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VOLUME XXXVI r CLINTOl^, S. a, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1936 NUMBER 38 G.O.P. MAKES CLEAN SWEEP Blaine ^irongly Enlisted In pabliaui C^dnran. Vote Ranf- es Prom 40,000 Ma^rity For. Barrows Down To 5,000 Lead ' For Senator White. t PortiMMi. Maine, Sept. 15. — Maine atood strengrly enliated in the Repub lican column tonifht, but interpreta- Crop Prospects l%ow Increase Advance By Ten Per Cent Dar ing Month of Annalist. Rains Bring Aid. - LARGE ENROLLMENTJ^T COLLEGE Three Hondred and Twenty-Three Matriculhled For New Sessioii Opening Past Wceh. Freshman Class Sh^s Gain. Fourteen States and One Foreign^ County Represented in Student Body. John E.Agnew Sleeps In 'Peace TTie total matriculation at Presby terian collese for the 1936-37 session just opened, hae reached tKe mark of 323, which is a slight increase over last year’s enrollment at this time. tion of its vote, ranging from a 40,- 000 majority for gubernatorial can-114 per cent sibove the ten-year aver- South Carolina crop prospects in creased 10 per cent during- August, Frank 0. Blacl^, federal agriculture statistician, announced Saturday, while the outlook for the nation’s! in the freshman class there are 125 crop. .^riy 2 per cent m old .tudeot. ro- He said the mdKatted yield por' acre for all South Carolina crops isi, 'Fourteen states and one foreign didate Lewis C. Barrows down to a 6,000-vote lead for Senator Wallace H. White, varied in the nation’s po- Ikiosd (^mps. election h«a pfoTwl' that the people of tnis country sue jiuroused to their danger and deter mined to preserve their system of life and government,” commented Gov. Alf M. Landon of Kansas, Re publican presidential candidhte who made a last-minute fOray into the state to urge support of Ihe party’s candidates for state and federal of fices. "Maine continues Republican by a majoTity of 50,000 DuPont-Morgan ^11)^,” said James A. Farley, Dem- national chaiitnan. “Maine re mains Rept4}lican in a local election by a rieduced majority.” Compilation of the vote was vir tually complete tonight with no chance belated returns from isolated precincts could change the result. All but six of the 633 precincts were counted. —^ The tabulation showed: For U. S. Senator: Gov. Louis J. Brann (Democrat) 152,902; Senator Wallace H. White (Republican) 157,- 937. For governoj: F. Harold Dubord (Democrat) 129,084; Secretary of State Lewis 0. Barrows, 172,170. Three Republican congressmen were elected by approximately majorities ranging from 15,000 to 20J)00. In the congressional race, the Republicans re-elected one congressman and de feated, two Democrats who were up for Te-election. So close wtas the Branh-White con test, (Thairmsm Farley hinted at a demand for a recount. Farley said Che WbHe margin was so small that *^t may take a recount to determine the actual vote.” Brann, himself, watched virtual completioir of the vote count ..without comment. Indicating he would issue a statement after ^ more careful exami nation of the results. In Boston, Gov. James'M. (iJurlej (Democrat) said: "I believe (Sovemor Brann should ask for a recount. I feel sure that if a recount is held, itovill establish age in South Carolina, where over the United States as a whole it is 17 per cent below the average. Total output for tiM state was ex pected .,to. be .3.4>er.jcent. ahovo. erage production for 1926-32. Mr. Black attributed the improve ment in South Caroling and the Southeast to relief from drought. county are represented by^ the stu dents enrolled. The states, with the number of their representatives, are: South Carolina, 206; Georgia, 61; CfroHna,.. 