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Here Friday
Lions Club^Annuol Affair To Draw Large Crowd
{ Under Lights. Seventy-five Hors€» To Compete
For Trophies. Fourteen Events On Frogram.
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I Everything' is ^ readiness for the
fixth annual Laurehs County Horse
show to be held in Clinton Friday
night at 8 o’clock (Daylight Saving
time). The show will be held on the
athletic field of Presbyterian college,
.-wMefa' 4s iKieqttat^ lighted. The
evoit, as in former years, is spon
sored by the Clinton Lions club.
More than $200 in prises will be
awarded to winners in the various
evcgii, aad will be competed.for by
seventt-five animali. ‘the' grand
champion wffi receive a large sRver
loving <h]|k .the riieerve champion a
silver dufi first place whmeH in
eadi event will get silver euga. sec
ond place winners will be presented
haltors and 'leads, vdiile third place
winnen trill ^eoeivb riding dgqpa. In
addition the usaal ribbons wiH be
given lA wiimers.
Interest ii\ the show is widespread,
coverlM alT section^ of the county.
Besides events judged oii quality
and pcrfonhance of the horses, there
will be events for horsemanship, and
the county’s best riders will cooipete.
A special ev«st baa been arranged
for women to exhibit th^ horse-
mamAip, mid also one for drildren.
a tte seveniy-five horses to be
enteredt mmnbers of the arrange
ments committee state, about twenty-
five havb, never before been seen in
the local ring. This indicates the rap
idly growing intemt in horses am<mg
l4turm» coimty people.
The committee states that the show
will be up to the usual high standard
smd with good weather conditions
prevailtag attendance is expected to
surpass previous marks. The show is
a Laurens county affair, all entries,
boffk riders and hmrses, being con-
flaedr to ttie county.
Forty stables near the field are
available for die uee of cxhibitort.
Fourteen evanfo fre
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E. B. (Shine) Ogan, of Charlotte,
N. C., will act as judge. Ring master
will be Finley Jamison of Greenville, I
and J. D. Massey, of Greenville, an
nouncer. The latter two, it will be
recalled, served in like capacities at
last year’s show. ■
James T. Addison is chairman of
dhe committee on arrangements, and
he is assisted by Heath Copeland, R.
G. Watson, Clyde Lankford, Peck
Cornwall, Hubert Boyd, Brooks Ow
ens, P. S. Bailey, Edward Hmry and
Tom Addison.
Grand champion of the IMO show
was “Blaek Magic,” owned by W. G.
King of Clinton. Runner-up was Sun-
Tan, owned by Dr. W. T. MartlhPf
GoldviUe. Third place^ winner was
Kitty Peavine, owned by J. J. Corn
wall (ff Clinton.
The schedule of events has been
announced as follows:
1. Best colt, qither sex, over 1 year
and under two years old (saddle
bred).
2. Draft brood marcs, under halter.
3. Best colt, ^ther sex, tinder 1
year old (saddle bred).
4. Driving horses, buggy or cart
5. Pony class, under 14J, to be
shown at walk trot and canter.
6. Saddle brood mares, under hal
ter.
‘ 7. Pair of saddle horses (conforma
tion and way of going to count 50%,
teamwork 50%). To show walk, trot
amd canter. Botii 3 and 5 galtcd eli
gible).
g. Ladies’ horsnnanship (17 years
and over), to ritow walk, trot and
canter. (Style of riding, handling mid
control of mount to count).
9. ' Children’s horsemanship <16
years and under), to show walk, trot
and canter.
10. Plantation walking horses —
walk, running walk, and canter.
IL' Three-gaited saddle horses —
and
CHYSCHOOUIO
OPBI '4t SSSKM
ONSB^n
School Bells To Bring
Children Bock From
Vocotion. Eleven
Changes In Foculty.
umuittEKeMs
NEW YEsrs won
NEXT TUESDAY
New Session of School
And Department Work
To Start After Vocation
Season.
been untiring in their efforts to staga^
a show that will satisfy horse-lovers
and furnish an ev«iing of ^iifiitgrade
entertainment to the public. Net pro
ceeds of the show are to be used by
the Lions club for their sight conser
vation clinic in whidx xmderprivi-
leged children are given treatment
and furnished glasses vdiere needed.
yean and under 3 years old (sa<klle
bsed).
13. Plve-gaited saddle horses (not
eligible for three-gaited class), to
show walk, slow gait, trot, rack, and
canter. .
14. Grand champion (under hal
ter). Blue ribbon winners iq classes
4, 6, 10,'ll, and 13.
