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'W: m If Ton Wt Read • THR CHRONICLE S Yon Don’t Get « | The News Ollutlntt (Etjnmtrle : THE CHRONICLE I Strives To Be a Clean New»> I paper. Complete, Newsy, I and Reliable VOLUME XXIX -T" CLINT'oN, S. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 21,1929 NUMBER 12 « V nCHT BEGUN ON BOND BILL A Injunction Papers Are Served Against $65,000,00d Road Sys tem Immedi^ely After Gover nor’s Signature. Hearing Set for April 8th. Columbia, March IJ.—Within a few minutes after the state highway'bond act was signed Saturday noon by Gov ernor Richards it was attacked legal ly, injunction papers being served on members of the state highway com- misyon, the governor, the state treas urer dnd the comptroller general, to prohibit their proceeding to carry out the terms of the act which the goverr nor’^ pen had made law. .The highway act was signed before a irrouB. i)f leading legtslators’ and state officials, including members of the free conference committee which acted on the measure just before it reached the governor. Attending the signing were Speaker J. K. Hamblin of the house; C. E. Jones, chairman of the state highway commission; Ben M. Sawyer, chief highway commission er; Senator C. F. Rolflnson,. chairman of the senate finance committee; Sen ator W. Claude Martin of Orangeburg; John T. Stevens of Kershaw, member of the state highway commission; Representative R. E. McCaslan, chair man of the house ways and means committee; Representative J. F. Har ley of Barnwell, chairman of the ju diciary committee of the house; Rep resentative Norman S. Richards of Kershaw, brother of the governor; J. Austin Latimer, secretary to the gov ernor; Walter E. Duncan of Aiken, clerk of the budget commission; and the conferees. Senators R. M. Jeffer ies of Walterboro; Jos. E. Bryson of Greenville and S. K. Nash of Sumter; apd Representatives Kenheth R. Kreps of Columbia, W. W. Tripp of Ander son, and Olin Sawyer of Georgetown. The governor used one handsome fountain pen anl several other pens in signing his name. The large pen was presented to the goverilbr! Sever al other officials and legislators re tained the other pens. The rule to show caasse why the in- P. C. TRACK SCHEDULE 1929 March 28—University ef Geor gia at Clinton. April 6—University of C. at Clinton. April 13—P. C. at Tech Relays, Atlanta. April 16—Furman University a^t Clinton. ' May 4—State Meet at Clinton. May 11—S. I. A. A. Meet at Clinton. May 13^Emory University in Atlanta. PRESIDENT MWEEN APPEALS TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOUNDERS DAY IS OBSERVED Presbyterian, Faculty and Student, Body Hear Ex-Governor Ansel In | Impressive Memorial Service. i Expressing himself as confident that the late William Plumer Jacobs j gained his eminence as the first citi-1 zen of Clinton by his determination ' to forget self in service, 'Ex-Governor Martin F. Ansef featured the annual Founders Day at Presbyterian college last Friday morning in a captivating aidress before the college student body and a host of visitors. The former governor, a life-long friend of Dr. Jacobs, and president of the board of trustees of Thornwell orphanage, warmly eulogized the il lustrious man, \^hom he held up be fore the young men of the college as an example to be followed. He de scribed in a vivid, personal manner, the difficulties that Dr. Jacobs over came, leaving as the monumpnt of his faith and personality a great orphans home, a well-established Presbyterian church, and the college. The occasion was the birthday of Dr. Jacobs, which has been celebrated for some time as an annual event of some importance at the campus. Pres ident McSween presided, and had on the stage besides Governor Ansel, the he^¥ .of the three institutions upon ERSKINE FUND IS OVERSUBSCRIBED Recent Endowment Campaign Was a MASS MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT Great Success On Part of Denomination. The Erskine college endowment fund was oversubecribed in the cam paign conducted throughout the synod last fall, according to the final report of Julian S. Miller, of