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t" - m ■’7 / THE CHRONICLE StriTcs To Bt a Qtan N«wipapcr» Coaipleta, Naiv^, aad BcMaMa, If Too Doa’t Rai4 THE CHRONICLE Too DonH ok tlic N«wa VOLUME XL CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1940 NUMBER 34 Oi^ihaiitoge Begins ’40-’41 Year’s Work On Next Tuesday Nesgr SeaskMi of SdMMri and De- partaMBt.Work To Start Af tar Vacation Saaaon. List of Tcadrars aad Hatrona Givan. c'y£y'' Roosev^ praises Farm Progrmn Expreaacs Approval of Work of Sacretary Wkllaca For Agri> eoKora During Paat Saven Yaara. •i ri. The Thorawell orphanage schools Mdll open their new session on next Tuesday August 27. Hie childrmi have aJl returned from their vacar tkms and the large fam^ is now organized for tiie year's woric, both in the class rooms and vade d^rt- ments. \ Behael FaenMy Given The schools are 'again headed by B. S. - Pinson as principal for the thirteenth year. Two changes, due to re^gnations, have been made in the teaching sUdf for the coming ses- Sion. Miss Virginia Stowe of Pacolet, who resigned to accept a position in . Easley vsdlQols. is suooeeded Iuf Min Margaret Hazle of-Woodr«tf, a graduate of Presbyterian college in June. Walter B. Todd of this city, who resigned to enter the U. S. army, is succeeded by Miss Mary Fran^ Griffhi of Belton. The following teachers, in additkm to Mr. Pinson, will constitute the staff: Mrs. Sara A. Jacobs, Newberry. Miss Margaret Hazle, Woodruff. Miss Evelyn McDowell, Pacolet. ! Miss Luva McDonald, Iva. ^iss Elizabeth Akers, Beaver Ok lahoma. Miss Frances Gwaltmey, Charlotte. Miss Leta McIntyre, Clio. Miss Helen Porter, Clinton. Miss Julia Parter, Clinton. Miss Mary Frances Griffin, Belton. The MLatron's Staff Four changes have been made in the matron’s staff for the coming year due to resignations. Miss Mary Leonard of Rcidville, succeeds Mias Frances Bowen; Mrs. Phil Price of Brownsville, Texas, succeeds Mrs. CHis Lathem; Mrs. L. A. Gambill of Seneca,, succeeds Rrs. Virginia deMontmollin, and Miss Rachel Westmoreland of Hickory Grove, succeeds Miss Mary White Cakjtwell. The list of matrons and their homes, follows: of ihMrons. . • Miss Cora Ric^iey, Home of Peace. Miss Sara Patlenaoa, Edith Home. Miss Mary Adams, Fairchild Cot tage. Mm. Helen Dorroh, Silliman Cot tage. Mrs. Bessie Godfrey, Anita Hmne. Mias Mary LMUwrd, Harriet Home. ICrs. Dora Fowler Cottage. Mrs. T. H. ilgi^rk, Hollingsworth Home. I Miss Janie Stewart, Georgia- Mrs. Hattie Blankenship, Florida Cottage. Bfrs. Phil Pricey McCormick Home. Miss Lucy Watkins, Virginia . 1^. Margie McFaddra, Baby Cottage. Miss Frances |;^nard. Baby Cot- Mi^^A^^rtlervey, Faith Cot tage and Sewing Room. Mrs. May Frowein, Kitdken. Mrs. L. A. OamMll, Dining Room. Miss Rachael Westmoreland, Lesh Inlinnary Nurse. Miss Clare M. Huber, Infirmary Matron. Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Presi dent Roosevelt today accepted the resignation of Agriculture Secretary Henry A. Wallace, effective Sept 5, to permit his vice-prcsidcntial run ning mate to begin an active cam- PLANS COMPLETE FOR HORSE '' SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT. AUG. 30 Entry Blanks Musi Be Returned IB^ Menday, the 26th. Puny CfauKcs Added. Officials Se lected For County-wide Event On Johnson Fidd. With Monday set as the final day for the return of entry blanks, plans for the fifth annual Laurens Couirfyl^ paign for the Democratic third term Horse show are about complete. The^^ show will be held here Fri^y night, tieket. Mr. Roosevelt in accepting Wal lace’s resignation from hia, cabinet, attacked Republican farm policies which, he oserted, had prostrated agriculture before 1989. Wallace’s resignation was accepted Just 10 days before he delivers an address at Des Moines, Iowa, accept ing the vice-presidmitial nomination August 80, on Johnsmi field at Pres byterian college, under the sponsor ship of the Clinton Lions club. Three classes for ponies, Maturing one, two, ’and three year olds, have been added this *year to bring the number of classes to be entered up to thirteen. *rhe fourteenth class, the final events on the program (and a Joanna School Faculty Given America Neict On Hitler Bullitt Says City Schools To Open ’40 Session On September 3 Philadeli^ia, Aug. 18.