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.a • : : )on’t Read L. If You hi THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get The News. X • .-L I ,THB CHRONICLE • StriTes T« Be a Ckaa , Ceaipletc. Newi aad Reliahle. ! « VOLUME XXXIV CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY. MAY 3. 19^4 NUMBER 18 t 4 i99 OFFICIAL “SHOWER OF GOLD ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS PHOTOS ^ OF CHILDREN TO BE PUBLISHED Winner May Not Have Entered Contest . * j m.T A I'tribution of the prizes. They are ab- Pictures To Be Published Next goju^eiy free. Week of Some of the Children I Read over the list of candidates and Who Have Entered The Clin- y<«>r o"" boy ov eirl. If you ^ . 1 ..oL £ have no children, enter the name of a tdn Chronicle Sho>%er of ^Jeservdng little friend. Gold” Subscription Contest ^ During the life of the campaign. Which Officially Opened Mon-' which officially,.qp^ned Monday. .April 30, at S a. m.,’^special vote offers will day Morning. made from time to time as follows: —j— I From Monday, .April 30 through Sat- Today, for the first time since theiurday, May 19, 150,000 extra votes “Shower of Gold” ciixiulation cam- "ill be allowed upon each $15.00 paign was inaugurated, the list of en trants is published with their relative worth of subscriptions. All money that has been turned in by members up, to that time will be. .vote standing. It is a most comprehen-Icounted to apply on this offer (both sive list and it attests the popularity! old and new .subscriptions count to ap- of The Chronicle. The list is not yet complete. Many ply upon this special offer; right is reserved to add extra prizes during ‘thi.s offer or prize vote ballots. From other names will be added during the j 21, through June 2. week as mothers and friends enter, j25,000 oxtra votes will be allowed their little ones ih the race for the' ^^ch $15,00 club of new and old cash prizes. Uub.scriptions. (Right is reservetl to The first group of pictures of can-ig^^j ^xtra prizes or prize vote ballots!, didates will be publi.shed next week, Monday, June 18, untiKlune 23. By this time next week the'campaign I the closing date, only 75,000 extra department hopes to have many more' .^tes will he allowed upon each $15.ihi Laurens county boys and girls work-l^]yh of new and old subscriptions. ■ . ing for the 10 big prizes. Pictures will I The campaign officially openeil at he published a.s .soon as they^ can be 'g.oo a. m.. Monday, April 30, 1934. gotten back from the engraver and|^„^ at 9:00 p. m., Saturday, once the friends of the contestants jj^j^e 23, 1934. learn that a favorite boy or girl is working for an education or working to help their parents, the campaign will be really under way. Monday w^as the official announce ment—really, it is entry time. From today until the close, June 23, is the time when the prizes will be won. Those who Tiave offtciailty entered will be found elsewhere in this issue and are in on the ground floor. Their par ents or friends are taking the first steps toward making them safe when it comes time to send them to college or start them in business. Many par ents plan to use the money, if they win, for the home or other purpo.ses until it is time for college. There are no strings attached to what the win ner can do with the money. It will be long to them to do with as they may see fit. The list of standings of various The above extra vote schedules are made a part of the official rules and regulations of The Clinton Chronicle “Shower of Gold” campaign. Right is reserved further to correct| typographical errors or mistakes dur- j ing the life of the campaign. ^ i COUNn CLUBS MEETJIONDAY Biennial Democratic Convention To .Attract Interest. Officers To Be Elected and State Dele gates Named. PLAN TO KEEP STATE DRY Prohibitionists To Seek “Fair and Just Election” In AuRUst Referendum. ,A^ Representa tion In Naming M^uiagers and , Machinery Set-Upe Laurens. May 1. — When County i Chairman Ralph T. Wilson calls the' Columbia. May 1. — Spokesmen of biennial NUy conventions to order South OaroKna drys called upon the at 11 o’clock next Monday morning democratic executive committee to