h- A { m flinton Chronide Vd. 66 — No. 32 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, August 12, 1965 LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 56 Trustees — Administration — Teaching: Staff for 1965-46 Board Of Trustees Miss Marion H. Milam, Lau- James Von Hollen, Chairman, rens. Clinton. J. A. Orr, Jr., Clinton. S. C. Blackmon, Mountville. ' James T. Addison Joanna. George M. Huguley, Clinton. James Coleman, Cross Hill. D. H. Roberts, Clinton. Administration R. P. Wilder, Superintendent, Clinton. Mrs. Nancy Neighbors Mor gan, Clinton. Miss Lou Belle Neighbors, Clinton. Joanna School Frasier Sanders, \Principal, Newberry. mL 8 . K?f», * T wo Are Arrested Miss Katherine Blakely, Clin ton. Negro Is Sought 'AS Investigation Continues In Night Attack on Woman Officers Raid StiH Near Ware Shoals; Chest Committee in Session The budget and admissions commit tee of the Community Chest of Greater Clinton met on Tuesday to consider pre sentations by participating agencies seeking support in 1965. One agency, the Blue Ridge Council of Boy Scouts, is represented here by Executive Direc tor L. L. Stanley of Greenville (far right) as he shows report to committee members. They 'are, left to right, seat ed: J. B. Templeton, Ansel B. Godfrey^ and Stanley; standing: Leland Young and R. L. Plaxico.—Photo by Yarbor ough. ™ * a Mrs - Julia S. Bolick Buford, Mrs. 4 Marjorie Templeton, Sec- cu n t 0 n. "A—^ retary, Clinton. Miss Ellie Farr, Joanna. Mrs. Christina S. DuBois, Sec- • Mrs. Barbara Alice Gunn, Clin- retary, Clinton. ton. Mrs. Carl B. Crisp, Lunch- Morton Hamm, Joanna Mrs. Eugenia Byars Johnson, Clinton. Mrs berry. Morgan Secured Hoars ^ or faculty ■ IwWI 4m Richard L. Morgan, son o Community Chest Budget Comnittee Requests of Agendes The budget and admissions ports. In addition, one agency committee of the Community n.t previously a part of the Clin- Chest of Greater Clinton is pre- t >n program—the Old Ninety Six paring a budget for the 1965 D strict CouncU of Girl Scouts- Moody Morg>n ^ gr>nd50n rens. Richard L. Morgan, son of a distinguished Presbyterian family, is joining the Presbyte rian College faculty this fall as associate professor of religion, Dean Joseph M. Gettys an nounced today. The son of Dr. Howard room Supervisor, Mountville. Clinton High School Wilmot Shealy, Principal, Clin ton. Mrs. Doris Workman, Secre tary, Clinton. Miss June Adair, Clinton. Roger Blakely, Ora. Harry Bouknight, Clinton. Mrs. Jean Bouknight, Clinton. Gerald Carter, Clinton. James Cox, Clinton. Miss Mary Elizabeth Fowler, Newberry. A. Bruce Galloway, Clinton. Mrs. Alma Galloway, Clinton. Miss Irene Hipp, Clinton. Claude Howe, Clinton. Herman Jackson, Clinton. Mrs. Mary E. B. Johnson, Lau rens. R. E. Martin, Clinton. Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline. Mrs. Joberta Niver, Joanna. Mrs. Katrine Pitts, Clinton. Officers continuing an invest!- her and managed to get to her gallon into the reported rape home, where she called Clinton of a 48-year-old White woman police. Local officers in turn, by a Negro man here Friday called Sheriff Johnson, night said there were no new Progres of the investigation Laurens—Federal agents and developments in the case yester- was not revealed by officers, Laurens County officers arrest- day. who continued work on the ed two men Saturday at 7:00 Clinton Police Chief B. B. case into Saturday night. It a. m. in a raid on an illegal Ballard said several persons was learned they made a care- liquor still just off Secondary had been questioned but no «ful search of the wooded a»- Road about 14 miles south- charges were made. ' sault scene and that they had west of here. The victim who called police the report on a physician’s ex-' Federal Agent Ben T. Bishop at 112 a. m., Saturday, told amination of the woman. sai< * Jose Pk Preston Crawford, them