—William C. Belk Ta Rrintr 9 iwui Bullitt, United State ambassador toj [France, declaring that Hitler will at tack this natiem if Great Britain is! Sdiools Again Headed By G. N. defeated, urgrt Ameri^ tonight to telegraph their congressmen de-1 Foy. Several Faculty. Changes In Ckildren Back From Vacation. Sekoob Again Headed By Monts. Five Faculty Ckanges. manding that World war destroyers be sent to England’s aid. “America is in danger,’’ he assert- The Jornna Khool M Cokh-illelf* The 1940-41 session of the Clinton city schools will open on Tuesday morning. September 3. at 8 o’clock. begin the 1940-41 session on dependence square. “It is my convic- according' to an announcement yes- Mond.y, Septemtar 2, •>.» o'clock.!^-offica or Suparin- At tha opanliif hour a ihort davo-if"'!.™ “Iwndant W tioh.1 pri^will ha given in the !>“<» ot our govarnmmt in W.»»h- auditorium with all pa6t>ns Wallace plans to begin active cam- very exclusive claks it is, too), will ^10 iblican fdng^ nomlhee, 'Wendell L. Willkie, begins his first campaign swing at Caffey- viUe, Kaittas. In a letter to Wallace, Mr. Roose velt predicted that the November election would result in a vote of (xmfidaice in the farm policies which he aad bis secretary ef agrleaHarc have instituted. “With them (rank and file voters) rests jixlgment as to the woric ymi have been doing during the past sev en years and more in b^alf of ag riculture and in behalf of the na tion,” Mr. Roosevelt wrote. “You and I are content to leave determination of the iskues in our campaign this year to the calm judgment of the voters. Under our form of govern ment there is no higher arbitrament than the bar of public opinion.” Attacking Republican farm poli cies during the administrations which preceded the New Deal, Mr. Roose velt recalled the plight of agricul ture in 1183. “You found agriculture prostrate in March. 1933,” he wrote Wallace. “The vicious wheel had turned full circle whan you came to the rescue. Markets had been ruined; gurchas ing viklue was gone; the farmer was penntleis. Foredosures and tax sales had Aide tie hw tnrtiwidiisl—fhA all pafrons and friends of the school invited to at tend the exercises Laurens oounty’s equine aristoc racy—^thc horse that successfully de fies competition and emerges the 19M winner. Defending champion is “Smart Alec,” owned by B. H. Boyd, of Clinton, and winner of the 1939 event. The wide range of classes offered makes it possible to show many styles of horses, beginning with draft brood mares and going on up the scale to the dancing, prancing five- gaited beauties—all of which will be seen in the show next week. Women and children will have an opportu nity to eochibit their ricill in horse manship in two events arranged es pecially for them, the girls to be up to and including If years of age, and women 17 years and over. A privately owned riding ring near the field is available tor training horses to b^ entered in the show, and owners are invited to use the ring any time they wish. Forty stables at the ring are also available. Winners in each event will be pre sented silver cups second place win ners will receive halters and leads, while third place winners will get riding whijw. Hie usual ribbons for winnets in each event also will be presented. The grand champion will reoffve a large silver cup, appropri- aU^angrw from the information in the year ington, that the United States is in marks the beginning of the sixth as great peril today as was France session under Mr. Monts’ supervii- uw M... ® ^ ion, and he states that all teachers of’n.ltoMil''*''' >*»" *'>'''«* >"<* «>' 'ive ^ _ buildings of the . district, though ^ I municalions to congressmen and “tell j crowded, are in' first-clalss’condition we back up” ^General John J.' with painting and minor repairs done 1*^* aianmaiy w ’i ofldwar^estroyers for Five changes have been made G. N. Foy as superintendent for the, . j „ *• twelfth ,«ir. n^e ch.n««, been made in the faculty due to res-.j.'