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®llp Vd. 60 — No. 47 (EljrDnirlf Ointon, S. C. # Thursday, November 19, 1959 Lydia Fishing Club Winners Prize winners in the annual Lydia Mills Fishing Club contest are shown here at a recent session when the gifts were pre sented. They are, left to right: Alice Snider, Sara Hanvey, Ruby Hairston, Buddy San ders, Mamie Frost, Wayne Hairston. Doris Hughey, Helen Sinclair, Steve Hairston, James Poison, Steve Grady, Perry Parrish, James Frost, Johnny Lanford, Bill Nelson, A. E. Alexander. Absent were: Rosa Sat terfield, l aid Patterson, James E. Davis, Webb Taylor.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Mental Health Institute to Be Held Here Tuesday The Laurens County Mental Health Association has announced plans for an institute to be held at Whitten Village on Tuesday, Nov. 24. The session will begin with a l01 739 j s again sponsoring Moose Lodge Seeks Toys For Christmas Funeral Services The Loyal Order of Moose, Clin- Tkjr Aftpmnnn 9 is again snonsorine llllj MlldllwUlt “Operation Santa Claus.” llDse r aj »»» 1 f* having toys than can be repaired | QF rlFS. WOOdTUtt and used, to' donate to this worthy cause, are asked to contact any Moose member or call one of the following numbers: 1022. 977 or 858- W dinner at 6:00 p m. The purpose of the institute is to acquaint members of the Associa tion and other interested persons with tne organization and its aims and with the potential projects which can be engaged in by the Association and by interested mem bers of the public in assisting the mentally handicapped and the pub lic and families of those who have problems of mental health. Taking part in the institute will be Dr. Carl A. Bramlett, Jr., co- ordinator of Mental Health Educa- rens. with Judge George T. Greg- tion for the S. C. Mental Health i-n r y cf Chester, presiding, included: | Commission; Harry R. Bryan, ex- Richard Cox, administrator of ecutive director of the Mental Patricia Ann Cox, plaintiff, vs Health Association. Miss Norma E. American Home Life Insurance Co., Hallett, psychological consultant defendant By consent of parties and director of training at Whitten concerned, jury found for the plain Village; Mrs. Edith L. Hudson, di-i tiff in the sum of $2500 actual dam- rector of volunteer services, S. C. ages. Mrs. Florra Davis Woodruff, 84. wid'.w of E. Thomas Woodruff, died suddenly Tuesday night at her home on W. Main Street She was Cases Concluded At Civil Court Term Cases tried during the second County and had made her home in Clinton for a number of years She was a daughter of the late Calvin and Marjorie Templeton Davis. She was a member of the Court Term Ends; . Forger Is Sentenced Alphonso Cook, 35-year-old Lau- James Hunter, peeping tom. six, rens County Negro, in pleading months. guilty to three charges of forgery George Shockley, driving under last Wednesday on the final day (he influence of intoxicants, third of a term of general sessions Court offense; three years or $2,000, sus- at Laurens, got off light. [tended on service of six months and He faced a total of 12 years, but probation for three years. Judge George T. Gregory of ( hes- Clarence James, assault and bat ter, presiding, let him off for three ter> w jt h intent to kill and carry y t>ars mg a concealed weapon; two years. Sentenced to three years on each suspended and probation for three count, the judge allowed Cook to years. serve the terms concurrently. Johnnie R. Crowe, housebreaking But the man was already under a with intent to steal; 18 months, sus three-year probationary term which pended, wi'h probation for two had been revoked. Judge Gregory years included that with the concurrent Claude Lee Crawford, driving un- , ,erni der the influence of intoxicants, : Judge Gregory directed a verdict second offense; one year or $1,000, i acquittal for 35-year-old Leroy provided on service of three months Gregory of ( linton, who had been wr payment of $250. sentence* sus- charged with the theft of a well p e nded and placed on probation for pump from the Musgrove Com- ( W0 y ears munity ( enter jt a y Kenneth Kelley, driving un f ive witnesses had testified when jg,- (h e influence of intoxicants; one Solicitor Hubert E. Long of Lees- yg ar or $1000. on service of six ville, filling in for William 1 months balance suspended and plac- Jones, who was ill, asked that the e( i on probation for two years, sen- , case be nol pressed "for lack of t encc to run concurrently with re- sufficient evidence. voked probationary sentence. Solicitor L/>ng nol pressed an ar- Samuel A Davis, larceny and re ceiving stolen goods; 15 months, suspended and probation for two years. County Treasurer Collects $61,556.97 County Treasurer Allen Coleman reports collections totaling $61,556- 97 in county taxes during the month of October The tax book- opened early in October A total of $761,000 in 1959 taxes appears on the books for collection by the end of the year, before penal- son indictment against Harry Lee Franklin as court adjourned for the term. Guilty pleas and sentences not previ9usly reported included: William F. Childers, housebreak ing, one year Corbit Brown, operation of motor vehicle under the influence of in toxicants, one year or $1,000. Serve 60 days or pay $200 Balance sus pended and placed on three years’ probation. Alonzo Gilliam, larceny and re- a native of Union County but had ceivin * goods; sentenced to spent most of her life in Laurens 1 15 months : suspended, with two Prepare for Area TB Seal Sale Pictured al.«>ve are a gri women at work on the Chi .s paion. Standing are Mrs. worthy matron of James B. »f Clinti ut mas sieai cam- M: V Pa amp ime tt Chap ter, fi--d-the Eastern S’ar; Mrs. R K Whitmire, president. Lydia Woman’s Club; Mrs. Ted Prevatte, special events chairman for the campaign. Seated are Mrs. Clyde Trammell, member of the Eastern Star and Lydia Woman's Club: and Mrs. Thomas Amer: ell. Mr wrappi A ire Mrs. Pt M Mrs. B.t tt: L. week of a civil court term at Lau- Methodist church. State Hospital: and Miss Lila Mae Bradham, field director of the Men tal Health Association Those who plan to attend ($1.00 per person for dinner! are request ed to notify Thomas A. Babb, prea- D. R Humphries, plaintiff, vs Samuel R. Frey, defendant By con sent of parties cnocemed. jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,000 actual damages L. R Humphries, plaintiff, vs Samuel R Frey, defendant. Con sent of the Laurens County Men ... t.l He.111. Association. Bos 180. verdict for SI .000 actual dam. Utteen,. By Saturday | R Shatds, administrator of estate of James Shands, plaintiff, vs John Kennedy, et al, defend- A. W. Ridings Dies Suddenly Yesterday She is survived by two sons and five daughters: O. C. Woodruff, Clinton: H W. Woodruff, Sarasota. Flu.; Mrs. T. Earl Rice, Green ville; Mrs. L. W. Rawl, Williams burg. Va . Mrs. Edward A. Al- wine, Landover Hills, Md.; Mrs Russell Mize. Sarasota. Fla., and Mrs. J. B. Arnold, Clinton; 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchil dren, and one sister. Mrs. John J. Clark, of Clinton. Funeral services will be held this aiternoon (Thursday! at 3 o’clock at* Gray Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Joel E. Cannon and Rev. L. Allen Wertz, Jr. Inter ment will be in Rosemont Ceme tery. Pallbearers will be years’ probation. Charles Clark, non support, one t '' s g0 into effect, he said year or $1,500, suspended, with two Mlss V ivian Blakely, the county's years probation provided he pay collector, stated that since the £25.00 a week beginning of the new fiscal year on Frank Conner, non-support: one j u jy j collections of delinquent tax- year or $1,500. suspended, with es stand a( $30,062 11 three years' probation, provided he cp,,, offlce is continuing to send pay $7.00 a week. Enoch Richardson, non-support: one year or $1,500. suspended and probation for three years, provided he pay $8.00 a week. Odel