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7 / V .— ^ ■ \ THE CHRONICLE Strive* To Be * Clean New*- paper. Complete, Newsy, and Reliable. 1" . "■' t If You Don’t Read 1 / '' ^ THE CHRONICLE 1 \ Yon Don’t Get 1 * The New*. 1 S lU VOLUME XXXVIII CLINTON,. S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,1938 NUMBER 37 MAYBANK DEFEATS MANNING FOR GOVERNOR Wasson And Milam Re-elected To House; Watts And Fleming Defeat Lee And Power CHARLESTON MAYOR’S LEAD Johi^ton Orders Troops To 'Bryson Victorious Guard Ballots and Boxes In Charleston. Bryson Defeats Mahon and Hare Wins In Third District Over Taylor. Over Mahon Columbia, Sept. 13. — Burnet R. Maybank, mayor of Charleston, rolled up a 13,000-vote majority on the face df returns from Tuesday’s Democrat ic run-off primary for p^)vemor but, | art the request of his opponent, Wyn- dham M. Manning;, state troops im pounded the ballots cast in his home county of Charleston. With only 21 of 1,505 precincts reported, the unofficial vote was: Maybank, 160,728; Manning, 147433. “The result of the election is un known to me at this time,” Manning said in a .statement here late tonight. “J have protestAHi the vote in Charles ton county upon reports of irregu- laritie.s there. I ask the public to await the result of this protest.” Roy A. Powel, secretary to Gover nor Olin I). John.ston, announced here late tonight that national guartlsmen ordered out by the governor, had tak en in cust<Mly the liallot boxes of Charli*ston county in which Maybank Greenville Attorney Has Major ity of 7,000 Votes and Leads In Four Counties. The stalemate-bom run over race for congress in the Fourth district Tuesday developed into something of a run-aw’ay as Joseph R- Bryson de feated G. Heyward Mahon, incumbent, by nearly 7,000 votes. The contest in the first primary two weeks ago was a see-saw affair a few vote* first one way and but the run off was definite and de cisive. Unofficial returns from all 258 precincts in the district except one in Greenville county, one in Spartan burg and another in Laurens, gave Bryson 35,580 votes and Mahon 28,810. The missing boxes are understood to be small ones. < Votes by counties, according ^o un official tabulation, were: Laurens County Bryson 5,066' was crt*ditetl with 21,352 votes against: ,, , ■' o-Ton only 1,365 for Manning Johnston telegraphed Capt. R.! Johnson, of a Charleston militia com pany, as follows: “At the request of Hon. Wyndham Manning, I herewith instruct you, to gether with the necessary troops, to immediately take charge and hold in Spartanburg County : Bryson 12,137 Mahon 11,630 Union County Bryson 3,727 Mahon *. 2,762 Greenville ('ounty custody until final action Py the .state' , ^ ? ,aco.> r. ... , I Mahon 10,622 executive committee the ballots, bal lot boxes, certified returns and tally sheets in the county of Charleston.” In a heated campaign since the first primary of August 30, in which six other ean<lidates were eliminated, Manning had charged that the 39- year-uld .Maydiank was^ hi-ad of a po litical machine in Charleston county, and .'Ought to inject what he calle<i “machine politics” in the state gov ernment. Several days ago he requested the Charleston county executive c<»mmit- lee to allow him to appoint two man agers at each of the polling places, *a re<juest which the. commiIt—re^ ject<‘<i. •Maybank denie<l in a campaign speech later the charges of machine politics. In Tui^wiay’s voting Bryson had a substantial lead over his opponent in every one of the four counties of the district. Two years ago Mahon w’on with a comfortable margin in Spar tanburg county after Bryson had a c<>nsidei able lead in G i- e e n v i 1 1 e county. In the first lace on August 30 Hiy- 'on and .Mahon split almost evenly the approximately OUO votes cast. When Biyson apparently ha<l a lead of eight votes he proptiscfl to .Mahon that they run the contest off again. .Mahon decline<l and asked the stat(‘ executive committee for an of- ficial 1' HOW LAURENS COUNTY VOTED TUESDAY j FOR GOVERNOR, CONGRESS. HOUSE, ( l.ERK OK COURT, GAME W ARDEN I Ciovernor i ■ 1 ( ongi'ess House of Ke^ pre.sontatives Clerk 1 Game \ - Court War den J be c 'c c eS ' 1 1 c • c c 0 X v: Q ■ L E c 0 1 fcc i t i PRECINCTS c ct s f-s ' « i 7% « . •3 o k. 