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nr ' ir ’ -II M ] THE CHRONICLE Strires T« E« ft Gcftft Newi- fftper^ Coftiplctft, Ntw«7, ftftd R^ftblc. ffllittton If Too Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Too Don’t Get The Newi. J 1 VOLUME XXXVII LAGUARDU ISRE-I^CTED Smashes Tammany’s - Machine For a Second Time In Mayor’s Race. Farley Refuses To Talk. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY,. NOVEMBER 4, 1937 NUMBER 44 HOW THEY STOOD New York, Nov. 2.—Returns from 3,GOO electric districts out of 3,910 Rave: LaGuardia 1,223,- 114; Mahoney, 827,864. New York, Nov. - 2. — Fiorello H. LaGuardia was reelected mayor i New York today _on_a Republican- Fusion-I.abor ticket — the first so- called “reform’ ’candidate _ever to beat the city Democratic machine twice "in a I'ow. , ■s Jeremiah T. Mahoney, his Demo cratic opponent, conceded defeat | shortly after 9 o’clock tonight, as the mayor’s lead mounted 'to some 80,000 vote.s out of a total of Gif),000 count ed at that time. 'The leaders of Tammany Hall, ■which in the century and a half of it.s life always ha<l been able hereto fore to beat down any second term challenpre to city hall control, were silent for the most part, but Tam many Chieftain Christopher Sullivan commented that the returns “bum fiRures.’’ Dedication exercises for Clinton’s new armory at the lower end of - *1 » were I South Broad street, will bo held next yS'ednesday afternoon, November 10th, With I.AGu^dia into office went at 4 o’clock with appropriate cere- Thomas E. Dewey, ft. special rackets prosecutor w'ho defeated the Tam many candidate for district attorney of the borouRh of Manhattan, Harold W. HastinRs. The mayor, squat, hot-tonRued and politically unconventional, went into power four years ago when the Dem ocratic party was split. This time, it was outwardly at least, with Postmas- ter General James A. Fiirley. the monies. Capt. W. A. Johnson of Battery G, 263rd» coast artillery, will be toast master for the occasion and a num ber of civil and military officials will take part on the proRram. The special dedicatory exercises will be held in the armory and will open with the playinR of “America’’ by Presbyterian colleRe band, follow ed by the invocation by Dr. Dudley Jones of this city. Capt. Johnson will extend words of welcome and publicly express his ap preciation to all who have had a part in raakinR the buildinR possible. He will be followed-by Mayor Silas Bai--|The propram will conclmle with the ley, who will speak officially for the city. Followinp the remarks of the mayor. Major RutltHlpe and other Na tional Guard officials will be intro duced. The principal address of the after noon wijl_ be delivered by A<ljutant Carolina, who will be intixxlucinl by Robert Owens, local attorney. Ma jor Dozier will be followed by Con- pressman G. Heyward Mahon of Greenville, representative of the 4th district, \Vho will be presente<l by D(*an Marshall Brown of the collept'. playinp of the Star Spanpled Banner by the collepe hand. , The buildinp was constructe<l at a cost of $40,000 as a works propress administration projj'ct from funds furnishtnl by the federal povernment. It is an imposiijp brick structure. General James C. Dozier of South similar in appearance to 22^-othef ‘^piri prounptfy at 4 ii*dock7 armories built at various places in the state, all as WPA projects. The buildinp will be occupietl next wwk by the local National Guard unit headed by Capt. Johnson and Lieu tenants Jack H. Davis, Jr., and B. F. Winpard. Captain Johnson has extended the people of Clinton and the county, a most coniial invitation to atteml the dedicatory exercises. Not only is the public invite<l for the openinp, but urptnl to bt* pre.sent and make a per sonal iipjptsctitm'" of the ’hhw buildinp and equipment. The exercises will be- Democratic national chairman, com- inp home to New York to ro to the stump for the Ma'honey ticket. Tammany’s loss of the district at torneyship made its defeat all the more crusfhinp. 