The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

i. 1 1 id -1 jH i 1 ILJ a newspaper is ai i. in tiii: woiii) implies, devoted to tiik hi sr imt imsis or the of cm ioim Giffney, South Carolina, Tuesday, Juiui Established February I Vice 1 t'npy TH ft1 TP LINE BURNS NEAR ALMA Power Off in Nearly Gaffney Three Hours Guardsmen lo Irani In Georgia About 10 officen and men of Gaffney' two National Guuid companies ill take their sum-I mer field training at Ft. Slewuit, (,., July 19 to August 2. The Ukh ii ii it Companies A and of the 1 1 Tianpoi tution Battalion will be pint of ceven iluige battalions of South Caro --V7s-f VfcC" If i 7 i Several Plants Affected Most of GnfTney and mlja-cent areas to the north, east and south were without electric power for almost three hours early Monday morning.

The interruption held up the operation of several larjre textile plants as well as smaller enterprises, such as dairies and other businesses that usually make early morning starts. A failure on the Duke Power Company's main 44.000-volt line was responsible for Interruption of electric service to the major portion of GurTney for two hours 51 minutes. A Duke Power Company sokes-maiv was (pioted as suying the line burned out in the Alma Mills area a short distance before reaching that section. The trouble was lo -r 1 OX 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

WofTord Logan street. Ronnie is the Mrs. Glenn Farley, of Third avenue. Curry's Studio. NUMBER ONE AM) NT MB Fit l(0Dr.

Robert II. McElveen, the president, is shown presenting a Cherokee County Boys' Club membership curd to Ronnie Farley, 13, the 100th member of the club. Looking on is the first youth to join, Woodrow lina Guuidmen who will train at Fort Stewart. Pi eviou--ly, before the recent If organization of the 61st Division, the local units at tended summer camp at Ft. Mc Clellan, Ala.

Three of the outfits going to 'Stewart for two weeks of training include anti-aircraft artilliiry battalions commanded by Lt. Col. William B. Pollard, of Lan-ca-ler, I.t. Col.

James W. Hen-dcinon, of Newbeiiy. and Lt. Col. Julian H.

Crayton, of Anderson. Others will be the 1st Tank Battulion Armor, command ed by Lt. Col. Don A. Benton, of Mullins; the 2nd Reeonnai-otunce Squadron 2i3d Armor, commanded by I t.

Col. William A. Barron, of Rock Hill; the 1514 Transportation Buttulion, commanded by Lt. Col. John C.

Williams, of Paeolet. Providing ordnance Mipport to these units will be the 3ti49th Ordnance Company, commanded by Capt. Ku-stace R. Mabus, of Kateshurg. The lUKth Signal Battalion, commanded by Lt.

Col. Samuel (). Robertson of Greenville, will train at Ft. Gordon, in two increments. All but three of these units serve under the 22Xth Signal Group Headquarters, commanded by Colonel Hmriiu'cr F.

Wingard, of Clinton. The Tank Battalion. RccomiuKsanre Squadron and 151-t Transportation Battalion are organic to the 51st Infantry Division, commanded by Major General Ansel B. Godfrey, of Clinton. The 22Hth Group Headquarters will train at Ft.

Stewart. Over .1,200 Guardsmen from the Palmetto State are expected to be in attendance at Ft. Stewart, while another 800 wdl train at Ft. Gordon. Many of these Guardsmen will be training with new equipment.

The artillery units will train with self-propelled 40-mni gun-, while armor and transportation units will have tanks armed with flO-mm guns and armored personnel carriers to cope with. All other Guardsmen of the state are now at Ft. McClellan, Alabama, for two weeks. I'hnlit hi Viuiy'n Studiu. Mrs.

Clary ami patient, Michael Uealty, Hlacksbur. 'Student Nurse-of-Month Hospital Staff Picks Mrs. Clary of nursing and why did she decide to enter the field of nursing, Mrs. Clary quickly replied: "By completing the practical course', I felt that I could fulfill my Christian duly by learning as much as I could in order to help do the very best job that I am capable for the patient I nerve." Mrs. Clary said she tries to apply the "Golden Rule" in her everyday work with her patients.

She says she likes the obstetrics de- 1 'I Workshop Will Wednesday workshop. Registration will be held in the Arcade of the Main building at Limestone from 9:30 to 10 a. m. Mrs. Ralph Derrick, of Spartanburg, secretary of the South Car- (Continued on page 2) Dean Bratton Said Improved; Has Surgery Dean Bratton, 18, injured in an auto wreck near here May 30, was reported to be improving Monday following facial surgery at the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital in Charlotte, N.

