Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina • 2

j' Reeder Stokes Hollifield Smith more than they used in 4 i Rail Project MMI There were majorettes mini Haverty's Opening Next Week i bus IS I i came South lined the crubs and on car tops to get a WATERMELON OR BALLOON HOLDING YOUTH i Mrs Arthur Smith And Son David Enjoy The Day terminated at Timrod Park were families and children in where Independence Day costumes and decorated 3 fS After a pri STERLING McCALL ENJOYS REE ICE CREAM Nearly 2000 Servings Were Eaten Tuesday bicycles and Boy Scout Shrine and Elk drill teams and the people standing and sitting in cars along Coit Street seemed to enjoy themselves Some of the costumes and decorations gave viewers the i I LORENCE AMILY TAKES TOP AWARD Hunter Stokes amily Was Best Dressed carloads and drifted silver 1 haired man them go have too memory about i CINDY LYNN Turner 8 watches the beauty queens and bands go by What did she like best? "This" she said poin ting to a lorence County Rescue Squad van Maybe it was nit bireii By JOHN WEATHERORD Morning News Staff Writer The lorence Loves America Day celebration did not end when the parade terminated in Timrod Park at 10:30 Tuesday As a matter of fact the largest portion by far had just begun More than 100 watermelons i 1800 ice cream cups and near ly 8000 cups of Kool Aid Such was the setting of the Second Annual lorence Loves America Day celebration According to officials of the event planning has already begun on next program This is my home the best and they expect it to be "even place I know" bigger and better than ever Miss Kathy Boatwright home Course" we had a bigger parade one I remember" mused David Williams 68 who has spent all his life in lorence "People are doing nore now trying to get together The world is get ting right" "Everybody has a I a treated me right here" he continued "1 helped build McLeod Hospital helped pour the eight by eight foundations Mrs Rosel la McCainDARLINGTON uneral services for Mrs Rosella Mc ot this award were memoers oi the Hunter Stokes family of Rosewood Drive in lorence: A special exhibition of "some fancy square was then presented by the lorence Prom A Nabors By JOHN DARGAN Morning News Staff Writer Cldwns dnd sirens' Bands and floats or some a day to remember What is the ourth? "My birthday" said Jan Grigsby: 8 Well almost her big sister said it was really the 18th mother Mrs Delores Grigsbv grew up in Hartsville "I remember much except for the fireworks" she said "We didn't have parades like this 1 think people go for it now Kids roosted good view very nice for a town this size said Victor Tanley PAMPLICO nera I services for Miss a Boatwright Bridgeport Conn and formerly Pamplico will be conducted at 4 pm Wednesday at St Mark AME Church by the Rey Curry Burial will be in the church cemetery directed bv Peoples uneral Home Miss Boatwright 4 died ri day at her home in Bridgeport Conn Surviving are her mother Mrs Jeanette Boatwright: the paternal grandmother Mrs (Kathy Boatwright and the maternal grandparents Mr 'and Mrs Willie Woodbury Several hundred families and THE fiist groups then enjoyed an old fashioned picnic lunch on the park grounds after the bless mg was delivered by ather Joseph Stoudemire awaited the arrival of several thousand swamped the park Games of sack racing tug of war and volley ball were to be found at the east end of the park while many families lunched and lazed throughout the park A very short formal program was held just before the all day festivities JUST ONE THE MANY LORENCE AREA AMILIES WHO ENJOYED A PICNIC LUNCH TUESDAY Mr and Mrs Medlin And Their Gartdchildren Took Part In Celebration At Timrod Pittwatr and Mank? The scheme estimated to cost $96 million provides fora major transport terminal at Manly which extends from the ocean to Sydney Harbor already has a steamer harbor ferry service to the city: The railway mainly under ground would take commuters to and from the Manlv ferrv ATER A BRIE in youngsters fi troduction by co chairman Mrs Betty Stevens