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■ \ ■ -y If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE Yon Don’t Get The News ©hip Olltntnti €Ijrnntrlp 1 THE CHRONICLE • • • Stripes To Be a Clean Newsr • • ' • 2 paper. Complete, Newsj, 2 • and Reliable • VOLUME XXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1929 NUMBER 34 COLLEGE FACES mm YEAR All Previous Enrollment Records Broken At Presbyterian. Larg est Freshman Class Enrolled In Institution’s History of Fif ty Years. The fenrollment of new students for the approaching session at Presbyte rian college has passed all previous records in the history of the college, and the prospects are for the largest freshman class since the institution was founded fifty years ago. The ad dition of the synod of Georgia to the constit\|ency of the college has been felt in a largely increased enrollment of new students from that state. The physical equipment has been largely renovated during the summer and all the dormitories put in shape for a record breaking attendance. The beautiful • and commodious Leroy Springs swimming pool is rapidly nearing completion. TTie pool itself is complete except for the tiling which will begin at an early date. This pool will be an addition to the handsome Leroy Springs gymnasium, conforming with it in architecture and design. Meeting all standard require ments for competition, it is expected that many college swimming meets will be held here in addition to the classes in aquatics and life-saving which will be a regular feature of college work added to the already splendid system of physical education work done at Presbyterian college. Few changes will be made in the faculty for this year. Captain Robert E. Wysor, U. S. A., will be profeswr of military science and tactics, vice Colonel E. L. Glasgow, U. S. A., re tired. Captain Wysor is a native of southwestern Virginia and is a gradu ate of Virginia Military institute with twelve years service in the regular army including service in France and Panama. Dr. S. C. Hays, alumnus of Presby terian college and local surgeon, will be at the head of the department of biology, and Professor R. C. Seeger, Ph. D., will take the place of the late Professor A. T. Fant at the head of the deparmtent of physics. Eh*; Seeger is a graduate of Rutgers university in New Jersey and received his doctor’s degree this spring at Yale university, serving as instructor on a 'fellowship at Yale and making a remarkable rec ord both in un jergraduate and gradu ate work. President John McSween announced yesterday the action of the board 'of^ trustees by which it is planned to make a statewide campaign this fall for the liquidation of the debt on the college. He has met with a most en couraging response in this connection throughout the sUte and especially in Clinton whose citizens have given $75,000 to the college in the past year. William Moorhead Turns Statistician William Moorhead, young son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moorhead of Gold- ville, left this week for a complete tour of North and South Carolina gathering statistics and data on the cotton crop outlook this fall. William will cover the two states thoroughly and forward his reports to J. A. Stew art, cotton statistician who is now en- Uke Peas in a Pod- By Albert T. Reid FARM BOARD AIDS FARMERS Cin SCHOOLS OPEN SOON Cash Equivalent of Year’s Cot- Everything In Readiness for ton Crop Will Be Advanced; New Session With Several Through Co-ops As “Distress! Faculty Changes. Assignments Money.” of Teachers Announced. SCHOOL DAYS HEREAGAIN Thornwell Orphanage Schools Open Next Wednesday With BENEFITS OF POISONING REVEALED ON EVERY SIDE Clemson College, Aug. 19.—The ben efits from poisoning are again strik- 4 A #4 \T apparent in the report of boll Large Enrollment After Va-j^eevii conditions for the week ending cation Season. .August 17. Unpoisoned fields show an {average of 68.3 per cent, more than The Thornwell orphanage schools I two-thirds of the squares infested, •will open theif new 1929-80 session on i while in poisoned fields eiriy 18 per next Wednesday morning. The chil-1 cent are infested. Highest infestation dren are returning this week from i in unpoisoned fields was 90.0 per cent their vacation trips and with the large in Darlington county; lowest in poi- family all re-assembled, everything soned field's was 13.6 per cent in will be in readiness for the opening j Greenwood county, according to Pro- next week. fessor Franklin Sherman, chief ento- The schools are again headed by B. S. Pinson as superintendent. Mr. Pinson has satisfactorily served the institution in this capacity for the past two "'years and was unanimously re-elected by the board of trustees in June for the coming year. In addition to Mr. Pinson, the fol-1 lowing teachers constitute the high school faculty: Miss Anna Lou