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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Thursday, November 23. 1961 College Basketball Slate Begins Dec. 9 Th< Presbyterian College has ketball team wilt face 1H names iand tv.n tournaments dunnn th< IPtil d2 scheule announced toda\ Mhleln Director Frank Jones race action will open arainsi Hurricane New* Of The Week Attending the Southern Bap list ( (invention in (Ireemille last | Tuesdav were Mrs Anne ( aid ! well Vnw Ira \ourc and J;- TB Seal Luncheon In Columbia Honors Dr John McSween Dr John McSween honorary chairman of the South Carolina Tubereu'c was hospitalized with j in perfecting the appeal was due j ser charge. I to the defendant’s lack of funds i Judge Ness sentenced Davis to It J ouru . i a •d v. In Car Turns Over On Clinton (.it Clinton Girl Dies In Wreck; 3 Escape A Itvyear-oid sirl was killed Frida; ni^ht when tin automo hile in which sin was a passen per went out ol eontroi and over turned here The victim. Patricia Jane Can non was thrown from the ear and crushed beneath it Three other teen inters in the c ar escaped injurv They were Honald P Brown 17, driver oi thi ear Linda Can non 14-yeai old sistei ol th< dead girl and Carroll Kuykrn dall Ui Tht accident occurred at tin intersection o! Bell Street Kxten sion and the Pump House Hoad just outsidi the Clinton cits lim its about 8 4. r i p m Patricia was a daughter ol Clyde VV and Pcui and was emploscd erns shirt plant Survivors inciudt of Kt 2 Laurens ers. Civile i.dward Festus Sheah the homt twi Fire Chief Dial, Of Laurens, Passes l.aurem Albert ('ail Dial id i Inc! ot tin Laurens I'm la part ment died suddenly Motidav id- tertioon from a heart ntlai k lb had not been fccliin’ well all dav and bad liccn to a local doctor office a short tunc (inot to being stricken A native ol tin < ii'av Court communitv ot Laurens Counts hi was tin son ol the Inti Kiehard and Luna Tumbhn Dud Hi bad been lire thief lot lf> '.cars and priot to that In had served a short tinu on the lorn ol the pohci lorn Hi was nt thi First Baptist Sirt'-di: nt Deinml Flii el! IX 1 Ik l ( 1 ' 1 1 ccmbc! 9 le hi I ( i. . I < ’A C ■ 1 !. tin ed Mrs ( , 1. ( I w e (In'. ( 'll MIS 11 11; 11! e ! ..'i Inu: ft - ' ( Mt nariK'nl on Dc ebei ' .' Tie ) ( Oil) f .1 MGiMin will ('>!«■! 'i 1 I hreii iT He ( I't r - ! 1 .! i • 1 • k ! ' ' I 'ebniar23 24 ( ):i,\ ( i liol:n 1 - , L.'nme-- i.rc itirhin led en III" sln'e KV' r. ’ » S i 1 ,, ('harlr'' M Iw Inti Kt;irt mi hi 1 scroll* 1 < .i: ;i ui i,i rh c- I In !; i m: 11 ( - Klin lies, ’ ■ : s Ini- been ( ,r< ( ; 1 i i! i 1 . tif iniMnnr lie ciiiu ve* Hi rough m \ i .... . ( 1 , trrisivi (tnlK lor tht p«r st SI v end Si;rifi;i . w t re Ml weeks urd 'i eiin, and l’( - I9K1 (12 Ii nsketli; il -rticd Tin Cli, aides Ian. I" rt id..I t i. uli Dei !* at Slcl son II 12 Cit rm Inivationa! Tournament at Lake ianii Fin !h at 1‘cmhrokc and Mt eti; Idrcti N oum lam Mauldin .11' Ihl ! B, pi, .ie Cfi. i oinnntti i lion Mr 1 i ai,it ns , In l.at.ri s Association Christ- an . n. was honor- kr .i luncheon on if: Jefferson Hotel in pn scntaLves from a|c attended Hev I wers. pastor ot the ■ t Church. (Been 1 ilc is chairman .dinas Seal campaign lor the state assoc,a Martin 'league of i xecutivi sei retarv of ns Counts Association g i a Uli Jan \\ oflord \ Idle - t .cor don State f eh ton (i 12 In niont hen v Mercer at Clinton (> at Clinton 9 at Belmont it. at \i w herrv 27 at State 2S» at Hunting at Howard .'(] at Frov lommu Black ( d t enwood id Mr and J < icorgia State at Clin nt Frskine 8 at W oflord skine at Clinton 13—BeJ Ahhev at Clinton 1<> New at ( Imton 17 at Mercer w et e \ is;tors 1 111 s < i a \ Mi and Mr and lamtl.v Irom were Sundav visitoi Mis j A Black Sundav dinner guests ol Mrs Maci Young were Mr and Mrs Dillard 1 oung and children Mr and Mrs Sam Wallace and clul (hen ol Laurens and Mr and attended with the loiiowmg lour v olunleers I I > Pigg J < (> chairman. Dr A A Knight. Mrs ( I Kanes and Mrs 1 > Mason J oung and hd celebrated I .aid ells rlt' a 11 ie m her ('hid eh surv i\ mi \lnude ( o\ Mrs U M rens and at i hi' si ih Mrs Due two daughters Marchmidi ol l.au Miss Martha Dud of !we ( annon it the Laid (let parents two broth ( annon and (annon both