The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

OGER TP3 1U NE i A NEWSPAPER IN ALL Til AT THE WORD IMPLIES. DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF CHEROKEE COUNTY. Price Gc Per Copy Established February 16, 1894 i Ball Game, Other Features Cunning For 4-H Project Rachel Blackwell Wins Chicago Trip E. V. Hinton, Hardy, creative Mrs.

Harold P. AAUW unit. Studio. PLAN ART WEEK OBSERVANCE: These members of the Gaffney branch of the American Association of University Women are shown making plans for the observance of National Art Week here November 1-7. From left to right are: Mrs.

Gaffney, South Carolina, Rachel Blackwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Blackwell, of the Buffalo community, has been awarded a trip to National 4-H Club Congress to be held in Chicago December 1-5.

The announcement was to be made Friday night at the State 4-H Achievement Assembly in Columbia. Rachel has been a member of the 4-H Ciub for eight years and received the trip for outstanding work in her health project. She has also worked on other projects such as clothing achievement, home improvement, home grounds beauti-fication, gardening and canning. She has held offices in her local club and county council and represented the county at conservation and council training camps. In 1954, Rachel was state junior winner in health and received a $50 bond.

She has given a number of talks on health before groups, radio and television programs. I G. G. Watts, president of the Merchant and Planters National Banks, presented Rachel with money to take care of her expenses while attending the state assembly. All finances for 4-H members who i attend the assembly are provided through local banks by the South I Carolina Bankers Association.

DeStaffino Is Sent Back To erve Sentence John DeStaffino, 45-year-old Gaffney man, was back on the chain gang Friday to serve the remainder of a 20-year sentence for manslaughter. DeStaffino, whose parole was revoked in Columbia this week, has over 1 1 1 a years of his sentence remaining. County Probation and Parole Officer Loyd B. Whelchel said DeStaffino's parole was revoked because he had incurred general violations of its conditions. DeStaffino and James Starnes were convicted in 1947 and sentenced to 20 years each for the pistol death of Floyd Coyle at a roadside tavern.

Coyle, a bystander, was fatally wounded while Stirnes and DeStaffino were engaged in a pistol duel. Starnes is now on parole. DeStaffino was paroled June 30, 1955. The revocation order states his sentence will run until July During Past Month Building Total $35,200 Plyler Talks On Better Schools At Blacksburg (By Cecelia Moore) Blacksburg, Oct. 25.

With "Working Together for Better Schools" as his subject, Joe C. Plyler, superintendent of Cherokee County school district No. 1, spoke to approximately 75 club women and guests in Blacksburg Thursday night. Mr. Plyler emphasized the importance of school officials, teachers and parents making the child and school paramount and minimizing small personal things, lie said schools can only grow and progress for the good of the child with the cooperation of all.

One of the interesting facts brought out by Mr. Plyler was that South Carolina's schools have made more progress in the past six years than has any other state. He was introduced by Mrs. T. L.

Peek, history instructor at Blacksburg Centralized High School. Mrs. G. L. Goode, president of the Maids and Matrons Club, welcomed members and guests and introduced Misses Sandra Lan-ning and Dolly Turner, who presented a musical program.

Miss Lanning sang "The Lord's Prayer" and "Danny Boy." She was accompanied at the piano by Miss Turner. Mrs. Ed Moss, president of the Up-To-Date Club, read the collect. Immediately following Mr. Ply-ler's address a party plate was served, carrying out the Halloween motif.

Those serving refreshments were Mrs. Winfred Moss, Mrs. W. M. Bullock, Mrs.

Ed Moss, Mrs. Ned Riddle, Mrs. W. E. Trouble-field, Mrs.

Leonard Jones, Mrs. G. L. (ioode, and Mrs. Henry Jones.

The meeting was held in the educational building of the First Baptist Church. Decorations carried out a color scheme of orange and black. Scouts Leaders Asked to Attend Roundup Supper Jack E. Millwood, vice chairman of the Cherokee district, hns announced the annual fall round-up of Boy Scout leaders will be held next Tueslay night at 7 o'clock at Anderson's Lake, one mile south of Blacksburg on highway No. 2't-A.

