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I . ■ rl V Jr ^ i- I If Yo^ Don’t Read the' chronicle You Don’t Get The News. i VOLUME xxxrv CLINTON, S. C.,<THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1934 CAMPAIGN TO IHUGESUMFOR STmHEREj RELIEFJOTED County Candidates! To Fire House Appropriates Funds At' » Opening Gun On August 14th. | Speaking Itinerary Arranged | and Entrance Fees Fixed By Executive Committee. The county Democratic executive "committee met in the Court House at Rate of $150,000,000 Per Min ute. President Given Author ity To Spend Five Billion. Washington, June 4.—Legislating at the rate of $150,000,000 a minute, the house today voted new relief appro-1 r. Monday morning, provided ^ 172,000,000 and ;gave| for thejtinerary of the summer cam-'f**' blanche authority' paign, fixed the entrance fees for can didates and declared July 28 at noon $5,000,000,000 more. j Working under the Democrats’ iron-t as the final date for the filing of I*'* f K --ule the house breezed! pledges through the huge*^appropriation bill! The matter of an election of a vice !,"Jf“ smacking 1 chairman, as suggested by the. state majontj* it sent the measure ezecutive committee, was postponed > longer debate The commitee provided tor the same'P™P"“’“"* , number of campaign meetings as last «»•! ■'“I' P«- year but substituted Jones store for“mendments and require a two Wallace’s Lodge in Youngs township. '" P«»*aKe. The actual vote was nearly seven to one. The campaign will open at Clinton on Tuesday, August 14, and close at Lau-j »*'i».B75,000 to be distributed by the rens Mills Friday night, August 18, P™’'*""' .■'.‘''‘"f- P''^'" which is the last Friday before thel""''''*’ P°o»fvation corps and “Tifsr'fsFmny.' Entrance fees for candidates were fixed as follows: Judge of Probate,, $30; .Supt. of Education, $25; Treas-j"®/^. urer, $.30 vvith opposition, $50 without: opposition; Auditor, same as Treasur- . er; Supervisor, $25; County Commis sioner, $7.50; Game Warden, $20 ;j House of Representatives, $15; Magis $96,050,000 for aid Ui^-federal landi banks, increasing the mew iKpior en-j tiate.s rt‘i!a'urVn7'7nd'ciintom'‘7i5:'''’'"‘'";"."' f"'' miieigency HALF BIUION FOR DRY AREA THE CHRONICLE r Strives To Be a Clean Newt- „ paper. Complete, Newsy, and Reliable. NUMBER 23 SCHOOL YEAR ENDS FRIDAY Government Votes Huge Relief Thornwell Orphanage Corn- Program For Drought Terri-[ mencement Exercises Begin tcry of West. Wheat Consid ered Ruined But Hope Held For Corn and Oats. Sunday With Baccalaureate Sermon By Florida Minister. Twenty-Three To Graduate. The fifty-ninth commencement ex- Washington, June 5.—In less than an hour today. President Roosevelt icrcises of the Thornwell orphanage of and a congressional delegation agreed this city, will be ushered in next Sun- on a $525,000,000 relief program forjday morning at 11:15 when the baccal- Jthe drought areas of the West and aureate sermon will be preached in the ! Mid-West. . | Thornwell Memorial church, by Rev. The sum, which may be increased J. G. Hutchinson pastor of ^"e Pres- .shoiild rairn fail to break the unprece- hyterian church of High Springs, Fla. Tdented dry spell, is by far the largestjThe regular morning services in the lever contemplated by'an administra-|churches of the city, following a cu.s- jtion to offset a calamity growing out! tom of long standing, will be with-' of natural causes. drawn in order that the entire com- Several of the senators and repre- munity may unite in thi.s special oc- septatives from 15 states commented casion. fsfter the White House parley that it] Monday evening at eight o’clock had been less than four years since the senior class play will be presented the Hoover administration was stern- I ly opposing m proposal to vote $25,- 4)00,000 for direct aid to Southern ; states that were seared by the 1930 in th<i cha{)el. The usual exhibition program given heretofore is omitted this year due to the fact that the ■tfcrrn of thejgrammaj^^Iiftde^-wa^ cur- OCO to be spent on public works, in cluding $40,000,000 to start 20 new $100,000,000 for public highways. $65,000,000 for new federal build ings. Magistrate.s elsewhere, $5. expenditures by the treasury. ('onsiderable discussion