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VOLUME XXXIX
CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1939
BILL PASSES TO
INSPECT CARS
13 GRADUATES
AT THORNWELL
Denominational ; County Crop
Colleges Praised' Outlook Bright
Senate Measure Calls For In
spection of Passenger Auto
mobiles By Patrol. No Action
On May bank Veto of 2,000-
Mile Road Act.
State Senator Says the State Spring and Summer Plantings
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM AT
COLLEGE COMES TO CLOSE
Its Institution- In Proportion! Year, ('annon Says.
Orphanage Commencement Be
gins Sunday Morning With
Baccalaureate Sermon. Grad
uating Exercises Tuesday'
Evening. Senior Play Monday. Uli.ve, that
* the state spends “too much money”
T^e sixty-ifourth comimencenient ex-institutions of higher learning
encises of Thomwell orphanage will be, proj>ortion “to the resets obtain-
Spends Too Much Money Oni Two Weeks Ahead of Last Presented Diplomas Monday and Hear Address By Dr.
To Results (•hiained.
rolumbia, June 4.
I I.^uren.<5. June 1.—The first of June
i^mator W H c^nilition.-^ unusually favor-1
Julian Miller of Charlotte. Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday By
Spartanburg .Minister. Honors For the Year Awarded and Hon
orary Degrees Conferred.,
number 23
h ifty-three Piesbvterian
Columbia, J une 6.—The senate pass
ed tihe house bill to require semi , ... ^ .. .... .
annual inspection of passenger auto-i^^^**^ next Sunday moming atip^»» comparison with w’hat he
mobiles today after deferring consid- H-tS when the bacralaureate sermon jg^^yg denominationaJ colleges ac-
ahle in Uiurens county, according to
ohservoi'^s and the farmers tlHonselves. j
County .\gervt Cannon .staU*s that all ^*'***‘^'*‘^ rocciveil their diploma.s Mon-
spring and sun>mer gn>wing cix)ps are! moming as the college’s 58th
at least two wwlcs in advance of nor-j commencement progmin dr«*w to
mal.
collegeUhe be.<t company ci^mmander
At the conclusion of
exercises a rt'ception
the faculty at the home of President
Jacobs and Mrs. Jacobs, for the ment-
a
the colorful
was given by
oration <xf Governor Burnet Maybank’s graduating- class will ^[complish.
Well-nigh perfect stands of both
.close. The exercises were held “open' hers of the graduating class, their
veto of thf bill to .dd 2,000 miles of!pivoched by Rev. A. L. P»tterson,l smte is spendinR millions am|l";“j"'' e,| I,v Clinton friend™ vU
county roads to the state highway D.D., pastor of Hull .Mtroori.! Pres-■ ..-hUe do- early, and theiv has htvn no ,' , • '
IK,rta.,.;or, /.Vtiinmtt ^vannaVt fta TKp ..... .. inlaotinir ovor or ronlantinv. t.ho acni.nt ‘ .
system
Action on the veto was put off on |
motion of Senator Lyles of Fairfield, i
because of the small number of sena
tors present as the 22nd legislative
week opened.
Mayhank suggested in hia measage
that the road additions be provided!
for in tile general appropriation biU,
byterian chundh. Savannah, Ga.
regular morning services in
churches of the city will be with-
air ■ on the' plaza an<i largtdy attend- parents and friends.
itors. parents I Program Began Sunday
graduates fromi
drawn in order that the entire com
munity may accept an invitation of
the institution to unite for this special
occasion in the Thomwell Memorial
church.
In the afte^moon at 4 o’clock, a spe-
Thl’ i ;;;Mpi„ati«nal ’ achoob’am atrurelinR, I."•■‘'""‘■"f,■ the ' "li';."u,;':;', "h., "rate LmTXwh™c"' J'”’ Profam eot
in nianv to exist he said cultivaUHl , ami eiseiA ntre. ^ j Sunday morning
in many cases, to exist, ne saia.i _ , _ , ^ ^ , | 1 he intere.s:mg program began Sun-! ^ uh/hhhk
iday morning with the baccalaumate ’
sermon by the Rev. .A. \V, Dick, pas-
and development of the cotton plant Presh>nerian church!
