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TAGE EIGHT
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N CHRONICLE. CLINTON. 8. C.
THURSDAY. AUGUST 27. 1936
U. S. Senate Race
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Byfnes Hi^rilee Stoney r
Abbeville"! ..
.. 4,321
214
258 i
Aiken ..
.. 2,686 •
187--
. 448
All^dale ..
.... 1,486
375
lori
•Anderson ..
..i 8,560
253
506'i
Bamberg ..
.... 2,238
127
2631
Barnwell :.
li.. 3,653
123
296'
Beaufort .. .
934
82
2091
Berkeley .. -
.. 1,509
34
1,047 i
■ Calhoun .. ..
..11,388 '
64
190;
Charleston .
.. 6,340
126
2,428]
Cherokee ..
... 6,340
225
4141
Che.ster ..
.. 4,410'
164
256'
Chesterfield
. 4,232
173
225
Clarendon ..
.. 1,727
153
303
Colleton .. ..
.. 2,500 ^
100
300;
Darlington
... 2,023
90
1231
Dillon
.; 2,282
373
160 r
Dorchester .
... 790
18
1091
Edgefield ..
.. 2,092
135
3851
Fairfield .. .
... 1,751
103
1941
Florence .. ..
.. 8,330
664
693 1
Blue Hose Boast
“ Full Letter Team
Monograin Wearers For Every
Position. Squad To Be Light
Compared With Opponents.
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with the 1936 Blue Stocking foot-'
ball squad reporting for practice in,
less than two. weeks, Head Coach j
Walter Jolinson is plotting' and-plan-
Death Jumbles
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State Politics <>
Roosevelt’s Loss of Olson May;
- Throw Minnesota Votes Toi
Lemke’s Union' Party. I
Minneapolis, Aug. 23.—Death of
Governor Floyd B. Olson, who had
welded Minnesota liberals in support
of PresMent Roosevelt’s reele^On,
may have a decisive effect on
Washington, Aug. 24. — The an
nouncement from the White House
Letter men ere returning for every a conference between the presi-j .^j,e state will vote in November,
position on the'eleven with sopho-the treasury,; persons believed noboiiy but
more .stars from the"best Presbyte-‘Senator Pat Tlarnson, chairman of ^ oison could hold the Farmer-Labor
BELK’S
SCHOOL OPENING EVENT
FeUtUrihg ^nut of the Lo<mi” Fab
rics of Fine Quahl^ —
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
the finance committee, and other fi-j.pgj.^y ]jj,g ^jjg^ many vote^
napcial advisors of the administra-, would go to William Lemke, yh-[
jtio'n, that “no new taxes and-mo in- ,jQjj party presidential candiifate. ^
fied and clever running and blocking present Uxes are’neces-j j^g^^ they said, might make i]t pos-
,rian college rat team in a dt^ade
ready jt« put up a fight for positions,
quartet are the outstanding contend-
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Georgetown
Greeimile .
GreenwOpd
Hampton \..
Horry .. .
Jasper .. .
Kershaw .
Lancaster
Laurens 6,037
L^e
Lexington .. . 1,
Marion 2,
'V
2,361
17,381
4,003
2,178
3,564
. 218
4,141
4,588
7
3,69
1,353
7,190
3,062
3,204
^Marlboro ..
McCormick
^ ''Newberry .
Oconee .. ..
Orangeburg
Pickens 6,795
Richland
Saluda .. .. 2,986
Spartanburg .. 10,125
Sumter 3,026
Union 4,361
. Williamsburg 3,436
York .. 5,087
69
601
130
110
370
5
168
224
143
L82..
138
268
828
l2l
459
172
101
317
181
249
306
IIS'
214
245
225
' 351
1,441
193
346
809
46
303
263
198
329
286
256
381
105
695
256
.289
381
379
397
790
246
231
382
205
tain J. B. Jacobs, a stellar punter
and a line charger of force, and drive,
almost assured of the fullback
i,eith. Bill De^er and Coon l^eldon
.sary” has . tarted a discussion as tojgibie for Governor Alf M. Latidon to
just what IS implied in the statement.-j(,g,.j.y j.be state.
How much i^as it a gesture for po- Witb Olson’s death. Lieutenant
iitical effect and how far was it a re-jHjalnhar Petersen succeed-
flection of improvement in business to the office! Three men appeared
condition-
are ably qualified to pit their 170
pounds against the state’s best. Bill
Thompson, who played second fiddle
to the versatile Rex Wilbanks for two
seasons, should swing into his full
glory as he shouts signals for the
Hose. June Moore, sensational block-
ini''back on last year's rat aggrega
tion, should see much service as the
season grows older, and freshman
backs Lambright, Dennard, and Rey
nolds will see active service.
