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T 'H? '- Clinton, S. tVaThurstlay, March Iti, 1»«7 ' — - * Bell Attorneys Seeking New Trial Columbia — Attorneys for mation about the Bridges Clinton Negro Willie James slaying. As such, Perry ar- Bell asked the State Supreme gued, Shelton became an ag- f Court Monday for a new trial ent of the state. based on grounds that Bell is Defense attorneys had only ^ probably insane anti that the t wo months, from February to state violated his rights in get- April> to prepare Bell’s de- * ting evidence to convict him j enge of murder. r|- hat cour t enre( j j n no t Defense counsel also argued delaying the trial until a psy- *■ that it was not given sufficient chiatrist could have sufficient I, time, to prepare Bell's defense time and opportunity to thor- » before he was brought to trial oughly examine Bell and give [ in Greenwood County in 1965. testimony relating to his san- M Bell was sentenced to die in *ty- ‘r the electric chair for the brut- That certain testimony con- * al 1963 slaying of Mrs. Justin ceming the brutality of the | A. Bridges, wife of a promi- crime was inflammatory and * nent Laurens County attorney without probative value. and former member of the That certain evidence intro- * South Carolina House of Rep- duced by the st^te was ir- I resentatives. relevant, prejudicial and ob- Mrs. Bridges was beaten to tained from the defendant . death with a blunt instrument, without his consent. “ Her battered body was found Perry said the state did not in her husband’s Clinton need to present certain evi- 1 branch law office .Over a year dcnce because “it had other later, Bell was charged with evidence to prove the despic- ; the slaying and brought to able crime. “We simply do * trial. not believe the evidence here Columbia attorney Matthew was necessary to prove mo- , Perry, speaking for the de- live',’ the attorney said. 2 tense, set forth several Eighth Circuit Solicitor Wil- grounds lor a new trial. ij am t. Jones of Greenwood' Among them were: , belittled the argument that Law enforcement ofl icerg^ell is insane.- and Negro prisoner Jobie “j w ji| sav tMg defendant Shelton violated Bell s consti- was not insane,’ Jones said, tutional rights by eliciting in- “Up was shrewd and foxy,’’ formation from him to be .Jones added, used in a criminal -proceed- “We border on the weak- ing without adivising him of kneed position of saying too rights to counsel and to waive many people are insane when counsel. . people do wrong..” Perry cited landmark crim- An insane person is not in inal cases ot Escabedo and touch with reality and a Crim- Miranda which deal with the j na i simply doesn’t care, rights ol legal counsel at all Jones said, assisting Bell to stages of questioning by jio- the criminal category, lice olticcrs. . Jones arguedJhat introduc- Perry said Shelton, while a tion of evidence concrning the . prisoner himself, made a deal mutilation of Mrs. Bridges’ with officers and went into a body was not prejudicial or cell with Bell to obtain infor- inflammatory. fHB CLINTON CttnONTCLB “The method of killing goes to the crux of establishing malice in the heart of this man,” Jones said, adding that it becomes the state’s respon sibility to show a motive in a murder case. “We take the position that the introduction of certain evidence proved the motive. The solicitor also argued that law enforcement officers involved informed Bell of his rights to counsel several times during their talks with him, meeting requirements set forth in the U. S. Supreme Court’s Escabedo ruling. The solicitor argued that the legal principle of a defendant’s right to waive counsel was not applicable in the Bell case, since the court decision estab lishing it did not come Until after the Bell case, and