The Rev. Wesley D. Farr, pastor of the Limestone Street Methodist Church, of Galfney, will be the principal speaker. A chicken stew supper prepared by Forest E. Bolin, of Blacksburg, will be served.

Plans for Boy Scout work in Cherokee county in the next few months will be discussed. months will be discussed. Building permits issued here last month listed $35,200 worth work, according to records in the! Swygert, six rooms, Forest! proclaimed November 1-7 as office of City Clerk Malinda B. Hills, Vernon F'arris, five! National Art Week here. A series Poole.

I rooms, South Johnson street, of projects, sponsored by the Gaff- New construction made up 000; Mrs. Stella Bailey, four ncy branch of the American Asso-000 of the total while repairs, rooms Sue-, street, Mrs. Univei.sit is remodeling and additions account-; Stella Bailey, four rooms, Suez Jit far Ti if i .4 RACHEL BLACKWELL Rev. Bobby Moss Accepts Call By Virginia Church (By Cecelia Moore) Blacksburg, Oct. 25.

The following article was recently published in The Orange Review, of Orange, "The Rev. Bobby G. Moss recently accepted a call to serve the Orange Baptist field, which includes North Pamunkey, Calvary and Zion Churches. "Native of Blacksburg, S. Mr.

Moss was educated at Mars Hill College, Wake Forest, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, where he received his Divinity Degree. While attending Mars Hill he served as mission chairman for the college and in 1952 acted as student missionary in Oklahoma. Mr. Moss held a half-time pastorate at Rol-lin Folk Baptist Church, Gleanings, during his studies at the seminary. "Mr.

Moss married the former Miss Catherine Bowen, who was born in Wilmington, N. C. She attended Mars Hill College and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina. She taught for three years in Louisville public school system and is now teaching in the Orange Elementary School." Mr. Moss is the son of Mrs.

C. ed for $2,200. reruiiLS lor new uuuitrs wcic issued last month to the follow ing: W. C. Keller and Son, six-room ivmunstiwt.J7.if,.

r.onr. Sphhw strcpt. $1 .500 Permits five rooms, Chandler drive, i 000 Bertha Roberts, three rooms, t.t,.f ti uon. street, and J. Frank Bag- vcn, ciut luuuio, Permits for rpnairs anH remod- cling work were issued to: H.

C. Jones, Anthony street, $350; N. 1 J. A. Hafner, South Limestone street, Joe Hunt, North Granard street, $600; Miss Pearl i Crawlev, South Petty street, $500; E.

G. Douglas, South Gra- nard street. $1,500. Ghosts to Walk At Blacksburg School Carnival (By Cecelia Moore) Blacksburg, Oct. 25 Ghost- goblins and spooks of all kinds with contests, frames and home Saturday, October 2G, 1957 Anderson To Play Indians in Grid Game Friday, November 1, will be home coming day at the Gaffney High School.

The day will be featured by distribution of the home coming issue of the The Indian Post, the school's newspaper; a home coming assembly in the auditorium; a pageant and coronation of the home coming queen immediately before the Anderson-Gaff ncy football game; and a dance at the National Guard armory following the game. A schedule of events has been prepared as follows: 8:20 a. m. home coming issue of Indian Post will be distributed. This issue will reveal the name of the girl who is to reign as queen of the home coming activities.

The four runners up will serve as attendants. The queen will be crowned during a pageant at 7:30 p. m. at the high school stadium, just before the Gaffney-Anderson game. The 1955 queen, Mrs.

Rue Vine-sett Mayfield, and the '56 queen, Miss Sandra Bradley, will be honored guests at the ceremony. Mrs. Louise Huffstetler and Miss Joyce Harrill will be in charge of the pageant. 10:15 a. m.

home coming assembly in the auditorium. Graduates of the classes of 1907-'17-'27-'37 and '47 will be honored. Student Council marshals will meet the guests and direct them to the student lounge for a Coca-Cola before the assembly program begins. Each class will have a representative speaker, who will reminisce school days of yesterday. Music medley from these years will be played between talks.

