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r- "s ■# ) IHECHMNICU Strives To Be A Clean Newspaper, Complete, Newsy ond Reliable Shp Qllitttntt (dhronirlp If You Don't Read IHE CHRONICLE You Don't Get the News Volume XL Clinton, S. C., Thursday, November 7, 1940 Number 45 » ROOSEVELT WINS ^eaks i>recedeni,win$ third term BY WIDE A^ARGIN PRESIDENT HOLOING 39 STATES WITH TOTAL OF Ml OEDORAl VOTES Willkie Leeds In Nine States With 63 Electoral Ballots. Middle West Is Republican Stronghold. Presidential: At noon yesterday President Roosevelt led in 39 states with 468 electoral votes; Willkie in nine with 63. Popular vote at t|iat hour: With 99,463 of the nation’s that you have known for a gi^at many years.” His first appearance as president-«lect was scheduled at noon—with the laying of a corner stone for the Hyde Park, N. Y., post- office. This occasion may enable him to give a first hint of the policies of his third administration. Tradition Smashed President Roosevelt, the precedent- breaker, smashed one of America’s most ancient traditions today with a profincts I dramatic and sweeping victory in his counted, the total vote was 40,649,-! battle for a third term. 938, with Roosevelt having 22,198,790; His election was conceded in mid- and Willkie 18,451,148. jmoming by Wendell L. Willkie, his [dogged, hard-hitting Republican op- New Y^k, Nov. 6. — President ponent, who had made the thiitl Roosevelt’s third term victory over j term question one of the two out- Wendell L. Willkie was building up j standing issues of a slambang cam- ^ today toward another electoral cot-'paign. ^ I lege landslide. i At 10:30 a.m., in New Yofk, Will- j The New Deal is in for another * kie’s press secretary, Lem Jones j four years at the White House and gave out the text of-this congratula- at least two more on Capitol Hill, but tory telegram: Willkie appears to have piled up thej “Franklin D. Roosevelt, , largest vote ever cast for a losing! “President of the Unit^ States, candidate. Those results of the 1940 election ‘Hyde Park, New York “Congratulations on your reelec- were indicated hour by hour last i tion as president of the United States, night. In more complete returns to-il know that we are both gratified day the president’s reelection be-; that so many American citizens par- came a mathematical certainty atjticipated ip the election. I wish you 9:40 a.m. when tabulation showed+all pei^nal health and happiness. 20 states with at least 266 electoral j Cordially. votes had given him safe pluralities,; “Wendell L. Willkie. Some precincts were missing. But the | Last night Senator Charles L. Mc- battle was over. (Nary of Oregon, Willkie’s running- The new deal had broken through j mate, conceded a victory for Mr. Republican defenses in New England Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace, the Democratic vice-presidential nomi nee. ‘The president spent last evening and in the great industrial states of the Middle West. The solid South held solid and the far West went to Roosevelt although Oregcm was,at his Hyde Park home, where in fighting ground. The Middle West proved a Willkie stronghold. The president told his Hyde Park, N. Y., neiifftbors that they would find Rim “the same Franklin Rooaevelt Rd Cniiss IM«( Tt 1932 and 1936 he saw himself elect ed to the presidency, and where, Just as in boto those years, his happy neighbors thronged the spreading lawns end serenaded him with bugles and dnmik. Promptly at midnight, Mr. Rooae velt greeted the serenaders from the aa rtf t tt ^ err t Iportico. “Full returns” were lacking. Be Made Ben Week “We, of course, face difficult dasre,” he said. “But I think you will find me in the future just the same | Franklin Roosevelt you have known j for years.' Lions Qub To Direct Canvass To Roise Com munity Quota of $1,000 The Clint^Red Cross chapter,|;;‘^tory ~uld not be t jji- J »r_lym advance of a more complete headed by J. B. Townsend as chair-j^^ j man, will begin its annual ship drive on Moi^y, Nov. 11 with Ne,;,rthele», ot 10:45 am, it ap- “{laccompllshad with 458 of the coun- the chapter, states that fifty cents f j electoral votea.' The number required for election is 266. Indica tions were that bis popular plurality would prove considerably less than the margin of more than 10,000,000 SOUTH CAROLINA GIVES ROOSEVELT LARGE ^ORITY Jeffersonian Democrats i Register Most of Willkie Votes. South Solid. DRAFT BOARDS GET 'MASTS LIST' FOR REGISTERED QASS Questionnaires Being Mailed To Classify Men Within Age Limit. j Columbia, Nov. 5j.