under another court precedent it could not be made retroactive. As for Shelton, Jones said it was not incumbent on the prisoner to advise Bell of his rights. He said Shelton be came a police informer after wards and merely listened in the cell to what Bell had to say. Perry argued in rebuttal that the state had evidence in its possession a month after the slaying which pointed to Mrs. Bridges’ killer as he sought to show the Escabedo case was applicable. Other court appointed attor neys representing Bell are Thomas A. Babb of Laurens, Cecil E. White of Clinton, and W. H. Nicholson, Jr., pf Green wood. ■* ■■ « -; A. Best for this are shots of the office of the Clerk of Court NortbtMt by lands, graphite powder, obtainable for Laurens County.” formerly, of M. W. at any hardware store — at . , 4All ... on the Southeast by Tract least once a year. Lead penr ikaui nu. ah that j described; and on the cil-point shavings can be used certa,n tract, piece, or parcel, goathwest by the Columbia, as a lubricant, too. or lot of i la , n f d ^ bein g and Kewbtfry, and Laurens Rail- Q. Can you sugest a subsU- Sltuate in Hunter Township of fottd <fhig tg a tract of land tute for chamois? Laurens County, South Caro- rno r 9 fully shown and deline- A. Pieces of velvetten are ,ina ' containing sixty-six and ^tad as Tract No. 2 of the D. excellent substitutes for cha- ni,ie ty - one one - hundredths Luther Boozer lands accord- (66.9 1 ) acres, more or less, in* to plat of Tomlinson En- and being Tract No. 4 of sur- g ineerinf Company of Cohim- vey of D. L. Boozer land after blaf ^th Carolina, dated cutting off about one and January 12,1920, and recorded one-third (1 1-3) acres, bound- plat Book ^ at p age 146> ed, now or formerly, as fob ^ ^ offi^ of the Clerk of lows: On the North by land, Court for Laurens County. mofis, do a fine polishing job, and are easily laundered. SPECIAL REFEREE’S SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurens ^laudTB* Su^TTur a now wr f °rmerly of M. W. Ox- Carolina, LESS, HOW- ner; on the East by lands, now f£YER: Three (3) acres of or formerly, of^mith Mercan- land in ^ Southwestern cor- tile Company; on the South by get off to MorrU the right-of-way of the Co lumbia, Newberry, and Lau rens Railway Company; and on the West by Tfact ,No. 1 Irene Suber Bundrick, George W. Klnard, Mary L. Kinard, Carolyn Kinard Garrett, James T. Kinard, Mrs. Lee ard, and Clark O. Kinard. Jr., Kinard Leitzsey, Carl D. Kin ard, and Clark O. Kinard, Jr , above described. ..This being Plaintiffs, | be identical tract of land con- vs P. Johnson, Pr Johnson.” TERMS OF SALE: Cash, the successful bidder, immedi ately upon the conclusion of the bidding, shall deposit with the Special Referee the sum of INSTALL AN AIR CONDITIONER NOW! SPECIALIZING IN INSTALLING AND SERVICING AIR CONDITIONERS For Prompt Service and Installation Call 984-5502 HILL SERVICE CO. HEATING — COOLING — ELECTRICAL LAURENS. S. C. LOVELV Valley Rose* his sinking pjitem combines the finest in traditional design wills a modern floral motif. All the stateliness and glamour of the past have been captured in this line silverplate for the tables of today. TEASPOON FORK SALAD FORK OYSTER FORK BUTTER SPREADER BUTTER KNIFE SUGAR SPOON DESSERT SPOON ICED TEA SPOON LIFETIME PROTECTION Solid Silver Overlay SLASHED TO DINNER KNIFE TABLE SPOON GRAVY LADLE COLD MEAT FORK DESSERT SERVER PIERCED TABLE SPOON *Tr»«Wm*rki of OMtda Ltd. BUY ON£ PIECE OR A COMPLETE SET Thornwell Key Club Officers To Attend Meet Mike Thomas, current Thornwell Key Club president, and Joe Daughtery, president elect, will attend the Carolinas District Key Club convention at the White House Inn, Char lotte, N. C., March 17, 18, and 19. Approximately 1600 boys and advisors from North and South Carolina will compose