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THE CHBONICLI
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PRESBnERIAN COLLEGE READY
FOR NEW TERM OPENING TUESDAY
EnroUm^nt ETxpected To Break All Previous Recqrds Witli All
Dormitory Space Reserved. Five New Men On Faculty For
Year. Special Welcome P^bgram Arranged For Freshmen^
Led Ti^et lb
Three Counties
, SEPTEMBER 3, 1936
NUMBER 36
Hor^ Show Here
Draws Big‘Crowd
Wfi
Presbyterian college will begin its j English department, is on a leave of
57th session next Tuesday with an absence completing v.ork on his doc-
expected capacity enrollment, it has tor’s degree, at th^ University ofi
been announced from the dean’s of-[North Carolina, and this position will]
fice. The freshman class will reporttbe filled by Prof. Bernard H. Boyd,j
on Tuesday and will register on Wed- i who holds a master’s degree from j
nesday. Old students wlil I'epoi't on Princeton university., ;
Thursday and be matriculated on pfi-' Kenneth N. Baker, formerly a mem-'
day. ' 1 - I her ot Newberry college faculty, will [
“Freshman week’’ wlil be ushered i head the newly-created department of,
in Tuesday evening when supper will! commerce. Replacing Capt. George S. j
be.served in. the-dining hall, followed, Beatty who, was transferred ..to. the.
by a “college night” program. Wei- Army Infantry school at Fort L^-
d T.
come addresses will be heard from' venworth will be Major Floyd
President W. P. Jacobs and the presi-1 Harding of the United States army,
dents of the Y.M.C.A. and student'Hi.s duties will be those of assistant
body. This will be followed by an in-|professor of military science and tac-
formal reception .Jfj?r the new men tics.
given by the Y.M.C.A.
Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., the first
Dr. JRoger L. Coe, head of the de-1
jiartment of education is on leave of
Fifteen Hundred Spectators See
Events Under Floodlights.
Sponsored By Lions Club.
Laurens County’s
New Senator
The Ijiurens county horse show|
held last Friday night under the!
floodlights at Presbyterian college, i
i was attended by a crowd of 1,500 per-j
^jih's Tfom all sections of the county.*
The show, the fipst of its kind here,'
was sponsored by the local Lions club*
and pronounced by the large crowd as*
an outstanding success. Many heau-j
jtiful horses were entered in the vari-i
Otis contests with a group of out-of-1
town judges picking the winners and |
^ T^nki1Tg-the rrhhtm wwrardff.-—
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CITIES RAKED
BY AIR AHACK
Both Spanish Groups Deny
Bombing U. S. Ship. Bloody >
Fighting Goes Forward Over
Wider Section.
at,
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m GHARl,fiB A. CROMER
.\nnouncement has been made by I ballot the Aug-
the Lions club that the show will bei^’*’^ primary, over three oppon-
(;. HEYWARD MAHON
devotional exercises for the freshmep absence for the second year serving
will be held, followed by an introduc-;as state head of the National Y’outh
Complete returns for the first pri-
J made an annual event and will be
I open next year to exhibitors outside
I of the county.
I The winners wpTc as follows:'
First event (ehildivn riders under
15 years years of age)—First, Ann
Richardson, Ijiurens; owner of horse.
ents.
Declares Vote \
County Ra^es
rhe'fi.aH7.nd%;;c;;r^ciilAd.^ showed .hal <i. Heyward Ma.|Ann Richardson. Second, Andy Vounjr.. Executive Committee ^Declares
tests. In the afternoon at two o’clock ^ Columbia. His position will be filled ‘‘"o^n Greenville business, Jr., (Jinton; owner of horse, Andyj Nominees On First Ballot and
in the gymnasium the freshman cur- by Dr. J. C,. Long, who holds his de-
riculum will be presented by Dean M. gree from George Peabody,, college.
