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THORNWELL ORPHANAGE CLOSES Fimr-FOURTH YEAR Commencement Exercises Tuesday Completes Another Session. Class Hears Baccalaureate and Graduating Addresses. Thir teen Boys and Girls Get Diplomas. The fifty-fourth annual conujaence- ment exercises of the Thomwell or- phanange were concluded Tuesday morning when thirteen graduates re ceived their diplomas, followed by the distributions of medals and other awards. The exercises were^held in the chapel and presided over by Dr. L. Ross Lynn, president of the institu tion. The salutatory was given by Miss MiMred Coggins and the vale dictory by Edward Graham. The pro gram was added to by the alma mater song by members of the graduating class, with the opening pi»yer offer ed by Dr. Alexander Sprunt of Char leston. The atfihrett trefcd^^^thfe '^adPltgr ■pronrttr and "SSstiWarice orTEe arm'odr was made by J. B. Johnson, superin tendent of the Barium Springs or phanage at Barium Springs, N. C. Mr. Johnson selected as his theme, “The Price of Failure,” and delivered a very practical and thoughtful message. At the outset he stated that mistakes cost and must be paid for by some in dividual or generation and he deplored the tolerant idea toward mistakes that seems to prevail today. It is so easy for us to get wrong ideas of .God, he said, but what we think changes us and not God. It is wrong for us to hand God our alibies for He is a God of Justice. The reward is to him that overeometh and God is expecting each of you, he said to do something in the world rather than idle and waste away your- time. There is something to be done every day. “Can we find it, and will we do it as God wants us to do?” he asked in conclusion. Following the address, diplomas to members of the graduating class were delivered by Dr. Lynn. Likewise, fol lowing a Custom since the beginning of the institution, each graduate was presented with a copy of the Holy Bible as a parting gift. The announcement of the winners of medals and prizes was then made by Dr. Lynn. The winners were: .^Valedictory, Edward Graham; Bible {Lee medal, Mildred Coggins; Latin medaV^'*' Mildred Coggins; poultry yard medal, Houston Frowein; dairy medal, Wal ter Williams;,declamatioa medal. Mil- ton Harvey; expression medal, Inez Tucker; monitor’s medal, Beatrice Campbell; farm medal, Louis Rogers; shop medal, Howard Stamps; print ing office medal, Cornelius Smith. The following were graduated from the high school and received diplomas; Evelyn Bobbit, Jacksonville, Fla,; Vera Butler, Greenville; Mildred Cog gins, Atlanta, Ga.; Beatrice Camp bell, Clinton; Ruby Conrad, Conway; Louise Frowein, Spartanburg; Margie Morgan, AtJlanta, Ga.; Roberta Starke, Valdosta, Ga.; Corinne Watson, Spar tanburg; Edward Graham, Rock Hill; Collis Land, Quincy, Fla.; Ralph Ram- pey. Liberty; Howard Stamps, Atlan ta, Ga. The baccalaureate sermon ^s thfe forces. The devil is a strong, active personality that must be overcome in this warfare. There are combined for ces of sin that may be summed up in One word—lust—those appetites of the flesh that are constantly beseiging the lives and souls of men and wo men. He declared that these lusts are not confined to youth but are preva lent as well with middle-age and old er people. These forces of sin manifest themselves in the love for ease, grasp for money, pleasure and power, and addressing the seniors directly, he asked, “How are - you to be able to stand against these things?” Continulng^ J^I^JBflyiLapoke, nf-tha of God. This is the only remedy, the 'only weapon, he said, to be relied up on. This putting on of the armour >of God is a personal matter, one each individual must face if his or her life is to be victorious and animated with the spirit of God. In putting on this armour, he cited ,as some of its char acteristics and outstanding requisites! truth, righteousness, peace with God and mankind, faith, salvation and the Word of God. In conclusion he stated that all who are gird^ with these ar mours will win since they are the par amount forces that count in life’s con quest. There is nothing, he said in closing, that can take the place of the Word of God, the family altar, pure religrion and unselfish service for God and humanity. On Friday evening at eight o’clock in the chapel, an enjoyable musical re cital was given. Monday evening a number of boys and girls competed in an expression and declamation contest. Those speak ing, together with their subjects, were: Rena Abrams, “The Sisterly Scheme”; Violett Wheeler, “Bobbie, The Unwelcome”; Robbie Morgan, “The Lie”; Inez Tucker, “The Death Disk”; A. Plumer WHson, “Lind bergh”; Boyd Underwood, “Robert E. Milton Harvey, ‘“The Rough FTders.” ’ '' — • Commencement week closed Tues day night with a well rerfflbred and enjoyable play by the senior class that was witnessed by a crowd that i^acked