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./ >„A , m M K h ■''y ■ ( iU|b«M4>4KnaA«4(-« THE CHBONICLE StiiTcs T» B« a CiMte Nawspiper, OMipifU, Newij, mi RiHiibi>< !'d VOLUME XL Vote favors tHlRPTERW Wteconsin Voters Give Roose velt Close To 3-1 Florence • Over Gsmor, Also Ahead In New York Districts. MiWraukte, April 2.—ReturiM from 506 of WiMonsin's 8,(Mil precinct* to- nicht «howed President Roosevelt leading Joim Nance Gamer ^,461 votes to 10,421 in the BadSer state^i Democratic presidential pref««nce ejection. No retunis fivmi Mihsraukee county were included. Early New York Ooat Nenv Yoric, April i.-rrCracner-backed. caa^ates ior delegates to the Demo- erftk convention were traiding* to- nisht, « early returns from New Yoik^ priinary, in three of the only foor dktriets ht which they contested the pro4h)oeevelt organisation desig nees. On one district—the First—Oamsr designees were hteaking even, with oae candidate slightly ahead of hfe regular organizi^ioa'' opponent and the other trailing hy a *4milar mar gin. In the only contested district among the Repuhiionns where opposition to Thonms E. Dewey, presidential aspir ant, was the issue, the Dewey hpi^- ents appesred defeated beyond ques tion. CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940 NUMBER 14 W. C. Oxley Is Claimed By DeajA Wdl Known Business Msn Suc- cunhs To Critical lUness At Hospital. Funeral Tuesday. Wilton Charles Oxley, 60, well known Clinton citizen, died at Hay* hospital early Idonday monung where he had been ttt for the past week. tFuneiml services were held from the residence Tuesday afternoon st 8 o'clock, conducted hy a former pastor. Dr. J. C. Roper of Gaflhey, and Rev. L. P. McGee, pastor of North Brood Thiid Party ' Threat Issued Lewis Hits Democrats and Says Chief Dmnands of Labew Be Census Wooers Begin No^Coimt. Safety Counefl JjaJcHeldHera- Friday f%ht A meeting of the Central Carolina Safety council will be held at the Oeenville, ^[Mtitanburg, Uirion and Clinton armory Friday night. The pe- Monogah, W. Va., AprH 1.—John L.' Laurf^s, began Tuesday “'■j between 7:30 and 8:00, oiTiceni rwis today sound^ a threat to or-^der the supervision of Waiter S.) state; will be set aside in order that In This County The census count of the Fourth Con^dcred At Convention. | d»trict, comprising the counties of Lewis today ganize labor, youth, old age, Negro and farmers' groups into a third party unless Denfoersts adopt a plat- supervision Wifwo of 'S^rtanburg, supervisor of i those attending may greet old friends the district census. | and become better acquainted.- Re- BOMBING RAIDS —W NORTH SEA Nazis Bomb Enemy Base As British Sl^vwer Sylt. Accounts Vary On Damage Done. Ixm- don Makes Denial. Lpndon, April 2.—.British and (Jer- man air forces stabbed >n a brisk lln thf.state of South Carolina, 1800. are to be served at ^ form and select il caTWidate aocep- ^numerators have entered i^pon the Krir„h« to tato UK common p«,-|t„kof toldngtjK poputatiw c«i™i Tte ‘'l* io . nw Britoin’.^o.t n..^ pie." ; Mr. Wingo sUted yesterday that, meeting, which » hekl each year in »,^ho™ Scapa Floa and attack- The outspoken president of the I the census in this district was pro-• various textile centers in this ares,.. Rritinh convov- while the Rrit- Congress of industrial Giganizathwi! grwaing in business-like fsahikm and» has been announced: - I Wh let fall a new. shower of bombs Street Methodist church^ the jj^rugquely commented that don’t' wiU be pushed to a rapid completiofi. j 8:00 p.m.—Meeting called to order;I -^troj ^ts off Ormany’s Sylt HeeeaAM) WM a memiber. Interment Z. ' e ‘ • » aooui pairoi oosu on v^ermany » Wide Margin Holds New York, April 2. — President Roosevelt took a lead of nearly three to one over Vice Preaklent Ganier in ^ . . . .. Witomwln «id tad m. ed»e m thre, !'