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I I - \ / <4 -'J / PA(;E EIGHt THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, 8. C THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1938 iUdnaped Woman < Escapes From Trio ^Mtractor Finds'Captive Walk- a ing On Road, After. .Being Held 56 Hours. MANNING MAKES APPEAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT Declares Issue In (Jovernor’s Race Is Clear-Cut Between Lawless; ness and Law-Abiding Principles. Charges Vote Buying Heavy In First Primary and Flays Maybank and Machine Politics. Marys'’ille, Calif., Sept. 5. — Mrs. William R. Meeks, 55, was under the ire of a physician at- her home to-1 day after being held captive for iMurs by kidnapers who kept her] „ blindfolde<l, threatene<l continually,^ political dicutorship they snouici ^ ^pen and to kill her, and bedde<l her down on f*'*" hi.s opponent for the guher- grant violation of the laws of the m hillside'covertnl with poi.son oak; nomination, .Mayor Burnet} people of South Carolina; during growth.*. Dr. P. B. Hoffman, the Meeks fam Methodists Vote Against Merger ' ♦ Orangeburg, Sept. 4.—.Several hun- Wyndham M. .Manning, of Sumter, told .South Carolina Democrats Fri-: years, the racketeer, the .slot and numbers men, the blind tiger, 'the vice baron have .Several bun- REPRESENT.XTH'ES i CLERK OF COURT dr«l M«hoai.sts went Ton^recWd, . ! u against the unification of the Metho-'l*" «:'■'«■<>" to the House of, date for the offiee of Clerk of Court diat Episeopal Church, South, with 'f ri''i*""'"’ two other branches of the denomina-!*"? myself to ab.de by the re- to abide by the results of the Demo- suits of the Democratic primary. |cratic primary ROBERT C. M ASSON*, i ' C. A. POMTER. tion at a meeting here today and vot ed to withhold financial support from the meiged church. I hereby announce myself a candi-i j hereby announce myself a candi- wi.sh to live under vice baron havei 3 \\' Crouch, of Saluda, a leader date for re-election to the House of for Clerk of Court of Laurena hool 1 permitted ^ operate under theijn the South Carolina division of, the'Representatives from Laurens County' County and pledge m3rself to abide by s ( u,a ,...i,«., .r.rs,.,s or.,.! fls*, Organization for the preser- and pledge my.self to abide by the the .results of -the Democratic pri- R. .Maybank of Charleston, in the sec-1 whose administration open barrooms primary Septendier 13. i in which young white ; If the voters “want ond primary Septendier 13. i in which young white girls have been! of'the South Carolina conferences ofij^L'^or VICTOR R.tFLEMlNG. vation of the Methodi.st. Episcopal results of the Democratic primary. -^ir.ar>’.‘ Chuch, South, was the principal speak-' CH.ARLIE L, MILAM. ' , er, criticizing the 12 presiding elders j hereby announce myself a candi*- WARD^ for re-eWtion for the Hoiwa of I hereby announce myself a candl- communities employed to entice men to buy liquor |,v,p church for their resolutions de- ^ lur rc^uoii xur tne date for re-e’ection as Game Wardai hv th. dHnW hnv. normUted to' ‘ Representative.* fpom Laurens County «te for re e.ect on as ^me >yani« kept clean and free of the menace of,by the drink have been permitted to pjoring the agitation against unifiei^- ^nd pledge myself to abide by the Laurens county the ,wck...«.r; ,f they w.»h .he.r|„p<.ra.c. openly an,l with the full , ”^lf olThe UemL.^.ie^rL^^ •<> PHIL D. HUFF fly physician, .said she was <langer- ou.sly near pneumonia. She returned to her home early , „ - — — yesterday. Her abtiuctor.*. she sai(l,, •"'»'al laws enforced in every commu-j knowltnlge of any one who wished to became fearful of discovery and ahan- and city of South Carolina, I ask know the situation; under whose-l.d- done<l her. Meeks, orchardist-hiisband their votes and I ple<lge myself to | ministration liquor has been permit- of the woman, said none of the use the full force and power of t^ejted to be sold by the drink at prac- $15,000 ran.som the ki«lnapers <ie- office to keep South Carolina clean | tically every restaurant, hotel, corner tnanded had been paid. j decent, law-abiding, God-fearing! gicceiy and fruit store . . . Mr.s. Meek.s told authorities threats people,” .Manning .said in an address' “It is too late now for the mayor j pervisor. Words fail me when I at- of being shot to death an<l the tor - !