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\ / I r. ' T-" In Laurens Court Two Murder Cases Are Continuance of two murder cases he pays $25 weekly for the 4 sup- was ordered Monday and Tuesday in Court of Genneral Sessions now in session at Laurens. The trial of four Clinton men was postponed when the court ordered that one of the quartet be sent to the State Hospital in Columbia, for a 30-day observation period, ' Those charged are Norman Hol der, 36, who was ordered sent to the hospital, Jerry Lamar Harris. Jr., 32, Floyd Cummings, 24, and Jesse L. Welch, 24. The four are charged with the murder of George Sherfield, 36, the night of Jan. 27, at Lake Thomas, a roadside place between Clinton Calvary Baptist To Have Anniversary * With Homecoming } Vol. 61 — No. 1 port of his family. . Sammy Lee violation' of the Ih quor laws, $50 or. 30 days. " Walter James Gary, Negro, house breaking, six months. . Bennie Cope land."idriving under the influence third offense, three servil* nf s^’^months^r^wm^t! Ca ^ var y Church organiz- xhe need for capable leadership in of tradition can have as young peo- of tsnn md ruit nmhntmn ed as a mission from the First today’s critical world was emphasiz pie move forth to asume roles of’ Rov liftp WillLamc violation of i” 19 04, will ob- ^ to Presbyterian College students leadership. He reviewed briefly the liauor laT S50 or 3o’davs SerVe ^ Anniversary Sunday. ^ i^t Friday by s . L. LaUmer, Jr., South Carolina - products of men Ernest Edward Phillips drunk ^ arc j 1 6 ' ' ts ^' rst ^ ome 'j editor and publisher of The State who met their challenges past Clinton, S. C., Thursday; February 18, 1960 Latimer Calls for Capable Leadership in Talk Here - mr*. wmm en driving, second offense, one year or $1^000, suspended upon payment coming. From thirty members - worship er * .u ■ .u Ping in a rented building. Calvary ^ f- V , f m<m -; h.sV>wn 10 700 nH.mb.rs with Wt ■ ■ Th.. ‘"r '“O ^ . ■ church buUdiw, and pnrsonajc find Laurens They are represented Gerald Johnson, engaging in -a ^ *1^000no by 0. L. Long. Laurens attortiey. motor vehicle race, $200 or 60 days. Also ordered continued was the William Taylor Jr., carrying a case of Ernest Ray Coker, 53,' concealed weapon, $100 or 30 days He addressed the student body in years, a chapel program observing the 40th Latimer also reviewed the hen- anniversary of The Blue Stocking, tage of The Blue Stocking He gave PC's nationally recognized student some details of its founding 40 years newspaper Neville Hall auditorium ago and pointed out that thta news- \yas crowded with students, faculty paper produced by Presbyterian members and visitors for the oc- College students had been ranked casion. All-American by the Associated Col- Latimer gave particular emphasis legiate Press on 15 occasions—more to the responsibility of the press— times than any other college news- Recently this church built a mis sion, Davidson Street Baptist charged with murder in connection! Lester Evans, violation of liquor j Church * whlch has already initiated with the fatal shooUng of Bobby : laws - 5300 or six months. an expansion program Harold MlcCarty the night of Dec. 23 Douglas Webb, violation of liquor An interesting day of activities daily, weekly and college— in meet paper in the state, in the western part of the county laws, $100 or 30 days. ^ as been planned for the home- ing the challenge of the future. He Friday's program was presided A'iurv was 1 earine testimony in Willie. Richardson, violation of 1 eoniing. beginning with the 11:00 said that a newspaper should be over by Evin Varner, a junior from the case of Sherell Barnes charged !iquor laws * 550 or 30 days worship service conducted by Rev. constructive 111 its editorial outlook, Bennettssille., who Currently serves with a second offense of drunk James Walker, violation of liquor W. B Thorne, a foriper pastor seeking to improve rather than to as editor of the student weekl> driving, when the court recessed! laws > or . 