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» (Fhc Clinton (Ehrmtirlp Vol. 60 — No. 34 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 27, 1959 Returning Lettermen at Clinton High School Here are the eleven returning lettermen around whom Coaches Tedards, Strock, and Jackson will build their 1959 Clinton High Red Devil team. In the photo at left are the veteran linemen, front row, Mack Gaffney, Mel vin Bailey and Delmar Hardman; back row: Joel McEl- hannon, Joel Cox, and Danny Lewis. In the photo at right are, front row, Kinard Littleton and Gary Sprouse; back row, Ricky Rhame, Philip King, and Charles Copeland. In Greenville County Prisoner Who Escaped Here Captured Tuesday THE COACHES Hob Strock. Kuu Tedards. Herman Jack ton Tedards Says Qinton High Looks For 'Pretty Good' '59 Team A Simpaonville man who escaped an officer Saturday at the Clinton t bus station was back in custody Tuesday. James W Brown was caught Tues day morning in the Fork Shoals section of Greenville County and was lodged in the Laurens County jail to await prosecution for' forgery He was arrested about noon by two Greenville County officers Co Hammond of the Boyd Hill Kr (Highway 252 from Laurens to Ware Shoals i reported that hr was outside his home yesterday at about • 30 a. m when a heavily-bearded man came out of the woods and walked to where he was working on a boot Mr Hammond said he suspected the man was the escaper Mr Hammond reported that the for tansportatiua to Foun- Mr Ham If we Can Mire ewr p renter and rf *ome of the new beys come threugh Citato* High School will have a pretty fair football team this (all. Coach Butt Tedort roftrti said veeterday fifty five »jrsity and Jnm ttty players were rr port mg lor practice this week, somewhat redur ed front a larger number that Mart ed the ■oastona ten days age S Tedards who Is hegianuig his third year at the helm of the Clmtan Bed Deeds, said "We dea l the depth recessary ta put out team unless surprising ml tabes place among some of the ys who came up from las tyear's im •We have one govd team." Ted- wed with hotter than average speed among the backs, only average speed for the line Towards said the team will be built around 11 returning lettermen from last year’s squad They in clude Phil King, quarterback; Chuck Copeland, fullback; Kinard Littleton. Ricky Rhame. and Gary Sprouse, halfbacks. Danny Lewis, end; Joel Cox and Joel McFlhannon. tackles; Delmar Hardman ana Mel vin Bailey, guards f We will pass more this year." Towards said. King, a junior, looks pretty good at quarterback, he said, and will be the passer. On the re ceiving end will be Halfbacks Lew is and Littleton, and Mack Gaffney, end. shifted from tackle. Chuck Copeland has been moved from end to fullback, and McElhan- non from center to tackle, which seems to be working out pretty good, said Tedards. Among the boys coming up, Leon ard White is being used at center, along with Duck Adair and George Sease. Roger Whitmire is working Kodoko Leaders Meet, Elect Officers pi A meeting of Camp Fire and Blue Bird leaders |n the Kadoka district was held on Monday evening. Officers were elected as follows: Mrs. Thomas F. Hollis, president; Mrs. William Johnson, vice presi dent; Mrs. Harry McSween, secre tary; and Mrs. B. Davidson, treas urer. The group will meet on the Last Monday of each month in the eve ning Committees wan appointed ware mada fas activities im dutnet director vMta the latter pert ef AT LiMRTT at larkW. Billy Puts end Billy Giron at guard. David Spoanr mid Paul Watts at end la the barkfMd * David Fstes M quarter. Cliff MrKittnrk at half bdrk. aad Kmth Stewart and Judge Vaughn M fullback Tedards w avststro in rear duties by Bab btrech. L/thus man Jackson January graduate of Prsahyteriaa Callage, whe complet ed six months army service this after •tailing for Before leaving Mr Hammond de •enhed la Ms wife the route he ptaa ned In follow aad asked her la notify the office of Lauren* Sheriff C. W Wwr He said that he drove stewty and made several steps, hoping some of the officers would catch up with TMF. MWCDiLt: Sept •. at York. Sept U. at Ware Shells. Sept ti. Abbeville at Clin tea; Sept S. Cheater at Cliatoa Ort 3. at North Augusta Oct. 9. Lancaster at Cliatoa. Oct It. at L’moo. Oct. a. at