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If You Don't Resd THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News. •t . j’ . • • \ o * • site Ollttttnn dlfrotttrU : THE CHRONICLE ! S Strives To Be a Clean Newa- i • paper, Complete, Newsy, 5 • • and Reliable. # »###••• VOLUME XXX CLINTON, S. S., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6,1930 NUMBER 45 A k I % f DEMOCRATS MAKE GAINS DEATH CLAIMS HUNT FRANKS Hoover Party Loses Most In West. Seven Senate and Thir- Well Known Citizen Passes Suddenly At His Residence Here. Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon. Funeral services for W. Hunt ty-Nine House Seats Taken. | Pj-anks, 41, who died suddenly at his Roosevelt and Lewis Win. i residence last Friday nigrht, were held from the First Baptist church Sunday Washington, No. 4. — Knifing deep {afternoon at three o’clock, conducted into Republican strength in East, j by the Rev. ^dward Long, pastor of West and South, the Democratic par-1 the church, of which the deceased was ty recorded yesterday a notable string j a faithful and devoted mem'ber. Inter- of state victories and threatened seri ously to capture congress. The count of the ballots early to day, still far from complete, sh iwed enough Democrats either elected or leading for senate and house to shave the Republican margins almost to the vanishing point. Needing a net gain of 10 seats in the senate and 53 in the house, the Democrats at 1 a. m., eastern time, were leading in enough to indicate for theim a gain of seven senators and 30 representaftives. In addition, the vote in 16 house districts continued .so close that they might swing either w^y. and ment followed at Rosemont cemetery with the services at the grave in charge of the local Masonic fraternity. The attendance filled the church and Sunday school department to over flowing, the crowd l)eing one of the large.st ever assembled for a funeral in the city, while the floral tribute was very beautiful. Active pallbearers were: I). H. Sud- deth, Gus Young, W. A. Moorhead, R. P. Chapman, S. W. Sumt rel and I>r. Flank Kellers. Nieces of Mr. and Mrs. Franks served as flower girls. 'ir .Mr. Franks had been in declining Just the Boast That Is Needed By Allien T. Reid | wher^ returns wore late. sale.sman with the Fuller Grocery These computations took no account, • , .... of Kentmky, whero the Demc rat, i have hoped to pick up a .senatorship strength and returning to his work. Friday night shortly after nine and several .seats in the house. The 1 ‘ y Kentucky returns w'ill not be counted 1 ^ ^ ^ coughing until tomorrow. The congressional turn tow'ards pos sible Democ'ratic victory became ap parent late in the evening, mostly on returns from Western and middle- Western .states, after New York had turned in a record shattering Demo cratic state majority, and the Connec- spoll and gradually grew worse until the end came in a few minutes, death I being due to heart failure. His death came as a great shock U> the family and a large circle of intimate friends. Mr. Franks had been a resident of (Tinton for the past thirteen years, during which time he had continually ticut and Ohio governor.ships had I identified with the wholesale show'n signs al.so of passing from the I busine.ss and was a very popu- Reipublican to the Democratic column. salesman with the buying public. STATE CASTS UGHT VOTE Scattered Returns Indicate Vic tory for Amendments. Bien nial Sessions of Legislature Favored Three To One. Goluiwbia, Nov. 4.