«"• t*™ ^ J».** New York congressional districts as returns accumulated Tuesday night deceased was a member. Interment folhWed in Boseinont cemetery. A huge attendMKe at the service and many beautiful flowers pkamd upon momnd gave evidence of the es teem in which he was held by his friends. Active paUbearers wore: R. CX Adair, P. 8. Bailey, W, P. Bcmdette, C. R. Ttmmmdl, Da^ Word and W. C. Neely. The honorary eaoort consist ed of friends of the family,' stswasds of North Broad Street Methodist dratch, and mendben of the local board of school trustees'. Mr. Oxley was a native of Spartan burg cohnty. In 1918 he came to Clin ton and accepted an office position with the Clinton Cotton Mills. In 1926 >he was made secretary of the coafporatioR and held this position up to the time of his death. * Five years ago ki a city primary for. the election of school trustees, Mr. Oxley was elected a member of the board, and upon its organization was made chairman. He served a four expect anytWiy of the^Repi*li^s”i Mr. Wing^s released l»t indu^ I Fred Still, chairman. ! base and attacked numerous rsMem and charged the present adnmmtra=i the names of 30 census lakers who Invocation — Rev. Ralph Hughes, the rapid exchange tkm “is mvtailing the meagre relief [are now hi the field in Laurens | pastor Calyary Baptist church, Clin- from the presidential primaries. Another iNew Yo^ district, how ever, showed the tvw running about even, with one third-term candidate for convention delegate running ahead and the other behind. Two dd- e^tes were elected from each dis- triet Wiaoonein RepdUieans were giving a lead of about two to one to Tbomaa E. Dewey of New Yofk over Senator VwideBbew oC lfipUgMi hk jbhair oaor M fhr lS^ VdEai afe W year was re-appointed by the county board for an additional four year term. As a mark of reapect to the deputed netaber, the tritsfees dosed the white and eohaed schools at noon o«^ Tuesday. Re was p member of the board of stewnyds of North Broad Street Methodist church. He was president" of Oxley Whoieaale com pany of Mn city, denieni in adll su^ pHes, gpd wna asMciated In tUs busi- wifti Ida ^dest non, FVmd W. ; MtrihkT *M wen known in, ftity nwd Ctipton Cotton Hi hn exnodlve. Hia ‘many i datwhiTf , etfll join with, ^ flunfy in menaitkig hl« deaitfh. . .-Mr. Oxkiy ia nnrvisad-by hia widow, Mrs. lyda Goebel Oxley; two sons, Fred W. and Robert S. Oxley; two eatfy that ths OMMMkitfqr Aidiihn iii PtoMna ^ity, otowlgd jp! Pinii||M"** ^ dto way not. Jniiv R. G^e, the head of a fatoon Mean-up” Mcket, was deeted laayor over Ftovd Robertson, '. V f brothers and seven maters. In the 16th congrassional 'district jot New York, where the pro and anti- third term battle was concentrated and emphasized, Roosevelt’s lead was more than four to one. In the 23nl New York district it was greater than two to mve. TheJ^kst waa the district in which the two w^ breaking even. Pro-^Dewey o^didates for delegatee to the RepubH^n convention were far ahead in the only New Yock city district where they had a contest. Roosevelt and Gamer were c^ipoeed to each other both in the preference primary and m the voting for dele gates to the natipnat convention ui the Wisconsin Action. Dewey and Vandenbeig, however, were entered only m the voting for delegates. New-"Yoik voted too, and there the third-term fight was concentrated in a eingle New Yoik congrcesional dis- triet, usually a Tammany stronghold. The New York election was ttie occa sion, too, for a battie between right and left-wing elements for control of the American Labor party. Meanwhile, in a municipal elation In Kansas City, fusion forces fou^t sembly.