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Volume LVIX
Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 24, 1958
Number 17
Clinton Mill Store Safe Robbed
Minstrel Is
Slated for
8 Tonight
For Benefit
Of Bond Fund
At Executive Committee Meeting Saturday
l
TV aafr ia tV (Untoa Mill Starr wa« pried open somnimr Satarday night and an naotfiriall) r*ii
•anted $2.Wa ia MUa aad rhaagr tafcrn. Katry into tV l-aildlag «a> rnadr thronxh hole* rat ia tV roof and
rrMBC. TV Vrak-la was disrnvrrrd by I. B. Reeder, maaager of IV store, early Saaday morning No
were obtained aad officer* are rowtiam i| their iavestigatioa.
Four Gindidates in Race
For County Treasurer
Three Eatries After Books Reopened
Wrecks Take Place
In Clinton Area
A minstrel featuring a east of
165 men, women, boys ^nd girls,
will be presented tonight (Thurs
day) at 8:00 o’clock in the audito
rium of Clinton High School.
The show will be spoasored by
the Band Boosters Club, and coop
erating in the event are the High
School, Academy Street School,
Hampton Avenue School, Junior
High, and the Joanna School
A program of skits, dances,
songs, and comedy will furnush au
entertaining evening for young and
old
The production is undei* the direc
tion of Mr» Jim Buzhardt and
Vernon Powell. Mrs Jim Von Hol-
len is musical director, and assist
Ing is Mrs. William Davis
Principals in the cast include
Vernon Powell. Thurston Giles,
Pinky Reddeck, Shirley Timmons.
Shorty Horne, Earl Rice, George
D. Ellis, Wm. Jacobs, Carl Cha
ney, Calvin Cooper, Earl Pitts, Jim
Tinman. Bob Horseman, ' Claude
Crocker, t. O. Edwards, Lonnie 1
Love, Dick Carter. Bill Stubbs, Ed (
Galloway, Gene Wilson, Haroldi
GallimAre. Jim Buzhardt, support
ed by a host of school boys and
girls.
Proceeds of the minstrel* will be
used to purchase music stands for
the Clinton High School band
Tickets are available from mem
bers of the band. McGee's Drug
Store, Dr Fred Holcombs office.
Young’s Pharmacy, Howard’s;
Pharmacy, sadler Owens P h a r- j
macy. Johnson Bros Super Market,
and may be purchased at the door
Pharmacy, and may be purchased
at the door
Here is a scene at the County Democratic Executive Committee meeting in Laurens 'saturd.iy : i n n i roeutnttei- vmed to re
open the books to allow additional entries to qualify for treasu er. The -itualinn ».is ere.t ed b\ Pie wiiliilraw.il «t s.tm M I ••.on.in. presi t
treasurer, from the race. He h is resigned the post to accept .1 business position in I aurens \t the left is W II ll.irlev, ,4 Laurens who made
the motion to open the hooks. On the right is T. F. 'smith ot the Tip Top precinct in Waterloo Township, who sought to table If (Hr* V motion
Smith’s motion was defeated by a 23 to 13 vote, and that Vote was arc• pied in reverse to adopt the Harley motion In the center is Mrs. Cam
line B ( ole.nan. secretary of the executive committee and the parlv organization, and K I Plasico of ( linton. Deniori me chairman of the
counts .—Photo b> Dan Yarborough.
Gen. Clark To Speak
Tonight In College
IR Week Observance
Four candidates ar* qualified for
entry M tV rare fur treasurer of
Lnuri— County following reopening
of the boot* by the Democratic ex
ecuuve committer Saturday.
Up In proas time Wednesday, the
t andidatr list tnduded George 3
Adair, Alien Coleman. Posey W
t opeiand. and Herrboi W Wilson
TV entry IwU had clowrd when
Sam M Lraman present treasurer
aad one of two ramhdatas for the
(mat. withdrew WKb only one can
didale remaming the committee
voted to reopen the books for quali
fication of additional candidates
Closing time is 12 noon Fndky
Mr Adair was one uf the two
anginal candidate* who qualified
for tV oifice He is the son of Mrs
John Y. Adair and the late Mr.
