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No. 24 * ' . Clinton, S ; C, Thursday, June 21, !962 Davidson Street Pastor Resigns These South Carolina Presbyterian women were among those registering Monday for the week-long Synodical Training School being held at Preshy- IntensiVe study, lectures, terian College. I ^rational of the week. Left to right are: Mrs. Miri and inspirational features were the order cal Training School am Lytle of Estill, Mrs. J. T. Mallard of Greenville, Mrs. Baron McNinch of Ware Shoals, Mrs. Harold H. Jeter of Charles ton, Mrs. John B. Cooley of Mountville. registrar of the school, Mrs. J. H. Moore- fieW of I Lancaster, and Mrs. Robert R. Glenn of Hamer. —Photo by Dan Yar borough. 300 Women at Training School at PC This Week An enrollment of some 900 Pres byterian women of South Carolina makes the Synodical Training School now being held on the Presbyterian College campus the largest In its 15-year history. They began assembling in Clin ton on Monday afternoon from all over the state, representing every presbytery and most of the churches, for the week-long ses sion of this accredited school for religious teaching. A total of 150 registered as resi dent attenders to stay on campus for the entire week. This figure, representing a record in itself, was doubled by commuting mem bers who Joined for the Wednes day afternoon workshop sessions. These workshops were directed by lay women and covered the specific areas of women’s respon sibilities in the overall church program. As the session continues, a full program is ahead for Thursday, with morning classes and the platform hour on “Christian Wit nessing" by Dr. William H. Mc- Corkle, pastor of tha Bristol (T e n n.) First Church. A workshop on voca tional guidance Is scheduled for the afternoon. Then, at 7:90 p.m. a pre-communion service, led by Dr.. McCorkle, will be held in Belk Auditorium .followed by the communion service under the di rection of Dr. W. Redd and a group of his elders of the Clinton First Presbyterian Church. After the regular schedule of classes and platform hour talk on Friday morning, the session will conclude with the awarding of diplomas and certificates to approximately 90 women com pleting credit requirements at this time. The 1902 Synodical Training School, under the leadership of Mrs. E. G. McCall of Rock Hill as dean and Mrs. George B. Sheppard of Laurens as director, began Monday with registration and an evening address by Dr. Cecil Thompson of Columbia Theological Seminary. Classwork began Tuesday morning, with a faculty of reli- Circus To Show On South Broad St. Lot The location for the Exchange Club’s Wild West Show and Circus Friday and Saturday has Been changed, according to Col. L. D. Lott, president of the club. It was first announced that the circus would exhibit on the American Legion Building. The site, said Col. Lott, has been changed to South Broad Street Extension beyond the city limits. The club is sponsoring two appearances both days afternoon and night, of the Dan Carson Wild West Show and Hippodrome Circus. Kiwortts Picnic Scheduled June 28 The Clinton Kiwanis Club will hold ah old-fashioned family pic nic next Thursday, June 28. Wives and children are invited to the event scheduled for I. M. Smith’s farm. Contests and games will begin at 6 p. m., with the meal set for 7. Members are asked to bring a picnic dinner. The dub will furnish drinks. IQ Forest Fires In County During May Laurens County had 10 fires during May, accord! a report of the S. C. Commission Of Forestry. The fires burned a told of 21 the ear- leet July 1, « of 77 tenet fins have oc curred in the 981.1 acres. Election Figures Termed Official gious leaders directing the study in six courses. That afternon, the synodical executive board met, and the entire group visited Thornwell Orphanage before, moving out to Camp Fellowship for picnic dinner and a night meeting. The Wednesday session brought the special interest of 14 after non workshops covering all areas of women’s church responsibili ties and an evening address on “Jeremiah” by the Rev. Thomas C. Cook, pastor of Walterboro’s Bethel Presbyterian Church. This year, the 15th anniversary of the training school, marked the ninth session to be held at Presbyterian College. The women voted to make PC the permanent location for the school after com ing here for the first time in 1964. MISS HALLETT Miss Norma Hallelt Retires From Post At Whitten Village | Miss Norma E. Hallett. Psy chological and Training Consul tant. now Acting Director of Campus and Circle Schools, Whitten Village, has announced her retirement as of June 90, ending almost forty years of ser vice to that institution. Whitten Village, the State Training School, opened its doors for residents of June 14, 1922. Two years later Miss Hallett, a