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.VOLUME XXXII
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1932
ROOSEVELT 'Say«S.C.Murt I THE CHICAGO CONVENTIONS jTn«lee«Hold
FORCES WIN Support Iteeif| AS SEEN FROM THE SIDE-LINES! Anm^M
New York Candidate Wins
* Three Convention Victories.
Walsh Attacks Hoover ,Ad
ministration and Makes Plea
fcr Party Harmony.
i ©rTBall Describes Need for Liv
(By C. W. Grafton)
ing At Home. Refers To “Rev-; sp,.,;,, chronicle,
olution'* In Last Decade.
Charleston, June 26.—“The day ha.s
Icernin^ that point. The eyes of thel***P<’^‘ Thornwell Orphanage
nation were focused on the Rejiublican
for Past Year Considered. All
Officers Re-elected. !
B nk -•
'ws
/•'Al
(,hicaj,o, June 28
in the convention by wide majorities,
the Roosevelt Democrats pressed
through the late hours tonight to
Chicago, 111., June 24.—This city is! Position on prohibitiofr,” a-td tjp the
all agog over the Republican national i successful candidate for the vice-
convention which closed just a week | Presidency. In both cases the ob\ious
ome when there is no longer a for-j ago, and over the Democratic conven-1 and une.xciting steip was taken: pro-] ^^^ustees of the Thornwell orphanage
I tune in five cents cotton, in seven jtion which is scheduled to ooen on i was clumsily straddled. ^ | was held last week on the institution's
on, or in tobacco," W. W.'Monday. However, one is inclined to But in next V,'eek’s convention
The hnnual meeting of the board of
S. S. WORKERS
MEEIJULY 14
Laurens County Baptist Sunday
School Convention To Be Held
At Waterloo Baptist Church.
.Program Announced.
; cents cotton
Thrice victors 3^11, of Charleston, asserted in an ad
dress before a local luncheon club.
“Commodity prices are exceedingly j ■'■’potions in our midst
'low, and may continue so for a long! over the political issues which are d.s
there
campus with Ex-Governor Martin E.
believe that the excitement is over tbej^re numerous fascinating problems.Unsel of Greenville, chairman of the
^ 1 ^ A-l A. 1 _ » TV/n 11 f VhA f a Ir a o i^o I »\/\_ I . . ... * .
bonus in order to win the support of 1
The Laurens County Associational
Sunday School convention, of which
: W. P. Cull>ert.«on of Cross Hill, is
Power, .secretary,
session with the
that kept the delegates on edge for
six hours tod«y found the Roosevelt
cause 80 ahead of a majority, but 112
behind the 770 which must be had to
select a nominee to oppose tW
Hoover-Curtis ticket in November.
.Alert to the situation, members of
the inner-circle of leaders of (he party
Carolinians in supporting themselves
He said the response had been state
wide and gratifying but that the cam
paign “won’t run itself." j
He explained its purpose was “to!
plain fact that there are colorful con-[Will the Democrats take a radical po-j presiding, apd the following j.(|. I president, and C. A.
idst, rather th.anjf*^ori in connection wth the ^^o^liers’j members present: will hold its annual
Waterloo Baptist chun h on Thursday,
announced by
hurch i.s urged
bool send a full
convention a.s
be before it
The following program ha.s been
announced by the officers:
10:00—Devotions ami greetings —
W. C. Wharton.
10:20 — Enrollment and reports.
I General theme: What we want in our
fought vr VIIV.’ Vi I I
ten or fifteen contenders secures I the
presidential nomination, than over the
real issues that are involved.
To every one of these questions there
are several logical answers. Chicago
i.s ju^'t now crowded ^yith candidates.
The G. O. P. sessions last week vach of whom has set up formidable
Kay, Macon, Gai; A. G. Campliell, De
Funiak Springs, Fla.; Charles M. Tur
ney, Jacksonville, Fla.; W. W. Harris,
Dr. L. R. Lynn, W. I). Copeland, C.
