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The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 5

The Index-Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 5

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The Index-Journali
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Greenwood, South Carolina
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r. f. Wed, July 6, 1955 THE INDEX-IOURNAL. CREENWOOD. S.

Reames Installs Abbcvillo Lions Club Officcira Llrs. Shannon Dies DEatTHS and nJNERALaS The Girl Ho Picked Up i Turned Out To Be A Killed Declared HbnrJ 1 Che looks Ilk aa angel ut there's a secret inker eyes. Until man llMmnN, he Brest, lifetime of lore and adventure a day and Bight in the lack streets ecParlsl CikemaScope I -ANKE BAXTER -STEVE FORREST Oarteaa a JteveU THURSDAY T. J. (Jack) Resales of Abbeville, newly-elected District Governor of.

South Carolina tt-A, Lions International, second from right, congratulates C. Jeter Olenn, following the latter's insUllatlon as president of the Abbeville Lloni Club last night Looking on are Henry O. Harris, retiring president deft), and B. C. (Bob) Edwards, a past president of the Abbeville club and currently serving as cabinet secretary-treasurer for District W-A.

(Photo by Fletcher W. Ferguson). I ASHEYILLS The coastrwt tloa of segregated achools tow Illegal, according to Federal Jud; Wilsoa Warllck. who dismissed (J case la U.S. District Court herd-yesterday oa that ground.

Judge Warllck pointed out' the) McDowell Board of Education, could sot legally buOd saca school hi his dismissal of a sua brought against the board by a group of Negro parents. Judge Warllck said the U.S-. Supreme Court ruling agstnst segregation in public schools made such a construction illegel. The psrents, acting as next' friends" for their children, boughs construction of a Negro school la Old Fort, which has none. Negro children there must be transported to Marlon, leading the parents to claim their children lacked "equal educational faculties" under tho setup.

v. Judge Warllck answered a request by the Negroes' attorneys to amend the complaint by stating' that grounds for such a suit would only result from an express statement by McDowell school officials that Negro children would not be accepted ta white achools. McDowell School Superintendent Melvin Taylor did not comment on that possibility but said ho feels "integration is Inevitable." He said other McDowell school officials agreed with him and mat "we expect to obey tho law." Yo mean yea tchioffy n-feted to buy hr Mwjk Chef Got Ronja from th Horn Furniturt Divorce ranted 1 at UL Over As Head In Abbeyjlle: Cowan Cooley, 78, died Tuesday at p. ra. at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

Lemuel lrvln, after an extended illness. She was the widow of Jacob R. and a daughter of the late Francis E. and Johannan Cook Cowan. Cooley of Abbeville County, 8.

She had been a member of First Methodist Church of Elberton for 10 years. Surviving are three daughters, Irvln; -Mrs. P. E. Storey.

Oreenville. 8. Mrs. WUllam H. Echols, Athens, two eons, Monroe, and J.

N. Cooley. Calhoun Falls. 8. one sister, Mrs.

W. Harrison. Calhoun Falls: one brother, C. Cowan, Hamlet, N. seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

4 Funeral services were conducted todsy at 4 p. m. at Martin Funeral Rome by the Rev. C. L.

Mlddlebrooks and Rev. Fred Harmoa Burial was In Salem cemetery jAtitmore, S. G. NEAL CQfTY Neal Courtney, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Courtney of Aiken, former residents of Ninety Six, died, Tuesday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock at the Aiken County Hospital. He was born July M. 1M, Surviving are his parents, a half-sister, Mrs. Edward Stokes of Aiken; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Jordan Courtney of Wegener. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but the body is at the home of the parents, 837 Williamsburg St, Aiken, to await the service hour. Marriage Counselor's Wife Wins Divorce LOS ANGELES uTV A marriage counselor's wife won a divorce yesterday and the judge commented that her husband' credo seemed to be: "Don't do as I do as I sirs. Arthur Globe, ty, testified her husband "would barrage me with words until 4 or o'clock In the morning. The judge asked If Olobe, IT, ever struck her.

"Yes. but I'd rather not talk sbout that. To judge asked Mrs. Globe's daughter by a previous marriage, Esther Rosenshlne. 19, If aha ever asked her stepfather for matrimonial advice.

She said no. "Take my advice," said the judge, "and don't." Cigar For Every Year Of His Life COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa UH A cigar for every year of his life. That was Martin Wakebouss's gift from veteran railroad workers who honored bis 100th birthday yesterday. gaveThlraso-lgara last year and told him he's get 109 he'd come to the party this year," said Henry Wendt, president of the local unit of the National Retired and. Veteran Railroad Employes Assn.

