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h I I * I '* , J- • ’Tr?':' ''T' ^ I ’\''''. ’: ( -’ ^ / / ■n THE CHRONICLE StriTCB To Be ft Clean Newspaper, 'Complete, Newsy, and RaUable. W Qllmtnn Qlbrmtiflp If Ton Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get the News mem VOLUME XL CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1940 NUMBER 25 WILL SUPPORT U S. WAR ENTRY ClintoB Citiuns In Heeting Tuesday Nis^t Pledge Sup port To President and Con gress in Declaration of War On Germany and Italy. Departanmt Pays $61,6^7,27 fai June According to a statement from the Laurens county welfare department, the payroll for. June totted $6,- 687,27. Of the toUl $4,559.62 was paid to 590 old age cases, 123 de pendent children received $1,888.80. and $238.85 was given to 20 blind people. SUPERVISOR BE NAMED BY VOTE LISTS NOW OPEN FOR ENROLMENT Democrats Must Register To Vote In . Summer Primary Electkms. City Books At L. B. Dillard’s Store. That Clinton men Wlll-suppoi^ the president and congress in a declara tion of war against ' Germany and Italy was ihdicated at a meeting held at Florida Street school Tuesday night, attehded by 60 men gathered for a public discussion of the part, . , the United States should play in the j County Olucia] Will Be Nomi- present international situation. | nated In Primary With Other Petitions Were submitted, signed by Candidates, County Executive Enrollment of county Democrats began this week when books were CROMER SEEKS OFFICE AGAIN State Senator Says Record la His Platform, In Announcing Highway No. 56 To Be Surfaced A low bid of $28,453 was submitted Friday to the state highway depart ment for bituminous surfacing of , highway, it has been announced. The Fw Reelection. Cites AoBOm-' route 56, known locally as the Jacobs pliahments In County During'road extends lo miles fn^ Clinton IL, - ' to the Newberry county line. Low Term Oi Uince. (bidder was R. B. Tyler company, of Louisville, Ky RAY AND QUEEN NAMED IN RACE Nominated To AMermanic Posts In Wards One and Five In Run-Over Primary Tuesday. Cranford To Make Protest .\t Meeting Tonight. I .Hugh C. Ray, in ward one. and diiiributed to .11 pwcincte ftom the eS‘"hls'«S“e.^ highway|Theodore Qoeen. m ward five, were office of Italph T. Wiljon, eoun^i^^j^ j^gued ’the followiiig state-1 chairman. To be eligible to vote m j jj, announcing his formal can- ^ the summer primaries voters . didacy for re-election: A nrr*P OP'T must appear on the books, which ..j p^pj^ qj Laur-I §4 UA 1 tO ub 1 close at noon July 23 Applicants for enrollment must be ens county to re-elect me as their | senator upon my record in that of-| a majority, and unanimously passed, pledging the president and i^ngress “lo stand behind you wholeheart edly if in your judgment it is wise to declare war against Germany and llaly. American citizens twenty—one years i past four years and for 1 of age before the general election ^ reason that I feel my experience' been in progress for several! named as members of city-council _ I in a run-off primary Tuesday. Ray defeated Posey Watts Cope land, 71 votes to 68, and Queen de feat^ J. H. Cranford. 246 to 231. ^ mayor and four councilmen were K I 1 6 r.r. I nominated in the first primary^ Tues- j.day, the 18th. and a second primary OMumittee Decides. The meeting, called by several At a meeting in Laurens Saturday the County Democratic executive committee decided by a ballot to put Itjcal citizens, including R. E. Sadler, li S. Owens, Venable Martin, Rev. L. P. McGee, Mid Rev. C. Bynum Bietts, was presided over by Mr. filler. An hour and a half dis- /cossion was held, during which a n^ber of men q;>olBe, among them Jack H. Davis, Jr., Mr. McGee, J. F. Norris, J. D. Owens, Walter A. John son, R. L. aaxkfi;..Jdr. Owens, Mr- and also pertaining to -the-appoint H. 'Barnett, Martin, L. C. Bond, E and James B. Sloan. Mr. McGee, pastor of Broad Street Methodist church, probably spoke longest. He cited the danger of too much pacifism and thought that had been responsible for our lack of pre paredness, and continuation of such would result in disaster, he said. Hitler, he stated, is out to destroy sdl democratic countries, and if Eng land is destroyed the United States would find itself the only nation defending democracy, and without allies. The petitions, which are'available for si^atures by the public will be presented to Senator James F. Bm- es, it was stated, who in turn will submit them to the president. Sen ator E. D. Smith, and Congressman Joseph R. Bryson of the Fouilh South Carolina district. Up to yes terday * afternoon they had been signed by abdut 75 persems. the supervisor’s