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Vol. 60 — No. 39
Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 1, 1959
Negro Woman Killed in Four-Vehicle Collision Near Here Saturday
Here is the scene of a four-vehicle collision on the Spartanburg high
way late Saturday afternoon when a 29-year-old Negro woman of Hinton
was killed. The death car is at the left, off the road, after it collided with
the truck show’n at riKht. The car next to the truck was passing along thn
highway near the collision and was not involved. The other two ear> were
damaged in the accident. The collision occurred when the four er..-;e-
proceeding toward Hinton and the third car attempted to pa"> the tirst ca:
and the tru< k. and had to pull back into the lam* to avoid hitt.r.i the
tar. the driver of which was making a left tutn. causing the pile-up. The
death t ar. also shown at right, was the fourth vehicle :n bn-. >— ~torv r >e-
low.—Photos bv Dan Vartyorough
On the Square
First Polio Clinic Scheduled Friday
The first of a series of four polio clinics
in Clinton will take place Friday and others
will following in November and December.
The last will come after a six or seven-
month waiting period.
The Friday clinic will be held in a trailer
on the public square, and hours will be from
9:30 a. m. to 6:00 p. m. A $1.00 fee will be
charged, but no one will be turned away who
cannot pay, it was stated. The shots will be
administered by Dr. V. A. Long of the
County Health Department and his nurses.
The Clinton Lions Club is sponsoring the
clinics and is buying the vaccine. The club
requests the cooperation of all agencies in
getting children and adults who have not
had the Salk vaccine shots to attend. Rec
ords of any previous shots should be pre
sented by participants. 4,
Shown above is Dr. James L. Walker ad
ministering a shot to Mickey Lee Johnson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ace L. Johnson, as Jane
Boland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M.
Boland, stands by.
The following women of the community
will keep records for the clinic: Mrs. C. W.
Anderson. Mrs. Gary Lehn, Mrs. William
F. Jacobs 111, Mrs. Ted Prevatte, Mrs.
George Comelson, Mrs. Hugh Jacobs, Mrs.
D. O. Freeman, Mrs. L. V. Powell, and Mrs.
Fred Holcoml»e. — Photo by Dan Yarlwr-
ough.
Woman Killed In
Four-Car Accident
Louise Brown, 29-year-old Negro gliam Earl Stevenson, white
Seek $19,989
500 Expected to Attend
£ 1 tii'.i I
. aa t • ■ - Employees With long
County Meeting Tonight Service To Be Noted
According to latest reports, ap
proximately MO persons will b«
present tonight (Thursday l at the
Laurens County fair grounds when
Walter M Harper, director at the
South Carolina Development Board,
speaks to all of the civic and service
organizations in the county Many
club* have indicated that 100% of
their membership will be present.
This county-wide joint meeting is
an annual affair and. under the ro-
Area Postmasters
To Meet At Joanna
Joanna—Benator Olin D. Johnston
will address a meeting of postmas
ters here November 11
She senior senator will speak be
fore a meeting of Districts 3-A and
4, South Carolina Chapter of the
National Association of Postmas
ters
Attending will be postmasters, su
pervisors. field service officers and
postal inspectors for the districts.
The annual meeting is scheduled
for 7:00 p m . at the Joanna Club
house
Edmund Price, Charleston post
master. will be master of ceremon
ies
David Peden. Gray Court post-
tation plan, is being sponsored this
year by the Lions Club at Clinton.
The meeting will get underway at
7:30 p m with the serving of a
barbecue supper by Walter Lynch
of Mouniville.
In addition to the Clinton Lions
club, the following clubs are expect
ed to participate with this special
President Roben M Vance will
present 10-15 and 20 year continuous
service award pins to 137 eligible
employees of Clinton and Lydia
Mills at a banquet to be held in
their honor this evening at 7 00 p
m in the Thornwell dining hall
woman of Clover street, Clinton,
was killed instantly late Saturday
afternoon in a collision on the Spar
tanburg hikhway involving threi au
tomobiles and a truck.
