The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

II in rf ID) y1 i an! 1 il AF A NEWSPAPER IN ALL ill AT THE WORD IMPLIES, DEVOTED 10 THE It EST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY Established February 16, 1891 Gaffney, South Carolina, Thursday, December 11, 1958 Price 5c Per Copy rr tt i -tilt Hm i 5 ,14 1- i-v 4. 0 waves rreelings to his followers in Christmas parade here. pass by majestically. Curry's Studio) MISS LIMESTONE Martha Rrannon Vs CARROUSEL PRINCESS Marian Church Santa Clans on a i eiiuleer-dra wn sleigh bringing up the rear. This was followed by the religious division, sponsored by the Gaffney Fellowship of Ministers, presenting the story of the birth of Jesus in a dozen or more appropriate floats.

A combined choir from many local churches, directed by C. O. Hayes, music minister of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church formed the final unit in the long line. Dr. T.

A. Gelardi was general chairman in charge. He was assisted by officials and members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and numbers of other eiLi.ens. 1 lie parade units assembled on South Limestone street south of the College drive intersection. The line proceeded north on Limestone to Railroad avenue with motorized units disbanding at the Elm Street school.

Six high school hands were in the parade. These were Hlacks '4 I Dip Cowpens Twice Huge Throng Witnesses Christmas Parade Here rfr SHOPPING 1 HISS THELP riGHT a sf Santa THIEVES COMPLETE JOB ON CAR Thievei returned Tueiday night to complete the job on Janet E. car. Mr. Masters, who lives on Chandler drive, reported two hub caps were stolen from his auto while it was parked near the Gaffney Manufacturing Company where he works.

The car's other two hub caps were stolen a while back. Fender Skirts, Hup Caps Said Stolen in City Two si'tjof fiwlor skirts and two hub stulun ho re Mondiiy niht during the Christmas parade, according to reports to police. Police said fender skirts were tiiken from the cars of Joe Motts, of route 4, and Hairy Godfrey, of Austin drive, and John Snead, of reported hub caps stolen from his auto while it was parked near the (iaffney Manufacturing Company. Mr. Motts' auto was parked near the telephone office on Bu-ford street and Mr.

Godfrey's vehicle was behind the fit hall. Kiwanis Club To Celebrate 10th Birthday Gaffney Kiwanians will celebrate their Kith anniversary and iiniiiril Ladies' N' i at Hotel Carroll Thur-day niiiht at 7. Louis K. ThnnfiiKirton of Hal-' las, will be jruc-st speaker. Mr.

Tlirormoi ton is vice president, find director of public services of liepiiblic National Life Insurance Company. Mr. Thionnoi ton will be inti o-i din ed by Horace Essoin of Shelby, N. C. vice president of Union I Tru Company, A smorgasbord slipper will be K'rved club members, tneir ives i and other quests.

Drayton Claiy, is program ctiaiiman and Club President. Benjamin I). will pre-idc. The Kiwanis Club of Gaffney was present its charter December 10. MM.

SPOT AVERAGES New Oilcan The average price- of one inch spot cotton at tie ignatetl Southern spot markets ues, lay was 10 cents a bale lower at cent a pound: previous d.iy rt 4 4 week aif" 34.57; month ag" :U.7"; year ago aveiaire for the past Hi) market days middling 15 Hi inch axerage sales 41.751. Church Sets Cantata Gaffney Triumph Gaffney High's basketball teams won their second twin bill in four days as the girls and boys' var- sities triumphed over Cowpens; High here Monday night. The boys! won after a 42-25 victory by the maidens. Sparked by Peggy Carr and Eleanor Clary the (iaffney girls took the lead in the first period and never relinquished it. Carr sank 21 points, (Mary IS and Mooney binder dropped in 21 for the Cowpens lassies.

In the nightcap at the junior high gym, John George fired Hi points for the Indians, followed by 14 by Billy Hrumbach as the local five racked up its second win of the season. Other Gaffney scoring was done by: David Harrill, 11 points; Branch, R. Jones, Harris, (I; Degncr, and Peeler, 2. High scores for the visiting Red Raiders Auxiliary To Prepare Trees For Hospital The Cherokee County Memnr- ial Hospital Auxiliary will deco-j rate six Christmas trees to be placed at the hospital this weekend. Persons wi hing to donate lights, decorations or money for the project have been requested to leave them at the reception desk at the hospital.