* * ignations. Miss , Laetitia _Jones ofj^®™ ..vMwvv, replaces Miss Bebe~Dinai»: „ . , of Clinton,^Mis8 Edith Childers of ® . GreenviUe, a graduate of Winthrop.' Bullitt returned m above au else, to a return to.self- not UkeW to IbiRM ffiis. Tbair IniWf are^searM with hitter memories ot official neglect and official incompc-' tence which brought them and the nation to disaster.” Saying that the New Deal farm program broke the “vicious circle,” Mr. Rooeevelt’s letter conunended Wallace to agriculture as a guaran tor that farmers continue to receive an even break. * “I know and they know that bank*- ruptcy ruin, despair, and dkaster, vriiich had been their previous por tion through long years of na^ect and incompetence at Washington, gave way under your guiding hand succeeds Miss Mary Fell and T. S. Lacey of Tallahassee, Fla., a gradu ate of the University of Alabama, replaces W. M. Schumpert, principal for the past several years. The revised faculty is composed of the following members, in addi tion to Mr. Foy: T. S. Lacey, Tallahassee, Fla., manual training and mathematics. Miss Edith Childers, GreenviUe, >me economics and scienn. Miss Clifford Lovett, ^Cuthbert, Ga., library, English and social sci ence. Miss Paul Vane Elrod, Greenville, seventh grade. A. B. Galloway, Jr., GoldviUe, sixth grade and athletic coach. Miss Sarah Clarke, GoldviUe, fifth grade. ■the corps of teachers, with the prin- recently from cipals remaining the same as the Nazi-conquered France after nar- past session. Members of last year’s rowly escaping death in a German'staff who will not be members of air raid on Paris. He chose his home this year’s faculty are: Ned Sprunt city, Philadelphia, for his first public Hays, Paul K. Harmon. Miss Laura appraisal of the international situ-[Lynch, now Mrs. Frank Kellers, of ation during nearly four years as the high school; Miss Marie Smith ambassador to the French republic, iof Florida Street school, and Miss His address, sponsored by the Georgia B. Blakely of Academy American Philosophical society, was Street school. made before a crowd of several! The above vacancies will be filled thousand at the nation’s historic'by the following; Miss AdajGambreU “cradle of liberty” and broadcast of Honea Path, Sam H. Arnold of over two nation-wide radio net-: Woodruff, Joe W. Wray of Cedar- works. [town. Ga.. Miss Elizabeth Boland of The people of the United States Springfield, and a fifth new tecaher must “wake up,” and quickly. Am-,not yet announced. , bassador Bullitt declared, or suffer, FoUowing is the complete list of the same fate as France. . teachers for the respective schools; “It is as clear as anything on this with- their home addresses; earth that the United States will not go (abroad) to war,” he said, “but it HUs LMtltia Jon«, Clinton, fourth “ ’ ’ I towards the Americas. “The agents of the dictators are already here preparing the way for Workman, Clinton, 1^ trainer, of Winston-Salem, N. C. Ring master wiU be Finley Jtfnison of GreenviUe, and the announcer will be J. D. Massey of GreenviUe. respect and sane thinking,” be wrote. Closes Friday r Mountvflie Seboed Opens Sept 5th t 7 I The Ifocuatville pubUc school wiU begin its i949«41 session Thursday mdming, September 5, at 9 o’clock. The public is invited to the opening exmxiseg, whidi