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Aiken Standard and THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN AIKEN COUNTY CONSOLIDATED 1935: SEVENTY-FIRST AIKEN, S. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9. 1940 C. Collection, Universe: Carolian Gasette VOL 71- NO.59 THE BIRTH RATE IN AIKEN COUNTY IS FALLING OFF Stork Not On Job First Four Months of 1940, As Compared with Same Period for P.receding Year The Aiken County stork: is a bird, works industriously at times, and: 'goes on a sitdown' strike, or something anyway, figures don't lie and 1940 births- in -Aiken are falling below those: of 1039.

Whether the depression, war or 'election year" has any: bearing on. the situation is: problematical, but. not withstanding the birth. rate for the first four. months of 1940 show a decided slump.

There were. 31 less births in Alken County during the months of February, March: and April, 1940, as compared with the same months of: the preceding year, according to' Woodward, M. director Bureau of Vital Statistics, Columbia, who at the request of the Aiken Standard and Review for information on the subject, supplied the figures for the full half year, the department had available only tabulated data for the first font months. of 1940. against 1939.

following is the comparative data: 1940 births (first 4 months) white 100, col. 109 .......209 1939 births (first: 4 months) white 140, col. 100 This shows that there were 40 more white children born in Aiken county during January, -Februray, March and April of 1939, than the same period of this year. The colored births: show an increase of nine during 1940 over 1939, for the same months. While there is a falling off of 31 births.

White and colored, for the 1940 four month period as compared the first four months of 1939. Barnwell Youth Attend 4-H Camp -Near-Aiken Twenty-one Barnwell County 4-H club boys left Barnwell Monday for Camp Long, near where they will remain until Friday afternoon. The group was accompanied by Hugh A. Bowers. The boys are attending the camp along with boys from Fairfield: and Colleton' counties and the entire group will carry out a program together.

The campers are receiving much valuable in'formation about 4-H work through the periods devoted to discussion. The. Barnwell county boys. attending the camp include: Oneal Burckhalter, Lester Burckhalter, Lewis Stringfield, Carol Stringfield, Gilmore. Eaves, Bill Buford, Carlton Schumpert, Robert Dicks, Alan Dicks, Marion H.

Greene, Billie Wise, Herman Lee Hiers and Rome Hiers, of the club; Walter Scott, of the Rosemary club; Arthur Hutson, B. H. Hutson and Lonnie Hutson, of the Healing Springs, club; Wallace Williams, Lidy Still, Angus Morris and Pat Sanders, of the Hilda club. Mrs. Ethel Parker Of Montinorenci Dies In Aiken an illness of about three weeks, Mrs.

Ethel Watkins Parker, age wife. of Townsend Parker, Montmorenci, died in the Aiken County Hospital at midnight, Thursday, August 8th. In addition to her husband the deceased is survived by her father E. W. Watkins of Graniteville, and' sister of Mrs.

Jesse Parker of Montmorenci. The funeral services will take place this (Friday) afternoon at the Talatha Baptist Church, Rev. J. W. Hammond officiating.

In-' terment will be in the churchyard. Hon. Herbert Gyles To' Address Legion Legion Post 26, will meet at Holley's Pond the evening of Wednesday, Aug. ust 14th, for an annual frolic. and the installation of officers.

The, members will assemble at 7.p. m. for a swim, and the 'supper and business meeting. will promptly 8:00 o'clock. the evening will Announcer that be Hon.

expert E. Ayles, 'merly but now ident: ashington, where he is cont rated gee 19 S. Court 'The new installed office -is Henry. Busbee, the vice-commander is Mays. CREDIT GROUP HOLD MEETING Progress.

Shown Meeting Directors: at Blowing Rock, N. C. Another year of progress was reported by directors of six production credit associations who gathered at Blowing Rock, N. for a group conference, according to Courtney, president of the Aiken Production Credit Edgefield which counties. serves Aiken.

and Associations represented. were Anderson, Barnwell: and Walterboro in South. Carolina, and Athens and Sylvania in Georgia, The secretaries of the 'associa: tions: also attended the conference as did several representatives. of the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia and of other units of the Farm Credit Administration of Columbia. Efficient operating methods' were discussed by the directors and the discussions were led by George L.

Griffeth; vice. president of. the 'Production Credit Corporation of Columbia. There was also roundtable discussion of other problems of mutual interest: Reports submitted at the, meeting revealed that all of. the assocations represented had.

a good year in 1939 and that all of. them are doing what they were created to do furnishing their members with short-term credit service; at lowest cost possible. Attending from the Aiken association in addition to Mr. Courtney was: J. L.

