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NUMBER 19
The PaOSaC, College Tearbook,
Has Several New Features.
Dedication Not Aanowced.
Labor Part^ Says If Prime Min
ister and Advisers Stay In Of-
fiee» **We Run A Grave Risk
of Losing Tlite War.”
liondcm, May 8.—His majesty’s
Labor opposition formally asked the
house of commons today to oust
the * Chamberlain government, and
the i»ime minister sprang to his feet
to declare that he welcomed the
challenge.
Herbert Morrison, vigorous labor
^ader who is virtual czar of Lon
don’s municipal government, intro-j Presbyt^an college annual. Here
duced the vote of non-confidence at I seven beauties selected by McClellan
The Presbyterian college yearbook.
The PaC-SaC, wiU be ilMdy for dis
tribution to studmts today if plans
for delivery materialize, H was an-j
nounced by kHlton Norton, editor, j
Several changes have been incorp
orated in the book, Norton stated.
Pertiaps the most outstanding new
feature of the annual, composed of
176 pages, is the pag^^t of beauty
which appears lor Oie first time in a
the end of a bitter q;>eech in which
he declared that if Chamberlain and
his principal advisers stayed in of-
fiM “we run a grave risk of losing
this war.”
Rising quickly, the prime minister
declared he and his colleagues “will
not be slow to accept their respoh-
sibUity.”
The vote will come at the end of
debate tonight, int>bab]y about 11:80
p. m., (5:80 p. m., EST).
. ' The government will seek to turn
. the vote into a motion ci confidence.
r shall see who is wi^ us and
who is against us,** Chmnberlain
cried. “No government can prose
cute the war efficiently unless it has
public and parliamentary support.”
Morrison especially dentanded the
ouster dr Chanbert^, Air Minister
Sir Sanmel Hoare and Chancellor of
the Exchequer Sir John Simon.
He charged too, that the prime
minister was putting Wins ton
Churchilli first lin'd of the admiralty,
“in a shop window” and using him
lor a “shield.”
“I feel with all genuiness that
if these men (Chamberlain, Hoare
and Simon) and others remain in
office, we run a grave risk of los
ing the war,” said Morrison.
Chamberiam, almost springing to a
position at the d^patch box in front
jot file government bench, shouted:
“This is a time'of national danger.
We are facing a relentless enemy who
must be foujght by united action of
thik country.
“Morrison began his speedh by em-
What Morrison has
lengh he has thrown out at the^ gov
ernment in general and the attack he
has made up(m them and uprni me in
particular, makes it graver still.”
The situation, the prime minister
went on, is “grave pot because of
any personal ccmsideraQon,” but be
cause of the menace of Germany.”
“None of us,” he said, “desire to
hold onto office for a moment Icmger
' than we retS&i the confidence of this
house.”
_The prime minister’s intervention
was dramatic. He looked up sharp
ly, crumpled some notes he had been
scribblii^, stuffed them In his pock
et and, rising as if he had,been pro
pelled by a steel iprifig, acepted the
Labor challenge in a few brusque
sentences.
“It may well be that it is a duty
to criticize the government,” he said
of Morrison’s declaration. “I do not
seek to evade criticism but I say
to my friends In the house—and. I
have friends in the house—no gov
ernment can prosecute a war effi
ciently unless it has public and par
liamentary support.
“I accept the challenge. I welcome
it, indeed. At least, we shall see who
is with us and who is against tis.”
“I call on .'my friends to support
us in the lobby tonltd^fT’
Cheers rippled throuf^ the vault
like house as he took his seat.
Meminrial Day
To Be Ohmwed
Memorial Day, Friday, May 10th,
will be observed by the Stephen D.
Lee chapter. United Daughters of
the Clkmiederacy, with appropriate
exercises to which the publ^ is cor
dially invited.
Tim services will be Imld at 10:30
Friday morning at Fknida Street
school Rev. Ral^ Hughes, pastor
Barkley, famous illustrator, adorn the
pages. Ilie beauties were chosen frmn
75 photograims submitted by the stu
dents.
Other important features appear
ing for the first time in the college
yearbook as given by the editor are:
all photograph of the faculty are in-
fochl, indMdual pictures of ea6h
man on the football roster, the 1089
tennis clinic, each c<»npany receives
a two-page spread, informal fiiots of
the can^MU organizations,.each sport
receives four pages, eadi fraternity is
allotted a two-page spread, and more
copy than any previous issue of the
PaC-SaC.
