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If Ton Don’t Rend THE CHRONICLE Ton Don’t Get The ' Newi, (Elttttnn Qihrnnirif . THE CHRONICLE Strives To Be s Clean Nows* paper, Complete, Newsy sad Reliable. VOLUME XXV CLINTON, S. Q., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1925 NUMBER 7 MASS MEETING HELD MONDAY Meeting Approves City Paving Bill As Presented. Council Refuses To Recommend Its Passage With* out Amendments. The citizens mass meeting, called for Monday night in the graded school auditorium, was attended by approxi mately one hundred people. Dr. L. R. Lynn was elected chairman of the meeting, and S, G. Dillard, secretary. The meeting had been called for the purpose of considering a resolution now in the hands of the county dele gation in the legislature asking for the passage of an act authorizing the iwn^oiUCiuaten ^.iesw-street" pav ing certificates and sell same, pledg ing the credit of the town therefor and pledging the abutting property assessments laid upon property abut ting street improvements. Mayor J. P. Jacobs read and ax- plained the proposed bill which would overcome the handicap of the present law by which it is now impossible for the city to issue street paying certifica tes. He presented the bill as prepar ed by Attorney J. N. Nathans of Charleston, and urged the recommen dation of its passage by the general assembly now in session. R. W. Wade, city attorney, also made some remarks ( as to the legal phases of the bill. After the preli minary discussion, Mr. Wade moved that the bill be taken up section by section for adoption. At the suggest ion of Mayor Jacobs, Mr. Wade read the bill by section, after which he offered several amendments which were all voted dpwn and the meeting went on record as favoring the pas sage of the bill in its entirety as pre sented. Each of the desired amend ments were offered by Mr. Wade, and the motion to reject in each instance was made by Mayor Jacobs. The meeting then adjourned. Immediately following the mass meeting, city council met to further consider the bill with the mayor and all six aldermen present. A motion made by Alderman J. P. Carter and seconded by Alderman R. C. Collins, recommended to the county delegation 4.1.- „„„„„„„ . . .. °. , .Besides ner nusoand, wno is Council w.r dlvidsd ^ ,0M *" d four d »"* h several members being unwilling to pass the bill without the amendments as offered. The motion was killed on a direct vote, Aldermen Carter and Collins voting for its passage, and Aldermen Dillard, Bailey, Blalock and Stone voting against it. The bill is now in the hands of the county delegation for final disposi tion. Whether it is to be enacted into law or rejected, has not been announc ed. The full bill appeared in The Chron icle last week. The amendments as ‘offered Monday night, and rejected, follow: Amendment to section 1, page 4, by striking out the wh’ole of said section, and substituting the following: “That the corporate authorities ox the Town of Clinton are hereby au thorized and empowered to provide by ordinance for the payment of the cost of the permanent improvements of any streets or sidewalks of said town by levying upon owners of property immediately abutting op streets and sidewalks or part of either so improv ed, an assessment in proportion to the frontage of such property abutting on such street *or sidewalk o* part of either so improved of not exceeding one-half of the cost of such improve ment, provided: That no assessment shall be laid upon the abutting pro perty owners until such improvements have been ordered pursuant to such or dinance, upon written consent, signed and filed with the town clerk, of not less than two-thirds in number of the owners of the property abutting upon such street, sidewalk or part of either proposed to be improved, and, pro vided further: That the corporate au- 1 DEATH CLAIMS BELOVED LADY Mrs. Emily Watts Davis Passes After Long Illness. Was Well Known Over South Carolina. Mrs. Nancy Emily Davis, wife of John Calhoun Davis, died at her fam ily residence near here last Saturday night shortly before 12 o’clock after an illness of many months, the out* come of which had been expected for several days. ..The funeral service was held Sun day afternoon at three o'clock at Rock Bridge, and was conducted by Dr. D. J. Woods and Dr. Dudley Jones. Interment followed at the Davia ^aYe^rd^ear^the-aldrJitatoric-PrtrP- byterian church building. A large concourse of friends and relatives from all sections of the county were present to pay a last tribute to one of whom it could always be said, “None knew her but to love her.” Mrs. Davis was in her 80th year. She was born October 31, 1846, at Spring Grove in the lower part of this county, being a daughter of the late Col. J. Washington Watts and Sallie Williams Jones. She was a woman universally loved and was very active as long as her health would permit in ( Christian service hnd in the