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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE *
Thursday, January 7»1§6*
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firJY art-
■ me seem*
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at Orlanil >. Fla., last wiH’k shou-
( hnton' people prior to arid during the Tangerine
■u! pame in which Presbyterian College met the strong
..idle renne.'stY State team. At the left are Mr. and
Motel Deaths Are Caused
By Carbon Monoxide
Poisoning, Jury Finds
By M. L. OUTZ, County Agent
• Lawson Brothers^of Joanna, will Tree planting is well
Ai Tangerine Bowl Game in Orlando Last Week
Mrs. R. M. Turner taking a photo of Guard Rill Sease. In
the center are Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hay Hammet looking
over a game program. Mr. Hammet is Public Relations
and Alumni Director at ITesbyterian. At right are Mrs.
Merlyn \V. Veren and Mrs. Vk Spooner, wives of the
hack field coach and end coachNrespectively, as they
cheered when PC scored.—Photos courtesy of Unit
ed ITess International.
MEET THE
PC FACULTY
.on.ni; ki!
a combination of conditions which
ho termed most unusual could have
Parbor, monoxide poi-
tV’ Michigan woman
.. a mote ] near here existed in the gas-heated room of
i Lourens County cor
•uied here Thursday
d Mr^ Bernard Rot
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H‘ Four Oaks Motel on Highway
near Ware Shoals
Hugh Edwards, Jr . (ireenwood
is engineer, said there were in-
\ear-old son. Richard, du ations that the. ventilator of the
Mich were found heater was blockd ;md forced die
be.! m the motel' car ^ H)n monoxide back into the
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tint
w ere
! m tht
of Dec 22
mind the pajam
ta r. the\ investigated
ro resjxinse from re
ar. the door
report from autopsy
inquest said that the
a result f 3Ct .
sely
Burns said Mrs RoUa
slacks over her pajamas.
'ide t'\ 'Ki<
ra m an
Mote! emj
clad bodies
after getting
gK'attxi knoc k
A partial
read at the
mother ana s m died
of exposure ’o deadh carbon mo .
noxide jxusomng
A gas ex(x|: tuld th* jury that
room
He said his opinion was that the
heater was placed on low. and that response
a wind condition at the back of the
motel created a condition whereby
the ventilator was blocked
r
Their small dog was found in a TENTH IN SERIES
semi-conscious state in the bath-1
room, and seemed to revive slightly (
w hen a bathroom w indow and a!
door were opened
The dog.’ whose barking had 1
draw n the motel's warnings on i
three occasions during the night, i
died three' days later at a Laureos
animal hospital i
. Motel owner John Hall testified |
that the mother and son checked !
into their room at 5 45 p m Dec j
21, and had supper at T OO p m
At 10:30 p m the dog began
barking At midnight, the man
ager said he knocked on the door
to ask the Rottas to stop the dog's 1
noise He knocked again at 1 00 a
m and at 5:00 a m but drew no
he said ,
Three hours afterwards, he be-1
came suspicious and •with an em-
New Subscribers
ployee, Clifton R Harper, entered j
Mrs Rotta. wife of a river boat the room and discovered the bodies.;
cap’ain and her son were found checking the' heater, he found it
ip on the same he'd, huddled stj) burning The pilot light re-1
together. Deputy Sheriff W mained on. he testified |
wore Mr Harper told the panel that'
when the Rottas checked into the
room he had turned the gas on low
MRS S. W. SUMEREL,
LUTHER STURKEY,
BOB NELSON,
MRS WADE NELSON.
WILLIAM SPOONE,
JOE GIBBS, JR.,
Clinton
MRS W T LONG,
GORDON OXNER,
Joanna
MISS MARTHA PITTS,
Rock Hill
Lunch Room Menu
For Week of Jan. 11 15
MONDAY
Milk, barbecue hash on steamed! Cox
Dr
,DR. ALEX STUMP
Alexander Bell Stump, chair-
WANTED
300
NEW CUSTOMER
LOANS
S10 to SI,000
waneg
110 FITTS ST. ( LINTON, S. ('
S A M SK A WRIGHT. Mgr. — FH : 1913
In his opinion. Mr Edwards said man 'he biology department, is
that the conditions in the room J one big reason why Presbyterian
would be difficult to duplicate He: College has a broad reputation for
termed it very unusual." i its pre medical preparation
These conditions, he testified,! A dedicated researcher and a
could have been due to the heater sound classroom teacher, he has pie.
being turned on oto low .and to the j served as an inspiration to budding
type of ventilator beind used. *plus scientific minds at PC for the past
the wind conditions at the rear of the I J2 years
Dr Stump has published a num
ber of his. research papers in recog
nized publications in the field of bi
ology. And his associates paid him
tribute in 1951 by electing him
president of the South Carolina
Aeademv of Science.
rice, steamed cabbage, green peas,
I corn bread, butter, raisin-peanut
butter pudding.
