The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, September 19, 1963, Image 1

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/ -4 y 101 Cases on Docket Court Tem To Open on Monday One hundred and one cases will face the September term of criminal court which con* venes Monday in Laurens, ac cording to the docket prepared early this week. Thirty-four continued cases will go directly before the court for pleas or trial, while 67 new cases will be presented to the grand jury for return of true bills or no bills. Judge B. Badger Baker, of Florence, is scheduled to pre side over the one-week trem. Solicitor William T. Jones of Greenwood, will be the state’s prosecuting attorney. The following cases appeared on the docket made up for dis position by the court: CONTINUED CASES John Robert Malone, murder; Willie Winson, murder; William R. Mack, violation bad check law; Cecil Lee Duncan, drunk driving (second offense); Mrs. Pearl Phillips, disposing of prop erty under lien; John Conner, assault and battery (three charg es); Frank Tumblin, violation of liquor law; Harry Williams, drunk driving (second); William E. Bruce, drunk driving; John C. Rice, violation of liquor law (third). Also, Booker T. James, assault and battery; Harry Cowan, drunk driving (4th); William An drew Chapman, drunk driving (2nd); Clarence Jefferson Valen tine, murder; Johnnie B. Valen tine, non-support; Willie Eugene Dillard, drunk driving (2nd); Jake C. Carwile, drunk driving; Clarence Milam Patton, drunk driving (3rd); Leon Cortez Brooks, drunk driving (4th); James Donald Dallas, drunk driving (2nd), also resisting ar rest. Also, James W. Dendy, obtain ing money under false pretens es; Eugene C. Kirby; disposing; of property under mortgage; Al bert Hunter, disposing of prop erty under mortgage; P. C. Furr, violation of liquor law (two charges); Paul Smith, U. G. Young and Ernest Coker, Jr., violating liquor law; Fitch Lie Morgan, housebreaking and pet ty larceny; Joe Lewis Morgan, housebreaking and petty larceny; City of Laurens vs T. M. Ander son, Jr., appeal from city court. NEW CASES Fred Brown, assault and bat- tery; Paul Lonnie Malpass, as sault and resisting arrest; Wil liam Robert Holcombe, Wesley Mitchell, Charles Taylor, Wil liam Campbell, Henry Beck, Jim Leopard, and James Richardson, assault^ and battery; Edward Hines, grand larceny of auto; George Kennedy, Charlie Davis, Charles E. Gunter, grand lar ceny; Billy Abercrombie, larceny from a person. Also, George Kellett, Melvin Weathers, William Earl Buff, Jr., Jack Simmons, Thomas A. Pen nington, non-support; Arthur Horton and Edward Greene, abandonment and non-support; George Woodruff and Sereatha Woodruff, obtaining money under false pretenses; Mines Arnold, James Willie Sullivan, and James Todd, disposing of property un der mortgage. Also, Ross David Starnes, dis charging firearms into dwelling, also drunk driving (2nd); Tal- madge Babb, VanderviUe Daven port, Willie Eugene Dillard, drunk driving; Raymond Croft, breach of trust; also using motor vehicle without owners’ consent; Horace Mitchell Galbreath and James Franklin Harrison, escap ing from jail; Olin T. Teaster, breach of trust. Also, Willie Lee Wilson, non support; Carrie Mae Smiley, neg lect of children; also housebreak ing; Elliott Mathis, non-support; Horace Mitchell Galbreath and James Harrison, housebreaking and destroying private property; (Eltnixm (Ehrmtirlf also housebreaking and grand larceny; Matha Simmons, non support; Helen D. Nance, viola ting bad check law (two charg es). Also, Lewis Cannon, Kenneth Lawson, non-support; Edgar Smith, housebreaking and grand larceny; Thalmar Goggins, non support; James Martin, assault;' Tony Davenport, non-support; Harold Davis Hudson, drunk driving (2nd); M. D. Smither- man, Jr., James William Motte, Edgar J. Smith, A. T. Crawford, Jr., George McMorris, non-sup port; John Clifton Lowery, drunk driving (2nd). Also, Charles H. Etters, rape; Bobby Lewis Gregory, violation of liquor law; Rollin Wesley Johnson and Frank Sharpe, grand larceny, breaking