office in the forth coming primary. Action hao been postponed from a former session of the whole commit-- tee, in order to obtain the opinion of the attorney general as to the proper procedure to follow in de^ termining the matter. Previously the attorney gMieral had cited the law governing the election of supervisor Novmber 11. The votes must havejjj^ handling the affairs of Laurens| (^0|]||(y Campaifflt Itinerary Tol ^ resided in the s^te two^ y«a5f I county fits me to be of more service Center Point August|for^ aldermanic posts ment for filling out unexpired terms in this particular office. And that was the status that faced the executive cbiTunittee, the question of an im-expired term, whether the four-year tenure of the regularly elected supervisor, who had died in office, would end this j'ear or two years later. Following the death of A. Khett Martin in December, 1938, shortly before he was entitled to enter up on a new term of four years, J, A. Guthrie of Cross Hill .was appointed by Governor Olin- Johnston to fill the office vacancy or the unexpired term of Supervisor Martin. With these facts before the committee, a motion prevailed to decide the ques tion by ballot, which resulted in a vote of 19 to five in favor of a pri mary this year for nomination of a supervisor to complete the Martin term, ending in January, 1943. in the county six months prior tq that date, and in his club district sixty days prior to the August 27 primary. Teachers, ministers and federal employes are |xempt from the residence restrictioiT Enrollment books are at the fol lowing places: Clinton City—L. B. Dillard’s store. Clinton Mill—Clinton Mercantile Co. Lydia Mill—Lydia Mill store. Hopewell—J. L. Dickert's store. Goldville—Joanna Mercantile Co. store. Renno—^iTje Bell Company store. ■to my county for the neirtslour years. After- my election in 1936 I began to study and familiarize myself with the affairs and needs of my county. I haVe endeavored to carry out the pledges made by me in the campaign and to be the sehator of all the peo ple of Laurens county. My only ob jective has been to serve and in do ing so I have been open to the sug gestion and advice of the people re gardless of whether they were my YOUNG PEOPLE AT CONFERENCE 13. Night Meeting At Clintonj Mr. Cranford has ser\'ed notice Mill On Same Date. the local Demo- ^ cratic club that he will protest the ■' , TN, .• 4 •..«* election held Tuesday in ward five Th« county Dem^ratic | The • bwU (or the protest will be commit^in«Wn*^turday preaented to a meeting o( the eaecu- ren^ fixed the fee, to be charg^ committee to be held tonight, candidal «*•«' by club official.. Tl^e mer, ahd xi the date tor opening of „,,utive committee i. compoMd of the campaign Closing date for the entry of candi supporters or not and have given my' dates has been set for July 2. support and cooperation to any movemewt I thought -was-for ’"tlw follows: 3heriffT-$7Ar'if^'no opposition New Presbyterian Group Begins _ Sessk^ Tuesday When Inter mediates Leave. More Than 300 In Attendance. best interest of the people. . “During my administration it has been my pleasure to have a part in the accomplishment of many bene Fees for candidates were set H. L. Eichelberger, president: Roy Holtzclaw, vice-president; J. J. Corn wall, secretary, and the following ** i committeemen from the various $100; clerk of court, same; super visor, $50 for unexpired term; state senator, $50; house of representa tives, $30; game warden, $50; county ficial things. At this time I will i commissioners, $20; coroner, $20; only mention some of these things but in the course of the campaign wardsT' ward^ one, I. B. Copeland; ward two. W. R. Pitts; ward three, L. B .Dillard; ward four, Goyne L. Simpson: ward five. J. F. Weir;-ward six, Joe Campbell. The nominees selected in the two primaries this month will be for mally elected in a general election to greet of ihe United States: “In the present national and in ternational cribiis you have sources of infermation which we do not have, BEGAN MONDAY ened and intelli^t policies. .But in formulating policies you must njec- essarily take into ctmsideration the public attitude. It is the purpose of this letter: “(1) To plead with you to exer cise to the full the opportunities for leadership which we have vested in you, and to do so with boldness, decision, and disiMitch. “(2) To assure you that we, the undersigned citizens of Laurens County, South Carolina, are prepared to stand briiind you wholeheartedly if in jrour judgment it is wise to declare war against Germany and Italy, and that we would not be shak en from this attitude even if it should take