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1 1^' If You Don’t Read THE CHRONICLE You Don’t Get * The News (lUtilnn Olbrnntrle : THE CHRONICLE I • Strives To Be a Clean Newa- | S paper. Complete, Newsy, • • and Reliable S VOLUME XXIX CLINTON, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1929 NUMBER 41 DEATH CLAIMS J. 1. COPELAND EXPECT VERDICT ON BONDS SOON DEBT CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY TAMBfERiDAY lNCREASE IN Heart Attack Fatal To Clinton Business Man. A Beloved and Useful Citizen of the Com munity. SuprenU^ourt May Announce Decis- ion^n Highway Act Saturday. Other Cases Before Session. OPENS WITH GREAT RALLY J. Isaac Copeland, 61, well known Columbia, Oct. 7.—The South Caro-' lina supreme court is expected to reach | and render a decision in the state high College Auditorium Is Scene of Representative Gathering of Lead ers Who Will Direct Activities In Synod cf South Caro lina. Different Phases Are Discussed. Long Standing Rivals To Meet In Greenville Tomorrow. Stiff Con- COTTON CROP te.st Is Expected. 'Forecast To October 1 Is 14,915,- i way bond act case Saturday. Th^ court I More than two hundred leading .Jacobs, local business man and ger- hurman hriday afternoon. The j Washington, Oct. 8.—.\n increase of After a good week-end of rest the j Picsbyterian Blue Stockings are back | down to work preparing for the game! 000 Bales. Figures Show 90,- 000 Gain Over Month Ago. Off In Carolinas. merchant and leading citizen of Clin-1 I Presbyterian laymen and pastors rep-.eral chairman of the campaign, and exception of Captain j qq qqq bales was shown today in the jiicn-iiaiii. owu e, . 4.v.„ I 1 .,1— I Beckman, came out of the Mercer i k •_ ton, was called into the great beyond Saturday afternoon shortly before five o’clock at Dr. Hays’ hospital. Six weeks ago Mr. Copeland suffer ed a heart attack and was advised by his physicians to relinquish his duties and take a complete rest. His condition failing to satisfactorily improve, he was removed to the hospital ten days Here he gradually grew worse ago. until he quietly passed away. The news of his sudden death spread rapidly over the city and brought genuine sor row to a wide circle of friends who knew him intimately and held him in high esteem. The funeral service was held Mon day morning at 11 o’clock at the First Presbyterian church and the attend ance filled both the auditorium and Sunday school rooms to capacity. Out of respect to the deceased, the banks, stores and business houses of the city all closed at the funeral hour to pay a last tribute to a departed friend and fellow merchant. The flowers were ex ceptionally numerous and beautiful, a fine attestation to the high esteem in which he was held in his native home and other places where he was known. Mingled in the collection were hand some wreaths from the session of the First Presbyterian church, the Knights of Pythias, Thornwell orphanage, Jo anna Mills school, Kiwanis club. Com mercial Bank and other organizations and individuals. The services were conducted by Dr. D. J. Woods, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, as sisted by Dr. L. R. Lynn and Dr. Dud ley Jones. Interment was in the sider the highway bond case, the sher iff removal case and the Ben Bess case next Saturday, and it is expected that decisions in all three will be ren dered. ' The court heard arguments in the highway bond act case last Friday, at an en banc session. The en banc court, all justices and all judges present, sat also Saturday to hear the case in- resenting all parts of the state gath- Rev. John McSween, president of the .1. , r t ’ R V department of ajfriculture’s October ered on the college campus last Fri-| college—these were among the speak- ^ecefved a'^^d (fu^^on h^s le production forecast as corn- day for an inspiring rallv that offi- ers who pointed out the various phas- unable to play against Fu^mL Fri- cially opened the $350,000 program of'es of the life of the people of the state ^ ^ -fo—-— - - - pj pj-pp placed at 14 >15,000 bales