The Greenville News from Greenville, South Carolina • Page 18

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1964 THE GREENVILLE NEWS. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA PAGE EIGHTEEN Ruling I Make Atlanta Speed Integration Asked DEATHS Mrs. Johnston WESTMINSTER Mrs. Vel-ma Johnston, 78, of Shannon, died Friday at 3:30 a.m. in Shannon.

Survivors include Mrs. Joe E. Morris of Westminster, a daugh frtnfnro atirl ronnirino nam ATLANTA (UPD-The Jus named bv the legislature paved matter. It was signed bv Solic ence and announced he had been directed bv Gov. Carl or transfer pupils to live near i i i Miss Mary Justus tne scnooi quesiiun.

itor General Archibald Cox and U. S. Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall, who is in charge of the department's Civil Funeral services for Miss Mary Virginia Justus, 90, resident of Greenville for 12 years, who PITTS son of the late Perry Frank and Alice Cantrell Surctt and was a lifelong resident of Greenville County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Azilee Brown Surett; two daughters, Mrs.

James B. Trou-ton of Greenville and Mrs. L. W. Holcombe of Atlanta, a son, Joe Robert Surett of Greenville; two sisters, Mrs.

Bessie Shackleford of Greenville and Mrs. Lela Whilden of Charlotte, N. a brother, George H. Surett of Travelers Rest, and five grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m.

Rights Division. ter. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon in Shannon. the way for implementation of the Atlanta plan. The job was accomplished peacefully.

The court-approved plan originally contained 19 steps by which a Negro could be admitted to a previously White school. The city school board has voluntarily knocked out all but two of the points the stair- died Thursday, will be conduct Sanders to intervene as a friend of the court on Atlanta's side of the case because of the justice department action. Cook said the state would prepare a brief outlining its position in the case and would "do all possible" to coooperate with Atlanta. It was the first time tice Department asked the Supreme Court today to require Atlanta to speed up school desegregation and the city was quickly joined by the state of Georgia in an all-out legal fight against the move. The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon whether Atlanta, now in the fourth year of ed today at 11 a.

m. at Beuian The Justice Department said effective implementation of the Supreme Court's school deci Baptist Church cemetery near sion "is a matter of continuing the state and city had joined national concern." It said the Atlanta case is of "unusual significance in that it is the first It's Leap lean and on way far you girls la win your beau is to let Kim know wh.re ho can gat rOItTEIUIOUSE STEAK FREE whan ho buy eno, with all tho trimmings for $3.50. Tho wcond eno It FREEI Show him how economy mindad you artl Pitts Steak House 11 W. Washington St. E.

J. Rhodes GREENWOOD Ephriam Joseph (Jodie) Rhodes, 76, retired farmer and watchman of the Kirksey community, died at 6:15 a.m. Friday in a Columbia hospital after a long illness. He was a native of old Edge forces in a major battle of this kind. "In Atlanta there is no nres- to involve broadly the merits of a stairstep desegregation plan, must not only speed up the plan, but integrate faculties and set up school attendance zones.

ent obstacle to acceleration (of a scnooi desegregation plan." The Atlanta school plan was approved bv U. S. District Hendersonville, N. by Kev. E.

C. McCall. The body is at The Mackey Mortuary. Mrs. T.

E. Stevens CLINTON Mrs. Maggie Marshall Stevens, 74, of 111 Davidson died early Friday morning at a local hospital after several years of declining health. A native of Kershaw County, The appeal before the high Judge Frank Hooper following court asks that all Atlanta public schools be fully integrated field County, a son of the late school desegregation) and the Atlanta school board has enjoyed three years of experience the Justice Department said in its brief on the Benjamin F. Wood Funeral services for Benjamin Franklin Wood, retired carpenter of 20 Nora Drive, will be conducted today at 4 p.

m. at Ephriam P. and Mary Jane by September 1965. BEFORE AFTER PROJECT '64 OPENS SUN. 2 to 6 a long court suit.

