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,1: Deaths And Funerals t. 7 Fouke Fur Company Challenging Udall To Give 'Exact' Reasons Dec, 0, Ware Shoals Yub Parade Is Tomorrow Mrs. Paul Schumacher, Thomaston, Mrs. Taylor Manley of the particualrs In which you as featuring new rolling kettle drums, in front of the band, and the Ware Shoals Elementary School band also will take part The parade will begin In West End and com down to the Ware Shoals business district and out to Ware Shoals High School, where ft will disband. The parade' Is under the direc Meets Santa At Lander Connie Maxwell Children's Home second and third graders were entertained this week by the Student National Education Association chapter at Lander College.

Santa Claus was present and gave a gift to each child. Arlene Kelley is shown here receiving her present from St. Nick. Prior to Santa's visit, the children were entertained with Christmas stories, group singing and refreshments. (Lander News Bureau Photo) Prosperous New Year Forecast For Palmetto State Farmers result of increased business but Griffin four Miss Beulah Thompson of the Lev anon Community, lijfrs.

Arthur G. King of Easley. Mrs. Walter H. Llgoo of Winston-Salem, N.C, and Mrs.

Perry Jayroe, of Greenwood; two brothers, John A. Thompson of tasiey, t. mi Thompson of Lebanon Community; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the graveside In the Salem oapiui inurcn cemetery near Anderson at 2 p.m. today with Johnson officiat- the Rev.

A. ing. Brief Five-Day Forecast North Carolina and South Carolina: Temperatures will average somewnac a Dove normal. Cool Saturday, a little warmer Sunday and Monday. Cooler about Tues day or Wednesday.

Some rain ex. treme west portion Saturday and over area bunday and again about Tuesday will average about one naif. inch. Lord's Prayer Band Lord's Prayer Band will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday at Kirksey Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Mrs. Ethel Rambo will speak. Erskine Play The Erskine Players, directed by Mrs. Barbara Paul, will give a final performance Saturday night of Henrik Ibsen's four-act tragedy, "Rosmersholm," at Erskine College at Due West. No admission, will be charged.

Curtain time is 8 p.m. Cake Sale Blake School Parent-Teacher Association will hold a cake and pie sale beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow in front of Efird's Dept. More. Church Program The Lindsay Trio from Green ville will sing Sunday at South Greenwood Church of God.

The trio will sing at the 10 a.m. Sunday School devotional period and also at the 11 a.m. worship service. 441 Meeting The annual Abbeville County 4-H achievement program will be held at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow in the Abbeville County Courthouse AA Meeting The South Greenwood Alco holics Anonymous group will hold SCOTLAND YARD RAID LONDON (AP) -Scotland Yard today raided the headquarters of an antinuclear organization that plans a runway sitdown Saturday to immobilize three U.S.

air bases in England. Four officials of Earl Bertrand Russell's Committee of 100 were reportedly arrested on charges of "incitement and conspiracy." Thousands of police and troops have been ordered out Saturday to repel any attempts by the demonstrators to invade the bases and sit down around patrol planes so they cannot take off. WARE SHOALS The approxl-i mately 35-unIt Ware Shoals Christmas parade will begin at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Santa Claus will be riding atop tne last uoat in the parade.

Other units will Include floats, bands, marching units and beauty Among the visiting bands will be Greenwood High, Hickory Tavern, Belton, Ford of Laurens, Southslda Junior High and Brewer High, both of Greenwood. The Ware Shoals High Band, News an open meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at 704 Florida Ave. The speaker will be a young ministerial student His talk will be designed to alert teen-agers to the dangers of alcohol. Interested young people are invited. M.

M. Wells In HosDital Martin M. Wells, chairman of the Commissioners of Public Works, is a patient In Self Memorial Hospital for treatment of bronchitis. He is reported in satis factory condition. EXPERT WATCH REPAIRS! After we make your watch run like mew, why not make It look Tie iw wift smart Flea-let wakhkenda for nm and women THE JEWEL BOX On tha Squor Oiof OR 9-1510 CLEMSON "Higher employ- ment, rising consumer income and stronger domestic demand for most farm products will make farmers and merchants happier during 1962, Clemson extension economics leader Dr.

M. C. Rochester says. Increased business activity will be sparked by greater gov ernment expenditure at all levels; federal, state and local. A step-up in both public and private construction can be expected.

And increasing spending for new goods and equipment will be a tonic to business far and wide." An upward pressure on con sumer prices is expected as a Roberts Co. To Hike Employment To 240 GEORGE WILSON ANDERSON George Wilson, 56, of 219 E. Franklin was dead on arrival at an Anderson hospital at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday aner three years of declining neaitn. i He was a son of the late B.

