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■ 'vt'*r **f^'*7'-V’''^'' V * 'H '- .7 i V .• .. 'a' /' •44 fHE CHRONICLE .» 'r •Strives To Be a Ciean News- • paper,' Complete, iNewsy, S and Reliable. I t • * • • '* . # --W t • • If Yoir Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yoa Don’t Get • The ^wa. \ VOLUME XXXIV CLINTON, S.'C., THURSDAY. IvIAY 10, 1934 NUMBER 19 « CANDIDATES ARE GETTING '. DOWN TO HARD WORK NOW: B a a a Blip V Cooke Speaker 0 a NEXT STANDING WILL PROVE SURPRISE TO ^Liuivc .jpwivci p MANY CANDIDATES At MoUIltVllIe Clinton^s Get Acquainted Days . ^ Friday and Saturday, May 18-19 COnON LOANS Maturity Date Sci^For February* 1935. Proviso Made To Dispose I Of Some Staple If Prices Hit Stars of First Week of “Shower jjQj.j.y Senator Addresses I Larp^e i Of Gold” Campaign Beipg Pro- Audience.^ays He Proved His vided With Plenty of Opposi- Case In Senate Charges, tion By Other Producers. 15 Cents. Mountville, May. 5.—Making what V'ery few things In life really worth " as interpi'eted as the opening speech' while are ever obtained unless the per- of his campaign for governor. Sen- j son who obtains them “has the stuff” ator H. Kemper Cooke, of Horry, All Citizens of Laurens County Are Most Cordially Invited To Be Clinton’s Guests in him OF her to win duT.' The^ cham- toTd~a crowd~oTTaurens county voters pions in every line are those who work that he had “proved his case” when and dig and never say “die.” the senate called upoi^ him to prove In The Clinton Chronicle’s “Shower an assertion that some legislators of Gold” campaign the same people “made as high as $1,000 in hotels.” “ 1 who “have the stuff" and even those The senate, after debating the who get cash prizes for their efforts, Cooke case for the better part of a will have benefitted greatly from the week, voted that he had not proved, experience of selling and meeting vari- the charges which he made earliev jous types of people. One conte.-^tant on the floor. movement to expel /said yesterday that she was learning him from the senate, however failed, a great deal about meeting people and .A.fter his hour and forty minute -.virouh»**t^giva lip h*r ^)b naw far any. s||U‘Heht l^t>re today^ the fiery Horry “Giinton Merchants Will Spread a^east of Values for This Special Event thing, even if she doesn’t win the big senator, a.'^ked wbeth¥r^luF’'ltppeS1- prize, she added. ance here was a hit! for the gover- Now, we all know tl^at the success- nor’s office or the lieutenant gover- ful .salesman meets many rebuffs in norship, said enigmatically, “I feel his work. Rebuffs don't stop him, that I could be more effective in the though. He keeps calling on everyone governor’s race.” and at the end of the day or week he The senator arraigned the senate has a huge volume of business rolled for “blocking the appropriation and up, jutd he drawa a big salary and is other bilk by 4illy-4allying” arwl railed a fine salesman. If he gave' up ‘•'winning more senators to their side, after a few rebuffs, he would be a through hotel and other parties, with “quitter.’!.., liquor and women and other meth- We don’t believe we have any “quit-'ods.” ^ in this race, but we do know that! The senator referred to the state some of the ‘‘stars” of the first week highway coinmissioner and the state • are not on the job this week as they game war<len a«“dictators of legisla- should be. tionassailed what. he termed the There will be some surpri.'*e.s when “maladministration and distribution ' the next standings of candidates are. of money” and the stretchout sys- published, which will be next Thurs- tern in cotton mills, anti prohibition day. Some who think they are not so with which he .said he was “disgust- high may be surprised to find that Ud.” ' ’ they’re right up‘there, with the rest.! “While I am in sympathy with tex- Some who might think that they have!tile labor, labor mu.st be fair,to cap- a good lead might be surprised to find.ital,” he said. “The mills in this that they have a few rivals for the state are taxed higher than they are leadership. But wait and .see and work elsewhere.” ' hard in the meantime. That is the The speaker urged the voters to put thing that wins. Ian end to “ring rule” in state politics. Most of the candidates should con- There were, he said, three rings in- vince their prospects of advantages .stead of one—“the state or golden of suiiscribing to their community ring, the 46 county or silver rings newspaper at a co.