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^ • i ! * J CJ THE CHRONICLE StriTM To Be a Clean Newt* paper, Complete, Neway, and Reliable. If Too Don’t Read the chronicle Ton Don't Got The News. J VOLUME XXXVIII CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1938 NUMBER 34 STATE PRIMARY 'LaMotte To Head | Marion Chaney | Horse Show Here | Smith And Hoey NEXT TUESDAY^ Junior College; Fatally Shot; Friday Nighti Uphold_2 States Record Vote of 330,000 Expected To Be Cast. Senate and Gover- nor*s Races Lead In Interest As Campaign Draws To Close. Thornwell Orphanage Executive Well-Known Young Man Dies of yj^ird Annual Event Includes *^^**®*‘^* “Economic Problem” Brand Disclaimed. Editor Lauds Veteran S. C. Senator. Secretary Resigns To Accept I*residency oif North Carolina School. Wound Rereiyed Accidentally | Number of Entries and Is Ex- WTien Rifle Discharges In Car. pected To Draw Large Crowd. I William Marion Chaney, 19, died at! Charlotte, Aug. 20. Columbia, Aug, 22. turnout of Democrats ^ ^ , I EwM-ything is in reatiiness for the „ Govemoi Clyde Rev. Louis C. UMotte, who has ^ Hays hospital late Friday night from i^^rens county horsed f ’ ■ as executive secreUry ofi„„ e-ifu oKa* ap,.. _v-„. u., u„i.t D- smith ol. South Carolina in The largest <sAiitVi orphanage for the past twOjjjpj. morning. At the time •11 years, has resigned the position to accident the young man was an accidental rifle shot received ear- show to be held in Clinton Fridayrn.'C ouutn v«iuiiii« at a o'clock. The show will bo, hundtoda ot faimoia attending , ,n V -h -c . ......... on Md^rtL"aTwotic‘noiral lina 8 history Tuesday, Aug. , .accept the presidency of Presbyterian. ^j^p of mother on terian college, which is aditiuatcly ? not the prob- top a summer of bifter and arduous Junior colleges at Maxton, N. C. Mr. j^-p^h Broad street. The rifle he had'lighted. The event, as in former years/ tl)e nation, but indepen- politics by deciding four important IJiMotte will continue his present procured from a relative, was js sponsored by the I'linton Lions club. ' ^contiihuting ma- • 1 1 1 work until the latter part of the year;h»‘>;idp biro on tho front spat In , • i_ ' i. •• • 1 1 '*^onally to the support ol the fid/ral state-wide contests, a dozen sectional ...u- >, will mnvp Bis fnmilv ^ pe.ule him on tht iront .tat. in interest in lht| show is widespread, 1 ~pyp,.,,„.pnf i. I changing gears of h.s ^ar the rifle' pf ty,p pp„„ty. ^ gONtniment. SENATORS AT UURENS MEET Smith Score.s Johnston for Sign ing Liquor Bill and Says He W'^ent Over State, Pamphlet In One Hand, Bible In Other. fell over against him and dischaiged, estimated that more than graduate of ^y^p 1,^11,,^ penetrating his stomach. hor.se.s will be of political battles and hundreds of mi- Maxton. nor local races. ■ . Mr. LaMotte is A Wearied by mbhths filled with daily Thornwell orphanage nign^ scnooi, jjp rushed to the local hospital capable of competing in speech-making, the candidates will lay Presbyterian college, and C olumbia ^.j^p re he underwent an operation down their manuscripts and rest tired _ Theological seminary. He also holds which he never rallied, vocal cords while the voters—probably pf^^t graduate degrees of Th.M. and; Funeral services were conducted luaurcn.s, Aug. 2,T.—Senator ElTismT D. Smith launched a vigorous.-Attack oif Governor Olin I). Johnston here Tuesday before a crow’d of approxi mately 2,000 people a.s the senatorial campaign leacheil it^^ final .stages just one week fiom election «lay. The incumbent .*;pcnt 10 minutes entereil, some of : They referred to a recent emergen- fiftytpy council-report that l(u* South waj^ {governor’s record, say- them',jj,p nation’.s No. 1 economic pi obleinf j “John.ston went through the state anyj .*1 have just completed a trip years ago seeking votes for the .