The good people of Laurens counjv honored-me with this im portant office for 16 years, for which I am truly grateful. Dur ing that time I acquired a wealth of knowledge and exeprience, which I feel can be used for the best interests of my state ana county. I thoroughly enjoyea serving the people in the capacity of their sheriff and always con ducted the office in a dignified, capable, humane, and impartial Clark, Mrs. Nene D. Workman, R. L. Plaxico, C. C. Giles, H. L Eichelberger, I. Mac Adair, L B. Dillard, Tom Addison, R. P. Ham er, Brooks Owens, Dr. C. Bynum Betts, W. C. Baldwin, Sam Mc Crary, H. C. Layton, Lynn Coop er, James P. Sloan, Russell Coop er, B. Hubert Boyd, W. M. Mc Millan, J. C. Thomas, John W. Finney, J. W. Anderson, R C. Adair, J. L. Arnold, Kenneth Baker, T. Heath Copeland. Wm. J. Henry, J. J. Cornwall, Hugh S* Jacobs, I. C. McCarley, Dillard Milam, Jr., Guy Tumblin, Tench P. Owens, C. E. White, P S. Bai ley, Robert M. yance, L. N. War den, C. W. Anderson, Jack Red, Dr. D. J. Woods, Dr. J. W. Davis, L. S. Redldeck, Robert F. Black, A. B. Blakely, L. E. Cason. The club also adpbted a reso lution memorializing the Presi dent and Congress to act in the matter of Japanese textile im ports,’ whcih is published in an other column. Joanna Club The Joanna club named as its officers: President—Earl Sineath.* Vice-President — James Simp son. Secretary—W. W. Niver, Jr. Executive Committeeman — John M. Ross. Delegates elected to attend the county convention were: Jhon M.. .. , . , Ross; G. N. Foy, Earl Sineath, W. I ™ nn < ! r T 1 * gam t elect * W. Niver, Jr., Carl Franzen, Rolfe I S ^ eri,f 1 P led «* to conduct the Clark, J. L. Clark, R. G. Carr, ° n h ‘ gh P lane * Norman Floyd, W. C. DobbinsJ shal * ^ pl u eased to „ have an y° ne Jesse Hawkins, Nonnie B. Clark, f vls,t the /h«iffs office at any and Lossie Mae Willingham. A l-i time ’^ sta y 83 as the y ternates are Clisby Templeton and Cecil Bishop. Joanna Honors Twenty-Year Group sRSL . Wmk 7 cf I m ? Court of General Sessions Closes After 3-Day Term Manslaughter Charge Brings 10 Years * * 1511. v % ■m aa % f v ! Laurens. Feb 22—James Leake, i alias Junior Wright, 40-year-o’,a i Laurens county Negro, was sen I tenced to ten years in prison hen Wednesday as the February ter [of Laurens county criminal court ; Madden, violation "of liquor Tiw; slaughter and reckless homicide; Harold Parks, murder; Earl Grif fin, violation of liquor law; Mc- Kinle'y Moseley^ violation of li quor law, fourth offense; Lester ■ Ini' came to an end. Leake was indicted on a cha of murder but the state aecep a guilty plea to the lesser chragi , of manslaughter The charges grew out of the Thomas C Grant, housebrekaing and larceny; Robert L. Mobley, driving while under the influ ence, Second offense; Furman Baker and Donald R. Baker,' breach of trust and grand lar- The club endorsed John M. Ross for state executive committeeman of Laurens county. Hopewell Club Richard Buford, president. Hugh B. Workman, vice-prsei- dent. W. P. Dickson, secretary-treas urer. J. Roy Crawford, executive committeeman. Delegates to the county conven tion: M. A. Cannon. J. Roy Craw ford, W. P. Dickson. Crow Hill Club President—J. T. Hollingsworth. Vice-President—Jim Hugh Aus tin. Secretary-Treasurer — Joseph H. Shealy. Executive Committeeman—W. W. Watkins. Dclegates-to the county eooyen- tipn: Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Aus tin, Mr. Shealy, Martin Boyce. Al ternates: Robert Hollingsworth and W. T. Boyce. The Cross Hill club adopted a resolution which may be found in another coilumn. Mounivillo Club President, G. C. Watts. Sec.-Treas., J. S. Winebrenner. Exceuitve Committeeman, Wal ter F. Lynch. Delegates to county convention: Lucius F. Bums, H. W. Bryson, John M. Simmons, George S. Wham. No Reports From Others A number of clubs in this area did not meet or failed to report results of meetings. Among them are: Clinton Mill, Lydia Mill, Ren- no, Shady Grove, Long Branch, Langston. wish. They will always be wel come. As formerly, I shall be a. tive in the enforcement of t law, but I shall be equally con cerned to see that those who are taken into custody are treated kindly and with compassion. 1 pledge to serve every part of the county faithfully, and to cooper ate and work with the police de partments of our cities and towns.” | I 1 I Long-time wnployw of Joanna Cotton Mills were honored Saturday evening when a banquet was bald in their honor. Ten, fifteen, and twenty-year employees were recognised. The twenty-year group is shown above. Silting: Mrs. Helen Bosard. Mrs. Vadie Campbell. Mrs. Willie Mae Flow. 2nd row: Mrs. Dora Lewis, Mrs. Helen Evans. Mrs. Margaret Taylor. Mrs. Louise Cole. Clare Jenkins. 