30 • A history of the Church has been destroy And he praised The Blue In addition to Latimer's talk, the Mattie Lois Owens, housebreak- compiled by Rev. J. W. Spillers., Stocking for the service it has rend-^program included the presentation'. • ' ' . , , 1 mg and larceny .eight months. its pastor for the past -twelve years, ered Presbyterian College as a re of the first issues of The Blue < ontinuance was. granted ^ by j ames m. Cooley, ' non-sunftet, | and will be distributed in pamphlet sponsible Judge Steve l Griffith, of New- une year or 51500. suspend Wak form. berry who is presiding over the | on g as ^ p ayg j lg f or the All former members are“invitod weeks term of court. The J U( ^ ( ' j support of his family. to come and bring picnic lunches ? granted the request for continuance a _. ilirv „ f . . „ . , , The grand jury returned a long u y ^ul T i ^torneys on the grounds list ^ ^ biUs earl ^ ^ wwk that they had been pointed by the A total of 66 cases were on the court only this week and needed more time in which to prepare their case. docket In acceeding to the request over the mild opposition df -Solicitor William T. Jones, Judge Griffith noted that he never forced the trial of a defendant in a capital case the same week in which the at torneys are appointed. Guilty pleas heard and sentences handed down Monday and Tuesday .included: John Edward Ferguson, Negro, charged with assauk and battery with intent to kill and carrying a concealed weapon pleaded guilty to the latter count after he and the prosecuting witness told the judge that the shooting of the pro secuting witness had been acrident- al. Ferguson was sentenced to 30 days or $100.' James Tetterton, non-support, one year or $1,500, suspended and placed on probation as long as Cathy Hart Leads Clinton High Class Cathy Hart, daughter of Mr. and k$rs. J. B. Hart of Joanna, will speak as valedictorian of the grad uating class of Clinton High School in commencement exercises May 23. Tieing for salutatorian vfere Mar lene DeYoung. Cliff McKRtrick and Delle Wilder. — The honors were earned on the students’ scholastic records during their first three and a half years in high school. All are members of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club. DE Glut) Sponsor Faculty-Student Basketball Game The Distributive Education 6lub of Clinton High School is sponsor ing a faculty-student basketball game this evening (Thursday) at 7 ©■’clock in the sofyiol gymnasium. A small admission fee will be charged and proceeds will be used to send members to the state DE club convention. Mrs. Dan Orr is the club sponsor. Services Yesterday voice of the students Stocking to President Marshall W through the years , " Brown by Ben Hay Hammet. direc The prominent editor pointed to tor of public relations and alumni the stabilizing influence that a sense affairs at PC and adviser to the - paper. They were a gift to the col- ilege archives from the Rev. Carl McMurray, PC alumnus now pastor r kl - . . of the Marion <NC) Presbyterian For I North MrllinPV Church - who had served as first IUI l. nUIIII I Idliney editor during the 191? 20 sessions C. North Mauney. 79, retired mer- ! After chapel’program. Lati- chant. died Monday night at a mer was en, ertained at an informal hospital in Oreenville alter severa, voars of declining health and an some Clinton residents The anual dinner of the Laurens Alness of five weeks. The Blue Stocking staff then en- County Clemson Club will be held He was a native of North Caro Pertained with a small luncheon at Friday evening at 7:30 at Hotel lina bul Kad made ^ home jn which Latimer received a gift and Mlary Musgrove. r | in . . „ a 40th anniversary cake was cut. W. Brooks Owens, secretary, who ^ many years He was a A special tribute also was paid to is making arrangements for the af- son 01 the ,at * Jacob S. and Vic- Harry C. Layton, of The Chronicle, fair states that a feature of the ’oria Smith Mauney. He. was a •— -—*-*--* - ■* • program will be movies of a 1959 member of the Broad Street Meth- Clemson football game. LV-k. Also on Suriday night, March 6. the church will begin its spring revival with services at 7:30 each evening through March 13. Rev. J W. Bishop, pastor of East Park Baptist Church, Greenville will be the guest speaker. t ^ Clemson Club Dinner At Hotel