Scene of the accident was about
two miles from the city in front of
the old W J Henry home
The four vehicles were headed to
ward Clinton when a car driven by
S D. Miller. Negro, of Rt. 1. third
the truck. In the meantime, the
in line, attempted to pass a car and
leading car started to make * left
turn Miller, when he saw he would
be unable ro pass, pulled back to
his side of the road and hit the
truck The fourth vehicle, a car
driven by Willie Suber. 39. of Kt 2.
also crashed into the truck
The woman who was killed ».is a
pasenger in the Suber car She *as
in the back seat. behiod t the driver.
Two other paaengers were alao in
the car
The first car was driven by Wil-
Standard Plywoods
Expansion Includes
Flooring Company
27. of
Rt 1. The truck, owned by C W
Anderson, was being driven by Clar
ence Wilson, white. 38. of Rt 1
Suber, who was slightly injured,
was treated at Blalock Clinic and
dismissed No other injurie> were
reported
Highway Patrolman J A. Edens,
who made the investigation, stated
that he had made charges against
Miller for driving too fast for condi
tions Suber. driver of the car m
*
Chest Campaign Kicks Off Tuesday
Camp Fire Council
Elects New Director
Tuesday Octotier 4. will be ' D-
Jay” for the general campa.gn of
the Greater Clm'on Community
board meeting of the Clinton ( hev for I960
Council at Camp Fire wa> held on
Wednesday of the past week at the
Camp Fire hut with the three dis
tricts. Kadoka. Petago and Lews.
repre*ented
Following the resignation of Mr-
William J Davis, the board voted to
which the woman was killed, will
have charges brought against him •* 1 * ,t, t an executive director to be at
following an inquest. Patrolman th* hut morning hours to consult
Edens said The inquest will be held w ith the leaders
at the Clinton city hall at a time The Kadoka district has organized
to be set by Magistrate Sam Me- a leaders association and meetings
Crarv. acting as coroner.
Patrolman Edens was assisted at
the scene by Patrolman J L Collins
and Clinton Policemen W B Blake
ly and Allen Simmons
will be held the fourth Mondays
Programs will be planned and other
business discussed
The Camp Fires are a Community
Chest supported organization
On that date, following an 4 30
m kickoff breakfast at Hotel Mary
Musgrove *0 solicitors, armed with
pledge qards. blank checks, and re
ceipts, will take the field in a tre
mendous effort to raise lit Ml 53
for the support of 20 agencies par
ticipating n the budge* of the Com
m unity Chest
John L Mimnaugh is chairman of
the 1MD campaign He is being as
sisted bv Tommy Youngbiwd com
memal chairman. Mis* Inez Tuck
er. uMtitutiona and school chair
man and Mrs F^jward Fergus**"
residential chairman TV rhaarmen
jrt* lining *>p * ie.r solicitors '-flu
.. eek and getting everything in
readutos fur the t>ig eftar, on Tue»
day
The sp-cui gif-- divismn. w.tt
James Von Holier as chairman, be
gan work of soli c : a: .on last M m
day with 12 solicitors cal.ng •=
prospective contributors First re
ports on thit phase of the campa.g”
Will be nude a* ' * i-eakfast-oex
Each honored employee will be ac-
meetmg taking place of their -first compamed by the guest of his or
regular meeting in October Lau her choice ^
rens Lions Club, Joanna Lions Club. Entertainment tor the gala occa-
Hickorv Tavern Lions Club Watts- . . ,. , . . .