Wofford Coach Will Address GHS Gridders Conley Snidow, head coach of Wofford College, will be the guest speaker at the Gaffney High School annual football banquet next Thursday night at (iaffney Coach Robert Ptevatte, who was a star back for the W'ot-fotd Terriers in the mid-iorties. said trophies will oe awn riled at the banquet to outstanding player of the Indian team during the past season. us "Glory to God;" Recitative and Aria Jerusalem, Look About Thee" (Tenor); Chorus "Awake! A Aria Beautiful Upon the Mountains" (Soprano); Recitative "The Angel Gabriel Was Sent From God;" Aria "Hail, Thou!" (Baritone); Chorus "He Shall He (heat;" Recitative "And There Were In That Same Country" (Tenor); Aria "Fear Not" (Baritone); Recitative "And Suddenly There Was With The Angel" (Tenor); to God;" Recitative "And It Came to Pass" (Tenor); Male horns "Let Us Now Go Even Unto Bethlehem;" Recitative "And They Came With Haste" Baritone) Chorus "Christians A ria Virgin's Lullaby" I Contralto); Recitative 'And The Shepherds Returned" (Baritone); Chorus "Adeste Fideles;" Chorus "Glory to God." The public is cordially invited to the service, according to the an The colors (Photos burg, (iaffney Junior High, Gratia rd, Gaffney, Union and Cow-pens. Among beauty queens on floats were Miss Norma Jean Dobson. Miss (iaffney; Miss Marian Church, Carrousel princess; Miss Judy Austin, Miss Tobacco Queen; Miss Jean Spotts, Miss South Carolina Universe; Miss Raymoth Turner, Miss Home Coming; Miss Martha Hiaiuion, Miss Limestone; Miss Yvonne Quick, Miss Hen-nettsville; Miss Emily MeAbee.

Lambda Mu Sigma queen; and Miss Lois Corry, Miss Granard. One feature was a large number of rodeo horses and riders supplied by the Har Ranch which is located near Gaffnev. Dr. Gelardi and T. H.

Lee, president of the Junior Chamber, expressed the appreciation of the members of the organization to all who took part in the parade or assisted in other ways in making the event a success. nouncement by the pastor, the Rev. E. Wannamaker Hardin. Parker Seeks Alderman Post At Blacksburg (My Ruth Rolen McMi Blacksburg, Dec.

10 Grady Parker is a candidate for alderman in Hlacksburg' Waul 4. Mr. Parker said he has been a rc-ident of Hlacksburg for 2H years. "I am interested in the town and want to see the town prosper," Mr. Paiker said.

He worked foi town foi five yeais and was a member of the Hoaid of Public woik.i. Madison (1. Sarratt Spartanburg. Madison G. Sar-J ratt, tilt, retired linotype machinist, a native of Hlacksburg, died about 1 o'cloi Wednesday morning at the Spartanburg Genet al Hospital following a long illness.

His residence was at 121 West Hampton avenue. Mr. Sarratt was a son of Oswald II. and Sara (oxide Sarratt, or isiai hsourg, here lie was reared. He had been linotype machinist for the Spartanburvf Herald-'onr.

tial, the Greenville News, the Richmond, Times-1 tispatch, the Cleveland, Ohio, News, and other papers. uneial services will be conduct, ed Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the J. F. Floyd Mortuaiy. The Rev.

John M. Younginer and the Rev. W. S. Petto.

Interment will be in Greenlaw Memorial Gar-dor, with the Floyd Mmtuary in I ha rge. Member of the Ilei aid-Journal's wmk force will serve a pallbearers. The body will lemam at the mortuary until the net vice. Mr. SaiiaU i survived by his wife, Mr.

Ina Mae Ib.gg Sarratt: a son. Madison G. Sarratt, Easley; and thiee grand, hildicn Neal S. Brawley I By Roth Rolen McMillan) Blaiksbuig. Dit.

I ha been received heie by the Rev. .1, G. lit mm ley of the death of hi btother. Neal S. Brawley, of Route 2, N.

C. spv 1, UuJ Ot.llm t- ed Thursday afternoon at .1 o'clock i at the Yandeih iig Methodist by I of LAM DA MU SIGMA QUEEN Emily MeAbee Cagers Again were Owens, with 10 points, and CooKsey, H. The Gaffney teams will travel to Chester Friday night for a con- fere nee. doubleheadcr with the Red Cyclone. The for 7:.

'ill. tirst game is slated Junior Club To Present Play At High School By Mary Mueller) The Junior Dramatics Department of Gaffney Senior Hiih School W-ft present Its annual production, entitled "Young April," in the high school auditorium at o'clock, December 11 and 12. "Young April," a comedy in three nets, is the story of the Mc-Intyre family. The love problems of the two teenagers in the Mcln-tyre household, Terry and George, are the ma.Jl concern in the One teenager in love causes a lot of trouble, but think about two in one utility. The confusion and predicaments resulting from this add humor to an otherwise normal family.

