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v Saturday June 29, 1957 Washington Woma Murdered by truck ORANGEBURG, S. C. ? A Washington Negro woman has charged three Orangeburg County i white men ran over and killed j her nephew last month "because of his race and color." But a highway patrolman who investigated denies the charges. Mrs. Queenie Gleaton of Washington is ouoted \\) i rm'P*ition of the Afro-American as saying three white men in a pick- I * up truck ran down her nephew, Wilton Gleaton, 21), on a paved road near Neeses on May 18. She asks the paper to help hot contact the FBI or anybody who can help pet the State South ; - Carolina to make?an- arrest hi f the killing. Cpl. J.F. Ready says his invest- 11 igation shows Gleaton came to his death by injuries sustained either when he-Tell from the pick-, up truck in which he was riding I BIG BAR I SHADY RE 1927 HEIDT ST. ^ JOHbukiv- 'XHG Palmetto Your Palm asat. n.ioid.r &L"K V???*?Vy 'You Ai gsesas^-w * <v No Jot /< Tickets Minutes of Loc Minutes of Conve Minutes of Assoc Minutes of Social School Catalo Splinnl Rntlpfi MV1IVV1 1* V VJ School Pape Graduation Annoui Church Progr Coin Envelop Orders PROMP WORI Mail Orders 1 n Claims Kin i ; In Orang eburg I with two white men or from ] other causes after he left the n tJK?ck. tl Gleaton died in Orangeburg Re-j^, gional Hospital early May 20. | the Coror.er's report lists the ' cause of death as brain coneus- | sion. Afro- Amorican headlines a t.ho : I riuhing; Mother .seeks FBI Aid In Son's Death." I^ Datelined Washington, the story quotes Mrs. Gleaton, a native ; ^ South Garolinan now living in 1 Washington, a* saying one of the ! passengers in the truck told her j of the incident. She says she was I in South Carolina at the time to." attend the death of art uncle. The story gives both Mrs. i fr Gleaton's statement and a state- I ment from Cpl. Ready. According to the story the dri- ( ver spotted Gleaton ort the high- j p wav ar.d ''decided to run Wilton < _ i ti 4iss h-BIII,? 'mi l-B-CUE _ 1 f 4th ' 1 ' :CT D A D V 1 jo i i m\iv COLVMBIA. S. C. Hi;, Printing C letto Leader Headqi Printing At re Willing T< > too Large or too S iges B ntions Ha Nations Let Clubs St; gs Busii ins ~ Sympal rs Wedding ncements Weddi ams P es Cai Accepted through 1 T, SATISFACI < GUARANTE Palmetto Printing C< ?t 1 1 own with the truck." He did i a'o or three times." it ??ys, de pite pleas of the other passer ers. Rut according to Cpl. Ready th ian_ may have fallen from th ruck. He says he first learned c he death on May 21 after Sherif 'aul Gibson of Norway had ir estimated. He also investigatet e says. fwo 16-year-old' boys, Thurma [offman and Olin Boltin o pringfield rural routes, told Cn leady they picked up Gleator ho was hichhiking on stat lighway 38-132. With Gleato iding on the bed of the true hey said they drove one and alf miles and stopped wher deaton had told t)iem he was gn ig. They told the corporal the ausecL a few moments the rove on. They presumed Gleato r?t rtff hn woe rtrvfr i he truck when they reached tore farther down the road. .The hoys' fathers told Cp teady that the next day whe hey heard of Gleaton's injurie hey -vhrrted?the?Glerrton - honn ook Wilton to Oranjreburpr an idmitted him to the hospit: chere he died early the ne> norn in jr. A coroner's jury from Spring ield viewed the lio.iv and the coi r."r says the inquest probuhl .'ill he held next week. Nine hiliion checks totaling ' ili.ion i that's l'J zeros!? dollar 'ere cleared throusrh the nation' ,000 ! an.xs 1.,y year. Company jarters Prices > Pay I | apt^ >j- rj mall Books ooklets nd Bills * ter Head ationery less Cards ;hy Cards Announcements ng Invitations lacards r Cards Mail rORY :EDH?*Ha ~ r>. 1310 Assembly St. ETTO LEADER - Ministers Group j Adjourns For Summer Months f The Inter-Denominational MinI i.