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< 4 t 4 Thomwell Alumni Officers Named at Reunion Suttle To Join PC Faculty In Fall .lames R Suttle, a Presbyterian College honor graduate and former Clinton resident, will return next fall to join the PC faculty. - President Marshall VV Brown an Teenagers who have had at least ; n0 unced today that Suttle will be- I one year of Home Economics Mon come art instructor in mathematics day and Wednesday 2-4 t 0 succeed Andrew S. Howard, who Adults interested in the! Bishop . j s resuming work toward his doe ! Method of sewing or simple cloth | tora t e at Florida State University ing construction, Tuesday and Thursday from 9-11 Home Ec Summer Schedule Given Mrs. Harry Bouknight, head of the Home Economics Department pt Clinton High School, has an nounced the following summer schedule, beginning Monday, June 27. Classes for Teenage Beginner?! Monday and Wednesday from 9-11 Shown here are officers and regional vice-presidents of the Thornwell Alumni Association chosen at a reunion of former students held on the campus. Front row, left to right: Lonnie L. Dunlap, Columbia, president; Miss Inez Tucker, Clinton, secre tary ; Mrs. Caroline Dugan Sowers, Clinton, treasurer; Patrick Cook, Tampa, Fla. Middle row: Mrs. Daisy Butler LaFoy, Greenville; Chalmers DuBose, Hartsville; James C. Holloman, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Alice Gregory Braddock, Jacksonville, Fla. Back row: Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker Smith, Weaverville, N. C.; Thomas J. Rowland, St. Mary’s, Ga.; Miss Sara Christy, Atlanta, Ga.; Calvin McMillan, Carrolton, Ga.; Wil liam B. Kimble, Atlanta. A number of oth ers were not present when picture was made.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Guilty Pleas, Sentences Coker Given Life Term For Sheeting of McCarty Laureos—Emest Roy Coker, SS- y ear-old Laurens County man. was convicted of murder with a recom mendation of mercy and received the mandatory sentence of life im prisonment here Friday afternoon He was charged in the shotgun slaying of It-yearold Harold Mc Carty Hie jury brought in the verdict after deliberating 35 minutes The defense attomrys. Raymond Hill and Tench Owens, moved for a new trial on the grounds that the verdict was not in accordance with testimony and evidence presented during the trial . Judge Stove C. Griffith motion and the attorneys intention to file an appeal Judge Griffith I court appointed attorneys for the matmer m which they handled the County IB Patients Remain Al Home Against Advice Twenty persons in Laurens Coun ty who have tuberculosis are stay ing at home against medical ad vice, possibly exposing relatives and friends to the disease The county had 11 new cases of the disease reported in I960 Contribution', to the 1969 Christ mas Seal campaign were the high, est ever recorded in the county This information was obtained ta the annual reports of the Laurens County Tuberculosis Association The reports have been mailed to Suttle has recently received his ... , .master’s from . Duke University. Advanced sewing classes will be | after two ypars of study ()n a Woodrow Wilson National Fellou ship and a Ford Foundation grant He also taught physics at Durham High School for the past year, while completing work at Duke He was graduated summa cum laude from ^resjiytenan College in | 1958. with a RS degree after major ing in physics and minoring in mathematics Before ieaVmg. he al ready had won one of the highly competitive Woodrow Wilson fel lowships for graduate study | A veteran of two years' Army service prior to entering PC, Suttle is married and they have one son They are members of the Presby- I tenan church arranged if those interested will contact Mrs. Bouknight by , calling 1336-W after ♦ p. m J. Robert Cox Is New Chairman Of Merchants Division Leaders of Clinton Jaycee Chapter These new officers of the Clinton Javr*e Chapter were installed Monday evening to serve for the coming year. Left to right, they are Ralph Rozanl, treasurer; l^nv-nt Krimminger. . n< head, president. and l^aw relit e Y' to U\ Dan Yar* og. bars of h* family. witarsMs ia the cam. ww courtroom when the man McCarty died sf a of the cheat m the Cl the Fork section of Miortiy wound the county