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Jimmy Cooper Photo by Discarded Freezer in Which Three Children Lost Their Lives (See Story Below) Clinton Policemen J. T. Ellison and George Corley Were Among the Investigating Officers ■ i -i —' «■' Democratic Cliib Orders City Primary for May 22 The Clinton City Democratic Executive Committee set the wheels in motion for the IMS city elections Tuesday night when the date for the first primary was set for Tuesday, May 22. A second primary, if necessary, will he held week later, May 20. The committee and officers act ed in a meeting held in the di rectors room of Bank of Clin- Coroner's Jury To Hear Evidence In Deaths of Children A coroner’s jury is scheduled to rule this afternoon (Thursday) in the deaths of three young Negro children last Wednesday when ^^tbty siiffseatsri in. an abandoned The tragedy occurred at the home of one of the victims while the children were playing. The children were Phyllis Craig, 4; Sylvia Craig, 3; and Angela Davis, 4. Their parents were Mr. and Mrs. Stonewall Craig of Bell Street, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davis of 330 Gary Street, scene of the occurrence. They were last seen about 3 p.m. and were found shortly after 5 p.m. Th victims were taken to a lo cal hospital, but efforts to revive them failed. Investigating officers were Asst. Chief of Police W. B. Blake ly, Lt. Marvin Stewart, Patrol men J. T. Ellison and George Corley. Other officers investigat ing were from the office of Sher iff R. Eugene Johnson. Coroner Marshall Pressley im paneled a jury and the inquest inquest will be held today at 4:30 p.m. at the city hall. Coker Glee Club At PC On April " The Coker College Glee Club will wind up a statewide concert tour Wednesday, April 11, in Clinton at Presbyterian College. The performance by the girls chorus of some 35 voices is scheduled for the 10 a.m. chapel period in the college auditorium. Stennis Waldon directs the Harts- vtlle college choristers. J -r.. Kayran Cox Is Best Speller In County ton folowing their election to the posts a week earlier. Books for entry of candidates are now open, and the closing date,was set for Saturday, May 12, at noon. Fees for candidates are: May or. $200 without oposftkm, $150 with opposition: alderman, $B0 without opposition, $40 with oppo sition. Candidates may qualify by pay ing the fee to Leaman D. Jones, secretary-treasurer, at his office at the Bank of Clinton. The executive committee agreed that no provision will be made for sick or absentee ballots in the election. Three voting places will be pro vided: No. 1, at city hall; No. 2, at Hampton Avenue School; and Clinton Mill precinct, at the com munity house. Precinct managers, who will be named later, will be paid $12 a day for their work. Roy L. Holtzclaw Is president of c’vb T.. S. Reddeck, vice- president; Leaman D. Jones, sec retary-treasurer. Executive com mitteemen are: J. J. Clark, ward one; V. Parks Adair, Joel Cox, ward five; E. P. Taylor, ward six. Riles Saturday For W. B. Hamm W. B. (Will) Hamm. 75, dM Thursday at a local hospital af ter several years of declining health. He was a native of Cron Hill, but had lived near Clinton for a number of years. He was a son of the late James E. and Martha Susan Garvin Hamm. Surviving are a brother, M. C. Hamm of Clinton; a sister, Mrs Eugene Hitt of Clinton. Funeral services were conduct ?d Saturday at 3 p.m. at Gray Funeral Home by Rev. A. S. Har vey, and Rev. James B. Mitch ell. Burial was in Rocky Springs Presbyterian Church cemetery. Nephews were pallbearers: Le roy Hamm! M o r t#'* Clark Surratt, W. D. Armstrong, Bill Armstrong, and Max Arm strong. The honorary escort included Jake Johnson, Fred Long, J. Platt Prather, R. P. Chapman Vet. & — No. School Band Concert Slated for April 13 The Music Department of the Clinton sc-h ^s, under the direc tion of ITn.Ty Boukni ht. wH’ give its annual spring concert Friday, April 13. at 8:00 p. m. The hirh s. hn^! ba vt. thr Jun ior High band, and the Dcvil- aires (the High School stnge band i will present a program of dasrral. modern and swing music The concert is the" depart ment's only means of raising needed funds, other than a candy sale. Much time and energy has been spent in preparation of the program by students and direc tor. and a full house is anticipat ed for the concert. Tickets may be purchased from band members. J. A. Orr Is Named Trustee for Dist. 56 J. A. Orr has been named Trus tee