3rd row: W. O. Hueble. Lawrence Jenkins. J. H Malpass. 4th row: Vernon Garner, R. E. Greene, J. Norman Floyd. Louis Murphy, B. W. Taylor. Absent whra photo was made: Mrs. Leone Evens. B. E. Norris, end E. E. Norris. shotgun slaying of Joe Turner, Veny; and Rufus S Madden, dnv- Nl'gro,'near Gray Court last Dec.lirtg while under the influence, 10. After questioning the defend second offense, ant at length about_ the circum- Cases put on the contingent stances leading up to the-slaying.! docket . Bell, driving while Judge J. Henry Johnson passed unc ier the influence, second of- sentence, saying the slyaing was f ense ; Albert M. McWhirter. dnv- one of the worst cases of man- n jg vvhile under the influence, slaughter' he had ever tried se cQnd offense; Bobby Cothran, Leake and his victim had quar housebreaking and larceny; Chas. reled over a woman !Giles, obtaining goods under false Leake is also wanted in N«w j pretense; Leonard Scott, dispos- York state for a violation of a mK Q f property under hen; James Delegation Agrees To Pass Bond Issue Bill; OKs Paving in Clinton Payment of Two County Notes Creates Financial Press Religious Emphasis Week At College Set For March 12-t6 Three Presbyterian leaders of the state will direct the annuel Religious Emphasis Week at Pres byterian College on March 12-16. Dr. John McSween, of Clinton, i outstanding retired minister and former president of PC. will be the main speaker for the occasion Directing classroom and dormi tory discussions will be the Rev. Henry B. Mobley, pastor of Rock Hill’s Oakland Avenue Presbyte rian church, and the Rev. Chal mers F. McCutchen, pastor of the First Presbyterian chiirch of Lau rens and a PC alumnus. Dr. McSween has chosen as his ^theme “What Seekest Thou”, bas- ihg it upon the favorite Bible verse of PC founder the Rev. Wil liam P. Jacobs: ’’Seekest thou great things for thyself, seek them not.” . Paul Culbertson Candidate For House Of Representatives Kiwaniqns Hear Reports On Youth Work In City The Clinton KiwunU dub heard a report on youth activRiea at their regular meeting last Thurecty night. Eddie Sweat representing the Thomwell Key club and Jimmy Her representing the Clinton school Key club reported on the progress of their respective units. Theee being projects of the Kiwanis dub during 1055. Lewis Wallace spoke on yhe work being done in the local coun cil of Bluebirds and Campfire girls. He pointed out that there ace three districts with a total membership of 380 girls. This rep resents an increase of 118 mem bers since its formation in 1053. The girls hvae a regular schedule by which they progress up the ladder of Campfire events. J. Win ton Curtis gave the re port on Scout work in the Clin ton area. It was pointed out that although scouting has been active here for many years, that they continue to grow. At the present time there are three Cub packs that are divided into eleven Dens. Denmothers, who are usually mothers of the boys, carry on this work. Curtis stated that Clinton now has four troops for white boys and one negro unit. He stressed tbs ccntfeued need for adult leadership in all phases of scout work. , Russell Cooper told of the plans to move the lights from the Flori da St. school to the Little League field by the Recreation commis sion. This would enable much of the adult population to see these games this year. He told of the different leagues and how the boys progressed through the program. Berry McSween gave some of the history of the recreation com mission and the work they are doing. It was pointed but that the commfosion is now operating an a budget of $4,800 per year. The expenditures for 1965 were listed as follow*:JlWn age canteen $270, Bluebird - Campfire supervision W. Paul Culbertson is announc ed today as a candidate for the House of Representatives from Laurens county. Mr. Culbertson, 37, attorney of Laurens since 1951, is a graduate of the University of South Caro lina, receiving his law degree in 1951. He is married to the former Miss Ruby Jones of Woodruff, and they have three childme. His brother, C. B. Culbertson, director of the South 'Carolina Aeronautics Commission, is a for mer member of the House from Laurens cuonty (1948-50). Upon making his announce ment, Mr. Culbertson issued the flolowing statement: “It is my purpose to offer my services to the people of Laurens county sa a candidate for the House of Representatives in the forthcoming election. Having $180, transferred to building ac count of Bluebird-Campfire $1,-1 spent the greater portion of my 811, Underwrite American Legion I life in Laurens county, it is only ball team $300, other baseball cov-( natural that I am vitally concem- ering four leagues and 273 boys was $2,561, and midget football was $817, making a total of some $5,940. 