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I -+ r / ' 1 " " Charleston Couple, Children Injured A Charleston couple and two children wore Injured Thursday about S:M p. m. when their Volkswagen apparently went out of control and overturned Into the Interstate Highway 2t median !• miles north of here. Mate Highway Patrolman Klbler Bowers said Edgar Lee Wheeler, 24, driver of the ve hicle, and his wife, 21, were flung Into the median eulvert. One child was thrown across tte highway Into the southbound lane and another tossed onto the shoulder. A passerby, Dick Barbour, also of Charles ton, rushed the husband and children to Bai ley Memorial Hospital, where Mrs. Wheeler was taken by ambulance. Mrs. Wheeler later was transferred to Greenville General hospital. The children are Michael, 2, and Teresa, S. Patrolman Bowers said the Wheelers, of 176 Broad St., Charleston, were enropte to N. C. —Photo by Quinton Vol 64 — No. 50 Clinton, S. C./Thursday, December 19, 1963 65-Year-0ld Clinton Woman Killed By Train Mrs. Ira Ruth Lewis Reid, 65, of Mary Street, died at Bailey 85, was headed toward Atlanta, Memorial Hospital at 1:22 p. m. Thursday after she was struck by a train about 11 a. m. as she crossed tracks at Broad Street. Police Chief B. B. Ballard said there were several witnesses to the accident. He quoted Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welch nf Alabama, visiting here Thursday, as say ing they had Just left Mrs. Reid and saw her struck by the train from a distance of 50 to 75 feet. The chief said the Welchs told him Mrs. Reid was almost clear of the tracks, walking south from the business area, and that she appeared to lean back, as if off balance, just before she was hit. R. D. Jackson, a Clinton Ne gro, said he was only a few feet dWay from the spot where Mrs. Reid was hit. He said the woman walked slowly and never turned toward the train, although its whistle and bell both were sound ing. He said Mrs. Reid would have cleared the track in a few more steps. Coroner Marshall Pressly, who said he will schedule an inquest, Seoboard Opens New Soles, Seryice Office In Greenwood The Seaboard Air Line Rail road has opened a new sales and service office in Greenwood, it has been announced by T. B. Cash, assistant general freight agent, will be in charge of the new office, which will be located in the Greenwood Savings & Loan Building. His jurisdiction will also include Clinton, Abbeville and Calhoun Falls, as well as Augusta, Ga. Opening of the new office was prompted, Cash said, by the rail road’s desire to provide still clos er supervision of constantly growing service needs in this fast expanding industrial section. Cash noted that T. H. Maxwell, Jr., who has been agent for the Seaboard in Greenwood since 1947 would continue in that capa city. “We simply need more manpower here to take care of the increasing needs of our cus tomers and the creation of the Greenwood sales and service office is part of our effort to meet that situation,” he said. Joiner, who is a native of Dub lin, Ga., joined the Seaboard in 1925. He has held a number of varied assignments and was general agent for the line in Au gusta before coming to Green wood. Tinkler Drawings Selected By Club One of the drawings of Jane Tinkler (Mountain Glory) was selected by the National Beta Club was used on the Decem ber Beta Club Journal. Jane was also elected the most original girl in Chose High SchooL Upon graduation she will attend the University of North Carolina, majoring in art education. Janis the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Tinkler of Cliff- side, ft. C., and the granddaugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Knox of Clinton. "Jerusalem" Film Be Shawn said the freight, Seaboard Train Ga., and was not scheduled to stop at Clinton. W. K. Ritchie of Abbeville was engineer. Joanna Baptist Choirs To Present Cantata, Pageant The church choir and members of the Intermediate and Young peop’e’s departments will pre sent the Christmas cantata and pageant, “Night of Miracles,” by John W. Peterson, on Sunday evening, December 22, at 7:30 in the church sanctuary. Soloists for the program will be Mrs. Eugenia Byars, Miss Jennie Rae Suratt, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Riser. The