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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1935
REMOVES ENTIRE COMMISSION >
AND SETS OP ‘HIS’ OWN BOARD
Governor Deliwers State Offices To His Appointees By Calling Out
TVoops. Names Joe Calus Executive Manager To Take Cliarge
and O^rate Statens Road Affairs. Promises $3 Tags and Dis^
arms Patrolmen. Soldiers. On Guard At Office Building.
Oxleys 'Reported
FINAL SETT^JEMENT
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jis notified and ^uired to make pay
Tkke fiotice "that on the 15th day ofj*’^®-^ or before that date; and all
Slifirhtiv ImDrOVed! November, 193^, I win render a fiimliP^^^o^s^avingrcUims against said es-
® •- j account of my acts and doings as ad- p^senT i
them on or before
TO GIVE TCRKEY supper
Members, of the" Hopewell church
and.communJty.will ^ve a turkey suf^
, ^ „ j j j . . Friday evening, Nov, 8th,'at
„ j -- I *jnnnistrator of^the estate of l^rs. Ber- date, duly proven, or be forever Wadsworth school house beginiiing
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Oxley jandj^^j^ Irene Wright, deceased, in the of- *^fred. ' gj^j o'clock. Prices of 35c and 60c
Son In Hospital Suffenngifice of the Judge of Probate of Lau-| ' . EVERETT WRIGHT, | will prevail, ^th the puWic cordially
From Serious Injuries Sustain-111 o'clock aA.m., and on . Administrator, invit^. '
\ed In Accident-Near Carlisle * final [October 15, 1935.—lM4-3tp. ,*1 —
\ea in AcciaeniiMear ^anisie. from my trust as Adminis-I ' , : - WHAT DO
Information from the Hays hospital
terday afternoon stated that there
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Columbia, Oct. 28.—An executive or-[rected h'TOvy traffic about the .state ofijwas a slight improvefnent in the con-j
,d€r, backed by machine guns, to|Jayiricebuilding. *A few soldiers remained{ditionxof W. C. Oxley, who has been,
proclaimed the end of the state high-fon duty. “ ' ijn a semi-conscious condition and crit-
way administration that ' Governorj The governor’s only .statement this*‘"^5 his automobile-^cident
4 Olin Johnston had fought for six afternoon was that the 3ixty.one
years. ^ troops, commanded by Major Frank
Mobiirzing a cornpany of national H. Barnwell, of Florencftr-would re-j
guardameii from Orangeburg with,main omduty “as long as necessary.” son,
fwr machine guns btfore dawn, thej He announced hiA ^ion early this
ported as resting comfortably. Their
governor declared the entire^ roadjniorning in a proclamation and'state-
hoard of fourteen and their chief com-' saying military force was ne-
missioner,
Bob,
who received ;the
slightest injuries. Is much improved
and „on the road to ^overy. This eii-
couraging report \riH come as‘wel
comed news to the friends in the city
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lissioner, Ben M.'Sawyer, ousted for jces-sary to remove the fourteen’ com-,^^^ elsewhere of the oitley family,
lebel ion and insurgency under'the, oners and chief Commissioner distressed to learn of thein
state law.
He suspended habeas co
the .statutory definition
of insurrCctjon,” South Carolina’s"
ntare.st substitute for martial law, and
said he planned to retain control, of
road affairs 4^efinitely.
.An “execirtWe manager” and board
full superi'ision of poads, machinery,
* lip by executive »order and assumed
of flv'e consulting nianagrers, was set
IptTords, and funds of the highway de-
> parfment.
. ' The governor and
managers, headed by Joe Galus, of
Sfiartanburg, took control of 2,000
Highway jobs by directing\their hold-
<7^ to submit re.signation!\effective
- November lor announced plans to put
$3 tags on sale, and disarmed the state
highway patrol.
t'alus, an accountant, who had audit
ed highway books for the governor,
announced that all highway employes
were summarily discharged under the
exec-utive proclamation and-iehired
by the governor’s wisl\, but had to
Under resignations.
I^xplaining that these would pot
necessarily be acted upon, he said at
Ben M. Sawyer since they had “.set up accident, and have been much con-
cerned over the outcome of thfeir in-
us under a supreme government” above the gov
a “state ernor, legislature, and people.