'The hall retained that office in the LaGuardia sweep of four years apo, as well as majority power in the board of estinmtf. LaGuardia took‘with him to victory today Newbold Morris, candidate for president of the city council, whose Democratic opponent. Max J. Schnei der, followed Mahoney and Hastinps in concedinp defeat. The race for city comptroller be tween the Democratic incumbent, Frank Taylor, and Joseph D. McGold- rick, LaGuaxdia’s runnlnp mate, re mained unsettled. The election left the Democratic party in New York city in an embar-j rassed position. Leaders of Tammany, a Manhattan orpanization, soupht to l*eat Mahoney for the Democratic nomination with Senator Royal S. Copeland. The Democratic orpanization lead ers in borouphs outside Manhattan— all of whom follow the party leader- *hip—oripinally selected Mahoney to make the race. Thus not alone Tammany, but ev ery Democratic subdivision suffered in the defeat. AMiop Lafiuardia’a sweep was the newly formed American Labor party, •which polled 238,845 votes for Presi dent R^sevelt here in 1936 and which, in the lipht of early returns, appear ed to be about to beat that record heavily in this election. LaGuardia, a nominal Republican, is closer to the political school of the LaFoHettes of Wisconsin than to any orthodox Republican and there have been scatter^ suppestions by friends that he mipht make presidential tim-j her in 1940—as a Republican or per haps a third party stendsjprt hoaraii.- Spartan Pastor Going To Texas Dr. Du Bose Resigns Pastorate and Position As Chairman of Presbyterian College Board of Trustees. ^pratnaburp, Oct. 31.—The Rev. Henry Wade DuBose, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church here for the past 16 years and chairman of the boa^ of trustees of Presbyterian collepe, Clinton, today announced his resipnation of the pastorate of tlie local church. He informed his conprepation of 1,600 members at the morninp serv ice that he had decided to accept H call from the Hiphland Park Pres byterian church at Dallas, Texas, and called a congrepational meetinp for next Sunday for the purpose of act- inp on the request he will make to Enoree Presbytery to dissolve his present pastoral relations with the Spartanburp church. The date on which the resipna- tion will become effective will be determined followinp the meetinp of the presbytery. Dr. DuBose said tonipht that his move to Texas will carry him out of the territory of Presbyterian col lepe, which derives its support from the Presbyterian synods of South Carolina and Georpia, and that he will feel called upon to resipn both as chairman and as a member of the board of trustees pf the collepe. CHURCHES CALL PASTOR The Rev. E. P. Moye of Perry, Ga.,* has been extended a call to Uie Todd Memorial and Watts Mills Presbyte rian ohurches in Laurens. ^ The churches have been without a SOUTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA SYNODICALS HOLD MEET HERE Presbyterian Women of Two Synods Unite For Two-Day Meet With Thornwell Orphanage As Host. Interesting Program Pre sented, With Unusually Large Attendance. pastor since June wlieirthc Rev. JohrT Willingham, who was reared in the orphanape here, resipned to return to Chicago to continue his studies at Moody Bible school. NAMED ON BOARD W. P. Jacobs, well known local bus iness man and president of Presby terian college, has been selected as a member of the state advisory com mittee on personnel for the Sohth Carolina Unemployment Compensa tion commission with offices in Co- RepubHcanisiir more re^lar ^han the inayor’a al though he came into the Mneral pub lic eye as an appointed of Democratic Governor Herbert H. Lehman, diarp- ed to clean up rackets in New York. Mahoney is a former state supreme court justice and himself has been a Tammany leader, although as a Far ley follower, he has been outs with its chiefs. 