N. and Betty Lee Tribble Wilson and had lived all his life until eight years 'ago in the Long Branch community. He was a member of ML Bethel Baptist uiurcn. SurvMns are his wife. Mrs.

Louise Mitchell Wilson; his step- mother, Mrs. Nora Wilson Hendricks of Greenville; eight sons, Howard, Hoyt, Junior, Don, rreddy, Thomas, Ralph and Douglas Wilson, all of Anderson; four daughters, Mrs. Barbara Sanderson, Mrs. Anne Sue Bolt. Miss.

Linda and Miss Judy Wil son, au of Anderson; a brother. Boyqe Wilson of Anderson; two half-brothers, Bratton and Ben Wilson, both of Anderson: four sisters, Mrs, Anna Saylors of Co lumbia, Mrs. Addle Alewine of Abbeville, Mrs. Louise Moore and Mrs. Dorothy Burdette, both of Anderson; five step-grandchil dren; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be con ducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Long Branch Baptist Church by the Kev. Willis Pruitt. the Rev. Gary Forrester and the Rev.

W. M. Weaver. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Larry Say lors, Haskell Wilson, J.

W. Wil son, Benjamin Alewine, Jerry Alewine and Wallace Moore. The body is at the home at 219 E. Franklin St. McDougald Fun eral Home is in charge.

MRS. LUDIE GUEST CALHOUN FALLS Mrs, Ludie Burriss Guest, 70, widow of Bedford D. Guest, died at the Baptist Hospital in Columbia at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. She had been in declining health for about five years and seriously ill two months.

She was a daughter of the late James Wilburn Burriss and Martha Crawford Burriss, and a native of Abbeville County. She was a lifelong resident of this section and a member of North side Baptist Church, at Calhoun halls. Survivors include two sons, James W. and Frank Burris, both of the home; two sisters, Mrs. W.

W. Rucker, of Calhoun Falls, and Mrs. J. H. Rucker, of Elberton, Ga.

Her husband preceded her to the grave in 1955. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday from Northside Baptist Church with the Rev. Joseph Ouzts and the Rev. Marvin Cash officiating.

Burial will follow in the Midway Baptist Church cemetery near Lowndes-ville. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The body will be at the residence after 3 p.m. Friday. The Parker Funeral Home is in charge.

MRS. NANCY KING 1 Mrs. Nancy Thompson widow of Marcus King and a na-aive of Anderson County, died early yesterday morning at 715 Green Thomaston, following an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Kins was a daughter of the late James Robert Thompson and Florence Maggie Williams Thompson, of Anderson County.

She had lived in Walhalla for 35 years, but more recently had made her home in Griffin and Thomaston, Ga. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Walhalla. Her husband died Sept. 20, 1954. Surviving are two daughters, DEVELOPING LESSONS WASHINGTON (AP) The government is developing a 12-lesson course to teach Americans how to provide emergency medical care for victims of a nuclear attack.

It is expected to start in some areas early next year. Legal Notice CITATION OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION The State of South Carolina, County of Greenwood By A. L. Milling, Ex-Officio Judge of Probate: WHEREAS. Clatie B.

Cason made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and effects of King David Cason, THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite and admonish all and singu lar the Kindred and Creditors of the said King David Cason. deceased, that they be and appear before me, In the- Court of Probate, to be held at GREEN WOOD. S. C. on December 20th.

Next, after publication hereof, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. UZVfcN under mv hand, this 6th day or December, Anno Domini 1981. i A. L. Milling, Ex-Offido Judge of Probate, 12(8-15)61 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR FINAL DISCHARGE State of South Carolina County of Greenwood 8 Probate Court By A.

L. Milling, Ex-Officio Judge of Probate. TAKE-NOTICE that on the 8th day of January, 1962, at ten o'clock, in the forenoon of said day, we will render a final account of our actings and doings as Executors of the Estate of Martha Strom Ouzts, deceased, in the office of Judge of Probate for Greenwood County at Greenwood, and on the same day will for a final discharge Irom our trust as such. All persons havings demands against said estate will present them for payment on or before that day, proven and authenticated or be forever barred. Fannie Azilee Quarles and Thomas Edward Strom, Executors 12(8-15-22-29)61 I govern- "The charges you have made are very damaging to our busi ness reputation may serM ousiy injure us in our relations with other, governments and private firms," Fouke said.

