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Casioo Theatre
MONDAY ANDjTUESpAV,
* August' 17 «nd 18
.‘‘The Prince^
Comes Ac|x>8^
TUESDAY BEFORE BIG CROWD
(Continued from pajre one> j
I route No. 2 to the Lydia“COtton mills,
I atxi that M^srs.—HCiff and Hunt had
«4 hftped' him. Thts road,' he said, cost-
ittf a little 6v€rf^lO,OOQ is to be paid
With CAROLE LOMBARP AND!from the delegation's $12,000 contin-
FRED MacMURRAY. ' '' 1?ent fu.ad, he said, and explained that
“How am I doin’, Prineeas?’’ “Ijit was so handled because the high-
tank r go home, now.” Carole trieo way department had not completed , ^ ^ • ,i —
some high-hat stuff—but Fred woii'tj its estimate on the cost of the road he served as a meinber of the Judicial i^jing off.
character is spotl^s, he said, opt
one drop oi liquor will ever pahs
through the lips of Wasson, he said
in conclusion. , i
Peri^ L./Wilburn said he was a
textile worker and iold of his pre
vious service and experience ' as a
to confess or brag and Was not in-
-terested in mud-slinging. He said that j member of the Clinton city council,
people in jColumbia were proud- ofji gm in favor of«helping the laboring,
the Laurens delegation and in the! people, he said, and will ..appreciate I years as ' -m member of the l^urens
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15,1936
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er, said madg the r*<^Vght;|t«nt one and •itfd his' Qualifiia'tions
r. 1
and four yearh^ago and has always I to fill same.! invite an investi^fttion
been interested Iq the advanceepent my chdractdirand twining, he said.
/exne
of the county. I dbsire a clean, law-
abiding people^ he ^userted. I will
treat ^ jairljr and sgnrely. He cited
his record Of five years'as a deputy
under the late Sheriff R(^/and his
continuous service for a nhinber of
highest terms he eulogized Senator
Nance and praised his work and in
fluence in the senate and finance
committee. *
e cited his banking/experience and
Other office work which fits htm for.
this offi<»^ I promiiM to dispatch the
duties of, the > office efficiently, to
keep all records accurately, and tp
give you the type of administration
you will be pleased with. In closing,
your support.
^ County Cofimisaioaers
The speaking program war re-
sumed following the dinner hour with
Mr. Huff stated that s** i the candidates for country coihmis-
take it! A gayer, mwe rolUcking ro
mance than their “Hands Aeroas the
Table!”
SCHMELING-JOE LOUIS nCHT
—12 OFFICIAL ROUNDS PACKED
WITH THRILLS. SEETHE-SMASH
ING BLOW BY BLOW BATTLE, •u,
.MGM News. ' ^
. Ij) A. M. Shaw—MONDAY.
10c and 2^
WEDNESDAY, THUR^AV,
August 19 and 20 .
‘‘And So They Were
Married" /:
With MELVYN DOUGLAS and
MARY ASTOR.- ^ ,
’* Thr yMi^T'lbrprrSe^
Roaring out of the studio that made
“.Mr. Deeds" comes another grand ind
glorious laugh hit! A cinema cyclone
of^comedy—n rip-roaring panic of ro-
when the legislature adjourned. I
wrote the item myself, he said, and
have no apology to make.
Senator Nance said that did not
^pport Governor Johnston 100 per
conwittee, while the pas^two years' g Frank Anderson was the first
he had served on the ways and means | ^ » farmer
committee. I had a part in the state merchant and knows a day’s
appropriation bill, he said, —
[city policje forc^ If I am elept^, Ijjjesaid, I wilLdp only the things thdt
promise to make you a clean and will rei^ect ci^it to the?office.”
fair sheriff, he said.
F. L. fiddle stated that he offered
for the office in 1924 and is. again
Thos. W. Bennett, iacnmbeat, said
he was glad to be present to five fui
fount. ...of his steyrardship. Eight
Governor Johnston signed and ap
which ^Qrk. He promised if elected to give
cent,, that he supported him when'^hei proved in quick order. He ^ld of his
advocated measures for the gooif of
.the state, but when he violated an^
disregarded the constitution I left
^hira, and vill stay left. I am oppo^ied
jri^le rule, he-said. He told of how
ne had" given the beat services pqs-
sible, how he had helpel many peopTe
get jobs, citing particularly ; several
persons at the Lydia cotton mi'ls re-
'cehtjy. I have* been called an enemy
of labor, Mr. Nance said, which I
service on the committee of commerce
and industry, and said he wrote the
workmen’s compensation bill. I be
lieve in economy, he saidUnnd spoke
of the excellent financial condition of
the county and state.