‘Fej)ari*<l for deliveries over a state- of Charleston with t)iat recor d to say j tempt to express my deep appreci- ment-s of thirst and hunger were thejwide r'a«lio hookup. that he helieve.s in the enforcem^n.t; tion. Your expression of confidence by icratic prmary. and pledge mysdf results of the Demo- SYDNEY A. LEE. CARD OF THANKS . . I wish to express my sincere grati- ^ hereby announce myself a candi- . tude to the people of Uurens county f Representatives I hereby annou^e myself a can^ for the handsome vote given me in ^*7]” Laurens County and pledge my- ^te for <^me Marden of Democratic prirnary. - ^ C. F. BROOKS. of the County and pledge myself to by the results of the Democratic pri- imary. J. D. W. WATTS. He referrt'd to <'/ole L. Blcase’s an- of law and that if only lie is electe<l in me make.s me fully mindful of my YTorst foatui’es of h«’r captivity. In addition she suffered fi'inn poi- nouncement that he would vote for govetTrior he will enfor ce the law. i task, son oak inflammation, and from bug him (.Manning) in the second race.; I)<‘ath'bed reiK'ntance might bc suffi-! I again plerlge to you that I shall bites “I that iHH'arne infect«*<l. don't have any i<lea lea who the e,ver strive to be fair and impartial to all sections of the countv. A. RHETT .MARTIN. Blea.'e ran third in the fit'st primary., cient-44> sav»* the soul of the sinner, .Manning said he could not “fail to hut llth hour political rejrentance men were who kidnaped me,” .STieriff | express publicly the sen.se of real and ^ will not fool intelligent folk. <^arles McCoy of Yuba county quot- unfeigned gratification which is mine| ‘These ar«- not rnTsonalities, nor «>d her. “They never called each other htcau.se of the gener-ous statement is this mud; 1 am discussing princi-j CARD OK TH.\.\KS by name. j issuetl ye.srterday by (^jvernor Blea.se. 1 jdes <»f government and the record of; To the Voters of Laurens County: “I caught a glimpse'once when thel^^'uming from any man, it would have I a rnan who is a candirlate for govtw-1 I wish to thank you for the han<^ blintlfold slippetl slightly, and saw j been gratifying; coming from Cover-j nor, whose record proves, that he be-j some vote given me in last Tuesday’s one of them rollir>g up his trousers.) nor Blease, it is a matter of pride andilievc-s that a law of the .state, which primary. 1 intend to make for the 1 could see that he had hairy legs,'plea.sure to me. These are my per-'j.s not popular in a given community, and that the hair was i ihI.” Lsonal reactions to his statement. I should be di.sregarded by the officials POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT Vote For —^ MAYBANK The sheriff .sai<l she d«*clared her captors were never “rough or bru tal” hut threatened txi shoot her. Satunlay afternoon, she “From a political standimint, his 1 of that community, statement 'ha.s a significance which; “Nor is thi.s an attack on the pwpleiers numerous times'cannot be overlookwl by any person, [of 'Charleston. Frantic efforts have' I “To me it is significant of the ac- been made by the mayor of (’harles- said, one I tion which can confidently be expect-, ton and his henchmen to prove that of the men handed her a little pack-|ed of oth«‘.r thousands of voters who, this 'Campaign has been waged *g<* of che<‘.*e, the only food she had jin the first primary, had their own against the people of Charleston, during her captivity. 1 choice of candi<lates ...” ; .Such statements are the desperate “I.ate .Saturday,” the sheriff «|Uot-; .MarTning a.ssei1.e<l he had “n(’ver |dffarts of meit who see the hamlwrit- csl her, “he came back and talked to known a cain|>aign in which so nruch ("iiig on the wall and who are trying people of Laurens county a’ Probate Judge of whom all will be proud. I am especially grateful for the flow- ami advertisements provided by my friends. 1 shall express my ap- prwiation for your supjKrrt with ser-1 vice. J. HEM ELEETE M AS.SON. one, can<li<iate, such o|K'n ami I me again. He .-^aid — ‘I’m going to money was spent for leav<' you here awhile, and I'm telling in which ^hei-e was you again we'll blow your luains flagrant putcha.*e of votes, in which out if you yell or move; I’ll he back there wa.s.such una.diained selling of and then ’111 take you hack home.’ ” votes and political influence for the Mrs. .Meeks said .