the large auditorium to over-flowing. INCREASE MADE IN ENROLLMENT preached Sunday morning in Thornwell Me’aorial hurch by the Rev. Robert S. Boyd, D. D., pastor of Clinton City Schools for Year Show 1,809 Pupils Enrolled. Tabula tion By Grades. The total enrollment of the Clinton public schools, white and colored, for the past session, was 1,809, according to the annual report of Supt. J. H. Witherspoon made the past week to the state department of education. This was an increase of 144 against 1,665 the preceeding year. Of the to tal enrollment, 1,213 were white chil dren, and 596 colored. The enrollment by grades, follows: Whites the First. Presbyterian church of Co- j First grade 275 lumbus, Ga., and was an uplifting and i Second grade 185 impressive message. The churches of j Third grade * 135 the city united for the morning ser- {Fourth grade 109 vice and a large congregation was j Fifth grade 82 present. Dr. L. R., Lynn, president of j Sixth grade 98 the institution, presided, and the open-; Seventh grade 87 ing prayer was offered by the Rev. C. I Eighth grade 96 Bynum Betts. [Ninth grade 62 Taking his text from the 6th chap-[Tenth grade 45 ter of Ephesians, the 13th verse. Dr.' Eleventh grade 39 Boyd used as his theme, “Armours j Colored for Life’s Conquests.” j First grade 148 At the outset. Dr. Boyd spoke of his Second grade 68 pleasure in being present for his first Third grade 71 visit to Thomwell and brought cor- Fourth grade 56 dial CT*Gcting^ from the synodv of Geor- Fifth grade G3 Sixth grade 58 ’ In beginning his wall thought - Ninth grade 26 Champion Spellers Virginia . Hogan, right, IZ-year* add Omaha girl! vcinner of the Na tional Spelling Bee at Washington, and Viola Strbac of Milwaukee, who finished second. Miss Hogan won $1,000 in gold by spelling the word “luxuriance’* correctly which Miss Strbac spelled with an “e” in stead of an “a” and thereby loat ^“^Hfe-eon'teitr-—— -- *"■ ■ SCIENCE STUDIES DECAY OF TEETH Foodts To Aid In Giving Sound Molars, and To Prevent Goiter Are Sought. Washington, June 8.—Why teeth decay and what foods in the human diet prevent goiter are questions to which scientists of the bureau of chemistry and soils are seeking an swers. A Survey of the United States is projected. If funds are granted by congress, an intensive study of fo^s will be made to find those which contain flu orine, known to be necessary for the building of teeth and bones, and io dine, the absence of which causes goi ter. Fluorine, which is best known be cause it is used to etch glass and to make the common frosted electric light, is an essential part of the hu man body. It exists in certain foods but, ^be- cause it is the hardest element for an analyst to work with, no one really knows where it exists or where it may be found in the largest quantities. It is known that iodine is essential for the nutrition of all animals. In MontJBsa» sows, which hava inaufficU ent iodine in their food bear litters of hairless pigs which continue hairless through life. Iodine has been supplied through drinking water in two or three goiter- ous communities with moderate suc cess, but this, according to Dr. E. T. Wherry, who will have charge of the survey, is a wasteful proceeding. “It is better to study foods,” he says, “to find out which have the most iodine. Then we can urge people in goiterous regions to eat such foods. Iodine occurs in most foods in exceed ingly minute amounts and very spec ial and delicate methods must accord ingly be used to determine the amount present.” Dr. Wherry already has had charge of finding out what amount of iodine exists in wheat and where that goes when the wheat is milled. To carry on this work funds are being sought from congress for a skilled analyst. REVIVAL BEGINS HERE SUNDAY FRUIT FLY NOT FOUND IN STATE TRUSTEES HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Much Fruit Opened But No Sign of Pest Reported By Clemson Depart ment. How To Detect Insect. Clemson College, June 9.—“While the first flush of excitement over the Mediterranean fruit flly has subsided it is for us to carry on the task of in specting all parts of the state to as certain, if possible, whether it has been brought into the state and b^ come established,” said' Professor Franklin Sherman, state entomologist, in giving out a summary of the in spection work. And he continued. “To the close of May 28 we had received reports from our inspectors showing that inspections had been made in 64 stores and storages in 17 towns, in 12 counties of the state. These inspections represent one car load and 47 crates of grapefruit, and loadII,and,'22ft ogaag» es. From these more~THitr'250 sus pected fruits were opened for inter nal examination. ‘*While it is true that we^have sev eral times found “maggots” on or in decaying oranges, we have not yet in any case found maggots of the Med iterranean