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it The Clinton Chronicle Vol.66—No. 14 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, April 8,1965 J. L Brawley, Joanna, Dies In Auto Wreck Two Young Men Charged With Entry To Employ Negro Policeman Billy Walker, *18, of Clinton, was free on $1,000 bond fuesddy Wreck Near Joanna Injures Four A Columbia woman was in serious condition and three other persons received lesser injuries in a one-car wreck Sunday morning on Interstate 26 below Joanna. State Highway Patrolman B. G. Chrisley, of New berry, said Miss Mildred Fuller, 31, of Columbia, was transferred from Bailey Memorial Hospital in Clinton where she was carried following the wreck, to a Co lumbia hospital, with a head injury. She was reported in serious condition Sunday night. Miss Fuller was injured when a I960 Ford Falcon station wagon in which she was riding with four other persons went out of control and overturned around ; 10:15 a. m. Patrolman Chrisley identified the driver of the sta tion wagon as Linda Diane Smith, 14, of Columbia. Also in the vehicle were Bobby Joe Smith, the driv er's father, Mrs. Sarah Smith, 32, her mother, and brother, Jeffery Smith, 4. Others, except the father were treated at the hos pital and dismissed. An ambulance .from Clinton and one from Laurens answered the call Patrolman Harold Seigler of Clinton assisted in the investigation.-—Photo by Paul Quinton. Union — Jesse Leon Brawley, ently went out of control on _ „ . . ^ . T Q1 , 48, of 409 Pickens St., Joanna, curve, chopped down a utility and Curtis Merchant 20, of Lau- was killed Thursday afternoon in pole and overturned at the edge rens. was lodged in the the wreckage of his'1968 Mustang of a deep gully. Brawley was County jail, b o t h charged in about three miles north of here thrown from the car into the cases of housebreaking and lar- on U. S. Highway 178. > gully, officers said. 'W to connection with entries Investigating officers said A native of Lockhart, the vie- at a Clinton grocery and ele- Brawley, assistant overseer in tim was a son of Mrs. R. A. mentary school. Joanna Cotton MUl’s weaving de- Brawley and the late R. A. Laurens County Sheriff R. partment, was traveling north Brawley. Eugene Johnson said most of Council Is Considering Construction of City Hall alone in the car, when it appar. Bids on Hospital Construction Moved Back Two Weeks Surviving in addition to his the items stolen during the mother are his wife, Mrs. Sybil week-end trom Billy Willard’s Byars Brawley; a son, Jesse Grocery and Providence Ele- Leon Brawley Jr., of the home; mentary School were recovered, a daughter, Miss Barbara Ann About $75 in silver and 30 car- Brawley of the home; a sister, t ons 0 f cigarettes were reported Mrs. J. V. Askew of Lockhart; missing from the grocery store, and two brothers, R. A. Brawley Meat and poultry were remov- of Buffalo and Forrest G. Braw- ec j from the refrigerator at the ley of Columbia. Bids on coinstruction of addi tions to Bailey Memorial Hos pital in the Clinton District have been re-scheduled for Thursday, April 22, according to Ryan F. Lawson, chairman of the Board of Directors. Bids were originally slated for today (Thursday), but during the week the architects announc- Clinton Students Win Recognition At Science Fair Providence School cafeteria, ac cording to Lydia Mill Deputy Ralph Riddle. The warrants were sworn out before Clinton Magistrate Sam McCrary. Though no definite plans have J. Cornwall, council decided to been made, members of city employ a Negro police officer council Friday night at least in- for. the city. Chief B. B. Bal- dicated they are considering the lard will interview applicants construction of a new city hall, and make selection within the The question has come up sev- nex t several days. The question eral times in recent meetings employment of the new offi- of council, it was stated, and cer had under considera- Friday night it was discussed tion for several months, officials informally for a few minutes, stated. Individual members indicated Council' l authorized the Har- their desire to visit new munici- wood Beebe firm of engineers, pal buildings in cities within a of Spartanburg, to prepare plans reasonable radius of Clnton, and and specifications for the cor- several such visits will be made rection of a drainage project on in coming months, it was stated. Jefferson and Florence Streets At the suggestion of Mayor J. Three Clinton High School stu- , .. dents won recognition Saturday ed the new date for bidding by UIKl4 _ _ 4 41 _ lI7 „ 4 contractors. Band Concert Be Next Thursday Night DR. T. LAYTON FRASER The annual spring band con- Broad St. Church Begins Holy Week Servkes Sunday TB Association Directors Meet Slated for April 20 April 20 has been selected as west and south wings the date for the board of direc- A total of 48 rooms will be add _ ... „ , _ «l to the present 92, bringing f"" nan University in Green the capacity to 100 beds. Basic facilities of the hospital will not be disturbed during the new con- ., .. . „ .,. , 4 . . „ .. struction, officials of the hospital for their exhibits at the Western cert will ^ he i d next Xhurs , CaroUna Science Fair held at day e vneing, April 15, at the Clinton High School Auditorium. The concert will include num. Dr. Fraser Brings Out New Book Special Services At Lutheran Church. in the Clinton Mill area. A sur vey of the work had already been made and bids will be re ceived within the next few weeks, at the same time that contrac tors will submit bids on a pro posed electric, sewer and water expansion program. Council instructed the enforce- ^ , . tors meeting of the Tuberculosis Special Holy Week services be- an( j H ea ith Association, accord- gin Sunday evening at Broad St. i ng to the president, Henry M. Methodist Church continuing Paris. each eyening at 7:80 and ending Faris stated that this would be A special Palm Sunday serv ice at St. Johnson’s Lutheran ment of the ordinance requiring Church on next Sunday morning permits and payment for cutting will feature tht reception of 16 pavement on city streets for in- Presbyterian College Professor "J r^ 1 * 10 '' „ 4 . .. . . — „ , ^ , roll of confirmed members, Charges are a minimum of $10 Butch Rice was a first place bers f rom eacb 0 f "the bands in T- Layton Fraser has just com- a i on g w jth eight children to aug- for 15 square feet and 75c per winner in the senior division for the c j ty pleted a new book entitled "The ment the roll of child members, square foot over 15 sq. ft —f Ar .t« nHIyvn Tickets may be purchased Christian Life." ready for pub- Ten of the sixteen will be re- The council session was pre said. The additions will be to the „ name d first alternate for from ' band members tomorrow, Hcation as the third of his se- ^ived by the rite of conflrma- sided over by Mayor Cornwall, " wi*;r„ry rv. «.u,g, ^ mer, after Terry Woodson of ^ , . Two previous works—“A Sur- Holv Communion. The others, nrm- War-™ n Layton, Special Services At A. R. P. Church Berea High School, winner of the er ’ H arr y Uouknight. cruise. with a candlelight communion ill' havin'AoriM 8 R ,f V Dr ‘ f; T' 0, . Sp * r : Ferguson, biology, service Thursday evening. Ojcal year which began^April 1. tanburg, will lead a series ol ^ mtry ^ ^ Clinton students winning in the pfg. Sloan Completes junior division were Collie Lehn, . . . r for his geology exhibit, and Jack Phase Ot Training Two previous works—"A Sur- Holy Communion. The others, 0 ne; Harry C. Layton, ward vey of the Old Testament" and adults and children, will come three; L. W. Cooper, ward four; "The Life and Philosophy of by letters of transfer from other George W. Bagwell, ward five; Christ"-—have sold more than ^tcn^cS^v^ 10,000 copies for use by students social order S .. A :. P,t “ of war< * thr «' »** Pfc. James P. Sloan, stationed in some 100 colleges in a num- ^i so during all of next week, The meeting will be held at 7:» specal services at Providence tS ill at JFK Center for Special War- her of states including Hawaii. Sunday through Friday, special Speakers wiU be Rev. J. Rich- p . m . a tthe First Baptist Church Associate Reformed Presbyter- « ^ >Uowed fare, Ft. Bragg. N. C., spent ^Itough these two books were H oly Week services will be held •d McAlister, pastor of Hope- of Greenwood. ian Church next week, April 12 Clinton Hirt Sch^l Tl iJ! the week * end wlth h,S parentS ’ * ‘"S" ea ? evenlng ’ at 7 - 30 ’ ii M4l A hrt/ u.A Frawt - ThP nrp.irW.nt nnintorf nut that throuch 18 The services will * J * High Scho ° 1 for locaI Mr. and Mrs. James P. Sloan, f>rm, they are this year being a nd, except on Holy Thursday well Methodist Church, Fred The president pointed out that through 16. The service* will s t udents . on a (hree day pass The pasg published by Eerdmans Com- evening when the Holy Com- was awarded Pfc. Sloan as top- P a ny, well-known national relig- munion will be administered, absent. ard Ponder of Aiken, Ben Buddin the 48 directors, who represent begin at 7:30 each, evening. Winners were:* and W. J. Raffleld of Newberry. all areas of Greenwood and Lau- ces will students, ming. The men of the church will be re ns Counties, are Cottage prayer services were for the administration 'ret™T*ib\e in charge of the services in- , P hy *| c * <ttvi «d®" : Johnny Lan ' honor graduate of Methods-of-In- ious publishing organization, and W U1 conclude by 8:15. le administration or unnst- ciuamg ur. noion leaner, Ijeorge A nr ij qtrnuH --i„„i 0 Ai nr > — — * „„ 4 „. „ held Wednesday ewnlng in «v- m „ ^ c . mpalgn fund, do- Copeland. Eari Rice, R. L. PI.xl- of coemcient ot L, r e, D !l ot lralnln » ln >iuerllla .