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m K , '■ ■ A If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get The News ©he (Ultntnn (Ubrnntrle 5 THE CHRONICLE ; • Strives To Be a Clean Nera« • I paper. Complete, Neway, ; : and ReUabla VOLUME XXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 8,1929 NUMBER 31 HOOVER FINDS PENS ^WDED President Outlines Plan for Im proving Federal Prisons and Relieving Present Congested Conditions. Washington, Aug. 6. — Convinced that the federal government can delay no longer in relieving crowded con ditions in governmental prisons, Pres ident Hoover today outlined a plan to provide more accommodations for fed eral law violators in the institutions. When congress convenes for its reg ular session the president will ask the necessary authority and appropria tions for a revision of the federal penal system. The plan includes an appropriation of $5,000,000 for extend ing the prisons at Atlanta and Lea venworth and the probable construc tion of a new prison somewhere in the northeastern section of the country. The president also hopes to relieve congestion by the appointment of a larger number of probation officers so that more prisoners can be placed on probation. Through betterment of the probation system, Mr. Hoover is of the opinion that not only the pris oners will be benefitted “but the good of the federal government will be served.” The chief executive determined up- * on this plan of procedure following ex- ^tended conferences with Attorney General Mitchell and Sanford Bates, the new director of prisons, which were expedited by the recent out breaks at Leavenworth. Mr. Hoover said he considered oven, crowding in the prisons'the cause of “infinite demoralization and the di rect cause of outbreaks and trouble.” He declared the increased number of prisoners is due to the general in crease in crime which led him to cre ate a commission to investigate feder al law enforcement and court proced ure. Statistics which have been placed in the president’s hands show that the Atlanta prison is 120 per cent over capacity with Leavenworth housing 87 per cent more i^aUs than intend-[Tha complications that ensue fu: ed for its quarters. At these'two in^^'^h® plof fcfrthe rest of the play stitutions 33 per cent of the inmates are narcotic act violators, and 14 per cent are serving terms for prohibition violations. » George Patdy, of Somervillt,' N. Y., receiving messages of con-' fratulationt on his )03rd birthday^ MUSICAL COMEDY ' FRIDAY NIGHT “Miss Blue Bonnet” To Be Presented At Florida Street School By Local Talent Cast. Rehearsals for the three act musical comedy, “Miss Blue Bonnet,” to be presented at the Florida Street school tomorrow evening are proving that Clinton has real talent^ Not only do the principals in the cast show dra matic ability, but they are demon strating that they are real artists of the song and dance as well. The setting for the play is Green Pond, South Carolina. Here in a mod est cottage live Dr. and Mrs. Evans, a plain, old-fashioned country couple, and their daughter. Magnolia, whom they are trying desperately hard to marry off tofBurton Hills, a young gospel singer. But as Magnolia says “He has gone off and made a big singer out of himself while I’ve just stayed in Green Pond and shrunk up.” One day Mrs. Evans reads in the Charleston papers of a young psychol ogy teacher who is giving lectures on “How To Get Anything You Want.” She immediately invites her to come to GreenPond to help Magnolia land her a man. Miss Blue Bonnet comes and Green Pond begins to wake up. The complications that ensue furnish MORE OPPORTUNin FOR SUCCESS ON THE FARM THAN IN THE CITY! Scientifically Trained Young Men Can Find Agriculture An Ideal Career MASS PRODUCTION IS AMERICAN IDEAL I ..jtk ifci i^i Mrs. Clyde Lankford and Fant Thornley as Dr. and Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Oliver Burroughs as Minerva, the neighborhood gossip. Miss Emma Lit- i tie as Magnolia, Dr. W. T. Hughes as j Hickory Stout, Barney Parrott as Bur- Laurens Sends I ton Hills and Miss Lillian Burns Mnnv PiirinprCi Bonnet, are ^ ® I filling their respective roles like pro fessionals and are ably assisted by Laurens, Aug. 5.