vilk Uom Club. Corn Club. w '" *• p ™ v,aM l*> • K**' *•-
cal aid instrumental group under company to be known as American
Leatherwood Goes on Trial Yesterday
l^hnrle- R Leatherwood Clinton gene Mevon. charged with mors
alderman and srhooi teacher wen* in the Ape 11 drath at 23 yroe*
oe Inal yesterday 1 Wednesday ■ Johnay M O Shields of Clinton be v
m lining in Lauren* on a charge at continued because Mason is m UvA-*
apugf a IS-year old Clinton school Veterans Hospital in Coiwmbta
Sift I Judge Gregory refuted to grant
Bob Anderson president of Stan
dard Plywoods Inc
formation of
Clinton Kiwaius Club. Laurens Ki-
warns Club, Laurens Rotary Club, the direction of Mrs. Eva B Land
Clinton Exchange Club, Laurens, Clinton Recreational Director
Exchange Club. Clinton Business
and Professional Women s Club,
Laurens Busines and Professional
Women's Club, Lydia Woman’s
Club. Joanna W’oman's Club. CUn-
Sixteen senior employees will be
welcomed into the elite "Old Tim
ers" Circle at their annual banquet
on Thursday. October 8. at 7:00 in
master, and chairman of District 4,
and Mrs. Dollie M Carr, executive Sunday through Tuesday
member-at-large and host post mas- He is scheduled to conduct
ton Junior Chamber of Cammerce. the same building Those receiving
Laurens Junior Chamber of Com- ruby set pins and Hamilton watches
merce. Clinton Civitan Club, and m recognition of twenty-five years
Clinton Loyal Order of Moose |of loyal service will be Mary Bauk-
night, Eunice Braswell, Grace Fick-
lin, Grace Wooten. Joe Sam Caugh
man, W. D. Gilbert. James H.
Hughes. Cleo Lusk. Cecil Wooten,
and Cleveland Young of Clinton;
Dr. John McSween. of Clinton, A K nes William*. Jim BaUey. BUI
will be one of the leading partici- I’atterson. Joe Nelson, T. 0 WU-
panLs in the 1959 convention of the 'iams and J. S. Todd of Lydia.
Carolinas District of Kiwanis Inter- This will be the fourth anniver-
national, meeting at Greenville, next <ary meeting of the senior
ployee group.
M B. Camak. educator and writ
McSween To Conduct
Memorial Service
At Kiwanis Meeting
Granwood Flooring Company The whrn ^ ^ mm (or fraBd
new company has the exclusive jury action after a preliminary
sales and manufacturing rights for. hearing before Magistrate Sam Me
Granwood floor,ng in the United' 0 ^ He tt married and the father
States
The grand jury returned a true t h e continuance on a
bill Monday bunded him by counsel and
o L Long of Laurens, is defense that Mason he exam.ned at -hr ban-
repre- pttal to determine whether he
Jones able to stand tnat at this term «f
Lantherwoood has been free under court He directed that the Laurens
32.tM bund since last August U County physician make the anam
ination
I is announced aitornev. while the state is
a new division of the bv Solicitor William T
one year er tl.M* •utpeadrd and
placed on twe year prebaUwa pro
e pay 115 earn eeek to
hm family
Leroy Mdler wansuppnr «nr
year er II.lit »w»pended and pier
ed «n toe year prehetiea prweded
he pay IlSPi a week Ut
at family
Mary Etta Wells Maiettew
state warou-c* law waited
jury actaon and pwaded gw«.t
runs-lay
Livrature wiU di-tnbuted uu-
*"«k-end by Boy -k - of the com
m unity
L N Warren is president of ’-V
ommunily Chet: arganoaneo wntn
Mrs Fttber T Puts, of the Cham
«u f immerce. a» secretary trea
» ref The board u# directors is
ma le up of 15 representatives of v a
no s ci ihs and organizations m th
ru >
The fear t budget is appropriate*:
air >01 the fellow mg participa’m.
agencies Ament an Cancer Society
S2 rm American Red Cram S3
•wo Blue Ridge Council of Boy
.scouts. SZ.OOd Clinton Council at
t amp Fire C.ins w S3 5db Crippled
t K tdron and Adults 12.Mi Car>
I me l aitt-d St 313 S: Bnlvraor
%rtn> S375 1’nited HeaRh an.:
Medical Brsearch Found at ma (s
%m Local Br ief and Ada.-!