years to c(mquer the enemy. “(3) T& proposer-ia-particular, that you immediately mobilize all the military forces of the country, and immediately and completely mobilize all the industry of the country for military purposes according to the M-day plans already drawn up.’’ cilief Bagwell Directing In struction. Other Classes To Be Orgnnized. Continuing the program of the 1940 conferences of the Synod of South' Carolina, held annually at Presby terian college, the young people’s conference opened Tuesday after noon and will extend through next Tuesday. Director of the conlference is the Rev. F. B. Mayes, of Beaufort, and the conference has as its theme “For Christ and His Kingdom. magistrate at Laurens and Clinton, $25, without opposition, $50; other will discuss them more in detail' with! magistrates $5. without op^sition j heid‘'in "Au^st.^and* wilT Take'or you. ! $1.0; cotton weigher at Cross Hill, $5.| September. They are “The county levy has been reduced| The campaign itinerary provides! p_ s. Bailey, mayor about nine mills during my adminis- \ for the following meetings: tration. There is now in progress ai August 13—10 a.m., Center Point. 100-mile cross-country road-surfac-; mg program in this county, much of! which has already been completed' and much more of which is sched uled for completion this summer. I have made every effort possible, and will continue to do so, to further the improvement of Laurens county roads. “Our county now hes a nice agri cultural building, an up-to-date li brary with provision for circulating books among the rural sections and an JmMM a nurse’s iHune ,at-Ww County hos- ^y this Itsv. J.B^Slbsn oirwslhalla,|pitaL Our court house is being repaired and a building to house a Friends Put Fuller fai Magistrate Race \Jnder the sponosorship of the Clinton police department, the South Carelin# highway patrol and the pro fessional and service division of the Works Progress administration, a unit of the statewide school for safe driving opened here Monady with an enrollment of 20. Classes ire be ing held^daily at 4 o’clock at the ar mory on* South. Brofld street. Patrolman Leo Burrell and Police Chief L. H. Bagwell are in charge of instruction. The school will offer 14 hours of classroom instruction in the development of the motor .cij;, highways and trgffic rules together with a complete coiurse of instruction in the state laws and city ordinances governing the use of the highways and streets and 16 adcMional hours of actual driving instrxiction behind the wheel of a car under skilled in structors. All white citizens of Clinton and vicinity 14 years of age or over, who desire to learn to drive or who wish to improve their driving are eligible for enrollment in the school. No charge will be made‘and all equip B. .R.' Fuller, former magiltrate and postmaster, is announced by his . j * * w i mu. friend, today as a candidate tor ““LT* ^ magistrate of Hunter Township ati“^®® Clinton. ! Mr. Fuller served tte Rev, C. K. Douglas of Steneca, the Rev. Frank B. Estes of Orangeburg, and the Rev. Julian Lake of Rock Hill. Instructor of Preslwterian church history is the Rev. John MeSween of Chester.’Student problem discussions are being led by the Rev. S. J. L. Crouch of Clemson college. A course in hymnology is under the direction of James Synor of Richmond, 'Va., a course in science and religion is be ing taught by the Rev. James Apple by of Anderson, and a course in the art of leadership by Rev. Roswell C. Long of Greenwood. The mission task today is being discussed by the Rev. C. Darby Ful ton of Nashville Tenn.; evangelism today, by the Rev. E. G. Lilly of Charleston; vacation church schools, by the Rev. James M. Carr, of De catur, Ga.; Presbyterian youth pro gram, by the Rev. W. Norman Cook of Richmond, Va.; and planning wor- afa4> programs by Miss-Rachel Wylie of Sparianburg. Athletic director for ‘the confer ence is the Rev. C. D. Brearley of Conway, and Hie inspirational speak er is the Rev. R. A. Lapsley of Roa noke, Va. Approximately 350 young people are enrolled iqr the conference. The conference for pioneers and intermediates, held at the college last week, ended as the conference for young people began. as magistrate during 1933-34 and was re-elected for a second term, but resigned be fore taking office to accept the post- mastership at Clinton, serving in that capacity until last year. The school will continue for three weeks, classes being held every af- ciSS'Wm andjint to serve them in any way that'Mu;^’y’'’*"elf'a;e'"'drpa"r‘tr;,7nt.. “m7 - ‘ ^ 153 four-H girls of Laurens county»I can. M«h»ti R i itti.. ho. market for county farm women is under