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^AGBTWD ,lj . 1; - 'f -i THUHSfaXY, lUY >8. M35 <''' •r COUNTY DELEGATION PASSED TWO CLINTON SCHOOL BILLS Anended Act Calling for Ptimary To ^ecf^ Five Trustees On June nth Signed By Governor Last Friday. History of Bilis Introduced By Senator Njance Gived. Noted Pilot t : “ MaicesFlight Here That the County Ray Loomis^ former airmail pilot, will fly « Ford tri-motored airplane from the Laurens ain>oi*t on Saturday andj Sunday, May 25 and 26, beginning at 11 a. m. on Siturday and *6 a. m. on Sunday. SOCIETY NEWS The * Clinton school trustee billsISbuth Carolina . _ . , , . which* Kave claimed the attcnOca.-of f-irwan of the Democratic P.rtrof • Loomu, .. credited with havm? car- lleau-rens County is hereby authonted' thia community for the ^st jevendi^j ^ pH. weeks, have been eral assembly an passed by the gen- , election to be .held in Hunter id became effectiveDistrict Number Five (6) Lau- Friday, May 17th, the day they were signed by the governor. The history of the two bills in the general assembly as shown by the journals of the two hou-ses, extends over a ^riod from April 30th, to May 17th. They wer^ both introduced by Senator Nance in the senate on April 30th and received second and third reading, respectively, on May 1st and 2nd. They received first read ing in the house on Tuesday, May 7th. The bill repealing the Act creating ttee boani.of trustees in 1933 was ob jected to by Representative Huff on Wedne.sday, May 8th. On the same day Representatives Huff and Hunt introduced an amendment to the bill naming a new board of trustees. This amendment as furnished the press by Representative Huff, was-^ublished in The Chronicle in its issue'of May 9th. This hUJ received third reading in the house on Thursday, May 9th, and was further amended-onmotion of Repre-^ sentatives Huff and llunt. The amend- nunts to this bill.v^re concurred in on motion of Senator Nance in the .senate the same fiay, .May 9th. on rens County, to be held on thf*Second Tuesday in June, 1935, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. .m., after due advertisement for the purpose of electing and selecting five (5) trus tees for said school district. The pub- li.shing of this Act in a County news paper biTin a newspaper which is cir- culaited extensively in Laurens Coun ty, preferably The Clinton Chronicle, at least one jweek prior to said elec tion shall b^' de^smed dU6 advertise ment. Three voting precincts are hereby establisheii for the purposes of this Acti to-wit: one at the Town Hall at Clinton, one at Lydia Mills and one at Clinton Mills, in said School District, in Laurens County, and all persons whose names are now enrolled upon the Democratic Club Rolls of Lnurens County as were used in the Primary elections of 1934 and who still xeside in said School Dis trict shall be. entitled io vote in‘said eli'ction. The aai(t f/Ounty Chairman shall appoint'a sufficient number of Managers and a Secretary for each voting precinct, and thp expense of the election .shall be paid by the said tertained the guests with piano selec tions. • ^ j ■ B. S. Pinson, priiKipal of the Tbom- well ^schools, ‘ acted as toartmaater, wlple Mrs. Pinson and Miss Catherine McKee presided at the punch* bowls. Paj; [Cook paid tribute to the educa- tioni-given the ' class at ThoimTCell; Catherine McKee spoke of^he shad ows of examk and the sunshine of pic nics and parties; Newlon Garland characterized in ver.se each .girl inj class; Shannon Simpson appli^ 41*' < The "htll repealing the Act whichDj^triot. The _Managers shall present l)oard of trustees ?H’e<l second reading in the house i polls are close<l and report sa'r May 9th, Kojiiesenjatiyc Huff hav-, the, County BoartT of Education f created thr on irtg withdrawn his objection; and j i^m-ons County, whereupon, the five __ „ I 1,1.. 