The 1941-42 session of the Clinton! The Thomwell orphanage schools
city schools will open on Tuesday, will open their new session on next
Sept. 2, at 9:30^ Daylight Saving ^ Tuesday, August 26. The children’s
according to an announcement yes-; ^ ^ . .
terday from the office of Supt. W. E. '»<^«tTon period ended Tuesday and
' Monts and the board of trustees. This' all ar® now back, with the large fam--
' year marks the beginning of the sev-; ‘ly being organized for the year’s
enth session under Mr. Monts’ super- iwork, both in the class rooms and
vision, and he states that with one!trade departments.
• exception, all teachers have been se- Schoel Faculty Give*
lected and the buildings put in first- The schools are again headed by
class condition for the formal open-.B. S. Pinson as principal for the
ing- ^ I fourteenth year, with no changes
Eleven changes have been made in' made in the faculty,
the corps of teachers since the lasti ’The following teachers, in additioif
semester of the past school year. One I to Mr. Pinson, will constitute the
change in the principalshipa was',staff.
made, D. S. Templeton, of Owings, Mrs. Sara A. Jacobs, Newberry.
”BLACK MAGIC”
Flve-gatteg Imve awned by W. O. Kfaif, af this eity, took grand cham-
Maora last year when he ciampetad acaiast 75 animals In the
Cannty Barss shew. SHmwh «p la Robbie King, fourteea-year-eM
dnnghtsr of Mr. and Mrs. King.
FORESTRY TRAIN
TO SHOW EXHIBITS
HERE SATURDAY
Ihes Seaboard forestry train will
be at the S. A. L. station in Clinton
dh Saturday. August 23, according to
Charles A. Gillett, industrial forester
for the railway. The exhibits and
free motion pictures will be open to
tbe public from 9 ajn. until 5 -pjnn
Standard thna.
Tha exhibits are interesting as well
as aducational, and everyona is tirged
to visit die demonstration train. The
thsma of the exhibition it “Smathem
Forests are Vital to Southern and
OThibit
car shows toe fanportance of forests
to every class of person, and the sec
ond shows the damage caused by for
est fires and toe necessity of protect
ing the forests against this enemy.
The third car ik for showing of free
motion pictures and .for lecture pur
poses.
Clinton is one of fifty stops which
PLANS MADE
FOR PRIMARY
SEPTEMBER 2
Plans have been completed by the
ClinUm city Democratic club for the
holding of the special senatorial pri
mary on September 2nd. The state
wide primary is to elect a senator to
succead James F. Byrnes, rnigned.
The candidates are Governor Burnet
R. Maybank, Congressihan Joaei^ R.
Bryson, and ex-Governor Olin John-
gton.
James L. Browning, W. S. Denson
jMd Aldine Blakely have volunteered
ELEVEN YOUNG
MEN SENT TO
FORT JACKSON
Clinton draft board No. 50, sent
eleven white men on August 11 to
Fort Jackson, ^hunbia^ for induc
tion 1^ tolt aiiny under the selec
tive service act.
Those leaving and'their addresses
follow: ,
Robert Edgar Bawkum, GoldvUls.
Victor Ervin Campbell, Clinton.
Edwin Walker Stewart, Clinton.
Fred Lee Ellis, Clinton.
Willittn Nathan Brazal, Kinards.
Hu^ Workman WiUaid, Route 1,
Clinton. *
Julian Aster McPherson, Route 1,
Waterloo. '
Marvin Robert Ross, Route 3, Gray
Comt.
Chrl Qmorm Elders, Clinton.
J6tm Starling Graydon, Jr., Routt
1, dhrey Cknsrt
David Clerenca Whitman, Route 3,
CTiaton.
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Taylor Mortin To
Cooch Footboll
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The board of . trustees of the city
schacds anhouncad Tuesday morning
tbai Tsykar Martin of this city, has
been elactsd alUctic dircalor and in-
stnidor at Clinton high sdux)! i<a
toe cmniag yaw. Marthi suc
ceeds Richard Maislrey, resigned, af
ter being sMctad In toe sum
mer^ to aueeaad R. P. WOdar, who
resigbid to acoepl toe of
prind^pM and edwhi at Winntboro
high sflhoeL
Mr. Martin is a acM o< Mit. A. V.