1 Dick Templeton wound up tha program by pointing out some of the youth projects that the Ki wanis had undertaken during 1955. Before the program got under way, a group from Thomwell en tertained with several vocal selec tions. They tagged themselves the Three Hits and • Miss. The group wea made up ot Mbs Jean Kearse, Eddie Sweat, Jimmy Morris, and Howard Lucas. They are vised by Mias Luva McDonald. ed with the welfare of its people This decision wsa prompted solely by my desire to use such ability as I possess to promote the pros- periyt of our county. . “I am convinced that our coun ty and our state face a crisis which has been unequaled since the days of the Confederacy. Our social and educational structure is being challenged as never be fore. If we are to preserve our way of life, it is fundamental that w* approach the complex prob lems with which we are confront ed calmly, resolutely and pray- refully. If elected, I pledge my efforts to that end.” The Laurens county delegation at a meeting Monday morning acted on two matters brought be fore the group. It agreed to push through by! Wednesday a $290,000 bond issue bill passed in the Senate by Sen. | Ralph T. Wilson last year and > which has been hanging fire in| the House this year; it also gave the go ahead signal to a'street improvement project in Clinton which had been held up by a let ter they had sent to the state highway department. The repre sentatives promised unanimously to get the bond bill thurogh the House by Wednesday of this week. County Treasurer Sam M. Lea- man appeared before the delega tion and said that unless the bond issue bill was passed immediately the county would not be able to pay off salaries, wages and other running expenses after kdarch 1. , He said that-two notes aggregat ing $150,000 with interest were coming due March 1 and that it would take practically all the money which the county has available for such purposes to pay it off. The bbnd issue, he point ed out, was needed to teplace the $150,000 which was due on the notes so that the county could continue to operate. “Unless I can get the money I won’t have a dime to pay anything,” he said. Apparently unwilling to rush the bill through. Representatives King Dixon and C. L. Milam sug gested several alternate solutions, including renewing the notes in full or in part, but Treasurer Lea- man exhibited a letter from the two banks holding them, one in Laurens and one in Greenville, which he said led him to believe that they would expect payment on the due date. (A banking au thority said yesterday that under the statutes tax anticipation notes such as these are not subject to renewal). The treasurer said that when the delegatino had pledged itself to pass the bond issue last year, it was on the strength of this pledge that he had negotiated the notes, and that the pledge was in corporated with hte noets. After a lengthy, and at times caustic, discussion Sen. Wilson, who was presiding without a vote, brought the matter to a head. “I have fulfilled my pledge by passing the bill in the Senate. That’s all I can do. All I am ask ing you to do is to carry out our pledge,” he said. Rep. Wasson spoke up and sqid he was ready to carry out pledge. After discussing further the' wording of the motion to meet the situation confronted by the treas urer, the representatives agreed by what Chairman Wilson an nounced was a unanimous vote that the bill would go through im mediately. Rep. Dixon made the motion and Rep. Milam gave, it a second. The bond issue bill is one that took the place of another one passed in the senate earlier last vear which was declared unsal able by bond attorneys after the House had tacked on several amendments.„>The money to be derived from the bonds was to be used for highway work, repairing the court house and for all def icits accrued or to accrue by July 1, 1955. The $150,000 notes were negotiated to pay certain press ing items which had been pro vided for in the bond issue bill Clinton Strwt Work Mayor Hugh Eichelberger of Clinton presented a Clinton street problem. He said he was accom panied by two other members of the city council, James P. Sloan and H. C. Layton. Contemplated construction work on Adair street leading to the new high school and sidewalk paving on other streets had been held up and he was asking for re lief so that the work could get started in time for the school to open, he said. It later developed that the House delegation had sent a letter some time in Febru ary to the state highway depart ment demanding that road con struction of farm to market roads, in which these streets had been