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p ► * Governor and Mrs. Russell* Visit Here Governor and Mrs. Donald Russell on Sunday paid a surprise visit to a meeting of the Whitten Village Parents Club. Members of the club from all over the state had as sembled at the school for &’ regularly scheduled ses sion, and they were thrilled when the Governor and the state’s first .lady paid their unannounced call. The Russells were on their way to Greenville and stopped overe here for a short time. I They are shown here seated in the schood’s audito- torium where the Parents Club program whs under way.—Photo by Dan Yarborough. Woman Wounded Here In Cafe By Pistol Shots Dr. Bernard Boyd To Speak at College Dr. Bernard H. Boyd, PC alumnus who serves as chair man of the University of North Carolina department of religion, will give two addresses at Pres byterian College/this Friday in programs spiOtfighting student achievement. tie is scheduled to speak to the entire student body at 10:00 a. m. as the feature of annual Honors Day ceremonies. The public is cordially invited to this occasion at which various student awards will be presented in Belk Auditorium. That evening, he will address the Dean's List banquet honor, ing students who made the scho lastic Dean’s List at PC during the past two semesters. Academ ic Dean Joseph M. Gettys will preside over both the morning and night affairs. Dr. Boyd, a 1932 graduate of Presbyterian College, taught here from 1936 to 1946. He then taught at Davidson and moved to the University of North Caro lina in 1950. An ordained Pres byterian minister, he received | his ThB from Princeton Theo logical Seminary, his Master’s from Princeton and his ThD i from Union Theological .SemL.] nary in Richmond. (Hljf (ttlintmt (tthrmtirlr Vol. 65 — No. 17 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 23, 1964 Belk's Fashion Center * Opens This Morning A Laurens woman is still in serious condition at Greenville General Hospital with several bulet wounds received in a shoot ing at a local cafe last Thursday afternoon at 3:45. The victim, Mrs. Grace Smith Crawford, 46, had wounds of the hip, abdomen and left hand re ceived in a fusillade of .22 cali ber pistol bullets fired at point- blank range in Gene’s Cafe on West Pitts Street., a block from the square in Clinton. Buck Alton Payton, 61, was arrested by Clinton officers and Solons Approve Funds To Repair Washed-Out Roads Columbia—The Laurens Coun ty House delegation Friday ap proved additional funds for re pair of roads and bridges dam aged by recent heavy rainfall. Reps. Marshall Abercrombie and David S. Taylor provided legislation to authorize the coun ty treasurer to transfer $12,000 from county surplus funds to the county supervisor. The House also gave third and final readings and sent to the Senate Taylor’s bill authorizing the secretary of state to re store the charter of Palmetto Speedway, Inc., in Laurens County. The Senate adopted a concur rent resolution approved by the House extending the General As sembly’s sympathy to the fam ily of the late W. Hummel Har ley of Laurens. Hariey, University of South Carolina trustee and Laurens Chamber of Commerce presi dent, died as a result of injuries received in a traffic accident. "The untimely death of this respected and beloved citizen of the state will be deeply felt by his fellow citizens of Laurens and by his coleagues on the Board of Trustees of the Univer sity of South Carolina,” the res olution stated. The Laurens delegation spon sored the resolution. Baptist Hours To Change Sunday Rev. J. H. Darr, pastor of the First Baptist Church, announced the following time changes to be effective beginning Sunday, Ap ril 26, in the Sunday evening church services. The Baptist Training Union will meet each Sunday evening at 6:45 and the evening worship will begin at 7:45. held in the local jail., charged with the shooting. He has since been released on bail. City Policeman J. V. Lowe said witnesses reported that Payton and Mrs. Crawford were seated in a booth and that Pay- ton leaped to his feet and began firing. Lowe said witnesses re ported no loud words between t h e two before the gunfire. He said five shots were fired. Cafe operator Gene Bostic, who reported the shooting to po lice, told officers Payton and Mrs. Crawford had been in and out of his place several times during the day Thursday. Lowe quoted witnesses as reporting that Payton was last gone about 30 minutes after leaving alone and that