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THE CHRONICLE StriTM To B« ft CleftB Now** pftpcr, Coftipletft, Nowty. ftnd R^ftblo;- - VOLUME XXXVIII If Ton Don’t Rood THE CHRONICLB Too Don’t Got Tho Now*. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938 NUMBER 24 COMMENCEMENT SEASON CLOSES AT THORNWELL Program of Interest Marks End of Year’s Work At Orphanage. Baccalaureate Sermon and Graduation Address By Greenville and Rome, Ga., Ministers. Medals and Other I^izes Awarded To Pupils Who Excelled. Winner In Mayor’s Race Sixteen seniors of Thomwell or phanage high school received diplo mas Tuesday night at graduation ex ercises held in the chapel. The princi pal address was made by the Rev. John W-j Melton^ paator of the to this world, but made in the image i of Christ.” I Continuing, he said, “Education and ■ Christ will make a character beauti-j ful, but education alone can’t do it. I You must surrender,” he told the I to nvakel Presbyterian church, Rome, Ga. I your life radiant and beautiful, and| The exercises were presided over charaderizcnl by the queen of graces' by Dr. L. R. Lynn, president of the institution. The salutatory address was delivered by Joseph B. Milam, I —humility. God Tnakes us beautiful j through sal\*ation which is an inside! job and not a moral standard. Salva- the class will by Mary .Aline Jones, I ‘ be imitoted, he saif‘but the class poem by Kathleen .Moore, 1 <*™' "'rtt'-’'" and the vaedictory by Sari Jeani*’!' Eatsler, The diplomas were awarded i CtasJ',“ “"“J by B, S, Pinson, prineipal of the »•';>> Chtist livinit school, and a copy of the Bible pre-l!" to adorn the teach- seated each yraduale by Dr. l.ynn, the .Miuster. This salvation has custom followed since the founding, !“ ’*• f”’’ <5od is not yet of the insthution sisty-lhree 1 through with u.s and will resto™ our bolhos from every blot of sin. BAILEY WINS MAYOR’S RACE Incumbent Wins Over His Op-| ponent, E. D. Craig, By Large, Majority. Five Members of Council Re-elected, and Run- Over Ordered In Ward Five, i ago. Prizes and honors were awarded.^ “ The winners were: scholarship, Sara | tlOlci Annual Meeting Jean Eutsler and .Mary .^line Jones^' most efficient office work, Mary Aline Jones; Bible, Kathleen Moore; monitors. Martha May Monroe; ^levori of Thornwell Orphanage printers, Glenn McArthur; dairy, ,, .wav- g, -j j a n James Painter; shop. Bill McMillan; ^ Year Considered. All farm, (’halmers DuBosa*; poultry. Officers Re-elected. Lester Prather. A fountain pen was Silas -Bailey easily won the nomi nation Tuesday as mayor of Clinton lover his oppt>nem, E. D. Craig. The jvote st<K>d: Bailey 1,158, Craig 546. I In the aldermanic races, .1. F. Ja- icobs in ward three, P. B. .\dair in j wai^rwo, .ami F. M. Bolaml in w'aixl four, were re-elitcted without opjiosi- tion. Their vote stoo<l: Jacobs 255, j.\dair 245, Boland 171. , In ward one. Dr. T. J. Peake was I re-elected over his opinment, Posey Walts ('opeland, by a margin of 9 votes. The vote stood: Peake 64, U’opelarid 55. , ‘ In ward five, with four candidates,' Ralph Riddle and J. Furman Davis I will run over in a st'cond race on I June 21, the other two aspirants, K. ep I ip pi* I 1|G. Bouknight and L. M. Evans being 1 Stic6 lO A 16lCl eliminated in the first primary. The, jvote .xtoofl: Bouknight 59, Davis 159,' Last Minute Entries For Gover- Evans 102, Riddle 149. nor. Lieutenant Governor and incumbent, J. W., nt‘ds|H*th, was re-eK*ct»Nl over his, opponent, J. C. Capnon. The count P. S. BAII.EY FATHER’S DAY Sunday ,^une 19tK A TRIBUTE TO MY DAI) State Candidates You do not ask for honom; You do not ItKik for fame. But you deserve them both, because 'You always “play the game.” YmrnuHT each Test Tnivirtg With a heart thats always glad; That’s why you’ll ever be to me A pal and my dear DAD. ' WAGE HOUR BILL NOW UW Measure Finally Passes Both Houses. No Record Vote In Senate. Bill Awaits Only Sig nature of Roosevelt. Washington, June 14.