wUl be held at 9 q’clock in the achool auditorium. A faculty meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon, September 4, at 8 </clock. Members of the faculty for the coming session are as follows: A. D. Abercrombie superintend ent, Mountville. Mim Thelma Taylor, Clinton. Sirs. A. D. Abercrmblc, Mount- viUe. Mias liaiy Boyd, MountvUle. Mi« Elaia Gaoroer. Ninety-Six. Miss-ltea llaeon, Westn^ister. ' Mias Louise &d)b, Gray Coml Mrs. J. S. Winebreimcf, Mount ville/ The county candidates wiU speak this morning in Laurens at • 10 o’clock. Tonight they will go to Tip- Top filling station, near here, on the Whitmire highway. The campaign will come to an of ficial eloee Friday night at Laurens Cotton mills when the candidates wiU nQake their last effort to woo the ballots of voters. Three days later, August 27tti, vot ers wiU go to the polls to express their preference for a number of county offices tq be fUled. The sec ond primary will be held September 10. Dr. Moorhead To Fractke In Texas grade. Miss Roia B. Dreher, Prosperity, third grade. Mias MUdred second grade. Mias Katherine Blakely, Clinton, first grade. . Miss Jane Winn, Due West, first grade. — Miss Katherine Fischer, Newberry, High Schaal John B. Gentry, Clinton. principaL R. P. Wilder, Clinton, mathematics and director of athletics. F. M. King. Seneca, agriculture. Miss Irene Clinton, mathe- Absentee BaUots Are Available their armies. They are preparing thej^ij^j, ^ dvi^ way in th^me manner in which; ^iss Rosa Mahaffey, Clinton, Eng- they prepared the way m France. , Journalism. Bullitt said he could not p^lct p. gloan. Clinton, history where or when the blow would fall I government but expressed certainty that, if Great Britain is overwhelmed, “the attack win knd that all the strength we are to parry H and save the in dependence of our country.” Throu^iout his prepared speech, a 4,000-word document bearing the imprimatur of the state department, the ambassador warned in hot phras The many friends here bf Dr. Wil liam H. Moorhead, ton of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead of GoldviUe, w^ be interested to know be left recently for San Antonio, Texas, where he is jiqw associated with Hr. Mefioh Tiinter in the practice of internal medicine. Dr. Moorhead, a graduate of Tu- jMtq* spent die past yeir doing post gra&uite work at the graduate school of the University of Pennsylvania. He spent the month of July at the University of Chicago pursuing a apeelal course before going to San iwtonio where he is now located for the practice of his profession. Miss Margaret Webb, Dawson Ga., home economics. Miss Margaret Culpepper. Hogans- Mias AUce Gaines, Greemvood, English and French. Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline, math ematics. Miss Jessie Newby, Herlfo^d, N. C, the danger of minimiring the' ‘ J*w."Younginer. Irmo. business, Clinton Democratic club, states that j effects of a German victory oni Cambrell Honea ^di. he has received a supply of absentee j American security. Repeatedly, he! ballots to be used in the August 27th primary.. Voters desiring absentee ballots are requested to get in touch With the secretary of the club either by phone or at his residence, 73 Mus- grove street. College Opou compared conditions in this country today to those prevailing in France before Hiller’s hordes swept down from the north. “Unless we act now, he asserted,* [“the dictators arc convinced that all I democracies will always be too late.” 10 Talk Called “Treason” Washington, Aug. 19. — Senator Clark,.. Democrat, of Idaho, toW tl«r senate today that the address of Am- Presbyterian college will open for [bassador William C. Bullitt, predict- the 1940-41 session on September 10, it has been announced by college of ficials. New students will report on the campus on this date, to be fol lowed by the upper classmen