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% 4 I % \ VOLUME XL CLINTON, S. g, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 NUMBER 7 UQUOR Bni UP fN SENATE Dcbatt Is Begun On Measure To ProTMe New System of State* Operated Stores To Get More * Revenue. OotttR^a, Feb. i8.'>-^n«itor P. H. SfOESMlm of Flocei^ uii«d •doi>tiion txMUir Mnendment to the s^neral aip* impriatkm biH to provide a system of state-operated jiquor atoree “from a tempoTMice standpoint'’ tonisbt m tihe senate opened debate on the pro- l>o8al. After outlining the terms of the amendment t^Kynsored by lum and deflator Warren of Hampton, be said VxperieiMe and common sense” had desnofmtiwted the hnpoesibHity of stic- oeeefuUy probib^uis: the sale of U- <iaor and that, therefore, “an order ly and controlled tale, deeigned to yield revenue and faring and moda- lated to acoomplisb” the greatest pot* aible temiMraooe waa deakeUe. Be Mid the system, by Whicb the state would end Hs pzesedt iioenamg system, was tknUar to a plhn'^wliicli was rejeoted lor'^the plan of private Stores when (be sale of Ikioor waa lecsKaed in 1986. VeEaohin said the state store plan was an advantssT* over the existing law in *Wven salient features. ** It wovdd eliminate “the profit mo* tive” and stop the inesent practice by which he eud wibskey was “dis played a.nd flaunted” aa “an anti^ of merchandise.” Liquor stores would be relegated side streets and'back Passes At Home i"iiaa4 WILLIAM JOSHUA DUNCAN. Clinton Loses Useful Citizen W. J. Dumui, Suecumbs To Bri^f ' illness. Large Crowd Attends Funeral Services. In terment At Rosemont. William J. Duncan, Sr., 67, one of this community’s moet p<^iiiar cki- nens, died at bis home here early Mon day morning following a critical two _ ^ ^ . weeks illness, the ^mtepme of whidi •I^'*^** ope«tion 1 feared by his fairly aiid tp- by Ihe state would result m fewer t^nate friende from the day hd was ordered to bed by his physician. Funeral servicea were conducted Tueeday,., afternoon at 3:30 from Broad Street Methodist, church, with a laitge congegation from here and tM. for oH (wMaoc. nd pob. ^ Court Convmies ^ Next Monday Grand Jurymen and 36 Petit Veniremen Are Drawp For Term Beginning February 19. The F^ruary t€rmj,of general ses sions court will conyene in Laurens next Mo^ay. The grand jurors selected lio serve this year, and 86 petit veniremen for the approaching term, have been drawn by the jury commission. Grand jurymen are: R. N. Jackson, and C. W. Gray, Dials township;’ W. H. GosnelJ, J. M. Adams, R.- M. Erwm, O. Sit- greaves, C. D, Roper, S. T. Ball and James T. Cre’wa, Jr., all of Laurens township; A. B. FuJlsf^ Waterloo; J. G. R. Martin, Youngs; Oscar E. Brown, Scuffletown. Hold-over tnembers of the body are: Arch C. Owens, W. R. Brown, M. B. Tajdor, ‘ R. B. Owinga, J. Scott George and C. B. HoNand. Pe^ venbremsD are: Laurena township 'jft. Eu-Tbonni- son, George <M. McDaniel, W. P. Whslcy, J. H. Barnett, John L. Dag- naB, Kenneth Jhownlee, O. C. Med- lock.*- Dials-^0 . F. Ropp, J. H. Smith, W. T. Owings, Ralph Teinplcton, John B. McCuen, L. D. Armstirong, Nye WiHis, J. C. Cheek, Fred S. Stoddard. Youngs—^T. R. DeShields, William Perry Pearson. Huntei^-iWillie H. O’DeH, T. L. WAR bulletin BOARD ISENATE VOTES iror Scouts cad iim/1 aai: LarRe Confnei^tioa Hears Spec ial aermoM^'By Rev. W.^ N. Long At First B^ist Charclu Helsinki. — Finnish command says Mannerheim line still holding, calls on “evilized nations” for quick help. Rus sians renew destructive sii- raids on citiee behind Ihwa. j .a union Boy Scout service waa hdd Moecow.