Steed and G. L. Bigford, secretary-treasurer. The Aiken Association has to date made 393 loans this year to'taling $156,049.26. GEORGE A.

HUTTO DIES IN TAMPA. News Was received in Aiken Thursday of. the death of George' A. Hutto of Tampa, a former resident of Aiken. Mr.

Hutto was the brother of M. N. Hutto and Mrs. H. P.

Dyches of this city. The funeral and interment will take place. in Tampa, so it is stated. Famous Breeder TRACKMAN -An interesting study of Colonel E. R.

Bradley, widely known racehorse owner, taken at Saratoga Springs, Y. He has owned some of most famous horse's in recent years, although Bimelech was 1940 disappointment. NEW EDUCATIONAL PLANT New. Educational Plant of the First Baptist Church which was completed this week and. which will be occupied for the first time: Sunday, -Photo: by Quattle baum: Baptists To Occupy New Sunday School Building $29,000 Educational Plant Now CompletedOne of Nicest In This Section Of State The Sunday School of the First Baptist Church will hold ser-.

vices in the Now. Educational building for. the first time on Sun-: day morning, according to announcement by the pastor of the church, the Rev. T. D.

Lide. The superintendent of the Sunday: school, R. W. Taylor, requests that the entire school meet, in the main auditorium of the church where the various departments will be. assigned to their new T.he building contains three stories, a basement and -furnace room The first story is of solid brick, the other part of the building is of brick veneer.

The total cost. of the building is. approximately $33,000. Two floors and the basement have been completed at al cost of approximately $10.000 of which was borrowed by the church, the other $19,000) raised in cash. 'The church plans to complete the third floor.

as soon as possible. When completed the building will contain 55 rooms. The part that has been finished contains the furnace room with a modern steam-heating plant, a lovely social hall with seating capacity of adjoins kitchen, five assembly rooms, four rest rooms, a pastor's study, and seventeen other class rooms. The building i is splendidly arrangLed to fit the needs of a modern. Sunday School.

Architect on the building is Wallis, Gill of Chattanooga, The general contractor is C. B. Anderson of this city. The heating contractor is. W.

H. Weatherford of this city. The building is arranged for departments with adjoining class rooms. It is designed to take, care of 600 pupils, The first floor will take care of the nursery, the cradle roli, the beginners and the adults. This will keep the adults and smail children close together and will avoid the necessity of the "older -people having to climb -the stairways.

The pastor's study is also located on the first floor. The second floor contains an assembly room and nine class rooms' for the Primary department; the social hall and kitchen and four -large-class rooms. This-floor-willbe occupied by the Junior department until the third floor is completed. The Intermediate department will continue the meet in the main auditorium and Young People's department will meet in! the frame Sunday School. buildLing -until -the completion of -the third floor.

Three new classes will be formed in "the Adult department on. Sunday by dividing the present Men's Bible class, the T. F. L. class and.

the ercation of. a class for' young mothers. The young mother's class will. meet next dnor to the children's de. partments so that.

they will be casily accessible at all times. When the church will have one of the most complete Sunday School and Eilucational state. During. the present pastorate of. three and one-half years, the church has grown rapidly.

Approximately 400 new have been added to the roll with net increase of 40 per cent, a total membership of 888. During the same time ferings have increased 232 per cent. Last year the gifts of the church and organizations were $19,558. A new parsonage has been built, a new pipe organ with. chimes has been installed.

The organ was financed by the Ladies Auxiliary. A Training Union with nine units has been organized and several new unions will be organized as the new building is occupied. The number. of circles of the Woman's Missionary Union has been doubled: The building committee is com- (Continued on page 8) Jeffersonian Democrats Plan State Convention The Jeffersonian plan a statewide convention, probably in Calumhin, 'at :1 date yeti undetermined for the purpose: of naming eight "Democratic presidetinl electors," -according to B. Allston Moore of Charleston, chairman of the new party; who was in Columbia yesterday Mr.

Moore said that a club was planned for Columbia but that at I present he could not announce 3 sponsor. Ic interviewed 3 numher of Columbians and was pleased with the interest shown. "The creed of the Jeffersonian Democrat is 'anti-third terms'." Mr. Moore said in summing up the purpose of the movement. "Wel have way--the only legal wAy through which those opposed to A AIKEN COUNTY MEN ACCEPTED FOR ENLISTMENT Reservists Leave For Active Duty.

