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// ■ L : Pagf Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLEl I /' ' , Thursday, August 9, 1956 Former Clinton Boy Held For Trying Bohk Holdup not know at first whgt was taking place. _ ^ Young Lawrence ‘ was linked to the case by Children’s Court Pro bation Officer Edward rThomas. Thomas had talked to J^torance earlier Friday morning and had asked him to return that after noon. When Thomas heard of the at tempted holdup and,the note writ ten on yellow paper taken from a legal scratch pad, he noticed A 14-year-old former Clinton The boy was taken into custody boy is being held in Spartanburg at the Children's Court office in for attempting to hold up a Spar- the Spartanburg county court tanburg bank Friday morning. 'house about 2 o’clock Friday af- The boy. James Walton Law- ternoon, some four hours after the rence, Jr., moved sometime ago attempetd robbery.- with his parents to Landrum, but Federal agents John Mun and i p ar f a page from such a recently hsa been Hying with rela- John O’Hara and city detective lives here. chief Howard P Smith picked the u S District Attronev Joseph toy U P- H ‘‘ was taken to city hall Y. Hines said Saturday a hearing where he admitted guilt, police be'.orc federal Judge C. C. Wyche said. would be held before the regular Bank officials said a young boy October term of court for the boy, pushed a note across the ledge at charged with violation of federal the window served by- bank teller bank robbery statutes Mrs* Mildred Arthur. Young Lawrence was being held The note said: ’‘This is stick-j _ , under $5,000 bond in the Spartan- up. Put money in something and Lancaster Preacher burg jail after admitting pushing don’t make any signal I have a a note demanding money through gun on you and hurry up.” a teller’s cage at the Commercial \i rs Arthur read the note and National Bank there Friday morn- quickly passed it to Joe Box, Jr, ing. teller at ah adjoining -window’. Hines said a^ soon as his office Mr Box turned in an alarm and completes its investigation, he will the boy fled. confer with Judge Wyche *and the His escape w.is aided by the fact latter will set a date for a hear- that the bank was crowded at the’ ing. time. Bank officials said they did Town oi Clinton - Featured On TV From Spartanburg The town of Clinton was fea tured on the program, "Town Meeting,” over WSPA-TV, Spar tanburg, Tuseday evening with a number.of local men taking {part. The master of ceremonies in pad in his office had been torn 1 troduced Hugh L. Eichelberger, off. - • | who told of the city administra- Police were notified and were] lion, Clinton facilities, highways, waiting in Thomsa ’office when opportunities and people. James young Lawrence returned. I E. Wolfe, president of the Cham- Thomas was quoted as saying, j the boy told him he wanted the' f c ^ lvlties 5^ I court to take him out of his home, j ber of Commerce, spoke on the the organization, business and civic affairs. Claude Crocker, industrial relations di rector of Clinton and Lydia Cot- 1 ton. Mills, spoke on industry, giv- i ing statistics as to textile p'roducj 1 tion and payrolls. Richard Sheffer, of Thornwell, a student at Florida State uni versity. Tallahassee, and a gifted musician, rendered a piano solo. Dr George C. Bellingrath, aca- Re\. P A. Beasley, pastor, ^ n "Jdemic dean at Pjesbyterian col Conducting Revival Bishop J E. Evans, of Lancas- ' ter, is conducting a revival meet ing at the Church of God of Prophecy on Sloan street. The vties the public to attend the ser vices which began on Sunday, and will continue each evening at 7:30 through the evening of the 17th. GREENWOOD COLLEGE OF COMMERCE Greenwood. S. C. Phone 9-6235 Trai'n Quickly, Inexpensively For A POSITION IN BUSINESS Good salaries and attractive working conditions are offered by' business arid government offices — for TRAINED young business men and women. Courses offered Stenographic. Junior Accounting Secretarial Executive Secretarial # < * Advanced Accounting and Business Administration QQUALITY OF INSTRUCTION Approved for training veterans. We offer experienced instruction, limited strictly to-practical business sub jects.' Modern equipment. Well-lighted, airy classrooms. Ex tra-curricular activities, Co-educational. Free place ment sendee. VISIT THE SCHOOL TODAY dr write or phone - for Catalog and Application for Admission FALL TERMS OPENS SEPT. 4, m g J INCOMPLETE PROTECTION You can never tell how an