—iRuaaia eJahns capture of Sunday evening in the Firat BapMat 23 more Finnish forte, total of 84 re-jehureb and st^ded by a targe eon- ported taken in last Hve days. Igrsgation. Ilia Miniatan of tbs city Waahhgrton. — Senate approveal «*»«*»«• « (he* aenrieaa. measure making 120,000,000 loanaj^^ menahera of the scout available to Finland and China, 'bail<rf,^ GKi^ dis^ occupying re- goes /to bouse; record naval peace-, / time appropriation bill starts through the houae. 140.000,000 Credit For Finland had Ckina Approved. $20,000,- 000 To Buell, Houne Pus On Mutter. i Wi^ngtoo, P«h. 13.- Voting W te j27, kbc .^sensOe tuday ’approved legw- troo^ latkm to make poamMe additionai 'Wiena of 120.000,000 each to Finland in the main center of China. ^ The bill pen.sf^i over pr^iCest of |lev. W. N. Long, pastor of (be boat • frnup whi^ hcuLflly contendnl TyvW/irvn <dHgeh, preached an appropriate and action was an. “antering t® Kout Germany caUi for «*»«“ •* <*• aw™. ’T**”" '***'’ *" ’ Yoixpg American Manhood.” Hw text, three fighter planes chase German •bomber from tl» Thames river. Paris.—French police watch Soviet Russian embassy. , Rio dc Janeiro.—British Booth At lantic naval commander tills story of burning and sinking of Nasi freighter. Hiram YarbcHrough Cross Anchor Native INes At Yarborough. wat”^ Timothy 4:6-16. ! Without nanung eithiT Finiami or In opening his sermon Mr. Long f^na, the legielation' would mm a.w> said the 'world is youtb-canscioits iertding ^Mkbority of the Kxj>ort- today as it has neverihito before iiii*n»Port Iw fIOO.WKMMW and per- all ha ’history. Aa a result of eon- nuthority of the future cmht sekihpiwiBB it ia turning to Ha young ^ of $20,000.006 manhood, and 1 mighi any young ‘"y ‘*®* country. The money womnah^ aa isaU, for li/admihif inl^“*** ^ ••d for the purchase of aU Ha renlma. Tbs fisMs of sduea- n<J"-t»»lH^ suppKes in thin country, tion, mittisUy, potitka and msdidne ***' csniwa «f (he dehnts, thm ^ ^ . hi^ pHftinilnrly fsH thk iMd. Nsr ■«»»<* *W*«(isd two nmendmontf - Taken Bv Peatfl ^ ^ ahogsthsr vMhoutj^*»y »«»«^Taft, RspuMienn. of ” Si^wpsaaaa foundation, for youi« man- ^ propossd mcrenhe ia hood haa always maaifeated Ha aiKhority to 160.000,000, and , tmtialHies when the challsugs sat, f **w»<*d by Senator Danaher, Repob- Hend«rsonviUc 'Week After Ibefore H was sufficient to call thsuir^* Oonneetieat, U> ftirbit the hank Passing of His Brother, L. ^Though (bis youth movement had' , "'^•nvmne tilw senate foreign r«a- Hs beginning in individuunis long ago,'^*®** commitlse receive*) from .Secre- ,itMhby no means finished Ha eburse. • Htt^r opp<>**mg the apph- resident «.Baaahgr'from an unooMcious. rigged ^ neutralHy act to the sales to mMKMTs. “The bootleggers and the whole saler are /the ones who are really making money out of' the present law,’ MoEa^in said. “To adequately and* properly pro- provided in this, bW is needed “ . . . You’ve either got to get this money out of liquor, which is ah available source . or you have got to vote additionai tarns this year.” , - „ . „ . MeEMhin orikd it “» imui) .rru- i JTJl*' to .pDOto th. uropW. to O-IB*-" Pto* *"«>»»• *« <*« O™. aervieoe were in charge of Rev. H. 0. Oiamben of Newberry, a former pas tor of Mr. Duntan, assisted by (be puHor of (be chun^ Rev. L. P. Mc Gee, and another former pastor, the •aid eqwmjwsaaaaa—QasdJt^sn Jha groand^hat yhtr thm eharaeler cf