Me eXDiainetl us purpose was lO * v*. v/. r. _ --- RhIIov on/I VV ullofrii,,
get among consun>ers the idea of en- gave us a few hours of empty mouth-' headquarters, issued statements to j *«• t. V\. Stoiu. all (.f ( lin-
couraging their producers.” Addr(*ss-1 ings in the traditional flowery style, the newspape-s, broadcasted over the ”•
incr binvAt>If to tJ»e merchants of the I of politicians — but nothing more., radio, claimed generou.® .shares of the. The annual r
eports of the president i assm-iation.
ing himself to t^e merchants of the | of politicians — but nothing
state in particular, he as.serted “if you/; Even the (to .somel surpri.sing stand P'^ibllc faw r, predicted certain nomi-1 ami executive committee wore piv-
that have opposed Roosevelt had their | want this thing carried on. j of Herbert Hoover and resuhmission of ‘ nation, and taken deffriite po.®itions on - ented to the board And unanimou.'sly
scouts scurrying tonight and secluded j yourselves." I the eightetmth amendment, failed to every major issue involved. 1 approved.
themselves for conference. Rumors! 3^, among themselves, the j can c anx'thing like real enthusiasm. It is common knowledge, or com-j The auditor’s annual report was
on the part of either the delegates nvon belief, that the actual convention 1 likewise submitted in printed form
them elve.s or of the press. F:’om bo-1 vote dot's little mire than endttr.se the land carefully studied. The report
ginning to end the convention was pii’vious decisions which are ma<le in showed a total income for the year
dull and lifeles.s. at times bordering j certain .smoke-filled anterooms where, ending Dec. ol. 11)81. of $124,ll)i).r>r),
Rejoicing over the 626 to .>28 f^iAr-j they may not have much
gin by which Senator V\ alsh of Mon-jy^^ypy vv'ithin the next few year.s.
tana, was elected permanent chair-j ..|y Gi-eenville, I^urens,' Union,
man, James A. Farley, the j^pjjj.^ypt)urg and other counties of the
manager, proclaimed himself “'»'^ie | yp.j.tate.’’ he continued, “the people
confident than ever" that the first I ^.pj] jy^ing the Confederate
ballot would put his man across. | because even with the men at the
But in the opposition sectors | front, the small farms prtHluced more
the vociferous and less vocal '>PP'>si-j than the people could consume. They
lion—leaders and delegates were talk-! ^j,ppp goats, and hogs and
ing of what might happen on i horses, and some cotton, but very lit-
third, fourth or fifth ballot. It ''asj^j^ money.
10:80—Do our chuix'hes want Sun
day schools? Why? By president. ‘
11:00—^Do we want a Sunday sch. >1
convention ?’ How organized? fte'. . E.
M. Bostick, Rev. H. J. Snider.
11:80—What distinguishing tet .‘her
(jualifications do we want? How :i>
(piired anj mamtained? Dr. Graves
freely speculaUni that unless a nomi-^ jj^.p jj^p jy South j audience,
nation is made in the early balloting,) today, except that the time' In regard
closely on the actually absurd, al- Pi rty-leaders brawl until the pale; representing contributions for general | L. Knight, B. Y. Culbertson, C. B.
though all conventions have a consid-. hours of dawn. The more sophi.sticat- support, earnings from endowment j Bobo, J. L. <'orzint'.
erable element of the al>si>rd in them, ed political fans keep reminding j and other income, with operating ex-! 12:80- Re<ess for dinner,
it'is true. A little side-light which has; themselves and tht'ir friends of this ppy^es aggregating approximately! 1:80—Devotional and song seivlce.
cause'd amu.sementi to some was the fact, and profess no slightest inter- this amount. The institution’s total Rev. ,1. D. Marler.
action on a motion to'make- Hoover’s est in the forthcoming convention, it-[ assets w'cre given at $1.88.'),886.6."), an 2:00 Free for all conference and
nomination unanimous. The vote was self. IL^wever, this element is negli- |m-rt>ase of $8,281.lb ov«r the past j .®uth vital topics as church control,
so declared, in spite of the fact that; gible. The majority are already work- ^ year. Total endim'ment funds were I attendance, campaigns, departments,
dissenting voices were loud and plain
enough to he di.scerned by the radio
ing themselves into a pleasant state | ji»<te<l at $420,244.18 exclusive of the! standards, and any others which c'.ay
of anticipation ami will allow nothing I instituti<urs <Hjuity in the Eagen es-jbe brought up.
'short of serious illness or death to late and the Duke endowment; ITie 8:00—What general improvements
to the resubmij sion plank, 1 kt'ep them from-their radio dials once
report further conveyed a <letailed
there is no telling how long it ''ill has come when diversification can he a«lopte<l after the only debate which | the fight is on. The town is. agog, and | statement of the entire operating ex
take.
