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n I. :/ Poge Ten THE CLtNtDN CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C Timrsdqy, December ISI^ 1940 38 Per Cent of People Voted In Election SPORTS CHAHERBOX TENCH OWENS Roosevelt Total of Bal lots Was 20 Per Cent, Willkie's 17 Per Cent. 'Views the Athletic Front As football merges into basketball. McMillian Named To Coach P. C. Varsity Football Long Branch Club Holds^Monthly Meet The Long Branch Home Demon- stration club held its regular month ly meeting Monday/afternoon at the school house. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Charlton Benjamin. A C^hrist- Vnas program was enjoyed by the club, beginning with an a];q;>ropriate devotional exercise by membm of the school faculty. A reading, “Christmas Everywhere,” was given by Mrs. Roy Harris. Mrs. Sam Comp ton discussed “Christmas Living la Democracy.” Alter a short business session the club adjourned. Lonnie S. McMillian, P. C.’s track, basketball and freshman football we shift our comments accordingly' coach, has been appointed varsity Washington, Dec. 14. Almost^™"' gridiron to hardwood. Of course there are the Bowl football coach for one year to sue-, ceed Coach Walter ' A. Johnson, «iirty-eight of every 100 persons i games to consider, and plenty of peo-' granted leave of absence. Major, e country voted in the presiden-: pjg ^.ju consider them before the 1 Johnson will be called into service j bowl game New Camp Stewart near Savannah, Ga. Smarf to Give ... Stirart To Receive GIFTS FROM Hal election Nov. 5. There were 49.-, New Year is well underw'ay. Thous-'early in February with the l^al Na-j B08.624 voters out of the 1.31,669,-' a^ds upon thousands of people ac-j^onal guard unit to ^ stationed^at tua TTnUarj ctotoc 1 tuallv will soo a I „ . other thousands The announcement was made during I 1176 persons in the United States, i tually will see a Votes for Franklin D. Roosevelt j Year's Day. And * „ u k u r c* /totaled 27.241.839. or slightly more^ will follow every play by radio. the past weey>^ F^f. H. E. Sturgeon, ^ ^than twenty from every 100 of ihe| Ifs natural, too, for football has president of the college athletic cou^ Ik 'population. Wendell L. Willkie re- assumed its place as the big sport in announcem^t 'a so ( ceived 22.327.226. or almost .seven- our national life. The teams playing Johnson would retain his posi-j 100 of the popula- in these games this year are truly , athletic director -Stone Co. Coach McMillian joined the col lege as assistant football coach in a brilliant In 1917 his teen from e\ery tion. I great combinations and some thrilling The Census Bureau estimated that'action is assured on every field. ,, ^^^3 completing there were 80.528.000 potential vot-, We could look at the bowl games, gj-j^jiron career at P. C Cl'S, that ' I -- ..t-- -> lira li zed and over. About .‘^ixty-ftwo in every son. Spring practice ICO of these potential voters cast bal-' squads before they have had time lots. I to relax and the grind will be on The number of persons who reg-! again, istered or who otherwise qualified f I I --7 - 7 ” griairon career ai r. in ii»n ms tiat IS, native persons and nat- not as the end of the 1940- season, pQm.j,g interrupted by K ed loreign born 21 years old: but as the bugle call of the 1941 sea- World war in which he served W ver. About .