1A4.U Uothi (5) iKxsons 'receiving! the highest pa^.sed in that body on May 10th of the bills viere latified and enrolle<l of votes shall be^ommissione<i Arts on Woilncsday, May l»>th, and fm* said Sf^hool Di.sfriot. as signed by the governor on the l-7th. The following are copies of the two Acts a.s shown by certified copies se emed by The Chronicle from the of fice of the seeretary of state: AN ACT to' repeal ANrACT ENTITLED '“AN A(T to CRE^E A BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR HUNTER SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE IN LAU RENS COUNTY AND TO NAME ANIXFIX THE NUMBER OF TRUS- TEES AND TERM OF OFFICE AND PRESCRIBE THEIR POWERS, DU TIES AND AUTHORITY, AND TO PROVIDE MANNER AND METHOD OF SELECTING TRUSTEES AND FILLING VACANCIES,” KNOWN AS ACT NO. 40 OF THE ACTS OF 1933. . Sctlon 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of South Carolina; That an Act entitled “An as Trustees for said School District, provided, however, that the three (3) highest shall_ be commissioned for a pet-iod of four (4) years and until their successors in office (jualify, and the next two hi^^hest shall be com- mis.sioned for a iKM’iod of two (2) years and until their succes.sors in office qualify. AH person-s desiring to become candidates in this election •vhail .signify same in person by signed statement -,in office of the Superin- tendent of “Edueation for Laurens County not later than five o'clock p. on the Wednesday preceding the m Act to create a Board of Trusdee.s for election, and ^he said County Chair man shall cause ballots to be printed cuiYtaining the names of all candidates who are consijiered qualified electors with instructions thereon to “yote” for "five” and furnish the voters with same. Section 2. Except as is specifically provided in this Act, all of the provis- ried more air passengers aloft than any other pilot in America“dufing his 12 years a.s a jiilot of planes. ' The plane i.s a 12-pas.senger Ford cabin .ship. The plane weighs five tons when loaded, has a 74-foot wing spread, measuring 50 feet in length, is all-metal and its three motors have a combine<l 650 horsepower. IxKimis has visited more than 400 cities and has carried more than 200,- 000 passengers, he estimates, without an accident. the colors of the spectrum to the ideals of the elates. Mr. Pinson then called for wit from those members oT the class who wore gay paper caps. Lorene Brigg’s toasted the class motto, Ob,ward aM Upward,” and Mias! H^Ien Porter, senior class sponsor, told the story of the rainbow and the myths which have gathered about it through the ages. Professor H. T. Swedenberg, of Presbyterian college, ^ded the toasts with a challenge to •iie class to seek the gold, the best in life. i • , At this time Mr. Pinson announced that Robert Campbell, president of the class, would be valedictorian, and Ruth Tucker vice-president, saluta- torian. When Mr. Pinson called on the! class for their song, the students 8ur-| prised him by singing, “Happy Birth day” and presenting him with a desk set. The class then sang as requested. y couples enjoyed Mrs. Lynn's spacious parl&s but the majority pre-' ■ ferred the moonlight on the law'n. jjl a li Death Claims / ^weet Little Girl Hunter School District Number Five in Laurens County and to Name and Fix the Number of* Trastees and Term of Office and Pre'seribe Their Powers, Duties and Authority, and. to Provide .Manner anrf Method of Select ing Trustees and Filling-Vacancies,” known as ,4ct No. 40 of the Acts of 1933, be, and the same is hcieby re pealed.. Section 2. .All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are heieby rejH'aled. Section S.JThis Act shall take effect upon its aiiproval by: the Governor. ions of Act No. 130-of the Statutes at AN'ACT TO CREATE A BOARD OF TRUS- UvES FOR HUNTER SCHOOL DIS TRICT NUMBER FIVE IN LAU- RENB ( OUNTY AND TO FIX THE NUMBER OF TRUSTEES AND TERM OF OhJICE AND PRE. SCRIBE THEIR Pt^^VERS, DUTIES AND AUTHORITY^ AND TO PRO VIDE MANNER A.^D METHOD OF KLKCTION AND SELECTION OF TRUSTEES AND FILLING VACAN CIES; AND TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTIQN OR SELECTION OF TEACHERS FOR THE YEAR 1935- 3C.. Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General .A.