At Newberry Rites Tomorrow lira. Jennie Scott Shannon, mother of John Shannon, member of the Greenwood City Council, and of Mr. Olln Lawson of Oreenwood. died yesterday at the home of another daughter. Mrs.

Willie Mm Relghley. In Newberry. She wu years old and the widow of C. II Shannon. She wu horn In Newberry County, a daughter of the late John and Cornelia Risor Scott.

8he waa a member of the First Methodist Church of Whltmlre. In addition to the children here," urvtvors include two other sons. James. Charlotte. N.

and Hugh. Newberry: daughters, Mrs. Relghley, Mrs. Mace Young and Mrs. Lewis Simpson, both of Clinton snd Mrs.

Lillian Mitchell. Charlotte; four brothers. William C. Tom P- Broades and James. all of Whltmlre; two sisters.

Mrs. will Duncan. Clinton, and Mrs. Bayne Buford, Newberry; 34 grandchildren and 31 great grand- 2 Tj vjs 4 TBCnmcocoe ini JOHN WAYNE TROUBLE ALONG THE WAT" rtUS "THE WHITE ORCHID" III'I At 8:05 9:50 1 THB ST0RY J-H) THAT MADE WONDERFUL MUSIC I JRMES S1WART JUNE ALLYSQN Jeter Glenn Takes Of The Lions Club By FLETCHER W. FERGUSON ABBEVILLE New officers for the 1955-M year were inn tailed by the Abbeville Lions Club at Its regular bi-weekly dinner meeting last night In the Greenville etreet School cafeteria; Conducting the installation was T.

J. (Jack) Reames of Abbeville, recently-elected District Governor of South. Carolina Lions International The appearance of Oov-ernor Reames marked the first time in the local club's 30-year history that it was visited by a member, of its own club as district governor. Taking over as president was Jeter Glenn, succeeding Henry Ck Harris. Mr.

Harris was presented a past president's pin andean Inscribed -gsvet. Also Installed were James O. Glenn, John TVMcOee and Frank Hawthorne, vie presidents; Joe M. Strawhorn, secretary; Richard Nor- children. -J Funeral services will be conducted at p.

m. Thursday at Whltaker Funeral Home by the Rev. C. O. Bell, the Rev.

J. T. Lupo and the Rev R. M. Dubose Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery, The family is at the home of Mrs.

Willie Mas Reign-ley, Rt. 1. LAST. DAY TONIGHT and THURSDAY A A DUFRX ABBEYTLLS Funeral services for John Joseph DuPre, 55, Lieutenant Commander, USNR, former Abbeville resident who died June in the crash of an air Force Oil on Stltkinak Island, Alaska, were conducted at the graveside in Long Cane Cemetery at 4 o'clock this afternoon by the Rev. Lafon Campbell.

Military rites wen con ducted by the USNR. Mr. DuWr was a veteran of both World Wars. He served with the Amphibious Inspection group during World War 3. At the time of his death he waa supervisory radio technician for Western Electric Company and was engaged in the Installation of radar warnings In Alaska.

Survivors Include his' wife. Mrs. Carolyn Heron lan DuPre, and one son, Arhtur Frank DuPre, both of Newark, J. T. Q.

HAWKINS NEWBERRY Thomas Gary Hawkins. M. retired farmer, died late yesterday afternoon In the Newberry County Memorial Hospital after a long period of de-riod of declining health and a short critical He wu born in Newberry Coun ty. the son of the late Joseph Miles' and Henrietta. Rebecca Klchola Hawkins.

He lived in the Prosperity section many years before moving to Newberry 25 years ago. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer and of the Mens Bible Class. Besides his widow, Mrs. Sula Taylor Hawkins, he is survived by four sons, Furmaa of Ware Shoals, Oary Fred of Kingsport, Term, and Chester and Basel C. Hawkins, both of Newberry: four daughters, Mrs.

Margie Herman, Mrs. Gladys Hipp and Mrs; Mabel Chapman, all of Newberry, and Mrs. Kelly Morris of Prosperity; ona brother, Augustus H. Haw-ktna of Prosperity; 15 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 o'clock Thursday morning from the home, 1804 Main St by Dr.