^how, even the largest and most England and 1 never! >''>'’ei nor.shij) with an anti-saloon ionable events in the South. j have seen in North ('arolina as many h’s^^'phlet in one hand and a Bible in 330:000 *trong-take the center of the, M..L from frineeton Theological «em-; Su'nday'aft^iioon at SdlO fronrihe' w'the W.e"' then''wuf lie I 'T'l'",,‘'I'l I r'”', and the Un.vers.ly of South|^,„, Baptist chttrch by the pastor,,people to elect htm: and then he stgn- lir'He.' K,lw.ir,T^mil'*of'rrenJiu/''’""*^'* .f”'' lina may not have as much money and turse.l any civilization.” tor, Kit, hdwatd lemg of (.rienvilli. presenting first ,„,|,.h education as some, liut wel "Three-dollar license e;::;™’T’he“ "oni'Xnl,■:'"r7;f:t:ml’';;'iL ;.:Z.-,n.nch'hig plank hi» platform in the race an unusually large crowd wbh ntanyjl^-t;'";:;;.'Ij'Vp." ,^0001,1 hasir;:"’ "’"ifdll '^::ru';:''t “‘‘legy.'iu”.::'took a7‘']^, I'in's!:"^ r"es:«.m"'in 'atlu;'’’'a;nra'i," “f » stage. More than customary interest in thelP-arolina. year’s political crop was indicated by| -After completing hi.s theological the record enrollment of 422,000 re-j training, Mr. I^aMotte became pastor ported from the 46 counties. of the Presbyterian church at Fort Secretary Lane L. Bonner of the Payne, Ala. From there he went to State Democratic executive commit-:'Vaycross, Ga., whore he served as tee said the primary ballot usuallyjpastor of the First Presbyterian was approximately 80 per cent of the I church for seven years, enrollment but that fair weather' Two years ago the orphanage board ed the rottenest liquor bill that ever tags was the which he was held. Active pallbearers were: J. D. Mc- one for children. Two rft'w features have been added Tuight bring out an even larger vote, of trustees elected Mr. i:;a.’V!otte Robert Ellison, L. T. I-awson.l^v / Nomination in the primary is, of the newly created position of cxecu.| Charles Sullivan and jn pairs and driving horses hitched Democratic South Caro- course, tantamount to election in pre-|tive secretary. Upon the board’s in-jUi]j Wade. The honorary escort con- buggies or carts. There are a num-| sisted of a nuniher of friends of the . f in thn luttcr class with n i. i ' , iPer ol noises m me laiui tiass " im ^ ,uiu,i‘d the South as the to excellent eqiiipnu'nt in the toiiiitj ) nvoiKimie j'roblem of this country, j fiovernor .Joliiiston as.sert<*d that Why? Simiily because Southern farni-'^^i‘‘ l>'“"Pl»‘ fighting liim were lined uji dominantly lina. .\t the top of the list in national in terest and pcr.sonalized bitterness is the three-cornered fight for the Unit ed States senate now heM by the vet eran Ellison I). Smith and .sought by him, Governor Olin I). Johnston and State .Senator Edgar Brown. vitation he accepted the work and I moved to Clinton and has been re siding on the orphanage campus at the corner of West Centennial and Thornwell streets. Most of Mr. 1.8- ' Motte’s time has bei-n spent in the three controlling synods of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina in an ef fort to develope on the part of the young man and family. Marion was a son of the late Er-' nest I). Chaney and Mrs. Lizzie San- tlers (’haney of this city. He was reared by his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. William (^haney, with whom he had always made his home. Two years child of this nation. North Carolina highway commission,” Smith said, pays more taxes into the feiieral gov-} Slate Senator Fldgar -A. Brown also ernment than any other state, save ^■'■'^‘<^>^^‘‘1 Johnston for vetoing the one. .North Carolina is a stalwart sup- hiH, din-laring-the legisla- porting child of this union.” ' * [tine had to pass it over his veto in Senator. Smith .said “President! order to carry out his political prom- the voters. The contest — betwwn men from i orphanage constituency, a more in- widely-separateii sirtions of the state telligent and sympathetic understand- had been engaged in the insurance. piir- This entries in this event are i^ptH’ted to draw quite a bit of attention. .Vlso included on the program is the lanc ing tournament which luis proved so jiopular in former years. , Of approximately fifty horsi's to be ago he graduated with honor from the' members of the eommittee Clinton high school and since then I ^hout twenty-five have