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THE CUNTONUCHRONICLE
Thursdoy, July 1, 1948
jhr '(Elntton (Chrnntrlr
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•husband
Training Union Course
has re-jined the arrhy, and if he has, At First Baptist Church
trim ncr
i.:;d out .where he is,.
she can ewer
.♦t is feared ne
his whereabouts
cate.
will be hard to lo-
Bcginning Monday night, July 5,
and continuing through Friday night,
some of the church brethren have j u i y 9tht lhe Baptist Training union
agreed to donate some saw-logs, of the First Baptist church will hold
and if they can get someboddy to simultaneous training courses for all
cu; the said logs and have them saw- departments. The classes will begin
ed into lumber free of charge, there 7:30 o'clock each evening. Climax-
is a possibility of getting the addi- ; ng the activities of the week will
lions above referred to fixed up. mr.
slim chance, sr„ refusced ”to donate
annything. he says he is in exactly
the same fix as rev: waite is and
some times he has to sleep a-setting
up in a rocking chair ansoforth.
well-known in the county, having
done engineenng work for the high-
v ay department in this area in pre-
i vious year^.
TO CLEAN CEMETERY
All people having relatives burie'd
at Beaverdam Baptist church are
urged to come or send help (or mon
ey to hire help) to clean the ceme
tery Wednesday, July 7. This work
is badly needed. Contributions may
be the social period on Friday night, be sent to W. T- Benjamin or- Tom
Courses to be offered, and the Coleman, Mountville.'
teachers, are as follows:
Adults: “Meeting the Nfeds of the
Adults Through the Training Union”
—Mrs. S. W. Sumreel.
Young people and intermediates:
".Not Your Own" — Rev. Lloyd B&f-
son.
Juniors: "Witnessing for Christ”—
Miss Blanche Ellen Darr.
All members are urged, and others
•invited, to attend these studies.
( LINTON. S C.. THURSDAY, JULY' I. 1918
A Strong Team
oe
wr Thomas E. Dewey for
• and Governor Earl War-
Woe-President probably is
vote-getting ticket the Re-
- could, have nominated last
tne Philadelphia convention.
t n a
ot
the
♦hi
N
.! _t .
’ 1 f X ■
He
Y :
was the object
p. k winners for tne
;.on. Deals are always
p jlitica: knock-outs,
ne'. er allowed to
' behind the
bearing r.o ear-
. iphe:,' expressed tne
ag i. that Dewey
r.e nominati >n.- We .1
e. guess that he will
-.dent, of the United
the b.g state
. e
oe
me trom
a ,iere he nas made ar.
: ‘ and' administrator.
..n he had organization,
' .g money ben.nd him,
b.g factors in such a
. a! .ne.-e .i e
te.-t
■ in the .field Dewey is. not the
- .mt m.ii. a r. i ran for the presidency
.n 1944 Thole who have closely ob-
-c: .ed h.m say that he has matured
mu h s.nce then as was shown by
•' '".. ’ 24 acceptance, speech. In this
fighter me Republicans have a can
's.date a ho knows how to manage a
vt 'l-Mle-i campaign, and one who 5 is
growing :n power and wisdpnL
M Dewey a11ained-ria"tronal pfom-
.nence^in 1935 when he became spe-
ui! prosecutor of New York county,
and two year
trkd matte
an i won
is willing to run the risk of being
defeated.
It is reported from Washington
that a:* effort was made behind the
scenes early in the Republican con
vention by extremists to stop Dewey
by advancing the name of General the treight haulers go.
Dwight Eisehhower.-AH efforts to get — * ‘
:n touch with the noted General in dr.
the hope that he would say "yes”
mi'.ed, both by telephone and by per-
•s '.nal emissary. They could not in
terest the General.
Some of the Democrats are now
.:.u t persuade. Eisenh >wer to
allow himself t.) become .their nomi
nee against Dewey. They are wasting
the.r time. Senator Olin Johnson of
this state is one. of the noise-making
Eisenhower boosters. A Washington
report yesterday said that he would
try to see the General in New. York
city before the convention and urge
him' to accept the Democratic nomi
nation. He.'talks about a.“draft," de
spite the definite - statement of,mne
famous soldier, now presideni^bt Co
lumbia university, that he-dlas no in
terest .n political office. Johnson is a
big-talking New Dealer. Eisenhower
is a Maine Republican. Why should
he stick his neck out to salvage the
Democratic party a.nd satisfy dis-
gr u ntled—office-holders like John
ston. who ail at once have become
excited - over civil rights agitation— rights bill, if carried out by the re
wn.cn. is nothing new. publicans . . . the coming govern-
If Eisenhower refuses to respond ment operators," will have a tendency
desperation who seek to to reduce cotton production, as there
we are told there i wont 5 be nobody to pick the cotton.