R. A. Goodman and Dr. Thomas F. 8uber.

Burial will be ta Newberry Memorial Oar-dens. The body will be at Whltaker Funeral Home until early Thursday morning and It will be taken to the home. JAMES GREGORY SALUDA James B. (Jim) Gregory, died yesterday. He waa bom and reared Saluda County.

Survivors Include two daughters, Mrs. Emma DeLoach and Mrs. Lou Story of Saluda, and one son, J. M. Gregory of Alaska.

Funeral services were conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon from Cedar Grove Pentecostal Church, Saluda County, by the Rev. Mr. Davenport and the Rev. Mr, Mad- Mon. Bunai was in Red Bank Baptist Church cemetery.

MRS. A bANCOOLEY ELBERTON. Oa. Mrs. monthly payments wilt liavo your weather and you'll never miss the wool: Voolcn Mills 's One Little Word Complicates WilK TAMPA, ma.

OB-One little word complicated a million-dollar bequest todsy. Dr. C. T. Young, of Plant City, who died March 27, left a will specifying that the bulk of his estete go to the "Presbyterian Church of the United State (South, era The executor, noting that the correct form of the name of that church is the "Presbyterian Church to the United Ststes," asked County Judge William 0.

Brooker if the million dollars could properly be turned oyer ta that church. Judge Brooker set a hearing for July 14." Second-Grade Pupil Victim Of Suicide) KOBE, Japan OB Aa 1-year-old second-grade pupil committed suicide yesterday by refusing to get out of the way of freight train. classmate who was walking the tract with him said the boy streamed: "I want to die! want to die!" The reason, Asahi said, was that the boy, together with a dosen others; waa scolded by bis teacher PRESBYTERIAN LEADER MONTREAT, N. O. A Wichita Falls.

woman today headed the Women's Advisory Council of the Suothera Presbyterian Church. MM KEEP THEM warm WINTER TnTnmrhTThyn xl'i VM II vV II II. HI -WAY 25- Tonight Thursday V' wood, assistant secretary; T. A. Sherard.

treasurer; Joe H. Little, Lion tamer; Fletcher W. Ferguson, tall twister; J. E. BcMullin and Roy Rochester, two-year directors, and J.

Stuart Land and J. D. Ferguson, one-year directors. Perfect attendance pins were presented to R. C.

Edwards, Henry Er-wln. Marion Erwln. Fletcher W. Ferguson. J.

D. Ferguson, C. Jeter Glenn, Francis A. Glenn, James O. Olenn, Frank Hawthorne, Henry O.

Harris, Harry Horton, J. Stuart Land, Dr. D. C. Lewis, Ersklne B.

Link, Joe H. Little, J. E. McMullln and a Mottatt. Also J.

M. Nlckles, James W. Price, A. G. Prince, T.

J. Reames, Roy Rochester. James K. Sherard, M. Grier Sherard, T.

A. Sherard, T. Donald Sherard, O. Mason Speer, Joe M. Armstrong, Wilson W.

Webb and Raymond Wilson. Convict May Be Heir To Fortune CHESAPEAKE, Ohio Jhk convict serving a Ufa term in the West Virginia Penitentiary may be heir to a share -of a $500,000 trust fund left by his sister. He Is William Ellis iS, whose sister Mrs. Helen. E.

Roy, formerly from this sresi died in Vlctor-vUle, in 1950, and left her 1500,000 estate In trust to her husband John. He died last month. Robert Ellis, Union Township clerk, and Carroll EUls. 2S, a track driver, nephews of Roys, are leaving their Chesapeake home Friday for "California to claim a share in the trust fund. Other apparent heirs include Mrs.

Roys sister Mrs. Tennessee Christian, Chesapeake and two other brothers, Roy Ellis. 65, of near Greasy Ridge, Ohio, and Pel EUls, 65, of sear Ironton. Japanese Flood Damage Is High SAPPORO, Japan ir-Tho Hokkaido prefectural government today estimated the damages from Hokkaido's worst rainstorm end flood in 10 years at IS billion yen (about 44 million dollars). to 6 inches of rain lashed the area Sunday night and Monday.

Hokkaido is Jspsn's northernmost island. Incomplete figures placed the death toll at 13 dead and missing. Thirty-six people were seriously Injured, while 24,000 houses and 63,900 acres of land were U.S. helicopters rescued more than 60 Japanese adults and chil dren from the three towns worst i nit by rampaging floodwsters. XUlv MViW KSsM Wm Mjte ofcA wnwn ir A 7 A Tir a J7 THURS.

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