a Negro man accosted Cooperating in the investi- Nettie J. Johnson, New- 30, of Rt. 1, Ware Shoals, and her as she walked along a gation are Clinton police, sher- Charles Rayford Nelson, 23, of street near the edge of the iff’s forces and officers of the rs. Elizabeth G. Long, New- Ware Shoals, posted bond of c jty t dragged her into a wood- State Law Enforcement Divia- e 5T y< ^500 each on charges of violat- e( j area and raped her. She ion (SLED). n. eannette Martin, New- ing the liquor law. told officers it was two hours berry. Officers seized a 1957 Ford, before she was freed, and then ry. Mrs. Dalene H. Monts, Joanna, which they said contained dis- she managed to get to her home . u y umblee, Newber- tillery parts, and destroyed a where she called Clinton offi- (Continued on page 8) , County Forestry Board Reviews Activities Program 1,200 gallon cement fermenter cers. and other equpiment. She was admitted to Bailey With Agent Bishop were Fed- Memorial Hospital and treated eral Agents Robert R. Briggs tor shock. She was discharged anr Reginald West and Sher- Saturday, Chief Ballard said, iff’s Deputies Wilbur Trayn- B . B. Ballard and Lau- ASC Community Committees To Be Nominated Soon The annual meeting of the Laurens County Forestry Board was held recently to re view the South Carolina State Mrs. Marian Ramage, Clinton. Commission of Forestry’s pro- Miss Betty Jean Reid, Lau- gram in the county, according ham and Houston Crawford. Broker Proposes Clinton, Newberry Split Gas Authority Slates of nominees for mem bership on ASC community com mittees soon will be established at the ASCS county office. The rens County Sheriif R. Eugene Johnson said they lound her near hysteria at her home. _ . . . present ASC committee is mak- Based on her report, o«ice« f a ^ cffort ^ cnc0 P £ U* greatest possible participa- atout 10.30 p. nv, r f lda >' Uon eligible voters in the eleo- The woman-the sheriff sa d UoB 1(jcal resldeIlts wh0 is her clotUng was tom - to d jble to tak( . „ ASCS officers her attacker tried to 0 drive after meeting Tuesday vas accepted for a share of the with participating agencies. 19J5 endeavor. to L. M. Duke, District For- of Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, „ . _ . . . . . t , tbe new PC professor has com- Committee Chairman Ansel Announcement of the budget D i eted a ii reouirements for his B. Godfrey saU all agencies that and goal for the 1965-68 Clinton doctorate in theology and will participated last year were rep- Community Chest is expected receive the d next June resented at the planning session within the next two weeks. from Union Theological Semi- either by persons appearing in Th ose agencies which made nary . their behalf or by written re- presentations before General Mo t Presbvte Godfrey’s committee on Tues- . Mor ® a " com t es to Presbyte rian College from Peace Col- Mrs. Mildred Robinson, Whit- ester of Newberry, mire. , ,,. . farm program may vote and may City Council Friday night took keep her face covered with her hold offirc gs a committeeman no action on a proposaf that the blouse as though to prevent her re g ard i ess 0 f race co i ort creed ire. J Y Martin of Ware ShoaU jointly °P erated Clinton-Newber- from identifying him. She wore or nationaI origin ’ Miss Frances Sheely, Clinton, was elected chairman of the " y Gas Authority be divided into slacks and the blouse, the sher-. Frpd s Stoddard< Chairmailf Mrs. AUce Sloan, CUnton. Forestry Board for the coming oDera^itrown' 1 ^ clty to lf L 8a,d , __ :J 4U Laurens County Agricultural Mrs. Bernice Shouse, Clinton, year. operate its own Mr! wm k Si JJ pson ’ Whitmire. Highlights of Forestry Com- f or the city of Newberry”and a Mrs. Wilton Timmons, Qinton. m i SS i 0 n activiUes and y Newberry and 8 Once free, officers said, thi- County Stab : Mzat : on and Hopewell Church Dedicates Gift Mrs Armintn Wniio^o """r— .