Miller, English and French; Miss Anne Ham- iter, Bible and History; Mrs. Anne R. Carey, Latin and Geography; Misa Carolina Mauldin, Librarian and Sci ence; Miss Eleanor Keels, Mathemat ics, English and History. The grammar and primary grade teachers are: Miss Caroline Young, 7th grade; Miss Verna Hill, 3rd, 6th, and 7th grade; Miss Kate Latimer, 6th grade; Miss Pearl Branyon, 4th and 5th grade; Miss Nelle Reardon, 4th grade; Mrs. Mollie Donnan, 3rd grade; Miss Martha Reid Todd, 2nd grade; Mrs. B. S. Pinson, 1st grade. mologist, who summarized the report. Examinations included 86 fields from Florence, Orangeburg and Bam berg counties on the east to Chester, ed cotton has held up wonderfully and that migration has been delayed long enough for young cotton to have a good chance. Migration seems to be occurring in the southeastern part of the state, but at Florence few weevils have been trapped and migration is not yet in full swing. “With fruiting anJ infestation now virtually complete in unpoisoned fields, we point out,” says Professor Sherman, “that figures presented in these weekly statements have con sistently shown poisoned fields suf fering much less than unpoisoned fields, and that poisoned fields are in line for a good crop, while in unpoi- Union and Greenwood in the Pied- j soned fields the yield is being serious- mont. The inspector notes that poison- j ly reduced. gaged in Siimilar work in the 3Je:^aa4 , cotton area. Shortly after the closing ORWyeF liiXplainS of school, William accompanied Mr Stewart on a trip through the cotton belt of the United States and into j Mexico. His employer was so well pleased with the young Goldville lad and the interest he manifested in agri- License Award Columbia, Aug. 20. — The State Highway department awarded thb con tract for automobile license plates for FACULTY NAMED AT GOLDVILLE School To Be Headed By G. N. Foy As Principal. Handsome New Build ing Nearing Completion. The Goldville school, headed this year for the first time by G. N. Foy PREPARING FOR GRID SEASON Walter Johnson Now At Illinois Coaching School Getting Ready For Football Season. Walter Johnson, coach of Presbyte rian college, is preparing for a big as principal, will open its new session season upon the gridiron with the on Sept. 2nd, with the largest enroll-1 fighting warriors of P. C. The genial ment in its history due to the fast j coach is at present in Evanston,, 111., growing population of the attractive Joanna mill village. Work on the new school building is being rapid]y. pushed in the hope of having it completed before the open taking some work at the Northwestern university cSbaching school. Coach Johnson will face a difficult task at P. C. this year but he will find his athletes ready and willing to fight. ing date. In case the work is delayed, | via the grape vine, say that it is expected that the old building P- C. athletes have been putting in a Washington, Aug. 19.—Cotton farm ers are to receive the full cash equiva lent of this year’s crop in advance whenever they are “in distress and must have money,” under plans an nounced today by the federal board. The funds will be advanced through the cotton cooperatives. The board iU self will advance 25 per cent of the value of the crop, 65 per cent will be loaned by the federal intermediate credit banks, and the remaining 10 per cent will be paid from the capital reserves of the cooperatives. . How much money actually will be required was said by the board to de pend solely on the needs of the co operative associations. It is expected that the sums involved in this year’s marketing operations will run some where between $5,000,000 and $10,- 000,000, but board members said they stood ready to go as far as the indus try required. The advances to be made by the board will be on cotton upon which “a definite value has been fixed by hedg ing in the future market.” A state ment accompanying the announcement said the effect of the secondary loans to be made by the board would’ be “to permit the cooperative associations to make final settlement with a member grower when the latter desires to sell his cotton without forcing that cotton on the market at a time when buyers already may be over-supplied.” “From the Federal intermediate credit banks and the Federal farm board,” the statement said, “the asso ciations will receive advances equal to 90 per cent of the fixed value. To this amount the cotton association will add ten per cent from their own capital reserves, will pay in full the grower who is in distress and must have mon ey, and will at the same time be able to merchandise the cotton in an or derly fashion as the spinning mills of the world require.” The deci.sion to make these loans was reached by the board after ex tended conferences with officials of the American Cotton Growers’ Ex change, the largest and most impor tant