never . ... ... e „ 11 I A * ■ i before been in the show, and of that — has delighted the politics-lovmg, mg of its work and nced.s.,,. and business. At the tinuv of his death horses populace by the hare-knuckle fashion' stimulate a larger interest and sup-1 py jhe Independent chaseiP during Th^ vear. in which the candidates have a.ttacked port for the home. He has untiringly, Insurance coni|u»ny one another, personally and politically, i labored in promoting the interests of,,j,jj,,, clean The race’s national importance was i the institution and during the period | by his fine attributes of t^^arac-; b, broadened by the visit of President he has filled the position a substantial had made a wide circle of friends | }h..sides the two new features adti Roosevelt, who, after riding from | increase in the support fund has been' -h,, were shocked and saddened to Gainesville, Ga.—with Governor John-'made, and he has been most cordially | h.^^n of his tragic death. ' j-harge has constructed a regu-1 ston on his special train — stopped received by the Presbyterians of the. addition to his mother, aunt ami riding ring on the field which' briefly at Greenville to call for sym-} three «ynods ^ith whom he lived, he is sur-i^.j,, the animals to belter ad- pathetic national representatives. ; The UMottes will not leave the city L.by three brothers. Preston, I‘a«* I vantage since most of them have been Although he mentioned no candylate until the latter part of December. The|<,bai a^d Frank Chaney^, all of this! ^ under such conditions, by name, the president left little doubt, announcement of their going will he fjvc .sisters, .Mrs. F'razier Lorn-, Th.> committee states that the show of his feeling toward Smith when, as received with regret by their numer- Ijiurens; .Mrs. S. B. Beeman,! ^.jjj b,. hjirir,.,- and* better than any a parting .-^hot, he referred to the “,50- ous friends here. Y.; Mrs. W. K. 1 b^n'tofore presented, and with good cents a day” statement allegedly made ' Umdon and Misses Meryle and Vir-! ^,^..^^ber conditions prevailing, attend- Deloved Woman ‘giniarhamy, anofClin!..n. Ta„ce is expected to surpass ).revious county i‘i>, who have the purest strain of Wall .-treet, big intere>ts, 4n<i Anglo-Saxiiii blood in the world, have <>''■ IN publican iiaity was, taking an bad to .sninioimt unfaii' tariff wall.s, 'uterest in the campiiign in behalf of unfair frmght rates, and many other Smith. He said .Lie Tolbert, handicaps tliat have jireventeil thinn B“i>ublican leadm, wa.-- liucking from obtaining their share of the na- veteran solon. .lolinston lirougbt up tht ‘.50 cents a da.v argument,’’ famou.s still al- tional wi-alth.” In introdueing Senator Smith, Dr, Julian Miller, editor of The t’harlotte that Smith made the statement. Observer, liesoribetT him as “an un-*^^‘‘ ifivite<l the (lublic to come to nil- til* wutt !i VMiintr - , ^ iM’M'inuMi iiiiii as ail uri- i ' ' ' 5k,Ul hitrh bleals^ I'■“•’"’'y Ki-owing interest incorruptible patriot who ha.s Washington “to visit your next Uni n 5, tods of Chirac-"Uurens county purities of a simple States .senator, Olin Johnston.’’ and sacred democracy. He, too, has Senator Smith .said, “Since Brother earned from the American peofile the Oleander has seen fit to criticize my ed to the show this yeai, the commit-1 ^^bolar and gentleman.” | .Saiil .Smith then of Miller: “Mis editoraal jiage has been as a, will show the animals to belter ad-, by .j^y ^f fire by^lf I record and to shake his finger in my faci* here on the >tand, I demn it fit ting to say a few words about him: I had made, during any funr^yeara night to guide and encourage me in term in the senate, as miser- the days when I was lonely because * failure as Olin Johnston ba.s I was keeiiing the faith." ; >'‘‘i(le of his term .^is guverrior, I would Scuiator “Cotton E<1” told the farm- *uce. ers he was the only dirt fiirmei in the by .