He defdored the
he said, i
’’tax-subsidized com
petition” that the denominational col
and are frtH‘ from gra.'^s and wt'cnls.
Intermittent shenvers of rwent days'
are cemtributing to the even growth
which ia now before the free confer-1 communion eorvke will be held,
ence committee. i Monday evwinc «t 8 o’cJock mem-
If that were done, he said, he would Iwrs of the high school aemor class
leges “more and more are facing.”
Praising church^supported institu-,. ^
tipnw, Nicholson ».id he recently
will present their annual play.
Tuesday moming at 9:30 the an
nual meeting of the Alumni associa-
“that seven or eight chief justices
of the United Suites who were col
lege graduatee wore graduated from
denominational schools; that 16 of the
18 presidenta of the United States
who were college graduates were
graduates of denominational schools;
and that more than two-thirds of all
•lie pleased to give it my approval
because 1 beleive that when ^s is
done not only will the state highway ^
system be able to maintain these tion of the institution will be held.! members of Congre.ss who are college
roads but alsH) the local county gov- .At 11 d. m. the annual me<*ting of the graduates graduaUd from denomina-
emlment^ will be able to rtnluce tax b<hartl of trustees will Ik* held with tionaJ !ich«NJs.’’ He said also that at
biiixien.s accordingly, which is both'< hairman .Martin F. .An.sel, of Green- one lime all but one memlwr of tin- at„,ve The reference
pr(»iKr and just." ville, presiding. At this tiim- report.s state supreme court were graduate's eourse*. to ce.Uon’s inveterate
season the crop outlook is very en
couraging,” repeated the county
agent. And the casual observer who
has traveled out to some of the farm
sectiono_within the last day or two,
has expressed the same tone of opti
mism.
But lurking in the hackgroiimi, as
suggeste«i in the interview with Agent
('annon, then* is the inevitafile note'
of |M*ssimi.sm
woubi puncture and mar the r<»seate
hen the fifty-three members of the
graduating class heard tin* tiaccalau-
reate .sermon at the historic First
V. Tu - I ■ Hiesbyterian church by the Rev. An-
ot Spartanburg. The exercises on l)othlt,v,„„„ u' i , /• .l w
Sun,toy .ml .Mumlay were preaWed; p“"I ‘"I’ "!
The faculty, followed by the grad-
over by Dr. W. P. Jacobs, president!
of the college.
The salutatory a<klress was deliv
ered by Bonnell Charles Jarrard of
Soperton, Ga., second honor man of
the class. The valedictory was made
by Miss Laura Aylett Fleming'of Lau
rens. President Jacobs made a brief
farewell talk U> m«*mU*rs of the grail
an imiH-nding thnat' “"VT ‘J'V'
Ml iK'half 4»f th«* lK»anl of irusttH*s by
uating class, all wearing ci^>8 and
gowns, entered the church in a body
and occupied reserved seats. The
exercises were attended by a large
union congregation, and there was
a special program of music by the
choir.
Although there was no discussion <*f thi* pr«ident and committees will of Woffonl college, Methinlist in.stitu-
of th<* veto hy the M*nate, Represen-'he heaid for the year. During the tiori at .'^partanfiurg.
lative Hafr>' Hughs of Oconee, one of dinner intermission hour, member*- of State m-tituti-ois, N’ichol.-on r-aid,
the fn-e conferti - on the vetoed meas- the board will enjoy a picnic at River- e oi .l Uw-t no -uch n-cord.
lii- , I..fiimi nted at an aftermv*n com- sale cottagi* n»*ar here. "I think th - i- a .-ituation the inbo
rn
.*11 ar
' Tu.-ilay * ivning at >» o’cbwk, tV p!« i f -tate t...ght to know alntut,’
.tifavorable report on grailuating exi-rcine- pniper will l»e he -Wid.
