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County Prison Camp Reorganized After December 21 Escape Laurens County Supervisor Furman Thomason said thisi week that there has been a cen- eral reorganization at the coun ty's prison camp as a result of the Christmas week escape of a .dozen convicts The supervisor said one Ruard i had been relieved of his duties j in connection w ith investigation into the escape of 12 prisoners December 21 AU escapees w-ere hack in custody by 1 a m. Christmas Day One of the escapees has been charged with breaking into the courthouse on the night of the prison break Supervisor Thomason said that the prisoners apparently pried loose bars on a window and replaced them after their flight It was not until last Thursday that the prison break was re-, ‘ vealed Police Chief J \V Power sign ed a warrant before Magistrate Lucille Watts charging one of the dozen escapees with house breaking and larceny The prisoner, Charles Shelton, ■ ■■ jwas charged specifically with Of Pistol Wound in Head « ®hr (Elintmt (Elirmtirb Vol 64 — No. 1 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, January 3, 1963 "N Taylor Takes Oath of Office David S. Taylor, newly-elected member of the State House of Krt e>«■ r.ta. ives fn>m Laurens County. i< shown he) e a- h< ti*ok the oath of office last I hursda> . Administering the eath is Clerk of (ourt Walter K. Dunlap. Re; . Ya '••r wiT join other meml>ers of the delegation. Sen. King Dixon and Rep. Marshall W. Ab- etvrombie at the opening session of the 1963 General Assembly which convenes Tuesday, Jan. 3. p College Campaign Reaches Its Goal $1,800,000 To Bring Three New Buildings Ray Cauble Dies Monday th >use through a window and taking several small items H Ray Cauble. T5 died Mon day of an apparently self-inflict ed bullet wound of the head. Laurens Counts Coroner Mar shall Pressley said The coroner stated that Cau ble s daughter discovered her father s body about 12 45 p m in a small storage house at the Masonic Mies Elect Hew Officers Officers m Campbell Lodge No 44 A F M were recentl> elected and installed Thcv in clude Effie B Davis \Sorsh.pful Master James D Hairston Jr., Senior Wardne \\ .lliam R Fennell, Junior Warden. Wil liam J Davis treasurer: V P Adair, secretra> . <> L Locklear. Senior Deacon W Alfred Johnson. Junior Deacon. Charles T. PitU and Allen W White, stewards. Leo Heather- ly, Chaplain; and J D. Bass. Sr , Tiler In William Plumer Jacobs Chapter No 54. R A M . of ficers elarlwi and mUailed are: William J Davis, if i g h Priest; Leo Heatheriy. King. E C. Taylor. Jr.. Scnbe. S C Chaney, treasurer; V P Adair, secretary, M N DeYoung. C H ; and DaV.d Word. P S Also, Epps DSeis. K AC, Carolus Davis. M Third. Claude Trammell. M Second V.; Clyde Trammell, M first V and .Al fred Johnson. Sentinel In the Musgrove Council No 40, R. and S M . these recent ly elected and installed are Epps Davis. I M . J David Word. D M; Leo Heatheriy. P C W . S C Chaney. Treas urer. V P Adair, recorder; E C. Taylor. Jr C G ; B F Harvey. C C . M N DeYoung, steward, and W .Alfred John son. sentinel Episcopal Church Feast of Lights Is Set Sunday at 5:30 AU Saints Episcopal Church will bold a feast ol lights service on Sunday. January ®. at 5 30 p. m The feast of lights is a tahh displa ng th- events of Jesus’ life and the spread of the light fo the Gospel from its beginning to the present The public is cordially invited to attend this service, according to John Rivers Priest in Charge rear of the family home at 203 Hailey Street \n inquest has been scheduled 1 at this time Cauble was a native ot Green wood County, but had lived in Clinton most ol his life He was a 'on ot the late Robert Lee and Betty Wren Cauble Surviving are his wii'e. Mrs P.'hel Terry Cauble, two sons, larolci C and Donald Ray Cau- '> e both of Clinton, a daughter Mrs Margaret Hedgepath of Cl nton, four brothers. W R auble and J F Cauble both of Cl.nton, C. L Cauble ot l-au tens; and Sam Cauble of Ander son. Three sisters, Mrs Brooks Pat terson and Mrs \V R Fuller both of Clinton. Mrs K D Cros by of Belton and four grand children Funeral services we.e conduct ed Wednesday alternoon at Gray Funeral Home by Rev J W Spillers and Rev Julian Weisner Burial was in Kosemont ceme tery Nephews served as pallbear er*. Services Wednesday For Mrs. Corley, 78 Mrs Mary Ramar Hughes Cauley. 