Martos awl toe lata IM aTv. Mar
ia a gradupta af Hampffan*
M took m ^
WAR BULLETIN BOARD
Germans opmi grand assault on
Odessa; claim to hold-substantially
all of the lower western Ukraine,
report sdzure of six unfinitoed Red
warships and two submarines in cap
tured Nikolaev; Russtans a^mlt Ger
mans ^va 50 miles nearer Lenin
grad from aouth, reaching Novogo-
rod area, but still 100 miles from big
Soviet city; Jknnan^
from Estonia, however, arc only 75
milea^from Loflngrad; Finns admit
Russian resistance is stiffening in
north. t
Britain discioees a plan for possiMa
continuation of trada with Japan, da-
spite Anglo-American .action tn
fraasing Japanese cradits; Britito as
wall as Amaricans aca mwtfiig hiffl-
eultles In afforts to dn>art Japan.
ebuEGE OPENS
SEPTEMBER STH
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Pretoytelian eolkga win (qten for
Its 1941-42 sassioA onr 8^ptetnbar 9to.
it has bacn announead hy coUege of
ficials.
The new student enroUment is
complete. Dr. Harry E: Sturgeosi, di-
raotor of admlsstona, announceai with
aU dormitory space flUad and a ca
pacity enroHment aaaurad for toe
sixth consactttiva yaw.
succeeding J. B. Ouzts, who resigned
to become principal of the Pendle
ton high sdiooL
Members of last year’s staff who
will not be members of this year’s; lahoma.
Miss Margaret Hazle, Woodruff.
Mrs. Robert Lynn, Clinton.
Miss Luva McDonald, Iva.
Miss Elizabeth Akers, Beaver, Ok-
faculty, in addition to Mr. Ouzts, are: j
Miss Collette Griffin, Miss (niristinei
Derrick, Miss Alice Gaines, Miss
Clara Bowers, R. P. Wilder, F. M.
King, Miss Jenie Newby, Sam H.
Arnold, Miss Evelyn Jones and Miss
Elizabeth Brooks.
The above vacancies will be filled
by the following; H. J. Thomas, Tay
lor Martin, Miss Louise Johnson,
Miss Louise Baxley, Miss Mary
Crawford, and a band instructor yet
to be selected, at the high school;
Miss Helen Wham and Miss Evelyn
Perry Yarborough, at Florida Street;
D. S. Templeton and Miss Mary Long
at Acaderqy Street. The Lydia school
faculty remains unchanged from last
year.
Following is the complete list of
teachers for the respective schools,
with their home addresses:
High Sehool
John B. Gentry, Clinton, principal.
Taylor Martin, Clinton, coach and
instructor.,
their services as managers. Chairman ^ ^
to hold that- ^ Tbomaa, Hodgaa, iggkuitura.
Miss Irene Hipp, Clinton, mathe
matics and civics.
Miss Rosa Mahaffey, Clinton, Eng
lish.
R. M. Burts, Jr., Honea Path, social
sciences.
A. T. Ferguson, Lancaster, lang
uages.
Miss Margaret Webb, Dawson, Ga.,
home economics.
voting in the vacant store room for
merly occupied by Young company
m toe hotel block. The polls will open
at 8 ajn. and close at 4 pm. DJ5.T.
Chairman Browning stated yester
day that young men and women who
have become of age since the last
primary will be permitted to vote
through a court order secured by
the train will make oh the Seaboard! County Chairman R. T. Wilson. Also
system, operating in toe states of I that ballots for absentee voters may
North Carolina. South Carolina, Vir-jbe obtained. Parties becoming 21
ginia, Alabama, Georgia and Flor-| years of age or desiring absentee bal-1
Ida. The train will be operated lots are asked to communicate with' *
throui^ October 25to
Democratic club. Mr. Sloan may be
reached at his residence on Wood-
row street. Rounds apartment, after
5 o’clock each afternoon, he stated
yesterday.
^ Twenty-one year old citizens de
siring to vote in the primary should
cMnmunkate with the secretaries of
their respective precincts.
Miss Frances Gwaltmey, Charlotte.
Miss Leta. McIntyre, Clio.
Miss Helen Porter, Clinton.
Miss Julia Porter, Clinton.
Mrs. L. B. Dillard, Clinton.
Miss Frances Leonard, ReidviUe.
The BlatrMi’s Staff
Two changes have been made in
the matron’s staff for the coming
year due to the retirement of Miss
Cora Richey and Miss Mary Adams,
after a service of more than twenty
years each. Miss Richey has gone to
Camden to make her home, and Miss
Adams to Statesville and Henderson
ville, N. C. Miss Richey is succeeded
at the Home of Peace by Miss Mar
garet Boyd of Blackstock. Miss Clyde
Smith of Seneca, fills the vecancy
caused by Miss Adams’ resignation.