last Doc The trial was begun Thursday afternoon and three witnesses tes tified that day Solicitor W. T Jonas sent Ernest (Red) Coker, son of the rtafindant to the stand when court resumed Friday TV witness told much of the same story that his brother, Wil liam. had testified to Thursday. He uid that his father was “highly in toxicated’’ during the afternoon and night on which the shooting occur red. The younger Coker said his father Man Shot In Leg At Place Near CHy * was mumbling and cursing holding a shotgun when he (Red Coker), hia brother. Billy. Billy's wife. Betty, and the McCarty youth came to the Coker home at 10 30 p m He further testified that hr was sleeping and did not hear the first shot He awoke, he said, and heard Billy and his father struggling for possession of the gun and heard the gun shoot the second time Alter a struggle on his bed. ia which bis father, be and BiUy were and , M rrmrilnlin involved, he said they found the ^ body of McCarty by the bed when J 1 * [*** rt i acrord «hj-ir AarnH (Km siIrimj l rWT'Ofdt <]f thf OOlftflty uw. —Tm H. rnal In •liman ralM b, r _, ^ TS • :h, enm, the state were Mrs Betty Coker , and Deputy Sheriff (toarge Black well Deputy Blackwell said the defen dant toM officers when they arrived If) at the Coker home that he shot Me Carty and **t would do it In Blackwell’s _ ^ __ Me- j. ..^a .a.- Carty had beataa him op “a short ^ ^ while hack’ and that “he’s am go- . to da it any mors-not m my ^ TV officer said hr found that the ** ** ,m * 1 * drinking “not overly intoxicated or irratwo ] al." After the noon recess, the defen dant took the stand He said that McCarty stayed at Coker home a great deal of the time and that he (Coker) did aortike it E C. Pressley. 22 of Clinton. TV defendant said that he re- shot ia the leg Friday night of quqeslcd McCarty to leave several week at a service station and beer times because he could not make establishment near the city his sons "do right" when McCarty Released under S900 bond for the was there diooting was Lawrence Morgan. He testified that on Dec 16 or 17 operator of Morgan's Place on McCarty had “beat me up" because Clinton Whitnvre highway V would not use his influence to l^ty George Blackwell quoted get Mrs. Coker to sign papers so Morgan as siyi. ; V had *rdered his sons could purchase a car I’retsley to leave t.’ie place some .Continued on page *ix)" "edt* '*> * the place h riddy night and w as ordered to leave by Morgan. Pressley was shot after he seized Morgan. Black, well quoted Morgan as saying. Deputy Homer Jones investigated along with Blackwell Kiwanians To Hear Oconee Senator Tonight Clinton Kiwanians will hear an address by State Senator Marshall Parker of Oconee County as the fea ture of their second June meeting tonight (Thursday). The club will assemble at 7:00 p. m. in the ballroom of the Hotel Mary Musgrove. with President James Von Hollen presiding MEETING OF LAURENS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 56 All patrons and friends of Laur ens County School District No 56 are urged to attend an important meeting which will be held at Bell Street High School in the School’s Auditorium Monday, June 27, at 8 p. m This meeting is called in the in terest of the proposed athletic field to be built at Bell Street High School. Rev. L. C Butler is chair man and Mr. McQuilla Hudson is principal. Thanks From County We appreciate your fine co operation in our request not to crowd into our election headquar ter* ia Lamias as we received returns from the first primary. We will have the same set-up nest Tuesday night to handle re- toms from Che second primary. We reopectfalty ask your coopera- ifaJn at that time. We will every effort to give yon the d the very earliest J. ROBERT COX Lions Club Officers To Be Friday Night Meet J Robert Cos has been named chairman of the Merrham* Dim Hn of the Clinton Chamber of Com. The first meeting of the new year • ill be held next Tuesday at 19 99 a m at the Hotel Mary Musgrove I Mar Adair b the retiring chair A now slate of officer* for the year 1990A1 wiU t* in Walled b* the regular meeting of the Clinton Lions Club Friday night at * 30 at the Mary Muagrove Hotel International Counaleor Victor C Chapman of Anderson will conduct the into Hat mo service The folknetng men have been elected to sene far the rommg year H F Biaierk. prwudeni L N Barren T Heath Copeland sad W (’ Neely vice presidents Samir Piasoa. tocreury J A Orr urrr J H Hunter, loan B*d> Bomack and Billy Pitta tail twister* Don ( retghton and Marvun E Lawton new director* Da*tA T Muon Harry Y Mrfhsosn Cemetaaa and Jamea L B ather arv carry TVulurh the retiring is the George Thomas Lyles Dies From Injuries In Cor Wreck Saturday George Thomas Lyle-*. 