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1 / / d I / THE CHRONICLE SiriTcs To Be a Clean Newspaper, Conplete, Newsy, and Reliable. (dlititon (Cljnmtfb If Tm Dnt B«4 THE CHRONICLB Tm DmI Get the Nfe. VOLUME XXXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24. 19:19 NUMBER 34 MAYBANK SAYS Orphanage Begins FUNDS ON HAND ’39-40 Year;. Work Next Tuesday D^onding Champion Governor Claims $5,000,000 Is Available for Highway De- >,ew Session of School and De partment and That He Does partment Work To Start Af- Not I’nderstand Reports of j Curtailment. ' ter Vacation Season. List of Teachers and Matrons Given.! The Thomwell orphanagt' schools', f Coli^mbia, A up. 22. — The budget | eocnnii5sion obtained figures from the tvIH open their new session on next’ state highway department today Tuesday, August 2'.Uh. The older chil- showing almost 000,000 available dren have returne<l from their vaca- for the department’s operation rather than a lack of funds as staltnl in a tions, while those who were retained news article last Thursday. on the campus as a jHdio pri*caution i Governor Burnet R. Maybank. com- are back from Riverside cottage near ^ mission chainnan, said that the fig- hei'e where they had a pleasant out-' ures obtained by State Au<litoi^.I. M. ing.. The large family is now organiz-| Smitb from the tlepartment at the ttl for the year’s work. lH)th in the commission's ri“iiuest showe<l tcla>s rooni' and tra<le departments. ; 290.77 on hand as of y<.*sterday, about i SchtMil Faculty (liven $850,000 in the state treasury to bej The schinds are again hea<led by R. handl'd the agency as its shaiv of the S. Pinson as principal for the twelfth | July gasoline collections, about $l,-,year. Two changes,'due to resigna-• 670,000 in bonds that could be sold-tions, have been made in the tc*aching before the legal bond limit of $02,-j staff for the coming session. Miss 300,000 would be reached, and $507,-jUatherine Wilson, who was married' 0(>C in county construction funds in during the summer and now resides at connection with the reimbursement Porterdale, (ia.^ is succet^deil by Miss agreements. 'Frances (Iwaltmey of f harlotte.'N. i In the newsi»aper dispatch. Chair-1 Miss Kleanor Kennedy, \vho_ resigneil man John Stevens said that a special to accept work in the Whitmire school, j meeting of the highway commission’is succeeded! by Miss Virginia St»»we would probably I>e called in a f«i '«if Pacolet. One less teacher in the weeks to'discuss a lack of fumis that grammar gradee is require<I this year, was forcing considerable curtailment, it is stated. In the high school, Walter of the 1939 n>ad program. ,B. Todd. «»f this city, has been addeil The gowrnor referral only to as an instructor and athletic director. 1 “rH'ws7>a|H‘r accounts” of shorteneil The folloa-ing teju-hers, in a«!dition highway funds. to the principal, will constitute the ”1 have read in the newspapers that staff: • the curtailment was due to lack of, Mrs. Sara A. JaC4d»s, Newberry. j fund.s,” the executive said. “I can’t ^ Miss Virgin.a Sti*we, Pacolet. j very well understand the newspaper Miss Kvelyn Mclb»well, Pacolet. acextunts in view of the figures fur- .Miss Ijuva Mclionald, Iva. nished us and in view of the furths'r Miss Elizabeth Akers, Beawr, Ok-' fact that the revenue is coming in at lahoma. ’ the rate of about $1.0(H»,tKKi a month *M»ss Frances (iwaltmey. Charlotte, and jn vitw of the further fa<'t that Mr, Qu<Ty (chairman of the state tax comimisskmi informs me that the re ceipts this year will excee<l the 1938 inco/m- by a|>proximately KMi |>er cent.