Charlotte, gen eral chairman. Naturally the friends of the college are elaited over the out come. The membership* of the A. R. P. denomination in the South is said to be about 23,0dD. The total amount of subscriptions in the campaign to raise $350,000 was $380,575, including $29,- 000 for the Erskine gymnasium and $11,000 for the Womans college en dowment fund previously subscribed. The following interesting facts are taken from Chairman Miller’s report^: The Erskine Endowment Campaign committee has pleasure in formally reporting to the people of the Associ ate Reformed 'Presbyterian church that this superb endeavor of theirs Local Chamber of Commerce. Calls Meeting To Discuss Hard Surfacing of State'Highways In County. The Clinton Chamber of Commerce, through R. W. Wade, chairman of the communication committee, has called a mass meeting of., citizens of Lau rens county., of alf towns and the farmers as, well, to meet ip the Florid* Street school auditorium here on Fri day evening, March 22nd, at 8 o’clock, to discuss the opportunity for Lau rens county to get all the state high ways in the county hard surfaced or improved with all-weather surface, and to pass any resolution which may texpresa ;the concensus of opinion of a mass nieeting. . » ; The county delegation has been in vited to attend, as also the chief com missioner, the chairman and the chief , I engineer of the State Highway com- ha, greatly exceeded expecta ion,, I j „pre,en- measured up to the financial goal ori ginally set and gone beyond. It is their success and God’s. The objective of $350,000 was set to include subscriptions made to two pre- tatives of the highway commission in this section. This meeting is to give expression to public opinion of Laurens county on the point of this county making the Vtou, campaigns, namely, 429,000 for | ^ ^^e opportunities afforded the Erskine gymnasium and $11,000 lor the Woman s college endowment •fund, a total of $40,000. That is to say that subscribers to this combined fund of $40,000 were to be given the tax act, which provides that the state highway department is to pay princi pal and interest of any bond issues put out by counties to furnish funds option of including their subscriptions department for ■n the .late enterprise, and »350,0001 surfacing, or other- JOHN McSWEEN In the special high school edition of The Blue Stocking published Sat urday, President McSween of Presbyterian college, addressed the follow ing co-Timunicatiun to prospective students for the coming year: was set by the campaign committee of. the board of trustees as the necessary amount under this condition, that was necessary. It is a pleasure to report that, leav ing out of consideration entirely this v40,000, the subscriptions to the*Ers- kine endowment campaign amounted to $340,575. The expenses of the campaign, in- 1-eluding cost of professional services, were $19,336.21, or less than 6 per cent of the amount raised. net credit, therefore, to the en dowment fund, of the college as a re sult of this effort, is $321,238.79. wise improving the slate highw’ays within the county. This act takes away from the county the 2c per gallon tax which it has enjoyed, and which yield ed about $45,000.00 a year, and was increasing from year to^year; so that the county will be paying the bill whether it takes advantage of the op portunity for immediate hard surfac ing or. not. Under the act 5c of the 6c ! per gallon will go to the highway de partment, and the additional Ic only will go to the county. t*eompt action is desirable. The county delegation will ^ no doubt be glad to know the opinion of the peo- The number of subscribers is slight-Ip,g This mass meeting is called in junction against the highway act I Jacobs conferred t?ie bene- nian ever Is called on to decide i One of the most vital questions a s.bjp At P. C, all forms of college andj^^ under 3,000, the per capita y^^pg every community in the should not b*e made permanent was made returnable on April 8, before the state supreme court, sitting in Co lumbia. There are two petitions for injunc tion, one brought by Clarence Rich ards of Columbia, attacking that part of the act authorizing a statewide bond issue of $65,000,000, and the oth- ca.T.pus activities are to be found and, I county will be fully represented by iccausc o:ir .student bodv is limited to ^ ^ . !