Also, historical events will be read. Miss (Continued on page 3.) Malcolm Cook Taken by Death; Funeral Is Held Pacolct Mills. Malcolm Cook died Wednesday morning at Spartanburg General Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Cook was a native of Cherokee county and was a resident of Pacolct Mills for the past 20 years.

He was a retired Pacolct Mills employe, member of the White Plains Baptist Church in Cherokee county. He was a son of the late Frank and Doi'a Mathis Cook of Cherokee county. He was married to the late Julia Neal Cook. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 4 p. at White Flains Baptist Church in Cherokee county by the Rev.

J. C. Hill and the Rev. Clyde Peterson. F'all bearers were Dewey Smith, Frank Lee, Grady Gregory and Foy, Frank and Bud Cook.

Surviving are seven daughters, Mrs. Mae Gibson, Mrs. Ernest Ellison, Mrs. Guff Burns, all of Pacolet Mills, Mrs. Sam Clary of Gaffney, Mrs.

William Burgess of Spartanburg route 2, Mrs. L. B. Willis, of Clifton and Mrs Clyde Ward, of Union; four sons, John E. Frank all of Pacolet Mills and Roland Cook of Texas; five sisters, Mrs.

Maggie Smith of Cowpens, Mrs. Lula Robinson of Pacolet, Mrs. Carrie Gregory of Union, and Mrs. Emily Sutton of Pacolet. Mrs.

Ola Bell Lee of Lockhart; four brothers, Brady of Gaffney, Paul of Lyman, Dewey and Frank Cook, both of Pacolet; 21 grandchildren. Granard Defeats Finley 25 to 14 Quarterback Aaron Fair led the Trojans to a 25-14 victory over Finley High of Chester here Thursday night. Outstanding linemen were Eufrater Gaffney, Hezekiah Manning and Robert Littlejohn. The first score came early in the first quarter as a result of downs, and Bobbv Brown carried 1 the "pigskin" over from his 4 yard line. Extra point by Blown.

The second TD came when halfback Moore took the ball for 8 yards late in the first quarter. The third and fourth quarter TD's came as a result of passes to M. Reid for 30 yard TD, and to halfback Moore for 42 yard TD. Extra points missed. At halftime the Trojans led 25-0.

Chester's 14 points were made in the fourth quarter. Arvin Corry, small Trojan, was considered an outstanding back in this game, according to statements fro mthe director and coaches. rite Coronation, NOMINATED: Miss Myrna Lea Sheftall, (above), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J.

Shapiro, of 901 College drive, has been nominated by the Galfney Senior High School Council as a candidate for vice president of the Student Council Association of South Carolina. The election will be held at the annual meeting of the S. C. A. S.

C. to be at McCleaghan High School in Florence October 28-30. Northside To Observe 4th Anniversary The Northside Baptist Church will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a special homecoming' service Sunday. The Rev. Joe C.

Belcher, a former pastor of the church, will have charge of the worship service at 10 a. m. Sunday school will follow at 11 o'clock. The church was organized October 25, 1953 with 49 charter members. Mr.

Belcher, who is now pastor of the Temple Baptist Church, was supply pastor until December 26, 1954. The Rev. Vernon W. Bishop was called as full time pastor in January 1955 and has been serving the church since. The present membership of the church is 201, over four times the number of charter members.

Since its organization, the church has added several Sunday school rooms and has built a parsonage valued at $15,000. Officers for the new church year are: Otis Minor, clerk: Shell Wilson, treasurer and Brotherhood president; Claude Bagwell, Sunday school superintendent; Earl Coyle, Training Union director; and Mrs. Otis Minor, Woman's Missionary Society president. Moss, Daniel Get Top R0TC Posts at Furman James Edgar Moss and David Daniel, both Gaffney seniors, have been named two of the top officers in the Furman University ROTC unit for the current school year. Daniel will serve as chaplain of the unit.