* **The budget commission is mainly City Schools To Open *39 Session Next Thursday CITIZENS TOLD LEAVE POLAND r New Year's Work To Start Auj?- ost 31. Ei^ht t'hahges in the Tejirhin? Staff. . S. Maps l*lans To Evacuate Amerieans Erom ‘War Zones.’ Protection of Neutrality Is Major Concern. The 1939-40 session of the Clinton city schools, as already announce*!. I will ojien on next Thurs«lay morning. Warsai Told T» Ijrave Awg. The United August 31nI, at 8:40. The scho*d.v are ?*>ld AnH-ricans by W. E. head(*d for tin* fifth year Monts as sup*Tin:* nden:. Supl. Ments staU^I yesterday that _ all baiMings have been put in first- |H^atu>n f; class ct*ndition and everything will Ih“ in Tead:n«"-' for the forma! opening. , K'.gHl dunig*-- ha.t* (K'en ma«b* in residing in I\^n*l that “a serious 'ituat^on rttKains” an*! 'Uggn—te*t those • apinr-ig to !eave <b.*uM ^on<:der go ng a< s.H»a as . whib- t rans- aeditics are m^rmal. I‘law> AIrradv Made - * -n*. •••• ••Ok' ' Ifwva arvill ITI^XfX iri a •he co-ps of teachers. Memls rs of last **- }'22 U ay- staff who will not In* nHvipH'rs of out of ?his year'.< faculty a.'e: W, R. \n- gv-ttrng •h<’<i>ands A'i>**rican ••f Ea.-v.pe and *4 pror,x-::-g Ur.;!e«l d» rs4.n. Jr., J. P. T.nld, Mix Margaret **a-e wa comes .<ad:er. Miss Frances Kopr r. Miss Vir- '**^^*' l*-iay at an . vtrao'-di- gin>a Rums. H. F. Harris. MLss Eve- brought together hm Mc(Vary and Muss Emmie Adair. of five go vernment The above vacanrieo will be Tilled ‘ d<*partBieiiCa. **Ina Walker.** with Misw Virginia IMIlard ap. awaed bv S. (^arv Hillard of Clinton, winner*in the I93*> show, mill defewd her laarelv in the Ural ring Friday night. by the following: John B (k-ntrv. Jr..-- ^ officials represent- Hipp, T. J. Blalock. James *nrasur> and ’p. Muss Ev>elyn Jon.*<. J. B. J®***”* anended the ses- (»uxu. Miss Jane (oKwIinan. Miss Ma- ^***“*J'„ ^s pnrsadrd over by Sum- cie Haris. J. W..Y.mnginer Is an add ed teacher in the high srh**>l in the dreisioas Uat may have been departnant.. ..f Engli.sh ami o>m- aoC dowUsed to report- rrs. afterwranLs. but a <p<ikesinan for A: V-.orkU .'Jtreet sch*M»! Mrs. J. F.^**** <"'**"’*^‘**" P**"* Jand^ wiH again teach musK- thu< constant- year. and Mrs. H. J. Brimm at the !y for wsiiig .Anseriran flag ships in COUNTY HORSE SHOW TO •Academy Stree-t <«rhn*>i F.uroprwn waters to rvaruate Cni’a>d Folding 1, tu- empu-te l-st «f « rvwnt «f »ar. trachem for the r. Mwr-uve .rh«,N. •ffw*K. pressing that mer- 'hant skips csMild bring away the BE HELD FRIDAY HKHT .Mis,s Leta .McIntyre, Clio. Miss Helen lV»rter, t'lintim. Miss Jplia P«»rter. Clinton. Walter B. Todd, CLnton. The Matrons* Staff Plans Complete For Fourth .Annual Fvent Here. Twenty of Sixty Horses Entered New To liocal RinR. StaRe Is ( olleRe Field Tnder the liRhts. Plans are complete for the fourth rNf^a.