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MORNING, JULY 8, 1955 Kiwanis Club Aid to Mankind Discussed at Local Meeting "Kiwanis is more than an indi-1 vidual club, it's the combined force of many public-minded citizens working for good." That's the impression Frank Nolen received while attending the annual Kiwanis International convention at Cleveland last month, he told the club at its meeting yesterday. AND THE WORK for the betterment of mankind done by Kiwanis clubs since the first was organized 40 years fellows impressive, pointed out delegate John E. Scott. During these 40 years, Kiwanians have aided 150 million underprivilaged children, donated 30 million quarts of milk and 10 million free lunches, helped 100 million needy familes, sponsored 6,000 safety campagns and helped sell two billion dollars worth of U. S.

savings bonds since World War II. Ponder Funds For State Flood Control Schemes WASHINGTON, July 7 -A House-Senate conference committee agreed today on a 554-milliondollar program for flood control and navigation projects throughout the country this fiscal year. The committee's compromise version of the bill now goes back to both the House and Senate for consideration, probably Monday. Projects on which the House and Senate had differed are included in the following list. Amounts the Senate approved, if different from what the conference decided on, are shown in parentheses.

North Carolina Manteo Bay Channel Wilmington Harbor $557,000. South Carolina Port Royal Sound to Beaufort $500,000 Deaths and Funerals Funerals THE FLORENCE Glenn, pastor of Central Methodist Church. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Pallbearers will be Lyle McKain, W. B. Moreck, Curtis Ford, Harold Sharpe, J.

C. Bass and M. M. Hoggard of Mullins. Mrs.

Garrison died Wednesday at her home at 511 W. Pine St. She was born Sept. 6, 1894, in Florence County, a daughter of the late IT. A.

Moye and the late Cartha Sherrard Moye. She was a member of Central Methodist Church and the Ann Herbert Circle of the church. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. T.

Wallace of Charleston, W. Mrs. Thomas T. Goza and Mrs. Harold C.

Wolfe, both of Florence, and Mrs. Robert J. Nowak of Munich, Germany; two sons, James E. Garrison Jr. an Anchorage, Alaska, and Hazel Garrison of Clinton; two sisters, Mrs.

Myrtle Milnor of Charlotte, N. a and Mrs. Mamie Monson of Raleigh, N. two brothers, S. T.

Moye of Manning and F. E. Moye of Sumter, and nine grandchildren. The body will remain at Stoudenmire Funeral Home until time for the services. Mrs.

Gladys Harrington KINGSTREE, July 7 Mrs. Gladys Howell Harrington, 56, wife of Jacob M. Harrington of Midway, died Thursday morning in a Kingstree hospital after several months illness. Mrs. Harrington was bron in York County near Chester, a daughter of Tim and Laura Hill Howell.

She attended school at Lockhart and Brevard, N. C. Mrs. Harrington was a member of the Midway Presbyterian Church and a past president of the Black River Post American Legion Auxiliary. Funeral services will be at 4 p.

m. Friday in Midway Presbyterian Church with the Rev. W. R. Butler and the Rev.

L. B. McCord of Manning. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body, will be at the Burgess Funeral Kingstree until the hour of services.

Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Mildred H. Duke; three sons, T. M. Harrington of Georgetown, Fred P.

Harrington of Cheraw and W. Frank Harrington of New Zion; three foster sons, Olin E. Crick of Massline, 0., Theron T. Crick of Columbiana, and Gordon L. Crick of Kingstree; a sister, Mrs.

L. R. Westcott of Los Angeles, a brother, Gordon Howell of Chester: four granddaughters and nine foster grandchildren. Mount Etna Is Tourist Lure CATANIA, Sicily, July 7 (P-Mt. Etna, known as Vulcan's Forge in pagan days, is doing 24-hour duty as a tourist attraction.