Repeal of state segregation laws following a study by a commission Wrenn Rhodes. He was a mem Atlanta school officials were ber of Mt. Carmel Methodist clearly angry over the Justice Department step. They main Church. His wife, Mrs.

Sudie Lagroon Rhodes, died in 1959. she had lived Laurens Coun tv 33 vears. She was a daugh Surviving are one sister, Mrs. ft- I Illlllllll tained that the city had "bent over backward" to comply with federal court desegregation orders and now is being punished "because things are going so i Mattie Hicks of Greenwood. Funeral services will be con ter of the late Ben and Sallie Barnes Marshall and a member of the First Baptist Church of ducted Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

at Joanna. Mt. Carmel Church by Rev. Surviving are her husband, H. Robinson and Rev.

William Brown. Burial will be in the T. E. Stevens; three sons, Ho Jones Funeral Home by Rev. R.

C. Emory. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Harold and Bill Vaughn, Ansel Kellett, Cline Bayne, Allen and J. Douglas Riddle, Rev.

J. P. Lockaby and Charles Wood. Honorary escort will be the official board of Bethel Methodist Church, with Fred Tram-mell, Gordon A. Soderberg, C.

Kenneth Tate, Joe Watson, Clyde Pearson, J. Roy Garrett and Hugh Leary. Mr. Wood died suddenly at 7:55 a. m.

yesterday at a local well." The school board instructed its attorney, A. C. (Pete) Latimer and a special assistant, Newell Edenfield, to go to Washington to prepare for the fight in the Supreme Court to mer Stevens of Joanna, Elvin Stevens of Aiken and Robert church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Graham L. Stevens of Clinton; six daugh Bryan, N.

H. Davis, Douglas ters, Mrs. V. L. Holley and Mrs, J.

L. Stogner of Joanna, Mrs Sallie Gaskins of Clinton, Mrs have the present school plan Shannon, Curtis Parkman, W. L. Winn and Leslie DeVore Jr. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home and will be placed in the upheld.

Attorney General Eugene Cook summoned a news confer- Claude Lever of North Augusta, Mrs. F. L. Augustine of Aiken and Mrs. C.

M. Fowler of Nor church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.

L. McQuerns at folk, 20 grandchildren; and hospital. He had been in declining health for several years. seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be con BAKER (Continued from Page One) Mr.

Wood was born Nov. 19, 1888 in the Reedy Fork com ducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Joanna munity, a son of the late J. B. by Rev.

James B. Mitchell. Bur- i 'n i "I Mrs. J. B.

Todd ANDERSON Mrs. a Yon Todd, 75, widow of J. B. Todd, lifelong resident of the Williford School section of An lished a telephone interview in which he said, "They know me in Pickens and they're real fine 131 wiu De in nuseiuuni cemetery in Clinton. Grandsons will be pallbearers people.

derson County, died at her home The body is at Gray Funeral In the months that followed his resignation under fire last at 3:30 p.m. Friday after sev Home and will be placed in the eral years of declining health. church Sunday at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 from his influential $19, 600-a-year Senate post, Baker Daughter of the late Robert E.

and Martha Ann McAdams Yon. she was a member of had refused to answer the phone Mrs. Henry Oakley or return newsmen calls. JOANNA Mrs. Hattie Bol Shiloh Baptist Church.

Although he is still under the shadow of a possible contempt and Janie Finley Wood, members of pioneer families of Greenville County. He was a member of Bethel Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie Vaughn Wood; a son, Ben F. Wood Jr.

of Fort Pierce, 4 daughters, Mrs. Calvin Thompson (Nell), Mrs. Wallace Campbell Jr. (Virginia), Mrs. Helen Neal and Mrs.

