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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clbitoa, a C n Thoreday, J«ly M, 1H4 Council Approves Drainage Survey City Council Friday night ap proved an engineering survey to determine necessary steps to be taken to relieve a long-standing drainage problem on Jefferson Street. After a discussion, it was agreed to secure the firm of Har wood Beebe Co., of Spartanburg look into the situation and make recommendations. Bailey Dixon, an official of the Clinton Cotton Mills, appeared before council in regard to the matter and Jirged that council take steps to Relieve the problem. Council also voted to employ the auditing firm of Palm, Har ris, McMillan and Longo, of Greenville, to audit the city books for the fiscal year ending August 31. Mayor J. J. Cornwall stated that workmen had started work on razing the old Clinton Hotel at the corner of Broad Street and East Carolina Avenue. He said E. C. Brazell of Columbia had paid the city $2,500 for sal vage rights and $500 bond for completion of the work in the stipulated 110 days. The city recently purchased the property for a municipal parking lot with future plans calling for the construction of a city hall, including fire depart ment and jail. In addition to Mayor Corn wall, all councilmen were pres ent: Boyd Holtzclaw, ward one; S. A. Pitts, ward two; Harry C. Layton, ward three; L. W. Coop er, ward four; George W. Bag- well, ward five; James C. Craine, ward six. Kinards Negro Drowns In River Kinards — Odell Davis, 20- year-old Negro of Kinards, drowned Sunday about 4:30 p.m. two miles west of here in New berry County at a place on Bush River knows as the “Nine-Foot Hole.” Newberry County Coroner George R. Summer said Charlie Payne, who was swimming with the victim, said D«vis swam across the river and started back when he suddenly sank. The coroner said Payne told him be reached for Davis but was enable to help him. The body was recovered about two hours later in 12 feet of wa ter by the Newberry County Rescue Squad. The coroner said an inquest is not planned. The county sheriff’s force as sisted in the search with the rescue squad and the coroner. Miss league Awarded Nursing Scholarship Miss Mary Grace League is the recipient of a three year nursing scholarship sponsored by the South Carolina Rural Let ter Carriers Auxiliary. Local members of the auxiliary are Mrs. Joe Leake, Mrs. L. M. Wil son and Mrs. R. P. Chapman. Miss League is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill League and will enter Greenville General School of Nursing in September. Rites On Sunday For Frank Brown Laurens — George Franklin Brown, 47, of 100 Pine Ave., died Saturday at 8:00 a. m. at a local hospitaL after a short illness. A native of Laurens County, son of Mrs. Pearl S. Brown of Clinton and the late George T. Brown, he was employed at Smith Motor Co. 14 years. He was a veteran of World War H and was a -member of the First Methodist Church. Surviving in addition to his mother are his wife, Mrs. Mildred Thrailkill Brown; two brothers, Stewart O. Blown of Clinton and Marion J. Brown of Lexington, N. C.; and a sister Mrs. Jack Skelton of Anderson. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ken nedy Mortuary by Rev. J. H. Martin. Burial was in Laurens City Cemetery. Pallbearers were W. D. Stro- ble, James F. Small, Harold Smith, Cecil Garrett, Tullie Blackwell and Wilson Merchant. The honorary included employ es of Smith Motor Co. and Smith Motor Sales, Dir. J. F. Atkinson, Dr. M. B. Nickles, Ellis Daven port, Frank S. Simpson, Ryland and W. I. EUedge, L. M. Mobley, W. E. Hunt, Wilbur L. Riddle. Charles Hellams, J. R. and J. B. Bailes. ADVERTISE — IN — The Chronicle “Retailers must invite—they must attract people to their stores. The most powerful way of doing this ... is through advertising in strong, interesting and widely read news papers . . . The newspaper is the hnckbeue of the retail advertisnig structure.