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Brown said ‘Hhere are one-mr two things we are going to have to eliminate.** and * Senator Pruitt of Anderson agreed that "mie or two items Should be eliminated and one or two otihers need readjustment.*’ Nothing could be gained, he said, in."going too last.” Recommittal of the bill, which the committee put before the senate by "bob-tailing” its provisions to a min or revenue measure from the house, followed an aftemo(m hearing at which some of the proposed new' and increased taxes drew fire from out side sources. Brown said lie asked for recommittal for the "purpose'of a (further) hearing^ and announced that a committee meeting would be held early tomorrow afternoon in the hope of finishing work quicUy, -, ^ vote on the bill could not, by previous agreement, be had before 2 p. m., Thmsday. The new revenue provisions in cluded increased, taxes on incomes, ammunition, chain stores and cig- arsis. An. old candy tax w<mld be reimposed and the admiasimi tax For the .first hl|^t minting of the year, the senate remk|aed in ses sion only about 15 mldmas. When the seventh legislative week began at noon, the senate put the question of ratificatfon of the bien nial session constitutional amend ments squarely up to the house passing three Joint resolutions v^xich would make bleqiUal sessions effec tive in two more yakrs. , These meas ures went to the house, vdiich has failed on three previous occasions Clinton, S. C., tliursday, February 27, 1941 Rev. C. C. Vaughan Dies Suddenly . Belov^ Boptist Minister Posses At Florence. Final Rites At Goldville. Tbs Rev. Christopher Ck>lumbus Vaughan, 72, Baptist minister, died suddenly early Monday morning at the home of his dau^ter, Mrs. Ray mond D. McMillan in Florence, where he and Mrs. Vaughan had been visiting for several days. Though Mr. Vaughan had been in declining' health lor the past three months his condition had much im proved recently, the annoimcement of- his passing coming as a great shock to his frioids here and else- vdiere. Tbe body was brought to the home of his brother-in-law, W. A. Moor head, at Goldville, Monday afternoon. The funeral services were held Tues day morning at 11 o’clock from the Goldville Baptist churdi of which he was the beloved pastor, with inter ment following in the Philippi Bap tist church cemetery in Unim coun ty at 2 pan. The services were con ducted by Rev. L. M. Rice of Union, lifelong friend of Mr. Vaughan, as sisted by the Rev. C. F. Pittman of Greenville. Both at the church and grave a large orowd gathered to pay a last tribute to a man of recognized Christian character whose influence for good was widespread. The mass of floral offerings attested the es teem in which he was held by a host of friends who join with his family in moimxing his death. Active pallbearers were; Ryan Lawson, William S«m, Randolph Davis, CSuurles Murphy, Mason Row land and Ray Sxirratt. Mr. Vaughan was bom and reared bi Union county. After graduating at Furman university he took his theo- Idldcal training at the Southenr Bap tist Theological seminary at Louis ville, Ky., ot whidi he was also a graduate. As a young minister he lo cated in^ Union county and then in Darlington county where he was pastor of the Swift Creek Baptist chuoch for 20 years. Returning to this section of Uw state 15 years ago, be aanimed pastorate ottba-Biieh River and Goldville Baptist churdxes which he bed faithfully served since that time. Undtf his leadership the new Baptist church at Goldville was recently completed and dedicated for worriiip. Mr. Vauidian was a man who had the respect and honor of all who knew him and ttie lo^e of diose who knew him welL As a mmister, citizen and friend^ her was admnbd for the sincerity of his pvurposes and the up rightness of his character. He Uv^ Armaments Fund Near 3t KHion •President Presents Request for Nearly Four Billions More. Washington, Feb. 24.