Friday Night who has assisted student editors over the past 38 years in producing College Paper Observes 40th Anniversary Presbyterian College Frida) relehrated lh<- ioiti anniversary of The Blue Stocking, its nationally recognized All -American student newspaper Par ticipants in the special program are pictured here left to right: Ben Hay Hammet, director oi public relations and alumni affairs at PC and faculty ad viser to the paper, w ho presented first editions of The Blur Stocking given by the Rev. Cart McMur - i • .f v* For ’Reorganization Precinct Meetings Slated Feb. 27 ray of Marion. V C.; President Marshall Vi. Brown, who accepted the gift for the loitege; S J I-atimer Jr editor of The Mate and principal speaker of the occasion: and Evin Varner P( junior from Bennettstlife, who presided in his opacity as present editor of The Blue stocking. *I>r McMurray as a student here, was first editor of this college weekly founded daring the 1919-20 session —< Photo by Dan Yarborough). Commerce Unit Schedules Election of Five Directors Democratic Precinct Clubs of County Candida Laurens Countv will meet on Sat- the electorate in , Members of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce have received their ballots to vote for five new directors to serve for three years. Their terms will start April 1. The following were nominated and their names appear on the ballot. George Cornelson, W. C. Neely, John Mimnaugh, J. Robert Cox, J. Sloan Todd, Lynn Cooper Jr., W. P. Jacobs, IU» W. Brooks Owens, Mi'S. Pearle Henry and M)rs< B. Hubert Boyd. Serving on nominating committee to ^etee^, the names of the 10 mem bers' to appear on the ballot were: T. M. Youngblood, chairman, A. C. Young. R. L. Plaxico, Harry Mc- Sween and Barney Williams. The five directors whose term ex pire on April 1 are: W. R. Anderson, Claude Crocker, H. L. Eichelberger. H. C. Layton and Mrs. D. A. Yar borough. * , The Chamber has 15 five being elected each year for three-year terms. The ten hold-over directors are: I. M. Adair, Thomas E. Baldwin, Charles H. Johnson, Davis V. Pitts and J. C. Thomas, terms to ex pire next year; J. B. Arnold, R. L. Plaxico, Tom Plaxico, A. C. Young, and T. M Youngblood to serve until 1962. The judges for the election will be appointed this week. They will open and count the ballots some time af ter February 24. The five receiving the highest number of votes will be be elected. Officers for the 1960-61 term will be elected at the directors meeting in March. Present officers are; J. C. Thomas, President; Howard Smith, 1st Vice-pres.; Jim Von Hollen, 2nd Vice-Pres.: and Charles H. Johnson, Treasurer. odist Church. For a number of their newspapers, years he was manager of Lydia PC Alumnus. George Dunlap. Mill Store. Rock Hill business leader and a Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bes cousin of Latimer, and Mrs Dun- u c u sie S. Mauney; one daughter. Miss l a P "ere special out-of-town guests urda - v ' February 27. at 3 00 p m . at are those for Mate senator. House Odetta Mauney. both of Clinton; for the occasion ' the usual places for such meetings 0 f Representatives (three seats), and three sisters. Mks.’Dovie Giles.) Official notice of the tailing to- c j—„ —». all of Columbia. Uvi ” Joe R. Adair Dies; Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Gray Funeral Home by the Rev. Joe E Cannon and Dr. C. B. Betts. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery Pallbearers were Jack Red, D. S. Templeton, James H. Von Hol len, Claude Crocker, Guy Tumblin Jr.,_Roy Sanders and Eugene John son. Rites Held Saturday Laurens—Joe R Adair. 