—South Carolin-■ Laurens county’.s two_ draft btiard.<» ians once more voted overwhelming- on Saturday received copies of the jly Democratic in Tuesday’.s election, official master li.st of the flctobor 18 but the Republican candidate for national .selective service lottery and (President received a considerably immediately mapped plans for a.s- i larger vote than Alfred M. London signing local order number.s to rheir did four years ago, in his contest for registrants. I the state’s eight electoral votes. ) R. J. Pitts, chairiiftn of Clinton ! t board No. 50. stateti yesterday that President Roosevelt received 81,867 the job of checking the list ag.ainst votes against 4,144 for Wendell Will- the 2.465 regi.strants ha> been com- !kie, the Republican candidate, in Pitted. i returns from 953 of 1,277 precincts. Beginning thi.s morning the fii -'t I Democratic nominees for congress questionnaires will be mailed out at were renamed by huge majorities, the rate of approximately 50 a day. I and scattered returns gave a majority R<*8istrants receiving questionnaires of about four to one for proposed "’’IR have five days to fill out and 'amendments to the constitution. ’'gn them and mail or bring them to I I draft headquarters in the Jacoli^ & ■ Four years ago the complete vote company building, jwas; Roosevelt 113,791, Landon, The questionnaires wjll ask infor- 11,646. - mation about the registrant's identi- The vote for Willkie was divided “nation, physical conditam, educa- among three different electoral tick- occupation (,r activity, depen- ets. One was put out by the Repub- cilizen.ship. court record if lican faction which won recognition registrant s statement at the la.st national convention, dn-'cla.ssiftcation. A speciM set [Other by the Joe W. Tolbert faction questions must be an.swered by 'Which was ou.sted at the convention,' agricultural oicupation.^, 'and the third by the Jeffersonian mmusters or students preparing Democrats ■ ministry, by conscientious I ‘ . I objectors, and by student.'', present I The Jeffer^nian Democrats, cen-, members of armed forces, and ('er- j tered m Charleston, gave a large pro- officials ot the vote iov ihe questionnaire will be .GOP standard l^arer. Other stamped the registrant’s local order , presidential electors number. As soon as the questionnaire learned the names of the Democratic, examined by the local board and ;nominees. registrant classified, he will be' I Voters also balloted upon five pro- notified of his cla.ssification. [posed amendments to the constitu-] Class I includes men who are I tion but early returns were too small .available for induction into the arm- |to indicate a trend. One of the prin-led forces of the United States. icipal objectives pf the amendments was to pave thej way for the legis Franklin D. Roosifvelt Armisfke Day b Be Oberved HiRe ■■ ■ Program To Be Present ed Monday By American Legion Auxiliory. each dollar raised will remain in the local treasury, the other fifty cents to go to national headquarters. The membership drive will be made by the local Lions club as the sponsoring organization with Roy Casque as chairman. The canvass of the business section will be under the direction of H. L. Eichelberger, Goyne Simpson, Mac Adair and E. M. Timmerman. The canvass in the residential sec tion will be headed by Mrs. J. B. Townsend, chairman of the Lions auxiliary. Those to assist Mrs. Town- Next Monday, Nov. 11—Armistice The full extent of the presidents! Day—will be