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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
Thursday, April 13, 1961
Clinton Hi Pounds
Chester 18-6 Tuesday
Clinton pounded out an 18-6
Eastern Class AA Conference
baseball win over Chester at
Chester Tuesday nipht
The Red Devils scored in every |
inning except the last and picked
up 13 hits The win gave Clinton |
a 5-0 over all mark and a 4-01
conference record
Kinard Littleton had two home
runs in five trips for the winners :
and batted in four runs Tatj
T^anford had two for three, Mel !
vin Bailey had three for five, and j
Barry Whitman had a triple and |
single in four trips. Wrenn and |
Brooks each had two hits for the j
losers.
Lefthander Dicky Watts picked!
up the win for the Red Devils.
Clinton will play at Laurens
Thursday in another conference
game.
Clinton a, 333 134 0—18 13 2
Chester 202 200 0— 6 5 4
Carl York, 26,
Dies In Laurens
Laurens — Carl Thomas York,
26. of Rt. 2, Laurens, died early
Friday morning at his home fol-
lowing a short illness.
He was a native of Oconee
County, and a member of Hill-
crest Baptist Church of W’illiston.
Surviving are his father, Louie
1. York of Laurens; his mother,
Mrs Hazel H York of Starr; his
step-mother, Mrs. N a 1 m e r H.
York; one brother, Robert L.
York of Starr, one sister. Miss
Jessie Mae York of Anderson; j
two half-brothers, Roy and Har-
/)ld York, both of the home: one
half-sister. Gwendolyn Yor, of the
home.
Funeral services were conduct
ed SundaY at 4:00 p m at Bethel
Baptist Church by Rev. Rufus
Holcombe and Rev. J. B. Aber
crombie Burial w as in the church
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Schedule Revival
A week of revival services at
Lydia Mill Baptist Church is slat
ed to begin Sunday and cdntinue
through the following Sunday.
The services will be led by the
Rev Warren G Frederick, pas
tor of McDowell Baptist Church,
1st Augustine. Fla The song
leader will be Curtis Stewart,
j choir director of Laurel St. Bap-
1 list Church. Greenwood.
Services will be held daily at
10 a m and 7:30 p. m.
The Rev. M J. Sanders, pastor
of the church, has extended an
invitation to the public to at
tend the services.
Mrs. S. H. Brooks
Gray Court—Mrs. Mary Nal-
ley Brooks, 6C, wife of Samuel H.
Brooks of Gray Court, died Tues
day at 7:10 a m at a Laurens
hospital after several years of de
clining health and a week of ni
nes.
She was a native of Pickens
County, a daughter of the late
Pete Xalley and Mrs Hastine
Reames Nalley. She had lived
in Greenville County for 16 years
and for the past 27 years in Lau
rens County. She was a member
of Trinity Methodist Church and
the Woman's Society of Christian
j Service.
Surviving in addition to her
husband are two sons, Frank C.
Brooks and Harvey Lee Brooks
of Laurens: two daughters, Mrs.
Joe E Holliday and Mrs. Alpha
i H Martin of Laurens; nine
! grandchildren, and one great
grandchild
Funeral services were conduct
ed Wednesday at 4 00 p. m. at
Trinity Methodist Church by
j Rev George P Busch, Rev. M.
B I^e and Rev Walter Brashier.
| Burial was in Cannon Memorial
1 Park in Fountain Inn
Requests Help
For Family
M. S. Bailey & S on. Bankers
Mrs. Irby S. Hipp. of the local
I Red Cross home office, has is
sued an appeal for clothing, fur
niture. and household items for a
family wh#’ has lost everything
j by fire. The mother wears a size
i 14 dress, the father size 15 shirts,
pants and overall size 36. They
! have three sons, ages 12, 9 and 3
\ and three daughters, ages 6. 2
I and 7 weeks Anyone having any
J of these items to donate are
asked to call her and she will ar
range to have them picked up.
Dr. A. Hoyt Miller
To Receive College
Alumni Gold P Award
A distinguished foreign mis
sionary with 41 years of service
in the Congo will receive Pres
byterian College’s 1961 Alumni
Gold P award, President Mar
shall W Brown announced to
day.
He is Dr, A. Hoyt Miller, a PC
graduate of the class of 1915,
who retired last January after
spending most of his adult life
as a teacher, evangelist and
preacher to the African people.
■ He and Mrs. Miller make their
retirement home at Athens, Ga.