incorporated, be done by con tract to the lowest bidder. This letter, he said, held up an agree ment made in January between the highway . department and Clinton city officials with the pa- proval of Sen. Wilson to-have the Mrs. Taylor Accepts School Post In Brazil Mrs. George W. Taylor, bursar at Presbytreian college, has'ac cepted a position at a Presbyte rian Bible School in Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil. She will leave for Brazil about July 1. Formerly serving at ths isame work done by Gus Blakely, a Clinton contractor, working through the supervisor’s office. Sen. Wilson explained his posi tion in the transaction. He said that on a telephone call from Clinton he had goen to the high way department in Columbia and prevailed on the department to approve the Clinton plan in view of the fact that Suprevisor Blake ly had told him ithat he did not have the available time and equipment to do the work. It had been customary, he said, for the supervisor to do such work and the highway department to reimburse him. 'Councilman Sloan said that ev erything was going along fine un til some “shenannigans" got start ed by a contractor in Greenwood. Rep. Dixon took exception to the remark and said that the dele gation had not been guilty of any “shenannigans.” Sloan replied that the delegation aided - wjt abetted it by "signing that reso lution.” Rep. Robert C. Wasson said that when he signed the letter he didn’t know of anything going oil in Clinton. Representaitves Dix on and Milam said that they knew nothing about Blakely doing the work, but said they would go alon&- The discussion closed without a motion but* with the general un derstanding that the -delegation agreed unanimously that Mr Blakely could proceed with the work. Rep. Wasson confirmed aftc» the meeting that the House dele gation had withdrawn from the Senate for revision the7bill they had sent over providing for a vote of the people on the question of putting the schools of the county under the Superintendent of Edu cation. Mr. Wasson said he did not have a copy, of the revisions available for publication. He said that he had sponsored the motion to withdraw it and tha tthe other two members had agreed. Mr Milam, he said, agreed on condit-' ion that there would be no delay in re-introducing it. Reese, non support; Dial Chap pells, non support; and Jack Bai- lew, escaping from public works. Cases nol pressed: John Arnold, George Dorn, James Alexander, Jerry Ballew. escape from public works; George B Patterson, as sault with intent to kill and carry ing a concealed weapon. parole from Sing Sing penitenti ary. The trial of two young white men on four indictments, each charging housebreaking and lar ceny and receiving stolen goods, consumed most of the afternoon. The men, Marvin Godfrey and James W. Ridings of Spartanburg county, pleaded not guilty on all counts and they stood trial witlf- out an attorney, with Godfrey act ing as spokesman for the pair A third man, Paul.-{jodfrey, also named in the indictments, is in the state hospital and was not tried at this term of court. The jury, after brief delibera tion, returned a verdict of guilty on all four counts of housebreak ing and larceny. Judge Johnson sentenced the youths as follows, housebreaking and larceny, one year, suspended after service of four'‘months and probation for five years; house breaking and larceny, 18 months, suspended after service of seven months, and probation for five years; breaking and entering and grand larceny, two years suspend ed after service of 10 months, and probation for five years; breaking into the church and grand lar ceny, 30 months, suspended after service of 30 months, and proba tion for five years. The judge specified that the sentences were to run consecu tively, not concurrently, and this means that the two young men must serve a total of 34 months. A case involving three other young white men which began Tuesday was concluded quickly Wednesday morning when the jury found the two defendants guilty. The third youth had pleaded guilty and had testified for the state. The trio was charg ed with larceny and receiving stolen goods. Billy Calvert, who pleaded guil ty, was sentenced to 18 months, suspended after service of three months and probation for two years. J. D. Lipford was given two years, suspended after service of one year, and probation for three years. D. W. Smith was sentenced to three years, suspended after ser vice of 15 months, and probation A number of city officials at- for four years. A probation from j tended the annual South Carolina a four-year sentence in an earlier ; Municipal Association meeting m case was also revoked in Smith’s' Spartanburg early