the session. At the last meeting of the Thornwell club new officers and a new board of directors for 1967-68 school year were elected. New officers are: President, Joe Daughtery; vice - president, Craig Brock; secretary, Jerry Chandler, and treasurer, Scott Wood. The board of directors con sists of the officers and Keith Kemp, Sam Daughtery, and Pat McKee, who was also elected news reporter. An Interclub meeting with Greenwood High School will take place March 20 at the Presbyterian College dining room. Tommy Edwards, Lt. Governor of Division IX of Carolinas District. Key Club International, will be the guest guest speaker. * Joanna Baptists Schedule Cottage Prayer Meetings The First Baptist Church of Joanna will have cottage prayer meetings in prepara tion for the spring revival, which will begin March 26, with Max M. Rice, lay evan gelist. as the guest preacher. The prayer meetings will b* held at the following times and places: Thursday, March 16, 10:30 a. m.—Mrs. J. P. McCarthy. 204 Laurens St., hostess, W. C. Holsonbaek, .leader. Thursday, March 16, 7:00 p. m.—L. II. Poag, 215 Sum ter St., host, Norman Case, leader; Mrs. C. C. Johnson, 610 Milton Hoad, hostess, W. C. Murphy, leader; Mrs. G. E. Lehman, 204 E. Calhoun SL, hostqss, J. B. Johnson, leader; T. G. Murphy, 427 Browning Ave., host, Maurice Davenport, leader; Mrs. W. S. Bates, 512 Whitmire Road, hostess, W. S. Bates, leader. Rogers Trains With Seabees Ledr. E. W. Rogers Clinton, (centei* foreground) attends a “dry net” exercise at the U. S. Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek* Vo. He was on two*.weeks of active duty as chaplain for Naval Re serve Mobile Construction Battalion'24. composed of 325 officers and enlisted men from five Southern States. The “dry net” exercise preceded an amphi bious landing by the Seabees. They were loaded aboard the USS Burleson, clambered down “wet nets” into small landing craft and went ashore at Anzio Beach 1 for a skirmish with the Marines. Chaplain Rogers is the pastor of Broad Street Meth odist Church in Clinton. v •J J F Reeder na ’ ^teore* and Ira Dominick. The body is at the home and Joanna—J. frank Reeder, bc p| ac0( j j n the church 66, of 300 Moorchead St., died at 2:30 today. Tuesday at 6:00 p. m. at his Morris P. Johnson, Sunie” Johnson Wilkins, and Vera Kinard Livingston, Defendants. BY VIRTUE of decree of the Court of Common Pleas home after a sudden Illness. Native of Newberry County, son of the late Willie and Cor- rie Wheeler Reeder, he had lived in Joanna for 38 years, and was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was employed by Joanna Mills for 36 years. How Can I? By ANNE ASHLEY veyed to Thomas J. Oxner by deed of Andrew dated October 6, 1919, and re corded in Deed Book 43, at Page 131, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Laurens Count y, South Carolina, for Laurens County, hereto-*'LESS: One and one fore granted in the above slat- G L3) acres thereof at the ed case, I, Ihb undersigned Southeastern corner of said Special Referee for Laurens tract of land adjacent to lands County, will sell on Monday, of Smith Mercantile Company; tom* of sale, the April 3, 1907, at 11:00 A. M. the dfscnption of which will ^ ri lnnrt<r . hal , hp rM „ lrt before the County Court House more fully appear from the door, Laurens, South Carolina, records of Laurens County.” to the highest bidder, the fol- TRACT NO. 3: “Ail that terms, at risk of the defaulting lowing described property, to tract, piece or parcel of land purchaser. wit: ^ lying, being, and situate in The purchaser to pay for 1RACT NQ. 1: “All that Laurens County, State of South papers, stamps and recording, tract, piece, or parcel of land Carolina, containing seventv- Hunter Township in the tvvo ( 7 2) acres, more or less, ot located