But It Could Be Worse. a,nd The '
Trend Is In That Direction
dr. hubbert green rides around
the country a right smart: he is a
careful driver, but he says he has
to keep his eyes wide open for these
big trailer-trucks, doctor says that
the speed limit on the road for ot- » n • k
ter-mobeels is 55 m.p.h. but he sus- JlTOUp KCSIQIIS As
poses that the speed limit 'for big
heavy trailer-trucks is 75 m.p.h. and,
up. ^ ~
Laurens, June 27.-r-Ben A.. Stroup,
dr. green says that these big trucks resident engineer for the state high-
don’t help the doctors anny a-tall, wa y department here for a number of
but they do benny-fit the undertak- years, yesterday confirmed his resig-
ers. when they hit a car or small n ation. He will leave the service the
but the corpses and a few splinters ,irst July-.
truck, there is usually nothing left It is understood that Sam Earle,
and some scrap iron, he says coffin- now on location with the department,
traps do not seem to care how fast will succeed him. Mr. Earle is already
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green believes that truck driv
ers ought to be leeched some san
ity, whatever that is. from the speed
they make, they all must be haul.ng
perishable goods, a truck like the
aforementioned is a dangeraus ob
ject except when it is standing still,
as time moves along, the . trailer-
trucks bee me bigger and bigger.
mr. art square says some folks
wonder w.ijKour^oads are wearing
cut so fast. 'W Shbulddent wonder
at that. ifYlan elephane steps on a
baby-daTl carriage, the carriage
should expect to get ruint, and it’s
.sb with the roads, mr. slim chance
*.‘.ys the truck owners should build
their own special roads like the
railrbads have to do.
Cotton Letter
New York. Futures opened strong
to weak this morning, 20c up to 10c
down. Market was irregular to firm
"oh account of Southern hedging and
mills straddling. Truman's civil
V.
ta those in
side-track Truman,
is one other possibility
He is Su-
Willianv 0.4
Hlater.was elected,cU-. C 4>urt~-Justice
; : / C ; •' J ; * c ° unt * V Douglas, a consistent New Dealer and
I;^ e R bU5t ^ member of President Roosevelt's
e ? acked court. There is little likeli-
' " en * ‘ * vHi' *v, 0 Democrats will nomi-
«ci g<
,t ,v »r.
o.erabr
Republican ^
ty years. In
.: In 1942 he was elect-
t>; New - York. the first
[s/vernor in nearly twen-
1944 . he was the Repub-
..can
Pre
. e-eie
pres.dential nominee, lasing to
:dcnt Roosevelt. In 1946 he was
ted governor of New York by
record majority of 687,151. Last
Thursday night hg^ was nominated 'for
President by h.s party.
The nomination of Governor Earl
hood
nate Douglas, and still less possibil
ity of his' being - eTecfed"
It will be Truman vs Dewey, it,
now seems certain. Several -excited j
Southern governors Will find it this!
way when the cards are stacked. The
Democratic party needs new life, new'
leadership, both in Washington and I
South Carolina, if it is to be saved
from disintegration.
Three "bbtl weevils “were discovered
bn the ’ticker-tape-type machine in
New Orleans by 2 short-sellers, and
they immediately began buying De
cember, and that's why October
-showed-so -mued- strength yesterday,
Linters and long underwear were
dull in the central west, but Stassen
is showing strength against nearby
contestants. -—
W.T
rren-
of Ca'.ifTrnr
t for vice-presi-
den
• \v: 3
11 strengthen
the. tickej Pres-
.dei
Wa
it T
ruman must
face. Governor
rren
nas made
a favorable im-
.>re
.': r , n
on the wiii
i'.e country with
n i >
(i n * 5'
tand.ng reco
rd and personal-
ty.
He
holds the dis
Sanction-of being
* n u
hr>‘
: governor
of California fo
'A', n
bean and Demo-
v rd!
oriia n 3 . un«s
at the primary
c
^ j n.
It was o 1
andsi.de victory.
