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■ /' i / ; THE CHRONICLE • • Strives To Be a Clean News- • • paper. Complete, Newsy, • • and Reliable. • • • t • 5'-' f ^ • ../! If Hoo Don't Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don't Get * The News. VOLUME XXXII CLINTON. S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932 r\ NUMBER 35 COUNH RESULTS CALL FOR TWO RUN-OVER CONTESTS Nance Elected Senatcr, Sheriff Owens attd Coroner Thomason Re- • \ elected. Power Named County Commissioner. Second Races for House of Representatives and County Commissioner. County U. S. Senate Race College Facing Bright Year Smith Leads Race Complete returns gathered Tuesday night by The Chronicle, revealed Several exciting races. There were only tw'o undecided contests, the house representatives and county cornmjsgipner. The, aecopd - primary-ttf decide these contests and that of U. S. senator between Senator Smith and Rlease, will be held on Sept. 13th. Nance Named Senator Carroll D. Nance of Cross Hill, former member of the house and chair man of the ways and means committee, easily gained the state senator’s seat by' a sensational come-back that swept Senator Cl. P. Goodwin from office and defeated his second opponent, W. C. Wharton of Waterloo. The vote stood: Nance 4R70, Goodwin 1638, Wharton 1520. Cnoppofied Races Thomas W. Bennett for clerk of court, and H. S. Blackwell for solicitor, were unopposed. ^ * The Sheriffs Race Columbus L. Owens won the sheriff’s nomination on the first ballot over three opponents, thereby hbreaking an established precedent of being elected for^a third term to this office. C. W. Weir, popular member of the Clinton tpolic^force, came second. The vote stood: Columbus L. Owens 4,232, Weir 16.57, Hicks Owings 1418, Peden 768. ' j * • ('oroner Re-elected J. A. Thomason, incuml)ent, walked away with his three opponents and was re-elected by a landslide majority. The vote stood: Thomason 4903, .\dams 825, Good 720, Whitlock 1550. County C'ommissioner In this race J. Herman Power was elected on the first ballot. H. Barksdale of Gray Court, and Ix'e .■Xdd Blakely of this city, both incumbents, enter the second race. The vote of the three highest contestants stood: Pow er 4205, Blakely 3616, Barksdale 3052. yHouse of Representatives In the race for the house, with eleven candidates in the field, Cook led the ticket, but no candidate received a majority thereby making election im- fMjsaible. The six highest in this race, in the following order, will run over: Cook 3,da4, Nash 2,567, Huff 2,330, Witherspoon 2,323, Lanford 2,105 and Culbertson 2,046. .. / I’. S. Senate Race In the United States senate race, former Senator Cole L. Blease led the county with 3,013 votls. Senat<)r Smith, seeking re-election, came s«*cond with 2,325. Ihird place fell to Harris with 1,507 votes, and fourth t«» Wil- ^ liams with 881. ' k..j 1 X L PRFXINTS 1 n Oi ee n ■s i ^ ! ee ! X i X £ cc £ j .S i 1 [Clinton City .1 2701 79, 533! 137 [Clinton Mill ' 310 62! 24| 63 1 Lydia Mill y.. 176 22 56' 31 : ' Goldville 130' 187! 28' 65 Renno ,.j 32! i 62 23 Hopewell 21 18' 35' . ^ 1 Mountville 35j u 65. 151 Cross Hill 113 23 162 261 l.4iureps City 339 256 386 220; Laurens ^ill 167 100; 35! 38! 1 Watts-Mill 191 220 36 50 1 Bk.«dale-Narnie 42' 34' 25 19 'Cook’s Store 72 17 28 2 Daniel’s Store 36' 8i 26 4 Dials 30 24 16 10 Ekom ! 102 24' L51 10 Gray’.s 1 35 4 8 3 jGray Court 78 58 80' 36 1 j Hickory Taveni * 94 49! 48 16| [Jone’s Store 83 16 76 -6| , l^anford 7' 53 i 'i5| ' l^argston 38 '3 14j j Merna 39 2 15 'Mt. Olive ! 46! ~8 11 6 Mt. Pleasant 41; .5' lOt 5 |Ora 4 5' 48 3 Owing.s 50 38 77! 