- tb^ Democratic organization on wibich ^ Bom Tom Pendekgast, now in prison GO TO PENNSYLVANIA for inedme-tax M^egod^ttes, iTOunt-j . ^ g* ^ ed- to power. elective office En jijiive resided near Clinton/or several the city was at stake. J years, left Tuesday morning for Glen- ! Giomny, chilly lather, and a light Penn., where they will make ram » rome sectH^ cmw«l * l>ght Little (^1 Passes At Mountville Home Ruby Sybilla Milam, two-year-dd daughter of Mr. and Mrs..W. Htniy MHam -of the lisbon-Mountville sec tion, died late Sunday night at the Lgureiw county ho^ital, to which she was brfught last Thursday. enrial servito* ware hdd Monday nKuning ih the lisboii Predbyterian church cemetmry, conducted by the pastor. Rev. J. E. Ratchford, assisted by Rev. E. P. Moye and Rev. Fred McGill, a former pastor at Lisbon. Ten days ago, Mr. and Mrs. MUam lost their twin infant eons, WsHiam Henry, Jr., and Samuel Nelem MRam. Mrs.''Milam is the former Miss Ruby Bearden of Georgia, and for several heretofore extended” to the unem- pfoydl: * The militant leadmr of the United Mine Wmrkers' of America did not specifically mention a third party, but said unless the conditions he laid dovm were met by Deinoorats at their convention, |w would call a conven tion of Me own, presumably before the fall* electioiia. Striking at those he said “secretly hope that America may be drawn into the Boropean war” and thus find the answer to “economic and political questions that beset the land,” Lewis declared that such person* were “in for * foot’s awakening.” He diedoeed plans for a strong al- Imnce between the American Youth con^ss an^the Labor’s Non-Parti san league, which Lewis organized, alreai^ have been “worked out and ratified.” Declaring that in some Southern states, “only 26 per cent of our pop ulation votes” and t^t 8,000,060 Ne groes were disfranchised in eight Southern states “because they doniot have enough money to pay their pdl tax,” Lewis called the poll tax “mi- quitous” and such a condition was “damnable.” The Ibushy-hMred labor leader an- Bouneed plans to speak at a forth- coming meeting of the Townsend old age orgaoization and to address cem- ventkms of the Amamean Negro eon- greae and the American Soaiefy for the AdvanscmeBl of Colorad Feonie. ' Adtcd after'* Ui adMIeia Rf be*”*” tendsd to form a third party, Lswis aarpiad kfl gneatkma. Prasasd for an answar, be said: “Weil reserve that for later.” The United Mine Woricers presi dent came to this northern West Vhr- guiia community rich ki tetuminpus coal, to speak at the annual miner’s meeting ceiehrating the wimiing of the eight-how day and the seven- hour day. * Once one of President Roosevelt’s strongest so|^>orterB, Lewis declsured that the research dedsrtment of the C. L .0. now had placed the nation’s unemployment total at 11,934,000 per sons and roared: . . “Not a single, seditary suggestion i^being made in America on how to provide Americans with work. “Far frmn settling the unemploy ment question, the existing adminis tration is curtailing the meagre relief heretofore extotided to men and wo men out of work.” Speaking scornfully of “national police institutes conducted by the F. B. I. to train men for espionage,” Lewis continued: “What a sad commentary it fs that we are putting men and women off county. Mrs. Clara A. Wood. Ware Bboals. John A. Richardson, Cross H11L Miss Ballye D. - Browrriee, Gray Court. Mies Rdberta Bryson, Osrings. Mrs. Jane E. Hughes, Fountain Irni. Mrs. Winnie D.