Tit
* c *
ne first g>v
ernor to be re-
t - 61
1 * t ■ Ci i
‘.n;e H.ram
Johnson was re-
•
n 19:4’. J,nd
the third gover-
• ■ '•
* ■
be re-e.e.te:
j in California's
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hese
facts- a ! jf J
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
By GEE McGEE
Spot cotton is in demand, but it
is scarce. Some irinports from Bra
zil and Texas are helping, but Molo
tov-refuses further exports from Rus
sia until the demand for gun cotton
is supplied^ to the war department.
Russia is turning whiskers out again
... to reduce the demand for cotton
shirt-fronts. Whiskers will serve to
i protect all Bolshevic chests.
A Letter From Miss Smith
miss jennie veeve smith, our affi-
cient scholl principle, is taking a
post-gradurate coarse at columby
university in new york. • she rote
the followering letter to one
, pupils a few days ag
over annie: 1
The South reports slow growih of
the cotton crop, much of it has not
come up, and this is hurting the loaf
ing boll weevil feelings. The gov
ernment will probably buy some
of her 1 ng co ** on s P routs (surplus) to
ship to the points in the cotton belt
where there is not yet any cotton:
v :na:
ubiicc:
j a
1 rum an
iave tne::
his, smart
cm be:.
Ur r
;.n Dewey
vs face the
■ng ticket.
New Dea
and Warren the
coming election
The Roosevelt-
ish Democrats
hands lull as .they meet
team aT the polls in No-
new york is a bean of a place, she the bo11 weevil mu3t be fed
The Democrats Next
Tint nig stage, the same one -the'
Re: ublicans used m Philadelphia
.'.as: week, is now being stt for the
Democratic natibna!
opening July 12.
The Democrats'
has some holdings as high as from
the scholl house to the drug stoar.
the trains run under the ground
at a rappid rate, people don’t pay
anny attention to each other, and
eYerboady is in a hurry like his or
ner house/ is on fire, food is plenti
ful, but these yankees don’t know
how to cook it, but they do make,
fairly good toast. - , —
,i like my studdies verry well and
will be a new person when i finish
vise selling July short
December long.' that is.
and
We ad- [
buying i
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c o n y e n 11 o nyfrere.
they
here.
practice truman's ciwil
'rights here, but verry little talking
a different di- goes ori^Uetwixt the races, colors,
|iema from the Republicans. They, had creeds ansoforth. i have bought me
.-everal strong men put forth as.for- “new look” dresses, when i
midable candidates, each hoping that Set back to flat rock, i will knock
the political lightning would strike fhe male popperlation to a fair-you-
m'his d rection. There were disap- well, the wimmen nearly all go
T-pemtfnontsi -oC- eourse when Dewey bear-legged up here, but. some of
ran away with the show in the early them wear nylons ansoforth.
hour3 of the convention. ♦
The Democrats have only one can- how' is my sweetie, will knot, get-
didate. it is .generally conceded— ting along, he cares for me, but he
President Harry Truman, a protege no not impress me too much, i could
of the late Roosevelt. It seems cer T newer marry him and them long
tain that he will be nominated to, mushtashes. i go to church on sun-
oppose the New York governor, and days, but we don’t have anny pree-
reports from certain sections say that chers here in rev. will waite’s class,
he is gaming in strength. Certainly, they have newer asked me to sing
he must bp recognized as a weak in the quire, they evidently do not
candidate. ft know what a wonderful voice i have.
all of you ear long, in
devodedly,
jennie
veeve.
The. Democrats have put forward i will see
no candidate except Truman. No august.,
build-up has been allowed in the
party during the sixteen years it hais
been dominated by the New Deal
spending regime. There are a num- Flat Continues To, Grow
ber o' strong men in the party, but j monney is being raised to add 4
they are. not considered by the pow 7 rooms to the parsonage in flat rock,
ers that run the big show. It is Presi- ret - , will waite’s familey is growing
dent Truman without opposition at by 1 'leaps and bounds.—Ris wife’s
the present stagejjf the maneuvering, ma and her sister has mo\’ed in on
Some of Democratic so-called them for keeps and their darter has
.eaders are spending most of their got release papers from her secont
time fighting Truman instead of husband, and she has returned home
bringing forth a new formidable.,.with her 4-eWldren and 2 dogs,
nominee. And as to the vice-presi
dent running mate, no suggestions or
campaigns ate underway. Most likely
it \yill be difficult to find a man who
revl waite will endeavor to get his
wife’s ma on the wellfare and the
darter will try to collect alley-money
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