Spartanburg Oct M. Newberry at lliaten Nov A l-eureoft al Clinton Oct. 13. at Gaffney Kiwomons To Hear Of Football Prospects At Presbyterin College Football prospects at Presbyte rian College for the coming season will be reviewed by Head Coach Frank Jones at the final August meeting of the Clinton Kiwanis Club tonight (Thursday) Jones, ready to open his third campaign at the helm of the Blue Hose, was named South Carolina “coach-of-the-year” in 1958 for lead ing the PC gridmen to a 6-3-1 rec ord and the Little Three champion ship. He is a member of the local Kiwanis Club. Whew they were ua the Fork Shoals ltd M Greenville County, the Mkad Mr Hammond to far a minute The man gut out of the car. walked uHo the woods and startro running Hammond said hr went to Foun tain Inn and reported to officers the *>et where the maa had Qed. A slate constable notified the sher iff’s office of the car whrih Brown had been riding Officers were sent to that area and the arrest resulted KARLIEB STORY A prisoner being returned to Laurens County from Texas escap ed from a state law enforcement division (SLED) officer in Clinton early Saturday afternoon and is still being sought by Laurens and Green- viHe County officers He eluded bloodhounds and a dragnet of law enforcement officers who sought him late Saturday after noon and early evenjng James W. Brown, 35. a sandy- haired, 190-pound, powerfully built man. made his get-away here at the Clinton Bus Station from SLED Agent Steve Moss by simply walk ing around to the rear of the build ing after emerging from a rest room. He then hitchhiked a ride to Laur- Electric Fair Scheduled For Two Days, Sept. 3-4 South Carolina’s largest touring rural show—The Electric Fair—is coming to Laurens for a big free admission two-day stand on Sep tember 3 and 4 loaded with some of the nation’s top professional per formers. The fair, sponsored by the Laurens Electric Cooperative, will be staged in connection with the organiza tion's annual membership-business meeting at Laurens County Fair grounds. In addition to the Electric Fair, a beauty contest will be held to se lect a new Miss Laurens Electric Co-Op to step late the shoes of pret ty Mus Am Manly, at Gray Ceart. Local performer* enl alee panici pate to a against the backdrop of special lighting effects and scenery. His sorcery has mystified audiences throughout the western hemisphere. Camille’s Hollywood Canine Re vue, featuring 14 educated dogs in beautiful costumes and colorful props, will share the limelight. A fast circus routined act, the dogs will perform military drills, Conga lines, dancing and climbing rou tines and a variety.of bits designed to please the whole family A revolving table with a spill a second will climax the laugh hot The dogs have appeared wjth Bob Hope, the Roy Rogers Thrill Circus the ens with an unidentified man and { his sister. The couple became suspicious when Brown asked to be let out of the car at a house on the outskirts of Laurens He told them he lived ' in the house but the couple knew it is occupied by Negroes. The couple in the car and the Negro residents of the house railed Laurens police after Brown ap proarhed the house jn a suspicious manner Brown (lea into a wooded area nearby The SLED agent notified headquarters in Columbia of the earape and asked that bloodhound* be sent to help in the hunt The search was concentrated in a section off the Laurens Greenville highway SLED agent* and Sheriff C. * Wier's men along with city officers fanned a wooded area on the Irby Road north of Laurens before can ing off the search with bloodhound* about 9 pm. Saturday Officers said the dogs were on top at the elusive escapee several times but the heavily bearded Brown, wearing khaki trousers and a blue -shirt managed la get away each time Brown.' who has a wife and child al SimpsonviQr was being brought bock to the county to face a forgery charge He was said to have enyoy ed a certain amount sf freedom on the tnp and could have escaped many times He waited, however, until he reached C'Uatea before he made his break, only eight miles from the point where he was to have been turned ever to Sheriff Wier He u charged with paying for a Cadillac automobile bought from Smith Motor Co., in Lauren*, with a check bearing the forged signs lure of J. P. Kelly dairyman of near Simpsonville While in Clinton for s rest stop, the prisoner bought s milkshake at the bus station fountain Clinton Girl, 14, Is Assault Victim Horace William Butler. 