turaueo S3 r«
r»*
of two children
The girl testified at the hearing
Granwood. a product manufac that she had voluntarily had reta
tured in England and sold through '-umu with Leatherwood several
out the United Kingdom and Europe times But she said the made an un
is an unusual type of flooring and successful effogt to resist him the
offers an entirely new concept at night of June 18 in the Clinton Mills
high grade flooring for the United hall park
States market * The grand jury returned 60 other
It is unique in that it is the only tru * bills on the first day of General
known flooring material that has ****** Court here Monday, pre-
the
ter. are in charge of plans memorial service, in honor of de- , er - Ware Shoals,
Harry Moss of Newberry, is ceased members, at the First Bap- Suest speaker,
chairman of District 3-A. list Church of Greenville at 7:45,
District 4 is composed of Lau
rens, Union, Spartanburg, a 41 d
Greenville* Counties. District 3-A is Presbyterian College, was a mem-
1 Avenue School Parent-Teacher
the resiliency at wood, yet is com
pletely waterproof and is imper
vious to moisture and changing hu
midity conditions
L. M. Wilson, who has been made
em ' president and general sales man
ager of the new division, believes)
that within a short span of time,
will be the Granwood will figure prominently
in the installation.of the majority.!
sided over by Judge George T on
Gregory. Jr, at Chester
Defense Attorney T. David Sloan
asked that the case of Harold Eu-
Bobby Stroud Lauren* Negro
charged with murder ta the
MtaUNing of John Alien
also a Negro at a home
ford Station was arraigned in his
ab'rncr and graatad a rsunman
because a witae* is out of the stale
at General Sessuma Court opened
here Monday
Guilty plea* heard Mtmdav and
vrntence* handed down by pre*tdng
Judge G re goo follow
Robert Earl Cramr. drunken dn*
mg. one year or St Mu suspended
service at twe months or pwy
ment of 3250 and placed on two
years probation
Marvin Penningu*n non suppor
pre
>ng
|1 (MO *UM
year prehen***
I* .ley MauCr lu
lartenv l) n» uuh
batton tor !hr«e year*
1 harte* Cowley huu**
and a r < ewy, 15 owuMJia
pewbwtaaw tor thrw years
Jame* Marion Langtry *a«smd
•flense Jmnhew driving, ana pear or
It am yu*pended an sar««ce at four
month, ar pwyaMWM of tea* and
placed am prskaii m l«*r three yean
A pnihsisiniri ireceuc* m Edge
field CdMI) waa revoked and ta run
rwwrurrentlp wgh th*s
David Walker tou
Larceny and receiving tutor good
(CiMVinwed an pwge four
Z Concert Assn.
Completes Drive
. For Members
u . of all gymnasium and ballroom
p. m. Sunday. nomptOfl AvC. PTA floors over the entire country.
Dr. McSween, former president of WiH Meet October 6 A second phase of expansion has
made ud of Edgefield Greenwood * resb / t f ia " Colle f’ *. as a me 1 "V The first meeting of the Hampton l **‘" the formation of the Anderson-
maoe up of Edge! it id. Greenwood,. the Greenville Kiwanis p a ™.n»_'iv.,„k, Q r a s . Britt Flooring Company
McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda
Counties.
during his residence in Greenville
as pastor of the Fourth Fresbyte-
IHRF.CTORS MEET ! r ' an Church there for a number of
The directors of the Chamber of years.
Commerce will meet this morning, The Carolinas District Convention
(Thursday) at 10:00 a. m. at the will be attended by a number of
Bank of Clinton, according to an an- Clinton Kiwanians, including these
nouncement by the president, J. C. official delegates: G Edward Camp-
Thomas. v bell, Marvin Gault and L. H. Lee.
V
at Jack
sonville. Fla This division will of-
Saturday Night
PC Host to Wofford for Homecoming
Several hundred alumni are ex . Award from President Marshall W.
peeled back on the Presyterianj ® rown a * Hie 1:30 p. m Alumni
College campus for 1959 Homecom
ing activities this Saturday.
meeting at 1:15 p. m then follow in
Luncheon. John Holland Hunter. Sr.,
of Clinton, will serve as master of
ceremonies for the occasion, and
They’ll participate in a full pro- Mt- Edgar Sadler, of Clinton, will that order in the Douglas House be
gram, highlighted by claas reunions, render several musical selection* tore the supper bell rings at C p m
lengthy menus in the dining hall and Activities will begin with the an As a climax to Homecoming the
a Little Three football clam
sociation will be held at 8:00 p. m
Tuesday evening, October 6. at the fer a complete flooring service both
school. !in sales and installation. , in the
The program, entitled "The northeastern Florida area The op-
School and Your Child.” will be a ! eration will also be used as a train-
panel discussion with the audience In £ headquartrs for Modernwood
participating in questions and an- salesmen as well as a base for the
suers concerning the school, its testing and development of future
functions and future. products for the Modernwood line.