W. .Brown^At 7:30 in the evening a
welcome service will be held in the
Faculty For Year
man, led in three of the four counties' Younff, Jr. Third, Jacobs, Clin-
of the Fourth congressional district I ton; owner of horse, William Henry,
far the house of representatives seat I Clinton,
Names Entries for Run-Off
Next Tuesday. , *
chapel with addresses by represen-' 37 session, as announced by the dean,
tatives of the Chamber of Commerce, 1 follows:
The complete faculty for the 1936-; recent death , by j Second event, ladies horsemanship
a« nnnniin..«,I Bv lKa/I.>0TX Congressman J. J. MeSwain. | -—First, Ann Richardson, I^^urens;
Major Mahon stood first in Green- owner of horse, Ann Richardson. Sec-
Rotary, Kiwanra and Lions clubs. This | President—William Plumer Jacobs. ''***.®' i^urens and Union counties,
will be followed by a social hour. | Greek and Frerfch—Dr. A. E. Spen-jTaylor, led in Spartanburg
The devotional exercises Thursday j cer. ^ county,
morning will be attended by the paa-l Latin and German—Prof. Bothwell
tors of the city who will bring cor-i Graham.
dial greetings to the young men from! English—Dr. M. G. Woodworth.'"
■Clinton churches. The remainder of j Bible and Religion — Dr. D. J.
the day will be given over to confer- Brimm.
Economics—Dr. J. B. Kennedy.
Chemistry—Prof. H. fl. Sturgeon..
Psychology and Philosophy—•Dr. F.
ences pertaining to the year’s work
with members of the faculty, and
added recreational features. Friday
will be given _over to organization 1D. Jones.
work and the meeting of classes.
On Saturday evening at eight
o’clock on the college plaza, . the
Y.M.CA. and College Dame« will give
a reception in honor of the new stu
dents. Sunday morning the students
will.be welcomed in the churches of
the city, . followed by a special
Y.M.C.A. meeting in the chapel in the
evening at 7:30.
Several of the old students, mem
bers of the Y.M.C.A. and student
Education—Dr. J. C. Long.
History—‘Prof. M. W. Brown.
French—Dr. S. M. Huntley.
Physics—Dr. Neill G.. Whitelaw. ^
Biology—^Dr. H. S. Fish.
Mathematics—Dr. H. E. Spencer.
Associate in Economics—Prof. Ken
neth N. Baker.
Assistant in English— Prof. Ber
nard H. Boyd.
Director of Physical Education —
Walter A. Johnson.
Major-Mahon and the second place
candidate, Joseph R. Bryson, Green
ville lawyer, will run over next Tues
day, Sept. 8th. . '
The total vote stood;
G. Heyward Mahon
Joseph R. Bryson 17,510
J. G. Le'atherwood 14,557
-Claude A. Taylor “13,449
The returns by counties stood as
follows:
Greenville
ond. Miss Ella Dunlapi Mountville;
owner "Of ^uirse, W. H. Henderson,
Gray Court. Third, Miss Bruce Arm
strong, Giay Court; owner of horse.
Miss Bruce Armstrong.
Third event, plantation walking
horse—First, Wash M. Pitts, Clinton;
owner of horse, William Henry, Clin-
19,268 ton.,Secondr Richard Buford, Clinton;
owner of horse, Richard Buford.
Third, B. H. Boyd,'Sr., Clinton; own
er of horse, B. H. Boyd, .Sr,
Fourth .event, three-gaitod saddle
horse — First, Luther Martin, Gold-
ville; owner of horse, Thomas Martin,
Bryeon 5,8331 Goldville. Second, Nathan Thomas,
Leatherwpod 7,585[Gray Court; owner of horse, W. H.
council, will arriva Monday 16 asslsij Xsswtiht rRrecfdroT'Pfiysrcal "Ed-
the college authorities in extending*! ucation—Lonnie S. McMillian.
the “glad hand” to the new students j Librarian—Willard L. Jones,
and aasiat in adapting them to their! Professor of Military Science and
new environment for the next nine, Tactics—Major Robert E. Wysor.
months. I Assistant Profeaeor of Military Sci- {
Mahon 8,163
Taylor 1,6^1
Spartanburg
Bryson . *7,186
Leatherwood ^rr. 3,820
Henderson, Gray Court. Third, Misa
Bruce Armstrong, Gray Court; owner
The l4iurens county executive conf-
mittee in session Monday with R. T.