in_thejwi^rt house, approximately [“guarantee a fair and election” 300 delegate.s. chosen at precinct cl«b u_ - meetings Saturday, are expected to/^ ^ the primary be in atendance. August 28. Following the selection of a tem-^ Tentaitive p4aiis for the ' coming porary chairman and secretary, the battle over the liquor issue were made convention will be organised by the the executive committee of the seating of the 37 delegations from Federated Forces for Temperance at the county clubs and the election of f meeting here. This organization a permanent pretachng officer and clerk. To whom will fall the honor of being elected a.s president of the body for the one-day convention, there has not been advanced any spe- c»l candidates for Ahe place aecortk mg to Chairman Wilson. Customarily . . directed the campaign that resulted in the S.OOO-vote dry victory in the re peal referendum in this state last November. A statement of the committee as serted the drys had not received a “square deal” in beinjlbrced into a however, the county’s state senator is' second contest within ten month.s. called upon to serve in this capacity. The commitee said, however, that Interest ikull center, mainly, in the|th^ drys would be ready for the election of a county chairman, state jf^lTht this summer‘and among other executive committeeman and dele-i things would demand from demo- gates to the State ri>nvention at Cd-'<^>^*tic party officials **equal repre- lumbia May 16. Mr. Wilson will ;Sentation” in the nam:ng of election MAY 14-19 Memorial Day Chib Meeting To Be Observed Held Saturday which, with its chairman, will con- stand for reelection to the chairman ship of the county executive commit tee. At this time it is not known whether any one else will be placed tin nomination. I Former Representa tive Phil 1>. Htiff is the retiring member of ^the state executive com- i mittee from laiurens County, j The convention win confirm the ► jelectkin by clubs of the members of the new county executive ^mmittee which, with its chairman, will con duct the official machinery of the managers and the guaranteeing of a “fair” election. J. J. Lawton, of Hartsville, was elected acting chairman of the dry committee. Dr. ('. E. Barts, of St. Matthews, who successfully handled the dry campaign last year, was mad^ acting executive secretary. T^~t»iiirarttee*s Matement foL- lows: “It must be apparent to the vast majority of the electorate of the state that the drys have not had a called Get an early start for the big prizes t by sending ih your noinination blank _ — j - campaign to be held in Au- square deal in that they are or that of a fneml. InlerestinK Program Arranged UHcers EIcclod and DHtgalts?^^ | upo. to w iato "iT For further information, call at the Campaign Department of The Clinton Chronicle. How They Stand Tharsday Morning. To Be Held Monday. , — , . T- I “i~“ IT® into a second conte^st By I . D. C. Chapter For Next, Named To County Convention^ Eight delegates ,^ill be named byjwithin ten months. Since, however, the eSmventioh-to" Represent Laurens by legislative enactment the voters at the Htate convention. A number | of South Carolina are called upon to pass on the prohibition question at the polls in the coming demo cratic primary .August 28. we call upon our peddle, men and women, to qua] ify„. for this election and to register an unequivocal protest against the legal manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors m South Carolina. “We believe the enforcement of Clinton will pay tribute to her hon- The Clinton Democratic club met of women were put on delegations ored dead on next Thursday, May 10. ^^turday afternoon and effected or- Saturday to represent various pre- at the Florida Street school auditor ganization by electing officers and «’'>nc‘t clubs in the county a.soembIy, rium at 10:80, under the auspices of delegates to the county l>emocratic May 7 and some of these may be Clinton, S. C. I the local Stephen D. Lee cJmpter. «»"'*ention w hich convenes in l.auren* nominated and elected to serve as Master James Craig 77.000 Tniied Daughters of the Confedenry. Monday at 11 a. m. Only a hand- nM-mhers of the county dele^tion. Master