Davis, larceny; two years Larney Dendy, asault and battery of a high and aggravated nature: one year, provided on payment of $100 sentence suspended and pro bation for two years. In February County Industry Workshop Slated names of delinquent taxpayers to the State Highway Department for automobile taxes, it was said Driv er's licenses are withdrawn if taxes off automobiles are not paid Couple's 13th Child lorn On Friday, 13th Cynthia Inez Taylor, colon*!, the 13th child of Mattie and William Clinton And Lydia Employees To Get $160,000 In Savings Over 600 checks have been made _ , „ . . . . , out to employees of Clinton Lydia Carroll Dial Gray, driving under Taylor, was born Friday. November (' 0 tton Mills who participated in the the influence of intoxicants, fourth 13 at Blalock Clinic ( hri^tmas Savings club through^: offense; four years or $3,000, pro tht . paW >ea( . ^ check* total vided on service of six months or MEMBER OF CHORUS about $160 000 representing the Mi-a Terrell Cook of Clinton. payment of $600. balance suspended is tual damages Sam Shands, administrator of estate of James Shands, plaintiff, A. V Ridings, 503 N. Adair SI., y S John Kennedy d.b.a Kennedy's died s-Kldenly yesterday morning j unk yard, and C. M. McDaniel, at work in the drapery department defendants Consent verdict in sum year $160,000 representing . .. , . . , , „ „ „ amount *aved by employees and probation for four years a member of the Converse College fhri>liJ , h tht . Christmas club during Willie James Garrett, non-sup- Chorus which appeared in joint con- tht , vear bv mt . an> l>f pj> 0 |, (i( . port; one year or $1,500, suspended cert with the Georgia Tech Club ^ u< .(, ons .„ Llewlyn an( j probation for two years provid- Friday evening in the Converse ints Consent verdict of $700 ac- Clark. Rolfe Clark. Furihan Frady, ^ $15a Rufus Sattei white, Walter E. Byars, | auditorium. of the Joanna Cotton Mills Funeral arrangements will be made later, pending the arrival of sons from Atlanta. Ga. Hopewell Church To Have Cake Sale Hopewell Methodist Church is sponsoring a cake sale op Tueeday, Nov. 24, at 10:00 a m* in BeDc'f Department Store There «H be home made cakes to help in plan ning the Thanksgiving menu. The proceeds will be used for the build ing program of the church. CAKE SALE The Merchant class of Broad St. Methodist Church will have a cake sale on Friday at |^T. E. Jones Furniture Company^^ Cakes, pies, candies and cookies ing on Friday morning, day, beginning with the store open- will be offered for sale during the UNDERWRITERS TO MKET The Laurens County Underwriters Association will meet this evening (Thursday) at 7:30 at Smith’s Ranch Motel and Restaurant on the Greenwood highway. R. B Amick. B. M Dutton and Carlton F. Winn. The body will remain at the fu neral home to await the hour of the service. The family is at the home of Mrs. J. B Arnold. 107 W Walnut St. C" ‘ And Laurens j High Alumni Game Slated For Friday A football game between teams representing Clinton and Laurens High School alumni is scheduled for Friday night. The contest will be staked at the Laurens field. Game time is 8:00 p. m. The affair is the first in what is proposed to be an annual game. The roster of the Clinton team in cludes: Billy Snelgrove Bill Wat kins, Harold Simmons, George Copeland, Joe Spiliers. Lewis Wal- of $700 actual damages Posey Downs, plaintiff, vs J C. Nabors and James Calhoun, defend ants Jury found for plaintiff in the sum of $1250 actual damages All of the cases concerned deaths or injuries in automobile accidents To Rove County Roods A contract for the grading and bituminous surfacing of 11 884 miles of secondary roads in Laurens County has been awarded by the State Highway Department to Sat terfield Construction Company, of Greenwood. The contract was announced No vember 12 in a letter of award from Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan. It was based on a low bid of $136,658 submitted by the Greenwood