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i TBE CHRONICLE Strives To Be a Cl^ Newspaper, Complete, Netwsy, and Reliable. QlUttlntt If Ton DonX Read THE CHRONTCLE Yon Don’t Get- the News VOLUME XL CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1940 NUMBER 28 THIRD TERM IS STILL SECRET Charter Givoi Laurens Gub At Banquet "i.*! •4- JF^ley Indicates FDR To Keep! Silent On Intentions Until!Large Gathering Present For CokNrful Installation C e r e • monies. Organization Sptm- sored By Clinton Clnb. Convention Opens Monday.! Gossip Buzzing. j Chicago, July 9.—James A. Farley i Laurens, July «.-'•Charter night” « “bser^'^ Tuesday by the ne»ly third term quKtion unUl the Demo-; Laurens Kiwanis club °" " P™' when 175 Kiwanians and other guests, gress next week. Carolinas district attended' Farley, chairman of the party’s na-j3 dinner and presentation meeting- tional committee, learned what the i gj t^e community haU here, chief executive had in mind at a par-1 j^gy ^ Furr, of Rock Hill, lieuten- To Lutho'an Churdi Sunday t't; > ley last Sunday in Hyde Park, N.Y., but still declined to reveal it. But he did hint that Mr. Roosevelt might remain silent until the conclave was ^ under way when he stated at a press conference; ' “I wasn’t asked to keep it secret, but both the president and I thought it be^ to keep confidential what we said to each other.* It seems to me that every one wants to read the last chapter of the book first. We’re go ing to have a convention here and I , hope it will be an interesting one." Later in the day. Representative . Sabath, Democrat, of Illinois, report ed after a visit to the White House in Washington that the president was not a candidate for a third term but that he could not refuse ‘‘the nomi nation that win be given him." Developments only increased spec ulation among early arrivals for the quadrennial meeting, opening next Monday in the Chicago stadium. Fig uring in the discussions was Farley’s own role. Asked whether his name would .be placed in nomination, he replied; “My position remains unchanged.” It was recalled that he had assert ed last March that his name would be presented to the delegates. He has neither retracted the state ment nor elaborated upon it in re cent weeks. Asked if he would consider run- 'ning for vice-president, he said; “I think it Would be very foolish of me to discuss the vice-presidency before it was offered to me. The national chairman also opined that, nominating would begin ori Thursday ahd that the deliberations would end by Saturday ni|^t. That- would mean six days of sessions. Of ficials previously had counted on a five-day convention. The possible need _pf an extra-day / was not ex plain^. / While uncertainty prevailed among the presidential handicappers, the .major events on the early part of the program were arranged definite ly. Farley announced that Speaker William B. Bankhead of Alabama would deliver the keynote address on Monday night and that Senator ant governor of the Carolinas district, acted as toastmaster and introduced Dr. Charlw W. Armstrong, of Salis bury, N. C., governor of the district, who preseifked the charter to the * Laur^ in^l^^tSI. the charter to the new club’s pjQjMdent, James H. Sulli- ^ van. Dr. Arnwxoog citeQ iHreral fac-; tors for which Ihie Kiwai^ Interna tional stands ^and the Laurens club to join with tlifc 77 clubs in the ninth,.dtetrict in . tjtaching American ism, helping to b^ler its community, assist in civic ^airs, and to teach school children the fundamentals of the American government and to shout “To hell with Hitler” instead of “heil Hitler.” Mr. Sullivan, in accepting the char ter for the Laurens club which was sponsored by the Clinton club, de clared members of the new organi zation are with the Kiwanis Interna tional wholeheartedly in spirit, en ergy and cooperation. Rev. John J. Hayes gave*the invo cation and a group of Kiwanis songs were led by DuPre Rhame of the music department of Furman univer sity. Also appearing on the program was William Miller, who gave a solo, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. John T. Wilkes. Herbert Henning, secretary of the Carolinas district, conducted introductions and a gift of a gong and striker from the Clin ton Kiwanis club to the club at Lau rens was presented by W. W. Harris. F. C. Pinson, president of the Clinton j club, gave the welcome address.' “America” and “God Bless America” were sung by the Kiwanians and their guests. CMQcara Nawad Officers Of the Laurens club are; President, James H. Sullivan; vice- president, Rev. John J. Hayes; secre tary-treasurer, G. Miller McCuen. Directors; Dr. M. B. Nickles, T. C. Owings, C. M. Miller, M. J. Simpson, William £. Hunt, Frank A. Dial, and R. M. Brown. Members are; R. A. Babb, R. M. Brown, J. Leroy Bums, F. P. Chil dress, M. B. Cochran, D. L. Dendy, Frank