H- in->vetl an
y. utor McFarhiii'r measure to direct held, at wh'ch time diplomas will be NA h-»!'.-n add’‘e-«eil >i,miiar rr-
th. nignway iie|>artmenl to |>sve a piA-sented and meilais and prizes maik^ to *he -t nate last w’» ek when ^ ^
ifjsStt r uf riiad lesding from the awarded. The salutatory will be fiv- • ’■ auth«* iiing \\ inthrop college ^^-ain harv«
slate h.ghway in fJorroce to the Pee en by Sara Oavis, and the valedic- to app.^ for a puioic wfwk- admin-
Dr-. *iprriment atatiofi, rMnarking, t.-ry by Madeline Smith, The address t»;:atn-». >4.*n to tract a new dor-
"11 we are not going to have ary br-Ltfe the graduate* will he del". • m'<>r> aa« cbdaite'i. Room rent*
fiM*. boll wt*evil. Jnfe.-tation may b**-
et»m«* •‘4‘iiou.*' aiwl general within the
next ««vk or ten <Uys. the agent
warn- m circular an«l by word of
mouth. The farmer’*- w«*a|a>n for th«-
(lattle t.- a w<il known pti-.m formu
U, which IS U mg a'-'t-mided in <|Uan
titu- aleive average*. rx'iHMl- th« eoun
Mr. Dick took as hi.n text Kx. 13:
11*: “.And Mos«*s took the bones of
the chairman. .Albert Tidil ofwith him; for he* had straitly
Grec nwiHHl. | sworn the ('hililreii </ Israel saying.
The “supieme imi*o)Uince «>f the surely visit you; and ye shall
irNiividtial in deinocraey” wa- stn^sse*! ^1* bones away from hence
w irh you. ' Me announced as hi.s
•heme, “Thi
roa<is. tS-T. W» Just WvnH hav# th*-m ** rrwd t*y pt..f H H H*>>*d, pr».f«*w*f ft'-n- 'br t■■...l-hrg t>r pledgetl
I* in full ’.Wing,
with iiidK'Wtai'i;- that th, yn'I«| of l^ish
w in at aiMl oats will Ih* ta-ttrr than
normal
l^sr he and llw ccmmiUre agi«sd »i/ Mihlc at Prxwhyletian cwllsgr To f‘*" h- ,««ri s rv*in-mcf»t.
pub
all of Uw cidStng SSvasriMW tiw
lir It conitaliy tfinlsd.
I^W high aahoed will rloite a » jr
fill year‘a wadi tatworrxMs Ths
MMry and aWiwi wta.^ grad— rluwsd
is
na llcanna
llwtty
('orwdls M
(llariia ('aivtn Ingis. IU4»r1 dasnMsI
fNswHl. Fa»«ard Rasa Mon.«
Madriins *hti«!M. Mary Kaihr* lar
IngV
■rho has (hs afMS Farmers* Checks
Total $349,386
U rrsrtnd the art ton hy sdurh ths oit-
fa«>.«ahl« rwpoft was adopted HuglMi
kuggsstad that Uw hill hr fWrrrrd to
app'wp'ia;tons frwe confrrra* far
inrlascoa m tiwir rrp'set. hut rf
hr« taai pcait4My a prwsrn; iao
psiwsatad the rwwd to he h«ah wiMi
•ut »av MRpMlKlan
Harrs.saw mi Marry, told th* ruai
asitUe he thewfl
“lay ar vht who** state dsfirtt aad
r^ard Lha whele ZasinMS~ af rwad
hs.-filing "lo- a wh.lr
M«aavhli« no yrt^rna was rapart
ec t*y tite frra fowfvrsas aa th# gen-
t/m apprspnaisaw Mill, a-ha we.re still
aseWacked hy dwagrieaiipf a«-# at
•*ft.aa ef highway faad* for
stade ape
h a: dsgrndi
aoaa#y Waed la ?hsea.~ lUaa*w> MaH
sd Gsai^ ttwiii. rwaJermrv dkai'wian.
toAd rep*>r*.#r»
M# saai vhal wfcir# the heae# rea-
**swy ttsoy hare erdsi »** wet te
as»r> frwai th# hauM lor dartng th# weak, it was
sp\<*.'.ght a.r#'»H<b. h# atd nat f#el that ’"day hy County Ageal <
• ay ah<w«* hmskv.f
"t’ai a 'rwe n fd#rr# myaetf; I can
da what I pjeass." h# saia.