deliverance for the college. ;as affected by Presbyterian college,! i • , . • u i .. i crop reporting board as com- Cheered on by the students with and uoon which the future of the col- 14,825.,000 bales last month and 14,478,000 bales ginned last year. Decreases in the indicated crop in the Carolinas, Texas and Oklahoma were more than offset by increases in the central portion of the belt fixm Georgia to Louisiana and Missouri, the board said. In .Mississippi and the songs and yells, these men, members ""gt Tpend^k^g^m'^^^^^^^ htd'rie^f F^rmam of the general committee for the Pro- Jn spite of floods ahd almost im- ; shown up fine in both offense and de- ^ ^ , -- -- ... ^ram, spe»it a day here and left filled passable roads, every pre.sbytery in fense in the past games and it is hop- volving the right of the governor tOj" '^” inspiration and determination to j the Synod of South Carolina was rep- ed that the team will keep up this fine remove from office Sheriff C. P. Bal-j*^ake a success of the financial cam-1 resented at the rally. I showing against the Baptists. . lentine of Berkeley county. Before the.PaiRn- | Dr. Lapsley, whx) spoke directly up-1 At the first of the season it wm judges and justices scattered Saturday^ Business and professional men, lay- on the church’s educational need, as-!thought that the Blue Stockings would Delta portions of Arkansas and Ixiuis- it ^as announced that another en banc i men and pastors were among the .serted he sav.’ in Presbyterian college prove to be a rather easy team butiiana, the board reported, the crop is sitting would be held next Saturday | speakers, presenting all sides of the: the source of the three things needed developments have occurred so thick i turning out much better than was ex- to hear the Ben Bess case and to con-, problem and the opportunity confront-: by the citizenship of the state.. He de- and fast that they are regarded by'pected a month ago. • fer upon the two cases heard last ing the college and the church. The 'clared that from Presbyterian college many as having an eual chance with I “Apparently (crop) reporters were appeal of the students was presented come the men who are aS.suming the Furman. This is due mainly to the fact I misled by dry weather during Aug- fey R. T. Gillespie, Jr., of the class of j pastorates of South Carolina Presby- Baptists have failed to show just,’’ which did not damage the crop 1930. Gillespie told the men assembled'tprian rhiirrhps: thp mPTi wBh 'a ‘^o’^si.stent offense while the Pres-1 as much as was anticipated,’’ the byterians looked mighty good against' board commented. “This is also true the Mercer Bears last Friday. The in Georgia and Alabama. week. In the Ben Bess case a Negro man of Horry county was convicted more than a dozen years ago of criminal as sault upon a white woman, and sen tenced to 30 years. Some months ago a paper was presented to the gover nor with a statement from the woman that Bess was not guilty, and on this statement the governor pardoned the Negro. Then the woman issued a sec ond statement to the effect that she had signed the first statement ignor antly and under undue influence, and that she did not intend to clear the Negro of ^11 guilt in the crime charg ed against him. On the strength of this statement, which was made to the 'governor in solemn form, the pardon for Bess was ordered revoked. Bess then went to Court, contending that the governor has no authority to re voke a pardon. It is this question that is before the supreme court for argu- DEATH CLAIMS - MRS. J. J. ADAMS church’s adjoining cemetery. ^ o . j The active pallbearers were: Hen- derson Pitts, David Pitts, Buford Cope land. John David Copeland, James Copeland, Don Copeland, Isaac Cope- land, William and Thomas Farr. Honorary pallbearers were the el ders and deacons of the First Presby terian church: Dr. A. E. Spencer, C M. Bailey, Dr. B. 0. Whitten, W. E. Owens, A. M. Copeland, J. A. Bailey, Henry M. Young, Frank M I Gillespie told tne men assembled ,terian churches; the men whb are as in the chapel that the students were; suming lay leadership in the churches, looking to them to assure the reten-jand the influence that “is keeping the tion by the college of its “A Grade’’| stream of intellectual thought true to standing and membership in the I evangelical Christianity.’’ Southerr. Association of Coileges. [ President McSween, in a stirring ad- business man to another," and he dress, asserted that deiivered from!showed that Christian training made for an enlightened, honest business life in South Carolina. He appealed to debt, the college can go on to an in creasingly greater measure of ser vice. Speakers from all walks of life pointed to the value of Presbyterian college as an agency for the advance ment of the church and of the cause of Christian education, and stressed the urgency of the need now confront ing the institution. Perhaps the keynote of the whole meeting was struck by Colonel A. L. Gaston, of Chester, widely known at torney and religious leader, who de clared that “the future of the church depends to a great degree uporr our Christian colleges.’’ Presbyterians cannot forget the 6 to' “Development of the crop in Texas 0 defeat handed them last year by and Oklahoma has brought to light Furman after they had fought them the small size of open bolls, and also to a standstill during the whole game the small number of young bolU on and the team backed by the student the plants which could benefit f:om body is out for a win. the showers that occurred during the Monday Coach Johnson gave his j September, squad a rather light workout, letting j Carolinas fainfall was ex- them tackle and then letting them particularly during the clo.^ing of the Presbyterian church to do ev-'through a signal drill with a few newi'^^y® month and caused 3>me erything in their power to insure thejp^ays being tried. A hard scrimmage cotton. Picking has future operation of the college upon ! took Pla<e Tuesday and yesterday with i P^*/ a light workout on hand for today. mature bolls will be more .«er;- The team will go to Greenville Friday these states and northern Gc-or- morning. ■ K'm. the business men who are members a sound financial basis. Mr. Bailey’s speech was an assur- r^'.ce that the business men of the church have faith in the future of the * The Presbyterian freshmen have"’ Condition of the crop was reported been working* hard since the Wofford at 55.0 per cent of normal, as com- college, while President McSween urg-1pared with 54.4 per cent a year ago . ^ ■ . • i. o, ^ ,, i freshmen game and although they ^ ed the Preebyteriaes of South (^aroliua i;;"'™;;' tfeodda'aKairt‘the*m wheJl to do everything in their power to a - p Riaaipg q-tu-.: indicated >ield is pounds keep open this source of trained lead-1 nothing can be definitely predict- ership. “Upon Presbyterian college depends Well Known Laurens Woman Suc cumbs To laong Illness, Funer al Held Thursday. Laurens, Oct, 4.—Mrs. Louise Rich- Boland!!®y J- ^dams, welll poHtical and spiritual life of,alumni association; R. T. Gillespie, Deacons: John Spratt, W. J. Henry,, ci izen, le a e am- ,^^^ state. 1 would as soon see my own :*!*"** representing the students, and Dr. I C. W. Stone, W. J. Bailey, J. H. With-i * ^ ^ ^ close its doors as to see this S. C. Byrd, president of Chicora col- HOPES Guy L. Copeland, W. H.j _^ illness which lasted for geverfd ^ts doors. We must make l«p. who jleclared that ^the best this program an unqualified success.’’ ^ ''' * C. M. Bailey, local manufactur er; Dr, R. A. Lapsley, Jr., pastor of First church, Columbia; William P. ed about the score after the fine up- Other speakers included Dr. R. T, hill fight the Blue Sox made against Gillespie, president of Columbia Theo- the young Methodists. The team is in the future of the Presbyterian church jlojfical seminary, Decatur, Ga.; Rev.;fine shape and whether they win Sat-7. in South Carolina,’’ asserted Colonel ^ubn W. Davis, of Kingstree, chair- ur ay or no i is cer am a ^ North Carolina Gaston “and upon the future of the man of one No. 3; Rev. C. K. Doug- supporters will be proud uasion, anu upon uie lULuie ui uie - « ; of them and the Carolina freshmen y, church depends the businses, financial, las. of Manning, president of ^ against average yield for the lO-year period 1918-1927. The condition on October 1 and the indicated production by states follows: .. .70 ...55 erspoon, . Shands, Platt Prather, Chris Adair, .u cu v j u • i Irby Hlpp, Wm. P. Jacobs, Dr. J. Lee^'■''.