Joe Edwards 78.000 The Civil war veterans, their wives. ^“1 present for the meeting and The l^urens city club romed eight Miss Margaret Shealy 77,200 and widows of the (Confederate d^. business wa.s transacted other than women delegate and will be Miss Baby Grace Young 80.000 will be dinner guests of honor follow- re-organization. - others from different dubs to at- workers will be publi.shed from time! Master Geo. Thomp.son Coin*- 'ing the exercises. The graves of the J*n»^ I- Browning wm-s elected tern. niu. r , , workers will De puDi 78.400;sleeping heroes in the IVesbyterian pr^nient; Ro.s.s Blakely, vKe-prem-. The convention, no doubt, wilLlaw the first obligatioa of govem- Miss Robbie King 78.200 cemetery will be decorated with A’-*; *- B. »HIlard. secretary; R. U ^opt resolution.s endorsing the^menV^nd we urge upoa the officers (Entered by Miss Rena Abrams), wreaths of flowers during the mora- Plaxico. executive committeeman. Roosevelt administration and its pol-iof the law the enfo^menl of 78 600 ing TIw following delegates were elect- icies. It may also discuss the liquor [existing laws. He remind our peo- ( linton Mills Miss Betty Anno CampjHdl Miss Kathle’en Howard*.. Goldville, S. (’. to time throughout the campaign. Those who have received votes will re ceive credit in the published list, but at no time during the campaign will [Master Davis Workrnan the full vote strength be published. The large number of candidates in dicates the splendid interest that has been shown in the campaign from the fir.st preliminary announcement which ^ Master Horace Alford Hamm, was made a few days ago. Jr. ^ It is not too late to enter and it is Miss Betty Galloway an ideal time to make nominations, tUinton, IL F'. D. and get started. This week will be the Master HaLsell Roberts first official week of the campaign, i Miss Martha Ann Simp.son Those who have^ entered will get down j Kinards, S. C. to business. The race will be on. Thei-e, Master Dick Mwirhead V’aughn^ and-one-of i.s no red tape connected with the dis-j Jr. ... A reading, J the Homespun The following delegates were elect- icies. It may al.so discuss the liquor [exi.sting laws. We remiad our Members of the chapter, veteraas county convention and em- referemlum this summer. jpie that the electapn should be a man- 79.001! anil interested friends will a.sacmble apjmint their alternates in The county convention will be held date to the legislature to make ade- 78/,50 at the monument at 10 o’clock, where attend: W. EIwwkI next Momlay, with each precinct en-'quate provisions for the enforretnent music will l>e furni.sheil by the’eollege Wllard, Jack H. Davis, Sr., H. D. Ran- titled to one delegate ami a majority jm»t only of our prohibition laws but R O T C band. The line of march I'**. J- *'• Mc.Millan, Flugene Hitt, t\ S. fraction thereof fur each 25 vote.s ca.st all other laws. We insist, too, that 77 IW will then proceed to tht* sch*>ol audi- I^nkford, T. .M. Rwah. Walter Davis »" the fir.st primary of 1932. It will the federal government give to dry 77 SOO toriuni where several songs will be B. I- Plaxii-i., F. 1!. Jone.s. James L con.sist of 317 members, distributed terrtiory the protection which is guar sung by primaiT and high school pu- Browning. W. W. Harri.s. R. I‘. Thap- as follows: •Ol* for the occasion will W. Wade. B. H. Boyd, Jack I nneeton . Labor Union General Scott is Organized Here Taken By Death Textile Workers of Clinton and Famous Indian FiKhter and For- ’I.ydia Mills Become Members - ^tf-Xational-Dryattixation mer Chief of Army Staff Dies In 79.500 inis. The addre.ss for the ort'ausion will „ . , . i 78,8(10 be delivereil by C. K. Wright, super- «- B«'is, Jr., Kcd*ert S. Owen-s Ben- \\aierlm» "intendent of the Uurens city school^ Townsend. T. 1). Jacobs, W. M. Tnnity-Ridge and-one-of the ■ state’s -leading educa- McMillan, R. J. Pitts, H. A. Dicus, t^ra ^ ^ ‘The Girls Who Woro B~ l'<*l**'l»nd, L F-. Hatton, Lloyd Stewart’s Store and the Boys Who McCrary, Jinimie Slice, W. Roy Pitts, lianiel’.s Store Wore the G«y." will be rt'el. by ■ « '' toller? eiri. Songs .n<l ntinueM will * «*"»<■». ■<“» •- IWIwnl. be giVen by . group of prinwry ehil- P- Baldwin. .