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PAGE 12 — The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, June 19,1969
CRIMINAL COURT
(Continued from Poflt 1)
one year probation.
Shoplifting:(nolo contendre to
two counts) Louis Lee Taylor
and Frank Williamson, 6 months
concurrent with existing sen
tences in Fairfield County; and
Lugenia M. Crawford, 6 months
or $300.
DRIVER HELD
(Continued from Pago 1)
at the time of the accident and
that he did not know what had
happened. He said that the three
men had drunk some beer at
the races.
Craft also testified that beer
had been consumed at the races.
He said they left Darlington to
go home and got lost in Col
umbia. They found their way to
1-26, he said, then seemed to be
unable to remember anything
further until he awoke in New
berry Memorial Hospital after
the wreck.
He said he could not remem
ber the speed he was driving;
he could not remember in which
lane he was traveling, and he
did not know whether he had
the car lights on.
The 1966 Ford was driven by
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and SATURDAY
The Trouble
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Elvis Pressley, Marlyn
Mason
MONDAY, TUESDAY
and WEDNESDAY
Pretty Poison
Tony Perkins, Tuesday Weld
THURS., FRI., SAT., MON.
TUES. and WED.
Rascal
Steve Forrest, Pamela Toll,
Billy Mumy
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Hang Your Hat
On The Wind
Adults 75c All Children 50c
CLOVER LEAF
DRIVE IN
THURSDAY
Valley of The
Dolls
Barbara Parkins, Susan
Hayward
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
FIRST RUN
Chubasco
Richard Egan, Susan
Strasberg
SUNDAY
The Odd Couple
Jack Lemmon, Walter
Matthau
WED. and THURS.
Planet of The
Apes
Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter
Always A Color Cartoon
The Drive-In Will Be Closed
On Monday and Tuesday, but
will open on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
and Sunday.
Robert Eugene Thornhill of Col
umbia who, with his wife, two
sons and sister-in-law, were tra
veling to Laurens to spend the
weekend with Thornhill’s moth
er. All occupants of the Ford
except the driver were taken to
Bailey Memorial Hospital i n
Clinton for treatment. Mrs.
Thornhill and her youngest son
were thrown from the car by
the impact.
Thornhill testified that it was
dark at the time of the acci
dent, which he placed around
9 p.m., and that he had his car
lights on. He had just topped a
hill, he said, and a very short
time later he was struck from
behind. He testified that he did
not see lights of an approaching
car, that he was traveling in
the right lane of traffic and his
speed was about 60 miles an
hour.
Patrolman Ebbie B. McDaniel
who investigated the wreck with
Corporal D. A. Keighley, testi
fied that the front of the Volks
wagen struck the left rear of
the Ford, causing the Ford to go
out of control and turn around
in the highway, headed back to
ward Columbia. He said that
the Volkswagen left the highway
and went down a small embank
ment, turning over two and a
half times before coming to
rest.
The patrolman testified that
there was a beer cooler in the
car and beer cans and broken
beer bottles were strewn about
the scene. He said that the brok
en bottles still had caps on
and that no empty cans were
found at the scene.
When asked by a juror wheth
er he could estimate the speed
of the Volkswagen, he testified,
“No, sir, not real close but
the driver of the Ford stated
that he was running about 60
miles an hour and the Volks
wagen hit him hard enough to
just sink the back corner up in
the Ford and knock him out of
control and turn him around.”
A doctor’s statement certified
that Smith “came to his death
as a result of a fractured neck”.
The jury’s verdict was that
“Robert Francis Smith came to
his death as a result of an auto
mobile accident. We recommend
that Stephen Craft be held for
Grand Jury investigation”.
Craft was released on a $250
appearance bond by Coroner
Summer, pending issuing of a
warrant in connection with the
death of Smith.
Mrs. Cromer, 68,
rites Sunday
Mrs. Lois Johnson Cromer,
68, widow of William Alston
Cromer, died Saturday at the
Newberry Memorial Hospital
after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Cromer was born in this
county, the daughter of the late
Cary B. and Ellen Mills John
son. She was a librarian at the
Newberry-Saluda Regional Lib
rary until her retirement. She
was a member of Central Meth
odist Church.