Humphries an invocation by Chaplain James Pilgrim 4r? and an official welcome by lorence Mayor Cooper Tedder the Gospel Crusaders from the South Carolina School for Boys sang two selections "Give Me and Precious At the close of the performance they received the Blanche Atwell Award for their work in music at the school ollowing an introduction of the special guests in at tendance the winner of the James Richmond Driggs Memorial Essay Contest Award was presented Jack Humphries chairman of the essay contest announced that the winner was selected from 76 entries which from both North and Carolina area counties Before announcing winner of the Humphries said that the judges had decided to name five "Honorable in the competition Those receiving special recognition included Stephen Hill of lorence Bruce Medlin of Marion Mike Brown of Bishopville Becky Pilgrim of lorence and Bessie Stabolitis of lorence THE WINNER of the essay contest Miss Janet Degenhart daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Degenhart of Shan don Dr in lorence read her essay entitled "Why I Love America" to the crowd assembled at the park Winners of the clown cos tume and bicycle decoration contests were then announced These contests were divided first into a boys' and girls' division and then into age groups ranging from to who calls New York City eight years old nine to 12 and 13 to 16 Winners of the clown cos tume competition were Melissa Turner age seven: David Blake age eight Shelly Allen age nine Ricky Bennett age nine Phyllis Bennett age 13 and George Ratermann age 11 Bicvcle decoration winners included Donna Schaefer age seven: Mark Stokes age nine i Sylvester Lewis age 10 and Leslie Milling age 13 Other winners of the bike contest nxf tn nOPO ohnilt tllA auuccutu UUl IV vuxv mmvmi Uiv awards they just wanted to ride in the parade COURSE there were cheerleaders majorettes Little Miss lorence and the King of Hearts and the reigning Miss lorence Miss Sherri Ratley Symbolizing the training that has kept America strong over the years was a troop of Scouts marching to a military cadence count like a miniature infantry platoon July 4 or Some A Day To Remember By RED MEADE Morning News Staff Writer Marching to the strains of "Bom ree" dozens of gaily decorated i I s' patriotically and humorously promptly at 10 am and pro AACfnrwixzJ ft have dressed up for a Hollbween parade but the symbols and spirit of patriotism were scattered throughout the marchers Wheeling down the street came a little girl dressed as a daisycomplete with a yellow petal shaped hat followed by a boy dressed like "Uncle Sam" with a tall tall red white and blue top hat And then there was a brightly decorated boy riding down the middle of the street on a red white and blue "unicycle" But it wouldn't have been a parade without the Omar real live "Devil Gonna Git You" Devil Chess 1 (Continued from Page 1A) said he would play The Russians said tuesaay that ischer had violated the rules of the match They want ed an apology Euwe reported they had some harsh words for him as well a bad the 71 year old Dutchman said with a smile Spassky read his statement from what looked like an offi cial document in Russian It created the impression that he was acting on orders A dispatch by Tass the offi cial Soviet news agency said Spassky had demanded that theInternational Chess eder ation known as take punishing measures against ischer on the grounds that he had violated the rules for the match It did not speci fy what sort of measures should be taken (MORE) During the days ol dispute and bad temper which preced ed arrival Spassky had been Jhe picture ot courte sy and understanding When approached by newsmen he had no had words tor ischer a man he respects as a chess player All he would say was that "I came to There was another indication that moves being plotted in Moscow an attempt to come Io with people al vale meeting Tuesday hbon Spassky and his second Yefim Geller drove grimly to the Soviet Embassy prysum ably for consultations Asked what ischer's opinion