-taii j-g ha* n ho>,Aed foe ra- T'*- Two rhang*» have been mmie in the concerned with the financial welfare matron*' staff for the coming y*ar ijujrenn County Horse 'shew *• r-a:nawrit of i oi the state. Approximately 10 per due to rewignations. Mrs, HeJen I>or-| » . u .. t- . * t® w t-H-* cent of the highway revenue is to go roh of WmiminMer. succeede Mn». ,v.w.ng into the general state treasury this James Bradley; Mrs, Otis Lathem of The show will le staged on the ath- esaamitter «•! the cloK year by an act of the lagislature and | Greenville, sucreeds Mrs. Effie W.jlelic fiw!d at I’resbytenan^cvJlege. the stat^'that the p I am hapnr to know there ia no mark Foliar. having been changed t.* 7 3* .a wx. W rfsp»«rUVe s<-h«io's, with their h< me a«hl’* s<4 .: High Srhwwl John B. (o-ntry, llintim, principal. B- I*. M'lWt r, Clinton. F. M. king, Seneca. Miss Irt-fic Hipp, <3mt«»n. Paal K. llarnHm. Mi.ie«|genlle. Ga. M.s« laura Lynch. B<-uns«irk. Ga. M -s Ktrsa Mahaffey. CIint*Hi. James I*. Sl<«n, Clmton. M.s^ Margaret M'tdih, liaw *on. Ga. I Miws Marga'et ('uJin-pper, Ibigan- Viilr. (La. I T J. RIaWk. t liaton. Mess Alire Garnet*. GreenwoiHl. | r-ea: asayorxty ef Aatenran ret ug*«e.« frsHB aay t.iaf1irt, rvprt-ss«.,| the opin ma that aavai veaaeK if raJleil upon, would he seat only to -out-.if-the- way" glares. "TW state departmmt kn-.>w* what we have on the ra*t esm't." «»f»r Said, "and all we nerd « «.v hours' notice to take on pnevisfns and wr are .-»ady." ^vsseis ^ the Atiaatir -siuailron. than su’-far** fighting ships, eaa care for IttU !«• 1^ persaa* each la addition to their ^ V Mis> Elo.se Mill* r. 1^111111^. I WZ TawTV ^ - %.» « an ^ aad he<trr thaa -^i L and with r-«<d t Mi*» J*-s*»r Nr«d*y, Hertford. N. C. J. M. \outar>wer. Irmo hlanda Street School J. 4 Latham. Ahbrvillr, pruwi prevar*! ng. money ua hand. ^ The l.st maTrons and Their «teail of a later hour prevMsiasIy an- aoy hi vto' n «*ff*' ”1 am aware of the fact that they homes, f*4low: .nounc.*il. The event, a* .n former weathr- e.ool:r.on* have some obligation* coming due. .Mrs. A. M. (opiland. siji*ervi-or of will U spon—red hy the f Ur. :.»da-.e ■* evgerfd to.vo.d (»rmr* but in addition to the $l.(NMl.00(i matron*. , laure*,- c.oot) monthly income, thi* fall the tmotor Mi- C..ra Kictwy, Hmiie of Peace. Intenst in th* sh.m is « .lesprvnd. a".*'. «n:ro^. hw;fi r-hr* aad vehK-U M licenses are coming due ami .Miss .'iara I'atteno.n. Edith Home. .<.„v,.ring all sestions of the c.*an*> ho—ee. r. .i» confined t.. thr csomty this should bring in H.MMMKkl. and Mis. yUry Adam.*. Eairchild « ot- According to indications. m* re rha-. F*.,- ever.:, are .o» thr srhedoW so far as K-.nde coming due are con- tage. , horses will ».e er.ter.sl. cv.ers* aav* tero uat r-rg ,n thr.r cem«sl. they iwn isis^ new Ixmds.as Mrs. Helen l8.rroh. i^iVUrnmn 4oT-»,„jj number m any y.ar of thr rtfect* .. * tage a show that w,: sati* they retire old ones. tage. show’s history. Ih-fendirvg rhamB*«-r. t h-. ■*« -;..*»r* and furw.-n ai «te The legislative act .Ma>-4nink re- Mrs. Bess.e (^sifrey, Anita H.rme. j, ..|n. Waiker." owned bv > «U.'y - -g -.g- g-ao. ent. r a.-vment t® ftrred to wa.* a provision in th*- gen-t Mis.* Frances B«iwen. Harriet Himie. Clmton. who will compete tie' rwh.iC <ral approfiriatHm m«*asure directing .Mrs. m.ra Barker. Fowler Cottage. y..