She is survived by three sons,
William Cary Cromer of Tay
lors, Robert D. Cromer of Lit
tle Mountain and Hoyt Alston
Cromer of Newberry; 2 daugh
ters, Mrs. Lois Ellen Counts of
Aiken and Mrs. Velma Tolbert
of Danville, Va.; three brothers,
Ben F. Johnson of Chester, Ru
fus C. Johnson of Cayce, and
Cary Dawson Johnson of Green
ville; three sisters, Mrs. G. Z.
Bonnette of Cayce, Miss Myrtle
Johnson of Bishopville and Mrs.
Jesse Johnston of Newberry;
and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon at the
Central Methodist Church by
Dr. George Duffie and Rev.
L. M. Adams. Interment was
in Rosemont Cemetery.
Dewey J. Icard
dies Monday
Dewey Jethro Icard, 68, died
Monday in the local hospital.
He was a native of Granite
Falls, N. C., son of the late
Robert and Susan Morgan Icard.
He was a member of Mt. Pleas
ant Methodist Church and
Woodmen of the World and was
a retired saw mill operator.
Surviving are his wife, Fonda
Burley Icard; a son, Dewey J.
Icard, Jr. of Prosperity; three
brothers, Ernest, Oscar and
Guthrie Icard of Granite Falls;
a sister, Miss Geneva Icard of
Granite Falls; and a grandchild.
Funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday at Mt. Pleas
ant United Methodist Church by
the Rev. George Riser and the
Rev. John Griffith. Burial was
in the church cemetery.
Miss Bowers of
Prosperity dies
Miss Cordelia Bowers, Route
1, Prosperity, died Friday at
the Saluda Nursing Home after
a lingering illness.
Miss Bowers was born in
Prosperity, daughter of the late
Pierce and Amanda Taylor Bow
ers. She was a member of the
Zion Methodist Church and the
Fellowship Sunday School class.
She is survived by three broth
ers, Ariel Bowers and Lynell
Bowers, both of Prosperity, and
Cecil Bowers of Gresham; and
four sisters, Mrs. Effie Rine
hart of Prosperity, Mrs. Nettie
Nichols of Saluda, Mrs. Eula-
rae Hart of Columbia and Mrs.
Gladys Hawkins of Newberry.
Graveside services were con
ducted Sunday at the Prosper
ity Cemetery by Rev. Raymond
Brock and Rev. Ewell Black.
JOLLY STREET
LEAGUE RESULTS
June 11: St. Luke, 7, Faith, 0;
St. Paul, 17, Bachman Chapel,
12.
June 13: St. Paul, 11, Colony,
7; St. Luke, 13, Bachman Chap
el, 11.
The All-Star game in Jolly
Street Softball League will be
played Saturday, June 21 at 8
p.m. at the Jolly Street ballpark.
St. Paul, the league leader thus
far with a 7-1 record, will play
the All-Stars from the other four
teams in the league.
The public is invited to see
the game.
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THE SUN Office
A. N. Gregory
service Friday
Andrew Nathaniel Gregory,
Sr., 84, of Route 1, died early
Thursday morning at the New
berry Memorial Hospital. Born
in Union County, he was a son
of the late Gillian G. and Nora
Moore Gregory and had made
his home in Greenwood before
movnig to Newberry. He was
a retired weaver in the Mollo-
hon plant of the Kendall Com
pany and a member of Glenn
Street Baptist Church. His first
wife, Bell Bryant Gregory, died
a number of years ago. x
Surviving are his wife, Julia
Richey Gregory; a son, Colie
L. Gregory of Newberry two
daughters, Mrs. Larry Fowler
of Greenwood, and Miss Myrtis
Gregory of Newberry; three
sisters, Mrs. Eunice Gregory of
Ware Shoals, Mrs. Philmore
Walker of Union, Mrs. Ran
dolph Harris of Greenville; four
brothers, Ace and Jack Gregory
of Ware Shoals, Capers Gregory
of Greenville, Lewis Gregory of
Clinton; six grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday from his church with the
Rev. Donald West conducting.
Burial followed in Newberry
Memorial Gardens.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mr. and Mrs. Auston Busby
have moved to 1310 Fourth St.
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Du
pree are making their home at
1915 Harper St.
Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Hare
are now residing at 1133 Hunt
Street.
Vacation
N otice
We will be closed the entire week
of July 4th (June 30 thru July 5th,
in order that our employees may en
joy a needed vacation. We will open
again on Monday, July 7th.
Please anticipate your needs and
let us serve you prior to June 28th.
We hope that you, too, will have a
happy and safe holiday.
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