took' place $11,230,000 for roads and trails on ovvr the for Kome ward-' on, su(tKestion» ranging from to “"'I PfW-c lands *2.5. The final figure was adopted! a<W't'o". th; pros.dent wa.s em- without opposition on a .motion made '""’Tt non onn mu. by R. C. Owfngs of DiaU. So,000,01)0,000 of une.vpended The following campaign itinerary ‘lo’ P>*l>l'o »<"-l‘» fl")'"- was adopte<l: — —' — agent’ Administration leaders insisted, nothing like this extra sum actually CONTEST WORKERS DISPLAY RENEWED PEP THIS WEEK; , talledThTs^session from ten to nine Mr. Roosevelt had a plan already | months. >l)repartMi to lay before the visitors',,, Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock the from the ('apitol. He outlined it. It I annual meeting of the Alumni asso- ;was discusse<l briefly and the mem-1Nation wrll be held in the Nellie Scott hers went away apparently satisfied.: librarv. ■ ,()n the basis of a survey made byi Tuesday at 10:30 a. m.. the gradu- officials'clo.sely irv touch with the ^ting exerei4s will ho neld at which ,'(lroirght. however, provisional allot-; time diplomas will l.o presonted an.l ments for the $525.0,00,000 for <lirect and prizes awarded. The ad- dress of the occasion will hv delivered I . $100,000,000 for work and direct re- by (’. K. Wright, superintendent of , , the I..aurens city schools. $100,000,000 for a. cattle and livej 'On Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, stock purchase program. the annual nuM'ting of the boanl of Wunce (Cfin 'AA WII I it DC? $100,000,000 for the processing and trustees will be hehl. vvith Chairman Tf rlV/ljEl JpDUU.UU WILL 11 DL; J'^G-'bution of the cattle and other, >ia,-tin F.Ansel'ofCro animals bought*. istratien, Rt^’onsUuction Finance cor-('ontestant.s Prepared For Battle $1'>0.000.000 for a feed loan fund poration and other agencies. i . . enville, presid ing. At this time the presitient’s re port and reports of committees will be Clinton, Tuesday August 14, 10:30 t Next T«',, WeekB. Martha Ann Simpson (ioes'lVFirst "l". ■'"'I work of thVinstitution would be spent. But as congress will' not meet again until January*it was a. m. I Clinton Mill, same night, 8 p. m. ^<TOS8 Hill, Wednesday August 15, “ctnto'r'point, Thursday, August ‘h" Pr;*Wen3 <lr»iro-l a 10 30 am great reservoir of funds ^to meet any Goldvillc, Friday, August 17. 10:30 ejnengency. Drought relief, for in- ^ ^ ; stance, probably will be financed in Lydia Mill, same night, 8 p. m. and Kathleen Howard Into Second In Vote Standin}(. this way. Hickory Tavern, Tuesday, August] Repi^licans centered their attack 94 10-30 » fhis phase of the prograrft. Bepre- ’woVf mui ft n tYx isentative John Taber (Republican) of Watts Mill, same night, 8 p. m. .. „ , . i . r Gray CourtrWednesday, August 2.'i„York asserted ,t empowered the 'administration to make more wildcat! expenditures not approved by con- j 10:30 a. m. Jones Store, same night, 8 p. m. Youngs school house, Thursday, Au- ' gust 28, 10:30 a. m. I Demoerats replied that even if large Woodville, same night, 8 p. m. amounts were disbursed from the sur- l.aurens Court House, Friday Au-'P'"* '“"<!*• '''« P';a»"l‘’>;t would keep gust 27, 10:30 a. m, i*" ' .‘’"'I*" Uurens Mills, same night, 8 p. m. ^he budget situation ^ The committee decided to take no P If 'a* . t official part in any campaign meet-' Koosevelt at the opening ofl H(»W THEY STAM) GOLDVlIirLE, S. C. Miss Mary Kate Carr Master Morace Alfor Hamm, Jr. CLINTON, S. C., R. F. I). No. 3 Master HaUell Roberta .Mi.«s Martha .Ann Simpson CLINTON, S. C. Miss Baby Grace Young y;* Master Davis Workman - j... ——“ Miss Kathleen Howard Mis.s Betty Ann Campbell Miss Rolphie King (enteifed by Miss Rena Abrams) Master Joe Edwards Votes 9519,000 980,000 999,500 1,0(K),000 999,400 960,0(K1 . 