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Vol. 60 — No. 50
Clinton, S. C., Thursdoy, December 10. 1959
tb Association Returns Mason Is Sentenced To Life Term
Show $4424 Contributed
Class Officers at Erskine
Three Clinton students at Erskine College were re
cently named officers of the freshman class. Jackie
Cooper is vice president; Plat Chisholm, secretary; and
Jerry Lewis, treasurer. In the photo are, left to right,
Murk Alexander, Greenwood, president, Cooper, Miss
Chisholm, and Alph Brown, Miami, Fla., representative
to the Entertainment Board. Lewis was absent when the
picture was made.
Babb Comments On
Court House Space
In Death of Negro
Autopsy Report
Due This Week
A report on an autopsy performed i ; i
on the body of James Arthur Clark, between the belt. A foU wvuld have'
19-year-old Negro, found dead in a placed him on top of the belt, he
conveyor belt at the C&L Concrete sa id.
Co., here Tuesday, Dec. 1, is ex- The belt, part of a bleow-ground
The Lauren? County Tuberculosis the voluntary tuberculosis control
Asirociation was encouraged Mon- program in Laurens County. He
day when a check-up showed that continued, “Every contribution goes
the 1959 Christmas Seal campaign toward early case-finding, rehabil-
is running $956.47 ahead of the drive itation of TB patients, health educa-
at this time yast year. twn of the public and research for a
“The people are demojistrating sure cure."
that they are behind the fight to
eradicate tubreculosis. which still
kills more people than any other
infectious disease,’’ said R. L
Plaxieo. co-chairman of returns.
Mr. Plaxico said more people are
answering letters of appeal than “I would hate to see the Laurens
ever before County Court House abandoned fpr
Total contributions from 1650 let- a new building," commented Thortr-
ters amounted to $4,424.74 when the as A Babb. Laurens attorney. Mon
mail was opened at M. S. Bailey & day at a meeting of the county leg-
Son, Bankers, in Clinton on Mon- islative delegation in Laurens,
day. Last year s amount totaled yj r Babb appeared before the
; $3,468.31 from 1,084 letters at all delegation in connection with an-
approximately the same date. Mrs. () ther, matter and made the com-
W IL Anderson, Mrs. Hubert Boyd ment
in an informal way in refer-
and Mirs. led Prevatte of Clinton, r j n g t0 0 ffi ce S p a ee in the building
and Dr. A. A. Knight of Laurens, .< Kett i ng t ig ht »
who is co-chairman of returns, as
sisted in the opening. - S 0 ™ 6 months ago. suggestions
were put forth by citizens of. the
Mr. Plaxico stated that contribu-
' lions for Christmas Seals finance
pected later this week. Acting Cor-
system for conveying crushed stone,
oner Sam H. McCrary said yester- did not travel very fast, McCrary
day. said.
McCrary also said an inquest is McCrary said further, that while
scheduled for Thursday, December j( was on iy conjecture, he surmised
17 ,at the city hall in Clinton.
Clark, who was employed by the
concrete mixing plant, was discov
ered on the conveyor heft with his
head wedged between th rollers and
that the boy went in between the
belt to clean out some stone that
had accumulated, and in some way
the motor started.
Even so, he said, the body bore
the belt. John F. Robinson, man-, no marks other than a scratch or
ager of the plant, noticed that the'two about one eye and the temple.
belt had stopped but the motor w r as
still running. He investigated and
found the body about 2:15 in the
afternoon.
Mr. McCrary, while denying re
ports which stated that be suspected
foul play, said that it was doubtful
that the boy could have fallen in
Two Joanna Men
Sentenced In Theft
Of Yarn From Mitt
Two Joanna men. Frank Turner
and William P. Thomas, were sen
tenced Friday on the closing day
of last week’s special term of crim
inal court at Laurens, after enter
ing guilty pleas earlier in the week.
They were charged with grand
larceny in the theft of mop yarn
from Joanna Cotton Mills.
