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x Page Two THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, May 23, 1957 College to Award Degrees Presbyterian College will award three honorary degrees at its 76th comencement exercises on June 3, two honorary doctor of divinity degrees and one doctor of laws degree. The recipients are pictured above, left to right: the Rev. Allison Williams, pastor of Atlanta's Tridity Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Neill Truesdale, pastor of Aveleigh Presbyterian Church, of Newberry both doctor of divinity; and Douglas G. McRae, also of Atlanta, a Christian leader and television Sunday school teacher who serves as assistant superintendent of the Fulton County Public Schools, the honorary doctor of laws. Jury Awards $5,000 In 3-Vehide Collision Case 2 Girts Killed in 1955 Near Laurens Laurens, May 18—A jury in Laurens County court of common pleas Friday afternoon returned a verdict awarding damages total-1 ing $5,000 to Mrs. Oneida C. Gross as a result of a highway; accident June 3. 1955, in which j her daughter. Edna Roberta Cal-! lahan, was 'krlldd. Mrs. Gross, administratrix of. the estate of her daughter, j brought suit against H. Clifton Nelson, Charles "A. Senn and the Fountam Inn Milling Company., Young Nelson and Senn were drivers of automobiles loaded i with “feen-age'mirat—weie volved in a collisfon with the milling company truck on 1 the Greenville highway about four miles from Laurens. The Cal lahan girl was riding in the Nel son car. The jury assessed damages -against the three defendants as follows: Fountain Inn Milling Company. $1,000 actual. $3,000 punitive; Senn, $100 actual. $400 punitive; Nelson. $100 actual. $400 punitive. The jury returned to the court room with a verdict earlier in the day in which it awarded only punitive damages against the de fendants. However, presiding there could be no punitive dam ages unless there was also actual damages, and ordered the jury to reconsider the verdict. The first verdict also totaled $5,000 in dam ages. Judge Griffith denied motions for a new trial by attorneys for Senn and the milling company. Trial of the case consumed more than two days and witness es told conflicting stories as to whether the truck driver gave a signal that he was about to turn left. Senn’s car struck the truck first, and seconds later, the Nel son car crashed inlo it. Several winesses. including passengers in the cars, testified the cars were racing and were being driven kt J excessive rates of speed, j The accident occurred as the ’‘teen-agers were returning from a ninth grade picnic at Curry’s Lake near Gray Court. Another girl, Patricia Ann Landford, also died in the wreck. The trial, postponed from sev eral-terms of court, opened Wed nesday. ( Wednesday morning come to rest, and that the blinker light was burning. A truck driver, Arthur Owens, said he was headed toward Greenville when he saw the Fountain Inn milling truck mak ing cl turn into the side road with its blinker light on^ 3 Another witness, Wister' Chap man, an insurance agent, said he arrived at the scene of the acci dent just as the first ambulance was leaving. He told the court that he saw the signal lights burning on the truck. Jackie Pearson, driver of the milling company truck, took the stand to say that he turned on the blinker light before attempt ing to make the left turn and that he looked back and‘did not sec any cars behind him. He said the first he was aware of the two cars was when they struck his vehicle. He said he was traveling about 40 miles an hour until he started slowing down to make the turn. Donald Franks, a passenger in Nelson’s car, said he noticed the truck ahead of them but did not pay much attention to it. He said he did not notice that the blinker light was on. Arguments by the lawyers con sumed most of the session Thurs day afternoon. Outstanding Cadet BEST YOU Way tacA day (c a fruoawt tfefi tmmd tAt of yowt cOitOMU 3'. Interest Paid Semi-Annually On Savings Accounts h. s. miLEV 4 established N 18 8 6 TUI / (fctUm* CAPITAL AND SURPLUS S625.000 MEMBER - EEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION were Mrs. Gross, mother of the dead girl; Highway Patrolman B. A. Blume, who investigated the wreck and Ray Summerell and Mrs. Fred Burns, both who testi fied the cars involved.