—Before leaving today for Clemson college for Farm ers’ Week, C. B. Cannon, county agent, said Laurens county would have at the third annual institute a large delega tion of farm men and women. Miss Mary Shaw Gilliam, county home dem onstrator, will also attend. The crop situation in Laurens coun ty continues favorable, states Mr. Cannon, who completed another in spection of boll weevil infestation. The survey shows that,of the 1,650 acres of cotton inspected following syste- the other members of the cast. Besides the principal cast there is a chorus of beautiful young ladies with music in their throats and rythm in their feet, who add greatly to the attractiveness of the show. There are alao two choruses of chil dren. “Miss Blue Bonnet” is the latest Wayne P. Sewell production and Miss Holdrige, who is directing, brings with her a trunk full of pretty costumes for the chorus. From all indications to date “Miss . matic poisoning, the infestation has. Blue Bonnet” promises to be the best been reduced, on the average, to 2.4! show ever staged here by local talent, per cent from an ' average running' around 22 per cent, and in some in stances as high as 75 per cent. Dust- ' ing has been kept up in all sections of the county, there being more than twenty large machines em'ployed. The cotton crop is about as good as favor able weather, commercial fertilizer, intensive cultivation, plus top dress- Death Claims Mrs. S. H. Turner By Michael H. Cahill, Prominent New York Banker. Exclusive to The‘Chronicle Through Autocaster Service. One of the serious obstacles that must be overcome for the good of our economic system an^ the country at large, is the well-planted theory in the mind of the farmer’s son that he must leave the farm to reach the elu sive goal of success. The farm is not only a basic indus try but the most important* industry of our entire economic system. The successful farmer, therefore, is just as important to the welfare of this country as our biggest industrialist, merchant or financier. The people of this country or any other country could exist in crude comfort without our great industrialists and financiers, but industry and commerce could not exist without the farmer. There is no profession or vocation more respectable, more independent, or more wholesome than that of the successful farmer. There never was a time when farming held forth a great er or more successful future for the right type of scientifically trained young man than it does today. In order to keep the farmer's son on the farm, we must first impress upon his mind that farming today is a high ly respectable and specialized busi ness, and that the successful farmer is a man of actual and not merely theoretical importance in the commu nity. We must impress upon him, also, that to be a successful farmer requires COUNCIL FIXES SUNDAY HOURS Michael H. Cahill, retiring presi dent of the New Yqrk State Bankers Association, was born on a farm in New York State 42 years ago. One of the most prominent of American bankers, he it noted also for his in terest in matters pertaining to farm life and the problem of the boy on the farm. Regulations Placed On Filling Sta tions and Drug Stores Effective Next Sunday. * City council in session Monday i necessary to the successful farmer as something more than the mere knowl edge of how to plow a straight fur row, or the proper time to plant po tatoes and sow buckwheat. He' must learn to analyze his soil in order that he may know what crops will give the greatest possible yield. He must learn to analyze market con ditions in order that he may deter mine in advance what commodities he can produce which will bring him the most profitable returns. He must learn to develop through organization a stable market for his products. He must appreciate the importance of raising thoroughbred stock and elimi nating waste. He must know what im proved machinery to purchase in or der to cut down his overhead expenses for man power. In other words, we must impress upon the farm boy the fact that edu cation ahmg agricultural lines is as Says French Economist At Institute of Politics. Talks On War Debts Due This Country. Williamston, Mass., Aug. 4. — The American ideal is not money but .mass production, Andre Siegfried, economic expert of the French foreign office and a lecturer at the institute of poli tics, said today. In contrasting the characteristics of the Frenchmen with the Americans, M. Siegfried said his countryman still is “as eager as he was in the middle ages to create a masterpiece and to linger over a fine bit of work.” Big business is a closed book to the Frenchman, he added. M. Siegfried, who recently attracted international attention by his analysis of the United States, based his con clusions upon study of the United States made during five trips here. In discussing the French attitude toward reparation payments, M. Sieg fried asserted that the French people regarded theSe more in the light of “political obligations” than business debts. France has signed the agreements to' pay her war debts,” he continued, “but her people still feel that she’s not morally liable to pay them. They re gard those debts as political obliga tions, not business debts. France in curred them in a common cause with America and does not believe she should be called upon to make pay ment in full. She said so to America and America answered rightly, ‘we have your signature on your promise of payment.’ The French had nothing to answer. Since her signature is on paper promising payment, France will pay, but her people do not feel that She is now, or'was ever, morally liable.” During his visits to the United States M. Ciegfried has paid particu lar attention to the prohibition laws of this country. His study of this sub ject has led him to the conclusion that prohibition “has made good in Ameri ca and will remain a fixture in her laws despite opposition,” GRAFBEIGNS WO^ TOUR Giant Zeppelin In Full Prepara tion for Globe Circling Tour. Three Tickets Sold At $9^000 Each. night, had before it the question of a engineering course is to t^e man more uniform !?a^bath observance law! who aspires to be an engineer. We in the city. , must teach this boy to visualize the successful farmer as he is. The successful fanner today has a freedom and the means to get more wholesome happiness out of life than does his wealthy city cousin. He has electricity to light his home, his barns and to run his iceless re frigerator and other farm machinery. He has his automobile, radio, tele phone and daily paper. He has his gar den where fresh vegetables, sweet corn, berries and fruits aro grown for his table. He has fresh, golden cream, milk and butter. He can and does set a table of wholesome, delicious, nu tritious food that any millionaire would envy. He can hunt, fish, bathe, ride horseback and drive his car in garden spots that his city relative only dreams about six days out of seven. His workshop is God’s great open Mrs. Susie Hill Turner, widow of the late Henry Turner of Ninety-Six, died early Friday morning at Dr. Hays’ hospital following an operation, ing can make it at this sUge or season i Turner was 72 years of age, a of the year. The plant is probably Ninety-Six Presbyteri- kbove normal in development and j ^^urch and a life-long resident of fruitage. community. At the time of her Upon his return from Farmers’ Week, Mr. Cannon will begin prepa- death she was on an extended visit to her daughter near here, Mrs. D. A. ration for carrying 76 Laurens coun- j Williams ty 4-H farm club boys to CleiTfson The funeral service was held at the college next week for the annual en-' Presbyterian cemetery at Ninety ‘Six campment. Three big busses will be j Sunday afternoon at four o’clock and used for transporting the young farm- cm.ducted by the Rev. 0. A. Jeffcoat. Recently there has been a tendency on the part of several filling stations to remain open practically all day Sunday and this has brought consid erable complaint to council, especially from citizens in residential sections where stations have been established. There has also been the complaint of drug stores remaining open during Sunday school hours. After a careful consideration of the question, proceeded by a conference with the filling station operators, council established definite Sunday opening hours of from 8 to 10 a. m. and 2 to 4 jr. m. These hours become effective next Sunday and the police department has been instructed to see that they are rigidly enforced with all violators subject to prosecution in the recorder’s’ court. The filling station Wners, when ap proached on the question, showed a fine spirit of co-opiration. Some of them have been remaining open prac tically all day Sunday, while others have had their places closed air-tight and have shown no desire to open but preferring to have a day of rest with their families. The new ruling of coun cil, means that all such places are now put under the same regulations and that Sunday hours will be enforced upon all alike, it being left optional with the stations as to whether they will open. 'The same hours are appli cable to the drug stores. The new ruling and agreement be comes effective next Sunday. / Coach Johnson Loses Father STATE HIGHWAYS ARE PATOOLLED ers to and from the encampment. Union Service At Methodist Church '•"‘t -v. Department Takes a Hand In Curbing Traffic I.aw Violations. Regu lations Given. Special officers are now patroling state highways in the enforcement of traffic laws. Regulations for travel on state roads include: Cars must be equipped with lights, brakes, horn, but no spotlights within 200 yards of an approaching vehicle and no cut-outs. Speed must be kept below 45 miles an hour in rural districts and 20 miles an hour in’communities for passenger automobiles, with lower limits for trucks and similar vehicles. Vehicle and load must not weight over 20,000 pounds. The driver of any car must not be reckless nor intoxicated. In case of a ^ collision he must stop and give his space there is no better place. His name, address and license number work is hard but healthful. He has no foj. failure, not more than $500 time clock to punch; no landlord to qj. Q^e year). pay; no commuter’s train to catch ' Aproaching vehicle must be allowed and no stifling subway to squeeze into, j j^g g^are of the road. Lakehurst, N. J., Aug. 6.