Others Await Call To Enter Service of Country A number of. young: men of Aiken and have enlisted in the U. S. Army, since recruiting got underway, in an. to bring the number: of men up to requirements of the government's defense Announcement is made that G.

Ashford Milner, son of and Mrs. G. A. Milner of Aiken; Robert J. Miller; son of Mrs.

Ethel Glanton of Augusta, "Clarence Rachels, son of. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. of and John.

B. Pearson, son Mrs. Clara Blackwell of. Bath: were accepted for enlistment, in the United States army, at the Augusta recruiting office this week. Young Milner -and Miller were assigned to duty with.

-the 82nd Field Artillery, Fort Benning, and Rachels and Pearson with the 2nd Armored Division, Benning. Reserve Officers Henry Leitner left yesterday for. Ft. Benning. He is a second lieutenant in the officers corps.

Otis F. Morgan, 2ud Lieutenant in the reserve, officers corps, has been called to report at Ft. Moul; trie on Sept. 9th from. where 'he will sail Ft.

Frances E. ren, Wy. He will be a member of i the 20th Infantry. Julian. Salley, First tenant in the Reserve Crops, is I expecting his orders daily.

Frampton Durban, also officer in the Reserve Corps made application for service. Men Charged With Warrenville P. 0. Robbery In Aiken Jail John E. Touchstone, 19, and John B.

Worley, 20, two youths of Nellieville, who are charged with burgalarining the post office aL Warrenville. last June 10th, have been transferred from Augusta to the Aiken county jail. At a preliminary: hearing in Augusta, before United States Commissioner. C. J.

Skinner, the two prisoners pleaded guilty to entering the post office. and taking $12.50, mostly in pennies, and a few parcel. post packages, The pair was taken into custody in Augusta July 3rd: They were removed from Augusta to Aiken by Deputy U. S. Marshall, Sanford will: be.

brought to trial in Federal Court in the Eastern District at Columbia. Mrs. B. A. Smith continues very ill at her home on.

Pine View Drive. Census Objector OBJECTOR-H. S. Mace, 48, truck gardener of Artesia, refused to answer questions by censustaker last April. Federal Grand Jury has indicted him.

Here he is awaiting bail in Los Angeles jail. Aiken City Schools To Open On September 12 New Students Are Asked To Report On September 10-Teachers Named Aiken City Schools will. begin day, September 12, It is important ments for pupils to enter on the class assignments will. made third term may vote in the Demecratic pirmary, vote for the Demo. eratic congressman, and yet oppose the third.term idea." He said that the tickets would include the names of the congressmen nominated by the Demn.

crate and the eight. presidential electors nominated by the Jeffersonian Democrats. "There are many who do nut. wish to vote Republican, and. yet do not.

wish to. vote for a third torm. Instead of the weak way, staying away from the polis," he said, "there is the Jeffersonian Democrat way' of voting the straight Democratic tickets except for the presidential electors." Mr. Moore, who had just visited the upper part of the state left Columbia for Charleston. WEDNESDAY CLOSING, CONTINUES THIS.

MONTH The Aiken Merchants Associntion members 'and other Aikin firms -have been obesiving half-holiday closing 011 Wednesday: afternoon during the summer months, Announcement is made that the last Wednesday afternoon which the business houses of the city will close, will be Wednesday, August 28th, and all stores and places of business will be open fulltime starting in September, TOURNEYS SET FOR SIXTH DISTRICT Softball Championship Games to Be Decided at Aiken and Wal. terboro. Softball tournaments to decide the sixth district championship will be held in Aiken and-Walters burn, according to made this week. The tournaments are scheduled to begin next i week and will he completed by August 24. to permit the district winner to be entered in the state I tournament which" begins August 26.

Due to the size it was decided to split the district this year and hold two tournaments. The winpers in ench tournament will meet in a three game series to decide the championship. (Ine championship game will he played in Aiken and another in Walterboro. Should third game be necessary to decide the title the town which has hind the best nightly attendance during: the tournament will be selected: Chick Compton, wha has: been very active, in softball this year, i Aiken tournament and B. 15.

Cave will serve. in a similar capacity Waiterboro. Mr. Compion reports that of the. six teams forming the: Aiken softball loop.

be believes at least four of them will enter. He eXpressed regret that the league leading team will be unable. to compete due to the fact that the players will be away at camp, It is also understood that Joe Cordelle, who heads the North Augusta softball league. of. six teams, plans to enter several-from his loop and it is reported that interest in the tournament is being shown in Clearwater and other i nearby towns.