‘''“U'”’, i Florida ; Missouri . Tennessee Alabama Young, George Cornelson, Jack An- de’-son. Jack H. Young, John H. Hun ter, John H. Young, George A. Cope land, and the following other intimate friends: H. D. Henry, W. W. Harris, Dr. J. W. Davis, M. B. Hipp, C. P. PRESSLY HEADS DISTRICT DOCTORS dition for several days and her death was not unexpected, but news of her passing was received with great sor row by her many friends in the city. The funeral service was held at the house Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, Robinson, DrsrC.' Hai^s, ‘e.T AdaiV, j «>"^y ber Pa^tor Rev E. D. T. D. Copeland, Prof. A. V. Martin, H. fPresbjrter.an B. worirtnan, C. R. Workman, D. flowed .n tbe Tribble, W. E. Neighbors, W. J. Dun- Laurens cemetery, can, J. Hamp Stone, D. W. Mason. L. ^ eldest d.ugb- H. Davidson, B. L. King and S.'Gary Sr- of this city, , I and was a life-long member of the ^ ’ ' First Pre^yterian church. Besides Mr. Copeland was born u^r her father and husband, she is sur- on June 17, 1868, the son of David T. children, Mrs. Geo. C. Copeland and Mattie Adair. With tue j Greenville, and J. J. Ad- exception of one year when he wasj^^^^ ^ Columbia, and the follow- employed in Statesville, N. C., u®;ing brothers and sisters: Capt. W. R. tirinir president presided over the spent his entire life in the city of his ’ Jr U S A now stationed at President, Presided over me W v+v, «ro<s fmm Prps-1 siaiioned St, and Dr. J. Y. 0 Daniel offici b.rth and was graduated from Pres-j Charleston; Mrs Annie Parker, of this ' ted as secretarv byterian college in 1886. I.jty. ^^s. Lizzie Tyler, of Palmetto, secretary. In 1902 Mr. Copeland was married Fla.; Hart and Grover Richey, of Go to Miss Lola Casey of Anderson. She ^ lumbia. She is also survived by her thing Presbyterians can do for the church in South Carolina at this time t' ...58 ....87 . 73 67 57 .59 TO BEAT BLUE HOSE Louisiana [Texas 47 Greenville, Oct. 8.—Coach Amis put Qj^iahoma 49 is to assure the success of this pro-|the Furman .s(|uad through a good gram of deliverance.’’ |workout this afternoon, striving to KIWANIS STAGES 58 ; bring about a perfect co-ordination be- 1 tween line and backs which will insure w/f victory in Friday’s clash here with the J01.N 1 Mliilli 1 IWur Blue Hose of Presbyterian college. Ixiwer California Furman has plenty of weight and Arkansas New Mexico 75 Arizona 83 California 88 All other states 70 85 46.000 835,000 860,000 1,300,000 30,000 210,000 475,000 1,300,000 820,000 3,950,000 1,225„000 1,430,000 84,000 157,000 232,000 11.000 75,000 Third District Group Gathers In Lau-1 Clinton, Newberry and Greenwood poy^g^Hally appears to have plenty ofj rens. Next Meeting To Abbeville. Unite in Inter-City Program ; speed and ability, but the showing to j Officers Named. The annual, meeting of the .Third District Medical association was held in Laurens last Thursday. Luncheon 3,90.5,650 Bales (tinned VV’ashington, Oct. 8.—The census b i- rvTu _ , [date has not been all that either coach-1 ^eau announced today 5,905,650 run- The Kiwanis clubs of Green^od, I pg or fans might expect. Realizing; cotton of the growth Newberry and Clinton held an >Rter-P. C. by reason of its victory city meet at the Oregon hotel last i over Mercer, is not to be taken light- bf 1929 including 169,.507 round bale.