and en tering; Levi Brown, assault; Wesley Washington and Elsie Washington, assault and battery; Taylor Cunningham, assault (two charges); Sammie Lee Campbell, Harold James Jr., and Ernest Cureton, assault and battery. Vol. 34 — No. 37 Clinton, $. C, Thursday, September 19, 1963 Gore Heads Chest Unit: Advance Gifts Underway Dr. Redd Turner to End Presbyterian Pastorate DR. WM. REDD TURNER Carl Gore, manager of Sears, Roebuck and Co., has been nam ed chairman of the commercial division. for the forthcoming Community Chest drive, George H. Cornel-*.n, president, an nounced yesterday. Advance Gift solicitations be gan Tuesday and Reese H. Young, chairman, has requested that all solicitors complete their P. C.-Frederick Gome Broodcost The Presbyterian - Frederick football game which will be play ed Saturday in Portsmouth, Va., will be broadcast over radio sta tion WLBG-FM, Laurens, it has been announced by officials. The game will begin at 8 p. m. ROBERT M. VANCE Vance Is Director Of Textile Hall Corp. Robert M. Vance, Clinton banker and manufacturer, has been named a director of Textile Hall Corporation of Greenville. He succeeds the late George M. Wright, former Clintonian and Jo* anna and Great Falls textile executive. Vance is one of five new direc tors named to head the eleemosy nary corporation which sponsors the huge Southern Textile Expos ition in Greenville. He is president of M. S. Bailey & Son, bankers, and Clinton- Lydia Cotton Mills. Barber Shop Groups Slate Appearance On Saturday This Saturday at Belk Audi torium, Laurens County will be treated to a special kind of mu sic. The Southland Chorus, mem bers of The Society For The Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America from all of Laurens County, has invited its fellow Barbershoppers from Rock Hill and Columbia to join them in the First Annual Parade of Quar tets in Clinton. The Southland Chorus is under the direction of Bob Wafsung of Clinton and has SO Voices. Harry Ayers of this city is chapter president. Others from Clinton include William P. Jacobs, III, Frank Audia, Tom Taylor, Ju lian Chinatti, Miles Powell and Earl Martin. Each chapter will also present a quartet and the highlight of the evening is sure to be the Dig nitaries Quartet from Knoxville, Tennessee. This very talented group has just returned from Toronto, Canada, where they competde in the International Quartet Competition as champ ions of die Dixie District. The Lions Clubs of Clinton, Laurens, and Hickory Tavern are sponsoring the program and all proceeds after expenses will go to their various civic undertak ings. Tickets are available from all Lions Club and chorus mem bers and will be on sale at Belk Auditorium on Saturday. The program will begin at 8:00 p. m. PC Opens With Frederick At Portsmouth Saturday Presbyterian College will open its 1063 football season and Cally Gault’s college coaching career against Frederick College at Portsmouth, Va., this Saturday night at 8 p. m. The Blue Hose are scheduled to leave Clinton early Friday morning, planning to arrive at Frederick in time for an after noon practice session. They will head .back for the campus Satur day night immediately following the game. At least one power rating Jiat established Presbyterian as a five-point undferdof In the open* er. This prediction is based on PC’s 1-0 record of last year and the surprising strength shown by the Frederick team which began its 1MI season Inst, weekend with a W Mm, that game, pointed out that Saturday opponent is faster and heavier than he expected and boasts an accurate passing at tack.. Although this relatively new college has been in the foot ball game only three years, Fred erick gridiron fortunes hdve de veloped fast. The Hosemen, returning to (Mb split-T formation this year, lack both speed and depth, but they hope to combine vome hard run ning with a sharp aerial display to mount an effective offense.,. Gault has announced his prob able starting lineup as fellows left end—Garnet Welch;, loft tac- Mo—Frank -King; left guard — Randy