Among the numbers of report-s that
were welcomed by the Roosevelt peo
ple came on that a number of Mis-
mhfht merit the traditional term of jit will not be calm until many days p(,„s^. fop the year, income and re-
“stormy," it maybe said that the Re-1 after the “captains and the kings de-j (.^.ipts of the various departments, and
more widely practiced. For the last
ten or fifteen years the world has un- .'^u>riiiy, 11.
dergone a revolution because physical i publican stand fhols no one. It is ap- part.
forces have been turned loose which
sourians would leave former Senator j existed before. Chief among
James A. Reed after the first these have been automobiles and elec
wide
or so, and another that the Indiana
majority was headed Roosevelt’s way.
.As one exi>erienced politician* put it.
trica) power distributed on a
scale;-
Two decades ago all of the persons
many of the uncertain delegations.! jn ^ single large factory had
were “watching until the time i.s ripe”
to join the winning side. ^
In thaT connection, the New ^ brk, lines running from the
delegation - the majority of whose ^i^-hpre it was located. Now power
'>'«»tes is c<»ntrolled by Tammany ^ distributed to countless points
po.stponed a .sche<luled laucus to bide ^^here .smaller factories are located,
its time Wfore settling on whom to them have been built up
back. the farms which support them. That’s
rhe platform committee ran , ,ji.siiiU*gration «»f mass production,
difficulty in shaping its piohibiti»n, “There are a, thou.sand Hind.s of
jUank, breaking up a while before mid- industries which could be ^ta^t-
ni^t without getting Together entire- j gmund Uharleston. We- have a
parent that Hoover realizwl that his'
chances for victory are better with a 1
iesubmi'4sion plank than with an en- xylllUll 1 ViVCo
forcement plank, but there seems to
be no other- reason for the subsequent
action of the convention in this line.
'The obscurity and indecisive nature of
to live within walking distance of it, the Republican proposals leaves much
or within walking distance of the j to be desired.
After reviewing the reactions of the
pre.ss. io The luke-warm position on
this tqpic, k seems probable that the
Di'mocrats will take a definite stand
Are Arrange
an ilemi/.tKl statement of all endow-
! ment investment.^, stwks in corpor-
1 ations, notes and mortgages and real
I estate owned.
i A number of recommendations of
.the executive committee were adopted,
! the list of workers for the ensuing
in our Sunday school work do wa
want? Rev. Edward I^mg, J. L. Uor-
zine.
8:80--Miscellaneous business, elec
tion of officers.
4 :()0—.Adjournment.
Schedule (.iiven For July and year presented, approved, and all sal-
AuKuat In City Churches
With lT)cal Pastors Speakin)>:.
Officers re-elected to serve for the
• new year are as follow.s:
I . 1 I Uhairnmrv of Uiard; Ex-Governor
ro lowing a custoni of long ^ tan<l- .• i. a 1 e n
■ , ,... iMaitin 1*. .Ansel of (ireenville.
'Turk" Osman In
Olympic Try-Outs
'Presbyterian Track Star To En
ter 880-yard Dash Event At
ChicaKo This Week.
ing, the ehurche.s of thn* city will unite.
“Turk’’ Osman, Bresbyterfan coK’
Vice-<*hairman: Rev, K. W. GreggTrack star, who is in tr:iiniim at
f„r »lr«lKhl.out rvlK-al «h.'th..r ,.r|dunnK J.ly ami Autrilsl ■" ! „f ,!,„■!< Hill. „„„uaf l!......rv!. Offi.cr.s Tiai-' ,'
not th.a .» n> l.no w.th tho We of^ unum so, vk;o* hoKinmiiK next s,„.,.Har.v: W. W. liar,i,. of Clinton.! F„„ M„ll,.||a„. ..\„ni,-.,,
the majonty of party-aff.liatex Ihe sm-yu-es w,ll rotate .ith the s. I'. Howies of .M,,. |..f, ,.a,n|, .Monday for Chi
throuKhout the county such a stand pa.storsfdl,nK the respective enKnKo-., i 1„ enter the national final irial- f .r
would lx* more ilesirable than that of
the fence‘Straddling—RepuW+eana,—Ai
Vacation Begins
At Orphanage
Vacation at the Thornwell ori>han-
age has begun with about one-half of
the children away for a month’s visit
r K I, —» U.X O-IT fir to relatives in various parts of this
son, of .Arkansas. He didnt get f*' ,„a Florida. Upon their
return the second se<*tion will be
away from the campus for a similar
period. A number of the children, de-
f?‘vor"of"the'"Einar'’HMdaie fa'elion i “f
from Minnesota ‘ have been detained for
That over, it quickly
ly for .suhmi.-sifin of a repeal plank jj, vicinity which T^ast the party of Smith, Roosevelt,
to the convention at tomorrows have means will havei3aker. and Ritchie will know what it
^ i «iinnnrt iinipxs wp odve them work, is “out for." It .seems plain that only
very few of their opponents can ex‘
plain with any degree of clarity the
position which their party has taken.