The board of directors of the
PC Alumni \ssociation selected
| Dr Miller for the 1961 Gold P
I aw ard in recognition of “out
standing accomplishments which
reflect honor” upon Presbyterian
College. Presentation of the
award and citation is made an
nually as part of the Alumni
Reunion activities held in con-
j junction with commencement. It
represents PC's highest stamp
of approval bestowed upon alum
ni of the institution.
I Dr Miller first went to the
Congo in 1919, immediately aft
er graduation from Union Theo.
i logical Seminary in Richmond,
and was assigned to the Morri
son Bible School. He served as
teacher and acting principal of
this school for a number of years
before shifting to evangelistic
work in another area He and his
wife returned to the school after
World War II, and he was its
principal until his retirement.
The work of Dr. and Mrs. Mil
ler lives on in a very personal
way in the Congo in the work of
two of their children, who con
tinue to serve there now as mis
sionaries.
Rites Held Monday
For Miss Glenn, 79
Miss Sarah Jane (Jenie) Glenn,
79, died early Sunday morning
! at her home on the Spartanburg
highway near here after several
years of declining health and an
illness of three days.
She was a native of Oconee
County, but had spent most of her
life in Laurens County. She was
a daughter of the late:.David H
Glenn and Mrs. Harriet Lucy
Byrd Glenn. She was the oldest
member of Bethany Presbyterian
Church
Surviving are a sister, Mrs.
Johnnie C. Johnson of near Clin
ton; and a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Robert B. Glenn of Clinton.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday at 3:30 p. m. at Gray
Funeral Home by Rev. W. M. Lit
tlefield and Rev. Hugh Pollard
Burial was in Bethany Presbyte
rian Church cemetery.
Pallbearers were John L. Mim-
naugh, Donald P. Dozier, James
C. Dozier. Harold C. Johnson,
W. C. Baldwin and William L.
Bailey.
The honorary escort included C.
A Hollis, Sr., S. B Lowman,
George Phillips, Dr. Dan Orr,
William J. Henry, and the Men’s
Council of Bethany Church.
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Reedy River Assn.
Youth Night Draws
125 At Whitmire Meet
One hundred and twenty-five
young pepole and leaders from
churches in tne Reedy River As
sociation met at the First Baptist
Church, Whitmire, Saturday for
Youth Night.
Miss Tommy Ann Werts, of
Kinards, presided over the pro
gram. Lamar King, of Kinards,
and Miss Joan Bobb of West
End, Newberry, led the music.
A worship period was given by
Misses Lynda Ruff and Janice
King of Glenn Street, Jennie Rae
Surratt and Eugenia Byars of
Joanna First.
Dr. J. Dan Williams, counsel
lor, of Greenville, and former
pastor, spoke to the youth.
He challenged the group to live
for Christ in today’s world.
A fellowship hour was held in
the social hall of the church.
Cross Hill News
The Friendly Garden Club held
its regular meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon, April 4, at the home of
Mrs. Jake Rasor with Mrs. E.
W. Pinson as assistant hostess.
Lovely spring flower arrange
ments made a pretty background
for the meeting.
The president, Mrs. J. H.
Thomason, Jr., opened the meet
ing by reading several verses
from the 2nd Chapter of Solomon.
She commented on spring time
and welcomed the visitors and
the members. Invited guests were
Mrs. Ray Wylie, of Salt Lake
City, Mrs. John Stakes, Mrs.
Fuller Motes and Tommy Motes.
Mrs. J. E. Sharpe gave “The
Legend of the Dogwood Tree.’’
Mrs. John Simmons and Mrs.
Pierce Miller were the program
leaders. Mrs. Simmons present
ed Mrs. Thomas Babb, of Laur
ens, who gave a most interesting
and informative talk on "Land
scaping.’’ She was presented a
White azalea plant.
An enpoyable feature of ■ this
meeting was the exchange of
plants which is an annual event.
Mrs. J. T. Hollingsworth dis
tributed attractive flower ar
rangement booklets from the
Coca Cola Company.
Mrs. Thomason presented the
members with leaflets on “Grow
ing Chrysanthemums In Home
Gardens' and packages of pink
cockscomb seed.
During the social hour the hos
tesses, assisted by Mrs. Motes
and Mrs. L. R. Adams served a
delicious chicken salad plate
with coffee and cake.
Rev. and Mrs. W. M. Ussery
had as their recent guests Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Cook, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Walfe, of Edgefield,
Mrs. J. T. Bates, Miss Sandra
Donnelly, of Orangeburg, and
Miss Shirley Bates, of Atlanta
Ga.