Fitzpatrick; center • Keith Richardson; right guard— Pat Budduth'; right tackle—John Henry Edwards; right end—Jim my Bankhead: quarterback—Bill tffMi; left hailfback—Bin Rlnsr; halfback—Bat Galloway :i—Hanify McCranie. contacts by no later than Friday, September 20. Workers in this group include: Abit Alexander, Thomas Bald win, Yynn Cooper, Jr., J. Robert Cox, Marvin Gault, A. B. God frey, A. R. Hamilton, Hugh S. Jacobs, W. P. Jacobs, Robert Johnson, Leaman Jones, James Macdonald, M. D. Milam, Jr., Harry Y. McSween, W. B. Ow ens, Davis V. Pitts, A. A. Ram- age, Jr., L. S. Reddeck, R. E. Sadler, Goyne L. Simpson, D. B. Smith, J. C. Thomas, J. M. Oe- land, C. Herchel Thomason, James Von Hoilen, James E. Wolfe, Lawrence Young, Allen Trammell and Ben Hammet. Formal plans for the commer cial drive will be announced at a later date, Mr. Gore said. Church Schedules Course of Study The Davidson Street Baptist Church has scheduled a church wide study course for Sunday school Preparation Week, Sep tember 22-27. Approved units of study for each age group, nur sery through adult, are planned for Monday through Friday, be ginning each night at 7:30 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. M. Floyd Hel- lams, and the church study course director, Mrs. Leonard White Sr., list the following de partments, teachers, and units of study: Nursery—Mrs. Hughs, ton Trammell, “Daytime and NightUme”; Beginner — Mrs. Leon Collins, “Good Times At Church”; Primary — Mrs. Alvin Bagwell, “Singing Praises”; Jun ior — Harvey Foster, “Highway To Health”; Intermediate — Mrs. Floyd Hellams, “Intermediates In Action Through The Sunday School”; Young People — Mrs. J. T. Ellison, “Young People And The Sunday School Challenge”; and Adult — Mrs. James Bryson, “The Place Of The Sunday School In Evangelism”. All departments are urged to have full attendance. Visitors are welcome. CLUB MEETS TONIGHT The Lydia Woman’s Club will meet at the community building tonight (Thursday) at 7:30. Cookie recipes are to be brought and exchanged, and ev eryone is to bring cookies made by the recipe they bring. These will be served with the other re freshments. New members and visitors are urged to attend. BARBARA ANDERSON Clinton. GiH is Furmoit Sdiolar k Furman University has award ed scholarships to a number of outstanding students who enter ed school this week as freshmen or transfers. Miss Barbara Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James X. Anderson of 'SDt W. Maple Street, was selected as (me of high scholastic achievement, good citizneshlp and Funeral Services For John Spratt Friday Morning John Spratt, well known mer chant of this city, died Tues day night after several weeks of illness. ~ Mr. Spratt was a native of Chester, son of Barnett Mc Rae Spratt and Francis Killan Spratt. He came to Clinton in 1912. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon for a number of years. His wife, .Tallulah Neville Spratt, died August 23, 1958. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Frederick Knopp, of Rio de Janeiro, Bra zil; Mrs. John Glover of thie city; and Mrs. Keith Fleisch- man of Greenwood State Park, Greenwood; and one son, John B. Spratt of Maryville, Tenn.; three brothers, Frank K. Spratt of Saluda, N. C.; W. Campbell Spratt and Tom Spratt of Fred ericksburg, Va.; one sister, Miss Barnett Spratt, of this city; and 11 grandchildren. Funeral srevices will be held at 11 o’clock Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, with services conducted by Dr. Wm. Redd Turner. Burial will be in Rosemont cemetery. Pallbearers will be Taylor Martin, Tom Plaxico, W. Brooks Owens, Hugh Jacobs, Gus Ramage, Tench Owens, Rufus Sadler and Michael Tur ner. Laurens Library Closed For Renovation Laurens County Library will be closed for circulation for the coming two weeks because of renovations in the original build ing. However, it will be open this week to receive books that are due. The Bookmobile will con tinue to operate as usual as well as the three branches. The hours for the Children’s and Young People’s Library in Clinton have been extended and are as follows: Monday — Tuesday — Wednes day — Thursday — Friday after noon hours 2:30 to 5:30. Saturday morning hours 8:30 to 12:00. Mrs. James Gray is in charge of this library. ATTEND FALL CONFERENCE Attending the State Fall Con ference of Lions Clubs in Colum bia Monday were Sarnie Pinson, president, and Milfbrd Smith, secretary of the local club. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Truluck. ,. Dr. William Redd Turner, pas tor of Clinton’s First Presbyter ian Church for the past 20 years, has resigned the post effective at the end of the year. The congregation, in a meeting last Sunday, deferred to the wishes of the pastor and will re quest South Carolina Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation ship. The resignation was pre sented on the previous Sunday. Dr. Turner will devote his time to interim pastoral work and special preaching engage ments, he stated. Dr. and Mrs. Turner will con tinue their residence in Clinton. They have purchased a lot on Cleveland Street and will build a home immediately. Dr. Turner began his work in Clinton on August 1, 1944, com ing here from a four-year pastor ate at the First Presbyterian Church of Florence. Prior to that he had served six years at the First Presbyterian Church of Portsmouth, Va. Dr. Turner, a native of Colum bus, Ga., received his education at Elon College, Vanderbilt Uni versity, Union Theological Sem inary, Richmond, Va., and Princeton University. His first pastorate, of nine years, was at Old Bethel Presby terian Church in Orange Presby tery near Greensboro, N. C. Presbyterian CoUege conferred the honorary degree of D. D. up on him in 1945. Mrs. Turner is the former Mary Anne Rudd of North Caro lina. They have two children, Dr. William Redd, Jr., graduate of the Medical CoUege of South Car- olina at Charleston, now rinihg further study in surgery, and Susan, senior at Clinton High School. ta Continuous Service Awards Each year HWlmark Shirt Co., Inc., recognizes eligible employees for their continuous service with the company. A diamond pin is given for 20 years of continuous service and a ruby pin for 15 years of service. Recipients for this year’s awards are; Clarice Young, lone Adair, Juanita Hitt, Neomia Galloway (20-year pins); and Mary Snelgrove (16- year pin). Out of the present 200 em ployees at Hallmark, 19 have 15 years of service and 10 have 20 years of ser vice. In the photo are, left to right: Clarice Young, lone Adair, Juanta Hitt, Neomia Galloway. Mary Snelgrove was not present when picture was made.—- Photo by Dan Yarborough. Bridges Inquest Plans Announced By Coroner ExacUy four weeks to the day the stabbed and bludgeoned body of Mrs. Justin A. Bridges was j discovered in his branch law of- j fice here by her husband, a Lau rens County attorney and former J. BENJAMIN BEDENBAUGH Veterans Urged To Join Legion AU veterans eUgible for mem bership in Copeland-Davidson Post 56, American Legion, In Clinton and Joanna are being St. John’s Lutheran Church urged to join the local post during wil i participate In the Lutheran way” 601 rS IP * Ve n ° W un< * elv i Evangelism Mission scheduled Newcomers to the community * for the Piedmont District area be- Local Lutherans To Participate In Evangelism Mission ward a solution of the crime. The coroner declined to indi cate how many witnesses would be called to testify at the inquest, nor would he identify any of those expected to be called. He said if the armory facilities can- and veterans who are not mem bers and desire to affiliate are asked to contact W. S. Horne, ad jutant, ’phone 833-2956 or 833- 2433, or the commander, Elvin Holtzclaw at 833-0609 or 833-1313 or any Legion officer. EligibUity dates are: World War I, April 1917-Nov. 11, 1918; World War II, December 7, 1941 to Sept. 2, 1945; Korea, June 25, 1950 to July 27, 1958. The drive for new members will continue until all eligible vet erans have been contacted. Junior Hi Varsity Opens Schedule The Clinton High Junior Var sity opens