They were sentenced by Judge
George T. Gregory, Jr., to 15
months each, suspended on service
of three months or payment of
$250, and probation for three years.
Deputy Floyd Pitts, testifying for
the state, said that mill officials
estimated that over a period of time
approximately $10,000 worh of yarn
was missing, but the deputy said
the men told officers that they had
been taking the yarn only during a
period of three or four months.
O. L. Long, attorney for the de
fendants, told the court the men
were pleading guilty to taking four
bales of yarn worth approximately
$300 to $400.
Three trials were held during the
week involving men charged with
drunk driving, while on entered a
guilty plea.
William Herbert Couch was found
not guilty by a jury, while Jack
Ferguson Wyatt plead guilty to
third offense. He was sentenced to
three years or $2,000, suspended
on payment of $700, with probation
for three years.
Found guilty were Mac B. Hipp,
Jr., and Louie Warren Nabors, both
second offense. They drew 60 days
or $300 fine, with two years proba
tion.'
The case of Richard Eugene
Browning, charged with reckless
homicide, was not prossed.
The cases of the following de
fendants were placed on the con
tingent docket:
Horace Spoon, charged with for
gery, now serving an 18-months sen
tence in Washington, D. C.
Sammie Lee, charged with vio
lation of the liquor law, who is
awaiting an extradition hearing in
Washington, D. C
Willie Suber, charged with invol
untary manslaughter.
Ed Pitts Drafted
By San Francisco;
To Ploy In Miami Game
Clark’s lunch was found at the
plant, McCrary said, and with the
body being discovered about 2:15,
it was surmised that he had been
wedged in the belt for some time.
First reports from the autopsy,
performed at Greenville General
Hospital, but unconfirmed, were
that Clark died from shock.
He lived with his mother. Liza
Clark on Rt. 3. Laurens.
202 Get Shots At
Final Polio Clinic
Salk vaccine shots were admin
istered to 202 persons Friday at
the third polio clinic held in the
city during recent months. The
final one in a series of four clin
ics will be held sometime next
spring.
The clinics are sponsored by the
Clinton Lions Chib. Giving the
shots were Dr. V. \. Long of the
County Health Department and
his nurses.
A total of 2.822 shots of the vac
cine have been given at the three
clinics, club officials state. At the
first clinic in October 1,754 shots
were given, and 866 in November.
The clinics were conducted on
(he public square in a mobile
home supplied by Mobilemanor
Corporation, manufacturers of
Clintau.
(Tub officials were gratified
with the reoperatioa received
from many agencies and Individ- |
uals, especially the administra
tors of schools ia the district.
county that a new court house was
needed.
i Mr. Babb suggested that certain
offices now in the building could be
moved elsewhere, and the court
' house be used principally by those
offices having to do with court and
j land records. In the latter category
he put offices of the clerk of court,
| probate judge, treasurer and audi
I tor.
The offices of magistrate, service ,
officer, supervisor, and superinten
dent of education could well be
housed elsewhere, he intimated,
i “Space in the court house is be
coming so tight, work in the va-
i rious offices may be adversely af-
In Murder Of
Clinton Man
ir.tr
1<1 Euufv:,*-M
i-on 41, of Gray
Coifr';.
\v as vent t*f 1 c‘
.■•I m 1 life term
in the
Sx-nlt* ntiarv
Friday after a
jury 0
n WtxlJtrsdav
had returned a
verdi r
t of guilty \\
eh ‘commenda
t < (Ml O'
f mercy m t
■Homing' of »
younii
flinlotv mar
. J'ihnnv Milton
O'Sjiic
'(is Ins;. Ap; ;
.I’.I
The
sentence wn
s u'dnounced by
George t.
(tie>ory, Jr, of
Cheste
r. prc'iiJinq
over a special
on' A < M
•k term of <
rimmal court at
Lauren.'
In ii' charge *o ' ’
Gregory -told - the iur>
' return any one of' t
guilty ot murder ji c
' carno'- an automatie
guitys if murder with
datum m the mercy
lift imprisonment:
jury.