Mrs. W. A. Johnson, of North,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. R. A.
Boyce.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Smith were
visitors in Charleston Sunday.
Mrs. Jake Rasor, Mrs. E. W.
Pinson, Mrs. J. H. Atchison, Mrs.
C. S. Pinson, Mrs. E. P. Boaz-
man and Mrs. F. S. Cole at
tended the regional meeting of
the W. M. U. which includes five
associations at the Second Bap
tist Church in Laurens Friday.
Miss Gladys Griffin, of Green
ville, spent the week-end with her
sister, Mrs. H. K. Boyce. Miss
Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Boyce
spent Sunday with relatives at
Whitmire.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Irwin were
visitors in Greenville recently.
Mrs. L. L. Young, of Clinton,
visited Mrs. C. S. Pinson Mon
day.
Mrs. H. E. Sturgeon and chil
dren, of Savannah, Ga., have re
turned to their home after visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. M Lea-
man.
Mrs. Ray Riley, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, is spending several
weeks with her mother, Mrs.
Sam Rasor.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Whittle
and daughter, of Columbia, were
Sunday guests of Mrs. Pauline
Wade.
Laurens County
Bookmobile Schedule
Week of April 17-20
Monday — Moore home, Tom
Balle home, Frank Bobo home,
Martin home, Coker home, Nell
Cook home, Garrett home, Pal
mer Patton home.
Tuesday — Garlington School,
Robinson home, Riddle home,
Clayton home, Macdonald home,
Fuller home, Poole home, Arnold
home, Benjamin home. *
Wednesday — Baptist Kinder
garten, Presbyterian Kindergar
ten, Hampton Ave. School, Whit
ten Village school. Circle.
Thursday — Hickory Tavern
school, Frances Wood home,
Johnny Davis home, BaUentine
home.
Bookmobile 1 ibrarians are
Mrs. Carl Teague and Mias
Claude Gray.
Third Sunday Singing
At Lakeside Church
The regular third Sunday sing
ing of the Lakeside Pentecostal
Holines Church will be held April
16 at 2:30 p. m. All singers and
musicians have a special invita
tion to attend. The public is in
vited.
Former Sheriff Wier
Paid High Tribute
At Laurens Dinner
Laurens — A local veteran’s
group Thursday night paid for
mer Laurens Sheriff C. W. Wier
the recognition they said he was
due but never received.
The likeable ex-sheriff was the
guest of honor at a testimonial
dinner given by Medlock-Simp.
son Post 3354 of Veterans of For
eign Wars. •'
Post Commander Leonard
Clements presented the ex-sheriff
a plaque citing him for "out
standing service to the people of
Laurens County.”
The commander called Mr.
Wier a man “who lived produc
tively, compassionately and fear
lessly in pursuit of his duties
without expecting or getting due
recognition.”
“This plaque Is presented to
Mr. Wier in grateful recognition
for outstanding service rendered
to the people of Laurens County
as a devoted public servant,* 1 Mr.
Clements said.
Sheriff in Laurens county for
five consecutive terms, Mr. Wier
was defeated last year by Eu
gene Johnson.
He began his career as a police
officer and assistant chief in Clin
ton in 1925. He was elected sher
iff in 1936, serving continuously
until 1952. , j,,) vfl ,
| He was the first man in the
I history of Laurens County to be
elected for more than three
term*. The voters returned him
to his last term In 1966.
In 1946, Mr. Wier was vice
president of the S. C. Sheriff’s
Association and became its pres
ident in 1947. He led a movement
which established a peace offi
cer’s training school.
Mr. Wiew saw military service
during World War I. He recent
ly returned to his Laurens home
after a visit with relatives in. the
West.
A large group of post members
and guests were on hand for the
dinner at the local VFW home.
Pointings, Ceramics
By Local Artists To
Be Shown at Thornwel!
An exhibit of paintings and ce
ramics by local artists will be
featured at a studio tea set for
Wednesday afterpo^h, ‘April 19,
at the ThomweU Orphanage jhob-
by shop. The public is invited to
the tea from 4-6 p. m.
Exhibitors include Mrs. Mar
shall Brown, Mrs. A. C. Young,
Mrs. George W. Bellingrath, Mrs.
David Roberts, Mrs. Julia Win-
gens. and Mrs. Helen Bass, all
of Clinton. Also Mrs. L. W.
Gratz, Mrs. R. E. Hamer, and
Mrs. J. C. Flegeas, all of Lau
rens.
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