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Barksdale-Namie 103 28 91 41 72 70 47 69 63, 6,9 j 79 51 Clinton City 797 256 390 666 329 3.59 698 673 753 300 ' 461 590 Clinton Mill 177 446 524 100 223 237 364 392 341 284 1 219 406 Cook’s Store 43 14 16 41 11 27 38 34 27 30 ' 26 31 Cross Hill 216 70 178 108 149 1.57 ~ 108 46 136 149 , 1.54 1.32 Daniels StAre 70 21- 52 39 30 64 22 59 51 40 ■" 50 Dials ' 70 11 70 12 78 4.3 2.3 20 17 64 ' 45 37 Ekofn 105 29 112 .32 21 41 48 125 117 26, 58 85 (kxldville ^ 175 411 402 188 140 119 41.3 492 385 205 1 314 275 Gray’s 33 10 19 24 11 22 IS 33 23 20 ! 9 34 Gray ('ourt 233 105 1 234- - 106 233 189 111 P23 215 , P24 1 134 208 Hopewell 64 17 .38 43 15 F* 1 78 57 51 31 2:1 .59 Hickory Tavern Jones’ Store 215 74 202 88 87 61 176 2.50 199 90 1 147 1 14 130 44 81 33 70 56 110 no 48 1-26, ' 100 71 Ijanford t 91 19 .50 ■ 60 42 62 48 57 104 6 71 36 I..angston 60 34 49 44 .5:1 43 50 38 .53 39 46, 45 I,aurens Citv 985 516 694 8(81 825 781 649 681 i 1079 425 1 757 748 I.Auren* Mills 244 195 310 134 211 229 195 223 292 1.50 ‘2.50 194 Lydia .Mill 112 200 j 216 96 ! 147 I59 167 149 128 185 72 210 liong Branch 55 47 86 14 i ">4 53 39 49 42 .59 1 70 Merna 47 13 30 • 30 1 18 12 34 56 39 21 n 49 Mt. Olive (T.I 21 45 31 10 67 23 60 47 32 i 54 25 .Mountvillc 74 33 .31 76 30 47 - 70 61 65 42 , 6,3 4 1 Mt. Pleasant 48 24 58 12 31 46 27 36 59 13 i -n •18 Ora 72 13 47 38 .50 68 18 34 75 9 i 41 45 Owings 14.3 26 109 61 124 50 96 70 87 84 , 35 136 F’leasant .Mourfd ^ 70 24 57 37 31 64 34 .59 67 27 ; 48 47 Poplar Springs 167 67 1 121 102 95 80 85 172 144 82 : 118 106, Princeton Renno 1 Shiloh 1 Shady Grove 1 Stewart’s .Store ; Tip Top ;... Trinity Ridge Waterloo . Watts Mills no 35 68 21 69 56 177 81 311 202 87 21 13 31 15 10 17 23 20 155 19 12 i 1 59 22 22 62 ' 54 .38 299 107 62 .31 .39 14 57 11 .36 6.5 16.5 114 36 3790“ (65 11 71 1 15 17 57 61 i 2.37 i 120 58 20 36 0 13 24 48 51 268 104 33 3860 36 .37 26 .31 53 44 33 43 170 119 69 101 26 65 .30 <•>.3 61 62 47 2.32 no 65 24 .59 25 29 36 78 66, 284 j 143 6,6, 24 .39 11 50 36, 22 .37 183 78 26, 330t i 77 1 31 1 1 36, 1 .52 1 1 45 251 86, .50 t 44 45) 59 17 6,6, 21 42 20 84 58 217 131 19 17.56 Youngs . 1 40 f 3985 52 1 * ’ 1 ; 5576, TOTAL . 5706 ;1104 T 5066 RETAIN SEATS Two Members of House Win Over Huff and Brooks In Kun- Off. Fleming Defeats Power For Clerk of Court. Watts Wins Over Lee For Game Warden. Bryson and Manning Carry County. The three run-over county races in Plan New Crop jNo Immediate Program Vote War Is Seen Synod To Meet At Charleston Farmers To Vote Whether They th» recount. run off. The commiuee ordered: Want Continuation of Pres- ^t Control. — The principal jilank in his platform was a promise to give the state a “bu.siness-like administration.” In the first primary, .Maybank, who Mahon, Bryson Goldville Vote in Washington, .Sept. ]().—Cotton and tobacco farmers will get an opportu nity soon to vote on continuing for another year the crop control j)ro- granus approvt^J last spring for the 19.‘1K yields. Federal farm official.s said to<lay had Ix'gun arrangements for Washington Believed At Hitler’s Address. No Comment Made By Secretary Hull. 12.