TUESDAY
Milk, baked beef loaf, gravy,
turnip greens, whipped potatoes,
corn bread, butter, cheese-apple
| crisp.
WEDNESDAY
Milk, potato-cheese salad, veg
etable soup wUh beef, corn bread,
butter, fruit Betty.
THURSDAY
Milk, chili con came with pinto
beans, cole slaw, salad dressing,
carrots, corn bread, butter, apple
Miss Lora
Owings—Miss Lora ^Valeria Cox,
70, of the Friendship Baptist Church
community of Laurens County, died
suddenly at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Clyde Cook, in the Green-
pond community at 4:15 p. m. last
Wednesday. She had been in declin
ing health for the past two years.
She was the daughter of the late
1,-0. F. and Essie Martin Cox and
was a member of Friendship Bap-
1 list Church. She was a member of
'j the WMS and the Ladies’ Sunday
School Class of the church.
Surviving besides Mrs. Cook are
j one brother, J. H. Cox, of Enoree;
and another sister. Miss Blanche
of Owings and Clinton.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday at 4:30 p. m. at Friend
ship Baptist Church by the Rev.
Olin F. Hutchinson, the Rev. Win-
gard Berry and the Rev. George F.
Cox. Burial was in the church cem
etery.
hold their annual beef cattle produc
tion sale on March 11. I’ve seen
(nost of ‘the cattle that will be of
fered for ^ale and I .believe this is
the best gtoup they have offered.
Approximately 50 registered Here-
fords will be sold. About 18 of The
50 will be bulls. t
C-W-S Guano Company of'Clinton,
sponsored a soybean contest in Lau
rens County last summer. It is sur
prising how many beans can be
made without much effort. None of
those in the contest cajne below
25 bushels per acre, and none ex
pected to win the prize, so the beans
received normal treatment, except
W. P. Dickson who used more fer
tilizer than normal. He had fer
tilized for pepper, but planted soy
beans. His yiejd was 56.9 bushels
per acre. J. H. Pitts, manager of
C-W-S, tells me he bought more
tfean $24,000.00 worth of beans this
past season. It looks as if we might
grow more in Laurens County.
Fourteen thousand grape plants
were delivered to Laurens County
on December 21. These plants will
cover approximately 30 acres.
Grape growers will mpke money if
they do a reasonable job of cul
tivating and caring for their vine
yards. Henry Taylor of Fountain
Inn, told me he sold $750.00 worth
from 2 acres. He says he made
$500.00 clear. E M. Davis of Cross
Hill, did as well or better than Hen
ry. Jerome Finley of Mountville,
Bolt Brothers of Trinety Ridge, and
many others did as well. Grape and
peach production go together since
the same equipment can be used for
both. <
While on grapes, let me tell' you
about T. B. Sumerel of Rt. 1, Clin
ton. He has 7 or 8 acres of scup-
pernong and muscadine grapes, all
of bearing age. A visit to Mr. Sum
erel’s vineyard in July, August or
September to see the ripe fruit
hanging is surely worth your time.
underway
throughout the state, Millions of
pine trees arc to be planted. Ac
cording to our list, there are 14 tree
planters in operation in the county.
Thsoe who have the machines are
Capers Knight, Honca Path, W. C.
Wright, Ware Shoals, SCS, Laurens;
J.'H. Thomason, Mountville; George
Wasson, Rt. 3, Laurens; Wm.* R.
Pitts, Clinton: and Garrett and Gar
rett, Fountain Inn.
Do you remember the young calf
given away at the Holstein sale tins
summer? That calf was won by Da-
vid Waldrep of Newberry County.
Mr.v Waldrep'sold the calf to Pam
Watts of Rt. 1, Ware Shoals. I was
by to see Pam and the calf the other
day, and-Pam has done an outstand
ing job of feeding and caring for the
calf. If she continues to feed and
care for tHe calf, it will weigh 1,300
pounds by the time it is two years
old.
We're living in a land of plenty.
Yes, right here in Laurens County.
So many people throughout the
world are starving for food and are
in need of shelter and clothing. In
Lauren?, County there are many
acres of land lying out unused. In
crowded countries a family might
live on a plot of ground no bigger
than our front lawns. Probably ev
ery family in Laurens County could
produce enough food in their leisure
time to feed an extra family. Let’s
not make the mistake of becoming
lazy and complacent just because
our stomachs are full. The future
is bright for those who possess the
initiative and the willingness to
»vork hard to improve and produce.