oi the new dispute was Euwe told newsmen Mr ischer is asleep and is nob aware oi this" He was in a new two story villa on the edge of town sound asleep in the back bedroom red Cramer a US Chess ederation official said want to upset Bobby's metabolism by waking him In New York meanwhile Col EB Edmondson director of the US Chess ederation said if ischer or Spassky fails to show up for match the title should go to the other by default He said that if neither showed up title should be declared vacant and they should start all He said he was expressing his opinion as a member of the five man advisory board of IDE has' gone far enough" Edmondson said "You cannot go on with this kind of cha The whiting for Bobby ended at 6:48 am Tuesday when his Icelandic Airlines plane taxied to a stop at the airport five hours and 12 minutes before disqualificaon deadline The tall 29 year old grand master lurched out the door of the plane and careened down the steps of the ramp i Darlington VW Unit Gets Awards DARLINGTON The Darl ington Veterans of oreign Wars auxiliary i dseveral citations of merit at the State Department Con vention ot the Veterans ot oreign Wars The Ladies Auxiliary receiv a citation of merit for its contribution of 1 per member to the cancer aid and research program for 1971 1972 The auxiliary was also cited by the state department for reaching its membership quota lor the current year Auxiliary president for the past year Miss Rubye Arnold received a citation for depart ment matron advisor to the South Carolina Physically Han dicapped Society Miss Arnold also received a i award as membership chairman of District 6 in recognition ot service in attaining the goal in district membership 'bv May 31 She also received gifts from state membership chairman Mrs Olga Gaines for her membership work in district' 2 A WEDNESDAY JULY 5 1972 LORENCE MORNING NEWS Thousands Jam lorence Streets or 4th Parade GRAND OPENING festivities will begin with a 10 am ribbon clipping Wednesday July 12 at Hav located at 220 Cashua Dr near ive Points The newest 59th in the home furnishings chain encompasses almost 30000 square feet with warehouse adjacent to the showroom I Shekelia Cooper Miss Carol Cooper Miss Sonvetta Cooper Harold Cooper and Craig Cooper both of the home his grand mother Mrs Ida Cooper ofi lorence six i Mrs Margaret Eaddy and Mrs Geraldine Shilow both of Tren vton Mrs Daisy Moore of Queens Village Mrs Mattie Johnson of Bridgeport Conn Miss Dorothy Mae Cooper and Miss Patricia Ann Cooper both of lorence two Charles Edward Cooper of lorence and Sgt Ronald Cooper of Sumter Arthur McCall Arthur McCall of 520 Jarrott husband of Mrs Strowdy McCall died Tuesday evening at his residence after a long illness uneral services will be an nounced by uneral Service Bert Perdue HARTSVILLE Perdue 66 died in a local hospital late Monday night Qain wm conducted at 5 pm alter a long uiness uneral services will be con ducted Wednesday at 4:30 pm at Whispering Pines Baptist Church by the Rev Wayne Willis the Rev Coy Joyner and the Rev Boyd Amerson Burial will be in Patrick Cemetery directed by Brown Pennington Atkins uneral Home Mr Perdue was born in Chesterfield County a son of the late Elias and Lizzie Cran ford Perdue i He was a member of Patrick Baptist Church and his retire ment was engaged in farming and carpentry Survivihg are his wife who before marriage was Alma (Mom: three daughters Mrs Clarence Clara a i Brown Jr and Mrs rank (Shirley i Rabon both Patrick and Miss Linda Perdue of the home: two sons loyd Perdue and James Perdue both of Hartsville: four sisters Mrs Roxie Barefoot ot Hartsville Mrs Ola Moss and Neverson Cooper Jr uneral for Neverson i Pop i Cooper Jr of 912 Carver St will be con ducted at 4 pm Thursday at Bowers Chapel United Methodist Church by the Rev King Burial will be in Mt Zion Church Cemetery directed by Idea! uneral Parlor Mr Cooper die fl Saturday morning in a local hospital after a short illness He was born in lorence County a son of Mrs Julia Cooper and the late Neverson Cooper