The Gaffney Ledger from Gaffney, South Carolina • Page 1

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I. -ria and American power to another nmi-mu-ic riioiii, a i i A n-aii power." plant and rest moms. i v.u, "if a Hmpeity owners nf the transfer -liouhl appear likelv, the voted a isiii.miii hniid li. stales shall in addition to finance the new school. The re- (ll ininiediately con-mainder of the funds v.

ill he fur- sj, American rei'mlilics, nished by the Works Progress Ad- determine upon steps which minis! ration which is Mipervising const rtii't ion. (('niitimn il on pnqr ensuing year. ,1 I ittlcjohn, lone laylor, Mis. flie deficit this year, as a result Convention Will He Held at K- M.ss Hose Halh trust. i.Mrs.

John I.ipscomli. Mrs. Paul I'ninn Church. I'ittniati, Mrs. Kill a iierloiiir, Mi 1 1 ii .1.1111 1.1 111 I 11 ai onii i ill- of the supreme court's decision in late March invalidating the diver-sum of highway funds in the appropriation act, of last year, is approximately This bill provides for the spending of approximately and the lot Miss Kva Wolf son and W.

the Hroad Hiver Haplist Association, the directors and presidents M. (icttys. The Hlackshury workers, under PLANS FOR NATIONAL FLAG WEEK BE TALKED Meeting of Committee Will Be Held at City Hall Thurs nf various UToups fnrmiiiir the Hap i i L-: l. i i I I il, 1 I i mil i 1 1 i nil 1 1 i'i man of the committee in that (Continued from page ii.lir, all- I III iltll'lll the annual northern sectional con 1 he present school, which has i i iir 1 1 1 li'l I lie I 111 I'I 1 1 1 1 I lii ss in Spartanburg 17 years asm. and formed a with Mr.

Smith three years later. Willard ittlcjohn. a brother of the senior member of the fn in, is field supervisor for the business. Aimt her brother, Montgomery I. ittlcjohn, is manager of the Greer si ore, and still another, H.

T. ittlcjohn, has charge of one of the Spartanburg stores. Mr. Litllejohn said the members of the firm appreciale the cordial welcome which has been given the new store by Caffnoy business men and citizens. "We have been made to feel that Gaffney is really glad to have us Prohahle Lineup.

Cuach I'liililps i-sii-i inohiihly tart I he Inilnu Intr ti-ain (ii i-iTivilk. liill Clary or .1. C. I' i 1 1 i i s. atelier Haniploli, sicoinl hase; Clarence II nirstelh left liclil; Dupri'o Meliir, sluu-tstnp iiliice 1'iiller, first hiisc; I'l ie Sut-llc, third hitsc; Childcis, cuter field; llerhcrt rio-ht field; and Hilly I'airis nr Shell I'ridmnrc, pitchers.

Other hoy.s likely to sec iiciiini arc as follows: Jioyd Karls, pitcher; James Green, first hnsc, pilchcr nr outfielder; May Clnlders, outfielder; Dean Clary, shortstop; ))ick Lc-iMastcr, third hase; lOnnst, Garner, outfielder; Hilly Moorhead, hase; and Howard first hase or pitcher. 12 Games Scheduled. A total of 12 Karnes will he played in the round-robin series of the fourth district. This district been in u-e for a long number vention ill the West side Hapli "ears, has been condemned as unfit day 1 Several Persons Send in Coupons; for school purposes by state building inspectors. Parts of th (Continued on pope 5.) CHERRY CAMP PLANS materials in the present building I Time For Filing Is Getting Short will be used in the new structure! GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY church in Union today.

Six associations form the district. Miss 01-yve Turner of Gall'ncy is the rcp-resentataive for the Hro.id Hivio-association. Hejj'ist ral ion is scheduled to ho-liin at o'clock this morniim'. I he proKrani will continue until 45 o'clock tnnijrht. Miss Katherine Harris, Mrs.

L. K. Herry and Mrs. J. C.

Crowley of GafVney and the Hev. W. K. of Hlacksbui'K are listed on. and other materials will be saved for use in ii new school for negroes i both elementary ami high school jj (jaffney Residents Who Were Overlooked ages later on.

I lie negro on i lit Plans for several programs for the local observance of National Flag Week will be discussed Thursday nighl at (he city hall at. a meeting of committee appointed yesterday by Mayor J. Guy Queen. The meeting will begin at 8 o'clock and all members of this committee are urged to attend, Mayor Queen said yesterday. The committee includes the following: Postmaster John 0.