Judge
rs they could
>ur verdicts
which
,i i' a penalty;
a recommen
at die court,
nansla lighter.
Float Wins First Place in Parade
Here is the float that won first place in.
Clinton’s Christmas parade last Thursday
afternoon. Entered by District .>6 Schools,
the float canned out the
Mother of Jesus.”—Photo
ousrh.
theme. ‘'Mary,
hv Dan Varlior-
Council Moves To
Determine Sewer
Expansion Needs
Seen By 15,000
Parade Opens
Holiday Period
fected.” Mr. Babb said. City Council at its monthly meet-
The monthly meeting of the dele- ing Monday night voted to employ
gation was presided over by Sena- engineers to make a survey of all
tor Robert C. Wasson, with Repre- sections of the city to determine the
sentatives Justin A. Bridges. WU-j need and extent required for an ex- <tan( ii n g “entry in Clinton s Christ
: Ham C. Dobbins, and T. David j panded sewer system for the city.
Requests for several sewer pro
of
two in :to years ami not guilty
In pas mg sentence Judge Greg
ors commented iiai ‘had i been
>itting on 'he jury I would have
reached 4he same serdicl He add
ed that the facts in the case were
terribly damaging
Before the sentence was passed,
the defendant’s aUorney, T. David
Sloan, made a motion for a new
trial, listing four grounds for his
request. The judge said he would
hear arguments on 'he motion with
in a few days.
The trial opened Tuesday with
Solicitor William T .Tone' -ending
a parade of witnesses to the stand
in an effort to prove that Mason had
intervened in a fight between
O Shield- and Andrew Crain and
had shot O'Shields 'hrough the head
a- he lay pinned to the ground by
his larger and more powerful ad-
, he versary
The incident occurred last .April
Armstrong's beer and
establishment on the
County's Cotton Farmers
Vote Tuesday on Quotas
Tuesday, December 15 is vetinf i operator will be informed of both
Winning first place as the out- the Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Chairman of arrangements for 11 at c
Sloan. Jr., present. Requests for several sewer pro- “"'’VIthe event was J. J. “Peek" Corn- K roc ^ r y
Mr. Babb stated that he had been jects to serve certain areas of the noon was ^ entered by School alH j serving with him on the Greenville highway nine
requested by members of the Laur-' city prompted the move to make District 56. The float carried the committee were Jim Von Hollen, miles ^ rom Cmu* wa* em-
ens Commission of Public Works to the survey, it was stated. theme. Mary. Mother of Jesus.” Mrs. Jeanette Bonds. Bill .Abrams, ployed as a bomber ^ Uie m
ask for a hearing before the delega Tentative estimates on two sewer j Runner-up was the unit entered So™ 1 * Pinson, and W C BaUKvin. ^ourt order
tion makes any changes in the set- an< j water projects to serve areas by M. S. Bailey & Son, Bankers Judges for the floats were Mrs. u ^
| up of the commiaaion. adjoining East Carolina Avenue and F.rst Presbyterian Church w a s Bob Black. Mrs. Leonard Wikon. Tak,n «
Mr. Babb alao commented favor 0 ak-Gary Streets were received third, and the CUnton Civitan Club Mrs wuliam Trowbridge. Mrs mng in his own behalf. Mason ad
ably on the service to the county of f rom engineers. They total $24 990 came in fourth Winning honorable Melvin Veren
the civil and domestic relations an< j gjg 43Q respectively. No action mentrao was Belk's and Broad St Krimmmgcr
was taken, pending further investi- Methodist Church • V ak 1
gation The floats won prizes of $50. $35 Baptist Youth Lhoir
Estimates on the sewer and water 125, $15. and $12.50 They were fea T 0 p r( ,*p n f. £kri«tnU3*
lines formerly approved to be con-Uures of the parade that presented 1 0 wiroisnun
structed to the site of the profwsed some 60 unks. forming the longest Music Rr0070171 Sunday
new Clinton area hospital south of Un* of march ever seen here includ-
court.