For the first time, announcement
of the dedication is being withheld
uqtil the books are released.
The PaC-SaC is being printed by
Foote and Davies company Atlanta.
Sub-Post Office
For Lydia Mills
/ Official notice was received by
Postmaster R. L... Plaxico from the
postoffice department this week that
a sub-postoffice will be opened at
Lydia Mills on June 1st. The sta
tion will be operated by J. B. Ar
nold, manager of Lydia Mills store,
and will be located in the mill store.
The new office will serve the en
tire Lydia Mills communify pf some
1000 to 1200 people. The sub-statioo
will perform all of the functions of
a post office except the handling of
postal savings accounts and file sale
United States saviijafs_ bomi^ It
every week day for the'-purpose of
performing all td the services of a U.
Sr Post Office.
The sub-office wiR operate under
the supervision of the ClMton post
office and Postmaster Plaxko ex
pressed satisfaction at being able to
extend to the people of Lydia Mills
this improved service.
No Valedictiny At
College This Year
Sixty years’ tradition will bow to
the commencement exercises at
Presbyterian college to be held oa
June 3, when no valedictory address
will be made and no salutatorian
named. The announcement was made
By Dean M. W. Brqwn this week.
Also, for the first time in the" history
of the school, file cumulative average
of all four years’ work will be in
cluded in the tabulation for highest
scholastic honor. Formerly, only the
first three and one-half years of
work was included in this tabulation.
A medkl will be awarded, as usual,
to the student making the highest
average.
Dean Brown stated that the reason
for the change was the crowded pro
gram which is scheduled for that
day. The awarding of military c(»n-
missions accounts for the increased
length of the ceremony for com
mencement exercises.
A Tribute To Motherhood
We pause along life’s busy way,
A just and noble tribute
To one, to all of us the best.
The choice of Heaven’s treasure chest,
Loaned to us that we might see
The meaning of true destiny.
And through her love and service scan
The model Master Builder's i^n.
And as we pause, may we reflect
On childhood days, the paths we trekked
In search of Life, The tender care
Unstinted e’en with snow white hair.
And ill repaid, with heart aches given
For prayers that wafted us to Heaven.
Reflecting, may we not relent
Poet haste to see a message sent
Or better still, if not too late,
A present to our mothers take,
A soft caress; a promise giving
For just a little better living
And in small measure to repay
Some of our debt this Mother’s Day.
Senimrs On 4-Day
Washi^Ml Trip
Fifty-five Members of High
School Class Make ESducation-
al Tour. Return Friday Night.
Fifty-five membezs of the senior
class of Clinton high school left at
TRUSTEES NAME
SCHOOL STAFF
Only One Change Made In Fac
ulty For Coming Session By
Board At Meeting Past Week.
The board of trustees of Hunter
five o’clock Tuesday morning in turo} school district No. 5, in meeting the
busses for a four-day trip and visit P»st week, reelwted W. E. Monts
I to the nation’s capital. They expect superintendent for the sixth year and
to return late Friday night. Accom- named the teaching staff for the
panying the class was W. E. Monts,; 1940-41 session beginning in Septem-
superintendent of schools, Mrs. ber. -
Monts, Miss Jessie Newby and James Only one change was made, that
P. Sloan, the latter two being mem-'being in the high school Ned Sprunt
■bers of the high school faculty. jHays, of the science departrnent, did
The trip was made at the sugges-|not offer for feelection. He is to be
jtion early in the year of Congress-j succeeded by S. H. Thomason, of
man Joseph R. Bryson when he ad- j Fountain Inn. Mr, Thomason is a
dressed members of the local student j graduate of the University of South
body. Congressman Bryson arranged • Carolina, and is a member of the Ab-
details of the stay 76 Washington and|beville high school faculty.
Barring resignations of other mem
bers, staffs of the several schools for
the session next year will be as fol
lows:
High School
John B. Gentry, principal; F. M.
King, agriculture; Miss Rosa Mahaf-
fey, Engli^; James P. Sloan, history;
Miss Margaret Webb, home econom
ics; Miss Margaret Culpepper, Latin;
Miss Eloise Miller, math; S. H.