The list of matrons and their
homes, follows:
Mrs. A. M. Copeland, supervisor of
matrons.
Miss Margaret Boyd, Home of
Peace.
Miss Sera Patterson, Bdhir Home.
Mrs. T. H. Newkirk, Fairchild Cot
tage.
Mrs. Helen Dorroh, Silliman Cot
tage.
Mrs. Bessie Godfrey, 'Anita Home.
Miss Mary Leonard, Harriet Home.
Mrs. Dora Barker. Fowler Cottage.
Miss Clyde Smith, Hollingsworth
Home.
I Miss Janie Stewart, Georgia-
' The demonstration strain is oper
ated by toe Seaboard Air Line rail
way in cooperation with the South
Carolina Forest aervice, the exten
sion forester at Clcmson college, and
the United States Forest service.
No admission charge will be made,
with toe public, especially. Janners,
CNwdially invited.
James P. Sloan, secretary of the City I Gainbrell, Honea Path,
Mrs. Peorl Abrams
Fosses Saddenly
Mrs. Pearl Workman Abrams, 57,
widow of James M. Abrams, died
New Liquor Store
Denied At Lourens
The stata tax commission last
Thursday rejected an application for
suddenly at her home in Newberry :a permit to open another retail liquor
Monday night
Fum^ aarvices were condxicted
Tutaday afternoon at six o’clock
from tha Smyrna Presbyteriah
store in the city of Laurens, on the
saaaa street on whidi the dty hiito
school huikUng is located. Mayor L.
H. Taylor, City Councilman Miller
Miss Eloise Miller, Pauline, mathe-; Home.
. . . . ow * 1- ' * Hattie Blankenship, Florida
Miss Louise Johnson, Chester, li- Cottage.
Mrs. Phil Price, McCormick Home.
Miss Lucy_Watkins, Virginia Home."
Mrs. Margie McFadden, Mayes
Baby Cottage.
Miss Edna Chandler, Baby Cot
tage kindergarten.
Miss Anabel Harvey, Faith Cot
tage and Sewing Room.
Mrs. May Frowein, Kitchen.
Mrs. L A. Gambrill, Dining Room.
Miss Rachel Westmoreland, Lesh
Infirmary Nurse.
Miss Clare M. Huber, Infirmary
Matron.
Mrs. Sallie M. Matthews, Laundry.
Miss Martha Gregg, Substitute Ma
tron.
church by toe Rev. C. A. Cakote and'Brown and School Suparintendent
,to# Rev. C. J. Matthews, and Dr. L.
R. Lynn of tois city.
Dte deceased is survived by two
sons, William H. Abrams of New
berry, and James S. Abrams of Mont
gomery, Ala.; by three daughters,
Mrs. Mary A. Fields of this city# Mrs.
Selma N^ at Clover, and Mrs. Sarah
A. Jacobs, the latter being a mem
ber of toe Thomwell orphanage
school fhculty; by three sisters, Mrs.
A. E. Cleland of Newberry, Mrs. Fed'
tin.
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LAUKRNS OOUNTY
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tka Hifkwaya.
Thli dale hMi year* U
a K. Wright aiHteored in OK>osition
to the propoeitiM. They said hun
dreds of school childr^ going to
and Itaving school, passed throu^
the street, that them was a bus sta-i
tion nearby and they listed other!
conditions which they thought made
the proposed location unsuitable for I
a liquor store.
The.commission acted promptly in
rejecting tltf applicatkm.
Jx^mson of near Clinton, and Mrs. * ^ A—.
Pink Johiteon of Kinard. Two grand- ■ ap I^Om AgO
chUdrm also survive.
Draft Cali Mode
For Sepffmber
Affocts Loco! Men
. Clerk J. D. ‘Jeanes of Clinton draft!
board, stated yesterday that the bill
signed Monday by President'Roose
velt lowering the army's top draft
age to 28, armild affect 65 registrants
in class one who have been deferred
The state draft board has issued a
call tor 410 white selectees and 373
*'**!?^*,^ ^ '^•P^'iby "toe board.''The siiiing of the leg-
s^hiduciion station on September grants mandatory deferment
. V 1 .Ml A ^ J I ^ draft to all men in the
ahrtoo 50 te not jMhid- 29
^ »*««**d 10, above iMt July 1.
The local Jbowrd has a registration.
Joe W. Wray, Cedartown, Ga., sci
ences.
Miss Louise Baxley, Mullins, Eng
lish.
