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..- . y-.-yr ■ , ^- ■■->■■ >T^.'^'>i§t!f;n ■■ ;• f- ^ [ .» ' f ■ i) THE CHRONICLE StifTcs ^ B« » Ckm i^OWIpSpMV CMifllt^ N««rty, ani Bdtel^. Olbrnmttf If Too Dm'I Rmd THE CHRONICLB ' Yoa OoM’t Get Um News CLINTON, S. a, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940 NUMBER 18 ProHiaiMt At^nney Sitridtfii Sud#pii]y Saturday. W4a Clyic Lea4er Here. For 19 Paul League, ojf this cMsb etudaat at the Umvenity ^ South Carollis% -war !£■€ wedc elected ^tor oi Tde ConaiitBieBtiervicesHeld werf^stu&nt neM9<- Chester Suadiy. " a m'^r of the rising '■— 'senior cl|i8s, haa been acthte ia. •»“ R. W. Wade, 49f, prominent attor*|dent affairs at tlw ubivataity since ney and civic l^|idar, died suddenly jhis pnrnlnwjjr Jlfm» ago. Ife at hia h<»ne here at noon Saturday, [was initial as a menper of Bice He had not bean in robust healtti for (Key, leaflosbip fratem^ on the die past year or bsro, but the com-'.campus, a Ibw days ago. Be is tha munity had no indication of his im- < retirhig managering ^tor of Tne toumapifnt in Colm- pending death and was shocked when! Gamecock and previously had served editor, ift' is -mannitr of it was announced. Funeral services were held &mday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Broad Street Methodist church,, and were attended by a concourse of relatives and as sports the tennis team, member of die Y. M. C. A. cabint^ and member of the Eu- phradian Utenrary society. League is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. League of this city, and is a grad uate of Cliptcin high school. He has many AAdda Iprt edio art pleased to leafn of tlte butstand^ record he is making at die university. CL»TQN HIGH DOUBLES TEAM CROWN John IkHmiihiich and Egfos Sadler Conquer Sportanborg Duo In Siple Tonmanient In Coliunbia Friday. Ptaying in the boys' High School Mimaaugh and Ru fus Sadler emerged victorious by de- of SparteStnoT^-A 1-6, 6-0, to claim the state doubles champion* Seeded number two, Mimnaugh and Sadler went into the finals by defeating Coltmibia’s entries, 6-1, 6-4. Both boys played brilUant tennis throughout the entire tournament, smashing all opposition. CoBege Glee Chib To Give Plrogr^m Legislators Refuse To Accefit Money Bill And Return It ALLIED ARMIES MEET DEFEAT Columbia, April 30.—The free con ference report on tKe general appro priation bill, which met favor in neither senate nor house, went back to the conference for revision tonight when the house voted 51 to 41 to ac cept the senate’s action of last week. Representatives topped an abnor- G«raiaiis CfaUui Campaign In~ Namuiy' VirtuaSy Complete WHh Control.of Rail Line From Oslo To Trondheim. Berlin, April 30. — The German high command tonight stamped the Last Concert of Year By P. C.imaUy long sesiton by'^ot^ at Muaical Organixatkm In Au-j P- i«>‘n the senate in sending of ditoriom -Thuraday. the money bill report back to the i Trondheim by green-grey columns, conferees, presumably for a general captwe^of stra^tc Dombas m revamping of the revenue provisions between, and control of the mam rail which drew heavy fire in both hous-jbne from the Norwegian capital to the great west coast port. NAMES FULLER CUy Democrata Reorganiac and Elect Delegates To County Convention. No Resedutions of Pcditica] Nature Presented. R. W. WADE friends that taxed the seating capaci ty of the auditorium and Sunday school rooms. The services were in charge of Rev. L. P. McGee, pastor, and Hey. L. E. Wiggins o£ Green> wood, a former pastor of the church and personal friend of the family. The services were-vMry simple. The choir sang4hree hymns, Mr. read a passage from the Biblp and was foUowed- by Mr. -Wteglaa/ esiai* read another'passage and ckised with a prayer. An American flag draped the caslut. Commitment services were held at Evergreen