firm when bids for the work were publcly opened in ( olumbia September 15. lenzine, J. B. Vanderford, Bud Turn- Included in the project are the blin, Henry Fallaw, Charles Mar- | grading and surfacing of 5.300 \ eTt Edgar Ballew, Marvin Manley. miles on Road S 307 from Road S- p a t Lowe, Jimmy Dutton, Bardy __ 54 to U. S. Route 221; of 2.643 miles Cannon, Kenneth ’Hiomas, Russell the 1959-60 Clinton Community Con Road S-315 from Road S-29 to Trammell, Alvin H. Hampton, Joe cert season with a performance Accordin; to President Robert M Vance, the checks will be delivered to the employee member' on Fri day. Noivmber 27 Overseers with in the plants will distribute the checks to the participating employ ees with the regular payroll checks for that week The minimum amount of money to be paid is $5 00 and the maximum is $1,500 This plan is for the convenience of employees and is entirely volun tary, Mr. Vance said Winnsboro Downs Woodruff In Playoff Laurens County wilj be the scene for a workshop on February 3 con ducted by staff members u( the South Carolina Development Board It w as announced this w eek by Governor Ernest F Moiling* The workshop will be held in Lau ren* at 7 30 p m at a place ts be announced One of 46 such ses'ions to be held tn the state—every county will be included—they will serve to kick off the ‘ Agriculture and Industries program They are another step in Governor Hollmgs endeavor to de velop new industry in South Caro lina In announcing the plans Governor Hoi mgs said the workshops are de signed to (li Offer the services of Contributions To PC Program Al $14,723 A total of $14.723 32 has been contributed to Presbyterian Col leges 1959 Living Endowment pro gram thus far. Alumni and Public Relations Director B»*n Hay Ham met announced today He said these funds to the an nual giving program have come from 506 alumni and friends of PC pment H. ar« 1 rs gain first hi md knowledge of num teruu* ramr n unity resources JOri industrial p ruble ms 14. En 1 di'cu'sMMU -if PJHj m unity probi em« and *netn<*ls jf % •Iving these problems (Si At- pi to enrour. tne KHf u self theory of agriculture internal inou* o-rie' .eveiopment >e workshop i earn will be coin d of the folio* sing personnel G F Aibnght, as* istant director in ge of the \ gneuitore and ta- trrrw ai Industries Pi vis ton. who will lead the team at mi ijoi rvi m.m. nar- the dtscusv ►>n. F C. Fore. cultural indi astr.rt specialist. * ho w ill d**cuss * he agricultural re- ces of the no< county as to po- tenti al* for local economic and in- dux* rial devrilopn lent. M R Fner son. of the fore* dry divutoe. who Villi point <Hit the forestry and wood res*x urce* of the c ■ounty a* to poten tills for develop ment In addition to these personnel ilist* in 1 pos- ounty thev of rw ERIC FRIEDMAN Violinist to Open Concert Season Here Friday Night The average gift is $29 10 sp The Living Endowment, which asked to join the grou operates on a calendar year sched- sible^ resources within The Winnsboro Wildcats stretched ule and will close with the end of being visited indicate 1 their winning streak to 20 straight the year, has »et $20,000 as its 1969 are needed Discussion games, longest in the upstate, with goal Ham met said it should be dustry potentials will not be '.unit- a 26-7 victory over Woodruff on the achieved if the present rate of giv- ed to fields represen'ed by mem Presbyterian College field Friday * n g continues bers of the workshop team It is night in the first round of the Class Returns from South Carolina head hoped that many other resources A state playoff the field, as to be expected in view such as manpower, special skills. Three Winnsboro touchdowns of the preponderance of alumni aikl capital, transportation. etc . will be were called back for rules mfrac friends located wihtin the state, .discussed at the workshop and ques tions. The Wildcats led in first The record shows $7,623 82 con- turns on these resources answered downs, 45 to 6 And they completed tnbuted by 291 donors by Mr .Albright 10 of 17 passes, while Woodruff only North Carolina follows with $1.