Wil.son, chairman, presiding, declared
nominees on the first ballot in the
August 25 primary, and those ^.o en
ter the run-off on next Tuesday, Sept.
8th. A checking of the returns showed
a number of errors in several of the
races but substantiated the-returns
compiled and annopneed by The
In a day of wUlespread airplane
bombardment* of Spanish cities both
the Madrid government and the rebel
high command were said to have told-
j the United States they knew nothing
of the aerial bombs dropped near the
I U, S. destroyer Kane la.st Sunday.
I Both belligerents were understood
I to have expressed their regrets to
! the United States.
"'‘'Wairplanea Tn Spain Tuesday bat
tled over the city of Irun while oth
ers in the service of the Madrid gov- '
ernment bombed the rebeF “capital”
at Burgos.
In Madrid which suffered an early
morning raid, pr<Aparations against
renewed air attacks were speeded as
rumors of cabinet shifts gained im-
I)etus.
A three-person delegation from the
Madrid government, including “I^a
Pasionaria,” the woman contmunist
deputy, was in Paris seeking discus
sions with “political allltV’ there.
With whole trenches full of gov
ernment forces blown into the air by
rebel direct hits at Irun, foreign dip-
lor^ats across the French border at
Hendaye discloseil they had asked
each\of the belligerents to “human
ize” the civil war by exchanging hos
tages instead of executing them.
Hostages in Irun today were
shackled in the streets, many of them
praying, as shells and shots of their
('hronicle on election night. . , , . , ^
The eoromiltee’» tabulation ahowedl”*" exploded nearby. Gov-
the following candidates elected in
ernment forces, driven back with un-
the first primary: Dr. Charles A.
Cromer, state senator; Thos. W. Ben
nett, clerk of court; and Sidney A.
I^ee, game warden.
Run-over races next Tuesday will
he held for congress, solicitor, house
of representatives, sheriff, commis-
I sioner, and magistrate of Hunter
of horse. Miss Bruce Armstrong.
Fifth event, five-gaited saddle
horse — First, Nathan Thomps, Gray
IklAhon
Taylor 9,310
* —J* LvYivefis
Bryson . 2,040
Leatherwood 1,536
Mahon 3,396
Taylor 1,430
. . Union
5,367 Court; owner of horse, W. H. Hen-
Everything is now in readiness for ence and Tactics — Major Floyd C.
Bryson 1,868
the new year’s work. Campus work
ers, ^carpenters and painters have
been working overtime in prepara
tion for the opening. The dormitories
have been cleaned and repaired and
Harding.
CoHege Directory
Marshall W. Brown, dean.
Mrs. Lillian G. Brown, registrar.
J. H. Hunter, business manager.
Ijeatherwood 1,664
Mahon 2,232
Taylor * 983
deraon,^ Gray Court. Second, Ed Arm
strong, Gray Court; owner of horae,
Ed Armstrong. Thrid, Luther Martin,
Goldville; owner of horse, Gary Dil
lard, (Uinton.
Sixth event, grand champion — i^®** ^* ^rllee
First, “Cyclone,” .stallion owned by
township at Clinton. No election was
made in the house race, the six high
est candidates in the order of their
vote bfeing: Wasson, Witherspoon,
Huff, Davis, Milam and Hunt.
The official tabulation for - the
county follows:
U. S. Senate
James F. Byrnes .7,802
227
“293
counted casualties during the day, in
many cases of hand-to-hand fighting,
last night w^ieeled field pieces with-
I M 4 W A A ■ ^ A 1.1 M A ^ wv MM M M
are now spick and span for their Mr?. Myrtle Hunter, matron.
cupant.s. Work on the administration', Mrs. William D. Adair, secretary.