^ a 1950 Ford and a 1951 Dodge * were be ing driven toward Laurens about mid-afternoon at excessive rates j of speed about four miles north ! of Laurens on the Greenville highway. Young Senn testified Wednes day afternoon. He is now 17 years old and was 15 at the time of the accident. He denied he and the driver of the Dodge were racing, but estimated his speed at about 65 or 70 miles an hour when he pulled to the left to pass the mill ing company truck just as the truck was about to make a deft turn into.a side road. Senn’s car and that of Nelson, which was following, both crash ed into the truck and the two girls, both of whom were riding in Nelson’s car, were killed. Senn j denied his car was weaving back and forth.to keep the Dodge from passing. Qain Thomason and Nickie Zupp, passeigers in the Senn car, I b o t h answered affirmatively ! when asked if the two cars were I racing. Testimony Thursday mainly concerned the dsputed point as to whether the directional blinker light was being used by the truck as it attempted to make a left turn. Several witnesses Wednes day .including passengers in the Senn car, first to strike the truck, said they saw no indication the i truck driver was about to make a ieft turn. Thursday Frank C. Brooks, op erator of a grocery store where 'the crash occurred, testified that he was putting gas in a car when he heard the squeal of skidding tires. He said when he looked up both cars were on the left hand side of the road. He said the truck was making a left hand turn and he did not notice that its blinker light was burning. J Herman Power, operator of a farm machinery place about 150 feet from the scene of the crash, testified that he saw two cars go by 'fast” and then he heard the collisions. He said he did not see the actual carsh. He further testi fied, that he saw the truck behind the grocery store where it had TED DAVENPORT Ted Davenport, of Kinards, was awarded the superior cadet rib bon at military honors day obser vance at Clemson College on May 16 - ' The ribbon is awarded annual ly by the Department of the Arpiy to the ROTC cadet adjudg ed the most outstanding student in the freshman class. Ted is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Davenport and is a graduate of Clinton High School, where, in addition to other academic work, he was active in agricultural eourses and projects. He was president of the South Carolina Future Farmers Association in his senior year. Broad Street Bible School Begins Monday Beginning Monday, May 27, through Friday, the 31st, a five day vacation Bible school session will be held at Broad Street Methodist Church. Hours are 9 to 11 a.m. with all children, 4 through 11 years of age, invited to attend. Mrs. Allen Simmons will act as superintendent with the fallowing teachers: Mrs. W. R. Pitts, Jr., Mrs. Lewis Pitts, Mrs. Dillard Boland. Mrs. Julian *Bell, Mrs. George Reid, Mrs. Forrest Adair, Mrs. Roy Gasque, Mrs. Wilmot Shealy, and Mrs. Eugene Sim mons, with a number of high school girls assisting. Clinton-Lydia Mills Honor Graduates Honoring sons and daughters of Glinton-Lydia employees who will graduate this year from-High School and college, Clinton aijd Lydia Mills entertained at lunch eon on Friday in the ball the Mary Musgrove Hotel Those graduating from college are: L. R Campbell and Jot Aber crombie, son and son-in-law, re spectively, of Mrs. Hallie Camp bell, will be 1957 class graduates of Presbyterian College. ' ’ Richard Jacks, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Jacks, of Clinton, is a candidate for graduation at Car- son-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tenn. Graduates of Clinton High School will include: Clinton: Bet ty Alexander, ■ Linda Braswell, Dawn Campbell, Linda Dunaway, Shirley A. Dunaway, Frances Graham, Shirley Ivester, Lois Lever,' Martha J. Reeder, Dessie Roberts, Barbara A. Simmons. Mildred Suttles, Charlene Turner, Tommy Butler, Bobby Ginn, Jerry Joye, Freddie Samples, Alan Trammel, Henry Haupfear. • Lydia: Pat Fuller, Floy Dean Hamilton,’Barbara J. Moore, Bet ty Parrish. Ralph Cauble, Robert Fuller, Raymond Kuykendall, James Russell Trammell, AI Wil liams. Emily Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Bailey will gradu ate from high school at St. Cath erine’s Sehool, Richmond, Va., in June. Adorning the tables wei* long low bowls of yellow snapdragons and miniature chrysanthemums to carry out a yellow and green color theme used on the occasion. Adding