He demanded that Udall "specify Lions Club Resolution On D. S.Jones A resolution paying tribute to the late Demos S. Jones has been adopted by the Greenwood Lions Club. The resolution follows: Whereas, our beloved fellow member, Demos S. Jones, has passed from this Ufa to the Life eternal; and, whereas, during his Ions mem bership in the Greenwood Lions Club, Demos S.

Jones, by his un failing loyalty and cheerfulness endeared himself to members- of our club; and, Whereas, bavins borne his own hsndicap with Christian courage. he devoted himself whole-hearted ly to projects of the club on be half of other handicapped persons, particularly In the area of sight conservation, the club's pri mary area of concern; and. Whereas, we share in the price of the County of. Greenwood in his exemplary record In private life and public service; and I Whereas, his counsel and good fellowship will be sorely missed at our meetings; Now, therefore, be it resolved (1.) That the Greenwood Lions Club express its great sense of loss at his passing, and our sym pathy to his fine family, and (2.) That a copy of this resolution be sent to his family, a copy placed in the permanent records of the club, and a copy be sent to The Index-Journal for publication. MISSILE LAUNCHED VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.

(AP) The Air Force has launched its second successful Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile in eight days. The launching Thursday was by a Strategic Air Command crew. Rt9 ASTJURi BOBS RIYKDLCS UUI nusn rat Kama HUlffiHH Village -fr 6:40 UNSBURY-iaiCY WiLTERS thra consultation with the ment. it be in to he a WASHINGTON The Fouke Fur Co. Is challenging Interior Secretary Stewart Udall to My exactly why he cancelled the firm! contract for, processing Aiasaan seat sxins.

Alaska's Sen. Ernest Gruening has asked Udall to "insist" operations for processing fur seals be moved to Alaska. President J. T. Fouke of the fur company; la a telegram to Udall released here by Sen.

Olin D. Johnston Of South Carolina, said "We were amaxed" by the Kennedy cabinet member! claim that the company's relations with the department "had not been satisfactory In the past year and half." Senator Gruening said AIask ans had long thought the furs should be processed where they are produced. But he said in the past there was hesitation to up root (amines in the at. Louis area who worked for the Fouke Fur Co. "Now that the company Is voluntarily moving itself to an-other location, I feel very strongly that the Interior Department should demand and insist" that the operations dealing with Alaska fur seals be moved to Alaska," Gruening wrote.

The department announced last week it was terminating a 40-year contract with Fouke because, among other reasons, the company decided to move to Greenville, S.C., without prior LOVE AND BETRAYED HERI ft. Turner EFREM IB. 1IA8ON BOBARDS BuKTi3 COLOR George HAMILTON co-starring Susan KOHNER Last Night (:30 ft 8:40 QUtO THEATRE -J0AN 6LACKMAN-ANGELA Feature At! 1:15 3:22 7:11 Adults 75c 1 ft V4JF' OR I-74SI ISWfe4-- JEFF aJANDUrHORCE J'mmmm Kim mob-bomb urn -mot tyr JOHN MclNTIRE mtl i Student Cards sert our handling 01 tne government 1 contract was Unsatisfac Fouke said Udell's administra tive assistant, D. Otis Beasley, had said Nov. 29 that "our contract would be terminated be cause we were movlna our opera tions to South Carolina." and Beasley confirmed this In an offi cial press release the next aay.

"In view of your statement that our move to South Carolina had nothlna to do with the contract termination," the president con tinued, "please Inform us (a) whv Mr. Beasley advised us di rectly to the contrary; (b) why such complaints as you state the Department of Interior had against the company were not disclosed In correspondence or otherwise; (c) why such complaints were not brought to our attention at our meeting wim iwr, Beasley." The industrial sites committee of the St. Louis chamber of commerce and Mayor Raymond R. Rucker clan to meet Monday with rouke to discuss a pian lor keeping the company from movina to Greenville. Senator Strom Thurmand, D- S.C, has asked President Kenne dy to make the Interior Department "reconsider" its cancella tion of the Fouke contract and "rectify this gross misuse" of federal power.

Flight Log Seven persons boarded Southern Airways planes here yesterday, three flying to Atlanta, two to Detroit and one each to Tampa and Seattle. Needed to date 1,705 Boarded to date 1,578 Deficit 127 Church Groups Pay Tribute To Miss Capell The Ladies' Bible Class and the Woman's Society of Christian Service of Mathews Methodist Church have adopted a resolution paying tribute to the memory of Miss Malvenia Capell, who died July 15, 1961. The resolution follows: We, the of the Ladies Bible Class and the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Mathews Methodist Church, Greenwood, S. pay tribute to the memory Miss Malvenia Capell, whose sudden passing on July 15, 1961; stunned and sad dened all whoinew and loved her, Miss Malvenia was one of our most loyal and devoted members. She taught the Ladies Bible Class for several years and was a mem ber of the Woman's Society of Christian service, office within her Circle for a number of years, bhe was devoted to her church, her profession, her friends, and her family.