LAURENS SCHOOLS
OPEN SESSION TODAY I < Jinton.^
Eighth event lancing tournament
George A. Coptdand, Clinton. Second,* (ongreas
“Ina Walker,” owned by Gary IXilJ K. Bryson
lard, Clinton. Third, “Chance,” owned l>eath<Twood
by (b?orge A. Copeland, Clinton. j (|. Heyward Mahon
Seventh event, mule i*ace—Won by i ^ A. Taylor
W. H. Dill, TliornweH orphanage, j Solicitor
Hugh-, Beasley
B. V. Chapman
2,040
1,536
.3,395
1,430
993
in the city’s walls and prepared for
a. battle to the death in the stroets
if the rebels should pound through
their lasOTne of defense on the hill
tops outside Irun.
As the government fought to hold
Irun, its warplanes were bombing
Burgos, location of the rebel north
ern headquarters, \lnsurgent leaders
said four were killed when a hospital
in the city was ‘strui^k.^-
Other governihent\ reports said its
forces already had penetrated the
rebel-defended city 6f Huesca and
were occupying-barracks and the rail
road station there.
European aspects of the Spanish
battlefronts were comparatively un
changed, with the Fj-ench redoubling
their efforts to-> bring Germany of
ficially into the neutrality fold.
«. French generals were working out
new defense.s along the German fron-
4
462 '''*’**® those already in reatliness
building, the new commerce depart
ment, and the Y.M.C.A. community
house has been completed
Miss Catherine McKee, secretary.
Student Directory
Raleigh Shoemaker, Charlotte, N.
Five changes are made in the fac-JC., president student body.
The Laurens city school system will
ulty for the coming yeari Dr. *Neil G.
Whitelaw, last year professor of
mathematics, has been shifted to the
physics department ol-.which he will
be head. The position he held last
year will.be filled by Dr. H. E. Spen
cer, last year an instructor at Cornell.
I
Chester Keller, Greenville, presic
dent Y.M.C.A.
Sadler Love, Rock Hill, editor “The
Blue Stocking.”
Joe Patrick, Covington, Ga., editor
“The PaC-SaC.”
Stuart Campbell, Jr., Wytheville,
Prof. Hugh T. Swedenborg of the j Va., editor “The Collegian.”
Walter Putnam ,. jBennett Elected
Dies Of Wounds Clerk Of Court
Laurens Youth Fatally Injured
Motorcycle and Car
* Collide Sunday Night.
_ Laurens, Sept. l.--Waker E. Put-
Mm, 22, store salesmsn here, died at
a Laurens hospital shortlyHSefore 6
a. m. Monday from injuries Jie ted
irfeeived Sunday night when tte mo
torcycle he was riding collided headon
with an automobile occupied by .C.
Richardson of Seneca, who was pass
ing through the city homeward bound.
> The accident occurred on East Main
street near the J. B. Culbertson store.
The impact caused Mr. Putnam’s
head to be thrust through the wind
shield of the^ Richardson car, while
bis body was caught between the mo-
torcycls and the bood of the ear. tW
■ Recount By Executive Commit
tee Declares Incumbent Win
ner, Makihg Second Race Un
necessary. '
youth’s right leg was crushed above
the 'knee and the other badly injured.
He also received head and other
bruises.
Mr^ Richardson received minor cuts
on his tend.
L. iv. Jackson, highway patrolman,
and other officers investigated the
accident.
Mr. 'Putnam is survived by bis par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Put
nam; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Higbe
of Ware Shoals, Ind Mias Hilda Put
nam; two brothers, Harold and ^iebn
Putnam, Laurens.
Funeral services w«re conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 5 o’clock from
the family residence by the Rev. WT
Laurens . county Democratic
executive committee, meeting in spec
ial session Monday, declared Tboa.
W. RennetL incumbent nominated for
begin the new session this morning,
C. K. W’right, superintendent, has, an
nounced. The rental text book system
will be followed, but pupils desiring
to do so may purcha.se their books
as in the past.
The teaching staff for,the 1936-37.
session: J. K. Derrick, principal; Miss
Sarah Eliza Swygert, French'; Miss
Sara Babb, Latin; Miss AHie Gosnell,
hi.story; Miss Emma Cooper, English;
Miss ^ith Hellams, English; Miss
Ruth Riddle, English; Mrs. Laura B.