Thomason, science; Miss Irene Hipp,
math, science and civics; Miss Alice
Gaines, French; Miss Jessie Newby,
librarian; R. P. Wilder, coach, math,
and commercial law; Miss Laura
Lynch, commercial; Paul K. Hannon,
band and general science; James W.
Younginer, bookkeeping, science.
FlorMa Street School
J. A. Cheatham, principal. Miss
Lily Yarborough, Miss Carolyn Lane,
Miss Nancy Owens, Miss Agnes Da
vis, Miss Evelyn- Jones, Miss Ella
Little McCrary, Miss Marie Smith,
Miss Ruby Norris,. Miss Irene Work
man, Mrs. Myrtle Blakely.
Academy Street School.
J. B. Ouzts, principal. Miss Eliza
beth Copeland, Miss Collette Griffin,
Miss Mary Johnson, Miss Elizabeth
Nelson, Mrs. Mollie Donnan, Mias
Georgia B. Blakely, Mrs. Nene Work
man, Miss Martha Davidson, Miss
Odetta Mauney, Miss Nancy Young,
a member of his seOretaHal staff wiU
conduct the group on a tour of the
city. A highlight of the tour will be
,a visit to the Capitol when the party
will see congress in session.
Members of the class carried out
several projects during the year in an
endeavor to earn money for expenses
of the trip, realizing a substantial
sum. After using funds earned, the
tour cost each member only $7.00 tor
the trip and two days in Washington.
Announce Jurors
For Civfl Term
COUNTY DEMOCRATS ENDORSE
ROOSEVELT FOR THIRD TERM
It OMtMKiMi ant-
wlMlniiigly PsM Resoliitioiis CalBiig for RonominatloB of Presi
dent At Fortbcooiinf National Convention.
WANT SEN. BYRNES TOR~^CE-PRES1DENT
R. T. Wikoa ibeketed County Chainnan, Dr. F. D. Jones, Exeeu-1 reidy "for
tive Committeenia^. Ddegates Named To State Convention. i occupancy by that time.
Jurors for the civil term of court
to convene in Laurens Monday, May
22, were drawn Tuesday by the Jury
commission in the office of Clerk of
Court V. R. Fleming, as follows:
Scuflflfetown; M, W. Sanders and
W. P. Abercrombie.
Hunter: H. B. Henderson, Ira Guy
ton, Victor Lawson, J. M. Gillian,
Raymond Pitts, J, J. Clark and C. N.
Franks.
Laurens; J. A. Cannon, Charlie
Keisler, James C. Brownlee, M, M.
Brown, B. W. Hellams, Thos. Cleve
land Nelson, R. B. Swink.
Dials; S. C. Babb, Albert T. Camp
bell, Harry Nash, Ledstm Owings,
C. F. Butler, D- W. Baldwin, J. S. Miss Elizabeth Brooks.
P^en and W. D. Armstri^g.
Youngs: John Smith.
Waterloo: G. T. O’Dell, J. E. Mc
Daniel, and Yancey Martin.
' Jacks: John H. Bell. i
Cross Hill; Weldon Leaman.
Sullivan: G. W, Washington, J. H.
Ballentine, C. E. Holland, Bill Bag-
well and W. Fred Hellams.
Judge C. C. Featherstonc of Green
wood, will preside and the sessions
Previdence Sc heel
Mri. H. A. Copeland, principal,
Miu Lou Belle Nabors, Miss Beatrice
Hi^ismith. Mim Jane Goodman, Miss
Margaret Blakely, Miss Macie Davis.
Nine More Days
For Inspection
Special to The Chronicle.
Laurens, May 8.—Laurens county’s
unterrified democracy, in convention
assembled here Monday, refused to
the bogeyman in the third term
issue and by overwhelming votes di
rectly or indirectly endorsed Frank-
lin D. RoosevcH as the Democratic Roosevelt and a third term with Jim-
Immediately after the motion was! I KfCC To
carried Mr. Long r^ognized * Sen-
ator C. A. Cromer, attending as a
delegate from the Laurens precinct,
who introduced a verbal resolution
“P” Emblems
to the effect that “This convention go
on record as endorsing President
of the Calvary Baptist church, will {.the achooL
be the speaker and a number of mu
sical selections will be renderedl A
prajer and benedlctioa by Mr.