cemetery, Chestei*, at 6 o’clock. Pallbearers were R. L. Plaxico, B. H. Boyd. H. D. Henry, R. S. Owens, J. L. Cochran of Union, and O. L. Long of Laurens. The Clinton City Democratic club met Saturday afternoon and elected a new slate of (dicers and named 46 delegates to tbe ebunty Democratic convention to be held in Laurens Monday, May 6. No resolutions for dr against the New Deal or the third term issue were presented. Officers elected are: B. R. Fuller, president. Ansel B. Godfrey, vice-president. James P. Sloan, secretary. Jack H. Davis, Sr., executive com mitteeman. Enrolling committee: L. B. Dillard, W. H. Simpson, and J. W. Milam. " Delegates to the county convention: J. W. Milam, B. R. Fuller, James P. Sloan, D. C.'Heustess, L. Ross Lynn, Jack H. Davis, Sr., Walter N. L«ng.,_„,i_ Mac Adair, Hugh L. Ekdielberger, W. D. Copeland, L. B. Dillard, Ansel B. Godfrey, B. H. Boyd, J. Hk Hun ter, L. P. McGee, John T. Young, Harry C. Laytcm, Roy Gasque, W. J. Adair, Walter To^d, F. M.* ^land, F. D. Jones, E. Mace Yoimg, J. Wil lie Young, C. Galloway, A. B. Gal- jloway, E. J. Adair, B. L. King, S. G. The funeral was attended by many I Dillard, W. E. Monts, C. B. Betts, attorneys, judges, officials, friends IW. A. Bichanan, W. Blakely Tribble, and relatives from this and other Hubert Todd, Robert Johnson, A. states. Mr. Wade is survived by his widow, who. before their marriage in 1918 wag Miss.Frances Marian Spratt of Chesterf one son, William B. Wade, a senior at Clemson boUege; his fath er, William E. T. Wade, of Chester; two sisters, Mrs. J.r- Roy Crawford, of Clinton, and Mrs. Ashton Holland, of Barnwell; she brothers, George E. Wade and Lee Wade of Great Falls, furday at noon, about /three hours be- William Wade of Saluda, N. C., Gra dy Wade of Tiinmcmsville, Jeter Wade of Chester, and Francis Wade of Gainesville, Fla O’Daniel, W. H. Simpsem, J. Hender son PHts, P. S. Bailey, Irby S. Hipp, Wm. Brooks Owens. In case the delegates selected can not attepd -the convention, they were empowered to select their own alter- notes. Mr. Fuller succeeds R. W. Wade, forme/r president of the local Demo cratic club, who died suddenly Sat- impresaed by the expert style Clintonians. It is said that the match was one of the most exciting of thelS^J, ““ «Uk touinuuMnt. Taking U« firat Prote«or John G. B«d.n oeveral set 6-4, SMl^ and Mimnaugh drop ped the second, 1-6, but came ba^ strMig to tak» the third in six straight games. wt)i Mimnaugh and Sadler - are members of the soph<»n<are class at the hii^ school. Tfley are prodxicts of the kbal courts, ' having exhibited rare skill at the gaaie. Th^ play well together, each having a hard fore hand drive and a. steady backhand. Being only sophomores, each has two more years of high school tennis. In recent years they have topped en tries in' their class in city tourna ments. Their friends and Clinton ten nis enthpsiasts are gratified at their success in achieving the champion ship in state high school circles. On Thursday evening, May 2nd, at eight o’clock, the Presbyterian col-|es. lege glee club will present its final j The action * was on a resolution I Adolf Hitler, himself, sent a spec- concert of^ the year in the college < sponsored by Senator Edgar Brown‘ial order of the day to the German ..... troops in Norway, praising them for ate early last week. It called for re- .the tremendous 20-day campaign and turning the report to the conferees its result: The smashing of an Al- but did not specify what changes | lied pincers movement aimed at cut- should be made. I ting off Trondheim by thrusts from Most of the revenue raising pro- south and north. ^ members of the club!of Barnwell and adopted by the sen ipreteed by the expert style of the I throughout the' year and under the leadership of Very acceptable programs have been presented. * Those who have