—A score of pipes winding their way into the silver frame of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin hissed and writhed toddy with fuel and hydrogen being pumped into the great ship for her takeoff to morrow on the first flight around the world by a lighter-than-air-ship. Lieutenant Commander Zeon Wicks, U. S. navy officer in charge of the refuelling, said the task would be com pleted tomorrow noon and all would be in readiness for a midnight take off. Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf, was in New York today, but will return tomorrow noon to super intend last preparations for the long flight. Between orders to the refuelling crew today Commander Wicks told reporters he had resigned from the navy, effective August 9, and would thereafter be employed as hangar and construction superintendent at the Akron, Ohio, plant of the Goodyear 2^ppelin company, which is now build ing-a hangar in which there will be constructed for the American navy two airships each twice as large as the Graf Zeppelin. The Hamburg-American line an nounced today that it had sold $9,000 tickets for the entire trip to William B. Leeds, son of the late “tin plate king” and husband of the former Princess Xenia of Russia; Joachim Rickard, a writer of Boston. Mass., and Madrid, Spain; and Otto Hillig, a Liberty, N. Y., photographer. The round the world trip will be made by Commander Charles Rosen- dahl, chief of navy dirigibles, a navy lieutenant and a civilian engineer at tached to the navy at Washington. They will go as observers for the .American navy. Dr. Eckener expects to be back at Lakehurst in about a month, havdng made refuelling stops at Friedrich- shafen, Tokyo and Los Angeles. His .‘ourse between these points will be determined by weather conditions at the time. Ever since the Graf arrived from Germany Sunday, completing its third crossing of the Atlantic, marines have patrolled the hangar where the Graf lies berthed beside her smaller sister ship, the Los Angeles, and two small- navy blimps, with a wary eye out for stowaways. The Graff has carried stowaways on her last two ocean voy ages, but Dr. Eckener is determined to have no unexpected guests on any part of the world flight. Albert Bushkow, the German boy who stowed away at Friederichshafen, still was held by immigration officers at Gloucester, N. J., today for deport ation, and it was believed the example made of him would discourage other romantic youths from attempting to hide themselves on the ship. ^ He is his own chairman of the board, president and board of directors. He is his , own boss^ king of all he sur veys. He never has to worry over where Orphanage Head At Presbyterian Dr. L. Ross Lynn will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church next Sunday morning in the absence of the pastor, Dr. D. J. Mrs. Turner is survived by three daughters: Mrs. George S. Klugh of Bamesville, Ga., Mrs. J. F. Sheldon of Prescott. Arizona; and Mrs. D. A. Williams of Clinton; and one brother, T. H. Hill of Greenwood. She was an aunt of Mrs. B. L. King and Miss Em- The union service for nejtt Sunday evening will be held at Broad Street i Adams of this city, Methodist church. Dr. Dudley Jones, | member of the Presbyterian college Encouraging News faculty, will be the speaker and all congregations in the city are invited to unite in the service. From-Mrs. Boland Your Home Paper Ask a friend for advice; ask a stranger for charity; ask a relative for nothing — but ask THE CHRONICLE to become a weekly visitor in your home if you are not already a member of our large family of readers. “If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE, You Don’t Get the Nfews.” Mrs. F. M. Boland of this city, is again a patient in an Atlanta hos pital where she underwent an oper ation the past week. A message re ceived yesterday from Mr. Boland, who is with her, stated that her condi tion is improving and she hopes with in the next two weeks to be ^ble to re turn home. Mrs. Boland has scores of friends in the city, all of whom will hope to hear