^mith. The incumbent has^ denied ho s*id a Southern worker could live on .56 cents a day. .Sharing the sp<dlight with the >,-n- ate race is the eight-way fight for the governorship. Again, a- is normal under .South Carolina’s one-party system, per.s<in- alities have figure,! iirominently in the conte.st. Two of the eamliflates, Cole L. Blease and W'yndham Manning, made the race four years ago, ranking sec- and and thinl, respectively, in tht* vot ing which pul Johnston in office. Two others, Neville Bennett Mrs. I'o Passey At Hotel Joanna Schools Open Sept. Ist Hattie Heart Yesterday Whatley Succumbs Attack. Interment In Savannah, Ga. ,Two New .Members On Faculty For I'ominu Session. F'oy Be- v:ins Eleventh Year As perintendent. The Joanna .schools at Goltlvillc 193K-J9 se.vsion on Mrs. Hattie A. W’hatley died early; Tuestiay jnorning at Hotel Clinton where she made her home with Mr.| and Mrs. .1. L. Kentz for several years. She suffered a heart attack in the lobby late .Monday afternoon from* Ix’gifi their , , , , , ,, an.l* which she failed to rally until the end September 1st at 9 o clock nounced as follows ance marks. T’he show is a l,aui'cn' affair, all entries, botli tideis and hoi'es, being confined to the county. Kleven events aie on th*‘ sebednie. Promotfi's <»f the affair have- been untirrng in their efforts to -tagi- a .-h«rw that will satisfy lior-se-lovers jintl fiiiTiish an evening of high grade Su- < 11^1 rtarirnietTt to the |>ul>lie K. ,M. (Unele Hob) I Greenville, well-kttown will act a.s judge. the The scheduli* of events has beert an Gifford t raiiret, of will B..n K. .Adam., entiTrd th.- rao.. fro.h cam.', 'w.th th.- |.at..ms of tl„. community in- I. from prominent activities as leaders. Funeral .services aete helil yi.jter-,''f'''l *<’ “Hfml o],eninB i>roKi.i in the house of repre.sentativcs. Bur- day morning at 9 o’clock at the Fir.«t net R. Maybank ha.s citixi his accom- Baptist church and conducterl by her pli.shment.s as an aggre.ssive mayor of B<‘v. W, N. Ix,ng. A large Charleston and chairman of the San-[number of friends of the deceased te<‘-('ooper authority. [ gathered fi>r the John Hughe.s Cooper, Columbia, at- after the service the funeral jiarty, , , i . ai4 tomey, advocates a survey to give , left for Savannah, Ga., whei-e inter-J "'ill have charge of the L nary an | e ) South Carolina a bigger share of fed-*ment was made late in the afternoon.. F.rigli.sh in the e^hth and nin erla funds and better farm marketing. ^ Active pallbearers were: S. \V’. giades, . e sueceei s . i.-s xu y ar | r , , F. M. F^sterlin, a former Spartanburg,Sumerel, J. I... Ga.sque, Dr. M. .1. Draft brood marcs (undci- hai- of devotion and music. ■ ”■ f hildn’n s horsemanship (lb The schools are again headed by G. years and under). Hoi>emansbip only N. F'oy as superintendent for the, to count. eleventh year. Two changes have been J. l>adi< s’ horsemanship (abovi rites Immediately'in the faculty due to redgna-' years). Horsemanship only to count. 'tions, .Miss Ix»is Burke of Dover, Ga.,i 4. .Saddle brooiJ niare.s (under hal 6 ,'Senate and tliat tliosiv senators who |||(•^en(| to farm didii’l know a cotton stalk from a jimson weed. He iirg-eij the amlience to re-read the const it lit ion and leain of the in- alieiialtli- lights of t.he individual that no coiigiess oi’ preVTdeiif can Invade. He urged the fai'meis to join in iinifieii action to meet their pmlilenis. He ailvi.ed production of cotton of a hmgci st.aplc at a lower eo.-t, the usi‘, of pure pedigreed seed, the estaliiish- ing of hettei' imiikets .'ind the taking ;idv;int:ige of delx ailjnstnn.-nt j)lans.’’j closer co men and farnnis. “.Sixty-five per cent of all the eggs consumeil in N<irth Carolina are im- porti (1 and <tne yi ai- recently we im- ported 1 (Id,()()(),(MtO worth of food stuffs into this state,” the governor said. “We must grow this food at Governor Hoey ailvoeateil ojieration lietween business .5, Three-gaited saddle horses—walk. In regard to the “.5d eeiit-i argu ment,’ .Smith .said that “any man who would »li't«trt a faet fui political pui- poses is not fit to be a citizen, nuicli h 'S an officer of tlw p*'ople. " He saiii llie decent pcopK- u. rt‘ Imuiul to V >te for lain and )ic would not --eek '.if- fi ag»' -iiy mi-reprvi.'xciit.aUun. Scite .