national society, Daughters of the American Revolution of South Carolina, having organized the Musgrove Mills chap ter at Clinton, of which she faithfully served as regent for 12 years. She also served as state genealogist of the organization and was known and loved by all her co-wAkers in State and local D. A. R. work. Mrs. Davis was a consist&it mem ber of the Rock Bridge Presbyterian church and to its demands and those of humanity she always gave an ear nest response. Her disposition was one of cheerfulness and kindness. She could always sea the beautiful and divine in all thingg^ibii those touch* ing her unselfish liffc ‘were made bet ter for her having lived. Truly it can be said of “Aunt Em ma,” as she was affectionately known by many, “She lived by the side of the road, and was a friend to man.” Besides her husband, who is 93 ters. They are: Miss Agatha Davis and Mrs. R. E. Jones of this city, Mrs. Chris A. Walker" of Columbia, Mrs. Charles Akerman of Macon, Ga., Jack H. Davis, Sr., W. Watts Davis, James R. Davis of Laurens. She is also survived by one brother, John D. W. Watts of Laurens, and two sis ters, Mrs. B. R. Fuller of Mountville, and Mrs. Jim Wade Hill of Cross Hill. P Dabbled In Wheat [ JURORS DRAWN FOR NEXT COURT • - | A»*TPCA,CTKR. | Mrs. S. C. Durand, “dirt farmer” and dajrywoman of Illinois, has made a killing in wheat, cleaning up nearly a million dollars, accus ing to authoritive reports. Sh&ad mils “dabbling in the market a bit” and says:—“Wheat is likely to reach $2.25, and I shouldn’t be at all surprised if it went tct $2.50i PUPILS TO HOLD OPEN MEETING SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE COLLEGE Week of Prayer Being Observed With Dr. W. H. 'DtfBose of Spartan burg, As the Speaker. Following an established custom, the Presbyterian College is observing Prayer Week with two services being held daily in the college chapel, the first occurjng last night. The Rev. W. H. DuBose, D. D., pas tor of the First Presbyterian church Members Woodrow Wilson Literary Society Arrange Program For Friday Evening. < The second open meeting of the Woodrow Wilson Literary Society of the Clinton High school will be held Friday evening, February 13, at 7:30 o’clock, in the graded school auditor- iuni. The following program will be carried out: Invocation. Music, Janella Boland. Readings: “Bobby Shaftoes,” Lil lian Burns Browning; “A • Brilliant Speech,” Emma Little; “Where Ignor ance is Bliss,” Katherine Glasgow. . Music—Violin solo, Alice Todd. Declamations: “South Carolina in the Revolution,” Arthur Copeland; “Citizenship,” T. J. Blalock; “Wood- row Wilson,” J. W. Milam. Music, Ethel Killen. Debate: “Resolved,/That the Twen tieth Amendment Should be Ratified.” Affirmative: Ella Belle Wilson and Elise Henry. Negative Wm. Brooks- Owens and Carlisle Smith. Music—Piano duet, Janet Leake and Jeanette Crawford. Decision of judges. DR. L. R. LYNN TO SPEAK IN GREENWOOD Dr. L. R. Lynn, of this city, will oc cupy the pulpit of the First Presby- of Spartanburg, has been secured by j terian church of Greenwood on Sun- President Douglas to conduct the, day morning. In his absence, Dr. D. series of special services. By the stu dent body and faculty alike, he is be ing heard with unusual interest. Next Sunday, the two services will be held in the First Presbyterian church instead of the college chapel. Dr. DuBose will speak on both occa sions and a cordial invitation is ex tended the public to hear him. word “upon” after the word “paid”, on line 10 of said section, and substitut ing the following therefor: “Upon default in payment of any J. Woods will preach for the Thom- well Memorial congregation, his pul pit for the morning hour being filled by Dr. W. H. DuBose, of Spartan burg. FEDERAL JURORS ARE ANNOUNCED installments or deferred portion of thorities shall have first made provis- ’ an ^ r asse88m e n ts, at the time and in ion to pay one-half of the last of such improvements.” Amendment to section 3, page 2, and section 3, and page 5, by striking out the whole thereof, and substitut ing the following: “The assessment sail be payable at such times and on such terms of pay ment, and such rates of interest on deferred payments, as may be pre scribed by ordinance of the Town Council, provided: That the final pay ment or installment shall not be with in five (5) years nor more than ten (10) years next ensuing from the date of the passage of said ordinance, and provided further: That the rate of interest charged the property owners on any deferred assessment or install ment thereof shall not exceed 5 per cent per annum, and provided fur ther: That .nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any property owner against whose pro perty assessments have been levied, from paying any portion or all of •uch assessment in advance.” accordance with the terms and condi tions fixed by ordinance, such delin quent payment or payments, together with interest