native of Indiana, caine from Syracuse State School, Syracuse, New York, and Joined the small band of workers there serving about two hundred residents During the early years. Miss Hallett performed a variety of duties, like all others, including field work, examining The election figures of the Lau rens County party secretary in 'ast week’s Democratic primary were accepted as official and will be certified to the State Demo cratic Committee. That was the action taken Thursday morning at a meeting of the County Democratic Execu tive Committee. Held in the coun cil room at Laurens City Hall, the session was presided over by R. L. Plaxico, County Chairman. He commended the box mana gers for the job they had done In Tuesday’s primary and thanked the secretary. Mrs. Caroline Cole man, and the vice chairman, Mrs. Claude P. Cook, for their cooper ation. In other business, the chair man and secretary were authori zed to refund a percentage of the filing fees to the candidates after the cost of the primary had been determined. It was not necessary to have a county run-off primary this year. County box managers’ pay was discussed and John O. McCoy commented that he felt they were underpaid. Mr. Plaxico said that in order to increase the pay it might be necessary to raise the candidates’ filing feat. 4. . " Committeeman A. B. Culbert son said that he was opposed to the candidates having “to carry the load.’’ He said he favored In creased pay for the box mana gers with the party providing the money for the raise. Suggesting a Democratic rally as one method of securing funds, he said that “it’s up to us and not the can didates." No action was taken in the proposal at the meeting. Baptists State Bible School Next Week A daily Vacation Bible School will begin June 25 at the First Baptist Church. Sessions will be held at 8:30 each morning through Friday. The school includes nursery through interqgediate depart ments. Announcement has been made of the resignation of Rev. Clyde Peterson, pastor of Davidson Street Baptist Church. Mr. Peter son resigned effective Sunday, June 24. Coming here from Pacolet, he has served the Davidson Street Church for three years. The Rev. and Mrs. Peterson have twa-daugbtara, Mrs, Clyde Whitmire and Tina Sue; a son. Jeffrey, of the home; and a son, Bill, who is in military service. Adair Graduates, Accepts Position Lyles Cornwell Adair, leaves Saturday for Hampton. Va., where he has accepted a posi^f tion with the National Aeronau tics and Space Administration. The son of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Adair of near Clinton, he is a graduate of Laurens High School and received a BS degree in elec trical engineering from the Uni versity of South Carolina at graduating exercises early in June. He is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers ALLEN D. COLEMAN Treasurer JENNltTV- CULBERTSON Auditor J. HEWLETTE WASSON Probate Jodte County Officers Nominated Without Opposition Roberts Named To Head Textile Assn D. H. Roberts, superintendent of Lydia Mills, Clinton, was ele cted president of the Southern Textile Association during th^t organization’s anual convention in Asheville last week. Mr. Roberts succeeds W. B. Etiers of Spartanburg who be came chairman of the board of directors. Other officers elected were J. W. Inscoe. Maiden, N. C., first vice president; Herman Cone, Jr., Greensboro. N. C., The Dorrs Attend Baptist Convention Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Darr have returned from San Francisco, Calif., where they attended the Southern Baptist Convention June 5 through 8. Jhey traveled the southern route to California and on the return home the northern one. Returning they spent one day and night with their daughter, Mrs. Richard P. Loveland, and Mr. Ix>veland in Bridgeton, N. J. James Wooten, 36, Dies of Wounds — Laurens — James Wooten. 98, of Laurens, died in Greenville General Hospital about 3 p.m. Tuesday from a .25 caliber pis tol wound in the head. Laurens Police Chief J. W. Powell said that Mr. Wooten was found in his ebr m a super market parking lot on South Harper St. here about 1:45 a m. Tuesday w.ith a bullet wound in the head. The wounded man was taken to the I^iurens County Hospital and later was transferred to Greenville General Hospital. I Laurens County Coroner Mar shall Pressley said that the wound that killed Wooten ap parently was self-inflicted, and that an inquest will be held at a date to be announced. Mr. Wooten was a member of Lucas Avenue Baptist Church. He was in the finance business most of his life. He was a native of Laurens County, a son of second Arthur J. Wooten Sr. and Mrs. Two Sentenced In Rape Case Pleas Feature Court Term Only Two Methodist Changes In Section Only two pastoral changes were made in the Immediate Clinton area in the assignment