\Us. T. 1. W. Ba.Iey Mountv.lle dren. "Honteeotning of the Kanner of o ‘ I-'™?? o. Marlin Guards" will he given by a T. Jacobs. Mbs Bums r.«.k s .Store Ilaughter. follow.st by an "Ode to Uw “'"'"‘"•'j, V," T' b"""® „ Dead." by a high school boy. |ri,renee Galloway. I. .V Blakely. Hopewell .AfrangenienUs for the «lay'# exer-| ^ o hy John T 'Census Of-Cotton anteed in the 21st aroemiment to the 2^('onstitu;^on. 4j “We will demand at the hamis of 3 the democratic executive committee 2 equal repre.sentation in the appoint- 4 merit of managers at the polls and sUhat .such provision be matic as will 5 guarantee a fair and ju't election. 2 j *We’ warn our citiien- to lieware 5 of misleading |>roj>*nran.‘a which will 2 tie is.^aed and di>sera.aa:e«L certain- 5 iy a.s to rei'enue'* to r*r dr-rrve^l frt»m 5 intoxicants. We beg :ha: they in- Installation of Ixical Union 2182, [ Washington,''April 30.—.Major Gen-j Uhited Textile WorktM.s of America, Mral -Hugh L. Scott, retireil, noted In-^ wa.s effected here last Saturday nigh't by L. K. Brookshire, jiresident of the South Carolina Federation of Labor. The meeting was largely attended by ]f>cal mill worker.s. i The following officers were elected: .A. L. Harriifon, president; Paul Dean, vice-president; Mrs. Frances Cato, re cording .secreiary; Mrs. Paul Mauldin, dian fighter and former chief of staff! of the army, died tonight in Waller Reed hospital after an illness of tw'Oj month.s. He was 80 years old. ‘—4 Graduated .from West PoiWtsih~1876, * Scott, as seconfl lieutenant, .saw active service almost imhiediately in thcj Sioux expedition, the beginning of stirring care<*r as an army tie, president of the local chapter. Memorial Day IjCs* we forget the .sorrow That our boys in gray went through; Lest we forget the anguish .And ‘he heartaches, too; Lest we forget the longings .As life-blood e’ohed away, I^t’s pause in grateful reverener To keep Memorial Day. Owings 'Tr|r Top 3 form themselves ct-ncrrnifrt 3'tions which now -ib'a-n :n 7 states where legal ■2 heefr--femovrrF—fn*m ’ ■»^'a *-grr condi- those • have Sought By Smith H care<*r as an army officer which led him to the po.st of chief of secretary ajid treasurer; Paul Maul- staff at the beginning of the World din, conductor, and John Young, w'ar. He held the latter post from No warden. jvember, 1914, to Septemlier, 1917, and It i.s stated that both the Clinton!laid the basis for American partici-. Builders’ Concern Opois Ml, (llive ickory Tavern — — * Merna Soath Carolina Senator Believes tones’ Store Worthless Staple BeittR Csed — r, ik_* Gray < ourt l^rice. ^ Pleasant Mound , ‘Woo4lvii]e J- Washington. .April 28.--Senator FL il^ngston D. Smith introduceil in the senate to- i - 'day a resolution .directing the bureau }^,i| of census to proceeil to take a census |.^tom ‘of the water picked, giii cut and per- • V fished fiber cotton in the United States. Cross H ll The senior South Carolina senator k;)|,|oh .quorj*. I 2 i:* ]•! lU i .contend.^ there is a large quantity of Mill.s ^ thia worthles.s cotton counted in the Clinton. Mill The Clinton Builders’ Supply com- carryover and useil to depress the (;oldville and Lydia Mills will be under the Clin-i pation in the conflict with Germany. P*ny. (fahrdocated on East'price of cotton. Smith .said he expect- i^uren.s Mills ton charter. The officers elected to] Two weeks ago Newton D. Baker, Carolina avenue at the old hospitaljed no trouble in having the joint reso- ij^rens City head the new labor organization, with i secretary of war in the Wilson ad- site, is the latest addition U> local lution adopted. Smith is elated over poplar Springs T>„.,i n—„ii • _ -I— AntAv-nriaM , I the suppoct given by the president to the exception of Paul Dean, are all ministration and a close personal business enterprise Arthur Tolbert ormer Citizen Dies ln Arizona 3i ^— 8 Chan« y C. luttle, '-.a of the late- 2 -Mr. and Mrs. J. I*. .LitCe, d.Vvi last 41 Wtslnesday m<.rni#?k’ la Pkr*en*x,'.Ari- 12 zona, where he luid male h.> home fur . 6,a nuiikber of year^<^New< 4<f his pass- . 3ling was received by local relatives 13'from his sister, Mrs. O.-rah Bess . 3 ^ Tower. 