Mr. Duncan, hit de* ■whole state of South Oaroliaa (bees > .... .. ^ , , (ovenmai* <«r« «» irnttotoy trih-te* ttotarf la. newly, left ’^all chance and oppqctuajty” for dishonesty. McBachin said that'in 1989 the . , . *1 eon tdeoeaaed was held by a host of friends state received approximately $1,600,-1 . ^ , Hiram Yarborough, 63, Hendersonville, N. C., <Bed swkkjJy | iTwiivvtiiaii—^ has now become or-’ ***'*^*®^**'^ wa’r betwivn t^ina and raiis, E. J. Oaig, G. P. Buford, D. Q. Sunday momiAg at his home follow-1 ^ oiganiantioos '•*•!>**• AHhough the lrt4*‘r’* cont/mta Sowers, H. 0. Whitmire, J. F. Thom- mg a heart attack. aa we have in (his asrvios tbs "*•** pubHc, the aihnmMtrm- as. I The body was brought to the old attention of the world is riveted. But known to feH that invoking Cross Hill—Edward G. Noffz, G. ] Yarborough home near Oroes Anchorj* not a one-aided matter, and ^ Japan an*l hurt E. Boazmah. Waterloo—’David C. Smith. B. O’Dell, C. 0. Teague, Sammie Drake. Si^livan—A. C. Vaughn, B. Turner, Walter L. Davis, B. P. Chaw- ford. Scuffletown—J. D. McNinch. We must remember that ’where funeral services were con-‘^^ mimt remember that privilege Dyjdurted MoTuhiy afternoon at 3:30,witii it a commefnsurate re- same t4Tne, the hunk T. I with interment following in the Ysr- j uriaiihiliiiy ‘t^iecifionliy applrad, comnvifitee pomipoml a<aion on a borough Chapel cemetery. mmna tiuH M P'“°po*<d that the treamiry abandon It was » un^uaUy sad ooind-j^^jij ^ ^ ^ its program and policy of purchailing dence that Mr. Yaiborough’s death *itioo, eivsKution in tuih has foreign sHvsr. A sub-committee had desriy foikrwed that of anotiier broth er. L. Yarbemough, of Gross Anchor, F. Teachers’ Meet In Laurens Wednesday The February masting of tha Lau- lUMT 0igiir4h«dhaHiiiuMii^^ tu held in Ltmuns nsxt WUnesday, the 2l8t, at 8 o'elock. ' . The devotional wUl be led by the ^v. A. C. Hollsr, pastor of the First ^ ^ ^ . Methodist church, Laursns. The made mound, the attendance upon thejapeidrar of (ha day will be E. W. services and other acta of hindneaa • pn^ president of the state atteaMd tne high esteem in whioh the 000 from the $1.28 • gidlon tax on liquor. For the same period, he 8agl,j Virginia* made a’nst profit of $4,-| 716,328 from liquor sales under Hs state store plan. Total cases of liquor sold in South Carolina last year, amounted to 488, who join the. family In mourning his death. Interment followed in Rose- Active pallbearers mont wete: cemetery. G. W. HollingswmHh, J. H. The entertainment part of the pro- mmm will be proyided by the Laurens music did). « PHts, Jr., Rhett P. Adair, Raymond J. Pt^, James Duncan and T. P. Scott of Whitmire. A large number of fam- OM. he tok). U ■ Ctot, itoludiix totod to the h«noe«, e»- tax,'of appsoximatdy $16 a case to the wholesaler. After (he wholesale Hr. Duncan was boro in Jacks and retail markups, be said, a ca8e'*®v"**“P on May 9, 1878, near aoki to the consumer at iqipro^raate-I^^I^^’* church, a son cf WIHiam J. fy fgg, ' ;and Emma Jacks Duncan. Hie grand This resulted, McEachin figured, in a profit to the wholesaler and retail er of |8 a case. Multiplied by thebr«»t*grandaon of John Duncan, first number of cases, “that would be $8,- 464,000 gross additional profit.” Bates, of Richland, aak^ McEachin .tf-“elie per capita p^lt -would be as much in South Carolina as in Vir ginia?” McEachin told Bates to_fo{get com parison with Virgima or any other state system and “let’s take these 438,000 osMii’af IRioor