—The United States armaments program has! Jumped to "close to $31,000,000,000,” I Mid tonight after President Roose-^f** "Tk velt had asked congress to furnish ‘he le«-lend b.H $3,811,311,197 to the war department s advocates a.s- ininediateiy because ot “contingen- kMp cies which have arisen ” i America at peace, and Senator cies wnicn nave arisen. ^ Wheeler (D-Mont.) hotly replied that Mr. RTOsevelt sent a to ^ member of the. British parliament Speaker Rayburn asking the funds Uad predicted the United States for 17 war department functions. ^^^Id enter the war soon, ranging from $1,412,261,000 for the I _ j r» u j j air roipa to $15,000 for the Fort Ben- ^h' unnamed M. P. had Mid, Number 9 LEND-LEASE TALK GOES 0H#SAME TENSE BITTERNESS Backers Term Bill Nec* essary for Defense, Op* ponents Coil If War. Washington, Feb. 25.—As the sen; ning, Ga., infantry school. Of the total, somewhat more than Wheeler added, that our entry into the struggle would probably be "by way of the Orient.” The Montanan Slate Plans Broad Highway Program j State Draft Quota I For March 828 Laurens County Includ* ed for Several Projects In Prospectus. to take any definite uction on W similar resolutions and which once again argued the question tacon- *<^rous and upright gentle- ciusively. The biennial aesakm bills were passed by ^ senate over the stout opposition ^ Senator Sawyer of Georgetown, who maintained that "the constructive thing to- do is to wait” for the House prapoaal to ex tend the terms of Hcjiae members fnxn two to four yei$ni and those of senators frqin'-tour to six years. Senator Dom of Greenwood re minded him that "a ntaJori^ of the 4$ states have biennial sessions,” but Sawyer said ’^They’re all wrong except South Carolina.” He added however, that he favored biennial s^nktts but wanted to take no ke- iion until foe senate could consider 'extending foe legislative terms. - **Irr«pectlve of. foe hmise’s - posi tion,” S^tc »tor Baskin of Lee argued. White ond Colored Selectees To Report March 11-19 for Yeor. » N . ^e state highway department last I Announcement has been made Friday^ announced the adoption of a • from Columbia headquarters that the new long-range road and bridge cbn-1 state’s March call for men to be In struction program which, together | ducted into the armed forces for a with roads now under construction, j year of military training under the would require between three arid i selective service system, will require four years to complete. 1828 selectees to report at Fort Jack- Ibe program wiiich is to extend s®*’ between March 11 and 19th. into every county in the sfote, was the first of its kind announced since that M i9U. Chief Highway Commissioner J. A. 'Williamson summarized the pro gram by saying it provided for ex tensive reconstruction of weak and inadeauate bridges, the reconstruc tion of inadequate roads in the light of ever-increasing traffiq loads, the According to Major George C Warren, delivery and induction offi cer, 360 white s^ectces will report on March 12, 13 and 14, while 478 Negro selectees will report on March 17, 18 and 19. The new call includes replace ments for those rejected or delin quent in the state’s second call in January when 1,593 men were sched- half wu for projects which he had;g^jjg^ would not be "sur- outlined earlier, to be carried out in prigg^j a^y morning to learn that the 1942 fiscal year beginning next July 1, and thus represent^ no ad dition to the defense program. Bud get Director Smith said, however, that about $1,750,000,000 was an aug mentation of the program. Mr. Roosevelt, in his budget mes sage to congress in January, esti mated that since June, 1940, defense American troops had been sent to Singapore,” England’s far Eastern bastion. To back his statement, he said he could submit to the senate later a pamphlet written by a member of the British House of Commons. During the day. Senator Murray ' (^-Mont.) Bud Barbour (R-NJ.) ftpproprisuofisy &UulOrtZ8u071S &ncl • j KsH' requests aggregated $28,480,000,000. ' Slides today’radditions. this $28.-1 “undertakes to in- 480,000,000 program has been in- i ^ against involvement m the creased by' wme other, smallerem^wenng the president to emoun.. in paet ,.w week,. j rmrfe'e who.." il'nX Today’s recommendations included essary to our defense.’ expansion of military posts and de- Barbour asserted the conclusion fense installations, ai;nong other, was “inescapable.” that Britain’s sur- things, but the president submitted no other details of how the money would be spent, such as location of new posts, or foe number of new airplanes the money would provide. ■The new request brought to a to tal of $11,585,481,916 foe war and navy department requests foe presi dent has sent to congress since Janu ary 3, but eliminating duplications, foe actual total was $9,665,313,149 vival “is essential at this crucial hour to the defense of the United States.” On the other hand. Senator Aiken (R-'Vt.) making his first senate speech, appealed for rejection of foe bill "lest American boys give their lives to define foe boundaries of Ai^ rican colonies.” The passage of foe measure probably meant war, he said, and in this contention he was Joined by Senator Shipstead (k- ccmstructkMi of access roads to mili-l'^®^ ^ report at Fort Jackson. The tary and naval stations in the state,!first call in December requisitioned and foe construction of many miles 195 men, the second L593, and*the of farm-to-market roads. third 613. Laurens C<«ity Frojecte Throv^ Marchjl9. a total of 2,229 „ J *1- _ i. -J Will have been called for in- Projects under the state-wide pro man, he wOl be miswd in com munities wltere his life of usefulness and unselfish service was spent. Mr. Vaughan is survived by his widow, Mgs. Kate Moorhead Vaugh- ah; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond D. IfcMUlan of Florence; /our sons, Walter F. Vauifoan of Chattanooga, Teiin., C. C. Vatican, Jr., of (?olum* bia; D. M. Vau^an, of Kinards, anff Jadt H. Vau^xan, of Cohxnfoia; and one brother, Ebb Vaughan of Jones- viUe. INJURIES VatAL TO CCC YOUTH Clm«nce Ldloy Weaver, 21, died late Sunday ni^t at ,a Greenville hospital from injuries received in an ‘the thihg to do is'to );>ass< these! automobile crash in foe upper part bills ] of this coun^ Saturday night A cor- "Unless we show the people of South'Carblina that we are going to abide by their wishes they won^ pay any'attention to a request for longer, terms.” .JDespite stron^^entiment against oner’s jury Monday termed his death an unavoidable accident. ' The wreck occurred near Beulah churdx in Dials township. Weaver was thrown from the car when it overtiumed. Three ofoor. occupants ratificatibh of foe bimuxial session | of the machine escaped with minor .amendments without provisimx fpr|injuries, increasing tte terms the house de- Weaver was an enroUee at the CCC spresentatlve Porter (ff lcamb hear Foimtain Inn. T^ was foe first fatal traffic ac cident in Laurens copnty this year. feated Re( , Georgetown’s motion to continue foe 'bills until next yeaf. The vote was 63-46. WAR BULLETIN B^RD Britain’s Foreign Seergtaty Eden and inxperial staff dxtef, General IMll, arrived in Turicey .for cmiversations j whkfo apparently will decide wheth-| er British troopa carry war into foej Balkani. j Britfifo announce 'bapture of ^4001 Italians in Eritrer, take Brava, oidy ISOmihii of Megfjllsrio, Somalilandl capital; British bombers attack Trip- ‘ oU In weeten^ Libya.' j Gtennahy dahns 29SJ>00 toiu ofj British ihipptog sunk wtfohx few; dayt; British retort "untrde.” { Briti^ bombers heevUy attedci Nazi submarine base at Breat; mplo-1 sives straddle 10,(MXI-toa German | cruiser; Berlin Mys no military dam- j aga was inflicted. Rudda $iM#$i00,060 far 1841 defenae. (Bkedc aourees aay 108,000 Italian aeWlen ”pat out of action” In mOVE CAREFULLY SAVE A LIFE 80 FAB TB18 YEAR THERE HAS BEEN 1 FATAMTY friai AUTOMOBELE ACCIDENTS in LAURENS COUNTY LH’s StriTt To Make 1941 a We Year On tke HlgkwayiL date lait fear* 1 gram include the following for this county: Route 101 — Spartanbiug county line by way of Gray Court to Reeves’, gin, 1L5 miles, including 362 feet of bridge. Route 276—^Laurens to Barksdale, 7 miles, including 100 feet of bridge. Route 39 — Ware Shoals to U. S. route 221, 15 miles, including a 756- foot bridge. Route 560—^Route 55 to Kinards, 6 miles (one-half cost), including one- hall cost of 200-foot bridge. duction from South Carolina, 2,283 white selectees, and 936 Negro selec tees. Estimated quota for