^^ , ,rger f.eld tnr.ud- I*,, K l.ilerhe. ef Ma» the dejiartment to give $454,000 to Mrs. T. H .N’ewk;rk. Hollingsworth twenty horses never Wf.re seen w.dr<j snwwn horseman, a... the state treasurer for ge neral ex- Home. : Clmton ring. thr rvew-. penses and to lend the *Ule $l,5iri.. .Miss Janie Stewart, Georg<a-Heatie' Beside* events judged on MuaTir es TW wwrduir Home. IpoHsesaed by the Horses, there wit' W I liraft hruud marrs. uadrr haher 1 Mr*. Hattie Blankenship, Florida prizes for horsemanship, and the ? t'hudiee's ho: Stevens. Sawyer Statement Tidtage. county'* best ndera will cmnpece fwe aad as^dre. Chairman John StevPns of the state Mr*. (Hi* l.Athem, M c Co r m ic k rthtsin reprraenting first I l.moe- hors*avaitship, skm,\r |d highway commission was quoted m, ^®***^- I place. Re<l riidsms wiU he given wm- y«ar> AsMviaJed Pres* dispatches from -Mis* l.uicy Hatkin*, Virginia Home., second place, and yellow rvh- 4 -^ann t jirved ausrrs. under Wher. (Ireenvike last Thursday as saying ^ Hf*' McFadden, Mayes Ba- • bon* for third. A special event i* on To rxhih«* iitship. Id year* that lack of fund* make necessary a ^ ©('MT**- ■ the srhedule for women . con.sidrrahle curtailment of the 1939' Miss Anabel Harvey, Faith Cottage, horsemanship, and alM* oar for iidd |iTx>gram in the state. . , Mr*. May Frowein, Kitchen. IchHdren. The lancing tournament, a ( hairman Steven* decline*! to hai- Virginia de.Montmollin, liming ure of the three previoas sh*,ws. ard an opinion concerning the amount R^*™. ; will not be held this year. Instead, a of reduction that will be necesaary Mis* .Mapr Ikhite (Taldwell, la-sh ,team of jumi»er* fn>m <*reenw«<jd arwl and also declined to discus* the mat-1 Nurse. I ■ ■ — ter m any dKail. j Clare M. Huber, Infirmary Ma- Curtailment of the program ha*.^’’*^”* been made necessary by * the ~state’* 1 • 5 TSevr -gated saddle h*<r?e*- C l*W • of laddie hor*e* 7 t* UTitatiaa walking hor*>«'«. • lo.iiTg^ wi>r>es. buggy or cart. 9. saddle hwrse-* l< 4.rand rhamps-n. under ha!trr 11 Jumangexhih. M:»* Lily Yarh«>r**uirh. Fn*»r».». M**a l-IiU luUl*- Mc4’rmry. I lintow Mm* Nancy Owens. Iliaton. M»** Arnes Ihik.K. I .'intwn M.s* 4 aroiyn lane. Sewbeery M^ kuby Norn*. N«-wrh*-rry. M:» k v« Iiw Jorw s. .\ndr'^>n. M'» Myrtle K.akr!y. Minton M M* Ireae M'orWnan. Clinton. $!>*• Marie Smith, liiherty. kcadrmy Street Srhwwl J B. (huts. F.ilrefi*hl. principal M»-- Fl.iabeth Krook*. Athra*. Ga Miw Naary Young, (liatoa. M.s* 4 oUeTte Griffin, Clintnn. Mia* l>lhxahrth Copeland. Miatan. Mim FJixabrth Neboa, (^inlaa. Mr*. Near H. Wwrkamn. 4 lintwa. M'S Hugh Ifcnaaaa. (3intwa. Mas (hdetta Maunry. Clintoa. M»«* Martha lkavids«wi. CJiaton. Mis* Ma.-y Jnhwwoa. 4lintaa. M.vs Georgia B Blakely. Chatan. Praetdrare .Srhwal Mr*. H. A. Copeland. Clinton, pria % a« that the *tate thr United .'«tatM w^a y at Marsaw. Pdlahd. t«* war g* hr*t ptdgwnrwt m giving rf advwe t® Awwncaa* sdaatiM mguirijd TVr stair drparyaraf'v last avail ahe fgwre, rwmpurd as ••f January I mf this yrtir. ximassd there w re 2. *>51 Awwrrwmm hid* 4 m* prrmaneat re*i«4»nts iw lAdaad There, are 7^7 n (is-wnaay. 1.7>i i-) tie oH :.e ' Tory •( I serhadosakuik I2Jd;| .n F rawer, la.i22 m <i»ent B-itiatn *n.l Northern Iseiaad. aad 2X.;r>H t- Italy I" The f ree (‘ity af l^ru^. 