fruit fly. Our inspectors have the means of making partial identification of the maggots they find, and if they are in doybt they pass the speciments on to others 'with more facilities. “We have been told of instances in past weeks when wormy fruits were found that might been the Mediter ranean fruit fly, but no evidences were saved, and it cannot be identified from hearsay. So once more we re peat: No genuine Mediterranean fruit fly has yet been identified in South Carolina.” How To Become Fly Sleuth In the anxious days when fear of the SfH^ead of the Mediterranean fruit fly is keeping everybody awake at night, a little help in recognizing sus picious fruit would come in handy. So far, Mediterranean fruit fly maggots have been found only in grapefruit and oranges, but they attack almost every fruit grown in the United States except pineapples and watermelons. They also attack such garden vege tables as tomatoes, bell peppers, egg- phmts, and beans, and may bo expect ed to spread to these quickly if the present infestation can not be entire ly stamped out. Any soft spot in grapefruit or or ange should be suspected, according to the Federal Department of Agricul ture, particularly if the skin surface is in any way disfigured. Cut into this soft spot, say the authorities, and look for maggots quickly, for they do not Hike the light and soon disappear into the pulp. The color of the young mag got is quite near that of the pulp, which mal^s close inspection neces sary. If maggots are found, it does Report of Thornwell Orphanage Work for Year'Omaidered Bjr Trustees. All Officers Re-electsd. With almost a perfect attendance, the annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Thomwell orphanage was held Tuesday afternoon in the of fice building on the institution’s cam pus. Ex-Goveraor Martin F. Ansel of Greenville, chairman of the board, pre sided, and he holds the distinction of having served oa-the board a longer period of years than any other mem ber. The meeting was opened with prayer by Dr. F. W. Gregg, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Rock Hill. The following members of the board were present: Synod of South Caro lina: C. G. Rowland of Sumter, Henry J. Winn and M. F. Ansel of Greenville, Dfo. A,lexander fipmnt. nf Gharlestonp A. C. Todd of Liuren8,~Rev. J.~S. Gar- SENATE KILLS RELIEF BILL President Hoover Overridden Am Members Send *Taiin RcHeT** Meaurse Back To House approved. Washington, June 11.—Overridfingr President Hoover’s farm relief for a second time today, the sent back to the house without ap proval the agriculture measure firaaa which the export debenture pnmiian: had been eliminated on adminstiratioB! and thereby drew from the presideat. a stiffly worded statement of eondna- natlon. The outcome of the legislation ft»- night was in doubt. The senate r&toA 46 to 43 against the compromise measure drafted by conferees of senate and house after listening to SkkBk ner of BennettsviUe, Dr. F. W. Gregg of Rock Hill, Dr. L. R. Lynn, W. W. chamber on the presidential views. Mr. Hoover retaliated a few hours. later in a public statement denouae- Stone, ling again the export debenture pro- Rev. John MeSween | yig]nn as bound to bring “further dis- of this city. Synod of Georgia: Dr. J. W. CaMwell of Atlanta, Rev. L. R. Scott of Valdosta, Rev. E. L. Flana gan of Atlanta, John J. McKay of Ma con, and Dr. J. G. Patton of Atlanta. Synod of Florida: Rev. D. J. Black- well of Quincy, Chas. M. Turney of Jacksonville, and Judge A. G. Camp bell of DeFuniak Springs. The annual report of the president. Dr. L. R. Lynn, was presented to the board item by item and approved and adopted with commendation. The auditor’s annual report was likewise submitted in printed form and carefully studied. It showed a total income for the year past amounting to $144335.39, representing contribu tions for general support, building and improvements, eamingns from endow ment and other income, with operat ing expenses aggregating practically this amount. The institution’s total as sets were given at $1,338,261.18, with a total indebtedness for accounts and notes pay bale'of $32,289.05. The build ing fund’s report showed additions during the year amounting tJ $9,- 257.39. Additions to the endowment fund for the same period totaled $gjtt0g.48. .whiah. tha fund, of May 31, 1928, brought the present en dowment of the institution to the un precedented total of $423,530.86. The report further conveyed a detailed parity to agriculture.” He declared the senate vote “adds further (Majr to farm relief and may gravely jeo pardize the enactment of legislation.’