20 Mr. Little was Korn aid reared here 19 and is pleasantly remrmV<ere<l by 17'many friends. He wa.* the first editor 14 of The Clinton Chron:c*e. established 59 in 1900, and later was engaged in the 6 real estate business and emp!b3fed as !a traveling salesman. His parents ; moved to Phoenix in 1912, where they have since pa.ssed aarmy. re.sidents of the Lydia Mills..Mr. Dean friend, visited Scott at the hospital The cor!«rn, which is now open for:tlie proposal to convert 1,000.000 bales resides at the Clinton Mills. Jaind talked over the thrilling events of business, is headed by H. L. Boyd as'of cotton into bedding and cloth for In speaking of the progress of or- war days. president, and J. B. Townsend. Jr., the ttredy. Dirwtor of Relief Hopkins ■ a ganization being made,' it was stated’. secretary-treasurer. Mr. Boyd is a io-|has assured Sthith of his desire to co- IaOHOiCQ T* 1 t W yesterday that 95 per cent of the eli-j-fsi |^| « cal contractor, while Mr. Townsend {operate and will begin buying this cot- ! i WO IXMC IH gible, employees of Lydia Mills are al ready members of the Clinton chap tef, and about 75 per cent at the Clin ton Mills. Chamber Meets Tuesday Night " The May meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Mary xt Tue Musgrove Tea Room next "evening at 7:30, with the i*uesday i known young men of the city Three new candidates in' the ap- have many friend.s who will them proaching city election formally an-' *'“^*** their new undertaking. / / Supreme Court \Vashington, .Apnl, 38l Colonel cal contractor, while Mr. Towifesend|operate and «'U1 begin buying this cot- has been connected with the clericnl|ion immediately. .A portion of the re-’ I>«il friends of B. Arthur Tolbert, I 171 aC department of Jacobs and compnayllief fund? to be appropriated during brother of .Mrs. A. J. Milling of this in ^Ity CJeCuCMl for the past ten years. Both ^ weUjUw present congres.s will he earmark- ^ity, will be pleased to hear of the ^ can^r out the provisions of the bonofc which has recently come tfb him. iSmith ImU nrhich proposed a greater At The 1934 meeting of the National Luke Lea, former United States sena- 1^^** distribution of cotton products, .Association of Deans' and .Advisors of tor from Tennessee, and h;s son. Luke Men held at Fivanston, Indiana, and Li*a, Jr., today kwt in tSe supreme attended ly one hundred deans of the court their fight to p'event their ex- ‘'ATTENDS MEETING universities ami colleges of the i traditiop to North «"aro'i'ia to serve Dr. F'etSer of this city, k-fl Mr. Tolbert who is prison scnteirces- Th'^y norw at 'nounoe in todEv's DHoer The company will deal ill I ! Silas Wiley throws his hat in the time., cement and general builder** LOCAL OITDMETRIST ring for the office of mayor. Mr. Bai- ley, who is a well known youpg busi- ness man of the city, is an official of ' ENROLL.MENT CLIMBS the Clinton Cotton Mills and for the? past two years has served ward five' EnrollmeiK of the (Tinton city recently;as councilman. schools at the end of the eighth elected officers m charge. All n\eni- ^s are urged to be present * since Ws^rmie fTriR-ihSetmir M IW'WW year. Perry L. Wilburn and J. J. Smith, reached , a total of 1,907, both of the C^Jinton Cotton Milla,^ ai!h:jwhile, 1,888; colored, n6uh<xl:keir cah9i3acy for aklenai^ amafl iarrease over to^ divided: [from ward five. ■ ^ ■ ■' \' ' latioos at this timeJgat year. HaUirday for Valdosta, Ga., where he dean and advisor of men at the Uni- liberty in Tennessee uader bond, luius been'spending the week attending of F'lorida, wa.s elected presi-. ‘The high court declined in proceed- the annual convention of the <qKonH- deal of the national a^sociatidn. ’Ifigs brought to pre.'¥Hi extradition trists of the Southea.steni stales. He Mr. Tolbert is a native of the Phoe- 'to pass on the validity of thrir trial win return to the city today, accom- nix community of Greenwood county, and eonri«tM«i oa charges' arising oat paaied by Mrs. Smjth,, who has been and has made a high reputation aP ^a' of the failure irf the Central Bank and vUHmFrelaihres in VQblaik ajSRjuiG tender ~'aind in. the j^iiiefiPlield 4i*Tri^ 7ro Ga. / cducatioiL . in Asheville, N. C ..i- —-j-t i. i--