for School District 50, suc ceeding J. J. Cornwall, resigned. He will represent the Clinton at tendance area. '* f Mr. Cornwall, who is also may or of Clinton, submitted Ms re signation during the past week. A South Carolina law forbids a person to hold two such posts simultaneously. Mr. Orr will fill the unegpired term, which continues until next April 1. He was sleeted to the position Monday night at a meet ing of the Laurens County Board of Education, which under the law has the power to fill vacancies. Mr. Orr is owner of a home and auto supply store here, coming to Clinton several years afo from Greenville. He served four years as a professor of physics at Fur man University and later was business manager of Furman for eight years Other members of the Board of Trustees of School District 56 are Tom Plaxico, chairman; George M. Huguley, the other represen tative of the Clinton attendance area; D. H. Roberto, Lydia at tendance area; J. T. Addison, Jo anna area; Jake Rasor, Cross Hill area; and Sam Blackmon, ^i^lMftiwtyiUe^irea. Kayran Cox, seventh student of Cltnton Junior High School, won the 16th annual Laurens County Spelling Bee at Central Elementary School in Laurens Saturday morning. Marie Cockrell, 13-year-old 6th grader of Thomwell School, was second place winner in the com petition, and Barbara Smith, 13, 7th grade student at Central Elementary School, was third. Twelve-year-old Kayran spell ed “auxiliary” correctly and went on to win the contest by spelling “liquefy.” She will represent Laurens County at the contest at Ckmsoa College May 5. J. Leroy Burns, county super intendent of education, presented cash, awards donated by * mem ber of the county school board to the three top spellers Mrs. T. B. Sumerel pronounc- the words for the contest. The Edith Hdtoms R. P. Wilder of Clinton, Miss Carolyn Gaines of Tavern. 'girls and one boy com bs Um ARTHUR H. JON* S Chamber Commettll Annual Meeting Slated tor April 12 The annual dinner meeting of the Clinton Chamber of Com merce will be held next Thurs day April 12. at 7:30 at Hotel Mary Musgrove. The occasion will be a joint session, with members of all Ttric dubs in the city. - -w-,. Speaker for the meeting will be Arthur H. Jones, senior vice- president of the North Carolina National Bank of Charlotte. Reports of Chamber of Com merce activities for the year will be given and the new officers will be presented. They include: Ansel B. God frey, president; T. M. Young- Mood, first vice-president; John L. Mimnaugh (retiring presi dent), second vice-president; A. A. Ramage, Jr., treasurer; H. L. Eichelberger executive vice-pres ident. : f New directors recently elected for three-year terms: John A. Addison, L. D Lett, M. D. Mi lam, Jr„ Edward D. B. Smith. Holdover, George H. Corneison, W. P. Ja cobs, John L. Mlmaaugh, W. C. Neely, C. H. Leonard, H. F. Bla lock, A. B. Godfrey. Robert E. Johnson, R. H. McGee, 1* Pitts, J. B. Arnold, R. L. co. Torn Plaxico, T. M. T blood, and A. C. Y< Jack Asbill, Brunson Asbill Sr., Brunson Asbill Jr., Lynn W. Cooper, Sr., L. B. Burgess, El bert Gillespie and William W. Simpson and Oscar Freestrura. Studio Too, Exhibition Thomwell Hobby House Announcements of a Studio Tea and Exhibition of Paintings and Ceramics to be held at the Thorn- Well Hobby House are being sent out this week. The event wiU he on April 11 from 4 to 6 p. m. and the public is invited to attend. Mrs Louise P. Anderson Is teacher of the group and the ex hibitors are: Mrs. Marshall Brown, Mrs. A. C. Young, Mrs. C. C. Cardwell, Mrs. George Bellingrath, Mrs. David Roberts, Mrs. Julia Wein- ges, Mrs. L. J. Blakely, Mrs. R. E. Haynes, Mrs J. C Flegas, Mrs. Julia McCutcheon, Laurens; Mrs. Paul Grier, Newberry- Registration Board To Hold Sessions The county registration board will be in session here and at Joanna on three dates the com ing week for voters to register. April 10—Baldwin Motor Co. April 11—Joanna Chib House, Joanna County Tax Boob To Close April 15 Counyt tax books will close April 15, Treasurer Allen D. Cole man this week reminded taxpay ers. After that date a $2,00 extra collection charge will be added to the present penalty for late tax payers, which is 7 per cent. Those who have not peid their personal property taxes (which includes automobiles) will run the risk of losing their driver’s licenses, the treasurer stated. The Clinton area went over the top in tta drive to provide Presbyterian College with funds for its first women’s dormitory