Louise Justice of Greenville; a brother, Isadore Wood of Travelers Rest; 3 sisters, Mrs. Martha Bayne of Rt. 1, Piedmont and Mrs. Mertie Boyce and Miss El-lie Wood of Pelzer, and 10 grandchildren. The body is at the funeral home.

ton Oakley, 79, widow of Henry Surviving are two sons, Hugh S. Oakley, died Thursday after citation for refusing to testify and T. B. Todd of the Shiloh community; two daughters, Baker said he hopes now "to noon at a hospital in Milledge-ville, after seven years of Mrs. Archie Bannister of the enjoy life a little better." MILLIONAIRE declining health.

A native of North Carolina, Shiloh comunity and Mrs. John Watt Jr. of Easley; a sister, Mrs. W. W.

Chamblee of An The committee is investigating whether Baker, who claimed a she lived in Laurens County be net worth of over $2 million last derson; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. year, engaged in activities that Funeral services will be con conflicted with his official duties or involved other improprieties ducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at Mc-Dougald Funeral Home by Rev. George Roberson and Rev. while he was on the Senate pay roll at 519,600 a year.

Beryl Rosenberger. Burial will Baker said he had been be Roberts Presbyterian "touched" by a letter he re fore moving to Covington, in 1922. She was married twice. Her first marriage was to the late James Bolton. Surviving from this marriage is a son, James M.

Bolton of Joanna. Her second husband died in 1943. Surviving also are two stepdaughters, Mrs. J. G.

Franklin of Joanna and Mrs. W. L. May-field of sister, Mrs. Dollie Trull of Waynesville; and several stepgrandchildren.

Funeral services will be con ceived from a Greek minister Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lewis in Charlottesville, who Glenn, Richard Partain, Jimmy "complimented me for the cour Holland, Bill Chamblee, Will age to stand by my convic tions." Baker said he hopes now "to Williford and Ralph Howell. The body is at the mortuary Mrs. Lucian Pace enjoy life a little better." And cutting off the interview, he said "I'm working every day and ducted Saturday at 4 p.m. at Gray Funeral Home in Clinton EASLEY Mrs.

Lenora 1 ve got to go now." Arnold Pace, 72, widow of Lu Baker told the Charlotte News Mrs. W. E. Reese Mrs. Louise Hester Reese, 48, of 22 Santuc City View, died at a local hospital yesterday at 3:40 p.m.

after a serious illness of five weeks. Born in Greenville County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Eula Hood Hester and the late John W. Hester. She lived for many years in the Forestville community before moving to City View 12 years ago.

Before her illness she was with Monaghan Mill in the spinning department. Mrs. Reese was a member of Forestville Baptist Church and the Willing Workers Sunday School Class. Her first husband, Eric H. Watson, died Feb.

25, 1953. Surviving also are her husband, Willie Earl Reese of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Harold Galloway (Frances) of Rt. by Rev. James B.

Mitchell and Rev. -J. W. Spillers. Burial will that if he does seek public of cian Carpenter Pace, of Rt.

4, Easley, died at a local hospital at 3:35 a. m. Friday after six be in City View Cemetery in fice, it will be in South Carolina. Laurens. And Pickens apparently wants months of declining health.

Grandsons and nephews will tne 36-year-old attorney. Daughter of the late Augustus be pallbearers. Said W. Earle Findley, the mayor of Pickens: 'The people The body is at the mortuary and the family is at the home Allen and Sallie Smith Arnold, she was a native of Greenwood County though she spent the in Pickens would accept Bobby very much. He's a native and greater part of her life in Pick ens County.

She was a Metho we certainly would be glad to nave nim back in Pickens." dist. Her husband died in 1960. Other county political leaders, among them Kep. Harold D. Surviving are two sons, Howard Pace of Easley and Robert Pace of Pickens; five daughters, Mrs.

Edna Hilton of Breazeale of Pickens and coun of a stepdaughter, Mrs. J. G. Franklin, 107 Marion St. Mrs.