— Rain and the m- ual unopposed Democratic ticket today caused one of the lightest votes in re cent years in a general off-year elec tion in South Carolina, it was indi cated tonight. De.spite the fact that 111 constitu tional amendments were submitted to the electorate, foiecasters had pre<iict- ed a light vote. Chilly, damp weather, however, reduced polling below expe< - tations. Meager and incomplete returns ear ly tonight indicated that the constitu tional amendments were running ahead, although many counties w^erc unreiM)rted, espetially tho.se in more remote sections. On the face of early returns, the amendment providing for biennial in- ^ .s.tea(i of aniiml ■ses.si.Q.ns^ of the Jc.gUr Democrats Gain * Democrats were cutting deep into the Republican majorities in both the Senate and house on the basis of re turns early today. Right Republican seats were endan gered on the incomplete counts, while the Republicans were threatening to capture only one Democratic seat, Steele’s, of Iowa. An overthrow of 10 seats is nee'essary to give the Demo crats the senate. In the contest for 435 house seats, the Democrats had regisitered three He made and held many staunch friends, both in a social and business way. A man of upright character, a loyal friend and con.sciehtious worker, j he held the highest respect of all who knew him. His death coming so early in life, brings sadness to many hearts. The deceased is survived by his wid ow, before her marriage Miss Selma Buchanan, and two sons, Wallace and Darrell Franks. By four sisters, Mrs. W. H. Clements, Chicago, HI., Mrs. 1). E. Todd, Barksdale, Mrs. S. P. .Snoddy, Greenville, Mrs. L. F. Riddle, BLUE STOCKINGS CAUSING REAL OLD FOOTBAU SPUSH CITY TO JOIN IN celebration Splendid Season of Walter Johnson*8 Charges Real Feature of Season In Sobth Carolina Football Circles. Astsured S. 1. A. A. Title. Tied With Clehison In General Standing. i Armistice Day Program To He Pre- I sented Tuesday By American Le- ^ gi«m. Address By Dr. .MeSween. Clinton will halt next Tuesday for • the observance of .Armistice day in three to one. The aniemiment ])rovid- ing for the assessment and laicatiori of intangible property was leading, hut by a closer margin. Observers who predicted a vote of approximately rdfiOdO apparently were too high. Voting in the larger cities was sharply redmed from expecta tions and in rural counties the weath er burrtKl many from going to the polls. Candidates nominated in the Di m'- cratic primary last summer today were officially elected. Ibra Hlac-k- wood of Sparaniburg, headeri the state til ket, running for governor, .James F. Hyrnes was formally elected to the Ignited States senate, succeeding Cole Hlease. (.'ongressmen elected toilay, a^l Democrats of course, were: Thomas .S. .Mc.Millan, First district; Butler B. Hare, Second district; Fred H, Domi nick, Third district; .John .1. McSw'ain, definite gains, capturing the seventh j Laurens, and by three brothers, Mor- del and then l.rst Saturday took ad vantage of a safety to win from North «I>propriat<; program has been arrang-1 s;'n, Fifth <l'strict ; A .M. Gasque, Carolina State to 0 'under the auspiceis of the IwuC >^ixth district; H. P. culnier, .Seventh Virginia, fifth Oklahoma, and the ^ ris Franks of Barksdale E. A. Franks high *grade oppo.sition and! less. 1 A .a TW . 1 I .. ^ mm I ^9 ff! T lY ** A really first class stir has been created by the Presbyterian Blue Stockings since they splashed into . _ . ... football cempetition this fall. The FitMbyterian total for the «,.«-* American l^^gion ,M,st and it is ex- After losing to Clem.son in their [son is H5 point-s to opponents’ 41 , P^*'^***^ ® large crowd will attend first game of the season, the Ho«e | points. During the last four games the exercises. .... ^ have coasted along unbeaten, swamp-1 the Blue Hose held opponent.s score-i * program will legin at 9.4.) a. celt bratioii of the close of the late World w’ar. A very interesting andil’ourth district; William F. Steven- district. Voting in Charleston and t^lumhia was described as “very light.’’ In the capital the estimated vote was 1,000. Uichland cast approximately 14.000 eleventh Pennsylvania. They also were I of Greenville, and J. H. Franks of ^ t^hem»leves-of the well ahead in three Connecticut di.s-; Whitmire, tvicta now Republican, and were lead ing in 35 other districts scattered over ^ $20,000 Sale Made and now reppesented by Re- , „— —nv n *- By Clerk Of Court publicans. In addition they were mak ing close contests in 17 other Repub lican districts and still others in the | A $20,000 sale of Clinton city prop- doubtful column had not reported at j erty featured the monthly legal sales all. I made Monday morning by the clerk of A net Democratic gain of 53 is I court at Laurens. The following is a needed to give the party a majority reco.id of the day’s proceedings: in the new house* That this figure! First National l^nk of CHnton vs wotrid be obtain^ was predicted by i E. W. Ferguson, garage building on Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Demo- j West Main street in Clinton, sold to erotic executive committee, on infor-|A. C. Todd, attorney, for $20,000. mation reaching him at Washington headquarters up to midnight. The Republicans however, had ward ed off the Democratic assault in some S, 1. A. A. championship. But the really remarkable aiiout it is that with two exi tbey^have never scored mon I 111.,-when Conimpndcr Walter Johnson This week’s-foe is a rugged one.P'^*' will' votes in the Demociatic primary. Wake Forest has shown strength. P''<>‘e.-^sion in front of the! Constitutional amendments uppear- le thing holding North ('arolirva to a 13 to 7 building and mairh to; vd to he ending in the city of Spai - ceptions.iwin. The stage for the game is to be the public square where the exercise.^ Danburg tonight. Voting throughout . Dihm )) m.| A,h,.viH.., Jheee P. C. won ^ The line of be as follows: Pfcplts B.nk Gray tturt by W. , , clemson during the second B. Knight, receiver, vs C. L. Peden,'*^ • » et al, lot in town of Gray Court with one-half interest in adjoiTving brick of the menaced territory, and were walls, sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, threatening in one Maryland district i for $300. to take a seat now Democratic. They! Peoples Bank of Gray Court by W had retained the second Virgdnia, and j B. Knight, receiver, vs Louise M. thirty-eighth New York, which they Peden, 83 acres in Dials township, sold won in 1928, and had re-elected in the to R. E. Babb, attorney, for $500. touchdown per game and that one of from North Carolina State last Salur- their games was a one-p^iint victory diay. ^ and two others were capture<l by two The feature of most nn-imt games ^ ' points. by Presbyterian has In-en a sterling! P'e.d)ytei mn college band. A review of the Johnson coached i defense. In Jimmy Green, (.'oach .John- ( orifjHieiate wai veterans (by au- aggrregation record is enlightening. ■ son has one of the outstanding backs j *'‘*®^*’’.'‘‘L Their 28 to 7 loss to Clemson came in! in the state. He punts, passes and what some unbiased observers said runs with abandon and makes a splen did safety man on defense. The Preeiiyterian schedule ends in an anti-climax. After the Wake P'oiest contest the next game is with Erskine and the final one is with Newtierry on county’s estimated vote was 2,000, (bmimander of Legion post and i compared to 11,000 cast during the was a much closer game thafl the score indicated. The P. C. tally was through no freak. The Hose were really out- quarter. With that game out of their sys- Spanish-American war veterans. American Legion. Other bodies. fin mary. But .59 votes wore cast in the city of Florence. All amendments were car ried. It rained there throughout the day and two precincts did not open. Less than 200 votes were polled in Laurens, a majority favoring the At the monument music will be fur-' ’Pwo precincts in Pick- nished by the college band, after i ifif^ivated the constitutional which the address of the day will be j failed to carry, delivered by Dr. John Mc.Sween, presi-! 