1 chairman; Major Henry C. Moore, In Recent Count Asked to Report has also been declared in an unsanitary condition by state school officials. Members of the board of trus Fact Without Delay. the local business community," he said, "and it is our intention to do our full share in every way we can in promoting the progress and development of this city. We stand ready to co-operate with oth-, er business interests in building a bigger Gaffney." CONDUCT FINAL RITES nieiuues in aiiunion to tiatl nev.

I the program for various duties. Greenville, Piedmont, Union and i tees of the grammar school district Several persons have sent cen-here are M. V. Thomas, the chair-, sus coupons to The Ledger saying man, W. H.

Fayssoux and II a were not counted in the re-Turner, cent enumeration here, but tuim- commander of Cherokee! County Host No. 101), American Legion; L. F. Carson, superintendent of bers of others who have made I similar statements have not yet filed the coupons. I ii I to city schools; T5.

C. Little john, editor of The Ledger; T. W. Edwards, PLAY PROGRAMS WILL A. W.

Askins, J. R. Grigshv, E. Jones, Mrs. S.

M. Wolfe, Mrs. W. nary report are added before Gafi'ney's final population figure is announced. The preliminary report gave Gaffney 7,620, an increase of a fraction less than 12 per cent in the past 10 years.

The addition of even a few more people w-ould increase the per centage of growth to over 12 and would look much better for this city. Persons who do not know they were counted are asked to fill out the coupon below, clip it out and send it to The Ledger office. This newspaper will forward the coupons to Mr. Hardin's office within the next few days. Sparlanburfi-.

'i'he "season" will jd July 10. Cillowinu' Friday's game with Greenville, the Gall'ney nine will go to Union for the next "league" game Wednesday of next week. There will be throe district contests played, on the average, each week. Pridmore and Parris, picked as pitchers lor the initial tilt here Friday, are both right-handers. The Gaffney team's uniforms are expected to arrive a y.

The Celebration Will Be Staged in Hamrick Hall; Baker, Duncan Speakers. Floyd L. Milker, Gaffney printer, and W. T. Duncan, contractor, will be the principal speakers at a "golden anniversary" celebration of the founding of the Woodmen of the World, staged in the Hamrick Hall Friday night by Cherry Camp No.

74 of the order. Mr. Duncan, who has been a member of the Woodmen for 47 years, will speak briefly of his long membership in the order, officials in charge said. Mr. Baker's address will be considerably longer.

A six-scene pageant, depicting scenes from Woodmen camp activities, will be staged. Music will be furnished by the Sunshine Quartet of this city. All Woodmen and their wives art-invited to attend. S. Hall, Hill Maddox, F.

E. Litlle john, J. F. Littlejohn and J. Paul Beam.

CONTINUE IN SUMMER the census, arranged the coupon plan ito give all who were overlooked School Grounds Will Be Used an opportunity of calling the matter to the attention of the During Vacation 1'orWTA 'proper authorities. Mr. Hardin has offered to check Recreation Program. the ,.,,,,1, submitted on these F0RW.OLACKW00D County Native Buried at Mesopotamia Following Death at Spartanburg. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the Meso-, NYA SUPERVISOR TO Citv school grounds that have coupons, and to see that any yvno were not included in the prelimi been used as recreational centers potamia Methodist church for W.

RETIRED RURAL MAIL CARRIERJS CLAIMED It. T. Castles Dies at Home at Smyrna; Funeral Services Today. Smyrna, June 5. R.

T. Castles, 81, retired rural mail carrier, died at his home here at o'clocT; this morning after an illness of one year. Mr. Castles, a native of this section of York county, had served as rural carrier for 27 years, retiring about 14 years ago. Funeral services will be conducted from the Smyrna A.

R. P. church Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The pastor, the Rev. R.

M. Bell, will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Castles is survived by the following children: Mrs.

John C. Fowler, wife of Gafi'ney's postmaster, T. C. Castles of Greenville, J. C.

Castles of Columbia, R. T. Castles of Washington, I. and Mrs. W.

E. Hill of Smyrna. B. Blackwood, (id, of Spartanburg, children during the past few a native nf conntv who months will also be available lor TAKE APPLICATIONS Willing-ham Will Be at Old Court House Each Tuesday Morning. B.