-iters Alliance met on the campus j I of Allen University in its regular meeting June IS, lt>57, Rev. W. M. Bowman, President, presiding, f After a very inspiring pre-view j of the Sunday School lesson by , Rev. H..M. Taylor* the .Ministers e of the previous meeting was call n j eci lor and read by Kev. J. \V. ^ Rhodes. The various committies made their reports which were Q | idopted. j The president requested Rev. T. y | H. Hujrhes to deliver the mesn ;sa?e for the final meetftry of the n j Alliance, Tuesday .June 25. 1U57. n j for the summer seasion. a j The Alliance voted to have its ; annual picnic* at Fort Jackson 1.1 July S?, li?57. The ministers of the n ; Alliance, their families and the 3 1 Ministers Wives Alliance are invited" to attend.? d The ministers in a jrroup will il leave the campus of Allen LY.'i;t versity, escorted by members of the Police force at 1 1 :A.M. > Cherokeean Named Woman of Year' < iK A N< K! '' R<: - " Vi s*a of Cherokee '"unity j-S * South I'urM'na's ' At'vv of the s Vi"ti" in Nevro home 1 on-t ration Woik. S'-e o-. he ' ate at Vamp Pnniels. afier ha\inir i *?? !*% name;]. Wi man of the ,Year. for Cherokee : Courty .and later the Piedmont r district. Mrs. Harris competed ujrainst j ;<iistriet winners from Fhe Savan| nah Valley and Pee Pee districts and cluh women from Oranfrehurjr and Sumter Counties for the state title. Contestants were judged on home demonstration chih ".ssrrtplishments durinpr prac11 ic-a.1 aspects of these accomplishments, seivice rendered to the .County home demonstration pro; gram and community cooperation. This was the first year a contestant of this nature has been (held. honoring the outstanding home demonstration club women in the thirty-three counties in i which Negro clubs fire organized. I OPEN P iS V* K AX * ^ T || fAKKUW I One of the State's I g| STONE OF? BRICK g PANELED KITCHENS | KNOTTY PINE CABINETS 01 CERAMIC TILE BATHS 0: 3 BED ROOMS g: DISAPEAKING STAIRS 81 CARPORTS?PORCHES I F.H.A. And VA c| Go Out Farrow Rd. past C gj wards State Park. Watch f< | OPEN FOR INSPECTIO> I TURNER 8 KXCLl'SI\ f S '1043 Main St. Phc Pag? 5 Lexington news ,new fjethkl a..m.e. chlrci* Sunday School opened at the Iusual hour with a large atter.d ance. The lesson was beautifully reviewed hy the Sujit. after which Rev. R! wk mounted the Rostrum reading for his scripture lesson jSt. John. 14th Chapt. His text Vas TouiKl "T St. Matt." 2 Chap. 13th verse. Subject; "Detour Ailong Life's Highway."' Ministers were EU'ers David Wise from Columbia Kev. W.E. Lee. Little He mice Marcell Boughnight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Houghnight of Dutch Folk, was baptised. "Rev. and Mrs. Black had as their guests ^lor.day. Rev. Blask's Mother and father Mr. and Mrs. W. R. BlacK- Carl Black Jr. returned to Smoker with his grand parents for a vi-dt- Little Charlotte Black is spending some time with her grand-pA'cnts Mr. and Mrs. David Haruin ?f Lanes, S.C. Both ara the son and daughter of Rev. ar.d Mrs. Black. Mrs. TMTtTe I aylor and Mrs. C. W. Kaw'ls gave a program Sunday afternoon at Bethel ' for the Trustee:** Rev u*nd Mrs. C'.C. Black were tiie dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James '1 *W . W ise and Mr. John F. Wise' f?:i last Sunday. Mr. ;>n,i Mrs. R.D. Black had as theit' dinner guests Rev. A.B. Bailey from St. Paul Baptist .church. A.so present v.vre Mr. and M !'s. Henry Driher, Mrs. Ktlward Wi.?e atul others. Mrs. Sain 15. f'wley 'and Mi>3 Routru'e (1I'cnc are .attending summer sehool Slate Co'.'.egQ in Orar^el.11 ry. S. C. Mr. Wayne Raw Is i--4 spending the summer in New Y<>5'k City. The T. A. C'luh met at the home of Mr. a:wi Mrs. David Jones. Next mcp in;- v i" ho held at Warnr* Mi s. Sara R* i?dcr. Yisiin1'* hiiirh Sunday wera Mr<. A.'k' Toykin of Ed mound, S. c. Mr::nie Boykin from San A... texas; Mrs. Je?tin? (Younjr fn(l sister. R. R. Su>nmera a!) of of Columbia. Mrs. Bell Rawls i* on tlie sick list. ? Xadine Harris, Rcporiel I , VACATIONING IN FLORIDA ' Mrs. fllla Mae Owens is vacationing1 if Jacksonville, Tampa, Mi* 'ami and other points m Florida, J * IOUSE . 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