the state Und their fdhilies.” through June ^ 30 is 5,957, leaving^ r ^ 2,726 to be called between March 19 and June 30. According to the call, 125 white selectees will report**^ on March 12, 100 on March 13, and 125 (m March 14. Negro selectees will report as fol lows; 78 on March 17, 200 on March 18, and 200 on March 19. At the same time, foe president j Minn.) sent another message to congreo; Another opponent. Senator Nye asking a separate $150,000,000 fundj continued a speech he for "facilities to go with new housing i made last week, charging that Eng- units being erected for defense work-1 land and her Nationals had not liq- ‘ , ! uidatwenfBMr* avauabie ■ rtomfrew to “The government has already em- j pay the cost of war implements barked on a defense housing pro-1 to fight off the Nazis. ' gram, but that is not enough,” the| Wheeler interrupted Nye’s speech president said in his message. "We; to make his remarks about entering must do more to'ob.tain foe most ef- the war and to assert that if Amer- fect from new plants, new houses,! lean troops were sent to Singapore and most important, from new ^ won’t be to protect American in workers. * terestsj” but “to protect foe strangje- “There is need, in some areas, for hold of the English empire on those improved streets and roads to carry! poo^ people.” the increased traffic, additional i Wheeler said it had been “im- water supply and sewerage systems 1 possible” for any congressional conv- to service foe new structures and i mittee to learn who was carrying better health, safety and welfare fa- j on and financing “this one-sided un- ciUtiM to^^efit foe new workers [fair propaganda” to get the United States into war. * “Even the committee led by Rep resentative Dies (D-Tex.) has been unable to go into foe British pro- MRS/R. S. OWENS LOSES MOTHER paganda,” the senator said, urging I that some congressional _ group be Newberry, Feb. 25. — Mrs.'C^i7rie' ®“thonzed to make ah'impartial sur- Cninton Board No. 50 had not been notified yesterday aa to the number To supplement previous allotment of men it wiU be called to furnish in for improving roads and streets at,this quota, the State Training school near Clin ton. Street improvement at the national guard armory at Clinton. Route 39—For widening and im provements on/ approximately 1.6 miles in the town qf Cross Hill. Mrs. J. I. Copeland Loses Father TODD RE-ELECTED BOARD chairman The Presbyterian college board of trustees in session here Tuesday, re-elected A. C. Todd of Greenwood, its chairman and in resolutions thanked President W. P. Jacobs and various faqulty members for their services. Dr. M. M. MacFerrin of Avigusta, Ga., was named vice dxairman of the board and Dr. A. E. Spencer of Clin ton, secretary. One resolution extended apprcci- atiem to Dr. A. E. Spencer, who this year is completing 50 years service as professor of Greek and French. Another was in tribute to Dr. M. G. Woodworth, professor of English for 36 years, who died November 19. board approved reports sub mitted by Dean M. W. Brown and Presidoxt Jacobs and foe 19tl-42 budget was adopted. teachers hold meet in LAURENS The fourth monthly meeting of the sdxo(rf year under foe auspices of the Laurens County Tcarixers associatimx was held in the Laurens high sdxobl last Thursday afternoon with the president, G. M. Gray, presiding. F. W. Taylor, agricuHura teacher at Laurens high school, led the after noon's panel diacuaaion on "Eiuiching foa Curriculum.” The entertaimnant past of foa program was fumidiad by foa Laurans sdxool orchestra. W. O. Casey, 92, resident of Ander son county, died at his home Monday after an illness of several months. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at the home with Rev. M. C. Dendy of Knoxville, Tenn., of ficiating, assisted by Rev. J. G. Wil ton. Mr. Casey was the father of Mrs. J. Isaac Copeland, now of Knoxville, and for a number of years a resident of fois city. Besides Mrs. Copeland, the deceas^ is survived by another daughter. Miss Ada Casey and a son, Walter L. Casey. Many Veterans Registered Here Post Commander Gus W. HoUings- w(»fo stated yesterday that 100 World war veterans-registered here and in Goldville last Saturday, and that there are others still to be reg istered. The commander exprtesc^ his appreciation to the CopeUmd- Davidsmx post and the Legion at»il- iary for their assistance in the work. A. Jones Pool, 84,widow of Tench C. Pool, and daughter of Lambert J. and Mary Eliza McHardy Jones, died at her home Tuesday after a short ill ness. Funeral services were held yester day (Wednesday) at 3 o’clock from the First' Baptist church' with the Rev. J. A. Estees In charge. Inter vey “before it is too late.” Senator Clark (D-Mo.) another opponent of foe legislation, said many “columnists” were British propagandists, adding that foe worst of all was Dorothy Thompson of fering to sacrifice foe lives of 1,009,- 000 American men, including her own little son who is 12 years old ment followed in Rosemont ceme- ^ enough under our tery, • present conscription bill for nine Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. y®®”* . . C. D. Weeks, Mrs. W. E. Pelham, 1 Administration leaders, anxious to Newberry; Mrs. Henry DaVega, ’ P*'®*® lease-lend bill to a vote Charlotte, N. C.; Mrs. Robert S. Ow- i “ Quickly as possible, but fearful ens, Clinton; two sons, Robert M.l®^ stirring up a fUibuster by ap- Pool, Birmingham, Ala.; Jordan M.iP^y**'* ^ pressure, Spoke un- Pool, Newberry; one brother, Lam-is*^**®" ‘^y Satui bert W Jones, Newberry; 18 grand* children and feur great-grandchil dren. SPrciAL SERVICES ATTH£ COLLEGE BArnSTS MKR TODAY The spring senion of the Laurens Baptist association will be held to day with the First Baptist church of Laumxs beginning at 10:80 o’clock. The association includes 33 churches with a total enrollment of 6,750 mem bers. KIWANI8 MEET TODAY The regular meeting of the Ki- wanis club will be held this evening at Hotel Cliixton at 7:30. The pro gram will be in charge of the past presidents of the club headed by W. D. Copeland aa chairman. day. The opposition uf a differ ent opinion, however, and it ap peared that foe vote would not come before foe middle of next week at the earliest. Senator Barkley (D-Ky.) and others went over the situation wifo President Roosevelt during the morn- ihg. They left the White House 3a>- Religious Qnphasis Week is being! ing they had given the chief execu- observed fois week at Presbyterian | tive a general report and asserting college under foe auspices of the j they would accept no further modify- YM.C.A. of which Powell Fraslr is | ing amendmengi, presidmt. * j in the senate it appeared that the Tlxe services, which are being held! legislators were obviously growing daily at 11:45 ajn. and 7 p.m., began [weary of the debate, although not Tuesday and will continue through}of the issue involved. Thiee times Friday, the 28th. The ixxspirational I the chamber ran into quorum troub- leadw for the week is Dr. S. Hugh le. On each occasion two roU calls Bradley, pastor of the Second Pres- oyterian church of Charleston, who Is being heard with interest by the students. Several Presbyterian min- were required to bring the necessary 48 or more senators on to the floor. But the galleries, as usual, wei^e packed with spectators drawn by isteis and members of the college accounts of the vital legislative bat- faculty, are leadii^ the discussion! tie. They heard lltte debate but gTMipe hreceding foe morning wor ship period. Hart and Smith Address Doc^rs The monthly session of the Lau rens County Medical associatiem was held Tuesday evening at the Laurens County hospital. The meeting was IM'csided over by Dr. W. T. Pace of Gray Court The evening’s speakers were Dr. J<fon G. Hart oi Lsureos, and Dr. Hugh Smith of Qrsoiivllle. , rathqr a succession of four senators arising to read prepared speeches. Shipstead compared the measure to the bill enacted by the German Reichstag making Adolf Hitler a dic tator. The pending measure, he gued, would confer similar powei^ on President Roo^velt and precipi tate a foreign war, tl\e cost of which would be paid in "our resources and the precious blood of our American boys.” Lt Dill B. Ellis of Montgomery. Ala.* visited his parents, Mr. aad Mrs. George H. EUb, Thursday. 1, .