20j, FJoridg. ginia, 5; West Virginia,^2; Mississip pi, 2; Kentucky, 1; Tennessee, 3; Wis consin, 1; Alabama^ 1; Maine, 1; Kan sas, 1; Pennsylvania, 1. Korea is rep- forty-four students Enrolled a* fol lows: ’ Seniors: Glenn Beeman, Ned Sprunt Hays, J. B. Jacobs, Fran^ Spratt. Juniors: Tom Addison, Reia^hand- ler, Sara Clarke, Clyde Conna^Bebs Dillard, Helen Guerard, Evalyn\Mc- Crary, Joyce Pitts, Nancy You Pauline Roberts. One of First Children Admitted To Cornwell Orphanage In 1875 Dies At Greenwood Home At /Age of 71. FKING SQUADS SNUFF REVOLT ^John E. Airnow, 71, one of the’firs^ group of children to enter Thomwell orphanage when it was opened in 1875, died at his home in Greenwood Government Nips Plan To Join Fascists. 400 Men In Ranka Tried To Break Lines and Go To Rebel Arniies. which continued in other parts of the i resented by one student. h wo country. He said the September forecast of 705,000 haRTS of cotton for the state was 20 per cent above prospects a month earlier although 6 per cent below 1935 production. Com, hay and pecan nut crops ail should yield more than the average, he continued, in contrast to conditions generally. He made public the follow ing estimates: Com forecasts 21,671,000 bushels, an increase of 1,667,000 bushels or 8 per cent over a month earlier. Indi cated production is 6 per cent below last year’s relatively large crop but 7 per cent above the average for 1928-32. Tobacco, 68,250,000 pounds, or 24 per cent ^low last year and 10 per cent below average. Tame hay, 223,000 tonk, 1 per cent above 1935, but 25 per cent'above av erage. Pecans, 1,150,00(L-pounds, 83 per cent above last year and compares with national production estimate at only 35 per cent of last ysar. ^ Improved prospects for apples, pears and grapes were also inditttcd, Mr. Black said. Forty-Four From dinton From Clinton, tl» Thomwell or phanage, and Goldville, there are Monday afternoon after a long ill- Sophomores: Sara Prances Baldwin, W. C. Baldwin, Jr., Kohn Barnes, Su-i^ ella Denson, Joe Donhan, W. P. Ja- terday afternoon in Greenwood con-j courtyards of the Bilbao military cobs, HI, Agatha Jones, Laetitia ductd\by Dr. L. Ross Lj^, president: prison, it was learned through dip- Jones, Shannon Simpson, Walter'of the orphanage, assisted by the'jomatic dispatches. Saint Jean de Luz, France, Sept, 15. Spanish government—fmng squads tonight snuffed out attempted revolt or ihe Bilbao garri.son. Sixty-two officers who tried to lead their men to join Fa.scist armies were shot down by militiamen in the Todd, Mildred Young Freahmen^Carrot-Barnes,- Beverly Davis, Henry Finney, Ida Gamble, Irma Underwood, J. L. Rawls, TSIaiy Lou Johnson, B. L. Wood, Jr., Robert C. Knox, Charles Trammol. Harold Gilliam* W. R. Pitts, Jr., J^es Mon roe Terrell, Thelma Taylor, Lawrence Hall, Jane Sturgeon, Rob^ Ellison, Thomas. Ellison, Adelaide Roberts. Hu^ .Beasley Qected SoGeit<Nr Gr^nwood Attorngy Ddfeits 0. L. Long In TuMday Ron- Over Primary. Dealth Claims Laurens Banker R. B. Terry, President Palmetto Bank, Church and Civic Lead er, Passes At Home. Laurens, Sept. 11. — Funeral rites were held at 11 a.m. Friday for Ralph B. Terry, hanker and one of the lead ing citizens of the city. The services were in charge of his pastor, the Rev. J. 0. Smith of the First Methodist church, and were at tended by a concourse of friends and relatives from the city and county and from other points in and out of the state. During the funeral hour, stores and offices were closed and ^- ercises suspended by the Laurbne high school department, as a mark of respect to Mr. Terry’s memory. Mr. Terry, whowras 63, died at hit home at 10 a.m. Thursday after an illness of several weeks front a heart ailment. For two weeks he had not Voters To Have Choice Of Four Rev. R. L. Holroyd, paetor of Main iMethodist- ^urch of * Green- wood. F. Mi/ Stutts of this city, a member of tnk orphanage