8 Pleasant Mound 20 24 ‘ 24 9 Poplar Springs 32 ' 441 49' n Princeton 13 20 16 4 1 Shiloh' 27 16 31 2 1 Stewart’.s Store 28' 42 21 3 I Tip Top 34| 4 O 0 [Trinity Ridge 12 21, 40 5 Waterloo 30 5 63 8 Woodville 70 32 HI 13| Youngs 61 •>•>1 26 12, Large Eurolliiienj^ Expt^ted rbir ■ New Term Boon To Open. Two New Faculty Members. Totals 301311507 2325 H81 Union Services Come To Close r-The evetiing union services held by the churches of the city during .luly and -August came to a close last Sun day evening in the Thornwell Me morial church with Dr. Walter L. Uin- gle, president of Davidson c(dlege, «k‘- < pying the pulpit. Dr. I.ingle was in the city as the guest preScher at tlu* n’irn'ng .«ervive at the First Presby terian church an<j was extended an invitation to speak in the evening whiyh he gladly accepted. .\t b«»th sei'V'iios he was greeted with large congregation.s and delivered strong, appealing gospel messages that made a profound impression upon his hear ers. Announcement was made that be- .ginning next Sunday regular services will be resumed in the city^churches and continued throughout the winter without interruption. NEW RECiULAnONS FOR SWIMMING POOL .Announcement is made by C()ach Walter .A. .Johnson that the college swimming pool will close to the public on .Sept. 1st On .September Idth it will re-open to the public on Tuesday and Frwi.iy of each week, between the hour.s oF-3 and 7 p. m. . Orphanage Schools Opened Monday The Thornwell orphanage .schools opened their new session Monday morning w'ith a full quota of teachers as announced last week in The Chron icle, only one change in the faculty having been made over the previous year. I^essoms were assigned at the Opening hour, books distributed, and regular class room work s^arted7The .schools are again headed by B, S. Pin son as superintendent. The children of the institution, after being scattere<l on their .summer vacations, are all back as well as the teachers and mat rons, with indications pointing ahead to a successful year’s work. Presbyterian college is preparing to open its doors on September 13th to another full capacity student body. Room assignments and applications exceed all previous” records at thi^ date. Three of the four dormitories have already been filled and only a Tew vacafflt room.s remain in the fourth: * __ Prof. Roger U. Co^ of the depart ment of education, Received the degree of doctor of philosophy from George Peabody college, Nashville, on August 23rd. Dr. ('oe was awarded his M. A. by the University of Virginia. His un dergraduate work was done at Pres byterian college. ^ There will be two new members on the faculty, Dr. Stephen McQuetn Huntley and Capt. William U. Blan ton. Pr. Huntley will be the ne\!^. head of the department of romance lan guages. He is a native South Caro linian and^was in the A. K. F. His A. B. and .A. .M. degrees were receivwl from the University of South Carolina and the Doctor d’universite from the University of Toulouse, France, where he finished with highest honors. Dr. Huntley’s dissertation was “Ues Rap ports lie la France et la Confederation Pendant la Guerre de Sijcession." Capt. Blanton is a native of Florida. He has been transferred from David son college to be an assistant in the R. O, T. C. at Presbyterian college. He saw much combat service during the World w-ar and was cited for gal lantry. The librarian, Willard L. .Jones, completed the requirements for a B. S. degree in library service at Colum bia university, New York, during the summer. Prof, T. E. lx)thery has been study ing at Cornell university and Prof. C. W. Grafton at .Northwestern univer sity. SYNODJIEETS HEREjrUESDAY Annual Sessions of Presbyteriaii Body To Be Held At Collefv. Opening Sermon By Rev. G. M. Telford, Retirinii: Moder- ator. Session Open To Public. ‘ Senator Ellison Durant Smith led his oppi.nents Tuesday in his race for re-election to the United States sen ate. He will run over on Sept. 1.3th, with former Senator Cole L. Blea.se. who came .