‘^ixtywtwo in every; son. Spring practice will hit many • 4h,>~navv R^tnmintr to in S in the navy. Returning to college in 1919, he was placed on the all-state team at end for-two years. , . , , , Beginning his 20th year in Sep- fr. ^ fin fi-fi q~Q Of that mim ' booking back on the local season, Member, Coach McMillian has tum«d to \c.e v,as 60,5.6.9(9. Of that num- ^^g j^g^.g ^ever enjoyed one more. manv S I A A track men as ber about eighty-two in every 100 ij. .i-g teams hiah school and ^ ^*^3*^*^ men,^ m,,*,....; /5Ui uic iocai ledins, .mgn sciiooi aim, 3 number of championship exercised the right of franchise college, were better than usual. Some hackethall aiiints His manv friends In fpur .-tales more than half the thrilling olavs and ■ w .,?i Ti 1 exciiing momenis. xnnuing piays ana, j,gj.g g^^jj throughout the state will' jmpulation \oted. They v,ere II .great victories were the result. ^«r,.^.,„.-«rr,or,t. linois, 53.4 per cent; Nevada. 53.0;! Indiana. 52.0, and Delaware, 51.1 ‘i. The states in which the smallest P^r-'the Presbyterian college quintet has be interested in the announcement • . .u * that he has been selected to fill Turning to basketball, we see that ^oach Johnson's place during his . , .1 Presbyterian college quintet has , , absence — centage of the population voted were: already played two games, losing ^uth Carolina. 5.2 per cent: Miss-;oj^g gnj winning one. They lost by THOMPSON COPELAND, son of Mr. issippi, 8.0; Georgia, 10.0, and -Ala-|^^,p points to the Red Flames, cham-• and Mrs. G. W. Copeland, about bama, 10.4. ' pionship tecmi from Southern Bleach- Christmas-giving, eountle.ss people The twenty most populous states, gj.y gj^^ from Winnsboro mills’ who$e Christmas is not joyful would each ha\ ing 2.500.000 or more peo- p^oyai Cords by a safe margin Tues- be made happier. When George be- ple and an aggregate population of ^gy ^ight. Both games were played jgan on his list he wanted the first on BP7 S4 1 fQ.-.r.i-taH vnfc :L. r. . J .J . . . . . . . . .. • , 1/ 98,887.541. -reported -a_ total vote the local gy nytnd gave the stu^-ione tcT be a frtend-wtroTn he thought 39,071,418, indicating that 39.5 in ev-. gj^^j Clinton fans a /chance to few others would remember ery 100 cf population voted. Those'year’s edition of Blue; It is always a pleasure to see O. A. states have 367 of the 531 | stocking basketeers. • u . u' What they saw made hopes rise j SOWERS, who has been in feeble', The other twentyfeight states. ^ itn 1 i^gg^ seasons in several | health for several years past, on thej/ a total population of 3..,118.643 and|yggj.g Coach McMillian’s men have j streets. ^Ir. Sowers looks forward to ' 164 electoral votes, had a total popu-j gjjpgj.jgj.^gg^ alertness, aggressiveness, j his daily walk to town which he|i lai vote of 10,737,206, or 33.4 w | good anticipation, and a fair share'takes if at all possible. 11 eiy 100 of their population. CM the|gj height. These are the ingredients! ♦ 963.091 persons in voteless District | a winning team and Lonnie Mac 1 A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO!' of Columbia, it is estimated, about^j^g j^g^ g^jj. ^gjj gjj^j produce! ALL! 150,000 voted in some state. j ^^jg fj^al combination. . | Of the twenty most populous states; ^oach McMillian, who is scheduled 1 SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE In Christmas Boxes , • MEN APPRECIATE SHIRTS HANDKERCHIEFS STETSON HATS Wilson Exclusive 3 to Box, fancy, 50c $5.00 $1.5(L-S1.S5 Others 98c Linen, 25c each (Hhers $1.95, $2.50, $2.95 TIES UNION SUITS PAJAMAS Wcdglocke Heavy, 89c Faultless Nobelt $1.49, $1.95, $2.95 49c and $1.00 COAT SWEATERS FLANNEL SHIRTS Fancy and Plain VESTS and SHORTS AH Weol 98c 25c ud 50c each $3.95 RUBBER BOOTS WORK SHOES Duofold $2.49 pr. All siies HEALTH UNDERWEAR SOCKS $1.49, $1.98, $2.29, $2.48 Light and Warm Fancy, Plain, Wool and $3.50 $3.75 Suit «25c and 50c pr. UDIES APPRECIATE ✓ BATH MATS FINE HOSE SATIN GOWNS Fancy 49c, $1.25, $3.95 