Dr. Felder Smith
OPTOMETRIST
Phone 794
Laurens, S. C.
If the wind were blowing in a
certain manner, he said, it could
have closed the draft, which runs
from the heater through the motel
wall
He said that smut or soot found
on the right side of the heater in
dicated the wind had blocked the
ventilator and forced the carbon
FRIDAY
Rice and beef balls, with tomato
tomato gravy, candied or baked
sweet potatoes, green beans, egg
noodles, biscuit, butter, orange.
"Tee Time At Lakeside"
It will be nice to see the golfers
back on the course now that foot
ball has gone. Lots of the fellows
Last Day Today
BELOVED INFIDEL
Jan. 7
t.REGOin FK( K and DEBORAH KERR
Friday-Saturday
Jan. 8-9
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CHILDREN 25c — ADULTS 60c
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Alex Stump came to Presbyterian sat b - v ^ TV ' or were awa y each
in 1947 from the Flora Macdonald Saturday the past fall watching
, monoxide back into the room "Had College faculty, where he spent 11 'h^ir favorite team in action
the heater been wide open, he tes-1 years — including one (1942 43' on 1 1 Actlon lbls week ' eIl<1 a
tified. "I don't think this condition leave-ot absence for service w ith a handicap Tournament on a ur< ay
would have existed 1 personally, lArmy medical detachment in ? n( * 3 , a J 1 n0W !?
i think the heater being placed so low the Pacific Theater during World. J 0 ' 6 /, ™ Junday^ Entrance fee will
and the wind condition at the back 1 War II
of the motel created the condition.” 1 He received his training at the
"These vents <the type used by ( University of Virginia, obtaining
the motel) so far as 1 kpow are not from that institution his BS degree
approved by the American Gas As- in 1930, his MS in 1932 and his PhD
sociation Their code requires that in 1934 A native of Emmorton, Md„
the vent go above the chimney he is married to the former Sallie
l The heaters had been installed in ; Allison of Pine Bluff, N. C„ and
December by a Ninety Six firm they have four daughters.
Though he attended the inquest j 1
at the court house, Mr Rotta did!
not take the stand. He watched the;
proceedings intently.
I The inquest was conducted by i
i Acting Coroner Lucille Watts Sher-1
iff C. W Wier questioned the wit-{
1 nesses
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Monday-Tuesday Jan. 11-12
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BRIAR AHERNE
ROBERl EVANS.
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Wednesday-Thursday Jan. 13-14
JAMES STEWARTYERA MILES
from WARNER BROS, technicolqr*
»MERVYN UROYm*. • ROMWLKEX «J JOHN msi • KB&WUWr
affflADWK
( TTueoJrne
be $1.00 for each day
The new • Handicap will be used
and lots of the fellow's will be moan
ing and groaning, but I got your
| score cards to prove it. Some play
1 better than you think.
I hope to have the men a team
match with another club in the very
near future. I’ll try to get it on a
Wednesday or Saturday. '*'
Remember your new rule—Lost
Ball and Ball Out of Bounds is only
one stroke now.
Miss Anderson
Laurens — Miss Josie Anderson,
of 219 W. Main St., died Sunday at
11 a. m. at a local hospital follow-
I ing a brief illness.
Miss Anderson, native and life-
! long resident of Laurens, was a
daughter of the late Harry W. and
Amelia -Richardson Anderson. She
i was a member of the First Metho
dist Church
| Surviving is a brother, E. O. An-
j derson, of Laurens.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 3:30 p. m. at Kennedy
Mortuary by the Rev. Victor Hick
man. Burial was in Laurens City
; Cemetery.
John W. Simmons
Gray Court—John W. Simmons,
66, farmer arid lujpberman of the
Dials community of Laurens Coun
ty, died suddenly at his home at
6:15 a. m. last Wednesday.
He was the son of the late H. Y.
and Sallie Hellams Simmons and
had lived in the Dials section all of
his life. He was a lifelong member
of Dials Methodist Church, a mem
ber of the Schroder Masonic Lodge
of Gray Court and a veteran of
World War I.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lau
ra Hellams Simmons; two sons,
Pete Simmons, of Gray Court, and
H. Y. Simmons, of Greenville;
three daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Cook,
of San Antonio, Tex.; Miss Jean
Simmons, of Columbia, and Miss
Judy Simmons of the home; four
sisters, Mrs. Eula OxCings, of Rock
Hill; Mrs. Lowrie Burdette and
Mrs. Ena Harris, both of Green
ville, and Mrs. Will Smith, of Foun
tain Inn; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday at 3:30 p. m. at Dials
Methodist Church by the Rev. M. B.
Lee. Burial was in the church cem
etery.
HOWARD SMITH - J. W. ABRAMS
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