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CHnton, S. C, Thursday, February 27, 1964
Study EJectricity In Spedal Class
Some of the 30 class members of a
special six-week course in electricity are
shown here. The class is being held for
out-of-school persons in vocational agri
culture at Bell Street High School. In
cluded are Leroy Taylor, John H. Fergu
son, Willie Thompson, Lewis Simpson.
Jacob Simpson, Arthur Suber, Albert
Garlington, James Burnside, special in-*
structor, Eugne Hunter, James Jones,
Eli Adams, Joe N. Boyd, Henry Simp
son, and Fred W. Gist, vocational agri
culture instructor.—Photo by Yarbor
ough. ,
To Represent Reedy
River Association
Eliminations for the speakers
tournament and Bible drills were
conducted at the Reedy River
Training Union Associational
meeting on February 18.
Miss Gerry Long of Joanna,
First, will represent the Asso
ciation in the junior Bible drill.
Miss Patsy Ruth Senn of Bush
River Church will be the repre
sentative in the speakers tourna
ment for young people.
Five associations will have a
regional Training Union conven
tion on Thursday, March 26, at
Joanna First. Each association
will have a junior and intermedi
ate participant in the Bible drill
and a young person in the speak-
ers tournament.
The Western Region is com
posed of churches in Abbeville,
Laurens, Reedy River, Ridge,
and Edgefield Associations.
Churcfi Purchases
Lot On N. Broad St.
The Church of Christ has pur
chased the Joe Simpson property
on North Broad Street, it was
announced this week.
The church will use a home
presently on the lot as a place
of worship, with plans to build
a church in the future, it was
stated by U. A. Hall, Greenville
native, local minister.
Mr. Hall said there are more
than 16,000 congregations of the
church in the U. S. with two mil
lion members. They are located
principally in Tennessee, Texas,
Alabama, Florida and California.
The public is invited to attend
services of the church.
Willie C. Clanton
Laurens—Willie Clifton Clan
ton, 79, of 19 Walker Ave., died
Monday morning at a local hos
pital after several years of de
clining health.
He was a native of Savannah,
Ga., son of the late Obediah and
Jennie Stewart Clanton. He mov
ed to Laurens from Savannah in
1948. He was a retired brick
mason and a member of the As
sembly of God Church.
Surviving are a son, C. B.
Clanton of Savannah; a daughter
Miss Thelma Clanton of Savan
nah; a brother, Burnette Clan
ton of Savannah; and four grand
children.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday at 3 p. m. at
the Assembly of God Church by
Rev. R. D. Parker, Rev. John
Turner and Rev. John R. Waters.
Burial was in Bramlett Methodist
Church cemetery.
Joanna Services
For Mrs. W. L Fuller
Joanna — Mrs. Kathren Eu-
Eubanks Fuller, 40, wife of
Willie Lee Fuller, died Satur
day morning at a Newberry
hospital after several
of illness.
A native of Spartanbug Coun
ty, she lived here 18 years. She
was a daughter of Mrs. Waddy
Brewington Eubanks of Watts-
ville and the late Bill Eubanks.
Surviving in addition to her
husband and mother are three
sons, Thomas Lee, William An
sel and Walter Guy Fuller of
the home; five brothers, Boyd
Eubanks of Clinton; Lloyd,
Jimmie and Billie P. Eubanks
of Laurens; and Shannon Eu
banks of near Laurens; a half-
brother, Russell Eubanks of
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Funeral services were con
ducted Monday at 4:00 p. m. at
the First Baptist Church by
Rev. James B. Mitchell. Burial
was in Rosemont cemetery in
Clinton.
Pallbearers were Newell, Lo
renzo, Johnny aipi Otis Brew
ington, and Buddy Eubanks.
Gospel Singing
March 4
The Church of God of Proph
ecy on Sloan Street will hold a
gospel singing on Sunday,
March 1, at 2:00 p. m.
. Groups assisting will be the
Evans family of Greer; the
Shelton Family of Pickens;
Robert Patton’s Happy Four,
and the Clinton Trio.
The pastor, is the Rev. Le-
land Powell. The public is cor-
jdially invited to attend.
M. W. Whitlock
Laurens—Marion W. Whitlock,
66, died late Tuesday afternoon at
a local hospital after an extended
illndss. i .
A native of Edgefield County,
son of the late Winfred J. and
Mary Lydia Garner Whitlock, he
had lived in Laurens County sev
eral years.
Surviving are two brothers,
Robert A. Whitlock of Uvalda,
Ga., and Frank M. Whitlock of
Savannah, Ga.; seven sisters,
Mrs. R. A. Clark and'Mrs. Roy
Welch of Laurens, Mrs. R. D.
Murphy and Mrs. Joe Morgan
of North Augusta, Mrs. Charles
Sims of Statesboro, Ga., Mrs.