B. Willingham, of Spartan this purpose during the summer died Tuesday morning at his honv oneroKee nine will be outtitted in gray suits with blue and red trimmings, gray caps with blue visors and blue-and-red-striped stockings, Gaffney was scheduled to play an exhibition game with the Forest City, N. nine at Forest City yesterday afternoon. Several other exhibition tilts, carded earlier in the season, were rained out. Mr.

Fitz L. Hardin, Supervisor of the Census, Lancaster, S. C. To the best of my knowledge and belief, I have not been included the 16th Decennial Census of Population which has just been taken in this city. In addition to myself there are also members of my family who have been omitted.

burg, National Youth Administra tion area supervisor, has announced vacation, it was announced yesterday by school authorities. The Central and West End grammar schools and the Cherokee Avenue primary school yards have been used for play activities, under the supervision of WPA recreational program worker during the afternoons. During the summer children are invited to use the grounds from 9 to 11 o'clock each morning and from 3 until 6 he will be tit the old court house. nt Glenwood farms near Spartanburg. The Rev.

R. A. Huskey and the Rev. J. A.

Bledsoe officiated at the final rites. Mr. Blackwood was the son of the late Frank and Julia Cook Blackwood and was born in Cherokee county. He was married twice, his first wife, Mrs. Evie Vaughn Blackwood, dying in 1910 His second wife, Mrs.

Bertie Kendriek Blackwood, survives him. Other survivors include four. here from 1 0 3 0 a. to noon each Tuesday to receive applications lor NiA employment. ROY ROBINSON PLANS TO CONTINUE STUDIES Florida Baptist College Field Supervisor Will Enter Seminary.

The. Rev. and Mrs. Roy Robinson, Mr. Willingham said applicants must be accompanied by one of their parents at the time of tiling applications.

o'clock each afternoon, it was an-nounced. All children are invited to take Cherokee county has a quota of children by the first union, Hydrick One sister, Mrs. Bob Whisonant of Smyrna, also survives. GO to (15 for NYA employment, Mr. CLEMSON GRADUATES FIVE FROM CHEROKEE Four from Gall'ney and One from lilacksburg Members Senior Class.

Five Cherokee county boys, four from Gaffney, and one from Hlacks-burg, were members of the Cleinson College senior class which was graduated this week. The Gaffney boys were James V. Phillips, civil engineering; Daniel P. Darwin, mechanical engineering; Paul Ernest Morgan, Blackwood, Malcomb Blackwood Street Address. Ward No City Signed Willingham stated, tins number in part in the playground activities.

A supervisor will be at each school to supervise the programs, it was stated. cluding the ones now engaged. and Ray Blackwood, all of Spartanburg, and Mrs. W. L.

Lynch, and baby left here yesterday to return to their home at after spending a few clays visiting relatives in Gaffney and Nazis Say British Spain Sorry. Killed Frenchmen Note: If you have moved to the above address since April 1, 1910, please give the following information: also of Spartanburg; eight children by his second marriage, Miss Ruth Blackwood, Miss Madge Blackwood, Miss Jennie Blackwood, Miss Sarah Blackwood, Miss Mary Jo Blackwood, Miss Rachel Blackwood and Harry Blackwood, all of Spartanburg; and brothers, J. L. Blackwood of Spartanburg, George Blackwood rf Jonesville. and Monroe and James Berlin, June 4.

British flyers killed more than 80 Frenchmen when bombs were dropped on a railway bridge and highway near Gravelines, near Dunkerque, whiie Spot Cotton. New Orleans, June 4. The average price of middling cotton today at ten denigrated Southern spot markets was 2 points higher at 10.05 cents a pound; average for the past 30 market days 10.11 cents; middling Tsths-inch average 9.S7 Biacksburg. Mr. Robinson is assistant pastor of the First Baptist church of Gainesville and field supervisor of Baptist work in six Florida colleges.

While here he told friends he is planning to resign his present work by the end of the summer in order to enter the Baptist Seminary at Louisville, this fall. Madrid, June 3. The department of public safety sent the British embassy apologies today for Saturday's demonstration of students demanding the return of Gibraltar. Extraordinary guards posted at the embassy at the height of the furore were withdrawn today, indicating official belief that the disturbances would not be repeated. general science; and Oren E.

Sulli- Former Address Date of the passages were being used by French prisoners and civilian refugees, DXB, German news agency, an textile engineering. jUavtin L. Bridges, of Biacksburg was a vocational agricultural edu cation graduate. Blackwood of Texas. cents a pound.

charged today. L..