construction and will be com pleted shortly. “Through efforts in which I had a part, the Laurens County Elec trification Cooperative has been or ganized and over a thousand homes in the rural communiti^ have been furnished with electricity. These things have been made possible through cooperation with F^eral au- August 13—Night, Clinton Mills. Auf^st 14—Day, Clinton city. August 14—Night, Lydia Mills. August 15—Day, Cross Hill. August 14—Night, Goldville. August 16—Day, Hickory Tavern. August 16—Ni^t, Watts Mills. August 17—Day, Poplar Springs. August 20—Day, Gray Court. August 20—Night, Woodville. August 21—Day, Youngs. August 21—Night, Jones’ Store. August 22—Day, Laurens city. August 22—Ni|^t, Tip Top, «ear Renno. August 23—Night, Laurens Mills. Hugh C. Ray, alderman ward one. Pet B. Adair alderman ward two. J. F. Jacobs, alderrhdn ward three." F. M. Boland, alderman ward four. Theodore Queen, alderman ward five. J. W. Hedspeth, alderman ward six. Milam Announces^ For Reelection FORMALLY OPEN UURENS FIELD Airport DedkaAioa Feaiiumi Uj Addresses By Governor May- bank and OtliM* NoUbies. Air Show By Visitinsr Pilots Sun day. 15,000 At Festivities. The Laurens airport was formally opened last week-end when a pro- nr II u- «3i ^ • 1. ' featuring addresses by Gov- Well Known Fanner of Ltroon emor Burnet R. Maybank and other Section To O^er Again Fmr thorities. ^ New and up-to-date road 130 From County At Camp Long machinery has been provided and the Works Progress Administration in forms me that Laurens county has received in rentals eight dollars for every one spent on this machinery and I mi^t say that through coop eration with the Farm Security Ad ministration a large amount of de^ linquent taxes have been collected. If re-elected, I pledge myself to continued coopieration with state and national agencies to secure for Laur ens. county, an equitable, .share . nf the benefits of the various govern ment programs. Under my promise to respect the House of Representatives. rtotables was held Friday afternoon. The exercises were presided over by Ralph T. Wilson, Laurens attor ney. TwerUy-five or thirty private pilots Charlie L. Milam, for the past four! years a member of the house of rep-1 with their planes were' present for resentatives from Laurens county, the occasion, and it was estimated announces his candidacy for re- that 15.000 people attended the fes- election in today’s paper. jtivities which lasted for three days. Mr. Milam, who is a highly re garded farmer of the Lisbon section, states he is seeking reelectioh upon his record in office. Following the addresses a pa rade drill was staged by Capt. Wal ter Johnson's national guard coa^t artillery unit from Clinton. At the will of the people, when a petition Milam believes he is now better!*^ ^ ^ , w signed by three thousand citizens re-1 qualified to serve the peojSle and I .J" barbecue <hnn^. spono^red by questing an opportunity to vote upon {promises, if reelected, to give thel ^urens Courier Pi toLs club, the whiskey question was filed with {same faithful, conscientious service J LakcMde Coun- me I, along with several other sena- lie has rendered in the past in pro-' Saturday e\ening,tn honor tors, introduced a bill which was en acted as Act 1001 to provide for a referendum in the primaries of 1940 upon the question of legalized sales of intoxicating liquors. “With my record as my platform I am again asking the people of Laurens county for their support apd assure them again that if elected they will at all times find me will w / . .. I of the visiting pilots here fOr the moting the welfare of both the coun- gunday exhibition. Prizes were awarded MISS MAE DICUS IN WELFA^JEIDLJPARTIVILNT race was staged in which all partici- ... tpating pilots received lump sums. Mim Mae Dicu^ daughter of Mr.'j,., addition, exhibitions m parachute id Mrs. • A. OlCUS of this city, flvinty and W. P. Jacobs On lodustry Group be formed’ when groups of 20 or more enroll. Certificates will be issued by the -school which will entitle the bearer to obtain a driver’s license without further examination. county Dr. Willimn P. Jacobs, of this cit^,! was appointed by Governor Maybank I Tuesday to be South Carolina rep resentative on a Southwide commit tee which will coordinate Southern industry for any part it might be criled upon to play in the country’s! nftionil detente program, \ ’Dr. Jacobs, prcsld^t of Pretbyte-{ rinn coHege, is an official of thej Si^th Carolina Cotton Manufactur ers’ asaociation. COC QUOTA RAISED Mrs. Mabel B. Little, director of the Laurens county welfare depart ment, yesterday stated that the CCC enrollment quota for July had