There can be little doubt that as far
as “color" goe.s, the coming oonven-
ti<in will Ik* infinitely more 'interest
ing than the one which ha.s just do?
ed. There is little likelihood that a
presidential candidate will he chosen
on the first ballot, for with Roosevelt,
Smith, and others, each claiming
(with some justification) large shares
of the vote, a dead-lock is scarcely
avoidable. Foithermore, the vice-
presidential nomination is at present
so nebulous that it is impossible even
to go so far as to hazard a guess as
to whoj«e names wll be placed before
the gathering for consideration.
Former Governor Alfred Emmanuel
S'mith of New York, has given the
on the banks of j news-vendors a good time with his
Sion. ^ _ j to support unless we give them work.
The outlo .k is for a floor di.sputc, element of wages is not particu-
with .Alfred E. Smith carrying out, important when people are
his promise to address the delegates j
on behalf of plixlging the party to re-^
peal and to modification of the Vol-j
^tead act. !
Senator Hoey I.ong, in high spirits [
after the Roojevelt supporters seated
his delegation today on a 688 3-4 to
514 1-4 vote, broke into the closed
platform session to demand a plank
representative of his enmity (o the
senate leadership of Senator Robin-
with it, however.
The best Roo.sevelt showing in the j
at times exciting second day meeting
was on the 658 1-2 to 492 3-4 vote in
lurnvd down * weeks summer school eourse.
For the children who have no homes
the attempt by anti-Roosevelt leaders, “Riverride
to put in Jouett Shouse as permanent
. . a« miiuh Enoree river, has been opened, with' proposal that he and Roosevelt should
ehmrmau, and then-w.thout as much ..
fop succe.ss. The proposal, however, is
scarcely to be taken seriously, for
. , . • . ... . .Tirs, la. jn. «ruK«ii 111 L.io.Kar r Step Bside lu Order to clear the air
“mm^lrmr^bn iSirnii^ froup of boys .od-^-rve the party a .rre.tef chance
retention of the two-thirds rule, jt-rls have ^ne out to enjoy an out-
T^orrow afur dmp.>^.lon of the hr., Smah. hml he considered the best i„.
,T,;„ tin it entl.^ i^t«?-n« ®v.ry resp«-t. and as heretofore t.rests of the party up to this time,
^nven nresideatial candidates promises to be an unusually pop. would have kept his fcat firmly on hip
.nation ular resort for the next two months, head rather than in the ring. Further.
Hour after four of oratory then an- ^ . , R.H»evelt. with almost 700
other mght of conferences and f.nal- j ^ ^ „ t-
ments as adojitcd by tiic local mini.s-t
tcriuL unkiii.-- Tin? schedule., fOr _thcl
summer fiillows:
Jiily 8—Broad Street Methodist
church. Dr. D. J. Woods speaker.
July 10—A. R. I*, church. Dr. L. R.
Lynn speaker
July 17—First Baptist church. Rev.
H.. (). ( hamlx'r.s speaker.
July 21 — St. John’s Lutheran
church—Rev. Edward Long spi*aker.
July 81 First Presbyterian church
— Rev. G. Bynum Bett.s speaker.
Aug. 7 — Broad Street Methodist
church—Rev. S. I*. Bowles speaker.
Aug, 14 — First Baptist church
Rev. C. Bynum Betts speaker .
Aug, 21—First Presbyterian church
— Rev. H. O. Chambers speaker.
Aug. 28 — Thornwell Memorial
church—Rev. M. R. Wingard speaker, I
Attorneys: .M. F. .\n.''el of Green- the United States Olympic team. He
ville. and .A; Todd of Grecnwnnd’.'^j jplTCi^^'Trr enter the HOO Tnetre^ ruu.
Kxeciitive <-ommittee: W. W; Harris, ■ (.quivalent of the SHI) yard da.sh. The
chaiinian, ('. W. Stone. W. D. Cope-'trials will lie run -luly 1st and ‘-'“.d,
land and Iv. R. Lynn. , Osman'retiii ning to camp on the^Vh.