89c and $1.00 BEDSPREADS $1.95, $2.9^ $3.95, $4.95 Many GelenL BLANKETS Handmade $2.95 to $6.95 All Wool $11.00 HANDKERCHIEFS CANNON TOWELS Part Wool $5.95 25c, 50c, $1.00 * 15c to 50c Others $1.79, $2.95 I I S S f I I f I r fourteen. ha\ing an /aggregate popu- ^ coach varsity* football next yearjThe Favarite Paper Jn Clinton Honea lation of 80,919.993, each polled a, while Coach Johnson is in the anny,i xniiiicn or more votes. Their tolaLwill call his players back early for popular vote was 35,802,519, or 44.2' ^ggj^g^j^gjj pj.gg^jgg gj^gj. ^j^g jjgjj^gyg j in every 100 of population. Their to-^ ^j^e team journeys to Florida fori tjii electoral vote is 298, or thirty-two ^^g gauges with Stetson university onj mere than a majority. Texas castfjgnugry 3 and 4. more than a million votes for presi- 1 qj ^j^g players on the squad, Cap- dent for the first tupf. , . ,, ' „vtain Dick Meisky, Paul (Mac) Mc- Six stales of more than 2,500,000 -jug^ ^gg^gg paui, Matt Moore, population and having an aggre-j j^gj^ pigjggj^j^gj^ gjj^j j q Coleman gate population of 17,967,548 failed ]3j.g seniors and have been playing to return a million votes apiece.. together sine they were freshmen. Their total vote was 3,268,899, or l ppHon Moore, a transfer, is also a 18.2 voters in every 100 of Iheirgg^jjgj. addition to the seniors, all population. Their total electoral vote j gj whom Wfll see plenty of service, Is sixty-nine. , L,onnie Mac has several other talent- |ed men. Frank Heidt, a sophomore forward, looked good in the first two games. He may develop into a scor ing threat and give punch to the Blue Stocking attack. Lloyd Evans, a ju nior guard, will sooa be recovered fully from a football injury and ready to join the fight for a first string position on the Blue Hose five. Irvin Griffin, Bud Collier and others h Will be a big help as a strenuous sea- COPELAND-STONE GO.I CLINTON, S.C. ^ PHONE 47 (We DeHver) Vote In Tliis State South Carolina cast 99,832 votes 'With a population of 1,899,804, show ing that only 5.2 per cent of popu lation voted. Fathers, Sons, Daughters And Mothers Feost -The Future Farmers and Junior Homemakers of Laurens county were hosts to their fathers and mothers at • banquet held at Gray Court-Owings high school Friday evening, Decem ber 6. About 250 people were present, including special guests invited by the two cH-ganizations. ; The FJ!-A- and J.HA- member^ of the Gray Court-Owings chapter made special arrangements to prepare and gfrve a delicious chicken supper for •Hht KcasiOh. Members of the other chapters in the county assisted in putting on this event which every one seemed to enjoy. After the de lightful meal all were invited to the auditorium to see a moving picture entitled 'The Green Hand.” The pic ture featured the educational setting of the national organizatioO of the Future Farmers of America, empha- sizmg its aims and policies. Special guests attending the ban quet were; J. Leroy Bums, county superintendent of educafion; C. B. Cannon county agent; J. R. White, federal security administrator; Rex Lanford, secretary Clintori Produc tion Credit association; E. R. Alexan der district supervisor oj agriculture; Miss Jessie Hunter, district super visor of home economics; H. E. Save ly, state manager, Chilean Nitrate of SiKla / Educational Bureau; O. L. Long, senator-elect; J. P. Sloan, of Clinton, house member-elect of the local del egation; and lumbers of the board of trustees from each school. This was the first time 'ip the his tory cf Laurens county thart the Fu ture Farmers and Junior Homemak ers enjoyed such fellowship together. The advisers to these groups'are S. C. Gambrell, Gray