George Bell Timmerman, of Lex
ington, the only commiskioher who
commented immediately, asserted, “the
governor is leading the rebellion
against constitutionality, law, and or
der.- Itj is up to the people of J^uth
Carolina to decide l)etween a dicta-!-
tor or a regular governor.”
juries. ^
At the time the accident occurred
at Carlisje, Mr. and Mrs. Oxley and
Bob, and their Negro chauffeur, were
en route to Chapel Hill, N. C., where
their elder .son, b'red, is a student, to
attend a football game and home-com
ing exercises. The Oxley car and a
truck driven by J. E. Hood, carrying
Are Here!
Waging a fight .he began six years,^ crew of colored workmen to Cross[
ago as a, youthiul representative in j intersection of
the highway.s entering the town. The
new highway I ^he South Carolina legislature, John-
Joe Galus, of ston announced he was taking charge
of, road affair.s “to end trickery and
SubUrfuge, favoritism arid' irregulari
ties.”
He cited his inaugural demand,
unanswere<l, for the entire commi.ssion
to resign; his unsuccessful legislative
battle to oust the board by enactment;
and testimony at removal proceedings
against three commissioners in saying
he acted “for the people” when all oth
er means had failed.
The dramatic resort to tnn^ps to
oust the road board that refused to
seat his four appointees and refrained
from acting apon his request for $3
meeting-of roa<r worker.s He-ealled, followed within forty-eight
“If you feel that you cannot work as
loyally ami as faithfully for us'as
lot others, then we shall accept your
i< signatioris.' . . . We need them for,
,J ( iir protection.”
hours of supreme courtaction re
straining four Johnston appointees
fronv-taking commission posts.
Legal authorities said the gover
nor was left free to act, as the orders
chauffeur, .Sam Grant, was killed in-
stant-fy. Mr. Hood suffered ’'several
fractureil rib's hut his condition Is not
considered as serious. .Several of the
Ne^groes suffered bruisek and lacer
ations, though were not seriously hurt'.
The occupants of the truck were, re
moved to a C'hester hospital for treat-
mehti -
A summoned ambulance brought the
Oxleys to their home here, to, be re
moved later to the local hospital_where
they are now patients.
DON’T'BUY ANY CAR AT ANY,#RICE
UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THEM.
Camp Near Here
Asks For Flowers
PERFECTION IN
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ECONOMY
HYDRAUUC
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FLOATING RIDE
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In an effort to further beautify their
premi.ses, Camp F 10, near here, is
, ... . . asking Clinton people wha.Have sur-
•State highway patrolmen were not jhis commissioners pending flower cuttings, shrubbery, etc,,
^IHOufically included in the general ret-November 11 did not include|to donate same to the officers,
ip'^tatement, officials said, and P®*'^onally. I Those Wving flower.s of any kind
<«ived instructions not to proc<H.‘d with' ^ g’overnor lost m) time in set-j they will “give the camp for re-plant-
Jicense enforcement or other activities,U*>g up a temporary highway admin-gre asked to let it be known at 'The
for the present. < istration to carry out his policies of (;;})f,onicle office. ’Their names will be
C'alus instructed them io turn in Providing $3 tags, as Governor over to J. M. Carson, camp ed-
iheir sidearms with tha* oomment, Talmadge had done under similar advsior, who states that all
7%ere will be no patrol on the high-■®u^*'<^uinstaiices in Georgia; curbing the|contributions made to aid in this
MOTOR CO.
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way today, tomorrow, or jthe day af-is^^® highway* patrol and halting all
ter that—’
- jroad expenditures through the com-
With the curbing of the road patrol
and plans for $3 tags, two of his plat
forms, the governor apparently a
mission.
He designated Joe Calus, of Spar
tanburg, a Belgian-born acco-untant
beautification
appreciated.
work will be greatly
chieved his aim of ousting Sawyer, a|®nd a fellow-veteran of the World war,
personal target in his campaign. “exwutive manager" of the board
'The chief commis.sioner was out ofappointed five “consulting man-
tbf city from early morning and ser- agers" to assist him.
vants at his residence ^aid he was not
exjtected back before T^omi'rrow. He
si^ginally was expected tonight.
.* None of the thirteen holdover‘com
missioners^ appointed by former Gov-
cinor 1. C. Blackwood, attempted to
Calus summoned all highway of-
fjci* employes into Sc.ssion and told
them they were automatically dis
charged by the executive proclama
tion, and, though reinstated by the
governor’s wish, must submit resig-
A nter the picketed department during .nations effective November 15.