It is expected! that twelve teams. will be listed for the Aiken tourney: Managers of teams in the distriet have been urged to file applications by midnight Saturday which is the closing date for encries. Each entry. must be companied by a list. of fifteen players and $10.00.

The drawing for both will be held in Barnwell 10 o'clock Sunday morning. One-Legged Man Bothered By Law Washington. When Senator. Conally (D.Tes) challenged colleagues today 10. pros duce anything in existing law to prevent.

the President. from sending the armed forces 'anywherr be pleased. Senator George (1)- Ga.) replied: "The senator's question reminds me very much of an old man whir came itno mIx. office sears ago. and said, 'I want you.

to search the law books and show me anything that gives a one -logged man the right to make a Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy, possibly showers the 1940-1941 session Thursthat patrons make arrangefirst day, as registration and at that time, according Lo- Louis K. Hagood, superintendent of -the Aiken Schools. New pupils will. be expected to register on. Tuesday, the: 10th.

The offices of the various Schools' will open on that date for, the classification Children of. new pupils." who. enter the; first grade will be expected to, u. birth certificate and: also a cur titicate which: show's Successful vaccination in compliance with the state. law.

Although all of the teachers.at the. end of last session accepted work for another year, tiro have requested their relense sitice that Lime. Miss. Porcher way. offered.

work. in the Columbia City and Miss Plunkett; has accepted work with. Coker College. Two teachers have been added to high schuol faculty to meet the needs of the increased enrollment and for which state aid will be available this year: Mrs. Josephine Magee will be connected the music department, and Mrs.

M. Wilder who assisted with overflow work in the Junior high department last session will be avatiable for that work if needed. -A complete list of the faculty members follows: School P. Parker, Graniterille, principal of High School; Miss Grace Morris, Spartanburg; Carrol Courtney, Aiken; John B. Eubanks, Aiken; Miss Addie Stokes, Rock Hill; Miss Kate Glenn Hard-, in, Rock Hill; Miss Garnette gan.

Columbia; Miss Florence. Epps, Conway; Miss Martha Wis-: wall, Asheville: Ralph L. Waldrep, Langford: W. Arrants, Hopkins: Bliss Esther Salles, Orangeburg: Miss' Virginia larby, Aiken: Miss Llewelyn Winner, Peak; Miss Margaret Harrington, Brunswick. Gal; Miss Elizabeth Watson, Orangeburg; Miss Elizaboth Teague, Aiken.

Elementary School. Mrs. Martha Coleman, Aiken, Principal of Elementary DepariElizabeth. Miss Grace Coward, Aiken; Miss Annie Laurie Day, Trenton, Miss Frances Fair, Batesburg; Mrs. Pauline Shuler, Aiken; Miss Lallah Wyman, Aiken: Miss Maytrude Brabham, Bamberg; Miss Margaret Thorpe, Aiken; Miss Jennie Lou Aiken; Mrs.

Emily Platt Mays, Aiken; Miss' Bertha Patton. Greenwood; Mrs. Josephine Magee, Aiken. Aiken Colored School Tawnsend Principal; Mamie F. Jefferson.

Gertrude Euhanks. Jeanette. E. Ball Wessells, 'Mable Ball Hill, Esther Perry, Lanie B. Coleman, Justine E.

Jackson, Leora B. Morris, Ora Len Pipkin. Martinez Harrington. Schofeld (High School for Sanford I'. Bradby, Principal; N.

Charles Darkins. L. Eloise Wiggins, Naomi 1. McCullum. Leila A.

Bradby, Helen Cherry, U. Bentrice Collins, George. Conolly, Howard Williams. William B. Garland.

William: Warren, Isabella. Vietcher, Eldrich Hamomnd. Annual Revival At Oak Grove Thin annuai reviva! Oak: Gave Baptis: church will begin Sunday Augur: M. Dinner on the grounds. Services will be hold twice day.

The morning service al; todock and the: evening service 31 The Nov. Wayne Gunter of Wagoner will assist the pastor, Rev. K. D. Smith.

The public. is. cordially invited to: attent all these servives. LES Washington Senator' Bridges (R-NIt) introduced a resolution for a constitutional amendment to prohibit a president's serving a third term. A similar proposal by Senator Burke (D-Neb) is pending..