<t of aktui two and and the precinct or five cent brass one-naif cents a week. .\U news of rings, all operating under the dicta- I’linton and Laurens county is found i tion of the powers that be.” in The ('hronicle. Moreover, the news' Two-year temi'^ for all state offi- in Tne ( hronicle keeps people posted -cors, from the governor down, were All citizens of the county are invited to join in the celebration of “Clinton’s Get Acquainted i” Here you will find wide varieties of mer- chandise, prices assure value, courteous, efficient salesforces, and a hospitable reception. Wa.shington, May 8.—The Commod ity Credit corporation ha* extended maturity date on all 10-cent loans on cotton from August 1, 19.34, to Feb- ^ ruary 1, 1935. ^ This w'as. announced tonight by P Lynn P. Kelly, president of the cor- ^ poratiop, ‘who sard -no cotton^ plodged’- ll'as security for pro<lucers’ loans w'ould -- be taken over or sold by the corpor- Jjation prior to next F'ebruar.y 1 unless ■ J seven-eights inch spot cotton reached 15 cents a pound on the New Orleans market. He also said loans eligible under the cotton plan upder which farmers bor rowed 45 cents a bushel on ear cprn in cribs would terminate May 1. ”' Extension of the maturity of the ®! 10-cent cotton loan, Kelly said, means il that producers who have obtained li ii CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR HAVE BEEN IN- VITED TO BE THE CITY’S GUESTS AND SPEAK BOTH DAYS. tain the relief of the pledged ware house receipts, thu|b being able to take advantage of any market rise between now and next February 1. However, it must be understood, he explained, that the exten.sion of the maturity of producer*’ loans in no way i ■ All Roads Will Lead To Clinton May 18-19. Make Your t Plans Now To (lome — Bring the Entire Family. e • I I i ■ ;■ '■ !■ ■ m ■niaiMiUBIliHiS'B B B B B B..IBi:iBiliB'lB wB"!Bi!B' 'B' IB|BIB m m B:”iBflBiliB Field Nurse At Work In County Representative From South Car olina Tuberculosis Association Carrying On Health Prograiii. Vote On New Deal Coming On Soon Wilson Heads affects the obligation of the corpor ation to buy eligible notes held by banks and other lending agencies if tendered on or before j June 30 at any loan agency of the Reconstruction cor poration designated to handle such loans. The corporation up to April 30 had, disbursed $60,806,424 upon approxi mately 1,176,000 bales of cotton. Re payment on the same date amounted to $21,090,086, representing the re- of approximately 407,000 leaving outstanding $39,716,338 se- County Democrats Fifteen Million Citizens Will Delegates Named To State Con- Have Opportunity To Vote In Poll By Literary Digest. vention. Dr. Dudley Jones Is Executive (’ommitteeman. cured by approximately 767,000 bales.. Muster Roll Given To U. D. C Many ('linton citizens along with! Lauren.s, May 7. The Laurens a total of fiteen million Americans ^ f'ounty l>emocraitic convent'on huhl the ('our^ Hou.se .Momlay electe<l 1 H. Lee Cheshire Sends Palmetto Relic To Laurens Chapter. Re sides In Oklahoma. many people who read Ll occasionally bu do not .sul).'crlbe. These people like the paper and would readily .sub- sciibe if apiiroaeht I by some who are making a strong bid for, that grand prize. 1 he ^,>ipeak<‘r was intnalueed Representative ('ook of Laurens. (''ole|3;{, visits to schools IT), total ruimbei L. Hlease and (’aiioll IJ. Nance wei-e among thiee in-tkFuudrence. As a result of the Christmas Seal sale, .Mi.s.s Jennie McMaster, field nurse of the Soutli Carolina Tubercu-j „oon have an opiiortunity To ex-L ^ House Momlav electtwl Lauren.s, .May 5. —.\t a recent meet- losis association, is now carrying on a , their opinion in a vote on thej . n , v- i^^e Kershaw chapter, IJ. 1>. ('., health program in I.aurens county. I n«*w deal. Senator ( arroll 1). Nance as it.s pre-1 For their three week’s service in the! 