a nine-game schedule here tonight with Laurens. The JV game will start at 7:30. Pre ceding the JV game will be the Junior High game between Clin ton and Laurens at 6:00 p. m. Following is the remainer of the JV schedule; Sept. 26—-Union at Clinton. Oct 3—Woodruff at Woodruff. Oct. 10—Abbeville at Clinton. Oct. 17—Newberry at Clinton. Oct. 24—Union at Union. Oct. 28—Honea Path at Honea Path. Nov. 7—Laurens at Laurens. / Nov. 14—Woodruff at Clintoh. CHS vs. Abbeville Friday The Clinton High School Red Devils -will appear at home Fri day night for the second week in a row when Abbeville High will furnish the opposition. The game will be played on Wilder Field, beginning at 8:00. The Clintonians will be seeking to break Into the win column in their third battle of the season. They suffered defeats in their first two games, by York in the opener, and by Rock Hill last Friday, on the Clinton field. _ Abbeville c q m e s to Clinton fresh from a 20-13 win over Pen- dletno last week. Coach Clauds Howe is expected to open Friday night’s game with the following starters: Ends Phil Rogers and Joe Fuller; tackles John Tucker and William Adair; guards Tommy Copeland and Elbert Rice; center wi»»ky Wingard; quarterback Joel Whit* M or Johnny Dillingham; half backs Billy Trammell and Bob by Haskins; fullback, Marin Clinton rush aoMas only one touchdown while Bock Hill scored two following long runs night. on Wilder Field last Friday Rock Hill struck first in the opening quarter when a 67-yard run by Dennis Partlow put the Bearcats in position. Halfback Bobby Nies took it over from the two-yard line. The try for extra point failed. Joel Whitsel scored from 11 yards out for Clinton in the second quarter, following a 37- yard jaunt by J. W. Davis, which was the play that sparked the Red Devils’ scoring march that line. A scintillating 85-yard kickoff started on the Clinton 43-yard return to the Clinton 19-yard line in the third quarter by Donnie Ferrell set the stage for Rock Hill’s second score, with Partlow going over for the touchdown, point. Tom Weaver kicked the extra Rock Hill • 6-7 6—13 Clinton •••*-• Rode Hill scoring: Touchdowns —Nies, Partlow. Extra point— Weaver. Clinton soaring: Touchdowns— WhRsel. ginning September 22. J. Benja min Bedenbaugh, professor of New Testament at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, will serve as mis- sioner at the local church. The Rev. J. Gordon Peery serves as pastor of this church. The services will begin Sunday morning and evening and con tinue nightly through Wednesday with the missioner preaching. The Sunday morning service is at 11 and the evening service be gins at 7:30. The theme for the week Is “God’s Foolishness”. Sermon topics are: Sunday a.m., “Jesus, Friend of Bums”; Sunday p.m., “Jesus’ War on Religion”; Mon day night, “The First and the Last”; Tuesday night, “God’s Dynamite”; and Wednesday night, “Love is a Many-Splen- dored Thing”. Professor Bedenbaugh is a graduate of Newberry College and the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary at Columbia. He received ifts A.M. degere at Boston University and recently completed work for his Ph.D. de gree there. The missioner has been a pro fessor at the Lutheran Theolog ical Southern Seminary since 1953. Prior to that time, he serv-, ed as student pastor of Resur- j rection Lutheran Church, Colum bia, and St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Lexington. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. Miss Gettys Attends School In Richmond Richmond, Va. — Among the 123 men and women studying this year at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Va., is Jean Get tys of 300 Hickory St., Clinton. Miss Gettys, who holds the AB degree from Presbyterian CoUege, is studying for the de gree of master of Christian education from the Presbyte rian school. Epting To Speak At Joanna Church legislator, an inquest into the j not be obtained, either the time, death will probably be conduct-! date or place of the pending ed. I inquest may have to be changed. Laurens