<s<>mhly of the State of Large-for South Carolina, approved the 26th day of March, 1931, ai^ des- Ignatod^as Section 6667 and entitled “Election of School Trustees in Lau rens County, in Volume 2 of South Carolina Code of Laws, 1932, are here by re-enaoU*<l. Section 3. In addition to the powers, duties and authority, by_this Act, vest ed in and imposed upon the. Board of Trustees; created, named and provid ed for in this Act, the said board of tru.stees and their successors in office .shall be vested with all the powers, duties ami authority conferred and im- po.sed ui>oh boards of school trustees by law. Section 3-A. The term of office of the trustees of Hunter School District No. 5 in Laurens County shall be for a period of two years, except those appointed to office in Section I shall hold office until the end of the term or terms designated in Section I of this Act. Section 4. The I'ecent Board* of Trus tees of said School District shall re main in office until their successors in office qualify, but no election or selection of teachers for said School District for the school year 1935-36 shall be made except by the Board of Trustees as edmposed and constituted pursuant to the, provisionsuof this Act, and all such elections or selections otherwise made shall be null arid void and of no effect. Section 5. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed. Section 6. This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Governor. Virginia Horton, eight-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, R. S. Hor ton of the Hopewell section, dieiT at the home of her parents earrly Wed nesday mornihg. Funeral .services will be helld from the Hopewell Methodist church this afternoon at four o’clock, conducted by Rev, M. K. Medlock. In terment will follow in the church cemetery. Virginia was a bright, sweet little girl, possessing a plearing personality which made her many friends, both young and old, who regret her un timely passing, and whose sympathy will go out'to the family in their be reavement. She is survived by her father and mother, by five sisters, Mrs. Grady Chandler, Mi.sses Loui.se, Frances, Dorothy-and Johnita, all of Glinfon, and three brothers, James Horton of New York, Horace lind William Hor ton of Clinton. 1 — The seniors and their special gue.st8 were: Robert Ca-mpbell with Kathleen Tucker, Ruth Tucker with Fred Gar land, Shannon Simpson with J. B. Ja-| cob.s, Charles Smith with Elizabeth Tucker, Newton Garland with Helen ^ Guerard, Catherine McKee with Roy - Forehand, Lorene Briggs with Allen |B Jacobs, Richard Eutsler w’ith Frances ig Butler, Eslalino Capps with Jack,,Mc-i3 Caskill, Pat i'ook with Xarolyn Wei- ^ don, and Marvin Ixind with Bethi" Ayers. Other guests included: Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Stutts, Dr. and Mrs. S. M. Hunt-lg ley, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.* Copeland, Mr.^ and Mrs. jE. R. Knox, Mr. and Mrs, B. S. Ptnson, Miss Ahjiabel Harvey, Pro fessor H. T. Swedenberg, Misses Leta McIntyre, Mildred White, Helen Pori ter, Julia Porter, Luva ^fcDonald, Miriam Preston, Messrs. John Rhbdes, Furman Jordan, Boyd Underwood, and Edward Graham. Mrs. Lynn was assisted in serving by members of the junior class: Irma Underwood, Hettie Martin, Helen Folk and Kathleen Beeks.' There is a Norge model particularly designed to meet your requirements .. . both as to size and price. And only in Nbrge can you obtain the genuine Rollator . . . that exclusive refrigerating-mechanism that makes Norge so vitally different from all other refrigerators. illy the Rollator ... a roller rolls and there’s ice. It is s I i really as simple as that, for the Rollator has only three slowly moving parts that revolve in a constant bath.of oil without metal-to-metal contact. Here is a mechanism that actually Avears in instead ot out ... as proved in hundreds of thousands of homes and in the famous Norge Marathon Rollator Test... a test which has run day and night* for the equivalent of 33 years in your home and which shows no measurable wear on any moving part, an actual decrease in operating cost and an actual increase in efficiency. Esteemed Farmer - * Passes At Home Fast Train To Stop Here Some weeks ago the Seaboard Air Line railway made several changes in its passenger service, adding addition al trains for local service, and speed-1 Edgar, Fred, and Pink John- Torn Johnson, 64, of t-he Shady Grove section, died early Wednesday morning at his .home after an illness of several days. The funeral service was held at Fairview church -yester day afternoon at five o’clock and at tended by a large gathering of friends and neighbors who gathered to pay a last tribute. ^— Mr. Johnson was an upright citi zen who held the high esteem of all who knew him. He was a devo>ted member of the Baptist church, a man of Christian character and fine quali ties. His death will be regretted every where he was known. The deceased is survived by three See the Norge