999,750 980,000 9i)4,000 .5()0,0(!0 <*rt-like by vveeks of drought, brought ('untestants Failing 'I'o .Make Reports Saturday Will Be Dropped From ^ew hope for coin and pasturfek. i limination from cultivation* of sub- Reviewed for the past year, marginal lands in North Dakota, The schools on tomorrow will close South Dakota, Montana and Wyom-lg successful year’s work. The gradu- fating class i.s comimsed of twenty- $50,000,000 for j,he establishment ofj^bree members, seventeen girls and work camps, similar to the civilian six boys, as follows: cojtseryation corps, in the parched ^ Allene Rook, .Vf^’rtle Lee Moore, EI- sections. v,o,ia Jordan, Ilelen Brooks Moore, $25,000,000 for seed purchases. [Prances Alma (ook. Lois iHiuglas Rains ( heer I'armers ^Wilson, Loui.se l^eon McMillan, Mar- Rain that splattered over wide areas^aret Mae Coggin.s, Helen Virginia of dry farm belt lands Tue.sday allay--(juerard. Annie Elizabeth Jliagwell ed grave fears of complete anmhila- Martha Genevieve Elieilner, Ruth tion of crops in the rtation’s “bread Reta (’handler. Opal Eae basket.” but had not yet, experts as-, Myrtle Olene Watson, Minnie ■erted, broken the grip of the unpre-j^^i.se 'Wallace, (Irace Katherine cedented drought. j Smith, Edwin Rerev Gueranl. Louie Too late to be life sustaining to Dobson (’onrad. Walter DeVeie I5ee- much of the. wheat in the and north- Douglas ('onrad. Raul Avest, .showers, which ironically he- Houghston Erowein, l.eonoia Wfkxi- canie deluges in some spots maile side Williams. ings other than tho.se provided for in the schedule. congress laid put a total budget of the List. Anyone ('an Win the $500 By Working Hard Until June 23r(l. The $16,529,805,667 for the two fi.scal Rublic Likes To Help a Worker. Workers Always Win. It's Up To You. years ending June 30, 1935. Rreviou.s Court To Hear - I appropriations and tho.-^e refiuested With only 18 more days in The Clin- at that time left $.3,166,000,000 for fu- . ... . , „ . * XL w- ton Chronicle Shower of Gold cam- ture needs. Congre.ss up to the time Sensational Vote Offer From Monday, June 4, until Wed- Case Of Rasors Rooseveirtransmlt^d hls' ^upV^^^^^ all indications are that the race ne.sday, June 20. to 9'o’clock p. m., we Draws Jury List For June Term Local Battery To Organize Friday Th. Walter A. .lohnson, batterj! ’Coni- juiy commissioners met the newly create.l‘(’linton mentary budget message ]|^ay 15, had I will be an interesting and exciting one will give to three contestants an op- .vyeek in the office“of Thus. W. Ben- -•■stated ye-tenlay that voted all but $1,322,000,000 of that from now until the finish , . A “o., ““ ux knot v.v- )portunity to add greatly tc their vote *i**tt, clerk of court, and drew 36 jur- , .,, , .. , . Inheritance Decision Appea By The president asked additional Contestant.s are now going after candidate *vho turns 'luring the June term of MaLnt‘IVnm^Mmibbn^ ‘ ^ the formation of the batterv will be J. Henry Rasor, Serving Life appropriations of that amount. Since every new, subscription and extensions court to convene next Monday, June Masonic reniple building. Term Slated Fol* This Month Ithen, one of the items asked by the on all they have in sight. They realize money or su iscriptions Judge C. G. Feather.stone . who have already signitied their ’ [White House, $150,000,000 for the they must fortify their present .stand- 9 p. m., Wedne.sday, June 20, presiding. The list follows: [intention to join the battery, or who t'olumbia June 2. Appeals by J. AAA cattle program, has been voted, ing with every avaUable Kub.scription[ we will award a 3,000,000 (three mil-j Hunter township: W. K. Mitchell, '*u'ug, are re- Henry Rasor of Cross Hill convicted. That left $1,172,000,000 which was the'and extension, as af the present time lion) prize vote ballot, heside-s the B. (!. Blalock, R. S. Hatton, F. m.* patricide, from an inhent|lhce decis-’toUl of today’s bill. lit is “anyboy’s race.” So close are the; regular count of bonus votes for each Stutts, S. A. Ritts, G. W. Stone, W. W. »uil<ling tomorrow night, ion Involving his father’s ekate.'andi Expenses met out of the $5,000,000,- leading contestants running that any.cluilj of $15 worth of new and old sub Clarence Floyd, Lexington negro, 000 over which Mr. Roosevelt is given'one of them can win. ' .scriptions turned in, and the regular from a death sentence for criminal as- authority will not affect the final bud-j Every day hundreds of peo^ile in subscription votes. If a candidate turns BBiiIt wprp set tndav for heaiTnir at figures, it was explained, but will this territory are watching the pro- in $100 or $200 in .subscriptions and it x.. ... , ,, . . , , B8U11, wcic .set Luuny lui iicbiiiik ol o _ ^ ,r,L .. i ..... ■ I . ..... .. . .. 