S. J. Hunt, offering for reelection,
said he had not - violated the confi
dence of the. voters. I have made my
own decisions all my life, he said,
and all political questions on county
deny. He then read a letter from the j and state government he has decided
president of the state federation of i by himself. He said that upon going
l^ibor in which he stated that at the i to the legislature he had been ap-
fasb scTOmr of tbe 'general assemWyI potrit€fd‘'W thr »grrctrittrpe committee
Mr. 'Narce worked cooperatively to and banking and insurance committee
put a s^eparate department of lalv',r where he had worked to promote the
law >ii the statute books, In concii-lbest interests of'the people. I was.
his best services, to buy all supplies
according to law. He spoke feelingly
pt the county home and promised his
best efforts to improve conditions
tbeiie aad add in eva^ way possible
to the contfort aad happinuas of its
aged and helpless inmates .
•W. Broolc8~~Blakely, seeking the
sanie position, said it was an impOf-
seekipg ..the \voters* suffrage. Hejyi^s ago you favored me with thia
spoka of his association and training offw and I have made you a good
under the late Sheriff Owens', andjclerk yis I promised. He said that
that his particular work had been as | lawyers all over the state having
tax agent of the office. If I am elect- j business Mth his office and the judg-
ed I will Mntinii. to fijht for your|„ ,, thlrtooii judieffl circuit, hud
rights m the matter of- tax execu- • x ..
an said
tions, he iaid. I stand for enforce
ment of the law. I do not drink liquor
and will give you a sober, efficient
and hmiorable adnriittStratiMi wf; the
duties of the office if elected. ''
, C. W. Weir spoke in appreciation
of the splendid record he made four
Laurens ebunty has the
loed on page aiz)
tant office and that he has an am- years kgo when he came second ip
bition to serve the people of the coun
ty. I will give you good service, he
said, and invite an investigation of
my qualifications and character.
the race. I feel now that* four years
later I am better experienced and
qualified to serve you, he said. He'
invited an investigation of his record]
J. Ben Hunter, the third, speaker,! and said that he favored the sheriff
told of his past publid services for, and his deputies spending a great
Ihe' eburifj^ iTs'lchMrsrWi’'’IyS^^ time ThThe’^rWs' seb-'
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sion he said I wouldn’t change an
“t” in my votes or administia-
bust rom-antics! Hilarious hpwfa—jor a
when a gay divorcee sets her cip fofftioa—if re-elected I will wear the’col
lar of no man.
I For the House
a grand ex-husband!
Comedy, “ Listen To the Freezing.
“Buddy the Pup and the Gypsies.”
10 A. M. Show—WEDNESDAY.
10c To All
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
August 21 and 22 . \
“Hearts Divided”
L. A. Austell was the first of 12i '"« quesnun. * nave nu ai^uiUBie, uU|Cation3 tor the ortice. 1 am interested I sion, but I do claim to be a police
speakers for the, house of i*epresen-["®|in the county's cross country i^pads, officer and to have a knowledge of
tatives- He vave a review of his life.lre-elect me 1 will always he said, I have had experience in this I the duties and resboiisibiJities mf the
also a member of the social security
committee, he said, to consider in
dustrial insurance. He favored old
age pensions and voted for the meas
ure to allow the people to vote on
the question. 1 have no apoldgies to
and efforts to keep a part of the j tions of the county in an effort to'
county from seceding from the coun- prevent crime, particularly among the ^
ty. He stated that he had had long' youth. He cited his 12 years record as i
experience in the upkeep of roads and a member of the Clinton city police
promised faithful services if elected, j force, and invited the voters to“ aek
Lander B. Stoddard said it was his | his home people about him both as a
first time to offer for public office | man and peace officer. I do not claim
and reviewed his career and qualifi- to be a speaker, he said in Y:6Ticlu-
cations for the office. I am interested I sion, but I do claim to be a police
elected, he iigid, I want to- be of
service to my county. 1 favor rural
electrification, pld age‘pensions, tax
on chain storea,_tax on bus and mo
tor lines in competition with the rail-
With DICK POWELL, MARION] rokds. I will serve you fairly, squar?-
DAVIES, CHARLIE RUGOJ^itS, ii4d honestly if elected.