W. D. Smith WALHALLA Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Smith, 64, of 704 W. Main died at 9:55 a.m.

Friday at a Greenville hospital after five years of declining health and four weeks of illness. Born in Stephens County, she spent most of her life in Oconee County. Her parents ty Democratic chairman D. C. 3, Greenville, and Mrs.

Odell Charleston, Mrs. Myrtle Anthony of Pickens, Mrs. Susie Garrett of Pickens said they thought Baker would be welcome and that the people of Melder (Mary) of Forest Hill a brother, George W. Hes ter of Greenville, and six grand Pulliam of Augusta, Mrs 1 0 a wmmi mm lfo WWW. W.

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Auv Pickens "will stick with him." children. Annie V. Allen and Mrs. Ruby Funeral services will be con Norwood of Greenville; four Baker has business interests in Pickens, including the Carolina Pipeline Blue Ridge De ducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at brothers, Frank Arnold of Ma-con, Melvin Arnold of An were the late William Fletcher Forestville Baptist Church by velopment the Pickens and Julia Rosana Taylor Smith.

Rev. Joe D. Seay, Rev. Anse derson, Delph Arnold of Honea Bank, and Greenville Memorial Pruitt and Rev. William She taught school several years and had been with the Oconee Path and Ben Arnold of Greenville; a sister, Mrs.

Lyda Nor- Gardens in nearby Greenville, Vines. Burial will be in Wood lawn Memorial Park. MIGHT RETURN ris of Newberry; and 19 grand children. The body is at Thomas Mc County Department of Public Welfare since 1948. She was a member of the First Baptist About a year ago, before the Funeral services will be con Afee Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from ducted Saturday at 2 p.

m. at Senate investigation began, Baker said he might return to Pick Church, the WMU and the Order of the Eastern Star, Chap 7 to 9 p.m. today. The body Robinson Funeral Home by Rev, ens at the age of 50 and estab will be placed in the church at G. B.

Freeman, Rev. James Ca- lish a law practice. 1 p.m. Sunday. son and Rev.

Carl Breazeale. The family is at the home of Burial will be in Woodlawn Me He left Pickens when he was 14 to become a Senate page. Subsequently, he said, the practice Mrs. Galloway on White Horse Road in the Forestville com of law and the South Carolina munity. governorship became long-range goals.

Mrs. J. E. Pittman A little something to lean on Even a hefty-sized man can lean with confidence on this kind of It's a growth grown bigger on husky earnings. You, too, can turn your dollars into growth dollars by saving with us where your dollars work harder and grow bigger.

He said he had no idea now morial Park in Greenville. Pallbearers will be Ocie Trotter, Jim and Edd Anthony, Bruce Sheriff, Ray Pace and Jimmy Brooks. The body is at the mortuary and the family is at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Anthony, Rt. 1, Pickens, in the Griffin section.

Mrs. Dorothy Saxon Pittman, when he might return to Pick ens on a permanent basis. "I haven't decided," he said 43, of 223 Farr's Bridge Road, was dead on arrival at a local hospital at 11:50 a.m. yesterday "No one knows what I'm going to ao in tne future." following a sudden illness. He did say he expects to visit Born Nov.

15, 1920 in Anderson fickens soon but that his law County, she was a daughter of Joe P. Surett Funeral services for Joe P. ter 134. Her husband, W. D.

Smith, died in 1942. Surviving are a son, Lecil Smith of Walhalla; a daughter, Mrs. Joe Edd Murphree of Walhalla; three brothers, Wilburn H. Smith of Madison, Paul and Claude Smith of Walhalla; three sisters, Mrs. Casie York of La-Fayette, Mrs.

Estelle Cuff of Nashville, and Mrs. Ora McGuffin of Butler, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church by Dr. N.

Eugene Mandrell. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery with rites by OES Chapter 134. Pallbearers will be J. W. Todd, Harry Fayonsky, W.

H. Foster, John D. Wald, H. M. DuPree, Jack Abbott, C.

W. Carter and J. C. Ivester. Honorary escort will be deacons and the Ladies Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church and OES Chapter 134.