1 The election had no New Deal is sue, despite Farley’s personal en dorsement of Mahoney. President , RoMfvelt never indicated . prefer- ■ enee tetween the two in.yorel emn- ">“*** ■''*: Willianm and didates, bpth of whom are avowed supporters of his administration. LaGuardia’s bloc was one of the atranpest ever assembled on • the American political scene, running from the l^publican party on' the right to the Communist party on the left$* with Fusian and Progressive parties in the middle. A wing of the Socialist party supported him, too. Despite the d^eat of Tammany, any reading of an obituary by its opponents would be premature in the light of history. LaGuardia, howeverrwon a signifi cant victory for his political philoso phy and with four more years in city hall will have an opportunity to de termine whether a political f<!^ll^ing, (ContinQed on page 'itjgtky J. H. Geillard of Columbia. Wedc’s Menu On Gridiron A joint annual meeting of the Woman’s Auxiliaries of the Synods of Florida and South Carolina opened Tuesday evening in Thornwell Me morial church with a large' attend ance from the two synodicals. “Ad vancing With Christ’’ was the theme of the convention. Mrs. Carl Bramlett of Laurens, president of the South Carolina syn odical, prt*sided over the service. Mrs-^J. M. Edenfield of/Jacksonville, Fla., president of the Florida synodi cal, was seated with Mrs. Bramlett on the rostrum. The program opened with a musical prelude, follow^ by the singing of “Come Thou Almighty King.’’ Prayer was offered by I>r, D. J. W'oods, pastor of the First Ibresby- terian church of this city. Greetings to the members of the synodicals were brought by Dr. L. R. Lynn, president of the orphanage, who gave the visitors a moat cordial welcome to *’thelr institution.” Mrs. L. C. LaMotte of this city, brought greetings from the hostess auxiliary. W. P. Jacobs, president of Presbyte rian collepe, spoke of the college and Thornwell as brother and sister, and extended to the delegates a most cor dial invitation to visit the collepe while in the city. South Carolina presbyterial greetings were given by .Mrs-. C. A. Calcote of Newberry, and from the auxiliary of South Carolina synod by its president, Mrs. Bramlett. Responses were giv^ by Mrs. Edwnfiidd=-4ffid" -Mri^ ^^CiRgway, Mornings meditation.™ Roll call. Introiluctions. Kiwanis Club Names Officers R. E. Ferguson Heads Organiza tion For Coming Year. Asso ciate Officers Elected. R. E. Ferguson, well known busi ness man of thia. city, was elected president of the Clinton Kiwanis c^ub for the coming year at the club’s regular meeting on Thursday eve- Ri.,)0rt of credentwl committM-1 "iW- Prom<rt«t from the Friday Presbyterian vs Mercer at Clinton (night). Newberry vs Alabama Teachers at Newberry. representing the Florida synodical. The evening’s session was featured an inspirational address by Dr. Henry H. Sweets, executive secretary of Christian Education and Ministe rial Relief, with headquarters in Louisville, Ky. Dr. Sweets spoke on “.Some Overlooked Obligations of Our Church.” These he cited as recruiting of the ministry, a proper support of the church’s ministers, and a cen trality of the Christian church. He also discussed the ministers’ annuity and brought the most encouraging re ports on the propress being made to put the plan int(v effect. At the conclusion of Dr. Sweets’ impressive address, the congregation united in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, with Dr. Lynn and Dr. Sweets presiding. The sacrament was served 'by a group of elders from the Thorii- well Memorial and First Presbyterian churches., The sessions continued yesterday morning with the Florida synodical holding its meetings in the Thornwell Memorial church, and the South Car olina body in the First Presbyterian Saturday Carolina vs Kentucky at Lexingtion, church. The programs presented dur- Ky. Clemaon vs Georgia Tech at At lanta. Tbe Citadel vs North Carolina State at Raleigh. ^ Forman vs Bucknell at Greenville. Af. ing the morning and afternoon ses sions follow: Florida Synodical 8:00—Synodical board meeting. 