observed in the city. The program for the day will b6 given under the auspices of the American - Legion auxiliary headed by Mrs. B. O. Whitten, president. The auxiliary for the fifth year is offering a silver loving cup as first prize for the best decorated window in the business section. The auxiliary is asking and urging all business houses to close their doors for the period 10:55 to 11:15 and to display the American flag in front of their places of buainess. The parade in which the kx:al Boy Scouts and city and college bands will participate, will form at the First Bapti^ church and march to the monument. Here a short patriotic address will be delivered by Lieut. Col. Alexander H. Cummings, profes sor of military science and tactics at Presbjrterian college. send in the work are: Mrs. Copeland Blackwell, Mrs. Delmar Rhame, Jr., Mrs. Goyne Simpson, Mrs. W. M.l Walker, Mrs. R X.. Plaxico, Mrs. W. T. Jackson, Mrs. Posey Watts Cope land, Mrs. John W. Finney, Jr., Mrs. Hugh Ray, Mrs, C. W. Cooper, Mrs. R. E. Sadler, Mrs. Shirley Timmons, Mrs., Frank Kellers, Mrs. Roy Pitts, Mrs. B. H. Suddeth, Mrs. Wilson Harris, Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. Car by which he was elected in 1936. In addition to a substantial lead in New York, the president held the ' advantage in- Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, Minnesota, New Jersey, CalHomia and Illinois, among oth ers. Willkie was lea^Ung in nine states: Calorado, Iowa, Indiana, Kan sas, Maine, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont. The nine have 63 electoral votes. Preshyterian League Holds Fall Rally Conference At Friend ship Church Largely Attended. One hundred and fifty-eight young people from 18 churches gathered at Friendship church near Laurens last Saturday for the fall rally of the young people’s league of South .Car- ilina presbytery. The theme for the conference was, “Growing Young Christians,” with the worship period for the day led by Miss Ann Hollo way of Greenwood. Speakers were Rev. L. O. Elmore, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Class II includes those whose in duction is deferred because of the lature to meet every two years m-j importance to the nation of the ser- ^ stead of annually as at present. Ivice they are rendering in their ci- ' First reports indicated that the.vilian activities. (voting generally was not unusually Class III includes those whose in- I heavy. Iduction is deferred because they have In Columbia, where the polls ckis-1 persons dependent upon them for 9d Mi 6 p^, the vote showed a heavy Democratic majority. The few votes cast for Wendell Willkie, the Repub lican presidential candidate, were mostly, of the Jeffersonian Demo support. Class IV includes toose whose in duction is deferred by law and those unfit for military service. On the same day that a registrant cratic variety rather than straight- j classitied, a notice of classification out Republican. Iwill be mailed him in order that he The Jeffersonian Democrats, who j may be informed of his status and State Democratic Chairman Winches-1 in order that he might plan an ap- ter Smith described as “nothing butjpeal within five days if he is not Republicans,” opposed the Democrat-!satisfied with the action of the board, ic nominee on the principle of no'No classification is permanent, the third term. Their electoral candi-' law states, the deferment of any reg- dates were pledged to Willkie but'‘-'^trant being subject to termination their ticket carried the names of the‘.whenever the basis for his deferment Democratic congressional nominees, ('ceases to exist. Besides the regular Republican j ballot, the Republican faction led VAiisaaa DasAMlsa Joseph W. “Tieless Joe” Tolbert was! I Otllly i wOPIv 10 in the field with a slate of electoral ~ candidates. i The early returns also indicated | the usual sweeping victory for the; Gather Sunday Helped along by the preside!ht’s sweep. Democrats kept control of Goldville; Mrs. J. E. Ratchf^d, wife, congressional