Adair, and resides with his mother
near Owing* He owns a small
farm is unmarried age 30 He was
employed by the county for nine
years, first as clerk and bookkeep
er in the tax collector * office, and
served six years as tax collector
until the office was absorbed by
the treasurer's office last June 30
Mr Coleman is a native of Green
wood County and has lived in Laur
em for 12 years He was formerly
connected with the Laurens Pas
leurumg Plant, but is now in the
wholesale milk buainr** He mat
nod the former Miss Virginia Cog
gins. daughter of If F. I ogguu,
farmer of the Maddr II and
they have four sons He is 37 year*
uf age. and is a mem Vi of New
Prospect bapti't Church
Mr Copeland is a farmer and a
trudrm of Clinton. He is a native
uf the Rei o wctioo. the son of the
lata Mr and Mrs. B F Copatand
A graduate of C Tot ILgh School,
he ba» liv.si hsue mod of his Lfe
'fa wife a the former Mas Sara
Butord. daughter of Mr* G. F Bn
lord and the late Mr. Buford of the
Hopewell section They have three
children
Mr W'il*on. 15 years old. u a
resident of the Trinity Ridge section
of the county, being a merchant and
farmer A graduate of Laurens High
School and Presbyterian College, he
is a member of the First Presbyte
rian Church of Laurens He is a
veteran of World War 11. Hu wife
i» the former Miss Mary Ellen
Abrams of tins county and they
have two children.
Several automobile collisions have
occurred In the Hinton area during
the past few days, aqgording to roc
oeds on file at the local police de
partment
Lee Smith, taxi operator, collided
with a car driven by Mrs Lonnie
B Tinsley last Tuesday hospitaliz
ing both drivers The accident oc
curred at the corner of North Adair
and Florida Street* at C 30 a m.,
damaging both cars romiderably
Laurens Attorneys Seek
New Trial In Kidnap Case
Laurens — Legal machinery has
been set in motion by defense attor
neys in an effort to secure a new
trial for three men now serving life
terms in the state penitentiary fol
lowing their conviction last year on
charges of conspiracy to kidnap a
Clinton child.
The men are Thomas D. Jacobs,
former Clinton printing shop owner,
and Jobie Shelton, Jr. and William
T. Hill, Clinton Negroes They were
convicted of conspiring to kiefnap
the four-year-old son of Robert
Vance. Clinton banker and indus
trialist. The eight-day trial was one
Cooper Motor Co.
Moves To Location
On E. Carolina Ave.
Cooper Motor Company has moved
to a new location on East Carolina
Avenue where the agency for Chrys
Mr. Dodge and Plymeuth anSamn-l
Mies and Dodge trucks will
m the future
TV new sde adjoins Me
and L W
of the longest in Laurens County
nistory. v
Acting on orders of Judge J. B.
Pruitt. Attorneys T. David Sloan
and Marshall Abercrombie, who de
fended the tfio, last week prepared
to obtain paupers’ oaths from the
three prisoners. Judge Pruitt said
last Tuesday at a hearing that he
would issue an order directing Lajir-
ens County to pay for a transcript
of the testimony and other costs
which the appeal to the state Su
preme Court would entail. No new
developments had occurred in the
ca.._* MondayT'the attorneys said, and
they stated they expected Judge
Pruitt’s order to be issued shortly.
At Tuesday’s hearing. Solicitor
William T. Jones, of Greenwood,
asked Judge Pruitt to vacate the
notice of intention to/appeal filed
following the trial by the defense
attorneys, since the appeal had nev
er been perfected
Mr. Sluan explained to the judge
that his clients did not have money
to pay for the transcript and Judgr
Pruitt then issued the order calling
for the paupers' oath *
Mr Sluai. Mid that already there
had been complain w Laurens
County at IV cost of the lengthjr
trial, but Judge
ream* v arcmmVd Mr ta
A nine-year-old Negro girl Betty
Jean Golden had her leg broken
Thursday at b p m when the ran
a front of a car driven by Robert
S. Blalock on South Broad Street in
the viciruty of Johnson Bros Gro
cery Officer* termed the see idem
unj voidable
Automahuc* occupied b) Tan Ray
and Mr and Mrs. R A. Steer col
lided Tuesday morning near the
Beacon Drive-In Restaurant on the
Whitmire highway Mr* Steer was
i txui'ed considerably when the door
of her car opened on impact and
| she fell to the pavement
Mr and Mr* Pierre Chandler
were injured Tuoday when a Clin
ton :axi driven by C W Rushton
skidded on wet pavement and
era-died into the Chandler car Both
car* were badly damaged Mr. and
Mr* Chandler are receiving treat
ment at Blalock Clinic. It was stat
ed that Mr Chandler will be dis
missed in a day or two, but that
Mrs Chandler, more* painfully in
jured, will remain at the hospital
for some time. Mr. Rushton. treat
ed at Hays hospital, was not
thought to be seriously injured.
Jackie Shealy, 4-year-old daugh
ter of the Harvey Shealys, suffered
a broken leg when she was hit by
her father's car -Friday afternoon
when he backed out of their drive
way at their home on Elm Street
in the College View section. The
little girl is at home after receiving
treatment at Hays hospital.