Furman E. Thomason, supervis
or, requested and received reim
bursement for certain paving work
in the amount of $443 at New Pros
pect Baptist Church.
At the suggestion of the Super
Lament mitted the possibility that tha bullet
that killed O Sfctokis could have
been fired from his pistol, a foreign
mad.- 32 caliber automatic
But I wouldn’t have killed him
for a millioa^italLiOj^U|cdefeDd».
ant told the courf "
Mason gav*- (Ms account of events
and of
of Christmas music at the morning
_. _ „ . .. . , n . .. The Youth Chioir of the First Bap leading up to fh*
day in many parts of the South for]his “A” and “B“ allotment before visor, the delegation also agreed to mjV ij 0 cuntTactl for the work run CoUegi'f^ROTV unit™ sVy tiM Church W ' U preHe,>t 3 P WRram ,h '‘ ' h0 " nng - t9elf: -
farmers who grow cotton, for on December 15. The farmer wffl combine the salaries of the county huve as yet awarde d Scouts Girl Scout-. U.aty queens,
that date a referendum wil Ibe held make his choice of allotment after physician and assistant into one of Counci | toted t0 approve full win- commercial unib. .and other entries
to determine next year’s marketing the referendum, and rt has to be $1,250 Dr Atkinson of Laurens is ter uni((>rm alliance for Lieut L Santa Claus rode on the final float
program, according to H. A. Ropp, done next spring before March 16 presently serving in the position. H B agviel | ^ \ s retir.ng Jan. 1 and distributed candv to the chil-
county office manage of the ASC If more than onekhird <* those Dr . C . P. Vincent, county physician. from , he polu . t . department after dren
office. . “ ^ - * ' ‘ ‘ ‘ '
XPECTW
Mr. Ropp stated that above-nor
mal supplies of both Upland and
extra long staple cotton are in pros-
peot for the 1969-60 year. As a result
marketing quotas have been pro
claimed and on December 15 farm
ers will vote in a referendum to
determine whether these quotas
take effect. Also, for upland cot
ton, the referndum will determine
the kind of allotment-price support
program available in 1960.
All growers having cotton allot
ments, including those in the Con
servation Reserve Program of the
Soil Bank, their tenants and share
croppers are eligible to vote in the
referendum. If two-thirds of them
vote “yes” the marketing quota pro
gram for upland cotton will be car
ried out in 1960. This means, of
course, that with quotas in effect,
any fanner who exceeds his farm
cotton allotment will be subject to a
penalty on his excess cotton and
will not be eligible for price sup
port.
In case marketing quotas are ap
proved, farmers will have the
choice of “A” and “B” allotments
for 1960. Choice “A” is the so-call
ed regular allotment, which will be
about the same as this year’s and
will call for price support not less
than 75 per cent of parity. The
choice ‘B” allotment permits a 40
per cent larger planting but calls
for price spport at 15 per cent of
parity less than Choice 'A.” Every
aad Tackle Edd
Pitta, af CUatoa, af toe University
of Seato Carolina Gamecock foot*
the San Francisco 4lers, profes
sional IsitoaR team.
Pitta haa aba accepted aa tort-
tatfoa to Jato toe Seato Seam to
the smoM Artore Cettaft All-
Bowl to
Fla., Dae. U.
voting oppose quotas, then no mar
keting quotas and no penaKieo will
be in effect for upland cotton in
died last week after a period of in- g^rvi^ 0 f m orc than thirty years Heading the parade as marshal
capaciUtton and illneas. After that time he will become rec- was Jack Boyd. Laurens County
The delegation voted to transfer onls c , frt[ f(H , tht> department showman, and his famous horse.
I960 There will be only regular $5^ j rom the contingent fund to wham Construction Co., will be “Mighty MacArthur."
allotments — no choice “B allot- p ay (or additional supplies of polio pa jd 90 per cent of the cost of re- Observers pronounced the parade "JT
menu And price swan «iU t«| v . cc ine cM pJTnf dam- in the city, as the besl ever ' and was wit.