—The wage- 1 hour bill, brui.sed and battered, but triumphant, received final congres sional approval today and congres.s, thinking of home, rest and campaign worries, hustled along toward ad- iJournment. Most informed legislators 'iiirtjf' the final gavel would fall spvtie time tomorrow. Congress. Manning Stresses Law Enforcement prf.,.nt«l e.ch mt-mber ..f the class! by CharU*s Montgomery of Atlanta. of trustees of Thomwell orphanage ^ Mr. Melton askisl the graduaU‘S, was held Tuesilay afternoon in the of- “Ho^* may you release the Divine fjee building with Ex-Governor Mar- ^lesdor that 1, in you?" and spoke p Greenville, preeiding, of personality that is only, honestly Itself. “You are here for a purpose,” members prei- he said, “and you must fH into that Those attending the meeting plan. Be yourself, express yourself. controlling synods discipline, yourself, for the world needs the right kind of leadership and' South Cftrolina: M. h. Ansel, Green- there is a call for those who see the vital in life.” He urged the young graduates to discipline their mind, body and soul in order to make them- ville; Rev. John MeSween, Chester; W. W. Harris, Clinton; Rev. T. Elli son Simpson, Darlington; James H. Thomwell, Hartsville; Dr. Jack H. Columbia, June 1 li—.\ contest .for Htnlspoth .118, Cannon 105. the Cnitod States senate involving , , Majors Rare In the mayors race, three wanls the New Dt‘al an.l an eight-man race f^.n j,, Haih-y’s eolunin and thrin* in for governor U'gan Tuestlay follow- Craig’s. Bailey led in ward one by a ing the eloping of the entry lists for.niargin of one vote, aiui in the two the DemixTatic primary here at noon ‘’‘'"V’" .. . . SIX, he nxeived a lamlslide vote, poll- on<a>. ^ agaiu.s't 86 for his op- The county-to-county ’ campaign.* iHUient. openeil with Sdmator Ellison 1). (“<'ot- Craig carriisl three of the four city ton Kd”) Smith and his two pro- wards, two, thres* and four. His mar- New Deal opiamimts, haigar Brown gin over his opiMinent in the four of Barnwell and Governor Olin D. wanls was 111. ! Johnston, twing off at 11 a. m. at: The city enrollment was 2.231, di-' Sumter and the state candidati**, videtl city 1,181, Clinton .Mills 1,050.' headed by the gubernatorial aspir- Df the enntllment of 1,181 in the Sumter Farmer Puts It As No. 1 Plank In Platform In Race for Governor of Stale. One uncertainty remaincHi-and that Iwas railroad legislation—a bill to help I the carriers by lilieralizing RFC loan j requirements, and a measure estab- : lishing an unemployment insurance I system for the I'ailroad workers. Some I lal>or headers were holding out against I the loan tuTI ariiT thl^house TeadersRTp ; was reported to he opposeil to it. Yet I agitation for its passage continued. At a pri*ss conference, President I R<x)sevelt said that if congress could I pass any railroad . legislation before I adjourning it would he helpful. Askinl if he wanted such legislation enacted, he replii'd that he had sent a message to congress pointing out a need for such I.'jrislation and that his jiosition I was uiK’hangeti. Otherwise, only .im adoption by the senate of a eompruinis** conference rej»oii on lh«‘ (Kin,()()() lending- pending lull, approval of the swond .Suint.-r, June 12. Stie- ing law ,|,.fi,.icney hill, hou*e aetion on the in- eiiforeement as his first plank Wynd-, V'‘*^tigation of tnonopolistic piactiees ham Manning, Sumter county farmer, ’Pivsident it«»oseveIt. .senate t.Hinv f...i.uilly hi» plat- inv-stiyatioT. .,f , ■ , . . , , , P‘dilies in relief, anti minor is<ues re form for the governorship of .South e<,nsi.lere,l. Candina. Th<‘ v:»ge-hour hill, which now go«*s hour selves fk for the race, “’nie moat X**'*”*’ Lide, El prccioua thine in the world,” ha said, personality. The selfishness of loree; C. G. Roland, Sumter; Dr. L. R. L^n, CJinton; Hsnry J. Winn, the human heart rnuat be lost to the'Granville; W. D. Copeland, Ointon; cause of righteousness and redemp-! tk)n.” In closing he challenged the! Ro^rt McMillan, Clwks- graduates to join their lives wHh'y*”'! ^tJanta; Rev. Christ in order to fulfill the purpose Mc<J. Shields, Atlanta; l^v. for which they were brought into the Melton, Rome; John J. McKay, Macon. Florida: Charles M. Turney, Jack- Bailey world. Sixteen Get Diploiaaa sonville; Rev. L. E. McNair, Orlando; Membtr. of th. ^ A. G. Compb.il. DeFuni.k A. E. Shelton. UkeUnd. I The annual reports of the presi- McCoy DuBose, John C.arlton Elliott, s.