|?ure o $ •• • dare prepared to give say the statement that in no' campaign or er broughi/by J. S. Farr of Columbia, and the meeting was then adjourned, attacking the two-distinct -feature of STARTS JULY 1 the act, authorizing each district to i PERJQJ) issue $35,000,000 bonds. _ Thomas and Lumpkin^Cplumbia at torneys, Tepresent the petitioners. Mr. Lumpkin stated that the petitioners i Uncle propose to carry every possible point against the act in orier that every phase of the highway plan may be tested. He said also that if there are fits of his labors and faithful watch-, ^ich cJlege shall I attend?” Some- bc! ing. Dr. D. J. Woods of the P^^sby-] ^ man’s whole future is deter- SOO men, the men of the student body -vx-.‘••••h**' terian church, and Dr. L. R, Lvnn of . . . ,. , u i ' 4 • anywhere, either of this purpose the Thornwell orphanage, in addition I ‘"‘“T."’ opportnn.lRx to partic- ^ to himself. activities and so develop papiy^ support been written than our nitely influenced. these qualities which make for leader- people have established in this cam- Some of the factors which should : hip. A man has a Letter chance to de- paign. be considered by those chiKising a col- 'floP. fnr example, on a football s<|uad ' If we assize the campaign, there- lege are the academic standards, the 5^* nicii than on one of 1)0. This i fore, purely and only in terms of mon-' ^ social con^ac-s, the college activities, '-nie principle holds good in every etavy values, it has resulted in a bril-1 Chairman, • term of athletics, in honor societies, in ^>ant and convincingly fresh revela-, Communication dommittee. Clinton Chamber of Commerce. arris or tne nronerties oi iioo. i interest of high school students of the - Following the aidrses of the for mer governor, the president himself spoke in the highest terms of the dis tinguished founder ,of the institution. prepared to givM expression to the opinion of their com munities. It is anticipated that there will be a united and unanimous action, as well as great enthusiasm, inasmuch as no additional taxes will be involved in securing promjitly an improved and the spirit of the college. l-rosbyierian cpilaga ckail^ngax the - pai.licalicna, in clasa-runn. and ‘I™ 1^1he° pVp?rt!«‘‘o7 GoT' Icrcst of hifrh school students of the groups. i . The congregation heading the crop of 192.9 by calling attention to..—Above all we have pride in the subscribers, both as to number of olbK V ur KUW cj , ,, ■ f Tj J u the fact that nowhere will be found a “I*. C. Spirit.”'This spirit has carried inJividual Sam Is Preparing for Huge Job u , 4- . i fu n 4» -fr- w j injiviuuai .at Will Tnka Thr<»a Ypnrs I larger emphasis on scholastic stand- the college thru ciitficulties and over amount si That Will Take Thr;pe Years. 100,009 To Assist. contributors and total subscribed, was that of Due | IN INTEREST ards. M hen you get vour “dip” from handiraps to the charmed circle'of the West, which set the pace in the early . n i, • u j Uncle San, ia preparing to give out I aomothmg In be proud li.g $ ,,e. It ,a seen and felt on the; atagea of the ,ntena,« campaign ,v. h j oomethini? like a hundred thousand which will rate you A-1 wher- campus and is the biggest single asset a subscription of $3J,000. I pause to other parties who desire to-enter the I short-time jobs that pieced together i R®. And you won’t get I’. C. has. The comfortable dormi- By Collegt Series of .Messages. The Rev. Samuel MePheeters Glas- suit and raise any points in connec tion with it, they will be welcomed. The rule to show cause was signed Saturday by Chief. Justice Watts of will make a blanket covering every ‘hat “dip” by loafing! part of the United States. He is doing this through the census bureau, whose director, William M. Steuart, is heels .. ... .. lories, the unsurpassed -chow” at thc' P"« this undertaking-by the mem- ^ ^ The student body and'faculty