County Coroner Mar shall W. Pressley today said he is trying to make arrangements for conducting the inquest Friday at 3:00 p. m. in the Clinton National Guard Armory. The inquest was scheduled eartter but was post poned indefinitely at the request of law enforcement officers in vestigating the slaying. Coroner Pressley said he is seeking the armory faculties to accommodate what he said is ex pected to be a “large group of spectators who cannot be accom modated in the Clinton City HaU.” He indicated there is a great deal of local interest in the case. Officers, who have been prob ing the brutal slaying since the body of Mrs. Bridges was discov ered on the night of August 23, indicated they are still pressing their investigation. However, they said there is “nothing new” in the way of developments to- Clemson Chaplain Episcopal Speaker The Rev. G. Milton Crum, Episcopal chaplain at Clemson Clolege, wiU be the guest preach er at A11 Saints Episcopal Church Sunday. He will deliver the ser vice at 11 o’clock. He is a native of Orangeburg and received his D. D. degree at St. Luke's Seminary in Sewanee, Tenn. Whitten Village — Volunteer Service To Meet Sept. 24 The fall meeting of the Whitten Village Volunteer Service group will be held on Tuesday, Septem- bec 24, in the Whitten Village school auditorium. Mrs. Richard Ulrick, president, wiU caU the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Speaker and special guest for the occasion wiU be Dr. Charles M. Robinson of Greenwood. Dr. Robinson is clinical phychologist with the Area Five Mental Health Center in Greenwood. AU mem bers are urged to hear Dr. Rob inson and the meeting wiU be open to the public. This will be the first meeting of the volunteer group since the new officers assumed their du ties on July 1. Others serving with Mrs. Ulrick for 1963-’64 are: Mrs. Francis Blalock, first vice- president and program chair man; Mrs. James Oeland, sec ond vice-president and project chairman; Mrs. Charles Wal dron, secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Kelly Waits, public rela tions chairman. Church groups, clubs or indi viduals interested in participating in this work are especiaUy in vited to attend this general meet ing. TV * a* SCHOLA CANTORUM Sunday, September 22, at 11:09 concert groupftsaid. a. m., Professor T. E. Epting wiU speak at the First Baptist Church in Joanna. Prof. Epting teaches in the language depart ment of Newberry CoUege. He is a member of the First Baptist Church in Newberry. The pastor. Rev. James B. Mitchell, extends an invitation to friends and members to attend the service. C Concert Begins New Year With the announcement of a fall performance by the Schola Cantorum of New York City, the Clinton Community Concert As sociation plans to open its 1963- 64 membership drive September 30. ... • ‘ t Members already on the asso ciation's roll wiU be given an op portunity to renew their member ships during the week preceding the new-member campaign. Dr.* FrardrSberriU. The membership R. H. Dawson, president of the The opening attraction, the Schola Cantorum, a choral group accaiimed throughout the world. Formed by Gustav Mahler in 1909, it has since given more than 64 first American performances and 22 world premiers. The Schola Cantorum sang at the opening New York Philharmonic concert at Loneoln Center last year when it was televised throughout the United States. Time magazine gave the group excellent notices in a recent edi tions and it has received fine re views by music critics writing for the New York Times, the New York Herald-Tribune, and the New York World Telegram and Sun. Mrs. James Von HoUen will again head the merbership cam paign, assisted this year by Mrs. committee is making an effort to contact aU newcomers to Clinton in the hope they wiU wish to sub scribe. Officers of the association in addition to Dr. Dawson are A. R. HamUton, vice-president; Mrs. Lewis Hay, secretary; Mias Re* becca Speake, treasurer; Mrs. Larry Savelkoul, secretary; CM. A. J. Mrs. Da vid Cook, dinner chairman.