'j'he poll will be conducted by The^^"l'ni? officer: Allie Ia‘e, ‘secretary ; Holt,’a letter was read and a gift ac- T. Wilson, cepted from H. l.ee Cheshire, Confetl- l>r. F. Dudley, I erate veteran, native South ('arolinian and political economy. It follows Jfmt ', of Clinton, cpuiitty •ex«‘C,utive 1 who now lives at .^hawnee, ()kla. In the traditional coui t-room procedure, com'mitteeman, and eight deb-gate.s j his letter to the chapter regent, .Mr. An.swer Yes or .No. ' to the state convention at Columbia,, Cheshire asked that the I^iurens or- The first l,d'"bPbd ballots have just .May 1. ‘ iganizatiitn accept his phi Confederate been mailed t«» a list of voters in the The eonv«-nlion also gave a rousdng'war company’s muster ro'l, a neatly about the political, social ami busi- advocated by the Horry senator, and | . . ■ - ne<s activity in the county ami state, he uiged l.auren.s county voters April, Miss .McMaster s'nb- and the balloting per-land ireasurer; Ralph Naturally, Tjie (’hronicle already eb'et men to the legislature who are f‘'lb»wing report; jmits no lattitiule in,si»cial philosofiby county chairman; ha- a large circulation, hut thert* are favoiable to the proposed change. V'isits to homes of the tulierculous ■by 10, visits to doctors 11, Imsiness visits visits 60. .Schools visited 7, childrert given health examination lUi l, those found to County Farmers To Get $250,000 Mrs. Lewis Meng have correctable physical defects 21(). Health talks to Negro groups dur- .■^ew V(uk City area. is prepaid;, the ballot signature, no obligation All postage indorsement of the aiirninistrution of leather-liouml copy of which accom- reijuires no I'resident Franklin 1). Roo.sevielt and jiianied the letter. The relic will be K L. I .National Negro Health week, 4. | tion. L^10S /mlj L2lUir0Il8 Number attending meetings and hear Thei. I— I ing talks, 235. Laipens, .May 8.—Funeral services j The tuberculosis association will foi' one of the city’s first women, .Mrs. continue health work • in I^aurens The state board of review has-of- I^wis Meng, were conducted Monday country throughout the month of ficially accepteil the Laurens county at 11 a. m. at the First Methodist May. Free health classes for white cotton ie<luction rental contracts, ac- church by the pastor, the Rev. G. H.'women are being conducted at local cording to a statement given out by Hodges. He was assisted by the Rev. school houses, as follows: County .Xgent C. B. Cannon, and noth- \V. I).. Spinx, pastor of the Baptist ing rt mains now but the final approv-, church, and the Rev. E. 1). F’atton, or condi- indorsed James H. Sullivan of I.4iu-1 preserv^ed with other \ allied war rec- are two squares market! rens as a cantlidate for ('ongress ords in the archives of the chapter. “Yes” and “.No,” preceded by (the from the fourth district, and the can-j .^Ir. ( heshire, who is no" 90 years simple ipiestioii, “Do you approve on, didacyof (’. K. Wright, sujierintend-lof age, serveil as a sergeant of his ,the old (fef Grays—3 to 4:30 on Tuesdays, May Vote in 1932?” and is 8th, 15th and 22nd. the whole the acts and policies of^ent of the l..auren.s city schools, for.company, he wrote, saying Roosevelt’s first year?” j the office of state'superintendent of Confederate command was Omipany There are two questions, however,'educattion. | F, Third South Carolina regiment, and the .second to show in what direction | Delegates to the state convention, j was recruited from Laurens and tile political wind now iist.s and blows.' who were elected by ballot: M. L.; Greenville counties, mainly from the It asks bluntly “Foir" WhOTn-Did You , .Motes, Carroll I). .Nance, George T.'border section of each. The old soldier al of the Wa.shington hoard. I.jiurens county farmers minister of the Presbyterian church. Tirewerton—3 to 4^:30 on Wednea- to the The rites were concludde at the fam-idaya, -May 9th, I6th and 23rd, number of 2,394 signed the acreage ily burial plot in the I..auren8. ceme- reduction contracts, representing aJ-jieiy. most all the farmers in the county,] Mrs. Meng died Sunday morning at said Mr. Cannon. The contracts mean .the home of her daughter, Mra. B. L. that the farmers will rent to the gov- Jones. She had been ill for several ernment, he said, between 26,90(1 and weeks from the infirmities of age. She 34,0000 acres of