Juanita Hawkins of Houston,
Tex., and Mrs. Linton Earaes of
Huntsville, Ala.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Thursday at 1 p.m. at Ken-
ndy Mortuary by Rev. F. M. Ju
lian and Rev. J. B. Abercrombie
Burial was in Sunset Hill Ceme
tery in North Augusta.
CARD OF THANKS I meals served, and food sent In
We wish to thank Doctors D.! at the time of our mother’s
O. Rhame and E., N. Sullivan
for their care and attention,
also relatives, friends and
neighbors for the flowers.
and grandmother’s illness and
death. .
—MR. AND MRS. HARRY
BLACK AND FAMILY
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Tenant House Destroyed
This tenant house on the farm of John T. Young,
to the rear of his store on Highway 72 two miles south
of Clinton, was destroyed by fire about 10:30 Sunday
night The house was occupied by Johnny Lee Cope
land, his wife and two children, who escaped uninjur-
d.—Photo by Paul Quinton.
Donna Force and Butchie Chandler Receive Trophies
for Joanna Teams
Joanna Teams Win Basketball Tourney
The Joanna boys and girls bas
ketball teams emerged victorious
in the “Joanna Invitational
Tournament’' staged on Feb. 17,
18. 19.
Other teams entered in the
tournament were Thorn well,
Bush River, Whitmire and Whit
ten Village.
' The Joanna boys and girls
teams were pitted' against the
Whitmire teams in the finals,
with Joanna winning both games.
Leading in scoring for the Jo
anna girls were Donna Force
with 28 points, and Sandra Marse
with 10.
The Joanna boys won a thrill
er, with the game in doubt until
the final seconds. The score was
47 to 45. John Henry Lott, Butch
ie Chandler and Ronnie LoQis led
the Joanna scoring with 17, 13
and 12, respectively. Graham and
King led the Whitmire attack
with 13 and 12, respectively.
In the opening round, the Whit
mire boys defeated the Joanna
team in double overtime, 65 to
SB. The Joanna girls defeated
Whitmire 43 to 31.
Joanna boys beat Bush River,
46-38. Thomwell boys won the
consolation game from Whitten
Village. Whitmire girls defeated
Bush River in a close game, 18-
16.
Promoters of the tournament
stated that recognition should be
given to these team members.
The only requirements are that
they be 15 years old and under
and that they be in school.
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Court Ends Term
Laurens County General Ses
sions Court ended Thursday, with
17 cases continued until the next
session.
The week's term was presided
over by Judge T. B. Greneker
of Edgefield, with Solicitor Wil
liam T. Jones representing the
state as prosecuting attorney.
The final two days were given
over to one Jury trial and sen
tencing in other cases after pleas
of guilty.
Restarted with a new jury after
a mistrial was declared earlier
in the day, testimony was com
pleted Wednesday afternoon in
the case of Willie James Bell, 28-
year-old Greenville County man
charged with brandishing a pis
tol at Arthur Davis last Aug. 24
in Clinton.
Judge Greneker ordered the
ihistrial after a state witness
made reference to a previous
instance Bell was before the
court, but didjwt go to trial.
A state ^witness. Dr. Edward
M. Burns, staff member of the
State Hospital in Columbia, testi
fied he examined Bell last No
vember, on orders from the
court, and found him to be “not
insane,” with the capacity to
know legal and moral right from
wrong. Dr. Burns said, in his
opinion, this condition prevailed
before and after August 24.
The examination was ordered
by Circuit Judge G. Badger Bak
er during the November term of
court after Hell Altered a guilty
plea to the charge but later said
he was not guilty and only want
ed to be transferred from the
Clinton jail.
Bell In his testimony Wednes
day. denied /‘drawing a pistol”
on Arthur Davis, the prosecut
ing witness. On cross examina
tion by Solicitor W. T. Jones, the
defendant said he had been in
jail since his arrest and “what
I’ve been in for, I don’t know.”
The jury, returning the verdict
on Thursday, found Bell guilty
and he was sentenced to four
years by Judge Greneker.
18-Year Sentence >
Marvin G. Terry, 34-year-old
Laurens County Negro charged
with murder Jn the January 30th
fatal shooting of his wife, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter Thursday
and was sentenced to 18 years.
The victim, Mrs. Harriett Ter
ry, lived a week in a Greenwood
hospital after the 11:30 p. m.
shooting at her mother’s home
Where the couple lived on the Old
Airport Road near Clinton. Mrs.
Terry taught at a Joanna school.
According to testimnoy by Mrs.
Laura Shell, 78-year-old mother
•of the dead woman, and Jessie
Belle Simpson, aged companion
of Mrs. Shelle, there was no ar
gument prior to the shooting.
Both witnesses said Terry was
drinking at the time and threat
ened to kill all three of them. He
fired a shotgun seven times in
side the house, they said. The
final shot struck Mrs. Terry as
she stood at the kitchen sink
Terry said he had no reason
fof shooting his wife and added
that when he talked with her at
the hospital, she told him she
knew he was “foolishly drunk,”
and forgave him.
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