of her early recovery. John Johnson of Milwaukee, Wis., father of Coach Walter A. Johnson of Presbyterian college of this city, died in a Milwaukee hospital last Sun day afternoon after an illness of sev eral weeks. News of his passing was j received here by friends of the family. ' Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have visited in I Clinton in the past and made many i friends who were saddened to hear of I his passing. Coach Johnson, Mrs. John son and little daughter, are now on a visit to his parents and were at his father’s bedside when he passed away. I In his bereavement, Mr. Johnson has the sincere sympathy of his numerous : friends here. Cars entering state (express) high ways must allow traffic on these highways the right-of-way. Motorist, at signal of upraised hand j Woods. The congregation of the I from driver of restive horse or si mi-j Thorn well Memorial church will unite he will find a job if the factory should , jaj. animal, must come to a stop if j with the Presbyterians in this ser- shut down, his factory always remains , necessary in order to prevent accident I vice to which the public is cordially open and in operation. He has many | j^ju^y to others. j invited. friends, a good home, sufficient in- j under 12 years of age may I * come to enable him to live comfortab- j ^^ive an automobile. iR/BllfillP Msiftpr<S ly and provide for his future. His work | ^ars must keep to the right of road. IWdltcrs is interesting, as well as profitable, if; stop for rail BeiOFe COUnCll properly done. .crossings. — If this IS not success, what is sue-1 place broken glass bot-1 City council in regular session Mon- cess. Certainly, it is not limrt^ to any j tles,'^rap iron, tin cans or pointed I day night, had several routine matters particular profession or venation. Sue- ^aiig on any state highway. before it for consideration. Reports cess means, crudely, securing the best ^ No one may appear on a state high-1 from ttie treasurer, various depart- results that^n be obUined with ^ boisterous of intoxicated con- ments, and street and sewer improve- job in hand, ^e farm boy has a great-, ments under way, were received. The er opportunity for success at home' proper state license plate must be! report of the police department for than he has abroad. 'carried. jthe month of July showed $572 levied ! and collected in fines, and 600 days 'allotted to violators on the chain gang. Chamber To Hear Weston Tuesday At Sardis Church Miss Lidie B. Copeland was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ben Davis, of Chester, the past week. Douglas Spoke Here Sunday Dr. D. M. Douglas of Columbia, oc cupied the pulpit of the First Presby terian church last Sunday morning. He delivered a very helpful and in teresting discourse and was greeted with a large congregation upon his visit back to his former home. If we wish the farmer’s son to re main upon the farm, we must impress upon his father the importance of at tractive homelife for that boy and the necessity of giving him a college edu cation along scientific agricultural jjyjgg j Dr. William Weston, managing di- If'these facts are brought home toSouth Carolina Natural * the farmer’s son, he will know that he Resources commission, will explain the The revival services at Sardis Meth- represents a noble and highly respect- commission before the odist church at Renno, will begin next ed profession, and he williie inspired regular August meeting of the Cham- Sunday, August 11, at 11 a. m. Ser- to prepare himself for the career of a*'’®’” Commerce to be held next vices will be held twice each day, at successful farmer. Then we shall have Tuesday evening in the club rooms at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., throughout the 7:30, Quite a number of invitations week. I have been extended to prominent The pastor, Rev. H. E. Bullington, , farmers in the county and it is ex- and the membership of the church, ex pected that an unusually large at- tend a cordial invitation to everybody 1,0001 tendance will be present. Opportuni- to attend these services, .667; ties facing South Carolina as a result ^ .600 of the di.scovery that fruits, vegetable? Miss Christine Pittman of Bishop- .500 and milk produced in this state are ville, is the house-guest of Miss Mar- .500 i unusually high in iodine content, wiilitha Blakely. .3331 be discussed in an interesting and ’ Mrs. Arthur Little and daughters .3331 helpful way l)y Dr. Weston upon his are vishing Mrs. Herbert Peeples in .167 visit here. iEstill. no farm boy “problem.” MID-STATE CIRCUIT MoIIohon 5. 0 Newberry 4 2 Clinton 3 2 Laurens 3 3 Monarch 3 3 Lydia 2 4 Goldville 2 4 Watts 1 5