program will be directed by Billy Adkerson and accom panied by Mrs. Carson Nabors. The public is extended an invi tation to attend. Christmas Program At First Baptist Church A Christmas program will be presented by the First Baptist Church on Christmas Day, De cember 25, at 10:30 a. m., as announced by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Darr. The public is invited to attend. Merchants' Event Ends Saturday Progressive Clinton Merchants who sponsored the “Loyalty Days” trade promotion this fall remind the public that the event comes to a close Satur day, with the final drawing for ‘prizes slated at 6:45 p. m. A new 1964 Ford Falcon 4- door sedan will be given away as the grand prize. In addition, six $50.00 bills will go to that many lucky ticket holders, and someone will take home a re clining chair. So, be on hand Saturday for this closing event. Nativity Scene To Be At Thornwell A nativity scene will be pre sented on the front campus of Thornwell December 22, 23 and 24 between the hours of 7:00 and 8:00 p. m. Thornwll children will par ticipate in the scene. “JaraMlmi,” a color sound wltt bo shown Sunday ovo- nlng, Paosmbor 22, at Broad Strait Methodist Church. BvnngsUot Billy Graham ttllo the story of the ancient city and The public to Invited to attend. End Phil Rogers Going To Clemson " Clinton High end Phil Rogers signed a grant in aid to attend Clemson College next fall. Rog ers will be the third in his fam ily to play for Clemson. He follows two cousins Ken and Rodney Rogers to Tigertown after turning down offers from Presbyteian College and The Citadel. Rogers was also con tacted by the University of South Carolina, West Point, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech. Rogers, who was selected as an All-Eastern AA Conference end, was a left-footed punter for Clinton. He punted 45 times this season for an average of 36 yards. He also scored 65 points. While at Clinton High, Rogers has received seven letters in four sports. He received a trophy last year for being the most valu able member of the track team. Rogers took part in pole vault ing, high jump, broad jump, 220- yard dash and the 880 yard re lay. He was the co-captain of the Red Devil football team last year, and did all of the place- kicking. Rogers hopes to play baseball for Clemson in addition to football. He Pl&yed high school and American ' Legion baseball three years. Bailey Memorial To To Give Cantata The Bailey Memorial Metho dist Chruch will hold its Christ mas cantata, “John W. Petter- son, Bom of Kings,” on Monday evening, December 23, at 8:00. The public is invited to attend. Court House Offices Closed During Holidays All offices of the Laurens Coun ty Court House will be closed from 12 noon Tuesday, December 24 until Friday morning, De cember 27, for the Christmas holidays. Mrs. L B. Stoddard Owings—Mrs. Lena B. Stod dard, widow of Lander B. Stod dard, died at a Winnsboro hos pital Tuesday night after sev eral months of illness. Funeral arrangements will bs announced later. Wreck Injuries Fatal to W. H. Milam William Henry Milam, 79, of Rt. 1, Mountville, died Sunday at 7:20 p. m. at the Laurens District Hospital after being injured some three hours earlier in a one-car wreck three miles south of Lau- en. —■ r- His wife, "a rider in the ear, also was admitted to the hospital and was reported in critcal con dition. According to State Highway Patrolman A. W. Moore, the wreck occurred around 4:30 p. m. on secondary State Highway 42 about two miles frbm the Mi lam home. Their 1954 Chevrolet, traveling south, veered off the left side of the highway on a slight curve and hit a shallow ditch before ramming head-on into a tree, officers reported. Milam was ft native and life long resident of Laurens County, a son of the late Llewellyn Wade and Mary Paslay Milam. He was a member of Lisbon Presbyter ian Church where he served as an elder. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Ruby Bearden Milam; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas C. (Martha) Brown of Laurens and Miss Mary Leona Milam of Winthrop College; two brothers, Charles L. Milam Sr. of Mount ville and Robert E. Milam of Greenville; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conduct ed Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. at Gray Funeral Home, Clinton, by Rev. H. B. Fraser and Rev. Jack Beaver. Burial was in Lisbon Presbyterian Church Cemetery. St. John's Church Candlelight Service A Christmas Eve worship ser vice of carols, candles, and ser- monettes will be held Christmas Eve night at 9 o’clock in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 205 Mampton Street. The public is cordially invited. Dr. AHison To Speak At ARP Church Sunday Dr. L. M. Allison, dean of the Erskine Theological Seminary, will preach .at the 11 o’clock ser vice of the Asociate Reformed Presbyterian Church on Decem ber 22. The public is invited to at tend this service. Joanna Masons Elect New Officers New officers for Joanna Mag nolia Lodge 355, AFM, are Har old Russell, worshipful master; Ira Dominick, senior warden; Harold Prater, junior warden; Wendell L. Hair, treasurer; Har mon L. Murrah, y., secretary; Ralph E. McCumber, senior dea con; James L,. iDillard, junior deacon; W. L. Thomas and J. O. Hueble, stewards; Charlie lilc- Cumber, tiler; and James F. Ful mer, chaplain. County Teachers Hold Banquet Here About 225 members of the Laurens County Education Asso ciation gathered in the Presby terian College dining hall Thurs day night for their annual ban quet. R. Frasier Sanders of New berry, president, presided at the banquet and recognized the following special guests:. Reps. Marshall Abercrombie and Da vid Taylor of the Laurens County Legislative Delegation and their wives; Mrs. Margaret Kelly of Newberry, president-elect of the South Carolina Education Asso- ciaiton, and her husband, Prof. Philip Kelly of Newberry Col lege; Leroy Burns, Laurens Coun ty Superintendent of Education, and Mrs. Burns; W. L. Patter son of Laurens, a member of the county board of education, and Mrs. Patterson. The invocation was offered by R. E. Martin, vice-president of the county group. Special musi cal entertainment was provided by the “Gleemen,” five Presby terian College students. Mrs. Hazel GUfiUan led the group in a musical number at the end of the banquet. Other association officers are > Miss Ruth Hair, secretary; and Miss Betty Blakely, treasurer. House on Buice St. Damaged by Fire This house on Buice Street was badly damaged by fire about 1:00 a. m., Tuesday. Owned by B. M. Dutton, the home was occupied by Buck Peyton. The interior of the home and contents were said to have been completely de stroyed.—Photo by Paul Quinton. Red Cross Appeal Made For Family An appeal has been made by Miss Irby Hipp, local field rep resentative for the Red Cross, for a white family who lost their home and funishings by fire on Monday. The family consists of father and two children. The father wears size 38 suit with 34 waist and 29 length size, 16 shirt and No. 8 shoes. The children are 14 years old girl and 16 year old boy. Mrs. Hlpp said any help would be appreciated. Seaboard and Coast Line Railroads To Combine Community Chorus To Present Program Sunday Car Hits Standing Train This ear, driven by Mto Cathy Bigbee, collided with a standing train at W. Carolina Are. and Oak St, Sunday afternoon when she swerved to keep from hitting another car at the intersection. The front of the car was considerably damaged, hot the driver was said to be not injured.—Photo bj Paul Quinton. The Clinton Community Chorus will present* its third annual Christmas program Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o’clock In Belk Auditorium. The chorus is composed of volunteer singers from through out Laurens County and this year numbers approximately 60 voic es. ‘---I Featured as sojoists on the program will be Nancy Sadler, soprano, director of the First Presbyterian Church choir; Mar tha Jones, soprano, director of the choir at the First Methodist Church in Laurens; Margaret Taylor, soprano, member of the Broad Street Methodist Church choir of Clinton; George Cobb, tenor, and Harry BoJick, tenor, both members of the First Pesby- terian Church choir; Thomas Taylor, bass, director of the Broad Street Methodist Church choir and R. Michael Turner, tenor, of All Saints Episcopal Church choir. Dr. T. Layton Fraser will narrate. Directing the Community Chor us again this year will be Robert rington Company’s Clinton Bear ings Plant, who formerly