« Check, Princeton. Mrs. Jane E. Hughes, Fountain Inn. Miss Mary L. Kern, Canton. Mwa Asme E. Howe, GoldvRle. > iftes Sara. Zee Wright, Canton. Miss Gladys A. Perdue, Clmton. Mrs. Edna C. McGee, GoldviHe. John D. Davh, CKnton. Bennie B. Blakely, Laurens. Charles Woods /Wamiamaker, Jr., Clinton. Mies Lois E^la Blakely, Clinton. ton. ) The raid at diisk on Scapa Flow . . . . . - A- ! was the first since March 16, a raid Apponitment <rf nomiD.t.i* <»">•! . repntal W«. by the mittee. Socretary-treaourer’s report—J. T. Willis. “Handle With Care” (fffm)—shown by A. P. iMdIhtosh, resident engineer, American Mutual liability Insurance company, OreenvUle. G^ersl discussion — by all those present. Repoit of nominating committee. 9:00—'Adjournment. Hosts—Lydia Cotton Mills and Clin ton O>tton Milk. Arrangements committee: E. A. Hill, chairman,! A. H. Hughes, J. R. Cabb, R. L. Hammond, M. Sanders. 'j»es uoM tuia niaxeiy, i.;iintion. t rp a ^ % Mrs. Robert BiHler i&wwn, Laurens.' 1 CACtlf^TS xXPOUp Mrs. Euk E. Maeon, Laurens. | Mrs. Agnes L. Teague, Laurens. Ross D. Young, Laurens. Miss Mary p. Powers, Laurens. (Charlton B. Knight, Fountain Inn. . Mrs. Mary A. Nash, Fountain Inn. _ Mrs.. Pearl .C. Moorcy Laurens. Mrs. Eugene C. Wingo, Laurens. Oharies F. Brooks, Laurens. Mrs. John W. Ropp, Gray Court. Mta. AHen W. Walkee, Orsy Court. Mre. Tolly Woods, Owkigs. Mrs. Psuline W. Curry, Lanford. James N. Chapman, fVwntain Imi. Mayor, Aklenhen Elects Officers 11 At the final meeting of the Lau-1 ties of British on the Island of Bylt, when t>ombs rained for seven^ hours on the German seaplane base. The air minktry, in announcing to night’s attack, said •nti-aincraft fire from ships and shore batteries droifo off the bombers before any ship was hit or damaged. Without giving an indication of how extensive was the bombing, the min istry said one bomb fell on li^, and that one German plane was believed to have bepi shot down. The raid, however, apparently was less intensive than that of two weeks ago, when the Germans asserted they had hit four warships and tlone ex tensive damage to atrporls and anti aircraft positions. ; The British admitted slight damage j to but one warship in that raid, but said t^ first British civilian casual ties of the war were inflicted. The May w Bailey and ' Adi^, Jaeaba, BolaBd aiid Hedapeth Aimoaiiee They Wffl Seek Office Again. —♦— -'i rens County Teachers’ association of - j ^ i, the year held in Laurens last Wed-;followed, nesday aftornoon. the ckwmg part of! rHe minwtry s communique: “German aircraft carried out an at tack on Scapa Flow at dusk. “They were driven off by the fir# of ships and batteries. “Bombs were dropped ,one of whidi fell on the shore. No ship was hit or dsnmged. “One German aircraft k believed to have been brought down by gun fire.” Otem HIg Shiga HH BerKn, AumB 3.— German Hemkd bombers, agam rakbag Seapa Fkw, last night “dfcctivoly attacked” a number of 'British warsfeps, the DNB, par, prka- to hw maj^ap relief, careleaa ef whether they live teacher in the public sohook of this ‘ ^ ^ aw™*-, i- county. Mr. Miiany a fanner, k a brother oft Representative C. L. Mi lam from Laurens to the general as- eariy vote in most Wkeonsin oommu- aities. The prize of the day wm the vote of Wisconsin’s big Progressive party strongly supported Presidant Boose velL Although toe LaiFollette ikader- gUp of the party waa ti^ng no sidfs, IhN^pwesive leaders ware openly mv- toe Projgresrives 'to-vote for Mr. Boosevdt, md a trend Hi that direc tion was reported. Dr. Grier To Lead ly add his home and farming inter ests here to go to Glwimore, where they wBi reside near their daughter, Mn* C. R. Mason. The best wkii^ of membership wh^ tW Vut, har 'i,}^^ GaskSils’ friends will follow them as they go elsewhere. 1 ‘^;ei«nlng at 8 V oi Dr. R. C. Grier.jpwaidkfnt of akfaie iodlege, 'Due Weat, hw bagjn a aerica of sdrvice^ ^ toe Asaaciate iUdhrmed Fkesbyterian dioneh this Dr. Grier k one ^imniatars d Ms i^on and the ptMk k ear- te out and hear messages. Ad again toflNr-| I pjB., and toi •I the WHO WORKS WHHIE? BOYD’S' J. G. Gatlin. Mgr. ' Miss Schaa Brown Mrs. Jaama MeComba -Thirfkm employs 3 Bizty-foar previoasly re- jMitsA fim eaipl^cd .... 