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l-J- • II I . ^ ■ / . ‘ f i 4 FAGS EIGBT THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Jc^mstmi Offm ; • Fw The Senate Announces As 100 Per Cent New Dealer After Talking To President At IMiite House. Waithinfrton, May 16.—Governor din I>. Johnston used the \Vhite Bouse today as sprinirboard to dive into ^e South Carolina senatorial race.' After a conference "aith President ^ Roosevelt, and from the lobby of the White House executive offices. Gov ernor Johnston distributed a prepartnl statement announcing his candidacy for the seat now held by Senator K. D. Smith. ' ^ In the opcninjr parajrraph of the j Rtatenveiit, evidently prepar<Hl before , -die went to the \\^ite House, Govern- j or Johnston informally announces! he a'ould oppose Senator Smith. He said hi.s. formal announcement wouM be released upon his return to Colum bia later this week. ' I Governor Johnston inferretl the Preshlent’s support of his c-indidacy by this paratrraph in his statenn‘nt: “I have jii>t had a very pleasant confert^nce—with- l*re*i«U-nt Rottsovelt,. at the White House, on whose in-! vitation I came to Washinjfton, <lur- injr which we discus.stMl the pcditical situation in S«»uth Carolina.” The governor then reviewisl his “one hundr*^! iwr cent” support of the ‘•reforiiis and txdicies of Presi-j dent Ibmsevelt.” and on this issue he suit! he would wajre his campai>rn., •>y State -SenatoT I’Mirar firtttvrr tfas ' P. C. Tennis Coach Joanna'Mill News Mexican Student ! ST** THUKgpAY, MAY 19, 1988 drivers, eight houi;^ daily.' ^ Shortly before sine' die adjourn- men^ Johnstbn signed a* deficiency Result of Pfditical Tension. Mexico City, May 16.—Six persons i were wounded seriously to^y in [clashes at the University of Mexico, ! Goldvillev May 13.—Warren .Clem- 'ent spent Sunday in Spartanburgr- Mrs.jBeulah Stroud spent the week- lend in Newberry. t .MiS.«r Vonetta Brannon of Silver- I street, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Brannon. I- Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Caldwell ofi,,. ^ t **■ * u . , • j 1 /- 11 where ng-htist and leftist bat- ■ I.aurens, visited Mr. and Mrs. C. H.L, , ... .. i. _ j u • r ,, „ j tied with pistols and knives for pos- , Caldwell on Sunday -u' ■ X, , w .T' D n- 1 session of four buildings. I Mr. and .Mrs. C. B. Dickey, Mrs. w • ! R. L. Turner and children, Helen! The outbreak was the most re- and Harold, spent Sunday in Elber-l^f'^ development in growing ten- ton, Ga., with Mrs. Turner's mother. between representatives of the Miss Carol Street of Greenwood, is extremes of political visiting .Mr. and .Mrs. Roy O’Dell. thought. ) -Mr. and -Mrs. J. E. Braswell of Several hundred armed members Clinton, spent the week-end with Mr.!«f “Socialist Youth" groups before 'and .Mrs. Glenn Franklin. jdawn seized possession-of the main] , .Mr.s. Hayne Willingham and Mrs. i university building, the preparatory Elizabeth Hendrix .spent Saturday in [school and the schools of commerce 'Newberry. jand law. They defie<l efforts of .Mrs. !>. M. Dees of ClinUin, sp<*nt police and firemen to eject them. CarolItM In bouse and senaite adopted free Mi ^i®®iij conference repo^ limiting hours of J appropriation bill „ ... * _ _ 1 employment in mercaotile establish-! For some of the Socialist Youth . . - — — -— South Carolina Body ments, bakeries, laundries and other assemblymen, it was their last ses- UmverSlty, But Later Yields, similar industries to 56 hours a week. sion. Hklf the senate and^ the entire Working time in garment factories was limited to 40 hours and truck house membership face campaigns this summer. reelection \\\ C. I.ufler, head Presbyterian college tennis coach, who during his first year at P. C., guided the col lege netmen to win the state tennis tournament,' as the college team having the greatest numlM‘r of wp- the Blose of the I *-* ■ ^ • AM •S'unday with her daughter, Mrs. Jones. Ed Word of the coup spread