The body is at Davenport Funeral Home and will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Sunday. practice and "raising five chil the late A. F. and Lola McDon dren keep me busy." ml iia aid Saxon.

Most of her life had been spent in Greenville and for ine committee will resume Surett of 17 Gladys Drive will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home by Rev. public hearings at 9 o'clock five years she had lived at the Monday morning with testimony same place. J. Belvin Greene and Rev.

Mrs. Pittman was with Foe Earle Case. Burial will be in irom anotner former Senate page boy, Boyd Ritchie, and Mill. Paris Mountain Holiness Church cemetery. She was a member of pin at JXT A T7T7TM7n A L0A" ASSOCIATION CAROLINA FEDERAL 22 W.

McBEE AVE. PHONE CE 9-8401 Walter J. (Joe) Stewart, chief telephone page for the Democ Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be Jack Mas- ratic senators. Surviving are her husband, J.

Everett Pittman; a daughter, sey, Charles Watson, Fred, James and Toy Surett and Warren Hunt. Ritchie has said that Baker persuaded him to give up $50 of Mrs. Danny Ernest (Sandra) of Mr. Surett was seriously ill his salary each month and send it to Stewart after Stewart was Greenville; a son, Jimmy Fitt-man of the home; a sister, Mrs, three days. He died at his home called for military training.

E. P. Edens (Ruby) of Pelzer; at 2 a.m. yesterday. Mr.

Surett four brothers, Howard E. Saxon Mewart, now back on his Sen ate job at a salary of about $9. had been in steadily declining health for five years. and Rev. H.

R. Saxon of Green 300 a year, has declined to talk Other Deaths On Page 14 He was born Sept. 7, 1907, a ville, Paul B. Saxon of Waterloo, and Jim A. Saxon of Pelzer, and FIRST FEDERAL Walter P.

Whlte(Present 320 BUNCOMBE ST. PHONE 233-7435 several nieces, and nephews. Funeral services will be con' to newsmen. TREE SCHOOL OPENS ITHACA, N. Y.

(UPI) The HrUING COt. H4MAND SANDfUS' OHIGNAI KOft ducted at Poe Baptist Church Sunday at an hour to be an 1964 school for Christmas tree nounced. Burial will be in wood lawn Memorial Park. growers opened Friday at Cornell University. Pallbearers will be Fred, Frank.

Ralph and William Mc by Davis House Donald, Jimmy and Jerry Saxon FUNERAL INVITATIONS and Larry Edens. Honorary escort will be dea The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Beniamin Franklin Wood. Mrs.

Cal cons and former deacons of the I 2 Finger Lickin' Chicken House i To Serve You I church, with Dr. H. C. Batson, Dr. W.

R. Craig, Dr. C. Wallace vin Thompson, Mrs. Wallace Campbell Mrs.

Helen Neal, Mrs. Louise Justice, Ben F. Wood Isadore Wood, Mrs. Martha Bayne, Mrs. Mertie Boyce end Miss Ellie Wood and of their families are respectfully Invited to attend funeral services for Beniamin Franklin Wood to FIDELITY FEDERAL MarionM.Hewen, Present MAIN AT McBEE PHONE 239-9211: Save by March 10th Earn from March 1st! be conducted Saturday at 4 p.m.

at Jones Funeral Home. Burial will in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Jones Funeral Home, funeral directors. 1934 AUGUSTA RD. 232-5401 1506 LAURENS RD.

PHONE 233-6630 The relatives and friends of Miss Mary Virginia Justus are respectfully Invited to attend her funeral services Saturday at 11 a.m. at the graveside In Beulah Harper, Dr. Henry G. Howe Jr. and Rev.

J. L. Hadaway. The body is at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends between 7 and 9 p.m. today.

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home is in charge. (Across From State Highway Dept.) Baptist Church cemetery near wenoer-nnvllle. N. C. Tht Mackey Mortuary, Funeral Directors.

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