Endowment coihmittee: A. C. Todii» “Turk’!, is a product of the m l Be
of Greenwood, chairman; C. .M. Bai-j West, claiming Brazil, Iiul., as . -
ley of Clinton, and IE Winn of^hiime. His fastest time has. iH'cn n ade
(ireenville. in the Central and Middle Wester” .A.
Building committee: (’. .M. Bailey,j.A. U. and it is hoped by his hack 's
chairman, and W. Stone of ('lin-jthat his home environment will aid
ton. j him in making the team to repre--*:r
Audit committee: Chas. M. Turney? thi.s country in the internati i 'ai
chairman, Jacksonville, Fla,; Robert | games.
Mc.Millan, (’larksville, (ia.; Rev. E. L.i O.sman is well known in South ( i” -
F’lanagan, Atlanta, Ga.
S. S. Leader Is
Grafton Writes
Of Conventions
I lina track circles, where for thr^e
I year.s he has been a con.-istent pj;iit
, j ' winner on teams of Presbyterian col-
I lege. He is u member of the riCng
|-% - 1 ^ I .'enior class and his next and la.st
1 ir6S6Ht6Cl VJlll I year under Presbyterian colors is ex- .
pected to see him .in excellent farm
Dr. S. C. HodgeH, of Cireenw.H)d, hi.p p..rforn.ii-.■v
V » o spring will surpass all.prev
Is Honored for 30 Years Ser-
J vice B.v Presbyterians.
records.
ly — on Thursday — nominating To H&VC
dresses will be concluded and the bal-. p .1 ground. Smith’s sUtement is no more! the proceedings of the Demmratic
lotinfT begun. ... u. ,.,1= \^UId rOUllIlUhan a drive for favorable publicity, con vention after it has eJo-sed.
Among those who had their heads ^ I ox*. • • ^ j ♦Uof I
^ .■ I and a * such is so plain and bald that —————————
Oigethvr as to si ua ion Clinton will take an "off day" next; it is an open question whether or not
C. W. Urafton, a member of the fir. .S. C.
college farulty, is now in Chicago |„ as su-
where he is studying-f<tr The- summer
at Northwestern university.
Mr. Grafton has an interesting ar
ticle in today’s puper in which he
gives his impressions of the recent
Republican gathering in Chicago and
mak^s some' forecasts as to the Demo
cratic body in session this week. He
will write a follow-up article for The
Death Claims
Young Woman
perintendent of the Sunday .hcTToo) of
the First Presbyterian church of j
Greenwood after 80 year.-^’ .service, .Mi.ss .Mae Davi.s, of Greenwj ■
was presented with a valuable- gift|daughter of the late xMr. and A.
and high tribute was jmid him at EjJ. Davis, died Tuesday afternocn a.'’-
congregational meeting Sunday morn- ter an illne: S of several mon:hs in t'^e
ing. Uireenwood hospital. Funeral sevv 'ci
The j;re.sentation was by (J. .A.|weie held on Wednesday afternoon at
Barksdale, senior elder of the church, six o’clock fiom the home of he
e »
ed to retire modestly to the b*^’!** *.^***^^ resolutions expres.sing appreci- hrother, George Davis, a' d,wei
ation of Dr. Hodges’ long leadership riiucted by Rev. W. L. P'^essly, pastor
were John J^RaskobhVtheretiring |ia^i in celebration of Indepen-! a single delegate will be “taken in.
I Vin W Davis the pre's'dential dence Day. The banks, cotton mills,! As ballyhoo, it undoubtedly enhances
and John pre- .aenxiai merchants and business I interest in next week’s sessions; as a
"*^Nonr disclosed what line the dis-^ houses will close for the day. While: serious proposal it is worth nothing,
cussion took but two reports spread i no special celebration in the city has jhe chances are that the first bal-
throurh Dolit,i''al headquarters as the bean planned, it is expected that large' jot ^Ul give Rofi^velt a commanding
meeting broke up One was that they i crowds will spend the day on fishing, plurality, but not. the required major-
had been figuring on how much dele-1 trips. The Glorious Fourth will be! of votes. This is largely Uken for
gate suDDort could be lined up behind'quiet, yet sn enjoysfcle day of rest j granted, with the result that the
Governor Ritchie of Maryland, and 1 with the entire community entering jrreatest interest centers not on the
the other that they had made a care- mto its observance,
ful canvass of Roosevelt strength and'
McCullough Offers :
Against MeSvrain
had estimated the New York
would receive within 100 votes of thei 1 CaCll
770 necessary for nomination on the
first ballot.