thereon, shall be col lectible as town taxes are now collect ible, and with such penalties and costs as are now provided for the payment of such taxes.” Further amend the proposed bill by adding thereto on page 7, before sec tion 8, the following section, which shall be known as section 8, and sec tion 8, which is now on said bill shall be known as section 9, as follows: “That the provisions herein shall not apply or become operative until submitted to. the qualified electors of the Town of Clinton by the Town Council for approval, and a majority of the qualified electors voting* at said election on its approval vote in favor thereof at any general munici pal election or any special municipal election (whether called and held for that purpose only or not) when the question of the said approval of said law is submitted and voted on separ- For the session of the United States court at Spartanburg, beginning Feb ruary 17, the following Laurens coun ty citizens have been subpeoned: Jas. C. Todd, Frank Little, D. H. Wilson, and W. P. Sullivan, for the first week, and W. J. Donnan for the second week beginning February 23. Miss Lurea Moore spent Saturday in Greenville. General Sessions Court To Convene February 16th With Judge J. W. Devore Presiding. The county jury commissioners met during the past week and drew the grand jurors for 1925 and the petit jurors for the term of criminal court beginning next Monday, February 16. They first drew six members of last year’s grand jury, who are to serve for another year. At the approaching term of court Judge J. W. Devore of Edgefield, will preside and it is under stood that the docket is a heavy one and will occupy the entire week. The complete list of jurors drawn is as follows: • Grand Jury •* (Pfrst ^ Hold-over?): ' W: ’ fe. Brooks, Dials; R. F. Walker, Cross Hill; J. C. Miller, Hunter; J. Wister Cooper, Waterloo; 0. L. Hunter, Scuf- fletown; J. M. Rhodes, Youngs; J. L. Cooper, Laurens; W. L. Smith, Lau rens; W. M. Henderson, Youngs; G. C. Roper, Sullivan; B. L. Martin, Waterloo; W. E. Griffin, Cross Hill; G. F. Buford, Hunter; M. D. Milam, Jacks; W. E. McClintock, Scuffle- town; M. W. Woods, Dials; T. A. Crawford, Sullivan; L. E. Ball, Dials. Petit Jurors Cecil P. Roper, Laurens; J. Ben Hunter, Youngs; R. S. Bolt, Dials; Ef- fie Owings, Dials; T. D. ' Farrow, Dials; F. J. Bragg, Dials; James H. Woods, Sullivan; Geo. T. Weathers, Sullivan; A. B. Fuller, Waterloo; Eu gene E. Simpson, Sullivan; E. F. Workman, Cross Hill; Ryland F. Sum- erel, Hunter; Ina C. Boland, Hunter; E. F. Franklin, Hunter; R. B. Stead man, Laurens; T. W. Donnan, Scuffle- town; H. S. Hatton, Jacks; Thos. P. Ware, Jacks; W. S. Smith, (>oss Hill; J. B. O’Dell, Waterloo; J. F. Mitchell, Waterloo; N. B. Woods, Sullivan; E. P. Patton, Youngs; T. M. Burnett, Youngs; S. M. Wilkes, Laurens; R. R. Barnet, Youngs; F. M. Stutts, Hun ter; John W. Ropp, Dials; W. N. Gregory, Youngs; Joe B. Nabers, Jacks; M. H. Kendrick, Laurens; R. W. Brown, Cross Hill; J. Herman Power, Dials; C. E. Wasson, Sullivan. LEGISLATURE DOING UTTLE General Assembly Enters Upon Fifth Week of the Session. Highway Measures Up This Week. Columbia, Feb. 9.—Having spent four weeks of its session doing prac tically nothing, the general assembly is expected this week to take some definite action upon the various amendments proposed to the “pay-as- you-go” road law, and maybe next week to receive from the ways and means committee the general appro priation bill. The house spent a whole day last week killing . Ret opmfiort^hd nlse of bathing pools on Sunday. The sen ate slaughtered a good many meas ures. Thursday the senate began its slaughter with the rejection of the finance committee’s bill to allow the state sinking fund commission . to spend $800,000 instead of $600,000 in the erection of the proposed state of fice building. The vote, taken after days of debate, stood 24 to 18 against the allowing of the additional loan. The sepate at the same time recorded its disapproval of plans to purchase the Liberty National Bank building, rejecting the resolution of D. E. Am- ick of Lexington, to provide for the appointment of a committee to in quire into the feasibility of the pur chase. There remains therefore un decided the question as to whether the attempt should be made to erect a $500,000 building and this the sinking fund commission is expected to recom mend should not be attempted as no such structure “to meet the present and future office space needs as the state” can be erected, it is said, for this amount. Thursday also saw the death of the Jeffords bill creating a state depart ment of mouth hygiene, for many days a subject of debate in the upper house and Friday, without debate, killed the bill of R. H. McAdams of Abbeville, to decrease the legal rate of interest in the state by 1 per cent, and the resolution of A. F. McKissick of Greenville, and J. O. Williams of 1>I7<AT UTr» ATT/ ^ LI rill