* Hastily gathering to survey the ait- uation, Republican leaders in the house decided tonight to reconsider the farm measure on Thursday under rules w^irii will permit a direct i^te op the export debenture, a course which the house previously had flatly refused to take. Senate Democratic leaders who> headed the successful advocacy of ex port debentures with the western Re publican Independents, replied that, their fight was to force a house vote on the debenture. They gave assurance that they would abide by the decis ions of the house if it would take the vote. It was a day of bristling exchanges.. The senate debate was as vitriolic and* spirited as has been heard in years. Senator Brookhart of Iowa, who cam paigned through the agricultural mid dle west for Mr. Hoover, closed the debate with an appeal for rejection of “this weasel bill” and for the elec tion of a “progressive president by the farmers.” Senator Brookhart took up where Senator Borah of Idaho, another Hoover campaigner, had left off yes terday in condemnation of the presi- statement of the entire operating ex- program and Sen pense of the institution for the year, income and receipts of the various de partments such as pigeon loft, poul try, ditry» farm, shop, printing office, etc.; and an itemized statement of all endowment investments, stocks in cor porations, notes and mortgages and real estate owned. A number of recommendations of the executive and endowment commit- not necessarily mean that they are tee’s were adopted, the list of workers those of the Mediterranean fruit fly., for the ensuing year approved and It would be well to put some of them all salaries fixed. into a small bottle of commercial al cohol and send to Franklin Sherman, Clemson college. The remainder of the fruit should be destroyed at once by boiling, burning, or burying. Both peel and pulp should be destroyed. ator Johnson of California added to- the Republican attack. Senator Allen of Kansas, the new est member of the senate again was the lone Republican to speak up in defense of the administration and he was the target of biting criticism from the Republican Independents. With their lines almost solidly in tact for the vote against the deben- turoless farm measure, the Democrats were content for the most part to let gia sermon. Dr. Boyd stated greatest tragedies of life are its re- tveats. He admonished the members of Tenth ^ade ■ 23 •the graduating class as they are just, Eleventh grade 15 entering upon another period in their j , .rr . i lives that there are alwoys evil days! <^rand Total 1,809 ahead that must be overcome, and if | enrollment by schools, Acad- life is to be worth while, there must S.reet lead with 454, Florida be the determination to overcome Street 321, high school 242, Providence these obstacles and black-letter days. 196. What is the nature of this conquest] Colored: Bell Street 506, Bethel 90. in which you are engaged? he asked. | — It is ohe of unseen but ever present ^yixTHROP GIllLS First Baptist Church To Hold Evan gelistic Services With Rev. W. D. Spinx of Laurens, As Leader. A series of evangelistic services will begin in the First Baptist church of this city on next Sunday evening, beginning at eight o’clock. The ser vices will be conducted by the Rev. W. D. Spinx, pastor of the First Bap tist church of Laurens. Mr. Spinx is a forceful preacher and possesses an earnestness in his messages that easi ly win.s hiSf^hearers. It will be his first appearance in a meeting here and his coming is being looked forward to with unusual interest. For the first week, services will be held only in the evening at 8 o’clock, with other announcements to be made later. The churches of the city will unite wnth the Baptists Sunday even ing for the initial service and a cordial invitation is extended members of all denominations, and those who have no church affiliation, to attend the ser vices. - - Funds Planned For Farm Aid Washington, June 9.— Hoover farm rellief bill With thi facing 8 I the Republicans quarrel. Senator Car- Officers elected for the new year j Arkansas took the floor late^ in the day, however, to excoriate the Hoover farm relief plan as futile without the debenture provision. The vote was somewhat of a sur-- prise to Republican leaders in the sen- were as follows: Chairman of board: Ex-Governor Martin F. Ansel of Greenville. Vice-chairman: Rev. F. W. Gregg of Rock Hill. ^ Secretary: W. W. Harris of E|inton. gained two Democratic Treasurer: Rev. S. P. Bowles from those who had voted for Clinton. , - g, debentures when the plan was insert- Attomeys: M. F. Ansel of Green- ^ farm bill last month by 47 Ville, and A. C. Todd of Laurens. | Senators Fletchers and Tram- Executive commitbee. J. I. Cope-1 Florida, left the Democratic land, W. W. Harris and C. W. Stone, j jj^gyp vote for the conference re doubtful decision this week in the sen-' Endowment committee; A. C. Todd j ate, the administration was making of I..aurens, C. M. Baliey, and H. J.' g.' .-r . g- r. u preparations today, nevertheless, to i Winn of Greenville. 