A. Dial, Dr. F. F. Dusenberry, V. R. Fleming, C. Watson Fuller, Rev. Alben Barkley of Kentucky, the j. J. Hayes, Jack Hudgens, William /president-chairman, woyld kpeak’oniE. Hunt, G. Miller McCuen, H. H. <■ ■W.v^ 't ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor of Church Special Program For Church Event * I Dedication Schedule To BeR:in I Sunday Morning and Continue Through Monday Night. Visit ing Ministers To Speak. Guest Speaker REV. J. LeGRANDE MATER Guthrie For Supervisor St. John’s Lutheran church of this city, will celebrate their 20th anni- ] versary beginning Sunday morning* and continuing through Monday eve- 1 ning. j In connection with the celebration, ■ the church building is to be dedlcsit^^ ed v(ith appropriate services. All ih- ■jHcbtednaae on ttaa birildiag has paid in full following a year's inten sive effort by the pastor and congre gation to reach their goal. The services Sunday morning. to| which the public is invited, will bej in charge of the pastor. Rev. J.! ^LeGrande Mayer, who accepted the p^^torate of the church in April, j ^ The guest speakers for the dedica-f Snpertotendent Evangelical ^ther- tory occasion will be Rev. Thomas F.j »*« Synod of South Carolina. Suber, of Columbia, superintendmti DEATH CUIMS ROY SIMPSON i County Treasurer Passes .\t j Hospital After Lengthy 111- I ness. Had Served As Popular 4 Official Nine Years. I Laurens, July 9.-0. Roy Simpsoa, I 54, trea.surer of Laurens county since 11931, died Tuesday njight at the coun ty hospital after a critical illness of j four weeks. As county treasurer, he had entered on his third term last ^luly 1. having been reelected in 1934 and 1938. ! He was a World war veteran, hav- ■ ing served overseas as a lieutenant in the 118th regiment of the Thirti- jeth division. He had previously gone ,to the Mexican border with the : Traynham: Guards, “sr -Lt^itrens tmtt- iof the National Guard, in which ho I served as an officer for a number of ' years. i For a long period of years before ' becoming treasurer, Mr. Simpson had I been a store sale.sman and a bank ! clerk and bookkeeper. He was an ac tive, useful member of the First Bap tist church aKd Sunday school. Though of a quiet, reserved demean or, he was friendly and affable, cap- able and efficient in the discharge jof his duties. ■ Mr. Simpson was a 3on of the late Thad R. Simpson and Mary Fowler j Simpson of Laurens. Eleside* the wi- 'dow, Mrs. Florence Jones .Simpson. ‘^forinerly ' of Walterbo'ro, he is sur-^ j vived by one brother, Ray Simpson, of Fayetteville, N. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Owens of Laurens, and Mrs. F. JE. Henderson, of Asheville, N. C.; and a half-brother, U. B. Po«ile > of near Gray Court, who is the fath er of Ur. R. Frank Poole, president elect of Clemson college. The funeral .service was conducted yesterday afterncKin at 4:.30 at the Laurens First Baptist church, with I the Rev. J. H. Kyzar officiating. Bur ial followed in the Laurens cemetery. The following nephews served as ! active pallbearers: Yeargin Poole, ! Niles Jackson, Fred Owens, M. C. [Cox, Rabb Simpson, James Daven port, Jr., Dr. R. Frank Poole and J. C. ; Stone. Officers and ushers of the First •I Baptist church and Laurens county {Officials formed the honorary escort. Tuesday night. The arrangements committee was scheduled to meet tomorrow to complete its plans. Supporters o£ two definite contend ers for the presidential nomlnatiop, Vice-President Gamer and Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, pressed their on-the-scene campaigns at headquarters in loop hotels. Paul V. McNutt, Federal Security sdmtoistrator lifans cahaiaaira^f top place on the ticket if-Mr. Roosevelt decides not to nui, was expected to arrive here Thursday. His managers have rented rooms in the Stevens hotel. Meanwhile, the Congress hotel housed a minor mystery. A spokes man'^reported that “Democratic head quarters in Washington” had reserv- ^ the presidential suite for next iWeek. But he didn’t know who wqpld occupy it. County Baptists To Aid Of British Missions RaUy Laurens, July 9. —Churches com^- posing the Laurens County Baptist association ate being asked to con-jC. Heustess tribute to this county’s quota *of $640 toward South Carolina’s allotment of j$18,000 on the proposed gift fund of $200,000 by l^utoera Baptists to British foreign missionaries, who are now without support from the Brit ish Baptist Missionary society be cause of the war situation. More than • 400 missionhHes sponsored by tl^ British organization are presented to be in dire need. Instead of a requested loe^ the Southern Baptist cimvention at its recent meeting, in jS^timore> decided to undertake to raise the aum of ^00,000 and present same as a gift, the money to go direct to the misaibn, .Seorkera without one cent of tnuns-j Winion costs. i ‘ Pastors of county Baptist churdies «Et a qjecial meeting here presided | ! oVer by Dr. A. B. Langston, moder ator of the county Baptist association, formed plans toe the purpose of rais ing this county's anxhrtionmeht Each church has been asked for a dedg- nated quota, and the offering may be taken on or before .Sunday, Jul^ 21, it is announced by officials here. The First Bcqlitist church of Lau rens will make its offOrink to the ‘fund Sunday, July 14, ^according to official anaoupcement. McLaughlin, A. C. Miller, Jr., C. M.i Miller, Dr. M. B. Nickles, Edwin C. Owings, T. C. Owings, D. F. Patter son, M. F. Reid, L. G. Roff, M. J. Simpson, George Starnes, James H. Sullivan, Fred W. Taylor, H. A. Tim mons, Frank Waldrep and John T. Wilkes. Club presidents in the ninth dis trict who were introduced with their memBefi'm "aBendangp were; "XduST W. Jackson, Anderson; F. C. Pinson, Clinton; Elbert Snead, Greenwood; George Ross, Greenville; Harry Dan iel, Greer; D. W. A. Nevilleil New berry; Dr. Paul M. Wheeler, Rock Hill; Bishop Isom, Spartanburg, and James H. Sullivan, Laurens. Attend From CUnton The following Clinton Kiwanians and their wives attended the^ “char ter night” celebration; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. A. Moorhead, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Pinson, Mr and Mrs. J. Henderson Pitts, R. L. Plaxico, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Simpson, D. Q. Sowers, ,Mr. and Mrs. J. Hubert Todd, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wilkes, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Boyd, J. P. Sloan and D. Mrs. Carrie Donnan of Columbia, was the 'guest Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. J. Reed Todd. DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE- So Far ttiia Vkitf Thir't Has Bccr A Hk^TALITt flNMR AUTOMOBILB ACCIDENTS fai LAURIES COUNTY Let’s Strive Make 1940 a Sale Tear On the HifhwaFS." Declaring that he was too demo cratic to do else than abide by the decision of the executive committee, J. A. Guthrie, incumbent supervisor by appointment of former Gov. Olin D. Johnston, makes his formal an- TOuncemept~*to~ succeed himself in today’s paper. In making his announcement, Mr. Guthrie issued the following state- Set For August 30 of the Evangelical Lutheran of South Carolina. At the evening j * fcJIUJW hour Rev. James D. Kinard, D.D., of| Columbia, will be the speaker. { The special program will continue' Monday evening, with Rev. M. R j Several New Classes To Be Add-j tration, two” years under Gov. I. C. Wingard, of Greenwood, a former j . New Stables Planned. En- Blackwood and three under Gov. Olin paxu,r Of .he .oca. church, addrcaa-, ^ S«,n. Huff Places Name In Candidate List Phil D. Huff, of Laurens, who last week entered the Democratic primary ■ for the house of representatives from Laurens county, this week has his ^ name listed in The Chronicle’s an- ’ nouncement column. Mr. Huff stated ithat he intended to have it inserted 1 last week but was prevented by the ' Fourth of July holiday. ' Mr. Huff is a former member of the legislature, having served four years during the Richards adminis- ing thb congregation: The congregation on next Wednes day afternoon will hold a picnic somewhere near the city to bring the epeelal celebration to «-close^ — History of Church In connection with the dedicatory “By reason of this long service to . like legislature,” said Mr. Huff. “I am The fifth annual Laurems County | acquainted with the county’ll Horse show will be held here on the, pyssibimjeg gnd needs and feel that night or Airgasr'SO.'Tt has been-arr^T Tan tir^onsfmer^ nounced by J. J. Cornwall, chairman hkis tin^ of ^ress. . .. . 1 The main issue in the campaign, of the arrangements committee. “simply t. ’The show, sponsored by the Clin- eie^t the most efficient men.” — I am announcing myself as a candidate for the office of supervisor for the remaining two years of the.program, the following history of St.j' unexpired term of the late A. Rhett'John’s church will be read with in-j , Martin. However, I hold a commis-,terest- 'ton Lions club, will be staged onj Sion for the office of sup«‘visor fori “Infinite work among the Luther-1 Johnson field at Presbyterian college.j R/l 11 R^^mnKailCyVl the term prescribed by law. Our hon-i an people of Clinton dates from the .Several new classes will be added;*"* *^* ored attorney general failed to give a year 1912, Rev. James D. Kinard,!this year, it was stated, increasing! concrete opinion on the matter and D.D., then pastor of Immanuel:the number of horses to be entered.] the executive committee has seen fit!church. Greenwood, visited the com- Twenty stables were built near thei to put this office in the primary, jmunity, and on July 21, 1912, con-j field last year and it is expected that Miles B. Bedenbaugh, 72, a native