C. The youth, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C.

Bratton, of Grace street, underwent surgery Friday and is scheduled to have anotner operation later this week. His mother reported the youth, who sustained critical head and face injuries, is now able to eat by mouth. Young Bratton and two companions were hurt when their car slammed into an pmhnnlcment in the Mt. Sinai section during a frog gi Rgi outing. Brothers Held In Knife Fray With 2 Others Two neero brothers repeivurl 30 or more stitches apiece Saturday night following a knife and bottle ngnt nere in which two other negroes, also brothers, are heinir held under $1,000 bond each.

1 he injured men were identified by city police as James and Jesse Littlejohn. of the Chesnee highway, who were cut in an affray on West Msadow street about 10:30 p. m. Saturday. Ch'iiged in warrants issued Monday by I.

B. Kendrick were coooy fair, z.i, Aaron Fair, 21. both of Catfnev. Rnth uppp charged with assault and battery wun nueiu to kill with a deadly weapon. Undoes, r.ridges, of North son of Mr.

and Photo by Area Death Notices, NETTIE DENNIS 'Mi South Carolina' MARTHA HRANNON 'MisiX I'holoitenic' Thotogenic' Title Won By Brannon Miss Moncks Corner, Nettie Adelaide "Tootsie" Dennis, was chosen Miss South Carolina of llitlO at the State Pageant sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Greenville Saturday night. More than 3,100 spectators watched as the beautiful 19-year-old blonde captivated the judges in the talent, personality, swim suit, and evening gown competition. She received cheers from the audience in the talent phase doing an imitation of French actress Bridget Burdot, changing to a typical American girl, and declnnng "I'm glad I'm an American Girl." She then sang "I enjoy Being a Girl" from Flower Drum Song. First runner-up in the beauty contest was Barbara Berry, union. The second runner-up was "Miss Chester," Geraldine RodJey Ba'ion.

The other finalists were Rebecca Ann Stevens ''Miss f'on-wiiy" and Martha Brannon who is "Miss Bishopville." Miss Brannon. a rising senior ut Limestone College, was also chosen "Miss Photogenic." Gatfney's representative was Carlton Moore "Miss GurTney Miss Moore will attend the Peach Festival in Greer this weekend and also the Hampton Watermelon Festival on June 25. Schweppe Will Talk to Rotary J. V. Schweppe will be guest speaker at the Rotary Club Tuesday at Hotel Carroll.

Mr. Schweppe is manager of the Fiber Glass Plant of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company at Shelby, N. C. He came to Shelby from Shelby-ville, Indiana, where he was works manager of the PPG Plant there. He has been associated with PPG for 14 years; is married and he and Mrs.

Schweppe have four children. He is a member of Rotary in Shelby. J) 4 ii A 0 Five Gaffney Men Graduate From Clemson Five Gaffney mien and two other Cherokee area residents received degrees at commencement exercises Sunday at Clem-on College. Receiving bachelor of science degrees were these Gaffney sta-dents: Ralph Thomas LeMaster, agriculture r. Donald Camp Whel-chel, arts and sciences; Clanton Claude Austell, arts and sciences; Bobby D.

Thompson, agricultural engineering; and Columbus Jackson Phillips, electrical engineering. Fan-in Scott Wright, of Grover, N. received his bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering, and J. C. Edwards, of Cowyens, a BS in civil engineering.

I i i i MASTER'S DEGREE Joe S. Whisonant, (above), son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Dowling, of College drive, received his master's degree in teaching Monday from Duke University where he studied on a fellowship. A 1958 graduate of Clemson College, Mr. Dowling taught in a Durham high school the past year. A reserve Army second lieutenant in the artillery, he will report to Fort Sill, July 11 for six months active duty. 0 By an overwhelming vote of the selection committee of the Chero kee County Memorial Hospital nursing staff, Mrs.

Alamae Clary, route 4, Gaffney, was chosen the "Practical Student Nurse of the Month," Prior to her entrance into the Cherokee School of Prnctiial Nursing last September, Mrs. Clary had been a member of the nursing staff for some three years. She had previously spent two years in the City Hospital School of Nursing, Gastoniu, N. C. Mrs.

Clary left nursing training to become a housewife. Asked what was her philosophy er Company, morticians, in charge. Military honors were paid by Company I5lst Transportation. The pallbearers were Foster Kr-win, Palmer, Roy, and Olin Martin, Thomas Bunigardner, and James Jones. Mr.

Mm tin is survived by his wife, Mrs. Junie Blumher Martin; two daughters, Mrs. Willie Harris and Mrs. Holcomb, both of Gaffney; one Ktep-daughter, Mrs. Charles Graves, of Gaffney; one sinter, Mrs.