™ JOM Eouler All.^,v^.nd .wrowry. J^. Sor. Mit.h.11 Jm^. M.ry ,„d buildinj oommitt«.: ttillmm Alfr«l McMilUn, J«k ^ Mllom. Jo^ph B. Mllom. Morlta r«mmm.nd.tion. ofi Mo, ^nro. lUthlwn M<mr,. H.J1 ,,, p,.,id.nt ond commit- a,v,l.nd Bober,. Edward Hardin , PI., rl— for the comine yew elect«i. The; ^lor PWy Ul.eo ,, preeident. Dr. L. R.' On Mond.ye.enin»the..n.orcl...'L,„„, joth uid rewlotion. m a mo.t cr^rtaWe manner pr^ appr«iation of hi. faithfulneai ed a play, "Aunt Samanthy Rules the Roost,” before a large audience. The characters in the three-act pre sentation were: Aunt Samanthy Simpkins, an old maid—Allen Jacobs. Serena Simpkins, her older niece Sara Jacobs. and service were unanimously adopted by the board. Officers re-elected to serve for the new year are: Chairman of board: Ex-Govemor Martin F. Ansel, of Greenville. Vice-chairman: Robert McMillan, ants, getting under way an earlier at Ijexington. In the race for governor were Mayor Burnet H. Maybank of Char leston, Neville Bennett of Bennetta- ter, F. M. Eaateriin of SpartanbuTg, ville, W’yndham M. Manning of Sum- Cole L Blease, Ben E. Adams, John Hughes Cooper, and D. T. Black- mon of Columbia. Blackmon, an au-| to supply dealer, was a surprise try getting in at the last minute. Closing of the entry books left two* congressmen, James P. Richards of Dailey the Fifth district and Allard Gasque, of the Sixth district, unop posed for renomination, and the fol-|^'[*'y lowing state officers slso found / '’•‘k themselves without opposition: J. Roy Jones, commissioner of ag riculture; John .M. Daniel, attorney general; A. J. Beattie, comptroller! general; W. P. Blackwell, secretary of ^ state; James C. Dozier, adjutant gen- erml; James H. Hope, superintendent of education; Frank A. .McLeod, of Sumter, 3rd circuit solicitor; W. G. Finley of York, 6th circuit solicitor; Definite iinaiis of c«»mhattiiig farm !(» the Wiiile Ilmi^e for President prolileni* w«‘re nxommendiMl by Man-■ Roo*“*veIt’s .nignature, reachtsi that fling. He al.so said the ap|X)intment' **^*D*J< after emuuntering more ti il>- of a lalnir commissioiH-r should not ^ *'l«t'ons than almost any piece of he restrictisl to three persons nomi-j !‘*gislation that has harrassed cioi- city, 806 votes were cast, of the 1,050 enrollment at the mill, H'JH votes were cast. The vote by wards in the mayor’s race, as declared by the executive committee yesterday, stood: Ward One 60. 591 natt*! by the fixleration of labor. Mr. Manning ran third in the race for governor in 1934, receiving 56,- 767 votes, which total was 3,176 votes more than had ever been received by any candulate for governor in his first race. .Mr. Manning enteml the political Ward Two 106 146 Wdrd Three 117 145 W ard Four 63' 110 Ward Five Bailey Craig 430 49 Ward Six 382 371 Mayor Bailey was nominate*! for a third term, having surceeiied the late H. Y. Abrams in 1934. He is a son of the late Mr. ami Mrs. P. S. Bailey mud Rot..rt McC. Fi«, Jr., of ”1“*'i Charleston, 9th circuit solicitor. R. E. Hanna of Chermw became Cotton Mills, and has other business interests in the cKy. He 'has a wide th. 'third candidate for lirutonant i''*’ T*!® ‘‘.'''S’’**'. wTth the outcome of his race in Tues- Sophie Simpkins, her younger niece —Annette Koger. Folly Paine, maid at the Simpkins -Mary Jones. Annie Ambrose, village dressmak er—Kathleen Moore. Blanche Bowers, a woman of very of Cartersville, Ga. Secretary: W. W. Harris, of Clin ton. Treasurer: Dr. L. Ross -Lynn, of Clinton. Attorneys: BL F. Ansel of Green ville, and A. C. Todd of Greenwood. | Executive committee: W. W. Har-! fow word^»n Sutalor. ahairman; Dr. J»ik H. Youn», Lucien Littlefield, a farmer — i u ? McMillan. Blair Boswell, who lik^ Serena— Heath Blake. Frank Fairfield, who likes Sophie— Jack Milam. Lawrence Lovewell, a stranger — Jack EJlkitk^ J W. D. Copeland, and L. R. Lynn. Endowment committee: A. C. Todd of Greenwood, chairman; H. J. Winn! of Greenville, and C. G .Rowland of ! Sumter. Buddy Baskins, the grocery boy- Joe Milam. Baccalaureate Senaon The baccalaureate sermon was preached Sunday morning in the Thornwell Memorial clturch by the Rev. Flaumoy Shepperson, D.D., pas tor of the Second Presbyterian-church of Greenville. Regular services iif the city churches had been withdrawn and a large union congregation was present for the special occasion. The service was presided over by Dr. L. R. Lynn, present of the orphanage, with the opening prayer offered by Eh-. D. J. Woods, pastor <rf the First Presbyterian church. Dr. Shepperson selected as his text a part of the 4th verse of the 149th Psahn, “He will beautifjr the meek with salvation.’ “God has ambition for his people to be joyful,” he said at the outset, “and His plan will give joy and happiness to every one who enters into the true spirit. God de- sixea to make his children baaiitiful in character, and the masterpiece of all chaxBcter is His Son, Jesus Christ. We should be conformed not Tax Ccdlections In County Decrease governor, entering the field against the incumbent, J. E. Harley of Barn well, and a fellow-townsman, L. Caston Wannamaker. In the congressional races, form er Lieut. Governor Andrew J. Bethea, Columbia attorney, will oppose H. P. Fulmer, the Second district incum bent; Butler B. Hare of Saluda, Theo. H. Vaughn of Anderson and R. E. McCaslan of Greenwood, are in the field against Congressman John C. Taylor of the Third district; Joseph R. Bryson of Greenville is paii^ against Congressman G. Heyward Mahon, Jr., in the Fourth and A. Rus sell McGowan of Charleston will op pose Congressman Thomas S. Mc Millan in the First. E. P. Miller, the incumbent, and Thomas B, Spratt of Port Mill are in the sta'te treasurer’s race. For solicitor of the Fifth circuit day’s primary. P. C; Gridiron Schedule Out gn-ss in years. The measure, intend**! to establish wage minima and hour maxima for much of interatate industry, had the distnkrtion of being “killed” in the houae and then retuacilate*t and passed. When it was uresente*! to congress fH*V f.»r Yh.* fTnrt c*>mpn mise form today, almost a.I he h.-aded a list of 10 can*ii*lates for/^*! that previously beset house of representatives from Sum-j/ The hous** che**n*«i ter county and was electe*i on the ''’'“f first ballot erners v ho le*l the previous op|K)si- Offering’ f*.r re-* U-ction in ‘J*” he aas again * h v. d on t!i.' |i„t baPot. /«/•*• ^ In his race for governor in 19 D.; Southern, r.4 Sumter county omv more expressed c*mstitutM.nality, but it its confidence in h t native son by!’’””" pas'***! that ehamlxr also, with- giving him a maiori'y of all the votes 'T!*' j The bill would provide a maximum E<'.ncouraged by this reconl, Mr.''**^ 25 cents the first year Manning shortly ther*wfter announce*! y*/- *•••'*"» that he would be a candidate in this'‘^*^** appoin^ for i^ch summer’s primary, and since that.w*»uW study the situation time has actively promoUxi his candi-!*"** «’<''»n'mend higher pay level.* up dacy. He has spoken in many parts//’ • of 40 cents, if found of the state to many different kinda/**“* ‘‘‘ ,, , . of .udienco., .nd hi. m..!, m.ny por-l J’'®'' empower- Kn.l colrt«ct« which will ound him in!'''* V* f*”- P*®‘» good .temi thi. y«r. i*" unemployment Mr. M«ining in the only full-time ‘’"'y P®"'"! “k' 'nt. dirt farmer in ther.ee; he i. .mem-;®®"""''®”'"" »uch fKlor, ., IomI her of the Sumter County Farm cuun- •®“'®*. '®®'k'“ "‘•®» cil and represents his county on the ' State Farm council. He has taken an active part in promoting a solution of the farm problem in this state. ‘I live on my farm and make my' After seven years, the 40-cer>t8 rate woulfi be mandatory, except that ex emptions could be made upon a posi tive .showing that unemployment Blue Ho6e Drop Georgia Tech,' Furman and Carolina, But' Have 10 Hard Gaines. living from the f.rm," ».id Mr. M.n- •®“;;; '^® <-«/n!ptions .g.in ning in .p*.king of the f.rmer'., permitted for p.rt. of an problem, “and I have supp*)rted my family and educated my children by industry. This satisfic'd the long standing Presbyterian college will drop three games from this year’s ten-game football schedule, and three new schools will be added to the roster, according to the schedule announced! by Athletic Director W. A. Johnson! this week. j Not present on its ambitious sched- j ule are Furman, Georgia Tech, and South Carolina, played this past sea- mon. of th.t profo..ion. I fool th.tl ^®®‘''®"'®PP®»'*'"" ?