Before You Buy Furniture Company ing up their through trains. In making i siri^i Miss Lula Jehn- these changes Clinton was not desig-t nated in their schedule as a stdp for the Cotton States Special, which ar rives here at 11:44 p. m. This is a fast air-conditioned train to the east, providing a splendid service for those going to Washington, New York, etc. The Chamber of Commerce immedi ately made overtures through the local agent, W. H. Shands, and succeeded in obtaining their agreement to stop son and Mrs. Will Wofford of Wood ruff. Board Holds Health Clinic I T’S one thing to put your foot down—and declare you simply can’t afford to nave an accident— Quite another to discover that accidents can and do hap pen when tiMqr’re least wanted and least eapected! Better— ifi T N A. 1 Z B t' An Accideat Policy is aL a step in the tight direction 1 Pays hospital biUs and guarantees mcome. etc., etc. May we tcU'you more about Ut S. W. SUMEREL - Aetna-izer Next Door to Western Union Phone 80 Beginning May 7, and extending through the 21, the City Board of Health sponsored a typhoid clinfc this train at Clinton for all passen- among the. various schools within ^the gers to Monroe, N. C., or points be- ycfhd. Those'-^ing north may now take advantage^of this midnight ser vice. NOTICE TO CHURCHES 4- Adult Play Friday Night “Where Is Grandma,” a three-act pflay, will be presented in the Academy Union i^erviccs for the commence ment exercises of Presbyteriau col lege, the high school and* orphanage will be held on next Sunday and June 9th. The city pastors have requested that during this period all envelopes with contributions for church bxidgets be dropped in the collection with the name and church, and that they will be distributed to the treasurers of tlie respective churches. This announce ment is for all who may not find it convenient to leave their offerings at the Sunday schools. Street school auditorium Friday night lit 8 o’clock b;^ the iaduU sdhooT pupils at the Clinton Cotton Mills under the direction of their teachers. A sniail admission of 10c and 16c wilF^be charged^ The cast of characters will be: Grandma, Beatrice Asselin. Bob Blake, Cleveland Campbell. Gretcher Blake, Ruby Holtzclaw. - Carol Worley, Francis Thomas. Jack Worley, Rufus King. Dahlia, Frances Anderson. Midnight, James Warren. Arline Truesdale, Ruth Bauknight. city limits, vaccinating six hunored i and eighty-six school children of vari ous ages against the dangers of ty phoid fever. The work was accom plished through fuhds allotted the health department for the purchase of vaccine, etc., and the physicians of fered their services free of charge. Four nurses assisted the doctors. The clinic was held in the hope of giving those whose parents were un able to pay'a physician for the work a chance to enjoy the benefits one can derive from such treatment, apd *also that the health jdepartment might carry out its ■ policy of preventive medicine wherever and whenever it ^ Everything In FLOWERS Clinton Flower Shop Member F, T. D. Phone 85 Jones Wins In Frontis Contest can. The health department extends its thanks to the physicians and nurses who made_fchis work possible and also to the city council for funds allotted for the purchase of vaccine. IF YOU KNOW A COP WinCOItUINS ofTirtd, Aching, Burning Pud Repairs and Parts Radios - Ranges • Irons Radio Exchai^e Miss Laetitia Jones, member of the high school graduating class, was se lected as the winner in the clock con test recently conducted by J. B. Fron tis, Jeweler. The hands of the clock on display in the Frontis Jewelry Store window stopped at number 31, giving the young lady the choice of any gift in the window. ’The contest is eonduoted annually by thej'ronffs store and always arous es keen Inteiwst among the xoembers of the gradnaUng claes. fall at— te Shake Sssta. the saftlaMltt tfeedeiaat tewSer late hie sheet aag Itoehlete^ la I mlaatee hie BUsery le reylntloa ■Ive. eSeaslve pereylni he Doraiag seaeetlea the Itehlag. toesp heal he will bless vaalehss, ^ irUl . sai blest yes for tsUlag bias abest i Bat bs bars be seks fsr aad fsts iesta —there’s aothlag slee that weika es saiSk sofsst Doeteri, ehlrepodteta, sthlette tralaerS recioswteed leeta for feedwater bllstai% also for ShalBf or gasrsatoos Beota to relieve yea ta t mla- ates or yoar.awaey heck. Sidbscribeito The Quronkle a Year