*? counted as half bales, had been gin- was served at one o’clock, after which;night at 8 o clock. The pro ijy^ hp .jg putting his team into thej^^pj pHor to October 1. I thd^ business session was held with a large attendance present. gram was opehed with the singing o^f |best of condition, hoping to have them* October 1 last vear 4,961,360 “America” after which prayer waSjin top form to turn back the invaders I running bales including 182,240 round Dr. J. H. Teague of Laurens, the re offered by Rev J. W. Jackson .from Clinton. The superior weight b^p„ ginned, and’in 1927 to President Julian Bolton welcomed, the Purple Hurricane will be a big j the same date 5,944.739 running bales the visitors to the city and introduced , factor in their favor and added to this | 163,687 round bales had l>een ^ Dr. J. S. Perry, president of the New-1 jg the fact that the team is determined ginned The"* meeting next year will be held club, who brought greetings to avenge the losses suffered at Chat-, Ginnings by .states to October 1 in Abbeville. The following officers were elected: Dr. J. E. Pressly of Ab- from his club, after which he intro- tanooga and Georgia. Three players were: Alabama 578,273; Arizona IS,- duced Lieut. Gov. Myion Davis, of (were more or less injured in the Geor- 439 ^.rkansas 538,687; California 13,- VT __ ,t. t- ... .......ll V Vk 1<11* I11I * • ■' ’’ eurvives him and in addition two j parents-in-law. Rev. and Mrs. Robert |beville, president; Dr. R. M. Fuller of I Newberry, who is well known in Ki-jgia game, but they are improving rap-'346’. Florida 25,866; Georgia ,577.978; daughters, Mrs. C. Dendy of New- Adams, both of whom were here dur-! Greenwood and Dr T H Pone of berry, and Miss Marion Copeland of ing the last illness and death of their' Newberry,‘vice-presidents; Dr. B. H, daughter-in-law. ; Carlton of Donalds, secretary-treas- this city; by two sisters, Mrs. John H. Pitts of near here, and Mrs. W. B. Farr of Durham, N. C., and by two brothers, John M. Copeland of Renno, and W. D. Copeland of this city, with whom he was associated in business. The death of Mr. Copeland removes 1 urer. Big Land Sale j Those reading papers and discuss- TTpri TTpHsiV' various subjects at the Laurens .Mt ICll 1UU<1.Y ' Hr F A Hinps of meeting included: Dr. E. A. Hines, of Seneca; Dr. G. P. Neel, of Greenwood; The big land sale, in which valuable in*, f v pnnkrtn- ii*- t w from Clinton a figure long familiar inlpity and county property of the First, jj. -J, ^ Davis’Dr. Hugh the business, educational and religious National bank of this city, .will be sold i OmifVi 'ami Dr r* T Tvlpr *Tr of life of the community. He had served auction, begins this I Greenville . * ‘ ‘ wanis circles. Mr. Davis told of the I idly and should be in the best of con-, LoJigja^^ 543,232;’ Mississippi 90S,- good that could be accomplished dition by Friday. This trio included J24; Missouri 23,073; New Mexico through the inter-city meetings. “The j. p. Smith, lineman, and Pearson and|y3j^’i. North Carolina .50 191; Okla- Greenwood club stands well in its Deery, backs. Should they not be able h’oma’ 259,102; South Carolina 162,- contribu^ons for what Kiwanis, to take part in the game, the Hurri-|460; Tennes.see 71,476; Texas 2,130,- stands,” said the lieutenant governor, j cane would be greatly weakened andij^q!. Virginia 344; fell other states Mr. Davis spoke of real service which for this reason the Furman mentor'499” is the foundation of Kiwanis. means to see that they are nursed R. W. Phillips, vice-president of the'along sufficiently to be back in the | Clinton club, assured those present game. Anderson Named that it was an unusual pleasure to Furman’s defeat at the hands of for several terms as a* member of city promptly at ten o’clock. The sale is council, was a member of the board of! under the direction • of the Truluck 1 health, Cljnton lodge No. 84, Knights! Estate Auction company of At-' of Pythias, Woodmen of the World,, guj jg expected to draw a large I Chamber of Cornmerce, and a director !