on toe 12th. ing a German attack on the United States if Great Britain is defeated, was “very very little short of trea son.” Bullitt’s speech, Clark added. (Continued on page two) Sam H. Arnold, Woodruff, English and band director. Joe W. Wray. Cedartown, Ga.. sci ence. Miss Allie Garvin, assistant libra rian. Flarida Street Sdwel J. A. Cheatham, Abbeville, prm- cipal. HOLIDAT8 TO CLOSE The summer half holiday on Wed nesday by local merchants and buiri ness firms will come to k dope next Wednesday, the 28th. The closing obsarvaiice has been in effect for the months of May, Juna, Juty and August, foJlbwing a custom of several years ttanding. RACE FOR SENATE WARMS UP & • NYA Sitydfyifior Hate ‘nwrtfilays J. H. Sunmer, af Vewbirry, supervisor of tha Watfmml Youth administration, 'toat she will be in CUMon ovmf Thursday from 9 to 11 aja., io assM I aacHdi youths ot Clinton and tois vrito fHW interestad in NTA trainiiig. R«r hart wtfl ba at tt»a Unamptaymant Mrs. Stonnar states iha to eonfar with toa agas of 19-38 iity oflarad by NYA. 8ha wUl te # LauzaM on to 4 pun. . "Vr. sifci The county political campaigh is now on the home stretch with chief interest centered in the three-cor nered race for the state senator- ship. The vote-hunting by the can didates will come to a close Friday night with the final spaaking Laurens Cotton Mill. The candidates have been greeted with large audiences, the speeches varying little from the opening of the campaign. Monday night the candidates were heard by 1500 people in an out-door meeting at Clinton Cotton Mills pre sided'over by J. C. Cannon. Several of toe speakers were presented bas kets of flowers. Mounting interest was shown in the ssaate race, with C. D. Nance as the first speaker. Mr. Nance told of toe high position he held in tlm house and senate whan a nwrober of todsc bodies, and said he had kept ev«y premise bt made in his cam- paifpi tot toe senate four years ago. SooM of the promiaes ha UM war* radttPtkm of tot county tax levy, ptovifhag for a vote on the rural polioa ayalMi and putting toe game isardan In ih* primary. He t^ of his iaIluMot with the highway de ed resolution to congratulate the j had been reduced during the past! president on hh birthday. He said^lour years and how he has always' that Nance would not diacuas the worked to help the people of the I proposed sales tax or federal wage-; textile industry. ! hour law. ' Long followed his general speech | The last speaker. Senator C. A.[of the campaign. He injected the^ St Cromer, said he had given the coun- federal-wage-hour law charging that! ty an honest and decent administra- “Nance won’t stand up here on this' tkm and that he had kept his prom-1 platform and discuss this law with! ise, and had cooperated at all times lyop people.” | wito toe federal government. He, candidates spoke yesterday at' cipal.' gartEMhiend gen Sawyer, and nam ed aevvll ^oys he he had- gotten . Jobe foe whil Jhe department Q. L. Long, the aceond speaker, btgen hie addteeg expressing hia ap- peoval of (dtlrefe assistance for all eotittad b> agdi aid« and of the »o- y lew oial aeeurity law. The main issue baibce yeq, he skid, is whether you that graft preaidant Frank- Q^RooMr^^ or for Nance, wto the president from the was elected. In substantl- 9f mg rood Nance was as votkii agelnst e iwopos- Miu Lily .Yarborough, Enoree; Miss Ella Little McCrary, Clintoii. Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton. Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton. Miss Carolyn Lane. Newberry. Miss Ruby Norris. Newberry. Miss Evelyn Jones. Anderson. Mrs. Myrtle Blakely, Clinton. Miss Irene Workman, Clinton. Miss Elizabeth Boland, SpringfieUL Mrs. J, Will Dillard, librarian. Aeadcmy gfeaet Sebasl J. B. Ouzts, Edgefield. principaL Miss Elizabeth Brooka, Athens. Ga. Miss Nancy Yougg, Clinton. Miss-Collette GnfHn. Clinton. Miss Elizabeth Copeland, Clinton. Miss Elizabeth Nelaon, Clinton. Mrs. Nene D. Workman, Clinton. Mrs.