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County Man Gets Death Sentence for Assault THE CLINTON CHRONICLE r h Clintoa, 8. C, Thandaj, Fdbrmry M, 1M| r — James Esthers Thomas, 35^* a Laurens County Negro changed with the rape of a 64-year-old unmarried Laurens County White woman, was sen tenced to death by electrocution after a General Sessions Court jury returned a verdict of guilty here last Wednesday night. Presiding Judge Clarence Sin gletary set the date of execution at the State Penitentiary for June 4 between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Judge Singletary asked Thom as if he had anything to say be fore he passed sentence. Thom as said, “No more so than I ain’t guilty.” The Jury deliberated one hour and 90 minutes before returning the verdict at 10:10 p.m. The trial started at 11 a.m., Wednesday with Solicitor W. T. Jones of Greenwood directing the prosecution. The verdict climaxed a story told by the victim Wednesday morning from the witness stand of four hours of terror, rape and threats of death in the eariy morning hours of a rainy Satur day, Sept. 19, 1964. The woman related details of the four-hour ordeal to the court as her emotion-filled voice broke at times. She testified that she went to bed as usual Friday night Sept. 18, after putting her car in the garage. She said she had two sets of keys to the car and left one set in the car/ ”1 heard a little noise like a mouse,” the victim testified. She added that she knew* there were no mice in the house and she looked toward the kitchen. She said she heard the noise again and saw a shadow about five feet from her bed. “My first thought was to get out of bed. I said, ’Who in the world is this in my house at this time of night?’ ” she told the court. She said she was clad in pajamas. ^ The woman testified that the man started cursing and told her he had come to kill her, that he had planned it. “Then he hit me. I struggled on the bed, trying to holler. He told me he would beat my brains out.” The woman said she heard an iron rod drop to the floor, that the intruder used his shirt to tie her hands behind her be fore he attacked her on the floor in the dark room. She said her assailant Jerked the telephone from its wall con nection and threw it into the kitchen. “I prayed to God I wouldn’t lose consciousness so I could tell the tale, so no one would ever have to suffer what I did,” the victim said. The man threatened to hit her with the iron rod, emptied her pocket book on the bed and told her to get a sack for the money, including a collection of pen nies, she told the court. She said she had about $80 in her pocketbook. The assailant then dragged her out of the house to the garage, saying he was going to take her to Lake Greenwood and drown her, she said. The four hours of terror occur red during complete darkness, she said, but she testified that she saw the man clearly when he struck matches inside the house. She testified that he pushed her into her car and was “driv ing hard on the highway with out lights.” She said her hand were still tied. She screamed as the car passed a neighbor’s house and the man struck her with his fist, she said. “He said if I made another sound he would kill, me,” the victim testified. The woman said he threaten- PC to Play 10-Game Football Schedule As Carolina* Conference Team in 1965 Presbyterian College will face ten football opponents next fall as the Blue Hose officially begin participation in the Carolina Conference, Athletic Director Cally Gault announced today, i He said the ten-game 1966 schedule includes five confer ence opponents, enough to quali fy PC for the conference champ ionship competition. Presbyter ian College was accepted into the Carolinas Conference last May, with official participation delayed a year while PC’s ath letic grant quota was brought into line with conference limita tions. The Hosemen win open against Davidson there next September IS and will close with the tradi tional Thanksgiving battle with Newberry on November 25. New- bern* is one of the Carolinas Conference opponents to be play ed. The other foor are Lenoir Rhyne, Eloo, Appalachian and Western Carolina. A feature of the new schedule finds the annual PC-Furman game slated for Clinton in 1666, the first time in many years it has not been set for Greenville. The October 16 date has been designated for Homecoming by the Presbyterian College alumni board of directors. All of PC’s home football ac tion will be