the shooting oc curred shortly after his return. Officers said Payton waited at the cafe for their arrival. Mrs. Crawford first was taken to Bailey Memorial Hospital, then was transferred to the Green vile hospital. Other officers investigating the case were Assistant Police Chief B. W.. Blakely, Lt. Rufus King and Officer Chealey Rich ards. SCUBA Diving Course Begins Tonight at PC Interested in becoming a deep water diver with a tank on your back? A course is being offered at the Presbyterian College pool each Thursday night from 7:00- 9:00. It begins tonight, April 23. The instructor is Rev. George Couch of Newberry. The only prerequisite for the course is some swimming ability. If participants have no equip ment the cost is $30.00. The price is considerably lower if they have equipment. Interested persons should call Prof. R E. Fakkema (833-1479) or be at the PC pool tonight at 7:00. Wofford Alumni Chapter To Meet The Laurens-Newberry Area Chapter of the Wofford Alumni Association will meet at Rod- dey’s Restaurant in Laurens at 7:30 this evening (Thursday). The dinner meeting will be a "ladies’ night” affair, acording to J. C. Ferguson, president of the chapter. Coach Conley Snidow of Wof ford, will present the program. Keller Cogswell and two home town students from Wofford will also represent the college. All friends and parents of Wofford students and alumni are invited to attend. ; Mobile X-Ray Unit Here This Week The mobile X-ray unit of the Tuberculosis and Health Asso ciation of Laurens and Green- The Clinton Belk’s store today B arments, hosiery, bags, hats, ^'co^er'ol Pitt^anTl^oad (Thursday) is opening its new gloves, etc., costume jewelry, , . P , Broad Fashion Center, occupying the and cosmetics. ! T°£? W building on Musgrove Street re- The opening at 9:30 a m. will J . J ^ F d y ^ offer cently vacated by Efird’s. The be a special ribbon-cutting cere- \ m n , l *f X ♦ t0 /^ pu . bl J c ' building is owned by the Belk mony featuring Mayor J. J. in y cl j nton la^es help- interests. | Cornwall. Free gifts will be B ‘ sh °P> The opening of the new store given to the first'200 ladies en- *f r k coincides with the annual Belk’s! tering the store. D. B. Smith, T . v ’ \\ G ^ Hol ^ omb ’ ^rs. Founders Day Sale, which offers Belk’s Clinton manager, stated, f' V ’ ^ oore - Mrs ; w - O- Hol- bargains in every department. The building has been comers' Arthur Ben/amin Mrs' The Fashion Center will carry • pletely remodeled, including a-Parks Adair, and Mrs Charles complete lines of Women s wear, new plate glass front and show Buice sportswear, lingerie, fbundatlori' windows. tDe Hoors, and cbhdi- include Mrs Noland tioning and heating plant. The Suddeth, Mrs. Marion Nabors I latest in department store fix- M rs. Robert Wysor III Mrs’ (tures will put the local store on R . M Turieri Mrs Frank Mead- a par with modern department ows> Mrs Jess Addi Mrs j stores anywhere. R. Reynolds,' Mrs. Rhett Adair, j Everything is expected to be in Mrs. D. H. Roberts and Mrs. 4 readiness for the opening this. Joel Cox. morning and the merchandising _. , ., . , story is told in a special four- The limited adjustments in page section of The Chronicle some postal services ordered in today W ashington March 10 by Post- j This latest expansion of the master General John A. Gro-1 Clinton Belk store is only one nouski to save $12.7 million will i 0 f many during past years. Two Mrs. Loree Mason Chandler, begin to take effect in Clinton years ago, the store enlarged 73, widow of Jodie A. Chandler and other cities by May 4, Post- its modern basement to include Sr., died suddenly Saturday night master W. D. Adair said today, the basement of the Efird build- ^ er borne on Route 3, Clinton, Sen ice changes planned lo- ing and Sadler-Owens Pharm- n ear Joanna, cally include the following, Mr. acy, adding housewares, toy, A native of Laurens County, Adair said: piece goods and bedding depart- s be spent most of her life in Services At Post Offices on Rites Held Monday For Mrs. Chandler 1. Parcel post deliveries: In stead of present six day delivery of parced post by truck a five- ments. | Clinton. She was a daughter of Mr. Smith stated that plans th e late D. W. and Emma Fin- are underway for an enlarged n<? y Mason. She ran the Joanna day delivery will be started. No and more complete children’s ? nn for 15 years and was a mem- Joanna Presbyterian Two Injured When Car Turns Ralph Erakine Milam, 24, and Cliffard Eugene Woodard, 27, were injured Saturday about 4:00 a. m. when this oar left the road and turned over on the road leading to Lydia Mill from John T. Youngs' store about two miles south of Clinton. Milam suffered a broken jaw and other injuries and Woodard has in ternal injuries, it was stated. Both were taken to Ball- ley Memorial Hospital. Highway Patrolman A. W. Moore and Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson investigated the accident.