H.\LL JOHNSON’S CHOIR. ’ ' John D. Davis, the second speaker,
They’re screen lovers agaiwf Close+riianked the Cross Hill people for
your eyes and picture all yoga golden L^hei-** vote two years ago and went
tatives.- He gave a review of his life.
love dreams come true! .j iben
wake up and live them, for here they
are—enacted by the screen’s moot de
lightful star-mates, in the stdfy-. of
the famous beauty who stole the
heart of the man who gave America,
an empire.
“FRANK MERRIWELL”'!^. 6,
•Get Moving.” Silly Sym^Won^^;-^
Ipto a discussion of the duties of a
legislator which are legislative, he
said, and not in the role of a dicta-
said. If you re-elect me 1 will always] he said, I have had experience in this I the duties and responsibilities ;of the
county’s interests if fleeted. He spoke
of his interest in the county home and
vote my own' conviction.s and make
my own decisions.
J. P. Mahaffey thanked ,the voters
for their support four years agO; He
cited business and confidence in pub- desire to improve Renditions there
lie affairs a.s essential and a man’s ^ ^— •-—* **•- ‘'
worth to handle the job. I am for
eradicating evils that are creeping in
and will look at all issues squarely.
I do not agree with any man 100 per
cent, he said—am nu yes man. A
matter of principle and sound under
standing,'and'deslt’e'to carry out the
type of work, and wlU cooperate in office and'lhe training to discharge
every possible way to advaneb the those duties.
John D. W. Watts, who has been
serving th'e county as sheriff for sev
eral months past by appointment as
tor. Under the present set-up your will of thp people, he cited as a part
IDc and 25c
senator and a majority of the dele-
ation must .do it all and 1 am op-
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of his platform. He spoke of present
dsed to such meddlesome interfef-1 are threatening Democracy. I am for
nee on the part of the .senator and
lie nftembei^.. Did you'know that
Elmer the Elephant.” in .cplvi;, ,4^.9'^*’ **
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a 40-day session of the legislature or
else going to bienhial sessions. It
would pay the county to pay some of
or by the consent and dictation df I the crowd we are sending to Columbia
mdini
tHk delegation? He termed thf dele-1 $10 a day to stay at Wme, he said.
Will F. Erwin promised his best successor to the late Sheriff Owens,
service-s if elected and told of his ex-1 safd that one of- the mottoes of his
perience ip road work and bridge!life was thankfulness. Some one h^
building, and invited an investigation, raised the question of my age,/ne
of his qualifications. „ j gaid, but this should give you njd^ap-
John H. Wharton incumbent, gave prehension. All of my sense*/kra as
ah account of his etewardahip and re-1 good as when I waa a younger man
viewed his work during the past, two {and I am as able to discharge the
years. 'The road building business in j duties of the office as any man in the
the final analysis, he said, is the work; race. I am now sheriff by appoint-
dissentlons apiong the people that of the supervisor and I have worked, ment from Governor Johnston. I want
and cooperated with that office to] to be sheriff for the next four years
the full extent of my ability. He i by your vote and endorsement, he
spoke of the county home and ex
pressed the hope of having conditions
there further improved. In closing, he
said. Cooperation is needed in the of
fice, he stated, and I will do my level
best to enforce - the laws and dis-
i»/M|ation’s $50,000 bond issue sprung ih If I am eleetpd and charged with the,gained during the past two years[efficient manner and in a way that
NEXT WEEK—
; EX MRS. BRADFORD”‘vv\ Ml
“BULLETS AND PA(|AoTS^ j^iece of.-jiti^ratura.. tatet tl^jey I will da'Sn^t^ the same honor
>mforiabre”^und shall be divided Mlially in the I and trust I would sp
said his knowledge and experience charge the duties of the office in an
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‘Where It’s Cool arid CothI
lectlpjiL year-as a most.:incdniistent| responsibility of spending your mon
iece _
^bally tn the land trust t would spend my own, he
•»* m. ♦ ** ^
l<)ihine towhship-s, and then practically
all of the amount is applied on one
proving alL,JJbi«L.-road^ _ rather than
Theatre
MONDAY AND TUBS
August 17 anefris
“'The Bii Noise”
lay-ISouth Carolina vs the htgaway de-
With GUY KIBBEE, -WARREN
HUm ALMA LLOYD and DICK
KORAN.
said in cor'dligibn. v •; ’
A. "Homer Moore spoke of hi^ ten
commissioner
better equips him Tor further service I will please my people.
and asked reelection upon his record.