17-year-old white boy who lives several miles from Laurens on the Spartanburg highway, was being held in the Lau rens County jail early this week, charged with asault with intent to ravish. The victim was a 14-year-old Clin ton girl. Butler was taken into custody Monday morning by Deputy George Blackwell after a warrant was is sued by Magistrate JSam McCrary of Clinton. The warrant was signed by the father of the girl. Butler was being held Monday in default of $2,000 bond The offense, officers said, was committed on the night of August 15 on what is known as the Ghost Creek road, off highway 276 above Laurens. The girl, officers stated, managed to get out of the car in which the couple was riding and was walking back toward Laurens, when she was picked up by three boys in an other car. who took her to her j Clinton home ATTEND MUSIC SEMINAR Mrs Eva Land, accompanied by I two at bar pupils Brenda Falla w amt Jody Hospital Bonds Sold At 3.68% Goodbody & Co. was the success ful bidder when a bond issue of $400,- 00 was sold Tuesday by the Board of Directors of the Clinton Hospital District The bonds sold at an average in terest rate of 3 680 Interest cost to the district over the 20 year period will be $176,068 Bids were opened at noon Tuesday in the directors' room of Clinton Cotton Mills Six bids were received, with in terest ranging up to 3 918, stated W. C Neely, chairman of the hos pital board Second low bid wjis submitted by a group consisting of Robinson- Humphrey Co., Alester G. Furman Co., and (J. H Crawford Co Their bid was at a rate of 3.983 Third low bidder also consisted of a group. Interstate Securities Corp . McCarley & Ca., and J. Lee F’eeler & Co., the rate being 3 846 Proceeds of the bond sale will be used to finance the construction of a $1,000,000 hospital on a 15-acre , site bn Highway 56 at the southern edge of Clinton Another $30,000 bond issue will be offered in the near future, Neely said Additional funds will be secured from the federal) government in the amount of $450. 000 to match the bond funds, to gether wiht a gift of $100,000 from the Bailey Foundation of Clinton The name of the hospital will be Hailey Memorial Hospital It is nam ed in honor of P S Bailey, who i initiated the move to establsh a hospital in this area of the county Mr Bailey died last December A meeting of the board of direc tors with architects and hospital consultants is scheduled for Sept 3. to view preliminary plans and spec ifications Construction is expected ! to begin in November, Duncan s Creek Church Damaged ri LX' * *** lyPAv'" ■ *- Par f County-Wide Club Meeting Set for Oct. 1 The annual county-wide .service dub meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, officials of the Clinton Lions Club an nounced yesterday. Site of the Ratherinyf will be the Laurens County fair grounds. Under a rotation system, the Clinton club is to be the host cluh for this year. Speaker for the occasion will lie Walter W. Harper, recently- named director of the South Carolina De- At Hearing Friday Leatherwood Case Goes to Grand Jury velopment Board, who will tell of the indus trial-j>otentials of the state and Lauren* ('ount \. Shown above making plans for the meet ing; are members of the ixiard of director* ot the ( linton club. They are. left to ritrht U. .N. Warren. W I*. Jacobs. H F. Blalock Gary Uehn, R S. Truluck. p ^sident. Fred K. Holcombe. Georgy H. On : ••is.in, and U S Redde rv. By Rifle Shots Dunran * Creek Presbyterian (Tiurrh. about five mile* from Clin ton. was the victim at vandalism during the past week, according to Sheriff C W Wler. who. with Dep uty H R Jones, made an inveetiga- tton Sunday afternoon Rifle fire was used to *hoot out glass*-* m several window % and damage an eleetnr meter on a pole m the yard One bullet entered the front door, the light over the door wa* «mashed and several bullet hole* were seen nearby seven window panes in the) right front window had holes, and six bullet marks were counted on the meter which had the glass complete ly shot away Shertf