-- Unofficial department this speech Washington, .Sept, reaction at the statr evening to Hifbu’s .Nurnberg was one of relief. The relief was based on th(“ impr<'s- sion that Hitler had not forecast any immediate military action on the part of (iermany, . Officials listencMl anxiously to the rourxl a radio in Goldville, center of the furoix is chairman of the state agency in the Fourth district congressional race charge of the PWA-financed $37,500,- in the first primary, gave Congre.ss-| submitting the question at new ref- 000 Santee-4^ ooper jKiwer and navi- nian G. Heyward Mahon an increase; pi^obably in December, since address, gathering gation project, le<i the field with 117,-:of 18 votes and sItcihI the total fortthere was little doubt that cottoti and the press room. Assistant S<*cretari(*s 900 votes. ibis opfKinent, Joseph R. Bryson, by'supplies would be exce.sKive. George Messersmith and Ad(tlf HcHc Manning, 48-yi'ar-old son of South 111 in the second primary Tuesday. j Officials said they regardeil the heard part of the speech. .Jay I'ierre- Carolinas war-time governor. Rich-j Mahon polled 188 votes as compar-j referenda as important pont Moffatt, head of the Kurojiean ard 1. Manning'^and^ a former legis-1 ed with 170 in the first race and Bry-jte.sts of the farm legislation. It will division of the sUte deparlment, lis- lator, received 74,3.56. Third in the [ son received 402 votes as compared; first opportunity for farmers j tened to most of it. \ dozen other [who have tried out the control pro-' foreign service officers dropjied fn vision to express themselves. 2BI1 Bre.sliv tt'rian.s of Slate Will Hold .Annual Session October 11-].‘L Biddle Is .Moderator. race wa.s the veteran <'oIe L. Blease, | with 413, erstwhile governor and senator, wh*i Two officaKs of the Goldville box got 60,823 votes. In the run-off, made affidavits following the first Blease publicly indorsed Manning. j primary in which they swore that Two members of congress were de- Mahon had received a total of 170 feated in the unofficial returns. Rep-1 votes instead of 125 officially report- resentative John ('. Taylor, of thejed, a difference of 45 votes. Third district, conce<le<l ^ victory to ♦ Butler H. Hare, of Saluda, a former EIIha . representative. In the fourth, Repre-,"*“® nOSC iTieei sentative G. Heyward .Mahon trailed' The face^ of the officials were .Moi»‘ than 200 ministeis and elders are expected to gather in ('haiIe>ton ()<tol)er 11-13 for the annual imeting of the I’re'bytei ian .Synod of .South <'aroliiia. The sessions will la* at the First (.Scotch) Bresliyterian church, with the .Second and the We.stminsler cburche.' assi.sting in entertainment. Kveiy minister and one elder from each church constitute the member ship of the syno«l. 'Phis will be the first time it has met in ('harleston .since 1909. There are 279 churches, <liviiied into eight presbyteries and representing a totaL membership of 3'.*, 104 in the I synod. Of the sevt nte<‘n synods con- [stituting the Bresbytei ian ('hurch in thi: United .States, the South Carolina Some farmer* have €xpres8(Hj dis- irrnve when Hitl(‘r came to the sul)-■ , , » . • , u- satisfaction with the operation of tholj,..., of Czochoslovakia and his '"‘''"I"*. act. particularly with respect to thei Strayed intense emotion. “t ^ .North ( arolma, Vnemia provisions Kivin* the Kovemment au- .Secretary of State Hull did not li.s thonty to regulate crop sales andlj^^ immediate levy penalties their quotas. on those exceeding! Joseph R. Bry.son, Greenville lawyer, with nearly all precincts reported. The vote was 3.5,524 to 28,816. John L. McMillan, of Florence, sec retary for 14 years to the late Rep resentative ‘Allard H. Gasque, was I TK)minatc*d for Ga.sque’s seat in the sixth di.strict on the face of com plete returns. The vote was: McMil lan, 27,088; G. Lloyd Ford, of Con- Clemson Saturday The Presbyterian college football team will open their 1938 season Sat urday at Clemson college when they meet the strong Tiger eleven. Owehs Resigns As School Trustee The Rev. F. Ray Kiddle, pastor of the .Shandon I*ie.s!»yterian church, of ports of the address. He said at his imoderator fur the la.rt I press conference today he would not y,.ar, will fleliver the ojiening sermon comment on the European situation. iTuesday, ni^rht. October II. The synod j Officials gave the imi)re.ssion that ^^ill be organized an4 the moder- ' Hitler’s reference to the Khini* forli- f,,p cop^jn^ yeai will he se- .fications not being completed until i<H.