(.rowd. Mr. F. W. TrulucI^stated yes- of the Commercial Bank. For several y^jg entire organization is | years he served as a member of the today’s performance, * board of trustees of the Presbyterian considerable interest has been college, and for the past 28 years as' jj, the different proper-' a member of the gov’erning board of ties. The sale will be featured by a the Thornwell orphanage, being at the yj^nd concert and a free lunch. The t:me of his death, chairman of the ex- property is to be sold on easy terms,! ecutive committee of that institution, one-third cash, balance one and two For 32 years he had been the senior y^ai-s. 1 member of the firm of J. I. Copeland & Bro., and was frequently referred God and made it the man of his coun meet with the Greenwood club and ex- Georgia and P. C.’c victory over Mer-1 New Fire Chief to by traveling salesman as one of sel. the best posted hardware men in the Mr. Copeland was gentle, kind, un state. assuming and reserved, but quietly Mr. Copeland was long identified took his place unpretentiously in the with the city’s religious life. He was fcommunity as a citizen. He was a good a devoted member and elder of the neighbor, a faithful husband and fath- First Presbyterian church where his er, a good churchman, and a good citi- record for faithfulness was unexcelled, zen. He leaves a good name, hundreds For twenty years he served as its of friends and a wide circle of loved Sunday school superintendent. He lov- ones who are grieved by his passing, ed the cause of Christ with an unyield- and who knew him a friend to all, ing devotion. He loved the Word of an enemy to none. ^ OUR CLASSIFIED * COLUMNS Are Open To You At Only Ic Per Word Minimum 25c These little want advs bring results. Try one if you want to buy or sell something. THE CHRONICLE “The Paper Everybody Reads” pressed the opinion that meetings of jg expt*cted to materially increase this kind would add a great deal to size of the crowd at the game,4 .At a meeting of the local fire de- the true spirit of Kiwanis. Mr. Phil- „.hi,.h „.i|| p,. Manly field P-'''*'"''''* "**'>’*• *'«• .Inhn IS J 1. u 1 , , c a ignation of v. Parks Adair a.s cn'.el. I lips then introduced President John Friday. It was scheduled for Satur j McSween, of the Presbyterian college, ^^g advanced a" day to let I who spoke of the spirit and ideals of I Yale-Georgia game Sat- Kiwanis and praised the spirit of w'ill- m Jay. ' ingness to serve without selfishness 1 :and the hope of reward. Npxt came Ignation was received and .accepted by the members with genuine regrets. Mr. -Adair has faithfully .served the de partment in this capaci^ for a num ber of'ye^rs but due to his present ab- South Carolina’s own poet,” Prof. .M. tClerk Of Court D. Camak, who delighted those pres- \ TlirPP ent with a number of humorous stories / 1 ni cc » which carried the assembly back to the !days of long ago. He also recited a following legal sales were made was elected to fill the place vacated sence frdln the city he tendered his lesignation in a letter addressed to the department. .lack W. .Anderson, assistant chief. number of his poems, which made a clerk of courp last Mondaj, Mr. Adair. F. M. .8tutts was named decided hit. salesday for October: assistant chief, the former post held A large delegation from the Clinton In the case of Farmers National by Mr. .Anderson. club attended the meeting. bank vs E. E. Blakely, et al., tract —— No. 1, containing 88 acres, sold to R. GONE TO Fl.ORIDA HEADS FROSH GRIDSTKHS E. Babb, attorney, for SlOO; tract At a meeting of the college fresh- No. 2, containing 58 acres, sold to R. Rev. Samuel P, Bowles left this man football team held a few days E. Babb, attorney! for $100. week for a stay of several days in the ago, William H. Carr of Spartanburg, Federal [.and bank vs William H. synod of Florida. While away Mr. was elected captain of the 1929 Baby Ballentine, 146 acres near Princeton, Bowles will address a Christian En- .Blue Hose, Carr played three years on sold to R. E. Babb, attorney, for $500, deavor convention and appear before {the Spartanburg high eleven where 1 Albert L. luohm, receiver, vs W. R. several of the auxiliaries to present he received high commendation from Richey, Jr., lot in city of Laurens, sold a Thanksgiving and Christmas appeal jail who saw him play. R. E. Babb, attorney, for $100. ;for the Thornwell oi-pharagc. • a