Wier. who is continuing the investigation, has personally offered a reward of $25 for information lead ing to the arrest and conviction of the vandal* Charles R Leatherw xid * Imum city councilman and school teacher, was ordered held for the grand jury after a preliminary hearing on charges he raped a 15-year*>ld girl The hearing was held in the coun t> court room at Laurens, and last ed and-hour and a half Magistrate Sam McCrary, of Clin ton announced his decision only a minute after testimony was con cluded He refused a motion by Defense Attorney O L Long that the charge of rape, a capital of tense, be re duced . to carnal know ledge of a woman child, a lesser offense Mr Leatherwood, 35 a tal. sun tanned father of two children was charged with assaulting the 15-year .old CUntoo school girl at a base I call park in Clinton in June Attired in a full skirted drvss. and wearing spiked heel* ana hose, the pretty teen-aged girl admitted before I.tO spectators at the hearing that she had relations "five or six times" with Mr Leatherw.iod. but denied that she was in love with him or was infatuated with him She was a student last year at Clinton Junior High School where Mr Leatherwood has taught for the past several years He is 'er% mg his first term on the Clinton Town Council, and is considered a prom inent youth leader in the com man ity Telling of several meetings with the crew cut teacher, -he said she inmilged willingly in relation* on several occasion* prior to the aileg rd June 18 incident Cool and unemotional under que* tuiuing. the girl, Um only woiwas. said Mr. Leatherwood approached her at the swimming pool on the night of .1 mu- 18 He aad tw-en drina mg. she said She testified that he 'ook her by the arm and said she was to actom pany him Several other p»-opie were around she said "I didn’t try very hard to es cape." she said '! walked with him without him n» Img my artr. after we got *t irt 1 Me started walking to the bull park near the swimming pnolv" Despite her telling him her *i* ter was coming for her at the poni th* girt testified. Mr Leatherwund made advance* The girt said she yielded jga.nst her will, althosiipt she told the hearing that she ltd not oppose him Leather*is*! asked her then if she loved him the girl Supervisor Announces Policies To Be Followed toss admitted la that she had enjoyed sm*mg Mr Leatherwood before the June tS incident at the bail park He asked why she d*d not etijay seeing him after that Furman E Thomason Lauren* County supervisor has •s*ued a statement to the people of the coun ty setting forth »«Hne policies and practices which will be followed by nt» oCIK e Thomason said He was issuing the statement because ot a large num ber of requests for service being submitted to his attic* The super* isoc's compute state ment follows "In view at the fact that tne bu pervisor s office is called on to rrn Deputies Klackwell, Jones. Abercrombie With Cross Attempt Mode to Burn Cross in Upper County An attempt was made to burn a cross in the front yard of a home in the Durbin community near Gray Court on the night of August 9, ac cording to officers who investigated. The parties seeking to perpertrnte the deed left the scene when a man came to the door with a shotgun Sveral members of the party drove away hurriedly in two can and a pickup truck, leaving the cross by the tide at the highway Abe found al the «to •« a aae to glass jar. ■tech read. "We tea t ■rant you Bv made of wood wrapped in burlap, which was soaked in oil. Sheriff’s Deputies George Black- well. H. R. Jones .and Wallace Ab ercrombie. who made the investiga tion. said it was their opinion that the parties who attempted to burn the cross got their houses mixed up. and that it was not intended for the occupant of the house where it was found The officers also said the burlap with which the cross was wrapped bore a shipping tag with the name "SinpeoRvtJIt.