Therefore, I bow to their decision as ducted the first Lutheran service In twenty or twenty-five more will be of Newberry county,-died suddenly Claimed By D^th Htti 4zto ImI y«sr, It I am too democratic to do otherwise. “I am proud of my work as su pervisor. I have done my best to give Laurens dounty a clean, honest and efficient administration, feeling con fident that the voters of Laurens county will retain my services for the next two years to the end that 1 can do a real job for our county roads. “I want |b state my position in no uncertain terms. I believe in democ racy, election by the people. Never would I disobey the dictates of the good people of Laurens county. Therefore I gladly say; ‘People of Laurens county, speak,’ and if by your ballot you show that you wish me to continue in office, I will be deeply grateful. .If you feel that some qther man should take this offkre, I ^all abide W your decision.” rs fir Wiiidh To Enroll NOiv Lelt Voters Persons who have not yet done so have only 11, days left in which to enroll to qualify to vote in the ip- proaiching Democratic primaries. Afain officials warn that persons not enrolled will not be allowed to vote in the primaries. Enrollment prior to this year or a registration certificate will not permit a person to vote in the primaries. Registration certificates authorize voting in the general electimi only and a comi^ete aew enrollment is being made this year far the primary. Clinton in the Methodist church, us- constructed in the next few weeks at his home in Laurens county near ing a.s the text of his sermon, John'to accommotjate animals brought | Kinard late Saturday afternoon. He 6:40. Dr. Kinard continued to con-. here for training prior to and during had made his home near Clinton for duct services in Clinton from time the day of the show. i forty years and was one of the coua- to time during his ministry at Green wood ,the last being held on May 19, Elntry blanks will go out to ex- ty's most substantial citizens, hibitors in the next few days, it was The funeral was held from the 1918, Dr. Kinard having resigned to stated. All entries in the show are residence of A. F. Bedenbaugh, near become pastor at Johnston on June 1 of that year. Most of the services which Dr. Kinard conducted were held in the home of O. I. Sheely. Rev. A. J. Bowers, D.D., succeed ed Dr. Kinard on May 1, 1920. On July 11 of that year,'under the lead ership of Dr. Bowers, St John’s church was organized with 21 char ter members. The services that day were held in a hall above Kellers Drug store. The followir^ Church Council was elected; Captain Brooks Swygert, Dr. F. K. Shealy, Messrs. I. C. Boland, O. 1. Sheely, B. E. Wil son, J. D. Boland^ R, O. Huffman and O. H. Sh^ly. At the convention of the i^th Carolina synod, held in the fall of 1920, St John’s church was received into the synod and a parish was formed with Immanuel church, Greenwood. On April 8, 1922, the congregation purchased for $1,000, a lot on Hampton avenue tor the purpose of erecting a church building. Dr. Bowers continued to serve the congregatioh along with Immanuel church, Gr^Qwood. until he was moved by failing health to December $1, 191^. “Dz. Bowers was succeeded by Rev. M. R. Wingard, who became; pastor of the Greenwood-CUnton parish, January I, 1924. Early; in 1928, the congregation began to plan for toe erection of a church biulding. (Continued on page two) confined to Laurens county. Kinard, at 3| o’clock Sunday after noon. The R^v. T. B. Wilkes offici ated. Interment .was in the ceme- CONE TO'NEW YORK aied. Interment .was in the Sadler Love left last night for New 1^7.Methodist church near York, where he will work for the]* ’i>peri y. ^ mopth or six weeks in the next Worth street offices of W. P. Jacobs. WHO WORKS wmE? ^ CUNION FILUNG STXnON W. DON COFELAND, Prop. { EPPS DAPIB NOLAN SUMNCni JAMES HILL (Calarai) TMa final easplpys Seventy^aix prevlenaly re ported flraM eaiplayed .... TotaL. 608 It Pajrs To Trade IN CUNTON Vacation On At llicnmwdl Vacation season at the orphanage will get in full swing tomorrow when practically all of the children on the campus will leave for their homes in this state, Georgia, Florida and else where for a month’s stay. Riverside Cottage, on Enoree river, will also open Friday with Mrs. Lula Jamieson in charge as matron. a»- jsisted'by Miss Bertie McMahan of {Anderson, and Miss Joan Canigaa [of Fountain Inn, as counsellors. The Thom well vacation sca.son wiH j close toe, latter part of August. AT TRAINING CAMP First Lieut. J. A. Cheatham, now doing a tour of duty at the Citizens* Military Training camp at Fort Scre ven, Ga., has been selected as adju tant for the camp. Mr. Cheatham is principal of Flori da Street school. Second Lieut. Charles W. Waima- maker, of this city, is also an duty dl toe summer camp. I If- > ’I ■■ Kummmm