79. fe- gether of members of the precinct ; clubs for the bien.al sessions went ^ ,t " 0 ' and a “^istrate '°r each out Wednesday to the executive com- the eight -townships- — mitteeman of each club from R L. No elections will be held this Plaxico. of Clinton, chairman of year for Probate Judge. Auditor, the Laurens County Democratic Treasurer. Supervisor, and Superin- party< tenden; of Education, since present tired farmer of West Main street, ^j rs canMine B Coleman is sec occupant.' were named to four-year died at 3:30 p m., Thursday, at retary of the county party orgam term> in 1958 the home of his son in Greenville zation Congressiona! candidates will ap- He had been in declining health for ^ clubs V U ** reorganized for P**r on t the ballots, including those _ , . , ... . the purpose df conducting primary from the Fourth District, in which — . . ... I ' ' elections in June Each cTub will Laurehs County is situated and for The honorary escort included one week elfct a president, a vice-president. Solicitor of the Eighth Judicial Cir- W. Anderson, W. R. Anderson Jr., G. N. Foy, Dr. D O. Rhame, Dr. E. N. Sullivan. Dr. George R. Bla- Formerly a resident of Clinton, he a secretary, an executive commit- cuit was a native of Laurens County, teeman, and delegates to the coun- Following are the 46 precincts in the son of the late Thomas A. and ty convention, which will meet at the county with the number of 1958 Todd, Robert M. Vance, Ryland ; the First Methodist Church March >7 at 10 a m E. Sumerel. Burton Reeder. Thom- Surviving are four Sons. F. Cope- According to law. each club is as Ramage, A. A. Rama'ge Jr., land'Adair of Greenville; Thomas entitleilMo one delegate to the count- L. T. Ramage, Ratchford W. B©- Cecil Adair of Columbia; Joe R. ty convention for each 25 votes cast land, Henry M.. Young Sr.. Lynn Adair. Jr., of Lexington, N. C.; and in the first primary in 1958 or major Cooper Sr., John Roseboro and S Watts Adair of Baltimore. Md.; fraction thereof. be named Augustus Blakely. J % & : * :» ■ one brother, Clifton C. Adair of Tiie 46 precinct of the count I Clinton; one sister, Mrs. Marie be entitled to a total of 324 I Younts of Hickory, N. C.; and five gates, on a 1958 primary vi grandchildren. 8,071. j Funeral services were conducted at the Kennedy Mortuary chapel at Accn Tn 3:00 p. m., Saturday, by the Rev. Dreeaers Victor R Hickman. Burial was in M66t In LourCnS Rosemont cemetery. Clinton - __ Pallbearers were George H. FebrilOry 22 E. Copelam/. 1 Young, W\ E. Copek Adair, McCuen Thomp Lyon, and Ralph Dula Forrest ciation .has 'tated that all dairy men are invited On March 11 posed of the Men s Bible class of tbt . Toasfoe Grill in the First Methodist Church pm Monday, Febr dutch supper C G Dr. Smithwick To er of extension dairy * . .. ,i i__ .t Speak Tonight At Presbyterian Church Dr. Gladys Smithwick. medical I' missionary to' the Belgian Congo. Africa, will speak at a joint meeting of the men and women of the First Presbyterian Church at 7 p m to- i night. A native of Warrep County. V C , she has attended Oxford. Medical ! College of Virginia schools in Belgium She served in comes one of the unique new at- i China but- was forced to leave when the area was closed to missionaries Votes Cast No 1958 Primary Dele Bailey S4 2 Barksdale Na nue 100 4 Brewerton 180 7 Clinton No 1 727 29 Clinton No t 613 25 Clinton Mill 497 20 Cook's Store 41 1 2 Cross Hill 159 6 Dials - 29 1 Daniel'$ Store 98 4 Ekom 96 4 Gray's 29 l Gray Court , 220 9 Hopewell 76 r Hickory Tavern sj 182 i Ioanna 596 24 J >nes' Store 127 5 Lanford - 84 3 Long Branch ' 73 3 Lydia Mill 223 9 Laurens. Ward 1 443 18 Laurens. Ward 2 , 112 4 Laurens. Ward 3 365 15 Lauren.'. Ward 4 164 Laurens. Ward 5 .581 Laurens. Ward 6 274 Maddens 107 Mount ville 96 Merna 40 Mount Olive 98 Mount Pleasant 42 Ora 60 O wings U4 Pleasant Mound 30 Poplar Springs 125 Prmcelon 53 Renno 39 Shady Grove v 4 1 Shiloh 60 Stewart's Store 35 Tip Top 64 Trimty Ridge 135 Waterloo 88 Wattsville 639 Wood ville ' r iri Youngs ‘ 74 Totals M71 224 County Auditor to Toke Returns at Lydia Mills| On Monday, Tuesday Miss Jennie V Culbertson. Coun ty Auditor, will visit the Lydia Wills I community on Monday and Tuesday.I Feb 22-23 Her office will be atl the community building and hours| will be from 8:00am to 6 00^m Shi' reminded residents of other! sections of the county that they also I may make property returns at| Lydia Mss Culberson urged those who! have acquired property, erected! buildings on Lots owned by them.| or otherwise altered their property I holding during the year to meet with! ner on the above dales or at *.he| court r hou>e in Laurens Tucson Boys Chorus Is Next in Series From the land of cactus and Chorus, known then a> the Tucson As ..