their cotton lands, had passed her 87th birthday anniver- leaying between 4UIF00 and- 49,000 ’sary Saturday. acres to be planted in coUpn. The to- j 'A native of the county, Mrs. Meng tal planted in cotton last year, he was before her marriage Miss Addi Wadsworth — 3 to 4:30 on Thurs days, May 10th, 17th and 24th. Eden—3 to 4:30 on Fridays, May 11th, 18th and 25th. . These classes include health habits. followed by three squares marktd “Rooaevielt,” “Hoover,” and “Any Other.” Thus, according to the magazine’s announce- (!ook, James H. Davis, Jr., J, D. With- |said in his letter, which he had writ- erspoon, H. S, Blackwell, O. I‘. flood-j ten himself in a fairly steatly “hand,” win and J. J. (!lark. Uhat he was a native of Dunklin town- The convention was called to onlerjship, Greenville county, and his fam- physical, riiental and emotional; pre vention, control and-care of contagious j in the name of his state disease; accident prevention in the jin tabulation by States.” ment, “the current poll will indicate !by R. T. Wil.son, county chairman. i ily had lived in the I-ebanon church the jiercentage of voters who have j Senator .Nance and .Mr. I^ee were I community. He had also lived in I.AU- shifted Their party alliegence since nominated as temporary pre.sident I rens county before going West many Roo.sevelt was elected.” janid secretary, resjiectively. Upon i year.s ago. Aside from the- two anoaymous. X the. seating of approximately 200 del-1 The roster of Sergt. the.shire’s war- njarks, the voter is asked only to write egates, the convention was organized ] time company offers an interesting “to assist by election of the temporary offi- study of the names of a long list of cers a.s the permanent officials. I boys and men who enlisted from Lau home; and home care of the sick. Thej The 15,0(K),000 from whom it is{ Ifr. Jones, iTs member of the state ■ rens county, mainly from Sullivan, first meetings were held during the said, was""estimated al around 60,000 son Martin, “daughter of Henderson |HrBt week in May, wkh--gepd- are the same that have aervwl ■ rob,--a»-^«»»4y-^«haiwnan acres. and Elizabeth Smith Martin. The fam-|ance. All wompn and grown girls in The rental and parity contracts, ily, however, removed to Spartanburg j or near each community are urg^d to said the agent, will bring to I^urens^and lived there for many years. It was! attend, county farmers about f2SO,obo. Half in that city that Mrs. Meng became! of the rentals will be paid out as soon a charter member of the Spartanburg a shte contracts are finally approved Woman’s Christian Temperance union, and the other half in August and Sep- * At a recent meeting here ,of the dis- tember, leaving the parity payments trict W. C. T. U. Mrs. Meng was hon- to be paid in December. ored by being made a life member'"of “The farmers and my committee the organization. , have given me wonderful cooper-1 Before becoming residents of Lau- ation,” said Mr. Cannon, “and I wish rens nearly 40 years ago, Mr hoped to gather the current "‘straw | executive committee, and Mr. Wll-j Dials and Youngs townships. For ex-- Jurors Are Drawn^ For May Court nation’s * year, were elected by acclamation -for the as a cross-section of the opinion—and accurately so last thirteen years. It will include' ailfniniatration was offered by C. A. men and women in every State, ev-! J*o^er,_8c*cond*»<l by Dr. F. D. Jones e/y section of-every state and every and others and was adopted by rising ample, there are Armstrongs,. Bahl— wins. Bolts, Davises, ( laidys, Elle<lg- The re.solution indorsing Roo.sevelt 1 es. Hills, Hudgenses, Manley’s Med- class and occupation in each. Officials of the magazine said that vote. * The resolution indorsing Mr. Sullivan for (!ongres8 was presented operation of the poll would require by James L. Browning, and >M. L. the services of 2,5U0 addressers and, Motes offered the one giving indorse- 300 a.ssenybling and mailing clerks i ment to the candidacy of Superin- and that the ballots, envelopes and j tendent Wright. I.ater in the day Mr. letters of instruction would use a mil-1 Wright appeared in the convention, jocks, Martins, Nashes, Saxqns, Suni- merells. Walkers, Wattses, Wilsons, Wheelers, and many other