During the play George heroines convinced that the world could get along without women and Terry becomes engaged to three boys an athlete, a "mother's boy," and an intellectual sophisticate. The play takes place on thr of the Mil nty re house in a university town. All the action occurs over a period of nine confused summer months. The chaiacters are Professor MiTntyre, portrayed by Tommy Cooley; Mrs. Mclntyre, France Hoggin; George Mclntyre, Kenny Clary; Lula, Ann Ford; Vivian, Sandra Harrill; Elsie, Lynda Turner; Brian Stanley, Reggie Martin; Terry Mclntyre, Ann Sims; Bert Larry Dutch.

John Wayne ltiinn; Pet John O'Daniel; Stewart Miller, Tommy Iliggins; Mrs. Miller, Dawn Wells; Mildred, Lin Mathi.i; Jane, Sandra Swink; Diane Gilmnre, Kathryn Whehh-I; and an extra boy, Marshall Davis. Miss Sara Jones is director of the (day and Nancy Holmes, a junior, is student director. San F'rancisco State College and Stanford Ciiiversity in California, and Miss Vivian Brown presently in New Delhi, India. 7 LT.

COL. IIOKACK Real Estate Transfers On Record The following property transfers were recorded last week at the Cherokee county court house: Lie McAbeo to John McA'iee, 25 1 acres on Highway So, love affection. M. C. Stacy and Jerry I).

Stacy to Koy C. Byars, acres on Highway o(IO. Ruth W. Robelot to Frederick K. Cobb and Grace C.

Cobb, lot at College Drive and Rutledge Avenue, and other valuable consid-erat ion. Christian D. Padgett to Koy E. Vreeman. lot at O'Neal and Lyman streets, $." and other valuable consideration.

Mrs. Clco Cobb to James Leon am! Geraldinn Hell, two lots in Hlacksburg, C. 1. Gall'ney to Mrs. Pauline C.

Gunter, one-fourth interest in land just outside corporate limits of OatTnev, V. G. Gaffney to Mrs. Pauline Gunter, one-fourth interest in land just out.iile corporate limits of Gall'ney, Daisy G. LeMastcr and Louise G.

Sellars, one-fourth interest in land just outside corporate limits of GalTney, Hood Strain and Catherine Strain to Richard D. AKvood, lot on Manle Drive, llolKI. Ceoruc Harmon ami DzUI" Harmon to Roscoe Harris, acres on "b'Hwxv Pi'fiil. Curtis Charles Gilbert and su? (iilliert, 2.1 acres near Cherokee cluirch, Clyde D. 'ooner and V'ergie (i.

Cooper to Laclword Martin, oK.li acres in Cherokee county, S'200 and assumption of mortgage. John Moorhead to Sinnia Petty, one acre in Ilistrict l'l, $.1, love ami affection. I eRoy Mooic, special referee, to Nancy Sue Fowler, land in Cherokee county, l.iona -ter lo I eo l. (Continued on paire 2) James Sarratt Elected Master Of Lafayette James T. Sarratt was re-elected worshipful master of Lafayette Lodge No.

Ancient Free Masons, Tue day niirht. Lloyd Parris was ie-elected senior warden, Henry Tate was ie-eleetrd tieasurer and William D. liyars was re-elected secretary. Jewell Hill was elected junior warden. Appointed officets weie J.

II. Seigler, senior deacon; Gary Par-us, junior deacon; D. P. White and Garland Ellis, stcwaids; T. T.

Smith, L. V. Vineselt of Gaffnev, deputy district gland master, conducted loll ceremonies. to the business concerns. Contestants lire a-ked to enter their homes and business eoncei in with one of the following committee: Mrs.

Fiankhn, Mrs. W. A. Ibifiicr, Mis. A.

L. Midyette and Charles Parker. 0 I Vir regret that will find il nercs.ar. on Jmitinry 1, to increase the uh riptinn rule of The Ledger for all nut -of -the-fount) MihM nber to per ir. I HI.

M.KMFV Despite a wintry chill in the thousands of people lined both, sides of Limestone street Monday night to watch a Junior Chamber: of Commerce sponsored Christmas parade which required 10 minutes, to pass. Estimates of the number of spectators varied but one enthusiastic Junior Chamber member claimed the total exceeded any previous year's Christmas parade attendance by at least 8,000. The Gaffney High School's float1 depicting an open Hible was judged the best in the parade. The Junior High's "Littlest Angel" received second place and "The Tortoise and the Hare" by the Gill Scouts took third place. 'f The first section of the parade consisted laijffly- of entries and floats by schools, Hoy and Girl Scout organizations, beauty queens, and various civic groups, with Buford St.