direct ed the 45-voice Torrington Men’s Choral Club and the First Metho dist Church choir in Torrington, Connecticut, and was assistant director of the 100-voice Rensse laer Polytechnic Institute Male' Glee Club. Funds for the operation of the chorus have come from the Clin ton Recreation Department and the program will be presented trei of charge as a community project. The musical selections will in clude both religious and popular numbers and should appeal to all types erf musical tastes. THE PROGRAM “The Creation” (Willy Rich ter). Two Selections from the “Christmas Oratorio” (J. S. Bach)—“Beside Thy Cradle Hera I Stand,” “Rejoice and Sing.” “Christmas Day”. (Gustav Holst). Soprano solos — Nancy Sadler, Margaret Taylor. “It’a Beginning to Look Uks Christmas” (Meredith Willson). “The SMfh” (Richard Kountz). , **00 TsU It On the (arr. by Harry ROBERT WASSUNG Director Laurens Textile Co. Plans Expansion Laurens — The Palmetto Spin ning Corporation has announced plans for an expansion program that calls for the purchase of 4200.000 un^additonal equipment and construction of a warehouse to add 6,500 square feet to the plant facility on the Greenville road. Fred Davis, treasurer of the company, said Wednesday with installation of the new equip ment, production of the plant will be doubled. New employees will be hired to operate the ma chinery, but the number has not yet been determined. Construction of the warehouse at a cost of $25,000 has begun. David Snipes of Laurens, is con tractor for the brick and steel additon. The corporation manufactures synthetic yarn for the production of carpets. The plant began ope rating last spring in the building leased from the Laurens Indus trial Development Corporation. Week of Prayer Given By Davidson St. Church The Woman’s Missionary Un ion of Davidson Street Baptist Church began the Week of Pray er for Foreign Missions on Sun day evening, December 8. A pageant entitled “Why Should I Give,” was presented by members of the church. Those taking part were Mrs. Leon Col lins, Mrs. Theo Ellison, Mrs. Ed Wells, Sr., Mrs. Bobby Joe Mead ors, Mrs. Harvey Foster, Mrs. Houston Trammell, Mrs. Marvin DeYoung. Mrs. Oscar Kinard and Miss Judy Abner. The cricles of the church met each evening of the week, and a special Lottie Moon Christmas offering was taken. Shady Grove Church Ta Present Program Clinton’s two railroads will become part of a merged cor poration when the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line Railroads complete the merger authorized by the In terstate Commerce Commis sion in Washington last Friday. It was known that toe merg er had been planned for sev eral years. The line of the Seaboard operating through Clinton runs from Birmingham, Ala., to Washington, with freight and passenger service, including the fast schedule “Comet” which goes on to New York over toe tracks of the New York Central from Washington. The branch of the Coast Line (formerly the Columbia, New- ‘Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow” (Sigman and Feller). “The Song of Christmas” Roy Ringwald). Chorus Members Sopranos I—Betty Burnside, Wassung, manager of The Tor-i Annette Cagle, Collette Coleman, Myrtice Foster, Cornelia Harris, Carol Hay,, Sarah Leake, Willa Rae McGowan, Alyson Pugh, Kathy Snelgrove, Rebecca Speake, Margaret Taylor, Marie Weir. Sopranos II—Mary Creighton, Martha Jones, Frances Mc- Sween, Sadie Powers, Nancy Sad ler, Jan Savelkoul, Nancy Sher rill, Tenors I—Harry Bollck, George Cobb, Henry Craig, Edsel Cul bertson, Allison Pugh, Tenors II—Joe Delany, Frank House, William Jacobs, Mika Turner, Altos I—LaRue Bolick, Dpt Fakkema, Mary E. Motes, Susaft. Pitts, Sue Smith, Eileen Sanford. Altos II—Sandy Cleaver.vNanne Copeland, Mary Lou Getfys, Jo- Ann Hughes, Clarice Johnson, Linda McCroskey, Polly McKee, Marlon Homage. Basses I—George Brocken- brough, W. S. Horae, Ferd Ja cobs, Charles Sanford, F. V. Smith. Bastes II—Ron Burnside, Roy Compton, Carl B. Crisp, A. B. Godfrey, Robert Jones, Parry Moore, Allen Powers, T. W. Tay- MeunUrin’tf lor, Alflo Undari. Me). 