Fleming, gwmetry; Miss Betty Dun
bar, algebra; Miss Lucile JJew, alge
bra.
,, M. E. Royster, science; F. W. Tay
lor, agriculture and shop; Miss Mary
^ W. Wertz, home economics; Miss
i Jacquelyn Douglas, stenography; V.
R. Fleming, i^ielk:c-'«iuL«Uizeiiship;
Ernest Pittman, principal elementary
sdiool'and social science; Mrs. H. S.
Blackwell, health; Miss Evelyn Jones,
language, Miss Lavinia .McCuen,
mathematics.
Won by Gus Kamage, Jr., Clinton.
Judges were C. C. Schumpert, New^
W. K, Charles
Dr L. I-iong . . .
berry; Mrs. T. T. Bobbitt, Newberry, Young .
528
5,276
320
and Major F.-C. Harding, Clinton.
Miaa Mary Belle Babb, Mis* Ruby
clerk of court and rescinded its for-1 McKown and Miss Made McCariey,
mer action in placing him in a sec
ond primary with E.' O. Anderson. A
sub-committee that recounted the
votes cast in the Laurens city box in
this race found a gain of 62 votes in
favor of Bennett, which gave him a
majority over his two opponents.
A i^uested recount was also made
Off the vptea of the same box for leg*
islative J candidates but net enough^
errors were found to affect the of
ficial count, thus leaving the six pre
viously declared eligibles to make the
second race.
fifth grade; Miss Bruoe McKelvey,
Miss Mary Meiklejohn and Miss Jule
Childress, fourth grade; Miss Eliza
beth Leonard and Miss Harlowe Ma-
haffey, third grade.
Miss Elizabeth Young,“Miss Louise
McCord and Miss Kathleen Sanders,
second grade; Mrs. B. L. Joaes, Miss
Ballot For
Second Primary
State Senate
Elmore G. Bramlett 745
l>r. C. A. Cromer . . 4,353
F. A. Gedeist .,. 176
iC. I). Nance , . ' 3,244
I House of Representatives
|L. A'. Austell 480
were shown to Poland’s “strong man”
Rydza.smigly.
From across tlM* sea, in Mexico,
came an officii admission that arm.s
had been shipped to the .Madrid gov
ernment. V
President flardenas in his-speech'
opening the se.ssions of congres.s said
that 20,000 rifles and 20,000,000
rounds of ammunition had l)een plac-/^
ed “at the disposal” of the Madrid
government.
\
John D.‘Davis .....2,621
Following is the official ballot asj'V' I*'- Dillard 1,674
it will appear at the county voting] Fbil D. Huff i q si ’ j
precincts for the second primary, next j S. J. Hunt AOiteCi
Tuesday, Sept. 8th: ^ 4- Faul Mahaffey 1,586'
■J.--
Congresq—4th District
Joseph R. Bryson
G. Heyward Mahon, Jr.
Solicitor—8th Circuit
Hujgh Beasley
B. V. Chapman
G. L. Long
House of Representatives
.. (Vote for Thrpe) .
Jojin* D. Davis
Fhil D. Huff
^ ^ J. Hunt
C. L Milam
Robert C. Wasson
J. D. Witherspoon
» Sheriff
John D. W. Watts ./
Caldwell W. Wier
A. Ho'mer Moore 1,968
AllWne Franks and .Mrs. Florence B.
Fleming, first grade; Miss Janie Hart
ris, secretary.
CAR CRASHES TAKk
TOLL OF 66 LIVES
F. Hedgepath. 'Buraal followed in the
Laurens ceinetery.
Dr. Copeland Blackwell, John W.
Finney, Jr., land Ralph Henderson
were visitors Jin Ckeenweod Monday.
Automobile^ accident took a toll of
at least 66 lives throughout the coun
try over the week-end as the national
safety council reported that the na-1
tion seem^ly Was^ beaded for an*
“all-time record of slaughter.” j
The safety council’s warning wasj
based on figures ehoWing July to be:
the tlttrd successive, month this year
with more fatalities than the corre
sponding month last year. *
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ckaves of Co
lumbia spent the week-end with Mrs.