^ aCtlC, a ^ n ‘ f Bryan Keisler, interim pastor of‘the congregation, will County's Servjce Establishments Gross $2.9 Million Laurens County’s 187 service eral homes sponsored by the nated by the public to advance co. Blakely Tribble and James P. sion Tor^hair• special forces operat io ns with , D . r ^ Fraser :„Pr ofessor of ® lbl ® lead the evening congregations establishments had total re- Pnmmissinn nn Mpmhprshin and ^ V ^ , sion tor nair, Carol Sanders, resistai Commission on Membership and the eradication of tuberculosis Sloan. third seismoaranh Evangelism in the interest of and the control of other respira- Rev. Zeb Williams, pastor, will Chemistry: Collie Lehn first twr diseases. He noted that they be supplying the pulpit of the mineral collecUon: Tommy John - - I M — -a' ^ O M T*\«* ^ resistance forces. the special services. Also. Saturday at noon a pray- also plan a year-round progrww. Spartanburg church while Dr. mu, second detergent efficiency - ..X — _ » a_ ▲ i i a i i a a. _ TXn%44M /"M All’ ® * V er vigil will begin, continuing of work activities aimed at the White is in Clinton. All churches jj ue Bragg third experiment in around the clock until the Sun- goal of better health for all. in the A. R. P. denomination are c hromotography with inks day School hour Palm Sunday, These plans are implemented taking part in simultaneous evan- Biology: Jack Ferguson! first, for prayer and meditation. through committees composed of gelistic services during Holy exhibit on prehistoric life; Butch The pastor, the Rev. Albert S. directors and other volunteers. Week. Bice, second, effect of radia- Harvey, and the congregation Mr. Faris anticipated a full The public is invited to attend tl on on plant life; Ronnie John- issue an invitation to the public attendance and an interesting the services at Providence son third, exhibit of effect of to attend these services. agenda. Church. Seniors To Present 'Finders Creepers' Friday Night At 8:00 In Auditorium certain chemicals on growth of geranium plants; and Beck San ders, honorable mention, com parison of monocotyledons and dicotyledons. Math division: Bill Jacobs, first, geometric shapes; Kay .Young, second, geometric draw ing. . The Clinton High School sen- However’t it’s not long until all The boys finally come face to Laurens Church, iors will present their class play sorts of eerie things begin to face with the culprit after first Bible Society Each Fridav nieht at 8 o’clock in the h a PP*n. For one thing, Mr. Quig- getting everyone out of the house . xa/JIIo/I AATi Friday nignt at « ociock in me ^ ^ „ guest „ walks around who could help them . Hercules ■$ WHlCd school auditorium. reads the paper and even climbs and Wilbur save their necks, but Laurens — The First Presby- For the past several weeks j nto bed with Hercules. The boys not before one of the wildest terian Church of Laurens and members of the cast have been are terrified, but they haven’t finishes ever. the American Bible Society, busy practicing to portray effec- seen anything yet. Mr. Quigley Adding humor to the play is were bequeathed $50,440.74 each lively the confusion that takes isn’t really dead. Someone tried Celeste’s little sister Frankie in the will of the late Miss Isa- place in the mystery-comedy, to murder him,, so he evolved (Andi Stroud), a lively little girl belle E. Craig. "Finders Creepers.” a plan: He’d make his family who loves to read mystery thrill- The estate was settled in Lau- Evidently Uncle Bob (Jimmy think he was dead, then show ers, Also, Daphne, the maid rens County Probate Court here Ray) and Aunt Mary (Carol up at his own funeral and trap (Kat Hatton), and Claude, the with Greenwood attorney Doug- Sanders) didn’t know what they the guilty party. Now Here is all careUker (Terry Lewis) are two las Featherstone as executor, were in for when they invited for leaving—until he sees Nina unusual characters. Granny Appraisal of the estate listed their nephew, Hercules Nelson (Jane Johnson), the "deceas- (Linda Tiller), Uncle Bob’s personal property at $177,242.91 (Jim Adair) and his friend, Wil- ed’s” granddaughter; then he grandmother, keeps the action and real property at $61,024.33. bur Mazwell (George Grant) to decides to stay. moving with her youthful and Relatives were willed that spend a weekend at their home. Well, no doubt Mr. Quigley hep-cat ideas. P art of the estate not divided at PC since 1947, developed all in’"biographical studies of some ceipts of $2.9 million in 1963, three of these works over the 0 f those who figured prominently an increase of 42 per cent from past 15 years as a supplement to during Christ’s last days upon 1958, according to a report of his classroom teachings. "The earth, in the flesh. He announc- the 1963 census of business Christian Life", now awaiting ed his subjects aa follows: Sun- just released by the Bureau of publication, is divided into four dayt ««j u das”; Monday, "Pi- the Census, U. S. Department units: History of the Church, i a te”; Tuesday, "Simon of Cy- of Commerce. The last previous Faith, Ethics and Service. rene’’;. Wednesday, "Peter"; census of business covered ope- Dr. Fraser, meanwhile, re- Thursday; "The Centurion,” and rations during 1958 ceived special mention in the Friday, "The Savious". The service trades in the cen- February 12 issue of the nation- £j r Keisler statts that while he sus of business included those ally circulated magazine, “Chris- na t U rally had in mind his own providing personal services to tianity Today. An article in it congregation primarily when he individuals, miscellaneous busi- by David Kerr, entitled, "Survey pi anned the Holy Week services, ness services, auto repair and of Old Testament Literature, jj e hopes that others in the com- other auto services, and other reviewed important works in the munjty will find it possible and repair services. Also included field and included these words: desirable to attend "A very practical help as a study guide is "A Survey of the Old Testament” by Dr. Fraser. To some the presentation may seem over-simplified. Yet the facts of modern church life al most necessitates an elementary approach. This book could be were motion picture theatres, other amusement and recrea tion services, and hotels and motels. The selected service trade es tablishments in the county em ployed 278 persons (exclusive Veterans' Dividend Payment Story Untrue, Watkins Says An incorrect story is being cir- of proprietors) and had a pay- uged'ui group atudy'or'by' the c . u > atcd 1 bl ' some Uf*' 0 ” Posts ' roll for the year,of *840,000. Christian in private study, since 0 * her veteran orgamsations, and The s , a te as a whole included questions with spaces for ans- "<'.'v spap f, rs a i? U L V !i era “ Ad ‘ ».«* establishments with re- wers are at the end of each chap- ministration^Worid War H in- ce , pts *253.6 million ter.” The boys arrive all set for a big had a good plan, and no doubt As Madeline, Mr. Quigley’s equally between the church and Jerry Coker To weekend, but when they find that things would have worked out sister, and Harry Schuster, a the Bible society. - f* • i r. . Uncle Bob is a mortician, they fine; but there were two things lawyer, Reha Cox and Eddie Miss Craig, of the Ora com- L/rive in jrOre become dubious. And when they he faUed to reckon with—WUbur Shealy are two suspicious-look- munity, died in April, 1963, at C C L 00 | n us D 0 deO learn that there’s another and Hercules. The boys set out ing character who. play large the age of 85. She was a mem- surance dividends, Howard H. Watkins County Service Officer said. The story states that VA Traffic Consultant has for payment a dividend bas- T ajj | • -ed upon insurance premiums 10 Address Lions paid during WW II, and wants The Lions Club will meet Fri- veterans to write for their share, day night at 7:00 at the Mary The story is. untrue, Mr. Wat- Musgrove Hotel. The guest kins said. The amount of divi- speaker will be James D. Deck- dend that could be returned as er, a consulting engineer with the result of all premiums paid Presbyterian Church will present Wilbur Smith & Associates, one UP to 1948 was calculated in a cantata, "The Crucifixion” by of the leading traffic engineering 1950 This dividend, called the John Stainer, at the 7:30 worship firms in the nation. The firm 1948 special dividend, amounted service Sunday evening, April has offices in this country and to almost three pillion doUars, n. in London. Their busines extends and was paid in 1950 and 1951 to The public