Hufliaa will conclude the i^ogram.
JUNIOR-SENIOR PLAY
AT MOUNTVILLE FRIDAY
The Junior and senior classes of
Moimtville school will present a play,
“Mystery at Midnight,” tomorrow
night. May 10 at 8:30. The play is
an annual event and is always looked
forwaid to with much interest. There
will be a small admission fee, the
proceeds to be used tor the benefit of
candidate tor president in three sep
arate resolutions.
Figuring prominently in the de
bates on the question were Chas. A.
Cromer, candidate for re-electicm as
state senator, and O. L. Long one of
his opponent!. Both appeared on the
side of the third-termers. Carroll
D. Nance, the third candidate for
the same office, was absent.
The direct resolutions for endorse
ment came after the regular time for
the introduction of resolutions had
passed and while the tellers were
counting the ballots for delegates to
the state convention. Prior to this
and during the regular period for
the introduction of resolutions C. A.
Power offered and secured the pass
age of af reaolution instructing the
mie Byrnes his running mate.’
College To Honor Hudson, Nor
ton, and Rutledge For Out
standing Work On Campus.
Truck and car owners in the vi
cinity of Clinton have only nine more
days in which to have their vehicles
inspected before the state highway
department inspection station is
moved to Laurens on May 20. " All
vehicles will be required to be in
spected and receive the second pe
riod 1940 crtificates before the end
of October and this will be their
last opportunity to have them in
spected here since the station will not
return again during this period.
Over two-thirds of the cars around
At this point Mr. Long relinquished „ ... , ^ , — —
the chair, asking W. L. Taylor to! . meritonus wwk in extra-cur-already been approved,
preside. Taking the floor, he pulled j activities other than athlet-several hundred car^ and trucks
from his pocket and offered a sub
stitute for Sen. Cromer’s resolutions,
ics three seniors at Presbyterian col
lege, Dugald Hudson, Milton Norton,
a set of resolutions endorsing Roose-1Hugh Rutledge, all of whom
velt tor nomidation as president,
Rrmes for vice president and “ask-
ii^” the state convention to send
delegates to the national convention
favorable to their candidacy.
Mr. Long said that the reason he
had not introduced his resolutions at
the regular resolution period was that
the convention was going along very
smoothly. He had told Sen. Cromer,
he said, when Cromer asked that the
question be reopened for him to in-
have been outstanding in student af-
in this vicinity have not yet reported
to the lane for an inspection, accord
ing to John K. Bradley, supervisor.
After completing the period of m-
fairs, will toe recipients of the spection here the lane will be loctaed
approval, I in Laurens where it will remain from
gold P emblems awarded annually i May 21 to June 15
to men selected by the faculty of thej —'
college. I
Presentation of toe accompanying^
certificates will be made at chapel |
exercises at an early date. The em- |
blems will be given the men at com- I
mencement. |
Hudson will be honored for meri-
i: toodu^ hS^rSoE tot he SoS't^nous work m tte field of forensics, j by the Presbyterian church as “an-
! ^oSeJt tTtoe Xistto? Norton for his ^e^s editor of toe 1 niversary day." It has been a custom
^ IPJPaC-SaC. student Vefrbook. and Rut-I^or a number of years to hold special
PRECINCT CLUBS
NAME OFFICBB8
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preakkniy If. W. Hibafii;
coRHUiittaaaaiBi, JWHI H. Bafl;
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HoptwtU—PrtakkiBt, J. L. Didtort;
vtpi pritident. W. T. Dizoo:
loiniiiHIMwnan, G. F.
, Byon Lawaoo. t
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Mild opporitlon to thi rwolution student body and atudent council. „
^SrS’Ct'^rUpSto'S^a-. OWENS HEADS COLLEGE «aied to« W ^
the rewlution amounted to inatruc- haT'b^n’el^'i^ pSenIihour and the sermon (or the momin,
of toe International Relations clubl'^b^td carry out the Mother’s day
delegates to the state cmivention w iPor' Qar- o. ♦
vote tor delegates to the national [opened but that he -^ould offer his j !
convention who will .“support nomi- resolution as a substitute,
nees for inresident and vice-i»:esi-
dent of the United States pledged to
keep this bountry out of existing
wars, if possible, consistent with safe
ty and honor.”