—Photo by Paul Quinton. COL. FRASER Fraser To Return To PC as Director Ot Development Powell A. Fraser, a combat in fantry officer who has sparked the Christian men’s program among service troops, is retiring from the Army to return to Pres byterian College as development director. That’s the anouncement today from President Marc C. Weer- sing. He said the PC alumnus will join the staff next August 15 and immediately add his ef forts to the long-range develop ment aims of the college. Col. Fraser presently serves as deputy director of army pro grams in the Pentagon. In this capacity, he directs the prepara tion of the army programs and personnel budget estimates to the office of the Secretary of Defense, Budget Bureau and Congressional Appropria ti o n s committee for the pay and al lowances of all members of the active army. He has been in the Army since 1941 graduation from Presbyte rian College. During his more than 600 days of World War II Combat with the 127th Infantry, 32nd Division, in New Guinea and the Philippines, he won the Distinguished Service Cross, Sil ver Star and Bronze Star for herosim. He was also known as the officer who organized Bible study classes for the men under his command. Remaining in the Army after the war, Fraser moved steadily up the ladder of rank, attended the various service schools and saw service both in Europe and the Far East. Before returning to Washington In late 1962, he spent three years on Formosa as an adviser to Gen Chiang Kai-shek with the Military As sistance Advisory Group. Col. Fraser used every new assignment as a means of exert ing religious influence within the armed forces. He was instru mental in the organization of the Protestant Men-of-the-Chapel program in Europe. He helped to establish a men’s work pro gram within the Formosan Pres byterian Church and promoted the first men’s rally among the local churchmen of that island. He has twice addressed the As sembly-wide Men’s Convention of the Presbyterian Church, US, representing the military ser vices and sharing the rostrum with Billy Graham and other dis tinguished speakers. He is a for mer vice-president of the 200,000 member Assembly’s Men’s Coun cil. A native of Brunswick, Ga., Fraser entered Presbyterian Col lege in 1937. He took a leading part in athletics and student YMCA activities, and received his BA degree in 1941. This June he will receive his MA in inter national affairs from George Washington University. C o L Fraser is married to the former Anneile McCall of Florence, and they have a 15-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter. parced post truck delivery will 1 department in the re-arrange-; ber of be made on Tuesdays—the first men t of various areas. 1 Church. Tuesday where this plan will be in effect is May 5. Parcel post Choral Program At will be delivered by rural car- n r •> riers six days a week. ' nOrnWCll Friday 2. Window services: On Satur- Th*' Thomwell music depart- rKn^l> n . D ‘f: v (DO Z Ca , S 1 , ) Naa f e °* days, money order and postal 1 ment will present a choral pro- w Geo ^ ge savings business will not be gram Friday night at 8 o’clock transacted. A combined window in th e school auditorium on Cal- will provide stamp, parcel post, houn Street, adjoining the cam- general delivery, registry and c!! P us - O. D. service. The hours will be Approximately 200 grammar from 8:30 a. m. to 12 noon. Pa- and bigh sc hool students will Irons are urged to secure mon- take P art in tbe program, ey order, postal savings and The P ub lic is invited. Man Killed In Car Accident _ Charles L. McMorris, Clinton Negro, was killed early Saturday morning when this 1956 Buick left the highway and overturned after traveling some 450 feet. McMorris suffered a broken neck. Joseph Crawford, also of Clinton, passenger in the car, was uninjured. McMorris, who received knife wounds in a fight earlier in the night, was driving the car on his way to a local hospital. The wreck occurred on secondary highway 46 about four miles south of Clinton.