Registration Board
Meets At Lydia Today
TV I-a arm* (sum* Rrglatra
Uoa Board Is In stmImi today
(Thurodavl at l.ydla Cutlua
Mills
Headquarter* fur Ibe board are
at the rbulr. M wa* •luted
Friday, tbe board will mave la
the upper part at tbe room*,
meet lag at Mood vile prreiart.
Tbe «e*»taa today fallow* «tt
Uagt of tbe board earlier In- tbe
week at Jaaaaa. (Tiutao City, and
CHutan Mill*.
Do Maudav. tbe 2Mb. (be board
will begla a two week raatlaoeo*
at I be raurt boa*e la I .a a
General Mark Clark. high-rJnk
mg wartime military leader and
now pre*ident of The Citadel, will
address the Presbyterian College
student body Thursday in the* high
light of International Relataim
Week activities
He will appear at 11 a m in the
auditorium in Neville Hall a* the
closing speaker on the
which hrvan Monday
G Heyward Mahon. Jr. Gn
yiUr civic leader spoke at
mg session and Dr R David tJcks.
prufetsor of history at the l niver
ity of South 1 arolina and
dent at the South Carolina Histort
County Committee Opens
List In Race for Treasurer
MB MR
Mail Service On
Sunday Improved
By Added Dispatch
Vote Is 23*13 at Meeting Saturday
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m! F
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A»'Oct*t»oci sddri
armiM
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the stu
dent body on Tuesday morning The
general theme of the program.
*pumorrd annually by the PC In
lernaltunal Rrlalwn* Hub t* "Tbe
11 hanging borld of Interna:tonal He
' lattona **
In hi* address. General Clark a
expected to draw upon hi* expe
riencrv as a top trader of World
War 11 and a* commander of the
l mini Nation force* duratg the Ko
rean conflict,
Mir < *•
is left in the
Appro* at -if a m*
RegistraUea rrrtiftcatr* la be
ia tbe Demurratir prlmar*
■a June It man be dated mm or
befure May It. M was ponied sat
Lions Club Meeting
To Honor Baldwin
• Featuring the program of the
Clinton Lion.* Club Friday evening
will be the presentation of a “Cit
izen of the Year" award to W C
Baldwin
Mr Baldwin was recently named
as Citizen of the Year by the local
club for his work among the under
privileged of the community and
his leadershin activities at Bethany
Presbyterian Church near Clinton
The meeting will begin at 7 30 at
Hotel Mary Musgrove
Pitts Standing For
Redaction In Ward 2
S A i Chick i Pitts today an
rvumct-* his candidacy tor rewire
’ion as member of city council
, from ward two
Pitts, employed by the Seaboard
Railroad. completing Tu* second
two-year term a.* councilman from
.il.s ward
Wildlife diopter
In Monthly Meeting
The Siuth Carolina Wildlife Fed
eration of Laurens County held it*
monthly dinner nutting Tuesday
m.ht at Peck Cornwall’s Mary Lou
Ranch near the city
A number of farmers were invi-
htl guests and Walter H Schrader,
state fafm game restoration pro
ject leader, was the speaker
Scenic Bus Lux Pouma
%dutr *aid yesterday
To make this dispatch Mr Adair|$ ,%«
*a.d mail must he in the city rul | r.t.'e
lection hove* oy 3 45 p m or at the
post offic e by 4 ISS 1 i . . _ M
the bonks was by a 23 13 roll call
Star mute* and the Greenville VU | V Tbtryf ux at the county § M
t linton. Columbia highw ay poM of- precinct* were represented by their
ifee do im operate on Sunday also ; iU ral executive r., mm it teem an who
for some years now. Seaboard nak> up the county executive rtMU !
trains No 3 jnd No € do not have' rmttec
railway mail clerk* on Sundays .
’ | in • committee approved >*tghi
Tbe added mail service by bus «ite* for the camaign sia-akinn
will help to overcome the Sunday but the dale* and time will hr sr
defirirnry in outgoing mail service, ranged at a later meeting of the
Adair stated candidate* Site*' chosen were.
Labor Survey Is Planned
For the County on May 2
•d IA
•d J<t
I < baton No 2,
d t liMuo Mill
ram Hill C L
M L Mr Darnel
John II Rus*
Taylor of Lao-
Damian of L^u-
•od C Hill of
If Mariey uf
f Huffat etier uf
•ggins uf Mad
uv at Ml Olive.
M •untvOle, W
14 Tinsley of
Guy Smith at
eek* t proxy far
' ) at Wattaviile
i mng the books
f Rartuul.de
(tuai at i uuk %
'•ray
• rays
OUft
J I
The county wide labur «
in. planneil fuf May *? i
' "full speed ahead, it was
t«rda>
Already qirasiwNinair> >
| prepared fur mailing a*
*ive survey progresses
Ruvm
id yei
i uinne;
ve *ur’
!'trees to put ovc
Boa Chair mar G
* ,01
J
toy
the
by
II vote was
•mi «d (Tin
*u (hat the figure* obtained could
he used to inform possible new in-
natlabb* supply uf
INI
Tti
i.