The wing position, which is one of
the most uncertain, finds but one
man returning with very much ex
perience. Ralph Waldrep is almost
Certain to swing his 171 experienced
pounds into action when the whistle
The secretary of the treasury point-, senatorial race. Representative Er-j
ed.out that the revenue from existing
taxes is steadily increasing, due to
contimied Improvement in business
conditions, and that tbe government
is steadily approaching a revenue
yield which will be adequate to cover
e-xpensefr and-reiluce the public debt.„-
The generally accepted explanation
of the reason fof making the an
nouncement at this time is that it
to be in the lead to tkke up Olson’s
nest Lundsen probably will be offered
the chance to run, but is likely to de-j
dine it because he is virtually certain j
to be reelected to the- house. |
Elmer A. appointed by Ol
son to fill the vacancy caused by the!--
death of Senator Thomas D. Schall,]i )r
also is available. However, he is the
Farmer-Labor candidate for gover
nor, and it is doubtful whether he
was jiot SO much to strengthen Hr. quit that race to try for the
Roosevelt’s own political position a* j senate. Attorney General Harry H.‘
to help Senator Harrison in the Pfi* | Peterson and Chief Justice. J. P, De-
mary contest in his home sfat®-of vaney, of the Minnesota supreme
Mississippi.
Social Security Whirl
Because so much of the ne’Ivs corn-
blows in 1936. His fellow wingman ing out of Washington in'the* past
will be drawn from one of last year’s few years has been iibout the acts of
court, are other possibilities for the
senatorial candidacy.
TOTAL .. ..173,799 8,526 17,021
NOTICE*
In Re The Commercial Bank of
Clinton, S. C., In Liquidation.
NoticeTs liireby given to all stock
holders of the Commercial Bank of
Clinton, S. C., that pursuant to the
direction of the State Board of Bank
Control and to Decree issued by
Judge C. C. Featherstone, Judge* of
Eighth Circuit,“und€r date of August
17, 1936, a stockholders liability as-
nessment has been ma^ against each
and every stockholder of said bank
in an amount equal to the par value
of the stock of said stockholders. The
aaid stock has a par value of $100.00
per share. And the said assessment
has been levied and is effective as of
the date of the aforesaid Decree,
August 17th, 1936,, All assessments
not paid on or before the 15th day
..of September, 1936, will after said
date and beginning therewith bear
interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum until paid. The Court fur
ther authorized the entering of suits
against any and all stockholders .yyjio
shall not have paid the assessment
on or before October 15th, 1936.
H. D. HENRY, x
Conservator of Commercial
Bank, Clinton, S. C.
Dated Aug. l9, 1936.—8-3-3tcw.
substitutes, 'M. ,H. Jacobs, and three
stellar rat performer^, Atkinson Hol
comb and Hiers.
The guard position is well cared for
with three veteran performers return-
the president and of congress, it is
easy* to get the impression that nOr
body, does anything in -Washington
between times.
As a matte/ of fact, the capital city
ing. Glenn Beeman, who rose to su- is a beehive of activity the year
opponent, the opinion here is still
that no one is justified in laying
heavy odds on either side. Much will
depend upon the effect upon the
country of Gov. Landon’s speeches in
the town of his birth. West Middlesex,
Pennsylvania, and in Chautauqua and
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perlative heights as the season'drew
to a close; Vic Correll, whose 185
pounds has filled hol^s in the Blue
Hose forward wall for two years, and
Ernest Evans, who has seen valuable
service, will probably fight for the
position with Bird, Shoemaker and
Wallace of last year’s reserves might
ily putting in their bid, while Sopho
mores Murchison, Davis and Horne
scramble to top each other in the
race.
Tackles find Jim Collings, a 197-
pound Atlanta senior, and Macon
Hipp, a 197-pound Charlotte junior,
defeifding their positions againsj
.Sophomores Boswell, Evans and Bal
lard.
The pivot position is the biggest
problem in Coach Johnson’s mind just
now. The only letter man, L C.
Hutchison, is lacking in experience,
and only Junior W. K. Knox and
Sophomores Bachelor and Henderson
will be fighting for the center honors.