is invited to attend to India and Australia. abou t 16 million eligible veter- this service. First Presbyterian Church To Present Easter Music The Adult Choir of the F i r s t _ _ •»•»•» _ _ .,. L w w _ r ^ ^ m ^ # % M r Decker recently returned nns. * / housp, Jason to solve the case, and soon ev- parts in the development of the « the First Presbyterian '^^oker seniop bus^dm, trip to Ahtens. Greece. VA says that no further dfvi- Q Turner Jo Conduct HU* ^ rr pl ^ n'servlc" ^ntl’ts'retuniing'to'lhe SemCOS In ChoHotte "guest” in the , . - Quigley (Joe Adams)—an old erything is topsy-turvy. Here plot. Dr. Brown (Wayne Barnes) Lnurcn. boy who ran out of gas," Here tips off Nina that her grandpop is an affable man who is very and Wilbur are ready to go is alive, and she tips off the much concerned with his former straight back home. family; now things are really in patient, Mr. Quigley. But then Wilbur spots Celeste a mess. All the evidence seems Miss June Adair and Mrs. Joe (Dianne Ledford), Here’s cute to point to Uncle Bob, and he Simpson, assisted by Linda little cousin, and decides to stay, is mistakenly carted off to jail. White, are directing the play. LitHe Theatre went on to take first At Laurens Reierts in ^ county contest d-ij. n Jenjy will now compete with Building Purchase 4 county winners throughout the Laurens — The Community 8 t a t e * n i be South Carolina Theater’s 10-member board here School Bus Rodeo. The winner of Friday night turned down by stol® competition will re- a split vote proposed purchase ceive a college scholarship and of the old Echo Theater building a trophy for his school, in the downtown area for use as 11 interesting to note that *a little theater. CHS has .won the first place A five-to-five tie vote was trophy for the past three years, broken by the board president, Laste year Janet Lawson took Mrs. Claire Brown, to turn first place in the contest, and down the purchase proposal. ’ Jerry served as her patrolman. A Voard spokesman said Fri- This year he is trying his own day night that the board now hand at bringing home the tro- hopes to develop plans for con- phy. struction of a little theater on a speak on traffic the future. problems of senders over 100,000 inquiries Dr. William Redd Turner will caused by the erroneous report, conduct Holy Week services at The Tabernacle Associate Re lot already owned by the theater group on Highway 76 By-pass. Mokes Dean's List Merchants Division To Meet Tuesday ^ a ^ . a The Merchants Division of the Cadet Roberts. Johnson made clinton chamber of Commerce - wm ^ Tue^ay, April 13, at 10:00 a. m., at Hotel Mary Mug- grove. D. B. Smith is chairman. fha Dean’s list the first semes ter at the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Johnson. formed Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N. C., beginning Palm Sunday through Good Friday. • Dr. .Henry E. Pressly is pas tor of the-ehurch. Belk's of Clinton Observing Its 30th Anniversary Whitten Village Choir To Present Music House Bums Sunday .5 The high school senior play cast in cludes, front row—BUI Quarles* Dianne Ledford, Jane Johnson, linda Tiller, Carol Sanders, Kay Hatton, Rena Cox, Andi Stroud; back row—Jimmy Ray, Eddie Shealy, Wayne Barnes, Joe Ad* ams, Terry Lewis, Jim Adair, and George Grant. . . ATTEND CONFERENCE Miss Rose Lee and Mrs. P. M. Pitts attended the twenty- The Whitten Village Choir will fifth annual week-end of the present a program of Easter South Carolina Conference. musk Sunday evening, April 11, Wesleyan Guild at the Central at the Joanna Pentecostal Holi- Msthodlst Church in Florence ness Church at 7:18. the past week-end. The public Is invited. This frame dwelling occupied by Cindy Copeland, aged Negro woman who lived alone, was destroyed by fire Sunday about 8:00 a. m. Situated in the Gideon Hill section, the house had been moved to the site sev eral days earlier and occupied only the previous day. A former house on the same site, also occupied by the aged woman, was destroyed by fin* last October 26.— Photo by Paul Quinton.. Belk’s Department Store this month is celebrating their Seth anniversary in Clinton. It'was in April of 1935 that the well-known Belk’s opened their local store hi ■ same location it During the years, the store has been expanded to better serve X the buying public of this sec tion. The most recent addition was a complete women’s slurs* which, together with the other departments, givea< Belk organisation largest merchandise in area. D. B. Smith, CUntoa as still at th Belk store ‘ V V- f. I _