While the convention was at rest
during the counting of ballots for
delegati^ O. L. Long who had pre
viously been elected presiding offi
cer, called for order again and an
nounced that there were those in the
c<mventioa who wifiied to offer fur
ther respluiions.
I want to be fair,” he said, point
ing out that the time for resolutions
tion of the delegates.
Jack H. Davis, Sr., of Clinton, said
he was “strong” for Roosevelt, but
a little bit slow for |he third term.
G. F. Buford, of Hopewell, said he
at Presbyterian college. Owens, who
is retiring secretary of the club, and
a participant in several other extra
was'as'strong m anybody for Roose-succ^ George
- -rf - .. . . 'Staples, of San Antonio, Texas.
velt, but be didn’t believe the dele
gates should go instructed for any
body.
John H. Bell, Renno, said he was
not in favor of instructing the del-
hal passed, “hut If fills convention, egates.
wishes to hear and di«:uas morel General hubbub in the convention,
reeohitians, a motion is In order to how^r, indicaM that Jt was in fav
revert to the resolofians period.”
John D. W. Wat^ dsAegate from
the Trinity-Ridie precinet, moved
not to rev^ but withdrew his mo
tion when it devleped that the reso-
hifiona would be an endorsement of
a Rooeevelt nonfinefion. Betore the
objeefivt of the movement was dk-
etoaed, several delegates want^ "to
know whsit it was all about Amid
aooM eonfurioa Phil D. Huff aMced to
have tha qnastion brought out claar-
ly.' One delegate sitting ov«r near
Seri. Cromer shouted “It's about en
dorsing t candidate.” Another fiiout-
ed “And its not a candidate in this
county.” Another ssto “And he is
not from this state.*^ Thai J. W.
Milam cri CUnton shouted, “Ifr about
Rooeevelt” aivl the rihouUnz mhsld-
ed. 'Mr. Long put the motion end
it was carried by i6ud aoelamatioa.
or of passing the reeimitios. W.. A.
Mooriiead, textile 'executive of Oold-
vilie, made e forceful speech for
passage. J. W.^ Milam of CUntim
shouted that if Rooeeveh was not ini
the race there was no dienct for tiie;
OemdOreti to artn. Sen. Croma said f
hk only object was to get a Rooeevelt
reaolution betore fiie convention. J.
C. Cknnon, arho seconded the Long
substitute argued that the ieaohitioa>
didn’t instruct. Othin suppoctfaig^
the resolution were Phil D. HuCf and
B. L. King. Mr. Ixmg, standing
throughout (he flow ot oratory, re-
while Washington and Jefferson dto
sumed hk speedi, deckring that
not accept third terms, fiiet condi
tions were different now. WehUng-
ton, ha said, intimatad that if the
coimtry mwded him he woidd accept
(Coakaaed on page eight)
WHO WORKS
WHERE?
CLINTON PRODUenON
CREDIT ASSOOATION ^
Rex Leaferd.
SesreUnr-Tkeasarer.
Gee. Wake Cepahwd.
Thk fkai earnkys
Stzty-aiae prcvkasly re
ported flnas saipieyed
Total
578
.581
It PajTS To Trade
IN CLINTON
theme.
Anniversary Day At
First Presbyterian
Sunday, May 12, will be observed
P. C. Chib Honors
(Georgia Educati^
The Ministerial club of Presbyte
rian college held its fourth annual
banquet Friday night at the First
Presbyterian church, with Dr. R. A.
Forrest, president of Toccoa Falk
institute, Toccoa, Ga., who was re
cently awarded lifetime honorary
membership in the club, beinc.the
guest speaker. ^
Nswl^ elected officers of the club
were installed at the meeting. They
are: Ed Overcash, president; W. T.
King, vice-president: Walter Som^
ville, recording secretary; Roy W.
Coker, financial secretary, and James
B. McLeod, chaplain. Dr. D. J, Woods
pastor of the First Presbyteriane
'church, officiated at toe installation
I oeremonies.
j Dr. and Mrs, Felder Smith attended
eye clinics and lectures of the South-
j eastern Congress of Optometry in At
lanta this week.
Friends of L. C. Bond will sympa
thize with him in the death of hk
sister, Miss Sue Bond, which occur-
ed in Greenwood Friday night.
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