concentrated in Oc tober this year. Gault pointed out that scheduling difficulties had necessitated setting four games in a row for the local Johnson Field, to be played on four of the five football Saturdays in October. His remaining six games are all on the road. The 1666 football schedule of Presbyterian College: Sept. 16—Davidson there; 25— Lenoir Rhyne there; Oct S — Wofford here; 9—Elon hare; 16— Furman here; 23—Open; 90 — Troy State here; Nov. 6—Appa lachian there; 19 — Fredericks there; 20 — Western there; 20—Newberry thaw. ed to shoot her several times,, but she did not see a gun. She said when he stopped the car she could see 4 a bridge and water and that he said he was going to drown here there. She asked God to protect her as they sat there for what seemed like hours to her, the victim testified. ' The woman said the man drove away from that area and stopped a second time. She said he started choking bar. “I didn’t think it possible that I would ever breathe again.” The victim testified the man stopped the car a third time and that she told him to go ahead and kill her because she could not stand more punishment. At that point, he told her he might let her go and appeared to be scared, she said. He got out of the car and she drove to a neighbor’s home in the area where she lived, she tes tified. The neighbor testified later that the victim arrived at his house about 4:15 a.m. He said she was wearing pajamas and her eyes wore swollen. The neighbor said he called the sheriff’s office. Solicitor Jones asked the vic tim if she could point out her as sailant. “I sure can, as bad as I hate to look at him,” she said and pointed to the defendant. First witness in five hours of testimony 'was a Greenwood physician who treated the wom an at the emergency room of Self Memorial Hospital in Green wood. He said she had numer ous bruises, scratches on her neck and her right shoulder was severely bruised. He said the woman remained at the hospital five days. Laurens County Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson testified that he received the call at 4:22 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19. He said he looked for Thomas at his home, but later found him at the home of his father-in-law, Archie Blu- ford Sr. Johnson said the defendant was changing clothes in a rear bedroom at the house when ar rested. The jury was selected at 11:90 a.m. Wednesday. Two Negro jurors drawn. Darling McDan iel and John H. Jacobs were ex cused by Judge Singletary after they, said they were opposed to captial punishment and could not be influenced by testimony. Sheriff Johnson said Thomas had the woman’s drivers license and car keys when he was searched at Greenwood County Jail. John Edward Smith, broth er-in-law of Thomas, and Mor ris Ebo testified they saw Thomas walking along the side of a road near the victims home about midnight Friday, Sept. 18. They quoted him as saying he “had a deal to pull.” They said they drove off and left Thomas standing on the shoulder of the road Defense attorneys, appointed by the court, were Tench Owens of Clinton, W. T. Bolt and Paul Culbertson of Laurens. Economic Relationship of College To Clinton To Be Subject of Study Two students from Presbyts- no more than five minutes of the rian College, David Worth and merchant’s time. Arthur {Baxter, are beginning The questionaire wfil be coon- this week to study the relation- tered with a similar one direct- ship of retail merchants in the ed at students and faculty, town of Clinton to the coBege. . By combining these two sourc- As part of a research* project in es they hope to be able to de- the business administration de- termine with some accuracy, partment, these students will in- such facts as the percentage of World Day of Prayer (Continued from page 1) will at- CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our heart felt thanks to all who through this time of deep < The Family of Samuel Marion Garrett the Rev. Roes Pickett, bring the message. The public is invited to vey, pastor of the church, will tend these services, give the invocation. The Rev. John Rivers, pastor of All Saints Woodland Fires EptawM raurch. will praounc. (CoBUB1ttd (rqm » scorching more tlum thra news. Mr,. Junes Pitts, orgutlst, a third blase hit just otf U. 8. , _ . will play, and music is to be led Highway 221 north of Laurens against the estate 01 by a choir from ThornweU Or- about 2:30 p. m., burning eight to Balle pins< J"* d *®* as f?’ Jf® 10 acres of woodland. A roadside hereby notified to file the CREDITORS’ NOTICE . All persons having claims parunem, uie»c siuucms wm m- such xacw as me perrcuiatfc ui nhanase under the direction of 10 acres Of WOOOiana. A roaasiue , . , ~~ terview both merchant, and*.- CUnton;. yearly income derind ^ * l '«»d McDorndd/mth b,a " » mil ' ' rom L"**" ®«»- 8 *™' l * Uy ^fu^T^bted — — tist Church in the northeastern dersigned, and inose moeniea Th* vnunff nannU’i nrovram is section of the county also burned to said estate will please make Z SSSon oF Jfr. two or more acre. o< woodtand. Ukewtae. A brisk wind, blowing 10 to 15 dents;to gain their information, from the college, what products They will begin their work and eerylce. are mort demand- W,) ™' HarI>er ' this week by starting to inter- ed and the major areas of stu- view the local merchants. The dent spending in town. w , 1 , „ . „ — ~ interview will be only a one- All information given by the "f™** Macdonald. Mrs. A. B. mileg ^ hour a< jded tb trouble page quesionaire and should take merchants will be treated as °\. , Wome " fire-fighting personnel had in confidental between merchant <* AU Saints Church, is general keep .^ fires, accord- and interviewers. The results chairman of the World Day of to County 'Forest Ranger wiH be compUed op an impar- Tom Hill who directed the opera- Feb tial basis anrfl given to- those alphabetically among the worn- merchants who request it. e " 8 organizations of the city Assisting in the fighting were U* o*~. „ • -s-.v-r-srs 79th World Day of Prayer will ties, along with volunteers. be observed with special ser- if YOU DON’T READ vices at Epwortb Methodist THE CHRONICLE mana- Church in Joanna. The pastor, TOC DON'T GET THE NEWS 'Theatre Men' Give Pleasing Program Here The Theatre Men appeared at Belk Auditorium on February 12, under the auspices of the Telephone Rotes To Be Reduced Clinton Southern Bell BRYSON SIMMONS PINSON, Executor 111 W. Centennial St. Clinton, S. C. It, 1965 F25-6C-M11 CPifiS HOSPITAL NEWS Patients currently at Bailey Memorial Hospital include: Jfennings. FEBRUARY 25,26,27 AND MAROJ1 Free! Free! Free! Coma in and rafister for a FREE 4S-Pfo» take. The Cook-N-Serve chinn taaloo to bo proaonl to wia. Winner's aame wiB at Sifct P. M. Nothing to buy, juat rogtetor for FREE china aet by Nori- You do not have or window March L gift. .' M* s in I f*~ * Entire stock will be on sale dur ing Dollar Days. Buy one at regular price and receive an other for $1.00. G v .--iv? j SAVE 1 BIG! J. G Thomas, Jeweler Y, . “It', Time That Conte” JOANJfA Flaty tt FBUt Phrkint ud Friendly Htrehote To Serre Yn V . '£■■ yWisri.-WilSr Clinton Community Concert As- * er » Martin, reports that sociation. The program included to*** <li*tonce rates are being a section oa opera, a section on lowered again. Starting April 1, operetta, and a section of popu- * daytime interstate station-to lar music from Broadway. Com- station telephone call anywhere ments were that this program 1° continental United States was among the best in the past will cost $2.00 or less for three seven years minutes, the American Tele- Margaret Luka.itw.H. kk pbon ' prao, mol Robert Aogue. Woor. an-^ todey. The praeot were outataiiding in “Miserere” tar such ft MB is • from “Il^Trovatore” by Verdi. Bote reductions, ranging from The ’Toreador Song” from “Car- flve to twenty-five cents in the men” made a big hit with the initial three-minute charge, are audience. It demonstrated the ^ng made in all daytime inter flexibility of this ensemble to state station-to-station telephone display good taste in arranging c *ll* of 001 or more miles. Re- and staging. ductions are also being made in The “Prison Trio’’ from the charges for additional min- “ Faust” by Gounod with Miss ute * beyond the initial period. Lukaszewski, Mr. Angus, and Mr. Tbe ™te changes, to be fUed Burke was very well received, by the BeU Telephone Companies In this number the ensemble with the Federal Communica- utilized to a beautiful extent the tions Commission, represent the lighting in Belk Auditorium. second step in the <100 million The section on operetta had reduction ^in BeU System rev- very imaginative staging. The enue s announced last November, audience was taken by their ren- P 75 million of which was made dition of “Golden Days” by effective on February 1. Based Romberg from “The -Student on 1964 telephone volumes, the Prince.” new daytime rates are expected Songs from “My Fair Lady,” 10 result in