wM in Sottih Cai^na last year and see wtwt you can make on- H.” The profit, he. father and grandmother^were Joshua and Jane Duncan. He waa a Duncan’s Oiedi settler, who came to this country from Paimsylyania. The' latter built (he first cabin ever occu pied by a white man in the territory embra^ within the boundary hnea of the old county. The aettlement waa nmde in a ^butary of Eooree in which Jacks township is now located,' and the creek on whkh he erected his crude cabin afterwards took his name —Duncan’s Creek. Mr. Duncan successfully farmed in Change Ahule In Schoed Faculty Ned Sprunt Hays of tiiis city, has been eleked to teadi in the science department of Clinton high school for the remainder of the soh^ year, sue- oeedfaig R. T. Rogers, resigned. Mr. Hays who entered upon Us work Monday, is a graduate of IVeshyte- rian ooilege and has taught in the achools of Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers left Friday for Greenville where Jfr. Rogers haa accepted a position as chemist wHh a newly orgaixized firm manufacturing oleomargarine. who preceded him ode week to the grave. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Pearl Pa/tton Yaorbor- ough; ofw son, N. P. Yaihoroogh, TWu is High Point, N. C., one hrothar —ntj foreign silver. A right to make certain demands of Ha ^ proposal, but nasny young people. Such demands are ®™’*"Htaimsn fait that the views of not made in cold, imperative tones the state and (hpartmenu one siater, C. D. Yaihoroogh b(* kmks spirit c# a high and holy ** chaHenge that lies within an arm’s Uhen. of every American boy. i .S««U»r George, DmiMcrat of Qsor gg gg ^ ffUL took a leading part in th* I TiitiA. tion to (ha Wimirii proposal I^ul enjotna Timotlqr city, and two grandohildMn. ^ to i 4kgiM^ ha-ki youth. “Let no' IfoiHk, but be (hou aa example Peiid- the MlRMOnAriM To i“ «•*»» ***«•” I** words, 000 b>. my Irl^polOIlAriCB lO Dc ,||jy^ ^ let no maw disersdit Gumts Of Church^^ ‘"®'—‘"rr’r ’■•“i -we— ^’***jearly yearn. To do this, we must ^ 'follow certain lines of endeavor. The First Preabyterian church willi ^e moat watch our words: a thing . have as its special guests hast Sun-;tfuH (he aged Paul admonished Us day. Rev. F. A. Brown and Mrs. L^ung follower. Youi« Timothy was European Brown, missionaries to Chnia, who * teacher, but in one sense of the ' now on furiough. Both at the' W*X«M.M*. MB u- to |io,6ia.. Fiaiaad al- $10,000,666 from bank. China is also expected to addHiemd erwNt if the bank’s lending aiHhorHy is increased. “Thsro is already a f*wi>ng grsw- may be drawn into are word not more eo than any young ’For this UnHad ihe akouid morning and evening eervices, the ^an here assembled, for one’s life •**®**^ •“▼ strp that could be missionariei will speak. !is a school nhose tutelage is cur- abroad aa unneutral. Mrs. Brown is special represents-Icumscribed only by the HmHs rf his S«»tor MrCarran, Democrat, of tive of this church in China where ji^^gociatioo. Let no man dare to Biig.i^«va<H, denoonesd the prufHMkien as ■he has labored for a nvswber of years Igegt that the high conception of*** 'hedge,” which set “a under the auspices of /the Southern ‘ Amerioin manhood can for evdn once under a subterfuge aad a Presbyterian church. On Monday af-|atoop to falsehood wibout fSing tbs,*^'” ■■••■’ked that eveaitual- temoon ehe will address t|ie woman’s'puU of a barbed arrow in his soul. *1* mdei* the policy involve^ MM auxiliary of the church, ahd Tuesday,We should be exemplary in our,’^**^ States would have to ImM morning will ^leak to the college stu dent body. MEN-OF-CHURCH TO MBET The Men-of-(he Church of the First Presbyterian church will hold their February meeting at the church this evening at 7:80, with aB Presbyterian men of the communHy cordially in vited. speech, never using corrupt, profane or foolirii Janguage but oontrarily, words gracsd wsth wisdom and truth. But deeper than words, the riml- leoge sppeali to the whole manner of j ’life—a (hong composite in its nature.'