Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r \ PAGE TWO ' ’ ' ’.:■*■■■ ^ . ■:; VV '. ■■■;■- rX:,-. ■ ■. - : f*-- '. ' <-■/•-,.!.■■ /'■-•■■■■ ' . ■ i- ' i THE CUNTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1940 MRS. BROWN HONORED Presbyterian colleges 1940 “Knap sack,’' Young Men’s Christian asso ciation handbook for new students,' will be dedicated to Mrs. Lillian G. Brown, registrar at the college, ac- . cording to an announcement yester-'Well Known Laurens Business day by its editor. Charles MacDon- jyfjm Appointed By Governor aid, oi Dillon. ^ Mavbank To Succeed Simpson. MONROE GETS Elxecutive'Committee PoUed On TREASURY POST Opening Entries For Treasurer Questionnaire Sent Out To Member of Committee By Chairman o Wilson Requesting Vote bn Whether To Put Two Years of Unexpired Term In Primary. Special to The Chronicle. ... . - — ^ Special to The Chronicle. ^ ACf TPIJI? A I'D I?' Laurens, July 17. T. Lane Mon-. Laurens, July 17.—Acting on a re \^/\,311lU 1 nEial known in Laurens business, quest from Senator Charles A. Cro- A Delightfully Cool Retreat From the Hot Summer’s Heat. .MONDAY AND TUESDAY, July 22 and 23 “Edison, The Man” sponsible to the comptroller general 11 for the audit of his books, etc. Ap proximately two-thirds of his salary' is paid by the state government of* . . . South Carolina and not by the treasurer of Laurens county. jf possible, to have someone nomi-1 county. j , Announcement of his appointment nated in the primary to fill the said “jn South Carolina our fiscal year by Governor Burnett R. Maybank vacancy,” County Chairman Ralph T.j commences from July 1 to June 30.' was made Monday from Columbia Wilson announced yesterday that he i At the end of these periods the books circles and active in civic works, will, county Democratic ex- I succeed D. Roy Simpson, deceased, as ecutive committee “provide a plan, Professional Announcement OPTOMETRISTS* OFFICE HOURS: Dr. Felder Smith, Daily, 4 to 6:30 Dr. Duncan S. Welder, Daily, 8:30 to 6:30 Other^ Hours By Request. Phone 20 For Appointment for Eye Examination, Prescribing and Fitting GUisses. ' and he exhibited his notice of ap- had sent out a questionnaire to all , pointment yesterday. He is to take members of the committee seeking I'fYit'e as soon as an audit of the their vote on the question whether! is taken care of. JOHNStiX. Ly NNT. 0\ ERMAN, and treasurer’s books, ordered yesterday or not a primary shall be held to fill i makp CHARLES COBIRN. delegation, can be completed the last two years of the vacancy in' - - are audited and checked. At the end of these periods the treasurer’s bond failures but one girl believ- yf^gr his bond has been ap . stood by him and proved. the office of the late county treasurer, D. R. Simpson 10 m iiini mspivfd him to fame . . . and he pro-, exhib- It will be seen in a news article px;M(, .o he: \^,i.h a mmikey wrench appointment. Mr. Monroe is- elsewhere in this paper that T. Lane ,.na a cost non piptv Then, ^th a, ^ statement declaring his inten- Monroe has been appointed for the oMd a da am he changed the |^.^^^ fuH unexpired term, but that he has cal year in case the county Demo- agreed to resign after the first year cratic executive committee orders a'should the executive committee or- primary to fill out the remainder of der a primary for the last two years, the term after that date. In the questionnaire the commit- Mr. Simpson began his third term teemen were asked to approve an as- (iimt world.' Ldlt .-t Ntws s, U> A. M. Show- MONDAY. l(‘d and 25c plus 3c Fed. tax WEDNESDAY. THl RSDAY, July 24 and 25 “Earthbound” on July 1 of last year. Mr. Monroe, j sessment of $50 and a ten-day en- a pecess appoint.