nominees.! of the pastor at Cross Hill; All apparently would be elected by thiel Downs, of the chair of English, Presbyterian college. Following the addresses the group engaged in dis cussion of the topic in forum man ner, led by various members, includ ing Misses Laura Fleming, Ann Den ny, Silos Knight, Bobby Schwane Autumn Conference of A. R. P. Church To Be Held At Woodruff. big majorities. Democratic nominees (or the South | Carolina house and for over half of i the senate, as well as nominees ofj the party for a wide variety of coun-' ty and local offices, were elected j trai district of South Carolina Young without opposition. Peoples Christian union will be held The autumn conference of the Cen- jbeck, Donald H^am Mrs. BX A. Du-i Democratic congressional can- at the Woodruff Associate Reformed 'r^t, Rev. G. M. Tefford, Dr^D. J.l didates were Presbyterian church Sunday. No- I both the house and senate. THORNWELL PLAYS YORK HERE TODAY LUTHERAN MEET IN ANDERSON TODAY The fall meeting of the Piedmont [conference of the Lutheran Synod of [South Carolina is being held today at Holy Trinity church, Anderson, The Thomwell high gridiron team;Rev. Alton C. Clark, pastor. The con- will meet the fast York high eleven Iference opens with the administra- roll Spencer, Mrs. James Anderson, afternoon-on Johnson field j tion of the Holy Communion, Rev, Woods, Rev. J. E. Ratchford, Rev. C, J. Matthews, Rev. C. A. Calcote, Rev. J. L. Shannon, Rev. E. P. Moye, Rev. J. J. Hayes, Dr. Roswell C. Long, Miss Margaret Cortner, Miss Vir ginia Pitts, Miss Euphemia Gordon and Rev. M. A. Durant. Mrs. Brooks Owens, Mrs. Ace Work- OMm, Mrs. Sterlin Young, Miss Rota ^iley Little, Mrs. Hugh Holman, Mrs. Russell Gray, Mrs. Roy Work man, Mrs. B. B. Ballard, Mrs. John T. Young, Mrs. R. G. Watson, Mrs. J. B. Ouzts, Miss Martha Lue Blakely. Goldville will be headed by G. N. Foy as ebataman. Claude Trammell is chairman at the Clinton Cotton Mills, Eugene Johnson in the Lydia Mills community. The State Train ing school canvass will be in charge of Ttan Plaxico; Thomwell orphan age, Mrs. Dennis Sowers; COC camp, Lieut. McDaniel; Renno, Mrs. David Pitts; Mountville, A. O. Abercrom bie; the Hopewell section, Ryan Law- son, and Presbyterian coU^ Will ard Jones. The committees are urging all citi'^ sens of Clinton and this community to join this year since the appeal for htto national 'heMHtuiutfn is urgwit 8BRYICB8 AT READ SPRINOS l^padal praadling sarvjces have been aniiounoed for Suhday, morning at 11 o’clock at Read Springs A. R. P. churdi dmr MotmtviUa. Robert Al- _ Of Wtotar Be is at 3 pjn. in what promises to be a(R. r. Ellsworth of Union, and Rev. fast, weU-played game. The Thom- j. l. Mayer of this city, officiating well team is in excellent condition! At the mominv session the Rr and has been proving a strong oppo sition for opposing teams this year. Popular admission, prices of 15c and 25c will be diarged. DRIVB CAREFULLY SAVE A LiFB- So Far TUa Yaar IWt Have Beea 14 FATALITIES AUTOaOBlLB 4 ACOPENTB la LAURENS COUNTY Let’s Strive To Make 1B40 a* Safe Year Or Ike Hifkwaja. the Mifi vnudtm. The*p^ At the morning session, the Rev. Thos. F. Suber, superintendent of the synod, will address a joint meeting of church conference and W. M. S. con ference. At the meeting m the afternoon, W. E. Moots of this city, will lead in the presentation of the subject, “The Relation of the Apportionment to Special Booevolenccs.” Mr. Mayer, of St. Jttfm’s church, will lead a dis- cuadon on “Christian Educatkm of Youth.” Representatives of the local church, in addition to the pastor, are Wyman M. Shealy, J. B. Dominick and Mr. Monta. 