32 died Sunday night from injuries he re reived in a one-car accident on Highway 76 near here aeiiy Satur day morning Highway Patrol Cpl Grady Jones id Lyles was miured when lu* I960 Ford convertible went out of vootrol on a curve and overturned several ume* about 3 3b a m Saturday He wa sthe ton of Mr and Mr* Boyce D Lyle* of M Meaniif Si For Five Offices County Voters to Name Candidates on Tuesday ton of Sunning ta addition to the pw ent* are two brother* B a Lyh of Lauren*, and Bdliam D Uh of IV U S >a*> m Mrs Idly < Mr* Ray Bnma of Belvedere and Mr* Earl Cotter of loiurm* Funeral aervire* were randurtetf Tuesday at 3 p m at Kennedy Mortuary by the Be* (.rang* « < othroa and the Re* Herb*ft Be* ley Banal wa* ta Forew Lawn a »ea*et at Bad* Lauren* County l^-morr go to the polW Turnta* for and time ta two week* to < nomination- fur • otwftty k!*' (tfndtiiHii % iUft «i In tHr fif%t pn ft 4 f v only mi# myfi’\ «dKr 41 < ammiONiuiiri punt* Fmif «pC ef dftt^ rm witlMit ■ i Al** tatang fur a 1 SobrNuf pr>.M* •! >a the 910 JwdH-ial t ir At Make ui aest mary ta thr •na* 1 Mate Sena (a ih. • g BepfnWj HI pIM oaeien wwatur • • trato far Mwau Women Of Synod In School Here tea Legion Junion To Meet Greenville Here Tonight At S jaaen * uaenraa LaRvaa bps p* G'«e*** a esgfs tar Cfemwa Htu pars t Rail Martin, B Smith Parking—W C. Baktwta. Holidny - I Mac Ducnratioas — Howard F Christmas Pnradn-J j Cornwall Budget-J A Orr. Jr Cos is owner of Cos Auto Supply on North and has been in number of Col Brood SI / * and Homecoming At LeesviMe Church Annual Homecoming Day will be idMervod at LresviUe Southern Methodist Church Suada> The rrg ular service* will be held Church school 19 99. preaching al 11 00 by the visitiag minister Rev A. H Oliver Picmc dinner will be served about 12.39 Revival services are being held each evening at • 00 this week wtth Rev Oliver doing the preaching The Rev George C. Howell is pas tor of the church LitHe GiH Injured Friends of Major and Mrs Harry F Lowman will be interested to know their little daughter. Harriet, who was injured Saturday evening Lowman and family Get Joanna Club Awards Two Joanna men received awards last week at the annua) ladies night celebration of the Joanna Lions Club. Pictured here in the upper photo. Dr. D. H. McFadden (left) ia presented the “Citisens of the Year” award by Lion Jamea T. Addison. In the lower photo. Carson Nftbom (left) gets the award for “Uon of the Year” from Uoo CUude Lai Installation Service Held On Monday Installation at thr Jaycees Jayccr-rttrs officers for the conung year was held Monday evening fol lowing a banquet at the Mary Mus grove Hotel Mrs Metty Meyers of Greenville, state Jaycee-ette presi dent. installed the Jaycee-ettes and Id Prevatte installed the Jaycee of ficers Mr. Prevatte. who presided, pre sented the SPOKE award to Lament ,n a f,U from a mott,r ***'• 15 ,m Kronminger the distinguished P™v'ng at the General Hospital m award plaque to James Von Hollen • Gre * nv,u ‘‘ Ma J° r Lowman ^ho and new membi'r kits was in Kor *a » n <lvty w »*h the U S Army, flew home, arriving in Clinton Jaycees Hold GrwnviUe Tuesday, to be with Mrs Vehicle Safety Check The Clinton Jaycees announced today that they will hold a -‘Vehicle Safety Check" on Wednesday, June 29. at the Community Cash parking lot. Anyone desiring to have their au tomobile checked for any safety de fects can bring it by between the hours of 1:00 p. m. and 6:00 p m., and it will be given a thorough in. spection at no cost. State and city law officers, as well as local mechanics, will be on hand to see that (£)e job is well done The Jayceek. urge everyone that can to take advantage of this ‘check.’’ especially since the time for vacation and travel has arrived. GRADUATES FROM CLEMSON Ted Davenport, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Davenport, was a mem. her of the graduating class at Clem- son College in June, receiving a BS degree in mechanical engineer ing. and wa$ commissioned a sec ond lieutenant in the U. S. Army Ted was one* of sixteen outstanding, seniors, and a distinguished mili tary graduate. At present he holds a position with General Electric Co in Charlotte. N. C., where he and Mrs Davenport, the former Miss Frances Cunningham, are making their home. ATTEND MEET IN HARTFORD Claude Crocker, industrial rela- thms director at Clinton and Lydia Mills. Clyde Trammell. Lydia Mill master mechanic, and E. P Tay lor. Clinton Moll master mechanic are attending a fire preventive and Fresh) tor iaa lege cat Synodical Tratoiag l«9 arv rifMtorsd as full ume participant! lakia* part ta the mure five-day pregraa sf this ar credited *ctiool Th»» total hat beeo more than doubled by < isitor* who have re awaited to aU<-od at >9991 an* of the The the teveMh esnserufive year so the PC campus, began with Monday registration It will extend throug* the awarduftt of diploma* tod cer Uficate* in the early after voon Fn day Mr* J. Melvin T>wmp*oa uf Olanta. *> nodical prevalent *er*e» a* dean uf the school Graydon Leads Official return* of the iirst pri mary election show that Hubert Graydon led in the race for the House of Representative* with j vote of 3.013 Marshall Abercrombie, who wa* reported as the leader in unofficial returns had 2 984 vote* Jr. Do*to t r and ttiUaMn H McMnrb ( ontortoMR tm the poto to ito riff he R Fageor J innerr and « a*dwu tt Bier In Ihe run off tor < oroswr <* Ut he Moruia N Pr* mie* and Ki Raw I J Ihrrrtll Bujard and R t B due oill hoi tie d out for Ma9**trate sf i'MTlAa In the ftm primary Fau. 1 O Doil and tMwrge M Peotond were nominated far the two poto**** aa 1 <HH)f % 1 ’0«VHHt * * MPdr * Balter E I*ualep wa* <nitppob*to for tirrk to Vowrt a* were Mr* Thorottay to 9 o rtnrk Ersttsy -ugto Farttnr o*fl oome m tTmton tor s **gid game TW weal -eaai hn* a*ayod tonr p*me* H the rwfTdH tehoduka hn tog alt tour tnw to ttteos by me .run inorgtoi torwne* to gawiew to ttsto FtoRer 7-4 tirwr 44 '.reenvuto , 4.11 t aceof 9 T The qasne ■ Edvtnt Nomad SfoH Manager Liberty Life ■n r nrnprtt to Mrt| Com + mar Lunile M Bjtt* f.e M agi«*r«tr to ager ai tNa* gfwe accurth tm #ci lourvnn low teht, E P ttwtomgn nitouunretoewi by Henwan \ NLpp fur Msgistratc at ( row* fttil TV an agenry * ite pr-welrtv *bip Troy C Djvu for Mag Urate A native to Orangeburg Mr Ed •if Baltvhw Township sod Urrtoe wins yotoed Lobert* Life « Mj* » <Hiea* for Magtstrsir to Sullivan 1966 Prior m that be wa* manager Fin* uship to a torai depart merit *arr Sum mated a* Mu%i*i rate** wen- Mr Edw n* .* on acti.e Sam H Mrt rary in Hunter firwn *nip at Clinton Ktdiert N High am in Jack* Township Robert S El more in Scuffletown Township l M Curry in Dial* r'iwrv*fiip am! Claude A Patton in Y<>ung» F***: ship Strom Thurmond <*a* reti. tw-i ; to the F;rd Baativi < city ■ a veteran <d and a member >d the giufl He i* ai**> a Mai Mr and Mr> Kdw M:**’ \nnie Lou M • irangeburi ar» '*1 thre* children B<e* t* ■ to t! Bar Class Completes 14 Weeks of Study The.we mwibers of a Dale Camejne cla.-^ i-ompleteJ 14 weeks of "study and were presented certificates .»t graduation at a dinner at Hotel Mary Muagrove on Ju - - 14 by Walter Farrow, instructor. The ctAss. sponsored t»> the Clinton Jaycees, met once a week in Neville Hall at Presbyterian College. Studies included memory training, human relations, and public speaking. Front, left to right: Allen Trammell. William John son, Tommy Hollis. J. Robert Cox, all of Clinton. la»wi* Thompson. Joanna; George Whitehettd. Clinton. Walter Farrow, of Greenville, instructor; Law-rence Young. Hin ton: Carl Hager.. Laurens. \ Hack n-u • Hoi Crorv.er., graduate assistant, tlreen- tilc. Hla.r Martin. Chnum. Willie Grogan, t ltmon. Luther Nal>*»rs. laiirren* B*':*l'> W..mack. (Minton. J K Bryan. Clinton; Maynard SchtaNe. loiurim*. Jim Brad ford. Clinton; (’arson Nat«ors. Joanna. Bade* Lbvvn. Clinton; LKin Creighton. Clinton . loHiie Nat«or*. Joamva launont Krimminger. Clinton, ami FVe.t Payne, grad uate assistant. Greeuvnlle Ansent when picture wa* made: Ted Prevatte and Kenneth M.i'rarv iw*th »f i'l.n- ton —Photo b% I3an >aH»«»n»ugh