For the sixth day straight it rumbled and exploded today, shooting molten lava hundreds of feet into the air. BRIGHT LEAF Tonite Sat. 7:50 STRANGER TO BRAZIL but no GLENN FORD The Americano FRANK LOVEJOY CESAR ROMERO URSULA THESS A88E LANE ALSO LOOK OUT BELOW! Here Comes The Roughest, Toughest Airmen Of All! COMMANDO FRANCES GIFFORD TOUCH CONNER, MORNING NEWS, FLORENCE, S. C. PAGE 5-B Pee Dee Weather Facts Data from the United States Weather Bureau in Florence for the 24-hour period ending 7:30 last night.

Temperature: Highest 94; Year ago 104. Lowest 72; Year 74. Mean 83; Year 89. ago 7:30 a. m.

76: 7:30 p. m. 85. Rain Year ago 0. Total this month .06.

Deviation from normal minus 1.29. Total this year 17.82. Deviation from normal minus 5.55. Sunrise Sunset 7:33. Myrtle Becah tides: High 9:08 a.

9:30 p. Low 3:17 a. 3:15 p. m. River stages at 8 a.

m. Wateree (Camden) 1.4 rising. Great Pee Dee (Cheraw) 6.9 fall- ing. Great Pee Dee (Pee Dee) 4.6 rising. Lynches (Effingham) 1.9 falling.

WASHINGTON, Bureau for the 24 ed areas. STATION Alpena Asheville Amarillo Atlanta Atl City Bir ham Boston Buffalo Charlotte Ch'nooga Chicago Cincinati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Moines Detroit Duluth Fresno Galveston Houston Ind polis Tack ville Kan City Key West 7 temperature CAP) rainfall at 7 p.m., for select- STATION H. L. Pr. Knoxville 87.

70 Rock 95 73 LAngeles 82 58 Louisville 88 71 Memphis 92 72 .04 Meridian 91 69 .10 Miami 83 77 Milw'kee 85 69 Minn-StP 93 71 .18 Mobile 91 72 1.02 Montg'y 91 71 .06 Montreal 86 60 NOrleans 93 73 York 83 69 .03 Norfolk 88 71 Pittsburg 86 66 Port'dMe 84 61 Richmond 71 St. Louis 95 70 San'tonio 97 75 San Fran 71 49 Savannah 72 1.59 Seattle 61 47 Tampa 86 73 .01 Wash 'ton 90 71 Wilm 'ton 90 74 Bishopville Pilot Killed In Jet Crash BISHOPVILLE, July 7 1st. Lt. William Beasley of Bishopville died yesterday into when a his hilltop, Sabre exploded jet and burned near Rapid City, S. The mishap occurred red shortly after Lt.

Beasley took off from the Ellsworth Air Force Base, where he was stationed. His survivors include his widow and a 13-month-old son. The plane burned a path about 100 yards long as it slammed down the side of a grassy slope. Fred Kammerer, owner of a ranch near the crash scene, said he heard a noise "like the sound of a huge bomb exploding." Wreckage of the demolished rocket-firing jet, was strewn along the burned path from the top of the knoll to the valley. Air Force officers said the crash probably was caused by mechanical failure.

Lt. Beasley was a graduate of Bishopville High School and attended Spartanburg Junior College and Coker College in Hartsville. He joined the Air Force on Jan. 3, 1951. Surviving are his widow, Lina R.

Beasley; a 13-month-old son, Bert; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Jennings Beasley; two brothers, Treze Horace Beasley; his paternal grandfather, W. Boyd Beasley, all Bishopville.

Funeral services will be at 5 p. AIR-CONDITIONED Colonial TODAY ONLY THEY FOUND THE MOST EXOTIC WILDERNESS THAT MAN HAS EVER KNOWN! Technicolor AND OF SURY ACHIALLY FILMED IN Starting JACK GLYNIS HAWKINS JOHNS Features: 1:10 2:50 4:30 6:10 7: 50 9:30 Adults: Mat 35c Nite 45c Children Coffee Break System Found Well Established in City That is some of the accomplishments of Kiwanians as listed by outgoing Kiwanis International President Don E. Engdahl of Seattle. at the convention, Scott said. Also reporting on the convention was delegate Dr.