Graye’a psotter, Mrs. Jsuacs Bradley.
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E. Frank Anderson
—«—J. Ben Hunter——
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Lander B. Stoddard /
John H. W’hart^/
Magistrate Hunter Township
, At Clipton
James L. Browning
C. H. McCrary
Note—^Information received yester
day from Greenwood stated that Can-1
didates W. K. Charles and C. A. 1
Young had notified the press that
Charlie L Milam 2,556
Ralph L Sullivan 791
Robert C. Wasson ...; 3,330
Parry Wilburn 672
J. D. Witherspoon 3,226
Sheriff
T. D. Abrams ,..4 .4. mo
Hicks F. Owings 1,697
257,247 Votes
Senator’s Total Is Lar^^est Ever
Given Candidate In This State
With Opposition.
Columbia, Sept. 1.— Declaration of
official returns of the first Dem^
Luther^Rid^e 4466!cratic primary today showed that
Caldwell*Wier ..y....2;4621 u^hileTJ. S. Senator James F. Byrnes
vote ever givCT
y .a candidate with opposition, the total
E. O. Anderson .2,136 * vote in the state was 2,000 less than
Thos. W. Bennetr^f; 4,333! the record.
John D.- W
^ Clerk of CiMirt
J. Herman Power 2,022
County Con niMoaer
.1 3JJ96
E. Frank Anderson
W. Br^s Blakely 2,232
J. Ben Hi
Hunter '.......2,318
Wilt P. Irwin 1,782
Lander B. Stoddard 2,982
John H. Wharton .,... ..3JK)7
Game Warden
The official count as declared by
the state executive committee gave
Byrnes 257,247 of 295,470 votes east
in the primary. He received 87 per
cent of the ballots cast and approxi
mately 50,000 more than any other
oppos^ candidate in the past,
In his official tabulation,' Lame L.
Boflner, werctary of tiic executivi
M. A. Cannon --2,112 j committee, sbow^ 25,672 votes for
R. Nyle JSekson 1.675 j Thomas P. Stoney of (Charleston, and
Sidney A. Lee 4,717] 12,551 for W. C. Harllee of Dillon.
I Results of the congressional races
I Itlion ^#sy*iyis*aa ^ li’y districts follow: First, Rep. Thom-
^***^** iiJCa VlVC g McMillan of Charleston, unop-
Period Closes
Second, Rep. H. P. Fulmer or Or
angeburg, 33,578; Gary Pascal of Ck>-
Tlie schedule followed during the lumbia, 20,172.
u J summer for evening union services in j Third, Rep.-John C. Taylor of An-
they had withdrawn 7rom th^^ i^e churches of the city came to a derson, 39JJ70; J. Wade Drake of A»-
close on the last Sunday in August | derson, 17,923. j
at the Thomwell Memorial chnrcb* Fourth, G. Heyward Mahon of
with the Rev. M. R. Wingard as the | Greenville, 19,268; Joseph R. Bryaon
rind would not enler the second pri
‘ mary.
3UMMER HOLIDAYS END
The merchants’ summer half-holi
days on Wednesday, after continuing
through June^ July and August, came
t3"A'"i^d'8(F15h August 27th. The full
speaker. Re^Iar services in the re
spective churches will be reanmed
Sunday! evening and continued
through tte yrintbr montha.
Mr. and Mrs. Smid Odiomo of
oix-day schedule was resumed this j JDaytona Beadi, Fla., are vidtinf
week and will continue, without in-lfrlenda and 'relativea bore and hr
tonruption. j Laurena.
of Greenville, 17,510; J. G. Leather-
wood of Greenville, 14,657; Claude A.
Taylor of Spartanburg, 13,449.
Fifth, Rep. J. P. Richards of Lan
caster, qjuopposed, 40,060.
Sixth, Rep. A. H. Gasque of Flor
ence, 28,470; James-yR. Turaar of
hr| Bennettsville, 14,505; )R. G,
bum of Marion, 2,318. \
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