savings to the pubUc “Music Man,” “State Fair/’ ot *bout $25 million annually. “Oklahoma,” and “South Pa- Tb* April 1 reduction will be dfic” were done with interesting primarily of benefit to business arrangements. since most daytime long dis- The piano solo by Irene Al- taDC€ calls are made by business hrecht was well received. It was customers, a very stirring and radiant Tbe F 75 miUion cut of Febru- number. ary 1, on calls made in evemng “Shovy Me” from “My Fair hours and on week ends, is of Lady” as done by Miss Luka- Primary benefit to residence szewski was an outstanding U8er8 - number of the selections done in this category. The program was concluded by “The Sweetest Sounds” by Rodgers, “I Remember R WeU,” and a medley from “Music Kinards—Donald Man. The “Opening Scene” Cross Hill—Mrs. Mabel White- from “Music Man” was very ford, Allen Luster. received. Joanna—Mrs. Vera Lyda, Mrs, The program ended with a Evelyn Byars, Annie Hall, Dora bass solo of “Tonight” from Edmonds, Mrs. Bertha Wehunt, West Side Story.” Mrs. Elaine Frazier and baby After a program that lasted boy. hours, the audience was Clinton — Mrs. Sarah King, unanimous in calling the en- Horace Smith, Mrs. Lucy Nab- semble back for four encores, ors, Mrs. Valda L. Patterson; TTus was the second in the Mrs. Janie Hill, Mrs. Hattie sertes of programs put on an- Campbell, Mrs. Betty Godwin, nually by the Clinton Community Bill Hughes, Fred Wilson, Ran- Concert Association. The Asso- dolph Davis, Joseph Avery, Jo- ciation will sponsor a ticket seph Steiner, Mrs. Edna S. Ja- drive beginning March 1, and cobs, Mrs. Judy Boles, Mrs. all interested persons are asked Jennie Cauble, Mrs. Georgia to contact Mrs. Frank Sherrill. Tumblin, Luscius D. Easteriin, Workers Wfll contact last year’s Mrs. Mildred Lee, Mrs. Rosa members during March 1-16. Owens, Hobart Stephens, Mrs. Amanda Johnson, Charles Hollis, tfr., J. B. Patterson, Sam John son, Mrs. Sandra Strange and baby girt, Mrs. Cornelia Jack- son and baby boy, Mrs. Sybil Howard and baby girt, Mrs. Ro- Eleven future teachers among 8a Lambert, Calvin Patterson, the Presbyterian Collage seniors Diane Whiteford, J. J. Cornwall, are currently engaged in prac- Mr *- Jera l Cooper and baby tice teaching assignments at 6frl, Mrs. Frances Owens and throe of the local public schools, baby girt, Vance baby girl. They represent a portion of Colored patients include: the students now studying in the MountviRe—Elizabeth Brown, year-long course of “Observa- Cross HOI — Mrs. Ttannie tion and Diroctod Teaching*' un- Grant, J. T. HOI, Jr. dcr Assistant Profaaaor Melvin Clinton — Mrs. Florence Cun- Riggs .director of teacher edit- Bingham, Mrs. Edith Sdmmpert cation at PC. and baby girl, Mrs. Marjorie The students and their proaont Mills, Mrs. Margaret Davis, assignments are: Cbnnie Gilliam, Joe Ltaks, Mrs. At Clinton High School — Ha- Fannie Bell, Freddie Gary, bert Banks of Kershaw, English; O’Daniel Vance, Jr., Laura Rho- Melinda Gainse of Clinton, Sag- <**», Mrs. Margaret Abney, lish; Douglas Gaydon of Powder John Wiliams, Unburg Johnson, Springs, Ga., biology; John Discharged patients include: Hemphill of Cedartown, Ga., Croas Hill—Lixxie Bryson, science; Gory Mike amRii of Joanna — Irene KaUy, Clara Garden Ctty, N. Y., social stud- Stroud, Alma R. Hendrix, Ola ies; William Tallent of Langley. Hurrah, Ronald Barber. Ky-. physical education; and Laurens — Mrs. Agatha Hbl- Hrs. Ruth Tiller of Clinton, so- toad. Faith Wbitafsrd, MarkeU ***1 ■^dies. Maddsn, Mr*. Grace Room and At ThornweU High llrhool ill baby girl. Pearce of Rocky Mount, N. C., Clinton—WiDtam Harris, Ar- •odal studies; and Don Waittek Owr Lanier, Jamss Barnet, Mrs. 0f k*S. r * n * e ’ Oa-. social stodlee, Margaret Benjamin, Victor Mat- At Clinton Junior High School tea, Mrs. Rachal Revis, Mrs. —Priscilla Blanton of Nesmith, Bose Lambert, Mrs. •octal studies; and Mrs. Carole Dendwyler, Mrs, Cltorton Chariot of Spartanburg, Mrs. Shirley CanvbeU, Mrs. todal studies. Leila Copeland, Mrs. Geraldine Bryant, Mrs. Shirley Gary, Shir- Mono 'Enrolled J*/-»**«•• *"■ t** *»- nil, Mia £ NEWBERRY — Ronald Edgar Hoffingsworth. Mn. Marx Moore Mane, Clinton, has enrolled at and baby bey David Solvev Newberry College tor the spring MuneonBufard, Glenn Owens’, u M CMrtsr To“B*oto«. Mrs. Myrtle He is the non of Mr. qnd Mrs. Gilliam. Mrs. W. E. Mane of tio Prather gastaT Circle, and a graduate of CUatoa Musters Nigh School. 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