Court-Owings; F. M. King, Clinton; F. W. Taylor, Lau rens; Miss, ^Virginia Shjrley, Gray Court-Owings; Miss Margaret Webb, Clinton, and "Miss Marion Mabry« Laurens, respectively. . son gets under way. HE TOWN Incidents, Unusuol ond Ordinary, Gathered On Our Rounds. sairrs Men, a lot pf your -wives have been in to see us within the past few weeks and have your Santa Cllaus surprise all reaidy for you. We know you’ve just been too busy, but ihe wise thing would be for you to take a few minutes off today and buy something for th# little -wife from our wide selection. Here are a few ideas. FOR CHRISTMAS TABLES China ARE GIFTS TSAT PLEASE Word has been received here from MRS. A. A. TALBOT, the former MISS CASSIE OLIVER of this city, now a medical missionary in Tsing Kiangpu Ku, China. Acquaintances of Mrs. Talbot, who was a member of the orphanage staff here for several years will be interested to know that all is well with the Talbots despite conditions existing in China. The let ter, which was written the middle of November, was received here the past week and broui^t Christmas greetings and best wishes to Mrs. Talbot’s Clinton friends. Increasingly popular Lu-Ray ; Stately War wick, Haviiand. See U8 for selections. All pat terns from open stock. Ebtprecs aenti- ment and practi- cal judgment, too, with Wtft- Intfiouae electri-j cal gifts. West-I in|dM>use gifttj are beautiful and] aerviceable. Complete the pattern your wife started long ago. Goblets, Iced Teas, Champagnes, All Others MR. and MRS. E. J. ADAIR left Saturday for a visit to Mrs. Adair’s father, iff. Meadors, in Cusseta. Ala bama. After spending the Christmas season in Cusseta, Mr. and Mrs. Adair will enjoy a stay at Hot Springs, Ark., returning to Clinton about January 1. 12^20 up LAMPS Boudoir, living room and bed lamps— f 1.N a* COFFEE MAKER Styled for ^rvice' $7J5 and Lace Table Cloths GRILL Cooks, fries, broils UM Waffle Grills extra IRON 5-heat controL Bring old iron and $5J5 Several residents of Cross Anchor reported seeing and hearing th4 fire works display staged here December 5 by the Chamber of Commerce. THE ROBERTS HERE Rev. J. K. Roberts and Mrs. Rob erts of Greensboro, N. C., were visit ors here Tuesday. Mr. Roberts will enter upon his work as pastor of the First Presbyterian churqh the first of January. The Roberts will occupy the R. E. Wysor home on Iffaple street. LADIE5— Have your Cleaningidoiw Through Water White Solvent / BUCHANAH'S Phaatu! CHIEF L. H. BAGWELL and po liceman WILLIAM BLAKELY at tended a Federal Bureau of Investi gation meeting in Charlotte, N. C., on Thursday. The convention, which was attend^ by police from various cities, pertained to national defense and better acquainted officers with the program. Mr. Bagwell and Mr. Blakely were accompanied to Char lotte by the former’s two sons, Lew is, Jr., and Alvin, WIk) virited rela tives there. 1 UCE COVERS By Scranton If she hasn’t mentioned anything special, this is a sure hit ■ ft',', r. A ' WAFFLE IRON A deliidit to use f4A5 $2.45 up TOASTER * Speedy, efficient 12,99 op MR. and MRS. THAD C. JOHN SON, JIL, have a most attractive Christinas scene designed Iqr Mr. Ji^mson for their home in the Jacobs aparfaneiiti- oa Cahwrt avsnue. The scene, red reindeer and stin arrang- d •gakoitt a white, lighted back- grov^ is diq^layed above the sec ond story porch, end presents a strik ing picture with arranfcmeiits el trees and other ewnoPil decomtioQe. Last Minute Shoppers! Look! Smedters, Radios, Cedar Cheats, Desks, Bridge Tables, 26 Piece Sets Silver, Rugs, AU Wool Blan kets, a Thousand and One Other Items. MIXER Complete with juice extractor |2t.H 1^5“ ros. O' CLm’PON.S.C. mgmmm-