to the decorative theme were displays of the mill products, mill insignias and photos of the charter members of the Old Tim ers Club. Luncheon music added to the festive occasion. Presiding as toastmaster was J. B. Templeton. Others who were on the luncheon program were the Rev. J. W. SpiWere who gave the invocation; Robert M. Vance welcomed the guests. The Rev. Johnathan Abercrombie replied to the address of welcome. Mr. Templeton introduced Dr. John W. Stevenson, English pro fessor at Presbyterian College, who gave a timely and inspiring address losing the subject, “You Life.” I ' ' P. S. Bailey, president of the mills, made congratulatory re marks. Mrs. C. M. Bailey pre sented scholarship awards for college. These awards which are being-presented for the first time this year include: Missis Martha Joan Reeder and Shirley ^nn Dunaway. Rev. J. P. Roquemore .pro nounced the benediction. Favors were aereo pictures of the mill for the guests’ scrap books. In addition to the graduates, guests were Miss Frances Shealy, R. P. Wilder, Miss Bernice John son, Rawlinson E, Martin, G. N. Foy, Mrs. W. L. Marshall, Jr., W. C. Neely, J. D. Hairston, D. H. Roberts and George M. Huguley. John L. Mimnaugh Oh cohstruction jobs, what happens when a pedestrian stumbles into wet cement, falls into an excavaton, or steps on a nail in a board? Sometimes serious injury and big lawsuits follow. Do contractors carry Liability insurance? Wm. J. Bailey Ins. Agency M. S. Bailey & Son Bankers Bldg. Phone 1246 Second Polio Shots At Bethel Church A clinic to give the second in a series of polio shots for colored children of the area will be held at New Bethel Colored Church Monday morning, May 27, begin ning, at 9:30. The church is lo cated just behind the John T. Young Store. About fifty received the first shots several weeks ago at the clinic held by the Laurens County Health Department. These should come for the second shots and anyone" who has not had the first shot may begin now, to receive the series. IF YOU DONT READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DON'T GET THE NEWS YOUR A woAmm k PROGRAM Last Day Today i May 23 "1 Restless! Breed I *1 BE ^ T* n * imia l HKum pu*u Friday-Saturday May 24-25 Deadly Mantis The Most Dangerous Monster That Ever Lived With: CRAIG STEVENS and ALIX TALTOM Wednes-Thursday May 29-30 "ndolphScott’X [JAMES CRAIGANGIE DICKINSON JOM TUCUI Unu«.lMEWaM* MMVCU |. IICHMt WHOtf ■ MIC’M »r MCKAtt l IMt Monday-Tuesday 19 May 27-28 KIM TURNED ;R0CK#R0LL WILD! [ -•tantagtfcipMMi pmrkMtan MAMIE VAN POSEN 1 LORI NELSON WELL DOLL 048*1957 v* Wc are proud of you on this great occasion. Graduates From Stetson Law School Friends here of Mr. and Mrs. James Paul Hahn will be inter ested to know that the former will graduate on Saturday from Stetson University Law School, St. Petersburg, Fla. Mrs. Hahn is the former Miss Ruby Jo Darr, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Darr of this city. Mr. Hahn- is a member of the honor court, vice-president of the senior class, member of the moot court team, president of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity and was chosen as the “Outstanding Sen ior” and was selected for “Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities.” The Rev. and Mrs. Darr leave today to attend the graduation and for a few days visit with their daughter and son-in-law. They plan to go to_Chicago the coming week to attend the Southern Bap tist Convention there. IF YOU DON’T READ THE CHRONICLE YOU DOIf’T GET THE NEWS Phone 74 Gospel Singing Sunday, Sacred Acres The regular Fourth Sunday Gospel Singing will be conducted at Sacred Acres on the Ware Shoals-Waterloo highway Sun day. May 26. at 2:30 in the after noon. Special features for the after noon will be the Gambrell Trio, of Waterloo, the Banks family, of Cross Hill, the Knight family, of Greenwood. There will also be congregational singing, solos, du ets, -trios, quartets, etc. All mu sicians and singers have a special invitation. The public is invited. Quality Meats Are Our Specialty TENDER Beef Liver ib. 39 c PAN READY — SALISBURY STEAK »47 c FRESH S. C. LARGE EGGS Doz. 45 C CORNFIELD—Fully Cooked CURED HAM Whole or Half «»69 c OUR MAKE — PORK Sausage 4 »45 c ALL MEAT Bologna lb. 59 £ Pitts Country Market PHONE 98 , w j. A Cool as a breeze — short- sleeved, open weave shirts. 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