staff, was a mem^r of the honorary pallbearer escort. ^ \ As a lad 10 yea^of age, Mr. Ag- new, a brother and\wo sisters, en tered the orphanage here 61 years ago when it first opened, for the ad mission of children by its founder,- Four hundred soldiers, 200 civil guards and 200 assault guards, at tempted to break through lines i§ join the F^ascists. Almost all of their commissioned and non-commissioned officers weiw convicted of trea.son by summary courts martial and shot. Meanwhile Gen. Emilio Mola’s Fas cist warships tighten'e<l their block ade of northern Spain'^s govemment- Variety.of Presidential Electors In November Before People. Union Party Latest. Columbia, Sept. 12. — Four sets of presidential electors may he placed oefore South Carolina voters for the general election November 3. Secretary of State W. B. Blackwell said he had been notified that the Union party, headed by Representa tive Limke (Republican) of North Dakota as presidential candidate, planned to place a Hat of electors be fore the people in this state. Democrats of the state named elec tors for the subsequently nominated Roosevelt-Garner ticket at the state convention in (Columbia. Both the Tolbert fattion, which un seated the Hambright-Gardner group at the national Republican conven- been at hit office in the, Palmetto unseated “lily-whites bank, of which ha was praaidant. Mr. Tarry was a ndtiyb df Rocking ham, N. C., and had baan a realdaiit q#**! for alaetioh. Hugh Beasley, of (ireanwood, was nominated solicitor of the eighth ju-'ier for several years. Upon the death l4iiircnB for about 38 years. At first he was a salesman in the store of his brother, the lata Harvey Terry. When the Palmetto bank /Wae organized in 1996, he became bookkeeper. Latfr he was assistant /cashier, then cash- have announced lists of electors and apparently plan to have ballots print- thit GoveriSbiTBrami won. Chairman John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican national committee ivsjTquick to recall the ancient adage “me Maine goes, so goes the nation,” in commenting on the result. “The results are splendid,” he said in a statement. “They forecast, in my opinion, a similar victory in Novem ber.” From the Democratic camp, how ever, came quick denial the result was significant. Attorney General Cummings said the reeuk was “distinctly encourag- dicial cricuit over 0. I* Long of Lau rens, in Tuesday’s run-off primary. With 128 out of 140 precincts .re ported yesterday, the unofficial count gave Beasley 7,676 votes to 5,062 for his opponent. — Long carried Laurens county by an Beasley ing” to tibe Democrats. Senator William H. Dietrick (Dem ocrat) of Illinois, drew on the resists of past Maine elections to prove it showed “Maine is fast traveling to wards the Uomocrats.” “I would consider the election as indicating strongly the reeleoCion of '"The received a flattering vote in his coun ty and led in the other two counties of the district, Abbeville and New-- berry, < ^ >^/ Incomplete returns tabulated yes terday follow: / Pets. y/ Rptd. Beasley Long 24 1,065 612 26 3,681 428 31 1,277 3,299 47 1,697 728 The new solicitor, 32 years old, is a native of Hart county, Georgia, a graduate of Furman university and the Furman law schoed. He has been practicing law seven years, locating nwT ai AbhevTTlej*”aiid nmving to Greenwood several years ago. County Pets. Abbeville .... 24 Greenwood .. 27 Laurens ...... 88 Newberry .... 