1^ Bamberg but 41 votes were Thanksgiving day. Both Erskine and 1«^®te terns, the Calvinists began a victory i Newberry have weak teams this year. I chaplain of the American Legion or- firsC West Virginia and first New march. They downed the Baptists at Mercer by a 9 to 7 score, Icicked an extra point after touchdown to nose out the highly touted Chattanooga eleven, 7 o 6, and simply smothered High Point, 40 to 0. The week afterward they took ad- General Standing guni/.ation. At 11 o’clwk, the historic counted in one precinct with a polling strength of 800. The amendments were approved in that ward. Eleven Home B. & L. association vs James York, where the Democratts had at-i Y. Milam, lot on West Main street injva^VVf' thrbrelks t^seiid''Wof Ucked severely. I Laurens, sold to plaintiff for $2100 While Dwight Morrow, Republican,) Mrs. Mary E. Poole vs W. T. Tay- ford home in a 14 to 0 defeat, followed was gaining a commanding lead in the j lor, J. A. Taylor, et al. 111 acres ad- Team W L T Pet. TRF^SBYTERIAN 6 1 0 .8.57 Clemson 6 1 0 .857 Carolina 4 2 0 .(567 Furman 3 2 1 .600 Citadel 3 4 0 .429 Wofford 2 5 0 .285 Erskine 1 1 1 .200 Newberry 0 4 2 .000 hour of twelve years ago, Nocembei'| ^ precincts in Union county com- a one-minute period of si-1 miinded 240-odd votes. the exercises. Only 15 per cent of the normal vote was out in Edgefield county. The amendment providing for biennial .An intere.sting part of the parade .ahead In the Barnwell precinct but 15 New Jersey senatorial race, six Re-1joining estaite of T. J. Weathers, sold' • pubKcan districts in New Jersey were ! to 0. L. Long, individually, for $500. | 0V6rrill6 Motloil leaning Democratic. An upset there I J. W. Butler vs Lawrence Bolt and | » a ' ^ had not been calculated upon by lead- J. R. B(dt, 302 acres in Sullivan town-j L'lHllOn v/RSC ers of either party. ]»hjp. *old to R. T. Wilson, attorney,! — — In the 34 senate contests the Re-, for $200. j I.Aurens, Nov. 4.—Judge T. J. Maiil- puhlicans elected three: Davis, in Pennsylvania; Keys, in New Hamp shire, and Capper in Kansas. Seven of the 13 Democratic seats involved were retained by that party, all in the South. In eight senate seats now held by Republicans the followring Demoaarta Were definitely elected or leading: Lewis, Hlinois; Neely, West Virginia; The following Laurens county men State Planters Bank and Trust Co. | din, presiding over the fall term of have been called as grand and petit'unit will make up the procession ! will be a special float entered by the i Salvation Army emphasizing its work,!were cast. The. amendmeni.s land the part it played in war relief ibeing carried in the county. Ja- work. ' county reported that all hut one ^ lA*gionaires of nearby towns have amendnii’nt, that providing for circuit . been invite<l to join in the celebration Jodge.s to fill in on the supreme court, A 1 ^ A I tf be .staged here. Confeiierate veter-i tU'^iling on the face of early re- r or Anderson V/OUri unj, .Spamsh-Amerlcan veteran.s. mem-j Noting was exLiemely light. ber.s of the local AnH’rican Legion and! fueenwooil saw few voles cast. In. the hand of the college R. O. T. (y I^'Hon the amendments le<i on f;r.<t I returns, a.s they did in Darlington. Called As Jurors vs .Mrs. Grace Boyd Alexander, three | Common Pleas court at Laurens, ^he term of federal court 'to convene at Anderson 25th: tracts cf land aggregating 270.851 day overruled the demurrer motion acres in Scuffletown township, sold to made last Thursday to the complaint H. S. Blackwell, attorney, for $2,000. j in the case of the Rev, A, J. Bowling I. W. Gray vs A, W. Sharp, J. O, I against the Clinton Cotton Mills com- Babb, W. A. Baibb, at, al, 193 3-8 acres | pany and F, W. Gurry, superintendent in Sullivan township, sold to R. F. Da vis, attorney, for $1,000. Grand jurors: A. I), Gray, Laurens,) and H. T. Jones, Mountville. Pet.t jurors: First week: Wilkes .November.gjjjjgy |g gggy 'Special Services Winner In N. C, At A. R. P. Church ( hurlotte N, C., Nov. 4.—This nor-1. P. .A. Prc.