Faye Elliott, of Gaff-ney; one brother, Johnny Martin, of Gaffney; and 17 grandchildren. Mm. Larkin Cobb Cherokee Falls Mrs. Eunice Byars Cobb, 54, wife of Larkin Cobb, died Sunday afternoon at the Cherokee County Memorial Hospital in Gaffney following a long illness. A daughter of the lute Hampton and Alice Moss Byars, she was an employe of the Cherokee Falls mills and was a member of the True Gospel Tabernacle.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at ft o'clock at the True Gospel Tabernacle. The Rev. G. MeCurry, the Rev. E.

M. White and the Rev. Thomas E. Moore will ofliciate. Interment will be in the church cemetery with the Gordon-Hut lison Mortuary, of Hlacksburg, in charge.

The pall bearers will be Leon, James, Roy and Bobby Byars, Billy Spiouse and Arthur Cobb. In addition to her husband Mrs. Cobb is suivived by three daughters, Mrs. Emanuel McCraw, of cated quickly, but repair crews had to be dispatched from ipartahhurg to restore the service. George C.

Wright, manager of the Board of Public Works here, stated the first fuilure occurred ut 2:40 a. m. This was followed by a second interruption at a. leaving the city in the dark until 5:31 a. m.

Mr. Wright naid water service I to the city was maintained during I the power failure by using standby motor-driven pumps. I A similar power failure occurred 1 about a year ago, but that one hap- pened to take place early one Sun-I day so not as many people were inconvenienced, Mr. Wright stated. The Cherokee Finishing Company plant on West Buford street is served by another Duke line which runs on the west side of Gaffney, and therefore had no trouble with jits service Monday.

Mr. Wright naid Duke company representatives had been unable to establish the cause of the line burning out just when and where it did. Three Injured As Strip-down Vehicle Wrecks Three men were injured Sat urday about noon when the 1941 strip-down Chevrolet in which they were riding wrecked on Thompson street at Forest Hills. I Bennie Blanton, 23. of Over-brook drive, was admitted to the Cherokee County Memorial Hospital with head and arm injuries but he was dismissed Monday.

City police listed Bobby Bedford Allison, 29, of Fifth street, as driver of the vehicle. Allison land Jimmy Wolfe, of Highland I courts received emergency treatment but were not hospitalized. Mrs. Faulkner Will Attend Dept. Meeting Columbia Cherokee county's director of Public Welfare, Mrs.

Rose L. Faulkner, of Gaffney, is among county directors expected to attend a departmental meeting at the Hotel Columbia Friday, June 19. The county directors will dis- russ nolicies under whirh thpv ora presently operating, and lay plans for the coming year. I Dedicated Mrs. Oree Spencer, Clifford Harvey, Miss Margaret Turner, Mrs.

J. N. Strain, Mr. and Mrs. J.

A. Hawkins, Mrs. S. J. Smith, Mr.

and Mrs. C. B. Chandler, F. T.

Humphries, Mrs. Lura Humphries, Miss Osteen Humphries, Miss Bobby Jean Bridges, John Turner, Wallace Clary, Mrs. J. T. Sprouse, Shell Wilson, Miss Nell Suttle, Mrs.

R. M. Suttle, S. V. Vinesett, Mr.

and Mrs. W. E. Moore, Catherine Moore, Henry Kyle Moore, Rev. and Mrs.

R. E. Walters, Rhodus Walters. That same day Mrs. Lizzie Bridges and Mrs.

Lula Smith came under watch care of the church. The first deacons were AAUW Area Be Held Here Mrs. Frederick Gilstrap, of Albuquerque, N. Mexico, will conduct a leadership workshop for the Gaffney, Rock Hill and Spartanburg branches of the American Association of University Women at Limestone College here Wednesday. Mrs.

Gilstrap, who is a distinguished travel program consultant, is second vice president of the national association. Other workshops will be conducted by Mrs. Gilstrap at Greenvilli Tuesday, at Newberry Thursday and at Florence Friday. Mrs. Gilstrap was one of ten women chosen last year to tour Germany as guests of the German government.

City planning and social problems were studied. She had previously represented the AAUW on a panel sent to West Germany and Berlin by the statt department. Mrs. Gilstrap has also traveled and lectured in Great Britain and other European countries. A graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles and th University of Southern California, Mrs.

Gilstrap's AAUW activities include state work in Colorado and New Mexico. Mrs. A. J. Eastwood, president of the Gaffney branch, said about 30 leaders of the area branches are expected to attend the Gaffney 1 U'MWMUtfiamBi i SBfSf i7 0 LA EN IE BLA CK WOOD Blackwood To Be Inspector And Appraiser Appointment of Lawrence Blackwood as inspector and appraiser for the Piedmont Savings and Loan Association was announced Monday.