-' ment until January 1, which under the law I cannot do, it would neces sitate changing treasurers the first < of January in the midst of collection of taxes not only for county officers,! the police, etc., but the taxes levied! for the payment of school teachep and taxes levied for all state pur poses. You can see if a change was' made at this time the books of the^ county wofuld have to be closed, au dited and checked and a new treas-! urer would have to be appointed, therefore, would fill th^ office by trance period provided the primary -appointment for practically one full .'s favpred. The assessment and entry yeav, leaving two years to be filled j Period had already been tentatively Stairmg WARNER BAXTER, AN- yi^^er the pTimary plan provided it: recommended by a subcommittee, DREA LEEDS, LYNN BARI, CHAR-^ jg out. The office is appoint- composed of Dr. W. T. Pace, M. L. LEY GR.y^WIN. and HENRY WIL- ^^g governor by and with theJMcDahTel and E. Frank Anderson. COXo^’ 'consent of the senate, both for the! II a majority of the conunittee “Viva Cisco Kid” ^enn and for With CESAR ROMERO. JEAN ' ^ded m th^ rSX Democratic party of ROGERS. CHRIS-PIN M A R TI N , ,, mm ’ • In connection ^vith his rSuest for'desmes to hold a MINOR WATSON, and STANLEY . following is Mr. Monroe s* Inor j ^ FIELDS, who would have to be bonded and! the taxpayers of Laur^ns; county as •wettias the state of South Carolina, would be put to heavy expenses andj undue delays. « I “With all of this before me I can' only, follow the law and appoint a •THE GREEN HORNET” No. 9. ‘»:30 A M. Show—WEDNESDAY. 10c and 15c FRIDAY, AND SAHIRDAY. July 26 and 27 “20 Mule Team” The slhtennent. -“‘‘'ithet i, their business and is purely I ‘T am deeply appreciative of my,Public the toUowmg letter from Gov- j, primary is held it appointment by Governor Maybank ernor Maybank. ! to fill out the unexpired term as! “Columbia, S. C., July 10, 1940. treasurer of the late D. R. Simpson. “Honorable C. A. Cromer, I have had long experience in busi-, “Laurens' S.'C7"'~' — ness affairs and feel myself entirely j Dear Senator: (Competent to pierform the duties of| “Your request for me to consider a-i,r i treapurer s office. I pledge the.^hg appointment of a treasurer from With WAIT ArF RFFRY t governor and the people of Laurens Laurens county after a primary is CARRILLO. MARJORIE RAMBEAU.,r»r.'LTdirTl.i“?l.f“2,^ will be my intention to give all con sideration to the nominee at the end oi* the fiscal year gij^^in this way the people of Laurens county an<^ the state would not be subject to ex cessive expenses and to changing the books in the middle of the year. Of course, the treasurer whom I ANNE BAXTeT DOUGLAS at-.gjggtion confirms the same, has been LE’i’ i-ow- j^g importance requires, I given serious consideration by me, j J which means being on the job fromjKggoi^p i ac vou believe in the dem— Filmed in the awesome sweep and morning till night j oecai^e i, as you, oeiiev.e in me aem majestic splendor of Death Valley ..j ^ave no understanding Governor Maybank about retiring at selves at the ballot. with a cast of thousands. Here are mule skinners "iith whips cracking. ;jnv spociiied time. My appointment claim jumpers with guns blazing, tin- jg ^j^g unexpired term. How- horn gamblers. Indian swanripers. g,.g, attention has been called crooks prospecting for easy pickings ocratic form of government and the with'i.ight of the people to express them- “Nevertheless, under the Constitu tion and laws of South Carolina, which I swore to uphold. Section order for me to be able to give con-j sideration to the gentleman receiving the highest number of votes, | “II could not ask anyone whom Ii have appointed to resign, but if the Democrats of Laurens county, upon' their own free will and accord, work' out such an agreement it will be! agreeable to me because there will be i mittee may decide to have a primary ume 2, of South Carolina reads asiLaurens county and the state of! so that the people may express an follows: All tho wild wir-Ln uantnn executive com- 3093 of the Civil Code of 1932, Vol-lno extra expense to the taxpayers of of early California’s lusty lore. 1 “THE MARCH OF TIME. Cartoon. “Home On the Range.” “New.';.