Due to heavy court dockets in re- amounUng to approximately $23.- nessed by an estimated crowd of
cent months, the appropriation ot quo. The balance will be paid in the 15.000 people who lined Broad Street
$18,500 lor court costs for the 1959 spring ^en certain repairs and from Ihe point of entry at Calhoun
60 year is already $2,787 A6 over- l[xrXhrr work „ accomplished. through the business section to atten(1
drawn, the delegation was inform-1 The meeting Monday night w as 10 the post office, filling the square
available to compilers at only 50
per cent of parity.
The voting in the cotton market
ing quota referendum will take
place at community polling places
TBOl BLE EXPEf
worship serv ice Sunday December ’ He and others at the estabUA*
13. at 11 o’clock They will sing the ment got word earlier that a group
following numbers: from CUnton was “coming up to
The Christmas Song—Bach take over the place." He said that
O Rejoice. Ye Christians. Loodly Armstrong, owmer of the .stablish-
_Badv 1 vent, considered ckaung the place
A Babe is Born in Bethlehem— to avoid the possibility of trouble,
Bach*. ' Uut he difided to keep it open.
Jesus. Sleeping in the Manger— He said he was serving beer
to customers in the establishment
when someone told him that Andy
The choir is under the direction Crain was engaged in a fight and
of Edward Perry, with Jimmy Orr ne«ded help
as organist. The public is cordially He went outside, armed with his
(Continued on page six)
** Present future court C0Sts presided over by Mayor J. P Terry. aad converging streets
township m which their farm w lo-i _in nvwHrafts , Street decorations wi
township
cated. These polling places are as
follows:
Cross Hill Township, at Town
Hall, Cross Hill.
Dials Tonvnship, either Abercrom
bie-Owing s Store at Gray Court, or
Milton Woods' Store at Greenpond
Hunter Township, either Watts’
Store at Mountville, or Hubert Pitts’
Store at Clinton.
Jacks Township, Giles Feed and
Supply Store at Clinton.
Laurens Township, ASC office at
Laurens.
Scuffietown Township, at Sandy
Springs School House.
Sullivan Township, Wasson Broth
ers Store at Hickory Tavern.
Waterloo Townahip, Billy Gold
en’s Store at Waterloo.
Youngs Township, Henry Gos
sett’s Store, Rt. 2, Gray Court.
Every cotton farmer is urged to
vote at his box on the question of
wbeher to have cotton marketing
quotas in 1960. The polls will be
open from 8:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. m.
will be continued as overdrafts.
Senator Wasson commented.
County Treasurer Allen Coleman
reported an overdraft of $462.31 in
his postage account, caused by $1,-
000 spent for mailing out tax no
tices for the year. The county com
missioners were authorized to carry
the item as an overdraft up to $600
until the end of the year when it
will be covered wi(h suotos from
other accounts.
Senator Wasson Ahounced the
resignation of H. C. Sims, of Water
loo, as a member of the County
Board of Registration because of his
health. He has served since 1942.
His successor will be A. L. M'ahaf-
fey. of Laurens.
Routine claims in the amount of
$656.72 were approved.
It was stated that the annual
meeting of the delegation, when citi
zens of the county are invited to ap
pear to suggest legislative matters,
will be held the first Monday in
January.
with all coqncilmen present.
Band Places First
In Newberry Parade
The Clinton High School band was
first place winner in the Newberry
Christmas parade there on Friday,
the 4th. and was presented with a
$50.00 cash prize.
The local school band aLson won
November Fines $1428
Street decorations, with the focal
point being a huge Christmas tree
on the square with its hundreds of Twenty-eight persons arrested for aging public or private property;
Ughts. are attracting attention drunkenness led the police docket in a Lo- lhm? charged with disorderly
nightly. They were installed by the numbers as we u in fines for No- ^ ,124 , . _
city’s utilities crew, sponsored by . . .. Other charges and fines were.
vember, according to the monthly p^jty larceny, two. $64; speeding
report of Chief B. B Balard sub- ami reckless driving, sue, $127.
mitted to city council Monday night fighting, three. $36. other offenses.