Moss will be a platoon leader. They are among 30-odd student cadets who will have leading parts in the ROTC activities at Furman this year. There are about 300 students in the ROTC unit. Daniel is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph E. Daniel, of East Frederick street. He was president of his sophomore class and a drum major. Moss is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Edgar J. Moss, of 310 Providence road. Jr. High Trips Byrnes, 41-0y For Third Win Gaffney Junior High School won an easy victory Thursday oyer Byrnes Junior High on the Gaffney field. The score was 41 to 0.

Quarterback Roger Harris scored three, touchdowns, Ken Branch two and Mac Duncan made one by returning a punt about 45 yards. Most of the extra points were scored by passes. End Bobby Swanger caught three. Herbert Addis, a tackle, running as back, and Nick Wells, ran of the points. The Junior 1 1 ii li School full-some team will iilav its final pump nf the tM'nnn next Thunliiy with Chap man High School at Inman.

1 1 500; Dean Ross, six-room brick veneer' dwelling on Forest Hills, Jack Phillips, six-room brick veneer building on Chand ler drive, $8,000. Dr. Leta J. White, of Peters burg, was issued a permit to build a $10,000 brick veneer medical clinic on College drive at the corner of Johnson street. Other permits for new homes issued recently went to the following: Willie Reed, four rooms, Park street, Wilbur Roberson, Freeman Parker Taken by Death; Rites Set Today Freeman Horace Parker, 46, of Willis street, died about 8:35 o'clock Thursday night at the Cherokee County Memorial Hospital.

He had been in declining health two years and had been ill three months. Mr. Parker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Parker, was a textile worker and fanner.

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Shuford-Hatcher chapel on East Frederick street. The Rev. C. E. Hampton, of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church, and the Rev.

G. W. Allen, of Southside Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens with the Shuford-Hatcher Company, Vnorticians, in charge. made goodies will be featured at' American Association of University tr i di i i ty Women: art displays in 22 win-he Halloween carnival at Blacks-i, ()f art exhi5it i I publicity chairman; Miss Janice arts committee chairman; and Wheeler, president of the local Gaffney Ledger photo by Curry's Art Week To gg Observed Here Nov.

1-7 Mayor William D. Cooksey Fri- piannea ior tne ooservar.ee. Mayor Cooksey's proclamation Ollovvs i "In recognition of the observ. ance of National Art Week throughout our country; and, in our earnest desire to endorse and encourage this movement for the promotion of fine arts and cultural i values in our community and, for the purpose of giving public an- proval and cooperation to our 1- cal artists and members of the art departments of Limestone College, i and the public schools, William D. Cooksey, mayor of the city of Gaffney, with the consent of the members of the city council, do hereby proclaim the week of No-be the 1st to November the 7th to be designated as National Art Week in the city of Gaffney.

"Furthermore, I urge the people of our community to express their appreciation of the work our artist groups by their participation jn thP following projects promoted bv the Gaffney Branch of the bv Frank Stevens in Limestone College library; open art studio and forum on line arts, Limestone College." Beta Club Picks Officers Staff At Gaffney High Officers for the newly organized Beta Club of Gaffney Senior High School were elected at its first meeting. They are: President. Wannie Hardin: vice president. Jane Austell: secretary. Mickey Vehorn.

lane divided highway featuring access control. Routes 29 in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties will be a part of the Interstate highway system in South Carolina. ourg urammar school Saturday night. The carnival is a tradition at the school and is looked forward to by all the children each year. It is sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Association.

The proceeds will go to the Blacksburg Elementary and Blacksburg Grammar Schools to purchase something for the schools. Merchants, parents and P. T. A. members have contributed the food that will be served at 6 p.

m. in the school dining room. The supper will include oyster stew, cakes and pics. Booths, under the supervision of the teachers, will open for busi- ness at 7 p. m.