She had been a teacher in public schools. housemother later at Connie Maxwell Orphanage and Lander Col lege, and all who knew her were inspired by her humility, loyalty and kindness. She possessed a quiet disposition, a Christian Qual ity and serenity, a life that had weathered the storms, that tasted bitter and sweet, that had met triumph and defeat and through an never tailed to serve others and her church. We thank God for her life. Our church and community have suffered a great loss in her passing.

We pray that God will fill her vacancy and that her Influence will live on in the hearts of all who knew her. Therefore, be it resolved: (1) That we humbly submit to God's will, (2) That we earnestly desire to be as faithful to our church as was Miss Malvenia. (3) That we extend to the family our love and sympathy, and (4) That a copy of these resolutions sent to the family, to the South Carolina Methodist Advocate, The Index-Journal and one kept in the records of the Ladies Bible Class and the Woman'! So ciety of Christian Service. Patrolmen Begin License Plate Crackdown COLUMBIA State Hiehwav Patrolmen have begun a crack- aown on motorists displaying improper license plate to evade uninsured motorist fund laws or fi nancial responsibility laws, the Mate Highway Department reports. i Investigations disclose anr increasing number of motorists are displaying plates taken from junked vehicles.

Others are failing to register new and used vehicles within 10 days of purchase. Patrolmen have been ordered to compare plates with registration cards' which are required to be possession of the drivers and, when) violations exist, prosecute the full extent of the law. es pecially where uninsured moto rist fund and financial responsibility laws are being Ignored. When an owner sells a vehicle must, under the law, notify the--Highway Department of the disposition and furnish the license number for accurate Then, In the event the vehicle later becomes involved In libelous accident, the previous owner will not be held account able because records will reflect change of ownership. Owners whrt junk or permanently retire their1 vehicles should remove the license plates to prevent them from falling into the hands of 11- legal operators.

tion of W. M. Pittendreigh and Wendall Bowen. Santa Claus will be at the "Big Friendly" department store after the parade to talk with children. Santa will return here Dec.

13 to be host for, a Christmas pa Ky for children of the community. The party is sponsored by the Community Foundation ana 'will be held, at the community center. -Children who do not. attend school will have a party from 9:30 through 11:30 a.m. and school children will be entertained from, 2 through 4:30 p.m.

you ten count for your CHRISTMA. GET CASH ON YOUR HOME CREDIT COMPANY 109 Main Street Greenwood Tef. ORchara4 9-021! the big ones eladric range. h'Hi'i i LJ .1. s.y -Kxir "lKcordKwiriiwr 1 If liberal credit policy" I caLTsR, NADER JUUE ADAMS LEX lAKKEt I mwrnn-wttm tmwus- j.q Qny prices will remain relatively sta ble, Rochester continues.

South Carolina farm income next -year- could increase if op timism continues tor the new soy. bean crop. Cotton is bringing smiles to the faces of farmers following a successful conquest of Insects and resulting good yields in 1961. Kocnester believes there is a good possibility farm production expenses will increase next year, "The cost price squeeze with which farmers have had to con tend is still with us. But the squeeze apparently is losing some of its grip." tenance department.

The rapid increase in the firm's local employment, Pomeranz says, was caused in part by an Oct. 9 fire which destroyed Roberts master plant at Sanford. Roberts Co. had planned to move some of its Sanford operation to Greenwood over a period of time but the fire and loss of the master plant, caused a speed-up in the transfer program. The fire, according to Pomeranz, actually caused an expansion of Roberts Co.

While some departments were shifted to Greenwood as planned, a new and larger master plant was erected in bantord. Pomeranz says the firm will move into its new 22,000 square foot Sanford plant Monday. Utilities were connected today. The Greenwood Division of Roberts. Co.

was Southeastern Loom and Machine Works of Ab- ney Mills until Sept. 5, when Rob erts purchased the local operation Pomeranz says the Greenwood Division is now manufacturing im portant components for Roberts Co. spinning and twisting frames, in addition to the looms and loom repair parts being manufactured prior to Sept. 5. Military News Greenwood Serviceman Is Promoted Marvin T.