**^ to to l>>wace arid England. The autbor of (he hiH, Brown (Demuorat) of Mkhigaa into 'the argumsMit to contend loans to the allies would be i unless the neturalHy act cut CliiHon,-along wk^ other oommund- gued, would be enough ‘ko balanot <Ws and Newb^ county until 1920 ^ .. (he budget and adequately suppoitl*®®** ***■ plantation and mov-^i^gg^ jg being asked to coatributo to public welfare.” N to dinton and built a home on'the Finniab’Relief Fund in South Car- Burnett, of Spartanburg, mked ifi®f^ CaroHna avenua. Shortly tlwre-jolina. The drive has as Hs purpose the raising of funds for (he eapedal problem of moving bade from the firing line approxhnatdy a million old men, women and childien to plac- Paid thrielaro doca not ehbanst repealed. Senator list when he meutiomi love, faith midKKepJl^) ef 11-imr.prokin, ISr puri^. It is true that our affeetiona'^^ P*****4 Finland’s «lefenas must he considered, f<*r love is of l*^*****® ■* •** God. and (fM diroctiona that Isve' deparismst officials have at Hs highest and best wiU inevitably **® ** rriurtsnee to •take sommariM 'the Law on whioh nstonahty act to Japan and Cemtribute Funds For Finnish Relief i the Lord Thy God with aU thy heart' P”***^^ arraa riupmento to both, aad and with idl (ky aod and wHh aH because Uw lattor Clinton People Being Asked To many persons now employed in Kquor'****** ^ became manager of the Peo- storto would not be thrown out of Jobe and if many stores now rented would not be left vaieant tmder a state ■tore system. McEachin replied affintlatively, but said these jote wotdd be. lost and lOonitiaae on back page) WHO WORKS WHERE? •toto.toAMto.to SOWERS GARAGE D. Q. iswtos. Pfpp. ' A J. JakaasH Japsea Oriffla (ceiawd) This flr« ««pl<»yf — fll^HMVsn prevlasaly iw* parted finaa asiployed ... pie’s Bmtded R^rehouse, succeeding J. F. Whitmire. Since that time, un til overtaken by his final Mlneas, he held (hat^ poedtion, hit .work being characterised by fixity to duty, ef ficiency and uniform courtesy to wards the hundrsda of fanners and^ others with whoni he came in con tact. He was at the time of his death a member of t^e beard of dirseton of (he CHlsem federal Savings and .Loan aaaoelstlon w»d a valuable and 'conaerVatve member ef Ha loan com- imHtaa. Principal J. T. W, Mims is directH«|mmd and wHh all thy atrength; aad extaoaivs armH facturivs the canvass among the colored achools. While Finland’s soldiers are fear- lesriy fighting in defense of /thrir de mocracy, great suffering is being ex-the is erocthlees. perienced by (he women and children I An exemplary life who are making sacrifioee in food andjettaimnent of purity. thy neighbor aa thyself.” One nmy;^,'*?* **?•■ *"*• have the power of a prophet, the Likewise, they contend that Finlaai speech ol sm ai«et, or (he philan- •* ^ ap^iostiea of thropy of a Carnegie but .without Idve ^ snns hea to beah sidm «f the challengee Perhaps there ^Russo-FitioMlh conflict The f^jky art also would ban sutomatical- lly such cnadHs to Fialaraj as are to es of safety, and there to riielter, feed j warm clothing that (heir SoldieTs may thaa been no time amce ■ the turn of' ^ measure before the .'