ol slstel s Mis l S Laurens iwo brothers Claude Duds ol | .aut'etis and ( \\ Dud ol Luoiee and om grandeliild Funeral serv ices vv ill tx eon ducted Uedni silav at 3 IMi p Sundav arv at Hu Kcttnedv M m >rt ii De was Ste pin s III Jackson of Spartanburg and Miss Linda ( annon ot the home her paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John B Cannon of near Clinton and her maternal grandtather f rank L«t of Bam t>erg Funeral services were held at 3 o clock Mondav afternoon trom Cals arv Baptist ton Mill t>> tin iers and tin Kev Interment was it eterv , Clintoe 'Operafion Abolition At Friendship Church "Operation Abolition a film of the House Committee on I n American Activities on the stu dent note in San Francisco last year will be shown at the Friend ship Baptist Church. \ o r t h Broad Street Kxtension on cember 3 at 7 (Hi p m it announced lodav In Jesse I) phens pastor Filmed during the uctua, ceedtngs of the committee vestigation of communist active ties the movie shows ttu inner workings of the committer tin testunoriv of accused iummun ists and the much publicized at termath of student noting in which some 5.000 San Francisco youth took part Mayor George Cfinstophei of San Francisco has this to say about the 45 minute documentary film "The pictures I believe speak lor themselves Thev are true They ait authentic Thev tell the real stops and of curse at the same time, thev are most unfortunate, to say the least FBI Director J Fdgar Hoover in his booklet "Communist Tar get Youth. says "It is vitally important thal not onlv the stu dents involved in that incident, but also students throughout the nation whom Communists hope to expiiot in similar situations recognize the Communist tactics w-hich observers familiar with Communist strategy and tactics have termed the most successful communist coup in the San F’ran C 0 Dell Owens Dies At Joanna .loiinnii (' (hi fell (iw died Saturdav night in thi hospital niter severnl declining health I Ie w ns n nntiv e ol ( Hunt v Here hi litc lh was u Willc and Anna ie ti8 Joanna months of ('hull h ut ( hn 1 1» vc a v a memht r of tht (CV .1 u ,s 1 > d Ka pt i st ( hui ( h t»l .1 ithniWi K i ; Mr < am had in ade his home in ,li lies, : i M.nt ( cm and v\ a ^ rmplnv cd h\ tfu* .It ( 'att(»n M 11K far *47 \ car k 1 It .nut ens spent his entire son ol tin late ( dirrett First He anna was Club a member ol the < >ld Timer: id Joanna Hi was twice married, lust to Mrs Mvrtle Flow Owens who died in 18.33 His second mat nitge was to Mrs Irene Gagin (fw ens Surviving Irom his lirst mat ' hinge ate two (laughters Mrs I'(he! Mui tell and Mrs Id tin Murrell both ol Trenton and thiei sons I It Owens ol I ren ton Derrill and Calvin Owens I ol Joanna Nut s iv mg 11 om his second nimringc is a son f Is mi Owens ol Joanna Also surviving an a sister Mrs Li In Phillips ol .loatiha two bail -idi i ' Mrs ( , rnei \elsoo "I I a;n . to and Mrs Frank ( a.- nei: ol Bliii kshurg two halt brothels Walter Wells ol Clinton and Collie Weils ol Columbia and 15 grandchildren Funeral services were conduct ed Monday at 4 (Hi p m at the First Baptist Church ol Joanna bv Kev James B Mitchell and Kev Ben F Jones Burial was in Kosemoiit cemeterv m Clinton Pallbearers were K H Fra zier J o h n Fulmer Charles Barnes Johnnie Jenkins Clyde Atkins and Alvin Marshall cisco area in 25 sears Operation Abolition has been claimed to have done more to arouse the American public to the real threats ot Communism in this eountrv than any other one thing The film at the Friendship Bap tist Church is open to the public and no admission will be charg ed 20 Pembroke at Clinton 23 24 Little l out Tournament Judge Commends County Officials During tin term ot General Sessions Court which In presid el o\ el 111 I .iiurctis last w eek Judge Julius I! Ness of Ham herg 1 took occasion to praise ol I a nils and attornev s ot tin eouii tv with whom he had conn in cnntni t during tin two terms ui Common Pleas and Gimia 1 Ses sions courts during tin- past sev eral weeks ( ailing attention h, 1 he lai t 1 that under tin rotatioii sv stem lollowed hv tin i ll i ict lodges ol the Stall It would he 0 I 2 v eat s bet ore he would he in Laurens [Counts again, he said that he tell mi|M'lled to express some