"Glory to God," a Christmas cantata by Rob Roy Peery, will be presented at the Huford Street Methodist Church Sunday at p. in. by the church choir. The choir will be directed by Miss Mary Edna Clary, with Mrs. A.

L. ood as organist. Soloists will be Miss Mary Holland, soprano; Mrs. T. J.

Harmon, contralto; Helton Hartsell, tenor; and A. L. Curtis, baritone. The choir will include; sopranos --Miss Judy Daniel, Miss Marv Holland, Miss Hrenda Lark, Mrs. Harry Sarratt, Miss Sandra Swink, Miss Linda Wolfe; altos-Mrs.

D. IS. Daniel, Mrs. E. W.

Hardin, Mrs. T. J. Harmon. Mrs.

D. T. Lamluight, Mrs. F. E.

Lit-tlejobn, Miss Jane McCorkle; tenors-Jeff Harmon, Helton Hart-sell, A. L. Midyette. Sanny Wolfe; basses R. L.

Burns, A. L. Curtis, Morton Green and D. T. I.am-l.l it; ht.

'I he cantata will include; Chor Area Ciill W. White W. White, Ii7, member of the Cherokee county registration board for the past sev eral years, died about o'clock Wednesday morning at his home i on Call is street. Operator of a taicab he was a former Blacksburg police chief and a former Cherokee county sheriff's department officer for two years. lie was a member of Buffalo Lodge No.

202, Amieut Free Masons. Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Broad River Baptist Church. The Rev. J. M.

Pickler. the pastor, the Rev. Carl Martin, the Rev. II. C.

Dixon and the Rev. Lin wood Jacobs will officiate. Interment with Masonic honors will be in Mountain View cemetery with the Harrison Mortuary in cha i ge. The pallbearer will tie Arnbcis J. Cobb, George Hampton, Walter" Joties, Fied Wilkin.

Leonard llar-ris. Fay Smith. Dewey Martin ami William I.edbetter. An honorary enoit will include George W. Mi how R.

H. Ilall-man. C. C. Mellon.

D. A. Patterson. Roy Hvars, Herbeit P. Plan-ton.

J. I. Mi Culloch. W. U.

Doug. bi, James E. Swiiffotd. Julian B. right.

W. E. E. Fort Wolfe. Bill Hlanton.

Robert Ml Bee, Cole. man Thompson, Lyman Martin. M. E. Ihggins, H.

Clinton Clarv. W. C. Vim sett. Harley M.

a niel, R. Bryant and the membcn of the Men's Bible lass of the Broad RiM-r ch in h. Mr. White I loirvivecl hv bis Mr. Bertha ooppr White; a daughter.

Mrs. Mndid Stewnrt. of I. on Ksioii a the Hev Maivin J. White, of Goldsboio, Death Notices and Funerals Christmas Party Will Be Staged For Lions Club A smorgasbord banquet followed by program will feature the annual hris4 mas party of the (Jaffney Lions Club Jot" its members and guests, It has been announced.

The party is scheduled for Monday night at o'clock at the Lions Club house, Impersonations of popular television personalities will feature the program which will be directed by Onnie M. Mullinax as master of ceremonies. Jack E. Millwood, general program chairman, announced John Daly, of "What's My Line," will be portrayed by Dr. J.

Nathan Lipscomb. Jack Bailey, of "Truth or Consequences," will be impersoti-l a ted by Lawrence Childers. The i Rev. W. D.

Furr, pastor of Lime-' stone Stleet Methodist Church, will appear us Hud Collier, of "Heat I Cloek unit A Piiv will represent Groucho Marx, of "You Bet our Life." All of the impersonators will be made up and costumed to resemble the chaiacters being rcpiesented. Mr. M'llwood said the Lions ('bill's annual Christmas party for childtcn will be held at 7 o'clock Friday evening, December I'J, at the club house. Santa Claus will visit the party, which will be under the direction of June Parks, general chau nin Church at Shepard's Station nc.it Mooresville. Mr.

Brawley was a member of Vanderbiirg Methodist Church in Mooresville and served as a steward of th church. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. R. S. Brawley; four brothers and five sisters.