Sr Surviving besides his mother JITP hlS JlfllM 11 UP A narade is a narade even if 1'nnnpr innr dnnuhtarK you re not too sqre wnat ns for Ernest Huggins 6 said football was what he liked best Maybe rushing the season a little but got the idea His grandmother Mrs Lillie Mae Edwards said she remember anything like the "lorence Loves America" parade before in lorence it means more now" Other Deaths Clarence Sox Lexington Mrs Willie Keels' Sumter Sylvester Newberry Miss Deborah Columbia Mrs May Chester Wesley Quattlebaum Orangeburg Mrs Dorothy Calhoun alls Cleveland Watts Cayce Mrs Mildred ilinks Sumter Joe Wilson Ixiris Eugene Keller St Matthews Mrs Sallie a a Pomaria Mrs Carol Allen Ruby Mrs rances Kester Columbia Ernest Malloy Columbia Miss Rieka Webster Columbia Mrs Watson Jr Eastover Robert Stokes Sumter Matthew Scott Salley Mrs Katie Kelly Elgin Ben Wilson Lugoff Mrs Lucille Lancaster airfax Mrs Annie R' West Columbia Miss Zelma Norris Colum bia Edward Norris Columbia ALSO PRESENTED was the irst Annual Mayor Award for the most appropriately cos (Yes jt means n()W turned family The recipients sa Woodrow Tod( Ifsjust 4 nu'nrn ivoen mnmnflrc At the ourth but with all this war killing and shooting the breakdown in law and order well it means more now America is just waking up to find it was being pulled down the drain" i much he 'iaiiv icily The area at present ts served by reflected "But it always jeen a uav iu i enitniuci riday at Jordon uneral Home by the Revalters Ballard Burial will be in St John Unit ed Methodist Church Cemetery in Oates Mrs McCain 49 died in a Hartsville convalescent home after a long illness Surviving are her husband Wfllie McCain of the home six daughters Miss Margie Mc Cain Miss Willie Ann McCain Mrs Gertie Lide Mrs rances James Miss Joyce Ann Mc Cain all of Darlington and Miss Lillie McCain of New York City eight sons Jack Ronnie Joe and Lonnie all of Darlingtbh Henry of New York City Willie Lee McCain of Mi ami la Jimmy rank Mc Cain of burham and McCain of New York three sisters Mrs Queenie Hy man and Mrs Mildred Barr both of lorence and Mrs Mary Helen Hayes of New York City a brother Johnny reeman of Darlington and 21 grandchildren Major Nettles DARLINGTON uneral services for Major (Pet) Nettles will be conducted at 4 pm Thursday at Jordan uneral Home by the Rev Lewis and the Rev Jones Burial will be Providence Cemetery Mr Nettles died in a local hospital Sunday afternoon after a long illness Surviving are his wife Mrs Hallie Martin Nettles a daughter Miss Ramona Nettles of the home three sons Douglas and Roosevelt Nettles both of Darlington and Sgt Major Nettles of Brownville a brother Roosevelt Nettles of Winston Salem two sisters Mrs Jessie Mack and Mrs Lurline Dawson both of Winston Salem and nine grandchildren If a teenager maybe ss the ourth means following your favorite majorette for ten hlnrks Thp Wilson Hi uh Rand SYDNEY AP) The state drew a crowd government has before it a plan There were majorettes mini to build an 11 mile private rail and mayors And way through a string of north helium balloons and buttons ern seaside suburbs between that said "lorence Loves Pittwater and Manly America Then too soon it was over The bands faded down Coit St toward Timrod Park Parents gathered children by carloads and drifted off One watched Young And Old Swamp Park or ood Games And un Day Parade" the All celebraters enjoyed picnic American City's Independence lunches square dance ex Day Celebration hibitions and concerts by local Starting at the intersection high school and rock bands of Kuker and Evans St TU I nRPMPI? I 'nr AC costumed miniature clowns ceedinp down Rvan st mri Amorita wv mum utiviiva vcj viaiouL nao a ucvuiauuiu vivnito mi que cars and youthfull drill along Coit St the lorence "family parade" There were impression the children might IPriniS TWruriPn thrnimh (no America uay raraae nomammotnrioats but mere UI riuit iiLf lUtbUdy III the "lorence Loves America 3 i i I Mi WWm I 41 1 1 I ilSSSsi' Jr I I 4 Sk i' a 81 Arf i I i SW A A aBMnBBBBMlMi vc 1.