and soom, there gathered angry student groups, i* the arate pliTnts at inlerrollegiale tournament here during the past week. held Hotel Becomes — Blazing Horror t'crratOT already annoumtsl he would s<>ek the senatorial nomination on a New iKal platform. Senator Smith, who has I opT'o'^ed rrrtatn of the Pie>ident\sT ATian’a, .M.iy legislative proisoials. formally, an- tinned tin nouncetl his candidacy for reehs'tion; ^‘''tel into .a from hi.s home at l.ynchhiirg last;*'"n week. This*. H. Vaughn. «»f t'lemsun Die and ■Scare- Hurt In Disa.strou.s Fire in Atlanta. I Mr. an<l Mrs. Toy Murphy are They attacked the buildings several ispimding a few <lays with .Mr.s. .Mat- times, hut at first were lieaten back tie'Bot»o in .Sisialia. ^ by the Swialists, who fired from , .Mr. and .Mrs. ( laude Kay of Pelzfr, nmftops. wounding several, vi.sited .Mr. and .Mrs. .M. .M. Blakely Finally, at about ntKin, the stu- Satunlay. dents eomplet*‘<i ri*oecuj>ation of the Mis.> Dorothy flaik, stmlent at huildings. re-entering by roof-top Winthrop college, UiK-k Mill, spent from adjoining buildings. The So- the wif k-end with her parents, .Mr. cialist youths, surrendering, ob- aml .Mrs. .1. .1. < lark. | tained a.ssurances they would not be Tom .Vddison «if Rock Hill, , spent niolestitl during evacuation, and they the week-end with his mother, .Mrs. left |M-acefully. tTeu’ah Adilison. ' per.-H.ns were Treafwl at hos- .Mrs. H. (•. .Murrah and family pitals.* inejuditut —thrw-year-oltFi spent IsUmlay in Saluda. girl struck by a stone. The others .Mr. ami .Mrs'. W. W. Hair are spend- were students, four with gun woumis is also a candidate. GOOO/fEAR THE SAFEST TIRES Don't tjke chances on old. smooth tir«‘^. (!ome in and ha\e 11% chei'k ail \our tin's— rktE. And —if \ou need new tires — we'll t.ike \our old tires in trade on new i.tH>l>YE.\KS - the hni'st t|U.ilit\, safest tires it is p«»ssible to bu\, at prices that will ,H'tu.illy save yon money! lK>n‘t wait —act to day ! fiiiF \ For Conploto Tiro Safety Ton Need MOQ^R LIFEGUARDS LH«<tusrtfa are reaersc tires within vuur tlTM. Cssins mas fall, tube MOW out. hut the LifrOuaiJ rv- aervs Inner tire erraNes «ou to hr!OR >our rsr is a aure, aafr >i«pt M'PANIEL me. WORKS Telephone No. 2 TYPEWRITER RIBBONS For AO Make Machines, Standard and Portable. ADDING MACHINE RIB BONS ADDING MACHINE PAPER CaO 74 Chronicle Pub. Co. ing a few days with their daughter, und oni* In'aten. — ^li’'. W. M. Nohh*. in Newlteny. They Today’s tli^ordei A prn-dawn firr~wi re ratted lhei<‘ by lh«* inn»‘.ss of ■ tempts tiy .'to year-old i'eiminai their giand-on. Billy. [university flaming honor in ti-n .Mr an.l .Mi>.. II. .M. Willingham it l.y law • killed w7 peison.s and spent the week end in .Newberry with federa more missing or injured Mr. and Mi . .1. H. Willingha 1-red Ross is being wi Iconn edirnated it might be by h;s fiimd- after an abseruA (•■fore the wreckage wa.s wttks. Mr. and .Mr--. Waiter M’lgiht and h Idreii of .*<naitanbuig, spent .Siin- l< left a score ttnlay. Kngineers two (fays I'leared and the fdji toll (leteiinine< 'I'he hotel register was lost. capped long at- .Socialists to deprive the of autonomy guaranteiHl ami to bring it into the tern, inlroducitig .'social- n. ico (leorne and the stu- str<>ngly opjmsed these (leorne charged tiMiay'.s ( ieorge aid at a to talk,” I*. .loM -, hotel m.inager, ,i.iy with .Mt liospital lie w a^ •‘t4io siek —^ but I'slimatiMl at least t-e Ilirlhilav .Marion iianim. I’artv ilent.s had at’empts. seizure of the buibling.s was the n*- siilt of ■•maneuvers” by the” nation al council of higher < ducat ion and scientific investigation, a govern ment organization ert'ated to exdemi’ iJ'ers(tn.s vve.i'e ill .the sU lU’tuie. A Ne- .Mrs. (•b iin TTatrkTTii entei tarni;<l ^•'oi'ialistic tea«4iings. gro porter awakened him and his wife, asleep on the tlilnl flotir, and fiienien ies<Mied them with a ladder. The blaze broke out in the basemen of the .'