<en:itoi- Kdj.ar A. Brown s lid the coloi’ed (juestiori was ejtled by Hampton’' Reilsliiits .5n yiai' ago and th.at he wa- a'ti>nidii'd becaiisi* a. L’niti'il .States senator had nothing to talk about but the anti-lynching lull. Biajwn bebl up befoii' the a-Utlieiice a picture of the I’biladelpliia coiu.ii- li(tn and accusial Smith of di-lorting fact.-' when the latit i aiil the conven tion hall rcsemltled a lUcckmlmard. Brown .'aid there were only eiglit. .Ne gro delegates. Brown .'aid eviiything .lolinsloii bragged about during liT' teim in of fice was jias.'ed by the stale legisla- tuie, and that .lolinston never con- houj'. who will lx* connected wdth the 6. Bair of saddle horses. Bair work- walk, trot, canter. i legislator, has geared his campaign F’adden, Dr. T. L. W. Bailey, J. ('lar-j |7 ^piJ!!]ati/!l*'*vvalking horses walk i "‘S'‘'' "'' 'ds jr Mont.s |year. Miss Allene Mills of Brospenty,; i. I lantalion wal)<ing norsis waiK,^j^^ ence Copeland and »». i... .nwni..-.. > •’ - , i ,, r Mrs. Whatley was 82 years of age,'a recent graduate of Under college,: running walk canter will be the music instructor. .She sue-, H. Dru'ing horses (buggy or carl), ceeds 'Mrs. (). Romaine Smith, whO| 9. Five-gaited saddle horses—walk, director of music at Camp, slow gait, trot, canter, rack. IS now Foy: to a fight against alcohol, which he calls “publia enemy No. 1.” D. T. Blackmon, Jr., youngest of the list, the widow of Hamp Whatley, and a has repeatedly told the voters he daughter of the late Rev, John T. and thinks it time to elect someone b<*.sides Susan Seeley. She was a native of a “politician.” ’ New York state. F'or more than twen- In addition, voters must select a j ty years she had made her home with lieutenant governor from among three her niece, Mr.«. Rentz. She was a gen- aspirants, J. E. Harley of Barnwell, tlewoman of the old school, kind and, the incumbent; R. E. Hanna of Che- gentle, a true Christian devoted to raw, and L. C. Wannamaker of Che- her church. During he raw. E. P. Miller, the incumbent, and;Clinton she made many Roy Stone of Greenville, are running are saddened by her passing for tix-asurer in the only other con-. The deceased i.s survived by her tested statewidie race. [niece, Mrs. Rentz; one grand-nie-ce, 'Congressmen must he elected in all Mrs. John R. Watts, .\nge!es, .it* i-v, six districts and solicitorships are atiCal.; two nephews, John and Harold,and English, stake in five judicial circuits. i Doane of the U. J?^rmy. Half of the counties must elect sen-: ators and all must choose their dele- , home. By better markets, by the ap- pllicatiiin of lime, rotation of crops, tolled the legislatuie loi «me the ii.se of legumes, liy seeing that L‘*i»ed the govei not Jie chani- ! tenants have gardens and poultry and I’*'*" *•'‘‘H time, hogs and cows, we can me«-t oui' ownj three eamlidalileceived loud at home and increase ‘*'*d Liown \\a.' luei'enled u fit< of the farm ” i basket of flowers, which he promised m to give to hos|)ilal jiatiMits. TAKES FOSITION I The-a-i.irant.s ..poke at Newberry |iro! IN RICH MONT) morning and will wind uj> ! ^ ' the camfiaigri at ( oiumbia F'riiiay I 10. Grand champion (under halter),^ .Mi.‘-.« Intz Tucker, a graduate of night at the city auditorium at 7;3U The faculty is composed of the fol-iOpen to winners in classes 4, .5, 7, 9. ^Thmnwell orphanage, Montreal col- o’clock. lowing menilKOS in addition to Mr.i 11. lancing tournament. h ge 'and the General .Assembly’s 'Training .school, Richmond, Va., has J A irkW W. .M. Schumpert, McCormick, prin-| AB.SENTEE BALLOTS SUIM’LIED jaccepted a position in the department IXOttQ /\ppilCailOll :-r residence in[c'Pal, math and manual training. | . Auj, o’J —si-creUr iv friends who I A. H. (iajloway, Jr., Goldville, coach i C olumbia, Aug. 2.5. M-ci x ly irienoh , iL Bonner reported to the .stat< asKinp- and .sixth grade. • . ' . . ussing. I- . , ... exex'utivi* committia* y Lane Dern- comrnitlee today Holmes, Johnston,.