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the day.
The governor placed W. A. Stilley,
JTm of Convray, his only accepted ap-
.pointee to the commission, on the
board of consulting managers with
He added that the j^s.ignations
wero required “as a ma.s‘ure for vour
o.w'n protection” and that they would
not necessarily be acted upon. Ap
proximately 2,000 employes, from
Wade Sanders, Of Annderson; Francis'Chief Commissqiner Ben M. Sawyer to
l>rake, of (^reenville; Robert Gregory, I Negro maintenance laborers, were af-
of Cheraw, iand W. M. Smoak, of Aik-U®®ted by the move,
cn. j..: Calus disarmed the seventy-five
Most of the troop.s marched off at j highway, patrolmen by ordering them
rundown to billets at the local aimory, jtq turn in thCir sidearhis immediate-
d« mounting their machine guns. Ah ib' with a statement, “thei'e will be no
unidentified woman fainted before one
of the guns as extra city policemen di-
When better Shoes are made
Nunn-Rush will make them—and
we will sdl them.
L.B. DILLARD
l>utrol on the highway today, tomor-
.row, or the day after that—”
Whilelicense sales continue<l with
November 1 as the statutory dead-
Thorn well, Woodruff;
Meet Friday Night;
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A light but hard-fighting 'Thorn-
well orphaj^age fotball team will meet
the heavier Woodruff team under the
Irghts.of John.son field Friday night,
at 7:30. Thomwell, although a light
team, has shown up well in the past
games. In the last one, with Harts-
ville, the boys played well against a
team that has suffered only one defeat
this season. Woodruff has been beaten
only once this year (by Seneca),- and <
is expected to put up a good fight.
Coach Thylor Martin expects hia boys
to give a good account of themselves.
As this is Thomwell’s first game at
home and is a night exhibition, a large
crowd is expected to be present. Ad-
mi.ssion- will be 10c and 25c.
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line for buying 1930 tags, the man
ager and board niet to, arrange for the
sale of $3 tags for all private cars
City To Have Two
More Liquor Stores]
' Just received our third shipment,
of the newest styles and colors in Fall
Hats. See th«n—they are
iPrices: $2.50, >$3.00 and $3.,50
L. B. Dillard
Clinton’s second liquor store was
opened during the past week on En
terprise street by Workman Johnsoi
and Ben Workman.
The garage building on East Caro-1
lina avenue formerly occupied by G. |
W. Cooper, has been purchased by
Hyman Lurey of Laurens, it is nowt|
being remodeled by the new ownej;,
who plays to open the city’s third]
liquor_store there in the very near!]
future.
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OUR CARDS OFFER ORIG^AUTY OF
DESIGN AND FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP
Your Christmas Cards-are your Yuletide m^-
'sengers. This year, make your greeting PER
SONAL. It costs .80 little and means so mucji to
everyone remembered.
Our exquisitely beautiful cards with glorious
new deigns and the Wart^t of modern effects,
vrill give you an opportunity to express- your
individual taste.'
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TAG FIGHT UP TO ASEMBLYI
(Continued from page one)
its first jolt, but three other complica-l|
tions reported threatened.
(1) Possible refusal of the federal jl
bureau of roads at Washington to rec-|
ognize the Johnston board or to ad-l
vance federal road funds to it. !
(2) Possible litigation in state
courts to restrict the governor’s pro-
#ram. ,
(3) Possible suits by highway bond-,
holders In federal court over the seiz- j
ure of highw^ funds, which were saidj
'by state offals to include sunris set.
aside for bond interest and retirement, i
and trucks under one and one-h|tlf
tons. I
Present prices ranige from $5.10 j
upward on a graduated scale, with the
average automobile license coet'^esti-l
mated at $6 to $8. j
Motorists undecided by thousar
as to what course to take, demand
and got licenses after militia inter-j
Vention had halted sales for three
hours, obtained <rfficial assurance they
would not be arrested, or went gaily
aboQt with signs sq>proviag the pro
posed $8 tags.' 1
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Come in and select yopr'^Christmas Cvds to
day. Our complete line of samples await your
inspection —Cards to fit every discrimmating
taste and pocketbook.
Orders placed now for December delivery
will carry a discount Visit Qh^tmas ''' '
Headquarters now.
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