heard the club sing have been high in their estimation of its achievement as a musical organization. i In addition to the numbers rend-1 state to handle to get the profit from visions of the report—an increased The achievements announced to- tax on gasoline for public welfare,[day by the high command were said a tax on fuel oil, a plan to allow the in authorited quarters to have ex- Local Students Win Places In State Contests ered by the club, there will be selec tions by the quartet and double quar tet. Roy Spratt, the saxaphone so- all wholesale whisky sales, authori- ceeded the fondest expectations of German military authorities in view zation for the state to write “liability j of the difficulties of the campaign, insurance under the workmen’s com- Now that Trondheim . is secured loist; Tom Beardsley, pianist andipensation act, and an increased tax .and the German troops there no Six Clinton high school students placed in the mental Contests which were held on April 24, 25 and 26 as part of the annual ^uth Carolina High School week at the University in Columbia. Two of them placed in two events each. Previously, in the district contests Midiidh are b^ t6 select five or more iliminary winners in each subject tests, Clinton hi/^ school students won a total of 21 places in 10 c<m- tests. In the preliminaries, vdiich took place in Laurens, representa tives of schools in four counties, Lau rens, Newberry, Union and Cherokee, comprising district two, Competed. club accompanist; Joe Moore, tenor; and Tom Hicks, bass. The perscHinel of the club is as follows: First tenors: Joe Moore, Felton Moore, Roy Spratt^ George Staples. Second tneors: Quinby Eubanks, BiU Hart, W. T. King, John W. Maul din, Ed Overcash. First basses: Joe Brunson, Joe Carter, Jack Cunningham, Billy Lightfoot, O’Neal McKeown, J. C. Rhodes, George Reid. , Second basses: Tom Hkks, Charles! MacDonald, Aiken Taylor, Robert I Wysor. A small admission fee will be charged. on wine—were scored In discussion of I longer are dependent on supplies the measure. j from sea and air, inspired sources Host of today’s debate in the house, say no time will be lost in starting however, centered about objections'a concentric attack to sweep the Al to the provision in the report author- j lied troops from their foothold on the izing the highway department to in-'stony midriff of Norway. its bonded debt limit to $60.-1 announced capture of 000,000. _ I Dombas, railway junction which con nects with the Allied landing point DEMOCRATS TO MEET MONDAY of Andalsnes, south of Trondheim, the Allied-Noawegian forces in that sector are being “pursued," it was stated. For several days there has Clinton Libns . — Have Visitors The local Lions club at its meeting at Hotel Clinton Friday evening, entertained a number of visiting ns firmn Chester who were here for a zone meeting, trkt Governor caster, was present and made a short address in which he discussed the work and principles of Lionism and complimented the Clinton club upon achievement of several worth- Coaniy Convention To Cret Un der Way Monday At 11 A.M. Perfecting Organization and Election of Delegates Expect ed To Be Principal Business. been heavy fighting between Allies ana Germans at the gates of Bombas First of all t'iday the high com- ifiand disclosed that a motorized German force which climbed over 3,000-foot n/uuntuin trails, north ward tiom Tyuset, had reached the Trondheim - Dombas - Hamar - Oslo railway, southwest of Storen, and The Laurens County Democratic j there met a southbound force from convention will hold its biennial) Trondheim. The officers of these two forces shook hands solemnly. (Presumaoly the southbound force had fought its way tbyfiMg)k. Alli^ .urute BtOi'en. i>ndn« Preliminary winners from all 11 dis-‘ projects during the past- year. lore- the club met. Mr. Godfrey suc ceeds J. C. McMillan, who died sev eral months ago, and Mr. Sloan suc ceeds Mrs. Gus Jeter, the former Rhada Wright Wade was born in ^iss F^^ Rope^ho has 1^ tlw Cl^r county January 16. 