TW seaat# passed the aata laagar-
Um hiU aftrr aawading it to add
si##r:af to th# itewM to he in-
apected. Th# hous# had pratndsd for
ng hems, hrmkra and iights The
ini^iswtiona woaJd be made free hy (he
highway depaitnaent.
n. . PW-r Mnu Pmnk Tur~,
.''aniiar nwwsuies for other ataSs
**'ii#gxrs have hem Cft1=ci»ed by .\»rh-
ma>n. Who has aiso ad^orated morr
rrtlai!,t.‘« m htght-r eJurs'.lonal ap
aFo rvs.
Field Work In
County Begins
Jurors Drawn For
Criminal Court
Naw
aii4
Tawnwliip rasMaltl
liuii> Mraimrtaf Ijind
UiMlHt Surkcjr DvHaftj
A AA fhscki
Th#
arrn
widi
tl
of
llli
-itia Waldsw. FWasew t k. r-.m*
i. L^ai#r Pralhs' a t--?- m la.’*** €*'•
nk Vmm Jmim Hatna, n., !?. «jth J .«ig» « (
.r^ t W -MW-Wl pW*» • g
, f' .. n**# * g . - ' ^ * * bt ' ’i
rt'« • '
I-'a . '.jwnaPi [ U tar. Knight
h rsgW tkisj* J f rmnrn Hahb, A F
* <«*s. th'p R. t •■<4. R k.
j *; R. t'larvne#
Hsirr**-^' M Y < * S
ie.. -fW Jan t Martin 1 k
Kn^wwi. < K ka2~nad«**e. J F Fh.-
K h R*^ * « P VimwrW. Jr
I A • Vt F*.:n-y
’e T H H«*aaod. F M Tha
W»#'*>T*»‘, Jawwr i ran*, th T Jacks.
|> t. A^W^r. .K Y A4a.r. M U Mi
•w.'T. I-' « RarfM#. N H H* adie'u^n
^ats',-.-^ F 1 R D («od-
(•hr aiewsUiing
way last wr#a. ar
ty Agent <' R t an
ea rwctssn U* br cihw
p^#d hy the end ad J
Thr snUre Cirsiaty e
mmf ■« whsrh wil!
rrssi
hr u»ed
by
for
m mri
for la areas loaaty
a total «d RMhJMoa
laat year
fWwn aad ihi
g lard
IVw# wha her# y
walotn fmaired hy
and who are awi
n th#
im
*d Ilk# #1
gfepp
field #'
t.
by D*. .lulian .M lier. editor «rf The
t h;» b»tt, < l•.■.erv«•r, w h- livens! the
t ••iiinii ii<'> ineiit jobli'i--., wh.th wili Im*
four: ! on |Mg* of t«Mlay‘- paper.
I *•.!.- \\ . Jwi'k on of Anderson,
pi..id<Mt o' th** c<»,”-J?. alumni a***-*i-
c .a!iiirt, ront^^-rrtsl t* - sliimni goltl “P”
a*sar*l g«vi y«si!> t*» lh« man vot***l
the out-;ari.i:-Ilf alun nus «.f the year,
to Dr \\ I* .l*«’*4-*. I-' ;d< of the
r.'lleg*
Maasrarx Drgrre*
Hon:»rar> d»gf*-**- w*?* «.ttifiifid
npif; thr folMMSing
Mrs Margaret %«lg* i <!«yih Mt-
Ki**s'k. (Jn-rfnriUr -•« !.«! w -fhe**, d*«C
t«'» mi law •
t »-.ir Jr«-I. ts;ia«a.. .far
tursr irtd agrirullurw. it>. artrN i,
tadrarge. <;• , dis''-or -f Isa*
MfOna Msad Rsetett. A*.:snia law-
ytar. thsTior i*f !•* *
K*-» th |Fhw, {•s*t**r' k '*'^
I’rr^xtermn chorrh, ^[wrlsntiarg,
givt*** ut tl *inil«
Awards hr# Mad#
l^an Marshall th ltr**wn fwa'W
fulUMii^ sward* fuf thr >>af
tt«^d *'|e* •fudrat gtfTr r iwaefit
Hdraaabe, * Ikarhwfur)
-.Sal Mradrll K
im
iMta cap- -M*i#t disting
n girt Ksranee kVm
Covi-n-d Wagon,” an*l
p ■ nU’d to the gladtlate^ four cov-
••led wagon-. For the fi * wagon h**
i’l'id th*- tory «»f .lo i-ph, ib'pu'ting
him a a man of unfailing faPh in
G<h1 aihi -ail! that when that great
Tnultitu*!*- of |H‘o|»le, ufti-r fou^-hun-
«l’t-«| yeari* of hlgyiKian latmlage, -- I
th«-i, fart - ti-Hafil tin l^ml i»f
«*’. th*i.- wi- a ♦..•.eie«l waguTi in
the laraEsn The serond —.1
wiigt n cite*! was the Piunt'em who
• atiie aert-'- .sr»*| and -hi to a nww
r*-' *in#nt branrgr Mw lanblten of an
^ntisuntrd muiWgr kur the tlufxl
* -v* «d wagi-n hr rttr*J a little oimp*
I t* I' h'rmnr- wrti thfwe closed
-S'«tt- Is fc*rr the altar, raelk ea*
- ig tbe rs-mBio- fg ail uftknaam
*er-> T>».. cwrrvd wagrtfi, wrhich
s‘* ' r.-seb*d Ame-a-s aial had a plaee
a 'ary mefrh up iVfineyharua
.i t r, th.