ap prei iiitioii to these people and to commend them tot their ser v lees I h un lit lolled ( Jerk ol ( nul l jWaltei F Dunlap and his assis jtanl. Mrs James (loss, Sherill Lugeiie Johnson Nolieitol V\ I . Jones and inemhei s ol tin hat j besides commending the Grand j Jur.v lot its able sei v u e III Clerk Dunlap lit said lie had lound one who was prompt j and eltieient in perlormanee of 1 the duties a man who was do ! mg as good a Job ,is alls i lei k [ in the stall In the saim hieath In praised Mis Goss hit t lie pli.se attention sin east her dll t ICS III f nun' iciided Sherd I John I son lor tin able perlormanee ol his duties He is a new man on I hi job hut d I hadn t k now n it I wi.Uid In vet have suspected d i 11 on i tin mantlet in which he handled himsell Soliiitor W I Jones, he said, showed that In had done hard w ork on tin numerous eases he handled m the courts ol the cu cud each ot them having Irom (id to KHi eases I II sav that from observation in mv travels over other circuits that he will com pare tavorablv with am ol the other solieitois m the state I'he judge highlv i ommeiuied the luwgvers composing the eoun tv bar association They work on then cases, he said, "and give then clients the full bene lit ol all the talent and energy thev possess instead ol doing ns little as thev can get aw as with to collect their I res Ttu other otlicers ot the eoun tv are no doubt pertormmg their services well Judge Ness said, hut I don t come into contact with them and Mr Mrs Scott \1r dren Mrs Faye Proctor a htrthdav Nov 14 Mrs Pave Proctor Leonard Scott visited w ho is in the \ eterans Hospital i in ( olumbia last Fridas The .1 W Caldwells visited | tin Carl Kings in Seneca Sun dav Mr James Walter Caldwell attended the Shriners Convention | last W ednesdav and Thursdav in Columbia Mitch Seogm p funding the I week end in Greenwood with Mr ; and M m I in k Fennel I and ( ui t is I'he Hurricane ((immunity! ( Juh met last I hut sdav night at I 8 o i lock A regulai business meeting was held and plans were dis cussed loi the coming vein Alter t hi meet mg a small course lunch w.a- seised by Mr and Mi i dm i ming and Mr and \ I J a mi s Walter ( aid will Civil Defense Program At Joanna PTA Meet A Idle and demonstration lee tun on ivtl defense will be the feat on the November meeting of tin Joanna School Parent Teai i.i , Association YOUR 'flflOAMRi L PROGRAM 1 \ Ml I ^ K N I KHI \I\MKM 1 hur. - Nov Frt - H'J 1. Sal. Special for Thanksgiving The entire city gave him the keys to its heart! WAIT DISNEY^ , Greff/Hars BOBBY TECHNICOLOR' Feature THLR and FRI — 3:25, 5:23, 7:19, 9 Ik SATURDAY— i 25, 3:23, 5:19, 7:16, 9:14 CARTfHJN 2V and Mk Mon. l ues. Nov . (.arv ( OOPKK Onlv the M an I’sv i ho ( ould Jolt lake This! 44' I Felatr.i h KEItlt W Iio W rote ^ <*U THE NAKED EDGE” Starts Wed.. Nov. 21* 2 Da\s! STOP! We recommend thal you see if from the beginning! However, a flashing red light will mean that no one —absolutely no one—will he seated during the last 13 minutes. —Features— 3:20-5: IK-7:16-9:I4 I'he meeting will be held on Mondav evening, the 27th. at 7 o'clock T I) Ihgg. Jr Laurens County Civil Defense Director, w ill he in charge of the program and will give information on fall out protection and other emer genes measures All interested persons are m v iled le attend Laurens ( ountv Bookmobile Schedule Week Of Nov. 27-30 Uondav . Moore home l oin Halle home Frank Bobo home, Coker home. Nell Cook home. Garrett home Palmer Patton home Tuesday (.aldington School Kobmson home, Clayton home Kiddle home, Macdonald home. Fuller home. Poole home, Arnold home. Ben Jarnui home Wednesday Baptist Kinder garten Presbyterian Kindergar ten Hampton Aye School. Whit ten t illage. Circle Thursday Hickory T a v e r n School Frances Wood home, Kidgeway home. Johnny Davis home. Ballentme home Bookmobile librarians are Mrs Carl IJ ague and Miss Claude (I ray A V. Doniel Laurens-Alvin Vance Darnel, 71. of 1 Walker Ave , died late Sunday night in the l.aurens County hospital following a four week Illness A native of Rutherford County. N C he had made his home in Laurens for 20 years He was a nember of Sf James Methodist 'hurch Surviving are five sons, Billy Daniel ol Albuquerque, N. M , A V Dana! Jr of Hendersonville. \ C Jimmy Daniel of Green .vood Libert Daniel and Wayne Daniel both ol Laurens ten laughter.'