78, widow of F T Cau- ley, died Monday night at the home of a daughter. Mrs Attis Todd, on Florida Street, after several months of dec'lining health A native of Greenville County, she had lived in Clinton for several years She was a daugh ter of the late Edwin Dean and Martha Mauldin Hughes, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Clinton In addition to Mrs Todd, sur vivors are one son. Frank E Cauley of Clinton, two daugh ters, Mrs. Bessie Hardin of Clinton, and Mrs. Philip Eassy of Greenville, four sisters. Mrs Mittie Grant, Mrs. J C. Hughes and Mrs Bertha Proffitt of Greenville; and Mrs A H Harbin of Greer, two broth ers, Luther Hughes and Addi son Hughes, both of Pickens and nine grandchildren F uneral services were con ducted Wednesday at 11:00 a. tn. at the First Presbyterian Church by Dr William Redd Turner Burial was in Rose- mont cemetery. Pallbearers were Edgar C. Taylor. Jr., Mabry H. Mc Crary. S. A Pitts. Jr . Odus L Young, Joe Holland. Abit Alexander and Ralph Benjamin from an office l ight of the 12 escapees have fx^n tranMerred to the state, penitentiary Seal Workers' Efforts Commended Workers in the Christmas Seal Campaign were commend- e<l this week for their services h> the Reverend James A Bowers, president of the Tuber uioMs and Health Association of Greenwood Laurens Counties Without the help of the vol unteers. we could not have a successful campaign,” said Mr Bowers "We are grateful to these dedicated people who have devoted countless hours of work in the interest of their fellow citizens ” We are also grateful to the public.'' Mr Bowers contin ued "for the splendid support of this year's campaign. To date $14,251 11 has been con tributed to help finance our > ear round TB program " Calling attention to the con tinued fight against TB, Mr Bowers said that there were , 25 new cases in Greenwood and I^urens counties He said it i; j not too late to contribute to the program local vouneers workers cited by the organization include Dr. D H McFadden of Joanna and . Clinton, d r i v e co-chairman; Mrs D H McFadden, mail preparation. L R Thompson, Joanna, displays; James Von Hollen and George H Cornel- son. bond appraisal. Mrs R Michael Turner and Lewis Bag- well. publicity; and Mrs John: T Young, opening returns In addition, more than 200 nearly 700 hours on all phases other persons have worked of the campaign Special groups involved included Alpha Sigma Phi social fraternity at PC, and a group of Thomwell children Work was carried out local ly at Douglas House on the PC campus, at the Bank of Clinton and M S Bailey and Son. Bankers, and Thornwell Orphanage Head Successful PC Campaign Proud leaders of Presbyterian Col lege's great $1,800,00(1 development pro gram, which has just-l*xm successfully completed, are pictured here viewing a sketch of one of the proposed new build ings to be added to the campus soon. They are. lett to right: Robert M. Presbyterian College today hit its goal of $1,800,000 to brity to a sucei s.s 1 ulose the greatest fund-raising cam paign ever conduu ted by the college and the Synod of South Carolina. President Marshall \\ . Rrown made, the announcement this afternoon after a final report session with the state co-chairman of the ba'iva—Kobei'i M. Vance, Clinton l>ank- er-industrialist, and Dr. Marc C. Weersing, pastor of the# Spartanoutg First Preslivterian'’Church. Spokesman for the group. Dr. the calendar as they endeavored Brown said that indivulaa' a.id to meet the 1962 deadline for church gilts had secured the claiming the Richardson grant. $1 630,000 needed to claim a The campaign opened last spring hallenge grant of $150,000 from and raised $1,200,000 before ef- ihe Richardson Foundation ot forts were suspended for the New York City. The combined summer vacation period. The : total assures PC of sufficient ( hallenge grant put renewed funds lor its lirst woman s dopm*! vitality into the drive as it was juory a new science hall, new' re . umod in ^ i dining hull and $700,000 in en . , additions. 