and dining hall, the modern, up-to-date ^ ^ me co ^yterian church of Knoxville, Tenn., college staff .1 I>. C. make one b.g lab-ralor.es, the wonderful gymnas,-,^, represented not only in their large happy family, and this insures a wide | urn, the high standing in the college yy^„ F reso.v terian college last on ay- evening, using as his text, “Where art thou?” The service wa.s attended by a number of the college students !hU‘“7inTrlr.rTi'i!’,1"'' luke I circle of the kind of friends you will' world, are ail grea) assets; but the pe-^ The lively interest indicated iorUHicGoo If Vh! 1, rf “■'■Kmul | the 1930 census. The count of persons , |,„.p pleasure in. Everybody ' culiar rpiril of l>. C. is the thing that by the congregation of Due West, bj- TTnf'nnutitiifinnaHt^r rtf tVt 4 ' 1 'in 1930, but the ccnus ■ everybody else and is interest-' grips and IhrlHs and makes the heart | the faculty nf the institution and by ahuucuta leged, based on the following grounds, I ^929, to June 30, 1932 The eoun" I'" '“L'T,"."' ^ v,” "^'-. n turnip rnVo/^h 77„le relating to the statewide bond plan: persons is in itself a big job. but it is »f college hfe are eneonraged I It .s (he amb.t.on of the ‘'■•<‘s«lent hn turn ng Ire de*erminM an^S Previously by those in authority and by a delight- to be the personal friend of every stu- ^ aecermin.j ana ei- jnaujrurated the series of meetings by Tul and typical college community. dent in colLge. To the Hi.gh School ^ective purpose. powerful sermon Monday morning College life is neither all .study nor Seniors'of 1929 we say, “Let’s be I The largest indivilual subscriber ^ college chapel, using as his was Dr. G. R. White of Charlotte, who ] text, Romans 1:17, “The power of God gave $25,000. :i unto 'salvation.” Two .services a day, one at noon. * The proposed bonds have not been approved by vote of the people. persons is in itself a big job, but it is only one of the many scores of kinds of statistics that will be gathered. Ordinarily the census bureau em- . f” The constitution forbids that any _ ^ ance of state bonds except for r^-.j ploys about 2,500 persons — it' does * development for teauer- Friends, demptfon of stock, bonds-or other evi-t business all the time. But for a period ~ “ I®: ^1" ,"^1” New Owners For ' Contract Let Fqt sued or for debts authorized by the be increased to possibly 9,000. About constitution (Continued on page'five) 90,000 enumeration districts must be Club Property The Frosh Coach i laid out, with a supervisor of* enumer- i ator in each, under direction of about ':550 field directors. o* o -J Leaves Hospital Enoree River Bridge ^fter Long Stay the other-at seveA’’ in the evening, nre being held, the concluding sermon, to be preached this e^^ning. Dr. Glasgow is a fascinating speak- At a meeting of the engineering The contract for the proposed Fow-. , . „ -i t, • x ■ committee held Tue.:clay night at the lers bridge over Enoree river, connect-' ^ ^ ^ preacher of great pow'er. He Tons of forms are bMnir nrenared club, it was announced that tne re- ing 'Laurens and Spartanburg coun- Dr. Hays hospital for several spent seven years on the Mexican bor- i for the census On^item is aCt 125: Quired number of one hundred stock- tie.s, wa.s let at Spailanburg Tuesday v? ii and varied ex census. one Item is about 12., ^ ^ according to an’ announce- ponences, which form an interesting Assistant'Coach Lonnie S. McMil-1lation of 123 rnillion.^mL^^tho^do | ^^rst step in reorganization of a coun-, ment in The Spartanburg Herald. The personal background for his addresses, lian has charge of all freshman teams the house-to-house canvassing are ^ry club, the new stockh'olders are | Austin Bridge gompany, of Atlanta, j , , _ ^ except-baseball, and in addition he is = employed, .for ~the most part, on a called for their first meeting Monday Ga., was the successful bidder, it was ^ passing automobile coach of varsity track. His reputa tion does not date from his accep- ■ tance of the posi tion at P. C., for while receiving his education at Pres byterian he won distinction in foot ball, Ijriseball, and baske^all. In sev- piece