According to Mr. Anderson, this
latest venture will put the combin
ed sales of all divisions in excess
of 34.000,000 in the near future.
Hurricane Grade
Brings Rain, Wind;
; No Damage Here
(Tinlow felt little of Dig fury of
Hurrirawr Grade that hit the
South Carolina row*! Tue«da> and
moved iatawd
Bala, arrow, pawled hy fairly
at
annual President’s’ reception dur
ing the hour 3:30 p. m. to 4:30 p m.
The Alumni Association meeting at
4:30 p m and Walter Johnson Club
■H
the alumni colorful Blue Howe grid men
Keys to Building Turned Over to Pastor
Dr. W. Redd Turner, pmator (right!. U
shown here aa he received the kejr« of the
new edurationkl building of tHe Find Pn*w-
by tenan Churrh from T, F Addition, chair
maa «f the budding eommttUe. at dedira-
Uary gervttv* Sunday maraiaf Standing hy
are Ur D J ttwmd*. paotar ammntma im*
egad from toffet, •too made iW prw««r mi
dMhrnMMn nad Ur | K Smtoneta ai Una
right 1, w bo preai'hed the dedicatory ser
mon Dr Robert* stated that the new build
ing “id a link to the paat and 1 (adder to
Heaven.** Dr Turner led the litany, a pastor
xvAgregatuvn rewpunde. in dedicating the
•tnarturt.
mur memtwea of the churvh re
lumed fur the •wKMhia A pumtr dinner on
the eaenrkMi —!*h«*to
%a tom
me* *»• l *•*»
The Clwum fomawoitv
SMBridUen w«ut >vrr the top an*
-*eewt iwvmhrfvkip drive ana nirz
approxiauiely -wembenlnp* •
-u*al vubacription wtuch add* a
fauna cuecen to thr previously
wrhnSutod three TV Mnltoy* a
yuunl man and tu* o At p.aao touaa
aa Ja appej- *wm< uaae a Jonuarv
arcurduag to df>cer* at :hr Lara
jvaurtdtaaa
TSrve prrtocmaiue* annwumced
la»t ovek wad *c-vvluk»l u» appear
m the currea: cuecer -wwiijo ta
r *it Eric Friedmaa tweoty year
d viwl n.vt o*v> is U< perftvrm her
Vvrmber 3d the Tucson Antona
IWv* <"hoir »cheduled f»r March
arvt j p»'Stirmaace bv Bnafl Sul
v4*1 toner. *e' f*r kpril
taiga wa> jrvTrr the dt
Mr* Jjittc* E Watfc
>• cair.paik" chairinati
ah - j **> verve* Coocect chair
mar .4 -he She an
rv uru that <>f ;he appro’vmatol
j*X’ me^iberv.iipv received t^is
week about ITS are Madent mem-'
bersh.ps. other than those bough:
by Prr'bytenai College vtudenG
The concerts are to take place in
tft* Thornwell Memorial auditorium
un'tl ’he Ib-esbynenan Cotlege au*li
tori am now under construction, is
completed Xfter that time all con-
cerv m.ier -.he auspices of t.V local
j -vcwtKiii are to be prevented in
the college auditorium
Members >f the Clinton Common
sty Concert Association are also hon-
jrary members of the same a-socia
th-n th-'Greenville^.Greenwood. Vn-
derson and Greer Inter ma: or. a> to
concerts to be presented m these
citie- will be included in tre matlmg
of membership carxis which are to
go out tWs week according to Mrs
> Andrew Howard, secretary
With the addi:lor ot the fourth
performance. Mrs Woke expre'»ed
the belief that hte association is af
fermg a balancevi frogram ttos sea
son The dectwion to add the Medleys
to the previously announced pro
gram schedule was made at aa
open meeting Saturday afternoon
fol lowing completion of the mem
bership campaign
Election of officers is to take
place in the next few weeks, ac
cording to Mrs Howard, with a
board of directors composed of 18
to elect officers who will
offer in October or November