I- t oi . f a*
T'. f
r» . 1
ted ye*
R ('anno#
W ehecks toSaf* 4.4T7. an
174 7h, Mr ChniMai said,
chocks t«pert#d at ary
iwwnehrp
O NedTs,
Jas
W.l!
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I •raHiMB H
imid “P"
ISip# At
Alpha ISi
w»*iled fr
tag L
4 hi Beta Phi arirt«tif:c award
i .n R .v-oJiisaa, Laafwns
(hiutsaduig aatamteexaJ atadi nt
D Mr.Vah Mamasn. Mc4lellaatnBr
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th’sthniM
Inals tuamihip John T Breaks, Jr , <»ea^wl
M < arry, Byraa V (iray. Frsd Ay»#ti klmsiag. Uu
s Kiiiddard, Mdtoa S Wo*^ **• h«PF* FR‘ frrwhaaao scholarship
Hunts^r liiiaMiii Buarart O Brawn, cap^ k.Haaar k'leaiiag. Laurm*.
rrw , T*-. ■
manj t I'swf* -I Bsg-'i- t*
r*#ai»Bay a* IH. rs a^e p* -'.-,*4*1,. s
P'‘**n*. hr dts f..r y<e,ng p.-.
p --. sorb of 1, • C’.»s r» ! OBg*..
« «.r.: mu.isg, ht- said
I am a^kirig y*^ ** > --'i.-'u* y,
inre* i|ur-*lMin- trAo-h, tiring an*3t- r-
r*l. «ie*rriair!r y-iur •usTe** or fad-
jrr, your mak.'ig er marr:.*ig. y*>ar
* jelort or
d> feat
l^twa ihrs# M hat is y«osr rarge
tr are you travriing' Who
mg'
*TYiu*
(Kir qut-Mions ai#
' MTiiUi.
drsC-
1*
ChUd Killed By
Truck On Road
1 M,
H
* s" Ri •( -t .*1
*, (iwy
I Ta>!nr. H «
h.^sslge, larkin
far in ii/r y<‘o hair already
Laurens, June €.—Tlw six-year-*mi
kh lifTH^ra e
'•m.tk.
H II (
H
D
Byd, Ji.
.S’arwe, Jr., H
R. llavM, Handd i Jtdwman Fred Jay Hay BRde airdai A b* gun Ut Uwd your rosrrrd waguo.
Jarha tmenahip. Jolw L. Adair, * ts-i*Bhaw, Mania, (*a. I'lMltr it* rar)of).r«| t*ip ytni have pa«~k-
John D f opelaad. William T Jacks , Knppa Alpha award to outstanding thr knowlrdgr of a high ***h*-d and
(oJlfge eiiuratHin You have placed
U r«,un*^t ."e*****. .utiy. b.
#«A up SO that no one would lie forced V.
U> travel more than IS mile* from hit
laurm* uwraship Farie R Blakely, senior athlrte -GUrs Hatchrlor. Fat
John .S Maddm. ( ari H. Tr^ur. onton. i'm
Scuffletown towndhip: Frank M
kleming, Bryan A. (soodwin, Jesne (•
Roy. Harold W. Sanderw.
