The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, July 11, 1963, Image 8
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THE CLINTON
Corbett Retires
From County Post
As Fire Warden
Lawrence F.
Lisbon section,
as fire- warden
Carolina State
Corbett, of the
retired recently
with the South
Commission of
Forestry. He has served the peo
ple of Laurens County for the
past 17 years. He was appointed
warden to serve under former
County Ranger Madden In 1946.
In his work, Mr. Corbett had
primary respoilsibility fpr help
ing landowners suppres# woods
fires and assist in preventing fire
occurrence. His area of responsi
bility covered more than 80,000
acres of Laurens County wood
land. Many of the youth of Lau
rens County will long remember
his understanding patience as he
brought Smokey Bear’s fire pre
vention message before them
each year in annual school pro
grams.
During his employment, Mr.
Corbett helped reduce the num
ber of fires and annual loss to a
fraction of that which occurred
prior to 1946. The time was, he
recalls, when a pine top in the
hands of a volunteer was the only
help available. As equipment be
came available the pine top or
hand tool was supplemented by
the crawler tractor and fire plow.
The more than thirty miles of
telephone line which connected
all personnel of the county or
ganization had to be cleared out
every summer by organizational
personnel. These telephone lines
have now been replaced by two-
way radio which helped consid
erably, Mr. Corbett remarked.
In thinking back over the
W. A. Murchison, 49,
Passes In DHIon
Funeral services for W. A.
Murchison, 49, who died suddenly
July 4 at his home in Dillon, were
held Saturday afternoon at Dil
lon. Mr. Murchison was the hus-
band of the former Miss Kathleen
Galloway, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Galloway of West
Palm Beach, Fla , former resi
dents of this city.
Attending the services from
Clinton were Mrs. John W. Fin
ney, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Finney, Jr. ^
years, Mr. Corbett recalls one
time when he almost got caught
between a 900-acre forest fire and
spots of fire which had been set
ahead of the main fire. “That
was pretty bad for a while,” he
said. He compared the fire that
burned in the upper part of the
county-this past April with the
one a few years back #here the
personnel fought all one day and
were still fighting the next eve
ning. Mr. Corbett said, “We have
come a long way since that day,
but we have a long way to go yet.
With the help of the good folks in
the county we’ll make it though.”
Mr. Corbett has lived in the
Lisbon community all of his life,
and is a deacon in the Lisbon
Presbyterian Church.
In his retirement Mr. Corbett
says he plans to catch up with
his fishing. He hasn’t had much
time for anything like that in
the last 17 years.
In turning in his resignation to
Ranger Tom Hill, Mr. Corbett
expressed his appreciation for the
fine cooperation his neighbors
have given him and the pleasure
of working with his fellow war
dens and rangers.
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Miss $ease Attends Patient No. 150,000
Pvt Jacob R. Stroyer, Company “B,” 4th Bn., 2nd Train
ing Regiment at Fort Gordon, Ga., of Hyndman, Pa., admit
ted to the hospital this week, became the 150,000th patient
registered in at the hospital since its reopening in 1950 during
the Korean crisis. Here Maj. Elberta Sease, ANC, of Clinton,
checks his temperature. Pvt. Stroyer told the photographer
that he was ^‘feeling fine and getting the best kind of treat
ment.” He is recovering from an “upper respiratory infec
tion.’^ He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Stroyer, Box
282, Cumberland, Md.
Patient No 1 (since the hospital’s reopening) was Cor-
Howard S. Short, a Signal School student, then at
poral
for training. He was registered in on May
Fort Gordon
1, 1950.
Maj Sease is the sister of Mrs. O. C. Woodruff, Calvert
Ave., Clinton.
Mrs. W. E. Bragg
Dies On Tuesday -
Mrs. Betty Glass Bragg, 71,
widow of W. Eley Bragg, died
early Tuesday morning at a local
hospital after several months of
declining health.
She was a native of North
Carolina, daughter of the late
Phillip and Martha Shatiey
Glass. She had spent most of her
life in Laurens County, but also
had lived in Joanna many years
before moving to Rt. 1, Clinton,
in 1947. She was a member of
the First Baptist Church in Jo
anna.
Surviving are two sons, Ray
W. Bragg of Joanna, and John
D. (Dick) Bragg of Rt. 1, Clin
ton; three sisters, Mrs. J. K.
Settles and Mrs. W. P. Ruston,
Clyde L Kirby, 60
Laurens — Clyde L. Kirby, 60,1
formerly of Laurens, died Satur
day in a Calhoun, Ga., hospital |
following a long Ulness.
He had lived in Laurens mostj
of his life until eight months ago.