County Polio Chapter Officers at Meeting
Leotherwood To Seek
Word 6 Council Post
Charles R (Chuck) Leatherwood
today announces his candidacy for
a city council seat from ward six.
Mr. Leatherwood is a teacher in
the Junior High School on Florida
Street. He also is driector of ath
letics at Clinton Mill and resides at
304 Gordon Street
Leatherwood is the second aspi
rant for alderman from, ward six,
James C. Craine, incumbent, hav
ing announce*! two weeks ago
Leatherwood, a native of Waynes-
vtlle, N. C. t ia a graduate of Fur
man University and Jus been teach
ing ia Clinton since 1952. first at
Academy Street School
AA AKEA MKFTING
The Cliaton group at Alcoholic*
Anonymous, will be hoot la the
Georg** Carolina aim
April r at *the
at 3 »
Th» o« he m «»oi
Aimed at acquiring more com " Gn* jv.nlji)i«- -
plete Aii accurate fgiures a> lo the ,or l -mn n- ■ ouniy
available labor force in Lauren* M * J 0,n ‘ chamber • ln • , .
County and surrounding communi ' , P r, " nl meet mg \pnl 11. |
ties, the survey is under the spon “ '* a * disigiuted Survey i
sor*hip of the Lauren* County De 1,1 ^** urws County
velopment Board I’resenl at th^ meeting w.-re
Both the Laurens and Clinton Jame * VgB HoUen ' PW» ,ll ent of the
Clinton chamber. Mr. Rhinney, I
| Tom Plaxico of Clinton. Dallas
! Dendy, and Hummel Harley of
Laurens, all Developnimt Board-
members. Dwigftt F Patterson.!
president of the La&rens Cham-j
her. and Henry M. F'arus. P W
McAlister, W T Bolt, and W J
Brown, all of Laurel^
Vnyone who does not ,et a <tue*
tionnaire through the mail is urg(*d
to come by one of the 16 places
over the county where forms are
available.
They are:
Laurens—Chamber of Commerce,
"linton Chamber of Cotu^igrce
Joanna—REA office Enoretv Ev
entt Poole’s Store. Ware Shoals—
Frank Boyter’s Insurance office.
Gray Court—.Bobo Bros Store. |
Cross Hill—Austin’s Store Gray
Court —Woodruff Gossett Store told!
Robert Harris Store). Hickory Ta
vern—Wasson’s Store
Also Princeton — Babb Bros.
Store Big Poplar—Coker s Store
Waterloo—Golding's Store’. Ren
no- -Glenn's Store. Cross' Anchor— 1
Dillards Store; Fountain Inn—J
W Cook Kellett M ifor Co Green
vie was defeated.
13 for. which allowed
rootMn to remain before
■
It * Store
Providence Students
To Present Operetto
An operetta Season of Happi
• or** will be prownted by pupil*
*1 Pro* mJtnrv hchml. Lytha an
f haw TWoday evomng April 2i at 7 W
f^gpunr* nf Thw puhhc m coedkaUp mvuod ha
athond
-J .ik.*m
the MaHe
>he house
Mr llarltw th<*n moved that his
motion lie .qproveil by the same
vote but in reverse order, which
the chair ruled carried by a voice
vote
The meeting was resided over by
R L Plaxico of Clinton. County
Democratic Chairman, who tokl the
committeemen that party rules
permitted the committee to reopen
the books to allow further filing
when there are only two candidates
and one of them dies or withdraw s
RMr Plaxico *aid that no provi
sion -was made in the rules for a
write-in vote in the primary, and
since the treasurer was an appoin
tive officer, his name would not ap
pear or the general election bal
lot. Consequently, here again, no
opportunity would be available for
writ e-in ballots.
The county treasurer is appoint
ed by the governor upon the rec
ommendation of the county sena
tor. find the primary vote is simply
a method of ^eucunng a nominee
The senator is not even obligated
to recommend the nominee in the
primary but such a practice is
usually followed Neither iS the,
governor obligated to appoint. the
nominee recommended by the sen
ator The treasurer is primarily an
officer of the -tate. with moed of
tu» 56.300 'alary being paid by the
state
Mr Harley n making hu motion
to m pen the book*, stated that
were V 'he senator be would durt-
gard tbv na m ng of a vom nev if the
book* were • o
would recommend to the
the appointment <4 whom In
ptewaed
Mr Marta** tn •econdmg Mac-
-age