>-.story hriek ami fraim* build ing aliont It a. m. when .most of it.s ^jfj gui'st.s were uslt'i'p. Flanu’S and smoke shot .skyward and in a mo-* merit every fd<*or was ablaze. Home to .iiany railroad men, her dauglili i. KlizalK'th, wNth a birth- Runiois I'resideiit luizaro ( anle- day I'arty .'Saturday evening at In-r might In* forcisl to risign he- home on Taylor -treet. Twenty young ‘»f ilomestic and international folks wi'ie pn'sent uiui had a meny difficulties over the Maix'h Ih ex- tiim*. Elizalwth ixH-i'ivisI many useful pi'*>piiation of foreign oil pro|>ertie.H ( ake and punch were .served. iHfarm' so persi.sti'nt that Governor ^ I .Maximino .Avila ('amacho, of then Daughters Honor Mothers ^state of I'eubla, f»*lt impelleti to d«*ny The Mother-Daughter dinner which he wa.s taking over the pre.sidency. the the r' (•ills club gave in honor of thidrj The rumors arose from the presi- $I ami tip a day hotel was situatinl' mothers was a delightful functiopfldent’s late night visit to Peubla op|M>site the tenninal .station on The tables wiTe laid with dainty lin-* Friday, when he conferrtNl for two Spring street, in ilowntown .Atlanta, ens and silver, with sweet peas ami hours with the governor and hi*,. Traffic for bliwks around, wax' jam*' pink roses for decoration. Attractive brother, Gimeral Menuel Jvila ra- ;' miHt as podice ropwl off the areajeanis marked ._thr place of each against danger of falling walls. Thou-1 guest. .A delicious three-course din- sands, .some of them anxious rela-1 ner was prepared and servetl by the tives, pressisl against the fire lines younger matri>ns of the Woman’s throughout the day, club. The commitU'e consi.sted of .Mrs. Bellhop (’Jjarlie Lalnm, a veteran R,»y O’Dell. . Mrs. ('ecil O’Dell, Mrs. of 20 years’ siTvice, was in the lob- Luke ('lark ^aml Mrs. Bryce Little, by when thi* blaze caught. He saitl T»»a>ts were resjiomleil to by he heaixl a kitchen me.sslniy .scream, .leff O’lH'll, .Mrs. E. S. .lones, and Miss Durgin. macho, minister of national defense. Tension continutxl in the state of San I.iuis Potosi, where friemls of; General Saturnino ('wlillo, agrarian' leailer ami fot* of ('anlenas, charge<l thi* president was trying to “drive him to reliellion” to ilistract public' Mrs. j attention from prt^idential troubles. Miss “Oh. lawdy, fire!” Then then* was a .'Naia OsUnin j muffled Mast below and flames puf-, •* jfnl upward.. •'**■«• ^P*'’**'* j iialMMi divt*!! for the elevator and' Mrs. K j Bi*n L. Berrv, 7S-vt>ar-old clerk, turn- ** • surpi U*^! to the switchlmard to warn the Miigtheformer’shirth- Igue.sts. But the blaze burneil out the Interesting games and contests coiuuH-tioiis. were enjoynl until late in the eve- I T. Spires was honor guest j ii.se party Momlay evening. Half Of Senate And All House { Face Reelection'' Golumbia, .May 1*1.—South Carolina “The flames spread so quick 1 had A huge birthday cake with | ‘'Jl r .!r •M.cr.* .O, dll's aikliHl to the spirit of the party. 1 Uter Mre. J.' R. Hall and Mrs. B. W. Oxner assisted the h«»stess in serving There wasn’t any- •'‘trawd»erry >hortcake and lemonade. to jump from the elevator cage on the siH'oml fltnir- and run,” said la- Iwm. ring the phoiu's pitlitical cam- "Berry gx>t burmnl trying to 'one gx>t out except those that jumpinl ^'Piies ix-ceivt'il many attractive or got down the fire escape." wishes for many happy St'veral were kilKsl in leaping from ■ the flaming building. ' Some were burntxl to death ami others suffwateil. .Many of the hinlies The Hoapital News many friends of James Brown will be happy to hear he is rreovering w-ere horribly ir««n»rled in the collapse from an emergency ap- at the entering statewide |«aigns for rrelretion. The legislature adjourmnl early Sunday morning before action could be taken on a whiskey bill providiag for a referendum. During the final hours, however. Governor Olin D, Johnston vetmsl a section of the $()50.0(K) relief appropriation which of fliKirs and steel work. New S. C. Truck Statute Enforced in the Baptist hospital. Columbia, re turned home Sunday. Friends will be glad to km>w she is gradually improv- Columbia, May 16.