(rratoeiral rontrst—Jk'irst, G. Aiken n>«.nt of
'TayJor, Clinton; seeond, (Ywrlton Mc-
' Swam, (linton.
and placed in
county officers.
h<ime to get to them, but added one
that stations be retaibliahed near all
towns of l.UOb or more population.
By 20 to 10, senators killed an
OVER $9,000 DLSB_ILRS_EJ)
present affidavits from mechanics as
to the conditions of their cars.
The bill war returned to the house
for concurrence in senate changes.
..rw. m.ms rmrij . Ag . A .
last night while croaaing the Prince- IlltCr*x#lty IVICCt At
ton-Ware Bboals highway on his 1_] *|| ^ * I
acootsr. The truck driver was arrrstad xjOlClVlllC 1 OfUffnt
placed in custody of Laurens ®
th«*f* rxi»erint*c»’ and phy*>(‘al dfvrbip-
righteen «»r morr 'ummers.
But you havr just b»*gun. ('nmmrncr-
mrnt may In* to you thr rnd of col-
Ji-gi'. hut It IS also in a much larger
"i-nsr, just a !»rginning. On#* «if the
gn-atrsi tragedies <d a life is incom-
not only is a
.’tullivan township: Herbert O. Ab- IWvlatnation contest—First, A. C.
rrcrondNr. Grover G. Roper. James Jacob*. (7inl«m; secon*!, Turk* r Irwin,
D Wasson, (>orge D. Wood. ! W ashington, Ga.
Waterloo Uswnainp: James A. Kl- B- F. Myaor sabre award to out- plctcni-ss. .And not only is a life
more, William W. Miller, Ghesler L stalling company commander T. Q. which is develo|ie<l only |»hysieally and
The < linton and Newberry Kiwanis fhillips. Jone**. Jr., (fainesville, Ga. mentally incomplete, but is of all fail-
clubs will hold an inter-city meet this Youngs towmahip: Hosea .M. ('ook,; R- *>, T. (’. ('omasissions ur«-> the most colJo.saJ. There is no
evening at 7:30 at GoWville, the invi-j^muel P. Fleming, William D. Lo-^ ( ommissions a* sec<*od lieutenants wreck quit** so pathetic as a niotal
BY M’ELFARE OFFICE^^***” hav.ng-been extended the clubs nrias, James T. Manly, Ralph F. Pal-|*n (be U. S. Reserve corps were wri-ck. An*! moral character is built,
iby Kiwanian W. A. Moorhead. The terson. jawarded Saturday aflerntKin to s<*n-jjind built «jnly, on the foundation of
^ total of $9,022.52, representing|kneeling will i*e an “open air” event Tom BarksdaJe, Highland Homeiiors with four years of R. O. T. ( .'an unfailing faith in (**h1. May none
1,035 cases, was distributed by the^<,y) Jawn at the Moorheads’ home f'hurch community, is supervisor of training. Thuma.*- (^uaite Jom*s of ,,f y,,u Ik- guilty <if negle<’ting or omit-
Laurens county welfare office f<w|wrhert a chicken stew and fish fry will Dials, SuUivan and Youngs towmships.j(iainesvilJe, Ga., received th** .saber ^ij^g that ;>art of the load so ahsolute-
May, according to .Mrs. Mabel Littie,servtd. FoUiiwing the serving of'L. M. Mobley, Namie community, is; presented each year by Major R*ibeTt jy <.s.>jeritiai and vitally im|H>rtant.
of director. The distributions wrere ks an interesting program will be supervisor of Laurens, Waterloo and|F. AAysor of kort Warren, Wyo,. to| "But whither are you traveling?