*he remaitusi .sake of jHissihle jobs, in which so there all through the night, until fi- inaity thou.samis ami thousrnids of nally, thi-ough tlu* bottom of her'jobs have been dangled iM-foie the blindfold, she could tell it wa* begin-, e.ves <if hungr y v-oteis in which a ring to g»-t out “hello’ to IsM-loud the issue and to make use of the old seetiimul feeling against thrdr own city . . . CARD OF THANKS .. I wish to thank the voters of I^u- rens county for the han«lsome vote ^ given me in the first primary which plac(‘d me in the secoml race for game warden. If intiustisl with the ! office aguir^ 1 assure the public that "We have h«‘Come accustomerl to'I shall give the game department the light, .^he said she calbsl ’ sevci-al times. .No one and she pulled off the anwwensl, blimlfold. A manhunt, callerl off Friday night to allow .Meeks an opportunity to try to contact the kidna|H‘rs, was resum ed today umler the dirinriion of .state ami county <rfficers. “M'e have an i<lca who the kidnap ers are,” Captain F. \V. IN-rsonius of the state highway patrol investigat ing luireau said. “Tinfe are probably three of them. If they a_re th<- ptusoiis we think they reading of the election imdhorl.s u.*ed in Germany and Italy and Russia, where the -dictators oT those countries ar»‘ given majority of IM)..some o<ld |)cr cent of votes in what they claim city p«>litical machine has so openly to he elections, but we are not accus-i eo!leet«-<l .money from its ernirloyes, lomtsl in South Candina to .seeing fi'om highest to lowest in scale of [the votes of .an entire city an<l county! pay for the cam)kaign expenses of go to any man in an ojren and fair that nnu-hine and its titular head, in'election, j which a city machine has .so relent-1 “Mhere, a jurlitical machine gets, lessly threatened its business men'control of the-ueb-ction and refuses to same fair- have given and imi>urtial service I in the pa.*t. i SYDNKY LEE. with punisbmenit if they fail to sup- poil its candhlatc, in which fa,rmers of that community who for years have lauight and .sold in that city have been told that they could mnt .s<-ll tin-ir farm pisHluce in that city give to the oftjM)sition that represen tation to which 1 custom has entitbsl them, the suspicions of fairmin<ltsl people are justly arousfsl. “The mayor of C-harb-.ston has sub stantial conti'td <»f the eb*ction ina- C.VKD DF THANKS I wish to thank my friends for the loyal supprrti given me in my race for County Commissioner. Your ef forts in my behalf are apprwiatrsl just as much as if a victory had re- sulteik You have my lasting grati tude for your expression of confi dence. C. BRYAN HOLLAND. Ha Bm Dob*, H* b Doing, H* Win Do Groirt THINCS Sonlh CmtoMm CLEAN CONSTRUCTIVE Bonwt a tk^kuik poi«l 117,900 toIm k 46 amm- ties, 43,544 more Uum kk acfest opponent Etrevy^ wkeve Sonlh Caroihliem look to Meykuik for ai able eikniniili eliun. swrkie eronr Mdion of Ike i/ttke. are, they are itinerant wovki-rs j4»l» wa-'n't plaiiiusl, it was on the iiily of th*> state was noticeably and sjuir «if tin; moimiit.” niotoiiously supporting the cainlidate Three )M a< h pickers, taken intt> who-c record showed that he would cu.slotiy .'-'at 111 day night after tliey not molest t.hein in thvir hrwless and had lieeii drinking near tju' Mei-k-' tlodb-.^ ailivities, in uliieh a eandi- oix hard in '^oiithein .'sutter i-ounty d.ile h.m been so per>i<fently-fiillowed wen- <|ue't loned by .'<lri i iff Cliarli-" about liy orgaru/ed gangs who-e duty .1 Met oy of Yuba voiinty ami liigh- r \va>.' to give an apiiearaiiee of way p.itroinian < .ipt.iiii I’eisoiiius. -tia iigtli to tin ir cainlidate ami to unless the farmer supfrorted the ina-;ohineiy in Charleston and Charleston idiine cainlidate for gover nor, in which' eourity. They operati- as a Thu I the lawless element of Both ot t icei -. sa; Vinci.l the ineii with tile ea e, hut ing held heeaitse i tliey weie eon lad no conneetien tliey still were he- otlier .nithorities ! >,>1 ;|i "Vet ami in giant wantevl to i|uistioii thiiu. every eomimi-'candidates for the hou.se of tativr's are intro<luced by the County chairman as administration or nnti- adniinistiatioii candidates; adminis tration eandidates an* givi-ii the pr« f- ereitee by arbitrary decisions of (he county cluiirnian ainl the eoiinty eoin- initte<-. l‘oIicenien w ho-e jobs are de- liemleiit ui>on the unrestrained will of the mayor of t haib-ton ate used as ocal voter. inaiiagTM's of“elections, a* are also . Ill s|)ite ot all this foideiy memlrers of the fami.ies of pidice and spite ot all this open aivd fla- city employes. That is what is meant debauchery of the voti-rs in a l)y Charleston polities. CARD OF THANKS “IJnboumled gratitude exists in my heart for tho.*e who supporte<l me in Tuesday’s election an*! a sincere feel ing of charity for those who, pre- guud reasons, did not inach i lu*; ^ x^r rcpresen-|,.