He was a son of the late Robert |
and Letherinda Casey Kirby.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. I
Sara Mooreland Kirby; two|
daughters, Mrs. Frank Montgom
ery of Laurens and Mrs. Herman I
Jennings of McCormick; three
sisters, Mrs. J. L. Laurens and
Mrs. G. E. Corbin of Spartan
burg and Mrs. F. J. Hamrick of |
Laurens; two brothers, J. L. Kir
by of Spartanburg and W. M. Kir-1
by of Forest City, N. C.; four]
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conduct-1
ed Monday afternoon at St.
James Methodist Church by Rev.
J. B. Abercrombie and Rev. Roy |
both of Spartanburg; and Mrs. Stockman. Burial was m Lau-
Mary Anderson of San Bernar
dino, Calif.; a brother, G. W.
Glass of San Bernardino; and
six grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday at 4:66 p. m.
at the First Baptist Church in
Joanna by Rev. James B. Mitch
ell and Rev. J. B. Abercrombie.
Burial was in Rosemont ceme
tery.
Pallbearers were W. Nathan
Brazel, Larry M. Murphy. Rufus
A. Handback, T. Harold Murphy,
Fred D. Bragg, Jr., and Ralph
C. Prater.
Honorary escort wa^ composed
of deacons of the First Baptist
Church of Joanna, and L. Alex
Crawford, W. K. Waits, Joe L.
Delany and Carl Franzen.
C. G. Jackson, 80
Laurens—C. G. Jackson, 80, of
Rt. 2, Laurens, died at 4:10 a. m.,
July 4, after an illness of several
weeks.
He was the son of the late J. R.
and Cardelia Jackson of Donalds.
He was a retired farmer and
merchant.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Lottie Henley Jackson; a son,
Guy Jackson, of Columbia; four
daughters, Mrs. Earl Cathcart of
Rock Hill; Mrs. Ralph Little of
Easley; Mrs. Heyward Allen and
Mrs. Walker Riddle of Waterloo;
two sisters, Mrs. Laurie Bowie
and Mrs. Allie Baldwin of Don
alds; three brothers, O. K. Jack-
son of Donalds, and J. R. Jack-
son of Elberton, Ga.; 10 grand
children and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conduct
ed July 5 at 4:00 p.m. at Popular
Springs Baptist Church by Rev
J. C. Rice, Rev. Glenn Mosteller
and Rev. A. W. Dennis. Burial
was in the church cemetery
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Kanning Reunion
Held On Sunday
The Kanning reunion was held
Sunday, July 7, in the adjoining
yards of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
DeYoung and Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Wells, Sr., on Shands and Da
vidson' Streets.
Dinner was served picnic
style, The welcome was given
by Marvin DeYoung, and Rev
Floyd Hellams, pastor of David
son Street Baptist Church, gave
the invocation.
Pictures were made by R. L.
Kanning, Jr., of Cleveland,
Ohio, throughout the day. The
oldest living member was Mrs
R. L. Kanning, Sr., and the
youngest member, Joanne
Mitchell, -daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs. Jerry Mitchell of Route
3, Laurens.
Guests enjoying the occasion
with the Kanning family includ
ed Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge
Tumblin of Spartanburg; Mrs
J. M. Smith, Greenwood; Mrs
Bert Gilliam and Mrs. C. P
Tumblin of Greenville; Tommy
Coker of North Greenville Jun
ior College, and Rev. Floyd Hel
lams and family of this city.
rens City C^petery.
Veterans Urged To
Greek Beneficiary
Of Insurance Funds
In the event of the death of an I
older war veteran, will his GI
insurance funds be distributed in
accordance with his current I
wishes?
Not in more than 50 per cent!
of the cases, says the Veterans
Administration, as the result of a |
recent survey.
The VA had directed a remind
er letter to GI policy-holders 001
years of age and older to check
on the beneficiary choices the [
veteran had originally made as I
well as his selection of a lump
settlement or payments over a |
period of time. 4 ; .
In 55 per cent of the veterans’
replies, changes were requested I
to bring the insurance settlement
in line with the veterans’ ^current
wishes, Laurens County '^Service I
Officer Howard Watkins said.
Most common cases were those I
m which marriage had subse-i
quently taken place, but the
mother of the veteran was still
isted as a chief beneficiary. In
numerous other cases, the vet
eran hud re-married, but his
ormer wife was still listed as the |
beneficiary.
Under the law, the VA mustj
make payment to the beneficiary i
of record, as named in writing!
by the policyholder, Watkins em
phasized.
The VA will send a reminder I
to all GI policyholders 60 years
old or older and will notify other
policyholders as they reach their]
60th birthday.
Any veteran whose previous I
beneficiary selection has been
outdated by death, marriage, di
vorce, etc., may contact his near
est VA office or write directly to
<he office maintaining his in
surance records should he wish!
to make a change.
Servicemen may see. their per-1
sonal affairs or finance officer)
for the same purpose.
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