“ 10c and 25c plus 3c Fed. tax. Broadway Theatre ' opinion as to who shall complete the term. I am also mindful of the fact i ihat the 'de4egation desires a pri mary. Therefore. I desire to state , here and now that if the) executive (Committee decides to have a primary I that I shall resign the office at the ' end of the tiscal year, that is June 30, (1941, and allow the people to ex- j press their opinion as to who shall perform the duties during the re maining two years. “ ‘Any vacancies which may happen in any of the said of fices during the recess of the senate may be filled by the gov ernor, who shall report the ap pointment to the senate at its next session ,and if the senate do not advise and consent there to at such sessipn, the office shall be vacant.' “From this you will see that the governor shall appoint a treasurer “At the same time, I wish to an-1 for the unexpired term and report South Carolina will be fully protect ed by having a treasurer who is bonded for the collection of state and county taxes for the whole fi.scal year. “With my kindest personal regards. “Sincerely yours, “Burnet R. Maybank, “Governor.” 50 SANITEX MOTH-PROOF BAGS We have only 50 genuine Sanitex Moth-proof Bags left^ This extra protection after cleaning is absolutely free. First come, first sm'ved. No extra charge for Sanitex stmage bags. Don’t neglect your good clothing. ‘BEAUTIFUL CLEANING” nounce the appointment of Miss Viv-j the same to the senate at its next ian Blakmy as my assistant in the j session. I have no alternative. I can- ■ i not call a primary nor can I do any- j MONDAY AND TUESDAY, July 22 and 23 Tn Old Missouri” With THE WEAVER BROTHERS office ^ORfF“'SATFRON^ Statement From Cromer ; thing beyond the laws of the state. ; connection with the appoint-; “The treasurer of a county is more! hall JOHNSON, ment of Mr. Monroe, Senator Charles than h county official. He is respon- A. Cromer, wl^ose advice and con-,sible to the state treasurer for the M(>re fur. . . . more music! The sent to a treasury appointment must' collection of state taxes. He is re- \Vea\ trs set a new high for movie be obtained before it becomes effec-I — frolics with the gayest, singingest, tive, issued the following statement: (| II*' laughinge.tt of Republic’s inimitable! “With reference to the appioint- I^OCStl £ulOH8 ^lllD hill-billy pictures. | ment of a treasurer. I asked Gover- ^ n • fkT \r Color Cartoon. “Elmer’s Candid, "O'" M^y^^nk to waive any consider-j DCfi^inS INCW Y C&T Camera. ‘Servant of Mankind.” “AH'he might be inclined to give' Girl Revue. ’ “News." ' i selecting a man. Inasmuch as a number of my friends had ex pressed interest in the place, I did not'feel justified in giving preference' to any one individual. I did feel. 10 A, M. Show—TUESDAY. 10c and 20c H. L. Eichelberger Succeeds P. S. Bailey As President. Com mittees Named To Head Work. WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, however, that since so much of the . New officers took over the helm ofj July 24 and 25 ; unexpired term remains that the p>eo-i the Lions club for the fiscal year be-j pie should be given a voice in choos-' ginning July 1 at a meeting of the! ing the man. With that in mind, 11 group held last Friday evening at asked the governor and the county [Hotel Clinton. Heading the list ‘is -SiTJ^ -ilAYDEN and RUTH -HO-rDemocratic committee, if possible7 tojU L. Eichelberger, who succei^s P. GERS. I reopen the lists and place the office S. Bailey. In addition to Mr. Eich- “Hidden Gold” With BILL (HOPPY) BOYD, RUS- Genuine Engraved Wedding INVITATIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS The Crooked Road ,_With_. EDMUND LOWE, IRENE HERVEY and HENRY WILCOXON. “Hvdro Maniacs.” 