Claude Sexton. Nolen asked that the Florence club appoint an "On to California" committee to promote local attendance at the 1956 convention in San Francisco. Appearing as a club guest was Ute Christiansen, German exchange student, who thanked the club for sponsoring her year's stay in Florence. "This has been the most educational year in my life," Miss Christiansen said. "I've learned more in the last year than I ever would have back home." "I hope to correct some of the misconceptions Germans have towards Americans after I return of Hopewell Presbyterian Church.

The funeral party will leave the Waters Funeral Home at 2:20 p. m. for the services at the church. Clarence A. White Clarence Albert White, 45, died at a Columbia hospital early Wednesday morning after several months illness.

Mr. White was born in Chesterfield county near Cheraw, the son of the late Samuel W. and Mary Lowery White. Surviving are four daughters, Betty Sue and Sabra Ann White of Columbia, Mrs. Robert Windham and Mrs.

John Mason of Sumter; one son, Clarence A. White of Sumter; one grandson; one sister, Miss Rose White of Columbia; two half-sisters, Mrs. Jimmie Teal Cheraw and Mrs. Doshia Tuttle of Society Hill, and one brother, P. E.

White of Lynchburg. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Sunday at the home of his brother, P. E.

White, in Lynchburg, conducted by the lace Taylor. Interment will follow in St. Davids Cemetery in Cheraw, at 5 p. m. The body will be taken to the home of his brother in Lynchburg at 5 p.

m. Friday where it will remain for the service. Miss Mary A. Rayfield CHESTERFIELD, July 7-Miss Mary Almetta Rayfield, 76, died at the home of her sister-in-law RID YOUR HOME OF ROACHES GET SOME TODAY Quart $1.19 Pint 69c Sold on Money Back GUARANTEE By Progressive, Independent, Drug and Grocery Stores. MODERN Dixie RE-CLOSURE Crystals PACKAGE Sugar KEEPS IT CONFECTIONERS FRESH! FOR THE BEST PICKLES SPEAS APPLE CIDER or DISTILLED VINEGARS BEETS CUCUMBERS ONIONS home," she continued, "as I have tried to correct misconceptions Americans have towards Germans.

"And I hope create a better understanding between Americans and Germans, if that is possible." is the last time I can be with you all," she said, "and I want to give thanks to those who made possible for me to over here and to those who have come made my stay here so INJECTED ONE Kiwanian at the end of Miss Christiansen's talk, "She's a true Southerner, she says While here, Miss Christiansen has lived with the Jack Wrights and the Julian P. Prices. Guests at the luncheon meeting were Lamar Lee Dave Epting, J. F. (Pepper) Martin, Lloyd Pearce and W.

M. 0'Cain of Columbia. Visiting Kiwanians were Otis Williamson of Kingstree and W. L. Chestnut of Conway.

Mount Croghan late Tuesday night. She is survived by her sister-inlaw, Mrs. W. J. Rayfield of Mount Croghan, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted from the Mount Croghan Methodist Church at 3 p. m. Thursday, Burial was in the church cemetery. William H. Johnson CONWAY, July 7 William Harvey Johnson, 54, of Conway died at m.

yesterday in a local hospital after an illness of several hours. Mr. Johnson was born in Horry County, a son of the late Thomas and Mary Skipper Johnson. Survivors include brother, Willie Thomas Johnson of RFD 2, Conway; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Shelley of RFD 3, Conway, and Miss Foy Johnson of Conway, and a large number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted from the home at 10:30 Thursday morning by the Rev. Joel Underwood, associate pastor of the Conway Methodist Church. Burial was in the Camp Ground Cemetery. DILLON, July 7 Mrs. Rachael H.

Bailey, 79, died at her home Wednesday following a lengthy illShe was a daughter of the late Ira and Caroline Surles Hamilton of Dillon County. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Frances Jackson of Dillon; three sons, Justin, Alvin and Clyde Bailey, all of Dillon; one sister, Mrs. Mary Hues of Southern Pines; two brothers; Stanley Hamilton of Charleston and Joe ton of Statesburg, 24 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 4 p.

m. Friday at the East Dillon Baptist Church with the Rev. Grady Green and the Rev. E. C.