These will include elation. 1 i G. t'ruitt and the late Gilmer Moss i 13, 1908. -l 'lit llv; 1 1 I i KM IP In tQ 1L vh i C. Pruitt and the late Gilmer Moss i lie pail bearers will ne nariana, tungo, iishing, apple hoblnng, a Sandra Harrill treasurer, P.renda Eugene, Edward and J.

W. Parker, horror house, pony rides, motor Lark; and program chairman, Evc-J. R. McAbee, Amos Pearson, EJ- cake walks and a country lyn Godshall. gar Allison and Joe Allen.

store. Other members of the club are An honorary escort will include Prizes will be given fur the best j. Marion Boozer, Roy Burgess, Di-the members of the Mount Ararat; Halloween costumes in three dif- ane Day, Neal Goforth, Libby Baptist Church men's Bible class ferent age groups. Mrs. Rembert Harrill, Frances Huggin, Patricia and Tom Sprouse, Talmadge Hud- Rumfelt is general chairman of the I Huggin, Linda Mathis, Kay Phil-son, Colhs Kirby, C.

B. Long, Ed carnival. John T. Roberts is presi-I lips, Jackie Seigler, Vickie Sfig-Schumpert, Claude Henderson, L. dent of the Parent-Teacher Asso- ler, Ann Simms, Carol Stone and i n'l 7 V.

rIie 1 ri.vuHi, iMMUiiu limy, ueuiKC vv. McKown, Henry Parker, Paul Gillespie, Mendel Ramsey and Lamar Cooper. Mr. Parker is survived by his wife, Mrs. Daisy Alexander Parker; four daughters, Mrs.

Cecil Carter, Misses Carolyn, Dianne and Maltha Jenn Parker, all of Gaffney; one son, Kenneth Parker, of Gaffney; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Parker; three sisters, Mrs. Contracts for Underpasses In County Are Awarded Contracts for the construction bid for this work was $11,523.02. J.

H. Pennington, Mrs. Floyd Oakes! three underpasses on U. S. he second contract provides for and Mrs.

Charles Richards, all of Highway 29 in Cherokee county construction of a Jlo-foot rem-Gaffney; two brothers, Harvey! have been awarded bv the State unck'rpass under Parker of Gaffnev and Raymond auaiata ny tnc Malt Secondary Road 110 on Route 2 1 Parker, of slanTlwolmS Hhw lrtmcnt Holwrson I near Gaffnoy. It was based on a children. Construction Company, of Colum-I low bid of $47,845.81. bia I T'lc contract, aw irdcd on a low bid of $48,098. is fur SPOT AVERAGES Ihe contracts were announced of 'a 210.flM,'t New Orleans, Oct.

24. The l)y chlef Highway Commis- pass under Secondary Road 39. It average price of one inch spot cot- sioner Claude R. McMillan. They is also located on Route 29 north ton at 14 designated Southern were based on low bids submitted of Cowpens.

spot markets today was 15 cents by tne Columbia firm when bids Each of these projects is in con-a bale lower at 33.63 cents a for the work were publicly opened junction with the widening and impound; previous day 33.66; week I in Columbia August 13 and Sep- I provement of U. S. 29 into a four- ROTARY WINDOW DISPLAY: In connection with the observance of World Fellowship Week, the above window display may now be seen at the Graham Cash Store here. The display was prepared and sponsored by the Gafl'uey Rotary Club, of which the Rev. E.

Wannamaker Hardin, pastor of the Buford Street Methodist Church, is president. Dr. Denver Jackson Davis, pastor of the First Baptist Church, is chairman of the local Rotary committee in charge of the observance. Gall'ney Ledger photo by Curry's Studio. ago 33.54; month ago 33.28; year! ago 33.13: average for the nasti 30 market days 33.37; middling 15-16 inch average 32.37; sales' 67,870.

tember 17. irst of the contracts is for con- fetruction of a 210-foot underpass under a connection to Secondary Road 38 near Cowpens. The low.