2* nre listed. In adddioa there a-*e **Nar tK-iu- mvalird Mig *ia ry. iw Krigiwm and 729 ■are particituition in federal roa^ building* Dr. Blakely At Presbyterian Tax Levy For County Fixed At 26 Mills P. Bee Bailey Mis* laMi Belie Nabors, ( liatoa. Miss Beatnre Highnmith. Ciinton. Maw Jaae Ciiiodamn, North. Mwa Margaret Blakely. ClinUin. Muw Marie llavi*, Newberry. Recommended For Closing Union McMillan’s Place Service SuIkIaV l>iSarki, the polish am ^ ha.*sadiir. ahw coafrrred with •ffwta.* , hriieve, greatly at pre-o-nt hy In and* *Ull drpati pa*epBirt.'i hrea Bward m May. 21.011 m Jaw aad Ih.Mn in thr largr ma- pvrity f®c Uweet m l^rupe It i* feared here that, if wa* *hnald evaae. Aawnraa in Ptdand m'ght have diffamity la trarn^ due t«> Pal situatiwfi. partly hy C rmmry and Ru«Nm. I There wm- a s Tuateai with -e- •gwrd to (Yrcha iaiakia la*t S>-pCi<tn- hrr, whra Withm J. Carr, the Ameri- ican m.ai<er. warned AmerirajH to get oat wrhie there was <JI time f|and*« nr projects, which ha* been ctmsiderahly increasiHl under the current WPA-^ l*WA program in the *tate, the dis-1 paUh >*aid. The highway «k*partment’s| 2^ 1 *^'^9 I.*uren* county tax levy P. Rev E* retired farmer md f union ^rvice «*r the t-ttm-Melles today, tofd 'epwrters Khare of road-widening pnijectii in all «• B-*ke.y, president of fixed by the auditor at 2< we.i *:.>wt. < i.nton cit.xen. ha* keen . _ 11 i^ij ^ <nr»asv ^Win® wf^rward hr* eoantry wa* determined Queen*-Chicora college, Charlotte. I ... ♦ x . -er^me^ided 10 G..vervior MnvKank ^ • milln, according to information gi-en 10 le.vemor maynan* ^,|ff,t aVlork in the Thomwell Me- part? of the .state has taken away ^ rmney that might have been u-sird forj’^’” filiWn® . .f ‘’X new construction of state roa^. it |Pr«''*yt4:rian church Sunday morning 0^ la.-t week folkiw.ng a meeting -f :in the absence of Dr. D. J. Woods, the cour/fy deligation heW lii Lau- w'as said. t* “fight aiane" against Ge-man ag- churHi. Th, pulpit will h. « .r-'T*,** irr"' *' *'*"" t « -J* „u«tT .rf WOT. •*■• I™"-- rjiiM ( , .A. Cromer for appoiat- t-ac ta fi-I a vacancy cau*ed by the the rhorrh and president of the or- FoUow'ing the Stevens statementJ churrh, who is on a va- rens. This is 3 mills ies.s than death of the .ate J. (. Mr.Miilan of All er.n®T«.®®i person* e.ase t« the »late de- urns are inrit- partaaat, aft* - a <ndy of d.spatches concvrnirg thr Ra*.'s#.4iemBa?i agne m* at ta nrypiCxaXe a n<*n-aggress ion Chief Highway Commissioner Ben iyear’s levy of 29 mills. . cry Crher memcar* of the buard ^ ^ unite in the closing service. Sawyir told the Spartanburg Rotary Th". B]ake.y recently accepted the, '.tfvy for ordinarj' county taxr^ M.T. Crews of l.ajren*, and Mrs. Brgu!ar evening services in the • * c’ub Monday that unless the highway, pre-^nk'ncy of Queens-Chicora and thisj^^^ ^ «mipare<i to rharrhes of the city will h, resumed W •*«I>‘»rt- ■ ' Statate- prov.de that th^ a4iipocn:- *• ** They smad . ... .r-,- lb — ■ department is allowed to continue its being hi? first visit to (Jinton, willjjj year, delegation i<ad building program on the old be heard with intere.