For Sheriff
T. D. Abrams was the first speaker
lissioner. The main issue b^ore
in the five-cornered sheriff’s race. He
said, Ynyx position is that the taxpay ^ ^
ers and trustees should conduct their partment. He discussed the $65,000
aftgh’S-.anil .pOliTli' dtfitaUng del^^^OOO road/bond issue.
said it was the first time he had ever
offered for office and cited his"30
years» experience as a law enforce
ment officer and the part he had
played in important crime investiga-
I tions in the county. I will enforce the
Slio.. ^vor ojl firtUhiiflf'Jtffj slii)p'ld ha?^ P^Pl«jlaws if elected, he said, rwiil bring
egislatK4 .session in 40 days and for ratification and exp^
Clerk bt Cowt
E. 0. Anderson was the first speak-
ej; in tlje race for clerk of court. He
stat^ that the office -i? an impor-
OVER 100 DOZ. SHIRTS
FOR YOUR SELECTION
—VALUES UP TO $1.95
Now! $1.49 each
3 for $4.00
Sizes 13 Vi to 18.
Whites, Colors, Fanci^.
canm inmcN imm
Made up of familiar ingredients; _ , , . i —u . .-u i -•
and having for its idea the theme and then attempts to |/ever it pleases. He favors the election Hicks F. Owing*, the second apeak-
legislative .^Csslon in 40 days and'for reification and expressed the j punishment and see that
going home and not taking 20 weeks opinio that it s’nould not be neces-jall sections of the county are given
to pass the county supply bill. If I sarj^ to sell bonds to build road*. | law protection. I know how
am elected' aiid the senator of the RoRd building must come from Co-J to run the sheriff’s job, he said, and
li^bia, he said, through •‘pull’’—thatl pledge my best efforts if honored
crowd down there builds roads wher- ^v-ith the office.
W« ncomoMMl thta Roach
Kllit>r..liM MimT nor
WAtrnrau, ai«Mi. Oon-
vmImU. m* BttccUv*
for moatlM.
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3 for 35c
county pigeon-holes ''the supply bill
in his desk and hdlds it until the end
that old folks are not ho passe as
youngsters sometimes like to think.
Very amusing. Spiced with comedy.
“Shorty At the Seashore." “J*lay,
Don." “1 Wanna Be a Life Guard.”
10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY. ,
lOe and 20c
railroad it over me without time t
study and understand same intelH-
gently, I promise there will be /no
supply bill the next year.
Who helped the conditions you
I farmers, he asked. President/Roose-
I velt—not your county delegation. 'The
Alao ANT BU'TTONS *
KiUa Anta—S far 25c
KELLERS DRUG S’TORE
of the highway commission by the
people. I favor good schools and will
make my own decisions if elected.
. Charlie L Milam said he^ had no
political record to offer. He told ofj
hi.s early training at the -Thomwellj|
orphanage and .said that he had not
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All Riedmont
;J8c each
Hipp & Adair
FOR MEN
. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY,
- August 19 and 20
‘Ticket To Paradise’
With ROGER PRYOR, WENDY
BARRIE; CLAUDE GILLINGWA-
Tw.n ...,1 AViYDii'w TOMiiiina-w
TER and ANDREW TOMBES:
She's taking him for a ride—keV
giving ker tke merry>go-roqn(f'-%-^e
gag-jag of tke year! Togetker they
turn jke country upside dowa UL-R
mad scramble to find out wKoTie is—
'iwhat ke ia—and wkom ke lovyd! ' ,
xCom^jr, “Oily Birds.” ' '*
\*For Sport’s Saka”
farmer has never kad bUt dne tariff | broken his promise made to its found-
—the processing-tax wWch helped|er, Dr. W. P. Jacobs, never to take
bring about better conditions until a drink of liquor or play cards. He
it was killed, and yet whdn help for! told of his service to the Lisbon and
the farmer is proposed it is termed Mountville schools as a trustee for
undemocratic. / \ the .past 20 years, and said he had
I contend, Mr. Davis .said, that the alwqys, and will continue to ever
conduct of the cqUnty’s affairs with fight for the interests of the children.
A. M. Show—THURSDAY.
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lOc To All
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
IDA
j^ugust 21 and 22
“Lawless Range”^
joa^
With JO
MANNORS and YAKIMA C^UTT.
A battlefield^ f(w a goldfiimPjBaL tlie
desert’s waste. King o( th<e cowl]p>ys
as a government undercover' mak.
Night raiders reach trajTs end when
a western ace goes aftw
tie drives and eoverra wagOirrtgfB'
the knowledge and approval of yduV
delegation is presumptious. It is too
mnch like the county manager plan,
or having to xo to papa for a nickel
tactics
ther people .of X«aurens county are of
th^-ssihe mind.