Miss Mary Crawford, Clinton,
bookkeeping and biejogy.
IlorMa Street Scheei
Miss Irene Workman, Clinton,
principaL—
Miss Lily Yorborough, Enoree.
Mias Ella Little McCrary, Clinton.
Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton.
Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton.
Miss Carolyn Lane, Newberry.
Mrs. Myrtle Blakely, Clinton.
Mim EUaabeth Boland, Springfield.
Mist Helm Wham, Greer.
, ’f“'x>'®“*'' !MOUNTVILLE SCHOOL
«».t 8d«i OPENS SEPT. 3RD
D. S. Templeton, Owings, principal.
Miss Mary Long, Prosperity.
Miss Nancy Young, Clinton.
Miss Elizabeth Copeland, Clinton.
Miss Elizabeth Nelson, Clinton. ..
Mrs. None D. Workman, Clinton.
Mrs. Hugh Donnan, Clinton.
Miss Odette Mauney, Clinton.
Mias Martha Davidson, Clinton.
Miss Mary Johnson, Clinton.
Miss Kate Milamj Clinton.
Frevldeaoe Schoel
Mrs. H. A. Copeland, Clinton, prin
cipal.
Miss Lou Belle Nabors, Clinton.
Miss Beatrice Highamith, Clinton.
Miss Jane Goodman, Newberry.
Misa Margaret Blakely, CUntoo.
Miss Macie Davis, Newterry.
To Register Voters
For Gmeral Eiectioii
The MountvUie public school will
begin its 1941-42 session Wednesday
morning, September 3, at 8:30 o’clock,
E.S.T. Hie public is cordially invited
to attend toe opening exerciaes.
The school is again headed by A.
D. Abercrombie as superintendent.
The list of teachers follows:
Mrs. Mae Denton, Newberry.
Miss Lurene Terry, VamvlUe.
Miss Mary Boyd, Mountville.
Miss Grace Nickles, Donalds.
Miss Edna Bussey, Spartanburg.
Miss Louise Babb. Gray Court.
Mrs. J. S. Winebrenner, Mountville.
Mrs. J. H. Shealy, Cross Hill, piano.
County Filots
Club Organized
The newly reorganized Pilots club
of Laurens couqty met Friday night
at a Laurent cafe. A delightful meal
was served, after which a short bus
iness meeting was held.
Bruce Campbell of Laurens, was
elected president, and Leon Crump
of this city, secretary-treasurer. The
club is to meet once a mocito.
Members enrolled are C .C. GII^
Billy Vincent, Paul Culbertson,
George Uttle, Fred Oxky, Jake Hen
drix, Leon Crump, Rob^ Richard
son, R. T. Crowe, William Bright,
Allen Cadle, and Bruce Campbell.
The club announces that the S. C.
Aeronautics Association Breakfast
club will meet at Laurens on Sun
day morning, Sept. 14, with the local
club as host. AU pilots and those in
terested in aviation have been in
vited to attend. \
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from headquartera.
Laurens board No. 49 will furnish
24 white men on Sept 12, and 5 Ne-
grots on tbs Itth.
Fottoii To Freacfi
At Metbodist Church
white and colored, of 2,g21.
Welfare Boord
Member Re-oppointed
The Rev. Paul Patton, professor at
Lander college, Qreenwo^ will de
liver toe morning sermon Sunday at j ber eff tha Laurens county welfare
11 o’clock at Broad Street Methodist
church. Rav. L. Pi McGea, pastor of
well as toe congregation, an invita
tion to hear tha visiting minister.
M. L. McDaniel of the upper part
of the county, has been reappointed
by the state welfare board as a mem-
A notice in today’s paper jtetes
,toat tha Laurens county registration
hoard will hold a special.session next
Monday, August «25, at toe Laurens
court house for the beneAt of those
who need a new certificate for the
special senatorial eliction to be held
^ptember 2.
A certificate' issued in 1938 or since
is valid, and may be used, Mrs.
Gladys Cook, chairman of thb board,
points out Lost certificates may be
renewed or new ones obtain^ on tbe
designated date and at the designat
ed place, she said.
board.
Other members of the board, whose
toe ^urx^ extend|i to tte publk, aa^ terms haxf not expir^, are J. M.
Donnan of Laurens, chairman, and
L. S. Blab<q> of this city, secretary.*
MRS. BEAN STILL ILL
Friends of Mrs. W. S. Bean will
regret to know she continues ill at
tbe home of her daughter, Mrs. Both-
weU Graham.