Aiken Standard from Aiken, South Carolina • Page 1

ty-Seventh Year AIKEN. S. C. JULY 24, 1946 Ommtttt TWO NEGROES IN USSERY SHOOTING -Two Negro men who robbed an store- proprietor Jf Ussery Saturday night, July 1 were identified last week as Amo Scott Collins and Ezekiei Badger escaped convicts' from the Aike county chain gang since June 1' Police Chief J. M.

Sprawls an nonnced. Both men were last Keen in a automobile near the-Aiken airpor on highway number one, on Jul 11, a Thursday night Sprawls al so reported that the two men ha broken into the home of anothe i on. June 29,. taking clothin i and $90 in cash. They were tile vicinity of th airport garbed in the stolen reported.

Tfce tiro Negroes are reported to be wen armed and dangerous. Police records showing finge prints and pictures of the two are in the hands of Chief Sprawls. Badger is feet tall and weighs about 155 pounds. He was placed on chain gang tie first of thi for stealing: a car. Collins, i 5 feet, 8 inches tall, has higl cheekbones, a scar on his lef shoulder, and is approximately 22 yean old.

He was placed on tiw chain gang in 1941 for larceny. He later escaped to Georgia where pprehe nd ed rnedj Aiken county authorities. There a $25 reward out for each of these men. Ussery, whi was shot in the robbery Satan; remains in the Aiken hospital but is reported not to be seriously ii jured. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETS HERE The, Aiken County Democratic Executive committee met Saturday morning anA examined the enrollment booha, "Dtrrcey K.

I.y- brand annoaaced today. At this meeting managers and clerks were named and polling places were designated. At list of these -will be published -within the near future, r. Lybrand stated. The atate campaign meeting to be held the Municipal Auditorium Thursday July 25 meet at 10 o'etock instead of the originally scheduled 11 o'clock, Lybrand stated.

The change was necessitated by large numVer of speakers scheduled to Eleven candidates for Governor as well as many other candidates will be present, Lybrand Mated. Herman Warneke, Jr. Receives Discharge From The Navy Conducting Youth Revival At First Baptist Church The Rev. Wade Jumper In Charge. Much Interest Being Shown By Young People KM AIKEN OFTIOALS At a joint meqUn(? of the Aiken city council, directors of the local chamber of commerce, and representatives of Valley Coaches, last Thursday night in the council the municipal build- Jng, it was claimed that the weekly shoppers' bus rates "recently established in the towns and villages in creek valley by the transportation company was discriminatory against' Aiken.

Douglas, president, and Thomas F. Law, general manager, of the bus company, stated at the meeting that the new rates were not meant to operate against the business interests 'of Aiken, but were established at various stops along the route of the transporta" tion company to meet the competition of the taxis which ran their automobiles over this same route. They also stated that their company was making no profits on the route from Augusta to Aiken and that the new rates were inaugurat- increase the revenue of the 1 y. They also stated that if fir company had franchise Aiken, service could be improved and implied that they would build a modern passenger station at Aiken. However, Mayor II.

Odell Weeks and Henry Uushee, of the chamber of Trained Horses Favored At Hambletonian Two Trotters In Harry Whitney's Stable Make Splendid Records At Old Orchard. Cheatertown and West field Girl, a colt and a filly in Harry Whitney's stable are being talked as favorites to' win in the $52,000 Hambletonian to be raced at Goshen, N. Y. on Wednesday, August 7. Both of these horses received their training at the Aiken Mile Track.

Each of these 'three-year-olds won in 2:05 at Old Orchard, Maine Within, the past fortnight and each looks fit as a fiddle to go-in the fifty-grander in the little hamlet of Goshen; N. the" cradle of the trotter, according to Bob writer for the United States Trotting Association. During the week of the trotting meet at Old Orchard Whitney displayed Westfield Girl, owned by E. J. Baker who is the owner of the famous Greyhound.

The fast, filly won a pair of heats with the best one in 2:05. In Chestertown's 2:05 mile last week the William II. Cane ti-ottci prrcat jramencss ne st fifty, yards to just beat out Vic- lory which came with a rush from far back to almost nip Ches- I Cheslertown had "not horso he would by the wayside when Oie crushing THE WADE JUMPER Much being siiown by he J-oung people in the Youth Revival which is bein held this week at the First Baptist church. The Reverend Wade Jumper, a ocal boy, jWbo received his Th. M.

at Southwestern Seminary in January, 1946 is conducting the revival. Mr. Jumper graduated from the Aiken Higk School in 1938 and licensed to preach by the Aiken Baptist church summer. He -then entered "Furman University where he graduated with a B. Ai degree.

He pkins to turn to Southwestern in Sep. tomber to on hn doctorate. Mr. Jumper has had experience Tonta Revivals with the Baptist Student Union. He also led and assisted in church revivals in nd Oklahoma.