—State highway!ing from a serious operation, patrolmen plac'd themselves at j cottage Tuesilay to begin its work., {tendix operation at the Newberry!The new constitution will be present- hospital. j*''! tbe May llHh meeting. .A full Mi.ss t»ertrude Webb, who has been attendance is requested. The club held its monthly party on strat*>gic highway points today as they began enforcing the_--new truck ' rxifulation act. The statute rai.stnl the limitations on gn>ss weight and the width of trucks from 20,000 pounds to 40,000 and from 00 inches to 96. It pro- hibitini the use of auxiliary fuel tanks and require*d any truck and Men Invited To Join Club Thursilay evening. .After the busi ness session, two new membt'rs were receives!. Under the direction of Mrs. E. J. Willingham there followed a, clever and humorous burlesque on Any man, over twenty-one years members of the club. The evening of age. who lives in the village or "dosed with the .serving of strawberry who Ls connected with Joanna mills, is; shortcake and punch. Group No. 4 eligible for membership in ■‘he Men's' acted as hostesses, / club and invitvsl to affiliate with the organization. Shower for Bride .At the recent meeting of the Girls Men’s Club Activities I One of the most enjoyable meetings ■ of the i*ast week was that of the Men’s club in the Joanna dub rooms.' l..a,l uoiehinK over 2(1000 l>0“n*|,,„b , ,ho»or was livvo for the n<ov,Thur.Jay evenini a temMine fiati to .slow down to 20 miles an hour p evening a lempRing lisn a- au u* 1 bnde of the club, Banna .Mae rrank-l5tew wa« prepared bv Frank Samnle «f the or*.„i»,ion. The n.on would probably not be avail-package.s^ claim no woman was necessarj* to until “later in the wt*ek.’' it I Glee Club Officers Named I "'ake the dmner the grand success it said at the patrol office, as I The juniors at their recent gather- ^ mcm^ were reports would have to be re*ceived by ing held a short session and then, p mail from patrolmen in various sec-'spent an hour happily playing games., *2’ ” ** gwsts. ! ment I able was tions of the state. * The intermediates triexl out voices Patrolmen were instruettn! to make for their glee club and electeii the fol- cases against truck operators not lowing officers: Pn»siderrt, Miriam ci>mplying with the law, the patrol Davenport; 'vice-president, Gladys offiee said. ^ ’ ' J Willingham; secretary, Louise Biake- The law prohibits the use of aux- [ ly. iliary fuel tanks on trucks' and re- The conunittee for the constitution and by-laws presented a report that was enthusiastically received. quires any truck weighing more than 20,090 i>ound» to slow down to 20 Woman’s Club Work The aim of the club is to become a miles an hour and to be driven National Federation the extremb right of- the road." Women’s Clubs. In order to belong j Safety retiuirements vfrere also in.lt'‘> this great international movement, eluded in the law. 't '* necessary to frame a new con- Liability insurance in amounts to be approved by the public service commission was also required. stitutkm and by-laws. To this end, thej president, Mrs, E. C. Abrams, ap-i pointed a committee to work withi ^ i the executive board to draw up a The Esthonian consul in New Or-1 new constitution. The committee leans has no Esthonians to protect. | members are: Mrs. J. J. Claric, Mrs. He must feel like a Japanese offkriirt J. M. Ross and Mrs. R B. Francis. I^n northern China, v ] The committee^et lor tea at Joanna Gray Funeral Honne Clinton, S. C. FUNERAL DIRECTORS •M nnd ••• EMBALMERS Ambalance So’Tkc Phonos 41 and S99-J L! RUSSELL GRAY and ▼. PARKS ADAIR, Gen. Mgra NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS * ON THE FOLLOWING STREETS: — MAPLE — WALNUT. ** — HAMPTON AVENUE — FLORIDA STREET . — CALVERT AVENUE — N. 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