-ted, who will iireside over the fol- ‘ winter was an encouraging sigi;i, in-i jovi inir two days’ se.ssion.s. way, a 25,041. Johhson’s squad is going through hard scrimmage this week in prepa ration for the opening battle. It is expected that a number of Clinton , „ sigi;i Robert S. Owens, local attorney, | dicating perhaps that Hitler W’ould' , has / resigned as a member of perhaps that the' not move before then. school I former district ’ solicitor, f^ns will go to Clemson for the game. PRESBYTERIAN MEN WILL MEET TONIGHT This evening at 7:30 the first fall meeting of the Men^f-the-Church of| the First Presbyterian church will be held in the men’s room of the church,' at which time supper will be served.. President William Brooks Owens extends a cordial invitation to all Presbyterian men in the city to be present. CHA.MBER MEETS TUESDAY The September ’ meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held next Tuesday night, Sept. 20, at John T. Young’s spring near here. Supper will be served at 7:30, with all mem bers invited to be present. Going Away To G>llege or To Teach? If you want the Clinton news —have THE CHRONICLE fol low you. Its weekly visit* will be “like a letter from home,” Special student’s and teacher’s rate of $1,00 for nine months. List your subscription today. The Chronicle *The Paper Everybody Rcedi** board of trustees of Hunter district No. 5, after having served as h member of the board since April. He was appointed at that time to fill the unexpired term of the late W. E. Dillard. W. C. Baldwin, proprietor of Bald- twin’s grocery, has been appointed by the county board of education to suc- 'ceed Mr. Owens. Other members the board are: W. C. Oxley, C. jMauney, C. E. Galloway and E. 1 Craig. Clerk Of Court Makes Four Sales lu\^•Jng The Rev. H. Waddell Pratt, of < u- lumbia, is the stated clerk and treas urer, and the Rev. H. A. Knox, of Pickens, is the permanent clerk. Welfare Agency Pays Out $8,242.28 i A total of $8,242.28 in assistance [checks was paid out through the Lau rens county welfare department dur ing the month of August, according to Mrs. Mabel B. Little, director. Of that i^mount $2,015.44 went to 108 unemployed families, $4,683.47 to the old age, $1,494.06 to the depend ent children, and $149.41 to the blind. Clerk of Court John D. Davis made' four legal sales in front of the court house on September salesiJay, as fol- of I lows: ^•j In the case of John A. Park, plain-' ^•jtiff, vs R. A. .Cooper, et al, 65 acrt*s known as Mo(3arley lands, sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, for $500. In the case of J. W. Henderson vs Ed St'xton and Hyman Lurey, build ing in town of Clinton, sold to 0. L. Long, attorney, for $250. In the case of Home Owners’ Loan corporation vs Rutledge Hill, lot in town of Clinton, sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, for $60. In the case of W. A, White, indi vidually and as administrator, vs Jo die White, et al, lot in Jersey section of town of Laurens, sold to Quitman CMiphant for $460. Osman Resigns His Work Here nary Osman, who has served as assititant|fj.jj^j.