„t^. f,„. The Candidf9te With a Record md a Program I • M*. R. KB HKY. .IR. Subscribe to Tbe Chronicle — S1.50 a Year (lIMKtN lOK I KTIK.KS \DMIM.S I |{ V riDN The .^tat*' of .'^outlr r’aroliiia, Lauiu iis t’ouiitv. OF ill vvhieh arid Ik V.rarp iign cal recoil I'soe. the candidate in al! this has been <|one, -liglitly more than hit per cent vote- ea-t. "The hi.story of .South Carolina is filled with in-tanees of t.hi* unwilling- of th e that man’s politi- lefs were the main whose behalf luhs of ( hiirlestonians ami .South Car- received only olinians to -ulrmit to vlietatorship. Our aneestois hiive dir-d to reserve ihiir civil rights. Thi* eyes of South' ( ailoina are upon the pioirle of Char-} leston .in deep -ympathy for the jrre-1 dicameiit m vvhieh the pe<»p!e of that' city find themselves, and the people} By Ko-s I>. Young. Probate .ludge; -T., ,„»> tins is a clear indication Mh«-reas, .1. I,. Ih-ntz made suit to that the mayor of ( harle-toii has re- nie to grant him l etters of Adminis- msi his full vote and that the great tratiori of th<- estate and iffivts of majority of the voters_of the state Mrs. Hattie Wh.itlej. imwilling to place tlu'ir stamj) of of .South Caridina are hoping and! These are, theiefoie. to lite and ad- appi'oval upon his political rccoi'd and praying that the once fi't'c pi'ople- oft monish all and singular the kindrx*<l| vipoii the political methods tif his (’hai'lcston will rise • nd creditors of the -aid .Mrs. Hattie A. Whatley, di-ceased, that they Im‘ and apjtear bt*foie me, in the Court of Pndiatr*. to be held at laiurens and thixivv off! wish their moral every community 8-2CVV J. P. L. C machine. 'this |HtIitical machine which seeks to “tff course theix> ai'e many goml dominate the social and financial life people supporting the mayiw of Char-'of the city, and they confidently ox- b'ston. It vvoukl be a foolish slander pc'ct the ju'ople of Charleston to re- < ourt House, l.auiens, S. C., on Sep- to claim otht-iwise; but tliey are un- assiit their beliefs an<l principles... t.*mber loth. IMS. next, after puhli- ,„fo,-meil of the issues. All of the' “If they want communities kept cation hereof, at II o'clv>ck in the voti‘s that can he bought have al- ciran and free of the menace of the forenoon, to show cause, if any they tx‘a<ly iH-en bought; moi'e jobs have racketeer; if they have, vv hy the .-aid .\dniinistration been proinist-d than will he available laws enfoived in ahould not be granted. ^ ;during the next ten years ami all and city of South Cai'olina, 1 a.*k (fiven under my haml this 2.th day those who ai'c gullible have swallowixl their wtes and I pledge myself to of August. A. D.. P.t.IS. . ^ ^ that Ivait and are now anxiously won-1 use the fii^l force and power of the KOS.'- 1). ^ ()l N(,. ,ti,>ring when they will be revvardiHl office to keep .South Carolina clean' for their votes last Tuesday. for decent, law-abiding, GiHl-fearing^ “Parenthetically, 1 would like to people. ; ask t.ho.se forty .some odd thousand "On the other haml, if you wish a' who thought they ha<l Iven piMinised machine-riiblen state, if you wi.sh to' j<>bs and who have alixmdy paid their livo under a parli-tical dictatoi'ship; if! first installment of votes last Tues- you wish to live in a community that day whether they intend to be rul>es is wide open and under the tlomina-' em*ugh to pay for the final install- tion of a macliine in conspiracy with inenl in the blind faith that some the rackett'er, -then 1 suggest that time, .-i^rme h<r\v they will rt'ct'ivc the you cast your vote for the man whose giMHls they have paid for ...” ri*coixl shows that that is his prin- Manning said the “issues are clear ciple of government ...” ami well defintxl.” < m 1 “On the other hand there stand*. ‘ CARD OF THANKS ' ! the mayor of (. hanleston under whose j | wish to express my gratitude for administration during the pa.*t seven the handsome vote accorded me inj ithe race for Supervisor of Laurens; Children ... jmwn-npl... everybody Uket the feat fhvot of CLAUSSEN’S delicious CHILDREN’S BREAD! 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CARD OF THANKS I wisp to thank the voters of Lau rens county for the handsome vote given me in my race for ceunty com missioner in the first primary. While not elected, I harbor no ill will against smyone and remain, as ever, a true friend of Laurens county. J. BEN HUNTER. in THE iionn mo yeuod oiid A ■iimn • irYni cbocer^