—Photo by Paul Quinton. Clinton Negro With Knife Wounds, Dies In Wreck A Clinton Negro, enroute to a Burviving are a daughter, Mrs. | hospital for treatment of knife James T. (Sadie) Addison of Jo- wounds suffered earli was fa _ * j n n n - or\vy I s\r4«A meter setting needs on regular week days. Patrons are remind ed of stamp vending machine in i lobby for after-hour purchase i of stamps. 3. Mrs. Dolly Carr, postmaster at Joanna, states that money or der busines will not be transact- ed on Saturday#, Combined win-*s«*h«ol for surgical technicians, dow service will be provided from 8:30 a. m. to 12 noon on Saturdays at Joanna. Miss Jimmie Furr Completes Course Miss Jimmie Furr of Clintor, vas among a group of young women graduating on Tuesday from the General Hospital’s The course lasted for 6 months. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Furr. In Conference Here Mrs. Callie Gault, group organization; Miss Della Ricks, Region III Director; Mrs. Robert Vance, train ing chairman, and Mrs. Sarnie Pinson, program chair man, of the Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls, are shown during a planning conference held at the Camp Fire building Tuesday morning. Miss Ricks has been in Clinton this week meeting with all committees of the Clinton Council. Miss Ricks, with headquarters in Jacksonville, serves Camp Fire Girls in the seven Southern States of Region III.—Photo by Yarborough. anna; a son, Jodie A. Chandler Jr., of Columbia: a sister, Mrs W. Mason of Charlotte, N. C.; A. I. Mason of Laurens; D. W. Mason Jr., of Joanna; Joe F. Mason of Pendleton, and E. Fleming Mason of Summerton; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services were con- tally injured early Saturday morning when his car went out of control and wrecked about four miles south of Clinton. The victim was Charles L. Mc Morris. 34, who apparently died instantly when the 1956 Buick he was driving overturned on Sec ondary Highway 46 about 2:00 a. m. Laurens County Sheriff R. Eu- ducted Monday at 3:30 a.m* a t 8 ene Johnson said McMo^^is, car Rosemont Cemetery in Qinton went out of control and veered Morris died, by David R. Moorefield. to tbe l eft - overturning and then Pallbearers were Fred H.' coming to rest on its side in the Gantt. Joe Galloway, Tom Addi- highway some 450 feet from son, John Addison, R. P. Hamer, | where it first left the road. Dr. D. H. McFadden, M. R. i Sheriff Johnson said a passen- Turner and Dr. George R. Bla- ger * n the car, Joseph Crawford, to Bailey Memorial Hospital, with McMorris driving, when toe accident occurred. The victim, who died of a broken neck, had knife wounds under the left shoulder and across the abdo men, officers said. Also investigating the wreck was Highway Patrolman A. W. Moore. Following the ratal accident, the officers were summoned to another wreck about 4:30 a. m., also on Highway 46, about two miles from the scene where Mc- lock. Camp Fire Candy Sale Reports Are Excellent, Cox Says Early reports of the annual Camp Fire candy sale, now in progress, are excellent, accord ing to J. Robert Cox, who is ! 20, of Stonewall Street, Clinton, was uninjured in the wreck. Kiwanians To See Demonstration On Lie Detector Tonight A program on operation and uses of the lie detector will be presented to the Clinton Kiwanis The sheriff said Crawford told club by the South Carolina Law officers that McMorris had re-, Enforcement Division tonight ceived cuts earlier in an alter- (Thursday) at 7 o’clock,, cation about 1:00 a m. at a Lt. Frank Faulk, officer in store in the Milton community, i charge of the lie detector section about 10 miles south of Clinton, i of SLED, will bring the state’* Johnson quoted Crawford as portable polygraph machine and saying they were on their way will demonstrate its operation as he lectures on the subject. A native of Columbia, Lt. Faulk has spent the past 17 years with SLED. He is the im mediate past president of the chairman of this event. ( Mr. cox stated s.ooo boxes Oak Ridge Scientist have been ordered to date with T n A/f/lracc approximately 300 still on hand. ! 