654 Total. .559 1 MPayeTnTfadd the program was a business session at which time the following officers were elected to serve for the coming year: G. fM^Gray, superintendent of the Hickory Tavern high school, presi dent, succeeding Mrs. H. S. Bladtweli of Laurens. Fred W. Taylor, agricul ture teacher in the Laurens high sdMwl, was deeted vice-president and J. Leroy Burns, county superintend- «at af edaratisa, waa m ■Isrtad' sao. retsry-treasursr. Those named to the executive com mittee, governing body of the associ ation, togetoer with toeir terms aa^ indicated, were announced as G. reported eariy Foy of GoldviHe, 1940-41; W. E. Monts of Clinton, 1940-43; C. K. agency said planes re- FW members of the present cityi bright of Laurens, 1940-42; and Mrs.! ^ adminktratkm and toe offi-, ^ Gray Court. 1940-41. ' ciaBy announce their candidacy ^uri ^ ^ ^ ir\*r re^«tion in tMkvk nanw I e«*te8, official spokesmen for the' others were danmged by the 1# D cy n r-A | county association on matters p^j-. j missiles e.xp]odmg in the water. Mayor P. S. Bailey, now eomplet- organization,; warship listed heavily follow- were announced as J. K. Derrick, Lau-i attack, DNB said, while fire rens; J. B. Gentry and W. F.. Monts,heavy smoke cloutk poured from In ward two. Pet B. Adair, oldest j cHnton; H. C. Johnson. Ford high!“«^‘'h«^''' member of council in point of service,'school; D. Abercrombie, Mount- offers for re-eieetkm. | ville; Ben J, Marett, Gray (fourt-l In ward three, J. F. Jacobs an- Owings; Mks Pearl Branyon, Trinity i Ridge; Mrs. J. A. Richardson, Cross Hill; and Mrs. H. S. Blackwell, Lau rens: ing eix years 4n office, will stand for re-election. or die, when the congress is asked to appropriate more money to employ more federal detectives.” “If the Democratic party,” he con tinued, “does not nominate a candi date for president or adopt a plat-| form eatisfactory to labor and toe! comm^ people, I shaU, after toe Be- j puMican and Itemocratic conventione . . proppre and urge i^ion these va- rioik oqgastocatkms the assembling of a great delegates’ convention ...” (Named ,m>eciflcally among “these various organizations” by the C. I. 0. chieftain were the American Youth congress, the Amaincan Society for toe Advancement of Ckdored People, toe -American Niigro conference andi^P®’' nounces he is seeking re-election. In ward four, F. Boland an nounces for re-electiriir In ward aix J. w. Hedapeth an nounces he will stand for re-election. The other two members of council who have made no public announce- mena ais to toeir plans, are Dr. T. J. Peak^ in ward one, and J. Furman Davis in ward five. Political reports indicate there will be a number of candidates in the al- dermanic races in the t^iproaching primary. The mayor's contest, with the an nouncement of Mayor Bailey for re College Finals Speakers Named AAA Parity Ratm For 19M Listed With the recent announcement of/ parity payment rates,'. South Carolina farmers can now estimate the total amount they can twrn through full imrticipatson in the 1940 A.\.\ farm program, according to R. W. Hamil- .Announcement was made yesterday, ton, staU' .AA.\ admini.strative officer, by Dean M. W. Brown that the Rev. j Parity payments, ba.