Road BiU Vetoed
Columbia, June 6.—The text
Governor Maybank’s veto message of follows: 828 old aRe ca.se8, $6,451.ft5;
the act to add 2,000 miles of county 22 Wind cases, $328.1.5, and 185 de-
roads to the state higbw^ system Pendent children cases, $2,242.72.
this year and next follows': -
“This bill, as you know*, calls for!
the addition to the trute highway
•ystem of 1,000 miles of highways
each year for the next two years. > I
‘*My reason for vetoing this bill is^
tliat at the present thne the senate
and house free conferees tore dead-|
locked as to the finances of the state
government. It is my opinion that'
nothing satisfactory can be accom-,
plished until a sound fiscal policy is
first outlined and agreed upon. '
“This bill directly affects the state’s
presented, with all members of the Scuffletown townships. Hugh B.
local organization planning to be pres
ent.
fiscal policy. I am advised tfcat the
cost of taking over these 2,000 miles
win put an additional expense on the
state as against the coiHity govern
ments of aw>roxnnately $300,000 the
first year and $600,000 the second
year. (Before any such obligation is
undertaken the state's financial house
should be set in ordet. j
*1K is my belief, and I am con-1
vinced that because of tiie exesssuej
property tax levies in the counties-
(CoDtiausd m 9dm $«•) I
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE!
So Far This Year There
Have Been
12
FATALITIES
from
AUTOMOBILE
ACCIDENTS
iB
LAURENS COUNTY
Let's Strive To Make
1939 m Safe Year On
the Hifhwaya.
Tlua dal* last year, 8.
Lander Head To
Speak Sunday
Dr. J. W. Speake, president of Lan-
Workman, Hopewell community, is su
pervisor of Gross Hill,' Hunter and
Jack.s tow'nship.s.
DR. WOODS CALLED TO
FATHER'S BEDSIDE
Dr. 1). J. Woods, of this cKy, wh<^
l<J.r collKre,' will u’the ir«-« speaker ll** ’^7
Sunday n,<m.in* at North Broa.1,P"'
* M...,!. j-_. u V Iowa City, Iowa, was caHed to Mar-
street Methodi.st church. i , _
rm. 11 1. 1. ij * in tc tinaburg, W. Va., la.st week on account
The service wull be held at 10:15, *
and Sunday school at 9:30, the pastor.
Rev. W. R. Bouknight, has announced.;
The change in the hours of service*
will be made to give mem'bers of the;
congregation an opportunity to attend'. , ^ ^ .. u- i u
140. ___ 1. 1 . he hopes to return to his work here
w>e commencement baccalaureate ser- . , ,
in about two weeks.
of the illness of his aged father. A
letter from Dr. Woods stated that his
father had rallied and his condition
was somewhat better when he arrived
at his bedside. He further stated that
vices at the orphanage.
FINISHES AT CAROLINA
Miss Florence Coker -Simpson, of
Darlington, was a member of the
graduating class yesterday at the
Unrvervrty of South Carolina. Miss
Simpson is the daughter of Or. and
Mrs. T. Ellison Simpson of DaHing-
ton, and a nicOe of Mrs. A. M. Copc-
laad «f Ibis city.
CHANGE IN CLUB MEET
The regular June meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce, scheduled for^
next Tuesday evening, will be Qaiit-|
ted, officers state. The omission is
made due to the joint cliib meeting*
held Tuesday evening at the coUegv!
in honor of members of the tennis.
cUnk asm Wing WU ia the city. '
WHO WORKS
WHERE?
COPELAND-STONE CO.
T. D. Copeland
T. H. Copelaad
Mirk Neil Abrams
M. C. RidiardMMi
(Colored).
This firm employs 4
Twenty-two previomly re
port^ firms employed —127
T4U1
.131
It Pays To Trade
IN CLINTON
'Through an unfailing faith in God,
you may have your faces set forwaixl.
You may he headed in the right di-
•rei’tion. You may have mapi>ed your
; course. But with it all, your days
'ahead are largely unseen and un
known. Facing life with its unknown
dangers of physical wreckagt*, of men
tal destruction and of moral failure,
there is one characteristic you will
! need aliove many others—an undaunt-
jed courage. As you are setting opt
; today on a larger life and experience,
do you have it? Are you carrying
it with you? Phy.sical courage to
i overcome physical defects and handi-
ic*aps that might be yours? Mental
I courage to bear the pain of thinking
! clearly, logically and without preju
dice? Moral courage to stand four-
Mjuare before the evils of the day and
age in which you live and by a life
of purity and faithful service pro
claim to the world that yx>u have a
courage bom of faith: Is it yours?
Is it going ‘With you?
“.And who is driving? Who holds
the reins? The covered wagons
moved along because they were ener-
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