1881. theK^ty. Mr. Davis succee^ R. L. Plajd- eldest of nine children of William E. T. and the late Rhoda Wright Wade. He graduated from Chester hig^ sdmol in 1910, and from the Univerrity of South Carolina in 1914 with an A^. degree, and in 1916 re ceived the ULB. degree from the University law school. In the faU of 1916 Mr. Wade ac cepted work in the law office of the late S. E. McFadden of Chester. Up on the declaratkm of war in 1917, he volunteered for service. Completing training, he was commissioned as lieutenant, field artillery, at Fort . Oglethorpe, Ga., serving with the 81st division at Camp Jacksem, Columbia, until the summer of 1916, when he sailed for Prance. He attmuied an artillery school in France and was assigned to the I07th field artillery, 28th division. In May, 1919, he was dlachargsd from the amy at Camp i Dix, Yoric. Returning home, Mr. Wade became alumni secretary of the Univteslty of South Carolina and remained in position tor twq yeen. - in November, 1921, Mr. Wade lo-' cetod in CHnton tor the practice of law. where for 19 ysers he graced the pndessiem by his pmpnMitjr, native dbiUty and sterling worth,. He lived' .tutp to the finest tradltkxis of the her ^end showed strict liitefrtty In all his fdsgtiiigs Far a parted of 11 ysaans he «mreed as city attonwy Of Cllnten. whidi time he WKewehilTy znudi cnmpHrated ttiga^tea valuable aarvtei hi ell ^was called upon to settle to lintoresif. Clintonlea, Mr. We^ the spirit of tha oom- .ibuidtytoii'manifested an interest to vmdous agarittes mtd organizatioos at the cityrite served the Chambpr of Commmge for several yaars as secretory, and hder as presi^t. His tiraa with Broad diurdi. havteg of Simday einhti CO as executive committeeman, who, it was stated, since his recent ap- pointmmit as postmaster, was ineli gible for reelectton because of the Hatch act passed by congress which pretoibits federal employes firom en- ga^g in politics. The club instructed the secretary to write a letter to the family of Mr. Wade expressiim the sjrmpathy of the organization in his death. LOSES BBOTHER Friends will sympathize with Mrs. W. G. Neville in the death of her brother, A. M. Aiken, prominent business man and civic leader who died Sunday at Qiester. tricts of South Carolina competed for honors. District winners from Clinton high were: Junior algebra: Ian Morrison. Senior s^b/rfu Helen Morrison, Cecil White. Biology: Margaret Adair. English: Florence Ella Blakely, Dorothy Horton, Helen Morrison, Cecil White. French: Florence Ella Blakely. General science: Peggy Johnson, Amelia Payne, John Moiris. Geometry: Jane Little. History: Florence Ella Blakely, Ruth Bouknight, Cecil. White. Junior Latin: Margaret Adair, Ame Jacobs, Bgrd McMillian. General scholarship: Florence Ella Blakely. Cecil White. Wtamers at Stole Hansrs Senior algebra: Helen Monisdn. Biology: Margaret Adair. Englid>: Helen Morrlacm, Cecil White. General science: John Morris. Geometry: Jane Little. History: Flbrence Ella Blakely. Junior Latin: Margaret Adaii$ meeting in Laurens Monday morning when it is called to order in the court house at 11 o’clock. ^ ^ Pvincioal bo&incss uf the. conven- tog to addition. Dis-, ^jj perfect an organiza-j35 miles south of Trondheim.) Ned Grego^, of Lan- |jjy election of a county ] Then came the word that the main chairman, and vice-chairman, a pres- German column, fighting its way ident of the convention, a secretary, through the GudOrands valley from a member of the state executive com-j the south, ha doccupied Dombas, mittee, and delegates to the state j which is ’100 miles south of Trond- conrention to be held in Columbia i heim. Wednesday, May 