of the cooperative agencies deal ing in this commodity. Local assoc-i- jations in 11 states throughout the South are represented by the ex change. F'or the time being, the board is withholding decision upon the .selec tion of a cotton commodity advisory council, which would include repre sentatives, from the exchange and the other independent cotton cooperatives. The plan is “just exactly what the cotton growers want,” Carl Williams, who was appointed to represent the cotton industry on the board, com mented. Senator Sheppard, Democrat, Texas, withheld approval or di.sap- proval, pending operation of the plan. “As to the extent to which funds w'lil be extended from the board to co- I operatives,” he said, “it wrill not be ' p^sible to know until the advances are applied for and made and until the plan the board has in view goes into actual operation. “Tt is also impossible to estimate what benefits may accrue to grow ers themselves until we have more definite developments.” 'The vacation season for the pupils of the Clinton city schools is rapidly drawing to a close. With the dawn of Monday morning. Sept. 2nd, pupils will gather up their discarded books an<d satchels and start down the nine months march of the 1929-30 session. The buildings have been put in ex cellent condition during the summer and all plans completed for the for mal opening. The schools are again headed by J. Harvey Witherspoon as superintend ent. In the respective schools, several changes occur in the faculties, par ticularly in the high school, and quite a number of Clinton women are in cluded in the roster as heretofore. The complete corps of teachers, to gether with their home addresses, fol lows: J. Harvey Witherspoon, Supt., Clin ton, S. C. High SchiMil W. R. Anderson, Jr., Principal, I Clinton, S. C. I Miss Olive Tuck, Spartanburg, S. C. Miss .\zile Livingston, Prosperity, 1 S. C. Miss Elizabeth Dowling, Norway, S. C. Miss Ix)uise Sims, Waterloo,*S. C. Miss Glaij’s Stilwell, Silverstreet, S. C. Miss Marie McLean, Aiken, S. C. Miss Ansie Kirven, Sumter, S. C. Miss Lily Mae Werts, Sih’erstreet, S. C. Miss Eunice Robertson, Liberty, S.C. E. M. Shannon, Clinton, S. C. W. C. James, Greer, S. C. Florida Street School Mrs. W. R. Anderson, Jr., princi pal, Clinton, S. C. Mrs. Raymond J. Pitts, Clinton, S. C. Miss Ina Curry, Simpsonville, S. C. Miss Agnes Davis, Clinton, S. C. Miss Nancy Owens, Clinton, S. C. Miss Benita Boozer, Newberry, S. C. Miss Ploy Owings, Gray Court, S. C. Miss Irene Workman, Clinton, S. C. Miss Paul Vane Elrod, Greenville, S. C. Miss Anna Bell Hudson, McColl, S. C. Miss Margaret McCord, Hodges, S. C. Academy Street School Miss Alline Newsom, principal, Hartsville, S. C. Miss Lily Yarborough, Enoree, S. C. Mrs. John W. Little, Clinton, S. C. Mrs. L. B. Dillard, Clinton, S. C. Miss Lucy Burns, Sumter, S. C. Miss Ruby Carter, Clinton, S. C. Miss Collette Griffin, Clinton, S. C. Miss Martha Davidson, Clinton, S. C. Mrs. Hugh B. Workman, Clinton, S. C. ** Mrs. Teague Harris, Clinton, S. C. I Providence School { Mrs. H. A. Copeland, principal, Clin ton, S. C. Mrs. S. W. Sumerel, Clinton, S. C. Mrs. J. G. Martin, Clinton, S. C. Mrs. W. H. Simpson, Clinton. S, C. Miss Margaret Blakely, Clinton, S. C. Public School Music • Miss Catherine Wells, Sumter, S. C. will be used for a few days. The new building is of handsome brick con- good summer of muscle conditioning and are ready for the call to the grid- struction and will compare favorably i iron. with any in the county. Those who! The Presbyterian mentor is taking , • J I to the pcnal board of the com- cultura CO" 5 ® « monwealth of Virginia because it was put the Carolinas in his charge for a complete cotton compilation. ROSE’S TO OPEN SOON The Bee Hive store room recently leased for a long term by Rose’s 5 and 10c store is now undergoing consider able remodeling. Part of the building will be sub-leased, it is stated, and the new owners expect to open for business early in September. have viewed it have expressed them selves as well pleased with its ap pearance and general arrangement. The school this year is headed by G. N. Foy as principal. Mr. Foy has , had charge of the Watts mill school { This was pointed out today in a let- the past four years and made quite the “low responsible bidder.’ coaching work in football, basketball and track at one of the largest coach ing schools in the mid-west. Many leading mentors are upon the program of the school. Spend Your Money In Clinton " Clinton merchants carry large stocks of quality merchandise at prices that will please those who are thrifty. Fall stocks pf merchandise are beginning to arrive—you’ll be "surprised how easy it' is to choose the latest styles from lo- 'bal stores. Keep informed by reading THE CHRONICLE Advertise ments. They will bring good things your way. ter written by Chief Highway Com missioner Ben M. Sawyer to J. W. Grist, secretary and treasurer of the Columbia Federation of Trades. The letter was in reply to one sent to the highway commissioner by Mr. Grist, which protested the depart ment’s action, requesting that “in the future you buy plates made by fair manufacturers.” “Our policy of free, open and unre stricted competition provides that [awards shall be made to the low, re- ! sponsible bidder,” Mr. Sawyer replied. I “In keeping with this invariable prac- I tice, we awarded the license plate business for 1930.” an enviable record there. He was highly recommended for his new post and the trustees have expressed them selves as pleased in securing his ser vices for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Foy have arrived in Goldville Special Services At Thornwell Beginning last night and continuing through next Sunday, special evange listic services will be held at the and are now staying at the Joanna ! Thornwell Memorial church to which Bush River School To Open Soon i ■ ! Newberry, Aug. 20.—Two of the leading high schools of the county j will open on Friday, August 30. The Bush River school is situated about 10'' miles west of Newberry and J. H. Be- i denbaugh is superintendent. The other j teachers are: Miss Helen Wallace,! Miss Ola Miller, Miss Dollie Mae Senn^ ■ Mrs. J. H. Bedenbaugh, Miss Ruth' Bedenbaugh, Mrs, W. M. Buford, Miss ' Elsie King, Miss Leila Robbins, Miss ' Evelyn Whatley and S. P. Harris. I I Bell Street (Colored) School { J. M. Johnson, principal, CJinton, 'SC ' Helen Holmes, Greenwood, S. C. I Lillie Smith, Greer, S. C. ^ Evelyn I^ester, Eatonton, Ga. I Mary Bailey, Laurens, S. C. Ruth Alexander, Clinton, S. C. Ponola Harris, Clinton, S. C. Clara Wright, Laurens, S. C. Claudia D'orroh, (Jlinton, S. C. Ida Boyd, New^rry, S. C. ■Ellen Mills, Laurens, S. C. Bertha Henry, Clinton, S. C. Dorothy Lomax, Clinton, S. C. Bethel (Colored) School Supearley Beasley, principal, Clin- Inn. 'The teaching staff for the approach ing session has been enlarged by sev eral teachers over last year. The com plete faculty follows: G. N. Foy of Saluda, principal; Miss Lena King of Belton; Miss Rosa Dreher of Lees- the public ' i^ invited. There will be only one service daily, at 7:30 p. m., and the leader for the services is the Rev. E. D. Viser, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Orlando, Fla., and one of the well known ministers of the Florida synod. Mr. Viser will Esther Wilson, Clinton. S. C. Annual Picnic By Eastern Stars ville; Miss Marion Ck)peland, Miss Mil-^ also preach at the closing union ser- dred Workman and Miss Mabel Aldred , vice of the summer to be held on Sun- of Clinton; Miss Ethel Prince of Mor- day evening in which all congrega- ganton, (Ja.; Miss Ru,bY. - Tedd’ of tions of the city will unite. At Methodist Church Sunday I The Rev. A. J. Bowling, pastor of .Bailey Memorial Methodist church of I this city, will occupy the pulpit of' . Broad Street Methodist church next I Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. [The congregation and public in gen-‘ leral is invited to attend the service. [Barksdale; Miss Mae Johnson of Al lendale; Miss Elizabeth Wise of Bates- burg; Mrs. Elouise Howie of Goldville; Miss Agnes Young of Mountville, and Miss Margaret Bethea of Dillon. MID-STATE RACE GROWS TIGHTER ATTENDING CONVENTION I W. A. Buchanan, well known local dry cleaner and laupdryman, is spend ing several days in Charleston at tending the Southeastern Cleaners and ! Lydia ;3 Dyers convention. j Watts 1 Won Newberry 6 Clinton 4 Laurens 4 Monarch 4 Goldville 3 Lost 2 3 4 4 5 5 7 P.C. .714 .571 .500 .500 .375 .365 .143 The Silverstreet school, situated ton, S. C. seven miles southwest of Newberry, has T. H. Leitzsey of Pomaria, as su perintendent. The other teachers are: .Mrs. G. G. Blackmon, Mrs. W’. O. Senn, .Miss Marguerite Sheppard, Miss Virginia W^offord, Miss Elsie Pitts Miss Uis Nichols Miss Olive' ,he Order o£ heag e, J. G. Long, G A. Lmlkr, M.ss Hasel George, Miss Myrtle Mayes. ,,aurens, Coss Hill, Waterloo a.tj I Gray Court chapters, will hold its .nn- Ground Broken For p'''"''’ Thursday afternoon. A-ag. ^ ww 29th, at four o clock at C urry s La!;", IWO .WCW rlOm0S in celebration of Robert Morris’ birth- ; Jay. It is planned to have pre.sern at Ground has been broken on Walnut j this time Mrs. Ruth B. Danielson, street in College View by R. E. Fergu- worthy grand matron, of Columbia; son for the erection of an attractive G. S. Ford, worthy grand patron, of new brick home, and on Calvert ave- Conway, and Mrs. ila L. Willson of nue T. D. Copeland has begun work ;tReidville, grand secretary. .A.11 mem- on a handsome residence. Both con- bers of these chapters with their fam- tracts were landed by J. Gary Martin, j ilies are urged to be present and bring well known local contractor. jwtll-fiJIed baskets. ..-1^ -li ■•■.ii