0 ". 51,11 ,0 be ,a,sed Morc lhan South Carolina Presbyterians $100,000 came in during the last ! and PC alumni everywhere raced two weeks in December to put the campaign "over me top.” President Brown said: "This is one of the greatest moments in the history of Pres byterian College. With the suc cess of this campaign, we have Stores and business houses of completed another part of our Clinton will resume Wednesday jon^-ange development program afternoon closing on January 9, J t 0 add $10,500,000 in facilities and Stores To Resume Wednesday Closing Yanhe, Clintpn hanker-industrialist and trustee cjifurman; PC President Mar shall \Y. Rrown; and Dr. Marc C. Weer sing, another college trustee who serves as pastor of the Spartanburg First Pres byterian Church. Vance and Wetersing were South Carolina co-chairmen for the , state-wide campaign. —Photo hr D»n Varboroach was announced this week by j endow'inent by our 1980 centen- ; The merchants Division of the ; n ial year. We are especially Delegation Open Meet Is Set for Saturday A.M Morning Devotion Schedule Is Listed March of Dimes Drive Scheduled for January "Give—For the lafe of a Child.” This will be the theme far the 1963 March of Dar.es campaign, scheduled for the enure month of January for the Clinton area, according to Dr Fred F Hol combe, county chairman of the drive The National Foundation is currently marking its twenty- fifth year in fighting against crippling diseases. Holcombe this week s aid: The March of Dunes funds. I contributed by the American people, totally supported the I research that developed two great vaccines, the Salk and Sabin vaccines, which have helped control polio.” This week Dr Holcombe an nounced that Janet Hamer and Sister Blalock would bend the Dime* drive Other volun- and the various tn the drive wiM be in program of the dat un Holcombe said this week: "There are thousands of polio patients in the United States for whom the vaccine came too late The National Foundation will continue to as sure facilities are available to them " "In 1958 the National Foun dation expanded its program to include birth defects and ar thritis Intensive research has laready begun to show results in the -new target areas. New clues to causes and means of prevennon, or control, have been brought to light in some cases of birth defects and ar thritis ” "Almost 700 American babies are bom each day with sig nificant birth defects,” he said. "Arthritis and rheumatic dis eases are the most chrome afflictions in the U: States. Continuing brings ultimate elimination of these cripplers and the March of is the biggest effort In rection.” Palmetto Speedway Sets Saturday Meet A meeting of all drivers and car owners of the Palmetto Speedway, Inc , Laurens, has been scheduled for Saturday eve ning January 5. at 7:30 The purpose of the meeting will; be to adopt rules of the track and specifications of the cars that will compete in the next rac ing-.season A dutch hen mulligan will be served, according to Davis S Taylor president of the speed- w ay Annual TB Meet Is Planned For Clinton The Annual Meeting of the Tuberculosis and Health Asso-. nation of Greenwood - Laurens Counties will be held at 7:30 ' P M on Thursday, January 31. , 1963 at the Mary Musgrove Hotel in Clinton, according to Rev James A. Bowers, president. Mr Botfers stated that plans for the meeting are being made by a committee headed by J Allen Thompson of Laurens Others working with Mr. Thomp son include John W. Drummqnd of Ninety Sis, Mrs.' R. Bryce Herbert of Greenwood, David H Roberts and Mrs. John T. Young of Clinton. Mr. Bowers said that invita tions to the meeting will be issued by the committee at a later date. ThornweN Gets Gift ThorwweH Orphanage children received a special Christmas gift the as a holiday gift for all of the children, child at the local Laurens County voters will have an oportunity to present to their legislator* suggestions or requests or ask questions con cerning legislative matters at a meeting scheduled for January 5, at 10 a m in the