9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. 10c and 15c in this summer’s primary.” FRtDAY; AND SATURDA'Y, July 26 and 27 “Ghost Valley Raiders” With DONALD “RED” BARRY-, LONA ANDRE, and TQM LONDON. Riding over dangerous-trails where Western men and women love, fight and die; out where a man must prove his manhood, through dust scattered by wild hammering hoofs, barking guns and crashing bullets. Comedy, Ray Whitley in “Corral- ing A Schoolmarm.” “ZORRO’S FIGHTING LEGION” No. 11. Selected Shorts. 10c and 20c NEXT WEEK— , “GAUCHO SERENADE” with GENE AUTRY. Birthdays And Anniversaries j elberger, officers of the club who took office Friday were: Tom Plaxico, secretary. R. G. Watson, treasurer. Heath Copeland, first vice-presi- dnet. Claude ' Trammell, second vice fourteenth birthday yesterday, July 17. Milton Barden, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Glenn Barden, is four years old today. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Boyd will ob serve their first wedding anniversary Monday, July 22. Dr. D. J. Brimm has a birthday; Saturday, July 20, Today is the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Timmerman. Mrs. W, C. Shealy will celebrate a birthday Monday, July 22. Dr. J, Lee Young has a birthday j today. W. Eugene Johnson, third vice- president. W. L. Jones, Lion tamer. _Carlisle Neely, tail twister.. Directors are: P. S. Bailey, J. B. Townsend, Mac Adair, H. D. Pasme, Carlisle Neely, J. J. Cornwall, T. J, Copeland. i Committees Nam^ | Administrative committees named' by the new president, with the first named being chairman, are; Attendance: W. B. Owens, W, R. Pitts, J. J. Cornwall. Constitution and By-Laws: R. S. Owens, Jack H« Davis, J. B. Hart. Convention: J. B. Townsend, T. H. Copeland, E. M. Timn\erman, T. J. Copeland. Finance: Carlisle Neely, Simpson, R. G. Watson. Program: (Entertainment L-' 3 Brilliont Witfvx i Davis Young, son ot Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Young, will celebrate a birthday Wednesday, July 23. Mr. and Mrs, Virgil Abrams of Ware Shoals, formerly of this city,'Food) C. W. Copeland, R. J. have a wedding anniversary July 21.1C. W. Anderson. I J. C. Copeland will observe a birth- j publicity: H. C. Layton, Tom Plax- !| , day tomorrow, July 19, ; Ico’, Carroll Spencer, Today is the birthday of Mrs, J.: Activities committees are; M. Pitts, Sr. *} Mrs. A. O’Dtni^^-will celebrate A birthday Idmorrow. Saturday, July 20, is the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cox. Births JAlin W. CALOWILL cuim CUEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Clements, of this city, announce the birth of a daughter, Margaret Angela, cm Tues day, July 16. at Hays ho^utal. Mrs. Clements is the former Miss Mar- gm«t Shealy, daugMar of Dr. wad ‘Mrs. F. K. Shaaly. Boys and Girls: John B. Gentry, Ij. W. Bullock, James Anderson. — Citizenship and Patriotism: R. C. Adair, D. O. Rhame, B. F. Wingard,! L. F. Davis. I Civic Improvement: John W. Fin*j ipney, P. S. ^iley, John-T. Young. | Community ^tterment: H. D.! Payne, Guy Tumblin, L. S. McMillan.1 Education: W. L. Jonet, A. B. Ood-j frey, Edward Henry, Ryan Lawson.' Health and Welfare: Hubert J^yd, B. R. Austin, James Addison. > Safety: Clyde‘ Lankford, aI L. 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