'nie Woman's Missionary society of the conference is also meeting in Anderson today. THORNWELL GETS FLORIDABEQUEST Mrs. Jennie M. Ogden, who recent ly died at her home in St Peters burg, Fta., included a bequest of $74100 In her will for Thomwell or phanage, according to informatieo reoeivtfd at the institution this we<^ The gift whi^ was undesignated, is txpectod to be paid by the egeeutocs wttbin the muU year. L. Mendel Rivers. Charleston, first vemjjier 10, beginning with a session district; H. P. Fulmer, Orangeburg, at 5^p.m. second district: Butler B. Hare, Sa-j Central district comprises the Uk’uI luda, third district; Joseph R. Bry- young people's organizations m the son. Greenville, fourth district; counties of Laurens, Newberry, Spai - James P. Richards. Lancaster, fifth, tanburg and Greenville, district; John L. McMillan, Florence. The theme of the conference i.s A country-style picnic lunch was j sixth district. All except Rivers were Christianity a Liv ing Experience. ’ served at noon under the direction incumbents. Among the speakers will be James of Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Shannon, pas-' The Republican candidates were: P. Sloan, of Clinton, who will speak tor and his wife, and women of the; Mrs. John E. Messervy, first dis-,on “Christianity an Element in Ma- church. (trict: M. B. Cross, second district; turity.’’ I At the close of the day’s program)A. F. Ernest, third district; James D.! Others appearing on the program the council met to fill three vacan-; McCullough, fourth district; C. F.! will be .Miss Jane Taylor and William jcies in the ranks caused by resigna-j Pendleton, fifth district; C. B. Ruffin, jAlli.son of Spartanburg. William Mc- Itions. These are Miss Ann Major of sixth district. ‘Kittnck cf Mountville. Mis.ses Julia 'Cross Hill, to the chairman of Life, [Kennedy and Pauline Bryson and the Enrichment, Miss Eleanor Fleming of T DAO PS IN 30TH Johnston of WiKidruff, and iLaurens, chairman of Stewardship,. ” ■ Robert A. Whitesidqs of Winter Hav- and Miss Vivian Davenport of New-:Vjt I PAY INLRcASC -en. Fla., student at Erskine Theologi- • berry, chairman of Comradeship. cul seminary. I The next meeting of the league; Columbia, Nov. 4.—Many men ofj Also in connection with the con- jWill be held with the First Presby-jthe 30lh division received good news ference will be a meeting of all of- iterian church of Greenwood near [today. !ficers of the local unions in the dis- . Easter, and the fall rally next No- jvember by invitation with the Gold ville church. Dr. M. G. Woodworth III At His Home Here Dr. M. G, Woodworth, professor of A radiogram to Fort Jackson from trict at which various .-synodical and the chief of finance at Washington state officers will discuss phases of authorized the payment of $30 a "'ork of the local union in relation to month to all 30th division membci^ state and synodical organizations, who were in this former national) guard group for four months prior to ^Qyiify DlDhtheria September 16, when it was inducted'^.. • ^ . ij ij into the regular army. Previously itiv*liniCS Oeing Held was not known whether they would i ♦ English at Presbyterian college, is,receive this pay or the $21 effective A senes of diphtheria clinic's have critically ill at his home on Calhoun for the first four months for a new been held in the county during the street. A man who has the high es teem of all who know him. Dr. Woodworth has a host of friends who will regret to team of his serious illness. ON DVTT WITH MARINES Jack Witherspoon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon of Cross Hill, left this week for Norfolk, Va., whore be has been neigned to duty with the U. 8. MuteM, Mr. Withenpoon hokts a tamMmkm m pM BtRten- ant in toe Reserve OOieerF man in the army. Grid Games This Week Fresbytorian CoUege Vanity November $—Erskine at Rock Hill. CUnton High November $—Greenwood at Clin ton (night). ThernweH Bl^ November 7 — Yoiicv at CRaton (3 PJB.) week under the direction of Dr. H. :R. Perkins, county health director. [At the clinics toxoid is being given ■ free of charge to ail children six 'years of age and financially unable I to afford the treatment. Dr. Perkins 'said. Clinics yet to be held today and Friday follow: Ihursday—Poplar Springs, 10 aan.; Mt Gallagher, 10:45; Mt Olive, 11:15; Waterkx), 11:45. Friday--Shady Grove, 10 a. m.; Renno. U aja.