Pickens, -requiring » report from the KJbiAjL tSlvir INlvrxll state tax commission on automobiles escaping taxation. Both measures had previously passed the lower house. Pending both houses, as has been the case for some time, are measures proposing amendment of the socalled “pay-as-you-go” road act and in both KIWANIANS PLAN Annual Ladies Nigfil on Friday Even ing, February 20, To Be An Enjoyable Occasion. Ladies’ Night, the second annual midwinter event of its kind given under the auspices of the Clinton Ki- wanis club, has been announced for Friday evening, February 20, at 8 o’clock. The affair will be staged in the Clinton Hotel, double-staged in fact, for at the given hour things will begin in the parlor and a little later will continue in the dining room. All the Kiweens of Clinton are expected to be present and an evening of fun, mixed with seriousness, is being ar ranged. ' The Clinton club has changed its meetjn^hour from 12 a. m. to 7 p. m. Last Friday evening the club held an enjoyable meeting and the members heard an excellent address from Dr. Dudley Jones, who had the program in charge. During the evening the fol lowing six new members were re ceived and cordially welcomed into the membership of the club: Dr. L. R. Lynn, Dr. W. E. Hoy, W. A. Moor head, Gilbert Blakely, Pet B. Adair, and L. E. Hatton. CITADEL PLAYS HERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL MEN GUESTS OF CLUB Monthly Meeting Commercial Club Tuesday Evening. New Officers ,0 To Be Named Next Month. The February meeting of the Com mercial Club was held Tuesday even ing in the club rooms. President J. H. Witherspoon presided and the in vocation was offered by Dr. D. M. Douglas. The Methodist ladies pre sided in the kitchen and dining hall and this insured for the members an excellent supper for which the “Wes- leyites” are famous. The club had as its guests the mem bers of the football teauL okthe Pres- The Citadel basketball team will arrive in the city Saturday to meet the P. C. five Saturday night in the new gym. The game will be called at eight o’clock and one of the sea son’s largest crowds is expected to be on hand. The Citadel team is one of the best in the state and has a record for the season that has been surpass ed by few teams in the South. Lov ers of the cage sport may expect a real battle when these two rivals meet and will have an opportunity to see the mighty Weeks in action. Amendment to sectioh 2, page 1, and ate,y and the ba ; Iot3 thereon de P os:t "' section 2, page 4, by striking out all 1 od :n a separate box properly labelled of said section, beginning with the and prowdad for that purpose.” « NAMES You meet Mr. Howard and Mr. Walters in a gathering. Their names are to you but two of many you hear. A few days later you meet Mr. Howard again. And again. He becomes a friend, perhaps an intimate in your social as well as business life. Mr. Howard’s name growsfto mean a lot to you. Mr. Walters is rarely seen again dnd soon forgotten. In this newspaper are other names—names of advertised products. Week after week you see them. They are like old friends—to be trusted. Their names mean economy, full value and integrity. The unadvertised products—perhaps you see one in a store—or in a friend’s home. Soon the name is forgotten—a stranger about whom you know little. "3 Fill your medicine closet, your pantry, your wardrobe with pro ducts whose names are guaranties of their integrity—advertised pro ducts. Like intimate friends—you know what they are and will do. Read The Chronicle advertisements to know the names that are worth knowing in the market plkce. houses—the senate Wednesday and the house Thursday—these bills, car rying reductions in the motor vehicle license fees and proposing increases in the gasoline taxes, will this week be debated. The Spruill-Jeffords highway bill was given consideration in the upper house last Friday and was one of the few measures to survive the senate’s sanguinary mood. The bill, amended by the senate committee on roads, bridges and ferries, provides for: motor vehicle license fees of $9 on vehicles of 2,000 pounds and less, and for $3 for each additional 500 pounds or fraction thereof, and gasoline taxes of five cents a gallon, receipts from four cents of which will be given the state highway department, the re mainder to the counties for the main tenance and construction of roads not included in the state highway system. No definite action has been taken on the measure, further debate and consideration of the bill having been postponed until Wednesday, when-Jt is to be taken up immediately after the consideration of third reading bills. The similar-measure now on the house calendar 1 —the Keith-McMeekin- Robinson et al. bill—has also been set for a special order and will come up for consideration Thursday after) third reading bills* The bill, given ( the unanimous approval of the ways, and means committee, would reduce the motor vehicle