of ministers at the annual session of the South Cadolina Methodist Conference held last week at Spartanburg The Rev. Bryce Shupert was transferred from Bailey Memor ial Methodist Church to the Lodge Church in the Charleston District. A miniated will be sup plied for the Bailey Memorial Church. slons Court at Laurens Friday after they had gone to trial j trial Friday, Two youths pleaded guilty U and ordered to report to coart statutory rape on General Ses-1 Friday at 10 a. m. case had the charge charged with rape, a capital of fense in South Carolina. Judge Steve C. Griffith sen tenced Jerry Rook, 19 to three years, and Jerr> DiUeshaw, 17, to two years. The judge said the difference in the sentences took Into consideration the difference in their ages. • The yoatmad been, charged with criminal assualt on a 15- year-old Laurens County girl on the night of March 13. In agreeing to the guilty plea on the lesser charge. Solicitor William T. Jones told the coart that “we have received a from both defendants in keeping changed and the guilty plea en tered After sentence was handed down in the statutory rape case. Rook pleaded guilty to larceny to the theft of bubble gam macfela- es. He was sentenced to ate months, to run concurrently wflfe the other Rev. Webber Curry cornea to| with the truth of the matter from vice preaident, and Jack Kiatiah, Charlotte, re-elected secretary- treasurer. Named to the board of govern ors were J. F. Chalmers, Green wood; C. H Ward, High Point, N. C.; John Houston, Spray N. C.; and J. L. Sherrill, Greens boro. More than 800 operating eoe- cutives of textile companies in Virginia," North Carolina and South Carolina attended the con vention. Mary Irene Franks Wooten. Surviving in addition to his pa rents ar his wife, Mrs. Coline Willard Wooten of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Matha John son of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Mary Roff of Laurens and Mrs. Emily F. Roye of Formosa. Funeral services were conduct ed Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Ken nedy Mortuary by Rev. Alvin Boone and Rev. Giles F. Lewis. Burial was in Laurens City Cemetery. making home visits, getting data pertinent to the needs of the res idents and their families. Miss Hallett is a graduate of a School of Psyical Education, De troit; holds a B. S. degree. Gen eral Education, M, A. degree, Educational Psychology, diplo ma in Psychological Counselling from Teachers College, Columbia University, New Yortt. j A member of the American Psychological Association, she is a Fellow in the American Asso ciation for Study of Mental De ficiency. Miss Hallett is a past president of the Mental and So cial Hygiene Society, now the Association for Mental Health. In 1969 this association honored Miss Hamlett with its Award for Meritorious Work. In I960, Miss Hamlett attended the London Conference on the Scientific Aspects of Mental De- the Lydia-Sandy Springs pastor ate, replacing Rev. Hugh Bicklsy. who woes to the Clearwater Carolina Heights church. The Rsv- Albert 8. Harvey will remain at Brood Street hCurch, Clinton, and the Rev. J. Herbert Thomas will continue at Epworth Church. Joanna. The Rev. J. H. Martin wiB as sume tbs pastorate of the First Methodist Church, Laurens, com ing from Conway Church. He replaces the Rsv. Victor Hick man, who will become superin tendent of the Rock Hill Dis trict. At St. James Church, Laurens, Rev. Roy M. Stockman succeeds Rsv. Clauds M. Shuler, who goes to the Platt Springs Church in the Columbia District. Mr. Stock- man comes from tbs Galloway Memorial Church. Greenwood. Rev. J. R. McAlister remains st the Hopewell Methodist Church near Clinton. Public Invited To See USAF Bombing Facility at Jalapa During the post several weeks this arra has been the target of simulated bombing attacks. Day in and day out hundreds of theo retical bombs have been dropped, and the results scored by the Air Force Radar Bomb Scoring Ex press train at Jalapa. Captain Lawrence A. Oakes, Express Commander, has an nounced that the public will have the opportunity to view these bombing activities first hand dur ing an open house to be held on Sunday, July 1. The general public is invited to inspect the facilities of the BBS Exp. ess III during the open ail standpoints " He noted that written statements had been made by the prosecuting witness and Rook and on oral statement by Dillsshaw. Koojl was represented by At toniiysJustin Bridges and W. H Harley, and DUleshaw by Attor- George Phinney appeared character witness of Rook. Selection of a Jury for trial the original charge was bagua after the noon recess on Thurs day, and become bogged down at mid-afternoon when the panel was exhausted by defense end prosecution strikes and three dis qualifications by the court. Additional jurors were drawn guilty