‘^'’“tic , „ , v, i and social science. f"™'' Mis.s Louise home economics anw ; .Mis, I.,is liurke, Dover, Ga., Jibra- D. connty |;arty tions for use in the August 30 pri- Prof. Kenneth Baker and Mrs. Ba- *‘A V.I1WVJC xiixr.i attended the funeral of Cannon'elementary English and reading, B.t.on, to the honse of represenu-,^ 4l,,...,l S„n,n,er.ill-'ous counties. tives. 'There is an assortment of coun ty officers which must be filled. 'The run-off primary will be held two weeks after the first, coming Sep tember 13. Closing Union Service Sunday The final union service'of the aum-' mer will be held next Sunday evening at eight o’clock in the. Thornwell Me morial church. The pulpit will be oc cupied by Rev, M, R. Wingard of j Greenwood, pastor of St. John’s Lu-' theran church of this CRy. “All congre gations are invited to unite in tht closing service. i Regular evening services in the churches of the chy will be resumed on September 4th. | Going Away To College or To Teach? If you want the Clinton news —have THE CHRONICLE fol low you. Its weekly visits will be “like a letter from home.” Special studt and teacher’s rate of $1.00 - nine months. List your subscription today. The Chronicle “The Paper Everybody Reads* Mi.ss Kathryn Owens, I^aurens, , . , , . , • , ,.i‘Fwn 1 Of the total sent to counties; 1.5,.58u ^"mIss Paul Vane Elrod, Greenville,! were mailed automatically on the ba sis of enrollment figures in the vari- Miss MatH'l Aldrcd, Summervillo, "US counti.-s. In u'W|ti«n "S" ■C ffth grade i were sent to meet the demands for I “xiiss .Stella ■ Bwkham, Goldville, | I , , the original quota was not considered I Miss Rosa B. I>reher, Prosperity,'a,i ItKt yt ft ' Bonner said the requests for ad- Miss%ll<ire<i Workman, Clinton,' toio"* indicated “acute interesf ,8«ond srade. ( Miss Katherine Blakely, Clinton, in first grade. Miss' Allene music. i STORES TO CLOSE Mills, Prosperity, MOUNTVILLE SCHOOL TO OPEN The 1938-39 session of the Mount- EARLIER SATURDAYS A petition circulated in the city yes terday was signed by thirty mer chants and business concerns agreeing to close their places of business each' ville school will open on Thursday, 'Sajburday night promptly at 9 o’clock.'. September Ist, A. D. Abercrombie, superintendent, has announced. The public has been invited to attend the opening exercises. Mtfs Frances Roper is spending several days in Union wi^ friends. The new closing arrangement will start on September 3rd, the first Sat urday of next month. Mrs. Melvin Bennett of Edgefield,) is spending several days in the city] with relatives. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE! 6 DEATHS from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY 1938 Let’s Strive To Make This a Safe Year On the Highways. This date last year, 4. (Urit would probably sign the doou- ' merit within the next few days. Working in conjunction, the county ;board of commi.Hsioners and the legi.s- llative delegation, hcadeil by Senator 'Cromer, recently launched a program calling for the con.'^truction of loO miles of roads in this county, with the aid of WPA allotments, provided such could be obtained. Hence the ap plication and the reported favorable , action ,thereon. The Laurens highway [building program contemplates the {expenditure of ;?445,000. Clears WPA Offices of religii us (ducation of the general assenibly’.s committee on religious ed ucation and publication. .She left thi.sl — week for Richmond to enter upon her! Launri.', .\ug. 2'I. .Senator C. A. new work after a vi.sit at the orphan-; Ct(irner has been informed by ( im age and to her si.ster, .Miss Kitty gressmari G. IL ywaid Mahon that hia ( ffice h.'i'f been advi-ed from Wa.'h- iiigtori that Laurens county’.s road jiroject applieation had cleared WPA officials and now awaits presidential action. Mahon adiied that the presi- sign HOLIDAYS TO CLOSE The summer half holiday on Wed nesday by local merchants and busi ness firms will com to a close next Wednesday. The cluuing observance has been in effect for the months of May, June, July and August, follow ing a custom of several years standing.