^sly, D.I)., of Che-tor, Buckley, Ohio; Gore, Oklahoma; Bu- i ‘^Ladies Niirht” low, South Dakota; Hoidale, Minne-' of the mill, alleging slander. Attorneys for the defendants gave i notice of appeal of the order to the supreme court, this notice serving as jurors: Miller, Cross Hill; H. I). Nash, Gray at this term of court. It was there-5 N6Xt TU6Sday ^ ^upercedias in the trial of the case sota; Coolidge, Massachusetts, and' Costigan, Colorado. 1 | fore ordered continued until next term and H. K. Boyce, Cross Hill. Senator Walsh, in Montana, and | The annual “ladies night” celebra-; ^Qu^t. The suit, brought joint- Senator Bratton, New Mexico, both j tion of the Chamber of Commerce, , ao-ainst the mill and the sunerin- Demccr.t,. well .he«l. RSpobn-1 *1)1 be held in the .Masonle Temple | “r JM.OM cans leading were: Norris, Nebraska; club rooms next Tuesday evening ati * Metcalf, Rhode Island; Allen, Kansas; i 7:30. The banquet will be served by i ^ Hastings, Delaware; Couzens, Michi-jthe local Eastern Star chapter, after COUNTY MAKES LOAN gan, and Dickinson, Iowa.- which an interesting program will be : i carried out with President J. F. Ja- _ joi Ities in today’.s voting on the face -tanding ininiNtcr.s of this denoniina- Richard O. Sullivan, Grav^^^^ incomplete, unofficial return.^ com-1 i>‘)n and he always brings nie.ssagcs piled here tonight. ! ^ power to his audiences. The pu’lie Josiah William Bailey, Raleigh at- cordially invited ;o hear him at torney, had a lead of nearly 75,000 ca -h service throughout the week, the votes over hi.s Republican opponent fc-r the service.- being 3:30 in for the senate, George .Vf. Pritchard, afterm on and 7:30 at n’ght. of .Asheville, when 100,000 votes had — been tabulate<l from 625 of the state’s SjllvRtion Aritiy Xo Young Man Passes In Philadelphia William P. Garrison, 28. died in a 1,811 precincts, but Pritchard has re- Laurens county has arranged a loan ' hospital in Northeastern Philadelphia, j fused to concede defeat. i (Cobs, Sr,, presiding as toastmaster, for the first $27,000 of a total of Pa., Sunday, following an operation. : Democratic leaders, including Gov- . 1. r> , Reser>^tions are now being made for, about $49,000 authorized several, ation. | ernor 0, Max Gardner, and State In AlRglSimtC IvAC6. plates, and those who have not al- weeks ago by the county delegation,! He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Chairman Odus M. Mull, issued state- Brownlee Is Winner Hold Meets Sunday The .Salvation .Army will open Sun day School in the Henderson building i ready attended to this matter, are it was stated theipast week by Treas- Mildred Garrison, of Clinton; two sis-' nients. shortly after 10 o’clock, as.sert- on the.corner of .Musgrove and Enter- Laurehs,' Nov.=4.—Robert M. Brown-< asked to communicate at once eitheriurer A'oung. The money was borrowed ter.», Mrs. S, S. Frith, of Clinton, and! ing that Bailey’s • lajority would ex lee was nominated over Charles A. with the secretary or reception com- from the Palmetito Bank of Laurens, Mrs. Jack Race, of Greenwood. ceed 100,000 and would be the great- Croaner for magistrate at Laurens in j mittee.'' Several out-of-town visitors! at 6 per cent. Messrs, R. A, Babb and a run-off election held in connection : will be present for the occasion which ^ Frank E, McCravy, representatives with the fcfheral election. W’ith one, is always looked forward to as one of was: the outstanding social events of the fall season. amaU box misaing, the vote Brownlee, 725; Cromer 423. elect, signed the pledge for the loan along with the other members of the delegation. Funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the home of Mrs. Frith, 129 West Main street. Interment followed at West End cemetery, Augusta, Ga. est the party has ever rolled up. In the two districts w'on in 1928 by Republicans, Democratic ^Candidates were far in the lead, but many pre cincts had not reported. prise .streets, Sunday afternoon at 2:;’0. .A Salvation meeting will be heJd at 7:15. Come one and all and bring your friends and enjoy the meeting. Good songs and a proof of the worlt here. Worker in charge. J. N. Johnson. ^ f