* a town aa High ■ay 27V m Gnmmlle O MB sffWwn At far mure services than the avail able funds equipment and person net ran possibly handle I feel that we must have certain regulations as lo the type* ot service* that shall be rendered by the hoard ot "I would like to give some facts ’ xs to the mites of roads in the coun t) system Al the present t*me there are T*4 * mile* ot county black top roads which are in a baa state of repair There are approximately 23i miles o( county dirt mads This doe* nut include driveways, the farm type road or the roads on lake Greenwood leading off the main roads into the cabins on the lake I understand there are more than five hundred ot these cabins or home* on the take and some ot the roads leading to these cabin* are a mile or mure long. * We are trying to give ail the services possible but there is a limit to what we can do ‘ Therefore, I am working under the theory that the approximately 615 mile* of bunaiide county roads should come first Pubtic properties, churches, schools, etc . are being served as fast as possible "I am doing a reasonable amount of work for the city in exchange lor the prison lab- r sent lo the coun ty from the City Courts "I am helping in driveways and the farm type roads as we are working through an area hut do not go any extended distance just to fix one drive. "As for opening up news roads in housing developments or subdivi sions, 1 feel that since we cannot possibly handle all the requests that we receive that it js fair to all to require the ones that are develop ing these areas to open up the road to the extent of furnishing the noces- . sary right-of-ways, doing the bull dozing work and establishing the water outlets. Alter this is done and some "houses are built, then I think the county is justified in helping im prove such roads as funds, equip ment and personnel become avail able. "This is not an ironclad official policy, but is a program which l have tried to carry out during the 6 1-2 months 1 have been in the Su pervisor's office 1 would like to have your comments either pri vately or through the press, as to what you think of such a program ' J. r. JACOBS UtTMOlLNU , Fnrate of J P. Jacobs will be mirrwtod to knew he a convalescing follow mg an operaben linos* at tbe General Hnapttal to Greenville and returned to to* teas ter- ■ nr gin I miir* tv v *r<>n4 jnri Ml guilt > '* Vftn thr AtUicIl ItUP J fniicf %hr W'ilknt triMft tftvp pNiffc Mr tfim*‘mmi v *1*91110* Adi! in p4i%jbiitg to Mr lar«athm»•w L*««ttim»ouri t*4M9tr up u ithuul tu* %hirt It »ttM k us Ins puckwt iJUr wild brcMtuM? liptetH'k * av toirat rd on thr rotiar iq^urwtMJiird vtliEHit firr uturr IHgM* %l9r BnftMl %*9t* kb «*f ** hlur rUr*' m uciwt ihurts Pu ijppr r »jfi ? hr %hurl» u jmi turn %hr »A*d Wh) dulA t J5r propit M Mr iaThdiroMiMd v huttsr tur thr Lum upper thr uMlrd Shr uiiftttrrrd tJui tftr cwrmt the lorn iput utm a vuratrr luken with hrr -hhr trstilinj thut thr •ureutrr aIbu hid jn> eftft !h*it nuffit hutr vidMird hrr ciochin^ Tuu days uftrr thr ullrgrd *i» vjult iff June IS. u Thurutuy the girl wud Mr Lrulheruuud came to hrr house asked and secured per mi-'ion from her mother for her to go with him to pick up some books that had been loaned to the school The girl testified that she ac com pan led him although she was afraid of Mr Leatherwood. because of hi* actions here and things she had heard about when he was in Florence and thing* she said he had done when there They drove oui on the Whtmire highway she said, but nothing hap pened Solicitor Jones a>ked why she had become afraid of him Because, the girl said, he had told her that if she told her mother of the affairs, he would harm her nr kill her The charges against Mr Leather- wood came soon alter the girl told a girl friend of the incidents, she testified The girl friend toki her father, a law enforcement officer, the witness asserted She said that officers afterwards failed in an attempt to "trap'' Mr Leatherwood in a date with her The school teacher and his sink ingly pretty wife, sitting between the defense attorneys, shook their heads on several occasions in ob vious disagreement with the girl's testimony. Attorney Long put in the hearing record tha tthe original warrant charges that the allaged offense occurred on June 25. but was later changed to the 18th The girl's mother swore out the warrant on . n «• When the act ease attorney asked (or the change of wording at tbe warrant from cnnttoal assault, which can carry the death penalty sebenar Joaes said She ithr Ctrl' adicatod she did tod ekptort aa to oca as IkUMP MlK Zibtfr - * #9i 9 i v'tWJNfti *B AAgf