^^j^y^ librarian at the college, will hold the vt ^ same position at the seminary. .Mr.j and Mrs. Osman have a number of friends here who will regret to learn that they have left Clinton. Mrs. Eugene Johnson now holds the position of assistant librarian at the college, succeeding Mrs. Osman. Mojiris Miss Jean McKee spent the past week with her sister, Mrs. Grady Evans, in Rock Hill. \ ■1 fh. of unofficial returns, were decided at 8:15 and announced to the public by The Chronicle through a "broadcast.” The winners obtained early leads which they held until the final flash was given. In the race for the house of repre sentatives, Robert C, Wasson and Charles L. Milam, memWrs of the jiresont delegation, wore re-elected. Wasson hi*aded the ticket, Milam was second, Brooks third, ami Huff trailed last. Their votes sto*>d: Wasson, 5,183; .Milam, 1,489; Biook<, 3,985; Huff, 3,860, W. T. Bolt, of l.iuirens, new menilxT of thi* delegation, was elect- t“<l on the ,fit’'’'4 ballot two weeks ago. .Senator Chailes .A. Cromer yet has a two-year unexi»irtsl term., .After the tabulation showed tho election of Kepresi-ntatives Wasson and .Milam they w»‘r<* invited to The Chronicle office and asked to address the large crowd gathered for the re turns. Both went to the “mike” and [expressed their thanks and appreci ation to their friends for the support they received. An effort was made to have the other winners in the county races, John I). W. Watts and V’ictor R. Fleming, addrt^ss the crowd, but they could not be rt^ached. I Fleming Defeats INiwer In the race for, clerk of court, Vic tor IL Fleming defeated C. .A. Power by a handsome mujerity. The veto stood; Freniing, .5,,57«>; i’ower, 3,301. •loliii 11. Iiavi", ineiimle Tit, w.i' elin.i- natid in the first p iinaiy. U alts Dovs ns Lee .Ifihii I). W. Watt' d<*feaL<-d .''ydii^ y A. lac, incninbent, in tin* game \\;« den 1 ace. 'I'he vote stood: Wat’-, l,7.5ti; la*e, 1,1 15, Br\ son \N iii' < •»ijnt> In th<* lac-e foi rongnfioin tin* Fourth district. .loseph It. Biyson of Greenville, held a sulistantial b-ad over the incumU-nt, .Major G- Key- ward .Malron. With one small box mi.'sing in the Lahulation, the count stood: Bryson, 5,066; .Mahon, 3.7i»0. .Manning Carries ( ounix In the governor’.'’ race. Wytidhaiu .M. .Manning carried th«* county by a .substantial majority over Burnet K. Maylwink. The vote stt>od; .Manning, 5,706; .Maybank, 3,104. Student Leaders At P.C. Listed Directory Given of Officers To Head Activities For Year. ( Dr. Neill (L Whitelaw, chairman of th»‘ student activities committee of Presbyterian college, has announcc'l the directory of .slud<*nt officers and 'activities for the 193S-39 session which began Tuesday morning, as fol lows : Pje.'ident of studt nt body. Corn * • li’js B. Holcombe, of Charle'toi.. President of V. .M. C. A., Kohort: Black. York. President of Pan-Hellenic counc'I, William P. Jacobs, Jr., Clinton. Editor of The Blue S)(K‘king, Ixiui.s ,(j. Heckle, Fort Valley, Ga. j Editor of the student lit’eiary niag- iazirie. The Collegian, ,1. .Alvin Chap- I man, .Anderson. I Eilitor iff the .senior annual. Tho ' Pa(f-.SaC, Wendell H. Pofie, .Atlapul- gus, Ga. , Pre.sident of senior class, J. L. Culp, John E. Osman, who has b<*en con- incited with the college for the past ' p,.esident of junior clas.s, J. Rob- i several years as field secretary, has,^,,.. Thomason, Fountain Inn. resigned his work and left the, past 1 president of sophomore class, week for Richmond, Va., where ho jjyri-jT y. MeSween, DeFuniak has entered Union Theological semi-i ^prjpgj^ as a ministehal .student. .Mrs.T President of Blue Key, leadership Ritch, Charlotte, CONFERENCE MEET TONIGHT The fourth (luarterJy conference of North Broad .Street Methodi.st church will be held tonight following the Bilble conference. The presiding elder of the Greenwood district. Rev. W. B. Garrett, will preside, and reports from all departments of the church will be .made.