been rtdsed to. $0 white boys and five col ored from mis county. The enroll ment camp is near Greenwood, but those accepted' probably will be sent to the West ^oast. Mrs. Little ask ed that any boys interested ih going to the West coast make application by Jime $6 for July'1 entry. DRIVE CAREFULLY_ SAVE A urs- Sft For Ite Tftftr Iteft Hftft Bmb 10 FATALITY fjrgfti AinOMOBlLB • ACCTENT8 Im LAURENS COUNTY Let’ft Strive To Makt 1940 ft Safe Year Ob ike Hifkwftja. IWi tail year, It girls left Monday for a three day en campment at Camp Long under the HUfMA Af direction of Miss Jennie Coleman, "HI® home demonstration agent, T. A. Stallworth, assistant county agent, and C. B. Cannon, county agent. The boys and girls were transported in four school buses. I . ’eenville Show National Guard To “I have been interested in good'^«™« motorized artillery roads, good schools and progress in!®^ Capt. T. M. Mayfield s Greer unit general,” he said, “and at the same equipment of Maj. R. P. Mc- time have,worked.for and helped.!^! into effect a reduction in the county i ^ motorcade mspecTion of the Clih- tax levy.” I Laurens armories was con- 4 i.- 4* 44 I ducted with the pilots and visitors Because of his past experience, Mr. is now in spot landing, ribbon cutting and bomb dropping contests. A non-competitive , 4, 1 J jumping, acrobatic flying, aerial has rwently been appointed a sten- thicks and a nun ber of other i ographer in^the office of the Laurens events were presentc*d. Miss Robbie King, 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. S*ven local leaders, Mrs. Floyd | King, of this city, entered the Green- Coates, Miss Robbie Ruth Miller, i ville horse show Friday and placed Miss Mae.-Miller, Miss E. Wri^tJin three events: first in the pair Miss Catherine Benjamin, and M. M. Mabel B. Little, director has an- nounceu. Mi.ss Dicus succeeded Miss Beverly Davis, daughter of Mrs., • i vx *11 George M. Davis, formerly cyf this HftVC in^DCCIAI i/nil city, who has accepted a positi* in \ the Watts Mills office. ' i i ^ . i Members of the local National Guard battery will meet tonighf at*' the agents tTimmerman, assisted with their camp. Camp Long is located near Aiken, end was built for use of four-H boys and girts throughout the state, and is named in honor of the late Dr. W. W. Long y/ho was director of Carolina Extension Work. class, riding with Miss Betty Welch ft . , ;iv . BIBLE SCHOOL AT ORPHANAGE A daily vacation Bible school op ened at Tiuirowell orphanage Mon day under the direction of Miss Elizabeth 9kers, of Beaver, Okla homa, a member of the school fac ulty, Mrj Gary Martin is instruct ing the primary classes, and Miss Leta Mclnt3rre the Junior classes. As sistants include Miss Madeline Smith, James Terrell and Joe Brady, or phanage students. The school, for which there are approximately 60 enrolled, will continue tor two weeks. of Greenville, thhd in novice horse-j manship and third in the five-gaitedi horse class. Miss King rode her * five-gatted -gelding. Black Magic. Miss King began riding ten months ago. She hOs exhibited in three South shows, the LailTens county show here last summer, the Fairvlew show last fall and the Greenville event last week, and has won ten ribbons, including a silver trophy and two cash awards. RECONSTRUCTING BUILDING Work Is underway on the Giles Chevrolet company building on West Main street, which, whro completed, will have a new front and other im provements, The overhead driveway will be eliminated, new show win dows tor the two display rooms Ja»e to -be built, and tha buHding gener ally improved. WHO WORKS WHERE? DIXIE BEVERAGES, Inc. T. E. ADDISON. Meoacer ALBEIT ABRAMS TILLMAN morse ntANK MOORR (eotereft) JOHN SMITH teotorod) This tim siplays S Seveaty-teor iHfevteasly re- ' parted firms empisyed .... S9€ Total 691 It Pays To Trade IN CLINTON eight o’clock at the armory for drill, according to an announcement made this week by Capt. Walter A. John son. Major Harold S. Johnson, of Columbia, instructor for the South Carolina coast artillery, will be pres ent for the drill period. Captain Johnson stated that any man over 18 interested in joining the unit is invited to attend and make apppUcation. COMMITTEE NAMED TO SELECT PASTOR j A committee to select a new pastor of the First Presbrt^rian church has been named by the congregation of the church, it has been annourwed. 1 Members of the committe are; R H 1 Fergusdn, H. E. Sturgeon, Frarxk E. Miller, A., B. Godfrey, B. R. Fuller. I Mrs. L. B. Dillard, and Mrs. C. M. Bailey. Dr D. J. Woods, pastor of the church for 20 years, resigned several weeks ago, effective at the end of the year. ' . . m .. Y