to be known as Clinton Hall. Four local leaders are shown here, at Friday night’a final re port meeting, looking over the sketch of the proposed dormitory. They are, left to right; R. Edward Ferguson, .Jr., and George Cornelaon, special gifts co-chairmen; Tom Addison, campaign co-chairman along with Robert M. Vance; and PC President Marshall W. Brown, by Dan Yarborough. Phou» Funeral Servkes Mrs. Hollis He!d Sunday Afternoon Mrs. Anna Watson Hollis, 60, wife of Charlie A. Hollis St., died Thursday night at a local hospital after a brief illness. She was a native of Spartan burg County and had lived In and near Clinton most of her life. She was a daughter of the late John Thomas and Mary Waldrep Wat son. She was a member of Broad- Street Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband are one son, Charlie A. Hollis Jr. of Clinton; one brother, J. G. Watson of Wodruff and one sliler, Mrs. J. E. Bobo of Cross Anchor; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were conduct- Sunday at 3 p.m. at Broad Street Methodist Church by Rev. A. A. Harvey, Rev. Joel E. Can non and Rev J. H. Derr. Burial was in Rosemont Cemetery. COMPLETES COURSES Mrs. Margaret Snelgrove Tuck er has completed a business course at a Greenville Business College. A 1961 graduate of Clinton High School, Mrs. Tucker received full credit for all courses taken, in cluding one in IBM. Greotest Doy in K History" Clinton Raises Funds for Dormitory The Clinton area gave Presby terian College its “greatest day in history” with the report last Fri day that $314,150 had been raised locally to build PC's first wom en's dormitory. So the first drive of the col lege’s great $1,800,000 campaign within South Carolina goes down as an overwhelming success and assures the construction of Clin ton Hall to house 100 women stu dents. Clinton residents and those Of neighboring Joanna had set a goal of $300,000 for their part When they sailed over the top in securing' this larie^amouat from this college community of some 8,000 persons, it gavs an eadoraemtnt of Presbyterian Col lege which leaders predict will serve as an Inspiration to tha remainder of the state. Presbyte rians throughout South Carolina are now in the midst of forming organizations and conducting presbytery rallies in preparation for their simultaneous campaign for PC in the weeks ahead. 'This is the greatest day In the history of Presbyterian Collega,” President Marshall W. Brown said with feeling as he thanked volunteer workers of the Clinton area organization at last Friday night's final report meeting. He pointed out that th ! s single ef fort In this small city of Clinton and nearby Joanna amounted to more than PC had raised in both the supporting Synods of South Carolina and Georgia in its 1040 campaign. Dr. Brown spoke In to words of Tom Addison, served as drive co-chairman along with Robert M. Vance. Ad dison presented the president with a sketch of the proposed women’s dormitory and pointed out that As ths victory celebration i in Clinton, it vibrates throughout NOUtfi rian adding their sham to the single financial goal by ed In Florence for Pee Dee oytery tins Tuufouay Rock Hill for Bethel Presbytery the following evening and hi Greenwood for the rstnatedar at South Carolina Presbytery Monday night. Others will Two presbytertee. Charleston and To Cost $340,000 Study Made for Highway £2 Bypass A 3-2 mile bypass for Highway 72 at Clinton to cost $340,000 is proposed in a study of the pro ject by the South Carolina High way department. Some details of the proposed construction were disclosed re- recently in a letter from Chief Highway Commissioner 8. N. Pearman to H. L. Eichelberger, executive vice-president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. The proposed route coming from the south (Greenwood) would leave Highway 72 at a point near the Mississippi Youngs home, cross Highway 56, continue in a cirr”’nr route to cross High er.;* 73, Jie Seaboard and CNItL April 12—Community Building.