- The Governor encourages partic- had one of five Eric Friedman, violinist, opens oa Road S-6; and of 3.941 miles on Road S-312 from Road S-54 to U. S. Route 76. PC to Face Middle Term. State in Tangerine Bowl Lark, Jimmy Chaney, Sam Owens, Lynn Cooper, Silas Campbell, Jim my Braswell, Tot Fallaw, Charles Kinard, and Henry Ingle. Coaches are Truman Owens, Bill Terry, and Bill Shealy, The man ager is Donald McGinnis. season with a Friday at 8:15 in the Thornwell au ditorium on Calhoun Street, Presented by the Community Concert Association, Friedman is currently making his first national tour. He will be accompanied by Jack Maxin at the piano in the fol- Croickshanks In Florida One of the nation’s top-ranked and ; Valley Conference, he has compiled For Graduate Study "scoring-est” small college teams j an impressive record was tapped to face Presbyterian This season, the young violinist's concert schedule includes solo ap pearances with the Baltimore Sym phony. in Baltimore and on tour: at the National Gallery of Art in Washington. D. C., on New York s Metropolitan Museum of Art Young Artists Series, and, a tour on the West Coast, with a solo recital in Fellowship Rally Scheduled Sunday At Thornwell Church 906 from 50 contributors, and Geor- ipation in the workshops by every- gia reports *$1,628 50 on 46 gifts, one concerned with the economy of Laurens County sets the pace South Carolina within South Carolina, having given $2,296 32 from 85 donors thus far Abreakdown of these totals shows Clinton raising $1,967 32 of this Approximately two hundred Pres- amount on 65 contributions, while bytertan young people from Abbe ville. Laurens. Newberry, and Grenewood counties will gather in Clinton Sunday for the annual Pres bytery Senior High Fellowship Fall Rally. The rally will be held at Thornwell Memorial Church, with Laurens has added $401 on 19 gifts The county-to-county -esswo got underway yesterday and will con tinue until Feb 17 with one and two meetings practically every day. with a three-week layoff for the Christmas holiday* College in the Tangerine Bowl with the selection of Middle Tennessee State of Murfreesboro last Monday. This team, roaring along unde feated after nine straight victories, has scored 282 points for an aver age of 31.3 points per game. It is ranked third nationally in the Unit ed Press International rating of small colleges which lists Missis sippi Southern in the number one spot. Power ratings currently rank Middle Tennessee—a school of 2,500 enrollment—as much as ten points stronger than the Blue Hose, who sport a record of eight wins and one loss. Coach Charles Murphy directs 55-0; this Tennessee squad of the Ohio 1 30 6 during his long stay there. His 1957 team for example, won ten straight without defeat, and last year he won eight while losing two. Like Presbyterian, Middle Ten nessee will finish its regular season against an old rival on Thanksgiv ing Day. While PC battles Newber ry on this afternoon, its Tangerine Bowl foe tangles with Tennessee Tech. Here’s the Middle Tennessee State victory string against 1959 opposi tion: Austin Peay, 36-0; Jacksonville (Ala.) State, 21-20; Western Ken tucky, 27-2; Eastern Kentucky, 14- 6; University of Chattanooga, 28-0; Moorehead State, 27*0; Florence (Ala.) State’ $4-26; Murray State, and East Tennessee State. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Alexan der Cruickshanks III, and son. Sandy, will be interested to know i ounov >; Moderato-Andante they are at Alachua, Fla. M r ’ 8™ (P la y ed w,t hout pause). Cruickshanks was awarded a fel lowship to pursue graduate studies lowing program: I. Variations on a Corelli Theme j Los Angeles. (Tartini-Francescattil. Born in Newark. N. J.. ui Aug 11 Rondo in C. K 373 (Mozart), i ust. 1939 Friedman began his mu- ^' m ’^ng^wUr"g^t “underway "at III. Concerto in A minor (Glaz- j sical studies on a three-quarter size Alle- fiddle when he was six. and within two years had progressed so rapid IV. Poeme (Chausson). !