. Mrs Gene Knox of 'lintoi. Mis II M Crum of Ireenwood Mrs Harold Bar dure Mis Bill Meeks and Mrs B 1 Daniel id! of Greenville: Mrs Fred Bohrmann of Alexan Iria \ i, Mrs Henry Ames of lamnglon Park N .1 Nora Kate Snath, Arm Sistare and Faye Sistare all ol Spartanburg Funeral serv ices were conduct ed 1 uesiiav a! 2 00 p m at St. James Methodist Church by Dr Claude M Shuler and Rev Grange s Cothran Burial was in Rose Hi I cemeterv I- Patterson, all of Lauu ti' Dr .McSween made the lunch eon address He spoke on the history ol the accomplishments ol tin seal sales and the dial lenge ol the future Rev Thomas L Neely To Speak At Joanna On Sunday November 2fi. at j the first Baptist (hurch Jo-, anna. Rev Thomas I. Neely, ad ■ mirustrator ol North Greenville Junior College and lormer mis ! ; sionarv to South America, w ill ' -.(leak al the morning and eve , j rung services lie will also speak i to n combined group in Training l nion at (i 15 This will lie jun uirs intermediates young pen pie and adults Mr Neely is a graduate ol . North Greenville Junior College, Wollord College and Southwes tern Baptist Theological Semi nary Fort Worth Texas He will In emphasizing the! Lottie Moon Christmas Ollenng lor Foreign Missions and World ( onihtions Kev James B Mitchell, pas tor. will he attending the South ern Baptist Kudin and Television ( oinmisMin, which will meet in Fm t W ui I Ii I ex.'i 1 - O’Shields Enters Plea of Guilty Laurens Frank O'Shields, 19 ol Rt 1 Laurens pleaded guilty in General Sessions Court here Wednesday to involuntary man-J slaughter in Ihe highway deaths! [of John Henry Locklear and Richard Gambrel! The guilty plea came after most of Wednesday was taken: up with taking testimony in the case O'Shields had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless homi I cide, but alter testimony was completed m the case Presiding Judge Julius B Ness granted the motion by Defense Attorney Marshall Abercrombie for a court directed verdict of inno cence in Hie reckless homicide charge (FShields received a two year suspended sentence with three years of prboation on each of t h e Involuntary manslaughter charges, Hie sentences to run concurrently According to testimony the wreck occurred August 27 on the Ranch Road two miles north of Laurens about 1 30 a m Ixicklear was dead when a passing motorist discovered the wrecked car and Gambreil died in the emergency room of a local hospital a short time later O 'Shields injuries. A jury Wednesday morning re turned a verdict of not guilty in! the case of Willie E James, Ne gro. charged with assault and hatters with intent to kill and carrying a concealed weapon. The prosecuting witness was John Luther Sullivan. Negro In other court action Solicitor W T Jones placed the case of Viola Hampton, charged with disposing of property under lien, on the contingent docket The foUwoing cases were nol ! pro.ssed William D Lpting, Tommy! Dominick, and Jack Henry Bar rett. all charged with non-sup port F'recl W Howard, four counts ol breach of trust with Iradulent intent and Bennie Lee Dowdy , two charges of bastardy. Solicitor Jones made a motion, lo \ acate the appeal of Maggie j Prince, convicted in Februar>\ s 1959 in General Sessions Court on a charge of assault and bat-! tery with intent to kill and sen fenced to five years, suspended! on service of 18 months with pro- ! bation Marshall Abercrombie, attor ney for the defendant, told the court Wednesday that the delay to have the record printed. Judge Ness gave the defendant until Dec. 11 to prvoiLe the so licitor with a printed transcript of the record; otherwise, he would dismiss the appeal and [ issue a bench warrant for the defendant. Granvil Davis, Jr., 19-year-old Laurens County Negro, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Sept 29 fatal cutting of Matthew i Summers, Negro. Davis had been charged with murder in the case, but was al lowed to plead guilty to the les- three years. Jack Rice, Negro, pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and received a one-year suspend ed sentence with three years’ probation. 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