in the week, case. Mayor Robert F. Wagner, of New Other Case* York, was the guest speaker for ' Other cases were nol pressed, the banquet on Monday evening. Exchange Club Hears Talk By Sgt. Bailey a m m ■■ ■ « 0 » “Automobile drivers in South Carolina are not driving die best they know how,” said Sgt. Hoyt Bailey, of the public relations de partment of the South Carolina highway department Monday night in addressing the Exchange club. “A better attitude toward driv ing,” he said, ’would decreese ac cidents seven per cent.” Sgt. Bailey gave several pointer* that'will promote better driving: obeerve stop signs, don’t weave from side to side of the road, ketp eyes on the road, don’t drive too close to car in front. I “While driving at 46 miles an hour, it will take you 140 to 160 feet to stop; 70 miles an hour speed will require 360 feet to stop.” Last year 143 more people were killed on South Carolina highways than in 1954, he said. Highway department official* are doing everything they can to make highways safer, Sgt. Bailey said, including better law enforce ment. education, and improved roads He showed drawings of newly-approved “access roads” and explained how they would contribute to making highways safer ■"In the last analysis,” Sgt. Bail ey said, “it’s up to the drivers to make highways safer” ■High School Seniors Plan Annual Trip MRS. GEORGE TAYLOR station from 1919 to 1943, when she returned upon the death of her husband, she will be house mother at a girls dormitory and treasurer and dietitian at the school. Mrs. Taylor’s assignment came as a result of an emergency caus ed by furloughs and transfers of personnel at the mission post. She has held her position at the college since 1944. Highlighting the annual trip of the senior class of Clinton high school to Washington. D. C„ will be an overnight boat excursion up the Chesapeake bay. This is only one of the enjoyable events that will take place during this five-day event, March 18-23. On the trip, planned and conducted by the Seaboard Railroad, the class will visit Richmond, Wil liamsburg, Annapolis, and Mount Vernon. Chaperones will be Miss Fran ces Sheely, Miss Bernice John son, teachers, and R. P Wilder, principal. • * City Council To Meet Next Thursday The March meeting of city council will be held next Thurs day, March 8, at 7:30 p. m, it has been announced. City Officials Attend Meeting continued, or put on the contin gent docket. These included: . Cases continued:- Archie R. Those attending included Mayor Hugh L. Eichelbergeri Chief of Police B. B Ballard, B. R. Austin, Young, driving while under the superintendent of the water and influence, second offense; Chrales, light department, William Brooks B. Patterson, diving while under Owens, city clerk and treasurer, the influence, fourth offense; Alderman James P Sloan and F. Easton D. Jerry, driving while un- M. Boland, Jr. Fire Chief Wyman der the influence, third offense; Shealy and J. M Lowe, police- Joel Miller, invountary man- man. College^ Has Scholarships ForTuperior Students PresbyteriairCollege once more offers its Founder’s scholarships to high school seniors of superior intellectual achievement. Presi dent Marshall W Brown announc ed today. Eight grants, covering four years of study and ranging up *o $1,500 each, will be awarded qualified students entering PC at the start of the 1956-57 session next September. In addition, valedictory schol arships again are being made available to first-honor graduates of accredited high- schools, i and ministerial candidates of Protest ant faith may apply for ministe rial scholarships. These grants amount to $400 each for the four years of study. The Founder’s scholarships, to be awarded competitively to eight high school seniors on the basis of intellect, leadership and charac ter, will pay each student up to $375 per ydar for his four year* of [study at Presbyterian college. High school principals have been provided detailed informa tion and application forms on the awards, and the daedlme for ap plying is March 10. All high school seniors are eligible to take the preliminary tests, from which group 20 students will be selected to visit Prsebytenan college cam pus for interviews and other tests. Final decisions will be s made on the basis of this visit. President Brow n, in announcing the 1956 grants, said. “I believe the combination of Founder's, Valedictory and Minis terial scholarships offers a broad program of assistance to students of superior intellectual ability and earnest scholastic purpose. We are pleased .to provide these young high school graduates greater op portunities to fulfill, through higher education, the promiM they have shown in past endeav ors.” —TV./-