—*•**’7“ “““ accom_ representative of G. H. Crawford Mrs. Elizabeth Wilburn Union Phshments in forest fire pre- and c 0 stock brokers of Colum- w «r nr,•!,—»- ^ . ’ . * veution and control, refores- bi a , presented the plan to coun- Mrs Neely 1 Arm*B'iizhArrf win• tation and * orest management c u “j us t for your consideration y A Bigham WUhi, assistance programs during the an d study.” Lown said a move day were: CUnton Campfire Council, Blue Ridge CouncU of L g l , u! 8 „’ , 1 ! CancelsISrty^CrtoDled^ChU a * cda P |ad “ and dirtvtor’ol're- C '! v " t0n Catherln „ Hicr . Work f as * ,1Wal ^“1 wcre S lvi!n . to diiaiilve the authority would uH: r UviUM s, " ce ™ ork ' con - re<,uire tun 01 bo,h County, the SolvaUon ?. ar, .‘!, r *.“ s . r T ml * t i r °! ^ Junior High School ectwltle.. It was Anderson To Speak At Kiwanis Meeting The. Hope well Methodist ^ ns Uount y- the SalvaUon Junior HU Church dedicated a gift pulpit Army ' American Red Cross, Na- ^ P ^. byt ^ John Fulmar, Brfiria aspwial * a » aa «=h nThm^ Cal^f - ^ rlav mnrninff Foundation, United Health and - rtlcn mona s calvary _... ' . . „ Medical Research of South Caro- nan Church (1957-58). ine mtue is~ a girt oi nar- united Cerebral Palsy, A graduate of Davidson Col- ton. T° n B ^~! nba I ^ Lauren * County Mental Health lege, with Phi Beta Kappa Charles R. Franks, Joanne. U l_ Association end the Carolines honors in 1950, Morgan receiv- Mrs. Vivian Fulmer, CUnton. SEX Pr '* b,le - to*.™**"?’ ^ lu'the JLT ^ tlres r^ g “„ Wi “ys'l h 12 night Mrs. Betty Jo Copeland, Clin- Fla. made the presentation on be Un ^ Organization half of her son. W. P. Dickson, chairman of the Official Board, accepted the gift for the TIIAFIIWJnI irnAAiC church and the prayer of dedi- ■ llWlllffvll JVIIWIJ cation was said by the minis- T A..— ter. Rev. James D. Medley. |0 Uj/dl AUQ■ LJ The levant morocco bound ^ Tiwraweu schools Bibie _contains A the Old and open Monday, Aug. 23, with e the father of "two sons, Ricky New Testaments plus Apo- meeting of the teaching staff. and Randy. He and his famUy Aversion 0 ThT^nin* and ^ ■ tudents wlu report on recently moved to CUnton and James) e sio . The spine and i*ues1 MaUl — Mrs. F. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Association. M ; B ® 1 “ ld ; Gasque. She will teach in the St. High School English and Bible Andrews School District in Char- ton. — Miss Helen Porter. leston in the Orange Grove Ele- Mrs Mrs. Melda Johnson, Qinton. Miss Rose Lee, Clinton. Mrs. Lalla P. McDaniel, CUn ton. Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton. Miss Kate Milam, Clinton. ( Mrs. Frances Ray, Qinton.’ Mrs. Mercer Wise, Clinton, j Hampton Avenae School H. L. Shealy, Principal, ton. Mrs. Nell T. Adams, Mrs. Luella Adair, Clinton.; Mrs. Rachel F. Adair, Clint Mrs. Grace Connor, Qinton, Mrs. Lois Cox, Qinton. Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton. Mrs. Earlene F. Duncan, Earl W. Abercrombie, Route 1, ... ,. . . . ... Gray Court. blds would be taken 0n th * s !7’ * d ^ tun v erage expansion program in the County Ranger Hill, Ptre Col * g< , V P KW He P hts secUon as soon as final approval tor the project is received from the U. S. Public Health Service. In other action, council ap proved installation of about 500 feet of an eight-inch water line for Presbyterian College at a §|g cost of approximately $1,800. Control Assistant Harlan Mc- Lees and District Forester Le- gare M. Duke of Newberry, al so attended the meeting. Services Held Here Thursday For Mrs. Akerman Calvary RA Boys Win County Title Friday night at the Laurens French and Librarian — Miss mentary School. Julia “ ^ Helen H. Gordon, Thief Takes Watch From Thomas Window ton. Mrs. PoUy Heirs, Clinton. * Mrs. Grace Johnson, Qinton. ton. early Saturday enticed some one . to smash the glass and ton- steal