For the last tkree years he has held a pastorate in 'exas. He says that youth work is is heart's desire. This evening (Wednesday) at Revemd AbrtlRcholsoiji who i young people's leader on the. UnirersHy Georgia campus will conduct open forum Dr. Nicholson is conducting a Youth Revival at the.First Baptist church in Augusta.

Some 150 young people are attending servires each evening. However, the pastor of the church, Her. A. Howard states that are not. attending and urges the parents and those interested in young people to lend their support by attending the services.

The services are held at is served the vounj people each morning at 6:30 whe" between tfcirty ad forty are in attendance. Following- the breakfast there study. At there i visitation. Mr. Jumper -states thai special bus will up the yo ople every evening at the freight depot at o'clock and at 7:30 at Murray's or store on Toole Hi'l.

commerce, main-! If ITined that" 1 rates were ljt :1 'I Aiken and that the shop-1 rate of ono. fare plus FJ cunt? fur a round trip should npply all tit i 1 stops alor.ir tlm iToxitc from' Yiotory Snnfr alsn I'iivnro- ID The rc-proseii-! prinnineiHly' in iho i tulivcs of the Valley Cosiches Il)r lc wus second to sui-pmd the shoppers' i uo until the niattcr could In: in- an ad Political Calendar It agreed to ipnoint a com-) pQr As mittt'tf to study thtv transportation BARKIS NAMED ASHLLERBY CORONER'S JURY L. D. Harris, Negro, formerly of Graniteville was named in a coroner's Monday afternoon as the killer of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Benn'ett. a period of BiVle 10:30 each raorning situation ami repOTt to council at a subsequent meeting, and to try- to reach an agreement with the Valley Coaches authorities. Mayor Weeks was authorized to appoint two members oi the committee from tire city council and Busbee was instructed to appoint two members from the chamber of commerce. The members -of the committee will-be appointed at early date, understood. MBS MADDEN NEW HOME AGENT FOR AIKEN COUNTY Negro Response To of Herman Warneke, -Ir.

AviatioTi Machinist Mate 3rd class. S. Naval Reserve, who entered the Army Enlistment Causes Suspension OverwhHminir respnn.sc fft tho Regular Army iinpaiKii has in of jii-oviMoiis for the in service March 'M. lOt-i has re- I'oi-ty-oiulit scan-r 'reived his disrharKC. War Warneke is tin; son of Mr.

ami i aniioiinrc.) tmlay. Mrs. Herman J. Warneke. S17I ami Greenville fitrcol, Aikon.

Before entering tin' Navy Wnrnekc wits an aviaiion niai'hin- ist and he intends to roontor ibis type of work within future. listct-s ment calls the Uvu noarjsc Anny to surh an o.vii.-nt ilar Army was greatly Ovc Wife Of South Carolina Senator Recovering Senator Maybank rewnlly tho coiKlitJoii of Mrs. Mayipiink "IM so mnoh that is evpeeled to rotiirn fr Kochcster. July Mayliank iias f'linio nearly Iwo (t i as "vo.ry Tin- Mayl.iinLs ll'i-ir Miss MrFadden has been appointed A-s- sistant Home Agttit for Aiken County. Sine will begin her new job on JiAy 25.

Miss McFadderi is a jrraduntt of Columbia College with a B. S. -itv- KTPP in 1 Home Economics fn the class of 19-15. For the last she has been in chemical work at Oak Kidiro. Miss MrFddden will be 1J to Alpha A i ko ty Moine A(rt-iii.

Announced to South Carolina citizets, both men and those voting this for the first time is the following amended calendar: August Kt (Tuesilay) Primary Election. Polls will open ir each Precinct at 8 m. and al 4 p. m. Bat in some cities and counties the polls ta.y open mntil 6 p.

m. Owe -announcement will be made. Persons ili, or absent from'honn-, may stcure an Absentee Ballot from the, Secretary of the local Club at least 5 days before the flection, bat rules governing -same should be strictly September '(Tuesday); Primary' Election. This is a -runoff election those which Tiot filled by ity vote in First Primarx-. A Third Primary be 1 '-held two weeks later onry in a tie.

Nitvcmlwr Bth (Tuesday after; tlio F'ITH. STontlay in :) (loncra'l Elecitnn fiei) v-ilizcns mav vi his Pidi-ral lal the testimony of Fulhiw, Aiken county sheriff rind an affadavit at Dr. Thomas XJ. Brooks who performed an iiutopsy on the dead couple, the jury of M. foreman, Albert M.

George. E. Creech, C. M. Holley, H.

LaRoche and E. returned a verdict that "Edward L. Ttennett and his wife Mary Bennett came to their deaths, fm April 28 in Aiken county froon gunthot from a pistol in the hands of Coniity "Coroner Tom Tarver the inqdest, wtiich was held 'in tho Aikeir county court- MANY CANDIDATES SPEAK IN TOMORROW A. M. The State Campaign Meeting will be held at' the Municipal Auditorium, Aiken, tomorrow morning, (July 25) at 10 o'clock, instead of the originally planned I o'clock meeting, according to Dorcey Lytwand, County Chairman A Ken Democratic club.