Coleman of Lumberton officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mrs. Rachael H. Bailey Mrs.

Lula Gainey Boan HARTSVILLE, July 7 Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Gainey Boan, who died Wednesday, will be at 3 p. m. Friday at the Clyde Church of God by the Rev. W.

M. Spurlock and the Rev. E. B. Chrisley officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body is at the home of her brother, Cecil Gainey. W. T. Rushing 7 CHESTERFIELD, July William Rushing, 42, of near Mount Creghan, died early yesterday at his home.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruby Horne Rushing, one daughter, Betty Jo, one son, W. T. his mother, Mrs. B.

M. Rushing; three brothers, Harley of Cheraw. Henry Laurel Hill, N. and Doc of Mount Croghan and three sisters, Mrs. Lee H.

Gulledge and Mrs. J. B. Sellers of Kannapolis, N. and Mrs.

Burren Gibson of Mount Grogham. Funeral services were conducted from Cross Roads Baptist Cemeat 5 p. m. Thursday. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Mella Garrison Funeral services for Mrs. Mella Moye Garrison, 60, widow of James Edward Garrison, will be at 5 p. m. Friday in the Stoudenmire Chapel conducted by Dr.

E. E. STATE LAST TIMES TODAY ST TIME ON ANY SCREEN NATURAL GIRLS COLOR RAS Complete with BLACKOUTS French TURING from PARIS PEEP- SHOW FEMMES OF add QUIVER" IT'S DARING! IT'S SPICY! RICH BLUSHING SCENES! RACY. CHEEK ROYAL APPEALING BEAUTIES! BOX OFFICE OPENS AT 1:45 SHOW STARTS AT 2 P.M. Admission By LARRY CRIBB Morning News Staff Writer "To break, or not to break." (with due apologies to Shakespeare) "That is the question." It is generally agreed (especially by employes) that people will do their work more efficiently if they have scheduled breaks during the day usually one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Coffee breaks" today have come to include everything from coffee to soda pop. "I think we should have four a day, beginning at 9:30 in the morning," said Burton B. Finklea, a Florence accountant. In talking with several executives around Florence, the "coffee break" seems to be pretty well established. S.

A. Sammis, manager of the Southern Finance Co. notes "the day goes much smoother if we take a couple or breaks and just relax." "Larger industries are leading the way in such matters, and if they see fit to spend SO much money to make their employes happy, there must be something to it." he commented. Employes at J. C.

Penny Co. have a lounge, complete with a soft drink machine. "Although they don't usually leave the store," said Manager A. F. (Ted) Lyon, "we allow them to take a couple of breaks during the day." B.

J. Baroody, local restaurant owner, commented "the bosses seem to think it's a pretty good thing, because they're the ones who take most of the breaks." We put across a lot of business deals during breaks for coffee," said one businessman who report hours H. 78 84 96 86 75 91 81 92 94 86 95 89 79 96 92 95 88 77 89 89 92 85 94 96 90 July of ended Mrs. W. C.

Rowell Funeral services for Mrs. W. C. Rowell, 67, who died Wednesday, will be conducted at 3 m. Friday in Hopewell Presbyterian Church by the Rev.

H. L. Reaves, pastor and the Rev. J. P.

Hatcher, pastor of South Side Baptist Church of Florence. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was the former Miss Jennie Hatchell of Effingham, born May 2, 1888. Her parents were the late S. C.

and Ida Folly Hatchell of Effingham County. She had lived in Florence most of her life. She was a member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Circle No. 2 of the Woman's Missionary Union of the Church. Surviving are her husband, W.

C. Rowell of Florence; four daughters, Mrs. C. E. Kleckley of Columbia, Mrs.

C. A. Dent of Savannah, Mrs. E. W.

Thomas and Mrs. H. M. Smith, both of Florence; four sons, W. C.

Rowell Jr. of Florence. H. D. Rowell of Lumberton.