accident will happen—or when. According to the National Safety Council, 25,000 Americans are in jured daily. To lessen the strain of medical expense caused by’ accidents, get ^itna Accident Insurance. S. W. SUMEREL AETNA-IZER 101 S. Broad St. Phone 80 lege, talked on educational insti tutions of Clinton, the public schools, Thornwell orphanage, Whitten Village and Presbyterian college, touching on the history of each. Allen Johnson, of Thornwell, 1 a ministerial student at Presby terian college, talked on Thorn well Orphanage. D. S. Templeton, recreational ! director, told of provisions and |progrmas for recreational aetivi- > ties among the youth of the city, pointing out the almost non-ex istence of juvenile delinquency. During the program views of the city, the mills, the swimming pools, Jokhna Mills, Presbytyrian ' college i and Thornwell were shown. Arthur Smith's Show Coming Tomorrow Night Bank-finance your new car and • When you pay for your new car with a bank loan, it is possible to save $75 to $150 on the cost of financing and insurance. For bank rates are reasonable. There are no hid den “handling” charges. And you select your own insurance company or agent. With a bank auto loan, you are free to shop for thlratst trade-in, for the exact make and modd caibyou want. The monthly pay ments can belarranged to fit comfortably into your budget, and you can take up to 3 years to repay.'See the bank before you buy — no red tape, and the service is prompt. 2G INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOl'NTS SEMI-ANNUALLY m. s. mini & xiiLju. £ S T A B l I S H E D 18 8 6 XjLd ([wUm* CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $625,000 MEMBER - FiDiRAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION -TV ! I Tomorrow' night at 8:15 at the Clinton Mill ball park Arthur Smith and his Crackerjacks, will bring one of the finest shows of its type ever to play Clinton. The show is-loaded wi th the best hill billy entertainers in the business. Arthur himself, one of the most versatile guitar players in the South, heads the group composed of his brother, Ralph, Tommie ■Faile, and others. Clyde ‘Cloudy” McClain, one of the foremost weather prophets, will be on hand to act as master of ceremonies. Included with this fine show will be a TV Talent Hunt con ducted by Arthur Smith with the winner being awarded a trip to Charlotte to appear on his TV show and-a chance to compete in the finals for a $500.00 prize. Sev eral outstanding acts have been selected to appear on the program. The local Junior Chamber of Commerce is the sponsor of this show and they guarantee every one a good show. Tidkets may be secured from any Jaycee member. D. A. Yarborough, Jr. Receives Discharge Friends of D. A. Yarborough, Jr., will, be interested to know he received his discharge from the army at Fort Jackson the past week and has joined Mrs. Yar borough and their children, Hugh and Virginia, here. He has been in service two years' and was stationed in Paris with a signal corps from where ; he flew to the states. He plans to resume his education at Clem- son college this fall. Subscribe to THE CHRONICLE V YOUR PROGRAM Last Day Today Aug. 9 MurHUNNICUTT © Monday-Tuesday THE WONDER SHOW OP THE WORLD m ****** i.*****’* ********„„ „*„ UECHTAHD LANCASTER Present Aug. 13-14 Friday-Saturday Aug. 10-11 STAR IN THE DUST (Technicolor Western) With JOHN AGAR and MAMIE VAN DOREN CXJMEDY CARTOON Coming Attractions EDDIE DUCHIN STORY ************************** QUPT . TONY MUTfltHTIS GINA imiKiiiirVv ************************** AWAY ALL BOATS BHWANI JUNCTION COLOR by D« Lux* ************************** AJMSwrinf KOT JURADO ■ THOMAS GOMEZ Wfc JOHN WUO MINOR WATS08 kk w b, CAROL REED lb, JAMES HILL faMitobrJMKItWBI i by UAMOUOEN BSMM nowcnoM me I am UNTO) AJ0HB Present Council Has Last Meeting Of Two Year Term The final monthly meeting of the present city council,w r as held Monday night and, in addition to passing a resolution to construct a new water plant for Clinton (which is reported in another col umn), acted on a number of oth er matters to wind up its two- year tenure. Probably the most important was a resolution to pay off before September 1 the balance of the city’s note indebtedness of $15,- 000. This .was the remaining amount outstanding on an origr inal indebtedness of about $60,000 which had been on the city’s books for many years. A like amount was paid off last year. The city has been urged for sometime by representatives of bond