18. ; Still later, the force following the The convention follows meetings i railway down from Storen took over Saturday of precinct clubs of the'the station of OpdaJ, half way be- county, which elected officers and tween Storen and Dombas. The group was shown moving pic tures of the Santee-Cooper hydro electric and navigation project, in the lower part of the state, through the courtesy of the South Carolina Pub lic Service authority. A new member, Raymond J,^ Fitter was received into the club, Mr. Greg- lory leading the induction upon re- I quest of P. S. Bailey, president. Agoite* Offices To . Qose On Saturday Scouts To Hold .Court Of Honor The local troops of Boy Scouts will delegates to the county convention. Retiring officers of the convention “Therefore the main rail connec tion from Oslo to Trondheim- is in are: R. T.-Wilson, Lauaens. county j German hands,” said the high com- chairman; Mrs. Gus Jeter, the for-’maher. mer Miss Frances Roper, Clinton, i German forces also are west of who has since left the city, vice- j Storen on the eastern line of the chairman; O, L. Long, Laurens, pres- j railway, fighting up from Rotbs and ident of the convention: Alison Le^, the Glomma river. Laurens, secretary. The retiring Breaking of the brief Allied seige member of the state executive com- of Trondheim, m German eyes, not mittee, R. W. Wade, Clinton, died only cracked the lower jdw of the Saturday. attempted pinchers In the port, but A number of resolutions of a po litical nature are expected to be pre hold a court of honor this evening • sented to the convention for consid- at the Florida Street school. The! eration. Chief among them, according Scout executive of this district, O. B. Gorman, of Greenville, will conduct the exercises. At this time members of the organi^tion will receive pro motions and badges. The eighteen members of the newly organized troop number 111 will become ten derfoot scouts. COUNTY HOSPITAL GETS IL203 FROM DUKE FUND to rumors, are those seeding an ex pression of sentiment for or against effectively prevented the Allies frtxn making any land connection between their widely-separal6d two landing points,' Andalsnes on the south of Trondheim and Nomsos on the north. Mo^eover, heavy German rein- the New Deal policies of the present I (orcements may now be brought up national administration and the third' term issue. The prohibition question. and the forthcoming referendum on the subject, also probably will be be-, fore the assembly in one form or an other, centering most likely in the selection of delegates to the state, convention, it is reported. OFFICER IN CLEMSON CLUB NEW BU1UM1908 ON BOOKS A total of 13& new buildings, con structed in thc^’cRy of Laurens during 1939, have bbrni returned for texation and assessed at a total valuation of $97,945. maVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFB- So Fir Thii Yfor Thfrt Hm Ham Mmmm OWi 5 rSTAUTT AUTONOBIia Acmnim hi LAURENS COUNTY Lot’f SIriTo 1b Halit 1940 R Silo Yoor Ok tho HiflLWRTa. ms daite iMl year, 9 Instructions have been received authorizing the AAA office in Laur els to close each Saturday at noon. C. B. Canmm, county agent, has an nounced. In discussing the matter, Mr. Cannon said the county commit tee at a meeting last week endorsed the move and also included in their endocaement the ekwtog of the county agent’s otLce at the same time. Beginniug May 4, Mr. Cannon said, the'agricultural building at Launms will be cloaed at noon on Saturday, and suggested that thoae wishing to transact buateees Kiould do so before that time. Durtog week days the of fices are open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. -r BRiOOS niEfl AT LAURENS Robert W. Brigga, 92, connected with The Lauma Adivertlaer ay tore- man at its «»ttpostog rpoas, dted Monday aftemocm at hia home after a