to larceny and was tenced to six months with years probatloa. In other action In toe final day of this session of the court. Judge Griffith declared a mistrial to the case of Calvin RoschsQ Pen nington, charted with drunken driving, second offenas. The Jnry atiiDtraim irom s to m p.m. Thursday and faitod to ranok a verdict. Pennington's sd partly on his he had asked the fleers. Patrol QpL Grady and Patrolman J. D. to take him to ney O. L. Long. blood test In raisi mlns tta al- •+ xi AbpIbc feta led a right to • CpL Jens# and that Royal Arch Degree Conferred Here William P. Jacobs Chapter No. 54, Royal Arch Masons, met at Mary Lou Ranch near Clinton Monday night to con fer the Royal Arch degree. The following Grand Chapter officers were present, left to right: D. F. Merrell, district deputy of the 2nd District; C. J. Peterson, post Grand High Priest; John H. Wynn, Grand High Priest; Marvin DeYoung, High Priest of host chapter; Sam Aiken, Dis trict Deputy of 4th District; Walter Staf ford, Grand Principal Sojourner ; Henry F. Collins, Grand Recorder and past Grand High Priest. ficiency and visited fadHtiu to and around London tor ths can, | treatment and training of mental defectives. Miss Hallett left yesterday tor a trip to Italy, Greses and the Middle East. After returntef, about the the middle of August, she will engage to volunteer work at thi Village to Fort Wayne; Indiana the ImA row: B. F. ■ degree af» shown fcara.^ David Word, E. R. FTJTKlrtJ51m-“ Dan Yar- from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. on July 1. The tours of the train will in clude explanations of the unit's mission and bomb scoring pro cedures as well as displays of the radars and associated elec tronic equipment. The train is located on U. S. highway 16 at Jalapa, approxi mately seven miles northwest of Newberry. MBS. STONE RHes HeW Sunday For Mrs. J. H. Stone Funeral services for Mrs Evle Lewis Stone. 82. were conducted Sunday ai ft p. m. at tilt First Revival At Firs! Baptist Church Start Monday Beginning Monday evening, a revival meeting will be held at the First Baptist Church. Ser vices will begin each eveatog at I o’clock and will continue through Sunday. A morning service will be Mi at 9 o'clock Tuesday through Fri day, The public is cordially in vited to attend ail services. The Bov. J, E. Rawlinson. tor of the First Baptist Church of High Point, N: C.. witt hi minister. Gnoot minister of tor tho wuak will ho Gerald B. Carter of tin Immanuel Baptist untcrcfi oc « mpmc#. Presbyterian Church by Dr. Wil liam Redd Turner, pastor. Burial was in the church cemetery Pallbearers were Charles John son, Alfred Johnson. L. H. David son, Elbert Stone. Lawrence Young and T. M. Youngblood Jr. Mrs. Stone died Friday after noon at the Providence Hospital in Columbia following an illneoe of several months. Mrs. Stone was born in Ander son, the daughter of the late J. Baylis Lewis and Rebecca Ar cher Lewis. She taught In the public schools in Anderson for 19 years, until she joined the Southern Beil Telephone Compa ny in Greenville in 1918. Later she was transferred to tha Clinton the time ef Mi Aveaa right ef In Wednesday's court WiUtem W. Johnson, 99, of ersburg, Fla., a former terian College student, guilty to grand larceny to nection with the theft of b from the college library. Johnson received a suspended sentence with t w e years probation A college offical told the court that the value of the books re moved from the library was ten than ISO. Attorney Paul Culbertson, rep resenting Johnson, told tha court that his client was food ef lead ing and hod token the books to his room and hod no intention of disposing of them. The case of Loron D. Wicheer. charged with breach of trust wtth fraudulent intent and grand lar ceny to connection with the salt of stocks to the now American Credit Carp-, tinued until next cart The continuance was by Judge Griffith oa the tion of Wichser’s attorney shall Abercrombie. The attenoy said he had been busy to a poli tical race and bad not had suf- fktoat time property to prog are tha rase. The court appointed Justto Bridges and T. David Stem as defense attorneys for Mock Anderson. 90-year-old rent Negro charged with the pte- toi slaying of Ids wife, Jorie. Ike case was not called at this term of court. Guilty pleas and sentences to office of the company where she j two years on wa> manager until her retire ment several years ago continued to make Clinton, owning a rate dsn M at 906 S. Adair Street She was * a member of the rian Choreh, one active to the wesnen’s la 1823 she was married to / James D. Dallas, forgery, 99 days to run sentence he is now Alfonso Cook, five housebreaking and larceny, months on each count to i currently. Hugh Dallas, buggery and chargee of assualt and ?f h gh and aggravated battery of high and MM mm with