near Kinards, South as Carolina, being bounded on the Northwest by lands allo cated to Morris P. Johnson and by lands, now or formerly, Attorney for Plaintiffs, of Andrew J. Bethea; on the March 15, 1967 t te n (10%) per cent as a guar- j. jonnson q{ his good faith in the bidding. The same to be ap plied to the purchase price up on his complying with thi terms of sale, otherwise to be '“"“I paid to the Plaintiffs as liqui- ir dated damages or costs. In the event the successful bid der should, fail to make such deposit, or shquld fail to com- ile, the said lands shall be re-sold on the same or some subse quent Salesday on the same in County of Laurens, State South Carolina, known Tract No. 3 as shown on a plat made by Norman Silber in August, 1919, of the D. Ly- ther Boozer lands near Kin ards, South Carolina. Said tract containing eighty - eight and 75-100 acres and bounded, now or formerly, as follows: On the North by lands of M. W. Oxner; on the East by Tract No. 4 of said plat; on remedy an the South by the Columbia, THOMAS A. BABB, Special Referee for Laurens County J. HEWLETTE WASSON, Laurens, S. C., Q. How can I Surviving are his wife, Mrs. a l uminum skillet or pot thht Newberry, and Laurens Rail- Annie Nix Reeder; a daugh- * s warped on the bottom and wa y Company; and on the ter, Mrs. Jo Ann Japart of does not sit le vel on the stove? West by Tract No. 2 of said Clinton; two sons, Alfred K. A. Heat the pan until a drop plat, reference to which plat Reeder of Hayes, Va., and of cold water dances on it, then made by Norman Silber which Maxie L. Reeder* of Joanna; take it to the workshop, turn is recorded in the office of the two sisters, Mrs. Florence it upside down, place a board County Clerk of Court of Lau- Dominick of Newberry, and on it, and hit the board quite rens County, South Carolina, Mrs. Myrtle Wallenzine of hard three or four times with Plat Book No. 1, at Page 126, Clinton. a hammer. The pan should here made. This being the Funeral services will be emer & e ? r om this rough treat- Identical tract of land convey- held this afternoon at 3:30 at ment as fla t as when new. ed to Thomas J. Oxner by the First Baptist Church of Q- What is the best way te-deed of Andrew J. Bethea Sep- Joanna, conducted by Dr. L. keep the locks on my door in tember 6, 1919, and recorded Byron Harbin. Burial will be smooth working order? in Deed Book 43, Page 87, in in Laurens .County Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Burton Reeder, Algie Abrams, Rhett Abrams, D. V. 1 Wright, John- NOTICE! Whiteford’s Restaurant :101 NORTH SLOAN STREET Is no longer owned by Frank Whiteford. He is now* associated with Whittford’s Drive-In on South Broad Street. The restaurant has been purchased by Mr. Billy Willard who will continue operating and serving the community. Mr. Whiteford wishes to thank the people of this city for their kind business. ^ 101 E. Main St. Clinton, S. C. L>J DID YOU KNOW? You Can Buy Your Copy of The Clinton Chronicle at— Dixie-Home Stores, W. Main St.; Piggly Wiggly, W. Main St.; Community Cash, E. Fla. St,; How ard’s Pharmacy, E. Main St.; Sadler-Owens Phar macy, Musgrove St.; McGee’s Drug Store, W. Main St.; Young’s Pharmacy, N. Broad St.; Yarborough Oil Co., W. Main St.; Whiteford’s Restaurant, N. Sloan St.; Clinton Drug Sundries, N. Sloan St.; Clinton Mills Store, Academy St.; Robinson’s Groc ery, N. Broad St.; McLendon’s Curb Market, N. Broad St.; Mary Musgrove Hotel, N. Broad St.; Young’s Gulf Station, N. Broad St.; Smith’s Service Station, Fla. and Musgrove Sts.; McCrary’s Mart, N. Adair St.; Wallace’s Grocery, N. Adair St.; Johnson Bros. Super Market, S. Broad St.; Midway Cafe and Service Station, Joanna Highway; Gilder and Weeks Drug Store* Joanna. 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