Former (Jovemor Smith did not
participate in the conference. At his
For Sheriff
first vote but on the second. Here the
favorite sons will be dropped, having
been duly honored, and there will be
a definite indication as to how the
vote will turn in the end. Unless there
a veritable landslide for Smith,
IS
Ritchie, Baker, or Gamer, on the sec-
ond vote, Roosevelt is a sure wini^r.
Mrs. John W. Little and daughter.
_ Dorroh D. Peden, well known till ....
headquarters the Roosevelt first bal-j zen of Grav Court, and a former can- ! .Anything like an equal division of the appears today for the first time,
lot maximum was unofficially esti-; didate for sheriff, throws his hat into | “favorite sons" vote'will give the gov-
mated at 136 less than the number j the'^ring today as a candidate forjernor of New York the necessary^ma-
needed for nomination. j sheriff in the approaching eleetion.T jority. . _ _ ^ ^:7 _
. I Mr* Peden has been a resident of this
Mrs. O. A. Bray and children have t county for his entire life and has, a
returned to their home in North: wide circle of friends and acqusin-
Wilkesboro, N. C., after visiting her j tances who will be interested in Jhis
parents, -Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bailey, j raeg.. \
and un.selfish work as head of the of the As.sociate Refori u*d Pres’oyte-
church school were prepared by a :i;»n church, of which Miss D.ivis was
committee composed of A. (’. To<ld, a devoted member. Interment wai in
W. E. Black, R. Calhoun, J. S. Bai- Edgewood cemetery,
ley and W. C. Harri.son, .Miss Davis was a graduate of the
“VYe honor you foi your keen sen- Woman’s college, Due West, and had
^ sibility to the. sacredness of the task taught successfully for several years
James D, .McCullough, candidate for' of. church leadership,” the ri'.solutions following her graduation^ in the
congress from the Fourth district in | read, “and for the fact that through- .schools of Calhoun Falls, Inrqan, En-
opposition to John J.' MeSwain, the [out your administration of 80 years oree and Simpsonville. She was pos-
Incumbent, was a visitor in the city a'you have constantly maintained the sessed with a winsome personality and
few days ago and made clear the is-jhighe.st .«tandar(ls in holding a true'a beautiful character and her passing
lues which he will stress in the com-'course under the headship and lead-Hs mourned by a large number of
ing campaign. Mr. McCullough is a ership of ('hrist.” friends in Clinton where she has of-
son of the late Judge Joe McCullough, Tribute al.so was paid to Mrs.i ten visited.
of Greenville county, and now lives at Hodges, “who ha.s been throughout'
the old MgCulIough home place sever- these years a model of ('hristian liv- ST.X'l'E CONVENTION
al miles tfbove Princeton on the J ing to us all, and to you an ideal help- ^DELEGATES ^A.MEI)
Greenville road. While in the city Mr.[meet In sharing her characU'r, ability.j
McCullough formally placed his an-1 leadership an^ prayers with you and! At the recent session of the Lau-
nouncement in The Chronicle and it [with us all.” Irens County Rural Letter Carriers’
Dr. Hodges was very happy in his association delegates to the state con-
response. Memliers of the congrega
tion have expressed the hope that at
iui* ‘Turlough" Dr.
vention which meets next month at
Greenville were chosen. They are A.
C. Owings and B. F. Yeargin of Gray
Court, J. Clardy Bolt of Laurens, Joe
Jane, have returned from a two week’s the end of six months
Interest in the G. O. P. convention 1 v^jgit inTAkeland, Fla. Hodges . will resume his connection!
centered aropral two things only. Since' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ahrens of Chi-• with the Sunday school. The session [W. Leake and H. D. Rantin o^this
Hoover was virtually nominated be-|cago. 111,, and Mrs. Mamie Hollis of
fere the stro^ie of the gavel, there! Cross Keys, were guests Tuesday of
was no pre-cqhvention commotion con-j Mr. and Mrs. T. L, Cooper.
has elected R. Foster McCasian as | cif>’, with L. T Yeargin, Brooks Good-
assistant superintanderit and he will I man, J. M. Bryson, Louis Anderson
be in charge in the meantime. land J. B. Cook as alternates.
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