familiar names of I^aurens county families, who.se fatheas, one or more sons, un cles and cousins are represented i* this 70-yeai-old souvenir. The donor and the gift it.self will be called to the attention of the Me morial day gathering next Thursday, when exercises will be held at the lion pounds of paper. As in the nine'was accorded the privilege of the former polls, no requests for ballots ifloor, amf heartily thanked the con-{Confederate monument on the public Jurors for the first week of com mon pleas court, beginning Monday, and'May 14, Judge C. C. Featherstone of to commend them for their efforts to Mrs. Meng and family had lived at' Greenwood, presiding were drawn last make the plan a success." i Union. Mr. Meng died in 1911. week as follows: I ... . Mr. Cannon said he did not know, j Laurens township—T. Ed Moore, J. !will be granted to those whose names [vention for its expre.ssed support in'^uare, under the auspices of the U. what the allowance would be for this 14 1. « • . !r, Adair, J. T. Crews, Jr., J. A. Tay-ido not appear on The Literary county under the Bankhead bill. , V^OllQlOa 108 1^8t llor, J. H. Nabers, F. A. Dial and W. gest’s mailing li.st. Still Hunter township—J. W. Madden, J Boyd To Spew j At Hopewell R. Todd, F. C. Young, A. C. Workman, The announcement of former State'VV’. L. Teague, A. J. Milling, S. W. Sehator 0. P., Goodwin for probate, Sumerel and J, B. Boyce. Di- [ his campaign for the state office, D. C.‘ chapter. Ipleitging himself, if elected, to give The baflot it.‘«elf is printed •'dn a his beat efforts toward a progres- specially processed postcani and is j sive and ,economical administration | said to be proof against fraud and;of the high office, counterfeiting I judge appears in today’s papSr. Mr. j Dials township—J. F. Curry, A. L. Jesse W. Boyd; of'Spartanburg„ will Goodwin has been in public life in the Adair, J. F. Gray, H. T. Cook, Robert speak at the Hopewell. Methodist county for a period of years and is L, Peden, J. J. Hunter, W. Henry'Hen- church Sunday morning at 10:45. His widely known.. .derson and John M. MoCuen. subject will be “Mother’s Day.” The In the race for county commissioir-* Cross Hill township: R. T. Hitt, public is cordially inyUed to attend er, there are two new entries, both of Waterloo township-:-H. H. Pinson, this service. * - Clinton. TW. O. Martin and W. B. Mundy. Mrv Boyd was( bom and reared in ,C. Bryan Holland, well known young Lander Musicians At Broad Street Nan^ Withdraws New Candidates For Alderman The city candidates column today "JvfVd llvft o ■■XIXW praoching aldermanic race. I Roy Holtzclaw announces his can- Senator Carroll D. Nance, speaking'didacy for re-election in ward six, a The I.ander colh^ge string ensemble at .Mountville last Saturday, an- position he has held the past two will he the musical feature of the eve- nounced that he had retired from the years. John W. Bedspeth. a new entry Sullivan township—RyanVE. Taylor, ning service Sunday, May 13, at Broad 1934 gubernatorial race. jin city politics,, tlirpws his hat in th# the Hopewell community where he is < man and local cotton buyer, announces B. S. Davis, C. T. Fleming'and G. D.j Street Me.thodist churchy The enseni-! Senator Nance announced his can- race "In this ward for the seat held by will known and has many friends who that he will make the race. J. War- Bafib. 'ble ia under the direction of Miss l didacy several month.s agp and has Mr. Holtzclaw. will be interested in hearing him Sun- ren Crane of the Clinton Cotton Mills,' Youngs township—W. 0. Sutton, B.f Annie E. Annspaugh, director of vio- a wide circle of friends in all.sections I Both Mr. Holtzclaw and Mr. Heds- IJ ! . ... .. aw • x.4« _Z.W 1 A I! — ▲... ... ^.111 A a Ivw ^ a day. The regular Sunday school program rill begin fgrtMH afflea: a--former candidate for county super- Herman Garrett, G. W. Cox and Ho-|lin instruction at Lander. A cordial i of the county who will regret to know^^m are employees of the Clintoi visor, places his announcement also sea M. Cook. * I Invitation is extended the jjmblic to that he has changed his plans aa to v^tton Mills and well known by a ‘ ' ‘ Jaek^s tnmPBfaiP4^-4!boasan.R. wide circle of friends. f ' r \ . /■ \ ■ /