{railroad tracks at a point between Clinton Mill. the H. J. Pitts home and Whitten Village. It would rejoin Highway 72 near Rosemont Cemetery north of the city. Due to considerations of safety, the study recommends that grade separations and an interchange be Constructed at Highway 76 and the railroads. The study stated that “the pro posed location traverses unde veloped areas mainly, except for a short section east of S. C. Route 56 south of Clinton ^here a few small houses are involved. An in terchange with U. S. 76 would re quire purchasing or relocation of about three small bouses.” Without the grade separations, the project is estimated to cost $200,000. It was stated in the study that Observe Library Week In observance of National li brary Week April 0-14, the M. S. Bailey School library will this t remend us contribution by the local area was_CUntoo’s ex- Congaree. held thttr special PC pressin of esteem ?5r Presbyte- ramezTktt rian College. Special gifts work, under ths leadership of (Jeorge Corneison and R. Edward Frcuaon. Jr. provided $201,470 of ths $$14,180 total. The general solicitation section under Rembert Trutuck and Bob Hamer added 832,880, with prospects of some additional gifts to coins. The Clinton area made of this campaign a community • wide project which drew support from all denominations. Members of other churches joined Presbyte rians in serving as workers and in contributing generously to tbs support of this program. Future Homemakers Oserving Week Attend Regional Comp Fire Meet Nearly 13.800 South Carolina Future Homemakers of America are joining with the National Fu ture Homemakers of America comprised of 500,000 members in observing National FHA week began Sunday. Membership in the FHA in cludes students of home econom- iics education in high school. The nation-wide observances will focus attention on what Fu ture Homeraakars of Amsrica are doing to Improve their personal, family and community living, and their training for pressnt and professional work shop future responsibilities through April S. others who art to visit the library. Established two yean ago. the library prsesntly has ever UN volumes with additions beh* con tinually made chased through from the Bailey Bailey Canteen from which they the number if Win Laurens County Spelling Bee award*. Left to rffht are Mr*. Sumerel grade separations are recom mended “if funds are available.” Highway 72 caries traffic from Atlanta to Charlotte, much of it being tr actor-trailers which pass through the center of town. County Delegates Vote To Keep Oath Laurens County delegates to the State Democratic Convention in Columbia last Thursday voted 7V& to to retain the voter’s oath (the so-called loyalty oath) as it now stands. The vote in the convention for keeping the oath was favorabla by a narrow majority, 170V4 to 161. Laurens County was represent ed by 16 delegates, each with one* half vote, -t The following attended: R. L. Plaxico, county chairman; Mr*. Claude P. Cook, vice-chairman; George L! Phinney, county execu tive committeeman; Walter E. Dunlap. W Paul Culbertson, Thomas A. Babb, Justin A. Bridges, Allen D. Coleman, M. B. Lee, Furman E. Thomason, Wil liam C. Dobbins, J. C. Rice, Jr., T. David Sloan, Jr„ Mrs. Caro line Coleman, party secretary. Delegates not attending were Joe B. Medlock and J. Hewlette Wae* km region convenes «t EstflJ, Alternates at the session wave Central at Sumter, while the A. B. Culbertson, R. B. and J. C. Godsey. The vote came on a motion to table a changed the oath ' ao the Librarian Is Mrs. who ia Bailey School faculty Mrs B F. Wingard, Mr*. Gear* D. Ellis. Jr., and Mrs. Pttte Fite of at the to Mr*, w. o. Kin*. Mrs. Mrs. A. Mrs it. Robert W. B. Davidson, King remained for the Regional Musk Festival In Clinton for 3-Day Period Clinton will be host to between Auditorium, with vocal ZM an£ 3000 students during the eme^htes at the Hampton Ate. n.rijwl A nr it S a Mini TtOCtoXH « three-day period, April 5. 6, and 7, when they gather here for the Northern Region Music Festival of the South CeroUoa Music Edu cation Association. Harry A. Bouknight, band instructor at Clinton Junior and Senior High Schools, ia regional chairman. Approximately 25 to 30 schools in ttw upper part of the state will be represented. Frmerly the events were held to fear districts and those qualifying would go to the state festivdl Friday i* band Any. wttb JS wiU perform aU hers at Bdk Auditorium th to the high school far tha Northern meet ft* btvs- cludes town* Oram WalhaUa, Fart Mffl to Winners in the Lauren* County SpelV- i« Bee are pictured with Mrs. T. B. Sum erel (left), who called the word*, and I. Leroy Burns (right), education, 1 Kayran Cox, first place ; Marie Cockerell, ‘ place; Barbara Martin, third pad Mr. Burn*.—Photo by Jimmy ssmhlee wiU taka place at ton A Ths advanced, lor pd— on Saturday. All pupils wiU be at the High Sc Local wfB night, nod toe me. directed bp Mrs. ’ ,r«. .