work basis. FoPr cents per name •liRht, March 2oth,' at i :30. At this ^ stated, and will be awarded the con- ^ C O 6 ! was paid in the census of 1920. As far meeting a holding corporation will be tract upon the confirmation of the now ranidlv imDrovinir as nossible these eniimerators are i formed, officers and directors elected Laurens county- commissioners. vva k. ne *- o , ^ ^ . picked from the iistrfetTn which they I and by-laws adopted. The one hun- The Fowlers bridge is to be deliver-: f ,-fi soon L^aW^ lo will work and each of them will take ,stockhollers are representative'complete for $6,897.49. It will have citizens of Laurens, Clinton and Gold-^ villc. It is expected that the former appi-oaches. Extra footage would*cost '‘Bois-Terre” country club will be For Two Days The Clinton public- schools, both white and colored, will be close.1 ■t< care of from 1.800 to 3,500 persons. - tu lor qjo.oyi.'io. il win nave u;„ ^lacp in the \:ariel activi- xvx, ..... ......... .. -ta 'r:0-foot steel span anl 161 feet of'T , . rnmm-initV Friday on account ^f the an- annroaches. Extra footaire w.ould’cost " niu-il state tea.’hers’ convention in Co- McMILLIAN Terrace Demonstration shortly. remodeled- and reopened by Next Monij^y, Morning $.■>0. There were five bidders for the cojjtract. Clinton Girls In -A On March 25tK’ at 9:00 o’clock, Mrs. Dugan. Loses eral of these sports, notably football | tion given at Z. B. Cooper’s home, in and basketball in which lie never fail-1 the Bethany school section. It will be ed to J scintillate, Lonnie McMillian 1 conducted-by C. B. Cannon, county achieved- a position on the*mythical J and J. T. McAJlifl^. aRyiciU. jj ^ ...x’jtural engineer from Glemson college. At this demonstration .it. i!| • hoped to there will be a terracing demonstra- Chautauqua Opens 20th ?• r- T Commencement exercises^ of Lilltie Ijx. anUSOIl ^ollege will begin on May and continue through the 21st. There , The .sad news of the death of little ■ < -- > neie. luinliia. Practically all teachers will leave this morning for the capital to Graduating Class ' f ” thr:e-day gathering at noon. School children, with their books discarded, are happy that their teachers are gone ^and another holiday period is Chi- 18th . are thirty-seven members in the grad Robert Louis Dugan, 10 months old ^ class and it is, stated by Presi- eAn fs \t n T F'Iia rr«i m « rl ^ « • . .« ^ • i «ll-stat^| teams. His'^erforipance since corppleting j ^gg ^^e famoos mule hitch recom- here yesterday. With his college course has shown that his jjngnded by Clemson college. It is also preliminary anhuoncem'ent made, ^^Thq seven-day RedpatjrChautauqua,; son of Mrs. Nan L. Dugan'and the that the college has^enjoyed Coiltest To Be ■an -annual event in Clinton, will open late Lpuis Dugan, was received here -gne of the best years in its history. XJ 1J rp i on May the 20th, according to infor- Monday. The little boy died at Colum-; Clinton is well renresented in this-r V Y4 Y*/”! O YT W/ « V *» 3 « ««rl% AMFk Vi d XT 1« > « > a -UW — laurels-3|rere,wpji.by thjJTOUglx knowl-jhoped tba4a teaetor cadibe «se-i. of the jQcaljruarantors has 'bus, Ga., where Mrs. Dugan hqd been ' yg^r'^ graiuating class. Misses >Ta'f-" making, her home with her triother, < ;g^»'(^opgiai«j and Lpis Workman will The< preliminift-y c6nt;j^t forjfga'- Mi^s; Id. L. Hitch. The child was a receive the degree of bachelor of arts; ings and declamations for'ttl?''c^nty ^►3*0 VY ^ 0 yY W0 T A ^^ • w«• x.w • • • W-k 1 .4. _x. - Y_ 11 i - '—x. edge of^every game he entered. He isj Laurens county neeeds more ter- called to be held in the Masonic j grandson of ancTa Missei Ellen Copeland and Benet God- contest will be held Tuesday evening. conceded to be one of the brainiest! racing and it is to the interet^^ of coachesdin ’’these parts.” farmers to be' at this demonstration. Temple ..building on—th*’’’evening aj’|nephew of M^sC^ennis ,8owers and frey will be awarded the degree of March 26th, at 7:30, in the Florid* April 2i^^at 7:20 o’clock. jSchn .Al«an Dugan, all of this place, [bachelor of nausic. | Street school auditorium, r / 1 I i 1