All eleven candidates for Governor are scheduled to speak 12 minutes each. Three candidates for Superintendent of Education have been alloted 5 minutes ivouW-be Lieutenant Governors minutes' each in -which to present their cauae. J. Roy Jones and Alfred W. Bethea have five minutes each in their candidacy for the position as Commissioner of Agriculture.

The entire list follows: for Supl. of Education H. Odelie Harman of Lexington. D. Nixon of Columbia.

Jesse T. Anderson of Florence. for Governor A. L. Woods of Gaffney.

A. J. Beattie of Columbia. Dr. Carl B.

Epps of Suniter. John D. Long of Union. Dr. James McLeod Del O'Neal of-Columbia.

Rojrcr W. Scott of Dillon. Marcus A. Stone of Taylor of Anderson. J.

Strom Thurmond of Kdge- Cinv. J. of Candidates for L.ICU'. Governor John C'. oi" i'Ul'L'.

I). rarleMon. K. Coke Bridges "i H. C'ncraw.

C.forcc Bell. Timmerman, Jrvot! Le.xinjrton. Candidates for of Agriculture J. Roy Jones of Columbia, Alfred Bethea of Dillon. L.

PfJirtett nnrl his wife Mary 0. were killed in their smalt on the Aikcn- road Sunday morninjr A-pril 28. A rijward of $2,500 was quickly -raised, hy Aiken. citizens. The first real break came when it.

reported that a pistol of the no calibre ns thnt used by the licnnen killer hail stolen, rested on I). Harris. aTi vv known to havo had such a pun tho linui AIKEN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION 1 TO MEET AUG. 3 There will be a of Jthe members of the AiVen Refrigeration Cooperative, QntMl poraled immediateTy after adjournment" of a meeting of the Aiken Electric Cooperative, which begins o'clock A. M.

Saturday August in the Main Court Room of the 'Aiken County court house, Aiken, C. Asbill, secretary, has announced. At'this 'presentation and consideration of report." of officers. Trustees and w.ll be Kiven. The election of nino.

to officp for year or until their shall havi- l.c«i-, JAMES L. BERRY RELEASED FROM U.S.NAVY E. E. Styles Is Carolina Checker Champ E. Styles of Travelers is the new South Carolina checker champion having defeated R.

B. of Piedmont, in the final match of UM South Caro- ihM checker asaiciaHnn'i annual AaU! Satvrday in ihcd, ninl tho Army tinab.le conlinti't! uiu'ontrollod fiilislniont. It was omphasiy.od by the War Department that tho decision was merely-to susppml, and not lit. off entirely, general enlistment of Ncjrrocs. It was made in line with tho recently announced War" Department policy on utilization of Negro manpower, that the ratio of Negroes to the total slrength of the Army should bear approximately the same relationship as the Negro population to the total civilian population.

It in expected that, as.a remiH of expiration of found itself! Kl: tor "had tor a number in session. firmj wfll radknd an ntmt where can profitably be re- Rev. Luther Mercer. Preaching This Week At Redd's Branch Ch. An old fash.ioncd-'reviva] meeting is being holrl this week at Redd's Branch Bunt'isi church with tho 'W.

llljrcer. Evangelist of 'Laurel, Maryland doinp the preaching. The musio is good and is under the direction of Ed Sean or. Two held daily at 11 a. m.

and 8 p. m. meeting closes Friday and the public is cordially invited to attend the rent of these inspiring -Jaiinv Itrrry. Has-. S.

Naval Mr. and MrsHTTsT Marion Si rod. Aik, hmiorahly disch i months continuous by Mtrctr. Revival Starts Sunday At Good Hope Baptist Revival services will bop-in 'at flood Baptist church Sunday July 28, tho pastor Rev. D.

Toole has services win conducted every evening of the cominK at 7:45. throii(h Friday night. Rev. Toole hax iuned a cordial invitation to the general public to at- BAPTIST CHURCH STARTS REVIVAl Mid oivir dm Ci's. is not .1 Kitfht.

Inn a sanvi I for whic.h will hul.i onch one 11 VUnds liduiny on 7:1. hand i'ii- I AND MKS. RORKIIT i Mrs. Rriuv. Cotcman, and Mrs.

A. K. Lor'nnz- left Monday for Edisto Beach for a woek. tend these meetinfu. MR.

AND MRS. WILLIAM G1NGREY and little daughter Mary Eleanor are spending a few in tte mountains of North' Carolina. Mlt. MKR. K.

HI-X PERSON and Mjss Hai i let ll ers.m loft. Monday for Xo York ily whert will spend a week- MR MRS. 'BENJAMIN 'UMPKR of Anderson 'spent the weekend with mother Mrs. i. Jumper.

inu- cnclrday through Friday, Monday r( wi pastor do (ho preaching. Every or c-mlially invited to attend IK the Many new Sydney, Australia, wi Hi plastic..