Mr. Blackwood was chosen to fill a vacancy caused by the recent retirement of Albeit B. Kirby who had served the association more than 25 years. Mr. Blackwood, who lives at 301 Overbrook drive, has had 13 years experience in the building business.

He served two and one-half years in the United States Navy. Re is a member, treasurer and deacon of the Providence Baptist Church, a member of Gra-nai'd Lodge No. 186, Anrient Free Masons, member of the York bodies and of trip Shrine. His wife is the former Miss Alberta Sarratt. F.

Caut Ruppe F. Con tea Ruppe, 711, farmer and former grist mill operator, died Friday afternoon at his home on route 2 following a long illness. He was a member of the Prospect Baptist Church, where funeral service were conducted Sunday afternoon by the Rev. W. M.

Sellings, the pastor. Interment was in the Cherokee Creek Baptist Church cemetery with the Shu-ford-Hatcher Company, morticians, in charge. The pallbearers were L. Er-vin, and James Ruppe, Wayne and Robert Godfrey and Stanley Bailey. Mr.

Ruppe la survived by his wife, Mr. Corrie Ruppe; two daughter, Mrs. Onnie Bell Bailey, of Gaffney, Mrs. Gerbey Godfrey, of Gaffney, Route one sister, Miss Leshie Ruppe, of Gaffney, Route 1H grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Tinch L.

Martin Tinch L. Martin, 6(5, textile worker and World War 1 veteran who lived at 1 Beech street, died about 10:50 p. Friday at the Cherokee County Memorial Hospital following an illness of two days. He had been in declining health for some time. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Shuford-Hatcher chapel on East Frederick street.

The Rev. C. E. Hampton, of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church, officiated. Interment was in the Corinth cemetery with the Shuford-Hatch partment best.

Mrs. Clary is married to Troy Clary and they have one daughter. (Continued on page 2) Funerals iCafl'ney, and Mrs. Lester Hardin iiind Miss Artie Cobb, of Cherokee i Falls; two sons, Ralph and James I Cobb, of Cherokee ulls; a sister, Mrs. Arlhut Sprouse, of Blacks-burg; a brother, Paul Byars, of Hlacksburg; and three grandchildren.

Chamber Lists Vacation Value Prize Winners Winners of Vacation Value Days prizes offered by Gaffney merchants last were unnoun-ed Monday by the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. II. Dorman. of Austin drive, won the vacation at the Pink House at Myrtle Beach, I and Mrs.

Wayne Clary, of 601 Ea Jefferies street, was the winner of the Youngstown Kitchen Servi-Center. The vacution for two at the Pink House was given by courtesy of the Pink House, while the Servi-Center was given through the courtesy of C. J. Franks Plumbing Company. Vacation Value Days wa a semi-annual business promotion I sponsored by the Chamber of 1 Commerce.

.1. I 'i WEST END CHURCH Educational Building The West End Baptist Church dedicated its educational building Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock hour. This building was constructed in 1954 at a cost of approximately $35,000. Today the building is valued at more than twice its cost. It has 24 classrooms, 5 assembly rooms, kitchen and recreational area.

During the service, the note was burned and the church dedicated the building to the glory and service of God with J. E. Price, chairman of the Board of Deacons and chairman of the building committee, leading the prayer of dedication. The pa-tor, P.ev. II.

E. Alexander, delivered the dedicatorial message. The West End Baptist Church lis located at 601 West Meadow i street. It had its beginning in a service conducted August 11, under a gospel tent on Smith! street. During a revival meeting when the Rev.

Dalla3 Mathis presided in organizing a Sunday School, looking forward to the organization of a Baptist Church. The church was organized August 18, 1940 with the following charter members: Mrs. C. E. Per-rine, Mrs.

Dora Spencer, Boss Spencer, Miss Mattie Sue Walters, Mr. an' Mrs. C. C. Petty, Mr.

and Mrs. L. G. Byars, James Byars, 't. arid Mio.

R. A. Iiluilmax, Mis. Effie Pritchard, Mrs. Daisv Strain, Mr.

and Mrs. T. P. Ward, Mr. and I A i LA AT WEST END DEDICATION Oflicials who participated in the morte-ap-e binning HpHicntirm of the ErA BaptLt Church' educational building Sunday morning are shown above.

From left to right, first row, Alfred Martin, Raymond Home, N. G. Long, Ralph Mullinax, J. E. Price, Charles Hamrick, Walter Gallman and Homer Diun, io, left lo lijsitt, Joiui Cook, liie Kev.

H. B. Alexander, the pastor, Claude Perrine, Newton Osment, R. V. Ramsey and John Home, Photo by Smith Studio.

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