0 AddrCSS Students The sale will end April 30. Presbyterian College science Mrs. Mary Copeland’s group en thusiasts will hear an address Academy for Scientific Interro- County Baptist School Scheduled At Laurens April 27 The Training Unions of Lau rens Association will co-operate in an Associational Training School to be held at Lucas Ave nue Baptist Church, April 27- May 1. va * . .. Courses in Methods will be taught b >' Dr Robert s - Co< » )er ’ re f 0IX i Rev. J. B. Abercrombie, Rev. Regional Director Meets Camp Fire Leaders Tuesday Miss Della Ricks, Region III Director, with headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., met with the board of directors of the Clinton Council of Camp Fire Girls Tuesday evening at toe Camp Fire Hut. Ed Cat council, presided and a on the candy sale now in prog- Hiram McElrath. Mrs. A. P. ress was given. Boone and Mrs R s ^ Mrs. A. B. Davidson camp Associat|ona| Tr>lning Unjon director, gave a report °" Pja"*, Director, Aivin F. Boone, who is tor the summer camp to be hel^,^ r of tha „ May 31 through June 6. at Camp*^ of he churches h< ; Greenville. .... Association to participate in this Books and registraUon cards C[)Urse of study vS have been distributed and are due back May i. Concert Friday By Miss Ricks in teling of various . _ ’ is leading the sales in Kadoka District: Mrs. R. E. Whitmire’s group is leading the sales in the Lewa District, and Mrs. Leila Black’s group is leading in the Petaga District. Top individual sales were made by Pattie Plowden, Ka doka; Mia Johnson, Lewa; and Louise Roach. Petaga. Proceeds from the candy sales are used for camping expenses, and this year each girl is receiv ing twenty-five cents of the forty cents profit toward her camping fee for each box of candy she sells. Lewa and Petaga Districts will have a picnic Saturday night at 6:00 o’clock at the Clinton Mill ball park for their members who haver cached their goals in the candy sale. by Dr. Kurt A. Kraus, a leading gation, the international organi- scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, next Monday at 7:30 p. m. He will speak on "Desalina tion.” the process of converting salt water into usable water, as a feature of the Oak Ridge Trav eling Lecture series sponsored by the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies. The program appears at PC under the auspi ces of the chemistry depart ment, headed by Dr. K. Nolon Carter, and the Tau Phi Pi Science Club. Other interested persons also are invited to at tend the talk in the main lec ture room of Jacobs Science building. Dr. Kraus is a recognized au thority in the field of ion ex change. zation of polygraph examiners. State Employees Assoc. Barbecue Scheduled for May 7 The annual barbecue of the Laurens County Chapter of the State Employees Asociation will be held on May 7 at the Shriners Club on Lake Greenwood at 7:00 p. m. Speaker for the occasion will be Dode Phillips of Due West, asociated with Erskine College, and well known after-dinner speaker. New officers will be elected for the coming year. Sidney A. Lee and Garvin B. O’Dell are in charge of prepara tion of the barbecue. •V. mM-m activities of Region III and Na tional Camp Fire Girls stated there are now 360 councils and 40 associations serving a half a million girts in the National Camp Fire Girls organization. Miss Ricks met with the fi nance committee following the board of directors meeting. Retired Teachers To Be Honored The Lauren* County Education Association will hold it* last ses sion of toe year on April 30 at 3:30 at the Clinton High School. Officers for next year will be elected. A social honoring the retired teachers of the county will be held following the business ses sion. Junior-Sehior Choruses Approximately seventy - five voices will take part in the Clin ton Junior and Senior High School chonis in their spring concert scheduled for Friday evening, April 24, at 8 o’clock in the High School auditorium. This event is planned for the patrons and friends of the two schools. Mrs. Hazel Gilfillan will direct the concert. Cub Pack 21 Meet Scheduled Tuesday Cub Scout Pack 21 will hold Rs monthly meeting Tuesday, April 28, at 7:30 p. m. at the American Legion Hut. All parents and members are urged to attend. m I mmMs w ii w * m Camp Fire Girls Visit The Chronicle These youngsters, members of the Violet Camp Fire group, paid a visit to The Chronicle office Tuesday afternoon to learn how a newspaper is printed. They arrived at just the right time, and saw the big press printing part of to day’s paper. Processes in other depart ments were explained and demonstrated. In the photo, left to right, are: front row—Cathy Seawright, Mary Lee Brockenbrough, Susan Keller, Rena Ramage, Janice Wier, Jettie Yc back row — Robbie Kate Cox, Morton, Susan Bryan, Sandy Jenks Macdonald, Emmie An Susan King, Mary Beth Manley, Johnson. Leaders of the Reese Young and Mrs. enbrough.—Photo by D«$ ■ ■mmmif-t -