61 President Roosevelt,” he'said. “Inei^ I state is just as strongly Republiean D* rilllCr |S as Alabama and Missiasippi are Depa- aeratic. Tn 19347 1^'eaklent Codlid^ carritd ‘Maine by 96,000 votes, and in 1932 Hoover piled up a 38,000 ma- Prospect school leommunity, this The reduced majority in day’s senatorial election can only mean that Maine is traveling fast to ward the Democrats.” The “redu^ Majority of White over Brann drew from the former the proTxi aesertion he had hasten a “for- tnridable bpponeni” Chairman Hamilton, too, praised even by the 5,000 nutjority, was a spectacular Republiosa victory. L^[ion Post Names Officers local Amariean Legion post on iy night alerted the* following to aerve for the year 1986- J. PkU, oommandsT. peon, vics-commander. FVsnklin, viee-coiMMiader. Hcdlingaworth, vioe-eom- Killed ^ Tram Claude Bennett Fuller, farmer of county, was struck and killed Satur day evening % the Seaboard veeti- bule near -^Fuller’s crossing between Clinton and Mountville. His body was btbught here to an imdertaking establishaMat whtere Cor oner Thomason held an inquest Sun day momihg attended by the engineer of' the train and several other road that death was unavoidable and held the train crew hlaroeless. Fun^l services for Mr. Fuller were held Monday aftembon from Mount Pleasant Baptist efaureh near LauieiM conducted by the; Rev. B. L Wood. The deceased ia survived by his widow, seven children, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fuller, two sis- ters and five brothers. adjotant ibatmee offkar. tmiaa.' ler, sgt. at anna. HOME-COMING AT SHADY grove SUNDAY Hona-eoaring day will be observed Suodigr# Sspt. 20, at Shady Grove Presbyterian church. (Bsrvtocs iriH ba held in tits morning witb^hmer serv ed on the gfooiids at the noon iionr. All iriiiide and former ntembers of the ehureh are invited to be present for Oh diy. of the president,. the late J. J. Pluss, Mr. Terry was elected as his success or, a position he lield for about 20 yeans. He had been regarded as one of the inor^ successful bankers of the city, and his desth removed from the community >ts most useful citi. sens,— Be was a member of the board of ^dewards of the First Methodist church and at different periods he had served as church treasurer. He was a member of the board of trus tees of the Laurens city school, mem ber of the city bond commission, and. the park and tree commission, and a director of the Laurens Business league. Gf a friendly disposition, sympathetic toward the unfortunate, ^is* private contributions to charity and to the. assistance of hoys and girls ambitious for a c<rflege educa tion, gave him a wide influence. Mr, Terry is survived by bii widow, Mrs. Rosabel Moore Terry, daughter of “the Tale Irfr WHTTflTVriJr' A. P. Moore of Laurens; one son, James B. Terry, of Greenville; a daughter. Miss Sarah Frances Terry; a sister, Mrs. Fred Dickinson, of Rockingham, and a brother, F^nk Tei^, of Ck>lunihis|^ Absentee Ballot.— - System Opposed Coanty Executive Committee Urges Repeal of Voting Plan and Declares Nominees In Second Primary. Mr. Blackwell said K. Renaker of Savannah, Ga., wrote declaring the Union party’s intentipa to name elec tors in South Carolina “to avoid any possible trouble because of legal tech nicalities.” Mr. Renaker said he would file the list of electors with Mr. Blackwell when he found what it would cost to print the ballots. Under the South Caro ms system each i*arty must print ifs balloU and be lesponsible for having hern p'ac- ed before the people at the polling tion’s opening were Flora Pitts, Entrekin, Walter Entrekin, and tie Clark. B«,dro John, h.. brothor, AIM. „ut th. dofondor. of Bilbao. SonUn- tjrpjitrt.ro, Ann. and Fanroo A^,, the other four children at thoinkitu-1 ^he FMciat inourgento oought t» gain complete control of the Bay of J Biscay coast, after capturing Irun ,, , , a J iV>d^n Sebastian on its eastern ex- Mr. Agnew always manifested a ^niity deep J" th* -'If*™ of the 'L „ government oteamero attempt- orphanage and on aeveral pecaoion. i V wa, one of lU honored^ts at com- meiHiement M«on and the irr.nd and Uke refuge in oth« rjlly celebrat,™. He wa. a oymp.