court house. The Laurens County delegation in-the General Assembly of South Carolina will hold an open meet ing at that time. The announcement concerning the meeting came from Repre sentative Marshall Abercrombie, secretary of the delegation. The meeting, an annual event, will be open to a wide range of topics One aspect that will pro bably be discussed Is the finan cial affairs of the county. County delegation members have stated that they feel that th Q public should stay informed concerning the different facets of the county’s operations. HOSPITAL NEWS (Taken from Hospital records) Patients currently at Bailey Memorial Hospital include: Mrs E. P. Alexander, Mount- ville Donald Bolan, Joanna Eugeen Bolick. Kinards. Genell Hazell, Joanna Willie Holland, Seneca. Mrs Mattie Hunnicutt, Joanna. Carter Lee Moze, Newberry. Mrs. Tommy Sease, Joanna. John T Stokes, Cross Hill. Mrs Alice Worthy, Cross Hill. CLINTON - Mrs Juanita B. Beeks. Mrs. Zack Bible, Nancy Bowling, John B Boyce, Eula Craddock. Mrs. Johnny F Et- ters, Joseph Eustace, Mrs. Wil liam M Ginn, HaUie Griffin, J. V. Hunt, and Mrs. Hubert F. Johnson Also Roy Jones. Dr. James B. Kennedy. Phyllis Knignton. Mrs. Raymond C. Lawrence, James P Owens. Mrs. Dewey Oxner, Mrs Molly Painter, Arthur Pat-! tuson, Loretta Robertson. Mrs. Geneva Shelton, Mrs. Susie Starnes. Grady Stoddard, Lind say Suber. Rose Watts, Mrs. Des- sie Webb and Mrs Sidney Whit lock District 56 School Lunch Menu Week of January 7-11 MONDAY Milk, hot dogs, chili with beef, onions, mustard, cole slaw, pork and beans, buns, butter, apple crisp with cheese. TUESDAY Milk, meat olaf with gravy, lima beans, rice cheese biscuit, butter, and orange juice. WEDNESDAY Milk, navy bean cassette with beef, spinach, carrots, raisin and cabbage slaw, com bread, but ter, and apple sauce. THURSDAY Milk, grilled es, vegetable soup with beef, bread, butter, custard FRIDAY Milk, fish sticks, carrot and cabbage slaw, whipped potatoes, corn bread, butter, and brownies. Clinton Chamber of Commerce. The weekly closing had been : cancelled during thfc holiday rush period. Morning devotions will be con- Announced recently were Sat-j represents the largest driver ever ducted oVer radio station WPCC urday closings at local financial conducted by this Synod, and we from 8:45 to 9:00 a. m. each institutions^, effective January 12:! are deeply grateful.” pleased with the way in whfcl Presbyterians in all areas South Carolina rallied program. Their effort for Miss Prince Passes; Rites Held Monday week-day by the following minis- M. S. Bailey and Son, Bankers, ters during January: ! Bank of Clinton, Citizens Federal December 31-January 4, Dr. Savings and Loan Association anna Branch. W. Redd Turner; January 7-11, Rev. Floyd Hellams; January 14- 18, Rev. J Richard McAlister; Miss Mattie Lou Prince, 55, of January 21-25, Rev. John W. 203 North Owens St., died Satur- Warren; and January 28-Febru- d.y night at a local hospital 1 “'l l. Rcv Webttcr Curry . . , The devotional broadcasts are after several months of dechn- a projett of the Joca , ministerial ing health - association A meeting ol the Merchants Di- A lifelong resident of Laurens vision of the Clinton Chamber of County, she was the daughter of MfS. DcVorC, 64, ^ ommerce has been scheduled the late Luma and Mattie Davis PaSSCS In Laurens f ° r 1 uesday ' Januar y 8 - at 10:00 Prince She was a member of Dr. Brown pointed out that the Synod of Georgia, which shares ownership of the college, is plan^ and Newberry County Bank, Jo-ining to hold its campaign for Merchants Plan Meeting On Tuesday Presbyterian College within the next^few years. The opening phase of PC’s long-range develop ment program in 1955-57 produc ed $1,250,000 from both synods. The campaign started with the hometown Clinton area which secured $323,739.10 for PC. Totals by presbytery areas of this state are. Enoree—$333,073.67; Con- garee—$223,835.90; Bethel—$164,- Mrs Julia Chanman DeVore i 3 m in the Hotel Mary Mus ‘| 162 34 ' Pee Dee ~ $130,201.03; _ ‘J , , f c r n . P " UeV ° re ; grove Charleston — $99,359.75; South Duncan's Creek Presbyterian ' dled ate _ , nday af ^ rnooa a All members of the division Carolina (beyond Clinton)—$87- Church and was employed by; tlle horne of her daughter, Mrs. are ur) _, e( j to attend. Belk's Department Store for a 1 lo yd Nabors, 704 E. Main St., number of years. Laurens, after six years of de- 0 QDf - f Mission To Surviving are a brother. Colie dining health fapriSt MlSSlOP 10 Prince of Clinton; and a sister, she was a native of the Cro ** Hold Mrst afirVlCC Miss Emma Prince of Clinton 11111 community, a daughter of Friendship Baptist Mission will Fuptral services were conduct- the late Au £ us ta Watts and Lila have its inaugural service on ed Monday at 3 p m. at G.ay Hollingsworth Chapman. She was Sunday afternoon at 3:00 p. m. Funeral Home by Dr. W. Redd a rnernber of the First Baptist, The new mission is located on Turner. Burial was in Rosemont ^ hurt ' h of Laurens, cemetery ! Surviving in addition to her Pallbearers were Roy Work- daughter are eight brothers, man, Jr., Ed Higbee, Harry Fo P e Chapman of Clinton, Rich- Langford, Durward Murdock, ard ’ c •yd 0 an<1 Gordon Chap- S A Pitts, Jr., and Joe Holland man - a11 of Woodruff, Newton, Fred. Marion and Ray Chapman, c.i-.i.. j Tr, a11 of Laurens; two sisters, Mrs. blenn Selected To T . j ^ of Laurens and Mrs Arnold Air Society A M. Marlowe of Columbia, and William Glenn of Clinton, has a grandchild, been named as a member of the Funeral services were conduct- Arnold Air Society, honor or- e^ Sunday afternoon at Kennedy ganization of the University of j Mortuary by Dr Robert S. South Carolina Air Force ROTC Cooper and Dr. J. E. Rouse. He is one of eleven chosen at Burial was in Laurens County the university for membership. Memorial Gardens. Poplar Street, Lydia Mills, in the building formerly occupied by the C. J Blackwell Store. Services will be held each Sun day at 3:00 p. m., according to 884.73; Harmony — $78,802.23; Piedmont — $55,021.50; and un- assigned special gifts — $154,- 019.10. These funds total $1,650,099.35. With the addition of the $150,000 gift from the Richardson Foun dation, the figure rises to $1,800,- 099.35. In announcing the mission achieved, President Brown ex tended a special word of appre ciation to the hundreds of cam paign workers throughout South the Bennettsville Church. Presbyterian pastor Jesse D. Stephens, and' Carolina and to the Synod cam- Marvin L. Deitz, music director pai g n executive committee hiad- D , ed by Dr. I M. Bagnal, pastor of Bonk or Clinton Stockholders Meet A stockholder’s meeting has been scheduled at The Bank of Clinton for January 8, at 4 p. m. The meeting will be held in the offices of the bank, according to bank afficials. Large Still Taken. On Sunday Evening Law enforcement officers con fiscated approximately 1,000 gal lons of mash in a raid on a.26- barrel still Sunday night. Officers moved in on the just off U. S. Highway 276, miles east of Gray Court, at 7:15 p. m. and arrested a 26 year old man as he drove up in his car near the site. The 20 barrel outfit had been partly in operation Sunday and was set up in a bam. The steamer-type boiler was fired with kerosene and had an electric blower a#d a 600-gallon cooling barrel. Assisting Sherifi R. Eugene Johnson in the raid were Federal Agent Ben Bishop, S. C. Law Enforcement Agent Jimmy Gantt and Sheriff’s Deputies Wilbert Traynham, Wallace Abercrom bie. Jones and Jimmy Stevens. Still Raided Near Gray Court all set to run and classified it as being 1.000 gallon capacity. .» . Taking part in the raid were federal, s.a 4 o and county officers. Buff is free on bond which was set in Fe»ral Court in Greenville.—Photo by Jimmy Cocker.. - Deputy Sheriff Wallace Abercrombie points to the boiler of a large illegal liquor still raided Sunday around 8:00 a. m. some four miles east of Gray Court One white man, identified as John James Buff, was arrested at the scene. •' • • - Authorities stated that the still was PC vs Erskine Sn’i'rdey Night Presbyterian College will re sume basketball play against Erskine here this Saturday night in the first Little Four action of the season for Blue Hose. The PC quintet, hoping may be the best year to back in a 2-3 ing