Yelton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin T. Yelton, 219 Woodlawn Greenwood, has been promoted to specialist four Caswell, Maine, where he is assigned to the 61st Artillery, Nike Hercules Missile unit. Specialist Yelton entered the Army in June 1960.

He attended Greenwood High School. CERTIFICATE Army Pfc. Colan L. Butler, son Mr. and Mrs.

Emanuel L. But ler, 603 Cross Greenwood, recently received a high school equivalency certificate while serv ing with the 82nd Artillery in Ger many. Butler attended Greenwood High School and was employed by Maxwell Brothers and Benson Greenwood before entering the Army. Church Anniversary M. Peace, the Rev! N.

L. Bush, the Rev. Mean, the Rev. Maddoc Jr and the Rev. R.

L. Wilson. The Rev. A. T.

Stephens currently is Mt. Zion pastor. He has served for the past nine years. Dr. M.

S. Gorden, head of the Benedict College School of Theol ogy, gave the anniversary ser mon, ARCHBISHOP DIES BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) The Most. Rev. Francis Patrick Keough, archbishop of Baltimore's Roman Catholic diocese, died today.

He would have been 71 Dec. 30. Archbishop Keough was taken the hospital Nov. 30 after suffering his second cerebral thrombosis in eight years. He had been archbishop of Baltimore sine Nov.

29, 1947. liKiiiffilll Roberts which has increased employment at its Greenwood Division from 165 to 200 since Sept. 5, will employ another 40 persons within the next four weeks. Announcement of the employment move was made today by Robert E. Pomeranz of Sanford, N.

the firm's president. Pomeranz says employment at the Greenwood Division reached the 200 mark last week. He says employes needed within the next four weeks include foundry personnel, machine operators and mechanics and elec tricians for the division's main- Cotton Quota Referendum To Be Tuesday Greenwood County farmers may cast ballots Tuesday in a referendum on marketing quotas for the 1962 cotton crop. Polls will open at 8 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.

Polling places will be at the following locations: Bradley, Neil Steifle'a Store; Troy, Cox's Store; Verdery, Henderson's Store; Brooks, Freeland's Store; Fellowship, R. T. Adams Store; Kinards. E. J.

Smith's Store; Callison, Cal- Iison Community House; Kirksey, Wrenn's Store; Phoenix, Rhodes Store; Cokesbury, Burrough's Store; Hodges, C. A. Nickles Store; Walnut Grove. W. K.

Brown's Store; Coronaca, Mc-Cravy's Store; Ninety Six, Ninety Six City Hall; and Greenwood, County ASCS Office. Issues to be decided in the referendum are (1) quotas or no quotas, and (2) the level of price support to be available for the 1962 upland cotton crop. If the vote it favorable, quotas will be In effect for the crop with penalties. on any "excess" cotton produced on a farm, and price support to growers who comply with their farm allotments will he available at a level of from 65 to 90 per cent of parity. If the vote is not favorable, there will be no quotas or penalties applicable to tha 1962 upland cotton crop, "and price support to cooperatori will be at 50 per cent of parity, as directed by law.

Mt. Zion Baptist Celebrates 100th Mt. Zion Baptist Church recently observed its 100th anniversary with a program at the church, which Included reading of the church history by Deacon Julian Dean and Mrs. Carrie Hackett. 1 The church was organized in 1961 as Fellowship Baptist Church, at that time in Edgefield County.

The church purchased 6.9 acres of land from Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hill and in 1913 bought 7.75 acres from Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Bowles The Rev. Ned Starks was first pastor and the Rev.

J. F. Marshall was second pastor. Fire destroyed the first church building and services for the 1,500 members were held under a brush harbor for some time. Due to the large membership, several other churches were organized by the members.

These churches included Mt. Olive. Penrose. Zion. Bethlehem, Marshall Chapel, An- tloch, Mt.

Pisgah and Damascus. Other pastors have been tne in of of S. to Af i TMI II I- irufuw JslA if .1 VV -TSIW HZ bMb YOU THROWN I for cuenjono in the family! rsi ii. a -1 1 iiiiim From snail electric cpplloim mixers, fronv bltnders, toastersto clothes fryer, wfomatic washer, freezer there's en RECTRICAl gift to suit everyone. For the gift that electrical gifts the gifts that bring better living, etectricallyl tTrd o- appreadled the year 'rouiMl, shop for mtfui I wifl be appreciated the year 'round, shop for useful Your Public Owned Business Operated Systems GREENWOOD COUNTY COMMISSION OF POWER SYSTEM PUBLIC WORKS Serving Greenwoods County Serving City of Greenwood liiifiiiWiuiiiiM in- Child.

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