- ^a. Some accounts «lid the Gijon thetic contributor to the 'Mtltution a I minishing ra ‘ places. Both the Denipcratic and Republi can national committees have filed work imd from his own experience could and did bear testimony to the great work done by his former home for orphan boys and girls. To him ThomWell orphanage was like 'a home, he loved it, he loved to come back for a visit, as he said, to revive the memories of happy days spent* there and to rejoice in the noble ser vice it is still rendering. Mr. Agnew was a pupil of the or phanage until he reached tlie age of 16, at which time he went to Abbe ville and worked several years as a woodworker and painter. He later ac-. cepted a position with the late W. V. Blyth, Greenwood funeral director, and Md this position for 41 years. Four years ago he retir^ on Mcount of failing health. He was the* son of Samuel W. Agnew and Elizabeth Ann Sharp Agnew of the Santuc section of Abbeville county. Mr. Agnew was a man of quiet manner, a hard worker and a good and highly regarded citizen in every' respect. He had a wide circle of friends who/ will learn with sorrow of his death. He was a consistent member of Main Street Methodist church of Greenwood. i Mr. Agnew is survived by his wid ow, ^before marriage Miss* Emily Near Orio, MMut 10 miles west of San Sebastian, it contingrent of 500 Fa.sci»t troops fackd some 4,000 gov ernment militiamerh The insurgenta were said to be guibding against m counter-attack by the previously-de feated ‘government .soldiers. (Xher Fascist fighters were sent to more important'sectors, including^ the Itet- drid front. Fasciet authorities at San tian received three officials Italian embassy accredited to drid. The diplomats were given Fascist aalute and a special escort their journey from Irun to San Se-\ baatian, but purpose of tlieir visit was not di.sclosed. Methodists Plan Greenwood Meet Bible Conference For This Dis- j trict Announced By Presiding Elder, Sept. 24-27. ' Dougiate' Abbeville;—two- sons, Arrangements have been completed for holding a Bible conference at Msm~ Street ^ Methodist church in Greenwood, September 24-27, by the Methodi.st churches in the Greenwood Douglass and J. Caldwell Agnew; one daughter, Mrs. Onie Lee Agnew, .. . , th. Mndid.ci«i of th.ir pr..id<nti.l Cco/^, .11 of Grorawood; rov.rol .nd .M. nomMi!, Mr,|.g..ndehildren, and two .Utoni, ‘ Gr«nw^ diTtriot"*!?* Blackwell said this was the first lime in his memory that such steps had been taken. — He said he considered the naming of electors on the party’s ballot for the general election was sufficient and that the list did not have to be filed in his office. The Democratic electors have not been filed. Fannie N«.nce of Abbeville, and Mrs. Annie Devlin of Verdery. Frfuik Furoer Says: Loans In County ~ Total $809,860 In Laurens county 486 loans were closed in the amount of $809,860.00 by the Federal Land bank and the Land Bank commissioner, from May conference speaker is Dr. W. A. Smart, prof©8.sor of Biblical theology in Emory university, Atlanta. The conference is sponsored hy the general Jx>ard '‘and the conference board of Christian education of the Methodist church. This Conference is one of a series to be held in eight of the large.st cities in tlie Upper South Carolina conference during Septem ber. ' - Dr. Smart is one of the most dis tinguished teachers and preachers in j, 1933, through June SO, 1936, ac- clwniHng to recent mformatton given'^ America, being tn -eoflet^ -<lema«d The worst of .11 b.d .gts I. L.wr.no« M. non-laying hen. for speaking engagements in confer ences and universities,! The first session of the conference I Pinckney, state director for the Na- Itional Emergency council. — - The road through the^hneicrop