W»/E. Dillard spoke of his former
str^uously opposed to such
ana dictatorship and believe ed upon by the people.
I favor cross country roads, he said,
and believe that the up-keep of all
roads should be taken over by the
state highway department]. He said
he favored all bond isspes being vot-
Up to three years ago, he said,. I
never heard of trustees being re
quired to go before » copnty delega-
residence in Cross Hill 31 years ago. j tion to ask if they could hold their
1/iave no criticism of any man in this| millage. Such legislation I oppose, he
race, he said, and no criticism of the
.Tnoijtlbers of the present delegatioh
■ ^and their administration. You should
MrOW your candidates, their tharac-
, ter—you should elect men who are
and able, men who are loj^
to. 't^ county that it may get its
shart of the state money—men who
yill fight,and press with vigor.
'■• tarn principally interested in' state
legislation, Mr. Dillard declared, and
I have not a single criticism of
our delegation. ( believe that the
\
vans in a new rnaii to Ute.
Thriltlng action aMd suspeiiae/lii
flicta hetwl^ p^ttaws aiid' fimVtfTt
posses. The Ip^e of gold rouses the
passions of men opening a neir
tier. ^ "—
“DARKEST AFRICA” No. ^ '
“When I Yoo Hoo, Playing PoUtica”
10c and 20c
said, and the question should be left
to the taxpayers of the district
not to the senator and house nmta?
bers. I will'^hot attempt to interfere
with the school business, he said^ nor
their Supervision. He said teachers
should be paid in line with state cler
ical positions. I will do my own vis
ing, he declared, I am tied to no man
or corporation.
Ralph L. Sullivan said he was a
cotton mill boy and not ashamed of
it. He declared he was for Governor
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NEXT WEEK— v
•TWO AGAINST 'IRE WORLD”
“FARMER IN THE DELL'
IF YOU DESIRE A YOUNG, CAPABLE, HARD-HITTING
itate appropriation bill should be re-'Johnston 100 per cent. I am for good
/duced, he said^and cited how it ha^J roads and schools. He termed the la-
ns'eh over a period of years. T will ^ bor compensation bill as nothing but
fight, against bureaus in Columbta. I' a graft for corporations. He labeled
think the recently set-up state book' the highway commission as highway
department a^ a cost of $50,000 could; robbery, and wants the chief cooMnU-
have been saved by placing this de-! sioner put in office by a vote of the
partment with the state superintend-; people. He- praised President Roose-'
ent of education. The new labor com- • velt and said men should be put in
mission should be handled by the | the legislature who will help and sup-
head. of the department of agriculture,! poprt Governor Johnston. Let’s stop
WHO WII4 GIVE EVERYONE THE SAME CONSmERATION
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I a lot a bs
he said. Clemson college is getting
too much money, he said, and he re.
feired to the item in its appropri
ation bill of $50,000 for tick eradica
tion as unnecessary, also the item of
sending lawyers down there,.,he said.
Robert C. Wasson, offering as a I
candidate for the first time, invited
an investigation of his training and]
. Born in Hart Coonty, G^ May 25, 1904, and reared on a farm neu* Livonia, Ga. A gtadnato of
Furman University wltk de^eea of E A. in 192raiid LL.B. (Cnm Lands) in 1929. Worked in one
of the lending law officM in Greenville, S.-^.,^for two years until admiaMo^ to Bar in. 1929,
character. I am running on Robert]
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"|B6,O0O‘ for plant culture since the | Wasson’s merits, he said. I stand for]
only benefit farmers receive must epoperation between the governor and 1
coma from seed farms. Continuing W lagisiature and for an adjommmentl
said, I believe the cost of operating!in 40 days. I stand'for good school^i
the legislature is too high. In cbnclu-j and free textlnxdcs for the first seven!*
Began independent pracUce of law in Abbeville in 1929 and has practi^ in Greenwood INDE
PENDENTLY since 1930. Married and has three children. ■ .
Criminal Docket, Greenwood Clerk of Court’s Office, shows that for tke past two years —
Jjinci L 1936. Hugh Beaaley has handloA-one third of 4he paid eriminal defense practice in Court
General Seasions during that timm
^ion ’he said, my chief efforts will be
confine^to state mattera
Phil ^ Huff, offering for re-elec-
grades. I am deeply interested in the
education of our children, he declar-
If elected SoUdtor, will preseenta aU eases vigorously and wiU give equal eondderatien ta
everyone. -
ed, in rural electrification,' old age
t^i^. said he was not present eitk^jiensiona for all over. 65 years of
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