A total of $1,428 was collected in ^ 12, (two suspended). $145 and 30
fines and 175 days on the public ^ .
Eighty-seven persons paid $45 for
Sims Resigns As
Member Of County
Registration Board
La ureas—H. C. Sims of Waterloo,
works was the cumulative result of
violating traffic regulations.
second place and a $15.00 prize in member of the Laurens County Reg- sentences for 169 offenders, includ- Thirteen were taken in for invest-
the Laurens parade on December 2. istration Board, has submitted his ing traffic violations, in municipal igation or on suspicion and releas-
They have participated in three resignation to State Senator Robert t . ourt activity for the month ed.
W rLaU,r M id Voada, d* ^ ^ ^
l»nd. »'*& 32 marniers, 's had r«fi,ed . totter from Mr Sons * NoSS. 0»£
under the direction of Harry A. in wbcih the board member said , __ ‘
Bouknight who return^ to Clinton that due to ill health he wijhed the $100
to direct its activities after an ab- resignation to become effective the
y spent in North w x a The 28 persons taken in for drunk-
^ f th i vwi u r T enness (one was released) paid $263
Majorettes for the l«nd are Miss- ; ommepded to the governor tout A. or wer ; , lven 145 days on the pub
es Diana Spencer. Patricia Sellers, L. Mahaffey of Laurens, be ap
pointed to fHl the vacancy on the
board.
Margart Stump, and Rita Bonds.
Little Cathy Bouknight is mascot.
tic works.
Ten charged with operating an au
to without driver's license (one re
leased) paid $212
Three persons paid $212 for dam-
Clerk Collects
$21,136.40 In Taxes
City tax collections Ti,) to Dec. 1
totaled $21,136.40. according to City
Clerk and Treasurer W B Owens.
1959 taxes to be collected from a
53 mill levy total $115,000, he stat-
' ed. \
The books opened in October and
taxes due are to be paid by Dec. 31.
After that date a penalty of 10 per
; cent will be levied, according to the
tax ordinance for the year
J
Court Docket In
County Clear First
Time Since 1890
Laurens—When the special one-
one-week term of General Sessions
Court adjourned shortly after noon
Friday the court docket was dear
except for contingent ease', for the
tir-'t time since 1890
A check of the records m the
clerk of court's office revealed that
•luring the February term of court
in 1890 the five cases on the docket
were disposed of. leaving the docket
clear.. 1
During chat term 69 years ago
there were two murder cases, one
of assault and battery with intent
to loll, one of trespassing and
the final case was an appeal. The
solicitor was O. L. Sdmmpert of
Newberry.
The docket at the beginning of
last week's term consisted of 34
eases. The term was presided over
by Judge George T. Gregory, Jr.,
of Chester The prosecutor was So
licitor William T. Jones of Green
wood
At Dinner-Dance for Presbyterian College Football Team and Coaches
Miss Gnjr Maddox, Bob Waters, Mrs. Clyde Ehrhardt Coach Ehrhardt,
Here is a group being: served at the dinner-dance for the IVeabyterian
College football team and coaches at Hotel Mary Musgrove Friday evening.
Left to right are: Tommy Todd, Mrs. Todd, loom Cooper. Jr„ Mrs. Cooper.
Mrs. Bob Anderson, Mr. Anderson. Mrs. Bill Sease. Mr. Sease.—Photo by
Dan Yarborough.
Legion To Meet
Friday Evening
A meeting af the American Le- CROUCH AT FORT JACKSON
gion will be held Friday evening, | W. Crouch, HI. son of
officials state Mr dIk j Mrs B . W. Crouch, Jr., of
Preceded by a free chicken stew Mountville, has been assigned to
at 7:30. the session will get under- Company B, 19th Battalion, 3th
way at 8:00 at the Legion building Training Regiment, at Fort Jack-
on Highway 72. son. for eight weeks of basic train
All members are urged to attend ing