<■ Tulane and coyotes, canyons and' cowboys. thoir, gave its first concert Chor .' t at Christmas of that year, it con pandod est:;e of the] rgamration ex activ :ies Ir.vitaiiopsl their | Boys Chorus, which will sing here on March 11 at the Thornwell au ditorium. under the auspices ;>f Muster Doy At Armory Feb. 21st The local National Guard Units, ('jinton Community Concerts Battery, B, 1st AW Bn. 263rd Artil- , . , , lerv and the 364th Signal Detach- In c ^ r vestments a r cowboy I ment, will observe Muster Day on ^ ans - ^ ar ? beguiling in Sunday. February 21 Open House h ;‘‘ r proRra ™ ,,f carol sisted of only eight boys. Two girls for appearances outside tractions of the American concert f rom a bi g b school glee club hau home began • :low in stage. It is the Tucson Arizona to be called in to bolster the tonal Ti e !ad' :t 'i the SOuthuest in output The audience consisted ’•j I - tor the Rhl uuiel mostly it doling kith and k:n. but n ;■ ■<• . -vanr.g a* the Chicago) they were impressed by the I V: -ona Day eerily' »f ?^:s Englishman an,' ty i-t '< >e... :> boysl what he had achieved in so sti>'rt '* ay visebai': h>otball and! a time * - < qpadl Rifle) Largely witn the back ng of n - >n..' _ recently been added) dividual parent' Case was able o an tne Chorus now boasts a num- 1 R.fle Vs social ion | Blue Bird and Camp Fire Girls Entertain Fathers Clinton Blue filrd and Camp Fire Girls held their annual Daughter-Dad Sweetheart banquets on Friday and Saturday night. Shown above (left) are Robert W. will be held from 2 00 p m* until son k s ' Mexican novelties and carry on through the first difficult be of Nationa 4 00 p m , awl the” public is invit- westerns sung with a superb blend years The first big' concert H..rksmen ed to visit the armory during this bno young voices Their own«came m IVcember LH<> Th< Chorus -'^,'ust tntenng its time to observe the training, dis- h| 8 hl > original arrangements of A.s the local prestige of the or- 21st season, and its graduates arei cipline and equipment of the units. son ks of the Great Southwest, spic ganization grew so did . ' mem- making their murk in the world A special invitation is extended to 011 with comedy and seasoned with btrship From a Choir ot tight. Its members have become presi- calf bawls and coyote calls, give th* Chorus ha' now burgeonel into dents of the student body at Tuc- their program its distinctly Amen an aggregation of over 100 hoys son High School and the University can flavor and make it a round up ranging in age from 8 to 16 There >f Vruona. and captains of varsity of music and fun for everybody are approximately 3o in th^ven; r" ’.eunvs Its alumni now include grad The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus group. 50 in the uiternH'diaft' atnl uales -of the United States Xav veterans and to young men over 17 years of age to come and investi gate the many benefits that can be derived from being a member of the National Guard. Anderson and daughters Susan and Nancy, while at right are Rufus E*. Sadler and daughters Sara and Julia. The lower picture shows a general view’ of the Blue Bird scene on Friday night.—Photos by Dan Yarborough. Captain Guy A Tumblin of Rt 1,1 was founded in the fall of 1939 by 50 in the junior’ The touring chorus Acudocrfy at Annapolis aixi otheij Clinton, is commanding officer of Eduardo Caso. its present director is chosen from the best Voices of great American universities It has) Battery B, 1st AW**Bn (SP) Artil- An Englishman who had only re- thi senior and intermediate groups two Rhodi' scnoUrs to its credit lery, and Chief Warrant Officer cently arrived in Tucson. Caso nut and — barring measles, chicken- a Fulbnght scholar, .md it ha.-| Dryaton L Mjrnck of Newberry, with little encouragement when he pox. overnight bantones and other sent one chorister to the Unite commands the 38th Signal Detach- undertook the project of which he hazards of boys’ choruses cm- States Senate, as a‘page — not ! ment. * 1 had long dreamed When the sists of 30 members - member — yet - Dollar Days in Clinton - Thursday, Friday, Saturday •.•.“"S' '1