it. Mrs. Doris Clinton. Mrs. Francis W. Baldwin Cadet Shields Gats , Citadel Schofanhip Cadet William Malcolm Guidance and Social Studies - Shields, Jr., ton of Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Lao. ’ Mrs. William M. Shields of Music—Miss Luva McDonald Clinton, has been awarded a Toney B. Jacksoh SchoUtohip J in the amounfr to. JIM con- CBtaneOderS unue his rin&s at jh® ata- To Try put Thursday Shields is ILriW ItolpOMW OMe who wUt be a the military collage where ha men at Clinton High to majoring la poUtlcal science, interested in cheerto ite is a member of Uto deenbiato asked to mail to the flag Z!'^*** Sch0 °. - • SS&lwT-kiS J*&*»*: R ** teck ' - —- b enroOed 6^ n»f •» Augugt l». ^ tt .1^ fur hurt- ^ ^ L ^ Friday. • ^ Mrs. Myrtle Speake, 1 nraf ftaii^tofr NODOTS KeUIIIOfl Police U. M. C. Stewart Mrs. Carolyn H. Y " The. annual Nabors mitoim and Policemen Ed Marse and ton. LmtS Fotiir WiU be held Angnst IS at the'Job* Holland discovered the p Mr. and Mm J«bn McBride Hunicane Bapttot Chvch com- theft oa a routine 3:00 a. m. James ipd daughter; Kim, wort called mutely Center. CUnton. Lunch check of the business district, pal, Newberry to Thomasvtlle, N. C., toil weak will be eerved to one o'clock. Officers said they found a’ Mrs. Helen Ballard, Clinton, due to tha death ef Mrs. Mo- AB friends and relatives are small piece of broken concrete Miss Margaret to Clinton. £ Macon, Ga.—Mrs. Sarah Da vis Akerman, 89, widow of Charles Akerman, died late Wednesday night in a Spartan- burg, S. C., rest home after County Baptist R. A. Brother- several years of declining hood Assembly at Lake Green- health wood, the Calvary Baptist A native of Laurens County, Churoh R. A. boys were award- S. C., daughter of the late John « d the championship trophy in and Emliy Watts Davis, she the County Crusader baseball Miss Ella Little McCrary, Olp- £ ad lived * Macon most of her league - age * ^ Gaffney To Get rw»M ■ ■■wuiiw* tt ■(•www — . . ... d was a mernDer 01 me Th® Clinton boys were unde- A lone item in the display Mrs. Margaret Lou Mclntyge, p. t p reS 5yterian Church. She fe ®t ed in 10 ga ” 1 ® 8 during tbe ClemSOn Degree wtnbw of 0 local Jewelry .tore L»“roM_ { . member the Dough- ,ea '°";, “° rinB 111 ,0 0 ' > ' charU M. Gaffney. Jr., Mro. Pauline H. McKee, City- ^ . th , Coleob.. the '«" <,nts *'■ serve as delegates to the county convention to be held at 2:00 p. m. September 22, at the ASC office, where the ASC county committee will be chosen. All voting will be by mail for communi.ty committeemen. Farmers eligible to cast ballots in the election will be those who are eligible to participate in one or more of the national farm pro grams which the committeemen help to administer locally. The farmer may be an owner, tenant, or sharecropper. Persons not of legal voting age who are in charge of the farming operations on an entirje farm are also eligi ble to vote in the elections. Church of God Slates Bible School Daily Vacation Bible School at the Elizabeth Street Church of God will begin Monday August 16 through 20. Qasses will begin will at un Ul 8:30 p.m. Children of all ages are invited to attend. Daughters of 1812, the DAR, w . R H Woodward Kanna- "omics irum v.ieuwuu _ nD . American Society of Mechani- stakes Coolest. She waa )err y ’ ~ T ton by Dr. William Redd Tur- ADrOlHS K6Ulll0n cal Engineers, Economics Qub $100 to be used in ner. Graveside services were The annual Abrams reunion and the Newtonian Society. groceries at the conducted in Riverside ceme- will be held Sunday, August 22, He is the son of Mr. and munity Cash Store. 8h tery in Macon Friday at 11:30 at PaviUon No. 1, Rainbow Mrs. Gaffney of the ChappeUs lected from some 71# m. Lake, near Spartanburg. Highway. finalists in the Mrs. Strickland Wins $100 In Contast Mrs. Mary Strickland of 401 in Miss Mary Johnson, jCUnfeoa. a.