riKSt iUneas. Funeral aervkea were bald yeaterday afternoon and burial waa to the Laurane cmneterF. Briggs, a native of ^portanburg hod been a resident of Laurens stoee 1919. He had preeioualy been een- nected with papers to Spartanburg and Anderson. The, trustees of the Duke endow- ^ oi ment meeting Charlotte'Tuesday, ap-1 r. t. Dunlap of this city, was propriated $101,402 to nine hospitals i named as vice-president of the Lau- in the Carolinas for assistance in the j rens County Clemson club at a recent care of free patients during 1989. , meeting in Laurens. Other officers | question The Laurens county hospital, at Laurens, will receive $1,203, accord ing to announcement. to Trondheim, if the lahd line from Oslo can be maintained. The Ger mans say they are landing troops and supplies without interruption at Oslo. Authorized spurres admitted that every difficulty the Allies could muster was placed in their way, but insisted the strategy of advancing from Oslo simultaneously in north, northwest and westerly directions was 100 per cent successTul. The Germans say if is only a of time before they mop NAME LEFT OFF LIST In the list of candidates for degrees at the approaching commencement at Presbyterian coU^ printed in The Chronicle last week, the name' of Lawrence Earle Hall was inadvert ently (onitted. He b a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hall of this city, and is a candidate for the bachelor of science degree. are T. P. Townsend and R. M. Er- up the .Allied troops between Dom- win, both of Laurens, president and,-l>®s and 'Anda{snes with bombers secretary-treasurer, respectively. ^ud mechanized forces. Farther ^ ( South, the Germans are rapidly ckie- ing the gap around Voss on the Ber- ON EAILROAD DIRECTORATE ; - , « E. D. Easterby, president, of the 1railway, despite Norwegian Laurens Glass Winks, has recently! been elected a director of the Charleston A Western Carohna Rail way. CLUB AT LAURENS PICKS DELEGATES nST. TENNIS YICTORT' The Presbyterian college tennis team brought its strinf oi victories up to 21 this weak by wtoning four matdMB, tram Tha Citadel, tha Cel lege, of Charleston, Emory toad Hen* univei-s ry, and the univei'sity q< Miasiasippi. ATTENDS STATE MEETING Mrs. T. L. W. Bailey, presidant ofi toe Baptist W. M. U.. attended the ttdrty*4iSbto annual sassion of the Baprist Woman’s Mlnionary union of Souto Carolina tefaidk was bald to the Citadel Square Baptist chunk to Chariestoo Tuesday, ApHi 66 through today. FLOWER SHOW CALLED OFF The spring flown* show of the Laurens Garden dub, scheduled to, be held last Friday, was caBcd att\ on account of weathn* conditions which retarded the blooming period of m^ny flowers. citadel tops hosrmen Hit Citadel baseball teem staged a two-run rally jp the ninth inzdng' and noaed out PrMbyterian, 11 to 10, to a game on Young field here Tues day. WHO WORKS WHERE? SCOTTS SIWE TataL— 579 It Ps^ To Trade IN CLINTON Laurens, 'April 28.—The Laurens city democratic club reorganized Sat urday afternoon at a meeting which was presided over by Phil D. Huff, with Allison Lee acting as secretary, and elected 64 delegates to the counto convention here May 6. On motion, all officers of the cllub were reelect ed, with Otis P. Huff, president; Alison Lee, secretary; Phil D. Huff, member of tha county executive committee and Vic R. Fleming, C. K Tollifoa and T. L. Monroe, enrolling coBunittoe. On motion-of O. L. trf^ng the club adopted a resolution deploring the death today of R. W. Wade, Clin ton, who was serving as executive committeeman from Laurens county. NEWBERRY TOPS CLINTON Ml The Newberry high school baseball I team took a fast game from Ciiatoa I high in Newberry Tuesday afternoon. The score was 4 to 2. # M. T. Coleman of AbbevUje, visited his brother, J. W. Coleman, and Coleman a few days last week. •t. I \ .A . 'M