'will he pre.sent with hi.s staff to a.s.sist .Mr. Johnson in the proper fillThg of ^.hree million prize vote ballot. To the Uurens:* L. F. Nelson, G.' A. Raid--‘ candidate who turns in the second win, John J. Glenn, G. E. Tollison, ®' ® or mation jt esited may tates. .\irwho are (I and urged to at- Davis,'Archie Ik'niil, <Tyde j’ahnaon ^■^)y"i')»l ‘■x»'»ination» will he given ir L. (i. Jone.s. ^ the applicants by several local physi- I. Waterloo; .S. li. Jon'ea, W. I. Terry. 0“'!'- it W. L. Jones, K. V. CoMing. i "’"I’"''' '"•ttoi y unit. Jli7te*"t0rm of~thr-^<nitii^mraHn» come out of suma already-a{HI>ropriat—greaa of-tbi& race. They know whelhet-AjAndUl»U,turna-i»~^l(Ml w42WMH*4i4tl~X>i»U.;.Cla4*<J- WUaoa,.JL A. Jlfcllams, aupreme court. . | I®'! used. The RF<!' for in- you contestants are “hitting the ball.” is the most, then .she will get this 'Wilton (’urry, H. L. Bell. Rasor,,.,pow serving a life sentence instance expects to close its fiscal year They know you, too, and they know in the sta^ penitentiary for the sen- June 30, with an unexpended balance just what to expect of you. sationai kOlinT of his father, W. C. of perhaps $2,000,000,000. | Popularity a Factor Rasor, of Cross Hill, September 26, The extent to which unexpended A.side from the fact that you staled 1931 took issue in a civil action with balances of previously appropriated to receive the $.500,000 top prize orjwlil award a 2,000,()0() prize vote hal-'l .Sullivan: K. K. Simp.son, a dwree by Judge Featherstone _of funds are piling up was shown in one of the other valuable award.s, yoiL lot, besides all other votes earned, lei, (!. W. Klledge, 1.. G. Greeipwood. 'today’s treasury statement. This listed stand also to rise or fail in the esti-|And to the one turning in the third H. Abercrombie. most money o’clock p ney on sub.Hcnptions up to 9 < . Taylor, J. R. Elli.s, I.udie I). Ow- _ \ii, i u ^ . m. Wednesday, June 20, we mgs. • . . . . I o/w.jw/u. ■ X u 1 *1 T- II- I.' 1.’ L. I i. X interested are invite J. W. But- Bagweli, L. tend the formation meeting, Jake Rasor of Greenwood, a brother, total expense is up'to June 1—for the mation of countless numbera., who most money we will give a l,000,000j Gross Hill: H. W. Workman. I City Primaries who is executor of the estate, also ap- first 11 months of this fiscal year— know who you are. / prize vote ballot—can you imagine, a' Youngs: A. W. Wallace, W. H. Ab- pealed phases of the circuk court’s of $6,392,737,655. The president’s; Can You Afford Not To Win? lmillion votes for turning in the third ercron^hie, (!. E. Garrctti Brooks Fow decision. Jake Ra.sor had sued J. Hen- budget had allowed for $10,000,000,-, The prizee are too big, too valuable, most subscription money by June 20? ler. - ^ ry Rasor, W. Eiarl Rasor, another son 000. too extraordinary, not to put forth! Bee details of the prize vote ballot .Scuffletown: W. R. Anderson. On June 26th of the slain man, and Margaret Rasor, The deficit so far this fiscal year is every effort to win. The personal sat-'offer in our advertisement today. J. Henry Rasor, Jr., and William Ful- $3,660,427,338. Mr. Roosevelt had isfaction, too, of winning is an intan-^ Now^you’ve got a real incentive [y[|»g LqU AHrftfliy ler Rasor, children of J. Henry, Sr.^ forecast a $7,309,000j)00 deficit The three children appealed with their June 30. Txuest Minuter i To Speak Sunday Enrollment Books •Are Now Open by gible thing, but have you thought work. That 3,000,000 vote ballot that ,all this out? Is it possible you can be goes to the candidate handing in the( !content to sit by and let others—may-'most-money will put-you away up in! 