The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 29, 1957, Page Page 3, Image 5
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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- 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.
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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
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