**—David L. Yumich, president of Macy’s New York. Calvary Baptist And AH-Slan To Heel Saturday __ David Word, president of Clin ton Church League, stated that Calvary Baptist, leaders in the Church Softball League, will play the All Stars a doubleheader Saturday night beginning at 7:30 on the softball field back of Clin ton High School. Calvary has won 16 games while losing only two. Calvary is managed by Hall King. Players are: Catchers — King and Charles Klnard; pitch ers—Tom Brown, Herbert Fal low and Donald McGinnis; first base—Earl McElhannon; second base — Pat Lowe and Jack Sparkman; shortstop — Truman Owens; third base—Fred Satter field; outfielders — Edgar Bal- lew, Charles Huey, Maxie Davis, Sam Owens, Mike Cannon and McDonald Edge. The All Stars are managed by Wallace Patterson. Davidson Street, whose team is in second place and Melvin Bailey, Lydia Baptist manager, who is in third place. The All Star roster is: Lydia Baptist — Melvin Bailey, Ert Jacks and J. B. Yanderford, Broad Street Methodist—Jimmie Braswell, Herman Jackson and Russ Emerson. First Presbyter ian—Tony Benson, Art Musel- man and Dick Swetenburg. First Baptist — Lynn Cooper, James Cox and Claude Howe. Holly Grove—Bailey Methodist—Doug Norris, Barry Whitman and Billy Cauble. Davidson Street—Wal lace Patterson, Leonard White and Joe Foster. Lydia Pentecos tal, Jack Laney, Harold Sanders, Bradshaw Bagwell. Townsend Deotfi Said 'Unavoidable' Laurens—A coroner’s jury rul ed Monday that James T. Town send, Jr., 18, of Laurens, came to his death “due to an unavoid able accident.” The Townsend youth died June 36 of injuries be received three days earlier when a loaded dump truck backed over him at a bridge construction site at Lit tle River on Secondary Highway 38, nine miles south of Clinton. J. E. Bryan, resident main tenance engineer of the State Highway Department, said he arrived at the scene of the acci dent around 3:15 p. m. and gave Townsend, who was with a sur vey crew, some work instruc tions. He said Townsend walked up the right side of the road and reached a barricade about 400 feet away. A truck was backing out of a driveway about 50 feet ahead of Townsend, Bryan testi fied. Moments later, he said, he looked up and saw that the truck had hit the youth. Bryan said when he reached Townsend, the youth was on his right side, eight feet from the front of the truck. He apparent ly had been dragged approxi mately 24 feet, Bryant testified. Wilson Williams, Negro driver of the truck, told the jury he saw Townsend walking up the road but did not see him after be pulled the truck into the drive way and began to back toward the construction site. Also testifying at the inquest, conducted by Laurens County Coroner Marshall Pressley, was Johnny C. Richardson, a Negro co-worker. Softkal News Team Calvary Baptist Daidson St. —_ Lydia Baptist „ First Presby. First Baptist Broad St. H. G. B. M. Lydia Pentecostal W 17 13 11 11 10 10 4 0 L 2 6 7 8 8 8 15 10 RESULTS LAST WEEK First BapUst 8, H.G.B.M. 0. Calvary Baptist 10, Broad St. 8. Calvary Baptist 20, Davidson St. 10. H.G.B.M. 7, Lydia Pentecos tal 0. Broad St. Methodist 12, Ly dia Baptsit 6. First Presbyterian 8, First Baptist 7. Calvary Baptist 13, First Presbyterian 0. Davidson St. 7, Lydia Pente costal 0. GABIES THIS WEEK Thursday—Broad St. Metho dist vs Pentecostal; First Bap tist vs Calvary Baptist. Friday—Lydia Baptist vs Da vidson St. Baptist; First Pres- bterian vs H. G. B. M. Monday — First Presbyterian vs Lydia Baptist; Davidson St. vs Broad St. Methodist. Tuesday— Lydia Pentecostal vs Firft Baptist; H. G. B. M. vs Calvary Bapitst. Warden Wins Club Golf Championship Gordon Warden defeated Wal ter Bryant of Laurens this week to capture the 1884 men’s golf championship at Lakeside Coun try Club. On their way to the finals, Warden defeated Homer Prince of Laurens, last year’s winner in the quarter-finals, while Bryant won over former champ, Fred Oxley, also of Lau rens, in the semi-finals. In the 36-hole finals Warden defeated Bryant 6 and 5, lead ing by 6 holes with 5 holes re maining. When the match ended on the 31st hole Warden was 2 under par for the day, shooting a par 72 on the first 18 holes and scoring 2 under par in the after noon round. The final matches in the re maining six flights are in the process of being completed this weekend and the presentation of awards will be held in the next couple of weeks. Warden, tennis and golf coach at Presbyterian College, was medalist in the recent Ware Shoals Invitational and runner- up for the championship, losing by one stroke. This week he is at Pinehurst, N. C., competing in the Carolinas Men’s Championship. 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