>’ Thornwell Gridders To Ploy for State 'C Title registration beginning at~2:00 p. m Tne Thornwell Orpnanage football team will contend for the state Rev R David Neese, of Cross championship in class C” compe ' Hill, and Miss Ann Gettys, of Clin- tition next week against an oppon that he was presented in New ton w jjj ^ ^ f ea t ure d speakers, ent yet to be determined and at ‘ V. Hors Staccato (Dinicu-Heif-1 Aotk at a student recital. Even jj r w jll talk on the work of site to be chosen probably Thursday in economics at the University of etz); Murmus ((astelnuovo- then, he was reported in the press t h e senior High Fellowship, while night irida. Gainesville Mrs. Cruick- Tedesco-Heifetz); Caprice, for vio- as a "virtuoso talent.” But his par- Nliss Gettys wi u , el i of her r^n, Th Florida, Gainesville. Mrs. Cruick- shanks is a member of the faculty at the Santa Fe High School. The Cruickshanks were in Columbia the (Rhapsodic de Concert) (Ravel). fastly refused to exploit him as a Twenty-year-old Eric Friedman is j prodigy They held him to a reg- past year where Mr. Cruickshanks considered one of the most exciting ular school curriculum, taught at the University of South violin discoveries of recent seasons. A pupil of Ivan Galamian for Carolina. In addition, he was a i Winner of half-a-dozen national mu-1 over nine years, Friedman also has member of the staff of radio sta tion WUSC-FM. Mrs. Cruickshanks is the former Miss Robbie King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W G. King, Sr., of this city. Sandy, a former Cub Scout Webelos, is now a member of the award-winning Alachua Boy Scout Troop Tedesco-Heifetz); Caprice, lor vio-, as a virtuoso taiem. But ms par- \fjgs Gettys will tell of her recent Th opponent will be the winner of lin alone (Paganini); Tzigane , ents—his father is a dentist—stead trip t 0 Mexico the Elloree-Furman game, to be Job training classes w ill be held played at Orangeburg tonight for the officers of the local Fellow- (Thursday) for the lower state ship The classes will be taught by championship members of the Presbytery Council Thornwell coaches will scout the Each prson attending the rally is game and may negotiate with the worked with Nathan Milstein He asked to bring a twenty-five cents winner after the game on terms and spet the past two summers at Ru- registration fee and sandwiches for site for the title contest dolt Serkin’s Marlboro (Vt.) Music a picnic supper Thornwell won the right to vie Festival, where so many outstand The purpose of this rally is to for the state crown Friday night ing virtuosi gather annually to give the young people of the Pres when they'defeated Greenbrier 36-0 make music together. This past bytery M. Opportunity to get ac- here on the Presbyterian College spring he went to Puerto Rico to quaintod And to prepare them for field for the upper state title work with many of these same art- places of leadership in their local Thornwell will rotor the fray with ists during the Casals Festival churches - a 91 1 record the best .« many sic awards, he hfs been featured soloist with the New York Philhar monic. the Washington Symphony and the Little Orchestra Society of N. Y.. as well as many other or chestras At seventeen, he passed the acid test of any concert artist, a successful Carnegie Hall debut recital. year* Losing only :o Cowpens, and playing to j tie with Hickory Tav ern. the local boys have defeated ;it‘ following team.* this >eason. Co lumbia JV. Ford. Landrum. Lock hart. Chapin. Greenwood JV. Dixie, and Irmo Chronicle To Issue Early Next Week Due to the Thanksgiving holidays. The Chronicle will be distributed to the homes on Tuesday instead of Thursday as customary It is re quested that ads and news he re ceived at the office by tomorrohr (Friday > to facilitate prmtiag of the paper