1SN—ECi The Shady Grove Presbyterian Church will give a Christmas program on Saturday evening, December 21, at 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Christmas Programs At Davidson St. Church On Sunday morning, beginning at 11:00 o'clock, the choirs of ihe Davidson Street Baptist Church will feature Christmas music during the worship ser- vcie. On Sunday night at 7:30 a Christmas choir cantata, “The City of the Star,” by Roger C. Wilson, will be presented. The pastor, Rev. M. Floyd Hel- lams, extends a cordial invitation to the public to attend. Miss Judy Abner is pianist; so pranos are Myrtle-Fester, Laura Mae Howard,'-Nancy Trammell, Mae Bryson, Mildred Kinard, and Gaynelle DeYoung; altos are Zane Bagwell,,Jean Foster, Gin- ny Bagwell, Cathy Bagwell, Mag gie Campbell, and Juanita Pat terson; tenors are Bill Quarles and Harvey Foster; basses are Joe Foster, Alvin Bagwell, Jim my Kinard, and Oscar Kinard; Ruth Bagwell is music director. Representing Biblical charac ters in the Christmas pageant to be presented Wednesday night, December 18, are Mary, Susan Meadors; Wise Men, Butch Meadors, David Bryson and Har vey White; Angels, Debbie Bag- well, Vickie Power, and Margar et Ann Hellams; Shepherds, Gary Foster, Danny Hellams, and Butch Allen. Collision on E. Carolina Ave. * ■ \ ■ . ■ • These two cars were in collision on Monday morn ing on E. Carolina Ave. when one of them was being taken to a garage. The car at right, owned by Robert Lee Attaway, had broken down earlier in the moping, and Frank Simpson canto to push it to his garagelnear- by. It was stated that with Simpson in his wrecker pushing and Edgar Taylor, Sr., steering, the car was in collision with one driven by Frank Miles Clark, Rt. 3, Newberry. Taylor was hospitalized following the collision. The accident was investigated by city po* licemen Horace Horton and Allen Simmons.—Photo by Paul Quinton. berry and Laurens, CN&L) operates over a 75-mile track from Columbia to Laurens. Lines of both railroads cover the entire southeastern section of the country from Virginia to Florida. Following is a news story from Washington appearing in papers on Saturday: Washington — The Interstate Commerce Commission, by a 9-2 vote Friday, approved merger of two railroads which serve the southeastern corner of the United States. Over objections of the Justice Department and railroad labor groups that the link might create a monopoly ,Seaboard Air Line Railroad and the At lantic Coast Line Railroad were given permission to unite in 30 days. The ruling followd an ICC order last Dec. 13 approving acquisition of the Baltimore it Ohio Railroad by the Chesa peake it Ohio, two major east ern lines. A third propoeed merger in toe east, and the biggest of all—involving the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads—is still be fore the commission. The new system will be known as the Seaboard Coast line Railroad, with Seaboard the surviving corporation. At lantic Coast Line will be the holding company. Commissioners Charles A. Webb and William H. Tucker disented. Commissioner Rupert L. Murphy, writing the majority decision, said the merger will result in “significant reductions in internal costs and enable the merged company to effectively meet the ever-increasing com petition from other modes of transport.” Murphy said both roads have | had a decline in net income since 1955 although they have | experienced prosperity recently. He said the merger would elimi- I nate wasteful transport and ful ly utilize the railroads’ poten tial for efficient and economic | service. The new system plans to I handle freight traffic over the existing routes of both lines and to take advantage of lines | which are most favorable. The ICC said the merger willl invlove abolishing about 4,280 jobs and relocating some 4,4001 employees to other posts with) the new company. Annual Caroling By Camp^ Fire Girls The annual Camp Fire Girls) caroling service will be held Monday evening, December 23.) All groups will meet at the ' Fire hut at 6:00 p. m. fora practice session. The itinerary as follows: 6:00 p. m.—Practice of ci with song leaders. 6:30 p. m.—Whitten Vi! Hospital. 7:00 p. m.—Mary Mi Hotel. 7:30 p, m.—Clinton Rest) 8:00 p. m.—Bailey Hospital. 8:30 p. m.—Back to the but donuts and hot chocolate. Leaders will be responsible transportation for their groups. It is requested that the report the number of giris tiepating to the Leaders tion Representative, Mrs. Abner.