^ Hugh Donnan. Clinton. . Miss Odetta Mauney, Clinton. Miss Martha Davidson, Clinton. Miss Mary Johnson, Clinton. PrevMence Scheal Mrsr H. A. Copeland. Clinton, said that when many cotton milU in | Youngs, WoodviUe, and a third odd- the sUte were shut down, the legis-|ed place in the upper part of the' lature appropriated $150,000 to eid'jjoonty. The speeches were along the, unemployment. He secured $28,000 of this amount for Laurens county, more than Spartanburg and Green ville counties combined. Of the $2|,000, he said. 819,000 was spent to aid the people of the Lydia and Clinton Cotton MiQi He told of his efforts for old age igsistance, of toe county’s heavy indebtedness left by thoee who preceded him in office, and of toe Improvements made in the county during hia term of office, citing a 100-mile road program, an agricultural building, curb market, improved court bouaa, circulating h same lines as outlined in The Chron-; icle last week. Senator Cromer made a vigorous defwtse of his record, which he termed as both economical and pro gressive. Nance told of his previous expe rience in the legislature and of his influence when in that body. He said Miss Lou Belle Nalxirs, Clmton. Miss Beatrice Highsmith, Clinton. Miss Jane Ginximan. Newberry. Miss Margaret Blakely, Clinton. Miss Macie Davis, Newberry. tax receipts for toe last three years wito those of the years before,” he saM. - At the GoldviUe meeting. Nance used most of his time boasi^ of his influvice with the hi|9tway depart ment and Ben Sawyer and namad several GoldviUe boya he bed helped gst Jobs as pstrobnm and in other departments of toe highway ayatem. - Senator Cromer gave ah account of his record in office qnd cited ac- eomplidunents made during his ad- min^at^ explaining hew taxes -,111 ~lTli ' [ Agency Set-Up For WPA Employment The Department of Public Welfare he intended to capitalize on his in-j has made a formal agreement with fluence with Sawyer for the benefit toe WPA. under which the DPW becomes the official referrer ^gency for WPA employment for the daler- of the county, He said he lowered taxes whan senator. Ix>ng continued to attack Nance’sjmination of need of persons for cm- . , . J .former record. He stated that Nance pioyment by WPA nunw home and other no credit for reducing taxes. I Need for employment, the sgree- >s<ty secured In coo^rat^ adto thajHe said that the Land Banking com-'roent provides, shall be delennined £**-'y*. This has all j mission and the Home Owners’ Loan ■ in accordance with the provisions of baen dona, m s^ sm at toa same ^corporation, “organizations that Mr. [the rules and regulations of toe time taxes towered. “Compart yourjHanca is fighting in opposing toe,WPA. The Laurens cvHinty Welfare New Deal,” were directly responsi- department has not yat been fur- bte for toe reduced tax rate because nished with these rules and regula- they made possible toe collection of tions, Mrs. Mabel B. Little, director. tlO,(K)0 in deUnquent taxes in toe. stated yesterday. She also stated that county during li^ and 1934, when,she was expecting the necessary in- Nance was senator, and tois resulted structions and forms for making the in a lowering of the tax levy. Long required investigations next ,week. also chargi^ that Nsmee had refused'The Laurens county board has bami letata with toe Roosevelt ad-! instructed to -emDioy one addikgitot to coopetata with toe Roosevelt ad-J instructed to -employ one sridithl ministration, “even in the qgkantion case worker to perform Ous of his own private farms.’*. Long!tional work, chared that Nance planted this yearj No applicatioos kax-i been 189.8 acres of cotton more tbao thelto WFA since June 39, the Uiieetor 889.9 acres aUotted him by the AAA. mated. A I i i