cot-j loans closed in Laurens'will begin on Thursday morning, Sej) the poor hqujai:^ JbB7 for 8378,8^4:00^ wewrteniber 24th, 10:30 to ^F^ o^dock, Election is th« solution of success-1 nuide by the Federal La^ bank and j and there will be morhThg se.ssioha ful selHng. |329, totaling $430,946.00 by the Land | on Friday and Saturday at the same Splitting farm yields wrth bugs and Bank commiseioner. ~ i hour. On T)iursday night the confer- plan diseases is mighty poor busi nest. Home-gro'wn feeds fed to home grown livestock make home-grown profits. I ’After,all, the real basis for a better ence program will begin at 7:30 o’clock with addres.sos by Dr. Smart MEN-OF-THE-CHUBCH ! p ro, p , r , Vw: MEETT FRIDAY * R^v* T, C. Cannon of Columbiiu ; .Mr. Cannon will speak on “An En- Th. M.n-of-th.-Church'of th. Fir.t Church School Progrwrt for Laurens county executive com- 'mittee tn sessK>n~IairFnday, adopted a resolution asking the legislative delegation to use its influence in.re pealing the present absentee ballot regulation of the party. The resolu tion was offered by B. E. Sorgee, c<Hnmitteen»an from the Watts Mills pnaciact. 'The comimttee at the same session declared the recent thi^ nominees for the house of neprsentativea, a sheriff and two county commission ers, as previously reported by < Presbyterian church will hold their Adults” on Thurmlay morning and inr ..p.city for f.rn..r. ^ | conf<rr.nc. will b. h.ld on Sv^.y .f- Now, mor. th.n .v.r, it i. .pp.r. ^ ^ (crown &p . 27. ,7:00 to 4:15 o’clock, hy th. LtiL, fullowotl by .n inter- farmers who won’t. cooperate ficial returns. In the^two unsetUad magistrate races, Clyde H. McCrary was declared elected in Hunter towiK shi^ over the incumbent, James L, Browning, and D. Todd Knight, in cumbent, BuUivan 'townshipy. over A. C. Owem. Mrs. Book Almms baa returned from Laioaster, ^l^ore she spent aavarld waGka/witfaXim block their own progress. More and better family cows would to notify Irby Hipp or Heath Cope- mean happiness among Southern farm peo pie. The test pf the scrub hog is on the meat scales, when he is weighed in the balance, and found wanting. .. ... .... „. A protty .tro.m lhro«,h th. f«« ..tin, progr.m .rrong«l for 1th. oc-i TIT'?"' cion by th. committw in ich.rg., ■" *h« Grwnwood I > higlwr ttandnrd of hwlth »ndj_ JL.tin. to .tt.niL»re nsked «»»«"<• • cordial invita- in... amoim .ttouthn-n farm Dw- ^ J . . tion to Chriatian pwpl. from all land in advanc. in ord.r that th. la-: »“*"<'■ di.s may know how many plat., to «>nf«mK.. provide. Since the meetings during adds tM^ulneas to beauty when har nessed to a little home power plant.. Club boys and girls who live up to their slogan, “Make the best better,” also set a fine eMmple to their iter- ents. Yes, business before pleasure, but why not business and pleasure in a aee.and4Mm tour among tba best fanners you can find? Since we learned from our agrienl- tural college that green foods keep bodies strong and well,' with needed minerals and vitamins, it is easier to get our garden work done.^ as; that there be a full attendance they are now resumed for the winter! months. GREENVILLE SHERIFF . KNOWN IN CLINTON John A. Mai;$in, recently nominated for eh&riM of Greenvilte county, is known by many ih thliTsection who are interMted in the success of his race. He is a brother of Dr. W. T. Martin of Goldville. He married Miss Sarah Dunlap, daughter of Mrs. An nie Dunlap of the Mountville seetkm. Gridiron Season Opens' Saturday ’The football season opens in South Carolina next Saturday with seven of the staters eight teams swin^ng into action, as follows: ~ . Presbyterian vs Clemson at Clem- ton. Erskine vs Carolina at Columbiiu Newberry vs Citadel at Chariest^ Wofford vs V. M. 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