1, brintr before the bouse a resolution. Building committee: C. M. Bailey,. '/L ^ appropriating the money to carry out J. I. Copeland and C. W. Stone. i voted with the president agajhst the / r “T u-i- i- .r ■ 1 : debenture, switched todav. to vote the proposed stabilization of agricul-. Audit commiuee: Rev. F. W. Gregg ture. A resolution of Rock Hill, Ro-liert McMillan oft Clarksville, Ga., and Chas. M. Turney j against the compromise "bill. appropriating $500,000,000 authorized by the farm ^f jggi^gonvillo, h’la. relief measure, with $150,000,000 to be available immediately probably \yill be put in shape this week by the house committee for early action m the event the senate approves the pending farm legislation. staff Orphanage Gets Endowment Gift President Hoover entered the in tensive for vote.s today. Senator Cou- zens was a ^V^lite Hou.se breakfast gue.st. Senators Nye ^nd Frazier of North Dakota, were called separately to the White House a little later. All unmoved. The North Dakotans were .stood firm in their demand for the At the annual meeting of the lioard export debenture. Senator Couzens However, the staff opposition , , ^ • b,. which broke , forth yesterday in the tru.stees of Thornwell orphanage left his party ranks to join in the senate to the debentureless farm leg- afternoon, announcement was move to force a hou.se vote on the de- islation leaves the outcome doubtful., "’"'I® ^ contribution of JWiOO by benturc. Leaders of the group favoring de- '^j*b^- ^ - ”<’^land of Summer. The, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the benture, however, were determined ^ comes as a memorial to the don-' ig^der, issued a state- to overturn the administration’s move s grandchildren and is to be applied j^g^t tonight -declaring that if the to the endowment fund. Capt. Rowland is a member of the boanl of trustees and one of the insti- MID-STATE LOOP Laurens • Monarch 5 Newberry 4 Mullohon 4 Clinton 4 Goldville 3 Lydia 2 Watts 2 RESULTS SATURDAY Watts 11, Newberry 5. Laurens 4, Monarch 3. Clinton 6, Mollohon 2. HOME FOR SUMMER The following Winthrop students and recent graduates, are at home to spend the holidays with their parents and relatives in the city and near here: Misses Helen Milam, Virginia Davis, Eva Dominick, Mary Johnson, Rachael O’Daniel, ^ Elizabeth Todd, Frances Black, Margai’et Finley, Eliz abeth Shealy, Frances Shealy, Mabel -A.l(lrei, Lidie Davis, Zelime, Davis, Isabel Witherspoon, Priscilla Alden Bailey, Sara Knox, Carriers To Take Half Holiday Nell Clapp, Fay Adair, Janella Boland, Jeanette Craw ford, Katherine Fuller, Janet Leake, Elizabeth Copeland and Kate Odiorne. City carriers of the Clinton post; office, beginning June .15th and con-1 tinuing until .Sept. 15th, are to be I given half holidays on Saturdays. The Saturday service will be curtailed to j one complete .delivery in the morn ings. The plan is inaugurated by the j post office department to give the, carriers short vacation period dur- ^ ing the summer. | for approval of the farm bill until th«.‘ house has voted on their proposal and they claim the outcome in doubt. i . , .... , - All groups maintained that the vote . members in the on the farm bill would be close with^’nt.re synod. In maKing the gift he one of two votes likely to deci le the ^^taled that .several years ago he pui- j chased some railroad stock at' a "low [ premium and set it aside for Thorn- I OCAL BOYS OFF ^ Would increase TO CAMP ADGER ^ year. The .stfKk from a small be- ; ginning, has risen to its present value The following Clinton boys left! ^IT.oOO and was presented to the hou.se would vote on the debenture^ he would abide bv the result. Clinton Schools Open Again On Sept. 2nd Tuesday for a stay of several weeks .Tuesday by the Sumter fiiend. at Camp Adger in Pickens county:! ; Dorsey Howze McFadden, Thurston] KIWAMS -MEETS TONIGHT Giles, Dill Ellis, Bobby Copeland, ! The regular weekly Kiwanis club recommend that those who have failed The 'Clinton- public schools will re open on Monday, Sept. 2, at 8:45 a. ni. All pupils who wish to stand re- exartiinations will come to their re- .^pective buildings at 9:tK) a. m., on Saiuriay, August 31. Pupils failing on one study are advised to study dili gently and take re-examinatiqn. We Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young were in Greenwood Sunday to attend the funeral of S. G. Major. Robert Vance, Robert McLees, Bob Ox-, meeting will be held today at 7:45 at, on more than one study take their ley, Bailey Williams and Paul Whit- Hotel ClintonT The club will be ad- grades over, although they will be al- lock. Dorsey Howze McFadden is one , dressed by Dr. W. E. Hoy who is soon flowed to take the re-examir.ation on of the camp’s councillors for the sum-j to leave the city to join the Univer- any number of studies, mer. jsity faculty in Columbia. | J. H. Witherspoon, Supt. '■'•'if'- I? ■■1 I '.ill I i V 'n ^irfV f • • l