9:00—Call to order. , Hymn. \ Mrs. A. J. Becker. Report of program committee — Mrs. Bessie D. Dillon. 10:00—Annual reports of officers: Vice-president-at-large, Mrs, J, M. Scott; recording secretary, Mrs. J. B. Henry, treasurer, Mrs. Glenn Terrell, historian, Mrs. Bessie D. Dillon; pres ident, Mrs. J. M. Edenfield. 10:30—Annual reports of presbyte rial auxiliaries: Florida, Mrs. F. B. <allaway; St. John’s, Mrs. J. A, Hinton; Suwannee, Mrs. J, W. Pettyjohn. (Messages from synod: Moilerator, Dr. A, C. Holt; chair man of woman’s work, Dr. John A. McMurray. 11:10—Echoes from Montreal, Mrs. G. D. Fleming, Jr. 11:20—Appointment of special com mittees. Pres<*ntation of invitation for 1938 meeting. Announcements, 11:30—Annual election of officers. 11:46—Memorial hour. Soloist, Mrs. FL S. Alexander. 12:00—Recess. 1:30—Cal! to order. Hymn. Devotional message, Mrs. Carl Bramlett. 1:45—'Reports of niufwr nftfiratarieH• Foreign M^sions, Mrs. R. H. (hno- hundro. Assembly’s Home Missions, Mrs. Reeves Bowen. Religious Elducation, Mrs. H. Reed Eldmunds. Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, Mrs. T. M. Simpson. Synodical and Presbyterial Home Missions, Mrs. J. W. Woodward. Development of Spiritual Life, Mrs. Wan. E, Moreau. Literature, Mrs. G. D. Fleming, Jr. Ohristian Social Service, Mrs. S. B. Carrell. 2:30—Reports of standing commit tees: White Cro.ss, Mrs. M. T. Paris. Business Women, Mrs. E. E. Haz ard. Transportation,^ Mrs. J. M. Scott. Constitution and By Laws, Mrs. George E. White. Finance, Mrs. H. N. Veasey. Executive Committee, Mrs. J. M. Edenfield. i 2:50 — Reading of history (1936- 1937), 3:00—Open forum conducted by Miss Janie W. McGaughey. 3:30—Unfinished business. New business. Reports of special committees. Appointment of standing commit tees for 1937-1938. Minutes. (Continued on page seven) vice-presidenc’y and will succeed D. C. Heustess, the retiring president, who has served the organization faithful ly and well for the pa.ft year. Dr. A. K. Spencer was elected vice- preskJent, and F. €. Pinson was re elected secretary-trea.surer,. an office he baa efficiently filled for the ^past several years. The following board of directors was electenJ to serve with the officers: B. H. Boyd, F. M. Bo land, Thornwell Dunlap, D. C. -Heus tess, J. H. Hunter, H. F. Harris and R. L Plaxico. The new officers will aasume of fice after the annual celebration of “ladies night” at Hotel Clinton on the evening of December 9th. TAX COLLEtmONS GAIN Columbia, Nov. 1,—Chairman -W. G. Query of the state tax commission reported today that October collec tions of the commission totaled $1,- 727,698, a gain of $117,749 over Oc tober, 1936. During the first four months of the present fiscal year collections amounted to $7,124,020, compared with $6,346,990 in the correspond ing period a year ago. Query said that although there was a comparative gain during the four mon tlis thSl'TKcT peixentage of the increases for the period had de clined from month to month indicating that “we have about reached the peak collectionR.” ATTEND CONVENTION The Clinton Kiwanis club was rep resented Friday and Saturday at the Carolinas Kiwanis di.vtrict convention in Charlotte by Kiwanians W. E. Mqnt^^. E. Ferguson, B. R. Fuller and D. C. Heustess. FARMERS OPEN OWN BUILDINIT New County A8:ricultural Plant Dedicated With Appropriate Exercises. Cannon, Sike.s and Others Speak. Costs $9,200. Laurens, Oct. 30.