•‘•econd. Williams was third and Harris fourth. Foi||Magistrate At Clinton PKKCINCT.S ('linton City Clinton Mill Lydia Mill Goldville Mou ntville Hopewell Total k. ^ i 3 >• C ; 354 75 117 109 3 260, 95 '134 176 79 16' 17' 1 23' *32 1 694 599 1104 Hort.s .M. Lynn leaves today for Rome, Ga., wherelhe will be a member of the faculty at Darlingt<»n .School for Boys. Young People Enjoy Picnic The Bethany church .Sunilay school held a mo.st enjoyable [liciiic last Fri day afternoon at .Musgrov<-’.s mill with about sixty present. The afternoon was given over to a viinving of the construction of the new' bridge, chi!- ilreti’s games and songs and a Jxiunti- ful lunch spread .in picnic style. Hob Moore of Mullins, spimt the week-end with fiiends here. Run-Over Race For Magistrate Magi.stiate W. Roy Pitts and B. R. Fuller " will enter a second ra"e for Magistrate of Hunter township at Clinton, the third contestant. .John D. Glynn, havin;; beiMi ehniinated <»n the first count. Magistrate Citt.- led by a suJ)stati- tial niaigin, leceiving l.DG Votes, Fuller came second with 691 votes and Glvnn third with .599. J’itts carried • ’linton City, Clinton .Mill anil (lold- ville. Fuller carried llo|K‘well and .Mountvilli', and Glynn won his pre cinct, I ydia .Mill. The- tisynfnl of -t>frath—i' amlma convene in the First Pre.shyterian church of this city at 8 p. rn. on next Tuesday, Sept. 6th. and Rev. Gea'^ge M. Telford, retiring moderator, and pastor of the .Abbeville Presbyterian church, will preach the opening ser mon. The organization of the synod will be effect'd by the election of a new moderator and an assistant clerk. Rev. F. H. Wardlaw, of Spartanburg, l>e;ng the permanent clerlrwho reconl - the acts of synod.’ Nothing more will be done at the night session except to make an nouncements of the times and ord?ni of the meeting for the next day. On Wednesday morning the syn >d again will assemble in the Pre.shyte-' rian church and the business se.vs’ons .".s well as the popular meetings will be held there. Perhaps the most imfxirtant matter before the synod for consideration will be the report of the committee n I rayer and evangelism, to be made by Rev. J. M. W’ells, D.D., of Sumter. The church seems to be aruuseii as never before for a score of years to its duty and privilege of soul-winning, ami a concerted effort is uniku' way to cov- 'er the entire Southern church of wh ch the Synod of .South Carolina is lo small part. There will be repoits from all a.<e j- cie.> of the genera! as.seinbly. foiesgri missions, home missions, Chri^'^i-i.'i education and ministerial relief, ikI the .Sunday school and young peoj; c’\ work. South Carolna synod, through tue leadership of Rev. .J. H. (Th1c9)\ stand.s in the forefront of work am.' g young jicople. The leader.- of 'hn work will no doubt* bring msp.; ng messages to the synod. * 1 The committee on synod’> wori. .>f which the retiring moderator is t'W chairman, has the business of p’ n- iiing for the major wo.Hi of thi* s\ o* This emhiace> the young peo;. work, the home mission work ar budget, or fmancial plans of , « synod. 'ihe .synod is also calbd to fa • It this meeting the indebtedr’e-s •' whi: h it made it. eit liable w he t 'endered non-produ» ti\e the qua ?:r (if a .million dollars worth of prop tv (Continued on page tw’o) LAURENS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION, AUGUST 30, 1932 County Ticket PRFX INCTS Congress U 3 _o 3 C '5 k x u T Soli citor 4/ tt JaS O M B c/3 X State Senate If XJ o tS CU d 4. o C ee d 0 c o ce House of Representatives I Clerk Court >. lu Jd « I CQ < pi «n o X < H & i- t O c o I I 3 U QQ c X o "-i * yp ct B B u s it 3 X X a. A •m ••-I c« X (« X !/j ee » x: • t- o c ,2 X V X c %-■ c. 01 X a< c c tA o X H .Sheriff j c it if 1/7 J cj Ift btl c • w it c it X3 a X < "oroner B ee X3 < u ' o o 25 X J - c 0 ■A X 3 3 X H 4^ is County (’ommis.sioner . 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