Despite unusual weight at tackles
and guards, and the probability of a
190-pound center, the Blue Stockings
will be light compared to most of the
opponents on its stiff nine-game
schedule, Coaches John.son and Mc-
Millian are planning a fast attack
rather than power play.
around. Perhaps the busiest office in
Washington right now is that of the
social security board, which has
Buffalo.
President Roosev^t’s speech at
Chautauqua on international relations
is regarded even by his political op-
moved into the old department of la-iponents as one of the best addresses
bor building and is already beginning'he has ever made, reflecting Ameri-
to find itself cramped for Space. lea’s genuine intent and purpose to
The tremendous job of listing, in-’avoid being entangled in any foreign
dexing and assigning a serial number
to everyone of the 26,000,000 and
more workers in business and indjus-
try who will come under the provis
ion of the retirement benefits section
of the act bn January 1, next, is a
job of detail work which is already
employing several thousand clerks.
The latest estimate’of the number of
persons who will be required to ad
minister the social security program
when it is in full operation is 30,000.
The work now under way in this
bureau must be completed before the
end of the year, for beginning on
January 1, 1937, every worker reach
ing the age of 65 will be entitled to
retirement benfeits. -
Monthly benefit payments for life
will not begin until 1942, but any em
ployed person reaching the age of 65
after the first day of next year can
draw down from the social security
account a lump sum amounting to
3 lier cent of whatever he may
have earned after January 1, next,
provided* he quit.s his job and goes
war.
, Say—
“I SAW IT IN THE CHRONICLE*
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WAYCROSS REGRETS
LAMOTTES’ LEAVING
into retirement on his 65th birthday.
In addition to this, the social secur
ity board is in charge of the allot
ments to .states for old age pensions,
the collection of payroll taxes for un
employment insurance and the dis
tribution of the proceeds -of these
(From The Waycrov.s Journal-Herald)
“Brother lAiMotte, one of the most
beloved pastors in Waycross is leav
ing to make his home in Clinton,[taxes to the states, and the allotment
South Carolina, after an unusually' of federal funds for various kinds of"
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Robinson-Patman Act
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continually holding hearings on va
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supiiosed to administer. Just now the
federal trade commission is being be-
seiged by business men and their at
torneys asking for interpralations of
the Robinson-Patman act, which
made numerous amendments to the
Clayton anti-trust law.
A nuinber of complaints have been
filed with the commission charging
violation of the act; some of these
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sonnel of the P.T;C. in trying to help
made a worthy contribulion for its find oht what the new law means and
advancement toward a high standard
of living.
“Whereas, life is measured by ser
vice, am not by years; and should we
judge Brother and Mrs. LaMotte by
their acts of service in our commvu
nity, and their deeds of kindness,
their labors here among us will not
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have been in vain; and
what may and may not be done un
der it.
One week’s schedule of hearings by
the federal trade commission, the in
jberstate commerce commission, the
national labor relations board and the
securities exchange commission con
tains a list of 14 cases regarded as
“Whereas, we are thankful to God
for the influence of their Christian
lives and for Their faithful service in
our town.
“Therefore be it
“Resolved: First:"That we, the la-
important enough to be announced
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publicly in advance.
Political Slanta
Politically, the question of the mo
ment to which nobody has the answer
is still as to the effect upon the pres
idential election of the alliance be.
dies of the Woman's Interdenomina- tween Father Coughlin, the Rev. G«T
tional Missionary Union in'Waycross,
aid Smith of Louisiana, and the
Georgia, do collectively and individ- Townsend group, with the L^ke Un-
ually, regret their leaving. — jion party. The impression grows that
“Second; That we do extend to | the third party vote for the Lemke
them our earnest prayers for them in; ticket will be much greater than any-
their new field of labor.
“Th'rd: That these resolutions shall
be >pi-?ad upon the minutes of the
Tni*\ denominational Missionary Un
ion, a copy be sent Brother LaMotte
and that a copy be sent the'Waycross
Jqumal-HeraW for publication.
“Respectfully submitted this 30th
day of June, 1936.
“Signed,
“Mrs. J. C. McLendon, Chairman,
“Mrs. C. Howard Mathcny,
“Mm. J. C. Prldger, Committe..”
body anticipated a' month ago, quite
possibly^large enough to carry four
or five states.
Anyone can start a hot discussion
by suggesting that this expects
Lemke vote will cut more deeply into
Mr. Roosevelt’s vote than into that
of Governor Landon, or vioe-versa.
The plain fact is that it has cre
ated a situation which the political
prophets are not equipped as yet to
analyse accurately. ,
As between the President and his
i
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