houses and other financial institutions to clear the city’s books of this indebtedness in ord er to improve the city’s credit rating. Council raised the amount to be I paid for out-of-city fire calls to $100. A cash deposit of that amount must be made by those desiring such service from the city, or permission for payment must be included -in the applicant’s fire insurance polidy. The responsibil ity rests upon the property own er to negotiate with the city in the matter. An application for a sewer line in the vicinity of the c Beacon Drive In restaurant-and the Dun lap property was referred to the utilities committee of council. Council agreed to issue a quit claim deed for a street that was never built in the former Owens property in the northeastern sec tion of town. Council, recently ac cepted a deed to CaK(\yoll street to replace the former deed. The mayor and clerk ^vere di rected to issue agreement and sign documents relating to rights- of-way for ^ pipeline to the Ply wood plant and Cincinnati Floor Mfg. Corp., near the western city limits. An ordinance was. adopted to prohibit the sale and use of fire-i works in *1% city limits. Spark lers, roman candles, and cap pis tols were excepted. A 1955 .ordinance relating to dogs in the city was called to council's attention and better en forcement was requested. It was stated that barking dogs have been the source of complaints by resi dents in recent weeks. The ordi nance was ordered published again. The monthly allowance for councilmen was raised to $35 from $25. Expenses for extra meetings were abolished. This provision is effective with assumption of office of the new council. The finance committee was giv en authority to act in negotiating a new contract with Irby Ferguson in connection with his lease of the abbatoir property. This is to al low Mr. Ferguson to enlarge the business to include a m^at packing project. City attorney was given author ity to adjust paving assessment on L. L. Copeland property through which the city has a right-of- way. Council directed that the ac celeration of all paving assess ments on the books of the town on which two or more payments are delinquent made August 2, pursuant to the instruction of council at its July meeting be and is hereby confirmed. This refers to orders issued by council to the city attorney to proceed with the collection of the whole amount due on paving assessments if install ments due were not paid by a cer tain date. A report of the July financial operations of the city by Clerk and Treasurer W. B. Owens show ed that the city’s income was $39,- f2T.tr, an3 disbursements $37,- 679.99. Mayor Hugh L. Eichelberger presided over the session with the following councilmen present: Frank M. Boland, ward one; S. A. Pitts, ward two; Harry C. Layton, ward three; James P. Sloan, ward four; and James C. .Craine, ward six. Councilman George W. Bag- well was absent. . Terms of the present mayor and councilmen expire on August 31. On September 1 former Mayor Joe P. Terry and former councilman Woodrow Wilson will assume of fice replacing Eichelberger and Bagwell. Terry, and Wilson were present at Monday’s meeting at the request of Eichelberger. Oth er councilmen were reelected. Former Clintonian On Extensive Tour Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Miller of Saudi, Arabia, are on a ‘jround the world trip.” Mrs. Miller is the.former Grace League Conner, daughter of Mrs. R. M. League and the late Mr. League of this city. They left Saudi the first of July, have spent a month in .India, and have visited many other places, including Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and are now in Japan, after which they will visit Hawaii. Mr. and Mrs. Miller will land in California about September 15 where they will visit the former’s mother and sister. After a tour of Western states they will spend some time here. Mr. Miller is connected with the Arabian American Oil compnay and is on a six months vacation leave. MURRAY GARBER’S DOLLAR DAYS THURSDAY-FRIDAY-SATURDAY " ' Ladies’ New Fall DRESSES Specially Priced—Sizes 7 to 24V2 Cottons—Rayons—Silks Ladies’ Fall Ladies’ Cotton BAGS r SUPS O. O • $*|.00 Regular $2.00 Value Sanforized ' Ladies’ Nylon HOSE 2 p r - f ° r $ 1 First Quality—New Colors Ladies’ PANTIES 4 pr* lor Ladies’ Beach ROBES Terry Cloth Ladies’ BLOUSES Fast Colors—Well Made Ladies’ New Fall SHOES Suedes—Calfs—Velvets Ladies’ SLIPS NYL0NIZED Ladies’ BERMUDA SOCKS' 2 pl lor Murray Garber's CLINTON, S. C.