—The dedication I of the Laurems county $9,200 agri cultural building here Friday after noon was the answer to a resolve, “We’ll Do It Our.selve.s,” a.s had been agreed upon by the legislative dele gation at the la.st .session of th(L,gen-_ eral assembly, when an at)pr<>priation for the buihling was made in rt«qmnse to C. B. (’anhon, county fai m agent, and other interested citizens, after long and persistent efforts had failed to obtain assi.stance through a federal agency. Mr. Cannon, as presiding officer, gave a brief hi.story of ultimate suc cess in thC' all-home project, term ing the entcrj/risc a.s a <lrc.am come true.” The Cannon staUnnent brought forth the comment by 1). W, Watkins, ('lemson college extension dirwtor, 'to the effect that Laurens was the only county in the nation^ so far as he knew, that had ind^'jxmdcntly built and dwiusl its own farm home. The delegation, Mr. (’annon and others connecUsi with carrying through the building program, came in for high praise by various speak ers, and Mr. Cann'<)r,i himself • ex- qires.sed earnest appreciation of the unfailing teamwork in launching the project on the part of the dele gation, the building committee, the contractor and -all who were con nected in the c«)nstructi()n and instal lation of the Iwiating plant, fixtures, eto. Ho aiso'thanki*d tlw: Council of Farm Women in beautifying the. the spirit of co operation .‘<hown in tangible form by the city of liaurens. "The dtslicatory exercises opened with prayer by the Rev. W. A. Bald win, rural minister and farmer. Ad dress of welcome was by JoeF- Smith, who noted the pre.senoe on the plat form of “My Buddy Overseas,” Con- greis-sman G. Heyward Mahon, and other distinguished guests. The re^s- ponse was by Mrs. Annie H. Dunlap, of Mountville, who had won the hon or “Master Home Maker,” as a member of the l-aurens Council of Farm women. Principal addre.sses of the (xcasion were macie by Dr. E, W. Sikes, Clem- flon college president, and Extension t)irector I). W. Watkins, Congre.ss- man Mahon complimente<l liaurens in providing “this .beautiful and ade quate farm office building.” Senator C. A. Cromer headed the list of platform speakers. He was followe<l by Rei)re.H«*ntatives R. C. Wasson, C. L. Milam and Phil D. Jluff, ami County Supervis<xr Rhett Martin. Mr. Huff made reference to the late Representative J. D. With erspoon, whom he had succee<led on the delegation in a recent special election. Mr, Cannon had also re ferral to Mr. Witherspoon’s work with th<* delegation in putting through the building appropriation. Others to be given recognition for remarks were County CommLssioners John H. Whar ton ami lander Storklard; A. A. Mc- Keown, district farm agent; C. B. Owings, resettlement agent here; Jack H. Davis, chairman farm program committee; Hill Ropp, farm agent as- sis-tant; A. F. Martin, contractor, and Paul Williams, architect. Following two songs by a trio of farm council women, Miss Jaunita Neeley, district H-D agent, was heard in an informative address. A tablet at the front of the build- ing^ bears nflipo ami dntn mf thi. the names of Senator Cromer, Repre sentative Milam, Wasson and the late Mr. Witherspoon; supervisor and county commissioners, Martin, Stod dard, and Wharton; county agent, Cannon, county H-D agent. Miss Cole man; Contractor Martin and Archi tect Williams. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A UFEI 6 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in - LAURENS COUNTY 1937 Let's Strive To Mike This a Safe Tear On the Highways. Blue Stocking Wins State Award Thr©^ Presbyterian college students were delegates to the annual collegri- ate press convention the pasf week at Coker college. The Blue Stocking, students’ weekly publication at the college, won third place in the rating of points out of ten competing college papers. The Johnsonian (Wintbiop) won first place, wthile- The Hornet (Furman) stood second. Jake Penland, sports editor of The Blue Stocking, took individual honors in the contest for the bast news story of the year by winning first place in this field out of the ten stories that were entered. P. C. delegates to the convention were: Oliff McLeod, L. G. Heckle and Jake Penland. t _ Miss Myrtis Holland, accompamed by Miss Doris Land, of Buffalo, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Holland.