'be with no more ability, or friends your standing. { than you—carry off the honors and You can’t afford to let this golderi the prizes that you wanted? ii Any One Can Be Ixow I The city municipal primary to nomi- jnate a mayor and six aldermen v^ill he held on Tuesday, June 26th. The O A a. U ■ executive committee has already 1 218S€^ llOIllC set in motion the machinery /or carry- ing forward the election. TTie enroll- Mrs. I^u Ab- committees are now enrolling all _ . „ VV'hitmire, June 5. opportunity get by without trying rams, 76, widow of .the late Ixorenza Qualified voters in the respective hard to win first place in money turn- 1>. Abram.s, died early Tuesday niorn- wards. ) Any one can be low. It takes no ef- ed in from now until June 20, can ing at Whitmire at the home of her The executive committee has ruled The enrollment books are now open fort to finish at the bottom. But it you? son, L. D. Abrams, Mrs. Abrams had short terrn primary for mayor The pulpit of the First Presbyterian for the 32 precincts in the county and takes effort, honest-to-goodness work,; Read ..our advertisement over care- been in declining health for .several unei^pir^ terrn of the late church will be occupied at the eight will remain .apen through July 24th. coupled with sincere desire on the part' fully. You can win a total of 5,000,()®Q rnonths and became crtiically ill about Y. AhranriH, expiring Sept. 1st, will o’clock Sunday evening service by the All persons who vote in the primaries of yourself and yuor friends to see Rev. J. G. Hutchinsoh, pastor of the this summer for county.and state of- Vuu finish in the running. votes by 9 p. m. June 20. Contestants three weeks ago. held on June 26th, the" same date have been holding back for votes. It^ She is survived by three sons and regular primary, and under the 'f Presbyterian church of High Springs, fices must , enroll in person, as pre- If you will only show your friend.s ig up to you get them. This is the last one daughter, J. T. Abrams, E. B. Ah- same ^ul^ and regulations. Fla. Mr. Hutchinson will be in the city vious enrollments have no bearing on how earnest, how enthusiastic," how prize vote offer of the campaign. Last rams and L D. Abrams, of Whitmire, Time for filing pledges, both for the to preach the orphanage baccalaure- this summer’s primaries. To be quali- sincere is your desire to accomplish, week you got only 125,060 bonus votes and Mrs. S. A. Brownlee, Wilmington, ^hort and regular terms fo^^ mayor, ich club of $15. .\ow*is the time N, C. and in aldemanic races, will cx- ate sermon in the morning and has fied for enrollment, the applicant,to win, they will rally to your aid and on each accepted an invitation to speak for must be twenty-one years old now or help you “over the top” to victory. ,to win! the First Presbyterian congregation before the date of the general election. No Time To Ixoae — at the regular.evening hour. Nov. 6, 1934,' and must be a citizen By way of impressing on eac(j MngfcfA and a white Democrat. He must have every contestant the importance of [ ItICCCo resided in South Carolina two years, making every minute count, to empha- GRADL ATES A'f CLEM80N and in Laurens county six months size the fact that subscriptions earn] Friends of Robert L. Steer, son of prtSf to'NoveniAier'6, and must hlive votes and that votes will determine! Funeral services were held from the P^*®, June 16th, at 6 p. m., ten days home of her .son at 'Whimtire Wednes- preceding, the primary, as required by day afternoon at 2::i0 o’clock, with the law. The books of enrollment will close Rev./ J. L. Lewi.s,’ pastor of the hirst at the same time. As.sessment for the church 'at Whitmire in mayor’s short term has been fixe<l at 1 UCoQttjr 1 charge. Intermejjt followed in the for the regular term, $20, and family burying ground at Mt. Tabor ^or alderman, $5.00. R. A. Steer of this city, will be inter- lived in his voting precinct sixty dkys the winners when the glorious day ap-i The June meeting of the Chamber near Wh/tmire..-The following, serv^ ested to know that he was a member prior to August 28th. , proaches,' The Clinton Chronicle, is^of Commerce will be held next Tues- as active pallbearerst Sam Gary,’ William .Moorhead returned Sunday of the Clemson college graduating L. B. IMHard is secretary of the city making a special offer of prijte vote I day, evening at 7:30 at the Mary Mus-; Herndon Andrews, (His Sufcer, Elmo from New Orleans, to spend the sum- ‘cTaaToifniS^ildiy IM T'EI i(Ct^06^ Vl)f^ll8- vJlIlrTOtf’Botiki Tlf'ghl&Hineiil aie Uu# awtl mest giww Tsai Beemi uAlL membsw^-^aa SqbeB»r At-At tfihm^gs AIn iwpr antk Hculture, dairy major. open at his store. sensational offer: ; urg^ to be present. rams. Tuhme university, the past year. \ ■■ . \