<t by local Pres- levies tcale, started Iiefore the general as- b3rterians. sen-ibly passeil an act limiting the in- d‘-Ltedne?s of the department, the* date for finishing the j^uper-highway t linkj’tg Greenville and Sypartanburg. is uncjertain. Our only source of revenue is from the gasoline tax and vehicle tags,”, member* reTiiair.;?ig the same. j-ha.! be made by the goverww “hy and with the advice and c«a«ent on SepUwBber 3rd. (Continued on page four) Medical Meet ! Here Mo^ayj The August meeting of the Laurens County Medkatl society will be held at Hotel Clinton next Mon<^y evening! beginning at 7 o’clock, it is announced | by the secretary. ) The program wrill include a paper by Dr. R. B. Josey, Olutnbia. on "TTie Medical Care of Well Child,” and | another by Dr. Marvin Teac^, Lau?, rens, entitled, “BehavioT Development; ki Ohildren—a Problem for the Doc-1 tor.” The general discuaaion of Hi*! aubjaota wiU be opaoad by Dr. J. H. | TeagneAlso a# LatmBt. | DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A UFE! So Far This Year There Have Been 13 FATALITIES frcHM AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY Let's Strive To Make 1939 a Safe Year On the Hifhwajs. Tkia date laat year, € j “We have krwered the taxes every jyear,” Senator C. A. Cromer declared, jand “h<ix>o to make them still the ■*enat<- ~ It 1? expected that the K.n of Mr. Ba.Iey wJ! Vr approved, and hi? comm??*ior .?L*ued , Reiiresentative Bolt started follow- •* 4^r.y date Mng the rm-eting, that the $250.n(e> road bond i.ssue voted recently for a , -two-year county road building pro- unti. hi? death. Other CIn» ■gram would not raise the millage for ^ Iroad bonds iieyond that in effect now. I The 1939 le\’y wa? announced a* i^r., ar-d .A The late .Mr. McMillan served ai- a vaTiiiabie meactA-r of the b«ard for .«>ev- WHO WORKS WHERE? he M. JOE’S ESSO ser\ic:e pSTATION follows: Copeuasid. Kim .AMS PK'NH TODAY The Cliatoc kiwar.i* club wil! hrdd Constitutional .school 3 ntilL«, High schools 1 mill (Ordinary county _ 10 mill? .... , . R«ul txmds . 10 -Hb i I T. Yowng* spring near fcere Ugin- 4:43. The J. C. McDaniel, Prop. Arnold Dixaa Rillv IBcun Horace HUI (Colored). Past indebtedness Hospital—bonds .. Hospital—current their Total T. Y« *ai ^ « V, niD childrra, and iavAed gjes*5, iwiS awie for thi? aanaal accasioa oa »hich will take the place of the regw . iar meetiigr achrsKM for today. Hws fiv Thirty-three previaarly re- fina* empla>ed . Total 4 214 218 AUGUST WELFARE CHECKS j August’payments to persoew aw the, Err. roHs <d the Lavrem county wetfare departmeitC amounted to fR344uM, itfia aniKNineed thia week by “”12 ■OrEMElX THIS MEEK ■iiM ^ Uttk, <lii««Un. It Pays To Trade IN CUNTON the projected pact wsou.Vj large'y dup- l.cate the exist i»:g at«n-aggnr^ton treaty hetwipcB the two CMunlrKV, and wimid prabably lo p’xvi.inl with an e-cape cfaMror wnirh w- ukl .serve ti* free Ru?.«a's harid? in ca?e G<r- mar.y were aa anrr^-s-er. T.hey suiwi they stiii hriirved rt pi»s.-*jhle for an I .AngI«>-F-earh-R ..*^ian mutual assist ance part to he worked oat. The extraordinary imv<.ng of Weliec* kfficr wa-s a:>-nd*d by Gvorgv S. Mesjiersmhh -and .Adolf .A. Berie, ajsslstaat seenrtarv-s of state; ('Haries Eidr?oa, artiag seerv-'iary of the navy; V Louts Johifes«a. asssetani stcrelary of war; J^m MT. Han^ ua-iersec'viary of the treasury; Heraen E. Gaston, assimaat secretary of the frasary; •Geaeral Gewrge C. Marshak, army Hued af staff; .Aihairai HaroU K. *SKmik. chief of aavai operatioos; .Amald. asfietaai attarary Berhirt Feh^ the oCate dr-