>*e<i on the nor- AJbert Grady Harris, pastor of^the: mal yields on allotted acreagt*s, will First Presbyterian church of Macon, be made at the rate of 1.55 cents per Ga., will preach the baccakureate ser-^>oumi on cotton. Xo ;)arity payments mon before the Presbyterian college will be made on. tobacco this year, . L A. J graduating class in the First Pivsby-' J'-ince the price of the 1939 crop'uver- becomes a two-cornered racC’ church on Sunday moniing, aged abt>ve 75 per cent of purity. B. R. b'uller, well known ^al citizen, 2. ' ’ I In addition to parity laiynients. co- havmg announced his carMuiacy last annual commeiK-ement athlre.ss operating farmei-s will receive conser- before J the graduating class will be nation payment.^ based on the normal I delivere«l on the morning of June 3nliyieKl of their acreage allotments, by'Dr. C. Sylvester Green, pre.sulent Conservation rates for 1940 are 1.6 of Coker college, Hartsville. cents jht pound on cotton, 1 ciMit per ^ptiuml on flue'-cured and hurley to- SEAL SALES INCREASE , bacco. and $1.50 per acre on commer- The 1939 Christmas Seal sale rose -‘■'“J,'*^*’‘*^*^^*** to toe unprecedented high level of "“y '-’•ni special pay- Directors Elect Mrs. Clifton Adair Mrs. Clifton C. Adair of thk city, ta. been deeM bjr the boerd of di-1 l^2.»3i.W.'‘GovemorBn;^^t R.’Mer-! eppVoved Uii- 'LT Tr * honorary chairman. .„„«a„rid •’'‘“*'7'"P ChHino€9* of CommoDco And ontorod = ♦Ua, r.. 'nu.. ^ amount i^mrens ^ ..a.* ..«TT duties 'Monday. y*rice -j 762.00 for the cause ; computing toe maximum ^liberal •gricultural” otganization*. he^quartere have bren set up in | !, soil-building assistance is explained The mine weikcrs’ lesrier also ki- oluded to* Townsend, did age orgsni- zstion, and eadd that he would speak befpre this group at a meeting in St. lobby of Hotel Cltnfon with (31hiton w to 6 p.m. daily' hotm from 9 a.m. to 3 p 'Mirs. Adair, before marriage was Mias 'lone Ropf> of Orosa HiH. She Louis. The C. I. 0., he noted, has *l-ttook h^r bupiness training at Win- ready advocated penskxw of $60 tMop college and has done secretarial j monthly for those over sixty. ) M rec«ttyear* for several koalf Lgwk said the oonventkim . woted; buMoere gpk^z. Man*: Adair will| be called “to^meet m sonpe central, >®>'ve toe tegntatioo under the di-j city” to ’Yormnlate *a program that j reetkm of toe boatd of directors, and | each and 'every American can sop-1 has a wide circle cf friends and ac- port” quilntances who wiM learn-with in-| tereet of hear nsw faueinose comieetion.! Cbimty Ginhings Total 24,969 Cknsue figures show 244149 bales cf cotton ginned in Laurens county from the 19S9 crop through Mkndh 1, ac- cordiag to the eengns report cf the special ageat for TSds was anlioi^ for the sanM pliMffigl JOB INSURANCE BENEHTS $198,434 IN FEBRUARY During February the South Caro- lina Unenii^oyment (fompensation oommwskm paid job insiuanee bene fits totaling $198,434.24, an increase cf ‘$46,795.99 ovw beneffts disbursed dhring toe eereesponding period cf IMHk a alatemsut ksued yesterday ter wm dspartasent teksre. The pay- reante ersrs rsprssented An 31,180 ssp- arste disohi. •V! DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE* So Far This Year There ' Has Been FATALITY from AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY UCs Strive To Make 1940 a Sale Year On the Hifhwajra. Thk dal* last year, | T J.S in.the State AAA Harutbitok, a ei>py of which is available to every farmer. Each fanner can estimate the max imum amount he can earn under the AAA program in 1940 from bis indi vidual farm plan sheet, which he may work out with the as.<!stance of his tbeaPA-AA cbmihTttee, .Mr. Hamilton suggests. -Mra Maggie Howie Pais^ At Home Mrs. .Maggie Howie, 66, widow* of , the late Harry H. dmi Sunday at the home of her niece. Mrs: R. H. I Cause, in tois city. She was a native !of Fairfield county but had spent ' most of her life near Fort Mill. Sur- Virkig are one nephew and four ideces. IPunsrM Mrvices were conducted at 4 undock Monday afternoon. at IIm fwwasids in LMerehrood eemetory hg' Esv, 'OmsaU Smith.