N. M. G. Charleston and J. P.

of Rowell Arkadelphia, a sister, Mrs. M. 0. Thomas of Robinsonville, N. a brother, Frank Hatchell of Florence; 12 grandchildren and live great-grandchildren.

Serving as active pallbearers will be the following nephews: Henry Benton, H. P. Hatchell, Otha B. Hutchinson, 0. D.

Hatchell, Paul P. Hatchell and C. N. Cutter. Honprary pallbearers will be members of the board of deacons and elders READER'S DIGEST $53,000 CONTEST Nothing to write or buy! How well do you know human nature? Here's a chance to find out-and you may win $10,000 cash first prize or one of 12,164 other prizes! The official entry blank is FREE at your newsstand.

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(Morning News photo) Second Teen-Ager Pleads Innocent EXETER, N.H., July 7 (P)-The second of two teenagers arrested at Myrtle Beach, S.C., June 26 and accused of a $4 robbery pleaded innocent to a first slaying murder charge today. Robert Siteman, 16, was ordered held without bail for grand jury action. His companion, Robert Curtis, 19, who also pleaded innocent last week is held without bail. Myrtle Beach police arrested the Somerville, youths on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. They were quoed as saythey were on their way to Florida to shoot alligators.

Myrtle Beach police said they admitted shooting Leslie N. Jackman, 56, at his summer cottage in Kensington June 24. m. Sunday at the Hebron Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Clyde Brooks, and the Rev.

Mac McLamb officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken from the Brown-Pennington Funeral Home to the home of his parents. FOR CHILLS FEVER DUE TO MALARIA 666 made QUININE with wants to remain anonymous. The main complaint against the breaks is that they waste too much time.

One insurance company manager said, "we have a slogan around our company ten minute coffee break a das can amount to a loss of $500-600 We like for the men to take occasional breaks, but when several men get together, it usually turns into a bull session." Willcox, Hardee, Houck and Pal- Pee Dee Counties To Get $177,966 From Premium Fees Pee Dee County treasurers will receive a total of $177.966.44 in insurance license fees on collected by insurance companies during the year 1954, R. Lee Kelly, state insurance commissioner, said yesterday. A breakdown of amounts received by Pee Dee counties follows: Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, 45 and Florence, $39,518.82. Also, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, $10,905.80: Marlboro, 315.93; Sumter, $24,552.88 and Williamsburg, $8,644.93. Nagging Backache Sleepless Nights Nagging backache, headache, or muscular aches and pains may come on with over-exertion, emotional upsets or day to day stress and strain.

And folks who eat and drink unwisely sometimes suffer mild bladder irritation that restless, uncomfortable feeling. If you are miserable and worn out because of these discomforts, Don's Pills often help by their pain relieving action, by their soothing effect to ease bladder irritation, and by their mild diuretic action through the kidneys -tending to increase the output of the 15 miles of kidney tubes. So if nagging backache makes you feel dragged-out, restless, sleepless Doan's get the same happy relief millions have joyed for over 60 years. Get Doan's Pills today! WIDE VISION SCREEN PALMETT DRIVE IN THEATRE PHONE 6186 ALAN LADD and SHELLEY WINTERS 2 HITS "SASKATCHEWAN" -ColorAnd No. 2 "The Unholy Four" CIRCLE DRIVEN TODAY Fathe warm, CALLED wonder story or Man Called Peter" storing RICHARD TODD JEAN PETERS IN COLOR mer, lawyers, are among these who keep soft drinks in the office so the employes can take breaks while on the jobs.

Rendy Keels, engineer for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, thinks they are a pretty good thing, "but in my work I don't have much time for breaks," he said. "I found a way to solve that problem, I fill a thermos bottle with coffee and take my breaks to work with me," he said. AND HOW DO THE employes feel about this? Heard during several interviews was this one quote which seems to sum things up, "If we could spend the time we now take for coffee breaks, working; and the time we are working for coffee breaks that would make things real For obvious reasons the sayer of thee words will remain anonymous. One thing's for certain, with the 5 cent cup of coffee almost out of existence, most employes will be prone to waste less time, and spend more time in the office. Or at least make the coffee last longer.

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