® ‘k® which I .m f.mili.r with the problom.” i<‘®">un<^*<i l«wor minim, m the South I than elsewhere, despite the fact that M.CAI.I, l-LBADS GUILTY ii'rTir'o' “k" lions shall ixrt be granted on a ge- Real and personal property taxes] collected this year for state and coun- j ty purpoaea were about 83 per cent of the total assessed as compared with about 86 per cent last year, it was re ported the past week by County 'Tpeasurer D. R. Simpson. The total amount collected wheii the books clofed Jane 1 was 1376,115.44, said Mr. Simpson, leaving approximately $75,000 to go into execution. i son. In their places appear Ogle- A. F. Spigner, the incumbent, will thorpe, which the Blue Hose have not be opposed by W’illiam P. Donelan of Columbia, and Solicitor G. Lloyd Ford of the 12th circuit wili be in a race with G. Badger Baker of Flor ence. Prospects Good For Early Crops Miami, Fla., June 14.—Franklin ografJ^iical basis. Pierce McCall pleaded guifty upon I TY arraignment today to a charge o^'LlCrK Ol LOIU*t kidnaping James Bailey Cash, Jr., for ransom, a capital offense, and innoceiit to a charge of killing the five-year-old Princeton lad. M2dke8 Five Sales WRIGHT NOT TO RUN IN SUMMER PRIMARY Laurens, June 12. — Chester K. Wright, superintendent of the Lau-j rens city schools and candidate fori state superintendent of education four! years ago, announced this week that] he had decided not to make the race again this year. Mr. Wright said that be had intended sedcing the office this year but that within the past sev eral months he had derided for per sonal reasons not to make the race. played recently, and Centre college and Stetson university, both new to Presbyterian college competition. The traditional P.C.-Clem.son game will raise the curtain on South Caro-i lina football again this season as it has been raising it for years. The Hosemen have four home games this season, meeting Erskine, Newberry, Emory and Henry, and Wellington, June 13, - Proiperts | W^Iord on John.on field, for e.rly crop, were deeribed by the “**'*”!*=, .griculture department today a. bet-1 gpL 1]^^" ” Clemeon. j ter than in'any .pring eince 1929. A reeord wheat crop is indicated.! ?®R'; ^0 - Ersk.ne at CTinton; Conditions have been favorable *• . , » y a f cotton and tohaccol Com planting gotj ^ a. ' off to a late .tart becauro of wet 9®^ - Newberry at Clmtont weather, but the cron is progressing and normal weather would assure a good harvest. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robert son of Charieston, spent the week end with the laitter’a parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Fuller. Oct. 22—Centre at Danville, Ky^ Oct 28.—Emory and Henry at Clin ton (night). , N-ov. 6—'Mercer at Macoir, Ga. l^ov. 19—Wofford at Clinton. Nov. 24—Stetson at Daytona Beach, Fla. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! 3 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY 1938 Let’s Strive To Make This a Safe Year On the Highways. This date last year, 2. Clerk of Court John D. Davis made I the following legal sales on June j.s'alesday in front of the court house: j Federal Farm jyfortgage Corpor- lation v.s Larry C. Brown, 72 acre.s in j Waterloo township, sold to R. E. j Babb, attorney, for $400. j Federal Farm Mortgage Corpor- lation vs Ida M. Davis et al, 80.2.5 I acres on Saluda river, sold to R. E. ! Babb, attorney, for $500. Federal Farm Mortgage Corpor ation ,vs J. A. Leslie, et al, 43.23 j acres in Youngs township, soM to R. }E. Babb ,attorney, for $400. Federal Farm Mortgage Gorpor* ation vs Willie S. Boland, et al, 93.25 j acre.s in Waterloo townshij), sold to i R. E. Babb, attorney, for $500. t C. D. Hanna, et al, vs Jesse God- ' frey,' et ai, 43 acres in Youngs town- j ship, sold to T. E. Jones for $350. i Tke last sale was conducted for the master of Spartanburg county. E. C. Young of Washington, D. C., spent the week-end with hh mother, Mrs. A. P. Young, who lives near here. -m il tti ■! ..t. A_i.' - a ,. ' —