license fees to the, 1924 level—$6 for vehicles of 2,000 pounds and less and $2 for each addi- ■ tional 500 pounds or fraction thereof ( and at the same time increase the gasoline tax to five cents, the return, four cents of which would go to the j state highway department. Consid-) eration of the measure before this j date has been prevented by the object ion of John B. Duffie of Sumter, who will propose an amendment of the bill decreasing the gasoline tax to four cents and increasing the license fees | to $9 for vehicles of 2,000 pounds or | less and $3 for each additional frac tion thereof. The senate has passed to third read- j ing the important measure by Senator j i D. A. G. Outzs of Greenwood, to pro- | j vide for uniform textbooks in the ' schools. young men- were called upon for a few remarks and in feeling terms they spoke of their appreciation of the courtesies and spirit of friendship and helpfulness shown them by the people of Clinton. Assistant Coach Eichel- berger made a talk on athletics and Messrs. Edmunds, Banks, McLaurin and Wilson did likewise. Dr. D. M. Douglas, president of the college, expressed his appreciation of the cordial relations that exists be tween the town and college and spoke of the ideals that the institution is constantly holding up in advocacy of clean athletics rather than winning teams. Dr. D. J. Brimm expressed his appreciation of the interest shown in the college students by the club and spoke of the intellectual work that the institution is endeavoring to do. Prof. Kenneth Baker of the high school, and Dr. L. R. Lynn of the or phanage, spoke of the pleasant rela tions that exist between the college and the fine spirit of cooperation that has always been manifested. Dr. D. J. Brimm, as spokesman for the ladies of the Civic Association, called to the club’s attention the work they are endeavoring to do looking to tHe beautifying of the town and indi vidual premises. He asked that the club assist the ladies by offering prizes to the amount of $30 to be of fered for the best flower gardens, and his motion was adopted by the club. Dr. L. R. Lynn called tb the club’s attention the recent action of Mr. J. B. Duke in setting up his great edu cational fund, and in view of the fact that the Thomwell Orphanage of this city is to participate in the fund, he suggested that the secretary be in structed to write Mr. Duke the appre ciation of the community for the mag nificent thing he has done. City Engineer Johnson made a statement relative to the danger of the railroad crossing approaching the new school building now being erect ed, and suggested as its solution the erection of an overhead steel bridge. It was pointed out that the cost could probably be divided between the rail roads and city. A motion was then adopted inviting the heads of the two railroads to be the club’s guests at the next meeting, at which time a conference would be held on this pro position along with the one now pend ing of relocating the freight depots and yards. President Witherspoon announced that in accordance with the by-laws, the nominating committee to bring in recommendations for officers for the new year, was made at the February meeting. He named the following committee: J. I. Copeland, Dr. J. W. Davis, R. E. Ferguson, Dr. G. W. B. Smith and C. W. Stone; Mr. J. F. Jacobs, upon the club's request, made a brief statement cov ering the activities of the county highway commission and the present status of road development in the county. He stated that it is hoped within the next mouth to have the Mountville end of the Calhoun high way open all the way through for travel. He further stated that a con ference was held Tuesday with the state highway commission and the county delegation in Columbia in an effort to get reimbursements on the state projects already completed in the county with the end in view of se curing available funds for the build ing of the Belfast road in this sec tion as well as several other short projects in the upper part of the county. While he could not state de finitely the commission’s action, he felt hopeful that their decision would be favorable, thereby making possible the building of the contemplated road. Mr. James J. Lynn, recently moved to Clinton from Chester, and Mr. P. B. Bailey were present as guests of members, and expressed their appre ciation of the invitation. WORK DAY AT HURRICANE POULTRY SHIPMENT BRINGS IN CASH There will be a general work day at the Hurricane school house on Satur-' day, February 14, beginning at 8:30 a. m. All who are interested in the school are asked to be present to az- sist in the work. Four towns in this section, Four tain Inn, Gray Court, Laurens, an Clinton, participated in the fourth cs lot shipment of poultry that was mad last week and destined for the Ne York market. The car consisted c 16,326 jtpunds of poultry contribute by farmers in the respective territor and-brought $3,288.11. \