Miss Klainc Robinson Fiineial services for M's Dor-' olhy Elaine Rubins. il, Hi, of Grov-i er, N. route one of three per-1 sons killed in a collision Sunday i between an automobile and a Shel-j by, N. tnxicNh, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Bethle-' hem Chun It in Cleveland county. Mis Robinson wa a sister of i Mrs.

Inez Robinson Jones, wife of James P. Jones, of the Filter Plant load here, who is salesman for' C. B. Po.de. Inc.

The others killed in the Sunday i wieck were Shannon Lee Anthony, 1 7, of Shelby, route 2, in whose I ear Mis Riifiinsun wa riding on the way to chinch servne. ind William Colon Blanton, 4-t, of: Shelby, di iver of the taxi i The collision occurred about 10 1 mile southeast of Shelby on North Carolina route No. 2'i. Anthony and M.s Robinson were reported killed almost intantlv in the rrash. Hlanton died a few hours later in the Shelby hospital.

Mis Robinson is nurvived by hci patent. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Robinson; four brother Thorn- a of Alabama.

Mitchell. of Kings Mountain, and Ray and Barry, of rover: and four iter. Mr Jimmy June, of Gaffnev. S. Mrs.

Hairy Benin, of rover. and Mie Hrerida and Imoirrnr Robinson, of the home. I Gaffney Officer Assigned To Army College Faculty Society to Sponsor Yule Decoration Contest three brothers, Jesse John and Hunter White, of Blacksburg; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Columbus A. Hurjrcss Columbus A.

Burgess, retired farmer of route 2, died Monday afternoon about o'clock at the Cherokee County Memorial llo-pitnl following seveial years of declining health. He was a member of the Cherokee Creek Baptist Church where funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at li o'clock. The Rev. din L. Pran the pastor, and the Rev.

Ralph Huntley officiated. Interment was in Fred-ernk Memorial Gardens with the Shuford-lLiti her Company, inorti-i inns, in charge. The pallbearers were Jack Rohhs, Marcus Rollins, Harold and Jack Burgess, Freeman Horton. Frank Haniinett, llany Wood and Reid nun. An honoiaty esioit included Wayne Hunt, Summey Bland.

Charles and W. D. Hammelt, Elmer cC i aw, D. B. Godfrey, Tip and Build Ruppe, Perry Garrett, Ro-s Robbs and Zeno Greene.

Mr. Burgees is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emra llammett Burgess; four daughteis, Mrs. Eia Williams, of Clinton, Miss Eunne Bntgess. of Columbia, and Mr.

Connie Reynold and Mr. Annette Jolley, of Gaffney; three son. Manse! Burgess, of West Columbia, and Alfred and C. A. Buries, Jr.

of (iaffnev: bi-c. md of Gaotonia, N. and thiee giand hildicn. i Lt. Colonel Horace M.

Brown, i of (iaffney, is a member of the hpccial arm and operation! committee at the C. S. Army Com- inand and General Staff College, Foit Leavenworth, Kansas. A graduate of the I S. Military Academy.

West Point. New York, clas of P.ill, Colonel Brown served with the XHth Infantry Division in North Africa and Italy during World War 2. He served in Gee-many from August I'J 17 to July and prior to hi assignment to the staff and faculty of the famous Army College at Fort Leavenworth In July Colonel Brown nerved with the 7th Infan-tiy Division and Headquarters Eighth S. Army in Korea. lie holds the Bnm.e Star medal and the army commendation ribbon.

Colonel and Mr. Brown and two children, Susan Majors, 12, and John Sloan. reside at I M-Il Doniphan. F'oit Leavenworth. Colonel Blown is the son of the late Horace Maynard and Vivian Mathi Brown, of (iaffney.

Mrs. Brown Is the former Mis Lucia Sloan Brown, daughter of Major General and Mrs J. E. Sloan, of Wem-ervtlt Colonel is the br ithcr of J. Mathi Brown, of Paeolet road.

Gaffney, In. J. Cudd Brown, of The annual Christmas dei oration rontcst sponsored by the Cherokee Gladiolus Society will be held again th's year, aeenrding to the chairman. Mr. Paul Franklin, Jr.

A tentative date of December 22 has been Homes will be judged for their door dei ni at ions only, and business roneerns for their window decorations. Points fur the basis of judging will be appropriateness to the season, originality, beauty, and all over effect. Prizes to be awarded foi hi.oip dreii are: first, blue roctte and two pink dogwood t'ee; sec-end. led rosette and one pink tiee; third, green tosrtt anil une white dogwood tree; hi. mo.

idle RusrMe alone Will be Moulded HUOJVN.