*en— and clothe them. Ihe immensity ofipteserve their nation against Hs hn-'the eoatury when the the iHublem is appalling, and there Ipe^iatic invader. Laurens county «' )Vnust be a quick response by the! being asked to do Hs part in this na- ‘ American people to prevent a world catastrophe, the national commlttoc ■tatsa. The'campalffn in tfaia atata is directed by A Frank Ls^ to chair man. * Dr. A E. Sadler during tkmwide movement for the existence of (his small European Christian na- tkm. CHoton ia' orged to do its peaf and do it nobly. If you have not made a aubaeription as yet, you may do ao now by communicating wHh the local problem was Cowtsnoe on badi: Itogo)^ of Baeognisiag ^9 safe and. aot^iiMad the campahpi in CHntoo. Upon judgmwH aad hHecrHy of chanctor.'jiig raquast, ap^tola wera mads bjr tha friends in (he wtad in which Vt. Dan- pMtors of the city chuwhto BtoMay caa resided, put his name ia nomliia- from their pulpHa aad ■waa appointed by Cfaahrmaa Lsver to ohairawa, any minister of t|M cHy* or oommitteemen named to serve inj tisQ la 1926 wHhsiH his to a candicUts w aldsftman. This po- ■Hicn ha bald for sight years, during which (has ha leadsiwd valuable aad effeethte iwv'hai in helping redfiee the city’s heavy tadebtodnese. Mr. Duncan in hia • religious faHh taken. The campaiga li thraed (hia weak in order to gles all cHiaena ef the communHy an oppor tunity to contribute to tito worthy cause. Supi. W. E. Xbats od' ths city scImx^ eaaisted Iqr Maf a Methodiat. «nca becoming taltoaff, to making en ettotonian Iw had hssn a member of]*ehori diildron for the cause. At North Broad Street dbuich and frith-lGoidville, W. A Moorhead and G. N. fuHy swrved ^ years on Hs board Poy ue acting w chairaMn. A$ tbs of etewardt. To the oinach and Sun day sciioal he alwaya gave his intar^ |est and eappori* Ih^. Dnaiam. was a nam ct many orphanage Mrs. A 1(. Copriand and Mn. Dennis Gowers' era The Trshdog aebori oaavwaa la chaxie of Tom Flaxteo. At rian oottege the Blue Key la this Tha looal chairman stated yestrr- day that to-date $87948 has been mwwvfn in €Mni0ynoiw tot ibw causa, wHh teporia not yet received Xnom ^Kj^ORCiwipi^ won * • iiKiMMmcSf non tha lions clul^ Those making oostri- huthma thus far are: Fhret Passbyrsrton ehuich, $7440; First Baptist ckuKh, $60.00; Thorn- well orp^nage, $80*67; Stats Train- iag SolKnl, $22.15; Broad . Street Methodist chu^, $17.00; Aesoeiate Beformed Presbyiterian ckuich,.$8'.00; Itotery dub, $7.00; Kriranto drib, $8.00; mtoedhMMous reoeipta BL L. EkheRtorger, $1.00;. Wm. Brsoka Owsrr,-fl.OOr Thad. Admaon, Gr, lVasb]risrian esliags rity, $$440. * DRIVB GARRFULLY SAVE A LITB- ^ i So Far Uda Ytar TImto 6 1 FATALITY AUTOMCHIILK ACCmKNTS la LAURENS COUNTY LeCH Strhro T» llako mo a Safa Yaar Oa . tiM HigItwayB. Thto .4 ate. 8. C. SceatoTK Dividr Senaitor Byrnes voted for the Senator SmHh voted ageiniM. H. btH. Red Cross Rofl Cafl Completed I The arnisal iRdII Qril Amvriean Red Oess Nowesbsr haa it , treeeurer sf The canvass fsr ■pousoivd by Ike ekto, hemkd by G. W. ak riuHnean. total ammuat psiAHi in the $410.64, divwhM) (lintel $li6At; GoldviUe. $211 SO. This |pared wHk a toteJ «f $405.78. yser, $297.75 from CKnlon. |$106.« from «ke Geldvilto ahy. I Chahrmaa Heilingnwortii «tales that to hsitotf of thv Kn hs wtokm to hutod aad 4 a.! ,1 ,